Chapter 272: After the Great Victory
The "MVP!MVP!MVP......" game is over, but the Chesapeake Energy Arena never stops shouting. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the middle of the pitch stood a tall No. 16 who did not look like an American in terms of skin color and countenance.
He raised his arms in the center circle and looked at the audience with a smile on his face. Everywhere you look, the shouts of the stands get louder. That's right, the cheers at the scene were all dedicated to him.
The Thunder entered the decisive moment with a 10-point disadvantage, but when the game ended, they not only won, but also won by five points against the Lakers! But if you want to choose the most prominent person, it must be An Jie. His performance in the final quarter was definitely worthy of the hoarse shouts of the fans in the stadium. It can be said that without him, the Thunder would not have won now.
With 3 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks on 6-of-6 shooting, Anjie's explosion in the final moments was the main reason for the Lakers' loss. Neither Shannon Brown nor Kobe, nor Bynum nor Gasol could stop Angel. The last seven minutes of the game were completely dominated by Anjie.
The Thunder team, also under the leadership of An Jie, successfully reversed and defeated the defending champion on the first home court of the Western Conference semifinals!
Kobe Bryant stared in disbelief at An Jie, who was celebrating wantonly in the middle of the court, he knew that An Jie was powerful, but he didn't expect An Jie to be so powerful that he couldn't stop it. Maybe it's because Anjie is in good shape today that he can play such a result. But if you don't have real power as a foundation, no matter how good your state is, it's useless.
With 33 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 blocks, An Jie scored a triple-double for the first time in the playoffs, so this game has also become one of the milestones of An Jie's career. He deserves the MVP shout, and he deserves to take the win on Kobe's head.
The Lakers had a good performance today, with Kobe Bryant scoring 24 points, Gasol 17, Fischer 17 and Artest 13. However, under An Jie's outburst, all their efforts came to naught.
"Phenomenal performance, just this game can make An Jie's value and popularity several times. Do you know what he accomplished? a big triple-double against the defending champions in the Western Conference semifinals! Oh my God, Yao Ming surprised us last season, and this season it's Anjie again. The Lakers, they are bound to be on par with the good big men. Even after watching the whole game, Kenny Smith still couldn't believe his eyes, just how Anjie played, from the first dunk to the end of the last hook, there were some difficult shots, but all hit!
"We can see that Anjie is now surrounded by countless journalists. Dorsey of our channel is probably squeezed out. Oh my God, this should be Kobe's treatment. Reggie Miller found that there was a player on the court surrounded by a group of reporters who were pressed by the black, at first he thought it was Kobe, but after a closer look, he found that the person who was surrounded was Anjie.
"How much do you think your next contract should be worth?"
"Does the result of today's game mean that you will completely defeat the Lakers and advance to the Western Conference Finals!?"
"How did you do that, and how did Coach Jeff Van Gundy set you up off the pitch?"
Countless microphones reached An Jie's mouth, and he couldn't answer at all, because there were too many people, and An Jie couldn't hear the questions they asked at all.
"If you have any questions, please ask them again at the press conference!" An Jie shouted loudly, and cleared the crowd in a swimming position, and then successfully entered the players' tunnel.
"You're completely famous for my big man!" Anjie had just gotten rid of the reporters when he met Morris in the players' tunnel.
"I said, we've got to win it back! Now, we've done it!" Anjie and Morris bumped fists, and Morris will be happy for Anjie's achievement, and Anjie will do the same in turn.
As soon as he pushed open the door to the locker room, Westbrook was the first to pounce on Anjie.
"Good boy, steal all of our limelight!" Westbrook shouted, and the entire locker room erupted. Van Gundy smiled and shook his head, today, let this group of guys have a good time.
Diametrically opposed to the atmosphere of the Thunder locker room, of course, is the visiting locker room used by the Lakers. Anjie how happy they are, how disappointed the Lakers players are.
The Lakers were in control for almost the entire game, and they did a great job until the final seven minutes. However, the re-appearance of a second-year center on the other side shattered their dream of winning in one fell swoop.
Bynum and Gasol are the two people who have buried their heads the deepest, and apart from Kobe, they are the Lakers' most dangerous weapons, but their performance in this series has been slow to live up to expectations.
Phil Jackson pushed the door in, and he even thought he was in the wrong place. It's rare for the Lakers to be so dead and dead, as most of the time they finish the game as winners.
"Remember Yao last season?" it wasn't until Phil Jackson spoke that the players finally raised their heads.
"Last season's Rockets were also centered on the center, which also pushed us into a corner, but in the end, we made it to the Western Conference Finals, and it was us who picked up the championship trophy!"
Looking at the glint in the players' eyes, Jackson knew he had succeeded.
"Ron, you say, did you think you were going to win last season!" Jackson named Artest, who was a member of the Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals last season.
"That's right, we were confident of winning last season, but we ......" Although he is now a member of the Lakers, Artest feels unwilling every time he thinks about it. They are just one step away from taking the Lakers off.
"It's just that the Lakers won in the end! I tell you Ron, after you're here, that's not going to change! There's nothing to worry about, the Western Conference semifinals are supposed to be like this, we already experienced it once last season. The Thunder are only leading temporarily, we're still far from Hell! And we're never going to Hell. In the end, we must be the ones who succeed, because we have done it!" said the Zen master and stood up and waved his fist vigorously. Under his impassioned speech, the eyes of the Lakers players changed from confusion to determination, from hesitation to brightness.
The Zen master is a veritable champion leader, he not only knows how to win, he also knows how to win the championship! Therefore, in addition to being a master of tactics, a Zen master is also a master of psychological counseling.
He knows how to mobilize players and how to keep this group of kids alive in the playoffs.
Now the Thunder team is making it as if they have already qualified, and the Zen master bets that they will definitely pay for it!
The Thunder players were still celebrating, and Van Gundy was the only one who went to the press conference. However, one of the most asked questions Van Gundy was at the press conference was, "Where's Ann?"
Some reporters pestered Van Gundy in the media reception room, while others were already waiting at the door of the locker room. Once the locker room is open, they will rush in and will not let Anjie leave easily.
By the time Bynum had already changed his clothes and walked to the team bus, the door of the Thunder locker room was still crowded.
Bynum walked past the reporters, but only a handful of people pointed the photographer at him.
"!" Bynum clenched his fists, he didn't want to be slapped around as a loser. This stimulus did not make the little shark lose confidence today, but it filled him with fighting spirit.
Anjie broke out and the Thunder won the game, which is indeed something to be happy about. But everyone on the Thunder seems to be a little too happy......
At this moment, they seemed to forget what opponent they were facing. In the regular season, the underdog Thunder almost suffered from the Timberwolves, but now, the young Thunder made the same mistake with the defending champions!
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Just one day later, Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals kicked off again at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Before the game, fans were full of confidence, hoping that the Thunder could go to Los Angeles with a huge 3-1 advantage to play away. An Jie's performance in the last game is still lingering in the minds of this group of fans, and today, they firmly believe that An Jie and Thunder can perform better!
But now, just a minute and fifty seconds before the end of the game, the Chesapeake Energy Arena is dead. The occasional low roar is also from the Lakers.
The big booths are empty, the Thunder are not scoring 90 points now, and the Lakers are about to score more than 110 points.
"Ann's performance in the last game was phenomenal, but today ...... Hey, another mid-range shot didn't work, and although Bynum was shaken away, his defense was unusually positive. Seeing that An Jie didn't strike for the second time in a row, Mike Brin shook his head helplessly. An Jie in this game and An Jie in the last game are like two people.
Westbrook's breakthrough was too casual, and sure enough, it was blocked by Gasol again. That's not how the defending champions played, they won because they worked hard and were cautious! ”
No matter how hard the media praised the Thunder in the last game, everyone today without exception reversed their opinions. The Lakers weren't very good today, but the Thunder's performance was too much to say.
Bryant deliberately controlled his number of shots today to create opportunities for others. However, in front of the somewhat arrogant Anjie, Gasol and Bynum showed their talents, scoring 25 and 21 points respectively, and they are also the only two players on the Lakers today to score 20 points.
Although An Jie contributed the most to the Thunder's win in the last game, it was not all due to An Jie alone, so the problem of arrogance did not only appear in An Jie.
Durant and Westbrook will choose to shoot as soon as they receive a pass from Anjie, but the Lakers, who have done enough targeted arrangements, are not as easy as letting the two of them score. Every time they defend, the Lakers can interfere with Durant and Westbrook's shots.
35 percent and 30 percent, that's what Durant and Westbrook are shooting percentages for. Although Anjie had a good shooting percentage, his performance of only scoring 17 points and allowing the Lakers to score 46 points inside was indeed unsatisfactory.
Finally, at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, the Lakers won the game 111-87 with the surprised expressions of Thunder fans and once again tied the overall score.
The Lakers shot 53% from the field and the Thunder shot 36% from the field.
The defending champions were playing with all their might, but the young Thunder deserted. That's the punishment, that's the price you have to pay for being young.
Maddie said she was already thinking about her next opponent and was eliminated. The Mavericks always thought that they could beat everything in the regular season, but the playoffs have always been wronged. Now, the magical Thunder team has also made a mundane mistake.
After the game, Van Gundy kept his face open, maybe he was too loose with those boys before! Van Gundy always felt that young people, don't push too hard. Fortunately, these young people are starting to run wild.
The Thunder players waited quietly in the locker room, knowing that Van Gundy's "storm" would be indispensable later.