Chapter 272: After the Great Victory
"mVp!mVp!mVp!..." The game has ended, but the shouts from the Chesapeake Energy Arena have never stopped.
In the middle of the stadium, there was a tall No. 6 player. Judging from his skin color and face, this guy doesn't look like an American.
He raised his arms in the middle circle and looked at the audience with a smile on his face. Every time he looked at the yi, the shouts in the stands would be louder. Yes, the cheers at the scene were all dedicated to him.
The Thunder entered the final moment with a very disadvantage, but when the game ended, they not only won, but also won five points from the Lakers! Among them, the efforts of all the Thunder are worthy of recognition. But to choose the most outstanding person, it must be Anjie. His performance in the last quarter is definitely worthy of the shouting of all the fans. It can be said that without him, there would be no Thunder's current victory.
With 6 shots, 3 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks, Anger's big explosion in the last moment was the main reason for the Lakers' loss. Neither Shannon, Brown, nor Kobe, nor Bynum or Gasol, they could stop Anger. In the last seven minutes, Anger was completely ruled by Anger.
The Thunder also successfully reversed under the leadership of Anjie and defeated the defending champion in his first home court in the Western Conference semi-finals!
Kobe stared at An Jie who was celebrating in disbelief in the middle of the stadium. He knew that An Jie was amazing, but he didn't expect that An Jie would be so powerful that he could not stop him. Perhaps because An Jie was in good condition today, he could achieve such a result. But without real strength as a foundation, no matter how good he was in the state, it would be useless.
33 points, 5 rebounds, yio assisted and blocked 4 times. Anjie won a triple-double last time in the playoffs, so this game also became an milestone in Anjie's career. He deserves the shouting of mVp, and he deserves to take the victory on Kobe's head.
The Lakers' performance today was already very good, Kobe scored 24 points, Gasol scored 7 points, Fischer scored 7 points, Artest scored 3 points. However, under Anjie's explosion, all their efforts were vain.
"Phenomenon performance, this game alone can double Anjie's net worth and popularity. Do you know what he has accomplished? He won a big triple-double in the Western Conference semi-finals against the defending champion! Oh my God, Yao Ming surprised us last season, and this season has become Anjie again. The dear Lakers, they will definitely be incompatible with the excellent big men." Even after watching the whole game, Kenny Smith still couldn't believe his eyes. How did Anjie play just now, from the first dunk to the end of the final hook, there were also some difficult shots during the period, but all hits!
"We can see that Anjie has been surrounded by countless reporters now. Dorsey from our channel is probably squeezed out. Oh my God, this should be the treatment that Kobe only enjoys." On the scene, Reggie Miller, a player was surrounded by black reporters. At first he thought it was Kobe, but after careful reading, he found that Anjie was surrounded.
"An! How much do you think your next contract should be worth?"
"Does the result of today's game mean that you will completely defeat the Lakers and advance to the Western Conference Finals?"
"How did you do it? How did Coach Jeff Van Gundy arrange it for you on the court?"
Countless microphones reached An Jie's mouth, but he couldn't answer at all, because there were too many people, and An Jie could not hear the questions they were asking at all.
"If you have any questions, please ask me again at the press conference!" An Jie shouted loudly, pushing the crowd away in a swimming posture, and then successfully entering the player channel.
"You are completely famous for my big man!" Just as she got rid of the reporter, Anjie met Morris in the player channel.
"I said, we have to win back! Now, we have done it!" Angel and Morris fisted. Morris would be happy for Angel to achieve success, and Anjie was the same in turn.
He pushed open the door of the locker room, and Westbrook rushed towards Angel the first time.
"Good boy, we've snatched all of our limelight!" As Westbrook shouted, the entire locker room started to make a fuss. Van Gundy smiled and shook his head. Today, let these guys make a fuss.
The opposite of the atmosphere of the Thunder's locker room is naturally the visiting locker room used by the Lakers. The happier Anjie and the others are, the more lost the Lakers players.
The Lakers controlled the situation almost the entire game, and they did a good job before the last seven minutes. However, the reappearance of the opponent's second-year center broke their dream of winning.
Bynum and Gasol are the two men who buried their heads the deepest. Apart from Kobe, they are the most threatening weapons of the Lakers. However, in this series, their performance has been unable to meet expectations.
Phil Jackson pushed the door and even thought he was going to the wrong place. There were few times in the Lakers that were so dead because most of the time they ended the game as winners.
"Do you think of Yao last season?" The players finally raised their heads until Phil Jackson spoke.
"Last season, the Rockets also took center forward as the core, and also forced us into desperate situations, but in the end, we entered the Western Conference Finals, and we picked up the championship trophy!" The Zen master's tone gradually increased, and when he read the word "Top trophy", his voice also reached its peak.
Looking at the players' eyes flashed with yi rays, Jackson knew that he had succeeded.
"Ron! You said, did you think you were going to win last season?" Jackson pointed out Artest's name because Artest was a member of the Rockets last season's Western Conference semi-finals.
"That's right, we were very confident in winning last season, but..." Although we have become players of the Lakers, Artest feels unwilling to accept it whenever he thinks of this. They are only a little short of picking the Lakers off the line.
"But the Lakers are the one who won in the end! Let me tell you Ron, after you come, this point will not change! There is nothing to worry about. The Western Conference semi-finals should have been like this. We have experienced it last season. The Thunder are just taking the lead for the time being, and we are still far from hell! Moreover, we will never go to hell. The person who succeeded in the end must be us, because we have done it!" The Zen master said and stood up and waved his fists vigorously. Under his passionate speech, the eyes of the Lakers players changed from confusion to firmness, from hesitation to brightness.
The Zen master is a veritable champion coach. He not only knows how to win, but also knows how to win the championship! Tactics alone cannot touch the championship. Therefore, in addition to being a master of tactics, the Zen master is also a master of psychological counseling.
He knows how to mobilize players and how to make these kids survive in the playoffs.
The Thunder team now seems to have advanced. The Zen master bet that they will definitely pay the price for it!
The Thunder players were still celebrating, and only Van Gundy went to the press conference alone. However, the question Van Gundy was asked the most frequently asked was "Where is it?"
Some reporters were pestering Van Gundy in the media reception room, while others were already waiting at the door of the locker room. Once the locker room was open, they would enter one after another and would not let An Jie leave easily.
Until Bynum had already changed his clothes and walked towards the team bus, there were still crowds of people at the Thunder locker room.
Bynum walked past the reporters, but only a few people pointed the photographer at him.
"Damn!" Bynum clenched his fists. He didn't want to be photographed as a loser. This stimulation not only did not make the little shark lose confidence today, but instead made him full of fighting spirit.
Anjie exploded and the Thunder won the game, which is indeed a thing to be happy about. But everyone from the Thunder seems to be overly happy...
At this moment, they seemed to forget what opponent they were facing. In the regular season, the Thunder team, which underestimated the enemy, almost suffered a loss in the Timberwolves, but now, the young Thunder made the same mistake in the defending champion!
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Just a day later, the fourth game of the Western Conference Semi-Finals kicked off again at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Before the game, the fans were full of confidence and hoped that the Thunder could play away games with a huge advantage of 3 to yi. Anjie's performance in the last game was still lingering in the minds of this group of fans. Today, they firmly believe that Anjie and the Thunder can perform better!
But now, just fifty seconds after the end of the game, the Chesapeake Energy Arena is silent. The occasional roaring formation is also a player from the Lakers.
The stands for blockbusters have been empty. The Thunder's score has not yet reached 9o, while the Lakers' score is almost above yiyio points.
"The swing of the game in Yi is simply phenomenal, but today...oh, there is no mid-range shot again. Although Bynum was shaken away, his defense was extremely active." Seeing An Jie failing to make a second time in the iron shot, Mike Bryn shook his head helplessly. An Jie in this game and An Jie in the game in Yi were completely different.
"Westbrook's breakthrough was too casual, and indeed, it was blocked by Gasol again. The defending champions were not played like this. The reason they could win before was because they worked hard and cautious enough! Looking at the current Thunder, they seemed to think they had advanced to the Western Conference Finals."
No matter how ruthless the media praised the Thunder in the last game, everyone turned their views without exception today. The Lakers are not very good today, but the Thunder's performance is indeed too unreasonable.
Kobe intentionally controlled his shots today and created opportunities for others. However, in front of the somewhat arrogant Anger, Gasol and Bynum showed off their magical powers, scoring 25 points and 2yi points respectively. They are the only two players in the Lakers who scored 2o today.
Although An Jie made the most contribution to the Thunder team's victory in the game, it was not entirely An Jie's personal contribution, so the arrogance is not only true for An Jie.
Durant and Westbrook will choose to take action at the first time after receiving Angel's pass, but the Lakers, who have made targeted arrangements, are no longer as easy as their scores. Every time they defend, the Lakers can interfere with Durant and Westbrook's shooting.
35 and 3o, this is the shooting percentage of Durant and Westbrook. Although Angel's shooting percentage is good, his performance of only 7 points and allowing the Lakers to score 46 points in the interior is indeed not satisfactory.
Finally, at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, under the surprised expression of Thunder fans, the Lakers won the game with yiyiyi to 87, and tied the total score again.
The Lakers' total shooting percentage is 53, and the Thunder's total shooting percentage is 36. This data alone is enough to illustrate the gap.
The defending champion was playing with all his might, but the young Thunder began to abandon. This is the punishment, and this is the price that young people need to pay.
McGrady said that he had started to consider his opponent in the next round, so he was eliminated. The Mavericks always thought that they could beat Yizhi in the regular season, but they were all suckers in the playoffs. Now, the magical Thunder have also made an ordinary mistake.
After the game, Van Gundy yi looked straight. Maybe he was too relaxed with those kids before! Van Gundy yi felt that young people should not force them too much. Now, this group of young people began to do whatever they wanted.
Chapter completed!