Since Mo Williams got along well with everyone when he was playing for the Trail Blazers, Wang Zhilin casually chatted with Mo Williams for a few words when he arrived at the technical table.
"King, I am very confident that I will defeat you tonight!"
Before leaving, Mo Williams spoke to Wang Zelin.
In response, Wang Zelin just smiled and patted him on the shoulder without saying anything.
Although they only got along briefly for a season, he knew very well that the other party had such a carefree and straightforward character. He said this because he was full of expectations and confidence for the new season after returning to the Cavaliers, and on the other hand he also
Expressed his respect for his former team, the Trail Blazers.
Although this respectful approach is not accepted by many people.
This also explains one of the reasons why Mo Williams became a bum in the league. He definitely has the strength, but his personality is difficult to change.
After saying hello, both parties came on stage one after another.
Game start.
Wang Zelin easily passed the ball to Button. He received the ball and handed it to Lillard to organize. Aldridge sank to the left corner and provided cover for his teammates at any time. Wang Zelin took the ball in the high post on the right side and could support or play alone. Cousin
Si La came out to defend Wang Zelin alone.
Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention one thing.
This summer, the Cavaliers also made a lot of news - the team changed its coach!
On the same day, the Cleveland Cavaliers officially announced that they fired the team's head coach David Blatt. At the same time, Tyronn Lue, the team's chief assistant coach last season, took over Blatt's position and officially became the Cavaliers' new head coach.
Head coach.
Director Lu took up the position about half a year earlier than Wang Zelin remembered, but it doesn’t matter. Although Director Lu later proved with the Clippers that he still has two skills even without James, now he is just an out-and-out person.
The rookie coach who doesn’t buckle.
Right now, the only thing he knows is to give the ball to James!
Ahem, let’s get down to business.
For the first goal, the Trail Blazers focused on the inside.
In frontal single defense, Cousins just stretched out his arms, trying to interfere with Wang Zelin, but Wang Zelin simply accelerated and relaxed in one step.
Cousins couldn't keep up with Wang Zelin's footsteps. Even if he could barely keep up, he couldn't fight against Wang Zelin.
No one expected Cousins to carry him so completely. At this time, it was too late for the Cavaliers to close the defense!
TT let go of Aldridge to cover up the defense and jumped up to block Wang Zelin. The king didn't even tremble. He pulled it up and entered the mouth, pushing the ball into the basket through TT.
Ruthless buckle!
TT couldn't stop him at all. Fortunately, he was smart and didn't blindly reach out and didn't give Wang Zelin a chance to hit a three-pointer.
2:0, the Trail Blazers took the lead.
There were cheers from the sidelines with pens in hand. They had seen this kind of scene too many times. They had seen Wang Zelin's dunk countless times, but they still never got tired of it. They still felt that Wang Zelin's dunk was so domineering.
"DeMarcus, pay attention to defense!"
Tyronn Lue, who had just taken office, was nervous and excited in his debut. After seeing Cousins being passed by his opponent, he did not give him chicken soup as usual, but gave him a slightly serious scolding.
"Oh, got it."
Cousins raised his hand aggrievedly in response.
But in fact, although he looks calm on the surface, he is actually in a turbulent heart.
As a thousand-year-old man who always wants to seek power and usurp the throne, to some extent, Cousins's research on Wang Zelin even exceeds Wang Zelin's understanding of himself.
In his opinion, even if Wang Zelin has improved again this summer, it should be reflected in the technical field, but he clearly felt the evolution of Wang Zelin's physical fitness in that ball just now.
Yes, it is evolution!
In terms of technology, it's easy to say, because every offseason is the period when players' skills grow the fastest. The difference is that the increase is more or less.
But when did physical fitness improve so quickly?
In just one round, Cousins could feel that Wang Zelin's speed, agility and explosive power were significantly improved compared to last season. The only thing he could accept was that although Wang Zelin's strength was still terrifying, it was basically the same as last season.
Not much.
If even the strength has increased, then he really has to wonder whether the two of them are humans from the same planet?
Or is that guy Wang Zelin cheating!?
…
It was the Cavaliers' turn to attack. Wang Zelin returned to the backcourt and stood firm near the penalty area, always ready to help defend.
Irving dribbled the ball across half court and did not hand it to his teammates. Instead, others pulled away and made a gesture to ask Cousins to lift the screen.
Lillard failed to keep up, and Wang Zelin was forced to switch defense. Irving had mid-range shots, but Wang Zelin did not dare to shoot too far.
A rare summer of hard training has left Irving a little swollen.
He took out his signature gorgeous dribbling and rushed towards Wang Zelin at high speed. When the two had a physical confrontation, he was ready to turn around and pass by at any time.
Wang Zelin raised his hands high and took small steps very fast, completely covering Irving's offensive space.
Why does it feel like this guy is faster than last year?
After several failed attempts to break through, Owen suddenly realized something was wrong.
But seeing that he was about to make a mistake, Irving hurriedly turned around, made a layup with a low hand, and then met Wang Zelin's defensive lever in the air...
"Snapped!"
Wang Zelin flew past him and hit a solid nail board, and the ball was firmly pressed on the backboard.
While Irving lost all face and was stunned on the spot, the Trail Blazers launched a quick counterattack.
The Cavaliers were not slow to retreat, but the Trail Blazers still had the numerical advantage. Lillard made a beautiful pass to Wang Zelin in the air.
Everyone witnessed with their own eyes how Wang Zelin, after blocking the shot, surpassed the three Cavaliers, finally caught the ball and pulled it up, and flew into the air.
The only one left in the Cavaliers' position is James, who was the first to return from defense. At this stage, James, who is just 31 years old, has not yet degenerated into his later state on the defensive end. Last season, he was still the first defense in the league. As long as he wants, he can still transform into a defensive end.
The league's top perimeter defense.
What's more, tonight's opponent is the Trail Blazers, who just defeated the Cavaliers in the finals last season, which further encourages James to want to express himself on both offense and defense.
However, when he turned around and faced the menacing Wang Zelin, he didn't know what to do for a while.
Then when he saw Trail Blazer 36 rising into the sky, he hesitated for 0.1 seconds and decisively chose to step aside.
The little emperor escaped?!
Now reporters are ecstatic.
The roaring Wang Zelin didn't know what it meant to be soft-hearted. He grabbed the ball with both hands and made another ruthless dunk.
"boom!"
Wang Zelin violently dunked, forcefully pulling the rim down and deforming it. It was not until his hands fell to the ground that the rim returned to normal.
"Gift crab!"
A scene with great visual effects shocked everyone.
Is this really the speed a seven-foot-long man should have?
Countless people at the scene all stared with the same question in their minds.
"I knew something was wrong with that guy!"
Looking at his teammates with frightened eyes, Cousins cursed in his heart.
He is now sure that Wang Zelin has really evolved again!