The Way of the Center

In the bustling morning, the sun shines on An Jie's face through the window.

An Jie covered his eyes with his hands reflexively, and looked at the time of the alarm clock on the bedside table. At this moment, it is only six o'clock.

An Jie, who was not sleepy, sat up. It was already May, and the sun came out very early as expected. It was only six o'clock, and the sun was already so bright. The entire city of Portland seems to have woken up and started another busy day.

An Jie lifted the quilt and got out of bed. He looked at his wife, who was still fast asleep. So he tiptoed out of the bedroom, for fear of waking his wife up.

An Jie walked into his son's room next door. This little guy, An Xiang, was very quiet today. But the basketball lying quietly in An Xiang's room attracted An Jie's attention.

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"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Shua!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Shua!"

A familiar voice woke Catherine from her sleep. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and turned around to see, sure enough. Angie is already up.

Catherine looked out of her bedroom window towards her yard, and Angie was shooting basketball on the small open-air court at the moment.

Look at this guy, when he takes off his nba jersey and moves on the basketball court, he is no different from ten years ago.

The guy who is obsessed with basketball may never have imagined that his life would become what it is now.

"You'll wake Xiao Ke up like this." Just as An Jie completed an extremely beautiful step back and was about to shoot, Catherine's voice suddenly appeared.

An Jie was taken aback, but the anti-stress and anti-interference ability honed in the professional arena for so many years still allowed An Jie to score the ball when he was slightly distracted.

"Shua!" The sound of the net rolling sounded again, but this time, An Jie didn't pick up the basketball on the ground again.

"Don't worry, I went to see him, the little guy is sound asleep." An Jie walked over and hugged his wife in his arms in the early summer morning.

"The Western Conference finals are about to start tonight,

Can't you save yourself some effort? "Catherine also put her arms around An Jie's waist. Only at this time, An Jie belongs to Catherine alone, not the entire city of Portland.

"The battle is coming, I'm a little excited. Seeing the basketball, I can't help but want to come to the activities. Tonight, the Moda Center will definitely be very lively. I heard that Paul Allen has arranged ten temporary structures outside the court. The led screen is for the fans who can't enter the stadium to gather together to cheer for the team." Thinking of the upcoming match against the mighty Warriors, An Jie's adrenaline began to soar.

"Tonight, half of the city will become empty because of you. Come on, my hero, I'm waiting for you to win three championship trophies again." Catherine tiptoed and hung An Jie's neck , finally kissed An Jie's lips.

Go ahead, Dark Knight. To bring victory to us, and to this city.

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Ricard did not arrange team training today, but asked the players to go to the scene to warm up very early in advance. Damian Lillard, who has disappeared for a long time, also appeared in the team lineup today, but Lillard in suits and leather shoes is watching the game now.

"Come on, kick the Warriors' ass for me! Last year we fell into the hands of the Warriors. This year, let those guys taste the taste of failure!" Although Lillard was holding a crutch, he was present. He looked more excited than his teammates who were warming up.

"Okay, Damien, don't worry. When you return to the court next season, I guarantee you will get a championship ring!" Anjie pointed to Lillard, reassuring this guy. Speaking of which, this is the first time Angie has played in the Western Conference Finals without Lillard in many years.

Without this guy, it will definitely make the game harder. But having survived so many difficulties, An Jie didn't want to fall down because of this problem. What's more, beside me, there are Morris and George.

"George, show more aggression today! Don't let Anna kid steal the limelight alone, you have to let the Warriors know that you are not easy to mess with!" Ricard and Lillard rushed to the court The people on the stage yelled loudly. This guy couldn't release his excitement through sports like the players, so he could only solve it by shouting.

"Don't worry boss, I think in the last round, I already let the Warriors know how difficult I am to mess with!" George responded with a smile, another division finals, George will fall on the hurdle of the division finals every time . But this year, he will have a chance to break through everything!

Averaging 25.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, George's answer in the Western Conference semifinals is definitely enough to give Steve Kerr a headache for a while. And if it weren't for the fact that Anjie, who broke out continuously, was too strong, George's data would be even better.

There was a lot of voices and laughter on the court. Orsi, who was in the luxury box, looked at all this and felt very at ease. The players were not intimidated by the name of the Warriors, on the contrary, they seemed to be in a very good mood.

You know, on the battlefield of the playoffs, mentality is also one of the keys to determine the outcome. If the players of the Trail Blazers are too tense now, it will make Olsi worry.

But fortunately, seeing the players still calm and composed, Orsi, the general manager, felt a lot more at ease. Now, everything is ready to continue, just waiting for the "visit" of the Warriors!

As time slowly passed, people gradually began to pour into the originally empty basketball court.

The first is the stadium staff, who are doing the final inspection to make sure that there will be no problems with the course during the game. Then there are the reporters on various TV sets. These guys have set up their cameras and are ready to transmit the game pictures to all parts of the world at any time. After that, various well-known commentators. These guys were sitting in front of their respective commentary desks, sorting out various materials related to the game. Don't think that commenting games is an easy job, not everyone can enjoy this bowl of rice well.

In the end, it was the influx of a large number of fans. And finally, the appearance of the Golden State Warriors!

"Here we come! We can see that the players of the Warriors have entered the court one after another to warm up! The first one to rush out of the player channel is Nick Young! There is no doubt that the passionate Nick Young looks very excited. After all, This is the first time he stands on the stage of the Western Conference finals. I think this guy will have a great impact on the second team of the Trail Blazers!" Mike Breen and Van Gundy before the start of the game, Already working on their commentary.

In addition to paying attention to the game itself, fans are also very concerned about things before and after the game and inside and outside the game. After all, this is no ordinary game. Now every victory of the two teams will directly affect the ownership of the O'Brien Cup.

An Jie waited on the field for a long time, and more and more Warriors players came out of the player tunnel.

McGee, David West, Livingston, Pachulia, Green, Thompson... until Stephen Curry has appeared, but Anjie still did not see Durant.

The photographer's lens has been aimed at An Jie who is looking around. Everyone knows that this guy is waiting for Durant to appear.

Durant, who was secretly watching the screen at the entrance of the player's tunnel, smiled. Anjie, this brat, really "missed" him.

Just when the rumors that Durant was injured and unable to play had already emerged, the protagonist of the whole incident trotted onto the hardwood floor of the Moda Center.

As soon as Durant came out, he was naturally booed by the Trail Blazers fans. But Durant was not shy, and calmly high-fived his teammates one by one.

In the end, this guy also faced the Trail Blazers' half court, and Anjie looked at him from afar.

All the cameras on the scene were aimed in one direction, the direction of An Jie and Durant. Fans started chanting "Beat the Warriors" loudly to cheer Anjie up.

No hugs, no greetings, no greetings. The reunion of Durant and Anjie is not as warm as when Westbrook and Anjie met in the last round.

These two guys who are desperate for the championship are not as enthusiastic as Westbrook. They are very clear that before the end of this series of battles, the other party is their worst enemy! Where would anyone hug their worst enemy before going to war?

Durant and An Jie just looked at each other from a distance, and then smiled at the same time. Time, it's amazing. It allows the guys who were working together for the championship to stand against each other.

"Hey, do you think the three of us can win the championship?" Durant's vision of the future has become a reality. It's just that in reality, the three of them did not continue to walk together.

The second round of battle between the "Three Young Masters of Thunder" has just begun. After Anjie and Durant laughed, they turned around and continued to warm up.

Come on Kevin, I'll kill you at Moda Center! Just like you did to me last year!

In this era when the three thunder masters ruled the west separately, only one of the three can survive.

Westbrook has finished his game, now, let's see if the battle between Durant and Anjie will be more cruel! The smell of gunpowder has already permeated the Moda Center.