The Way of the Center

The wonderful game last night made fans all over the world who pay attention to the Trail Blazers and the Thunder feel unfinished. Of course, this also made Angie and his guys exhausted the next day.

In terms of consumption, the consumption of the Trail Blazers players is naturally much greater than that of the Thunder players. Jeff Van Gundy's men have more alternatives than the starting five. In Ricard's hands, apart from the starting five, only Crawford, Courtney Lee, Marcus Camby and Kurt Thomas can participate in the rotation. Others, either have injuries, or are not capable of meeting the requirements of the Western Conference Finals.

Among the four on the bench, only Crawford and Lee can really share the scoring pressure on the starters. Camby and Thomas didn't play long, and Anjie and Aldridge played harder than others more often.

Because of this, the two cores of the Trail Blazers were in such a bad state during training today. Especially An Jie, this guy's fighting spirit is still high, but his body can no longer support him to continue such high-intensity wear and tear.

Throughout the season, Anjie's absent games were all concentrated at the beginning of the season. At that time, An Jie had just recovered from a serious injury, so Ricard took a rotation system for him. But as Anjie's state became better and the season progressed, Anjie would start every game after that, and he would work hard for more than 38 minutes in each game. In this way, a game was played without missing until the current Western Conference Finals.

No matter how iron man is, he will feel tired at this time. What's more, Jeff Van Gundy's targeted tactics and Morris' unyielding defense will greatly deplete Anjie's physical fitness. This is why it is difficult to win the championship. Anjie and Aldridge are strong enough, but the team has been forced into a dead end because of a small lineup problem!

So in today's training, George Ricard set up more tactics for the rest of the Trail Blazers for the first time. He had to find a way to relieve An Jie's pressure, and other people had to shoulder greater responsibilities. The lineup problem cannot be solved now, Ricard must use limited resources to maximize the team's combat effectiveness!

Olajuwon and Divac also called and taught Anjie a lot of experience in facing difficulties. After all, An Jie's two masters were people who experienced big storms back then, and they have all experienced more difficult times than this. But one thing is that Olajuwon's Rockets and Divac's Lakers or Kings have a much stronger lineup than the current Trail Blazers. Therefore, the experience of these two people may not be all applicable to An Jie's current situation.

An Jie still spends less time on training than on relaxing massage, but no matter how good a massage is, it can only be soothing. To really get rid of fatigue, the only way is enough time to rest. But the most stingy thing in the NBA league is time.

Anjie always felt that the rest of the day passed very quickly. He trained during the day, took a bath with Aldridge at night, and talked with Catherine and his family on the phone after returning home. After that, the day was over. So much so that he didn't even take a good breath, the second battle in the Rose Garden started again.

Since the Trail Blazers won the last game, the Rose Garden is still full today.

This huge noise weighed heavily on An Jie's body. He didn't want to disappoint this group of guys who supported him, and he himself knew that this home court was of great significance to the Trail Blazers. If the Trail Blazers take a 3-1 lead, they will basically have one foot in the finals.

But now, An Jie feels that the nba jersey sponsored by Adidas is very heavy on him.

At the beginning of the game, Anjie was forced to end early because of two premature fouls. He couldn't move forward, and his bullet speed dropped significantly. Getting fouled by the lightning-fast Westbrook is a sure thing.

Without Anjie, the Blazers' defense immediately opened up.

Westbrook's breakthrough caused the Rose Garden to fall into silence for a while, and Durant forced Ricard to call a timeout directly in the two consecutive three-point lines.

Now, Camby, who has almost no offensive ability, has completely liberated Morris. Facing the combined defense of Ibaka and Morris, even Aldridge struggled.

In the first quarter alone, the Thunder took a 10-point lead. The Blazers rarely seem to take the lead in the first quarter, but this time, things were much worse than before.

However, at the beginning of the second quarter, Anjie led the Trail Blazers' second team to a 12-0 offensive climax. He successfully staged the return of the king and helped the team overtake the score.

The amazed voices of countless commentators became the main theme in the first half of the second quarter. This is not the first time that Anjie has staged a performance that makes people feel dumbfounded. But every time he did, people couldn't believe what they were seeing.

But all this changed after the Thunder's more defensive starting five came on the field.

Still the same as the previous game, Jeff Van Gundy boldly used Morris to single-handedly defend Anjie, but instead strengthened his defense against the other four players of the Trail Blazers. The difference is that the tired Anjie's offensive efficiency today is far worse than the previous game, and the performance of Westbrook and Durant is also much better than the previous game.

An Jie's return of the king ended here, and the second half of the second quarter became the time for the Thunder to chase points. Until the end of the first half, the lead that Anjie brought to the Trail Blazers had turned into a pitiful 4 points. And during this time, An Jie consumed more energy than people imagined.

In the second half of the game, Jeff Van Gundy grabbed it with both hands. On the offensive end, Westbrook and Bledsoe took turns to capture Anjie, while the defensive end continued to strengthen the defense against the other four players of the Trail Blazers.

Ricard called a timeout more than once to arrange tactics for others. However, when facing the Thunder, which is one of the best defenses in the league, the Trail Blazers, except for Anjie and Aldridge, are indeed somewhat stretched. Even if they know how to play this tactic, they may not be able to execute it successfully.

For the Trail Blazers in the third quarter, it was a massacre. This may be the worst quarter for the Trail Blazers in this season's playoffs.

Anjie's fouls have accumulated to five times, and Aldridge's shooting percentage has fallen below half. Matthews' three-point attempts have been increasing, but the number of goals is still 1. Felton was broken by Westbrook and Bledsoe again and again, and there was nothing he could do...

In the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers fans still did not give up. They are still waiting for An Jie's return, and they are still waiting for An Jie to stage the myth again. 17 of 17 shots, a super triple-double, a victory that turned the tide... Didn't Anjie do all of these in the Rose Garden? Today, who can guarantee that An Jie won't do it again?

The fans still have hope in their hearts, even if this hope is as small as the basketball on this court.

Anjie really showed amazing perseverance on the court. This guy is definitely capable of becoming one of the greatest players in the history of the Trail Blazers. Even when Roy and Oden were around, the Trail Blazers were never this bloody.

But hard work and victory cannot be equated. The Pacers this season are also very hard-working, but they still cannot escape the fate of being eliminated by the more powerful Heat Big Three in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The NBA is a league that speaks of strength, and the strength of the Blazers' lineup, starting from the first round of the playoffs, has no advantage!

Anjie couldn't even breathe well at the end of the fight, but in order to stop Bledsoe, he resolutely chose to take off to block the shot.

But today the fans didn't see Anjie's wonderful pegboard hat anymore, but heard the frightening whistle of the referee first.

"The Trail Blazers' No. 00 shooting foul!" The referee yelled towards the technical platform, and the entire Rose Garden stadium collapsed in an instant!

Because of this, it was Anjie's sixth foul of the game! After this foul, Anjie will no longer be allowed to step on the court!

"Fuck you! Did you see it clearly!? This is a fucking good shot!" Rickard cursed on the sidelines, making him look very demeanor in front of Van Gundy. But demeanor is worthless before victory and defeat.

The referee didn't argue with Ricard, he didn't even look at Ricard. The guy just gestured silently and gave Ricard a technical foul.

"Pay attention to your words and deeds, coach. Next time, I may send you off the field directly!" David Stern's zero-tolerance system gives the referee a lot of power, even if Ricard is a villain, the referee I won't be afraid of him either.

This farce finally ended with An Jie's departure. Although there are still 4 minutes and 45 seconds before the end of the game, anyone who can accept the reality knows that once An Jie leaves, the Trail Blazers' game will also be difficult. It's basically over...

104 to 98, Aldridge tenaciously replaced Anjie and the mighty Thunder duel to the end. But the hard work of this silent big man did not change the already doomed ending.

The Thunder also won a game in Portland as they did in Oklahoma. In the east, the Heat and Celtics have just tied, followed by the Trail Blazers and Thunder in the west. The confrontation between the Eastern and Western finals is destined to end in a very cruel and bloody way.

An Jie leaned tiredly on the bench, this feeling is really fucking annoying...

2 to 2, the series was tied by a big score, but under the arrangement of Jeff Van Gundy, the Thunder team has been even better.

Back in Oklahoma two days later, the Blazers still haven't found a way to deal with Van Gundy's play. If the Trail Blazers could have one or two more scorers, Anjie wouldn't be looked down upon like this. But it's a pity that what they lack now is just such a role.

Although Aldridge's scoring ability is good, the Trail Blazers can basically only be regarded as a single-core team. Maybe the late bloomer Aldridge will be even better next season, but at least this year, the crazy performance of breaking the playoff scoring record in the first game of the Western Conference Finals is the best state he can show.

Although Anjie didn't leave the field early in this game, he scored 29 points with only 52% shooting.

Westbrook once again became the x factor of the game. Many times today he intended to foul the ball but was ignored by the referee, and the Thunder missed many opportunities because of this.

But Bledsoe's excellence has made up for this vacancy for Westbrook. This guy has shown extremely high quality today, whether it is a breakthrough or a peripheral projection!

Aldridge, like Anjie, scored 29 points, but the entire Trail Blazers, apart from them, did not have a second guy who broke through double digits.

106 to 113, the Thunder won their first consecutive victory in the Western Conference Finals, and the score changed from a subtle 2-2 to 2-3. Only this time, it was no longer Anjie and Blazers who broke the situation.

The next game will be the last home game of the Trail Blazers series.

The battle of Tianwangshan, that will be the Blazers' last chance for redemption...

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