At this time, Wang Zelin's second free throw had been thrown. The basketball hit the front of the backboard but still bounced into the net.
Two free throws were made, 35:43, and the point difference returned to single digits.
The Warriors' old "Brazilian Lightning" Barbosa advanced very quickly, but because Beverley had been scored twice before, he began to become irritable and his body movements became larger and larger.
Barbosa's touch was very good today, but he still obediently gave the ball to Green, who has stronger organizational skills.
In the familiar position at the top of the arc, after Green received the ball, he checked the movement of his teammates and was ready to deal the cards while paying attention to the opponent's defense.
He raised his head, but found that it was not Wang Zelin who came to defend, but another yellow-skinned player from the Trail Blazers.
What's this guy's name?
It seems to be called...Yi Jianlian!
"Hmph, why do you want to guard against me?"
Green showed disdain. He didn't believe that any yellow-skinned insider could be as powerful as Wang Zelin.
This kind of monster is something that even Draymond Green can't catch easily.
Yi Jianlian didn't take Green's expression seriously. After many NBA and CBA transitions, he has now become one of the contributors to the Trail Blazers' two consecutive championships. His mentality is no longer as childish as it was back then.
Therefore, no matter how provocative Green was, Yi Jianlian still stood firm and blocked Green's breakthrough route.
Facing Yi Jianlian's close pressing, the pressure on Green was still great. After all, his height and size were there. When Yi Jianlian stretched out his long arm to interfere, Green, who had tried to break through many times, was greatly defeated.
The guy carried Yi Jianlian for two steps and found that he could not hold him up, so he stopped and observed where he was.
Yi Jianlian's defense made Wang Zelin wave his fist. Just when everyone was guessing how Green would attack next, he passed the ball.
Green's rough expression always makes people subconsciously think that he is a reckless man, but everyone knows that this guy is more thoughtful than anyone else. When he knows that he can't fight, there is no need to act recklessly.
He passed the ball to Shaun Livingston in the low post on the right side. In the Warriors, perhaps only Livingston can let Green hand over the ball honestly when he is in the second team.
This talented player who was once drafted as Magic, finally found his home with the Warriors in the twilight years of his career after suffering injuries.
Today, the old duo of Livingston and Iguodala is known as the most reliable firepower output point on the Warriors' bench.
Among them, Livingston relied on his veteran guard to play in post-up situations, and Warriors coach Cole specially arranged exclusive tactics for him.
As soon as Livingston held the ball, Anthony Morrow quickly got behind Livingston.
Suddenly! Livingston suddenly lunged to the right, intending to break through Moreau's defense.
Morrow took two steps, and just when he was completely leaning his center of gravity, Livingston suddenly turned around on the spot. Before Morrow could react, Livingston, who had left the space, had already shot a jumper.
The corners of Livingston's mouth curled up slightly. It seemed that he was overthinking it. Although Morrow's defense was above the league level, it was still slightly worse than the other forward players on the Trail Blazers.
However, just when the basketball was about to fall, a big hand suddenly shot up.
Wang Zelin jumped up high and slapped hard, knocking back the basketball thrown by Livingston!
In this round of blocking, Wang Zelin's jumping height and blocking power are both exciting. His powerful and heavy blocking is no worse than a dunk.
"This shot is so beautiful!"
Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.
The basketball flew past Livingston's scalp. Yi Jianlian jumped high behind Livingston and caught the basketball that was fanned out by Wang Zelin.
Beverley started quickly, Yi Jianlian tacitly let the ball pass, and followed him crazy and fast.
But the Warriors are undoubtedly one of the teams with the fastest transition between offense and defense in the league, and the speed with which Warriors players can return to defense on the court is unparalleled in the league.
Beverley's sprint was blocked by Green and he was forced to stop and had to look for traces of his teammates.
"Accept him!"
Coach Terry shouted loudly on the sidelines.
"Be on guard! Follow your own people."
Cole on the other side was also shouting.
"here!"
Wang Zelin rushed to the midline to catch the ball, and Beverley quickly passed it over.
"Snapped!"
After catching the pass, Wang Zelin used his strength and rushed past Green, holding the ball past the free throw line and rushing towards the penalty area.
"boom!"
A one-arm dunk hit the Warriors' basket again.
37:43, 6 points left.
Amid the crazy boos in the frontcourt, Wang Zelin screamed after landing: "Defense! Defense..."
"Defend! Defend..."
The response from the Chinese fans at the scene was explosive.
The sizzling atmosphere of Oracle Arena made the Blazers' momentum instantly become indomitable and unstoppable!
"Oh my God, your Majesty's defense was so strong today!" Yu Jia exclaimed.
"He seems to have turned the away game into a home game..." Zhang Lili's voice was trembling.
Wang Zelin's presence made the Warriors completely passive. In the next few minutes, he still dominated the game offensively and defensively, quickly eroding the Warriors' lead.
As for Ezeli, who was previously highly anticipated by Cole, he became completely dimmed in front of Wang Zelin.
A small character is a small character after all. No matter how hard he tries to shine in front of the sun, his light will be limited after all.
From leading by 10 points to falling behind by 5 points, it only took the Trail Blazers 4 minutes, which caught Cole by surprise.
Fortunately, the game entered the official timeout at this time, and Cole finally reacted belatedly.
"Boss, you are so fierce!"
As soon as he came off, Harrell took the initiative to hug Wang Zelin who was resting.
"..." Wang Zelin pushed Harrell away with a cold look on his face. He always felt that this sentence seemed to be full of ambiguity.
Because last night, Kendou said something similar in bed.
Ahem, back to the topic.
After the official timeout, not only did the Warriors return to their main lineup, but on the Trail Blazers' side, Coach Terry had already anticipated that the opponent's lineup would change, and also sent Lillard and Aldridge back onto the court.
In the next five minutes, a new round of battle broke out between the main players of both sides.
Finally, the electronic buzzer sounded and the timer above the backboard read 12:00 again. The second quarter was finally over.
Due to the 5-point advantage Wang Zelin led the team earlier, the other main players dared to play hard on the court and successfully outperformed the Warriors.
In this quarter, the Trail Blazers scored 35 points, while the Warriors only scored 24 points.
After halftime, the Trail Blazers achieved a reversal, 63:56, and in turn led the Warriors by 7 points.