The way of the center

Chapter 332 The Road to All-Star
After bidding farewell to Catherine, An Jie's life has become boring again in the eyes of others.Practice, race, practice, race.Although he occasionally hangs out with his teammates, but the frequency is very rare.But An Jie himself didn't feel distressed by it.On the contrary, this guy is driven and intoxicated.

But today, all members of the Trail Blazers unexpectedly received an invitation from An Jie.An Jie hopes to take this opportunity to invite the whole team to have a meal.This is really a rare thing in the Trail Blazers.

After the team lost to the Rockets on February 2, they defeated the Hornets back-to-back on February 8 a day later.Although it is indeed gratifying to win, it is not so exaggerated to invite the whole team to dinner.

"What the hell is An Jie doing?" Even Aldridge, who usually has the best relationship with An Jie, couldn't figure out why An Jie invited everyone to dinner.While everyone was discussing, Anjie, who finished the extra practice, walked into the locker room dripping with sweat.

"You...why are you still here?" An Jie stared at everyone in surprise. He made an appointment for dinner at eight o'clock in the evening.And there was still a three-hour gap between the end of training and the start of eating. He didn't ask his teammates to wait for him in the locker room for three hours.

Usually, once the training is over, this group of guys can't even see a shadow.It's a good day today. After An Jie practiced for an hour and a half, all his teammates were still in the locker room.

"Just... um... why exactly?" Aldridge asked everyone's question. It's not impossible for Anjie to invite them to dinner, but they don't know the reason, and everyone is a little uneasy.Now the Trail Blazers are recruiting around Anjie, everyone except Anjie may suddenly leave the team, even Aldridge is no exception.An Jie held such a party, could it be a farewell banquet for someone?

"Just because of this, you guys waited for me in the locker room for an hour and a half? Hahahahaha!" An Jie laughed. He was just embarrassed to tell everyone the reason in the locker room, but he didn't expect everyone to be so angry because of this matter. curious.

"Okay, I'll tell you the reason when we start eating. It's almost time now, you just wait for me to change clothes, let's go together." An Jie looked at the clock in the locker room, and quickly Went into the shower room.

The Trail Blazers team drove their car towards a luxuriously decorated restaurant in downtown Portland. An Jie wanted to invite his teammates to eat Chinese food, but found that there were no authentic Chinese restaurants in Portland.So he simply did as the Romans did, and found a western restaurant.

Countless Portland citizens gathered outside the restaurant. They just saw their idols all walk into the same place.Some reporters heard the news and wanted to go in for interviews, but they were blocked by the security outside the door without exception.An Jie explained that this party is private and outsiders are not welcome to attend.And the security guards who got a big tip also faithfully carried out An Jie's meaning.

The entire restaurant was taken over by An Jie, and there were all kinds of dishes on the table, except that fruit juice was used instead of red wine.An Jie knew that it would be best if he didn't drink while the season was in progress.

Before the official start of eating, An Jie, as the default leader of the team and the organizer of the party, took the lead in raising a goblet full of juice, and explained clearly to his teammates the reason for the way to eat.

"As you all know, in this All-Star Game, I once again became the starting center of the Western Stars. Seriously, before I come back this season, I don't even know if I can play well. But now, I became the All-Star starter again. I want to say, thank you. Without you, I couldn't do this." An Jie put away his hippie smile and said this seriously.

"When I first came to the big family of the Blazers, I didn't have time to treat everyone to a meal. Today, I made up for it. Thank you for accepting and supporting me. In the days to come, I hope you can work together with me !” An Jie raised the goblet and drank the juice inside.He didn't do this for the atmosphere in the locker room. The reason why Anjie asked his teammates to come out to eat this meal was entirely out of gratitude from the bottom of his heart.

The dining atmosphere afterwards was always very pleasant. The Blazers' locker room was already calm. After Anjie's arrival, under the influence of his catalyst, the relationship between these guys became even better.If it wasn't for the game the next day, this group of guys who had fun might have continued their nightlife.

But there is no way, tomorrow's game against the Mavericks will definitely not be easy.So after the meal, everyone went home to prepare for the next day's game.

Anjie, the starting center for the Western Stars, was injured for a year and didn't play, but this time he got such praise when he came back.Many people think that Anjie got this position by relying on the huge advantage of China's population. In fact, it is not the case. Many of the votes come from the United States or other regions outside of China.

Anjie came to this position by relying on his real strength. The second center of the western star team after Anjie is the "Little Shark" Andrew Bynum of the Lakers. However, this guy has long been proven Not as strong as An Jie.Therefore, although it was a year later, Anjie was able to become the All-Star starter again, and he deserved his name.

In the cheerful atmosphere of the whole team, everyone is united and united.Such a team is exactly the team that is suitable for Ricard's tactical arrangement.So in the Trail Blazers game against the Mavericks on February 2, the Blazers successfully overturned another defending champion!
"Ann blocked Dirk Nowitzki's jump shot, which is really rare! God, have you seen anyone who can block Dirk Nowitzki before!? This guy's shot is high and tricky, but it still can't let Germany People escaped from Ann's claws!" After Anjie slapped Nowitzki's shot, almost all the commentators made expressions of disbelief.

This block itself is very exciting, and the most important thing is that it was Nowitzki's lore shot that was blocked by An Jie!
Seeing that the basketball was shot flying, Gerald Wallace used a sacrificed throw to the ground to win the ball for the Trail Blazers before Marion.Afterwards, two or three players went up to compete with Gerald Wallace, but Gerald Wallace never let go.

Seeing that the situation was chaotic, the referee hurriedly awarded a scrimmage.An Jie was very dissatisfied with this penalty, because he clearly saw that Marion's hand just now must have been unclean.

But there was no way, even though An Jie argued with the referee for Wallace, the referee still ignored it.For ball scrimmage, it is impossible to change this penalty.

But how could Marion, who is no longer young, jump better than the athletic Gerald Wallace?Although there have been twists and turns, it is still the Trail Blazers who control the last shot.

Now the score is 94 to 94. Since the two sides are tied, the Mavericks will not use foul tactics.In the last 23 seconds of attack time, the Mavericks plan to defend hard!
Although Raymond Felton is now pressing the tempo, everyone in the Mavericks knows that the real offensive end point of the Blazers is inside!It was not without reason that Cuban did not hesitate to contact Anjie with the condition of renewing his contract with a maximum salary.Not only his boss, but all Mavericks players on the field know how dangerous Anjie is.This guy isn't just good at killing kills, he's also good at finishing games himself.

Sure enough, when Felton pushed down the time to only ten seconds, he suddenly broke through.The aging Kidd couldn't keep up with Felton's footsteps. Felton gained a lot of space. He passed easily and let Angie get the ball.

After getting the ball, Anjie leaned against Mavericks starting center Brandon Heywood and took a step towards the basket.Seeing that An Jie started to advance, Nowitzki and Vince Carter hurried towards An Jie.Three people defending, for An Jie, it is not an exaggeration at all!
"Sure enough!" According to Ricard's tactical arrangement, if Vince Carter also came to double-team him, then An Jie should choose Plan B!
He first turned to face the frame, then raised his hand to feint.This move scared Haywood to jump up, and Carter reached out to reach the ball.The moment Anjie released the ball, everyone on the Mavericks team realized that the basketball did not fly to the basket, but to the bottom corner.

"No, no!" Carter turned his head suddenly, his heart was already half cold.Courtney Lee, at the moment is unmarked in the outer corner of the three-point line!

In order to contain An Jie, Carter had to abandon the dangerous Li.But he didn't expect that An Jie, a big center, could calmly send a wonderful pass under the double-team of three people!

Courtney Lee received the ball comfortably, and Carter was still two steps away from him at the moment.Li didn't hesitate, even though he was just a secondary player, although it was logically not his turn to execute the crucial ball that determines the outcome.But for the team to win, everything must be faced!
So Courtney Lee made a bold move, Vince Carter gnashed his teeth and tried his best to interfere, but it was still a few seconds late.The basketball bounced to the left side of the basket, and Anjie jumped up to make a tip.Unexpectedly, before An Jie reached out, the basketball fell into the net by itself.

At the same time, the red lights around the backboard came on.Courtney Li raised his arms high, he went straight to An Jie, and hugged him tightly.He knew that Anjie's pass at the last moment also played a key role!

Nowitzki looked at the figures of An Jie and Courtney Lee embracing each other, and shook his head helplessly.The Mavericks may be the worst defending champion in recent years
97 to 94, through a three-point lore, the Trail Blazers won an away victory in Dallas.And An Jie is one step closer to his first All-Star tour after his return.

The effect of a meal is sometimes so amazing. To beat the Mavericks, the Blazers relied on team strength until the last moment.Now facing the Washington Wizards, the integrity of the Portland Trail Blazers has been brought into full play.

The chemistry of the Trail Blazers is really good, especially after Anjie invited the meal, the Trail Blazers have a tacit understanding.The Wizards' No. 70 pick, John Wall, and the unruly small forward Nick Young both played very well. The shooting percentage of these two guys both exceeded a scary [-]%, which is definitely a super-level performance.It's a pity that apart from these two, the Wizards have no way to compete with the Blazers.

Anjie and Aldridge killed the Quartet, beating Jamal McGee and Trevor Booker to pieces.And Jamal Crawford also used his frequent breakthroughs to create damage inside the Wizards and got a lot of free throw opportunities. 21 points is what this guy got.

Do you think this is the end?No, Wallace and Nick Young were overwhelmed by Gerald Wallace's 18 points and Courtney Lee's 13 points.In the end, the Trail Blazers beat the Wizards 124 to 109, and Anjie's performance proved that his starting position in the Western Conference Star Team is well-deserved.

Under this momentum, the Blazers won the Warriors with a score of 93 to 88 in back-to-back games.Although the rebuilt Warriors lineup has basically taken shape, they still can't escape the law that they must lose when they meet Anjie.David Lee was "educated" by Anjie when he was playing for the Knicks. Over the past few years, Anjie has made great progress, but David Lee has almost stagnated.Therefore, being contained here is also a matter of course.

Before Anjie was about to participate in the All-Star Game, after Anjie invited his teammates to eat that meal.The Blazers have stepped over the dead bodies of five opponents and also won five consecutive victories.

The Trail Blazers' second five-game winning streak this season came so easily, it's unbelievable.

Although the Blazers rely on teamwork to win, it is undeniable that Anjie played the most important role.Now that he has gone through this series of victories, the voice of doubting An Jie has also become much smaller.

The starting center of the Western Stars is An Jie from the City of Torn.There is no doubt about his strength, no fakes.If you are still doubting, then please look at the results of the Blazers for yourself, and of course, if you can, ask Anjie's opponents how they feel.

Five consecutive victories, An Jie is on the way to the All-Star Weekend, moving forward steadily!

(End of this chapter)