Chapter 120: The Rookie's War (3)

The Bulls' injury roster is literally carpet-long, so the Bulls don't have a lot of rotation options for this game. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIf you can't pull the score away in the third quarter, it will undoubtedly be very difficult to win the Thunder in the fourth quarter.

It's not that Derrick Rose doesn't understand this, and if his stamina drops severely, his breakthrough speed will inevitably be affected. The third quarter was the key for the Bulls, and Rose was the offensive core of this crucial quarter.

This time, the person who went up to block and dismantle Rose was no longer Gooden, but Tyrus Thomas, who had been stumbling with Anjie on the inside, and the purpose was very clear, such a blocking arrangement was to transfer the barrier of the Thunder's interior line!

Anjie really doesn't dare to be unguarded, in addition to Tyrus Thomas's excellent athleticism, he also has some mid-range shots, although the shooting rate has been unstable, but you dare to guarantee that he will not shoot today?

Seeing An Jie coming out, Rose smiled slightly. As long as they can successfully break through Westbrook, then there is a good chance that this attack will be completed.

At the same time, the rest of the Bulls pulled away, and Gooden's range could be extended beyond the three-point line, not to mention Gordon and Hughes. After they pulled away, the rest of the Thunder had to defend.

The space is there, the block is in place, Rose dribbles under his crotch and takes a small step back, he is about to sprint!

Even with the pick-and-roll, Westbrook was still not sure about the direction of Rose's breakthrough, and the first time he defended Rose, Rose did not break through with a cover, and this cover may also be a fake cover!

Rose suddenly exerted force, Westbrook was still hesitant to bypass the pick-and-roll, and Anjie retreated some distance, ready to deal with Rose after a successful breakthrough.

Sure enough, Rose switched the ball to his right hand, and Tyrus Thomas' block was on the left, fake screen!

Westbrook immediately moved a step laterally, Rose was already on the verge of colliding with him, and this time he successfully defended him!

Just as he was beaming, Rose, who had already rushed in front of Westbrick, suddenly disappeared, and a change of direction flashed to the side where there was a block. Westbrook was stunned, and his center of gravity was unstable and almost fell to the ground!

"Oh! Rose's shaking made it impossible for Westbrook to find north! Change of direction without slowing down, Derek Rose did it again!"

No, no, no, it's not over, not only does Ross not slow down, he can accelerate after changing direction!

Anjie was ready, and he immediately moved to block after seeing Westbrook lose position, but Anjie didn't stop anything, leaving only a gust of wind to roll up Anjie's pants.

Breaking through Anjie's last line of defense, the Thunder's three-second zone was empty. Joe Smith came from the perimeter, but no one thought he would be able to catch up with a fully charged Rose.

There was no one to stop him, and Rose jumped high with the muscles of his legs, holding the ball behind his head with both hands, and slammed it towards the basket after flying some distance!

"Oh my God, Derrick Rose, beautiful breakaways and dunks, he's the benchmark for guards in the new era!"

Jeff Van Gundy didn't think it was too exciting to see Rose's beautiful breakthrough, but he frowned. In Van Gundy's eyes, who put the health of his players first, Rose's breakthrough that damaged his ankles and legs was nothing short of a chronic suicide. If the wheels are broken, you can replace them, but once the legs are broken, can you still replace them?

"I want you to defend the basket!" Van Gundy shouted from the sidelines, there may really not be a few guards in this league who can stop Rose from breaking through, and since you can't block Rose on the outside, let's start from the inside.

Rose's first breakthrough amazed everyone present, Westbrook is already a very perverted guy with athleticism and physical fitness, and to almost shake such a guy down, it can only be said that Rose's change of direction is even more perverted.

Unlike the Bulls, who were quite spectatorial in the opening singles, the Thunder were not in a hurry, settled in good positions, and continued to play their own positions to attack.

Due to the success of a center like Howard, Tyrus Thomas' role was originally the cornerstone of the team's future, but over the course of the seasons, his status became less and less.

This game is against a rookie center at the level of 08, and he didn't even prevent a single goal! As long as An is outstanding, it will definitely be a goal! Maybe it won't be long before he even keeps his starting position, after all, Joakim Noah on the Bulls bench is playing better and better.

This time, Anjie and Thomas leaned together again, and Anjie had already scored four points on his head in a row in the third quarter, and there was no reason to waste such an inside advantage.

Thomas was completely overwhelmed, and no matter how much he defended, Anjie always managed to score in a different way.

This time An Jie directly turned around and raised his hand, Thomas, who was scared by the feint, did not jump, he thought that An Jie's first move must be a feint!

Unexpectedly, An Jie, who is virtual and real, is so unpredictable to the opponent, this time he is very honest, he did not make fake moves, but really shot.

"Oh my God, but Tyrus, he has no reaction, he has no way to deal with the Chinese!" Easily, after experiencing the "torture" of Yao Ming, Howard, Duncan, O'Neal and others, An Jie played without pressure in the face of this kind of center. Six shots and six hits, the third quarter was about to pass the halfway point, and An Jie didn't miss a single shot.

In addition to Anjie, Durant's side is also efficient. He has gradually developed his ability to attack without the ball, and under Anjie's scheduling, Durant is playing more and more smoothly.

Now the cooperation between the two lads is not limited to shooting, Durant has increased the number of air cuts, and Anjie can attract the attention of the defense every time, and then a subtle pass allows Durant to get a chance to dunk or make a layup.

On the defensive end, Anjie finally gave Rose a big risk. Rose, who entered the penalty area again, unscrupulously attacked the frame directly, and An Jie did not let this champion succeed this time, and a clean and clean fan gave Westbrook a chance to counterattack. And that goal was Westbrook's only goal of the third quarter.

After that, although An Jie failed to send another block, Rose really didn't have much to do in the face of An Jie, who was stubbornly guarding the penalty area. After scoring two goals in the first two shots, Rose missed shots repeatedly, and the third quarter was also a little high and low.

But to everyone's surprise, in the case of Anjie and Durant's excellent performance, the Thunder team failed to pull the score away, Rose's breakthrough is said to have been well limited by Anjie, but at this time, Ben Gordon, who has been forgotten for a long time, stepped forward.

Everyone was still afraid of Rose's breakthrough, and the Thunder's formation shrunk to death as Van Gundy had arranged. As a result, Ben Gordon, who is cruising on the outside, has plenty of opportunities. He didn't drop the chain at critical moments like Hughes, but single-handedly propped up the Bulls' offense.

At 76-74, the Bulls not only failed to pull the score away, but also trailed by two points. However, under the efficient performance of Anjie and Durant, they are only two points behind, and they should be very content.

The last thing the Bulls wanted to see was the game, the game was dragged into the fourth quarter, and the two sides still played hard, but due to the lack of a lineup, the Bulls had to rely on these three guards to survive in the last moment.

"At present, the best performance of the three strong rookies on the court is Anjie, and reporters in college often ask Anjie if he can prevent Derrick Rose's breakthrough, and now it seems that the answer is clear!"

Westbrook's shooting percentage was miserable, and he was suppressed by Derrick Rose on both ends of the floor, and it was fair to say that he had already lost the battle against Rose. It's just that Rose is not willing to lose to the Thunder's 12th pick rookie like this, and now he is out of the game, but the confrontation is far from over.

It's just that, without getting enough rest, Rose's kind of breakthrough power that requires all his strength to rush forward has also been greatly reduced.

"Derrick Rose didn't get Westbrook clean this time, he went to Westbrook for a layup, Anjie! Anjie jumped out from behind Westbrook to stop Rose's throw!"

The continuous blocking also unleashed An Jie's wildness, he bared his teeth and waved his fist at the audience, with that capable inch, Rose actually felt a little jealous of this guy's defense.

"Well done!" Westbrook gasped, he had been tossed badly enough by Rose. If it weren't for An Jie guarding behind him again and again, Rose wouldn't have known how high the score would be.

De Nagro was also very helpless, and at the last moment, he had no choice but to leave the three defenders who were too physically exhausted on the field.

As the clock ticked by, Larry Hughes, who had been silent for two quarters, reappeared as Derrick Rose got bogged down in the offensive quagmire. Jeff Van Gundy is angry, and every time he successfully limits an offensive strong point, the Bulls will have another person who suddenly feels hot. That was true of Drew Gooden in the second quarter, and so was Larry Hughes, who is now back in form.

The anxious Westbrook significantly increased the number of shots he took in the fourth quarter, but he did not change his decline, shooting 2 of 7, and the shooting percentage did not improve in the slightest.

Seeing that there are only fifty seconds left, the two sides have not yet decided the winner.

94 to 94, neither the Bulls nor the Thunder could knock each other down at the last moment!

Derrick Rose advanced with the ball and Van Gundy and the players on the pitch were a little embarrassed, wondering who of the back three would be the final point of the blow.

Derrick Rose didn't score a point in the fourth quarter from Anjie's stubborn defense, but he was still a threat. Shrink defense? No, Ben Gordon and Larry Hughes have already made the Thunder pay the price.

Just when the Thunder players were still thinking, Rose suddenly broke through!

"Derrick Rose is back in action, can he make a crucial goal to make a name for himself?"

Continuous shaking, breaking, and stop-and-go jumpers to the free throw line are offensive routines that Rose has practiced for a long time. If you want to die to play the basket, it will hit the Chinese's hands, and Rose decided to solve the problem with a jump shot that he is not good at.

Anjie didn't dare to leave Tyrus Thomas alone under the basket, so he didn't go up to make up for the ball, only Wilkins went up to the side at this time, and no one knows how much interference was involved.

Anjie stared nervously at the basketball, which would be the decisive basketball of the game, Tyrus Thomas writhed wildly behind Anjie to squeeze into the penalty area, but his chaotic movement would only drain his physical strength in vain.

"Bang!" Anjie jumped reflexively and protected the rebound steadily! Tyrus Thomas immediately started to shoot the basketball in Anjie's arms, but of course Anjie protected the ball well and did not let Thomas succeed.

"Derrick Rose's shot, that's going to be the biggest obstacle in his path to success. "From the beginning of the NCAA round of 16 to the present, Rose has not taken many shots, he knows that his shooting is a weakness, but he didn't expect this weakness to kill at a critical moment.

The Thunder didn't fight back because the Bulls were quick to defend back.

An Jie responded in a high position, and the last shot arranged by Van Gundy was to be handed over to Durant, and An Jie was not greedy for merit and faithfully executed the tactics. After all, if An Jie is arranged to shoot key shots on the inside, it will inevitably be rounded up by two or even three people, not to mention scoring goals at that time, whether An Jie can pass the ball out in a small space is another matter.

Durant got rid of Gordon's defense through Joe Smith's pick-and-roll, got in position, and the ball arrived.

Durant is confident in this offense!

Gordon was still two steps away from him, and Durant shot without thinking, but Derrick Rose suddenly shot out from the side and almost blocked Durant's shot!

Durant avoided the block and barely shot, but the shooting action was completely deformed, and the ball was ridiculously powerful, and Anjie and Thomas and other interior players couldn't grab rebounds at all.

Rose came over to make up for the defense, and Westbrook naturally leaked a gap. He lunged unhindered and leaped high to pick up a rebound that bounced near the free throw line.

There was no time, Westbrook immediately jumped twice after landing, Tyrus Thomas had already thrown Anjie over to interfere, Westbrook did not change his face in the face of Thomas who jumped high.

After the basketball was shot, Westbrook was completely blocked by Thomas, and he couldn't see anything, but he heard the beautiful sound of the basketball as it went into the net. At the same time as that voice, there was the whistle at the end of the game and the red light on the rebound.

"The ball is in! Russell Westbrook has completed the redemption! His final blow shattered the dream of winning the championship! The score has not changed, the Bulls players signaled to the referee that the goal is invalid, and the referee went to the technical table to watch the replay!"

Westbrook was almost about to hug Anjie, but seeing the calm expressions of the Bulls players, he realized that the score had not changed at this time, and it was still 94-94.

Everyone was anxiously waiting for the referee to get the result after watching the video, which was a decision that decided the outcome of the game, so the referee team did not dare to slack off, staring at the small screen of the technical table and watching the replay dozens of times.

Various television stations also showed footage of Westbrook's final throw, but the players on the scene did not see it.

"This is it, timeout!" The referee pressed the pause button the moment Westbrook took the ball but didn't throw it yet, and the red light for the rebound was already on the screen.

"Oh, it looks like the referee has a result, can Westbrook pull off the kill?"

The referee walked to the center of the field, crossed his hands on his chest and drew the word "one" in Chinese, this posture means that the goal is invalid! Suddenly! The United Center Arena let out a deafening cheer!

"What!?" Westbrook couldn't believe his stunner was buried, but it was true that the game was over before Westbrook could make a move. It's almost impossible to judge this with the naked eye.

"It's okay Russell, the victory will be ours in the end, just a few more minutes. Anjie walked back to the sideline with Westbrook in his arms, he knew that Westbrook must be very depressed now, and he could only say the best things he could.

It seems that the Thunder and Bulls want to beat each other, and 48 minutes is far from enough. (To be continued.) )