The Way of the Center

Damian Lillard was Anjie's helper personally selected back then. He was an older rookie under tremendous pressure, and he was not favored by too many people at the beginning. But it turns out that An Jie didn't miss him.

Lillard has averaged 18.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game so far this season. Such data absolutely makes you unbelievable that it was produced by an older rookie.

It can be said that without Lillard, the fantastic results of the Trail Blazers may not have appeared at all.

Of course, Lillard has made Anjie and the Blazers now. The Blazers and Anjie naturally made the current Lillard. Playing next to Anjie, Lillard received even more attention than the No. 1 pick Anthony Davis. As a rookie, he broke team history records and NBA records one after another. The start of Lillard's career is absolutely fantastic.

So now, in the interview before the rookie game, Lillard's popularity even surpassed Irving and Anthony Davis.

"Ann is a natural leader. When we are falling behind, he will stand up and shout, encourage us, let us not give up, and then he will always be the first to act. Playing next to him, I always feel very relaxed. .Because I know that there is nothing we can’t fix. We have An!” Wu Hua stood in front of this energetic young defender, and the questions he asked were naturally inseparable from An Jie.

"It seems that you look up to An Jie very much?" A CCTV reporter cut in. What do foreigners think of Chinese people? This is something that Chinese people have been very curious about in recent years. Domestic fans are naturally very concerned about how Lillard will evaluate Anjie.

"Looking up? No, it doesn't feel the same as looking up. I just...how should I put it...I'd like to stay by his side and play, and wherever he takes me, I'll go there Go. He told me to pass the ball, I would never shoot. I just ... I would work hard for Ann, yes, that's it," Lillard said, smiling at the camera. This guy doesn't know that he has become an extremely popular figure in a big country with a population of 1.3 billion.

Willing to work hard by Anjie's side, this is probably what Lillard and most players on the Trail Blazers really think.

Anjie can bring them victory and honor,

Therefore, they were all willing to assist An Jie. This virtuous cycle lasted for most of the season within the Trail Blazers, and the resulting result was the appalling 25-game winning streak and the team's current record of only 6 losses in 52 games.

People found that even if it was a rookie game that basically had nothing to do with An Jie, the center of the topic would involuntarily turn around An Jie. This phenomenon is just like Kobe back then, just like James a few years ago.

Does this mean that An Jie has also stepped into the ranks of this group of guys?

In any case, this year's rookie game was very exciting. This group of young people not only dedicated a real fight to the audience, but also brought them exquisite performances.

Anthony Davis's funny three-pointer made the audience laugh out loud, and Lillard and Irving's continuous play made the fans hooked. Leonard's outstanding performance amazed the audience, and Rubio's smart pass was pleasing to the eye.

An Jie and Catherine finally finished watching the game comfortably as spectators in the stands, especially An Jie, how many years has he been, and has he not enjoyed the fun of watching a game?

In the end, the Barkley team beat the O'Neal team with a score of 163 to 135. The victory of this game will definitely become a major pain point for Barkley to tease O'Neal afterwards.

The Spurs rookie with both offense and defense, small forward Kawhi Leonard, "accidentally" became the mVP of the rookie game. This low-key guy, with his undoubted strength, declared himself officially one of the best players in the league.

After the appetizers of the day, the masters will start the next day. The most high-profile two people in this year's Masters are naturally the arrival of the "African Mountain" Dikembe Mutombo and the Trail Blazers legend Drexler.

"You kid is trying to force me out of the ranks of 50 big stars!" Drexler, who was warming up on the court before the game, joked with An Jie. When it comes to the glory of the Trail Blazers, people always think of Drexler first. But now, the first person people think of is An Jie.

"No, you will always be in front of me." An Jie also respected the leader of the Trail Blazers. He is not like Sam Smith, who will slander those elders who created the nBa myth at will.

Hearing this, Drexler felt very comfortable. He knew that An Jie was probably closer to the championship than himself, but An Jie did not have the slightest self-righteousness.

"If you get the ring, don't forget to show it to me. In my life, I don't know what the championship ring they designed for the Trail Blazers looks like. But I know, you won't be as miserable as me .” Drexler’s words can be regarded as a blessing from the predecessors to the rising stars. It's not that this guy has never won a ring, but when it comes to the ring he got with the Rockets, people talk more about Olajuwon than him. But Anjie is different, he has the opportunity to create his own legend.

"Don't worry, Clyde, I will add a championship pennant next to your jersey." An Jie gave Drexler a thumbs up. Catherine didn't know that this joking conversation had become A pact between two men.

After that, the Masters Tournament officially started. An Jie didn't take it very seriously, because he wasn't very familiar with those celebrities. Only when Drexler and Mutombo are on the court will Ainge find the game interesting.

In the last three minutes of the game, Josh Hutcherson, the star of the movie "The Hunger Games", made a breakthrough with the ball. When he was about to make a layup, Mutombo unceremoniously rewarded the little fresh meat A big risk.

After the block was blocked, Mutombo rushed to the stands and started shaking his fingers. This move naturally won cheers from the Toyota Center.

The glorious years that belonged to big men no longer exist. An Jie, who is now the only one in the league who is close to the top four centers, does not belong to the Rockets with the tradition of centers.

Uncle Mu's finger wagging can only be seen in the Masters, but Anjie's own center legend will continue to be written in the league.

After the Masters Tournament, the individual events finally started. Lillard signed up for this skill challenge, so Anjie also took it very seriously.

Although the elements of confrontation between the East and the West have been added, the players are still relatively amicable. After all, the All-Star Game is of course mainly about entertainment.

Lillard seized the opportunity to shine in the skill game. This young guy is still eager to express himself in front of everyone.

An Jie was thinking, maybe when he gets old, if Lillard is still there, then he will definitely become the new leader of the Trail Blazers.

Seeing that the guy he personally selected performed so well, An Jie felt an inexplicable sense of pride in his heart.

Finally, a crazy and fun night ushered in its end. But this is not the end. Tomorrow, the most anticipated All-Star Game will start. An Jie, who has watched the play for a few days, is finally going to participate in the event in person.

On the second day, Anjie came to the stadium early to warm up. Although the All-Star Game was just a performance, An Jie still prepared very seriously.

Kobe, Durant, Westbrook and Angie talked and laughed in the locker room without any sense of disobedience, as if these three were playing on the same team. Especially the three thunderbolts who reunited in the same locker room had endless things to say.

But Paul, Howard and Griffin were silent in the locker room. An Jie also knew that in the next game, he didn't need to expect Paul to pass the ball to him, and Griffin would help him defend. As for Howard, he is not angry with anyone, but simply thinking about life.

After the start of the game, Kobe, Durant and Angie played wonderful cooperation time and time again, which naturally made Paul and Griffin, who did the same, look ugly.

In order to avoid this embarrassment, the coach of the Western Stars, Vicki, also temporarily replaced Paul and Griffin. After Westbrook appeared on the stage, the reunited Thunder three won the applause of everyone.

The young, fearless trio back then appeared in front of the public again. Who would have thought that those three young rookies would reunite in the All-Star Game?

The performances of these three people completely ignited the audience, and the players in the East were also very humane. When the three played dazzling cooperation, they did not interfere much.

Afterwards, Vicki replaced Kobe, and the Thunder's three juniors, allowing Paul and Griffin to reappear. Until now, Paul and Griffin had a chance to perform.

Who said that the head coach of the All-Star team is a good job. In order to balance the power on the field, Vitch did a lot of homework on the rotation.

After that, the East replaced Noah, Tyson and Lopez respectively. And An Jie also staged a good show of defeating the star centers in the East one by one. Although I don't know whether these people were fighting for real or fake fighting in that period, but the fans have enjoyed watching it, and the goal of the All-Star Game has been achieved.

In the decisive battle in the fourth quarter, the two sides finally showed some real skills. But the east, which is weak on the inside, really couldn't bear the impact of Anjie. Under the embarrassing shots of Wade and Rondo, An Jiexun opened the score and established an advantage.

In the end, the Western Stars won the game 143-138.

Last year's All-Star Game mVp was jointly won by Anjie and Durant. But this year, the nBa definitely can no longer play the warmth card. After all, fans want to see something different every year.

In the end, it was decided that Paul, who has never been involved in this honor and scored 20 points and 15 assists today, will receive the crystal cup of the All-Star Game mVP.

Paul smiled happily when he won the award, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that this guy smiled very reluctantly. Because An Jie standing behind him made Paul feel a little pimple in his heart.

With 22 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocked shots, Anjie's performance today is not bad. Although he failed to win the prize, An Jie felt very good to be able to get together with old friends in such a relaxing competition.

After bidding farewell to Kobe and his two teammates from the Thunder, Anjie, Catherine and Lillard rushed to the airport non-stop.

An easy weekend, the moment the race is over, it's over. Tomorrow, the regular season is about to enter the sprint stage of competing for playoff tickets. The intensity of the battle will only increase.

Unfortunately, Anjie and Lillard have a game tomorrow, so they had to rush to join the team overnight.

The pleasant days are over, and the chats with old friends such as Olajuwon and Kobe have also temporarily come to an end.

Tomorrow, An Jie will change from a kind An Jie to a butcher again.

The winning streak, which has been suspended for several days, has begun to move around.

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