As for Love's trade, one day has passed, and the outside discussion has not abated but increased, but this has nothing to do with the Trail Blazers, and it is a new game day.
Nowadays, every game of the Trail Blazers is broadcast live in China, even against weak teams.
On the evening of the 23rd, they faced the challenge of the Clippers at home and defeated the Clippers 105:91 at home, winning their 13th consecutive victory.
In this game, Wang Zelin played 31 minutes, made 15 of 25 shots, and scored 36 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 blocks and 1 steal. Such terrifying statistics can only be regarded as normal performance for Wang Zelin now.
Lillard's 18 points and 13 assists were still stable, Aldridge's 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists were also pretty good, and the overall offensive and defensive performance was also good.
With the Big Three's steady output of 76 points combined, the Trail Blazers dominated the Clippers tonight and there was basically no suspense in the game.
As for the Clippers, Griffin, who has unlimited firepower, took 34 crazy shots tonight. Unfortunately, under the Blazers' high-pressure defense, he only made 14 goals, with a shooting percentage of just over 40%, the highest in the team.
A near triple-double with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.
Paul's departure is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the overall strength of the Clippers. The team has declined ridiculously. After losing to the Trail Blazers, the record has reached 3 wins and 9 losses. They are basically aiming for the top three picks next year.
But if you think about it in another direction, Paul's departure actually has more advantages than disadvantages for Griffin to some extent.
After losing this ball-carrying core, Griffin now not only has unlimited fire power for the Clippers, but at the same time, Clippers coach Doc Rivers is also consciously developing Griffin's support ability.
Currently, Griffin is averaging 5.8 assists per game, a career high. He has gone further and further down the road of being an organizational power forward, a bit like what Wang Zelin remembers about Griffin during his Pistons days.
Considering that Griffin is only 26 years old now, has just entered the peak period of most NBA players, and is still about 5 years away from the peak of 31 years old, his offense and organization still have a lot of room for development.
As for defense... forget it, this thing has never been compatible with Griffin.
Compared to Griffin, who was a blessing in disguise, Jordan was actually the one most affected, because this guy's offensive methods are too simple. Without Paul, he now can't even understand how to simply eat the pie.
In this game, he only scored 5 points and 4 rebounds against Wang Zelin, which was the worst game in recent seasons.
It really goes with that saying, when the tide goes out, you will find out who is swimming naked.
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Started with 13 consecutive victories, ranking first in the league.
This record is undoubtedly gratifying, but Wang Zelin and his teammates are not too happy because behind them there is a Warriors team with 12 consecutive victories.
This year, the Warriors are just like competing with the Trail Blazers. You are chasing each other, and no one wants to let the other go.
In addition, among the latest Western Conference Player of the Week, Wang Zelin lost to Curry for the first time.
In this regard, Trail Blazers fans and countless Wang Mi immediately expressed their confusion and anger.
but,
NBA officials also quickly gave an explanation:
In the past week, Wang Zelin averaged 32.6 points, 17.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 3 blocks and 1.3 steals per game, leading the team to 3 consecutive victories!
In the same week, Curry averaged 33 points, 8.5 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals per game, leading the team to 4 consecutive victories!
Considering that Curry played one more game than Wang Zelin and had an advantage in scoring, assists, and steals, and Wang Zelin only scored 20 points and 10 rebounds in the game against the Suns, his performance was relatively mediocre.
Considering,
NBA officials finally decided to award this issue's Western Conference Player of the Week to Curry.
Such rhetoric may sound reasonable at first glance, but if you study it carefully, it is nonsense.
In the past week, Wang Zelin played one less game than Curry, but he cannot rely on him. This is the schedule arranged by the league.
Besides, it obviously doesn't make sense to compare assists between a center and a guard. In that case, why not compare the rebounds of the two? Wouldn't the gap be even bigger?
But now the deal is done, and the result cannot be changed. Wang Zelin can only swallow this breath for the time being, and wait until he plays against the Warriors in early December to get it back.
However, the controversy caused by the award of the best player of the week did not stop. Soon Warriors fans and fans also joined the heated discussion, which finally extended to the battle for the award of the regular season MVP this season.
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Taking this opportunity, major authoritative media also quickly launched a new regular season mvp prediction ranking.
According to Sports Illustrated, the top three are Wang Zelin, Curry, and Durant.
In terms of bleachers, the top three are Wang Zelin, Curry, and James.
The top three officially given by tnt are the same as Sports Illustrated, which are Wang Zelin and Curry Durant.
Finally, we arrived at ESPN, and if nothing else happened...
Something happened!
In this list, they put Curry at the top of the list for the first time, followed by Wang Zelin and James in third.
Under the spotlight of ESPN, the MVP battle between Wang Zelin and Curry has become more and more topical, and has almost become the hottest news of the season.
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Fans of various teams are constantly scolding each other online. For the players, the impact is really not big. They play when they should play and rest when they should.
After hastily ending the contest with the Clippers, the Trail Blazers headed to Dallas early the next morning for their first contest of the season with the Mavericks.
At the same time, this is also a back-to-back away game, which requires extremely high physical fitness for the players.
Thanks to the fact that the Blazers are mostly composed of young people, especially the head star Wang Zelin, who has evolved into a super physical monster, the Blazers were able to beat the Mavericks 115:112 in the away game with three points.
In this game, the battle between Wang Zelin and his former teammate Adams also attracted a lot of attention before the game.
When the game started, Adams' performance was worthy of the attention. He played for 40 minutes and scored a 12-12 double-double.
In today's league, it is rare for a big center to grab double-digit rebounds against Wang Zelin. Adams also proved with 12 rebounds tonight that he has lived up to the expectations of Cuban and Mavericks fans.
Although his talent may be far inferior to Nowitzki's, he still has enough potential as a qualified center and team puzzle piece.
Finally, the scene of Wang Zelin and Adams exchanging jerseys became a big topic after the game.
After their trip to Dallas, the Trail Blazers are counting down to their November schedule. There are only three games left, and their opponents are all Eastern Conference teams, namely the Pacers, Magic and Heat.
On the 26th, the Trail Blazers faced the challenge of the Pacers at home.
After a season of rest, Paul George's current state has fluctuated a bit. He only had 11 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists tonight. In the end, the Pacers unfortunately lost to the Trail Blazers 111:123 on the road.
On the 28th, Wang Zelin and his teammates went to Oakland to challenge the Magic. In the end, they defeated the Magic in the third quarter, ending this abusive journey.
At the end of the 30th, the Trail Blazers went to Miami to challenge the Heat. Bosh scored 29-11, but lost to Wang Zelin's 38-20. The Trail Blazers successfully won the last game in November.
In the first full month of the new season, the Trail Blazers have won 17 consecutive games and continue to dominate the league.