Lillard anxiously searched for a vacant parking spot in the parking lot at the Moda Center, and for the first time he had become disgusted with Portland because of the traffic. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Lillard was overjoyed to see an empty spot, and he slammed the steering wheel, only to find that his Hummer would have to move back and forth at least three or four times if he wanted to stop in it.

However, the impatient Lillard moved the car back and forth a total of five times before finally "stuffing" the huge Hummer into the parking space.

Remove the keys and grab your own backpack. Lillard trotted from the parking lot to the elevator with just 10 minutes left before the team's new day of practice began.

"5......4......3......2......1!" Lillard looked at his watch as he slammed open the locker room door at the last second before training began.

After rushing into the locker room, everyone looked at Lillard in shock. Lillard also looked in surprise at the locker room.

It's clear that training is about to start, why are your teammates still resting here leisurely and changing clothes?

"What are you doing, Damien, did Ramarcus and Ann go for a morning run outside the Moda Center?" Iguodala asked.

"It's not...... Isn't training about to start?"

"There's still half an hour to go. Matthews said, gesturing to the large clock in the locker room.

Lillard looked at the clock and then at his watch. He was sure that his watch had run out of battery, causing it to "rest" for half an hour last night.

"Damn! I'm scared to death!" Lillard let out a sigh of relief, being late for practice is a no-no for the Trail Blazers. He didn't want to be alone on the sidelines running around while his teammates were all training.

Lillard was still in shock, but the door to the locker room behind him was pushed open again.

Needless to say, the one who came to the locker room at this point must be Anjie and Aldridge who came back from a morning run.

"What's the matter, Damien, sweating profusely. Are you also running in the morning outside the Moda Center? Why didn't I see you? Aldridge put his arm around Lillard's shoulder, and Angel walked straight to his cupboard, as if looking for something.

"The watch is out of power, which makes me half an hour faster than all of you. I rushed to the locker room from the minus two floors at a speed that broke through Westbrook. Lillard made fun of himself.

There was a lot of laughter in the dressing room, and it was almost time before the start of training, as the players changed their clothes and equipment. The day's training is about to begin, and they will give it their all as usual!

At this time, An Jie seemed to walk to the middle of the locker room with a small red thing.

The defending champion's locker room leader cleared his throat and began to speak. "Guys!"

Suddenly, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked up at An Jie.

"Guys, it's the Chinese New Year, and I wish you all a happy and prosperous Chinese New Year. In China, we have the custom of giving out red envelopes. So today, I've brought a few with you as well. ”

In fact, the Spring Festival has gained considerable popularity in the United States. Every Chinese New Year, the NBA gathers a wave of stars to shoot commercials that say crappy "Happy New Year" wishes. Therefore, Lillard and others actually know what a red envelope is.

"It's not a lot of money, it's mainly to bring some good signs to everyone. After An Jie finished speaking, he began to distribute red envelopes with a smile.

The Trail Blazers players scrambled to be the first to do so, and the group of athletes suddenly became moms scrambling for merchandise during supermarket promotions.

Some of them excitedly opened the red envelope and happily showed off the few but sincere banknotes inside.

Some held up the red envelope and took a selfie with themselves by the way.

For a moment, the whole locker room became noisy. Rickard heard a cacophony of shouts just through the door.

"What the hell are these boys?" Riccard curiously pushed open the locker room door, but the mess inside surprised Rickard.

Seeing that Ricard and Divac were also coming, Anjie immediately got rid of the crowd and walked in front of Ricard and Divac with the last two red envelopes.

"Chief, Vlad, the last two, for you. ”

Ricard looked at the red paper envelope in Anjie's hand, and didn't react for a moment what was going on.

Divac understood, he accepted the red envelope with a smile and said Happy New Year to Anjie.

But when Divac opened the red envelope, he found that it was only six dollars.

"Hey, I remember Yao Ke said, in China, you have to pack at least ten yuan to go in. Divac and Anjie made a joke.

"Alright Vlad, you don't want me to become the second bankrupt Pippen. An Jie responded humorously to his mentor.

Today is January 30, the traditional Chinese Chinese New Year's Eve and the beginning of the Spring Festival.

Between the team's excellent record this season and the reason why Anjie just didn't play during the Spring Festival this year, Anjie decided to do something special in the locker room to relax everyone's tense nerves.

Since the New Year's Day win over the Bobcats, the Trail Blazers are still on a high stride. Although they experienced three back-to-backs in January, they started to play away from home more and more frequently.

But under Anjie's leadership, the Trail Blazers still won 12 of 14 games in January. As of today's Spring Festival, the Trail Blazers' record has officially become an excellent 31-5. There is no doubt that from the beginning of the new season to the present. Whether it's ESPN's power rankings or other media power rankings, the Trail Blazers have consistently ranked first.

As for the NBA's official team record rankings, the Trail Blazers have also occupied the top spot until now.

Last season, the Trail Blazers had an excellent record of 69 wins. So this year, people are talking about whether the Bulls' incredible 72-win record will be broken by the Trail Blazers this year.

Of course, there aren't so many things to worry about in the Trail Blazers locker room right now. Because of Anjie's distribution of red envelopes, the entire locker room was filled with a festive atmosphere, and the whole team was in a good state of relaxation. For a championship-caliber team, it's better to relax your nerves than to be nervous. Pressure can crush a strong team, but relaxation will not make these teams with good self-discipline reverse.

A day's training kicked off in this cheerful atmosphere. Ricard's cough was still there, but he was now on the verge of yelling. Because of the training of the Trail Blazers, he will always do something that he can't find too many faults.

At night, when An Jie drove back to the door of his house, he couldn't help but take out his mobile phone and take a photo of his door.

Because at the door, he saw a set of couplets that did not fit in with the little bungalows around him. The combination of a Western-style villa and traditional Chinese couplets is a bit strange.

But this sense of disobedience made An Jie feel warm, and he almost forgot that he had worked abroad alone for so many years, and this was the first time An Jie had a good Spring Festival......

"Mom, Dad, I'm back. An Jie walked into the door, because his parents had lived here for nearly a month, the house was no longer as lifeless as before.

"Come back, go and rest first, the dumplings will be ready soon!" An Jie's mother's voice came from the kitchen, and at this moment, it seemed to make An Jie return to his childhood, back to the time when their family of three was still living in China.

After a while, a large plate of fragrant dumplings was brought to An Jie. An Jie didn't drool, but tears kept rolling in her eyes.

If he hadn't held it back, two lines of tears might have flowed down An Jie's cheeks by now.

From 2008 to 2014, Anjie finally had a serious Spring Festival!

"Dad, Mom......" An Jie raised his head and looked at his parents with a smile. If you don't look closely, you haven't noticed that the wrinkles on my parents' faces seem to have really changed a lot.

"What's the matter, son?"

"Happy Chinese New Year. An Jie stood up and hugged his parents. His strong arms can already make these two older people feel at ease.

"Happy Chinese New Year. ”

Temperatures are still very low in Portland today, and heavy snow is still slowing down many roads. It's not an exaggeration to say that this is Portland's coldest winter in nearly five years.

But in this villa, which is not big or small, and is usually empty, An Jie has spent his warmest winter......

There is no Spring Festival Gala, no too lively atmosphere, and there are not even fireworks at midnight. But An Jie is already satisfied.