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"Coach, let me play."

At this moment, a familiar thick voice sounded.

After hearing the voice, Coach Terry's impatience quickly calmed down.

yes!What am I panicking about?
The Trail Blazers still have Wang Zelin as their trump card!

After thinking about it, Coach Terry called all the players together, and said with a little guilt: "I'm sorry everyone, I didn't expect that No. 13 on the opposite side could cause so much trouble for the team..."

"It's none of your business, coach, no one thought that the big beard would burst out."

"Yes, coach, we also have responsibilities."

"It's only 24 minutes for the cricket, it's still early, just watch it, how we will turn things around later."

……

Listening to the players' consolation, coach Terry felt a warm feeling in his heart, but his expression was still serious:

"Okay, then let's change our strategy, focus on the inside, stabilize the situation first, and not allow the opponent to continue to stretch the score. Wang and LaMarcus are back on the court, and the two of you are responsible for threatening the inside. Damien, Lee and Morrow, the three of you are ready to catch the ball on the outside..."

After redeploying tactics, players from both sides returned to the field.

After receiving the coach's instructions, the Blazers' offensive center of gravity began to tilt to the inside.

Facing the declining World of Warcraft, Wang Zelin wanted to take advantage of him, and it was justifiable.

Sure enough, in the next few shots, Wang Zelin made 3 consecutive shots and made 3 of 3 shots, which immediately helped the Trail Blazers stabilize the situation.This also made the head coach Terry Stotts on the bench a little relieved.

It seems that Wang Zelin will always be the most reliable person on the team, and his unparalleled dominance at the basket is enough to guarantee the lower limit of the Trail Blazers' offense.

The closer you are to the basket, the higher your hit rate!
This is not just talk.

Soon, the first half was over.

53:63, the Trail Blazers bite the score.

Although the Mosaic team's offensive efficiency remained high in the second quarter, scoring 28 points in a single quarter, not much worse than the 35 points in the first quarter, the Trail Blazers quickly regained their status under the leadership of Wang Zelin.

Damn, this guy came out to disrupt the situation again, otherwise we would have won this game in one go.

This time it was Harden's turn to get irritable.

He looked at Howard next to him. With the improvement of his alliance status, he became more and more contemptuous of this monster.

What's more, as long as he can give a little bit of strength on the defensive end, he won't be beaten so badly when facing Wang Zelin, allowing the opponent to score 33 points in the half, and now the Mosaic team is estimated to maintain an advantage of more than 15 points.

Blame this stupid monster!

Obviously his strength is not enough, but he still refuses to play a pick-and-roll with himself. It is obviously a matter for both parties to benefit, and he has to suffer for face.

At this moment, Harden's dissatisfaction with Howard finally reached the limit. He made up his mind to give the management an ultimatum after the game no matter whether he wins or loses the game.

The Mosaic team can only have one boss, and that is him——James Harden!

However, he was not in a hurry to break through the current team's contradictions, but chose to endure it one more time.

Although the current lead has become smaller, it is still 10 points ahead of the opponent.Considering that tonight is very likely to be his only chance to beat the Blazers No. 36 in the regular season this season, Harden decided to finish the game first.

……

The intermission ended, and the two sides changed sides to fight again.

As soon as he played, Wang Zelin saw Harden's figure.

Whoops, is Xiao Dengdeng going to play the whole game tonight?

You must know that in the first half, this guy only rested for less than 2 minutes, but he continued to play as soon as the third quarter started.

But there is one thing to say, Harden's spiritual beliefs tonight are unprecedentedly strong, as if he was enlightened by God. The fighting spirit and hunger for victory have refreshed Wang Zelin's perception of him.

Not only that, in addition to easily switching back and forth between scoring and organization modes, Harden also relied on continuous kills, causing the Trail Blazers' two perimeter defensive champions Beverly and Batum to get into foul trouble one after another.

Without the harassment of Beverly and Batum, Harden scored and connected teams, becoming more relaxed.

In order to help Harden wash away his embarrassing record in the game against Wang Zelin, and at the same time to prove himself, D'Antoni and the coaching staff set up a new defensive strategy during the intermission.

That is to kill the inside line with all their strength in the second half, so that the inside line of the Trail Blazers will fall into the foul swamp early. In this case, the most stable point of the Trail Blazers can be quickly solved.

That damn number 36!
As long as he is resolved, the balance of victory will tilt towards the Mosaic team.

In the 5 minutes of the second half, Wang Zelin sent 4 blocked shots angrily, and got 2 personal fouls. Including the one in the first half, in order to avoid getting the 4th foul too early, the special case coach had to temporarily replace the Blazers No. 36 back to the bench.

And that's exactly the moment the Blazers have been waiting for.

The next moment, the point guard Deng instantly switched back to the shooting guard Deng mode, and began to take care of the offensive end.

When Wang Zelin left the field, the score was 62:68, and the Blazers had closed the gap to 6 points. As a result, Harden made consecutive fouls, and the Blazers quickly extended their lead to 10 points.

Now that the Trail Blazers do not have Wang Zelin, they can only temporarily let other players come out to bear the pressure.

At this time, Aldridge, with the most seniority in the team, chose to stand up.

It is exactly the tenth season since being selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the second pick in the 06 draft.

Speaking of it, Aldridge is really the player who has played for the city the longest in the team. He is the oldest one in terms of seniority.

Just ask, how many decades can there be in life?
From a young boy who was only 21 years old when he first debuted, to a 30-year-old who is now [-] years old, Aldridge's love for this city is deeper than anyone else.

What's more, as the highest paid person in the Trail Blazers right now, he has the obligation and responsibility to do so.

Ten years of fighting for the league for a city, unconsciously, he has regarded himself as a Portlander.

Although after Wang Zelin and Lillard grew up successively, the humble Aldridge chose to take a step back. Now, according to the outside world, even Lillard has "snatched" the second position in the team.

But fortunately, these two young brothers did not let him down. After switching to supporting players, he won the championship ring he had dreamed of in his NBA career.

Now, the team is at a critical juncture, and Wang Zelin is in foul trouble. The big brother who is used to silence made a decisive choice:

It seems that it's time for me to go out!