NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 236
The score was tied, and Mike Conley was anxious.

He tried his best to control his emotions, because he knew that there was no need to rush now.

First of all, we must give full play to the team's greatest strengths, restrict the opponent based on defense, and then sort out the offense together by himself and Mark. There is still more than half-time, and he is confident that he will grind the opponent to death.

Facing Lillard's stalking defense, Mike Conley stabilized the rhythm and initiated a pick-and-roll gesture.

At this time, Mike Conley didn't have too many rich personal offensive skills, and he was best at using his teammates' pick-and-rolls to complete the offense.

So Mike Conley beckoned Marc Gasol to come out. Anyway, Lillard was going to use the pick-and-roll to get a three-pointer, or a chance to break through.

"The Grizzlies are playing duo, can they make this offense?"

At this time, Marc Gasol caught the ball with one step inside the free throw line and started to push forward. Wang Zelin was pulled too far by Marc Gasol, and the entire restricted area was completely empty, completely exposed to the firepower of the Grizzlies.

At the same time, Zach Randolph and Aldridge turned around and cut to the basket after some pushing. Marc Gasol suddenly turned to face the frame. Wang Zelin hurriedly jumped high to block the shot, but when his feet left the ground, the whole person regretted it.

Marc Gasol's current offensive arsenal is not as rich as in later years. He averaged only 14 or 5 points per game. This season's single-game high is only 27 points. Close-range two-point shots accounted for 47%, and mid-range two-pointers and long-range two-pointers accounted for 40.6% and 38.2% respectively.

The turnaround jumper is not Marc Gasol's usual practice, in other words, he was cheated.

Sure enough, after Wang Zelin took off, Marc Gasol passed the ball from his armpit to Zach Randolph, who cut in from the baseline. Aldridge was stuck behind him and couldn't find any space to block.

"Hahaha! Marc Gasol is definitely one of the big men with the highest football intelligence in the league. He doesn't have the unsolvable power of the king, but he knows how to maximize the use of his teammates and how to help the team win in another way!"

A few more minutes passed, amidst Kenny Smith's admiration.

On the Trail Blazers side, Wang Zelin fired all his firepower and succeeded twice, successfully attacking in the low post; while on the Mavericks side, Marc Gasol played several wonderful teamwork and sent two wonderful passes.

"Thank you for the wonderful game between the Trail Blazers and the Grizzlies! In just half a quarter, we saw the collision of two offensive styles, individual ability VS teamwork!

There are still two quarters left, I hope the two teams can continue to maintain a high level of competition..."

At 49:48, among the praises of the commentators of the major TV stations, the Blazers led by one point at home and entered the intermission.

The Grizzlies played very smartly tonight, and did not leave enough points for the Blazers like last time, and the game progress was extremely anxious.

But these are all expected by coach Terry Stotts.

The toughness and toughness of the Grizzlies are obvious to all. As long as there is no big mess inside, it will be difficult for a team at the same level as the Grizzlies to kill it with a stick.

Boil it!

This will be a contest of willpower, and it will be difficult to tell the winner if you don't persist until the end.

……

The third quarter continued to play, and the two sides tacitly replaced the rotation.

王泽林上半场打了19分钟，投篮11中7，狂揽17分8篮板3盖帽，球队超过1/3的得分和将近一半的篮板全部由他拿到，本场比赛的胜利贡献值全队第一。

However, relying on Wang Zelin's quasi-double-double in the half, the Blazers were barely ahead by one point, which was difficult for Terry Stotts to accept.

After thinking about it, I can only sigh with emotion, "Grizzlies are so lucky!"

Logically speaking, when Wang Zelin broke out, the Blazers would generally take a big lead, but there is a premise that the teammates must perform normally.

Fortunately, the Grizzlies just ran into a bad time for Aldridge.

首节6中1、第二节4中1，半场10中2，投篮命中率仅为20%的阿尔德里奇必须要承担很大的责任。

When one of the team's only two players with 20-plus points per game has a bad performance, another player has to step up.

Although Wang Zelin played bravely as coach Terry Stotts expected, even better than he expected, I hope this is also overdrawing Wang Zelin's physical strength.

It is no joke that the consumption of players' physical energy by both offense and defense is not a joke, which is why every superstar has a unified label-both offense and defense.

The emergence, decline, and team changes of superstars...every move has a pivotal position in the league structure.

To become a true super giant, Wang Zelin still has a long way to go.

In view of physical problems, Wang Zelin has to wait until the last 4 or 5 minutes of the third quarter if he wants to return to the court. Terry Stotts can only pray that Aldridge can recover, and the Blazers are the most reliable.

But... by the official timeout in the 7th minute, Aldridge was replaced.

3 of 1 shots scored 3 points and 2 rebounds... The fans and players of the two teams can see from the data that Aldridge's performance on the offensive end is really terrible today.

Even Wang Zelin didn't expect that he would wipe the ass of Aldridge, who played a stable game tonight.

on the bench.

"LaMarcus, you... come down and rest first, Joel, you are the same, and then Mike and Wang will be the 4th and 5th positions of the team."

Terry Stotts originally planned to let Aldridge find more touch on the court, but now it seems that the touch can't be found.

"Damien, can you hold on?"

Shaking his head helplessly, Terry Stotts turned his head to look at Blazer 0. Although this guy is sometimes supernatural and sometimes ghostly, he has to admit that his stamina pool is really resistant.

Of course, in most games, Lillard is still very reliable.

"No problem, Mr. Terry!"

Lillard smiled and waved his hands. It seems that he has to play the whole game again tonight...

Fortunately, he is used to it.

"Wang, there are still 5 minutes. I need you to score. If necessary, you can reduce your attention on the defensive end and let Mike carry it more." Tristos said.

"I see."

Wang Zelin replied, but he didn't care about it.

Offensive and defensive, I want it all!
On the commentary stage.

"The score is now 58:63, and the Trail Blazers are 5 points behind. If nothing else, Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts will replace LaMarcus Aldridge, who is not performing well, and bring up Wang Zelin, who has been resting for more than half a quarter," Kenny Smith said.

"LaMarcus' performance today is undoubtedly disappointing, but fortunately, the Grizzlies are not a team that is good at offense. The Trail Blazers are not far behind. Next, we will see Wang's performance!" Charles Barkley took over.

beep~~

The whistle blows and the game continues.

Aldridge looked at the score of 58:63, and his heart ached. What happened to him today?
After being awakened by the whistle, Aldridge silently cheered for his teammates, but Wang Zelin suddenly turned around and shouted at him: "LaMarcus, don't sit on your ass, the team needs you in the fourth quarter! Very, very much!"

"understood!"

Aldridge smiled back.

Terry Stotts always sees everything in his eyes: that kid, always so reassuring.

"The king is here!"

"Sanction the opponent!"

"Come on! We must win!"

Seeing that No. 36 led the team to play again, the cheers of the home fans were about to lift the entire Rose Garden Arena.

On the Grizzlies side, Hollins glanced around, the players around him, and finally stopped at the No. 36 white center who was said to be the opposite No. 33 in height and shape.

"Mark!" Hollins yelled, "It's almost time to rest, it's time for you to play!"

"Got it! Sir!"

Marc Gasol put down the towel, stood up, and kept his eyes on No. 36 on the opposite side.

Back on the field, the Blazers' offense, Marc Gasol immediately entangled Wang Zelin.

"Wang, you will lose tonight!"

"That's not necessarily true. Look, I'm going to score on you soon."

"Then I'm really looking forward to it!"

"..."

The two stuck together roughly without stopping their mouths. Matthews dribbled the ball to the right three-point line at a zero angle, and immediately hit the ground to pass the ball. Wang Zelin got the ball in the low post.

"call!"

Marc Gasol took a deep breath and stopped the spat.

Wang Zelin took the ball against Marc Gasol in the low position on the right, and then faced Marc Gasol face-to-face. He took a tentative step first, and then quickly changed direction to the left to break through.

Different from the lightning battle of outside breakthroughs, the breakthroughs of inside players are easy to judge. Marc Gasol quickly pushed forward.

Unfortunately, the correct judgment does not mean that it can be prevented.

During the breakthrough process, Wang Zelin felt happy after Aldridge exerted force, and immediately completed the force and made a half-turn to the right. At this time, he had come to the triangle area and was facing the basket head-on.

Then Wang Zelin held Marc Gasol with an off-ball hand, and hit a small hook directly in the penalty area!
60: 63.

"Mark, don't think that I only use force to suppress people, your understanding of me is still too superficial!"

Many people are confused by O'Neal's dunk highlights, thinking that the big fat man only knows how to squeeze in to complete the dunk against everyone. As everyone knows, what is really disgusting about O'Neal is his most commonly used half-turn small hook.

O'Neal's touch is very stiff in mid-range shots, and his shooting percentage is extremely poor, but his touch is extremely soft at the basket. As long as the defender is pushed away, he doesn't necessarily have to use a dunk to complete the finish.

The total career score of 28596 cannot be obtained by dunking alone.

When he found that his strength was becoming less and less comparable in the league, most of the regular time, Wang Zelin began to like the small hook at the basket instead.

Different from the domineering dunk, sometimes the unpretentious little master may be more suitable for Wang Zelin at this stage.

Who makes this trick more energy-saving!
"Wang plays very smartly. He knows that no matter whether it is a hook or a dunk, the result is two points. This saves energy, unlike a big fat guy who only knows how to dunk."

Barkley jokingly said in the commentary booth, as everyone knows, Wang Zejun on the court can go to today, really cannot do without O'Neal's natural supernatural power.

After Wang Zelin scored, Marc Gasol ran forward with a flat expression.

He is catching the ball at a high position again, just like Wang Zelin, he has figured out his own way of basketball a long time ago.

Backed by Wang Zelin in the high position, he quickly glanced at the running positions of his teammates, and then found that Prince was making an air cut to the penalty area, and threw him directly and accurately.

Prince, who received the ball, quickly took three steps into the penalty area and was about to complete a layup. He couldn't help thinking: If this was a few years ago, I would have to dunk.

"Oh, nice high pass!

Marc Gasol is becoming more and more addicting to me now. It turns out that there is still such a possibility for the center. Charles, do you think this ball looks like Chris Webber?Who do you think passes the ball better? "

After speaking, Kenny Smith glanced at his old partner.

"Let me look for it..." Barkley suddenly lowered his head, and the camera followed him.

Then, Barkley took out a data sheet: "Marc Gasol averaged 4 assists per game this season, ranking first in the center position... Oh, this European white center has an enviable talent in passing.

However, I still think Chris Webber was stronger as a player, and everyone watched the big screen. "

At this time, Chris Webber's career data appeared on the big screen.

"Oh!"

"So strong!"

"so amazing!"

Countless fans who were watching the game exclaimed.

The big screen shows that Chris Webber averaged 4.2 assists per game in his career, and in several seasons, the assists averaged more than 5 per game... He is an insider!

"Well, it looks like I asked a very stupid question!"

Later, Kenny Smith joked and apologized to Webber in front of the TV.

After the Grizzlies fought back, the Trail Blazers attacked again. Wang Zelin still took the ball in the low position on the right, but this time he did not choose to attack face-up, but played with his back.

After resisting Marc Gasol with his back, he made three consecutive impacts at the moment of receiving the ball, and entered the three-second zone against Marc Gasol.

The defender Marc Gasol behind him can clearly feel that every time Wang Zelin exerts his strength, it will increase by one point.

When the third impact was over, Marc Gasol was completely unable to stand on his feet, half of his body was pushed away, and he completely lost his defensive position, so that he had no way to interfere with Wang Zhilin's next offensive action.

In the end, Wang Zelin put the ball into the basket before Zach Randolph's defense was in place, and incidentally caused a thug foul that Zach Randolph couldn't control his speed.

It's going to be 2+1!
Seeing that Wang Zelin's attack was likely to score 3 points this time, Hollins' expression on his face instantly felt as uncomfortable as eating a stool.

On the other hand, on the Blazers bench, all the players jumped up, waving towels excitedly.

"Audience friends, have you seen it? This is the display of dominant power...

King is the future of Portland!

He will surely lead us to the top! "

The live DJ roared.

Wang Zelin walked to the free throw line and hit and added penalties very steadily.

63:65, two points away!
(End of this chapter)