While other teams were still fighting for advancement, the Trail Blazers and the Heat had already ended the first round of the playoffs early and got more rest time than others.

In the East, the Bobcats, after introducing Al Jefferson, made it to the playoffs this year for the second time in history. The last time they entered the playoffs was dated back to when Gerald Wallace led the team.

The Bobcats, the seventh-ranked East, were naturally beaten to the point where they had no power to fight back. After four games, the Bobcats only had one of them to control the score difference in single digits.

Although Wade said in an interview with reporters that the Bobcats are a good team, not as everyone imagined when they hear the name Bobcats.

But anyone who knows the tact can see that the "Flash" is saying politely. The Bobcats' record is in the West and can rank tenth. After they enter the playoffs, the gap in strength is infinitely magnified.

It was precisely because of the Bobcats that the Heat were able to easily advance with a total score of 4-0. The Heat and the Trail Blazers are also the only two teams to complete the sweep and advance in the first round.

The three giants, who played in the regular season this season, have once again become the darling of the media because they swept their opponents to advance. Of course, topics like Anjie fighting against James have also increased their popularity again.

Some experts believe that the Trail Blazers, who won 72 wins in the regular season, will undoubtedly defend their title this year. Some people believe that James, who has failed once, will complete the Jedi counterattack and win the O'Brien Cup again.

No matter what the outside world says, no one can accurately guess the final result. After all, who can guarantee that the Trail Blazers and the Heat will definitely enter the finals again?

Kobe, who was hyped up in the past, has never achieved the revenge of James and Durant.

So now, Ricard has not tried to train the Heat too early. His focus is on the Clippers and Rockets.

Although Anjie and the others advanced early, they did not really relax. Ricard never stopped training every day for high-intensity training.

For Anjie, he also has something to worry about. The steak house named after Anjie and Anjie himself invested in will take advantage of the playoffs to open three stores in Portland.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when Catherine was also here, Meslav suggested that Angel and his wife attend the ribbon cutting event at the same time to attract more customers for these stores.

At the beginning, Anjie rejected Meslav's proposal without thinking. Now during the playoffs, Anjie, in addition to taking care of Catherine and the children in her belly, only hopes to do is to train well.

"I don't want to be disturbed by commercial activities right now, Mr. Meslav."

"This will not take up too much time for you. At most, three hours, everything will end. And you have to get used to this kind of life. You are no longer the nameless man back then. You are a superstar, a superstar with countless honors! Which superstar is not something that business and basketball are not caught in one? Jordan had to organize his teammates to gamble on the away plane back then? What's more, you are a legitimate business. I can solve these small activities for you. But this is your own asset. If you don't even buy it yourself, who will pay for you?" Meslav's words shook Anjie's heart a little.

"I also saw that the Rockets and the Clippers couldn't decide the winner for a while, so I wanted to take this opportunity to let you solve this problem. In fact, the preparations for the Steakhouse had been done long ago. At the beginning, considering that you were going to win 72, the opening plan was to delay it again and again. Now that the playoffs have started, this matter can't be delayed anymore. You and Catherine attended the ribbon-cutting event together, so people recognize that this is your Anjie industry, not just a name."

"Hu..." Anjie sighed at the phone receiver. Meslav was right. After becoming famous, a player is destined to not only focus on basketball. This is why many geniuses become famous and degenerate. In addition to doing their best on the basketball court, how to correctly balance business and basketball is also a science. Only by doing these two things at the same time can you be called a superstar.

Anyway, it's only three hours. At worst, An Jie just needs to go back to practice these three hours at night.

"Well, Mr. Meslav, I will be there tomorrow, too, too. But you have to assure me that it will have to be done within three hours."

"Two and a half hours, if it takes more than one minute, you will fire me." Meslav and Anjie joked.

"Fire you? Then who will help me make money?" Anjie laughed happily. When did Meslav disappoint him?

From the draft to the championship, this manager followed him all the way, and the tacit understanding and trust between the two have become extraordinary.

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The next day, what surprised An Jie was that there was a crowd of people surrounding the huge restaurant.

At first, he didn't expect that this ribbon-cutting event would cause so many people to watch, and when the restaurant opened, a crowd rushed in.

From the speech to the opening of the restaurant, Angel and Catherine completed all the processes in just one and a half hours. Meslav had shortened the entire ribbon-cutting ceremony as much as possible in order not to disturb Angel's practice.

But when Anjie was still practicing in the training ground at night, Meslav called and said that the long queues lined up outside the three branches had not dispersed until now.

This is the star effect, even if the steak has nothing to do with Anjie. But as long as you hear that it is an open shop by Anjie, countless people will be attracted.

"I will retire tomorrow and make steak wholeheartedly." Looking at the exaggerated pictures sent by Meslav, even Anjie himself couldn't believe it. It turned out that his influence in Portland had reached this level. It is said that the mayor's daughter specially booked a seat in the store tonight.

"An, it's starting!" Just as Angel was still chatting with Meslav, Ricard suddenly poked his head out of the office and called Anjie.

"Here you come! Let's not talk about it for now, Mr. Meslav, please help me watch the restaurant." After An Jie said that, he hung up the phone and ran into the office.

The office was pitch black, and the 48-inch TV on the wall was the only light source in the entire room.

Angel and Ricard sat in front of the TV, staring at the screen seriously.

"I'm finally going to decide the winner, and I'm almost rusted when I wait." An Jie's tone became serious. Whenever he mentioned things related to basketball, he would immediately get serious.

"Hello, everyone, welcome to watch the Rockets and Clippers' playoffs tiebreak game!" Jeff Van Gundy's familiar voice rushed into Angel's ears. Angel was ready to beat her hands, as if she was on the basketball court now, while Jeff Van Gundy was giving orders.

After the game started, the Rockets and Clippers played the same game as before. The game was summarized in one word: anxiety.

Although Griffin and Paul worked very hard, Harden and Howard always retaliated. The Rockets' eight-man rotation is a disadvantage, but it also ensures that everyone on the court has extremely strong combat power.

On the Clippers, when Paul came out, Griffin had to shoulder the responsibility of organizing the offense.

It can be said that both teams played extremely abnormally. It is precisely because both sides have fatal flaws that they have never been able to decide the outcome.

The game was in a state of anxiety until the last moment, and Griffin committed 6 with 46 seconds left in the game. When the Clippers were anxious, they failed to hit the attack several consecutive times.

On the Rockets, the "tall, rich and handsome" Parsons and Harden made consecutive hits, tying the score difference.

With 17.8 seconds left in the game, the Rockets only trailed 102-104.

After the Clippers kicked off, Jeremy Lin, who was active, suddenly came out and snatched the basketball from Paul. The Rockets had a chance to equalize, and Harden chose to shoot outside the three-point line, but Paul rushed forward without any worries. As a result, the whistle sounded and Harden got three free throws.

After Harden made three free throws steadily, the Rockets surpassed 105-104, leaving the Clippers with 6.4 seconds.

Paul controlled the last attack and forced the ball to the basket, but was intercepted for the second time. Harden reached out to poke Paul's basketball away in a gambling manner, and took away the game victory. Clippers coach Rivers was very angry. He ran to the court and shouted, and went crazy on the spot, but to no avail.

After the game, Chris Paul covered his head with pain. The Clippers failed and ended the season with regret. Paul's dream of winning was shattered early again.

Compared to being swept by the Trail Blazers last year, Paul felt even more painful when he fought to the last moment this year but was eliminated because of his own mistakes.

If I handled the last two goals calmly, maybe the result would be different?

But there is no possibility on the basketball court, only victory or defeat. NBA is so cruel. Sometimes, in a few dozen seconds, you can deny your efforts throughout the year.

Chris Paul failed again, and the scene of his slow walking into the player channel also brought a great impact to Anjie in front of the TV.

When the game was just over, he and Ricard were spending time analyzing tactics. But when the game ended, Anjie suddenly felt pity for Paul.

Anjie really couldn't imagine how frustrated he felt in Paul's heart at this time. He was so lucky, otherwise, if he had been defeated repeatedly like Paul, Anjie really didn't know if he could stand it.

"An, don't think about those messy things. Our opponents have appeared. I haven't played the game for so long. I hope you haven't forgotten what you are here for!" Ricard naturally saw what Anjie was thinking. He didn't want these messy things to affect Anjie's performance.

"The Houston Rockets...this is a match for my wishes. Don't worry, boss, I'm here just for the championship! No one can stop me from completing my goal!"

"Yeah..." Angel's answer in a firm tone reassure Ricard.

After five days of rest, the opponent of the Trail Blazers in the next round of the game is finally released. The Houston Rockets, a team with a deep connection with China, will appear again in the eyes of Chinese fans.

The "Modern" group suffered humiliation in the regular season, and their revenge against Anjie will also be fully launched in the playoffs!
Chapter completed!