The Way of the Center

"Why? I just want to go home, nothing more."

The words Anjie answered in the press conference a few days ago became the reason for the Portland fans to cheer wildly today. In their hearts, Portland and Moda Center are Anjie's home.

The sign with the words "Welcome home!" is being shaken by countless fans at this moment. They are all ecstatic about An Jie's return. The most important thing is that at this moment, An Jie is very likely to bring a victory to the fans at home!

Westbrook squinted, and a drop of sweat slipped into his eyelids. This guy was already too tired, and the Blazers and An Jie seemed to be pressing on themselves, making him breathless.

When he wiped the sweat from his eyes with his hands, Courtney Lee had already held the ball for halftime. Westbrook had to take a deep breath and continued to force him up.

"The pace of the Trail Blazers is too fast! Coach Donovan and his players must have never imagined that Coach Ricard would actually speed up the pace of the Trail Blazers! But obviously we can see that the physical fitness of the Thunder players is It was a great test. The pressure that the Trail Blazers put on them after speeding up the pace is unimaginable!" Jeff Van Gundy understands the Thunder, especially Westbrook.

Whether the size of this guy's chest is normal, he can't escape Ricard's eyes.

This guy with less hair and glasses knows that if even Westbrook has started to pant, then there are not a few physically fit guys in the Thunder team.

Look at Carmelo Anthony. He has been on the bench for a long time, but his face is still exhausted. The pressure of falling behind 3 to 1 has already overwhelmed the Thunder. Now Ricard continues to suppress it with oppressive fast-paced offenses, which has given the Thunder a double blow, both mentally and physically.

Just as Westbrook posted it, Courtney Lee passed the ball. The ball flew quickly and came to Iguodala's hands.

This time, Iguodala did not "slowly" let the ball stay in his hands. Instead, he touched the ball with one hand and immediately transferred the ball to the inside.

After Morris received the basketball, everyone on the Thunder team has followed the basketball for more than half a circle. But Morris was not the end point. After leaning back with the ball, he passed the ball again.

George, who has been looking for opportunities, took advantage of Angel’s beautiful pick-and-roll and then received a basketball from the middle distance. This was an open shot opportunity. Everyone thought that George would shoot. Dre Robertson thinks so too.

Robertson was exhausted enough to bypass An Jie's pick-and-roll, but he still resisted the exhaustion, and jumped up abruptly, hoping to interfere with George's shooting as much as possible.

However, George took back the basketball after Robertson got up and immediately broke through. George just made a fake shot!

When George broke through, no one in the Thunder team had the strength to chase back. George used an ordinary layup to add two more points to the Trail Blazers. Why did he choose a layup? Because George must also save energy now, extra dunks will only make him more tired.

If even the pioneer players who dominate the game feel tired, let alone the Thunder. Although there are still more than three minutes before the end of the fifth game between the two sides, the Thunder are only five points behind. But Ricard can know from the situation on the field that he and the Trail Blazers have stepped into the Western Conference Finals with one foot!

The game was so anxious to the last moment, saying that the game was anxious, it was because the difference between the two sides has not been too big. But in fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Trail Blazers have a firm control of the rhythm from start to finish, and the Thunder won't get the slightest chance at all.

How eagerly Anjie hopes to win the championship, how much energy he bursts out on the court. Although Anjie did not score as high as forty or fifty points today, his positive performance on the defensive end did make the Thunder's offense very difficult.

Facing the five-point difference that has been pressing on him for a long time, Westbrook, who has been forced into desperation, has never known how to surpass.

Three-pointers, to reverse the situation in the absence of time, Westbrook must rely on three-pointers!

This guy glanced at Anthony pretending to want Spring and Autumn, but suddenly broke through with the ball! Napier, who replaced Courtney Lee and returned to the court, took a step in time, but he found that even so, he still couldn't stop Westbrook from crushing to the basket.

Anjie tensed his nerves, and if Westbrook really got in, he could only make a clean defense once. Because if a foul is committed, it is likely to give Westbrook a chance to hit a three-pointer.

Facing his former good brother, An Jie opened his arms. He pushed away Adams, who was trying to block him, and was ready for a decisive battle with Westbrook!

Westbrook is like a cruise missile, and it enters the restricted area with a "swish"! He jumped off suddenly, this terrifying aura had to be replaced by someone else's defense, and he might have consciously stepped away a long time ago!

But Anjie won't. He must stop this attack. He must protect the basket at Moda Center. At this moment, An Jie seemed to be back ten years ago, back to the night where he and Westbrook first met...

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Westbrook took off, and everyone in the penalty area followed suit. The scene was suddenly chaotic. Several take-off Cyclone players directly surrounded Westbrook in the middle, so no one knows what is going on with him deep in defense.

The seemingly dense defense is the same as nothing in Westbrook's eyes. The gap to make up is still not made up. As long as he carefully avoids these outstretched arms, he can easily score the ball.

The Tornado defensive players began to fall from the air, but Westbrook is still rising, and now the eyes are suddenly open, the basket seems to be ready to let the ball into his arms at any time.

"Pop!" Westbrook's basketball was suddenly slapped away from behind, the ball hit the backboard heavily and bounced out. Westbrook took a surprised look, and An Jie's palm was already there!

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"Pop!" The crisp voice sounded again, and Westbrook looked intently, and the opponents in front of him were not the Cyclone players. And the one on my body is no longer representative.

The scene that just happened was almost exactly the same as the scene that happened when Westbrook and Anjie first contacted, and it made both Westbrook and Anjie think that they had traveled back ten years ago.

Now that crisp sound made Westbrook wake up, he knew that he was not in the memory, he was still in reality! He was blocked by An Jie just now! Moreover, it is almost the same way as it was ten years ago!

Compared with the previous year, this is no longer a painless cover. When Westbrook knew that he hadn't dreamed, but that he was indeed in the NBA Western Conference semifinals, he knew it. The Thunder team and their hope of victory have been completely shattered by An Jie's palm!

"Beautiful block! Ann's control of the penalty area is absolutely unique in history! His control of the timing of the block and the exquisite position of the block, so that he will not miss any opportunity to give his opponent a big risk! Wess Tebrook's layup failed! Oklahoma City Thunder, failed!"

Westbrook landed in embarrassment, then quickly turned back to chase. But he couldn't catch up with anything, he couldn't catch up with George who counter-attacked with the ball, and couldn't catch up with Anthony who was fully defending. Can't catch up... Can't keep up with the few seconds that determine the outcome.

"Hey!" There was a loud noise, and Westbrook knew that Paul George had completed a beautiful counterattack. At that moment, Westbrook suddenly softened his legs and sat on the ground.

Seeing this, Coach Donovan immediately called a timeout. Seven points difference, only 21 seconds left, the last timeout was also used. He knows that this means that the first season of Anthony and Westbrook's cooperation is over.

"It's over! Although the game is not over yet, the entire series ended early! Look at the stands of the Moda Center and look at the benches of the Trail Blazers. The entire Moda Center has turned into a happy dark red Ocean!" When Mike Brin yelled, the photographer pointed the camera at Westbrook again.

This guy was deeply buried with a towel on his head, so that you could not see the expression of this strong man. Anthony put his arm on Westbrook's shoulder and said something in Westbrook's ear at the same time. Perhaps, I want to comfort this team leader who is much younger than him.

Donovan and Ricard were sent to the second team after the timeout ended, but now, everyone's eyes are on the court.

At this time, I saw An Jie suddenly got up and walked straight to the bench for the Thunder. Under the shocked gaze of the Thunder players, An Jie squatted in front of Westbrook, whose head was buried.

"We saw! Ann Xian is in front of Westbrook at the moment! We all know that these two guys have a very close relationship in private. Eliminating Westbrook out of the game may be the worst way for Ann to advance. !" Even the narrator moved the focus of the narration from the field to the off-field.

An Jie didn't speak, just reached out his hand and pulled Westbrook's head over and leaned it on his shoulder. The towel on Westbrook's head fell to the hardwood floor. When he was hugged by An Jie, Westbrook's tears couldn't stop flowing down...

Ten years ago, the youth was full of spirits and shined in the March Madness Championships.

Ten years ago, with the pride of Los Angeles, he defeated the little-known dark polo team and defeated the impressive yellow-skinned big man.

Ten years ago, An Jie was surrounded by players in white jerseys celebrating wildly. The Cyclone team dressed in red jerseys are out of tune with that joyful ocean.

"Really happy." Ten years ago, Anjie looked at Westbrook who had won the victory with envy in his heart.

Who would have thought that today, ten years later, everything is turned upside down. Westbrook and Anjie hugged tightly. This **** guy once again broke his dream, but Westbrook ~www.NovelMTL.com~ really loves this **** guy...also Only he can realize his current mood.

"I know this feeling, Russell. But we can't be overwhelmed by this feeling, we have to stand up!" Anjie whispered in Westbrook's ear.

Westbrook stopped the convulsion and wiped his tears.

The strong guard zero suddenly stood up, and he realized that the game had already ended.

"I'll be back and stand here, Ann! Come on, buddy, don't lose my championship!" Westbrook finished, hammering Anjie in the chest, and then turned and walked towards the player tunnel.

An Jie's nose is a bit sore. He obviously won, so why is there a hint of sadness?

Only in Andersen's story will there be a perfect ending. While the world of competitive sports is full of winners, there are countless outstanding losers.

Westbrook and Anjie may be the two most talked-about enemies and friends in NBA history. But those are for later...