Chapter 1072 Wang Zelin doesnt dare to participate in the slam dunk contest?
At 20 o'clock in the evening, the game between the Trail Blazers and Jazz officially started.
Having just led the Trail Blazers to a 50-win season, Wang Zelin and his teammates were very excited and played well on the offensive end.
The Jazz's offense with Hayward as the core is doing very well, plus George Hill, Joe Ingles, Rudy Gobert and Joe Johnson and Dante Isham on the bench.
Tonight, a total of 6 Jazz players scored in double figures. The offense was not bad, but they still could not stop the excited Trail Blazers. Wang Zelin played 28 minutes and made 16 of 23 shots, including 2 of 3 three-pointers, plus 8
He made 8 free throws, efficiently scored a double-double with 42 points and 24 rebounds, and clocked out after three quarters.
Not only did he break out, Batum and Lillard also broke out tonight. On the defensive end, Batum encountered Hayward and pressed Hayward's hammer, allowing Hayward to only score 22 points tonight.
If I add a side note, 17 of Hayward's 22 points were scored in the first half, and only 5 points were scored in the second half.
On the offensive end, Lillard made 6 of 7 three-pointers in the third quarter, scoring 20 points, setting a career record for three-pointers and points in a single quarter, and finishing with 31 points.
Although the Jazz have been trying to counterattack, veteran Joe Johnson scored 6 points in the final quarter, and Joe Ingles scored 8 points with 2 of 2 three-pointers. However, coach Teddy still did not replace Wang Zelin in the fourth quarter because other players
enough.
The moment the game ended, Hayward looked up at the big screen.
126:115, the Trail Blazers strongly defended their home court with an 11-point difference and won their 51st win of the season, continuing to lead the league.
After the game, Hayward seemed very angry and sulky with himself. There is no doubt that this was the worst game he has played this season.
On the surface, the statistics of 22 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal are very comprehensive, but when you think about the fact that you only scored 5 points in the second half, as the leader of a team, this performance is extremely unconvincing.
Comparing this with Wang Zelin who was 40 and 20 years old, his incompetence as a leader is even more apparent.
"Damn it, if we lose this game, the team will be caught up by the Kings and Pelicans. No, since we have promised that the Jazz will make the playoffs this year, we must not break our promise."
Hayward looked at Wang Zelin who was receiving endless cheers and applause from the fans with a complicated face, and secretly made up his mind.
The players from both sides chatted for a few words after the game. Hayward left the court. Wang Zelin turned around and wanted to return to the locker room, but suddenly found that he was surrounded by reporters.
Well, it seems I can't leave today.
Sensing the wolf-like eager eyes of the reporters around him, Wang Zelin smiled helplessly. He had better deal with the reporters in front of him first.
"Wang, because do you have a chance to break the record of 75 wins set last season?"
"I can't answer you with exact numbers, but we will try our best to win every game."
"Wang, are you confident in becoming the first player in history to win the regular season MVP for 4 consecutive seasons?"
As we all know, there are only three players in NBA history who have won three consecutive MVP awards.
The first is King of the Ring Bill Russell. Starting from the 1960-61 season, he won the MVP for three consecutive years.
The second one is the basketball emperor Wilt Chamberlain. Chamberlain entered the league a few years later than Russell, but relying on his extraordinary talent and skills, he averaged terrifying data of 37.6 points and 27 rebounds per game. It is a pity that
This year he met another player who dominated the league and his lifelong enemy-Bill Russell!
But in the 1965-66 season, Chamberlain started his own era!
This year, he averaged 33.5 points, 24.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, and was crowned MVP for the first time.
In the 1966-67 season, he averaged 24.1 points, 24.2 rebounds, and 7.80 assists per game. In addition, the 75ers had the league's first record of 68 wins and 13 losses, successfully defending the title.
In the third year, Chamberlain still had an extremely explosive performance, averaging 24.3 points, 23.8 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game. The Philadelphia 75ers ranked first in the league. With impeccable statistics and records, Chamberlain naturally won the MVP for three consecutive years.
, and became the second player in history to win three consecutive MVP awards.
But to say that it is the most difficult, the most valuable, and the three-time MVP winner who has faced the strongest opponent, it has to be Big Bird Larry Bird.
In the 1983-80 season, he averaged 24.2 points, 10.1 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, leading the Celtics to 62 wins and 20 losses, leading the league!
In the subsequent 1984-85 season, Bird continued his peak form, averaging 27.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game and once again won the regular season MVP. The Celtics' record was still first in the league.
Then in the 1985-86 season, Bird averaged 25.8 points, 9.8 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game and won the MVP again. He won his own three consecutive MVPs and won two NBA championships in three years.
It is precisely because of his impressive achievements of three MVPs and two championships in three years that Bird became a god after the 1985-86 season and was recognized by fans and media as the number one small forward in NBA history!
Last season, Wang Zelin became the fourth three-consecutive MVP winner in history, shocking the world of basketball!
People thought that no matter how good Wang Zelin's performance was next season, no matter how good the Blazers' record was, it would be difficult to surpass the 2015-16 season that just passed.
But now, Wang Zelin slapped everyone in the face again.
What aesthetic fatigue?
What is insurmountable?
It's all nonsense...
Now the record at the beginning is not only booming, but also feels no less than the 75-win period last season. Wang Zelin has once again achieved a qualitative breakthrough in personal data, averaging points per game that are beyond the reach of countless super scorers before.
The 40-point club.
This makes him once again the undisputed favorite for MVP!
Therefore, when this question was raised, the surrounding fans who had not yet left the game immediately laughed out loud.
it is more than words.
Wang Zelin looked at the fans around him, smiled and said: "I think reality has answered your question."
After asking a few more questions, the reporters began to feel a little bored. If they continued like this, they wouldn't be able to dig out any hot topics until Wang Zelin left.
So for the last question, a black reporter raised another topic that has been second only to the Trail Blazers' 50-win victory in the past two days.
"Wang, ever since you completed that 360-degree alley-oop dunk against the Hawks, the noise on the Internet about your participation in the dunk contest has become louder and louder.
However, many people said that in fact, you don’t dare to participate in the dunk contest at all, how do you respond to this?”
The All-Star Weekend is getting closer and closer. In addition to the main game, there are pre-meal snacks such as skills challenge, three-point contest, and slam dunk contest. The participating players have basically been determined.
Just when everyone thought that everything was settled, Wang Zelin suddenly came up with an actual 360-degree dunk, claiming that he was playing an alley-oop... This is outrageous!
For a time, the topic of outsiders wanting to see Wang Zelin participate in the slam dunk contest remained high.