The Way of the Center

In the o9-1o season, that was Anjie's second year in the NBA, and it was also the first time he and the Thunder played in the playoffs.

That year, Anjie was chanted mVp by the fans of the entire Chesapeake Energy Arena at home. That year, after the Thunder failed, Kobe jumped onto the technical stage, accepting the worship of more than 20,000 people in the audience like a king.

And An Jie fell to the floor. It was the first time he lowered his head in the entire series.

The young Thunder and the then-champion Lakers fought to the tiebreaker, but in the end, Thunder and An Jie were still defeated by the Purple and Gold Army.

At that time, the entanglement between Gasol and Bynum was fatal to Anjie. Kobe's omnipotence also made the Lakers a thriving existence in that era.

Now, three seasons later, there is also Anjie, the same Purple and Gold Army, and the same Gasol. But the situation of the two has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Gasol's embarrassment on the defensive end makes people feel sorry for the glory of the Zijin Army a few years ago.

Just now, Anjie pushed Gasol hard, and completed another heavy dunk under the basket. He was unscrupulous inside the Lakers, and the demoralized Gasol and Howard didn't even bother to have too much physical contact with Anderson.

The Lakers are falling behind more and more, what about D'Antoni? The mustache, on the other hand, sat quietly on the sidelines like a normal person.

This season, the Lakers have changed three coaches. Among them, D'Antoni has the best record. Without him, the Lakers might not even be able to keep the eighth place in the Western Conference.

But once in the playoffs, even D'Antoni couldn't do better. The running and bombing he is good at cannot be implemented by the Lakers, and the Lakers players did not want to adapt to D'Antoni's tactics.

When Kobe fought until the Achilles tendon ruptured and collapsed, the entire Lakers actually collapsed.

Anjie also scored unscrupulously on the court, and Aldridge also used his excellent performance to beat Gasol to the ground.

As one of the few rookies who can play in the playoffs, Lillard shines even more. D'Antoni changed several people to defend Lillard, but the effect was minimal.

Howard and Gasol can still score, but their scoring efficiency is definitely not the efficiency that an insider should have.

Howard even smashed a ball under the strict defense of Anjie. When Gasol faced Aldridge, he didn't have much advantage.

The war between insiders and insiders finally ended with the complete victory of Anjie and Aldridge.

Gasol and Howard hadn't recovered since Ainger's blockade. But the cooperation between Anjie and Aldridge has become more exciting every time.

"Ann gave the basketball to LaMarcus with a false pass, and LaMarcus dunked the ball! Gasol slowed down a bit."

"LaMarcus turned around for a jumper! No, it wasn't a jumper, it was a pass! Anne jumped up high, beautiful alley-oop, and Howard didn't respond to it!"

"Another wonderful pass by Steve Nash, Ci Shiping got a wide open shot. Oh, it shouldn't be, this is the first time Ci Shiping missed such an open shot in this game? Nash has only recorded 3 assists so far, not because he didn't pass the ball or passed it badly. It's because Nash's teammates couldn't convert his wonderful passes into points."

Many fans who watched the game live in Los Angeles turned off the TV angrily, and even Kobe, who was in the hospital at the moment, shook his head helplessly.

In the opening game of this season, the Blazers defeated the Lakers F4 with a strong posture. But Kobe didn't expect that the two teams that met in the opener would be in a very different situation now.

In order for the Lakers to enter the playoffs, he ruptured his Achilles tendon. However, his teammates did not want to seize this hard-won opportunity.

After the fourth quarter of the game, the Lakers showed a state of being slaughtered. Ricard replaced all the main players early, but the situation of the Lakers has not improved at all.

Even Meyers Leonard scored a few goals over Howard's head, and Anjie and Ricard were very happy to see this scene. After all, it is only good for the team if the substitute players can show confidence, and there is no harm.

Derek Fisher couldn't bear it at the end of the fight. Seeing his former club being beaten so embarrassingly, Fisher was deeply moved.

Lakers backup guard Vietie Meeks had the ball past half court, and Fisher didn't put much pressure on the opponent at all because he didn't have to.

Meeks felt very bad today, only hitting 1 goal in 6 shots, but for the Lakers fans, this is the normal state of the Lakers bench players. Throughout the season, their substitute players have such a shooting percentage.

Meeks looked in front of him in despair. Even at the last moment, even with a full bench lineup, the Blazers' defense still seemed impregnable.

At this moment, Meeks saw Howard open his hands inside for the ball. Meeks didn't even think about it, and immediately stuffed the ball into Howard's hands. He doesn't want to continue to control the ball and continue to be the focus of the camera. Now Meeks can't find a hole to get into.

Howard received the ball, and in a panic, he planned to score one over Meyers Leonard. It's fine for An Jie to suppress him, and now Leonard, a rookie, doesn't take him seriously, which really annoys Howard.

Howard slammed into it, and Leonard's body naturally couldn't bear such a huge impact.

At this moment, An Jie stood up. He made a gesture to Leonard, and Leonard also saw it. It's just that the details of the interaction between An Jie and Leonard are rarely discovered. Howard, who had been blinded by anger, couldn't see it even more.

Howard, who had tasted the sweetness, gathered his energy and prepared for the second attack. Leonard's defense is already shaky, and Howard just needs to take another step inside, and he can turn around and dunk!

Leonard swallowed, he knew what An Jie's gesture meant just now. During the training, An Jie explained the main points of this movement to himself more than once. Don't look at this as an opportunistic trick, but it is not easy to grasp the timing.

An Jie was still standing on the sidelines with his hips akimbo, watching the confrontation between Leonard and Howard intently. If An Jie changed into a suit, people might think that he is the head coach.

"Come on, Meyers, come on, just like you did during training." An Jie muttered, he didn't want Leonard's hard-earned self-confidence to be shattered by Howard's kick.

At this time, Howard had a second shock! With a strong force, he slammed into Leonard behind him.

"It's now!" Seeing that Howard was about to collide with him, Leonard didn't move forward to block, but retreated deliberately!

Leonard and Anjie have practiced this retreat timing hundreds of times. Today, his hard work finally paid off!

"Damn bastard!" Howard felt that his back was empty, without any focus, he knew something was wrong!

Looking again, An Jie was standing on the bench, smiling triumphantly, and applauding Leonard. In the next second, Howard staggered back a few steps due to inertia, and the referee undoubtedly gave Howard a walking violation.

"Leonard's retreat is very beautiful, but I don't think Meyers can think of this way." Mike Breen just finished speaking, and the director inserted a replay. This replay is exactly the scene of Anjie directing Leonard's defense from the sidelines.

"But Meyers is lucky, someone will help him find a way off the court. Being able to be teammates with Ann, Meyers must learn a lot."

Now, even if An Jie is not on the court, he can still affect the situation on the court. Howard's sense of anger suddenly disappeared, replaced by a great sense of frustration.

An Jie, this Chinese is just like Yao Ming back then. As long as he meets him, Howard is doomed to have no good fruit to eat. Another complete defeat, Howard's last effort has been exhausted by An Jie off the court.

"Good job Meyers, good job." Leonard happily ran to attack, and when he passed the bench, An Jie also applauded for Leonard.

Now even the Trail Blazers' bench has gone crazy, and the Lakers' chances of winning have approached zero.

When the game ended, Howard didn't even dare to watch the big score on the big screen. Judging from the voices of the fans in the Rose Garden, the Lakers must have lost by a big score!

After Leonard left the field, he excitedly hugged An Jie. It has to be said that this bear hug from the 2.16-meter tall man almost made An Jie breathless.

Everyone was smiling and dancing happily. Some excited fans even took off their shirts and waved the clothes shirtless at the injured.

79 to 1o1, the visiting team is in front and the home team is behind. The 22-point difference is why the Trail Blazers players and fans are so excited.

When did the Lakers players leave the court? Nobody cares. People have been completely immersed in this joy and cannot extricate themselves.

What about the playoffs? This is still not a problem for Anjie and the Blazers. Anjie still had 28 points, 15 rebounds and 2 blocked shots even though he barely played in the fourth quarter. And Aldridge, who played the next game after his comeback, also scored 20 points.

In contrast to the Lakers, Howard's 20 points and Gasol's 16 points are the two highest points of the Lakers. But Howard's 51% shooting rate and Gasol's 46% shooting rate are a bit horrible for the core insiders. In other words, the high scores of Gasol and Howard are only made up of a large number of shots. The gold content of these two scores is far less than that of Anjie and Aldridge.

In the first game of the playoffs, Anjie not only led the team to a good start, but also let the whole world experience the terrifying strength of the Trail Blazers.

27 consecutive victories and 69 wins have shocked you? No, save the shock for the moment when Anjie lifts the O'Brien Cup.

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