NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 88 Chilling ([-] reward plus more)
"The king of the rose garden?"

"Then what am I?"

"That's right, I don't seem to be anything in your heart..."

No one noticed that from the beginning to the end of this fast break, Lillard, Westbrook, and Wang Zelin were always followed by a panting, taciturn big man.

LaMarcus Aldridge!
Because of his taciturn temperament, he has been enduring the habitual neglect of Portland fans and even most of the media.

There was Roy before, and Oden behind, especially the latter. Even if the season is reimbursed, he can get the praise and expectations of the fans and take away all the attention.

On the other hand, Aldridge himself has been playing hard, but he has never been seen.

Later, after Roy was injured and Oden was hopeless, he was pushed to the position of the boss, but during those two years, he was criticized by fans as "playing softly" because of his outside play style.

It has only been a long time since the two rookies of the team have been here, and they have already been welcomed and encouraged by the Blazers fans.

Did you forget that in 10-11, it was me, LaMarcus Aldridge, who led Portland to the playoffs again without being favored by everyone.

Do you like to treat people as dumb if you don't speak?

Why can't you see me more?

Am I really that bad?

Aldridge, who was once again neglected and ignored, looked at everything around him and always felt that he was so out of place.

Compared with the cheering atmosphere at the scene, a cold from the inside out made Aldridge feel an inexplicable sting in his heart.

Inadvertent neglect has become commonplace.

Maybe, I never belonged here...

Just as Aldridge thought of leaving the team again, a familiar voice sounded again in his mind.

"LaMarcus, it's all up to you in Portland from now on."

This voice is full of regret and unwillingness, and its owner is the previous king of the rose garden - Brandon Roy.

In fact, after the 09-10 rookie season ended, Aldridge had thought about staying away from Portland.

Not only because of the curse of the "Tear City", there have been countless talented insiders who buried their future in this "ominous place", but more importantly, Aldridge has never been here in his heart. There was a sense of belonging.

At first, he and Roy didn't deal with each other. As the two found some like-minded hobbies outside the court, they gradually became acquainted, and later the two developed into good friends.

09~10赛季罗伊虽然也受到了一些伤病的困扰，但依旧表现出色，首发出场65场，场均达到21分5.7个助攻4.4个篮板。

Aldridge averaged 17.9 points and 8 rebounds per game.

The two of them make up the Trail Blazers twin that shines in Portland, though he's the one that everyone ignores.

But I have to admit that the Blazers were full of hope that year, and it was precisely because of the repeated persuasion of Roy, a friend, that Aldridge would choose to renew the 5-year, 6500 million-meter-gold contract provided by the Blazers in advance. .

No one expected that Roy would be injured the next season, and the words that came to mind just now were what Roy said to him personally on the night he decided to retire.

At the same time, this is also a commitment. If it weren't for the commitment to Roy, Aldridge felt that he might not be able to persist for so long.

"What are you thinking, boss, hurry back to defense."

The many emotions that emerged in Aldridge's heart were actually only a few seconds in reality.

On the way back to defense, Wang Zelin saw that Aldridge was in a daze, and quickly stepped forward to remind the other party.

"You, what did you just call me?"

Wang Zelin's words brought Aldridge back to reality, and he was even more surprised by the word in the former's mouth.

"Boss, what's the matter? You are our leader. It's up to you to win this game!"

Almost, Wang Zelin was about to put his hand on Aldridge's forehead to see if the other party had a fever.

"Ah."

After the word leader was uttered by Wang Zelin, Aldridge once again recalled his commitment to Roy, and he had another reason to persuade himself to persevere: There are three more years, three more years, and then I will leave. , which is worthy of everyone.

Wang Zelin would never have imagined that in just a few seconds just now, the inner world of Aldridge in front of him was like a roller coaster with ups and downs.

……

The game continued, and Westbrook, who was tragically reduced to a background plate, took over Perkins' baseline serve and quickly advanced to the Trail Blazers' half court.

He is very angry now, and he just wants to find a chance to deduct one back, preferably on Wang Zelin.

Ibakali used more power than Aldridge to get stuck in the post ahead of schedule and beckoned for the ball.

When Westbrook saw this, although he was reluctant, it was still a lob and hoisted the ball into the inside line.

Fourth brother, ah no, it is the third brother who rarely speaks, and the second brother has to obey.

However, both Westbrook and Ibaka underestimated Aldridge's desire to win this game.

Although Aldridge hates physical confrontation, it does not mean that he is afraid of physical confrontation. Otherwise, he would not have followed Coach McMillan's arrangement and changed to No. 5 at any time.

Aldridge predicted the passing route in advance, aimed at the timing and stretched out his left hand to stab the basketball, but accidentally hit Durant on the back.

Fortunately, Durant quickly grabbed the ball, which avoided Westbrook's mistake.

"TMD, did this softie take his medicine today? Why did he react so quickly?" Ibaka was a little surprised. It was not the first time he faced Aldridge. The latter's previous performance was not as tough as today.

After Durant received the ball, Wang Zelin added: "Man, look behind you."

Seeing this, Batum behind him quickly ran towards Perkins.

"The scoring champion, come and hit me!"

Durant this guy can be described as mixed in later generations.

However, as far as Wang Zelin is concerned, his approachable temperament alone makes him full of joy for Durant.

Durant had no expression on his face, and put on an action face frame to single Wang Zelin.

He is very aware of the disparity in strength between the two sides.

"Dude, do you think that little guy can guard this ball?"

Charles Barkley glanced at Wang Zelin, then asked Kenny Smith.

"It's hard to guess. Wang Zelin's matchup, but Durant, who ranks in the top five in the league, is an MVP-level player; what about you, what do you think?"

Kenny Smith replied solemnly.

"I think so."

Barkley expressed his approval and nodded again and again.

"Then you still ask me?"

Kenny Smith also thought how brilliant Barkley would have thought.

"It's alright, I'll ask"

"..."

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