The Way of the Center

On the last day of January, the Trail Blazers finally got a chance to breathe. They returned to Portland from Los Angeles for a truce, waiting for the game against the Jazz on February 1 to start.

After An Jie got up, he didn't turn on his phone to read the news about himself. He just went to the toilet to wash up calmly, and looked at the condition of his fingers.

His finger hasn't healed yet, but it's much better than when it first started. At least now, there is no problem for An Jie to use these two fingers to do some movements necessary for daily life.

But just as the doctors reminded themselves at the time, An Jie's two fingers looked weird. Because the injured bone was not well fixed and protected. This also caused An Jie's fingers to not be as straight as normal people.

"Wake up so early? Isn't there no game and early training today?" Catherine hugged An Jie from behind. Before she knew it, Catherine and An Jie had been living together for almost a month.

"I can't sleep, maybe I'm used to getting up early. I'll have breakfast later, and I want to go to the gym to practice more." An Jie turned around and smiled at Catherine shyly. He knew that he couldn't accompany Catherine well. , but there is no way, this is what the work needs.

"Go, go, I'll go with you." Catherine had already accepted such a life. When An Jie decided to go to the draft, Catherine decided to become a model. They knew that the ordinary life was far away from them.

"Look, it's Ann!"

"Wow! Great job Ann!"

"You are good! We love you!"

Driving his own Mazda Rx-7 on the street, countless Portland locals are cheering on Anjie. As long as this car appears, it will always be accompanied by applause.

A few years ago, An Jie could not have imagined that he would have such a big impact in a foreign city.

But now, An Jie looked at the advertisements about himself in Portland, and looked at countless citizens on the street wearing the Trail Blazers jersey number 0 or T-shirt. A sense of accomplishment surged into my heart instantly.

"The best player in the Western Conference in January must be Ann. No one can compete with him for this award. The Trail Blazers' unbeaten record in January and An's own excellent personal data made him book this award in advance."

"Seventeen consecutive victories, all wins in January. For a team with a center as the core, this result is really remarkable. It is only a matter of time before Ann becomes the greatest international player in nba history."

"On the latest MVP rankings, Anjie has surpassed LeBron James and ranked first. Although the ranking of this list may change at any time, it is already very impressive to be on the list temporarily. You know, Those people who are behind Ann have such brilliant names."

On the car radio, An Jie subconsciously played sports-related programs. However, to his surprise, the overwhelming doubts and scolding that he imagined did not appear. On the contrary, almost all the media and experts are full of praise for An Jie. Paul's injury seemed to be forgotten overnight.

The cheers from the fans on the street and the favorable voices from the outside world made An Jie feel very happy. Training with a good mood will definitely make the training effect better than usual.

After noon, Anjie's teammates walked into the training ground one after another. The strange thing is that these guys are all holding different newspapers in their hands, and after entering the door, they all throw the newspapers in their hands in front of An Jie.

"Look at you, look at you. If I hadn't played with you, I would have thought that this Chinese man named An ran a newspaper office. I read countless newspapers and periodicals on the way to training today, and found that every newspaper The headlines are all about you! Oh, of course, except for the gossip tabloids." Batum held a copy of the "Portland Metropolis Daily", and An Jie even broke the shackles of the sports section and directly became the headlines on the front page. For the city of Portland, the excellent results of the Blazers and Anjie are indeed big news.

The newspapers in the hands of other people are also in the same situation. Seeing this situation, Lillard put on his glasses, rolled a newspaper into a tube and walked to An Jie.

"Mr. An, congratulations on becoming the mVp winner of this season's regular season. How do you feel about getting your hands on this award for the first time?" Lillard pretended to be a reporter, which caused a lot of laughter in the training ground. Even Catherine on the side covered her mouth and laughed.

"First of all, I have to thank my teammates. Especially Damian Lillard. If it weren't for his shooting, I wouldn't have gotten so many rebounds." Anjie replied with a smirk.

"Hahahahahaha, what a wonderful acceptance speech!" Lillard and Anjie sang together, causing the entire training ground to explode.

"What are you laughing at Leonard, I heard your laughter when I was still in the parking lot." It wasn't until Ricard and Divac walked into the training ground that the players' laughter gradually subsided.

"Nothing, nothing. We're just happy for Ann."

"Okay guys, I'll give you another half hour of happy time. After half an hour, the training will officially start." Ricard replied with a smile. It can be seen that this strict rogue coach is also in a good mood.

After that, Ricard turned his head and walked in front of Catherine. "Miss Catherine, you know, I'm sorry, I'm afraid you can only wait outside the training ground. You can go to the merchandise area in the Rose Garden, there is a very good coffee shop there." He spoke to Catherine very gentlemanly, and the one on the field The foul-mouthed Rickard is two people.

"I know the rules, coach." Catherine stood up and walked to An Jie in a bouncing manner. An Jie hugged Catherine and looked around, but his teammates didn't intend to disperse.

"You bastards." An Jie smiled and kissed Catherine goodbye. In an instant, everyone in the Trail Blazers was uproarious.

"I didn't expect the butcher to be cute sometimes."

"Look, that guy is blushing."

"Wow, what a sweet kiss."

"You guys, don't blame me for being rude during the confrontation training later." An Jie watched Catherine walk out of the training ground, and then uttered "ruthless words" to the group of spectators.

Ricard and Divac looked at everything on the training ground and were in a good mood.

"Not all teams have such a good team atmosphere, George." Divac felt that he was very comfortable and comfortable working in such a group.

"That's why I like to let Andy be the leader." Ricard knows that the quality of a leader largely determines the quality of a team's atmosphere.

The team started their day of training in this harmonious and pleasant environment, and Ricard was very satisfied with the training effect.

Don't look at this group of guys laughing and laughing in private, when they arrived on the training ground, everyone was very serious and unequivocal.

During the confrontation training, An Jie pointed out his own problems while playing the game seriously. Of course, if other people find out what An Jie has done badly, An Jie will accept it humbly.

If Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin knew that the Blazers were so active in preparing for the game, he would be very disappointed.

The current Jazz is very different from the Jazz led by the old Sloan. They are no longer a powerful force in the West, but just a team struggling on the edge of the playoffs. This is very similar to the Thunder during Anjie's rookie season.

The victory and defeat of every game directly affects whether they can reach the playoffs. So against the Trail Blazers, the entire Jazz team is looking forward to Anjie, who has been in the limelight recently, underestimating the enemy, and then letting them steal the victory. It's just a pity that the good preparation status of the Trail Blazers may make the Jazz's wish come true.

The next day's game went on as scheduled, and the Jazz inside duo Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap played very hard. The former "Yao Ming killer" Jefferson scored 21 points on Anjie's head. You know, recently, very few people have been able to score 20 points against An Jie.

But for these 21 points, Jefferson paid the price of 22 shots. For an insider, 45% shooting rate is not good.

The seriousness shown by the Trail Blazers on the court made Tyrone Corbin helpless. Originally, the Jazz did not have an advantage in terms of strength, but now stronger opponents have a better attitude. The Jazz want to win unless one of their players is completely blown out.

However, until the end of the game, Tyrone Corbin did not wait for the explosive player to appear. Anjie used 26 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks to help the team defeat the Jazz 77-86. Only the Jazz scored 77 points, which also highlights the huge gap in strength between the two sides.

The Jazz is destined to only become the background of Anjie and the Trail Blazers. When the reporters surrounded Anjie in full swing, no one cared about the departure of the Jazz.

"Congratulations Ann! You just set the record for the longest winning streak in the history of the Trail Blazers!"

"It is a great honor for me to be able to make a grand mark in the history of the Trail Blazers." An Jie answered the reporter's question with a smile, setting a record in team history, which was so far away for An Jie in the past and things. But just now, he did it.

"Do you think you can shake "Glider" Drexler's historical position in the Trail Blazers!?" The longest 17-game winning streak of the Trail Blazers was in the 9o-91 season. Created by Clyde Drexler.

However, today, more than 20 years later, this record was finally broken by An Jie. So the contrast between Anjie and Drexler was inevitably brought to the fore.

"Mr. Drexler is one of the greatest players in the history of the nba. I am not yet qualified to compare with him. But I will work hard to continue Mr. Drexler's dream and serve the beautiful city of Portland. The city will bring a championship trophy." An Jie did not forget to express his ambition while being humble, and his just-right answer "bought" the hearts of all Portland fans.

Now, Anjie is the supreme "Emperor of the Earth" in Portland. It took An Jie less than two seasons to successfully surrender all the citizens of the City of Torn.

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"It's so fucking beautiful..." A man spit on An Jie on the TV, then he picked up the phone and dialed a number.

"Well, are you all ready?" the man said, turning off the TV. He didn't want to see An Jie's smile again, that devil's smile seemed so ugly to him.

"It's all right, Mr. Sam. Tomorrow, we will take over the entire public opinion." The man on the other end of the phone replied resolutely.

"Very good." Sam Smith hung up the phone. The most famous basketball reporter in the United States did not forget An Jie's disdain for him.

The greater the fame, the more enemies you make. But this time, An Jie really ran into an unyielding and difficult opponent.

An Jie, who was still immersed in the joy of creating a historical record, did not know that a storm was coming.

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