The Way of the Center

Chapter 157 : Rank chase

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“Don’t worry about lying here, Kevin, when you return to the team, we might have surpassed the Suns.” Westbrook patted Durant on the chest.

Durant no longer needs to rest in bed. He is at home alone, but he has to use a walking stick to move. Only 11 days before the tentative comeback time, Durant decided to take a look on the bench in the game tomorrow.

“I’ve seen it. The game I came back from happened to be a game against the Suns!” Durant was already eager to try. As a young man, in a vibrant group, this atmosphere made him idle. Not down.

“Russell and I continue to work hard to make your comeback game become a key battle for our ranking up!”

Durant patted An Jie on the back. With these two guys, maybe they could really create a thundering glory of their own.

“Russell, Ann, you said… is it possible for the three of us to win a championship in the future?” Durant looked to the sky through the floor-to-ceiling windows. The O’Brien Cup is as dazzling.

“Hey, as long as you two don’t leave, we will always usher in that day.” Russell looked at Durant and Anjie. As long as they were there, he was full of confidence in victory.

The three young men who have just entered the NBA have already had the idea of ​​a championship. I don’t know if they should say that they don’t know the heights of the sky or that they have great ambitions…

But youth and time are indeed their capital.

The three gathered at Durant’s home for dinner, but after the meal, An Jie left early. There is no doubt that Durant and Westbrook know that besides the training ground, will this guy go anywhere else?

As long as you are not trying blindly, you will surely receive a reward. On March 4th, the Thunder faced the Washington Wizards at home, and Anjie once again proved the correctness of this sentence with his excellent performance.

“Ann revitalized the team! All the Thunder’s starters scored in double figures, and the scoring gap is not too big. The Thunder team’s ability is limited except for three minors. This is an indisputable fact. Nothing comes out of this.”

The Wizards, who lost the “general” Arenas, gave up this season early, but many players in the Wizards who are in the development stage are unwilling to let go of any performance opportunities.

However, the players’ individual Wizards can’t be compared with the closely united Thunder. Wizards all-around forward Antoine Jamison scored a game-high 29 points, but this did not allow the scattered Wizards to win.

Westbrook had 18 points and Anjie had 15 points and 10 rebounds. The data of the two of them can only be described as mediocre, but it is these two “mediocre” star players that have driven the Thunder team.

In the final moments of the last game against the Mavericks, the Thunder had played too many flowers. Therefore, in this game, the others continued their good form from the beginning and were fully integrated into the offense.

Kyle Weaver, Nick Collison, Sabo Sefrosa, they all have 12 points in the account. In the face of the evenly distributed Thunder, the Wizards simply couldn’t grasp the defensive focus. Naturally, Jamison’s 29 score was an inflated figure.

83 to 88, the Thunder won their second opponent in March. On the same day, Wade led the Heat to defeat the invading Phoenix Suns with a 35-point performance. With this opportunity, the victory gap between the Thunder and the Suns was only two games left!

Since Durant was injured, the Thunder have not only failed to recover, but under the leadership of An Jie played a wave of four-game winning streak.

Yes, another four-game winning streak. This winning streak is like a curse for the Thunder, and it is difficult to break.

With the exception of Van Gundy’s first five-game winning streak after taking over the team, the Thunder’s winning streak has never reached five games.

Four consecutive victories, which indicates that the Thunder will lose in the next game. God is like a curse, so that the Thunder can’t break this embarrassment anyway.

It is precisely because of these dramatic records that NBA games will become exciting. On March 7, the Thunder went to New Orleans, hoping to break the spell of not being able to break through the four-game winning streak on the road.

“The Thunder have won four consecutive victories this season, but in only one of them, the Thunder seized the opportunity and achieved a five-game winning streak. The Warriors, Heat, and Lakers, these three teams are blocking The Thunder have completed five consecutive victories three times. Can the New Orleans Hornets prevent the Thunder from being in good condition today and join the ranks?”

The suspense created by various media has stoked the appetite of fans, and even many neutral fans were attracted by the embarrassing record of the Thunder.

Facts have proved that the Thunder really didn’t have a five-game winning streak. The Hornets played very well in this game. In terms of the ability to control the rhythm of the game, Chris Paul is undoubtedly much better than the center Anjie.

The Hornets played with the Thunder throughout the game, and the Hornets on the defensive end boldly doubled An Jie.

Van Gundy didn’t worry about it the first time he saw the Hornets double-team Anjie. Because Krstic is on the court, he can always solve the problem by shooting when An Jie encounters a double-team.

It’s just a pity that the Serbian center feels really bad today. When Anjie was double-teamed, he repeatedly sent wonderful passes, but Krstic did not seize the opportunity.

Seeing Krstic’s poor touch, the Hornets’ double-teaming became more determined.

In the face of Tyson Chandler and David West’s double attack, An Jie did not have much choice.

The Thunder’s more blooming offense in the first two games has gradually increased everyone’s shots, but the facts have also proved that not everyone who gets the right to fire can convert it into a score.

The veteran Chucky Atkins and Malick Rose’s shooting percentage is as horrible as Kostich. The two of them can still be matched by Presti because of their rich experience. I didn’t expect these two veterans to actually prove with practical actions that they have experience and not many advantages that can be tapped.

Kostic made 3 of 12 shots, shooting 25% from the field. Atkins made 2 of 8 shots, 25% from the field, and Marrick Rose made 2 of 9 shots, with a minimum of 22%.

These three people have shot more shots than in previous games, but they have failed everyone’s hopes. More flowers, not everyone can bloom.

In contrast to the Hornets, Paul’s organization still allows his teammates to play very easily. No matter how tight the Thunder’s defense is, the “Queen Bee” can always find a deadly gap.

Westbrook has 24 points and Anjie has 18 points and 8 rebounds. This data seems to be pretty good, but compared to the Hornets, who scored 20 points for three people, scored in double figures for six people, and rotated as many as 11 people, Wei The statistics of Stbrook and Anjie are far from enough.

“The game is over! Coach Van Gundy has taken Angel and Westbrook down, which means the Thunder have given up the game!”

98 to 108, the thunderous thunder made a shocking defeat in New Orleans. The Hornets shot 53% in this campaign, while the Thunder only had 39%. Just looking at this statistic, you can probably guess the final result.

Although the performance of Anjie and Westbrook in this game is not amazing, it is definitely a level. The poor performance of the role players is one of the main reasons why the Thunder were once again rejected by the five-game winning streak.

The role players are not good, the Thunder team’s habitual talk, some of them may have outstanding performance in a few games, but from the perspective of long team building, the comprehensive strength of the Thunder team’s role players is obviously still below the pass line. . Presti’s summer seems to be destined to be very busy.

The pace of progress came to an abrupt end once again on the four-game winning streak, but the only thing worthy of the Thunder’s gratitude is that the Suns also lost in the previous day’s game.

In another Yao Sha war yesterday, Yao Ming led his Houston Rockets to defend the glory at home and also defended the title of Yao Ming’s league’s first center. The Suns lost two games in a row, so even if the Thunder lost today, the Suns still only won two games more than the Thunder.

After the defeat in New Orleans, the Thunder didn’t have much time to grieve and returned to the home court to play back-to-back with the Philadelphia 76ers.

The 76ers opponent An Jie is no stranger, because his first professional basketball game was the 76ers with the team in the preseason.

For Anjie at the time, the 76ers’ players were still very strong. But now, after so much training, Anjie has long since been unafraid of this team whose glory is no longer there.

20 turnovers, in the Thunder’s defensive posture, the 76ers sent a total of 20 turnovers.

Passing out of bounds, breaking the dribble under fierce physical confrontation, etc., these mistakes have become the main tune of the 76ers in this game.

In addition to turnovers, the poor shooting rate also allowed the 76ers to accelerate their deaths.

Andre Iguodala did not expect that the two rookies of the Thunder would improve so much. During the preseason, he did not pay attention to An Jie’s inside defense at all, but now, An Jie is guarding. The penalty area allowed him to miss several layups.

“The combined defense of Sabo Sefrosa and An Jie made Iguodala completely lost the sense of offense. This is already Iguodala’s 11th shot, but his score is still only 9 points, no change. ”

3 of 11 shots, the free throw percentage is only a mere 50%. The core of the 76ers is like this, do they have any capital to win?

74 to 89, after a big defeat, the Thunder immediately won the back-to-back game. The state is lost quickly and the recovery is quick. This is a pros and cons of a young team. The double-double performance of 14 points and 11 rebounds made Anjie still beloved.

Also on today, March 8th, the Suns challenged the GDP Spurs away from home. To the delight of all Thunder fans, the Suns lost again!

Facing the Magic, Rockets and Spurs, the Suns gave the Thunder a gift with a three-game losing streak. Now the difference between the two sides’ wins is only one game! Want to surpass the sun, seems to be just around the corner!

The morale of the Thunder rushed to their next opponent, the King who had been double-killed by the Thunder this season.

Whenever they play against the Thunder, the general manager of the Kings will be sprayed by the fans. The players of the Kings naturally do not want to be looked down upon by the fans. Everyone played very hard in this game, and the Kings therefore possessed a super level of defensive strength.

Jeff Green and Anjie naturally became the two most watched guys again. Both of them did not disappoint the audience. They attacked with the ball one after another. You came and went, playing well or not.

In the last 38 seconds of the game, the Thunder led by 97 to 92. After receiving a second pass from his teammate Bobby Jackson, Jeff Green made a decisive shot from outside the three-point line, the basketball went into the frame, and the score was only 2 points away!

“MVP! MVP! MVP!” Jeff Green’s key goal made the sleep train arena boil. He wants to prove that he is not inferior to the opposite No. 16!

After Westbrook received a pass from An Jie in the open space, the two-pointer hit the iron, allowing the Kings to seize the opportunity to play a fast break, and let the Kings fans see the hope of a lore.

Jeff Green did his part to get the final shot right. He pushed forward quickly, trying to rush to the basket before An Jie returned to the defense.

But the familiar scene was staged again, Jeff Green stretched out, ready to dunk. Just when he thought that An Jie was too late to defend himself, the basketball in his hand slammed from behind and was pressed **** the backboard.

“Ann! A crucial block! Jeff Green is inside, and he can’t escape An Jie’s palm!”

Once again blocked by An Jie, now in Jeff Green’s heart, An Jie has really become the lingering shadow.

Afterwards, the Kings had to deliberately foul Anjie, but they all knew that it had no effect at all.

19 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocked shots, Anjie’s large double-double and strong defense in the penalty area, once again picked Jeff Green from the horse.

99 to 98, the Kings and Jeff Green still failed to complete the lore in the end. They fought to the end, but they were defeated by the Chinese.

So far in the game, the Thunder have also won 34 wins, the same as the Suns! Now there is only one game away from Durant’s return from injury. If the key battle related to the ranking rise and fall is left to Phoenix, it will undoubtedly be stubbornly resisted by the Suns.

Whether it’s all in one go or being opened again, the fierce competition for tickets to the playoffs has reached an intense stage. (To be continued.)