Chapter 543: Shattered Dreams
"Come again, come again!" Anjie picked up the basketball on the ground and threw it into Aldridge's hand. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Just now, Aldridge hit the ball on Anjie's head for the third time in a row. The big guy is even hotter than the Victoria's Secret model's body today, and if Aldridge can carry that form into tomorrow's game, Zach Randolph will probably be beaten to the point of doubt.
"Hehe, you can't stop me today. Just like you did in the game yesterday, I can't be stopped!" Aldridge grinned and caught the basketball thrown by Anjie, he could feel it himself, today was his best day since returning from injury.
Aldridge confidently moved close to the three-second zone and immediately responded to Anjie's block with his back shot.
Anjie didn't back down this time, he stuck to Aldridge solidly. This kind of defensive intensity, almost with the real game, is undoubted!
"Are you going to come really?" Aldridge smiled, and with the first blow! Anjie was pushed back half a step back. In fact, Aldrie is very strong in the low singles, but his style of play often makes people mistakenly think that this guy lacks power.
An Jie endured a sore pain from her abdomen and tried to stick it again. At the moment when An Jie's center of gravity changed, Aldridge suddenly turned around and broke through, this guy has been training with An Jie for so long, so that his flexibility in his feet has improved a lot.
Throwing off Anjie's small half of the body, Aldridge stretched out his long arm for a layup. And An Jie unrelentingly planned to complete the block from behind, but unfortunately, Aldridge still took a step ahead of An Jie and picked the ball in.
"Hahahaha, yes! I said Ann, I can't be stopped today. Aldridge jumped up with excitement and hit four goals in a row on Anjie's head, which is a very rare thing even in training.
"Damn, if you can't bring that performance to the field tomorrow, don't blame me for being rude to you in training in the future. Although Anjie had just played very seriously, he still smiled happily when Aldridge scored.
Aldridge is in excellent form, which is good for the Trail Blazers. If he can even play Anjie, then Aldridge will have no problem against Randolph or even Marc Gasol.
Rickard and Divac, who supervised the training on the sidelines, were also very happy, and every back-to-back offensive and defensive practice between Anjie and Aldridge was a virtuous circle. If Anjie can guard Aldridge, most of the interior players won't cause him problems. If Aldridge can break down Angel, most interior defenses won't be able to suppress Aldridge's offense.
Not just Aldridge, but Iguodala, Lillard, Contney Lee, Matthews and even the aged Fischer were in great form as they trained today.
Maybe it's because the victory in the last game boosted the morale of the Trail Blazers, but everyone on the team is in good shape right now. As long as Ricard is cautious in the next game, the Trail Blazers will have no problem making the aggregate 2-0 score.
"Alright guys! That's it for today's training! Perform well tomorrow, I don't want to be embarrassed in front of the home fans!" "In order to keep the players from getting too tired, Ricard took it and ended training early. Sometimes training too long isn't necessarily a good thing, which is why he and Divac interfere with Ange's training time.
After taking a shower and changing his clothes, An Jie joked with his teammates in the locker room. After that, he seemed to suddenly remember something.
So in this pleasant dressing room, An Jie turned on the TV. Today is the day when the Thunder and Spurs play each other for the first time in the series, and he suddenly wants to see how this year's Thunder is played.
On the TV screen, Westbrook is breaking through with the ball. This guy is still the same as before, brave and direct, but unlike before, Westbrook is now much more efficient in scoring after breaking through.
Since this is a playoff game, the Spurs are unlikely to let Westbrook easily attack the basket. Although Westbrook has been knocked to the ground by the Spurs' ferocious defense again and again, he can always stand up immediately and then rush again in the next round!
This time was no exception, as Westbrook forcefully carried Tony Parker away and flew towards the basket guarded by Burreth Dior.
That's how Westbrook plays, he always has a habit of throwing himself up before thinking about what to do with it.
"Russell's forced layup again, this guy with a lot of physical fitness is not afraid of this type of rim protector like Dior!" As soon as Mike Brin finished speaking, Westbrook made physical contact with Dior.
Dior didn't budge, and Westbrook didn't bother backing down. This guy exerted his force violently, and he carried Dior's "fat" body in the air and scored the ball!
After being knocked in the air and twisted in motion, Westbrook fell to the ground hard. Thunder fans don't care, though, Westbrook has to fall countless times in a game, but each time, he can get up as quickly as Superman. Some experts are joking that Westbrook's skeleton is simply made of steel. So for Westbrook's fall again, the fans didn't care. Including An Jie, who was watching the game in the locker room, did not take it to heart.
A second passed, and Westbrook didn't jump up as one might think. Well...... Maybe it's because this fall is really painful.
But five seconds passed, and Westbrook, who fell to the ground, still didn't get up. The Thunder players noticed something was wrong, and Jeff Van Gundy and Andrew Morris were the first to rush over and pat Westbrook on the shoulder.
When Morris turned Westbrook's face up, photographers from major media outlets finally captured the expression on Westbrook's face, distorted by the severe pain.
"What the hell!? This guy ...... This guy can't be injured!?" An Jie unconsciously approached the TV, and his action also attracted the attention of his teammates.
"Next...... Russell Westbrook, with the support of the staff, walked into the players' tunnel! Oh my God, Westbrook, who is known as the steel and iron bones, is actually injured! Next, the Thunder must deal with it carefully! The situation of the whole game has changed in an instant!" Mike Brin's surprised tone means that this veteran commentator did not expect Westbrook to be injured.
This tough guy gives people the impression that he "can't die", no matter what means you use, no matter what method you use. Westbrook never goes down, he always gets up from the floor at the first second, smashes a few words into the sky, and then continues to play.
But just now, Westbrook was actually helped back to the locker room by the staff. This scene is very ordinary in the NBA, but it is not ordinary at all in Westbrook.
"No, no, it's impossible, the team doctor must have made a mistake!" An Jie knows very well that the team doctor of the basketball team can only make a preliminary judgment on the situation of a player due to the lack of sufficient equipment on the court. Maybe after 10 minutes, the team doctor will not think it is serious, and Westbrook will be released.
With such a mood, An Jie watched the whole game. But throughout, Westbrook didn't bounce out of the tunnel as one might expect.
"Oh my God, don't be kidding!" Anjie immediately pulled out his phone and prepared to call Westbrook.
Just as he was about to do that, An Jie's cell phone rang. The name on the caller ID is "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".
"Hey, Russell, tell me, you're okay at all!" Anjie shouted anxiously into the receiver.
"I ...... I can't pounce, Ann. The doctor said there seemed to be a problem with the meniscus in my knee and my playoff ...... My playoffs, it's over......"
After listening, An Jie gasped. Although he couldn't see the picture, Anjie could clearly hear Westbrook's voice with a slight cry. This guy, not kidding himself.
An Jie's mind was blank, although it was not that he was injured, but the sadness of this abrupt end of the dream still made An Jie shed a lot of sweat.
Yesterday, Westbrook was also ambitious and ready to return to the top of the West. But today, he was reimbursed for the season, and he couldn't show his strength in vain.
What does it mean to have a broken dream and get injured in a good situation in the playoffs, it's a huge blow.
"I'm sorry bro, I can't keep my promise anymore. Westbrook silently hung up the phone, burying his head deep between his arms. No one saw that the face of the all-powerful zero defender had two lines of wet marks on his face.
"What's the matter? I didn't just score a few more goals on your head, as for that. Aldridge, who had just come out of the shower, saw An Jie sitting on the stool with blank eyes, so he walked over and teased.
But when I looked at it again, the expressions of the teammates around me seemed to be a little wrong. Only then did Aldridge know that An Jie was not joking with himself!
"We have to win tomorrow!" Just as the entire locker room fell silent, An Jie's words suddenly came out under the light, breaking the quiet atmosphere.
"Huh?" Everyone was stunned, they were ready for An Jie to scold his mother indiscriminately. After all, Westbrook is Anjie's good brother, everyone knows this. But no one would have thought that An Jie's first sentence would be like this.
The playoffs are full of surprises, and the longer the game drags on, the more likely it is to have surprises.
Angel didn't want to have to work hard for a season and end up with the same bad luck as Westbrook.
He really couldn't imagine whether he could withstand such a blow. Anjie did reimburse once for the season, but even those who experienced it didn't have the courage to go through it again!
With everyone on the Trail Blazers team healthy, including herself, Angel must seize the opportunity to win the O'Brien Cup!
Westbrook's crying voice still echoed in Angel's ears, but it didn't just give Jie a feeling of heartbreak. It also brought Anjie a firmer will!
The world is impermanent, and disasters are coming. Only by seizing the opportunity of the moment can An Jie not leave regrets for himself. That's why An Jie popped out that sentence that seemed headless to people.
Cherish the present, seize the opportunity, show no mercy, defeat your opponents, and win the championship!
In tomorrow's second game, Anjie will continue to exert his strength and never give the Grizzlies any breathing space.
Westbrook's injury is a wake-up call for Anjie. He can't just bask in grief, he has to stand up and continue to hit his opponent with a higher stance! Because Anjie knows that if Westbrook could, he would do the same......