Chris Paul is watching the game from the sidelines at this time.
Having just defeated the Grizzlies, he felt very depressed.
He hates his legs, he shouldn't, but he got injured at such a critical moment. It's rare that the entire Clippers team is in such good shape this year. If he can't break through the second round this year, he really doesn't know what will happen in the future.
Will the door to the championship be opened for him again?
Seeing the Blazers setting off wave after wave of offense on the court, he knew that he could no longer sit on the bench like he was now, and he had to come back as soon as possible.
Back in the game, the Clippers players fell behind by 20 points in the first quarter and the entire team fell into chaos.
When the second quarter started, the entire Clippers team was a little distracted.
Wang Zelin's inside attack was even more brutal, with constant dunks.
Griffin, who kept trash-talking him at the beginning, had turned into a little sheep and did not dare to make any provocative moves against Wang Zelin.
However, Crawford's three-point touch was really good today. His consecutive long-range shots in the second quarter prevented the Trail Blazers from suddenly pulling the point difference to more than 40 points.
Soon after the first half ended, the entire Clippers team breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly walked to the tunnel and returned to the locker room.
At this time, the Trail Blazers led the Clippers by 33 points.
Wang Zelin, who scored 7 points in the first quarter and 8 points in the second quarter, unknowingly had a near-triple-double of 15 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks.
In the locker rooms of both sides, the atmosphere of their respective teams is completely different.
On the Clippers side, Griffin looked at his absent-minded teammates at a loss.
He never expected that the Clippers, without Paul, would have such a difficult time tonight under his leadership, and could even be said to be useless.
Trailing by 33 points at halftime, under such circumstances, it is impossible to win against the Trail Blazers. We can now declare that this game is over for the Clippers.
At this time, what Wang Zelin had said to him before suddenly flashed in his mind.
Could it be that my current playing style is really wrong?
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The second half of the game began, and after a short break, the restless hearts of the fans began to slowly calm down.
The Clippers took the lead in attacking. At this time, Griffin, Barnes, and Redick were still on the court. As for Crawford, although he has great offensive ability, his poor physical fitness limited his playing time.
Since 2010, whether Crawford has been with the Hawks, Trail Blazers or moved to the Clippers in 2012, his average playing time has been around 30 minutes per game in recent seasons, and this season it has dropped even more.
It’s 26 minutes.
Therefore, without Crawford, who can effectively digest the offensive ball, the Clippers' next offense became a mess again.
In addition to Griffin's inefficient singles, it is difficult for both Barnes and Redick to make shots in the face of the Blazers' high-intensity defense.
After three quarters, everyone at the scene looked at the scoreboard with shock and disbelief in their eyes.
Except for Paul, who looked frightened and nervous at this time, with his mouth wide open and his eyes dully looking at the scoreboard, like a rabbit whose tail was stepped on, looking left and right, as if he wanted to escape from the field quickly.
"!God, what kind of game am I watching tonight!?"
Looking in the direction of the scoreboard, the commentator's words were filled with emotion.
Return to the bench.
"Boss, you are too cruel! Leading by 48 points! Are you going to send the Clippers to become a part of the historical record?"
Beverly hugged Wang Zelin and yelled at him.
Yi Jianlian, Jokic, and Button also gathered around and began to celebrate with their teammates.
Coach Terry next to him was watching all this quietly, but the remaining excitement in his eyes revealed his true thoughts.
Conscience, his initial plan was to end the battle at halftime, but he did not expect that the opposing coach was so stubborn and refused to change the main force.
In this case, he simply kept using his main force to fight against the main force, which resulted in the "ridiculous" score in front of him!
After a while, Wang Zelin scratched his eardrums, which felt like they were about to be shattered, and broke away from the crowd.
At this time, Coach Terry came over and asked: "Do you want to continue playing in the fourth quarter?"
Do you want to continue playing?
Wang Zelin also hesitated.
But at this time, I don't know who led the fans and started shouting "58!" crazily.
When this mysterious number appeared, Wang Zelin's expression immediately became determined: "Of course we have to fight. Since we want to pursue excitement, we will follow through to the end!"
The game starts again.
After Paul saw Wang Zelin and Lillard come on the field with three substitutes, his expression suddenly changed.
Why?
Why does that guy continue to play when faced with so much?
Does it have to be...
At this time, Paul's ears heard the sound of "58!" one after another, and his whole body suddenly felt like sitting on pins and needles, like thorns on his back, and like a lump in his throat!
But there was nothing he could do about it. He could only secretly pray in his heart that Griffin would be more powerful and not let the opponent really get 58...
Unfortunately, reality is often not as good as people wish.
Less than two minutes into the final quarter, Jordan received the last foul of the game and left the game.
"The king attacks the basket!"
"DeAndre jumped to block the shot, oh, he was fooled, and his right hand hit Wang's wrist again!"
"Oh my God, the ball went in. Wang scored his 30th point of the game. Let us congratulate him for achieving a triple-double of 30 assists tonight!"
Looking at Little Jordan, who was sitting on the ground with a blank look in his eyes, a trace of pity flashed through everyone's hearts.
Poor Jordan was once again beaten from start to finish by Trail Blazers No. 36!
But there are no tears in sports competition, and Jordan's departure cannot stop the Blazers' crazy massacre that is still going on.
Los Angeles.
As the score difference got wider and wider, countless Clippers fans who stayed at home to watch the game simply turned off their TVs.
What else can you do without turning off the TV?
Read on to witness a big loss for the Clippers?
Portland.
Rose Garden Arena.
At the 10th minute, there were only a few Clippers fans left in the arena who came to watch the game. They couldn't stand it anymore and chose to leave early.
As for Paul?
When the Clippers were 56 points behind, he used his urine to escape and left the game.
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The first game of the series between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers ended, and the fans in the entire Rose Garden Arena were in high spirits.
Because today, they witnessed an unprecedented victory at their home court.
The Trail Blazers defeated the Clippers by 58 points at home, setting a record for the highest home point margin in a single playoff game in team history.
In fact, as early as Wang Zelin's rookie year, he and his teammates had created a 58-game tragedy, but that time it was against the Bucks led by Jennings in the post-Yi Jianlian era, and it was a regular season game.
But today's 58 tragedy is different.
The first is the difference in gold content, one is regular and the other is playoffs.
Secondly, of course it’s because I met the right person today!