The Way of the Center

The result of this game surprised everyone. People thought that the Cavaliers would lose, but they never thought that the Cavaliers would lose so badly.

The Cavaliers made a total of 40 three-pointers throughout the game, but only hit 14 of them. The vast majority of them came from Korver, who was replaced in the second half.

Maybe Tyronn Lue forgot that his outside players are not Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry, the two freakishly accurate guys. To win the game with a three-pointer, Tyronn Lue needs some luck in addition to his strength.

But it's clear that God is not on Cleveland's side today.

With the victory, An Jie dragged his exhausted body back to the locker room. Although the Trail Blazers achieved a big victory today, An Jie, who was the main attacking point, did not play easily.

On both offense and defense, Anjie needs to work harder than others to ensure that the team stays ahead.

After this guy returned to the locker room, the reporters immediately set up cameras in front of An Jie's locker.

In the past, the team locker room was definitely a forbidden area for reporters. But in recent years, in order to better promote itself, the NBA League has also allowed reporters to enter the locker room in an orderly manner for some limited shooting.

Although there were cameras with lights on in front of him, An Jie didn't seem uncomfortable. After all, An Jie has long been accustomed to living under the spotlight.

The tall No. 00 did not celebrate the victory, nor did he pay any attention to the reporters in front of him. He just took out his cell phone, made a video call, and held it up.

"Hey, your performance is really great. Tell Dad that you love you, Xiaoke." Catherine's voice came from the phone.

"Daddy, you are awesome! I love you!" After that, An Xiang shouted immaturely.

"Hey, how are you doing?" An Jie showed a warm smile. This kind of expression was something reporters couldn't see on the basketball court.

"Mom took me to the zoo today! Then, we went to Dad's restaurant to eat steak!" An Xiang's expression was very excited, obviously he still remembers his happy life today.

"Really!? Saw an elephant at the zoo?"

"Saw!"

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The chat between Anjie and his family,

The reporters couldn't bear to be disturbed. This group of people simply removed the camera and aimed at Iguodala, the current No. 2 player of the Trail Blazers.

That's right, An Jie is no longer the frivolous young man he was back then. His life is more than just basketball.

At the press conference after the game, An Jie also seemed to be in a particularly good mood. Wu Hua believes that apart from the victory in the game, the well-being of his family is also one of the reasons why Anjie is so happy.

The first game in Cleveland ended in this relaxed and cheerful atmosphere.

The Blazers won, and Anjie also scored dazzling statistics. Catherine and An Xiang also had a happy day of their own.

An Jie went to bed very early today, and Morris had just returned to his room when he found An Jie lying on the bed and falling asleep.

Morris smiled and put down the two game controllers and a ps4 game console he snatched from Nurkic. Originally, he wanted to have a one-on-one bullfight with An Jie in the game, but now... let this tough guy who worked hard all night, take a good rest.

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The biggest difference between the playoffs and the regular season is that if you want to stand out in the end, you need not only a victory in one game, but a full four games.

The nba's seven-match four-win system makes the playoffs an extremely challenging battlefield for players. Some people may be able to suddenly explode and lead the team to victory in one game, but in four games, apart from factors such as explosion and luck, if you do not have perseverance and strength, you will not be able to persist until the end.

LeBron James, who has reached the finals for eight consecutive years, knows the truth of this, so after losing a game at the Quicken Loans Center, James was not discouraged.

He knows that in the playoffs, winning or losing is a common thing. Didn't the Cavaliers the year before last win the city's first professional sports trophy in Cleveland when they fell behind 3-1?

The current situation is far from as difficult as it was then. The Cavaliers are only temporarily behind, and the next game will be played at the Cavaliers' home court.

No matter how strong the Trail Blazers are, he is also a single-core team with too few stars due to injuries. If Anjie collapses, the entire Trail Blazers will collapse together.

Facing such a team, the Cavaliers don't have to panic at all. Perhaps this is the courage of James, a courage that can remain calm after falling behind in the playoffs.

In this frenzied summer of the nba finals, time always passes quickly for the players of the two surviving teams.

An Jie felt as if he had just come off the field yesterday, but today, the confrontation in the third game of the finals started again.

Although the last game just lost, but the Cleveland fans are still enthusiastic.

Tyronn Lue did not make adjustments, and continued to use a lineup of one big and four small to fight the Blazers. The difference is that today, the Cavaliers no longer let Anjie attack, but appropriately added a lot of offensive pressure to Anjie.

The double-teaming of James and Love forced Anjie to pass the ball several times. Two bench guards, J.R. Smith and Kyle Korver, left the Blazers' second unit bruised and bruised on 3-pointers.

And the three guards of Wade, Rose and Thomas Jr. are no longer imprisoning themselves outside the three-point line. They appropriately increased the number of breakthroughs they made, and most of the time they went to Morris's side.

Although there is still a lot of risk, the breakthroughs of these three guys have also added more scoring methods for the Cavaliers. At the same time, Morris, who was a little impatient, was sent off again after the Western Conference semifinals due to a full number of fouls.

James finally showed his leadership today. He twice forced a layup against Anjie's defense. Even for James, it is very difficult to complete this kind of goal. After all, few people in this league dare to play like this in front of An Jie.

Due to James' actions, the morale of the Cavaliers has also been greatly improved. In the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers became more and more courageous. Even Wade, who was dragging a pair of sore knees, frequently went inside.

The Trail Blazers relied on Anjie to bite the score, but until the end of the game, they failed to complete the overtake.

108 to 111, the Cavaliers relied on a weak three-point advantage to achieve a huge victory.

Although they were defeated by the Trail Blazers in the last game, the Cavaliers kept a home game anyway.

The total score of the series became 2-2. Whenever the reporters thought that one side was about to dominate the series, the trend of the series would be changed in the next game. And this uncertainty itself is one of the charms of the finals.

The two teams that can go to the end are definitely the best teams in the entire league. Although Anjie once completed a sweep on the stage of the finals, the team that was swept was precisely the Cavaliers. But that is always a small probability event. Throughout the decades of NBA history, this kind of thing has only happened nine times.

Generally speaking, the finals are never easy for both sides. So the Cavaliers tied the score again, which was expected by many people.

Finally, Angie, who stayed in Cleveland for six days and played two games, returned to Portland as he wished.

The fifth matchup of the finals continued at the Moda Center with Catherine and An Xiang.

Today, the Cavaliers played well in the first half and once achieved a 12-point lead.

However, in the second half, for some reason, the Cavaliers' inaccurate three-point line made another mistake.

During this time, An Jie didn't waste it. He seized the time to wreak havoc at the basket, mobilized his teammates, and made the 12-point difference disappear within one quarter of the game.

In the fourth quarter, both sides who returned to the same starting line were already very tired. The Cavaliers had to change back to their regular style of play and let James hit the basket a lot to relieve the scoring pressure.

And An Jie seemed a bit overwhelmed under the repeated attacks of James and the all-star perimeter.

His injured knee was aching from exhaustion, and Anjie, who couldn't walk, allowed the opponent to succeed at the basket in the final minutes of the game.

But fortunately, Morris stood up at this moment. He took the initiative to share Anjie's defensive pressure, which brought the Cavaliers' offensive momentum to an abrupt end.

An Jie, who got a respite, also revived on the offensive end. In the last 36 seconds of the game, Anjie used a jumping dunk and a foul to play a three-pointer at the basket, allowing the Cavaliers to lose to Portland by three points.

After the game, James beat the Moda Center floor unwillingly. After all, he was so close to victory.

The two sides continue to chase after each other, and no one can beat the other in a row. Although the Trail Blazers won the match point, almost no one thinks that the Trail Blazers, who narrowly beat the Cavaliers today, can survive. The next game will be moved to Cleveland. It may be impossible for the Trail Blazers to end the playoffs early.

In today's game, the Trail Blazers won hard, and many experts predicted that the Trail Blazers with an incomplete lineup are likely to collapse completely.

After all, in this era, it is difficult to win a championship with a single-core team alone. Anjie only scored 26 points and 10 rebounds today, and his shooting percentage has also dropped sharply compared to before. If Iguodala hadn't scored 21 points today like a flashback, maybe the final winner would be the James Corps.

Exhausted, can he continue to persevere? Everyone has to put a big question mark on this.

The time has come to the middle of June, and the summer temperature has ushered in the peak. And the entire finals has officially entered a white-hot stage.

The games during this period are always the hardest. After playing more than 100 games in one season, the players' bodies have already reached their limit.

An Jie, who covered his knees with ice packs in the locker room, leaned against the cabinet and closed his eyes.

An Jie didn't think about anything now, he just wanted to take a good breath. No championship has ever been easy. Even in the year that swept the Cavaliers to win the championship, the Blazers did not have an easy game.

No matter what, hold on, hold on, hold on...

An Jie's cell phone slipped from his hand and fell into the ice bucket. This big, exhausted man seemed to have fallen asleep...