The Jazz, who returned home, had a strong desire to attack. The Trail Blazers attacked the backcourt, and Al Jefferson scored two goals to take the lead. However, the Trail Blazers, led by Wang Zelin and Aldridge, played a 10:2 victory.
A wave of attacks quickly widened the point difference.
The Trail Blazers almost defeated their opponents in the first quarter, 34:23, leading the Jazz by 11 points in a single quarter.
In the first quarter, Wang Zelin made 4 consecutive strong plays in the paint, made 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 11 points. Aldridge scored 8 points, and Lillard also scored 6 points.
The total points scored by the Trail Blazers' three young men in a single quarter were 2 points higher than the points scored by the entire Jazz team.
The reason for this overwhelming advantage was that Wang Zelin and Aldridge dominated the penalty area of both sides. On the opposite side were Jefferson and Paul Millsap, who took 11 shots combined and only made 3 hits, with a shooting percentage of only
is 27%.
"Wang, your ability to protect the frame is getting better and better. You blocked it 3 times in a single quarter, and the opponent doesn't dare to enter the paint area."
With Wang Zelin attracting defenders inside, Adridge played very comfortably tonight, hitting 4 out of 5 shots, with a hit rate of 80%.
"Hahaha! Your shooting is also very good. Eight points in a single quarter made them dare not attack me wantonly."
Wang Zelin smiled and complimented him back. The two of them were indeed mutually beneficial as he said.
The substitutes played most of the second quarter. Wang Zelin only played 5 minutes and scored 2 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block.
As a result, he had already scored 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks in the first half - quite dazzling.
At 62:41 at halftime, the Trail Blazers led by 21 points, and the game tended to be beaten.
Entering the second half, the Jazz coach directly put the main lineup on the bench and announced that he would surrender.
At 88:105, the Blazers' third youngster led the team to double defeat the Jazz with a score difference of nearly 17 points, winning their 35th victory of the season.
Back at home, the Jazz, who originally wanted to win back a victory, could only suffer the defeat. They were getting further and further away from the threshold of the playoffs.
Wang Zelin only played 8 minutes in the entire second half. He played 25 minutes and scored 19 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks. The number of blocks stagnated because almost no one on the Jazz dared to attack the paint in the second half.
Lillard scored a game-high 23 points and 8 assists, Aldridge scored 17 points and 7 rebounds, but the MVP of this game still went to Wang Zelin, who broke out in the first quarter.
The reason why this game was won so smoothly was thanks to Wang Zelin's ability to limit the performance of the Jazz's interior combination in the first quarter.
After the game, Wang Zelin received good news.
This week, Wang Zelin won the Western Conference Player of the Week for winning three games. His averages in the three games were 24.3 points, 14.6 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 3.5 assists.
The only strong competitor is Russell Westbrook of the Thunder. Westbrook led the Thunder to a record of three wins in three games this week. Unfortunately, his personal data is far inferior to Wang Zelin, averaging "only" 21 points per game.
6 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 3 steals.
Except for the amazing steals, Zelin, the king of other statistics coaches, is slightly mediocre.
"Super center statistics? God-level performance from the King of China!" - Portland Weekly
"Who is the number one center in the league?" - Bleachers
"Averaging five blocks per game, a maddening monster under the basket!" - Sports Illustrated
"The No. 1 center ~ may be castled!" - New York Times
Wang Zelin's average data in the three games once again hit the Internet, and even more so, Dwight Howard was directly mentioned on social media.
One thing to say is that Howard seems to have gotten rid of the interference of injury not long ago and has gradually performed at the level he should have. At one time, he performed 30-10 in a single game.
Unfortunately, in the last game in January, Dwight Howard left the court early in the fourth quarter due to a shoulder injury, which to a certain extent led to the Lakers' eventual reversal by the Suns with a score of 86:92.
According to ESPN's famous reporter Wo Shen, he broke the news on the show: Dwight Howard will miss the game for a week and is expected to return when the Lakers play the Celtics on February 8.
Regardless of whether it is due to injuries or other reasons, Howard's dominance in the paint this season is indeed far inferior to that of the Magic. Both scoring and rebounding data have declined to varying degrees. In many games this season, the average per game The score is only in single digits, which can be called a super ghost.
In the original history, although Howard's personal strength has declined at this stage, no one in the league can challenge his position as the league's number one center. In addition, being located in Angel City, the Lakers' public relations are also one of the best in the league. , this allowed Howard to finally save face.
But things are different now. Wang Zelin has emerged in the league.
Note~ What people fear most is comparison!
With the sharp contrast of the young man Wang Zelin, Howard's decline became even worse, and some "disharmonious" voices finally appeared in the league.
According to rumors, this voice originally came from Los Angeles...
Coupled with the fact that a group of media, including those in the bleachers, who did not take it too seriously to watch the excitement, added fuel to the flames, Howard seemed to have fallen from the altar.
The most terrible thing is that Howard was at a disadvantage many times when facing the new generation of potential centers, and the situation was once very embarrassing.
Take Wang Zelin and Cousins, the two young centers who have been in the spotlight recently.
Wang Zelin's Trail Blazers defeated Howard's Lakers several times, and the former had the upper hand every time in terms of statistics and personal performance.
Compared with Cousins, it's even worse.
There was a very famous game last season. The Kings lost to the visiting Magic at home with a score of 97:104. However, for the centers of the two teams, it was a situation of ice and fire.
Cousins, who had just returned from suspension, was like a devil released from Pandora's box. He was unstoppable. He scored 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in the half.
Howard, who was facing him, had 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 blocks in three quarters. It was not until the fourth quarter of the game that he barely managed to score 5 points and 4 rebounds, thus avoiding the embarrassment of eating duck eggs.
It was also from that time that there began to be a voice in the league: When a person can easily defeat the league's number one center, how should we evaluate him?
Perhaps the title of the league's No. 1 center will change soon.
If last season was just an introduction, then this year's overall decline in Howard's statistics, coupled with the Lakers' hip-stretching record, caused his house to completely collapse.
While some voices are vigorously praising the new generation of centers, there are naturally another group of voices that are strongly defending Howard, and that is the media led by ESPN.
Experts and media under his command have written articles one after another: Wang Zelin's data may seem dazzling, but in fact it is full of water. The main argument is that the opponents of the Trail Blazers in recent games have relatively mediocre inside lineups, and can even be called weak.
Needless to mention the Mavericks, Nowitzki is recognized as strong offensively and weak defensively. As for the Jazz they faced in the next two games, Al Horford's situation was similar to Nowitzki's, while Paul Millsap, who was stronger on defense, faced off.
The player is Aldridge again.
Therefore, although Wang Zelin's data is eye-catching, it is not as exaggerated as it seems.
In addition to Wang Zelin, Cousins will also inevitably suffer.
It would be even easier to criticize Cousins~ Just press the brush, tumor and other names directly, and you will get the right one!
Who makes the Kings currently in the 13th position in the Western Conference? It seems that no matter how irritable they are, they can only eat turtles.
After reading the news at home, Wang Zelin couldn't help but laugh out loud. These experts are racking their brains in order to blackmail themselves!
It’s really just black for the sake of being black. No matter how weak the Mavericks and Jazz are inside, they are still NBA-level teams. Is it possible that some people really take the “teammate CBA” that fans talk about so seriously?
No way?
But it doesn't matter anymore. Others don't know Howard's career trajectory, but Wang Zelin doesn't know it either?
Leaving the Orlando Magic was the first turning point in Howard's career. During this offseason, he stabbed the Lakers and went to Houston, which dealt another huge blow to his popularity and reputation.
It won't be long before ESPN will be slapped in the face.
Wang Zelin doesn't care, but that doesn't mean someone doesn't care either.
In a VIP room of a nightclub in Los Angeles, a man was cursing: "Shet! Shit! Who originally agreed to come to Los Angeles and let me be the boss, but what happened? A rookie is going to climb on my head.
Peed, no, two..."
"Dwight, don't worry about this, come let's continue drinking!"
Beside the man, many scantily clad black women pounced on him with expressions of dissatisfaction and desire.
"Hmph, when I get better, I must teach that Oriental guy a lesson." This guy is none other than Howard.
According to the news from Kobe and others, Howard should be recuperating at home at this time. However, after seeing some bad news at home, this guy couldn't suppress his inner anger... In fact, he couldn't bear the loneliness and went to the nightclub all night long.
But this is normal, otherwise how could this guy who was protecting him have so many illegitimate children?
It wasn't until four o'clock in the morning that Howard finally left the nightclub in a daze, with a woman on his left and right supporting him.
not far away.
"Dude, look~who is that?"
"Oh my God! It's Dwight Howard. Isn't that guy recuperating?"
"Maybe his injury has recovered early, but he just doesn't want to play."
"..."
As a world-famous entertainment capital, Los Angeles’ paparazzi are also world-famous.
For an NBA superstar like Howard who is at his peak, every move he makes is a source of traffic.
The paparazzi grabbed their cameras and took a picture of Howard getting into the phone with two hotties.
Judging from the rippling smile on Howard's face, he must have had a great time before and there is a high probability that he will have to play extra games when he returns.
After all, athletes are notoriously energetic.
Hehe, with these photos, you can ask your boss to send red envelopes when you go back.
…
After playing the Jazz, the Trail Blazers had two days of rest, and their next opponent was the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are also in the Northwest Division.
The Timberwolves are currently ranked twelfth in the Western Conference and are one of the weakest teams in the league. Therefore, Coach Terry only arranged some light-load training in the next two days, and the players had a lot of time to allocate themselves.