409. Outlaws, fearless!

After several rounds, the two teams have been engaged in positional warfare and offense.

Obviously, the Trail Blazers played with ease. Their strategy of using singles to deal with the Nuggets was simple but effective. Liu Xiu finished playing Randolph, Randolph finished playing Raheem, and replaced him with Fred Jones.

Payton starts the game in order to open up the space and have a better backline to cut into and attack the frame.

Their performance at the start was even better than they expected.

It's just that the Nuggets' opening offensive attack was far beyond the Trail Blazers' expectations.

The Nuggets have one of the top fast break capabilities in the league, which means the Nets' defensive counterattack. I dare say the Suns' running and gunning is better than the Nuggets'.

On the contrary, the Nuggets' positional warfare offense is poor, especially in the starting lineup. Only Andre Miller and Anthony are strong in singles.

Dere Miller and Kenyon Martin started the offense.

Andre Miller encountered Liu Xiu's defense and was restrained. His pick-and-roll attack with Kenyon Martin was also restrained by Liu Xiu and Kwame Brown. Kenyon Martin without a basket is actually not suitable for poor athletic ability.

Andre Miller, let alone Liu Xiu and Kwame Brown, this combination of a team that usually plays weak pick-and-roll defense is not very good, that is, it can only be effective in positional battles.

The Nuggets' positional warfare offense was as expected by the Trail Blazers, and only Anthony could guarantee stability in singles.

The Trail Blazers analyzed during preparations before the game that as long as their tempo-pressing positional warfare goes smoothly on offense and defense, the Nuggets will become chaotic when they play. They will use fast breaks to increase the tempo, so that the Nuggets' turnover rate will decrease.

It will increase... The Trail Blazers are very good at dealing with young teams like the Nuggets. They have dealt with them many times this season.

But the Nuggets didn't mess around tonight. They didn't have a chance but they controlled the rhythm and settled into a positional battle to avoid mistakes.

This was beyond the expectations of the Trail Blazers. Anthony was jumped over Liu Xiu's head for a dunk. He suppressed his emotions and chose to fight back in the position battle instead of running regardless.

However, it is not a big deal that this happened. I can only say that the Nuggets controlled their emotions well tonight, executed their tactics much better than usual, and were not as emotional as usual.

Calmly choose the offensive method and not play emotional games. This is the requirement of Nuggets coach George Karl, but they do not execute it well most of the time.

This is actually George Karl's ideal situation.

But in the positional battle, the Nuggets held on to the score!

At 5 minutes and 08 seconds of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers led the Nuggets by 4 points, 16-12, and had the ball.

Liu Xiu singled out Anthony and met Andre Miller for defense. Fred Jones caught the ball and shot a three-pointer... but missed!

Camby grabbed the defensive rebound and passed it to Andre Miller. The Nuggets' long-awaited counterattack opportunity came!

Anthony, Voshon Leonard, and Kenyon Martin are going down quickly!

Andre Miller seized the opportunity to pass the ball to Woshan Leonard, who then passed the ball... Anthony inserted from the flank, received the ball, flew and dunked and scored two points!

Track and field counterattack takes off!

It's not that the Nuggets don't counterattack, it's just that they played extra rationally tonight.

When the Trail Blazers were on offense, Randolph's low-post turnaround layup was slightly stronger and bounced off the basket.

Randolph rushed to grab the ball to no avail, and the rebound was grabbed by Andre Miller. Anthony and Kenyon Martin made another quick move, but Andre Miller did not make the ball this time. The opportunity was not good, and the opportunity was opened up.

The defenders had retreated into a good position and could not create mismatches as easily as the opening fast break. Andre Miller chose to steadily advance to the frontcourt.

Anthony took a deep breath to adjust his emotions, and after suppressing his restlessness, he went deep into the low post on the left side of the three-second zone, caught the ball and hit Raheem with his back, turned right and walked to the baseline, stepped forward and threw...hit!

16 draws, the Trail Blazers called a timeout!

At 6 minutes and 03 seconds, the game entered an official timeout.

When Anthony walked to the bench, he looked at Liu Xiu opposite him through his nostrils.

After this wave of 4-0, Anthony's personal score increased to 10 points! Confront the Trail Blazers on his own!

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There are tigers in the rose garden, and no one should be like An Lu Bu!

They were all singles offenses. The Trail Blazers actually had very good support and coordination. Anthony's singles were really simple and pure singles distribution, but he just relied on his own strength to hold the Blazers back.

The team launched a brutal positional warfare attack.

Really one against five!

When he first entered the NBA, Liu Xiu felt that Anthony's skills were ridiculously good. Even compared to a skilled player like Pierce, Anthony's skills would not be inferior. There was only a gap in basic skills, skill proficiency, and experience.

If you are in good condition, there is really no solution.

Liu Xiu had 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block in the half quarter, which was a very good performance, while Anthony scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in the half quarter, overwhelming Liu Xiu.

It seems that the flying dunk at the beginning stimulated the society of my Dong brother.

If he could do it over again...Liu Xiu would still dunk.

This ball is definitely one of the top goals scored last season. It would be foolish not to dunk it.

A once in a lifetime opportunity!

Aren't we still behind now? The opponent is the one chasing points. The advantage lies with me!

Like Liu Xiu, Maurice Cheeks was not anxious because the score was tied.

Being able to steadily drag the game into a slow-paced positional battle of offense and defense, their strategic plan has been successful.

The opponent was forced into panic and started a few fast breaks. That was the most perfect situation, but the execution of the tactics was never that perfect. From the beginning of the Nuggets' first attack, Maurice Cheeks felt that the opponent had an idea.

A team that just rushes without any brains.

Now the Nuggets can only hold on to the score in positional battles by relying on Anthony's explosion. In this situation, Maurice Cheeks must deal with it calmly. Their warden often has one person's explosion that destroys the entire opponent's team.

, he knew that he must not panic at this time.

The score was tied, not because the tactics were not executed well, nor because the players did not play well, but because Anthony performed too well. Maurice Cheeks adjusted it very easily. Wherever there are loopholes, just fix them. As for the effect, let’s try it!

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Looking at Anthony, who scored 10 points on 4 of 7 shots in the first half of the quarter, the Outlaws really didn't feel much pressure.

Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Carter, Pierce... He has been beaten countless times this season, and he is still missing an Anlubu?

If Kobe hadn't been injured last time, he would definitely have experienced the joy of being hammered by Kobe.

The Trail Blazers sent out a combination of Liu Xiu, Derek Anderson, Outlaw, Randolph, and Kwame Brown.

The Nuggets sent out a combination of Andre Miller, Greg Bagner, Anthony, Nene, and Camby.

The expectations held by the Trail Blazers' coaching staff were dashed, and Anthony's performance in positional battles made George Karl more determined to play his established style of play.

After the timeout, the Trail Blazers attacked and served from the center line. Liu Xiu received the ball and advanced to outside the three-point line. Kwame Brown pulled out. Liu Xiu used the pick-and-roll to break through. The expanded inside pressure came up to prevent the shot. Liu Xiu was flexible.

Avoid the inside and rush to the inside.

Bagner's defense was very timely! And when he got in front of Liu Xiu, he did not forget to interfere with Liu Xiu Chuan's defensive area before he made up for him.

But Liu Xiu still passed the ball, and the pass was in place. The outlaw was not Ariza, so how could he stand still? When Bagner attacked Liu Xiu from a flank, the outlaw was actively moving to find the ball.

Position, received the ball and went straight to the basket, Camby's defense was in place, the outlaws released the ball in time, Randolph received the ball on the right side of the three-second zone, took a step, and hit a layup before Camby could turn around!

18 to 16, the Trail Blazers lead by 2 points.

When the Nuggets attack, Andre Miller advances to the frontcourt and encounters Derrick Anderson's defense. The opponent is 196 centimeters away, and it's difficult to play back. It doesn't matter, they have Anthony.

Anthony caught the ball and faced the Outlaw's defense. He assumed a triple-threat stance and stepped with his right foot. The Outlaw took a small step back to prevent a breakthrough. At this moment, Anthony swatted the ball.

Stepping back and taking a mid-range shot... Just as he was about to throw it, Anthony saw the outlaw suddenly jump in front of him and straighten his arms!

Fortunately, Anthony reacted quickly and relied on his strong waist and abdominal strength to temporarily lean back. The outlaw could only throw him down in front of Anthony. Anthony successfully threw the ball without being blocked, but!

Anthony was still greatly disturbed by this ball, and it missed the ball so hard that it hit the basket!

Liu Xiu took back the defensive rebound and the Nuggets retreated quickly. Liu Xiu failed to make a fast break and fell into a positional battle, passing the ball to Derek Anderson.

Derek Anderson seized the opportunity and made a flying throw from close range... It was a good opportunity, but unfortunately he was a bit unlucky. The ball made a circle on the basket and came out. In this circle, it cut into Liu who was rushing to grab it.

Xiu also lost his second offensive opportunity. He was stuck by Anthony who took it back, and Nene protected the defensive rebound.

In the transition between offense and defense, Andre Miller advanced to the frontcourt and wanted to play a team attack to slow down the attack, but Anthony fiercely squeezed the lawless man in the high position on the right side of the three-second zone to get the ball. Andre Miller

Had to pass it on.

You can ignore it and hit Liu Xiu. Andre Miller has many ways to calm down Anthony and accept cooperation, but Anthony is in such a fierce position and without the ball in his hand, he squeezes twice and the referee will definitely call an offensive foul.

After receiving the ball, Anthony continued to assume a three-threat stance. Anthony was still frightened by the step-back shot just now, so this time he chose to break through! Anthony burst out to accelerate the breakthrough, and the outlaws caught up in time. The two burst out and accelerated, but

Anthony made the move first, gained a slight advantage, got a breakthrough space, and carried the lawless maniac to the inside.

Liu Xiu, who had expected that Anthony would choose to break through, moved ahead of time, and together with the lawless maniacs, Anthony was trapped on the right elbow of the three-second zone!

Anthony reacted super quickly, quickly grabbed the ball and took off first, without giving the lawless man a chance to interfere with the shooting, and took a quick shot...

Ironclad!
Chapter completed!