Chapter 588: Representative Portland
"AJ, sucks!AJ, sucks!" was a shout of abuse from Heat fans, who was destined to become one of the most unpopular players at the American Airlines Center after he slaughtered the Heat by 33 points. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the face of the neat and uniform abuse of more than 20,000 people in the audience, An Jie clenched his fists. He wished he could have knocked the despised bunch to the ground right now, but the game was over and he couldn't prove himself in 48 minutes.
"Ann, do you think the Trail Blazers still have a chance to win the championship!?"
"What changes will you make when you get back to Portland?"
"In the face of the Heat triumvirate with full firepower, are the Trail Blazers a little overwhelmed?"
Reporters quickly gathered around, and Anjie has undoubtedly become one of the talking points in the NBA. So even if he loses, there are still a whole bunch of reporters who want to get some information from him.
But this time, An Jie didn't show his kind smile. The tired No.00 man, accompanied by Ricard and security, silently walked into the players' tunnel without answering any questions from reporters.
"Young man, such a blow is still too big for him. A reporter who looked a little older shook his head, the NBA league is not so easy to conquer.
From Jordan to Olajuwon, from Kobe Bryant to James. Which of these legendary names didn't go through a lot of hard work to reach the top?
An Jie is not yet 25 years old, and the experience of the finals is already very rare for a player of this age. Winning the championship? Earlier, or earlier......
Even though both players have left the court, the Heat fans are still reluctant to leave.
The bunch of guys brandished the Heat's championship T-shirt, and they've already started celebrating the Heat's win in advance. After all, after going to Portland, Heat fans can't party with their own teams in the field.
"These guys, the series isn't over yet!What are you happy about!?" Morris looked at everyone around him with bad intentions, but how many fans would care about the look on Morris's face when the Heat got the match point?
Match point, which means the Trail Blazers don't have any room for error. As long as they trail the Heat by even one point in the next game, Anjie's efforts throughout the season will be in vain.
The horrific 69-win streak and the history-making 27-game winning streak will be reduced to a laughing stock.
So, when all the players went back to the dressing room, the atmosphere became very heavy. Ricard and Divac couldn't help but worry that if these guys lost confidence in themselves, then what he and Divac did would be in vain.
Indeed, being picked up by the opponent for match point is really too demoralizing. What's more, the Trail Blazers still lost two games in a row in almost the same way with the simultaneous efforts of the Big Three.
For a while, the two coaches didn't know what to say. Rickard inadvertently shifted his gaze to Angel, only to find that this guy didn't seem to be in the same state as everyone else.
Although An Jie also lowered his head, he did not do it because he was discouraged, but because he was thinking.
"I think we're putting too much energy into James, so it's easy to get caught up in him defensively. In the immersive locker room, Anjie's loud voice broke the stillness.
Everyone raised their heads in astonishment and looked in the direction of An Jie. They thought that An Jie must be very depressed now and didn't want to talk to anyone. But unexpectedly, this guy was not discouraged at all, and he actually thought about the next game immediately after the big defeat!
"You ...... Don't you think?" An Jie saw that no one responded, so he spread his hands at everyone.
The Trail Blazers players thought the tide was over, but while they were complaining, Anjie was thinking about the next game. This huge contrast can't help but make others feel a little ashamed.
Anjie didn't say to give up, how can we break the jar like this!?The series is not over yet, only the team that wins all 4 games can be called winners!!
And so the rest of the Trail Blazers really started to think about it. It's not for nothing that you lost two games in a row. Indeed, although the Heat won the match point, the series is not over yet! Now is not the time to be sad, find the problem and solve the problem, win the last two games, this is the top priority of the Trail Blazers now!
was asked by An Jie, and the locker room immediately became noisy. The players began to talk about the problems they had in the game, and if they wanted to defeat the big three with all their firepower, they had to rely on everyone's strength!
"Whew......" Rickard let out a big sigh of relief, he was just worried about how to rekindle the cold hearts of the Trail Blazers players. Now it seems that An Jie has helped him complete this.
An Jie's enthusiasm and hard work can always infect everyone around him, as long as An Jie does not admit defeat, others will not admit defeat.
As long as everyone doesn't admit defeat, then they have the capital to fight to the death with the Heat.
"Ann is right, we're still defending the Big Three the same way. But it is clear that this no longer applies. Next, I will make some corresponding adjustments to our game strategy, don't give up, we said that we will lift the championship trophy at home!" Seeing that the haze in the hearts of the players has been swept away by Anjie, Ricard is a needle, adding fuel to the fire and mobilizing enthusiasm.
Seeing the players talking so hotly, Ricard also knew that tonight would be another sleepless night for him. I watched the video over and over again, and drew tactics again and again. No matter what the cost, Rickard doesn't want the Trail Blazers to fall on the last step!
While Miami is still celebrating the Heat's "early" championship, all the media is still excusing the Trail Blazers with the excuse of being "too young". When James and Wade went home happy, when Bill Wharton left tears of unwillingness.
While these things were happening, Rickard hung up the phone with his youngest daughter and watched a replay of the whole process of the Big Three outbreak.
While these things happened, Anjie and Aldridge were still practicing shooting in the gym as punishment for their own losses.
An Jie has long known that the sprint stage of the Champions Marathon will be very difficult, so he is ready to face all difficulties.
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"Things are getting more and more interesting, and when I left Miami, there were tons of Portland fans who said the Trail Blazers were going to be back here with the O'Brien Cup. Now, the Trail Blazers are back, but they're empty-handed. ”
"Nobody expected this series to come back to Portland, and I was amazed at how hard it was the Trail Blazers and the Heat! ”
"When the Big Three of the Heat come together, nothing can stop them. Anjie is very strong, and he even has the hope of surpassing Big Dream and O'Neill. However, the era that belongs to this young person has not yet come. ”
Mornings in Portland are always accompanied by a cacophony of car announcements that fill the streets of the City of Roses.
The taxi driver waiting on the side of the street couldn't help but turn up the volume of the radio, and he listened to the program so engrossed that he didn't even notice a middle-aged man in sunglasses ready to take a ride.
"Knock knock!" It wasn't until he heard the sound of the glass being knocked that the driver noticed that there was someone outside the car.
"Where are you, sir!?" asked the driver exclaimed.
"Rose Garden. He replied without hesitation.
"Sir, you're here to watch the game in Portland. The taxi driver took a large number of glances at the passenger sitting in the back seat from the rearview mirror, and although he was wearing sunglasses, the driver decided that the guy was somewhat familiar.
"Watching the ball? I think you're a die-hard Trail Blazers fan. The passenger pointed to the taxi driver's broadcast, which had been all talk shows analyzing the finals from the time he got on the bus to the present.
"Look, sir, I'm sure this guy will take the Trail Blazers to the top. As he spoke, the driver pointed to An Jie's huge poster on the billboard of the building.
"But now the Heat have got the match point. The passenger asked deliberately.
"Match point, that means the Heat haven't won yet. In the next two games in the Rose Garden, Ann and others will make the Heat look good. The driver laughed like a child, an innocent smile that is rare to see in an adult.
"You just believe that Chinese. ”
"Chinese? No, no, no, he is the owner of the rose garden! We treat him as one of us, on the basketball court, regardless of nationality or color. It's a shame my son and I can't go there to cheer on the team. But tomorrow night, I'll go out of the stadium and wait for the news. Pride hung on the face of this ordinary driver.
The passenger shook his head, God knows how many Trail Blazer diehards like him were in Portland. It's a blessing to be able to fight for such a group of cute guys.
"Sir, the Rose Garden has arrived. If you're coming to see tomorrow, I suggest you go out early. It's jammed two hours before the start of the game. The driver turned his head and smiled in a friendly way.
"Thank you very much for the suggestion, by the way, I don't have any cash on me right now, so I have two tickets here for Game 6 of the Finals tomorrow night. It's not a good position, the tenth row behind the rebound, you can take your son to watch the game. If you don't dislike it, I want to use this to offset the fare. The passenger pulled out two tickets from his wallet, and the taxi driver's eyes lit up.
"Are you serious, sir!? These two tickets cost several times your fare!?"
"Tickets like this should be given to fans like you. So, you said yes?"
The taxi driver held the ticket in both hands, and he was so excited that he even trembled all over. "You're so generous!"
The passenger got out of the car with a smile, took two steps, and turned his head again.
"Remember, you'll have to cheer the Trail Blazers on your own roar tomorrow. Show that guys in Miami the power of the Tearing City!"
The driver still looked at the two tickets in disbelief and liked the Trail Blazers for most of his life, but for a family that is not wealthy, this is the first time to watch the game on the spot! And fortunately, he actually got the opportunity to watch the game live during the finals.
The honest driver watched the passenger leave with grateful eyes, but looking at this familiar back, the driver's expression suddenly froze.
Just...... The person sitting in my car...... It's George Ricard!?
"Bang!" Ricard spirited open the locker room door, the players were sorting out their equipment, and training would begin soon.
"Guys, don't let up! today's training will be crucial!" his trademark yelling certainly brought more energy to the youngsters in the dressing room.
"Don't worry, boss, just let the horses come. Angel put on the Trail Blazers' training jersey and joked about Ricard. And An Jie's statement has also been echoed by most players.
"It's good to have this kind of hard work, and now the whole of Portland is looking at us! Come on, we're fighting for the fans, for the city!" Ricard suddenly felt that this championship was no longer just a matter for the Trail Blazers. This championship is about millions of Trail Blazers fans!
He can't let down those who have always supported him, and these fans don't need any feedback from the team. Just winning the championship will keep them entertained all summer.
"We, but we are carrying everyone's hopes......" Looking at the players who were ready to go, Ricard suddenly felt a greater sense of responsibility.
"Let's go, let's go to the training ground. Angel grinned and pushed Rickard out of the dressing room, the guy looking as relaxed as ever. It felt like the person who got the match point was a trailblazer.
What's there to be nervous about? When you attack with the ball in the midst of all the fans shouting, you can experience how wonderful it feels to be in control of the whole game.
And Anjie can't wait to use this wonderful way to defeat the Heat! In Portland, the Trail Blazers are no longer alone.
AJ, sucks?, Anjie will make it never exist......
When the game is over, the entire Rose Garden will only sound with the shouts of the MVP.