On January 8, the Trail Blazers played away against the Lakers.
Wang Zelin encountered crazy attacks from the Lakers. Lillard and Batum were not feeling well. The Trail Blazers fell behind by 12 points in the last quarter. Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 43 points, plus 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. His all-round data was completely explosive.
The Blazers' perimeter group.
Even so, the Trail Blazers completed the reversal.
Jokic overwhelmed Lakers power forward Pau Gasol and scored 11 points in the final quarter. He set a career high with 36 points in a single game. He also added 11 rebounds and 10 assists. A super triple-double helped the Trail Blazers win their third consecutive victory.
Two games against the Lakers in 4 days, the Trail Blazers won them all!
The Trail Blazers have too many people who can fight tough battles. In every game, there are always a few people who perform well and can become "big legs". On the other hand, the Lakers' strength on paper looks quite scary. Paul and Kobe were once the strongest in active service.
At No. 2, Gasol has become a guaranteed top-three power forward after the Lakers won two consecutive championships.
But just looking at their age, you will know that these Lakers are just paper tigers. They are not as scary as they look.
Jokic, who scored 36 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in this game, was said by fans to be the real leg of the Trail Blazers.
Currently, he only plays 30 minutes per game, but he can score 18 points, 9.4 rebounds and 7.7 assists, which is close to a triple-double per game.
While Aldridge was recovering from injury, Jokic seized the opportunity to prove himself. Not only did he completely assume the position of power forward for the Trail Blazers, but his personal performance was no less than that of the team's second-leading player, Jokic, who averaged 21 points and 11 assists per game.
Ladd.
Although the voting mechanism for All-Star players has changed, with the blessing of the mysterious Eastern power, Lillard is now second only to Kobe, Curry and Harden in the Western Conference guard voting. If nothing else, he will be voted in again this year.
Named a reserve All-Star for the Western Conference.
In the ranking of Western Conference forwards, Jokic has become a high-profile dark horse in the Western Conference this season by averaging 18 plus 9 plus 7 quasi-triple doubles per game. In the first stage of the All-Star voting, he ranked first
With 41 votes, he is second only to Durant and ranks second among Western Conference forwards.
Considering that the Trail Blazers' record has almost been surpassed by other teams in a short period of time, Jokic, who has produced outstanding statistics and has the league's best record, is very likely to be selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career.
As a result, the Trail Blazers are very likely to have three players on the same team selected as All-Stars for four consecutive seasons.
One more thing, don’t forget that this year’s All-Star Weekend will be held in Portland, home of the Trail Blazers!
Don’t look at the monk’s face but look at the Buddha’s face.
Even if you go to Milicia, you still have to pay attention to background and power here, otherwise you will just be a good-for-nothing little loser.
Taking a step back, if it weren't for Aldridge's unexpected season reimbursement, it would be appropriate for him to occupy a spot among the Western Conference All-Star forward players at his peak.
In addition to Jokic, there is another person on the bench who can stand up-Patrick Beverley!
"Mad Dog" Beverley, as one of the veterans who contributed to the Trail Blazers' three consecutive championship dynasty, has long played the core role of the Trail Blazers' second team in the backcourt. Even in the final moments of many key tests, fans can see
He and Wang Zelin fight side by side.
The unlimited defensive tactics created by Coach Terry, he is the No. 1 player.
Tonight against Chris Paul, the former No. 1 point guard in active service, Beverley was very excited. Especially in the last quarter when the team was still trailing by double digits, he was even more helpless on the defensive end.
Without resorting to extreme measures, Paul and his wife received one offensive foul in succession, which played a key role in the team's comeback.
Therefore, although his statistics are average, with only 6 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals in 17 minutes played tonight, no one can ignore his significant contribution in the last moment.
The Blazers can win tonight, and he is also an important contributor.
On the 10th, the Trail Blazers went to Cleveland and defeated the Cavaliers with difficulty after two overtimes.
Cousins had a great performance tonight, and he rarely had a one-on-one exchange with Wang Zelin on the offensive end. Due to Cousins' restraint, Wang Zelin was unable to focus more defensive attention on the outside, which gave Irving and James a lot of ease.
Opportunity to take action.
3.5 seconds before the end of regular time, Lillard scored the ball with a difficult drift three-pointer and forced the equalizer.
The Cavaliers had a chance to win, but unfortunately Irving failed to hit the mid-range shot after his breakthrough, and the two sides entered the first overtime.
During the overtime period, the game went as expected and entered a superstar moment. The scene turned into a confrontation between the two leading stars, Wang Zelin and James.
After the first overtime, the two sides were tied at 129 and had no choice but to enter the second overtime.
The more critical moments like this come, the more details the players handle the ball will be tested.
Unfortunately, Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert didn't know what was going on. He suddenly became dizzy. After passing Batum with the help of a screen, he sprinted to the basket and actually wanted to challenge Wang Zelin.
As you can imagine, Wang Zelin immediately rewarded his favorite big mouth.
"Snapped!"
This big move not only killed Shumpert's dunk fantasy, but also further shattered the Cavaliers' hopes of a comeback.
The Trail Blazers counterattacked defensively, and Batum, a skilled and courageous man, scored a three-pointer, extending the team's lead to 4 points.
At this time, there are only the last 17 seconds before the end of the game.
The Cavaliers were in urgent need of chasing points at this time, and the players on the court inevitably became agitated. Irving rushed to shoot a three-pointer, but failed...
Wang Zelin received his 25th rebound tonight and was immediately fouled by a Cavaliers player.
He stood on the free throw line and made two steady free throws, scoring his 44th point of the game. In the end, in the desperate eyes of Cavaliers fans, the Trail Blazers won by 6 points, 137:131, achieving a regular season double win against the Cavaliers.
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On the 11th, the Trail Blazers returned to their home court and defeated the Magic by 49 points in back-to-back games, becoming the team that caused the most tragedy this season.
The Magic management in the post-Howard era is obsessed with being bad. This team is rotten to the core and can be regarded as the representative of the famous bad team in active service.
Encountering such an opponent, the Trail Blazers players couldn't let off a good vent.
Wang Zelin played 27 minutes, making 10 of 14 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, scoring 30 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, and easily clocked out in the third quarter.
Lillard had a near-double-double with 16 points and 9 assists. Jokic had a poor performance tonight and only scored 13 points, but he sent out 11 assists and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Relying on this "economical triple-double", Jokic was once again named the best player in the game.
So far this season, of all the games the Trail Blazers have won, only Jokic has been able to stand out from his teammates, pull out his teeth and "steal" two single-game bests from Wang Zelin.