NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 660
The Clippers served from the backcourt again. After Paul took the ball to the frontcourt, he did not hand the ball directly to Griffin. Instead, he made a gesture to let his teammates pull away, and then he was ready to single Lillard.

After several consecutive crotch dribbles in front of Lillard, Paul suddenly started to kill to the left. Lillard hurried to the left and moved laterally to try to intercept Paul's breakthrough, but Paul slowed down to the left, then dribbled the ball behind his back to his right hand, and then broke to the right.

At this time, Lillard has been completely shaken away by Paul's fake action, but Paul has not had time to rush in or pull out his hand.

Batum next to him has already defended and blocked Paul's advance.

Batum's defense was not as easy to deal with as Lillard, so Paul passed the ball through his extremely fast dribble, opened up a little space, and passed the ball, aiming at Barnes who was squatting underneath.

Seeing the ball fly out of Paul's hands, Rivers stood up excitedly from the bench. As long as the ball can be scored, the Clippers can regain the lead.

however……

"Oh! Wang appeared in the pass lane! He intercepted the basketball halfway, my God, he actually predicted Chris's prediction in advance!"

The on-site commentator couldn't help but exclaim.

At least they are tired of watching the outside line break the inside line, but it is very rare for the inside line to seize the outside line.

Even Paul himself couldn't believe his eyes.As a traditional point guard, a team brain with a very low assist-to-turnover ratio in his career, he would never have imagined that his pass would be interrupted by a center that suddenly appeared.

This ball Wang Zelin had expected that the final end point would be Barnes, if not, the latter would not make frequent moves around the basket.

Moreover, Lillard, who came over from Barnes and switched defenses, has the only height advantage of the Clippers. It is the most reasonable way to handle the ball by handing him the ball to finish.

So Wang Zelin followed Jordan while observing all of Paul's movements. Finally, when Paul was passing the ball, he stretched out his long arms at the right time and completed the long-planned interception!
After the steal, it was quickly handed over to Batum. Batum took possession of the ball to half court and then handed it over to Lillard.

At this time, the audience formed a 3-on-2 game. Lillard didn't want to miss the opportunity, and wanted to rush in directly against Redick's defense. After taking two steps, he found that it was still difficult to force the opponent.

The next moment, he suddenly looked back at the moon and threw the ball directly into the hands of Aldridge who had just run over.

This season, Aldridge averaged 2.5 three-pointers per game during the regular season and hit 1 goal. Although the output is average, the shooting rate is really good, a full [-]%.

therefore……

"Shh!"

After receiving the ball, he pulled it up and made a blind shot. The basketball drew a perfect arc and fell straight into the basket.

34: 38!

From the lead to 4 points behind, it took only two or three rounds, and the Clippers fans who watched the scene suddenly made dissatisfied voices.

At the same time, the Clippers, who were full of confidence before, suffered a heavy blow in an instant.

With both sides switching back to the main force, the Clippers' performance was not as good as when they were in the second team before, and they were beaten 4:0 when they came up. This is not good news for the Clippers.

Rivers on the sidelines also observed the emotional changes of the disciples on the field, so he asked for a timeout without hesitation, hoping to help the players adjust their mentality a little.

During the timeout, Rivers had nothing to say, but simply comforted his disciples, and then cheered them up.

Soon the timeout was over and the game resumed.

The Clippers serve a sideline kick.

The basketball controlled by Paul came to the audience, and then it was immediately handed over to Griffin. Griffin played decisively this time, and directly began to face-up Aldridge.

While dribbling the ball under his crotch, he distractedly glanced at Wang Zelin's position. Seeing that Jordan had stuck the latter to death, he was relieved a lot.

After approaching the paint, Griffin turned around and strode away from Aldridge and hit a two-pointer near the basket.

At 36:38, there was only one goal difference between the two sides.

Trail Blazers attack.

Wang Zelin used his body to force Jordan again, and made a decisive skyhook from the free throw line, scoring two points.

Looking back, Redick made a long two-pointer after receiving the ball, and once again bit the point difference.

In the next few rounds, the two sides fought hard on the offensive end, and the score continued to rise.

But unfortunately, the Clippers were unable to equalize the score for a long time, and could only control the point difference to about 2 to 5 points.

At halftime, 51:48, the Blazers returned to the locker room with a three-point lead.

个人数据方面，两节出战了17分钟的王泽林，砍下了16分11板4助攻5盖帽1抢断的数据。

Among them, 12 points were scored in the second quarter. After all, he was targeted too much in the first quarter, and he was a little timid on the offensive end.

Fortunately, relying on his excellent performance in the second quarter, he finally helped the team gain a 3-point advantage.

This advantage does not seem to be large, but after the second quarter, Wang Zelin's foul count remained at one, which is undoubtedly good news for him and the Trail Blazers.

Because this means that although Wang Zelin has no whistle on the offensive end, it is not unacceptable if he can get fair treatment on the defensive end.

Anyway, he has rough skin and thick flesh, and ordinary black hands will not have much effect on his finishing efficiency at the basket. As long as he doesn't foul when he touches it like in the beginning, he is confident that he can completely control Jordan and Griffin on the defensive end.

……

After 15 minutes, the third quarter began.

Changing places to fight again, the lineup arrangement of both sides is still the main force.

Tonight is a life-and-death battle. The Clippers are on the verge of being eliminated, and the Trail Blazers will advance to the Western Conference Finals with one more win. No one wants to give up the fruits of victory.

Under such circumstances, the head coaches of the two sides no longer hold back, and choose to ruthlessly play the main players. Now it is not just a competition of skills, but also a contest of willpower and mental attributes between the main players of the two sides.

Clippers offense.

Wang Zelin switched to defend Griffin, the latter broke through with the ball to no avail, and passed back to Paul outside the three-point line.

"Snapped!"

As soon as he received the ball, Lillard stared at Paul like a hungry wolf, not giving Paul the slightest breakthrough.

It was another round of ball rotation, and the Clippers still didn't find a chance. Redick received a kick from his teammate, cursed in his heart, and shot quickly.

Duang!

The ball went out of the frame and was accepted by Wang Zelin.

Unexpectedly.

The Trail Blazers fell into a positional battle, and Wang Zelin was chased and intercepted by three people as soon as he entered the three-point line.

The Clippers didn't let Wang Zelin go inside to catch the ball at all!
Such a choice is too insane, right?
The bystanders were dumbfounded.

"Triple teams! I have been explaining the NBA for so many years. The last time a player received such a high standard of defensive treatment, it has to be traced back to the Black Mamba Kobe Bryant who was in full swing before 2010!"

"Don't forget, the Trail Blazers are now playing the main lineup, and the other players are not role substitutes!"

"The Clippers would rather let go of the Blazers and double-team the Kings. Even if the Kings just scored 12 points in the second quarter, it's not like this!"

The commentators of the major TV stations that were broadcasting the game couldn't help but exclaim after seeing this scene.

However, facing Griffin, Jordan Jr., and Barnes' three-person double-team, Wang Zelin didn't seem to panic at all, and even wanted to laugh.

Do you think you can limit your score just by the number of people? ?

How naive!
Even if he can't get inside, he still has other ways to beat the opponent.

The moment the ball was received near the free throw line, Griffin and Barnes on the left and right double-teamed in place, and there was a little Jordan behind him.

"Oh!"

I saw Wang Zelin leaning against Griffin with his back on the court, and then dribbled the ball vigorously, directly pushing the latter back a big step.

At this time, Jordan and Barnes were secretly happy.

Because this distance is still one step away from the free throw line, it is just right for a three-man siege.

But just as the two were about to act, Wang Zelin put Griffin on his back, leaned on Barnes with his left shoulder, grabbed the basketball with his right hand, and gave a light hook.

After drawing a beautiful arc, the basketball fell towards the basket rapidly...

"Shh!"

There was a flash of anxiety in Griffin's heart. When he looked back, he saw the basketball slipping into the net smoothly.

"O~M~G!!!"

"Sky hook! Invincible sky hook!"

"With the defense of three people, Wang scored the ball with a very sudden and confident hook shot!"

"So what about three-teaming! Wang can score! I knew that Wang never disappoints!!!"

When the commentators saw Wang Zelin's actions, they shouted excitedly.

53:48, the point difference came to 5 points.

At the Clippers' home court, the fans held their heads in their hands. They couldn't believe that Wang Zelin could still score under such an extremely targeted defense.

It's too outrageous!
Griffin, Jordan Jr., and Barnes on the field also stared blankly at the basketball rolling to the ground, their faces full of bewilderment.

In their vision, it is normal for Wang Zelin to come to a head-to-head insider to force him, or to make a false throw and pass the ball to an open teammate to finish. They have also figured out how to deal with it.

But what about this exaggerated hook shot one step from the free throw line?
In fact, in the first half, Wang Zelin also used skyhooks a few times, but those times were all within the free throw line. There is a certain distance from the basket but it is acceptable.

But this ball really broke the Clippers' defense.

"Fack squid! I really don't know what other goals this guy can't score!"

Little Jordan couldn't help spit out a dirty word, and said to Griffin.

"Xie Te! This sky hook is too unreasonable!"

Griffin also complained.

In the transition from offense to defense, Paul, as the captain, withstood the pressure and showed his responsibility as a team leader.

Facing Lillard, he forcibly made a mid-range shot and helped the team stabilize the situation.

"Continue to double-team me!"

"We must not let Wang Zelin make a move!"

It was the Blazers' offensive round again, and Rivers paced back and forth on the sidelines, shouting at the players on the field.

After the first half, he noticed Wang Zelin's data in the second quarter, and when he thought of Wang Zelin's violent performance of 34.3 points per game in the first three games of the series, he couldn't help but shiver.

This is the reason for the crazy double-team tactics of the Clippers today!

On the field, one step inside the free throw line, after Wang Zelin received a pass from Batum, Barnes and Jordan were immediately in place.

"It's coming again! The Clippers seem to be determined not to let the king make a move!"

"The king of the last goal chose to break the double-team with a sky hook, will the pursuit continue?"

The imperial court duo is looking forward to Wang Zelin's next choice.

Next, facing the Clippers' strict defense, under the witness of everyone, Wang Zelin first used his huge body to block the defender, and with his huge buttocks, he pushed hard towards Jordan behind him!

"Don't try to succeed!"

Little Qiaodan roared unwillingly, and tried his best to block Wang Zelin's direction.

And on the other side, Barnes also pressed over and reached out to try to complete the steal.

"hey-hey!"

Wang Zelin smiled inwardly, his legs exploded in an instant, and at the same time as he leaped high, his left hand caught the player in the way, his right wrist flicked, and the basketball flew to the basket again.

"Shh!"

Accompanied by an incomparably beautiful arc, the basketball fell into the net bag with a crisp sound.

Crazy double-team attacks, skyhook shots, and easy points!
55:48, the point difference is getting bigger and bigger.

At this moment, not only the defenders felt desperate, but the Clippers fans on the sidelines were also extremely desperate.

God, please send someone to save the Clippers!
However, this is a materialistic world after all, and the savior they were thinking of did not come.

With Wang Zelin scoring 15 points alone in the third quarter, after the Trail Blazers opened the gap to 11 points after three quarters, Clippers coach Rivers could not see any hope of winning at all.

Perhaps, we really can only go so far this year.

In the decisive battle in the fourth quarter, Wang Zelin continued his performance. Griffin and Jordan fell silent one after another. In the end, even Paul completely lost his aggressiveness. The three core members of the Clippers spent the last time in such a daze.

When the game was about to end with 2 minutes and 18 seconds left in the game, Rivers called Paul's name.Paul looked up and saw that Rivers Jr. was about to replace him.

Paul walked off the stage with his hips akimbo, because he knew that the purpose of this substitution was not to let him rest, but to announce that the Clippers had given up the game!

portland.

All the Blazers fans who watched the game at home were so excited that they jumped up and hugged each other. Only through constant shouting and carnival could they vent the joy in their hearts.

Although the game is not over yet, every Trail Blazers fan knows that they have won!
Staples Center.

118: 92!

Wang Zelin took the towel and wiped off the sweat from his head, and the final goal was fixed on the team score on the big screen.

There are still more than two minutes left before the game is over, and the Blazers have achieved a 26-point lead. At this time, Jesus can't save the Clippers.

Finally, it's time to advance!
In the third year of his career, he will also stand on the stage of the Western Conference Finals for the third time.

Only this time, his opponent has a high probability of substituting.

After all, the Spurs are old and are about to withdraw from the stage of history. The next thing standing in front of him will be a new powerful enemy

—Golden State Warriors!

(End of this chapter)