In this game between the Nuggets and Trail Blazers, most of the players on both teams were in poor condition.
On the Nuggets side, no one has scored 20 points, and even those who have scored 15 points are only Randy Foye and Aaron Brooks.
However, facing such a team, the Trail Blazers lost the game...
The reason is simple, because their state is worse than the Nuggets.
Coming to Denver Plateau in the middle and late stages of the season and coming to Denver Plateau early in the season are definitely not two different concepts.
On the Trail Blazers side, most of the players felt cold.
Wang Zelin made 7 of 15, a rare shooting percentage of less than 50%, but he still scored a team-high and even a game-high 23 points.
Aldridge made 4 of 13 shots and scored 11 points, barely scoring in double figures. Lillard shot 3 of 18 and only scored 8 points... Today's basket was completely closed to them.
Coach Terry looked helplessly at the Blazers who were still a little distraught after returning to the locker room. He wanted to say something, but didn't know where to start.
In this game against the Nuggets, most of the players were in poor condition. This made Wang Zelin, the only player in good condition who scored 23 points on 7-for-15 shooting in 35 minutes, particularly conspicuous!
Just last week, Wang Ze was selected as the Western Conference Player of the Week for his team's record of three wins in three games and his dazzling personal data.
Although he lost the game tonight, his extremely stable performance made people even more convinced of his strength.
At the post-game interview meeting, reporters swarmed madly, rushing to be the first to interview Wang Zelin.
"Wang, it's a pity that you lost the game tonight, but I want to tell you good news. In the NBA's official MVP prediction rankings, you are still ranked first. Do you have anything to say about this? "
Finally, a TNT reporter got the best position and asked the first question.
"As you said before, it's a pity that we were unable to continue our winning streak, but this will not affect our performance in the next schedule. My teammates and I will cherish every game that follows and have played well. Every ball!”
"As for the ranking issue you just mentioned, I just want to say that I actually think I should be ranked first. This season, no team can compete with the Trail Blazers, and no one can compete with me. Score freely, whether it’s LeBron or KD!”
After losing to the Nuggets tonight, the Trail Blazers have lost 11 games this season, completely missing the chance to chase the Bulls' 72-win season in 1996. This made Wang Zelin a little annoyed. During the interview, his tone inevitably sounded a bit offensive. !
"oh!"
The media immediately exclaimed. I thought the first question was a bit unremarkable, even a little dull, but I never thought that Wang Zelin's answer would be so exciting.
Excitement, excitement, and fanaticism were written all over everyone's faces. They had caught something big.
"Okay, gentlemen, Wang is feeling a little unwell. The on-site interview ends here!"
Terry Stotts, who was beside him, heard Wang Zelin's words and quickly grabbed the microphone and terminated the interview.
On the way to the hotel, Terry Stotts smiled bitterly at Wang Zelin and said: "Those bastard media will definitely hype up what you just said. Tomorrow you will be on the headlines. This is too bad!"
"so what?"
Wang Zelin said nonchalantly.
"But it will make you stand on the opposite side of many sports media and professional commentators. Jordan was so arrogant back then, but he had to choose to retire after being targeted by the media..."
Terry Stotts said helplessly.
"But didn't he return as the king later? Moreover, he was criticized by so many people because he liked gambling. I don't gamble, and I don't do drugs. I don't even have a girlfriend now. I am obviously a gentleman. Okay?" Wang Zelin said.
"Yes, yes, everything you said is right. A gentleman is a little worse than you, and he is not as thick-skinned as you..."
Terry Stotts was well aware of this disciple's ruthless character and understood that it would be useless to talk about this matter, so he had no choice but to end the topic.
the next day.
As Terry Stotts expected, almost all sports media put Wang Zelin on their headlines.
"Arrogant or confident?"
"I don't even know when the current number one person was replaced!"
"God! I have never seen such a shameless rookie. Just yesterday, he was obviously the loser..."
Everything was as expected, and most of it was news that satirized and ridiculed Wang Zelin's outrageous behavior.
"Zelin, please don't give interviews to the media during this period!"
Zhou Yang's head got bigger for several times. In one night, he received a lot of unfavorable news. Several business activities that had been negotiated were so dirty!
Those are all free money! He felt like his liver was bleeding...
However, what is quite puzzling is that James and Durant, the targets of Wang Zelin's dissatisfaction, either did not talk about it or directly refused to answer during the interview.
The attitudes of the other two protagonists made this online scolding war less intense not long after it started.
In fact, the two of them were not angry at all, but they both chose to tolerate it for a while. When the team's record surpassed the Trail Blazers, it would be their best opportunity to fight back.
Didn’t you notice that neither brother expressed their stance? Let's go join in the fun.
The above is the mentality of most melon-eating fans.
Another day passed, and except for some die-hard fans and tireless anti-fans, not many people were talking about it.
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On March 2, Wang Zelin came to Los Angeles again with the team and came to Staples Arena.
Yes, their opponent tonight is the Purple and Gold Army led by the Black Mamba.
During the All-Star Game, Kobe Bryant explained to the media more than once how serious his injury was, preventing him from participating in the All-Star Game...
After the All-Star Game, he recently achieved the crazy feat of scoring 30+ points in three consecutive games, with 31 points, 38 points, and 33 points respectively. After three games, he averaged 34 points per game and led the team to a record of 2 wins and 1 loss.
The reason why Kobe Bryant failed to win the Best of the Week is entirely because the Portland Trail Blazers led by Wang Zelin won three out of three games, and in the direct competition in the personal data section, Wang Zelin, who averaged a triple-double after three games, really It's not necessarily much worse than Kobe's three 30+ games.
What's more, the Lakers lost one of the games.
But no matter what, Wang Zelin and Kobe are the two most popular players in the Western Conference in the past week or so.
Needless to say, the Trail Blazers regretted losing to the Nuggets, and it will not affect their No. 1 spot in the league for the time being.
On the Lakers' side, their performance this season was completely beyond Wang Zelin's expectations. This was not at all the performance that the Lakers in his mind should perform.
Currently, the Lakers have 34 wins and 24 losses, ranking sixth in the Western Conference. The aging Big Three combination of Kobe + Nash + Gasol has demonstrated combat effectiveness that has exceeded the expectations of all strong teams.
It's strange to say that without Howard, their hope of entering the playoffs this year is even greater.
