Chapter Seventy-Four: First Encounter
In addition to Durant, Anjie was undoubtedly the brightest player for the Thunder in the first quarter. But in Kalesimo's eyes, this kid was just lucky to have the Rockets' Mutombo injured, and against a center like Hayes, who is seriously under-heightened, anyone can perform well.www.biquge.info
During the break in the first quarter, Calesimo praised Durant's performance, and even encouraged Westbrook, who had a poor shooting percentage in the first quarter, to break through more in the following games and continue to create damage to Yao Ming. But what about Anjie? He didn't give any comment. In Kalesimo's eyes, although An Jie does have great potential, he will never let An Jie become the main force until he can't figure out his tactics.
An Jie's face that was still smiling just now immediately became gloomy, the head coach didn't like him and didn't like the way he played. The head coach believes in outside offense and gives Durant and Westbrook plenty of fire. These are all things that Anjie can't change, and even if he plays well, he can't necessarily change the situation.
"Anjie, you played well in the first quarter, I will send you up later, your task is to try to defend your compatriots. But remember not to make the mistakes you make in training. Before the start of the second quarter, Calesimo finally said a word to An Jie, which also gave An Jie's heart some comfort.
However, Kalesimo's meaning is also very clear, that is, An Jie will play exactly according to his intentions, so that An Jie's offensive talent cannot be well displayed. But it doesn't matter so much, being able to play now is already a very good treatment for An Jie, and An Jie can not pick and choose.
After a commercial, the footage of various TV stations also returned to the game. When the game screen appeared, all the Chinese fans watching the live broadcast stared intently at the TV or computer screen, and they did not want to miss any of the scenes. Because at this moment, Yao Ming and An Jie both appeared!
"Whew...... Is it finally here?" An Jie looked at Yao Ming's strong and tall body, and his heart was beating wildly. He's about to face a guy who can now be called the No. 1 center in the NBA, and even O'Neal won't deny that. Come on, Anjie already wants to see what the concept of the first center is.
Westbrook used his strong body to withstand Alston's interference and quickly pushed the ball through the half. As soon as he stood firm, An Jie's blocking came.
Yao Ming is a little slow to move under his feet, so he usually doesn't follow too much when he is blocking and dismantling, and he mainly protects the penalty area in the rear.
Alstom's thin body couldn't get around Anjie's high-quality pick-and-roll, and Westbrook broke through, even in the face of Yao Ming, he didn't have the slightest fear. Anyway, the coach also said that it is necessary to break through frequently to create damage!
But how can Westbrook be compared to Yao Ming, who has worked hard in the NBA for many years? Yao Ming certainly knows what this impactful kid broke through for, but he won't let Westbrook get his wish.
Westbrook went to find physical contact, but Yao Ming handled it very smartly, and instead of facing it head-on, he had some avoidance.
Seeing that he broke through Yao Ming, Westbrook was ready to go to the basket with one foot, but he forgot that he was a little difficult to face An Jie's defensive range, not to mention that Yao Ming's defensive range is even better than An Jie's now!
With a clean block, Westbrook's basketball that hadn't yet shot was fanned out of the baseline by Yao Ming.
Westbrook raised his arm unwillingly, signaling that his teammates were too careless.
Wilcox sent the baseline ball out, and this time it was Durant who got the ball. An Jie wanted to mention the high position again to organize the attack, but after glancing at Kalesimo standing on the sidelines, An Jie still honestly ran to the low post to compete for the position.
When An Jie and Yao Ming had physical contact, An Jie knew how great the pressure of the 140 kilograms of weight was on people!
Under Yao Ming's hard pushing, An Jie couldn't even stand in position. Yao Ming is really like the Great Wall that has stood for thousands of years, resisting all external troubles outside the forbidden area. After all, Yao Ming is the one who can compete with the big shark at his peak, if he doesn't even have this ability, then what will he do with O'Neill.
Anjie has no chance to score on the inside, and now he can only rely on the cooperation of Westbrook and Durant to open the situation.
Westbrook is a rookie player who has taken a lot of shots on the team, and he just wasted the ball once, so this time Westbrook is not good at playing alone. After Durant ran to the position, Westbrook broke through the ball.
Durant made a shooting feint after receiving the ball, and Durant's hot touch in the first half made Artest unable to ignore the action. He jumped hard, ready to interfere with his best efforts. Unexpectedly, Durant's shot was fake, and the breakthrough was real.
After easily shaking off the dangerous villain, Durant made a pull-up jumper and scored the ball with no interference.
It was also after Durant's goal that Anjie had a little respite. Yao Ming's card position made An Jie also tired of coping, and it had to take a lot of physical strength just to compete for the position with Yao Ming.
However, after the Thunder completed the offense, An Jie found that a bigger challenge was coming to him. Looking at Alstom, who was fighting back with the ball, An Jie knew that it was time for him to learn Yao Ming's attack.
Maddy was going to attack the frame himself after getting the ball, but Durant's unwavering defense made it difficult for him to find his offensive rhythm. Seeing that the 24-second offensive time was more than halfway through, Maddie glanced at the restricted area, Yao Ming had completely covered the thin center of the Thunder team, and was waving at him for the ball.
"Maddie hit the ball into the inside line with a single hit, Yao Ming and An Jie faced each other! Audience friends! The Chinese derby has officially begun!" The confrontation between the two giants, the audience finally waited for this coveted scene.
Yao Ming took the ball with the basket on his back, and An Jie immediately reached out to support Yao Ming's back. How strong the impact will be next, An Jie really can't imagine.
"Ahh
However, when it comes to strong-willed defenders, An Jie is undoubtedly one of them. After being pushed further by Yao Ming, An Jie was not discouraged, but adjusted his defensive posture and held back his strength to prepare for Yao Ming's second strong impact.
This is the pure duel between the center forwards, the simplest and most brutal duel. Savage collisions, win with strength.
An Jie also became rough under such a confrontation, and while resisting Yao Ming's strength, he grabbed Yao Ming's jersey uncleanly.
This kind of small action may work for ordinary players, but Yao Ming, whether in the NBA or the international arena, has always been the object of special "hospitality" by opponents. So even in the face of actions that were several times more ferocious than this, Yao Ming was never stopped.
The second time! After only two tops, Yao Ming entered the penalty area. Seeing Yao Ming's footsteps begin to move, An Jie estimated that this senior was about to make a move.
An Jie knew that Yao Ming's bounce was not good, so after judging that Yao Ming was about to hook his hand, An Jie immediately jumped up, ready to make up for the difference in height.
Although Yao Ming knew that An Jie's height and arm span were excellent, he did not expect An Jie's defensive range to be so large. But Yao Ming still shot unhurriedly, and the basketball flew to the basket with An Jie's fingers, even if An Jie's fingers grew another centimeter or two, the ball might be covered. But it's a pity, the difference is only one or two centimeters.
"Brush!" The sound of the Nets tumbling sounded behind An Jie's ears, and in the first round of the duel between the two sides, An Jie was completely exploded by Yao Ming at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends!
"An Jie is still too young, and he still has a long way to go. The commentators in the mainland also sighed, if An Jie can restrain Yao Ming to death as soon as he comes out, it will be abnormal.
There is no way, An Jie, who has only played five professional matches, is still unable to have this level of head-to-head confrontation with Yao Ming.
When Yao Ming struggled to run back to prepare for defense, he found that An Jie did not run into the penalty area again to entangle with him. Instead, he cruises around the free throw line, ready to make off-ball pick-and-rolls for his teammates.
Durant shook off Artest with a single backrun. The unwilling Atai chased with all his might, but collided with An Jie halfway, and An Jie, who was originally blocking for Durant, was directly knocked down by Atai. But this time Atai didn't take advantage, he didn't expect this Chinese kid to be very strong.
"Defensive foul!" The referee blew the whistle, and Anjie really didn't fake the ball, but the beast Artest was too brave.
After this episode, the cooperation between Anjie and Durant has not changed.
However, this time Artest was afraid that he would be fouled again, so he had to slow down when he got to the Anjie wall, which also gave Durant a better chance than just now!
Another smart off-ball block, Durant didn't waste Anjie's mind, and hit another shot.
"Thank you!" Durant really enjoyed working with An Jie on the offensive end, and the Chinese teammate gave him an easy shot every time.
After the Rockets' offense, Yao Ming failed to become the protagonist again, and Maddy pulled out his hand against Durant's long arm, but this time the basketball hit the neck of the basket.
Yao Ming scrambled towards the penalty area in an attempt to occupy a favorable scramble position. Unexpectedly, An Jie's positioning skills and lower body strength far exceeded Yao Ming's imagination, and if he continued to work hard, the referee would probably blow him for a rebounding foul.
Yao Ming, who was stuck behind Anjie, had no choice, and after struggling to grab the rebound, the rebound was still in Anjie's pocket.
"An Jie's rebound grabbing is good, it can be seen that his card skills are very mature, and he doesn't look like a rookie at all at this point. "Nonsense, I used to be tortured to death by that old guy from Divac all day long, can this card position be immature?
Anjie took the rebound and carefully handed it to Westbrook before running forward again. Facing Yao Ming this time, what method is he going to use to attack?
An Jie glanced at Westbrook, and Westbrook understood it, so he forcibly broke through and forced himself to break through the Alstom level. Yao Ming saw it and hurriedly ran to the penalty area, this little guard must attack the basket again!
Ralph Alston is a professional who is a halfway monk, and his lack of fitness is his biggest drawback. But Westbrook ate your thin body, and he squeezed into the inside line again, but at this time Yao Ming also rushed back.
"Watch out for that Chinese!" Scola was observant, and he noticed that Anjie was not running towards the box, but was waiting for a chance to shoot outside the three-second zone. After shouting, he personally brought it up, and the dislocation was formed.
Before Scola was in position, Westbrook split the ball in the box. An Jie glanced at his toes, then aimed at the basket and made a shot.
Scola hurriedly jumped, but in the air he saw the corners of An Jie's mouth curl slightly. Anjie changed his shot to a sudden shot, nimbly brushing past Scola, who was jumping.
After seeing Scola being deceived by a beautiful fake throw, Yao Ming stood firm in the penalty area, and An Jie rushed to Yao Ming in a blink of an eye.
Anjie stopped dribbling, held the ball and raised his hand, ready to go to the basket.
Yao Ming immediately moved his footsteps, saw the right time, and jumped upward.
After Yao Ming also jumped, An Jie did not continue to make a layup, he bowed down to avoid Yao Ming's block, and then when Yao Ming's body fell, An Jie jumped to attack the frame, and deliberately hit Yao Ming's body to complete a close-range jump shot with body contact.
This ball Yao Ming directly knocked An Jie back a few big steps, and An Jie lost his center of gravity while retreating. Yao Ming also knew how heavy he was, and after landing on the ground, he hurriedly reached out and grabbed An Jie.
The referee's whistle sounded without exception, but Yao Ming saw that the referee made a goal-scoring gesture to the technical table after blowing the whistle.
"This goal is in!?" Yao Ming looked up at the big screen in disbelief, yes, this physically fierce shot was still thrown by An Jie.
"Two plus one! An Jie played this ball beautifully! Facing Yao Ming's defense, he deliberately made a foul, and finally scored the ball. After making two feints in a row, the score of this attack An Jie was very ornamental!" The CCTV commentator praised An Jie without hesitation.
"Thank you, Brother Yao. An Jie smiled, if Yao Ming hadn't pulled him in time, he would have sat on the ground a long time ago.
"You kid, it's all a play. Yao Ming also shook his head helplessly, he and Scola really thought about this guy too simply.
played two plus one on Yao Ming's head, and the wonderful confrontation between An Jie and Yao Ming did not disappoint the domestic audience. An Jie did not let Yao Ming still want to slaughter on the field because his hard power was not as good as Yao Ming, so that the derby that was hyped before the game turned into a one-sided slaughter. On the contrary, An Jie came up with a different way to deal with this top figure in Chinese basketball, and it worked.
Standing on the free throw line, in the face of the overwhelming boos of the Rockets fans, An Jie's heart is still as calm as water, such boos he has heard enough in March Madness, and now this thing can't interfere with him at all.
Steady shot, basketball hollow into the net. An Jie finally got the score on Yao Ming's head, and he hopes that this goal can also change his status in the head coach's heart.
Can the display of strength be continued?