The Way of the Center

Late at night, on the deserted streets of Charlotte, the white snow has been quietly covering the city with a "quilt". The winter in December is always accompanied by snowfall, which is already a common occurrence for people living here.

"Tsk." Aldridge suddenly felt a little cold, so he wrapped the quilt tightly around himself. But then, a urge to urinate hit, and Aldridge had to lift off the warm quilt and walk towards the toilet.

"It's snowing. It must be beautiful when you wake up tomorrow." After finishing the solution, Aldridge glanced at the outside world through the window. When he wakes up tomorrow, the place will be completely white. Thinking of this, Aldridge couldn't help but smile slightly. However, at this moment, Aldridge suddenly felt that his breathing became a little short and difficult!

"No, not now!" Aldridge had to get down on one knee and put one hand on the bedside table to make sure he didn't fall.

After more than ten minutes, Aldridge regained his composure. But in this cold winter, Aldridge was sweating profusely because of the incident just now.

"It's okay, LaMarcus, it's okay..." Aldridge said to himself, sat back on the bed in shock, and wiped the cold sweat that made his back feel chilly. Everything is normal for the Trail Blazers this season, and his own career is on track. He doesn't want any mistakes to occur at this juncture...

"What's the matter... buddy" An Jie, who lived in the same room as Aldridge, asked in a daze.

"It's okay, go to sleep, Ann."

After defeating the Bobcats, only one day later, the Trail Blazers will continue their road trip. Since the victory over the Pistons in Detroit on November 26 to the last victory over the Bobcats in Charlotte, the Trail Blazers have gone through five consecutive away games. After that, there is the sixth game in Indiana waiting for Ricard and his players.

This kind of schedule naturally inevitably made Ricard greet Stern's "female relatives" with "enthusiasm", which also made the players of the Trail Blazers work harder than others.

It's tiring enough to think about running around the United States while ensuring the quality of training as much as possible, but everyone in the Trail Blazers must face all of this realistically.

No, they have just defeated the Bobcats and they haven't had time to enjoy the fruits of victory. Early the next morning, Ricard led the players on the plane again and headed for Indianapolis, the largest city in Indiana.

Although it was hard work, the players were still in high spirits due to the team's repeated victories. After all, most of the people in this team are still very young, and running around continuously is not a big problem for a group of lads. Sometimes Fischer and Divac are really envious of this group of people. There is still a lot of room for hard work in their lives.

On the plane, Damian Lillard showed off his superb rap skills for his teammates. Although this black guy plays basketball for a living, his rapping is really impressive, and everyone in the Trail Blazers is dancing along. Lillard said that besides basketball, his other dream is to release a rap album and become a rapper. But now that he has performed well on the basketball court and has one commercial contract after another, he is definitely not far from fulfilling his second dream.

In this hard work, it is these small episodes in life that allow this team to maintain a very high combat effectiveness and cohesion. An Jie, as the leader in the locker room,

Naturally, he is also very concerned about the state and emotions of the players. Due to the change of age and identity, Anjie is no longer just concerned about whether he can play well. The state of the entire team is within the scope of Anjie's attention.

Just now, everyone was excited about Lillard's performance. Only Aldridge, the low-key guy, didn't seem to be in a good mood.

"What's the matter, buddy? You look... You seem to be worried." Only then did Anjie remember that Aldridge seemed to have some movement in the hotel room in the middle of the night last night. Could it be related to that?

"What's the matter? I'm fine, I'm fine." Aldridge said and hammered An Jie's chest. Seeing that Aldridge didn't feel any discomfort, An Jie didn't take it to heart. But remembering last night's energy, Aldridge was still in shock.

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After arriving in Indianapolis, the team gathered at the hotel where they stayed, assigned a room, rested, and then went to the Bankers Life Arena for regular training.

The training on the day before the game is generally not too hard, and the main purpose is just to adapt to the field and the drill of tactical movement. Today, Ricard's plan has not changed.

Even just got off the plane, but the state of the team has not been affected in the slightest. Rickard and Divac looked at the running figures with satisfaction. If there is no accident, facing the Pacers tomorrow, the victory should be within reach!

Even though that guy Paul George has shown great talent after Daniel Granger's injury, Ricard admitted he thinks that kid will be a big player in the future. But the current NBA cannot be controlled by George. The Pacers, who are now 9 wins and 9 losses, are not the biggest threat to the Trail Blazers.

Everything is so normal, everything is proceeding step by step. As for Aldridge resting for 20 minutes before getting up after training, even the careful An Jie couldn't find the clue...

The game on December 5th started so plainly. Before the game, Paul George, one of Anjie's admirers, naturally hugged and chatted with Anjie cordially. He excitedly told Anjie about his experience of playing against the Heat's Big Three in the playoffs, and said that today he would definitely I will do my best to pursue a victory.

"Even if you let George come here, you know, the final outcome will not change." And An Jie's answer was as tough as Paul George thought. But isn't that why George likes Anjie?

And another Pacers player who has a good relationship with Anjie is their backup No. 1 D.J. Augustin. These two guys met because of a game in college and admired each other because of a game. And Augustine also became the first object of Anjie to exchange jerseys.

Back then, Augustine threatened to compete against Anjie again in the NBA, but now, one of them is a substitute and the other is a superstar. Although the disparity is huge, it has not affected the two people's affection for each other's "heroes cherish heroes".

It can be said that in a situation where a team is friendly to you from the head star to the substitute, this game is still very enjoyable to play.

Naturally, the Pacers would not let Anjie and the others down, but at least they would find more fun and avoid more injuries if they fought with someone they liked.

The process of the game has been very anxious, and the Pacers have shown their extraordinary strength. There may not be any superstars in this team, but each of them can play their corresponding role.

But in terms of hard power, the Trail Blazers led by Anjie are indeed even better. It is precisely because of this advantage in strength that the anxious score has never been able to be turned into a lead by the Pacers.

By the end of halftime, the score was still 50-48, and the Trail Blazers only led by two points thanks to Anjie's hook at the buzzer at the end of the second quarter. Paul George was very excited when he saw An Jie, so this guy became the number one troublesome person today.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Paul George used a three-pointer to help the Pacers take the lead for the first time since the start of the game. Of course, even so, the pressure is still on the Pacers. Because the Blazers can always try their best to defeat the Pacers' defense.

Damian Lillard is getting more and more proficient in controlling the ball. He has found a balance between the two styles of "self-attack" and "teammate-attack".

As soon as Lillard walked beyond the three-point line and made a gesture, Anjie and Aldridge both raised it up. The "Black Yao Ming" Hibbert of the Pacers and experienced power forward David West also followed closely behind.

Although it is very likely that Lillard will make a surprise attack on the penalty area, Hibbert and West don't want to try the shots of Anjie and Aldridge.

At the moment when the pick-and-roll of the twin towers was in place, Lillard kicked the ground and started. Although George Hill, the starting No. 1 player of the Pacers, has an exaggerated wingspan, he has a tough style. But when faced with Lillard's terrifying starting speed, he was still half a beat behind. Coupled with Angie's perfect pick-and-roll, Lillard was able to throw Hill behind him.

Seeing Lillard's successful breakthrough, Anjie and Aldridge were not idle. An Jie ran to the mid-distance position on the wing and was ready to respond. An Jie, who caught the ball at the mid-distance position, could both attack and reorganize. It can be described as a position with the best of both worlds. And what about Aldridge? He follows quickly! Always ready to receive the ball from Lillard, and also ready to make up for the basket that Lillard missed.

Due to fear of Hibbert's height, Lillard didn't intend to play the ball by himself. He suddenly passed the ball behind his head when he was about to take off, and he knew that Aldridge, a trustworthy guy, was right behind him.

Aldridge caught the ball steadily, and took three steps directly with the ball. When he soared, Hibbert and West also rushed towards Aldridge.

In the air, Aldridge was hit hard by two big men. Just when he was about to complete the dunk, a big hand slapped Aldridge's ball holder fiercely.

Aldridge continued to work harder, intending to end it all in one go! But I don't know if it's because of running and jumping too hard. Aldridge was in the air, and he felt the painful feeling of shortness of breath last night.

"Boom!" This is not the sound of the basket being ravaged, but the muffled sound of Aldridge's sudden fall from the air.

The referee immediately blew the whistle on his chest, and everyone thought it was just an ordinary thug foul.

However, when An Jie walked up to Aldridge and was about to pull him up, he found Aldridge lying on the ground with a distorted expression due to pain.

"Damn it! Team doctor!" Anjie immediately yelled at the bench and waved. The happy atmosphere of the game was swept away in an instant...

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