Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 27
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The Nuggets used hard work to slightly make up for the defensive gap, while the offensive end was handed over to Anthony for singles with the ball. The point difference was tightly bitten.

But after Anthony scored several goals in a row, the Spurs quickly double-teamed him.

Seeing that the Spurs changed their defensive tactics, Anthony did not act too flustered, but he was relieved.

He knows that the Spurs are a team with strong tactical execution, and they will not change their defensive strategy unless the coach instructs them.Judging from the current situation, his stormy attack has made Popovich a little restless.

The change of the Spurs is exactly what Anthony and the Nuggets hope to see. The so-called point-to-face, under the guidance of Anthony's well-timed pass, the Nuggets' offense finally opened.

Leonard made a three-pointer, Nene dunked successfully, Miller scored with a back hit, and Camby hit a hook that caused a foul by Nesterovic. After being passive in the first 2 minutes, the Nuggets regained their momentum. Caught it back, and all this is due to Anthony's oppressive offense.

More than half of the first quarter was played, and the Nuggets were only two points behind at 20:22.

Bowen is very depressed. He rarely needs to double-team when defending players, but facing Anthony, if he does not use double-teams, his defense is simply useless. He tries hard to defend well, but Anthony seems to have studied it. Like him, all offensive methods are to pick on his weakness, and there is even no room for him to use small moves.

In the offensive round of the Spurs, Duncan was double-teamed by Anthony in the interior, and the route to pass the ball to Nesterovic was also blocked. Parker and Ginobili were also entangled with their opponents. Knock the ball back to Bowen.

Bowen was depressed, and he rarely participated in the offense. He didn't notice Duncan's pass. When the ball reached him, it was too late for him to catch it, and the ball hit him directly. On the back of the hand, and then bounced to the side of the inside line.

Anthony saw Duncan pass the ball, surprised at Duncan's passing angle, and quickly went out to defend. When he saw the ball bounced back, he didn't hesitate at all, grabbed the ball and headed towards the Spurs' half court Run out.

Bowen was actually stunned for a moment. When he saw Anthony taking the ball, he rushed to grab the ball immediately, but Anthony's first step was too fast after all. He only touched the corner of Anthony's clothes and saw Anthony has already flew out towards his basket.

Naturally, Bo Wen was not reconciled, and he chased after him with all his might.

Anthony's first step is very fast, but the overall movement speed is not outstanding in the NBA. This will also have a certain relationship with his weight, and it will be slower after dribbling.

Looking at Bowen, he ran with his head down. When he reached the midfield, he had already caught up with Anthony.

Anthony pushed forward while protecting the ball, because he always maintained a half-length lead, and Bowen didn't dare to make a move. At this time, making a move would be a physical foul, not to mention the foul, and it was still two free throws and one throw. Obviously not worth it.

Bowen didn't make a move, and the two of them bumped into each other and pushed forward. In a blink of an eye, they reached the three-second zone of the Spurs' half court. Anthony followed Bowen and prepared to make a three-step layup.

At this moment, a leg appeared very stealthily on Anthony's way forward.

Anthony was in mid-air, and he was really startled when he saw that foot. That place was the ground where he landed, and the sprain was light when he went down. In panic, he lifted his foot forward and moved it forward.

People think only in an instant, but the body's reaction will be more or less lagging behind. Anthony wanted to move his foot, but he only moved halfway, and then his heel stepped on that foot.

At this moment, Bowen suddenly stuck to Anthony, and the two of them lost their center of gravity, and then the two rolled from the three-second zone to the ground together, and Bowen was still under Anthony.

"beep!"

The referee blew his whistle and pointed at Anthony. Anthony made an offensive foul.

Anthony, who had just recovered from his shock, saw the referee's gesture, jumped up from the spot and shouted: "He stepped on the foot and fouled first!"

Bowen pressed his hands on his ankle at this time, with a painful expression on his face, and he didn't know if it was really hurt by Anthony's foot just now or just pretended.

The referee looked at Bowen and shook his head at Anthony. At this time, Bowen fell to the ground in pain, and Anthony was alive and well. People's subjective judgments will naturally favor the weak side.

"beep!"

The sideline signaled a timeout, and the Spurs team doctor quickly came up and carried Bowen to the bench, but Anthony wanted to argue again, but the referee had already turned around and went to the sideline, completely ignoring him.

"Damn, the home whistle! It's also aimed at newcomers!"

Anthony cursed and walked towards the Nuggets' bench, but he didn't act too aggressively. Although there is no "zero tolerance" rule, the referee is also a human being. If you don't want to lose face, don't blow you a T. difficult.

Sitting on the bench with a "bang", Anthony was panting heavily, and his strength was also exhausted in the previous fight with Bowen. At this moment, he was carrying two fouls. He must have missed the time after the holiday.

Bzdelik was arranging tactics over there. Seeing Anthony's depressed face, he didn't call him, and surrounded other players for a tactical arrangement.

Anthony panted for a while and recovered. He turned his head and looked at the Spurs bench. Bowen was already standing there listening to the tactics. He didn't look like he was seriously injured just now.

"Shameless enough!"

Anthony punched the chair angrily, and the muffled sound attracted the attention of others, and they all turned back knowingly when they saw Anthony's state.

Anthony was very angry. He used to watch those people on TV and in the newspapers discussing Bowen's dirty defense and petty moves. Although he was a little bit disgusted, he was far from disgusted like this now.

Just now, when he was on the fast break, Bowen's kick was very secretive, but it was really deadly. It was really useless. If he reacted a little slower, he would definitely have a sprained foot, and it might be even more serious.

Thinking of the ninety-degree fracture of the talented guard Livingston, he now feels a chill in his back.

"Erwin, the Nuggets are in trouble. They managed to open up the situation. Now Melo suddenly got two fouls. I'm afraid he won't be able to play in the rest of this quarter." Brown in the commentary was a little said regretfully.

Johnson's complexion was not very good. He said with a sullen face: "Although I am not a referee, the penalty just now is indeed open to question. You must know that Anthony fell down to avoid Bowen, and he was called a foul in the end."

Although Johnson was a commentator, he didn't dare to say such sensitive words as the home whistle.

"The referee's penalty can no longer be changed. The Nuggets don't know what countermeasures they will make next. After all, Melo's offense opened the situation just now." Brown was afraid that Johnson would really get angry. After all, although the magician retired The cards are still there.

"Well, the good news is that the rotation time has almost entered. The pressure on the Nuggets will definitely be much less. It depends on whether the Nuggets can withstand the impact of the Spurs in the past few minutes." Johnson said with a smile, Although it is the home of the Spurs, he has now completely regarded the Nuggets as his home team.

"beep!"

While the two commentators were discussing, the timeout on the sidelines had expired. Players from both sides came on the field. The Spurs replaced Duncan and Parker. Ginobili and Nesterovic brought three substitutes. Turkoglu, Malik Rose and Anthony Carter.

The lineup of the Nuggets has also undergone relatively large changes. Joan Barry and Boykins replaced the two starting backcourts, and Rodney White and Michael Deriac were replaced on the front line. Nene is the only one left among the starting five.

Anthony was in a calm mood at the moment, sitting on the sidelines and observing the changes on the court, but soon he couldn't sit still.

After the rotation lineup, the Spurs played the Nuggets under the leadership of Ginobili. Except that the scoring was concentrated on Ginobili, the Spurs' offensive firepower was not much worse than that of the starters.

But on the Nuggets side, after Anthony went down, although Boykins, the sixth man who replaced him, also had strong offensive firepower, but after all, he was short and his vision was too limited. Facing a defensive wall like the Spurs team, he often gets stuck in the opponent's inside line and can't pass the ball. In the end, he always ends up in singles. Although he has made some gains, it feels like a drop in the bucket. After all, it is impossible to win in basketball. Anthony also used points to attack before. .

This rotation went up to the end of the first quarter, and the Nuggets were already behind by 26 points at 34:8. For a team like the Spurs to score more than 30 points in a single quarter, the defense is simply horrible.

Before the start of the second quarter, Anthony approached coach Bzdelik to propose a smaller lineup. Bzdelik had no hope of winning, and Anthony is obviously the backbone of the team at the moment, so he did not object. , but because Anthony has already committed two fouls, the power forward in the small lineup was replaced by Rodney White.

When White heard the coach tell him to continue playing, he naturally stepped forward, looking at Anthony with a deep sense of gratitude. Since Anthony proposed this small ball tactic, his playing time has increased sharply.

Some people are happy and others are worried. Camby and Leonard are two victims. Because of the choice in the offense, Camby’s movement speed is not as fast as Nene, so he can only leave the field, and Leonard is also replaced by Barry, who is relatively good in defense. .

A hidden contradiction within the team is secretly sprouting in the form of a seed, but no one else feels it at this time.

"Hey, I finally waited until Melo played. During his absence, the Nuggets' offense was almost impossible to look directly at, and the defense was riddled with holes." Johnson spoke unceremoniously. The performance of the bench lineup is not flattering.

"The Spurs are already a system team. Although there are 9 players who are new to the team this year, you can see that their cooperation in the game is like teammates who have played together for a long time. This is the Popovich tactical system. Greatness~" Brown turned to compliment the Spurs.

"It depends on whether Melo can turn the tide." Johnson said, looking at the back of the "15" jersey on the field, looking forward to his next performance in his heart.

(End of this chapter)