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Chapter 331 35VS36
"38+15!Wang Zelin's large double-double helped the Blazers refuse the losing streak! "

"Mosaic VS Jazz, James Harden scored 37 points and regretted losing, but he is constantly challenging the position of the league's No. 1 shooting guard! "

《马刺vs老鹰，蒂姆邓肯全场轰下23分21篮板2盖帽2助攻1抢断……你管这叫37岁？》

"43 points are still difficult to beat the Thunder and Young, Paul George may become the first empty-cut group leader in December! "

……

There were a total of 12 games between December 3. Except for the Magic vs. Wizards in the Eastern Conference, which was a rookie game, the remaining 6 games: Pelicans vs. Bulls, Eagles vs. Spurs, Mosaic vs. Jazz, Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks were all remarkable and received a lot of attention from fans and the media.

When he woke up the next day, Wang Zelin thought that his domination of the headlines should be stable, but he didn't know if he didn't read it, and he was shocked when he saw it.

As soon as I came up, I saw the double 20 data of Duncan's old monster spreading wildly on the Internet. He was obviously 37, but he still refused to leave a way for young people to survive.

Then there were George's 43 points and Harden's 37 points in a row... I never expected that in just one day, the group leader and deputy group leader of the group were so fresh.

But to be honest, Dewey's second young master is really fierce. Against a defensive team like the Pacers, Durant was able to make 23 of 14 shots and scored 6 points, 36 rebounds and 10 assists with a shooting percentage of more than 5%.

And Westbrook was not bad, making 17 of 11 shots from the field. Although 6 of 1 three-pointers and a 16.7% shooting rate were a bit eye-catching, he was able to tear the Pacers' defense line into pieces by breaking through.

Looking at it this way, even without the help of Kafeng Adams, the day of awakening Westbrook's sewer soul is not far away.

If this momentum continues, Durant can't hold back no matter how hard he plays!
After defeating the Pacers at home, Dewey's second youngster led the Thunder to an 8-game winning streak, and because the opponent is the Pacers, which is currently ranked first in the league, the gold content is really leveraged.

Therefore, in the latest regular season MVP rankings released by ESPN's official media, Durant topped the list for the first time in the new season. No one else ranked second.

It’s a pity to say that before December 12, James had just led the Heat to a 2-game winning streak. He was about to overtake Wang Zelin and return to the top of the list. As a result, on the night of the 10nd, when he played against the seventh Pistons in the Eastern Conference, he lost to the Pistons by 2:97 by 107 points...

热火这边只有4人得分上双，首发阵容中有23分的詹姆斯、14分的波什，替补阵容正有23分的迈克尔比斯利和12分的雷阿伦。

However, the Heat's defense tonight was very poor. The opposite Volcano directly scored in double figures with 5 players. In addition, Kyle Singler and Rodney Stuckey in the rotation lineup also scored in double figures. The team has a total of 7 players Score in double figures!
Although no one scored 20 points, the Pistons really played the limit of the civilian team tonight, playing team basketball style, everyone is a soldier, everyone can score, and finally ignoring the Heat.

As we all know, there has only been one time in the history of the NBA that he won the regular season MVP three times, and that person was Larry Bird, one of the black and white duo of the last century.

Looking at history, this is the only example!
After that, it is almost impossible for players to win the regular season MVP for three consecutive years like Larry Bird.

It can be said that the league deliberately did this, and the high-level executives did not want to see such a thriving situation, which is not conducive to the promotion of NBA diversification; it can also be said that fans and the media have experienced aesthetic fatigue...

In any case, all of the above are doomed to James wanting to win the fifth regular season MVP in his career, and his competitiveness is far inferior to that of Wang Zelin and Durant.

Unless he can lead the Heat to the Bulls' 72-win regular heat record, but this challenge is no less difficult than Larry Bird's three consecutive regular season MVPs.

Therefore, everyone knows that this season's regular season MVP battle seems to have formed a three-legged confrontation, but in fact the final result can only be between the Blazers No. 36 and the Thunder No. 35.

After understanding, the hot discussion of "35VS36" became popular in the league, just like "23VS24" once.

Since a long time ago, NBA executives have long been familiar with such dramas as strong confrontation and duo confrontation.

Dashuai Zhang VS Lord of the Rings, Black and White Heroes, Air Jordan VS Glider Drexler, Shark VS Stone Buddha, 03 Platinum Peerless Twins...

In the drama of two heroes, the most successful one is the contest between Magic Johnson and Bird Bird in the 80s. The most unsuccessful one is the duel between Jordan and Drexler and James and Anthony.Not long after it was launched, Drexler and Anthony lost in the duel.

But in any case, at the beginning of their establishment, they did attract a lot of attention and traffic to the NBA. Fans like to watch this tune, and the media likes it even more.

35VS36!

It was a somewhat unexpected, but also seemed to be a reasonable duel, so it came into being.

However, no matter how heated the outside world is at this time, the first to feel uncomfortable is Kevin Durant.

Think about it too.

Durant, who entered the NBA in 07, has worked hard for many years to achieve his current status in the arena. Among active players, Durant is a Top 3 superstar no matter how he ranks.

As a result, now, the league wanted to put a rookie who hadn't finished playing in the second grade with him, and started a bundled sales hype.

The alliance has never tired of doing this, and it is simply a proper traffic password.Wang Zelin also benefited greatly, because no matter how good his performance is at this time and how strong his strength is, in the eyes of the outside world, he is only a second-year rookie after all, and time is his biggest enemy.

For Wang Zelin, the benefits of the alliance outweigh the disadvantages.Although he will encounter a lot of doubts at first, as long as he can speak out with his strength and prove himself in the duel with Durant, he can shorten the initial period infinitely and quickly grow into a world-renowned basketball superstar.

He was really happy.

Some people feel uncomfortable.

Durant finally began to understand why Kobe suddenly turned black after he first learned about the "23VS24" statement from the media.So that he always tried his best in the later games against the Cavaliers, as if he wanted to prove something?
It's good to talk about things like self-sacrifice for others, but if it really falls on yourself, few people will be happy to see it.

……

At noon on December 12, the Trail Blazers left Portland and flew to Oklahoma City.

Their opponent tonight is the Thunder team led by Dewey's second young master.

As a contest between two top teams in the Western Conference and even in the league, the broadcast standard is naturally extremely high. This game was jointly broadcast live by ESPN, TNT, and ABC, three famous TV stations in the United States.

In addition to the Quanmi live broadcast, each NBA team has its own local broadcaster, such as the Trail Blazers' live broadcaster KOIN TV, referred to as CBS in English, and the Tianchao court station on the other side of the ocean also participated.

With such a large-scale joint live broadcast, even the top teams may not have a few games in a season.Take the Trail Blazers as an example. After playing the Thunder tonight, if they want to enjoy such broadcast specifications again, they have to wait until the Christmas game.

Therefore, whether it is the Thunder or the Blazers, they attach great importance to the upcoming game. This is to show their faces in front of hundreds of millions of fans around the world, but every small mistake will be broadcast all over the world through TV.If you play well, you can also absorb a lot of powder.

On the evening of the 5th, before the game, the two sides announced the starting lineup.

Visiting Blazers: Lillard, Matthews, Batum, Aldridge, Wang Zelin.

Home team Thunder: Westbrook, Sabo Sefolosha, Durant, Ibaka, Kendrick Perkins.

In the locker room of the home team, Westbrook said to Durant: "Kevin, those media are crazy. They selected that oriental boy to be side by side with you. Who does he think he is, the Thunder Tyrannosaurus back then?"

Durant nodded, turned to Ibaka and said angrily, "Serge, if you have a chance tonight, you must block that bastard!"

Westbrook was afraid that Durant's anger would affect the night's game, so he hurriedly said, "Kevin, let's teach that bastard Wang a lesson tonight. I will definitely find a chance to buckle him a few times and really hurt his face."

"walk slowly!"

Thinking of his second brother's stronger body after returning from injury, Durant was full of confidence, as if returning to the field to upgrade.

When the team came out, the starters of the two sides met at the entrance of the channel.

"Russell, I watched your game the day before yesterday, and you were only three rebounds away from getting a triple-double. What a pity!"

From far away, Wang Zelin yelled.

"..."

Westbrook was confused and didn't know what to answer for a while.

But since the other party gave face so much, he also recalled the scene: "It's okay! It's you, who only missed 5 rebounds and got 30+20. It's really scary."

"Haha," Wang Zelin smiled and put his arms around Westbrook's shoulders, as if reunited with an old friend: "You know what I admire most in the league is your violent dunks and fanatical passion for the game. I believe that one day, sooner or later, you will lead the Thunder back to the Finals."

"That must..."

en, Westbrook suddenly realized something, shook off Wang Zelin's hand on his shoulder, and looked back...

Good guy, Durant's eyes are spitting fire at this time, looking like he wants to eat people.

"Kevin!"

Just as Westbrook opened his mouth, Durant strode forward with his face shaking like a tantrum-laden daughter-in-law.

Want to be the boss, right? I'll let you make your grand finale today.

I don't know whether it is real anger or fake anger, Durant just walked to the front of the starting lineup.

"King, you..."

How despicable!

Westbrook pointed in Durant's direction, then pointed back tremblingly at Wang Zelin.

You must know that although the order of NBA players' appearance is not expressly stipulated, it is usually decided by the team itself, but there are some unspoken rules in it.

Under normal circumstances, first the substitute players play in the front position, and the starting five tigers are relatively late.Some veteran players, such as the boss of the locker room, will also be placed in the back position, and players with special status such as Ginobili of the Spurs.

However, many teams have one thing in common: that is, the boss of the team is usually the last one to play.One is to set off the atmosphere, and the other is to show the status and let the fans know who is the real boss of the team.

The Thunder don't have such a habit. Generally, center Perkins comes out first, followed by shooting guard, Durant third, Westbrook fourth, and Ibaka last.

However, Durant, who has always been sensitive, was so excited by Wang Zelin that he selectively "forgot" his previous order of appearance.

"Hey, forgive me for being so fond of telling the truth."

After speaking, Wang Zelin hurried back to his team.

There is a lesson to be learned, the reason why he chatted in the past was simply because he wanted to compete with the future king of sewers to get a triple-double, he never expected such unexpected joy!
Sure enough, after a while, it was time for the Thunder's home DJ to warm up. After the players from the away team came out, the Thunder's substitute players came out first. When it came to the main lineup, Durant's unexpected appearance caught the DJ off guard and obviously got stuck.

Bench for the Imperial Terrace.

"Hey! What's the situation? Why is Durant the first player to play?" Yu Jia was immediately amused by the scene.

"Hey! Yu Jia, did you see Thunder coach Scott Brooks? He also looked surprised. It is estimated that the players were transferred in private." Director Zhang was also at a loss.

After the episode, all Thunder players played.

Game start.

Ibaka fell on the jump ball and the Blazers attacked.

After landing, Wang Zelin rushed directly to the paint area.

Without any hesitation, Perkins moved laterally in front of Wang Zelin.

"Oh!"

The two directly bumped into each other, and Wang Zelin stopped in his charge, while the smaller Perkins was knocked back two steps by him.

Wang Zelin was about to charge again, but Perkins puffed up his chest and stood in front of him again, so he gave up.

After a little testing, he had to admit: This guy is really tough!
When he came to the right-wing short corner area, Wang Zelin first went back and forth to the basket, but without a chance, he quickly retreated to the low post on the right wing and began to ask for a position.

Although he is 8 centimeters shorter than Wang Zelin, Perkins weighs a full 128 kilograms, and his shoulder width is really not as good as Wang Zelin's.

As a result, the two muscle sticks are put together, which is particularly eye-catching.

"Perkins is strong! He should be one of the few people in the league who can fight head-on with the King!" Yu Jia said.

Just like that, Wang Zelin suddenly lost his strength and turned around to slip to the bottom line with Perkins.

"Oops!"

On the opposite side, Ibaka, who was low on the right wing, rushed over immediately.

When Wang Zelin completed his turn, the weaker Perkins had nothing to do with the former except for fouling.

At this time, at the top of the arc, Lillard used Matthews to cover Westbrook, faced Sefolosha at the free throw line and jumped up suddenly, and stuffed the ball straight into the inside line over his head.

"Oh!"

Wang Zelin kicked the ground vigorously, jumped with both feet, grabbed the ball with both hands, and smashed it backwards with his back to the basket.

Ibaka knew how terrifying the strength of the guy in front of him was, and he didn't intend to commit a foul at the beginning of the game, and his sprinting steps stopped immediately.

"boom!"

Violent dunks, the basket trembled.

"Beautiful dunk! Alley-oop! Zelin performed an alley-oop dunk for everyone at the beginning..." Zhang Lili started to roar again.

"Don't look at me like that, come on, come on, I'll wait for you to catch me later!"

Landing, Wang Zelin sprayed at Perkins.

"asshole!"

Perkins' anger was instantly full.

"Padrak, don't be impulsive!"

Ibaka immediately grabbed his brother.

"Serge, help defend! Pay attention to help defend!"

On the sidelines, Brooks also started roaring.

Thunder attacked and advanced extremely fast.

Westbrook took the lead and wanted to attack, but the Blazers returned to defense quickly. Seeing Aldridge and Wang Zelin blocked in the penalty area, Westbrook passed back from the free throw line and handed it to Durant who came to the top of the arc.

The moment Durant received the ball, Ibaka came up to the pick-and-roll, Durant changed direction and threw Batum a position, and directly made a two-point shot.

Lillard stepped forward to block the shot without even touching Durant's chest.

"Shh!"

Durant hit without interference.

2: 2.

"Grass! Why is there such a perversion?"

Every time he saw Durant playing the same offensive style, Wang Zelin would curse as usual before picking up the ball and sending it to the baseline.

This guy is so buggy!
next round.

When Dewey's second young master saw Wang Zelin carrying the double-team of Ibaka and Perkins on the outside, and still dunking the ball into the basket, the two also said in their hearts, "Great gift crab!"

As everyone knows, someone is a bug-level monster in the eyes of others.

That's right, only magic can defeat magic, and only monsters can defeat monsters.

(End of this chapter)