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Chapter 561 New Four Center Forwards

比赛结束的时候，现场LED大屏幕上打出了王泽林的最终数据，定格在38分18板6盖帽5助攻1抢断的4×4数据。

"MVP! MVP!"

The fans at the scene shouted MVP, and the cheers continued.

The entire Madison Square Garden has completely turned its back.

Wang Zelin, who stood up from the bench, was already surrounded by his teammates and started to fight.

Breaking free from the clutches of his teammates, he was stunned for a moment when he saw the statistics on the LED, and then smiled and gestured to the surrounding audience.

He always said that he didn't pay much attention to his stats tonight, and coach Terry and his teammates didn't remind him, because when Matthews was injured, everyone tried their best to win.

This 30+ quasi triple-double came suddenly, but this feeling is surprisingly good. If he is really asked to get this triple-double, he will not have so much motivation.

At the end of the game, players from both sides do a final handshake etiquette.

"congratulations!"

During the game, Anthony and Wang Zelin tried their best to pursue victory on the court, and they were already their own masters, but after the game, they became friends again.

There is one thing to say, Anthony looks like a gang leader on the surface, although he may be really... But only after getting in touch with him did he realize that the nickname "Melon" did not come for nothing.

The reason why Melon is sweet is not only the sweet smile on Anthony's face, but also his personality. He is righteous and easy to get along with.

Of course, the premise is that your strength must be recognized by this guy.

This point is somewhat similar to the snake in Los Angeles.

In this game, Anthony scored 29 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, second only to the 32nd point in the previous game, the second highest of the season, and all ended in losses.

Therefore, when the two shook hands, Wang Zelin saw the bitter smile on Anthony's face.

"Heal well, and look forward to the next time I can play against you who is in full condition."

When hugging Anthony, Wang Zelin said something.

Anthony smiled and nodded. This should be regarded as a small agreement between him and Wang Zhelin.

After the game, the Trail Blazers players were not in a hurry to return to Portland. It was a rare trip to New York. How could they not go out and have fun?
This hilarity lasted until midnight.

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After the trip to New York is over, the Trail Blazers still have 4 consecutive away games to play.

Two days later, the Trail Blazers came to Detroit, the sin city, against the Pistons.

After the 08-09 season, the Pistons began a slow rebuilding journey, and the result was gone forever.From the 09~10 season to the present, the Pistons have not made the playoffs for 5 consecutive seasons, and they can't survive in the relatively weak Eastern Conference.

There are two reasons why this game still gets some attention.

First of all, after the Trail Blazers defeated the Knicks to become a team with 20+ consecutive victories in the new season and has not lost a game so far, no matter who their opponent is next, every game can get great exposure.

Secondly, there is a direct dialogue between the head of the Pistons center Andre Drummond and Wang Zelin, the league's number one center.

To be honest, the coffee status of the two is no longer the same.

The former has not even entered the All-Star, while the latter has won all the top honors in the NBA, and this season is even known as the top three active players.

The dialogue between the two can attract attention, and the biggest reason is that there are too few high-quality insiders in the league now.After Wang Zelin led the Blazers to win the championship last season, the "center craze" was inevitably heated up again.

Drummond has become a beneficiary of it.

Not to mention, Drummond can arouse heated discussions among certain fans because he has two brushes himself.

Drummond, who entered the league in the same year as Wang Zelin and Lillard, although the first two players have already left behind players of the same class by several blocks, Drummond still burst out with some of his own light, that is, his extremely high talent in the field of rebounding.

In the second year of his career, Drummond has been able to average 2+13 per game, especially 13 rebounds per game. Last season, he ranked third in the league after Wang Zelin and Jr. Jordan.

This season, his rebounding ability seems to have improved again. He is currently averaging 13.5 rebounds per game, surpassing Jordan's 13.3 and second only to Wang Zelin's 13.8.

It's no wonder that the outside media and fans are now discussing that in the past two years, the competition for the league's rebounding champion has faintly caught up with the scoring champion.

It even reminded many fans of the fierce competition among the four major centers in the fields of rebounding, blocked shots and even scoring in the 90s.

At that time, the first thing some fans did when they woke up every day was to check the update of the league's stat list.

No way, there were too many excellent insiders in that era.In the past, there were four great center forwards, and later there were the iron man Mourning, the African mountain Mutombo and others. It was an era of countless giants, and it was destined to be an unforgettable era.

After all, basketball is a game of giants, not to mention that the center is still the giant of giants. Although the duel between the big men lacks the lightness and chic of the outside forwards and guards, it is a bit more iron-blooded and brave.

The confrontation and fighting between limbs is always so exciting.

Take the present as an example. This season, some people really brought up the topic of the new four major centers. Several authoritative media such as ESPN, TNT, and Sports Illustrated even organized a "active center list" vote for this, which set off a wave of voting on the Internet.

The one with the most votes was Wang Zelin, and even the rest of the players combined did not have as many votes as him alone. The strength lies in that!

Behind him are DeMarcus Cousins ​​who has just transferred to the Cavaliers, DeAndre Jordan of the Clippers, Andre Drummond of the Pistons, Jokin Noah of the Bulls, Marc Gasol of the Grizzlies, etc., oh yes, there is also the former No. [-] center in the league Dwight Howard.

Howard was still able to contribute an average of 18+12 per game last season, and his overall performance is still among the top five centers in the league. However, this season seems to be affected by back injuries, and his statistics have dropped a bit, and he has fallen to about 15+10. But he is still a top ten center in the league.

In the end, Wang Zelin, Howard, Marc Gasol, and Cousins ​​became the so-called "four major centers of the new era" in that online voting.

It is not surprising that Wang Zelin was selected. It can even be said that it is precisely because of him that this vote was born.

Howard can be selected because his qualifications are there.Let's just say that, even if Howard chooses to retire in place, with his series of brilliant honors in the Magic period, and the feat of leading the team to the Finals with a single core, he will be a proper Hall of Fame in the future.Besides, his current overall competitive strength has not completely declined to the level of a role player in the future.

Marc Gasol was able to get so many votes, on the one hand, because of his personal data, and on the other hand, the Grizzlies have indeed been known as the tough bones in the West in recent years, and no one wants to meet them in the playoffs.

As for the two brothers behind?

(End of this chapter)