The Way of the Center

Chapter 92: : Open low and go high

   At this time, An Jie's heart finally flooded with a sense of joy of victory. This feeling has never appeared since he entered the NBA. But now, he finally tasted the taste of victory. After playing professional basketball for almost a month, Anjie finally ushered in his first victory in a true sense!

   Different from the game against the Timberwolves, this game Anjie is one of the key factors for the Thunder to win. This is not an exaggeration. After the game, ESPN even named Anjie the best player of the game.

   18 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds, Anjie used his actions to interpret the huge role of a traditional center on the court. After this game, the title of Thunder Third Younger was even more resounding throughout the league.

   Durant scored 29 points. Although Westbrook didn't feel well in the last quarter, he also scored 15 points, plus Angel's nearly triple-double. How could such a trio be ignored by people.

   In addition to the three young people, Jeff Van Gundy led the team to play the game for the first time to end the ten-game losing streak of the Thunder, which also made him the new darling of the media and fans.

   Facing the Suns, who averaged 110 points per game last season, Jeff Van Gundy’s defensive arrangement made the Suns not even score 100 points in this game.

   In addition, the benefits that Van Gundy brings to the players are not only reflected in the three young people.

   Damien Wilkins, who rarely appeared in front of the field, scored 10 points in the first game and also made a good defensive contribution. The key steal at the final moments gave the Thunder a victory.

   Chris Wilcox, who was transferred to the bench, became the core of the second team's offense. He scored 15 points in the game, and his efficiency was significantly better than when he started.

   And Earl Watson, who was also transferred to the bench, really had the right to hold the ball. He sent 13 assists in the game, which is only lower than Nash's 15.

   The changes that Jeff Van Gundy has brought to the team are obvious. As far as the use of people is concerned, he has done a lot better than Kalesimo when he was on the team. Who should start, who should be on the bench, who should be matched with what teammates can play the most power, these are all the rewards of Van Gundy's racking his brains in exchange.

   The press conference after the game was naturally very lively. The Thunder's first victory faced the Timberwolves who were also in poor condition, so that victory did not cause much attention. Today, however, they defeated the most scoring Suns in the league after ten consecutive defeats and a change of coach!

   The seats under the media reception room were obviously not enough. Many reporters stood on both sides of the room without getting a spot. As a result, this originally small room was very crowded due to the influx of reporters.

   "Coach Van Gundy! What have you done to the Thunder in the past three days!? How did you get a team that had just gone through a ten-game losing streak to stand up again!" A beauty reporter couldn't wait to ask.

"I can't do much, but the players themselves are working hard enough." Van Gundy brought three players to the post-match press conference with him for the first time today, which also made the picture full of topics. The table looks a little small. The three people who came with him are naturally the three rookies who shined in this game.

   "Do you already think you are doing better than Coach Kalesimo?"

   "Kalesimo is an excellent coach, I can only say that he has bad luck." Van Gundy is not a person who likes to intrigue with the media, nor is he a person who is used to showing his humor in press conferences. His answer is always as plain as water, making reporters feel that interviewing this guy is a boring thing.

   But just bad luck can make Kalesimo lose 10 straight? And you, Jeff Van Gundy, the team won the game as soon as you started, and the reporters knew exactly what luck was going on. They are unwilling to let Van Gundy go in this way, and the new and old coaches are replaced. If the media can pick out some contradictions between Van Gundy and Carlesimo, then this will be a topic worthy of hype.

"But as far as I know, coach Kalesimo loses not only because of bad luck. Many players who were reused when he was in power are now on the bench by you, and you don’t have An Jie, who is favored by him. And Wilkins and others were mentioned by you as the starting position. Are you using your actions to prove how stupid Coach Kalesimo’s employment is?" This one looks at the gentleman with a pair of gold glasses. The reporter asked the most acute question so far at the press conference.

"Coach Calesimo's use of personnel is great, but I have a different focus from him. I advocate defense and he likes offense. It is because of this that there are some differences between the two of us in terms of personnel. It's that simple." Van Gundy answered sharp questions calmly, and answered them all without problems!

"An Jie, congratulations on your starting game today and your outstanding performance. Do you think you have found your own position in the current Thunder team." The question was Wu Hua. The person he cares most about remains the same. It's Anjie.

"I have a good match with Coach Van Gundy and my teammates. I think I have gotten rid of the discomfort. The role assigned by Coach Van Gundy is very suitable for me." Anjie replied in English. After speaking, Anjie glanced at Van Gundy. Van Gundy also responded with a smile.

   Although the win was very thrilling, Van Gundy really stimulated the potential of the Thunder. After a ten-game losing streak, the young Thunder team finally got on the right track under the correct guidance.

   The three young people of the Thunder are also the first time they really get on fire. A victory is enough to change the state of everyone.

   Just one day after the game with the Suns, the Thunder once again ran into the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, under the coaching of Jeff Van Gundy, the Timberwolves did not succeed in revenge.

  Al Jefferson was still unwilling to be outdone by Anjie's defense, scoring 19 points and 9 rebounds. But Anjie faces a strong enemy, and the data is not ugly. With 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Anjie fulfilled his duties well.

In this game, the Thunder scored 20 points. Durant and Westbrook both scored 22 points. The second team's offensive core Wilcox shined and scored 21 points. , The performance of the players is enough for the Thunder to complete a double play against the Timberwolves.

   107 to 103, the Thunder ushered in their first winning streak since the beginning of the season!

Jeff Van Gundy’s photos frequently appeared on the front pages of major sports newspapers. Two consecutive victories were nothing but Van Gundy took over the new team less than a week before allowing the Thunder to transform, which undoubtedly made him. The focus of attention in the basketball world.

   Under this much-anticipated attention, the Thunder won again.

   On November 29th, in the Thunder’s last game in November, Anjie went to Memphis with the team to challenge the Grizzlies, who are also in bad shape, 4 wins and 12 losses.

  Although the results of both teams are not good ~www.NovelMTL.com~, the Thunder have obviously begun to rise, while the Grizzlies are still in confusion.

   Facing O.J. Mayo, who was one pick higher than himself, Westbrook scored 22 points again, but Mayo also played his own worth, scoring 30 points to beat Westbrook.

   But O.J. Mayo's 22 shots were obviously too many, and the rest of the Grizzlies did not perform well under Mayo's suppression.

   Durant's 30 points and Anjie's 9 assists gave the Thunder an advantage. In this game, Anjie also encountered the traditional center rookie, Marc Gasol, who was also highly expected.

  As the younger brother of Pau Gasol, although Mark was selected in the second round, he showed the talent of not losing his brother at all.

   In this game, Marc Gasol finally showed the advantages of European castles against Angel, who was much lighter than himself, and also allowed Angel to show his biggest shortcomings.

   14 points and 6 rebounds. This second round show turned in a good report card. But compared to Anjie's quasi-triple-double data of 17 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, Mark's performance is not so eye-catching.

   Under the leadership of the Thunder's three minors, the team defeated the Grizzlies, who had home court advantage 111-103, and the number of consecutive victories increased to three games.

   After a painful ten-game losing streak, the Thunder at the end of November finally rebounded strongly, which can be regarded as an end to this unsatisfactory November.

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