The whistle sounded and the Blazers made substitutions.
From the end of the first half to now, Wang Zelin rested for nearly 20 minutes. During this timeout, he came on to replace Mike Roberts.
"Thank you for your hard work, buddy, look at me next."
After slapping his younger brother on the butt, Wang Zelin returned to the game.
?In the TNT live broadcast room, Buckley shouted: "The king is coming!"
"I just don't know if his touch will be as hot as in the first half after a 20-minute break."
Kenny Smith's concerns are justified.
Many players with problems feel hot and perform well at a certain stage, but may lose all their touch due to a timeout.
What's more, Wang Zelin didn't touch the ball for 20 minutes.
"Then let's dunk. What other offensive method is more stable than dunking!" Barkley replied nonchalantly.
…
The game continued and the Trail Blazers attacked. Lillard advanced to halftime and glanced at Wang Zelin. The latter shook his head slightly. Lillard understood and passed the ball to Aldridge.
Aldridge currently has 13 points and 4 rebounds on 6 of 11 shots. Although there is no tendency to explode in scoring, it can be said to be quite satisfactory.
Aldridge caught the ball and the Trail Blazers players started running.
In the inside matchup, Aldridge's defender is Bosh, and Wang Zelin's defender becomes Harrison, the human shield.
One thing to say is that although Bosh is now used more as a blue-collar insider, his defense cannot be said to be good, and even a passing level is a bit far-fetched.
But that's it.
"e on!"
Bosh's eyes widened and he roared. At least he had done enough work in terms of momentum.
Facing Bosh, who was similar in stature to his own...except for his lack of long neck, Aldridge faced him without fear.
Lean against the defender, suddenly exert force, take a step back, half-turn around, and raise your hand for a mid-range jump shot.
"Whoosh!"
58:64, the Trail Blazers gradually narrowed the score.
The Heat attacked, and LeBron James stepped up again.
An iconic bulldozer layup opened the score for Miami again.
58:66.
"King, step up the attack!"
Coach Terry reminded.
"Um!"
Wang Zelin nodded and behaved very actively in the next round.
"Give me!"
Wang Zelin shouted.
Lillard didn't hesitate and passed the ball quickly.
For Wang Zelin, Lillard is full of trust and gratitude.
Trust comes from the strength of the other party.
The feeling comes from the All-Star voting.
So far, Lillard's All-Star voting ranks third among Western Conference backcourt players, behind only Kobe Bryant and Paul.
Looking at the league, he is ranked fourth, second only to the three veteran superstars of Kobe, Wei and Paul.
Most of these votes came from China, which made Lillard full of imagination about being selected for the All-Star Game in his rookie season.
There is probably no hope. After all, Kobe 100% occupies a position. Paul is the league's number one point guard at his peak. Lillard asks himself, he can't compete with the opponent, but as a substitute... he can still think about it.
In addition to All-Star voting, Lillard's agent Goodwin told him that Chinese companies have begun to contact him, which means Lillard is very likely to get sponsorship and endorsement contracts from China.
These are real personal interests, so after recognizing the potential and strength between the two, Lillard strongly supports Wang Zelin in becoming the new team boss of the Trail Blazers.
After Wang Zelin caught the ball, he started to hit the ball. After continuous collisions, he broke through Harrison's entanglement, like a hidden dragon ascending to the sky, took one step across, and reached the reasonable collision zone.
"Don't even think about it!"
Chris Bosh on the other side came over to cover.
But Wang Zelin acted as if he didn't see the opponent. He held the ball in his right hand and jumped towards the defense of the two men.
"boom!"
The thin Bosh was knocked flying in the air, and Harrison on the left was not much better, almost falling to the ground.
Raise fire to the sky, violently slam the door!
The basketball stand trembled.
"Beep!"
There will also be additional penalties.
"OMG!"
The audience at the American Airlines Arena looked at the scene of the man flipping over under the basket. No matter how loyal the fans were, they couldn't help but exclaim.
Vaguely, many old fans remembered the figure of the big shark back then.
impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
How could a mere Asian center compare to Shaquille O'Neal, who once dominated the league?
Racial discrimination can be seen everywhere in the United States, even deep into the bones.
After many viewers reacted, they booed Wang Zelin with disdain.
For yellow players, even Yao Ming, who was at the height of his power, proud American fans always have inherent contempt.
"LeBron, find a chance to dunk!"
"Dwayne, don't forget that this is your horse. Ozawa, who is opposite, is taking too much trouble!"
"..."
Yao Ming, who was as strong as he was back then, had never been so reckless in the American Airlines Arena, let alone a player from the East whom he had never seen before.
"pretty!"
Lillard and Wang Zelin quickly high-fived each other, full of longing for the future.
"Even if I can't become an All-Star this year, if I improve my statistics next year, I should be able to surpass Claes Paul."
Actually, I don’t blame Lillard for thinking this way.
I remember that in the 2002-03 season, Yao Ming pushed past O'Neal at his peak and became the All-Star center in the Western Conference. This feat completely shocked the league.
In fact, it should be said that it caused dissatisfaction among the vast majority of the league's stars.
It is precisely because of the public opinion trend caused by Yao Ming that many people subconsciously ignored Francis, the star of the Mosaic team that year, also known as the boss of the Chinese fans, with averages of 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
, abruptly squeezed out Steve Nash, Gary Payton, Stephon Marbury and other top point guards in the league to enter the Western Conference All-Star Game lineup.
No one can believe it without the support of Chinese players.
Isn't this even more exaggerated? In the following 2003-04 season, Francis' data dropped to 16.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, and he once again became the Western Conference All-Star point guard.
All kinds of brilliant achievements are enough to illustrate the monopoly of Chinese fans on the NBA All-Star Game at that time.
Although now the NBA has diluted the All-Star voting for China and even the Asian region...or even ignored it.
But even a broken ship has a three-pound nail, let alone the Celestial Empire with a large number of people.
…
After finishing the thoughts in my mind, the screen returned to the game.
When the Trail Blazers attacked again, Wang Zelin continued to attack the inside.
He was on full fire from the start, and the Blazers' lieutenant general was also happy to play soy sauce next to him, especially Aldridge, just in time to take a break.
In this offense, Bosh didn't need Coach Spoelstra to remind him and quickly came to double-team.
Aldridge was free, and Wang Zelin raised one hand to the left... Bosh, who was so frightened that he was halfway through his sprint, instinctively looked back.
"Pah! Pah!..."
The sound of the basketball hitting the ground came in front of Bosh, and Wang Zelin started to hit Harrison with his back.
This is a classic fake pass move, and the one who used it best is undoubtedly Jordan.
However, the premise is that you have a pair of big hands to make the fake movements realistic enough.
Seeing this, the old blacksmith from the West Coast expressed envy and hatred.
If he had Jordan's big hands, he wouldn't be able to fly!
…
Back to the game.
By the time Bosh turned around and approached, Wang Zelin had already slipped into the paint area.
He wants to turn over and hook!
Bosh quickly made a prediction in his mind, quickly moved his feet laterally, and took off...
Another fake move!
Wang Zelin collected the ball again, avoided Bosh's defense, raised his iron elbow and turned to the other side. Harrison quickly pushed his head back, if he had been slower, he would have been hit by the elbow.
"boom!"
Wang Zelin once again ravaged the basket, and the American Airlines Arena basket wailed again.