The Mosaic team was a little confused at the beginning. The Trail Blazers scored 35 points in the first quarter. However, they only scored 17 points and lost their opponent by 18 points in the first quarter.
But their coach Kevin McHale doesn't seem too worried.
Because in his opinion, the two core players of the Mosaic team, James Harden and Dwight Howard, are still in the running-in period, and their tacit understanding is far from as high as that of the Trail Blazers. The temporary lag is nothing.
He firmly believes that when Harden and Howard work together, they will definitely lead the Mosaic team to victory. Before that, the Mosaic team members need to do a good job in defense.
"Defend well and don't be anxious! We will seek victory steadily and steadily. The Blazers' offensive pace is so fast, there is no guarantee that they will score crazy points together. Sooner or later, they will make mistakes. That is our time to counterattack!"
At the beginning of the second quarter, Wang Zelin spent more time off the court, because this year they have seven post players, and the coaching staff needs to allocate their playing time in the shortest possible time.
Wang Zelin and Aldridge cannot be moved, and Garnett cannot be moved despite his qualifications and strength. The remaining four, Yi Jianlian, Adams, Mike Muscala, and Joel Franreid, have to rely on their own strength.
Use your strength to fight for playing time.
Therefore, although Wang Zelin's physical fitness is much stronger than last season, his playing time has not changed much now.
Of course, only during the beginning of the season, you can tell who is strong and weak in about ten games at most!
The team was leading by a huge margin, and Wang Zelin stayed off the court for most of the second quarter... As a result, in the first half of the second quarter, Howard played a dominant performance during the Magic era.
In 8 minutes, he scored 11 points and 4 rebounds, and also gave Lillard a big block.
During this period, the Mosaic team's offense blossomed both inside and outside. Harden hit 2 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws to score 10 points. While scoring, he did not forget to organize and provide 3 assists.
Through the connection between the two, the Mosaic team scored almost 26 points in just 8 minutes.
Fortunately, Garnett is still young and scored 5 points with consecutive shots and free throws in the paint. Newcomers Adams and Yi Jianlian each scored 2 points through cuts. The Trail Blazers' bench was not suppressed by the mosaic, but instead burst out with their own.
Style.
By the way, Mo Bu also scored 4 points through the pass.
When Wang Zelin came on the court again, the score difference had reached single digits, 43:50, and the Trail Blazers still had a 7-point advantage.
The time for Warcraft to have fun is over!
Wang Zelin came up, looked at Howard and said: "Your good days are over. I will rule the next game!"
"You brat, you're still so arrogant!"
Including 2 points and 1 rebound in the first quarter, Howard now has a total of 13 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block in the data column. Judging from the surface data, it is not necessarily much worse than Wang Zelin's 11 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. No wonder his
His temper has gotten better again.
Hearing this, Wang Zelin just smiled and said: "Your performance ends here. I won't leave the game again in the following games. Speaking of which, I really hope you can score one in front of me... But, can you?"
"You..." Hearing that Wang Zelin was about to finish the rest of the time, Howard suddenly heard a "pop" in his heart and couldn't help but pause in his tone.
Then, he turned around and went to the basket to defend.
After the timeout, the Blazers attack.
At this time, Aldridge ran out of a gap, and Lillard's ball had already been passed to him. Before Asik changed defense, Aldridge took a two-point shot...
A very simple pick-and-snap tactic, played very smoothly. When Aldridge was destined to have a bad touch tonight, the ball hit the edge of the basket, bounced high with a "Duang" sound, and then flew out of the basket.
.
"mine!"
Howard was in an excellent position, and seeing the rebound within easy reach, he couldn't help but roar.
As a result, Cheng Yaojin came out halfway...Wang Zelin grabbed the offensive rebound!
"Damn it! It's the Chinese boy again! It's like this again..."
For the first time in his life, Howard began to complain about why he was no longer a few centimeters taller!
The annoyance in his heart disappeared in a flash. After all, Howard's defensive awareness was at the top level in the league. After the duck flew away, he quickly moved between Wang Zelin and the basket to prevent the latter from making up the dunk.
Seeing Howard's position, Wang Zelin leaned against Howard with his back and slammed into him!
"pretty!"
Seeing Howard's timely defense, Drexler couldn't help but praise him.
The Mosaic team is very confident in Howard's defensive ability. After all, Howard is the only player in history to win DPOY three times in a row, and he is also the strongest center currently in service. He shouldn't be unable to defend him, right?
But the next scene shocked them... Howard was directly knocked back by Wang Zelin, and finally saw his opponent leap high and slam the ball into the basket with both hands!
Howard couldn't bear it at all!
Wang Zelin’s explosive power is so powerful!
In other words, Howard suffered too much in front of Wang Zelin.
Howard's physical weight as a rookie was 240 pounds, and it was around 265 pounds from 2007 to 2009. The real weight gain began in the summer of 2009, and 10 years later until he left Mosaic, Howard's weight remained at around 280 pounds.
When 280 pounds is converted into kilograms, it is around 127 kilograms.
In this era, Howard's weight is enough.
Of course, the great thing about Howard at his peak is the combination of athletic ability and strength, as well as his proud explosiveness and jumping, so he can kill in the inside at his peak...
Except meeting Yao Ming!
Because when Howard's weight meets a heavy center like Yao Ming, he simply cannot withstand it. This is why there is a saying that Yao Ming "eats, sleeps and plays World of Warcraft".
From his rookie season to now, Wang Zelin's weight of 130 kilograms is naturally not static. This year, he has gained weight to 133 kilograms, which is about 293 pounds when converted into unit pounds.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wang Zelin’s original intention was not to gain weight, and he even thought about losing a few kilograms, but he had to admit that the NBA’s unique training model is indeed scientific and rigorous.
It is far from comparable to CBA.
When he practiced hard according to the model here for a year, he found that his weight had changed unknowingly.
The good news is that adding 3 kilograms of weight does not affect his jumping, agility and other dynamic talents, so I didn't delve into it further.
It wasn't until he beat Howard today that he discovered that the weight problem that he was initially unhappy with turned out to be an unexpected surprise.
After integrating multiple star cards, Wang Zelin's dynamic talents have also been strengthened step by step. Today, even if he cannot compare with the strongest birds and beasts in the league, he still has this level.
Coupled with the historical level of static physical talent, it is impossible to say that the inheritance of the Chinese center of "eating, sleeping and fighting World of Warcraft" will be reappeared in him.
I saw Wang Zelin jump on the spot and carry Howard on his back for a nearly flat-top dunk in the face of confrontation...
Mosaic fans on the sidelines exclaimed "This is unreasonable!"
When did a center produced in China bully Howard like this?
In the past, Yao Ming always had an advantage when beating Howard. It was because of Yao Ming's weight of 135 kilograms or more, coupled with his exquisite skills, he could eat, sleep and fight World of Warcraft.
But this is the first time people have seen such a violent style of play like Wang Zelin's.
It was the first time for them that Howard was bullied like this.
Some old fans also sneered at this.
Didn't you see that O'Neal, who was in the Celtics a few years ago, could occasionally show some of his peak lineup when facing Howard in a few minutes when he was full of energy, and the scene of beating Howard in the low post appeared more than once.
That's O'Neal in his twilight years!
This shows that Howard is indeed powerless when facing a heavy center.
Offense and defense transition, Mosaic team attacks.
When Wang Zelin drove towards Howard, the Trail Blazers' four teammates had already started to retreat.
This is based on instinctive trust!
After Wang Zelin made the dunk, he quickly retreated on defense, not giving his opponent a chance to make a quick move.
After Harden received Asik's serve, he suppressed the rhythm and advanced without running.
Arriving in the frontcourt, Harden observed the opponent's defensive position and clearly shrunk in, trying to break through the defense.
Just when Harden was about to find a cover to shoot from the outside, Howard on the inside made a gesture to go one-on-one. Harden couldn't help but frowned and slowed down his movements. Matthews quickly caught up with him.
One thing to say, even though Howard's statistics are good now, anyone with a discerning eye can see that his efficiency against Wang Zelin is appalling.
Harden didn't want to pass the ball, but he quickly passed the ball to Howard.
The reason is very simple. At this time, the Demon-Den team has just been established and the couple is in the honeymoon period. Harden is still very willing to believe in the strength of his teammate, the "league's strongest center".
Maybe, Dwight just hasn't adapted yet!
Or maybe, Dwight has found a way to match up with Trail Blazers No. 36.
Ever since the Mosaic team was severely punished by the rampant Wang Zelin last season, Harden has planted a seed in his heart to find excellent teammates, and it is best for this teammate to be an inside player.
Who would have thought that after one summer, he would get his wish.
Mosaic management made a big signing and signed Dwight Howard, the strongest center currently in his prime.
When Harden heard the news, he was so excited. He was so weak that his fighting power suddenly exploded, and his energy was so strong that he stayed strong all night long!
After receiving the pass, Howard responded with a look of "Thank you, brother!", and Harden quickly gave a look of "Come on! It's up to you!"...
But not long after, under Wang Zelin's defense, Howard made another poor shot, and the sound of hammering once again spread throughout the Toyota Center.
"Oh~~~"
Fans supporting Howard let out another long sigh.
Until now, not only Howard, but also the fans are a little desperate.
Why is the opposing Trail Blazers' No. 36 defensively so good?
In fact, Wang Zelin also wanted to ask: "Why do you believe in Howard's offensive ability so much?"
At this time, Howard has not experienced the days of wandering around, and has not yet mastered the basket. Now he relies on defense for survival, but in the end he has to stick to low singles...
He is not made for this bowl of rice!
In the next offense, Batum missed a three-pointer from the bottom line and the basketball bounced out of the frame. Today, the Trail Blazers' perimeter group is really average. So far, they have only made 2 goals in 12 three-pointers.
Fortunately, Trail Blazers No. 36 once again stood up and dunked the ball back to the basket with the heads of Howard and Asik.
Not only that, as the referee blew the whistle, Howard committed a defensive foul... his third foul of the game.
Standing on the free throw line, Wang Zelin took a deep breath, habitually patted the ball twice, and steadily hit the extra free throw.
2 1 makes it!
At 55:43, the score difference was opened to 12 points.
Harden feels extremely helpless!
Since No. 36 of the Trail Blazers returned to the field, the team seems to have once again fallen into a vicious circle of difficulty in scoring.
And the root of all this... is his most trusted teammate, Mosaic No. 12 Dwight Howard.
He really couldn't understand why Howard had to be obsessed with extremely inefficient individual singles. It was obvious that playing pick-and-roll offense with himself was the best way to bring out the best chemical reaction between the two!
This in the end is why?
On the next offense, Harden did not give the ball to Howard because he wanted to step up and break the team's scoring difficulty.
As Kobe Bryant turns one year older, it is inevitable that both the league and the fans will focus on the younger generation of shooting guards.
Who is most likely to become another iconic first shooting guard in the league after Kobe Bryant?
no doubt.
The first choice is James Harden!
Harden's performance after transferring to the Mosaics last season was eye-catching for all to see. This young man with a big beard, No. 13, successfully proved that he has the strength and potential to become the cornerstone of a team.
The most important thing is that Harden successfully hit the detonator in the face.
The reason why the pretentious and slap-in-the-face script has been criticized as being old-fashioned is because it is a classic.
Hey, don’t tell me, people just love watching plots like this.
As the protagonist in the plot, Harden, who has successfully proved himself, has undoubtedly become a popular target among fans.
Similarly, Harden also received extremely high treatment highly praised by the league.
This season Mosaic has been joined by strong supporter Dwight Howard. As long as Harden can continue to make steady progress based on last year's outstanding performance and lead the team to a higher level in the new season, there will be more recognition for him from the outside world.
It is the voice of the future No. 1 shooting guard in the league.
Now, Harden has decided to make his voice heard.
After making singles tactical gestures outside the three-point line, teammates began to spread outside.
This time, even Howard is no exception.
Matthews came to defend alone, Harden continued to crotch, pretending to move forward. When Matthews subconsciously took a step back, Harden suddenly pulled back, put his foot back outside the three-point line, and shot out a cold arrow!
"Whoosh!"
Beard takes action and hits the soul with one shot!
The score difference returned to single digits.
"James!! Harden!!!"
The DJ at the scene got excited and roared crazily.
After a series of sluggish scoring and continuous struggles, someone from the Mosaic team finally stepped up to break the situation, and the fans at the scene were finally able to vent their boredom.