Soon, at 19:58 in the evening, the referee made the first appearance of the two teams.
"Blow the other side! Blast them to death!"
When the visiting team started playing, the audience immediately responded with a roar, and boos resounded throughout the stadium.
The rude slogan instantly caused the adrenaline in the Trail Blazers fans to surge wildly, their breathing quickened, their blood boiled, and their emotions burned.
Maybe, this is the so-called simple bad breath, the ultimate comfort!
"Beep!"
The referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air. Wang Zelin beat Howard to win the jump ball. Lillard received the ball and the entire Portland army attacked collectively!
Wang Zelin exerted his strength as soon as he landed, started a step and passed Howard, launching a fast break.
Howard was prepared and wanted to give him a hand, but Wang Zelin broke free.
Brewer, the veteran behind, was also prepared for the Blazers' fast break tactics and immediately came over to block Wang Zelin.
But Wang Zelin's feet exerted force again, accelerating to get in position first, and with a bang, Brewer, who had not yet fully landed, was knocked directly to the floor.
Harden really wanted to win and took the initiative to shrink to the basket to guard Wang Zelin. After seeing Wang Zelin take off, he gritted his teeth and jumped up too, stretched out his hand to block the shot, and then he was unlucky...
"ah!!!"
People under the Mosaic basket fell on their backs, and it was their boss who knocked over the opponent's boss, which instantly made the whole audience excited again.
With a loud bang, Wang Zelin knocked Harden into the air, held the ball with both hands, and violently poured it into the basket.
Less than 5 seconds into the game, the Mosaic team's basket was blown open by Wang Zelin.
2:0, the Trail Blazers opened the scoring.
After landing, Wang Zelin ignored Harden who fell to the ground and retreated quickly as usual, not forgetting to high-five Lillard in celebration on the way.
On the Mosaic team's side, Harden quickly stood up, signaled to Brewer that it was okay, and asked him to serve quickly, and the Mosaic team attacked.
Although he was dunked by his opponent Yan at the beginning, there was no change in his face. He still controlled the ball unhurriedly and advanced forward.
At the top of the arc in the front court, Harden, who was directing his teammates to move, waited for his teammates to keep up with the rhythm, faced Barton's defense, and faked a beautiful step-back jumper to shake Barton's center of gravity. Then he feinted and passed by in an instant. Patton's defense.
Harden dribbles the ball straight into the penalty area!
The next moment, Wang Zelin appeared in front of him, and his terrifying speed of defense amazed everyone present.
However, a big beard is a big beard after all, and he did not panic when encountering a back-up defense. He showed off his unique skills when he was white chocolate. He passed the ball without looking at anyone, bypassed Wang Zelin's defense, and went straight to the basket. Ariza's hands.
"boom!"
No one is guarding him, he catches the ball and picks him up, and it's a slam dunk.
2:2, the two sides tied.
The opening offense and defense showed the attitude of both sides towards their first opponent in the playoffs.
"My, my..."
Button quickly raised his hand and told Wang Zelin that the ball was his fault.
"It's okay. Next, your defense should give him more confrontation. Don't worry about missing people. I'm under the basket!"
Wang Zelin yelled at Barton.
"Okay, boss." Barton was so excited that he quickly replied.
"Nicholas, depending on your opponent, I don't want to see him cutting into the basket so easily." Wang Zelin roared again.
"knew."
Batum said quickly.
Trail Blazers offense.
Wang Zelin walked to the basket and beat Howard hard.
Howard, who is not angry now, did not put a hard cap on the situation. Instead, he gave Wang Zelin some space yesterday. Seeing this, Wang Zelin made a small hook under the basket.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hits the net easily.
4:2.
The Mosaic team repeated their old tricks. If they wanted to rely on Harden's breakthrough ability to attract the defense, they only needed to divide the ball and look for opportunities.
But Wang Zelin also quickly realized that Harden is the seven-inch point of the Mosaic team. As long as Harden is pinched, victory will not be far away from the Trail Blazers.
When Harden broke through Button again and reached the free throw line, Wang Zelin had already made up for it. Without hesitation, Harden distributed the ball again.
Under the basket, Howard excitedly jumped towards the ball, caught the ball in the air and pulled it back, a space tomahawk...
Just when Howard was about to chop the ball down, a yellow arm struggled to throw it on the ball!
"Snapped!"
With a soft sound, Wang Zelin grabbed the ball with one hand.
"Ahhhh!!!"
The moment the ball was caught, the Trail Blazers fans cheered and waved their hands excitedly.
"NB!"
"Fuck!"
"Big King Ox!"
All the domestic celebrities at the scene also started cheering and shaking their little hands.
"This shot is so beautiful!"
"This speed of defense is too exaggerated!"
Facing the rooftop, Zhang Lili and Yu Jia looked in disbelief.
After landing, the Trail Blazers immediately launched a fast break counterattack. Wang Zelin made a long pass and accurately guided the basket, and Batum completed the finish.
"boom!"
6:2, another dunk.
In the Trail Blazers' backcourt, Howard was still where he was, and his whole mind was still confused. Wang Zelin's sudden leap was completely beyond his imagination.
The rest of the Mosaic team also felt like they were dreaming. Howard's alley-oop was actually caught!
Wang Defa? !
Even if he can be caught in an alley-oop, what else can’t No. 36 do?
Fortunately, Harden was calm and told his teammates where to position themselves and to shoot the free throws.
However, the attack and defense just now obviously had a huge impact on the Mosaic team.
Mosaic attack.
Except for Harden, the other Mosaic players were a little absent-minded and even ran in the wrong position, causing coach D'Antoni on the sidelines to roar.
Wang Zelin was at the free throw line, watching all this with cold eyes.
Harden saw Howard and asked for the ball under the basket, but he did not dare to give it and ignored Howard.
"Dwight, do what you gotta do."
On the sidelines, D'Antoni finally shouted again.
"Shet!"
Howard was angry and annoyed and punched the air with his fist, then ran towards Wang Zelin.
Harden holds the ball and continues to organize on the spot.
Ariza ran without the ball and used Brewer's pick-and-roll to get around.
The catch-and-shooter has always been a very important part of D'Antoni's offensive tactics. Ariza was able to average 12+4+2+2 per game during the regular season. He was not only the Mosaic team's fourth scoring point, but also a complete A defensive gate.
Ariza's movement affected the Trail Blazers' defense. After observing the Trail Blazers' defensive formation, they suddenly passed the ball to Thornton.
Thornton is one of the five Mosaic players to score in double figures this season, and his position in the team is somewhat similar to the Lakers' No. 1 position. He only has two tasks on the court, one is to hand over the ball after halftime. Boss, the other one consciously ran to the bottom corner to lead the defense.
Thornton pretended to cut in from the bottom corner and suddenly pulled back, opening up space. Harden's pass was just right.
After receiving the ball, Thornton did not hesitate, raised his hand and took a three-pointer.
Unfortunately, they once again underestimated the speed of Trail Blazers No. 36's defense.
After discovering that Lillard was taken away, Wang Zelin had a plan to make up for the defense. The moment Harden took action, Wang Zelin, who was aware of it, followed and shot it with one hand.
"Snapped!"
With a crisp sound, Wang Zelin blocked his shot for the second time today.
"Another hotpot hit!"
The home commentator roared excitedly.
Another big hat made other Mosaic players' heads buzz, and they were stunned for a while before they could come back.
Thornton served the sideline ball, and as expected, it was given to Harden.
With only three seconds left, Harden caught the ball and took a one-step shot...
"Duang!"
The ball jumped out of the basket.
Aldridge grabbed a defensive rebound and found Lillard, who quickly advanced.
In an instant, the Blazers overwhelmed the tidal wave of offensive attacks, suffocating all Mosaic players.
"Return to defense, return to defense!"
D'Antoni jumped up anxiously and shouted sharply.
But it was too late. Wang Zelin's speed was too fast. No one on Mosaic's inside line could keep up, but he did catch up on the outside line. But besides being knocked away by him, what else could he do?
Lillard advanced to near the center circle, saw Wang Zelin entering the paint area, and pushed forward with both hands.
Ariza and Thornton came to help from the left and right, each extending an arm in an attempt to slow down Wang Zelin.
But under Wang Zelin's strength, the huge impact was directly brought to the thin Thornton. Ariza also took a few steps with his gun and almost fell down.
Wang Zelin, who broke free from the restraints, soared toward the basket like a hidden dragon rising into the abyss.
"boom!"
The Mosaics' basket was blown blind again.
"Oh ho ho ho!!!!"
The shocking super dunk completed the Rose Garden Arena.
8:2, the Trail Blazers lead by 6 points.
Mosaic offense, with everyone involved, Harden advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and then his teammates started running.
"Damien, watch out for his three-point shot and follow him closely."
Due to Howard's limited shooting range, Wang Zelin came to the free throw line again, stared at Thornton entering the left wing, and shouted at Lillard.
After being reminded, Lillard did not dare to be careless this time and stayed motionless beside Thornton.
Howard reached out for the ball again. Harden frowned, but gave it to him anyway.
He knew that guy's temper very well. If nothing happened this time, the latter would be really angry.
However, Howard's shot to the basket was blocked by Wang Zelin.
"Bang!"
The ball bounced out of the basket.
Brewer jumped out of nowhere and grabbed an offensive rebound, but his unguarded shot slipped out of the basket!
Wang Zelin turned around to collect the defensive rebound, then turned around and found that Lillard had already run to the opposite half and slammed the ball out.
In the frontcourt, after Lillard received the ball, compared to Button and Wang Zelin, his finishing methods were much more subtle, and not as violent as his two teammates.
But the effect is the same as killing people and killing people!
At the top of the arc outside the three-point line, Lillard suddenly paused, pulled up the ball, and shot a three-pointer...
"How about being so confident..."
The ESPN commentator got stuck mid-sentence, as if fate had choked him.
Rose Garden Arena.
"Uh-huh!"
Harden looked at the hollow ball that entered the basket, and his mentality exploded!
Why can't we always get in?
Why can't the opponent always guard against it?
At 2:10, the Mosaics were already 8 points behind.
For the Trail Blazers, they have established a lead, and they will have an easier time in subsequent games.
The game was carried out completely according to Wang Zelin's rhythm.
After the first quarter, I looked up at the scoreboard and saw that the Trail Blazers had 35:18 and the Invisible Mosaics had 17 points.
The Mosaic team has two players, one inside and one outside. Before the All-Star players figured out what was going on, the point difference was already heading towards 20+.
In just one quarter, everyone on the Mosaic team felt extremely desperate. Especially when Wang Zelin was present, the sense of suffocation and oppression brought to them was particularly strong.
Whether it's the offensive end or the defensive end.
They have obviously done a good job, but Wang Zelin seems to be everywhere, following them like a shadow.
The rebound that he was about to get suddenly suddenly had a pair of long arms, picking melons on his head, and grabbed the ball in one fell swoop.
Some goals that I thought were sure to be scored were ultimately rejected because of those familiar long arms.
On the defensive end, they tried their best to block, but they saw that the Portland Trail Blazers' offensive rhythm was about to be interrupted, or other players had no chance.
But Trail Blazers No. 36 will always have a thousand and one offensive methods. He can score easily under their defense or send a beautiful attack to his teammates, showing off their wave after wave.
Scores, rebounds, blocks, assists, steals, in just one quarter, Wang Zelin filled up his personal data panel, and while leading the team to make great strides, he himself was also striving for it.
It was obviously an extremely serious playoff game, but Wang Zelin made it into the regular season and even the All-Star Game. Both the fans at the scene and the viewers of the TV series were deeply immersed in his gorgeous performance.
After halftime, Wang Zelin's personal data was close to a quadruple-double, with 24 points, 12 rebounds, 6 blocks, 5 assists and 2 steals!
At 68:40, the Portland Trail Blazers' lead had expanded to 28 points.
Just like the heroic declaration before the game, during the game, Wang Zelin made his opponents feel real terror.
The menacing Houstonians were beaten down and had no fighting spirit. Harden and Howard, the team's two core players, both bowed their heads in silence and returned to the locker room.
After the break, the two sides fight again.
The Mosaic team finally found some form, and their fighting spirit returned. Terry, a master of chaos, led Capela, Goodlock and other substitutes to recover some points.
However, they encountered Wang Zelin who was determined to clock out in the third quarter. The Mosaic team's fighting spirit only recovered for less than 5 minutes. Wang Zelin immediately led the team and launched a 15:2 offensive climax, instantly eliminating their counterattack momentum.
The entire game, from beginning to end, was completely in the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers.
After the third quarter, the Trail Blazers scored 32 points in a single quarter. For three consecutive quarters, they scored 30+ points in a single quarter. Their offensive firepower was sky-high!
100:55, the score difference between the two sides is as high as 45 points.
Seeing that the opponent was completely desperate and their mentality was shattered, they only sent out five unnamed substitutes in the last quarter. Coach Terry also replaced Wang Zelin early, leaving Beverley, Old Carter, Morrow, Yi Jianlian, Jokic's substitute lineup went up and played the last quarter with the opponent.
However, Coach Terry still overestimated the strength of the opponent's substitutes, or in other words, he underestimated the Blazers' wolf-like guys.
In the final quarter, Beverley and Jokic scored 30 points in a single quarter again. They scored 30+ points in a single quarter for 4 consecutive quarters. The team scored as high as 130 points tonight.
On the opposite side, they only received 23 shots in the final quarter and scored 78 points.
130:78, in the first game of the first round of the playoffs, the Trail Blazers beat the Mosaics at home by 52 points!
A 52-point victory in a single game, which is also the largest point difference in the opening game of the playoffs since the establishment of the Portland Trail Blazers!
(End of chapter)
