There is no doubt that Coach Terry's remarks received support from a large number of fans after the game.
The twists and turns of this game were comparable to a roller coaster, and even a roller coaster was not that "exciting". The Trail Blazers' half-time efforts were about to bear the fruit of victory, but in the end they were abruptly blown away by the referee.
"This is the most incredible game I have ever seen. James, Irving, and Cousins combined made more free throws than the entire Trail Blazers team!"
"Silver is a joke, he turned this game into an ugly free throw battle!"
"I have to say that the league is really shameless for ratings and money!"
…
Fans' questioning of the league reached a fever pitch on social media.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the referee's decision must have been informed by the league's top management, and its purpose is to extend the series, to make money, and to benefit!
After the game, many people were complaining about the Trail Blazers.
But it’s not like that!
On the afternoon of the 10th, the league finally responded, and their answer was: giving Coach Terry a 15,000-meter fine.
The reason is also quite ridiculous, that is, Coach Terry publicly questioned the fairness of the game in front of the media after the game.
Suffering unfair treatment, the entire Trail Blazers team held their breath and made up their minds to win back tomorrow and then return home to win the cup.
After another day of rest, on June 11, the finals kicked off with G4, again at Quicken Loans Arena.
Due to the previous game, the two teams started with a strong atmosphere.
Especially in this game, within two minutes of the opening, Button had already clashed with JR.
The reason is that in one round, Patton had already stolen JR and was about to start a fast break, but JR hugged Patton and desperately tried to snatch the basketball back from Patton's arms.
Because of the opening incident, JR succeeded in irritating Button, and the two began to exchange insults on the court.
At the end of the first quarter, Patton and Wang Zelin cooperated, and after breaking through, they violently dunked on JR, knocking JR to the ground.
Feeling humiliated, JR finally broke out and stood up and pushed Button.
In fact, in the first three games, he was dunked frequently because he and his teammates helped defend against double-teaming Wang Zelin. However, the person who dunked him before was at least the best in the league, so he could tolerate this tone.
But this game was overturned by someone else's younger brother, which made JR unbearable.
"Fake Squid!"
JR was not a nice gentleman to begin with, he could even be said to be vulgar in the past. It was only after he came to the Knights that he became a sword-wielding guard in front of the emperor, and he calmed down his hot temper.
But when his anger was ignited, he could no longer control his foul mouth and began to curse and curse.
Faced with JR's anger, Barton was about to reply, but Wang Zelin came up to hold him back, and then walked towards JR with a smile.
Shet, why did you forget this guy?
When JR saw this, he felt a little scared and backed away.
The Blazers boss's fighting ability is the best in the league, and no one thinks that anyone on the Cavaliers can do better than this guy in front of him.
No, JR, who was so angry just now, was immediately frightened when Wang Zelin walked up to him.
"King, give me some face."
Fortunately, James came to the rescue in time, stopped between the two, and hurriedly pressed his hands on Wang Zelin's chest.
The Trail Blazers players all came up to hold Wang Zelin. JR was also surrounded by Cousins, Irving, and Shumpert in the center, looking nervously ahead.
"Okay, forget it this time, I don't want it to happen again."
After being hacked inexplicably in the last game, Wang Zelin naturally doesn't have a good attitude towards James now, so he turned around and went back to defense after saying that.
But next, he was determined to win this game.
Throughout the first half, Wang Zelin's offense was very unsolvable. As long as he held the ball, the Cavaliers would be double-teamed.
But no matter being double-teamed, Wang Zelin is not only good at holding the ball, he switches to two modes: organization and without the ball, and is still strong.
Moreover, his physical strength is stronger than anyone else, and he does not hesitate to use up his own physical strength. He can not only help his teammates actively screen on and off the ball, but also rely on his immortality to lead the Cavaliers inside and gallop across the court. Quickly consumes his physical energy.
Although this game is still at the Cavaliers' home court and the opponent still enjoys the whistle bonus, after the darkness of the previous game, Coach Terry naturally made the team make adjustments.
On the surface, the physical collisions between the two sides have decreased in this game, but the Trail Blazers players have stepped up their running on the court.
Wang Zelin, in particular, ran all over the court from the start, taking defense changes and assisting defense to the extreme. Every move made the Cavaliers' ball-handlers tremble with fear.
Therefore, the defensive pressure caused by the Trail Blazers to the Cavaliers has not actually decreased.
At halftime, 57:41, the Trail Blazers led the Cavaliers by 16 points entering the second half.
In just two quarters, Wang Zelin scored 35 points single-handedly!
During halftime, the NBA official Twitter updated Wang Zelin’s real-time data:
"In the ongoing fourth game of the NBA Finals, Portland Trail Blazers starting center Wang Zelin scored 35 points in the half, successfully tying the record of 35 points held by Michael Jordan. The two will tie for the first place in history. one!"
Within five minutes of this tweet being posted, the number of comments below had exceeded 10,000.
Many people who like the NBA but don't have time to watch games just left messages below.
"This Chinese man is simply a god!"
"Oh my god, 35 points in the final half! Damn, what did I miss..."
"When I heard the news, I ended the fight in just three seconds while I was playing poker. I had to go watch the game right away!"
"If you are still in the mood to play poker, just throw your girlfriend away. Your girlfriend is not as interesting as watching football."
"Okay, I'll let her off now."
"???"
Ignoring some nonsense, Wang Zelin's wonderful performance in this game, for those who like basketball, there is no need to watch the video or pictures.
With just a few words - "35 points in halftime of the finals", their blood boiled instantly.
However, the NBA president joked that his face was uncertain after seeing Wang Zelin's data.
Originally, he planned to continue this game to the end, allowing the Cavaliers to regain two games. The series between the two sides would be tied at 2:2. After the tie, he would return to Tianwang Mountain for a slightly normal game, and finally work his way up to the tiebreaker.
But the plan was not as good as the change. Wang Zelin's outburst even attracted many people who didn't know much about basketball to watch the finals.
As a result, he must adjust his strategy.
The overall goal of the tie-break remains unchanged, but the process has changed from falling behind 1-3 to equalizing the tie-break.
That’s right, that’s it!
Fans of Tianwang Mountain have long been tired of watching it. Since they want to pursue excitement, let's follow through to the end.
A shocking reversal from a 3-1 deficit was dramatic enough, and the topics and attention it aroused are bound to be unprecedented.
Thinking of this, Jie couldn't help but rub his hands in excitement. He seemed to have seen the ratings of this year's finals rising steadily until it broke history.
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At the same time, this message was also printed on the LED screen of Quicken Loans Arena.
"..."
The entire Quicken Loans Arena was eerily silent as everyone looked at the two heads on the big screen.
On the left is Michael Jordan. On June 4, 1992, in the first game of the Finals between the Bulls and the Trail Blazers, Jordan hit six three-pointers in the first half and scored 35 points, setting a record for the first half of the Finals. Highest scoring record in a game.
In that game, Jordan only played 34 minutes and scored 39 points, 11 assists and 2 steals on 16 of 27 shots, helping the team win the Trail Blazers 122:89 without any blood and get the series off to a good start.
On the right is naturally Wang Zelin, tonight's protagonist. He played 24 minutes in the first half, making 15 of 22 shots and 5 of 5 free throws. He scored 35 points efficiently, comparable to the God of Basketball!
Looking at Wang Zelin who returned to the bench, everyone fell into silence and remained silent for a long time.
Wang Zelin sat in his seat and took the towel, wiping the sweat off his face while looking at the data on the big screen indifferently, as if he didn't get the record.
In fact, Wang Zelin has been angry all the time. He is not in the mood to care about records or not. He will maintain this anger until he wins.
As we all know, when a person is extremely angry, his hidden potential will explode.
Because the last game was maliciously blown out, Wang Zelin's anger could no longer be suppressed.
"Oh! The Cavaliers are going to be finished. They forced out a beast!"
"Was Wang Zelin who went berserk so scary?"
"Hahahaha, I really hope that the second half comes earlier so that we can continue to see how the king defeats the Hammer Knight."
"..."
The intermission is over.
Players from both sides returned to the field from the locker room.
As soon as Wang Zelin appeared, bursts of boos erupted from the scene.
Now, Cavaliers fans have been frightened by Wang Zelin's rampage, and they hope to continue to put pressure on Wang Zelin in this way.
Are you trying to pressure me?
You are not worthy yet!
About to go on the court, Wang Zelin was the first to stand up and raise his fist.
Upon seeing this, all the team members gathered around him, raised their right fist high like Wang Zelin, and formed a circle.
Wang Zelin's voice seemed to be overwhelming the flood of boos pouring in from all directions.
He didn't say much, he was quite concise and straightforward:
"Pioneers~must win!"
Those teammates spoke less and were more crisp and clear:
"Must win!!!"
As the referee blew his whistle, the game between the two sides continued in the third quarter.
This time, the genius Lu firmly determined his bidding strategy for Wang Zelin. He never relaxed for a moment. Every time he made a minimum run, the Cavaliers had to be equipped with two people to keep a close eye on him.
Even if this means that one person from the Trail Blazers will be open, they are still double-teaming Wang Zelin all the time.
Tyronn Lue is actually a very courageous coach, but he is also cautious. Therefore, even if two people double-teamed him, he still felt uneasy.
So he ordered the players that as long as Wang Zelin enters the three-point line, the player closest to Wang Zelin will double-team Wang Zelin with the other two teammates, forming a three-person double-team.
As a result, Wang Zelin will have a hard time getting a chance to take action.
As for whether other Blazers players will be available?
It doesn't matter, I'll accept being beaten to death by other Blazers players. Anyway, I can't let you, Wang Zelin, beat us to death alone.
So in the third quarter, before Wang Zelin got the ball, James and Cousins were staring at him on the left and right, making him feel what it means to be a man.
As a result, an opportunity appeared for Aldridge.
After Aldridge got the ball, he shot a three-pointer directly from the open space.
The ball bounced on the basket two or three times, and finally rolled into the basket under Tyronn Lue's expectant eyes.
At 60:41, the Trail Blazers' lead expanded to 19 points.
There was a flash of disappointment in Tyronn Lue's eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.
Because this is obviously a lucky ball, he does not believe that every player on the Trail Blazers can make such a lucky ball.
In the next round, Wang Zelin is still a man.
This opportunity came to Connett Lee. For him, such a wide open space was like giving away points. He opened his hand and hit a three-pointer.
Another round passed, and this time it was Button's turn. Instead of shooting a three-pointer, he rushed to the basket at the right time, dunked Cousins, and successfully scored 2+1.
This undoubtedly caused a lot of dissatisfaction among the fans at the scene.
Obviously the whistle helped us so much in the last game, why don't we help us this time?
Obviously tonight is also at Quicken Loans Arena!
This is a typical push-and-pull situation. The referee helped one game and thought it was safe for the Cavaliers to win at home.
However, without the hint of a joke, how could the referee have such courage?
And just at halftime, the three referees once again received orders from the league's top management, and the game returned to normal penalty standards.
If you can still feel the referee's bias in the first half, then after entering the second half, the Cavaliers have no whistle at all. If they want to win, they can only rely on their true strength.
It's a pity that this group of home fans who are so stupid and really love-making are still kept in the dark, and they still imagine that the Cavaliers can repeat the magical victory in the last game.
In the first half of the third quarter, Wang Zelin did not touch the ball again for the entire half of the quarter. Tyronn Lue's defensive strategy was considered successful, but it was not completely successful.
Because Wang Zelin was locked up alone, it rained three-pointers on other Blazers players, directly widening the point difference to 33 points.
This made Tyronn Lue feel like crying.
The first two quarters were all about Wang Zelin's crazy carry, and the other Blazers players didn't have many offensive shots.
As a result, in the third quarter, Wang Zelin's rage switch was finally pressed, but unexpectedly, he accidentally triggered the ultimate switch that caused all the Blazers to go berserk.
Now the Trail Blazers team is blooming more, and the difficulty of defense has gone up by more than one level compared to when Wang Zelin went on a rampage alone.
He had to call a timeout and re-emphasized his defense against other Blazers players after the timeout.
However, once the touch thing is released, it becomes contagious and cannot be stopped no matter how hard you try.
After returning from the timeout, Tyronn Lue's defensive strategy did not have much effect. It prevented the point difference from widening further, but he couldn't catch up if he wanted to.
(End of chapter)
