On March 12, 2007, the Trail Blazers, who had just defeated the Pelicans on the road, were persecuted by the league's schedule again.
They also played the Pelicans away in New Orleans last night, and immediately returned to the Rose Garden Arena in the Western Conference to play against the three important Spurs, ranked second in the Western Conference. Facing the menacing Spurs who had just won 6 consecutive victories, the Blazers The player's three-game winning streak was finally ended.
At the same time, the Trail Blazers' 29-game unbeaten streak at home, which they had maintained for most of the season, was broken tonight by Leonard and the Spurs.
"110:115, it's a pity. Although Wang Zelin tried his best to be undefeated at home tonight, scoring a game-high 55 points, plus 25 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 blocks and 3 steals, the other Blazers players feel bad. The collective coldness makes it difficult to defeat the Spurs in the end!"
"Let us congratulate the San Antonio Spurs! Congratulations to Kawhi Leonard! In the second meeting of the season between the Trail Blazers and Marseille, we had the last laugh. The regular season record of the two sides became a 1:1 tie, which became the whole The only team in the West that can match the record against the Trail Blazers."
The game came to an end amid regretful sighs from the home commentator.
In this game, Wang Zelin personally scored a terrifying figure of 55+25+5+7+3. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a god descending from the earth.
However, the Spurs are not an ordinary team after all. This is also a league. The top powerhouse is a team that has the hope of competing for the championship this season.
In this game, the Spurs star Leonard also performed very well. He scored 35 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and... a terrifying 6 steals!
It is no exaggeration to say that Leonard's dominance on the court tonight was no less than that of Wang Zelin, especially the terrifying 6 steals, which made the already cold-feeling Trail Blazers shooters even worse.
In addition, Love also continued to cause damage in the low post, successfully containing most of Wang Zelin's defensive attention.
Even though Wang Zelin deliberately targeted him, he still posted a near-triple-double with 25 points, 18 rebounds and 7 assists.
The Spurs relied on their two stars to score 60 points together and successfully had the last laugh, defeating the Trail Blazers with a slight advantage of 5 points.
Including the 51 points and 23 rebounds in the game against the Warriors at the beginning of last month, it was the second time this season that Wang Zelin scored 50+20 points in a single game and still lost.
"The new leader of the air-killing group—Wang Zelin!"
As expected, this headline appeared in the most conspicuous place in the major media reports after the game.
From the beginning of the season to the present, Wang Zelin and his Trail Blazers have been strong for more than half of the season. Their terrifying dominance has made countless popular players speechless and had to temporarily pretend to be dead.
Until the regular season schedule entered March, the Portland Trail Blazers first lost to the Golden State Warriors in a strong dialogue, and then lost to the San Antonio Spurs in another strong dialogue. Not only did these two teams It is one of the top teams in the Western Conference and one of the two favorites to win the championship this season.
Faced with successive defeats by the top teams, the Blacks finally found a great opportunity to be reborn.
Overnight, "Down with Wang Zelin!" was the talk of the town.
For those who didn’t know, they would have thought that Wang Zelin had done such a heinous thing.
Portland.
In a luxurious villa.
"Fuck! What a bunch of losers!"
After the interview after the game, Wang Zelin chose to shoulder the responsibility for the loss. At that time, he was prepared to be held in a crazy meeting by all kinds of bullshit and snake gods after the game, but when he saw the various comments on the Internet, he couldn't help but complain. One sentence.
He admitted it when he lost to the Warriors!
Because there is really nothing to say. The shooters of the Warriors are so accurate. They are terrifyingly accurate, ridiculously accurate, and have no friends...
Even Draymond Green could make 3 of 5 three-pointers on the court, and when his three-point shooting percentage exceeded 50%, you can imagine the state of the Warriors that night.
But Wang Zelin was still a little unwilling to lose to the Spurs.
If the team's shooters can hit one or two more open three-pointers tonight, maybe the outcome can be reversed.
It's a pity that the Blazers' basket at home tonight was like a cover on them. They threw the iron no matter how hard they threw it, and ultimately gave all the fans a boring ironing feast.
In that scene, even if a certain Los Angeles No. 24 came who did not want to be named, he would have to call him an expert.
Of course, Wang Zelin also knows that he cannot blame his teammates too much. After all, his teammates cannot cheat, and their physical recovery speed and durability of combat ability are incomparable to him.
Playing the Suns and Pelicans ahead, the Trail Blazers won easily, but traveling away from home will inevitably make the players feel physically and mentally exhausted.
Even though he has 90+ physical attributes, Lillard, who is considered to be the strongest among defenders, played very sluggishly in tonight's game. He made 4 of 11 three-pointers in the game, and this is already the team's outside shooters. The best performance among them.
In this case, it makes no sense to blame his teammates, so Wang Zelin chose to take all the responsibility.
In his understanding, since he enjoys unlimited glory as the boss of the team, he must be mentally prepared to face difficulties from fans and media after losing.
It has been almost 5 years since I started playing in the NBA. I am not a veteran yet, but I am definitely not a newcomer. I have already understood that in the long regular season journey, it is normal to have losses and losses. This has not happened in the history of the NBA. There have been generals who have always won, and it is normal to lose one or two games occasionally.
After quickly adjusting his mentality, Wang Zelin found that all kinds of unfavorable comments on the Internet were no longer worth mentioning.
The mouths of those anti-fans can never be blocked, and the only most effective way he can think of to fight back is to slap them hard in the face with a powerful performance.
"King, it's time to rest."
At this moment, Kendou's voice came from the second floor.
In this way, the anger that Wang Zelin had just suppressed immediately started to rise again.
"That's all, since you really can't hold it back, let's try to calm it down."
Immediately, Wang Zelin raised the corner of his mouth slightly, took two steps one at a time, and quickly reached the second floor.
Soon, a burst of sobbing came from upstairs, like resentment, admiration, weeping, and complaints. The lingering sound was faint and lingering.
…
The next day.
With the sun shining on his face, Wang Zelin slowly opened his eyes and focused on the beautiful woman next to him. After a stormy night last night, he recalled that plump and graceful figure, slender legs, and that snowy skin...
"So comfortable!"
The depression from last night has long disappeared, and my thoughts are extremely smooth.
Kendou next to him felt that there was suddenly nothing under him, and he twisted his delicate body unaccustomedly, exuding an alluring charm.
Otherwise, provide more guidance and guidance? !
Witnessing this seductive scene so early in the morning, what kind of man in his prime of life can endure it?
then……
Three poles in the sun.
When the two left the bedroom, it was already 13:00 noon.
After breakfast, Wang Zelin did not warm up to Kendou, but started today's training.
During the break after dinner, Wang Zelin took a look at the upcoming schedule and couldn't help but frown.
Damn it, who arranged the schedule? The Trail Blazers will have three consecutive visitors from the Eastern Conference. Considering the team's current poor situation, he is inevitably a little worried.
"What's wrong?"
Perhaps seeing the sadness on her boyfriend's eyebrows, Kendou walked over and took the initiative to get into Wang Zelin's arms, saying worriedly.
"nothing."
The nephrite in his arms brought Wang Zelin back to his senses. He gently hugged Kendou and chuckled.
She didn't want to talk to her boyfriend when she saw him, and Kendou didn't ask too many questions.
Kendall, who was deeply influenced by the culture of the Kardashian family, realized that most men do not like smart women, so she was more willing to show her stupid side to her boyfriend.
But just pretending to be stupid is not enough, acting coquettishly is also indispensable.
There is a saying that a coquettish woman has the best life, and a silly woman is the happiest.
With the help of Kendou, Wang Zelin quickly put aside his worries and worries and devoted himself to the greatest and most pious art of mankind.
Should I say it or not, this art is so great, bah, it’s so white!
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March 14, Atlanta, Phillips Arena.
After a day's rest, the Trail Blazers faced the toughest away challenge after the All-Star break - three consecutive away games in the Eastern Conference!
Atlanta is their first stop.
All fans hope that the Trail Blazers can control people and crush all kinds of unfavorable comments on the Internet after losing to the Spurs with a victory, and at the same time kill the arrogance of the blacks.
However, they did not wait for the expected ending.
14. That night at Atlanta's Phillips Arena, the Trail Blazers unexpectedly lost to the Hawks.
Regardless of the fact that the Hawks are currently ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference, as the leader among the third-tier teams in the Eastern Conference, they can be called a strong team.
But it doesn't stop there. The Hawks have been called the poor version of the Spurs in the East in recent years because, like the Spurs, they focus on team basketball.
But the problem is that the NBA is different from the NCAA league that has attracted the attention of countless fans after entering March Madness.
In the NBA world, a team's upper limit is destined to be controlled by its stars. Only truly powerful stars can lead a team to break through all previous upper limits.
Compared with other strong teams in the league, the Hawks are better than average, but they are also worse than average.
The biggest difference between them and the Spurs is that the Spurs have Leonard, a star who can raise the ceiling, while the Hawks...
New arrival Dwight Howard?
The aging Paul Millsap?
Or Jeff Teague and Kyle Korver?
Sorry, although these guys are all good, it is difficult for their abilities to support them as players who can raise the ceiling of the team in the playoffs. This makes the Hawks never regarded as one of the championship contenders this season.
However, this is such a team that can only be considered a playoff level, but it played a perfect game.
Wang Zelin's performance was naturally impeccable as always. Howard tried his best, but was still beaten by Wang Zelin in various ways.
Howard, who is still at the tail end of his peak in 2012, is not in Wang Zelin's hands, let alone Howard, who has now wandered to the Hawks?
But fortunately, this year's All-Star trip seems to have sublimated Howard's mentality. The happy Warcraft of the past is gone forever, and now only Master Huo who works conscientiously on the court is left.
Therefore, even though Howard was beaten by Wang Zelin in one-on-one defense, protecting the basket, grabbing rebounds, etc., his mentality was not discouraged at all. He would use his body when he should, and he would still interfere when he should.
The key is that this time when he faced Wang Zelin, he did an excellent job in fouling and making mistakes, and he no longer had the irritability he had in previous matchups.
Seeing Howard so solid on the defensive end, Eagles coach Mike Budenholzer was quite pleased, and then decided... to beat Howard hard tonight.
Throughout the game, Howard was like a piece of candy that couldn't be shaken off, always stuck to Wang Zelin. Even the Eagles' on-site commentator couldn't help but ridicule the two as conjoined twins.
Under Howard's entanglement, Wang Zelin was very uncomfortable playing tonight. The offensive end was as unsolvable as ever, but when it came to the defensive end, his attention could not help but tilt to Howard, always thinking about hitting Howard hard. several.
And this plays exactly into the hands of Hawks coach Budenholzer.
With Howard and Wang Zelin paired up, the Hawks simply don't make much money.
So, the rest of the Hawks stole the show from beyond the arc tonight.
In this game, the Hawks shot 47.5% from three-point range, which is undoubtedly far above their average.
You know, the Hawks' shooting percentage this season is only 45.1%, and the three-point shooting percentage is only 34.1%.
Overall, they are not a team that relies on three-pointers to win. Eagles coach Budenholzer still emphasizes offensive and defensive transitions and positional offense.
However, their three-point shooting percentage tonight was actually two percentage points higher than the overall shooting percentage in previous games, and it was 12 percentage points higher than the three-point shooting percentage in previous games.
For a team like the Hawks, which is not a three-point team, this kind of improvement can be called a dream level.
Therefore, even Budenholzer himself was surprised to defeat the defending champion Trail Blazers in this way.
Hawks legend Dominic Wilkins, who was in charge of the commentary tonight, couldn't help but smile and said: "If the Hawks can achieve such a shooting percentage every night in the future, they will already be No. 1 in the Eastern Conference. I have to say Luck was on the Eagles’ side tonight.”
At 120:141, the Trail Blazers ended their first leg of the Eastern Conference with a 21-point defeat.
This should be the first time this season that the Trail Blazers have lost to a team by more than 20 points. The team's morale has been severely damaged, and the players' faces are full of disappointment.
Until March, the Trail Blazers began to linger, as if they were under some kind of evil curse.
In less than half a month, the Trail Blazers lost three games, and the next two games were losing streaks...
Since the beginning of the season, the Trail Blazers have never suffered two consecutive losses, and it once became the most proud talking point of countless Trail Blazers fans.
But after today, their conversation was gone.
After the game, when the news spread that the Trail Blazers had suffered two consecutive defeats, it instantly caused a sensation in the entire basketball circle.
At the same time, Wang Zelin, who scored a super double-double with 48 points and 22 rebounds tonight, also once again claimed the title of team leader.
There is no doubt that Wanghei will usher in another carnival feast.
(End of chapter)
