The Way of the Center

"We didn't lose to the Thunder, we just lost to the referee." Jerry Sloan said nothing, he pointed the finger at the referee who whistled Boozer for the last foul. For him, that ball was just a reasonable physical contact and would not constitute a foul at all.

Sloan has been playing nBa for many years and has experienced countless victories, and he has also suffered from defeats. However, a frustrated failure like today is very rare.

Because of a rebound, because of a penalty, the Thunder simply won the lost game after Durant failed.

Sloan was very unconvinced in losing, and the Jazz, who fought back to back, performed no worse than the Thunder!

But one point behind is also a point. The only blame is that Angel is too hard, and he just scored rebounds on the heads of Okur and Boozer. As for Boozer's final foul penalty, it was actually a foul, but Sloan, as the team's coach, must stand aside with his players.

Although it is not a thrilling sports battle lore, but Anjie is still praised by grabbing offensive rebounds and killing the game through free throws.

16 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Due to Durant and Westbrook taking up a large number of shots, Anjie's scoring is not high. However, it was precisely because of the rebound and two free throws in the last few seconds that the unremarkable statistics made him the focus of the game.

Of course, Anjie and Durant were praised, and Westbrook's poor performance naturally received a lot of criticism.

"He is too alone, too selfish!"

"Such a shooting percentage shouldn't always have the right to shoot. If he reduces his shooting right and adds it to Ann, we don't even have to be delayed to the last second to win the game."

"Russell, we know you want to contribute to the team, but when you can't make a shot, don't keep shooting."

All these words made Westbrook not too happy about the victory in this game. He has been playing like this since high school, and now he is asked to change it, but he can't change it at all.

"I just didn't feel good today." Westbrook beat himself up, he didn't even plan to make a change. Crazy shots, crazy rushes, and frequent scoring. As a point guard, Westbrook is full of these.

organization? Don't we have Anjie? Why should I organize.

With this idea in mind, Westbrook and the Thunder entered the 2o1o year and entered the last two-thirds of the regular season fight.

There is no holiday for nBa on New Year's Day this year, but only six teams have games to play, and those six teams do not include the Thunder, which defeated the Jazz the day before.

Although there was no match, Anjie and the others did not get a rest. On January 2nd, the Thunder will fight the Bucks away. Today, An Jie can only spend his Lantern Festival night on the plane.

As soon as he got off the plane, Anjie received a call from his parents. Relatives and friends over there gathered together, eating glutinous rice balls, to celebrate this traditional Chinese holiday where the family reunited.

And Anjie can only talk to his parents at the bitterly cold Milwaukee Airport. Although his parents only came to Oklahoma City to accompany him during his injury, the feeling of yearning for his family could not be suppressed on the holiday.

"I checked the weather on the Internet. It was cold in Milwaukee, and my body was very cold. When warming up before the game, be careful so as not to make mistakes." An Shiran's simple instruction made An Jie feel immense. warm.

"I know, Dad, it's quite cold now, you hurt your foot, wear more protective gear to keep warm, otherwise it should hurt again." An Jie still remembers what his father was injured, and now, he is also considered to be. Helped my father realize his dream.

"Hey, Ann." Just when An Jie hung up the phone, An Jie heard someone calling him behind him.

Turning his head, it was Westbrook wearing a scarf and snow boots.

"What's the matter Russell?" Anjie was a little strange, why did Westbrook come down to find himself in private.

"Um..." In the cold wind at Milwaukee Airport, two guys who had just turned from boys to men stood opposite each other.

"Well, call me when you go to practice tomorrow morning, and I will follow along for a while." The reason Westbrook is shy is because he is ashamed of his recent performance.

"Haha, what else am I talking about. Then you have to take a good rest tonight, after all, getting up early in the cold Milwaukee is a very painful thing." Anjie smiled and patted Westbrook on the shoulder. Those who criticize him from the outside world just don’t know him enough...

Many people sneered at Westbrook's play style of rushing the ball in regardless of the three-seven-one, and Westbrook's efficiency in these games was indeed not high.

But this style of play forced Westbrook to have physical contact with those inside guys. Does he hurt? pain. But in Westbrook's view, this is the most effective offensive method, which can both score goals and cause damage.

After being stopped again and again, Westbrook would not choose to give up. He will pick up the ball in the next attack and continue to rush in until he scores.

Although Westbrook's shooting rate was low in the past few games, his breakthrough has disrupted the opponent's defense very well, indirectly giving Anjie and Durant more opportunities.

Westbrook is such a "recognition of death" person. Although Anjie's statistics have been affected by Westbrook's play style to some extent, he is still willing to help this teammate who joins the team at the same time as him. Because of Westbrook's original intention, it is also for the good of the team.

Since this guy won't stop, there is no point in arguing with him and complaining with him. It would be better to help him, let him regain his state, and help the team win!

The next day, An Jie knocked on Westbrook's room door early in the morning. The two had a simple breakfast at the hotel, and then walked into the open Bradley Center training ground.

The training provided for the Thunder players is the No. 2 training field in the Bradley Center. In most cases, the Bucks players will not use this field. Various fan Jialianhua activities and pre-season rookie trials. Training will be arranged here.

Therefore, Anjie and Westbrook do not have to worry that they will meet the enemy tonight in advance. The two can safely train on the road without interruption.

An Jie, as usual, picked up basketball shots at random, first warmed up himself, and secondly tried the ball feel.

"Ann, your training intensity is so high, how do you keep your swing stable." Looking at An Jie, who was throwing the ball by himself, Westbrook asked a question that had troubled him for a long time.

"My training intensity is not high. Although the time is long, it is within my acceptance range. Now I am not like the university. When I was in university, even if I practiced myself down, as long as the progress has not been completed, I would force myself to continue. I was often scolded by Divac for doing this. Now, to be honest, nBa’s schedule is too intensive, and I have learned what it means to stop." Didn't stop.

"However, it is really impossible for me not to practice. As long as I don't play for a day, I feel that my ball feel will be affected." In fact, An Jie is just a psychological effect. Maybe ordinary people will feel the ball if they don't play for the month. Sudden reduction, but for players of their level, the ball feel is not so easy to disappear.

At this moment Westbrook has changed his sneakers and started shooting with An Jie.

"I really admire you. When I called you, ten people were still training." Westbrook did not miss out on an outstanding performance, but most of the time, An Jie would be turned down on the grounds of training.

"What do you think is the problem with my games in these few games?" Westbrook said as he took the shot, and the ball was still not scored when unmarked.

"The shot selection is not very reasonable. I'm not talking about breakthroughs. Breaking is your style and your strength. Even if you can't directly score, you can still make kills. But sometimes your outside shot selections are also very poor. The shooting percentage is the worst." Anjie said bluntly, there is nothing polite between him and Westbrook.

"I want to play as reasonable as you, but..." Westbrook shook his head. Once he stepped onto the court and started a fierce game, he would definitely throw these advices behind his ears. But no matter what, these few games, he has to try to change, try to make the team better.

The Thunder's three juniors will not repel each other for data. They know that only when the three of them really work together to explode at the same time, is the most dangerous time for the Thunder.

Westbrook hopes that he can keep up with Anjie and Durant as soon as possible, so as not to be dragged down.

The two o8 rookies stayed at the second training ground of the Bradley Center until noon, and Anjie knew that the Bucks should suffer today...

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The two little players get along very happily~www.NovelMTL.com~ An Jie is not the kind of person who likes to fight for fame and fortune, as long as the team can win, he can accept most of the sacrifices. This includes allowing Westbrook and Durant to take the shot.

This is due to Anjie's character. He is very meek and humble towards his teammates when he is off the court.

But in the eyes of many businessmen and many team managers, the relationship between Angel and Westbrook is not that simple.

Managers of other teams will certainly use Westbrook as the fuse, lobbying Durant or Anjie to leave.

The team has won five consecutive victories, and the overall performance of the three young players is very good. Everything looks very normal and very bright. However, in the nBa league, teams will always have endless battles in order to compete for players.

The foreshadowing is slightly longer, but it does not mean that other teams' competition for the Thunder's three minors will never come. A fuse is enough for those cunning businessmen to find a breakthrough. There are countless great combinations in this world, but there are only a handful of combinations that have worked hard together from beginning to end... (To be continued.) 8