The next day, the news that the defending champion Trail Blazers' 15-game winning streak was ended by the Toronto Raptors dominated major sports headlines.
Seeing the Raptors fans celebrating wildly on the court, Wang Zelin put his hands on his hips and shook his head.
This game is indeed a pity. The Trail Blazers have lost hope of another 20-game winning streak. I have to say that it is indeed a pity.
But there was nothing dissatisfying about losing today. Everyone in the Blazers' game played normally, but the reason why they still lost in the end was mainly because three of the Blazers' generals had colds and high fevers before the game.
There is no doubt about the strength of the Raptors. After all, they are a truly playoff-level team. With a complete lineup to defeat the Trail Blazers who are under a broken formation, it can be said that they have the upper hand.
In the end, DeRozan's explosive performance of 34 points in a single game allowed the Raptors to defeat the Trail Blazers with an average advantage of 6 points, becoming the most beautiful player in all media reports after the game.
The defeat in Toronto made Wang Zelin a little depressed when he was successfully overtaken by Curry in the first Western Conference Player of the Week selection in February.
On the contrary, the entire Bay Area ushered in a burst of excitement.
That's Wang Zelin! The ultimate boss who had ruled the entire league for three whole years was actually suppressed by Curry...
Ahem, even though it was only a short-term suppression, this in itself is already a very commendable thing.
On the Internet, many media outlets began to write various articles about this matter.
On February 7, the Trail Blazers returned to Portland to sit at home and faced the challenge of the Eastern Conference powerhouse Atlanta Hawks.
This is the first meeting between the two sides this season!
Before this game, the Hawks were basically ranked among the top four in the Eastern Conference with a record of 30 wins and 22 losses. In terms of record and overall strength, they were slightly stronger than the Raptors.
Although Patton, Batum and Connett Lee all announced their return to play in this game, they had just suffered a serious illness after all, and no one can guarantee what their return status will be tonight.
Therefore, many people believe that the Trail Blazers are likely to end their undefeated home game this season.
Yes, the Trail Blazers have played 53 games so far this season and have an astonishing record of 49 wins and 4 losses, and all 4 games they lost were lost on the road.
They have never lost at home!
The Blazers' performance this season is no less powerful than last year's 75-win season. The other 29 teams have long been tired of the Blazers' dominance. After all, no one wants a sharp knife hanging on their head.
If you want to break the Trail Blazers' terrifying monopoly on the league, you must give the Trail Blazers a defeat in the Rose Garden Arena, and first make local Portland fans question the Blazers' invincible attitude.
The Trail Blazers attach great importance to this game, and the Eagles also attach great importance to it.
Because the Hawks have great hopes tonight to become the first team this season to break the Trail Blazers' home court gold medal in the Rose Garden Arena.
Arrived at 20 o'clock in the evening.
At the Rose Garden Arena, both teams started the game.
Suddenly, Wang Zelin seemed to feel something and looked up in the direction of the Eagles' starting lineup... Dwight Howard, wearing the No. 12 Eagles jersey, was looking at him with a strange look.
Maybe he didn't expect Wang Zelin to look over suddenly. Howard didn't have time to dodge, so the two just looked at each other in the air.
"..."
What I fear most is the sudden silence of the air.
After a brief confrontation, Howard was immediately defeated and turned his head to one side, not daring to look at Wang Zelin's expression.
In contrast, Wang Zelin's eyes were very open and open. He was just curious and had nothing to hide.
But he never expected that Master Huo would be so "sensitive" today. The once proud monster had continued to decline in strength due to physical fitness and injuries. Today's league status is completely different from Wang Zelin's.
That's why Howard seemed so guilty, even though he had done nothing wrong, he still chose to avoid the curious gaze cast by Wang Zelin.
They say money makes a man bold!
In the NBA, strength is the guarantee for a player to walk in the league. The stronger the strength, the more respect he gets.
Once the strength is weak...I'm sorry, who are you? We are not familiar!
There is no way, the adult world is so cruel.
Soon, the two sides came to the center circle and prepared to jump the ball.
Even though Howard averaged 12.7 rebounds per game this season, ranking 6th in rebounds this season and setting a new high since leaving the Magic in 2012, it was still not enough in front of Wang Zelin.
Then the referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air. Wang Zelin beat Howard and easily won the jump ball.
The Trail Blazers attacked first, and Lillard accelerated with the ball, but the Hawks retreated very quickly. He could only stop at the top of the arc, waiting for his teammates to move. He seized the opportunity and broke through to the left with the help of Wang Zelin's screen. , a three-point shot after the pick-and-roll.
As the league's strongest pick-and-roll three-point shooter, this is Lillard's favorite way to launch an offense from the outside. He can hit three-pointers with his hands up and down.
3:0, the Trail Blazers opened the scoring.
Eagles offense.
Dennis Schroder and Paul Millsap cooperated in the high and low posts. The latter faced Jokic's defense in the low post and cleverly distributed the ball to Tim Hardaway II who was ambushing in the left corner.
Tim Hardaway II took an open three-pointer and scored easily.
3:3, the two sides tied.
Since coming to Atlanta to join the Hawks in 2013, Millsap has gradually developed a very sophisticated support ability. The number of assists per game has increased year by year, and this season he averaged 3.8 per game.
Among the inside players, he averages close to 4 assists per game, which is really not low!
During the transition between offense and defense, Wang Zelin saw that the Eagles retreated quickly, without any rush, picked up the ball and sent it to Lillard.
There is a type of player in the NBA whose on-court role cannot be fully reflected by data. For some fans who usually don’t like to watch games and only like to study player data, such as Al Horford and Paul Millsap. Players, in their eyes, the data is mediocre.
After all, in this scoring era where statistics are gradually increasing, Horford and Millsap, who often average around 15+7+3+1 per game, are easily considered by some fans to be very ordinary players.
But in fact, these two people can basically be regarded as real All-Star players, and they are the kind without any moisture.
Horford aside, although Millsap entered the league in 2006, his time with the Hawks was undoubtedly the highlight of his career. In his four years with the Hawks, he was selected as an All-Star for 4 consecutive years.
Although none of them are substitutes, it can be seen that the outside world recognizes him.
Facing Millsap, who was at his peak, he failed to guard the ball just now, and his teammates did not blame Jokic.
(End of chapter)
