2013 has come to the end of the year, and the Trail Blazers have 7 games left this year. The opponents in the first 4 games are the 75ers, Pistons, Cavaliers and Timberwolves, and the opponents in the last 3 games are the Spurs, Clippers and Heat.
Overall, in the next seven games, the opponents encountered are seriously polarized in strength.
For Wang Zelin, 2013 was a year full of harvests.
All-stars, reaching the Western Conference Finals in his rookie season, leading the Chinese men's basketball team to regain the Asian Championship championship, a new season, a new journey... all happened within this year.
Emotionally and rationally, he very much hopes that 2013 will have a successful ending.
Currently, the Trail Blazers continue to occupy the first position in the league in the East and West. They have played 23 games and only lost 3. This start is probably the best year since the team was founded.
It can be regarded as the only season in the history of the Trail Blazers to win a championship in the last century. Their record at the beginning of the season is even worse than this year.
This forced people to start discussing the Chicago Bulls' 72 wins in the 1995-96 season.
That season, the Bulls lost only 3 of the 28 games between November and December 30, 1995, achieving an impressive record of 25 wins and 3 losses. They didn't lose again for a month, until February 4th, when their 17-game winning streak was about to end.
As of now, the Trail Blazers have a total of 30 games to play from the end of October to the end of December 2013. They have now achieved a record of 20 wins and 3 losses. In the remaining 7 games, in addition to the Spurs and Fast forward The ship and the Heat are a huge threat, and it is not difficult for the Blazers to kill the remaining four opponents.
In other words, Wang Zelin and the others can be said to have booked a record of 24 wins and 3 losses in advance. As long as they win two more games in a row and defeat the Spurs and Clippers, they will be able to reach the heights of the Bulls at the beginning of the 1995-96 season...
This will be a conversation that spans time and space!
No way, the Chicago Bulls led by Michael Jordan left a mark in NBA history that would be beyond the reach of subsequent pursuers.
Not to mention the astonishing 72 wins in the regular season, as long as the Trail Blazers can successfully match the Bulls' 25 wins and 3 losses at the beginning of the season, it will be a feat that shocks the outside world.
You see, the Miami Heat's 22 wins and 7 losses last season were almost praised to the heavens by the media. Although the subsequent 27 consecutive victories have a certain bonus, it is enough to show that the Miami Big Three led the Heat to a good start last year. It amazed countless people.
That being said, there are only a few topics that go around in each season.
The team cannot do without the Bulls' 72 regular season wins, the Lakers' 33-game winning streak, and championship predictions.
Players are inseparable from various amazing personal data, such as Chamberlain's 100 points in a single game, Kobe Bryant's 81 points, various rebound records, block records, assist records and season triple-double kings, etc.
Here again, the triple-double data will be listed separately.
Due to the rules, both teams and players in the league have ushered in an era of data explosion. Today you score 70 points, tomorrow someone will score 30+ rebounds, and someone else contributes more than 10 points in a single game. Assists... have made triple-doubles that were previously extremely rare begin to emerge one after another, which in turn causes triple-doubles to become cheap.
It seems that as long as you are a star player and a good player, as long as you are willing to brush up, a triple-double can be said to be a piece of cake.
The concepts of later generations led Wang Zelin to initially believe that triple-doubles should be habitual and should be rated as cheap...
The reality was completely opposite to what he imagined. The bonus of a triple-double to a player in this era was beyond his imagination.
The Trail Blazers have only played 11 games this season. Zelin has scored a total of 3 triple-doubles, becoming the leader in triple-doubles in the league. Since then, he has played 12 more games, and he has not won another triple-double. .
He originally thought that as the season progressed, his temporary triple-double king title would definitely be taken away by others. After all, in the eyes of future generations, just three triple-doubles means he wants to win the triple-double king, so stop making trouble, okay? ? 30 may not be enough!
But the fact is that on the current triple-double list, Wang Zelin, who has won three triple-doubles, still leads the league!
And the second-ranked person is none other than the future No. 1 player in the world, Lance Stephenson! Precisely because he has won two triple-doubles, Junior's current All-Star voting ranks 7th among Eastern backcourt players, surpassing many players at the same position who are much stronger than him.
After Wang Zelin and his junior brother, no one has ever won two triple-doubles...
To be honest, after reading the latest triple-double list, Wang Zelin was shocked: It turns out that triple-double is so rare in this era!
And judging from external reviews, the reason why Wang Zelin can occupy the top spot in the regular season MVP rankings is that his success in adding the triple-double title is indispensable.
Wang Zelin felt his liver hurt when he thought of this.
If he had known this, he would not have been arrogant in yesterday's game against the Grizzlies. He had just played 3 minutes in the fourth quarter and left the game early. As a result, he was short of 2 assists to get his fourth triple-double.
No wonder Coach Terry looked at him last night with confusion and strangeness in his eyes. He probably was thinking at that time: This is the first time I have seen such a fool.
He obviously has the ability to get a triple-double, and he obviously can continue to consolidate his ranking in the regular season MVP rankings, but he has to pretend to be 13th.
How stupid I am, really!
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General Manager's Office.
Coach Terry didn't know Wang Zelin's complicated mood at this time. He was currently busy discussing the next schedule with Neorsi.
Now the outside world is vigorously touting the Trail Blazers, and both of them see it. While they are happy, they are actually more worried.
If you think of the regular season as a marathon, where you compete for endurance, then the playoffs are at most a 3,000-meter race, where you compete for more of an explosion.
According to common sense, the record in the regular season should be based on "let nature take its course" and continue to make steady progress while ensuring reasonable rotation and rest, instead of deliberately pursuing an overly excellent record.
Unless you can surpass the Bulls' 72-game winning streak, even if they win 71 games this season and rank second in the league's history, it will not be worth the loss for the Blazers.
Because for a team, the playoffs and the championship are the most important things, and these are inseparable from the health of the players.
Regarding this, I guess the Celtics management a few years ago had a deep understanding of this.
In the first year of forming the Big Three, the Celtics sang all the way through the regular season and finally achieved an excellent record of 66 wins.
As a result, in the playoffs, half of the first round was played in 7 games, and only by grabbing 7 games did they advance thrillingly. If unfortunately they were eliminated, it would really be a black spot that even if you jumped into the Yellow River, you couldn't wash it away.
In 2009, due to Garnett's serious injury, the Celtics' plan to defend their title fell short. By 2010, the obedient Celtics began to learn how to play dead in the regular season.
In a generally competitive environment among the top teams in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics managed to win 50 games that year.
The regular season didn't look good, but in the playoffs, the Big Three were stunned. They stopped pretending to be dead. They defeated the Heat 4:1 in the first round and the Cavaliers 4:2 in the second round. The Eastern Conference Finals stage was useless. The magic was solved in 6 games...
The Celtics, who have been struggling for more than half a year, once again used their iron fist of love to tell the heroes in the East who is the father!
There have been many examples in NBA history where the pursuit of breaking records has led to ups and downs in player status, and serious injuries, which ultimately led to rapid failure in the playoffs.
With the Celtics setting an example in recent years, coach Terry and general manager Nel Orsi did not lose themselves in the applause outside.
In their view, this is a blatant flattery and a conspiracy.
Just because they can see through it doesn’t mean that young people can see through it too.
There is a saying that goes well, what do you call a young man if he is not angry?
Therefore, it is inevitable that they will have this concern.
Nel Orsi pondered for a long time and said: "Terry, the team is still 4 wins away from achieving another 10-game winning streak, and the next 4 opponents are of average strength. I don't recommend that during this period Take turns during the time.”
After listening, Coach Terry said: "However, the Spurs and we are mortal enemies, and we must not give up in this game; the Heat will be played on the 31st. Judging from the Heat's momentum this year, the young Pacers cannot stop them who want to defend their title." LeBron, the team that can break out of the Eastern Conference is most likely the Heat. This game needs to be an important reference for the finals and cannot be allowed."
"Then when we play the Clippers on the 29th, let me give up..."
Halfway through, Nel Orsi stopped again.
It seems that the relationship between the Clippers and Trail Blazers is not much better.
Not to mention that the Clippers are already one of the seeded teams in the Western Conference playoffs and are very likely to meet the Trail Blazers in the playoffs; let’s talk about the battle between the old and new alley-oop cities that the media has been advocating now. It is destined that the two sides will not be able to win. well.
The two looked at each other awkwardly for a while, and Nel Orsi gritted his teeth and insisted: "Anyway, we can't take any rest in the next four games, we must win!"
He naturally has his own thoughts when he says this.
This year, Nell Oles is the most powerful contender for Manager of the Year. The better the Blazers' record is, the bigger his competitive bargaining chip will be.
It has nothing to do with anything else. This is caused by the selfishness of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.
Coach Terry took a deep look at Nel Orsi and nodded silently: "I understand."
After all, Terry Stotts also has his own selfish motives. As one of the favorites for the best coach this season, the team's excellent record directly determines whether he can have the last laugh in this game, so he doesn't want to take advantage of it. The victory was handed over to others.
Just hit a few fish belly, it should be fine.
But then they reached an agreement. If the Trail Blazers lose the game against the Spurs, then they will play against the Clippers. The main players must take a rest in any case to prevent unexpected events.
On the other hand, if you win, continue to let nature take its course.
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That night, the Trail Blazers faced the challenge of 75 people. It was a back-to-back game. Fortunately, it was a home game, avoiding the rush to prepare for an away game.
Judging from the current record of 7 wins and 15 losses, we are actually heading towards the No. 1 pick this year.
But from a future perspective, the 75ers will undoubtedly make money this year, because their management only used the 11th pick in the first round to select a super rookie who was "at the top when he debuted" - Michael Carter-Williams, who was praised by many Fans affectionately call him McAway.
Isn’t Mike Wei at his best?
In the opening game of the 75-man season, McCaway made his NBA debut and delivered a perfect report card.
He scored 22 points, 12 assists, 9 steals and 7 rebounds, a nearly quadruple-double. His 12 assists ranked second among rookies in NBA history. His 9 steals were the highest in an NBA rookie's debut. He also made only one turnover. 1 time, the efficiency is simply ridiculous.
The most important thing is that he helped the 75 people win the game 114:110. He helped the 75 people kill the defending champion Miami Heat.
In the eyes of the Philadelphia media, rather than saying that the 75ers defeated the Miami Heat, it is better to say that McAway single-handedly defeated the Big Three of Miami in the game.
Mike Way once again told the world with his actions, why is the NBA called the land of miracles?
The outside world gave his performance that night a very high rating: since the 1985-86 season, no rookie has been able to produce such statistics in his NBA debut.
The right time, the right place, the right people, and all three made McVay an overnight success.
Subsequently, McAway also led the 75ers to three consecutive victories in the opening game, and was personally elected as the first player of the week in the Eastern Conference this season.
So he broke another record and became the second first-year rookie to be selected as the Weekly Player of the Week in the first week of his career since Shaquille O'Neal in 1992.
During the three games, McAway averaged 20.79 assists and 4.3 steals per game.
To be honest, even if Wang Zelin has the memory of a prophet, he knows how much sensation McAwee's performance in the early stages of his rookie season will bring to the outside world, and how he will wither early in the future and become a "dying genius" who lives in the memories of fans. represent.
But when he actually went from being a bystander to personally experiencing all this, he still couldn't help but feel envious, jealous, and resentful in his heart.
This is too outrageous!
Are you going to get 13 or am I going to get 13?
It’s really too much!
Fortunately, McAway's play as the chosen one did not last long when he first entered the league. As the season progressed, other teams began to understand his technical characteristics and style, and took corresponding measures. His various statistics A decline is inevitable.
In the morning, 75 people would kneel down in small waves at every turn, causing McAway's popularity to begin to decline, and people's expectations for him also slowly lowered.
Although McAway is still considered to be the Rookie of the Year for the 2013-14 season, no one will compare him with Wang Zelin, the Rookie of the Year last season.
However, Wang has not forgotten how he was used by the American media to set off his opponent when McAway won the Player of the Week award.
Moreover, the latter was also very proud and arrogant, and he cooperated with the media's momentum throughout the whole process. That posture almost crushed him into the dust and trampled him at will.
Don't talk about enduring the calm for a while, taking a step back to open up the world.
In Wang Zelin's view, the correct understanding of this sentence should be: the more you think about it, the angrier it becomes, and the more you think about it when you step back, the more you lose.
Don’t forget, the Internet has memory.
Today, he decided to be a good guy for once and help McAway have a "good" memory kill.
