Anthony never got a good chance. Bargnani moved across from the right side of the three-second zone to pick and roll him. As a result, Wang Zelin and Aldridge switched defenses directly.
Wang Zelin and Bargnani confronted each other and stopped the latter's pick-and-roll. Aldridge moved directly to the left baseline to defend Anthony who was pulled out.
In desperation, Felton could only pull out again to look for opportunities. As soon as he retreated to the free throw line, he saw Shumpert burst in and put a long distance away from Matthews.
Chance!
When the ball arrives, Felton throws the ball to the right side of the backboard...
Wang Zelin, who was struggling with Bargnani, immediately took a step to the left, then turned around and rushed towards the basket. Shampoo was special and his athletic ability was absolutely terrifying. He was a typical jumping man in the league.
Shumpert had just put his foot on the waist in the paint, and when he took off to catch the ball and was about to perform an alley-oop dunk, a figure flashed through his peripheral vision, and he felt something bad in his heart.
"If you want to perform, ask me if I can?"
Wang Zelin quickly went to the basket from the left side of the free throw line and exploded directly...
"Snapped!"
With a wave of his palm, the basketball in Shumpert's hand was slapped out of bounds by Wang Zelin, and he stumbled all the way to the front row of the audience.
"Bang!"
Shumpert underneath him was knocked over.
"Absolute dominance under the basket! Such a flying shot reminds people of Dwight Howard during the Magic era!"
Yu Jia sighed with a smile.
Zhang Lili also sighed with emotion: "Yes! The ubiquitous help defense inside the three-point line is the deepest impression that Magic Howard has left on the fans! Come to think of it, the defensive energy displayed by the king now is far from the Magic's three DPOY wins. Howard, it’s not that far off.”
At this time, the scene of Wang Zelin slapping Shuangbote's attack was completely frozen on the big screen...
Shumpert, who was lying on the ground, looked up and saw the huge figure that completely enveloped him. His eyes widened. He really didn't expect that a good performance moment would be ruined.
When he obviously took off, Trail Blazers No. 36 was still so far away from him... Thinking that he had basically confirmed a spot in the top ten goals tomorrow, and might even be ranked first, Shumpert almost spat out a mouthful of bloody foam.
After a baseline kick, the Knicks continued to organize the offense with only 4.7 seconds left.
The ball was finally passed to Anthony, who took two steps and made a two-point shot.
Wang Zelin picked off the rebound, and all four Blazers players ran forward.
"Andrea, Raymond, get back to defense quickly!"
Knicks Bishop Mike Woodson shouted.
Wang Zelin raised the ball, looked at the frontcourt, and saw Lillard who had passed the center circle. He used his hands to make a long pass.
Hearing sudden exclamations from the sidelines, Lillard knew what happened without even thinking about it. Looking back, he saw the ball flying towards him.
He stopped, caught the pass, stood outside the three-point line, adjusted, and took a quick shot.
As soon as the ball was released, Anthony knew something was wrong and returned to defense faster, but it was too late...
"Uh-huh!"
Lillard hit a three-pointer.
At 31:33, the Trail Blazers were only 2 points behind.
"Defend this ball!"
Seeing Lillard's goal, Wang Zelin's progress suddenly stopped. After high-fiving his returning teammates, he did not forget to give a reminder.
"Andrea, serve quickly!"
Anthony shouted at Bargnani as if he hadn't seen what just happened.
Bargnani quickly went up to pick up the ball, passed Felton, and handed the ball to Anthony.
Despite Anthony's expressionless look, it was precisely this look that showed how angry he was.
After dribbling the ball through half court, Anthony made a gesture that he was going to play singles.
Seeing this scene, Mike Woodson knew: the Anthony that fans are most familiar with is back.
Sure enough, it's okay to share the ball and play occasionally without the ball. If Anthony doesn't touch the ball for a long time, he will be happy.
After all, he just won the scoring title last year. At this time, Anthony is at his peak and in the melon stage. The Knicks' record is worse, but it does not mean that Anthony's combat effectiveness has also become worse.
At least on the offensive end, Melo, who is going all out, is still unstoppable.
Later in the second quarter, Anthony, who returned to his "normal" style of play, made 5 of 9 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 11 points and 2 rebounds.
At halftime, Anthony's 24 points accounted for half of the Knicks' scoring.
However, Anthony's heroic performance could not lead the team closer to victory. At 49:55, the Trail Blazers overtook the Knicks by 6 points.
Anthony himself was getting high. Other Knicks-like players didn't have his ability, and they were so excited to be guarded by the Trail Blazers.
Seeing that the situation has developed to this point, the commentators in the TNT live broadcast and the Imperial TV live broadcast took a deep breath at the same time: This plot is right!
After all, before the game, the major media were unanimously not optimistic that the Knicks could win. If Anthony really came down from the gods to defeat the Trail Blazers tonight, it would be fun.
Fortunately, the Knicks' short-term lead did not last long, and the media did not worry about being slapped in the face...
Although they have been slapped in the face a lot in the past.
…
In the away locker room, the players were bragging and spanking.
Batum patted his chest and pretended to be relaxed: "I told you before that the Knicks are just that strong. I really don't know what you were all worrying about before."
"Yo yo yo, I don't know what happened. In the first quarter, Cameron was beaten in all kinds of ways. He was crying and begging us to double team him."
This made Matthews a little bit unbearable, and he started to quarrel. Anyway, gay friends often use it to quarrel.
"Hey, you're looking for trouble on purpose, right?"
Batum said angrily.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The surrounding players couldn't help laughing when they saw the performance of this pair of live treasures.
"Okay, boys, listen to me first."
After Terry Stotts gave the order, everyone immediately put away their smiles, sat upright, and turned to look in the direction of the head coach.
"In the second half, we will change to the second lineup first and let Wang and the others rest for a while." Then he turned to look at Kevin Garnett: "Before the main players go on the court, I hope that the score can be maintained with the Knicks. Kevin , you can do it, right?”
Kevin Garnett stretched his legs: "After taking such a long break, I don't want to be complained about by Portland fans. The salary is white-collar."
Immediately afterwards, Mo Williams made a promise: "Don't worry, Mr. Stotts, I guarantee that when they come back, the team will still be ahead."
It's too late.
As Beverley's performance gets better and better, and his defense can greatly make up for the Blazers' lack of defense at the inside one position, his playing time gradually increases.
Correspondingly, Mo Williams' playing time had to begin to decrease.
After all, rotation players only have so much playing time, and every second counts.
The reason why I chose to join the Portland Trail Blazers is not only because the Trail Blazers have great hope of winning the championship, but also because the only two Chinese players currently in the league are in the Trail Blazers, which is a proper traffic gathering place.
As long as he can produce relatively good data with the Trail Blazers, it will not be easy to use this as a springboard to sign another good contract when the contract year comes.
From this point of view, Mo Williams sees things more clearly than many players in the league.
For a role player like him, a championship is nothing, and his historical status in the back row after retirement is not his turn. There are very few candidates to be elected to the Hall of Fame. It is better to play for a few more years and gain more. Sign a good contract.
"Um."
Seeing this, Terry Stotts nodded with satisfaction.
In fact, as the head coach, he has always seen the competition between Mo Williams and Beverley.
But again, competition is inevitable in any workplace, and the NBA is no exception.
The premise is to maintain healthy competition.
…
At the beginning of the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
The Trail Blazers sent all substitute players to play. On the Knicks' side, Anthony remained on the court with his sword guard JR, his partner Stoudemire, and the remaining two supporting players that Wang Zelin couldn't name. Go to war.
Sitting on the bench, Wang Zelin watched the lineup of Mo Williams, Connett Lee, Will Barton, Yi Jianlian, and Garnett come on the court, and then looked at the opposing Knicks lineup.
He suddenly felt that there weren't many good defenders on the opposite side. Even if he couldn't guard Anthony, he could still try to attack no matter what.
As for the Knicks still having a bully, this guy was...
It was said that it was back then, but Stoudemire today still has the power of the little bully when he first arrived in the Big Apple City. He is not half as powerful as he was at his peak.
In fact, since joining the Knicks in 2010, Stoudemire has only delivered one outstanding report card in the Big Apple. That was in his first year with the Knicks, when he averaged 25+8 per game. , and even scored 30+ in 9 consecutive games, directly ranking first in team history.
That year, he was still a worthy starter for the Eastern Conference All-Stars. After that, there was no more.
Part of the reason is due to the addition of Anthony, which has made Stoudemire no longer the boss of the team, and even the ball rights have been reduced again and again.
But more than anything, he can only blame his own poor health. Those damn injuries made it impossible for him to be the little bully he used to be.
…
Beep~
The whistle sounded and the Knicks fired the ball from the backcourt.
Anthony controlled the ball and played in low singles. Facing the double-teams of Yi Jianlian and Garnett, he didn't seem to see that the open man was Tadmire and forced one out.
"Pah~pah...shua!"
The ball bounced on the basket a few times before falling into the net.
Stoudemire pursed his lips tightly and started to run back helplessly.
So what if you are unwilling?
Today's Knicks are no longer in charge. Even if Anthony has some conflicts with the management and coaching staff at this time, as long as he is still on the court, he has unlimited firing rights.
What's more, they scored.
At 51:55, the Knicks trailed by 4 points at home.
Trail Blazers offense.
Facing Bino Udri's defense, Mo Williams played like a god of war, no, it should be said to be a flash.
Mo Williams, who is also 31 years old and 1.85 meters tall, is far better than Binoy Udri in terms of physical fitness and offensive firepower.
Bino Udri succeeded in a single at the top of the arc. Facing Stoudemire's defense, he hit a throw from close range.
"be careful!"
Stoudemire's paper-thin defense made Anthony very dissatisfied. He didn't care about the former's face and yelled in public.
"..."
Stoudemire's whole face fell instantly, and he stared at Anthony angrily, but in the end he remained silent.
The situation is stronger than the person!
In the next offense, Anthony was still not so lucky when faced with double-teams and shot.
The Trail Blazers immediately seized the opportunity to counterattack. Garnett faked a real pass throughout the game and assisted Yi Jianlian to successfully glide and dunk. The latter also scored the first goal of the game.
"Beautiful! This goal once again proves that Arab League's running and jumping ability is definitely not inferior to that of most black players. That height! That distance! Hey, it's so beautiful!"
It was rare that Yi Jianlian contributed a highlight lens. How could Zhang Lili let go of this opportunity? When he caught it, he started to brag about it.
Across the ocean, the response from domestic fans was equally enthusiastic.
"What a great goal, but I still have to thank the Wolf King for his selfless assist."
"Let me tell you, Arab League's ability to join the Trail Blazers was definitely not through the king's back door. He is still capable."
"Wang Zelin: Give you a chance to reorganize your language."
"Damn it! The genius upstairs can bend the building?"
"..."
Okay, is this the driving ability of Chinese netizens? There are always some geniuses who can move from one serious topic to another colorful topic...
Back on the field.
Halfway through the third quarter, Anthony made 2 of 5 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 6 points.
I have to say that Gua Ge's performance today is really brave, and he lived up to the title of "Lu Bu vs. Three Heroes" that was mentioned before the game.
Zhen'an Lu Buye!
It's a pity that Lu Bu is extremely powerful, but he still can't escape and go to Pibai Gate Tower. Anthony's ending in this game is really similar to Lu Bu in the novel.
At 9 minutes and 22 seconds, Anthony made a foul under the basket and made two free throws. The score in the third quarter reached 8 points, and the total score reached 32 points.
At this time, the scoreboard showed that the two teams were 68:70, and the Knicks were still two points behind.
Anthony plays really hard, and the Knicks' defense is really bad!
Beep~
The Trail Blazers called the first timeout of this quarter, and Anthony returned to the bench. He was thankful that he had a chance to breathe, but then, his heart was filled with incomparable despair.
You don't need to think about it to know that during this timeout, the Trail Blazers will definitely switch to the full lineup. He has played like this, and the team is still 2 points behind. When the opponent switches to the main lineup, the outcome can be imagined.
