The Way of the Center

All along, the relationship between An Jie and his former teammates has been very harmonious. Every time he goes to Oklahoma, Anjie will be warmly received by Westbrook. Even if he goes to Oakland, the home of the Warriors, Durant will greet him with a smile before the start of the game. Robin Lopez, who was at odds with Anjie at the beginning, became one of Anjie's good friends in the league after becoming teammates with Anjie.

It can be said that as long as they are teammates with An Jie, they have a good relationship with An Jie. But today's Serge Ibaka is undoubtedly an exception.

The Congolese and Anjie have not been together for a long time, and Ibaka's personality has changed a lot in the past few years.

The NBA league is a big dye vat. Even after An Jie came to the United States, he also learned to use flops and tricks. It is also inevitable that others will learn some less glorious things when they come here.

And Ibaka has learned the worst of these in the past few years, deliberately hurting people.

Whether it was Bowen of the Spurs back then, or Pachulia who injured Leonard last season. Whether it's the big villain Bill Laimbeer, or Jaylen Rose who deliberately stepped on Kobe back then. These guys are also doing it for the team's victory, but they don't get respect from anyone.

Diving, at most allows the two sides to switch the ball. Small moves, at most, can only interfere with the opponent's attack. Trash talk, that is to attack the other party's psychology. But deliberately hurting people is completely different in nature.

Since Ibaka began to use more and more intentional hurtful actions on the court, An Jie and this teammate who has a normal relationship have even less contact. But the relationship between the two parties, at least not to the point of breaking down.

But today, when Ibaka's target became his teammate, An Jie could no longer sit idly by.

As the absolute leader of the Trail Blazers, when An Jie clashes with others, the whole Trail Blazers will definitely not sit idly by.

And the Raptors, who have been oppressed by the Trail Blazers, also need a chance to explode. The result of the fusion of these two factors formed the chaotic scene just now.

Ricard was yelling at the referee's nose, and Morris stood beside Anjie, glaring at everyone who tried to get close. Nurkic and Meyers Leonard struggled to control An Jie. The Trail Blazers' team doctors stood in the chaotic arena, assessing Lillard's injury.

The three on-duty referees obviously couldn't control the scene, and they acquiesced in too much unnecessary physical contact before that. If you want to manage it now, you can't manage it anymore.

The security guards at the Canadian Airline Center Arena had to intervene in this matter. They could not have direct physical contact with the players, so they could only separate the players from both sides with a wall.

It was also because of the intervention of stadium security that things finally calmed down.

At this time, An Jie finally returned to Lillard's side. Lillard is still clutching his ankle in pain, it seems that this injury is not serious.

"How is it? Can you get up?" An Jie leaned over, and Lillard's sweat was streaming down the floor.

The team doctor glanced at An Jie, but shook his head silently. "We'll have to do an MRI to find out the details, but now... I guess it's not optimistic."

"Damn it!" An Jie couldn't help cursing, he really regretted that he didn't beat Ibaka to the ground just now.

But it is useless to think about these now, the stadium security has formed an insurmountable cordon, separating all players from both sides. All An Jie can do now is to send Lillard to the ambulance first.

With the support of Anjie and Morris, Lillard stood up with difficulty. Cameramen immediately took a close-up of Lillard's injured ankle.

It can be clearly seen that Lillard's injured foot has been completely shifted inward, and it is not in a natural drooping state. Although this scene is not as good as George's broken leg,

But enough to send chills down the spine.

Lillard's expression was still very painful, he bit his lips tightly, and it seemed that he was still unable to move under the support.

There was no way, Anjie and Morris simply lifted Lillard directly and ran to the player channel.

On the other hand, Ibaka's nosebleed was worse than expected. An Jie's punch was not light. If Morris hadn't stopped him in time, Ibaka would probably have a concussion, not a simple nosebleed.

The Raptors team doctor stuffed two large pieces of cotton into Ibaka's nasal cavity, but soon the cotton was completely soaked in blood.

Just after Anjie and Ibaka returned to the court, all the parties were assembled. The three chief referees on duty also formally issued penalties.

"God! What are you doing!? The person you want to punish is on the other side!" Seeing the three referees walking towards the half court where the Blazers players were, Ricard yelled behind them.

The referee walked up to An Jie first and gave An Jie a technical foul without a doubt. An Jie clapped sarcastically while muttering. The moment he punched, he didn't think about escaping punishment.

But the referee did not leave after giving Anjie a malicious foul, but turned to face Morris, and also gave him a technical foul!

"What!?" At this moment, Morris's reaction was great. He was not a direct participant in the fight. Although he had physical contact with a few players while protecting An Jie, he hadn't reached that level in terms of beating someone.

But the referee is so determined, Xiao Hua has already notified that today's matter must be severely punished. Even if the Trail Blazers are number one in the league, Xiao Hua can't tolerate violence on the court.

After Morris was called a technical foul, the referee still didn't leave! Finally, he walked up to Ricard and also gave the roaring coach a technical foul. Now, An Jie, Morris and Ricard were directly expelled from the field!

"Fuck! You stupid thing! What the hell are you doing!?" Ricard's yelling was unbearable. Divac and other members of the coaching staff tried their best to stop Ricard. mouthed.

An Jie and Morris walked toward the player tunnel reluctantly. Before walking out of the court, An Jie patted George on the shoulder. George knew that Anjie had given this team to him now, and he must not let Anjie down.

On the Raptors' side, Ibaka, who intentionally hurt someone and subsequently participated in the conflict, was also sent off the court. However, the referee did not impose any punishment on the other people who took the opportunity to make trouble during the conflict.

"Hey, what does this mean!? The Raptors just came up with so many people, and only one Ibaka was sent off?" Meyers Leonard, who was fighting for Angie, immediately went forward to ask the referee to reason. But he was called back by Divac.

"Let's talk about Meyers after this game, we can't cause any more trouble!" Of course, the old hooligan Divac is also dissatisfied with the referee's actions, but as the acting head coach, he only wants to play football now. The team left Toronto safely. He doesn't want the Trail Blazers to be injured or sent off in the next game. The loss of the team is already heavy enough.

Although several main parties have been sent off the field, the following games still had a strong smell of gunpowder between the two sides.

Paul George was violated by Raptors players time and time again, and An Jie, who could only watch the game in the locker room, gritted his teeth and couldn't help but play for George immediately.

Without the two defensive gates of Anjie and Morris, the Raptors' offense has gradually become more violent.

Fortunately, George, entrusted by Anjie, did not give up until the last moment. Although his whole body hurts now, he must have been bruised and purple from the fall. But this No. 13 has been working hard and never stopped.

When the game ended and George led the Trail Blazers to victory with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, huge boos immediately erupted in the Canadian Airline Center arena.

The Trail Blazers managed to win 31 consecutive victories, but no one was happy.

Lillard's injury, the possible suspensions of Anjie, Morris and Ricard... These things have virtually been pressed on the league's No. 1 Trail Blazers. These things have made this 31st game winning streak dull.

After a joyless victory, An Jie was also ready to bear the consequences.

Maybe this time, the alliance will never show mercy...