Chapter 759: The Call of the Torn City
"Anjie makes history again!Ten blocks in a single game in the playoffs!40+ points in the playoffs form the fourth person in a triple-double!"
Holding the Portland Post in his hand, Wu Hua read it with relish. Although he is a copywriter himself, his writing is likely to be better than that of his Portland Post counterpart. But these factors did not make Wu Hua less interested in reading this report.
After all, Wu Hua focused on An Jie, not on the articles themselves.
A high-profile Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, a battle between life and death for the Trail Blazers. An Jie, however, won the final victory with a historical-level performance.
Wu Hua, who read the report in a few clicks, folded the newspaper neatly, and took out another newspaper from his backpack.
"Make History Again! An Jie Returns to the Torn City with Victory!"
Well, another different media outlet, and a different headline. But the theme of these reports is the same content, and that is to praise Anjie.
Wu Hua retracted his gaze and looked around him. At this moment, the exit from Portland International Airport has been blocked by fans and reporters. The travel of some ordinary passengers has even been greatly hindered.
Even though airport security has repeatedly dissuaded them, even Portland police officers are shouting with bullhorns. But the group of people waiting outside had no intention of leaving.
Wu Hua put away the newspaper and checked his camera. Fortunately, I came early to "grab" a seat in the reception hall. Looking at the fans and reporters who had been standing together for hours, Wu Hua felt hard for them.
"Flight AZ6979 from the city of Auckland to Portland, is about to land. Flight AZ6979 from the city of Auckland to Portland is about to land. ”
On the radio, a sweet female voice suddenly sounded. The people waiting at the scene were stunned for a second, and then the scene immediately exploded!
AZ6979, this string of codes, is the flight number of the plane that An Jie and his teammates are flying on!
Wu Hua stood up with a smile and poured into the crowd.
Welcome home, heroes of the Torn City!
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An Jie wore sunglasses, and in the face of the flashes of reporters and the screams of fans, the expression on his face was still cold, and he did not show any smile.
This is not because An Jie plays a big name, in fact, fans who know An Jie know that An Jie is a rather easy-going guy. Normally, he would not refuse a request from fans to take a photo or even sign an autograph, unless, not now, under normal circumstances.
Although in the fourth game of Oakland, Anjie cut a very beautiful personal data and successfully broke the dream of the Warriors. But the huge threat brought to the team by this terrible opponent made Anjie no longer able to relax himself.
The only thing An Jie wants to do now is to go home and rest quickly, and then continue to devote himself to training the next day. The day after tomorrow, take another city in the Moda Center and win the match point!
Therefore, even though the reporters and fans were very enthusiastic, An Jie just nodded at the crowd ceremoniously and left quickly.
The series isn't over yet, and the Trail Blazers are just coming out of a dangerous situation, which doesn't mean they have the advantage. After all, the Warriors are the only team out of 30 teams in the NBA this season who can beat the Trail Blazers in a row!
Next, the Trail Blazers have two more games left at home. How to solve the Warriors in two games has become a problem that both Anjie and Ricard must think about now.
"What the...... I'm more tired than playing in the finals last year. On the team bus, Ricard, who was sitting next to Anjie, looked out the window, but suddenly said something at a traffic light intersection.
"Last year's Finals?" Anjie began to search for memories in his mind, and last year's Finals, he still faced the Miami Heat. But the heat at that time could no longer be compared with the past.
Wade suffered a major knee injury and couldn't play. Bosh was unwell and was similarly underperforming. There was a complete falling out between Chalmers and James, and the Heat's second team was too old and no longer had too much fighting power. With just one LeBron James, the Heat simply can't compete with the Trail Blazers in their prime......
Such a Heat team was easily annihilated by the Trail Blazers. I have to admit that last year's finals did not leave a deep impression on Anjie, because the team and himself almost did not encounter any trouble and resistance, and won the supreme O'Brien Cup for the second time.
That said, it's been a long time since this team has played a tough game in the playoffs.
"The Warriors aren't just strong, they're changing the way basketball is played. Don't worry, we'll win. A small lineup doesn't work in front of us. ”
"I hope you are safe, you hope you are ...... There are still two games to play, two at home. Damn, we've got to get a win in Portland!" Rickard smacked himself hard on the thigh, and it seemed that the old rascal had made up his mind this year.
The Portland Trail Blazers aren't going to fall anywhere, even if they're in a thorny position right now.
"Ann, after we attacked the inside in the last game, it seemed to work well. After venting his emotions, Rickard began to think.
Divac, who sat in the back row of Ricard, shook his head, saying that if this continued, Riccard would sooner or later become a workaholic, like Jeff Van Gundy.
"The Warriors' defense is very holistic, but on the inside, they don't have a way to cooperate with each other. Because once they wrap it up, I'm going to give other people a chance. If you don't wrap it up......" An Jie turned his head and smiled at his coach and continued. "I bet if they don't wrap me up the night after tomorrow, I'll score 50 points!"
"Hmm......" Ricard touched his chin and pondered. In fact, if you think about it from another angle, Steve Cole's small lineup was largely forced out because of the lack of excellent interior lines. If you give Kerr an O'Neal, will he play some small lineup that breaks the rules of basketball?
Since the Warriors' interior is the biggest gap, Rickard doesn't have to beat around the bush with Kerr.
"Guys!" Riccard stood up and shouted at the players behind him.
"What's the matter, boss?" the players were nervous, Rickard, could it be that he wanted to get everyone out of the car and go to training. What if you just come to the Moda Center and go back to your own home?
"In that game the night after tomorrow, I'm going to smash the Warriors inside! Rickard gave his trademark wicked smile. "Tomorrow's training and the day after tomorrow's competition, you have to suffer!"
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Steve Cole had barely boarded the plane when a light rain began to fall in Auckland. It's really not suitable for flying in such weather.
I don't know why, it's sunny just now, but now it's changing. This damn weather with dark clouds is really depressing.
Originally, now the Warriors should have marched towards the torn city with a 3-1 score. But right now, Kerr is worried about whether the Warriors can survive those two damn road trips in Portland.
Anjie's practice of slamming under the basket in the last game allowed the Trail Blazers to achieve obvious results. Today's league is desperately lacking in good interior lines, and good centers are almost gone. This is also the reason why Kerr dares to dominate the world with a small lineup, and other teams cannot pose a threat to the Warriors' basket even if they have a pure interior line.
But when the Warriors do run into a super interior player like Angel, their defense is actually very difficult.
And, every time the Warriors come across a super insider, they get a noticeably higher number of unreasonable shots on the offensive end. Of course, you can also think that the Warriors can still maintain a shooting percentage when they don't make reasonable shots, which is a reflection of their ability.
Needless to say, Cousins, Anthony Davis, and Angel, even when they encounter interior players like Tristan Thompson and the aging "Birdman" Anderson, the Warriors don't have a good way to limit them!
Although the Warriors are strong, they do have this weakness, and the problem is infinitely magnified once it comes to the playoffs. In the last game, Anjie slashed 45 points and 10 blocks, and Aldridge scored 20 points and 8 rebounds, which is the best proof of this.
Just as Cole was thinking, the plane left the ground trembling. This time made the powerful shooter next to Jordan feel panicked.
In the two games of Fractured City, hopefully the Warriors won't be torn apart by Anjie.