The dominance the Blazers have shown recently is chilling.
Many fans who originally expected the Warriors to surpass the Trail Blazers have now given up this terrible idea.
Beyond the Trailblazers?
Sorry, the Warriors took the lead!
Facing the Celtics, who had always been considered no threat in the Eastern Conference, the Warriors ultimately lost the game, which disappointed Warriors fans.
Just two days later, the Trail Blazers ushered in another big victory, which basically gave them no hope of overtaking the Trail Blazers.
On the 24th, Wang Zelin and the Trail Blazers went to Los Angeles to challenge the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center. The Lakers are currently ranked sixth in the Western Conference, have a negative regular season record, and are still quite strong.
This kind of record is enough to be among the top four in the Eastern Conference.
Facing their first strong opponent in the second half of March, the Los Angeles Lakers, Wang Zelin led his team to defeat their opponents.
Wang Zelin didn't score much in this game, only 33 points, but 7 players from the Trail Blazers team scored in double figures, and the team's shooting percentage was as high as 55%.
Facing this aging Lakers, Wang Zelin didn't even need to exert any force. He could easily resolve the crisis by relying only on the strength of the team.
In terms of rebounds, the data of double 28 in a single game is not as good as that in the previous game, but it is equally scary in the eyes of others.
After the game, Wang Zelin found Paul extremely disappointed.
Maybe, Sao Paulo has lost confidence in this team.
Thinking back to two years ago, he had great ambitions to join the Lakers from the same city. He completed the long-lost team-up with Kobe Bryant, hoping to create a new world in the new team.
However, two years later, after he joined the Lakers, Kobe Bryant, and Gasol to form the Big Three, he still could not break through the second-round curse.
In a flash, Paul is almost 32 and has entered the ranks of veterans. How many more years does he have left to waste?
Is the big city of Los Angeles really toxic to him?
Do you really want to stay in Los Angeles and end your career completely like this?
Paul's face could not hide his loneliness, leaving only a lonely figure for the fans.
Wang Zelin couldn't help but curl his lips when he saw A Pao leaving the stadium with a miserable look on his face.
It seems that I have accelerated the departure of another star from the team.
The victory in this game allowed the Trail Blazers to further widen the gap with the Warriors.
After bidding farewell to Los Angeles, the Trail Blazers returned to their home court. They will play all the remaining market games at home in March.
After a night's rest, on the night of the 25th, the Trail Blazers defeated the Timberwolves at home.
The current situation of the Timberwolves is the same as the 75-man Knicks team that the Trail Blazers defeated before. There are still more than ten games left to end the season. It is destined to be a bad season for these three teams.
After losing to the Trail Blazers, the Timberwolves' record has dropped to negative, firmly ranking second in the Western Conference... naturally last.
The team that can overtake the Timberwolves and remain last in the Western Conference is naturally the Phoenix Suns.
Up to now, the Suns' record is only negative, and they are crazy enough to defeat them.
But on the night of March 25, 2017, the Suns suddenly became the focus of basketball fans around the world.
Just because the Suns' young player, sophomore Devin Booker, made 11 three-pointers in a single quarter in tonight's game at the Boston Celtics' home court at North Shore Garden, shooting over 68%.
Scored 70 points with a high true shooting percentage!
At this point, Devin Booker became the second youngest player in history to score 70 points after Wang Zelin.
Although Booker scored another 70 points in this game, there were some controversial scenes during the process, and there were still suspicions of scoring points. What's more terrible is that the Suns lost to the Celtics in an away game, and Booker was not able to
Lead the team to win.
But no matter what, the Suns have been on the road to failure since Nash left the team. It has been almost five years, and they still have not been able to successfully rebuild.
For a team that has been struggling for five years, it is definitely a commendable thing for the team's sophomore Booker to score 70 points against the Celtics, the first team in the Eastern Conference.
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After the game, retired Suns star Steve Nash immediately tweeted his congratulations to Booker for scoring 70 points.
Immediately afterwards, Nash's former teammates Stoudemire, Marion, Diaw and others also retweeted this tweet.
Even Suns legend Charles Barkley was full of praise for Booker who scored 70 points on social media platforms.
Overnight, Booker became popular!
The Suns and Booker instantly became the darlings of the major media.
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For the Trail Blazers, after defeating the Timberwolves, they defeated the menacing Denver running and jumping team at home.
The Nuggets of this world have not welcomed the savior Nikola Jokic. Although Nuggets coach Mike Malone is a very talented coach, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
The Nuggets only have that few people, not to mention Mike Malone, even if big guys like Sima Vicki, Sir Sloan of the Jazz, and Phil Jackson, the "GOAT" in NBA head coaching circles, come, where can they be taken there?
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It's just like playing Landlord. You have a single card in your hand, and you can't make a straight in the early hours of the morning. But your opponent has a lot of bombs. Even if the opponent shows up with you, he can't do it.
how?
On March 28, it was another back-to-back battle.
The Trail Blazers ushered in a focus game tonight, facing the Houston Mosaics at the Rose Garden Arena.
Many people thought that the Trail Blazers would continue their winning streak in a devastating way. After all, the Mosaic team had not defeated the Trail Blazers once in the past four seasons.
Yes, you heard it right, not even once.
Even local Portland fans believed that the Trail Blazers would definitely win again this time. Many people were too lazy to pay attention to the progress of the game and got into bed early to rest.
In their opinion, the Mosaic team is still within easy reach?
You don't need to think about it to know that when you wake up tomorrow, you will definitely have another big victory.
However, what is unexpected is that this game turned out to be very brutal. The offensive efficiency of both sides was ridiculously high, creating an epic offensive battle for all viewers.
Let me first state that the Mosaic team's record this season is not bad. Before this game, they had already achieved a negative record and secured the fourth place in the Western Conference.
Recently, the Mosaic team just won a wave of four consecutive victories, but they were a bit unlucky in the last game. They met the Warriors who were in full swing. In the end, the Mosaic team fell in the away game at Oracle Arena.
Even without Durant, the Splash Brothers still performed well. The two scored 54 points together, helping the Warriors defeat the Mosaics with 9 points.
Speaking of which, the biggest reason why the Mosaic team lost this game was actually because of their own failure.
Because the star James Harden actually made 4 of 17 shots tonight, with a shooting percentage that was so bad, only 23.5%; he made 2 of 9 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 22.2%, which was also terrible.
But even so, Harden, as the son of the version, relied on his ultimate understanding of the league rules and still relied on 100% free throw shooting rate of 7 of 7, and got a near triple-double of rebounds and 8 assists.
However, such data only deceives Excel fans who don't watch the game and only like to read the data after the game. Anyone who has actually watched the game knows that Harden will take the blame tonight.
In the first half, he made 1 of 8 shots and 0 of 5 three-pointers. He only scored 7 points with free throws. In the second half, he was still in a sluggish state. He made 3 of 10 shots and scored 10 points with a 30% shooting rate and 2 of 2 free throws.
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Except for Harden, all the players on the Mosaic team were in very bad shape tonight, as if the basket of the Oracle Arena had blocked them.
Eric Gordon made 5 of 12 shots from the field and a shooting percentage of 41.7%, including 3 of 9 three-pointers and a shooting percentage of 33.3%. He scored 15 points including free throws.
Trevor Ariza made 4 of 12 shots from the field, with a shooting percentage of only 33.3%, and 2 of 9 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of only 22.2%. Including free throws, he scored 13 points.
Then there was Capela who scored 8 points on 4-of-13 shooting, and Lou Williams who scored 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting...
After the whole game, the Mosaic team shot only 37% in a single game, including 32.4% on three-pointers, and the true shooting rate was only 48%.
This kind of scoring performance is really a big deal for a three-point team that mainly plays magic ball and advocates the concept of offense first.
With such a performance, it is reasonable for the Mosaic team to lose.
This makes many people firmly believe that Mosaic will definitely struggle even more after encountering the Trail Blazers who are stronger than the Warriors tonight.
Win?
nonexistent.
What people are most concerned about now is actually how many points the Mosaics will lose to the Trail Blazers.
Before the game, basically no one expected the Mosaic team to win.
Perhaps it is precisely because of the many unfavorable opinions from the outside world that the Mosaic team actually bottomed out tonight.
Especially the star player, the bearded Harden, went into crazy scoring mode as soon as the game kicked off tonight.
In a single quarter, he made 8 of 8 shots, including 4 of 4 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 22 points with a 100% shooting rate, plus 4 assists.
Who would have thought that the bearded guy, who only scored 17 points in the last game, would be so furious right from the start of this game?
Relying on Harden's heroic performance, after a single quarter, the Mosaic team led the Trail Blazers by a full 11 points.
"If I remember correctly, this should be the first time since Wang Zelin led the Trail Blazers that the Mosaic team led by more than double digits after the first quarter."
The home commentator was also shocked by Harden's incredible performance, and was stunned when he spoke.
One thing to say, the Blazers' performance in the first quarter was definitely not a stretch, at least it was above the level of previous games.
After a single quarter, the Trail Blazers made 8 of 17 shots, including 5 of 11 three-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws. They scored 28 points with a considerable shooting percentage.
This kind of performance is definitely not bad.
But who allowed them to meet Harden who was in killer mode!
Entering the second quarter, Harden's offense was somewhat restrained and he only took 4 shots in a single quarter. However, relying on the league's only penalty-killing power, he still scored 8 points and 3 assists in a single quarter.
The Trail Blazers took the opportunity to recover some points in the second quarter.
At the end of the first half, the scores came up and the Trail Blazers were only 7 points behind.
What is unexpected is that after the halftime break, the two sides changed places to fight again, and Harden immediately entered the killing mode again.
In a single quarter, he made 8 of 9 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, and 6 of 7 free throws. Under the wild bombing, he once again achieved the achievement of 20 points in a single quarter.
24 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers and 1 foul... Harden was simply amazing tonight!
At the same time, under Harden's teamwork, other Mosaic players also exploded one after another. The team scored 48 points in a single quarter, successfully setting a team history record.
So, after the first three quarters of the game, many spectators who had not watched the game turned on their mobile phones and TVs, thinking that the Trail Blazers would be playing another three-quarter game tonight with easy quotas. Everyone glanced at the scoreboard, and then
It was completely fixed on the scoreboard.
At first they thought the Trail Blazers were the leading team, but as they took a closer look, they discovered that the Trail Blazers were actually the lagging team.
Moreover, it was a full 19 points behind the Mosaic team!
"Is today April Fool's Day?"
This thought suddenly flashed in the minds of all Trail Blazers fans.
Immediately afterwards, Harden's game data for the first three quarters appeared on the big screen: 22 points in the first quarter, 8 points in the second quarter, 24 points in the third quarter...
After three quarters, Harden scored an incredible 54 points, which not only set a new record for the most points scored in a single regular season game in his career, but also set a new record for the Houston Mosaics' scoring record in the first three quarters of the regular season in team history.
Until now, not only Lillard, Jokic, and Batum are numb, but even Wang Zelin himself is a little numb.
In fact, he knew better than anyone how great the scoring ability of Big Beard was during the regular season at his peak, but when he actually became his opponent, he was still deeply shocked by the opponent's strength.
Wang Zelin did not break out tonight, and was in pretty good shape. After three quarters, he had a double-double in rebounds, plus 3 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal.
If nothing else, after this game, Wang Zelin's data should be fixed at 4 4 2.
But that is a general situation. Now it is a special situation. If the Blazers still want to win, Wang Zelin must stand up.
During the timeout between quarters, Coach Terry adjusted his defensive strategy and decided to double-team Harden throughout the final quarter to ensure that the guy couldn't score easily.
If Harden scores 60 or even 70 tonight, then the Blazers will be really embarrassed and thrown into grandma's house.
Entering the final quarter, the Trail Blazers' new strategy quickly worked. With the attention of Patton and Batum, plus Wang Zelin, who occasionally made crazy defenses, Harden instantly became silent.
In the first 8 minutes, they made 0 of 3 shots and failed to score a single point. Even their best penalty-taking ability could not take advantage of the Blazers.
Until the 9th minute, when watching the Trail Blazers chase the point difference to only 5 points, Harden had an idea and took out a long-lost mid-range jumper from his arsenal. Under Patton's close defense,
Scored the ball hard.
The Mosaic team once again widened the point difference.
Harden's mid-range shot was very crucial, as if it had touched some mechanism, forming a series of chain reactions within the Mosaic team.
The first is Bobby Brown, the undrafted player on the bench. After this guy left the game because of the Mosaic team's atmosphere, he became a surprise player as soon as he came on the court.
In the past, Bobby Brown, who averaged 1.2 three-pointers per game and only hit 0.6 goals per game, actually hit catch-and-shooters at critical moments. He made 3 of 4 shots in less than 3 minutes, including two priceless three-pointers.
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Who would have expected that a small person would suddenly go berserk at a time like this?
Bobby Brown's wave of operations disrupted the Blazers' rhythm of the game and made Coach Terry's defensive strategy in the final quarter a complete joke.
The reason why the Trail Blazers dared to double-team Harden crazily was because they were betting that the other outside shooters on the Mosaic team couldn't shoulder the heavy responsibility.
What they never expected was that a surprise player appeared in the Mosaic team, causing the Blazers to be in chaos.
In the last 27 seconds, the score was 11 points behind the Mosaics.
In this case, unless Tracy McGrady reappears at any time, it is basically equivalent to sentencing the Blazers to death in advance.
However, the reason why Tracy McGrady's moment is so widely circulated and still talked about by countless fans is precisely because of its legendary color and non-replicable nature.
If Tracy McGrady's moment was so easy to replicate, it wouldn't be called a miracle.
In the end, Coach Terry gave up his fantasy and called a timeout to replace the main players in advance, thus saving his final dignity.
Soon, as the final whistle sounded, the score between the two sides was finally settled. Mosaic defeated the Trail Blazers by 11 points in the away game.
This is Mosaic's first victory over the Trail Blazers in the past five years. It's not easy. It's been a few years, and they've been eating dumplings for a while.