Entering the final quarter, Wang Zelin didn't believe in evil, but just after halftime, without exception, he was once again greeted by many people from the Nuggets. Played less than two minutes and returned to the bench without scoring a point.
However, the other teammates' shots were considered effective, and the point difference became wider and wider. The Nuggets completely lost the possibility of winning.
In the end, the Trail Blazers defeated the Nuggets by 46 points 128-82 at home and won a 10-game winning streak. The team's record came to 36 wins and 1 loss.
Wang Zelin's game was a classic. He produced dominant numbers on both offense and defense. He scored 41+15 at halftime and 50+20+5+3+1 in less than three quarters, maxing out his output.
At the end of the game, after the players from both sides shook hands symbolically, the Nuggets players left the Rose Garden Arena with a gloomy look.
Of course, before that, Wang Zelin, as the best player in the game, has to receive the special treatment of the best player in the game, which is an exclusive interview.
"First of all, congratulations to you, Wang. You defeated the Nuggets and extended your winning streak to more than 10 games again. This is an amazing achievement! What do you think of this?"
A sexy blonde female reporter held her microphone up and asked Wang Zelin with a smile.
Since it is a home game, the local media is naturally happy to see the home team winning, and their questions tend to be tolerant and boastful.
It's not like it's an away game. Often when the Trail Blazers win, the questions Wang Zelin receives are somewhat provocative.
I subconsciously lowered my head to take a look, it was so dangerous!
After retracting his gaze, Wang Zelin began the process of installing the fork.
"10 consecutive wins is great, but we are the Trail Blazers, the defending champion Trail Blazers! In this case, I feel that I can actually do better. This is nothing to exaggerate."
"Haha, that's true. After all, you led the team to a 26-game winning streak not long ago. So may I ask, how do you evaluate your opponent tonight?"
Wang Zelin thought for a while and said with a smile: "The Nuggets are a good team. In my opinion, they still have a lot of room for improvement and a lot of potential!"
As soon as these words came out, the Nuggets, especially their coach Mike Malone, stiffened slightly before they could leave the game.
What a good guy, he can actually describe his opponent's inferior strength in such a refreshing and refined way, it's something I've never seen before.
But Mike Malone did not turn around. The Nuggets were the second team in his NBA coaching career and it was also the third year of his coaching career. He knew very well that speaking now would be humiliating himself.
The Denver Nuggets are the losers tonight, so they are not qualified to turn back and refute, because that is the privileged treatment of the winners.
But this also makes Mike Malone even more unwilling to accept the current situation of the team.
He coached the Kings for two years in the past two years. He was fed up with the pain of failure in a bad team environment. The reason why he chose to change teams this summer was that on the one hand he did not want to continue to fail, and on the other hand he wanted to prove own coaching ability.
The Nuggets can't continue to be this bad!
Suddenly, a few images of the Blazers' No. 15 white inside man appeared in his mind.
That guy seems to be a sophomore, what is his name?
Remember me, Nikola Jokic!
Since Wang Zelin only played for 30 minutes in this game, Jokic's playing time was increased to 22 minutes. During this period, he scored 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block. He was efficient and versatile.
This performance not only won him the cheers of the audience, but also won the attention of Nuggets coach Mike Malone.
In Jokic, he saw huge potential. The white center from Serbia definitely has the potential to become the main core of a team.
But such a talented center actually plays as a substitute for the Trail Blazers. This is simply a crime!
As a result, Malone suddenly came up with the idea of asking the team management to recruit Jokic.
After this idea came out, it took root in his heart and grew crazily.
In fact, what Malone didn't know was that he was Jokic's mentor in the original time and space. The two could even be said to have grown up together and led the Nuggets to the peak in team history.
the other side.
Wang Zelin, who had just finished the interview, did not know that the kind-hearted Mike Malone opposite him had actually planned to poach him. When he was about to leave, he was suddenly stopped by someone.
"Wang, let me meet you. My name is Anne Weiss. This is my business card. Please accept it."
When he looked back, he saw that it was the sexy blond reporter who had just interviewed him.
The reporter named Annie was quite free and easy. After putting her business card into Wang Zelin's hand, she turned and left.
Looking at her round and perky butt, Wang Zelin was amazed.
Sure enough, if this person is too good, it is not good. He will easily attract bees and butterflies wherever he goes.
After sighing for a while, Wang Zelin returned to the dressing room, took a shower, changed into casual clothes, and drove towards home.
As for cards and everything else, he had long forgotten them.
This kind of thing can be said to be a common episode for Wang Zelin now. After every game, he often receives some inexplicable cards, phone numbers, and even personal items.
It's true that he likes Se Se, but it also depends on the opponent's rank. Generally speaking, he won't be able to catch her eye for a long time.
Although the reporter just now has a good figure, compared with Kendall Jenner at home, she is far behind.
There is obviously a better one, so who would want to choose the inferior one?
Therefore, Anne's little idea was destined to fail.
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A night of silence.
When he got up the next morning, Wang Zelin ate breakfast and read the news.
Not surprisingly, his oversized double-double of 50+20 in a single game successfully dominated the front pages of major sports sections.
After playing against the Nuggets, the Trail Blazers will have to wait until the 11th for their next game. They will have three days of rest, so the team has no training plan today.
So on the 9th, Wang Zelin accompanied Jenna to New York for a long trip. In the evening, he unlocked some new knowledge, which further deepened the relationship between the two.
At 0:00 a.m. on January 10, 2016, US time, the NBA officially released the latest MVP rankings.
Wang Zelin ranks first in the MVP rankings with his record advantage and crazy statistics, which is reasonable.
The second place is Warriors star Stephen Curry.
The Warriors' current record is 35 wins and 2 losses, ranking second only to the Trail Blazers in the league. In addition, Curry's personal performance is also quite good, ranking in the top two is not surprising.
What about third?
It's not Leonard who was previously praised by ESPN as a shield, but LeBron James, who leads his team to the top record in the Eastern Conference!
As usual, the most anticipated rankings in each issue of the list are undoubtedly the top three. After all, those outside the top three are actually accompanying runners. Their status is just a symbol of strength and status. There is no hope of competing for the regular season MVP. trophy.
So on the morning of the 10th, when Wang Mi saw the official list came out, Wang Zelin continued to top the list, and they felt relieved immediately.
Some people put away their mobile phones and continued class with a smile on their face, some happily took the subway to work, and some took a basketball and prepared to go to the court to sweat it out under the rising sun.
Of course, there are also some fans who stayed up late to work and left comments on the Spurs' official social platform account and Leonard's personal social platform account to mock him as soon as the list was updated.
In addition to the United States, the topic of Wang Zelin and the keyword Wang Zelin are also popular in domestic basketball forums and basketball forums.
"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"
At a casual glance, almost half of the topics on the page are about him. This makes many other star fans say, "Can you please stop?" and "It's annoying that Wang Zelin's posts are everywhere." "I'm not bothered" and the like, but I can't help but sigh in my heart that an era belonging to Wang Zelin has officially arrived.
Not just in the country, this is the United States. He has also become the most influential basketball idol in the country and the unparalleled king in the highest basketball hall in the world!
Not only that, NBA officials have announced the results of the second round of voting for the 2016 All-Stars.
So far, Trail Blazers star Wang Zelin has received a total of 2,253,782 votes, far ahead of all stars.
In addition, the top five votes in the Eastern and Western Conferences are as follows:
Eastern frontcourt:
James had 636,388 votes, George had 457,554 votes, Davis had 261,158 votes, Drummond had 255,536 votes, and Anthony had 209,006 votes;
back-court:
Wade had 562,558 votes, Irving 271,094 votes, Rose 242,276 votes, Lowry 2,316,758 votes, and Butler 220,429 votes.
Western frontcourt:
Wang Zelin had 2,253,782 votes, Kobe had 1,262,118 votes, Durant had 616,096 votes, Griffin had 332,223 votes, and Aldridge had 330,929 votes.
back-court:
Curry had 925,789 votes, Westbrook had 479,512 votes, Lillard had 268,672 votes, Klay Thompson had 267,602 votes, and James Harden had 249,877 votes.
From the number of votes, we can know that Wang Zelin and Kobe are both in the first bracket, and other stars are in the third bracket.
According to the current voting results, the starters in the Eastern Conference will be Irving, Wade, James, George and Davis;
The starters in the West will be Curry, Westbrook, Kobe, Durant and Wang Zelin.
According to previous reports, the NBA will announce the voting results for the third time on January 15, and the final voting results will only be announced on January 22.
In addition, the substitute list will also be officially announced on January 29.
For now, Wang Zelin and Lillard will have a high probability of entering the All-Stars together, but Aldridge's vote count is a bit uncertain.
However, this result also made many Wang Zelin fans couldn't help but post a wave of comments on forums and post bars.
"Brothers, go ahead and try to get 3 million votes!"
"If nothing else happens, the king will win the All-Star votes for the fourth consecutive year! Congratulations! Congratulations!"
"Treat, fellow Americans! In every subsequent season, the King will dominate the All-Star votes!"
At this time, Chairman Yao, the female omen in China, the capital of Shanghai, whose figure is getting rounder and rounder by the day, looked at the tablet in his hand and smiled silently:
"It's really amazing. My expectations for you are getting stronger and stronger. Zelin, let me see where you can go in the end!"
"Come on, my countrymen!"
Looking at the various messages on the screen, Dayao also sent his most sincere blessings to Wang Zelin who was thousands of miles away.
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On the night of the 11th, the Trail Blazers faced the challenge of the Thunder's two young players at home.
Since Durant's return, the Thunder, which is fully loaded, is worthy of being called the championship seed team.
Currently, the Thunder are ranked among the top four in the Western Conference with a record of 26 wins and 11 losses, ranking ninth in the league, which is not bad.
Maybe it's because after a few days of rest, the teammates have lost their touch, or maybe it's because the Thunder's explosive combination was too explosive tonight. Anyway, this game was very difficult for the Trail Blazers.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Durant hit a three-pointer and gave Wang Zelin a tough response. Then Westbrook scored 5 points in a row with a sudden outside shot. The two sides tied at 9:9.
After a single quarter, Durant scored 11 points and Wang Zelin scored 13 points. The core firepower of both sides was almost equal, and the two teams played very anxiously.
The Thunder temporarily fell behind at 26:27.
At the beginning of this quarter, the Trail Blazers' rotation lineup performed well. Jokic led Yi Jianlian, Beverley, Carter Sr., Connett Lee and others to continuously score points and launch a 7:2 attack.
At halftime, the Trail Blazers led their opponents by 6 points at home 52:46.
After changing sides, the combination suddenly showed its power. Durant and Westbrook scored 2.3 points together. The Thunder launched a 16:4 offensive climax, which eroded the Trail Blazers' first half lead in one fell swoop. With the help of others, the score was overtaken.
After three quarters, the Trail Blazers were 5 points behind 80:85.
Fortunately, after entering the final quarter, with Wang Zelin's continuous scoring, the situation on the court did not appear one-sided.
At the same time, on the defensive end, he gave Westbrook two big blocks one after another, and cooperated with his teammates, relying on the defensive system to slowly tie the score.
The game entered the last minute, the score between the two sides was 108:107, and the Trail Blazers took the lead by one point.
Immediately afterwards, Westbrook once again carried the explosive bag and bombed the basket wildly. This time he got a foul on Wang Zelin and made two free throws to lead the score.
At the critical moment, it was Lillard who stepped forward this time. After Wang Zelin encountered a double-team, he caught the ball from the outside and scored two consecutive three-pointers.
114:111, the Trail Blazers overtook the score!
In the last 9 seconds of the game, the Thunder had the final attack. Westbrook, who had scored 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 15 assists, suddenly had the pass button taken off, and the ball was not handed to him in the final attack. The apparent boss of the team, Durant, chose to go it alone.
Then, there is no more.
Westbrook's long shot was blocked by Wang Zelin, who was assisting in defense, completely killing the Thunder's hope of entering overtime and leaving the fruits of victory in the Rose Garden Arena.
To be honest, if Westbrook didn't suddenly take the lead at the last critical moment of this game, and instead handed the ball to Durant, who has an absolute height advantage, this game might have been dragged into overtime. In the end, the Trail Blazers experienced Lost in overtime.
In the end, the Trail Blazers narrowly defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, also the top powerhouse in the Western Conference, by 3 points, continuing their winning streak.
Currently, the winning streak has reached 11 games!
