In the next first quarter, the Trail Blazers still maintained their starting lineup.
After the first quarter, 32:19, the Trail Blazers led by 13 points at home.
Wang Zelin made 5 of 6 shots and 4 of 4 free throws in a single quarter, scoring 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 0 turnovers and 0 fouls.
In the first quarter of the game, not only Wang Zelin, but also other teammates were in good condition, so Coach Terry let the starting five players finish the first 12 minutes.
Facts have proved that his choice was extremely wise.
In addition to Wang Zelin's 14 points, Lillard hit two three-pointers, Aldridge also scored 4 points, and Batum and Matthews scored 9 points together.
All five starting players scored.
On the other hand, the Thunder, from the team's core Westbrook to the other four starters, all have average outside shooting and have no advantage in rebounding.
Whenever a Thunder player took a shot, Wang Zelin could always secure the rebound and quickly launch a counterattack with a very high success rate. This was one of the reasons why the point difference widened later.
In the second quarter, both sides took shots from the bench.
The Thunder sent out a combination of Sebastian Telfair + Jeremy Lamb + Lance Thomas + Mega McGarry + Nick Collison.
Hmm... To be honest, Wang Zelin has no impression of all the players in this lineup. Even Telfair, the strongest backup point guard, only scored 69 in the system test.
In other words, a bunch of inconsequential role players.
On the Trail Blazers side, when Vince Carter and Kevin Garnett appeared together, everyone at the scene was suddenly stunned when they saw this combination.
So much so that no one cares about the three people next to them: Beverley, Anthony Morrow, and Jokic.
"what happened again?"
During the TNT live broadcast, Kenny Smith suddenly poked Barkley in the waist, causing the latter to feel unhappy.
"Charles, tell me, if Vince and Kevin could join forces 10 years ago, what a wonderful scene it would be!"
Kenny Smith was unmoved and posited this hypothesis.
"Joined forces 10 years ago?"
Apparently, Barkley was also attracted to this hypothesis.
Going back to 10 years ago, Garnett had just completed the amvp + mvp + rebounding champion + double first team personal honors in the 2003-04 season, and he was unparalleled in the league.
Also referring to the 2003-04 season, Carter just became the 2004 All-Star vote leader with 2,127,183 votes. He averaged 22.5 points per game in the regular season, ranking 7th in the league's scoring list.
After being traded to the Nets the next season, Carter even had the highest scoring performance in a single season of his career.
Demi-human, demi-god, at his peak!
If these two people were teammates and played for the same team, it would really be full of daydreams.
Unfortunately……
When Garnett, who entered the league in 1995, and Carter, who entered the league in 1998, truly became teammates and played for the same team, one was already 38 years old and the other was 37 years old.
On the playing field.
Kenny Smith's explanation fell into the ears of Carter and Garnett. The two looked at each other and saw the sadness and emotion in each other's eyes.
Fortunately, the fire in their hearts has not been extinguished!
"Kevin, I never thought that the two of us would be teammates one day."
After speaking, Carter adjusted the blue hairband on his head one last time.
"Haha, yes," Garnett smiled and continued, "Destiny is really hard to play with. But I can still fight, what about you?"
"Hmph, don't be verbose and just give me the ball later."
Carter replied and walked towards the field.
In the past three seasons playing for the Mavericks in Dallas, Carter was still able to contribute about 10+3+2 per game in each season. Perhaps the former demigod no longer has the ability to determine the direction of the game, but he can still Shine on the bench and make your contribution.
At present, the old Carter's overall score in the system is 68. His current ability cannot even serve as a rotation player, but he still has the ability to be a qualified substitute.
As for Garnett, the old Wolf King no longer has a comprehensive rating of 71 last season. The current comprehensive rating is 66, which is lower than Carter.
However, although the strength is declining, one thing remains unchanged.
That's experience!
Facing the Thunder's rotation, which is basically composed of young players, Garnett and Carter quickly put their opponents at a disadvantage with their experienced experience.
What's more, there are Anthony Morrow, Beverley and Jokic beside them.
Also a rookie in 2014, Jokic thinks too much than his opponent, No. 21 McGarry in the first round.
Facing players in the same draft, the more I remember that my mood at this time was the same as when Wang Zelin met Anthony Davis when he first entered the league.
He didn't understand: How could the guy in front of him be ranked ahead of him?
In order to prove that he is no worse than anyone else, and to slap in the face the media who are not optimistic about him, Jokic is working hard.
Played 7 minutes in the second quarter, only took one shot and scored 2 points, but grabbed 3 rebounds and 1 assist.
On the opposite side, Miga Meriga played 10 minutes in the second quarter and finally grabbed a backcourt board when he was about to be replaced, so that his debut data would not be 0.
After one quarter, the Trail Blazers were ahead of the Thunder in everything from rotation strength to game experience, and the court once again showed a one-sided situation.
Thunder coach Scott Brook was a little disappointed. He originally planned to chase points in this quarter, but he didn't expect the Blazers' rotation to be so strong?
That's it for Carter and Garnett.
Although the tiger is old, its power is still there!
But who is that fat white guy No. 14?
Every run seems so difficult, but he can steal the grace of all the substitute insiders on the court in the penalty area.
At halftime, at 58:48, the Trail Blazers still led by 10 points. Scott Brook City replaced the main players in the next few minutes, but failed to chase the point difference to single digits.
"The rookie from the Trail Blazers performed well today!" Zhang Lili shouted.
"After taking a look, his name is Nikola Jokic and he is from Serbia. I have to admit, this young man is really smart at playing! He sent out 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in less than 7 minutes. The efficiency is amazing!"
Yu Jiadao.
"But looking at it this way, the Trail Blazers are under a lot of competition for substitute interior players this season, and the United Arab Emirates haven't had any playing time yet."
After Zhang Lili said this, many domestic fans began to worry about Yi Jianlian's playing time.
Yu Jia shook his head: "Anyway, as a hero who won the championship with the team last season, Arab League's performance in the substitute lineup is still very stable, and he should not be abandoned so soon, not to mention..."
He didn't say the last sentence.
But everyone who understands understands.
Wang Zelin is the boss of the Trail Blazers. With this relationship, as long as Yi Jianlian's performance does not reach the level of disaster, he will not be abandoned no matter what.
Back at halftime, the game continues.
The Thunder returned to the starting lineup in the first quarter, and the Trail Blazers made some changes.
In the third quarter, it’s time to change sides and fight again.
Coach Terry sent Beverley, Connett Lee, Batum, Yi Jianlian, and Wang Zelin.
When Yu Jia saw this combination, he chuckled and said, "Coach Tris is going to implement the one-inside-four-outside strategy to the end!"
Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "As expected, the main purpose of excluding Beverley is to target Westbrook. As long as Westbrook is killed, I predict that the Thunder will be taken away in three quarters of this game."
Coach Terry on the sidelines thought so too.
As the game progresses, Coach Terry can also see that without Durant, the Thunder team is at best an ordinary playoff-level team.
Don't forget, the Trail Blazers' goal is to win the championship!
A mere ordinary playoff team is no longer enough for him and his players to spend too much effort on dealing with.
Therefore, he decided to let Beverley play against Westbrook first to see the effect. If the effect is considerable, then the third quarter will become a critical moment that determines the trend of the game.
On the field.
Thunder offense.
Westbrook controlled the ball and reached the frontcourt. Looking at No. 3 in front of him, his whole person became gloomy and silent, and there was no longer any excitement on his face.
On the other hand, No. 3, who was Beverly, opened his mouth, exposed his big white teeth, and looked at Westbrook with a smile.
"Son of a bitch, why don't you die!"
The enemy was extremely jealous when they met, and Westbrook greeted him unceremoniously.
"Don't worry, when you die, I will still be fine." Beverly still maintained a smile on his face, and then gestured with his right index finger:
"I almost forgot, I already have a championship, unlike some people who have been playing in vain for so many years without even getting a ring."
"..."
Westbrook didn't know what to say in response.
At this moment, he finally felt the discomfort of being unable to respond when Charles Barkley was criticized by Jordan and O'Neal.
Shet!
Bullshit championship.
I don't...
Ahem, wait until I win the championship, then I'll see how you show off.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Seeing Westbrook's delay in replying, Beverly smiled even brighter.
In the following time, facing his enemy Beverley, Westbrook became more and more angry, but after playing half a quarter, he discovered a problem when he was replaced:
Except for him, no one else on the team scored.
Westbrook, who was full of enthusiasm, only saw the basket when he picked up the ball, and there were no other teammates.
In the past, when Durant was on the court, he could suppress him a little. Now that the eldest brother is gone, it is natural for the second brother to usurp the throne... ahem, this is the best moment to show off himself.
Unfortunately, Westbrook has a sharp breakthrough ability and can occasionally make a shot from the mid-range, but his outside three-pointers are really solid.
From his rookie year to the present, his three-point shooting percentage has hovered around 30% all year round, with the lowest season being only 22%.
One can imagine how bad this guy's three-point ability is.
If he is playing against other teams, he can also organize the team with sudden points. But the problem is that the Thunder face the Trail Blazers tonight, and the Blazers' strongest point is the basket.
After returning from the timeout, Coach Brooks still left Westbrook on the court.
There is no way, a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice.
He can't put the strongest player on the team on the bench.
As for whether the Thunder can make a comeback? He couldn't make better adjustments and could only say:
Just leave it to fate!
After the third quarter, the score was 82:63, and the Trail Blazers still led.
This quarter of the game was the Trail Blazers' lowest quarter since the three quarters tonight. The team only scored 24 points.
But on the defensive end, they only allowed the Thunder to score 15 points in a single quarter, and their defensive work can be described as very successful.
Among these 15 points, Westbrook scored 11 points alone, and the rest of the Thunder players together only scored 4 points.
At the end of the three quarters, Westbrook scored a game-high 31 points, plus 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 steal.
Data is especially powerful!
However, there is a high probability that he will be the leader of the air-cutting group tonight.
In the fourth quarter, Coach Terry adjusted the lineup again and replaced the combination of Lillard, Matthews, Anthony Morrow, Aldridge, and Adams.
At the critical moment of the final quarter, coach Terry actually chose to put top general Wang Zelin on the bench.
This made the media and fans on the sidelines wonder if he was floating?
The other end.
Westbrook also feels that this is a good time for the team to chase the trend.
Because after Wang Zelin comes off the court, no one can stop him from hitting the basket.
However.
When the game progressed, he sadly discovered that while he was scoring, the Trail Blazers were also scoring, and whether it was efficiency or firepower output speed, it was better than him alone.
After all, although Adams is still in his second year, his ability to protect the inside frame is definitely not as good as Wang Zelin's, but it is definitely not as bad as Westbrook imagined.
As one of the best blue-collar insiders in the league in the future, Adams not only showed good frame protection ability in the 5 minutes he played in the final quarter, but also won the cheers of many fans on the court by running around the court during the transition between offense and defense. and applause.
Halfway through the last quarter.
At 95:80, the score on the field narrowed slightly, but the score difference between the two teams was still very large.
After a short adjustment, coach Terry decided to replace Wang Zelin, who had been off for half a quarter.
"Brothers, it's time to end the battle! Blast the opponent!"
Except for the first few rounds of today's game, Wang Zelin basically didn't exert his full strength because he needed to adjust his lineup and hone his tactics at the beginning of the season.
Of course, victory is still necessary.
"Blow the opponent!"
The pioneer generals followed and shouted.
Back on the field, when the Thunder generals saw the familiar figure of No. 36, two big words suddenly appeared in their minds...
It’s over!
Yes, even when Wang Zelin took a break, they couldn't recover the score difference, let alone this guy returned to the court.
In the end, the Trail Blazers used defense to defeat their opponents in the second half, leaving the Thunder with no hope of a comeback.
At 88:109, the Trail Blazers won by 21 points at home and got a good start.
The best player of the game was undoubtedly accepted by Wang Zelin.
In 29 minutes of playing time, he made 9 of 15 shots and 9 of 9 free throws. He scored 27 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks.
Not only is the data comprehensive, but the efficiency is also the highest in the game.
Of course, such data performance can only be said to be a drop in the bucket for Wang Mi, who is used to seeing big winds and waves.
Compared with the data, they are more happy with Wang Zelin's stable performance.
For the team, the goal is to defend the championship this year.
For Wang Mi, what they want to see most is for Wang Zelin to defend his MVP title.
To defend the MVP title, not only must the team's record be good, but the data must also be eye-catching.
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