Chapter 117: Life is like a year
This year, David Stern finally showed mercy, and on the first day of the new year, the entire NBA league did not play, and the players also got a rare opportunity to celebrate the new year. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
While the players get a day off, the NBA's statisticians still have to work non-stop. Anjie's East and West Rookie of the Month of the Month will also announce the winner of its award today.
The East is still the undisputed title of Derrick Rose, and it's not unheard of that the top pick to win all the Rookie of the Month titles for an entire season. In the East, there really aren't many people who can compete with Derrick Rose. Brook Lopez is doing well, but he can't match Rose's strength.
The situation in the West is much more dire, with O.J. Mayo, Eric Gordon, Kevin Love, and of course, the Thunder's Westbrook and Angela. The competition for these people has put the statisticians in a dilemma, but between the team's results, the official still has their eyes on Anjie and Westbrook.
So on the morning of the first day, An Jie couldn't wait to pick up his mobile phone after waking up, entered the official website of the NBA, and skillfully found the page announcing the best rookie of the month. After seeing the results, An Jie was both happy and disappointed.
Disappointing is that Anjie missed out on this award again, and is happy that his good buddy Westbrook was successfully crowned. And the person who ranks second in the ranking of the best rookie in the West and behind Westbrook is none other than Anjie.
Although Anjie frequently cut out double-double and quasi-triple-double data, Anjie is indeed a little lower than Westbrook in terms of scoring. In December, Westbrook repeatedly beat Durant to become the top scorer in the game, but Westbrook's rebounds and assists were much inferior to Anjie, which is also the reason why the statisticians are in a dilemma. After some struggle, the NBA selected Westbrook to win the award.
Pat Riley will definitely regret it when he sees this list, because his choice of "All-American No. 1 Talent" Michael Beasley does not even have a shadow on the list, while the Thunder, their rookie directly swept the first and second places.
"Come on, ah, it's you next time. Westbrook thought it would be Anjie who won the award, so he was a little surprised when he saw his name. Although he scored more points, Anjie's stats were more comprehensive.
"Come on Russell, let's take the two of the best rookies left of the season. "Anjie doesn't really care who wins the award, as long as it's one of him and Westbrook.
There were good things at the beginning of the new year, AnJie and Westbrook had already saved up enough energy to make a big move, but the Nuggets led by Carmelo Anthony gave him two and the entire Thunder team a blow to the head.
On January 2, 2009, the first game day of the new NBA year, the Denver Nuggets attacked the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Maybe it was the recent win over the Warriors that got the lads a little carried away, and everyone had offense on their minds in this game, and Van Gundy's emphasis on defense was left behind by most.
Against Carmelo Anthony, Durant is even more crazy, he has more ball-holding singles, but the previous one-shot cooperation is relatively reduced.
He was commented by the media as a softball who only bullies the weak, so in this game against Anthony, Durant is eager to prove himself.
He succeeded, with 33 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, which was slightly better than Little Melon's 31 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, but he also failed because the Thunder were killed by Anthony in the final moments.
Although Anthony scored a lot, he didn't disrupt the Nuggets' system. Chauncey Billups scored 24 points, and Nene still scored 15 points despite Anjie's tight defense.
Durant's crazy shots made others unable to find their rhythm, such as Westbrook, who just received the Rookie of the Month award before the game, only scored 11 points in this game, and even Damion Wilkins, a defensive guy, scored more than Westbrook.
As for An Jie, the temperature in Oklahoma plummeted after January, and An Jie, who had a fever all over his body after training, walked out of the gym that day wearing less clothes, and the result was that An Jie had a low-grade fever since the night of the 1st.
He didn't give up the game when he was unwell, but he didn't take it seriously during the warm-up, which led to him accidentally spraining his ankle in the fast-paced and high-intensity confrontation with the Denver "track and field" team.
First the head, then the ankle, everyone was worried about An Jie's health. obviously said that he would not leave the team and leave the field early, but in the end, it turned out to be this kind of ending.
Looking at the swollen ankle An Jie was also very scared, but fortunately, after the examination, An Jie's injury was the same as Tony Parker's, just an ordinary sprain, and the joints and bones were completely healthy.
122-120, Anthony's fatal blow sent the Nuggets out of Oklahoma. Van Gundy officially informed Anjie that he would not want to play for the next week.
It was a bolt from the blue, as Anjie has never missed a game since his first NCAA fight against Michael Beasley, and he has maintained good attendance throughout the day.
But even an iron player can't miss a game in his entire career, sprains are only minor injuries, and a week's injury period is already very short for a professional player, think about Morris, Anjie's one-week injury is simply negligible. Anjie also knew that Van Gundy did not risk the health of the players, so he could only reluctantly accept the order to recuperate from the truce.
For the next few days, Anjie was only allowed to do upper body strength training, and then practice shooting under the gaze of Jeff Van Gundy at 360 degrees, and he was still the kind that kept his feet off the ground.
Can't practice, can't run and jump, when An Jie cut the time of playing basketball in his life, he found that his day was so boring. There is no way, relatives and friends are not around, Catherine is also far away from herself, and her teammates on the Thunder team are busy training, An Jie can't find anyone with him even if she wants to go out.
But just one day later, An Jie wished he could have more boring time.
Seeing An Jie's injury, Moslav was not idle, and various commercial activities and advertising shoots that did not affect the injury made An Jie feel that he was more tired than playing on the court.
There is no way, the NBA is not only a game, but also a commercial field, and Moslav's task is to let Anjie earn every bill into his pocket as much as possible. But of course, all of this comes at a cost.
On January 6, the Thunder hosted the Knicks, and Anjie also sat on the team's bench for the first time in a suit. At this time, An Jie's ankle had already become swollen, and he was able to move freely, but Van Gundy still told him to sit on the bench obediently and watch.
Therefore, in this game, An Jie has also become the most active person on the Thunder bench, and whenever his teammates on the court complete a wonderful goal, An Jie will use various exaggerated actions to cheer for his teammates.
Anjie's cry was not in vain, and in the face of the New York Knicks, who are now unable to shake up, the Thunder will not let the team go on a losing streak. 107-99, the Thunder still defeated the weak New Yorkers without An Jie.
Seeing that An Jie was very distressed, Divac, the old slippery head, also called to tease. "Now you can get a good salary just sitting on the sidelines and cheering, and you have a good Gatorade, so you should enjoy this rare and relaxing time. ”
However, An Jie is indeed not the kind of person who can be idle, and he would rather go and fight with that group of big men for forty minutes than just sit on the bench and wave a towel.
The next day, An Jie didn't even have the opportunity to wave the towel. The team traveled to Minnesota and met the old rival Timberwolves again. An Jie, on the other hand, could only stay in Oklahoma, facing the empty training hall and team locker room, An Jie felt as if his heart was empty.
Catherine has been very happy in the past two days, because An Jie has a lot of time to talk to her on the phone or video chat, and now there is no one she knows, and An Jie's heart needs Catherine's comfort.
After the Thunder's triumphant return from Minnesota, they will play the Houston Rockets non-stop on January 9. Looking at the idle An Jie, some of the veteran players in the Thunder team are really envious.
An Jie could only sit on the sidelines in casual clothes, watching Yao Ming do whatever he wanted on the field. But the Thunder did not surrender because they lost their interior barrier, on the contrary, their stubborn resistance made the Rockets very difficult.
100-96, the Rockets only won the Thunder by four points, but Yao Ming's 26 points and 7 rebounds still made An Jie clench his fists off the court. He would love to play, but with back-to-back games coming up the next day, Van Gundy didn't rush to get Angel back now, but stayed until tomorrow.
After the game, Yao Ming also asked about An Jie's injury, and the second Chinese derby could not be staged, not only the fans, but also An Jie himself felt very regretful.
A week passed quickly, and of course it was as slow as if another year had passed for An Jie. The Thunder have only three games in the course of the week, and they have a two-one record. This can be regarded as good luck for the Thunder, as two of the three opponents they faced during Anjie's injury were not very strong.
Looking at the schedule, Anjie can't wait to make a comeback in the next game. In addition to An Jie himself, everyone and fans of the Thunder team are also looking forward to An Jie's reappearance.
On Jan. 10, the Thunder challenged the Bulls back-to-back. As soon as the game with the Rockets ended, Anjie took a special plane to Chicago with the team, and he could finally continue to sweat on the court!
Derek Rose, the Class 08 champion, is also ready to take on Westbrook and Anjie! )