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Chapter 833 The Light of Small Characters
In the subsequent games, the Warriors intentionally targeted Wang Zelin, and it was difficult to get the ball in the low post. They would rather Wang Zelin shoot mid-range shots in the high post than give Wang Zelin a chance to kill at the basket.

After Curry missed another three-pointer, he didn't continue to shoot in the waves and turned to his teammates to cooperate.

Klay Thompson, who is in his rookie contract year, has gradually entered the peak of his career after three seasons of growth.

This season, he averaged 24 points per game, ranking second among the active shooting guards, second only to the star of the Mosaic team, James Harden.

Thompson's explosion this season has greatly increased the threat of the Warriors' outside offense. The pairing of him and Curry has also evolved from the previous "Splash Brothers" to the current "Tsunami Brothers"!
When Curry felt bad, Thompson stood up in time to take over the banner of offense. In addition to a large number of outside three-pointers without the ball, occasionally a few low-post turnaround jump shots were mixed in, which caused Barton, who defended him, a headache.

In the first quarter of the game, the Warriors players felt quite good. This is Wang Zelin's start, but he still failed to gain the lead.

At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors sit at home, 32:28, temporarily leading the Blazers by 4 points.

Wang Zelin was frequently targeted by the Warriors. As long as he got to the basket, at least two players double-teamed him, and Wang Zelin passed the ball to an open teammate. After the Warriors put it down quickly, none of them made a shot.

In terms of overall strength, the Trail Blazers and Warriors are still super teams of the same echelon, but the advantage of the Trail Blazers lies in the inside, while the advantage of the Warriors lies in the outside.

From the perspective of expressiveness, the advantages of both sides have exploded today. Wang Zelin is unstoppable inside, forcing the Warriors to shrink their defense. It's just a pity that the Blazers failed to grasp the opportunity outside.

Now, Wang Zelin can no longer rely on his teammates.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Wang Zelin took a rest off the court, while the Warriors, the bench team led by Barbosa made waves on the court.

The old Brazilian Lightning is obviously in good shape today. Facing Beverly's defense, he actually made 3 of 2 shots, which is quite surprising.

At the same time, there is also "Coffin Mamba" Iguodala, relying on his rich experience, he kept finding opportunities to hit the basket within 3 minutes, which quickly caused two fouls by Jokic.

The young Jokic is still a little inexperienced in front of this kind of old fritters, and suffered a little loss.

With a small climax of 11:5, the score on the court was changed to 43:33, and the Warriors quickly accumulated a double-digit lead.

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Coach Terry took advantage of the dead ball and sent Wang Zelin.

Warriors coach Cole also waved his hand and replaced Green to target Wang Zelin.

In this game, Green's most important task is to restrain Wang Zelin on the defensive end. Whether it is defending around the front or asking people to help defend together, Wang Zelin's physical energy must be consumed all the time.

"Boy, do you know that I'm good at defense? I don't know why the league gave you the best defensive player? That's right, they probably only know how to look at the statistics. Do you know that my influence on the court is far greater than yours!"

As soon as he came up, Green couldn't control his big mouth, and kept pushing Lai Lai.

But Wang Zelin has long been immune to his trash talk.

Compared with this kind of empty and boring provocation, Wang Zelin prefers to make up the knife after scoring the ball.

That is the proper real damage!

Trail Blazers attack.

On the court, Wang Zelin and Beverly completed the pick-and-roll cooperation. After Beverly broke through, Wang Zelin also quickly went down.

The slow-footed substitute center Varejao drove away as soon as he hit it, only to follow Wang Zelin's ass.

Wang Zelin received a pass from Beverly, and seeing that Varejao hadn't caught up with him, Wang Zelin exerted force on his legs, making him jump high.

Unexpectedly, Green who was guarding Yi Jianlian's side suddenly rushed over.This guy may feel that he has to do something.

Then, Green overestimated his ability to block shots and underestimated Wang Zelin's jumping height.His brave interception only earned him one foul.

On the TNT live broadcast, Barkley analyzed the foul: "Facing Wang's strong attack at the basket, it seems that the Warriors are prepared. It's a pity that the gap in ability made Drummond's block not only return in vain, but also pay for a foul."

Kenny Smith nodded and said: "This is the gap between a superstar and an ordinary All-Star, and it cannot be bridged by enthusiasm."

During the live broadcast of the court TV, Zhang Lili said: "This season, Zelin's free throw percentage is 90.5%, ranking first among all active starting centers. If you use the current Internet hot words to describe it, it can be said to be as stable as an old dog!"

"I have to say that the king's basic skills are indeed solid! This is worthwhile, and now many young domestic players are learning." Yu Jia laughed.

In front of the Warriors' bench, Cole was dissatisfied with Green's foul, but he also knew that Green had tried his best for this ball, and the real responsibility should be attributed to Varejao.

As long as Varejao can block it a little bit, maybe Green will succeed in defending this time.

However, it is really embarrassing to expect a 34-year-old veteran to defend Wang Zelin.

So, Cole immediately made a substitution, pointing to Aizeli: "Fertus, you go up and replace Anderson."

Ai Zeli nodded, and excitedly walked to the technical stage, without the slightest fear of facing Wang Zelin.

In the first free throw, Wang Zelin scored the free throw against the boos of the fans.

At this time, the game was dead, and players on both sides began to rotate.

Aizeli and Varejao clapped hands, then looked at the basketball court, drew a cross on his chest, and then jumped onto the court!
Because he knows that his family must be watching him in front of the TV, so no matter what, he will give everything in the game, not only for himself, but also for his family who have been silently supporting him behind the scenes.

Seeing this scene, Cole felt a little bit of anticipation inexplicably.

This is also the reason why Cole chose Azeri, not only because the latter is younger than Varejao, but also the latter is more passionate and confident.

Even if Aizeli's defense against Wang Zelin may not be much better than Varejao's, at least he won't lose to everyone in terms of attitude and momentum.

What's more, sometimes the light that suddenly bursts out from such a small character can even overwhelm the much-anticipated stars.

Among the many head coaches in the NBA, there are actually very few like Cole who are willing to give small players like Barbosa and Azeri enough playing time to train themselves.

To some extent, there is actually a reason why the original Warriors were able to achieve brilliant results.

(End of this chapter)