Chapter 118: The Rookie's War (1)

In the training arena of the "Bang Bang Bang ......" United Center Arena, the sound of the basketball hitting the floor never stopped. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

A muscular man dribbled quickly on the basketball court, and without slowing down, he changed direction in a row past three dummies before bursting to the free-throw line, and then made a sharp stop, jumped high and shot.

"Brush. "The pleasant sound of the basketball entering the net, this is what this man wants most in return.

Smiling at the basket, the guy picked up the basketball on the ground again, repeating the action just now.

The O'Brien Cups in the Bulls showroom were the things the young man craved the most. He failed to fulfill his dream of winning the championship in college, and he must create his own glory after entering the NBA.

Thinking of this, he actually sped up a little faster, and there are few people in the entire NBA league who can match such explosive power.

"Derek! Let's go, there's a game tomorrow!" Bulls coach Vinnie De Nagro shouted outside the practice arena to Rose, who was still sweating.

The '90s Spurs point guard has now changed his identity, and like Rose, De Nagro is making his debut as a coach in the NBA, and in a sense both are rookies.

But the power of these two rookies is beyond people's imagination, 19 wins and 20 losses, which is already in the top eight in the East.

"The last group!" Rose, who was wearing a black tight training vest, did not stop his steps, still changing direction frantically, breaking through, making a quick stop, and making a jump shot. Haven't you been criticized for your own shooting, then practice until that group of people shut up!

De Nagro shook his head, but he was smiling. Some players have relied on talent all their lives to eat, although they are talented, and this 08-year-old champion is more diligent than others in addition to talent.

"Ann! How are your injuries!" Before entering the locker room, the reporters gathered around An Jie.

"No problem, no problem, I'm not good. ”

"So far, Derrick Rose, O.J. Mayo, Russell Westbrook and you, the four of you are considered candidates for this year's Rookie of the Year, do you think you can outperform Westbrook and Rose in this game?" When I was in college, reporters were very curious about whether An Jie, who was calling for wind and rain in the Big 12 League, could prevent Rose's attack, and now, this scene is finally about to be staged.

'I'm going to give it my all and everything is about the team's win. "An Jie didn't think about personal honors at all, he was not like Stoudemire, who didn't like Yao Ming in order to compete with Yao Ming for the best rookie. This game has nothing to do with the competition for the best rookie in An Jie's heart, it is only the victory or defeat between the teams.

"An Jie, tell me about your new hairstyle, are you going to be as tough as your new style?" Seeing this reporter, An Jie finally smiled, there is no doubt that this reporter is Wu Hua of "Sports Pioneer".

"Of course, I think I'm looking more fierce now, and I'm not just talking about appearance. An Jie would only look very relaxed when he answered Wu Hua.

An elaborate bronze statue stands in the doorway, with the giant No. 23 jersey hanging from the ceiling of the United Center arena and six NBA champion pennants directly above the jersey.

Derek Rose stared at these things with his head up and was fascinated, and although it wasn't the first time he had seen them, he longed for himself to be there one day. Now, all of Chicago is pinning their hopes on Ross to replicate the legend created by No. 23.

Suddenly, there was a boo from the United Center arena, and Rose retracted his thoughts and looked to the sidelines, and it turned out to be the Thunder in blue jerseys.

Rose's eyes naturally fell on those three peers, guards, forwards, and centers, which was really an interesting match. And the number 0 and the number 16 wearing a headband are his biggest opponents this season.

Beating them and proving that he is the best rookie of the year is the first step that must be done now!

"There has been a lot of discussion about who is stronger Westbrook or Derrick Rose, but today, all doubts will be solved. ESPN's commentary also captured the highlight of the game.

"Don't forget that the Thunder team still has An Jie, who has returned from injury, and that lanky center will be a big obstacle in Rose's offensive path!"

Yes, this game will be a double challenge for Rose!

The person who jumps the ball in the center circle, and now the person who is eyeing Anjie is none other than the Bulls' starting center this season, Tyrus Thomas.

Although he is only 2.06 meters tall, An Jie does not dare to slack off, this guy who was selected with the fourth pick in 06 is a typical spring man, and he can make up for the height disadvantage with his own bounce.

Sure enough, when the referee threw the ball into the air, Tyrus Thomas jumped sharply! Both the speed and the height of the bounce were very surprising!

However, An Jie still relied on a slight advantage of one or two centimeters to shoot the basketball away, Westbrook directly received the basketball that An Jie fought for, he immediately sped up, and as soon as he opened the game, he and Derek Ross soared!

Westbrook's sudden attack made many Bulls players not react, but Derrick Rose, who had been staring at him, saw Westbrook's intentions, and he quickly blocked and stopped Westbrook, who was speeding up.

"Damn!" Westbrook's physicality is quite perverted in the No. 1 position, and he hasn't met a few opponents who can withstand his impact in so many NBA games, but Derrick Rose has successfully resisted Westbrook's breakthrough.

Westbrook found that this guy was far stronger than he expected, so to speak, on par with himself. Finding that the Bulls' players had settled into defensive positions, Westbrook had given up on singles, and he didn't want to make the same mistake Durant made against Anthony.

Anjie ran to the tactical position, Westbrook made an easy pass, and Jeff Van Gundy's positional attack began.

Durant and Westbrook were aggressively running, while Rose and Ben Gordon were nervously following the two of them.

However, all this is just a smoke screen, and the real point of attack arranged by Jeff Van Gundy is actually already holding the ball!

Tyrus Thomas was clearly more focused on Durant and Westbrook, and he took a few steps to get back to the box and get the block quickly.

The incredibly bouncing guy is very aggressive defensively, and he can deliver one or two spectacular high-flying bumps every game.

Anjie raised his hand, and he was about to pass the ball outside of Thomas, and immediately looked at Westbrook and Durant to find out who the guy who was going to cut inside was.

Unexpectedly, An Jie didn't pass the ball at all after lifting the ball, but shot directly! After reacting, Thomas didn't have time to jump at all, he could only take a big step forward and then raise his hands to interfere.

But how can he make up for the huge height gap with his hands raised? Anjie's shot was completely undisturbed, and he easily hit a shot in front of Thomas to score his first point since the start of the season.

Rose followed Westbrook around the three-point line for two laps, only to find that everything he had done was in vain. If the attacker is Anjie, then there is not much Ross can do.

"Coach Jeff Van Gundy's intentions are very clear, as soon as Durant and Westbrook come up, it is just a feint, and Coach Van Gundy wants Angie to make a big fuss about the Bulls' weak interior line! ”

Although they scored first, Anjie and Westbrook did not relax their tense nerves in the slightest. Because Derrick Rose, who was wearing the white No. 1 jersey, had already controlled the ball and attacked the Thunder's hinterland!

Bulls power forward Drew Gooden mentioned that the high post to play with Rose is a pick-and-roll, and Gooden's range can be extended beyond the three-point line, and he is the perfect choice to do the high pick-and-roll.

Angel has been getting rid of the entanglement with Thomas, and if Rose manages to break through, then he will have to fill in the position immediately.

Rose was still some distance from the three-point line, a distance he had reserved for the sprint.

Seeing Gooden's block in place, Rose suddenly activated! In an instant, Westbrook felt that Rose had crashed into front of him!

Before he could react, Westbrook could only subconsciously move in the direction of the block, but Rose suddenly deformed and flashed past Westbrook.

The unslowed change of direction breakthrough deceived Westbrook and the pick-and-roll Gooden to entangle, while Rose easily broke through from the other direction.

Anjie immediately pushed away and shook off Tyrus Thomas's arm and made up for the basket. As soon as he was in place, Rose had already killed him.

"This guy might be faster than Russell!" Anjie's teammate Westbrook was already lightning fast, but Rose's rapid breakthrough still surprised Anjie.

Rose jumped towards Anjie, without the slightest intention of dodging. Anjie was not slow to react, and he tried to try to stop Rose's layup without fouling.

Anjie and Rose collided in the air, and although the emaciated but strong Anjie still deformed Rose's entire movement.

Unexpectedly, Rose actually retracted the basketball held high to the position of his abdomen, curled up in the air to avoid the block, and then Rose stretched his body again to complete a beautiful low-handed layup.

"Constantly changing his stance in the air!Rose evaded Anjie's defense!He broke the Thunder's toughest barrier as soon as he got on the court!" All the commentators and fans had to cheer for this wonderful goal.

The timing of the jump was just right, and he didn't get fouled, but Anjie didn't expect that he still couldn't cover Rose's layup. Changing posture and movement in the air is unimaginable for An Jie, a center.

Anjie took the Bulls by surprise with a mid-range shot, and Rose responded with a beautiful layup!

Why am I the champion? It's not because the scouts are blind.

The competition between the top rookies of the three leagues has been very hot from the beginning! )