The Way of the Center

An Jie took off straight, but when he found that the flight trajectory of the basketball was different from what he expected, he changed his center of gravity, leaned back, and then took advantage of his wingspan to point the popped basketball into the frame Inside.

Once again, CCTV rebroadcasted this scene of Anjie lore rocket. And all the Chinese fans are also enjoying it. Even though CCTV has broadcast this scene hundreds of times, Chinese fans will still cheer and scream for this lore.

"It's so fucking beautiful, how did you do it, Ann?" During the training interval, George, who was watching the video on his mobile phone, once again enjoyed the picture of An Jie's lore. How to put it, I can be regarded as a part of this lore ball.

"God knows how I did it. At that time, I just wanted to win, that's all." An Jie spread his hands on a towel. The desire for victory prompted An Jie to touch basketball desperately.

"At the time, everyone must have thought we were doomed, but you made such a shot, you really deserved it!" Morris also stood up and moved to George's side. Morris felt that he might not be able to hit this kind of ball in his life. .

"It's alright, boys, you seem to be quite happy to be cornered by the Rockets. In the next game, I don't want us to rely on lore to win. My heart will not be able to bear it." After Ricard finished speaking, he blew the whistle in his mouth.

The players stood up one by one and continued to devote themselves to training. The playoffs are like this, even if you have just achieved a beautiful victory, there is not much time for you to be happy and celebrate.

Battles always come one after another, and there is no room for sloppy. Unless they are eliminated or survive to the end, the players' nerves cannot be relaxed for a moment in the playoffs. Even if you have just completed a lore, you must prepare for the next game wholeheartedly.

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It has been a day since the Trail Blazers played the first game of the playoffs, but the popularity of Anjie's lore against the Rockets has not declined at all.

On the same day, not only An Jie was born as a winner. Westbrook and Anthony made a good start, and the Golden State Warriors easily defeated their opponents. The Cavaliers led by James also won the first game.

However, no matter who they were, they were far less popular than An Jie. After the powerful return of the legend who once created a dynasty single-handedly, everyone's attention is on him.

Although Lillard is missing, it turns out that the current lineup of the Trail Blazers is strong enough. They are absolutely capable of defeating all teams in the West, including the Golden State Warriors who won the championship last year!

People are looking forward to, looking forward to the Trail Blazers playing against the Western Conference powers one by one. People were wondering whether An Jie would win the highest honor again.

Just as everyone in the world was waiting, the Moda Center and the Trail Blazers finally ushered in the second battle between them and the Rockets.

The lore in the last game may not be too bad for the Rockets. Because Harden and Paul at least proved that they have the ability to push the Trail Blazers into a corner.

It is impossible for the lore to appear in every game, but the performance of the Rockets will not fluctuate too much.

Sure enough, as soon as the game started, the two sides played very anxiously.

The two teams come and go, and no one can gain a substantial advantage. Anjie just scored a goal, and Paul over there can tie it with a throw.

George managed to find a gap and scored a three-pointer, and Harden could quickly fight back with Paul's help.

The anxious score of the two teams made Ricard and D'Antoni restless on the sidelines, especially Ricard. This guy was afraid that he would be careless and make the same low-level mistake as last time.

Zhou Qi did not become an X factor today. He played quite well after playing, and did not replicate the performance of leading the team to a 10-0 offensive climax in the previous game.

The two sides slammed into the last quarter like this. It seemed that this was another game that needed a key ball to solve the problem.

In the last 22 seconds of the game, Chris Paul's key three-pointer gave the Rockets a 112-111 lead by one point. I have to admit that the attributes of Paul's big heart at the last moment are really the same as before.

After Paul scored, Ricard immediately called a timeout. This time, he had no scruples about miscalculation.

"For two consecutive games, we need to rely on lore shots to determine the winner. This situation is really rare!"

"This explains the strength of the west from another aspect. If you want to rush out of the west, you must choose the difficult mode!"

While the narrators were chatting, the last timeout also came to an end.

The Trail Blazers players stepped onto the court one by one, and now the pressure is all on them.

This time, D'Antoni did not let Zhou Qi and Ryan Anderson protect the basket at the last moment. Swiss Capela and Brazilian center Nene became D'Antoni's last line of defense.

With 22 seconds left in the game, Napier didn't panic this time. Ricard said that they are not trying to grab time now, but to find the best opportunity before making a move.

Chris Paul does not dare to stick too tightly to Napier now, everything is just in case. If he was broken by Napier and made a big mistake, Paul will definitely not forgive himself.

Paul, who kept a distance from Napier, has been watching carefully, observing Napier's eyes and movements.

However, what Paul did not expect was that after waiting for a while, Napier did not pass the ball, but broke through with the ball himself!

"Are you crazy!?" Paul murmured to himself while taking his own steps. However, after he only took one step sideways, he felt as if he had knocked down a high wall!

"Pick and roll!?" Paul looked up, and as expected, Anjie was blocking himself strictly at this time. This guy's pick-and-roll was so fast that Paul didn't notice it at all!

Just like that, Shabazz Napier, who was originally the least threatening guy, became a time bomb that could destroy the Rockets at any time while holding a basketball.

Capela and Nene hesitated. They didn't know whether to continue to defend the basket to stop Napier, or to jump out to prevent Anjie's sneak attack.

In the end, the Brazilian chose to follow out, while Capela continued to stay at the basket.

Napier gets closer and closer to the basket, and the heartbeat of the Rockets is getting faster and faster. Just as Napier was about to make a layup, he suddenly tossed the basketball behind his head. This guy passed the ball!

The one who caught the ball was none other than An Jie, the leader of the Trail Blazers who had completed the lore in the last game.

Anjie caught the ball steadily, but Nene's defense was not in place yet. Chris Paul wanted to steal, but found that Anjie immediately jumped up and prepared to shoot after receiving the ball!

Paul is too short and Nnene is too far away. None of these two guys can effectively interfere with An Jie.

An Jie took off from the mid-range position like this, and shot comfortably. The basketball crossed an arc that was neither high nor low, and just fell into the net!

"Lore! The second consecutive game staged a lore! My God! There is no second basketball player in this world who can be as great as An! God! Anjie once again killed the game!" Basketball The moment he entered the net, Jeff Van Gundy was already incoherent.

In the playoffs, he staged a lore in two consecutive games, An Jie, he once again turned the unbelievable into reality!

After Anjie scored the goal, the Rockets had only five seconds left, and this time, the one who didn't pause became D'Antoni.

James Harden ran forward after receiving the basketball, and made a hasty shot from a long distance before the time ran out. But there is no doubt that such a ball is not accurate at all. The red light came on, and the Rockets lost consecutively!

All the cameras at the scene immediately turned to An Jie, and gave a close-up of his face. However, this tall Chinese man had no expression on his face, very calm. It's like, all of this is a matter of course.

"He may be the calmest killer I have ever seen. No wonder he can always stand up at critical moments. This guy will never have any waves in his heart!"

With regret, Harden and Paul's Rockets returned to Houston. And An Jie, because of the feat of lore in two consecutive games, once again became the most shining star in the playoffs.

That night, countless Portland fans were calling Anjie's name. However, An Jie only smiled at them.

He knew that no matter how many lore shots he performed, it would not be considered a victory until he won the O'Brien Cup!

The road to the playoffs is still long, and it is not too late to leave all the joy to explode at the last moment.

If the Rockets were more unconvinced when they were killed for the first time, then the morale of the Rockets was greatly hit by being killed for the second time in a row.

Three days, two games, two lore. No matter who puts this kind of thing on, it will not be easy.

Harden and Paul may not be willing to admit defeat yet, but the other Rockets players, as long as they see An Jie, their fighting spirit will drop by more than half.

Under such circumstances, although the Rockets scored 45 points at home in the first home game, the Rockets regained a victory. But the Rockets failed to keep the second home game.

Anjie and George scored 56 points together, and Houston fell into a dead silence. 3 to 1, the Trail Blazers are only one game away from breaking through the first round.

Although Paul was still in the Clippers, he led the Clippers to complete the feat of reversing the Rockets 3-1, but when he played for the Rockets and faced the Trail Blazers, such a miracle is likely to never happen again occur.

The fifth game between the two sides will return to the Moda Center. I am afraid that the Houston Rockets, who have been busy for a summer, will be more ominous...