Chapter three hundred and fiftieth eight: the enemy's road is narrow
Although Angel and the Trail Blazers defeated their opponents by a big score difference tonight, the Pacers are not actually weak. After the Celtics lost to the Trail Blazers, the Pacers "naturally" squeezed to the third place in the East. The third place in the East. Although the record of the Eastern Conference is generally not as good as that of the Western Conference team, the third place in the East is definitely enough to prove the strength of the Yi team.
But even so, the Pacers still lost in Rose Garden. Moreover, their two leading stars, Daniel Granger and Paul George, had no power to fight back.
Although it was a head-on battle between the two strong men in the East and the West, the atmosphere of this game was generally very friendly. George and Andy Lau cherish each other, and the two teams were not too fierce in their fight.
In games like this, which are very easy from the process to the results, An Jie can't encounter a few games in a season. It's because the Trail Blazers have become stronger and more teams wanting to defeat them. Secondly, even An Jie, the "stutterstorm" who has been in NBa, has made many enemies.
If the Pacers' players are quite friendly to Anjie, then the Trail Blazers' next opponent will definitely hate Anjie to the core.
The New York Knicks, the Eastern Conference team, did not finally improve in the past two years after Stoudemire and Anthony joined.
Before this, Angel performed his specialty massacre scene in Madison Square Garden more than 1 times. But the biggest reason why the Knicks hated Angel was their two leading stars.
Amare Stoudemire, the powerful power forward with athletic ability, made Anjie's head break out. It was precisely because of that, Anjie developed the habit of wearing a sweat-absorbing headband and leaving a buzz cut.
What about Cameron Anthony? Anthony will never forget the blue ocean in Oklahoma in his life. If it weren't for Anger, the Nuggets with lofty goals would not have been able to roll home in the first round. If the Nuggets did not lose, Anthony would not have traveled east to New York.
In short, these two stars of the New York Knicks don't like Anjie. After a year of not seeing each other, they can't make Anjie look good. Therefore, before the game started, Anjie could imagine that this game would definitely be very different from the Pacers' game. The worst thing is that when facing such an ill-intentioned opponent, the Trail Blazers actually fought back to back.
On March 3, the Trail Blazers defeated the Walkers in Rose Garden. On March 4, Anjie and his team must immediately cross the United States from the west to the east and fly to New York to prepare for the next game.
Ricard has something to do with Jeff Van Gundy, that is, he really wants to greet David Stern's family because of the schedule. It's just a back-to-back away trip from the American West to the East. His players have just won a big victory and have to board the plane and head to their next destination.
That night, the plane was the only place for the players of the Trail Blazers to rest. They slept very well, because they were tired for a few days and really needed a rest...
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An Jie opened his eyes only after he heard the alarm clock set by his mobile phone ring. He rarely got up against the alarm clock. Even during the All-Star Game, An Jie would wake up early to train. However, such a long-range back-to-back competition arrangement is indeed too tormenting. Even people like An Jie would sleep until nearly ten o'clock before getting up.
After arriving in New York early yesterday morning, the Trail Blazers players were still on the road due to traffic jams due to a car accident. Anjie didn't remember when he was lying on the bed. He only knew that the sky in New York was already a little gray and bright at that time.
After rubbing his sleepy eyes, An Jie didn't have the idea of "sleeping for a while". He was very anxious. He was worried that his current state would not be able to handle the evening game.
It is precisely because of this mentality that An Jie is diligent. Sometimes it is not because An Jie wants to practice, but because he is afraid that he is stagnant and his opponent is constantly improving.
In order not to let himself fall behind, all An Jieweiyi could do was to train crazy. Now, while everyone was still sleeping, he went to the Madison Square Garden Arena, which had been open to the visiting team a few hours in advance.
At this time, only An Jie, the Trail Blazers, were in the gymnasium. Generally, the training grounds provided to the visiting team are far away from the home team's training ground. This avoids the two sides from meeting each other during training.
But this time, since the New York Philharmonic Philharmonic occupies two training grounds for rehearsals, the temporary training ground of the Trail Blazers is actually next to the Knicks’ training ground!
As soon as Anjie found the field belonging to the visiting team, he met Stoudemire and Anthony who were coming from the passage and talking and laughing.
Awkwardly, An Jie deeply understood the meaning of this word for the first time. The two people who were originally smiling and smiling suddenly frozen after seeing An Jie.
"Tsk, I really don't know what the management of Madison Square Garden thought." Stodmeier passed by Anjie angrily. When he passed by, he deliberately pushed Anjie down with his shoulder.
Although Anthony said nothing, his eyes also revealed his discomfort for Anjie. If this was in Los Angeles, Anjie met Kobe, maybe the two would hug each other enthusiastically. Anthony said nothing, but he was already dislike Anjie's performance.
It’s just that Anthony’s personality is not as manic as Studmeier, so he didn’t say anything to Angel. But if Anthony wants him to forget that defeat so quickly? This is impossible!
"Cameron, I think we have to do something on our own territory. Some people are so rude and like to act wildly at other people's doorsteps." Although Stedemeier and Anthony did not name their names, it was obvious that he was talking about Anger.
It was not until the two walked into the training ground for the Knicks that Anger's ears finally calmed down. It seemed that in this game, he would really be treated very, very enthusiastically by Anthony and Stoudemire.
An Jie, who was straightforward and arrogant on the court, did offend many people, but he didn't expect that the two guys who hated him the most would play in the yi team one day.
The Knicks had just experienced four consecutive losses, and so far they are struggling on the edge of eighth and seventh in the Eastern Conference. It can be said that their record is simply not comparable to the Trail Blazers.
However, due to the influence of emotions, Anthony and Stoudemire may perform very poorly, and may also play well because of this. I hope that today's New York will be peaceful and Anjie knows the strength of these two guys. If both of them get crazy, the Trail Blazers will play very hard.
"If you want to defeat the Trail Blazers, we can't rely solely on brute force. You have to know which time period, the Trail Blazers are the weakest, and in which time period, we should focus on defense." In the training ground, the Knicks players did not practice the ball. The tactics that should be run were also practiced, and the technical movements that should be practiced have been practiced by the Knicks players a day ago. Now, the top priority of Knicks coach Mike Woodson is to teach his players how to read the weaknesses of the Trail Blazers.
"Stoedmeier, when your teammates hold the ball, I don't want you to run. You just need to complete something and get stuck in Ann!" Mike Woodson didn't know how terrifying Anger's defense was, but he also had a strong inside player under him.
If Stoudemire gave up and got involved with An Jie, An Jie might be tied up.
"As for you, Tyson, your task is to strangle Aldridge to death! You don't have to make up for the inside, nor do you have to worry about Angel Aldridge's wherever you run. Absolutely, you can't get even yi's space to attack!" After switching to the New York Knicks, Tyson Chandler's defensive ability has made great progress. He is now the top defender in the league, the kind of person who is on par with Angel. It would be very difficult for Aldridge to meet him.
"When An got off the court, I want you to reduce the number of shots from the outside and try hard to hit the inside! Marcus Camby dedicated his youth to New York. Now he is just a big guy who is already old and unable to move forward. He hits the inside and creates damage. We will definitely be able to control the situation firmly in our hands!"
Afterwards, Mike Woodson talked a lot about the Trail Blazers. The Knicks players also listened with relish and were eager to try.
After all, who in this league doesn’t want to defeat the Trail Blazers? Being able to defeat this largest dark horse in the West is already a proof of his strength.
The later the season, the more each team will get to know each other more. And what Woodson made today is all the right medicine! As long as the players have no problems, it is not impossible to win the Trail Blazers.
You know, he has superstars like Stoudemire and Anthony under his command! The Knicks are not weak teams! They must remind themselves that the Knicks are also very powerful now!
An Jie, who was sweating on the training ground, didn't know that right next door, the group of big men were discussing how to destroy himself.
But he was not worried that Anthony and Studmeier had their team, Anger, and his own team.
"I knew you kid was here!" Yi shouted in spirit, causing An Jie to stop the shooting in his hand. Looking back, all members of the Trail Blazers walked into the visiting team training ground in training suits.
They were all moving, talking and laughing, and they didn't seem to be affected by yesterday's sleepless night. At this moment, An Jie suddenly felt relieved.
"Why did you come? I'm almost asleep." Angel rushed to Aldridge, who was in front, and smiled.
"That's because you didn't sleep well last night!" Felton slapped hard and took off the basketball in Anjie's hand. After that, he quickly broke through and suddenly stopped jumping near the free throw line. The basketball was hollowed out.
After scoring the goal, Felton turned around and spread his hands to Anjie.
"I thought you would be ruthless to your old club?" Angel knew Felton's feelings for the Knicks. It can be said that without the Knicks at that time, there would be no Felton now. That season with the Knicks was almost Felton's peak season. I hope this stunning Yi position can dream back to its peak in Madison Square Garden.
"Okay! The rest time is over, gentlemen! From now on until we win, I am not allowed to relax! Now, stand all in the middle circle and let me see how much do you remember about the tactical arrangements!" Finally, George Ricard appeared at the gate of the training ground. His voice overwhelmed all the noise and rushed straight to the players' ears.
Don't be too happy too early. It's not just the Knicks team who are preparing for the game seriously! The Trail Blazers, who came with a halo of six consecutive victories, did not intend to lose in Madison Square Garden.
The New Yorkers will inevitably rise up to resist, but the Trail Blazers will also face it head-on without leaving any effort. This game is likely to become extremely intense for various reasons. It may even be so intense that it will directly fall into the regular season.
However, it may not be a bad thing for the Trail Blazers to experience the fierce confrontation at the next playoff level before the playoffs.
The battle of revenge between Stoudemire and Anthony, of course, the Butcher is not the number one villain who can easily be defeated!
Chapter completed!