The scoreboard read 111:95 in the G5 Battle of Tianwangshan. The Portland Trail Blazers returned home and lived up to expectations. They had a one-sided lead throughout the game and finally defeated the Clippers with a 16-point advantage.
The series score has reached 4:1, and the game between the Trail Blazers and Clippers can come to an end.
The former successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals, while the latter all ushered in the holidays and can start their summer fishing trip.
"We won? We really won!"
Sitting in the first row of the audience, watching the cheering young people in the middle of the field, Paul Allen, who sat side by side with Nel Orsi and watched the game all night, was actually a little ready to move.
Looking at the young people in their early twenties, who can be regarded as his nephews, even Paul Allen, who has a hard-hearted heart that has been in the business world for decades, can't help but sigh:
"This is youth!"
Hearing the boss's emotion, Nell Orsi, who was sitting next to Paul Allen, smiled and said: "Boss, I believe that these kids can definitely reach the top of the NBA! And, just this year!"
Paul Allen heard this, thought for a moment, and said to Nel Orsi and head coach Terry Stotts next to him:
"I told Wang and the others that no matter where they go to celebrate later, I will pay for tonight's consumption."
Nell Orsi and Terry Stotts were stunned, thought for a moment, and smiled at the same time.
"OK!"
Seeing them nodding, Paul Allen turned his head, glanced at the players who were still celebrating on the court, turned around, and left the arena early.
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On the playing field.
When the final whistle sounded, Paul looked at 111:95 on the big screen, such a huge point difference, and then looked at his own statistics.
22 points, 14 assists, 3 steals and 3 rebounds!
At this moment, my efforts all night seemed so ironic.
Looking at Wang Zelin surrounded by a group of players in the center, I thought that this guy was only 20 years old, and he had already touched it... No, this was the second time he touched the floor of the Western Conference Finals this year.
Unexpectedly, Wang Zelin is still the strongest contender for MVP this season!
The more he thought about it, the sadder Paul felt:
Even though I work so hard, why does the goddess of fate always play tricks on me?
Obviously that boy is so young, but he can win the favor of the goddess of fate?
Lord, have mercy on your true believers!
Looking back on his previous NBA career, Chris Paul, the current number one point guard and known as the "God of Point Guards", can only be described in four words:
Displaced!
When he first entered the league, Chris Paul, who was selected by the Hornets with the fourth overall pick in the first round, became the steal leader of the season and successfully won the honor of World Rookie of the Year.
Time has just entered his career, and Chris Paul has had a big breakout in his third year. He averaged 21.2 points, 4 rebounds, 11.6 assists and 2.7 assists per game while averaging just one minute more time per game than last season.
Steals, assists and rebounds are among the best in the league. In 2008, he completed a new contract extension with the Hornets. The contract is 3+1, with a player option in the fourth year, and the total salary value is 68 million yuan.
Best second team, best first defense, maximum salary... and gradually showing the "active first point guard" style!
Paul's career seemed to be going in a good direction at the time.
But not long after, the development of the script, which was supposed to be about the protagonist, took a turn for the worse.
First, he lost his running and jumping ability to dunk Howard due to a wave of injuries, and then a ridiculous "basketball reason" incident occurred. He joined the Clippers, but due to various reasons, his best results were only in the second round.
"I am no longer young. If I continue to play for the Clippers, can I really get a championship ring?"
Paul, who was about to turn 30, suddenly had a question in his mind.
In fact, it’s no wonder Paul thinks so.
In the original time and space, in the Western Conference after 2010, there were only two teams that could really pose a threat to the Clippers.
One is the Spurs.
But the Spurs were too old (or so it seemed at the time), and Paul believed he could lead the Clippers over this mountain.
Another thunderbolt.
But to be honest, when faced with the Thunder's explosive combination, Paul really didn't defeat the opponent. This can be seen from the back-and-forth regular season games between the two sides in the past few seasons, with each other winning and losing.
Therefore, it is no wonder that many fans believe that Paul's career is bumpy. If it were not for the damn injuries, how could Paul have missed the Western Conference Finals many times with his performance as the league's number one point guard during the Clippers period.
I'm afraid, Paul in the original time and space thought the same way, otherwise it would not have been possible for him to sign a five-year maximum salary of 107 million yuan with the Clippers in the summer of 2013 after his contract with the Hornets ended.
Isn't it precisely because he saw hope in the finals with the Clippers?
However, the development of this time and space is completely different from the previous time and space.
The Trail Blazers led by Wang Zelin are different from the Spurs and Thunder. Even from the perspective of the team's development potential, the upper limit of what the Trail Blazers can touch may be higher than that of the Spurs and Thunder.
Compared with the Spurs, the Trail Blazers are younger and have more potential than the Spurs.
Compared with the Thunder, the core structure of the Trail Blazers' team is obviously more reasonable than the Thunder's king and bomb combination.
At least when it comes to ball possession, they are much clearer than the Thunder.
Back to the Clippers themselves, Paul thought about his two powerful helpers.
Jordan is just a rough guy who just eats cake. After playing for so many years, I haven’t seen any improvement in him.
Although Griffin's performance has improved this year, it is inevitable that Griffin's progress will have a certain impact on Paul's control of the ball.
Still negative.
In the past few seasons, as the Clippers' outside core and team brains, Paul has long been accustomed to his absolute control of the Clippers' ball rights.
Now, the grown-up Griffin has gradually taken away some of the ball rights from Paul.
That’s it for the regular season.
In the playoffs, if the Clippers can go all the way and reach the top of the league, that will be fine. After all, victory can cover up all problems.
It can be said that when the Clippers failed to return from the playoffs, the problems and dissatisfaction usually hidden in the dark began to surface.
"Do you want to change teams?"
A bold idea suddenly appeared in Paul's mind. Once it was born, it was like Pandora's box, which could no longer be closed.
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May 16th.
The Spurs, who won the Battle of Tianwangshan and took a 3:2 lead in the series, kept up their efforts and finally won the G6 game through overtime, 112:107, with a 5-point advantage.
In this game, Duncan not only scored 19 points, but also grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds. He once again turned the tide in a life-or-death moment and became the biggest contributor to the Spurs' victory.
Since then, all the matchups in the second group of the Western Conference Series have officially ended. After 6 games, the Spurs once again advanced to the Western Conference Finals to join the Trail Blazers.
Portland.
Wang Zelin, who had watched the entire game from beginning to end, was immediately bored: I knew it was you again.
