On the bench, DeRozan watched blankly as people went to the empty Aviation Center stands.
"How could it be? You are very strong. You are already one of the strongest players at the shooting guard position."
Lowry on the side noticed that DeRozan was low in morale and had no confidence at all, and quickly comforted him.
"But……"
When DeRozan thought about the score of today's game, his voice weakened again.
"Yao Yao once told me this old Chinese saying: You have to eat your food one bite at a time, and you have to walk the road step by step. Our primary goal this year is to make it to the Eastern Conference playoffs, and then slowly move closer to the finals.
The Portland Trail Blazers are already a team that has gone far in the playoffs. It is normal to lose to them. We will become stronger next season. I have confidence in you, DeMar."
Seeing that it was effective, Lori increased his intensity.
"That's right!" DeRozan nodded sharply, as if he was saying it to Lowry, but also as if he was saying it to himself.
"We won't leave tonight, we will practice more!"
"That's right, I'll accompany you!"
On the night before the 19th, the lights in the Space Center Arena never went out until 4 a.m.
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"151:91, the Portland Trail Blazers beat their opponents by 6 points in an away game!"
——TNT
"60 points! The Pioneer broke the largest winning margin!"
——Sports Weekly
"The Portland Trail Blazers have found the right password for victory-Princeton! Other teams need to be more vigilant!"
——ESPN
"25 points, 12 rebounds and 18 assists! The Chinese center has scored two consecutive triple-doubles and secured the season's three-point king!"
——Bleachers
After the away game in Toronto, the Kings and the team left the cold Toronto overnight and headed to Brooklyn, New York City. The second opponent of three consecutive visits in the Eastern Conference was the Brooklyn Nets.
Just as everyone on the team checked into the hotel, fans all over the world were enjoying the game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Toronto Raptors, with the score difference exaggerated to 61 points.
Tonight, Wang Zelin also set a personal record of his own. The 18 assists he received helped him break the most assists in a single game in his career. At the same time, it was also the first time in his career that he had triple-doubles in two consecutive games, and he eventually led his team to victory.
On the 18th, the first training day after the game, Wang Zelin and Yi Jianlian agreed to arrive an hour early.
On the training day, Yi Jianlian's current training focus is on cutting in without the ball and three-pointers at a 45-degree angle from the top of the arc on both sides. The cut-in is to allow him to better cooperate with Wang Zelin's high-post support. The 45-degree three-pointer is what he did with the Trail Blazers.
The two most common positions in the tactical system.
In addition to the normal training plan, the focus of this additional training is his three-pointers from the bottom corners on both sides.
One more hole card, that’s right!
Wang Zelin needs to conduct mid-range shooting training near the free throw line. After changing the offensive system, he must turn a large area near the free throw line into his shooting hot zone as quickly as possible.
In this way, the opponent will not leave him for a moment, which makes it easier for him to organize the attack.
Therefore, Wang Zelin trained even harder. Fortunately, Yi Jianlian was with him, and the two had private rounds of competition to encourage each other.
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After playing the Raptors, on the night of the 22nd, the Trail Blazers had another away game.
This season, the Nets' owner, the Russian super rich, spent a lot of money to build a luxurious lineup.
Due to the interference of the Portland Trail Blazers, the Wolves did not go to the Brooklyn Nets, but they still formed a combination of Lopez, "Modern Jordan", Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce, Deron Williams, and the total salary of the team
Ranked first in the league.
Unfortunately, even with the formation of a super lineup, the Nets' record did not seem to have a qualitative change. In the opening game, they gave the Cleveland people a warm welcome, allowing Irving to steal the limelight.
So far, the record is only 6 wins and 5 losses, ranking sixth in the Eastern Conference. Fans are blindly guessing that the Russian tycoon will be taken advantage of again.
On the evening of the 22nd, the lights at the Barclays Center came on again.
After the day before yesterday, De Xiaopang did not play in the second half due to an injury to his left ankle, which directly caused the team to lose to the Charlotte Bobcats by 4 points. Today, the Nets ushered in another powerful team from the West - the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Today, photographers always go to the Trail Blazers bench from time to time, because the biggest star sitting on the Trail Blazers bench is Wang Zelin.
Wang Zelin appeared on the sidelines wearing a white suit today. It seemed that he was not going to play today.
This is exactly what happened.
After only staying in Toronto for one night, Wang Zelin caught a cold without any precautions in advance, and the symptoms were not very serious.
However, Terry Stotts considered that the team played two away games from San Antonio to Toronto, spanning more than half of the United States. For the sake of safety, he decided to give Wang Zelin a rest today.
However, external reports say that he was unable to play due to injury.
In fact, after two days of rest in New York, Wang Zelin's cold has already recovered. It's just that he is too important to the Portland Trail Blazers, and there have been many minor injuries in NBA history.
A minor illness forces its way onto the stage, eventually brewing into a tragedy of serious illness.
Penny Hardaway back then was a perfect example of a negative example.
Because the old injury was not completely healed, he was forced to play by the Magic management, which was said to be for the sake of the team's record, which in turn caused Hardaway to suffer new injuries during the game.
It was okay once, but this kind of confusing operation was done by the Magic management more than once...The final result was that Hardaway fell like a comet as a genius.
Wang Zelin is very valuable in the Trail Blazers. Their management is naturally not as social as the Magic's management, and of course they cannot do stupid things like forcing the main core to play early.
Even so, Wang Zhelin, who took a rest for the first time in the season, still became the most watched player in the game.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Whenever there is an opportunity, even if he simply stands up to cheer for his teammates, the camera will give him a big close-up.
What is superstar (tactical fallback)?
This is how superstars get treated!
Although Wang Zelin did not play, the Trail Blazers still controlled the rhythm of the game today at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, because they were also missing one of their generals, Deron Williams.
The big boss of the Nets is really unlucky. He spent the unjust money of being the best in the league, and the team showed him this record. After playing with the Trail Blazers, the current record is only 6 wins and 6 losses, and he is about to fall to the Eastern Conference again.
On the edge of the top eight.
If they really miss the playoffs, it will be a big blow to the Nets.
Since the NBA has formed many super teams, except for last year's Lakers F4 Galaxy Battleship, which failed to break into the playoffs, all other teams have been guaranteed to make it out of the first round of the playoffs for the last time.
If Deron doesn't come back soon, the Nets will always lack a court commander, and the team will really be in trouble.
In the first two seasons, Nets boss Deron Williams has been able to steadily score around 20 points and 7 assists. This year, the team is full of big names, and his data has dropped slightly, but it is still stable at 15 points and 6 assists.
about.
Tonight, both the Trail Blazers and Nets are missing their thickest legs. Among the remaining players, the other two core players of the Trail Blazers, Aldridge and Lillard, are about 25 years old on average, and the other two main players
Hughes and Batum are only 26 or 7 years old.
Who is on the Nets team?
The main players are 36-year-old Paul Pierce and 32-year-old Joe Johnson, and the important rotation players are 36-year-old Jason Terry...
So today, even if Wang Zelin didn't play, the Trail Blazers still dominated the Nets.
Lillard did a great job, scoring a double-double with 23 points and 13 assists. Inside, Aldridge had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Kevin Garnett had 16 points and 8 rebounds.
In the rotation, Mo Williams scored 16 points, and Yi Jianlian and Adams were the substitute inside duo. The former scored 11 points and 12 rebounds, and Adams scored 6 points and 7 rebounds.
While playing with Adams, Yi Jianlian found that he could always reach a good position, and rebounds would always appear in his hands for no reason. Today he got the team's most 5 offensive rebounds, and he got 6 in the second offense alone.
point.
Both the main lineup and the rotation players performed well, and the Trail Blazers easily defeated the Nets with an 8-point advantage of 99:91.
After the game, Wang Zelin, who had obviously not played for a minute, became the first person to be interviewed by media reporters.
"Wang, first of all, I would like to congratulate the Trail Blazers on their 12th consecutive victory. How do you think your teammates performed today?"
"We will play the Bucks away from home in three days. Are you confident that we will win in a row?"
"The last game of three consecutive guest games in the Eastern Conference, can you still hold on?"
Mr. Wang was speechless. He thought he was rarely "lazy" for a day, but in the end, he couldn't escape the media's microphone.
Sure enough, wherever good people go they are always the most handsome! The problem is that Wang doesn’t want to be interviewed, he just wants to fight back!
However, winning is the most important thing. Wang Zelin still spent half an hour completing the interview before returning to the hotel.
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For the final stop of their three-game trip in the Eastern Conference, the Trail Blazers head to Milwaukee, one of the many small ball markets in the league.
The moment he got off the chartered plane and set foot on the familiar land of Milwaukee, Yi Jianlian was in a trance, as if he had returned to the summer of 2006.
This was once the place where his dream set sail!
"What's wrong, Brother A Lian!"
Wang Zelin's words made Yi Jianlian wake up from his memories, but there was still a bitter smile on the corner of his mouth.
Wang Zelin smiled and joked: "It's not a good feeling to revisit the old place!"
I don't know since when, he has become accustomed to teasing the serious Yi Jianlian from time to time. Whenever the latter has complicated emotions, he is like a bad boy who stole candy, not to mention how happy he is.
Aldridge looked at the two people walking behind the team and secretly made a decision in his heart.
Back to business.
The Milwaukee Bucks in the post-Yi Jianlian era, after a poor season in 2008-09, selected Brandon Jennings with the 10th overall pick in the first round of the 2009 draft.
A madman who scored 55 points in a single game in his rookie season and led the Bucks to the playoffs in his rookie season.
On the big stage of the playoffs, against the Hawks in the first round, Jennings averaged 18.73 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game, and led the Bucks in seven fierce battles, eventually losing by 7.
Since then, the Bucks thought they had found the real core of the team, and then... After another two years of failure, after being swept 4-0 by the Heat in the first round of last season, the Bucks management could no longer stand Jennings.
With his inefficient play style, he began to join the bad team again.
In short, the Bucks in the post-Yi Jianlian era have always made hesitant progress. Although they have made two outstanding performances in the playoffs, they were only in the first round. Among the 30 teams in the league, they have always been in a worse position than those above.
situation.
The Bucks had just suffered a 5-game losing streak. If nothing else, they will face a 6-game losing streak against the highly motivated Portland Trail Blazers.
The biggest thing to watch before the game is how Wang Zelin, who just took a break in the last game and is coming back today, will deal with the Bucks' weak inside group.
The second most interesting thing is that Yi Jianlian, who has returned to the NBA after several years, will perform like this again when facing his former team, the Bucks.
The last thing is, how many points will the Bucks lose tonight to be considered a win?
It sounds awkward, but it is the truth.
No matter how nervous the fans are, they don’t think the Bucks will be the opponent of the Trail Blazers. Some Bucks fans who are passive and lazy even claim: If the loss is 20 points, no, if it is less than 30 points, it means that the Bucks players have tried their best.
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On the 25th.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After returning from morning exercise and taking a shower, Wang Zelin turned on the TV and watched the latest news while watching the breakfast just delivered by the front desk of the hotel in Pingchuan District.
Yi Jianlian held a plate of fruits and vegetables and came over to watch it together, but he was thinking about the game in the evening.
"TNT official media released a predicted ranking of the best defensive players at 8 pm on the 14th. The Bulls' Joakim Noah ranked first, the Trail Blazers' Wang Zelin ranked second, and the Clippers' DeAndre Jordan ranked third, walking
Roy Hibbert of the Chicago Heat ranked fourth, and LeBron James of the Heat ranked fifth..."
"LeBron is the only forward player in the top five, and Wang Zelin is ranked second for the first time. The Trail Blazers can have such a good record this season, which is inseparable from his huge improvement on the defensive end this season. If the Trail Blazers
If he can win the regular season championship this season, the main center Wang Zelin is very likely to win the best defensive player award for the first time in his career..."
To select the best defensive player of the year, one is inseparable from personal defensive efficiency, and the other is the team's record in the regular season of the season.
Most of the time, team performance is slightly stronger than individual efficiency.
In his rookie season, Wang Zelin worked hard with his teammates and won 57 games, ranking fourth in the Western Conference and fifth in the league.
Although the team's record was good, Wang Zelin's defensive efficiency was also quite high, but in the end he only ranked seventh in the selection of the best defensive player, not even making it into the top five.
This year, he was predicted to be ranked second right from the beginning and became the favorite in the competition for the best defensive player. This shows how powerful the bottom-line effect of the league's first record is.
Of course, it is also inseparable from Wang Zelin's improvement in internal defense capabilities.
Mourningka's internal defense ability of 83 points has long been inherited by him, but his internal defense ability has still improved by two points, reaching 85, which is already among the top-notch internal defense abilities in the league.
All of this, of course, is inseparable from Karl Malone, who was drawn on the purple diamond wheel last time.
Mourning, a kidney fighter at his peak, did not just have an 83 internal defense ability. He started at least 90 or above. It was just because of the decline in physical fitness that it affected his internal defense ability.
The strong physical fitness and disease resistance obtained from Camarone made up for Wang Zelin's last shortcoming.
By complementing each other's strengths and relying on hard training, he finally allowed his internal defense ability to break through to 85.
As we all know, every opener has this excellent understanding: Everything I am today is due to my own efforts!
Upon hearing this news from TNT, Yi Jianlian was sincerely happy for Wang Zelin.
Indeed, the Blazers' outstanding record this year relies not only on their explosive offense, but also on their solid defense.