The Way of the Center

As soon as the game started, the Kings fell into a passive position. There are many outside offensive players, but not many inside players. The Kings started directly with Kevin Martin, Jason Thompson, Tyreke Evans, Jeff Green and Spencer Hawes.

The new Kings coach Paul Westphal has pushed everyone on the team who can score to the starting position, but will this really make the Kings firepower?

The Kings started this big and four small lineup, which is full of loopholes in defense.

Westbrook's proficient ball control and advancement, compared with last season, this zero guard with the best physical fitness is obviously a lot calmer. Now you can see that Westbrook is organizing the offense instead of looking for a drive. This change is obvious.

Krstic still pulled to the middle distance, Jeff Green had to give up the idea of ​​defending in the three-second zone, and was pulled out.

At this time, An Jie's timing was just right, and there were only him and Hawes in the three-second zone, one-on-one!

"Will Westbrook pass in? Anjie has obviously formed a single on the inside!" CCTV and domestic fans also paid a lot of attention to this game. Yao Ming was injured this season, Artest left Los Angeles, and the Rockets were completely reduced to a civilian team. Yi Jianlian, on the other hand, is still fighting for the main position.

An Jie, who can play the main force and perform well, is naturally the guy that Chinese fans care about most this season.

The position of Anjie is not deep, and Hawes is confident that he can prevent Anjie from entering the penalty area at such a distance. Just when his soles were firmly on the ground and ready to accept An Jie's impact, An Jie suddenly leaned back before catching the ball.

"Want to seize the position? Impossible brat!" Hawes gritted his teeth, sank his center of gravity, and prepared to resist An Jie's back blow with all his strength.

Unexpectedly, Anjie leaned back and quickly leaned on Hawes, the "stake", turned around with a cross step, successfully got rid of it, and cut to the inside without the ball.

The reason why you want to be in the position is because of this!

Westbrook didn't hesitate, followed the start and made a pass, and the basketball flew over the crowd and came into the hands of Angie who cut inside.

An Jie, who had gotten rid of the matchup ahead of time, was empty in front of him after receiving the ball. The first point of the new season, let's have something interesting!

Seeing Anjie break in with the ball, Jeff Green immediately made it to the basket. Just as he was in position, An Jie had already leaped high with the ball in both hands.

Jeff Green stretched out his long arms and took off to interfere. Unexpectedly, An Jie's momentum was too strong to be stopped at all. Jeff Green could only watch Anjie complete dunks with both hands under the oppression of Anjie's huge body.

"Ann! Another dunk! Poor Jeff Green, it's going to be all right for him to meet An!" Kenny Smith, who was commentating on the spot, was enthusiastic, and his tone of commentary was more passionate than in the studio.

"It seems that the training in the Dream training camp is very comprehensive. Anjie only had the ability to play singles with the ball before, but he didn't show much talent in getting rid of the defense. Just now, Anjie got rid of Hawes' ball and played back feints. The steps of turning around are very beautiful!" Reggie Miller can be said to have the most professional commentary style among the t.nt trio, and he usually looks at problems more carefully.

Indeed, how to get rid of the defense without the ball is also part of Olajuwon's training course.

Seeing An Jie complete the dunk,

Morris jumped up from the bench, covered his chest, and made an exaggerated movement of being shot. The Thunder's bench is also lively under the leadership of Morris, a living creature.

"Defense, defend, defend!" Unlike the happy substitute players, Van Gundy clapped his hands with a serious face, reminding the players on the field to pay attention to the Kings' offense.

An Jie stood on the inside with his long arms, keeping close to the three-second zone, so as not to be whistled for a defensive three-second violation. He is like a big net, waiting for the Kings' prey to break in on its own.

Facing Kostic's defense, Jeff Green still came and went freely. This is the advantage of a striker like Jeff Green. He is more flexible against big men, but he has a height advantage against small men.

With an off-the-ball pick-and-roll, Jeff Green easily got rid of Krstic and ran beyond the three-point line to catch the ball.

After working with Jeff Green for a season, Kevin Martin's trust and tacit understanding of Green are much better than before. As soon as Green was in position, Martin's ball found him.

Seeing Krstic, who was slow and "coming late", Jeff Green made a decisive move! At this moment, Sefoloza, who joined the Thunder midway through last season, suddenly came out and interfered with Jeff Green's shooting rhythm.

The defense arranged by Jeff Van Gundy is a whole system! It's not that you can score easily if you get rid of the matchup.

Under Sefoloza's interference, Jeff Green's three-pointer hit the frame. Anjeka is in a good position, and Hawes can't squeeze in at all.

After getting the rebound, Anjie launched an attack with a long pass from the backcourt, and the basketball accurately fell into the hands of Westbrook who had already started. The latter took off on one foot in one step inside the free throw line, leaped high, and ended the attack with a powerful split dunk.

The entire Chesapeake Energy Arena went crazy. With these two goals in the opening game, the Thunder's momentum was like a rainbow!

"This is the scary thing about Oklahoma City! They are good at playing positional warfare, but these players can use their personal abilities to play beautiful transition offenses. Anjie's precise passing can indeed make him a very effective player. The starting point of the attack!"

The Thunder team scored four consecutive points like lightning. Before the players of the Kings could react, they were already suppressed by the Thunder team in terms of momentum.

It was mentioned that the potential rookie Tyreke Evans, who came up at the third position, played very aggrieved, because the tall and long-armed Durant covered him with no chance to catch the ball. Kevin Martin didn't have room to shoot under Westbrook's close watch. It is difficult for everyone in the Kings to get rid of the entanglement of their own matchups. They kept passing the ball, but in the end they still failed to get a chance.

If Jeff Green hadn't forced a breakthrough at the last moment and fouled the slow-footed Krstic, the Kings' 24 seconds would have been fruitless again.

"Krstic's defense is still very problematic. It's too slow and too soft. Protecting the basket is indeed not his strong point." Charles Barkley will not let go of any opportunity to complain about others.

"Coach Van Gundy won't worry about this this season. There are still two good cards on the bench that he hasn't played yet." The camera is very cooperative to Morris and Ibaka on the Thunder bench. The two newcomers were laughing and laughing, and they didn't look nervous at all.

Van Gundy can be said to be one of the most calm head coaches, and Krstic gave Jeff Green a chance twice in a row was not enough for him to break the rotation plan.

An Jie's two inside helpers, it's not yet time for them to debut.

The Thunder's offensive ball was once again controlled by Westbrook. When everyone was expecting how Anjie would score again, Durant, the real core of the Thunder, who had always been very low-key, remained silent. Got the basketball.

"Angie's running position is very confusing! The king's defensive focus has fallen on him, and they will pay the price for ignoring Durant!"

Durant received the basketball, and former teammate Jeff Green came to interfere. In the third grade, Durant, who has passed the rookie period, is more killer than before.

Take off calmly, aim, and shoot. The whole movement was done in one go, completely unaffected by Jeff Green.

The No. 35 jersey fluttered in the wind, the basketball hit the net, and the live DJ shouted out the name of the owner of the jersey.

"Kevin~~~~~~ Durant! Three points!"

In three rounds, Thunderbolt's three young masters all succeeded in attacking! The strength of the Thunder has been fully reflected from the first game!

"This is the Thunder's three juniors in the new season! They are determined to make a big splash in the West!"

The subsequent game situation was still firmly controlled by the Thunder. The Thunder's offensive firepower was very fierce. Whether it was outside or inside, the Kings had no choice but to take the third.

For the first time, Westbrook only took two shots and sent four assists. And the two shots he made were all hits.

Just five minutes into the first quarter, Van Gundy replaced the four players in the starting lineup and gave them an early rest.

The only one who stayed on the court was Anjie. The reason why Van Gundy let him continue to play was firstly to strengthen the Thunder's defense, and secondly, to test how well he would work with his new partner.

"Andrew Morris, he took off his training clothes and is ready to play! This is the inside rookie selected by the Thunder with the seventh overall pick this season. He can play both the center and power forward positions at the same time! The performance of another rookie of the Thunder , It is very worth looking forward to!" Presti is famous for his vision of people, and Morris, as another choice of Presti, naturally attracts attention.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time." An Jie smiled and looked at Morris wearing the Thunder jersey, it was like a dream.

"Come on, Ann, just like what we did before." Morris and An Jie skillfully bumped their fists. They are not so much new helpers as old partners!

Rickard is currently waiting in Peggy's ward. His wife is about to give birth. As a husband, of course he cannot leave her.

The TV in the ward was on, and the live broadcast of the game between the King and the Thunder was on the screen. It was only when Peggy was sleeping that Ricard had the chance to watch the game.

After the pause, everything was on the screen, and the moment Morris and An Jie fist bumped were captured.

Rickard clenched his fists excitedly. Two of his three most proud disciples are now playing together again. This scene seemed to bring him back to two years ago. The Thunder's white jersey seemed to have become the Cyclones' red in his eyes.

"Hit the stinky boys well, don't embarrass me."

The powerful inside twin towers of the Cyclone team in the past are now appearing again in the NBA arena! (To be continued.)