Chapter 792 The first month is over, fierce competition
However, only people who have watched the entire game know that the Blazers did not lose unfairly.
If I had to describe it, tonight was basically a scenario of "beating the old master to death with random punches".
At the beginning of the game, in order to refuse two consecutive losses, Wang Zelin obviously strengthened his desire to attack and actively worked hard to score.
The purpose of this is to first rely on oneself to open up the score, and then drive all teammates to try to end the game as soon as possible.
However, Wiggins broke out on the defensive end tonight!
The first is the defensive end.
At 3 minutes and 19 seconds of the first quarter, Batum made a run and then caught the ball. Wiggins pounced from the right corner and slapped him away.
At 9 minutes and 45 seconds, Lillard and Wang Zelin's pick-and-roll tactics, Wang Zelin cut into the basket to catch the ball and passed back after encountering the defense. Wiggins judged it and slapped his pass away. Rondo, who was following Lillard,
Grab it.
At 1 minute and 11 seconds of the second quarter, Aldridge made a cut into the air and was poked by Wiggins who was retracting from the baseline. There was no interference and the ball was poked away when it was about to fall.
In the last round of the first half, Wang Zeyun caught Aminu's dunk under the basket and passed it long to Patton. Patton rushed forward and dunked an empty basket, but Wiggins chased him and blocked the ball...
At the end of the game, in 39 minutes of playing time, Wiggins had 11 rebounds, 4 blocks and 4 steals on the defensive end.
In addition, with Rondo's continuous feeding, Wiggins performed equally well on the offensive end, shooting 12 of 25, including 3 of 9 three-pointers, and 5 of 7 free throws, scoring 26 points.
Scored 26 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks and 4 steals in four quarters!
There is no doubt that Wiggins, who showed great power in this game, played another masterpiece of his career.
Together with Rondo, who finished the game with 15 points, 17 assists, 8 rebounds and a near triple-double, the Kings defeated the Trail Blazers by 23 points on the road, 135:112.
After this game, their record reached 21 wins and 22 losses, continuing to secure the ninth position in the Western Conference, only one win away from the eighth-placed Houston Mosaics.
For the Trail Blazers, Wang Zelin was extremely brave, scoring 30 points on 11 of 15 shots in the half!
In fact, at the end of the half, the Trail Blazers still led the Kings by 8 points.
But in the second half, Rondo and Wiggins worked hard to catch up with the score. Other teammates suddenly felt power outage, and they couldn't make any shots outside.
In the final decisive stage, although Wang Zelin stormed inside, he still had no way to recover.
After the fourth quarter, Wang Zelin made 17 of 29 shots and scored 45 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal. He scored over 40 points in two consecutive games, but lost both games.
On the morning of the 23rd, Wang Zelin happily mentioned the title of "leader of the air-cutting group" after a long absence.
Perhaps it's because the Trail Blazers have been invincible for so long, and a rare two-game losing streak has attracted all kinds of bullies to jump out and create a lot of topics on the Internet.
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After morning exercise, Wang Zelin sat on the sofa to rest. He saw various news on the Internet and sighed slowly.
He originally planned to win another 20 games in a row, but he suffered two consecutive defeats, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
At this moment, how he wished he could have a "rewind and restart" option just like playing a game.
But unfortunately, the NBA in the real world cannot be repeated.
Since you lose, you must bear the consequences of losing.
Damn it! Practice more!
Wang Zelin roared in his heart and looked at the team's upcoming schedule. He couldn't allow the team to lose in January no matter what.
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As January comes to an end, the Trail Blazers have a record of 41 wins and 3 losses, still leading the league.
But at this time, their top spot in the league is already in jeopardy, because behind them is the 40-4 Golden State Warriors.
Fortunately, the Warriors' next opponent is the San Antonio Spurs, the third-place team in the Western Conference. Even if the Warriors can win this war, it won't be easy.
In comparison, the Trail Blazers' opponents in the last four games in January were much weaker.
On the 24th, the Trail Blazers arrived in Charlotte for their second meeting of the season with the Hornets.
The Hornets are weak and pose no threat to the Trail Blazers. Therefore, outside public opinion generally believes that no matter how bad the Trail Blazers are, they cannot lose to the Hornets.
However, our Hornets owner, Mr. Joe, may have seen the Trail Blazers' continuous bad luck during this period, to the point where his teeth have become choked even after drinking cold water, and some small thoughts can't help but flash in his mind.
Besides, the so-called strength of the Hornets is only relative to the top powerhouses in the league like the Trail Blazers.
As of now, the Hornets are ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference with a record of 27 wins and 18 losses. At least they are a strong team in the playoffs!
Therefore, with the hope that the Hornets might be able to steal the chicken successfully, Mr. Joe attended the game tonight wearing suits and ties.
Provided moral support to the Hornets players through actions.
Ahem, this is Mr. Qiao’s own opinion.
As everyone knows, in the hearts of the Hornets players, watching the game from the God of Basketball is actually more of a spur and pressure to them, rather than the so-called spiritual inspiration that Mr. Joe himself thought.
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In a 119-79 victory over the Hornets, Lillard, who had been sluggish in the previous game, regained his form and scored 27 points and 12 assists in three quarters!
With Lillard's high-level performance and the cooperation of other teammates, the final quarter of the game was completely reduced to garbage time.
On this night, everyone was fortunate enough to witness the God of Basketball's unique change of face, from the anticipation at the beginning, to the calmness at the end of the half, to the seriousness at the end of the third quarter...
At the end of the game, everyone felt that Jordan's face seemed to be a little darker.
Due to Lillard's outstanding performance, Wang Zelin didn't take many shots tonight. He scored "only" 24 points on 9 of 15 shots, plus 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. After a night, he won the game without even breaking a sweat.
On the 27th, they defeated the Timberwolves at home 116:103. The Timberwolves were already average in strength. After Love left, the team completely chose to fail and surrendered early.
Wang Zelin clocked out of get off work in the third quarter and scored 28 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks in 23 minutes.
On the 29th, they defeated the Bucks 107:95. Middleton scored 31 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals but was unable to recover.
On the 31st, in the last game of the first month of the new year, the Trail Blazers faced an important opponent at home...
Toronto Raptors!
Before this game, the Raptors had a record of 32 wins and 16 losses, ranking third in the Eastern Conference.
However, such a raging dragon had to turn into a cute dragon when it arrived in the rose garden.
"Trash Brothers" Lowry and DeRozan are always worried when playing super giants.
The two sides fought back and forth in the first three quarters, 77:75, and the Blazers were the only two.
Entering the decisive stage of the final quarter, Lowry and DeRozan suddenly lost their control. The two cores continued to fight, making it difficult for the Raptors to maintain offensive efficiency.
In the end, at 102:94, the three Blazers tried their best in the final quarter and took away the Raptors brothers in one wave.
The three-core team of Wang Zelin, Lillard, and Aldridge performed stably. As the boss, Wang Zelin contributed 30, and Lillard and Aldridge both contributed 20.
At this point, the Trail Blazers have ended their first month of travel.
In January 2016, the Trail Blazers arranged a total of 15 games. The original plan was to guarantee a minimum of 14 wins and 1 loss. The best situation was to win all 15 games. However, the plan did not change.
In mid-January, due to the team losing two strong players in Jokic and Beverley, the team's strength declined to a certain extent. It happened that the Lakers and Kings suddenly went crazy, causing them to have one more game than originally planned.
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However, the one-month record of 13 wins and 2 losses is still the best in the league.
As we enter February, the All-Star Game is approaching, which means that the 2015-16 season has officially entered the second half of the schedule.
After three months, the Trail Blazers have a total record of 45 wins and 3 losses, still leading the league.
In the Western Conference, the teams ranked behind them are:
The 44-4 Golden State Warriors!
39-9 San Antonio Spurs!
Oklahoma City Thunder with 36 wins and 12 losses!
The Los Angeles Lakers with 32 wins and 17 losses!
The 30-18 Dallas Mavericks!
27-20 Memphis Grizzlies!
And the 24-24 Houston Mosaic!
The above is the end of January, for the top eight teams in the Western Conference.
Over in the East, the top eight teams are:
The 38-10 Cleveland Cavaliers!
The 35-13 Chicago Bulls!
The 32-17 Toronto Raptors!
The 31-18 Miami Heat!
Atlanta Hawks 31 wins and 18 losses!
The 31-18 Boston Celtics!
29-20 Charlotte Hornets!
Indiana Pacers with 26 wins and 22 losses!
It can be clearly seen from the record alone that the entire league is still in a situation where the west is strong and the east is weak, especially the record gap between the top four teams in the two major divisions.
The Cleveland Cavaliers, who are ranked first in the Eastern Conference with a record of 38 wins and 10 losses, can only barely rank fourth in the Western Conference!
When fans saw such data comparisons, they were extremely shocked!
Especially the fans of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, they are even disgusted and resistant in their hearts.
No one wants to see that the team they support is so much worse than other teams. Everyone wants to see their team have the last laugh.
It's a pity that the NBA only has one championship every season!
The competition on the road to the championship is destined to be cruel. Either you die or I die.
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Ignoring the outside discussions, after finishing January's schedule, entering February, the Trail Blazers still need to play 5 games before the All-Star Weekend.
Fortunately, the next five games are all scheduled in the West. Wang Zelin's teammates can avoid frequent trips to the East and reduce some energy consumption.
However, everything has its gains and losses.
Although they avoided traveling back and forth between the East and the West, the opponents in the next five games, except for the Clippers in the first game, the remaining four games were all difficult tests for them.
After beating the Clippers, the opponents in the next four games are the Mavericks, Mosaic, Grizzlies and Mosaic.
They are all strong teams at the playoff level in the Western Conference, and the Grizzlies are even more famous for being a troublemaker. No matter which team you are, you will lose a layer of skin after playing against them.
Since the schedule in the first half of February is quite challenging, the entire Trail Blazers team is extremely nervous.
On the 1st, the team trained as usual, but the Blazers players became more active and focused in training due to the increased pressure.
After training in the morning, the Eastern Conference announced the Eastern and Western Players of the Month for the past month.
A rare double yolk appeared in the east, that is, two winners appeared at the same time in one month.
The two of them are officially the two leaders of the Raptors, Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan.
In the past month, the Raptors, led by Lowry and DeRozan, played a total of 14 games and achieved an impressive record of 12 wins and 2 losses.
In terms of personal statistics, Lowry played in all 14 games, averaging 21.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 2.4 steals and 0.4 blocks per game.
Among them, he averaged 39 minutes per game, shooting 15.1% from the field, 40.2% from three-point range, and 86.6% from free throws.
DeRozan also played in 14 games, averaging 23.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1 steal and 0.3 blocks per game.
In addition, he averaged 36.1 minutes per game, shooting 44.2% from the field, 41.7% from three-point range, and 84.8% from free throws.
After considering the comprehensive record and data, the league chose to award the Eastern and Western Players of the Month to the Raptors brothers instead of the other two popular candidates James and Davis.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As for the Western Conference, the competition is much more intense. There are three popular candidates, namely Trail Blazers star Wang Zelin and Warriors star Stephen ·Curry, Thunder star Kevin Durant.
It is worth mentioning that the Trail Blazers, Warriors, and Thunder all played 15 games in January. Coincidentally, all three of them had a monthly record of 13 wins and 2 losses.
In terms of team performance, the three teams were tied.
Generally speaking, since the records are tied, it depends on the data comparison between the stars.
If we look at the data, Wang Zelin can be described as Yiqi Juechen.
In the past month, Wang Zelin@Jingjingshuge played 15 games, averaging 34.8 points, 16.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 4.3 blocks and 1.6 steals per game.
Among them, he averaged 34 minutes per game, shooting 61.5% from the field and 88% from the free throw line!
Although it has declined from 40 18 5 4 1.5 in January, his performance is still quite terrifying compared to the other two competitors Curry and Durant.
In January, Curry played 15 games, averaging 31 points, 5.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.9 steals and 0.3 blocks per game.
In addition, he averaged 34.8 minutes per game, shooting 51.5% from the field, an even more terrifying 52.6% from three-point range, and 87.5% from free throws.
There is no doubt that Curry's efficiency is also extremely natural!
Finally, there is Durant, who also played in 15 games with @Jingjingshuge, averaging 28.5 points, 9.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 1 block per game.
In addition, he averaged 36.2 minutes per game, shooting 49.7% from the field and 46.6% from three-point range, and his efficiency was not bad.
But if compared with the above two, Durant's data is undoubtedly the worst.
However, the reality is so funny.
When the fans of the three families were still arguing passionately online, they looked like the public was right and the mother-in-law was right.
But when the list of the best players in the Western Conference came out in January, everyone, including the fans, was dumbfounded.
Because, the Western Conference Player of the Month winner in January is actually Kevin Durant, who is disadvantaged in all aspects among the three!
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