Chapter 21: Strikes

Sweating profusely, Augustine looked up at the score on the big screen, where the Horns' score hadn't changed for more than a minute. The tall center of the opposing pair www.biquge.info had just completed another easy back-to-back single, and he opened up the score gap by two more points.

You say, how nice it would be if that guy Durant was right now? He could help the team with any problem. It's a pity that the talented guy has already gone to Seattle to shine. Augustine hung his head helplessly, sure enough, he wanted to be like that guy on his own, and he still had a long way to go.

Even the star of a team has lost faith in the game, so what can this team do but lose? Harding was furious on the bench and scolded the players on the field. But what's the use of that? He couldn't think of any concrete way to help the boys on the field.

The score was settled at 70-81, and the Whirlwinds bounced back strongly after a loss.

Augustin crossed his waist and prepared to walk towards the players' tunnel. The cheers on the pitch had nothing to do with him, it was a beautiful moment that only a winner can have. The rest of his teammates and coaches had already gone back to the locker room, but he just didn't want to leave the basketball court, he just didn't want to, and he blamed himself for not being able to do better. Perhaps it was the success of Durant, a former teammate, that spurred him on so much that Augustin always compared himself to Durant.

"Hey, Augustine. As he pondered, a large hand reached out from behind and patted Augustine on the shoulder.

Augustine looked back in surprise to see that it was the Asian boy.

"Uh...... "Augustine is not a rebellious teenager, on the contrary, he is a boy with a gentle personality. So even if it is an opponent, he treats An Jie with courtesy.

"You're really good at fighting, and it took a lot of effort to keep an eye on you. An Jie scratched his head embarrassedly.

Hearing this, Augustine was a little crying and laughing, praising himself for playing well in the front, and pouring a basin of cold water on the back to say that he had seen himself. It doesn't matter, this Chinese boy has no ill will.

"We still lost, you guys did a great job. Augustine looked at An Jie with a hint of jealousy in his eyes, he also wanted to be a winner.

"Anyway, I'm enjoying my fight with you. Honestly, I don't even know what the personalities of people like DeAndre Jordan and Michael Beasley are, and I can't communicate with them at all. An Jie thought of those opponents who had bad intentions towards him, and looked at how good Augustine's personality was.

"And you're different, playing with a good personality like you really makes me enjoy the pure joy of basketball. If you don't dislike it, I'd like to swap jerseys with you. After An Jie finished speaking, he took off his jersey and handed it to Augustin.

Augustine was a little stunned, the exchange of jerseys between opponents is a scene that is often seen on the football field, which represents a person's respect and recognition of the opponent. And on the basketball court, there is really no such tradition.

"Hey, hey. Augustine chuckled, took Anjie's jersey, and then took off his own and handed it to Anjie.

"We'll meet again, big guy. When the time comes, it will definitely be me who wins. Augustine patted Anjie on the shoulder in a friendly way.

"Of course, we're only halfway through the regular season. ”

"No, I'm talking about the NBA, boy. When it comes to the NBA, we're going to compete again. After saying that, Augustin put Anjie's jersey on his shoulders and left this sea of winners with the goal of becoming stronger and the expectation of fighting again.

"NBA?" An Jie muttered to himself, he didn't have a clear answer about whether to decide to participate in the draft.

"Hey, hey, make a lot of money, make a big profit. On the way home after watching the ball, the bearded man kept talking to himself excitedly.

"Are you alright? Catherine was really worried about her father's Alzheimer's disease.

"Did you see Anjie's performance today? If it was one or two games, it might have been just an accident, but now that the regular season is more than halfway through, he still maintains such a good form, he will definitely become a basketball superstar in the future." ”

"What does that have to do with you? You don't make a penny. ”

"Who said that! After An Jie came, I would make a few pictures with him and hang them on the wall of the restaurant. When he becomes famous, I estimate that the table he used to eat at will sell for a few thousand dollars!" the bearded man thought seriously.

Catherine held her head speechlessly, how did you say that your mother had taken a fancy to this man before.

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After the win, the Whirlwinds once again became the darling of the media, and the cheerleading girls often used training as an excuse to sneak out of the basketball court to peek at the Whirlwind players. And An Jie's roommate Jason also got a lot of girls' phone numbers because of this. An Jie was also in the locker room of the basketball court and accepted a second personal interview with Wu Hua and Cox.

Wu Hua has now almost become An Jie's royal reporter and writer, as long as he sees news about An Jie in China, the following signature is Wu Hua's. The newspaper is even considering whether to transfer Wu Hua directly from Chicago to Ames City, because the demand for AnJie news in China is increasing.

An Jie's parents now encounter some reporters to interview them from time to time when they go out, and I really have to sigh that these omnipotent reporters have already investigated An Jie's information to this point.

In addition to Anjie, its players were also treated in the same way. It's just that because of Anjie's skin color problem, it has received slightly more attention.

Aside from that loss against Texas Tech, the Cyclones have had a very smooth season. After taking the University of Texas, the Cyclones welcomed their next opponent on January 10.

On the court, Mike Taylor helped Morris complete an aerial relay with a beautiful pass, which was Morris's fourth dunk in the game. University of Maryland power forward James Gist reluctantly picked up the basketball on the ground, and Morris was as active as a chicken in this game.

Some time ago, there was a lot of media hype that James Gist, a senior at the University of Maryland, would be the next Carl Landry. Morris was naturally very unhappy when he saw this report, and in terms of team results and personal data, he was better than this Gist. Not convinced, Morris finally waited for today's opportunity against the University of Maryland to prove that he was better than this so-called "Carl Landry".

With Mike Taylor's passing and Anjie's containment on the inside, Morris played like a fish in water in this game and was very active. The best basketball talent ever produced at the University of Maryland is former Yao Ming's teammate Steve Francis, and of course there will be the next star to come out of Maryland, but Morris certainly won't allow this Gist to be the next one.

Morris's strong personality remains the same, and if you can convince him like Angel, then he can shut up. But until now, James Gist has been pressed and beaten by Morris. Maurice, who tasted the sweetness, was like a hungry beast, and he just wanted to tear apart the opponent in front of him.

Halfway through the second half, the University of Maryland could be said to have no way to fight back. But Morris is not satisfied, even though he has now chipped in excellent numbers of 18 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block. He leaned Gist again and raised his hand for the ball. The arrogant Morris squeezed away Gist and prepared to dunk after taking the ball, Gist's body is far from him, and this trick Morris has tried again and again today.

But this time, Gist didn't give up on defense. He jumped up as hard as he could, trying to disrupt Morris's offense. Due to the force of the force, Gist knocked the jumping Morris out of balance, and Gist himself was unable to control his center of gravity due to the force of the impact. The two big guys landed without balance like this, and the referee did not let go of such an obvious foul, and decisively blew the whistle in his mouth.

Morris didn't get on his feet and fell to the ground after landing, which was normal, and both sides lost their balance, so his teammates didn't pay much attention to it.

"Hey, get up and make a big free throw. Anjie ran over with a grin and was about to pull Morris up, but when he ran to Morris, Anjie saw Morris holding his ankle in pain, and the expression on his face was distorted by the severe pain.

"What's going on?" Ricard stood up from his seat when he noticed something was wrong.

"Team doctor!" Hearing Anjie's shout, Riccard suddenly rushed onto the basketball court.

"Where does it hurt!" Ricard knelt directly on the floor, and Maurice was already sweating profusely, and he didn't know if he was tired or in pain.

"Ankle! Damn! I can't!" Maurice was a tough man, and the average pain wouldn't make him react that way.

Before he could finish speaking, the team doctor took the stretcher to break through the crowd, and An Jie and the team doctor carried Morris onto the stretcher.

"We will do a further examination of him and let you know as soon as the results are available. ”

"Okay, please deal with this matter as soon as possible. Riccard was impatient that the results would come out immediately.

Later, the big screen at the scene replayed the entire process of Morris's injury, which turned out to be when Gist and Morris landed. Due to the instability of the center of gravity, Morris's ankle was already under a lot of gravity, and Gist was also directly chopped on Morris's ankle because he couldn't control the balance when he landed! This adds up to more than 200 kilograms of pressure!

"Asakin! " Ricard sent Asakin to replace Morris, who was out due to injury, and used a two-center pairing. However, the situation on the pitch is no longer Riccard's concern, and he is now more worried about Morris's injury.

Although Gist has been suppressed by Morris today, he didn't mean to hurt Morris, so the psychology of self-blame completely swallowed Gist, so even if Morris was not in Gist, he couldn't get back into shape. In the end, the Whirlwind team still won the game cleanly with a 13-point advantage. As soon as the race was over, Riccard rushed out of the stadium and took a taxi to the hospital.

Rickard was running wildly in the quiet corridors of the hospital, and from the replay of the scene, it was not as simple as a sprain.

"How's it going, doctor!" Rickard ran to the doctor and wiped the sweat from his head.

"I don't dare to give you a 100% diagnosis right now, but the preliminary judgment ......" The doctor knew what it meant for a basketball player, and he couldn't even bear to say it.

"What is the result of the preliminary judgment?" asked Kricard, still unrelentingly.

"We initially judged that he had a ruptured Achilles tendon. The doctor bowed his head, not daring to look into Ricard's eyes full of despair.