The Way of the Center

"I think Coach Van Gundy's final attack in this game must be Durant! Westbrook can't take on the big responsibility today, Sefolosha is not very sure, and Anjie, it is difficult for him to play in pole position. In a short period of time, he came out to catch the sideline ball and then completed the offense. Only Durant met all the conditions to create a lore, but Jerry Sloan double-teamed Durant in the fourth quarter. The last defense He will definitely continue to pressurize KD!" Taking advantage of the short timeout, Mike Breen analyzed the situation on the court to the audience.

As a well-known veteran commentator, Mike Breen's understanding of basketball can be said to be no worse than that of professional players and coaches. Therefore, his analysis is often very professional and accurate, and this time is no exception.

Van Gundy is indeed drawing tactics for Durant, and Jerry Sloan is also arranging defenses around Durant.

Even though the picture of the last attack has been "spoiled" by the commentaries of various TV stations, one of the charms of competitive sports lies in the uncertainty. Everything that is well arranged \u003cnone\u003e\u003cwrong\u003e will change on the court. This kind of crucial round that determines the outcome is even more so!

Even though the fans knew Durant was going to make the shot, even though they knew Jerry Sloan was going to lock Durant up, everyone was looking forward to the last few seconds of the offense.

"Beep!~~~" The electronic sound on the scene sounded, which means that the last chance for the Thunder to time out has been used up. An Jie and his teammates stood in the positions arranged by Van Gundy. As long as the referee whistles the whistle, the tactics will officially start to be implemented!

Most of the TV footage was on Durant, the 21-year-old who was second on the scoring list.

Whether you scored 40 points or 50 points in front of you, it is not as valuable as a key ball that kills the game. Durant knows this, so he won't let his efforts go to waste easily.

Morris stood on the sidelines, next to the referee, and the Thunder players took their positions one by one, waiting for the game to continue.

Ronnie Brewer grabbed Durant's jersey nervously, and Durant kept shaking Brewer's "dirty" hands away. In less than a second of being comfortable, the annoying grabbing revived again.

The treatment An Jie received was not bad either. Okur almost hugged An Jie in the front, while Boozer dragged behind and stuck to An Jie tightly. The three of them are next to each other like sandwich biscuits, except that An Jie has become the most delicious filling. The Jazz did not arrange for anyone to interfere with Morris's serve. They focused all their attention on Durant and Anjie, on the receiver.

Morris observed the positioning of his teammates. There was no mistake, but he didn't know if he could execute as he wished after running.

The referee looked at the technical table with the basketball that decided the outcome of the game.

After confirming the remaining game time and the personnel on the field, the technical desk signaled to the referee that the game can continue.

The referee who was holding the ball took a step back and faced Morris. He hit the ball into Morris' hands and blew his whistle at the same time.

"Beep!" Different from the hurried whistle when there is a foul, it means that there is only one whistle of fate. However, after the Thunder and Jazz players heard the whistle, they all seemed to have heard the signal to charge. Suddenly, everyone started!

"Get out of the way!" An Jie suddenly pulled away Okur's arm, and quickly ran out. Durant used a quick back run to get away from Ronnie Brewer and Wesley Matthews. As he was advancing, Anjie rushed over, lying in the middle, and Duran Specially completed an off-ball pick-and-roll cooperation!

"Damn it!" An Jie found that the quality of the pick-and-roll did not meet expectations, and Matthews, who had a positive attitude, ignored the danger of fouling and forcibly got rid of An Jie's obstruction.

At the same time, Durant got a fleeting chance to catch the ball, Morris sent the ball from the sideline, and Deron jumped high in the middle, but failed to intercept the ball.

"Durant successfully received the ball! So far the Thunder's tactics have been executed very successfully, now let's see how Durant makes this shot!" Mike Brin roared loudly, his emotions followed the players on the field Every time they run, they go up and down.

After Durant received the ball, he didn't have time to aim at all. He turned directly to face the frame and took off to shoot.

But just when Durant was about to make a shot, Wesley Matthews, who got rid of Anjie's pick-and-roll, suddenly jumped out. He jumped high and stretched his long arms as hard as he could, hoping to interfere with Durant's rhythm of shots.

Matthews' positivity has paid off. Durant, who was already a little hasty, is still disturbed by Matthews who suddenly appeared, and his shooting rhythm is instantly disrupted. But he had no choice, and when Van Gundy appointed him to take the shot, he was ready to take responsibility for the loss.

"Durant's quick shot, but still failed to get rid of Matthews' interference!"

Fans at the "Three" Chesapeake Energy Arena raised their arms and yelled for Durant.

The basketball flew over everyone's heads, and the eyes of the fans coincided with the arc the basketball crossed. The ball looks a little bigger! ?

"Bang!" The basket sounded crisply, and Durant's three-point shot hit the basket's neck!

"This goal didn't go in! Oh! God! It's Ann, Ann caught the offensive rebound!" Just when everyone thought the dust had settled, the yellow-skinned guy in the white No. 16 jersey jumped high and threw The missed basketball goes to the bag.

After finding that Matthews quickly got rid of his pick-and-roll, Anjie turned around and ran towards the penalty area. When he took off, Okur and Boozer also jumped up, but Anjie was still a few centimeters higher than those two, and got the basketball first!

After landing, Anjie just planned to take off for the second time and dunk under the basket. Unexpectedly, Boozer directly pulled down Anjie who took off.

Pulled by the two opposing forces, Anjie fell heavily to the ground. At the same time, the referee signaled Boozer to make a defensive foul at the basket, and Anjie got two free throws!

"What the fuck is wrong with this ball!" Jerry Sloan smashed the tactical board and rushed onto the field to argue with the referee.

Seeing the chattering Sloan walking towards him, the referee immediately gestured for a technical foul. This was Sloan's second technical foul of the game, which meant he would be ejected with seconds left in the game!

Indeed, this penalty is enough to change everything the players have done for the entire 48 minutes. No wonder Sloan is so excited, Anjie's free throws have always been very stable. He made one free throw, and the two teams had to play overtime. If he made both free throws, the Jazz would lose to Oklahoma City!

Under the obstruction of the Jazz players and accompanied by the Jazz coaching staff, the old Sloan was willing to leave the court. If the Jazz can really play overtime, then Sloan can't give advice to his men.

An Jie stood on the free throw line, and now all the pressure is on An Jie. If the free throw is abnormal this time, it will no longer be an "innocuous" free throw.

After Anjie got the ball and inhaled, the fans in the entire Chesapeake Energy Arena also held their breath and closed their mouths. They were afraid that a little sound they made would affect Anjie's free throw.

Chesapeake Energy Arena has tens of thousands of spectators, but now the place is as quiet as a training ground.

An Jie made a coherent kick and made a free throw, and the basketball went into the net!

The fans hurriedly took advantage of this gap to cheer and applaud Anjie, 86 to 86, at least the Thunder won't lose!

Anjie received the ball again, and the Chesapeake Energy Arena was silent again. The sound of An Jie hitting the ball is currently the only sound in the entire arena.

"An Jie, let's see if we can seize the opportunity to kill the game." The atmosphere in the CCTV studio was no worse than that of the scene.

In the second free throw, An Jie's shot still felt very good. The basketball didn't stumble mischievously, but went into the net obediently again!

86 to 87! Relying on Anjie's two free throws, the Thunder lead by one point!

"Boom!" The Chesapeake Energy Arena finally erupted. With 2.2 seconds left in the game, the Jazz had no timeout and could only make free throws.

After receiving the ball from the baseline, Deron made a super long-range shot before half court. Many people were worried about this seemingly impossible shot. After all, the NBA is a place for miracles.

But God is obviously not on the side of the Jazz today. Deron's shot was completely relied on by Meng and hit the backboard heavily. The muffled sound made by the collision between the basketball and the backboard was like the sound of a judge hitting the table with a hammer. , declared the failure of the Jazz.

"Ann! He successfully made up for Durant's failed lore! Once again, the Thunder won again because of An's existence!" Mike Breen cheered, and he was amazed that the Chinese had once again accomplished the impossible completed tasks.

When Durant missed a shot, everyone, including Durant himself, thought the game was over. However, An Jie will always fight to the last millisecond!

Utah players slumped into the tunnel, no one to keep them, no one cared about the losers, even though they were as good as the winners until the final three seconds.

"This time you helped me complete the lore, and I knew we could do it." Durant punched An Jie in the chest. In terms of key ball handling, he seemed to be better than An Jie. ah.

With a one-point advantage, the Thunder won the last game in 2009, broke the curse again, and achieved their first five-game winning streak this season!

And Anjie, without a doubt, became the hero of Oklahoma City tonight. Everyone will cheer for Anjie's name, and everyone will rush out and buy a No. 16 jersey for Anjie.

Durant scored a game-high 31 points in this game, and his shooting percentage was not bad at 54.5%. But the most shining guy tonight is the Eastern Tower!

This is the gold content of the key ball, this is the gold content of An Jie! (To be continued.)

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