The Way of the Center

"An Jie seems to have a lack of stamina in this game. He seems to be unable to adapt to the back-to-back schedule for the first time." Seeing that An Jie was replaced after doing nothing on the court, the domestic commentators hurriedly searched for him again. Thousands of excuses to save An Jie from embarrassment.

An Jie looked at Durant and Westbrook, who played well on the court, full of envy, but he felt that he was getting farther and farther away from the main rotation.

After Anjie left the field, Nick Collison did not effectively limit Craig Smith's performance. Instead, he was fouled by the smart Craig and scored a 2+1. It is true that An Jie was too eager to prove that he was not calm just now, but this does not mean that Craig has no strength. The experienced and not impatient Nick Collison was also beaten.

In the end, Carlesimo had to replace Johan Petro, the third center of the team. Surprisingly, Johan Petro was better than Angie and Collison. Craig, let Craig failed to score the ball in four consecutive shots.

This is simply an unexpected surprise for the Thunder. After the interior is unable to open the situation, how can the outside of the Timberwolves be compared with the two rookies of the Thunder?

After Craig scored 7 points on 3-of-7 shooting, the Timberwolves coach replaced Craig, who had been ineffective, and took Kevin Love up to the center position.

An Jie was even more irritated when he saw this scene. They were also three players who were evenly matched in the NCAA. Now Westbrook and Love are already fighting on the court, and he can only accept the host off the court. The coach's snub.

Love was merciless in the face of his former teammate Westbrook. In a very short period of time, Love seized the opportunity to play at his own level.

Not only did he miss a layup by Westbrook, but he also scored four points on 2-of-2 shooting on the offensive end and grabbed 3 rebounds. It can be said that in the limited playing time, Love's efficiency is very high!

Relying on the excellent performance of Love and Craig, Al Jefferson got a lot of rest time. He didn't play much throughout the second quarter, and didn't go into battle until the end of the second quarter.

The Timberwolves played well inside, and the Thunder's twin stars were not to be outdone. Westbrook scored six points in the second quarter, Durant scored eight, and both shot well. After halftime, the score became 46 to 47, and the Thunder were only one point behind! Carlesimo proved that even if he abandons Anjie, the rest of the Thunder can play at the same level!

"The bastard!" Divac took a moment to watch live at his home in Serbia, though he turned off the TV as soon as the second quarter ended. As long as Carlesimo is still coaching the Thunder, Anjie will always be a marginal figure.

Anjie was selected as the starter in the second half of the first two games, but in this game against the Timberwolves, Anjie failed to get another chance.

Johan Petro, who performed well on the defensive end in the second quarter, obviously won the favor of Carlesimo, and he has been playing with the first team for a long time on the court. Facing Craig, Petro may have done a good job, but facing Al Jefferson, who is working hard again, Petro proved why he can only be the third center.

He scored 10 points again on 5 of 5 shots. In the third quarter, under Petro's "excellent" defense, Al Jefferson directly hit 100% of his shots. However, Petro's total data in these two quarters is only three rebounds and two fouls. Such a person can be reused by Carlesimo, which highlights Carlesimo's inability to use centers at all. fact.

Al Jefferson shot 100 percent from the field, while Durant and Westbrook dropped the chain in the third quarter and their percentages plummeted. After the third quarter, the gap between the Thunder and the Timberwolves became four points.

Everyone knows that Carlesimo must make a change in the center position,

However, Anjie, who scored 15+10 against the Rockets, is undoubtedly the best choice.

After the start of the fourth quarter, everyone including Anjie himself was looking forward to his appearance, but Carlesimo's decision caused the Thunder fans to boo overwhelmingly. He sent Nick Collison, anyway, he just didn't use Anjie.

"You bloody old goat!"

"Get this old guy out of Thunder!"

"We need Anjie!"

The insults in the stands were as ugly as they were, but Carlesimo stood on the sidelines with his hands folded like a normal person, continuing to direct what he thought was a perfect game.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Al Jefferson was unstoppable in the interior. Unfortunately, except for Jefferson, everyone else in the Timberwolves was defended by the Thunder, so Jefferson did not receive much support. .

The center is undoubtedly the position that most needs the support of his teammates. After being isolated by the Thunder, Al Jefferson's power has been greatly reduced. This has undoubtedly become the best opportunity for the Thunder to overtake the score.

Durant and Westbrook took turns to bomb, not only being able to score directly, but also killing Al Jefferson.

Every time he meets a key goal, Anjie will also celebrate wildly with his teammates on the bench, as if he was not affected by playing time at all. There's no way, it's impossible for An Jie to sit alone in a corner and keep silent at such a time.

The pace of the game in the fourth quarter was very fast, and it was also very exciting. The scores of the two sides rose alternately, and no one knew which side would be the winner until the last moment.

With 33 seconds left in the game, Durant received a drive from Westbrook, caught and shot, and hit a 3-pointer to give the Thunder a crucial lead.

Afterwards, Timberwolves' experienced small forward shooter Mike Miller also fired from outside the three-point line. Unfortunately, the goal was not scored, which was tantamount to declaring the Timberwolves' failure.

As the red light on the backboard came on, the whole game ended. With Durant's key three-pointer, the Thunder finally ushered in their first victory since the establishment of the team! Kevin Durant, destined to become one of the most important names in Thunder history.

"Quasi-lore! Durant will definitely become a superstar!" The wonderful game made the ESPN commentator linger, and he almost forgot the existence of Anjie. Today, all the lights are on Westbrook and Durant.

For the coveted first NBA victory, Anjie embraced Westbrook on the court. Finally, this moment came, but at this moment, An Jie's heart was not full of joy, but full of bitterness. Because the victory of this game has almost nothing to do with him...

"First of all, we would like to congratulate the Thunder team for winning the first victory in team history, but Anjie seemed to be playing a bit rough today. He was replaced by the head coach early, and he didn't get a chance to play for even a minute afterwards. Hey, we saw that the reporter from ESPN found An Jie for an interview on the sidelines, let’s see what An Jie said.” The CCTV commentator didn’t care about the victory or loss of the Thunder team at all, he focused all his attention on On Anjie, after all, Anjie is the main reason why Chinese people pay attention to the Thunder.

After interviewing Durant and Westbrook separately, ESPN on-site reporter Brooke Dorsey took the cameraman to find Anjie who was still on the court. His task was to interview all three potential rookies of the Thunder, so Angie can't be missed either.

"Welcome to ESPN, we've got Anjie now." On the screen, Dorsey and Anjie stood side by side on the court, which made Dorsey, who already had a baby face, look like an unrepentant tall kid.

"An Jie, first of all congratulations on your victory today, you must be very happy today." The first question is not painful or itchy.

"Of course, I'm proud of the team for the win."

"Before the start of the season, you, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook were called the Thunder's three juniors by the fans, which shows how much the fans expect of you. But today Kevin and Russell Why did you get put on the bench by the head coach when you shined on the court?" For the second question, Dorsey decided not to waste time.

"I think you should ask Mr. Carlesimo this question." An Jie was already in a bad mood today, and his answer like this also hinted at the reporter that he didn't want to hear questions about it. But Dorsey would not be afraid of a Chinese rookie, so he decided to keep asking.

"Before the game, we all heard that there were some conflicts between Coach Carlesimo and you. Is this true? Is this the reason why you didn't get a chance today?" By the third question, Dorsey had already asked It was very sharp.

"There is no conflict between me and the head coach." An Jie was almost driven mad by the damn reporter. After he finished speaking, he turned around and left without grace, and walked towards the player's tunnel. But Dorsey laughed, he already smelled big news.

Back in the locker room, the teammates were wildly celebrating the victory, only An Jie seemed a bit out of place with this atmosphere. For the first time, An Jie felt that he could not integrate into a group.

The rebellious Andrew Morris, Mike Taylor who leads the team, Anthony Ben who dunks beautifully but is a bit lewd, honest Asakin, Ricard who controls the overall situation and loves to swear, and even the old doorman Os Ding... Anjie misses the Cyclones team infinitely, and the contrast between the Thunder team and there is too great.

An Jie has a good relationship with Thunder players, but if the head coach doesn't give An Jie a chance, the relationship between An Jie and other players will only get weaker and weaker. After all, only teammates who fight side by side are the most trustworthy people. No matter how hard you wave the towel off the court, it can't match the goodwill you get from helping someone pick and roll on the court.

Finally ushered in the first victory in his NBA career, but An Jie felt very lost...

Carlesimo finally ushered in the first win of the season after the team's two-game losing streak, but he didn't know that his success would be so short-lived.

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