The Way of the Center

Chapter 69



Chapter 69 : Disadvantage

Westbrook had known An Jie’s power a long time ago, but Durant didn’t expect An Jie to be so calm when facing Bogut. From the beginning of Durant University to the end of his first NBA season, he has never met a center by his side who can solve problems on the inside alone, so after so many years, he has long been not used to giving big men inside. Passed.

The opponents in the preseason were not strong, and everyone did not show their real strength, so it is normal for Anjie to play well. But Durant didn’t expect Anjie to perform well in the regular season. Certain concepts in Durant’s heart have begun to slowly change.

“Ball!” After listening to Anjie’s words, Bogut suddenly became very aggressive on the offensive end. He deeply took the position and opened his big hand to ask for the ball to Ridnour.

The images that the Chinese gave to Bogut in the past were not talkative and very humble. Last season, Yi Jianlian was such a character in the team. It’s alright now, this stinky yellow-skinned kid actually dared to humiliate himself face to face. Bogut wants this kid to shut up! Defeating the opponent is the best way to achieve this goal!

Anjie stretched his arms to the front and tried to block the pass. Bogut violently thrown away An Jie’s arm on his shoulder again and again. This Chinese is really dishonest!

After several collisions, Bogut finally got a little gap to catch the ball. Ridnour seized the opportunity to pass the ball, and Bogut held the ball firmly with both hands! He is full of power now!

“Boom!” Bogut’s first advancing momentum sinks! But An Jie didn’t take a step back! Bogut also failed to advance a bit! The fans saw the two centers collided firmly, but both sides stood still.

Second time! Bogut continued to increase his strength, and Anjie took a step back because of his chest tightness. Generally, when a center strikes with a back, it will not go all-out backwards, because such a false and real force can achieve the purpose of confusing the opponent, making the defensive team confused about what you will do next.

However, Bogut’s offense is equivalent to directly stating that he wants to fight back, and if there is a kind, you can carry it down!

Third time! Bogut exhausted all his strength, maybe this collision would directly cause a foul, but who cares! ? He just wants that Chinese boy to know that he is not annoying!

Bogut leaned back vigorously, but hit the air! Because of too much force, his whole body leaned back because of inertia, and Bogut fell to the ground with a mess under his feet. An Jie’s retreat was just right, and Bogut, who only wanted to go inside, suffered a lot. Both soft and hard are used to achieve the miraculous effect.

Bogut fell and naturally lost control of the basketball. The quick-reaction Westbrook picked up the basketball and sprinted directly! Michael Reid pursued back with all his strength, but could only see that the young man was getting further and further away from him.

Watching Westbrook complete the dunk over there, Anjie celebrated in front of Bogut who fell to the ground. Afterwards, Anjie deliberately looked at Bogut, who hadn’t gotten up, and then pointed his head with his finger. “I said you have to be smart.”

“******!” Bogut stood up immediately, and confronted An Jie hard, the noses of both sides were about to touch each other. But under the referee’s stern gaze, Bogut still controlled himself.

“Oh, take it easy, big white bear.” An Jie raised his hands innocently and stepped back. This action also attracted the attention of all the cameras that were shooting Westbrook.

“Something seems to be happening in the backcourt. We saw Bogut and Anjie seem to be looking at each other. As we all know, Bogut has always been a very hot tempered player with a dirty mouth. Now he is not even a novice player. “The ESPN commentator didn’t know, but An Jie, who seemed innocent now, actually took advantage.

“Don’t know Ann like him.” Durant came over and pushed An Jie aside. He was afraid that his new teammate would suffer.

Bogut is now annoyed into anger. If it weren’t for frequent injuries, he might have become a top center. Doesn’t even a hairy boy dare to break ground on his head now! Unacceptable!

So in the subsequent confrontation with Bogut, Anjie felt that his jersey was almost torn by Bogut. As long as the referee does not interfere, Bogut will always make rough moves unscrupulously.

Big elbows, iron palms, diamond arms, Bogut can be said to be extremely versatile. An Jie feels that he is not playing the NBA, but has gone to the wrong place to come to the free fight arena. But he knew that if Bogut continued to fight like this, the referee would definitely do something to control the situation.

During a rebounding scramble, Bogut, who was stuck outside, grabbed An Jie’s jersey, who had already taken off. Such an obvious action. The referee can no longer open one eye and close another. He whistle. Immediately blew it.

“The referee has convicted Bogut for a rebounding foul! Someone has to take care of him, and if he is left alone, he will know what Bogut will do.”

Bogut was called for a foul, but this does not mean that An Jie is innocent. After mixing with Morris and Divac for a long time, there are a lot of small movements on Anjie. Bogut didn’t take advantage and even fouled his back. It’s worthwhile for Anjie to be so miserable.

The confrontation between the two big men was wonderful, but the confrontation between the two teams became one-sided. The Bucks’ offensive efficiency is very high, and Durant is still unable to get back to form.

Fortunately, the Thunder power forward Chris Wilcox found a sense in the basket. His three consecutive hits finally ensured that the score would not be expanded.

Finally, after a foul by the Bucks, P.J. Carlesimo replaced Angel and Westbrook who had played for a long time. In this way, Durant returned to the rhythm of a man’s playing, but this did not help him find his lost touch.

“Kevin Durant has only scored two points in the first half so far! And those two points are still obtained by free throws. After his outstanding performance last season, Durant’s second season seems to be a little lacking in stamina!” Six Scored two points and two rebounds in a zero shot, which is Durant’s performance for the fans in the new season. Obviously, this transcript must be unqualified.

At the end of the second quarter, Carlesimo took Angel and Westbrook on the court again, but Durant, who was unable to recover his form, was replaced. Durant is isolated and helpless on the court, of course not very efficient. An Jie had seen this, and it was impossible for Kalesimo to fail to see it. But he just hopes Durant can use his personal ability to solve the problem, he just can’t come up with a second set of solutions.

Anjie misses Ricard infinitely now, at least he can always stand up and stabilize the situation when the players are at a loss. Carlesimo? Anyway, An Jie has no good feelings about his new coach.

Presti also saw this problem. Carlesimo had been accused by fans last season, but the Sonics had been unable to recover at that time, so Presti did not respond. However, Carlesimo does not seem to be able to play the full potential of the Thunder’s three future stars, which makes Presti now have to consider the question of the coach.

After returning to the field, Angel and Westbrook looked after each other and performed quite well. Wilcox, who frequently hit the wall on the defensive end, also continued his outstanding performance on the offensive end. Wilcox alone scored 7 points in the second quarter, but compared to Michael Ricard’s 11 points in a single quarter, this result seems to be a lot inferior.

Anjie is still active on the field to pick and roll his teammates, and actively get stuck. Facing the Bucks, the backup center Dan Gazulic and Angel directly confiscated all the rebounds he could get. As a center Gazulic did not grab a rebound in the second quarter.

But An Jie is not the core of the offense after all. The rebounds he struggled to grab were not converted into points by his teammates. Anjie and Westbrook also failed to pull the Thunder out of the abyss at the end of the second quarter.

50 to 35, after the first half of the game, the points were not close and retreated, and was pulled to fifteen points. Anjie played as a substitute for 11 minutes in the first half, scoring a total of 8 points and 4 rebounds, which can be said to be a very good data. Westbrook scored 11 points and 4 assists These two potential newcomers at level 08 did not disappoint the Thunder fans.

But Durant’s zero-for-six shooting was the biggest factor that crushed the Thunder. This year’s best rookie just missed a goal in the first half of the game, if it weren’t for the excellent performance of Angel and Westbrook. As well as Wilcox’s good feeling on the offensive end, the points difference may be stretched even greater now.

Everyone is waiting for Callesimo to make a change. Everyone is waiting for the head coach to show them the way. But when Kalesimo spoke, everyone was disappointed.

“Defense! Our defense! Durant! In the second half, you can attack more resolutely! An Jie, pay attention to open the space!” The assistant coach next to Popovich does not seem to have the ability to stand alone.

Although the Sonics lineup was poor last season, the record of 62 losses and 20 wins is not irrelevant to his coach.

When coaching the Golden State Warriors in the 1990s, Carlesimo was caught by his own player for 15 seconds. After his teammates tried to separate the two, the attacker seized the opportunity to elbow Ka. Lessimo a few times. Although the attacker is not a good stubborn, but Karasimo is not good at getting along with the players is also one of the fuse.

After five years with Popovich, Kalesimo insists that he has changed, but now it seems that this is just his own wishful thinking.

Can the Thunder, with an unclear goal, launch a Jedi counterattack in the second half?

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