Chapter 299: The Sleeping Lion
"This is the last chance for the Thunder! Defend this ball, and the Thunder will be able to extend the series! If Nowitzki scores the ball, then the Thunder will say goodbye to the championship!" Mike Brin grabbed the microphone excitedly, and an offensive and defensive attack that decided the outcome of the series had begun. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Now the Thunder's opponent is the Dallas Mavericks, the most unexpected team this year. The Mavericks have been doing well in the regular season for many years, but they have always been out early in the playoffs. But this year, the Dallas Cowboys not only finished third in the West, but also swept the defending champion Lakers with a total score of 4-0 in the Western Conference semifinals, and entered the Western Conference Finals with a momentum that stunned everyone.
And the Thunder team has also passed the Western Conference semifinals this season. However, when they happily stepped into the arena of the Western Conference Finals, they discovered that their enemies were more powerful than they could have imagined.
Now, the series total score has become 3-1, and if the Mavericks win this game again, the Thunder's championship dream will be shattered. It was none other than German Dirk Nowitzki who had pushed the Thunder to this point this season.
While Serge Ibaka and Morris have excellent defensively, there is only so much they can do against Nowitzki.
Ahead of this series, all Oklahoma fans thought the Thunder were strong enough. It wasn't until Nowitzki came along that Thunder fans realized they needed a more dangerous defender, and they, they needed Angel.
As Mike Brin spoke, Nowitzki sat on Ibaka's turnaround jumper, and the iconic Golden Rooster stepped back independently, and in order to avoid Ibaka's block, Nowitzki turned the ball up high.
At this moment, there are 3.2 seconds left in the game, and the score is 98-101, with the Thunder in front and the Mavericks in the back. If Nowitzki scores, he will kill the game, and the Thunder's 10-11 season is coming to an end.
Nowitzki's basketball was almost blocked by Ibaka, and the basketball did not hollow into the net, it jumped on the hoop a few times, tugging at the nerves of all the fans in the field.
But just before the game time ended, the basketball stumbled into the net. Nowitzki raised his arms and roared loudly. Countless Mavericks players swarmed and surrounded the German tank in the middle.
98-104, it's over, and the Thunder failed to meet the Heat Big Three in the Finals. They still failed to break out of the west.
It was only at this time that Thunder fans remembered Anjie. If Anjie had been there, Nowitzki might have been restrained. If Anjie is there, the Mavericks' interior defense will be very tight, and if Anjie is there......
Unfortunately, these assumptions can only be hypotheses forever. The Thunder's 10-11 season has just ended. And Anjie's 10-11 season ended as early as the beginning of the season.
Now Anjie is sitting in a villa in Beverly Hills, and while lamenting the Thunder's results, he also sends comfort text messages to his teammates. During the process of watching the game just now, An Jie kept clenching his fists. He was unwilling in his heart, why couldn't he go on the field to fight side by side with his brothers. But there is no way, An Jie now has a battle of his own to fight.
In order to recover quickly, Anjie came to Los Angeles alone and found some of the most famous personal trainers here. Of course, Ganner Petersen, who had a great time working with him last summer, is one of them.
Now An Jie's injured leg must also be wrapped in thick protective gear every day and avoid activities. But Anjie didn't use this as an excuse to relax, he continued to train his upper body in the power room, and like most stars, he also practiced with the ball in a wheelchair. Only after trying it himself, did An Jie know how strong the guys who played wheelchair basketball games at the All-Star Game were inside.
The trainers in Los Angeles have read a lot of people, and every year they get a lot of invitations from stars to help guys of all skill levels complete their training. But it's the first time I've seen this group of guys who fought so hard during the injury.
After watching the Thunder's last game of the season, Anjie turned off the TV and went back to bed. The Thunder's journey is over, and his journey continues.
The next morning, when the bustling city of angels was still asleep, An Jie had already thrown himself into the strength training room.
Now seeing his team's defeat again, An Jie will no longer be as sad as before. If you want to say what An Jie's biggest gain during this injury is, it is undoubtedly his stronger and more mature heart.
Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and what people have to do after defeat is not to regret, but to work harder!
Anjie is afraid that he will let himself relax with himself now and make himself regret it in the future. Even if he still can't succeed after trying hard, so what? At least he Anjie has tried.
All the movements that do not require the strength of the lower limbs have been practiced by An Jie. The tightly wrapped injured leg did not become an obstacle on Anjie's road to recovery.
"How old is this guy?22?" said Ganna Peterson thrust his waist and looked at Anjie as he trained.
"I'm only turning 22 next month, what's the training plan in mind?" said Moses Lankay, Anjie's shooting coach, and Peterson chatted.
"No, our plan has been perfect so far. I just think that if this kind of guy can't make it, then God is too cruel. Peterson admits that if An Jie were replaced by him, he would definitely not be able to do An Jie's degree. An Jie is still so young, but she has already experienced so much tempering.
"I also hope that Ann will succeed, but to be honest, I don't know the bottom of my heart. Everything still depends on Ann's leg. Lan Kai is never blindly optimistic, even if An Jie is the hardest working person he has ever met, he doesn't think that An Jie will definitely be able to stage the return of the king.
"Look at Lankee, look at it. Ann will definitely become one of the greatest players in the NBA. With that, Peterson walked towards Anjie. Peterson is now completely infected by Anjie's spirit, so he is also fully committed to helping Anjie recover. Every link, every action, Peterson will guide meticulously.
Lan Kai couldn't help but shake his head as he looked at An Jie and Peterson, who were training seriously. Peterson is also a big man, he should be aware of An Jie's injury, and he should also know this cruel reality. In the end, does that guy Peterson have confidence in himself, or does he have confidence in Anjie?
A few days later, Anjie welcomed a new guest at his villa in Beverly Hills, Divac.
After Divac came, he didn't say a word, he immediately changed into a training uniform and devoted himself to the training to help Anjie recover.
"You kid don't want to just slap your ass and leave, you're my Divac disciple, don't even think about running away from the basketball court until you get an achievement. "Divac doesn't know much about injury recovery, but he knows how to play a centre-forward.
An Jie didn't play all year long, and a lot of things had to be started all over again. Divac did not hesitate to use up his annual leave, and also decided to spend time with Anjie.
"You never know how to defend yourself, and it's not brave to fight your opponent without a brain, that's stupid! You've already had a knife in your knee, and it's not a minor injury. If you want to live longer in your career, I suggest you change your play. Be tough, and be smart to choose tough. Divac personally demonstrated a lot of movements, both soft and hard, so that An Jie could understand it at a glance. In the past, Anjie only knew how to fight with guys like O'Neal, but now, he knows that sometimes deliberately following the opponent's will to let others sit in the penalty area, grasp the rhythm and then wait for the opportunity to complete the steal and block, there is no shortage of effective defensive methods.
A few days later, everyone on the Thunder team also found Anjie. They couldn't give An Jie any help in terms of injury recovery, but the visit of his teammates also made An Jie's tense heart a little relaxed.
Finals, holidays, business events, transfers...... The liveliest thing in summer has nothing to do with Anjie. Now he is only focused on training, and the summer in Los Angeles is joy for others, but for Anjie, it means sweat.
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When An Jie could take off the protective gear and use his legs to participate in training, it was already mid-July. In the meantime, the Mavericks have won their first O'Brien Cup in franchise history, and the Heat's Dream Triumvirate has spent their first season in defeat. And the unlucky Thunder was once again planted in the hands of the champion.
During this period, Yao Ming officially announced his retirement in Shanghai, ending his unusual NBA career. When he heard Yao Ming announce his retirement, An Jie burst into tears. But he knew he had to get up, and he wanted to keep fighting. Yao Ming has transformed his identity into a businessman, and he can choose to retire, but the young An Jie cannot.
During this period, An Jie found that his lower limb strength was severely degraded, and his footwork flexibility was also affected. But Divac and Peterson told him that there was nothing to be afraid of. An Jie hasn't used his legs well for most of the year, and it's good to be able to walk just after recovery, don't ask yourself to be as flexible as before the injury.
During this period, Anjie trained harder. He ran and jumped on the training ground. He gets wet five or six sports vests every day, and several trainers every day are sweating profusely by An Jie alone.
Hope is all good, but Anjie knows that the reality is not like this. He is not in a hurry to return to his previous level immediately, and he does not dare to be careless. At this time, as long as you are careless, all the previous efforts will be in vain. He takes every plan seriously, whether it's training or recovery.
An Jie knows that only by doing a foolproof precipitation can there be a possibility of an outbreak! After most of the year, he has survived, and in the last period of time, there are any hurdles that cannot be overcome.
At a time when people are about to forget about the once invincible No. 16 center, Divac and Peterson know that when Anjie reappears in the world, it will shock the world!