The Way of the Center

? An Jie leaned against the glass of the plane window, looking blankly at the black clouds outside.

　　 It is 12:20 midnight, and there are only a few soft lights in the entire cabin. Most of the Thunder players have fallen asleep before landing.

　　 And Anjie can't sleep. It was not because the seat of the special plane was not comfortable enough, but because he still had a grudge about the defeat tonight.

　　 Chesapeake Energy Arena fans shouted his name frantically, and every time he scored, whether it was critical or not, he would be praised by the fans.

　　 These cutest people gave Anjie the greatest trust and expectation. However, this time, the game did not develop according to the perfect script. In the face of the Pistons who are not strong enough, Anjie was unable to lead the team again to turn the tide.

　　The comeback battle was highly anticipated. In the end, he lost to an opponent who shouldn't lose and swallowed the longest four-game losing streak of the season.

　　 Thinking of these, An Jie couldn't sleep. Thunder tomorrow? no? wrong? The Oklahoma City team will also play a back-to-back game with the Rockets at the Toyota Center. Bad spirits will greatly affect the state. This Anjie knows, but he just can't forget this failure that shouldn't have occurred.

　　 "Go to sleep, you have to get off the plane if you don't sleep for a while." Except for Anjie, the other person who is not asleep is naturally Jeff Van Gundy.

　　 "I can't find the feeling of playing, I think I am very uncomfortable on the court." Seeing Van Gundy come and sit next to him, An Jie said out the distress in his heart.

　　 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Although this data is not as amazing as before, although the shooting rate is slightly worse than before, but in all fairness, Van Gundy is very satisfied with Anjie's data tonight.

"Don't put the expectations imposed on you by others on yourself, and score 30 or 40 points in the comeback battle? Grab more than 20 rebounds? Lead the team to win the game in three quarters? If you are a fan, you I also expect Yao Ming to come up with such data when he comes back. But think about it, is this realistic?". The discomfort after returning from injury, Van Gundy's several outstanding centers have encountered such problems. The last such guy was Yao Ming, who came from the same country as Anjie.

"You always feel that you should show amazing performances to prove that your body is fine. You don't need to prove that you can play on the court to prove that your body is fine. If you care too much about your own data, you will be restricted. Can’t use it."

　　 Anjie thoughtfully, at the same time, a pile of light can already be seen under the plane. The Thunder have arrived in Houston.

"After arriving at the hotel, hurry up and rest. Tomorrow I will postpone the regular training time. Don't think about it so much. You just have to play as usual for tomorrow's game. Everyone is eager for you to get good data, 30+ 30 is better. But if you meet the fan's fantasies of you in every game, is it possible?". Van Gundy patted Anjie on the shoulder, young man, the technical problem is small, but the psychological problem is the biggest.

　　 Do you maintain a normal mind? Is it really that simple?

　　 An Jie moved his injured leg, and to be honest, it was really nothing strange. He doesn't need to prove it to anyone, he knows his situation best!

"After both Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady were injured and Artest left the Lakers, people defined the Rockets this season as a civilian team and considered them to be one of the bottom candidates in the Western Conference. However, "Ewing's Law" may have been fulfilled. , The Rockets’ performance this season is actually very good. They have beaten the Mavericks, Cavaliers, Lakers and other teams. Of course, the high-profile Thunder has lost to the Rockets twice before. Although the Rockets have no stars this season, but Their integrity makes everyone a star." Before the game, Charles Barkley analyzed the game situation for the audience.

"So, I don’t think the Thunder’s losing streak will end there. They have already lost to the Rockets twice before. The Rockets’ overall offense cannot be prevented by Van Gundy and the rookies. Although Anjie is back, his Everyone has seen the status, and I advise the Thunder fans not to expect too much from him. After all, it’s not a short time to leave the arena for a month.” Before the game started, Barkley supported his old club. Put the Thunder down completely.

　　 At this moment, Anjie and the Thunder naturally cannot hear other people's comments on them. The Thunder players change clothes one by one in the locker room, while Van Gundy writes and draws on the whiteboard. Everything is the same as usual, no abnormalities.

　　 Anjie casually put on the blue No. 16 jersey and stuffed it into his shorts. Morris said that this number is a curse, and the Tornado team fell below the top 16 in two consecutive times.

　　 "You'd better change your number as soon as possible, otherwise this bad luck will be brought to the NBA." Morris once joked with An Jie.

　　 Anjie doesn't think this number represents a spell or bad luck. In his mind, that round of 16 is the best memory of his life. They defeated the top pick, they lost Morris, they waited for the tournament invitation call, and their lore at Stanford University has bitterness and sweetness, blood and tears.

　　 "Angel bless Iowa State!" Even the shouting would repeat in Angel's ear from time to time.

　　 put on a headband, wrapped gauze around his knees, put on protective gear, and took out the brand new sneakers sent to him by Nike. Everything is so peaceful and natural, yes, normal mind, normal mind

　　 After putting on all the equipment, An Jie got up and jumped twice in the locker room. The passion for the game has slowly spread to him. Although it is a back-to-back game, but Anjebi wants to play as soon as possible!

　　 Van Gundy knocked on the whiteboard, and everyone's attention fell on the guy with less and less hair.

　　 "Listen well folks, this time I don't want you to waste my efforts, waste your own efforts." After all, Van Gundy began to plan the tactics to be used later on.

　　 In fact, every team and every coach has a generally unchanged tactical idea. This tactical idea will not be accidentally used for an entire season. The arrangement before each match is nothing more than a detailed adjustment for the opponent. Therefore, the tactical arrangements before the game did not take much time.

　　 The warm-up ended soon, and the cheers from the Toyota Center became louder and louder. Van Gundy finally confirmed everyone's physical condition. There is no player introduction ceremony at the Toyota Center today. They will go directly out of the player channel to prepare for the game.

"Remember Ann, don’t worry about what stats or performance others want you to take. As usual, hey! Let’s take away the victory!" Van Gundy first said to Anjie alone, and finally, he raised his voice in the player channel. Yell to make sure the players can hear themselves amidst the loud cheers.

　　 was getting closer and closer to the stadium, and the cheers were getting louder and louder. The flashing light had flashed at the exit of the player's passage, and Westbrook lowered his head and kissed some of his wristbands.

　　 Durant painted a cross on his chest. He is a loyal believer.

　　 Morris closed his eyes, enjoying the noise of the scene, everything he has now is hard-won.

　　 "Huh, victory, victory." An Jie took a deep breath, hammered his chest lightly, and the huge number 16 on his back also swayed.

　　 Suddenly, the security personnel at the exit of the player passage rushed to Durant, who was standing at the forefront, with an "OK" gesture, and they were about to appear!

　　 "Go, go! It's time for us to go!" Durant is usually silent, but today, after the team's four-game losing streak, he must yell at something.

　　 While shouting, Durant trot, leading the team towards the court.

　　 "Take away the victory, let's take away the victory!" An Jie at the back of the team also echoed, he bounced around, eager to try.

　　 "Boom!" The moment he walked out of the player's channel, the noise on the scene instantly became several times louder.

　　 The scene was bright, the strange screams of DJs, the insults of Rockets fans, and the voices of commentators on the sidelines.

　　 An Jie is familiar with all the atmosphere around him, still the smell, the feeling. He has not changed, the stadium has not changed, what has changed is just his mentality.

　　 Now, he wants to make sure that his mentality will not change.

　　 "y???!!!" The DJ yelled for a while, and there was a burst of cheers from the stands. Anjie and Scola stand in the middle circle, ready to jump the ball.

　　Injury shadow? Go to hell!

　　 An Jie took the lead to get the first attack opportunity. Krstic received the ball shot by An Jie and quickly passed it to Westbrook.

　　 Westbrook unhurriedly controlled the ball and pushed forward. Aaron Brooks lowered his center of gravity and quickly entered the game.

　　 Anjie did not ask for the ball in the low post, he would not deliberately get the data to prove himself. In the last game, he attacked too much and played too much, which is why he only shot 46%.

　　 This time, Anjie mentioned that the high post gave Durant a ball-free pick and roll. The latter immediately flashed past Angel, Rockets captain Sean Battier was completely restrained by Angel's excellent quality pick-and-roll ~www.NovelMTL.com~ Durant ran to the bottom left corner, almost empty.

　　 At the same time, Westbrook made a breakthrough, but suddenly his wrist flicked during the march. The basketball obediently flew to the left corner and flew into Durant's hands.

　　 At this time, Battier just got rid of the entanglement with An Jie, Scola had to give up the inside and take the initiative to pounce on Durant, who was left empty.

　　 Durant naturally ignored the opponent's forward pounce, he still confidently took off and shot, the first goal seemed bound to win!

　　 "Hey! To the contrary, Durant hit the basket for the first time in an open shot and failed to make a hit.

　　 Scola quickly turned around, looking for the direction of the rebound.

　　 Just then, a guy in the Thunder's away blue jersey flew up to Scola. Of course, there is also the conspicuous back number, 16.

　　 "哐!" It was another loud noise from the basket, but this time, it was not caused by iron strikes.

　　 "Ann! A heavy deduction! The Rockets have to be careful, Eastern Tower is very excited today!"

　　 "Ah!~~~" An Jie thumped his chest and roared, seeming to vent the many unsatisfactory feelings in his heart.

　　 The first goal of the opening, An Jie did his best!

　　 (Two changes will be resumed today, but I will add as many manuscripts) (to be continued.)

　　 Chapter 201: Mindset only:

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