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Chapter 684 Did the old man Zhan take drugs today?
In the locker room before the game, players from both teams are making final preparations for the game.

As the defending champion and playing at home, the Trail Blazers obviously have more confidence than the Cavaliers. Everyone is doing their own things in an orderly manner, except... Nikola Jokic!
As the only rookie in the team this year, Jokic's mentality will fluctuate in the initial stage, such as nervousness, every time he steps up to a new level after the playoffs.

This is normal, except for a very few rookies who debuted in Liushen costumes and held a full-level number, or some older rookies whose mentality tends to mature, Jokic's current mentality is actually the only way for most NBA rookies.

What's more, in his rookie year, Jokic, as an important rotation member of the defending champion team, accompanied the team to break into the finals hall that countless NBA superstars can't even hope to reach in their careers!
It would be a lie to say I wasn't nervous.

Fortunately, the Trail Blazers is a team with an excellent team atmosphere, and it is also a young team. With the help of the veteran and the encouragement of young players such as Wang Zelin, Jokic's mentality quickly stabilized.

Jokic is very aware of how important tonight's game is to his future career. If he can play some wonderful shots, it may directly help him develop his entire career in the future.

Therefore, he is nervous and excited now, but as a future MVP player, Jokic naturally has the potential that ordinary players do not have, such as... desire!
A strong desire to win!
All the difficulties and obstacles will not make Jokic decadent, but will only make him become a strong man faster than his other self in the original time and space!
Sitting opposite Wang Zelin, seeing that Jokic had regained his composure and confidence with the help of the team, he nodded with a smile, even the corners of his mouth slightly raised inadvertently.

This is the mentality one should possess if one wants to become a strong man.

the other side.

Sitting in the visiting team locker room of the Rose Garden Arena, James is very familiar with everything in front of him, as if it is his away game.

After all, he also stayed in this place in the summer of June last year, but that journey did not leave him any good memories, some were nothing but failure and humiliation.

But tonight, he will take back what he lost with his own hands.

"Everyone, get ready. I need you to play the toughest attitude as soon as you play. This is the most difficult place in the league to conquer the Rose Garden Arena, so we must seize the opportunity as soon as we play!"

Cavaliers coach David Blatt is mobilizing before the game, but the effect does not seem to be obvious.

"Clap clap clap!"

At this time, the team's first assistant coach Tyronn Lue stepped forward.

"When you came in just now, everyone should have seen the two championship banners hanging high above the Rose Garden Arena, right? Now please think about it in your mind, if such banners can also be hung on our home court, what a wonderful thing it would be!"

"The last time Cleveland won a sporting event was in 1964! Half a century later, this city needs to be reborn! Some things need some people to do, and if we don't do it now, no one will do it for the rest of our lives!"

"So, for Cleveland, get on it!!!"

Tyronn Lue, who studied under Doc Rivers, used the experience of later generations to explain what it means to be better than blue. Even though he is still a little immature now, compared with Blatt's slogans, it is obvious that players like him more.

Especially James, the son of Akron who was born and bred in Cleveland, Tyronn Lue's words were like a heavy hammer, knocking into his heart instantly.

At this moment, he is like a top-level supercar full of fuel, as soon as the starting gun is fired, he will rush out with maximum horsepower!
After Director Lu finished shouting, the Cavaliers players walked out of the locker room one by one angrily.

On the surface, he didn't do anything wrong, and everything he did was for the good of the team.But Blatter, the coach, blushed at this moment, and could only stand there in embarrassment...

When the Cavaliers players came out to warm up, they found that the Trail Blazers had already shot away on the court.

Take a deep breath of the autumn air of the Rose Garden. There is no change from last year. The smell of gunpowder in the air is still strong. Just a little bit of sparks will blow up the entire arena.

"Hello everyone, this is ESPN Sports TV. Today, your old friend Kevin Harlan/Hubby Brown will bring you a live broadcast of the finals graduation."

As time went by, more and more fans poured into the ball, and the two famous all-meter commentators Kevin Harlan and the old and vigorous Hubie Brown were already on the commentary stand. They were fortunate to once again become the final combination of the finals.

"Everyone in front of the TV, hello everyone, this is Chaoting TV Sports Channel, I am Zhang Weiping/Sun Zhengping, come on today, we will bring you the live commentary of the first game of the finals."

On the Chaotiantai side, Zhang Weiping and Sun Zhengping were dispatched.

From the acquaintance in 1975 to the present, and the first cooperation in the NBA All-Star Game in San Antonio in 1996, the Shuangping team made its first appearance on the screen. So far, they have cooperated sincerely for more than ten years, accompanying the growth of generations of basketball fans. When the familiar voice sounds, there will always be some old fans who cannot help crying.

In addition to being moved, the two also contributed to the famous scene of "Battier made eight of six shots", which made people laugh and cry.

……

"Beep!"

With a whistle, Wang Zelin turned the ball back to the half court, and the curtain of the finals officially opened.

Lillard had the ball, and after Wang Zelin fell to the low post, he lobbed the ball in.

As expected, the Trail Blazers played inside first.

The Cavaliers did not double-team, but let Cousins ​​defend one alone to see the effect.

Today, Wang Zelin's weight has reached 135 kilograms, making him the heaviest starting center in the league, and he ranks second with Cousins ​​in front of him at 129 kilograms.

In the offseason of the past two seasons, Cousins, who has been gaining weight, has slowed down his reaction speed, but the confrontation has actually increased.

It's worth it.

Wang Zelin pushed twice, but he didn't push Cousins ​​for a while. Although he only used [-]% of his strength, it was amazing enough.

This gave the Cavaliers a big surprise.

However, Wang Zelin is not a purely powerful center. Under his wild appearance, he also has the most abundant inside skills in the league, taking advantage of the opportunity to make an outside hook after turning around.

Cousins ​​could only look at the ball and sigh.

"Shh!"

The sky hook hit, Wang Zelin showed his soft touch and sent the ball steadily into the basket.

2: 0!

The Trail Blazers come out on top!

Although he didn't start with a brutal cut-and-dunk performance as usual, as long as the ball falls into Wang Zhilin's hands smoothly, all Trail Blazers fans will feel inexplicably at ease.

And this is where the value of MVP lies.

The Cavaliers' offense, Irving advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

That's when Terry Stotts, who was on the Blazers' sideline bench, suddenly stood up.

Because there was a very surprising scene on the court. On the Cavaliers side, Irving chose to cooperate with James as soon as he came up, instead of talking about a few dribbles for seven or eight seconds as usual, and then he played the ball.

In fact, regardless of Irving playing the 1st position and James playing the 3rd position, in fact, Irving's average assist rate is only 24%, which is far less than James' 38.6%.

Coach Terry turned his gaze and looked up towards the Blazers basket. A figure of No. 23 in a dark blue jersey, yellow armguards and white boots suddenly appeared in the sky.

who?James!
I saw James leaping high, catching the pass almost flat, and pouring the ball into the basket with one hand.

"boom!"

There was a thunder on the ground.

At 2:2, the two sides tied.

In the Blazers' offense, Wang Zelin and Lillard played a pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, Lillard made a shot against Cousins' throw.

The ball was missed, but Cousins ​​had no time to shrink the basket. After Wang Zelin grabbed the offensive rebound from the basket, he scored a second offensive dunk.

4: 2!

The cheers at the scene shook, and Zhang Manyuan even stood up and applauded Wang Zelin's performance.

The Blazers' offense started off flawlessly.

On the Lakers' bench, Blatter frowned slightly.

Judging from the defense of the opponent's two offensive teams, Cousins ​​is too slow to keep up with Wang Zelin, and he can't guard Lillard after being misplaced.

Don't look at Lillard's failure to score, but he dared to shoot against Cousins, and he did find a chance.

But fortunately, James is in excellent form today. He quickly switched offense and defense and advanced to a fast break. When he encountered Aldridge's defense, he still successfully tied the ball.

At 4:4, the two sides tied again.

After scoring a goal, James bent his right arm and slapped the strong biceps of his right arm with his left hand, which was one of his common celebrations.

Oh, old man Zhan is very excited today!
Wang Zelin looked at James who retreated, slightly surprised.

As for his address, why did he change from Brother Zhan to Old Man Zhan?

The reason is very simple, because during the introduction today, he just remembered that James, who was born at the end of 84, has turned 30 this season.

Calling him a thirty-year-old man in the future is no longer a joke.

With the ball in the backcourt, the Blazers continued to attack.

Continue to play the pick-and-roll, but this time it is outside. Irving failed to keep up with Batum after being misplaced. Batum caught the ball and made a decisive long shot.

"Bang!"

It's a pity that the three-pointer hit the iron.

Fuck!Where did the big black mouse come from?

In the short corner area on the right, Wang Zelin turned his head and was about to rush for a rebound, but found a figure suddenly leaping out from under the basket, jumped high, grabbed the rebound from the heads of two 2-meter-long men, and quickly launched a fast break after landing.

Old Zhan, why are you again?
I'm thirty, and I can still dance like that.

Shouldn't you be taking drugs?
Seeing that No. 23, who was wearing a dark blue away jersey, had already launched a sprint, Wang Zelin knew that the ball would not be able to catch up, so he simply stopped where he was, and couldn't help complaining in his heart.

"boom!"

A few seconds later, there was a shock from the Blazers basket, and James succeeded in a fast break dunk.

6:4, the Cavaliers took the lead.

Over the arena, on the large LED screen, his Tomahawk dunk was replayed over and over again.

Although he is an enemy tonight, I have to say that James' actual dunk is indeed a must in the league!
Wang Zelin admires James from the bottom of his heart. He deserves to be a mere rookie who has still "no progress" since his debut. Nine points are ridiculed, which is very great!

But then again, seeing James who was not blushing and not panting when he scored a fast break and retreated...

Someone Wang: "I want to report to the referee, that guy is addicted to drugs today!"

He is so big, why can he run so fast?Still jumping so high?
It's not scientific at all!
　In 85, I still remember, the beacon fire of Nanjing City
　　Looking back, under the Xuanzang Temple, there is a piece of Shenyashe drum

　　Let’s not talk about it, let’s start typing after the meal... Madan, I just swiped my phone before the meal to relieve boredom, but I was completely confused.In response to that sentence, novels still need some logic, and reality is often more magical than novels.

　　
　
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