NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 838 The Boss Doesn't Live Up to It, Then I'll Come

The opening three-pointer was successful, successfully deterring the Thunder generals.

The Thunder attack.

Durant made a marked three-point trial step on the left-wing three-point line. He made a fake shot and made a real shot, and the shot was a three-pointer.

Wang Zelin took a good position under the basket in advance and observed the parabola of the ball. The shot was a little crooked, and he immediately moved to the right wing.

Sure enough, the ball missed the rebound, and Wang Zelin jumped high on the right-wing sideline of the paint area to grab the rebound.

The Blazers went down quickly, Westbrook returned to the defense quickly, Lillard didn't play hard, and thus turned into a positional battle.

Just after halftime, Wang Zelin was about to go to the basket.

"Take him!"

New Thunder coach Billy Donovan pointed at Wang Zelin and called out to him.

As a new coach who jumped from the NCAA college league to the NBA, Donovan's rookie coaching career is undoubtedly a success. He has now got everything he wants: a very talented team, a big contract and the hope of the fans!

But is this enough?

For Donovan, who has expanded his ambitions, these people are far from enough. There are still many things he wants to pursue, especially the O'Brien Cup, which symbolizes the highest honor in the NBA!

Therefore, against the Trail Blazers, a potential rival in the West, he made arrangements with the coaching staff before the game to deal with tonight's game.

And the focus of his defensive strategy is the same as that of Warriors coach Cole, that is, to limit the performance of Wang Zelin, the team leader, as the primary responsibility.

Wang Zelin was double-teamed, and Batum was vacated directly. He came to the left wing and caught the ball with a mid-range shot.

"Shh-!"

Splashes appeared and two points were hit.

The Trail Blazers started 5:0.

"This is the Blazers' tactics. It seems so simple but there is no solution. The king attracts double-teams under the basket, and Batum withdraws to play. It is very practical and difficult to restrict." Ke Fan said.

"Yes, as long as the main players are in good condition, the Trail Blazers are basically the most difficult team to be restricted among all active teams, because they can shoot, pass, and defend every point, and with the king as the core of offense and defense, this is the reason why they have been invincible in recent seasons!" Yang Yi smiled.

The Thunder attacked again.

Durant made another three-pointer, but still missed.

On the left side of the basket, Wang Zelin grabbed the rebound again.

Little Lopez on the side was a little helpless, this time he also moved in place, but he didn't have anyone to jump fast, high, and no one's arms... The baby is suffering!
Trail Blazers attack.

Without fast break, Westbrook's single defense ability is average, but his speed is fast.

It's not that Lillard didn't have a chance to layup, but he didn't do it recklessly, but chose to wait for his teammates to get in position.

Here, Lillard does not need to provoke the team's offensive backbone by himself in the regular season like Wang Zelin. This Trail Blazers team has no shortage of firepower output at all, so that Lillard is not even the second offensive option. Can only be ranked third.

In front of him, there is Aldridge who averaged 22+9 per game.

Therefore, he will play a good outside organization point with peace of mind, and strive to win the first assists of his career this season.

At the basket, Wang Zelin was still double-teamed, but this time it was Barton who was free and took the ball from outside the three-point line.

The trajectory of the basketball in the air looks very straight, there is no obvious long or short or sideways, Wang Zelin chose not to move under the basket.

"Duang!"

It's a pity that this time the offense couldn't hold the space, and the ball bounced out of the basket.

Although Barton has now entered the peak of his career and can perfectly make up for the departure of Matthews last summer, Barton is still inferior to Matthews in terms of offensive skills.

To be precise, the offensive methods of the two are different. Matthews is more of a shooting type, while Button is better at attacking the basket.

This can be seen from the three hit rates of the two.Matthews made 38.1% of his three-pointers in his career, and his most accurate season was over 4%.

In the past four seasons, Barton has only had one season in which his three-point shooting percentage has exceeded 4%. This season he has achieved a new breakthrough in his career, but he barely reached the threshold of 30%.

Seeing that he missed such a great opportunity to open up, Barton patted his shooter angrily, and was about to retreat when there was a loud noise from the basket.

I saw the ball bounce back to the sky above the reasonable collision zone. Wang Zelin stuck Lopez in the back and Ibaka in the front.

Neither Ibaka nor Lopez Jr. could stop Wang Zelin from jumping, so he could only choose to foul early. Four hands hit the latter's shoulder and arm heavily, and one of them even hung directly on his body.

But this still couldn't stop Wang Zelin from flying into the air. He was not forcibly dragged down, and he raised the ball with both hands to the height that would pass the basket, and slammed it down.

"boom!"

The arms were dunked heavily, and the basket was steep.

"Great gift crab!!!"

"Wang Defa!!!"

"Is he a monster?!"

The super heavy dunk sent by the two people in the front and rear pincers caused a huge exclamation in the energy arena.

"Beep!"

The referee immediately blew the whistle, indicating that Ibaka was fouled by the thug, and Wang Zeling added a free throw.

"This ball is too hard! It's thrilling to watch! It's breaking out in cold sweat!"

Yang Yi was taken aback for a moment, then quickly came back to his senses, and shouted excitedly.

"There is really no way for the opponent. If there is no such top-level defensive blue-collar, once Wang Zelin gets to the basket, almost no one can stop him!"

Ke Fan laughed.

"A completely unreasonable style of play, with four arms that can't hold it! This is the ultimate performance of dominance! I suggest that young domestic fans learn more."

Yang Yi shook his head and sighed.

Wang Zelin made another free throw and continued to hit a three-pointer.

8:0, the home team has not scored yet.

In the frontcourt, Durant followed like a demon today. He has a special liking for three-pointers. He has to score one. After he just came to the top of the arc and made a feint, he directly jumped up with the ball and made a three-pointer.

"Duang!"

It's a pity that the ball was short and still missed. The basketball ram bounced off the basket and bounced high again.

"What happened to KD today, is it possible that he is paying tribute to the Mamba spirit?"

"Hey man, don't forget you're not some black mamba, you're our Thor!"

Beside, seeing that the home team has not scored for a long time, a small group of fans showed dissatisfaction and began to complain.

Hearing the voices from all around, Westbrook crossed his hips from the outside line, and also looked puzzled, wondering who made the boss angry again.

Forget it, or I'll do it!

Today Wang Zelin overwhelmed his teammates at the basket, took off the rebound again, and then led the team to launch a fast break counterattack.

"Shh-!"

In the frontcourt, Wang Zelin made a false pass and assisted Button in his second three-pointer. This time the latter did not disappoint him, and he firmly grasped the open opportunity.

With a wave of 11:0, the Trail Blazers made a perfect start.

Westbrook took the ball in the backcourt, and at the same time secretly made up his mind:
Since the boss is not up to date tonight, let me come!

(End of this chapter)