The Way of the Center

Westbrook knew Anjie's strength a long time ago, but Durant didn't expect Anjie to be able to play so calmly when facing Bogut. From the beginning of Durant University to the end of his first NBA season, he has never met a center who can solve problems in the interior alone by his side, so after so many years, he has long been unaccustomed to giving to the big man in the interior. Pass the ball.

The opponents in the preseason were not strong, and everyone did not show their true strength, so it is normal for An Jie to play well. But Durant didn't expect Anjie to play well in the regular season, and some concepts in Durant's mind have begun to slowly change.

"Ball!" After hearing Anjie's words, Bogut suddenly became extremely active on the offensive end. He held his position deeply, and opened his big hands to demand the ball from Ridnour.

In the past, the Chinese gave Bogut a bad-spoken and very humble image. Yi Jianlian was such a character in the team last season. Well now, this brat yellow-skinned kid dared to humiliate himself face to face. Bogut is going to shut this kid up! Defeating your opponent is the best way to achieve this goal!

Anjie stretched his arms forward, trying his best to block the passing route. Bogut violently shook An Jie's arm off his shoulder again and again, this Chinese is really dishonest!

After several collisions, Bogut finally got a gap to catch the ball. Ridnor seized the opportunity and passed the ball with a hit to the ground, and Bogut held the ball firmly with both hands! He is full of strength now!

"Boom!" Bogut's first push was powerful! But An Jie didn't take half a step back! Bogut also failed to advance a bit! The fans saw that the two centers collided solidly, but neither side stood still.

Second hit! Bogut continued to increase his strength, and An Jie was pressed so hard that his chest felt tight, and he took a step back. Generally, when the center forward hits back, they will not go back with all their strength, because such false and real strength can achieve the purpose of confusing the opponent, making it difficult for the defenders to tell what you will do next.

However, Bogut's attack this time is equivalent to directly proclaiming that he wants to fight back, and you can carry it if you have the guts!

The third time! Bogut exhausted all his strength, maybe this collision will directly cause a foul, but who cares! ? He just wants to let that Chinese kid know that he is not easy to mess with!

Bogut leaned back hard, but missed! Due to too much force, his whole body was thrown backwards due to inertia, and Bogut fell to the ground with a mess of his feet. An Jie retreated just right, causing Bogut, who only wanted to go in, to suffer. Only by applying both soft and hard can you receive miraculous results.

Bogut's fall naturally caused him to lose control of the basketball. Westbrook, who reacted quickly, picked up the basketball and sprinted straight away! Michael Reed chased back with all his strength, but he could only see the distance between the young man and himself getting farther and farther.

Watching Westbrook complete the dunk over there, Angie celebrated in front of the fallen Bogut. After that, An Jie deliberately looked at Bogut who hadn't got up yet, and then pointed to his head. "I told you to be smart."

"******!" Bogut stood up immediately, confronting An Jie forcefully, their noses almost touching each other. But under the stern gaze of the referee, Bogut still controlled himself.

"Oh, relax, Great Pyrenees." An Jie innocently raised his hands and took a few steps back. This action also attracted the attention of all the cameras that were shooting Westbrook.

"Something happened in the backcourt. We saw Bogut and Angie seem to be looking at each other. We all know that Bogut has always been a very hot-tempered and dirty-mouthed player. Now he doesn't let go of rookies. What?" The ESPN commentator didn't know, but Anjie, who seemed innocent now, actually took advantage of it.

"Don't know Ann like him.

"Durant came over and pushed An Jie aside, he was afraid that his new teammate would suffer.

Bogut is now furious. If it weren't for frequent injuries, he might have become a top center. Now, does even a brat dare to break ground on his head! unacceptable!

So in the subsequent confrontation with Bogut, Anjie felt that his jersey was about to be torn by Bogut. As long as the referee doesn't interfere, Bogut will always make rough moves with impunity.

Big elbow, iron sand palm, diamond arm, Bogut can be said to be omnipotent. An Jie felt that he was not playing in the NBA, but came to the free kick arena in the wrong place. But he knew that if Bogut continued to fight like this, the referee would definitely do something to control the situation.

During a rebound scramble, Bogut, who was stuck outside, grabbed the jersey of An Jie who had already taken off. The referee could no longer turn a blind eye to such an obvious action. He whistled Immediately blew it.

"The referee called Bogut's rebounding foul! Someone needs to come out and take care of him. If he is allowed to develop, who knows what Bogut will do."

Bogut was called for a foul, but that doesn't mean Anjie is innocent. After hanging out with Morris and Divac for a long time, Anjie also has a lot of little tricks. Bogut didn't take advantage and committed a foul. It was worth it for Anjie to be so miserable.

The confrontation between the two big men is very exciting, but the confrontation between the two teams has become a one-sided situation. The Bucks' offensive efficiency is very high, and Durant is still unable to get back to his state.

Fortunately, the Thunder's power forward Chris Wilcox found the feeling under the basket, and his three consecutive hits finally ensured that the score would not be further expanded.

Finally, after a foul by the Bucks, P.J. Carlesimo replaced Ainger and Westbrook, who had played a lot of time. In this way, Durant returned to the rhythm of playing alone, but this did not help him regain his lost touch.

"Kevin Durant only scored two points so far in the first half! And those two points were scored by free throws. After his outstanding performance last season, Durant's second season seems to be a bit lacking in stamina!" Six He scored two points and two rebounds on zero shots. This is Durant's performance for the fans in the new season. Obviously, this report card must be unqualified.

At the end of the second quarter, Carlesimo took Anjie and Westbrook to the court again. On the contrary, Durant, who had been unable to recover his form for a long time, was replaced. Durant was isolated on the court and certainly not efficient. An Jie has seen this, and it is impossible for Carlesimo not to see it. But he just hoped that Durant could use his personal ability to solve the problem, but he just couldn't come up with a second solution for a long time.

Anjie now misses Ricard infinitely, at least he can always stand up and stabilize the situation when the players are at a loss. Carlesimo? Anyway, An Jie didn't like his new coach at all.

Presti also saw this problem. Carlesimo was criticized by fans last season, but the Sonics were unable to recover at that time, so Presti did not respond. However, now Carlesimo does not seem to be able to realize the greatest potential of the Thunder's three future stars, which makes Presti now have to consider the issue of the head coach.

After re-playing, Anjie and Westbrook took care of each other and performed quite well. Wilcox, who frequently hit a wall on the defensive end, also continued his excellent performance on the offensive end. In the second quarter, Wilcox scored 7 points alone, but compared to Michael Ricard's 11 points in a single quarter, this result seems to be quite inferior.

An Jie is still active on the court to pick and roll his teammates and actively block positions. Facing the Bucks' backup center Dan Gadzuric, Anjie directly confiscated all the rebounds he could get. As a center, Gadzuric didn't grab a single rebound in the second quarter.

But Anjie is not the core of the offense after all, and the rebounds he grabbed hard were not converted into points by his teammates. Anjie and Westbrook also failed to pull the Thunder out of the abyss at the end of the second quarter.

50 to 35, after the end of the first half, the point difference was not advanced but retreated, and was pulled to fifteen points. Anjie played 11 minutes as a substitute in the first half and scored a total of 8 points and 4 rebounds, which can be said to be a very good statistic. Westbrook scored 11 points and 4 assists. These two 08-level potential rookies did not disappoint the Thunder fans.

But Durant's 0-for-6 shooting was indeed the biggest factor that crushed the Thunder. This year's rookie of the year just missed a goal in the first half of the game. And Wilcox's good feeling on the offensive end, the point difference may be stretched even more now.

Everyone is waiting for Carlesimo to make changes, and everyone is waiting for the head coach to show them the way. But when Carlesimo spoke, everyone was also disappointed.

"Defense! Our defense! Durant! In the second half, you should attack more resolutely! Anjie, pay attention to opening up the space!" The assistant coach who used to be around Popovich didn't seem to have the ability to stand alone.

Although the Sonics had a poor lineup last season, their 62 losses and 20 wins did not have nothing to do with him as the head coach.

When coaching the Golden State Warriors in the 1990s, Carlesimo was once choked by his own player for 15 seconds. After his teammates tried to separate the two, the attacker seized the opportunity to elbow Carlesimo. Lessimo a few times. Although the attacker is not a good stubble, Karasimo's inability to get along with players is also one of the fuses.

After five years with Popovich, Carlesimo insists he has changed, but now it seems that this is just his own wishful thinking.

With the Thunder team with unclear goals, can they launch a Jedi counterattack in the second half?

(Sorry to keep everyone waiting for a long time, the second update will be delivered at 8 o'clock today, hope for your understanding.)

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