Chapter 724 The first 50-pointer in the new season!
In the commentary box of the imperial court, Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Facing the Grizzlies, the best defensive team in active service, Zelin showed no mercy at all. He made 6 of 8 shots in a single quarter, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 assists.
The data of one block and one steal is the rhythm that dominates the whole game!"
Yu Jia, who was standing next to him, also sighed with emotion: "This year's king is really unbelievably strong!"
In the second quarter, the Grizzlies were paired with Brandon Wright and JaMychal Green on the inside, and Russ Smith, Benno Udrih, and Jeff Green were on the outside.
For the Trail Blazers, the inside combination of Jokic and Yi Jianlian appears, and the outside trio is Beverley, Connett Lee, and Moreau.
The two sides will first compete with the second lineup.
At the 6th minute of the game, Wang Zelin asked to play. He ran up and continued to provoke the offensive flag.
After that, he didn't do any other work, so he was responsible for delivering cannonballs like crazy. After half a quarter, at 52:37, the Trail Blazers led by 15 points, and the point difference continued to widen.
At this time, Wang Zelin's personal statistics became 25 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal.
In the third quarter, Wang Zelin continued to play, and the opposing black and white duo also came on the court. He once again began to abuse the bears.
After three quarters, Yu Jia shouted: "The king is too cruel. He doesn't treat his opponent as a human being. He scored 15 points and 8 rebounds in a single quarter, a near double-double, and also had 2 blocks and 1 steal!"
Zhang Lili said with a smile: "Perhaps our prediction at the beginning was wrong. This is not a meat grinder battle. It is clearly a one-sided torture!"
"Hey, the Trail Blazers have reached this level!" Looking at the score on the court, Yu Jia took a breath.
If even the Grizzlies can't push the Trail Blazers' upper limit, then in the West, the only teams left are the Warriors, Mosaic, and Lakers.
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The Trail Blazers came on the bench and Coach Terry was very excited.
He and the assistant coaching staff have been busy for a long time for tonight's game. After all, the opponent is the Grizzlies, who are notoriously tough in the league.
But when it came time for the game, he couldn't help but feel excited again about the Blazers' strength.
Coach Terry asked Wang Zelin: "Wang, do you want to play in the final quarter?"
"Look at the other side," Wang Zelin shrugged and said with a smile, "If their main force doesn't withdraw, I will attack!"
"King, you are going to carry out the cruelty to the end!" Batum next to him said in surprise.
"Tch, since the other side wants to pursue excitement, then let's do it to the end!" Wang Zelin smiled again.
The referee blows the whistle and the final quarter begins.
Wang Zelin looked over to the Grizzlies, and hey, Gasol stood up again. He was 30 points behind and refused to admit defeat.
"oh!"
When everyone in the audience saw Wang Zelin standing up, they suddenly exclaimed, which then turned into huge cheers.
"50 points! 50 points! 50 points..."
Wave after wave of cheers.
"If Wang scores 50 points today, he will become the first 50-pointer this season! Let's wait and see." the home commentator roared.
The game started and the Blazers attacked.
Wang Zelin didn't go to the basket, or even to the low post. He stood directly on the high service line and asked Lillard for the ball.
In this position, his shooting percentage can still exceed 50%, and this is with defense, so he is still a great threat here, and no one dares to miss it.
Gasol followed the high defense and placed it below to prevent Wang Zelin from receiving the ball and directly bursting into the basket.
He was brutally tortured by Wang Zelin today. He was really tortured to the point of giving up. Wang Zelin got two orders tonight from him.
Oh, by the way, there are 3 more blocks.
However, Gasol's eyes were still full of fighting spirit, and the words "I don't accept it" were clearly written on his face.
It just so happens that Wang Zelin is also a stubborn donkey. Since you don't obey, I will beat you until you obey.
After receiving the ball in the high post, the basket was empty. Yi Jianlian immediately cut into the basket from the left low post.
This is Wang Zelin raising the ball above his head with both hands and throwing it towards the basket.
Gasol was extremely surprised. Is he really not afraid of making mistakes when passing the ball like this?
But he turned around quickly, only to see that Yi Jianlian's hands were still empty.
"Gasol was cheated!" Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.
After another look, it turned out that the ball was still in Wang Zelin's hands and it was a fake shot.
"Whoosh!"
Just as the defender turned his head, Wang Zelin pulled up and hit a mid-range hit.
At 88:56, the Trail Blazers led by 32 points!
When the Grizzlies attacked, Wang Zelin directly chose to let Gasol enter the basket, and there was no one around to double-team him.
After Gasol took the ball, he shook it, then stood up and made a small hook.
"Snapped!"
Another big hit, another familiar clutch.
"Huhuhu..."
Gasol was breathing heavily, and a deep sense of powerlessness filled his heart. Even his hook shot could be blocked. Is the gap between himself and the first center so big?
Fatigue, powerlessness, despair... all kinds of complex emotions rushed into his heart, causing his waist to be slowly bent down, making him look like a sixty-year-old man.
Grizzlies bench.
"Dave, why don't we forget it! If we continue to fight like this, I'm afraid Mark won't be able to handle it anymore. We need to face up to the gap between him and Wang."
Grizzlies chief assistant Taylor Jenkins couldn't stand it anymore. He didn't want the team's hard-earned core to be completely disheartened, so he turned to look at Joger.
"well!"
Jorge sighed deeply, yes, there are not many guys like Trail Blazers No. 36 in history. Mark has tried his best.
He immediately waved his hand to signal the assistant coach to replace him.
From the timeout to returning to position to the end of the game, Gasol didn't know how he spent this time.
Just when the final whistle sounded, he looked up at the player data on the big screen...
Wang Zelin's statistics for this game were 51 points, 25 rebounds, 7 blocks, 6 assists and 3 steals. However, he only scored 9 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, plus a terrible 7 turnovers.
At this moment, Gasol's eyes were full of confusion, and his original fighting spirit was gone. When he looked up and saw Wang Zelin, his eyes shrank unconsciously, and then immediately moved away.
Wang Zelin probably never expected that Marc Gasol would be psychologically affected by him in just one game.
But even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
Because Marc Gasol is not the only one who has been psychologically affected. There have been several in the past, and there will be more in the future.
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At the end of the game, the Trail Blazers defeated the Grizzlies at home with 113:75 and 38 points, extending their season winning streak to 6 games.
Many people were expecting that the Grizzlies, as an excellent grindstone, could help them test the Blazers' upper limit.
The result was shocking. The Grizzlies were miserably beaten all night long. This was not a grinding stone, not even a stepping stone.
Of course, it's not that there was no gain at all. At least the Grizzlies used their stubbornness to let people see how terrifying it would be once the Trail Blazers No. 36 started to surge!