At the end of the timeout, Wang Zelin continued to work hard and successfully picked up his 36th rebound of the game.
At this point, he successfully surpassed the historical record of 35 rebounds in a single game held by former Bulls player Charles Oakley, and created a new miracle!
"Terrible rebounding ability! With all due respect, in terms of dominance in the field of rebounding, Wang Zelin is the most terrifying existence among players I have ever seen. He not only surpassed me, but also surpassed Olaju back then. Wang, David Robinson, Youyin, Rodman and others.”
At this situation, NBA Hall of Fame member and former league superstar Charles Barkley couldn't help but shake his head with emotion.
In fact, Barkley was also a famous rebounder in the league as a player.
In fact, from the second season of his career until his retirement season in 1999-2000, his average rebounds per game in a single season was never less than 10 times, and his career average rebounds per game reached an astonishing 11.7 times. .
On the playoff stage, where the intensity was even more astonishing, Barkley's team's rebounding ability was further proven.
Barkley, who is less than two meters tall, has seen his rebound data skyrocket from 11.7 rebounds per game in the regular season to 12.9 rebounds per game in the regular season. In two seasons, he averaged more than 15 rebounds per game in the playoffs. This truly explains what it means to be a basketball player. "The playoffs are the litmus test for super giants!"
In contrast, Dennis Rodman, another player of the same generation who was known as a "rebounder maniac," had a huge dive in his rebounding data during the regular season and playoffs.
During the regular season, Rodman averaged more than 15 rebounds per game in 6 seasons in his career, and in two of them, he averaged 18+ rebounds per game. In the regular season, he averaged 13.1 rebounds per game, which was better than Barkley.
However, in the playoffs, Rodman only averaged more than 15 rebounds per game in the playoffs in one season. In his entire career, he averaged only 9.9 rebounds per game in the playoffs, which was completely worthy of being the first in NBA history during the regular season. The character of a basketball fanatic.
No wonder Barkley said directly in an interview in the early years: Rodman only needs to do one thing throughout his career, and that is to grab rebounds; but his mission is not just rebounds.
At the same time, Barkley also put forward a point. If he can only grab rebounds like Rodman on the court without needing to score or even lead the team to win the game, then his rebounding data will definitely be much better than Rodman's. .
Although Barkley has been relying on his big mouth to get high frequently since becoming a commentator, he really didn't brag in this matter.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the two were both representatives of the short and stocky rebounders in the league, whether it was their dominant rebounding performance on the high-level stage, their 36 career encounters, or even their career rebound totals. , Barkley's team proved that they are by no means inferior to Rodman in the field of rebounding, and are even slightly better.
And this is a feat accomplished on the premise that Barkley, as the absolute boss of a team, needs to shoulder the heavy responsibility of scoring and organizing.
Therefore, when Barkley gave such a high evaluation of Wang Zelin's rebounding ability, everyone was shocked.
Is this still the Sir Charles Barkley we remember?
It's really rare that Bakri would one day admit that he is inferior to others, and he is still a young junior.
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At the end of the game, 121:94, the Trail Blazers won by 27 points.
Wang Zelian's personal statistics tonight were finally fixed at 35 points, 36 rebounds, 11 blocks, 10 assists and 2 steals!
A super quadruple-double of 30+, this is a god-level statistic that has never appeared in NBA history!
Tonight, I showed up at the Rose Garden Arena.
As soon as the game ended, the venue was packed with people.
The fans went crazy and refused to leave.
The reporters in the media box also went crazy. They rushed off the court as soon as the game ended and surrounded the Blazers bench three times inside and outside.
Helpless, Wang Zelin had no choice but to accept interviews with the media at the scene.
"King, at the last moment you led the Thunder by nearly 30 points, but you still didn't end up. Is this suspected of being a score-saver?"
As soon as it came up, reporters asked tough questions.
I looked down...oh, it's from ESPN, I said.
"Next question."
Wang Zelin ignored this white aunt from ESPN.
"..." The white aunt became embarrassed.
"Wang, congratulations on getting another quadruple-double, and your data tonight surrounded Russell in all aspects. So I want to know, do you have any suggestions for Russell's performance?"
a local reporter asked with a smile.
Wang Zelin laughed and asked: "Oh, so Russell got another triple-double tonight?"
"That's not true. He scored 29 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists tonight," the local reporter added.
"It's a pity that we are only two rebounds short," Wang Zelin said with regret on his face, "Russell is a very outstanding player, and I don't have any good suggestions for him.
On the contrary, I suggest that the Thunder's inside players can strengthen their blocking ability after returning today. In this case, I believe that with their presence, Russell will be able to ensure double figures in rebounds every game night like before. "
"Pfft!"
Seeing Wang Zelin's serious and strange expression, all the reporters around him couldn't help laughing.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the reason why Westbrook is able to grab so many rebounds in every game with his height of about 1.9 meters is mainly due to the silent "efforts" of Sabonis Jr. and Biyombo in the paint. In the past, Not many people took the initiative to pierce this piece of paper, but now, Wang Zelin did it with his own hands in front of everyone.
Its intention is also very obvious, which is to inculcate a concept in the world: The reason why Russell Westbrook can grab so many rebounds is mainly due to sucking the blood of his teammates in every game.
As a result, some people will naturally start to question the value of other triple-double data.
Look, in the past, the Thunder encountered ordinary people. With Sabonis and Biyombo around, it was so easy for Westbrook to get double figures in rebounds.
But tonight, after Sabonis and Biyombo met Wang Zelin and were unable to provide escort services for Westbrook, his rebounding data immediately dropped sharply.
From the previous average of 12 rebounds per game, it suddenly dropped to 8. The trick is obvious.
Therefore, the surrounding reporters laughed unkindly.
But this can’t be blamed on Wang Zelin, but on that reporter from ESPN. In order to implement ESPN’s strategy of praising Westbrook this year, it was so shameless that he actually downgraded his four-double as “a brush”!
To take a step back, what if he swiped it at the last moment? At least he won!
Winner-take-all has always been a common practice in the NBA, but ESPN deliberately does it at this time. How can it not be annoying?
If you are in the first grade of junior high school, don’t blame me for being in the fifteenth grade!
(End of chapter)
