The way of the center

Chapter 63
The 76ers players walked out of the locker room with ease. This game was really a warm-up match. They didn't even play their full strength, and they had already defeated the Thunder.

After seeing the starting lineup sent by the opponent in the second half, the players of the 76ers were even more relaxed.The Thunder actually dispatched three rookies all at once. Apart from Kevin Durant, who had proven himself to be justifiable, the other two would also play the main force, which is a bit unreasonable.However, the opponent gave such a big gift, and the players of the 76ers could only accept it with a smile.

Playing with the main lineups of both sides, An Jie felt the tremendous pressure brought by the NBA's fast-paced basketball on the inside players.Whenever he was still running behind after serving the baseline, Westbrook and his teammates had already advanced to the frontcourt and began to prepare to attack.

As soon as Anjie ran into the opponent's half, he immediately set a pick and roll for Westbrook.You must know that when he was in the Cyclones, he usually got to the position first, and then put forward the pick-and-roll.It's good now, the fast attack rhythm made him skip a lot of steps directly.

Westbrook passed Louis Williams easily after passing the pick-and-roll. Williams was also out of breath today, and was frequently broken by the first-year rookie.Most importantly, he still has nothing to do with this rookie!

Seeing this powerful child bursting in again, Dalembert was a little hesitant to make up his mind.Is it against Anjie?Or leave this child to Thaddeus Young?

Without time to think about it, Dalembert withdrew from the restricted area and followed Angela out.

Iguodala has been staring at the guy with amazing wingspan in front of him. He believes that Westbrick will definitely break through the ball in the end, and the biggest threat to the Thunder is the guy named Durant in front of him. Sophomore!

as predicted!When Westbrook was about to take off and attack the frame, Durant suddenly started!He's going to meet him!

"Don't think about the NBA too simply!" Iguodala thought to himself, without the slightest hesitation, he immediately moved with Durant.

"Boom!" It was that wall again!Iguodala hit Angie for the second time today!Anjie made a beautiful off-the-ball pick-and-roll to help Durant get rid of the defense.

Westbrook's breakthrough once again attracted the attention of the 76ers' defensive players, while Durant, who ran to the bottom corner and waited, was left unattended.

As Iguodala expected, Westbrook did not hesitate to distribute the ball after seeing Durant was open.It wasn't until this time that people realized that Iguodala had been greatly slowed down by Anjie to follow up the defense.

This slightly shy big man caught and shot, and Iguodala interfered with all his strength, but Durant showed a calmness and maturity that he shouldn't have at his age.

The basketball went into the net hollow, thanks to Anjie's two consecutive pick-and-rolls.

"It's them again!" Iguodala gritted his teeth. These two 08-level rookies always seem to make the game a little bit unexpected.

Another cooperative attack, the three of them cooperated very happily.Although An Jie did all the dirty work, he was not unhappy at all.You only deserve to have something in return if you give first.

Not only the offense, but the appearance of these three at the same time also made the Thunder's defense different.

First of all, Westbrook completely blocked the firepower of Louis Williams on the back line. Judging from his performance on the court, Louis Williams is more like an inexperienced rookie, while Westbrook Like a veteran, he completely blocked the opponent outside the three-point line.

Seeing that Williams was unable to attack independently, Dalembert, who needed a better position, raised his hand to ask for the ball.He hasn't had a formal confrontation with this Chinese kid today. Dalembert is also full of curiosity about how much Anjie weighs.

Although Dalembert is not a star center, his double-double of 10.5 points and 10.4 rebounds last season allowed him to maintain a high level.After all, there are only a few centers who can be regarded as stars in the league. Among the rest, Dalembert doesn't think he is worse than anyone else.

Back hitting is not enough, he knows that his low post ability is poor.So Dalembert turned around with the ball, but when he faced the basket, he realized that he had been blocked by the Chinese who raised his hands and couldn't see anything!

"Don't you give me any chance!?" Dalembert seemed to have overestimated his own strength, and now he could only try to protect the ball, and Anjie had reduced his chances of attacking the frame to almost nothing.

After barely passing the ball to Iguodala, Dalembert was sweating profusely.The Thunder may really rise from this!Look at the impact and speed of that zero guard!Look at the defensive awareness and height of this Chinese center!If these two guys grow up together with Durant, the consequences are unimaginable!
After the offensive end went smoothly, Durant's performance on the defensive end was also much more active than before.Now that Iguodala wants to get rid of the entanglement of this gibbon, it is not as easy as before.

The helpless Iguodala could only rely on his strong body to forcibly break through. Who knew that just after taking the first step, he bumped into the "wall" again.

Anjie established a firm foothold on Iguodala's breakthrough route early. This is also thanks to Durant for trying his best to slow down the speed of Iguodala's breakthrough, so that Anjie has time to get in position.

An Jie leaned back exaggeratedly after being hit, even Durant was taken aback by the force.Only Iguodala himself knows that he didn't rush up at all, how could it be possible to exert such a great force.

"Doo, dribbling into someone, offensive foul!" The referee couldn't see how Iguodala hit him at all. He only knew that the big man fell to the ground hard, and he must have suffered a lot. impact.

"Huh! Shameless guy!" Iguodala just cursed silently in his heart. He has seen this kind of thing a lot in the NBA, and he will no longer get angry because of this.

"It's okay!" Durant hurried to pull up this yellow-skinned teammate. It seems that Augustine was right, he is really a very good guy.

"It's okay, it's okay, let's attack, come on!" An Jie just pretended to cover his chest, and Divac forcibly held back his laughter in the box. This acting skill is really mastered!
After Anjie's wonderful performance, the Thunder also got the ball as they wished.This is the first time that Anjie has brought his acting talent to the NBA arena. Of course, if you think that Anjie has come to this point only by flopping, then you are very wrong.

After several outstanding performances, Anjie has also completely won the trust of the Thunder teammates.Therefore, in this offense, Westbrook originally handed the ball to Durant, but Durant saw that Anjie was about to reach a good position, so he hoisted the ball into the penalty area again.

"An Jie got the ball with his back! This is the second time he got the ball today!" All the basketball fans in China became focused. An Jie's first goal was an open mid-range shot. This is to judge Anjie's offensive ability.But now, Anjie is solidly leaning against Dalembert!
"The defense is good, and the offense is not bad." Dalembert has no time to pay attention to NCAA games, so he doesn't know about Anjie's level.What kind of opponent is the scariest?Of course, the unknown opponent is the scariest.

After holding the ball, An Jie decided to use a low-post attack to achieve the goal of scoring. He took a deep breath and prepared to exert his strength!

Shoot the ball!Sit back!hard!Anjie's powerful first kick made the unprepared Dalembert take a big step back!

"This! How much does he weigh!" Dalembert, like everyone who had fought against Anjie, couldn't believe that such a thin body could burst out with such great strength.What is the vision of the Thunder team, all the weirdos have been selected by them!
Dalembert was fully prepared for the second hit, but he was pushed back a little by Anjie's powerful impact.You know, since Ricard asked An Jie to gain weight last year, strength training has also followed An Jie and has never stopped.If such a long period of training can't make An Jie improve, then it is really unreasonable.

There is still a small step away from the three-second zone, but it doesn't matter, An Jie has already thought of a way to deal with it.

An Jie held the ball with both hands, suddenly turned around and took three big steps in the direction of the three-second zone.

"This is!?" Dalempo tried his best to block An Jie's way with his chest, but An Jie didn't plan to go to the basket at all, he just wanted to go to the three-second zone from the side.

After taking two big strides, An Jie took off with one foot and raised the basketball high with his right hand.With his body sideways facing the basket, An Jie made a very stretched hook.

Dalembert miscalculated the direction of Anjie's breakthrough, and by the time he reacted to take off and block, Anjie had already shot the basketball.

This kind of big hook that is often used by traditional centers has not been seen by the fans and even some players present for some days.The ball was completed very smoothly, showing the unique aesthetic feeling of the center forward in the 90s of the last century.

"An Jie! Beautiful big hook! Another point!" Seeing the goal scored, most of the Chinese fans waved their fists and applauded.This guy didn't have any bad hands, nor did he show any discomfort with the rhythm of the NBA.His two perfect goals, whether it was an attacking choice or a final blow, were beautifully completed.

"Hey! Good pass!" Anjie did not forget to praise Durant, and Durant also patted Anjie's butt cheerfully. He hadn't experienced the pleasure brought by team fighting for a long time.

Under the excellent performance of this rookie trio, the 76ers gradually lost complete control of the game, and the Thunder gradually narrowed the point difference.But when PJ Carlesimo will take Angie and Durant down, the Thunder will be beaten back to their original shape.Westbrook, who lacked support, really behaved like a rookie at this time. He made frequent mistakes on the court and was at a loss.Later, when Anjie played Durant and Westbrook rested, the same situation happened to Anjie.

On the defensive end, Anjie can still perform quite well, but on the offensive end, Anjie has not even played a tacit pick-and-roll cooperation.The rest of the Thunder players are too disorganized, and PJ Carlesimo doesn't draw detailed runs and pick-and-roll routes like Ricard.

Presti can see that these three people can only complement each other when they are on the court at the same time, and achieve an excellent game effect.And taking them out to lead the team alone, they haven't done enough.But there is no way, these three people are too young, and it is foolish to expect them to be independent now.Although the three of them are talented, the tuition fees that must be paid are still indispensable.

In this way, the 76ers opened up some points in the second half of the third quarter. By the end of the third quarter, the score became 80-69. Hit a little high.

In the fourth quarter, PJ Carlesimo directly put the three boys on the bench, relying on the rest of the Thunder to fight, in order to hope to see people other than the three rookies stand up.However, neither he nor Presti saw the surprise as they wished. The game in the fourth quarter was simply a 12-minute massacre!The rest of the Thunder couldn't stand up to the 76ers' onslaught on the court, and they didn't have a good counterattack ability.

Puzzle players are also an indispensable part of a team. Obviously, the current Thunder team still lacks such players.Presti knows that if they don't make some valuable trades quickly, they will probably face the last place this season.

When the whistle sounded for the end of the game, the rest of the Thunder players seemed to hear the sound of nature, and they all let out a big sigh of relief. This trip to hell was finally over.

110 to 96, the rest of the Thunder allowed the 76ers to score [-] points in the fourth quarter!Originally, this section was a chance for them to prove themselves by PJ Carlesimo, but they didn't expect all of them to fail.

安杰和韦斯特布鲁克表现不俗，在有限的上场时间内，安杰5投4中拿到了8分6个篮板，韦斯特布鲁克则砍下12分4次助攻。雷霆队数据最耀眼的人还是要数凯文.杜兰特，22分5个篮板3次助攻的成绩让他进一步巩固了自己在雷霆队的领袖地位。

Angie and Westbrook's first professional basketball game ended in such a dismal ending.In the eyes of outsiders, the statistics of these two little guys are not so amazing. Only Presti in the box knows that this team now really has a clear future!

(End of this chapter)