Chapter 675 Get another triple-double and advance to the finals
Thompson himself did not expect, nor did the Warriors players, that Thompson would be blocked at this time.
Seeing that the score was approaching single digits, in the Western Conference finals where every minute was a fierce race, this block had a big impact on the Warriors' morale.
What Cole is even more worried about is that this block is likely to affect Thompson's confidence.
For a top pitcher, apart from his own talent and acquired hard work, his confidence on the field also plays a particularly important role.
When a pitcher is fully open, his lethality is endless.
In the same way, when a shooter's confidence is hindered, the basket is like a cover to him, and no matter how hard he shoots, it won't.
This situation is very common in the NBA.
No wonder Cole is worried.
The Warriors continued to attack, and the entire team was looking for opportunities for Thompson. Several times, Curry needed to take risks, but for the sake of stability, he ultimately did not choose to take risks, and still found Thompson through running positions.
From the right corner, Thompson suddenly rushed over from the top of the arc. With the help of Curry and Green's double pick-and-roll, Matthews and Batum's double team was broken, leaving Batum alone to keep up with Thompson.
Facing one-on-one defense, Thomson pulled up almost the moment he received the ball. The shot was extremely decisive.
This is largely due to Thompson's relatively stable personality and it is difficult to get angry, so he can always maintain a stable state on the court.
He is self-confident and chooses to believe in his own feelings!
However, the next moment, his vision suddenly went dark, and Trail Blazer No. 36 suddenly appeared in front of him again, completely covering his shot.
Why are they so fast?
No, I don’t believe it! I’m Clay Thompson!
Thompson was furious. He once again changed his posture, faced Wang Zelin's defense in the air, leaned back sharply to avoid the block, and threw the ball.
Going in again?
At this moment, all the fans at the scene held their breath and watched the basketball spinning in the sky quietly.
"Clang!"
There was a loud bang on the field.
The shouting at the scene suddenly stopped.
Immediately afterwards, Aldridge and Green fought fiercely for the rebound under the basket. In the end, Lillard suddenly transformed into a turtle, jumped up at the right time, collected the rebound into his arms, and launched another one-stop counterattack.
This scene is like a basin of cold water falling from the sky!
Cole, who was awakened by the splash, suddenly came back from his expectation.
"Pay attention to that No. 0, retreat quickly! Protect the backcourt!"
he yelled at the Warriors players on the court.
Lillard went down quickly and successfully made a layup. He failed to score due to the interference of Ying Guodala, but caused the latter's foul and won two extra free throw opportunities.
For Lillard, whose free throw percentage so far in his career is over 85%, as long as nothing unexpected happens, these two extra penalties should be a sure thing.
"Whoa, whoa!"
Phew, luckily, Lillard made two free throws.
The Trail Blazers' lead suddenly reached 22 points, and the score difference between the two sides showed a trend of widening again.
"Beep~"
Without any surprise, Cole reached out and called a timeout.
These rounds have been too painful for the Warriors. They failed to make long-range shots and were beaten into fast-break counterattacks by their opponents one after another.
After the timeout, the atmosphere in the entire Oracle Center had reached a freezing point.
In the next round, if the Warriors still fail to score, the morale that was finally built up due to Thompson's superb performance will be turned into a bubble in the blink of an eye.
When entering the timeout, Wang Zelin's statistics were given on the spot.
6 rebounds, 4 blocks!
In the first half, due to the outstanding performance of his teammates, Wang Zelin's statistics were relatively average, only 11 points. However, after a wave of tricks in the second half, many people realized that this statistics began to develop in an incredible direction.
A triple-double in the playoffs!
Or 4x5!
This is still to say a small thing, but to say a big thing, we don’t even rule out the possibility of a quadruple pair!
Because in the last game, if it weren't for not playing again in the final quarter, Wang Zelin's block data would not have stayed at 7. As a result, he failed to break the record and became another three-time single-game contribution in the playoffs after Yin Baka.
10 players who blocked shots.
However, considering his miracle of 65 points in three quarters, double figures in blocks, etc., not many people care about it.
In the final analysis, basketball is essentially a scoring game, and the most valuable of the five basic data is always scoring! When a single scoring data is too dazzling, it is enough to cover up the shine of the other four data.
If in the past, someone told you that a player could get consecutive triple-doubles in the playoffs, you would be severely despised.
I'm afraid you haven't woken up yet! Why are you talking in your sleep in broad daylight?
In this era, it is relatively rare to get a triple-double in the regular season. Do you still want to get it in the playoffs, or do you want to get it continuously?
That's simply impossible.
You know, as of the 2015 season, among the top five triple-doubles in NBA playoff history, except for Magic Johnson, who has dominated the pack 30 times, the last four, James, Kidd, Bird, and Rondo, are just the same.
Got times, 9 times and 9 times.
It can be seen that compared with 82 regular season games, it is more difficult to get a triple-double in the playoffs.
But now, people suddenly discovered that Wang Zelin really has this ability!
Because of this season's playoffs, Wang Zelin has already won two triple-doubles, one against the Clippers in G2 of the semifinals and one against the Warriors in G1 of the Western Conference Finals.
It is worth mentioning that in the game against the Warriors, Wang Zelin also blocked 5 shots, which means it was a 4x5 playoff game!
It is precisely because of Wang Zelin's body that all kinds of crazy data are emerging one after another, so that now, the fans at the scene feel that after reacting, their emotions are a bit complicated.
But they only struggled briefly. After all, too many miracles had happened to that Chinese boy. Let alone getting a triple-double tonight, even if they got a quadruple-double, they wouldn't have much experience.
Unknowingly, even the fans who actively supported the Warriors to win this game before the game gradually became Buddhist-like in mentality, which shows that they were indeed hit hard by Wang Zelin.
At this time, far away in Portland, Trail Blazers fans were completely excited.
At halftime, they, like the fans on the hotline, believed this series would be over.
Although the Warriors' No. 11 leader started a small climax at the beginning of the second half, the Warriors' offensive momentum was quickly interrupted under Wang Zelin's pressure.
Soon, after a few rounds after the pause, as Wang Zelin's personal data continued to rise, they became more convinced that the game was not over yet and everything was possible.
In addition to the victory, there is also the birth of crazy data!
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In the last 4 seconds of the third quarter, Curry passed the ball and Thompson received the ball.
Thompson caught the ball and turned around, 3 seconds later.
Take action, 2 seconds...then he saw a big hand covering his view of the action, and the angle!
It’s Wang Zelin again!
Thompson, who lost the angle, could only improve the arc, but due to lack of physical strength, the ball was obviously short.
"Clang!"
The sound of iron strikes was heard again on the field, and the fans at the scene were already in despair, those damn Asians.
End of three quarters!
The Trail Blazers, who scored 31 points in a single quarter, took a 37-point lead and defeated the Warriors without any suspense entering the final quarter, winning the G6 away game!
In the end, the Trail Blazers eliminated the Warriors with a total score of 4:2 and advanced to the finals again!