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Chapter 223 The Influence of One Elbow

Due to the large movement, the occurrence time was extremely fast, and players from both teams were injured and left the field, the referee and two assistant referees came to the scoring table to study the playback repeatedly.

Finally, the penalty came out. Farid was sent off for a second-degree malicious foul, and the Blazers made two free throws, because when reviewing the video, everyone could see that Farid definitely caused the physical contact on purpose.

Of course, he had already gone down.

However, Fareed, who is in a coma, still needs to be mentally prepared. After the game, he will definitely be fined by the league and will be suspended based on the league review.

As for Wang Zelin, he was sentenced to a first-degree malicious foul, and the Nuggets also got a chance to make two free throws.

But Nuggets coach George Karl couldn't be happier, with a gloomy face.

The injury of the main starter is unclear and the return date is uncertain. The Nuggets' plan to achieve the best record in team history in the second half of the season may have to be shelved.

in the audience.

"Hush! Serve it right, stepping scumbag!"

"The guy who deliberately stepped on, this is your retribution!"

"I don't know how Wang's injury is, will it affect the next game?"

At the moment when the penalty was issued, the Rose Garden booed uniformly, and even some radical fans yelled at them!
A small group of fans who originally had a little sympathy for Fareed's injury, after watching the replay, were left with only anger.

It was clearly shown in the replay that he deliberately put his feet in front of him.

In other words, it is a deliberate stepping!

This is an extremely dangerous action in the NBA. Professional basketball players generally weigh more than ordinary people. If they lose their balance when they land, it is very possible that the ligaments will be strained, and they will be absent for several months.

The Blazers' achievements this season are inseparable from Wang Zelin's contribution. If his injury is so serious that he is reimbursed for the season, then the Blazers' season will be over.

The current lineup and record can guarantee them to enter the playoffs, but in the playoffs, they can only be reduced to others.

Fortunately, after the team doctor's report came out, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, coach Terry won the consent of general manager Orsi who was watching the game, and showed it to the fans on the big screen.

The injury is almost the same as that of Aldridge, a first-degree ankle sprain, which needs at least two weeks of rehabilitation.

The difference is that Wang Zelin injured his left foot.

But everyone was relieved. It was only two weeks. Even if the Blazers' record dropped slightly, the overall impact would not be too great. Aldridge still had a week to pay. As long as the Blazers survived the next most difficult week, the situation would improve.

on the field.

Coach Terry Stotts looked at the substitute centers Jared Jeffries and Joel Freeland on the bench. The difference in strength between the two and Wang Zelin was too great. They were both small players who could only play during garbage time. .

It seems that during the offseason, the management must find a better substitute for Wang Zelin.

It's like getting used to the Tianchao high-speed rail and suddenly going to Tianzhu to take the train.

It is simply a torment!
After thinking for a while, I made a decision in my heart.

"Luke, move around and get ready to play!"

Then he looked at Mike Roberts: "Mike, next you will play the 5th position, and you will play the next two quarters. I don't ask you to rule the penalty area like a king, as long as you play your characteristics."

"And all of you, run for me. The Nuggets are known as the track and field team, and we are no worse than them."

Terry Stotts waved his hand and put on a small lineup.

Lillard + Connet Lee + Batum + Luke Babbitt + Mike Roberts!
All five members of this lineup have shooting and outstanding athletic ability. They may not be as good as the Nuggets on the defensive end, but they are definitely more than enough to fight offense.

At this time, there are still 3 minutes and 47 seconds before the end of the first half. With such a lineup in advance, Terry Stotts also wants to see the effect.

Play like that for the second half if you can.

If not, there is enough time for the third evolution.

The home locker room.

Wang Zelin, who was lying on the bed receiving ice compresses, turned on the TV to watch the upcoming game, when the door suddenly rang.

"Dad! Mom! And Reina, why are you here?"

When I got up, I saw that it was the father, the queen mother and his girlfriend who came.

Then I learned that the two old men were able to come in to visit Wang Zelin after they identified their identities to the team management.

"You, you, I don't know how to pay attention, I suffered such a serious injury, are you feeling better now..."

As soon as the Queen Mother came in, the caring words in her mouth couldn't stop.

"I'm fine, Mom, the guy over there was hurt more than me!" Wang Zelin said with a smile.

"Be more careful in the future!"

Reina exhorted at this time.

Father Wang didn't speak after he came in, he was very silent, but he turned his head to look at Wang Zelin's eyes from time to time, always with deep concern.

……

In the second half, after losing the backbone of Wang Zelin, the Trail Blazers dropped a notch on both ends of the offense and defense inside. Under the iron defense of the Nuggets, the offensive efficiency was average, and mistakes were made from time to time.

After all, Terry Stotts is no match for the old fritter George Karl.

Under the careful training of George Karl, the Nuggets have formed a unified and effective offensive and defensive system, and the half-orc Fareed's status and influence in the team are not as good as Wang Zelin's, and the impact on the players on the field is not as great as imagined.

In contrast, the Blazers are much worse.

At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets overtook the Blazers 82:79.

In the final quarter, Iguodala and Wilson Chandler staged dunks one after another, and the Blazers still couldn't find a way to limit the Nuggets' scoring.

Until Lillard cut into the dunk and caused a foul to stage a 2+1, and then hit a long three-pointer from the outside, the Blazers chased the point difference to only one point, and the fans seemed to see the hope of overtaking.

But in the following time, the two sides fell into a stalemate on the offensive end. In the end, the old-fashioned Iguodala stepped forward, stole Batum, assisted Ty Lawson for a fast break layup, and widened the point difference to 4 points.

I have to admit that the successive absences of Aldridge and Wang Zelin made the Blazers panic. They took a breath at the critical moment and finally lost the game with a score of 105:111.

Lillard, one of the three young players still on the field, was successfully choked to death by Ty Lawson and Iguodala. He played 41 minutes and made 22 of 9 shots, including 6 of 2 three-pointers. He scored a double-double with 24 points and 10 assists.

I don't know when it started, Lillard is used to having Wang Zelin and Aldridge in front of him.

In the previous games of the Trail Blazers, he often had to perform at a normal level to be able to win. He didn't have to do his best to guarantee the team's final victory like he did in college.

Lillard, who is slowly getting used to the position of the third child, inevitably has a dependence in his heart. This may cause his strength to be no worse than Yuan Shi, or even slightly stronger, but his heart is not as strong as before.

Regarding this point, Wang Zelin, who watched the whole game in the locker room, also noticed it, but he didn't know whether it was good or bad.

From his standpoint, this is of course a good thing, because it represents Lillard and recognizes his boss status.

But if you look at it from the standpoint of Lillard in the original world...

Or, only time will know the answer!
……

全场下来，泰劳森22投12中，拿到全队最高的30分、伊戈达拉20投10中，得到26分，科斯塔库佛是得到11分、钱德勒得到10分，替补阵容的安东尼兰多夫得到10分、安德烈米勒8分……

Except for Ty Lawson and Iguodala, the Nuggets scored more evenly, especially the bench, who scored a total of 27 points.

As for the Trail Blazers, the main players scored 87 points, and only 4 players scored from the bench. Among them, Eric Maynor scored 6 points, Will Barton scored 5 points, and everyone added up to 7 points.

At 18:27, the difference between the bench scores of the two teams was 9 points, which was also one of the important reasons for the Blazers' defeat.

At the press conference after the game, Terry Stotts and George Karl arrived almost at the same time.

The Blazers are Lillard.

Although he failed to lead the Blazers to maintain their lead and win the victory, he played almost the entire game tonight, scoring a double-double of 26 points and 10 assists. His efficiency was also good, and he was understood by many Portland fans.

This is one of the benefits of non-core players!

After all, there are Wang Zelin and Aldridge in front of Lillard. Considering the existence of objective factors, the Blazers lost troops and lacked personnel. As long as he shows his due level, he will not encounter doubts from the outside world.

It is quite similar to Lillard's later situation.

As we all know, Lillard has always been loved by the fans. In addition to the rare adherence to one person, one city in the era of superstars, the key is that even the most loyal fans have never had too high expectations for him.

It's a bit hurtful to say it, but it's true.

Because the Blazers' lineup ceiling is there, Lillard can lead the team to the playoffs and the score is considered a pass. The fans rushed to celebrate after reaching the second round. Entering the Western Conference Finals is the same as winning the Finals.

At this moment + this situation and this scene, a thirty-year-old man begged for praise with tears in his eyes!

……

On the Nuggets side, Ty Lawson and Iguodala, who scored 56 points together, both attended.

But the protagonists of the press conference are destined not to be players. At the start of the press conference, the coaches of the two teams are like shrews scolding the street, scrambling to accuse the opponent's players of violating sportsmanship.

"Elbowed a player until he fainted. I suspect that the No. 36 rookie of the Blazers has a serious tendency to violence! We will definitely ask the league to punish him!"

"You must know that my player is still lying in the infirmary unable to move, and the price is only a first-degree flagrant foul. This kind of penalty is simply covering up criminals!"

George Karl bit back when he came up, showing that he deliberately ignored Fareed's suspicion of intentional fouling, focusing on the severity of Fareed's injury, and then trying to gain sympathy from the outside world.

For the wounded, people will more or less have a little sympathy.

Tristos naturally understood this truth, took the words, and quickly counterattacked.

"What I want to say is, before condemning others, whether the Nuggets should conduct introspection. Cones Fareed played well in the first quarter, why did he suddenly take despicable behaviors such as deliberate tiptoeing and unsportsmanlike behavior? It is worth pondering!"

Obviously, Terry Stotts wants to pull George Karl who is hiding behind him, and deliberately guides the media to think in this regard.

"Slander! Naked slander! He's slandering us!
Coach Karl is definitely not this kind of person, and you can only blame Koness himself for this..."

Unexpectedly, George Karl saw no movement, but Ty Lawson yelled.

No, why are you yelling so loudly?
"Pfft!"

Some of the reporters below burst out laughing.

"What the hell is he doing?"

Karl George's face darkened, he turned to look at Iguodala, and whispered.

"I do not know!"

Iguodala was also dumbfounded.

Originally, Farid's stepping could be said to be careless, and the dead duck's mouth was stiff, but Ty Lawson's overreaction was almost confirmed as Farid's intentional stepping, and even George Karl began to be questioned.

"Wait," Iguodala suddenly thought of Ty Lawson coming out of the bathroom with a face full of alcohol, this guy must be drunk, right?
"what happened?"

Iguodala stammered: "He seems to have had two drinks in the locker room before he came out."

"..."

Hard as it was to believe, such a thing was possible for Ty Lawson.

Pig teammates!

Finally, George Karl bowed his head in despair.

Everyone in the Nuggets knows how much Ty Lawson is addicted to alcohol. He issued a prohibition order to Ty Lawson more than once, and the latter refused to change after repeated admonitions.

But the premise is that the team wins.

In the past, this practice was regarded as a disguised form of motivation for Ty Lawson. After all, if you want the horse to run, how can you not feed him grass.

But now it seems that the horse is too full to eat and dizzy!
On the side, Ty Lawson, who was still yelling, was unaware of his behavior of self-destructing the truck, and he was still thinking happily: I have maintained the prestige of the coach, maybe I can drink a few more glasses in the future.

"Ahem, cough, I remembered. There are still things to deal with. Today's press conference ends here."

After dealing with the reporter a few words, Karl George and Iguodala dragged Ty Lawson and left the scene.

"Hahahaha!"

"I'm dying of laughter, I didn't expect such a pig teammate to exist!"

Now that the Nuggets walked away, Terry Stotts and Lillard looked at each other and let out a long suppressed wild laugh.

"Okay, okay, calm down, we should go too." Tony Douglas, the director of the public relations department next to him, reminded with a blushing face.

"Understood, um..." Terry Stotts resumed his expression management and said, "Tony, the next campaign will be left to your public relations department."

"Don't worry, we understand!"

The two smiled tacitly.

Immediately after the game, the league and the media sparked heated discussions about the game.

Among them, the major sports media released professional comments overnight, and experts from all walks of life also expressed their views on this, and even some team management and players joined in the fun.

"There is no doubt that this is a rough game! The Blazers rookie has only been in the league for a long time, and there have been several disasters that no one wants to see! He is a natural thug!"

ESPN commentator Kamala in his personal column with "A villain is born!" "As the title, published an opinion of thousands of words.

Once Kamara's remarks on the blog were published, they quickly attracted great attention.

But not long after, a reporter from China pointed out that in a game between the Nets and the Magic in 09, Kamara used the word "Chinaman" with obvious insults many times... This guy has an old record.

At that time, he worked as a commentator for Turner Company, which belongs to NBATV. Later, under pressure, he had to apologize publicly.

Now I changed to a different company and came to ESPN, but I still can't change my shit.

(End of this chapter)