Angel was drafted by the Sacramento Kings with the 12th pick in the first round in 2008 and was immediately traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Serge Ibaka, who was selected with the 24th pick in the first round in 2008, was not signed by the Thunder, but instead sent him to the Spanish league for a year.

Andrew Morris, who was drafted with the 7th pick in the first round in 2009, even though he was only the 7th pick, has received a lot of criticism, and some people think that he has suffered a major injury and can only play with his body.

It was these three interior captains who were not very favored in the draft, but they crushed the Rockets to death in this game and couldn't turn over.

As soon as the third quarter started, Westbrook and Durant's rapid offense startled Adelman into a cold sweat, but before the two could score a few points, they fell into the mud of crazy iron again.

Adelman was originally worried that the collective outbreak of the Thunder Three Major General would be difficult to contain, but now it seems that he is too worried. The Thunder's two strongest scoring outside players were unable to score, so Van Gundy finally accepted the reality that the Thunder could only win this game by relying on the inside.

So not long after the game, Van Gundy replaced Kostic with Morris, and the two old partners Anjie and Morris sat on the inside.

In the last two minutes of the second quarter, Morris and Ibaka performed brilliantly, Van Gundy did not forget, and now he brought Morris up early, hoping that Morris can continue his good offensive form.

The effect of the substitution was obvious, Westbrook and Durant gave up the right to fire, and Anjie and Morris penetrated the Rockets' three-second zone.

Whether it was Anjie assisting Morris after responding in the high post, or Morris letting Anjie score easily after holding back the defense. The two of them tormented the nerves of Hayes and Scala in all sorts of different ways, and tormented the nerves of every fan at the Toyota Center.

The Rockets' interior door is wide open, and Anjie and Morris score on the interior as easily as chopping melons and vegetables.

"It's no play, Charles, even Trevor Ariza is dumb, the Rockets can't win. Kenny Smith stretched and the third quarter was getting boring.

In fact, the Rockets' performance was not good before, and if it weren't for Ariza's magical play, they would not have been able to fall behind by only two points at halftime.

It was clear that Ariza had only miraculously played one half. In the third quarter, although the outside line on the Thunder's side was still not opened, the Rockets' offense was completely dumb.

The Thunder can still rely on those three potential interior lines to continue scoring, while the Rockets have little to do.

Rockets captain Sean Battier stepped up at this point, hitting two mid-range shots in a row and then hitting a three-pointer. But to be honest, there is only so much he can do, scoring is not Battier's forte, and if the Rockets rely on Battier to score, it can only mean that they are done today.

Anjie played seven minutes in the third quarter and easily scored 10 points, after which he went off the rest and Morris and Ibaka continued to "do evil" on the inside.

Before Rockets fans could react to what was happening, the game was blown off in the third quarter. Of course, they couldn't react, because the three interior leaders who were not high in the draft were too low-key and inconspicuous.

Maybe Anjie's outburst is still within everyone's acceptable range, but the outburst of Ibaka and Morris caught Van Gundy himself by surprise.

The draft pick doesn't tell the whole story of a player's strength, and the Thunder's three young interior players are a good example of that.

At the end of the dreary third quarter, the score was 74-62, and the two-point margin became 12 points. Adelman looked at the eight players on the bench, seven to be exact, as Maddie had clearly lost his role.

With such a crippled lineup, what did he do to fight with the Thunder in the fourth quarter.

Adelman shook his head weakly, although he didn't want to admit it, but the fact is that it was difficult for the Rockets to escape defeat.

In the fourth quarter, Westbrook and Durant were still giving big gifts to the Rockets, and Wei Shao, who had a huge advantage, was stunned to miss all five shots from the basket, maybe the back-to-back schedule really made him too tired, after all, this guy's desperate breakthrough was really a big drain on himself.

Durant finally made some shots, but his 3-of-7 shooting percentage clearly didn't match his status as the leader of the team.

Just when Van Gundy was worried that the Rockets would take the opportunity to fight back, "Little Black Bean" Brooks' 1 of 6 shots allowed Van Gundy to sit back on the bench again.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, almost a third of the fans at the Toyota Center had already left the stadium. Seeing the two sides hitting iron back and forth on the field, it is better to go home and sleep early to avoid traffic jams later.

What else can Adelman say? The opponent has shown flaws, but his Rockets can't play a dangerous offense.

"Damn shit!" Charles Barkley barely spoke in the fourth quarter, and when he did, the audience in front of the television burst into laughter. Many people also choose to watch the live broadcast of this game, in fact, just to see what Barkley will say next.

"Well, I'll admit, this time I was wrong. To be honest, the Thunder's performance was terrible, but who the would have thought that the Rockets' performance would be even worse!"

"The same can't be said about Charles, Ariza and Battier each played a good half. Kenny Smith was in a good mood, and he couldn't bear to make fun of Barkley.

"But the Thunder's three interior shots played four quarters well!" Indeed, Ibaka scored 14 points on 6-of-6 shooting, and Morris scored 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting. The performance of these two people alone was enough for Adelman to drink a pot. And An Jie is still on the field, and what data he will get in the end is not certain. In short, there is a good chance of breaking a new career scoring high, and in order to prevent the Rockets from counterattacking Van Gundy, he also intends to save Anjie until the end.

"Don't give up! We're not that close! If you work harder, you can get the game back!" shouted Sean Battier, looking at his dejected teammates. The difference of 10 to 12 points is indeed not big, but the Rockets have no scrappy people other than him.

As early as the third quarter, the Rockets collapsed!

Anjie's offense on the inside has been unstoppable, and he even played with himself, using all kinds of bells and whistles that Westbrook learned.

Of course, those moves didn't help Anjie score, but instead allowed him to add two turnovers. However, this can also show from the side that Anjie plays too easily, and the inside line of Scola and Hayes can no longer be compared with Anjie.

It wasn't until An Jie hit a jump shot with such a sideshow that he dribbled back and stepped back, and An Jie's score became 31 points, a new NBA career high!

33,35, An Jie, who had fun, has not stopped yet, and the score continues to rise. Yes, Anjie is really playing on the court now, just like playing with her classmates in high school and junior high school.

With four minutes left in the game, the margin was 16 points. Van Gundy called a timeout and replaced all the main players off the field, and Anjie was no exception. At this time, only half of the die-hard fans at the Toyota Center are still suffering, expecting the Rockets to stage a comeback.

However, when the red light on the rebound came on, the exhausted Rockets still couldn't complete the comeback. Considering the mediocre lineup, the Rockets' previous record is very good. But are they really strong? No, they just look strong!

105-90, after four consecutive defeats, the Thunder staged a "massacre" at the Toyota Center in back-to-back games on the road.

Westbrook played 41 minutes and scored 15 points on 4-of-14 shooting.

Durant played 36 minutes and scored just 13 points on 6-of-18 shooting.

The Thunder shot just 16% of their team's three-point shots, and Ke Ling shot 2-of-12. He also had 11 turnovers and 22 fouls.

From that point of view, the Thunder don't seem to have any capital to win.

However, the No. 16 big man, who was away from the field for a month and did not perform well in the first game of his comeback, helped the team win with a near-perfect performance.

He finished with 35 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists and two blocks on 15-of-20 shooting. An Jie used an exaggerated large double-double to run rampant in the NBA arena!

After this game, people suddenly realized that Oklahoma's blue and white lightning is still a threat that cannot be ignored!

The four-game losing streak was swept away by An Jie, and the shadow of the injury also dissipated.

Nirvana rebirth may be the most suitable adjective.

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Today is Saturday, and NCAA games are generally scheduled for weekends when there are no classes. George Ricard is on the sidelines as the Cyclones undergo another major overhaul of the squad for another season.

With the exception of Anthony Ben, the current Whirlwind team is all newcomers. The group of players who made it to the March Madness tournament with the team in the first two seasons either graduated or went to the NBA.

The strong lineup during the "Whirlwind Three Musketeers" period did not reappear. Ricard wasn't very happy with the new signings this time around, because he didn't see any players like Angel, Morris, or Mike Taylor.

The Big Twelve League's regular season has already been played twice, and it's now the third. Never before has Ricard played so badly in the regular season since he became head coach of the Whirlwinds, who had lost two in a row before.

Now the game has come to the 13th minute of the second half, and the Whirlwinds are 12 points behind. Ricard has been exploding more and more on the sidelines, which has even caused dissatisfaction among many parents of the players.

"Who does that stupid donkey coach think he is? Why does he scold my son like that!"

"Is this what a college basketball coach qualifies in? He's just a hooligan!"

"I knew I wouldn't let my son play on the Whirlwinds, and he was originally invited to Stanford University!"

However, it is the two interior lines that have walked out under the young coach who is not welcome to meet are wreaking havoc on the NBA court at this very moment. It's just that after the success of Anjie and Morris, how many people will remember the teacher who nurtured them, Riccard?

Angel remembered, Morris remembered, but everyone else almost completely forgot about him and didn't give him a damn about him. Yes, almost, because there are still one or two guys who keep an eye on Ricard.

There were still two or three NBA scouts sitting on the scene of this game, but they were not here to scout the players, because there was really no one to look forward to from the Whirlwinds this season. The scouts were all on the orders of the general manager to look at Whirlwind head coach George Ricard. (To be continued.) )