The Way of the Center

In fact, in this league, most players can't play 82 games in a season. ???? After all, there are too many games, too much consumption, and unpredictable situations on the field. Therefore, injuries are simply commonplace for players.

Even Kobe, who likes to play games with injuries, only played a full season in 3 years of his 14-year NBA career without missing a game. And the full attendance in these three seasons was not achieved when he was young. The last two times Kobe played 82 games was in the first two seasons. But even so, it can't stop Kobe from becoming a superstar.

Therefore, An Jie's knee injury is actually normal. It's just that what people didn't expect was that Anjie would be injured prematurely at the beginning of the season and when the Thunder were about to take off. And the position of the knee, once injured, will become a ticking time bomb at any time.

Like the Thunder team, there is also the Heat team. "The Flash" Wade fell down again after less than five games. It is such two unlucky teams, but today they met together.

In Wade's 7-year career, no season has played 82 games. For his injury, the Miami people have long been used to it.

A Heat without Wade is like a car without motivation. They want to run, they want to win, but they don't have a guy who can lead them to win.

Jermaine O'Neal scored a Heat team-high 19 points, but Durant's 34 points and Westbrook's 24 points still overshadowed O'Neal's performance.

100 to 87, also lacking key players, but the Thunder crushed the Heat and did not let themselves fall into the trouble of losing streak.

Thunder players were sweating in Miami, while An Jie was drinking fruit juice, lying on the sofa at home, watching TV silently.

His knees were wrapped in thick armor and he couldn't move. Thunder's team doctor will come to Anjie's home every day to examine and treat him. Now An Jie still has to rest at home, and even Van Gundy is not allowed to go to the training ground.

Catherine almost wanted to give up the opportunity to train at Img Company and come to accompany An Jie, but An Jie still politely refused.

"Now I live a very leisurely life every day. I watch TV and play games at home all day. It's not hard at all. Although the recovery period is a bit longer this time, the injury is actually not serious. You can work in New York with peace of mind. I have no problem here."

Hearing An Jie's optimistic and happy tone, Catherine was relieved a lot.

In addition to Catherine, the daily nagging of Anjie's parents is also indispensable.

"Otherwise we fly to America to take care of you for a while,

Anyway, your dad and I are fine at home. There are no nutritious stews in the United States, all you eat are fried chicken and burgers, which can make your wounds heal quickly. "This is how all parents react when their children are hurt.

"No need, mom. I eat well here. The team doctor gives me a nutritious meal every day that is good for recovering from the injury." It's not that An Jie doesn't want to meet his parents, but he's afraid that the long-distance travel will make his parents tired.

"I said Xiaojie, this time I will listen to your mother's arrangements. Although your injury is not serious now, it can't be sloppy. Look at Dayao. After being injured last year, he returned to Shanghai and went to party everywhere. , because the initial estimate of the injury is not serious. The result? Now I can’t hit the ball!” An Jie’s father was right. Yao Ming’s condition was also very optimistic after he was injured in the playoffs last year. Yao Ming didn’t even need to rest like An Jie. You can move around freely. As a result, the injury worsened rapidly without warning.

Facing his parents' arrangements and nagging, An Jie could only surrender with his hands up. Otherwise, who would stand a phone call in this hour.

After Anjie was injured, Ibaka and Morris naturally got a lot of performance opportunities.

On November 18, the Thunder challenged last year's No. 1 Orlando Magic in an away game. Although the center was Nick Collison, Morris played 34 minutes.

Facing Howard's defense, Morris scored 12 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block. Although not amazing, Morris will not become the team's weakness when facing an All-Star center.

But maybe because of back-to-back games, Durant and Westbrook feel really bad. The two of them made 4 of 12 shots and 5 of 13 shots. The efforts of Morris and Ibaka on the defensive end were wasted. Without Anjie's organization in the high post and containment in the low post, the Thunder's offense was chaotic. Most of them rely on the second young master to play singles with the ball.

The last time they faced the Magic Thunder team, they won 102 to 74, but today, without Anjie, the Magic team finally completed their revenge.

94 to 108, the Magic with a complete lineup easily defeated the Thunder who lacked Anjie at home. However, the results of 8 wins and 4 losses still put the Thunder at the top of the leaderboard.

When the No. 20 Thunder team finally returned to play at home, Anjie's parents also successfully parachuted into Oklahoma City.

That night, Anjie's mother stewed a big hen for her son in the kitchen. After asking the team doctor, An Jie enjoyed the rich delicacy with peace of mind.

Eating delicious food and watching the live broadcast of the Thunder game on the sofa, this life is very pleasant.

It's not that An Jie doesn't want to go back to the training ground, on the contrary, he can't hold back every day, and has to sit on the spot and play with the ball every day. But An Jie knows that desires are not enough, and the only way to be safest is to let the injury recover slowly.

On the night when Anjie's family reunited happily, the Thunder also defeated the bottom-ranked Wizards in the Eastern Conference with a score of 108 to 127 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

It is worth mentioning that Morris scored 17 points and 8 rebounds in this campaign. After Durant and Westbrook, the Thunder scored the most.

"The big men of the Cyclone team are so amazing. When Anjie comes back, the inside combination of Morris and Ann will be invincible!" Morris's outstanding performance has already made many people look forward to the double towers of the Cyclones team in the NBA. The scene of the glorious time.

After getting good data, Morris returned home happily and saw a bowl of stewed chicken soup that An Jie's parents had left for him. Morris drooled when he smelled the smell.

Many Americans are not used to authentic Chinese food, but thanks to Anjie's mother's excellent cooking skills, Morris took the bowl and drank the chicken soup in two mouthfuls, and asked afterwards, "Is there any more?"

The days came to the end of November peacefully, and the new nba season finally ended the first month of fighting.

During this period, the Thunder's performance was quite satisfactory. They experienced a two-game losing streak on the road trip, and also experienced a two-game winning streak after the Eastern Conference team came.

Their current record is 10 wins and 6 losses, temporarily ranking fourth in the Western Conference!

A ranking like the Thunder's is undoubtedly something that many experts did not expect. They admit that the Thunder is very likely to become a team within the playoff range, but currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference, this is indeed too much expected.

And compared with the No. 1 Lakers, they are only three and a half games away. You know, this is the result achieved by the Thunder when An Jie was injured.

Countless people are looking forward to Anjie's return, and countless people hope to see the full lineup of the Thunder soaring into the sky. And An Jie, after recuperating for more than half a month, finally went to the hospital for a reexamination on December 1st.

Now An Jie can walk without using crutches at all, and his injured knee doesn't feel any other than occasional soreness.

However, judging from the serious expression of the Thunder's "queen" doctor Rick Samir after the consultation, Anjie's injury does not seem to be optimistic.

Van Gundy was so nervous that he shed big beads of sweat in the December winter. He walked quickly to Shan Mier, and Shan Mir's brows were still furrowed.

"This..." Van Gundy pointed to the medical report in Shanmir's hand.

"Ann's injury..." Samir took a look at the report, and his brows seemed to wrinkle even deeper.

"Damn it!" Before Sammir could speak, Van Gundy yelled with his hands on his hips unwillingly. Why, why is God so unfair to the center.

"What's wrong with you buddy?" Instead, Samir was confused by Van Gundy's actions.

"What about Ann's injury, tell me quickly, I'm ready." Countless names flashed through Van Gundy's mind at this time, Ewing, Mourning, Yao Ming, Mutombo...

"Ann's affected area has recovered very well, and now he has no problem with recovery training. As for the knee soreness, it is a normal after-effect reaction. As long as you are more careful when training, the soreness will disappear on its own. Let me say, Ann can play next week if you want." Samir told Van Gundy according to the report, but his expression was still tense.

"Recovering very well?" Van Gundy snatched the report in disbelief. It was indeed written in the same way, and An Jie's affected area was also normal in the film.

"Is there something wrong with what I said, coach?" Shan Mier was fooled by Van Gundy's series of unusual actions today.

"Since Ann's recovery is very good, then your expression..." Van Gundy looked up at his old acquaintance, Shan Mier, who still looked very distressed.

"Oh, that... I broke up with my girlfriend..." Saying this, Shan Mier's expression got worse.

After Van Gundy heard the answer, he laughed easily. This guy, it turned out that this was the case, which made him nervous for a long time.

At this time An Jie also came out of the ward, seeing the two laughing and mourning, An Jie was also a little confused.

"Let's go Ann, your vacation is over, come back to the training ground with me!" Van Gundy waved at An Jie, God, he did not abandon him.

After experiencing misleading farce and excessive tension, the comeback date of Oriental High Tower is gradually approaching.

All the teams are prepared for the worst, because they don't know if they will become the first ghost to be shot after An Jie's comeback!

Threats from the east will permeate the alliance again. (To be continued.) 8