But when the fans at Toyota Center looked at Harden, who fell to the ground and still didn't stand up, they suddenly had a bad feeling in their hearts.
"It won't hurt, will it?"
On the home team's bench, D'Antoni was a little worried. Harden is the future of Mosaic!
Fortunately, Harden immediately stood up with the help of Ariza, patted his butt, indicating that he was okay, and the fans and coaches breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Wang Zelin's dunk seemed to take away the desire of Harden and the Mosaic team to resist. The Trail Blazers continued to set off waves, but the opponent was unable to stand up and respond.
After three quarters, Wang Zelin has grabbed 25 rebounds, tying Drummond's single-season rebound record.
Breaking the record is almost a sure thing!
…
In this game, the Mosaic team was unable to come back after all, and they withdrew all their main players in the last 5 minutes.
Nurkic and Capela's performance tonight can be said to be hard work. They have tried their best to restrict Wang Zelin in the penalty area, but Wang Zelin still controls the paint area and rebounds, while reducing the opponent's efficiency, it also increases the team's efficiency.
The number of shots forced Mosaic to admit defeat.
The Trail Blazers won the away game by 23 points and won their 13th win of the season, with 13 wins and 0 losses. They are ranked first in the Western Conference and the league's overall rankings!
Wang Zelin played three and a half quarters, played a total of 32 minutes, and scored 5 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 steal.
One rebound stat was missing to achieve double thirty 5x5 in a single game. Although it is a little regrettable, it is nothing compared to the joy of 13 consecutive victories.
"Zerlin, what do you think of this Mosaic? How will they perform in the playoffs?"
During the on-site interview after the game, Zhang Lili asked.
After all, it is broadcast live across the United States, and the Trail Blazers' opponent tonight is the Houston Mosaic team that the remnants are always talking about. Naturally, the game will be broadcast live in China, and a dedicated person will be arranged to provide on-site commentary.
The person responsible for commentating tonight's game is none other than Zhang Lili and Yu Jia.
Wang Zelin said: "The current Mosaic is a brand new team, just like the Warriors and Bulls. It seems that their strength has not been fully explored yet. The tactical coordination of the two guns in the backcourt is not that high. It needs to be regularized.
The training of competition.
Their lineup is still very exciting. Even if they meet the Warriors, Harden and Anthony's two-shot shooting from the outside are no disadvantage against Curry and Durant. Anthony and Durant are currently the best at it.
The two small forwards who scored, and Harden and Curry are also the best among active guards. I am looking forward to their mutual explosion.
In addition, the inside combination of Nurkic and Capela is obviously stronger than that of the Warriors, and the depth of their bench lineup is also good. I think even if they meet the Warriors, they are likely to have a surprising series."
Wang Zelin's serious answer surprised the media. Is Mosaic so strong?
"Wang, are you serious?" a reporter asked loudly.
"You don't have to listen, but it will be proven in the end." Wang Zelin shrugged and did not explain much.
Even though the Trail Blazers took away the game in a wave in the second half, you would think that the Mosaic team is so weak.
On the contrary, the Mosaic team is really not weak!
In the years when the original space and time dominated the universe, the entire league could barely compete with the Mosaic team in the west.
In the Western Conference Finals this season, the two sides fought for seven games before deciding the winner.
But to be honest, the biggest difference between this season's Mosaic team and the current Mosaic team is nothing more than the addition of Chris Paul.
Core champions such as Yuan Lian Deng, Ariza, and Capela have actually joined the Mosaic team one after another in the past few seasons.
Although compared to the season in the original time and space, the Mosaic team now lacks good role players such as PJ Tucker and Gerald Green, the Mosaic team in this time and space also has a big crossbow inside due to a series of butterfly effects.
machine.
In terms of role players, there is actually not much difference in strength between the two seasons.
As for Harden?
To be honest, in Wang Zelin's view, the bearded man who broke Kardashian's tight 13 defense 15 years later has actually reached the peak of his career.
From 15 years later until the first season when he applied for a trade to the Mosaic team and joined the Nets, in these six or seven years, Beard's competitive level has always been maintained at the first level in the league.
The beards of those years would have been real superstars in any era!
Therefore, the key factor lies in the comparison between Anthony and Paul.
Strictly speaking, the two are not the same type of players. One is known as a super scorer, and the other is a master organizer.
But it is undeniable that before joining the Thunder, Anthony's abilities were still at a relatively peak level. Even if he was at the tail end of his peak, he was still a solid All-Star player.
As for Paul in the original time and space, his overall strength after 16 years cannot be said to be a superstar, or a superstar. He is just a point guard whose upper limit is an All-Star.
However, the arrival of Paul did give the Mosaic team one more ball-holding point that can absorb a lot of ball rights, and helped Harden share a lot of pressure, so that he would not be as exhausted as in previous years, just like the Cavaliers 1.0 James.
The team members are both father and mother.
But as a historical level scorer, why doesn’t Anthony have the ability to absorb a lot of ball rights?
Even at certain critical moments in the playoffs, Wang Zelin vaguely felt that Gua's playing temperament was more suitable to partner with Harden than Paul.
With Harden here, the Mosaics don't have to worry about issues like tactical organization and team movement. Even without Paul, the worst thing they can do is make Harden more tired.
But now that the Mosaic team has a historical super scorer like Gua Ge, it not only means that the Mosaic team has another attacker at a critical moment, but it also makes the Mosaic team's future and upper limit full of uncertainty.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It would be fine if two ordinary super scorers team up, just like when Iverson and Anthony teamed up, people always worried about the issue of ball rights.
But Harden is by no means an ordinary super scorer. His talent in basketball is extremely outstanding, and he can switch between the two modes of super scorer and master organizer at will. This makes the partnership between him and Anthony full of more possibilities.
imagination.
During regular time, Harden is responsible for organizing and controlling the field, while Anthony is responsible for chopping up melons and vegetables on the offensive end, which is enough for the Mosaic team to cope with most games.
And in the key game, when the Mosaic team was in desperate need of scoring points to break the stalemate, two super scorers in the team suddenly exploded at the same time. That scene... just thinking about it makes people feel numb!
Apart from anything else, Gua Ge's playing temperament is definitely tough enough, and his key ball ability is not to mention. He is a ruthless person who can cope with all kinds of big scenes!
To a certain extent, he and Harden even feel complementary.
He can hit the ball with the wind that a big beard can hit, and he can still hit the ball with the wind that the bearded person can't. This is... In society, I, Brother Gua, are ruthless and don't talk much!
This is why Wang Zelin said before that he very much hopes that the Mosaic team can give everyone a more exciting performance in the playoffs after a regular season of tactical adjustments.
This Houston Mosaic team really shouldn’t be underestimated!
As for why they were unable to resist the Trail Blazers in the second half?
On the one hand, the team really hasn’t gotten along well yet. Harden and Anthony were still trying to grab the ball at the critical moment. On the other hand, it was mainly because Wang Zelin was so explosive on the rebounds tonight. He grabbed all the rebounds by himself.
It's almost time to catch up with the people from the opposite team.
Under such circumstances, it is understandable that the Mosaic team's interior group quickly collapsed in the second half.
Confidence has been shattered, and the players are like zombies on the court.
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The next day, a reporter came to the Warriors' training headquarters and interviewed Wang Zelin about his words.
They picked a good time, because just yesterday the Warriors were almost upset.
Just yesterday, back-to-back Warriors came to the Bradley Center on Millwall Street to challenge the Bucks, the upstarts in the Eastern Conference this season.
After two seasons of careful training by his mentor Jason Kidd, "Antetokounmpo" Giannis Antetokounmpo ushered in a qualitative breakthrough in overall strength in the last year of his rookie contract, and has already initially revealed his future "Greek Monster"
"A bit of style.
This season, he has not only become the star of the Bucks, but in terms of personal statistics, he has achieved a comprehensive breakthrough based on last season's averages of 16.9 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.
After the first 11 games, the Greek monster averaged 36 minutes per game, contributing 23 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 2 blocks. His shooting percentage also reached a career high of 52.5%, but his three-point shooting percentage was slightly average.
, only 27.2%.
But even so, Antetokounmpo, who averaged nearly 5 2 1 all-around performance per game, has suddenly become one of the favorites to compete for the Most Improved Player award this season, and has become a shining star that attracts much attention in the new season.
In the 12th game of the season, Antetokounmpo is at home and will lead the Bucks in a fierce contest with the strongest team in the league today, Universe Yong.
This game attracted the attention of countless people.
At the same time, it also received the standard treatment of all-meter live broadcast.
After learning that this game would be broadcast live across the United States, Bucks fans were almost moved to tears.
It's so pityful to see that the Bucks in the post-Yi Jianlian era have always been an unknown player in the Eastern Conference and even in the entire league. They have always been far away from them in all-meter live broadcasts.
Finally, after Giannis Antetokounmpo's strong rise this season, he looked like he was going to become a star in the league. Bucks fans saw the day when the savior arrived.
Not easy!
In this quality game, Antetokounmpo and Jabari Parker were not afraid at all and launched a fierce offensive from the beginning.
After the first quarter of the game, the Bucks even scored a record high of 37 points in a single quarter, defeating the opposing Warriors who scored 28 points in a single quarter, and gained a 9-point lead.
In the second quarter, the Warriors unexpectedly launched a fierce counterattack. Durant, the god of death, made 5 of 6 in a single quarter and 4 of 4 three-pointers. He achieved a 100% shooting rate and scored 16 points in a single quarter.
point.
Under his leadership, the Warriors scored 41 points in a single quarter, and their firepower was so fierce that the Bucks fans at the Bradley Center fell silent.
But fortunately, the young Bucks are also very powerful. They scored 29 points in a single quarter. Even if they failed to maintain the lead, they were only three points behind.
To be honest, before the game, no one could have imagined that this game would be so intense. The opponent was Universe Yong. Even the most die-hard Bucks fans would not dare to think so.
Unexpectedly, the young Bucks all outdid themselves. In the first half, they were inextricably matched with the Universe.
As the star player, Antetokounmpo performed extremely strongly. He made 7 of 7 shots in the first half and scored 16 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.
Even if the cub's claws are not sharp yet, he cannot change his nature as a tiger. What Antetokounmpo showed tonight made the home fans full of unlimited expectations for the future of the Bucks.
In the second half of the game, Durant assisted Thompson with two consecutive three-pointers, and the Warriors entered a familiar rhythm of three after another.
After three quarters, the Warriors took the lead and entered the final quarter with a double-digit advantage.
Just when everyone thought that the Warriors would continue their efforts and quickly take away the game, Antetokounmpo suddenly went berserk and scored 7 points in a row through dunks, three-pointers and damage at the basket.
At the same time, Jabari Parker, who has been competing with Antetokounmpo for the team's boss position in recent years, also stepped up in time. Green succeeded in a single under the basket, and the Bucks narrowed the point difference to 4 points.
But Universe Yong is Universe Yong after all!
At the critical moment, Curry responded with a breakthrough layup. Even though Parker scored 2+1 at the basket, helping the team narrow the score. In the final attack, the Warriors relied on the team's tacit defense to force Antetokounmpo to make a key mistake.
Thompson then hit a free throw to lead by 4 points.
In the end, the game ended with the sighs of the home fans. The Warriors narrowly defeated the Bucks in an away game and won a 7-game winning streak.
After this game, the Warriors' record reached 10 wins and 2 losses, continuing to rank second in the Western Conference and second in the league, second only to the Trail Blazers, who had won 13 games.
However, when I thought about yesterday's game against the Bucks, I couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. When I heard Wang Zelin's words about Mosaic and the Warriors, I was a little serious. I thought for a while and said:
"Our lineup is undoubtedly stronger, but we will be well prepared."
That's what he said, but in his heart he was naturally more wary of the Mosaic team, because the Mosaic team was indeed very strong.
What he felt threatened was the Mosaic team's inside height mentioned by Wang Zelin, because this is indeed the Warriors' weakness.
There is also the Bucks, whose combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.
But as he said, the Warriors' on-paper lineup is absolutely crushing the only team in the league.
In terms of lineup, the four-star Warriors are obviously more advantageous. Curry, Thompson, Durant, and Green are all current All-Star players. Looking at history, such a luxurious lineup is hard to beat, and it is worthy of the "universe" given to them by the media and fans.
"Battleship".
Whether it's the Bucks, Mosaic, or the Trail Blazers, whose record is temporarily ahead of them, Cole always has confidence in the Warriors. He firmly believes that the Warriors will defeat all competitors and eventually win the championship!
It’s not easy. After being locked up for a week, the rectification of Chapter 996 finally passed. A real eel!
