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  Chapter 185 How strong is Lillard who lost the All-Star Game?

   and Zhou Yang ended the exchange and returned to the training hall. Wang Zelin looked at the time. It was still 5 hours before the 4:00 meeting stipulated by the coaching staff.

   Tonight's game is early, starting at 18:00, but this does not mean that Wang Zelin can be idle, because there are still a series of press conferences waiting for him.

  Wang Zelin and Aldridge were both selected into the All-Star lineup. The former starts and the latter comes off the bench, which is undoubtedly a big deal for the Blazers.

   It seems that this is the first time in the history of the Trail Blazers that two players have been selected as an All-Star at the same time.

   So sometimes, it is not a bad thing to not be able to stay in a team with rich ancestors such as the Lakers and Celtics from a certain point of view.

  Staying in a weak team, the players have more hope to contribute to the team's glory.

   Just like LeBron James and the Cavaliers, although James and the excellent Cavaliers have been together for more than two years, he is still the first player in the history of the Cavaliers.

   Regardless of how the Cavaliers bombarded James with the fans, his two-time regular season MVP can be described in four words... quite a blast!

  Because of back-to-back games, the Blazers management had to set the shooting location of Wang Zelin and Aldridge's All-Star makeup photos in Los Angeles.

   Yes, strike while the iron is hot!

   Take advantage of the heat at this time to promote it well, so as to build momentum for the ticket promotion and team advertisements in the second half of the season.

   As long as real interests are involved, the efficiency of the capitalists is so fast.

  At 12:00 noon, the shooting of the All-Star promotional posters for Wang Zelin and Aldridge had been completed. General Manager Nel Orsey contacted the advertising agency to collect the posters as soon as possible.

   Of course, in addition to the posters of the two, the team management also specially prepared a huge poster containing the entire team.

   The two protagonists stand in the middle. Wang Zelin and Aldridge are wearing white jerseys of the home team, with their arms folded on their chests, their expressions are serious, and they face each other.

   Lillard, Batum, and Matthews were half-squatted in front of the two. The starting generals gathered in the center, and the remaining seven substitutes stood on both sides of the starting lineup.

   In the pre-match interview, the reporters took pictures of the huge poster.

After a long time, Wang Zelin and Aldridge came to the press conference under the leadership of team coach Terry Stotts and general manager Olsey.

  The crowd quickly gathered around, Wang Zelin roughly counted, at least there were hundreds of people.

   It is not an exaggeration to say, "The dark cloud is pressing down on the city!"

   "Wang, congratulations on becoming another All-Star starter as a rookie after O'Neal and Yao Ming!"

"It is said that after Kobe was robbed of his status as the ticket king by you, he was not only angry, but rather admired. He even attended the game between the Clippers and the Trail Blazers tonight, and became a special guest at the commentary tonight. What's your opinion?"

  “…”

   I sit and watch, or else?

   Listening to the tedious and messy questions from the reporters, Wang Zelin was also drunk.

   But as a public figure, he has to keep smiling when facing the camera.

   Aldridge secretly rejoiced in his heart: it turns out that low popularity also has the advantage of low popularity.

   After the noise gradually passed, the scene began to quiet down, and Wang Zelin finally said: "Thank you very much to every fan who voted for me. It was their support that made me selected for the All-Star starter, and secondly..."

  Two hours passed.

  Wang Zhilin finally got rid of the difficulties of the reporters and came to the training ground of the Staples Center.

  I looked at the time again... 4:30!

   It's just over an hour away from tonight's game.

  …

  At 5:50 p.m., amidst the boos of the mountains and the tsunami, the Blazers all entered the court.

  Staples Center is worthy of being one of the top Vanity Fairs in the league. When it comes to starlight, the top brands are all Hollywood stars and celebrities from all walks of life.

   For example, because the Marvel movies gradually broke out of the famous Scarlett Johansson.

   At this time, the widow sister is twenty-eight years old, which is the most gorgeous years in a woman's life.

   "Wow, it seems that Wang is also fascinated by the beautiful Scarlett, looking at his appearance, I almost drool!"

   Coincidentally, Wang Zelin's sneaking behavior was cast on the big screen by the director, and Charles Barkley on the sidelines couldn't help but tease.

   "Charles, this is your fault, let alone a young man in his early 20s, even most of the men present would find it difficult to reject Scarlett's charm."

  Kenny Smith replied solemnly, but everyone noticed the sullen soul under this face through the appearance.

   I have to say that the American style is openness. After Scarlett Johansson noticed Wang Zelin's subconscious move, she turned her head and winked at him.

  Man, the DNA almost moved.

   Thinking that there is only a game tonight, Wang Zelin turned his head silently.

   In addition to a large number of extremely seductive Hollywood female stars competing for beauty, the biggest player in the audience today is undoubtedly Kobe Bryant, the boss of the same-city team Lakers.

   Staples the real king!

"Wow!"

   "What is Kobe doing!"

   "His direction is the Blazers bench!"

  Although LeBron James has officially replaced Kobe as the new first player in the league, Kobe is still at the top of the scoring list with nearly 30 points per game this season.

   No matter how you rank, Kobe is still the top three superstar in this league.

   At this moment, Kobe suddenly stood up and walked towards the Blazers.

  Wang Zelin also stood up and took the initiative to walk forward.

   "Boy, long time no see. I didn't expect to meet you again. You are already the king of all-star votes. From this point of view, you are no worse than your compatriot yao."

   Kobe came over, patted Wang Zelin on the shoulder, and the two hugged each other naturally.

   This is undoubtedly sending a message to those who are interested: The King of Heaven and Kobe Bryant are extraordinary!

  You must know that the Lakers have always had a tradition of absorbing super centers.

  Although Wang Zelin is far from being a super center now, and he may not even be able to be the top center in the movie Howard, but he has already shown the seeds of a super center.

   Combined with the consistent tradition of the Lakers and the unusual behavior of Kobe, all these have to be suspicious.

  No, a certain devil muscle man who was watching the game at home was very dissatisfied.

   "When I first came here, I was called a little beast!"

   "Now there are new people forgetting the old ones, and it's called Mr. Warcraft!"

  …

   Staples Center.

   After chatting with Kobe for a while, the Black Mamba left after leaving one sentence.

   "Don't be polite to the Clippers, it will give me smoke and fight!"

   It seems that Kobe, who has been on the throne for a long time, will inevitably have a feeling of "there are always bad people who want to harm me" for the Clippers who are showing a rising trend.

   Farewell to Kobe, Wang Zelin turned around.

   "Did Nicholas hear that our opponent is cheering for us!"

   At this time, Wang Zelin kept waving his right hand in greeting, and those who didn't know thought he was the master.

   "Man, your mentality is so good!"

   Batum Road.

   After chatting with his teammates for a few minutes, the time soon came to 6:00, and the starters of both sides came near the middle circle.

The Clippers at home sent the regular starting lineup of Chris Paul, Willie Green, Caron Butler, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan.

   The same is true for the Trail Blazers, who took out the starting lineup of Lillard, Matthews, Batum, Aldridge and Wang Zelin.

  After the bottom started, Wang Zelin won the jump ball again, and Jordan was depressed...

   After playing several rounds, the development trend of the game is not much different from that of last night.

   The only surprise was Lillard's outburst.

   After hitting a three-pointer at the start, Lillard hit three more consecutively in the remainder of the first quarter, plus a 3-for-3 free throw.

   15 points per session!

  In the original expectation, what everyone wanted to see was Wang Zelin, Aldridge, Chris Paul, and Griffin who had just qualified for the All-Star Game.

   As a result, Lillard jumped out to grab the scene...

   Especially among the four three-pointers in the first quarter, two were unreasonable three-pointers shot against Paul.

  35:21!

   With Lillard's 15 points in a single quarter, the Trail Blazers led the Clippers by as much as 14 points in the first quarter.

  The expected battle between dragons and tigers did not happen, and I don’t know how many people dropped their jaws.

   However, Lillard's sudden outburst made more and more people gradually notice the cold-faced No. 0 player.

  …

   Lillard's sudden outburst reminded Wang Zelin of a thing that fans of later generations relished.

  Things will start from the 2015~2016 season.

   That season, the Trail Blazers sent away the World Park starter, so the team had a poor record before the All-Star Game, only 27 wins and 27 losses outside the top eight in the Western Conference.

However, Lillard's personal performance is very good, averaging 24.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game, the sixth in the league in scoring and seventh in the league in assists. This performance is undoubtedly an All-Star level, but the result was missed. star.

   For the "lost" All-Star, Lillard chose to fight back with strength.

In the first game after the All-Star break, Lillard scored 51 points, 7 assists and 6 steals to lead the team to victory in the face of the Golden State Warriors who had just won 48 wins and 4 losses.

While refreshing his career single-game scoring, three-pointers and steals records, Lillard made no mistakes in the entire game, becoming the first player in NBA history to score in a single game since Reggie Miller in 1992. The next 50 points and 7 assists, while no turnover players.

   If there is a match, it can be a coincidence.

   Then in Game 2, against the Toronto Raptors, who were second in the East and fourth in the league, Lillard scored 50 points in a single game again...

   With a series of superb performances after the All-Star Game, the Trail Blazers achieved a record of 17 wins and 11 losses and successfully returned to the playoffs.

   Since then, the NBA has left a legend of "How strong is Lillard who was not selected as an All-Star?"

   But that was a few years later, how come it was earlier?

   After thinking about his sister, Wang Zelin gave up the act of drilling a dead end.

   Anyway, the biggest beneficiary of Lillard's outbreak is the Blazers, so why bother with this and that...

   Cheap is not cheap!

   Came back in the second quarter. Except for Lillard, who was still on the court, the other four in the starting lineup had already left the court to rest.

   On the other hand, on the Clippers side, Paul, Griffin, and Jordan are still on the court.

   Many Clippers fans thought: Now is the time to chase points!

  Unfortunately, the idea is good, but the reality is very skinny.

  Paul made a sudden point, assisted Jordan with a dunk at the basket, and scored two points to further reduce the score.

   The Blazers attacked again. After Lillard dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he stood on the top arc and gestured.

  He wants to play singles!

   This is not only Lillard's own wishes, but also Coach Terry's deployment during the break.

   Not only other personnel, but even the members of the Blazers team wanted to see how crazy Lillard could be.

  The Trail Blazers backup inside duo Joel Freeland and Jarrick Freeland carefully followed the coach's instructions and quickly pulled around.

  Substitute small forward Will Barton and backup defender Victor Clive reacted extremely quickly and ran 45 degrees to both sides.

   When the movement is completed, the interior space is opened, and a one-VS-one situation between Lillard and Paul is formed at the top arc of the three-point line.

   "Chris ~ Cannon! Chris ~ Cannon!..."

  Clippers fans at Staples Center spontaneously chanted Paul's name.

   At this moment, Paul, who was in the center of the whirlpool, had a bitterness in his heart that he couldn't express.

   Unsurprisingly, this boy No. 0 in front of him has definitely entered an indescribable state of supernatural power. Paul has no idea whether he can let him go.

Halfway through the offensive round, Lillard's thoughts moved, he quickly crossed steps to break through, passed Paul in one step to the basket, carried Jordan to hit the board, and at the same time caused the latter's foul, hitting the Clippers with a 2+ 1!

   "O~M~G!"

  Kenny Smith was shouting.

   "Crazy! Pioneer's No. 0 is going to be crazy tonight!"

   Barkley shouted with a pompous expression.

   "It's crazy!" Kobe murmured to himself, "After the Thunder, there is such a youth army again. Is it possible that the day of catching up and replacing the generation is really coming?"

   As he grows older, Kobe feels more and more unable to do what he wants. The most obvious thing is that this season he has been unable to attack and defend as well as before.

   Just as the Blazers beat the Clippers at home last night, the Lakers led by Kobe Bryant also experienced a tragic fight.

   The location is Staples Center!

  Last night the Lakers played at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the top team in the Western Conference.

   At that time, the Thunder ranked first in the Western Conference with a record of 34 wins and 10 losses, while the Lakers ranked 11th in the Western Conference with a record of 18 wins and 25 losses.

I thought it was a one-sided massacre, but who ever thought of Kobe Bryant in another way, 21 points, 9 rebounds... 14 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, all-around data... 8 points and 10 rebounds in the league's first center Next, lead the team to a crucial victory~www.wuxiaspot.com~ This campaign is not as simple as a superficial record for the Lakers rising to the tenth in the West, but more of a spirit, a tenacious, A resilience...and a hope.

   A hope of seeing the door to the playoffs!

  Because of a loud and high-spirited Kobe Bryant, after witnessing the rise of another young team in the league, he suddenly felt really old in his heart.

   "No, I still have time, I have to get another ring, and I have to slap that guy in the face..."

  Unconsciously, when Kobe's mentality turned negative, the figure of a No. 23 jersey exploded in his mind like a thunder, instantly swept away the negative mentality that had just occurred.

  Black Mamba will never admit defeat!

  Recovered, Kobe turned his attention back to the game on the court.

   At this time, Lillard is still continuing his own performance.

  In the second quarter, he scored 16 points and led the Clippers to 61:45

  No one thought that the game would have a tendency to be beaten at halftime.

   (end of this chapter)