Psychological pressure and physical burden. This is undoubtedly the biggest problem facing this Trail Blazers team now.

Purple and Gold Army, Celtics. These two biggest nBa teams are the opponents of the Trail Blazers' next back-to-back schedule. Moreover, this is a continuous away back-to-back game that spans both east and west.

"Coach Ricard, do you think the schedule of the NBa regular season is really scientific and reasonable?" The day after defeating the Suns, a beautiful reporter from ESPN asked Ricard this question in a daily post-training interview. Everyone knew that the Trail Blazers were about to face the devil's schedule, and this back-to-back is also a major threat to the Trail Blazers' winning streak.

"Scientificity? Rationality? When did nBa's schedule pay attention to these two things?" Ricard's expression of concealment made the reporters laugh. This guy mocked the league's skills, but he was still so profound.

"First it's the All-Stars, then the Suns. Just giving us a day of breathing time, we have to play two consecutive games across the east and west sides. Do you think this schedule is reasonable?" Ricard's rebellious question made the reporters laugh. Indeed, Los Angeles and Boston are simply from the westernmost end of the United States to the easternmost part of the United States.

In this case, it is indeed a bit too much to play back to back.

Ricard had complained to the reporters and won the sympathy of everyone outside the world. But what's the use? Can the Trail Blazers still expect David Stern to change the schedule for them?

All Trail Blazers and Anjie can do is to bite the bullet.

It is a foregone conclusion that the Trail Blazers enter the playoffs now, and the number one position in the West is quite stable. The only thing that presses them is the record of 26 consecutive victories. If you don’t win ten more games, the Trail Blazers will have the opportunity to tie the longest winning streak in history.

Such a situation will definitely put the players under great pressure. Especially now facing a group of extremely inhumane continuous back-to-back, the players of the Trail Blazers are so tired.

"Lakes F4 guys, they are here again. Don't forget that the Lakers are now ranked eighth in the West, which means they are likely to be the opponents we encountered in the first round of the playoffs! I don't want us to defeat the first round with countless honors and try our best to win the next game. Before the playoffs start, we will defeat the opponent's confidence!" Ricard tried his best to encourage his players and let them put down their burdens as much as possible.

And what about Anjie? As the team leader, he always cares about his teammates in the locker room and training ground.

"Don't worry about Matthews, you let go and confront Kobe. I'm watching behind you, don't be too nervous." Angel comforted Matthews, who was overly nervous because he was about to face Kobe.

"Damion! Don't practice like this, your physical fitness can't stand your troubles like this."

"J.J., you must keep an eye on Clark. Although he is not as good as Gasol, he is also very good at shooting."

If Ricard was a senior leader, then Anjie was more like a grassroots cadre. He talked to his teammates one by one on the basketball court to ensure that their mentality could reach the best state.

However, the hurrying time did not give Angel and Ricard too many opportunities to adjust the team. When Angel had not recovered from the pace of the All-Star Game, others had already landed at Los Angeles International Airport.

Although the Lakers F4 may be the most disappointing combination this season, although the injuries of Gasol and others have left D'Antoni's only eight people able to participate in the rotation. However, considering the fatigue and pressure of the Trail Blazers players, the Los Angeles Lakers are not unavailable to win.

In the last game, the Suns, the second-last in the West, the Trail Blazers won because others had no stars. But the Los Angeles Lakers, there is an omnipotent Kobe waiting for Angel.

He also participated in the All-Star Game, but Kobe played the regular season for the first time since the All-Star Game. And Anjie has played his second away game in a row.

Before the game started, Kobe continued to hug Anjie friendlyly. But Anjie knew that at the critical moment, this cold-blooded black Mamba would not be ruthless to his old friends.

As soon as the game started, Anjie's guess became a reality. Now is the time to reach the playoffs, and the Lakers' eighth place in the West is shaky. The person who is most worried about this situation is Kobe.

Kobe failed to make the playoffs last time, but it was the O4-O5 season. At that time, Kobe was the only one who carried the entire Lakers. He lacked helpers, and the West was a strong opponent.

Nowadays, Kobe, who is heading for the championship with a luxurious F4 lineup, cannot accept that he can't even overcome the playoffs. So from the beginning, he launched a fierce attack. Once this guy turns on the scoring mode, it will be very difficult to stop.

Although Angel had guided Matthews before the game, when Kobe scored several unreasonable goals on Matthews' head, the O9-year undraft was still in chaos.

Don’t Matthews work hard? If he doesn’t work hard, he will never be able to go from a hopeless undraft to become the main No. 2 position of the Trail Blazers. But now, the huge gap in talent between the two still makes Matthews extremely painful. After all, Kobe in front of him is also a hardworking and hard-working person.

Anjie agreed to watch Matthews behind him, and he did do so. But the smart Kobe didn't fight Anjie head-on at all.

He always scored at mid-range after getting rid of Matthews' defense, or simply scored against Matthews' defense.

Anjie worked very hard, and the rest of the Trail Blazers also tried their best to play. But the score was always broken by Kobe.

The scores of both sides remained equal in the last quarter of the game. But at this time, the Lakers' disadvantage of only eight players being able to rotate was infinitely magnified.

Although Kobe is amazing, he is already 33 years old after all. And this guy is also covered in scars.

In the fourth quarter, Kobe urgently needed some time to rest. However, the Lakers' substitute lineup made Kobe unable to get even a slight rest time.

This persevering man gritted his teeth and prepared to play the whole fourth quarter. Kobe's spirit of not giving up also affected An Jie, who was his opponent.

Seeing Kobe so hard, Anjie was not willing to be outdone. He signaled Ricard not to replace him, because Anjie was about to fight to the end with his idol and friend!

The final showdown in this game made all fans have to respect the two men. Whether it was Kobe or Anjie, they were really real men.

Neither of these two guys gave up. Kobe's score was almost over 4o, and Anjie's blocks also reached 5.

Unfortunately, Kobe lost in the end. An Jie, who was in his early twenties, laughed to the end in this war of attrition.

In the last minute and a half of the game, Kobe missed the offense from the outside and made a breakthrough, which also took An Jie a big shot.

And Anjie was still efficient in how he was injured. Neither the Lakers were Jamison nor Earl Clark effectively completed double-teams against Anjie.

Kobe is still working hard, but he can no longer do every shot and every breakthrough like before. On the other hand, An Jie can do it.

With the cheers of Staples fans throughout, Kobe still lost, with 4o points and 7 rebounds, he fell to Anjie's hands.

Anjie scored 36 points, 14 rebounds and 6 terrifying blocks in this game. He spent the last time, and the Trail Blazers narrowly won again with 111-1o7!

For the victory of this game, the main players of the Trail Blazers did not reserve any strength at all. Especially Anjie, if he did not fight against Kobe, the victory would belong to the Lakers. But after he fought with Kobe, Anjie's physical condition would only be even more nervous. Although they defeated Kobe and won the 27th consecutive victory, Ricard now has no idea what to do with the game against the Boston Celtics tomorrow.

Looking at the players gasping in the locker room, Ricard really couldn't bear to say that. But now, he had to urge his men to leave immediately after a bitter victory.

"Let's go guys, we... it's time to go to the airport..." A boring victory was probably this feeling...

A four and a half hours long flight spans the east and west sides of the United States. You can only fall asleep in the early morning and you have to go to the game when you wake up...

All these unfavorable factors are now overwhelming the Trail Blazers.

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2o13 February 22, Lantern Festival. Boston, Td North Shore Garden Arena, at 10:30 pm. Anjie didn’t have the opportunity to reunite with his family, and he couldn’t even chat with video. Since he came to the United States to become a professional player in the nBa League, traditional Chinese festivals have never had much to do with Anjie. Not to mention Lantern Festival, even the Spring Festival more than ten days ago, Anjie spent the competition and training.

But now he has no intention of thinking about these sad things. He must solve the big crisis in front of him, because there is not much time left for the Trail Blazers.

"The last three minutes left in the game, and the Trail Blazers are still eight points behind! Paul Pierce borrowed Brandon Bass' pick-and-roll and broke through! He made two points in a hurry to jump shot. The audience, the score difference has now become ten!"

After Pierce scored the goal, he raised his arms excitedly, and the fans' shouts made the guy full of strength.

After the attack came, Anjie attracted double team again and successfully assigned the ball to the outside. Wesley Matthews shot when he received the ball, but the basketball hit the box. This was not an occasional time. Including this ball, Matthews' three-point shooting percentage today also turned into 1 of 7 shots.

Seeing this, Garnett immediately got on his feet, and this small move made Anger unable to move. Therefore, this rebound was firmly controlled by the Celtics.

Originally, Anjie's physical strength was almost overdrawn, and now he has to deal with Garnett, who has small movements all over his body, which has further aggravated Anjie's physical energy consumption.

After getting the rebound, Bradley immediately counterattacked and wanted to play fast break. And Anjie, who was exhausted, could no longer stage a good show of chasing again. He could only watch the Celtics' No. 0 guard successfully make a layup, and the score difference became 12.

"It's so exhausted. If I were Coach Ricard, I would replace An immediately and give up this game! After all, their results are already excellent enough. If Anger is injured due to excessive fatigue, the Trail Blazers will not be worth the loss!" Mike Bryn didn't want to see a rising superstar lying at the feet of the disease.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ricard called for a pause.

"An! You'll get off the court!"

"Oh...ah!" An Jie didn't react yet.

"You go out and rest, don't play anymore, let's not play anymore." There are only two minutes, and the score difference is 12 points. In the case of the Trail Blazers' poor condition, Ricard intends to give up the game.

"What are you kidding! We can't give up! We still have time!" Anjie yelled angrily, and his fierce reaction shocked everyone on the bench, including Ricard himself.

This deafening roar naturally did not escape the reporters' ears. They seemed to have heard a big news!

"Impossible! We will definitely win!" An Jie angrily threw off the paper cup. He worked hard for so long and won for so long. How could he give up just by saying that he would give up?

"Boy!" Ricard also had a bad temper. Anjie never dared to yell at him. Today, this guy was brave enough? Ricard forced back and didn't even dare to make a sound.

"Okay, OK, An, obey the arrangements. This is also for the sake of the overall situation." Divac was the only person who could play a good role. He pushed Angel and Ricard away. Angel did not speak anymore, which was considered to have accepted the fact that the game ended early.

Ricard didn't say a word to Anger since then. He commanded the entire game. Of course, the Trail Blazers eventually fell to North Shore Garden by nine points.

"Boston Celtics! They stopped the Trail Blazers' winning streak! Oh my God, the Rockets' 22 consecutive wins that year were also cut off on the Celtics! These guys are simply the veritable winning streak finisher!"

The Trail Blazers' legendary winning streak stopped at the 27-game winning streak.

After the game, the reporters were all out. The quarrel between Angel and Ricard, the end of the winning streak of the Trail Blazers, and another beautiful blocking of the Celtics...
Chapter completed!