The Way of the Center

Chapter 377: : Countdown to the playoffs

March is undoubtedly a brilliant month for the Trail Blazers. ΩΩΩE novel WwΩW. 1XIAOSHUO. COM Sports Illustrated magazine even ranked the Trail Blazers first in their strength rankings!

The Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs, who performed well this season, are all ranked behind the Trail Blazers led by Anjie by Sports Illustrated.

No way, the Trail Blazers' record of 18 wins and 15 wins in March is indeed worthy of what Sports Illustrated expects of them. You know, in these 15 wins, there are 11 games in a row! If such a team doesn't deserve to sit on the power ranking list, then no team would dare to claim to be number one.

But unlike Sports Illustrated, the Trail Blazers rank only sixth in the espn strength rankings. In this ranking, the Trail Blazers are also the team with the largest disparity between the two media.

"They are indeed very aggressive, but due to the strength of their lineup, the Trail Blazers can't do much even if they enter the playoffs. I am more optimistic about the prospects of the Los Angeles Clippers. After all, Chris Paul and Griffin's combination has shown extraordinary potential!" This is what espn said about the Trail Blazers, and the current team lineup of the Trail Blazers has become the focus of espn's criticism.

However, Sports Illustrated doesn't think so. From the perspective of Sports Illustrated, the Trail Blazers have a strong star Anjie and a very stable and efficient second attack point, LaMarcus Aldridge. In addition, Wesley Matthews and Gerald Wallace can effectively share the scoring tasks for the two. Although Raymond Felton couldn't make people see any surprises, he also wouldn't poke any big baskets.

On the Blazers bench, the scoring firepower of Jamal Crawford and Courtney Lee is enough to make many teams sweat. Coupled with the defense of two veterans Marcus Camby and Kurt Thomas, the strength of the Trail Blazers' second team is actually not bad.

In short, at this point in the season, most teams will face a polarized evaluation. It's just that the trailblazer has become the most eye-catching one among them.

"Espn doesn't have any **** sensible people except Mike Brin!" Jamal Crawford threw the newspaper aside, he was very dissatisfied with the evaluation of espn. Because espn's words are translated, it means that everyone in the Trail Blazers except An Jie is rubbish!

This kind of evaluation naturally cannot make Jamal Crawford happy.

Jamal Crawford is definitely a player who likes money more than honor. After playing nBa for so many years, Jamal Crawford didn't know how to write these two words. He comes to the training ground on time every day and leaves work on time in the afternoon. He will not stay in the training ground much unless his teammates ask him to participate in recreational activities later.

It wasn't until Anjie arrived that Jamal Crawford was surprised to find that there are still people in the world who volunteer to work overtime for free!

It can be said that the reason why Jamal Crawford could not become a superstar and can only be a sixth man is one of the reasons for his attitude towards the job of basketball. He rarely suffers from mood swings, because for him, whether he wins or loses, playing basketball is just an ordinary job.

But today, Jamal Crawford's heart has rarely experienced mood swings. For the evaluation of espn, Crawford was very angry and very excited.

He can have no honor, but he can't bear to be looked down upon by others! Guys from espn, you are optimistic about it, let's see if the millions of dollars in annual salary that the master is getting is right or not!

As a result, bad luck once again fell on Kevin Love and the Timberwolves. espn just said that the Blazers' lineup is average, so on April 1st, the Blazers scored in double figures with six players, hitting the front teeth of espn critics all over the floor.

Kevin Love scored 26 points and 9 rebounds in this campaign, but the Timberwolves still lost again in the Rose Garden 1o6 to 119. Looking at the amazing statistics, Kevin Love has no choice but to sigh.

Angel 26 points, Aldridge 24 points, Gerald Wallace 12 points, Wesley Matthews 15 points, Raymond Felton 1o points, Jamal Crawford 18 points ! In addition, Courtney Lee also scored 9 points with three three-pointers. With only one point short, he will become the seventh person on the team to score in double figures in this game.

In this game, the Trail Blazers played their team basketball to the fullest. The Timberwolves' defense is poor, but without any strength, it is impossible to play such excellent team data.

"Some people just like nonsense and self-defeating. The Trail Blazers are third in the Western Conference! Third in the Western Conference after the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs! If none of this can represent the strength of our lineup, what's the point? Can it? The actual game? The result of the actual game is that the six of us scored in double figures today!" Jamal Crawford did not follow Ricard to the press conference after the game. However, those reporters took the initiative to find Jamal Crawford in the locker room.

Obviously, the espn reporter is the most embarrassed. Because Crawford's nonsense and self-defeating people are referring to espn.

Defeating the Timberwolves, the Trail Blazers once again avoided losing streak. There are only 25 days left before the start of the playoffs.

The espn critics must be very embarrassed now, because in the current situation, Sports Illustrated's comments on the Trail Blazers seem to be more pertinent.

But as the saying goes, Feng Shui takes turns. Even the invincible Bulls at the time lost the regular season. What's more, there is still a big gap between the Blazers today and the Bulls.

Having just defeated the Timberwolves, the Trail Blazers have once again entered the back-to-back game that his mother hates. And their opponent Utah Jazz, but rested for three days!

In this intensive shrinking schedule, there are three days of rest, which is simply VIP level treatment. The Jazz, who has had enough rest, are naturally brave. The Trailblazers, which are not exhausted but also affected by the back-to-back schedule, were driven into desperation by the Jazz today.

Although the Jazz is now ninth in the West, in fact, he has the same record as the eighth Mavericks in the West. Earlier, the Mavericks had lost to the Clippers at home, which means that if the Jazz wins this game, they will successfully squeeze the defending champion out of the playoffs!

With such a layer of motivation, the already energetic jazz is even more out of control. Especially when Boozer was a substitute, and now one of the core of the Jazz, Paul Millsap, he and Aldridge opened a wonderful matchup. However, with a stronger survival force, he still used 31 points to defeat Aldridge and experience the entire league.

14 of 2o, 3 of 3 free throws, 31 points and 11 rebounds. No, no, it was not An Jie who cut this data, but Paul Millsap.

When playing against Millsap before, Anjie knew that this guy could not only be a substitute in the future. Unexpectedly, now he has become a star-level person.

Compared to Paul Millsap's outstanding performance, the Jazz's other star Al Jefferson's performance is much inferior.

Under Anjie's defense, Jefferson, as a center, shot only 35% in this game. And Anjie scored a game-high 33 points on this former "Yao Ming killer". At 13 of 15, Angel's efficiency is even more scary than Paul Millsap.

But at the last moment, the Jazz second-year rookie, handsome and handsome Gordon Hayward, suddenly hit three points in a row, making the Trail Blazers instantly lose control of the game.

In the end, although Anjie's data is still gorgeous, but under Hayward's explosion without warning, the Trail Blazers still defeated the Jazz with a score of 1o2 to 97.

The Jazz finally fulfilled their dream, and the Mavericks climbed into the playoffs. If the Mavericks can't reverse the ranking in the next game, then they will embarrassingly become the defending champion who can't even make the playoffs.

Lost to the Jazz, but the state of Anjie and Aldridge is a pity. At present, even if the Blazers lose, it is only possible that the Grizzlies may be overtaken by the rankings. But fortunately, today, they are still firmly in the third place in the west. And until the start of the playoffs, only 24 days.

There are 23 days left until the playoffs start. On this day, the Trail Blazers have no games, but Anjie spends all his time on physical training. He knows that the playoffs are the biggest test of his physical fitness!

With 22 days left before the playoffs started, the Trail Blazers easily defeated the bottom-ranked New Jersey Nets at home. The Nets are already beyond the margins, and now their two major stars Lopez and Deron's injuries have made this team completely lose its competitiveness.

This game naturally became the lowest attendance game in the Rose Garden Arena this season. 88 to 112, the Trail Blazers won the opponent without any effort. An Jie scored 28 points in this campaign. This was because Ricard greatly reduced his playing time. Otherwise, An Jie would definitely be crazy again.

21 days before the playoffs, Anjie did not practice more in the evening, but received Giardina from afar to visit him. 2o days before the playoffs, the Blazers won again, Aldridge beat the defending champion Mavericks at the last moment, and Nowitzki also lost in this battle of the most powerful forwards.

...15 days before the playoffs, Aldridge was injured in the game against the Warriors. An Jie was the first to rush to push David Lee away. This is no longer David Lee's first. He had a black foot on his opponent this time. The stadium conflict almost broke out, but fortunately, the elderly Camby acted as a peacemaker and put Angela aside. But in the end, the Trail Blazers won.

...14 days before the playoffs, Aldridge was confirmed to be a mild sprain, and he could return after a few days of rest. It was on this day that An Jie finally relaxed a lot. It is said that the Trail Blazers will be over without An Jie, but without Aldridge, An Jie will also be at a loss.

... There are still five days to go before the playoffs. After training today, Anjie disappeared at the exit of the parking lot early. The old guy Divac said that he brought a lot of Serbian specialties to Anjie.

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Paul Millsap watched desperately on TV. On TV, the score had become 74 to 88.

The same opponent, Millsap led the team to victory in early April. But now, the Jazz has been hit hard by Anjie and the Blazers.

Yes, Millsap can't do anything. He can only watch his teammates fight to the death on TV but can't do anything.

If the Jazz wins this game, they will be able to enter the playoffs and fight. But as far as the current situation is concerned, it is almost impossible for the Jazz to make a comeback.

Who could have imagined that Millsap, who was still a godly aid more than twenty days ago, now, because of injuries, can only stay away from the stadium and watch his teammates fight.

When he was still on the Thunder team, Anjie did his best to help the team Yue Jazz. Had it not been for O'Neal in the last regular season, Anjie would have really fulfilled the Thunder's dream of the playoffs.

And now, the Jazz are doing their best, but they can’t hurt Anjie and the Trail Blazers~www.NovelMTL.com~ This Jazz lacking Sloan and Deron etc. is already very different from the Jazz back then. the same. The Jagged Master has also become an outdated adjective.

At the end of the game, the score was fixed at 97 to 86. Anjie and his trailblazers killed the Jazz on the road.

Al Jefferson only scored 5 points in this game. He was the nemesis of a Chinese player, but now, another Chinese player has become his nemesis.

The Jazz’s dream of the playoffs was completely shattered. They had the same record as the Mavericks, but because the Mavericks were even better in the battle between the two teams, the Jazz could only be ranked ninth.

This gap is not big, but the Jazz still can't make up. Because today is April 26th, the last game day of the 11-12 season nBa regular season. Today, there is only one day left before the start of the playoffs!

The Jazz has no more games to chase the Mavericks, and the Trail Blazers have to face the next series of intense competitions!

An Jie did not envy the Jazz players to start their holidays ahead of schedule. He knew that he had been fighting for a season for the last two months of fighting!

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