NBA Opening Draw To Twilight Shaquille O’Neal

On the 12th, the league announced the new MVP rankings, and Wang Zelin held the top spot without any controversy. He successfully won the MVP list for two weeks in a row, and also won the Western Conference Player of the Week for two weeks in a row.

This seems to be nothing to say. Wang Zelin's data is too comprehensive. The major data dominates the list, and with the team leading the league first, the outside world really can't pick out any faults.

The next day, at 7:30 p.m. on the 13th, some of the Blazers came to San Antonio. Tonight's opponent was the Spurs.

Announced before the match.

Spurs: Tony Parker, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Matt Bonner, Tim Duncan.

Trail Blazers: Lillard, Barton, Batum, Aldridge, Wang Zelin.

Since Aldridge did not switch to the Spurs as he had imagined, although the Spurs management also conducted a double-digit transaction volume this summer, it was more about signing with players in the team, and there was no real reinforcement.

So strictly speaking, the current strength of the Spurs is obviously a little weaker than the Spurs in Wang Zelin's impression.

It is worth mentioning that since Kevin Love took the initiative to apply for a trade to the Timberwolves management some time ago, the Spurs management has been flirting with him, trying to get the current Timberwolves Wolf King to the Holy City.

According to the current gossip from some reporters, Love is also more inclined to join the Spurs, because he has always wanted to prove that he is not only a regular-season brush, but also wants to play in the playoffs and try it out.

Speaking of which, Love has not even played a playoff game since he entered the NBA and played for the Timberwolves. Considering that almost all the strong teams have been tinkering in the summer, the entire league can really make room now. Not much.

And the Spurs happen to be one of them.

The key now is whether Love can accept the small city of San Antonio. After all, based on his market, many teams are willing to spend a lot of money to welcome him.

Let's say...some swindler in the east.

well, let's get back to business.

Wang Zelin briefly looked at the Spurs' lineup, and the main players remained the same. But the difference is that the player with the highest overall rating in the Spurs team has changed from GDP to a new generation leader - Kawhi Leonard.

"Kawhi Leonard: 88 overall;

Tim Duncan: Overall rating of 80

Tony Parker: Overall rating of 83

Manu Ginobili: Overall rating of 77

Danny Green: Overall rating of 75

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Before this battle, the Spurs had a record of 5 wins and 3 losses, still occupying a spot in the top eight in the Western Conference.

To be honest, knowing that the Spurs didn't get Aldridge and they didn't get much reinforcement this summer, they can still maintain such a record, Wang Zelin was quite surprised.

This also made him even more determined, he must not believe the nonsense of the old fritters from the Spurs, and he must go all out tonight.

After the warm-up, at 8:00 sharp, the players from both sides came to the center circle.

At the same time, the explanations of the major TV stations sounded at the same time.

"Imperial TV Station..."

"TNT TV..."

"ESPN TV..."

"…"

Accompanied by explanations in different languages, the referee also blew the whistle for the start of the game, and then threw the ball into the air.

Wang Zelin took off hard... After landing, he found that the opponent had already retreated quickly in advance, and at first glance, there was a bear coming.

On the court, Lillard began to organize the Blazers' offense after receiving the ball.

When the Trail Blazers No. 36 fell into the low post and started to ask for the ball, the hearts of the Spurs home fans suddenly jumped, and they felt a little panic for no reason.

It is undeniable that apart from Leonard, the Spurs' core players, like the GDP trio, are all one year older, and the opposing Blazers youth army is in its prime.

One side is in the middle of the day, and the other side is sunset, forming a sharp contrast.

On the court, Lillard suppressed his strong desire to pull one, and transferred the ball to Wang Zelin.

Although it wasn't an unnamed Golden State elementary school student tonight, Tony Parker was also a veteran point guard in the league, and Lillard really wanted to hit Parker.

But who let the boss speak?

Forget it, forgive you for once.

Wang Zelin caught the ball, Duncan leaned up, and then Duncan's expression moved slightly, because Wang Zelin's first impact almost made him lose his focus.

So brutal!

"Tim, you said you're not too old, why are you still so strong? I'm worried about your old bones..."

At this moment, Duncan suddenly heard Wang Zelin's chatter.

He just raised his head, his eyes glared at Wang Zelin, and when he wanted to make two sentences, Wang Zelin turned over and made a jump shot at close range by taking the first step away.

Swah-!

0:2!

"Oh hoo! The Throne Trailblazers got the first two points of this full-meter live broadcast!"

TNT TV, O'Neal said excitedly.

"The **** from the king! Unlucky Tim, unlucky Spurs, they have become the background board again!" Reggie Miller made up next to him.

Wang Zelin, who took the lead for the Blazers, ignited the atmosphere of the AT&T Center Arena at the beginning of the game.

Of course, it's the reverse.

During Wang Zelin's playback, there were boos all around.

"Cry, cry as much as you like! The more you cry, the more excited I will be!"

"Enjoy" Wang Zelin, who was cheering on the road, smiled coldly in his heart.

Spurs' first attack, Parker with the cheers of the home fans, after taking cover by Duncan, rushed into the Blazers restricted area.

Aldridge, who was defending for the first time, failed to escape Parker. As a representative of the speed of GDP, although the French sports car has become an old sports car, he is still an old driver in the drag racing world, and the scale is not too much. Less, just right.

Especially his rich scoring ability in the paint area can even make many inside players feel ashamed.

2:2, Parker stared at Wang Zelin when he retreated, his fierce expression seemed to say, "Isn't it just two points? I can do it too!"

As the youngest in GDP, although Parker is 33, he is still the engine of the Spurs' backcourt, and his tactical status in the team is no less than that of Leonard, who has just been promoted to a member of the 20-point club.

On the court, looking back, the Blazers landed.

Wang Zelin, who was blocked by Duncan in advance, took the initiative to cover Lillard in a high position.

I saw that Li directed the speed directly, crossed the defender and entered the inside line, and scored the ball with a backhand layup, 4:2!

Although the rookie contract year's director Li has not reached the peak of his personal ability after the 2017-18 season, after all, he had already been selected for the first team in the league at that time, and gradually grew into the top ten players in the league. The overall rating will probably be between 90 and 94. between.

But now the 25-year-old guide Li has also begun to enter the peak of his career and is one of the active first-line point guards.

Against Parker, the former first-line point guard, it was he who still couldn't guard Parker, but Parker also wanted to guard him.

To put it bluntly, whoever belongs to these two people can't help each other, and whoever is in better condition will have the upper hand.

Lillard succeeded in making a breakthrough and scored this game. Lillard, who touched the ball, was very excited and frantically provoked Parker. Although Lillard's development direction in this time and space is more inclined to be excellent in offense and defense, rather than the extreme offense in his impression, but He has always maintained a crazy heart.

Parker was successfully mocked by Lillard. The Spurs' next attack, the old sports car's throw was a bit reluctant, and the basketball shot out of the frame.

"Snapped!"

Wang Zelin received the rebound, but the Spurs retreated very quickly and did not give them a chance to fast break. After passing the ball to Lillard, the two advanced slowly.

When retreating, Duncan rubbed Parker's head subconsciously, trying to remind Parker not to worry.

But he suddenly realized that the hand felt wrong, and then he looked down and saw Parker's complaining eyes, and then he withdrew his claws angrily.

The Blazers continued to attack.

Simavic made a gesture on the sidelines, and Ma Zhi quickly made a defensive switch adjustment.

Lillard's defender suddenly became Leonard.

"The old thief's reaction is really fast!" Wang Zelin frowned. Originally, he planned to let Lillard, who has a good hand, attack a few more, but he didn't expect Simavic to be ready to kill Lillard so soon.

Although Lillard has always claimed to be the third core of the team, his scoring ability ranks after Aldridge and Wang Zelin, but in fact he is the most important point of the Blazers' perimeter attack.

How could Wang Zelin and Aldridge's offense play so easily without him driving the other two outsiders to output firepower?

Although basketball sometimes pays attention to superstar moments, most of the time, it is also about teamwork.

On the field, Leonard implemented his signature Death Coil as soon as he came up. From the perspective of defensive effect, our Spurs junior backbone is quite good.

Yin will block, water will cover, it is the style of the Spurs.

But are they really strong enough defensively to deal with the Blazers' offense?

Not necessarily!

Lillard first tried to make a breakthrough. After seeing that the breakthrough was unsuccessful, he just wanted to pull one in advance. Kleonard seemed to have the ability to predict, and immediately posted it, giving Lillard no space to shoot a jumper.

All of a sudden, Lillard was directly blocked to the stop.

At this time, Wang Zelin was fighting with Duncan in the low position. When he noticed that the situation was wrong, he pulled out in time to respond.

Just as Lillard drew the ball, Leonard predicted the direction in advance, jumped to the right decisively, and intercepted the pass.

What the hell! This young man!

This defensive prediction...

Leonard's swooping startled Wang Zelin, but after Leonard succeeded in stealing, he also fell to the ground, making the Spurs lose the best opportunity for a fast break.

Fortunately, the ball was snatched away.

The Spurs organized the offense.

Duncan's high score, Parker dislocated and played big Aldridge, suddenly Wang Zelin entered the paint area and rushed to the basket, forcing Parker to adjust his trajectory.

Then toss from close range and strike again.

Damn, why is this guy's defense so fast?

This is really the speed that a seven-footer should have!

When retreating, Parker couldn't help but spit out two more words in his heart.

In fact, not only Parker, but Simavic on the sidelines and many home fans were shocked by the scene just now, and almost thought that the Blazers 36 planned to invite Parker to eat hot pot.

After all, in the last game, the guy had just scored a super quad-double on the Pistons, and now he is top of the season blocked list with 5 blocks per game.

"First Evolution"

In the face of this kind of super frame protector, every player who dares to challenge the Blazers penalty area is a real warrior.

The Blazers were fast-breaking, and the two buses started from the basket at the same time, but the fastest was Lillard on the three-point line.

After Wang Zelin grabbed the board and sprinted, he got rid of the old Duncan behind him, and soon the audience formed a 4-on-3 situation.

Lillard was blocked by Leonard as soon as he rushed to the free throw line, but he couldn't stand the Blazers crowd. After stopping, Lillard threw the ball directly into the air in the next second.

"Snapped!"

A figure suddenly flashed in the sky, received a pass, and then a one-armed dunk that slammed into the Spurs' basket.

6:2!

Coach Terry nodded with satisfaction and returned to his own Diaoyutai.

He is very clear that the biggest drawback of the Spurs now is that the lineup is seriously aging. As long as the Blazers can play a fast break wave, then this victory is mostly the Blazers.

In the next few minutes, ace pilot Wang Zelin led the Blazers to take off directly!

Although the Spurs played steadily and maintained a good success rate, the team made 6 of 10 shots in the half quarter, scored 1 three-pointer, plus 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 15 points.

However, the Blazers scored 21 points on 8 of 12 shots, and the efficiency is even more amazing!

The Spurs called a timeout and entered the official timeout phase.

It was still not enough to hold on for half a quarter. Simawei helplessly found that the Trail Blazers had too many scoring points, and their ability to seize opportunities was also very strong. Whether it was a shot or a global shot, they were very decisive. UU read www. uukanshu.com and the point guard or the due cut opportunity are all well grasped!

Once the Blazers' entire system is up and running, it's like a very sophisticated machine that doesn't stop at all.

This undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on the Spurs defense.

On the outside, it is good to say that as long as Leonard, a top defensive wing, is there, the Blazers' outside firepower can basically be pinched.

But the problem is that the strongest point of others is the inside line!

Needless to say, Wang Zelin was the scoring champion last season, and it seems likely that he will win again this season.

There is also power forward Aldridge. Don't look at this guy's scoring average in the past two championship seasons but in the early 20s, including playing 8 games this season. This is also the case.

But this is precisely the most thought-provoking place, because Aldridge is so stable that other teams can't find a way to limit him.

Originally, it was difficult for a single Wang Zelin to deal with it, but it turned out that he was also paired with an Aldridge. This 1+1 insider combination had a chemical reaction that was definitely greater than 2.

Alas, I am so hard!

This side of the west is so hard!

At this moment, Simavic couldn't help sighing in his heart, and it was also the voice of other western teams.

Although it was only half a quarter, in his heart, the game was probably over.

And his mind couldn't help but shift from the game to a deal that the Spurs have been actively seeking during this time.

Kevin Love!

If he can really get Love, Simavic is confident that he will train the wolf king well, so that he and Leonard will be a one-in-one-out combination and become the Spurs' hope for the next ten years.

beep~~~

The referee's whistle sounded, and Simavic had to put aside his thoughts and continue to devote himself to the game.