The Way of the Center

Oklahoma City under the starlight is like the brightest star in the Oklahoma Milky Way. "EΩ┡small" said WwnW. 1XIAOSHUO. COM As the capital of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City is always the most shining city. After the Seattle Sounders settled in Oklahoma City, the city's popularity in the United States soared.

Today, the word Oklahoma City and victory can already be equated. In the regular season, he killed all sides and entered the playoffs with the second place in the Western Conference, which surprised fans all over the world. In the playoffs, they defeated two old rivals, the Nuggets and the Lakers, and let the very young new Thunder three who entered the Western Conference Finals go straight to the championship. But today, on a star-studded night that should have been a good mood, the mood in Oklahoma City seemed a little off.

"No way." A wrinkled old black man in his late fifties twisted the switch on the car radio to adjust the volume.

"106 to 99, the Oklahoma City Thunder lost at home and lost their first matchup in the Western Conference Finals!" The voice from the radio was very clear, and the old man was sure that he heard it right, so he angrily smashed He flicked the steering wheel.

"Hey, old man! The light is green, can you go!" In the rearview mirror, a young man stuck his head out of the window and yelled at the old man who was listening to the radio fascinated. At the same time, he also compared the gesture that can express all emotions with only the middle finger.

"Damn it!" The old man driving the taxi started the car and drove slowly through the traffic lights. He has been listening to the game on the car radio, and now he is in a bad mood. He planned to call off work immediately and call some good friends to go to old Lucy's bar for a few drinks. Thunder, Thunder...how can they lose at this time.

Seeing Anjie win another victory in the Chesapeake Energy Arena, the Oklahoma City fans couldn't be happier.

In the past, Anjie's victory represented the Thunder's victory. But now, Anjie's victory will only represent the failure of Oklahoma City.

"You won... you played well." Morris didn't have much to say to An Jie after the game. He couldn't let An Jie continue to work hard. Although Morris's defense today has been very successful, only An Jie scored 26 points-for a guy like An, 26 points is definitely not a high score. You know, Brook Lopez can occasionally score 28 points, and Robin Lopez can occasionally score 20 points.

But Morris was definitely not in a good mood. Even if he scored a zero against Anjie but the team lost, Morris still couldn't be happy.

10 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks. It is already very remarkable for a center to get this kind of data when facing Angie. But Morris felt that what he had done was far from enough.

"You did your best Maurice,

It's very hard for me to play against you. Hey, what, throw in the towel? Seeing that Morris was not in a good mood, An Jie patted the shoulder of his biggest opponent in the series.

"Good idea! You just won by luck, kid. I'll get it back in a day." Morris smiled at An Jie. The fact that the big bull can talk like this means that he's fine.

Saying goodbye to Morris who lost the game, looking at his teammates who were so happy from ear to ear, An Jie still couldn't let himself celebrate wantonly in the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

After winning the victory, even if he was stepping on the corpses of his former brothers, An Jie would not feel sad. This is the nBa, a league where most opponents are private friends. But you can't give up the victory just because the other party is a good friend with you. Otherwise, Anjie and Thunder would not have been eliminated by Kobe's Lakers that year.

The Chesapeake Energy Arena was Anjie's former home at any rate, and this group of Thunder fans still loved and supported him very much after he left. Angie couldn't bring himself to celebrate the victory here, and he didn't want to break the hearts of Oklahoma City fans.

"An just walked into the player tunnel so quietly. He didn't accept interviews from reporters, nor stayed with Aldridge and others, but walked directly into the player tunnel. Perhaps in Anjie's heart, this place is still his He can’t do things that hurt them in front of his former family.” The nBa league is indeed cruel, realistic, and commercial. But among them, as long as you are serious enough, you can still show some scenes full of human touch. Mike Breen watched Anjie's performance, which made him fall in love with this foreign player even more without hesitation.

The fans in Oklahoma got a little comfort, but Anjie's small move still couldn't fill the sadness brought about by the Thunder's loss.

It was clear that the Thunder team seemed to overwhelm the Trail Blazers throughout the game, but in the end, why did they lose the game?

"The Trail Blazers played very calmly. Even when they were behind, they never got impatient. They did a good job of this, so, as you can see, we lost this game." After the game At the press conference, Van Gundy gave his answer to the question that everyone wanted to know.

"So what do you mean, coach, that Westbrook and Bledsoe made several erratic mistakes, which led to the team's final loss?" A malicious reporter stood up, in front of Westbrook. This question was asked face to face.

Westbrook glared at the reporter, but the fat, bald, oily reporter was not fooled by Westbrook's gaze.

"No, I just said that the Trail Blazers are stable enough. It doesn't mean that I think there is a problem with Russell and Eric's handling of the ball. Everyone is responsible for our loss. This responsibility should not be pushed to individual people. Russell scored 24 points in this game, and Eric also scored 16 points off the bench. Without them, we would not even be able to do what we are doing now." The handling of Westbrook and Bledsoe No problem with the ball? Of course not, Van Gundy will tell his two guards about this when he returns to the locker room. But all of that was said behind closed doors by the Thunder. To the outside world, of course Van Gundy wants to stand by his players. This is one of the reasons why Van Gundy can win the trust of players.

"What fucking nonsense." The fat reporter muttered to himself, and sat back dissatisfied. However, more people present respected Van Gundy in their hearts. Westbrook gave Van Gundy a look, thankful he had been given Van Gundy's protection, even though he knew Van Gundy would.

Maybe in the next game, I really should use better performance to repay this meticulous coach.

"35 points, scored a new high in the playoffs, you must be very happy!?" On the other side of the Trail Blazers press conference, the atmosphere was much more lively. Unlike in the past, the focus of the reporters today is not Anjie, but LaMarcus Aldrie, the second leader of the Trail Blazers who scored 36 points second only to Durant and scored the second highest score in the game. strange

"I enjoyed today's game very much. I felt very hot today. It seems that as long as I take a shot, the basketball will definitely go into the basket. It is also true. I made a lot of shots on Ibaka's head. Of course, I can do it. All of this is inseparable from the cooperation of my teammates." After speaking, An Jie stretched out his fist to touch An Jie. If An Jie hadn't provided ammunition for him and attracted defense for him, he wouldn't have gotten such a high score.

"How do you feel about winning the crucial playoffs in your old club?" With the second question, the reporters' focus returned to Anjie.

"I enjoy the process of playing here very much. I am surprised that there will be fans cheering and applauding for me here. I will show my best state and let the fans watch the most exciting game." An Jie's answer It is very ingenious, not only avoiding all sensitive issues, but also winning the favor of the fans. However, this is also what An Jie really thinks in his heart.

"The victory of the Trail Blazers is inseparable from their steady offense, and their steady offense is inseparable from the close cooperation between the players of the Trail Blazers. Ann sent 9 assists today, whether it is outside or inside, Ann It can give his teammates a chance. Although I only scored 26 points, I am sorry, my wording seems to be a bit inappropriate, because 26 points is actually not a low score. In short, Ann is using his calm 26 points, overshadowing Durant's crazy 36 points, and Westbrook's crazy breakthrough 24 points. The Blazers can win because of Anjie's smarter handling of the ball and leadership." After the game , T.nT TV station did not rush to end the program, but asked the three commentators to make a summary of the game after the game.

"You missed a little bit of Kenny. The Blazers can win, and they won because of Ana's superb flopping." O'Neill laughed and said this, but Kenny Smith only rolled his eyes.

O'Neill said this without malice. He understood that there is nothing shameful in diving. As long as you can win, you are the truth, you are the hero, you are the guy who only scored 26 points and outshone the guy who scored 36 points.

There are no good guys and bad guys in the nba, only winners and losers. Angie's fall that changed the course of the game may cause dissatisfaction among many people, such as Bledsoe. But there is a fact that the Trail Blazers have taken the lead in the Western Conference Finals!

This is more important than anything else.

The bright summer night in Oklahoma City may not be so perfect, but Anjie's former teammates will not give up easily.

To win the series, there is still a lot to do...