NBA Opening Draw To Twilight Shaquille O’Neal: Chapter 643 Fast break frenzy, wave after wave
April 19th, at 19:00.
The game is officially on.
The playoffs and the regular season are completely different levels of competition, and there are many cases where the weak wins the strong every year.
So, for some fans who don't like watching the regular season, the real game has just started, and the previous regular season was just a warm-up.
Simply put, the playoffs are the stage for the strong!
On the 19th, a total of 4 games were arranged. The two games in the east were Toronto Menglong vs. Milwaukee Bucks and Wizards vs. Bulls; the west side was Portland Trail Blazers vs. Dallas Mavericks and Warriors vs. Spurs.
The most popular today is the matchup between the two teams in the West, because this is the first game of the playoffs between the league's first team and the league's second team this season.
Back to Portland.
Inside the player tunnel.
"King! King! King..."
Before going out, Wang Zelin vaguely heard the fans' shouts. The closer to the exit, the louder the shouting.
He seemed to smell the smell of gunpowder, and he knew that flames were being sprayed on the court now to build momentum for their appearance.
On the big screen at the scene, what was playing was the highlights of the Blazers this season. The fans stood up and cheered wildly, because they knew that the heroes on the screen would appear in front of them immediately.
"Are you guys ready!?"
Wang Zelin turned his head and asked, asking his teammates behind him.
"let\'sgo!"
The second master, Ade, was the first to answer.
After that, Lillard, Batum, Matthews, Jokic, veteran Carter and Garnett...
"Then... let's go!"
The corners of Wang Zelin's mouth twitched, and he jumped in place twice, stepping on his new-generation boots on the soles of his feet.
The cheers got louder and louder, Wang Zelin started swinging his arms and rushed out!
Behind him, everyone ran with him, the picture of the stadium became clearer and clearer, and the cheers of the fans became more and more harsh.
boom--!
The moment he ran out of the player tunnel, the frenetic atmosphere at the scene all rushed towards Wang Zelin and the others!
Looking around, a large number of fans are all raising their arms and shouting, and the entire arena has reached a climax!
"Portland... Trail Blazers!"
The live DJ continued to roar like a long standby, which shocked everyone, and the time was just right to match the appearance of the Blazers players.
Wang Zelin's blood is boiling, and the atmosphere at the scene makes him gear up. Tonight, he wants to let the Mavericks feel the horror of the defending champion!
At this time, the starting list of both sides appeared on the big screen.
Mavericks: Goran Dragic, Monta Ellis, Chandler Parsons, Dirk Nowitzki, Tyson Chandler.
Little Nash + the remnants of the Golden State gang + money to be afraid of the worst + the King of Kings + the champion of boxing!
To be honest, a team like the Mavericks, especially the No. 2, 4, and 5 positions, if they can be replaced by a young two or three years old, they will definitely be a proper championship team.
Too bad it can't be replaced!
Trail Blazers: Lillard, Matthews, Batum, Aldridge, Wang Zelin.
Fans are familiar with the Portland starting five!
Jump ball in the middle circle.
Facing the aging boxing champion Tyson, the League of Kings easily put the ball into Lillard's hands.
Lillard controlled the ball past halftime, and he knew that tonight's opponent, Dragic, was not very famous in the league, but the opponent was definitely an excellent point guard with good offensive and defensive abilities.
Unsurprisingly, when Lillard controlled the ball beyond the three-point line, Dragic quickly posted it. Because the latter has a strong defensive prediction ability, he is a master in sticking defense and stealing!
Therefore, Lillard did not dare to deal with the ball hastily, because in the playoffs where every point is a must, a small mistake may brew the final disastrous ending.
So, I saw Lillard stretch out his hand and call for a pick-and-roll.
So steady!
On the other side, Dragic saw this and knew that his first defensive attempt had failed.
At a glance, Wang Zelin was selected, but Lillard, another older rookie who was also selected in 2012, actually has the potential to become a first-line point guard in the league.
No, it's just now. Lillard, who has made the All-Star, won the championship and served as the main point guard of the championship, is already a well-deserved quasi-first-line point guard in the league. What he lacks is only the accumulation of honors on the best lineup. That's it.
In the future, becoming a first-line point guard is almost a certainty for now.
Wang Zelin lifted it out, the quality of the pick-and-roll was excellent, Lillard suddenly accelerated, relying on his own speed, and just broke through Dragic!
As soon as he broke through, the boxing champion and Dragic behind him immediately chased back, and King Nuo in front also caught up and wanted to intercept it head-on.
This guy, a single breakthrough attracted the Mavericks' defense of three people. Everyone underestimated the Blazer No. 0. He was only blocked by the brilliance of another teammate, the Blazer No. 36. his own light.
Some people are destined for the big scene; some people are destined to belong to the big stage!
And Lillard is exactly that kind of person.
Still accelerating, when there was only one step left between Lillard and Nowitzki, who was defending, he suddenly jumped up and quickly threw the ball into the air!
Nowitzki took off and intercepted like a conditioned reflex, but found that his fingers were a long way from the rising basketball!
"This ball is crooked!"
Although he failed to stop the ball, he still applauded secretly in his heart. Judging from the flight path of the ball, Lillard's throw was outrageous!
If he didn't know, Lillard didn't throw the ball to score in the first place. The reason why it missed so much was because he deliberately passed it crookedly.
Nowitzki had just landed, and with a glance from the corner of his eye, a figure rushed past him...
He raised his head in astonishment, looked again, and saw Wang Zelin, who rose up into the air, grabbed the basketball that had just started to fall, and then dunked heavily into the hoop!
"Beautiful alley-oops! The most common hookup from the 2012 Sparkling Twins! The Trail Blazers showed the world why they won the alley from the Los Angeles Clippers with their first shot. The name of the city!"
Wang Zelin's dunks are always so powerful, and the height of the explosion is terrifyingly high, which creates an extremely violent beauty that is different from other fancy dunks!
"Tonight, the Mavericks are going to have bad luck!"
In the sing-along with Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, the Trail Blazers, who won the first point of the game in the form of alley-oop, were all morale boosted!
In their opinion, the Mavericks are just like that. If the regular season hadn't been too contemptuous and led to a loss, they would have been able to kill the Mavericks four times.
But soon, Wang Zelin and the others knew how big a mistake they had made.
Although the Mavericks can't guard against Wang Zelin, Lillard, and Aldridge, can they guard against the pick-and-roll attack of Monta Ellis, Nowitzki, and Dragic?
The answer is no.
Originally, the high pick-and-roll of Monta Ellis and Nowitzki was very difficult to defend. The reason is that Monta, although Ellis has a disadvantage in height and wingspan, but his coordination is very good. The ability to create a shot at any time, thereby creating an opportunity for a wrong-way single.
Ordinary big men are difficult to adapt to switching defenses, and small men are often half a beat when chasing.
In addition, Nowitzki can also be inside and out. He can also occasionally support the offense with three-pointers and mid-range shots, so he can’t let it go, and he must arrange for a person to defend.
Now there is another Dragic, who is also a good pick-and-roll player.
The Mavericks have been able to stabilize the Thunder, Pelicans and other teams in the second half of the season. Their pick-and-roll offensive power is evident.
After the first quarter, the Blazers were 25:27 and even trailed the Mavericks by two points for the time being.
However, they did not take these two points seriously.
Not only because the points difference is too small, but because the Mavericks did not lead the Blazers in the first few games of the regular season, but due to the aging lineup, it is difficult for them to keep up with their endurance. The Blazers, the more they hit the back, the better the Blazers' age is.
What's more, now is the playoffs with higher defensive intensity, they don't think that the Mavericks can last longer than the regular season.
Boxing is afraid of young people, that's the reason.
At the beginning of this section, after a few minutes of rest, the main players such as Wang Zelin and Lillard continued to play.
The probing time of the first quarter is over, and now, it is the real battle moment.
The Mavericks didn't dare to be as ruthless as the Blazers' youngsters. Although they also sent a lineup of two starters and three substitutes, Monta Ellis and Chandler Parsons, along with Lillard and Wang Zelin The gap between is a bit big.
However, in terms of substitute players, the two sides are also half-hearted. Whether it is Stoudemire, Devin Harris, Charlie Villanueva or the relatively young Aminu, they are all seasoned veterans.
Therefore, in terms of substitutes, the two sides did not draw too much difference.
Just the two main players, the Mavericks will be more than one grade behind.
The Mavericks attack.
Parsons received a pass from Harris in the frontcourt. Facing Garnett's defense, he dribbled low and accelerated to break in.
This is also a typical bullying of the old and the weak, and the agility and reaction speed are not as good as when they were young.
At this moment, Wang Zelin on the weak side came in.
This season, the two sides have played against each other four times in the regular season. Whether it is on the offensive end or the defensive end, Wang Zelin has blown up the Mavericks inside line group every time.
In the playoffs, Parsons also learned to behave, and quickly returned the ball to Monta Ellis, which was better than letting Wang Zelin go straight to the blood cap.
Monta Ellis received the ball from the outside and made a three-pointer before the help defense.
Unfortunately, three-point shooting has never been his strength. His three-point shooting rate has been around 30% throughout his career, and has fallen to more than 20% for several years.
For example, this year, his three-point shooting rate is only 28.5%, which is the bottom of the perimeter players who averaged more than three three-pointers per game in the regular season.
bang!
The ball hits the iron.
Wang Zelin grabbed the rebound and made a long pass to Will Barton. The latter caught the ball and flew to the basket, performing a superb dunk.
"boom!"
A powerful one-handed dunk helped the Blazers tie the game.
The Mavericks attacked again.
Ellis called the pick-and-roll with the ball on the perimeter, but suddenly accelerated in the middle of the team's proposal.
"squeak!"
With one step out, Ellis broke through Connet Lee's defense, took the ball to the edge of the paint area, and made a pull-up jumper before Wang Zelin's defense came up.
"Shh!"
Two point hit.
At 29:27, the Mavericks took the lead again.
"This is Monta Ellis. Ellis, who has scored 20+ points in five seasons, is the sharpest knife the Mavericks currently have on the outside. It should not be underestimated!"
On the court platform, Zhang Heli also made comments in due course.
"To be honest, when Ellis of the Mavericks met Coach Rick Carlisle again, it was like a sharp sword finally met a good scabbard, and finally had a little bit of a sense of freedom. It’s not like in the Warriors before, who only knows how to attack but doesn’t know how to return, which is easy to hurt others and hurt yourself.” Yu Jia said with emotion.
Trail Blazers attack.
"Snapped!"
Wang Zelin received the ball and rushed to the basket.
Behind him, Parsons followed.
In front of the basket, Charlie Villanueva just caught Garnett behind him when he noticed Wang Zelin and was ready.
"Peng!"
Without any hesitation, Wang Zelin jumped up to meet Charlie Villanueva.
When attacking the basket, he has become accustomed to using his unparalleled aerial confrontation ability to push the opponent first and then attack the rim.
Charlie Villanueva gritted his teeth, took off vertically, stretched out his palms, and tried his best to interfere.
"Peng!"
The two collided instantly, and without waiting for the fans to exclaim, Charlie Villanueva was knocked out directly.
"black!"
With a loud shout in the air, Wang Zelin leaned back slightly and slammed his arms into the basket frantically.
"boom!"
The basket trembled, and the net below seemed to have been blasted, and a white spray instantly exploded.
Charlie Villanueva stumbled back to the ground and hit the basket on the bottom line, horrified.
This was not the first time he had fought against Wang Zelin, but it was the first time that he had been hit directly in the air as badly as today!
Is this what it's like to go head-to-head with the No. 1 center?
At one point, he even felt as if he had hit a large truck that was speeding by, and his whole body was about to fall apart.
At 29:29, the two sides tied.
On the next attack, Aminu made a three-pointer.
But this guy's three-pointer ability and Ellis belong to the kind that the eldest brother didn't call the second brother, and they are very irritating.
At the basket, Wang Zelin put Charlie Villanueva behind him, and then used one arm to help Garnett push Parsons outside. The two of them just occupied the best spot.
"Bang!"
There was another strike, and the basketball came out of the box.
Garnett didn't jump, and stuck Parsons tightly. Although the wolf king was old, his static physical fitness was still there.
And in the one-on-one situation, basically no one in active duty can grab the rebounds and win more than Wang Zelin, not to mention a small character who has been messing around with the chaotic team all the year round~www.mtlnovel.com~Clap! "
Wang Zelin successfully grabbed the rebound, turned and threw it to Lillard.
Trailblazers hurry up.
right wing.
The "General Patton" in the mouths of many Chinese fans is like a flash of lightning, always rushing at the forefront, Wil Patton has nothing else, and he has a great running and jumping ability, throwing off his opponent Aminu by a large margin.
Rush into the paint area, his right index finger pointed to the sky, the intention is self-evident.
"boom!"
Lillard threw the ball into the air from beyond the three-point line, and Will Barton twisted his body out, caught the pass, and worked his life to smash the ball into the basket.
The Blazers staged another quite explosive space performance!
Mavericks attack.
Stoudemire takes the ball on the right wing.
This man who once had basically all the offensive weapons at the No. 4 position, after being devastated by injuries and illnesses, based on the idea of "joining the championship team", the reason why he chose to be bought out by the Knicks this year is that it is quite suitable for him to join. calf.
However, Stoudemire, who had an outstanding performance in the second half of the schedule, was not very happy in the Mavericks, and even had a conflict with coach Carlisle.
So now, Stoudemire has lost the championship-winning spirit he had when he just joined the Mavericks!
After a few dribbles, Stoudemire ignored his teammates and pulled out his hand.
Garnett picked up the rebound and immediately found Wang Zelin who rushed out of the three-point cut.
In the end, Wang Zelin rampaged all the way, blindly broke through the Mavericks' line of defense, and completed a one-stop dunk.
beep!
Carlisle couldn't bear to be beaten by the opponent as a fast break counter for several consecutive rounds, and he immediately called a timeout.
The Blazers will continue to launch wave after wave of fast-break frenzy, attracting cheers and applause from the audience.
Sure enough, Wang never let them down!