"LaMarcus, Wang, Damien, and everyone else performed very well today."
After returning to the locker room, looking at the dejected young people beside him, Coach Terry felt a little distressed.
"Coach, it's all my fault that my performance in the first two quarters was too high, otherwise the team would definitely have hope of overtaking."
Eight of Wang Zelin's 12 points today came in the second half. He can be said to have had the worst performance among the starting five.
In addition to the fact that the opponent player is Duncan, many people can see that Wang Zelin seems to be a little timid due to the injury he suffered on the court, and his aggressiveness under the basket is far less than before.
Including Wang Zelin himself, he also discovered this problem, which made him hate injuries even more.
"King, don't say that, you are injured after all." Lillard comforted.
"Okay, don't blame yourself anymore. Today we only lost to one enemy, it's called time; compared to the Spurs GDP, we are still too young. What we have to do now is to continue to strengthen ourselves. We must let the Spurs win next time we meet.
Look how awesome we are."
At this moment, Coach Terry was filled with strong confidence, which fascinated Wang Zelin and others.
"Um!"
Soon, everyone looked away.
There are 82 regular season games in a season, and it is impossible to win every game. If you lose now, just reflect on yourself and train hard, and you can come back next time."
...
After winning the game, Simawicz took Duncan to the post-game interview.
In this game, Duncan was like a teenager, scoring 22 points, 13 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3 assists, of which 3 blocks were obtained by Wang Zelin.
"Greg, what do you think of the performance of the Blazers' third young master?"
The reporter asked Simavici.
"God, they are all geniuses. It is incredible. Their talents are almost overflowing. I am very envious of Paul for getting such an outstanding young man!"
Although he was the victorious party, Sima Weici still highly praised Wang Zelin and the others.
When Lillard broke through Parker's defense and scored frequently, when Wang Zelin regained his confidence in the second half of the game and beat Duncan many times and succeeded, when Aldridge hit an unanswered mid-range shot in the low post on the left through singles, Sima
Vicki was really envious.
In these three young men, Simawicz seems to have seen the prototype of a championship team, very much like last year's Thunder. The most important thing is that the positional playing styles of the Blazers' three young players do not overlap.
Another female reporter asked again: "Tim, tonight you defended that Chinese kid and only scored 12 points. Do you have anything to say about this?"
"Wang is a very good young man, and the future belongs to him."
"..."
Can we stop saying this?
...
Due to the loss of the game and the injured Wang Zelin, Coach Terry was the one who handled everything in the Trail Blazers' post-game interview.
In this game, Aldridge was still the most stable player for the Trail Blazers, scoring 24 points and 7 rebounds.
Lillard had 19 points, 8 assists and 2 rebounds.
Wang Zelin's first performance against Duncan, a veteran, was the worst. He only scored 12 points and 10 rebounds, barely getting a double-double.
By the way, there are 6 fatal mistakes.
However, considering that Wang Zelin was injured, although the outside world criticized his performance, many fans still chose to forgive him.
Although they have just experienced two consecutive losses, the Trail Blazers are still the most popular team recently. With their outstanding performance, Wang Zelin and the other three have gradually secured their reputation as the "Third Young Players of the Trail Blazers".
"The Trail Blazers lost the present, but won the future!" - "TNT"
"With the emergence of new powerful enemies in the West, teams aiming to make a difference in the playoffs should be careful." - "Lakers Nation"
"..."
While the vast majority of the media praised the young team of the Trail Blazers, ESPN continued its dark path.
"The three young men scored 55 points together, and when they faced the top teams, they realized who was swimming naked!"
"Victory exaggerates someone's role. He is not as strong as he thought."
"..."
Wang Zelin: "You can just read my ID card."
...
At 10:30 p.m., Wang Zelin habitually called Lillard, who was in the room next door, to practice on the hotel's basketball court.
"Wang, you see, many people are talking about us now."
On the way to the training ground, Lillard, who was browsing the news on his mobile phone, said to Wang Zelin.
"What's there to talk about? Or is it something like we lost again and the future is ours... Let's finish training early and go back to bed early."
Wang Zelin doesn’t need to look at it to know how pissy the media is.
"Well, that's true."
"Oh, God, I don't know why I'm so crazy that I would accompany a man out at night instead of going out with Nicholas and the others to see the world. It's really bad!"
"It seems that you have realized that I am your true love."
After feeling the deep resentment in Lillard, Wang Zelin turned his head and said sincerely.
"roll!"
"Snapped!"
"Hahaha!"
Lillard moved his feet directly.
.......
Early in the morning on the 18th, Wang Zelin accompanied the team to Phillips Arena, which is the home court of the Atlanta Hawks.
Today was a back-to-back away game, leaving little time for the Trail Blazers to rest. Coach Terry did not do any tactical exercises and let his teammates train on their own.
Since the 2007-08 season, the Hawks have been a regular in the playoffs. In their best years, they reached the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. They are an opponent that cannot be underestimated.
Compared with other teams in the league, the Hawks are a bit similar to the Grizzlies in the Western Conference. Although they are not well-known, they are undoubtedly a well-known tough guy in their own division.
Once you meet them in the playoffs, you have to leave something behind if you want to overcome them.
In short, it is a team with "shit-stirring" attributes.
After being sent home in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs for three consecutive seasons, the Hawks' ceiling has been clearly revealed.
In order to make changes, the team management first hired Danny Ferry as the team's president of basketball affairs and general manager after the end of last season, and then sent "Eagle King" singles player Joe to the Brooklyn Basketball Team during the offseason.
The Nets acquired five players from the Nets and also traded Marvin Williams for Jazz's Devin Harris.
Now, the Eagles have entered the era of the new "Eagle King" Josh Smith, and their lineup is not bad either.
"Ball-blind evaluator" Al Horford, "three-point marksman" Korver, "future Mr. All-Star" Jeff Teague...
Many of them are figures that Wang Zelin is familiar with.
By the way, there is also "Scumbag" Pachunia, one of the most hated people in the hearts of most NBA fans.
When he first learned that Pachulia was in the opposing Eagles lineup, Wang Zelin couldn't help but trembled in his heart.
It's true that this guy's subsequent record was so strong that people had to guard against him.
At the same time, the outcome of this game was related to the bet between O'Neal and Barkley. Although it was not broadcast live across the United States, it still attracted a lot of attention.
When the starting players of the two teams entered the field, the home broadcast commentator began to accept their starting lineup.
"The first person to appear is Jeff Teague, the brains of the team, followed by super shooter Korver, perimeter defender Stephenson, double-double machine Horford, and our new Eagle King, all-around warrior Josh Smith!"
"Eagles who are about to spread their wings and soar, come on, we will win this battle!"
On the Eagles' bench, Eagles head coach Larry Drew was gesturing on his tactical board.
Larry Drew's current coaching career is only two years, and the team he coaches is the Atlanta Hawks. The winning rate in the 2010-1 season was 53.71-12%, and the winning rate in the season was 60.6%. In the future, he will follow the Cleveland Cavaliers as an assistant coach.
Win the NBA championship.
With such a high winning rate as soon as he started coaching, Larry Drew is undoubtedly a rising coaching star in the league.
Because the Hawks' opening game this season is on November 3, they have played one less game than many teams in the NBA. The team's current record is 4 wins and 4 losses, ranking sixth in the Eastern Conference.
Obviously, the Eagles' new core and new lineup are still being adjusted.
"Guys, the young team on the opposite side has experienced two consecutive defeats, and their inexperienced weaknesses have been clearly demonstrated."
"Al, you are the best interior defender on our team, and your opponent in this game is a complete rookie. Do you know what to do?"
Always full of passion and excellent performance skills, Larry Drew, a rookie coach, got along with the players early and won their trust.
"Don't worry, Mr. Larry, I will let the rookies on the opposite side know the cruelty of the NBA."
Horford looked expressionless, but he was always full of belief in winning.
As a two-time All-Star, Horford has the qualifications and strength to ignore a rookie.
"Josh, today I need you to do a good job in assisting defense and stop those unnecessary long shots, okay?"
Larry Drew looked at Josh Smith with helplessness in his eyes.
The former No. 3 high school student and No. 1 small forward in the United States is a rare running and jumping genius. His athletic ability every day is often compared to LeBron James.
In an interview, Josh Smith personally revealed that his vertical jump can reach 101cm, and his jump distance is extremely long.
The longest two-handed dunk from the free throw line in NBA history was completed by him.
However, for such a genius who can obviously give and take in the paint, he didn't know when he fell in love with shooting, and developed a fanatical hobby for long-range 2-pointers and 3-pointers...but he still shot extremely poorly.
But even so, the Eagles management is still reluctant to trade Josh Smith.
If you have talent, you can really do whatever you want.
"I see."
Although Josh Smith still wanted to prove his shooting talent to the outside world, after realizing that the coach had been staring at him, he quickly nodded heavily.
"Also pay attention to the Trail Blazers' No. 1 rookie. He was also very impressive in the past few games, but he was overshadowed by the No. 36." Larry Drew continued to explain important matters.