The Way of the Center

"Brook Lopez! A beautiful dunk! The Chinese can't stop him at all! The king of Stanford University, Brook is back!" Beside Paul Philips, the ESPN commentator spat into the microphone passionately. Brook Lopez scored in such a high-profile way as soon as he came back. The fans of Stanford University have been frustrated for so long and finally found a breaking point.

Like An Jie, the big man of few words likes to speak with actions.

"Nice job!" Robin Lopez frantically waved the towel on the bench. He hoped that his brother would give this Asian a little more color.

Afterwards, Anjie, whose physical strength declined during the Cyclones' offense, did not directly entangle Brook in the penalty area. He still mentioned the high position to serve as a wall for his teammates who ran without the ball. But this time Brook ignored the rest of the Cyclone team. He stared at Anjie from beginning to end, and missing this Chinese was the biggest threat to the restricted area.

Without the assistance of Anjie, the offense of the second team of the Cyclones team was very difficult. The basketball kept passing and there was no chance to pass it out. In the end, the Cyclones' backup shooting guard C.J. Fortes had to force a shot before the end of the shot clock. The basketball hit the neck of the basket and Stanford got the rebound.

After Brook took a small step from the free throw line to hold the ball, the rest of Stanford immediately opened up the space.

"Single play! Oh, usually the people who have the right to use this play are perimeter players, like Derrick Rose or Michael Beasley, but today we actually saw Stanford open for a matchup between two centers. space."

Anjie dare not put him too far, because Brook Lopez's mid-range shot is also very threatening. Brook Lopez dropped his shoulders and took a few tentative steps. Without warning, Brook suddenly started to rush towards the restricted area guarded by An Jie. He adjusted his footsteps so that An Jie couldn't figure out which direction he would break through.

"To the left!?" Anjie saw Brook Lopez change the ball to his left hand, and he also moved his footsteps, preparing to block Brook's breakthrough route.

After the ball in his left hand reached An Jie’s eyes, Brook Lopez suddenly turned to the right with the ball in both hands. He raised the basketball with one hand and prepared for a layup. !

An Jie raised his long arms after jumping, and almost no shots could exceed this height.

"I won this time." An Jie was at a complete disadvantage against Brook Lopez, and now he can finally change the situation.

However, Brook did not directly attack the frame as everyone imagined. After Anjie took off, Brook immediately took back the raised ball, then turned to the left on the spot, and wiped past Angie who took off. He held the ball in his left hand. Easily put the ball into the basket. Angie's arm was still hanging on Brook's body in the air, the referee didn't hesitate, and hurriedly blew the whistle in his hand.

"Beep! Defensive foul!"

"Beautiful footsteps! Anjie didn't expect that he would be tricked by his usual tricks!" The ESPN commentator was full of praise for Brook Lopez.

"Ah! Damn it!" An Jie couldn't believe that he was actually deceived by this tactic, which was a tactic he often used to deceive his opponents. He has seen a lot of brutalist centers, but this is the first time he has encountered a center like Brook who likes to play with his brain. This guy is really very similar to himself.

Brook didn't show any emotion on his face. He high-fived his teammates blankly, and then walked to the free throw line unhurriedly.

In the past, Anjie either had an advantage in post-up technique and basketball IQ, or had an advantage in strength. But today, he met a person with both strength and technology.

"Boy, go back and see how I punish you!" Divac couldn't accept his disciple being teased like this, and An Jie still thought Brook Lopez was too simple.

When An Jie held the ball in the high position and was about to break through, he directly bumped into Brook who was clinging to him. The moment the two collided, An Jie felt his chest constricted. Gritting his teeth to squeeze a little space, Anjie raised his long arms to lay up, but Brook pressed Anjie's body and flew the racket out.

"Another block! Angie has no power to fight back against Brook Lopez!"

"Pause the referee." After seeing Anjie's performance on the court, Ricard shook his head helplessly. This was the first time he met an opponent of this level, but he still played according to his previous experience. Now he had to take An Jie down, first to let An Jie recover some physical strength, and second, to let An Jie calm down a little.

An Jie walked off the basketball court with his head down. He had never failed like this since he played in the NCAA. Anjie couldn't defend the offensive end and couldn't open it on the defensive end. Brook Lopez proved his dominance in the interior.

"It's okay boy, let's rest first." Ricard didn't blame An Jie. What this kid lacks is not strength, but experience in dealing with this kind of opponent. Facing Robin Lopez, he can still rely on his previous experience to play an excellent performance, but Brook is obviously not able to deal with it by relying on his previous experience.

In the previous games, An Jie had come into contact with all the centers in the Big 12 league. Although there were some excellent guys among them, their overall strength was still weak. This is where the March Madness tournament is played, and the guys here are nothing like the guys in the Big 12.

After Anjie left the court, Brook Lopez, just as Larry Myers had imagined, killed all directions in the paint. Even An Jie couldn't guard against him, so the Cyclone team couldn't find another person who could stop him.

"Brook turns and dunks!"

"How about the CIC!? Hit!"

"Brook Lopez rocks the defender away with another beautiful move!"

"Incredible performance! He is indeed the one who can suppress Kevin Love!"

As for Anjie? Now no one thinks of the Chinese who was silent on the bench, the game has now become Brook Lopez's personal performance.

"What are you in a daze for, boy!" Divac suddenly reprimanded An Jie loudly.

"Don't put your head down here like a coward, hold your head up for me, and carefully observe how that guy Brook plays on the court! After training you for so long, I didn't want you to play in the March Madness. Taken as a stepping stone!"

An Jie was scolded by Divac, and the frustration just now was swept away in an instant. He trains so hard every day and takes basketball so seriously, why should he be inferior to this guy named Brook? What that guy did on the court, Angie could do in the regular season. It's just that he doesn't know how to deal with opponents of this level. Anjie watched Brook Lopez intently. If Brook knew that he was being watched intently by a big man, he would definitely get hairy all over his body.

The game came to the 17th minute of the first half in the unscrupulous performance of Brook Lopez. Brook has led Stanford University to lead the Cyclones by 10 points on the court. If it weren't for the substitute players of the Cyclone team who spared no effort to smash their opponents on the field, the point difference would have been more than that.

"I want all five of you to go back and tie the score for me before halftime!" Ricard said, squinting at An Jie. His performance will directly affect the direction of the game.

"Don't worry boss, it was my fault just now, I promise that Brooke will be treated like a VIP." An Jie didn't sit in vain just now, he had recorded every movement of Brooke in his own memory. in mind.

"Coach, please let me continue to play later." Brook knew that the Cyclones' favorite was to launch an onslaught at the last moment, and he had to face the big Chinese man on the court.

Seeing that Brook was not physically exhausted, Larry Miles agreed to the request to leave the station. It's all right now, the starting five tigers of both sides have all returned to the field, continuing the duel that ended abruptly just now.

"How about brother, that guy was blown out by the media." The triumphant Robin seemed to have forgotten how he was scored by An Jie in the penalty area again and again on the court.

"No, he didn't show his strength just now. If it wasn't for worrying about him, I wouldn't be playing now!" Brook Lopez's caution was also one of the reasons why An Jie was suppressed at the beginning.

"Ann, if we continue to switch positions later, you can continue to play Robin Lopez." Asakin tugged on An Jie's jersey before going on the court.

"No need buddy, I'll leave Robin to you, I can't keep hiding behind you like this." An Jie smiled and rejected Asakin's proposal.

"You..." It's not that Asakin doesn't trust An Jie's strength, it's just that An Jie's performance on the court just now is in front of everyone's eyes.

"Don't worry, I won't let that guy do whatever he wants again."

"Damn you kid, what were you doing just now!? If you can't fight again, I'm going to hit you with a walking stick!" Morris felt that he didn't know An Jie who was on the field just now, no matter what No matter who the opponent is, he believes that his partner can save the day.

On the first attack back from a timeout, Anjie quickly entered the penalty area and began to compete with Brook Lopez for a position. During the pushing and shoving between the two sides, Anjie struggled to get a gap to catch the ball. Mike Taylor saw the opportunity and fed the ball to Anjie accurately.

"So active?" Even though Brook had completely suppressed An Jie just now, he still didn't underestimate the enemy in the slightest.

Anjie pushed back with his back to the basket, but Anjie did not enter the three-second zone as he wished under Brook's full efforts to stop him. Seeing that the road was blocked, An Jie leaned against Brook and kept shaking his upper body. Brook didn't dare to slack off, and supported An Jie's waist every step of the way.

An Jie suddenly took a step to the left, and Brook immediately followed, preparing to put his chest against An Jie's shoulder to prevent him from breaking through.

Feint! ? An Jie's body turned halfway, and he suddenly retracted the ball into his arms, and took a step back in the opposite direction. Afterwards, An Jie took off on one foot, and his body even tilted a little.

"This action! Reminds us of the German's step-back jumper!" The commentators all stared wide-eyed. They really did not expect such a smooth and gentle movement by a 2.19-meter-high man.

Because An Jie's body was a little backward, and Brook was a little shaken by An Jie's fake move just now, Brook didn't complete the block very well.

An Jie stretched his body as far as possible in the air, and threw the ball in the most comfortable posture.

"This idiot!" Robin took it for granted that his brother must be able to complete the defense well, and now he is fully focused on the basket, waiting for the rebound.

But the basketball didn't pop out of the basket as Robin thought. The ball Anjie threw didn't even touch the ring. The orange ball kept spinning in the air, and finally fell into the empty net precisely.

"Is this Dirk Lowitzki's step-back jumper!? Can someone explain it to me!? Has Anjie used this move before!?" When the basketball entered the frame, even the picky ESPN The commentator also had to be impressed by this wonderful goal.

In fact, Anjie's movement is far from that of Lowitzki, and his movement is much simpler than Lowitzki's golden rooster's independent retreat. Only in order to get rid of Brook's defense, An Jie had to lean back slightly while jumping on one foot. It's just that An Jie completed a series of movements from feint to shot very smoothly, which makes people feel that this movement is so pleasing to the eye.

"That's right, kid." Brook was not annoyed by losing the ball. Instead, he rejoiced in his heart that he did not make a mistake in his judgment on the Chinese.

After seeing Anjie's performance, Divac finally raised his legs easily again. "Show these guys all your comprehensive back-up skills!"

"An Jie finally responded! Chinese people refuse to accept defeat so early! Audience friends, I advise you all not to leave the TV for a moment. I have a hunch that sparks will spark between these two super centers!" Philips saw After seeing An Jie's wonderful performance, he finally regained his spirits. The changed An Jie made all the fans of the Cyclones go crazy.