Chapter 415 A tooth for a tooth, a buck for a buck!
"Great, the king has finally been replaced!"
"But the Eastern team is already 10 points ahead. Can the Western team still catch up?"
"Yes, yes! Both sides have all-star lineups. If Wang Zelin wants to chase points, it may not be that easy."
At this time, the score on the field was 51:59. As long as the Eastern Stars scored one more goal, the point difference between the two sides would reach double digits.
On the commentary table, Zhang was so reasonable that he was not as worried as the fans, and talked eloquently: "The Trail Blazers currently have the best record in the league. Lillard, Aldridge and Zelin in the lineup, all three
Selected as an All-Star, looking at the entire league, only the Big Three of the Miami Heat in the East can rival them..."
"But now, only Bosh is on the court among the Heat's Big Three. On the other hand, Wang Zelin and his other two teammates are all on the Western team. I believe that the Western team only needs to play around three people. The tacit understanding between the three is far from perfect.
The makeshift Eastern Conference stars can match that."
"Damien, it's our turn to perform!"
Wang Zelin stood up and smiled.
"Um!"
Lillard couldn't hide his excitement and nodded.
"Come on, guys, 8 points is nothing. To catch up with them, isn't it just a matter of having the skills?"
Wang Zelin turned around again and encouraged the other three teammates.
Others also responded one after another, and even Griffin was confused.
Right now, the Western Conference lineup is as follows:
Point guard Lillard, shooting guard Harden, small forward Griffin, power forward Aldridge, and center Wang Zelin.
It was only now that Wang Zelin and others suddenly discovered that this year's lineup of the Western Conference team also had flaws.
That is, at the small forward position, the only player who truly plays small forward is Kevin Durant. The others are Griffin, Nowitzki, Aldridge and others, all of whom play the power forward position.
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This is also a drawback that occurred after the league came up with the so-called All-Star selection rules for frontcourt players and backcourt players:
Location blurred!
Youdao is a short man, so since Durant couldn't let him play, he could only choose Griffin among the other forward players and put him in the third position.
Besides, Griffin was able to adapt to the trend of the small ball era and successfully transformed into an organizational forward, and the actual results were not bad. It can be seen that both his golf quotient and IQ are considered to be above average among black players.
In the Western Conference, the general trend of pushing Wang Zelin to compete for MVP cannot be changed. Of course, Griffin cannot be stupid and come out to find faults.
This is the All-Star Weekend! It's just this once a year. There are countless players who have never experienced the scenery of the All-Star Weekend in their entire careers. Griffin naturally doesn't want to miss out on the scenery in vain.
People, sometimes the biggest fear is not knowing!
Since you can't resist, why not play the next game well?
After the game restarted, everyone was surprised to find that Griffin, who had had a lot of conflicts with Wang Zelin before, was very active on the court whether it was running, covering or passing tactics.
Griffin, who changed his position and seemed to be submissive, Harden, who had no desire and was swaying with the wind... Coupled with the three Blazers who cooperated extremely well, the Western team's pursuit of points was faster than anyone's imagination.
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It’s time to attack the west again.
After Wang Zelin sent the baseline, he immediately ran and attacked, throwing Hibbert away, forming a 5-on-4 situation in the frontcourt.
Joakim Noah wanted to step forward to block, but Griffin made a timely pick-and-roll screen, blocking Joakim Noah and allowing Wang Zelin to rush to the basket.
Lillard lobbed the ball from the outside into the inside. Wang Zelin rose into the air, caught the ball and slammed it with both arms.
"boom!"
The score on the court was instantly rewritten to 63:63, and it only took three minutes. It was a film where the stars cooperated tacitly, continuously scored on fast breaks, and successfully evened the score difference.
"Wang~ze~lin!"
"A very imaginative alley-oop!"
Kevin Harlan, who was in charge of the on-site commentary, his passionate voice instantly echoed in the authoritative ears of the audience.
Next to Kevin Harlan, there was a tall giant sitting, who was looking at Wang Zelin on the court with a smile.
"Bill, what do you think of this Chinese young man? Is it possible for him to lead the city of Portland back to the top?"
While excited, Kevin Harlan remembered the ancient NBA great sitting next to him and immediately asked a question.
"Haha, how do you reach the top? If you just compete for record, now that the Blazers are in his hands, they have reached an unprecedented peak!"
"At least, in the years I led the Portland Trail Blazers in the league, I have never had such a good regular season record."
The "Bill" in Kevin Harlan's mouth is none other than Bill Walton, one of the top 50 famous NBA superstars and the first person in team history to lead the team to win the only championship with the Portland Trail Blazers.
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During his NBA career, the nickname "Red Giant" once frightened players of his generation.
In 1987, 34-year-old Bill Walton retired due to injury. After trying again in 1990 to no avail, the "Red Giant" opened up a new battlefield in another field, that is, getting rid of his stuttering problem.
Become a professional TV commentator!
Bill Walton's answer naturally made Kevin Harlan satisfied. At the same time, Kevin Hua Lan also knew that the viewers in front of the TV were not satisfied with this answer either.
Immediately afterwards, he went straight to the point:
"Okay, Bill, what I want to ask is very simple, do you think Wang has any hope of leading the Trail Blazers to a second championship trophy?"
"Well……"
When faced with such a pointed question, the red giant fell into a brief silence.
The next moment, when he saw the yellow giant on the field, he smiled again:
"Yes! I believe Wang can lead the Trail Blazers to the final summit, and I also believe that the light he will bring to a city like Portland in the future will be far more dazzling than anyone imagines!"
Chaotingtai live broadcast room.
"Wow, I didn't expect Bill Walton, a famous Trail Blazer, to have such high expectations for the King!"
Ke Fan's eyes were a little shocked.
"Zelin's performance is fully worthy of this expectation, isn't it?"
Zhang Lili glanced at Ke Fan with a half-smile, then turned his gaze to the court below.
He said this not only to Ke Fan, but also to himself, and to the countless Chinese fans in front of the TV.
Wang Zelin is worthy of everyone’s expectations!
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At the end of halftime, the situation on the field had completely reversed.
At 89:77, the Western team overtook the opponent by 12 points.
Facts have proven that even if a team is composed of the stars of major teams, it will be difficult to defeat its opponents if it plays unorganized and undisciplined.
What's more, the opponent they faced was not necessarily worse than them in every aspect!
At halftime, in the New Orleans Arena, without the fierce competition, the cheers of the fans did not weaken. On the contrary, because of the arrival of a certain singing diva, the atmosphere became more and more heated.
At this time, the atmosphere in the visiting team's locker room was in sharp contrast to that outside the locker room.
Silence, speechlessness, even a little sad, but no one was willing to speak first to break the silence in the locker room!
"Mr. Frank Vogel, I think it's time for us to make changes in the second half."
In the end, it was James who spoke first, and even used the honorific title of "Mr."
But to Vogel's ears, it was indeed quite harsh.
Because before that, when calling him, the suffix was "coach."
Obviously, James doesn't want to lose, he doesn't want to lose to Wang Zelin, he wants to seek changes.
After another period of silence, the locker room gradually became lively.
But Vogel's situation was quite embarrassing, because except for Paul George and Hibbert, no third person took the initiative to communicate with him.
Including James, the remaining ten All-Stars formed a group, and James, who was surrounded in the center, was holding a tactical board and making gestures.
In the other locker room, the atmosphere seemed relatively lively.
The facts are before our eyes. The Western team was able to quickly equalize the score difference and take a 12-point lead after halftime. This was inseparable from the outstanding performance of the Trail Blazers trio.
The half has just ended, and Wang Zelin has already completed a double-double tonight. In terms of personal statistics, he has 17 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 4 assists. His rebounds and blocks are the highest in the game.
It is worth mentioning that among the 4 assists, 2 were contributed by Griffin.
Griffin, who plays the third position, took a big advantage when running an air-cutting tactic against Paul George.
And once he comes to the basket, he can always receive Wang Zelin's pass immediately, thus showing his strong finishing ability at the basket.
So much so that in the second half of the second quarter, the two even played several eye-catching and wonderful collaborations, which made the fans talk about it endlessly.
At the end of the halftime break, players from both sides returned to the court.
First of all, on the Eastern team, the court personnel have been greatly adjusted. Positions one to five are Wade, Joe Johnson, James, Anthony, and Bosh.
As soon as he saw this lineup, Terry Stotts began to frown and stepped forward to pat Wang Zelin on the waist.
"What's wrong coach?"
Looking back, Wang Zelin looked confused.
"Do you still remember how the Eastern Conference team played just after the start? Their current lineup is an upgraded version of the lineup just now. You should pay more attention to it."
Coach Terry quickly clarified his doubts.
"Upgraded version?"
Wang Zelin carefully scanned the five players of the Eastern Team Qi Jia, and the scene of the first quarter came to mind again...
I immediately felt a pain in my head!
Another Death Five?
Now he understood what the coach meant by the upgraded version.
If Wade plays the one position, he will definitely be more obedient than the rebellious Irving, and his defense will be much better. So, the player responsible for organizing the work need not think too much, it must be James.
When paired with Joe, Melo and Dragon King in singles, three shooters with strong shooting threats, the opponents are not only the five dead players, but also the one-star four-shooter system to be maximized!
Suddenly, Wang Zelin noticed something. He raised his head and took a closer look. James was also looking at him across the way.
"Wang, our contest is not over yet. If you want to decide the winner, it's not that simple."
The two looked at each other in the distance, James thinking silently in his heart.
Beep~
The referee blows the whistle and players from both sides enter the field.
Attack first in the east.
I saw James receiving a pass from Wade at the top of the arc in the frontcourt. Just as Bosh and the others were halfway through their movement, James suddenly accelerated from the top of the arc and entered the paint area with a single stride.
What is incredible for the Western Team is that Griffin was instantly at a disadvantage during the collision with James and retreated from the collision!
Approaching the basket, James grabbed the ball with his right hand and blocked it with his left hand to prevent the defender from getting close. After taking a step forward, his body rose up and faced the basket.
"bring it on!"
Wang Zelin shouted loudly and jumped up. Seeing the two of them getting closer and closer, James suddenly collected the ball back to his waist and pushed to the right...
Just a feint?
So what about the actual attacker?
The next second, no, maybe not even a second was completed, Wang Zelin heard the sound of wind behind him, and then the screams after the basket was ravaged.
"boom!"
After landing, Wang Zelin looked back and saw that Wade, wearing the blue and white jersey No. 3, was actually hanging on the basket, doing a pull-up before slowly returning to the ground.
"Tit for tat!"
"Appeared, another exciting Janeway connection! Finally appeared!"
"Unexpectedly, the Eastern Stars responded with an alley-oop as soon as they came up. It was quite a domineering aerial performance. Dwayne's dunk was really cool!"
The fans at the scene cheered loudly.
"Rookie, you are very lucky. If you take two more steps, you will be on the sports headlines tomorrow."
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Wang Zelin glared at Wade fiercely: "Soon, your teammates will pay the price for this!"
After saying that, quickly send the bottom line.
At this time, Bosh, who was outside the three-point line, suddenly felt a chill on his back. He turned around and saw Wang Zelin, wearing a red jersey No. 36, looking at him with a pair of cold eyes.
Bosh is about to cry, what are you doing?
It's obvious that Wade is the one criticizing you. If you want to detain you, go ahead and detain him. Why do you want to mess with me?
Knowing that he was likely to encounter an "unexpected" next, Bosh quickly sounded the alarm, and even in his heart, he was ready to give up the defense at any time.
In any case, it is much better than being just a background board for no reason.
However, his opponent had no intention of letting him go.
Coming to the frontcourt, Wang Zelin caught the ball in the low post and took the initiative to beat Bosh from behind!
One thing to say is that after joining the Heat and forming the Big Three with James and Wade, although Bosh got his wish and tasted the championship and won two in a row, due to the style of the Big Three who are strong on the outside and weak on the inside, the dominance has always been lost to James and James.
Wade takes control.
So many times, in order to take the overall situation into consideration, Bosh had to participate in physical combat that he hated, and gained a certain amount of weight for it.
However, Bosh was still hovering around 110 kilograms. When faced with Wang Zelin who crushed him in terms of strength, height, and tonnage, the defensive strength he displayed was really not much thicker than paper.
After arching his back twice in a row, Wang Zelin came to the penalty area. After turning around with Bosh on his back, he suddenly jumped up on the spot, raised the ball high above his head with both hands, and then slammed it down.
"boom!"
The next moment, the two collided again, and poor Bosh was instantly turned upside down.
"oh!"
The whole audience exclaimed.
Wang Zelin used a perfectly normal physical confrontation to tell the Eastern stars what tit for tat means!
If you dare to detain me, be prepared to suffer disaster!