The Way of the Center

Beard sat on a row of seats behind the Trail Blazers bench, and the price of this position has been fired to hundreds of thousands of dollars. E small Ω┡ said Ww』W. 1XIAOSHUO. COM pays hundreds of thousands of dollars to watch a game, which is not something that just anyone can afford.

To the left of the beard is a potbellied man, the owner of five movie theaters in Portland. And on his right was an oil tycoon who settled in Portland. This guy's residence was only 50 meters away from An Jie's house, and he could be regarded as An Jie's neighbor.

Only Big Beard is the owner of a small restaurant. When business is good, his monthly net profit is only tens of thousands of dollars. He works a full year to barely afford a ticket to such a position. However, because of An Jie's relationship, he can be here for free today to watch the performances of the stars up close.

"Hey." During the warm-up interval, An Jie greeted the bearded man sitting on the seat, and for a moment, the two rich men beside him stared at him enviously. You know, even the oil tycoon who lives 50 meters away from An Jie's house has never "enjoyed" such treatment.

"Sir, what kind of business do you do?" In an instant, the oil tycoon became interested in the bearded man.

"Uh... food and beverages! Yes, food and beverages."

"Catering, um... the past few years have been good in catering. I just opened a restaurant in France last year, and the business is booming. Sir, your restaurant..."

"Me? I specialize in Chinese restaurants. Look, I still have photos of Ann eating in our restaurant?" As soon as he said this, the bearded man became excited, and he quickly took out from the inner bag of his jacket. I took the slightly old photo with the corners rolled up.

"Oh!?" The oil tycoon put on his glasses, took the photo and looked at it carefully.

"I can't believe that An Jie was so thin back then." Looking at the slender An Jie with a young smile in the photo, it was really hard for the oil tycoon to connect him with the tall and strong man on the field now. Together.

"I can see all the changes in this guy. You don't know, do you? Back then, An almost couldn't even make the NCAA roster!"

"No way?" The oil tycoon chatted speculatively with Big Beard, and Anjieben was worried that Big Beard would look awkward sitting alone in this area. But for now, he's overthinking it.

While Beard was chatting vigorously with his new friend, George Ricard was calling his players back to the dressing room, and he was about to make the final deployment before the start of the game.

Seeing this situation, the fans in the Rose Garden Arena,

They all wore the red T-shirts officially released by the Trail Blazers. The players are preparing for the next game, and the fans have to prepare for the next game.

"Be careful Russell, if you are blocked by Ann later, the ridicule here will completely drown you. This is Ann's home field!" Durant knew, in Chesapeake Energy In the arena, Anjie's popularity allowed him to remain popular there. But the Thunder will get nothing but boos in Portland!

This was immediately fulfilled when the Thunder players came on the field. The followers of the City of Tearing do not welcome any outsiders except their own team. Even if the Thunder have many talented balloon stars, including their former French forward Nicolas Batum. But not everyone can get the kind of treatment that An Jie will still get applause in the away game. In the city of tearing, the enemy will always be the enemy. This group of fans will only dedicate their cheers and enthusiasm to the Portland Trail Blazers!

"Ann~~~~~Jie!" The last person to appear in the player introduction ceremony was naturally Portland's biggest hero. The arrival of An Jie made this short-lived team facing reconstruction rise rapidly. When Oden and Roy both fell down, who would have thought that they would reach the Western Conference Finals!

An Jie waved his hand towards the auditorium, and the cheers that were already frightening became even louder. It wasn't until all the headlights on the scene were turned on again and the referee was ready to start the game that the restlessness in the Rose Garden finally subsided.

"You are very welcome here, Ann." Standing opposite Anjie, Morris, who was about to jump the ball with Anjie, looked around, whether it was in Ames, Oklahoma or now Portland. . Anjie is always able to win the hearts of local fans.

"Of course, hey, I won't be restricted by your little tricks today." An Jie's eyes became focused, and he trained hard for two days just for this competition. Now is the time to put it into practice.

"Little trick? Come and try Ann, if you don't believe in evil."

"Are you ready?" The referee's loud reminder interrupted the verbal battle between the two. An Jie and Morris didn't want to provoke each other with words, but they were already used to talking to each other as soon as they met.

Under the red storm set off by the fans at the Rose Garden Stadium, the referee threw the ball hard and the basketball shot into the air. This time, it was An Jie who won the team's first small victory.

Because Kaifeng won the right to attack the ball first, Jeff Van Gundy also stood in front of the technical stage with his hands crossed from the beginning. Anjie's state on the offensive end will be the key to determining the outcome of this game. So Jeff Van Gundy attached great importance to the Trail Blazers' first attack.

However, to his disappointment, the Trail Blazers scored a goal in the first attack, and it was not Anjie who scored the goal.

"Wesley Matthews' three-pointer gave the Trail Blazers a head start, but the Thunder's defense was still a little too close to the basket. Matthews seized this fleeting opportunity!"

Van Gundy shook his head, Sefoloza, the perimeter defender, shouldn't have missed anyone. But the positive positions of Anjie and Aldridge are indeed too confusing. Although he was scored a three-pointer as soon as he came up, Jeff Van Gundy was not worried. The Trail Blazers can't make any big waves just relying on this group of outsiders who averaged less than 13 points per game. If Rickard's arrangement today is to focus his offense on the outside to avoid Morris' defense against Anjie, then the Thunder will definitely have this game today!

The subsequent games were exactly as Van Gundy expected. The Trail Blazers had significantly more offenses on the outside than before. Both Anjie and Aldridge were just doing some dirty work. The shooter Wesley Matthews became the main scoring point for the Trail Blazers, and he did surprisingly well.

"Coach Rickard won't really give up the inside attack, will he?" The oil tycoon sitting next to the beard looked nervously at the field.

"Don't worry buddy, Coach Ricard has a lot of tricks. Believe me, he does it for a purpose." Since Ricard first coached the NCAA Division I League, the bearded man has always looked at Ricard The balls see now. He is very clear that Ricard's coaching style is decisive and tough. He will not be afraid of the Thunder's inside defense, even if he stumbled because of this in the last game.

While speaking, the Trail Blazers launched an aggressive attack again. Westbrook's defense was rough, and Felton was nearly brought down by the young guy on several occasions. The referee's ineffective performance also filled the Rose Garden Stadium with dissatisfied boos.

Although Westbrook's defense is tight, Felton is also an nBa-level player anyway. At least he can do things like bring the ball across the half court.

Possessing the ball to a 45-degree position on the left wing, Felton began gesturing. The Trail Blazers players immediately started running, and one of the most active was Wesley Matthews.

"Do you want to make tactics for him?" Van Gundy looked at the technical statistics on the big screen. In just a few minutes, Matthews had scored two three-pointers and one mid-range two-pointer to score against Durant. Eight points like the scoring king. This guy seems to feel really good today, no, this kind of dangerous guy, we can't give him any more space!

"Outside! Outside! Close defense!" Van Gundy yelled from the sidelines, not only for the Thunder players to hear, but the Trail Blazers naturally noticed the changes in the Thunder.

In an instant, the space for Matthews, Felton and others was squeezed to the minimum! I have to say that the Thunder's tactical execution ability is really strong.

"Leave it to you!" Felton saw that his space on the outside line was getting smaller and smaller. Instead of worrying, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly. The task of him and Matthews has been completed, now, let's see how An Jie takes over the game!

With an easy pass, Felton threw the ball into the penalty area over the heads of the Thunder players who changed their defensive strategy. Just now the Thunder's defense is mainly to protect the basket, so Felton's pass to the inside is in danger of being intercepted. But under Matthews' strong firepower, the Thunder had to stretch the defensive formation, so that it became extremely simple to pass the ball inside.

"It's finally here!" Morris held An Jie's waist. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

An Jie didn't answer Morris. After catching the ball, according to his own habits, he pushed in first.

"Morris is unmoved, my God, his defense is too tough. I bet that Ann's impact is enough to crush the ribs of ordinary people!"

Morris gritted his teeth and persisted. Although he didn't let An Jie advance half a step, he didn't feel well either. But it's almost over. According to An Jie's habits and his performance in the last game, as long as he gets caught in his turn and breaks through, the defense will be considered a success! Thinking of this, Morris immediately moved his steps.

really! An Jie started to turn around immediately after hitting back to no avail! Morris proudly raised his chest, sorry brother, today's winner is still me!

Just as An Jie's turn was about to be completed, Morris was ready to accept the impact. But An Jie suddenly followed the original track and turned to the other side! Before Morris could react, Anjie made a shot.

"A mid-range turnaround jump shot after two and a half turns in a row, my God, this is a defender's action!" Mike Breen admitted that Anjie is an insider who is good at shooting, but he used this method to attack after the free throw line. Even Aldridge can't guarantee that the ball will be scored. It's rare that An Jie is really forced by Morris to try this method?

"Damn it, he really looks like Kobe!" Westbrook watched Anjie's movements, and suddenly thought of his opponent in the last round of the series, Kobe Bryant. Isn't the shot that Anjie just made is Kobe's favorite mid-range turnaround jumper after a back kick?

"Swipe." Just when everyone thought that An Jie was cornered, he actually used the movement of a guard to score the basketball!

Throughout the whole process, Morris watched so stupidly from beginning to end. It wasn't until the moment the ball was scored that Morris realized that he had been tricked by An Jie!

An Jie pretended to turn around and break through, but actually used two and a half turns in a row to trick Morris into being unable to cope. And this shot without interference is not difficult for An Jie at all.

"Unbelievable Ann! We all said that he has comprehensive offensive methods, but we didn't expect that he has reached this point. It is no exaggeration to say that many guards in the league may not use this trick better than An! "Kenny Smith once again used the word incredible on An Jie.

"The area within the three-point line is full of An's offensive coverage. No, no, maybe this kid is already practicing three-pointers! If he hits a three-pointer in the next attack, I will not at all Surprised." O'Neill, as the most powerful insider overlord back then, rarely expressed admiration for the current young insider. He always thinks that he is the best center forward in the world, and other people in his era can only be abused. And Anjie made O'Neill think that he was back to the golden age of the center again and again. No, even Olajuwon and others are not necessarily more comprehensive than Anjie!

"I can't do it bro, you have to update your defensive trap." After scoring the goal, An Jie shook his finger secretly at Morris, disrupting his offensive habits, and using the most comprehensive skills to defeat the most powerful defender! Ricard's arrangement really worked!

Although it was just an ordinary mid-range shot, this mid-range shot made everyone in the Thunder team, from coaches to players, extremely nervous.