Chapter 719: Worn Knees

In a blink of an eye, the scorching summer has passed, and the cold winter is coming again,

An Xiang screamed in his crib early in the morning, leaving Catherine and An Jie without a good night's sleep. The husband and wife got up and saw that it was already snowing outside the window, and the whole of Portland was covered with a layer of "hoarfrost". This is the first time An Xiang has seen a snowy day since he was born, and it is no wonder that this kid is so excited.

"Winter is really coming. An Jie looked out the window, and his gaze seemed to fall far away. It seems like a beautiful summer day was just yesterday, but when you think about it, it's been more than half a year.

"Hehe, let's go, Mommy will take you to see the snow!" Catherine put on An Xiang with a thick little padded jacket, which was the first gift given to him by Morris, the godfather.

"Dad is coming too!" An Jie smiled and lifted the quilt, and the family of three walked to the balcony. At this moment, Portland has no idea how many families are doing the same thing.

"This temperature, said it will fall. An Jie couldn't help but zip up his son's clothes, because even he felt a chill hit him.

"Looks like we're going to have to take Gram to buy some winter clothes. Catherine looked at the tranquility of touching the snowflakes with her little hands, and suddenly her mother's love overflowed.

"When I'm done training today, let's go out for a walk. An Jie hugged Catherine and the child in her arms, and Catherine closed her eyes and leaned on An Jie's warm chest with peace of mind......

After breakfast, An Jie said goodbye to his family and drove to the Moda Center alone. With that warm time in the morning, Anjie's spirit is now not to mention how good it is. Later, on the training ground, Robin Lopez will definitely complain to Ricard again: "Boss, I don't want to play against the first man in the league!"

"Tomorrow, the Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the Portland Trail Blazers on the road. Jeff, which side do you think will be the winner in such a blockbuster showdown?" turned on the car radio, but An Jie heard the news related to tomorrow's game.

LeBron's Cavaliers have a recent record of 7-7, while Anjie's Trail Blazers are 15-1 in the league. In terms of results alone, the Cavaliers and Trail Blazers are not at the same level at all. But it is precisely because of this that talents such as LeBron and Irving need to use this game to change all this! Irving is the MVP of this year's Men's Basketball World Cup, and this guy is no longer the young rookie guard he used to be. If the Cavaliers burst out with more power than before, it is not impossible for them to win at the center of Moda. Jeff Van Gundy analysed the game for the fans in detail, and Anjie couldn't help but smile as he listened. Van Gundy, this guy, is still the same as back then, and he always watches the game very thoroughly.

It seems that tomorrow's game, which will be broadcast live to the whole of the United States, will definitely be difficult. As Van Gundy said, the Cavaliers will definitely do everything they can to beat them. Rabbits can bite when they are in a hurry, not to mention, the Cavaliers have never been a docile rabbit.

With the end of this talk show, An Jie's car also drove to the door of the Moda Center. As soon as he thought that there would be a tough battle to be fought tomorrow, An Jie was full of excitement and couldn't help but want to hurry up and devote himself to training.

Walking into the locker room, several teammates were already changing clothes. It's winter now, and everyone is dressed more, so the speed of changing clothes is a lot slower.

"Look at Ann, LeBron said that he must bring a gift to the Cleveland fans tomorrow. Lillard held a newspaper and deliberately dangled in front of Anjie.

"Don't deliberately read the newspaper in front of me, Damien, who doesn't know that you have been thinking about dueling with Owen for a long time? Don't try to provoke me, even if you don't say it, I will definitely do my best tomorrow to help you win together." Anjie "mercilessly" exposed Lillard's intentions. Lillard scratched his head embarrassedly, Anjie, this guy deserves to be the owner of this locker room. The thoughts of the team members, An Jie is very clear.

Moments after everyone in the dressing room was on the training ground, where Ricard and Divac were already writing and drawing on the tactical board, making one last look at the day's training.

The players began to warm up consciously, except for Lillard, who picked up the basketball and threw it. It seems that facing a strong enemy like Irving really makes Lillard want to stop.

It's no wonder that Anjie chose Lillard to join the Trail Blazers back then, and these two guys are exactly the same in this regard. The stronger the opponent, the more excited they are.

Ricard and Divac didn't care, Lillard is not the old Miller, and he has to stretch his muscles with the help of his trainer before every training session. Young people's bodies are hot all the time, and as long as Lillard doesn't make any too drastic moves, there's no problem.

However, Rickard seems to have forgotten. Today, it snowed heavily in Portland, and the sky was no longer shining. Lillard's body wasn't hot at all, he just didn't know it.

After the training officially began, the players first did a series of regular basic skills training. These drills are usually a piece of cake for the players and don't drain them too much energy.

After the basic training, Rickard blew the whistle and began to divide the players into groups for a simulated fast attack.

The so-called simulated fast attack is a method of setting up the possible fast attack situation in advance and specifically aiming at the transition attack training.

Ricard knows that the Cavaliers' interior defense isn't much better than the Heat's. If the Trail Blazers can take advantage of the transition offense as much as possible, it will certainly cause the Cavaliers a lot of problems.

At this point, Lillard couldn't bear it anymore. Switching offense, that's his forte. The feeling of having the ball in hand, running hard and then getting up and dunking is more refreshing than ever.

"Damien, Ann, you guys. Ann, you hold the ball from your own basket and can only dribble two steps. Damion, you start from your own three-point line, try to catch Ann's pass, and then complete the offense!Robin, Andre, Batum. The three of you play as the defenders and try to stop Ann and Damien from completing the attack as much as possible. Do you get it?" Ricard set up the scene for the players, and it seemed that Angel and Lillard were not going to have it easy to get there.

An Jie nodded and stood under the basket with the ball. Lillard is outside the three-point line, ready to wait for Rickard's whistle.

"Dididi!" Ricard blew three times in a hurry, and now Anjie is equivalent to grabbing a defensive rebound under the basket, Lillard began to push forward, and the opportunity to convert the offense was instantly formed!

Batum did not chase back, but pressed in front of Anjie, ready to cut off the starting point of the attack.

However, the big-hearted Anjie was not at all intimidated by Batum's interference, and he took advantage of his height and reach to throw it calmly. The basketball crossed a trajectory with a large arc to reach the highest point, and then suddenly fell, heading straight for Lillard!

"It's a shame that this kid doesn't play rugby, he's going to be a very good quartile!" Divac exclaimed excitedly in Ricard's ear, who had already been conquered by his accurate long ball when he saw Anjie play on the field.

Iguodala has been stuck around Lillard, and seeing that he can't intercept the ball in the air, Iguodala continues to accelerate, hoping to rush to Lillard to carry the impact.

Lillard jumps up and catches the ball. Iguodala opened her arms and steadied herself. Lillard didn't have much room to change direction after receiving the basketball on the ground, and if it continued like this, Iguodala would definitely be hit by Lillard!

As Lillard gets older and closer to him, Iguodala is ready to take the hit. Lillard suddenly flashed to the left!

"What!?" Iguodala turned around in disbelief and chased back, just now, Lillard actually used a non-slowing down to change direction!

Unlike Iguodala's surprise, Ricard couldn't help but frown when he saw this scene. It's great not slowing down and changing direction, but look at what Rose is doing now. This trick is simply a chronic suicide for yourself!

"Steady! Damien!" Rickard shouted to Lillard, and on the basketball court, Lillard's adrenaline was pumping after the extremely excited Lillard passed Iguodala.

Encountering Robin Lopez, the last barrier in front of the basket, Lillard immediately used a quick and sharp change of direction to pass the defender again and connect the two of them!

Lillard's knees twisted violently due to the rapid change of direction, and the No. 0 guard felt some pain in his left leg, but he still insisted on jumping and completing the layup.

"Hey, come on, Irving!" Lillard's series of beautiful moves allowed him to successfully turn the opportunity to convert the offense into a score, and to confront Irving in such a state is exactly what Lillard wants!

The basketball crashed into the net, and Lillard began to hit the ground. However, the moment Lillard's left foot touched the ground, he suddenly went limped and fell to the ground!

This time, Lillard hugged his left leg in pain. It's not that he's in a little pain, it's that he can't stand up!

"!" Rickard threw away the tactical board, and just now when Lillard changed direction with no slowdown, Rickard was a little worried. Unexpectedly, the accident really happened!

An Jie, who was originally smiling, instantly lowered his face and ran up after Ricard to check the situation. Injuries, this time it's really coming to the door.

His teammates immediately rushed onto the basketball court, gave Lillard an initial examination, and took him to the hospital for further diagnosis.

Judging by Lillard's painful expression just now, he may not be able to play tomorrow even if it is not a major injury.

An Jie couldn't help but bow his head and curse, injuries are the hell of professional athletes!

Tomorrow, the Trail Blazers have one of the biggest games of the early season. And Lillard, a core player, can't play.

Fighting the Cavaliers with one less person, this is really a bit tricky......