The Way of the Center

The Western Conference Finals officially kicked off, and An Jie also successfully led the team to a good start. The Blazers still maintain an undefeated record in the playoffs.

"Nine consecutive wins in the playoffs, the Trail Blazers have crushed everything to this point. I have never seen such a dominant team, they seem to have no opponents. Hope the Spurs continue to try to break the Trail Blazers Myths on me."

"Another 30+10. To be honest, this is already the norm for Ann. I won't be surprised that he has cut gorgeous data now. This guy is not yet 25 years old, but he already has the strength to dominate the league. I It can be boldly predicted that before An is 32 years old, he will turn this period into his own era!"

After winning the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the media naturally began to praise the current Trail Blazers again. This team, which has risen suddenly within two years, really has too much to say.

Of course, it's not just the media. Even many players who have been on vacation have begun to pay attention to this series.

"Are you going to watch the game live?" An Jie shouted into the phone in surprise during the break of training.

"What? Are you not welcome? I want to see with my own eyes how you kick that old dude Duncan's ass!" Morris laughed on the other end of the phone. Anyway, the vacation has just begun, and he is not like Anjie every time. There's a whole bunch of training and business going on in the summer. So this guy decided to spend some time watching the rest of the nba games, and by the way, cheer for his good buddies and mentors.

"I'm just not sure if you can still buy tickets now. As far as I know, the tickets for tomorrow night's game have long been sold out."

"Don't worry, Mr. Meslav has already taken care of everything for me. I will be sitting in the first row tomorrow, you have to perform well, or I will put on the jersey and play for you at any time."

"Hey, there's no need, buddy, we can handle it ourselves. Do you have any plans for this summer?" Seeing that Rickard had already started urging him to go to the field for training, An Jie nodded, signaling that he would be there soon.

"You know, Ann, I'm out of contract this year, and Presti made me an offer. But ... I haven't decided whether to stay in Oklahoma or not. This summer, I decided to think about my future, of course, there is another point, this holiday, I want to train with you!" Morris said, his eyes lit up. Every summer, An Jie's strength will improve a lot. Morris felt that he should train with Anjie so that he could make as much progress as possible.

"Train with me? I'm afraid you won't be able to take it, man." Angie and Morris joked.

"Although let the horse come here, I can't watch you become stronger by yourself. Well, you go to training, and we will see you tomorrow night."

After hanging up the phone, An Jie trotted into the venue immediately. Now is not the time to think about summer, get the championship first, let's talk about other things later...

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May 21, Portland Rose Garden. Although there has been a fierce battle here, today, the enthusiasm of the fans and the atmosphere of the scene have not cooled down in the slightest.

Andrew Morris walked into the auditorium wearing a suit. The area where he sat was usually surrounded by prominent figures. But even so, there are still many people who put down their dignity and come to Morris to ask for his autograph. Although he is not the core of the Thunder, Morris has rarely performed on the offensive end. But the tenacity of this optimistic big man still gave him a good reputation.

"Hey, Andrew!" Just after Morris took a photo with a rich lady just now, he heard An Jie's shout.

"Oh, look who's here. My big guy, how's it going?" Anjie and Morris embraced each other, and the photographers naturally formed a circle to capture all the pictures.

"You seem to be in good spirits, Andrew, you have to shout louder later."

"Don't worry, I'm the sixth man off the court!" Morris made a "6" gesture to Angerby.

"Hey, keep winning, okay?"

"We will win, just like before, we will win..." An Jie closed his eyes, absorbing the encouragement Morris gave himself. He has slowly entered the game state, and he has begun to instill strength in his body.

"I don't want to repeat it again, I'm not allowed to lose the ball at home! Continue to win, don't relax. In the Rose Garden, there is no failure!" Before the game, Ricard yelled the last sentence to the players. Everyone yelled with enthusiasm and encouraged each other to walk onto the court.

The Blazers are aggressive, and the fans are very excited to see it. But do the Spurs, who look calm on the surface, really lack passion and fighting spirit?

"Let this group of arrogant guys pay the price!" The last words that **Vichic said before going on the field are still echoing in the players' ears...

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Fisher was panting and dribbling the ball. The speed and intensity of today's game far surpassed the first game, which made Fisher, a veteran player, a bit overwhelmed. If the first match was just intense, then today was pure hand-to-hand combat.

As for the speed, it's not that the Spurs play fast, but that all of them are always running and changing positions tirelessly, which makes the Blazers' defense very difficult.

Fisher, who was exhausted, did not intend to continue to control the ball. He glanced ahead. Although Anjie was sweating profusely, he had already withstood Duncan's push and pushed him to a good position.

Is there a better option for the Blazers than to have Ainger play in the post? So Fisher didn't hesitate, he straightened up and hung the ball into the inside.

"Here we come!" Seeing that Fisher finally passed the ball, Leonard suddenly left Iguodala behind and ran towards Anjie.

"Is he going to double-team!?" Iguodala didn't expect Leonard to make such a decision suddenly. He was ready to catch the ball and could receive Angie's pass at any time and make a three-pointer shot!

However, Leonard, who ran wildly without hesitation, didn't want to double-team Anjie, but wanted to directly intercept the lob!

"Ann! Here we come!" Ricard yelled from the sidelines, and Anjie immediately looked around him, only to realize that Leonard had already rushed to his side.

The young Spurs player took off one step ahead and straightened his long arms. An Jie was not to be outdone, but under Duncan's secret pull, An Jie couldn't jump up at all.

Under the fierce confrontation, Anjie's fingertips still touched the basketball, but due to the inability to take off with all his strength and Leonard's interference, he did not fully receive Fisher's lob.

The flight trajectory of the basketball is changed, and it spins and flies out of bounds. Without even thinking about it, An Jie broke free from the entanglement with Duncan and rushed towards the basketball.

An Jie and Leonard fell to the ground almost at the same time, but the "longer" An Jie was the first to hug the basketball.

At the same time, Leonard immediately stretched out his hands to grab the ball, and Anjie clung to the ball tightly, and the two started a fierce fight on the floor.

Tony Parker immediately joined the battle, and Fisher hurried over to push the Frenchman away. Danny Green also joined in the chaotic battle, but Anjie was still clinging to the ball tightly. At this moment, the referee's whistle finally sounded.

Anjie thought he had kept the ball, because the moment he pounced on the ball, he called a timeout before Leonard's hands touched the basketball.

However, what the referee said made An Jie suddenly furious.

"Derek Fisher fouled, the Spurs have the ball!" When the referee made the penalty, everyone on the Blazers' bench jumped up almost at the same time!

"I called a timeout just now. You should stop the game in time instead of giving us the ball to the Spurs!" An Jie was the first to rush to the referee. His effort just now was to keep the ball. I know who I got a few dark elbows from. Fortunately, the referee directly wiped out An Jie's efforts.

If the referee was only partial to the Spurs for the first time, Angie wouldn't be so annoyed. But the problem is that today the referee's whistle has been biased towards the Spurs more than once.

In the previous game, with the same action, maybe the referee would blow the Blazers, but not the Spurs. Vicious little moves, maybe the referee can see the Blazers clearly, but not the Spurs.

Now that the game has reached the fifth minute of the fourth quarter, the Blazers are still 7 points behind the Spurs, who have 11 more free throws than themselves. It was precisely because of these factors that An Jie couldn't bear it.

An Jie has a fiery temper, and Ricard is not a fuel-efficient lamp. This guy rushed directly to the technical table and slammed the table!

"I'm here to watch the replay with you! If An just didn't make a time-out gesture, I would like to leave this court by myself!" The team is now in trouble, and the players are also playing hard. But Ricard couldn't believe that the referee took away the Blazers' chance.

Through slow-motion playback, the first thing that can be confirmed is that Fisher's movement of pushing Parker away is indeed too big. But Angie did hold the ball and yell a timeout and gesture before Fisher fouled. It's just that Leonard's sudden impact forced Anjie to protect the basketball, thus interrupting the action.

Therefore, the referee's conclusion was: "Ann's request for a timeout was incomplete, and I did not understand his intention, so I could not have stopped the game hastily."

"Fuck you!" Ricard swung his arms and almost punched the referee in the face. Fortunately, Aldridge behind him immediately pulled him away, otherwise the front of the technical stage should have become a chaotic battlefield.

"Your explanation is ridiculous! It's really ridiculous!" An Jie still complained beside the referee. The referee ignored An Jie and made a technical foul gesture to Rickard.

"Oh! The referee gave a technical foul. We don't know if it was for Anjie or Ricard!"

"It's too confusing, but judging by the replay, Ann really deserves a timeout."

"Director Zhang, I think this ball is very unfair, the ball should belong to the Trail Blazers!"

The narrators of various TV stations also had a heated discussion on this matter.

"You idiot! Who do you think you are? Give me a technical foul? I'm just teaching you the most basic basketball rules!" Ricard still wanted to run to the referee under the obstruction and pull of the three players, maybe The referee also knew that he was wrong, otherwise, he would definitely give Ricard a second technical foul without hesitation.

Just when the Blazers were arguing with the referee, **Vichic seized the time to ask the players to come over one by one to explain the precautions. Invisibly, the Spurs will get an additional timeout opportunity.

After a few minutes, the confusion finally died down. The players put up a defensive posture in dissatisfaction, and Ricard was still cursing on the bench. Morris organized fans in the stands to boo and put pressure on the referees and the Spurs.

The Blazers, whose mentality was greatly affected, were very impatient in the last few minutes, and the Spurs also seized the opportunity to take advantage of the Blazers' mistakes and played several transition offenses.

The point difference has gradually widened. Although it has not been able to surpass the double-digit threshold, it is still the Spurs who control the rhythm of the field.

An Jie once again showed his terrifying strength in the last few minutes. This guy's crazy attack made ** Weiqi have a tachycardia.

But fortunately, time saved the Spurs' life. An Jie used his terrifying personal ability to chase the point difference to only four points, but the final score was also fixed at this four point gap. God knows what the ending would be like if the game time was increased by one more minute, no, forty seconds.

108 to 104, in the case of 12 more free throws than the Trail Blazers, the Spurs beat the frustrated Blazers away by four points. They also broke the Trail Blazers' undefeated record in the playoffs.

"You've done a good job, it's okay, I'll see you outside the court later." Morris and An Jie clapped their hands, and he also tried to encourage his brother.

When the referee made the penalty just now, if Morris hadn't been wearing a suit, he might have rushed up and yelled at the referee.

After the game, Anjie only interacted with Morris. He refused all media interviews and walked straight into the player tunnel.

1 to 1, the total score of the Western Conference Finals was rewritten by the Spurs, and the invincible Rose Garden also fell for the first time in the playoffs.

No matter how aggrieved or unfair the process is, the result will not change.

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