Chapter 729: The Tenth Rebound
When Lillard threw a three-pointer at the buzzer, I don't know how many fans in other cities were disappointed. Seeing that the Trail Blazers were only a second away from losing in a first streak, Angel and Lillard were stunned to turn this "certain" thing into ashes.
Looking at the Trail Blazers players celebrating on the court, watching the fans who received Christmas gifts on the spot, watching the Trail Blazers' record officially become 28-2. The strong combat effectiveness of the Trail Blazers once again shocked the entire league.
Before the game began, it was always said that this year's Christmas would be hell for the Trail Blazers. However, take a look at the expressions on the faces of the Spurs generals. Now, whose hell is it?
Anjie once again won the Christmas War, and he once again gave Portland one of the best Christmas gifts.
2014 was perfect for Anjie, with a record of 72 wins, an overall title, the birth of a son, a great performance at the World Cup and his own success in business investment...... This kind of thing makes An Jie always smile when he thinks back to his 2014.
And now, he has also drawn a happy ending to the year. Christmas 2014 is over, and in a few days, the new year is just around the corner. I hope that in the new year, everything will go as smoothly as it is now......
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After the Christmas game, the last two opponents left for the Trail Blazers in 2014 remained. They are the New York Knicks, led by Anthony, and the Minnesota Timberwolves, who have the first Wiggins.
These two teams are currently at the bottom of the West and the other in the East. In terms of hard power, the gap between them and the Trail Blazers is huge.
The Trail Blazers ruthlessly defeated the visiting Knicks at home, and then gave Wiggins, the first-year champion, a lesson in the icy Minnesota.
As predicted, the Trail Blazers won both games with ease. After half the game, the suspense was long gone.
After the game against the Timberwolves, Anjie and his teammates spoke to the camera and said Happy New Year to fans around the world.
The last game of 2014 is over, and the team needs a lot of support from the fans in the new year.
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After entering 2015, Anjie immediately had his own unique New Year's Day battle to fight. It seems that David Stern is determined to develop the New Year's Day war, and until Anjie retires, it is estimated that he will not have the opportunity to rest on January 1 every year.
This year, the team that was "lucky" to land on the New Year's Day game has become a powerhouse that once dominated the league, and the official intention of BA is also obvious, and the battle between the old and new super teams will definitely attract a lot of topics and attention.
This season, the Bulls can be described as carrying infinite expectations. With Rose back and Jimmy Butler getting better and better, the Bulls brought in Pau Gasol last summer.
As it turned out, the fans' expectations were not disappointed. So far in the regular season, the Bulls have a record of 22 wins and 10 losses, temporarily ranking third in the East. Such a strong team is qualified enough to be the opponent of Anjie's New Year's Day battle.
On the day of the game, countless Chinese in Chicago poured into the United Center arena. Although it was the Bulls' home game today, the large number of Chinese fans at the scene actually created a feeling of returning to the home court for An Jie.
A variety of slogans written in Chinese, and faces with yellow skin and black hair all made An Jie feel more cordial.
With so many people coming to see his performance, An Jie naturally did not disappoint the fans.
In this game, Anjie still scored a double-double of 28 points and 12 rebounds under the joint defense of Gasol and Noah, two strong interior lines. And Anjie only made six free throws in this game, which shows how great Anjie's threat is on the offensive end.
While Butler recorded a quasi-triple-double of 28 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, Gasol and Rose scored 17 points each. But in the end, with the efforts of Anjie and his teammates, the Trail Blazers still won 106-101 on the road.
On the first day of 2015, the Trail Blazers played a beautiful victory. This is undoubtedly a good sign for the team, and this year, the Trail Blazers will be as unstoppable as before!
The following January, the Trail Blazers continued their strong streak. The guys have won so many battles that they can't seem to stop their winning streak.
As of Jan. 24, the Trail Blazers' record has officially turned into a terrifying 40-4 record. And today, the Trail Blazers, who play at home against the Washington Wizards, seem to be on their way to their 41st victory!
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Paul Pierce stared at Iguodala in front of him, and he could tell that Iguodala was nervous. It's ironic that the 37-year-old who has been with the Wizards can still make the starting small forward of a championship team nervous. Pierce really didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
The laugh is that Pierce played quite well today. He made several breakthroughs with a changeable rhythm, and even deceived An Jie.
And what should cry is that I used to be able to dominate the stadium in every game, but now I feel incredible for the excellent performance of just one game.
The years, it's fucking annoying......
"Polish Hammer" Gortat stepped forward to block and Pierce took the opportunity to break through. After bypassing Iguodala and looking up, Pierce realized that Anjie was not following Gortat, but was already waiting for Pierce to "arrive" under the basket.
Pierce wasn't stupid, he understood that he was no longer the "truth" of the North Shore Garden. Even though he scored a few goals on Anjie's head today, it doesn't mean that Pierce can complete every goal so beautifully.
So, Pierce didn't hesitate. He braked suddenly, stopping his breakthrough. Only slowly jumping, he plans to shoot directly!
What Pierce didn't expect was that Iguodala, who was blocked by Gortat, actually rushed to the basket so quickly and interfered with his own shooting.
Now Pierce doesn't jump as high as he did now, and his explosiveness is not as good as it was back then. His physical deterioration can also allow him to interfere with the ability to shoot under the branch.
Being interfered with by Iguodala like this, Pierce's key shot went straight out of the frame.
Anjie struggled to carry Brazilian center forward Nene, leaped high and pocketed the ball.
At this time, countless fans at the scene excitedly took possession, and some of them even held up signs with the numbers "45" written on them.
Pierce missed the shot, which was certainly worth delighting the fans in the Moda Center, but their reaction was probably too intense.
Actually, no, everyone knows that the reason why people here are so excited is because just now, Anjie once again set an NBA record!
23 points and 10 rebounds, just after grabbing that rebound, Ann's single-season double-double record became 45! This is also the third consecutive season that Ann has reached a record of 45 consecutive double-doubles! Moses Malone's 44-game double-double record was not broken until 2011. And now, Ann has left that record behind her for the third year in a row. "Jeff Van Gundy knows why the fans are so excited. Breaking the historical record for three consecutive years, this kind of thing is not something that anyone can do.
Pierce missed the shot, and the Wizards actually missed the last chance. Although there is now a minute left in the game, the Wizards continue to fall behind by eight points.
Not every team can score 9 points in a row to counterattack the game in one minute like the Trail Blazers, and the Wizards finally gave up resistance, and all of them became the foil for Anjie to set a record.
After the game, the reporters naturally all gathered around An Jie. Both the Trail Blazers and Anjie have been in impeccable form this year, although beating the Wizards is "a matter of course". But the main concern of journalists right now is......
"Mr. Ahn, you've fallen above the 45-game double-double record for two years in a row. This year, are you confident that you will exceed this number?" a reporter asked, and everyone put the microphone to An Jie's mouth.
After winning the competition, An Jie was in a very good mood, and in the face of this kind of boring problem on weekdays, An Jie actually smiled at the camera.
"The longest consecutive double-double record in the NBA seems to have been set by Love in 2011, right, how many games?"
An Jie's rhetorical question made all the reporters swallow.
An Jie's meaning is very clear, this year, he not only wants to break his 45 consecutive double-double record, this guy also has to attack Lefou's 53 consecutive games!
Another opportunity to compete for the first place in history, a competitive guy like An Jie will definitely not give up the competition easily.
The reporters are starting to write one by one, and the next month is sure to be quite interesting!