Chapter 732: A Sudden Sense of Crisis

By the fourth quarter, less than half of the fans were still watching the game at the Staples Center. Instead of sitting here and watching the Lakers being slaughtered, it is better to hurry home while there is no traffic jam now.

Anjie was already sitting on the bench, and he and Iguodala were having a heated discussion about where to take the team to dinner during the All-Star break. Rickard also crossed his legs and talked and laughed with Divac, but from time to time he looked at the pitch.

On the basketball court, the Lakers are still making a useless resistance with their shabby starting lineup. Now even Meyers Leonard can penetrate the Lakers' interior line entirely.

Bryant didn't leave, he stayed on the Lakers bench, motionless. Under those dark sunglasses, it's hard to imagine what Kobe Bryant's expression is now.

"We all knew Ann was going to have a double-double in this game, but we didn't expect Ann to do it in just half a game. I don't know how those hard-mouthed Los Angeles media will end up in the future, but these proud guys should recognize the reality that the Lakers are no longer the league's hegemon, it's the era of the Trail Blazers!" Reggie Miller was also a little embarrassed at this moment, because there was nothing worth saying about the game itself.

He can only keep talking about An Jie and the Los Angeles media. In fact, the moment Riccard replaced Anjie, the only thing to watch in the game was gone. Luckily, there are only a few minutes left before the end of the game, otherwise Reggie Miller would have been worried that he would have fallen asleep on the podium.

After nearly 48 minutes of suffering, the buzz that represented the end of the game finally rang in the ears of the Lakers players.

Jordan Clarkson was released, and the whole person instantly relaxed.

The young second-round pick looked at the big screen at the scene, 86-102, and sure enough, the Lakers lost badly. He shook his head helplessly, such a night has become the main theme of the Staples Center this season.

Los Angeles fans booed loudly as a way to express their displeasure with the team. They really can't stand it, the Purple and Gold Army, which once dominated the league, is now reduced to a team that has always been fishy.

Anjie got up from the bench and walked towards the Lakers bench on the other side of the court. There is no doubt that his target is Kobe Bryant, who is also looking at him.

"I don't know if I should congratulate you. Seeing An Jie walking towards him, Kobe smiled and hugged An Jie.

"It's a good thing that we didn't have you, otherwise we might have lost today. An Jie patted Kobe Bryant's shoulder, jokingly alleviating some of the embarrassment.

"Okay, I'm not going to be able to beat a guy who can get a double-double in 53 straight games. You should have come to Los Angeles so we could create another legend. ”

"I'm going to stay in Portland, if the two of us are too successful, the guy on stage might not be happy. Anjie pointed to the commentary desk at the Staples Center, where the huge O'Neill was sorting through the papers.

"Hey. Kobe couldn't help but sigh, yes, his former partner has become an experienced commentator. How much time do you have left?

"Alright Bryant, I've got to go back to the locker room. At the All-Star Game, let's have a good chat. Hey, it's all going to pass, your body will recover, and you guys have a lot of potential. The next game is in Staples, don't let me win so easily. Anjie winked at Kobe Bryant and turned away.

Kobe Bryant looked at An Jie's back as he gradually moved away, and his heart was full of thoughts.

You're still climbing, and it's impossible for you to go back to back then......

※※※

The day before the All-Star Weekend began, Anjie successfully tied the record of 53 consecutive double-doubles, which became the hottest topic of the day.

The new NBA commissioner Adam Xiaohua may never have imagined that An Jie alone could overshadow the limelight of an entire All-Star Game. It seems that the commercial value of this Chinese is still necessary to continue to be extracted......

After playing the Lakers, the nervous Trail Blazers finally had a chance to breathe a sigh of relief. The leader of the alliance is not so easy to be.

Everyone is staring at themselves, and everyone is waiting for them to make mistakes. As long as there is the slightest fluctuation in the team's results, the Trail Blazers players will be drowned in saliva from the outside world.

Thankfully, halfway through the season, they've finally been given a chance to rest.

This year's All-Star Weekend will be held in New York, and the Big Apple is sure to be very lively.

Anjie is once again the top voter of this year's All-Star Weekend, but this year, it is not LeBron James or Kobe Bryant who ranks second, but Stephen Curry, the core point guard of the Warriors!

Although the ranking of an all-star vote is not painful at all, this time, An Jie is particularly concerned about this result.

Back last summer, Anjie said that the Golden State Warriors were the most likely team to suddenly rise and cause problems for the Trail Blazers in the West. So far this season, Anjie's prediction can be said to have been fully fulfilled.

The Warriors are on a strong momentum, just like the Trail Blazers, who won their first championship two years ago!

A group of guys who also had the strength last year but did not have the conditions to win the championship have become a favorable contender for the championship this year. What the Warriors are walking is simply the same path that the Trail Blazers walked back then.

Contacting everyone on the Warriors at the All-Star Game is something Anjie is looking forward to. He really wants to see how terrifying his biggest opponent this year is.

And the second reason why Anjie paid special attention to the results of the All-Star voting was Lillard's defeat.

Lillard has been outstanding this season, averaging 21 points, 6.3 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game. If anyone says that Lillard's stats don't meet the criteria for being selected as an All-Star, Anjie will definitely be the first to disagree.

However, Lillard, who performed well, was unfortunately defeated. Lillard himself was also very disappointed by this, and in the past few years, he has been crazy about participating in various individual competitions in order to please the fans and let more people know about him. But in the end, it was still a bamboo basket for nothing.

Lillard was also upset about this, so he also turned down the league's invitation to participate in any All-Star events.

"It's okay, I'd like to have a good rest in Portland these days. The second half of the season has been very hard. What All-Star Weekend, don't go. Anjie and Aldridge were also worried that Lillard would be depressed because of this, but it seemed that this only fueled Lillard's fighting spirit.

There was no way, AnJie and Aldridge had to go to New York hand in hand to dedicate a basketball feast to the fans.

This year's All-Star Game is different from previous years, and the slam dunk contest, which has been "dead" for many years, was completely activated by Timberwolves rookie guard Zach LaVine.

Even An Jie himself was dancing and screaming with the fans at the scene. Zach LaVine's dunk has nothing else fancy but is a spectacular dunk performance in its purest form!

In the three-point contest, Steve Curry's perverted three-point shooting ability also surprised Anjie. Only a year has passed, and the seemingly thin and weak defenders on the field have become so strong.

Although the All-Star Game is just entertainment, through entertainment, Anjie still sees Curry's strength. This year, the Trail Blazers will have more difficulty breaking out of the East than in the previous two years.

The next day, the anticipated fans finally waited for An Jie's appearance. As the most popular star in the league now, An Jie was placed in the finale position during the player introduction ceremony before the start of the game.

Countless Chinese and Trail Blazers fans contributed their cheers in the stands, and An Jie, the All-Star ticket king, really deserves it.

In this game, the back-serving point guard who partnered with Anjie was exactly the object he wanted to focus on, Steve Curry.

Even Chris Paul, the league's top point guard, can only play as a backup for Curry in the All-Star team. Thinking about it this way, Lillard's defeat is not because of his own lack of strength, but because there are too many excellent guards in the West today.

"I've never worked with such a big center!" Curry made a friendly joke with Anjie before the game began. As we all know, the Warriors' interior line is mostly on the short side, and apart from Bogut, there are really few centers who are as tall as a center.

"Don't worry, buddy, let you see the power of big men!" An Jie stretched out his fist and gently touched Curry.

Come on boy, show me how you play on the basketball court!

This year, An Jie's desire to perform doesn't seem to be very high. Because this guy has ulterior motives today, he always plays very seriously in Curry's cooperation.

On several occasions, An Jie seriously played on the inside's back, and deliberately distributed the ball to Curry after attracting the bag. This style of play is not uncommon in the Trail Blazers. But when the person who received An Jie's pass became Curry, even An Jie was very surprised.

Curry's ability to catch and shoot from beyond the three-point line is, to be honest, much better than Matthews and Lillard!

In the next few rounds, An Jie also deliberately rushed to Curry to ask for the ball when the opportunity was not too good. However, Curry also proved that he was more than just a shooter with a masterful pass.

Curry's passes can always go straight to the point like a scalpel, and Curry's ball sense in terms of ball control also surprised Anjie.

He remembers that a few years ago, he didn't have that image of Curry. It turns out that in this alliance, there are guys who are making rapid progress like themselves!

Subsequently, Curry's several single breakthroughs once again refreshed Anjie's view of the No. 30 guard.

Curry, who seems to be emaciated, is even more efficient than Lillard when he breaks through.

Lillard is also a little less confrontational, but he prefers to go toe-to-toe with defenders. Curry is different, this guy's layups are usually the kind of high-hitting balls that make it difficult for tall defenders to block. And Curry is very good at finding gaps, and he can always make layups without making physical contact.

After a few rounds, An Jie was surprised or surprised. Unexpectedly, in the smooth sailing regular season, a terrible opponent has been bred!

In the second and third quarters of the game, Western Stars coach Steve Kerr saw that Anjie didn't seem to have any desire to perform, and this guy himself didn't like to use a center, so Anjie rested for two quarters.

In the fourth quarter, if it weren't for the collective boos of the fans, it is estimated that Kerr would not have let Anjie come back.

It's just that after An Jie came back, he still played decently and didn't contribute too many performances. Because the mind of this big man No. 00 has been captured by the No. 30 guard.

"Why aren't you in a high mood? Don't you feel too tired?" After the game, Catherine, who came to the All-Star Weekend with An Jie, asked such a question in the first thing she said when she saw An Jie.

"No, not tired at all. It's just that...... It's just that there is a sense of crisis. After An Jie finished speaking, he smiled stupidly at Catherine.

The All-Star Weekend has officially ended, and the "halftime" time of the 14-15 season has all been completed.

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, Anjie and their big battle, has officially entered the countdown stage......