The way of the center

Chapter 320: Just Friends
If we say that the Trail Blazers gave people the impression of "relying on Anjie to win", then today, people's impression of the Trail Blazers will definitely be broken.

How did the Clippers lose?They lost under the strong integrity of the Trail Blazers!Especially in the last two and a half minutes of the game, this characteristic of the Blazers was fully reflected.

Each of them is willing to contribute, and everyone is willing to give.Everyone is the key to the Trail Blazers' victory, and everyone is the focus of offense in Ricard's hands.

But of course, although the Blazers won today through teamwork, it doesn't mean that Anjie has lost his due role.

Although Anjie only scored two points with free throws in the last two and a half minutes, his core role is beyond doubt.The support after receiving the ball, the deterrence on the defensive end, the restraint on the offensive end, and the long pass from the backcourt that caused an indirect assist.If another person came, he really might not be able to do this.But An Jie handled the offense and defense of the entire team in an orderly manner.

"The Portland Trail Blazers are already a good team, but don't forget, they are still improving! Other teams are taking advantage of the offseason to run in, but the Trail Blazers are using the real high Intense game running-in. Once they are running-in, the strength of this team will only increase! Well, let's see who is the best player today. Of course, who else can it be? Anjie!" Ken As soon as Ni Smith finished speaking, An Jie's highlights were released on the TV screen.

"30 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal! An is definitely the most versatile center in the league, bar none!" O'Neal had a good relationship with An Jie in private, and now An Jie is rated He is the best in the audience, and he is full of praise.

"If I remember correctly, Anjie can score a double-double in every game this season, and his blocks will never be less than two. Last year's All-Star Game, because both Anjie and Yao Ming were absent , The West didn't even select a center! In the end, Tim Duncan was the top starting center. This year, let us welcome Ann back to the Western Stars in advance! The starting center position has been reserved by this guy! "Perhaps only Anjie has this kind of magic skill, which can make O'Neill and Barkley, two old friends and old enemies, never quarrel during the commentary process, and their opinions are highly consistent.

"Oh my god Felton, that jump of yours today is so beautiful! Hey, next time you train, guide?" An Jie laughed and patted Raymond Felton on the back. People were also chatting and laughing in the locker room.Teamwork can not only allow the team to win, but also accelerate the formation of a good atmosphere in the locker room.

Seeing the players so happy, Ricard was frowning.Not because he was dissatisfied with the team's performance, but because the Trail Blazers' upcoming schedule is simply "horrible."

After this fierce game, the Trail Blazers will play back-to-back against the Magic tomorrow.Fortunately, tomorrow's game will still be played in the Rose Garden, otherwise Ricard will now have to take the players to catch a plane overnight.

But with only one day off after tomorrow's game, the Blazers have to go to San Antonio to fight the Spurs again, and after the Spurs, the Blazers will have to face the Rockets back-to-back.The continuous running and playing is bound to exhaust the players of the Trail Blazers physically and mentally.Moreover, the continuous high-intensity combat also made Ricard worry about An Jie's meniscus involuntarily.

Although the first intensive repair operation has been successfully completed, Anjie's meniscus is also in a relatively healthy state.But relative health and complete recovery are two completely different concepts.

It's no wonder that Rickard has a sad face. The Blazers won this game, but the next three games are really dangerous for the Blazers and Anjie.The damned shortened season has brought the intensity of the game to an inhuman level.Maximizing the benefits is the priority of the NBA league.Player health and rest?Those two things are worthless in front of dollars.

Today, even An Jie, a training madman, did not dare to train himself any more.Sometimes you have to smash yourself, but sometimes you have to learn to stop when enough is enough.

If An Jie still practiced more today, then what will he use to fight Howard tomorrow.But An Jie didn't want to go home early to rest. In the small villa in Portland, only An Jie was empty.As soon as I go back, a sense of loneliness will hit me violently.

An Jie is also a human being. Training and competitions are An Jie's job, but after work, An Jie also needs a life.

He doesn't like going to nightclubs, so Anjie will politely refuse when his teammates go to have fun.And in the Trail Blazers, most people have already married, they have a warm family waiting for them after get off work, and they don't have time to hang out with a Chinese.

Ricard would be very willing to invite Anjie to dinner, but Anjie would not want to disturb the sweet life of Ricard's family of three.

In Oklahoma, he could be with Morris all day long, but in Portland, Ainger had to be alone most of the downtime.

Catherine is not yet a well-known model, she has to travel all over the world for a bigger stage, and it is impossible to be by An Jie's side all the time.An Jie's parents are not used to life in the United States, and An Jie cannot arrange his parents in an environment that is not suitable for them for himself.Aldridge has the best relationship with Anjie in the Trail Blazers, but the introverted Aldridge doesn't like to come out to have fun very much.Besides, Anjie invited Aldridge to drink tea at his home the day before yesterday. With one game just over and another game starting tomorrow, he must not bother others.

In the past, An Jie used the method of increasing working time to consume boring rest time.But today, on the eve of the Great War.No one came out to have fun, and no extra practice was allowed.An Jie had no choice but to go home and face the empty house.

An Jie drove his RX-7 slowly on the not-so-congested streets of Portland.If Anjie wants to, just push down on the accelerator, and with the RX-7's speed-up capability, Anjie can drive home in 10 minutes without overspeeding.But now, An Jie wandered the streets on purpose.Going back to idle is also idle, it is better to drive slowly and enjoy the night view of Portland.

But no matter how much An Jie procrastinated, the journey home was only that short.In less than half an hour, An Jie still drove the car to the garage door of his villa.But today, there is something unusual in front of my own house.

Vaguely, An Jie could see a black figure standing in front of his house.Judging from the silhouette, this group photo should be a girl.

An Jie stopped the car and approached the girl cautiously.It's not that a little girl can do something to a 2 meter butcher, but that An Jie is afraid that he will be caught in some troublesome recruiting scandal again.

"You are here, An." As he kept approaching, An Jie finally saw the girl's age clearly.The girl also took the initiative to say hello to An Jie.

"Gialdina!? It's been a long time." An Jie looked at the man standing in front of him in surprise. It has been more than a year. Since the last time the Thunder played against the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals, An Jie has never met Jia again. to meet Aldina.But today, she suddenly appeared at her door.

Although they haven't met each other, Anjie and Giardina are in contact from time to time.Therefore, Giardina also knew Anjie's address in Portland.It's just that An Jie didn't expect that this little girl would take the initiative to find her.

"Why are you here? Come in and sit down." An Jie opened the door with confidence, and Giardina followed An Jie into the villa.

"Why are you here alone? Why didn't you call me?" Anjie poured Giardina a cup of hot water. It's still January, and the weather in Portland is still a bit cold.

"I did, more than one." Giardina replied calmly, as if a little unhappy.

An Jie immediately took out his mobile phone. Sure enough, there were six or seven missed calls, all of which were from Giardina.An Jie put his cell phone on the co-pilot when he was driving just now, and turned it to silent and forgot to turn it back.Maybe it was because of this that An Jie didn't receive the call.

"Oh, I'm so sorry Tina. I didn't do it on purpose." An Jie sat awkwardly across from Giardina. He didn't know how to deal with strange girls. Now that he encountered such an embarrassing thing, he didn't know what to do. measures.

"By the way, when did you come to Portland." An Jie decided to change the topic so that the atmosphere would not continue to cool down.

"Yesterday, yesterday I came. I was in the third row when you beat the Clippers just now." Giardina wanted to surprise Anjie, but who knew that Anjie didn't find himself at all. did not pick up the phone.

"I'm so sorry."

"install."

"Huh?" An Jie lowered his head, feeling very guilty.

"Ann, you know what? I like you very much."

"Well, I know, what are you sorry for!?" An Jie suddenly looked up, wondering if it was because Giardina was sitting under the chandelier, An Jie found that Giardina seemed to be the focus of the whole room at this moment.

More mature, Giardina has lost any trace of a little girl.She wore a sexy open-back dress with a plunging neckline that revealed her fair skin.

On this lonely night, a beautiful and charming young girl was sitting opposite An Jie, defenseless.And that sentence also temporarily short-circuited An Jie's head.He always understood what Giardina was thinking, but he always thought that as long as he didn't say anything, their relationship would slowly become normal.Unexpectedly, the little girl took the initiative to speak out.

"Ann?" Seeing that An Jie had been staring at him, Giardina's face also turned slightly red.This appearance is even more fatal temptation.

Lonely man and widow, alone.An Jie is also a man, he admitted that he had a little impulse in his heart.But he knew that Giardina was talking about this, and what An Jie was going to do was not to do something stupid, but to end this relationship.

"I'm sorry Giardina, you know I love Catherine very much. You are very nice, but the person I love is Catherine, that's all." This time, Anjie did not bow his head, but bravely stared at Giardina's Eye.

Giardina saw An Jie's firm eyes. She was very disappointed at first, but then, she felt relieved.Perhaps, this is the dream on the road of my youth.Giardina, you are grown up now, and it is time to wake up from the dream.

"Actually, I expected you to say that. I'm so happy, Catherine is so happy." Giardina smiled bitterly. It won't last long if you take it forcibly if it doesn't belong to you.

"I know I have failed you, Tina, and I have to say that I am very happy with you. However, I can't do irresponsible things. I would like to be friends with you, but I really can't go any further." Ann Jie suddenly became bold, and he finished all the thoughts in his heart in one breath.

"Well, I know Ann." Giardina wiped the corners of her eyes, but when she looked up, she was smiling. "Take me back to the hotel, I'm tired."

"You know Ann? Although I couldn't be with you, even though you didn't like me. But now, I really like basketball because of you. I may watch your games in the future, but really Yes, just because I want to watch my favorite players play."

"You are welcome to come to Tina at any time. I reserve the seat behind the bench for you." An Jie bid farewell to Giardina at the entrance of the hotel. Finally, after the two had known each other for so long, they finally became real. friends, not men and women with ambiguous relationships.

Catherine is still the only one in An Jie's heart.

Far away in Paris, Catherine, who was resting in a hotel, could not sleep.She walked to the balcony, looked at the starry sky, and her heart was full of An Jie, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.She knew that An Jie must be in Portland now, looking at the stars and missing herself.

Although they can't be together often, Catherine knows that she is happy.Giardina is right, Catherine is really happy
(End of this chapter)