The Way of the Center

Chapter 719 : Frayed knees

In a blink of an eye, the hot summer has passed, and the cold winter is coming again,

An Xiang yelled non-stop in his crib early in the morning, making Catherine and An Jie not sleep well either. The couple got up and saw that there was white snow outside the window, and the whole Portland was covered with a layer of “hoarfrost.” This is the first time An Xiang has seen a snowy day since he was born. No wonder this kid is so excited.

“Winter is really here.” An Jie looked out the window, his gaze seemed to fall far away. The beautiful summer day seemed to be yesterday, but if you think about it carefully, more than half a year has passed.

“Hey, let’s go, mom will take you to see the snow!” Catherine took a thick little quilted jacket and put it on An Xiang, which was the first gift Morris gave him as a godfather.

“Daddy, too!” An Jie smiled and opened the bed, and the family of three walked to the balcony. At this moment, Portland doesn’t know how many families are doing the same thing.

“The temperature will drop if it drops.” An Jie couldn’t help but zip up his son’s clothes, because even he himself felt a little bit of chill.

“It seems we have to take Xiaoke to buy some winter clothes.” Catherine looked at Anxiang, who was touching the snowflakes with her little hand, and her mother’s love suddenly overflowed.

“When my training is over today, let’s go out and stroll.” An Jie hugged Catherine and the child together in her arms. Catherine closed her eyes and rested assuredly on An Jie’s warm chest…

After breakfast, Anjie said goodbye to his family and drove to Moda Center alone. With that warm time in the morning, An Jie’s spirit is not to mention how good it is now. On the training ground later, Robin Lopez will definitely complain to Ricard again: “Boss, I don’t want to match up with the first man in the league!”

“Tomorrow, the Cleveland Cavaliers will challenge the Portland Trail Blazers on the road. Jeff, in such a blockbuster matchup, which side do you think will be the final winner?” Turning on the car radio, Anjie heard that it was related to tomorrow’s game. News.

“LeBron’s Cavaliers have a record of 7 wins and 7 losses recently, while Anjie’s Trail Blazers ranked first in the league with a record of 15 wins and 1 loss. In terms of performance, the Cavaliers and the Trail Blazers are not at the same level. Yes. But precisely because of this, LeBron and Irving need to use this game to change everything! Irving is the mvp of this year’s Men’s Basketball World Cup, this guy is no longer the green rookie guard back then. If the Cavaliers The team burst out with greater strength than before, and it is not impossible for them to win at Moda Center.” Jeff Van Gundy analyzed the direction of the game for the fans in detail, and Anjie couldn’t help but smile. Van Gundy is still the same as before. He always sees the game very thoroughly.

It seems that tomorrow’s game that will be broadcast to the United States will definitely be difficult. As Van Gundy said, the Cavaliers will definitely try their best to beat themselves. Rabbits will bite when they are anxious. What’s more, the Cavaliers have never been a docile rabbit.

With the end of this talk show, Anjie’s car also drove to the door of Moda Center. The thought of a tough battle to be fought tomorrow made An Jie get excited and couldn’t help but want to rush into training.

Walking into the locker room, several teammates were already changing clothes. It’s winter now, and everyone is wearing a lot of clothes, so the speed of changing clothes has slowed down a lot before.

“Look at Ann, LeBron let go, saying that tomorrow I must bring a gift for the fans in Cleveland.” Lillard held a newspaper and deliberately dangled in front of Anjie.

“Don’t read the newspaper in front of me on purpose. Damien, who doesn’t know that you’ve been thinking about a duel with Irving for a long time? Don’t try to stimulate me, even if you don’t tell me, I will definitely go all out tomorrow to help you. We won the victory together.” An Jie “relentlessly” exposed Lillard’s intentions. Lillard scratched his head in embarrassment. An Jie is indeed the owner of this locker room. The minds of the players, An Jie can be very clear.

In the locker room, everyone who talked and laughed stepped into the training ground in a short time. On the field, Ricard and Divac had already begun to write and draw on the tactical board, and to confirm today’s training content for the last time.

The players began to warm up consciously, only Lillard, this guy picked up the basketball and shot it. It seems that facing a powerful enemy like Owen, Lillard really can’t stop.

It’s no wonder that Anjie chose Lillard to join the Trail Blazers. These two guys are exactly the same in this respect. The stronger the opponent, the more excited they are.

Ricard and Divac didn’t care either. Lillard was not the old Miller, and he had to pull his muscles apart with the help of the trainer before each training. The body of young people is always hot, as long as Lillard doesn’t do too intense movements, there is no problem.

However, Ricard seemed to have forgotten. Today, it is snowing heavily in Portland, and the sky is no longer sunny. Lillard’s body wasn’t hot at all, but he didn’t know it.

After the training officially began, the players first did a series of regular basic skills training. These trainings are usually a piece of cake for the players, and they won’t consume too much energy.

After the basic skills training was over, Ricard blew his whistle and began to group the players to simulate fast break training.

The so-called simulated fast break is a method of pre-arranging the possible fast break situation, specifically for the conversion of offensive training.

Ricard knew that the Cavaliers’ inside defense was not much better than the Heat. If the Trail Blazers can seize the opportunity to switch offense as much as possible, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble for the Cavaliers.

At this time, Lillard couldn’t bear it. Switch offense, this is his strong point. The feeling of holding the ball in hand, running hard and then getting up and dunking is more refreshing than ever.

“Damien, Ann, you have a team. Ann, you can only dribble two moves from your own basket. Damien, you start from your own three-point line, try to receive Ann’s pass, and then finish. Offense! Robin, Andre, Batum. The three of you play the defensive side and try to prevent Ann and Damien from completing the offense. Do you understand?” Ricard arranged the scene for the players and watched Going up, it is not easy for Anjie and Lillard to achieve their goals.

Anjie nodded and stood under the basket with the ball. Lillard is outside the three-point line, ready to wait for Ricard to whistle.

“Dididi!” Ricard blew three times hastily. Now Anjie is equivalent to grabbing a defensive rebound at the basket. Lillard starts to advance, and the opportunity to switch offense is instantly formed!

Batum didn’t chase back, but forced him in front of Anjie, ready to cut off the starting point of the attack.

However, An Jie with a big heart will not be frightened by Batum’s interference. He uses his height and wingspan to calm down. The basketball traversed a very curved trajectory and reached the highest point and then suddenly fell, heading straight for Lillard!

“It’s a pity that this kid doesn’t play rugby, he will definitely be a very good quarter position!” Divac exclaimed excitedly in Ricard’s ear, and Ricard first saw Anjie playing on the field. , Has been conquered by his precise long pass.

Iguodala has been stuck around Lillard. Seeing that he could not intercept the ball in the air, Iguodala continued to accelerate, hoping to rush to Lillard to take the impact.

Lillard takes off and catches the ball. Iguodala opened his arms and stabilized his heels. There is no room for Lillard to change direction after receiving the basketball landing. If this continues, Iguodala will definitely be hit by Lillard with a ball!

Seeing Lillard get closer to him as he gets older, just when Iguodala is ready to accept the impact. Lillard suddenly flashed to the left! Pulled Iguodala clean!

“What!?” Iguodala turned around in disbelief and chased after him. Just now, Lillard actually used a non-slowing change to excel! This trick, but Rose’s killer in those days!

Unlike Iguodala’s surprise, Ricard saw this scene and couldn’t help frowning. It’s really amazing not to slow down, but look at Rose’s current fate. This extraordinary trick is simply a chronic suicide of oneself!

“Stay steady! Damien!” Ricard shouted and reminded Lillard. On the basketball court, Lillard, who was extremely excited, had a soaring adrenaline after passing Iguodala.

Upon encountering Robin Lopez, the last barrier in front of the basket, Lillard immediately passed the defender again with a rapid and sharp change, and even two people!

Lillard’s knees were violently twisted due to the rapid change of direction. The No. 0 defender felt a bit of pain in his left leg, but he insisted on taking off and finished the layup.

“Hey, come on, Owen!” Lillard’s series of beautiful moves allowed him to successfully turn the opportunity to switch offense into scoring. To confront Owen in this state is what Lillard could not ask for!

The basketball fell into the net and Lillard began to land. However, when Lillard’s left foot touched the ground, he suddenly softened and fell to the ground!

This time Lillard hugged his left leg in pain. It’s not that he hurts a little, but it hurts so much that he can’t stand up!

“Fuck!” Ricard dropped the tactical board. Just now when Lillard didn’t slow down, Ricard was a little worried. Unexpectedly, the accident actually happened!

An Jie, who was smiling, immediately got down and ran up behind Ricard to check the situation. Injuries, this time I really came here.

The teammates rushed into the basketball court immediately, performed a preliminary check on Lillard, and took him to the hospital for further diagnosis.

Looking at Lillard’s painful expression just now, even if it is not a serious injury, he may not be able to play tomorrow.

An Jie couldn’t help cursing with his head down. Injuries are the **** of professional athletes!

Tomorrow, the Trail Blazers are about to usher in the most important game of the beginning of the season. But Lillard, the core player, could not play.

Fight against the Cavaliers with one less person? This time, it’s really a bit tricky…