The Way of the Center

The championship, this is the highest honor many NBA players dream of. In the world of basketball, the nba championship is a representative of the highest level on the planet.

Although the NBA produces a championship team every year, there are still many outstanding players who miss the highest honor.

Karl Malone, John Stockton, Stephen Nash, Carmelo Anthony, Allen Iverson...too many great names, none of them can be as good as the championship number. Are these people rarely strong enough? Of course not. It’s just that in this league, there are still many more powerful guys, making their dream of a championship unfulfilled.

Chris Paul is undoubtedly a member of that group of names. This guy, let alone a championship, has never even been involved in the Western Conference Finals.

As a top point guard in the league, Paul shouldn't be treated like this. But destiny joked with him time and time again.

Last summer, Paul, who finally left the Clippers that disappointed him again and again and joined the Rockets, is no longer the Western Conference Finals, but the O'Brien Cup!

At the beginning of the season, the Rockets played smoothly. During that time, they were definitely one of the best teams in the league.

However, in the second half of the regular season, the Rockets experienced massive injuries. Although they eventually restored the integrity of the lineup before the playoffs, the Rockets ranked eighth in the Western Conference.

The eighth in the West is nothing, Paul is not in the regular season record at all. As long as you can play well in the playoffs, no one cares how many games you win in the regular season. The worst part of the eighth in the West is that the Rockets must face the Trailblazers who broke the record for the best start in the North American Sports League and once again achieved 72 wins!

At first, Paul thought it was nothing. The playoffs are going through hardships. The current Rockets may not necessarily be opponents of the Blazers.

However, until now, Chris Paul's heart has completely changed. Because the hope of victory seems to have become smaller and smaller...

"Boom! Monster dunk! An Jie didn't give his compatriot Zhou Qi face in the slightest, his dunk was to bully you Zhou Qi's core strength is insufficient! Eight points, the Trail Blazers have widened the point difference to eight points !" Seeing Anjie once again dunked through Zhou Qi, Jeff Van Gundy waved his fist excitedly.

Don't be discouraged by the Chinese boy, you have played well enough. Just in front of Anjie, this is the tuition that all rookies need to pay!

Zhou Qi helplessly picked up the basketball on the ground. He used to be teammates with An Jie. This was the first time he experienced the horror brought about by being an opponent with An Jie.

That guy, no matter how you defend, you can't stop him. Zhou Qi had tried his best, but An Jie managed to dunk easily.

"The gap is eight points, and the time left for the Rockets is running out. Harden and Paul must be quick, or the Rockets' season will be over!"

The narrators were anxious for the Rockets, and Paul and Harden were even more anxious.

After Anjie scored, Paul immediately rushed to Zhou Qi for the ball. This guy quickly moved forward after receiving the ball from the bottom line, without any muddle.

With only three and a half minutes left in the game, the Clippers are still eight points behind. Chris Paul was not reconciled, not reconciled to fall in the first round again, not reconciled to fall in Moda Center again.

A few years ago, the Clippers encounter the Trail Blazers swept the scene, is still vivid. Paul really didn't want to live under Anjie's shadow all his life.

Paul's rapid advancing has undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on Courtney Lee. Ricard originally planned to use Courtney Lee's height advantage to defend Paul. But the huge difference in speed between the two makes Ricard expect to be empty.

With a quick change of direction, Paul cleared the backing Courtney Lee. Facing Anjie's defense, Paul was not afraid. He successfully scored with a soft toss, which not only saved time, but also bit the difference!

"Paul is determined to win here! CP3 doesn't want to be able to break through after joining the Rockets!"

Paul's offense was wonderful, but soon, Anjie assisted George to complete the mid-range shot and changed the point difference back to the original.

If the two sides continue to come and go like this, the Rockets will see no hope. They need an offense now, a wave of offense that balances the situation.

So this time, Paul intends to look for opportunities outside the three-point line. After all, a three-pointer is the fastest way to chase points! And the Rockets, it happened to be the team with the most three-pointers this season!

James Harden was closely guarded by George, no matter where he went, George would never leave.

But Harden is not worried, now his partner is Chris Paul. That guy can definitely pass the ball where it should be!

Seeing that Harden hadn't gotten a chance for a long time, Paul decided to change his plan. This guy reached out for a pick-and-roll, everyone thought Chris Paul was about to break through again!

However, just as Paul just broke through, he seemed to want to score, but he suddenly passed the ball!

Tvor Ariza, who was already in ambush near the bottom corner, took the ball and shot. Iguodala moved a little far away from Ariza in order to cover Paul. Although he tried to interfere, Ariza's shot still made a hit!

"Three-pointers! Chris Paul's fake shots are very beautiful! His appearance made the Rockets a big difference, and now they are only five points away!"

Paul and Ariza gave a cordial high-five, and they successfully scored a three-pointer, which is undoubtedly very morale. But Paul seems to have forgotten that in order to become an offense, in addition to offense, defense is also a very important link. Only if the opponent can't score but he can score, can it be called an offense**.

After being scored a three-pointer by the opposing team, the Trail Blazers were not impatient. Courtney Lee controlled the ball unhurriedly, as if everything was under control.

As soon as Lee's toes stepped on the three-point line, he passed the ball to George who was ambushing on the flanks.

After George had the ball, Ali posted it immediately. Although the most terrifying person on the Trail Blazers is Anjie, the Rockets players will not forget that George is also a good scorer.

George held the ball and made a three-threat action, and then suddenly broke through! Ariza is not as proficient in defense as P.J. Tucker. George easily broke into the penalty area and attracted the defense of Napier and Ariza.

After he broke through, he jumped sharply, but the purpose was not to attack the frame, but to pass the ball!

George passed the ball around Ariza's waist and passed it to Anjie, who was already waiting under the basket.

An Jie, with his back to the basket, didn't turn around, but directly took off, clasping his hands on the back!

The Rockets' defense was easily torn apart by Anjie and George. The point difference has become seven points, which is not much different from the previous one. The game time is only two minutes away.

Chris Paul is still struggling, but his efforts are often wiped out by Anjie.

Until the last 50 seconds, the Rockets failed to close the score, and the seven-point difference remained the same.

Chris Paul looked at the time on the timer and then at the score on the big screen. He is unwilling to fail like this, and in the last 50 seconds, what will happen!

The guy wearing the No. 3 jersey madly broke into the hinterland of the Trail Blazers. Contry Lee was so dizzy by Paul that he was finally wiped away by the "Queen Bee" easily.

Paul repeated the same trick, suddenly throwing a shot at the mid-range position!

However, using the same trick twice in a row, they couldn't pass Anjie's level.

I saw An Jie suddenly rushed out and jumped high. His long arm was like a whip, and he slammed the basketball out.

"Boom!" The muffled sound made by An Jie when he hit the basketball made everyone in the Moda Center enjoy it!

Paul George started immediately, and Tvor Ariza was almost 33 years old and couldn't catch up with the number 13 in front of him. George easily received the basketball and dunked directly!

An Jie's block of George's dunk was undoubtedly sentenced to death for the Rockets!

Chris Paul's legs suddenly weakened and he almost fell to the ground. This guy knows that his playoff journey has once again been ended...

Maybe sometimes, God just likes to make so few heroes without champions. Unfortunately, Chris Paul is this tragic figure.

In the last few dozen seconds of the game, the Rockets obviously had no intention of fighting.

When the red light on the backboard came on, all the Blazers players were cheering. But Chris Paul's eyes were ruddy.

I came to Houston from Los Angeles~www.NovelMTL.com~ from the leader of the air-to-air city to the brain of the space city. He has changed a lot, but the only thing that does not change is his ending...

Anjie and Pioneer, these two names, have become the curse that plagued Paul...

"It's over, buddy, it's over." Harden stepped up, comforting Paul who was very disappointed.

"I thought we would be very different this year." Paul took the towel and wiped his tears. Paul, who is in his 30s, how much time can he waste?

Unlike An Jie, he aspires to be the best in history and to create a dynasty. Paul only hopes that he will win that time, nothing more...

Paul is not unpowerful, but it is a pity that this powerful top point guard is in the age of Anjie.

The total score is 4-1. In the first round of the playoffs, Anjie is about to be eliminated by the highly anticipated combination of "fire"!

In the first round of the Western Conference, Anjie and the Trail Blazers survived. But their road to winning the championship has just begun!