Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Price of Youth

At the beginning of the game, Yao Ming would smile slightly when he saw An Jie scoring a goal, but when the game came to this, Yao Ming couldn't laugh. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What's wrong Yao, is there anything wrong with your body?" Maddie clearly knew how tough Yao Ming's defense was, and he felt that it was absolutely impossible for that skinny boy from the Thunder team to complete the breakthrough just now, unless Yao Ming was injured in some way.

"No, okay, don't underestimate that guy Tracy. Yao Ming looked at An Jie, who was high-five Westbrook, this guy's strength was much stronger than when he first entered the alliance!

Young people are easy to get excited, seeing that An Jie is not afraid of the strong, after completing such a wonderful goal on Yao Ming's head, Durant and Westbrook are also energetic.

As a result, Alston found himself on the lookout for the first-year rookie guard at all times, and the slightest mistake at Westbrook could steal the basketball from his hands.

Westbrook watched Alstom's dribble closely, and suddenly he jerked forward, ready to steal!

Alstom was indeed a little unable to react, and in a flash of lightning, Westbrook rushed in front of him, seeing that the basketball in his hand was about to be taken away!

However, Alstom's nickname of "Street Ball King" is not given in vain, this small guard who is less than 1.90 meters tall may not have played any brilliant statistics in the NBA, but there will definitely be a line of introduction on his profile, "New York Queens Street Legend!"

Alston didn't have any idea how he was going to deal with the sudden tackle, he just reflexively didn't want to lose the ball.

So Alstom's body reacted faster than his brain, and a beautiful dribble under the crotch of the back flashed to the side, and Alston perfectly dodged Westbrook's attack. Westbrook rushed too forward, his center of gravity was unstable, and he stumbled under his feet, nearly falling. This ball action is actually not difficult, but Alstom is very smooth and full of beauty.

"Through your soul!" exclaimed the ESPN commentator, one of Alstom's loudest nicknames!

Being swept away by Alston left Westbrook completely out of his defensive position, and Earl Watson had to make up for it. And as soon as he made up the defense, Maddie leaked a gap, and Durant had to leave Artest and pounce on Maddie.

Maddie didn't hesitate and quickly transferred the ball to Artest.

Durant did the right thing, Artest made 6 three-point shots in the first three quarters of the game, but only hit 1 shot, which is definitely not a good feeling.

However, in the eyes of a nervous person like Artest, he has never been afraid, although his three-point shooting rate in the first three quarters was miserable, but when he received the ball, he still did not hesitate to shoot.

An Jie and Yao Ming immediately started a fierce hand-to-hand fight under the basket, An Jie stuck a good position, but Yao Ming also completely suppressed An Jie, and neither of them could take advantage.

However, Artest's stiff shot actually crossed a strange arc and fell into the net, and the goal went in!

"It's one of the Big Three of the Rockets! Artest didn't drop the chain at the critical moment!" After the Celtics won the championship last season, various teams have followed suit to form their own Big Three. The Bucks were imitators in the last game, and the Rockets faced by the Thunder in this game are also among the imitators.

Although the person is missing the small forward, it can be said that the culprit is Westbrook's uncool steal. If he met someone else, he wouldn't have been able to get the ball away, but unfortunately, his opponent today was the "street legend of Queens, New York." ”

In less than three minutes, the Rockets had a nine-point advantage. But the fans in the Toyota Center are still not at ease, they know that the three newcomers of the Thunder team can do everything!

This is almost the most conventional way for the Thunder to play on the court now, after the ball is handed to Durant, Durant did not directly hit the basket, but handed the ball to Anjie, who was standing near the free throw line.

"****** damn it!" Calesimo scolded off the field, and at the critical moment, this Chinese was actually disobedient again!

An Jie can't help it, if it weren't for the critical moment, he would never joke about his main position. The idea of team first, team victory first, has long been deeply imprinted in Anjie's heart by Ricard.

"This is the most efficient way for the Thunder to attack!" The CCTV commentator once again saw An Jie turn into a conning tower.

Yao Ming still didn't keep up, and the person who replaced Yao Ming to defend An Jie was still Scola. Scala also knew that Anjie was sure to pass the ball in that position, so he didn't pay much attention to his defensive position.

An Jie glanced at Durant, moved his arms, and everyone thought that An Jie had chosen the terminator.

Unexpectedly, this was just a fake pass from An Jie, and before Scola could react, An Jie suddenly activated! Scola quickly moved his feet and crossed An Jie's breakthrough route, but this could only make him carry one more foul.

"Blocking fouls, Thunder No. 16 made two free throws!" The referee decisively made a decision, and the number of fouls for the Rockets has arrived!

"Scola is a smart interior lineman, and his footwork and swagger on the inside have made a lot of big forwards suffer. The Argentines certainly did not expect that there is a Chinese who is more cunning than him now!"

This is the second time that Scola has been deceived by Anjie's feints, and in terms of making fouls, Anjie is not at all like an international rookie player, but more like a veteran ruffian who has been in the NBA for many years. If Divac had known that Scola had such a high opinion of Anjie, he would have laughed from ear to ear.

An Jie's mental quality and shooting were as stable as ever, and the strange interference of Houston fans failed to prevent An Jie from hitting both free throws.

"This may be the most exciting Chinese derby ever!" the CCTV commentator was also very enjoyable to watch.

At the last moment, the two sides still went back and forth, but after Yao Ming's physical strength declined, An Jie successfully defended Da Yao's two consecutive defenses and turned around for a jumper. This also made domestic fans marvel at the ability of this young player, and there are still people in Asia who can do this when they are against Yao Ming.

However, Anjie defended well, but Westbrook failed to take advantage of his chances on the offensive end.

The enthusiasm of young people will give them extra motivation, but it will also make them zombies calm down a bit.

Westbrook managed to break into the box on two occasions.

For the first time, he directly faced Yao Ming for a layup, and hoped that he could make another foul on Yao Ming. Unexpectedly, Yao Ming, who made up the position in time this time, did not give a big gift again, and he fanned the ball out of the penalty area cleanly.

The second time, Westbrook made a pull-up jump shot to avoid Yao Ming, but he couldn't control his shooting posture because he was too eager to score, so the basketball knocked out of the frame.

Westbrook has a lot of potential that no one can question, but his consistency as a rookie does need to be improved.

The seven-point gap was maintained until the last minute, and the Rockets' possession of the ball, Anjie and his teammates were waiting for it!

At this time, the person who controlled more of the ball for the Rockets became Maddie, the miracle creator of 35.13 seconds, and no one would doubt this guy's offensive ability.

He borrowed Scola's pick-and-roll and went straight to the three-point line, which wasn't a good chance, but that's how Tracy McGrady played.

The basketball kept spinning in the air, and the ball looked like it was going to go in.

But Maddie is not a god after all, and he can't hit every difficult shot. Seeing the basketball pop up, Anjie bent his knees, and he wanted to win the rebound.

Just as An Jie was about to jump, a big tall man in a white jersey rushed in from behind, he jumped directly, caught the ball with both hands, and dunked into the basket. The Rockets player hanging from the basket is none other than the No. 11!

"Yao Ming makes up for the dunk! His height is beyond An Jie's reach!" "It's not the first time Yao Ming has scored this kind of wonderful goal, but every time he does it, it will make people excited.

With 52 seconds left, the Thunder still haven't given up, and Westbrook's advance is still lightning fast.

He was about to continue to break through, but he gave Durant a chance with a behind-the-back pass.

Artest didn't dare to slack off, the tall and lanky man had already proven himself in the previous matches.

Wilcox and Earl Watson were both clamped down, and now apart from Westbrook, Durant's only pass target is Anjie.

"What will Durant do? He passed, Anjie is holding the ball in the high post again, who will he pass this time?" The commentators also saw that Anjie had already become the Thunder's conning tower on the court.

Westbrook finally got rid of Alston after a hard time, and he raised his hand to ask for the ball!

Anjie immediately made a pass and let Westbrook receive the ball in a good position in time.

Westbrook made a shot, and Anjie immediately ran towards the penalty area.

Sure enough, Westbrook threw a basketball into the neck of the basket and still didn't go in. However, at this time, An Jie grabbed a favorable position without the Rockets players paying attention, and he withstood Yao Ming's impact and grabbed the rebound in the front court!

Without hesitation, after An Jie landed, it was immediately a second jump, which was an opportunity not to be missed!

As soon as An Jie rose halfway, he immediately felt a huge thrust coming from behind him. In the next second, Yao Ming's arm exerted force and slapped An Jie's inevitable dunk from behind.

The basketball was fanned to the rebound and then bounced away. Alston received the ball and quickly switched from defense to offense, Maddy rushed to the front, and the Thunder only Durant retreated to the restricted area.

"Can Alston's pass break through Durant, who has an amazing reach?" was undoubtedly the biggest climax of the game, and everyone was focused.

Alston grabbed the ball behind him as he pushed forward, and then made a stealthy pass, and the basketball flew into Maddie's hands.

"It's another action that you can only see on a street court!"

Maddie received the ball, Durant was not deceived, and the two were about to go head-to-head.

Maddie jumped high, and Durant jumped too, but he seemed to be a second or two late.

The two sides collided in the air, and Maddie's movements were all distorted, but the position of the hand that threw the ball did not change in the slightest.

After Maddie's shot, the referee's shrill whistle sounded. Durant knows he's fouled, but he's concerned about whether Maddy's shot will go in.

The basketball bounced on the frame, and everyone's hearts beat up and down with the basketball.

"Brush~" In the end, the basketball still fell.

"Maddie made a two-and-one, and he wiped out the Thunder's hopes of a comeback!"

In the next 30 seconds, the Rockets consolidated their defense, and the 11-point difference was not something they could catch up with in just 30 seconds.

The Thunder had to use foul tactics, but unfortunately no one from the Rockets made a mistake at the free-throw line.

An Jie fought until the last second, and he blamed himself very much for the key ball being covered. Durant and Westbrook were desperate for an equalizer, but they couldn't make a shot percentage.

To be young is to pay such a price.

"At the end of the game, the Rockets won 89-78 against the Thunder, and this game was really unexpectedly exciting!" As a neutral commentator, ESPN's commentator was obviously very enjoyable.

"Hey, you're playing well!" After the match, Yao Ming didn't celebrate with his teammates, but walked to An Jie alone.

"Brother Yao is really ruthless, I have to learn too much. The team lost again, and Anjie did not hide his loss.

"Okay, 82 regular season games, even the Bulls with 72 wins will lose 10 games, don't be discouraged. I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow. Yao Ming patted An Jie's shoulder, he really felt that An Jie's performance was already very good.

"We've got to go back to Oklahoma tomorrow for back-to-back games, hey, no luck. An Jie looked at Yao Ming in front of him, he really hoped that he would one day reach the height of this senior.

The Rockets had a thrilling victory over the Thunder to make it three wins in a row since the start of the season. And although the Thunder team created a lot of trouble, they still lost at the feet of the mighty Rockets and ushered in two consecutive defeats.

An Jie scored 15 points and 10 rebounds against Yao Ming in this game, although 6 of them were scored on Hayes's head, but this result is not unremarkable.

But even so, Anjie still doesn't know when he will get his first win in the NBA.

The NBA is really a basketball hall full of strong players. It's not that easy to win here.

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