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Chapter 291 Beard Shots
The Mosaic team was a bit confused at the beginning. After the first quarter, the Blazers scored 35 points, but they only scored 17 points, and lost their opponents by 18 points in the first quarter.

But their coach, Kevin McHale, doesn't appear to be in a hurry.

Because in his opinion, the two cores of the Mosaic team, James Harden and Dwight Howard, are still in the running-in period, and they are far from as high as the Blazers' tacit understanding, so it is nothing to be temporarily behind.

He firmly believes that when Harden and Howard cooperate, they will definitely lead Mosaic to victory. Before that, what the Mosaic players need to do is defend.

"Defend well, don't rush! We play steadily to seek victory. The Blazers' offensive rhythm is so fast that it cannot guarantee that they will score crazy together. Sooner or later they will make mistakes, and then it is our counterattack moment!"

In the second quarter, Wang Zelin spent more time off the court, because this year they have 7 inside players, and the coaching staff needs to allocate their playing time in the shortest possible time.

Wang Zelin and Aldridge can't move anymore, and Garnett's qualifications and strength are there, so he can't move either. The remaining four, Yi Jianlian, Adams, Mike Muscala, and Joel Flemish, have to rely on their own strengths to fight for playing time.

Therefore, although Wang Zelin's physical fitness is much stronger than last season, his playing time has not changed much now.

Of course, it is limited to the period at the beginning of the season, at most ten games or so will be able to see who is stronger and who is weaker!

The team led by a big score, and Wang Zelin stayed off the court for most of the second quarter... So, in the first half of the second quarter, Howard played the dominant performance of the Magic period.

Within 8 minutes, he personally scored 11 points and 4 rebounds, and incidentally gave Lillard a big cap.

During this period of time, the Mosaic team's offense blossomed both inside and outside. Harden hit 2 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws to get 10 points. While scoring, he did not forget to organize a catch and sent 3 assists.

Through the connection of the two, in just 8 minutes, the Mosaic team scored almost 26 points.

Fortunately, Garnett's sword is not old, and he scored 5 points in consecutive shots with penalties, and rookies Adams and Yi Jianlian scored 2 points each by cutting in. The Blazers' bench lineup was not suppressed by Mosaic, but burst out.

By the way, Mo Buchuan also scored 4 points.

When Wang Zelin played again, the score difference had reached single digits, 43:50, and the Blazers still had a 7-point advantage.

It's time for the monsters to have fun!
When Wang Zelin came up, he looked at Howard and said, "Your good days are over, and the next game will be dominated by me!"

"Stinky boy, you are still so arrogant!"

加上第一节得2分1篮板，霍华德现在的数据栏上累计有13分5篮板1盖帽，从表面数据来看，并不见得比王泽林的11分7篮板3盖帽差多少，难怪他的脾气又见长了。

Hearing this, Wang Zelin just smiled and said: "Your performance is over, and I won't end the next game. Speaking of which, I really hope you can score one in front of me... But, can you do it?"

"You..." Hearing that Wang Zelin was about to finish playing the rest of the time, Howard suddenly made a "plop" in his heart, and his tone couldn't help but pause.

Then, he turned around and went back to the basket to defend.

Back from the timeout, the Blazers attack.

At this time, Aldridge ran out of space, and Lillard's ball had already passed to him. Before Asik's defense was in place, Aldridge took a two-point shot...

A very simple pick-and-roll split tactic, playing very smoothly. When Aldridge was destined to feel bad tonight, the ball touched the front of the basket, and the "Duang" bounced directly high, and then flew out of the basket.

"mine!"

Howard's position is excellent, seeing the rebound is at his fingertips, he couldn't help roaring.

As a result, Cheng Yaojin came out halfway... Wang Zelin grabbed the offensive rebound!

"Damn it! It's the boy from the Celestial Dynasty again! It's like this again..."

For the first time in his life, Howard began to complain about why he was no longer a few centimeters taller!

The annoyance in his heart disappeared in a flash. After all, Howard's defensive awareness was at the top level in the league. After the duck in his mouth flew away, he quickly moved between Wang Zelin and the basket to prevent the latter from making a supplementary dunk.

Seeing Howard's position, Wang Zelin leaned against Howard with his back and slammed into him!

"Pretty!"

Seeing that Howard made up the defense in time, Drexler couldn't help but praise.

Regarding Howard's defensive ability, the Mosaic team is very confident. After all, Howard is the only player in history who has won three consecutive DPOYs. He is also the strongest center in active service.
But the next scene surprised them... Howard was directly knocked back by Wang Zelin, and finally saw his opponent jumping high and pouring the ball into the basket with both hands!

Howard couldn't bear it at all!

Wang Zelin's explosive power is too fierce!

In other words, Howard suffered too much in front of Wang Zelin.

Howard's rookie body weight was 240 pounds. From 07 to 09, he was around 265 pounds. The real weight gain began in the summer of 09. After 10 years, before leaving Mosaic, Howard's weight remained at around 280 pounds.

Converting 280 pounds into kilograms is around 127 kilograms.

In this era, Howard's weight is enough.

Of course, the strength of Howard at the peak lies in the combination of athletic ability and strength, as well as the explosive power and jumping that he is proud of, so he can kill inside randomly at his peak...

Except meeting Yao Ming!

Because Howard's weight can't stand up to a heavy center like Yao Ming, which is why Yao Ming said "eating, sleeping and playing World of Warcraft".

From the rookie season to the present, Wang Zelin's weight of 130 kilograms is naturally not static. This year he has gained 133 kilograms, converted into unit pounds, which is about 293 pounds.

Wang Zelin's original intention was not to gain weight, and he even thought about losing a few kilograms, but he had to admit that the NBA's unique training mode is indeed scientific and rigorous, far beyond what the CBA can match.

When he practiced according to the model here for a year, he found that his weight had changed unknowingly.

The good news is that the 3 kg weight gain does not affect his dynamic talents such as jumping and agility, so I didn't delve into it further.

It wasn't until today when he played Howard that he realized that his weight problem, which he was not happy with at first, was unexpectedly happy.

After merging multiple star cards successively, Wang Zelin's dynamic talent has also been strengthened step by step. Today, even if he can't compare with the strongest tier of birds and beasts in the league, this tier still exists.

Coupled with the historical level of static physical talent, it is impossible to say that the inheritance of the Chinese center "eating, sleeping and playing Warcraft" will be reproduced in him.

Seeing Wang Zelin jumping on the spot and carrying Howard almost flat on the head for a dunk in the face of confrontation...

The fans of the Mosaic team on the sidelines exclaimed, "This is unreasonable!"

When can a center produced by China bully Howard like this?
At the beginning, Yao Ming always had an advantage against Howard. It was also because of Yao Ming's weight of 135 kilograms or more, coupled with his delicate skills, that he was able to eat, sleep and fight Warcraft.

But this is the first time people have seen such a violent style of play like Wang Zelin.

It was the first time for Howard to be bullied like this.

In this regard, some old fans also expressed sneer.

Don't you see that O'Neal in the Celtics period a few years ago, in the few minutes when he was full of energy, when facing Howard, he could occasionally show a bit of the lineup at his peak.

That's old O'Neill!
It can be seen from this that Howard is indeed powerless when facing a heavy center.

Offensive and defensive transitions, the Mosaic team attacked.

When the Trail Blazers dug in towards Howard by Wang Zelin, the four teammates had already started to retreat.

This is out of instinctive trust!
After Wang Zelin dunked in, he also retreated quickly, not giving his opponent a chance to play quickly.

After receiving Asik's serve, Harden pressed the rhythm and advanced, but did not follow suit.

In the frontcourt, Harden observed the opponent's defensive position, obviously shrunk in, and the main defense broke through.

Just as Harden was about to find a cover to shoot from the outside, Howard on the inside gestured for a single. Harden couldn't help frowning, and his movements slowed down. Matthews quickly entangled him.

There is one thing to say, don't look at Howard's current statistics are good, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is playing against Wang Zelin, and his efficiency is terrible.

Harden didn't intend to pass, but he quickly transferred the ball to Howard.

The reason is very simple. At this time, the Morden combination has just been established, and the young couple is in the honeymoon period. Harden is still very willing to believe in the strength of his teammate, the "best center in the league".

Maybe, Dwight just hasn't adapted yet!
Or maybe Dwight has found a way to match No. 36 of the Blazers.

Ever since the Mosaic team was given a few harsh lessons by Wang Zelin, who ran away last season, Harden planted a seed in his heart to find a good teammate, preferably inside.

Who ever thought that after one summer passed, he would get his wish.

The Mosaic management made a wave of big signings and signed Dwight Howard, the strongest active center who is at his peak.

When Harden heard the news, he was so excited. He was so weak that his combat power exploded in an instant, and he was so energetic that he stood up all night!
After receiving the pass, Howard gave back a "Thank you brother!" look, and Harden quickly handed over a "Come on! Look at you!" look...

But it didn't take long, under the defense of Wang Zelin, Howard made another lame shot, and the sound of iron strikes spread throughout the Toyota Center again.

"Oh~~~"

The fans who supported Howard let out another long sigh.

So far, not only Howard, but even the fans are a little desperate.

Why is the No. 36 defense of the Blazers on the opposite side so good?
In fact, Wang Zelin also wanted to ask a question: "Why do you believe in Howard's offensive ability so much?"

At this time, Howard has not experienced the days of wandering around, and the basket has not yet been practiced. Now he relies on defense for his survival, but he insists on low-post singles...

He is not the material to eat this bowl of rice!
In the next attack, Batum missed a three-pointer from the bottom line, and the basketball bounced out of the basket. Today, the Trail Blazers' outside group feels really average. Up to now, they have only hit 12 goals in 2 three-pointers.

Fortunately, the Blazers No. 36 jumped up again, and on the heads of Howard and Asik, dunked the ball back to the basket.

Not only that, as the referee blew his whistle, Howard made a defensive foul... his third foul of the field.

Standing on the free throw line, Wang Zelin took a deep breath, habitually slapped the ball twice, and made a steady extra free throw.

2+1 is done!

At 55:43, the score difference was stretched to 12 points.

Harden felt helpless!

Since the Trail Blazers' No. 36 came back into battle, the team seems to have once again fallen into a vicious circle of scoring difficulties.

And the root of all this...is his most trusted teammate, Mosaic No. 12 Dwight Howard.

He really didn't understand why Howard insisted on being obsessed with extremely inefficient individual singles, obviously playing pick-and-roll offense with himself is the way to bring out the best chemical reaction between the two!
This in the end is why?

In the next attack, Harden did not give the ball to Howard again, because he wanted to stand up and break the team's difficult scoring period.

As Kobe is one year older, it is inevitable that everyone, whether it is the league or the fans, will focus on the younger generation of shooting guards.

Who is most likely to become another signature first shooting guard in the league after Kobe?
no doubt.

The No.1 pick is James Harden!
Harden's performance after he transferred to the Mosaic team last season was amazing for all to see. This No. 13 young man with a big beard successfully proved that he has the strength and potential to become the cornerstone of a team.

Most importantly, Harden successfully hit Detonator in the face.

The reason why the script of pretending to be forceful and slapping face is complained about is old-fashioned, isn't it because of its classics?

Hey, don't say it, people love to watch such dramas.

As the protagonist in the plot, Harden, who successfully proved himself, has undoubtedly become the hot object of fans.

Similarly, Harden has also received the super high treatment that the league touts.

This season, Mosaic has been joined by strong support Dwight Howard. As long as Harden can continue to make steady progress in last year's outstanding performance and lead the team to a higher level in the new season, there will be more voices from the outside world that recognize him as the league's future No. [-] shooting guard.

Now, Harden has decided to make his voice heard.

After making a singles tactical gesture from outside the three-point line, the teammates began to spread outside.

This time, even Howard is no exception.

Matthews came to single-handed defense, Harden kept his crotch down, pretending to approach forward, when Matthews subconsciously took a step back, Harden suddenly pulled back, retracted his foot beyond the three-point line, and shot a cold arrow!
"Shh!"

Beard made a move, hit the soul!
The score difference returned to single digits.

"James!! Harden!!!"

The DJ at the scene cheered up and roared wildly.

After consecutive sluggish scoring and continuous strikes, someone from the Mosaic team finally stood up to break the situation, and the fans on the scene could finally vent their boring mood.

(End of this chapter)