"Why? I just want to go home, that's all."

The sentence Anjie answered at the press conference a few days ago became the reason why Portland fans cheered wildly today. In their hearts, Portland and Moda Center are Anjie's home.

The sign with the words "Welcome to Home!" is now being held in the hands of countless fans. They are all ecstatic about Anjie's return. Most importantly, at this moment, Anjie is likely to bring a victory to the fans at the doorstep!

Westbrook squinted his eyes, and a drop of sweat slid into his eyelids. The guy was too tired, and the Trail Blazers and Angel were as if they were pressing on themselves, making him breathless.

When he wiped the sweat from his eyes with his hands, Contney Lee had already controlled the ball and pushed through the half. Westbrook had to take a deep breath and continue to push him up.

"The pace of the Trail Blazers is too fast! Coach Donovan and his players must have never imagined that Coach Ricard would actually make the Trail Blazers speed up the pace! But it is obvious that the physical fitness of the Thunder players has been greatly tested. The pressure brought to them by the Trail Blazers after the pace is unimaginable!" Jeff Van Gundy knows the Thunder, especially Westbrook.

Whether the size of this guy's chest was normal or not, it could not escape Ricard's eyes.

This guy with fewer and fewer heads and glasses knows that if even Westbrook is already gasping, there are not many physically fit guys in the Thunder.

Look at Cameron Anthony, he has been sitting on the bench for a long time, but his face is still full of fatigue. The pressure of falling behind by 3 to 1 has already overwhelmed the Thunder. Now Ricard is still using an oppressive and fast-paced attack to continue to suppress, which has given the Thunder a double psychological and physical blow.

Westbrook had just posted it when Contney Lee passed the ball. The ball flew quickly and came to Iguodala's hands.

This time, Iguodala did not "slowly" let the ball stay in his hand. Instead, he touched the ball with one hand and immediately transferred the ball to the inside.

After Morris received the basketball, everyone from the Thunder had moved with the basketball for most of the time. However, Morris was not the ending point. He leaned back with the ball and passed the ball out again.

George, who has been seeking opportunities, took advantage of Angel's beautiful pick-and-roll and received a basketball from mid-range. This was an opportunity to shoot at an open position. Everyone thought George would shoot. Even Andre Robertson, who was selected for the second team of the All-Defensive Team last year, thought so.

Robertson was exhausted after bypassing Angel's pick-and-roll, but he still endured the feeling of fatigue and jumped up, hoping to interfere with George's shooting as much as possible.

However, after Robertson got up, George took back the basketball and broke through immediately. George just made a fake shot!

When George broke through, no one in the Thunder team had the strength to chase him back. George used a normal layup to add two more points to the Trail Blazers, why did he choose to layup? Because George also needs to save energy now, and the extra dunks will only make him more tired.

If even the players of the Trail Blazers who dominate the game feel tired, let alone the Thunder. Although there are more than three minutes left before the end of the fifth game between the two sides, and the Thunder is only five points behind. However, Ricard can know from the situation on the field that he and the Trail Blazers have entered the Western Conference Finals circle with one foot!

The game was so anxious that it reached the last moment. The game was anxious because the score difference between the two sides was not too big. But in fact, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Trail Blazers were firmly controlling the rhythm from beginning to end, and the Thunder didn't get any chance at all.

The more eager Anjie wants to win the championship, the more energy he bursts out on the court. Although Anjie did not score high scores like forty or fifty today, his active performance on the defensive end did make the Thunder's offense very difficult.

Westbrook, who had been forced into a desperate situation, faced the five-point difference that had been pressed on him for a long time, and he never knew how to cross it.

Three-pointers, if you want to turn the situation around with a few times, Westbrook must rely on three-pointers!

The guy glanced at Anthony pretending to want Chunqiu, but suddenly broke through with the ball! Napier, who returned to the court after substituting Contney Lee, moved a step forward in time, but he found that even so, he still couldn't stop Westbrook from crushing the basket.

Angel tensed up. If Westbrook really came in, he could only make a clean defense. Because if he fouled, it would be very likely to give Westbrook a chance to score a three-pointer.

Facing his former good brother, Anjie opened his arms. He pushed Adams away who was trying to block in front of him, and was ready to fight Westbrook!

Westbrook was like a cruise missile, and entered the penalty area with a "swoosh"! He jumped up suddenly. If it were someone else who was defending, he might have consciously dodged away!

But Anjie would not, he had to stop this attack, he had to protect the basket of Moda Center. At this moment, Anjie seemed to have returned to ten years ago, to the night when he first met Westbrook...

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Westbrook took off, and everyone in the penalty area also took off, and the scene was in a mess. Several whirlwind players directly surrounded Westbrook in the middle, so no one knew what was going on now, who was deeply trapped in the defense.

The seemingly dense defense was nothing in Westbrook's eyes, and the gap that should be filled was not filled. He could easily score the ball as long as he carefully avoided these extended arms.

The Tornado defensive players began to fall from the air, while Westbrook was still rising, and now his eyes suddenly became clear, and the basket seemed ready to let the ball go into his arms at any time.

"Bang!" The basketball in Westbrook's hand was suddenly snapped away from the back, and the ball hit the rebound heavily and bounced out again. Westbrook took a look in surprise, and Anjie's palm was indeed there!

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"Bang!" A crisp sound rang out again. Westbrook looked closely and saw that the opponents in front of him were not players of the Tornado team. And the one on him no longer represented ucLa.

The scene when she was just born was almost exactly the same as the scene when Westbrook and Angel came into contact with each other, so it made Westbrook and Angel think they had traveled back ten years ago.

Now the crisp sound made Westbrook wake up. He knew that he was not in memory, but he was still in reality! He was just blocked by Anjie again! Moreover, it was a way that was almost exactly the same as ten years ago!

Compared to that year, this is no longer a painless block. When Westbrook knew that he was not dreaming, but was indeed in the nBa Western Conference semi-finals, he knew that the Thunder and his hope of victory had been completely shattered by Anjie's palm!

"Beautiful block! Ann's control over the penalty area is absolutely unique in history! His control of the timing of blocking and his superb positioning will not miss any chance to give his opponent a big shot! Westbrook's layup failed! Oklahoma City Thunder failed!"

Westbrook landed in a panic, and then quickly turned around and chased. However, he couldn't catch up with nothing, and could not catch up with George who controlled the ball and counterattacked, and could not catch up with Anthony who was defending with all his might.... he couldn't catch up with the few seconds that decided the outcome.

"Bang!" A loud bang came, and Westbrook knew that Paul George had completed a beautiful counterattack. At that moment, Westbrook suddenly felt weak and sat on the ground.

Seeing this, coach Donovan immediately called for a timeout. The difference in seven points was only 21 seconds left, and the last time was used up. He knew that this meant that the first season of Anthony and Westbrook's cooperation ended.

"It's over! Although the game is not over yet, the entire series ends early! Look at the stands of Moda Center and look at the Trail Blazers bench. The entire Moda Center has turned into a sea of ​​joy!" As Mike Bryn shouted, the photographer pointed the camera at Westbrook again.

This guy was buried deeply with a towel on his head, so you couldn't see the expression of this strong man. Anthony put his arm on Westbrook's shoulder and said something in Westbrook's ear. Maybe he wanted to comfort this team leader who was much younger than him.

Donovan and Ricard both sent out the second team after the timeout, but now, everyone's eyes are off the court.

At this time, An Jie suddenly stood up and walked straight to the Thunder team's bench. Just under the shocked gaze of the Thunder players, An Jie squatted in front of Westbrook, who was buried in his head.

"We see! An is now in front of Westbrook! We all know that these two guys have a very close relationship in private. Eliminating Westbrook may be the worst way to advance for An!" Even the commentator moved the focus of the commentator from the field to the off-field.

Angel didn't say anything, but just reached out and pulled Westbrook's head over and leaned on his shoulder. The towel on Westbrook's head fell onto the hardwood floor. When he was hugged by Angel, Westbrook's tears couldn't stop flowing down...

Ten years ago, the youth was full of energy and shining in the March Crazy Championship.

Ten years ago, he defeated the unknown dark horse team with the unique pride of Los Angeles and the impressive yellow-skinned big man.

Ten years ago, Anjie was surrounded by ucLa players celebrating wildly in white jerseys. The Tornado team members wearing red jerseys were incompatible with the joyful ocean.

"So happy." Ten years ago, Angel looked at Westbrook who had won the victory and was filled with envy.

Who would have thought that ten years later, everything would be reversed. Westbrook and Angel hugged each other tightly, and this damn guy once again shattered his dream, but Westbrook really loved this damn guy... Only he can understand his current mood.

"I know this feeling, Russell. But we can't be defeated by this feeling, we have to stand up!" Angel whispered in Westbrook's ear.

Westbrook stopped his twitching and wiped his tears.

The strong No. 0 defender suddenly stood up and he realized that the game had already ended.

"I'll come back and stand here, An! Come on, man, don't lose my championship!" Westbrook said, hammered Anger's chest and turned toward the player passage.

Angel's nose was a little sour. He obviously won, so why was he sad?

Only in Andersen's story can a perfect ending appear. While the world of competitive sports is rich in winners, there are countless excellent losers.
Chapter completed!