Chapter 333: The Road to All-Star (Part I)
Bidding farewell to Catherine, Anjie's life has become boring again in the eyes of others. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info training, competition, training, competition. Although he occasionally hangs out with his teammates, the number of times is very rare. However, An Jie himself did not feel distressed by this. On the contrary, this guy is very motivated and intoxicated.
But today, all the members of the Trail Blazers unexpectedly received an invitation from Anjie. An Jie hopes to take the opportunity of tonight to treat the whole team to a meal. This is really a rare thing in the Trail Blazers.
After losing to the Rockets on Feb. 8, they beat the Hornets back-to-back on Feb. 9 a day later. While it's nice to win, it's not so exaggerated as to invite the whole team to dinner.
"What the hell is Ann doing?" Even Aldridge, who usually has the best relationship with An Jie, couldn't guess what reason An Jie invited everyone to dinner. When everyone was talking, An Jie, who had finished the training, walked into the locker room sweating.
"You ...... Why are you still here?" An Jie stared at everyone in surprise, he made an appointment to eat at eight o'clock in the evening. There was still a three-hour gap between the end of training and the start of eating, and he didn't ask his teammates to wait for him in the locker room for three hours.
Usually after the training, these guys can't even see a shadow. Fortunately, after an hour and a half of Anjega's practice, many of his teammates were still in the locker room.
"It's just...... Forehead...... Why the hell?" Aldridge asked the question in everyone's minds, and it was not impossible for An Jie to invite them to dinner, but they couldn't figure out the reason, and everyone was a little uneasy. Now that the Trail Blazers are recruiting around Anjie, everyone except Anjie could leave suddenly, even Aldridge. An Jie held such a party, will it be for whom to hold a farewell banquet?
"That's it, you guys waited for me in the locker room for an hour and a half?hahahahahaha!" An Jie laughed, he was just embarrassed to tell everyone the reason in the locker room, but he didn't expect everyone to be so curious about this matter.
"Alright, I'll tell you why when we start eating. It's almost time now, you just wait for me to change my clothes, and let's go together." An Jie looked at the clock in the locker room and quickly walked into the shower room.
The Trail Blazers drove their car to a lavishly decorated restaurant in downtown Portland, where Anjie wanted to treat his teammates to Chinese food, but found that there were no authentic Chinese restaurants in Portland. So he simply followed the locals and found a Western restaurant.
Countless Portlanders gathered outside the restaurant, having just seen their idols all walk into the same place. Some reporters heard the news and wanted to go in for interviews, but they were all blocked by the security guards outside the door without exception. An Jie explained that this party was private and outsiders were not welcome to attend. And the security guards who got a large amount of tips also faithfully implemented An Jie's meaning.
The entire restaurant was wrapped up by Anjie, and there were all kinds of dishes on the table, except for juice instead of red wine. Anjie knows that now that the season is underway, it is best not to drink.
Before the official start of eating, An Jie, as the default leader of the team and the organizer of this party, took the lead in raising a goblet full of juice, and also explained to his teammates the reason for the way to eat.
"You know, in this All-Star Game, I was once again the starting center for the Western Stars. Honestly, until I came back this season, I didn't even know if I would be able to play well. But now, I'm an All-Star starter again. I want to say, thank you. I couldn't have done this without you. An Jie put away his hippie smile and said this seriously when he said this.
"When I first came to the Trailblazers, I didn't have time to treat everyone to dinner. Today, it's kind of made up. Thank you for accepting and supporting me, and I hope you can work together with me in the coming days!" An Jie raised his goblet and drank the juice inside. He didn't do this for the atmosphere of the locker room, the reason why An Jie specially called his teammates out for this meal was completely to thank him from the bottom of his heart.
After that, the dining atmosphere has been very pleasant, and the Trail Blazers' locker room has been calm, and after Anjie's arrival, under the influence of his catalyst, the relationship between these guys has become even better. If it weren't for the next day's game, the fun guys might have continued their nightlife.
But there is no way, tomorrow's game against the Mavericks will definitely not be easy. So after the meal, everyone went home to prepare for the next day's race.
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The Western Stars started the center, and An Jie was injured and didn't play for a year, but as soon as he came back this time, he was so praised. Many people think that Anjie got this position because of the huge advantage of the Chinese population, but in fact, many of these votes are from the United States or other regions outside China.
Anjie came to this position by virtue of his real strength, and the second center of the Western Star team after Anjie is Andrew Bynum, the "little shark" of the Lakers, but this guy has long been proven to be inferior to Anjie. Therefore, although it has been a year, Anjie can become an All-Star starter again, and it is well deserved.
In the cheerful atmosphere of the whole team, everyone was united and united. Such a team is the right team for Ricard's tactical set-up. So in the game between the Trail Blazers and the Mavericks on February 11, the Trail Blazers successfully knocked another defending champion to the ground!
"Ann blocked Nowitzki's jumper, which is really rare!Oh my God, have you ever seen anyone who can block Nowitzki before!? This guy's shot is high and tricky, but it still can't get the Germans away from Ann's clutches!" After Ann fanned off one of Nowitzki's shots, almost all of the commentators made a look of disbelief.
This block itself is very exciting, and the most important thing is that Anjie blocked this is Nowitzki's killer ball!
Seeing the basketball fly, Gerard Wallace secured the ball for the Trail Blazers with a sacrificial downing save to get ahead of Marion. Two or three players then went up to fight Gerard Wallace, but Gerard Wallace never let go.
Seeing that the situation was chaotic, the referee hurriedly awarded a scrum. An Jie was very dissatisfied with this punishment, because he clearly saw that Marion's hands were definitely unclean just now.
But there was no way, even if An Jie came out for Wallace to reason with the referee, the referee still ignored it. Scrums, this decision is impossible to change.
But where will Marion, who is no longer young, jump past the athletic Gerard Wallace? Despite all the twists and turns, it is still the Trail Blazers who are in control of the last offensive possession.
Now the score is 94-94, and since the two sides are tied, the Mavericks will not use foul tactics. In the last twenty-three seconds of offensive time, the Mavericks plan to defend hard!
Although it is Raymond Filton who is pressing the rhythm now, everyone in the Mavericks knows that the real offensive endpoint of the Trail Blazers is really inside! Not only him, the owner, but all the Mavericks players on the court know how dangerous Anjie is. Not only is this guy good at choking the shutout, he's also very good at finishing fights himself.
Sure enough, when Felton pressed the time to only ten seconds, he suddenly broke through. The aging Kidd couldn't quite keep up with Felton, who was given plenty of space and made an easy pass for Anjie to get the ball.
After winning the ball, Anjie leaned on the Mavericks' starting center Brandon Haywood and took a hard step to the basket. Seeing Anjie start to advance, Nowitzki and Vince Carter hurriedly leaned towards Anjie. Three-person defense, for An Jie, is not an exaggeration at all!
"Sure enough, it's coming!" According to Ricard's tactical arrangement, if Vince Carter also comes to cover him, then Angel should choose Plan B!
He first turned to face the frame, and then raised his hand to feint. This frightened Haywood into a hurry, and Carter reached for the ball. The moment Anjie shot the ball, everyone in the Mavericks realized that the basketball did not fly to the basket, but to the bottom corner.
"No...... No!" Carter suddenly turned around, his heart already half cold. Conteny Lee is in the outside corner of the three-point line unmarked at the moment!
In order to contain Angel, Carter had to leave the dangerous Lee behind. However, he didn't expect that An Jie, a big center, could calmly send a wonderful pass under the three-person package!
Contney Lee received the ball comfortably, and Carter was two steps away from him. Lee did not hesitate, although he was only a trick player, although this kind of decisive ball was not his turn to execute. But for the team to win, everything has to be faced!
So Contney Lee made a bold move, and Vince Carter gritted his teeth and tried his best to interfere, but it was still a few seconds too late. The basketball bounced on the left side of the basket, and An Jie jumped up to make up the basket. Unexpectedly, before An Jie could stretch out his hand, the basketball fell into the net by itself.
At the same time, the red lights around the rebound came on. Contney Lee raised his arms and headed straight for Anjie, hugging him tightly. He knew that An Jie's pass at the last moment also played a key role!
Nowitzki looked at Anjie and Konteney Lee hugging each other, and shook his head helplessly. The Mavericks may be the worst defending champion in recent years......
97-94, with a three-point shootout, the Trail Blazers won on the road in Dallas. And An Jie is one step closer to his first all-star journey after his return.
The effect of a meal is sometimes so amazing, beating the Mavericks, the Trail Blazers relied on team strength until the last minute. Now facing the Washington Wizards, the Portland Trail Blazers' integrity is being brought into full play.
The chemistry of the Trail Blazers is really good, especially after An Jie invited that meal, and the Trail Blazers are even more tacit. The Wizards' top pick John Wall and unruly small forward Nick Young both played very well, and both of them shot over a frightening 70 percent, which is definitely a super-level performance. It's a pity that apart from these two, the Wizards can't compete with the Trailblazers at all.
Anjie and Aldridge went on a killing spree, beating Jamal McGee and Trevor Booker to the brink respectively. And Jamal Crawford also used his frequent breakaways to create damage on the Wizards' interior and got a lot of free throw opportunities. 21 points, that's the score this guy gets.
Do you think that's the end of it? No, Gerald Wallace's 18 points and Contney Lee's 13 points overwhelmed Wall and Nick Young. In the end, the Trail Blazers defeated the Wizards 124-109, and Anjie's performance proved that his starting position on the Western Conference Stars team was well deserved.
On this momentum, the Trail Blazers won back-to-back games with a score of 93-88 against the Warriors. Although the rebuilt Warriors roster has basically taken shape, they still can't escape the law that they will lose when they meet Anjie. David Lee was "educated" by Anjie when he was still playing for the Knicks, and Anjie has improved a lot in the past few years, while David Lee is almost standing still. Therefore, it is a matter of course to be curbed here.
Before An Jie was about to participate in the All-Star Game, after An Jie invited his teammates to that meal. The Trail Blazers have stepped on the bodies of five opponents and are also on a five-game winning streak.
The Trail Blazers' second five-game winning streak this season came so easily that it was unbelievable.
Although the Trailblazers rely on teamwork to win, it is undeniable that AnJie plays the biggest role. Now that he has experienced this series of consecutive wins, the voice of questioning An Jie has become much quieter.
The starting center of the Western Stars is this Anjie from the Tearing City. His strength is unquestionable, and there is no pretense about it. If you are still questioning, then please take a look at the results of the Trailblazers for yourself, and of course, if you can, by the way, also ask Anjie's opponents what they think.
With five consecutive wins, Anjie is on the way to the All-Star Weekend, moving forward solidly!