"Boss, the fans in Los Angeles are so enthusiastic!"
After the warm-up, Jokic next to him put his arm around Wang Zelin's shoulder and sighed.
He is the only rookie in the Trail Blazers this year and has never seen any big scenes. When the playoffs come, he will inevitably be nervous and excited.
"Well, they will be more enthusiastic!"
At this time, Wang Zelin was already gearing up and was extremely hungry and thirsty.
When the time reached 19 o'clock, the top five players of the Trail Blazers came on the stage, and the home fans booed the Trail Blazers crazily.
The home fans want to cheer for the Clippers players just because they are behind 0-2. There is no shortage of 0:2 comebacks in NBA history. Even if they cannot come back in the end, they still hope to see their team win.
The first victory after returning to home court next time gives them a little hope.
Looking back on the Clippers' poor team history, they have long been accustomed to being disappointed again and again. In the series against the defending champion Trail Blazers, Clippers fans did not sign up for too many promotion games, but they still looked forward to seeing it.
The Clippers players played a good game that satisfied them.
But the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
After the game started, the Clippers were beaten 7:0 by the Trail Blazers at the beginning.
After Wang Zelin came up, he scored 5 points in a row. Jordan, who was guarding him, had lost his desire to defend and was too lazy to chase after the pick and roll. Griffin still had the motivation to catch up with Wang Zelin.
As a result, he paid a foul early for this.
To a certain extent, Jordan's personality is actually a bit like Howard's in the early days. Both of them have the feeling of playing according to their mood.
If they are in a good mood, they will play hard. If they are not in a good mood, their desire to compete will plummet.
The difference is that Howard is superior to Jordan in all aspects, not only his physical fitness and defensive ability are better than the latter, but also their offensive ability in their peak period, Howard is also a frequent visitor to the 20-point club.
Perhaps it was because the various matchups in the first two games were blown away, or because many of the previous two seasons ended with disastrous defeats, Jordan was emotionally broken tonight.
And when Jordan was no longer willing to work hard on defense, he completely lost his greatest value on the court. Attacking and other things never matched him.
In Wang Zelin's view, the boos from Clippers fans are essentially because they are afraid of themselves!
The more fierce the opponent shouted, the more excited he became. He scored 12 points in a single quarter, helping the Trail Blazers beat the Clippers by one, leading by 14 points in the first quarter.
After the first quarter, the boos from Clippers fans have become less and less. After the game started like this, how can we ask them to stay motivated to help the team cheer?
Tonight, not only Jordan, Griffin, but Redick were also greatly affected by the disastrous defeats in the first two games, and it even affected their self-confidence.
This kind of start obviously did not satisfy Paul, who returned from the front line. During the timeout between sections, he encouraged his teammates over and over again.
But sometimes people lose heart and it’s really hard to lead the team!
In the second quarter, the Clippers players, whose confidence had collapsed, only scored 17 points in a single quarter. They only took 14 shots in the first quarter and made as many as 8 turnovers in a single quarter!
The Trail Blazers scored 29 points in a single quarter and posted another double-digit score difference of 13 points!
Halfway through the second quarter, after realizing that the Clippers were in poor shape tonight, Coach Terry immediately called a timeout and issued new instructions:
Limit the rest of the Clippers and let Paul score alone!
The results are clear, the Trail Blazers' strategy worked.
After all, Paul is a traditional point guard, not the offensive No. 1 position he later became. As of now, Paul's career high in a single game in the regular season is only 43 points, and only 35 points in the playoffs.
After the Trail Blazers changed their strategy, the Clippers fell into an endless loop.
Paul's isolation efficiency was really good. In the second quarter, he scored 9 points on 4 of 7 shots. In addition, he made 3 of 6 shots in the first half. In the first half, he made a total of 7 of 13 shots. He scored a team-high 19 points with a shooting rate of over 50%.
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The rest of the Clippers only scored 14 points on a combined 6 of 24 shots, a 25% shooting rate.
At the end of the first half, the Trail Blazers led by 26 points!
A despairingly huge gap!
After the halftime break, Coach Terry asked Lillard, Batum, and Wang Zelin to partner with Carter and Jokic, and decided to seal the victory in the third quarter!
Until now in the playoffs, everyone knows that when Jokic and Wang Zelin play together at the same time, with Jokic helping to organize, all Wang Zelin needs to do is to use full firepower on the offensive end!
On the Clippers side, since the team management has not officially announced Paul's injury, many people are speculating that Paul was playing with his belt in this game.
Sure enough, when the second half started, players from both sides came on the court, and the Clippers sent out a lineup of Rivers Jr., Crawford, Barnes, Griffin, and Spencer Hoynes.
Only Paul is missing!
This also just verified everyone's speculation before the game.
What is somewhat surprising is that when Paul was not on the court, these Clippers outsiders were able to make shots again!
Especially Crawford, he hit two pull-up three-pointers as soon as he started. It was a perfect play.
but……
"boom!"
There was a loud bang from the Clippers basket.
The fans in the audience looked at the Clippers substitute center Huoyins who fell on the ground, and then looked at the Trail Blazers No. 36 hanging on the basket, feeling helpless.
Alas, it is true that the Clippers can score goals from the outside now, but it is impossible for Crawford and Redick to maintain such high efficiency all the time. Once their touch returns to normal levels, the entire court will still be like the Trail Blazers.
A world of giant beasts.
In the third quarter, the two sides exchanged attacks, and the Clippers, who took a lot of outside shots, achieved good results. The team scored 31 points in a single quarter, which was almost as much as the total in the first half.
However, the Trail Blazers' total score has reached hundreds!
In the third quarter, Wang Zelin played 8 minutes and made 5 of 7 shots at the basket and 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block.
After three quarters, his personal statistics came to 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, helping the Trail Blazers lead the Clippers by a full 34 points!
In the fourth quarter, the fans at the scene turned against each other, and the Staples Center rang out harsh cheers - not for the home team, the Clippers, but for the Trail Blazers!
"Let's!"
"Let's!"
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Wang Zelin really didn't expect that the Clippers' life-and-death battle would collapse like this. This situation is almost as good as that of the Knicks!
In the final quarter, seeing that the score difference kept lingering, Wang Zelin lay down on his chair with peace of mind, waiting for the game to end.
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The score is poor!
The Trail Blazers lead the Clippers 3-0 in the series!
After three games in the semifinals, the Trail Blazers beat the Clippers by an average of 36.7 points per game.
Just talking about the first three games, this series between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers has set the largest total point difference of 107 points in the first three games of the playoffs in NBA history!
If the Trail Blazers can beat the Clippers by 15 points in the next game while sweeping the Clippers 4-0, then they can break the 121-point score when the Nuggets swept the Hornets 4-1 in the first round of the Western Conference.
No. 1 playoff point differential in history.
In that series, the Nuggets, led by Billups and Anthony, beat Paul hard. Especially this matchup between Billups and Paul was the best in Paul's career.
An embarrassing past event that I don’t want to recall.
However, as the Clippers trailed the Trail Blazers 0-3 in the series, the embarrassing memories are likely to be overwritten again after the end of this series, and it is estimated that the Blazers will be No. 36 instead.
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Woke up from the hotel the next day.
Looking at sister Zhiling who was still sleeping beside her, Wang Zelin washed up and then left the house and went to Jokic's room.
Driven by Jokic, an internet-addicted teenager, Wang Zelin also fell in love with the habit of playing a few games after the playoffs.
Not to mention, this kind of entertainment that may seem childish to outsiders can actually have a great stress-relieving effect!
According to the U.S. alcohol ban, Jokic, who is not yet 21 years old, can only be like Wang Zelin in the previous two seasons. Even if he follows the large group into the nightclub, he can only stay away from alcohol.
On another note, Jokic, who is from Serbia, was not fascinated by the colorful world off the court when he arrived in the NBA, let alone degenerated.
On the one hand, it is because of the double buff blessing of the Internet-addicted boy and otaku, Jokic prefers to stay at home and play video games after games.
On the other hand, it is also the most important reason.
It is reported that this guy also has a childhood sweetheart girlfriend. The two have established a relationship as early as when they were 16 years old, and they have been in a relationship for more than four years.
Therefore, the team management is more fond of this big fat Serbian man who is clean and self-sufficient. Apart from general problems with body management, Jokic is indeed impeccable in other aspects.
After all, the NBA is not only the highest basketball hall in the world, but also the biggest fame and fortune fair in the basketball world!
Here is not only the growth history of superstars, but also the fall history of geniuses.
There are not many good men like Jokic and Aldridge who are serious on the court and keep themselves clean off the court without scandals.
"Dongdongdong!"
After knocking a few times, the door was opened.
"Shh!"
Wang Zelin was about to say hello, but found Jokic holding the phone to his ear and quickly motioning to him not to speak.
Good guy, he "unfortunately" ate dog food when he came to visit me early in the morning, and the sour smell of love was everywhere in the air.
After entering, seeing that Jokic had no intention of stopping, Wang Zelin, bored, started scrolling on his tablet.
You don’t know this. After browsing the major basketball portals and forums, they are all discussing how much hatred Wang Zelin has with the Clippers!
Could it be that during the regular season, they lost to the Clippers in the first game in April, which prevented the Trail Blazers from completing 4 kills in the regular season, so they held back their energy and beat the opponent by 58 points in the playoffs!
Judging from the current situation, there is a high probability that the Clippers will inevitably be swept.
Hiss! How hateful are they?
Wang Zelin is so helpless. He obviously just feels that he has performed a little better, but why does it turn into a feud between himself and the Clippers?
Look at what you said, am I, the king, so narrow-minded?
We are obviously magnanimous gentlemen, okay?
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Another day passed, and the G3 games of the Eastern and Western Conference semifinals were all over.
Over in the East, the Hawks came back to the United Center to win another game, narrowly defeating the Bulls with three points and rewriting the series score to 2-1.
In the duel between another group of Cavaliers and the Mongolian Dragons, it can only be said that trash brothers are trash brothers, especially after DeRozan met James, he suddenly turned into a puddle of mud that could not be helped.
In the end, James scored 8 more quasi-triple-doubles in the North, leading the Cavaliers to victory. The series score with the Mongolian Dragons also reached 3-0, and promotion is in sight!
In the West, the Warriors took a 2-0 lead to the Mosaic team's home stadium, Space City.
In the third life-and-death battle, Harden, who would have been basically GG if he lost another 0-3, was completely stunned tonight and unleashed all his lifelong offensive talents.
He played the highest game in the game, including 11 three-pointers, scoring 45 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
This campaign can definitely be regarded as a glorious moment in Harden's career.
It was also after this night that Harden ushered in a real transformation, successfully surpassing Kobe and taking the throne of the league's number one shooting guard!
After Harden's divine performance, the series score between Mosaic and the Warriors became 1 to 2. As long as they defend one more home court, the two sides can enter Tianwang Mountain.
By then, the Mosaic team may not be without the possibility of a comeback.
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The next day, May 12, the G4 game between the Trail Blazers and Clippers began.
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"Tan, the Blazers and Clippers were very hot when it was over. If it ended too early, it would be a great loss to the league."
In the morning, before Vice President Tan Huiming left for Los Angeles, Bald Hua said to him.
"Okay, Mr. President, I will take care of it." Tan Huiming nodded.
"But remember not to go too far. Wang Zelin is already the face of the league, and the Clippers are not the Lakers. We can give them opportunities, but whether they can seize them depends on their own abilities."
Bald Hua warned with a smile.
To be honest, he has never been too fond of foreign players like Wang Zelin, and the opponent's sneakers are not signed with Nike, which means that NBA executives' perception of Wang Zelin will not be much better.
However, considering that the NBA plans to negotiate this summer with "Penguin Sports", a subsidiary of Penguin Group, a leading domestic enterprise in China, for exclusive online live broadcast rights for the next five seasons, as well as the rights of Penguin Game Platform to change NBA games.
Therefore, in front of the green money, the NBA executives headed by the bald man quickly changed their minds and faced Wang Zelin with a smile.
After all, in the capitalist world, as long as you can make money, the capitalists will definitely treat you as their ancestor.
I just don’t know how long this kind of relationship can last?
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At 20 o'clock that night, still at the Staples Center, the G4 game between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers started.
There are no changes to the rosters of both sides.
Jump ball in the center circle.
"Snapped!"
DeAndre Jordan lost to Wang Zelin again.
The Blazers speed up the game as soon as they start the game, which is their usual way of starting the game.
After landing, Wang Zelin quickly ran to the frontcourt. When he encountered Griffin's obstruction, he changed direction and rushed over from the left.
Griffin reacted quickly, striding sideways and blocking the front.
"Peng!"
The two of them bumped shoulders, and Griffin groaned and sat down on the floor.
Beep beep~~~
The referee suddenly blew his whistle.
Who committed the foul?
Wang Zelin was a little surprised, and then the referee, who was delusional on the sideline, ran over, pointed at him, and made a collision and foul gesture.
"I'm sorry!"
Wang Zelin's eyes widened instantly. Are you kidding me? When will the league change its rules? Why didn't anyone notify me?
On the sidelines, Terry Stotts and the coaching staff were also a little confused by the referee's initial offensive foul, but he quickly reacted.
Shet, those idiots at the alliance headquarters are trying to balance things again!
"Wang, please be gentler next time. The situation will change tonight."
As a veteran, Aldridge also reacted very quickly. He immediately understood that the referee's call tonight was obviously not in his favor. When he retreated from defense, he immediately ran over and said to Wang Zelin.
"I see."
After being reminded, Wang Zelin quickly understood the reason.