The way of the center

Chapter 111 "Anshark" Showdown

"Shaq, about the Suns' next opponent, how much do you know about them?" Suns coach Terry Porter and "Shark" O'Neal were attending the post-match press conference in the media reception room of the American West Arena.Facing the Spurs, the Suns have been fighting their opponents to the last moment. Unexpectedly, Duncan's last shot when facing O'Neal made the Suns' 48-minute efforts come to naught.

"Oklahoma City Thunder? Durant is playing there." Faced with reporters talking about opponents, O'Neal has always liked to maintain a disdainful attitude.

"It's not just Durant, the Thunder have achieved outstanding results this season, and the two 08-level rookies around Durant have contributed a lot." Seeing that O'Neal didn't feel disgusted, the reporter continued.

"The Thunder had just defeated the Spurs not long ago. Facing almost the same situation, the center of the Thunder, Angie, defended Duncan's last shot."

It was none other than Shaquille O'Neal who faced Duncan at the last moment of the game.Not only did O'Neal fail to prevent Duncan's fatal blow, he was also slightly worse than Duncan in terms of statistics.O'Neill knew that now that the reporter said this, he was obviously targeting himself.

"You mean that rookie named Anjie is better than me?" O'Neill stared at the reporter who asked the question, and his serious question made the reporter jump.

"No, no, I just want to hear what you think of him." The reporter quickly waved his hand, a star like O'Neal is absolutely not to be messed with.

"Before you told me this name, I never knew who An Jie was. Is he a compatriot of Yao? Taller than Yao?" Yao Ming has already won the respect of O'Neill with his actions, and An Jie is in O'Neill's eyes Li, but a vulnerable little rookie.

"So you will easily lead the Suns to victory?" O'Neal has always been outspoken, and the reporters like to interview him most.

"Look, tell that Anjie to wait, let him see if Uncle O'Neill is old or not!" After speaking, O'Neill bulged his arm muscles to the newspaper reporters.

"Challenge An Jie! "Big Shark" speaks again, calling An Jie vulnerable!"

"The Ansha showdown, the curtain is on!"

"Same type as Yao Ming? An Jie's winning rate is [-]%!"

O'Neal's angry words after losing the game were used by the media as a treasure to promote everywhere.Those who know O'Neill's character will not take these words too seriously, but when they spread to China, the meaning written by the media is far from O'Neill's original intention.

"I really sympathize with you, Ann, how heavy is O'Neal? 147 kilograms." Westbrook swallowed just thinking about it. Fortunately, he is just a point guard and doesn't have to fight these fleshy mountains.

"I've bought the insurance, O'Neill hit me with the same force as a pickup truck hit me." An Jie held up dumbbells and chatted with Westbrook without saying a word.

"Hey, even if an [-]-wheel truck hits you, I know you won't take half a step back. Don't worry Ann, Kevin and I will try our best to lure that shark out." Westbrook rushed to Ann. Jay blinked.

Poor thing, with a gap of more than 30 kilograms, it's still worth it.Although the peak has passed, the current O'Neal is still a person who can sit on an equal footing with Yao Ming in the position of the league's number one center.

Another legend, but this time the opponent will not be as gentle as Duncan and Yao Ming.

Although Jeff Van Gundy led the team to defeat the Suns last time, in this game, Jeff's arrangement will be quite different.The main reason is that after an unsatisfactory start, the Suns' lineup has undergone a very big change, which has led to the fact that the previous experience of winning the Suns is completely useless now.

The most obvious change is inside. During O'Neal's injury, the Suns had to use Anjie's old acquaintance Robin Lopez to start. Although Robin is a good player among rookies, he is placed in the entire NBA , he is still too mediocre.Take the last game against the Thunder as an example, Robin Lopez didn't put any pressure on An Jie.

But now, O'Neal's return has turned the Suns' inside line from a weak point to a strong point. Stoudemire doesn't have to go to the fifth position, and his mobility is more sufficient, which is more suitable for him to flex his muscles.

In addition to O'Neal, another general of the Suns was also activated from the injured list in the first few games, that is Grant Hill.

Although this once talented guy does not average many points per game now, he can always contribute ten points to the Suns in a stable output. Compared with the frizzy and unstable Matt Barnes, Hill's comeback is more important Rand's defensive requirements have increased significantly.

In the post-scoring position, the Suns did not continue to force veteran Raja Bell to start. Instead, they sent Raja Bell as a bargaining chip to the Magic in exchange for Jason Riley, a star guard with a strong scoring ability from the Magic. Chadson and shooters forward Jared Dudley.

So in this game, Richardson, who came to the Suns and played a few games, served as the starting shooting guard.The lineup of the Suns can be said to have undergone a major upgrade. The current Suns will only be stronger than before!
Nash, Richardson, Grant Hill, Stoudemire, Sharks, look at this lineup, the Suns who can score the most seem to be preparing to make a comeback.

Faced with such a lineup, Van Gundy has never come up with a defensive strategy that satisfies him.And Anjie and Westbrook were nervously preparing to face stronger opponents.

The reporters frantically surrounded the underground parking lot of the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Thunder had just entered the arena and started warming up, but O'Neal of the Suns was undoubtedly the target that these reporters wanted to see the most.

O'Neill wore headphones, sunglasses, and casual sportswear. After getting out of the car, he began to pose to the reporters. This huge beast looked very cute off the court.

"Shaq! Another Chinese center forward! Do you have anything to say? Do you think he can succeed like Yao Ming?" Wu Hua squeezed to the front with great effort, and asked O'Neal a question loudly in the noisy environment.

"Tell that skinny kid to be safe. I don't want to help carry him off the field later." O'Neal's provocations always started before he even played, and he was open-minded against the stars of his generation in the league. He is even more rude to O'Neill, a first-year rookie like Anjie.

Watching O'Neal put on his jersey and warm up, before the game started, Anjie was taken aback by O'Neal's huge size.How did this guy manage to drag his body to jump around on the basketball court.

"God, I don't even want to break into the inside line if I'm killed." Westbrook was also shocked by the body of this monster. Its deterrent power, O'Neal has already exuded enough deterrence before the fight started.

Feeling that someone was looking at him from behind, O'Neill suddenly turned around and saw the two little devils with dull eyes.

O'Neill smirked and blinked at An Jie, An Jie felt that this game would definitely become very difficult.

"Do you think you can beat me? How about I give you a second?" O'Neal chattered as soon as he saw Anjie when the ball was jumping in the middle circle.

"Don't be so silent, relax, don't you speak English? No, you definitely do, you just hide it like Yao." O'Neill didn't mean anything malicious, he just wanted to tease this rookie, watching O'Neill enjoyed the terrified expressions of the rookies.

But An Jie was not timid at all. He focused on the basketball in the hands of the referee, ready to compete with O'Neill at any time.

"It's boring." O'Neal spread his hands and became serious.

"Beep!" The referee whistled, and then threw the basketball into the air.

Of course, O'Neal couldn't really give Anjie a second. He and Anjie jumped almost at the same time. The orange basketball was exactly the goal of these two big men!

Can't watch the Yaosha battle enough?Don't worry, now there's one more matchup worth watching!

"This kid, he is now facing off against O'Neill." Morris watched the TV, his muscles tensed all over his body. He didn't know if he could still gain the upper hand against An Jie.

"Don't worry about Morris, you will meet these guys in a few months." Next to Morris was Ricard who was equally dedicated.

"Boys, dessert is ready." Rickard's wife Peggy brought out a plate of cake from the kitchen, which she specially prepared for the two guys watching the game.

"How far can you do it?" The game started, and Morris entered the state of concentrating on studying again.

(End of this chapter)