"Is it really no longer considered?" Riccard wiped his mouth at the dinner table, staring at the Chinese in front of him, who was no longer young. Compared with the first time I saw him on the field, An Jie has changed too much.

He grew a beard and grew his hair. And there are obviously a lot more wrinkles on the face. Look at yourself, isn't your hair starting to turn gray? Everyone, it's all changed......

"I can't do it, sir. I know my body, and I used to be able to keep my energy up even when I was training at a high intensity. But now, my knee is going to break at any moment. Every move on the court, every jump, is a test of my knees. I don't want to end my career in a wheelchair. In the future, I still want to play with An Xiang. An Jie said, his eyes looking at his yard along the floor-to-ceiling window. An Xiang, who has grown up, is practicing on the basketball court in the yard, and the guy's shooting percentage is now frighteningly high in the warm-up. It seems that he has really inherited An Jie's soft feel.

"You had 28 points and 16 rebounds in the last game, and this season, you're still averaging 17.8 points and 11.2 rebounds per game. If you want me to say, even though you're 36 years old, you're still the No. 1 center in this league. Are you sure you're leaving?" Riccard, of course, was reluctant to let Anjie go, and he has been working with Anjie since the beginning of his career. Now that this good partner is suddenly going to leave the field, can Riccard be reluctant?

"I thought about what you said when I established the dynasty for the second time. It was because I was reluctant that I fought until now. Catherine and Tranquility, but waited for me for five years. I think it's time. Those who do what we do will eventually leave. LeBron, Dwayne, Cameron...... The guys I knew well with in the alliance had long since left. This year, it was my turn. ”

"The Trail Blazers still need you. Rickard clenched his fists reluctantly.

"What the Trail Blazers need is to usher in a new era. It's over, Chief. It's time for this era to come to an end. Even if I stay, how long will I stay? a year, two years, three years? Rather than delay a few years, it would be better for the team to find the next leader. Without me, the team would have been able to free up more salary space. An Jie said, laughing.

"I know your character, what you have decided, ten cows can't pull it back. You decided to play in the NBA, and you wreaked havoc in the NCAA. At the beginning, you decided to show your strength, so the league had the Thunder Three Less. You decided to win the championship, so we won six together. I don't think there's anything you can do to change your mind right now. Rickard let out a sigh of relief, and instead felt like he was feeling relaxed. Since An Jie has decided to leave, let's send him off in the final season.

"Retired..... I really didn't expect that this day would come so soon. An Jie's gaze looked through the glass to the torn city, which was also lit up at night. This time, it's really goodbye......

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After AnJie's big outburst victory over the Detroit Pistons, the Trail Blazers are on a high trajectory. They have won five consecutive games in one go, and Anjie has also been very impressive in these five games.

In five games, An Jie averaged 24.2 points, 13.2 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, and the data he played in these five games is infinitely close to his peak performance.

The 36-year-old legend is starting to regain headlines, and major sports channels are starting to talk more and more about Anjie. They all exclaimed that An Jie was about to start rebuilding his glory.

Wu Hua has been in an extremely happy mood these days, as An Jie's royal reporter, An Jie has performed well, and Wu Hua is naturally happy for him from the bottom of his heart.

In their next game, the Trail Blazers will face rising stars Philadelphia 76ers. Facing the 76ers, who have two superstars, Simmons and Embiid, the Trail Blazers' winning streak is a test.

Embiid even tweeted. "Whether the opponent is a legend or something else, I will knock him to the ground, no mercy!"

There is no doubt that Embiid's remarks were quickly relayed around the world by various media outlets. People said that Embiid was disrespectful to his predecessors, but An Jie, the client, only smiled slightly after seeing the relevant reports.

"Embiid, this stinky boy, is a lot like me back then. "Yes, when he was young, An Jie didn't seem to respect anyone. For him, fighting more than others with all his might on the field can be called respect.

This high-profile regular season game was finally staged on time at the AnJie Center. Facing the aging Anjie, Embiid used his speed advantage to break through as soon as he came up and made an easy layup.

In the second ball, Ben Simmons of the 76ers forced a breakthrough, and Anjie jumped high to block, but Simmons still scored the ball under interference.

Rickard couldn't help but sigh that the basket guarded by Anjie was no longer a no-fly zone. At most, it can only be called a restricted flight zone.

On the defensive end, Embiid pushed and shoved with Anjie again and again, and collided with Anjie again and again. Some of the actions were already a bit overly defensive, and they were not stopped by the referee.

In such a rhythm of the game, Anjie played very poorly in the first half of the game, and the Trail Blazers were also carried into halftime with a 10-point disadvantage.

At half-time, Rickard looked at Anjie. To his surprise, Anjie, who was about to retire, did not become calm because of this. Instead, he seemed to be full of anger.

"Boss, in the second half, give me more playing time. Embiid, I'm done!" Anjie finished and turned his head to look at Nurkic.

'Yusuf, it could take up some of your playing time. But don't be unhappy. ”

"No, no, everything is based on victory!" Nurkic hurriedly waved his hand, in An Jie's last season, who else would dare to fight against An Jie?

An Jie moved his muscles and bones, since the referee scale was so loose in the first half of the game. In the second half, don't blame An Jie for bullying the small.

In the second half, the confident Embiid leaned on Anjie to ask for the ball and prepare for a single as soon as he came up. But this guy had just taken a small step back, and An Jie fell down.

An Jie's performance is so realistic that even the referee doesn't notice it. I wonder if Divac will feel proud when he sees this scene?

Embiid was fouled by Anjie's fake takedown, but he didn't think so. In his opinion, now An Jie can only survive in this indiscriminate way.

But soon, Embiid found out that An Jie seemed to be playing with himself!

On the offensive end, Anjie made a secret effort in the process of turning, allowing Embiid to take a dark elbow.

After being elbowed, Embiid didn't have time to react, so he could only watch An Jie pass himself with a beautiful turn, and then jump on the spot and dunk!

"Monster dunk! Never, never underestimate this guy. Even when he is at a low point, he definitely can't!" O'Neal looked at the court with a grin, Embiid, Embiid, today, let's learn a good lesson.

After Anjie completed the dunk, Embiid was obviously a little anxious. Defeated by a 36-year-old "old man", if this spreads, people will not have to laugh off their big teeth?

Embiid admits that Anjie is great, but that doesn't mean he can just fail because of it. Desperate to prove himself, he broke the coach's tactics in the next attack and took the ball himself and prepared to go it alone. After all, in the first half of the game, he won many one-on-one matches with An Jie.

This time, however, the impatient Embiid was full of flaws. As soon as this guy held the ball with his back to the frame, the experienced Anjie suddenly slapped and cut the basketball away from Embiid's hand.

Not only did Embiid not score, but he also took a turnover. Anjie smiled smirkfully at Embiid and shook his finger.

There are some things, no matter what age An Jie is, they will not change. Arrogant? Anjie will be more arrogant than you!

Embiid's mentality collapsed after a series of failures. In the rest of the game, he couldn't continue the excellent performance of the first half. On the contrary, it was An Jie, who found his rhythm in a steady and steady game.

But fortunately, Ben Simmons' continued excellent play has left the Trail Blazers' weak No. 3 position behind. The 76ers also relied on Simmons' play to maintain a slight advantage.

In the final 22 seconds of the game, Simmons used a beautiful backdribble to shake off the defender and then break through. He did not choose to go one-on-one with the 36-year-old An Jie, but used a pull-up jump shot to finish the offense.

The hand rises, and the knife falls. Simmons hit a solid shot at a critical moment to give the 76ers a one-point lead. The fans at AnJie Center held their heads in their hands as there were only 18 seconds left in the game. If the Trail Blazers' next offense fails, the pesky 76ers will really have to win this game.

Ricard nervously arranged his tactics, and the camera swept over An Jie, but his expression was so calm that it sent chills down his spine.

After the game restarted, Lillard kept the ball on the perimeter and stalled for time. It seems that the Trail Blazers are ready to take the plunge.

In the final 5.2 seconds of the game, Lillard broke through the score and George made a three-point shot. However, with Ben Simmons' interference, George's three-point shot was missed.

Just when everyone thought the game was over, the familiar figure of No. 00 jumped high and scored an offensive rebound on the heads of Embiid and other popular stars in the league. After that, the guy faced Embiid's defense, took a step back, jumped back, and shot the basketball.

Under Embiid's pressure, Anjie fell to the ground with an unstable center of gravity. And the orange-red basketball fell into the net under the attention of everyone.

"Entered!?" Mike Brin helped his glasses.

"It's in!" Jeff Van Gundy is already yelling into the microphone.

The lore ball, another great lore was born.

The next second, everything was back. The excited cheers of the fans, the ecstatic hugs of their teammates, the heart-rending shouts of the commentators, and the incredulous expressions of the opponents...... Time, it seems, came back at that moment.

An Jie raised his arms in the middle of the crowd and didn't let them go for a long time. His hideous expression was as terrifying as when he was young!

He's old, but not useless. His thirst for victory never waned!

Ricard saw what had just happened and secretly wiped the corners of his eyes. Victory is no longer the most important thing for Ricard at the moment, the most important thing is that he is fortunate to see Anjie do the impossible again. I wish this guy could stay, even if it was for one more season.

This kind of scene is really watched once less......

An Jie stood in the middle of the court with the embrace of his teammates, enjoying the few moments that belonged to him.

Time seemed to come back at that moment, but An Jie knew very well that his time had actually arrived.