The way of the center

Chapter 666 The Confrontation Between Two Eras

This season, the Trail Blazers can be described as a dominant team.Judging from the regular season record, their 72 wins are naturally unmatched by other teams.Strictly speaking, the records of other teams are not even close to the Trail Blazers.

Last year, although the Trail Blazers' 69 wins were equally impressive, the Heat's 66 wins and the Thunder's 60 wins were also impressive.The entire alliance is showing a phenomenon of contention among a hundred schools of thought.

This year is different. In addition to the Trail Blazers' terrifying 72 wins, the second best record in the league is the Spurs' 62 wins.

Not to mention that the Spurs have ten fewer wins than the Trail Blazers. Apart from the Spurs, there is no third team in the league with more than 60 wins.

The No. 56 Pacers in the East have 54 wins, and the super team Heat has only [-] wins.The records of these teams cannot be said to be bad, but compared to the Trail Blazers, they are indeed much inferior.

Therefore, the media regards this season as a season belonging to the Trail Blazers.Because judging from the 82 matchups in the regular season, there is indeed no better team than them, not even a team with a similar record.

The Mavericks originally had the opportunity to swap positions with the Grizzlies, but in the end, because of a win gap, the unlucky Mavericks had to meet the mighty Trail Blazers.

Although the No. [-] Spurs in the West are also not easy to mess with, Cuban is more willing to see his team fight against the No. [-] in the West than the Trail Blazers.

However, what Cuban didn't expect was that worse news was yet to come.

The news that Anjie accepted the league's concussion test has been a hot topic in the past two days.Because Anjie's absence or not will directly affect the trend of the entire playoffs.

Cuban has also been paying attention to this news from beginning to end, but early this morning, Cuban learned that An Jie has been allowed to play!
what does that mean?This means that the last straw of the Mavericks is completely lost.

ESPN and TN.T also made a special column before the start of the playoffs as in previous years. When the Mavericks and Cuban were mentioned, the hosts expressed sympathy.

"These may be the two teams with the greatest gap in strength in the first round of the playoffs." Jeff Van Gundy looked at the playoff table and couldn't help shaking his head.

"Jeff, if you were to coach the Mavericks, what do you think you need to do to beat the Blazers?"

"What needs to be done? We need to make Dirk at least five years younger! Otherwise, there is no point!" Van Gundy is not the kind of person who likes to make jokes when interpreting the game. When he can only answer in this joking way This problem shows that the Mavericks really have nothing to do.

The Mavericks have really had an unsatisfactory season this year, and the aging Nowitzki has declined significantly this year.Monta Ellis also failed to maintain his excellent performance after his highs and lows at the beginning of the season.

In the fiercely competitive West, the Mavericks were almost overturned by the No.9 Suns and almost advanced to the playoffs!It can also be seen from this that the Mavericks can still make the playoffs this year, thank God.

Complete the Black Eight Miracle?Van Gundy really couldn't think of any possibility.

"Average 30.1 points, 14.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 3.1 blocks, shooting 69% from the field. When a team has such a monster inside, they are very difficult to beat. Angie's data this season , even better than last year when he won the MVP. What's more, compared to statistics, Anjie's dominance on the basketball court is also extremely strong. And don't forget, there is another player in the Trail Blazers who can average Aldridge scored 21.1 points and 9.1 rebounds. What about the Mavericks? Vince Carter? Come on, this is the second decade of the 21st century. The Mavericks can no longer keep up with the rhythm of this era."

Before the playoffs even started, the Mavericks have been underestimated by various media.

Dallas fans were very dissatisfied with this. On the Internet, fans of the Mavericks and Trail Blazers also launched a fierce scolding battle.

Mavericks fans said Angie was a hypocrite who relied on flopping to show sympathy, while Trail Blazers fans were laughing at Monta Ellis' incredible mistakes on the court.

In short, although there is a huge gap in strength, the enthusiasm brought to the fans before the battle between the two sides is still not low.

In the midst of this scolding battle, April 4th finally came.How will this game, which has attracted much attention because of the large gap in strength, be beaten?

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2012-2013 season NBA championship.

Staring at the fake championship pennant hanging in the training ground, Nowitzki was fascinated.

Corridors, locker rooms, and even the current training ground, the Trail Blazers tried their best to fill Moda Center with anything related to the championship.This makes this Rose City team seem to always be inseparable from the championship.

This is indeed the case, the Trail Blazers are also favorites to win the championship this year.Even the popularity of the Heat's Big Three was successfully suppressed by Anjie and the Blazers.

"What are you looking at Dirk?" Seeing that Nowitzki was motionless, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle went up and patted the German on the back.

"Huh? Oh, I didn't see anything." Nowitzki smiled at Carlisle, but his heart was full of bitterness.

It has been 16 years, and I have been working hard on this 420-square-meter site for 16 years.

What is the concept of 16 years, that is to say, when Nowitzki has entered the league to play, Anjie was still in elementary school.But now, the two are about to compete on the same field.

After so many years, this strong German has felt tired.But there is no way, life must go on, and I must continue to fight against generations of powerful opponents!

Picking up the basketball, Nowitzki made a test shot.Unfortunately, the first goal was missed.Looking at the energetic Monta Ellis beside him, Nowitzki shook his head helplessly.

Yes, who made himself 36 years old?The older you get, the more ups and downs you get.Nowitzki still has the heart of a championship, but his current ability cannot support such a will.

It's been 16 years, and soon after, I'm going to play another damn game.These games filled his life in 16 years.

Now maybe it's time to simply enjoy the fun that the game brings to yourself.

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Panting heavily, Nowitzki ushered in another shock from Aldridge!
But Nowitzki did not retreat, even though the impact made his chest tight and made him almost out of breath, he still did not retreat!

The cheers of the fans passed by Dirk's ears. That's it, this is the stadium, which made him obsessed with it for 16 years!
Aldridge frowned. He didn't know why Dirk's defense was so tough today.However, this issue should be discussed after the game is over. Aldridge, who didn't dare to waste time, hit the ball to the ground and passed it. An Jie, who came from a high position, took the ball and took three steps directly.

The experienced Nowitzki knows what Anjie wants to do. Who makes his inside partner Dalembert also an old guy like himself?Anjie can easily cut inside, which has long been expected by Nowitzki.

Before Nowitzki had time to move his footsteps, Anjie had already jumped high.In the air, An Jie put his hands behind his head, glided for a certain distance, and then poured the frame vigorously!
Shaquille O'Neal?No, no, it's not him, that guy is sitting in the commentary area on the middle level of the stands right now.Nowitzki shook his head. Now the center who is ravaging the basket on the basketball court is An Jie, a Chinese who may be able to surpass O'Neal.

O'Neal's figure on the basketball court has become a memory forever.And I can no longer complete the defense as quickly as I did back then.

"Slow, slow." Nowitzki said to himself, dragging his heavy steps, and ran to the frontcourt again.

On the offensive end, it is very difficult for Nowitzki to get rid of Aldridge's entanglement.

It's not that Aldridge's single defense ability is so strong, it's just that Nowitzki's own position and running position cannot be compared with those of the past.

Before he could react, Monta Ellis broke the tactic and passed by his side.

Nowitzki hurriedly looked back, only to see this young and reckless defender once again ate Anjie's "hot pot".

This round of offense and defense is simply the epitome of the game between the Mavericks and the Trail Blazers.

The old Nowitzki was powerless on the court, and the young Ellis was knocked down by reality time and time again.

The fans in the Moda Center shouted hoarsely, they didn't care if the person they were fighting with was a 36-year-old "old man".

"You shouldn't choose this way!" Vince Carter reprimanded Ellis loudly on the court. This UFO, who is one year older than Nowitzki and has a gray beard, doesn't seem to be planning to give up the game yet.

But what's the use?Like Nowitzki, he is just a person who has been smoothed by time.

Ellis dismissed Carter's reprimand, kind of, that old guy snatched the ball from his hands.

In the first two years, Carter averaged 5.8 or [-] points per game.But after getting older, the state will collapse as soon as it is said.This season, Carter's scoring average is a career-low [-] points.

With a score of 5.8, can you still expect Ellis, a guy who doesn't obey discipline, to listen to himself?

Carter looked at Andre Miller on the opposite bench. At least that guy chose an excellent retirement position.
"Beep!" At the end of the game, Carter and Nowitzki glanced at each other and shook their heads together.

85 to 100, the Mavericks in the away game were smashed by the Trail Blazers.If Carter and Nowitzki joined forces ten years ago, they must have been a championship-level combination.It's a pity that they met a little too late.
Looking at Anjie who was celebrating unscrupulously on the other side of the court, Carter and Nowitzki were very envious.

Back then, they fought on the court like this.
"Fly, while you are still young, fly proudly." Nowitzki finished talking to himself, then turned around and put his arms around Carter's shoulders, and the two old guys walked into the player tunnel supporting each other.

(End of this chapter)