The Way of the Center

Chapter 77



Chapter 77 : The price of youth

At the beginning of the game, Yao Ming smiled slightly when he saw An Jie score a goal, but for the sake of the game, Yao Ming couldn’t laugh anymore.

“What’s the matter with Yao? Is there any physical discomfort?” McGrady knows how tough Yao Ming’s defense is. He feels that the thin boy of the Thunder is absolutely impossible to complete the breakthrough just now, unless Yao Ming was injured.

“No, okay, don’t underestimate that fellow Tracy.” Yao Ming looked at An Jie who was high-fiving Westbrook. This guy is much stronger than his own when he first joined the league!

Young people are prone to enthusiasm. After seeing Anjie defying the strong, after completing such a wonderful goal on Yao Ming, Durant and Westbrook are also excited.

So Alston found that he had to watch out for this first-year rookie guard all the time. With a little carelessness, Westbrook might steal the basketball from him.

Westbrook watched Alstom’s dribble carefully, and suddenly he slammed forward, ready to grab!

Alstom really couldn’t react, and Westbrook rushed to him in a flash, seeing the basketball in his hand about to be taken away!

However, Alstom’s “streetball king” nickname is not given for nothing. This small defender who is less than 1.90 meters tall may not have any brilliant data, but there will definitely be a line of introduction in his profile. “Legend of the streets in Queens, New York!”

Alston didn’t think of how he would deal with this sudden grab, he just reflexively didn’t want to lose the ball.

So Alstom’s body reacted faster than his brain. A beautiful back dribble jumped to the side, and Alstom escaped Westbrook’s attack perfectly. Westbrook rushed forward too much, his weight was unstable, he staggered under his feet and almost fell. The action of the ball is actually not difficult, but Alstom does it very smoothly and full of beauty.

“Through your soul!” The narrator exclaimed passionately. This is Alstom’s most resounding nickname! Just for the convenience of addressing in China, they directly called them “Streetball King”.

Being shaken by Alston like this, Westbrook completely lost his defensive position, and Earl Watson had to make up for it. As soon as he made up his defense, McGrady missed a gap, and Durant had to drop Artest and pounce on McGrady.

McGrady did not hesitate, and quickly transferred the ball to Artest.

Durant did the right thing. Artest made 6 three-pointers in the first three quarters, but only hit one goal. This kind of touch is definitely not good.

However, in the eyes of Artest, such a nervous person, there has never been a word of fear. Although his three-point shooting rate in the first three quarters was terrible, he did not hesitate to take the shot after he received the ball. .

An Jie and Yao Ming fought fiercely in the basket immediately. An Jie got stuck in a good position, but Yao Ming also completely suppressed An Jie, neither of them could take advantage.

However, Artest’s stiff shot actually crossed a weird arc and fell into the net. This goal was scored!

“It is worthy of being one of the Rockets Big Three! Artest did not lose the chain at a critical moment!” After the Celtics won the championship last season, various teams have followed suit and formed their own Big Three. The Bucks were the imitators in the last game, and the Rockets facing the Thunder in this game are also one of the imitators.

Although the person is leaking to the small forward, it should be said that the culprit is Westbrook’s uncomfortable steal. If he meets other people, he might really be able to take the ball successfully, but unfortunately, his opponent today is the “street legend in Queens, New York.”

In less than three minutes, the Rockets have a nine-point advantage. But the fans in the Toyota Center are still not at ease, they know that the three newcomers of the Thunder can do everything!

Pick-and-roll! breakthrough! Split the ball! This is almost the most conventional way for the Thunder on the court now. After the ball was handed over to Durant, Durant did not directly hit the basket, but gave the ball to Angel who was standing near the free throw line.

“Damn it!” Calesimo cursed off the court, and the Chinese was disobedient at a critical moment!

An Jie can’t help it either, or

It is not a critical moment, he will never make a joke about his main position. The team is the first, the team’s victory is supreme. This idea has long been deeply imprinted in Anjie’s heart by Ricard.

“This is the most efficient way for the Thunder to attack!” The commentator once again saw Anjie turned into a command tower.

Yao Ming still didn’t keep up. The person who replaced Yao Ming to defend An Jie is still Scola. Scala also knew that An Jie must pass the ball in that position, so he didn’t pay much attention to his defensive position.

An Jie glanced at Durant and moved his arms. Everyone thought that An Jie had chosen the Terminator.

Unexpectedly, this is just a fake biography of An Jie. Before Scola hadn’t reacted, An Jie suddenly activated it! Scola hurriedly moved and crossed Anjie’s breakthrough route, but this could only make him back one more foul.

“Block the foul, the Thunder made two free throws on the 16th!” The referee made a decisive decision, and the Rockets’ foul count has arrived!

“Scora is a smart insider. His footsteps and falsifications on the inside have caused many power forwards to suffer. The Argentine must have never expected that there is a Chinese who is more cunning than him!”

This is the second time that Scola has been deceived by An Jie’s fake action. In terms of fouling, An Jie is not like a rookie international player, but more like a veteran who has been playing for many years. If Divac knew that Scola had such a high evaluation of Anjie, he would have laughed from ear to ear.

An Jie’s mental quality and shooting were as stable as ever, and the strange interference of Houston fans failed to prevent An Jie from making two free throws.

“This may be the most exciting Chinese Derby ever!” The commentator was also very enjoyable.

At the last moment, the two sides were still you and me, but after Yao Ming’s physical strength dropped, Anjie successfully defended Yao’s two back-turned jumpers. This also made domestic fans amazed at this young player’s ability, and there are still people in Asia who can do this against Yao Ming.

But Anjie did a good job of defense, but Westbrook on the offensive end failed to grasp the opportunity.

The blood of young people will bring them extra motivation, but it will also make them calm down.

Westbrook has successfully entered the penalty area twice.

For the first time, he faced Yao Ming directly for a layup and hoped that he could make another foul against Yao Ming. Unexpectedly, Yao Ming, who was in time for the replenishment, didn’t give another gift, and he cleanly fanned the ball out of the penalty area.

The second time Westbrook stopped a jump shot to avoid Yao Ming, but he was too anxious to score and he couldn’t control his shooting posture, so the basketball knocked out.

Westbrook has great potential, no one will question it, but his stability as a rookie does need to be improved.

The seven-point gap remained until the last minute. With the Rockets’ possession of the ball, Anjie and his teammates waited!

At this time, the Rockets who controlled more of the ball became Tracy McGrady, the miracle creator of 35 seconds and 13 minutes, no one would doubt the offensive ability of this guy.

He borrowed Scola’s pick and roll and then shot directly from the three-point line. The chance is not good, but this is the way Tracy McGrady plays.

The basketball keeps spinning in the air, and the ball looks like it is about to make a trajectory.

But McGrady is not a **** after all, he can’t make every difficult shot. Seeing the basketball pop up, An Jie bends his knees, he wants to get the rebound.

Just as Anjie was about to take off, a tall man in a white jersey rushed in from behind. He directly took off, caught the ball with both hands, and dunked into the hoop. The Rockets player hanging on the basket is no one else, it is the number 11!

“Yao Ming makes up for the deduction! His height is beyond the reach of An Jie!” It is not the first time that Yao Ming has scored such a wonderful goal, but every time he does it will make people excited.

With 52 seconds left, the Thunder still did not give up, and Westbrook’s advancement was still lightning fast.

He wanted to continue to break through, but unexpectedly he used a pass from behind to give Durant a chance.

Artest didn’t dare to neglect, this thin and tall guy had already proven himself in the previous games.

Will

Both Cox and Earl Watson were tightly clamped, and now apart from Westbrook, Durant’s only pass is Angel.

“What will Durant do? He passed it, and An Jie is holding the ball in the high post again. Who will he pass to this time?” The commentators also saw that An Jie had already become the Thunder team. Control tower.

Westbrook finally got rid of Alstom after hardships, he raised his hand for the ball!

An Jie passed immediately, allowing Westbrook to receive the ball in a favorable position in time.

Westbrook shot, and Angel ran towards the penalty area.

As expected! Westbrook shot the basketball on the neck of the basket, but still didn’t make it. But at this time Anjie grabbed a favorable position without the Rockets players paying attention. He withstood Yao Ming’s impact and grabbed an offensive rebound!

There is no hesitation. An Jie immediately took off after landing. This is an opportunity not to be missed!

As soon as Anjie rose to halfway point, he immediately felt a huge thrust coming from behind him. In the next second, Yao Ming used his arm to slap off An Jie’s slam dunk from behind.

The basketball was fanned to the backboard, and then it bounced far away. Alston received the ball and quickly switched from defensive to offensive. McGrady rushed to the forefront, and only Durant retreated to the penalty area on the Thunder side.

“Two-on-one in the frontcourt! Can Alstom’s pass break through Durant’s amazing wingspan?” This is undoubtedly the biggest game of the game, and everyone is focused.

Alston caught the ball and went around behind him during the advancing process, and then passed a secret pass, and the basketball flew into McGrady’s hands.

“Another action that can only be seen on the street court!”

McGrady received the ball, Durant was not deceived, and the two were about to start a head-on duel.

McGrady jumped high and Durant did the same, but he seemed to be a second or two late.

The two sides collided in the air, and McGrady’s movements were all distorted, but the posture of the hand that was throwing the ball did not change at all.

After McGrady took the shot, the referee’s sharp whistle sounded. Durant knew he had committed a foul, but what he cares about now is whether McGrady’s shot will be scored.

The basketball bounced on the top of the frame, and everyone’s hearts on the scene also jumped up and down with the basketball.

“Swipe” In the end, the basketball still fell.

“Meddie became a two plus one, he extinguished the hope of the Thunder team’s counterattack!” With Medica hitting a free throw, the result of this game is a conclusive conclusion.

After    30 seconds later, the Rockets consolidated their defense even more. The 11 points difference cannot be caught up in this short 30 seconds.

The Thunder had to use foul tactics, but unfortunately no one made a mistake on the free throw line.

Anjie played until the last second, and he blamed himself very much for the key ball being covered. Durant and Westbrook were eager to equalize, but they were impatient and failed to guarantee their shooting percentage.

You are young, you have to pay such a price.

“At the end of the game, the Rockets beat the Thunder 89-78. This game is really unexpectedly exciting!” As a neutral commentator, the commentator of obviously enjoyed it.

“Hey! You played well!” After the game, instead of celebrating with his teammates, Yao Ming walked towards An Jie alone.

“Yao brother is really merciless, I have too much to learn.” The team lost again, and An Jie did not hide his loss.

“Okay, 82 regular season games, even the 72-win Bulls will lose ten games. Don’t be discouraged. I will invite you to dinner tomorrow.” Yao Ming patted An Jie on the shoulder. He really felt An Jie’s performance. It’s already very good.

“We have to go back to Oklahoma to play a back-to-back game tomorrow. Hey, no such blessing.” Anjie looked at Yao Ming in front of him. He really hoped that one day he could reach the height of this predecessor.

The Rockets defeated the Thunder in a breathtaking and unpredictable victory, and achieved three consecutive victories since the season began. Although the Thunder created a lot of trouble, they were still defeated by the powerful Rockets and ushered in a two-game losing streak.

Anjie scored 15 points and 10 rebounds against Yao Ming in this campaign, although

Of course, 6 of them were scored by Hayes, but such results are not unsatisfactory.

But even so, Anjie still doesn’t know when he will get his first victory on the court.

, it is really a basketball palace where the strong are like forests. Want to win here is not so simple.

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