The way of the center

Chapter 197 Victory Without Joy

"What!?" Even Duncan, who has always been emotionally stable, couldn't help but exclaim.

The goal that seemed inevitable and the tie was not scored by Duncan.An Jie quickly followed up from behind and shattered the Spurs' hope of winning in one fell swoop.

Due to the high inertia of the full sprint, Anjie couldn't control his center of gravity and rushed forward after blocking Duncan's layup. He fell to the ground abruptly like a dive-bombing plane, rushing into the Press area for cameras.

Duncan looked at An Jie who was chasing desperately and now fell in the crowd, and looked at the basketball that was blocked but did not foul.Finally, Shi Buddha looked up at the score on the big screen in the ATT Center.

100 to 98, the visiting team is in front and the home team is behind.

lost?lost!
The entire ATT Center fell silent. The fans in the stands held their heads in disbelief, while the Spurs players on the field had their hips on their hips and lowered their heads, feeling very helpless.

Where is Duncan?He was still staring at the big screen, hoping to see how the ball failed.

After waiting for more than ten seconds, the replay of An Jie's last key block shot appeared on the big screen.

After Duncan stole the ball and advanced, the outside players of the Spurs who hadn't figured out the situation were dragged behind, and the outside players of the Thunder were also dragged behind.Only Duncan, who suddenly started, and An Jie, who reacted quickly, ran wildly in the frontcourt.

Anjie is sprinting without the ball, and Duncan's dribbling speed as a long inside man is naturally not fast.During the march, the gap between the two gradually narrowed. Finally, when Duncan took off, An Jie kicked off the ground with his left foot and leaped high.Due to the huge inertia, Anjie rushed forward. He tried his best to maintain his balance in the air, straightened his arms, and finally completed the block before Duncan scored.

Duncan still stood there, staring at the big screen.He wanted to find any clues that could prove that the block was invalid or fouled, but unfortunately, there was none.

Popovich's face was livid, how many times have they been defeated at the last moment by a group of little bastards.Now, the tragedy happened again.

In fact, the strength of the Spurs' lineup in the past two seasons is really average. Apart from GDP, it is difficult to find other useful puzzles.If another coach came in, the Spurs' record would definitely be worse than it is now.

But for Popovich, poor lineups are no excuse for losing.He will definitely study the tape of this game, and the Spurs players will definitely feel sick watching this tape next week.4 wins and 4 losses at the start of the game, this is definitely not the record that a team like the Spurs should have.

An Jie has been lying among a group of photographers, he covered his knees in pain, unable to stand up.

Morris and Westbrook originally rushed towards An Jie with smiles on their faces, but when they saw An Jie's actions, the joy of victory was instantly dissipated.

Jeff Van Gundy just shook hands with Popovich. He turned his head and looked to the sidelines. Where Anjie fell, there were three or four Thunder players surrounding him.

"No, no" Van Gundy ran away from Popovich very rudely and headed straight for the media area.

Van Gundy pushed aside the tall players and squeezed into the middle.An Jie was lying on the ground at the moment, covering his forehead with one hand, gnashing his teeth, dripping with sweat.The other hand was holding the knee of the left leg, which seemed to be swollen.

"How is it?" Van Gundy took off his black suit and held An Jie's leg.

"It hurts." An Jie didn't dare to act rashly, he sprinted to take off with all his strength and fell badly, but the floor slipped when he landed, making his knee seem to twist.

"Okay, okay, let's spread out, Russell, and call the team doctor." Van Gundy also sweated a lot unconsciously. For some reason, he remembered Ewing, who played under him back then.

Also because of this scene, after the game, the major TV stations still paid attention to the stadium through the screen signals.

"We hope that Ann's injury will not be too serious. It is also clear from the replay just now that An's knee was twisted for a while because of the slippage of the sole of his foot when he blocked the ground. If Ann's health is used to exchange for a regular season victory, that is indeed true. It's not worth it." It's hard to imagine that the person who said this was Charles Barkley.

In the face of injuries, all active or retired athletes are on the same front.

The Chinese fans were also worried in front of the TV. The injuries of Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian were still not optimistic. If An Jie was injured again, the Chinese team would almost be wiped out in the NBA.

The team doctor quickly ran to the field and made some simple preliminary assessments on An Jie.After that, with the support of Morris and Ibaka, the Thunder slowly walked into the player channel.

"Ann's blocking shots was really hard, and his pursuit did let the Thunder win the game. The last guy who defended like him was Alonzo Mourning. However, we hope his injury will not As serious as Mourning." Mike Breen also sent his heartfelt blessings to Anjie.

"I just hope his injury is not serious." After the game, when a reporter asked Duncan what he thought of Anjie's performance in this game, Duncan only said this, then turned and left in a hurry.

Like the first ankle sprain, Anjie's fall to the ground again touched the hearts of many people.The knee is a key part that has abolished many great players in recent years.

San Antonio's Riverwalk at night is beautiful, but Van Gundy and his coaching staff aren't in the mood to appreciate it.

Originally, Catherine just wanted to watch An Jie's game in a relaxed manner, but after the game, she was so anxious that she shed tears in front of the TV.

The players of the Thunder did not have the slightest sense of joy, even though they had just defeated the San Antonio Spurs, the powerful Western Conference.

After the injury, An Jie's phone kept ringing, and he answered one by one, telling the other party that he was fine, but everyone knew that An Jie's answer was just a perfunctory one.

"I'm really fine, Catherine, can't I still talk to you properly? Well, I'm going to have an inspection, and I'll call you as soon as I'm done."

Hearing Catherine's crying voice, An Jie couldn't bear it even more.

Knee injury, this matter can be big or small.Although Yao Ming suffered a knee injury last season, he was able to return to the court to continue playing immediately after a short rest. The real cause of his inability to play now is actually a fractured bone in his foot, which has little to do with his knee.

But the knee injuries of Mourning and Oden directly cast a shadow over their careers.

Van Gundy hopes that Anjie can be blessed by God. He is only 20 years old, and he and the Thunder are just getting started.God wouldn't be that cruel, no
The inspection didn't take long, less than an hour.But for Van Gundy, who was waiting outside, time seemed to have passed a whole century.

Anjie himself didn't show much pain when he sprained his ankle last season, so Van Gundy wasn't that worried that time.

But this time, Van Gundy shuddered at the thought of a tough guy like An Jie falling to the ground and covering his forehead.

"Bang!" The door of the consulting room was pushed open by a doctor, who took off his mask and let out a long breath.

Van Gundy stood up immediately, and the Thunder team doctor was also staring at the doctor like him.

"It's not too bad, a moderate sprain in the knee, slight damage to the ligament, but not torn."

Van Gundy gulped at the sound of ligaments.That thing is one of the lifeblood of professional athletes!
"No tear?"

"Yes, it's just a slight mechanical injury caused by the sudden torsion of gravity. You don't have to worry. If there is no tear, you can completely return to the perfect state before the injury." The doctor knew what Van Gundy was worried about, so he gave him I took a reassurance pill.

"So how long will it take to recover?" The team doctor of the Thunder team began to plan for the next step.

"Half a month to two months, it depends on his recovery and your recovery methods. Although this injury is not serious, there are still great hidden dangers if it is not handled properly. From the current point of view, he has great hope It can be fully recovered within a month, but it is not impossible for two months if there is any unexpected accident." The doctor can't talk to death, so An Jie's recovery period span is so long.

"Okay, that's all for now, go in and have a look at your players."

Van Gundy and the team doctor walked into the ward, and Anjie just smiled at them.

"Looks like I'll have to lie down for a while, sir."

Since the Thunder will return to Oklahoma City to face the Clippers back-to-back the next day, Van Gundy and the entire Thunder team had to leave overnight.

Only the chief physician of the Thunder stayed in San Antonio to handle the safe transfer of Anjie.

At home, the Thunder's players, who were completely off the court, performed poorly.Without Anjie's protection, Clippers center Chris Kaman scored a team-high 15 points on 10 of 25 shots.

Westbrook made 17 of 5 shots and Morris made 7 of 2 shots. These made the Thunder suppressed by the Clippers throughout the game.

Durant scored 40 points alone in this game!In the entire Thunder, it seemed that he was the only one who behaved normally.

This is not because Durant is indifferent to Anjie's injury, but he knows that only by continuing to win can Anjie's injury not be in vain.

Although Durant scored brilliant scoring data, the Clippers, who performed better overall, still had the last laugh.

101 to 93, the Thunder team lost at home to the weak Clippers after two consecutive victories. This is the first time the Thunder team has lost at home this season.

Anjie missed the first game and the Thunder lost, which undoubtedly caused an uproar.Critics have pointed out that the lack of Anjie's Thunder will plummet.

The Thunder officially announced Anjie's recovery period on the second day after the loss, which was 4 to 6 weeks, which was calculated after discussion by the team medical team.

In this regard, some people pointed out that Anjie's frantic defense regardless of the overall situation will greatly shorten his career life.

There are also people who admire Anjie for taking the risk of injury to win for the team. They think this is the attitude that a professional athlete should have.

In short, during the period when Durant scored 40 points, the most popular person in the Thunder was An Jie who was unable to play.

As for An Jie himself, he could only actively cooperate with the treatment and recovery, trying to shorten the recovery period as much as possible.

Will An Jie and Lei Ting, who had been making great strides, fall and fall to the bottom?

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