NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 101
The game between the Trail Blazers and the Spurs was temporarily arranged to be broadcast live on the whole meter.

why?

It's not because at the beginning of the season, no one thought that the Blazers would be able to reach this point, becoming the current league's second record.

The contest between the league's No. [-] and No. [-] makes this game as hot as the annual Christmas game.

In the live broadcast room.

Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith, Reggie Miller and Charles Barkley, who lay dead at home for several days, were all sent to explain the game.

This is a 4-person work system that can only be found during the Christmas game and the playoffs, which shows how much TNT TV attaches importance to this game.

"I think everyone knows why this national live broadcast was temporarily added." Kenny Smith, who had the longest working experience, broke the embarrassment first.

"Of course, because My King is about to win this game and win the previous bet for the great Shark." O'Neill said extremely excitedly.

"Shaquille, the game hasn't started yet!"

Barkley on the side answered in a neutral tone.

The reason why he agreed to explain the game was not only because the stage gave too much, but also because Barkley firmly believed that the Blazers written by Wang Zelin could never be the opponent of the old-fashioned Spurs.

"Tch, to use a Chinese saying, you are a dead duck, you are almost dead and you still have to speak hard!"

O'Neal, as a rare black player in the NBA with extremely high dual quotients, was sensitive to the importance of the Chinese market early on, and made a lot of effort to learn the Chinese dialect in private.

Accidentally, I also learned the quintessence of China - mahjong.

"Who doesn't know that young people aged [-] or [-] are very aggressive, but they lack stamina. The Blazers are still too young, and their explosive period has passed."

"But don't forget that young people's resilience is also very fast. I believe they will usher in an explosive period soon."

Seeing that what O'Neill and Barkley said became more and more wrong, Reggie Miller quickly stopped them.

"Hey guys, the game is about to start, let's turn our attention back to the field."

……

"Beep beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded again on the court, and the players of the two teams officially entered the field.

"Tick!!!"

The basketball was thrown high, and the young and strong Wang Zelin won the ball for the team.

The Trail Blazers officially started their ninth game of the season.

After the start, all the aggressive Blazers were beaten by the Spurs without any temper.

Both offense and defense, the Spurs are very methodical.

Especially on the offensive end, the Spurs can always find the Blazers' defensive loopholes under the leadership of the three carriages.

You must know that the Trail Blazers averaged 104 points per game this season and are still fifth in the league. The firepower of this youth team shocked the other 5 teams.

Its average conceded points per game is 98.3, ranking 15th in the league and in the mid-range position. Although it is not very good, it is definitely not bad.

However, in front of the Spurs, it seemed full of loopholes. The Spurs' large number of off-ball screens, high pick-and-rolls and air cuts made the Blazers hard to defend.

After the end of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers were beaten by the Spurs 1:31. Whether it was offense or defense, the former was blown out.

The high-profile Wang Zelin was completely lost under the defense of Shi Fu Duncan. He was blocked twice in a single quarter and only scored 4 points, 3 rebounds and 3 turnovers.

这个还有4个多月就有要37岁的老头子，本赛季的场均盖帽数却来到了生涯第二高的2.7个，仅次于02~03赛季的2.9个。

A veteran who is almost 37 years old, but ranked second in the blocked shots list, averaging 2.7 blocks per game!

You must know that Duncan's athletic ability has long since slipped, and what is left now is pure defensive awareness and rich experience over the years.

Look at Warcraft next door. Although there is interference from back injuries, his physical talent can still rank among the top 5 insiders in the league today, and his average blocks per game are only "merely" 2.4.

The 27-year-old Peak Spark's frame protection ability is actually inferior to that of the almost 37-year-old Duncan. Who can I ask for reasoning about this kind of thing?
Is this how the Spurs get old year after year?

Go to Nima!

All the way down, the morale of the Trail Blazers sank to an unprecedented low.

16 points in a single quarter!
This is their lowest score in a single quarter this season, which is shameful.

On the other hand, on the Spurs side, even though the score was almost double that of the Trail Blazers, everyone on the bench looked flat, as if these scores were effortless.

Plain, low-key, simple... These are in line with the tradition of the Spurs and the urban culture of San Antonio.

However, in the eyes of Wang Zelin and others, the Spurs are like an endless sea, calm on the surface, but dark tides are surging in the interior.

In the live broadcast room.

The four commentators looked at the score on the big screen and looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

"so horrible!"

"This Spurs are just horrible!"

It was Kenny Smith who broke the embarrassment first.

There is a thing called a champion appearance, which can also be called a champion temperament.

Now, the four of them saw this seemingly mysterious but real thing in the Spurs.

"Charles, I missed this game."

As the head star of the former dynasty team, O'Neal secretly compared the Spurs in front of him with the original OK combination.

The result shocked him even more.

Except for the Lakers team in the first year of the new century, O'Neal was sure of 1, and the evaluation he gave in his heart for the other two years was 46.

"It's really rare. I didn't expect you to have a day of surrender."

Barkley's tone seemed to be teasing, but the other three were keenly aware of the seriousness contained in it.

The Trail Blazers are gone!
The four gave unanimous evaluations in their hearts.

……

"Coach, did the Spurs on the opposite side really only win one game more than us?"

Hickson looked at the Spurs' bench and then turned to look at his coach, his eyes were a little numb.

Its hidden meaning is self-evident.

The difference is too big!

Are we really the same level of team as the outside world says?
"This... come on!"

Coach Terry opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he could only choke out two words, "Come on!"

That's right, facing the gap in absolute strength at this time, what can be done except to cheer up?

At the beginning of the second quarter, Wang Zelin insisted on playing with Aldridge and others despite Coach Terry's objections.

Even if he loses this game, he will lose clearly.

The Trail Blazers still have the full main lineup, while the Spurs are arranged according to their regular lineup.

The troika left only the young and strong Tony Parker leading the bench, and none of the other two played again.

The remaining four became Gary Neal, Stephen Jackson, DeJuan Blair and Matt Bonner.

After passing the contest in the first quarter, Sima Weiqi no longer regards the young Blazers as potential opponents.

The two are not the same level of team!

Facing the Spurs' bench lineup, the Trail Blazers were fully fired, scoring 17 points in the half quarter, and finally returned to their familiar offensive rhythm.

But under the leadership of Tony Parker, the Spurs also scored 13 points in the half quarter with their incomparable tacit cooperation.

In other words, the Blazers' main lineup only scored 4 more points against the opponent's substitute.

How helpless and hopeless this is!

The leading Spurs called a timeout first, and everyone knew that Sima Weiqi was going to replace the main lineup.

"King, you have to rest, or we..."

"Do we still have a chance?"

Wang Zelin, whose face was flushed with exhaustion, interrupted the coach.

Yeah, do we still have a chance?

Wang Zelin's question left the surrounding teammates and coaching staff speechless.

"Even if it is death, please let me die on the court. I want to fight for myself and the team!"

It was the first time in his life that he was so aggrieved by losing. Wang Zelin felt too much unwillingness, but he did not despair, because his fighting spirit was still burning.

Failure is not terrible, what is terrible is that you don't even have the courage to face failure.

Others don't know, but Wang Zelin doesn't know?

The Spurs in front of them have not yet reached their peak, and they will be even stronger next year.

If even the current Spurs can beat him completely, then next year he will have the courage to face a stronger Spurs.

Therefore, Wang Zelin knew that he must not retreat, and his heart would not allow him to retreat.

"Ok!"

Coach Terry nodded and said nothing.

"Beep beep!"

The whistle blows, the timeout ends and the game continues.

44: 33!

The Trail Blazers are still 11 points behind.

"Oh, what a tenacious boy!"

As a master of psychology, Duncan can be said to be a psychological expert.

After returning to the battle, Duncan suddenly found that the No. 1 kid who was abused by him in the first quarter, his eyes were no longer confused, but full of unyielding fighting spirit.

Moreover, in the eyes of Wang Zelin's other four teammates, there is also a high-spirited and unyielding fighting spirit.

It's nice to be young!
Although I don't know what happened to the Trail Blazers during the timeout, Duncan probably guessed the reason, and his eyes were thoughtful.

When Duncan was swept out 4-0 by the prosperous OK combination in the second round of the playoffs at the beginning of the century, Duncan was also full of despair and unwillingness, but he quickly adjusted back.

In addition to self-confidence in one's own strength, there is also the daring and perseverance unique to young people.

"Tim, there seems to be a new change in the Trail Blazers."

Ginobili next to Duncan also noticed something was wrong with the Blazers, but his expression didn't change much.

"Whatever they change, it's time to take the game away."

Tim Duncan replied blankly, just like his nickname "Stone Buddha", when he came to the court, he would not talk nonsense and focus on the final victory.

"That's right, it's time to reap the fruits of victory."

Tony Parker on the other side tightened his shoelaces, stood up and stretched.

More than ten years of ups and downs have brought the tacit understanding of the GDP to the peak, and now neither victory nor defeat can disturb their mentality.

The game continued, GDP re-entered the field and led the Spurs to a 9:0 offensive, and the game returned to the familiar Spurs rhythm.

But soon all members of the Trail Blazers burst out with indomitable fighting spirit.

First, Lillard from the outside took over the offensive banner, scoring 8 points in a row, including two three-pointers.

After Tony Parker gave a quick response, Aldridge beat Dior several times in a row and succeeded, continuing the team's offensive momentum.

The two sides began a long period of fighting against each other.

In the last 3 minutes of the third quarter, Wang Zelin finally got rid of the shadow left by Tim Duncan in the previous game, and repeatedly asked for a strong attack on the history's number one power forward, helping the team play a wave 11:6 offensive.

After three quarters, the Trail Blazers 71:79 the Spurs, and the score finally approached within 10 points.

At the end of the quarter, all the Blazers paid for their bombing behavior in the first three quarters, and everyone began to lose their physical strength.

Even Lillard, who has always been known as an iron man in the team, was affected by physical strength and led to a decline in offensive efficiency.

In the end, the Spurs defeated the Trail Blazers 112:95. While defending the home court, it also allowed the team to come to a 9-game winning streak.

After the game, Duncan suddenly walked to the Trail Blazers bench.

"Young man, you are really good, the future is yours!"

"what!"

Wang Zelin was stunned for a moment. This was the first sentence Duncan said to him after the two faced each other for a whole game, and it was still so familiar.

　8k done.

　　I wrote it in a bit of a hurry, and I didn't have time to review it. I was checking the typo. If you find the typo, you can refresh it a few times.

　　
　
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