The way of the center

Chapter 374
"Ah, it really fucking hurts." An Jie turned over and felt great pain in his chest and waist.There was some soreness from strenuous exercise, and some bruises from Gasol and Bynum fighting him.

The tired An Jie slightly opened his eyes, but found that the light outside the curtains was very dazzling!

"No way." An Jie struggled to open the curtains, and found that the sun was shining brightly outside the bedroom window, and it was already dawn.

Indeed, it is now the end of March.Daylight will be getting earlier and earlier, and the temperature will be getting higher and higher.But such light intensity can only explain one problem, An Jie overslept again.

After coming to the United States for so many years, An Jie had almost never overslept before.For basketball, he can always wake up early consciously, and then throw himself on the training ground to soak for a day.

But this season alone, Anjie has been unable to get up early for the second time.The intensive schedule of the shortened season is a kind of torture for everyone, even for a "perverted" guy like Anjie.

In the game against the Grizzlies, he was exhausted, and rushed to Los Angeles without stopping, and had a solid hand-to-hand battle with "Little Shark" Bynum.It is not easy for An Jie to stand upright now.

Due to the intensive schedule, Ricard arranged today's training in the afternoon.Moreover, it is just some routine recovery training and tactical training for the next day's game.An Jie wanted to get up early and go to the Rose Garden for extra practice, but now, the time is almost eleven o'clock at noon.

An Jie finally lifted the quilt, got up, and took a hot shower.In an instant, he felt much more refreshed.

After changing his clothes and looking out the window, the long-lost sunshine penetrated into An Jie's small villa through the window without reservation.Suddenly, An Jie felt that he didn't want to go to the training ground today.Maybe two consecutive torturous games have already driven this young man in his early twenties crazy.

"Good afternoon, Portland." An Jie took a breath of the air outside the window, lazily and relaxed, instantly occupying An Jie's whole body.

He opened the car CD, and put in a signed CD that Nora Jones personally gave him.An Jie This is no longer the interior of the new Mazda RX-7, instantly wrapped in the rhythm of jazz.

With Nora Jones' thick and beautiful voice, An Jie started the car.But he didn't plan to go to the Rose Garden, but wanted to wander around in Portland, where he couldn't even recognize the road after he had been here for almost a year.

The place An Jie drives the most every day is the road from his home to the rose garden.Other than that, other areas are still very unfamiliar to An Jie.

If it was normal, Anjie would definitely turn on the GPS anxiously, look for the destination, plan the route, and drive to the destination as fast as the traffic rules allow.

But I don't know if it's the lazy jazz played by Norah Jones that made An Jie's spirit relax. He didn't care where he was going today, nor did he care if he knew the way.He just wanted to keep it on with the music on, and he wanted to see the city he fought for on this sunny afternoon.

City of Roses, this name seems to be more gentle and beautiful than City of Tear.As for An Jie, it was the first time that he discovered that the City of Roses was so graceful.

"Hey, that's Ann!"

When An Jie was waiting for a red light on the side of the street, there would always be some passers-by who would recognize him in surprise, and would then enthusiastically wave to An Jie in the car.

An Jie always responds to those who like him with a smile. Portland is a beautiful city of roses, and he himself is the hero guarding this city of roses.

The surrounding high-rise buildings, billboards and even buses can be seen everywhere with promotional posters of Anjie and the Trail Blazers.The people here are proud of what they have achieved this year.

On the street, young people wearing Anjie's No. 00 jersey can be seen everywhere.An Jie is the basketball creed of this group of young people.

For some reason, Jie felt extra relaxed after watching this scene.In the car, Nora Jones' CD also finished singing the last song, and An Jie knew that he had to go to work too.

On the way to the Rose Garden Stadium again, An Jie felt that he was not as heavy as before.Now, every detail on the street is a sight to An Jie.He took many photos for Catherine along the way, but it's a pity that she can't share this joy with him now that she is working.

How long has it been?How long has it been since I have been so relaxed?

Since playing in the NCAA, Anjie's nerves have been tense all the time.The team's record, his own strength, the threat of powerful enemies, the troubles of injuries, business activities, and transfer turmoil. In addition to competitions, Anjie has too many things to consider.

The intensive schedule of this season not only exhausted Anjie's body, but also overloaded his brain.The first thing An Jie wants to do when he wakes up is to go to the training ground, and the last thing before going to bed, An Jie thinks about tomorrow's game or training plan.

All the scenery along the way was ignored by An Jie, and many of the beautiful things in it were missed by An Jie.This season, An Jie even reduced the number of phone calls with his parents and Catherine a lot.

It is said that a professional player is a comfortable career, but An Jie this season is no different from an office worker running around for a living.

He keeps running, running, running every day.Until today, he was finally tired, and he finally chose to stop and take a look.He also finally discovered that everything around him had always been so beautiful.
Before he knew it, An Jie had already driven the car to the Rose Garden Arena.Outside the arena, countless fans took photos with Anjie and their giant posters.

An Jie hid in the car and took a picture of this scene, and once again sent the picture to Catherine through his mobile phone.

"I wish you were here, I wish I had a photo with you. I'm off to training baby, I love you."

Unexpectedly, not long after the message was sent this time, An Jie received a reply from Catherine.

Catherine edited the picture, removing everything but Angie's huge poster.Then, she took a kiss-like full-body photo of herself and stitched it next to An Jie's huge poster.

The two completed the "group photo" in this way. This photo looks rough to outsiders, but it is so sweet in the hearts of An Jie and Catherine.
"Oh my god, yesterday's game was fucking fatal! That boy Bynum, Bian can do it!" Marcus Camby complained while holding his waist under the leg massage of the physiotherapist. Started the two-day schedule.

"Don't talk about Marcus, I've been fighting that Kobe Bryant guy for a whole game. God, you know I was still racking my brains to figure out how to break through Tony Allen's defense the day before. , The next day I have to face the most dangerous man in the league. Hey, fuck the NBA." Although Wesley Matthews is not as exhausted as Camby, who is fighting inside, he has faced Tony Allen consecutively. And Kobe, it really made him very uncomfortable.

Almost all the players of the Trail Blazers were complaining. They all dragged their tired and heavy bodies, and collectively attacked David Stern, the old man's female family, with their mouths.

At this time, the door of the training ground was suddenly pushed open by someone forcefully.The guy who walked in walked lightly and whistled happily.Judging by the tune, he seems to be playing the new song of American jazz queen Norah Jones.

All the people present stared at the visitor with surprised eyes, they were all dumbfounded, what happened to this guy! ?

"What? There's something in my hair?" An Jie realized that the atmosphere was wrong, so he turned to look at his teammates.

"It's nothing." Marcus Camby swallowed, and wanted to say who had the most exhaustion and who played the hardest in the past two days.There is no doubt that it is An Jie!

But now, An Jie's relaxed expression, light steps and happy mood make it impossible for you to imagine that this man hesitated two days ago.

"You kid, what on earth are you made of? You must be a robot, right? Go home and recharge your batteries and you will still be full of energy." Even Aldridge, who scored 29 points in the last game, is exhausted today. They shook their heads helplessly.An Jie is always able to do something that surprises them.

"Hey, I don't know why, anyway, I'm very relaxed now, and I don't feel tired. Hey, Marcus, don't be merciful later, I'm going to test my state." Anjie glanced at Marcus Camby with a smirk, and Camby fell to the floor covering his head.

"My God!" This old guy who has been in the NBA for more than ten years wailed in pain in his own training ground
Victory, additional training, big contracts, and self-proving Anjie is forced to run non-stop by these things every day.

But today, Angie finally heeded a common piece of advice from Divac, Van Gundy and Ricard: rest.

It turns out that sometimes, proper rest can really make yourself more active.

Now An Jie is full of strength, and the fatigue before has been swept away.The relaxed training in the afternoon only helped An Jie adjust his physical condition to the best!
For the coming of the next game, what An Jie felt was no longer boredom and exhaustion, but anticipation and excitement!
An Jie now knows that if he relaxes his tight nerves a little, it won't let it loose completely.Quite the opposite, this will make it stretch even tighter afterwards!
The current An Jie is like a Formula [-] racing car that has entered the pit stop and filled up the gas. He was unable to run fast, and he will continue to speed!

On March 3, the Golden State Warriors, ranked third from the bottom in the West, will be a guest at the Rose Garden to challenge the exhausted Trail Blazers.

Warriors fans believe that they, like the Los Angeles people, went to Portland to pick up the victory.

But An Jie will definitely make this group of guys understand how wrong they are
(End of this chapter)