After a good performance against the Bucks in the last game, Chinese fans are still looking forward to Anjie being in the starting lineup to face Yao Ming from the first second. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 But before the start of the game, it was still Nick Collison who stood in the center circle and was ready to fight Yao Ming, Westbrook was already playing his second consecutive start, and Anjie was still put on the bench by Calesimo.

"We see that Chinese player An Jie is sitting on the bench at this time, and he will definitely carefully observe Yao Ming's every move off the field, because this is a very meaningful opponent for him!" The CCTV commentator obviously focused on the two Chinese players, the game is about to start, and the atmosphere continues to heat up.

With the continuous cheers of the fans at the Toyota Center, the referee finally threw the basketball into the air. Yao Ming easily won the ball for the Rockets, and the height of 2.26 meters is not something that the 2.08 meter Collison can reach.

Rockets point guard "Street Ball King" Raff Alston controls the rhythm steadily, and now the Rockets team has the tough Ron Artest and Argentine genius Luis Scola in addition to the familiar Yao Mai combination in the audience. Also on the bench were Carl Landry, Sean Battier and Aaron Brooks. Such a lineup is not not strong, so the Rockets are also expected this season, as long as they have a healthy lineup, the Rockets are even considered one of the strong contenders for the championship.

Therefore, when facing a rebuilding team like the Thunder, the mighty Rockets are playing with ease. Alston leaned on a fake pass from Westbrook to give Yao Ming his first basket in the box.

"Yao Ming has the ball, and he shouldn't have too much pressure against Collison's defense. "The CCTV commentator is very confident in Yao Ming.

Sure enough, Collison, who even An Jie couldn't withstand, naturally couldn't withstand the impact of Yao Ming's huge tonnage. In just two hits, Collison was knocked out of his defensive position by Yao Ming.

Yao Ming hugged the ball, turned around, and easily made a small hook hand, and no one could interfere with him at all. Yao Ming was like a warm-up training, and he defeated Collison like cutting melons and vegetables.

"This kind of interior defense is difficult for Yao Ming, and the head coach of the Thunder team will definitely send An Jie to try it early!" Yao Ming has already shown a performance, and now everyone is looking forward to the appearance of the second Chinese.

In addition to Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady is also hot today. In the face of Desmond Mason's weak defense, Maddie also showed his super high dry shooting ability in a row.

However, in the face of the strong team's perfect defensive system and Yao Ming's absolute control on the inside, Westbrook also frequently hit a wall on the offensive end today. He was able to break through Alstom's defense with ease with his strong body, but when he broke through the box and faced Yao Ming, Westbrook's impact obviously didn't make a difference.

Fortunately, Kevin Durant, who did not perform well in the last game, found his form in time today, and after Westbrook joined the Thunder and controlled the ball, Durant also discovered and showed his ability to do without the ball at a high level. In the face of Artest's tough defense, Durant was not afraid, and made a three-point shot at a time, Durant's excellent performance ensured that the Thunder would not be pulled too far.

However, as the saying goes, one punch is hard to beat four hands, and Durant performed well alone, but it couldn't hide the fact that the rest of the Thunder team was completely suppressed. Especially Yao Ming's easy scoring on the inside again and again made Durant very helpless. He couldn't do anything, and if he rushed, Artest would definitely make him, a sophomore, regret it.

P.J. Calesimo also knew he had to make some changes in the centre-forward position, and in the interval between a dead ball, he looked at the bench and Anjie also happened to make eye contact with Kalesimo and he was ready to take off his coat and go into battle.

"Petro, you go, no matter what method you use, you will tie me up to death!" To everyone's surprise, Calesimo did not send Anjie, but used the team's French center forward, Johan Petro.

"Huh!?" Petro himself couldn't believe Calessimo's words, and he thought that the manager would definitely call Anjie on the pitch. After Anjie joined the Thunder, Petro knew he would be reduced to the third center after Anjie and Collisson. Although this Frenchman is tall and long-handed, he is still very self-aware, and his role is only a blue-collar center, and the technical all-round Anjie is incomparable.

"Are you stupid Johan!? play!" Calesimo couldn't help but be furious when he saw the Frenchman staring at him blankly.

"The Thunder made a substitution, and we saw Collison ready to go. Replacing Collison was French center Johan Petro, and Coach Calesimo didn't send An Jie?"

In Calecsimo's view, now that Durant is feeling hot, Durant should continue to maintain the momentum on the offensive end. Anjie's strange style of play after coming on the court will only make Durant lose his rhythm, and Anjie will also take some of Durant's opportunities. That's why he decided to replace Collisson with the tough Petro, and he also hoped that the Frenchman would be able to defend against Yao Ming's onslaught.

Not to mention Petro and Anjie, even Durant looked at his head coach in disbelief. If Anjie plays, then he will have much less pressure on the offensive end, and with Anjie's high position, Durant himself can score more easily. What's going on now? The manager actually sent Petro, who didn't even play in the first game?

An Jie hung his head in disappointment, and at the same time his hands were clenched into fists. In addition to his unwillingness, there is also anger in his heart! P.J. Calesimo is obviously engaged in special treatment! Just because An Jie is not the kind of center forward he thinks.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Anjie's strength is above Petro's, no, it can be said that Anjie's strength is even above the team's starting center Nick Collisson. As a rookie, it is understandable that Calesimo will not let him play as a starter, but now he is not even given the opportunity to come off the bench, which is a bit unreasonable.

However, the head coach's decision has been made, and no matter how many people question it, it can't change the fact that Anjie still hasn't been able to play.

Although it is true that Johan Petro is stronger than Collison, and much tougher than Collison. But in the face of Yao Ming, this level of improvement is still far from enough.

Yao Ming leaned on Petro and hit him directly on the back, and Petro thought that Yao Ming was going to continue to chisel in and immediately changed his center of gravity. Unexpectedly, Yao Ming immediately picked up one after hitting his back, turned around, jumped and prepared to shoot at close range, this kind of shooting is nine out of ten for Yao Ming.

Petro was deceived and couldn't interfere with Yao Ming at all, and the basketball thrown by Yao Ming also fell into the net accurately. For the first attack, Yao Ming used practical actions to tell Calesimo that your substitution is meaningless.

After a few more minutes of play, Durant's strong performance on the offensive end came to a complete halt after Westbrook was also replaced. Now without support, Durant has to hold the ball himself and go toe-to-toe with Artest, but that's exactly what Artest wants to see.

After a strong start with three of the first three shots, Durant, who lacked help, held the ball and missed two consecutive shots in the face of Artest's defense. When there were only more than two minutes left in the first quarter of the game, all the starters on both sides of the court finished off the court one after another, and it was at this time that An Jie got the first chance to play.

"We saw An Jie finally play, but at this time Yao Ming was also resting under the bench. If you want to see the direct confrontation between An Jie and Yao Ming, I think you have to wait a little longer. ”

Yao Ming saw An Jie playing, and also focused all his attention on him. What kind of level is this kid on?

After Anjie came on the court, he faced the Rockets' alternative center who was only 1.98 meters tall, Chuck Hayes. An Jie is glad that the current lineup of the Rockets is not completely healthy, otherwise the person in front of him now would not be the "African mountain".

Facing Hayes, everyone on the Thunder team also saw that Anjie had an advantage on the inside. Therefore, An Jie has also become a rare point of attack for the Thunder team on the court.

Although Hayes is dexterous and intelligent and has strong lower body strength, in the face of such a big height disadvantage, Hayes's lack of hardware is also exposed.

Anjie found that it was a little difficult to push this short center, but Anjie was not Howard, and his offensive means were not just as simple as hitting the basket.

Like Yao Ming, An Jie's backward turn and retreat close-range jumper is also a must, and I believe many people still remember the picture when An Jie used this trick to kill Stanford University.

He could have done so well against Brook Lopezianje, let alone against Hayes, who was a full 21 centimetres shorter than him.

After the easy score on Hayes's head, the Chinese fans cheered. Today, Yao Ming's Rockets team is no longer the home team in the hearts of Chinese fans, and everyone has become neutral fans at this moment.

"The basics are pretty good. Yao Ming smiled after seeing An Jie's goal, and showed any tricks.

After catching the ball again, An Jie shook his shoulders continuously and then hooked a small hand, and the basketball hit the front of the basket, but finally bounced in.

On the third ball, Anjie quickly went down after a block for teammate Earl Watson. Watson hoisted the ball in Lowry's head, and Angel received the ball and jumped up to complete the Thunder's last attack of the first half with a dunk.

The Thunder were nine points behind before Anjie came on the court, but after Anjie came on the court, his consecutive three-shot shots made the Rockets' advantage less obvious.

"An Jie's performance in the first quarter was very good, three offenses were successful, and he scored six points in a row, I don't know if it was because Yao Ming was on the sidelines that aroused the fighting spirit of this young man?"

Yao Ming didn't worry when he saw that the Rockets' lead instantly became only three points, but he was still a little happy in his heart, and he vaguely felt that Chinese basketball would have an excellent player again.

And An Jie's performance can be regarded as a big slap in the face of Calesimo, if An Jie still lets An Jie guard the water dispenser when he performs so well, then not only An Jie himself, but also Oklahoma City fans will not agree.

17-20, the Thunder narrowed the gap to only three points under An Jie's power at the last moment. However, An Jie was not complacent, he knew that he was only facing the third team of the Rockets just now, and his real opponent Yao Ming had not yet fought against him.

Whether An Jie can also play well in the face of Yao Ming, and whether An Jie's offensive efficiency can impress Kalesimo, until the last moment, no one knows the result.