The Way of the Center

When An Jie came to the door of Lillard's house, he could hear the singing coming from the courtyard of Lillard's house through the big iron gate.

This guy is really a rapper who was delayed by playing basketball, and this guy's love for rap music seems to be no less than basketball.

It seems that Lillard is very lively now. An Jie shook his head with a smile, and rang the doorbell of Lillard's house.

However, the loud singing in the yard completely drowned out the sound of the doorbell. An Jie waited for a long time after he rang the doorbell, but Lillard still didn't come out to answer the door.

So An Jie took a deep breath and shouted loudly. "Brat, open the door!"

When An Jie yelled, the sound of music in the yard disappeared immediately. Lillard turned off the stereo and walked to the gate to see that it was really An Jie, so he laughed happily.

"Hey, my man, I didn't expect you to come so early." Anjie had already said that he would come to see Lillard today, but Lillard thought Anjie would come at night.

"You fucking play music in the yard early in the morning. Don't your neighbors come to trouble you?" Anjie said while putting his hand on Lillard's shoulder.

"The old Charles who lives next door to me said yesterday that this kind of music will be played again early in the morning, please make it louder, otherwise he can't hear clearly." Lillard laughed and limped away with Angie Into the yard.

"How's the foot?" An Jie asked with concern when he saw that Lillard was still wearing a big protective gear on his ankle. After all, the main purpose of Angel's coming to Lillard's house today is to understand his injury.

"I have already started to do recovery training, but it's a pity that I can't catch up with the playoffs..." Lillard looked at his exaggerated protective gear and pouted helplessly.

"Don't worry, take good care of it. Our goal is three consecutive championships. In the future, there will be opportunities to play in the playoffs." An Jie picked up a glass of juice and drank it together, feeling like he was at home. Anjie and Lillard's good personal relationship does allow him to do whatever he wants in Lillard's home without restraint.

"I know, I know, look, I'm not hurrying to enjoy life right now? My second rap album is almost finished, and by then, you have to help me promote it in China!" Lillard smiled Looking at An Jie eagerly, I have to say that Lillard is much stronger than An Jie back then.

When An Jie was reimbursed for the season, he almost lost confidence in life. But look at Lillard, the guy is still in the mood for his own album. And Lillard's smile hasn't disappeared since Ann entered the door.

An Jie will never learn this optimistic character.

"Don't worry Ann, I will not only promote the album for you, but I will also bring you a championship ring. You just wait at home and wait for me to bring the championship ring to you. I want you to release the album I was wearing four championship rings when I was there, it must be cool!"

"You still understand me, brother. Work hard and help me win a championship!" When the word "champion" was said, Lillard with a hippie smile suddenly became serious.

He stretched out a fist in front of Anjie, Anjie understood, and Lillard's fist touched together.

These two guys look at each other and smile, fighting side by side for so many years, this is the first time they can't play together in the playoffs...

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After watching Lillard in the morning, Angie immediately entered the fighting state. During the afternoon training, An Jie was extremely excited. This made Ricard very happy, but it made Divac a little scruples.

Anjie's meniscus has had problems before. Looking at the people in the league with meniscus problems, maybe only Anjie can persist for several consecutive seasons without getting injured.

The former Trail Blazers genius Roy has become a high school basketball coach because of a meniscus problem. And Wade, who had problems with his meniscus in college, can only assist James with a veteran's basic salary.

Divac worried,

If Anjie's injury suddenly breaks out in the playoffs, the Blazers will be in vain.

The Trail Blazers have lost Lillard, and they can't lose anyone, especially a leader like Anjie.

Divac's worries are not groundless. Anjie is 28 years old. At the age of 28, his recovery ability and physical strength cannot be compared with those at the age of 24 or 25. What's more, An Jie is still playing the center position, and the pressure and impact on his knees are several times that of outside players.

While getting older, An Jie did not relax his training. The wear and tear on his knees is bound to be enormous.

"What are you thinking about? Vlad." Ricard saw that Divac seemed a little absent-minded, so he nudged the NBA star who had assisted him for many years with his elbow.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little worried. This year's playoff battle in the Western Conference seems to be a bit too chaotic." Divac changed the subject.

"Indeed, this year's Western Conference is extremely strong. The Thunder with Westbrook and Anthony, the Timberwolves with Wiggins, Jimmy and Towns. Of course, there are also the Spurs, Warriors and Rockets... It can be said that Every round of competition is a challenge for us." When this question was mentioned, Ricard frowned.

The strength of the West this year can be said to be unprecedented. Every team has the possibility to break through the siege, and every team has multiple superstars.

The Blazers' luck is not very good. If they can meet the relatively immature Timberwolves, maybe they won't play too hard in the first round. But the opponent of the Trail Blazers in the first round was the Houston Rockets who fell to eighth in the Western Conference by mistake!

The Rockets experienced injuries to Paul and the main players at the end of the regular season, and Harden was unable to support them alone, so the Rockets' results will drop quickly.

However, before the start of the playoffs, the full comeback of Paul and others marked that the Rockets' "fuel" was replenished again.

If it weren't for injuries, the Rockets would be at least the top five teams in the West. Therefore, in the first round of the playoffs, the unlucky Trail Blazers will encounter a strong opponent.

Harden is now an MVP-level shooting guard, and Paul is as strong as ever.

The backcourt formed by these two top guards has proven itself in the regular season. The challenges that An Jie and the others will face will be enormous.

It's no wonder that An Jie is working so hard on the training ground now. As a leader, he works hard, and the others have no excuse to be lazy.

He only told Lillard in the morning that he wanted to win the championship. An Jie didn't want the team to fail in the first round.

The challenge of the playoffs is gradually approaching, and it is the time of the year to compete for the championship. An Jie will not relax in the slightest.

The hard battle started immediately from the first round!

After two years of depression, can Anjie and the Trail Blazers break out in the Western Conference without Lillard? All the answers will be revealed soon!