NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 460 Sorry, Staples has already been captured by me

There are always people waiting for a miracle to happen.

As everyone knows, there are so many miracles in the world...

When the Blazers trailed their opponents by 16 points at halftime, they still played with all their main players in the third quarter. Unfortunately, there happened to be a God of point guards known for their "steadiness" standing opposite them.

In terms of field control ability alone, Paul ranks first in active service, and I am afraid no one dares to call it second. Even James, the little emperor of Miami Beach, is half behind Paul in terms of field control.

Even if you put it in the long river of history and compare it with a group of field control masters, Paul is definitely one of the outstanding group of people.

What's more, Paul's touch today is really amazing.

上半场快船全队命中率达到56.5%，三分球更是16投9中，其中保罗势不可挡三分球5投5中，一个人拿到了全队65分当中的21分。

In the two quarters of the first half, Paul only missed one goal.

Halfway through the third quarter, Paul made another long shot, making all the first six three-pointers.

At this time, the Blazers' outside line has been completely defeated by Paul alone.Even if Wang Zelin played a strong performance at the basket and scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks in a single quarter, he was still no match for Paul, who played superbly.

Lost 94 points in the first three quarters, which made the Blazers players very frustrated, and also made the home fans in the stands confused. They kept asking:
How is this played?
After playing less than 2 minutes in the last quarter, when the Clippers extended their lead to 101 points with 70:30, in desperation, coach Terry Stotts had no choice but to hold high the white flag and announce the abandonment of the game.

After the timeout, all the main players of the Blazers were replaced, and the game officially entered garbage time.

The two sides began to soar three-pointers after coming off the bench. The scene was very lively, but there was no suspense about the outcome.The only thing the Blazers want to do now is to narrow the point difference as much as possible, to within 30 or 20 points.

At the end, the electronic buzz on the scoreboard sounded, and the game was completely over.

The first contest between the Clippers and the Trail Blazers in the playoffs ended with the Clippers beating the Trail Blazers by 122:105 in an away game with 17 points.

This defeat, like a basin of cold rain, was poured on the heads of all the members of the Blazers.

The Clippers used a victory to tell them that the playoffs are different from the regular season. In the West, all the teams that can make it to the playoffs are strong teams, and all of them have the possibility of hitting the championship.

You guys, stop looking down on people!
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rose Garden.

When the Clippers, all the media and fans left, the entire arena was suddenly lonely.

No, there are still a few lights flickering in the conference room of the arena.

After the loss, the Trail Blazers coaching staff and several core players stayed for a review meeting.

"How...how did we come so close to sweeping the Clippers in the regular season?"

After Batum, the team's perimeter defensive gatekeeper, raised this question, the entire conference room fell silent.

Matthews scratched his head: "I remember, it seems like you won by fighting?!"

"The Clippers team... can't underestimate them anymore!"

After a long silence, Aldridge gave his own evaluation.

To be honest, tonight's 17-point loss was like an extremely loud slap on the face of a Blazers player whose mentality has gradually become arrogant.

embarrass them.

At the same time, let them wake up quickly.

"There is no weak team in the NBA!" This slogan has never been just talk.

The next day.

Unsurprisingly.

The Trail Blazers lost to the Clippers by 17 points at home, which became the most explosive news in the sports world on the second day.

Wang Hei from all over the world immediately began to celebrate like a birthday party.

"You're frightening! Where's your frightening energy?"

"I made you like to put cups before the game, you've been slapped in the face!"

"Solve the Clippers as soon as possible? I'm afraid the Clippers will not solve you as soon as possible!"

"The playoffs are the big stage to test a player's gold content. Obviously, someone does not have the strength to play in the playoffs. Maybe he thinks he is playing in the regular season?"

How do you say something?

Often the person who likes to stab you in the back happens to be the person who knows you best.

This sentence could not be more appropriate to send to the sunspots in China.

In this era when public knowledge holds the right to speak in public opinion, and all "demons and ghosts" that are on par with Europe and the United States are rampant, the shepherds really don't want their faces in order to kneel and lick their beautiful parents and European mothers.

Not only was Wang Zelin caught, but even Yi Jianlian, who averaged 5+2 per game in the first round of the playoffs and performed well, was pulled out and severely criticized.

Slogans such as "bench man", "Space Yi" and "Emperor Yi" in the past were brought up again by Yin and Yang people and appeared in the public's sight.

Fortunately, with the increasing popularity of the Internet, the channels for domestic people to understand the outside world are no longer as scarce as before. When the people become more rational, it is also doomed that public knowledge will gradually turn from stinky to public toilets.

The eyes of the masses are discerning, and this saying never goes out of date.

Soon, there was another force in the country, which quickly suppressed the newly formed force of the sunspots.

Of course, blacksmithing has to be hard.

As long as the Trail Blazers can win the second game and tie the series, it is natural to say anything, but once they lose, everything will stop there.

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The first match day of the second round of the series has passed, and the East and West will face off in the 1-group series with 4 teams. The fans have a new impression of how each team performed in the playoffs this season.

Some veterans lurked silently in the regular season, and broke out violently in the playoffs; there were also some young teams who lost because they were too young.

Similarly, the performance of some veterans this year makes you feel that he has indeed reached the age where he has more than enough energy but not enough energy.

The Trail Blazers, on May 5, ushered in the second home game against the Clippers, 8:115. Although there were some twists and turns in the regular time, the Trail Blazers still firmly held the home court advantage in overtime!

The first two game days of the playoffs passed, and the two sides drew 1:1, which is more in line with the outside world's predictions for the outcome of the second game.

继上一场26分+14板+4盖帽+4助攻的空砍之后，王泽林今晚又一次贡献了38+15的大号两双表现，最重要的是，今晚他不再空砍。

With the Trail Blazers and Clippers fighting 1:1, the results of the Eastern and Western semifinals have also come out one after another.

In the East, the Pacers 1:1 the Wizards, and the Heat 2:0 the Nets.

In another group of semifinals in the West, the Spurs VS Thunder, the Spurs won both home games and achieved a 2:0 lead.

Judging from the current trend, the Heat VS Nets and the Spurs VS Thunder will become the first two matchups between the East and the West.

Thinking back to last year, it happened to be the Heat and the Spurs who broke through from their respective divisions and reached the stage of the finals.

This year, both the Heat and the Spurs have played dominant performances in their respective divisions, and both defeated their opponents 4:0 in the first round.

This must not let the fans imagine in their hearts. Could it be that this year's finals will be this year's finals again?
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Back to Portland.

Even if they won the Clippers in the second game, they only won by 6 points, which made the Blazers even more afraid to despise the Clippers!

After playing the game and accepting post-match interviews, Wang Zelin did not practice extra tonight, but lay straight on the bed.

To be honest, the offense shown by the Clippers in the first half today really shocked him again!
When the regular time was coming to an end, JJ Redick hit a three-pointer from the top corner of the arc, and the two sides drew 101:101.

Fortunately, in the first round of overtime, Wang Zelin made a strong attack at the basket. Although he failed to score, it caused the Clippers' main center Jordan's sixth foul of the game, and the latter directly fouled and left the field.

Jordan's departure led to the Clippers' overtime defeat.

Because no one could restrain Wang Zelin in the paint anymore, in the time after the overtime, he was completely against himself. He personally scored 15 of the team's 9 points in overtime and helped the team win.

Wang Zelin played for a full 43 minutes in this game, and his super physical fitness as high as 91 points made him unable to bear it.

Fortunately, the result is good.

43分钟里，他23投15中拿到38分15板5助攻3盖帽，不仅得分+篮板+盖帽三项数据全场最高，就连也攻防效率也同样如此。

The best in the audience, well deserved!

Aldridge was 15 of 7, with a little lack of touch, and got a quasi-double-double of 17 points and 9 rebounds.

利拉德13中5，得亏命中的5个球里面有3个是三分球，才让他拿到了队内第四高的13分，以及队内最高的12个助攻。

According to statistics, of Lillard's 12 assists, 7 were directly related to Wang Zelin, 3 were indirectly related, and only 2 were actually passed to other teammates and played a role...

It once again proved the depth of tacit cooperation between the two.

Clippers over there.

Paul's touch is not as amazing as in the previous game, but his performance in organizing the team is still impeccable.He made 17 of 7 shots and scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 assists.

格里芬15中6、小乔丹9中4、 JJ雷迪克11中6，快船内线双核今天齐齐发挥一般，成为了本场快船输球的关键因素。

However, the resilience and desire to win shown by the Clippers in this game were far stronger than expected, and it also made the winning Trail Blazers have an alarm bell in their hearts, and they refused to let go.

So, on May 5, after arriving in Los Angeles the night before the third game day, several veterans held a team meeting that night to discuss how to play more steadily in the next two away games.

Especially Garnett, who is already a veteran with 19 seasons in his career, is still one of the important rotations of the Trail Blazers. Rest time is extremely important to him.

From the current point of view, the Thunder may not be able to persist in the fifth game of the duel between the Spurs and the Thunder. Even if the Blazers win the next three games, they must finish the battle of Tianwangshan.

As a result, the Trail Blazers will inevitably have 1-2 days less rest days than the Spurs.It's nothing to young people like Wang Zelin and Lillard, but for Garnett, Mo Williams, and Artest, one less day off may cause their game day state to fluctuate.

Oh, by the way, Yi Jianlian also needs more rest time, because his physical fitness is relatively average, and the physical confrontation in the playoffs is much longer than the regular season, so the rest time needed can be as much as possible.

It should be noted that any strong team in the history of the NBA that finally won the championship has a strong control over the details.

Moreover, the details of the game are different from the big strategic policy. The latter needs to be formulated by the team's coaching staff and management, while the former can only be pondered, discussed, and researched by the players themselves.

After all, it is the players themselves who actually play.

On the morning of May 5th, while the Trail Blazers were actively preparing for the game, the players were still discussing details and small-scale cooperation. After a simple two-hour personal training in the afternoon, the horn of the battle was getting closer.

The next two away games can actually be regarded as a double-edged sword. If they can win two games in one go and rewrite the series score to 3:1, it will be a fatal blow to the Clippers and morale.

On the other hand, the Blazers will return to the home court for the Tianwangshan battle with their two-game winning streak in the away game, and they will most likely defeat the Clippers in one fell swoop.

But it is also possible that the situation will reverse after the next two away games, and the Blazers will become completely passive.

This is actually the charm of basketball. As long as the people in charge of formulating the rules don’t mess around to ensure the fairness of the competition, the fans will pay for it.

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At 20:00 in the evening, the time for the third game of the series between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers is up.

The Trail Blazers arrived at Staples at 19:00.

As soon as we got off the bus, the interior of the arena was brightly lit, but the outside was already crowded with people.

Tonight, the major media once again gave their predictions on the second round of the series between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers.

Take ESPN for example.

Before the second round of the series, ESPN may also worry that it will not be able to withstand the pressure of the outside world. The predicted winning rate for the Blazers is 78%, and the Clippers are 32%.

As a result, after two games, although the Blazers then regained a victory, they were taken by the Clippers after all. In the latest series of predictions, the Clippers' odds of winning suddenly rose from the previous 32% to 61%. , The Blazers dropped all the way to 39%.

In this regard, the reasons given by the ESPN expert panel are:
The back line of the Trail Blazers was completely blown by Paul alone, and the front line was back and forth. Although Wang Zelin had a slight advantage inside, don't forget that the Trail Blazers will need to play away games at Staples in the next two games, and they will be at a disadvantage in all aspects.

Not only ESPN, but also other media's predictions are similar, and the balance of victory is gradually tilting towards the Clippers.

But it's also interesting to say that when they came to the Staples Center again, Wang Zelin and his teammates didn't feel any tension in their mentality.Maybe this has something to do with their 4:0 sweep of the Lakers in the last game!

That's right, even the Legion, which is the favorite of Los Angeles fans so far, is under our feet, let alone raised by a mere stepmother.

No way, no way, the support given to the Clippers by Los Angeles fans won't really be able to catch up with the Lakers, right?

The group of media forgot that not long ago, Wang Zelin and his teammates had just captured Staples.

The so-called Clippers home field advantage, stop making trouble!

(End of this chapter)