The Way of the Center

"Although the Timberwolves resisted tenaciously, the huge gap in strength is right in front of them. Now the well-performing Brewer has been off the court for 6 fouls. The Timberwolves have very little hope of winning." Yu Jia explained the morning. During the game, I was already hungry. Now he only hopes that this unsuspecting game will be over quickly, and he will be free from hunger soon.

After coming back from the timeout, Westbrook strolled forward with the ball. In this game, he has scored 22 points and his shooting percentage is not bad. Seeing that the team is about to win, Westbrook is also desperate.

With a random pass, Durant received the ball. Durant, as the league's scoring leader, also scored 32 points today. None of the people in front of this group can prevent him!

Borrowing An Jie's pick and roll, Durant flashed to the right. Without determining his surroundings, he took off.

"It's still the same easy." Durant smiled. After the goal was scored, the points difference became double digits.

suddenly! Durant's eyes went dark, and a big hand appeared in front of him. This time not only interfered with Durant's shooting, but directly rewarded Durant with a big hot pot.

"What!" Durant looked at the owner of the palm in surprise. He is familiar with this person and has been a teammate with him for two years, Damien Wilkins!

"Wilkins' block! Durant never thought Wilkins would be so aggressive. He never thought that the Timberwolves hadn't given up resistance!"

After the block was successful, Wilkins quickly advanced, and then passed the ball to Love, who ran in front.

As soon as Love catches the ball, the entire defensive lineup of the Thunder shrinks to the basket. Unexpectedly, Love did not choose to layup in the face of the empty basket. He knew that An Jie had been behind him, even if there was no one in front of him, there was a threat of being blocked. Love does not want to try An Jie's pegboard hat.

Love suddenly passed a sideways pass, and then passed the ball that had been scored inside. The person who responds to the outside is naturally Damien Wilkins, who quickly joined the offense after the steal.

Damien Wilkins, who followed up, quickly shot the ball after receiving the ball. It was almost impossible for An Jie to turn around and interfere with the shot.

"Wilkins' steals and scoring are very important! He took the lead in sounding the Timberwolves counterattack horn!" Until now, people really realized that the game is not over yet!

After being "humiliated" by Wilkins with beautiful steals and goals, people wanted to see how Durant would respond. However, in front of Wilkins, who was more and more defensive in Vietnam, Durant's The shot knocked out again.

Love desperately got stuck in the position and struggled to get the rebound, but at any rate, the Thunder didn't get a second offense.

The Timberwolves counterattacked very quickly. Jonny Flynn quickly hit the ball, and the European big man Milicic who got the empty seat did not hesitate. Before the Thunder's defense had not formed, he shot the ball.

Milicic may have lost the edge of the year, but an open shot is still no problem for him.

"Dako Milicic? Yes! 103 to 97, Rambis' decision to replace Jefferson looks very correct! With only six points left, the Thunder must break the scoring drought!"

It was Durant, this time he did not choose to withstand Wilkins's defensive hard shot, he decided to let Anjie look for opportunities inside.

However, Durant’s pass was interrupted by Love who suddenly went around, but Love did not control the ball. An Jie flew up, but also made a big jump. The basketball was first played by Jonny Flynn. Picking up in one step, his rapid advancement made the frontcourt a 2-on-1 situation.

Westbrook stood in the middle, in a dilemma. I don't know if it is Flynn who should defend the ball or pounce on Wilkins who is following up.

Seeing Westbrook hesitating, Flynn suddenly made a throw, and he made an easy hit with almost no resistance, four points!

"Damn! My!" Durant hugged his head in annoyance. As the team leader, he made frequent mistakes at critical moments, even he himself felt unforgivable.

Seeing that his advantage disappeared in an instant, Van Gundy also called a timeout promptly.

"Too careless! I said the Timberwolves are not easy to mess with! Kevin, you have become the opponent's key defensive target. Next, your task is to feint."

Van Gundy looked at his men. Westbrook was not stable enough. Only by letting Anjie confront Love is the best way to keep the advantage!

"Ann, in the last two minutes, win the game!" Van Gundy didn't say much else. After assigning the task, he immediately took the time to set up his tactics.

"I won't make any more mistakes, come on!" The timeout ended, and Durant issued a guarantee in front of everyone before the timeout. Even if it is a feint, he must complete his task well.

"Durant!" This name entangles the mind of every Timberwolves player, the league's top scorer, such a title does not need to be assigned by Rambis, and others will take more care of him.

Even though Durant made a mistake and failed consecutive offenses just now, the Timberwolves players still dare not let go of him.

Everyone focused on Durant, and countless people died in the hands of Durant, a young scorer. Durant's active running position also convinced the Timberwolves that Durant was the last edge.

When Wilkins ran with Durant for a long time, and Love prepared to make up for a long time, they were surprised to find that Westbrook's pass did not go to Durant, but An Jie!

"Fake? Still really want to come!" Love was easily broken by An Jie because of this problem before. This time, he still couldn't make up his mind, but he trusted Wilkins, so Love paid more attention to it. Put it on An Jie who holds the ball.

Durant saw An Jie holding the ball and quickly cut inward, and An Jie also made a fake pass very cooperatively. Suddenly, everyone in the Timberwolves tensed their nerves!

Unexpectedly, An Jie retracted the ball suddenly, and moved his left foot forward, he was about to turn around!

Love took a step back quickly, unexpectedly An Jie withdrew his hind foot and took off and shot!

Love was cheated by An Jie’s first half of the action and had no time to react. An Jie’s retreat shot was consistent. Even if he has not stepped into the three-second zone yet, for An Jie, this distance is already within his range. within.

The basketball went around the hoop twice, and finally fell straight into the net.

"Man, forget about Kevin, it's your time again!" An Jie provokes Love with a smile, but Love can't laugh at all.

Love didn't intend to respond to An Jie with his mouth. After the Timberwolves attacked, An Jie obviously felt that Love was moving more frequently than before.

However, in this offense, basketball never came to Love. Seeing only a few seconds left, Jonny Flynn took a shot without completely getting rid of Westbrook.

The trajectory of the basketball is unexpectedly positive, but the force is a bit stronger. The ball hits the neck of the basket and looks bound to bounce back.

An Jie turned around and prepared to grab a rebound, but he was surprised to find that Love was already in front of him.

Love's rebounding ability has improved significantly compared to college or even last season. An Jie desperately pushed behind him, but still failed to make Love move half a step.

Love grabbed the offensive rebound and immediately took off twice. An Jie gave up blocking in order not to give Love a three-pointer.

"Kevin Love took off the offensive rebound on An Jie's head, my god, this is really rare!" Yu Jia's current hunger has been wiped out long ago, and the anxiety of the game made him completely addicted to it.

After that, the game was completely taken over by An Jie and Love. The two of you come and go, and no one will be outdone.

At this time, even An Jie had to admire Love's speed of progress. If this was last season, An Jie would never have allowed Love to score consecutively, but now, Love’s off-ball running and shooting make An Jie very uncomfortable.

With 30 seconds to go to the end of the game, Love once again threw An Jie away by running without the ball. Although Anjie has a good perimeter defense, he is still not a dedicated perimeter defensive gate.

Love, on the other hand, can really attack like an outside player. After receiving the ball, Love hurried to take a shot. He knew how terrifying the defensive ability of the No. 16 center was.

Sure enough, just as Love took off, An Jie also jumped high. Most of the inside shooters have a very slow shot speed. If it weren't for Love's extremely fast shot, the ball would have been blocked by An Jie.

"Damn it, no!" Watching the basketball cross his fingers, An Jie suddenly felt cold in his heart.

"Swipe." Before he could turn his head, he heard the sound of basketball hitting the net.

Love clenched his fists, his arm muscles swelled. The big white man is venting his emotions, and he did not lose to An Jie today!

"The last thirty seconds of the game, Coach Van Gundy called the last timeout. The Thunder only have a two-point lead. Their next offense is crucial!"

That's right, it's very important. If the Thunder can't score the ball in the next offense, then the situation will be relatively dangerous. After all, Love is in a very hot state today, who can guarantee that An Jie can prevent the last attack.

"Who would have thought before the game that the Timberwolves would push the Thunder into a desperate situation? Don't underestimate any team, even the bottom of the Western Conference!"

Morris quickly sent the sideline ball, while Westbrook was squeezing time. Starting at 30 seconds, the Timberwolves did not use tactical fouls, they were confident in their defense!

Rambis still has one last timeout. If the ball is prevented, the Timberwolves still have a chance to tie the score! If you use tactical fouls, it will make it easier for the Thunder to score.

With ten seconds left, Westbrook finally gave the ball to Angel. An Jie took a deep breath and began to attack!

Sit back! First hit! The second hit is light with a slight sway of the shoulders. Love didn't dare to stick to the ground, so when An Jie turned around or made a shot, Love would not be able to move forward. But he didn't dare to relax too much, so An Jie's advancement would be very easy.

This is where An Jie’s offense makes it difficult to defend. Coupled with that soft touch and superb footwork, whoever defends An Jie will put a lot of pressure on his back.

suddenly! Anjie continued to increase his strength and turned around. Love held the position hard, but An Jie was squeezed out of her center of gravity.

"No, no, no." Van Gundy stared at the two leading insiders on the court and looked at Anjie who had lost his center of gravity. Van Gundy's heart also fluctuated.

An Jie threw the ball to the basket at the moment of his fall. After that, he threw himself heavily on the ground.

Love first looked at the referee to confirm that he had not committed a foul, and then looked at the basketball, hoping that the orange-red ball could jump into his hands obediently.

Basketball first hit the rebound ~www.NovelMTL.com~ and then bounced to the front edge of the hoop. When An Jie got up, the basketball had fallen to the ground, and the 24-second offensive time had ended. But after looking at the disappointed eyes of the fans in the Target Center and the surprised expressions of Love, An Jie knew that the goal was scored!

"An incredible goal! An Jie still scored the basketball even though his center of gravity was completely lost! With a five-point gap, the gap between the two sides has become five points. The time is only six seconds. It is almost impossible to score five points in six seconds. !" Yu Jia believes that miracles can happen in the NBA, but not today.

Rambis hurriedly used the last timeout, for fear that the clock would go by even one second.

After coming back from the timeout, Love really turned into a magical three-pointer, but he could not save the game.

Ten seconds ago, Anjie had already killed the game!

Although it was not a lore, the last shot with a complete loss of focus had exactly the same effect as a lore.

After making a three-pointer, Love remained expressionless. He knew that he had lost to the Chinese again. (To be continued.)