NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 103 After waiting for a long time, I finally waited until today!
On the Blazers side, everyone's faces were a little serious.

"The team has lost two games in a row. Now everyone is waiting to see our jokes. I don't need to say what to do."

"Wang, your opponent Elhovud, although his statistics are not conspicuous, but everyone who has fought against him has given him a very high evaluation. He is a ruthless character, you should pay more attention."

Wang Zelin was mentally prepared for the Horford that coach Terry said, and nodded: "I know his strength, and I will go all out to win this game."

Seeing that Wang Zelin was ready, Coach Terry was relieved.

"Also, everyone should always pay attention to Josh Smith's help defense. His help defense ability is the top in the league." Coach Terry continued.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and finally it was time for the game to start.

Hawks starting lineup: Jeff Teague, Stephenson, Korver, Josh Smith, Al Horford.

It was Eagles star Josh Smith who made the jump ball with Wang Zelin.

Josh Smith is called "big James" by the outside world, and his physical talent is evident.

In the system space, although Josh Smith has never been selected as an All-Star, his overall score still reaches 86, which is only available to All-Star players.

"Boy, I heard that you are very popular recently!"

Josh Smith is notoriously pushy. For Wang Zelin, who is currently very popular in the league, he is full of envy and hatred.

"Ah, what did you say?"

Wang Zelin put his hand to his ear, deliberately pretending not to understand.

I have to say that although the Eagles' home court can only accommodate more than 18000 people, the atmosphere is still great. After all, this is a strong team at the playoff level, and the cheers of the fans have never stopped.

"Could it be that the arena is too noisy?"

"Or is this rookie not good at English?"

While Josh Smith was thinking wildly, the referee's whistle suddenly sounded, and the ball was thrown high into the air.

Josh Smith, who reacted a little slower, lost the jump ball, and also lost the moment of showing his face that he always believed to show his talent the most.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Josh Smith looked at Wang Zelin with a smirk on his face, and now no matter how stupid he was, he knew that the other party was playing with him.

"Fake squid!"

In a run, Josh Smith took the initiative to switch defenses with Al Horford.

The latter seemed to have gotten used to Josh Smith's neurotic behavior and went straight to Aldridge.

"Rookie, do you know that you have already angered me."

After resisting Wang Zelin, Josh Smith gritted his teeth with hatred.

"Oh, and then what!"

Wang Zelin replied blankly.

This attitude made Josh Smith even more furious.

On the first ball, Lillard did not rush to attack and passed the basketball to Batum near the right-wing three-point line.

Batum is the player whose singles ability is second only to Lillard among the outside players of the Trail Blazers. After receiving the ball, Korver quickly posted it.

The Eagles adopt a man-to-man defense, three outside and two inside.

Korver tried his best to defend, but the second-round pick of the white player was very mediocre. He was easily broken by Batum in the 1-on-1 defense, and the latter made a direct move to the basket.

Korver was not discouraged after losing his position, and hurried to keep up.

Suddenly, Batum slowed down and made an emergency stop in the short corner of the right wing, caught Korver behind him by surprise, and was swayed directly.

"Shh!"

A very easy mid-range shot.

"Good job bro!"

Batum helped the team win the opener and slapped Lillard on the way back to defense.

This is one of Coach Terry's pre-match arrangements: increase Batum's shots and take advantage of the small forward position.

Offensive and defensive swaps.

Eagles point guard Jeff Teague took the ball to stabilize the rhythm, ready to play a positional battle.

Al Horford came out and did a high-quality pick-and-roll, and Lillard was pushed to the other side.

Jeff Teague took the opportunity to break through. The No. 09 pick in the first round of the 19 class is a scoring point guard who is good at breaking through with speed, and his shooting and passing are relatively average.

After hitting the basket, facing Wang Zelin's supplementary defense, he didn't choose to do it hard. Instead, he played a jet lag wisely, escaped the defense and made a throw.

2: 2.

Although he is a master of breakthroughs, he has always maintained a calm and calm mind. This is the advantage of Jeff Teague, and it is also what Coach Larry Drew likes most about the former.

Looking back, Lillard hit a long two-point mid-range after borrowing Wang Zelin's pick-and-roll.

4: 2.

Compared with the offensive ability at the 1st position, even the rookie version of Lillard, there are only a few active players who can overwhelm him.

"I actually stepped on the line!"

Lillard looked at the three-point line under his feet, and it was a pity.

The game continued and the Eagles attacked.

This time, after Josh Smith received the ball from the high position on the left, he chose to single Aldridge face-to-face.

After many offensive choices were fruitless, Josh Smith made a forced shot and was interfered by Aldridge. He missed two points and Wang Zelin took off the rebound.

Larry Drew on the sidelines shook his head helplessly when he saw this scene.

It's all about it, it's all about it, but Josh Smith still maintained his poor shot selection after he couldn't stand it.

Fortunately, the Eagles retreated quickly and did not give the Blazers a chance to break fast.

Most of the main players of the two teams are young people, and it stands to reason that the offensive rhythm should be played very fast.

But the advantages of both teams are in the interior, so in this game, Coach Terry let the team focus on positional warfare.

Regardless of how ugly the game was, winning in the end is what matters.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Wang Zelin took the initiative to request singles in the low post.

"Come on rookie, hit me up and try."

Faced with Josh Smith's provocation, Wang Zelin smiled and began to fight back.

One hit, another bump, and Josh Smith had to push back again and again.

There were not many obstacles on the way. Wang Zelin easily carried the defender to the three-second zone, turned around and dunked.

"Let that No. 15 guard me, you~ no!"

Seeing the shock and unwillingness in Josh Smith's eyes, Wang Zelin said indifferently.

The 10cm height difference and excessive strength difference between the two are enough to make Josh Smith's proud defense reduced to air.

"Rookie, this is my home field, so don't be complacent." Josh Smith immediately countered.

In the next round, Josh Smith insisted on displacing Wang Zelin in singles regardless of his teammates' objections.

"Just let you see how powerful I am."

But no matter how much Josh Smith yelled, Wang Zelin did not respond, which also made the former feel that Wang Zelin must be looking down on him.

Josh Smith also used a back attack to attack, but the embarrassing thing was that no matter how hard he exerted, Wang Zelin behind him remained motionless like a mountain.

After the idea of ​​dunking inside fell through, Josh Smith had an idea: If you don’t let me dunk, then I’ll shoot. It just so happens that shooting is what I’m best at.

The moment he had another physical contact with Wang Zelin, he turned around and retreated.

In the NBA, there is such a type of player who is always dubbed the title of all-around.

It's just that most of the players in this category are all-around and all-incapable, and only a very small number of players are all-around.

And Josh Smith happened to be such an all-round fighter, proficient in all eighteen martial arts, whether it was offense or defense.

Look, how beautiful the turning action is!
Look, how tricky the shooting angle is!

Look... Hey, why was it covered?

As early as Josh Smith forced the inside to no avail, Wang Zelin took precautions for the former to shoot.

In the previous physical contact, Wang Zelin keenly noticed that Josh Smith's strength had changed, and he made a judgment in his heart.

This guy wants to shoot!

Sure enough, at the moment Josh Smith had just completed his turn, Wang Zelin immediately jumped up high, and slammed the basketball that the former had just shot into the air, flying straight towards the crowd of fans on the sidelines.

Just don't know which lucky fan will be treated to this basketball.

"I told you earlier, you~~~ can't do it!"

Wang Zelin's head-shaking action completely irritated Josh Smith, and this all-round fighter who was already easy to catch started a mysterious singles.

In the first quarter, the offensive rhythm of the two teams was very slow, and it took a little bit of grinding to score.

It's just that the Eagles played very chaotically on the offensive end due to Josh Smith's chaos.

The Trail Blazers, on the other hand, continued to expand the point difference in an orderly manner.

By the 8th minute, the Blazers were 15 to 8, leading by 7 points.

Eagles coach Larry Drew had no choice but to call a timeout, and gave Josh Smith another ideological education on the bench.

The phrase "a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water" is the most appropriate way to describe Josh Smith.

In the hearts of the management of the Eagles, a thief who likes forward players, Josh Smith's treatment can be described as a pro-son level.

In addition, the NBA is different from the NCAA, where the players are the most important. As for the head coach, if it doesn't work, just change it.

Therefore, despite Josh Smith's words to the coach off the court, he has repeatedly assured himself.

But as long as he is on the court, how this guy fights or how he fights is completely according to his own preferences.

After the end of the first half, the Blazers led the Eagles by 47 points with a score of 35:12.

The offensive rhythm of this game made the home fans drowsy, and the team was on the side that fell behind by a large score.

There are very few extreme fans who are already shouting "R Nima, refund your money!"

On the Trail Blazers side, everyone was lost in thought.

Before the game, Coach Terry repeatedly emphasized to the players: The Eagles are a strong team in the league, and everyone must not underestimate them.

As a result, no one expected that because of the confusing behavior of its leading star, the Trail Blazers easily took the lead.

Another big baby who hasn't grown up yet!

Through previous contests, Wang Zelin and others already have a very accurate label for Josh Smith.

I really don't know what the management of the Eagles thinks. After hoarding forward players year after year, is it possible that they want to get the next LeBron James one day?
In the first half of the third quarter, the substitute lineups of both sides played, and Pachulia, who was focused on by Wang Zelin, performed very well in the paint.

First he succeeded in dunking inside, and then sent a big cap on the defensive end, which raised the morale of the team a little and made the home fans shine.

Finally had a decent offense and defense.

The Trail Blazers' substitute core, Hickson, was not to be outdone, and succeeded in attacking inside continuously, helping the team maintain the point difference.

In the second half of the third quarter, coach Terry waved his hand, removed the bench lineup, and took the starting five.

A wave!

End the fight!

This is the task coach Terry gave Wang Zelin and others.

Wang Zelin, who had been recharging his energy for half a quarter, dunked two on Horford's head as soon as he came up, and caused a foul by the latter.

69: 53.

The point difference is getting bigger and bigger like a snowball, and it has reached 16 points.

It's not that the Eagles haven't tried to chase points at a fast pace, but how can the Trail Blazers make them do what they want, and they are still slowly grinding their positions.

In the 6th minute of the fourth quarter, Lillard, who had rested for half a quarter, made a cold-blooded three-pointer as soon as he came up, widening the point difference to 21 points.

85: 64.

At this time, Eagles coach Larry Drew didn't want to die, so he directly replaced the main lineup and held high the white flag.

The unspoken rule of the NBA: When one party announces surrender and withdraws the main force, the other party must respond quickly to show respect.

Two rounds later, Josh Smith defended Aldridge for a shooting foul, and coach Terry took Wang Zelin and others down with a dead ball.

The Blazers eventually defeated the Hawks at home 95-81, ending their two-game losing streak and giving the Hawks their fifth defeat of the season.

After the game, it wasn't the Blazers' victory over the Hawks that appeared on the headlines of the major news boards, but the bet between O'Neal and Barkley.

"The great Sir Charles once again ushered in a crucial moment in his life, let's all look forward to it!"

On the other side of the ocean, many fans even sang a classic old song by Liu Tianwang, "After waiting for a long time, I finally waited until today."

　Finally finished coding, Lan Shou.

　　One more thing to add: starting from today, the previous 2 updates per day and 3 updates on holidays will resume, but now the first is 3000 words, and the second is 6000, which is equivalent to the three updates per day of the new book issue.

　　Of course, if there is time to code words, there will be occasional 3 updates, please forgive me for not having much time for the student party.

　　
　
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