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Chapter 632 March Madness
As of March 3st, the top three of the MVP rankings of various authoritative media are different, but the top three are the same person.

ESPN: No.1 Wang Zelin, No.2 James, No.3 Curry;

Sports Illustrated (SL): No.1 Wang Zelin, No.2 Curry, No.3 James;
Fox Television Network (FOX): No.1 Wang Zelin, No.2 Curry, No.3 James;
Bleaches (BR): No.1 Wang Zelin, No.2 Curry, No.3 Griffin;
CBS: No.1 Wang Zelin...

Including the latest MVP rankings updated by the league, without exception, Wang Zelin tops all the rankings!
本赛季，累计出战56场常规赛的王泽林，场均可以打出31.6分15.1个篮板4.5次助攻3.4次盖帽0.6次抢断的数据，外加1.9次失误3.2次犯规。

Due to the successive comebacks of Matthews, Aldridge, and Batum, Wang Zhelin's average number of shots per game has decreased compared with January, and his average scoring has dropped from 1 points to 32 points per game.

Looking back at history, he has already tied LeBron James in the 2009~2010 season, becoming the player who won the best of the month in a single season in history.

At the same time, he also became the first player in the history of all teams in the Western Conference to win the best player for 4 consecutive months!

It should be noted that there are still two months to go before the end of this season. Judging from the current situation, Wang Zelin cannot be singled out in the entire Western Conference. His legendary journey has not yet stopped, and he has a great possibility of making history in the future!
Perhaps the Blazers team is not invincible, but Wang Zelin, as an individual, is invincible.

That night, TNT invited Wang Zelin to join him in a talk show with Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith in regards to Wang Zelin's four consecutive Western Conference best historical moments.

In the program, Wang Zelin was kindly invited by O'Neill, and the two performed a one-on-one low-post one-on-one match on the mini court of the program. With Barkley's humorous commentary, the fans in front of the TV were amused.

Finally, he and Kenny Smith, the only serious person among the three, analyzed the trend of this year's playoffs and the future development trend of the league.

Needless to say, these three partners together, the effect of the show is too outstanding.

O'Neill and Barkley, the big duo, are in charge of making troubles, and the sullen Kenny Smith is in charge of prudence. The interaction between the three of them and the guests is tense and loose, which makes the ratings of tonight's show soar.

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In March, the temperature starts to warm up gradually.

At the same time, in addition to the hot and dry weather, there is also the hotness of the regular season games.

3 month 2 day.

After the morning preparations, I rested. At [-] pm, the game between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers started.

Griffin, who underwent right elbow surgery during the All-Star Game, is expected to miss six weeks. The current 39 wins and 20 losses of the Clippers, the next schedule is not optimistic.

Some time ago, the Clippers management hoped to get Stoudemire to supplement the team's inside strength, but later they were afraid of Stoudemire's 2400 million contract and potential injuries, so the matter was over.

Regardless of the fact that the Clippers are now in the top four in the Western Conference, the competition for the Western Conference playoffs this season is notoriously fierce. If a team's core players are injured, the team is likely to fall behind in the second half of the schedule.

Now the Mavericks, Thunder, Pelicans, and Suns are fighting for the eighth place in the Western Conference. The three hope that someone will fall behind, so that they can catch up.

Facing the Clippers without Griffin, the Blazers have an obvious advantage.

However, in order to prevent injuries and be cautious, the Trail Blazers also rested three players tonight.

Batum in the main lineup and Carter and Garnett in the rotation.

Without Griffin to help with the pick-and-roll, the pick-and-roll effect of Paul and Jordan is not good. The main reason is that Jordan's offensive ability becomes about 0 when he is away from the three-second zone. In this case, it is not easy for Paul to get rid of the defense.

After the first three quarters, at 72:69, the Trail Blazers took a 3-point lead and entered the final quarter.

In the final quarter, Paul made a three-pointer from the outside and scored two goals in a row. Fortunately, Griffin and Conley Terry also missed shots from the outside. Coupled with Wang Zelin's absolute dominance in the interior, the Trail Blazers scored 28:24 in the final quarter.

在王泽林18投12中，其中罚球11中8，拿到32分17板4助攻3盖帽的数据，以及阿尔德里奇稳定输出19+6，还有利拉德的23分，康尼特李的末节9分，开拓者队以100:93击沉了快船队，拿下了7连胜！

To be honest, the Clippers were still very good during the regular season, but I don't know why. Whenever it comes to the playoffs, the Clippers are always unlucky from time to time, either hurting one or the other, so that they have been unable to break through the curse of the second round.

Fortunately, they still had the last laugh.

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After getting a good start in March, the Trail Blazers' record came to 3 wins and 51 losses, and the next few games also played very smoothly.

从3月5日主场94:75击败状态不佳的小牛，到3月13日客场战胜东部23胜41负的底特律活塞，从全明星前最后一场战胜湖人队至今，一直到3月份，开拓者始终未尝败绩，取得了一波傲人的11连胜！

The only regret during this period may be that when Wang Zelin played against the Timberwolves on the night of the 7th, he clocked out before three quarters, and finally scored 26 points in a single game. The previous record of scoring more than 8+ in 30 consecutive games was interrupted.

不过这场比赛从后来的眼光来看就像是攒人品一样，上一场拿到区区26分，下一场回到主场迎战马赛克队，王泽林便疯狂揽下40分20个篮板8次盖帽5次助攻2次抢断的狂野表现。

Season triple kill Mosaic!
Since then, the regular season contest between the Trail Blazers and the Mosaics has officially ended. If they want to meet next time, there is a high probability that they will have to wait until the playoffs.

和马赛克的三场比赛当中，王泽林场均可以砍下45.3分19.3个篮板6次盖帽4.7次助攻1.3次抢断。

Among them, a total of 88 shots were made, 55 goals were hit, and the hit rate was as high as 62.5%!

This also made all the fans believe once again that the Mosaic team had offended Wang Zelin, otherwise, would the latter go crazy every time the Mosaic team?

Mosaic generals: "The concubine is wronged!"

Of course, it doesn't matter what happened before.

Right now, considering that the Trail Blazers only lost 8 games during the regular season, theoretically speaking, they still have the possibility of impacting the 96 Bulls' record of 72 wins in the regular season.

After playing the Pistons, Wang Zelin followed the team to Toronto the next morning.

Carter and Garnett went directly back to Portland. These two experienced veterans should appear on a bigger stage. In the next regular journey, they will often enter the rotation list.

When it comes to the playoffs, it is still the best time for them to shine.

Therefore, this time the two will not play back-to-back in the away game, and will play again after returning to the home court on the 16th.

Coming to Toronto, as the largest city in Maple Leaf Country, it is quite suitable for tourism.

If it weren't for the back-to-back at night, he would have given Rozan and Lowry a good meal.

After a rest in the afternoon, at 18:50, the Trail Blazers played back-to-back away games.

The king of the North, the Raptors, currently has a record of 39 wins and 26 losses, ranking No.4 in the East, three more wins than the Wizards behind them, and the top four positions are still relatively stable.

However, after the Raptors management sent Gay away and completely strengthened DeRozan and Lowry as the core of the team, the performance this season has not lost to the ambition of the Raptors last season, and it is far more than that.

During the All-Star period, they reached a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, and they got Greg Steensma, an undrafted player who played for the Celtics, Timberwolves, and Pelicans for three years.

This guy's career history is a pure bench player, but he has nothing else. The tonnage is absolutely sufficient. He is 2 meters tall and weighs 11 kilograms.

This time to prepare for a rainy day, if it is not for the Blazers and Cavaliers, no one will believe this.

After all, the former has the league's first center, and the latter has the league's second center, and both of them are proper heavy centers.

Tonight, the Raptors coaching staff determined the primary strategy as soon as they came up, which is to double-team No. 36 of the Trail Blazers frantically.

Not to mention, there are mistakes.

Although Wang Zelin sent many wonderful passes after double-teaming, someone seemed to cover the basket tonight. Illard and Matthews almost smashed the basket, and their three-point shooting percentages did not reach [-]%.

You know, seven of the ten goals here are shots made under the premise of a wide open.

After three quarters, the Trail Blazers trailed the Raptors by as much as 65 points 79:14.

Entering the final quarter, Wang Zelin, who was belatedly aware, began to take over the ball and kept scoring at the basket.

But every time he closes the score, the Raptors have a mid-range shooter wearing the No. 10 jersey, but they can always hit the mid-range at critical moments, helping the Raptors hold the slight advantage of 3 to 5 points in their hands, and they will not let it go.

Wang Zelin, who scored 10 points in the final quarter, felt deeply helpless looking at DeRozan, who scored 8 points in the final quarter, whose performance was not inferior to his own.

Is intermediary the charm and incomprehension of CIC?

He was taught again tonight.

Think about it carefully, there are so many descendants of Kobe and Mamba in later generations, but to be honest, DeRozan is the most similar one among them.

Especially the superb and experienced mid-range shooting skills. In the second season of the Spurs, under the training of the villager, he actually made a career-high 52% mid-range shooting percentage, becoming one of the only swingmen who averaged 20+5+5 per game in the regular season!

Under DeRozan's insistence, the confidence of the Raptors has become more and more full, and they are all thinking of double-killing the Trail Blazers in the regular season!
You know, tonight's opponent is the defending champion of the famous active Tianzi team!

Except for the San Antonio Spurs, who have become a strong team in the Western Conference this season, no team can double-kill the Trail Blazers in the regular season. If the Raptors can become the second active team...

Tsk tsk tsk, thinking of this, from the management to the coaching staff, to the players, the entire Raptors team has red eyes, staring at the Blazers like a tiger.

Boil!
It’s true that we are running a dyeing workshop, giving you a bit of color, and forgetting who we are.

In the last 2 minutes of the last quarter, Wang Zelin scored 2+1 with a basket, rewriting the score on the court to 103:105. This is the first time since the second half that the Blazers have approached the point difference so close.

Danger!Danger!
The alarm bell sounded in DeRozan's heart instantly, and when he reached the frontcourt, he ran frantically to meet Lowry.

But at this time Batum and Matthews all focused on DeRozan, thinking about locking him completely.

Time ticks by...

With 7 seconds left, Lowry, who made 10 of 2 shots and 4 of 0 three-pointers, used Valanciunas' pick-and-roll from the outside to cover him.

At this time, how dare he?

At this time, shouldn't the ball be given to DeRozan to stabilize the two points?
At this time, he...

"Shh!"

The crisp sound of passing through the net broke everyone's doubts, and even slapped countless people who looked down on Lowry.

It also includes Wang Zelin.

Fuck, this little steel cannon...

Really tough!

It deserves that he was able to bloom late and become a first-line guard in the East. All-Stars, championships, big contracts, everything.

Lowry's key three-pointer not only conquered his teammates, but also convinced his opponent Wang Zelin.

As for the fairy ball or something, the premise is that you have to dare to vote, and if you don’t vote, what about bullshit?
He not only dared to vote, but also entered, so he couldn't help being dissatisfied.

At 103:108, the Raptors regained a 5-point lead.

On the next ball, the Blazers attack.

Wang Zelin asked for the ball from a low post, and the skyhook made a steady hit.

At critical moments, he is always trustworthy.

However, the morale of the teammates seemed to be [-]% to [-]% lost following Lowry's three-pointer from Yao Ming just now.

The Raptors attack.

In the short corner of the right wing, DeRozan played singles with the ball and the frame. Batum took off early and was fouled by his opponent.

"Shh! Shh!"

Two clean free throws were made.

It can be regarded as setting the tone for the Raptors to win.

……

At 111:107, the Trail Blazers' 11-game winning streak was terminated, and the pace of winning 60 was suspended.

DeRozan, who scored 13 points in the final quarter and scored a team-high 32 points, was named the best player of the game!
For the Trail Blazers, Wang Zelin scored 15 points in the final quarter and scored 39 points in the game. However, the hole buried in the first three quarters was too big. After struggling hard in the final quarter, they had to lose to the Raptors by 4 points in the away game.

39 points in a single game but unable to lead the team to victory, this figure is second only to the 12-point defeat against the Bucks on December 17.

The next day, as expected, the news of Wang Zelin's 39+15 air cut was on the hot searches.

It is really that the Trail Blazers and Wang Zelin have been too domineering this season.

After winning 11 consecutive victories not long ago, the Trail Blazers became one of the only teams that won 10 consecutive victories twice in a single season, and they made a big splash again.

Now that the losing streak has come to an end, when the opportunity is perfect, all ghosts and monsters from all walks of life jumped out in a hurry.

Fortunately, on the second day, a piece of explosive news overwhelmed the heat of the entire NBA game.

2015年3月15日这一天， NBA锦标赛68强已然决出，这68支球队将分为4个赛区追对厮杀，所有对阵均为单场淘汰制直到决出最后的全国总冠军！
20 games in 67 days, no matter heaven or hell, a player can only have up to 4 times in his life. All the joys and sorrows are presented in this intensive March.

This is the so-called NCAA March Madness!

Among the top 68, the University of Kentucky, Villanova University, Duke University and William Consin University have become the top seeds of the four divisions respectively.

Among them, the University of Kentucky, which had an impressive record of 34 wins and 0 losses in the regular season, was the most popular and directly became the number one seed of the national championship!
It is worth mentioning that Aldridge's alma mater, the University of Texas, also entered the top 68 of March Madness.

On the 15th, Aldridge invited Wang Zelin to watch the game of his alma mater together.

In fact, it's not just Aldridge. Every NBA player shined during the NCAA March Madness during their college days.

College condenses the best youth in life, and for basketball-loving stars, March Madness is the deepest memory of their college days.

After getting the invitation, Wang Zelin quickly agreed to Aldridge.

"LaMarcus, you haven't invited me in the past two seasons, why did you think of it this year?"

On the chartered flight back to Portland, Wang Zelin looked at Aldridge in puzzlement.

"This is..."

Unexpectedly, Aldridge's face suddenly became shy.

After some questioning, Aldridge hemmed and hawed to understand the reason.

It turns out that everyone has a time when they are young and frivolous.

Aldridge, who seems to have a calm personality now, after finishing his college career and entering the NBA, made a vow when he was young:

In the future, he must return to his alma mater, the University of Texas, with the supreme glory of the NBA championship.

Because he never won the championship before, he didn't have the nerve to invite Wang Zelin to visit the competition at his alma mater.

It wasn't until he won the championship last season that he had this idea this season.

After understanding the ins and outs, Wang Zelin had a new proposal: call Lillard to go with him.

But what he didn't expect, Aldridge had already contacted Lillard in advance.

In fact, if Lillard's Weber State University failed to break into the top 68 in March Madness this year, he would also have the idea of ​​inviting Wang Zelin to watch the game.

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After Aldridge's wish was settled, the Trail Blazers' regular season game continued.

Playing against the Wizards on March 3, the Trail Blazers returned home to sweep away the decline in Toronto. Wang Zelin scored 16 points and 32 rebounds. With 14 consecutive 4+30 games, 10:115, the Blazers easily defeated the Washington Double Gun.

On March 3th, in an away game with the Heat, Bosh was absent due to injury, and Wade scored 18 points, 32 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steal. Wade lost to the Trail Blazers 1:108.

The Heat suffered a wave of three-game losing streak, and their record came to 30 wins and 37 losses. They still have little hope of ranking among the top eight in the Eastern Conference and grabbing a playoff spot.

In this game, Aldridge played the best.

全场24次出手，15次命中，其中三分球2中1，以62.5%的超高命中率轰下了34分12篮板2助攻1抢断1盖帽的数据。

Wang Zelin, who turned into a superb support, did not expect to have an unexpected harvest tonight. While scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds, he also sent out a season-high 12 assists.

Unexpectedly, Wang Zelin, who only wanted to mess around in this game, actually got his third triple-double of the season!
In this regard, it can only be said to be "inadvertently inserting willows and willows into shades."

After defeating the Heat, the Trail Blazers' record came to 57 wins and 9 losses, only three games away from 60 wins.

But before that, there is an exciting game waiting for Wang Zelin.

Speaking of which, as a Chinese player, Wang Zelin has never felt the atmosphere of March Madness up close.

I hope this trip will not disappoint him.

　It’s been a long time since I’ve had a single-day [-]D, please ask for a small ticket!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)