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Chapter 219 Undercurrents surging Nuggets

Wang Zelin, who gave Ajiali a Chinese class all night, did not pull his hips in this game. Kevin Garnett and Brandon Bass did not cause him much trouble.

After all, one of these two has passed his peak, and the other is just a role player throughout his career. Wang Zelin, who is on the uphill road, easily solved the Celtics' inside line.

Throughout the game, the overall performance of the Celtics was obviously broken, and the outside line and the inside line did not form effective mutual help.

Paul Pierce took 19 shots today, but only hit 6 goals. He scored the Celtics' highest 23 points, but his shooting percentage was only a poor 31.5%.

Kevin Garnett hit 16 of 9 shots, and his efficiency was very good, scoring the team's second-highest 20 points.

But the performance of the two did not have any impact on the final result of the game. Even the commentator who commented on the game shook his head and sighed: "The Celtics seem to have lost their souls this year. They can no longer play the same unity as they did in the first two years when the Big Three formed. Since Ray Allen left, the era of the Big Three has passed!"

Compared with the Trail Blazers, who look at one place and work hard at one place, the Celtics have lost their hearts, so the team is naturally not easy to lead.

In the end, the Blazers defeated the Boston Celtics for the second time at home with 121:98, avoiding a three-game losing streak again.

Lillard's state continues to improve. Take a look at scoring a game-high 31 points and sending out 8 assists. He made 6 of 4 three-pointers and an overall shooting percentage of 55.4%. This is considered one of Lillard's best games this season.

Mike Roberts, who topped the starting position, also scored 11 points and grabbed 9 rebounds, playing a performance that convinced his teammates and coaching staff.

Wang Zelin had mediocre desires today. He hit 9 goals in 7 shots and made 5 of 3 free throws, scoring 16 points.

Although the score did not count as 20, but the 12 rebounds were in line with the usual style, and the 8 assists were even more eye-catching.

The quasi-triple-double data of 16 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists made fans more sure that Wang Zelin was trying to help the team move forward in another way.

Facing the inside lineup of the Green Army, Wang Zelin is obviously capable and hopeful to play beautiful statistics, but he can restrain his desire to score, help his teammates score and help the team win by sacrificing himself.

He is so selfless!
My family knew about my own affairs, and only Wang Zelin knew the reason why there were so few shots tonight.

For this unexpected joy, he can only say that it was unintentional.

By the way, Connett Lee, who was traded to the Trail Blazers, performed well against his old team. In 22 minutes off the bench, he made 9 of 6 shots, including 3 of 3 three-pointers.

……

After playing against the Celtics, the Blazers' record became 41 wins and 16 losses. The Thunder, which had just climbed from the third place to the second place, may have to worry about it again. Their record of 41 wins and 15 losses is not enough to guarantee a stable second place in the West.

After three days of rest, the Trail Blazers ushered in the last game in February at home, against the Denver Nuggets who are also in the Northwest Division.

The Nuggets currently have a record of 40 wins and 17 losses, ranking fourth in the West after the Spurs, Thunder and Trail Blazers.

"The last time we lost to them in the Denver Plateau, we also experienced the power of the devil's home court, but this time back to our home court, my teammates and I were very confident and successfully defended the victory."

In the interviews with media reporters before the game, Wang Zelin seemed very calm.

"Wang, who do you think the Nuggets should pay attention to most?"

"Of course it is Andre Iguodala. He is an underestimated player. The Tunneling team can achieve such a record. The first hero must be their coach George Karl. The second hero I think is Iguodala."

"But now many people think Ty Lawson is the leader of the Nuggets..."

The reporter retorted.

Indeed, Ty Lawson averaged 16 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game this season, most of which are career highs.

In the eyes of the outside world, he is the current well-deserved outside core of the Nuggets.

As for Iguodala, the average data is only 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game, which is almost the same as that of the 75ers last season.

Except for a very few senior fans who like to delve into the essence, most fans feel that Iguodala just played what he should have done, and he didn't bring any big changes to the Nuggets.

"That's all false," Wang Zelin said with a very good performance, and chuckled: "With all due respect, Ty Lawson is just a system player, and his statistics are very watery!"

The reason why Wang Zelin behaved like this was not only because Ty Lawson was indeed a bad person off the court, but more importantly, the alcoholic posted some indecent photos on social media when he was a foreign aid for his Fujian team in his previous life, as well as words involving insults to women in the Chinese dynasty.

Can't blame him for his natural distaste for Ty Lawson.

The photographers at the scene all pointed at Wang Zelin and ranted, and the reporters were even more delighted.

The smell of gunpowder between the two teams is so strong before the start of the match, and it will be fine when the match starts.

On the other side, after hearing the report from the reporter, Ty Lawson immediately turned gloomy and said to the camera: "Listen to the Tianchao boy, we won last time, and this time is no exception. You wait to go home and find your mother to wipe your tears!"

Away locker room.

"Hi, Lawson!"

Iguodala saw Ty Lawson coming back from the pre-game interview and greeted him as usual.

"Humph!"

Who knew Ty Lawson not only didn't respond, but even made a face.

What?

Iguodala stood there dumbfounded.

This guy must be drinking fake wine!

Iguodala thinks he is a very easy-going person... In fact, he is also the case. Most people in the Nuggets have become good friends with him, except Ty Lawson, who has always maintained a general teammate relationship with him.

After putting his hot face on his cold butt several times, Iguodala didn't take the initiative to communicate with Ty Lawson, an alcoholic.

They are all workers, so why should I treat you like an uncle.

……

At 7:[-] p.m., the Trail Blazers' home court, the Rose Garden Arena.

The venue was already full of spectators.

For the Blazers and fans, it is undoubtedly a happy thing to be able to watch the team win at home.

In the brightly lit arena, the starters of the two teams stood on the field.

On the Blazers' side is the starting lineup of Lillard, Matthews, Batum, Mike Roberts and Wang Zelin.

On the Nuggets side is the starting lineup of Ty Lawson, Iguodala, Wilson Chandler, Koness Fareed and Costa Koufos.

今晚的对位球员科斯塔库佛斯终期职业生涯不过是一个角色球员罢了，12~13赛季的8分7篮板1.2盖帽就是他的巅峰赛季表现。

In other words, this year's Costa Koufus has reached the peak of his career, but there is still a long way to go from Wang Zelin's level of strength.

The jump ball was won by Wang Zelin.

The Trail Blazers' first down.

Lillard dribbled the ball across the half, the Spurs' defensive tactics were mainly man-to-man, and Ty Lawson came to defend Lillard.

No matter how much Wang Zelin looked down on Ty Lawson before the game, the Blazers coaching staff still did not dare to underestimate the opponent.

As a fast and strong point guard, Ty Lawson not only can hold Lillard in terms of speed, but he is not afraid of physical confrontation, which makes Lillard very uncomfortable.

So for the first ball, Lillard did not choose to entangle with Ty Lawson.

He took the ball outside the three-second zone and passed it back to Batum, who was at a 45-degree angle from the three-point line on the right. Batum feinted and saw that Wang Zelin had circled from the left bottom corner to the right low post, and quickly handed over the ball.

This is an inside rotation ball tactic commonly used by the Blazers at present, and the beneficiary is Wang Zelin.

The moment he received the ball, everyone's eyes were on Wang Zelin, and Costakoufos quickly posted it. Just as Wang Zelin was about to play a single, Iguodala surrounded him from nowhere and formed a double-team for Wang Zelin.

"Teaming at the beginning, you think highly of me!"

Wang Zelin complained, and passed the ball to Mike Roberts, who jumped up to dunk, but was blocked by Koness Farid behind him.

Damn, I forgot, the current inside partner has changed from Aldridge to Mike Roberts, and the offensive ability of the two is several blocks away!
The Blazers attacked for the first time, and all the Nuggets showed what is called a "running and jumping team". Cones Fareed caught up with Iguodala with a ground pass, and Iguodala completed a dunk in the frontcourt.

Lightning counterattack!
Before the audience could react, the Nuggets took the lead 2:0.

"The Nuggets are notoriously fast in the league for their fast counterattacks. The team with the highest scoring average per game this season is the Nuggets in front of us...

With a league-leading 106.1 points, the Nuggets averaged 101 points per game, and their defensive efficiency is not bad, ranking in the middle of the league..."

The commentator on the scene raised his voice and shouted, as if reminding the Trail Blazers that they should not underestimate the opponent just because their record is inferior to theirs.

"Fareid, why didn't you pass it to me just now?"

After seeing Iguodala complete the dunk, Ty Lawson looked back at Cones Faried with a dissatisfied face.

"I saw that he had a better chance, so I passed it on to him!"

Cornes Farid explained with an aggrieved face.

Since Ty Lawson averaged 16:04, 3.7 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game last season, he has become the top scorer in the Nuggets and led the Nuggets to a record of 38 wins and 28 losses.

"The next time you have a chance, remember to pass it to me as soon as possible. I am the point guard, and I am the leader of the team!" Ty Lawson said in a slightly threatening tone.

"understood!"

"That's good."

After hearing the reply, Ty Lawson nodded in satisfaction.

In fact, the reason why he didn't like to see Iguodala was mainly because the two had different styles at first.

With a standard style and a good reputation off the court, he is a good gentleman in the hearts of fans and the media.

The other is a drunk, cranky, rotten guy who's been summoned by court multiple times for breaking the law.

The two are destined not to pee in the same pot.

As the team's record became better and better, Ty Lawson made up his mind to regard Iguodala as a good fighter. As long as the opponent can help the team win, the two will not cross each other.

But then things turned out beyond his expectation.

As the regular season progressed, the old man George Karl assigned Iguodala a higher and higher tactical position, even affecting his core position on the perimeter.

This is absolutely not allowed by Ty Lawson.

He didn't want to see the status he had worked so hard for three years to give up to an outsider just because of half a season.

Realizing that he was offended, Ty Lawson's attitude towards Iguodala became worse.

Perhaps this is why Iguodala in the original world announced that he would jump out of the final year of his contract after the season to test the free market.

In order to become a restricted free agent, Iguodala did not hesitate to give up his salary of 2013 million yuan in the 14-1610 season, which shows how serious the conflict between him and Ty Lawson was at that time.

……

The game continues.

Trail Blazers attack.

Lillard broke through with the ball.

Although there was Wang Zelin's cover, he broke through to the paint area and encountered Ty Lawson and Wilson Chandler's back and forth attacks.

Wilson Chandler assisted in the defense, and Batum quickly ran out of the open space. At this time, Iguodala, who was defending Matthews, rushed to defend Batum, who was a very threatening shooting point for the Trail Blazers from the outside.

Seeing this, Matthews decisively went around to the weak side and stood at a 45-degree angle.

Lillard returned the ball to Wang Zelin, and Wang Zelin quickly handed the ball over with a shot.

The basketball flew to the other side, and everyone followed suit.

Open Matthews!

There were screams in the Rose Garden Arena.

Matthews caught the ball in the open, glanced at the basket, and shot quickly.

"Shh!"

"Will's open chance... the goal is scored!" the home commentator shouted.

"Beautiful, the Blazers lead by one point!"

On the sidelines, the commentator of the game, NBA star Reggie Miller said.

"No matter how many times I watch it, I can't help feeling that Wang's passing vision is always so wide, and the timing is always so accurate!"

Aside, Chris Webber, who was as handsome as before, couldn't help admiring.

"Haha! Don't pretend, Chris, your passing skills back then were even better than the king's!"

Reggie Miller laughed.

"That's all in the past tense, now it's the world of young people."

Weber waved his hand modestly.

3: 2.

The Diggers attack.

Ty Lawson dribbled the ball across the half to organize the offense, and Iguodala ran along the sideline to the basket. The timing was very accurate, and Matthews, who was defending him, did not react.

"ball!"

Iguodala raised his left hand high and shouted in his heart.

But the pass was delayed...

It shouldn't be!

Judging from Lawson's usual passing ability, he can grasp this kind of opportunity.

At this time, Matthews chased into the paint area, and the great opportunity has passed.

at the same time.

Costa Koufos stepped up to the top of the arc to cover Ty Lawson and block Lillard.

Seeing this, Wang Zelin moved at the free throw line and immediately won, successfully covering Ty Lawson.

Ty Lawson didn't have a good chance and turned around and handed the ball to Wells Chandler.

With not much time left, Wells Chandler could only use an emergency stop that he was not used to.

The final fight!
Mike Roberts protected the backboard and handed the ball to Lillard, and there was a burst of cheers from the scene.

"Counterattack!!!"

　The first daily 7D change in July, I believe the second time is not far away.

　　Go to bed early today, it’s a bit overwhelming to stay up for two consecutive days, if you can get up early tomorrow, try to write a chapter.

　　
　
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