NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 827 Refused to kill three times, the end of a single month

"Should I call a timeout?"

Sensing the sudden drastic change in the atmosphere on the scene, the King's assistant looked nervously at coach George Karl.

George Karl waved his hand, refusing to call a timeout.

One is because the point difference between the two sides is still within single digits, and the Kings still have an opportunity to recover; the other is because calling a timeout at this time is undoubtedly showing weakness to the opponent and is a cowardly act.

Basketball has never been just a competition of strength, but also a competition of spirit.

The three armies can win the commander, but the common man cannot win the ambition!

Although George Karl has probably never heard of the old saying of China, but as one of the few thousand-win coaches in the NBA, he also understands similar truths.

Back on the field, the Kings attack.

Wang Zelin mentioned the free throw line and emptied the basket directly.

If the Kings want to win tonight, the only hope is that the outside pitchers can shoot. It is obviously unrealistic to rely on the inside line of Casspi and Coopers to come back.

He yelled at his teammates: "You try your best to block the passing lanes of Wiggins and Seth Curry, and I will not allow them to receive the ball."

"Yes, boss!"

Beverly and the others stood up and replied.

"Give me the ball!"

Costa Koufos, who entered the league in 08, has undoubtedly reached the peak of his career. Although he is only an ordinary NBA starting insider with an average of 7+5 per game, he is also young and energetic. How could he not be angry when he was so let go by Wang Zelin?
Yes, I am indeed not as good as you, Wang Zelin, and I was hated by you just now, but this is not the reason for you to play me like air.

"Give me the ball!"

Koufus, who was completely emptied, cut towards the paint area and shouted at Rondo, who was one step away from the top of the arc.

At this time, Seth Curry moved on the left wing and suddenly pulled towards the corner three-point line.

"To whom?"

Rondo made some calculations in his mind, then quickly passed the ball to Seth Curry.

Seth Curry is, after all, the king's best defender today. Although Beverly, who defends him, has a strong defensive ability, there is a certain height gap between the two.

After the last ball, he didn't believe that Seth Curry would be interfered by Beverley in the air this time.

Wang Zelin noticed that Beverly did not follow Seth Curry, so when he saw Rondo pass the ball, he immediately started and rushed towards Seth Curry.

As soon as Seth Curry received the ball, he immediately encountered Beverly's close defense and did not get room to shoot.

He hit with his back first, then suddenly turned around and retreated, widening the distance from Beverly, and took off decisively.

At this time, Wang Zelin's defense assistance was already in place.

As soon as Seth Curry turned around and took off, he was pressed down from the air by a giant hand that fell from the sky. His body was out of balance, and he didn't even take two steps back. He fell to the floor with a bang.

"Oh ho ho ho ho! Another blood cap is born!" The home commentator roared excitedly again.

Beverly quickly grabbed the ball that rolled to the side, and slammed it down crazily.

Wang Zelin ignored the offense, and challenged Seth Curry, who just got up and wanted to return to defense: "Give up, boy! You are far behind your brother! Even your brother can't beat me, do you think you can do it?"

Seth Curry, who had just rushed near the middle circle, stopped suddenly because Beverly had successfully completed the dunk. He looked back at Wang Zelin and remained silent.

But the clenched fists revealed the unrest in his heart.

Not as good as brother?
It may be like this now, but I don't believe that I have always been inferior to him, and I will use my efforts to change all this.

Just wait, sooner or later, I will subvert your cognition!
Seth Curry screamed frantically in his heart over and over again.However, he didn't realize that his mentality had changed because of the recent strikes.

His whole body became more and more impatient!
As a marksman, he must maintain a calm mind at all times. When his mind is disturbed, the work in hand will naturally not be as detailed as before.

Sure enough, in the next three or four minutes, Seth Curry made two more shots, and all of them were hit without exception.

For the Blazers, this is a very good signal!
When the only reliable shooter of the Kings lost his aim, Rondo and Wiggins had average shooting ability without breaking out. In this way, they could only rely on hitting the basket and mid-range shots to maintain their offensive firepower.

However, the Trail Blazers stood under the basket with a history-top super rim protector and defense master.

After halftime, the Trail Blazers and the Kings scored 59:42. When the Trail Blazers scored 20 points in half a quarter relying on Wang Zelin's super offensive and defensive performance, the Kings were completely lost.

After the official timeout, their whole team only scored a pitiful 6 points.Among them, No. 19 Seth Curry of the Kings, who scored 30 points in a little over one and a half quarters, completely lost his focus under the constraints of the Blazers' overall defensive system combined inside and outside, and hit iron in the next five shots.

When the miracle of this surprise soldier was gone, the morale of the Kings also fell to the bottom.

Entering halftime, players from both sides returned to the locker room.

In the same arena, different people feel different joys and sorrows.

The Blazers have swept away the previous gloomy atmosphere, and all the students are talking and laughing in the locker room.

As for the visiting team's locker room, the atmosphere of the Kings team was extremely suppressed.

"With such a team, how did we beat them twice in a row?"

The king's rookie this year, Willie Cauley-Stein, suddenly said something out of nowhere, and everyone was stunned.

Ugh!
Qiqi sighed, and no one knew how to answer.

In just half a quarter, the gap in the overall strength of the two sides was clearly revealed. This feeling of intention but powerlessness is too desperate.

Including Wiggins, who has always been cheerful, doesn't know how to comfort his teammates at this moment.

Wiggins in this time and space has not embarked on the path of "Goji Mamba". After the team got Rondo this season, he is also actively learning from the latter how to become the leader of the team.

However, for the "Canadian Jordan" who has just turned 21 years old, although his scoring average has reached 23 points per game, which is infinitely close to the ranks of active first-line small forwards, he still has a long way to go to become a true leader.

After all, not every rookie can make his debut and peak like the No. 36 Trail Blazers on the opposite side. Not only is his strength excellent, but his speed of becoming a leader is really scary.

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At 109:85, this time the Kings failed to perform the miracle of defeating the strong and defeating the strong again. They had no choice but to swallow a 24-point defeat in the away game.

As far as the Trail Blazers are concerned, the meaning of winning this game may be more important, because they finally swept away the depression of losing to the Kings twice in a row before, which can be regarded as removing a small knot.

At this point, the Trail Blazers' March schedule is completely over.

(End of this chapter)