The way of the center

Chapter 85 The Stinger of the "Queen Bee"
At the end of the game, the Cyclones won the University of Kansas by seven points.Morris in the locker room was panting, and the one-year delay made his physical fitness very problematic.Now everyone went to the bathroom to sweat, but Morris was still sitting in front of his cabinet to rest.

Morris still got the chance to start today, and he did not live up to Ricard's trust. With 13 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocked shots, such gorgeous data has improved his ranking in the draft prediction list a lot.

During the break, Morris seemed to suddenly remember something.He quickly opened the cabinet and took out his mobile phone, and couldn't wait to enter the NBA's official website.

"10 points and 9 rebounds, not bad." Morris smiled gratifiedly, it seems that the long-distance trip was not in vain.

"55 to 50? Is it possible!? This is just the data that Anjie got at halftime!?" But when Morris saw the scores of the two teams, his eyes widened in shock.

There are not a few people who have the same reaction as Morris. Many Chinese fans who read the news on their mobile phones thought that the whole game was over after seeing Anjie's data. They didn't know that they found out about the game when they turned on the TV or computer. It's just that halftime has just been played.

Anjie almost got a double-double in just one half. For a player who has been out of sight for nearly half a month, this performance is enough to surprise everyone.

"Hey big bull, are you still leaving?" Anthony Ben patted Morris on the shoulder, which brought Morris back to his senses.

"You guys go first, I'll rest for a while." After everyone left, Morris was still sitting alone in the locker room, and he wanted to see how Anjie played the game today.

"How you played just now, you continue to play in the second half! The Hornets are almost overwhelmed, we just need to maintain the momentum to win the game!" Carlesimo didn't know how to arrange at all, he was afraid that once he made adjustments The Thunder's performance would plummet again, so he simply let the players play freely.

"Ann! You continued to defend West in the second half. You have done a good job so far. Keep working hard!" Finally, Carlesimo didn't talk about Durant and Westbrook in the locker room this time. An unprecedented public praise for An Jie's performance.

"En." Unexpectedly, An Jie only answered him with such a word coldly.

Carlesimo can't care about the authority of the head coach now. After 24 minutes of the game, whether Carlesimo is still the Thunder's coach is another matter.

The 15-minute break time passed in a blink of an eye. When everyone from the Thunder came out of the tunnel again, the cheers in the Chesapeake Energy Arena were twice as loud as in the first half!
Angie, Westbrook and Durant once again served as the second half of the starter.Seeing An Jie's focused eyes, Chandler actually felt the pressure on his shoulders.

The last time Anjie made a big splash on the basketball court was during the NCAA regular season last year, when he presented a gift to Morris.The poor Koufus unfortunately became a funeral object.

And today, still because of Morris, Anjie continued to kill in the NBA arena.

Tyson Chandler originally thought that facing the inside line of the Thunder, his defensive task today would not be too heavy.How did he know that this Chinese who appeared suddenly brought him such a big trouble.

It's another CIC and a hook, another breakthrough and a footstep.Anjie can always come up with something different every time he attacks, and Chandler can't guess what method Anjie will use in his next attack.There are very few centers with such rich offensive methods in the league now, and they can't meet a few in a season.He didn't expect that he would run into one of them in Thunder.

"Tyson Chandler fouled again! He shouldn't go to the referee to complain, but should be glad that he was not beaten into two plus one by Anjie!" ESPN's commentary has been conquered by Anjie's excellent performance.

"Kevin Durant gave the ball to Angie for the third time. Have you ever seen Durant play like this? Have you ever seen the Thunder rely on someone other than Durant to carry the banner of offense? Angie Let this happen!"

"Westbrook's three-pointer! It's short, what a pity! Eh? Anjie's offensive rebound! Dunk, beautiful!"

For a while, An Jie occupied most of the Thunder's possession of the ball, and the most mentioned name by all commentators was also An Jie.Of course, Tyson Chandler's name has not been mentioned less, but when his name is mentioned, it is usually not a good thing.

The worse the defense, the more anxious Chandler became.The more anxious he is, the easier it is for him to be fooled by An Jie's fake moves.

And in order to guard against the breakthrough of Westbrook and Durant, Chandler sometimes had to move his defensive position forward.In this way, Anjie can get the opportunity to compete for offensive rebounds.The third quarter was almost over, and Anjie had already grabbed three offensive rebounds, and twice of them Anjie directly converted the rebounds into points.

Anjie alone turned the Hornets' proud interior defense upside down. In this way, Durant and Westbrook faced much less defensive pressure.The Thunder's three young men showed their power together, which made it more and more difficult for the Hornets to maintain the lead.

But everyone needs to rest, and the matching of the rotation lineup and playing time are also a science that determines the direction of the game.At this point, Hornets coach Byron Scott is obviously doing better than Carlesimo.

He replaced West and Paul in the middle of the third quarter. Anyway, there are still Peja Stankovic and Foye on the field to ensure the team's offensive firepower.

Of course, the aging Peja and the well-behaved Foye were unable to compete with the three young players who were fully fired. The Hornets fell behind by as many as eight points during that period.But Byron Scott is not in a hurry, he doesn't believe that Carlesimo won't change, even if Carlesimo really doesn't change, he doesn't believe that the three children can still maintain an efficient performance under the condition of huge physical exertion Performance.

Sure enough, from the beginning of the third quarter, the trio who hadn't rested for 1 minute were replaced by Carlesimo with 3 minutes left in the game.Carlesimo knew that his job was now in the hands of these three young people, but he didn't expect that he would have no one available at the critical moment of the fourth quarter.

Seeing Carlesimo's substitution, Byron Scott waved his hand and brought up Paul and West who had gathered enough strength.He knew that these two guys had long been suffocated off the court.

Facing the Thunder's second team, Paul and West's offensive cooperation played impressively.Whether it was Paul's independent offense after West gave Paul a pick-and-roll, or Paul's wonderful singles after passing West in seconds, the Thunder's substitute players had nothing to do with these two.

In just 3 minutes, under the leadership of Paul and West, the Hornets not only tied the score, but also led by four points before the end of the third quarter.

An Jie gritted his teeth. Who would be happy to see the advantages he had finally built up squandered?
Therefore, in the fourth quarter, West found that the Chinese behind him was even more powerful!
"This guy! How could someone be so energetic even after reaching the fourth quarter!" West had already made four shots under Anjie's tough defense, but only hit one of them.Not only was he tough, but Anjie's secretive tricks also disrupted West's offensive rhythm to a large extent.

Not only limited West, Anjie's defensive role in the penalty area is comprehensive.Chris Paul felt a little apprehensive when he broke through, and even Tyson Chandler was interfered by Anjie when he was attacking.

In one attack, he received a second pass from Paul, and watched Chandler take off to dunk the empty basket.Unexpectedly, Anjie rushed over quickly, fanning Chandler's forceful dunk out of the three-point line.

The perfect performance on both ends of the offense and defense made the fans shout "Ann!" instead of "Defense!" when the Thunder defended.

Anjie had strangled the inside offense of the Hornets. Seeing that he couldn't rely on passing to open the situation, Chris Paul also turned on the scoring mode.

Westbrook did not come up with the same defensive performance as Anjie. Paul's explosion in the fourth quarter made everyone unexpected, including other players in the Hornets.

When defenders like Paul start scoring mode, it can only show that this team is really in desperation.And the person who pushed this powerful team into a desperate situation was An Jie who only scored five points in the first nine games!
The Hornets and Thunder continued to play like this until the last 20 seconds, and the two sides tied at 105 at this time.The Thunder also scored triple digits for the first time after those nine games!
Last defense!An Jie opened his arms, fiercely guarding the inside line!

Westbrook is ready, and Paul in front of him is basically sure to be the terminator of the Hornets' last attack.

Paul first pressed the time three or four steps away from the three-point line. Even if the goal didn't go into the Hornets, he could still score overtime. He didn't dare to take the risk of leaving even a few seconds of attack time for the Thunder.

ten seconds!it's time!

Paul advances, and West and Chandler immediately come up to play double screens!
Peja and Foye pulled to the two bottom corners, and they are also full of threats, so Durant and Mason naturally dare not let them go more than half a step.

Paul cleverly drilled from Chandler's side and got rid of Westbrook. Is he going to break through or shoot!
An Jie immediately stood in front of Paul. Paul was never afraid of the defense of tall defenders, but today he felt the great pressure from An Jie!

Paul continued to push forward. No matter how fast Anjie walked, it was impossible to compare with this queen bee.

Unexpectedly, Westbrook is covering up at this time, and Paul must immediately end the attack. Once the Thunder's double-teaming is completed, he will not have a single shot.

Just as the toes were about to touch the three-point line, Paul suddenly stopped to shoot!

An Jie didn't expect Paul to be so bold. His reaction was a bit slow, but it was still timely.

Faced with Anjie's block, Paul's three-pointer had to increase the arc.Now that the players have done everything they can, An Jie immediately turned around and looked at the basketball that decided the outcome.

The arc of the basketball is very high, even high beyond the normal range.In the eyes of the veteran shooter Peja, it is almost impossible to hit this kind of arc three-pointer.

However, the role of superstars is to make the impossible possible.Before the basketball entered the frame, the red light on the backboard was already on, and the ball hit the neck of the basket and bounced.

The Thunder fans were ready to stand up and cheer, but the next second, the bouncing basketball fell into the net.

"Chris! Paul! Paul! Paul! Paul! The queen bee saved the team!" The ESPN commentator jumped up from the commentary booth excitedly.No matter how many times this kind of lore happens, it always becomes the most exciting moment on the basketball court.

Paul held his arms high, enjoying the booing from the Chesapeake Energy Arena fans and the thrill of victory as his teammates embraced him around him.

Unwillingly, An Jie picked up the basketball and slammed it to the ground, causing the basketball to bounce high.Naturally, this scene could not escape the eyes of the reporters.

Presti, who was sitting in the box, was also sweating profusely, but in fact the air conditioner in the box was working very normally.The temperature that made him sweat came from the frenzied arena.

After seeing the result, Presti quickly took a sip of the red wine, trying to calm himself down.That's the beauty of basketball, isn't it?
The team lost again, and Carlesimo really gave him a ten-game losing streak, but at the moment Presti is not particularly sad.Why?Because as he and Carlesimo agreed, if the game is lost, Carlesimo must pack up and leave.

Presti glanced at the auditorium, the man in the black suit was no longer there, he must have come to his office by now.

"Don't worry guys, next time, you will be the winners." Looking at the three rookies below, Presti was ready to formally finalize the team's new coach's contract.

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