Chapter 104: Changing the Decline (8/10)
Duncan's hook didn't go in!?Anjie quickly looked up at the big screen, yes, 104 to 103, the Thunder team had one more point than the Spurs, Duncan's hook did not go in, what does it mean? This means that they actually defeated the mighty San Antonio Spurs!
Anjie was just inexplicably excited at the moment, he suddenly laughed, turned to look at his teammates, Westbrook had already run towards him. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"It's your Ann!" Westbrook hugged Anjie, and it was with the stubborn defense of the two '08 rookies in the last moments that the Thunder were able to crush the Spurs' hopes of victory in one fell swoop.
Unexpectedly, the culprit who eliminated the Whirlwind team in college in the past is now a powerful teammate who defeated a strong opponent with An Jie!
"We ...... We won against the Spurs!?" Anje still can't believe the fact that the San Antonio Spurs, the name itself can be equated with greatness, and Ginobili and Duncan are undoubtedly the greatest members of this great system. It was such an opponent who couldn't finish the game when facing the defense of Westbrook and Anjie.
Unlike the ecstatic Thunder youngsters, after the game, Duncan's expression returned to calm. What ups and downs he hadn't experienced with the Spurs? It was just a small loss in the regular season, and not only Duncan, but also Popovich and Ginobili didn't show much emotional turmoil. There are 82 games in the regular season, and if they were to suffer every defeat, these old guys would really go crazy.
"Let's go Tim, I hate playing against young people the most, it's really enviable to watch. Ginobili crossed his waist and patted Duncan on the back, exhausting Anjie and the others, and the two old fellows were even more exhausted. The speed of the Thunder's zero guard is really beyond the reach of Ginobili now.
"There's one more opponent in the west. Duncan is right, don't look at the bottom of the Thunder team right now, but in the long NBA career, the Thunder are bound to grow into a big obstacle in his career path.
"Let's go, Manu, don't let the old man wait. Duncan took Ginobili by the shoulders and walked into the locker room, and now that the outcome was a thing of the past, they were more concerned about Tony Parker's injury.
"Charles, you said before the game that this game was going to be boring, how do you explain it now?" Kenny Smith won't let go of any chance to take Barkley off.
"If it weren't for the Frenchman withdrawing from the game due to injury, would the Thunder get a chance? I didn't know before the game that Parker would be injured. Barkley's current performance is, in Chinese parlance, "The duck is dead and still has a hard mouth." ”
"There has never been a shortage of people to be touted in the NBA, but there are really not many people who can pass the Spurs. Reggie Miller is only now recovering from the exciting matchup between the two sides, and with the influx of talented young people, it is impossible to imagine that the NBA will really change hands in a few years.
"Oh, don't you just play a little better in the last few minutes, and you forget how boring the first 40 minutes were?" Barkley just loves to disagree with these two partners.
After the game, the three young players of the Thunder team were enthusiastically rounded up by reporters and defeated the Spurs in a game broadcast live to the United States, which really gave the Thunder three young enough a big stage.
At this moment, the Thunder Three Young is like the colorful riverside promenade not far from the ATT Center, which has become the brightest rainbow in the NBA league.
"Ann, do you know how many points you scored in this game?" A blonde female reporter grabbed An Jie on the sidelines, looking at the big Chinese man in front of her with a smile on her face.
"I don't know, it shouldn't be much, maybe more rebounds. An Jie was sweating profusely, but he didn't show any fatigue, but his face was full of smiles.
"24 points! Congratulations, a career-high 24 points!"
"Oh, it's a lot. An Jie's face was full of surprise, and just as the camera was filming An Jie, Westbrook suddenly ran up from behind and jumped on An Jie's back.
"Hey, you guys should be careful, our big Chinese guy is already in the groove. Westbrook pointed to the camera, as if to warn the league. This is a young man.
"Russell, you performed well today, with teammates like Durant and Anjie, did you play very easily?"
"I only scored 17 points today, and the team won, doesn't that highlight how good my two buddies are?" Westbrook is also praising himself in a different way, 17 points is already a lot of scoring for a first-year rookie.
In addition to the victors, the Thunder, Duncan, Ginobili and Popovich of the Spurs are naturally in the spotlight.
"A very powerful boy, he scored 24 points on my head, what else do I have to say?" a reporter asked Duncan how he evaluated An Jie's performance, and Shi Buddha replied.
"Tony's injury is not serious, it is just a normal sprain, and it has not affected the bones and joints, but it will be a few games out of action and we will have to wait for the results of further examinations. "There are the most journalists around Popovich.
"Do you think the foul that caused Tony's injury was deliberate? Do you think the referee should blow for a malicious foul?" A rookie reporter thought he had asked a tricky question, but those who knew Popovich well shook their heads, this guy is still inexperienced.
"It's the referee's business to judge the type of foul, and if he doesn't think it's a malicious foul, then it's not a malicious foul. Popovich never refused to answer sensitive questions, because his answers were no different from refusing to answer.
"Do you think the Spurs' roster is really too old, and you are struggling to face the Thunder, who have the opposite age structure of the Spurs, will you change the team's current roster?"
"Old, you should ask the three little guys on the Thunder team if they're tired. Popovich scoffed at the question.
Indeed, just against the 33-year-old man, An Jie was also consumed enough. The slow-paced Spurs, which feel more abrasive than the fast-paced Suns.
The all-American live game is officially over, and the Thunder have shown their strength in this high-profile game.
Durant 30 points, Anjie 24 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, Westbrook 17 points, the data of these three people is absolutely outstanding, and now the whole league knows that the Thunder is a stirring stick that cannot be ignored. The role played by the Thunder is to disrupt the entire league.
"Okay boy, don't disgrace me, the Spurs have been won by you. Divac didn't have time to watch the live stream right now, and he only learned about the Thunder's win over the Spurs the next day when he saw the news in the newspapers.
"Hehe, now the commentators don't mention your name, how are you?" An Jie asked with concern, the last time he had a phone call with Divac was half a month ago, when the team had just changed coaches.
"It's not easy to be an official, I originally wanted to be a politician after retiring, but I didn't know that just a humanitarian adviser made my old bones fall apart. Divac leaned feebly against his valuable calfskin office chair, and he pressed his temple as he looked at the pile of papers on the desk.
"Hehe, let's go back to the basketball court and continue to be my coach. Although An Jie said this as a joke, he actually really wanted that old demon to continue to be his mentor.
"Come on, you've even fought Duncan and Yao Ming, what else can I, a bad old man, teach you? As soon as he said the fake fall, Divac laughed again, his nature was difficult to move......
After the victory over the mighty Spurs, Jeff Van Gundy and his players continued to show the world that they were not flashing stars.
On December 16, the Thunder hosted the Los Angeles Clippers back-to-back. As a team in the same city as the powerful Los Angeles Lakers, the weak Clippers have always been nicknamed the Los Angeles Second Team by fans.
This title was not sent to the door for no reason, 6 wins and 17 losses, such a record is worse than the Thunder, who have experienced ten consecutive defeats.
Although the Clippers have been active this summer, with the newly traded power forward Zach Randolph, two-way guard Byron Davis, experienced center Marcus Kanbi, and this year's seventh-pick rookie Eric Gordon, the Clippers are not bad on paper.
But these people don't seem to have been screwed together, and their data looks good when they are taken out of their hands, but when they are put together on a team, they can't have chemistry.
In the end, after experiencing the baptism of the showdown with the Spurs, the Thunder won 98-88 against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Zach Randolph still can't get rid of the team's infamy, only attacking and brushing statistics, and the defense is a complete black hole.
He allowed Wilcox, who came off the bench, to score 13 points with ease, and also allowed Westbrook's breakthrough to play smoothly.
Zach Randolph scored a game-high 25 points, but Durant's 23 points, Westbrook's 22 points and Anjie's 19 points gave the Thunder the victory.
Four consecutive wins, this result has equaled the Thunder's most consecutive wins this season, but in the face of the Toronto Raptors, who have been in poor form recently, the Thunder do not seem to have any plans to stop the winning streak.
In this game, "Dragon King" Bosh played well, with a big double-double of 22 points and 16 rebounds, making him worthy of the domineering nickname of "Dragon King". But apart from Bosh, only Andrea Baniani, the Raptors' No. 1 in '06, scored in double figures, and as for the rest, Spanish guard Calderon's 8 points were already the highest.
The Raptors are in such poor shape, if the Thunder can't even grasp such an opportunity, they are destined to be damned.
83-91, the Thunder ushered in the longest five-game winning streak of the season at home!
However, Anjie was a little out of shape in this game, and his four mistakes made Jeff Van Gundy yell off the court. With only 5 of 12 shots, his 41% shooting percentage has made him even more questioned by the media.
"In the face of Bosh and Baniani in their playing years, the Thunder's 12th pick rookie obviously showed his shortcomings, and if it weren't for Westbrook and Durant's super offensive ability, this center would not have been able to score such inflated numbers in the Thunder's hotbed!" ESPN's reporter Dorsey mercilessly commented on An Jie, a Chinese who embarrassed himself in front of the live broadcast, but he has always held a grudge.
The NBA has played a lot more games than the NCAA's, with 82 games, and only an old goblin like Duncan can be consistent. Anjie is just a rookie and he's been perfect so far. Jeff Van Gundy is not worried about Anjie's state at all, and Van Gundy is very relieved to see Anjie, who forced himself to practice 1,000 shots after that game.
In any case, the Thunder's five-game winning streak still put them out of the ranks of the fish belly team, 10-13, temporarily ranked tenth in the West, and the Thunder's strong momentum undoubtedly exceeded everyone's expectations. (To be continued.) )