Even if An Jie hoped that such a beautiful night would never pass, it could only be an extravagant hope. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info time, it will never be merciful.

After Christmas Day, the whole of America is still in a grand holiday mood, the streets are full of Christmas trees, and people are taking advantage of the Christmas discount to go crazy shopping in the mall.

However, there are also some professions that cannot enjoy too long a vacation during such a festival, and professional players are undoubtedly one of the professions that cannot be rested.

The Thunder's fatigue has been exposed before, and the team's two-game losing streak before Christmas has a lot to do with the players' tired mental and physical strength. But after a few days off, the young Thunder seem to be rejuvenated, and Jeff Van Gundy can tell from the fitness training motivation alone.

Even though it was a match day, Van Gundy had set up his acclimatisation early, knowing that it would not exhaust the players at night, but would help them get back into shape quickly.

For the Thunder, who have not played or practiced for two days in a row, this opponent they will face in the evening will definitely be the best choice to test their form. The Detroit Pistons, a team that was once feared, the Bad Boys, the group that made Jordan dread the three-pointers.

If you think that history is too long, the Pistons have also had their glory moments since the beginning of the 21st century.

The Pistons Five Tigers, a seemingly grassroots team, started five but were all All-Star level players. In the 03-04 Finals, Larry Brown led the Pistons, who had an iron-clad defense, to eliminate the Los Angeles Lakers with a luxurious F4 squad with a total score of 4-1. This team seems to have been born specifically to fight against Haoqiang.

This season, although the Pistons are currently only in ninth place in the East, they still have a lot of room for improvement. In addition to Hamilton, Prince and Rashid Wallace, who were members of the '04 championship, the midway signing of Aaron Iverson was undoubtedly another shot in the arm for the people of Motor City.

Westbrook had never been so focused when he was warming up, after all, the No. 1 man in the blue jersey opposite him was one of Westbrook's most admired idols.

"Wow, that's huge. Catherine's mouth opened in surprise as she looked at the huge player poster outside the Chesapeake Energy Arena. On the poster, it is a group photo of all the players of the Thunder team. Against the white background, the Thunder players stood in a row, with Durant standing in the center with the ball in his hands as the core of the team, while Anjie and Westbrook put their hands on their chests to their left and right. At the feet of the players, large black letters were strung together into a very short but powerful sentence. "Defend your home turf!"

Since the holiday was only the second day, Catherine and Bearded stayed in Oklahoma City, and today, they undoubtedly received free tickets from Anjie. Of course, they were joined by Anjie and Westbrook's parents.

Defend your home stadium, after the game started, AnJie interpreted the meaning of this slogan with practical actions.

"Rashid Wallace was blocked by Anjie on two consecutive shots! Maybe three years ago he could easily deal with this rookie, but now, Roar Tianzun has to submit to the old!"

In response to Iverson's fast-paced nature, the Pistons fielded a small lineup to accommodate Iverson's pace. However, against Jeff Van Gundy's defensive position, they were unable to achieve any miracles. Rashid Wallace went to the fifth position to fight against Anjie, and it was also very difficult.

Basketball is not a simple game of 1+1=2, sometimes 1+1 can even be less than zero if it is not properly matched. It's not necessarily a good thing that the Pistons have changed their previous style of play in order to adapt to Iverson.

On the defensive end, the Pistons have not been able to carry on their previous iron-blooded defense.

"The Little Prince" Tysean Prince was a blue-collar star for the Pistons, and his solid offensive skills can often help the Pistons when they can't open the game. And the defense of the little prince is the treasure of the team.

However, as he got older, Prince retained his offensive ability, but his defense became thinner and thinner, and it was easy to lose one-on-one.

He may be able to barely support an ordinary small forward, but in the face of Kevin Durant, who has strong offensive ability, Prince's defense is also more than enough.

But if you want to say that the most eye-catching person in this game, it has to be Westbrook, who is opposite his idol.

Playing on the street courts of South Los Angeles, Iverson was an emulator for the diminutive Westbrook. This unruly little man had a big influence on Westbrook's style of play.

Facing Iverson himself today, Westbrook showed off his super offensive talent. But rookies are still rookies, and Aaron Iverson won't allow himself to be lost at a rookie's hand.

"Westbrook's dribbling rhythm is very fast! But Iverson is unmoved! In Iverson's eyes, Westbrook's movements are simply pediatric!" The commentator is right, when Iverson shook Jordan in the NBA, Westbrook didn't know where he was abused.

Westbrook suddenly kicked in, and even Iverson had to admire the little guy's explosive first step. But basketball is not athletics, and explosive power alone is not enough.

Seeing the right moment, Iverson lunged and reached out to snatch Westbrook's ball.

"Clean tackles! Iverson grabbed the ball the moment Westbrook broke through! No one knows those tricks better than Iverson, and Westbrook paid the price for his immaturity!"

Iverson is pushing at full speed, and although he has been wandering around and not having a good time in the past few seasons, Iverson's scoring ability has not slipped because of these.

Even Westbrook couldn't catch up with the lightning-fast Pistons No. 3 short. In the face of the basket, Iverson made an easy layup and completed the last shot of the first quarter of the Pistons.

19-17, with Iverson's defensive counterattack in the last moment, the Pistons temporarily led the Thunder by two points!

In the second quarter, the two sides were still playing anxiously, and when the hard power was not as good as the opponent, the strong will of the Thunder Sanshao made the team bite the score.

Although Anjie doesn't shoot much on the offensive end, his contribution on the defensive end is huge.

The Pistons have been a weakness on the inside this season, with Rashid Wallace and veteran Antonio McDyce both big forwards, and suddenly asked them to play a small lineup and go to the center position, both of whom have not yet been able to get used to it.

And Jason Markhill, the only center on the Pistons team, is only 2.01 meters tall, which is very short compared to other centers, not to mention the tower of Anjie.

Mark Hill used to rely on his bullet speed to make up for his lack of height, but Anjie's card position and defense made Mark Hill unable to jump, and the advantage of bullet speed disappeared.

The Pistons' interior players couldn't contain An Jie, so the breakthrough of the outside players was naturally interfered with. In the second quarter of the game, An Jie had already sent four blocks! There were still many goals that could not be scored under An Jie's interference, which could not be shown by the data.

At the end of the second quarter, the Pistons not only failed to open the score in the second quarter, but lost their offensive rhythm under Anjie's tough defense. 46-44, the Pistons barely maintained this slight two-point advantage by relying on Iverson's individual offense.

"Good defense! As long as you keep up this kind of defensive performance, we will win in the second half!" Jeff Van Gundy's defensive supremacy made him appreciate Anjie's performance. Now that the whole league is picking up the pace, everyone is lowering the height of the roster in exchange for mobility, and Anjie is using his performance to justify traditional basketball and traditional center.

In the second half, the Pistons also ramped up their defensive intensity and put a trap on Durant.

The effect of the change was significant, and Durant's offensive efficiency plummeted in the second half, and all four three-point shots were off the basket. However, thanks to Anjie's height and position under the basket, the Thunder got a considerable number of secondary offensive opportunities.

Durant was heavily guarded, Westbrook made frequent mistakes, and Anjie struggled with not having enough time to switch roles. Finally, the Pistons' fierce offense stopped for a while, but the Thunder failed to grasp the opportunity to overtake the score.

66-64, still a two-point difference, the Detroits certainly didn't expect that with Allen Iverson, they would be forced to be so embarrassed by a team at the bottom of the table.

However, the Thunder, who rested for two full days, finally showed the advantage of youth in the fourth quarter, and the Thunder three young people remained active in the fourth quarter, but the players of the Pistons seemed to be a little lacking in stamina.

With the exception of Iverson, the rest of the Pistons' offense was bogged down. Richard Hamilton, the "Mask Man" who came up to the small forward position, didn't score a goal in the fourth quarter! And Anjie suddenly shot out in the fourth quarter after three quarters of serious planning and defense, and became the core of the Thunder team on the offensive end, and Jeff Van Gundy's arrangement completely disrupted the Pistons' defensive deployment. After all, based on the performance of the first three quarters of the game, the coach of the Pistons laid out all the defensive strategies against Durant and Westbrook, and as for Anjie, he seems to have expected a little too much from the aging Roaring Tianzun.

With Anjie's efforts, the Thunder took a four-point lead midway through the fourth quarter. After that, the two sides scored each other's goals again, and neither of them could pull the score apart, and no one could close the score.

It wasn't until the last 20 seconds that Iverson's key three-pointer went off the basket and An Jie grabbed the backcourt rebound, which was also officially announced as the victory of the Thunder.

Although the score was always anxious, An Jie didn't feel how tired he was after the game. Even though they were suppressed at the beginning, the Thunder always played at their own pace. On the other hand, the Pistons, who were in the lead, became more and more chaotic for fear of being caught up, and finally collapsed in the final quarter.

Looking up at the big screen, 92-88, Iverson hung his head helplessly, as he grew older, he felt that the NBA league game seemed to be getting harder and harder.

With 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, this is all Iverson can do now.....

Anjie didn't score much in this game, with 16 points just one more point than Wallace, who was suppressed by himself, and the vast majority of them came in the fourth quarter. However, 7 rebounds, 6 blocks and 9 assists made fans know that this Chinese big man is an indispensable part of winning.

The Christmas holidays continue, and after two straight losses, the Thunder's rebound continues.

After a narrow win over the Pistons, many thought the Thunder were just lucky. But when the next back-to-back game for the Thunder won the Wizards to make it two wins in a row, that voice suddenly became less vocal.

Durant 23 points, Westbrook 21 points, Anjie 15 points and 11 rebounds, although the Wizards who lost the "big general" resisted, they still couldn't escape the fate of being electrocuted by the Thunder. 104-95, the Wizards' record became a 4-24 record, continuing to consolidate their "throne" at the bottom of the league.

Two consecutive defeats ushered in Christmas, and a beautiful two-game winning streak sent Christmas away. So far in December, the Thunder have lost just three games, and their biggest winning streak has reached five. Rookie of the Month and the team's higher rankings seem to be already beckoning for Anjie and Westbrook!

But just as December was drawing to a close, he was nervous again when he looked at the red-circled races on the schedule. Another five-game winning streak, it doesn't seem so easy to get,

On December 29th, the Thunder team will play the Suns again at home, but this time, the sharp teeth of "Big Shark" O'Neal are fiercely attacking Anjie! The two consecutive victories experienced before the previous two consecutive victories are just a warm-up before the Thunder team and Anjie face a big enemy. (To be continued.) )