The Way of the Center

"Varejao is not without the suspicion of flopping, but An Jie did forcibly knock Varejao from behind to make a fill. The referee must be under great pressure now, because this decision will determine the direction of the game, which is related to The final victory." Kenny Smith is watching the referee on the screen closely in the studio. Where is the referee? He also nervously looked back at the video sent by the playback center near the technical station.

"No, no, Varejao did it himself. We will definitely get into overtime." The Thunder came off the bench, and everyone surrounded An Jie. As the person involved, An Jie is very confident.

Although Varejao's diving is very secretive, for An Jie, who is also good at diving, he can see through Varejao's tricks at a glance.

But the referee is not An Jie, what's more, An Jie's own inertia to rebound backboard is really huge.

The fans of Quicken Loans Arena kept pressing the referee, and O'Neal was also muttering in the referee's ear. He didn't want his hard work to be wasted in vain.

22 points and 6 rebounds, this data is not worth mentioning in O'Neal's career, but for him now, the data of this game has been very amazing.

O'Neal was really fighting with the 20-year-old An Jie, and didn't let the Cavaliers' insider fall. At the last moment, due to physical reasons, the Brazilian replaced O'Neal to continue the confrontation with Anjie. If he worked hard for a whole game and ended up in the hands of the Brazilians, O'Neal would definitely be **** alive.

"What do you think?" There was a discussion among several referees.

"No problem, I think so too." After a while, they reached an agreement.

The referee went to the middle circle and announced the results of the game for more than 20,000 fans. However, when the referee's gesture was made, An Jie yelled at the referee in the middle irritably.

The goal was invalid and Anjie fouled for a rebound. This was the final decision of the referees.

97 to 99, the score remains unchanged, and the Thunder are still two points behind. But now, the 48 minutes of the game is over.

"Fuck it! Damn it!" Anjie wouldn't complain about Varejao's use of flops, because he often does this himself. It's just unfortunate that he met a guy who was even more rascal than himself today.

"It's over. I didn't expect that this wonderful battle will end in such a dramatic way. It is hard to tell whether Varejao has flopped or not, but the penalty has been made, and this is the end." Reggie. Miller took a breath, and the wonderful 48-minute game almost suffocated him.

"The strength of the Thunder has been shown to the fullest. It is inextricably beaten with the No. 1 Cavaliers in the East. Few teams in the league can do this. If I can, I really want to see how the two sides will play in overtime. What is it like." Don't say An Jie himself, even many commentators feel sorry for the Thunder.

"Ann! An! Wait! Do you agree with the result of the referee's last penalty!? Do you think Varejao is suspected of diving!?" After the game, An Jie, who was in a bad mood, walked directly to the player channel. Behind him followed a group of reporters who desperately needed news materials.

An Jie now wants to turn around and tell everyone, **** **** punishment! But he can't do such a thing, he knows he should stay calm now.

"Fuck the **** penalty! We should have continued to fight! The league just likes to favor the teams with higher commercial value." At this moment, An Jie heard a voice in his ear and told his heartfelt voice. come out.

Turning his head and looking at it, it was Morris, who was unabashedly expressing dissatisfaction with the result of the game in front of reporters. In an instant, the reporters around Anjie gathered towards Morris. The expressions of the reporters were as if they had discovered a gold mine, and they could not shake Morris out of his mouth again.

"Ah, **** it." Meslav, who was watching the TV, held his forehead. He knew Morris' remarks and he wanted to keep himself busy again.

"Morris!" Listening to Morris talking about the words that start with "F" and point the referee directly at the referee, Anjie had to remind his good brother not to catch the fire.

"Why, are they afraid of being told by others like this?" Morris, who was hot-headed, didn't think so much at all. If An Jie hadn't forcibly dragged Morris away, God knows what else Morris could say. .

"You are in trouble, buddy, do you know what you just said?"

"What are you afraid of? Isn't the worst that is a fine of 25,000 US dollars? I can afford it!" Morris disagrees, if it weren't for An Jie in the Thunder locker room and Morris combined, maybe Morris would have changed a long time ago. It's a thorn.

An Jie shook his head helplessly, knowing that it was a waste of energy to say anything to Morris at this time. Why you Americans are such a thread, An Jie sometimes really doesn't understand it.

"If Morris is OK, let them win a fluke. Next time at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, let's make them look good." An Jie found that only in this way can Morris stop. .

"That's right! Next time I play Cavaliers, I'm going to make Varejao that boy can't eat." Morris waved his fist into the air, angrily, as if he played cleanly. ......

Durant had 35 points, Anjie had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Westbrook had 16 points, and the Thunder's three minors played pretty well. However, facing James, who had 37 points and 11 assists, he played 45 minutes. The "little emperor" who had almost no rest still had the last laugh.

Neither James nor O'Neal greeted anyone on the Thunder after the game, including An Jie. Because they also know that their winning is very controversial, at this time, it is better not to meet.

The Cavaliers were lucky enough to pass, but the Thunder unfortunately interrupted their winning streak.

The next day, the league immediately announced the penalty for Morris. After a morning discussion between Meslav and the league’s top leaders, the league decided to fine Morris for inappropriate remarks after the game with a fine of 25,000 U.S. dollars. Originally, they wanted to suspend Morris for one game, but under Meslav's dealings, the league still dealt with it lightly.

Morris also issued a public apology under Meslav's "persecution", and this is the condition under which the league agreed to Meslav not banning Morris.

"Morris, you can make any small moves and damage moves on the court, but on the table, you still have to converge." This is the second time Meslav has gone to the top of the league for these troubles of Morris this season." We have a meeting".

"Hey, you must pay attention next time." Morris nodded and bowed to Meslav. His current attitude makes you unable to show your temper to him.

The focus of the battle at the end of January came to an end. Although the ending was not perfect, the Cavaliers forced out all the real power of the Thunder. This has also refreshed the entire league's understanding of the Thunder. This kind of team has entered the playoffs, and maybe it can really make some waves.

The first person to worry about this is "Zen Master" Phil Jackson. The Lakers' final ranking this season should be between third and first in the West, and the Thunder are the most likely to become eighth to sixth in the West. If the Lakers meet the Thunder in the first round, the road to defending the Purple and Gold will be very difficult from the beginning.

But three days after losing the Cavaliers, Jackson wondered if he was a little too nervous during the Thunder and Bulls game.

The Thunder, which was only two points away from the Cavaliers, lost a full tenth against the Bulls, who only ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference and whose winning percentage was not outstanding!

Ross's performance in this game is so outstanding, incredible. In the absence of free throws, Rose hit 13 goals in 23 shots and scored a full 26 points! You must know that Rose did not take free throws throughout the game, not a single free throw!

In addition, the Bulls' main small forward Lol Deng's three-pointer suffered a big loss for Durant, 17 points, which is not too much, but not too small.

Secondly, Joakim Noah, Brad Miller and Tyrus Thomas teamed up to score 30 points inside the Thunder, not because of Anger and Morris's lack of defense, but because of the state of the three. It's too hot.

With the normal Thunder and the extraordinary Bulls, Derrick Rose, the former champion, became the final winner. He also rarely tasted the taste of victory on the Thunder team.

96 to 86, after the outstanding performance in the battle against the Cavaliers, the Thunder immediately had a "big rebound." The team's shooting percentage was only 38%, helping them usher in a two-game losing streak.

If you don't lose, you will lose. The only thing to be thankful for is that the performance of the Thunder's starting center An Jie is still stable. Scored 27 points, 11 rebounds and sent 5 assists, if it weren't for Anjie's outstanding performance, the Thunder might have lost even worse.

But perhaps it was God's arrangement. When the Thunder lost another losing streak, they met with the Nuggets, who was missed by Anthony due to injury. Such a Nuggets team is definitely a good opponent that can be gnawed down by the Thunder.

The thunder juniors lived up to expectations. Although Billups was working hard to make up for the vacancy caused by Anthony's absence, the old man still couldn't compete with the young thunder juniors.

Durant scored 30 points without Anthony's obstruction. An Jie also scored 22 points and 15 rebounds on the head of the same Brazilian. After this game, An Jie officially surpassed Camby and ranked second in the league in rebounds with an average of 11.9 rebounds per game. .

The Nuggets ranked quite well this season, but they could not escape the Thunder when they were short of major generals.

At 84 to 101, the Thunder III sprinkled all the anger of the two defeats on the Nuggets. And the Nuggets, who lacked the backbone, can only swallow their anger.

After that, the boosted Thunder gave the Warriors a five-game losing streak at home. Although the old Nelson is still coaching, although the Warriors have completely entered the reconstruction, although they have potential newcomers like Stephen Curry. But in the face of the relatively mature lineup of the Thunder~www.NovelMTL.com~, the Warriors can still only be a man.

Durant scored 45 points under this dispensable defense of the Warriors! Why Durant can become the league's scoring leader, this is the reason. And Westbrook also had an unpredictable explosion. In the face of Curry, who was thin and weak, he scored 28 points and he did not shoot three-pointers, which means that most of the points are Westbrook. Won by breakthrough.

Although Anjie only scored 14 points, his 11 rebounds and 7 assists still made him not to be ignored.

104 to 112, Curry and Alice's double gun combination in the backcourt must undergo a bit more training.

With 30 wins and 16 losses, and heading towards February with a record of 30 wins, Van Gundy has nothing more to ask for. Only 3 of 15 games were lost, and the only regret was to lose the Cavaliers. The playoffs are no longer a fantasy for the Thunder.

Now the entire league knows that the Oklahoma City Thunder is a dark horse and a dark horse that can bite.

When you see that everyone in the Thunder can lose, don't forget, they can also win any opponent! (To be continued.)