On December 20, the Trail Blazers, who had injured four of their main players, have now suffered a three-game losing streak. Today they had to go to New Orleans with a heavy heart to visit the Pelicans at home.
This is a back-to-back game.
And their opponent, the Pelicans, currently has a record of 14 wins and 11 losses, and is still ninth in the Western Conference. It is also a seeded team in the Eastern Conference that can enter the playoffs. Its star Anthony Davis seems to have ushered in a new season this season.
Transformation, the current scoring average has reached 25.1 points, entering the 25-point club, ranking third among the league's insiders, second only to Wang Zelin and Love.
In addition, he averaged 10.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 2.5 blocks and 1.5 steals per game.
The Pelicans are currently ranked ninth in the Western Conference, closely chasing the Dallas Mavericks, largely due to Davis's outstanding performance.
In the last game the Pelicans visited the Toyota Center in Space City, Davis fought against the Devils alone. He played for 41 minutes and scored 30 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals. His luxurious data led the Pelicans to 99 away games.
:90 victory over the Houston Mosaics, ranked among the top four in the Western Conference.
This battle finally made this "son of the United States" feel proud.
As a rookie in the same class, Wang Zelin, who was once regarded as one of the top two big men on par with him, has become famous and has won all the top honors in the NBA. Foreign media have long stopped considering him and Wang Zelin as players of the same level.
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Look, the players who are compared with Wang Zelin on a daily basis are all league giants like James, Kobe, and Durant. Wang Zelin has already set his sights on defending the title, but he has not even made a breakthrough in the playoffs...
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shameful!
Therefore, Davis secretly vowed in his heart that he must practice harder and catch up with Wang Zelin as soon as possible and prove that he is worthy of being the No. 1 pick in the 12th draft.
As for Lillard?
Huh, Davis never took Lillard seriously.
He and Wang Zelin are the drivers driving the bus, and Lillard is just a passenger. The ability of the passengers to reach the end depends entirely on the driver's ability.
Therefore, the target that the "Son of the United States" truly recognizes and has been pursuing with all his strength has always been Wang Zelin, not Lillard.
Before the game, the Pelicans, which had defeated the Utah Jazz and Houston Mosaic for two consecutive victories, had an advantage in the public opinion of foreign media.
In contrast, their opponent tonight, the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Trail Blazers, who suffered three consecutive losses, seemed to have made some huge mistake and deserved to be looked down upon by everyone, and deserved to be easily crushed and beaten by all their opponents.
Why the Trail Blazers suffered so much in public opinion is mainly because their 24-game winning streak was too terrifying, and no one wanted to face such an opponent in the playoffs.
Simply, take advantage of the fact that the Trail Blazers currently have a weak lineup, low morale, and scattered morale, and throw them directly into hell.
This is something that all the other 29 teams in the league like to see, and their local media have been silently pushing the situation behind the scenes, leading to today's situation.
However, will all this really go as they wish?
Don't forget, some people are destined for the big scene.
20:00 on the evening of the 12th.
The game between the Pelicans and Trail Blazers begins.
Before taking the field, Lillard looked at the four vacant positions beside him and felt full of pressure.
This time, he is the real single-core leader!
Lillard is the only one left in the team's starting five. Can he shoulder the heavy responsibility of leading the team?
Before the game, many experts and famous reporters expressed doubts about Lillard's declining ability, which successfully led all Trail Blazers fans to start worrying about the team's performance tonight.
Damian Lillard, this 1.91-meter-tall guard, this young guard who has been hiding behind Wang Zelin and Aldridge, can he really shoulder the heavy burden?
Just before the answer was about to be revealed, there was a sudden sensation in the Trail Blazers dugout.
The New Orleans home commentator asked: "Our opponent, the Trail Blazers, seemed to be panicking before the game even started. It seems that they have the league's best record! Hahahaha!"
After saying that, he laughed heartily.
But someone in the stands noticed something was wrong.
Hey, why does that figure look so familiar?
That person is... Wang Zelin?
"Wang Zelin appeared at the scene!"
I don't know who shouted such a sentence, which suddenly caused the New Orleans Arena to completely boil.
"Why is Wang Zelin here?"
"Shouldn't he be recovering from his injuries?"
"Will he show up tonight?"
"If he plays, wouldn't we lose another chance to beat the Trail Blazers..."
Just one person and one figure caused the tens of thousands of fans at the home court to panic inexplicably.
"Wang Zelin! Wang Zelin! Why does he always linger?"
In front of the Pelicans bench, Davis stopped arranging his equipment. He heard and saw the negative comments from the fans behind him and the sudden nervous expressions on the faces of his teammates around him.
"Hmph! Regardless of whether you go up tonight or not, I will crush you pioneers with my own hands!"
?Davis slammed the towel and stood up to get ready to play.
In front of the Trail Blazers bench.
"Wang, why are you here?"
"Is the injury on your hand okay?"
"..."
Regarding Wang Zelin's sudden appearance, Jokic and Wang Zelin were very excited, but also very worried.
"I'm sorry, buddy. According to the doctor's requirements, I can't accompany you on the battle right now. I'm here to cheer you on today." Wang Zelin said with a smile.
But before his teammates could answer, he revealed another piece of information that was enough to detonate the whole country: "But I will definitely come back in the next game against Mosaic!"
"Brothers, did I hear it correctly? Wang said he was coming back."
"Nicholas, I can guarantee that you heard it right."
"Wuhu!"
"..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The current Trail Blazers are like patients suffering from a heart attack. It is very difficult for them to recover naturally, but if they can take a dose of cardiotonic at this time, maybe
Will recover quickly.
The arrival of Wang Zelin and the clear time for his comeback have had a tonic effect.
"Damien, come on, it's up to you tonight!"
Finally, Wang Zelin and Lillard fist bumped.
"Don't worry, I'm Damian Lillard!"
Lillard smiled confidently.
After watching his teammates take the field, Wang Zelin came to sit next to the coach.
"Wang, do you think we can win tonight?"
Suddenly, head coach Terry Stotts said this.
"We will definitely win! Just like you, coach, believed in me before, I also believe in Damien!"
Wang Zelin was stunned for a moment, then nodded firmly.
"Haha! Yes, we can definitely win!"
As if being infected by Wang Zelin's laughter, Terry Stotts also laughed heartily. After laughing, he instantly felt that the pressure in his heart was relieved a lot.
In fact, after the Trail Blazers lost three games in a row, the person with the greatest pressure was not the players, but Terry Stotts as the head coach. Especially after Wang Zelin was injured, he became the target for countless Trail Blazers fans and Wang Mi to vent their anger.
Kouzi.
Everyone knew that Wang Zelin's situation was an emergency and had nothing to do with Terry Stotts, but when the anger surged into his heart, no one could care so much.
Tristotts naturally understood this, but he did not argue with anything, but chose to bear it alone.
In the past two days, Tristos and his assistants were often busy until midnight, and sometimes even studied all night, in order to find a way to end the losing streak.
Unfortunately, he has not been able to find it for a long time.
Fortunately, after receiving a call from Wang Zelin this morning, Terry Stotts, who had been worried for several days, finally found a moment of peace and relaxation.
Return to the playing field.
Anthony beat Adams without any suspense and won the ball for the Pelicans.
As if they were used to Wang Zelin's monopoly in the jump ball phase, the Blazers players on the field did not react for a moment and were quickly hit by the opponent for a fast break.
Davis took the lead, rushed to the basket, received a pass from Jrue Holiday, and dunked with a flying jump.
2:0, the Pelicans took the lead and scored a goal.
After the dunk, Davis returned to the defense. When he passed by the Trail Blazers bench, he suddenly stopped and looked blankly at Wang Zelin, who was wearing leather shoes, and then turned and left.
"Oh, our champion seems to think he can do it again?"
Looking at his angry teammates, Wang Zelin smiled and joked, defuse a potential storm.
But in his heart, that's not what he thought.
Son of the United States, right? Let me see if I get a chance to give you a good lesson after I recover from my injury.
Another name was added to someone's notebook.
Next, everyone's eyes at the scene were unanimously focused on Trail Blazers No. 0.