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   Chapter 229 Spurs: Who still has dreams?

   "Hey King, look, you won two of the top five goals in all the matches yesterday! That's really cool!"

  Wang Zelin, who had not woken up from the hotel bed, was awakened by Lillard, who lived in the same room.

   "What are you doing! Haha ouch!

   Don't disturb me if you don't want to catch up on sleep! "

   After playing for a full 34 minutes last night, Wang Zelin woke up with a bit of fatigue between his brows.

   Fighting against a strong defensive team like the Grizzlies is a torment, and it is really easy to get tired physically and mentally, and it is inevitable to sleep more during the day.

   "Okay, okay, it's my fault, okay?"

   Lillard smiled and shoved the tablet over.

  Wang Zelin took the tablet and flipped it over casually. The content of the sports section was as he expected.

In the center of the    section is a picture, which is the valiant and heroic figure when he personally led the fast break. The title of the report: "From Yao to Wang, the traditional craftsmanship of the center of the heaven!"

  What traditional craftsmanship?

  You are traditional craftsmen…

  Traditional craftsmanship for your whole family!

  Wang Zelin's head was covered with black lines in an instant. He couldn't imagine what kind of strange mood the Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean would feel after seeing this report.

   "Look, I'm in the headlines too!" Lillard came up and said excitedly.

   "Okay, man, don't get excited. After washing up and changing your clothes, let's go down for breakfast first. There will be more chances to make headlines later."

   Looking at Lillard's excitement about making headlines, Wang Zelin is not surprised. Few young people can resist the temptation of flowers and applause.

   Lillard in his rookie years has already shown the temperament of being a teenager, but his expression management is not as mature as he was later.

   As a rookie, it is definitely a commendable thing to be in the headlines of the famous Los Angeles Times.

   "If you think I'm you, the headlines will go up."

   "No, you're wrong about this," Wang Zelin turned his head, "usually others are begging me... I like being passive!"

"roll!"

  …

   Trip to Memphis, the Trail Blazers finally maintained the lead created in the third quarter to the end.

  99:81, the score between the two teams is a bit less than the average data per game, but the quality of the game contributed is not low at all.

   But well.

   This is for some senior fans who like to study the game in depth. Most fans prefer to see a hearty attack and bombardment, rather than a one-dimensional defensive battle.

   Advocating offense seems to be the main theme of the NBA becoming more and more clear.

   And time will tell them that they will have bitter consequences in the future.

   Of course, this is a later story, and it is inconvenient to mention it now.

  The Blazers' No. 36 hit 11 of 15 shots, scored the second-highest 24 points in the team with a super high hit rate, plus 14 rebounds, 5 blocks and 4 assists.

   Against such dazzling data, the 6 mistakes naturally appear less prominent.

"This is a tragic incident. We were completely abused by our opponents, but what I want to say is that this is also a lesson. He made me and my players more aware of our own shortcomings. The next time we meet, we will become more powerful."

   In an interview with a TNT reporter after the game, Grizzlies coach Hollins replied with great seriousness.

  The Grizzlies' best performer tonight was Zach Randolph, who made 8 of 13 free throws and 4 of 4, scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds.

   But success is also a black bear, and defeat is also a black bear.

  Faced with the Blazers' double-team strategy, Zach Randolph's response was deadly, sending out a career-high seven turnovers.

  I have to mention it here.

   So far in his career, Zach Randolph has the most turnovers in a single game 7 times, and there have been 9 such moments in total, and last night's game with the Blazers was the 10th.

   So, should we say that he is stable or stable...

  In addition to Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol contributed the second-highest 19 points and 10 rebounds of the team, Mike Conley sent 14 points, and no fourth person scored in double figures.

   In contrast, in addition to Wang Zelin's 24 points, Lillard contributed a team-high 25 points, including 6 of 9 three-pointers, and one person hanged the Grizzlies' backline on the offensive end.

  The remaining players, Aldridge sent 14 points, Batum sent 11 points, Matthews and Conley Terry on the bench both scored 10 points.

   In the face of the Grizzlies, who are known for their defense, the Blazers still managed to score in double figures with 6 players, and gradually they were in great shape last night!

  …

   The next day.

   "Get up in the morning and embrace the sun..."

   Humming a magical tune, Wang Zelin came to the arena.

  After the Grizzlies, the Blazers players got two days off.

   Take a look at the upcoming schedule...

   There are still 10 games in total, although most of the opponents are strong teams in the playoffs, the Knicks, Bucks, Bulls, Eagles, Nets in the East, Thunder, Warriors and Jazz in the West...

   But the only real threats to the Blazers are the Knicks and the Thunder.

   There are two back-to-back games. In general, the schedule for March is still acceptable.

   The Blazers currently have 43 wins and 20 losses, ranking fourth in the Western Conference. The remaining 19 games are steady and steady, and they strive to win at least 7 games to reach 50 wins, so the playoffs should be stable.

  According to the wild attitude of the top eight or even top ten in the Western Conference this year, with less than 45 wins, there is no way to get the tickets to the playoffs.

   In fact, the original history is so cruel.

The Lakers, ninth in the West, rose to overtake in the last month, overcame the obstacles of the Jazz and Mosaic, and raised their record to 45 wins and 37 losses at the end of the regular season. , successfully ranked seventh.

   From the current situation, the Blazers have a high probability of missing the 60+ wins in the regular season. If they can't win 60 wins, how can they reach the first place in the West.

   Now that the regular season is a foregone conclusion, the Blazers have to turn their attention to the playoffs that are not far away.

  Who is going to play in the playoffs?

   has become the Blazers' number one problem at present.

   Since the 21st century, the NBA has had several classic cases of provoking opponents.

   The most recent time was when the Grizzlies deliberately released water in the 2011 season and lost the game and fell to the Spurs in the eighth game. The final result was as they wished, and they successfully completed the black eight feat.

   It must have been cool enough at the time, but in the future...

The impact of    is the kind of beating the Spurs will see the Grizzlies beat to death later.

   If you choose to plan ahead, the fifth-placed Grizzlies are very likely to be the opponents of the Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs.

  The grizzly bears are well known for their toughness. Even if they are lucky enough to beat them, 90% of them may have to lose a layer of skin. In the second round, it is easy to cause the players to become exhausted.

  Typical "Kill a thousand enemies, lose eight hundred!

   Thinking of this, it would be a wiser choice to try to catch up with the Clippers and rise to the third place in the West, and try to turn the opponent in the first round of the playoffs into the Denver Nuggets.

   This season, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets have played against each other three times, with a record of 2:1, with the Trail Blazers slightly better.

   Through the analysis of the strength of the system space, Wang Zelin is very clear that neither the Nuggets nor the Grizzlies have superstar players with a rating of over 90.

   The lesser of the two evils.

   Instead of facing the Grizzlies, he is more willing to face the Nuggets, even if the latter has the Devil's home field advantage.

   As a player, he can think of these things, and it is estimated that the coaching staff is the same. Terry Stotts and his coaching staff are probably struggling with this at the moment.

   Maybe, it's time for a team meeting.

  …

   Time flies, and in a flash, another day has passed.

   On March 15th, the Trail Blazers played against a powerful enemy - the New York Knicks.

   The Knicks are currently 41 wins and 22 losses. They are the second team in the East to break through 40 wins, but if they are placed on the West side, they can rank 6th or 7th.

   What's more, the Trail Blazers received good news before the war. Knicks star Carmelo Anthony continued to miss due to injury, and inside gate Tyson Chandler did not return.

  Tonight will be the reason to bring the "nerve knife" JR Smith is L to lead 5 old men over 35 years old to face the enemy.

   No.

  Kent Thomas, one of the oldest active players in the league.

  Marcus Camby, Kenyon Martin, Jason Kidd... These are all veterans many years ago.

   The youngest and most powerful player on the team is Iman Shumbert, who was selected by the Knicks last year. He averaged only 9 points and 3 rebounds per game.

   In the face of the wolves and tigers waiting for the Blazers, the Denver Nuggets quickly lost their will to fight, and there was no desire to struggle.

Wang Zelin faced Kenyon Martin, the former interior general of the Nets' trident, and played very calmly, scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks in 28 minutes. He didn't use it in the fourth quarter, and led the team to spend the game in three quarters. .

  The Blazers finally defeated the Knicks 111-95 and won three straight victories.

   After the game, Wang Zelin said bluntly: There is no pressure in this game, Soeasy!

   Not long after the Knicks were sent away, on the 17th, the Blazers welcomed the challenge of the Detroit Pistons at home.

  No, this should not be called a challenge, but a unilateral incomprehension to seek abuse.

   14 wins and 49 losses ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons' plan to swing is still not professional enough.

  Look at other people's magic. In the first year of sending Howard away, he decisively started the rot, and went ahead to win the position of the eastern squad leader, with 9 wins and 52 losses.

   Even deputy squad leader Charlotte Bobcats' 11 wins and 50 losses are hard to match.

   In order to help the Pistons... 108:75, the Trail Blazers won 4 straight victories with tears.

   After three consecutive home games, the Blazers ushered in a wave of five consecutive visitors.

  On the 19th and 20th, the pioneers' Eastern Expedition army officially set off, easily won the 76ers and the Bucks sacrificial flag, and the record became 46 wins and 20 losses.

  em…etc.

   That's 46 wins!

  This is the third place in the West!

   The smoothness of the schedule exceeded the expectations of the coaching staff. In the blink of an eye, the team has won a wave of 6 consecutive victories.

   Even more unexpected things happened.

   No. 22 and No. 24, the Blazers visited Chicago and Atlanta successively. After beating the Bulls and Eagles, they returned to the West with an 8-game winning streak.

   Seeing that the team's victories are about to break through 50 games, the Blazers fans were so happy, and many media followed with blessings.

   "The Trail Blazers like to mention 8 consecutive victories!" and "Heat's record-breaking 25 consecutive victories" made the headlines of the day in major media.

  No one would have thought that the Portland Trail Blazers were the most aggressive at the end of the season.

   The other 28 teams burst into tears when they found out about it. How long has it been since someone could finally steal the headlines from the Big Three of the Heat.

   Since February 4, 2013, the Heat defeated the underdog Lynx, officially kicking off a mighty winning streak.

   10 consecutive victories... a small point.

  15 winning streak...sprinkling water.

  20-game winning streak... Some people can't sit still.

  22-game winning streak... The entire league, and even the entire basketball world, is going to blow up.

Before that, the NBA had the longest history, and the top two on the winning streak list were the 33-game winning streak led by Baylor and Zhang 20,000 in the 1971-1972 season, and the 2007-08 season led by Yao Mai and Mosaic. A 22-game winning streak...

After    22-game winning streak, the Heat's every move has attracted the attention of countless people, until the current 25-game winning streak.

  No one in the previous season would have thought that after the championship season, the Heat re-emerged, and their dominance was even better than the first championship season.

   And now, there is actually a team that can pull its teeth out of a tiger’s mouth and take part of the headline plate from the Heat’s headline bully, making other teams compete for the championship.

   However, in Portland, the Blazers' coaching staff was anxious.

   Can't win like this anymore!

  …

   Back to Portland on the 25th.

   After lunch, Wang Zelin came to the team training hall.

  The situation on the western side is getting brighter now.

  Sinantonio, who started the season as fierce as a tiger, the Spurs gradually converged after the All-Star Game, and the GDP combination has been rested one after another, making the Spurs record from the first in the Western Conference to the second.

   Unlike young teams, the Spurs, which are mostly veterans, set their sights on the playoffs early and carried out physical reserve work for players in advance.

   In the regular season competition, the Spurs said that they had already won enough, and it was time to let them go to those young people, as long as everyone gave face and gave up the final O'Brien Cup.

   You have the right to be a man with affection, and a concubine with intentions!

   With the Spurs' half-shove and half-off, the Oklahoma City Thunder youths made a brave blow and completed the summit of the Western throne on March 20.

  50 wins and 17 losses, becoming the second team in the league to break through 50 games after the Miami Heat in the East.

  Thunder is different from the Blazers. They can't give up the boss's throne. Unless the next Wang Zhuang combination hurts one, it will be difficult for the Blazers to catch up with each other.

   Therefore, it is very difficult for the Blazers to grab the No. 1 throne in the West.

   Then, the 49-18 Spurs have become the most likely target for the Blazers to surpass.

   More importantly, the Spurs' recent games have been somewhat intriguing.

   Even losing to the Dallas Mavericks, 91:92, can only be regarded as a bitter defeat.

   But what does it mean to lose to the Timberwolves next?

Only G played in the   GDP combination, and what was even more outrageous was that he only played 22 minutes, shot 2 of 10 from the field, and scored 7 points with tears in his 20% shooting rate.

   In the face of Yaodao's poor performance, Sima Weiqi, who has always been very exposed, was happy in the audience, like a Santa Claus.

   In this game, not only Duncan and Tony Parker, but even the team's new core, Leonard, was reluctant to release it. In the end, at 107:83, the Spurs completed the achievement of sending warmth.

   It was after this night that the eldest and second eldest in the west were translocated.

   Now the Spurs are blatantly revealing a message to the outside world...

  Who has dreams?

  If you have something, say it quickly.

  If you dare, I will give it away!

   Actually, the Spurs didn't say a word.

   Even if you don't tell me, I will send it.

  Isn't it ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ to play the Cavaliers, this time it was Duncan and Kawhi's turn to lead the team, and the bench even had a monster fight, but it took four quarters to take the game away by 4 points.

   After the game, Simavic looked like a dead horse, as if the knights were the winners.

   If it weren't for the fact that the Cavaliers were really weak, I'm afraid the Spurs would now be on par with the third-placed Trail Blazers.

   The Spurs' sassy operation stunned all the melon eaters, especially the Blazers management, and instantly became vigilant.

   Those old fritters are going to do something!

   Therefore, with the short two days off, the coaching staff hurriedly held a meeting.

   What is the second place in the West?

   Or third in the West?

  Everything is in this meeting

  …

   It was only when I found out that the restriction was waived. If you have the conditions, you can vote for it. Thank you very much.

   (end of this chapter)