There are still 17 seconds left before the end of the first quarter.
The Trail Blazers had the ball. At this time, they were still one point behind the Spurs. Coach Terry called a timeout and arranged the final attack.
"Guys, we need a stronger response. The last attack must be scored. Wang, you will carry out the last attack. Is there any problem?"
On the bench on the sidelines, Coach Terry was very excitedly cheering on his players, and his eyes finally fell on Wang Zelin.
As his words fell, the eyes of everyone on the Trail Blazers team also shifted, looking at Wang Zelin expectantly.
"Give me the ball!"
Raising his head, Wang Zelin's eyes were filled with strong fighting spirit and he replied decisively.
"Today's competition is really fierce!"
"As expected, the final attack will be handled by the king. Let's wait and see!"
In the commentary box on the sidelines, the expressions of the two commentators became more and more excited...
This back-and-forth, non-compromising competition reminded them of basketball in the 1990s.
The players at that time had only one goal in mind, and that was to win with all their strength!
And never give in, never give up!
This, this is the performance that basketball should have most!
Beep~~
The timeout ends and the game returns.
Lillard received the ball from the sideline, and after some simple transmission, the ball was finally handed over to Wang Zelin.
At the same time, after receiving Batum's pass, Wang Zelin immediately signaled everyone to pull away, and he wanted to run out of time.
As a leader, he knows what he must do.
Picking up the ball from mid-range, he briefly glanced at the game time.
Watching the game time slowly passing by, until there were only 8 seconds left, he slightly controlled the attack time, preparing to use this goal to overtake the score and at the same time defeat Duncan's defense again.
So far in the first quarter, Wang Zelin has made 7 of 7 shots, without missing a single goal. He has scored 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 assists. It can be said that no matter who the opponent is tonight, he has beaten them all.
Even if the man in front of me is Tim Duncan, it is no exception.
7 seconds
6 seconds
5 seconds
Wang Zelin dropped the ball with force, and was turned around so quickly that the photographer might have an afterimage, and stepped back, allowing him to quickly open the distance between him and Duncan.
Not a sky hook?
This move exceeded everyone's expectations. Wang Zelin, who had hit 5 of 5 hook shots before, would he choose to use a turn-over jumper to finish the game in the last attack?
Duncan only hesitated for a moment, stepped forward heavily, and chose to follow up on defense.
He didn't dare to bet on whether Wang Zelin's goal was a fake move?
At the last critical moment, he trusted his instinctive judgment.
However, the next moment, he saw that the figure of No. 36 opposite had a new change?
"Fake surrender, real surprise?"
This thought suddenly flashed through Duncan's mind, but at this time, his body could no longer keep up with his brain's reaction. When Wang Zelin faked a shot, he chose to fly.
"Whoosh!"
After deceiving Duncan and escaping the block, Wang Zelin kept his pivot foot unchanged, turned around and then turned sideways to complete a hook.
At 29:28, the Trail Blazers achieved a lead.
At this time, the scoreboard showed that there were 0.7 seconds left!
0.7 seconds, unless a miracle occurs, it is basically declared that the Spurs have no hope of chasing points.
Duncan served from the backcourt. Parker received the ball and turned around. With a sound, the referee announced that the first quarter was over.
"Oh my God, what an incredible scoring feast! 20 points in a single quarter! 20 points!!!"
Kenny Smith took a deep breath and tried to stay calm.
But next to him, Barkley said with great excitement: "It's unbelievable. Wang actually made all 8 shots in the first quarter! Is God playing in Wang's jersey?"
"oh!"
"God, is that number 36 the devil?"
"Who can save us?"
"Damn it, why can't even Tim guard him!"
The audience at the scene was all suffocated by Wang Zelin's performance in the first quarter. They were even more sad than the players on the field.
This deep sense of despair caused the entire AT&T Center to wail.
When Wang Zelin returned to the bench, the deafening MVP voice sounded.
"mvp!"
"mvp!"
"mvp!"
At this moment, thousands of Trail Blazers fans at the scene were honored. Everyone stood up and cheered, applauding Wang Zelin's superb performance!
At this moment, Wang Zelin is the God of War in their hearts!
No, even when you meet gods, you kill gods! When you meet Buddhas, you kill Buddhas!
Listening to the cheers coming and going, as well as many fans standing up and raising their hands in the air, Duncan saw them all.
At this time, he shook his head unconsciously.
Are you really old?
He stared blankly at the big screen showing Wang Zelin's astonishing statistics of 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 assists in the first quarter. He looked very frustrated!
"Tim..."
Seeing this scene, Sima Vicki raised his hand and put it on Duncan's shoulder, wanting to comfort him, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say.
Looking at the statistics in his hand, he felt panicked at the moment.
During the inter-quarter break between the two sides, the news that Wang Zelin scored 20 points on 8-for-8 shooting in the first quarter has quickly become the number one hot search topic in North America!
It's almost going to explode outside.
But inside the AT&T Center Arena, Simavici was seizing the time to do ideological work for the players.
Even though Wang Zelin played so hard in the first quarter, he couldn't possibly play so hard the whole game, right? If that's the case, why not admit defeat tonight?
Fortunately, the San Antonio Spurs are a truly strong team!
This is true whether it's the fighting power on the field or the mental will. If you want the Spurs team in front of you, it's not that simple.
When it comes to resilience, the Spurs will never lose to any team.
Therefore, during the break between sections, Coach Terry was also actively doing ideological work for the players, reminding them repeatedly to avoid arrogance and impetuosity.
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What's more, they are only one point ahead of their opponents at this time, and maybe they can catch up as soon as they come back in the second quarter.
Sure enough, in the second quarter, the Spurs relied on their mature and deep bench again and quickly took the lead.
However, the Trail Blazers' bench is not a vegetarian. The combination of Beverly Carter, Morrow, Yi Jianlian and Garnett cannot be underestimated.
It is obviously unrealistic to widen the point difference just by relying on one Ginobili.
The two sides were in a stalemate for most of the quarter until there were more than three minutes left in the first half. Carter was running without the ball in the frontcourt. When an opportunity arose, he caught the ball and hit a key three-pointer.
46:41, helping the team gain a 5-point lead.
After breaking through the 5-point threshold, the Spurs were the first to be unable to sit still, and Duncan and Parker were replaced as two main players.
As soon as the two came back, the effect was immediate.
Spurs attack.
Duncan was assisting at the free throw line. Parker was running on the right wing and suddenly ran out from the wing.
Beverley followed closely, but Parker still ran out a little space to catch the ball.
"Whoosh!"
Duncan hit the ball at the right time, and Parker took the ball and successfully scored.
"this……"
After catching the ball, Parker's face was not very happy because the scoreboard clearly showed that the Spurs only added two points.
This ball, I stepped on the line, it was a two-pointer!
46:43, the score difference is still three points.
Beep——!
At this time, the Blazers also called for a timeout.
After seeing Parker scoring easily as soon as he came up, coach Terry did not hesitate and replaced his three main players.
He didn't want to give the Spurs any hope of a comeback!
Back on the court, the Blazers attack.
On the first goal, Yi Jianlian moved up to the high post and set up a pick-and-roll for Lillard.
At this time, Wang Zelin happened to cut in from the right corner, successfully attracting the attention of the three Spurs.
Obviously, Wang Zelin's superb performance of scoring 20 points in a single quarter means that as long as there is the slightest disturbance, the opponent will be in a panic.
On the outside, Lillard did not break through after asking for the pick-and-roll, and directly rose up from the three-point line.
"Clang!"
Unfortunately, this shot failed to hit.
Split rushed towards the landing point, Wang Zelin also turned around and rushed over, as did Duncan and Yi Jianlian.
Split took advantage of the situation and was the fastest to pick up the ball first, but the more critical moments come, the more a player's patience is tested.
Obviously, Split was careless. After picking up the ball, he immediately turned around and passed it out to Parker for a fast break.
At this time, Wang Zelin arrived and blocked Split.
As soon as Split stopped, Yi Jianlian immediately forced the former to protect the ball, creating an opportunity for Wang Zelin to double-team.
"Thiago, here!"
Duncan yelled from the weak side.
But there was no chance. Wang Zelin followed up and completed a double team.
Split was forced to collect the ball. At this time, Wang Zelin put his hands up, raised it fiercely, and snatched the ball away in an extremely rough manner.
"Bang!"
Unable to stand still, his center of gravity was out of balance, and Split suddenly fell to the floor.
At this time, Wang Zelin quickly came down and personally held the ball into the audience.
At this time, there was only one Belinelli guarding the Spurs' basket. Looking at the oncoming wild beast, Belinelli couldn't dodge, so he had to close his eyes in despair, then raised his hands and said something.
.
However, the other side has no interesting ideas.
If you dare to stand in my way, be prepared to be destroyed!
With a roar, Wang Zelin rushed into the paint area, jumped on one foot, held the ball with both hands, ran into Belinelli head-on, and smashed the Spurs' basket!
At 48:43, the Trail Blazers regained the lead by 5 points.
"Referee, that bastard just committed a foul! He was killing people! Why didn't you call it? Why didn't you call it..."
Sima Weiwei roared wildly on the sidelines.
Even the fans of the home team couldn't stand it anymore and booed the referee on the field.
"Sir, please calm down!"
Seeing that the scene was getting more and more chaotic, the referee could only come to the carriage bench and give a warning.
In fact, Wang Zelin's behavior of grabbing the ball just now belongs to the category that can be criticized but not criticized. Considering that this is the Spurs' home court, if it were placed in previous games, a foul would be indispensable.
However, due to Split's reckless behavior in the first quarter, the players from both sides almost exchanged fists and kicks. This caused the referee to hesitate for a moment. At this moment, Wang Zelin quickly confiscated the ball and pushed it up.
Quick broadcast.
By this time, the referee's call no longer meant much.
As for the Spurs.
After hearing the referee's warning, the chattering Simavici instantly regained his composure. How could he not know that it is impossible for the referee to pursue a penalty now?
The reason why I chose to vent my emotions on the spot was just to put pressure on the referee, so that the referee could get back from Wang Zelin in the next round.
The Spurs' offense launched again.
Parker not only passed halftime slowly, but also prepared to implement positional warfare.
However, this time his opponent became Beverley, whose defense was more than one level better than Billard's.
The reason why Beverley is allowed to stay on the court and play a shorter backcourt combination is just for now.
Just after halftime, Beverley chose to press and defend, accompanied by various gambling steals!
However, despite the seemingly thrilling situation, Beverly never lost her position, which made Parker extremely uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Parker was focused enough, made quick dribbling transitions, and avoided Beverley's steals one after another.
Finally, with the help of Split's pick-and-roll screen, Parker got a chance to go straight in.
Faced with the current situation, Parker did not hesitate and accelerated decisively towards the basket.
But Yi Jianlian made a timely supplementary defense, interrupting Parker's offensive rhythm.
However, Parker did not panic at all and handed the ball to Duncan with a clear mind.
Stopping on the left side of the free throw line, Duncan caught the ball and hit the board at a 45-degree angle.
"Bang~shua!"
The ball hits the board and goes into the basket.
At 48:45, the score difference returned to a damn three points.
Seeing Duncan standing up to help the team keep the score tight, the AT&T Center burst into warm applause and cheers.
But they didn't wait long to be happy.
When the Trail Blazers attacked, Lillard reached the top of the arc with the ball. When he saw Wang Zelin raising his hand inside, he immediately gave it to the penalty area.
The next moment, Wang Zelin faced the defense of Duncan and Splitter, turned around and dunked hard with one hand, wreaking havoc on the basket, and also got an extra penalty opportunity.
The extra free throw was made, 51:45, and the point difference was pulled to 6 points.
Looking back, Duncan missed a mid-range shot in the face of the defense, Yi Jianlian grabbed the rebound, and the Trail Blazers still played steadily in the paint, with Wang Zhelin acting as the final finisher.
At the end of the second quarter, 58:51, the Spurs were still 7 points behind.
In the first half, Duncan made 5 of 9 shots and Parker made 5 of 11 shots. Ginobili, who led the bench, made 4 of 8 shots and 1 of 3 three-pointers.
The gdp trio all feel very good.
However, only three of the Spurs played well on the field, and the rest were average.
In particular, the Spurs' inside line was almost unbreakable by Wang Zelin.
Split has committed four fouls, Duncan has committed three fouls, and even small forward Belinelli also has three fouls.
Barkley explained: "This is the scary thing about having a monster under the basket. His ability to cause damage is so terrifying!"
Kenny Smith said: "Originally, it was difficult to restrain Wang Zelin when Duncan was on the court. In the second half, the Spurs would be completely passive. If Duncan was knocked down in the third quarter, the Spurs, who had completely lost their internal barrier, would have no choice but to let the Blazers develop.
Those who ask for it will give it to them."
It can be seen from the two people's explanations that they do not have any optimistic thoughts about the Spurs winning.
Just look at No. 36 opposite.
In the first quarter, he scored 20 points on 8-for-8 shooting. In just over three minutes, he scored another 7 points on 4-for-4 shooting...
In the first half of the game alone, Wang Zelin, who had every shot, had already scored 30 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 assists and 1 steal.
You know, his opponent is the San Antonio Spurs, which ranks among the top five in defensive efficiency in the league!
Even so, it still couldn't stop Wang Zelin from descending from heaven.