At this time, the score on the court was 39:36. Although the Trail Blazers were still leading by three points, the atmosphere on the court had changed visibly.
Especially in the surrounding stands, a large number of fans were restless and uneasy.
The Blazers returned to the bench, all silent, just wiping sweat and drinking water. The atmosphere was extremely dull.
After a few more seconds, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one dared to speak first.
Just when Coach Terry was about to say something, Wang Zelin suddenly stood up and looked at his teammates with a serious face: "There is an old saying in our country that everything can only be done in three steps, so tonight I have only one request, and that is to get
Let’s play this game!”
"We have lost to the same opponent twice in a row. If we lose again this time, we will really lose our face!"
Seeing that the expressions of his teammates finally changed, he continued: "Patrick, you must stay next to No. 30 at all times. I will not allow you to leave a foot away from him."
"But……"
Beverley also wanted to say that No. 30 was not the Warriors' No. 30, but was interrupted by Wang Zelin.
"I know what I'm thinking, but don't look at how many points that guy has scored... He's already scored 19 points. Don't tell me, this is the defense you're proud of!"
"I see!"
Seeing Wang Zelin being so serious, Beverly immediately looked fierce and nodded.
As a blue-collar outsider whose foundation is defense, Beverley can allow others to question his offense and his organization, but he must never see anyone question his defense.
What's more, the person who proposed this point was his most respected boss!
Wang Zelin breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that his demands were too much, but as a member of the defending champion team and a member of the quasi-dynasty team, he must impose strict requirements on himself.
After entering the second quarter, during the rotation contest between the two sides, although Beverley's defense was always online, Wang Zelin could still see that he still had some strength left and was not as good as the first-line defenders such as Curry, Westbrook, Irving, and Wall.
The standard of guarding time.
At this time, Wang Zelin turned to look at the others: "As long as Patrick is entangled with him, you must be quick and decisive in your outside shots. As for rebounds, I am under the basket!"
The official timeout ends and the game continues.
Both sides have made personnel adjustments.
For the Kings, Rondo and Wiggins are back on the scene, and they are paired with Seth Curry, Casspi, and Koufos. This is already the strongest lineup of the Kings.
It seems that Kings coach George Karl doesn't want to give up this game. A double kill is not enough. He wants to become the first team to kill the Trail Blazers three times this season.
Even killing the whole season is within his consideration.
The Trail Blazers have a lineup of Beverley, Connett Lee, Batum, Yi Jianlian, and Wang Zelin.
Since he was still leading, Coach Terry did not send out the entire main lineup, but instead sent out a half-main and half-rotation lineup.
Thinking of Wang Zelin's anger just now, Coach Terry's eyes looked full of expectation when he looked at the Kings players.
Why did you say you didn't mess with him?
Isn’t this looking for sin?
…
Trail Blazers offense.
A fast break tactic was adopted from the beginning. Wang Zelin quickly rushed to the frontcourt, Yi Jianlian served quickly from the baseline, and Beverley received the ball and advanced quickly.
"Don't let him pass the ball!"
George Karl shouted onto the court.
He knew that no one on his side could stop Wang Zelin, because the two inside players were behind him, so he could only find a way to get it at one end of the pass.
Rondo immediately entangled Beverley, who suddenly passed the ball to Batum on the right wing, then accelerated to get rid of Rondo, received Batum's return pass, and crossed the center line with the ball.
At this time, Wang Zelin had already reached the penalty area, admiring Li's hands and pushing forward violently, and the basketball flew towards the basket.
"boom!"
Wang Zelin violently hit the basket with an alley-oop, and at 42:36, the Trail Blazers led by 5 points.
The king attacks.
Rondo patiently organized from the outside and found Seth Curry who ran out of space. As soon as the latter caught the ball and was about to shoot a cold arrow, he found that a defender suddenly appeared in front of him.
It is Patrick Beverley wearing the Trail Blazers No. 3 jersey!
Facing the arrogant Beverley, Seth Curry chose to trust his own touch and took action decisively.
"Snapped!"
As soon as he took action, there was a slight crisp sound in his ears.
At this time, Beverly, who was standing in front of him, had fallen from the air and looked at his right index finger with a sneer on his face.
He guarded this ball!
"Rebound!"
Seth Curry felt bad and immediately yelled at his teammates under the basket.
As soon as Wang Zelin saw the trajectory of the ball in the air, he knew he would miss it, but he did not block the ball in advance and just watched Koufos grab the rebound.
With the ball in hand, Koufos was filled with pride. He didn't expect that he would actually pick off the offensive rebound in front of the rebounding maniac No. 36 of the Trail Blazers. Without thinking, he immediately jumped sideways, preparing for a two-handed slam dunk.
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But little did he know that this was the hole Wang Zelin dug for him!
The moment Koufos grabbed the rebound, Wang Zelin had already moved behind the former. The next moment he followed the former and took off, and with a bang, the ball flew out of the right sideline.
"Super blood cap from Wang!" the Trail Blazers commentator roared loudly.
"This guy……"
George Karl on the sidelines was also shocked by this scene. It took him a while to come to his senses after being reminded by the Kings assistant coach.
The Kings reorganized their attack, and there were 3 seconds left in this attack.
Connet Lee left Rondo open and flanked Seth Curry with Beverley in advance. In desperation, Casspi could only send the ball to Rondo, who hesitated outside the right three-point line.
He took two steps forward and took a long two-point shot.
"duang~"
Along with the sound of iron, many fans at the scene were amused.
Wang Zelin smiled, "As expected of Long Jiutou, his shooting ability is really strong!"
After grabbing the rebound, Wang Zelin turned around and saw Yi Jianlian running to the front. Without any hesitation, he passed the ball like a quarterback, and the shell was accurately delivered to the designated location.
Looking at the basketball that suddenly appeared in front of him, Yi Jianlian couldn't help but sigh in his heart again at Wang Zelin's terrifying vision and strong passing skills, but there was no time for him to think more about it.
When Yi Jianlian stepped across the free throw line, he grabbed the ball with both hands and raised it high...
"boom!"
A beautiful double-arm gliding dunk, slamming the ball into the basket.
"Pay attention to defense! Tonight, let us defeat them! Explode the opponent into scum!"
Seeing the team add two more points, Wang Zelin, who looked fierce, shouted an extremely cruel word in the backcourt.
"Blow them up!"
The generals of the sun shouted in unison.
"Blow them up!"
The entire audience responded immediately, and the Blazers' momentum instantly reached its peak, with overwhelming momentum.