The Way of the Center

As in the preseason rehearsal, both Westbrook and An Jiezuo appeared as starters in the second half. Paired with Durant and Wilcox, who scored 13 points in the first half, this is already the strongest offensive lineup the Thunder can produce.

Even though Durant's offense hit a wall one after another in the first half, he was still the first choice for the Thunder's offense. But facing himself with a cold hand, Durant was actually not so confident in his offense for the first time.

His few feints and rhythm changes shook Richard Jefferson's center of gravity. After breaking through in one fell swoop, Durant leaped high and prepared to shoot. Unexpectedly, Villanueva came back to defend him. Very serious, he just changed the shot into a pass in the air, and barely passed the ball back to Westbrook.

Westbrook knew that Michael Reid, who was serious now, would not be easily broken through, so he beckoned and asked Angie for a high pick-and-roll.

Westbrook took advantage of Anjie's high-quality screen to get rid of Michael Reed, and rushed towards the penalty area with all his strength. While Westbrook went deep into the penalty area, Angie also ran towards the forty-five degrees near the free throw line. The offensive cooperation of the two made the Bucks wonder who was the final end point.

Westbrook's breakthrough attracted the blocking of Villanueva and Bogut, while Michael Reid had to watch Anjie, who had a precise mid-range shot. Eh? Is there someone missing?

Westbrook took off against Bogut, who was never afraid of contact.

He pretended to pass the ball for a layup, and it was another beautiful breakthrough. Angie received the high pass, and Michael Reed was completely unable to intercept it. Without a second of hesitation, An Jie passed the ball again after touching the ball with one hand.

With the large-scale transfer of these two passes, the camera finally caught up with the speed of the pass and captured the last person who received the ball.

"Kevin Durant got an open three-pointer!" ESPN commentator yelled. In the first half, Durant mostly attacked against the defense. Such a beautiful cooperation was invisible in the first half. Arrived!

Receiving passes from two new teammates, Durant took a deep breath. Team, he has always forgotten that he still has teammates to rely on.

Before Jefferson's supplementary defense was in place, Durant shot for the seventh time and failed to score the first six times. I hope this time he can break the embarrassment.

Durant felt very relaxed after taking too many difficult shots and suddenly got an open shot.

"Has Durant made it this time!? He hit a three-pointer! The sword is finally out of its sheath!" The commentator on the webcast platform finally raised his eyebrows. After all, which team the Chinese player is on will be the team The home team of the Chinese in the NBA. Seeing that the Thunder's ace finally broke the scoring shortage, the commentator was also very happy.

"Hahaha, good job!" Durant has never felt that the offense will be so smooth and easy. He looked at his two new partners with a smile on his face, feeling very happy.

After successfully defending Villanueva's three-pointer, Westbrook once again counterattacked aggressively with the ball.

Still the same as before, Westbrook handed the ball to Durant as soon as half court. Unexpectedly, this time Durant directly gave up his plan to attack with the ball, and immediately passed the ball back.

As a point guard, Westbrook has always been pointed out by people for his super offensive desire, so he also forced himself to adapt to the style of passing the ball for others. But now the boss of the team actually specified that he should hold the ball. Isn't this exactly what Westbrook wanted.

Westbrook, who was so confident, dribbled the ball quickly and broke through again against Michael Reed in a few hits. Reid was sweating profusely. Perhaps this kid lacked the ability to read the game and the stability of the offense, but in terms of breakthroughs alone, this Westbrook is really not good enough!

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Take off, Bogut fouled. Westbrook's super impact allowed him to get two free throw opportunities.

Although Westbrook played the ball himself, Durant knew that the opportunity that belonged to him would definitely not slip away.

In the third attack, Westbrook fed the ball into Anjie's hands. Anjie made a fake shot at the basket and tricked Bogut and Villanueva into jumping. Taking advantage of this time difference, Wilcox and Durant also completed an off-ball pick-and-roll cooperation. Anjie started to pass the ball, and Durant made another open mid-range and long-range shot. The basketball hit the net with precision like a missile.

In the fourth ball, Durant and Anjie mentioned the high position and made a double pick-and-roll tactic for Westbrook. Westbrook did not waste the efforts of the two teammates, and rushed inside to form a 2+1.

"Once again it came from the cooperation of three people! When these three young people knew how to cooperate with each other, the Bucks' seemingly indestructible defense was officially broken by the Thunder!" Smart, this is what the ESPN commentator said to this Evaluation of the three lads. Durant is excellent off the ball, Westbrook has a strong impact ability, and Anjie is the one who organizes the offense on the court. Westbrook's pass will pass through Anjie's hands, and Anjie will decide who the teammate of the final blow is.

Divac's teachings are really deeply imprinted in Anjie's heart. In terms of high-level support ability, Divac is definitely a top existence in the current league, and Anjie has inherited his master very well. of this feature.

The Thunder's current offense is excellent. Was it arranged by Carlesimo? No! That was figured out by Westbrook, Anjie and Durant on their own! Moreover, Westbrook, who is slightly less able to read the game, has not yet seen the good intentions of his two teammates. He just smoothed the offense without knowing why.

If there is a good coach who can strengthen the play style of these three guys who have already figured out the embryonic form, then the Thunder will definitely be able to continue to close the score! Unfortunately, the head coach of the Thunder is that self-righteous P.J. Carlesimo.

Substitutions, Nick Collison for Anjie, Quincy Dolby for Westbrook. In the eyes of P.J. Carlesimo, these two rookies have had enough opportunities, and now it is time for Durant to pursue the victory.

Durant, who regained his touch in the third quarter, indeed had a greatly improved shooting percentage, but the Thunder's counterattack momentum "inexplicably" disappeared. Thanks to Carlesimo's timely substitution, the Bucks once again took the An Jie and the others managed to close the score and opened up. Although the three cores of the Bucks are ridiculed by the media as the "poor version of the Big Three", no matter how bad the power of these three people is, they are more powerful than Durant, a rookie alone.

The third quarter of the game also ended with the Thunder driving high and low, 79 to 59. In the fiery state of the poor Big Three, the Thunder team was just 20 points away from the Bucks!

"Many Oklahoma City fans have left early! It was a disappointing NBA debut, and the Thunder's flashes were occasionally seen in the game, but it was just a flash in the pan." Angie and Durant and Weiss The good chemistry between the three of Tebrook was also buried under this huge point difference. Besides Durant and Anjie, who else could see that the style of play just now was intentional?

Organization center? Now the center in the league has long been synonymous with blue-collar and coolie. Even Bogut, who is currently performing well for the Bucks, has to be reduced to the team's fourth choice after Villanueva.

When An Jie read the newspapers, he would always see news about conflicts between NBA players and head coaches. At that time, he didn't quite understand. How could the head coach who has been helping the players read the game have conflicts with the players? But now, An Jie can roughly understand how those conflicts arise.

The Thunder, which seemed to give up in the fourth quarter, let Anjie and Westbrook play for a long time, but the team's performance became very good.

The Thunder lost to the Bucks in terms of score in the first three quarters, but the Thunder surpassed their opponents in a single quarter in the fourth quarter. But in the eyes of outsiders, it was just the result of the Bucks slacking off. Only the players of the Bucks know that they dare not relax on the court at all!

The troubles those three rookies brought to them were far beyond what they had imagined before, but after all, Anjie and the others did not play a mature system, but a solution they came up with on the spot today. To rely on an immature temporary tactic to beat an NBA-level team is simply a dream.

98 to 88, the Thunder finally lost their NBA debut by 10 points, and Anjie also ended his first real NBA game in a gloomy mood. Counting the preseason, the Thunder have lost five games in a row, and Anjie hasn't won a single game since he landed in the NBA.

13 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Anjie's NBA debut was undoubtedly a success based on his personal performance. However, Anjie was greatly influenced by the Cyclones. Even though it was a new team, Anjie still won the team. Put it first. His stats are good but the team loses, so An Jie can't be happy.

It's not that Presti didn't see the problem, but this was the first game, and it wasn't long before Carlesimo coached this new team. The Thunder were not a strong team, so Presti decided to wait and see Carlesimo for a while.

An Jie suffers from being unable to usher in his first NBA victory, but Chinese fans are not worried about this issue at all. This NBA live broadcast satisfies their curiosity very well, allowing them to see the strength of this Chinese big man who appeared out of thin air. As long as their own players play well, as for the problems faced by the Thunder, who will care?

After a hard night, the Milwaukee people returned to their hometown with the first victory of the season with satisfaction, but the three sharp blades of the Thunder have yet to meet anyone who can make them shine.

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