Chapter 268 The third battle between the first-team center and the second-team center
How do you say something?
It’s even more timid to be close to home!
On the evening of the 23rd, with a big score of 0:2 behind, Wang Zelin returned to Portland with the team.
There were countless fans picking up the plane at the airport, and they were so cute. They were all shouting "Don't be discouraged, don't give up", "The future is ours", "The Spurs will be old next year"...
As soon as he got off the plane, Wang Zelin felt the affection from his team, and his uneasy heart suddenly became warm. He boarded the bus, sat in his exclusive seat and scrolled through his mobile phone.
Because of the heart-warming actions of these lovely fans, the teammates were relieved of the 0:2 deficit.
Sometimes I have to admit that ginger is still spicy!
After two games, they knew that the gap between their Spurs and the team, the detail handling at critical moments, the team's tacit understanding, the toughness of the game, etc. were not as good as their opponents.
They finally understood that their team still had some way to go before becoming a truly top team.
Fortunately, even though the NBA is a business league, there are indeed many humane stories in it.
Cold-blooded refers more to the team management, at least most of the fans are emotional and cute.
Before traveling back in time, Wang Zelin had limited knowledge of the Trail Blazers. At that time, the Trail Blazers were an unpopular team in China. Like many fans, he knew the Trail Blazers mostly because of his "cousin."
Lillard.
There is no way. Although Director Lee has been crushed by Curry at the same position throughout his career, it may be cruel to say this, but it is indeed a fact.
Perhaps because of this, the pathos of Coach Li and his many highlight performances in the playoffs, at least in terms of attracting fans, Wang Zelin admitted that he was fascinated by him.
And when he truly became a member of this team, he discovered the beauty of this team.
Emm, first of all, the team owner Paul Allen is really rich and willing to spend money.
Of course, Wang Zelin can also say to the outside world with his head held high: He and his teammates are worthy of Paul Allen's financial support for the team. At least so far this season, the team is undoubtedly successful.
However, Wang Zelin's most important task now is to continue to deliver excellent results in the playoffs.
To be fair, in the first two games of the Western Conference Finals, apart from the team record and outside opinions, as far as he is concerned, he is not satisfied with his performance. On a 10-point scale, he would feel a bit embarrassed if he scored a passing 6.
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G1 fell into the Spurs' trap and left the game with 6 fouls in less than three quarters. This was a sign of personal growth. The score in a single game fell below 20 for the first time since the playoffs.
G2's condition improved. He played 43 minutes and scored a double-double with 28 points and 15 rebounds, but the team still lost.
No matter how the fans find reasons for him and say something like "the Trail Blazers lost, Wang Zelin didn't lose", from the perspective of being a professional basketball player, the losing data is not worth mentioning.
In the professional arena, when you lose, you should first look for the reasons yourself, instead of indulging in the so-called "reasons" spun by the media and fans.
When facing failure, they will only make excuses instead of looking for reasons from themselves. Such people are destined to be unable to achieve real success.
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Time flies to May 25th.
The G3 game between the Trail Blazers and Spurs is scheduled for May 26, so the team still has one day to prepare.
Today the NBA officially announced the best team of the season. The first is the best team of the year. LeBron James was unanimously selected for the first team. The other four people selected for the first team are Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and...
…Tim Duncan.
When the news came out, many Wang Zelin fans felt sorry for him.
With his continued hot performance in the playoffs, Wang Zelin became the favorite candidate for the best first-team center in the 2012-2013 season. Especially after sweeping the Thunder 4:0 to advance to the Western Conference Finals, the outside world unanimously believed that he was the candidate for the best first-team center.
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It is a pity that after G1 of the Western Conference Finals, many media who were accustomed to Wang Zelin's high-quality performance were surprised, and even had a little bit of joy.
This is like an undefeated god of war breaking his undefeated golden body. According to the media, Wang Zelin seems to have fallen from the clouds into the mortal world.
After G2 lost another game, the media became more and more excited, completely ignoring Wang Zelin's 28-15, and just insisted on two things: the Trail Blazers were 0:2 behind the Spurs and the G16 foul committed early leaving the game, which led to the Blazers' defeat.
Although it's a bit of aggravation, who made him lose?
Losing is the biggest original sin!
The 37-year-old Duncan was highly praised by the outside world for being selected into the first team as a center for the first time, because he is the second oldest player in history to be selected, second only to the 38-year-old Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Your uncle is your uncle after all!
And anyone with a discerning eye can see that Duncan plays the center position most of the time in the regular season this season. Although it is surprising to be selected for the first team as a center, it is not an exaggeration if you take a closer look.
It is worth mentioning that after the announcement of this season's All-NBA First Team, Kobe Bryant was selected to the All-NBA Team for the 11th time in a row, tying Karl Malone's record and tied for first place in history.
While some people are calling Kobe NB, there are also people who think Kobe should not be selected for the first team.
There is no other reason. Among the five players on the best team, only the Lakers led by Kobe Bryant failed to break into the playoffs...
This is a bit embarrassing.
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In a mansion in Los Angeles.
After Howard saw the list announced for a while, he realized that he was not there and became unhappy. He couldn't help but cursed "Fuck Squid!" to the NBA executives on the TV.
But after thinking about it for a moment, he realized that the boy from China that he hated the most had not been selected as expected, and he felt much better.
People... as long as there is someone who is as miserable as me, it seems that I have found another outlet, and I instantly feel that I am not so miserable.
However, what makes people think deeply is that once upon a time, this man who could be replaced by James, actually only set his sights on a mere rookie.
Maybe Howard didn't even notice the change in his mentality.
Or perhaps, Howard's strength can no longer support his inner pride!
Immediately afterwards, the second team roster came out, snap, it was so fast!
Howard was about to turn off the TV. When he heard a familiar name coming from the mouth of an NBA official, he slammed the remote control in his hand towards the TV...
"Bang!"
"Hiss!"
Come on, Mr. Warcraft is not happy, and the poor TV is in trouble again!
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May 25, 2013.
Today is destined to be a day that will be recorded in the history of the NBA and the history of Chinese basketball sports.
At 12:10 noon, immediately after the All-NBA Team selection, the NBA officially announced: Wang Zelin, a Chinese player of the Portland Trail Blazers, became another rookie player selected to the All-NBA Team after Tim Duncan in his rookie season.
Of course, Duncan was selected as a rookie to the first team, which Wang Zelin's second team certainly cannot compare to.
But when the news came out, it was still shocking!
Even counting ancient basketball in the 1950s and 1960s, as of 2013, only 8 players were selected to the All-NBA Team in their rookie seasons.
Those selected for the second team include the famous basketball god Air Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar... Now we have to add Wang Zelin.
The remaining immortals who were selected to the first team are Bob Pettit, the second overall pick in 1954, Elgin Baylor, the top pick in 1958, Marshal Zhang in 1959, Big O in 1960, Bird Bird in 1978 and the next door.
The No. 21 rookie in the Holy City.
In this NBA, which is full of talented birds and beasts, it is already very rare for a rookie to be able to take root and become the main player in the first season of the game.
As a rookie, he can beat out a number of already established team stars in the selection of the NBA All-season Team in his rookie season, and it is even more difficult to be a finalist.
In addition to absolute toughness, you also need a little bit of luck.
The typical representative is O'Neal in his rookie season. O'Neal's rookie performance was also crazy, but it was an era where high-quality big men were emerging one after another. O'Neal was ultimately unable to even enter the third team.
This is the so-called bad luck.
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Portland.
In the conference room of the training hall.
"well!"
"Pity!"
"Those media are just a bunch of shit. What kind of perspective do they have..."
"OMG!"
"Gift crab!"
"Oh! Damn Fake!"
At this time, the conference room was full of people, the management, coaching staff, and players were all here.
Two days before this award was announced, despite losing some points in front of the media and fans in the first two games of the Western Conference Finals, the call for Wang Zelin to be selected for the All-NBA Team remained high.
Logically speaking, since the 1988-89 season, there has been an additional All-NBA Third Team in the NBA All-season Team, which means that young players have one more chance to be selected for the All-NBA Team in their rookie season.
Therefore, the fans unanimously believe that even if they can't get into the first round, Wang Zelin will not be able to get even the third round, otherwise the fans will really be blind.
One of the three spots at the All-NBA center position is destined to belong to Wang Zelin. It is almost certain. Fans have been waiting for it for a long time and started blasting the major forums.
At the same time, several mainstream domestic portals and forums have prepared backup servers and are mentally prepared for downtime.
When the second team roster was announced, not surprisingly, domestic sports portals and forums collectively crashed, and domestic fans were discussing the significance of Wang Zelin being selected as the second team center.
You know, the Chinese giant Yao Ming, who Chinese fans are proud of, is the highest and most valuable personal award he has won in his entire career. He is the two best second team players in the 2006-07 season and the 2008-09 season.
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In the words of the sauna commentator later: Some viewers mentioned Yao Ming's induction into the Hall of Fame, which lowered the threshold for the Hall of Fame; when Carter was mentioned, they said that Carter's entry into the Hall of Fame was guaranteed;
You must know that Carter has been selected to the second team once and first team once after playing for 20 years. To describe it in one word, it is empty-handed!
Yao Ming only played 7 years in the NBA, and he got 2 second-teamers and 3 third-teamers in 7 years. Therefore, it is appropriate for Yao Ming to be elected to the Hall of Fame, and there is no argument that the threshold is lowered.
Ahem, let’s get down to business.
Here in the United States, the discussion is more about the first foreign rookie being selected for the All-NBA Team, while Trail Blazers fans and Wang Zelin fans are boasting that Wang Zelin, a rookie, was selected for the second team, successfully matching many in NBA history.
Super giant.
As for the other four players on the best second team list, Tony Parker, Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony and Booker Griffin... no one is paying attention to them anymore.
Not to mention the third team of Harden, Wade, Paul George, David Lee and Howard.
This makes Harden and Paul George, who were selected to the All-NBA Team for the first time, feel even more bitter.
This is the first time for everyone, so why should we be so different?
I'm not convinced!
Once again, it illustrates from the side the unprecedented popularity brought about by Wang Zelin's selection for World War II.
Just one word, explode!
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Back home, Wang Zelin still felt that everything during the day seemed like a dream.
He had thought that he would be selected for the best team, but when it really happened, he was relieved that all his previous preparations were insufficient.
For example, no matter how many browsers a boy has visited before, no matter how many Japanese teachers he has consulted, when he takes the stage with real swords and guns, he still cannot resist the excitement in his heart and can't help but be shy in his movements.
Looking at his girlfriend in the bathroom, Wang Zelin opened the door and walked in.
This night is bound to be full of passion!
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At 8 pm on May 26, the third game of the series between the Trail Blazers and the Spurs started.
The title has been chosen before the game, "The final battle between the first-team center and the second-team center!"
The training game has finally arrived, in the Rose Garden, home of the Trail Blazers. Although the outside world generally believes that the probability of the Trail Blazers' comeback is low, at this time of the right time and place, the Trail Blazers want to win the first victory in the series.
To avoid being swept away, there are still opportunities.
After two miserable losses, Trail Blazers fans are eager for the team to win Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals at home.
Just today!
However, when the third quarter of the game ended, the special guest of this game, former Trail Blazers star Clifford Robinson, was a little desperate.
Just like in G2, the two teams were inseparable in the first half, and the Trail Blazers could barely squeeze out the point difference.
In the third quarter, when the Spurs' team basketball offense picked up, they could always find the Trail Blazers' defensive loopholes as accurately as a scalpel, thus easily opening up the score.
On the court, Parker broke through and scored, assisting Danny Green to hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer from the corner.
After this goal, the Spurs officially launched a 7:0 offensive climax, and the score difference on the field was as high as 14 points!
Parker and Danny Green easily high-fived each other. Parker was still very calm when playing. His many sudden points gave his teammates good opportunities, and his assists were even more impressive!
After three quarters, the number of personal assists has reached 10. If nothing else, the MVP of the winning team tonight should be Parker.
"With a 14-point difference, it would be too difficult for the Trail Blazers to chase points in the final quarter! You must know that their opponent is the veteran Spurs!"
Next to Clifford Robinson, Reggie Miller decided the game was basically over.
Back in the rest area, Wang Zelin's confidence began to waver, because the joy of being selected for the second team was dashed away.
When the opponent was the Spurs, trailing by 14 points and trying to make a comeback in the final quarter, Wang Zelin couldn't help but want to sing a song about "The Road to Shu is Difficult!"