NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 485: "The future is yours!"

The next morning after the third game, the Trail Blazers, who led the Spurs 3-0 and were almost guaranteed to advance to the finals, came to Miami on the west coast of the United States at night after training at noon.

Tonight's American Airlines Arena will become the battlefield for the G3 battle between the Heat and the Pacers.

Compared with the one-sided trend in the west, the fight in the east is much more tragic.

In the G3 game between the Pacers and the Heat in the Eastern Conference finals, the young Pacers came to the American Airlines Arena, and they played fiercely at the beginning.

比赛第二节还有6分22秒时，热火22:37一度落后15分之多，整个球队仿佛瞬间跌入谷底。

But fortunately, they started to counterattack afterwards, scoring 8 points in a row, and finally brought the score back to within the reachable range.

On the other hand, the Pacers, in the face of the Heat's frantic pursuit of points, no one stood up to respond for a long time, and could only watch helplessly as the advantage returned to the opponent.

In the end, the Heat defeated the Pacers 99:87 at home, leading the series with a total score of 2:1.

今晚的比赛步行者全队65投31中，首发阵容当中除了13中5的保罗乔治和9中3兰斯史蒂芬森稍显尴尬之外，其余几名主力的命中率都在5成左右，还是不错。

However, they met Lei Balong in the "Full Zhan" mode tonight!

Returning to the home court in the third game, James played for 40 minutes and scored 14 points on 9 of 26 shots. The overall shooting percentage was as high as 64.2%. This is a super high efficiency that many excellent insiders can hardly match.

In addition to super-efficient scoring, his other performances are still all-round, with 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, and a slightly embarrassing 6 turnovers.

But compared with the previous almighty data, it is nothing.

There is a saying that "Zhan never leaves Wei, and Wei never leaves Zhan."

While James played super high performance, Wade's lightning breakthroughs and mid-range shots again and again made countless Wei Mi seem to see the Flash at his peak.

韦德出战37分钟，全场16投9中，与詹姆斯的超高效率不遑多让，砍下23分4篮板4助攻3抢断1盖帽。

The next night, the combination of Janeway and Wayne scored 49 points, and Ray Allen scored 4 three-pointers in the last quarter, which became the biggest news after the Eastern Conference G3. It even took away part of the enthusiasm that the Blazers led the Spurs 3:0 yesterday.

When Wang Zelin was surfing the Internet, he saw some opinions. Not only did he not say good things about him, but there were concentrated fans saying bad things about him, but he felt very happy no matter how he looked at it.

Some people believe that this year is the most likely season for the birth of a second dynasty team since the OK combination of the Lakers after entering the new century, and he is trying to sabotage the birth of a new dynasty.

There are also some naive fans who believe that this year is James' contract year with the Heat. The reason why he did not choose to renew his contract in advance is that he wants to complete the contract as a core player of the Heat dynasty after the Heat achieve three consecutive championships and establish a dynasty.

After all, when the Heat's third younger brother made his debut a few years ago, James' rhetoric is still vivid.

“不止2个、3个、4个“”5个6个……我要为这里带来7个总冠军！”

If the dynasty feat is achieved in Miami, maybe James really hopes to complete the contract extension this summer and fulfill his previous promise.

But the question is, will he, Mr. Wang, agree?
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Staying at the hotel in Miami, the coaching staff announced that they would return to Portland tomorrow morning and the team would have a day off.

At the same time, I repeatedly warned that I can't stay out tonight, and I can't beat nightclub girls back to the hotel. Everything is focused on preparing for the G4 game the day after tomorrow.

Two days later, the four teams in the East and West are all preparing for the fourth game of their series, and the West is undoubtedly the hottest group.

the reason is simple.

If the Trail Blazers can really directly sweep the Spurs 4:0 in this series, then after the three series, they will have a record of 13:1, becoming the second best record in the playoffs of the division since the new century.

Every time I think back to the 2001 playoffs, people can’t help but recall the horrible situation when the OK combination dominated the league. This also makes people think that Iverson led the team to kill the OK combination in G1 of the finals and won a victory.

It's a pity to say that if the Trail Blazers hadn't been careless when they played against the Clippers in the first game of the semifinals, they are very likely to repeat the fairy record of the Lakers' OK combination in the first three playoffs in 01.

Fortunately, even when Wang Zelin and the others knew that they were very likely to miss such a great record, they didn't feel too much regret in their hearts.

Because they are young enough!
Youth means infinite possibilities!

Win the playoffs, there will be that day.

……

At 5:26 p.m. on May 7th, the Blazers' away game against the Spurs arrived.

The goals of the two teams are very clear. The Trail Blazers want to complete their efforts tonight, win the Spurs in one fell swoop, and secure a place in the finals.

Because judging from the current situation in the Eastern Conference, it is very likely that the Trail Blazers and the Heat will have to fight 6 games, or even more, before the final winner will be determined.

Therefore, facing the temptation to sweep the Spurs with a 4:0 sweep and wait for the East to decide another finals team, Wang Zelin and his teammates said:

Which cadre can stand such a temptation?
Of course the Spurs wanted to fight back, even if they knew they were going to lose, they couldn't lose face completely.At least like last year's Blazers, we must never let our opponents be swept 0:4!

At the beginning of the game, Tony Parker, the leading scorer on the opposite side of the Spurs, obviously strengthened his desire to attack. He continued to pick and roll, pull up jump shots and break through the ball. His eyes were only on the basket, and he no longer thought about how to adjust and distribute his physical energy more scientifically and rationally.

The reason why he works so hard is to help the team win this home court, even if they will lose the series afterwards.

The idea is good, but tonight the Trail Blazers bench broke out.

At 6 minutes and 19 seconds in the first quarter, the score was 17:16. The company was still inseparable. However, after the two sides rotated their lineups to play, the firepower gap was instantly reflected.

Connett Lee received the ball and made a three-pointer from the corner after a run, helping the Blazers lead by one point.

Not long after, Will Barton cut into the penalty area and dunked successfully, which also caused a defensive foul by Dior. He succeeded in adding a penalty and scored 2+1.

In less than 6 minutes, the Blazers bench bandits started their crazy performances.

Fire more, someone outside scored a three-pointer, and someone inside cut to the end. At the end of the first half, everyone in the second team of Mo Williams + Connett Lee + Will Barton + Yi Jianlian + Adams scored. The five combined scored 22 points.

After the first quarter, the Blazers played away at 37:22, leading the Spurs by 15 points!
Not only GDP and others were stunned, but also the fans and commentators in the stands and the audience in front of the TV were stunned.

The 22 points scored by the Spurs in the first quarter were scored by the Trail Blazers second team in less than 6 minutes.

crazy!Kill crazy!

The world is so crazy!

In front of the Spurs bench, everyone was mournful, while on the opposite side of the Trail Blazers bench, everyone was smiling.

The surprise came so suddenly, Wang Zelin said that he was almost overwhelmed.

Originally, before the start of the game, they had already made preparations for the strongest counterattack before the Spurs died.

Now that the playoffs have been played, everyone knows that they once again underestimated the Spurs.

Well, even though they underestimate every year...

In fact, before the game started, everyone thought that there would be a fierce situation where sparks hit the earth tonight. In the end, they knew each other as a macho vs. actress, starting from the first quarter.The Spurs were unilaterally hoisted and beaten by the Blazers, so that at about the same time, the point difference was 20 points away!
In order to cheer for the Spurs, the management also invited the old famous "Admiral" David Robinson. As a result, he was sitting on pins and needles in the stands, feeling like a thorn in his back, like a thorn in his throat... He simply lowered his head and played with his mobile phone.

That's right, I agreed to come tonight because I had agreed to have a gluttonous feast tonight, and that's the end?
How embarrassing I am to say it in the future!

When anyone with a discerning eye realized that the game had basically come to an end, the Spurs seemed to be unhappy, and started to fight with all their staff, which made the progress of the game like adding fuel to the fire.

At the end of halftime, the situation on the field can only be described by 10 corners-it was horrible!
As soon as the second quarter came up, the Spurs made none of their first 7 shots, while the Blazers made 9 of 4 shots, and the point difference went directly to 20 points.

Frankly speaking, even if some people expected before the game that the Spurs would be swept out 0:4 tonight, they never expected that the game would be so cruel.

At halftime, the Blazers led by 71 points 44:27.

It was also during the halftime break that major external platforms began to condemn the poor performance of the Spurs.

After all, this kind of one-sided game, except for the fans of the winning team, will watch it very well, it is a kind of torment for everyone else.

So, after the third quarter of the battle, both sides beat the drum together to withdraw their troops, and clocked out to get off work.

Bored, the reporters turned the camera from the field to the field to see Bill Wharton, the famous pioneer "Red Giant" in casual clothes, smiling and having a pleasant exchange with Wang Zelin.

Isn't it pleasant?
After the final quarter, the two sides replaced the bench lineup and began to peck at each other.

In this game, Wang Zelin played 17 minutes and "only" scored 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. The data in all aspects hit a new low since the playoffs, which can be described as extremely shabby.

But he enjoyed it.

If he can fish like this in every game in the future... Ahem, if his teammates are so good, then he won't have to be so tired. He can be both defensive and offensive, and he can be both a father and a mother.

If this situation continues, wouldn't it be...

After the final quarter, the score was fixed at 120:99. The Blazers beat the Spurs by 4 points in G21, which brought the series to an end.

The Trail Blazers here.

Wang Zelin's stats for this game were still fixed at 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the end, and he didn't have to play for a while in the final quarter to refresh his stats just because he didn't get a double-double.

Competitive sports, winning is bigger than the sky!

other teammates.

The starting lineup generally didn't score high tonight, because they and Wang Zelin's playing time has dropped sharply compared with previous games.

Lillard played 21 minutes and scored a quasi-double-double with 18 points and 8 assists. Aldridge played 15 minutes, less than Wang Zelin, with 13 points and 5 rebounds. Not to mention Batum and Matthews, they didn't even score in double figures.

The best of the game went to Connett Lee. He played 28 minutes and made 11 of 8 shots and 8 of 6 three-pointers. The highest score in the game was 22 points. The best in the game is well-deserved!

After this battle, Connett Lee also refreshed his most three-pointers in a single game in the playoffs!

If it is said that after playing G3 a few days ago, the Trail Blazers were equivalent to stepping into the finals with one foot, then today, they can be said to stand on the stage of the finals with their whole bodies in advance, waiting for the Eastern Conference to decide the final winner.

Not before this, the young people of the Blazers can finally relax.

After the game, the Trail Blazers were celebrating crazily in the locker room. The reporter hurriedly asked for an interview before the chaos arrived. Wang Zelin was once again invited to participate in the post-match interview.

The reporter from the bleachers asked: "Wang, congratulations on reaching the finals for the first time. Your overall record this year is 13:1, and you only lost one game, second only to the Los Angeles Lakers in 01. Do you have the confidence to win the championship like the Lakers of that year?"

"Confidence? Not only do I have it, but my teammates also have it! But let's put this matter aside for now, the Eastern Conference may have to fight until when!"

Finally made it to the finals, Wang Zelin was in a great mood, and didn't choose to block the interview topic, which made the reporters in the bleachers feel very happy.

Unexpectedly, this guy's poisonous tongue can still be saved!

The reporter from the bleachers continued to ask: "When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, we saw Tim Duncan take the initiative to come over and hug you. Can you tell me easily, do you have the two conversations just now?"

"A conversation with that cute little old man?" Wang Zelin muttered to himself.

"My lord, congratulations on your victory! Sure enough, the future of this alliance belongs to you young people after all."

The above content is what Duncan said in Wang Zelin's ear when he hugged Duncan after the game.

Just looking at the conversation, it is very similar to the classic conversation between Duncan and James after the 07 Finals.

However, the difference is that the Spurs were the final winners in the 07 Finals, and the GDP combination of the three is at its peak. Duncan's words are more like encouragement and optimism for the Cavaliers 1.0 version of James.

But this time, the 38-year-old Duncan's situation after losing the Western Conference finals, I am afraid it is more appropriate to describe it as a heroic loneliness.

After being in a trance for a while, when he came back to his senses, Wang Zelin smiled at the camera:

"Tim said something to me at the time, what he once said to LeBron."

The surrounding reporters instantly realized that what they had said to James was the classic scene...

The future is yours!
(End of this chapter)