The Way of the Center

Under Meyers Leonard's entanglement, Zhou Qi felt shaky after holding the ball. Although basketball is not a sport that can be played well only by the body, there is no doubt that the body is also a very important indicator in basketball.

The skinny Zhou Qi obviously couldn't handle NBA-level confrontation, not to mention that he was still an inside player.

But today Zhou Qi was not flustered because of such a predicament. Although Zhou Qi was at a disadvantage in physical confrontation at the moment, he was still full of confidence!

After holding the ball, Zhou Qi slowly turned around to face the frame. Meyers Leonard kept walking. The Chinese had already scored several points on his head. Leonard did not want to be a springboard for Zhou Qi's fame.

Under Leonard's entanglement, Zhou Qi boldly broke through with the ball! With his shoulders against Leonard's chest, he walked forward with difficulty, as if he would be squeezed down by Meyers Leonard at any moment.

Seeing that it was definitely impossible to push through, Zhou Qi suddenly turned around halfway through the breakthrough, threw off Leonard and hooked directly!

Leonard did not expect Zhou Qi's footsteps to be so smooth. It seems that the basic skills of this Chinese person have indeed exceeded his expectations.

However, Leonard's reaction was not slow, he quickly changed his focus and rushed towards Zhou Qi. But Zhou Qi's excellent height and wingspan made Meyers Leonard helpless with this hook.

The basketball thrown by Zhou Qi hit the backboard, and then refracted into the net. Even scored eight points! Coupled with the pick-and-roll cooperation with Gordon, after Zhou Qi came on the court, he actually led the Rockets to a 10-0 offensive climax!

"Incredible Chinese! This time I'm not talking about An, but Zhou Qi!"

"Can you believe it? A Chinese player led an NBA team to challenge Ann's authority. This is absolutely unprecedented in NBA history! Two Chinese players completely dominated the game!" Jie Husband Van Gundy was amazed at Zhou Qi's good performance, but also saw An Jie preparing on the technical stage. It seems that a Chinese derby is inevitable.

Finally, taking advantage of a dead ball, Anjie was brought onto the field by Ricard, replacing Meyers Leonard.

When he was on the court, An Jie patted Leonard on the shoulder hard, indicating that all this was not his fault.

An Jie is not consoling, Zhou Qi can score so many points, it is really not Leonard's weak defense. It's just that Zhou Qi's luck and touch are so good today.

After An Jie returned to the stage, the ratings of China's major live broadcast platforms and sports channels have soared! Since An Jie and Yao Ming in their rookie season, after nine years, Chinese fans finally saw the scene of the Chinese Derby in the NBA again!

Now, it can be said that fans all over China are facing the TV screen. No one wants to miss the direct dialogue between An Jie and Zhou Qi on the NBA court!

Fans who missed Anjie and Yao Ming's game last time, waited nine years. So this time, no one wants to miss such a show!

"You played well, kid." After playing, An Jie also greeted Zhou Qi with a smile. But Zhou Qi didn't know if it was because he was too nervous or something, but he was serious and serious.

Indeed, in this kind of battle, only superstars like An Jie can laugh. For role players like Zhou Qi and the others, this kind of life-and-death battle is not funny at all.

The Trail Blazers re-attacked, Evan Turner sent a sideline ball, and Courtney Lee, who acted as the first position, commanded the ball on the outside.

Anjie didn't want a position inside, but made a pick-and-roll for Nurkic. The two guys planned to cooperate with each other inside.

Through the pick-and-roll, Nurkic was able to get out to the middle distance. Courtney Lee passed the ball directly without hesitation. After getting the open space, Nurkic made a calm shot, and the basketball went into the net hollowly.

In the first round after the Chinese Derby was staged, nothing happened. An Jie did not have a direct confrontation with Zhou Qi, which can not help but whet the appetite of many Chinese fans.

But they are in no hurry, the show that should be put on will be staged sooner or later. In the next attack of the Rockets, they will definitely not bypass Zhou Qi, who has a good touch!

Zhou Qi was very nervous. Although he just defeated Meyers Leonard, this guy knew very well that the difference between Meyers Leonard and An Jie was not even a star. Leonard is at most a qualified substitute insider, and An Jie is the top star in this league!

Zhou Qi wasn't so stupid as to directly play in the paint with An Jie, the big brother of the national team. He was still doing his own job, pick and roll.

An Jie didn't worry too much, since Ricard's purpose of replacing himself was Zhou Qi, then he would stick to Zhou Qi all the time.

An Jie is very clear about the range of Zhou Qi's shots. After the pick-and-roll, An Jie didn't block the breakthrough Eric Gordon, but stayed by Zhou Qi's side, strangling Gordon's return pass.

Gordon saw that there was no way to continue to hand the ball to Zhou Qi, so he planned to attack the frame by himself. However, Nurkic, who suddenly appeared, completely strangled the Rockets' offense. He used a very beautiful big shot to end Gordon's offense!

"After Ann played, the situation changed immediately! But we still haven't seen a direct confrontation between Zhou Qi and An Jie. I hope this will happen sooner!" Jeff Van Gundy, as an American, looked forward to it The duel between An Jie and Zhou Qi, let alone the mood of the domestic fans at this time.

This time the Trail Blazers' offense, Anjie still only mentioned the outside line to do the pick-and-roll. It's not that he doesn't want to attack, but he intends to create opportunities for his teammates first, so that the team can play more blooming effects.

Evan Turner got an open three-point shot under Angie's off-the-ball pick-and-roll, but the No. 2 pick in 10 years did not know why, and the shot seemed a bit hasty.

Just by looking at the tempo of Turner's shots, An Jie probably knew whether the ball could be scored or not.

This guy suddenly plunged into the inside line, and Zhou Qi didn't even realize what was going on.

Just when An Jie stepped into the basket, the basketball thrown by Evan Turner also knocked out of the frame.

An Jie didn't hesitate and took off immediately. Only then did Zhou Qi discover that An Jie had already started rushing for offensive rebounds!

The gap between the two sides is not only in terms of skills and physical fitness, but also in consciousness.

Since Zhou Qi failed to get in a good position to let An Jie run in, the basketball was naturally easily dunked by An Jie.

"Don't let him get close to the basket, absolutely not!" D'Antoni yelled at Zhou Qi from the sidelines when he saw An Jie complete the dunk easily.

Zhou Qi nodded, and immediately ran to the other half. He knew that An Jie was getting serious!

This time the Rockets' offense, Zhou Qi did not retreat beyond the three-point line after completing the pick-and-roll, but followed along.

Seeing an opportunity, Eric Gordon gave the opportunity to Zhou Qi with a ground pass.

After getting down, Zhou Qi took the basketball and took a step directly, planning to attack the frame by himself!

What about Anjie? An Jie just followed Zhou Qi, following in a calm manner. He is like a hunter in the shadows, ready to attack at any time, swallowing prey that dares to trespass into his territory!

Zhou Qi didn't have so many scruples, since An Jie didn't go beyond himself to stop him, then he wouldn't be polite either!

Zhou Qi jumped straight away, straightening his long arms. He looks like he wants to dunk!

"Oh my God, is it rare that Zhou Qi wants to dunk on An Jie's head!?" Jeff Van Gundy's eyes widened. Even James might not dare to dunk at this distance.

A calf is not afraid of a tiger, and for Zhou Qi, who is already playing extremely excitedly, he will not let go of any chance to score.

Zhou Qi had just reached the highest point, but suddenly felt a huge pressure coming from his side! Without a doubt, it was Anjie!

An Jie leaned against Zhou Qi in the air, opened his hand, and was about to hit the basketball in Zhou Qi's hand.

Zhou Qi couldn't dodge. After making physical contact with An Jie, he couldn't move at all. If you feel a little discouraged because you want to change your movements. He will definitely be knocked to the ground by An Jielian with the ball.

So Zhou Qi could only continue dunking toughly, but An Jie, who had a perfect grasp of the timing of blocking shots, did not let his younger brother of the national team succeed!

I saw An Jie's palm suddenly exerting force! Zhou Qi lost control of the basketball in his hand and was slapped away by An Jie.

Zhou Qi couldn't believe that An Jie had blocked him so easily. It's rare, is this the gap between me and the top insiders! ?

After the basketball was blown away, Zhou Qi fell to the ground with an unstable center of gravity. An Jie immediately grabbed Zhou Qi to prevent him from falling.

"This time was a bit too reckless, next time you have to be more patient." After An Jie helped Zhou Qi complete the buffer, he blinked at him before running back to his own half-court defense.

"How should I put it? This matchup was different from what we had imagined. Anjie easily defeated his compatriots. If the Rockets want to continue to maintain their offensive momentum, they may have to change their method."

Van Gundy was right. In the next few rounds, An Jie started to attack inside. Without a doubt, Zhou Qi was defeated by An Jie with a crushing gap. On the defensive end, Zhou Qi couldn't put any pressure on An Jie at all.

Anjie scored consecutively, making the Rockets' hard-won advantage come to naught.

Finally, after An Jie completely defeated Zhou Qi with a dunk that took off from the spot, D'Antoni also had to call a timeout.

An Jie was really ruthless, because apart from protecting Zhou Qi's health, An Jie didn't take care of this compatriot at all on the court.

Those who should be shamed still have to be shamed, and those who should be faked still have to be faked. It's time to yell... Well, Zhou Qi should be thankful, at least he didn't get yelled at by An Jie.

It wasn't until Harden and Paul returned to the court with two shots in the backcourt that the Rockets' offense finally picked up.

But in the limited time, the Rockets can do not much. 49 to 55, at the end of the halftime game, the point difference between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers was one more point.

At the end of halftime, ESPN reporters specifically found Zhou Qi and asked him to stay on the field for an interview.

After all, Zhou Qi is not a big name yet, so he had no choice but to accept it. But the question asked by the reporter gave him a headache.

"After playing against Ann, do you think the Rockets still have a chance to win!?"

"An Jie is very strong, but we also scored a lot of good goals. We will talk about everything after the game is over." Zhou Qi hastily perfunctory the reporters, and then walked quickly to the players' tunnel.

As for the real answer to the question just now, Zhou Qi actually wanted to say: "After Anjie played against each other, I think the Rockets' chances are getting smaller and smaller."

Zhou Qi, who has played in the NBA for a season, is completely impressed by Anjie's terrifying strength!