The way of the center

Chapter 476 I'm Not Out
From the first quarter to the fourth quarter, the Hornets' bench was like a roller coaster.In the first quarter, they were desperate, but the more they played back, the more confident they became.Although they are still behind now, the term "winning the game" is no longer an unrealistic fantasy for the Hornets.

What about the Trail Blazers?Their bench has also had its ups and downs.From the relaxed at the beginning to the tense now.Among them, it is only because of the addition of two extraordinary players, Ryan Anderson and Vasquez.

"Today, Ryan Anderson's fiery touch outside the three-point line is the biggest problem for the Trail Blazers. If LaMarcus was there, Ryan Anderson wouldn't get so many opportunities. It's a pity, what Ricard lacks now Just a LaMarcus. If I were coach Rickard, I would let Angie confront Ryan Anderson directly. After all, JJ Hickson and Meyers Leonard are better at defending the perimeter Stick to the basket." Kevin Harlan's commentary may not be as relaxed and witty as the T.NT trio, but in terms of professionalism, it is definitely top-notch.This guy is always able to make a lot of good judgments based on the form on the court.

"Ann! In the fourth quarter, you go and confront Ryan Anderson!" Sure enough, Ricard, as Kevin Harlan predicted, had to send his most stalwart backing to meet the Hornets' toughest opponent today. The sharpest blade.Three-pointers are the easiest way to open up the score. If Ryan Anderson continues to shoot like this, the consequences will be disastrous.

"I want you to completely freeze him, understand!? As for JJ, give me more time on the No. [-] pick. If your inside defense is still as bad as your outside defense, I have to put you on the bench!" After that , Ricard warned Hixon again.Hickson knew Ricard's temper, this guy was not joking or alarmist.If he can't complete the task well, he can only watch his teammates play on the court from the bench in the fourth quarter.

"Okay, I understand your mission. The current record of the Hornets is 5 wins and 17 losses, which is second to last in the Western Conference! Losing to such an opponent, you are not ashamed, I will be ashamed of you! The last loss For the Spurs, we still have an excuse. After all, the Spurs are a traditional strong team. We can say openly that the opponent is indeed very strong, and we are just almost lucky. But today, we have no excuses and no way out! Except victory”

"I won't accept any other results." An Jie accepted Ricard's words with a smile, and these words have almost become Ricard's mantra.And An Jie also expressed his own determination when he picked it up.

"Great! Now, go on the court and prove that you are not just talking!" Ricard clapped his hands, and the Blazers stepped onto the court like a pack of hungry wolves.

An Jie looked at the opposite side, and the momentum of the Hornets was also not bad.The competition has reached this point, regardless of the ranking, everyone hopes to win the final victory.

"Come and try if you have the ability, buddy, come and try." An Jie looked at Ryan Anderson who was high-fiving his teammates, and the joints in his hands turned white from the forceful clenching.

When An Jie sent the bottom line ball, the fans in the Rose Garden couldn't help shouting their most intensely.Now the game has come to the fourth quarter, but the team has not established a victory yet.As fans, all they can do is try their best to cheer for the boys on the field.As the sixth player on the court, the Blazers fans did a fantastic job.

Facing the bursts of cheers, Lillard walked towards the Hornets' half court at a leisurely pace.At the same time, Iguodala and Wesley Matthews also stood in the two bottom corners.

The two guys, Davis and Rivers, tightened their nerves, because the position of the Trail Blazers is either to allow Lillard to play singles, or to let Anjie play singles!

However, just a few seconds later, Rivers Jr. let out a big breath.Because Lillard didn't make any extra moves, but threw the ball directly into the penalty area after his toes touched the three-point line.

"Single play in the low post? How bold!" Monty Williams was not nervous because Anjie caught the ball in the low post, because the encirclement of Ryan Anderson and Anthony Davis would not make Anjie feel good.If letting Anjie play singles is Ricard's solution, then Monty Williams can only say that the Hornets will win!Even if An Jie can score in a double encirclement, the efficiency will not be too high!

Judging from the loss to the Spurs, Anjie will indeed struggle when facing high-quality inside double-teams.But Anjie did not intend to form a double team between Anderson and Davis.

Since the ball was very deep for An Jie, after receiving the ball, An Jie turned around and squeezed Davis away with his body, pulled it up and was ready to dunk!

Although Anthony Davis was squeezed away by Anjie, his physical fitness is not a display.Seeing that An Jie was about to dunk, Davis jumped up high, and slapped An Jie directly.

"Do you want to score points in such a simple way? It's too contemptuous!" Davis was very angry in his heart. As a champion, An Jie didn't take himself seriously at all.Now planning to score in this way is simply ignoring his own defense!

So this hard slap not only made Davis slap the ball away, but also made him slap Anjie to the ground.

An Jie didn't expect Anthony Davis's resistance to be so fierce. After losing his center of gravity in the air, he fell to the ground suddenly.In the panic, An Jie could only support the ground with his fingers subconsciously.But how could it be possible for the finger that landed first to support An Jie's weight.

Ricard saw with his own eyes that An Jie's fingers were bent at an exaggerated angle.He suddenly stood up from the bench. If the team loses Anjie without Aldridge, then...Ricard didn't dare to continue thinking, he just stood there and swallowed.

"Beep beep!" The referee's whistle sounded in time, and Anthony Davis also raised his hand to signal that he had no intention of evading responsibility.However, his eyes were still staring at An Jie fiercely, the young champion had already been beaten to the point of losing his composure.And what about Anjie?He didn't fall to the ground as Ricard imagined, but got up from the floor forcefully and rushed to Anthony Davis!
"You want to play like this? I remember you, boy, I remember you." Anjie smiled and issued a serious warning to Davis. Davis didn't say a word, but left silently under the protection of his teammates. .But I have to admit that the child was frightened by An Jie's reaction just now.

"Hey, are you okay!" Iguodala was the first to notice that Anjie's hands were wrong, because Anjie had been covering his left hand with his right hand all the time, and this posture looked very abnormal.

"It's okay, I twisted my finger." An Jie shrugged disapprovingly. In fact, the pain from the finger was so heart-piercing.But this time, An Jie would never allow himself to fall down!

"Hey! Are you really okay!?" Rickard still remembered the creepy scene, Anjie's fingers could never be so flexible.

"It hurts a bit, but I can hit it." An Jie said, standing on the free throw line.The first free throw, the basketball knocked out of the frame.Divac could see that Angie's left hand was unnatural when shooting.

"No, there's something wrong with this kid! Get him down!" Divac yelled at Ricard. He didn't want his beloved student to have any trouble because of the delay in treatment.

As a result, An Jie made the second free throw steadily.He quietly waved at the two coaches, signaling them not to interrupt the game.

The Hornets' offense did not neglect at all, and Rivers Jr. gave the ball to Ryan Anderson three times and five times.But when Ryan Anderson was about to fire, he realized that the person baring his teeth and claws in front of him was no longer Hixon, but the terrifying An Jie!

"Damn it!" Seeing An Jie rushing towards him, Ryan Anderson directly gave up his plan to shoot.Many insiders who are used to shooting from outside the three-point line have eaten Anjie's volleyball hat, and Ryan Anderson is not interested in trying it.

"Don't even think about Ryan!" Maybe it was because of Anthony Davis's assault on him just now that Anger got angry, but now he is very fierce to everyone he sees.

Ryan Anderson, who has a soft style of play, naturally would not confront Anjie head-on, and he immediately returned the ball to Rivers.Without even thinking about it, Rivers passed the ball to Anthony Davis again.Facing Hickson's defense, Davis should no longer be so aggrieved.

Davis caught the ball, shook his shoulders, turned around and shot a jumper. JJ Hickson's reaction is not slow, but the wingspan and height are quite different.If Davis takes this ball, nine times out of ten he can score!
"Crack!" Just as the basketball was about to be shot, the basketball in Davis' hands was slapped away from behind again!That feeling was exactly the same as when I was slammed by An Jie in the first quarter of the game.

"Ann aggressively coming back! Oh my god, he blocked Anthony Davis' shot from behind! Hickson got the ball, Trail Blazers in transition. Andre Iguodala tough Layup, go in! The Trail Blazers completely controlled the situation!" Kevin Harlan didn't expect An Jie's performance to suddenly become like this, this guy is now completely in a state of rage.

"Pause, pause!" Monty Williams was stopped again before his ambition started to be implemented.Ricard also immediately pulled Angel to his side, and quickly called the team doctor to check An Jie's fingers.

"Can you move? Bend your finger and show me." The chief team doctor of the Trail Blazers began to conduct various preliminary tests on Anjie under limited conditions.But just bending, An Jie can't do well.

"Are you fucking okay! Hey, bandage him up and send him to the hospital." Ricard was already thinking about what to do without Anjie.

"No, I can fight, Boss." But this time, An Jie didn't "be obedient".

"You know Ann, I can't let you play with injuries."

"I'm not injured, it's just a bit of pain. I want to win this game, you can't let me out now! After I die, I will have plenty of time to rest!" An Jie's emotions became agitated, and he saw It can be seen that this guy's desire to win has been fully stimulated.

Ricard looked at the team doctor, and the chief team doctor just nodded slightly.He looked at Divac again, and Divac told him not to.

After that, Riccardos thought for a few seconds.Over there, the Hornets are arranging tactics, Ricard can't continue to waste more time on this matter.

"If you make your injury serious because of this, I won't let you go, bastard!" In the end, Ricard compromised.

"Hey, don't worry boss, I will definitely not let myself lose some "parts"".

The timeout ended, and people had just seen the horrible bending of An Jie's fingers through the high-tech slow-motion playback.Combined with the picture of the Trail Blazers on the bench just now, people have no hope for Anjie to play again.Trail Blazers fans can only pray that Ainger doesn't stay away for too long this time.

"If the situation is not good, Ann's finger may be broken. No, God. It's Ann, he continues to play!" Kevin Harlan was just halfway through speaking when he saw the tall figure of No. 00 appearing again On the basketball court!
"What!?" The members of the Hornets had also seen An Jie's situation on the big screen just now. Everyone thought that guy was useless, but he once again stood in front of everyone.

"I wouldn't fucking fall down so easily." An Jie shook his injured left hand, and hooked his fingers at the opposing Hornets with his right hand.
This time, no more falling down!

(End of this chapter)