Chapter 334: The Road to All-Star (Part II)

"What, can't play!?" Anjie shouted loudly in Ricard's dressing room, and if memory serves, Anjie spoke the loudest to Ricard. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

"You know I'm here for your good, Ann!" Ricard didn't lose his temper, he knew Anjie's character as a child, so he could guess Anjie's mood at the moment. If it is injured, there is no way, An Jie will rest obediently. But he was very healthy and in good condition, but he was told by the coach that he would not be able to play in this game, and An Jie, a competitive guy, would definitely not do it.

"I know, but ......"

"Don't. Ricard interrupted Anjie with a wave of his hand. "I know what you're going to say, but the answer is no. Back-to-back, playing three games in three consecutive days. Ann, tell me, you've been playing professional basketball for a few years, have you ever encountered a game like this once?"

Rickard's words left Anjie speechless. Indeed, despite back-to-back against the Wizards and Warriors, the Trail Blazers have won two in a row. But if there are three games in a row, it is never a good time to take advantage of the victory. Even in the NBA, there are very few such schedules, which shows how intense such games are.

Although Rickard doesn't know much about Yao Ming, he knows that the reason why Yao Ming ended his career early has nothing to do with his excessive use of his legs and feet. Now An Jie doesn't know how to be temperate, so Calder will come to help him with moderation.

Playing back-to-back games, that's the biggest concession Ricard is willing to make. Back to back? I'm sorry, Anjie has to rest!

So no matter what Angel says, Ricard always answers him with one word: no.

Rickard knew Angel, and Jacky knew Rickard's stubborn temper. Once he decides on something, it is difficult for others to shake his opinion. So after many rounds of "debate" to no avail, An Jie could only silently accept this fact.

Hearing that An Jie will not play, the rest of the Trail Blazers are more or less flustered. Without Anjie, how difficult it is to fight, this group of guys who fight alongside him knows better than anyone else. However, they still squeezed out a smile at An Jie one by one, so that he could rest assured. But Anjie knew that his teammates were just as tired as he was. This time against the Clippers, it won't be as easy as the previous wins.

Sure enough, as soon as the game began, the Trail Blazers were exhausted. Back-to-back matches are nothing short of physical and mental torture. Think about winning a game every time you're exhausted and you can't rest yet, you have to catch a plane overnight and get to the next city without sleep. And this kind of life, the Trail Blazers lived for three days in a row!

Without Anjie's containment and scheduling, the Trail Blazers' tactics would have lacked a lot of changes. But now they are tired, and they are not very able to open their legs. Many of the tactics Ricard laid out were not executed by the players on the Trail Blazers.

But what is even more surprising is the Los Angeles Clippers. If the Trail Blazers are tired and in bad shape because they have to play back-to-back games in a row, that's understandable. But the Clippers, who got two days off, didn't take advantage of it! Not because the Trail Blazers played well, but because the Clippers played as badly as the Trail Blazers!

Although there was no Angel, Griffin was still very embarrassed by Marcus Camby. The champion had performed well in previous matches, but today, he lost his feelings for some reason.

And Chris Paul, a point guard who has always been known for his stability, shot an exaggerated 5-of-15 shooting. Besides. The steady "Queen Bee" also made four rare mistakes.

The iron symphony lasted for the entire 48 minutes of the game, and An Jie sat at the bottom and watched Riccard countless times, and An Jie was very confident that he could win the Clippers in this state. But Rickard was not willing to take the risk, and he still rejected Anjie's application. Riccard was betting all his money on Angel, so he didn't want to risk playing his best card for an innocuous game.

Until the end of the regular game, the two sides who performed poorly were not able to distinguish the superiority. Maybe this time, the general among the dwarfs will have to continue to be screened before it can be finalized.

Playing overtime, this means that the Trail Blazers' chances of winning will be smaller. I've only experienced back-to-back games, and now they are tired and have to play extra time, which is even more exhausting.

That is, taking advantage of the period when the Trail Blazers were physically exhausted, the Clippers launched an onslaught. Although their shooting percentage is still miserable, the Clippers still have a few advantages in the face of the Trail Blazers who can't be beaten.

In the end, the Clippers finally won the game with a difficult time with the Trail Blazers' crazy iron in the last 120 seconds. Despite this, the Clippers didn't win by many points. 74-71, the Clippers won an extremely ugly victory.

Yes, you read that right. The two sides played overtime, and the score was only more than 70. The Clippers shot 38.5 percent from the field and the Trail Blazers shot 38 percent. The only 5% difference made the game a win or a loser.

Many fans who chose to watch this game regretted it to death, and this game even made people wonder if it was an NBA-level confrontation after all.

Anjie looked at the result with tears and laughter, maybe Ricard was wise. Even if the tired An Jie plays, the game will not necessarily improve. At least today, Anjie avoided an embarrassing match.

After losing this game, the Trail Blazers' number of losses finally reached double digits. Don't look at the Trail Blazers who don't lose much, in fact, they have only played 30 games, and although it is almost All-Star Weekend, the number of games they have shrunk is much less than in a normal season. However, with such a high density of games, the Trail Blazers, who have even experienced the perverted schedule of back-to-backs, don't think that the shortened season will be much easier than the full 82 games.

Chris Paul also said after the game that it was pure luck that they were able to hold on to the end. In this game, the two sides did not play their due strength at all. The outcome of victory or defeat is entirely determined by God.

Although the game was an ugly loss, Ricard did not go out of his way in the dressing room. He knows that his players are tired and it will not be easy for them to persevere. Moreover, under the influence of An Jie, this group of guys will never lose their enthusiasm for the game. Ricard's anger now will only frustrate the good atmosphere in the dressing room.

"Ann, how was the rest?" Rickard couldn't drive to the pitch today because of a glitch with his car. So after the race, Anjie took over the task of driving Ricard home.

"I won't let the time of this game go to waste, don't worry, boss, I promise to win the next game. An Jie looked at the driver in front of him seriously, but calmly answered Ricard's question.

"Hmm...... As long as your legs are okay, we have the game to win. You know, your career isn't just a few games, you and I have to think about it for the future. Ricard was worried about whether Anjie would blame him as a manager for not letting him play.

"I know boss, you are nagging in my ear every day. Don't worry, you said when you recruited me before that we're going to win together, even that damn O'Brien Cup. Angel turned his head and smiled at Ricard, if there was anyone in this world who would never question it, it was George Ricard. Not because of anything, just because of An Jie's trust in him.

In fact, in many teams, the relationship between the manager and the star of the house is not good. For example, Anthony and George Carr used to have conflicts between them. Many stars and managers only have a working relationship, and in private, they basically don't have much intersection, and they don't even like each other. It's just that Anthony and George Carr's temper eventually made the conflict between the two gradually grow and finally explode.

But if the relationship between the manager of a team and the star of the house is very harmonious, then the combat effectiveness of this team is generally not to be underestimated. For example, Popovich and his GDP, and Riccard and his Anjie......

"Another violent dunk! Oh my God! Ann's excellent skills have always made people classify him as a technical center, but in fact, Ann's style of play is quite direct and quite violent!" Seeing that An Jie once again pushed the Georgian Zaza Pachulia to complete the violent dunk, Mike Brin immediately grabbed the microphone and shouted.

Nowadays, in this era of the decline of the center, there are not many good centers, and there are even fewer centers who can use both soft and hard like An Jie.

Seeing Anjie finish the goal, Riccard was the first to get up from the bench. He didn't make all the exaggerated celebrations like the players, but a simple punch expressed Riccard's inner delight. He and Anjie are not just colleagues, these two guys are like brothers!

Under the ravages of Anjie, the Eagles gradually collapsed from the inside out. As soon as the interior offense opened, the Trail Blazers' outside shooter group also got a lot of opportunities.

Needless to say, Konteni Lee was the first player to respond to Anjie's call. Secondly, LaMarcus Aldridge, the team's second leader, also began to score relentlessly.

Although Joe Johnson and Josh Smith worked hard, these two guys clearly couldn't compete with Angel and Aldridge.

77-97, after a sloppy loss to the Clippers in the last game. The Trail Blazers, led by returning Anjie, won the game again, and also won by another 20 points!

The Eagles players can't be said to have played badly in this game, they played at the level they deserved. It's a pity that their level is just as good as that of the pioneers.

After the match, Rickard was the first to go up and hug Anjie. With 33 points and 14 rebounds, Anjie's stats are enough to make Riccard proud of him.

Wu Hua grabbed the camera and took a picture of An Jie and Ricard hugging each other. The butcher who is feared on the pitch will always be like a child in front of Riccard......

After that, there are only two games to play before the start of All-Star Weekend. The Trail Blazers, on the other hand, will also face two Western powerhouses. Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs.

In the first game against the Lakers, An Jie rarely played abnormally. He shot just 8-of-18 from the field and scored a season-low 18 points since February. However, Kobe Bryant and Gasol did not want to pass up the chance to win, and they scored 28 and 14 points respectively to help the Lakers beat the Trail Blazers 92-87. After the game, An Jie helplessly spread his hands at Kobe, he still worked hard today, but he couldn't score the ball no matter what.

"Next time, I'm not going to make it that boring. This is the last sentence that An Jie and Kobe Bryant said when they said goodbye, but Kobe Bryant hopes that every time he meets An Jie, it will be like this, how good it would be. It's too much effort to fight this guy.

After losing to the Lakers, Anjie was immediately besieged by the media. An Jie has been playing steadily for too long, and now he has finally played abnormally, and of course the reporters will not let go of the opportunity.

It's a pity that this topic hasn't been heated yet, and the Trailblazers immediately completed the killing of the Spurs in the Rose Garden!

Maybe it's because of the doubts from the outside world, An Jie played hard in this game.

In the face of criticism, An Jie will not go to a war of words with reporters. Actions, performance and data are the best ways to silence journalists.

So, when Anjie used 36 points and 11 rebounds to attack in front of Duncan, when the Trail Blazers scored seven double-doubles. All the reporters who were still scolding An Jie the day before consciously kept their mouths shut. Their faces were swollen after just one game.

103-97, the Trail Blazers, who scored double-doubles with seven players, were not afraid of the Spurs, and Anjie also made Duncan once again impress himself.

After playing this game, An Jie finally breathed a sigh of relief. Halfway through the game, he's heading to Orlando for a relatively relaxed time. His all-star journey has finally come to an end.

In the much-anticipated All-Star Game, how Anjie, who returned after a year, will perform, has even become one of the hype focuses of this All-Star Game.

A year later, no one has been able to shake his position as an All-Star starter, and that's pretty telling.