NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 821

In the second quarter, relying on Wang Zelin's performance of 12 points in a single quarter, the Trail Blazers and Wizards played very anxiously, closing the point difference to within 5 points for a long time, but Bill made a key three-pointer in the last round of the first half, helping the Wizards lead by 65 points 57:8 into the second half.

It was Bill's key three-pointer that gave the Wizards hope of winning.

Entering the second half, Wall, who has never been known for his three-point ability, unexpectedly hit two three-pointers in a single quarter in the third quarter for the first time, and the timing of his shots was also very tricky. He always hit when the Trail Blazers were about to tie the score.

In this quarter, Wang Zelin directly started the all-inclusive mode, and even scored the fairy ball defended by three people under the basket, and finally scored 21 points in a single quarter.

But even so, they couldn't stop the two guns of the Wizards who were in such a ferocious state!

After three quarters, the Trail Blazers were 82:95, 13 points behind their opponents.

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hum~~~
With an electronic buzzer sounding, the Trail Blazers still lost after an ups and downs game.

Looking at Wall and Bill who were celebrating wildly on the opposite side, Wang Zelin could only recognize it!
After the whole game, the Trail Blazers defeated their opponents by 101 points 121:20.

王泽林出场45分钟，几乎可以说是打满全场， 35投21中，其中罚球8中6，拿到49分17篮板5盖帽2助攻2抢断6犯规4失误的数据。

Lillard and Aldridge, one scored 17 points, the other scored 22 points.

These are the players of the Trail Blazers who performed fairly well today except for Wang Zelin, and then there was no one who scored in double figures.

It is true that the Wizards shot too hard from the outside tonight, and the Trail Blazers had a mediocre outside touch, which allowed them to crazily shrink the basket to double-team Wang Zelin, and finally had to suffer a lot of fouls.

Entering the final quarter, after playing less than 5 minutes, Wang Zelin received his 6th foul of the game and was sent off immediately.

This season, although Wang Zelin has also received 5 fouls in a single game several times, he has never left the field with six fouls, and this is the first time tonight.

Sure enough, his departure directly led to the complete collapse of the Trail Blazers' entire system, including offense and defense.

In the end, it led to the 20-point defeat of the Trail Blazers.

If the game is lost, the opponent feels really good, so I have to let it go.

However, it is more important to summarize the reasons after losing.

Counting this game, the Trail Blazers have lost four games, two of which were lost to the Kings.Of course, this is also related to the explosion of players in the two games of the Kings.

There was also a loss to the Lakers. The reason for that loss was somewhat similar to today's one.

On the one hand, it can be attributed to the Blazers’ lackluster feel. On the other hand, Kobe can always hit key shots when the Trail Blazers are about to tie the score when he scored 31 points in that game, just like Bill who scored 33 points today.

Often, the fairy ball is the most capable of destroying the opponent's defense, and at the same time it can infinitely boost the morale of one's own team.

It's okay to hit one in the whole game, but if you hit several in the whole game, the impact will be quite different.

At the same time, this game also reflected the over-reliance of the whole Blazers team on Wang Zelin. The team left him in the second half of the final quarter, and even the basic offense was difficult to operate.

Although Wang Zelin is the core existence of the team, he cannot be separated from both offense and defense, but this cannot be the reason for the team's messy performance at the end.

In the fierce competition leading to the championship, no team can have the last laugh with just one point.

Basketball, after all, is a team sport.

But after deliberation by Coach Terry and several assistant coaches, it became clear that tonight's situation where everyone except Wang Zelin performed abnormally is just a small probability event, and the team can't be so unlucky every night.

What's more, the Wizards and the Trail Blazers belong to different divisions. After this game, if the two teams want to meet again in the season, they have to wait until the finals stage.

Do the Wizards have the strength to defeat the Eastern Conference heroes one by one?
Obviously, they don't.

That's it,
After all, just losing a regular season is not enough to form a reliable sample, and it also does not affect the Blazers' grand goal of surpassing the 96 Bulls this season.

It's just that the Trail Blazers' 18-game winning streak ended the record, which is a pity.

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On the other side, when the Wizards, who defeated the defending champion Trail Blazers, participated in the post-match press conference, their faces were full of excitement:
"God, am I dreaming! We actually beat the Portland Trail Blazers? We actually beat Wang Zelin?"

"Thank God, tonight was so dreamy, I don't think I will ever forget tonight's game in my life!"

Regarding the gaffes of Wall and Bill during the interview, the surrounding reporters did not have any surprises, and seemed to think it was reasonable.

After all, what they defeated was a hot man!
Perhaps, as Wall and Bill said, it may be that God has favored Washington tonight, favored this Wizards team, and allowed them to achieve a game-defying upset.

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"The defending champion's 18-game winning streak has been terminated!"

"Wang Kong scored 49 points in the Celestial Dynasty. In terms of the strongest sky scoring king in the season, who else is the 'king'!"

"Shocked! The biggest upset this season came from them..."

The next morning after the game against the Wizards, Wang Zelin got up and saw the overwhelming reports on the Internet, so he could only sigh with emotion.

However, this does not affect Wang Zelin. Even if the media blows the Wizards' double guns to the sky, he still has to fight game by game.

Now his only worry is, can Batum and the others get back to their form in time in the next match against the Warriors?
No matter from which point of view, he does not want to see the team lose to the Warriors during the regular season.

Yu Gong, during the regular season this season, the Trail Blazers and the Warriors have four games to play. They have already won two games in a row before. If they win two games later, it will be the end of the season.

In this way, when the two sides meet in the playoffs, the Trail Blazers will definitely be the more dominant one psychologically.

After all, in the contest between the top teams, a little advantage is very likely to be the last straw that overwhelms the camel.

Personally, if he can kill the Warriors four times during the regular season, then Wang Zelin will personally eliminate Stephen Curry, the biggest contender for the MVP in the regular season this season, and the coveted MVP three-game streak can basically be guaranteed.

Unfortunately, sometimes bad luck really comes one after another.

In the back-to-back game that night, Wang Zelin and his teammates came to the Oracle Arena, and they were stunned by the three-point rain of the Warriors Splash Brothers as soon as they came up.

After the first quarter, 33:18, the big score was 15 points behind.

What a similar script, today's start against the Warriors is really like last night's game against the Wizards with two guns in the backcourt.

The two sides went through another quarter of competition, and the teammates still didn't regain their touch. Only Wang Zelin, Lillard, and Aldridge were left with three thighs to hold on.

Don't forget, the Warriors are not Wizards, and the three of them may have a chance to win against the Wizards alone, but against the Warriors...

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After four quarters, the Trail Blazers eventually lost.

At 128:112, Wang Zelin and his teammates had no choice but to swallow a two-game losing streak at the Oracle Arena.

(End of this chapter)