The Way of the Center

No one knows what the man in front of the camera is thinking, maybe he is complaining about the unfairness of God in his heart. Perhaps, he was thinking about whether to take revenge on Draymond Green. Or, the guy just wants to win the game, that's all.

After George was helped off the court, reporters from all over the world focused their cameras or video cameras on one person, the only player who could save the Trail Blazers.

An Jie stood with his arms akimbo on the court, his eyes fixed on the Warriors' bench, his face expressionless.

Lillard's absence has already caused the Trail Blazers to suffer a lot in the playoffs. And now, with four minutes left in the tiebreaker of the Western Conference semifinals, Ricard had to add Paul George to his injury list.

An Jie is still standing on the court. As the highest point of the entire court, he can always attract people's attention. Even Ricard is staring at An Jie now, because he knows that the Chinese is all the hope of the Trail Blazers!

"Hey, I know Drummond has a lot of bad pasts. But trust me, he really didn't mean to do that." The commotion ended, and the Warriors players stepped onto the court one by one.

Durant was the first to go to Anjie, and he hoped that his good brother would not misunderstand the Warriors because of this. The competition is fierce and fierce, but it is another matter to hurt people. Some things must be made clear and understood.

"Don't worry, Kevin, I didn't think too much about it. Injuries are part of the basketball game." An Jie glanced at Durant blankly, and then stepped back to the baseline, ready to serve the baseline.

Durant swallowed, Anjie's eyes, Durant has seen it before, and has seen it more than once. Whenever An Jie entered this state, his opponent...his opponent usually did not end well.

"George has left the Moda Center and was taken to the hospital. From the replay just now, we can see that George's ankle deformed is still very exaggerated. Although we hope that George's injury is not serious, can he continue to return to the hospital?" The stadium is indeed an unknown. First, this is very likely to be the last game of the Trail Blazers this season. Second, George’s injury is not clear. In any case, for Ann, everything is going on now. It’s full of challenges.” Mike Brin saw Anjie’s expression through the big screen at the scene, resolute and cold storage, this is Anjie’s feeling now.

From the moment George stepped off the field, the whole of Portland was equivalent to falling on Anjie. Although the rest of the Trail Blazers will still contribute to the victory, it has to be admitted that Anjie will be the one with the most pressure.

After George left, Evan Turner replaced him as the second candidate at the critical moment.

Although as a former No. 2 pick, Turner's abilities are relatively comprehensive. But there is no doubt that this forward and guard swingman who has been to multiple teams cannot fill the vacancy left by George.

Now, the Warriors can put all their defensive attention on Ainger. If the game has to be decided by a lore again, today, George can't wait for Anjie to pass the ball to him from beyond the three-point line.

Double teams, unscrupulous double teams. When An Jie was about to reach the position in the low post and catch the ball, Pachulia and Drummond Green rushed to An Jie without even thinking about it.

This time, the Warriors double-teamed the two insiders very quickly. An Jie just caught the ball and fell into the encirclement.

There was no way, Anjie had to pass the ball. Napier had a hard time finally running out of space to catch the ball, and the Blazers' offense had to reorganize.

There was no chance inside, so Anjie mentioned it outside the three-point line. He set up a pick-and-roll for Napier, and Napier drove and then passed back, allowing Ainger to get a fleeting shot.

An Jie raised his hand slightly, pretending to shoot. Pachulia, tricked by Angie's realistic shot fake, pushed up a step.

This step is enough for An Jie to make a breakthrough! Anjie immediately withdrew the basketball and flashed towards Pachulia. Durant saw this situation and directly left Iguodala to make up for Anjie.

An Jie calmly hugged the basketball with both hands, skipped a step, and bypassed Durant. Then, before Green's defense was in place, Anjie made a second jump shot.

An Jie's soft shot made the basketball fly to the basket in a very comfortable trajectory. The basketball spun three times on the red basket, and finally fell obediently into the net.

"Beautiful goal! A very wonderful step-and-shoot jumper. An's offensive skills are still gorgeous, and he tied the score! 87 to 87, the two sides are back on the same starting line." Van Gundy couldn't help but praise Anjie's wonderful performance Ball applauded, but he also knew that now was not the time to be happy. The Trail Blazers are not out of danger yet.

"Morris!" While Curry was advancing with the ball, An Jie suddenly called out "Big Bull" beside him.

"Um?"

"Help me watch the basket!" An Jie finished and took a step forward. This guy plans to defend Draymond Green himself, this guy is going to spread his defensive net on the outside!

Defense, this is the only thing that An Jie can get strong support now. When George is gone, whether it is Durant or Thompson, they will get more opportunities.

It's not that Anjie doesn't trust Turner. Turner has always worked hard defensively, but he lacks athleticism on the defensive end.

In yesterday's training, George was able to get past Turner in one step. In today's game, Thompson and Durant can do the same!

An Jie followed Green to defend, so that he could make up for other players on the outside in time. basket? Anjie is very relieved to hand over the basket to Morris!

Sure enough, after Curry took possession of the ball for halftime, Thompson, who was facing Turner, immediately started. There is no doubt that the Warriors just want to play Turner at this point.

Thompson's fast and superb running position made it very difficult for Turner, who was not dominant in speed, to follow. Green crossed a block on Thompson's run, and Turner completely missed the target.

When the person arrived and the ball arrived, Curry passed the ball in time, allowing Thompson to receive the basketball almost instantly when he was in position.

Faced with such an open shot opportunity, Thompson naturally would not hesitate. This guy shot calmly, it seems that the Blazers' defense is completely vulnerable at the moment!

The moment Thompson shot, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly. Although George's injury is regrettable, it has to be said that even God wants the Warriors to advance!

A second later, a huge shadow covered Thompson and the ball that had just been shot. And Thompson's smile froze.

"Fuck it!" An Jie roared, flapping his arms vigorously. With a crisp sound, the basketball was slapped and flew to the fifth row of the auditorium!

Due to rushing forward too hard, Anjie hit Thompson with his whole body after the block was completed. Thompson fell off the court in embarrassment, while Anjie landed steadily, looking down at the "loser".

"King style! Ann's blocking is too domineering, and he switched defenses in time, allowing Klay Thompson to return without success!" Van Gundy had goosebumps all over his body. The scene just now was really shocking.

It turned out that Anjie read the Warriors' offense the moment Green made an off-the-ball pick-and-roll for Thompson, switched defenses directly, and pounced on Thompson outside the three-point line.

Thompson thought that Turner's failure to defend was his chance, but he didn't expect that a more terrifying defender was about to appear.

Morris clapped his hands vigorously and applauded, this guy Anjie really did what he said!

After that, the Warriors sent a sideline kick. They got a second try, but Durant missed the shot when Iguodala interfered.

Morris jumped high and was the first to touch the rebound. Without Anjie in the paint, Morris can still carry heavy responsibilities.

Iguodala took over the ball and directed the team's offense. It can be seen that the guys from the Trail Blazers have already begun to take the initiative to share the responsibility for An Jie.

Anjie made a grade for Iguodala, but everyone in the Warriors knows that this pick-and-roll is just a cover, and Iguodala will definitely pass back in the end.

As a result, Iguodala succeeded in a hard layup under Durant's absent-minded defense.

No passbacks, no incuts. Iguodala is a breakthrough to the basket. When Anjie is alone and helpless, Iguodala knows that the time to "play dead" is over!

"Andre Iguodala, his breakthrough caught the Warriors by surprise! Four points, the Trail Blazers have extended their lead to four points!"

Fortunately, Stephen Curry stood up in time in this offense. He used an unreasonable three-pointer to bite the score and stabilize the situation.

But Curry didn't know that Anjie's performance would be crazier than his own!

Breakthroughs, dunks, mid-range shots, hooks... In the last few minutes, Anjie did almost everything he knew. Although other people can occasionally help Anjie share some points, but basically, Anjie alone supported the entire offense.

The Warriors have missed shots from the outside, and Angie has never missed a shot since George left the field.

4 for 4, 5 for 5 and 6 for June. Until the last 21 seconds of the game, when An Jie used his dream dance to shake off Pachulia and Green and hit the basket, An Jie had already made 7 of 7 shots! After George left, he still scored 14 points alone! You know, the Warriors as a whole only scored 15 points during this period!

"Dominant performance! An completely dominated the game! Do you know man, his performance today is more dominant than my performance in the second game of the 2000 Finals!" O'Neal grabbed the microphone and shouted loudly, it turned out that the world In fact, there are really people who can surpass themselves!

When Anjie scored, the Blazers gained a 3-point lead. There is only 21 seconds left for the Warriors to catch up.

Anjie used his actual actions to prove that even if the Trail Blazers did not have George and Lillard, he would still not give up!

For the Warriors, the game didn't get any easier with George's unexpected absence. As long as Anjie is there, the Portland Trail Blazers will always be a tough nut to crack!

the end of the world? Whose doomsday is today is not certain!