The Way of the Center

"Derek Favors is in a very good form today! Aldridge has suffered from his turn-over jumper! Let's see if Favors can come forward in such an anxious moment!" Jeff Van Gundy The nervous sound matched the atmosphere of the energy solution arena.

Before the game, no one could have imagined that the Jazz would force the defending champion like this at home. The outstanding performance of Favors and Hayward played against the exhausted Trail Blazers unexpectedly.

Especially Aldridge, who just participated in the All-Star Game, has not fully recovered his physical fitness. In this case, he happened to run into Favors, who was in excellent condition.

Now, there are only two minutes left in the game, and the Jazz are one point behind the Trail Blazers. As long as Favors seizes this offensive opportunity and scores the ball, the Jazz will take the lead for the first time in the game!

Seeing Favors starting to raise his hand for the ball, Ricard off the court immediately yelled. An Jie and Aldridge completed the transition in an instant, and now An Jie will personally mark the Jazz's insider card!

"Damn it!" When Favors received Exam's pass, he couldn't help cursing in his heart.

Although he was in excellent form today, Favors was still very upset with Shang Anjie.

Favors was originally a power forward, his height, wingspan, and strength do not have any advantage. It may not be so easy to break through An Jie's defense.

"Come on boy, let me see how good you are!" An Jie's cold and ferocious voice interrupted Favors' thoughts.

To the courageous, An Jie's words are provocative. But for Favors, who is afraid of An Jie, An Jie's words are a threat!

Favors began to get nervous. He wanted to pass the ball to Haywood for processing, but now the Trail Blazers have completely locked the pass. Obviously, they just want to force Favors to single Anjie!

Favors is the Jazz's number one scoring point today, forcing the opposing team's number one scoring point to go to singles, which also shows how confident Ricard is in Angel's ability.

There is no way, Favors can't continue to waste time, can only bite the bullet.

He started to hold the ball with his back, intending to push back.

First time! Favors was very powerful, but he also clearly felt that the feedback from his back was completely different from before.

Second time! Favors's force was a little lighter. Anjie smiled. It seems that Favors is very smart. He knows how to change the rhythm instead of solving problems by brute force.

But this kind of cleverness is not enough to let Favors pass!

When Favors made the third push, he found that he hadn't hit anything. And beside his golfer, a pair of long arms has stretched out. An Jie did not continue to head-to-head with Favors, but planned to steal!

After Favors reacted, he immediately wanted to protect the basketball, but Anjie's arm was too long. He stabbed the basketball before Favors!

Seeing that the basketball was out of control, Iguodala rushed over and took control of the ball before everyone else.

After that, it was the conversion offense that the Blazers excel at. Lillard, who lost the All-Stars and frustrated for a weekend, ran all the way, and finally ended the offense with an exaggerated cut and buckle up and down.

The completion of this offense not only allowed the Trail Blazers to widen the point difference to four points, but also greatly boosted the morale of the Trail Blazers players.

In the next few minutes, Favors did not score any more goals under Anjie's mark. The Jazz's offense instantly fell into the quagmire. With Haywood alone, the Jazz could not shake the Blazers' lead.

The originally anxious game became unsustainable because of a simple change of defense. Jeff Van Gundy can't help feeling that this year's best defensive player must be Anjie's again.

"Beep~~~" Under Anjie's horrible defense, the buzzing after the game was over, to Favors, it sounded like a natural sound.

96 to 87, the Trail Blazers had the last laugh in the Energy Solutions Arena, their first victory in the second half of the season after the All-Star Game. Today, Anjie’s 28 points and 13 rebounds have allowed him to officially surpass Kevin Love and become the player with the most consecutive double-doubles in a single season in the history of the NBA!

Otherwise, because An Jie and the others were fighting away, the scene might have been boiling. Although this is just an ordinary regular season victory, for Anjie, this is a historic moment.

54 consecutive double-doubles. God knows, how many years will it take for the record set by Anjie to be broken by future generations. Moreover, 54 games may not be the end. No one knows when An Jie’s consecutive double-doubles will stop...

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"...Thank you everyone, I think I must go back to the locker room now, my teammates and coaches are still waiting for me!" After the game, An Jie was naturally submerged in the reporters' guns and guns. .

After finally getting rid of it, An Jie also wanted to find an excuse to leave quickly. After spending time with these guys like this, An Jie was afraid that he would not be able to return home tonight.

Under the obstruction of the stadium staff, the reporters finally "let off" An Jie at the door of the locker room.

Open the door and walk into the dressing room. The expression of An Jie, who was smiling, suddenly solidified. The picture in the dressing room was really unusual.

After previous games, tired players would always throw jerseys and sneakers all over the floor. Today, the visiting team's locker room in the Energy Solutions Arena is neatly cleaned, just like before the game.

The floor was spotless, and the lockers were neatly closed. An Jie looked at his teammates and coaches again, and it was even more strange.

The group of guys were quiet and no one spoke, and no one went to the shower. They just sat in front of their cabinets and stared at An Jie, some with expectant smiles on their faces.

"I said, what do you guys have any plans? I can tell you, it's winter, and things like Pogatorol, I can't stand it." An Jie looked around nervously, he was afraid Suddenly a bucket of Gatorade drink pouring from his head behind him.

At this moment, Ricard stood up. He stretched his hand to the inner pocket of his suit, seeming to be digging out something.

When Ricard walked in front of Anjie, his hand finally stretched out from the suit.

"Happy Chinese New Year, kid!" Ricard handed something with both hands. It was a...a red envelope.

"Huh?" An Jie was confused, but still accepted the red envelope instinctively.

Later, the team's assistant coach Divac also came out and gave Anjie a red envelope.

"Happy Chinese New Year, and congratulations on breaking the NBA record."

After that, it was Lillard.

"Happy Chinese New Year! I still keep the red envelopes you gave me last year. This year, I will give it to you. Hey. By the way, you have to keep increasing that number for two consecutive records."

Iguodala, Aldridge, Matthews, Meyers Leonard...everyone sitting in the dressing room came up and gave Anjie a strong Chinese style. Red envelopes.

Last Spring Festival, Anjie sent a red envelope to everyone in the team. Although it was just a small move, it made every Trailblazer player particularly moved.

This year, An Jie broke the NBA record on New Year’s Eve. Then, it was the turn of this group of teammates to send a red envelope to Anjie.

An Jie held a large stack of thick red envelopes, and the joy in his heart was stronger than when he broke the record. He just stood there blankly, reminiscing about this wonderful locker room moment.

He never thought that this group of foreigners from different countries and regions would deliberately remember the days of the Chinese New Year because of themselves. Moreover, they also prepared such a down-to-earth gift for their own.

"What's the matter, brat, there is a ten-dollar ‘big bill’ in my red envelope. I’m much more generous than you last year." Seeing Anjie hadn’t spoken for a long time, Ricard took the initiative to stand up and break the silence.

"Damn...you guys, you **** do things..." I don't know why, An Jie suddenly felt very warm. The people in this locker room ~www.NovelMTL.com~ seem to be no longer teammates, but family members.

Afterwards, due to the need to rush back to Portland, everything in the locker room returned to normal. Only An Jie smirked at the pile of red envelopes in his hand.

When Anjie and the others arrived at the Salt Lake City International Airport, the winter wind was already blowing very hard.

An Jie raised his head and looked at the sky. It was naturally dark and there was nothing. At this time, parents must be at home, with Catherine, Beard, and An Xiang, come to a happy Chinese New Year.

A night breeze blew, even An Jie couldn't help but shudder. An Jie tightened his collar. Although the temperature continued to drop in winter, his heart was extremely warm.

People living in a foreign country and a foreign country have spent a different year and 30th. This feeling is really unexpected and warm...

"Happy Chinese New Year..." Looking at the group of tall guys walking in front of him, An Jie muttered to himself softly.

"Ann, don't dawdle, let's go!" The teammates shouted, making An Jie smile and speed up his pace...