Because the movement was loud, occurred very quickly, and players from both teams were injured and left the field, the referee and the two vice referees came to the record table to study the replays repeatedly.
In the end, the penalty came out. Faried committed a second-level flagrant foul and was sent off directly. The Blazers made two free throws because when reviewing the video, everyone could see that Fared definitely caused the physical contact intentionally.
Of course, he had already gone down.
However, Fareed, who is in a coma, still needs to be mentally prepared. He will definitely be fined additionally by the league after the game, and will decide whether to be suspended based on the league's review.
As for Wang Zelin, he was sentenced to a first-level flagrant foul, and the Nuggets also got the opportunity to make two free throws.
However, Nuggets coach George Karl could not be happy, and his face was gloomy.
The injuries to the main starting lineup are unclear and the return date has not yet been determined. The Nuggets' plan to achieve the best record in team history in the second half of the season may have to be shelved.
In the audience.
"Hush! You deserve it, you despicable guy who stepped on your feet!"
"For those of you who step on purpose, this is your retribution!"
"I wonder how Wang's injury is. Will it affect the next game?"
The moment the penalty was announced, the Rose Garden uniformly booed, and some even overly aggressive fans yelled!
A small group of fans who originally had some sympathy for Fareed's injury were left with only anger after watching the replay.
The replay clearly showed that he deliberately stretched his feet in front.
In other words, it is a deliberate stepping in!
This is an extremely dangerous move in the NBA. Professional basketball players are generally heavier than ordinary people. If they lose their balance when landing, it is very possible for them to strain their ligaments or be absent for several months. .
A large part of the Blazers' achievements this season is inseparable from Wang Zelin on the inside. If he is seriously injured and is reimbursed for the season, then the Blazers' season will be over.
The current lineup and record can ensure that they enter the playoffs, but in the playoffs, they can only become someone else's meal.
Fortunately, after the team doctor's report came out, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, Coach Terry obtained the consent of General Manager Orsi who was watching the game and showed it to the fans on the big screen.
The injury is almost the same as Aldridge's, a first-degree ankle sprain that requires at least two weeks of recovery, but Wang Zelin's injury was to his left foot.
Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. It had only been two weeks. Even if the Blazers' record dropped slightly, the overall impact would not be too great. Moreover, Aldridge still had one week to pay. The Blazers only had to get through the next most difficult week. , the situation will improve.
On the playing field.
Coach Terry Stotts looked at the players on the bench. The strength gap between substitute centers Jared Jeffries, Joel Freeland and Wang Zelin was too big. They were all small players who could only play in garbage time. He couldn't help but put his right hand on his forehead.
It seems that the management must find a better substitute for Wang Zelin during the offseason.
This is like being used to taking the Tianchao High-Speed Railway and suddenly traveling to Tianzhu to take the train.
It’s simply a torture!
After thinking for a while, I made a decision in my mind.
"Luke, move around and get ready to play!"
Then he looked at Mike Roberts: "Mike, you will play the No. 5 position next, and you will play the next two quarters. I don't ask you to dominate the penalty area like a king, as long as you play your characteristics."
"And you all, run for me. The Nuggets are known as the track and field team, and we are no worse than them."
Terry Stotts made a big move and put on a small lineup.
Lillard + Connett Lee + Batum + Luke Babbitt + Mike Roberts!
All five players in this lineup have shooting ability and outstanding athletic ability. They may not be as good as the Nuggets on the defensive end, but they are definitely more than enough to fight offensively.
At this time, there were still 3 minutes and 47 seconds left before the end of the first half. Terry Stotts also wanted to see the effect of such a lineup in advance.
If possible, play like this in the second half.
If not, there is enough time to conduct the third identification.
In the home locker room.
Wang Zelin, who was lying on the bed receiving ice compress, turned on the TV to watch the next game, when the door suddenly rang.
"Dad! Mom! And Reina, why are you here?"
When he got up, he saw that the people coming were the royal father, queen mother and his girlfriend.
Next we learned that after the two old men identified themselves to the team management, they were able to come in to visit Wang Zelin.
"You, you, don't know if you should pay attention. You were injured so badly. Are you feeling better now..."
As soon as the Queen Mother came in, she couldn't stop talking about concern.
"I'm fine, Mom, the guy opposite was injured much more seriously than me!" Wang Zelin said with a smile.
"Be more careful in the future!"
Reina warned at this time.
Wang's father didn't speak since he came in. He was very silent, but from time to time he turned to look at Wang Zelin, his eyes always filled with deep concern.
…
In the second half, after losing the backbone of Wang Zelin, the Trail Blazers' internal offense and defense dropped a level. Under the Nuggets' iron barrel defense, the offensive efficiency was average and mistakes were made from time to time.
After all, Terry Stotts is no match for veteran George Karl.
Under the careful training of George Karl, the Nuggets have formed a unified and effective offensive and defensive system. Moreover, the status and influence of Orc Farid in the team are not as good as Wang Zelin's, and his impact on the players on the court is not as great as expected.
In comparison, the Trail Blazers are much worse.
At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets led the Trail Blazers 82:79.
In the final quarter, Iguodala and Wilson Chandler performed dunks one after another, and the Trail Blazers could never find a way to limit the Nuggets' scoring.
Lillard dunked and caused a foul to perform 2+1. Afterwards, he hit a long-range three-pointer from the outside. The Trail Blazers chased the point difference to only one point. The fans seemed to see hope of overtaking.
But in the following time, the two sides reached a stalemate on the offensive end. In the end, the veteran Iguodala stepped forward, stole Batum, and assisted Ty Lawson for a fast break layup, widening the point difference to 4 points.
I have to admit that the successive absences of Aldridge and Wang Zelin made the Blazers panic. They missed a breath at the critical moment and finally lost the game with a score of 105:111.
Lillard, one of the three young players still on the field, was successfully strangled by Ty Lawson and Iguodala. He played for 41 minutes and made 9 of 22 shots, including 2 of 6 three-pointers. A double-double with 24 points and 10 assists.
I don’t know since when, Lillard got used to having Wang Zelin and Aldridge in front of him.
In the previous games of the Trail Blazers, he often had to perform at a normal level to achieve victory. There was no need to try his best like in college, which may not necessarily guarantee the team's final victory.
Lillard, who has gradually become accustomed to his third-middle position, inevitably has a dependence in his heart. This means that his strength may not be worse than the original history, or even slightly better, but his heart is not as strong as before.
Wang Zelin, who watched the whole game in the locker room, also noticed this, but he didn't know whether it was good or bad.
From his standpoint, this is of course a good thing, because it represents Lillard's recognition of his boss status.
But if you look at it from the perspective of Lillard in the original world...
Or, only time will tell the answer!
…
At the end of the game, Ty Lawson made 12 of 22 shots and scored a team-high 30 points. Iguodala made 10 of 20 shots and scored 26 points. Costa Coover scored 11 points and Chandler scored 10 points. Anthony Randolph from the bench scored 10 points, Andre Miller scored 8 points...
Except for Ty Lawson and Iguodala, the Nuggets' other players scored relatively evenly, especially the bench, which scored a total of 27 points.
As for the Trail Blazers, the main players scored 87 points, and only 4 people from the bench scored. Among them, Eric Maynor scored 6 points, Will Barton scored 5 points, and everyone else added up to only 7 points.
At 18:27, the bench scores of the two teams were 9 points apart, which was also one of the important reasons for the Blazers' defeat.
At the post-game press conference, Terry Stotts and George Karl arrived almost at the same time.
The trailblazer is Lillard.
Although he failed to lead the Trail Blazers to maintain the lead and win, he played almost the entire game tonight and scored a double-double of 26 points and 10 assists. His efficiency was also good, and he was understood by many Portland fans.
This is one of the benefits of non-core players!
After all, Lillard has Wang Zelin and Aldridge in front of him. Considering the existence of objective factors, which led to the Blazers' loss of troops and uneven personnel, as long as he shows his due level, he will not encounter doubts from the outside world.
It was quite similar to Lillard's subsequent situation.
As we all know, Lillard has always been loved by the majority of fans. In addition to the rare insistence on one man, one city in the era of superstars, the key is that even the most loyal fans have never had high expectations for him. .
It's a bit hurtful to say, but it's true.
Because the Trail Blazers' lineup limit is right there, if Lillard can lead the team into the playoffs, it will be considered a passing result. Fans will be the first to celebrate if they reach the second round. Entering the Western Conference Finals is directly like winning the Finals. The expression was one of joy.
At this moment + this situation, a thirty-year-old man begged for praise with tears in his eyes!
For the Nuggets, Ty Lawson and Iguodala, who scored 56 points together, both attended.
But the protagonist of the press conference is destined not to be the players. At the beginning of the press conference, the coaches of the two teams rushed to accuse the other team's players of violating sportsmanship like shrews.
"After elbowing a player until he fainted, I suspect that the Trail Blazers' No. 36 rookie has serious violent tendencies! We will definitely request the league to punish him!"
"You have to know that my player is still lying in the infirmary, unable to move, and the price is just a first-level flagrant foul. Such a penalty is simply shielding the criminal!"
George Karl bit back when he came up, showing that he deliberately ignored Fared's suspicion of intentional fouling, focusing on the seriousness of Fared's injury, and then wanted to win sympathy from the outside world.
People have more or less sympathy for the injured.
Tristos naturally understood this truth, took the words and quickly counterattacked.
"What I want to say is, before blaming others, should the Nuggets reflect on themselves? Cornes Farrid played well in the first quarter, why did he suddenly adopt despicable behavior that is detrimental to sportsmanship such as deliberately tiptoing? ,Worth pondering!"
It's obvious that Terry Stotts wanted to drag down George Karl who was hiding behind his back, and deliberately led the media to think this way.
"Slander! Outright slander! He is slandering us!
Coach Karl is definitely not this kind of person, and the only person to blame for this is Cones himself..."
What was unexpected was that George Karl didn't see any movement, but Ty Lawson yelled.
No, why are you yelling so loudly?
"Pfft!"
Someone among the reporters below burst out laughing.
"What the hell is he doing?"
Karl George's face darkened, he turned to look at Iguodala and whispered.
"I do not know!"
Iguodala was also dumbfounded.
Originally, Fareed's stepping on the ball could be said to be accidental, but Ty Lawson's overreaction almost confirmed that Fareed's stepping on the ball was intentional, and even George Karl began to be questioned.
"Wait a minute," Iguodala suddenly thought that Ty Lawson came out of the bathroom smelling of alcohol. Could this guy be drunk?
"What's wrong?"
Iguodala hesitated and said: "He seemed to have had two drinks in the locker room before he came out."
"..."
Pig teammates!
George Karl lowered his head in despair.
Everyone in the Nuggets knows how much Ty Lawson is addicted to alcohol. George Karl issued a ban on drinking to Ty Lawson more than once. When the latter refused to change despite repeated admonitions, he had no choice but to turn a blind eye.
But only if the team wins.
In the past, this approach was regarded as a disguised way of motivating Ty Lawson. After all, if you want the horse to run, you can't not feed him grass.
But now it seems that the horses are so full that they are dizzy!
On the side, Ty Lawson, who was still yelling, was completely unaware of his behavior of making explosive trucks, and was still thinking happily: He had maintained the prestige of the coach, and maybe he could have a few more drinks in the future.
"Ahem, cough, cough, I remembered. There are still things to deal with. Today's press conference ends here."
After dealing with reporters for a few words, Karl George and Iguodala dragged Ty Lawson away from the scene.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"I was laughing so hard, I never thought such pig teammates really existed!"
Now that the Nuggets were gone, Terry Stotts and Lillard looked at each other and let out a burst of long-suppressed crazy laughter.
"Okay, okay, calm down, it's time for us to leave." Tony Douglas, the director of the public relations department next to him, reminded him with a blush on his face.
"I got it, uh..." Terry Stotts resumed expression management and said, "Tony, the rest of the campaign will be left to your public relations department."
"Don't worry, we understand!"
The two smiled tacitly.
After the game, it immediately triggered heated discussions about the game among the league and the media.
Among them, major sports media released professional comments overnight, and various horse and horse experts also expressed their opinions on this. Even some team management and players also joined in the fun.
"There is no doubt that this was a vulgar game! The Blazers' rookie has only been in the league for a long time, and several disasters have happened that no one wants to see! He is a born thug!"
ESPN commentator Kamala wrote in her personal column "The Birth of a Villain!" "" as the title, published thousands of words of opinions.
Kamala's comments on her blog quickly aroused great attention once they were published.
But not long after, a Chinese reporter pointed out that Kamara repeatedly used the word " " with obvious insulting meaning in a game between the Nets and Magic in 2009... This guy has a long history.
At the time, he was working as a commentator for Turner, a company owned by NBA TV. Later, he was forced to publicly apologize under pressure.
Now I have switched to a different company and come to ESPN, but the result is that I still can't change and eat shit.
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