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Chapter 186 The Cowboy Is Old

Back in the third quarter, as Lillard continued to explode, the game lost its gimmick, and the outcome also lost its suspense.

At the end of the first three quarters, the Blazers led the Clippers by 87 points at 65:22.

In the fourth quarter, the Clippers coach did not plan to make a final struggle. When the main lineup sat on the bench, he announced his surrender to the Blazers!
In the third minute of the final quarter, the Blazers called a timeout.

"Damien, do you still want to fight?"

Blazers coach Terry Stotts asked.

So far, Lillard has played the first three quarters, plus the 3 points in the final quarter, and scored 49 points.

A new career high!
According to Lillard's explosive trend tonight, if he continues to play, 50 points is a certainty, and 60 points is not impossible.

"No!"

Lillard didn't hesitate, and quickly gave the answer.

It is not in his character to score points in garbage time, and he even disdains such behavior.

"Ok."

Terry Stotts nodded.

Since then, Lillard has not played again.

In the end, the Trail Blazers won the game 115:88, beating the Clippers by as many as 27 points and achieving a double play against the Clippers.

Lillard's personal data stayed at 49 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, which is enough to blow a lifetime of large triple-doubles.

Of course, everyone knows that Lillard's time has just begun, and his future is destined to be brilliant.

After the game against the Clippers, the Trail Blazers have only one game left in January, a home game against the Dallas Mavericks.

After the post-match press conference, all members of the Trail Blazers returned to Portland non-stop, taking the two-day rest period to adjust themselves.

While Lillard was fast asleep on the plane, his name started sweeping the league.

45 points in three quarters, 4 points in the last quarter, 49 points in the game...become a topic that is destined to linger tonight.

"Another Jennings? No, his name is Damian Lillard!"

"Sports Illustrated", one of the mainstream media in the United States, highly praised Lillard's outstanding performance.

For comparison, it is naturally Jennings who led the Bucks to beat the Warriors on November 2009, 11.

那个夜晚詹宁斯34次投篮命中21次，其中三分球8投7中，罚球8中6，得到55分5个篮板5个助攻的超级数据。

Since 1963, there have been 6 rookies in NBA history who have played 50+ in a single game...not counting Michael Jordan.

Today, Lillard's 49 points in a single game rank seventh in NBA history for rookies in a single game.

However, the legend of this game can be no worse than the previous 6, and even slightly stronger.

25投15中、三分13中9、罚球11中10，投篮命中率高达60%。

Among them, the true shooting percentage is more than 8%!
The so-called true shooting percentage is often an important reference to measure the efficiency of the player's shooting into scoring. Lillard's super high efficiency has attracted the attention of scouts and general managers of many teams.

If it is said that Lillard has attracted high attention, the most affected one is most likely Wang Zelin of the same team.

There is no other reason, Lillard is too embarrassing in this game tonight.

Although it is impossible to reverse Wang Zelin's dominance over the Rookie of the Year in one fell swoop, it is likely to affect whether Wang Zelin can be unanimously elected as the Rookie of the Year.

It should be noted that being unanimously elected as the best rookie is also a supreme honor. Before that, there were only three players in NBA history who were unanimously elected as the best rookie of the year.

In the original history, after Lillard became the fourth unanimously elected Rookie of the Year player in NBA history, it aroused great attention and expectations for a while, and many people even agreed that Lillard would be the future. The league's number one point guard.

It's just that no one expected that a super dunker in the Bay Area would be born out of nowhere, and he would control the players at the same position of the same generation to death.

In addition to winning the best team of the year in the 2017~2018 season, Lillard regained a little bit of success. Against this background, Lillard is the "NBA version of Zhou Yu!"

……

"The competition for the best rookie is rekindled!"

"Damian Lillard is definitely eligible for Rookie of the Year!"

"Another light of the same era!"

"..."

"Sit up in shock while dying, the enemy is actually in our team!"

In the morning in Portland, Wang Zelin checked the news on his mobile phone while eating breakfast.

Watching the news with a unified caliber, Wang Zelin suddenly felt something was wrong.

He always felt that the local media in the United States couldn't wait to praise a young player who could compete with him for the best rookie of the year.

Just don't see me like that!
After a little thought, Wang Zelin quickly sensed the intention.

The United States is known as the kingdom of basketball, and it can be said to have a monopoly on the sport of basketball. The NBA, which represents the supreme palace of basketball, has been born for more than half a century.

The NBA's Rookie of the Year award represents one of the outstanding players of the new generation. More than [-]% of the winners of this award every year are won by local players in the United States, and only a handful of foreign players have won the best rookie.

Since the 21st century, there is only one Spaniard.

Now Wang Zelin is very likely to become the second foreign player to win the Rookie of the Year.

Although the Jews have been vigorously promoting the internationalization of the NBA and thereby expanding the influence of the NBA, this does not affect the premise that the United States has a monopoly on basketball.

Originally.

Even some clowns have to admit that the 2012 Rookie of the Year is undoubtedly owned by Wang Zelin, and there is almost no second player in the same class who can produce enough competitiveness for him.

The high-profile and anticipated "son of the United States" Anthony Davis has a lot of data compared with Wang Zelin. When everyone was desperate, another native American player stood up.

The sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft -- Damien Lillard!
Relying on a wave of 49 points in a single game, Lillard's scoring average exceeded 18 points. In the case of other good statistics, some media began to exaggerate the situation of the duo competing for hegemony.

Of course, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Lillard is obviously not competitive with Wang Zelin, and even has a natural disadvantage.

The most feared thing between people is comparison!

Not to mention the comparison between players on the same team. Anyone who cares can tell at a glance whether the Trail Blazers' status in the team is high or low.

If someone pretends to be confused, that's another story.

For example, for some unscrupulous media, all they need is simple clicks, and nothing else matters.

What's more, there are some "racial discriminators" among them. They are excited and motivated only when they think that their actions can disgust Wang Zelin.

After reading the news and having breakfast, Wang Zelin went to the arena to continue training.

How the public opinion outside has nothing to do with him!
What he has to do, or what he can do best, is to use his overwhelming strength on the field to wipe out all criticisms.

The offensive ability of the "Kidney Fighter" gold card has already been absorbed, and the defensive ability has almost been inherited.

Wang Zelin has a hunch that soon after the All-Star Game, he is likely to unlock the next star card.

A glance at the current fan value: 7878 million... These days are getting more and more hopeful.

On the 30th, the Trail Blazers played at home against the Dallas Mavericks, also a western team.

The Mavericks currently sit 21th in the Western Conference with a record of 22 wins and 10 losses.

It is hard for people to imagine that last year's defending champion fell so quickly.

However, looking back at the time of the finalists and the average data per game this season, everyone seems to have an explanation.

17 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists... Dirk Nowitzki's average per game fell to a new low since his rookie season.

Playing for almost half a season now, Dirk Nowitzki's highest score in the season is only 22 points.

You must know that Dirk Nowitzki averaged 21.6 points per game last season.

German tanks are also old!

This is the unanimous view of the outside world on the boss of the Dallas Mavericks.

Why do you say yes?
The reason is simple. The Mavericks, the Mosaic and the Spurs were once the top three in Texas.

The first is the Mosaic team. The Yao Mai era has long passed the team, and the team leader has already changed.

As for the Spurs.

Since the second decade of the 21st century, most basketball commentators and fans have talked about "the Spurs are old!"

Although Wang Zelin knew that this was just an illusion, the outside world didn't think so.

Regardless of the current record of the Spurs in the top three in the league, it still can't change the old image of the GDP combination in everyone's mind.

It didn't take long for the black eight to happen!
Everyone in the last Mavericks didn't miss it. Dirk Nowitzki is really old.

Next season's average of 21 points per game will be Nuo Tianwang's last flashback, and then it will be completely cold.

In the evening, the Rose Garden Arena welcomed the Dallas Mavericks.

The Trail Blazers belong to the Northwest Division, and the Mavericks belong to the Southwest Division. There are 4 regular season games to be played a year, and this is the second game.

The performance of the veteran drivers this season has continued to decline. For tonight's game, Coach Terry Stotts didn't say anything in the locker room.

"Just play at our normal level." That's all he asked.

This game was not a national live broadcast, but a local live broadcast, but there were quite a lot of reporters present, and the bottom line on both sides was full.

The two teams entered the field first.

As soon as Wang Zelin appeared on the stage, the audience was completely detonated, and cheers and applause overwhelmingly hit the Mavericks.

There is no contradiction in the history of the Trail Blazers and Mavericks. Wang Zelin still respects the old driver.

From a boy with long hair to a middle-aged uncle, the old driver used his 21 years of perseverance to achieve a beautiful fairy tale of one person, one city!

For one person, one city, the old driver cut the salary of the Mavericks by more than 1 million yuan, making him the most loyal player in the NBA.

Of course, team owner Cuban did not treat the former badly.

Although Wang Zelin is not interested in Cuban, he has to say that this buddy treats the players he recognizes very well.

Under the attention of more than 2 people in the audience, Wang Zelin came to the Mavericks' bench and said hello to Dirk Nowitzki who was replenishing water.

"Dirk, let's go to Rose Paradise for a drink after the game!"

Wang Zelin winked and said.

"Cough cough cough..."

As a veteran who has played in the NBA all the year round, Dirk Nowitzki is well aware of the away games of other teams. After all, he did not play less when he was young.

"Dude, you can't do it, can you?"

"Hahaha!"

Wang Zelin yelled again, causing the fans behind the bench to burst into laughter.

"Rookie, you have to pay attention to the impact!"

The old driver was a little annoyed.

You can say this kind of thing in private, why do you have to put it on the public face.

Am I being embarrassed?
After chatting awkwardly, Wang Zelin waved his hand and turned to leave.

"Dirk, the last time I was in Dallas, I really didn't realize that that kid from the Celestial Dynasty is so flirtatious!"

Mavericks starting point guard Darren Collison looked at Wang Zelin's back and asked curiously.

"I remembered, there is a saying in China called do as the Romans do, maybe it was the old fritters from the Trail Blazers who took him off."

"You know!"

Another veteran, Dante Jones, came over and said with a wretched expression.

"Hahaha……"

The Mavericks bench burst into laughter.

This season, the Mavericks have almost no hope of entering the playoffs, so everyone's mentality is very good.

What's more, except for OJ Mayo and Darren Collison who are slightly younger in the Mavericks, the rest of the Mavericks, such as the old driver, Sean Marion, Vince Carter, Elton Brand, etc., are all veterans in their early 30s.

Not in a good mood!

Wang Zelin's opponent tonight is the same player Bennard James.

After this guy was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 2rd overall pick in the second round, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks for a 33 meter native center.

The advantages are obvious, with good physical fitness, excellent wingspan, and not afraid of confrontation, and has the potential to become a good blue-collar player.

The shortcomings are more obvious, there is no stable offensive ability, the low attack and jump shot are almost equal to 0, and the scoring depends on eating cakes and second offense.

Under the key cultivation of the Mavericks, he only scored 4 points and 5 rebounds. Now the team management has abandoned him, and his playing time has been reduced to less than 20 minutes at the beginning of the season.

At the start of the game, Wang Zelin and Bennard James jumped the ball.

"Boy Tianchao, you're just an ordinary player, if it wasn't for your yellow skin..."

What Wang Zelin didn't expect was that this little character who couldn't be named dared to provoke him.

"Dirk, have you been this brave little brother No. 5?"

Wang Zelin didn't bird Bennard James, and shouted at Dirk Nowitzki not far away.

"..."

The old driver looked over in a daze.

What happened to the kidney?

At this time, the basketball flew high, and Wang Zelin took off, "Crack!"

Lillard received the ball and advanced, and Batum on the left went forward like a wild horse.

Squeezing away Darren Collison, Lillard notified the basket, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, and threw the ball into the sky.

Batum was about to take off, but soon stopped...it was Wang Zelin.

Wang Zelin, who weighs 130 kilograms, runs extremely scary, and his speed is no worse than Bennard James.

For Bennard James who weighs only 104 kilograms, Wang Zelin is simply a prehistoric monster. He easily squeezed him aside, then took off, and grabbed the basketball that had risen to an appropriate height with both hands.

"Oh!"

Wang Zelin hit a crit in the start, and the Mavericks' basket made a miserable sound.

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