At noon, Wang Zelin, Lillard, and Hickson, the three players with the best relationship, met to have lunch together.
In fact, Wang Zelin also invited Aldridge, Batum and others, but the former refused without hesitation, while Batum wanted to go with his good friend Matthews.
"King, I heard that Houston showed great sincerity to you on the eve of the draft. Why did you refuse?"
"Yes, I heard that the Houston Mosaics have always been the home team in the hearts of Chinese players, and Yao played there for eight years. You will definitely be well-educated when you go there."
After the meal, the three of them leaned on the chairs and talked about tonight's opponents. While chatting, Hickson talked about how much Houston wanted to get Wang Zelin.
"Their boss is too stingy, I don't like it very much!"
Wang Zelin did not explain much and said frankly that he did not like Alexander.
"Well, that's true. Olajuwon, the Alexander-Dalian Dream, was unwilling to pay the luxury tax once during his two consecutive championships. He is indeed a bit stingy."
After hearing this, Lillard deeply agreed.
There is a saying that goes well. If you want to see whether an owner cares about his team, the key is to see whether he is willing to spend money.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, isn't it great that we play together now?" Wang Zelin quickly changed the subject.
At 3 p.m., pre-match tactical training will be conducted as usual.
The strength of the Mosaic team lies in outside offense, and Coach Terry conducts targeted training for the players in this regard.
"Judging from the preseason games and the regular season two days ago, the Mosaic team is an offensive team, and their offensive arrow is the new core James Harden, who has star-level offensive firepower; but don't forget, the opponent
There is only one star and our team has three!"
At this point, Coach Terry stopped, and all his teammates turned their attention to Aldridge, Wang Zelin, and Lillard standing in the middle.
At least within the Trail Blazers team, other players completely believe that Wang Zelin and the other three have star-level strength.
"We are stronger than Mosaic on the offensive end, and they can't compare defensively. In this game, as long as we strangle James Harden on the outside and LaMarcus and you three suppress their scoring momentum, this victory will be ours.
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"Okay, let's start practicing!"
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In the Toyota Center, players from both teams have come to the court to warm up. Wang Zelin glanced around the arena, determined to leave a deep impression on the Mosaic fans tonight.
At this time, Jeremy Lin, who also had yellow skin, came over: "Li Hao, King! I am Jamie Lin, nice to meet you!"
Originally, when Jeremy Lin came over, Wang Zelin was still full of expectations. After all, he was the only player in the NBA with yellow skin like him.
The result was unexpected, as he was brought back to reality as soon as he opened his mouth.
This annoying pronunciation is very similar to the embarrassing scene where O'Neal frantically greeted him at an event but no one answered him.
"Hello Lin Kuangsan, your performance impressed many people last year, and I was one of them."
Although Jeremy Lin's Chinese was not up to par, Wang Zelin still felt the excitement and excitement in the other person's tone.
It is rare to see a yellow-skinned player, which is a great encouragement and recognition for Jeremy Lin who is working alone in the league.
As the two got closer and closer, under the gaze of countless cameras and reporters, the only two yellow-skinned players in the NBA hugged each other.
There is no way, fans love to see this touching scene.
If nothing else happens, in three, five, or ten years, this photo will become an everlasting memory in the hearts of a generation of fans.
For the Trail Blazers: No. 36 Wang Zelin, No. 12 Ade, No. 88 Batum, No. 2 Matthews, No. 0 Lillard.
The strongest player is undoubtedly Harden with 87 points.
Since Harden left the Thunder and was supported by Mosaic as the core of the team, he has been like a fish entering the sea and a dragon ascending to the sky. Basic and advanced statistics such as points, assists, and rebounds have all reached career highs.
This season Harden will not only be selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career, but will also be selected to the All-NBA third team after the regular season. At the same time, Harden will also get the Mosaic team back on track after a three-year absence from the playoffs.
Harden's strongest weapon now is his 90-point mid-range shot.
Harden, who has not been trained by D'Antoni's magic ball theory, is still an out-and-out mid-range shooter at this time.
Of course, his three-point shooting is not bad either, with a full 82.
Among the remaining four, Parkinson is 80, Jeremy Lin is 78, Asik is 76, and Patterson is 69.
"The Trail Blazers No. 36 got the ball again. From the beginning of the preseason to now, this No. 36 player has only lost to Dwight Howard in the jump ball. He is really a young guy with no limits!"
Under the passionate commentary of the Toyota Center commentator, the game between the home team and the Trail Blazers has begun.
In the scramble for the ball, Wang Zelin easily beat Asik.
Asik is a defensive white center with an internal defense attribute of 89. He is the second-highest player Wang Zelin has ever seen besides Howard.
However, Asik, who is 213cm tall and weighs 255 pounds, is better at using his mobility, size and awareness to defend. His physical fitness has limited the possibility of him becoming a super defender above 90.
As soon as the game started, Wang Zelin showed a very strong desire to attack. Seeing that Lillard had just taken possession of the ball, he opened his hand for the ball.
Adelaide on the other side was also about to ask for the ball, but found that Wang Zelin was one step ahead of him. He was slightly startled, but quickly recovered and continued to run with his head down.
After receiving the ball, Wang Zelin slammed the ball back. Although Asik behind him had tried his best to push forward, the strength level of the two was obviously not in the same dimension. After being pushed twice, Asik was a little bit
Lost focus.
Wang Zelin's center of gravity suddenly tilted to the left, and a hard push from his back made Asik stumble and almost fall to the ground. Then he jumped high and dunked with both hands.
"Ahhh!"
"You fucking weakling, come here to guard against me!"
Wang Zelin's sudden outburst caught Asik off guard, but the latter quickly reacted, and their heads were pressed together in a daze.
Although Asik possesses a relatively mediocre physical fitness, he has tenaciously become one of the few top-notch defensive insiders in the league. He is also a ruthless person on the court and has an even more explosive temper.
Wang Zelin and Asik interacted enthusiastically at the beginning, scaring teammates from both sides to rush up and pull them apart.
Fortunately, the conflict happened suddenly and ended very quickly. After much hesitation, the referee did not give a penalty and signaled the game to continue.
It was undoubtedly a good shot just now, but to affect the smoothness of the game for such a small thing is not in line with the Jew's ideas.
Besides, young people are still not angry, and trash talk has always been the default in the NBA.
If you can't stand it, just give it back. If you can't respond, you can only blame yourself for not being as good as others. It doesn't make much sense to just scream.
"Although I said before the game that I would strengthen my offense, this kid is a little too angry today!"
When Coach Terry saw this scene on the sidelines, he habitually touched his chin with his hand.
Not just him, many people can see that Wang Zelin played with anger today.
"Are the newbies in this class so hot-tempered recently? Yao's fellow villagers are too fierce!"
Harden, who was outside, watched his teammates being ravaged in the paint. When he looked at Wang Zelin, his eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
Forget it, let's play this game more conservatively. It's best not to get inside if we can.
It seemed that some bad memories came back to him, and Harden felt a burning pain in his temples.
"Man, you hit a little hard today!"
While returning to defense, Lillard was also frightened by Wang Zelin's violent play today.
"Pass the ball over later, I'm very angry now!" Wang Zelin replied without looking back.