The Way of the Center

　　 As soon as the second quarter came up, Jeff was delighted to find that Howard really sat on the bench. It seems that the nights of the past few days have not been in vain, and he is estimated to be right Stan’s employment strategy. s

　　 After Howard left the field, the person who replaced him became a 32-year-old veteran, Tony Betty. When the team has an extremely strong scoring center like An Jie, Jeff will not let go of this opportunity to open the situation inside.

　　 As he planned, after An Jie rested at the end of the first quarter, he took An Jie up at the beginning of the second quarter. Jeff's purpose is very clear, that is, to hit the veteran Betty!

　　 It's not that Jeff Van Gundy looks down on people. Although Betty was selected with the fifth highest overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft, his performance did not match the overall pick.

In order to allow Anjie to get more possessions in the paint, and to evenly distribute the team's scoring points in different time periods, Jeff Van Gundy did not send Westbrook at the beginning of the second quarter, but let the traditional number one. Earl Watson took the lead.

　　 This is to allow Anjie to hold the ball more. Jeff's arrangement is so obvious that Stan is not invisible, but the only substitute inside he can get is Tony Betty. Stan only hopes that veteran Betty can withstand Anjie's onslaught in this blank period of Howard's break, and the team's positioning of him is also the same. Help Howard back a few fouls, buy Howard some rest time, Betty as long as this is done to complete the task successfully.

　　 But when it comes to the field, the gap between Anjie’s offense and Betty’s defense is far beyond Stan Van Gundy’s imagination.

　　 Although Betty is not good at athletic ability, her trunk strength and lower limb strength are not small at all. If An Jie directly chooses to attack by hand-to-hand combat, she will inevitably waste a lot of physical strength.

　　 So Anjie did not fall to the low post for the first time after he came on the court, but stopped at the free throw line and waited for Watson's pass.

　　 "Organize?" Betty didn't dare to neglect, and quickly posted it to prevent An Jie from having a chance to pass the ball easily.

　　 While Betty lifted his weight forward, Anjie sank his shoulders and wiped away Betty in one step! After the breakthrough, facing the undefended basket, Anjie dunked with both hands!

　　 Although he can resist the offense from the basket, Betty's shortcomings of slow feet and poor defensive prediction will be exposed when facing a large offensive range and flexible footwork. With this ball, Anjie didn't even make a fake move, so he broke through with ease.

　　 The huge "groan" from the rim could not be heard by Howard. Seeing that the yellow-skinned guy was doing evil on the inside of the Magic, he clenched his fist but couldn't do anything.

　　 "Wait for Ann, you wait." Howard gritted his teeth and stared at Ang.

　　 The next game was still under An Jie's leadership. Within a few minutes of playing, Jeff put Durant on the field again. Not only An Jie played smoothly, Durant also played very easily in the face of Betty's inside defense.

　　 As the last line of defense of the Magic on the field, Betty has almost no ability to block shots when facing Durant who broke through. The only way he can prevent Durant from scoring directly is to foul.

　　 Unfortunately, Durant’s free throw percentage is very impressive today. Durant has made 6 of 6 free throws in the second quarter. He scored 6 points on free throws alone.

　　 It took only three minutes for the Thunder to do this from five points behind to six points behind. If it weren't for the Magic's All-Star guard Jameel Nelson's bravery, it is estimated that the point difference would have been pulled to double digits.

　　 In the 4th minute of the second quarter, Watson's wonderful pass assisted An Jie to complete the air relay. After the goal was scored, An Jie had already scored 6 points on 3 of 3 shots in the second quarter. Howard could not help, and Stan Van Gundy could no longer tolerate this Asian doing whatever he wanted in the inside of the Magic.

　　 After Anjie scored, the game also entered the official timeout.

　　 This timeout Stan did not deploy too many tactics. He believes that as long as the Magic's starting lineup is on the court, the decline can be curbed. The 100-second timeout was fleeting, and when the two teams once again appeared on the field, the starting five of the two teams all returned.

　　 "The performance time is over Ann." Howard's tone is obviously no longer as friendly as in the first quarter

Good. At first, Howard thought that the Thunder could not pose a threat to them, because the first time the two sides met the Magic was an easy victory. For those who are not threatening, Howard is of course polite.

　　 But it is different now. The Thunder team led by Jeff Van Gundy has undergone a radical change from the previous Thunder team, and the Magic want to win, it will not be as easy as before.

　　 Howard's offensive force was very strong after he came on the court, and he was already irritated by An Jie off the court.

　　 The technique is rough, and now he is very impatient, which leads to Howard's offense instead of threatening in the first quarter.

　　 After giving Nelson a pick-and-roll, Howard immediately went down and raised his hand for the ball.

　　 Nelson is also an All-Star point guard. Although Anjie's defensive position is very good, Nelson seized the gap and fed the ball to Howard.

　　 This is Howard's favorite offensive rhythm. After receiving the ball, Howard can save the dribble and jump straight down and prepare for a dunk!

　　 But the current Anjie is not the kind of slow heavy center forward. He quickly followed Howard's footsteps and followed closely to take off and block the shots.

"Dududu! Thunder thug No. 16 fouled!" However, An Jie's bounce speed and bounce height are naturally not comparable to Howard's. This ball, An Jie, has no chance of blocking the ball. He can only apply for one. foul.

　　 But getting Howard to the free throw line may be one of the Thunder's defensive strategies. The ghost knows if Anjie's ball fouled deliberately. It is better to let Howard free throws than to dunk him comfortably.

　　 Howard is also very face-off, and seeing that stiff shot An Jie also shook his head helplessly.

　　 Warcraft missed two free throws and An Jie got the rebound.

　　 The Thunder has not changed much on the offensive end. An Jie is still entangled with Howard, while Durant and Westbrook use their personal abilities to seek scoring opportunities.

　　 But Howard, who was eager to equalize the score, was very restless. An Jie could feel it. Howard was always eager to try to jump out to help defend. He was no longer so focused on An Jie's defense!

　　 Another breakthrough of Westbrook! This time, An Jie simply used the plan and deliberately relaxed his position. Seeing the opportunity, Howard immediately rushed towards Westbrook, who had already taken off and shot, like a crazy beast. While Howard made up the defense, Anjie moved towards the high post without anyone noticing, in order to receive Westbrook's pass.

　　 Although Westbrook is really strong in his shots, he still doesn't force himself to go crazy when facing a shot that he knows is impossible to succeed.

　　 turned into a biography! Westbrook's pitching gesture suddenly changed, and the basketball flew past Howard's eyes and landed on Anjie's hands.

　　 "Westbrook attracted two people's defense, and An Jie got the opportunity to shoot an open shot! Good shot, An Jie's shot is still as stable as ever." Without exception, An Jie seized this open shot opportunity.

　　 It seems that things are not as Stan Van Gundy wanted. After all his starting five returned to the court, the situation has not eased.

　　 Howard's shortcomings and advantages are equally obvious. Whenever he meets a strong traditional center, Howard will be suppressed miserably. Although Anjie's strength is not enough to completely suppress Howard like Yao Ming and O'Neal, but at least Anjie can make Howard play very uncomfortably, so that he can not play his full strength.

Howard's offensive methods are too single. Depending on the opportunity of the second attack, air cut and offensive and defensive conversion, Howard may be able to score considerable points, but when Jeff Van Gundy’s Thunder just dragged the game into a slow-paced position after the battle, Howard can't play so smooth offense.

　　 An Jie only needs to lean on Howard firmly, there is no need to worry about the World of Warcraft will suddenly withdraw from the jumper, and there is no need to worry about any fake moves. As long as you firmly rely on it, Howard's offensive threat plummets!

　　 Whenever Howard receives the ball, he will drill around in An Jie's arms, and An Jie does not jump, so he raises his hands between Howard and the basket. Faced with such a defense, Howard can only layup under strong interference every time.

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The advantage of strength can lead Anjie to score, but the efficiency is too low, it is impossible to use this as the main scoring method.

　　 Howard is unable to play efficiently on the offensive end, does not mean that the all-round An Jie will accompany him misfire. Although very strenuous, Anjie still used his footsteps to score a few goals on Howard's head.

　　 Limiting the core of Howard, what big storms can the Magic's offense set off?

　　 The inside line couldn't be opened, and the outside line was very restricted. Until the end of the fourth quarter, the Magic still failed to pull back the decline.

　　 was also against the Thunder, but the Magic felt that they were not the same opponent at all. Jeff Van Gundy's defensive effect for the Thunder is remarkable, and Anjie's surprising one-on-one defense ability is also reflected in the face of Howard. He has a lot of height, strength, and basketball IQ. To say that Anjie’s biggest weakness on the defensive end may be his slightly lighter weight. But for Howard, the first three are enough.

　　 Howard still scored 20 points, but the cost was only 7 shots from 17 shots. For an inside player, ~www.NovelMTL.com~, this shooting rate is obviously unqualified.

　　 Anjie only scored 14 points under Howard's super defensive ability, but his efficiency is amazing. If you don't shoot, as long as An Jie decides to attack on his own, he is very cautious, so the hit rate is also high. With 6 of 8 shots, Howard's shots were less than half, and the number of goals was only one worse than Howard.

　　 More than Howard, several of the Magic's Titans also lost their heads when they met the Thunder's inseparable defense.

　　 Rashad Lewis made only 33 from 15 shots on 5-of-15 shooting, and he made only one 3-pointer with seven shots.

　　 Although Hidotkoglu sent out seven assists, his 29 field goal percentage ruined his unremitting efforts.

On the contrary, Durant and Westbrook, who have been criticized by the media for being unstable, both scored more than 50 shooting percentages today. Durant scored 21 points and Westbrook 17 points, plus Anjie’s 14 points and 8 points. A rebound, which is enough for them to defeat the Magic team.

　　 98 to 90, the Thunder broke all doubts with their performance after losing to the average Warriors. Is the Magic a strong team in the East? Sorry, we won the Magic by eight points!

　　 Everyone is still taking the Thunder, which lost in a mess in November, is not taking seriously, but the Magic and Howard are obviously the first to get a strong electric shock.

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