NBA Opening Draw To Twilight Shaquille O'Neal Chapter 213

At 94:102, the Blazers finally lost to the Suns and unexpectedly lost the game.

After the game, back in the locker room, Wang Zhilin sat directly on the floor. He was exhausted today. This may be one of the most tiring games he has played since he entered the NBA.

Not because of how confrontational the game is, but because Wang Zelin has been too comfortable in recent days, even his teammates.

The Blazers have not played a game for nearly a week, and the team is dominated by young people. It is difficult to maintain firm willpower in the face of the flowery world outside.

Batum and Matthews were obviously having a good time, and Lillard and Aldridge performed abnormally. This is the first time Wang Zelin has played a leading role.

The result was clear, he lost.

When the rest of the Blazers couldn't stand up, Wang Zelin's physical fitness was completely unable to support his offensive and defensive dominance throughout the game, and even in the second half of the fourth quarter, even the offense was a little weak.

"When will I be able to have a physical pool like Kobe's?"

Today, Wang Zelin played a total of 37 minutes, and his playing time hit a season high. The game usage rate exceeded 35% for the first time, but he still lost.

He knows very well that if he can physically support himself to play the whole game in this game, maybe it is really possible to move back to the score.

This reminded him of Kobe Bryant in the 2005-06 season. In that season, Bryant's usage rate was as high as 38.7%, breaking the NBA record. Every night requires a lot of singles with the ball, and he has to face two to three people. folder.

This was the most "irrational" year for Kobe to play, but Kobe had to.

2005~06 season.

When Kobe was on the court, the Lakers ranked third in the league in offensive efficiency;

And when Kobe went off the court, the Lakers ranked last in the league in offensive efficiency.

Once upon a time, Wang Zelin also complained about Kobe's big bag and big olive style of play, but tonight he felt a little empathy for Kobe's situation back then.

It is the circumstances that force a person to change!

The difference is that Kobe Bryant has endless physical strength to support him and he feels at the end, even playing a few overtimes without mercy, while Wang Zelin can't get tough when he reaches the fourth quarter.

The regular season is okay, the Blazers have enough time to tolerate mistakes. After all, in 82 games, Lillard and the others cannot always play themselves every night.

But if it comes to the playoffs that every game must compete for, when it is time to fight the bayonet, if the teammates are not strong at that time, and their physical strength is not enough...

Just thinking about it is bad enough!

Talking about the playoffs, Wang Zelin sounded the 18-year-old man in his thirties.

That guy is a pervert too!

In 2018, it was so fast that he was 34, and he was able to play 82 regular-season games this season. At the same time, his playing time was the league's first at 36.9, and the playoffs were even more outrageous.

First, it was a tiebreaker in the first round; in the semifinals, it was better to beat an old acquaintance melancholy, and Lin easily swept 4:0;

Finally won!

"No!" Anticipating the cruelty of the playoffs, Wang Zelin couldn't help shivering. "When the regular season ends, the fan value should exceed 100 million, and it's best to draw Zhang 20,000..."

Wang Zelin pinned his hopes on the future purple diamond lottery... At present, the number of fans is only 81.43 million, and there is still half a season left. According to the growth trend, it is very likely that it will exceed 100 million by the end of April.

Generally speaking, the regular season ends in mid-to-late April, and then rests for 3 to 5 days before the playoffs.

That is to say, when the Blazers play in the first round of the playoffs, Wang Zelin will be able to conduct the second purple diamond lottery and get a super center ability card no less than O'Neal.

If you can show some more surprising performances to fans, the growth rate of fan value will be even faster.

"However, it's unlikely."

Wang Zelin quickly rejected the idea.

Everyone has aesthetic fatigue!

Fans have become accustomed to Wang Zelin's superb performance. Even the average of 20+10 per game, which is enough to be blown up by an average All-Star player, seems to have become accustomed to Wang Zelin.

This is like getting used to the caliber of 15cm, and suddenly a 16... It's not easy for anyone to notice this subtle change.

Unless you can go directly to 20...

Or save slowly!

"Damien was obviously out of order tonight. He may have forgotten what he said when he won the Skills Championship. I'm not optimistic about his performance as an All-Star next year."

"The same is true for LaMarcus, who is 3-for-13 as the big brother, and his style of play is as soft as ever."

"Wang played 37 minutes today and scored 35 points and 17 rebounds in a large triple-double, but don't forget, he is a standard seven-footer and weighs 286 pounds. Such playing time and physical fitness Consumption is simply a kind of devastation to his body."

"And Nicholas, Wang needs help, but no one in the team has come forward. For the playoffs at the end of April, Wang should consider taking a break!"

After the loss of the game, more and more Blazers fans called for the king to receive a rest, and he should not be allowed to consume a lot of his physical reserves in the regular season.

Not only because Wang Zelin has a previous record of injury, but more importantly, for the Portlanders who have been surrounded by words such as "Tear City" and "Center Curse" for decades, they are now struggling. Seeing the hope of the revival of the team, naturally, I do not want to see the fire of hope wither.

After the game, Wang Zelin didn't blame his teammates in an interview. Faced with questions from the media and requests from fans to take a rest, he gave them recovery one by one.

"The Blazers are not my own team. Winning is the result of everyone working together, which is very exciting; at the same time, failure should also be faced by all of us..."

"I always believe in my teammates, just like they always believe in me, it doesn't matter if we lose tonight, as long as we work together in the next game, we will win it back..."

"Regarding the matter of rest, first of all thank you for your concern, but I personally don't think it is necessary..."

On the way back to Portland, everyone was in a low mood, and Wang Zelin didn't say anything.

The 82-game regular-season season is too long, and it's normal for players to occasionally slack off and cause the game to go awry.

On the contrary, I think Kobe, James and a small group of people can maintain their game state for a long time. Such talents are the rarest.

After getting off the plane, everyone went back to their respective homes to find their respective mothers.

Today's game is a lesson. The Blazers have three games left in February. The opponents are the Lakers, Celtics, Nuggets... They are all famously hateful.

After the All-Star game, the coaching staff originally planned to win the next market game, trying to win two games. The Suns would definitely win them, but they lost unexpectedly.

Now we can only grab meat from the Lakers, Celtics and Nuggets.

Fortunately, the Blazers' more intensive games and away games this season are concentrated in the first half of the season, and the next 27 games will be evacuated on game days, and nearly 60% of the games are played at home.

It's a good thing after all.

23 Staples Arena.

The Trail Blazers take on the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Lakers currently have a record of 26 wins and 29 losses, ranking ninth in the West. The tenth Dallas Mavericks are two wins away from them, and they are still 3.5 wins away from Mosaic, which is eighth in the West. Nine positions.

But the situation of the Lakers is still not optimistic. Kobe once said in front of the media that he must bring the Lakers to the playoffs this season. Under his urging, the Lakers entered the game early tonight.

At halftime, the two teams battled 55:53, and the Blazers were temporarily behind by two points.

The Lakers are in the lead, except for Kobe Bryant and Howard's 11 and 15 points, the most important thing is that Antoine Jamison of the bench came out.

The most low-key Mr. 20,000 in NBA history belongs to the kind of player whose strength is greater than his fame.

Last season, the Cavaliers averaged 17 points + 6 rebounds + 2 assists per game. This season's data dropped to 9 points + 4 rebounds, but it was because of the decline in the team's tactical status and the compression of playing time.

In the absence of Pau Gasol due to injury, Jamison, who came off the bench, got a lot of playing time. He played 10 minutes in the second quarter, shot 4 of 4 from the field and scored 8 points, and also had 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

It can be described as a single-handed blow to the Blazers' second lineup.

However, Wang Zelin is not worried at all. Tonight, his teammates played their due level. If this goes on, he believes that the team will eventually be able to overtake.

However, after the start of the third quarter, the most worrying thing for Blazers fans happened.

Aldridge, who consistently contributed 7 points and 5 rebounds in the first half, scored 2+1 with a layup in the third quarter. Seeing that the score was in double figures, the audience was surprised to find that the opponent fell to the ground and could not get up.

Through the playback on the big screen, after Aldridge's face frame breakthrough was completed, he accidentally stepped on the instep of the Lakers pseudo-starter Earl Clarke when he landed, and then sprained his ankle and had to rest.

Aldridge is one of the core of the team, and the sudden injury left the Blazers in chaos.

Through constant playback, everyone knew that Earl Clark did not mean it, after all, the opponent's reputation in the alliance was not bad.

In the end, Wang Zelin and others could only blame Aldridge's bad luck.

This also seems to be the epitome of Aldridge's career~www.mtlnovel.com~ Since entering the NBA in 2006, Aldridge's career has never really played 82 games, and there will always be various kinds of games from time to time during the regular season. All kinds of injuries come to you.

The luck of the unfortunate is that every time Aldridge is injured, it is a small problem, and he can get better after a period of rest.

"Hopefully it will be the same this time!"

Teammates thought so.

Aldridge's injury made the Blazers completely passive, especially the Lakers' fourth-place Jamison, who scored 6 points in a row after coming back from a timeout, helping the team to expand the point difference to 8 points.

Subsequently, Wang Zelin's inside line suddenly broke out and the Blazers barely managed to stabilize the situation.

But the invasion of injuries is like a cloud over the Blazers players. As long as Aldridge's injury report does not come out, everyone can't concentrate on the game.

After hurriedly finishing the third quarter, the Blazers trailed the Lakers by 11 points at 83:72, but no one cared about it. Wang Zelin looked anxious and led everyone back to the bench.

Chapter end