The Way of the Center

In New York, in this big city, people never seem to lose enthusiasm for basketball. r?an?e?n?ranen`Even though the Knicks had a very poor performance this season, the New York fans still arrived as expected and filled the Madison Square Garden Arena.

Van Gundy will never forget this city and this team in his life. During the coaching of the New York Knicks, Van Gundy's career was the most glorious period. The Knicks were also the team that he played the longest and devoted the most effort.

Although Van Gundy has never led the Knicks to a championship, he has to admit that the Knicks' performance in those years is not comparable to the current Knicks.

Van Gundy looked at the familiar arena, the familiar locker room, and the familiar auditorium, but he felt strange. He is unfamiliar with these players wearing orange and white jerseys, he is unfamiliar with the guy who coaches, and he is unfamiliar with the management who has changed his blood. This team is still the New York Knicks, but it is no longer the New York Knicks back then.

Failure to make the playoffs for five consecutive seasons is a humiliating record for the original Eastern power.

Van Gundy retracted his thoughts and turned his attention to the Thunder players who were warming up. Now, this group of motivated boys are his subordinates, and the Oklahoma Thunder is where he will create another glorious place.

"Welcome home, Jeff." Suddenly, a man stood in front of Van Gundy and greeted him.

Van Gundy, sitting on the bench, looked up, and a black man with glasses and a baseball cap was smiling and facing him.

"Don't be safe, Lee." Van Gundy recognized this stylishly dressed guy at a glance. He was not someone else. He was a diehard fan of the New York Knicks. He was also a very successful black American independent film director, Spike Lee. .

"You came back this time, it’s not good intentions." Spike Lee turned to look at the third Thunder junior who was warming up. Although he is a diehard Knicks loyalty, to be honest, he knew that as long as the third junior played normally. The Knicks have almost no win.

"This season has to hit the playoffs, so every goal is a game." Van Gundy waved his hand disapprovingly. He admired the diehard fans of the Knicks like Spike Lee. After all, the team's operation in the past few years is too great. They don't want to make progress, but they still support the team as always.

"Westbrook and Durant can't handle it, I hope David Lee can limit your big Chinese man." David Lee, who frequently cuts down 20+10 insiders, is the Knicks. The team's only hope for this game.

"I hope." Van Gundy smiled. To be honest, he still has confidence in An Jie, even if he is about to face the All-Star level insider.

David Lee may have no dead ends in offensive skills, but his defense is not good enough. And An Jie is the kind of guy who can accomplish both offensive and defensive tasks very well. Van Gundy has had many excellent centers, and he knows that Anjie is a member of the "Excellent Center" family.

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This is the first time Catherine has come to Madison Square Garden. Although she has been living in New York for several months, Catherine rarely goes out every day except for training.

And Madison Square Garden Arena is still a little far away from Catherine's residence, so today is the first time she has entered this iconic building in New York.

At first, Catherine thought that this arena was in Madison Square Garden. She didn’t know until today when she took a taxi. The current third-generation Madison Square Garden Arena has nothing to do with Madison Square, just because The name "Madison Square Garden" is so representative that it has been used today.

When the taxi driver dropped Catherine off here, Catherine thought she had come to the wrong place, because there was no place near the stadium that could be called a square.

The taxi driver saw Catherine's dilemma, and then explained it.

"Are you a Thunder fan? Because it looks like you should be here for the first time to watch a game. It's hard for you to come from Oklahoma City?" Before getting off the bus, the taxi driver asked curiously.

"I am a fan of the Thunder, but I also live in New York." Catherine was in a good mood. She looked at the ticket Anjie had sent to her, and couldn't wait to rush into the stadium, so she almost forgot to pay the fare.

Now, when Catherine really saw An Jie, her heart was much calmer.

Catherine still remembers the first time she went to the scene to watch a basketball game, and Anjie became the guy who caught her most attention on the court.

"Meet again, dear." Catherine laughed idiotically. There is nothing more happy than the reunion of lovers who are separated from each other.

After the warm-up, Anjie immediately looked up and looked for something in the audience. Catherine quickly stood up and waved her arms, so that Anjie noticed herself.

An Jie also beckoned to the audience happily, which naturally did not catch the eyes of the reporters on the spot. After the Thunder returned to the locker room for the last time, Catherine was surrounded by a group of reporters.

But Catherine is not bored, because how to deal with the relationship with the media is also one of the content of Catherine's current training. After all, models are also public figures.

Compared to Catherine, who was surrounded by reporters more than a year ago, she has dealt with these things more calmly than before.

There are more and more fans in the stands, and reporters have to make room and leave their seats to their real owners.

On the on-site commentary stage, the commentators gradually took their place. Through the enthusiastic atmosphere, we can see that the Knicks and Knicks fans will not let the Thunder easily win ten consecutive victories!

"We must win! Not for the **** ten-game winning streak, but because we are strong against the Knicks!" Jeff Van Gundy finished talking about the tactics. Now, it's time to mobilize the enthusiasm of the young people. .

"Don't be afraid of the Thunder's defense. As long as we play according to the tactics, we will definitely be able to pry into a loophole." Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni is also very confident in his offense. After all, he has led the Suns to success. Undoubtedly, in front of everyone.

One respects defense, the other respects offense. One likes a slow tempo, while the other is as fast as possible.

The Knicks and the Thunder seem to be the representatives of two completely different styles. The last leg of the Thunder's ten-game winning streak is about to start.

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The opening was just the faceoff, and David Lee found that he was not in the upper hand.

With the lineup getting smaller and smaller today, David Lee's height on the court is already at the level of "a list of small mountains". However, when Anjie stood face to face with him, he discovered for the first time that he also had a disadvantage in height.

The referee threw the ball into the air, and An Jie leaped as if it were a conditional launch, overtaking David Lee's entire palm, and easily patted the ball away.

"Damn it!" Outsiders may not be able to see it, but David Lee knows that Anjie's bounce has always been underestimated by people!

An Jie has always practiced his jumping ability. Although he is incomparable with the perverted "spring guys" in the league, An Jie, who has improved his bounce, has more control over the ball.

Westbrook quickly started after getting the basketball from Anjie. Before the Knicks players could find anyone, he had already rushed to the three-point line.

Westbrook didn't hesitate, and immediately jumped with his feet, he wanted to shoot!

"Russell Westbrook planned to attack as soon as the game started! Although it was unexpected, but to be honest, the timing of this shot was very bad!" Even the cctv commentator who supported the Thunder couldn't agree with Westbrook's decision. decision.

The two guards on the Knicks guard line, Chris Duhon and Daroni Gallinari, took off with both hands to interfere with Westbrook's shot. Although this guy's shooting rate is unstable, no one dares to relax him.

David Lee and Jared Jeffries even went straight to the basket, ready to scramble for rebounds.

When Westbrook jumped to the highest point, everyone thought he was about to take a shot. Unexpectedly, Westbrook changed his posture and changed his shot into a pass in the air, passing the ball over the heads of Duhon and Gallinari.

David Lee quickly moved his sight with the movement of the ball, but when the ball was received by someone, David Lee yelled badly.

Westbrook's jump pass was passed to the hands of An Jie inside.

At the beginning, the Knicks' defense became a mess. First Gallinari and Du Hong went to block Westbrook's shots, and now it was David Lee, who was defending the basket, and did not do anything to Anjie's impact. Get ready.

After An Jie stepped into the three-second zone and held the ball with both hands, David Lee hurriedly defended the past, hoping to make An Jie an offensive foul.

An Jie took the first step, and at the same time Durant also found a space in the chaos. An Jie turned his head and saw Durant who had a better chance outside the three-point line.

He quickly raised his hand, it seemed that An Jie was about to interrupt the layup to make a breakthrough point.

Seeing this situation, David Lee immediately adjusted his center of gravity and stretched out his long arm, hoping that he could intercept the ball midway.

Unexpectedly, when Anjie took the second step, David Lee found himself being tricked by the Chinese!

In the second step, An Jie closed his hand to collect the ball, and by the way, he also brought back his fake eyes~www.NovelMTL.com~ He changed his actions again, when everyone thought An Jie was going to pass the ball. At that time, he made a direct layup!

David Lee rushed towards the pass, only to find himself emptied. The Knicks' basket was opened because of David Lee's mistake.

"Oh, hahahaha, can you believe it? A big center made a realistic pass and layup, and actually cheated his matchup! Maybe Ann's technique is not better than some guards. That's bad." The first ball allowed the commentator to start complimenting An Jie.

In fact, this action of An Jie is not difficult at all. The only difficulty lies in the continuity of the action and the look in the eyes. You have to make people believe that you will pass the ball. The deception and smooth movement of the eyes are indispensable.

"Hahaha, I was ready to catch the ball just now." Durant was also happy. An Jie's actions deceived him as a teammate, let alone David Lee.

An Jie only used one ball in the opening game, which shows that the Thunder will strive for ten consecutive victories.

The Knicks should have worked hard, not to win, but to prevent Madison Square Garden from staged another **** massacre... (To be continued.)