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Chapter 191 Howard Falls from the Altar
Back home, the Jazz team had a strong desire to attack. After the Blazers attacked the iron, Al Jefferson scored two goals in a row to take the lead, but the Blazers led by Wang Zelin and Aldridge scored 10:2. The attack wave quickly opened up the points difference.

In the first quarter, the Blazers almost slammed their opponents, 34:23, leading the Jazz by 11 points in a single quarter.

In the first quarter, Wang Zelin scored 4 consecutive strong shots in the interior, made 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 11 points. Aldridge scored 8 points, and Lillard also scored 6 points.

The total score of the Trail Blazers in a single quarter was 2 points higher than the Jazz team.

The reason for this overwhelming advantage is that Wang Zelin and Aldridge ruled the penalty areas of both sides. On the opposite side, Jefferson and Paul Millsap combined 11 shots and only hit 3 times. was 27%.

"Wang, your ability to protect the frame is getting better and better. You have blocked 3 times in a single quarter, and the opponents are afraid to enter the paint."

With Wang Zelin on the inside to attract defenders, Aldridge played very comfortably tonight, making 5 of 4 shots and a hit rate of 8%.

"Hahaha! Your shooting is also very good. The 8 points in a single quarter made them dare not attack me wantonly."

Wang Zelin smiled and complimented him back, and the two of them did indeed achieve mutual benefit as he said.

Most of the second quarter was played by the bench lineup. Wang Zelin only played 5 minutes and scored 2 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block.

In this way, he has already scored 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks in the halftime~ quite dazzling.

At 62:41 in the half, the Trail Blazers led by 21 points, and the game tended to be overwhelmed.

Entering the second half, the Jazz coach directly pressed the main lineup on the bench and declared disarm.

At 88:105, the Blazers led the team to double-kill the Jazz by nearly 17 points and won the 35th victory of the season.

Back at home, the Jazz, who wanted to win back the city, could only drink their hatred and lose ~ the threshold of the playoffs has been getting farther and farther away.

王泽林整个下半场只打了8分钟，全场打了25分钟得到19分12篮板4盖帽～盖帽数停滞不前是因为爵士队下半场几乎都没人敢冲击内线。

Lillard scored a game-high 23 points and 8 assists, and Aldridge scored 17 points and 7 rebounds, but the MVP of the game was still given to Wang Zelin, who broke out in the first quarter.

The reason why this game was won so smoothly is that Wang Zelin restricted the performance of the Jazz's inside combination in the first quarter.

After the game, Wang Zelin received a piece of good news.

This week, Wang Zelin won the Player of the Week in the Western Conference with a record of three victories. He averaged 24.3 points, 14.6 rebounds, 5 blocks and 3.5 assists in the three games.

The only strong competitor is Russell Westbrook of the Thunder. Westbrook led the Thunder to a record of three wins and three wins this week. Unfortunately, his personal statistics are far inferior to Wang Zelin, who averaged "only" 21 points per game. 6 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 3 steals.

In addition to the amazing steals, Zelin, the king of other statistics, is slightly mediocre.

"Super center data? God-level performance of the Celestial Empire!" - Portland Weekly
"Who is the number one center in the league?" - Bleacher

"Five blocks per game, maddening behemoth at the rim!" - Sports Illustrated

"No. [-] Center ~ Or Transposition!" - The New York Times

Wang Zelin's average data in the three games once again swiped the entire network, and what's more, he directly posted Eddwight Howard on social media.

There is one thing to say, Howard seems to have gotten rid of the interference of injuries not long ago, and gradually played at his due level, and once played 30+10 in a single game.

It's a pity that in the last game in January, Dwight Howard left the court early due to a shoulder injury in the fourth quarter, which also caused the Lakers to be reversed by the Suns with a score of 1:86 to a certain extent.

According to ESPN's famous reporter Wo Shen broke the news on the show: Dwight Howard will miss the game for a week and is expected to return when the Lakers play the Celtics on February 2.

Regardless of whether it is due to injuries or other reasons, Howard's dominance in the interior this season is indeed far inferior to that of the Magic. Both scoring and rebounding data have declined to varying degrees. There are more games this season. The score is only single digits, which can be called a super ghost.

In the original history, although Howard's personal strength has declined at this stage, no one in the league can attack his throne as the league's number one center. In addition, it is located in Angel City, and the Lakers' public relations are also among the best in the league. , which made Howard finally save face.

But now it is different, Wang Zelin was born in the league.

Notice ~ What people are most afraid of is comparison!

With the stark contrast of Wang Zelin, a young man, Howard's decline seems to be getting worse, and some "disharmonious" voices finally appeared in the league.

According to the grapevine, the sound originally came from Los Angeles...

Coupled with the help of a group of media led by the bleachers who are not too serious about watching the excitement, Howard seems to have fallen from the altar.

The most terrible thing is that Howard has been at a disadvantage many times when facing the new generation of potential centers, and the scene was once very embarrassing.

Take Wang Zelin and Cousins, the two most popular young centers recently.

Wang Zelin's Trail Blazers defeated Howard's Lakers several times, and the former had the upper hand every time regardless of statistics or personal performance.

Compared with Cousins, it is even worse.

There was a very famous game last season. The Kings lost 97:104 to the visiting Magic at home, but for the centers of the two teams, it was a situation of ice and fire.

Cousins, who just came back from the suspension, was like a devil released from Pandora's box. He was unstoppable. He scored 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in the half.

而与他对位的霍华德，三节下来得到了0分0篮板0封盖，直到比赛第4节才勉强拿到5分4篮板，避免了自己吃鸭蛋的尴尬。

It was also from that time that there was such a voice in the league: When a person can easily beat the league's No. [-] center, how should we evaluate him?
Perhaps the title of the league's No. [-] center will change positions soon.

If last season was just an introduction, then this year's overall decline in Howard's data, coupled with the Lakers' record of stretching his hips, caused his house to completely collapse.

While some voices are vigorously touting the new generation of centers, there is naturally another part of the voice that is strongly defending Howard, and that is the media led by ESPN.

The experts and media under his command wrote articles one after another: Wang Zelin's statistics seem dazzling, but they are actually full of water. The main argument is that the Blazers' opponents in recent games have relatively mediocre inside lineups, and they can even be called weak.

Needless to mention the Mavericks, Nowitzki is recognized as strong offensively and weak defensively. As for the Jazz in the next two games, Al Horford’s situation is similar to Nowitzki’s, and Paul Millsap, who is stronger defensively, is facing off. The player is Aldridge again.

Therefore, although Wang Zelin's data is impressive, it is not as exaggerated as it seems.

In addition to Wang Zelin, Cousins ​​​​will inevitably suffer.

It’s even easier to hate Cousins~ Just click on the names of brushes, tumors, etc., one click is accurate!

Who put the king in the No.13 position in the West now, it seems that no matter how irritable he can only eat turtles.

After reading the news at home, Wang Zelin couldn't help laughing out loud. These experts racked their brains to blackmail him!

It's really black for the sake of black. No matter how weak the inside strength of the Mavericks and Jazz is, they are still NBA-level teams, right? The "teammates CBA" that fans are talking about is really serious.

No way?
But it doesn't matter anymore. Others don't know Howard's career trajectory, but Wang Zelin still doesn't know?
Leaving the Orlando Magic was the first turning point in Howard's career. During this offseason, he stabbed the Lakers and went to Houston, which caused another huge blow to his popularity and reputation.

Before long, ESPN will always be slapped in the face.

Wang Zelin doesn't care, but it doesn't mean someone doesn't care either.

In a nightclub in Los Angeles, in a VIP room, a man was swearing: "Shet! Shit! Who said that I would be the boss when I came to Los Angeles, and what happened? A rookie will climb on top of me. Pee, no, it's two..."

"Dwight, forget about it, let's continue drinking!"

Beside the man, many scantily clad black women rushed forward with desire and dissatisfaction.

"Hmph, I must teach that oriental guy a lesson when I'm ready." This gentleman is Howard.

In the news from Kobe and others, Howard should be recuperating at home at this time, but after seeing some bad news at home, this guy couldn't suppress his inner anger... In fact, he couldn't stand his loneliness and rushed to the nightclub overnight.

But this is also normal, otherwise how did this guy protect so many illegitimate children?

Until four o'clock in the morning, Howard finally left the nightclub in a daze, with a woman on the left and one on the right supporting him.

not far away.

"Dude, look~ who is that?"

"My God! It's Dwight Howard, isn't that guy recovering from his injury?"

"Maybe his injury has healed early, but he just doesn't want to play"

"..."

As the entertainment capital of the world, Los Angeles is also famous for its paparazzi.

For an NBA superstar like Howard who is at his peak, every move is where traffic lies.

The paparazzi picked up their cameras and took pictures of Howard getting into the landline with two hot girls.

Judging from the rippling smile on Howard's face, he must have had a good time before - there is a high probability that there will be an extra game when he goes back.

After all, athletes are notoriously high-energy.

Hey, with these photos, I can ask the boss to send red envelopes after I go back.

……

After playing the Jazz, the Trail Blazers got two days of rest, and the next opponent was the Minnesota Timberwolves, also in the Northwest Division.

The Timberwolves are currently ranked No.12 in the West and are one of the most underdogs in the league. Therefore, Coach Terry only arranged some light-load training in the next two days, and the players allocated a lot of time independently.

(End of this chapter)