The Way of the Center

"MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! ..." After the game, the fans in the Rose Garden cheered. They chanted the three letters of MVP in honor of Anjie, who played injured and gave a wonderful performance to the fans on Christmas Eve.

An Jie stood in front of the technical stage, enthusiastically waving and interacting with the fans in the stands. This guy's left middle finger and ring finger are still tied together, but the perfect performance of 32 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks makes it impossible for you to see that this is a person who is being devastated by injuries.

DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin are one of the hottest inside combinations in the league. The super athletic ability of these two guys makes them often appear in the top ten shots. Therefore, this also gave fans the false impression that "these two guys are very strong".

But today, An Jie single-handedly beat these two guys to the ground. Jordan had 6 points and 6 rebounds. Griffin's data was slightly better, but only 13 points and 6 rebounds were recorded. The combined points and rebounds of these two guys are not as much as that of Anjie alone.

Chris Paul tried his best and scored 20 points and 10 assists with a shooting percentage of 53%. This is already a very good data for a point guard. However, the guy who may be the best point guard in the league has lost again in the duel with the best center.

Counting from last season's playoffs to the present, the Clippers and the Blazers have met 6 times in total, and have lost 6 times in a row. The vicious circle in which the Clippers can't win once they face the Blazers seems to have to continue for a while.

After the loss, Paul did not accept any interviews with reporters. He went straight into the visiting team's locker room. Presumably, the "Captain of Los Angeles" should not be in the mood to attend the press conference afterwards.

The 11-game winning streak that the Clippers were proud of was eventually buried in Portland.

"This year's Christmas game has had a lot of games with big scores. For example, the Celtics defeated the Nets away with a huge difference of 17 points in the first Christmas game. After that, the Rockets also scored 23 points in the Texas Derby. Poor slaughter of the Mavericks. But to be honest, I didn't expect to have a gap of more than double digits in the final matchup of the Christmas game. The Heat beat the Thunder 103 to 97, which is still within our acceptable range. But the Trail Blazers who just lost to the Kings beat the Clippers with 11 consecutive victories by 14 points. This is indeed something we did not expect before the game.” Kenny Smith has been analyzing the game until the interview screen came from the scene Before, he couldn't make the live broadcast cold.

"What we didn't expect was not only the result of the game Kenny, but Coach Ricard's scheduling in the second half of the game was also jaw-dropping. Under a traditional coach who played with a center as the core, there was a surprise. The senior and junior formations emphasize outside offense and speed. The most important thing is that the Trail Blazers' first and fourth juniors still focus on slow-paced and inside offense. I think Coach Rickard has already inadvertently, Created a new tactical style." In the era when O'Neal played, few head coaches dared to play with small lineups. But in this era of increasingly low post player ability, small lineups have achieved success in many teams. It's just that O'Neill didn't expect,

The Trail Blazers will also get a piece of the action.

"Okay, our reporter in front of us has finally found Coach George Ricard, let's hear what he will say about his tactical thinking." Signaling everything, the T . NT trio in the studio disappeared from the screen , and replaced by the scene of the reporter interviewing Ricard.

"Coach Ricard, did you plan to move Iguodala to the fourth position in the second half of the game, or did you make a temporary decision?" The reporter briefly asked the question.

"To be honest, we were forced to make such a move. But fortunately, the effect is very good." Rickard smiled and faced the camera. This guy looked in a good mood.

"Today, the power of the small lineup has been revealed. In the absence of Aldridge, will you continue to use Iguodala as the starting four?"

"No comment, I have no comment about our tactics in the future." Ricard blinked at the camera while speaking, and ended the interview.

De Nagro thought there were no secrets between the two familiar opponents, but he was defeated by the Trail Blazers' new tactics today.

Now, not only De Nagro, but also the head coaches of the other 29 teams in the league have to scratch their heads. What the head coach is most afraid of encountering when formulating tactics is the uncertainty of the opponent. The greater the uncertainty of the opponent, the harder it is for the coach to formulate targeted tactics. However, now Rickard has made the Trail Blazers confused, making the opponents unable to figure it out.

Apart from Rickard, An Jie, who single-handedly killed Jordan and Griffin, became the second guy who became popular in the Christmas game.

It's just that An Jie was not in a high mood when he was interviewed today. He always answered the reporters' questions briefly, and then left in a hurry. If I meet a reporter again, the same thing will happen again.

The reporters thought that An Jie was in such a hurry because his injured finger needed to be dealt with in time. In fact, An Jie just didn't want Catherine to wait too long for him.

After all, after the game, the Christmas Eve of this young couple will continue...  

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The Christmas game, as a small climax in the regular season, can always make the participating teams and players the center of recent topics. Therefore, the Trail Blazers and An Jie once again made headlines in various newspapers.

Having said that, from the beginning of this season to the present, the popularity of the Trail Blazers and Anjie has never dropped. When the Lakers F4 was in dire straits and the Clippers were struggling to break the curse, only the Trail Blazers maintained their strong momentum at the beginning of the season.

When Aldridge had a heart attack, some thought the Blazers' "prime time" was over. When An Jie broke his finger, countless people stood up and accused An Jie of being a glass man, accusing him of being a "pseudo superstar". However, he played with an injury, but with his actual performance, he slapped most people's faces.

From Anjie's injury to the present, the Trail Blazers played a total of 4 games, and they also won 3 of them, allowing the team to still top the list with a record of 21 wins and 5 losses. As for Anjie, he performed very well in these four games.

If there are still people who doubt that Anjie will be knocked down by injuries, there are still doubts that the Blazers will drive high and low. Then this kind of person, maybe they don't care about the result of the game at all, they just want to "smear" the Trail Blazers.

After the Christmas Day game, the Blazers have just two games left on their 2012 schedule. An away game against the Lakers F4, and a home game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Although Catherine has always insisted on going to Los Angeles to play an away game with An Jie, An Jie still feels a little inappropriate. There is no such precedent in the NBA for dragging the family when playing away games. Moreover, he didn't want Catherine to work very hard for herself when she wasn't working.

Arriving in Los Angeles, An Jie was finally no longer the focus of the media and reporters. After all, in this star-studded city of angels, there are too many people and news worthy of attention.

The Lakers F4 experienced the power of the Trail Blazers in the season opener, and their current record of 13 wins and 14 losses does not match this star-studded lineup.

But counting the victory against the Knicks in the Christmas game, the Lakers F4 finally achieved the longest 5-game winning streak of the season. At present, this team is finally showing signs of getting on the right track.

And today, at Staples, they did show impressive strength.

Kobe may be one of the few perimeter players in this league who is not afraid of Anjie's defense. His comprehensive offensive methods make him not have to fight Anjie hard inside.

Without Aldridge, Pau Gasol was also rarely liberated. Facing the Lakers, it is impossible for Ricard to use Iguodala to play the fourth position. Gasol is not Griffin, this guy just relies on his height advantage to shoot, and he can also shoot Iguodala to death.

The excellent performances of Gasol and Kobe naturally attracted Anjie's defense. However, Anjie couldn't concentrate on guarding the basket, and Howard's opportunity came.

The Lakers unexpectedly controlled the situation throughout the game. In the end, they also won a bitter battle with a narrow advantage of 100 to 104.

After the game, Anjie threw off his headband very unwillingly. In this game, he scored 27 points and 10 rebounds, which was much better than Howard's "missing" 15 points and 9 rebounds. But the combination of Kobe and Gasol, a classic pairing, made Anjie seem to have returned to the year when the Thunder were eliminated by the Lakers.

The Lakers won their six-game winning streak as they wished, while the Blazers suffered their third loss in five games.

At this time, all the media or reporters who praised An Jie after the Christmas battle kept turning their guns upside down.

But An Jie is used to these mindless reports, even if you are Jordan, when you fail, someone will come out to ridicule you. On the basketball court, however, failure is as necessary as hard work.

Facing huge doubts, Ainger and his Blazers easily defeated the rebuilding 76ers in the last game of 2012.

The 76ers had planned to rebuild the team with Bynum as the core. After all, last season, Bynum really played a good performance.

"They actually exchanged the league's No. 1 center for the No. 3 center in the league!" This was Bynum's comment to the Lakers after he learned that he was traded for Howard. The arrogant "Little Shark" already regarded himself as the first center last season, but Anjie was surprised that he could still be ranked second in Bynum's heart. He thought that Bynum, who hated him, would put himself It's last. But this guy seems to have forgotten that when he played in the playoffs, he was suppressed by An Jie in all directions!

As everyone knows, after Bynum airborne in Philadelphia, he didn't even play a game, so he was directly reimbursed for the season. This injury has left the current 76ers with nothing. 10-year prospect Evan Turner? This guy has not been able to prove himself, let alone lead the team.

Although the 76ers have Angie's two good brothers Gerald Wallace and Raymond Felton last season, the 76ers are still too weak in front of the Blazers and have no power to fight back.

Felton was beaten by Lillard's young replacement, Wallace? This guy is still suffering from injuries. And what caused Gerald Wallace to fail was the elbow given to Wallace by the "head star" Bynum of the 76ers. The world is really amazing... Now these two enemies are actually playing in the same team, and they were injured at the same time...

An Jie played this game with ease, Thaddeus Young and Lavoy Allen, the two insiders, couldn't even keep up with half of An Jie's.

Height, body, technology, consciousness... The 76ers' inside combination is completely defeated, without any advantage.

An Jie scored as much as he wanted in the interior, and no one could really stop him. Of course, if fouls are counted, then this sentence is still open to question.

An Jie penetrated the inside line, and the outside line group of the Trail Blazers also became more and more crazy. By the end, Catherine almost fell asleep in the stands. Because the result and process of the game is really boring and boring. Competitive sports games without suspense are the least favorite of all fans.

The Blazers ended their 2012 season with a 17-point home victory, 87 to 104.

After the game, Angie and Felton hugged each other affectionately, and asked him to greet Gerald Wallace. It's just that An Jie could see how reluctant Felton was to leave the rose garden.

Although the Trail Blazers failed in the Western Conference Finals last year, there are too many memories of Felton's struggle and victory here.

And this season Felton is in the 76ers, except for failure and depression, there is nothing  …

22 wins and 6 losses, at the end of 2012, the Trail Blazers still occupy the top position in the Western Conference. But this ranking certainly cannot satisfy An Jie.

His wish is not simply to be number one in the regular season, but to win the supreme trophy in 2013.

No. 1 in the West is just the beginning of a link between the past and the future.

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