The Way of the Center

Chris Paul, this guy is definitely one of the top point guards in the league. Tian Lai Novel www. 23txt． Com He also has strong personal offensive ability and organizational ability. The Clippers are currently ranked second in the Western Conference, which has a great relationship with Paul.

This guy is the core soul of the Clippers. Without him, the Clippers would be completely different teams than they are now. Griffin and Jordan are lucky to play next to Paul. With Paul delivering the ammunition for you, your offense usually becomes easier.

But today, both Griffin and Jordan know they're not in Portland for vacation. The word "easy" will disappear when you meet An Jie.

Even if Paul sends a wonderful pass, Jordan and Griffin must be extremely cautious. Because you don't know when that terrifying defensive expert will suddenly jump out and slap you to the ground with the ball.

"Seriously, Chris, I don't want to lose to the Blazers anymore." Griffin looked at the scene of Portland Airport outside the plane window, and he was no stranger to this place. It was here last season that his and Paul's first trip to the playoffs came to an abrupt end.

"I don't want to, but you have to be mentally prepared. Because this is destined to be a hard fight, Blake. Guys like Ann will not compromise in the face of victory. The only way is to hit with a stronger force." Pour him!" Paul's eyes were firm, this time, he was full of confidence in defeating the Blazers.

This is not Chris Paul's blind self-confidence. Before this game, the Clippers, whose lineup was very thorough, had a record of 21 wins and 6 losses, only losing one game more than the Trail Blazers. And from November 28th to December 25th now, they have not lost even one game. 11 consecutive victories, this is an achievement that even the Trail Blazers have never accomplished.

The morale of all members of the Clippers is now high, although they only lost to the Trail Blazers at the beginning of the season. But now, the Clippers have undergone a qualitative change from their mental state to the degree of team integration.

It is undoubtedly very difficult to beat a team that has just completed 11 consecutive victories. This is not only because this team has the ability to achieve 11 consecutive victories, but also because such a team has an extremely strong heart. The so-called morale is actually a very important factor affecting the outcome of the game. And now the morale of the Clippers players must be ranked among the top three in the league.

People say that the Clippers have changed from last year's "pseudo-strong team" to a truly powerful force in the West. If it weren't for the Blazers being too dazzling, the Clippers should have become the hottest team this season. So this time the direct dialogue between the top two in the Western Conference will undoubtedly be able to meet the fans' needs for the Christmas game.

Now there is only one hour before the start of the game, but Wu Hua is still stuck on the road to the Rose Garden Arena. There are too many people watching the game today, and more people will join the fan Jialianhua outside the arena to watch the live broadcast of the game on the big screen outside the arena.

Some of these guys are wearing Santa hats, and some are decorating the car with Christmas decorations. It's not that they don't know that today is Christmas, but there is no doubt that eating turkey at home is not enough to satisfy them. Dragging the whole family to the stadium to watch an NBA Christmas game is the best way for this group of fans to spend Christmas.

"Christmas battle?" Looking at the strong Christmas atmosphere in the audience, Wu Huacai suddenly realized that it seemed that this was his first time doing work related to the Christmas war. It's just that in the next few years, he felt that his Christmas would be spent like this. After all, the hotter An Jie is, the more chances he has to participate in the Christmas battle.

Catherine was sitting in the middle of the running crowd, this time even An Jie couldn't get him a seat in the back row of the bench. Not only were those slots pre-ordered early, but the people who pre-ordered them were all famous people.

But being able to watch Anjie's game live, Catherine was already very satisfied. This is better than the past few years when the two had to spend Christmas in separate places. Moreover, Catherine felt more at ease when she saw the injured An Jie with her own eyes.

"I should be eating turkey with my family now. This is the first time I think it was a wrong decision for you to join the Trail Blazers." In the locker room, many players joked about Anjie. They knew that without Anjie, the number one center in the league, the Trail Blazers would not have qualified for the Christmas game at all.

"Hey, believe it or not, the feeling after defeating the mortal enemy at Christmas is countless times better than eating turkey!" An Jie moved his left hand which had just been wrapped by the team doctor, and the two injured fingers were still tightly wrapped. They were tied together so tightly that they couldn't move. But An Jie was used to all of this.

"I only know that even a team like the Clippers can achieve 11 consecutive victories. It's really incredible. Ann, when do you think we can win 20 consecutive victories?" Wesley Matthews is against the Clippers. After all, from last season's playoffs to the present, the "powerful" Clippers have not even won a game in front of the Blazers. Such a team has won 11 consecutive victories, and Matthews is extremely jealous.

"As long as we fight together, it's not impossible to win 30 games in a row." After An Jie finished speaking, he put on his jersey. Ricard also stood up at this moment. For this young marshal, it was also the first time he had experienced the Christmas War.

"Okay guys, the Christmas game is no different from the regular season. Beating the opponent is our only purpose! The Clippers, who have won 11 consecutive victories, are indeed menacing, but to be honest, when they swim to Portland, they can only sink. Just like last season, if Paul is isolated, the victory will be within his grasp!" Ricard firmly believed that as long as the motivation of Chris Paul was taken away, the Clippers would not be able to rush forward no matter what.

However, after suffering so many losses, Pooh De Nagro did not sit still. The two coaches had already had a mental confrontation before the start of the game. The result now depends on whether the players can play the planned tactics according to the arrangement after the start of the game.

After the players from both sides came on the field, Anjie did not shake hands or hug the opposing players as usual. After all, "mortal enemies" and ordinary opponents are two completely different concepts.

"Dude, don't say that I bully your sore spots later." DeAndre Jordan looked at An Jie's two tightly wrapped fingers and couldn't help laughing jokingly. If he wanted to, he could even lay hands on An Jie's wounds!

"Bullying? By the way, DeAndre, have you ever beat me since college? I'm sorry, I don't have a good memory recently, but I really don't have such an impression." When An Jie said this, Little Jordan's face His smile froze immediately. He didn't expect that An Jie would preemptively expose his pain.

"Nasty guy!" Little Jordan clenched his fists. "Rage me now, you'll regret it!"

"I really doubt whether you have the ability to make me regret it, Mr. DeAndre Jordan. After all, you are not another Jordan." A center with only athletic ability and body, now Anjie is not afraid. On the contrary, this kind of guy is the easiest to deal with for An Jie!

"DeAndre, get ready." Seeing Jordan Jr. and Angie bickering again, Chris Paul, the leader of the Clippers, had to interrupt. He knew that if this continued, it would only be Little Jordan who would suffer. After all, that guy Anjie's level of trash talking was strongly recognized by Garnett. Even Garnett can't spray it, and Jordan, a man with simple limbs and a simple mind, is even worse than Anjie's opponent.

Maybe it was because An Jie was really so angry that the little Jordan, who was full of energy, jumped to an astonishing height in the jump ball. This time, he touched the basketball first, half a palm higher than Anjie. And after Chris Paul got the ball, he immediately attacked the Trail Blazers' hinterland.

Lillard quickly pushed forward when he saw Paul got the ball, so he naturally guessed Paul's intentions. An unexpected fast break is simply the perfect way to sneak attack.

When no one else noticed, Lillard was the first to cross Paul's breakthrough route. But when he saw Paul's expression clearly, Lillard was stunned.

After his breakthrough route was blocked, Paul did not regret it, but the corners of his mouth slightly raised. He... is he laughing?

Paul immediately rushed in front of Lillard, took off and shot directly. You know, Paul's position is now between the three-point line and the center line! Paul raised his hand to shoot, which also gave Lillard a dark elbow on the chin.

Of course, Ladd doesn't care about the loss of flesh and blood. But then, he heard the referee's urgent whistle.

"The Trail Blazers fouled on shooting number o!" The referee yelled loudly at the technical stage.

"What!?" Lillard rushed to the referee in disbelief. He didn't even figure out what happened just now. Paul charged at him, and got a dark elbow himself. In the end, he actually had to send Paul to the free throw line.

"I also follow the rules, boy." The referee knew that Lillard's foul was not intentional, but Paul was violated after making a shooting action, which is also an indisputable fact. The rules are the rules, and the referee doesn't care whether the offensive side actively seeks a foul.

"This is experience. In front of Chris Paul, Damian Lillard can only be said to be too immature." Kenny Smith shook his head. This ball Lillard thought Paul too simply some.

Paul easily got to the free throw line and made three free throws. Isolating Paul is indeed a good choice, but Felton last season was not as immature as Lillard.

"Don't be fooled by his appearance, this guy is probably one of the dirtiest guards in the league!" After Paul made three free throws, Anjie patted Lillard on the shoulder, He didn't want this rookie teammate to lose his mind because of what happened just now.

But fortunately, Lillard is an "older" rookie, so he doesn't care too much about this kind of thing. It doesn't matter if Paul makes a foul outside the three-point line, the Blazers just come back!

In the face of Paul's repeated interference, Lillard did not mess up. He kept changing his dribbler under his crotch, so as not to be caught by Paul to sprint and steal.

When Lillard and Paul confronted each other on the outside, DeAndre Jordan and Angie also started a hand-to-hand fight on the inside.

Griffin took J.J. Hickson a big step. As long as Anjie received the ball, he would immediately complete the encirclement with Jordan.

Seeing this situation, Lillard planned to switch to plan b, but seeing that Anjie was still raising his hand for the ball, Lillard decided to continue attacking Anjie's point!

Lillard bypassed Paul through Hickson's pick-and-roll, but Paul was not completely shaken off. He was still pulling secretly behind Lillard, and Griffin also made up for Lillard at this time.

The moment Griffin moved his feet, Lillard put the basketball straight inside and gave it to Anjie.

When An Jie got the ball, he was already standing in the three-second zone. He had to complete the attack immediately to avoid being called an offensive three-second violation.

Jordan used his body to completely block all of Angie's turning space. This guy was either blocked or blown for three seconds. In short, this arrogant Chinese, little Jordan is sure to eat!

An Jie also knew that there was not much time left for him to perform, so after catching the ball, he directly held the ball with both hands and bowed his waist and shouldered it to Jordan. Unprepared, little Jordan was forced to take a small step back. Taking advantage of this small step, An Jie jumped up and planned to dunk!

"Overestimating one's abilities!" DeAndre Jordan leaped vigorously and slammed into An Jie from the side. An Jie tried his best to maintain his balance in the air, and with his wingspan advantage, he barely dunked the ball in! Although it was a forced buckle, An Jie's force was still huge.

After the successful dunk, An Jie let go of his fingers and let himself fall from the basket proudly. And because of the impact of Jordan, Anjie took a few steps back after landing, but finally stabilized his center of gravity and did not fall.

"Beep beep!" At the same time, the referee's whistle sounded again. An Jie not only scored the ball, but also got a chance to add a penalty!

"Ann was able to use such a tough way to attack the penalty area guarded by DeAndre Jordan! Look at the annoyed expression on Jordan's face, he certainly didn't expect An to fight himself!" Kenny Smith rushed in surprise. The microphone yelled, but O'Neill was smiling. This simple and rude way of attacking the frame is exactly the style O'Neill likes.

An Jie didn't miss the extra penalty. After all, Anjie's free throw percentage this season is as high as 91.2. This data is not only a new high in Anjie's career free throw percentage, but also equal to the highest free throw percentage of a guy like Nowitzki.

3 to 3, the stars of the two teams scored three points for the team in the way they are good at. During the retreat, An Jie and Paul glanced at each other. Although they didn't face each other directly, everyone knew that the Christmas War was exactly the battle between the two of them!

No. 1 point guard and No. 1 center, this is indeed a very special Christmas matchup......

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