The Way of the Center

"This is the last chance for the Phoenix Suns! Dragic broke out for the entire game today. At the last moment, can he continue to turn the tide and successfully end the Trail Blazers' 15-game winning streak!?" In the commentary area, Mike Brin could no longer contain his excitement.

Before you know it, it has been a month since the start of the new season. During this period, the teams in the league have undergone considerable changes.

For example, the "modern" combination of Howard and Harden is getting better, and the Rockets have also become a strong team in the Western Conference. For example, the Lakers, which lacked Kobe, began to lose repeatedly. People are worried whether this traditional giant will be rejected from the playoffs for the first time in nine years.

But the only thing that hasn't changed in this month is that the Blazers and Anjie are still winning. It has been a month, and until today, no one has been able to kill the Blazers. The 15-game winning streak is also the achievement of the Trail Blazers this month.

Today is the Trail Blazers' last game in November. The second matchup between the Suns and the Trail Blazers, the old foes who forged a tie in the opener, was the most thrilling game the Blazers have played so far this season.

At this moment, with only 30 seconds left in the game, the Trail Blazers temporarily lead by two points, and Dragic is in control of the offensive ball.

The white guard feels hot today. He has scored 32 points. Before that, he made 4 of 4 three-pointers.

Channing Frye fell to the high post and gave Dragic a pick-and-roll, and Aldridge followed nervously. Frye's 10-of-12 shots today made Aldridge suffer a lot. He will not let this shooting center get any chances outside the three-point line.

Because of this, when Lillard was blocked by Frye, Aldridge did not dare to rush to defend Dragic.

Dragic seized this fleeting opportunity, and he fired decisively one step beyond the three-point line. The ball was hollowed into the net, and the Snowvernian defender kept his 100% three-point shooting. The Portland Trail Blazers fell behind the Suns by 1 point at the last moment!

Ricard immediately stopped the game, but everyone knew that he would only let Anjie carry out the last attack.

The timeout ended quickly, and Aldridge stood on the sideline. Everyone in the Suns was very nervous. The Trail Blazers were famous for their ability to play key shots, and the Suns' defense was also notoriously amateurish.

Lillard, Matthews, and Iguodala are interspersed with running positions on the outside. When these three move, the hearts of the Suns players are raised in their throats.

Just at this time,

An Jie, who was originally standing in the three-second zone, suddenly activated! Hornacek yelled loudly from the sidelines: "Show me Anjie, watch him!"

Frye and Plumlee chased after him immediately, and Anjie also walked beyond the three-point line under the pull of his teammates. Aldridge made a pass, the sideline ball was finally delivered, and Anjie held the ball outside the three-point line!

Continue to double-team! ? Impossible, if Frye and Plumlee continue to double-team Anjie outside the three-point line, Aldridge, who cuts into the penalty area, will be emptied.

Seeing this situation, Frye had no choice but to abandon Anjie and run behind Aldridge. Plumlee and Anjie faced off outside the three-point line, and a one-on-one situation was formed!

Outside the three-point line, this is the area of ​​least threat for other centers. But for Anjie, even if he is outside the three-point line, it is very dangerous.

Iguodala stood outside the 45° three-point line on the right. J. Tucker didn't dare to act rashly. He didn't want to be the "hero" that allowed the Trail Blazers to win a single month.

Aldridge stood under the basket, Matthews ambushed in the corner, and Lillard ran towards Anjie, as if he wanted to hand in hand with Anjie!

Plumlee and Dragic became the two most flustered. Not surprisingly, one of Lillard and Anjie is the candidate to shoot the lore!

The moment Lillard approached An Jie, An Jie suddenly started!

Plumlee immediately moved laterally, but his center of gravity could not be lowered to interfere with Anjie's dribbling.

An Jie took two steps and pushed Plumlee with his shoulder to force a breakthrough. When he reached the mid-range corner, An Jie suddenly stopped and made a jumper!

An Jie's body is a little crooked, but his shooting hands are still standard. This is the knack of Anjie's steady shooting. No matter what, he will try his best to control his shooting movements without deformation.

Plumlee watched the basketball pass his fingertips, and he turned his head sharply. Unfortunately, the basketball went into the net hollow, and there were only 2.4 seconds left in the game!

"Up and down, An Jie! He ensured that the Blazers remained undefeated in November!" The commentary area fell again. Such a clean lore, what else can I describe! ?

In the end, Dragic's ultra-long-range three-pointer knocked out. The score was fixed at 121 to 120. After hard work in overtime, the Trail Blazers successfully took away the victory at the American West Arena. This victory not only brought an end to the Trail Blazers' November, but also brought the Trail Blazers a record of 16 wins in a single month!

After the game, An Jie, who had completed the lore, spent a lot of time on the reporters. The excellent record of the Trail Blazers and Anjie's excellent statistics made the reporters persevere.

But Anjie seemed very anxious. Since the Trail Blazers would not have a game for the next three days, Ricard arranged for the team to rest in Phoenix for one night and set off early tomorrow morning.

However, An Jie applied to leave alone tonight on the grounds of personal reasons. An Jie has never been the kind of person who likes to cause trouble outside the court, so Ricard also readily approved An Jie's application. It's just that he didn't know why An Jie, who had played in the NBA for so many years and never had such a situation, left alone?

The press conference was perfunctorily ended, and Anjie immediately took the special car that had been arranged outside the American West Arena to the Phoenix Airport International Airport. Now, it seems that 16 consecutive victories and lore kills are not as important as leaving quickly in An Jie's opinion.

Before the game started, Catherine called anxiously, saying that she had something important to tell An Jie when she came back.

An Jie asked why, but Catherine didn't say anything on the phone. An Jie was afraid that Catherine was being bullied by some unscrupulous high-level again. So he immediately booked a ticket to New York with Tomeslav. No, Anjie planned to rush to the airport as soon as the game was over.

At Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, many people were surprised that the 2-19 big man would appear here. Two hours ago, this group of people had just seen him complete the lore on TV. At this moment, this guy "jumped" out of the TV.

An Jie didn't care about the eyes of the people around him. He took big strides, looking as determined as if he broke through Plumlee with the last ball just now.

"VIP channel, thank you!" An Jie chatted anxiously with the airport staff.

"Okay, Mr. An, come to the security check."

New York, what the hell is waiting for this established big man?

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It's not a short distance from Phoenix to New York. An Jie slept on the plane all night. When he woke up in a daze, he found that the plane still hadn't landed.

But the good news is that An Jie has already been able to see the looming "Big Apple" city under the clouds through the glass of the plane.

Upon landing, a taxi that had already been hailed was waiting for An Jie directly under the plane.

"Thank you, New York IMG Model Agency." An Jie didn't talk nonsense after getting into the car, and directly stated the destination he wanted to reach.

The driver was also a straightforward person. With one kick on the accelerator, the two rushed out of the airport.

On the way, the scenery of New York City did not interest An Jie at all. The closer to the destination, the faster An Jie's heart beat.

"Don't look for it!" An Jie threw two $100 bills to the driver, and rushed straight into the branch building of IMG Models in New York.

The security originally wanted to stop the big man who broke in early in the morning without saying anything, but when he saw the face of the comer, he gave up this idea.

An Jie took the elevator and went straight to the 12th floor. There, it is the dressing room for the models during rehearsals in the company.

The door of the dressing room was pushed open abruptly. After seeing the extremely "abnormal" height of the visitor, the busy makeup artists stopped what they were doing and stared at An Jie.

An Jie turned his head and looked around. Finally, he saw his wife in front of a dressing table in the middle.

"What's the matter, what happened, Catherine!" An Jie suddenly hugged the girl who was putting on makeup.

"You... why are you here!?" Catherine was a little surprised. She saw An Jie complete the lore on TV last night. This morning, An Jie ran in front of her!

"Tell me, what happened. Did some bastard bully you again!"

"What are you talking about Ann?" Catherine looked around at her colleagues who were staring at her.

"Let's go, let's go out and talk." She pulled An Jie and left the room that was not full of curiosity.

"I'm worried about you, Catherine. Tell me, what's going on." An Jie stroked Catherine's hair. He didn't want his wife to suffer any harm.

"Fool, I told you that I will tell you when I get back. You are still in the season, Ann, how can you be so willful." Catherine's smile made An Jie heave a sigh of relief.

"Huh... You will be betrayed by me in the future. Tell me, you have something important to tell me."

"You have to be mentally prepared." Catherine smiled mischievously.

An Jie patted his chest. "You also saw the game-winning shot last night, I have a big heart!"

"Hey, Ann...you're going to be a father, and I'm pregnant!" Catherine rubbed her belly shyly.

"Boom!" At that moment, An Jie's big-hearted mind suddenly went blank...