Chapter 321: Just Friends

If the Trail Blazers gave people the impression of "relying on Anjie to win" in the past, then today, people's impression of the Trail Blazers will be broken. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

How did the Clippers lose? They lost to the Trail Blazers' strong wholeness! Especially in the last two and a half minutes of this game, this characteristic of the Trail Blazers was vividly reflected.

Each of them is willing to contribute, and each of them is willing to give. Each and every one of them is the key to the Trail Blazers' victory, and each and every one of them is the offensive focus of Ricard's hands.

But of course, although the Trail Blazers won today by teamwork, this does not mean that Anjie has lost his due role.

In those last two and a half minutes, Anjie scored only two points from the free throws, but his central role was unquestionable. The response after receiving the ball, the deterrence on the defensive end, the containment on the offensive end, and the long pass from the back that caused the indirect assist. If it were someone else, he might not be able to do that. But An Jie handled the offense and defense of the entire team in an orderly manner.

"The Portland Trail Blazers are already a good team, but don't forget, they're still improving! While other teams are taking advantage of the offseason to run in, the Trail Blazers are running in with a really high-intensity game. Once they are done, the strength of this team will only increase! Well, let's see who the best player of the day is. Of course, who else could it be? Angier! "Kenny. As soon as Smith's words fell, An Jie's highlights were deflated on the TV screen.

"30 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal! Ann is definitely the most versatile center in the league, and there is no one! O'Neill had a good relationship with An Jie in private, and now An Jie was named the best in the game, and he was full of praise.

"If I'm not mistaken, Anjie has been able to record two double-doubles per game this season, and he will definitely not have fewer than two blocks. In last year's All-Star Game, because An Jie and Yao Ming were both absent, the West didn't even select a center! In the end, it was still by Tim. Duncan stepped up to the starting center. This year, let's welcome Ann back to the Western Stars in advance! The position of starting center has been booked by this guy! Perhaps only Anjie has this kind of magical skill, which allows O'Neal and Barkley, two old friends and old enemies, to not have a single argument during the commentary, and they are highly unanimous.

"Oh my God, that jump of yours today is so beautiful! Hey, next time you train, mentoring? Anjie laughed and patted Raymond. Felton's back, and the others were chatting in the locker room. Teamwork not only allows the team to win, but also speeds up the formation of a good atmosphere in the dressing room.

Seeing the players so happy, Ricard was sad. Not because he was unhappy with the team's performance, but because the Trail Blazers' upcoming schedule was simply "miserable."

After this intense game, the Trail Blazers will play back-to-back against the Magic tomorrow. Luckily, tomorrow's game will still be played in the Rose Garden, otherwise Ricard would now have to take his players to catch an overnight flight.

However, after tomorrow's game, the Trail Blazers will have to travel to San Antonio to play the Spurs again, and after the Spurs, the Trail Blazers will have back-to-back encounters with the Rockets. The continuous rush and games are bound to make the Trail Blazers players physically and mentally exhausted. And the continuous high-intensity combat also made Riccard involuntarily worried about Anjie's meniscus.

Although the first intensive repair surgery has been successfully completed, Anjie's meniscus is also in a relatively healthy state. But relative health and full recovery are two completely different concepts.

It's no wonder that Ricard is sad, the Trail Blazers won this game, but the next three games are really dangerous for the Trail Blazers and Anjie. The damn shrunken season has brought the intensity of the game to an inhumane level. Maximizing benefits is the priority of the NBA league. The health and rest of the players? Those two things are worthless in front of the dollar.

Today, even An Jie, a training maniac, doesn't dare to train himself anymore. Sometimes you have to fight yourself, but sometimes, you have to learn to do it in moderation.

If An Jie still practices today, then what will he use to fight with Howard tomorrow. But An Jie didn't want to go home early to rest, and in that small villa in Portland, An Jie was the only one who was empty. As soon as I go back, a sense of loneliness will hit me violently.

An Jie is also a human being, training and competitions are An Jie's job, but outside of work, An Jie also needs to live.

He doesn't like to go to nightclubs, so many times when his teammates go to hi, An Jie will politely refuse. And in the Trailblazers, most of them have long been married, they have a warm family waiting for them after work, and they have no leisure time to hang out with a Chinese.

Rickard was willing to invite Jack to dinner, but Jack couldn't disturb the sweet life of Rickard's family of three.

In Oklahoma, he was able to be inseparable from Morris all day, but in Portland, Anjie had to be alone most of the break.

Catherine is not a well-known model yet, she has to run the world for a bigger stage, and it is impossible to be by An Jie's side at any time. Anjie's parents are not used to life in the United States, and Anjie cannot put his parents in an environment that is not suitable for them for his own sake. Aldridge has the best relationship with Anjie on the Trail Blazers, but the introverted Aldridge doesn't really like to come out and have fun. Besides, the day before yesterday, Anjie invited Aldridge to his house for tea, and when one game has just ended and the other game is going to start tomorrow, you can't bother others anymore.

In the past, Anjie used the way of increasing working hours to consume boring rest time. But today, on the eve of the Great War. No one came out to have fun, and they couldn't practice. An Jie had no choice but to go home and face the empty house.

Anjie drove his RX-7 slowly through the not-so-congested streets of Portland. If An Jie wants to, with one foot on the accelerator, without speeding, with the RX-7's acceleration ability, An Jie can drive home in ten minutes. But now, Anjie is deliberately wandering the streets. It's also idle to go back, but it's better to drive slowly and enjoy the night view of Portland.

But no matter how Anjie procrastinates, the journey home is only like that. In less than half an hour, An Jie still drove the car to the door of the garage of his villa. But today, there is something unusual on my doorstep.

Faintly, An Jie could see a dark shadow standing in front of his house. Judging by the silhouette, this group photo should be a girl.

An Jie stopped the car and cautiously approached the girl. It's not that a little girl can do anything to a 2.19-meter butcher, but An Jie is afraid that she will fall into some troublesome Zhaoji scandal again.

"You're here, Ann." As he continued to get closer, An Jie finally saw the girl's year clearly. This girl also took the initiative to say hello to An Jie.

"Giardina!? It's been a long time. An Jie looked at the person standing in front of him in surprise, for more than a year, since the last Western Conference semifinals Thunder against the Lakers, An Jie has not met with Giardina. But today, she suddenly appeared at her doorstep.

Although they did not meet, Anjie and Giardina were in contact from time to time. As a result, Giardina is also aware of Anjie's address in Portland. It's just that An Jie didn't expect that this little girl would take the initiative to come to the door.

"Why are you here? Come in and sit down. An Jie opened the door with confidence, and Giardina followed An Jie into the villa.

"Why are you here alone? Why didn't you call me? Anjie poured a cup of hot water for Giardina, it was still January, and the weather in Portland was still a little cold.

"I hit, more than one." Giardina replied calmly, as if a little upset.

An Jie immediately took out his mobile phone, and sure enough, there were six or seven missed calls, all of which were from Giardina. When he was just driving, An Jie put his mobile phone on the co-pilot, and turned it to silent and forgot to turn it back. Maybe that's why An Jie didn't receive the call.

"Oh, I'm so sorry Tina. I...... I didn't mean to. An Jie sat down opposite Giardina in embarrassment, he would never have dealt with strange girls, and now he was even more at a loss when he encountered such an embarrassing thing.

"By the way, when did you come to Portland?" An Jie decided to divert the topic, lest the atmosphere continue to cool down.

"Yesterday, I came yesterday. I was on the third row in your big win over the Clippers. Giardina wanted to surprise Anjie, but who knew that Anjie didn't find out at all and didn't answer the phone after the game.

"Really..... Sorry ......"

"Ann."

"Huh?" An Jie lowered his head, very guilty.

"Ann, you know what? I like you a lot. ”

"Well, I know, I'm sorry...... What the!? An Jie looked up suddenly, I don't know if it was because Giardina happened to be sitting under the chandelier, An Jie found that Giardina seemed to have become the focus of the whole room at this moment.

More mature, Giardina no longer has any trace of a little girl. She wore a sexy backless dress with a low-cut neckline that made the white skin loom.

On this lonely night, a beautiful and touching young girl sat opposite An Jie, defenseless. And that sentence also made An Jie's head temporarily short-circuit. He had always understood what Giardina meant, but he had always thought that as long as he didn't say it, their relationship would slowly become normal. Unexpectedly, this little girl actually took the initiative to say it.

"Ann?" Seeing that An Jie had been staring at him, Giardina's face also turned slightly red. This appearance is even more fatal temptation.

Lonely man and widow, lonely and lonely. An Jie is also a man, and he admits that he had a trace of impulse in his heart. But he knew that Jardina had said it all about this, and what An Jie wanted to do was not to do something stupid, but to end the relationship.

"I'm sorry Giardina, you know I love Catherine. You are very good, but ...... The person I love is Catherine and that's it. This time, An Jie did not bow his head, but bravely stared into Giardina's eyes.

Giardina saw An Jie's determined eyes, she was very disappointed at first, but then, she felt relieved. Perhaps, this is the dream of my youth. Giardina, you are grown up now, dreams, and it is time to wake up.

"Actually, I expected you to say that. So happy, Catherine so happy. Giardina smiled bitterly, it doesn't belong to her, and it won't last long if you take it forcibly.

"I know I've failed you Tina, and I have to say I'm very happy to be with you. However, I can't do irresponsible things. I'd like to be friends with you, but I really can't go any further. An Jie suddenly became bolder, and he finished all the thoughts in his heart in one breath.

"Well, I got it." Giardina wiped the corners of her eyes, but when she looked up, she was smiling. "Take me back to the hotel, I'm tired."

"You know what, Ann? Although I couldn't be with you, although you didn't like me. But now, I really love basketball because of you. I might come to see you play in the future, but really, just because I want to see my favorite players play. ”

"You're always welcome to Tina, I'll keep the seats in the row behind the bench." Anjie said goodbye to Giardina at the door of the hotel, and finally, after the two had known each other for so long, they had finally become true friends, not men and women with unknown relationships.

Catherine is still the only one in An Jie's heart.

Far away in Paris, Catherine, who was resting in a hotel, could not sleep. She walked to the balcony and looked at the starry sky, her heart was full of An Jie, who she hadn't seen for a long time. She knew that An Jie must be in Portland now, looking at the stars and missing herself.

Although they can't be together often, Catherine knows that she is happy. Giardina was right, Catherine was really happy......