"I'm getting off the plane." Catherine typed a few simple words on the screen of her phone, and then she skillfully clicked the send button.

This text message was naturally given to Anjie. At this moment, Katherine had arrived as promised and stood on the land of Portland.

After raising his head casually, Catherine saw an Angel's huge poster. Most of the people who were just 6 saw the first thing they saw in Portland was this poster.

For away players, this poster is definitely quite eye-catching. But for Katherine, Angel is already one of the icons of Portland. His huge poster appears in a building outside the airport, which is simply perfect.

"Ding Dong." An Jie, who was running on the basketball court, heard the sound of his cell phone, but he did not go to look through the cell phone immediately, but continued his movements on the training ground.

Although there are still several hours before the start of the game, all the Trail Blazers have entered the preparation stage. They cannot stop now, and can only continue running on the training ground. After fighting with their backs, the word has fallen on the Trail Blazers.

If the Trail Blazers lose again in this game, the total score of the series will become 3-o. Although they have not been eliminated, no team in nBa history can complete a reversal while falling behind 3-o. Anjie is very willing to challenge history, but the playoffs are not a place for him to gamble. Therefore, the victory or defeat of this game will directly affect the direction of the entire playoffs. If you win, the suspense will remain. If you lose, then Anjie's 11-12 season can basically be said to be over.

Not only Anjie and Ricard, everyone knows the importance of this game. Therefore, today, it is no longer Anjie who comes to the training ground to warm up in advance, but the whole team!

"It's just like that! Safe, make up for defense, make up for defense! Beautiful!" Ricard looked at the players practicing tactics off the court, clapping his hands constantly to emphasize the tactics.

As of now, Anjie has done a very good job in the defense around the three-second zone. Ricard hopes that the changes he makes can make his best defensive player play well. Of course, the most important thing is to make the Trail Blazers smash the series of defeat spells.

"Okay, let's rest first." As soon as Ricard's whistle sounded, everyone stopped their movements and turned their heads to look at the young rookie coach.

"Now everyone has stopped training. If you are idle, welcome to the office to study the Spurs' game video. I know you are all holding your breath now and can't calm down. Don't worry, I'll be on the court later, and there's time to play for you!" Ricard now has to restrict the training of his players. If this continues, when the official game begins, these guys' physical strength will be exhausted.

The Trail Blazers players were eager to win a game at home, and the fans here also came to the Rose Garden early to build momentum for the upcoming battle.

There are still a few hours before the game begins, so fans cannot check tickets to enter. However, even so, many people still gathered in the square outside the Rose Garden, holding signs, taking photos with each other, and accepting interviews. The livelyness here is no worse than the venue later.

"What is the belief that you think the team will definitely win?" Wu Hua felt very curious. The Trail Blazers are at a disadvantage now, and there is no doubt about the strength of the Spurs. What exactly is that makes this group of fans always have a heart to win?

Therefore, Wu Hua began to look for fans to do street interviews in the square outside the Rose Garden.

"Faith? I grew up in Portland. Since my father's generation, our whole family has been a die-hard fan of the Portland Trail Blazers! Even if the team falls into a trough, our enthusiasm will not be extinguished! After all, this is my hometown team! Moreover, we still have peace!" A young man with a red head replied excitedly.

"In the first game, Ann's swing was a bit abnormal. This is normal. Even Jordan has times when he can't play well. Ann's performance this season was perfect. He even won the best defensive player of the year. However, we can understand that it is difficult to play well in one or two games. As for the second game, those damn referees are simply disgusting. I believe that Gerald Wallace instantly achieved four fouls in five minutes, which is definitely not within the normal range! But now, we have Ann who has recovered in form, and we may have some favoritism from the referees when playing at home. With these conditions, I don't think the Spurs can still defeat the Trail Blazers!" A black fan who is a little older in the grade was completely different from the previous person's answer.

"The answer is simple. We have the best defensive player!" The last fan Wu Hua interviewed was a college player. He was burly and now he was wearing Anjie's oo jersey. Anjie's story is one of the biggest motivations for giving up tennis and choosing basketball in college. Although he has better talent in tennis, this young man prefers basketball. He believes that as long as he is willing to work hard, he will definitely break the shackles of innate deficiencies like Anjie and get rewards.

Wu Hua has come outside the Rose Garden to rush to enter the group, each of whom has different reasons. But the only thing they have in common is that they firmly believe that the Trail Blazers can win. Some may have sufficient reasons, while others just believe in Anjie!

"Do you know, so many people are counting on you." Wu Hua looked up at the Portland sky. The sun was gradually setting and night was coming quietly. The door of the Rose Garden finally opened, and the dark people lined up and couldn't wait to enter.

"I hope you won't let them down, let me down." Wu Hua took a deep breath and walked towards the entrance passage dedicated to the media staff. He knew that everything that would be born inside later would be enough to suffocate everyone. While the air is still so relaxed, take a few more puffs. Later, the atmosphere inside is not something that everyone can bear.

"Remember! On the defensive end, we must not leave any effort! In the first two games, I thought that strict man-focused defense was the best way to curb the Spurs! I was wrong. Their exquisite running position and accurate pick-and-roll made it easy to break through one-on-one defense. Therefore, today, we have to use all the things we practiced! Regional defense is the main focus, people-focused as a supplement! Try to use that simple and effective method to attack, and the defensive end is our main battlefield!" Ricard clenched his fist and smashed the tactical whiteboard hard. When the whole league is increasing the number of rounds and increasing the attack power, only Ricard, intends to use defense to win. He doesn't know if he is crazy, but he knows that this is the only way for the Trail Blazers at the moment!

When players from both sides poured out of the player passage, the atmosphere at the Rose Garden was indeed as Wu Hua thought, suffocating!

"The scene was so crazy! I'm very glad that I could sit here to explain the game to everyone!" Kenny Smith's voice appeared on the TV. T.nT this time, they sent their signature trio to the scene to comment!

Some of the fans at the scene were waving their scarves, while others were tapping with balloon bats. In short, their passion was not extinguished by the dilemma of falling behind 2 to O.

The excited An Jie was also jumping around, and he also formed a huge contrast with Duncan, who was facing him.

"These guys seem to be the ones who lead 2 to O." Burris Dior looked around in confusion and wait. You will not be able to get excited later!

The referee threw the basketball into the air, and Anjie, who was overly excited, jumped high, surpassing Duncan with one more hand, and won the first attack for the Trail Blazers!

At that moment, countless signs with the words "RIp.cITy" were lifted by fans. Under a fierce cheer, Raymond Felton also withstood Parker's entanglement and successfully controlled the ball to the top of the three-point line.

He directly hit the ball into the penalty area, without psychedelic drugs, and no smoke bombs. Felton implemented Ricard's arrangement and kept everything simple!

After Anjie got the ball, even Duncan, who had experienced countless big scenes, swallowed. He was still like before, preparing to block all routes on Anjie's right and forcing Anjie to attack with his left hand.

But An Jie didn't plan to solve the problem easily this time. He tightened his muscles all over his body, started dribbling, and rushed backwards!

Back chop! Anjie plans to compete with Duncan in the roughest way!

Duncan naturally has no physical advantage now. As for a person of his age, Duncan has done a good job. He has been gritting his teeth and insisting, hoping to successfully lock An Jie out of the penalty area within five seconds of his back.

An Jie's propulsion effect was not obvious, but he still advanced some distance. Seeing that he was not far from the penalty area, and the five seconds left on his back was about to come. An Jie suddenly held the ball and turned around, hoping to face the basket and complete the attack.

An Jie's turn this time did not rely on skills, but on degree and body.

He turned around very quickly, and he also squeezed Duncan outside with his body. In an instant, Duncan was left behind by An Jie!

Seeing this, the experienced Borris Dior ran to the basket without thinking. Anjie's eyes were staring at the basket, and he would definitely dunk!

Little did he know that when Dior was about to jump and block, Anjie unknowingly passed the ball out of Dior's head!

Because the pass was too fast, Dior had no time to reach out to steal. He only felt a gust of wind hang through his ears, and after that, he just looked back like a conditioned reflex.

Aldridge had taken the basketball at this moment, and the basketball swept across Dior's head again. But this time, it was rushing to the basket!

"A beautiful cooperation, An attracts double teams and assists Aldridge in shooting. Oh my God, this tactic is really very simple, but it is very efficient. Think about it, if Dior does not make up for defense, An will definitely be able to complete the dunk. If An's passing skills are not that good, then this assist will not be formed. So, although this is just a simple cooperation, it actually does not require low levels of the player's level." Although it is just an ordinary shooting, Kenny Smith saw a lot of things from it.

Although the Trail Blazers scored a goal at the beginning, the Spurs players did not take it seriously. The Trail Blazers' offense has always been very strong, but their defense...

Tony Parker held the ball, and the person who picked and rolled him was the young Leonard Parker skillfully added a flash, bypassed Felton's defense, and came to the 45° angle.

"French sports car" was about to shoot, but Gerard Wallace was grinning in front of him!

"The defense is changed so fast!" Parker didn't expect Ricard to use joint defense at all. He thought it was Gerald Wallace's defense change very quickly!

There is no way. The current defense of the Trail Blazers does make it difficult for you to tell whether they are man-to-man or joint defense. Because in one defense, the Trail Blazers used these two methods to defend at the same time.

Seeing that he had no room to add, Parker handed the ball to Dior. Dior held the ball with his back at the middle distance, and at the same time, Duncan stayed away from the penalty area. The purpose of his doing this was to pull Angel out and...

Leonard's sudden escape made Felton's reaction slower, and Dior was also a well-supported inside player. Seeing Leonard start, Dior made a pass to the ground and gave the ball to the young forward.

Leonard received the ball, but did not dribble, but started three steps to prepare for the attack! At this moment, Anjie suddenly rushed back to the penalty area and stood in front of Leonard! If Leonard insisted on playing, luck seemed to be able to make a foul. If he was not lucky, he would definitely get a bloody blow!

After thinking about it, Leonard suddenly passed the ball during the breakthrough. Since Anjie came to make up for the defense, Duncan must be in an open position!

Duncan also made the catch gesture and made the penalty area, but still could not stop the Spurs from scoring!

Just when Duncan was about to make a shooting move, Leonard's pass was intercepted by a big hand!

"Gerard Wallace, he has been peeking at Tim Duncan for a long time!" Wallace was indeed taking care of Tony Parker who came from the misplaced position, but at the same time, Wallace was also careful in Duncan in his defensive area!

After successfully digging the ball, the Spurs continued to follow the requirements, guarding against the Trail Blazers' long passes from the backcourt, hoping to force them to make mistakes.

However, the Trail Blazers players were not in a hurry to advance. They ran to the frontcourt slowly and had no intention of playing fast breaks!

"Are you going to slowly grind with us? Humph, it's interesting." **Vic closed his hands and held his chin, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. It seems that the Trail Blazers do not intend to spend much effort on the offensive end. They plan to keep the physical energy required to run on the defensive end and use it!

Slow-paced? Position battle? Come on, this is exactly what the Spurs are good at!
Chapter completed!