Chapter 465: Hurt each other, three points of immortality
8 minutes passed, and the score was 14:9...
After a while, seeing that the Spurs were unable to break a double score, the team coach Sima Wei couldn't stand it anymore, and he finally chose to stop the game.
On the other side, Wang Zelin excitedly high-fived his teammates because everything on the field was going according to the original plan.
When playing against the Spurs, you must never let the speed slow down. Even if they obviously feel average, the 14 points they scored were 7 more shots than the Spurs, and the shooting rate was really just over 40%.
But... Wang Zelin can't hold back and grab the board!
After playing for almost 11 minutes, the Spurs team had a total of 8 rebounds, while Wang Zelin on the opposite side had 7 rebounds alone, and the Trail Blazers team had a total of 11 rebounds.
What can be expected is that if the relationship between the two sides is still so bad tonight, Wang Zelin will have a rebounding explosion.
Fortunately, while the two teams fed each other on the offensive end, the scene did not seem dull. Because on the defensive end, both sides played with passion.
Fierce collisions, brutal confrontations, and scenes of people falling on their backs at every turn made the fans excited and shouted:
Come on, let’s hurt each other!
en, the only embarrassing thing may be that after a long time of warm-up in the early stage, no one scored... a goal.
After returning from the timeout at 10 minutes and 58 seconds, old Duncan was still able to control the situation and beat Aldridge under the basket, finally helping the Spurs score double figures tonight.
Then in the next round, he sent another wonderful back pass, assisting Leonard to hit the Spurs' first three-pointer in the corner.
And not long after, in the last 17 seconds, the Trail Blazers had the ball, and Wang Zelin took over the key ball without hesitation.
Facing the double attack between Split and Danny Green, although he missed the basket, it also caused Split to foul.
Swish! Swish!
Both extra penalties were solid hits.
After the 12-minute contest in the first quarter, at 19:14, the Trail Blazers led by 5 points. This was the scorecard handed over by both sides in the first quarter.
The efficiency on one side is appallingly low.
"Such a score was truly unexpected. No one could have imagined that two teams whose average points per game in the regular season would be among the top five would actually compete in defense for the first time in the playoffs. This game seemed to make me see something new.
The defensive battle of the first decade of the century.”
Yu Jia took off his glasses and wiped them to hide his embarrassment. The same was true for Zhang Lili beside him.
In fact, we can't blame them. In fact, this game seemed to be lively, but in fact, except for the Blazers' two dunks at the beginning, there were really few highlight moments.
Of course, for the Chinese fans in front of the TV, it is enough as long as Wang Zelin, whom they care about most, has a wonderful performance.
After the first quarter, Wang Zelin played for 12 minutes, contributing 7 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block and 1 assist. He was still 1 assist away from completing all five major statistics.
Back in the second quarter, both teams put together a combination of core and rotation.
In the playoffs, basically every round means that the opponents encountered in the next round will be stronger. Therefore, the requirements for players' strength, psychological quality, courage and other aspects will also become greater and greater.
This is why, in the playoffs, many teams will adopt a 10-man rotation, and even worse, a 9-man rotation or an 8-man rotation is possible.
Of course, from time to time there will be some unlucky guys who suffer from injuries, and sometimes even the 8-man rotation cannot be made up.
The Seven Jedi Knights are no more typical than the knights of later generations!
"Seven Samurai" sounds touching, but in fact, to put it bluntly, there were no other backup players at the time, so we could only beat the most reliable ones.
Back to topic.
On the court, the Trail Blazers' lineup consisted of Wang Zelin, Batum, and three rotation players, Mo Williams, Connett Lee, and Garnett.
Playing against a team like the Spurs, which has a rigorous style and emphasizes team-first, sometimes playing with a master of chaos like Mo Williams can always yield unexpected results.
For example, right now.
Stepping onto the field, Mo Williams was very excited at the moment.
When Yao Xiang was first traded to the Trail Blazers, in his eyes, apart from the five main players, only the aging Garnett could pose a slight threat to his position in the team.
However, he is still confident that he can secure his position as the team's sixth man. Besides, even if he cannot secure his position as the sixth man, he is still very confident as the Blazers' first choice as the backup point guard when Lillard rests. of.
Who knew, not long after the good days, the team management traded Patrick Beverley, a defensive star on the back line, from Houston.
At that time, Mo Williams realized the sense of crisis.
After all, the current Trail Blazers team is full of offensive talent, even overflowing, but what they lack is a strong defensive player on the back line.
Later, the development of the situation also proved Mo Williams's premonition. Beverley's arrival inevitably took up part of the point guard's substitute time. Mo Williams' playing time also dropped from 15 minutes at the beginning to 10. Minutes ago.
Fortunately among the misfortunes, the Trail Blazers not only won the regular season championship this season, they were even more unstoppable in the playoffs, aiming for the championship all the way.
The most important thing is that the Trail Blazers have the only two Chinese players in the league playing for them. With the largest fan market in Asia, there is no need to worry about exposure.
During the regular season, thanks to this benefit, Mo Williams, like other players on the bench, received endorsement invitations from several Chinese companies and earned a little extra money.
For the sake of money, he felt better.
But this guy is a realistic person after all, and understands the importance of on-court statistics for an NBA player, especially a player like Mo Williams who is used to wandering.
When the playoffs started, he had a plan in mind: the best outcome for this year is to follow Wang Zelin and others through the playoffs, win a championship ring, wait until the summer to use the championship to warm up, and quickly change jobs. Choose a new owner that suits you.
Now, Mo William naturally understands the reason why the head coach put himself on such a big stage in the Western Conference Finals so early, but he doesn't feel there is anything wrong.
Sometimes, if you are not afraid of others taking advantage of you, you are afraid that you are not even qualified to be taken advantage of by others.
Therefore, with the ambition to perform well in front of the fans and countless media and scouts, after Mo Williams came on the field, as soon as he arrived in the frontcourt, before Wang Zelin could get into position, he faced Tony Parker's defensive three-point confidence
Separate hands.
"Oh my god...oh, what a great shot!"
Seeing this scene under the basket, Wang Zelin screamed in his heart. Just when he was about to let Mo Williams feel the cordial condolences from Zuan, he turned his head and saw the ball hit the net hollowly.
Thanks to Xiao Mo's magic goal, the Trail Blazers successfully broke through the 20-point barrier in this game.
At 22:14, the Trail Blazers led by 8 points.
At the commentary table at the imperial court.
"Damn...she's really beautiful! You're so brave! You have to hit her like this!"
"Oops... Hey, it went in! Damn it, the ball went in!"
Yu Jia and Zhang Lili were so shocked by what happened on the field that they almost had a heart attack. Fortunately, their professionalism was high enough and they immediately changed their words and praised Mo Williams' progress without waiting for feedback from their brains.
ball.
On the Spurs bench, Sima Weiwei was also frightened by Mo Williams' magic three-pointer, and looked around:
"I originally thought Wang Zelin was perverted enough, but I didn't expect someone to be more unreasonable than him... Whose general is this?"