Chapter 314 50-point night, three wins of the week!
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Bucks' players had almost no fighting spirit, except for No. 0 - OJ Mayo!
Mayo, who has always been stubborn, became the last fig leaf for the Bucks tonight. When the outside felt cold, he tried his best to use breakthroughs to find kills and score more points, but failed every time.
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The Oriental center who wore jersey No. 36 and was over 7 feet tall looked like a giant in Norse mythology. He was not given any openings or opportunities at all, leaving only helpless despair.
Is the persistence that I once held really meaningful?
Is it time for the basketball dream that once existed to appear?
The so-called successor to Kobe is just a complete joke...
A series of complex emotions continue to sweep through the heart of this 26-year-old young man.
Everything happening now makes Mayo, who is extremely proud inside, feel depressed.
After the game, Wang Zelin scored 28 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal. It only took about 20 minutes to get the data that could only be obtained in the previous game.
At this time, the scoreboard showed 61:35, and the Trail Blazers were already leading by 24 points, not far from the 30-point promise before the game.
During the intermission, Wang Meng gushed in the Imperial TV broadcast room: "How are you guys? 28 points in the half! Are you going to score 50 points? If you score 22 more points in the second half, you can complete the first game."
A night of 50 points in your career!"
Su Yu stayed for a long time before opening his mouth and murmuring: "
If we continue at this pace, 50 points will be within easy reach for the king. He is a scoring machine today! A real scoring machine!"
The third quarter begins.
The Trail Blazers have made personnel adjustments.
Because Wang Zelin is in such excellent form, it is destined that Lillard, Aldridge and others will not have too much ball rights.
Thinking of this, coach Terry Stotts simply brought Beverley up to replace Lillard, and the fourth position became Adams, who is good at running and jumping.
The bucks attack first.
At this time, other players no longer dare to take on the offensive responsibility. They all know that if they don't score, the fans' saliva at home alone will be enough to drown them.
The team desperately needs a scapegoat!
No need for head coach Larry Drew to say anything, Mayo took the initiative to take the ball and signaled his teammates to pull away.
Suddenly there were many strange looks around, some were thankful, some were disdainful, and some were admiring, but they were all surprisingly unanimous about our actions. They chose to actively cooperate with Mayo and give up the space.
"The second half of the game has officially begun. Tonight should be the worst start to the second half for the Bucks this season. Coach Larry Lulu stood seriously on the sidelines. I wonder what he arranged for midfield? However, we
You will see the effect soon!" Su Yu said.
"It's in the hands of Mayo. It seems that he was not frightened by the Trail Blazers' iron barrel formation and is still committed to singles." Wang Meng said.
Mayo held the ball, and as soon as he got close to the three-point line, Beverley came up very roughly. The significance of playing him was obvious.
But no matter how you calculate it, Mayo has been playing for five or six years, and he is not as afraid of physical confrontation as he was in the past few years as a rookie. He leaned on Beverley and accelerated forcefully, like a sharp knife, slicing through the Trail Blazers' defense.
A cut.
After Mayo broke through, he wanted to throw from close range, but he underestimated Beverley's candy-like defense and was quickly entangled by the latter.
He wanted to find his teammates, but found that there was no passing route at all! The Blazers did not shrink their defense, so they still resolutely implemented man-to-man tactics.
Coach Terry Stotts secretly clenched his fists and executed the passing and cutting tactics very successfully. The rest depends on whether Beverly can defend her opponent alone.
In desperation, Mayo relied on his slight height advantage to rely on Beverley to force a high throw and hit the layup. Unfortunately, his finishing ability at the basket did not reach the level of Kobe and Wade.
I used too much force to throw the board high, and it bounced high on the basket and fell outside the basket.
The Bucks' first attack of the second half failed!
Wang Zelin protected the defensive rebound and did not choose to slow down the position. Instead, he directly counterattacked with a long pass. In the end, Batum assisted Beverley in the frontcourt and succeeded in a layup.
The Bucks players looked at Beverley running across the court in shock. One moment he had just put down Mayo, and the next moment he had appeared on another battlefield.
However, this is also related to Mayo's poor defensive habits and not blocking Beverley's quick play in the first place.
In the next attack, Mayo used a screen to hit a three-pointer, and the screams in Bradley Arena suddenly started.
The further back the ball went, the other Bucks players didn't even dare to touch the ball. At most, they took one or two hands and handed it back to Mayo, allowing him to continue his inefficient offense.
At the end of the three quarters, Wang Zelin led the team to a 36-point lead over the Bucks with a score of 84:48. He scored a double-double with 41 points and 18 rebounds, which made the fans at Bradley Arena dumbfounded.
He no longer even dares to do the simple act of booing his opponent!
After three quarters, the score difference was enough to enter garbage time. According to Terry Stotts' reason, it was to protect the main players and replace them with full substitutes. Another consideration was to keep the front line now so that they can meet again in the future.
The Bucks and Trail Blazers belong to the Eastern and Western Divisions respectively. Unless there are any big surprises, except for two or three regular season matches each season, there is basically no possibility of the two teams meeting in the playoffs.
You know, it has been 43 years since the last Milwaukee Bucks trip to the Finals. For almost half a century, the Bucks have not touched the Finals floor.
According to Terry Stotts, given the current trend of the Bucks, it would be good to have a first-round trip to the playoffs in the future. Not to mention the finals or the Western Conference Finals, even the second round is probably not enough.
This approach was well-intentioned, but after only two minutes, he was boycotted by a large number of Chinese fans.
The Bradley Center Arena can accommodate spectators, ranking in the middle and upper reaches of all arenas in the league. Although there are many home fans, don't forget that as long as there is a Trail Blazers game, Chinese fans are indispensable.
At this time, after Terry Stotts witnessed with his own eyes a wave of "We want to see The King" at the Bradley Center...
At 3 minutes and 17 seconds of the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers had the ball. Terry Stotts suddenly called a timeout, called Wang Zelin to his side, then pointed in the direction of the Chinese fans in the stands and said: "Wang, go up again.
Let's play hard! Get 50 points as soon as possible before you can take a rest."
Wang Zelin originally thought that he would have no chance to play in this game, but his head coach suddenly gave him a big surprise.
What is a TMD surprise?
This is it!
"Okay, Mr. Head Coach." Wang Zelin nodded excitedly.
After all, it’s 50 points in a single game!
This kind of honor is definitely rare for an inside player. He is not a self-proclaimed person. As a simple common man in the world, he also wants to set records and leave his name in history.
But he never expected that Terry Stotts would be so principled. He played for 4 minutes and the ball was handed over to him. After scoring 10 points and 2 rebounds on 5 of 8 shots, he was immediately replaced.
Fuck... I still want to challenge the 60-point night!
During the remaining half of the quarter, no matter how loudly the more than 3,000 Chinese fans on the field shouted, Terry Stotts remained unmoved, looking like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water.
When the camera zoomed in, people discovered that the guy's eyes were closed and he seemed to be asleep.
In the end, the score between the two teams was 122:84. The Trail Blazers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks with a 38-point lead and achieved their 13th consecutive victory this season.
In fact, after winning 10 consecutive games against the Spurs, the Portland Trail Blazers, led by Wang Zelin, Aldridge, Lillard and others, have already had the best start in team history!
At that time, it caused an uproar in Portland and made headlines for a long time.
But as their winning streak goes further and further, and each win creates a new history, Portland fans can't help but feel a little numb... but more of them are excited.
That night, the Trail Blazers slaughtered the deer with 38 points and won 13 consecutive victories along the way. News spread throughout the league, and a commonplace topic appeared again.
Who can be the first team to end the Blazers' crazy winning streak?
For example, the Bulls led by Jordan, during the six seasons of two dynasties, had the best start record, which was only 12 consecutive victories at the beginning of the 1996-97 season. The Bulls' record that year was 69 wins and 13 losses.
In the 1995-96 season, when the Bulls posted the best record in history at 72-10, their five-game winning streak was ended by the Magic, led by Penny Hardaway, who scored 36 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks.
The Trail Blazers have not lost a game in the regular season this season and have won 13 consecutive games, which is enough to be remembered in history and become one of the best starting records for a team in NBA history.
In November of this year, the hottest topic in the NBA has been the Portland Trail Blazers, and everyone is waiting for the news that their winning streak will be ended.
Overnight, the Portland Trail Blazers seemed to have become a feared devil, and the other 29 teams hoped that they could become the warriors to end the devil.
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At the end of the game, Wang Zelin, who scored a double-double with 51 points and 20 rebounds, hurriedly ended the interview and flew with the team to Oakland, California, overnight.
After three consecutive away games in the Eastern Conference, they have one last away game left. Their opponent is the Golden State Warriors, who are also in the Western Conference. The time is tomorrow, the 26th.
This is a back-to-back away game!
The Warriors started the season well, with 8 wins and 5 losses, currently ranking fifth in the Western Conference.
Let’s not mention the Eastern side for now. The current layout of the Western Conference is like this. The top 8 teams are:
First, the Portland Trail Blazers with 13 consecutive wins;
Second, the San Antonio Spurs with 10 wins and 3 losses;
Third, the Oklahoma City Thunder with 9 wins and 4 losses;
Fourth, the Los Angeles Clippers, also with 9 wins and 4 losses;
Fifth, the Golden State Warriors with 8 wins and 5 losses;
Sixth, the Los Angeles Lakers with 8 wins and 5 losses;
Seventh, 7-6 Memphis Grizzlies:
Eighth, Houston Mosaic, also with 7 wins and 6 losses.
The closest player to eighth place is the Dallas Mavericks, with a current record of 6 wins and 7 losses. Of course, all of this is inseparable from the Portland Trail Blazers, who are the biggest variable.
Without Wang Zelin, the Mosaic team would never have lost to the Trail Blazers. Later, when they met the Lakers, they were beaten violently by Kobe Bryant, who had not suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon.
They have lost two more games in this time and space, making the Dallas Mavericks very close to their record, and they are constantly spying on their eighth position in the Western Conference.
However, this is no longer important.
The ones who need to be worried now are the Bearded Players and the Happy Beasts. What Wang Zelin needs to do is to prepare for tomorrow's back-to-back battle with the Golden State Warriors.
Victory can temporarily cover up a lot of things, let alone a crazy 13-game winning streak!
Behind the continuous winning streak, many Blazers players gradually began to feel physically exhausted, and even became war-weary.
After all, players are people, not machines.
It's better to play at home, but after playing consecutive away games and flying around all over the United States, even a tough guy can't stand it.
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On the morning of November 26th, it was the day when a new NBA Player of the Week was released, and it was also the last Player of the Week announcement day in November.
From October 30 to November 5, the first Western Conference Player of the Week of the new season was won by Wang Zelin. From November 6 to 12, it was won by Markieff Morris of the Suns. From November 13 to 19
The Western Conference Player of the Week award once again went to Wang Zelin.
If Wang Zelin still gets the Western Conference Player of the Week award today on the 26th, it will be the third time he has won this honor this month, which also means that the Trail Blazers have indeed been too strong recently.
In the conference hall of the hotel, the entire Trail Blazers team was waiting for the official NBA news to be announced on the TV.
The first player to be announced is the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, and not surprisingly it is James.
Sure enough, James's face appeared on the TV.
In the week from November 20th to 26th, the Heat won 4 of 4 games, and James played all of them. He averaged 36 minutes per game, scoring 29 points, 6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.8 blocks. His shooting rate this year was 60.3% per game.
He averaged 1.8 of 3.8 three-point attempts, with a shooting percentage of 46.7%.
Best of the Week in the Eastern Conference, well deserved.
Soon, it will be the west's turn.
As soon as Wang Zelin's avatar appeared, his teammates immediately laughed out loud.
"Cool! Wang, you have won three Best of the Week awards, that's amazing!" Adams' words were full of envy.
Wang Zelin smiled and replied, "Haha! It's all the result of everyone's hard work."
The Eastern Conference has won three consecutive away games. Except for the game when the Nets took a break, Wang Zelin won the best of the game in the remaining two games. Especially his 51 points and 20 rebounds against the Bucks yesterday.
Other competitors have completely given up.
Counting only two games, Wang Zelin averaged 35 minutes per game, scoring 38 points, 16 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 blocks and 1.5 steals, which is even more exaggerated than James's data.
Lillard said: "King, please stop being humble, you deserve this."
After a while, seeing that everyone was almost celebrating, coach Terry Stotts said with a smile: "There is another good news. This afternoon's training plan is cancelled..."
As soon as he finished speaking, cheers erupted in the conference room.
"Listen to me first," coach Terry Stotts, patted the table: "The premise is not to go out and fool around, the Warriors are not playing badly this season, not to mention we are still back-to-back, which means tonight's game is destined to be difficult.
Listen, if you want to continue your winning streak, just take care of your lower body, do you understand?"
"receive!"
"clear!"
"No problem, sir!"
Everyone agreed in unison.
Afterwards, the meeting was disbanded and Terry Stotts felt a faint worry in his heart as he watched the players leave the venue one after another.
The longer the winning streak lasts, the greater the pressure on the entire Blazers team.
Until now, the disadvantages of excessive pressure have gradually emerged, like a string that has been tightened, no one can tell when it will suddenly break.
A winning streak at the beginning of the season is different from a winning streak in the middle of the season.
At the beginning of the season, a series of problems such as personnel changes, tactical adjustments, and player integration still existed; by the middle of the season, the team was almost fully integrated, and there were not so many problems.
This is why, such as the Lakers' 33-game winning streak, the Heat's 27-game winning streak, and the Mosaic's 22-game winning streak, these records all occurred in the middle of the season.
Looking back at the beginning of the season, it is extremely rare in history for a team to win more than 10 consecutive games.
How to reduce pressure on the team?
It has become the biggest problem currently plaguing coach Terry Stotts.