The Way of the Center

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"Hello, Catherine."

Catherine has now left the United States. She is very concerned about Anjie's career, but she hasn't watched a series of the Lakers and Thunder. Not for other reasons, but just because I am too busy at work. Just like the current Anjie, how can you care about the fashion circle?

An Jie's brutal beating of Brown not only made An Jie hot, but also made Catherine's popularity rapidly increased. Although it was not a good event, the result was very good at any rate.

With her first stunning appearance, and under the influence of news operations, Catherine's position in the img company has rapidly increased. Now, Catherine has gone with the company to Milan, the cultural city of Italy and one of the world's fashion centers. Here, a medium-scale fashion show is about to be held, and this is also the first step for img company to promote Catherine to the world.

Catherine was lucky. The company agreed to her request to take her father on a trip. Now Catherine's only relative is his father. It's just a pity that the other man in her life couldn't walk with her. Catherine really wants to enjoy the scenery of Milan with Anjie.

In Italy, besides fashion, the other biggest theme is football. Especially in the city of Milan, you can always see fans wearing AC Milan or Inter Milan jerseys on the street. But there are many different kinds of them. Although there are few people who like basketball, there are still some.

Catherine can only watch Anjie occasionally on TV in her free time, usually only for a few minutes before she has to continue working. So when she received Anjie's call today, Catherine was very surprised.

Anjie said that during the playoffs, he hopes he can concentrate on preparing for the game. He did exactly that. Since playing with the Lakers in the playoffs, he has hardly spoken to anyone other than his teammates and coaches, even his parents, Divac and Ricard.

"Ann!? What's the matter with you?" Catherine seldom heard Anjie being so listless.

"It's okay? Haha, haven't you called me for a few days. Are you not used to it?" Anjie laughed. Giardina was indeed beautiful and enthusiastic enough, but Anjie found that he could only be in Catherine I found that feeling in my body.

"It's already midnight in the U.S.? Why aren't you sleeping? Why, the game is not going well? I see from the news, you already got the match point yesterday?" Catherine looked at the watch, now Milan The city has just been illuminated by the sun, which also means that it is early morning on the American side.

"Can't sleep, I feel... I feel my psychological pressure is great. I'm very tired Catherine, I have played too hard in this series." Tough guy, butcher, never give up, this is An Jie gave Impressions of the outside world. But this 20-year-old guy also has a weak side. Perhaps only Catherine can know what the real Angel looks like.

When playing against the Nuggets, the two sides also fought for a full 6 games before the winner was determined. But at that time, An Jie didn't feel particularly tired. Because the Nuggets are not the Lakers, the name Kobe Bryant will not be around your ears, and when you close your eyes, the face of the championship twin towers will not appear in front of you.

Anthony is very good, but he is not like Kobe, which will make the Thunder nervous. Even if the Lakers are 20 points behind, as long as Kobe is on the court, Anjie's spirit is nervous.

The Brazilians and Kenyon Martin also brought trouble to Anjie, but once Anjie defeated them, they were no longer a threat. But this is not the case with the Lakers Twin Towers whose will is far beyond An Jie's imagination. An Jie defeated them a hundred times, and they would stand up again a hundred times.

Especially Bynum, this guy may have a bad temper, poor character, and a low basketball IQ. But to be honest, his spirit of fighting and losing but willing to fight again and again really made An Jie really admire.

An Jie felt a big head when he thought of this. Too long, this series seems to be too long...

"The psychological pressure is great... but this is the playoffs, Ann, people say that the playoffs are cruel, but not just because of the game itself. If you are really tired, you can tell the coach that he will let you rest Yes, he will understand you." Catherine became anxious. It has been almost three years since playing ncaa, and Anjie never said that she was under pressure. Now An Jie would say that, it must be really uncomfortable in his heart.

"Ha, thank you Catherine." Now, people will say that the Thunder have already got the match point. But Catherine alone reminded Anjie that it was time to take a break.

"I believe you are safe, you have to be tempered if you want to get honor. Hold on for a while, and then it will pass."

After talking to Catherine on the phone, Anjie felt quite relieved. It was not that Catherine taught him what to do, but that after sharing the blockage in his heart, the pressure would naturally decrease a lot.

But Anjie can decompress himself, and the rest of the Thunder may not be able to find a way. An Jie is not the only person who feels stressed and exhausted. You know, most of his teammates are also rookies who have just entered the league.

On the second day of training, the players still worked hard. They earnestly completed every task and every training that Van Gundy arranged. But Van Gundy could also see that the steps of this group of boys were very heavy.

The active atmosphere during training is gone. Now everyone is thinking about how to beat the Lakers and how to beat Kobe. As for the others, I have no thoughts at all. The more this happens, the more pressure the players are, and the more pressure they are, the more they hope to find a way to win, such a vicious circle.

Everyone's emotions can affect those around them. Except for Van Gundy and Anjie, everyone else has a heavy heart. Anjie is an excellent center, and Van Gundy is an excellent coach, but none of them are excellent psychologists. An Jie did try to decompress his teammates in the locker room, but they all ended in failure.

Just yesterday, the Celtics Big Three defeated the knights with the little emperor and the big sharks, and eliminated their opponents with a total score of 4 to 2. What does this mean? This means that the entire second round, only the Lakers and the Thunder have yet to decide the outcome.

Now, fans all over the world have only this NBA game to watch. Thunder fans all over the world hope that the Thunder, which gets the match point, can break through. These expectations are weighed heavily on this group of guys in their early 20s. Are the Lakers under pressure? As defending champions, their pressure is even greater! But don't forget, they were champions, they have experienced these moments, and they have long been used to it. But for everyone on the Thunder, every step is the first time. Every first time, they will be overwhelmed.

The Thunder work hard, and they will not give up. But everyone has a heavy psychological burden in their hearts, and the Thunder also ushered in the sixth matchup with the Lakers at home in this heavy atmosphere.

"We must win!"

"We got the match point, so we can advance in one fell swoop!"

"The Thunder will definitely be the winner. We hold the match point. We play at home and we have all the advantages!"

In the locker room before the game, the Thunder players didn't say a word. They are nervous, they are afraid that if they can't win, if they can't advance, how many people will be disappointed. The outside world seems to have decided that the Thunder will be the winner, but the Lakers don't think so. The Thunder players know this. They are afraid that they will not be able to complete the imagination of the outside world.

For young people, this is a normal psychological problem. But in the cruel playoffs, a little psychological burden will affect your performance.

When the game started, people felt that the game was a little weird. The Thunder is still the same team, and their performance is normal, but it just feels weird, and I can't tell what's wrong.

"The Thunder are playing too cautiously! They can't let go of their hands and feet, they dare not make moves! Westbrook can actually shoot the ball just now, but he was afraid, afraid that he wasted the opportunity, and the opportunity just rubbed shoulders with him. Pass." It wasn't until Kenny Smith made an analysis that the fans realized what was strange about the Thunder.

Yes, this young team is no longer frivolous, no longer bold, and no longer playing madly.

"This battle of Heavenly King Mountain is really important to the Thunder boys. You know, this is the only home court of the Thunder. If they can't win the Lakers promotion today, the next game will only be difficult. Bigger! But because this game is too important, the Thunder players can't let go of their hands. Caution is a good thing, but everything must have a degree. After being too cautious, the Thunder won't play well, with many advantages. Can't play." Reggie Miller looked anxiously. The Lakers are in a pretty normal state today. As long as the Thunder play a little better than usual, they are likely to win the game and advance to the Western Conference Finals. But it is precisely because of their over-cautiousness that they have been unable to get the initiative in the game.

The Thunder are always only 5 to 8 points behind the Lakers. It can be said that the point difference is not that big. But this group of young guys who are very good at chasing points, but they have been unable to fill this tiny gap for a long time. Although the Thunder is home, the rhythm of the entire game has been under the control of the Lakers.

The Thunder fans roared hoarsely until they couldn't roar anything. But even so, it still can't help the young people on the field to untie the shackles.

Anjie is the most sober of them. He successfully assisted his teammates to score with a few highly specious passes. But Angel is not Kobe, he can only temporarily boost the morale of his teammates ~www.NovelMTL.com~ instead of keeping the morale of his teammates for the entire game like Kobe.

In the end, Kobe passed Sefolosa and broke into the interior. Artest felt good today. He had made three-pointers three times in the previous game. It is for this reason that Durant hesitated when facing a key decision. Up.

This has to be changed as before, Durant will definitely not hesitate to move across to stop Kobe. But today, he was afraid. He was afraid that Artest would get the ball and hit a three-pointer after he made up the defense. He was afraid that Kobe would get a free throw after he made up the defense. He was afraid of various situations. I chose the most conservative plan I thought, and continued to defend Artest!

It is precisely because of Kd's hesitation and over-cautiousness that Kobe easily stopped the jumper in the three-second zone. An Jie made up the defense very quickly, his finger almost reached the basketball, but it was still so short.

After the goal was scored, the Lakers once again reduced the point difference to 5 points, but the time left for the Thunder was only 8 seconds...

After that, the Thunder team still did not resurrect, and the excessive caution at the critical moment was even more terrible. After Durant got the ball in accordance with the tactical arrangement, he did not dare to shoot without completely getting rid of the defense. As a result, he wasted too much time, which eventually made the Thunder unable to recover.

108 to 103, under the eyes of everyone, the Thunder lost the battle of Tianwangshan and lost the advantage of holding the match point.

After the game, Kobe slammed a punch in the Chesapeake Energy Arena auditorium. You all hope to see us eliminated here. Sorry, your hopes fell through!

Everyone in the Thunder just stood in place with their heads low. They lost, but it was unclear. Everything they worried about became reality at this moment...