At Chesapeake Energy Stadium, at 6:30 pm on March 2, Van Gundy had brought his players to the stadium for pre-match warm-up.

Since there are still 1 and a half hours before the game time at 8 o'clock, the intensity of the warm-up is not high. The players are fighting and stopping, and targeted practice Van Gundy has already made the players do enough during yesterday's training. Now, the warm-up is enough to fully activate the body, and there is no need to waste too much physical strength.

Damien Wilkins is pushing his legs. He had recovered from injury early, but his health was not able to reach his ideal state, so Jeff Van Gundy naturally did not give him a chance to play. Even if Van Gundy could only rotate with three substitutes, Wilkins would not be at risk of being injured again.

But in yesterday's training, Damien Wilkins performed well and even repeatedly prevented Westbrook from defending her from taking a step forward.

"Be prepared for Damien, I need you tomorrow's game." After the training, Jeff Van Gundy's words undoubtedly made Wilkins very excited. His comeback is also a good thing for the entire Thunder.

The only drawback is that during his injury, the team's second-round pick Kyle Wifle shines. Although Wifle is not as good as Wilkins on the defensive end, Wifle's contribution on the offensive end is very huge. His impact can make the Thunder more at ease when converting offense, and Saab Seifrosa's joining undoubtedly further compresses Wilkins' playing time. Seifrosa is also an outside player, and he also has shooting ability that Wilkins does not have.

Wilkins would not complain about anything. If Jeff Van Gundy hadn't joined, he might not even have a chance to play on the court. In the first game after Van Gundy took over the team, he would let Wilkins, who was sitting on the bench in front, play. This move undoubtedly made Wilkins very grateful to Van Gundy.

Therefore, although he may not have much time to get in this game, he plans to use his best performance to conquer Van Gundy again. The virtuous cycle of competition has been unveiled invisibly among the Thunder.

"Hey, Damion!" When Wilkins heard someone calling his name, he looked up and found a basketball flying towards him, almost hitting his face.

"Bang!" Wilkins reacted quickly and controlled the ball with both hands. This was only born between lightning and flash. Without high concentration and quick reaction ability, he could not receive the ball at all. This is also the most basic quality requirement for a professional player.

"It seems that you are in good shape, Damien, I'm glad you can come back." The person who launched a "raid" against Damien Wilkins is the "new core" that the Thunder deserves now, Anjie.

"Come on, pass a few balls to me and I'll make a layup." Wilkins smiled and brought the ball back to Anjie, and the two of them began to warm up the ordinary passes and cuts in the group.

Easy, but serious, this is how the Thunder warmed up the whole pre-game.

Ordinary purple short-sleeved jeans with small feet, classic black Converse high-top canvas shoes. Tiffany Giardina's outfit today is no longer so gorgeous. This dressing style seems to be more in line with the temperament of the little girl next door.

"Is the ticket given?" Gardina looked at the two tickets in Abrahi's row seats and was immediately full of expectations for this night.

"Yes, Thunder General Manager Mr. Presti made a special trip to me. He originally planned to invite us to the luxury private room, but I think you would rather be closer to the court." Although Abrahi didn't know why his little queen suddenly became so interested in basketball, he could still guess that the luxury private room was definitely not where Gardina wanted to stay.

"Oh! Tiffany! Oh my God! Why is she here?" Outside the Chesapeake Energy Arena, some people naturally recognized this young singer who was not very famous, but was a little famous.

"Oh, can you sign me? Oh my God, is it really you?" This female Thunder fan was obviously also a fan of Giardina. She was so excited that she couldn't even explain clearly. Oklahoma City is not Los Angeles, and it is not common for entertainment stars to appear here.

"That's right, it's me." Gardina smiled gently at the female fans, without any idolatry at all.

After the current people asked for autographs, more and more people gathered around Giardina. It seemed that if they wanted to enter the Chesapeake Energy Arena, Giardina had to go to some more trouble.

"brush."

"brush."

"brush."

"brush."

Dirk Nowitzki made all three-pointers in a row. Although it was just a warm-up without defense, this still shows that the "German Chariot" is in good condition today.

The late Dallas Mavericks did not delay any second. They got off the bus, changed clothes, and warmed up on the court. Under the leadership of Rick Carlisle, the Texas Cowboys did not drag on it.

Not long after, the reporters took the photographers into the stadium, and more and more people appeared in the stands, and the atmosphere of the entire game gradually became stronger.

"Hey, An, can you delay your time?" Sure enough, the first person the reporters found was not Nowitzki, but Anjie, who had just won the Best Rookie Award in the Month.

"Mr. Colored Clothing" Craig Sagel was wearing a sea blue suit today. He appeared here to interview Angel, which proved that T.nT's studio at this moment, Kenny Smith, Reggie Miller and Charles Barkley must have commented on Angel.

"What do you think about just winning the award for the best Western Conference rookie in February?"

"Uh... very excited, but also stressed, because I can only be worthy of the title afterwards." Anjie had to bend over as much as possible, while Sager had to lift the microphone as much as possible.

"I have contacted Dameng these days. During the interview, he said he would take time to see you play. If Dameng really appears in a certain game, would you feel excited? Or does it matter." Olajuwon's interest in Anjie was the target that Sager planned to ask for with all his strength.

"Of course I'll be excited. He's the greatest player in my position. If he really comes to the Chesapeake Energy Stadium to watch the game, I will definitely perform very well." Anjie was not saying flattering words. Although he has retired for many years, Dameng's dance steps still keep him in people's hearts.

"Okay, last question, will you defend Dirk in this game? You should know that you and Dirk were staggering in the game, but Dirk scored a full 4 points."

Of course, Anjie will not forget that game just three days ago, not only because of Nowitzki's 4 points, but also because they lost Durant in that game. After a hard battle, they finally defeated the Germans with Severosa's final victory. That can be said to be the top five games in Anjie's career.

"I won't disclose what the team is deploying here, but I will definitely try my best to defend any guy close to the three-second zone." The copying of the answer also made the fans' appetites.

The Mavericks will definitely expose greater power, there is no doubt that they will be defeated on the field. In this field, they will definitely counterattack with all their strength and snatch back their victory.

The cheers of the fans became louder and louder. Giardina heard the cheers outside in the player passage and felt that she was passionate. This is the charm of professional sports. She liked basketball not only because of that Chinese boy.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let us congratulate Anjie on becoming the best rookie in the Western Conference in February!" Before the game, the official staff of nBa moved the trophy of the best rookie on the court and presented Anjie with awards.

The crystal-clear crystal-like trophy is also on it, with a faint watermark of An Jie's photo. An Jie excitedly took over his trophy, held the trophy high, and enjoyed the worship of 5,000 people in the audience. Thunder fans have seen their players win this award more than once, but no one will think of this kind of honor at the moment.

"Now, let's invite Tiffany Giardina to play the national anthem."

The Thunder and Mavericks players stood neatly in two rows, and the lights in the audience dimmed. Gardina ran out quickly from the player channel, which immediately caused cheers in the stands.

When Gardina ran past the Thunder players, she looked at Angel specially, and finally saw this special Chinese again. However, Angel ignored Gardina who had stared at him for a few seconds. His attention was all on Loviski and Danpier, thinking about how to deal with them later.

A sweet-looking girl didn't look at her, but stared at the strong men. If it weren't for An Jie being a basketball player, his sexual orientation would have been misunderstood.

The beautiful singing voice is still the same. The ability to sing the national anthem so vividly also proves that the young Gardina is not a vase, but a powerful singer.

After the song, the lights were on. Anjie handed the trophy to his assistant coach Alton, and then walked straight towards the middle circle.

The Mavericks' Danpier looked at Anger without any hesitation. From now on, the Chesapeake Energy Arena is no longer a stage for awards ceremony and singers.
Chapter completed!