The Way of the Center

The Bulls' injury list is so long that it can be carpeted, so the Bulls didn't have too many rotation options in this game. "If you can't open the score in the third quarter, it will undoubtedly become very difficult if you want to win the Thunder in the fourth quarter.

It's not that Derek Rose doesn't understand this truth. If his physical strength declines severely, his breakthrough degree is bound to be affected. The third quarter is the key to the Bulls, and Rose is the core of the offense in this key quarter.

This time it’s no longer Gooden who went up to give Rose the pick-and-roll, but Tyrus Thomas, who had been fighting on the inside with Anjie before. The purpose is very clear. Such a pick-and-roll arrangement is to give the Thunder a barrier to the inside. Pull away!

An Jie really dare not defend himself. In addition to his excellent athletic ability, Tyrus Thomas also has some in CIC. Although his shooting rate has been unstable, can you guarantee that he will not make a shot today?

Rose smiled slightly when she saw Anjie following out. As long as you can successfully break through Westbrook, then this offense will be successful.

At the same time, the rest of the Bulls are all open, Gooden's range can be extended beyond the three-point line, not to mention Gordon and Hughes. After they opened up, the rest of the Thunder had to guard.

Space is available, the pick-and-roll is in place, Rose dribbles the ball and takes a small step back, he is about to sprint!

Even with the pick-and-roll, Westbrook is still not sure about the direction of Rose's breakthrough. When he defended Rose for the first time, Rose did not break through the screen. This screen may be a false screen!

Ross suddenly became stronger, Westbrook was still hesitating whether to bypass the pick-and-roll, and Anjie retreated some distance, ready to deal with Ross after a successful breakthrough.

really! Rose switched the ball to the right hand, and Tyrus Thomas's pick-and-roll was on the left, false screen!

Westbrook immediately moved a step laterally. Rose was about to collide with himself. This time he succeeded in defending him!

Just as he was triumphant, Rose, who had rushed to Westbrick's eyes, suddenly disappeared, and a change of direction flashed to the side with the pick-and-roll. Westbrook was stunned and almost fell to the ground with an unstable center of gravity!

"Oh! Rose's shaking made Westbrook no longer able to find North! Unabated change of direction, Derrick Rose did it again!"

Unabated? No, no, it's not over yet, not only is Rose not diminishing, he can add it after changing directions!

An Jie was ready. After seeing Westbrook's loss, he immediately moved to block, but An Jie did not stop anything, only a gust of wind left An Jie's shorts.

Breaking through An Jie's last line of defense, the Thunder's three-second zone was empty. Although Joe Smith came from the periphery, no one thought he could catch up with Rose, who was fully charged.

No one can stop him anymore. Rose's muscles in his legs slammed up, he leaped high, held the ball in his hands and placed it behind his head, and after flying for a certain distance, he vigorously pushed the ball towards the basket!

"God! Derek Rose! Beautiful breakthrough and dunk, he is the benchmark of the new era defender!" The wonderful goal, even the espn commentary who has seen countless scenes was shocked.

Jeff Van Gundy looked at Rose's beautiful breakthrough but didn't think it was so exciting. Instead, he frowned. In the eyes of Van Gundy, who puts the player's health first, Rose's breakthrough that severely damages his ankle and legs is simply a chronic suicide. The wheels can be replaced if they are broken, but can they be replaced once the legs are broken?

"Ann! I want you to defend the basket!" Van Gundy yelled from the sidelines. Perhaps there are really few guards in this league that can prevent Rose from breaking through. Since Rose can't be blocked off the outside, let's start working on the inside.

Rose’s first breakthrough made everyone present amazed. Westbrook is already a guy with a very abnormal athletic ability and physical fitness. If such a guy almost fell down, it can only be said that Rose’s change of direction is even greater. metamorphosis.

Unlike the Bulls' highly admiring singles, the Thunder didn't rush, settled and continued to play their own position.

Because of Howard's success as a center, Tyrus Thomas was originally the cornerstone of the team's future, but after a few seasons, his status is getting lower and lower.

This game was against an o8-level rookie center. He didn't even defend a goal! As long as an outstanding player, it will definitely be a goal! Maybe soon, he may not even be able to keep his position, after all, Joakim Noah on the Bulls bench is getting better and better.

This time, An Jie leaned against Thomas again. In the third quarter, An Jie had already scored four points on his head in a row. There is no reason to waste this kind of inside advantage.

Thomas is completely at a loss, no matter how he defends, Anjie can always score differently.

This time An Jie turned to face and listened to raise his hand. Thomas, who was frightened by the fake movement, did not take off. He thought that An Jie's first move was definitely a fake move!

Unexpectedly, An Jie, who was fictitious and unpredictable, made his opponents unpredictable. This time he was very honest and did not make fake moves, but actually shot.

"Oh my God, Tyrus, he has no response, he has nothing to do with the Chinese!" Relaxed, having experienced the "torture" of Yao Ming, Howard, Duncan, O'Neal and others, facing this kind of center forward. Jie played without pressure. Six of six shots, halfway through the third quarter, and Anjie didn't miss a goal.

In addition to Anjie, Durant is also efficient here. He has gradually developed his ability to attack without the ball, and Durant is playing smoother and smoother under Anjie's scheduling.

Now the cooperation of the two lads is not limited to shooting. Durant has increased the number of cuts, and Anjie can attract defensive attention every time, and then a subtle pass allows Durant to get a dunk or layup. Opportunity.

On the defensive end, Anjie finally gave Rose a big risk. Once again, Rose, who had entered the restricted area, directly attacked the frame unscrupulously. An Jie didn't let the champion win this time. A clean fan gave Westbrook a chance to counterattack. And this was Westbrook's only goal in the third quarter.

Afterwards, although An Jie failed to send out the block, Rose really had no way to face An Jie, who was guarding the penalty area. After scoring two goals at the beginning, Rose's subsequent shots repeatedly missed, and the third quarter also played a little high and low.

But beyond everyone's expectations, the Thunder failed to pull the score apart when Anjie and Durant both performed well. Rose's breakthrough photos have been well restricted by Anjie, but At this time, Ben Gordon, who had been forgotten for a long time, stood up.

Everyone is still afraid of Rose's breakthrough, and the Thunder's formation is shrunk to death according to Van Gundy's arrangement. In this way, Ben Gordon, who is cruising on the outside, gets a lot of opportunities. He did not lose the chain at a critical moment like Hughes, but supported the Bulls offense on his own.

76 to 74, the Bulls not only failed to open the score, but were still behind by two points. However, under the efficient performance of Anjie and Durant, they are only two points behind, and they should be very content.

The most unwilling situation for the Bulls still appeared. The game was dragged into the fourth quarter. The two sides still played inextricably. However, due to the incomplete lineup, the Bulls had to rely on these three guards to survive the last moment.

"At present, the best performance among the three powerful rookies on the field is Anjie. Journalists often asked Anjie if he could prevent Derrick Rose from breaking through. Now it seems that the answer is very clear!" In this game, the best rookie in the East and West became eclipsed in front of An Jie.

Westbrook's shooting rate is horrible. Both offensive and defensive ends are suppressed by Derrick Rose. It can be said that he has been defeated in the confrontation with Rose. It's just that Rose is still unwilling to lose to the thunder's 12th overall pick. Now one is out, but the confrontation is far from over.

However, without adequate rest, Rose's breakthrough power that requires full forward is also greatly reduced.

"Derek Rose didn't get Westbrook clean this time. He layup against Westbrook, An Jie! An Jie jumped out from behind Westbrook to stop Rose's throw!" The narrator is full of confidence, and the Chinese guy is no worse than the champion!

The continuous blocking also released An Jie's wildness. He grinned and waved his fists at the auditorium. With that capable head, Rose actually felt a little afraid of this guy's defense in his heart.

"Good job!" Westbrook gasped, he was tossed badly by Rose. If it hadn't been for An Jie to guard him again and again, Rose would not know how high the score would be.

Denagro was also very helpless. At the last moment, he had no choice but to keep the three guards who had exhausted their physical strength on the court.

Time went by, and when Derrick Rose was in the offensive quagmire, Larry Hughes, who had been silent for two quarters, emerged again. Jeff Van Gundy spits out angrily. Whenever he succeeds in limiting an offensive strength, the Bulls will have another person who suddenly feels hot. This is the case with Drew Gooden in the second quarter, and the same is true for Larry Hughes, who is now back.

The impatient Westbrook obviously increased the number of his shots in the fourth quarter, but he did not change his declining trend, with 2 of 7 and no improvement in his shooting rate.

Seeing that there are only fifty seconds left, the two sides have not yet decided the victory or defeat.

94 to 94, neither the Bulls nor the Thunder were able to knock down each other at the last moment!

Derrick Rose took possession of the ball, Van Gundy and the players on the court were a bit embarrassed, I don't know which of the three guards will be the end point of the final blow.

Derrick Rose didn't score a point in Anjie's fourth quarter, but he was still full of threats. Shrink the defense? No, Ben Gordon and Larry Hughes have already cost the Thunder.

While the Thunder players were still thinking, Rose suddenly broke through!

"Derrick Rose started again! Can he make a crucial goal for his own name?"

Continuous shaking, breakthroughs, and an emergency stop jumper to the free throw line, this is the offensive routine that Rose has practiced for a long time. If you want to hit the basket, it will hit the Chinese man's arms. Rose decided to solve the problem with a jumper that he is not good at.

An Jie didn't dare to leave Tyrus Thomas alone in the basket, so he didn't make up the defense. At this time, only Wilkins crossed. No one knows how many interferences were made.

An Jie stared at the basketball nervously. This will be the basketball that will determine the outcome of the game. Tyrus Thomas wriggled crazily behind An Jie to squeeze into the penalty area, but his unruly chaos would only It's just a waste of energy.

"Boom!" Did not enter! An Jie reflexively took off and steadily protected the rebound! Tyrus Thomas immediately patted the basketball in An Jie's arms, but of course An Jie protected the ball well and did not let Thomas succeed.

"Derrick Rose's shooting, this will be the biggest obstacle to his success." Since the ncaa 16 round to the present, Rose has not taken many shots. He knows that his shooting is a weakness, but he did not expect this weakness. It's fatal at the critical moment.

The Thunder did not counterattack because the Bulls returned to defense very quickly.

An Jie responded in a high position, and Van Gundy's final shot was to be handed over to Durant. An Jie did not greedy for merit, and faithfully implemented the tactics. After all, if An Jie is arranged to make a key shot from the inside, it is bound to be rounded up by two or even three people. At that time, let alone a goal, it will be different if An Jie can pass the ball in a tight space. Say.

Durant got rid of Gordon's defense through Joe Smith's pick-and-roll, stood in position, and Anjie passed the ball.

Comfortable rhythm! Durant is confident in this offense!

Gordon was still two paces away, Durant shot without even thinking about it, but Derrick Rose suddenly shot out from the side, almost overwhelming Durant's shot!

Durant avoided the block and barely took the shot, but the shot was completely deformed. The ball was so powerful that Anjie and Thomas couldn't get a rebound at all.

Rose came over to make up the defense, and Westbrook naturally missed a gap. He dashed up without being blocked, jumped high and picked up the rebound that bounced near the free throw line.

There was no time. Westbrook took off immediately after landing. Tyrus Thomas had already dropped Angel and interfered. Westbrook didn't change his face in the face of Thomas who was leaping high.

After the basketball shot, Westbrook was completely blocked by Thomas. He couldn't see anything. However, he heard the beautiful sound of the basketball hitting the net. At the same time as that sound, there was the whistle at the end of the game and the red light on the backboard.

"The goal is scored! Russell Westbrook completed the redemption! His final blow shattered the dream of winning the champion! Huh? The score has not changed. The Bulls players signaled that the referee's goal was invalid. The referee went to the technical station to watch the replay. Up!"

Westbrook almost hugged An Jie, but seeing the Bulls players calmly, his score has not changed at this time, it is still 94 to 94.

Everyone anxiously waited for the results obtained by the referee after watching the video. This is a judgment that determines the outcome of the game, so the referee team did not dare to neglect, staring at the small screen of the technical station and watched the replay dozens of times.

Various TV stations also released the scene of Westbrook's last shot~www.NovelMTL.com~ but the players on the scene did not see these.

"That's it, time-out!" The referee pressed the time-out button at the moment when Westbrook shot the ball but still hadn't thrown it out. At this time, the red light for the backboard was already on on the screen.

"Oh? It seems that the referee has the result. Can Westbrook complete the lore?"

The referee walked to the center of the court, crossed his hands on his chest and drew the word "one". This gesture means that the goal is invalid! Suddenly! Deafening cheers from the United Center Arena!

"What!?" Westbrook couldn't believe that his lore was buried in this way, but it was true that the game was over before Westbrook took the shot. It is almost impossible to judge this with the naked eye.

"It's okay Russell, the victory will be ours in the end, just a few more minutes." An Jie walked back to the sidelines with Westbrook in his arms. He knew that Westbrook must be very depressed now. I can speak as good as possible.

It seems that the Thunder and the Bulls want to beat each other, and 48 minutes is far from enough. (To be continued.) 8