The way of the center

Chapter 103 Change the Decline (810)

Duncan's hook missed! ?An Jie quickly looked up at the big screen, yes, 104 to 103, the Thunder had one more point than the Spurs, and Duncan did miss the hook. What does that mean?This means that they actually beat the mighty San Antonio Spurs!
An Jie was just inexplicably excited at the moment. He suddenly laughed and turned to look at his teammates. Westbrook had already rushed towards him.

"You really have Ann!" Westbrook hugged An Jie. It was because of the tenacious defense of these two 08-level rookies at the last moment that the Thunder team was able to crush the Spurs' hope of victory in one fell swoop.

Unexpectedly, the culprit who eliminated the Cyclone team in college before is actually a capable teammate with An Jie to defeat a strong enemy!

"We...we won the Spurs!?" Angie still couldn't believe this fact. The name of the San Antonio Spurs itself can be equated with greatness, and Ginobili and Duncan are undoubtedly part of this great system. greatest member of theIt was such an opponent who failed to end the game when faced with the defenses of Westbrook and Anjie.

Unlike the ecstatic Thunder teenager, Duncan, who failed in the lore, returned to calm after the game.What ups and downs has he not experienced with the Spurs?This is just a small loss in the regular season, not only Duncan, Popovich and Ginobili did not show much emotional fluctuations.There are as many as 82 games in the regular season. If they have to suffer every time they lose, then these old guys will really go crazy.

"Let's go Tim, I hate playing against young people the most. It's really enviable to watch." Ginobili patted Duncan on the back with his hips on his hips, exhausting Anjie and the others. The old man was even more exhausted.The speed of the Thunder's No. [-] guard is really beyond the reach of Ginobili.

"There is one more opponent in the West." Duncan is right. Even though the Thunder are ranked last, in the long NBA career, the Thunder is bound to grow into a major obstacle in his career path.

"Let's go Manu, don't keep the old man waiting." Duncan supported Ginobili's shoulder and walked into the locker room. Now that the victory or defeat has become a thing of the past, they are more concerned about Tony Parker's injury.

"Charles, you said before the game that this game would be boring, how do you explain it now?" Kenny Smith would not let go of any chance to take on Barkley.

"If the Frenchman hadn't retired due to injury, would the Thunder have a chance? I didn't know that Parker would be injured before the game." Barkley's current performance in Chinese is "the duck is dead and still stubborn."

"The NBA has never been short of people to be touted, but there are not many people who can pass the Spurs." Reggie Miller has only now recovered from the wonderful matchup between the two sides. With a large influx of players, maybe the NBA will really change hands in a few years.

"Oh, didn't you play better in the last few minutes, did you forget how boring the first 40 minutes were?" Barkley just loves to play against these two partners.

After the game, the three young men of the Thunder were rounded up enthusiastically by the reporters, and they defeated the Spurs in a game that was broadcast live across the United States. This really gave the Thunder three young men a big enough stage.

At this moment, the Thunder's three young men are just like the colorful riverside walk not far from the AT&T Center, becoming the brightest rainbow in the NBA.

"An, do you know how many points you scored in this game?" A blond female reporter stopped An Jie from the sidelines, and looked at the big Chinese man in front of her with a smile on her face.

"I don't know, there shouldn't be many, maybe there are more rebounds." An Jie was sweating profusely, but he didn't feel tired. Instead, he had a smile on his face.

"24 points! Congratulations, you have scored a career high of 24 points!"

"Oh, it's quite a lot." An Jie was full of surprise. When the camera was shooting An Jie, Westbrook suddenly ran up from behind and jumped on An Jie's back.

"Hey, you should be careful, our Chinese big man has entered the state." Westbrook pointed at the camera, as if issuing a warning to the entire league.This is young people.

"Russell, you performed well today. With teammates like Durant and Anjie, didn't you play very easily?" Westbrook came to the door himself, and the reporter said "By the way "Interviewed him a bit.

"I only scored 17 points today, and the team won the game. Doesn't this highlight the strength of my two buddies?" Westbrook also praised himself in different ways. 17 points, for a For a first-year rookie, this is already a not low score.

In addition to the winner Thunder, Duncan, Ginobili and Popovich of the Spurs are naturally the focus of attention.

"A very capable kid, he scored 24 points on me. What else can I say?" A reporter asked Duncan how he evaluated An Jie's performance, and Shi Fu replied.

"Tony's injury is not serious, it's just an ordinary sprain, and it didn't affect the bones and joints, but we have to wait for the results of further examinations for a few games." Popovich has the most reporters around him.

"Do you think that the foul that caused Tony's injury was intentional by Anjie? Do you think the referee should call a flagrant foul?" A rookie reporter thought he asked a tricky question, but those familiar with Popovich The reporter shook his head, this young man is still inexperienced.

"It's the referee's job to judge the type of foul. If he thinks it's not a malicious foul, it's not a malicious foul." Popovich never refuses to answer sensitive questions, because his answer is no different from refusing to answer.

"Do you think the Spurs' lineup is really aging too badly? Facing the Thunder with the opposite age structure of the Spurs, you are playing very hard. Will you change the team's current lineup?"

"Old? You should ask the three little guys on the Thunder team if they are tired from playing." Popovich sneered at this question.

Indeed, just fighting against the 33-year-old man, An Jie was exhausted.The slow-paced Spurs feel more grinding than the fast-paced Suns.

The nationally broadcast game officially ended, and the Thunder showed their strength in this highly watched game.

Durant has 30 points, Anjie has 24 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, and Westbrook has 17 points. The statistics of these three people are absolutely outstanding. Now the whole league knows that the Thunder is a team that cannot be ignored. Shit stick, although they are currently ranked at the bottom of the record, but many strong teams will stumble on such a team with full potential.The role played by the Thunder is to disrupt the entire league structure.

"Okay boy, I didn't embarrass me, the Spurs were won by you." Divac didn't have time to watch the live broadcast at all. He didn't know the news of the Thunder defeating the Spurs until he saw the news in the newspaper the next day.

"Hey, now the commentators have mentioned your name a lot, how are you doing?" An Jie asked concerned. The last time I had a phone call with Divac was half a month ago. The team has just changed coaches.

"It's not easy to be an official. I originally wanted to be a politician after retiring from the military. I didn't know that I was just a humanitarian consultant, and my old bones were about to fall apart." Divac said feebly. Leaning on his valuable calfskin office chair, looking at the piles of documents on the desk, he couldn't help pressing his temples.

"Hey, then go back to the basketball court and continue to be my coach." Although An Jie said this as a joke, he really wanted that old devil to continue to be his mentor.

"Come on, you have even fought against Duncan and Yao Ming, what can I, a bad old man, teach you? You have learned the trick of flopping very well." When it came to flopping, Divac laughed again. I laughed out loud, my nature is hard to change
After defeating the mighty Spurs, Jeff Van Gundy and his players continued to tell the world with their actions that they are not a flashing meteor.

On December 12, the Thunder played back-to-back home games against the Los Angeles Clippers.As a team in the same city as the powerful Los Angeles Lakers, the weak Clippers have always been dubbed the Los Angeles Second Team by fans.

This title didn't just come to him for no reason, 6 wins and 17 losses, this kind of record is worse than Thunderclap's [-]-game losing streak.

Although the Clippers are very active this summer, they have the powerful forward Zach Randolph who was just traded, the combo guard Baron Davis, and the experienced center Marcus. Comparable, and this year's seventh overall pick Eric Gordon, on paper, the Clippers' lineup is not bad.

But these few people seem to have never been screwed together. Their stats look pretty good individually, but when they are put together in a team, they have been unable to produce a chemical reaction.

In the end, after experiencing the baptism of the duel with the Spurs, the Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 98 to 88.

Zach Randolph still hasn't been able to get rid of the infamy of the team's cancer, only attacking to collect statistics, and the defensive end is completely a black hole.

He allowed Wilcox, who came off the bench, to score 13 points easily, and let Westbrook's breakthrough go smoothly.

Although Zach Randolph scored a game-high 25 points, Durant's 23 points, Westbrook's 22 points and Angie's 19 points allowed the Thunder to take away the victory.

Four consecutive victories, this result has already tied the Thunder's most winning streak this season, but facing the Toronto Raptors who have been in poor form recently, the Thunder seems to have no plans to stop their winning streak.

In this game, "Dragon King" Bosh played well, and his large double-double of 22 points and 16 rebounds made him worthy of the domineering nickname of "Dragon King".But apart from Bosh, only 06 No. 8 pick Andrea Bargnani scored in double figures in the Raptors. As for the others, Spanish defender Calderon's [-] points is already the highest score.

The Raptors are in such a poor state, if the Thunder can't even seize such an opportunity, they are destined to be punished by God.

83 to 91, the Thunder ushered in the longest five-game winning streak at home with a high profile!
However, Anjie played a little abnormally in this game. His 4 turnovers made Jeff Van Gundy yell again and again off the court. He made only 12 of 5 shots, and his poor shooting rate of 41% made him questioned by the media.

"Facing Bosh and Bargnani, who were in their prime, the Thunder's 12th overall rookie obviously showed his own shortcomings. If it weren't for the super offensive ability of Westbrook and Durant, this It is impossible for the center to score such inflated statistics in the hotbed of the Thunder!" ESPN reporter Dorsey mercilessly criticized An Jie, this Chinese made himself embarrassed before the live broadcast, but he has always held a grudge Woolen cloth.

The number of games in the NBA is much more than that of the NCAA, with 82 games, and only an old goblin like Duncan can maintain stability.Anjie is just a rookie, so far he has performed perfectly.Jeff Van Gundy wasn't worried about Anjie's state at all. Seeing Anjie who forced himself to practice 1000 shots after that game, Van Gundy was very pleased.

In any case, the Thunder's five-game winning streak still made them out of the ranks of the weak teams, with 10 wins and 13 losses, temporarily ranking tenth in the Western Conference. The Thunder's strong momentum undoubtedly exceeded everyone's expectations.

(End of this chapter)