The half was over, and the Trail Blazers only allowed the Celtics to score 17 points in the second quarter. The score was 51:40, with the Celtics trailing by 11 points.
In the home locker room.
"Guys, what are you doing? We only got 3 rebounds in the entire second quarter, and they were all in the backcourt, but the other team got 13. They had 10 more than us. Oh, my God, Who can tell me what this is?"
Doc Rivers is not in the mood to talk about chicken soup now, and just started spraying in the locker room.
"enough!"
Garnett's wolf roar made Rivers' heart tremble, and he couldn't help but take half a step back.
"Coach, I was the one holding back in the first half. In the second half, I will teach No. 36 well."
Garnett naturally knew that the coach's words were vaguely directed at him. Even though he felt extremely unhappy in his heart, he still had to accept the reality that he was beaten in the first half.
"Coach, Kevin has been the team's defensive anchor, and we should trust him."
Rondo knew who the coach was talking about and stood up without hesitation to support Garnett.
As one of the only remaining members of the Celtics who won the 2008 championship, Rondo had a bad relationship with many players on the team in the first two years because of his youth and energy.
Especially having several unpleasant encounters with Garnett.
But now, after the test of time, the relationship between the two has become harmonious, and Rondo has gradually regarded Garnett as his mentor in the NBA.
After seeing Rondo stand up, Rivers smiled slightly, and his original serious expression turned into enthusiasm: "Haha, like everyone else, I always believe in Kevin's ability. He is always worthy of trust, and so do everyone. Same, please answer me loudly, can we win this game?"
This wave...this wave is suppressing first and then rising!
It turns out that what Rivers did was to stimulate the players' fighting spirit.
"able!"
"certainly!"
"..."
These words played right into Garnett's hands, and also gave him a step to quickly respond to the coach's questions, thus motivating his teammates around him.
…
Returning to the court, the two teams exchanged venues, and the players on the court became all main players.
"Boy, I admit that you are strong, but your crazy performance should come to an end!"
Near the center circle, Pierce suddenly stopped and looked directly at Wang Zelin.
10 points and 13 rebounds!
In two quarters, Wang Zelin has already produced a double-double and is the best performer on the Trail Blazers side.
Pierce scored 14 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in two quarters, which was also the most outstanding performance among the Celtics.
"You damn duck has a tough mouth, I'll wait for you."
Wang Zelin showed no stage fright. After retorting head-on, he walked straight to the backcourt, ready to face the Celtics' attack.
This time Garnett went to the high post to pass to Pierce, quickly followed by Pierce's pass.
Facing Wang Zelin's defense, Garnett deceived the defense with several very confusing moves and scored two points on the board.
51:42.
Why does this old man feel different?
Looking at Garnett's back as he returned to defense, Wang Zelin felt that the opponent was different from the first half.
His whole spirit was like a new person.
The most important thing is that after Garnett scored, he was not like he was in the first half. He liked to troll people, which made him a little uncomfortable.
The Trail Blazers attacked. After Matthews received the ball in the frontcourt, he saw Wang Zelin easily getting into position and quickly passed the ball inside.
"Snapped!"
Stealed.
Pierce appeared out of nowhere, stood on the passing line, waved his hands and intercepted the basketball. He quickly moved forward and made a skillful three-step layup, avoiding Batum's block.
51:44.
The words in the locker room worked. Garnett and Pierce returned to the court and showed their strongest form. The score was getting closer and closer.
Under the leadership of the two men, the strong resilience of the once-championship team finally showed itself.
Back to the Trail Blazers, after several cooperative passes, the ball was in Batum's hands.
Batum caught the ball and did not rush inside. Garnett, Wang Zelin, Aldridge and others were standing inside, and there was no space at all. After wandering outside the three-point line for a few seconds, he faked a move to deceive Pierce. Throwed a three-pointer in the corner.
The basketball bounced out of the basket, and it was time to rush for the rebound.
The moment Matthews took action, Wang Zelin and Garnett in the low post on the right immediately scrambled to get into position. Garnett's turning speed and Minjie were both better than Wang Zelin's, and he took the lead in getting into position, holding Wang Zelin behind him.
When the ball hit the basket, Wang Zelin took advantage of the situation, leaned forward slightly, and a huge force hit Garnett.
"Your uncle's!"
Garnett was about to take off when he was pressed down by Wang Zelin, and the energy he had just raised was instantly released.
After he quickly adjusted, Wang Zelin had already taken off and grabbed the basketball in mid-air.
Got the 14th rebound.
"run!!!!!"
Almost at the same time, Lillard and Batum started a fast break from the left and right wings, with Rondo and Jeff Green chasing after them desperately.
Garnett quickly found Wang Zelin, trying to interrupt Wang Zelin's passing opportunity.
But Wang Zelin didn't wait for Garnett to get close and directly threw the basketball at Lillard who was just past half-court.
"Snapped!"
After slowing down slightly, Lillard successfully collected the basketball with both hands, and Rondo behind him was one point closer.
Lillard didn't care. After quickly advancing to the high post on the left, he suddenly threw the basketball onto the backboard...
Then, there was only a "bang!" vibration, and Batum on the other side was already hanging on the basket.
Successful alley-oop!
At 53:44, the Trail Blazers' lead expanded again.
"5 of 8 shots, 10 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. Wang's state in this game is really great!"
Kenny Smith shouted excitedly and pushed Wang Zelin's game data to the audience in real time.
"Reggie, how about we predict Wang's final numbers for this game?"
"What the hell are you trying to do again!"
The shadow of the famous tree, Kenny Smith's trick has tricked Barkley several times. Reggie Miller was a little panicked. He didn't want to become the next Barkley, so he decided to ask questions first before making a decision.
"Don't worry, let's compete with who can guess the closest, and the loser will be treated to a late-night snack. How about that?"
Through Reggie Miller's bad expression, Kenny Smith roughly knew the other person's inner thoughts.
I never thought that one day I would be able to scare someone like Reggie who dared to confront Michael. It was really novel.
"That's it..." Reggie Miller thought for a moment, "I bet the king can get 16, oh no, 17 points... um... and 19 rebounds!"
"Okay, then I say Wang can get 20+20!"
Kenny Smith gave his prediction.
As the two chatted, the third quarter was almost halfway through.
It was the Celtics' turn to attack, and Pierce asked for the ball again. Although Rondo wanted to continue organizing his teammates to find opportunities, the boss had spoken and he had to pass it.
So far in the third quarter, Pierce has made 2 of 4 shots, scored 4 points and 1 steal, and his shooting percentage has reached 50%. He feels very good.
After getting the ball in the high post on the left, Pierce passed Batum, took two steps forward, met Aldridge who was covering the defense, and turned over and hit a jumper.
"Uh-huh!"
With a difficult two-pointer, Truth was indeed the Celtics' best performer tonight.
62:56!
The Celtics were once again close to within five points.
Hey, why do you say again...
Soon, the Trail Blazers told everyone the answer.
After a pick-and-roll, Trail Blazers No. 36 quickly came down from the high position and smashed Huashan!
The Celtics basket was overwhelmed and let out a miserable cry.
After landing, due to inertia, Wang Zelin rushed to the bottom line of reporters.
"Ahhh!!!"
After quickly standing up, Wang Zelin roared excitedly at the nearest camera and showed his biceps.
A very masculine picture spread through the camera to every household.
In the VIP room of the North Shore Garden, Celtics general manager Danny Ainge looked gloomily at Garnett, who was knocked to the ground by Wang Zelin again. There was no trace of pity or anger in his eyes, but he was surprisingly calm.
It's like looking at an expired, useless piece of goods.
One thought after another flashed through his mind.
Both KG and Paul are too old, and it's time to find a new way out for the team.
Immediately afterwards, Danny Ainge set his sights on the No. 9 player wearing the green home jersey.
Will you be the new team leader?
No, you can't!
So... Danny Ainge suddenly turned his attention to the owner of the No. 36 jersey, who was wearing the main color black, and his eyes flashed with an unspeakable hunger.
He suddenly remembered that whenever his old enemy was in a downturn, they could always get a super center to join them and quickly complete the rebuilding.
Although this young man is not yet a super center, he has enough potential.
Good thing, he can become the new leader of the team!
After the idea came to his mind, Danny Anji closed his eyes and began to plan the future of the Green Army in his mind.
…
Back on the field.
"Bang!"
Lillard hit a three-pointer from the outside, and player No. 36 rose from the ground...
"Uh-huh!"
The ball was pushed into the basket.
Damn it!
Damn it! !
Damn it! ! !
Why is it like this again? It's always a little bit close. I've obviously got the position right, so why is it just a little bit close?
Garnett looked at Wang Zelin, who was chatting and laughing with his teammates and returning to defense, with helplessness in his eyes.
In fact, he already had the answer in his mind, but he was still unwilling to admit that he was old.
"Beep beep beep!"
The Celtics called a timeout. It was now the 9th minute of the fourth quarter and the team was 16 points behind the opponent.
93:77!
This is the current score between the two teams.
This time, on the way to the team's bench, there was no longer even a trace of "boos" in the North Shore Garden when Wang Zelin was on his way to the team's bench!
Without him, I would be afraid of being beaten.
24 points, 28 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block!
After 33 rebounds in a single game, Wang Zelin played another game that could be recorded as the strongest game of his career.
"Wang, do you know? You got 28 rebounds, 28!"
"It's crazy, you got 28 rebounds on Garnett, oh my God!"
After seeing Wang Zelin come off the bench, his teammates all waved towels to congratulate him on his triumphant return.
"Yeah?"
Wang Zelin was also a little surprised. After being completely excited on the court, he didn't pay attention to the changes in his statistics.
Unfortunately, the Celtics will most likely replace their main players next, and Wang Zelin will not have much chance to break 30+.
…
On the Celtics side, Doc Rivers said with a heavy tone: "Guys, we have lost this game, and we have lost it miserably." After a pause, he continued, "But don't forget, the NBA There are always losses and wins, and since tonight’s result is destined to be irreversible, please focus on the subsequent games!”
As soon as these words came out, everyone knew that Rivers was going to withdraw his main force and declare surrender.
Rondo, who played 39 minutes, or the whole game, now has 14 points and 11 assists. He has tried his best for this game, but in the end he only got this ending.
"teach……"
The strong unwillingness made Rondo open his lips, but the reason in his heart told him... this game is really over.
In the end, Rondo gave up his unnecessary persistence.
"Coach, I want to continue playing!"
Garnett unexpectedly insisted on playing.
"Kevin, you have tried your best, no one will blame you, and your age..."
Garnett interrupted Rivers's kind words and continued: "It's because I'm old that I have to cherish this last game time more. I want to fight again. If I just give up like this, I'm really unwilling... "
Then, Garnett turned his attention to the Trail Blazers bench, and said with some regret and envy: "Besides, as an old man, it is rare for me to meet such an interesting young man. If I don't play with him more, I won't have many opportunities in the future. ”
At this time, everyone realized that Garnett was unwilling to lose to the years and wanted to fight Wang Zelin to the end.
Even if he loses miserably!
Even if no one thinks highly of him!
"Kevin...Oh, well, in the last minute, you will be the one to lead the bench!"
Rivers wanted to say something more, but after seeing the determination in Garnett's eyes, he could only let him play again with a sigh.
