Back in the second half, Wang Zelin took the lead in charging and attacking the basket, preparing to start a wave of rhythm.
But……
DeRozan stood up again!!!
DeRozan, who was in excellent condition, didn't even call for a pick-and-roll, but swayed left and right, making fake moves to break through. Batum, whose feet were weak, watched helplessly as his opponent passed him.
After getting rid of Batum, DeRozan came to the paint area, easily flew into the air again, and succeeded in a one-handed dunk.
"boom!"
At 53:44, the score difference continued to widen.
"Worm grass!"
Wang Zelin shouted sternly, extremely disappointed with his teammates' performance tonight.
"My mine!"
Although he couldn't understand the meaning of the two words in Wang Zelin's mouth, the beautiful languages of various countries always have something in common, and Batum easily understood the artistic conception.
Wang Zelin was definitely blaming himself, and Batum quickly raised his right hand.
Lillard organizes the offense.
Wang Zelin singled out Aaron Gray in the paint.
Although the opponent's defensive attitude was very upright, his ability was limited and he was still beaten easily by the former.
53:46.
The Raptors still attacked with DeRozan, once again breaking through Batum and entering the Trail Blazers' penalty area.
"Don't even think about breaking in again!"
Wang Zelin shouted and rushed over.
The King of the North has already scored 23 points tonight. According to the current momentum, he is likely to break his personal season single-game scoring record of 31 points, the best.
Wang Zelin wants to curb this momentum.
The two met in the air, and the basketball in DeRozan's hand was slapped away by Wang Zelin.
A very clean, nice cover!
However……
"Beep! Trail Blazers' No. 36 defensive foul, Raptors' No. 10 made two additional penalties."
After hearing the penalty, Coach Terry frowned and punched the chair next to him.
This is the home court whistle, so you have to endure it if you can't bear it.
DeRozan, who has a free throw shooting percentage of over 80%, is steadily hitting extra free throws.
"At 55:46, DeMar opened the score again. He should have a place in this year's All-Star Weekend."
The home commentator shouted excitedly.
"Beep beep beep!"
Seeing the score getting closer again and again, and being pulled away again and again, Coach Terry became restless and quickly called a timeout.
…
During the timeout, Wang Zelin couldn't help but check DeRozan's ability evaluation.
When he met the Raptors last month, he looked at DeRozan's overall rating... 81!
He watched it again at the opening tonight, and the score remained unchanged at 81.
But when the game officially starts, DeRozan's strength may be 91 points.
After letting the system scan DeRozan, Wang Zelin kept his eyes open.
"Damn...there is such a thing!"
After the system scan, DeRozan's overall score suddenly improved interstellarly, directly reaching 93!
In other words, it is not an exaggeration to say that DeRozan's performance tonight was at superstar level.
"What international joke are you kidding?"
After watching it again, Wang Zelin saw a series of notes at the end of DeRozan's ability analysis chart.
"The player has entered a certain mysterious state, and his overall strength has been greatly improved!"
Wang Zelin didn't react until he saw this... DeRozan actually exploded and entered "The Zone" state that he had experienced before.
I'll just say it.
No matter how promiscuous Batum is, he will not be beaten like that.
Something bad is going on!
…
In this game, Wang Zelin finally experienced what many fans call "teammate CBA". What is it like?
It's so hard for me!
Wang Delin played 38 minutes tonight, a career-high playing time, scoring 34 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks, trying his best.
What about teammates?
Aldridge's 16 points... mediocre.
Lillard scored 11 points... showing his hip stretch.
Batum had 8 points and 6 turnovers... one for the actor.
The Raptors defeated their opponent by 15 points, 104:89, avenging the Blazers' 18-point devastation last time.
Star star DeMar DeRozan made 17 of 33 shots tonight and scored 41 points on free throws, setting a new single-game scoring record for his season.
…
"The Raptors upset, DeRozan scored a record-breaking 41 points!"
--"New York Times"
"Having lost to weak teams unexpectedly many times, especially whether the Trail Blazers have the quality of a strong team?"
——"ESPN"
"The Grizzlies successfully overtook, and the Trail Blazers dropped to fourth in the Western Conference!"
——"Laker Nation"
After losing to the Raptors, the Trail Blazers' record became 23 wins and 9 losses, and their record began to lag behind the Grizzlies, who are also in the Western Conference.
According to people's expectations, after defeating the Knicks, the Trail Blazers should have won two games in a row easily in early January, but the duck wasted.
For a time, the strength of the pioneers was questioned by experts and professors.
People jumped out one after another and pointed out the problems of the Blazers.
The first is offense.
"The Blazers' offense is always so three-dimensional. Wang Zelin will play after Aldridge, and Aldridge will play after Lillard. They will only rely on the power of stars to win..."
This is an article by an ESPN columnist.
"Once the stars are affected by their condition, they will reveal their true colors."
…
In order to prove the strength of their team, in the game on the night of the 5th, the Blazers were sharpening their knives at home, preparing to face the Mavericks who were about to be slaughtered.
As we are about to enter the mid-season stage, many people can see that with Dirk Nowitzki getting older and the players who won the championship leaving the team, the Mavericks are no longer what they were in the past two years.
The Mavericks' current record is just over 50%, with 16 wins and 16 losses, but they can't even make the top eight in the Wild West.
Only ranked tenth in the Western Conference, the two teams ahead are the Jazz with 17 wins and 15 losses and the Mosaics with 17 wins and 14 losses.
Everyone in the Trail Blazers is full of confidence tonight. The loss to the Raptors in the last game was nothing more than an accident. They couldn't beat the old, weak and disabled team of the Mavericks.
Obviously, the Blazers players were blinded by their outstanding record, and bad factors such as pride and complacency began to spread in the team.
…
On the night of the 5th, the Trail Blazers faced the Dallas Mavericks at home.
At halftime, the score was 54:47, and the Trail Blazers returned to the locker room with a 7-point advantage.
Wang Zelin scored 10 points and 10 rebounds, achieving a double-double in just half time.
The three young masters worked together and had the momentum to take the game away.
Later, whenever the Trail Blazers wanted to open up the score, Nowitzki of the Mavericks could always use his iconic "Golden Rooster Independence" to stabilize the score difference.
In the final quarter, the Mavericks, led by Nowitzki, slowly narrowed the score, but the Trail Blazers became more and more impatient and made frequent low-level mistakes.
In the end, the Mavericks turned away and took the lead in the Rose Garden, and Dirk Nowitzki taught the young Blazers a hard lesson.
Never underestimate the heart of a veteran!
Looking at the score of 97:93 on the big screen, Coach Terry fell into deep thought.
Lost again...Arrogant soldiers will be defeated!
I don’t know when this evil trend began to erode the hearts of the young Blazers players.
Before he could think about it, overwhelming doubts came from the outside world.
"The Trail Blazers have lost 4 of the last 5 games, and their true colors are probably exposed!"