As of March 1, the top three in the MVP rankings of major authoritative media are different, but the same person occupies the top spot.
espn: First place Wang Zelin, second place James, third place Curry;
Sports Illustrated (sl): First place Wang Zelin, second place Curry, third place James;
Fox Television Network (fox): first place Wang Zelin, second place Curry, third place James;
Bleachers (br): first place Wang Zelin, second place Curry, third place Griffin;
CBS: First place Wang Zelin...
Including the latest MVP rankings updated by the league, without exception, Wang Zelin tops the list!
This season, Wang Zelin has played in 56 regular season games, averaging 31.6 points, 15.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 3.4 blocks and 0.6 steals per game.
Plus 1.9 turnovers and 3.2 fouls.
Due to the successive comebacks of Matthews, Aldridge, and Batum, Wang Zhelin's average number of shots per game has dropped compared to January, and his average points per game have dropped from 32 points to 31 points, but this does not affect his performance.
Continue to dominate the regular season scoring, rebounding, and shot-blocking lists.
Looking back at history, he has tied LeBron James in the 2009-2010 season and has become the player with the most Best of the Month awards in a single season in history.
at the same time,
He also became the first player in the history of any Western Conference team to win the Player of the Month for 4 consecutive months!
Notice,
There are still two months left until the end of the season.
Judging from the current situation, there is absolutely no opponent for Wang Zelin in the entire Western Conference. His legendary road has not stopped yet. He is very likely to make history next!
Maybe the Trail Blazers team is not invincible, but Wang Zelin as an individual is invincible.
That night,
TNT invited Wang Zelin to partner with Barkley, O'Neal and Kenny Smith on a talk show based on the historical moment when he won the Western Conference Player of the Month four times in a row.
During the show, Wang Zelin was kindly invited by O'Neal, and the two performed a one-on-one duel in the low post on the mini-court of the show. With Barkley's humorous explanation, the fans in front of the TV were made to grin.
Finally, he met Kenny Smith, the only decent person among the three,
Analyzed the game trends in this year's playoffs and the future development trends of the league.
Should I say it or not, when these three people work together, the effect of the show is outstanding.
O'Neal and Barkley, the lively duo, are in charge of causing trouble, and the sullen Kenny Smith is in charge of prudery. The three people's tense and loose interactions with the guests have caused the ratings of tonight's program to skyrocket.
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Entering March, the temperature begins to gradually warm up.
At the same time, in addition to the hot weather, the regular season games are heating up.
March 2.
After resting after the preparations in the morning, the game between the Trail Blazers and Clippers started at 8 p.m.
Griffin, who underwent right elbow surgery during the All-Star period, is expected to miss six weeks. The Clippers, currently 39 wins and 20 losses, are not optimistic about their upcoming schedule.
Some time ago, the Clippers management hoped to acquire Stoudemire to supplement the team's inside strength, but later they were afraid of Stoudemire's 24 million contract and injury risks, so the matter was dropped.
Although the Clippers are currently ranked among the top four in the Western Conference, the competition for the Western Conference playoff spots this season is notoriously fierce. If a team's core main force is injured, the team is likely to be in trouble in the second half of the schedule.
Fall behind.
Now the Mavericks, Thunder, Pelicans, and Suns are fighting for the eighth spot in the Western Conference. The three teams are hoping that someone above them will fall off the team so that they can catch up from behind.
Facing the Clippers without Griffin, the Trail Blazers have a clear advantage.
However, to prevent injury and illness, as a precaution,
The Trail Blazers also rested three players tonight.
Batum in the main lineup and Carter and Garnett in the rotation.
Without Griffin to help with pick-and-rolls,
The pick-and-roll effect between Paul and Jordan is not good, mainly because Jordan's offensive ability is approximately equal to 0 when he leaves the three-second zone. In this case, it is not easy for Paul to get rid of the defense.
After the first three quarters, 72:69, the Trail Blazers took a 3-point lead entering the final quarter.
In the final quarter, Paul's three-point shooting from the outside was powerful and he scored two consecutive points. Fortunately, Griffin and Conleti also missed outside shots. Coupled with Wang Zelin's absolute dominance in the interior, the Trail Blazers scored 28:24 in the final quarter.
Wang Zelin made 12 of 18 shots, including 8 of 11 free throws, scoring 32 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks. Aldridge had a steady output of 19.6, as well as Lillard's 23 points and Connett Lee's 9 in the final quarter.
points, the Trail Blazers defeated the Clippers 100:93 and won 7 consecutive victories!
To be honest, the Clippers were still very good during the regular season, but I don’t know why. Whenever it comes to the playoffs, the Clippers are always unlucky from time to time. They are either injured this way or that way, so that they have been unable to do anything for a long time.
Break through the second round curse.
Fortunately, they still had the last laugh.
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After getting off to a good start in March, the Trail Blazers' record reached 51 wins and 8 losses, and the following games also went very smoothly.
From the 94:75 home victory over the out-of-form Mavericks on March 5, to the away win over the Eastern Conference's 23-41 Detroit Pistons on March 13, from the last victory over the Lakers before the All-Star Game until March,
The Trail Blazers have never lost and achieved an impressive 11-game winning streak!
The only regret during this period may be that during the game against the Timberwolves on the night of the 7th, Wang Zelin clocked out before the third quarter. The final score in a single game was fixed at 26 points. The previous record of scoring more than 30 points in 8 consecutive games was interrupted.
However, from a later perspective, this game seemed to be a game of character building. In the last game, he scored only 26 points. In the next game, he returned to the home court to face the Mosaic team. Wang Zelin scored 40 points, 20 rebounds and 8 blocks.
A wild performance with 5 assists and 2 steals.
Season three kill mosaic!
Since then, the regular season competition between the Trail Blazers and Mosaic this season has officially ended. If they want to meet again, they will most likely have to wait until the playoffs.
In the three games against Mosaic, Wang Zelin averaged 45.3 points, 19.3 rebounds, 6 blocks, 4.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
Among them, a total of 88 shots were taken, 55 goals were hit, and the hit rate was as high as a terrifying 62.5%!
This also made all fans believe once again that the Mosaic team had once offended Wang Zelin, otherwise wouldn't the latter get angry every time the Mosaic team?
Mosaic generals: "I am unjustly accused!"
Of course, it doesn't matter what happened before.
At present, considering that the Trail Blazers have only lost 8 games in the entire regular season, theoretically, they still have the possibility to hit the 96 Bulls' great record of 72 wins in the regular season.
After playing against the Pistons, Wang Zelin came to Toronto with the team the next morning.
Carter and Garnett went directly back to Portland. These two experienced veterans should appear on a bigger stage. In the next regular campaign, they will often be on the rotation list.
The playoffs are the best time for them to shine.
Therefore, they will not play back-to-back games in the away game this time, and will play again when they return to the home court on the 16th.
Coming to Toronto, as the largest city in Maple Leaf Country, it is quite suitable for traveling.
If it weren't for the back-to-back night, he would have given DeRozan and Lowry a good meal.
After resting all afternoon, at 18:50, the Trail Blazers had back-to-back away games.
The King of the North Raptors currently have a record of 39 wins and 26 losses, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference. They have three more wins than the Wizards behind them, and their top four position is relatively stable.
However, as the Raptors management sent Gay away and completely established DeRozan and Lowry as the core of the team, this season's performance is not inferior to the Raptors' ambitions last season, and it is far more than that.
During the All-Star period, they reached a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans and acquired undrafted player Greg Steensma, who played for the Celtics, Timberwolves, and Pelicans for three years.
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This guy's career resume is just that of a pure bench player, but he has nothing else, and his tonnage is definitely enough. He is 2.11 meters tall and weighs 128 kilograms.
This time of planning for a rainy day, if it is not for the Trail Blazers and Cavaliers, no one would believe it.
After all, the former has the best center in the league, and the latter has the second center in the league, and both of them are proper heavy centers.
Tonight, the Raptors coaching staff determined their primary strategy right from the start, which was to double-team the Blazers' No. 36 like crazy.
Not to mention, there are mistakes and wrong moves.
Although Wang Zelin sent wonderful passes many times after double-teaming, someone seemed to have blocked the basket tonight. Irad and Matthews almost smashed the basket, and their three-point shooting percentage
Not even 30%.
You know, seven of the ten shots here were taken under the premise of wide open space.
After three quarters, the Trail Blazers were 65:79, actually trailing the Raptors by 14 points.
Entering the final quarter, Wang Zelin, who was belatedly aware of the situation, began to take over the ball and kept scoring at the basket.
But every time he approached the score, the Raptors had a handsome mid-range shooter wearing the No. 10 jersey, but he could always hit the mid-range at the critical moment, helping the Raptors beat the 3 to 5-point deficit.
The advantage is in my hand and I won't let it go.
Wang Zelin, who scored 10 points in the final quarter, felt deeply helpless when he looked at DeRozan, who scored 8 points in a row in the final quarter, and his performance was not inferior to his.
Is intermediary the charm and unsolvable part of CIC?
He learned this lesson again tonight.
If you think about it carefully, there will be so many descendants of Kobe Bryant and Mamba in later generations, but to be honest, DeRozan is the one who looks most like him.
Especially his superb and experienced mid-range shooting skills. In his second season with the Spurs, under the guidance of Murakuo, he actually shot a career-high 52% mid-range shooting rate, becoming one of the only players in the regular season.
A swingman who averages 20 5 5 per game!
With DeRozan's insistence, the Raptors generals have become more and more confident, and they are bent on double-killing the Trail Blazers in the regular season!
You know, tonight’s opponent is the famous and defending champion of the Tianzihao team!
This season, except for the San Antonio Spurs, who have become a strong team in the Western Conference, no team has been able to double-kill the Trail Blazers in the regular season. If the Raptors can become the second active team...
Tsk, tsk, tsk, when I think of this, from the management to the coaching staff to the players, the entire Raptors team's eyes are red, staring at the Blazers like wolves.
Blanch!
If we really think that we run a dyeing shop and give you some colors, we forget who we are.
In the last two minutes of the final quarter, Wang Zelin scored 2-1 with a basket, rewriting the score to 103:105. This was the first time since the second half that the Trail Blazers had come so close.
Danger! Danger!
DeRozan's heart instantly sounded the alarm. When he reached the frontcourt, he ran wildly to meet Lowry.
But at this time, Batum and Matthews were all focused on DeRozan, thinking of locking him down completely.
Time is ticking by...
With 7 seconds left, Lowry, who had made 2 of 10 shots and 0 of 4 three-pointers, used Valanciunas' pick-and-roll screen from the outside. Under everyone's surprised eyes, he suddenly stopped for a jumper and made a three-pointer.
Take action.
How dare he do it at this time?
At this time, shouldn't the ball be given to DeRozan to secure the two points?
At this time, he...
"Whoosh!"
The crisp sound of the net passing through broke everyone's doubts and slapped countless people who looked down on Lowry.
Also included is Wang Zelin.
Damn it, this little steel cannon...
Really tough!
He deserved it for being a late bloomer and becoming a first-line guard in the Eastern Conference, an All-Star, a championship, a big contract, and everything else.
Lowry's key three-pointer not only conquered his teammates, but also defeated his opponent Wang Zelin.
As for fairy balls and the like, the prerequisite is that you have to dare to throw them. If you don’t throw them, it’s a fool’s errand.
Not only did he dare to vote, but he also won, so he couldn't help but be dissatisfied.
At 103:108, the Raptors regained a 5-point lead.
On the next ball, the Blazers attack.
Wang Zelin asked for the ball in the low post, and the sky hook hit the ball steadily.
He is always trustworthy at critical moments.
However, the morale of his teammates seemed to have dropped by 70% to 80% with Lowry's three-pointer from Yao Ming just now.
Raptors offense.
In the short corner area on the right wing, DeRozan held the ball and faced the frame for a single. Batum took off early and was fouled by his opponent.
"Whoa! Whoa!"
Made two clean free throws.
It can be regarded as setting the tone for the Raptors' victory.
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At 111:107, the Trail Blazers' 11-game winning streak was ended, suspending their pursuit of 60 wins.
DeRozan, who scored 13 points in the final quarter and a team-high 32 points, was named the best player of the game!
For the Trail Blazers, Wang Zelin scored 15 points in the final quarter and scored 39 points in the game. However, the pit laid in the first three quarters was too big. After struggling hard in the final quarter, they had to lose to the Raptors on the road by 4 points.
He scored 39 points in a single game but was unable to lead the team to victory. This number is second only to the 38-point defeat against the Bucks on December 17.
The next day, as expected, the news of Wang Zelin's 39 15 empty cut was on the major hot searches.
It is true that the Trail Blazers and Wang Zelin have been too overbearing this season.
After winning 11 consecutive games not long ago, the Trail Blazers became one of the only teams to win 10 consecutive games twice in a single season, and they made a splash again.
Now that the losing streak has ended, a good opportunity has come, and all kinds of monsters and monsters have jumped out.
Fortunately, it was the next day when a piece of breaking news overshadowed the entire NBA game.
On this day, March 15, 2015,
The top 68 teams in the NBA Championship have been decided. These 68 teams will be divided into 4 divisions to compete against each other. All matches will be a single elimination system until the final national championship is determined!
67 games in 20 days, no matter heaven or hell, a player only has 4 times in his life at most. All the joys and sorrows are presented in this intensive month of March.
This is the so-called NCAA March Madness!
Among the top 68, the University of Kentucky, Villanova University, Duke University and William Constellation University have become the top seeds in four divisions respectively.
Among them, the University of Kentucky, which had an impressive record of 34-0 in the regular season, was the most popular and directly became the top seed in the national championship!
It is worth mentioning that Aldridge’s alma mater, the University of Texas, also entered the top 68 of March Madness.
On the 15th, Aldridge sent an invitation to Wang Zelin and wanted to watch his alma mater’s game together.
In fact, it's not just Aldridge, every NBA player has shined during NCAA March Madness during their college years.
College embodies the best youthful years of life, and for basketball-loving stars, March Madness is their most profound memory during college.
After receiving the invitation, Wang Zelin quickly agreed to Aldridge.
"LaMarcus, you haven't invited me in the past two seasons, why did you think of me this year?"
On the charter flight back to Portland, Wang Zelin looked at Aldridge in confusion.
"Well..."
What was unexpected was that Aldridge's face suddenly became shy.
After some questioning, Aldridge hesitantly explained the reason.
It turns out that everyone has their moments of youth and frivolity.
Aldridge, who now seems to have a calm personality, made a vow when he was young after ending his college career and entering the NBA:
In the future, I must return to my alma mater, the University of Texas, with the supreme glory of the NBA championship.
Previously, because he had never won the championship, he had no nerve to invite Wang Zelin to visit his alma mater for the competition.
It wasn't until he won the championship last season that he had this idea this season.
After understanding the ins and outs, Wang Zelin made a new suggestion: invite Lillard to go with him.
But what he didn't expect was that Aldridge had already contacted Lillard in advance.
In fact, if Lillard's Weber State University hadn't made it to the top 68 of March Madness this year, he would have wanted to invite Wang Zelin to watch the game.
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After fulfilling Aldridge's wish, the Trail Blazers' regular season games continued.
Playing the Wizards on March 16, the Trail Blazers returned home and wiped out their decline in Toronto. Wang Zelin scored 32 points and 14 rebounds. With 30 points and 10 points in 4 consecutive games, the Trail Blazers easily defeated Washington with two shots.
In an away game against the Heat on March 18, with Bosh absent due to injury, Wade scored 32 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal. Wade was unable to hold on, losing to the Trail Blazers 108:104.
The Heat suffered a three-game losing streak and their record reached 30 wins and 37 losses. The hope of ranking among the top eight in the Eastern Conference and seizing a playoff spot is still slim.
In this game, Aldridge performed best.
He took 24 shots in the game and made 15 hits, including 1 of 2 three-pointers. He scored 34 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block with a super high shooting rate of 62.5%.
Wang Zelin, who has become the best support player, did not expect to have an unexpected harvest tonight. While scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds, he actually sent out a single-season high of 12 assists.
Unexpectedly, Wang Zelin, who only wanted to win in this game, actually got his third triple-double of the season!
In this regard, we can only say that it is "unintentional planting of willows and willows."
After defeating the Heat, the Trail Blazers' record reached 57 wins and 9 losses, only three games away from 60 wins.
But before that, there is an exciting game waiting for Wang Zelin.
Speaking of which, as a Chinese player, Wang Zelin has never experienced the atmosphere of March Madness up close.