The Way of the Center

Chapter 134 : Damn back to back

“Go back to your country!”

“Aren’t you very good Chinese!? How come the winner is not you now!”

“This is the Staples Center. You can’t even beat the Clippers. Do you still want to win the Lakers?”

98 to 1o5, the Thunder finally suffered their first defeat of the month on the tenth day of February. “Even though the game is over, the Lakers fans still reluctantly launched a “slobber offensive” against the Thunder. Mainly because of Anjie’s rough defense on the court again and again, which really annoyed them.

With 29 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks, Anjie defeated Durant for the first time and became the team’s highest scoring player. But Kobe’s 34 points and Gasol’s 22 points still ensure that the Lakers can win without risk.

Anjie used to be one of these fans, and the Lakers used to be his favorite team. But now, he is on the opposite side of these “friends”.

“Don’t care about them, this is a Los Angeles native.” Westbrook was already used to these words when he played in college.

“I won’t pay any attention to them at all, the **** punishment when I was **** angry!” Thinking of this, the veins on An Jie’s forehead bulged again.

Hasn’t Westbrook seen such a thing? When playing against the Cavaliers in the past, Westbrook was convinced that James had made a key layup in the last minute, but the referee did not turn a blind eye to it. At that time, Westbrook let this matter rot in his heart, because he grew up in the big dyeing vat of Los Angeles. He knew that even with nBa, there were many unfairness.

This time the referee’s favoritism was not too much, but it was just the turn of An Jie, the “stunned green” head.

“Don’t be upset, Ann, nBa is a business league, and the Lakers are one of the biggest sources of income in this league. You will get used to this kind of thing.” Atkins has been in nBa for more than ten years. When the Lakers played, they also got a lot of “benefits” from referees.

“Yes, if we are really strong enough to directly defeat the Lakers, then the referee’s whistle will not help them.” Jeff Van Gundy also had to stand up and say something to prevent the young center’s confidence from being undermined. .

An Jie sat in front of his cabinet thoughtfully, but stopped complaining.

“Let’s go lads, go to the press conference with me.” Van Gundy said naturally Anjie, Westbrook and Durant.

“To play against the Lakers today, the team must be very expensive. Tomorrow the team will go back to back to Portland to fight a tough fight, do you think your players can handle it?” It’s a common topic, but every time Reporters will never give up asking.

“I still said that if the league is willing to arrange the schedule reasonably, the quality of the nBa game will definitely be greatly improved.” Van Gundy also replied as it is.

“Ann! We saw you arguing with the referee several times during the game. Do you think Kobe’s final key steal was a foul?” The questioner was Dorsey of Espn, Anjie’s old opponent.

To admit that Kobe’s obvious foul was a beautiful steal? An Jie couldn’t say it in his heart. Although he was young, Meslav gave him “ideological and political” lessons.

“Don’t use youth as an excuse for impulsiveness. Before answering a reporter’s question, please consider what impact the words will have after speaking out.” This is a “classroom focus” that Ms.

“The referee’s penalty really annoys me, but our offense in the fourth quarter is indeed very limited by our opponents. This is the biggest reason for our loss.” An Jie replied calmly, with no flaws in the slightest. .

“Hmph, luck.” Dorsey snorted in his heart. He didn’t believe that An Jie, a rough player, could prevaricate every conflict.

After all the post-match affairs were processed, the players were given two hours of repair time. Ordinary people admire the random annual salary of millions of stars, but the hardships of being a professional player are completely invisible to others.

Westbrook rushed to Casey Barr’s house overnight and visited his late best friend’s grandmother. After that, I immediately took a taxi to Los Angeles International Airport, preparing to take a special plane with the team to Portland, which is 15oo kilometers away from Los Angeles.

And Anjie talked with Catherine on the phone. Since Catherine’s identity was revealed, he has been worried about the living conditions of the mixed girl.

“How is it, Catherine, are there any reporters bothering you these days?”

“It’s getting fewer and fewer. Today, only a reporter from a small gossip magazine came to pester me and asked me some very boring questions. I ignored them.” Listening to Catherine’s lively tone, she should have gradually adapted. Ames is fairly peaceful, and even public figures can live normally in this small city.

“Well, you should do this to keep these flies away from you. By the way, did you receive that skirt?”

“Not yet, maybe tomorrow. Ann, are you really sure you want me to attend with you? I…I’m a little nervous.” Catherine became shy as she said, Phoenix All-Star, Angel Naturally, such an opportunity to meet Catherine will not be missed, and of course, the beard will not miss the opportunity to get An Jie’s free ticket.

“It’s okay, it’s not a more formal occasion, just come and have fun!” An Jie’s parents thought that Phoenix was too far away and didn’t want to run around, so they declined An Jie’s participation in the All-Star Weekend. Invitation. Everyone in the former Tornadoes is now busy making the final sprint for March Madness. In this way, the only people who can accompany Anjie on the All-Star weekend are Catherine and Beard.

“Hey! Ann! Go!” It was assistant coach Alton, and the Thunder players had already started boarding.

“Hey baby, I have to get on the plane. I know you are very distressed during this time, and I want to come back to accompany you, but I really can’t help it. Don’t think about the unhappy ones, okay, we have a few days I can meet again.”

“Don’t worry, I am not that vulnerable. I love you.”

“I love you too, Catherine.”…

Flying away from Los Angeles, which is unpleasant, a new day’s journey is still waiting for the Thunder.

“Although Coach Van Gundy has repeatedly emphasized that the players’ physical strength will not be a problem, I don’t think any coach will admit this. The fact is that players can’t be energetic when playing back-to-back games!” 87 to 1oo At the end of the game, the Thunder fell behind the Blazers by 13 points!

“The game against the Lakers has drained the stamina of the Thunder players. They just beat the Trail Blazers five days ago, but now they are like two teams!” Mike Brin shook his head helplessly.

In order to give the players a rest, Jeff Van Gundy has already severely compressed the playing time of the Thunder’s three minors in this game. But even if they can take a few more minutes of rest than before, it will not make them recover much better.

In the last three minutes of the offensive, Durant missed another shot, and An Jie was too tired to jump up. Greg Oden was beaten by An Jie without fighting back, and he was caught today. After this rebound, he has gotten a double-double.

This is why the Bulls’ 72 wins can be called great. In addition to their own strength, those guys must also have good fatigue resistance. Fighting continuously and winning continuously is something that many teams can’t do.

96 to 1o6, the Trail Blazers beat the Thunder at the Rose Garden Stadium, Roy and Oden also staged a perfect revenge battle.

No. 1 Oden had 16 points and 1o rebounds, “Yellow Mamba” Roy had 22 points and 5 assists. Just looking at the data of these two men may not reflect the advantage of the Trail Blazers.

That, plus Aldridge’s 11 points and 1o rebounds, bench bandit Travis Outlaw’s points, the Spanish trapeze, and this year’s nBa dunk contest international player Rudy Fairlandes’ 13 points are enough to make The Thunder, which was drained by the Lakers, lost.

Westbrook and Durant scored 2o points and scored 2o points, but their shooting percentage was only 35%. Although Anjie’s shooting percentage reached 5o%, his 17 points and 6 rebounds were obviously unsatisfactory. He lost too many rebounds in this game, which has never happened in the previous 47 games.

Except for the Thunder’s three minors, only Chris Wilcox, the offensive core on the bench, scored in double digits. If the Blazers can’t even win the Thunder in this state, they are really ashamed of the fifth position in the Western Conference.

With two losses in a row, the Thunder not only failed to reach a five-game winning streak again, but once again fell into a vicious circle of losing streak. But the only thing that makes Jeff Van Gundy gratify is that the All-Star weekend in the next few days will be a great opportunity for the team to repair.

Only three wins from the ninth-ranked Suns, and four wins from the eighth-ranked Jazz. Although it doesn’t look much, and the game still has a full half-season. But it is not so easy to catch up.

Originally, Presti’s task for Jeff Van Gundy this season was to avoid the bottom and train newcomers, but they have reached this point. Is there any reason not to make the playoffs?

“Take advantage of these few days to have a good rest. In the following games, each team will start to make full efforts to the playoffs!” Van Gundy watched the three rookies boarding the plane to Phoenix, the Thunder’s sprint in the second half of the season, but all It’s up to them. (To be continued.) 8