Chapter 784 Denverites forced into desperate situation
In the last quarter, it was completely reduced to novices pecking each other, and the main players of both sides did not play again.
After four quarters, the Trail Blazers beat the Clippers 120:93 away from home by 27 points and achieved a 9-game winning streak. At the same time, the team's record reached 35 wins and 1 loss, continuing to lead the league!
Wang Zelin did not play in the final quarter of the game, but even though he only played two quarters for a total of 21 minutes in this game, he still achieved very gorgeous statistics.
31 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 blocks and 1 steal, a very versatile performance!
On the morning of the 7th, the Trail Blazers returned to Portland.
Next, they will have two more home games, playing the Nuggets on the 8th and the Thunder on the 11th.
Speaking of which, despite the fact that the Trail Blazers scheduled a total of 15 games in January 2016, there were not many truly strong opponents. Apart from playing the Spurs at the beginning of the month and the Thunder a few days later, there were only
The Lakers and Menglong were a little more difficult in mid-to-late January.
Except for these 4 games, the opponents in the other 11 games were all average.
Therefore, after entering the new year, the homepage strategy formulated by the Trail Blazers coaching staff is to guarantee the bottom line and only lose 2 games, that is, to strive for a record of 13 wins and 2 losses this month.
In this way, it is possible for the team to reach the .96 Bulls' record of 72 wins in the regular season!
Yes, you heard it right. In addition to competing for the regular season championship, the Blazers' goal for this year's regular season is to break the historical regular season record!
You know, plans are not as good as changes, everything will continue to develop over time.
For the Trail Blazers, I am afraid they did not expect that the team would be able to break the 24-game winning streak set last year this year and extend this record to 26 consecutive wins.
Breaking the original record and creating new miracles has given the Trail Blazers unprecedented motivation. The entire team is full of expectations for this year's regular season from top to bottom.
Since they can make a dream start, it is destined that the Bulls' 72-win record will be broken by them.
The so-called records are all created by people, and they will naturally be broken one day!
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On the 8th, the league announced the best players in the East and West last week.
LeBron James from the Eastern Conference was selected over DeRozan and Davis with averages of 26 points, 7.8 rebounds, 7 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, as well as leading the team to four wins in four games.
In the West, Wang Zelin averaged 30 points, 17.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 4.6 blocks and 2.3 steals per game. Coupled with the team's record of three wins in three games, he was elected without any doubt.
With the honor of once again defending the Best of the Week, on the night of the 8th, the Trail Blazers faced the challenge of the Denver Nuggets.
This night, Wang Zelin scored 41 points and 15 rebounds at halftime, personally destroying the psychological defense of the Nuggets' interior players.
At the 7th minute of the third quarter, Wang Zelin scored 50 points in a single game, plus 20 rebounds, 5 blocks, 1 assist and 3 steals, and extended the ball's lead to 30 points in one fell swoop.
After switching to violent scoring mode, Wang Zelin's terrifying scoring ability once again shocked the league!
In just 30 minutes, 28 shots were taken in exchange for 20 hits, plus 10 of 12 free throws. Although there was a certain home field advantage, it was abnormal enough.
What's more, this guy's statistics are still so versatile.
After the timeout, the Nuggets made urgent adjustments to their defensive strategy. Even if it was an away game, they did not want to be looked at so badly by the opponent.
You know, at the end of three quarters, the Nuggets' team score was only 48 points.
Could it be said that the Nuggets are going to feel what happened to the Mavericks in the past when the whole team was not as good as one person on the opposite side?
In this regard, the Nuggets coaching staff told everyone ~ No!
We are not the Mavericks, and we don't want to be that stupid Mavericks.
If one person can't guard it, then use two people; if two people can't guard it, then use three people...
It really doesn't work, even with five people double-teaming, the Chinese center can't continue to score!
These were the exact words spoken by Nuggets coach Mike Malone during a timeout. He almost shouted orders to the Nuggets players.
Such a shame and humiliation, so proud, but I would rather die than accept it if I deny it!
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Soon the players from both sides were back on the field.
The Nuggets attack again.
This time the Blazers did not press, allowing Nelson to receive the ball and advance to the frontcourt.
After some patient organization, Gallinari took a shot from the bottom corner and hit an open three-pointer.
51:78.
Trail Blazers offense.
After Wang Zelin served the ball in the backcourt, he was just about to jog to the frontcourt when he suddenly felt that something was wrong.
After halftime, when he came to the logo area, he looked up and suddenly saw three of the Nuggets' top players rushing toward him.
I never expected that the opponent would directly attack a three-man team without the ball.
"Damn it! Do you want to be so cruel!"
Wang Zelin's jaw almost dropped in shock.
But when the opponent does this, it becomes extremely difficult for him to connect with the ball, let alone playing in isolation.
In the ESPN commentary box, Reggie Miller said in surprise: "Gift crab! This, this, double-teamed just after halftime, are Denver people crazy?"
"No, this may be the only way coach Mike Malone of the Nuggets has thought of to limit Wang's scoring, although it is indeed a little excessive..."
The words sounded quite serious, but the corners of Weber's mouth that kept twitching revealed his shock at the moment.
"Are you sure it's a little bit."
Miller rolled his eyes speechlessly.
"Ahem, I made a mistake. It's 100 million points."
Weber chuckled.
Then the camera showed the Portland fans in the stands, and the scene was agitated.
"For being able to come up with this kind of tactic, I can only say that the Nuggets coach is really a little genius!"
"Don't say that to people, they are also forced into a desperate situation and have no choice."
"I can only say that Wang is really too strong!"
"But then again, if they do this, aren't they worried that the point difference will get wider and wider? Be careful not to get beaten by 58 points!"
"Chris Paul:cue!"
"..."
Not to mention the emotions and ridicule of the fans, back on the court, the game is still going on.
Lillard tried several times and after making sure that no one was guarding him, he directly hit a three-pointer.
Since the other side is sending it, why should he stop it?
Offensive and defensive transition, Nuggets offense.
Italian gunner Gallinari seemed to have a good shooting touch. He took a three-point shot with slight interference from the outside ball and hit it again.
Then, a familiar scene appeared again.
Just after halftime, Wang Zelin was quickly surrounded by three Nuggets and could hardly move.
"Whoosh!"
Lillard made a move and hit another three-pointer, surpassing 20 points in this game.
In the next few minutes, this seemingly weird scene continued on the court until the end of the third quarter.