The way of the center

Chapter 308 Welcome back, Anjie

Amidst the huge doubts, Anjie and the Trail Blazers have won three consecutive victories unknowingly.Among them, the Nuggets and Clippers can be called the strong teams in the West.But in front of this new team of pioneers, even a strong team can't stop them from moving forward.

When the news of Anjie's transfer to the Blazers was just revealed, half of the people were not optimistic about the combination of the two parties.But now, there must be many fewer people who still have this idea.

The general manager of the Trail Blazers, Nell Orsi, finally got rid of the huge pressure. First, he hired a coach without any professional game coaching experience. Chinese people.A series of decision-making by Orsi made him push himself to the forefront.But now that the team has won three consecutive victories, even those in the management who still have opinions on him have to shut up temporarily.Because it turns out that the arrival of Ricard and Anjie made the Trail Blazers complete a gorgeous turn.

Now the fans of Portland are undoubtedly happy. They don't have to worry about Roy's injury, and they don't have to worry about Oden's state.

Now, they have a new core who can score beautiful data in less than 30 minutes.They have a lineup with five starting players who can all score in double figures at any time, and they have a best sixth man who looks like a superstar.

The last time Tear City was so confident was in Roy's heyday.Maybe they didn't expect the replacement of the Trail Blazers to come so soon, but at least the good news is that their team is developing in a good direction.

After a few games, the relationship between Anjie and the Trail Blazers players is getting better and better.Unlike many teams with a lot of thorns in the locker room, the Blazers' locker room always seemed too quiet.Aldridge, Felton, and even Gerald Wallace belong to the kind of quieter and restrained guy.But that's good, at least An Jie doesn't have to worry about the relationship in the locker room.As long as they get along normally and are willing to give, then Anjie will definitely become a part of the locker room.But to become the leader of the team, there is still a long way to go.

After the Trail Blazers won three consecutive victories, the media frantically hyped the Trail Blazers' away game against the Thunder on January 1.Numerous articles and analyzes have become appendages to this battle. These two originally irrelevant teams are now covered by another layer of relationship by the outside world.

"An's Revenge Battle!" This has almost become the title of this game, but An Jie doesn't agree with such a statement at all.

He and the Thunder broke up peacefully. Although it was a bit unreasonable, Anjie could understand Presti's approach.This time, he was really excited to fight Thunderbolt Anjie, but there was absolutely no intention of revenge mixed in it.

He and the Thunder had never had any grievances, so naturally there was no such thing as a battle of revenge.

In addition to articles, pre-match interviews with participating players are also essential.An Jie used to get along well with his Thunder teammates, so this pre-match interview became the focus of most reporters.

"The last opponent I want to meet in this league is Ann. We have developed a defensive strategy against him. We know him very well, but this does not mean that we can successfully contain him." This is Morris A passage said in an interview with reporters.Immediately to reunite with An Jie, Morris was both a little excited and a little uneasy.

"He is a great player, and we must spend a lot of energy on him. But we will also go all out, because this is the greatest respect for Ann." Durant also expressed his views on Anjie's return, He didn't expect that he would become an enemy of An Jie so soon.

When he was at the World Championships last year, Durant played against Anjie once.At that time, Durant was still thinking in his mind, fortunately, in the NBA, Anjie was on his side.It's good now, when An Jie stepped into the Chesapeake Energy Arena again after a year, his identity has become an opponent.

An Jie also attached great importance to this game, and everything he did before was to prepare for this game.Rickard said that if Anjie's legs had no problems, Anjie would have had a lot of chances today instead of only playing half of every quarter.

Therefore, this game is not only Anjie's first battle against his old club, but also a key battle to test Anjie's recovery from injury.

In this game, Calder will not deliberately protect him. Whether Anjie can beat him, and to what extent he can fight, will become a reference for how Calder uses Anjie in the future schedule.

With all eyes on, the Blazers all boarded a plane to Oklahoma.The most important game for the Trail Blazers at the beginning of the season is coming.

Everyone else had already fallen asleep on the plane, but An Jie was still staring out the window energetically.Ten minutes before the plane landed, the familiar land finally emerged from the night and caught An Jie's eyes.

Oklahoma City, Anjie landed here again.But this time, Anjie didn't come to defend the home court, but to challenge the authority!
Stepping off the plane, I took a deep breath of the cold air.It's different, my mentality is completely different.A week is not enough for Anjie to forget everything about the Thunder team. He is now in a complicated mood. This land once gave birth to him, allowing him to change from an unknown kid to the starting center of the Western Conference star team. But today, An Jie had to personally defeat the team that trained him.

Just as An Jie was thinking, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder from behind.An Jie turned his head and looked, it was Aldridge.

"Ann, before we came here, we lost a lot of games. Among them, you have nothing to do with it." Aldridge and Anjie looked at the night sky in Oklahoma and joked.

"LaMarcus, the result will not change this time." An Jie's answer made Aldridge's smile freeze suddenly.

"I will still be the winner here." Anjie smiled and patted Aldridge on the chest, and Aldridge burst into laughter instantly.The Trail Blazers are full of hope again, just like they had Roy back then.

The team bus is driving on the streets of Oklahoma, where, as usual, there are very few people at night.Many advertising boards are still empty, and there is no time to replace them with new advertisements.In the past, these billboards were all An Jie's posters.A worker was taking advantage of the night to replace the advertisement on a huge billboard. It was an advertisement that An Jie was very familiar with.

"Defend your home court!" Above a line of words is a photo of the Thunder's starting five standing together, with Westbrook, Sefoloza, Durant, Morris, and of course, Ann Jay.
With the worker's forceful push, the entire poster was taken down.An Jie's imprint is gradually disappearing from the city.

Arriving at the hotel, An Jie looked at the brightly lit mountainous area not far away.His cottage is there, and from there, you can see the whole of Oklahoma.An Jie stared into the distance for a while, then followed his teammates into the hotel.Now, this is no longer his home field.

The next day, Ricard brought the Blazers to the Chesapeake Energy Arena early.Unexpectedly, the two met in advance at the entrance of the gymnasium.

You know, Jeff Van Gundy also has the habit of bringing the team over early.But after the two sides met, there was no embarrassment. An Jie and the players on the opposite side laughed and waved hello.

But other than that, neither side said a single word.Too much words, let's express it with actions on the basketball court.An Jie looked up at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Today, he is bound to conquer here!Only defeating the Thunder is the best tribute to my old club!

Just looking at An Jie's expression, Ricard shook his head and laughed.He knows this guy too well, he knows that this kid's current state has been completely mobilized.

Both sides have been warming up for a long time, and Ricard is also racking his brains to win this game.If the Nuggets and Clippers can only be called strong teams, then the Thunder is a well-deserved strong team.The defense of Ibaka and Morris will greatly increase the difficulty of Anjie's play, and the offense of Westbrook and Durant will make the Blazers' defense very tight.

While the Blazers have Jamal Crawford on the bench, the Thunder also have Bledsoe and Nicolas Batum on the bench.

This time, the Blazers really encountered a strong opponent.The two teams, who were also a model of the Young Guards, collided once again.

Thunder fans also lined up outside the arena early to wait to enter the arena. You can see that among the densely packed crowd of fans, there are still some wearing Anjie's No. 16 jersey, and some are still holding Anjie's poster. Slogans like "Welcome Home" were held up in the air by many people.

Although the billboard was removed, although his No. 16 jersey has become history forever.But in the hearts of Thunder fans, Anjie cannot be forgotten.Just like in Ames, people will always remember the young No. 2 center.

"The atmosphere of this game is too warm! This must be the game with the highest attendance rate in the Chesapeake Energy Arena this season! The match between An Jie and the new Thunder three! Not to mention the fans, even I I look forward to it!" Before the game, Charles Barkley did not sneer at any of the parties.He was completely infected by the warm on-site atmosphere, and he had fully devoted himself to the game.

During the player introduction ceremony, the appearance of the general visiting team players will not get any cheers.There were no surprises when the Blazers' first four players played.

But when Anjie appeared as the last player of the Trail Blazers, he received a warm welcome that was no different from that of the Thunder players.

Although Anjie has not received any substantive honors in the past few years with the Thunder, but from a small team to a strong contender for the championship, this transition would not have been possible without Anjie.

An Jie waved towards the stands, and the cheers became several times louder in an instant.Playing games in his former home, Anjie must not let them down!
The lights on the scene were turned on again, and the Thunder team wearing blue and white jerseys stood in front of An Jie.But now, Anjie is not one of them. He is now wearing the black and red jersey of the Trail Blazers. He is now here as a challenger.

"Ann, let's have a good fight!" Morris came over and hugged An Jie tightly.

"Yeah, don't make me think this game is too boring." Westbrook also came together when he saw this formation.

"But don't forget Ann, we will win in the end, and the ending will be exactly the same as when you were here." Durant also shook hands with An Jie.

Several guys from the Thunder got together again, although one of them wore a different jersey.

"How's the leg?" After that, Jeff Van Gundy also asked about An Jie's injury.

"It's all right, boss, you have to be careful with me today." An Jie blinked at Van Gundy lightly, which actually reassured Van Gundy.

You know, the first person to rush to the hospital after An Jie was injured was Jeff Van Gundy.

"Haha, go get ready, you don't have to worry about my arrangement!" Van Gundy patted An Jie's butt, as if sending his own players to the field.

An Jie stepped into the middle circle, and the familiar logo of the Thunder was under his feet.He looked up again, and Morris was smiling at himself.

Come on, let's have a good fight!
An Jie tensed his nerves. In the Chesapeake Energy Arena, he never relents!
(End of this chapter)