The Way of the Center

"Hi everyone, the building behind me is the Moda Center, home of the NBA's defending champion Portland Trail Blazers. As we can see, it's already overcrowded both inside and outside the court!"

"Welcome to ESPN! We'll be here to bring you the entire game live!"

"CCTV, CCTV viewers, hello everyone. Welcome to the 2013-2014 NBA season opener, the Phoenix Suns vs. Portland Trail Blazers game. I am Yu Jia. Sitting next to me is Zhang Weiping, Director Zhang, and Zhang Weiping. Hello teacher......"

Countless cameras, countless beautiful reporters, the most famous commentator in the world, and the media seats are full... This is the first time Anjie played the NBA opener since he joined the Trail Blazers, and this is also the first time for the Trail Blazers During the team's regular season, the media participated the most.

After holding back for several months, fans can't wait for the start of the new season. In the opening game, you can see the defending champion's game. In addition, today, the NBA will officially award the Trail Blazers their championship ring, which greatly stimulated the demand of fans.

"God, God..." Trail Blazers rookie guard Allen Crabbe kept drawing the cross on his chest. How hot is the Moda Center now? It was so hot that even if the door of the locker room with good sound insulation was closed, the loud cheers still poured into the locker room.

For a player who just came up from the NCAA, the home atmosphere of the championship team is indeed something they can't get used to for a while.

Crabbe closed his eyes and bowed his head, hoping his legs would stop shaking. At this moment, a person patted him on the shoulder. Crabbe looked up, it was Angie.

"Are you nervous?" Angie asked.

Crabbe didn't answer, but nodded slowly.

"It's right to be nervous! It's better to be nervous now than to be nervous after you go on the court! Remember boy, no matter how difficult it is on the basketball court, you have to face it with your head up high! You have to learn to enjoy your surroundings." Everything, not fear!" An Jie opened his arms and closed his eyes. These sounds don't make him nervous, they just get his adrenaline pumping!

"Okay! Come here! Guys, later, we will go to the court to receive our championship ring! But I hope you don't forget that today we are not here to receive the award, we are here to play the game! Phoenix Suns, this team is very different! Bledsoe and Dragic will cause me a lot of trouble in the backcourt! Man-to-man, quick switch! This is the opening game, countless fans are marking Look at us! If we lose, I can't afford to lose this guy!" Ricard did not take it lightly because his opponent was the Suns who were at the bottom of the Western Conference last season.

It is because they will always try their best to treat all games!

Walking out of the player tunnel wearing training uniforms, Anjie and the others received cheers and applause from all the fans.

"!!!" The fans shouted the word champion in unison, and the spotlight also fell on the championship pennant hanging from the ceiling.

An Jie and his teammates stood in a row, and the NBA championship ring that every NBA player longed for was right in front of Adam Silver, the vice president of the league.

Xiao Hua first delivered a speech, and after that, his assistant followed Xiao Hua with a silver plate containing the championship ring, and they wanted to present the medals of honor to the players one by one.

An Jie stood at the forefront of the team, and he was naturally the first player to receive the championship ring from Xiao Hua.

As for the championship ring, An Jie has already seen many pictures on the Internet. But when he actually took the championship ring, which represented the Blazers and personal honor, he still couldn't help admiring this small thing. Because this small ring is so dazzling!

Each NBA championship ring has to be made by 75 to 100 people by hand, and the average time spent on each production process is about 10 weeks. Such a finely labored thing is naturally very beautiful. Even An Jie, who has seen countless luxury brands, cannot ignore the beauty of this ring.

The front of the ring is naturally the team logo of the Trail Blazers. It is worth mentioning that the logo of the Trail Blazers on the ring is all made of diamonds. According to Neil Orsi, the price of each of these diamonds will not be less than $7,500.

On the upper and lower sides of the ring, the words of 2013 world champions are written. On the left and right sides, dark red diamonds representing the main color of the Trail Blazers were painted.

An Jie happily brought the ring to his hand, only then did he realize that his own name and number were printed on the left side of the ring. On the right side, the name of the Trail Blazers is printed, and on the name are the numbers of all participating players last season.

Although they look the same, each player's championship ring is unique. Their own names and numbers are printed on the rings. It can be said that this ring is really a perfect combination of team honor and personal honor.

In addition to the players, Ricard, Divac and general manager Neil. BA did not specify who should be given the championship ring. As long as Paul Allen, the boss, is happy, he can give the ring to whomever he wants.

Before the game even started, the atmosphere of the scene had already been pushed to the extreme. Not only the fans, Aaron Crabbe, Robin Lopez and Andre Miller, three newcomers who just joined the team, also kept applauding for their teammates. They really hope that by this time next year, they will also have their share of the championship ring.

And the Suns players who were waiting on the side felt very uncomfortable. Is this the opening game of the regular season or your awards ceremony? After all, the feeling of being left alone is really bad. It must feel great to beat a team that has just received a championship ring at the Moda Center!

So, unknowingly. The emotions of the Suns players have also been mobilized. The next game may really be an unexpected hard battle.

An Jie happily kissed the ring in his hand. After that, he gave the ring to Ricard for safekeeping, and his eyes fell on the Suns.

"Those guys don't seem very happy." An Jie put his hips on his hips, and the faces of the Suns players were murderous.

"Of course, those guys will definitely try their best to trip us later. So, guys, come here! The happy time is over, now, let's defeat those bastards!" Ricard Germany started to yell again, the flames of war in the new season have officially spread!

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Jeff Hornacek, the legendary NBA shooter nicknamed "Death Gun", was the most famous player at Iowa State University before Anjie.

Now, after 13 years of retirement, he has become the new coach of the Phoenix Suns. And he didn't expect that his opponent in the first match would be An Jie, an alumnus from Iowa State University.

When An Jie was born, he was really happy for his alma mater. But now, he wished that there would never be such a person as An Jie in this world.

The Suns have strengthened their roster this season, but they haven't been strong enough to take on the Blazers head-on. After all, if you want a bottom team to suddenly beat the championship, you can't do it with a few trivial deals. Especially in terms of defense, the inside line composed of shooting power forward Channing Frye and second-year rookie Myles Plumlee is definitely unable to contain the Blazers' offense.

Hornacek now has only one choice, to attack the Blazers!

"I want you to attack from the first second! Don't give the Trail Blazers any breathing room! They just got the championship ring, they will definitely look arrogant! This is our chance, go out there, beat the defending champion Champion, we don't want to be a foil!" Hornacek knew that the morale of the players was as important as the tactical arrangement. When tactics and strength are not dominant, Hornacek intends to make up for the gap in strength by mobilizing the morale of the players.

The Suns players who were already full of anger were mobilized by Hornacek, and all of them stepped into the court angrily.

Especially Bledsoe, who just transferred from the Thunder, this guard who was a teammate with Anjie for a short time, didn't expect that Anjie, who was reimbursed for the season, would be able to thrive now.

Now, the Suns have given him the status of the main force and core. He wants to prove it to the world. Everything that An Jie can do, he, a powerful rookie from the Thunder, can also do it!

Anjie stood on the middle circle again, and Plumlee opposite him didn't look friendly. This spring man with excellent athletic ability is very willing to perform a few dunks on An Jie's head.

He just won the championship ring, how could he immediately capsize the gutter! An Jie saw that Plumley had a fierce look on his face, and he didn't intend to show weakness.

"Hey, kid!" Anjie suddenly said something to Plumley when the atmosphere was suffocatingly tense.

"Huh?" Plumlee was taken aback for a moment, and the fierce expression on his face disappeared instantly.

"Be careful, I might swallow you alive!" The tall No. 00 center bared his bloodthirsty fangs.

It used to be a rose garden, and now it is called Moda Center. No matter what it's called, this arena is An Jie's slaughterhouse!