The Way of the Center

James Harden looked at the score on the big screen in despair, 110 to 106, the Rockets at home were four points behind the Warriors.

It stands to reason that the difference of four points is not a point difference enough to make people despair. But the difference is that under the score of the two teams, the number in the column of game time has become zero.

"It's over! The Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets by four points, successfully advanced to the Western Conference finals, and successfully joined the Trail Blazers! Stephen Curry, this kid may make history! After all, the Warriors are the only one in the entire Western Conference. A team that may beat the Blazers in the series!" Reggie Miller looked at the No. 30 cheering on the field, although he was also one of the great shooters in NBA history, but the young Curry in front of him People, but with three-pointers completely changed the rules of the basketball game!

"Tsk." Harden crossed his hips and lowered his head, looking out of place with this sea of ​​joy. Today, Harden scored a quasi-triple double with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists on 55% shooting. It can be said that Harden has a clear conscience and he has tried his best.

However, the Rockets still lost. Stephen Curry made 6 of 11 three-pointers, ruining Harden's glorious moment.

Howard had been waiting for Harden at the entrance of the player tunnel. This guy wanted to go up and persuade Harden to come down, but he found himself afraid to do so. He only scored 7 points on 3 of 7 shots. This is Howard's contribution on the offensive end today. If he had performed better, even a little better, maybe the ending would have been completely different?

Howard blamed himself a little, but Harden was very sad. The Warriors didn't just win the game, they broke the Rockets' confidence. …

"It's finally here." In the head coach's office at the Moda Center's training ground, Curry's crazy celebration was playing on the TV. An Jie took a sip of coffee, feeling extremely bitter.

"In your Chinese language, you are called Crow's Mouth." Ricard stretched his waist, and a terrible opponent was born.

Last summer, when Anjie said that the Warriors were likely to become a threat to the team, Ricard hadn't paid much attention to it. But now, with Anjie's "auspicious words", the Warriors are about to meet them on the battlefield of the Western Conference Finals.

"It's been a long time since I met such a strong opponent." An Jie put down his coffee cup, and all the highlights of Curry's series were still flashing in his mind. Not just Curry, but the Warriors as a whole, are very different from the rest of the league.

Their height is shorter, their rhythm on the court is faster, their three-pointers are very deadly, and in Kerr's eyes, the distribution of players on the basketball court is also very vague.

Such an unusual team, even for Anjie, is a new challenge. During the regular season this year, the Trail Blazers met the Warriors three times, and the Warriors won two of the games. They are also the only team that can beat the Blazers twice in a row this season. Judging from this record, Ricard and Anjie's worries are not groundless.

In the 82 regular season games, the Trail Blazers lost a total of eight games, and of these eight games, two were lost to the Warriors.

An Jie took a deep breath and got up to leave. He must go back to rest early, because from now until the end of the Western Conference Finals, Angie will definitely have a very hard life.

Golden State Warriors? A team that dares to challenge the king is ready and will head towards the city of roses at any time.

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"The Battle of Legends is about to begin!"

"...I think this is quite possibly the toughest foe the Blazers have faced in years."

"Ann's dominance will be threatened. After all, the Warriors are a team that can solve the game from beyond the three-point line. The Trail Blazers set is completely outdated in the eyes of Coach Kerr."

"The battle will officially start on May 19. At that time, 15 large LED screens will be set up in the square outside the Moda Center. Fans who cannot enter the stadium to watch the game,

You can also party with other people outside the Moda Center...”

"A 74-win team meets a 67-win team in the playoffs. This kind of horrible matchup has never happened before."

Newspapers, radio, television... Almost all media are reporting on the Western Conference Finals. After all, for the city of Portland, the upcoming Western Conference Finals is the most important thing in the near future.

The atmosphere of the war has spread in Portland, and posters of the Western Conference finals can be seen everywhere on the street. Citizens wearing Trail Blazers players flocked to the streets, and the gate of the Moda Center was surrounded by black crowds every day.

An Jie was driving on the streets of Portland, even if he hadn't arrived at the training ground, he could still smell the strong smell of gunpowder. This time, the war really came!

At the same time, the special plane of the Golden State Warriors has also landed safely at Portland International Airport.

After getting off the plane, Curry saw Anjie's huge billboard immediately. But unlike others, Anjie's billboard did not put pressure on Curry, but instead made Curry look forward to it.

It must be very interesting to play against such a legendary guy!

Curry looked at the billboard, compared his right hand to a pistol, and aimed at Angie in the advertisement.

"Crack!" Curry uttered a "gunshot" with his mouth. On the court, he will use his performance to "hit" An Jie himself!

"Stephen!" Cole's yell made the "gun-wielding bandit" drop his weapon.

"Coming!" Curry turned around with a smile. He was not saying this word to Cole, but declaring war on the entire Portland!

Is it a legend? ? I respect you, so I will defeat you with my own hands!

Every street in Portland is filled with the breath of war. Players from both the Trail Blazers and the Warriors are training hard to prepare for this doomed battle.

In order for the Warriors players to train more comfortably, they even outsourced a well-equipped indoor training ground. In this way, it is possible to avoid players from the two teams meeting in advance.

Time passed quickly in sweat and hard work, and soon, May 19, the day of the Western Conference Finals, finally came!

On this day, the whole of Portland, except the area around the Moda Center, can be said to be empty.

Fans were either at the Moda Center or at home watching the game live on TV.

Sports media from all over the world also flooded into the City of Roses. Compared with the deserted atmosphere of the Eastern Cavaliers and Eagles decisive battle, the game between the Trail Blazers and the Warriors is the real heavyweight.

"Beat the Warriors! Beat the Warriors! Beat the Warriors! Beat the Warriors!..." The Warriors players felt the "enthusiasm" of the Portland fans as soon as they warmed up.

Curry gritted his braces and looked around, Moda Center, sure enough, there was no absence! All the fans present put on dark red short sleeves, and the whole scene looked very spectacular.

"You know Klay!" In such an atmosphere, even if Thompson is next to Curry, Curry must communicate with his backcourt partner by shouting. "I just love winning in this atmosphere!"

After finishing speaking, Curry bit the braces back into his mouth and started his shooting warm-up.

On the other side, An Jie, who was already sweating profusely from practice, put down his basketball and looked towards the warm-up area of ​​the Warriors.

You are indeed stronger and younger. Your basketball is likely to change the rules of the entire basketball world.

But in any case, Anjie will not let the Warriors get what they want. In front of the O'Brien Cup, Anjie will not compromise to anyone!

"Come on Stephen! Let me see how capable you are!" An Jie clenched his fists. When Duncan, Kobe, James and others threatened him less and less, a new powerful enemy , but suddenly appeared.

This is the NBA, your opponents will constantly change and will continue to get better. And the only thing I need to maintain is to continue to win!

A great battle that may affect who the ruler of the alliance will be will soon break out in the City of Roses!