Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 234 Return of the God of War
"Beautiful!" The assistant coach of the American team couldn't help but waved his fist. Anthony's air cutting awareness and physical coordination are perfect.

The US team's bench was also full of cheers, and the people under the towel were waving towels desperately. In these two rounds, although the US team's defense still has a lot of room for improvement, their offense obviously played their own characteristics. , This is the momentum that the US team should have in the international arena.

Seeing Anthony's goal, Gasol smiled wryly and shook his head. It was not the first time he had played against Anthony, but it was the first time he realized that Anthony seemed to be stronger than he imagined.

Anthony followed to the free throw line, took the ball passed by the referee, took a glance, and then made a steady free throw.

This two plus one allowed the US team to chase the score to a 5:5 tie, and the two sides returned to the same starting line.

However, the Spanish team is indeed worthy of being a strong team in European basketball. Looking back, Gasol responded at the free throw line and threw it directly to the empty-cut Calderon. Take the lead.

When Anthony saw the US team's defense, he also shook his head with a wry smile. Perhaps it was because the players are the core of the team in the league. This defensive awareness is indeed poor, and the Spanish team played so much.

On offense, Anthony can try to mobilize his teammates, but on the defensive end, he is not a player like Duncan or O'Neal, and it is a bit unrealistic to cover as much ground as he wants to cover.

But fortunately, Anthony has done a very good job of connecting and attacking on the offensive end.

There is a saying that opportunities are won by yourself. Coach Brown on the sidelines saw that James' coping ability was not as good as he imagined. He immediately called a timeout and replaced James with Odom. He replaced him with the more experienced Odom and turned Anthony to take on the task of distributing the ball on the court.

Anthony was not as excited as he had imagined when he heard Brown's arrangement. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief. After experiencing the baptism of the playoffs, his ability has obviously been greatly improved. Let him control the ball. Ability to do well.

After the timeout, Iverson took the ball and pushed it across half court, handed the ball directly to Anthony, and then went to do a pick-and-roll with Wade.

Anthony was holding the ball from beyond the three-point line. Looking at the defense of the Spanish team, he suddenly had a feeling of returning to the Nuggets and playing in the league. He seemed to be the player who controlled the rhythm of the game again.

However, what is different from the past is that this time his teammates are much stronger than the Nuggets in every position. He secretly made up his mind that with such a lineup, let him control the direction. There is really no reason to lose. Even if you lose any game.

Odom is known as a basketball genius. He showed his strong basketball talent when he was in the Clippers, especially his support and team awareness, which are not common in the league. Now after seeing Anthony holding the ball , he immediately put up to do the pick-and-roll for him.

Anthony saw Odom taking the initiative to pick and roll, and he showed a gratified smile in his heart. Although Odom is not the strongest in this American team, he is obviously the most suitable as a team player, so he immediately understood. Break forward, use Odom's pick-and-roll, and go straight to the inside.

After Odom blocked it, he immediately took it apart, and then wandered outside the three-point line. As a four-position, he has a rare three-point shooting ability in the US team.

Anthony noticed Odom's movement, and without looking back, he dialed the ball back directly.

The angle of the ball was very accurate, without the slightest deviation, it was passed directly to Odom's hands, and Odom was ready to choose to shoot immediately after receiving the ball.

To say that compared to the American team's defense, the Spanish team is really much better. Anthony's pass without looking at people is very subtle, but the Spanish team's defensive rotation can still keep up. Navarro is very fast at the moment He rushed towards Odom, and the momentum seemed to be inevitable. If he didn't want to cover Odom, he would also interfere with him.

Odom has already made a shooting posture at this moment, and he didn't expect that the Spanish team's defense could turn back, so he was also very surprised at this moment, but at this moment, he suddenly glanced at Anthony on the inside, At this moment, he quickly cut towards the basket, and he was overjoyed, and immediately threw the ball inward.

Odom's passing skills are fully demonstrated at this moment. This kind of pass that is very particular about angles and strength, Odom did it perfectly. The ball went straight to Anthony's hands, and Anthony did not hesitate at all. Hold the ball and prepare for a three-step layup.

Gasol was still guarding the inside line at the moment. He saw that Anthony was about to make a layup again. A look of rebelliousness flashed across his face, and he rushed to Anthony again, as if he was about to confront Anthony again.

Seeing Gasol's move, Anthony suddenly flashed a slight smile on his face, then suddenly pulled the ball down to his left hand, and then slammed a through ball inside.

The ball flew directly from Gasol's armpit, and then went straight to Duncan at the basket.

Duncan always maintained his focus on the court, so when Anthony passed the ball in, he caught it steadily, and then basically didn't jump much, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.

The wonderful cooperation, the fans at the scene gave another burst of cheers, and the players of the Spanish team seemed to have a feeling that they did not expect at all, especially their head coach Hernandez, who kept shaking his head at this moment, now The U.S. national team on the field, whether compared with the previous U.S. team or the warm-up match, are two completely different teams, and their playing styles are fundamentally different. In contrast, this American team is even closer to the team play of European basketball.

The U.S. team’s style of play was beyond Hernandez’s expectations, which made him feel a bit of a headache, but one went up and down the other. Coach Brown of the U.S. team really laughed out loud. He suddenly felt a little glad that he had done it. The right choice, and this change happened because Anthony, who is now on the court with a full sense of presence, the league's new MVP, has real strength.

And the most valuable thing is that even with such a strong offensive ability, he is different from other American players. He does not always attack by himself, but drives his teammates to attack together. This is obviously the most valuable part of being a superstar .

Anthony has done a good job of motivating the players on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, they seem to be a bit powerless when they are tall and big. Except for Duncan and Anthony, the other three players left the original team. , It seems that I can't find the rhythm of defense at all. I was repeatedly pushed into the inside by the Spanish team. At the beginning, Duncan was able to help defend, but after being fouled by Navarro, Duncan didn't dare to start. The inside is weak. If Duncan goes down early, the game will become more difficult. You can't count on Okafor, who hasn't played an NBA game, to support the inside.

After this back and forth, the two sides fell into a confrontation without knowing it. When both sides entered the substitute rotation in the second half of the first quarter, the US team and the Spanish team drew at 21:21.

The two sides sent substitutes to the field. The US team was led by Marbury, while the Spanish team was led by Rudy Fairlanders. Marbury's personal offensive ability at this time is indeed at the peak of his career. Against the Spanish team's substitute group, it was completely uninhabited and scored repeatedly, but Ferrandez did not show weakness, and his performance in this tournament was not a flash in the pan, but he also played brilliantly frequently Although the offensive and defensive transition and three-point offense are not as entertaining as Marbury's explosive scoring, they are evenly divided.

The main players of the two teams compete with each other, and the substitutes of the two teams come and go. The two teams are always in a state of anxiety.

Anthony watched from the sidelines, his face suddenly became a little dignified. As a traveler, he knew that the strongest aspect of the U.S. team compared with other teams was the depth of the bench. The former U.S. national team, O'Neal and Duncan were both Substitute, just imagine such a lineup, how can other teams play?
But now, the U.S. team's substitutes are evenly matched with the Spanish team. This is indeed a very dangerous signal.

Seeing this, Anthony suddenly stood up from the bench, and then walked straight to Coach Brown.

Anthony's idea is very simple. Now that the US team's substitutes can't show an advantage, then they can only use a more rogue style of play.

Brown was looking at the field at the moment and saw Anthony walking towards him. Having already tasted the sweetness of Anthony's suggestion, he would naturally not refuse such an opportunity, and he still welcomed Anthony's arrival very much.

As soon as Anthony came to Brown's side, he leaned over and whispered for a while, and Brown nodded repeatedly.

After speaking, Anthony walked back to the bench.

Anthony's move didn't get much reaction from others. The status of the team was won by performance. Anthony's previous performance was obviously enough to convince them.

Soon, the two sides entered the second timeout, and during this timeout, Brown put forward a special request to the substitute group, asking them to take the initiative to find physical confrontation with the Spanish team and accelerate the physical exertion of their substitute group.

This intention is very obvious, isn't your bench equal to mine, but what if your bench consumes a lot of energy?Then you can only use the third substitute. At this time, the advantage of the American team is reflected again. The Spanish team only has one Ferrandez. It is impossible for their third team to compete with the American team, so they will probably It is obviously not a good thing for two evenly matched teams to replace the main force early.

(End of this chapter)