NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 234 It's a showdown, I'm the league's top scorer!

"Al Jefferson catches the ball in the low post and prepares to shoot. He challenged Wang Zelin again. He can be... oh my God! Wang Zelin threw himself at Al Jefferson with all his strength, beautiful block!"

The commentator of TNT TV station, who was finishing the game, spoke highly of it.

At 24:17, the Blazers temporarily led by 7 points.

In the last round, the Jazz had the ball, and it was finally handled by El Jefferson.

So far, despite Wang Zelin's defense, he scored 5 of 1 plus a free throw and only scored 3 points. His efficiency is mediocre, but he is still the most trusted leader of the Jazz.

There was no pick-and-roll, no coordination... The players of the two teams made room to give Wang Zelin and Al Jefferson a 1-on-1 chance.

In the low position on the right, Al Jefferson showed his solid basketball footsteps at a glance. After shaking continuously, he suddenly half-turned and squeezed from Wang Zelin's left side, facing the basket.

"Hmph! Take it easy!" After passing Wang Zelin, thinking of scoring soon, Al Jefferson's depression was greatly reduced, and he easily threw the shot.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to make a move, he was suddenly attacked by a huge force, and Wang Zelin's huge palm appeared above his head.

"Snapped!"

Nailing the big hat, grabbing the rebound, and the whistle sounded, Wang Zelin ended the first quarter with a perfect defense.

"Damn! You wait for me!"

Al Jefferson fell hard this time, looking up at Wang Zelin's indifferent expression, he felt very upset.

"Don't look at me like that, where are you now? There are still three quarters to come, let's play slowly!"

Different from Al Jefferson's ferocious expression, facing the provocation, Wang Zelin just smiled disapprovingly, as if he didn't take the other party's harsh words seriously.

"It's too strong! It's too strong! After the Trail Blazers lost to the Warriors in the last game, Wang Zelin only scored 19 points and 13 rebounds, and was questioned by the outside world about his decline. I hope it depends on who it is...

For more than 99% of the league's centers, 19 points and 13 rebounds are enough for them to have fun...Only with Wang Zelin, everyone will think that such statistics are mediocre!
With all due respect, Wang Zelin's condition has never been a problem!From the moment he entered the NBA, he has been one of the best big men in the league! "

王泽林首节得分不多，只有4分，但他的其他数据却异常耀眼……5篮板3盖帽3助攻1抢断，只用一节时间就将5项数据栏全部填满。

He is the overlord of the restricted area on the field!
No one can easily challenge, he said the area guarded...

nobody!
Originally, it was just a game with so-so attention, but because of Wang Zelin's explosive performance, it began to be spread by the commentators of various TV stations.

Boy Dongfang is about to go berserk again!

……

Seeing that the initiative of the game is being eroded by the Trail Blazers a little bit, Jazz head coach Tyronn Cobin did not change his tactics.

Focusing on the inside twin towers, supplemented by outside shooting, is the best way to use the Jazz in front of you.

It's just that, when encountering the Blazers with the same style of play and higher configuration, the Jazz were overwhelmed.

Back in the second quarter, seeing his disciples in a hot state, Terry Stotts didn't do what he thought, and let Wang Zelin continue to play.

At this moment, he had a bold idea in his mind... clock out of get off work in three quarters!
As for whether this idea can be truly realized, it depends on whether Wang Zelin's fiery state can continue.

The Jazz attack.

Mo Williams advanced to the top arc, and Al Jefferson came from behind. Instead of going low, he suddenly turned sideways and stood in front of Lillard. His large body was like a high wall passing Lillard completely behind him.

At this time, Mo Williams immediately borrowed the wall and went straight into the paint from a high position.

Seeing this, Al Jefferson bypassed Lillard and quickly followed up.

In the first round of the second quarter, the Jazz did not play positional battles as slowly as in the first quarter, but suddenly came up with a pick-and-roll air cut tactic, which caught the Blazers by surprise.

I have to say that this high-post pick-and-roll tactic was done very well, but they still need to get rid of the last person if they want to really succeed.

Wang Zelin!
This is what a center is all about, a team's last line of defense and at the same time the strongest line of defense.

So when Mo Williams slid down, his eyes squinted backwards, and he saw Al Jefferson following him. He had just entered the paint area, and suddenly made a left lateral move, flicked the ball back, and did not look back, leaving an unimpeded offensive line.

At this moment, Al Jefferson, who followed closely, rejoiced in his heart: Beautiful pass, buddy!

Taking two steps inward, he took off directly and hit the ball in the air with a cruel smile on his face.

"Alley-oop! It's time for Al Jefferson's revenge!"

On the commentary stage, the home commentator yelled reflexively.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, but when the commentator's voice spread through the loudspeaker, they reacted instantly and fixed their fiery eyes on the field.

"Come on, Al! Hit the Asian guy!"

"Kill number 36! Kill that bitch!"

The audience was full of voices, everyone was looking forward to something.

"king!"

Lillard hurriedly reminded.

The next moment, Wang Zelin took off on the spot a little in front of the basket, and stretched out that yellow palm that disgusted all Jazz players.

"This time, I won!"

Al Jefferson swore that he used all his strength for this dunk, just to successfully dunk Wang Zelin!

He is gone.

"Snapped!"

A great resistance came from the basketball, and then passed through Al Jefferson's body through his right hand.

For a moment, Al Jefferson was stunned, because he saw Wang Zelin's hand actually pressed on the basketball.

How did he do that?
Before he could think about it, the next moment, the resistance increased, until his right hand shook, and he lost control of the basketball. He fell backwards and became another Jazz player who landed on his butt after Paul Millsap.

"Water's mother Fuck..."

The home commentator could no longer control the shock in his heart, and sent a series of telegrams.

At this time, Wang Zelin controlled the center of gravity, followed quickly with his left hand, and the ball landed steadily with both hands together.

The referee did not move. Batum had already crossed the center line. After receiving a pass from Wang Zelin, he shook off Hayward and dunked easily.

"Oh! God! Did you see that? Wang Zelin, it's Dongfang Boy again! He intercepted El Jefferson's dunk in the air! He is like a Goliath giant! Every opponent who provokes him will end up with failure! Failure!!!"

At the same time, the commentators of various media were going crazy. They had a hunch that they were witnessing the birth of a great game.

Praise God, what a privilege!

At 26:17, the difference between the two teams was close to 10 points.

And Wang Zelin's blocked shots in this game also reached 4...just played the second quarter!

The Jazz attacked in the paint several times in a row, but in the end they couldn't escape Wang Zelin's clutches. Under his strong defense, the Blazers' paint became a veritable restricted area!

With Wang Zelin inside as the starting point, the Trail Blazers formed a tight and effective defensive system.

It will be indestructible!

……

"It's like this again. Al Jefferson can't get rid of Wang Zelin's entanglement at all. At this time, he should seek the support of his teammates instead of blindly playing singles. He has fallen into Wang Zelin's defensive whirlpool and cannot extricate himself!"

In the middle of the second quarter, Al Jefferson beat Wang Zelin with a turnaround jump shot. Although the ball was not blocked, it caused serious interference, and "Duang" popped out of the basket.

After landing, Wang Zelin immediately turned around and rushed to the basket, grabbed the rebound and handed it to Lillard.

"Another successful defense! The Jazz are in a scoring drought."

After Lillard took control of the ball, he gestured unhurriedly, signaling his teammates to quickly take their positions, and pressed the rhythm at a position two steps away from the three-point line.

15 seconds!
it's time!

Wang Zelin proposed a pick-and-roll outside the three-point line, and Lillard made a decisive attack!
This is the usual combination of two 12-year rookies, and it is a relatively common and effective high-position pick-and-roll tactic for the Blazers.

In order to make room for the attack, Wang Zelin did not go down after finishing the screen, and the other teammates spread out to find their own positions.

Seeing that Wang Zelin didn't keep up, Al Jefferson took the courage to drop the defender and rushed like a penalty area, as did Paul Millsap and Randy Foye.

The Jazz's shrinking speed was too fast, and there was no possibility of expanding again. Just entering the paint, three Jazz players attacked Lillard. He knew that if he chose to play hard, even if he forced a shot, the chance of scoring was very small.

This ball is too difficult!

"Eh!"

Among the crowd, Lillard saw Wang Zelin whose top arc position was completely emptied, decisively passed the ball behind his head, and returned it to Wang Zelin.

"Oh, Damian Lillard didn't have a chance, the ball went back beyond the three-point line... Wait, it's Wang Zelin! Why is he there?"

The home commentator saw Wang Zelin unexpectedly receiving a pass from outside the three-point line, and his expression was strange: Do you dare to shoot?

With 7 seconds left, the Blazers still had a chance to pass the ball. Matthews and Batum made a detour from the bottom corner along the three-point boundary and came to respond at the same time.

However, Wang Zelin did not choose to pass the ball, and raised the ball to shoot.

Just kidding, my brother has a 62-point three-point ability. I can't shoot too much, but you have to guard against it.

As for Wang Zelin's self-confidence, the outside world can't know. They only know that they saw a 2-meter big man make a shot from outside the three-point line. This scene is really rare.

Surprisingly, Wang Zelin's shots were very coherent and connected very smoothly.

He didn't really practice in private, did he?
Jazz coach Tyronn Cobin had a bad thought.

Under the eyes of everyone, the basketball began to drop after reaching the highest point, but the goal was still the direction of the basket.

"Shh!"

"What?"

Everyone on the Jazz watched in amazement as the basketball went into the basket, and No. 36 actually made it.

The players of the Trail Blazers showed ecstasy, raised their arms and threw themselves at Wang Zelin, then looked up at the big screen again, 29:17, the goal is valid!
"Great gift crab! Wang Zelin seized the wide-open three-pointer! He really made it! I now have reason to believe that this will be a night that belongs to him!"

The Jazz's home commentator broke through in an instant, and finally gave Wang Zelin a compliment.

"Kerry, check, has that Easterner ever shot a three-pointer this season?"

Tyrone Cobin suddenly remembered something and yelled at the assistant coach.

"Good sir!"

As soon as the words fell, a middle-aged Caucasian man behind him quickly lowered his head and flipped through Wang Zelin's information.

For every Western Conference playoff-level team, the Jazz has detailed information on each of their players, let alone Wang Zelin, who is in the limelight.

After a few seconds.

"I found out, Wang Zelin, Wang Zelin, here... No. 36 of the Trail Blazers, a center forward, has a total of 5 three-pointers this season, and..."

The teaching assistant gave a sudden pause.

"And what?"

Tyronn Cobin asked hastily.

"And 5 full hits, the current three-point shooting rate... 100%!"

"..."

At this moment, the surrounding role players and coaching staff were dumbfounded.

The kid on the opposite side not only made three-pointers, but also made 100% three-pointers?
What is this!

At the same time, the commentators of major TV stations also inquired about Wang Zelin's three-point shooting performance this season. After getting the results, they were shocked and quickly passed the news to every fan.

No one expected that with a simple three-pointer, Wang Zelin suddenly parachuted into the headlines of major media.

"With a 100% three-point shooting rate, the king is the league's top shooter!"

"Shocked! He is the number one shooter in the league!"

"Compared to him, Stephen Curry's three-point leader is instantly shifted!"

Not to be outdone, many small media cleverly use various eye-catching headlines to attract traffic.

……

Phoenix city.

"Hahahaha, I laughed so hard, Stephen, it turns out that the league's top scorer is someone else, and you are far from him!"

"What happened?"

Warriors star Stephen Curry, who just led his team to beat the Suns 111:107 in an away game to achieve three consecutive victories and helped the team consolidate the top eight rankings in the Western Conference, returned to the locker room after attending the press conference. He thought he was greeted with champagne to celebrate, but whoever thought it was a mockery.

Who else is the first shooter?

Let me see who he is.

TMD!

Gritting his teeth, Curry took Klay Thompson's phone and looked at it: "Damn!"

He never expected that Wang Zelin could surpass himself and become the league's top scorer with only five three-pointers. No, now he has six three-pointers.

After understanding the ins and outs, Curry also laughed happily, stayed in the locker room with Klay Thompson, and turned on the TV to watch the game between the Jazz and the Trail Blazers.

I want to see, can you make another three-pointer?
The elementary school students sat on the small benches and became one of the many people who eat melons with great interest.

……

At 56:31, with 17 seconds left before halftime, the Jazz trailed by 25 points at home, but this group of players who refused to admit defeat was still relentless. Hayward stood up bravely, cut to the basket and made a backhand layup to complete the attack.

At 56:33, the point difference became 23 points.

There are 14 seconds left in the time, and everyone knows that the Blazers will definitely run out of time and play the last attack.

The question is, who will handle it.

Advancing to the frontcourt, Lillard waited for all his teammates to settle down.

10 seconds left.

Mo Williams spread his arms, leaned down, and stared at Lillard.

"Defense! I want to defend well!"

Mo Williams kept reminding himself that he couldn't let this guy open the score.

With 7 seconds left, Lillard beckoned, and the target was Mike Roberts, who quickly proposed a pick-and-roll without thinking much.

It's a pity that his pick-and-roll quality is not as good as Wang Zelin's, and he was easily broken by Paul Millsap, and he stuck to Lillard after switching defenses.

"here!"

Matthews cut into the basket and quickly circled out, and came to the top arc to receive the ball, scaring Al Jefferson from the short corner on the right to rush out.

5 seconds!
Matthews didn't panic at all, dodged Al Jefferson and took a big step to the right, and got the shot space. At this time, Hayward lost his defender and rushed over.

3 seconds!
"Gordon Hayward's defense was too timely, and Will Matthews lost the best shot time."

Even when the commentator was regretting, Matthews still didn't make a move, leaving everyone confused.

"Whoosh!"

Still scoring!Matthews actually dared to score the ball.

2 seconds!
The ball flew near the zero-angle three-point line on the right.

There is...Wang Zelin!

No way?
At this moment, everyone held their breath.

1 seconds!
"Fuck mud..."

Wang Zelin seemed to have received a hot potato, and before he had time to complain, he threw it out in an instant.

"Beep..." As soon as the shot was made, the red light on the backboard turned on.

"Shh!"

With the familiar sound of piercing the net, Wang Zelin scored the second three-pointer of the game.

The buzzer hit a three-pointer, 59:33, and the point difference did not decrease but increased.

The Jazz were all dumbfounded...

What's the fun in this?

(End of this chapter)