NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 649 The first round trend of the completely different East and West
In the third quarter tonight, the Blazers were completely evolved into a Gatling with blue flames. No matter how the Mavericks adjust, they will inevitably end up being beaten into a sieve.

At the end of the three quarters, 78:68, the scoreboard above the court faithfully recorded the gap between the two teams in the third quarter.

The Trail Blazers scored 27 points in a single quarter, while the completely misfired Mavericks scored only 11 points in a single quarter, of which 6 points were scored by Nowitzki alone.

He and Wang Zelin scored 11 points in a single quarter, and scored 26 points in three quarters, plus 15 rebounds, 4 blocks and 4 assists, which made the Blazers fans on the scene extremely enthusiastic.

As the handle next to the Blazers fans, the Blazers owner Paul Allen, wearing casual clothes at this time, wearing a black and red hat with the Blazers logo on his head, is smiling and watching the goals of the players on the field.

The introverted Paul Allen is different from the explosive celebration of Clippers owner Ballmer. He is used to calmly cheering for the team in his heart.

Of course, this does not prevent Paul Allen, who has never married in his life, from being a pure sports fan.

In addition to the Trail Blazers in the NBA, he also spent 2 million yuan to become the owner of the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL. The latter has brought him several championships.

It wasn't until last season, when the Blazers were led by Wang Zelin, that Paul Allen's NBA championship dream finally came true.

Now, seeing that the Trail Blazers are playing better and better this season, and the hope of defending the title is getting bigger and bigger, and a bigger ambition has sprouted in his heart...

Establish a pioneer dynasty in your own lifetime!
Looking at the No. 36 Blazers running back and forth on the court, Paul Allen knew that under the leadership of this young man, building a dynasty is by no means a dream!
So, under the eyes of everyone, Paul Allen made an amazing move.

When the third quarter ended and Wang Zelin led his teammates back to the rest area, Paul Allen, who was sitting in the VIP auditorium, suddenly got up, took off his hat, and shouted:
"Come on, Wang, blow up the Dallas Cowboys!"

"???"

At this moment, the expressions of the audience were frozen, including the Mavericks boss Cuban who was shouting in front of him. In the end, everyone turned into the same puzzled face of Nick Young.

Are you sure the guy in front of them is not the new Clippers owner Steve Ballmer?

Wang Zelin was also taken aback, but after he realized it, he nodded heavily in the direction of Paul Allen.

"My God! I never thought that Paul Allen would have such an impassioned side!"

"This is Wang's influence, and this is the charm of competitive sports!"

"Oh, look at this scene, the Blazers fans are going crazy!"

Kenny Smith, who was wearing headphones, also felt the enthusiasm of this arena, and said with emotion.

"I think this game has ended early, and there is no suspense in the result."

"I don't believe that the Mavericks can achieve a comeback in the last quarter with all the opponents working together!"

"I even think that this round of the series can also be declared over in advance. In the three quarters with a double-double of 26+15, Wang still maintained his invincible performance in the regular season. In this round of the series, the Mavericks cannot have any chance!"

In a few words, Barkley has put an end to the game between the two sides.

Entering the final quarter, the moment of decisive battle.

Wang Zelin scored the 2th point of the game through a strong 1+29 as soon as he came up. Not only 30 points, but 40 points are unlikely to become his scoring limit tonight.

He and his teammates continued their scoring performances, and the Mavericks were as quiet as ever.

During this period, Nowitzki stormed several times, hoping to rescue the team from the dire straits, but it was 4 of 1 shooting, which completely failed his long-cherished wish to complete his mission.

Mark Cuban shouted anxiously beside him, wishing he could punch a big hole in the floor under his feet.

What about Paul Allen?
On the other hand, he regained his aloof appearance, sitting in the auditorium with his legs crossed, watching his players' performances with peace of mind.

In the end, the Blazers easily beat the Mavericks at home with 118:105... It sounds a bit weird to kill the bulls.

But anyway, they managed to get the first victory of the series.

王泽林打了35分钟，轻轻松松的砍下了34分19篮板6助攻5盖帽，拿到了一份大号两双的4×5数据。

诺维茨基贡献了全队第二高的27分9板，利拉德也有19分11助攻的表现，巴图姆和马修斯分别拿到11分。

The Trail Blazers shot 52.7% from the field and 44.2% from three-point range throughout the game.

Facts have proved that it was a wrong choice for the Mavericks to dare to double-team Wang Zelin, which allowed the other Blazers players to get too many open opportunities.

In the end, Wang Zelin directly assisted and indirectly assisted, and the outside line of the Trail Blazers gave the Mavericks a bewildered shot today.

The Mavericks, who were beaten up for a while, lost nothing to say.

In the locker room after the game, the Trail Blazers were celebrating wildly.

After all, it was the first game of the playoffs. After falling behind the opponent in the first half, the Blazers went on the offensive in the second half and finally successfully counterattacked the opponent.

Such a hearty victory immediately released all the aggrieved energy caused by falling behind in the first half.

After returning from the shower, Wang Zelin sat on the seat and wiped his hair, and was about to go outside to accept media interviews.

"Wang, we will end the playoffs soon, right?"

At this time, Jokic sat next to Wang Zelin and asked with a smile.

"Will do!"

After giving an affirmative answer, Wang Zelin suddenly looked at Jokic with a smile, and when the latter was puzzled, he suddenly pulled away the other's bath towel.

Batum and Matthews just walked out of the bathroom. After seeing it, they rushed over and pushed Jokic to the ground, and slapped his bare butt crazily.

Sure enough, only this kind of celebration full of affection is the true love of a man.

There is often no truth in the opposite sex, only love.

"King, you have made me miserable!"

Jokic was pressed to the ground and wailed.

"Haha, boy, you performed well today, let you feel the love from the big brothers!"

With a laugh and a joke, Wang Zelin changed into casual clothes and left the dressing room.

If the team can maintain such a competitive state, the possibility of ending the series within four games still exists.

In some respects, the core bosses of the Western Bulls and Horses have the attribute of getting older and more demonic. If they are dragged beyond five games, or even a tiebreaker, the outcome of the series is really hard to say.

But speaking of it, it seems that Wang Zelin has never experienced a tiebreaker in his career so far.

He hopes this year will be no exception!

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Several other war zones.

Golden State Oracle Arena.

The first game of the series between the Warriors and the Spurs officially begins.

Although the Warriors created a new record in team history in the regular season, this does not mean that the outside world thinks that they can really easily solve the veteran Spurs in the playoffs.

Don’t look at the same number of black seven miracles and black eight miracles in history, but just think that the Spurs just broke into the Western Conference Finals last year and played several games with the defending champion Trail Blazers;

Of course, part of the reason is that, except for some visionaries, most of the fans and the media haven't realized how much impact the emergence of three-pointers in recent years will have on the future of the entire league.

At the same time, the inherent concept that "jump shooting teams cannot win championships" has also been affecting people's judgments.Coupled with the four games played between the two sides during the regular season, the Spurs won three of them, while the Warriors only had one.

Therefore, this makes people more determined, and the horse team is very likely to complete the feat of black seven in the first round of the playoffs against the Warriors.

But what people didn't expect was that after the start of the game, Stephen Curry, the head star, always quickly exploded with extremely strong combat effectiveness, shooting a large number of shots from beyond the three-point line.

Although his shooting percentage of 13 of 4 shots was lower than average, he made 25 of 13 shots, 7 of 4 free throws, scored 34 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and [-] steals. Once such luxurious statistics came out, they quickly attracted heated discussions from countless people.

And in this game, the Spurs seemed to have nothing to do with Curry. They obviously played the No. [-] position, but they passed a lot of off-ball pick-and-rolls and then caught the ball.

In addition, another Klay Thompson of the Splash Brothers also has a stable output.He made 17 of 6 shots, 6 of 3 three-pointers, and 9 of 6 free throws. He scored the second highest 21 points in the game, plus 3 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Both offense and defense were online.

As for why it is the second highest in the audience?
因为对面的马刺，今晚只有伦纳德一人发挥正常，12投7中，三分球2中1拿到全场第三高的18分6篮板6助攻4抢断，说是攻防一体也不为过。

But the Spurs still lost.

Because today their important part of the GDP trio, all performances are not online.

邓肯10中4拿到11分，帕克11中4拿到10分吉诺比利10中3拿到10分，三人今晚绑在一块，得分还没有库里一高。

This time, even loyal Spurs fans had to bow their heads.Because they knew that the years had left deep enough marks on the three old men.

GDP, after all, is still old.

In the end, the Warriors easily beat the old traditional strong team Spurs by 107 points at home 92:15.

Since then, after the two sets of playoffs in the first round of the Western Conference, the Trail Blazers and Warriors, ranked first and second in the league, have all made a good start.

East side.

Aviation Center Stadium.

In the Raptors VS Bucks game, DeRozan and Lowry seemed to have hit a ghost today. One made 20 of 6 shots and the other made 10 of 2 shots. By the way, he also infected wing Terrence Ross, who made 11 of 3 shots.

The three scored 15 points, 7 points and 6 points respectively, adding up to just over 30 points.

In contrast, the Bucks players performed normally. Middleton scored 18 points, Essen Ilyasova scored 15 points, and Antetokounmpo also scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

In the end, the Raptors lost 83:91 at home to the Bucks with a record below them.

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Wesson Center Arena.

Wizards VS Bulls showdown.

Although Paul Pierce, who pretended to be dead in the regular season, scored 20 points and 4 rebounds in the first game, he has tried his best to help other young people, but the Wizards backcourt duo Bill and Wall are both undercover.

No, the actions of both of them can't be said to be undercover, it can be said to be undercover.

Beal was better, scoring 23 points on 6-for-16 shooting...although that's relative.

Because Wall, who is the master, is much more outrageous.

He made 18 of 5 shots in the game, and completely lost his confidence in the final quarter. The top card of the dignified team did not dare to make a shot, and the final score was fixed at 10 points.

In contrast, Nene, a ten-year veteran "lonely fighter" selected by the Knicks with the No. 02 pick in the first round of the 7 session, worked hard to score 12 points and grab 13 rebounds, which made everyone respect him.

However, it's a pity that Pierce and Nene's excellent performances still couldn't move the two sinkholes of Wall and Bill. In the end, the Wizards lost to the Bulls by 93:103 and 10 points at home.

Bulls here.

Although the Bulls management did not get Pau Gasol as in the original history, they chose to take a gamble after the Christmas game.

There is a way to give it a go, a bicycle becomes a motorcycle!
So they got the "former Eagle King" Josh Smith who had just been cut by the Pistons.

Since Josh Smith and the Pistons still have two years worth 2600 million yuan, after being waived, the Pistons used the extension clause to spread his salary over the next 5 seasons.

That is to say, in the next five seasons, he will only occupy 5 million salary space of the Pistons salary cap each season.

In this way, the Bulls' management completely lost their worries. When competing with Mosaic's one-year contract condition, they gritted their teeth and chose to overweight, and reached a formal contract with Josh Smith.

It's a big deal, just take a few million for nothing.

Unexpectedly, Josh Smith, who signed a two-year contract with the Bulls, was recognized by the coaching staff after only 5 games as a substitute in the game, and became the Bulls' starting power forward.

本赛季出战55场，场均可以贡献出12分6篮板3.2助攻1.4盖帽0.9抢断。

The Bulls uniform owner who signed this all-around fighter with a two-year special contract of less than 500 million couldn't help calling:

Hey, it smells so good!
The internal offensive ability of this time-space Renoah + Smith's inside combination is naturally inferior to the original time-space Renoah + Jiasao combination; but the Bulls' defensive ability, when Giba + Smith + Noah play at the same time, is enough to support the Bulls to rank among the league's top defensive teams in one fell swoop.

In fact, as long as Josh Smith puts his main focus on the defensive end, and then reduces his poor shot selection and inexplicable fanaticism for long-range shots, this guy's ability is definitely worth a contract with an annual salary of tens of millions.

Unfortunately, you have to do it yourself!
In the end, with the strong defensive deterrence of Smith and Noah inside, Jimmy Butler, an elite defensive player on the wing, and the former MVP Rose who has not completely degenerated into a role player, the Bulls beat the Wizards all the way, and there was no suspense in the whole game.

Compared with the West, the trend of the first round of the playoffs in the East is obviously reversed.

The two games in the West were up and down, which is considered normal; the two games in the East were all down and down, which is not normal.

And this is precisely the charm of the playoffs. Until the last moment, no one knows who the final winner will be.

(End of this chapter)