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Chapter 119 Double 20+!

Halftime is over, the Blazers only allowed the Celtics to score 17 points in the second quarter, the score was 51:40, and the Celtics trailed by 11 points.

The home locker room.

"Guys, what are you doing? We only got 2 rebounds in the whole second quarter, and it was all in the backcourt, while the other side got 3 rebounds, they had 13 more than us, oh my god, Can anyone tell me what's going on here?"

Doc Rivers is not in the mood to instill any chicken soup now, and sprayed directly in the locker room.

"enough!"

Garnett's wolf roar made Rivers' heart tremble, and he couldn't help taking a half step back.

"Coach, I was the one who slowed down in the first half. In the second half, I will educate that number 36 well."

Garnett naturally knew that the coach's words were vaguely pointing at him. Even though he was very upset, he still had to accept the reality that he was blown up in the first half.

"Coach, Kevin has been the team's defensive gate, we should believe in him."

Rondo knew who the coach was talking about, and stood up without hesitation to support Garnett.

As one of the only remaining members of the 08 championship team in the Celtics, Rondo had a poor relationship with many players in the team in the first two years because of his youthfulness.

Especially had a few bad times with Garnett.

But now after the test of time, the relationship between the two has become harmonious, and Rondo has gradually regarded Garnett as his mentor in the NBA.

Seeing Rondo stand up, Rivers smiled slightly, and his original serious expression turned into fanaticism: "Hehe, like everyone else, I always believe in Kevin's ability. He is always worthy of being trusted, and so are everyone." Same, please answer me loudly, can we win this game?"

This wave... This wave is suppressed first and then raised!

It turned out that Rivers did this to stimulate the players' fighting spirit.

"can!"

"Of course!"

"..."

This remark hit Garnett's arms, and it also gave him a step down, quickly responding to the coach's questions, thus motivating his teammates around him.

……

Back on the field, the two teams exchanged fields, and the players on the field became the main players.

"Boy, I admit that you are very strong, but it's time for your crazy show to end!"

Near the middle circle, Pierce stopped suddenly and looked straight at Wang Zelin.

10 points and 13 rebounds!

In two quarters, Wang Zelin has already handed over double-double data, which is the best performance on the Trail Blazers side.

Pierce scored 14 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in two quarters, which is also the most eye-catching performance among the Celtics.

"The dead duck is stubborn, I'll wait for you."

Wang Zelin showed no signs of stage fright, and after finishing his frontal response, he walked straight to the backcourt, ready to meet the Celtics' attack.

This time Garnett goes up to Pierce and makes a quick roll, followed by Pierce's pass.

Facing Wang Zelin's defense, Garnett swayed the defense a few times in a very confusing manner, and scored two points with a rebound.

51: 42.

This old man, why do you feel different?

Glancing at the back of Garnett returning to defense, Wang Zelin always felt that the opponent was different from the first half.

The whole spirit is like a different person.

The most important thing is that after Garnett scored, he was not like the first half. He liked to spray people, which made him a little unaccustomed.

The Trail Blazers were attacking. After Matthews received the ball in the frontcourt, seeing Wang Zelin easily get to his position, he quickly passed the ball to the inside.

"Snapped!"

Steal it.

Pierce appeared out of nowhere, stood on the passing line and waved his hands to intercept the basketball, quickly dribbled to the frontcourt, skillfully slowed down three-step layup, and avoided Batum's block.

51: 44.

What the locker room said worked. Garnett and Pierce, who returned to the court, showed their best form, and the score was getting closer little by little.

Under the leadership of the two, the strong resilience of the once champion team was finally revealed.

The Celtics continued to attack, and after several coordinated passes, the ball was in Pierce's hands.

Pierce received the ball, but did not rush inside. Garnett, Wang Zelin, Aldridge and others were standing inside. There was no space at all. After a few seconds of dangling outside the three-point line, Batum was tricked by a fake move. Throw a three-pointer in the corner.

The basketball bounced out of the basket, and it was time to grab the rebound again.

The moment Pierce made a shot, Wang Zelin and Garnett, who were on the low post on the right, immediately competed to get in first. Garnett's turning speed and Minjie were better than Wang Zelin's.

When the ball hit the basket, Wang Zelin did what he could, leaning forward slightly, and a huge force hit Garnett.

"Your uncle's!"

Garnett, who was about to take off, was pressed down by Wang Zelin, and all the energy he had just raised was released in an instant.

After he quickly adjusted, Wang Zelin had already taken off and grabbed the basketball in mid-air.

Got the 14th rebound.

"run!!!!!"

Almost at the same time, Lillard and Batum started a fast break from the left and right wings, and Rondo and Jeff Green were desperately chasing behind.

Garnett quickly found Wang Zelin, trying to interrupt Wang Zelin's pass timing.

But Wang Zelin didn't wait for Garnett to approach, and directly threw the basketball at Lillard who had just passed halftime.

"Snapped!"

Slowing down a little, Lillard successfully received the basketball with both hands, and Rondo behind him approached another point.

Lillard didn't care, and after quickly advancing to the high position on the left, he suddenly threw the basketball on the backboard...

Then, only a "boom!" was heard, and Batum on the other side was already hanging on the basket.

Hit the empty catch!

At 53:44, the Blazers' lead expanded again.

“8投5中，10分14篮板3助攻1盖帽，王这次比赛的状态真是太棒了！”

Kenny Smith shouted excitedly and pushed Wang Zelin's game data to the audience in real time.

"Reggie, let's predict the final statistics of Wang's game, how about?"

"What the hell are you trying to do!"

The shadow of a famous tree, Kenny Smith’s trick has already tricked Barkley several times. Reggie Miller was a little flustered. He didn’t want to be the next Barkley, so he decided to ask clearly before making a decision.

"Don't worry, it's up to whoever guesses the closest. The loser will have a late-night snack, how about it?"

Through Reggie Miller's bad expression, Kenny Smith roughly knew the other party's inner thoughts.

I didn't expect that one day, I could scare people like Reggie who dared to fight against Michael. It's really novel.

"That's it..." Reggie Miller thought for a while, "I bet the king can get 16, oh no, 17 points... um... and 19 rebounds!"

"Okay, then I say Wang can get 20+20!"

Kenny Smith spoke his predictions.

While the two were chatting, the third quarter was almost halfway through.

When it was the Celtics' turn to attack, Pierce asked for the ball again. Although Rondo wanted to continue to organize his teammates to find opportunities, the boss had already spoken, and he had to pass it.

Since the third quarter, Pierce has scored 4 of 2 and scored 4 points and 1 steal. His shooting percentage has reached [-]%, and he feels very good.

After getting the ball in the high position on the left, Pierce passed Batum, advanced two steps forward and met Aldridge who was defending, turning over and hitting a jumper.

"Shh!"

A difficult two-point hit, Truth deserves to be the best one for the Celtics tonight.

62: 56!

The Celtics were once again within five points.

Hey, why do you say again...

Soon, the Blazers told everyone the answer.

After a pick-and-roll, Blazers No. 36 quickly came to a high position and slid down, smashing Huashan!
The Celtics' basket was overwhelmed and issued a miserable whine.

After landing, due to inertia, Wang Zelin rushed to the bottom line of reporters.

"Aah!!!!"

After getting up quickly, Wang Zelin screamed excitedly at the nearest camera and compared his biceps.

A very hormonal picture spread through every household through the camera.

In the VIP room of the North Shore Garden, Celtics general manager Danny Ainge looked gloomyly at Garnett, who was knocked to the ground by Wang Zelin again. There was no trace of pity or anger in his eyes, but surprisingly calm.

It's like looking at an expired, useless item.

One thought after another flashed through his mind.

Both KG and Paul are too old, it's time to find a new way out for the team.

Immediately afterwards, Danny Ainge set his sights on the No. 9 player wearing a green home jersey.

Will you be the new team leader?

No, you can't!
Then...Danny Ainge suddenly shifted his gaze to the owner of the No. 36 jersey, whose main color is black, with an unspeakable hunger flashing in his eyes.

He suddenly remembered that when the old enemy was in a downturn, he could always get a super center to join and quickly complete the reconstruction.

Although this young man is not yet a super center, he has enough potential.

Good thing, he can become the new leader of the team!
After the thought was clear, Danny Angie closed his eyes and began to plan the future of the Green Army in his mind.

……

Back on the field.

"Bang!"

Lillard hit the iron with a three-pointer from the outside, and player No. 36 rose from the ground...

"Shh!"

The ball was dialed into the basket.

Damn!

Damn it! !
Damn it! ! !

Why is it like this again, it's always a little bit close, obviously I'm already stuck in the position, why is it just a little bit close.

Garnett looked at Wang Zelin, who was chatting and laughing with his teammates and returning to the defense, his eyes were full of helplessness.

In fact, he already had the answer in his heart, but he was still unwilling to admit that he was getting old.

"Beep beep!"

The Celtics called a timeout, it was the 9th minute of the fourth quarter, and the team trailed by 16 points.

93: 77!

This is the current score of the two teams.

This time Wang Zelin was on his way to the team's bench, there was not even a trace of "boos!" in North Shore Garden

Without him, I was afraid of being beaten.

24 points, 28 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block!

After 33 rebounds in a single game, Wang Zelin played another game that was enough to load the strongest battle of his career.

"Wang, do you know? You got 28 rebounds, 28!"

"It's crazy, you got 28 rebounds on Garnett, my God!"

When the teammates on the bench saw Wang Zelin leave the field, they all waved towels to congratulate him on his triumphant return.

"is it?"

Wang Zelin was also a little surprised. He didn't pay attention to the changes in his data after he was completely high on the court.

It's a pity that the Celtics will most likely replace the main players next, and Wang Zelin doesn't have much chance to break 30+.

……

On the Celtics side, Doc Rivers said with a heavy tone: "Guys, we have already lost this game, and we have lost it completely." After a pause, he continued, "But don't forget, the NBA There are always winners and losers, since tonight's result is destined to be irreversible, then please focus on the next game!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone knew that Rivers would withdraw the main force and announce his surrender.

Rondo, who played 39 minutes, or the full game, now has 14 points and 11 assists. He has tried everything for this game, but in the end he only got such an ending.

"teach……"

The strong unwillingness made Rondo open his lips, but the reason in his heart told him... This game is really over.

In the end, Rondo gave up his unnecessary persistence.

"Coach, I want to keep playing!"

Garnett unexpectedly insisted on playing.

"Kevin, you have tried your best, no one will blame you, and your age..."

Garnett interrupted Rivers' kind persuasion, and continued: "It is because I am old that I have to cherish this last game time. I want to fight again. If I just admit defeat like this, I am really not reconciled... "

Then, Garnett cast his eyes on the Trail Blazers bench, and said with some regret and envy: "Besides, I am an old man, and it is rare to meet such an interesting young man. If you don't fight a lot, you won't have many opportunities in the future." gone."

At this time, everyone understood that Garnett was unwilling to lose to the years, and he wanted to fight Wang Zelin to the end.

Even if he loses embarrassingly!
Even if no one likes him!

"Kevin... well, well, at the last moment, it's up to you to lead the substitute lineup!"

Rivers wanted to say something more, but after seeing the determination in Garnett's eyes, he could only let him play again in a sigh.

(End of this chapter)