Chapter Seventy-One: The Return
After the first NBA game, most Chinese fans were in a state of extreme excitement. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoBecause on that day, all three big Chinese men played well in the NBA.
The Houston Rockets defeated the incoming Memphis Grizzlies 82-71 at home, and Chinese basketball icon Yao Ming scored a game-high 21 points and added 10 rebounds. With his first win of the season, Yao Ming's form also reassures everyone.
In the other game, the New Jersey Nets challenged the Washington Wizards away, and in the end, the Nets overcame many difficulties and won 95-85 against the Wizards.
Chinese player Yi Jianlian, who had just transferred to the Nets, was heavily used, playing 31 minutes in the game, cutting 17 points and 6 rebounds, including two three-pointers. Transferring to the new owner, Yi Jianlian consolidated his position in the team with excellent performance in the first game.
In the final game, the Thunder faced the Milwaukee Bucks at home, and the Thunder lost 87-98. Although the Thunder lost, Chinese rising star An Jie played a good performance, with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, and An Jie's NBA debut performance completely surpassed the two predecessors above him. But even so, Anjie is the only player among the three who has not tasted victory.
On the training ground, Anjie was already sweating profusely, and Westbrook handed the ball to Anjie again after failing to break through. Anjie was holding the ball in the high post, and Durant immediately ran around the tower.
The wide vision gave An Jie a clear view of the situation on the court, Durant cut inside, and An Jie's accurate and timely pass gave Durant a chance to go to the basket.
"Oh my God, don't play like that. This is Anjie's third assist in the confrontation training, Nick Collison helplessly crosses his waist, and Anjie's pass can go straight to the point every time.
However, Anjie's excellent performance did not impress everyone, and Thunder head coach P.J. Callesimo was one of them.
"Ann! You can't keep getting the ball in the high post like this! You get the low post and you're ready to grab rebounds at any time! You can only pull out when Durant breaks through!" Calesimo yelled at Anjie in dissatisfaction, in his eyes the center has no function of organizing the offense at all.
An Jie nodded helplessly, it is not impossible to fall to the low position, but on the offensive end, An Jie's initiative is much less. Durant also can't understand the head coach's approach, Anjie's playful passing in the high post is very threatening, and Anjie also has the offensive ability in the high post. But P.J. Calesimo doesn't care so much, he has a way of using a center forward in his mind.
Thunder general manager Sam Presti watched everything happening on the training ground through floor-to-ceiling windows in his office.
"Wait. Presti cleared her mind for a moment and looked at the mountain of papers on her desk again.
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Paul Philips and Beal are once again in the familiar studio, and last season's crazy performance of the Whirlwinds seems to be still fresh in their minds. In the blink of an eye, the new season of NCAA competition is about to begin.
In half an hour, the Iowa State Cyclones are about to play a pre-season warm-up game at home, and they are inviting to participate against a small opponent, this time just to give Riccard a glimpse of the quality of the newcomers.
"You know that, right?" said Bill, who finished his clothes and sat down next to Paul Philips before the start of the broadcast.
"What's the matter?" Philips was bewildered by the endless question.
"Oh my God, you're still a big fan of the Whirlwinds. Bill shook his head, "Andrew Morris is back, and he's been recruited by Ricard again!"
Paul Philips' eyes widened when he heard the news, this was the first time he had heard of it.
"Didn't that kid get seriously injured before!?"
"yes, but that guy is as strong as a cow, and God knows how far he'll recover. There's a good chance he'll be on the pitch today, and all the mysteries will be solved. Bill's news made Paul Philips excited for a moment, and this seemingly ordinary warm-up game also had a wonderful highlight.
Inside the stadium, all the Cyclones fans looked in disbelief at one of the players warming up on the field. A tall, strong guy with tattooed arms clearly became the center of attention. Morris was warming up with shots on the court, and Rickard said that he would be allowed to go up and try it out in this game.
"Come on!" suddenly came out of the crowd, and Morris was very relieved that he had not been forgotten by the fans.
As the whirlwind trio of the storm at that time, now that Mike Taylor and Anjie have gone to a higher stage, fans can only hope for Morris.
Take off, shoot, land. Maurice unconsciously turned the injured foot that had made him desperate. But luckily, at the moment, I feel that there is no problem with that foot.
"All right, boys, come back!" Rickard yelled at his trademark on the sidelines, and Morris felt like he was all over his body when he heard it!
After laying out the tactics, the game started as scheduled. Due to the departure of Anjie and Taylor, the two cores of the Whirlwind team last season, the strength of the Whirlwind team this season is greatly reduced. But in Ricard's conception of the priority of the whole, the disadvantage of the individual's incompetence is gradually diluted. Everyone is able to play to their strengths and avoid weaknesses and make the best contribution to the team under Ricard's arrangement.
On the field, the Whirlwind team relied on tacit cooperation to control the situation well, and the whole game was carried out under such a calm rhythm, and every fan on the scene was waiting for a person to play.
The Whirlwinds' opponents, the University of West Virginia Mountaineers, had to call another timeout with just 2:50 left before the end of the first half, and Riccard glanced at Morris, who only nodded slightly to Riccard.
"Maurice, you go!" Ricard ordered, Maurice immediately felt his blood boiling, he "poofed" to stand up, quickly took off the training jacket.
"Morris is coming on!" The Cyclones fans at the scene suddenly became agitated, and their cheers were several times louder than just now.
Morris looked at his jersey, it was still the number, it was still the color, but someone had been fighting for him for a long time, and now, the real owner of the jersey was finally back on the court!
"Morris, Morris, Morris, Morris!" the Cyclones fans chanted their hero's name in a regular manner, and Morris waved at the stands, then looked intently at the basketball court, he was ready to fight!
"If the Mountaineers are any other threat, Crane is undoubtedly the last tooth of the Mountaineers!" Philips spat at the mountaineers, the mountaineer's shooting guard who had caused the Whirlwinds a lot of problems with one breakthrough after another.
This time he still easily broke through the defense of his opposing player, looking at the penalty area where no one had time to make up for it, he knew that his own performance time was coming again!
Accelerate, jump, make a layup! Louis Crane was already smiling in the air, and with his performance in this game, he would be the main player in the team!
"Smack!" A huge palm stretched out from the side and slapped Crane's basketball away! After the basketball was fanned, the defender knocked down Crane due to inertia, but the ball was already out, and the referee did not react.
"Oh! Morris gave Crane a bloody adventure as soon as he appeared on the stage!" Paul Philips in the studio was emotional, and the Whirlwind fans in the room were even more furious.
Crane, who fell to the ground, held his back in pain, and the ball was covered, and he was knocked out by the strong impact, what if he was injured. Crane looked up, ready to see who had done this to him.
As soon as he looked up, he met Morris's fierce gaze.
"I'll get you once you come in!" said Maurice viciously, waving his fist.
Crane was hairy all over, and he was frightened by this big black man!
Angel, Taylor. Wait, I'll join you!"
Morris thought about hammering his own chest, the West Virginia players should be out of luck......