Chapter Eighty-Five: The Stinger of the "Queen Bee".

At the end of the game, the Whirlwinds won by seven points against the University of Kansas. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Morris in the INFO locker room gasped for air, a year-long delay that had left him with fitness problems. Now everyone went to the shower to sweat, but Morris was still sitting in front of his cupboard to rest.

Morris was still given a chance to start today, and he lived up to Ricard's trust. 13 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks, such gorgeous statistics have improved his position on the draft prediction list a lot.

During the break, Morris seemed to suddenly remember something. He hurriedly opened the cabinet and took out his mobile phone, and couldn't wait to enter the official website of the NBA.

"10 points and 9 rebounds, not bad. Morris smiled with relief, it seemed that the long journey was not in vain.

"55-50?Is it difficult!?This is just the stats that Anjie got in the first half!?" But when Morris saw the score of the two teams, his eyes widened in shock.

Many Chinese fans who saw the news on their mobile phones thought that the game was over after seeing Anjie's data, but when they turned on the TV or computer, they found that the game had just finished one and a half games.

Anjie almost got a double-double in just one half, which is enough to surprise everyone for a player who has been out of sight for nearly half a month.

"Hey, big bull, aren't you leaving?" Anthony Ben patted Morris on the shoulder, which brought Morris back to his senses.

"Go first, and I'll rest for a while. After everyone was gone, Morris was still sitting alone in the locker room, and he wanted to see how Angel played today.

"How you played, you continue to play in the second half! The Hornets are almost overwhelmed, we just need to keep the momentum and win the game!" "Calesimo didn't know what to do at all, he was afraid that once he made adjustments, the Thunder's performance would plummet, so he simply let the players play freely.

"Ann! you continued to defend West in the second half, you've done a good job so far, keep trying!" Finally, Calesimo didn't say Durant and Westbrook in the locker room this time, and he actually publicly praised Anjie's performance for the first time.

"Hmm. Unexpectedly, An Jie just answered him coldly.

Calesimo doesn't care about the head coach's authority now, and after 24 minutes of play, Carlesimo is still not the head coach of the Thunder that is another matter.

The fifteen-minute break passed in the blink of an eye, and when the Thunder came out of the tunnel again, the cheers at the Chesapeake Energy Arena were twice as loud as they were in the first half!

Anjie, Westbrook and Durant once again started the second half. Seeing An Jie's focused eyes, Chandler felt that his shoulders were full of pressure.

The last time Anjie was red-eyed on the basketball court was in the NCAA regular season last year, in order to give Morris a gift. The lovely Kufus unfortunately became a funeral object.

And today, it is because of Morris, Anjie continues to kill in the NBA.

Tyson Chandler originally thought that against the Thunder's interior line, his defensive task today would not be too heavy. Who knew that this Chinese who suddenly appeared brought such a big trouble to himself.

It's a mid-pitch and a hook, a breakthrough and a footstep. An Jie can always come up with something different every time he attacks, and Chandler can't guess what method An Jie will use next time he attacks. There are very few centers in the league that have such an abundance of offensive means, and they can't meet a few in a season. He didn't expect to run into one of them on the Thunder team.

"Tyson Chandler has committed another foul!" instead of complaining to the referee, he should be glad he wasn't beaten into two and one by Anjie!" ESPN's commentary was won over by Anjie's excellent performance.

"Kevin Durant handed the ball to Anjie for the third time, have you ever seen Durant play like this? Have you ever seen the Thunder rely on someone other than Durant to carry the offensive banner? Anjie made this happen!"

"Westbrook's three-pointer is short, it's a pity!

For a time, An Jie occupied most of the ball of the Thunder team, and the name mentioned most by all the commentators was also An Jie. Of course, Tyson Chandler's name is not omitted, but his name is usually not mentioned in a good way.

The worse the defense, the more anxious Chandler became. The more anxious he is, the easier it is for him to fall for An Jie's feints.

And in order to guard against Westbrook and Durant's breakthroughs, Chandler sometimes had to move his defensive position forward. In this way, Anjie can get the opportunity to scramble for rebounds in the frontcourt. Towards the end of the third quarter, Anjie had already grabbed three frontcourt rebounds, and on two of them, Anjie directly converted rebounds into points.

Anjie single-handedly turned the Hornets' vaunted interior defense upside down, and as a result, Durant and Westbrook faced a lot less defensive pressure. The Thunder's trio are all in unison, which makes it increasingly difficult for the Hornets to stay ahead.

However, everyone needs to rest, and the matching of the rotating lineup and playing time are also a science that determines the direction of the game. At this point, Hornets head coach Byron Scott is clearly better than Callesimo.

He replaced West and Paul midway through the third quarter, and there were still Peja Stankovic and Foye on the court anyway to keep the team's offensive firepower up.

Of course, the aging Peja and the mediocre Foye couldn't compete with the firepower of the three, and the Hornets trailed by eight points at most during that period. However, Byron Scott is not in a hurry, he does not believe that Calesimo does not make substitutions, and even if Carlesimo does not make substitutions, he does not believe that the three children can maintain an efficient performance despite huge physical exertion.

Sure enough, the trio, who had not taken a minute break from the start of the third quarter, were replaced by Calesimo with three minutes left in the game. Calesimo knew his job was now in the hands of the three youngsters, and he didn't want to be unavailable at a crucial moment in the fourth quarter.

Seeing Calesimo substitution, Byron Scott waved his hand and took Paul and West, who had saved up enough. He knew that these two guys had long been suffocated off the field.

Facing the Thunder's second lineup, Paul and West's offensive cooperation played well. Whether it is Paul's independent offense after West blocks Paul, or Paul's wonderful single after Paul's second pass to West, the Thunder's bench players have no way to take these two.

In just three minutes, led by Paul and West, the Hornets not only tied the score, but also took a four-point lead before the end of the third quarter.

An Jie gritted his teeth when he saw it, watching the advantages he had built up so hard to build up being squandered, who would be happy?

Therefore, in the fourth quarter, West found that the Chinese behind him was more powerful!

"This guy! where is someone who is still full of energy in the fourth quarter!" West has made four shots under Anjie's tough defense, but only hit one of them. Not only is it tough, but the hidden small movements in Anjie's hands also disrupt West's offensive rhythm to a large extent.

It's not just about limiting West, Anjie's defensive role in the box is all-round. Chris Paul was a little jealous when he broke through, and even Tyson Chandler was interfered with by Anjie when he attacked.

On one offense, he received a second pass from Paul and watched as the empty basket Chandler jumped to dunk. Unexpectedly, An Jie quickly rushed over and fanned Chandler's powerful dunk out to the three-point line.

The perfect performance on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends made the Thunder fans not shout "Defend!" when they defended, but shouted "Ann!"

Anjie strangled the Hornets' interior offense, and seeing that he couldn't open the situation by passing, Chris Paul also turned on the scoring mode.

Westbrook didn't put up a defensive performance like Angel, and Paul's outburst in the fourth quarter caught everyone by surprise, including the rest of the Hornets.

When a guard like Paul turns on scoring mode, it only shows that the team is really in a desperate situation. And the person who forced this strong team into a desperate situation was An Jie, who only scored five points in the first nine games!

The Hornets and Thunder played like this until the last twenty seconds, and the two sides were tied at 105 at this point. And the Thunder also reached triple digits for the first time after those nine games!

The last defense! An Jie opened his arms and fiercely guarded the inside line!

Westbrook was on the lookout, and Paul in front of him was almost certain to be the finisher of the Hornets' final offense.

Paul first pressed the clock three or four steps from the three-point line, and even if the ball didn't go to the Hornets, he could have scored in overtime, and he didn't dare to risk giving the Thunder even a few seconds of offensive time.

Ten seconds! It's time!

Paul pushes in, West and Chandler immediately come up to play double cover!

Peja and Foye pulled to the two bottom corners, and the two of them were also full of threats, so Durant and Mason naturally didn't dare to let them go even more.

Paul got rid of Westbrook with a smart drill from Chandler's side, and he was going to break through or shoot!

An Jie immediately crossed in front of Paul, Paul has never been afraid of the defense of tall defenders, but today he actually felt a huge sense of oppression from An Jie!

Paul continued to advance, and no matter how fast Anjie walked, he could not compare to this queen bee.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Westbrook was packed, and Paul had to finish the offense immediately, and once the Thunder were packed, he would not have a trace of room to shoot.

Just as his toes were about to touch the three-point line, Paul suddenly stopped shooting!

Anjie didn't expect Paul to be so bold, he reacted a little slower, but it was still timely.

In the face of Anjie's blocking, Paul's three-point shot had to be adjusted to a higher arc. Now, everything the players can do has been done, An Jie immediately turned around and looked at the basketball that decided the outcome of the game.

The arc of the basketball is very high, even so high that it is beyond the normal range. In the opinion of veteran shooter Peja, this kind of arc three-point shot is almost impossible to hit.

However, the role of superstars is to make the impossible possible. Before the basketball entered the frame, the red light on the rebound had already turned on, and the basketball bounced off the neck of the basket.

The Thunder fans were ready to stand up and cheer, but the next second, the bounced basketball crashed into the net.

"Chris, Paul, Paul, Paul, Paul, Queen Bee saved the team!" the ESPN commentator jumped up from the commentary seat in excitement. No matter how many times this happens, it always becomes the most exciting moment on the basketball court.

Paul threw his arms up and enjoyed the boos of the fans at the Chesapeake Energy Arena and the thrill of victory as his teammates hugged him around.

An Jie unwillingly picked up the basketball and smashed it to the ground, and the basketball bounced high. This scene naturally can't escape the eyes of reporters.

Presti, who was sitting in the box, was also sweating profusely, but in fact, the air conditioning in the box was running very normally. The temperature that made him sweat came from the frenzied arena.

After seeing the results, Presti quickly took a sip of red wine and tried to calm herself. That's the beauty of basketball, isn't it?

The team lost again, and Calessimo really gave him a ten-game losing streak, but Presti was not particularly sad at the moment. Why? Because as he said to Calesimo, if he loses this game, he will have to roll up and leave.

Presti glanced at the audience, the man in the black suit was no longer there, and he must have come to his office by now.

"Don't worry, boys, next time, you'll be the winner. Looking at the three disappointed rookies below, Presti is ready to officially finalize the contract of the team's new coach.

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