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Chapter 227 Behemoth Showdown
Next, enter the offensive rhythm of the Grizzlies. To describe it in one word, it is slow.

The Grizzlies exude the defensive concept of "I can't score, but you can't score either". They are used to dragging their opponents into their familiar rhythm and slowly grinding them to death.

On the Blazers' side, Wang Zelin, who was targeted, didn't want the ball anymore. He wanted to give it back, but if he really wanted to play alone, he couldn't bear the physical exertion, so he stopped and focused on the defensive end.

After the first quarter, at 19:17, the Blazers led away by 2 points.

王泽林首节3投2中，得到4分5篮板2助攻1犯规。

In the following time, he showed an amazing ability to protect the frame, grabbing the opponent's offensive rebound twice.

A total of 19 rebounds were born in the first quarter, Wang Zelin grabbed 1/4, the team grabbed 11, and the Grizzlies grabbed 8.

对位的马克加索尔首节2投1中，得到2分3篮板1助攻。

From the analysis of the data of the two, Wang Zelin is better than Marc Gasol.

Regardless of the high offensive efficiency of the two teams at the beginning, as time went by, after the Grizzlies defended, the shooting percentage of the two teams dropped rapidly.

The Grizzlies team took 18 shots in the first quarter, hit 7 times, made 5 of 3 free throws, scored 17 points, and shot 38.8% from the field.

开拓者全队出手20次命中8次，罚球4中3，得到19分，投篮命中率40％。

Thanks to the fact that this is the Grizzlies' home stadium, the audience who dare to buy tickets to come in is already ready to enjoy the iron fight. If it was in another arena, the audience would have scolded their mothers long ago.

During the break, Barkley and groom Albert could only have an awkward chat because there was nothing to talk about on the field.

If I knew it earlier, I would discuss it with the higher-ups and explain other games.

There are 9 games today. If it weren't for the fact that Wang Zelin had just come back and the competition was extremely hot, TNT would not have sent Barkley and groom Albert, two ace commentators, to commentate the game.

At first, they were a little complacent, and it was a good thing to be valued by the leaders, but now they are starting to regret it.

Even if it is to explain the game between the Bucks and the Kings, it is probably not so boring.

If I knew this earlier, why bother!
At the beginning of the second quarter, Wang Zelin and Aldridge rested off the court, and Lillard and Batum came on the court with a group of substitute players.

For the Grizzlies, Marc Gasol continued to play, and Mike Conley was also on the court.

"Damn, why does that fat man still have the strength? He must have avoided facing me so that he could collect some data. Shameless!" Wang Zelin looked contemptuous.

After all, I still feel a little envious.

Marc Gasol weighs 10 kilograms lighter than himself, and is still a heavy center with the highest tonnage among active players. His playing time has exceeded 35 minutes since the second grade, and has stabilized at around 36 minutes in the past two seasons.

For a center, such playing time can definitely be called a model worker.

"Maybe, I should also consider losing weight..."

Wang Zelin pouted his chin, thoughtful.

The weight of 130 kilograms ranks first in the league, and the No.2 Bynum has lost nearly 5 kilograms. Considering that his strength is far beyond the reach of others, perhaps losing weight will not affect his status as a big killer inside.

Before being able to draw a star card with excellent physical fitness, the growth rate of physical fitness is too slow if only relying on personal training.

His physical attributes have been stuck at 76 for a long time.

The only way to increase physical fitness quickly that can be thought of right now is to lose weight.

"King, it's your turn to play!"

"Ah... oh!"

The voice of coach Terry Stotts came from a distance, waking Wang Zelin who was in deep thought.

"I don't think so much anymore, the weight loss will be discussed in the offseason."

He got up and took off his thermal clothing, stretched briefly, and Wang Zelin played again.

I glanced at the scoreboard casually, and the half-time has passed, and the Blazers trailed the Grizzlies by 25 points at 29:4.

It seems that the team is in a scoring drought.

"Wang, Lamarcus, the task of the two of you is to kill them, and blow up their internal lines for me, understand?"

"Roger that!"

"learn!"

The game resumed with Marc Gasol on the court.

"Mark, I thought you would hide behind the court in fear. Now that I'm back, don't think about swiping your stats so easily."

Wang Zelin, who stood behind Marc Gasol, harassed with trash talk while trying to steal the opponent.

"You can do it, you can too!"

Marc Gasol catches the ball and hits high, always paying attention to his teammates' running positions.

At this moment, Quincy Poundsett cuts in from the bottom line. When Marc Gasol sees it, he repeats the old trick and immediately sends the ball back.

As soon as whoever wanted the ball took the shot, Wang Zelin emerged from behind, waved his long arm, and landed on the passing route with a big yellow hand, and successfully intercepted it.

The Blazers turned to fast break.

Lillard's first backup, Eric Maynor, strides off the dribble, looking back at his teammates' moves.

The traditional point guard prefers assists to scoring.

Fortunately, the Trail Blazers are dominated by young people, and the counterattack is extremely fast. The Grizzlies can only catch up with Quincy Poundset and Jesse Bayless.

But these two are small players, and the Blazers' Wang Zelin, Aldridge, and Connet Lee are all in place.

Eric Menor smiled, it was a difficult choice, who should I give it to?
Maynor ran to the basket and looked back at the moon, leaving the decision to the sky.

No matter, judging from this passing position, whether it's Wang, Lee, or LaMarcus, all three of them can receive it, it's up to them.

Seeing this, Wang Zelin and Connet Lee on both sides lowered their speed and moved aside to block Quincy Poundset Bayless' sprint route.

"Thank you guys!"

Aldridge muttered a sentence in his heart, jumped up, caught the ball and hung the basket with both arms.

At 27:29, the Blazers pursued closely.

"Mark, pay attention, we have to hit the success rate." Hollins couldn't help reminding that he was hit by the Blazers as soon as he came up.

Marc Gasol nodded. He was disturbed by Wang Zelin's trash talk just now, and he wanted to play tricks, but he made a mistake.

He decided to start from now on and do his best defensive work conscientiously.

But Marc Gasol still overlooked one thing.

He is good at defense, but Wang Zelin is good at offense!
Wang Zelin, who got enough rest time, led the offense many times. With 2 minutes left in the game, Aldridge made a layup with a smart pass over the top and cut into the paint.

"Shh!"

42:38, now it's the other way around, and it's the Blazers' turn to lead away by 4 points.

Something bad happened, Hollins immediately called a timeout.

"Mark, what are you doing, you were beaten into a sieve by that rookie, do you want me to replace you?"

After yelling at Marc Gasol, Hollins turned around and yelled at Bayless himself.

"Mike, Tyshawn, you two go on the field and replace Jerry and Quincy, Mark, you can take care of yourself, don't let me down."

Looking back, Hollins finally set his sights on Mike Conley and Prince.

Zach Randolph and Tony Allen are also notoriously "weak in stamina". The difference in points is not too big right now, so let's keep it at the critical moment

Mike Conley came on the court, and the Grizzlies' offensive rhythm immediately improved to a higher level. Coupled with Marc Gasol's high support, the Grizzlies made 7 of 4 shots in the second half of the quarter, and the team scored 9 points.

As for the Blazers, Wang Zelin and Aldridge were on the inside, one on defense and one on offense, leading the team to make 9 of 4 shots and score 8 points.

At 50:47, halftime was over, and the Grizzlies trailed by 3 points at home.

Although it failed to tie the score, Hollins could still accept the result
"Zach, you should have had enough rest!"

Hollins put his eyes on No. 50 beside him. He is the absolute core of the Grizzlies' offense.

"No problem sir, leave it to me!"

Zach Randolph understood, showing off his thick biceps.

"Let's go!"

With a bear roar, the second half of the game began.

"Friends in the audience, the Grizzlies have replaced the main lineup, and Zach Randolph is back on the court. Not surprisingly, he has only one task, and that is to score."

Barkley explained.

"Zach Randolph's scoring average this season has risen from 11 points per game last season, reaching an average of 16 points per game, and his rebounding average has reached 11.4 per game, sweeping away last year's sluggish state.

Zach Randolph in a healthy state is a scoring weapon at the fourth position in the league. If it weren't for the mess when he was young, he should have been selected as an All-Star long ago. He is a seriously underestimated player! "

Groom Albert would like to know how the Blazers will deal with Zach Randolph's inside offense next.

The Grizzlies went first on the first possession of the second half.

Seeing Marc Gasol run to a high pick-and-roll, Wang Zelin followed without hesitation.

He knew that this was a tactic for the Grizzlies to create singles space for Randolph, and now it's up to Aldridge.

Sure enough, with the help of the pick-and-roll, Mike Conley temporarily got rid of Lillard, and within a few steps of breaking through, he handed over the basketball.

Zach Randolph receives the ball in the short corner of the left wing, with Aldridge in a defensive position in front of him.

Everything was so orderly, and the long-awaited star confrontation moment came to the audience.

"Come on Zack, crush 'em!"

In an instant, the Grizzlies fans at FedEx Arena chanted Zach Randolph's name.

This is their bear king, and they will spare no effort to cheer for Zach Randolph.

After Zach Randolph held the ball, he first made a three-threat move. Seeing that Aldridge was unmoved, he made a decisive shot.

Mid-range shooting is also Zach Randolph's specialty, and he thinks he is not much worse than Aldridge in this regard.

The basketball crashed into the basket and was successfully won by Randolph in the first round.

"This big black bear is really powerful!" Wang Zelin couldn't help but feel emotional when he watched Zach Landford complete the shot.

For this ball, Aldridge's defense focused on Zach Randolph's low-post offense. He didn't expect the latter to make such a firm shot, and he didn't even make a jumping move.

This is the confusion that the rich offensive arsenal brings to the opposing players.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zach Randolph's low-post skills are at the top of the league, and his inside footsteps and delicate offensive skills are the best in this era.

In addition to the weakness of poor physical management, the big black bear has what he wants on the offensive end, and he really has no solution when he has enough physical strength.

"Zach played very decisively, and he wasn't obsessed with working in the three-second zone." Barkley saw that Randolph succeeded in the mid-range shot, and then looked at Wang Zelin and Aldridge on the opposite side with interest.

How would you respond?
The Blazers also played a pick-and-roll.

Wang Zelin received the ball from a high position and passed it back to Aldridge. The latter went straight to Zach Randolph's left side. Although the starting speed was not as fast as the outside players of Fengchi Battery, it was not too slow for the big black bear.

When defending seriously, Zach Randolph definitely has an above-average inside defensive ability, but he is usually lazy and is used to handing over all defensive tasks to Marc Gasol.

However, standing in front of him today is Aldridge, who focused on predicting the opponent's breakthrough route and completed the block in time.

It is worth mentioning that Zach Randolph, who is 2 meters tall, weighs 06 kilograms and is fat visible to the naked eye.

This is also the origin of his big black bear name.

At this stage, Aldridge has not been tricked into the Spurs, and his weight is only about 113 kilograms. Later, in order to play the fifth position, he had to increase his weight until he reached 118 kilograms.

Just when the two were about to collide, many Grizzlies fans felt that the ball was defended.

There are very few players in the league who can face the meat mountain of Zach Randolph head-on. Even if there are, they are definitely not the No. 12 of the Blazers.

That number 36 is about the same!
"What!"

Even when Zach Randolph was a little relieved, he saw Aldridge suddenly swayed and wiped from his right.

this kid...

Zach Randolph had no time to be shocked, and immediately turned around to catch up.

Aldridge just made a relatively common breakthrough action... an instant change of direction under high-speed dribbling!
Many basketball fans can easily do this move, but if it is placed on a 2-meter insider and placed in an actual combat like the NBA, it is enough to be surprised that such a move can be completed.

The dribble moves that are commonly seen in defenders happen to big men, and the visual effect is enough to make people scream!
After passing Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol jumped from the other side to make up the defense. Of course Aldridge is not stupid. If someone makes up the defense, someone will naturally be emptied.

So after entering the paint area, Love Travel turned sideways to face Marc Gasol, flicked his wrist, and the basketball passed from behind to Wang Zelin, who was completely missed.

Wang Zelin will not let go of the rare opportunity to open wide, the mid-range shot is steady, and the basketball is hollow.

In the second round, the Trail Blazers responded successfully.

When they came back to their senses, Wang Zelin and Aldridge smiled knowingly and returned to defense immediately.

"In this attack, LaMarcus and Wang Zelin showed a very high tacit understanding, but I believe that the Grizzlies will never stop chasing points, and then they need to do a good job of defense."

As Barkley said.

The Grizzlies continue to win positions.

Marc Gasol is used to walking around the middle distance, because he, like Wang Zelin, has the high-position support ability that makes opponents fearful.

As soon as he pulled out, Wang Zelin had to follow, and when he retreated, the three-second zone was vacated.

In the end, Zach Randolph faced Aldridge's single defense and hit a small hook.

The point difference was chased to one point again!
　It's a little stuck, like shitty constipation, sitting on the computer for a long time without being able to utter a word.

　　Alas, go to bed early today and try to get a good night's sleep. I will sort out the outline tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)