The Way of the Center

"The total score is 4 to 1 to eliminate the Oklahoma City Thunder! Anjie goes one step further!"

"Westbrook: Angie is so good, the entire league can't stop him."

"One step closer to the championship! The second Anjie era is coming!?"

"Anjie: Westbrook is a good opponent and a good friend. It is a great honor to beat him to advance to the next round!"

When the fierce Western Conference semifinals between the Trail Blazers and the Thunder ended, all the headlines of the online media and print media were completely occupied by the news of the Trail Blazers' victory.

When the Thunder tied the game at 1-1 at Moda Center, almost everyone thought the series would be long. After all, this season, not many teams can win at the Moda Center. What's more, this is in the fierce playoffs.

People would not have expected that An Jie would play explosive performances in two consecutive games at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, let alone that the thing that made An Jie suddenly become violent was just a one-time event between him and his family. Video chat.

Early the next morning, when Westbrook saw these overwhelming reports, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

Obviously the last time they were here, the Thunder left with a victory. And when they came to Portland again, what greeted them was a brutal failure.

"Hey, where are you going this summer?" Anthony's voice made the No. 0 guard look up while Westbrook was still looking at his phone.

"I didn't think about it. To be honest, I didn't expect that we would go home so soon. Originally, I thought about coming here to play the tiebreaker." Westbrook spread his hands, and the game ended yesterday At that moment, Westbrook felt his heart was broken.

After working so hard for so many years, every year, the Thunder will always fall on the road to success due to various reasons. So even though it's day two, Westbrook's spirits aren't high.

"Hey, let go of the past, okay? We lost, it's true. But we can't keep thinking that we lost, we have to think about how to fully recover our bodies, how to keep the damn game away from us Far away. We have to think about what we're going to do next season! Look man, we have so much to think about, how can we have time to dwell on last night's failure? Besides, you've done your best, You have a clear conscience." Anthony, as a superstar who has never won a championship, knows exactly what Westbrook is thinking.

When James and Wade and other players of the same generation of 03 won the championship trophy,

Do you think that there is nothing in Anthony's heart? The feeling in his heart was exactly the same as Westbrook felt when he watched Anjie lift the trophy.

Westbrook glanced at Anthony, and he found that he and the former "King of New York" seemed to be getting more and more in tune.

"Let's go Cameron, let's go back to Oklahoma first, and then we'll see where to relax in the summer." Westbrook turned off the phone screen, and walked towards the boarding gate with Anthony.

"I still have a few ideas for signing plans here, maybe you will be interested. If we both give Presti advice at the same time, maybe he will turn our ideas into reality?" Anthony met West Brooke let go of his frustration and moved on to a topic that must have interested him.

"Signing plan!? Well...we really should strengthen it."

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The two Thunder stars hooked up shoulder to shoulder and boarded the plane leaving Portland. Anjie's billboard is still standing outside the airport, but Westbrook believes that one day, he and Anthony will defeat the master of this city.

Goodbye to the city of tearing, when I come back next time, my good brother, I don't want to continue to be torn by you!

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An Jie sneezed and sat up suddenly from the bed. I don't know who it is, but I'm talking about myself behind my back again.

Looking at the sun rising high outside the window, An Jie couldn't help checking the time on his phone, it turned out that it was already half past eight.

An Jie stretched, feeling that every joint in his body was sore. Rickard's decision to insist on playing fast-paced yesterday not only completely dragged down the Thunder, but also made Anjie and the others very tired.

Just when An Jie was feeling exhausted, the smell of fried eggs floated into An Jie's nose. There is no doubt that Catherine must have been preparing breakfast in the kitchen!

After experiencing a big battle, An Jie touched Kong Kong's stomach and got up from bed.

"The milk is on the table." Before An Jie gave a surprise hug from behind Catherine, Catherine knew that An Jie was up.

"Hey, why is it so early, baby." An Jie sat on the sofa, picked up the milk, and turned on the TV.

"I knew that you would be hungry early today when you were exhausted. Which time did you not feel like this after a big battle?" Catherine smiled and brought two slices of fried eggs to An Jie. "Eat it while it's hot."

"It's still you who understand me." An Jie picked up the fork and started to start immediately. The life with his family is really comfortable.

On the TV, the news began to play the highlights of An Jie's game last night. However, the shot that was played for the longest time was not the block that Anjie finally decided the outcome of the game, but when the game was not over, Anjie went straight to the Thunder bench and hugged Westbrook. screen.

"That kid, he almost knocked us down yesterday." An Jie still felt a little sad when he watched Westbrook streaming down his face on TV.

"At least he lost at the hands of someone he was convinced, so that even if he fails, he won't leave any regrets." Catherine really didn't understand these two people. Since they are so close to each other, why did they try their best on the field? To fight each other? Perhaps, this is where men and women are different.

"Hey, that's right. Let's change the channel. Today I really don't want to think about last night's experience. Russell...his hard work should make him a winner." An Jie didn't I reluctantly changed the channel, wondering if the sound of the TV was too loud, or if the smell of fried eggs spread into the room.

The peaceful morning was short-lived, as it was finally broken by peaceful cries.

"Son is awake? Come on, let you see Dad at the first sight when you wake up today!" An Jie immediately rushed up the stairs and went to An Xiang's room. It's rare to have such a relaxed morning...

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At this juncture, NBA stars who can relax like An Jie usually have already started their vacation. For example, Nowitzki, who failed to make the playoffs this year, can enjoy the warmth brought to him by this quiet morning every day.

But Anjie didn't start to take a vacation. On the contrary, he and his team have already entered the Western Conference Finals. This also means that they have officially become one of the contenders for the championship!

If Kevin Durant knew that An Jie had such a comfortable life today, he would be very envious. After all, he now has to worry about the game tonight.

How much pressure did Leonard's defense put on Durant? Durant's 5-for-15 shooting at the AT center the night before said it all.

This year, the Spurs, who have not been plagued by injuries, have been more difficult to deal with than he imagined. Although the Warriors are a veritable super team, don't forget that the low-key Spurs are not low-key at all.

The leading star Leonard, the inside pillar Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, Ginobili, Danny Green and others are still in the team. By the way, there is also the guy who helped Anjie create a dynasty, LaMarcus Aldridge!

Whether it is Durant or Aldridge, these two former teammates of Anjie are extremely eager to join forces with the Trail Blazers on the stage of the Western Conference Finals.

Aldridge can't wait to prove himself in front of Anjie, and Durant hopes to continue to suppress Anjie for two years.

The confrontation between these two former Anjie teammates is bound to make today's Western Conference semifinals extremely exciting.

Durant wants to beat Anjie, successfully enter the finals and complete the defense.

Aldridge also wants to defeat Anjie, successfully enter the finals and win the championship to prove himself.

But the dramatic thing is that only one of them is qualified to fight An Jie.

No matter who wins Aldridge or Durant, for Anger, their trip to the Western Conference Finals is not destined to be easy.

Enjoy this rare free morning. Although An Jie has just sent away Westbrook, a difficult former teammate, now, two more powerful former teammates are already staring at him. A battle destined to be more difficult is slowly approaching An Jie...