The Way of the Center

In the bustling morning, the sun shines on An Jie's face through the window.

An Jie reflexively covered his eyes with his hands, and looked at the alarm clock on the bedside table. At this moment, it was just six o'clock.

An Jie, who was not drowsy, sat up, the time had come to May, and as expected, the sun came out very early. It was only six o'clock, and the sun was already so bright. The entire Portland city seemed to have woken up and began another busy day.

An Jie lifted the quilt and got out of the bed. He looked at his wife, who was still asleep. So he tiptoedly left the bedroom for fear of waking his wife.

An Jie walked into his son's room next door. An Xiang, this little guy, is rare and very quiet today. But the basketball lying quietly in Anxiang's room attracted An Jie's attention.

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"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Huh!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Huh!"

A familiar voice awakened Catherine from her sleep. She rubbed her distraught eyes and turned around to take a look, sure enough. An Jie is already up.

Catherine looked towards her yard through the bedroom window, and Anjie was shooting a basket on that small open court at the moment.

Look at this guy. When he took off his NBA jersey and played on the basketball court, it was no different from ten years ago.

That guy who is obsessed with basketball, maybe he couldn't think of how his life will become like now.

"You'll wake up Xiaoke like this." Just as Anjie finished an extremely beautiful step backward and prepared to shoot, Catherine's voice suddenly appeared.

An Jie was taken aback, but the anti-stress and anti-interference ability that has been exercised in the professional competition field over the years allowed An Jie to score the ball with a little distraction.

"Huh!" The tumbling sound of the Nets sounded again, but this time, An Jie did not pick up the basketball on the ground.

"Don't worry, I've been to see, the little guy slept soundly." An Jie walked over and put his wife in his arms in the early summer morning.

"Tonight's Western Conference Finals is about to start, can't you save your energy?" Catherine also hugged An Jie's waist. Only at this time, An Jie belonged to Catherine alone, not the whole of Portland. .

"The battle is coming, I am a little excited. I can't help but want to come to activities when I see basketball. Tonight, the Moda Center will definitely be very lively. I heard that Paul Allen has arranged ten temporary structures outside the stadium. The led screen is for the fans who cannot enter the stadium to gather together to cheer for the team." Thinking about the upcoming battle with the mighty Warriors, Anjie's adrenaline began to soar.

"Tonight, half of the city will be empty because of you. Come on, my hero, I can wait for you to win three championship trophies again." Catherine stood on her toes and hung Anjie's neck. , Finally kissed An Jie's lips.

Go, the dark knight. Go and bring victory to us and this city.

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Today Ricard did not arrange team training, but asked the players to go to the scene early to warm up. Damien Lillard, who has disappeared for a long time, also appeared in the team lineup today, but Lillard in a suit and leather is watching the game now.

"Come on and kick the Warriors' **** for me! Last year we were planted in the hands of the Warriors. This year, we also let those guys taste the taste of failure!" Although Lillard was holding a walking stick, he was there. On the side, he seems to be more excited than his teammates who are warming up.

"Once Damien, don't worry. When you return to the court next season, I promise you can get a championship ring!" Anjie pointed to Lillard, let this guy feel relieved. In all, this is the first time in many years that Anjie has played in the Western Conference Finals without Lillard.

The absence of this guy will definitely make the game more difficult. But with all these difficulties, Anjie didn't want to fall down because of this problem. What's more, there are Morris and George beside him.

"George, take out more aggressiveness today! Don't let the Ana boy steal the limelight alone, you have to let the Warriors know that you are not easy to mess with!" Ricard rushed the court like Lillard. The people on the team yelled. This guy couldn't release his excitement in a sporty way like the players, so he could only solve it by shouting.

"Don't worry, I think the last round of the game, I have let the Warriors know how uncomfortable I am!" George responded with a grin, and once again in the conference finals, George will fall to the hurdle of the conference finals every time. . But this year, he will have the opportunity to break through everything!

Averaging 25.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, George's answer sheet in the Western Conference semifinals was definitely enough to give Steve Kerr a headache. And if it weren't for the continuous outbreak of Anjie's too strong, George's data would be better.

There was a lot of people on the court, cheers and laughter. Orsi, who was in the luxurious box, looked at all this, feeling very relieved. The players are not scared by the name of the Warriors, on the contrary, they seem to be in a very good mood.

You know, on the battlefield of the playoffs, mentality is also one of the keys to determining the outcome. If the Blazers players are too tight one by one, it will worry Orsi.

Fortunately, the general manager of Orsi is also relieved to see the players still calm. Now, everything is ready to continue, just waiting for the Warriors to "come here"!

As time went on, the originally empty basketball court gradually began to be filled with people.

The first is the stadium staff, they are doing the final check to ensure that there will be no problems with the stadium during the game. Then there are reporters from various TV sets. These guys have set up their cameras and are ready to spread the game screen to all parts of the world. After that, there are various well-known narrators. This group of guys sat in front of their respective commentators, sorting out various materials related to the game. Don't think that explaining the game is an easy job, not everyone can eat this bowl of rice well.

Finally, it is the influx of a large number of fans. And in the end, the appearance of the Golden State Warriors!

"Come on! We can see that the Warriors players have now entered the field one after another to warm up! The first to break out of the player channel is Nick Young! There is no doubt that the passionate Nick Young looks very excited. After all, This is the first time he has stood on the stage of the Western Conference Finals. I think this guy will give the Trail Blazers a great impact on the second team!" Mike Brin and Van Gundy just before the game started. They are already working on their interpretation.

In addition to paying attention to the game itself, the fans are also very concerned about things before and after the game and inside and outside the game. After all, this is no ordinary game. Now every victory of the two teams will directly affect the ownership of the O'Brien Cup.

Anjie waited on the court for a long time, and more and more Warriors players came out of the player tunnel.

McGee, David West, Livingston, Pachulia, Green, Thompson...until Stephen Curry had appeared, but Angel still did not see Durant.

The photographer's lens has been aimed at Anjie, who is looking around. Everyone knows that this guy is waiting for Durant to appear.

Durant, who was hiding at the entrance of the player's channel, secretly looked at the screen and smiled. An Jie, this stinky boy, really "worried" himself.

Just when the rumors that Durant was injured and unable to play had already emerged, the protagonist of the whole incident trot into the hardwood floor of the Moda Center.

As soon as Durant came out, he was naturally booed by the Blazers fans. But Durant didn't shy away from it and calmly high-five with his teammates.

In the end, this guy also faced the Trail Blazers halftime and looked at Anjie from a distance.

All the cameras on the scene were pointed in one direction, the direction of Anjie and Durant. Fans began to shout "Beat the Warriors" to give Anjie a boost.

No hugs, no greetings, no greetings. The reunion of Durant and An Jie is not as warm as the last round of Westbrook and An Jie's meeting.

These two guys who are desperately eager for the championship are not as enthusiastic as Westbrook ~www.NovelMTL.com~ They all know that before the end of this series of battles, the other is their worst enemy! Where would anyone hug the worst enemy before the war?

Durant and Anjie just looked at each other from a distance, and then smiled at the same time. Time is really amazing. It allows the guys who worked together for the championship to stand in opposition to each other.

"Hey, do you think the three of us can win the championship?" Durant's vision of the future has become a reality. It's just that in reality, the three did not continue to travel together.

The second round of the battle between the "Three Thunders" had just begun. After Anjie and Durant laughed, they turned back to warm up.

Come on Kevin, I will kill you at Moda Center! Just like you did to me last year!

In this era when the Thunder and Thunder ruled the west separately, only one of the three could survive.

Westbrook has finished his game. Now, it depends on whether the battle between Durant and Anjie will be more cruel! The smell of gunpowder smoke is already permeating the Moda Center.