The Way of the Center

Although Jeff Van Gundy made An Jie the main point of attack in the fourth quarter, An Jie will not occupy all his mobile phones. "┡It's just that he holds the ball more times than in the first three quarters, and Durant and Westbrook also get a lot of open shots.

When An Jie was very young, his father instilled the idea that basketball is a team sport, which made An Jie's passing awareness very high. He will never turn a blind eye to his teammates in an open position, even in the face of Hawes, who is completely ignorant of him, An Jie will not be single-minded.

Jeff Green can only do anxiously watching Anjie's continuous offensive pass. As a striker swingman, his height is very difficult when defending the fourth position, let alone defending Anjie himself.

After Westbrook received An Jie's pass and made another open two-pointer, Jeff Green finally couldn't help it.

Impatient, he raised his hand to ask Kevin Martin for the ball before he completely got rid of Joe Smith's defense.

"Kevin! Ball!" Seeing Martin didn't respond, Jeff Green yelled directly on the court.

Kevin Martin took advantage of Hawes' pick-and-roll breakthrough, but Westbrook's close defense prevented him from getting a layup. Seeing that there was no way for Martin to end the offense by himself this time, he finally passed the ball to Jeff Green, who was waiting impatiently.

Green still easily broke through Joe Smith, taking a jump shot from outside the free throw line.

"No, you rely too much on shooting the kid." Divac shook his head. Jeff Green has not stepped into the three-second zone for a whole quarter. Shooting is undoubtedly a basic skill that every player must master, but this does not mean that shooting alone can solve the problem.

Jeff Green felt that the pace of the shot was very good, and he seemed to be able to recover two more points for the team. But it turned out...

"Jeff Green didn't score the goal! The basketball went around the frame four times in a row, but it turned out! An Jie's backcourt rebound, he passed the ball long to Westbrook, and the Thunder converted. attack!"

Facing the retreating defense of Kevin Martin, Westbrook did not advance at all, but when the Kings were two steps away from the three-point line at halftime, he suddenly proposed a change of direction and moved Kevin. Martin was left behind!

Salmons retreated to the second line of defense behind Kevin Martin and rushed towards Westbrook like crazy, but Westbrook still scored a layup with physical contact.

A missed shot in a game is nothing at all, but Jeff Van Gundy doesn't think so, for him it is a sign that the Kings are beginning to get tired. He secretly made a forward push gesture to the players on the sidelines, which is a secret signal for half-court defense!

The characteristic of pressing defense is that it makes it difficult for the offense to get shots, and it also forces the offense to make mistakes. The disadvantage is that it is easy for the opponent to find an easy break, but now Van Gundy is very confident in his team's ability to protect the rim! As long as the Kings’ shots are locked, the Thunder can achieve an overwhelming advantage on both ends of the offense and defense!

"The game is over 10 minutes away, but the Thunder are directly pressing for defense! Are they ready to start the decisive battle early!?" In the nBa league, this kind of desperate pressing defense usually stays at the last moment. Will use it, but Jeff Van Gundy went off the top and changed his defensive strategy early.

Jeff Van Gundy is often criticized for his offensive and tactical flexibility, but when it comes to defense, this guy rarely makes mistakes.

Sure enough, after the Thunder used a half-court press, Salmons, an impure point guard, couldn't even complete a decent pass.

He was distracted by Damien Wilkins.

It took Kevin Martin a long time to get a gap to catch the ball, but when he just adjusted his pace, Westbrook didn't spare any effort to post it up.

Although Kevin Martin is one of the best-performing guys in the o4 year draft, he has never been able to "victory".

With a weak body and poor athletic ability, it is really difficult for him to be a major task. Now when the Kings need him to stand up, he has been unable to break through Westbrook's spare defense.

Without space, Kevin Martin's offense has completely stalled. All he can do now is to try to protect the ball and then look for opportunities to send it out.

Jeff Green is now the easiest person on the entire Kings team, because it is indeed difficult for some strong men to let Joe Smith follow Jeff Green for half the time.

Now that the entire Kings team is choked to death by Jeff Van Gundy's halftime press, Green has undoubtedly become the key figure in breaking the deadlock.

He suddenly started after a trial step after receiving a pass from Kevin Martin. Joe Smith was helpless and could not keep up with Jeff Green's rhythm.

After the breakthrough, Jeff Green's offensive space is very wide. This is the disadvantage of pressing the defense, but will the Thunder's penalty area really be attacked so easily?

After seeing Green catching the ball, An Jie moved towards the three-second zone. As expected, Jeff Green made a beautiful breakthrough. Now the only person who can stop him is An Jie!

"No, he was too late!" Jeff Green naturally saw An Jie make up for himself, but he still didn't pass the ball, because the pass to Hawes was completely covered by An Jie, and two It was Jeff Green who felt that he would be able to complete the offense before Anjie arrived.

"Jeff Green is about to dunk! Ann takes a lot of strides! He also jumped!"

"Hey!" Jeff Green slammed the ball with his right hand on the hoop, and the whole basketball hoop was shaking, seeming to be frightened by the confrontation between the two big men.

The fans in the entire Sleep Train Arena exclaimed, Jeff Green's downturn was vigorous, but what about basketball? The basketball flew to the bench for the Kings!

"Anjie! Tough defense of the penalty zone! He did it! God! Deadly block!" Mike Brin directly grabbed the microphone on the stage and shouted. Anjie's defensive height and strength made everyone stunned. !

Suddenly, there was another boo in the sleep train arena. Seeing the referee's gesture, he seemed to have given a technical foul!

"The referee gave An Jie a technical foul! There was no quarrel between An Jie and Jeff Green!?"

Just when everyone was unclear, the TV screen immediately gave a replay.

It turned out that after Anjie finished the block and landed, he shook his finger at Jeff Green fiercely. This exclusive action that can only be done by "African Mountains", the nBa league explicitly prohibits other players!

"That's it!"

"Look, the softies of the Kings are all scared!"

"That's sensible hahahahaha." In addition to the Thunder fans in front of the TV, Divac also laughed at home.

Because of the technical foul, the Kings got a free throw opportunity, and after the free throw, they continued to throw the ball and attack again. Although he lost a point because of this, An Jie's move really made the Kings players feel a little scared.

Who said that Chinese players are as gentle as Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, this Anjie from the old devil Divac is an out-and-out little devil!

It’s okay when you’re calm. Once emotional, Anjie will be one of the most annoying guys on the court. After all, An Jie knew that the only way to be tough was that no one would dare to break into his territory! It was Divac, and Morris taught him this.

Kevin Martin walked to the free throw line personally and won a point for the Kings. But when the out-of-bounds ball came out, the entire offense of the Kings fell into a quagmire again.

Although Jeff Green's abilities are indeed excellent, he is only a second-year rookie, not the paranoia of Kobe. After being humiliated again and again on the inside, he had long been afraid of the place in the three-second zone.

Anyway, I'm good at shooting, I don't fight brute force with you stupid big guy. This is how Jeff Green comforted himself.

However, An Jie was so provocative. Jeff Green's mood cannot be without any fluctuations. His shooting percentage plummeted and he lost his first three quarters.

In contrast to the Thunder, An Jie's defense has undoubtedly greatly improved the morale of the Thunder, and Durant and Westbrook are even more popular.

Westbrook once even prepared to dunk through Hawes, but the huge height gap still made him dunk the ball to the front of the basket. Although the ball did not score, Westbrook's move shocked Hawes into a cold sweat.

"They don't want to die!" Kevin Martin was already sweating profusely. The actions of the Thunder players became more and more rough, and physical contact became more frequent. The basketball court is the battlefield. When the adrenaline of these big men soars because of something, their behavior will be very scary.

As a young team, the Thunder are the most susceptible to emotions. The defense is impenetrable and the offensive is unstoppable. Although Kevin Martin made a shot against the defense with a few unimaginable moves, he was already powerless~www.NovelMTL.com~Beep! "The sound of the end of the game finally sounded, and the Thunder's third youth sat on the bench early, because the game had entered garbage time three minutes ago.

The Kings players took a breath, and they finally escaped from a group of demons.

After the game, Anjie took the initiative to run over and patted Jeff Green on the shoulder, and the two shook hands without considering the predicament. After all, Jeff Green and Anjie have no grievances. What Anjie and Jeff Green really hate is the team's management who abandoned themselves!

"112 to 98, the Thunder took the lead in the final quarter and let the game enter the garbage time early. With his own actions, An Jie hit the Kings management severely!" Undoubtedly, An Jie again Was named the best player of the game by espn once! Mike Brin also found that he liked this Chinese boy more and more.

After the fans almost left the stadium, in the luxurious box of the Sleep Train Arena, the cleaner was cleaning a pile of broken glass and a cocktail spread on the floor. Maybe it was the Kings general manager who accidentally knocked it off the table, or maybe he fell to the ground because of his rage. Who knows what is the reason? (To be continued.) 8