The Way of the Center

In a blink of an eye, the hot summer has passed, and the cold winter is coming again.

An Xiang kept yelling in her crib early in the morning, which made Catherine and An Jie unable to sleep well. The husband and wife got up and saw that there was snow outside the window, and the whole Portland was covered with a layer of "hoarfrost". This is the first time An Xiang has seen a snowy day since he was born, no wonder this kid is so excited.

"Winter is really here." An Jie looked out of the window, his gaze seemed to fall far away. The beautiful summer seems to be just yesterday, but when I think about it carefully, more than half a year has passed.

"Hey, let's go, mom will take you to see the snow!" Catherine took a thick little padded jacket and put it on An Xiang, which was the first gift Morris, the godfather, gave him.

"Father is coming too!" An Jie smiled and threw off the bed, and the family of three walked to the balcony. At this moment, Portland does not know how many families are doing the same thing.

"The temperature will drop if it says it will drop." An Jie couldn't help zipping up his son's clothes, because even he felt a chill hit him.

"It seems that we have to take Xiao Ke to buy some winter clothes." Catherine looked at An Xiang who was touching the snowflakes with her little hands, and her mother's love suddenly flooded.

"When I finish training today, let's go out for a stroll." An Jie hugged Catherine and the child together in his arms, and Catherine closed her eyes and leaned on An Jie's warm chest in peace...

After breakfast, An Jie said goodbye to his family and drove to Moda Center alone. With the warm time in the morning, An Jie's spirit is not to mention how good it is now. Later on the training ground, Robin Lopez will definitely complain to Ricard again: "Boss, I don't want to play against the number one player in the league!"

"Tomorrow, the Cleveland Cavaliers will challenge the Portland Trail Blazers away. Jeff, which side do you think will be the final winner in such a heavy matchup?" Turning on the car radio, An Jie heard something related to tomorrow's game news.

"LeBron's Cavaliers have a recent record of 7 wins and 7 losses, while Angie's Trail Blazers rank first in the league with 15 wins and 1 loss. In terms of performance alone, the Cavaliers and Trail Blazers are not at the same level at all. Yes. But precisely because of this, LeBron, Irving and other talents need to use this game to change everything! Irving is the mvp of this year's Men's Basketball World Cup. This guy is no longer the young rookie guard at the beginning. If the Cavaliers The team burst out with greater strength than before, and it is not impossible for them to win at the Moda Center." Jeff Van Gundy analyzed the game trend for the fans in detail, and An Jie couldn't help smiling when he heard it. Van Gundy is still the same as he was back then, always watching the game very thoroughly.

It seems that tomorrow's game that will be broadcast live across the United States will definitely be full of difficulties.

As Van Gundy said, the Cavaliers will definitely try their best to beat themselves. Rabbits can bite when they are in a hurry, not to mention that the Cavaliers have never been a docile rabbit.

As the talk show ended, An Jie's car also drove to the gate of Moda Center. Thinking of a tough battle to be fought tomorrow, An Jie became excited all over his body, and couldn't help but want to get into training as soon as possible.

Walking into the locker room, several teammates are already changing clothes. It is winter now, and everyone wears more clothes, so the speed of changing clothes is much slower than before.

"Look, Ann, LeBron has let go, saying that he must bring a gift to Cleveland fans tomorrow." Lillard held a newspaper and deliberately dangled it in front of Anjie.

"Don't deliberately read the newspaper in front of me, Damien, who doesn't know that you have been thinking about fighting Owen for a long time? Don't try to provoke me, even if you don't say it, I will definitely do my best tomorrow to help you We won together." An Jie "mercilessly" exposed Lillard's intentions. Lillard scratched his head in embarrassment, Anjie is indeed the owner of this locker room. An Jie was very clear about the thoughts of the team members.

Everyone who was chatting and laughing in the locker room soon stepped into the training field. On the field, Ricard and Divac had already begun to write and draw on the tactical board, confirming today's training content for the last time.

The players began to warm up consciously. Only Lillard, this guy picked up the basketball and shot it. It seems that facing a strong enemy like Irving really makes Lillard want to stop.

It's no wonder that Anjie chose Lillard to join the Trail Blazers back then. These two guys are exactly the same in this regard. The stronger the opponent, the more excited they are.

Ricard and Divac didn't care either. Lillard is not the old Miller, and he has to stretch his muscles and bones with the help of the trainer before every training. The young man's body is always hot, as long as Lillard doesn't do too much action, there is no problem.

Ricard, however, seems to have forgotten. Today, it's snowing heavily in Portland, and the sky is no longer sunny. Lillard isn't hot at all, he just doesn't know it.

After the training officially started, the players first did a series of routine basic skills training. These workouts are usually a piece of cake for the players and don't cost them too much energy.

After the basic skills training, Ricard blew his whistle and began to group the players into groups for simulated fast break training.

The so-called simulated fast break is a method of setting up possible fast break situations in advance and specially training for switching offenses.

Ricard knew that the Cavaliers' interior defense was not much better than that of the Heat. If the Blazers can seize the opportunity of transition offense as much as possible, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble for the Cavaliers.

This time, Lillard couldn't bear it anymore. Switching offense is his forte. The feeling of holding the ball, running hard and then getting up and dunking is more refreshing than ever.

"Damien, Ann, you two. Ann, you have the ball from your own basket and you can only take two dribbles. Damien, you start from the three-point line of your own, try to catch the pass from Ann, and then finish Attack! Robin, Andre, and Batum. The three of you play the defensive side and try to prevent Ann and Damien from completing the offense as much as possible. Do you understand?" Ricard set up the situation for the players, watching Going up, it is not easy for Anjie and Lillard to achieve their goals.

An Jie nodded and stood under the basket with the ball. Lillard is outside the three-point line, ready to wait for Ricard to blow the whistle.

"Dididi!" Ricard blew three times in a hurry. Now Anjie is equivalent to grabbing a defensive rebound from the basket. Lillard began to push forward, and the opportunity to switch offense was formed instantly!

Batum did not chase back, but forced himself in front of An Jie, ready to cut off the starting point of the attack.

However, the big-hearted Anjie will not be frightened by Batum's interference at all. He takes advantage of his height and wingspan to throw it calmly. The basketball crossed a trajectory with a large arc and reached the highest point, then suddenly fell, and went straight to Lillard!

"It's a pity that this kid doesn't play football, he will definitely be a very good quarterback!" Divac shouted excitedly in Ricard's ear, and when Ricard saw Anjie playing in the field , has been conquered by his precise long pass.

Iguodala has been stuck around Lillard, seeing that he could not intercept the ball in the air, Iguodala continued to accelerate, hoping to rush to Lillard to bear the impact.

Lillard takes off and catches the ball. Iguodala spread his arms and planted his heels. After Lillard received the basketball and landed, there was no room to change direction. If this continues, Iguodala will definitely be hit by Lillard with the ball!

Seeing that Lillard is getting closer to his age, just when Iguodala is ready to accept the impact. Lillard suddenly flashed to the left! Pull Iguodala clean!

"What!?" Iguodala turned and chased back in disbelief. Just now, Lillard actually used a non-slowing change! This trick was Rose's trump card back then!

Unlike Iguodala's surprise, Ricard couldn't help frowning when he saw this scene. It is indeed powerful to change directions without slowing down, but look at Rose's current fate. This extraordinary trick is simply a slow suicide of oneself!

"Hold on! Damien!" Ricard yelled to remind Lillard. On the basketball court, Lillard, who was extremely excited, passed Iguodala and his adrenaline soared.

Encountering Robin Lopez, the last barrier in front of the basket, Lillard immediately used a quick and sharp change of direction to pass the defender again, passing two people in a row!

Lillard's knees twisted violently due to the rapid change of direction. The No. 0 guard felt a sudden pain in his left leg, but he still insisted on taking off and completing a layup.

"Hey, come on, Owen!" Lillard's series of beautiful moves allowed him to successfully turn the opportunity to switch offense into a score. To confront Irving in this state is exactly what Lillard wishes for!

The basketball crashed into the net, and Lillard started to land as well. However, the moment Lillard's left foot touched the ground, he suddenly softened and fell to the ground!

This time, Lillard hugged his left leg in pain. It wasn't that he was in a little pain, but that he was in so much pain that he couldn't stand up anymore!

"Fuck!" Ricard threw away the tactical board. Just now when Lillard used the deceleration to change direction, Ricard was a little worried. Unexpectedly, the accident actually happened!

An Jie, who was originally smiling, immediately lowered his face, and ran up behind Ricard to check the situation. Injury, this time it really came to the door.

The teammates rushed into the basketball court immediately, performed a preliminary examination on Lillard, and took him to the hospital for further diagnosis.

Looking at Lillard's painful expression just now, even if it is not a serious injury, he may not be able to play tomorrow.

An Jie couldn't help but bowed his head and cursed, injuries are the hell for professional athletes!

Tomorrow, the Trail Blazers will usher in the most important game at the beginning of the season. But Lillard, the core player, was unable to play.

Fight the Cavaliers with one less player? This time, it's really a little tricky...