Chapter 412: A Warm Welcome

It wasn't until Morris snatched the basketball away with a slim edge of his fingertips that Anjie realized that the change wasn't just limited to his size. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info bouncing and bounce speed, both of which Morris's progress is equally obvious.

In college, Morris was an athletic insider. It's just that after his Achilles tendon rupture, Morris began to change his style of play, which naturally made fans change their perception of him.

And now, Anjie is sure that Morris's athleticism is about the same as it was back then. Don't underestimate a jump ball, there are many doorways that can be seen in a jump ball.

Seeing that the Thunder won the first attack, the fans at the Chesapeake Energy Arena also stood up and cheered for their home team.

At the Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma fans will only be seated after the Thunder have scored a goal in a field game. From the first day the Thunder arrived in Oklahoma, fans here have developed this habit, and this behavior has become one of Oklahoma's very special fan cultures.

A few years ago, Anjie would have been the guy who would have sat the fans down. Now, however, the Thunder can easily score points without relying on the inside.

Westbrook's advance was swift, and Felton's vaunted body clearly didn't have the upper hand against the zero defender. He was tempted to use physical contact to force Westbrook to slow down, but it didn't do anything other than staggering on the soles of his feet.

Westbrook Ray took two steps beyond the three-point line with the ball, and Ibaka's pick-and-roll was immediately raised.

During the time that An Jie left, it was not only he who improved. Congolese Ibaka has improved significantly both offensively and defensively.

He blocked for Westbrook, and Aldridge didn't dare to slack off. Although Ibaka's shooting is not as stable as Aldridge's, among interior players, Ibaka is also a more capable shooter.

Ibaka's pick-and-roll is not as secretive as Anjie's, and the quality is not as good as Anjie's. But for a guy like Westbrook, as long as you can help him hang up a little bit, the pick-and-roll is perfect.

Westbrook began to move in the direction of Ibaka, and Facton intended to get around Ibaka's pick-and-roll from behind. Westbrook's inconsistent three-point shooting percentage is a well-known shortcoming, and Felton's decision to go around the block from behind is also in this regard.

It's good to let this guy shoot, if he breaks through, it's really amazing!

Westbrook passed past Ibaka as Filton rounded the Congolese as he prepared to recross in front of the white-shirted zero defender. However, just when Felton was about to succeed, Westbrook continued to accelerate and successfully broke through before Felton!

"What!?" Felton didn't expect that Westbrook could still accelerate, and the time required to accelerate was so short. Westbrook's terrifying explosive power made Raymond. Filton completely refreshed his understanding of the word "speed".

Easily, Westbrook was able to storm the Trail Blazers' basket. Breaking dunks and forcing layups is a frequent drama at Westbrook this season.

But today, this guy doesn't plan to do this, he knows very well that An Jie, who has made up for the defense in the penalty area at the moment, is different from the other insiders! Challenge his defense head-on, that's no different from suicide!

"Come on Russell, come on!" An Jie gritted his teeth, don't look at Westbrook as just a small defender, but his strong impact and perverted physicality will never make An Jie feel easy.

However, this time, Westbrook, who has always been accustomed to straight points, did not choose to force the frame, but suddenly made a pass in the process of an extremely high-speed breakthrough, and the basketball was transferred again.

Receiving a pass from Westbrook on the outside was naturally his good partner Kevin. Durant! As a representative of young players in the new era, as a guy who lifted the All-Star Game MVP trophy at the same time as An Jie this year, and as a three-time NBA league scoring champion, this guy's offensive power naturally goes without saying.

Catch and shoot, that's Durant's favorite rhythm. Van Gundy not only succeeded in allowing Westbrook and Durant to coexist, but also allowed Durant to develop an exquisite off-ball offense.

Gerrard. Wallace made a big jump block, but Durant, who had a greater height and arm span, still calmly completed the shot.

Anjie immediately turned his back and carried Morris, ready to fight for the rebound. It's just that after this basketball crossed the top of An Jie's head, it went directly into the net!

"Boom!" There was a huge cheer at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, and the fans were seated back in the seats, their first goal in the game had just been scored.

Kevin. Durant's hand is still as soft as ever, and the accuracy of this ball is really terrifying. Actually, Gerald. Wallace has already seen Durant to death, but there is no way, who made Durant's height and arm span so terrible? Anyway, that guy stood next to Ann, and I didn't think he was much shorter than Ann. "Mike. Brin is appreciative of Gerald. Wallace just defended that time, but he couldn't help it, and that's what a star does to the team. This is also the reason why Durant can be called a superstar.

With a three-pointer at the beginning, the Thunder gave the Trail Blazers a dismissal as soon as they came up. Anjie quickly sent the baseline ball, and he couldn't wait to get the lost ball back.

But when Anjie's back was against Morris, Anjie knew that it wasn't going to go as smoothly as she thought.

DeAndrew's in the first round. Jordan and Blake. Griffin, Duncan and Split in the second round, and Anjie faced teams with relatively good domestic demand in the first two rounds of the playoffs. But none of them could give him such a great sense of oppression as Morris!

DeAndrew. Jordan may be stronger than Morris, but that doesn't mean Morris doesn't have the same defense as Jordan Jr. On the contrary, Morris, who has a lot of small movements and can use skill, makes Anjie even more uncomfortable. You must know that although Divac's main training object was Anjie back then, Morris and Asakin also learned from Divac.

Morris is also notoriously bad boy and swear king in the ring. However, in the face of An Jie, he was very abnormal and honestly shut his mouth.

It's not because An Jie has a good relationship with him, so he won't talk to An Jie. It's because Morris knows that Anjie won't react to his words.

He just carried An Jie silently, and he could see that An Jie was very struggling now.

It was indeed very difficult, An Jie didn't have a good position, and Matthews, who was a little impatient, threw the basketball to the inside line according to the tactics and gave it to An Jie.

The moment An Jie received the ball, Morris took advantage of the victory to chase and pushed An Jie out a big step. At this time, An Jie still wanted to sit and fight Morris, which was very difficult.

Angel wanted to turn around, but Morris's ability to block the breakthrough was also very strong. During this time, it is not only Anjie who has improved, Morris, a kid, has very different defensive skills.

Anjie didn't want to continue to entangle with Morris, so he passed the basketball to Aldridge diagonally, but Ibaka's defense was also very tough for Aldridge.

The league's top blocker, even Anjie, who won the Player of the Year, must admit this. Averaged 3.7 blocks per game, which is something Anjie can't do either.

Ibaka is not only good at blocking, but also not bad at one-on-one single defense. When Aldridge saw that he had arrived at the intended location, he rolled over and made a jumper. However, Ibaka's perverted bounce greatly interfered with Aldridge's shooting.

In the end, the basketball slammed out of the frame, Durant rushed to grab the defensive rebound, and the Thunder quickly counterattacked!

Westbrook controlled the ball and quickly shuttled through the gaps, which was not an opportunity to play a fast break, but it was run into a fast break by Westbrook.

Switching offense, this is something that the Thunder team is very good at when Anjie is still there. In the past, Anjie always used the kind of pass that seemed to be sure to go out of bounds to help Westbrook complete the fatal blow. Now without Angel, Westbrook relied on his speed to charge.

Anjie and Aldridge will certainly not be able to catch up with Westbrook, and the only one who has a chance to stop him is the most athletic Gerrard of the Trail Blazers. Wallace.

Wallace grew his arms, but Westbrook didn't slow down. He jumped all his way and was ready to dunk, Gerrard. Wallace jumped and grabbed Westbrook in the air, making it impossible for Westbrook to continue the dunk action.

Westbrook, however, turned the dunk into a dunk, and although the action was very stiff, the ball still went in. After that, it was Gerald. Wallace pulled Westbrook, who lost his center of gravity, and fell out of the bottom line hard, this kind of high-altitude free-fall fell hard, just looking at it hurts.

Westbrook, however, scrambled to his feet like a nobody, and at the same time, the referee's slightly sluggish whistle finally blew. The goal was valid, Steven Gerrard. Wallace defends a foul, Westbrook has to add a penalty!

"This kid, his bones are all made of iron!" Mike. Brin has seen too many tough guys, but Westbrook's kind is very rare.

The inconsistent three-point shooting percentage has been one of Westbrook's flaws. But just because his three-point shot is inconsistent doesn't mean his free throw shooting is equally unstable.

"With the addition of free throws, the Thunder started very strongly. This series may be trickier for the Trail Blazers than the one against the Spurs! ”

Mike. As soon as Brin's words fell, Anjie missed the hook under Morris's forced defense. Anjie's hook hand is rarely wrong, unless he is in poor form or the opponent's defense is too strong. Today, the reason for his missed hook clearly falls into the latter category.

Morris got on the ball quickly, and Westbrook continued to pick up the pace. The Trail Blazers' defense is indeed strong, but at least they have to wait until they are in a defensive position.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Westbrook once again plunged into the crowd. He took three steps against An Jie with his shoulders and suddenly jumped!

An Jie also reacted quickly and hurriedly blocked it, it seemed that Westbrook would inevitably eat An Jie's hot pot with this ball.

However, at this moment, Westbrook forced his waist in the air, and he turned in the air and passed the ball out again!

"Terrifying waist and belly power!" Mike. Brin clapped his hands.

Durant, who had just run outside the three-point line, received the basketball, and he didn't adjust and held on top of Gerald. Wallace's outstretched palm made another three-point shot.

An Jie gritted his teeth, this time, shouldn't he go in again?

"The ball is in! Durant's chase three-pointer! 9-0, as soon as the Thunder team opened, they played a 9-0 offensive climax! However, contrary to expectations, the ball was thrown by Durant.

"You're fucking welcome!" Before the game, it was harmonious, but when it came to the court, the Thunder team would not be soft! An Jie scolded to himself, and suddenly, he felt very excited!

Anjie had long known that Van Gundy and his brothers had given him a warm welcome, but the level of warmth seemed to be a bit excessive.

But that's fine, at least the current An Jie won't have any affection for Thunder!

"Have a good fight!" After scoring the goal, Durant pointed at Anjie, this guy is not joking, he is serious.

"It's going to be as you wish, KD." An Jie responded with a smile.

In this kind of competition, going all out is the greatest respect for your brothers!

This is the end of the peaceful life in Oklahoma, which will turn into one of the fiercest war zones on all of the planet from now on!

Western Conference Finals, 9-0 down. It's okay, there's more to come!