The Way of the Center

Whether it was the coaching staff, the players or the fans in the auditorium, they all celebrated. ┡』E┡『『Ω Novels WwΔW. 1XIAOSHUO. COM Trail Blazers is not the first victory over the Spurs, but this is their most exciting one.

Winning the sixth game between the two sides, they eliminated the Spurs, who are number one in the Western Conference in this year's regular season, 4-2. what does that mean? This means that the Trail Blazers have advanced to the Western Conference Finals!

The Western Conference Finals, you know, since 2000, the Trail Blazers have never reached the Western Conference Finals. The results created by Anjie and Aldridge are even better than they imagined.

However, in this frenzied and cheerful atmosphere, only An Jie seemed out of place here. He is not unhappy, the Western Conference Finals, this is also the furthest Anjie has gone in the playoffs.

The smile on An Jie's face was from the heart, but he couldn't enter the ecstatic state like others. Except for the Western Conference finals, his mind is full of the back of the No. 21.

This was the first time that An Jie felt sorry for the opponent he defeated. Maybe it was Duncan's unrelenting spirit that moved him, maybe it was Duncan's vigor and vigor that infected him. Perhaps, it was the phrase "keep moving forward" that Duncan just said to him, which made An Jie feel that this guy was not as cold as he appeared on the surface.

The whole of Portland was cheering for the Trail Blazers' victory, but the Spurs, who were losers but still worthy of respect, left here and left their last stop of the 11-12 season when no one noticed.

"Ann, what are you thinking?" Ricard saw that An Jie was not very good-natured, so he hurried over and looked at An Jie's head. This guy, he must have been stunned by the fall just now.

"Tim also has the qualifications to be a winner." An Jie looked at the player tunnel, but the figure of No. 21 no longer appeared there.

"This is the NBA. There is no one who seems to be a winner here. Here, there are only real winners!" Ricard patted An Jie's cheek. Young people always think that they have seen through everything, but really When something happens, I will fall into thinking again.

"You will get used to it, when you win more games and eliminate more opponents, you will get used to it." Ricard knew that Anjie's road to the NBA is still too short, and many things along the way And the scenery, he has never seen before.

"Listen, we don't have time to worry about the Spurs. This group of guys will be adored by the fans there as heroes once they go back to San Antonio. Next season, these guys will not be soft when they see us. We Worrying about ourselves now, even though we just won the series, it's a bad time to say this. But to keep your focus,

I guess I still have to tell you. Do you know who our Western Conference Finals opponent is? "Rickard didn't allow his players to pay attention to the development of other series during the team's series. He didn't want his players to be distracted. After all, most of the Trail Blazers were too young to Be able to look forward and backward. It is enough for him and the coaching staff to observe the next opponent. Therefore, Anjie now has no idea who their opponent in the Western Conference Finals is.

"I remember the Lakers and Thunder in the Western Conference Semifinals, right?" Something bad suddenly flashed through Anjie's mind, and he looked at Ricard's face. Although historically, the Trail Blazers and the Lakers can be regarded as rivals. But Ricard's smirking expression shows that their opponents will be worse than the Lakers!

"Oh, damn it." An Jie held his head, and sure enough, he forgot Duncan and the Spurs in an instant. The last thing he wanted to face when he left Oklahoma was still about to happen.

"After two consecutive losses at the beginning of the series, the team won four games in a row to eliminate the Spurs. Coach Ricard, what arrangements did you make to make the team undergo such a big change?" the news release At the meeting, the media reception room was full of people. Even at the entrance, there were many reporters who seemed to be fighting for rebounds to find space for themselves to shoot and record. The Trail Blazers' trip to the Western Conference semifinals is undoubtedly legendary. Not only did Anjie make 17 of 17 shots, creating the second record in nBa history and the first record in the playoffs. They also broke the embarrassment that the Trail Blazers could not make the playoffs for 12 years. Of course, the Spurs were eliminated with a score of 4 to 2. This is also the 15th time in nBa history that a team can complete a reversal after falling behind 2 to 0. And the Trail Blazers still completed the reversal with a wave of four consecutive victories.

How high is the gold content of each record, you can draw a conclusion by looking at the strength of the Spurs in the regular season and the ease in the first round of the playoffs against the defending champion. The Blazers' opponents are by no means ordinary people, and the Spurs have one of the greatest trios in history and have the Coach of the Year this season. But the Trail Blazers led by Anjie still won the series in a jaw-dropping manner.

The reporters also asked a lot of questions afterwards, such as asking Anjie what Duncan said to him in the end, asking about the relationship between Rickard and Vicki, and asking Aldridge and Anjie how they felt after they partnered.. ...But as long as that name is not mentioned, An Jie feels that the atmosphere of the entire press conference is still very good.

However, now that the siege has been broken, the reporters at the press conference will inevitably ask questions about the next opponent. It's just now, not yet.

A long fluttering female reporter in a suit and leather shoes raised her slender hand, and the Trail Blazers spokesperson also pointed her up to ask questions.

An Jie, Ricard and Aldridge were still smiling, but when the female reporter finished speaking, An Jie's smile suddenly disappeared.

"In the Western Conference semifinals, the team will meet your old club, the Oklahoma City Thunder. To you, Mr. An, this game must be very special." The female reporter had no malice, and she didn't know that An Jie was disgusted by this. class questions.

"I miss my time in Oklahoma. I had a good few seasons there. But I will not forget that I belong to the tear city now." In the regular season, the two teams may still be able to Finish the game in a friendly atmosphere. But in the real playoffs, An Jie had to really turn against his former brothers.

At the beginning, Anjie didn't have much conflict with the Thunder. Being traded away was only for business and team needs. He is very willing to meet again with Van Gundy, Durant, Morris, Westbrook and others. He is very willing to return to Oklahoma and return to the Chesapeake Energy Arena. But all of this has to be based on the condition that they don't meet in the playoffs.

At the press conference afterwards, An Jie didn't pay attention to what Rickard and Aldridge said. His mind is now full of images of the Thunder. He can't imagine what it will be like to have two favorite teams hinder each other's promotion path.

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Morris added a lot of fitness equipment to his house so that he could get stronger at home. No, to be precise, this small villa still belongs to An Jie, but Morris has never moved away. He likes this place, and he likes the days when he and An Jie fought side by side under the same roof.

The floor-to-ceiling windows here can still see the scenery of most of Oklahoma City. After defeating the Los Angeles Lakers with a total score of 4 to 1, this former basketball desert has become full of vitality.

When did it start? Oklahoma's basketball resounds throughout the United States, perhaps it started from the day when the three young men formed.

Now, although Anjie has left Oklahoma City, with the efforts of many people, the Thunder team has continued to take off.

But even so, Morris and others will never forget what An Jie has done here.

They have defeated countless powerful enemies and made it to the playoffs when they were not favored. The blue ocean of the Chesapeake Energy Arena once made a super scorer like Anthony at a loss. Jeff Van Gundy ushered in the second spring of his career with the momentum of this group of outstanding young players... .

Angie was a part of everything that happened in Oklahoma. Morris stopped training and wiped himself with a clean towel.

The sun was slowly rising, and the sunlight shone on Morris's face through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows. A more tragic battle is about to take place in Oklahoma, but the most important thing is...  

Most importantly, An Jie is coming back. This was once the backbone of the Chesapeake Energy Arena. I'm going home......