Chapter 283: Meteors
It's not often that you see Anjie have such an embarrassing moment, he is now lying limply on the field, flanked by Morris and Ibaka who are ready to lift him up. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
When ordinary people have a high fever, even normal activities will be very inconvenient. But Anjie not only has to move, but also has to move in the most fierce arena. And this movement lasted nearly forty minutes.
Every time Van Gundy puts Anjie on the field, it is a challenge to his own psychology. He was reluctant to let Anjie fight with so much pain, but Van Gundy had no choice. Besides, Anjie has been nagging in Van Gundy's ear, and he himself wants to play hard!
"Come on and let me play, I really don't want to sit down, you can give me a minute or two off after I've been on the pitch for a minute. But never, don't let me sit like this. This sentence is the sentence that An Jie said the most to Van Gundy today.
Now, the entire Lakers are frantically celebrating their hard-won victory, and the entire Thunder team is also gathered around, and their focus is the Chinese center who collapsed to the ground after the game.
An Jie didn't want to move at all now, and every time he moved, it was a cruel torture to his muscles and nerves. In the beginning, he still had the belief to win, and this belief supported him to keep fighting. But when this belief was shattered, An Jie felt as if his body had been emptied.
But he didn't want to just lie on the ground, he didn't want to look like a loser.
"Help me up, man, I remember." An Jie stretched out his hands, and now he was struggling to stand up by himself.
If An Jie had known in advance what pain he would endure, he would definitely not choose to go through it again. In this game, An Jie survived completely by determination and perseverance. He had no strength, no sleep, nothing. But the Lakers' twin towers aren't going to let Agi relax on that. On the contrary, in the tie-break battle, the Lakers' two interior lines are more active and tougher.
Especially in the last few minutes of the fourth quarter, An Jie had no idea how he spent it. Every run, every physical contact with the other person, would give him a splitting headache and sore muscles. He relied entirely on his instinct on the basketball court to finish the game.
In the 1997 Finals, in Game 5 of Utah, the Bulls' Jordan scored 38 points against a high fever and won the game. But the current Anjie is still too far from Jordan. The same is a sick battle, and the results of the Thunder and Bulls are also very different.
Anjie only had 15 points and 8 rebounds in this game, but he still delivered 3 blocks and completed the defensive task very well. Even Kobe Bryant. Bryant has also planted a few heels in An Jie's hands.
Although not as great as Jordan, An Jie's actions are enough for him to win the respect of everyone.
When the No. 16 big man was pulled up by Ibaka and Morris, and when Anjie leaned softly on Morris, the stands at the Staples Center burst into warm applause.
They applauded not for the victorious Lakers, but for Anjie, for this man who defied the pain and fought until the last moment.
Fans in Los Angeles are arrogant, and it's hard for them to be friendly to other teams other than the Lakers. But when a player does Anjie's level, it is enough to conquer this group of arrogant fans.
The last away player to win applause from the crowd at Staples was Yao Ming, who staged "The Return of the King" in the Western Conference semifinals last year. This year, it is still the Western Conference semifinals, and it is still a Chinese player. Anjie once again impressed the world with his practical actions.
An Jie collapsed on Morris's body weakly, and Morris supported An Jie and walked towards the players' tunnel step by step. At this time, even Kobe Bryant came over to confirm An Jie's situation.
Kobe Bryant thought that An Jie's fever was just a boring rumor at first, but An Jie's excellent performance in the first quarter of the game made him firm in this opinion. But the later in the game, the more wrong An Jie's performance became. At this time, Kobe Bryant knew that An Jie was really in the game with such a big pain.
Even though Kobe Bryant and An Jie have a good relationship in private, even Kobe Bryant was moved by An Jie's behavior and spirit. But a game is a game, and there is no mercy in the game. There is only one winner, and Kobe Bryant wants to be that winner.
But now that the game is over, the relationship between the two has once again changed from enemies to friends. It's normal for Kobe Bryant to come up and care about it.
Until he was helped into the locker room, An Jie didn't know what had just happened. The last thing he remembered was the glaring score on the big screen. 104 to 111, this is the only number An Jie remembers. He knew that he had lost, and he was unwilling to clench his fists, but found that he didn't even have the strength to do so.
"Drink some water, Ann." The team doctor also followed An Jie's footsteps into the locker room, and when the game was over, they had to take care of An Jie.
At this time, the mobile phone in Anjie's cabinet had been blown up. But these people who called were not concerned about the result of the game, but about An Jie's condition. Even Catherine and Divac, who were far away in Europe, were the first to hear the news.
But An Jie, who was unconscious, couldn't detect the vibration of the phone in his cabinet at all, he just took off his jersey and leaned weakly in front of his cabinet. He's thinking back on all his experiences this season, because from now on, the 09-10 season that belongs to him and the Thunder is completely over.
The entire locker room was staring at An Jie, and even his teammates, who got along with him day and night, had to be in awe of An Jie. They all know that if the same thing happens to them, they probably won't even be able to wear their jerseys. But everything An Jie did surprised everyone.
"Damn, I still want to clean up the old rival of the Suns in the Western Conference Finals......" After a long time, the weak An Jie finally spoke.
"You can't even clean me up now, I'm really afraid that your brain will be burned out, and your IQ is not high." Hearing Anjie speak, Morris let out a sigh of relief.
"Don't brag about Morris, it's up to you...... You lost to me the first heads-up, you forgot? "Angel never softens his mouth to Maurice, even when he is sick.
"Who said that I lost that time, it was obviously Coach Ricard who stopped the game, he, he, he was afraid that you would be beaten and lose confidence." An Jie can still joke, which shows that his brain is not bad.
Suddenly, the lifeless locker room gradually became active. It is a pity to lose to the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals, but what is more precious is the process of this group of young people along the way.
At the beginning of the season, it was known that the Thunder would be a big plus. But none of the media outlets thought they could be ranked fifth in the West. In the playoffs, the Thunder were defined from the start as the kind of team that "tastes new and goes home." However, they made it to the Western Conference semifinals, forcing the defending champions to hang by a thread.
They lost, they lost games, they lost by seven points, they lost the tiebreaker and they were eliminated from the playoffs.
They also won, earned the respect of their opponents, earned the recognition of their fans, and most importantly, earned this unforgettable playoff experience.
The stairs are one step at a time, and no one can step to the top in one step. This playoffs are just their first training. Even if someone like Jordan is strong, it is through years of experience that he finally creates brilliance.
Having lost the game, won respect, and the Thunder, who fell in front of the Lakers, undoubtedly became synonymous with this phrase.
Now fans all over the world know about the toughness of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Anjie's fans have grown rapidly after this game. But the Thunder players didn't think about it, and now they just want to spend the last few moments of the season in the locker room......
An Jie sat in the locker room and gave the infusion, while the others were chatting with each other. No one feels good when they are eliminated, and the way to alleviate this emotion is communication.
Van Gundy stood at the door of the locker room and didn't say a word. The current locker room only belongs to the players, and he, as the manager, it is better not to interfere.
Another journey of the Thunder team is over, as a team without hard performance requirements, they can go so far, it has greatly exceeded the expectations of the management.
Another journey of the Thunder team has also begun, as a team with the most potential, their future upside is still very huge. Maybe it won't be long before you see the Thunder in the Finals.
The night sky of Staples is dotted with countless shining stars, which heralds the next day, when the California sun will continue to shine on the city of angels.
An inconspicuous meteor streaked across the Milky Way, brightened for only a moment, and then completely disappeared from view. But under this starry sky, the most dazzling thing happens to be the meteor.
Again and again they flew by, fell, flew by, fell, streaked across the sky, for a split second, just to leave their mark in the sky, even if it came at the cost of burning themselves. Although life is short, it has been extraordinary. It doesn't understand why the other stars are content with the status quo and unwilling to fight to the death.
An Jie can give up the game directly, and the annual salary he gets from his current rookie contract is enough for him to live comfortably for a long time. But he just wants to break out of a different landscape, and mediocrity scares him more than sacrifice and hard work. So he never let up on his training, and even when he had to endure the pain, he was willing to fight to the death.
Today, Anjie is the shooting star of Staples. It's fleeting, but it's impressive. When this guy gets back on his feet, can you still guarantee that he'll be a shooting star next time? Maybe after all this, he will become the brightest star in the sky, and he will never fall.
The fierce Western Conference semifinals finally came to an end, but the final ending did not develop in a fairytale-like direction. However, the Thunder team has made this step, and it can also be said that it has won.
They were a blockbuster, and the blue-and-white lightning left a deep mark on the NBA's map......