The Way of the Center

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You rarely see Anjie in such a distressed moment. He is now lying limply on the court, flanked by Morris and Ibaka who are about to help him up.

When ordinary people have a high fever, even normal activities will be very inconvenient. But Anjie not only wants to be active, but also active in the most intense arena. And this movement lasted for nearly forty minutes.

Every time Van Gundy sent Anjie on the field, it was a challenge to his own psychology. He was not willing to let Anjie fight with such great pain, but Van Gundy had no choice. Besides, An Jie has been nagging in Van Gundy's ear, and he himself really wants to play hard!

"Let me play, boss, I really don't want to sit down. You can let me rest for a minute or two after I play consecutively. But please, please don't let me just sit like this." This sentence , is the sentence that An Jie said the most to Van Gundy today.

Now, the entire Lakers team is wildly celebrating their hard-won victory, and the entire Thunder team is also gathered together. Their focus is the Chinese center who collapsed to the ground after the game.

An Jie doesn't want to move at all now, every move is a cruel torture to his muscles and nerves. At the beginning, he still had the belief to win, and this belief supported him to keep fighting. But when this belief was shattered, An Jie felt as if his body had been emptied.

But he didn't want to just lie on the ground, he didn't want to look like a loser.

"Help me up quickly, buddy, I remember." An Jie stretched out his hands, and now it is very difficult for him to stand up by himself.

If An Jie knew in advance what pain he would endure, he would definitely not choose to go through it again. In this match, An Jie survived entirely by determination and perseverance. He had no strength, no sleep, nothing. But the Twin Towers of the Lakers will not relax on Anjie because of this. On the contrary, in the tiebreaker, the two insiders of the Lakers were more active and tougher.

Especially in the last few minutes of the fourth quarter, An Jie had no idea how he spent it. Every time he ran, every time he came into contact with the opponent's body, he would have a splitting headache and sore muscles. He completely relied on his instincts on the basketball court to complete the game.

In the 1997 Finals, in Game 5 in Utah, Jordan of the Bulls scored 38 points with a high fever and won the game. But the current Anjie is still far from Jordan. The results of the Thunder and the Bulls are also very different, even if they are fighting with a disease.

Anjie only scored 15 points and 8 rebounds in this game, but he still sent 3 blocks and completed the defensive task very well. Even Kobe Bryant has stumbled a few times in Anjie's hands.

Although not as great as Jordan, what An Jie has done is enough for him to win everyone's respect.

When the No. 16 big man was pulled up by Ibaka and Morris, and when Anjie leaned softly against Morris, there was warm applause from the stands at the Staples Center.

They applauded not for the victorious Lakers, but for Angie, the man who defied pain and fought to the last moment.

Los Angeles fans are proud, and it is difficult for them to be friendly to other teams except the Lakers. But when a player reaches Anjie's level, it is enough to conquer this group of proud fans.

The last player from the visiting team to win applause from the audience at Staples was Yao Ming who staged "Return of the King" in the Western Conference semifinals last year. This year, it is still the Western Conference semifinals, and it is still a Chinese player. An Jie once again impressed the whole world with his actual actions.

An Jie was paralyzed on Morris' body weakly, and Morris supported An Jie and walked towards the player tunnel step by step. At this time, even Kobe ran over to confirm An Jie's situation.

At first, Kobe thought that Anjie's fever was just a silly rumor,

Anjie's excellent performance in the first quarter made him firm in this point of view. But the later the game, An Jie's performance became more and more wrong. Only then did Kobe know that Anjie was really playing in such great pain.

Even though Kobe and Anjie have a good relationship in private, even Kobe was moved by Anjie's behavior and spirit. But a game is a game, and there is no mercy in a game. There is only one winner, and Kobe wants to be that winner.

But now that the game is over, the relationship between the two has changed from enemy to friend again. It is normal for Kobe to show concern.

An Jie didn't know what happened just now until he was helped into the locker room. The last thing he remembers is the dazzling score on the big screen. 104 to 111, this is the only number An Jie remembers. He knew that he had lost, and he wanted to clenched his fists unwillingly, but found that he didn't even have the strength to do so.

"Drink some water, Ann." The team doctor also followed An Jie's footsteps into the locker room. The game was over, and they had to take good care of An Jie.

At this time, the mobile phone in An Jie's cabinet was blown up. But these people who called were not concerned about the result of the game, but about An Jie's condition. Even Catherine and Divac, who were far away in Europe, got the news immediately.

But An Jie, who was unconscious, couldn't feel the vibration of the phone in his cabinet at all. He just took off his jersey and leaned weakly in front of his cabinet. He is recalling all his experiences this season, because from now on, the 09-10 season that belongs to him and the Thunder is completely over.

Everyone in the locker room stared at An Jie, and even the teammates who got along day and night had to respect An Jie in awe. They both know that if the same thing happened to them, they might not even be able to fit the jersey. But what An Jie did surprised everyone.

"Damn it, I wanted to clean up that old enemy of the Suns in the Western Conference Finals..." After a long time, the weak An Jie finally spoke.

"You can't even deal with me now. I'm really afraid that your brain will be burnt out. Your IQ is not high." Hearing An Jie's words, Morris let out a sigh of relief.

"Don't brag about Morris, it's just you... You lost to me in the first duel, you forgot?" An Jie never soft-spoken to Morris, even when he was sick.

"Who said I lost that time? Coach Ricard was obviously the one who stopped the game. He was afraid that you would lose confidence." An Jie was still able to joke, which further showed that he was still out of his mind.

Suddenly, the dead locker room gradually became lively. It is a pity to lose to the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals, but what is more precious is the process of this group of young people along the way.

At the beginning of the season, it was known that the Thunder would be greatly improved. But no media thinks they can rank fifth in the West. In the playoffs, the Thunder were defined as the kind of "try something new and go home" team from the beginning. However, they just made it to the Western Conference semifinals, and they just forced the defending champion to hang by a thread.

They lost, they lost the game, they lost by seven points, they lost the tiebreaker, they were eliminated from the playoffs.

They won, too, the respect of their opponents, the approval of the fans, and most importantly, this unforgettable playoff experience.

The steps go up step by step, and no one can reach the top floor in one step. This playoffs is just their first training. Even someone as strong as Jordan, it took years of experience to finally achieve glory.

Losing the game, winning respect, and falling in front of the Lakers, the Thunder has undoubtedly become synonymous with this sentence.

Now fans all over the world know the strength of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Anjie's fans have grown rapidly after this game. But the Thunder players didn't think about it. Now they just want to be in the locker room and spend the last short time of this season...

An Jie just sat in the locker room and started the infusion while the others were chatting with each other. No one feels good about being eliminated, and the way to alleviate this emotion is to communicate.

Van Gundy stood at the door of the locker room without saying a word. The current locker room only belongs to the players. As the head coach, it is better not to interfere.

Another journey of the Thunder is over. As a team that does not have hard requirements for results, they have far exceeded the management's expectations.

Another journey for the Thunder has also begun. As a team with the most potential, their future room for improvement is still huge. Maybe it won't be too long before I see the Thunder in the finals, and I won't be too surprised.

The night sky over Staples is dotted with countless shining stars, which promises that the California sun will continue to shine on the shining City of Angels the next day.

An inconspicuous meteor streaked across the Milky Way, it was only bright for a while, and then completely disappeared from people's vision. But under this starry sky, the most dazzling thing happened to be that shooting star.

They flew, fell, flew, fell, and across the sky again and again, just for a short moment, just to leave their own traces in the sky, even if it was at the cost of burning themselves. Although life is short, it is lived in an extraordinary way. It doesn't understand why other stars are content with the status quo and are unwilling to fight desperately.

An Jie can give up the game directly, relying on the annual salary of the current rookie contract, it is enough for him to live comfortably for a long time. But he just wanted to break out into a different landscape. Compared with sacrifice and hard work, mediocrity scares him more. So he never relaxed his training, even if he had to endure pain, he was willing to fight to the death.

Today, Angie is the shooting star of Staples. Although fleeting, it is impressive enough. When this guy gets back on his feet, can you guarantee that he will be a shooting star next time? Maybe after experiencing these things, he will become the brightest star in the sky, a star that will never fall.

The fierce western semifinals finally came to an end, but the final ending did not develop in the direction of a fairy tale. However, it can be said that the Thunder have won this step.

They were a blockbuster, and the blue and white lightning left a deep imprint on the NBA map...