Back in the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, with the Eagles attacking first.
DeMarre Carroll's breakthrough caused a defensive foul on Jokic and gave him two extra penalty opportunities.
There were boos everywhere, and it was clear that the home fans were dissatisfied with the referee's call.
At this time, Coach Terry protested to the referee for a while. If he later looked at the players' reactions, he saw that everyone's mood was not fluctuating much, so he returned to his chair.
At the free throw line, Carroll made one of two free throws, helping the Eagles narrow the point difference by one point.
Trail Blazers offense.
Wang Zelin received the ball from a high post and passed the ball to Connett Lee, who took the ball and shot a three-pointer.
The curvature looks very good, but I was a bit unlucky and it came out of the frame.
Al Horford collected a defensive rebound.
The Eagles cooperated throughout the court, and Millsap caught the ball under the basket and scored one.
At 55:49, the score difference between the two sides reached 6 points in the blink of an eye.
Come back.
The Blazers attacked again.
Lillard pulled up a three-pointer after the pick-and-roll, but the ball was short and bounced out of the basket.
Paul Millsap took the lead, grabbed a defensive rebound, turned around and made a long pass to Jeff Teague near the center circle.
Jeff Teague took a few more steps, stood outside the three-point line, and shot a three-pointer.
The ball drew a perfect arc in the air, and then I heard...
"Whoosh!"
There was a crisp sound of passing through the net, and the sound entered the frame.
At 55:52, the score difference between the two teams reached three points in the blink of an eye.
If no one from the Trail Blazers can score in the next round, then the Hawks only need a three-pointer to tie the score.
Hey, these guys from the Eagles suddenly feel like they have changed, as if they have changed their acting coaches.
Looking at the Eagle generals who quickly returned to defense, Wang Zelin couldn't help but frown.
After returning from the second half, the trend on the court was somewhat similar to that of this quarter, except that it turned into a small climax where the Blazers were beaten 6:0 by the opponent.
"King! King! King!"
All around the Rose Garden Arena, uniform shouts suddenly rang out.
After several consecutive rounds without scoring, Trail Blazers fans expressed their dissatisfaction with their voices, and also expressed their desire.
Give the ball to Wang Zelin!
Seeing this scene, Wang Zelin didn't say anything. He preferred to use actions to prove himself.
After halftime, it fell into a low position.
"Damien, give me the ball!"
Wang Zelin's voice came from the penalty area, and immediately after, Lillard gave the ball over.
"Snapped!"
After catching the ball, Wang Zelin suddenly turned around and shot slightly backward.
Al Horford obviously failed to react in time. When he pounced, Wang Zelin had already made a successful shot.
The arc of this ball is a bit exaggerated, but...
"Whoosh!"
It does not prevent the basketball from entering the net hollowly.
The Trail Blazers finally scored.
There was a commotion on the sidelines.
The point difference was reopened to the small threshold of 5 points.
"Defend! Defend!"
The on-site DJ struck while the iron was hot and led the fans to cheer for the home team.
In the Eagles' offense, Millsap stepped up again. After receiving the ball, he took a mid-range shot against the defense that jumped in.
This ball is obviously not easy to play.
"Whoosh!"
But the ball also went in!
The point difference was narrowed to 3 points again!
There were screams and shouts from the sidelines. No one expected that after returning from the second half, the Eagles would undergo earth-shaking changes and start chasing points like crazy.
But don’t forget, we have a king!
Trail Blazers offense.
In the frontcourt, as soon as Wang Zelin caught the ball, the cheers on the scene were instantly violent.
After deceiving Horford with a high fake shot, Wang Zelin broke into the penalty area, jumped high, and slammed the ball into the basket with his right hand.
The point difference is back to 5 points!
The Eagles wanted to even the score difference quickly, but the Trail Blazers just refused to agree!
Jeff Teague was holding the ball on the top of the lake. He dribbled it for a long time but never released the ball.
It's not that he didn't want to, but after playing 6:0, the Blazers' defensive intensity increased significantly.
He finally signaled to pull away, and then gave the ball to Millsap for a single.
By the way, since Horford has been plagued by injuries since last season, Paul Millsap has become the scoring leader of this civilian Eagles team...
Although he didn't even score in double figures, this just shows that this Hawks has reached an extremely high level in terms of team basketball.
Since coming to the Hawks in 2013, Millsap has improved his offensive ability with the ball in front of the frame and post-up singles. At the same time, his mid-to-long-range shooting ability has maintained its previous level, which makes his offensive options richer.
In other words, when the Hawks became a team that suited him, Millsap became stronger. He evolved into a true All-Star player and has become the Hawks' strongest singles player.
so……
When Millsap was about to face Jokic in a singles game, he found that the person he was facing became Wang Zelin.
You really think highly of me!
While feeling emotional, a strong fighting spirit also arose in his heart.
The guy in front of him is the best big man in the league and is recognized as a new superstar, but he still doesn't believe in this evil...
Wang Zelin defended with all his strength.
Millsap posted up, turned around and went for a layup to the basket.
Jokic came to help defend at this time, and Millsap saw it and gave the ball to Horford under the basket.
After Horford received it, he quickly took action. Wang Zelin had already come to help defend and reached out to interfere with him.
duang——!
His hook hit the basket's neck.
Carroll rushed over and reached out to grab the offensive rebound, but Jokic had already retreated to the basket and blocked him.
In the end, he could only watch Wang Zelin jump up and protect the rebound!
In the Trail Blazers' frontcourt attack, Batum missed a mid-range shot. Millsap was about to collect the rebound when suddenly, a UFO knocked him out of the baseline.
boom--!
The loud noise shook the whole place.
"Haha! A flying dunk from the king! Paul Millsap was too careless! He didn't expect the real danger to come from behind!"
On the commentary stage, Su Yu couldn't stop laughing.
"59:52, with Zelin's strength, it is obvious that no one in the Eagles can resist it, and the point difference between the two sides will break through double digits again."
Zhang He on the side said understandingly.
At this time, Budenholzer looked serious on the sidelines.
He could clearly feel that with No. 36's defense and offense, the Blazers' game temperament changed instantly.
From the impatience of being stuck in a scoring drought before, to the ease now.
All this is related to the sudden outbreak on the 36th.
Eagles offense.
Millsap continued to catch the ball in singles, hit Jokic with his back, relied on the change of rhythm, turned around again, and then went straight to the basket.
Now, he decided to play the endpoint himself.
Seeing the opponent's actions, Wang Zelin was wildly excited. He liked this kind of guy who was always not afraid of death and always wanted to challenge himself.
"ah!!!!"
Millsap's eyes were red. He saw Wang Zelin, but he was still fearless and just won.
"Bang!"
The two collided in the air, and the violent physical collision caused everyone present to tremble.
At this moment, all the fans in the audience and all the fans watching the game involuntarily opened their mouths and stared closely at the Blazers' basket.
"Snapped!"
The next moment, Wang Zelin moved his right arm and slapped him hard.
"oh!"
The extremely brutal blocking caused the audience to burst into exclamations of surprise.