The way of the center

Chapter 667

"Excuse me, miss, do you need a blanket?" On the plane, a sweet-looking stewardess walked up to Catherine.

Catherine smiled and shook her head, then looked out of the window again.

Under the clouds, the prosperity of New York has become farther and farther away from him.The noisy voice finally disappeared.Catherine took a deep breath. Although she has worked in New York for so many years, she really doesn't like this "Big Apple" city.

So now, after a series of jobs, Catherine is ready to reunite with her husband again.But Catherine is not going back to Portland, because Anjie will play away in Dallas tonight.

Catherine knew that when she landed, An Jie might have just finished tonight's game.So, she also told An Jie that she could go there alone.

Touching the already prominent belly, Catherine smiled happily.Four months later, her new family will welcome a new member.

"Are you ready to be a father? Ann." The girl with blue pupils began to talk to herself, there is nothing more worth looking forward to than seeing An Jie again
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"Defend! Defend! Defend!" While Catherine's plane was still in the middle, the game between the Trail Blazers and the Mavericks was in full swing.

At this point, Lillard was sweating profusely controlling the basketball.Unlike the previous two easy wins in Portland, today, after returning home, Monta Ellis finally ushered in a long-lost explosion.

His offense made Lillard so hard to defend that Lillard paid more physical energy than usual to stop Ellis' scoring momentum.

When a person opens up on the offensive end, his performance on the defensive end will also be driven.Ellis is now in this virtuous circle. Lillard had just stepped through the half court when he was strictly guarded by Ellis.

Collisions, ball protection, sweat spilled all over the floor, teammates shouting.All this made Lillard feel very confused in his mind.At the moment when he was not concentrating, Monta Ellis stretched out his arm and successfully stabbed the basketball away!
"Steal, Monta Ellis' steal! He took possession of the ball, and Ellis advanced quickly! Flying dunks! Beautiful defense and offense, Ellis officially let the Mavericks overtake the score!" Mike Brown Lin's passionate commentary added a lot of tension to the game, and the blue ocean in the stands of the American Airlines Center Stadium set off huge waves.The fans in Dallas were shouting crazily, and the team's performance made the fans out of breath.

Before the game, no one could have imagined that the Mavericks, who had lost two consecutive games in Portland, could play like this. 108 to 109, as Ellis succeeded in stealing and dunking one-stop, the Mavericks officially took the lead at a critical moment!
How critical is this moment?It's very simple, the lead when there are only 40 seconds left in the game, can't it be called the key?

Monta Ellis roared to the sky after scoring the goal, and he also received a standing ovation from the Dallas fans for the first time.

Vince Carter stepped forward to give this rebellious kid a high-five. At this moment, he seemed to forget that he was the one who reprimanded Ellis the most in the previous two games.

An Jie looked at Ricard, and Ricard waved at An Jie impatiently.This means that Ricard does not intend to call a timeout, he will save this last timeout until the real last moment.

"Go, go, attack directly!" An Jie yelled, conveying Ricard's meaning.This crucial goal will be played by An Jie and the others themselves!

Lillard is no longer afraid to let the basketball stay in his hands. Just stepped on the Mavericks logo in the center of the court, Lillard flicked the ball directly and passed the ball to Iguodala who stepped forward to respond.

Facing Vince Carter, Iguodala did not dare to relax too much.Although the guy in front of him even had a gray beard, his hard work was no less than that of any young man present.

Iguodala dribbled the ball cautiously, while Angie was struggling to get a position under Dalembert's desperate entanglement.

Dalembert also showed his determination to fight to the death today. He has been sparing no effort in fighting Anjie, completely forgetting his health and age.

An Jie had no choice but to push hard with his butt, keeping Dalembert a little away from him.There is no such thing as respecting the old and loving the young on the basketball court. As long as he can win, An Jie must use all means.Even if the person facing him is a veteran!

Iguodala Octavia's experience allowed him to see Anjie's position, and he immediately dropped the ball into the penalty area.Dalembert didn't dare to rush forward to intercept, he was afraid that Anjie would use the opportunity of his center of gravity to move forward to complete the turn.

In this way, Dalembert chose the most difficult way to defend, that is to confront Anjie head-on!

An Jie didn't give Dalembert a chance to breathe, just as he received the ball, An Jie immediately leaned back.

This time, not only made Dalembert's chest tight, but also directly knocked Dalembert to the ground!
Dallas fans burst into a huge boo, they think that Anjie this is an offensive foul.However, the referee was standing next to An Jie and Dalembert just now, and he could see clearly that this was a reasonable collision!
Dalembert fell to the ground in embarrassment, while Anjie took off vigorously and completed a dunk under Dalembert's desperate eyes.

After the basketball was dunked, Dalembert, who was lying under the basket, subconsciously covered his face with his hands.Because the falling basketball would definitely hit him in the face, but a few seconds passed, and Dalembert felt nothing.

After opening his eyes again, Dalem Mumblet realized that Anjie was holding the dropped basketball in one hand, and gently placed it on the floor.That's right, after An Jie successfully dunked, he caught the dropped basketball with his other hand.He will not show mercy to anyone on the basketball court, but this does not mean that An Jie needs to use this method to hurt the opponent.

An Jie scored a dunk and also scored his 30th point of the game. 110 to 109, the Mavericks playing at home became the lagging side again.

Instead of giving up, Mavericks fans got even more excited. 25 seconds, the Mavericks have plenty of lore time!Monta Ellis, this guy's good form has filled Mavericks fans with confidence.

Rick Carlisle hurriedly called a timeout. This attack was the Mavericks' last chance.Not the last chance for this game, but the last chance for the entire series.

If this game is lost, the total score of the series will become 3 to 0. What does 3 to 0 mean? It means that the Mavericks are definitely out!

Therefore, this attack, the Mavericks must grasp it.As expected, Monta Ellis became Carlisle's final choice. Although this team is still Dirk's team, Ellis is already the Mavericks' best scoring point.

The timeout ended, and the entire American Airlines Center stadium was boiling.So far in the series, this is the most elated game for the Mavericks.

Nowitzki is on the sidelines, and he will be the starter for the Mavericks' final attack later.Monta Ellis was surrounded by three people, Ricard had no intention of letting Ellis catch the ball at all!

The referee blew his whistle, and Ellis scrambled to break through the wall.But Matthews and Lillard were inseparable. After three seconds, Ellis still couldn't get rid of the entanglement!
Seeing that the service timeout was about to be violated, Nowitzki had to pass the ball to the old Spanish defender Jose Calderon first.

Although Calderon has rich experience, he is by no means a lore.But even so, Lillard still had to seal it up in a hurry.After all, Ricard didn't want to fall on the least dangerous person.

Monta Ellis finally got rid of the entanglement, he quickly ran outside the three-point line and prepared to respond.Lillard waved his arms in front of Jose Calderon, doing his best to interfere with the Spanish defender's passing vision.

Calderon took a cautious step before passing the ball.Matthews stretched out his long arm and touched the basketball, but the basketball eventually flew into Ellis' hands.

Taking advantage of the moment when Matthews shifted his center of gravity forward to steal, Ellis directly broke through with the ball!

At this time, everyone was pulled beyond the three-point line, and Ellis' breakthrough was smooth.Of course, except for one Anjie Ellis who guards the basket has to figure out a way.

Ellis is not the kind of guy who is afraid of his hands and feet. He has never been afraid of the strong.Sometimes it's to his advantage, but sometimes it's the very reason why he's so slow to succeed!
Courage is called courage only when it appears at the right time, and it is called recklessness when it appears at an inappropriate time.

Ellis suddenly throws a shot against Angie. If his throw is as fast as Parker and Curry, but this ball might not make him really score.It's a pity that Ellis' shooting speed is too ordinary in An Jie's opinion.

The calf muscles tensed, An Jie calculated the timing, he jumped up high, with his arms exerting force, he flew the basketball fan directly beyond the three-point line!

"Volleyball hat! Ellis missed!" The commentary area exclaimed, but the game was not over yet.

The basketball flew to the three-point line, but this time it was no longer Iguodala or Lillard who received the basketball, but Vince Carter, who was almost forgotten by people!

After Carter received the ball, there was not much time left in the game.Iguodala lunged at the old guy in horror, and Carter looked at the timer and at his feet.How long has it been since he threw this kind of ball?

Carter jumped up lightly, the current UFO is not as jumping as before.His current shooting method can no longer be called a jump shot, but a bump shot.

In addition to dunks, Carter's most powerful point was his three-pointers.This time, can his three-pointer change the game?

Iguodala blocked it, but Carter's basketball had already been shot.The timer goes to zero and the red light on the backboard goes off.Anjie looked at the basketball, ready to accept fate's verdict.

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When Catherine got off the plane, she found that it was raining heavily in Dallas at this time.Also, it is already early summer, and summer always has the most rainfall.

Maybe the rain will stop after a while?Thinking of this, Catherine found an empty seat in the airport hall and sat down.During the period, a few people came to Catherine for autographs, but overall, she was not disturbed too much, wearing a peaked cap and sunglasses.

Bored, Catherine turned on her phone and watched the NBA news.What happened to Angie's game?Catherine is also eager to know the result.

Entering the official NBA website, the headlines on the front page showed a photo of Carter covering his face and crying bitterly.

"The lore failed! Vince Carter burst into tears!"

"The sorrow of the veteran, the fallen demigod."

"110 to 109, Carter missed the lore, the total score of the series became 3 to 0, and the Mavericks' exit is a foregone conclusion."

In this piece of news, the person who was mentioned the most was not An Jie or Ellis, but Carter who shed unwilling tears.

Now Carter has to accept the fact that he really has no ability to change the situation of the game.

"Need an umbrella? Miss?" Just as Catherine was lamenting Carter's aging and happy for An Jie's victory, an umbrella was suddenly handed to Catherine.

Catherine looked up, and it was An Jie.

The two did not speak, but suddenly hugged each other.An Jie changed his clothes after the game and left in a hurry. He didn't even attend the press conference.And he was in such a hurry just to be able to pick up Catherine.

"Why are you here?" Catherine happily buried her head on An Jie's strong chest.

"As long as you need shelter from the rain, I will always be by your side." An Jie kissed Catherine on the forehead, the victory of the game, and the reunion with his wife.
Tonight is really a beautiful rainy night in Dallas.

(End of this chapter)