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Chapter 584 One Ball Depresses Teacher Jia
For Orsi's call, Abdul-Jabbar neither agreed nor objected, but simply replied:
"Tonight, I will go to the Thunder's home court to watch the game."

After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

On the other end, Orsi showed a confident smile:

Hey, Mr. Skyhook, you can't escape.

December 12 at 23 p.m. US time.

Chesapeake Energy Stadium.

The number of fans who came to watch the game was a little more than that of the previous mosaic game. The square outside the arena was even more crowded. Many fans obviously didn't get tickets, but they were still unwilling to give up tonight's game.

On the one hand, due to the reappearance of the skyhook in the league, many NBA players who did not play today also rushed to the scene, just to see the style of the skyhook.

on the other hand.

Back-to-back with the Thunder today, in addition to the daily training of the Blazers team, the extra training of Wang Zelin and Jokic was forcibly stopped by the coaching staff.

However, there was good news before the game:

After 10 days of recuperation, Batum's knee problem has been completely resolved, and he will be able to make a comeback tonight.

For Wang Zelin and countless Trail Blazers fans, this is undoubtedly an exciting and good news.

But for the Thunder, they feel terrible.

Originally, the news of Durant and Westbrook's successive comebacks at the beginning of the month greatly inspired Thunder fans, because they believed that as long as there is a combination of Wang Zha, the Thunder will still be a powerful league.

Facts have proved that the combination of Wang Zha did not disappoint them.

Before December 12th, the Thunder even won a wave of 19 consecutive victories, and were almost on the verge of returning to the top 7 ranks in the Western Conference.

As a result, on the night of December 12, in the Thunder's away game against the Warriors, Durant scored 19 points in the first half.Just when everyone thought that Raytheon Durant would lead his team to win 30 consecutive victories tonight, he unfortunately fell to the ground in the last attack of the first half...

Then, Big Brother was sidelined again with a sprained right ankle.

In the end, Stephen Curry, the core of the Golden State Warriors, hit three consecutive goals at critical moments and scored 34 points, helping the home team defeat the Thunder and ending the latter's 7-game winning streak.

In the next two games, facing the Lakers and Pelicans, the Thunder first suffered a one-point lore by the Lakers at 104:105.

The one who executed the lore was naturally the Lakers star Kobe Bryant.

In this game, Kobe only hit 25 goals from 8 shots in the game, and his hand feeling was not good, but this did not affect him to hit the lore at the critical moment and complete the final redemption.

After losing to the idol Kobe, Westbrook led the Thunder to the home court of the Pelicans. He wanted to beat the opponent, but with the star of the tiger, Davis swung 38+12 and defeated the Thunder 101:99.

The most critical moment of the game was the last 2.9 seconds. Westbrook missed the lore, which eventually caused the Thunder to suffer a three-game losing streak.

At this stage, the Thunder's record is 13 wins and 16 losses, falling from the original No. 11 in the West to No. [-] in the West.

On the other hand, the Blazers on the opposite side, following Wang Zelin's forced comeback, defeated the strong team Mosaic last night to stop the team's bleeding, and achieved a wave of two consecutive victories. Currently, they are still proud of the league with a record of 26 wins and 3 losses!

Therefore, this game is also extremely important for the Thunder. If they still cannot end their losing streak tonight, then the Thunder is very likely to have difficulty catching up in the middle and late stages due to their poor record in the early season.

You know, the West was originally known for its wildness. At the beginning of this season, due to the influence of the Trail Blazers' 24-game winning streak, the entire West was swept up in a frenzy.

The Thunder doesn't follow the introversion now, and it will be much more difficult to compete for the playoffs in the later stage.

Fortunately, the Trail Blazers are not only still lacking two main players tonight, but they are back-to-back. The Thunder has a good location, and the home fans still have great expectations for the home team to win.

In this game, apart from affecting the records of the two sides, another highlight is that the legend of the NBA generation and the top scorer in history, Tiangou Kareem, also came to the scene tonight.

After getting the news that Skyhook was going to watch the game in person, all the media reporters fell into excitement and carnival.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's intention is self-evident.

Don't you just want to inspect Wang Zelin's Skyhook on the spot, how powerful is it?
"Skyhook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the number one scorer in history, also came to the scene in this game, and his attention will be on Wang."

"To be honest, Wang's hook has some shadows of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. At least before this, I have never seen another player other than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar make an effective hook at the free throw line."

The two commentators from ESPN, Jeff Van Gundy and Camp Bayless, seemed extremely excited at this moment.

Oklahoma itself is only a small city, and the ball market here is not even comparable to Portland, but it is only because of the existence of the Wang Zha combination that there has been no lack of exposure.

But like today, it is the first time that a generation of legends can pretend to be present at the scene!
The last time Tieling, Oklahoma City, was as lively as it was was the Finals battle against the Heat in 12.

Count down the great beasts in the history of the NBA, data madman Chamberlain, Lord of the Rings Russell, and even the four major centers later. In the position of center, there have been too many great people.

But it is undeniable that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the real number one in scoring!He is the real super scorer!

Even if the center position has to be ranked 1, 2, and 3, many authoritative media are more willing to rank Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the No. 1 center position.

Who made his career too fruitful, whether it is personal honor or team honor!

"I heard that the Blazers management has contacted Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and wants to invite him to be the assistant coach of the Blazers."

"The teaching assistants are all nonsense. The Blazers management just wants Kareem to teach Wang Tiangou."

"Haha, that's right, then do you think Jabba will agree to the Blazers' invitation?"

Hearing this question, Jeff Van Gundy was only silent for a moment, and then he replied affirmatively:

"For the inheritance of Tiangou, he will definitely agree!"

Skyhook's inheritance?
Sitting in the front row, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took a meaningful look at Wang Zelin when he heard Jeff Van Gandhi's answer.

My child, it is not that simple to get my approval.I've given you the chance, and it depends on whether your performance tonight can satisfy me.

But in the end, he didn't say anything, and sat quietly in his seat, waiting for the game to start.

After all, he is well versed in the principle of "hearing is believing, seeing is believing".

No matter how powerful you are on TV, it is still fake, not real.

So here he comes.

The camera is shown on the court, the players on both sides have finished warming up, and the game has started!
Wang Zelin attached great importance to this game, and showed a strong sense of competitiveness from the very beginning of the jump ball stage.

Before the game, Neil Orsi told himself that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would come to watch the game. If he performed well tonight and was recognized by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, he would most likely be taught by the legend.

Don't look at Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as an assistant coach in the Clippers before, and also coached the New York Knicks for a short time, but it is the Lakers management that can really make him pass on all his skills to others from the bottom of his heart.

During his tenure as the assistant coach of the Lakers from 05 to 09, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar personally taught the little shark Bynum, and even planned to pass on all his sky hooks to the opponent.

It's a pity that Bynum was given a chance and he was useless!

Even Bynum had conflicts with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during training, so that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was so angry that he rejected the Lakers' request to continue teaching.

Finally, after being diagnosed with leukemia in 09, he took advantage of the trend and ended the special assistant coach contract with the Lakers.

The technique of hooking hands is similar to that of CIC, and it is the type that gets better with age.

If he can get the teaching of such a good teacher, Wang Zelin is sure that he will make rapid progress.Besides, the sky hook is the most important reason why Kareem Abdul-Jabbar can become No. 1 in the historical total score list, but this does not mean that his other skills are weak.

An old family is like a treasure. Every superstar who has left behind in the NBA and wants to be a famous name, just their years of experience in the league is a valuable asset.

After the two get to know each other well, I will take out some other dry goods from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar...

It is simply full of temptation.

So tonight, the Thunder must be won!

"Snapped!"

Facing Ibaka, Wang Zelin jumped up and easily won the first attack for the team.

In tonight's game, the Thunder did not adopt other defensive methods to continue the traditional man-to-man.

The heavy responsibility of defending Wang Zelin undoubtedly fell on Ibaka's shoulders.

At this moment, he is very guilty!
He also watched the video of yesterday's game. If Wang Zelin can still maintain that kind of game state tonight, let alone he is only 28 cards, 38 cards can't be guarded!

One-on-one in the short corner on the right, Wang Zelin got stuck and successfully caught Lillard's pass.

Ibaka gave Wang Zelin a lot of confrontation behind him.

As the gatekeeper of the Thunder's inside line, he knows very well that if he wants to limit players like Wang Zelin, he must make the opponent feel uncomfortable on the offensive end all the time.

Especially for this kind of physical confrontation, it should be done when it should be done. It is best to prevent Wang Zelin from making complete movements.

But he seems to have forgotten, what kind of beast is standing opposite him?
Fight for power, play with tonnage, do you have the strength?

In terms of height and arm span, do you have that physique?

Facing Ibaka's tough defense, Wang Zelin chose post-up singles without hesitation.

"Oh!"

Their bodies collided instantly.

Ibaka really tried his best to resist. It can be seen that he also practiced his low-post tough skills this summer. His physique is much stronger than last season, and his bottom plate is much more solid than before. It should be that the Thunder team needs him to do this.

Now which team does not keep a big meat shield, how can it resist the Trail Blazers' No. 36?

If there is no way to limit No. 36, the only thing left is the fate of being easily slaughtered by others.Since the end of last year's finals, everyone has slowly formed a consensus.

The No. 36's dominance at the basket is no less inferior to that of O'Neal back then. There is no meat shield to carry it, otherwise... it will definitely be arranged clearly.

No way, people are so arrogant!

After hitting again, Ibaka's footsteps were scattered. Although he was not knocked into the air, he was forced to take a big step back.

On the other side, just as Kendrick Perkins was considering whether to come over to help defend, Wang Zelin suddenly turned halfway after confronting him, blocked Ibaka with his left hand, and directly hooked with his right hand.

Swish-!
The basketball drew a wonderful arc and fell perfectly into the basket.

2: 0!

The Trail Blazers took their first lead of the game!
Suddenly, the camera suddenly switched to the sidelines, and the person displayed on the big screen turned into an old man with white beard and hair. At this time, the old man got up from his seat and stared at the court.

interesting!
The old man is none other than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

When he saw Wang Zelin in front of his face, he completed the first attack in the most familiar and proud way.

Even if I don't want to admit it anymore, I can't help feeling that the new generation is better than the old.

The kid in front of him actually mastered the Skyhook!
Boy, I approve of you!

When he sat down, another big question mark appeared in his mind:

Where did this kid learn the skyhook?
Everyone can't be like the little blacksmith in Milan, who can learn it just by watching the video tape, it's a talent unique to the true pride of heaven, this kid...

Well, he seems to be the pride of heaven too!
Hiss, Teacher Jia has not officially taken up the post, but he began to worry about how he will hold the coach in front of Wang Zelin after taking up the post.

What teacher doesn't like gifted students?
For a fool like Bynum, if it weren't for the Bass family who came forward and took care of human feelings, he wouldn't bother to teach.

But if the students are too talented, it seems that the teacher is a bit redundant.

And our teacher Jia couldn't help but start to feel depressed at this time.

"Ibaka can't guard the king! He can't guard the skyhook! The future era will belong to this young man!"

Because he had coached Dayao, Jeff Van Gandhi had a good impression of Wang Zelin, and said excitedly in the stands.

Although there was only one round, he had already seen the result.

Yao's compatriot is very likely to dominate the league!
on the field.

After Wang Zelin scored the goal, Ibaka's face changed. It seems that this game may be far beyond his imagination!

Thinking of Howard's end last night, he couldn't help shivering~ baaah!
(End of this chapter)