After the training in the morning, Wang Zelin did not practice any more in the afternoon. Instead, he accompanied Ken Dou for a walk outside to make himself feel more peaceful.
Some players will inevitably feel anxious when they reach the big stage, which ultimately leads to their failure to fully demonstrate their true strength.
And some players don't have many emotional changes every time they go to the big stage. They don't get particularly nervous because they were saved. They think, "I have to get married before I can do something big." On the match day, Wang Zelin's mentality Still holding up very well.
Of course, even though he is calm and calm now, it doesn't mean he doesn't want to fight!
The reason why he is able to maintain a peaceful mind is entirely due to his own strong strength, which allows him to be proud of every subsequent game.
What's more, the opponent is still a little beast!
It has always been said before that there is some kind of mysterious inheritance among shooting guards. In fact, there is also a certain inheritance among Chinese centers.
Once upon a time, the phrase "eat, sleep, and play World of Warcraft" was widely circulated in the NBA and China, and it became exclusive to Dayao.
This is not just a joke, but also a recognition of Dayao's strength.
I originally thought that after Dayao retired, this sentence would be out of the question.
Unexpectedly, the fine tradition of "eating, sleeping and playing World of Warcraft" has been inherited by Wang Zelin. From the time he entered the league to the present, it has almost become the consensus of the entire league that Mosaic and Howard will explode every time.
Now, the two meet again in the playoffs, and the classic song that started in 2013 is about to be staged again.
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At 19:30 in the evening, at the Portland Rose Garden Arena, Wang Zelin and his teammates ushered in the first game of their 2015-16 playoffs.
Although the game has not started yet, the entire arena is already packed, and even extra seats have been specially added in the aisles. It can be described as a full house.
Because of the arrival of Wang Zelin and Lillard, the two and the original Aldridge formed the Portland trio, which swept the league in the past few seasons, making this "torn city" that was once criticized and ridiculed. ", "The Cursed City" has already undergone earth-shaking changes and has become a new basketball holy land.
In the stands, Portland fans exhausted their enthusiasm for the Trail Blazers and cheered the Trail Blazers players coming out of the tunnel.
Lillard, Barton, Batum, Aldridge, Wang Zelin...
When the main players came on stage one after another, the cheers and applause at the scene became louder and louder.
This made Trail Blazers legend Bill Walton, the "Red Giant" who was invited to watch the game, particularly emotional.
If I had not chosen to "escape" Portland because of injuries, maybe I would have been able to gain more honors here.
After two consecutive championships, Bill Walton, the former number one player in team history, has been completely surpassed by Wang Zelin.
Mr. Wharton took a very open view of this, and even publicly acknowledged Wang Zelin's greatness in front of the media more than once.
It is a true honor for the Trail Blazers to have such a great player!
Seeing the enthusiastic appearance of the Portland fans on TV and Wang Zelin's figure constantly appearing on the big screen, Bald Hua, the NBA president in New York, nodded with satisfaction.
It is not in vain that he has endured pressure from the top management in the past two seasons and chose to promote Wang Zelin as the new face of the league.
Even though the bald man later did something unforgivable, he had to admit that he was still very good at making money.
No, with Wang Zelin's perfect performance in the past two seasons, the NBA has become more and more popular.
It's just something that makes Bald Hua quite regretful. No matter how he shows his kindness, Wang Zelin always ignores him, and the relationship between the two never improves.
Otherwise, he really wants to learn from former president David Stern and recognize a godson in the league.
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Back to Portland.
Before the game, the starting lineups of both sides were announced.
Mosaic team: Marcus Thornton, James Harden, Trevor Ariza, Corey Brewer, Dwight Howard.
Trail Blazers: Lillard, Barton, Batum, Aldridge, Wang Zelin.
Both sides fielded their own regular lineups, and no, because there will be so many changes in the playoffs.
"Chaoting Sports Channel, Chaoting Sports Channel, this is the Chaoting Sports Channel sports channel, bringing you the first game of the playoffs between the defending champion Trail Blazers and the Houston Mosaics at home..."
"The old and new No. 1 centers once again meet in the first round of the playoffs. What will be the result? Please tune in to ESPN's report..."
"Welcome everyone to watch the live broadcast of the first game of the NBA playoffs on TNT Sports Channel..."
"I'm Charles Barkley/Ken Kenny Smith..."
The Big Game TV station started its pre-game opening remarks, and the fans in front of the TV immediately felt the tense, exciting, and fanatical atmosphere at the scene...
Kill quickly!
At this time, players from both teams were being interviewed in the locker room.
Home team locker room.
"Wang, are you confident in sweeping Mosaic in this series?" Chris Webber, who temporarily acted as a frontline reporter, asked.
"Haha!" Wang Zelin laughed loudly and said: "Chris, I don't think I need to elaborate too much on how powerful the Trail Blazers are. Now, I can tell you very clearly..."
Having said this, he said with a very serious look: "We are confident that we can sweep all teams!"
"hiss!"
Hearing this, all the reporters in the locker room, including Weber, gasped.
Although ESPN gave a 99% prediction for the Trail Blazers to advance in the first round before the game, this does not mean that they believe that the Trail Blazers will definitely be able to sweep their opponents.
After all, the opponent is also a playoff team that can compete in the crazy West. Is it really okay for you to belittle your opponent like this?
However, when the reporters saw that the Blazers players next to them heard their boss's bold words, there was no surprise on their faces, and they even showed a bit of eagerness to try...
Well, Weber had to admit that these guys in front of him are all crazy. This is a crazy team.
But it is undeniable that people have arrogant capital. Zhen Gushuo's 75 wins in the regular season is their greatest confidence!
If you think about it from his perspective, if he could lead the Kings to 75 wins in the regular season, he would probably be even crazier than what he thinks in front of him.
Unfortunately, not everyone has the same awareness as Weber. Other reporters quickly ran to the visiting team's locker room with Wang Zelin's flowers.
The purpose is self-evident, to further provoke war between the two sides!
In the visiting team's locker room, the person who came to interview was Reggie Miller. Although this guy looked like a humble gentleman after his retirement, he was known as a loudmouth as a player.
Sure enough, Miller immediately approached Harden as soon as he came in: "James, the king said he will sweep you, are you confident that you will not be swept?"
To his surprise, although Harden's mouth twitched after hearing this, his words were not excessive: "What I have to do now is to play every next game with the players. As for the sweep, wait until You’ll find out during the game.”
Hearing Harden's answer, the surrounding reporters were obviously not satisfied. When they were about to ask questions, they were kicked out by Mosaic coach D'Antoni for "making pre-game tactical arrangements."
(End of chapter)
