The Way of the Center

The moment of happiness is always very short. Anjie had to leave in less than 24 hours after arriving in New York.

Although there is nothing for the Thunder in the Christmas game, the Thunder will have a game at home tomorrow. An Jie must join the team as soon as possible and participate in training on Christmas day.

After that unforgettable night, Catherine and An Jie were even more reluctant to part with each other. However, this is the sadness of professional basketball players. The happy and happy time of the two had to come to an abrupt end.

As for An Jie, he also had to let go of his children's affair and devote himself wholeheartedly to the ongoing regular season.

He left by plane at eight o'clock in the morning, and would rush to the Chesapeake Energy Arena for training in the afternoon without stopping. In the evening, Anjie will continue to practice more and will never be lazy.

Is Angel tired? Of course it is very tiring, but as a Chinese, he knows that only by constantly polishing himself can he survive in the cruel place of the NBA.

Christmas is the biggest holiday in the United States, and most people are now at home, watching the Christmas battle orchestrated by David Stern with their families.

But all members of the Thunder team, including the trainers, are sweating on the cold training ground at this moment, preparing for tomorrow's game.

While holding a super high annual salary, professional players almost sacrificed their private lives for basketball.

There are still four games left in 2009. According to Jeff Van Gundy, they must win at least three of these four games to be considered a pass.

This is not Van Gundy's self-aggrandizement, but that most of the next few opponents are not considered strong opponents that the Thunder must win.

After experiencing that gloomy four-game losing streak, if they want to stabilize their ranking, they must use a wave of winning streak to make their record shine.

So far this season, the gap between the top ten teams in the Western Conference is still small, and a wave of winning streak may not even allow the Thunder to rise in the strong Western Conference rankings. But if you still lose, the chasers behind will complete an instant overtake.

December 16, the day after Christmas. The Thunder ushered in a challenge from the Charlotte Bobcats at home.

Although it is not a heavy match, when taking advantage of the east wind of the Christmas holiday, the Chesapeake Energy Arena is still full. Presti can no longer drink and watch football in the luxury box, because the rental rate of the luxury box is also very high this season.

Bobcats have Stephen Jackson joining this season,

The strength of the striker has been greatly enhanced. Judging from the current results, they have a great chance of reaching the playoffs.

You must know that since the establishment of the team, this is the closest the Bobcats have come to the playoffs.

The Bobcats, who got a full rest in this game, had no problem playing, but the Thunder's three young men were in even better condition.

"Elvis" Gerald Wallace also seemed overshadowed by Durant's excellent performance. He scored 30 points and grabbed 6 rebounds again. After this game, Durant officially surpassed Anthony and ranked in the On the second place in the scoring list!

Anjie's offensive ability in this campaign is also very strong, because the Bobcats have no insiders, and they don't hesitate to use Boris Dior to play the fifth position. And Anjie faced Dior's defense, naturally he didn't feel much pressure.

He scored 22 points and 10 rebounds on 10 of 15 shots. If Durant hadn't taken up too many shots, Anjie could have scored more.

The Frenchman Dior only made 1 of 8 shots under Anjie's strict defense. As an inside player, such a shooting rate is obviously unacceptable. 3 points and 4 rebounds, this is the result of taking the fourth position against An Jie.

Although Westbrook only scored 13 points, considering that he only took 10 shots, this performance is not bad. Under normal circumstances, the more Westbrook can't score, the more he wants to play. Whenever Westbrook takes more than 20 shots, his shooting percentage must be a disaster. 【】

91 to 98, the Thunder took down the invading Bobcats cleanly. After returning from Christmas, their state did not decline but rose, and the holiday did not let this group of lads relax.

An Jie boarded the plane again the next day. Recently, because it was Christmas and the team played too many away games, he was about to throw up on the plane.

The Thunder's destination today is New Jersey, and Anjie's teammate Yi Jianlian has been waiting in New Jersey for a long time.

Since returning from injury on December 23, Yi Jianlian's performance can be described as amazing.

On the 23rd, Yi Jianlian came off the bench and scored 22 points and 9 rebounds on the heads of Love and Al Jefferson in the first game against the Nets against the Timberwolves. He also made 4 of 6 three-pointers.

It's just that Yi Jianlian just caught up with Anjie and Stoudemire's conflict in that game, so the limelight was once overshadowed by Anjie.

After that outstanding performance in the game, Yi Jianlian directly won the trust of Nets coach Kiki Vandeweghe on December 26, squeezing out Josh Boone to take the starting power forward position.

And he lived up to expectations, scoring 17 points and 6 rebounds in 36 minutes of playing, but the Nets lost, so Yi Jianlian's outstanding performance was also buried.

Today is Yi Jianlian's third game after his comeback. Everyone expects him to continue to play his worth, and Yi Jianlian also feels that he is in good condition.

With Yao Ming injured, the first meeting between An Jie and Yi Jianlian undoubtedly attracted much attention, and it has become a key broadcast event on CCTV5.

In addition to the real-time broadcast, CCTV even sent on-site reporters to New Jersey to send first-hand reports to domestic fans on the spot.

"I'm in pretty good shape recently, so I won't take the knife today." Before the game, An Jie and Yi Jianlian joked in a friendly manner.

When he was in the national team, the relationship between Yi Jianlian and An Jie was not bad, so Yi Jianlian also talked and laughed with An Jie.

"We have already lost nine games in a row, so we should win one game anyway." Yi Jianlian began to laugh at himself. Indeed, the Nets have played 30 games, but only won two of them. The Thunder during the Resimo period was even worse.

"I also hope that you can get rid of the losing streak earlier, but not today." An Jie patted Yi Jianlian's chest, joking aside, in a fight later, Yi Jianlian, who is in hot form, will be the number one dangerous person. An Jie knows this better than anyone else.

"Don't think I'll show mercy to An Jie. I'll go to warm up now. See you on the field." Finally, Yi Jianlian and An Jie hugged each other. The moment they parted, the two officially changed from friends to enemies .

There is no friendship in the NBA game, even compatriots must do their best to defeat each other.

"Ann! Don't forget Brook Lopez, your old opponent! I know that your compatriot has been in the limelight recently, but he doesn't need you to worry about it. I want you to fight against Brook Lopez with all your heart. Don't get distracted!" Van Gundy knew that the duel between the two Chinese big men had been hyped up by the outside world, but he played to win, not to please the audience. Not surprisingly, the number of times he sent An Jie to face Yi Jianlian in this game should not be too many.

"Once I know the boss, I will do my job well, and I won't interfere with what I shouldn't be in charge of." An Jie knew that Van Gundy was worried that he would be too concerned about Yi Jianlian and miss out on Lopez. He wanted to try against Yi Jianlian who was in good condition, but An Jie only thought about it that way. When he is on the court, he will never leave without authorization.

"Friends in the audience, you may have been looking forward to this game for a long time. Yi Jianlian and An Jie, they also experienced injuries not long ago, and they both played very well when they came back. Today, these two people are finally facing each other Together, let us look forward to the performance of the two Chinese players today!" Yu Jia was already extremely excited at the moment, seeing two Chinese players compete on the same field in an NBA game is really a very rare scene.

An Jie has been in the NBA for more than a year, but due to various reasons, this is the first time he has played against Yi Jianlian.

This season's confrontation between Yao Ming and An Jie is unlikely to happen, but the derby between Yi Jianlian and An Jie, who is in good form, is still quite interesting.

Yi Jianlian's expression became very serious before the game started. He is actually a very professional and serious player. The road to the NBA was not smooth before, and there were various off-court reasons.

However, I have to admit that Yi Jianlian still has many bright spots in the NBA, and he has played more than one beautiful game.

I wonder if the particularity of the Chinese Derby can make his performance even better?

"Starting power forward, from China, let us welcome, Yi~~~~~~Jianlian!" The DJ dragged the word "Yi" for a long time, and the fans of the Nets also expressed their gratitude to the third player Yi Jianlian responded with warm cheers.

The Chinese who has returned from injury has brought them enough surprises. They believe that Yi Jianlian will play better and better.

"It's really rare to hear another Chinese name." Seeing that his compatriots are so popular, An Jie also sincerely hopes that Yi Jianlian can play at a high level, but this does not mean that he will let go of the water in the game.

Only by fighting with all your strength is the greatest respect for Yi Jianlian!

Come on, let this group of guys see the strength of our Chinese on the basketball court!

An Jie and Yi Jianlian, the first confrontation between the two, officially started. (to be continued.).

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