When the sun shone through the window sill and hit the bed, Wang Zelin rubbed his sleepy eyes and couldn't help but say, "Guilty, sinful!"
"Um."
Soon, a hum came from below.
"What's the matter, husband?"
Zhou Lin'an was like a kitten that had just woken up. Before she opened her eyes, she subconsciously leaned against Wang Zelin's chest.
"Well…"
Before she could ask any more questions, Wang Zelin suddenly came closer and pressed his lips against hers.
"Don't...don't want there..."
Soon, the hotel room was filled with symphony music, which was unusually harmonious.
An hour later, Wang Zelin, wearing hotel pajamas, reluctantly got out of bed and began to wash up.
In the hotel, Wang Zelin had just left Wenrou Township. Outside, the news of the G3 match between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers became the hottest news.
The media has given full play to their ancestral wallowing behavior, and they will fall wherever the wind blows.
The promotion probabilities of the two teams have once again reversed in a short period of time, and the Trail Blazers' championship probabilities have once again climbed to the top of the league overnight, surpassing strong teams such as the Heat, Spurs, and Pacers.
Even ESPN, which has always been unfavorable, had to succumb to the general trend and gave a "43.7%" chance of winning.
Immediately afterwards, a topic began to spread, which was about how to "restrict Wang Zelin."
This question made Simawicz in front of the TV and Pat Riley, the man with the real say behind the scenes of the Heat, frown in unison.
For Pat Riley, I don’t know why, but the back of the big guy No. 32 who just traveled east to report for the Heat about 10 years ago always comes to mind...
The most dominant center in history ~ Shaquille O'Neal!
Impossible? Absolutely impossible!
That kid from China was only in his sophomore year, and I actually compared him to Shaquille. It seemed like I was really crazy.
The crazy idea in Pat Riley's mind was quickly suppressed as soon as it came out.
Only those who have experienced the Lakers dynasty at the beginning of the century will know how destructive that big shark was in the league back then.
It was under the huge impetus of O'Neal's basketball rules that the league revised the rules several times that year, such as changing the reasonable collision area under the basket, allowing the use of zone defense tactics, and violating the three-second penalty area.
In addition, regarding O'Neal's free throws, the league also stipulates that fouls against players without the ball in the last two minutes of the game will be punished with one free throw and one throw, so as to avoid O'Neal being chased by the opponent at the last moment and running all over the court just to avoid standing on the ball.
An embarrassing situation at the free throw line.
From this, we can see the huge shock that O'Neal brought to the outside world after entering the league and the destruction of the rules of the basketball world.
"We have LeBron, and Dwyane has entered the playoffs. It seems that he has regained the state of the Flash. Our ability to break through and cause damage from the outside is at a historical level. As long as LeBron and Dwyane rush,
No matter how good Wang's defense is, he will be sent off sooner or later."
As if to comfort himself, Pat Riley thought more and more and his face became redder.
In fact, if it was Pat Riley a few years ago, with his shrewdness as a "magic fortune teller", he would definitely try his best to find a way to destroy the current king's basket.
It's a pity that time is not forgiving!
The fortune teller is only one year away from turning seventy, and his mental strength is already far from what it used to be.
In comparison, Sima Wei from the Holy City was much more energetic.
Starting from last year's conference finals, Simawei realized that the Portland Trail Blazers led by Wang Zelin were very similar to the Oklahoma City Thunder a few years ago. These young people with unlimited potential are destined to be the future of the league, so he
I had already set up a warning line in my mind.
However, so far, it has only been limited to raising the cordon.
After all, the Spurs have gradually begun to transform since 2008, and after 2012, the transformation work within the Spurs team has completely come to an end.
The best proof is that he reached the championship last season and almost defeated the Big Three of the defending champion Heat.
After four years of transformation, the Spurs have reached a new historical peak on the road of team basketball.
They lost to the Heat last year, but they are ready to make a comeback this year.
In Simawei's expectation, no matter how fast the young people of the Trail Blazers grew up, they would never be able to grow faster than the Thunder.
In order to help Durant level up, Detonator spent several years just showing off, and then Westbrook in 2008 and Harden in 2009 joined one after another, forming an unprecedented combination of three young Thunder players, and finally made the history of the team.
Entered the finals stage for the first time.
It took five years from the second pick in the 2007 NBA Draft to select Kevin Durant, the cornerstone of the team, to the 2011-2012 season when the Thunder reached the Finals for the first time in its history.
In Simawei's view, no matter how high he thinks of the Trail Blazers or how high he looks at Wang Zelin, it will take three years for the latter to really become a serious problem for his team.
Who would have thought that just after his rookie season, Wang Zelin would complete his evolution from a player to a superstar, and this season he even performed at the MVP level.
The speed of Portland's youth army's comeback far exceeded Simawicz's and the Spurs' expectations.
"The power is inexhaustible! The speed is fast! There are many offensive methods! The defense is so good... Why does such a prehistoric behemoth appear? This kind of guy, even in the 1980s and 1990s, was still a big center forward!"
Sima Weici had a headache because he really couldn't find any specific measures against Wang Zelin.
What he didn't expect was that this season the Trail Blazers chose to use Wang Zelin as the core of their tactics. After switching to Princeton, they would have such a terrible regular season record. Even in the playoffs, they still lost only one game.
Horror show.
I knew I should have prepared a few more meat shields before the All-Star Game, but now it's too late.
What should I do?
…
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Time passed quickly and came to May 12, the G4 game between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers.
The development of tonight's game exceeded everyone's expectations. The Clippers fell behind by 20 points in the first quarter. Although they recovered some points at the end of the first quarter, they still trailed the Trail Blazers by 17 points at 11:28.
Obviously, in the first three games, the two teams were basically able to play back and forth in the first half. Why did the Clippers pull away like this after not seeing each other for two days?
the reason is simple.
Less than two minutes into the first quarter, Blake Griffin fell to the ground while trying to grab a rebound. He injured his ankle and fell to the court in pain.
Who knows how bad Paul's mood was after this scene happened outside the three-point line...
At that moment, he only had one thought in his mind: Is this my life?
The facts soon hit Paul hard:
After being treated by the team doctor, Griffin suffered a first-degree sprain and some ligaments around the ankle joint were ruptured, requiring immediate ice application...
