Chapter 84
Chapter 84 : Perfect halftime
Tyson Chandler is not the first time someone has provoked him, but it is the first time a rookie dared to provoke him. However, Chandler is also an veteran who has worked hard for eight or nine years in the NBA, and An Jie’s words will not make him lose the calm he deserves.
Seeing Anjie score a goal, Kalesimo shook his fist from the sidelines. This action made all the reporters in the audience think they were dazzled. Is there really a discord between these two guys? It’s just that the reporters don’t know what this game means to Carlesimo. As long as they can help him stay, they are now his family in the eyes of Carlesimo.
An Jie did not receive a ball from West in the last round. West has made enough preparations this round. He does not believe that he will not even be able to break through the defense of a Chinese rookie.
David West is not a rigid person. On the contrary, Paul once described him as “the smartest guy in the Hornets.” Because David West, a seemingly rough man, does not leave his book in private, he The thoughts in the mind always keep running at a high speed. This point will not change even if it is placed on the basketball court.
Seeing that he couldn’t win by directly relying on strength as he did against Collison, West immediately pushed An Jie secretly, and then quickly ran towards the high post.
With the needle threading of top traditional point guards like Chris Paul, West’s position naturally paid off. After he received the ball, he immediately jumped and shot, and Anjie also tried his best to interfere, but he was a step slower and still couldn’t stop this power forward with very solid basic skills.
An Jie seems to have blocked his shooting angle, but West is able to score the ball in this situation. He is the Hornets’ strongest firepower besides Paul, how can he be prevented so easily.
“Do it!” An Jie scratched his hair annoyedly. In the eyes of the fans and teammates, the defense of An Jie has been done very well. There is really no way West can make it. But in Anjie’s eyes, as long as the opponent scores, his defense is a failure.
No way, today’s Anjie is so eager to win, even if it is a defensive victory, he cares very much.
An Jie’s enthusiasm on the court did bring more vitality to the Thunder. Durant and Westbrook were also affected when they saw An Jie so active.
Not only young people, even the team power forward Chris Wilcox was also infected by Anjie’s actions.
He does often miss people on the defensive end, but on the offensive end he can still contribute his own strength. You know that besides Durant last season, he was the team’s second scorer!
After David West was repeatedly blocked on the offensive end, he did not expect that he would be found on the defensive end.
David West actually has some similarities with Wilcox. In the case of good offensive ability, West’s defensive level can only be said to be average. These two guys are both offensive than defensive power forwards, but West is better than Wilcox in both aspects.
After Anjie mentioned the high position, Chandler had to follow him. As a result, the hardest barrier inside the Hornets disappeared.
did not neglect, after receiving a wonderful pass from Westbrook, Anjie directly distributed the ball to Wilcox. Wilcox played David West in singles without Chandler. This shouldn’t be a problem.
The power forward did not disappoint An Jie. His close jumper after a back turn gave An Jie an assist in return. And West’s perfect performance has been painted a stain at this moment.
At this moment, Calesimo doesn’t care whether Anjie is holding the ball in the high post, as long as he can score, no matter what method the group of boys use, he raises his hands in favor.
“It seems that the current coach’s tactical thinking is indeed very unclear.” The man in black couldn’t help shook his head after seeing Calesimo’s behavior. If he really took over the Thunder, this kind of random change of play would not be the case. May appear frequently.
The Hornets and the Thunder are on the court. And the Thunder’s internal defense, which was originally turbulent, has also become solid with An Jie’s efforts.
Over time, the Hornets gradually switched to a rotation lineup, and on the Thunder side, everyone also went off the court and rested, but An Jie, who appeared late on the field, continued to stay on the court.
“An Jie is like the Thunder’s inside line at this time! Calesimo dare not take him away randomly, otherwise the Thunder team’s inside line is bound to collapse again.” Although the commentator of this webcast platform is pointing towards An Jie said, but this is indeed a true portrayal of Kalesimo’s heart.
He didn’t dare to take An Jie easily, even if he looked dazzling on the offensive end, at least the Thunder’s defense would not show too much error when An Jie was on the court.
The Hornets’ backup center Hilton Armstrong, like Angel, was selected with the 12th overall pick in 2006. But compared with the data at Anjie University, Armstrong is much inferior.
Even now, even if Armstrong has more NBA experience than Anjie, this does not make him play better than Anjie on the court.
Although Armstrong has a tenacious will, the basic skills of the center are really not good, almost no mid-range shot, and the grasp of the layup and hook is not high. He is a standard blue-collar player, but with a weight of 106 kg and a height of 2.11 meters, he can’t even do the dirty work in front of An Jie.
Facing Tyson Chandler’s defense, An Jie did not give in. Now that there is only Armstrong, how can he threaten An Jie? What’s more, now that Anjie is playing with the second team, he has more possessions on the offensive end!
In just two minutes, Anjie used a mid-range shot and a dunk to score four points. As a blue-collar player, Armstrong was also beaten by Angela in rebounding. With three and a half minutes left in the game, Carlesimo replaced An Jie. But this time, he really replaced him with the purpose of letting An Jie rest.
6 points and 4 rebounds, Anjie became the Thunder’s biggest hero in the first quarter, none of them. Even Durant, who has the strongest scoring ability, scored one point less than Anjie in the first quarter. In addition, An Jie only took three shots in the first quarter, and these three opportunities were firmly grasped by An Jie. Compared to Durant, who has also made three shots but only hit one goal, Anjie’s efficiency is undoubtedly higher. 20 to 26, the Thunder were still not defeated in one fell swoop under the strong offensive of the Hornets, only 6 points behind.
In the second quarter, Anjie finally got the opportunity to play with the first team. This made many people, including Anjie himself, not expecting that Morris was right. It was an excuse that the coach did not give playing time. Want to win playing time is very simple, and that is to show up!
After playing in the second quarter, in order to allow Westbrook and Durant to attack more often, Anjie once again assumed the role of organizer. He selflessly shared the ball and tried his best to make Durant and Westbrook’s scoring easier. It is not only by scoring that can prove the value of a player, Anjie knows this clearly, so he is willing to pass the ball to any teammate on the court.
The man in black was amazed that An Jie, a rookie center, has such excellent high-post support ability. “A center like An Jie, you can use it whatever you want! I really don’t know what the old fellow Carlesimo thinks.”
Durant and Westbrook like this offensive rhythm, so their shooting percentage in the second quarter has also greatly increased.
Everyone is for me, I am for everyone. When Anjie uses his selflessness to win the recognition of his teammates, his teammates will also let Anjie get the basketball in the most timely moment. In the case of Calesimo not overly intervening in the team’s tactics the Thunder played better! This is really embarrassing. If this is the case, why do you use him as the head coach?
But this is not a high school league after all. This is an NBA-level confrontation. It is impossible to defeat the mighty Hornets just by relying on the tactics devised in a flash of inspiration.
Chris Paul and veteran Peja Stankovic stood up when David West was a little uncomfortable by Anjie’s defense.
However, even if the team is at a disadvantage, the Thunder fans love to watch such a game, because the Thunder at least showed their reluctance to lose!
After the second quarter, the score became 55-50, and the Thunder were only five points behind the Hornets! In today’s fast-paced NBA games, the five-point gap will disappear with just a flick of a finger. Now there will be no one in the stadium cheering for the Hornets anymore. At this moment, everyone is a real Oklahoma City fan!
Anjie scored 10 points and 9 rebounds in half the game! Seeing the statistics of An Jie, people who didn’t know thought that the whole game was over.
An Jie, who was completely liberated and full of fighting spirit, broke out completely. He regarded this game as his last game, and spared no effort. An Jie didn’t know that his move had already left a very good impression on the man in black.
“This kind of player deserves the starting position!” The man in black in the audience nodded approvingly.
Anjie, Carlesimo, a man in black. Before they knew it, the three of them had already had a subtle influence on each other’s lives. It’s just that these three parties don’t even know it Book friends are welcome to visit and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at mobile phone users, please go to read.