The Way of the Center

"Russell Westbrook made a layup! Still no, the ball is too difficult, and Anjie is actually empty!" Mike Brin shook his head. The point guard's personality is still too egoistic. ??? At the beginning of the season, at Van Gundy's request, he slightly restrained his offense**, and devoted himself to playing for Durant and Anjie. But now that the game has been played, he has become more and more like the "original" himself.

The game has come to the fourth quarter, but Westbrook is still squandering opportunities.

Although Anjie has a good relationship with Westbrook, he also feels that his brother's shot selection in this game is really poor.

The more he can't make a shot, the more Westbrook wants to attack. Many times Anjie raises his hand for the ball, Westbrook chose to ignore it, and then he used a difficult breakthrough layup to give the ball to his opponent.

"He is indeed very impactful, but the shot selection is really bad. If it weren't for An Jie, the Thunder's offense would have been messed up by this guy. Van Gundy should be grateful that God gave him a pass that can't pass the ball. The guard gave him a center who can organize the offense." Kenny Smith also teased Westbrook.

"To be honest, I was surprised that that guy was selected to the Rookie First Team with An Jie last season. He averaged 15.3 points per game. He was really good among rookies, but he averaged only 39% of his field goal attempts and made three-pointers. The rate is only 27%. This guy can rely on his own impact to play efficiency in college, but it is obvious that nBa is different. If others get the same number of shots as him, others can average 15.3 points per game." This time, Barkley's and Kenny Smith's views are surprisingly consistent.

The personalities of Anjie and Durant have caused them not to say much about Westbrook's unreasonable shots. However, no one reminded him that he would really keep fighting like this.

At this time, the Jazz fighting back to back once again reversed the score. This is the eighth time the two sides have alternated their lead in this game. Van Gundy promptly called a timeout, and Westbrook must stop the never-ending iron strike.

"Russell, do you know how many goals you have missed?" Van Gundy knows that players like Westbrook have a flamboyant personality. He can't rely on yelling and yelling at such players. He doesn't want to engage the Thunder with a perfect atmosphere It's torn apart.

"But I...do it!" Of course Westbrook knows that he is very inefficient now, but he just can't get along with himself. The more he can't score, the more he hopes he can score the ball next time. .

"I won't question your ability Russell, your teammates are the same. Look at Kevin and Ann, and other people, they have selflessly shared the ball with you. If you can, Russell, I hope You will be able to share the ball with them later.” Van Gundy has been talking about Ba for many years, and everyone has seen it. For rookies like Westbrook, you have to use soft ones. If you are harder, this kind of person will be harder than you.

"Huh...I know the boss." Westbrook sighed, indeed he has wasted too many opportunities. Durant and Anjie have been tolerant of him, but what's wrong with him sacrificing some shots.

"Very well, Kevin, Ann, in the last five minutes, you two, don't be selfless and attack by yourself if you have a chance! Russell, you still have the ball, I believe you will make the right choice!" Van Gundy just said. After that, the pause time has ended.

With five minutes left in the game, the Jazz temporarily lead by one point. I thought that the Jazz, who played back to back, would be overwhelmed. Unexpectedly, the iron-blooded division from Salt Lake City has fought tenaciously until now.

"I hope Coach Van Gundy has solved Russell's problem. If he continues to do his own way, the Jazz will be happy to accept the victory." Seeing that Westbrook had not been replaced but had control of the ball again, Mike Boo Lin Du was worried for the Thunder.

This time Anjie actively competed in the low position, and Durant kept interspersing to find a gap. These two guys are the last firepower output points of the Thunder. Van Gundy gave them the power to fire, and they would naturally not give in.

Turkish center Mehmet Okur was desperately entangled with Anjie. Under Anjie's defense, he shot a low 22% as an inside player.

When Anjie left the field for a break, he thought his chance had finally come, but he didn't expect that his teammate Morris from Anjie's college was also difficult to deal with.

Well now, Anjie and Morris were on the court at the same time, and both of them almost blocked the inside of the Thunder. Since he can't play on the offensive end, Okur certainly wants to use defense to get back his face.

"Beep toot!" Okur heard the referee's hasty whistle before he could react to what had happened. Looking at An Jie again, he "painfully" covered his head because Okur accidentally touched An Jie's head when he was fighting for the position.

"Damn it! I just ran into it accidentally, I didn't use any force at all!" Okur hurriedly complained to the referee after knowing what was born.

Although Anjie is suspected of acting in this ball, it is true that Okur's defensive action is getting bigger and bigger now. When An Jie was in position, he almost hugged An Jie, and An Jie had to use some special methods to avenge himself.

"Damn, sly Chinese, don't you see that it was a show!? Do you know that two free throws are enough to change the situation of the game!?" Jerry Sloan also roared at the referee, while An Jie was facing him. High-five with his teammates expressionlessly and stand on the free throw line. Although the ball was indeed exaggerated by himself, it is also true that the referee turned a blind eye to Okur's foul at first.

Two free throws were made, and the Jazz fans in front of the TV were scolding Anjie to death. But at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, he received enthusiastic cheers.

The two sides tied again, and Sloan finally forced himself to calm down after a technical foul. This seemingly gentle old man is actually the boss of the "T family".

The game after the two sides was still very fierce, and Deron Williams still stood up as a key gentleman after being completely locked up by Anjie and Morris on the inside.

In the face of Westbrook, whose mood was greatly affected, Deron made several beautiful singles breakthroughs. What is different from Westbrook's aggressiveness is that he can score the ball after a breakthrough, but Westbrook can't.

In addition to Deron, Wesley Matthews on the Jazz bench became the second key figure in the fourth quarter.

As a rookie who lost the draft in o9, Matthews has now become an indispensable rotation player in the Jazz, which is almost unimaginable for Matthews.

He is in a much better situation than many rookies who have been selected. It's such a guy who knows that it is not easy to survive in nBa, and his performance in every game is very positive.

Faced with Sefrosa's entanglement, Matthews became more and more courageous in the war, and frequently used his sturdy body to get rid of the Swiss defense.

"What the team needs me to do, I will do it." This is the creed that supports Matthews' survival. Sloan replaced him to let him share Williams' scoring pressure, so he did it.

At the same time, Sloan has also strengthened his defense against Durant. After all, the scoring ability of this guy who has scored 4o points recently is really terrifying. Where's Anjie? Sloan didn't have many choices. The inside players of the Jazz were sent by him to try. No one can prevent An Jie from death!

Paul Millsap's height is too short to prevent it. Carlos Boozer's single defense level is limited, and he can't help it. Mehmet Okur made An Jie very uncomfortable, but under An Jie's superb acting skills, Okur had three fouls in the fourth quarter, and once again he had to rest.

Now Sloan only expects Durant to continue his offense, and don't pass the ball to the inside!

Durant did exactly that. After a three-pointer and a breakthrough succeeded, he firmly believed in his state. After all, Durant did well in the first three quarters.

However, when Matthews and Brewer double-teamed Durant and Sefrosa's shots continued to hit the iron, the Thunder's outside offense also misfired in the last two minutes.

When Durant failed to make a seventh shot in the fourth quarter, Van Gundy immediately stood up from the bench. Durant was obviously in trouble of double-teaming. Now, only An Jie can play!

"Play inside! Morris, you can contain Boozer and don't let him cover up! Kevin, Russell, give the ball to Ann and let him play in the low post!" Van Gundy shouted loudly, not afraid that Sloan would hear his arrangement. .

Sloan heard it, and couldn't do anything. Double-teaming is the only option.

With Okur and Deron's doomed double-teaming, Anjie is indeed very difficult to handle the ball. He even made a rare turnover due to double-teaming, but fortunately, the Jazz did not make a conversion offense.

The game was played to the end by the Thunder and the Jazz. Because the defenses of both sides were very dead, the score in this game was not high.

In the last minute, 83 to 85, the Thunder still led by 2 points at home.

Although the impatient Westbrook is physically strong, his defensive loopholes are getting bigger and bigger. For "Rhythm Master" Deron, it is easy for Westbrook to break through this state.

He kept changing his dribble and rhythm, observing Westbrook's vacillating center of gravity.

Suddenly, with a plus, Deron broke through to the left, and when he was about to collide with Westbrook, he suddenly turned to the right and took the shot.

"Deron Williams turned a key jumper! Westbrook reacted quickly and blocked it! A foul! The referee blew Westbrook's foul, and Deron's basketball hollowed into the net! The Jazz's real Leader! If a free throw is scored, he will help the Jazz to counter at the last minute!" Mike Brin applauded Deron's beautiful goal.

Deron, who scored a beautiful goal, was not overwhelmed by emotions. He calmly stood on the free throw line and steadily made a free throw.

86 to 85, leaving only 47 seconds for the Thunder.

After that, Westbrook was eager to respond to Deron's 3+1, so he broke through like crazy, but this time he was caught by Okur.

"Beep beep." The rapid whistle sounded again, but it was not Okur who fouled, but Westbrook who broke through with the ball.

"Thunder No. 0, dribbling the ball into someone, an offensive foul!" The referee shouted to the technical stage.

"Fuck..." Westbrook walked towards the referee, but An Jie stopped him before he could finish his words.

"Chill brother, we still have a chance, as long as we guard the next goal. If you are sent off the field now, it is what they want to see." An Jie hugged Westbrook hard, Westbrook. Brook also gradually calmed down.

The Jazz made a comeback with a deadly one-point advantage.

Deron has been in control of time, and Westbrook dare not foul him. It wasn't until the last ten seconds that Deron finally started.

Surprisingly, Westbrook's defense in this round was not leaking. Deron couldn't get rid of the entanglement until the last second, and could only force the shot against interference.

The ball looked dangerous ~www.NovelMTL.com~ but it actually hit the neck of the basket. Anjie jumped high and got the rebounds, Boozer and Okur had no chance at all!

After getting the ball, Van Gundy hurriedly called a timeout and arranged the Thunder's final attack tactics.

"Kevin! It's okay to end the game!" Van Gundy urged the players to hurry up and go directly to the topic!

The Thunder fans did not expect that the Jazz playing back-to-back games would make a desperate resistance. They didn't expect that Westbrook would make just 3 of 12 shots today. In any case, it is an indisputable fact that the Thunder are now 1 point behind.

The previous ones don't need to be entangled, now they must be ready to end the game.

Although An Jie was not the choice for the last attack today, he could perform the last attack at any time. After all, no matter how perfect the off-court tactics are, if one makes a mistake on the field, there will be changes. Only when you are fully prepared can you seize the opportunity.

In another desperate moment, the Thunder have really encountered a situation where one goal will determine the winner this season... (To be continued.) 8