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Chapter 266 Western Conference Finals, Here We Come

Silent all night.

The next day, the sun rose as usual.

About the Portland Trail Blazers, about Wang Zelin... the noise from the outside world has not stopped.

The first-year Wang Zelin scored a quasi-triple-double super-magic data and led the team to a 3-0 Thunder series.

After last night, no one thought that the Thunder would be the opponent of the Blazers, and no one dared to say that the Thunder could come back.

Everything will be settled.

Seeing that the Blazers are about to play in the Western Conference finals, everyone is focusing on the source of all this, the rookie center Wang Zelin of the Celestial Dynasty.

If after the regular season, Wang Zelin is regarded by the outside world as a talented insider like Griffin, then when the playoffs start, Wang Zelin's target has become the rookie period of O'Neal, Duncan and other super bosses.

For the shock brought by Wang Zelin, people think that they have enough immunity, but this boy from the heaven can always break the limits set by the outside world time and time again, and refresh people's attention time and time again.

A few days ago, Wang Zelin just scored 41 points and 25 rebounds. Looking at history, it is all about scorpion shit~ the only one!
It's only been a few days.

Wang Zelin sent another 30+ quasi-triple-double performance.

It is naturally unremarkable to put it on James, but this guy is a rookie and an insider.

It's too scary!
Originally, the dark polo team had a high degree of attention in the playoffs, and coupled with the sweep of the Nuggets in the first round, it seemed to add fuel to the fire, causing the Blazers' popularity to soar.

I thought it would be difficult to play the Thunder, but I didn't expect the Blazers to stage another sweep.

Played 7 games in the playoffs. As a rookie, Wang Zelin's performance has almost no ups and downs, and his average per game is stable at 20 points and 10 rebounds, which is perfect.

Again, Wang Zelin is a rookie!

In the case of superior personal data and team performance, Wang Zelin once again unlocked new achievements. In the last routine, he ranked 5th in the MVP list. He was the only rookie among the top 10 players, making his call for MVP gradually increased.

For example, the ups and downs of the voice probably evolved from the previous form of a candle to the form of a torch.

Compared with James' MVP momentum, there must be no storms. Just the 27-game winning streak in the middle of the season and the league's first record at the end of the regular season make him basically locked in the MVP of the regular season, not to mention that the Heat also played extremely dazzling in the playoffs.

So far, the Heat have also played 7 playoff games. They easily swept the Bucks 4-0 in the first round. After losing to the Bulls in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Big Three rallied to catch up and pulled two games in a row. The series score became 2:1.

But still the same sentence, Wang Zelin is just a rookie!

MVP is not expected, but the voice of Wang Zelin being selected for the best team is getting louder and louder.

Originally, Wang Zelin was a popular player on the center list of the best team of the year. After the start of the playoffs, he played so well, which will definitely increase the impression points in the hearts of fans and the media.

Let's say that.

After the end of the first round, the probability of Wang Zelin being selected for the best team of the year has changed from a mere enthusiasm to a certain seat.

In other words, whether it is the first team, the second team or the third team, he will definitely have a spot for the best center of the year.

After all, at this stage, among the playoff teams, there is no player at the center position who can perform better than Wang Zelin.

Except for being too young, Wang Zelin can hardly find any major faults.

After the 3-0 Thunder in the Western Conference semifinal series, Wang Zelin's selection probability became second-guessing, and if the Blazers really succeeded in sweeping last year's overall runner-up Thunder, the probability of selection became second-guessing, which is still full of confidence.

When the strength reaches a certain level, no seniority, prejudice, contempt and other unfavorable factors can stop Wang Zelin's rise.

In the end, these things will turn waste into treasure, which will make Wang Zelin's award more valuable.

In Los Angeles, the absence of the Lakers in the playoffs does not affect the bright stars of the entertainment capital, because they have the Clippers.

However, the Clippers, who are always ready to seek power and usurp the throne as the boss of Los Angeles, do not seem to be very effective.

Finally, they defeated the difficult Grizzlies 4:2 and entered the Western Conference semifinals, but the opponent was the veteran Spurs.

The ending is predictable.

Even if they returned to Staples at home, the Clippers were no different from the previous two games. They were miserable throughout the whole process and fell behind the Spurs 0:3 in the series.

After the whole game, Jordan was completely misfired. He only made 11 of 2 shots, missed 4 of 1 free throws, and scored 4 points.

The Big Three are considered a discount.

The other two.

Griffin scored 19 points and 10 rebounds, so-so.

炮兄面对托尼帕克依然稳健，26投12中，拿到全队最高的28分12助攻4篮板3抢断。

It must be admitted here that Brother Pao really tried his best.

Reluctantly, apart from the two of them, the Clippers had no third person to score in double figures. In the end, the Spurs beat the Clippers with 94:82 in the away game.

Come on, the floor of the Western Conference Finals, which the god of point guards dreams of, is nowhere in sight again.

SO, the situation in the Western Conference finals is quite clear now.

The opponent in the third round, for the sake of scientific rigor, 99.99% will be the Spurs.

Playing the Spurs... Wang Zelin felt his blood boil just thinking about it.

Wang Zelin traveled to 2020, and fans generally recognized the epoch-making superstars of the 21st century, with a maximum of five.

O'Neal, Duncan, Kobe, James, Curry!
Of course, Curry is currently in the stage of wretched development. Besides, Wang Zelin is here. It is estimated that Curry is not likely to evolve into the future Ku Hao.

In terms of strength, it can reach the level of Ku Hao, but the influence, don't even think about it.

He just left the words here ~ not very capable!Absolutely not capable!

Confidence from hackers.

……

Here is Wang Zelin.

Another two hours passed...

11:[-] am.

Putting aside the unbearable torture and falling into a deep sleep again, Wang Zelin entered the time of the sage.

After a rough comparison, Wang Zelin came to the following conclusions.

In terms of body flexibility and talent to be discovered, Lena has the upper hand, after all, she is a yoga practitioner.

But when it comes to the tacit cooperation between the two and the combat endurance, the widow sister has to be better at it.

Open the system panel and glance at the fan value.

Good guy, 996 left, unit W.

Sure enough, he is still playing well in the playoffs. He has only played 7 games. If he can switch to the regular season and play 81 games, he will be able to participate in another purple diamond lottery.

Unfortunately, it cannot be replaced!

……

After a day off on the 13th, Game 4 of the Trail Blazers-Thunder series officially started on the 14th.

After the pre-match interview, Wang Zelin returned to the locker room to be alone for a while. Wang Zelin raised his head, his eyes were firm, and he appeared on the stage.

The ancients said: one vigorous effort, three times, and three times exhausted.

Leading 3:0, he didn't want to leave any wishful thinking for the Thunder.

"Sweep!"

Before playing, Wang Zelin and his teammates shouted slogans.

"Sweep!"

In the Rose Garden Arena, the audience responded wildly, with momentum like a rainbow, pointing to the Western Conference Finals.

Falling behind 3:0, countless lagging teams wanted to break this curse and successfully exited.

But without exception, these teams all have one thing in common, that is, they ended in failure.

How many tyrants in history have not done it, can we do it?
The answer is no.

The Thunder players all know this, so before the start of the game, the morale was extremely decadent, including Durant.

"Hey hey, let's see what you all look like?"

Unexpectedly, those who have the ball to play look at a loss, and those who cannot play the ball are full of fighting spirit.

This person is the injured Russell Westbrook.

When the second brother spoke, everyone was shocked.

Westbrook said bluntly: "The people of Portland want to see you like this, with a look of defeat!"

"Playing with such an attitude can only result in a loss, and maybe we can win if we fight hard, so why don't we choose to fight again!"

A speech like the morning bell, which made people feel deeply, and made the Thunder generals who were about to give up resistance regenerate their fighting spirit.

Failure is not terrible, what is terrible is that there is nothing to face failure.

……

There is another word, called 3 minutes heat!

The Thunder were originally full of fighting spirit and determined to fight the Blazers to the last second.

I hope the reality is always so helpless.

After halftime, the Thunder trailed the Trail Blazers by 19 points, and trailed their opponents by 30 points after three quarters... This is still a der.

In the end, the main force of the Thunder did not play in the fourth quarter. Wang Zelin scored the lowest 17 points in this series. Fortunately, he still had 11 rebounds for consolation.

At 102:91, the fourth quarter was completely pecking at each other, but the Thunder recovered a lot of points.

"4:0! The Portland Trail Blazers and the Oklahoma City Thunder became the first team in the league to advance to the conference finals!"

"God, this year's Western Conference is simply crazy. In the past few years, almost every series in the Western Conference has been inseparable, but this year there have been several sweeps in succession; as I expected, tomorrow the Spurs will be swept away at the Clippers on the 15th. There must be a sweep!"

Looking at the young players on the field who were celebrating each other with high fives, the Trail Blazers' home commentator was very relieved.

He knows better that the real challenge for this group of young people has just begun.

Because, the next opponent is the San Antonio Spurs!

……

On the second day after the series ended, faced with the controversy over whether to lay off coach Scott Brooks, the Thunder management quickly gave a positive response:

The Thunder decided to continue to execute the contract with the team's current head coach, Mr. Scott Brooks, for the next two seasons.

Some unexpected, but also reasonable.

Logically speaking, as one of last year's Finals teams, the Thunder stopped in the second round this year and were eliminated with a sweep. If they were replaced by other teams, one of the team's management and coaching staff must take responsibility.

But Scott Brooks, who is only 44 years old, is not the same.

First of all, Scott Brooks just completed his contract extension last year for a period of three years.

Secondly, as the head coach, Scott Brooks, who is only 47 years old, is still very young. The Thunder is not only the first NBA team he coached in his career, but also led the team to 2 more victories than the previous season in the second season of coaching.

In the end, he won the NBA Coach of the Year Award for the 2009~2010 season.

This also just sets off the manufacturing ability of Scott Brooks' shots.

At the same time, as a rookie coach, Scott Brooks can be said to have grown up with young players such as Durant, Westbrook, and Harden. The two sides have a relatively deep relationship and have a good chemical reaction during the cooperation.

In the end, the reason why the Thunder were swept in the second round of the playoffs was largely inseparable from Westbrook's absence. With a shortage of personnel, it is difficult for a smart woman to cook without rice.

Considering various factors, the Thunder management made this decision.

But this has nothing to do with Wang Zelin.

On the second day after the game, he went with the team to Los Angeles, the city of angels.

The next opponent in the Western Conference Finals is likely to be decided in this game.

The San Antonio Spurs are a tough nut to crack, and the Trail Blazers must be fully prepared.

　good night, everyone!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)