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Chapter 840 72 wins, comparable to Jordan!

After the timeout, both sides sent out half-main and half-rotation lineups.

Thunder attack.

As the first offensive point on the field, Westbrook came to the left wing and made a breakthrough on the left wing. He could face one less defensive champion Batum.

One shot Lillard, two shots Jokic, Westbrook finally met Wang Zelin's supplementary defense on the edge of the paint area.

After the deceleration of Jokic's assisted defense, his speed is still unabated at this time, and he chooses to meet the man and jump into the air.

As soon as Wang Zelin mentioned the waist line in the paint area, he was greeted by an accelerated impact from Westbrook.

Both of them were flying into the air, and Wang Zelin shot half his head out at a faster bullet speed, forming a condescending momentum.

At this time, Westbrook was holding the ball in his hand, and seeing Wang Zelin pounced forward, he suddenly leaned back, trying to distance himself in the air before making a shot.

Wang Zelin didn't guard against Westbrook's backward fall. After all, this move is rare on the latter, but it doesn't matter, he also has a super long arm.

"Snapped!"

When Westbrook was leaning back, Wang Zelin stretched out his right arm, grabbed the basketball with his right hand, took advantage of the situation, and caught the ball.

"Pretty!"

In the Tengxun studio, Yang Yi yelled excitedly.

"Oh! Tell me, should this ball be considered a steal or a block? Wang's basket protection is always so trustworthy..."

In the TNT commentary booth, Chris Webber yelled.

This is Lillard going down quickly, catching the ball and advancing.

The Thunder's Enes Kanter and Andre Robertson scrambled back, with Connett Lee and Morrow also following.

Seeing that the Thunder's substitute small forward Robertson followed closely, Lillard didn't make a shot after hitting the basket. He turned his head to find Morrow on the outside.
The offensive and defensive performance of this round completely killed the Thunder's counterattack and successfully established the tone of the game.

Westbrook, the famous blaster in the league, has greatly reduced the bombing of the restricted area. Even if he enters, he is unwilling to face Wang Zelin's defense. Instead, he chooses more emergency stop jumpers with a lower shooting rate.

The most powerful breakthrough ability was sealed by Wang Zelin, Westbrook could not display his powerful lethality on the inside, and the boss Durant has not recovered his touch for a long time, so the Thunder lost.

At the end of halftime, the Trail Blazers entered the third quarter with a 35-point lead, and the rest of the game basically became garbage time.

During garbage time, except for Westbrook who still had some fighting spirit on the Thunder side, the rest of the players all looked frustrated, and there was no desire to chase points on their faces.

In this case, Coach Terry replaced Beverly and asked him to play against Westbrook.

Seeing that the opponent sent a mad dog to deal with him, Westbrook was not polite at all. He played extremely bravely on the court, as if he wanted to swallow this opponent alive.

After being beaten twice by Westbrook in a row, Beverly was a little frustrated, but he didn't lose his fighting spirit. His subsequent performance was remarkable, and he kept using trash talk to harass the minds of Westbrook and the Thunder players.

This performance undoubtedly made Coach Terry very satisfied.

112:84, the Trail Blazers won by 28 points away and won the 71st regular season victory.

王泽林上场25分钟，19投14中，罚球7中7，拿下35分15篮板3助攻4盖帽1抢断2失误2犯规的数据，荣获本场MVP。

Since the Thunder played online except for Westbrook, and the other players performed averagely, the Trail Blazers won this game very easily.

After the game, Durant scored only 19 points in 7 of 19 games, which was quickly published by major media.

In Oklahoma City, many fans expressed their dissatisfaction with Durant's poor performance in this game.

After the game, Durant did not attend the press conference, but drove out of the arena directly.

In this regard, although Westbrook complained a bit in his heart, in an interview, he still expressed the hope that everyone would not blame Durant too much. A game feels bad, and this kind of thing has happened to everyone.

the other side.

The post-match interview session of the Trail Blazers was completely different from that of the Thunder, and the atmosphere on the scene was enjoyable.

But thinking about it, I thought before the game that tonight's game would be a fierce battle between dragons and tigers. After all, their opponent was one of the few super teams in the West, but they didn't expect to win so easily.

"Wang, congratulations on your 71st victory in the regular season this season. What do you think of Russell Westbrook's performance tonight?" A Sports Illustrated reporter got up and asked.

"There is no doubt that Russell is an extremely good player. I admire his fighting spirit very much! In fact, his performance tonight is no worse than mine, but my teammates are more powerful."

Wang Zelin smiled and spoke highly of Westbrook.

In addition, he did not speak. He admired the player Westbrook very much. Whether it was his high spirits that were not lacking in him at all times, or his statement in a certain incident in later generations, he liked it very much.

However, he still underestimated the inferiority of media people.

The reporters were extremely excited when they heard Wang Zelin's last words.

What is meant by "my teammates need to be more powerful", isn't this implying that the Thunder players will play well tonight!
Immediately afterwards, the representative of ESPN got up and asked: "Wang, you mean that the reason why the Thunder lost tonight was that Durant played poorly, right?"

Wang Zelin curled his lips: "Hey, buddy, I never said that, don't put a hat on me."

But the reporters couldn't control so much, and their faces still couldn't hide their excitement.Obviously, they are more willing to believe their own guesses in their hearts.

Regarding this, Wang Zelin had already thought about it. Tomorrow, these reporters would write headlines for him, but he didn't bother to explain.

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After easily defeating the Thunder, the Trail Blazers came to Minnesota early the next day to continue their road trip.

After a night of rest, at 10 pm on the 8th, the Trail Blazers ushered in their 79th regular season game of the season.

And their opponent is the Timberwolves, currently ranked second to last in the Eastern Conference!
Emmm, for the sake of the old wolf king Garnett, before he retires, Wang Zelin will no longer call them the Huskies.

It's a pity that respect is often earned by oneself, not by others.

The Timberwolves once again proved with their strength that they are really just a group of Huskies.

Just after the first quarter of the game, the Blazers' lead has reached double digits.

After halftime, the Trail Blazers' lead has accumulated to 30 points.

Come on, it's another halftime day.

……

Finally, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

At 126:95, the Trail Blazers won by 31 points in an away game. They easily defeated the Timberwolves and won the 72nd victory of the season!
Starting today, 72 wins, the best regular season record in history, is no longer exclusive to the basketball god Michael Jordan.

A young center forward from China, a great country in the far east——Wang Zelin, is enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with him!
(End of this chapter)