Chapter 198: A Joyless Victory

"What!?" even Duncan, who had always been emotionally stable, couldn't help but let out an exclamation. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It looked like it was inevitable, and the equaliser was not scored by Duncan. Anjie's quick follow-up from behind shattered the Spurs' hopes of victory in one fell swoop.

Due to the inertia of the all-out sprint, Angel couldn't control his center of gravity after blocking Duncan's layup, and he fell to the ground like a dive-bombing plane, rushing into the press section full of cameras.

Duncan looked at An Jie, who was chasing back and now fell in the crowd, and looked at the basketball that was blocked out but did not foul. Finally, Shi Buddha looked up at the score on the big screen in the ATT center.

100-98, the away team in front, the home team in the back.

Lost? Lost!

The entire ATT center fell silent, the fans in the stands held their heads in disbelief, and the Spurs players on the court crossed their waists and lowered their heads, very helpless.

What about Duncan? He was still staring at the big screen, hoping to see how the ball had failed.

After waiting for more than ten seconds, a playback of An Jie's last key cover appeared on the big screen.

After Duncan broke the ball and advanced, the Spurs' outside players, who had not yet figured out the situation, were dragged behind, and the Thunder's outside players were also dragged behind. Only Duncan, who suddenly started, and An Jie, who reacted quickly, ran wildly in the front court.

Anjie is a sprint without the ball, and Duncan's dribble as an inside long man is naturally not fast. During the march, the gap between the two gradually narrowed, and finally, when Duncan jumped, An Jie also kicked the ground with his left foot and jumped high. Due to the huge inertia, Anjie rushed forward, he tried his best to maintain his balance in the air, straightened his arms, and finally completed the block before Duncan scored.

Duncan was still standing still, staring at the big screen. He wanted to find any clue that the block was invalid or foul, but unfortunately, there was none.

Popovich's face was bruised, how many times had they been defeated at the hands of a group of bunnies at the last minute. Now, tragedy has happened again.

In fact, the strength of the Spurs' roster in the past two seasons is really average, and it is difficult to find other useful puzzle pieces other than GDP. If it were another coach, the Spurs' record would definitely be worse than it is now.

But for Popovich, a poor squad is no excuse for losing. He's definitely going to study the footage of this game, and the Spurs players will definitely be looking at it this next week. With 4 wins and 4 losses to start the season, this is definitely not a record for a team like Spurs.

An Jie had been lying in the middle of a group of photographers, clutching his knees in pain, unable to stand up.

Morris and Westbrook were originally smiling and rushing towards Anjie, but when they saw Anjie's movements, the joy of victory was washed away in an instant.

Jeff Van Gundy had just shaken Popovich's hand, and he turned his head to look at the sidelines, where Anjie had fallen, but there were three or four Thunder players around.

"No, no......" Van Gundy rudely ran away from Popovich and headed straight for the media area.

Van Gundy pushed aside the tall players and squeezed into the middle. An Jie was lying on the ground at the moment, covering his forehead with one hand, gritting his teeth and sweating profusely. The other hand was holding the knee of the left leg, which looked a little swollen.

"How's it going?" Van Gundy took off his black suit and grabbed Anjie's leg.

"It hurts. An Jie didn't dare to act rashly, and when he sprinted and jumped with all his strength, he fell very badly, but when he landed, the floor slipped, making his knees seem to twist.

"Alright, let's all disperse, Russell, and call the team doctor. Van Gundy also sweated a lot unconsciously, and for some reason, he remembered Ewing who played under him back then.

Because of this scene, after the game, major TV stations still paid attention to the stadium through the picture signal.

"We hope Ann's injury isn't too serious, and it's clear from the replay that Ann twisted her knee a little when she landed on the ground due to a slip on the sole of her foot. If Ann's health were to be traded for a regular-season win, it would be too much to lose. "It's hard to imagine that the person who said that was Charles Barkley.

In the face of injuries, all active or retired athletes are on the same front.

Chinese fans are also worried about the TV, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian's injuries are not optimistic, if An Jie is injured again, then the Chinese army in the NBA will almost be wiped out.

The team doctor quickly ran up to the field and made some simple preliminary assessment of An Jie. After that, with the support of Morris and Ibaka, the Thunder slowly walked into the player tunnel.

"Ann's block was really playful, and his pursuit did give the Thunder the victory, and the last guy to defend like him was Alonzo Mourning. However, we hope that his injury will not be as serious as that of Mourning. Mike Brin also sent his heartfelt wishes to Anjie.

'I just hope his injury isn't serious. After the game, when a reporter asked Duncan what he thought of Anjie's performance in this game, Duncan only said this sentence and hurriedly turned away.

Like the first ankle sprain, An Jie's fall to the ground again touched the hearts of many people. The knee is a key part of the many great players who have been abolished in recent years.

The San Antonio Riverwalk at night was beautiful, but Van Gundy and his coaching staff weren't in the mood for the view.

Catherine originally just wanted to watch an Anjie's game easily, but after the game, she was so anxious that she shed tears in front of the TV.

The Thunder's players didn't have the slightest sense of joy, even though they had just beaten the San Antonio Spurs, a powerhouse in the West.

After being injured, An Jie's phone kept ringing, he answered them one by one, telling the other party that he was fine, but everyone knew that An Jie's answer was just a perfunctory answer.

"I'm really okay Catherine, isn't it okay to talk to you? Okay, I'm going to go for a check-up, I'll call you as soon as I'm done. ”

Listening to Catherine's crying voice, An Jie couldn't bear it in her heart.

A knee injury, it's a big or small thing. Although Yao Ming also suffered a knee injury last season, he was able to return to the court immediately after a short break to continue playing, and the real reason why he can't play now is actually a bone crack in his foot, which has little to do with his knee.

But knee injuries to the likes of Mourning and Oden have directly cast a shadow over their careers.

Van Gundy hopes that Angel will be favored by God, he is only 20 years old, and he and the Thunder are just getting started. God wouldn't be so cruel, wouldn't......

The inspection did not take long to carry out, less than an hour. But for Van Gundy, who was waiting outside, it seemed as if a whole century had passed.

Anjie didn't have much pain on his face when he sprained his ankle last season, so Van Gundy wasn't so worried that time.

But this time, thinking that a tough guy like An Jie couldn't fall to the ground and covered his forehead, Van Gundy shuddered.

"Bang!" the door to the consultation room was pushed open by a doctor, who took off his mask and let out a long breath.

Van Gundy immediately stood up, and the Thunder team doctor was staring at the doctor like him.

"It's not too bad, a moderate sprain in the knee, a slight damage to the ligaments, but not a tear. ”

As soon as he heard about the ligaments, Van Gundy swallowed his saliva. That thing is one of the lifeblood of professional athletes!

"No tears?"

"Yes, it's just a slight force injury due to the sudden twist of gravity, you don't have to worry, if there is no tear, it can be completely restored to the perfect state before the injury. The doctor knew what Van Gundy was worried about, so he gave him a reassurance.

"And how long will it take to recover?" said the Thunder's team doctor as he began to work on his next steps.

"Half a month to two months, it depends on his recovery and your recovery methods. Although this injury is not serious, it is still a great hidden danger if it is not treated properly. For now, there is a good hope that he will be fully recovered within a month, but if something unexpected happens, two months is not out of the question. "Doctors can't say anything to death, that's why Anjie's recovery cycle span is so large.

"Alright, that's all for now, let's go in and see your players. ”

Van Gundy and the team doctor walked into the ward, and Anjie just smiled at them.

"Looks like I'm going to have to lie down for a while longer, sir. ”

With the Thunder returning to Oklahoma City the next day to face the Clippers back-to-back, Van Gundy and the Thunder had to leave overnight.

Only the Thunder's chief team physician remained in San Antonio to handle Anjie's safe transfer.

At home, the Thunder players, who were completely distracted from the court, played very badly. Without Anjie's protection, Clippers center Chris Carman scored a team-high 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting.

Westbrook shot 5-of-17 and Morris shot 2-of-7, which kept the Thunder pressed by the Clippers throughout the game.

Durant scored 40 points alone in this game! In the entire Thunder, it seems that he is the only one who is performing normally.

This is not because Durant is indifferent to An Jie's injury, but he knows that only by continuing to win can An Jie's injury not be in vain.

Although Durant chipped in brilliant scoring statistics, the Clippers, who were better overall, still had the last laugh.

101-93, after two consecutive wins, the Thunder lost to the weak Clippers at home, which was also the first time that the Thunder lost at home this season.

An Jie missed the first game and the Thunder lost, which undoubtedly caused an uproar. Critics have pointed out that without Anjie's thunder, it will fall straight to the bottom.

And the Thunder team finally announced An Jie's recovery cycle the day after the loss, 4 to 6 weeks, which is the time calculated after discussion by the team medical team.

In this regard, some people pointed out that Anjie's crazy way of defending regardless of the overall situation will greatly shorten his career life.

There are also people who appreciate Anjie's approach of risking injury to fight for the team's victory, and they believe that this is the attitude that a professional athlete should have.

In short, during the period when Durant scored 40 points, the hottest person on the Thunder team was Anjie, who couldn't play.

As for Anjie himself, he can only actively cooperate with the treatment and recovery, and strive to shorten the recovery period as much as possible.

Will An Jie and Thunder, who were originally soaring, fall to the bottom and fall to the bottom?

(On the fourth day of the third watch, ask for tickets and ask for subscription) (To be continued.) )