Chapter 212: The Final Battle of '09

"Russell Westbrook makes a strong layup!Still not, this ball is too difficult, Anjie is actually empty!" Mike Brin shook his head, the point guard's personality is still too egotistical. Pen ~ fun ~ Ge www.biquge.info at the beginning of the season, he also slightly suppressed his offensive desire at the request of Van Gundy, and devoted himself to making the ball for Durant and Anjie. But now in the game, he is becoming more and more like his "original" self.

The game was in the fourth quarter, and Westbrook was still squandering his chances.

Although Anjie has a good relationship with Westbrook, he also feels that his good brother's shot selection in this game is too poor.

The more he couldn't shoot, the more Westbrook wanted to attack, and many times Anjie raised his hand to ask for the ball, Westbrook chose to ignore it, and then gave the ball to the opponent with a difficult breakthrough layup.

'He's really impactful, but the shot selection is really bad. If it weren't for An Jie, the Thunder's offense would definitely be messed up by this guy. Van Gundy should be thankful that God gave him a guard who couldn't pass the ball, but gave him a center who was very good at organizing. Kenny Smith also teased Westbrook.

"To be honest, I was surprised that guy was named to the rookie first team with Anjie last season, averaging 15.3 points per game is really good among rookies, but he only averages 39% shooting per game and only 27% from three-point range. This guy was able to play with his impact in college, but it's clear that the NBA and the NCAA are not the same. If someone else gets the same number of shots as him, someone else can also average 15.3 points per game. This time, Barkley and Kenny Smith were surprisingly aligned.

The personalities of Anjie and Durant lead them not to say much about Westbrook's unreasonable moves. However, no one reminded him that he would really continue to fight like this.

At this time, the Jazz, who were fighting back-to-back, once again overtook the score, and this was the eighth time that the two sides had alternated leads in this game. Van Gundy called a timeout on the spot, and Westbrook had to stop the never-ending iron.

"Russell, do you know how many shots you've conceded?" Van Gundy knew that Westbrook was a flamboyant player who couldn't be treated with yelling and yelling, and he didn't want to tear the Thunder team apart with the perfect atmosphere.

"But I'm ...... "Westbrook, of course, knows that he is very inefficient now, but he just can't get along with himself, and the more he can't score, the more he hopes that he can score the ball next time, and the cycle repeats.

"I don't question your ability, Russell, and neither do your teammates. You see Kevin and Ann, and the others, they all selflessly shared the ball with you. If you can, Russell, I hope you can share the ball with them at a later time. "Van Gundy has dominated the NBA for many years, and everyone has seen it, but for a rookie like Westbrook, you have to use a soft one. The harder you are, the harder they will be.

"Whew...... I know. Westbrook sighed, it was true that he had wasted too many chances. Durant and Anjie have always tolerated him, and he in turn sacrificed some shots.

"Very good, Kevin, Ann, in the last five minutes, you two don't be selfless, attack yourself when you have the chance! Russell, you still have the ball, I believe you will make the right choice!" As soon as Van Gundy finished speaking, the timeout was over.

With five minutes left in the game, the Jazz temporarily led by one point. I thought that the Jazz, who played back-to-back games, would be overwhelmed, but the iron-blooded army from Salt Lake City has fought tenaciously until now.

"I hope Coach Van Gundy has solved Russell's problem and if he continues to do his thing, the Jazz will be happy to win. Seeing Westbrook not being substituted but possessing the ball again, Mike Brin was worried about the Thunder.

This time, Anjie actively competed for positions in the low post, and Durant kept looking for gaps. These two guys are the last firepower output point of the Thunder team, and Van Gundy has given them the power to fire, so they will naturally not give in again.

Turkish center Memet Oku is desperately entangled with Anjie, and under Anjie's defense, he only shoots a low 22% of the shooting rate as an inside player.

When An Jie came off the court, he thought that his chance had finally come, but he didn't expect that An Jie's college teammate Morris was also difficult to deal with.

Well, now that Anjie and Morris are on the floor at the same time, the two of them have almost sealed the Thunder's interior. Since he can't open it on the offensive end, Oku certainly wants to use defense to save face.

"Toot toot!" Before Oku could react to what was happening, he heard the referee's hurried whistle. Looking at An Jie again, he covered his head "painfully", because Oku accidentally touched An Jie's head when he was just fighting for the position.

"Damn! I just accidentally bumped into it, and I didn't use any force at all!" Oku quickly pleaded to the referee after knowing what was happening.

Although Anjie is suspected of acting in this ball, it is true that Oku's defensive actions are getting bigger and bigger. When An Jie was in the position, he almost hugged An Jie entirely, and An Jie had to use some special means to avenge himself.

"Damn, cunning Chinese, can't you see that it was a show!?Did you know that two free throws are enough to change the situation of the game!?" Jerry Sloan also roared at the referee, while Anjie high-fived his teammates and stood on the free throw line. Although it was true that the goal was exaggerated by himself, it was also true that the referee initially ignored Oku's foul move.

Two free throws and two hits, and the Jazz fans in front of the TV are scolding Anjie to death. But at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, he was greeted with rave cheers.

The two sides were tied again, and Sloan finally forced himself to calm down after a technical foul. This seemingly Sven old man is actually the eldest of the "T family".

The game between the two sides was still very intense, and with the inside completely locked by Anjie and Morris, Deron Williams still stepped up as a key gentleman.

In the face of Westbrook, whose emotions were greatly affected, Deron repeatedly made beautiful singles breakthroughs. Unlike Westbrook's strong slump, he was able to score the ball after breaking through, while Westbrook couldn't.

In addition to Delon, Wesley Matthews on the Jazz bench became the second key figure in the fourth quarter.

Matthews, an undrafted rookie in '09, has now become an indispensable rotation player for the Jazz, which is almost unimaginable for Matthews.

He's in a much better position than many of the rookies who have been drafted. is such a guy who knows that it is not easy to survive in the NBA, and he is very positive in every game.

In the face of Sephorosa's entanglement, Matthews became more and more courageous, frequently using his strong body to get rid of the Swiss guards.

"I'll do what the team needs me to do. It was the credo that sustained Matthews' survival, and Sloan replaced him to take the pressure off Williams scoring, and he did it.

At the same time, Sloan has also strengthened his defense against Durant, after all, the scoring ability of this guy who has scored 40 points recently is really terrifying. Sloan doesn't have many options, the Jazz team's interior players have all been sent by him to try, and none of them can prevent An Jie from dying!

Paul Millsap is too short to be guarded. Carlos Boozer has a limited level of defense and can't defend himself. Memet Oku made Anjie very uncomfortable, but under Anjie's superb acting skills, Oku ate three fouls in the fourth quarter, and had to rest again.

Now Sloan only expects Durant to continue to attack, and never pass the ball to the inside!

Durant did exactly that, and after a three-pointer and a breakaway, he was convinced of his form. After all, in the first three quarters, Durant did play well.

However, when Matthews and Brewer wrapped Durant in a row, and Sephorosa's shots continued to hit iron, the Thunder's outside offense was also dumb in the last two minutes.

When Durant missed the seventh shot in the fourth quarter, Van Gundy immediately stood up from the bench, and Durant was obviously in trouble with the bag, and now, only Anjie can play!

"Hit the inside! Morris, you contain Boozer and don't let him make up the defense!Kevin, Russell, give the ball to Ann and let him single in the low post!" Van Gundy shouted, not afraid that Sloan would hear his arrangement.

Sloan just heard it, and he couldn't do anything. Bag clips are the only option.

Under the desperate entrapment of Oku and Delon, Anjie is indeed difficult to handle the ball. He even had a rare turnaround due to the bag, but thankfully the Jazz didn't play a transition offense.

The game was played to the end with the Thunder and Jazz's moves, and the score in this game was not high due to the dead defense of both sides.

In the final minute, 83-85, the Thunder still led by two points at home.

The impatient Westbrook, despite being physically strong, is getting more and more porous defensively. For "The Master of Rhythm" DeLong, it was a breeze to break through Westbrook in this form.

He kept changing dribbles and tempo, watching Westbrook's wobbly center of gravity.

Suddenly, with an acceleration, Delon broke through to the left, and just as he was about to collide with Westbrook, he suddenly turned to the right and took a shot.

"Deron Williams makes a crucial turnaround jumper!Westbrook reacts quickly to seal it!Fouled! The referee blew for a Westbrook hitter foul and Deron threw a hollow basketball!The true leader of the Jazz! If he makes a free throw, he will help the Jazz overtake in the final moments!" Mike Brin applauded Deron for his beautiful goal.

Delon, who scored a beautiful goal, was not overwhelmed by emotion, he calmly stood on the free throw line and steadily hit the free throw.

86-85, leaving the Thunder with only 47 seconds.

Westbrook was then anxious to respond to DeLong's 3+1, so he broke through like crazy, but this time he was caught by Oku.

"Toot toot. The quick whistle blew again, but it wasn't Oku who fouled him, but Westbrook who broke through with the ball.

"Thunder Team Zero, hit people with the ball, foul on offense!" the referee shouted to the technical desk.

"Fuck ......" Westbrook walked towards the referee, and before he could finish speaking, he was stopped by Anjie.

"Brother Xiaoqi, we still have a chance, as long as we prevent the next goal. If you're sent off now, that's exactly what they want to see. Anjie hugged Westbrook hard, and Westbrook gradually calmed down.

The Jazz served the baseline and made a comeback with a lethal one-point advantage.

Delon kept the time in check, while Westbrook didn't dare foul him. It wasn't until the last ten seconds that DeLong finally kicked in.

Surprisingly, Westbrook's defense in this round was leaky, and Delon couldn't get out of the entanglement until the last second, and could only force a shot against interference.

The ball looked dangerous, but it actually hit the neck of the basket. Anjie jumped high to get the rebound, Boozer and Oku didn't have a chance at all!

After winning the ball, Van Gundy quickly called a timeout and arranged the Thunder's last-ditch strategy.

"Kevin, it's okay to finish the game!" Van Gundy urged the players to hurry around and get straight to the point!

Thunder fans didn't expect that the Jazz, who played back-to-back games, would make a desperate resistance. They also didn't expect Westbrook to shoot just 3-of-12 today. In any case, it's an indisputable fact that the Thunder are now one point behind.

There's no need to dwell on the front, and now they have to be ready to finish the game.

Although An Jie is not the choice of the last attack today, he can carry out the final attack at any time. After all, no matter how perfect the tactics are arranged off the field, as long as there is a mistake on the field, there will be changes. Only when you are well prepared can you seize the opportunity.

Another desperate moment, the Thunder team has really encountered a one-goal situation this season...... (To be continued.) )