After the timeout, Simavici replaced Ginobili in advance, preparing to strengthen his outside firepower.
The Trail Blazers also made adjustments, with Patton replaced and Connett Lee coming on.
The game continues with the Spurs' offense.
At this time, the Spurs advanced to the frontcourt. Duncan stood in a high position to receive the ball and responded. Ginobili cut in. More than ten years of tacit cooperation allowed Duncan to accurately find Ginobili's position without having to look.
"boom!"
The Pampas Condor took off as soon as it came up.
"Great job! I just said it was right to replace him with Manu!"
Seeing that the Demon Sword was unsheathed and successfully stopped the Spurs' decline in momentum, Sima Weiqi couldn't help but roar.
"These old guys really live up to that saying, they are thieves if they are too old to die! They are still flying around at such an old age."
Wang Zelin smacked his lips, and the fighting spirit in his eyes became even stronger.
The Spurs are getting older, but they are still a strong rival!
…
After the first game, the Trail Blazers led the Spurs by 4 points, and the score between the two sides was, entering the intermission break.
He scored 32 points in a single quarter, but the lead was only 4 points. If he faced an ordinary opponent, Coach Terry would definitely find it difficult to accept, but he can still understand it when facing the Spurs.
After all, the Spurs have always been one of the potential opponents in the Trail Blazers' dynasty year. In their estimation, the Spurs are the only teams in the West that can make them feel pressured.
But understanding is understanding, they will not give up this game to others, since they all know that their biggest advantage is the young players and quick physical recovery, while the Spurs' shortcomings are exactly the opposite, the main players are aging.
Then, don't blame them for bullying.
In the second quarter of the game, Wang Zelin continued to play.
The Spurs' lineup in the second quarter changed to Mills, Danny Green, Leonard, David West and Diaw.
To be honest, when he found out that his next opponent was Diaw, Wang Zelin was quite surprised, and then a little annoyed.
Although Dior has a stocky figure and a lot of experience, it still depends on who he is compared with.
To put it bluntly, when Wang Zelin and Diaw were one-on-one in the low post, he could completely cover the latter's body.
Therefore, Wang Zelin was too lazy to be angry with the Spurs. After coming on the court, he took over the ball and started a superstar singles strategy.
As soon as the Spurs came up, Leonard tried a three-pointer from the outside. His touch was average, and the three-pointer was a hit.
Wang Zelin grabbed the rebound and the Blazers attacked.
Advance to the frontcourt.
In the low post on the left, Lillard decisively passed the ball to Wang Zelin.
Diaw is not Wang Zelin's opponent at all. Although this guy is even heavier than some centers, it does not mean that he can ignore the height difference between the two.
Are you going to meet a man?
No, that's something only rough guys would do, like a certain monster!
On the court, adhering to the concept of a more relaxed and effective style of play, Wang Zelin did not bully Diaw with his body. He chose to play a post-up single, then tilted his shoulder and turned directly to hook.
Old thief Sima, if you dare to let such a person guard me, are you afraid that you have lost your mind?!
Swish——!
Wang Zelin made his first sky hook of the game and scored easily.
In the next few rounds, the two sides fought back and forth, but with the help of Wang Zelin's sky hook inside, Diaw was directly beaten into a sieve.
In less than 3 minutes, the Trail Blazers took a double-digit lead, and the score between the two teams became.
Sima Weiwei had no choice but to shout for a timeout and then handed Duncan a bowl of chicken soup.
Come on, Old Dengtou!
The motherland...the team needs you.
Poor Diaw, a mighty French magician, didn't even touch the ball after he came on the field, and went off to look at the water dispenser.
On the other end, Coach Terry also took the opportunity to change the lineup. Wang Zelin continued to play, partnering with Lillard, Carter, Moreau, and Jokic.
With Jokic, Wang Zelin can leave the high-level support task to him and focus all his energy on offense.
Back on the court, the Spurs attack first.
Tony Parker hit a three-pointer on a fake shot, and the Spurs pulled the score to 8 points behind the Trail Blazers.
But the Trail Blazers didn't panic. After Lillard controlled the ball for half the game, he continued to hand it over to Wang Zelin.
"Snapped!"
As soon as the ball was received, the Spurs suddenly double-teamed, and Duncan and Leonard on the strong side rushed over.
Then……
Trail Blazers No. 36 caught off guard and chose to attack the opponent. In the eyes of the home fans, he was simply too arrogant!
I saw the guy taking two consecutive steps to the outside, almost stepping on the free throw line, 4 meters away from the basket, and making such an unreasonable sideways hook shot!
Although since last season, Wang Zelin has ranked first in the league in long-distance hook hits.
However, tonight’s opponent is the Spurs!
Those old guys are a bit old, but with their complete system, the Spurs are still one of the top five teams in the league in defensive efficiency!
Duncan, who was responsible for defending Wang Zelin, and Leonard, who flew over to help defend, at this moment Kong, the Spurs boy with facial paralysis, shrank inexplicably, his heart full of shock and speechlessness.
Do you want to be so confident?
Does this mean you don’t treat us two as human beings?
I know your Sky Hook is powerful, but don’t be so pushy!
However, the two people who were extremely speechless still rushed towards Wang Zelin and hurriedly stretched out their hands to interfere.
There's no way this goal could be scored, right?
The two pairs of long arms have completely blocked Wang Zelin's sight, especially the right palm of the old fritter Duncan, which directly covered Wang Zelin's face, just a little bit away from poking his eyes.
Wang Zelin's hook shot this time was very non-standard, and seemed to be a little hasty in order to pursue the speed of the shot.
"Backboard—!"
Duncan reminded his teammates loudly.
After completing the shot, Wang Zelin turned around to face his own basket and opened his arms the moment he landed.
At this moment, Wang Zelin was completely in high spirits. His attack was extremely aggressive. Coupled with this extremely arrogant early celebration, it made the tens of thousands of Spurs fans at the scene feel itchy with hatred.
After celebrating in advance, he knew that this ball was either one of the top five goals or one of the top five bad goals. However, he still chose to believe in his touch as the leading scorer and turned around directly after taking the shot without any hesitation.
The goddess of luck favored Wang Zelin this night.
A slightly hasty, not even good-looking hook, with a high arc, perfectly fell into the basket, and the moment it passed through the net, it made the most beautiful sound in the basketball world...
Swish——!
Spurs fans at AT&T Center were stunned...
How can this be allowed in?
What an international joke!
But the reality was extremely cruel. When they subconsciously looked at the scoreboard, they found that the Trail Blazers had indeed added two more points.
Blanch!
Let him pretend.
Even Wang Mi, the most die-hard person, complained harshly to Wang Zelin at this moment.