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Chapter 530 Preseason, five consecutive victories

The next day, the team's official training camp begins.

Wang Zelin trained at the headquarters during the day, and then went home for special training at night.After the media day is held, it also means the start of the new season. He must return his body from the vacation state to the competitive state as soon as possible.

Not only him, other team members are also hurrying to train these days, because there are still a few days before the preseason will start.

In the 2014-205 season, the Portland Trail Blazers had five preseason opponents, namely, the Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz, Miami Heat, Denver Nuggets, and Detroit Pistons.

To be honest, Wang Zelin originally didn't plan to play in such a small scene in the preseason. He wanted to give the opportunity to young people like Jokic, and he also wanted to take a look at Jokic's current performance on the court.

However, considering that the first opponent of the preseason is the Lakers, there is no way...

In the new season, arranging strong duels as soon as it comes up has become a tradition at the beginning of the NBA season.

Moreover, the venue was set at Wukesong Gymnasium in Yanjing, the capital of the Celestial Dynasty. The management also issued a death order, and they must win a good start...

Based on all the above, Wang Zelin decided to start the game, the first preseason game.

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A few more days passed.

August 10th at 6pm.

The game between the Trail Blazers and the Lakers in Yanjing has begun.

According to the NBA's arrangement, the Yanjing game is the home game of the Lakers, and the game in Edinburgh on the 8th the day after tomorrow is the home game of the Trail Blazers.

When the time came to 7:35 in the evening, when the players from both sides entered the arena, Kobe, who was "playing at home", heard everyone shouting "MVP".

Damn, don't waste your expressions.

The Black Mamba was very helpless. He didn't understand the significance of the official insisting on arranging them as a "home game".

The players from the two sides exchanged for a while on the field, mainly to discuss how to play the upcoming game.

By the way, most of the teammates except Wang Zelin and Yi Jianlian were surprised by the enthusiasm of the Chinese fans, and they didn't know why they were so popular in China.

Is this the benefit of being a partner with Chinese players?
It's really annoying.

the other end.

For the tacit understanding reached by the two sides to play a beautiful offensive battle before, even Kobe, a paranoid guy, did not refuse.

After all, after all, it is only a preseason game, the main players can play up to 20 minutes, and the main purpose of the coaching staff of both sides is still to hone tactics.

Before the game started, Wang Zelin took a look at the ability evaluation of the opposing players.

"Player: Kobe Bryant
Offensive ability
Relay: 94 Layup: 95
Medium shot: 98 Long shot: 82
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defensive ability
External defense: 84 Internal defense: 62”

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Overall Rating: 93 (Superstar)
Talent skills:
① Marksman (Purple Diamond)
②Terminator (Purple Diamond)

③Big Heart (Purple Diamond)
④ Overlord of restricted areas (Silver)

⑤Physical Fitness Expert (Gold)

⑥ Quick Gunner (Silver)
Seeing Kobe's comprehensive score, Wang Li was surprised and moved.Compared with last season, Kobe's overall score has dropped by 1 point, and his external defense ability is no longer 90+, but this guy's offensive firepower is still ridiculously strong, especially his three-point shooting ability is stronger than last year a little.

And don't forget.

According to Wang Zelin's understanding of Kobe, Kobe's current physical fitness and stamina can no longer support him to maintain a unified offense and defense throughout the game, but at a critical moment, Kobe's defense will definitely return to the best defensive team level.

This is a black mamba, bloodthirsty is the instinct of a mamba!
only……

Hey!
Although he knew that Kobe was very fierce, he still couldn't accept it in his heart.

You know, this guy is already 36 this year!

The 36-year-old Kobe can compete with him on offense. Among the active players in the league, Durant, Anthony, and James are probably the only ones.

Wang Zelin then checked the ability evaluation of Long's guidance.

"Player: Rajon Rondo
Offensive ability
Layups: 92 Passes: 95
Ball possession: 98 Free throws: 68
Breakthrough: 81
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defensive ability
Outside Defense: 88 Steals: 84
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Overall Rating: 85
Talent skills

Miao Chuan Tian Wang (Purple Diamond)
Team Leader (Gold)"

The technical characteristics of Long's guidance are very obvious. He is weak in attack and strong in defense.

In addition to the two, Wang Zelin took another look at the third giant, Pau Gasol, who finally chose to stay in the team in the summer.

With a comprehensive score of 86, he is also an All-Star player at his peak, in line with Wang Zelin's memory of Paul Gasol as a player.

After the Bulls in the original history, Pau Gasol was still able to play 18+11, and was selected to the second team of the best team.

One superstar paired with two All-Stars, this is the core framework of the Lakers at this stage. Next, the Lakers management only needs to find a group of good role players to act as a puzzle to win the championship. The Lakers in front of them are completely hopeful and capable of hitting the championship this season.

Wang Zelin, the past two seasons should be regarded as a transition period for Kobe. Although he failed to make the playoffs in 13 and stopped in the first round in 14, people have indeed seen that Kobe has completely changed his style of play.

From the previous big package to the current more "healthy" off-ball style of play, this style of play may be able to better extend Kobe's career life.

At the beginning of August, the Lakers management snatched Mo Williams, a bench bandit who focused on scoring, from the trading market, obviously in order to give Kobe a better chance to rest.

Thinking of this, Wang Zelin's sadness about being in the west increased again.

These days, the west is really not easy to mess with!
Maybe, this year there will be another wave of "50+" wins without a ticket to the Western Conference playoffs.

Jump ball in the middle circle.

Unsurprisingly.

The Blazers have the ball.

After the game officially started, everyone had agreed in advance to attack each other and make the scene lively.

But after Wang Zelin sensed the threat from the new Big Three of the Lakers, he began to work hard.

Taking advantage of the Lakers' relaxation of vigilance, they continued to attack at the beginning, scored 8 points and 3 rebounds in a row at the basket, and gave a nail board cap to Director Long who entered the penalty area, helping the Trail Blazers start a wave of 11:2.

11 of the 3 points were scored by Lillard from the outside.

"This guy... is actually so ignorant of martial arts!"

Rondo, who was capped by Wang Zelin and directly counterattacked and dunked by Lillard after receiving the ball, was furious.

This is the live broadcast of Tianchao Sports Station during the prime time, and he also wants to show his strength in front of Tianchao fans.

As we all know, the people in the ancient oriental country are famous for having a lot of money. If they play well tonight, he might be able to sign a few commercial endorsements.

After all, no one chooses to have trouble with money.

Originally, Rondo was obviously an insider to Wang Zelin, but the commercial value was able to rank among the top 5 in the league, surpassing many first-line guards and felt envious, even jealous.

So, Director Long also started to cooperate with Kobe to play Erren Zhuan...

Namely ~ pick and roll attack!

It was agreed to play casually, but after the smell of gunpowder came up, both teams started to fight with real knives and guns.

The coaching staff of the two teams can't stop them either. They can arrange lineup rotations, but if the players on the field insist on fighting with real knives and guns, they can't stop them either.

Moreover, the two core people who work hard are Wang Zelin and Lillard. Coach Terry Stotts is also happy to see them play like this, and wants to see how their current economic status is. The Lakers just use it to test such a strong team.

opposite.

Legendary Lakers guard Byron Scott, who had just been hired as the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, saw this scene in his eyes.

Seeing that both sides are getting serious, he also has the same idea, let's see how the trio of Kobe, Pau Gasol, and Rondo will perform?
In his player career, Scott worked with the greatest point guard in NBA history, Magic Johnson, for 8 full seasons. Together with Worthy, they became the famous Show time trio after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar got old.

Because of this, Byron Scott has a special love for good point guards.During his coaching career, he will discover and tap the potential of guards, from Kidd to Paul, and then to Irving when he coached the Cavaliers.

As one of the six current NBA head coaches who have led the team to the Finals, Byron Scott's name still sounds bluffing.

Coupled with being a Lakers star, and when he coached the Nets to the Finals, Kidd under him had many similarities with Rondo, who is now coaching.

Now, the outside world is speculating.

In the new season, will the Lakers follow the triangle tactical play of the previous two consecutive championships, or will they change their play.

For example, change to Show time fast break!

As one of the former Showtime trio, Byron Scott, who won three championships with Magic Johnson, doesn't agree too much with this style of play.

In addition, at the beginning of the century, the Nets broke into the championship for two consecutive years. At that time, the Nets Trident was actually more like a replica of the former Lakers Showtime fast-break trio. Its leader Jason Kidd was also generally regarded as a magician with a weakened scoring ability.

Now, the Lakers happen to have Rondo, who has a similar technical style to Kidd, Kobe Bryant, the league's strongest spear, and Pau Gasol, one of the league's best power forwards.

Byron Scott is completely capable of changing the soup without changing the medicine.

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Although it was different from what was agreed before the game, when the two teams played seriously, the scene was still very good.

Lillard and Aldridge's pick-and-roll cooperation, Wang Zelin's high-post reception or support or singles, Batum and Matthews continue to run and cut in. Although most of the time they are playing positional warfare, the Blazers' offense is really beautiful.

Of course, what is unexpected is that the level of appreciation of the Lakers' playing is equally high.

Especially after Mo Williams led a group of bench gangsters on the field, this very mobile lineup, whether it was a fast break or a defensive counterattack, made the fans on the scene very enjoyable.

But there is an old saying:
The first strike is stronger, and the later strike suffers!
The Trail Blazers team led by Wang Zelin, who took the lead in "not talking about martial arts", took the initiative with a brilliant start. During this period, he withstood the indiscriminate offensive bombing of the Lakers many times, and soon opened the score again.

At the official timeout of the fourth quarter, relying on Wang Zelin's two 2+1s at the basket, the Trail Blazers not only opened the point difference to 10 points, but also led the Lakers 103:93!
More importantly, Pau Gasol, the core insider of the Lakers, received the last foul of the game and immediately fouled out.

This laid the groundwork for the trend of the whole game.

In the end, the "away game" Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers with an 115-point advantage of 107:8 amidst the cheers of the fans, celebrating a good start.

Six players from the Trail Blazers scored in double figures, including all the starting five Tigers in double figures. Yi Jianlian, who played locally, got a lot of opportunities to play tonight, playing a full 6 minutes.

Of course, he lived up to expectations in the end. Under the pressure of "away games", he scored 11 points and 4 rebounds, becoming the best gangster on the Trail Blazers bench.

湖人那边只有3人得分上双，分别是科比的23分、保罗加索尔的18分以及莫威廉姆斯道13分3助攻。

However, the best player of the game was given to No. 36 Wang Zelin of the Trail Blazers.

In this battle, Wang Zelin played 31 minutes and maintained a very good financial condition. He made 17 of 12 shots and scored a personal high of 27 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks efficiently.

In fact, after the game was officially suspended, Lakers coach Scott called a timeout, not to arrange tactics, but to replace the main players in an extraordinary period.

This game is just a preseason game, there is no need to use the main force to fight for the critical moment.

Moreover, Scott also saw what he hoped for.

Rondo is indeed capable of taking on the role of the offensive engine that Kidd played in the Nets in the past.

Then he looked at Kobe again, recalling Kobe's performance tonight, he had to say with emotion:
Back then, if he had the scoring ability of 36-year-old Kobe, how could he have won three championship rings in his playing career.

In his opinion, the 36-year-old Black Mamba's offensive ability is still overflowing.

Compared with Richard Jefferson, one of the Nets' tridents, he has more than one pick and roll.

Not to mention a Richard Jefferson, even if he is tied with Kenyon Martin, the offensive impact on the court may not be as good as Kobe alone.

What's more, the Lakers' penalty area also has an All-Star insider Paul Gasol.

Pau Gasol is not only good at attacking, but his high side response ability is also outstanding among active power forward players.

Why not recreate the Lakers Show time?

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After winning a good start, at the press conference after the game, Wang Zelin announced in front of everyone that he would no longer participate in the next 4 preseason games.

In this regard, although some fans were disappointed, more fans still expressed their understanding.

For players of Wang Zelin's level, they don't really need preseason training, and the regular season is the stage for them to flex their muscles.

After losing Wang Zelin, the Trail Blazers still maintained the strong momentum of the defending champion team. They won 4 of the next 4 games and successfully achieved a record of all preseason victories.

(End of this chapter)