The way of the center

Chapter 802 Birth of a Strong Enemy
In the dark room, all the players and coaching staff of the Trail Blazers sat together.

There is no light in the whole room except for the picture projected by the projector on the screen.Darkness can always make people concentrate. No, none of you present here has eyes that fall outside the big screen.

An Jie clenched his fists, as if he was in the scene.Of course, this isn't the Trail Blazers going out to the movies collectively.They are watching the live broadcast of Game [-] of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Warriors and the Spurs in the tactical meeting room of the Moda Center.On the big screen of the projector, Stephen Curry is looking for opportunities from the outside.

Everyone, including An Jie, became nervous. This key attack of the Warriors is likely to directly determine the outcome.

With Tony Parker on his back, Curry didn't seem to have a chance at all.However, a pick-and-roll cooperation between Durant and Curry completely changed the whole situation.

Durant used a quality pick-and-roll to put Tony Parker out of position, and Leonard, who was defending Durant, had to make up for Curry.

Curry continued to move forward a few steps after borrowing the pick-and-roll, but his purpose was not to attack by himself, but to help Durant take the defense away!

Seeing that the time was right, Curry suddenly made a pass back and sent the ball to Durant who was doing the pick-and-roll for him.At this time, in front of the tall and long-armed Durant, only an elderly Parker was defending!
After receiving the ball, Durant didn't hesitate and shot directly from outside the three-point line.Although Tony Parker worked very hard, the huge height gap between him and Durant made it impossible for him to cause any substantial interference to Durant.

A very clever but also very simple cooperation between Curry and Durant allowed the Warriors to hit a clutch three-pointer in the final 40 seconds of the game.

Popovich hurriedly called a timeout and kept shaking his head.Popovich couldn't blame anyone for the defense this time.It can only be said that the offensive firepower of the Warriors is indeed too strong.

When a team has two MVP-caliber guys at the same time, this team is bound to be very scary.What's more, the Warriors have more than that.

Last summer, when every team in the West was making great efforts to strengthen, the Warriors did not participate in any explosive operations.

Signing former Lakers player Nick Young and "Israel Jordan" Omi Cassiepi are the Warriors' two biggest signings this summer.

However, the reason why the Warriors did not have a big operation is not because this team is unattractive, but because they are already strong enough!
The reason why other teams have undergone earth-shaking changes is simply because they want to match the Warriors!
After the lineup was upgraded, the San Antonio Spurs were able to fight the Warriors to the tiebreaker this year, but now, the balance of victory has undoubtedly begun to tilt towards the Warriors.

On the screen, Popovich is nervously arranging tactics.Aldridge and Leonard looked resolute, and neither of them wanted to be defeated by the Golden State Warriors again.

Especially Aldridge, since he left Anjie and joined the Spurs, Aldridge has not even played in the finals, let alone winning the championship.What Aldridge desires most now is to reunite with Anjie in the Western Conference Finals.To achieve this goal, he must survive the last 40 seconds.

Aldridge's performance this year has improved greatly compared to last year, and people are even discussing that this guy has carried the banner on Duncan's shoulders.If it weren't for Aldridge, it would be impossible for the Spurs to reach the tiebreaker with the mighty Warriors.But in the last 40 seconds, no one wants all their hard work to go down the drain.

"What kind of tactics do you think the Spurs will use?" Ricard's voice broke the silence in the room when everyone was staring at the screen intently.

"Steady two points, and then strengthen the defense!" Anjie expressed his thoughts without hesitation. Based on his understanding of Popovich and the Spurs team, they would not make any gambling plans.

The timeout ended quickly, and Anjie finally experienced the feeling of fans going through the "long" timeout.

Sure enough, in this attack, the Spurs finally hit the ball into the hands of Aldridge.Faced with Draymond Green's dirty defense, Aldridge made a strong push and then suddenly turned over and shot a jumper.

An Jie's heart was in his throat, and the basketball thrown by Aldridge drew a beautiful arc and went into the net!
"Beautiful!" An Jie couldn't help shouting, and waved his fist vigorously.The Spurs really had exactly the same idea as their own. Next, it depends on how their defense is.

But before the Spurs fans were happy, Curry hit Popovich's heart again with an unreasonable long-range three-pointer.

An Jie didn't show much surprise. It's not uncommon for Curry to "throw" a goal two steps away from the three-point line.

The close-up shots were once again given to Popovich, Leonard and Aldridge.An Jie didn't know what the former two were thinking now, but An Jie could tell that Aldridge was a little nervous.

In the end, Aldridge failed to grasp the Spurs' second chance to attack.Although Leonard grabbed the offensive rebound, his shot from beyond the three-point line made the Spurs lose the chance of a comeback forever.

The red light on the backboard came on, and Aldridge clutched his head in pain.Curry, Durant and others just clapped their hands lightly.For them, the championship is the goal.Qualify for the Western Conference Finals?This seems like the inevitable thing to happen.

"Oh, poor LaMarcus." The feeling in Iguodala's heart is not very good. After all, he has been in the Trail Blazers for so many years and got along very well with Aldridge.Who would feel better watching his good friend who fought side by side with him and created the myth of three consecutive championships suffer a blow?

"You have all seen it, guys. The opponent we are about to face is very terrifying. I hope you are prepared, otherwise, we may become the next poor LaMarcus." Ricard looked at Aldridge's heartbroken expression, with mixed feelings in his heart.He doesn't want the same nightmare to happen to his current players.

An Jie took out his mobile phone and sent Aldridge a comforting text message.He knew that it would take some time for his good brother to digest the pain.

At the same time, Anjie also sent a text message to Durant. "Your footsteps stop here, buddy!"

After the Trail Blazers, the Golden State Warriors, which swept the entire league, will meet Anjie again.This heavyweight Western Conference is inevitable.

The lights in the tactical conference room were turned on, and the players and coaches of the Trail Blazers all faced each other.They know that everyone present must be fully prepared for the fierce battle ahead.

An Jie was the first to stand up. Even in the NBA, he was outstandingly tall and immediately became the focus of the entire room.

"Our goal is the championship, guys! Even against the Warriors, we must win!" An Jie turned around and shouted at everyone.

"Champion!" Everyone responded forcefully, and An Jie smiled with satisfaction.

A most powerful opponent has appeared in front of An Jie, and the test for the pioneers has officially begun.
(End of this chapter)