NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 658 3 to 0, balance
"Boss, the fans in Los Angeles are so enthusiastic!"

After warming up, Jokic next to him hooked Wang Zelin's shoulder and said with emotion.

He is the only rookie in the Blazers this year, and he hasn't seen any big scenes yet. When it comes to the playoffs, he will inevitably be nervous and excited.

"Well, they'll be more enthusiastic!"

At this time, Wang Zelin was already gearing up, hungry and thirsty.

When the time came to 19:[-], the Blazers' top five starters made their debut, and the home fans booed the Blazers frantically.

The home fans want to cheer for the Clippers players only to fall behind 0-2. There is no shortage of 0-2 comebacks in NBA history.Even if they can't turn the game over in the end, they still hope to see their team win their first victory after returning home, which will give them some hope.

Recalling the Clippers' poor team history record, they have long been accustomed to being disappointed again and again. The defending champion Trail Blazers in the series, the Clippers fans did not report too many promotion games, but they still look forward to seeing the Clippers players play a game that satisfies them.

But the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

After the game started, the Clippers were beaten 7:0 by the Trail Blazers.

After Wang Zelin went up, he scored 5 points in a row. Jordan, who was defending him, had lost his desire to defend. He didn't bother to chase after the pick-and-roll.

As a result, he paid a foul early for this.

To some extent, Jordan's character is actually a bit like Howard in the early days. Both of them have a feeling of playing according to their mood.

If they are in a good mood, they will play well. If they are not in a good mood, their desire to compete will plummet.

The difference is that Howard is superior to Jordan in all aspects, not only his physical fitness and defensive ability are better than the latter, but also the offensive ability of the two at their peak. Howard is also a frequent visitor to the club with 20+ points.

Perhaps it was because the various matchups in the first two games were overwhelmed, or because the many matches in the previous two seasons were all disastrous defeats, Jordan was emotionally broken tonight.

And when Jordan is no longer willing to work hard to defend, he completely loses his maximum value on the court. Offensive and so on have never been against him.

In Wang Zelin's view, the boos of the Clippers fans are essentially afraid of themselves!
The more fierce the opponent yelled, the more excited he was. He scored 12 points in a single quarter and helped the Blazers beat the Clippers, a 33:19, leading by 14 points in the first quarter.

After the first quarter, the boos of the Clippers fans have become less and less. How can they be asked to keep motivated to help the team cheer after the start?
Not only Jordan tonight, Griffin and Redick were also greatly affected by the disastrous defeats in the first two games, and even their self-confidence was affected.

This kind of start obviously couldn't satisfy Paul, who came back from the line of fire. During the intermission, he encouraged his teammates over and over again.

But sometimes people lose their minds, and the team is really hard to lead!

In the second quarter, the Clippers players, whose confidence had already collapsed, only scored 17 points in a single quarter. They only took 14 shots in the first quarter and made 8 turnovers in a single quarter!
The Trail Blazers scored 29 points in a single quarter, and scored another wave of 13 points with a double-digit score difference!

In the middle of the second quarter, after realizing that the Clippers were not in good shape tonight, Coach Terry immediately called a timeout and issued new instructions:

Limit the rest of the Clippers and let Paul score alone!

It turned out that the Trail Blazers' strategy worked.

After all, Paul is a traditional point guard, not a later offensive No. 43 position. So far, Paul's single-game career high in the regular season is only 35 points, and only [-] points in the playoffs.

After the Blazers changed their strategy, the Clippers fell into an endless loop.

Paul's singles efficiency is really good. In the second quarter, he scored 7 points on 4 of 9 shots. In addition to 6 of 3 shots in the first half, he made 13 of 7 shots in the first half, with a shooting percentage of more than 19%. He scored a team-high [-] points.

The rest of the Clippers combined made 24 of 6 shots and only scored 25 points on 14% shooting.

At the end of the first half, the Blazers led by 62 points at 36:26!
Desperately huge gap!
After the intermission, Coach Terry put Lillard, Batum, and Wang Zelin's three main partners Carter and Jokic on the field, and decided to seal the victory in the third quarter!

Now that the playoffs have been played, everyone knows that when Jokic and Wang Zelin play together, with Jokic helping to organize, what Wang Zelin needs to do is to fully fire on the offensive end!

On the Clippers side, since the team management has not officially announced Paul's injury, many people are speculating that Paul is playing on the belt in this game.

Sure enough, the second half started, players from both sides played, and the Clippers sent a lineup of Rivers Jr., Crawford, Barnes, Griffin, and Spencer Hawes.

Only Paul is missing!

This also just verified everyone's pre-match speculation.

What is somewhat surprising is that when Paul is not on the court, the Clippers' outside lines can make shots again!

Especially Crawford, who soared into two three-pointers as soon as he came up, a proper fairy style of play.

but……

"boom!"

There was a loud bang from the Clippers basket.

The fans in the auditorium looked at the Clippers substitute center Hawes who fell to the ground, and at the Blazers No. 36 hanging on the basket, feeling helpless.

Alas, it is true that the Clippers can score goals from the outside, but Crawford and Redick can't always maintain such a high efficiency. Once their touch returns to normal levels, the entire court will still be dominated by the Blazers' behemoth.

In the third quarter, the two sides attacked each other, and the Clippers, which took a lot of outside shots, achieved good results. The team scored 31 points in a single quarter, almost catching up with the sum of the first half.

However, the Trail Blazers have scored hundreds of points!
第三节，王泽林出战8分钟，在篮下7投5中，罚球4中3，轰下了13分5篮板1盖帽的数据。

三节下来，个人数据来到了41分14篮板4助攻3盖帽，帮助开拓者101: 67，领先了快船足足34分之多！
In the fourth quarter, the fans on the scene turned their backs, and there was a harsh cheer at the Staples Center-not for the home team, the Clippers, but for the Trail Blazers!
"Let's go heat!"

"Let's go heat!"

……

Wang Zelin really didn't expect that the Clippers' life-and-death battle would collapse like this. This situation can almost catch up with the Knicks!
In the final quarter, seeing that the score difference has been hovering between 20 and 30, Wang Zelin lay down on the chair with peace of mind, waiting for the end of the game.

……

……

125 to 99, 26 points difference!
The Trail Blazers lead the Clippers 3-0 in the series!
半决赛的三场比赛下来，G1：127比69、G2：114比91、G3：125比99，开拓者场均可以净胜快船36.7分。

In terms of the first three games alone, this series between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers has created the largest total score difference of 107 points in the first three games of the playoffs in NBA history!
如果下一场比赛，开拓者能在4比0横扫快船的前提下，做到净胜快船15分的话，那么他们就能够打破08~09赛季西部首轮掘金4比1绅士横扫黄蜂的121分历史第一季后赛总分差。

In that set of series, under the leadership of Billups and Anthony, the Nuggets played against Paul, especially the matchup between Billups and Paul, which can be regarded as the most embarrassing event in Paul's career.

However, as the Clippers trailed the Trail Blazers 0-3 in the series, the embarrassing memories of the past are very likely to be re-covered after the end of this series, and it is estimated that the number 36 of the Blazers will be replaced.

……

Woke up from the hotel the next day.

Looking at sister Zhiling who was still sleeping, Wang Zelin left the room after washing up and went to Jokic's room.

Driven by Jokic, an Internet-addicted teenager, Wang Zelin also fell in love with the habit of playing a few video games after the playoffs.

Not to mention, this kind of entertainment that looks childish to outsiders can have a very decompressing effect!
According to the alcohol ban in the United States, Jokic, who is not yet 21 years old, can only be like Wang Zelin in the previous two seasons. Even if he follows the big team into the nightclub, he can only stay away from alcohol.

In addition, Jokic from Serbia was not fascinated by the colorful world outside the court when he arrived in the NBA, let alone depraved.

On the one hand, it is because of the double buff blessing of Internet addicted teenagers + otaku, Jokic prefers to stay at home and play video games after games.

On the other hand, it is also the most important reason.

It is reported that this guy also has a childhood sweetheart girlfriend, and the two have established a relationship as early as 16 years old, and it has been more than four years since then.

Therefore, the team management loves this self-cleaning Serbian fat man even more. Except for the general problems of body management, Jokic is indeed impeccable in other aspects.

After all, the NBA is not only the highest basketball palace in the world, but also the biggest vanity fair in the basketball world!

Here is not only the history of the growth of superstars, but also the history of the fall of geniuses.

There are not many nice gentlemen like Jokic and Aldridge who are serious on the court and clean up off the court.

"Boom boom boom!"

After knocking a few times, the door was opened.

"Shh!"

Wang Zelin just wanted to say hello, but found that Jokic was holding the phone to his ear, and quickly motioned him not to speak.

Good guy, he "unfortunately" ate dog food when he came to visit early in the morning, and the air was filled with the sour smell of love.

After entering, seeing that Jokic had no intention of stopping at all, the bored Wang Zelin swiped the tablet.

I don’t know if I don’t see it, but after browsing the major basketball portals and forums, there are heated discussions about how much hatred and hatred Wang Zelin has with the Clippers!

Could it be because they lost to the Clippers in the first game during the regular season in April, which prevented the Trail Blazers from completing 4 kills in the regular season, so they held back their energy and abused the opponent by 4 points in the playoffs!
Judging from the current situation, the Clippers have a high probability of being swept away.

hiss!How much hatred they have! !

Wang Zelin is so helpless, he obviously just feels that he has played a little bit better, how did it turn out that he has an enmity with the Clippers?
Look at what you said, is my Wang so narrow-minded?
We are obviously a magnanimous gentleman, okay!
……

……

Another day later, the East and West semifinal G3 battles were all over.

On the east side, the Eagles at the United Center continued to pull back a round, 107 to 104, and narrowly beat the Bulls by three points, rewriting the series score to 2 to 1.

In another group of Cavaliers and Raptors duels, it can only be said that garbage brothers are garbage brothers, especially after DeRozan met James, he suddenly became a puddle of mud that could not be supported.

In the end, James scored another quasi-triple-double of 27+11+8 in the North, leading the Cavaliers to a 112-95 victory. The series with the Raptors also came to a 3-0 score, and the promotion is in sight!
On the west side, the Warriors came to Space City, the home of the Mosaic team, with a 2-0 lead.

In the third life-and-death battle, Harden, who lost another 0-3 and was basically GG, was completely stunned tonight, releasing all his life-long offensive talents.

首发出战了全场最高的40分钟，22投13中，其中三分球11中7，罚球13中12，狂砍45分9篮板5助攻2抢断2盖帽的豪华数据。

This campaign can definitely be called the brilliance of Harden's career.

It was also after this night that Harden ushered in a real transformation, successfully surpassing Kobe to sit on the throne of the league's first shooting guard!
After Harden's apocalypse, the series score between Mosaic and the Warriors became 1 to 2. As long as they hold another home court, the two sides can enter Tianwangshan.

By then, the Mosaic team may have a comeback.

……

The next day, on May 5, the G12 battle between the Blazers and the Clippers started.

New York headquarters.

"Tan, the series between the Blazers and the Clippers was very hot. It is a great loss for the league to end too early."

In the morning, before Vice President Tan Huiming left for Los Angeles, Baldhead Hua said to him.

"Okay, Mr. President, I will take care of it." Tan Huiming nodded.

"But remember not to go too far. Wang Zelin is already the face of the league, and the Clippers are not the Lakers. We can give them opportunities, but whether they can grasp them depends on their own abilities."

Bald Hua reminded with a smile.

To be honest, he has never been too interested in foreign players like Wang Zelin, and the opponent's sneakers are not signed with Nike, which means that the NBA's high-level perception of Wang Zelin will not be much better.

However, considering that the NBA plans to negotiate with Penguin Sports, a leading company in China this summer, about the exclusive network live broadcast rights for the next five seasons and the right to change NBA games on the Penguin game platform.

So, in front of the green banknotes, the high-level NBA executives headed by bald-headed Hua quickly changed their minds and faced Wang Zelin with a smiling face.

After all, in the capitalist world, as long as you can make money, those capitalists will definitely treat you as an ancestor.

I just don't know, how long can such a relationship last?
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……

At 20 o'clock that night, still at the Staples Center, the Trail Blazers and Clippers G4 battle started.

The starting rosters of both sides have not changed.

Jump ball in the middle circle.

"Snapped!"

Jordan once again lost to Wang Zelin.

The Blazers speed up the fast break as soon as they come up, which is already their usual opening style.

After landing, Wang Zelin rushed to the front court quickly. When encountering Griffin's block, he changed direction and dodged from the left.

Griffin reacted quickly, strode sideways, and blocked the front.

"Oh!"

The shoulders of the two collided, and Griffin groaned and sat down on the floor.

beep beep~~~

The referee suddenly blew his whistle.

Who fouled?

Wang Zelin was a little surprised, and then looked at the referee on the sideline, who ran over, pointed at him, and gestured for a foul.

"My Nima!"

Wang Zelin's eyes widened instantly, what kind of international joke was he making, when did the league change the new rules?Why no one notified me?
On the sidelines, Terry Stotts and the coaching staff were also a little confused by the referee's offensive foul at the beginning, but he quickly reacted.

Shet, those idiots at Alliance Headquarters are balancing again!
"Wang, next time, you should act more slowly, the situation has changed tonight."

As an old fritter, Aldridge reacted very quickly. He instantly understood that the referee's call tonight was obviously not good for his side. When he retreated, he immediately ran over and said to Wang Zelin.

"I see."

After being reminded, Wang Zelin quickly understood the reason.

(End of this chapter)