The Way of the Center

Chapter 239: A Thrilling Strike

"Although the Timberwolves resisted tenaciously, the huge gap in strength was right in front of their eyes. Brewer, who is doing well now, was off the field because of 6 fouls. The hope of the Timberwolves winning is very slim." Yu Jia explained the morning After the game, I was already too hungry. Right now, he only hoped that this unsuspecting game would end quickly, so that he would be spared the pain of hunger sooner.

After returning from the timeout, Westbrook took possession of the ball and advanced in a leisurely manner. He has scored 22 points in this game, and his shooting percentage is not bad. Seeing that the team is about to win, Westbrook also has nothing in his heart.

He made a random pass and Durant received the ball. As the league's scoring leader, Durant also scored a good 32 points today. None of the people in front of him can guard against him!

With Anjie's pick-and-roll, Durant dodged to the right, jumped up and shot without checking the surrounding environment.

"It's still as easy." Durant smiled. After the goal was scored, the point difference became double digits.

suddenly! Durant's eyes went dark, and a big hand appeared in front of his eyes. This time not only interfered with Durant's shooting, but directly rewarded Durant with a big hot pot.

"What!" Durant looked at the owner of the palm in surprise. He was familiar with this person and had been his teammate for two years, Damien Wilkins!

"Wilkins' block! Durant never thought that Wilkins would be so active. He never thought that the Timberwolves hadn't given up their resistance!"

After the block was successful, Wilkins advanced quickly, and then passed the ball to Love, who was running at the front.

Seeing Love catch the ball, the Thunder's entire defensive lineup shrank to the basket. Unexpectedly, Love did not choose to make a layup in the face of an empty basket. He knew that Anjie was always behind him, even if there was no one in front of him, he was threatened with being blocked. Love doesn't want to try An Jie's nail-biting hat.

Love suddenly made a sideways pass, and then passed the ball inside. The person who responded from the outside was naturally Damien Wilkins who quickly joined the offense after the steal.

Damien Wilkins, who followed up, took a quick shot after receiving the ball. It was almost impossible for Anjie to turn around and interfere with the shot.

"Wilkins' steals and scoring are very critical! He took the lead in sounding the counterattack horn of the Timberwolves!" Until now, people really discovered that the game is not over yet!

After being "humiliated" by Wilkins with beautiful steals and goals, people are eager to see how Durant will respond. The shot went out of the box again.

Love desperately stuck his position and took the rebound with difficulty, but anyway, the Thunder did not get a second chance to attack.

The Timberwolves' counterattack was very quick. Jonny Flynn made the ball quickly, and the European big man Milicic, who got an open spot, did not hesitate to shoot the ball before the Thunder's defense was formed.

Milicic may have lost the sharpness of the year, but an open shot is still no problem for him.

"Dako Milicic? Got it! 103 to 97, Rambis' decision to replace Jefferson looks very correct! There are only six points left, and the Thunder must break the scoring drought!"

It was still Durant, this time he did not choose to take a hard shot against Wilkins' defense, he decided to let Anjie look for opportunities in the paint.

However, Durant's pass was interrupted by Love who suddenly circled forward, but Love did not control the ball. An Jie leaped, but he also missed the ball. The basketball was caught by Mr. Jonny Flynn. Picking it up in one step, his quick advance brought a 2-on-1 situation in the frontcourt.

Westbrook stood in the middle, torn. I don't know whether to defend Flynn who is holding the ball, or to follow up Wilkins.

Seeing Westbrook's hesitation, Flynn suddenly threw a throw, and he hit it easily with almost no resistance, four points!

"Damn it! Mine!" Durant hugged his head in frustration. As the leader of the team, he made frequent mistakes at critical moments, and even he himself felt unforgivable.

Seeing that the 10-point advantage disappeared in an instant, Van Gundy also called a timeout decisively.

"Too careless! I said that the Timberwolves are not easy to mess with! Kevin, you have become the opponent's key defensive target. Next, your task is to feint."

Van Gundy looked at his subordinates, Westbrook was not stable enough, the best way to keep the advantage was to let Anjie confront Love!

"Ann, win the game in the last two minutes!" Van Gundy didn't say anything else. After assigning tasks, he immediately took the time to arrange tactics.

"I won't make mistakes again, work hard!" Durant made a promise in front of everyone before the timeout ended. Even if it was a feint, he still had to complete his mission well.

"Durant!" This name is entangled in the minds of every Timberwolves player. He is the league's number one scorer. This title does not need to be arranged by Rambis, and others will take care of him.

Even though Durant made a mistake and failed to attack consecutively just now, the Timberwolves players still dare not relax in the slightest.

Everyone focused on Durant, and countless people died at the hands of Durant, the young scoring champion. Durant's active running positions made the Timberwolves firmly believe that Durant is the last edge.

When Wilkins followed Durant for a long time and Love prepared to defend for a long time, they were shocked to find that Westbrook's pass was not given to Durant, but to Anjie!

"Fake attack? Or is it really coming!" Le Fu was easily broken by An Jie because of this problem before. This time, he still couldn't make up his mind, but he trusted Wilkins, so Le Fu paid more attention to it. Put it on An Jie who was holding the ball.

Durant quickly cut in after seeing Anjie holding the ball, and Anjie also cooperated with him and made a false pass. Suddenly, everyone in the Timberwolves tensed up!

Unexpectedly, An Jie suddenly took the ball back and stepped forward with his left foot, he wanted to turn around!

Love quickly took a step back, but Anjie withdrew his back foot and took off to shoot!

Love had no time to react after being fooled by An Jie's first half of the action. An Jie's retreat shot was consistent. Even though he has not yet stepped into the three-second zone, for An Jie, this distance is already within his range. within.

The basketball spun twice on the rim, and finally fell straight into the net.

"Dude, forget about Kevin, it's time for you and me again!" An Jie challenged Le Fu with a smile, but Le Fu couldn't laugh at all.

Love didn't intend to respond to An Jie with his mouth. After the Timberwolves attacked, An Jie obviously felt that Love's movements were more frequent than before.

However, in this attack, the basketball never came into Love's hands. Seeing that there were only a few seconds left, Jonny Flynn made a shot without completely getting rid of Westbrook.

The basketball's flight trajectory was surprisingly positive, but its strength was a little stronger. The ball hits the neck of the basket and looks bound to bounce back.

An Jie turned around to grab the rebound, but he was surprised to find that Love was already in front of him.

Love's rebounding ability has made great progress compared to college and even last season. Anjie desperately pushed behind him, but still couldn't make Love move half a step.

Love grabs the offensive rebound and immediately jumps to the basket a second time. In order not to give Love a chance to hit a three-pointer, An Jie gave up blocking.

"Kevin Love took off the offensive rebound on An Jie's head, my God, this is really rare!" Yu Jia's hunger has long since been swept away, and he is completely addicted to the anxious game.

After that, An Jie and Love took over the game completely.

At this time, even An Jie had to admire Love's speed of progress. If this was last season, Anjie would never let Love score consecutively, but now, Love's off-ball running and shooting make Anjie very uncomfortable.

With 30 seconds left in the game, Love once again ran away from An Jie by running without the ball. Although An Jie has a good perimeter defense, he is still not a dedicated perimeter defense gate.

Love, on the other hand, can really attack like an outside player. After receiving the ball, Love quickly made a shot. He knew how terrifying the No. 16 center's defensive ability was.

Sure enough, as soon as Le Fu took off, An Jie also jumped high. Most inside shooters have a very slow shot speed. If it weren't for Love's extremely fast shot, the ball would have been blocked by An Jie.

"Damn it, no!" Seeing the basketball pass over his fingers, An Jie's heart suddenly turned cold.

"Swipe." Before he could turn his head, he heard the sound of a basketball hitting the net.

Love clenched his fists tightly, and the muscles in his arms were bulging. This big white guy was venting his emotions, he didn't lose to An Jie again today!

"In the last 30 seconds of the game, Coach Van Gundy called the last timeout. The Thunder only have a 2-point lead, and their next attack is crucial!"

That's right, it's very important. If the Thunder can't score the ball in the next attack, the situation will be relatively dangerous. After all, Love is in a very hot state today, who can guarantee that An Jie will be able to defend against the last attack.

"Who would have thought before the game that the Timberwolves would push the Thunder into a corner? Don't underestimate any team, even the bottom of the West!"

Morris quickly sent the sideline ball, and Westbrook was compressing the time. After 30 seconds, the Timberwolves did not use a tactical foul, and they were confident in their defense!

Rambis still has the last timeout in hand. If the ball is defended, the Timberwolves still have a chance to tie the score! If a tactical foul is used, it will make it easier for the Thunder to score.

With ten seconds left, Westbrook finally gave the ball to Anjie. An Jie took a deep breath and started to attack!

Sit back! The first heavy! The second stroke is lighter with a slight shoulder shake. Love didn't dare to stick to the ground tightly, so that when Anjie turned around or shot, Love would not be able to move forward. But he didn't dare to relax too much, then An Jie's advancement would be very easy.

This is where Anjie's offense makes it difficult to defend. Coupled with that soft touch and superb footsteps, whoever defends Anjie will be under tremendous pressure.

suddenly! An Jie continued to increase his strength and turned around. Love firmly held his position, but An Jie was squeezed so that he lost his center of gravity.

"No, no, no." Van Gundy stared at the two insiders on the field, and looked at An Jie who had lost his center of gravity. Van Gundy's heart also fluctuated.

The moment An Jie fell, he threw the ball towards the basket. After that, he fell heavily to the ground.

Love first looked at the referee to confirm that he did not foul, and then looked at the basketball, hoping that the orange-red ball would jump into his hands obediently.

The basketball first hit the backboard and then bounced to the front edge of the rim. When An Jie got up, the basketball had already fallen to the ground, and the 24-second shot clock had ended. But looking at the disappointed eyes of the Target Center fans and Love's surprised expression, An Jie knew that the goal had been scored!

"Incredible goal! An Jie still scored the basketball even though he lost all his center of gravity! The gap of five points, the gap between the two sides has become five points, the time is only six seconds, and it is almost impossible to score five points in six seconds !” Yu Jia believes that miracles can happen in the NBA, but not today.

Rambis hurriedly used up the last pause, fearing that the clock would run even one second longer.

After returning from the timeout, Love really turned decay into a magical three-pointer, but he was unable to save the game.

Ten seconds ago, An Jie had already killed the game!

Although it wasn't a lore, the final shot that lost all focus had exactly the same effect as a lore.

After making the three-pointer, Love remained expressionless. He knew that he had once again lost to the Chinese. (To be continued.)

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