"The league has officially issued a fine! Anjie is banned for ten games, Morris is banned for five games, and Coach Ricard is banned for three games!

"Damion Lillard has a structural ankle injury and can't make the playoffs!"

"Damien: Ibaka's actions are dangerous and should have been punished more severely. ”

Serge Ibaka: I didn't mean to. ”

The emergence of the NBA's biggest farce this season has left various media outlets with countless angles and topics to hype. The conflict between Anjie and Ibaka, the iron-fisted attitude of the league, the injury of Lillard...... This kind of thing has become a place of interest for fans and the public.

Some people say that the alliance's punishment of An Jie is a bit too harsh. After all, it was the Ibaka guy who caused the trouble first.

But some people say that the alliance's punishment of An Jie is too light. An Jie took the initiative to directly attack the opponent's head with his fist, which was too bad. If Morris doesn't pull that around, maybe something bigger will happen.

Regardless of what the outside world says, it has been a difficult time for the Trail Blazers.

When the Trail Blazers lose Angel, Morris, Lillard and Ricard at the same time, what's left?

A lonely Paul George and a young Iguodala are all the Trail Blazers have now.

Nurkic may already be very good, but he can't fill the void left by Anjie. Meyers Leonard has matured, but his defense can't match Morris's.

The Trail Blazers instantly changed from the league's No. 1 super powerhouse to an ordinary and simple team.

Although the miracle of a 31-game winning streak has made the Trail Blazers have a carefree record for this year's regular season. But I can't see the miracle continue, and I have to say, it's a pity.

December 25, 2017, Christmas Day, was also the first day after Anjie was banned. Angel and Morris are still on the bench for the Moda Center Trail Blazers. But these two guys can only appear there in suits. As for Ricard, this guy can only go to the audience to watch the game.

An Jie, who has played in full attendance for four consecutive seasons, has not experienced the feeling of watching a play on the bench in a suit for a long time.

I don't know if it's a deliberate arrangement, but today, when An Jie and other main players were banned, the Trail Blazers met their perhaps biggest opponent this season - the Golden State Warriors.

Before the game, Durant expressed regret over the suspension of Anjie and Morris, as well as Lillard's injury. He also bluntly criticized his former teammate Serge Ibaka, saying it was too clumsy.

However, An Jie also knows that regret is regret, and it is impossible for Durant to give up the victory. After the game starts later, the terrifying No. 35 is destined to show no mercy.

On the Warriors' side, Klay Thompson's injury has left their roster less complete. But compared to the Trail Blazers, who were badly injured, the Warriors' lineup is still strong enough.

Paul George seems to have regained his old feeling when he played for the Pacers, only this time his opponents have changed from James who dominated the East to Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, who dominated the West.

George's performance made Anjie ecstatic, and this good guy really didn't disappoint anyone. Today, George even played a five-to-five performance with Durant, which made the fans in the Moda Center cheer wildly again and again.

However, the strength of the Warriors is not something that a George can shake. Curry played a terrifying performance of 5-of-6 three-point shooting in the third quarter, and it was under Curry's three-point rain that the Trail Blazers failed to bite the game and finally lost.

Originally, the finale of this Christmas game was highly anticipated by fans, but due to bans and injuries, it became anticlimactic.

After the game, An Jie felt very excited. It's not that this guy gets excited about losing, but after seeing the Warriors' terrifying prowess, he can't wait to try it out against the Warriors in the playoffs.

This Christmas, An Jie got a rare rest, although this way of rest was not what he wanted.

At the beginning, An Jie could still face the punishment of the alliance calmly. After all, with such a good team performance, it is also quite a pleasant experience to take a few breaks once in a while.

However, when Morris and Rickard were all unbanned, and Anjie was the only one who had to sit on the bench to watch the game, this guy began to be a little unbearable.

Watching his teammates fight on the field, he could only stand by and watch. This kind of opportunity to rest, An Jen would rather not want it.

Maybe An Jie is a warmonger at heart, and when he plays, he always complains that it is too hard to go down for a season. But when you really get a break, you can't be idle.

So these days, the lights in the training hall of the Moda Center are always turned off very late. In addition to having "family activities" with Catherine, An Jie, who has excess energy, can only focus on the training ground.

The punishment of ten games of ban made An Jie disappear from the basketball court for more than half a month. Now not only An Jie, but even the fans can't stand the days without An Jie.

Although Nurkic shines in the absence of Anjie and plays very well. But in Portland, I'm afraid that even Jordan's return will not be able to replace Anjie's position.

During the ban, the Trail Blazers' results were no longer terrifying, but they were definitely not bad. The Trail Blazers have won six of those 10 games. Paul George averaged a terrifying 31.5 points per game in these 10 games.

An Jie didn't look at the wrong person, and entrusting the team to this kid is definitely the right choice.

Time passed, and when the Trail Blazers had a game at home, Anjie would go to the scene. When the Trail Blazers played away, Anjie simply stayed at home with his family.

This lasted until January 13, when it finally came to an end.

Finally, on January 13th. In the Portland Trail Blazers' away game against the Magic, Anjie appeared again, but not in a suit!

The huge 00, the name that gives people strength behind it. The iconic toe and headband, the sneakers that swept the world...... It's all exciting and familiar, and it's back!

Although the game was played on the home court of the Magic, the Magic were not worth mentioning to the Trail Blazers at all. But because of An Jie's comeback, this game became the most watched game of the day, and there was no one.

In the comeback battle, in the face of the weak magic, An Jie was not polite. After holding back for more than half a month, not only did he not lose his form as others feared, but instead used his excitement to cut a super triple-double of 45 points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists at the Amway Center.

The suspense of this game had disappeared by halftime, but An Jie had no intention of stopping.

After all, after holding it for so long, if it didn't break out well, An Jie couldn't comfort himself.

This big win let the entire league know that the dangerous Trail Blazers are back!

After Anjie's return, the Trail Blazers immediately won another wave of 15 consecutive wins. It wasn't until they met the Rockets in back-to-back battles that the winning streak finally stopped.

But at this time, the Trail Blazers, who have won 52 games, no longer have to worry about the regular season.

Weak teams aside, even some teams that can be selected for the playoffs may not be able to achieve 52 wins in a season. But when the Trail Blazers did all of this, they had 22 games left in the regular season.

While others are still battling it out for rankings and playoff spots, the Trail Blazers are starting to sit back and relax. Even if Lillard is reimbursed for the season, people don't seem to notice how much weaker this Trail Blazers team has become.

Until April 12, when the Trail Blazers ended their final regular season game of the season with a 103-100 win over the Pelicans, no one saw any clues.

With 72 wins and 10 losses, although the Trail Blazers failed to make history again, their 72-win record has improved a lot compared to the previous two years.

72 wins, a record that was hailed as impossible to break back then, was easily touched by the Trail Blazers again and again. This result is definitely worthy of the fans' expectations.

It's a pity that now that the playoffs are approaching, the Trail Blazers' starting lineup is missing an important fulcrum.

Lillard's injury in the middle of the season has faded into the minds of most people. After all, the Trail Blazers are doing so well now that it is impossible to see what impact Lillard's absence has on the team.

But Ricard is well aware that after entering the playoffs, the trouble caused by Lillard's absence will be infinitely magnified. Shabazz Napier may still be in control for the team in the regular season, but whether the kid can play in the playoffs is another matter.

Ricard rubbed his temples, although the regular season is over, he has been racking his brains in the past few days in order to prepare for the playoffs.

The Trail Blazers' failure in the playoffs in the first two years can also be "attributed" to the team's lack of strong roster.

But this year, with a team with 72 wins, Ricard probably won't be able to accept such a result if he loses again.

The Trail Blazers waited two years for this opportunity to challenge for the championship. The absence of Lillard would certainly make the game difficult, but the Trail Blazers would have to overcome it as well!

After taking a sip of coffee, Riccard was buried in the footage of the match. Divac is right, he is really more and more like Van Gundy's bald workaholic now......