Chapter 645 Completely different trends in the first round of the East and West
In the third quarter tonight, the Trail Blazers were completely evolved into a blue-flaming Gatling. No matter how the Mavericks adjusted, they would inevitably end up being beaten into a sieve.
At the end of the third quarter, 78:68, the scoreboard above the stadium faithfully recorded the gap between the two teams in the third quarter.
The Trail Blazers scored 27 points in a single quarter, while the Mavericks, who were completely misfired, only scored 11 points in a single quarter, 6 of which were scored by Nowitzki alone.
and Wang Zelin scored 11 points in a single quarter, and the score in the three quarters has reached 26 points, plus 15 rebounds, 4 blocks and 4 assists, which made the Blazers fans at the scene extremely enthusiastic.
As a supporter next to the Trail Blazers fans, Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen was wearing casual clothes and a black and red hat with the Trail Blazers logo on his head, and was looking at the court with a smile.
The players scored goals one by one.
Paul Allen, who has a reserved personality, is different from the explosive celebrations of Clippers owner Ballmer. He is used to cheering for the team silently in his heart in a calm way.
Of course, this does not prevent Paul Allen, who has never married, from being a pure sports fan.
In addition to the NBA's Trail Blazers, he also spent 200 million yuan to become the owner of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, which has brought him several championships. Only the Trail Blazers have acquired him for 70 million yuan in 1988.
He has been unable to reach the championship honor for a long time.
It wasn't until last season that the Trail Blazers, led by Wang Zelin, finally realized Paul Allen's NBA championship dream.
Now, seeing the Trail Blazers playing better and better this season, and the hope of defending the title getting bigger and bigger, he also has greater ambitions in his heart...
Establish a pioneer dynasty in your own lifetime!
Looking at the Blazers No. 36 running back and forth on the court, Paul Allen knew that under the leadership of this young man, building a dynasty was no longer a dream!
So, under the spotlight, Paul Allen made an amazing move.
When the third quarter ended, Wang Zelin led his teammates back to the rest area. Paul Allen, who was sitting in the VIP auditorium, suddenly stood up, took off his hat, and shouted:
"Come on, Wang, beat the Dallas Cowboys!"
"???"
At this moment, the expressions of the audience froze, including Mavericks owner Cuban, who was shouting in front. In the end, everyone turned into the same puzzled face as Nick Young.
Are you sure the guy in front of them is not the new Clippers owner Steve Ballmer?
Wang Zelin was also stunned for a moment, but after he reacted, he nodded heavily in the direction of Paul Allen.
"Oh my God! I never thought that Paul Allen would have such a cheerful and passionate side!"
"This is Wang's influence, this is the charm of competitive sports!"
"Oh, look at this scene, the Trail Blazers fans are going crazy with excitement!"
Kenny Smith, who was wearing headphones, also felt the enthusiasm of this arena and said with emotion.
"I think this game has ended early, and there is no suspense about the result."
"I don't believe the Mavericks can achieve a comeback in the final quarter when all the opponents are united!"
"I even think that this series can be declared over early. With 26 and 15 double-doubles in the three quarters, Wang still maintained his invincible performance in the regular season. There is no chance for the Mavericks in this series! "
In a few words, Barkley had brought the game to an end.
Entering the final quarter, the moment of decisive battle.
Wang Zelin scored his 29th point of the game through a strong 2+1 from the very beginning. Not only 30 points, but 40 points is unlikely to be his scoring ceiling tonight.
He and his teammates continued their scoring performance, while the Mavericks were as silent as ever.
During this period, Nowitzki made several strong attacks, hoping to rescue the team from dire straits, but his shooting rate was 1-for-4, which completely failed his long-cherished wish to complete his mission.
Mark Cuban shouted anxiously next to him, wanting to stamp a big hole out of the floor under his feet.
What about Paul Allen?
He has regained his aloof image, sitting in the audience with his legs crossed, watching his players' performances with peace of mind.
In the end, the Trail Blazers easily defeated the Mavericks at home with 118:105... It sounds a bit weird to defeat the Mavericks.
But no matter what, they managed to get their first victory in the series.
Wang Zelin played 35 minutes and easily scored 34 points, 19 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 blocks, achieving a large double-double with 4x5 data.
Nowitzki contributed the team's second-highest 27 points and 9 rebounds, Lillard also had 19 points and 11 assists, and Batum and Matthews scored 11 points each.
The Trail Blazers shot 52.7% from the field throughout the game and 44.2% from three-point range.
Facts have proved that the Mavericks made a wrong choice by daring to double-team Wang Zelin, which gave other Blazers players too many open opportunities.
Finally, with Wang Zelin's direct assists and indirect assists, the Trail Blazers' outside perimeter stunned the Mavericks today.
The Mavericks were beaten so hard that they had nothing to say.
In the locker room after the game, the Trail Blazers players celebrated wildly.
After all, it was the first game of the playoffs. After trailing their opponents in the first half, the Trail Blazers went on a rampage in the second half and finally succeeded in counterattacking their opponents.
Such a hearty win immediately released all the frustration caused by falling behind in the first half.
After returning from the shower, Wang Zelin sat in his seat, wiping his hair, and was about to prepare to go outside for interviews with the media.
"Wang, we will end the playoffs soon, right?"
At this time, Jokic sat next to Wang Zelin and asked with a smile.
"Will do!"
After giving an affirmative answer, Wang Zelin suddenly looked at Jokic with a smile. When the latter was confused, he suddenly pulled off the opponent's bath towel.
When Batum and Matthews saw him just walking out of the bathroom, they rushed over, pushed Jokic to the ground, and slapped his bare butt wildly.
Sure enough, only this kind of celebration full of sexual love is a man's true love.
When it comes to the opposite sex, there is often no truth, only love.
"King, you've done me a disservice!"
Jokic was pinned to the ground and screamed.
"Haha, kid, you performed pretty well today. Let me let you feel the love from big brother!"
With a smile and a joke, Wang Zelin changed into casual clothes and left the dressing room.
If the team can maintain such a competitive state, the possibility of ending the series within four games still exists.
In some respects, the core bosses of both the Western Conference Bulls and Horses have the attribute of getting better and better as they get older. If they are dragged beyond five games, or even to the tiebreaker, the outcome of the series will be really hard to say.
But speaking of it, Wang Zelin seems to have never experienced a tiebreaker before in his career.
He hopes this year will be no exception!
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Several other war zones.
Golden State Oracle Arena.
Game 1 of the series between the Warriors and Spurs officially begins.
Although the Warriors set a new record in team history during the regular season, this does not mean that the outside world believes that they can really easily defeat the veteran Spurs in the playoffs.
Don't look at the fact that the Black Seven Miracle and the Black Eight Miracle have both happened five times in history, but as long as you think about the fact that the Spurs just broke into the Western Conference Finals last year and had several battles with the defending champion Trail Blazers; the year before last was more suitable for two consecutive championships.
The Heat fought hard until the tiebreaker before losing.
Of course, part of the reason is that, except for some far-sighted people, most fans and media have not yet realized how much impact the emergence of three-point masters in recent years will have on the future of the entire league.
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At the same time, the inherent concept that "a jump shooting team cannot win the championship" has been affecting people's judgment. In addition, the two sides played four games during the regular season, and the Spurs won three of them, while the Warriors only won one.
Therefore, this makes people more determined that the Cavaliers are very likely to complete the Black Seven feat in the first round of the playoffs against the Warriors.
But what people didn't expect was that after the game started, the star Stephen Curry, who is always the star, quickly burst out with strong combat effectiveness and took a lot of shots from outside the three-point line.
Although his shooting percentage of 4 of 13 shots was lower than average, he made 13 of 25 shots, 4 of 7 free throws, and scored 34 points, four rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Once such luxurious data came out, he quickly
It attracted heated discussions from countless people.
Moreover, in this game, the Spurs seemed to have no way to deal with Curry. He was obviously playing the No. 1 position, but he used a large number of pick-and-rolls without the ball to catch the ball. With this method, the Spurs were forced to shoot.
Silly.
In addition, Clay Thompson, another member of the Splash Brothers, also had stable output. He made 6 of 17 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and 6 of 9 free throws. He scored the second-highest 21 points in the game, plus 3 assists and 1 rebound.
With data of 1 steal and 2 blocks, both offense and defense were online.
As for why it is said to be the second highest in the audience?
Because of the Spurs on the opposite side, Leonard was the only one who performed normally tonight. He made 7 of 12 shots and 1 of 2 three-pointers. He scored the third-highest score in the game with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. It is not surprising to say that he is an integrated offense and defense.
Pass.
But the Spurs still lost.
Because today their important part, the GDP trio, are all offline.
Duncan scored 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting, Parker scored 10 points on 4-of-11 shooting, and Ginobili scored 10 points on 3-of-10 shooting. The three of them were tied together tonight, and their scores were not as high as Curry's.
This time, even the loyal Spurs fans had to lower their heads because they knew that time had left deep enough marks on the three old men.
GDP is getting old after all.
In the end, the Warriors easily defeated the Spurs, a veteran and traditional team, by 15 points at home 107:92.
Since then, after the two sets of playoffs in the first round of the Western Conference, the Trail Blazers and Warriors, ranked first and second in the league, all got off to a good start.
Over there in the east.
Aviation Center Stadium.
In the match between the Men's Dragons and Bucks, DeRozan and Lowry seemed to have hit a ghost today. One made 6 of 20 shots, the other 2 of 10. Incidentally, they also affected wing Terrence Ross, who shot 3 of 11.
The three scored 15 points, 7 points and 6 points respectively, and the combined total was just over 30.
In contrast, the Bucks players performed normally. Middleton scored 18 points, Ersen Lyasova scored 15 points, and Antetokounmpo also had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
In the end, the Menglong lost to the Bucks, whose record was lower than theirs, 83:91 at home.
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Weissenray Center Arena.
Wizards vs. Bulls matchup.
Although Paul Pierce, who played dead during the regular season, scored 20 points and 4 rebounds in the first game, and tried his best to help other young people, he could not stand up to the Wizards' backcourt duo of Bill and Wall, who both went undercover.
No, the behavior of both of them cannot be said to be undercover, it can be said to be undercover behavior.
Beal was better, scoring 16 points on 6-for-23 shooting... although this is relative.
Because as the boss, Wall is much more outrageous.
He made 5 of 18 shots from the field, and completely lost his confidence in the final quarter. The top player of the team did not dare to take a shot, and the final score was fixed at 10 points.
In contrast, Nene, a ten-year veteran who was selected by the Knicks with the No. 7 pick in the first round of the 2002 NBA Draft, worked hard to score 12 points and grab 13 rebounds, which made everyone awe-inspiring.
However, it was a pity that the outstanding performance of the two veterans Pierce and Nene still could not lead to the two sinkholes of Wall and Beal. In the end, the Wizards lost to the Bulls at home 93:103, 10 points.
Bulls here.
Although the Bulls management did not bring in Pau Gasol as in the original history, they chose to take a gamble after the Christmas game.
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So they brought in Josh Smith, the "former Eagle King" who had just been waived by the Pistons.
Since Josh Smith had two years left with the Pistons and was worth $26 million, after being waived, the Pistons used the extension clause to spread his salary over the next five seasons.
That is to say, in the next five seasons, he will only occupy 5.2 million salary space of the Pistons salary cap each season.
In this way, the Bulls management completely had no worries. When competing with Mosaic under the one-year contract conditions proposed by Mosaic, they gritted their teeth and chose to increase their investment and reached a formal contract with Josh Smith.
At worst, it's just a waste of millions of dollars.
What is unexpected is that Josh Smith, who signed a two-year contract to join the Bulls, was recognized by the coaching staff and became the Bulls power forward after only 5 substitute games.
Played 55 games this season, averaging 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.4 blocks and 0.9 steals per game.
The owner of the Bulls uniform, who signed this versatile warrior with a two-year special contract worth less than 5 million, couldn't help but shout:
Ouch, it smells so good!
In this time and space, the inside combination of Noah and Smith is naturally inferior to the inside offensive ability of the combination of Noah and his wife in the original time and space; but the Bulls' defensive ability, when Jiba, Smith and Noah are on the court at the same time, is enough to support the Bulls in one fell swoop.
Ranked among the league's top defensive teams.
In fact, as long as Josh Smith focuses on the defensive end, and then reduces his poor shot selection and inexplicable fanaticism for long shots, this guy's ability is definitely worth a contract with an annual salary of tens of millions.
It’s a pity that you have to do it yourself!
In the end, with the strong defensive deterrent of Smith and Noah, a defensive elite Jimmy Butler on the wing, and the former MVP Rose who has not completely degenerated into a role player, the Bulls suppressed the Wizards throughout the game.
There is no suspense either.
Compared with the Western Conference, the trend of the first round of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference is obviously the opposite.
In the two games in the Western Conference, the upper side suppressed the lower side, which is normal performance; in the two Eastern Conference games, the lower side defeated the upper side, which is not normal.
And this is precisely the charm of the playoffs. No one knows the final winner until the last moment.