Wang Zelin is discussing with his teammates how to deal with Wiggins, who played well in the first half. As long as Wiggins can be held down, the Kings will be defeated.
During the halftime break, they had already decided on their defensive strategy for the second half, which was to completely lock Wiggins in.
As for using the big to bully the small?
Ahem, they just wanted Wiggins to relive the dangers of the world.
Beep~
The referee blows the whistle and both sides reappear.
As soon as the players on both sides approached, Wang Zelin felt the strong fighting spirit exuding from Wiggins.
Oh, little brother still wants to cause trouble!
It's time for you to see what the old brothers can do later.
Jie Jie Jie!
Wiggins came over and just greeted Wang Zelin, but found that the guys opposite looked at him with both bad and kind eyes.
He suddenly thought, what do these people want to do?
With a hint of uneasiness, Wiggins suppressed the thought of greeting Wang Zelin and quickly took his seat.
Rondo advanced from the backcourt, passed halftime, and passed the ball to Wiggins.
Wiggins caught the ball outside the left three-point line, somewhat close to the baseline.
As soon as he raised his head, a man with disheveled hair and a fierce look rushed in front of him and directly hit him.
Rondo was startled, was pushed back a step, and the referee blew the whistle... he stepped on the line!
"Fake!" Wiggins' expression was distorted when he shouted this word. In the first half, he was used to Batum's clean defense. In the second half, Harrell suddenly showed up his physical strength, catching him off guard.
Seeing the strange looks from his teammates, Wiggins quickly threw the ball to the referee and kept cursing in his mind as he backed away.
Regular season! How about you?
Returning to his own half, Wiggins suddenly remembered the position of the Blazers players just now.
One senior and four juniors are positioned in a fake zone defense position, which means that these people are ready to flank him as the ball handler!
He even noticed that after Rondo passed the ball to him at halftime, No. 3 Beverley on the opposite side chose to ignore Rondo and shrink to the left side of the court where he was.
Coupled with the fact that Patton, Batum, and Harrell were watching eagerly from the side, as well as Wang Zelin who was always ready to save at the basket... Wiggins continued to curse in his heart.
These guys are all a bunch of lunatics!
Wiggins is confident that this is true, but he is not stupid. He knows very well that he and his current team have not yet been taken seriously by those superstars.
So at this stage, he is just thinking about playing in a high profile and proving his value to the outside world. Only then will he have hope in the future and bring in strong teammates to challenge for the championship together.
God, he really just wants to grow well and amaze everyone. Is this too much?
Don’t go too far!
But, what happened in the second half?
The group of people opposite looked at him with something obviously wrong, like an old man who had been in prison for ten years and suddenly saw a 28-year-old girl at an unknown corner after coming out.
That look in his eyes made him want to eat him alive on the spot!
He is just a kid of 3 years and 218 months. Is it really appropriate for the old hooligans opposite to do this to him?
Wiggins has begun to doubt life.
But on the Trail Blazers side, Wang Zelin and others still had no intention of being soft, and immediately said:
Incredibly suitable!
Beverley advanced to the top of the arc and failed to make a three-pointer under Rondo's defense. Wang Zelin jumped high, grabbed the rebound, and with a "bang", he completely made up the dunk.
60:64, the Trail Blazers are still 4 points away.
When the Kings attack, Wiggins receives the ball in the high post and poses as a triple threat, carefully checking the opponent's position.
Sure enough, Patton, who was facing him, immediately became stronger!
With preparations in hand, Wiggins dribbled the ball from his hip, slapped the ball to his left hand, moved it laterally to the right, turned and passed, and accelerated towards the penalty area!
His personal skills cannot be said to be gorgeous, but now they are practical, coupled with his super physical fitness, Barton has been beaten cleanly.
It's just that this domineering pass reminds people of another No. 23. Could it be that this summer, Wiggins went to learn that guy's pass.
Wiggins got rid of Button and prepared for a tomahawk dunk, but before he could take off, he saw Harrell coming in. Wiggins quickly distributed the ball to Casspi, who cut in while Harrell was switching defenses.
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But Wang Zelin had already made up for it in advance and predicted that Wiggins would pass the ball!
With Long as a good teacher, Wiggins' passing ability has reached 70, which is much better than when he was a rookie, but his passing skills are far behind his draft template.
Passing may not be directly related to physical talent, because it pays more attention to two words - spirituality!
Some players pass the ball with great agility, making it difficult for opponents to defend; but some players' passing is really just passing, which is sufficient in most situations, but may become a fatal weakness at critical moments.
Obviously, Wiggins belongs to the latter when it comes to passing the ball.
Unexpectedly, he met Wang Zelin, the best passer among the active fifth positions in the NBA.
As for Jokic, sorry he is playing the fourth position now.
"Snapped!"
The ball was passed halfway and was successfully intercepted by Wang Zelin.
"Fight back! Fight back!"
Coach Terry roared from the sidelines.
"Fight back! Fight back!"
The home fans also roared.
"Return to defense quickly..."
Joger stopped mid-sentence because Patton and Batum had passed through the crowd and reached the Kings half court.
Then, Wang Zelin threw the ball into the air with one hand, guided it accurately, and assisted Batum to complete an alley-oop layup that ran across the court!
The fast-break counterattack cooperation developed by Wang Zelin, Barton, and Batum over the past four years gave the Kings' outside trio a feeling of suffocation.
I can’t keep up at all!
62:64, still two points away.
The Kings became more cautious in their next attack, but the gap in strength cannot be made up by caution.
What's more, the reason why the Kings were able to take the lead in the first half was not due to caution, but to rushing forward with enthusiasm.
When they became cautious, the confidence they had built up suddenly collapsed.
Their tone is broken!
The Trail Blazers' unlimited defense lineup requires defensive ability and tacit understanding. The various fast break counterattacks must not be too slippery. Throughout the third quarter, Wiggins felt what is the greatest malice in the world!
In the third quarter, Wiggins successfully fell into the trap carefully woven by the Trail Blazers. On the offensive end, he played like a headless fly. He relied on his passion and recklessness, but ended up with a bloody head.
After three quarters, the Trail Blazers scored 33 points efficiently, bringing the total score to 91 points.
The Kings, who scored 64 points in the first half, were defended to only 11 points in the third quarter.
Wiggins, who had attracted much attention before, was guarded by his extremely cruel seniors and was held scoreless in a single quarter.
24 points at halftime, but after three quarters it was still 24 points. Wiggins looked at the statistics table handed over by the coach, his nose felt sore, and his whole mentality was on the verge of collapse...
It really saddens those who hear it and sheds tears when they see it. Even the Trail Blazers fans on the sidelines can't help but sympathize with the third-year No. 1 pick on the opposite side!