In this game, although Wang Zelin did not play again in the final quarter, Wang Zelin was still named the best in the game with his strong double-double of 41 points and 17 rebounds, plus 3 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals.
After the game, after a brief interview, Wang Zelin and his teammates returned to Portland without stopping.
On the one hand, it’s because the city of Cleveland itself doesn’t have many fun entertainment venues. On the other hand, it’s because tomorrow is the last day of the year and New Year’s Day is approaching. My parents plan to come from China to spend the holidays with me. .
However, he forgot one thing. As the top super giant in this league, trouble will often come to him.
On the 31st, Wang Zelin went to the airport in the morning to pick up his parents from the plane, and then spent a day playing in Portland with his two elders. He was immersed in the warmth of his family.
But they never thought that due to the recently controversial remarks of Kawhi Leonard, the two would inevitably have friction.
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On December 31st, in the San Antonio Spurs' final game at the end of the year, their opponent was the Mosaics who were back on track after some turmoil.
In recent times, the Mosaics, under the leadership of Harden and new coach D'Antoni, have won a mighty six-game winning streak, successfully overtaking the Utah Jazz and returning to the top eight in the Western Conference.
Although they were only in last place, this performance was enough to make Space City fans look forward to the upcoming schedule.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Considering that both teams are not strong enough, and Leonard and Harden have been very topical during this period, they have a certain traffic attribute.
Therefore, after unanimous negotiation by the league's top management, the game between the Mosaics and the Spurs was temporarily arranged to be broadcast live across the United States.
Facts have proved that their vision was correct. This game was indeed very intense, but it was only a little bit more intense.
At the end of the game, both teams scored less than 100 points. No, to be precise, they didn't even reach 90 points.
After four quarters of fierce battle, the Spurs finally narrowly defeated the Mosaics on the road with a slight advantage of 4 points, 88:84.
Leonard played almost all 4 quarters and played for 39 minutes. He scored a game-high 33 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks!
By the way, 33 points in a single game is not only the highest score scored by Leonard in the history of the Mosaic team, but also the highest score in a single game during the regular season so far in his career!
In this game, the Spurs' No. 2 not only contributed explosive output, but also allowed people to witness with their own eyes what suffocating defense is.
In today's game, facing the Mosaic team led by bearded Harden, Leonard took the initiative to defend Harden alone from the beginning to the end of the game.
Under Leonard's DOPY-level high-pressure defense, Harden performed abnormally tonight. He made 7 of 21 shots from the field, with a shooting percentage of only 33.3%. He scored 20 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 block. There are 7 extremely embarrassing mistakes.
It can be said that Harden's abnormal performance is destined to take the main responsibility for the Mosaic team's 4-point failure.
Who made him the leader?
In contrast, Leonard played a beautiful game this time and responded to everyone's insults and doubts with practical actions!
After the game, an ESPN reporter jumped out and asked a question that excited everyone.
"Congratulations, Kawhi, this is a great victory! In the next game, you will play against the Portland Trail Blazers again. Facing such a strong opponent, do you think the Spurs can still maintain their winning streak?"
That's right, three days later, on January 3, 2016, the Trail Blazers and Spurs will face off for the second time of the season, and this will also be their first head-to-head showdown in the new year!
In view of Leonard's recent controversy on major social platforms and websites, everyone is looking forward to the next few games.
While ending the Mosaics' 6-game winning streak, the Spurs also pushed their winning streak to 5 consecutive games. The team's record also reached 29 wins and 4 losses, continuing to sit third in the league.
Now, the winning gap between them and the Trail Blazers and Warriors is not big, which makes many Spurs fans clamor to make Wang Zelin and the Trail Blazers look good.
Therefore, the reporter also grasped the key points and asked a quite pointed question.
"Compared to the game that has not yet come, I care more about this game just now. I just want to enjoy the fruits of victory."
It can be seen that Simavici has trained Leonard very well. He did not fall into the reporter's trap, but returned the focus of the topic to tonight's victory.
Of course, the biggest reason why Leonard didn't challenge Wang Zelin was because he knew that the Oriental center was really not easy to mess with!
But it is obvious that such an answer cannot satisfy the appetite of reporters. They need to dig out more topics from Leonard in order to exchange for more money.
"Kawhi, may I ask, do you think it is reasonable for ESPN to place you ahead of Wang Zelin and Curry in the regular season MVP rankings? Or, do you think you are worthy of such a ranking?"
At this time, another reporter stood up and asked a question, and the question was even more pointed.
On the stage, Sima Weiji glanced at Leonard nervously. Although on the surface, this disciple seemed to be more paralyzed than Duncan, with a taciturn appearance, giving the impression that he was a law-abiding master, but He knew very well that there was an essential difference between the two.
Duncan is really calm, but Leonard may not be so. The latter has great ambitions deep in his heart.
It looks like an iceberg, but actually there is a volcano underneath.
"Those things you mentioned are ESPN's rankings. I can't interfere with them." Leonard still had an ice face and said in a calm tone.
Hearing this, Sima Weiqi beside him couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed...
"However," Leonard suddenly raised his head, stared at the reporters in the audience, and said extremely seriously: "I will not let go of any opportunity to win, because I never think that I am worse than others!"
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding reporters suddenly smiled. The new leader of the Spurs does not seem to be like the former leader Shiver Duncan. His mood will still fluctuate, but they didn't notice it before.
There is no doubt that in the eyes of reporters, Leonard's words are announcing to Wang Zelin and Curry that he also has a heart to compete for MVP.
Among fans' stereotypes, Leonard, who has always been taciturn, suddenly erupted like a volcano. His sudden declaration of war caught everyone off guard, including the old coach Simavici next to him.
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, the Social Security Administration hurriedly stopped the post-game press conference and pulled Leonard away from the scene.
