When Angel came to Lillard's door, he could hear the singing coming from the courtyard of Lillard's house through the big iron gate.

This guy is really a rapper who has been delayed by playing basketball, and this guy's love for rap music doesn't seem to be less than basketball.

Looks like Lillard is bubbly right now. Angel shook her head with a smile and rang the doorbell for the door of Lillard's house.

However, the cacophony of singing in the courtyard completely drowned out the sound of the doorbell. After Jay set the doorbell and waited for a long time, Lillard still didn't come out to answer the door.

So An Jie took a big breath, opened his throat and shouted. "Stinky boy, open the door!"

As soon as An Jie shouted, the sound of music in the courtyard suddenly disappeared. Lillard turned off the stereo and walked to the gate to take a look, and if it was really Anjie, he laughed happily.

"Hey, my man, I didn't expect you to come so early." Anjie had already said that he would come to see Lillard today, but Lillard thought that Anjie would come in the evening.

"You're playing music in the yard early in the morning, and your neighbors aren't coming to trouble you?" Anjie said as he put his hand on Lillard's shoulder.

"Old Charles, who lives next door to me yesterday, said that this kind of music will be played early in the morning in the future, please let me be louder, otherwise he will not hear it clearly." Lillard laughed as he limped into the yard with Angel.

"How's your foot?" Anjie saw that Lillard was still wearing a big protective gear at his ankles, so he asked with concern. After all, the main purpose of Angela Lillard today is to understand his injury.

"I've started to do recovery training, but it's a pity that I can't catch up in the playoffs......" Lillard looked at his exaggerated protective gear and pouted helplessly.

"Don't worry, keep it up. Our goal is to win three championships in a row, and in the future, we have a chance to play in the playoffs. An Jie picked up a glass of juice and drank it together, feeling like she was at home. Anjie and Lillard's good personal relationship does allow him to do whatever he wants in Lillard's home.

"I know, I know, you see, I'm not in a hurry to enjoy life? My second rap album is almost finished, and you'll have to help me promote it in China! Lillard looked at An Jie with a smile, and I have to say that Lillard, this kid, is much stronger than An Jie back then.

When Anjie was reimbursed for the season, he almost lost faith in life. But look at Lillard, this guy is still in the mood to tinker with his album. And from Amin Gate to now, Lillard's smile hasn't disappeared.

This kind of optimistic character is really something An Jie will never learn.

"Don't worry, Ann, I'm not only going to promote the album for you, I'm also going to bring you a championship ring. You're just waiting at home for me to bring you the championship ring. I think it must be cool that you released the album with four championship rings on your hands! ”

"You still know me, brother. Keep up the good work and help me get a championship! When the word "champion" was spoken, the hippie-smiling Lillard suddenly became serious.

He stretched out a fist in front of Anjie, who understood and collided with Lillard's fist.

These two guys looked at each other and smiled, this is the first time they haven't been able to play together in the playoffs after so many years of playing side by side......

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After seeing Lillard in the morning, Anjie immediately entered the combat mode. In the afternoon training, An Jie was particularly excited. This made Ricard very happy, but it made Divac a little skeptical.

An Jie's meniscus has had problems, and looking at the people who have problems with their meniscus in the league now, only An Jie may be the only one who can persist for several seasons without injury.

Roy, the former Trail Blazers talent, has become a high school basketball coach because of a meniscus problem. And Wade, who had problems with his meniscus in college, can now only assist James in the form of a veteran base salary.

Divac worries that if Anjie's injury suddenly erupts in the playoffs, the Trail Blazers will lose all their efforts.

The Trail Blazers have lost Lillard, and they can't afford to lose anyone, especially a leader like Angel.

Divac's worries are not groundless, Anjie is 28 years old, and the recovery ability and physical strength of a 28-year-old person cannot be compared with that of 24 or 25 years old. What's more, An Jie still plays the position of center, and the pressure and impact on his knees are several times that of outside players.

While getting older, An Jie has not relaxed his training. The wear and tear on his knees is destined to be huge.

"What do you think? Vlad. Seeing that Divac seemed a little absent-minded, Ricard stabbed the NBA legend who had assisted him for many years with his elbow.

"Nothing, just a little worried. This year's playoff war in the West seems a little too chaotic. Divac digressed.

"It's true that the west is a bit perverted this year. The Thunder with Westbrook and Anthony, the Timberwolves with Wiggins, Jimmy and Towns. And, of course, the Spurs, the Warriors, and the Rockets...... It can be said that every round of the competition is a challenge for us. At the mention of this, Ricard's brow furrowed.

This year's strength in the west can be said to be unprecedented. Every team has the potential to fight their way out, and every team has multiple superstars.

The Trail Blazers weren't very lucky, and if they could meet the relatively immature Timberwolves, they might not have played too hard in the first round. But the opponent of the Trail Blazers in the first round was the Houston Rockets, who fell to eighth in the West by mistake!

The Rockets experienced injuries to Paul and a number of key players at the end of the regular season, and Harden struggled to support himself, so the Rockets' results fell quickly.

However, before the start of the playoffs, the full comeback of Paul and others marked the "fuel" of the Rockets to be filled again.

If it weren't for injuries, the Rockets would at least be among the top five teams in the West. So the hapless Trail Blazers will face a good opponent in the first round of the playoffs.

Harden is now an MVP-caliber shooting guard, and Paul's ability is as strong as ever.

The backcourt of these two top defenders has already proven itself in the regular season. The challenges they need to face will be enormous.

It's no wonder that An Jie is working so the training ground now, he is a leader who works hard, and others have no excuse to be lazy.

Only told Lillard in the morning that he was going to win the championship, and Anjie didn't want the team to lose in the first round.

The challenges of the playoffs are looming, and with another year of title scrambling, Angel will not let up in the slightest.

The tough battle, from the first round, immediately began!

After two years of depression, will AnJie and the Trail Blazers be able to make it out of the West without Lillard? All the answers are about to be revealed!