The Way of the Center

"MVP! MVP! MVP!..." The game is over, but the chesapeake energy arena has never stopped.

In the middle of the court, stands a tall No. 16 player. Judging from his skin color and face, this guy is not like an American.

He raised his arms in the middle circle and looked at the auditorium with a smile on his face. Every time you look at one place, the cry of that piece of the stands will be louder. That's right, the cheers at the scene are all dedicated to him.

The Thunder entered the decisive moment with a very disadvantaged, but when the game ended, they were not only the winner, but also won the Lakers by five points! Among them, the efforts of everyone on the Thunder are worthy of recognition. But to choose the most prominent person, it must be An Jie. His performance in the last quarter is absolutely worthy of the hoarse shouts of the fans. It can be said that without him, there would be no current victory for the Thunder.

6 of 6 shots, 3 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. An Jie's explosion in the final moments was the main reason the Lakers lost. Whether it is Shannon Brown or Kobe, whether it is Bynum or Gasol, neither can stop Anjie. The last seven minutes of the game was completely ruled by An Jie.

Under the leadership of An Jie, the Thunder successfully reversed and defeated the defending champion in the first home court of the Western Conference semifinals!

Bryant stared in disbelief at An Jie who was celebrating in the middle of the court. He knew that An Jie was great, but he did not expect that An Jie would be so great that he could not stop it. Perhaps it is that Anjie is in the right state today, so he can achieve such a result. But without real power as the foundation, no matter how good the state is, it is useless.

With 33 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 blocks, Anjie won a triple-double for the first time in the playoffs. Therefore, this game has become one of Anjie's career milestones. He is worthy of the MVP call, he is worthy of taking the victory over Kobe.

The Lakers' performance today is already very good, Kobe Bryant 24 points, Gasol 17 points, Fisher 17 points, Artest 13 points. However, under An Jie's outbreak, all their efforts were in vain.

"Phenomena-level performance, this game alone can double Anjie's worth and popularity. Do you know what he accomplished? He won a large triple-double in the Western Conference semifinals against the defending champion! My God, Yao Ming surprised us last season. This season he has become An Jie. The Lakers, they are bound to be at odds with the great big men. "Even after watching the audience, Kenny Smith still I can't believe my eyes. How did An Jie hit it just now. From the first button to the end of the last hook, there were some difficult shots during the period, but all of them were hit!

"We can see that Anjie is now surrounded by countless reporters. It is estimated that Dorsey of our channel has been squeezed outside. God, this should be the treatment that Kobe enjoys." Reggie Miller found the scene. There was a player who was surrounded by a black press. At first he thought it was Kobe, but after a closer look, he discovered that the person surrounded was An Jie.

"Ann! How much do you think your next contract should be worth?"

"Does the result of today's game mean that you will completely defeat the Lakers and advance to the Western Conference Finals!?"

"How did you do it? How did Coach Jeff Van Gundy arrange for you off the court?"

Countless microphones reached An Jie's mouth, and he couldn't answer at all, because there were too many people, and An Jie couldn't hear the questions they asked at all.

"If you have any questions, please ask again at the press conference!" An Jie shouted loudly, swiping away from the crowd, and then successfully entered the player channel.

"You are completely famous for my big man!" Just after getting rid of the reporter, Anjie met Morris in the player tunnel.

"I said, we have to win back! Now, we did it!" An Jie and Morris fisted, Morris will be happy for An Jie's achievements, and the reverse is the same for An Jie.

As soon as he opened the door of the locker room, Westbrook was the first to rush towards Anjie.

"Good boy, rob us all of the limelight!" With Westbrook's shout, the entire dressing room rioted. Van Gundy smiled and shook his head. Today, let these guys make a fuss.

The opposite of the atmosphere of the Thunder's locker room is naturally the visiting team's locker room used by the Lakers. How happy Anjie they are, how lost the Lakers players are.

The Lakers controlled the situation for almost the entire game, and they did a good job before the last seven minutes came. However, the re-appearance of a second-year center of the opposing team broke their dream of winning in one fell swoop.

Bynum and Gasol are the two people who buried their heads deepest. Except for Kobe, they are the Lakers' most threatening weapons. However, in this series, their performance has been slow to meet expectations.

Phil Jackson pushed in, he even thought he was in the wrong place. There is rarely such a dead time in the Lakers, because most of the time they end the game as a winner.

"Remember last season's Yao?" It wasn't until Phil Jackson spoke up that the players finally raised their heads.

"Last season's Rockets were also centered on the center, which also pushed us into desperation, but in the end, we entered the Western Conference Finals. It was us who picked up the championship trophy!" The Zen Master's tone gradually increased, reading the total When the word of the championship trophy, the voice also reached its peak.

Seeing a gleam in the eyes of the players, Jackson knew that he had succeeded.

"Ron! You said, did you think you were going to win last season?" Jackson named Artest because Artest was a member of the Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals last season.

"That's right, we were very confident of winning last season, but..." Although he has now become a member of the Lakers, Artest always feels unwilling to think of this. They were only a little too close to taking the Lakers off the horse.

"It's just that the Lakers won in the end! I tell you Ron, this will not change after you come here! There is nothing to worry about, the Western Conference semifinals should have been this way, we experienced it once last season. Oklahoma City It’s just a temporary lead, we are still far from hell! Moreover, we will never go to hell. The person who succeeds in the end must be us, because we have done it!" The Zen master said, stood up and waved vigorously. Made a fist. Under his impassioned speech, the eyes of the Lakers players changed from confusing to firm, from hesitation to piercing.

Zen Master is a veritable champion coach. He not only knows how to win, he also knows how to win! With tactics alone, you can't touch a championship. Therefore, apart from being a master of tactics, the Zen master is also a master of psychological counseling.

He knows how to mobilize players and how to make this group of kids survive in the playoffs.

Now the Thunder team acted as if they had already advanced, and Zen Master bet they would definitely pay for it!

The Thunder players are still celebrating, only Van Gundy went to the press conference alone. However, one of the questions Van Gundy was asked the most at the press conference was "Where is it?"

Some reporters pestered Van Gundy in the media reception room, while others were already waiting at the locker room door. Once the locker room is open, they will file in and will not let An Jie leave easily.

Until Bynum had changed his clothes and walked to the team bus, the door of the Thunder's locker room was still crowded.

Bynum passed by the reporters, but only a few people pointed the photographer at him.

"Damn!" Bynum clenched his fists, he didn't want to be photographed as a loser. This kind of stimulation not only didn't make the little shark lose confidence, but made him full of fighting spirit.

An Jie broke out and the Thunder won the game. This is indeed something to be happy about. But everyone on the Thunder seems to be overjoyed...

At this moment they seem to forget what opponent they are facing. In the regular season, the Thunder team, which underestimated the enemy, almost suffered a loss from the Timberwolves, but now, the young Thunder made the same mistake in the defending champion!

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Just one day later, the fourth game of the Western Conference semifinals kicked off again at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Before the game, the fans were full of confidence, hoping that the Thunder can take a huge 3-1 advantage to play away games in Los Angeles. The performance of An Jie in the last game is still lingering in the minds of this group of fans. Today, they firmly believe that An Jie and Thunder can perform better!

But now, just one minute and fifty seconds from the end of the game, the Chesapeake Energy Arena is dead. The occasional low roar came out from the Lakers.

The blockbuster blockbuster stands have been vacated. The Thunder have not scored 90 points yet, but the Lakers are about to score more than 110 points.

"Ann's performance in the last game was simply phenomenal, but today...hey, there is no other CIC. Although Bynum was swayed, his defense was extremely active." Anjie failed to strike for the second time in a row, and Mike Brin shook his head helplessly. An Jie in this game and An Jie in the previous game are very different.

"Westbrook's breakthrough was too random, and sure enough, he was blocked by Gasol. The defending champions did not fight like this. They were able to win before because they worked hard and cautiously! Look at the current Thunder. , They seem to think they have advanced to the Western Conference Finals."

No matter how hard the media praised the Thunder in the last game, today everyone has reversed their opinions without exception. The Lakers are not so good today, but the performance of the Thunder is indeed too unreasonable.

Kobe deliberately controlled the number of shots he made today to create opportunities for others. However, in front of some arrogant Anjie, Gasol and Bynum showed their magic, scoring 25 and 21 points respectively. They are also the only two players on the Lakers to score 20 points today.

Although An Jie contributed the most to the Thunder's victory in the last game, it was not all An Jie's credit. Therefore, the arrogance is not only in An Jie's body.

Durant and Westbrook will choose to shoot as soon as they receive An Jie's pass. However, the Lakers who have done enough targeted arrangements did not let him score so easily. In every defense, the Lakers can interfere with Durant and Westbrook's shooting.

35% and 30%, this is Durant and Westbrook's shooting rate~www.NovelMTL.com~ Although Anjie has a good shooting rate, he only scored 17 points and allowed the Lakers to score 46 points in the interior. It is indeed not satisfactory.

In the end, at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, with the surprised expressions of the Thunder fans, the Lakers won the game 111-87 and once again equalized the total score.

The Lakers shot 53% and the Thunder shot 36%. This data alone is enough to show the gap.

The defending champion is doing his best in the game, but the young Thunder took a short run. This is the punishment, this is the price to be paid for being young.

McGrady said that he had begun to consider the next round of opponents, so he was eliminated. The Mavericks always think that they can beat everything when they are strong in the regular season, but the playoffs have always been taken advantage of. Now, the amazing Thunder team has also made an ordinary mistake.

After the game, Van Gundy kept a straight face, maybe he was too loose with those boys before! Van Gundy always felt that young people should not push too hard. Now it's good, these young people are starting to act wantonly.

The Thunder players waited quietly in the locker room. They knew that Van Gundy's "storm" would be inevitable later.