An Jie leaned against the glass of the plane window, looking at the dark clouds outside with an expressionless face. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's already 12:20 a.m., with only a few faint soft lights in the entire cabin, and most of the Thunder players are already asleep before landing.

And An Jie couldn't sleep. It's not that the seats on the plane aren't comfortable enough, but because he's still haunted by tonight's loss.

The fans at the Chesapeake Energy Arena chanted his name like crazy, and every time he scored, whether it was critical or not, he was praised by the fans.

This group of the loveliest people has given An Jie the greatest trust and expectation. This time, however, the game didn't go according to the perfect script. Facing the Pistons, which are not strong, An Jie could not lead the team to turn the tide again.

The comeback battle, which attracted much attention, ended up losing to an opponent who didn't deserve to lose, swallowing the longest four-game losing streak of the season.

Thinking of this, An Jie couldn't sleep. Tomorrow the Thunder will also play back-to-back games against the Rockets at the Toyota Center, and bad spirits will greatly affect the state This An Jie knows, but he just can't forget this loss that shouldn't have happened.

"Sleep well, if you don't sleep later, you'll have to get off the plane. "In addition to Anjie, the other person who didn't fall asleep was naturally Jeff Van Gundy.

"I can't find the feeling of playing, I feel like I'm on the field...... Very uncomfortable. When Anjie saw Van Gundy come and sit beside him, he expressed the distress in his heart.

19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, although this data is not as amazing as before, although the shooting rate is slightly worse than before, but in all fairness, Van Gundy is already very satisfied with Anjie's statistic tonight.

"You don't want to take the expectations imposed on you by others and cut three or four points in the comeback game, grab more than 20 rebounds, lead the team to win the game in the third quarter? If you are a fan, you will expect Yao Ming to come back with such statistics. But do you think about it, is this realistic?" the discomfort after returning from injury, several of Van Gundy's excellent center forwards have encountered such problems. And the last such guy was Yao Ming, who was from the same country as An Jie.

"You always feel like you should put in an amazing performance to prove that your body is okay, you don't need to prove that you can play, it already means that you are okay with your body. If you care too much about your own data, you will be limited and unable to use it. ”

An Jie was thoughtful, and at the same time, piles of light could already be seen under the plane. The Thunder have arrived in Houston.

"When I get to the hotel, I will take time to rest, and tomorrow I will postpone my regular training session as appropriate. Don't think about it so much, you just have to play with your normal mind in tomorrow's game. Everyone wants you to get good data, 30+30 is better. But if you satisfy the fantasies that the fans have about you in every game, is that possible?" Van Gundy patted An Jie on the shoulder, young man, the technical problems are small, but the psychological problems are the biggest.

Is it really that simple?

An Jie moved his injured leg, and to be honest, there was really nothing unusual at all. He doesn't need to prove it to anyone, he himself knows his condition best!

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After Yao Ming and Maddy were both injured and Artest left the Lakers, people defined the Rockets this season as a civilian team, and considered them one of the candidates for the bottom of the West. However, perhaps because of the fulfillment of Ewing's Law, the Rockets have actually performed very well this season. They've beaten the likes of the Mavericks, Cavaliers, Lakers, and of course, the high-profile Thunder have lost to the Rockets twice before. Although the Rockets have no stars this season, their integrity has turned everyone into stars. Before the game, Charles Barkley analysed the situation for the crowd.

"So, I don't think the Thunder's losing streak is going to stop there. They've lost to the Rockets twice before, and the Rockets' overall offense is something Van Gundy and the rookies can't stop. Although An Jie is back, everyone has seen his form, and I advise Thunder fans not to expect too much from him. After all, a month away from the field is not a short time. Before the game even started, Barkley supported his old club and completely underestimated the Thunder.

At this moment, An Jie and the Thunder team naturally couldn't hear other people's comments on them, and the Thunder players were changing clothes in the locker room one by one, while Van Gundy was writing and drawing on the whiteboard. Everything is as usual, nothing out of the ordinary.

Unhurriedly, Anjie put on the blue No. 16 jersey and tucked it into his pants. Morris said the numbers were a curse, sending the Whirlwinds to the round of 16 twice in a row.

"You'd better hurry up and change your number, or this bad luck will be brought to the NBA." Morris used to joke with Anjie like this.

Anjie doesn't think that this number represents a curse, a symbol of bad luck. In his heart, the top 16 was the best memory of his life. They beat the champions, they lost Morris, they waited for a tournament invitation, they beat Stanford...... There are bitter and sweet, blood and tears.

"Anjie bless Iowa State!" Even this shout will recur in Anjie's ears from time to time.

He put on a headband, wrapped gauze around his knees, put on protective gear, and pulled out the brand new sneakers that Nike had sent him. Everything is so calm and natural, yes, normal mind, normal mind......

After putting on all the equipment, An Jie got up and stumbled twice in the locker room. That passion for the game has slowly crept over him. Although it was a back-to-back game, Anjie wanted to play faster than anyone else!

Van Gundy tapped on the whiteboard, and everyone's attention fell on the guy with less and less hair.

"Listen well, guys, this time I don't want you to waste my efforts, your own. With that, Van Gundy began to lay out the tactics to be used later on the field.

In fact, every team and every coach has a general tactical idea, and this tactical idea will be used for an entire season. What is laid out before each game is just a detailed adjustment made for the opponent. Therefore, the tactical arrangement before the game did not take much time.

The warm-up was soon over, and the cheers from the Toyota Center grew louder and louder. Van Gundy finally confirmed everyone's physical condition, there is no player introduction ceremony at the Toyota Center today, and they will start preparing for the game when they go straight out of the players' tunnel.

"Remember Ann, don't care what data people want you to take, what you perform. Come as usual, hey, let's take away the victory!" Van Gundy spoke to Anjie alone, and finally, he raised his voice and yelled through the tunnel to make sure the players could hear him amid the cacophony of cheers.

As we got closer to the pitch, the cheers grew louder. The flashing lights were already flashing at the exit of the players' tunnel, and Westbrook leaned down and kissed some of his wristband.

Durant has a cross painted on his chest, and he is a loyal believer.

Morris closed his eyes and enjoyed the noise of the scene, everything he had now had not come easily.

"Whew, victory, victory. An Jie took a deep breath and gently hammered his chest, and the huge No. 16 on his back swayed with it.

Suddenly, the security personnel at the exit of the players' tunnel made an "OK" gesture to Durant, who was standing at the front, and they were about to play!

"Let's go, let's go!" Durant is usually reticent, but today, after four straight losses, he had to yell something.

While yelling, Durant trotted and led the team towards the court.

"Take away the victory, we take away the victory!" An Jie, who was at the back of the team, also echoed, jumping up and down, eager to try.

"Boom!" The moment he walked out of the player's tunnel, the noise on the scene instantly became several times louder.

The scene was bright, with the strange screams of DJs, the insults of Rockets fans, and the voices of the commentators on the sidelines.

An Jie is familiar with absorbing all the atmosphere around him, still the taste, or the feeling. He hasn't changed, the pitch hasn't changed, it's just his mentality.

Now, he's going to make sure his mindset doesn't change either.

"Are, you, ready???!!!!!!" The DJ shouted at the scene, and there was a burst of cheers from the stands. Angel and Scola stand in the center circle, ready to jump the ball.

To hell with the shadow of injuries!

Anjie took the lead to get the first chance to attack, and Kostic received the ball from Anjie and quickly passed it to Westbrook.

Westbrook unhurriedly advanced with possession, and Aaron Brooks lowered his center of gravity and quickly got into the game.

Anjie didn't ask for the ball in the low post, and he wouldn't deliberately take the data in order to prove himself. In the last game, he attacked too much and didn't play too reasonably, which is why he only shot 46% from the field.

This time, Anjie mentioned that the high post made a no-ball block for Durant. The latter immediately flashed past Anjie tacitly, and Rockets captain Sean Battier was completely pinned down by Anjie's excellent quality blocking, and Durant ran to the bottom left corner, almost empty.

At the same time, Westbrook made a breakthrough, but suddenly his wrist flicked during the process, and the basketball obediently flew to the bottom left corner and flew to Durant's hand.

At this time, Battier had just gotten rid of the entanglement with Anjie, and Scola had to give up the inside line and take the initiative to pounce on Durant, who was missed.

Durant naturally ignored the opponent's forward pounce, he still jumped confidently, shot, and the first shot looked inevitable!

Contrary to expectations, Durant hit the basket and missed the first open shot on the court.

Scola quickly turned his head to find where the rebound was going.

Just then, a guy wearing the Thunder's blue jersey flew into front of Scola's eyes. And, of course, the conspicuous back number, 16.

"Bang!" was another loud bang from the basket, only this time, it wasn't due to the striking iron.

Team Rocket, be careful, the Eastern Tower is very excited today!"

"Ah!~~~" An Jie beat his chest and roared, as if he had vented a lot of unhappiness in his heart.

In the first goal of the opening game, An Jie did his best!

(Two more changes will be resumed today, but I will add more drafts) (To be continued.) )