NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 367
After lunch and participating in pre-match interviews, the Blazers are about to face the Pelicans.

Playing against the Pelicans, there was no splash in the audience.

刚复出没有几场比赛的安东尼戴维斯状态出色，全场13投8中，得到21分9篮板1助攻2封盖，个人表现挑不出任何毛病。

Although almost all the other rookies in the 12th session were shrouded in the brilliance of Wang Zelin, Anthony Davis still wanted to fight for himself. He is not as good as Wang Zelin now, but he is already working hard to shorten the gap between the two.

鹈鹕其他球员今晚的表现也不差，圆脸登哥14投7中，3分球2中1，得到18分1篮板4助攻；莱恩安德森17投7中，得到18分8篮板两助攻。

Still the same sentence, the bad team atmosphere makes Davis and others can only fight on their own. It seems that everyone has scored well, but in the eyes of the fans, this Pelicans is torn on the field and cannot be connected. It is difficult for the players to form a good chemical reaction.

替补阵容中，表现最亮眼的的昔日的09届天之骄子泰里克埃文斯，全场22投9中，三分2中0，罚球5中3，得到21分6篮板6助攻2抢断。

Judging from the performance of the Pelicans, Davis and his teammates really wanted to win the game, but in the end they lost to the Portland Trail Blazers 107:112 by 5 points.

On the Blazers' side, Wang Zelin and Lillard went crazy one after another.

The teammates are also very knowledgeable. In fact, everyone knew before the game that the protagonist of this game is destined to be a contest between the 12 super rookies of the 3th session.

Obviously, the No. 6 pick of the Pelicans is no match for the No. 8 pick + No. [-] pick of the Blazers.

After the whole game, Wang Zelin played 41 minutes, which is the most playing time in more than ten games. Tonight, his shots were also a season high, 33 of 19 shots, 12 of 10 free throws, and a super-large double-double with 48 points and 15 rebounds. He was only two points away from unlocking the 50-point night again.

Lillard's flight of various missiles tonight directly assisted Wang Zelin 7 times, and counting 6 indirect assists, the cooperation between him and Wang Zelin tonight was unprecedentedly close.

Playing 42 minutes is also the most in the game, contributing a total of 17 points, 15 assists and 2 steals, and his efficiency on the court is among the best.

Sending away Daigo, the Blazers have 2 home games left, and the opponents are the hard stubble in the West, namely Mosaic and Thunder.

After playing Mosaic and Thunder, the Blazers will start a sad six-game streak. The only luck is that there are not many strong opponents during the six-game streak.

After a day off, on the 4th, the Blazers played against Mosaic at home.

马赛克整个12月的16场比赛，累计8胜8负，到了月底，29号打雷霆和31号打国王两场都输了。目前的战绩是23胜12负，排在西部第七。

It is also in line with the memory in Wang Zelin's mind. The current Mosaic team did not start to exert its strength until a month before and after the All-Star, and finally soared all the way to fourth in the Western Conference at the end of the season.

However, Wang Zelin was quite surprised that his own team played 4 games less than Mosaic, and then he had a headache.

Because this means that their schedule in the second half of the season may be very uncomfortable.

Forget it, leave the future to your future self, and focus on the present now.

In the second season of coming to Space City, judging from the five big statistics, namely points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals, the bearded player did not make much progress, and it remained at around 5+25+4+5.

But when people are allowed to study advanced data, they can still find his progress.

For example, Wang Zelin has a system, and he can see Harden's strength changes more easily than others.

The comprehensive evaluation has not changed, and he still has not broken through 90+ to become a league superstar, but his mid-range shots, free throws and breakthroughs have all increased by 1-2 points respectively.

Everything seems to indicate that no one can suppress the rise of the future No. [-] shooting guard in the league.

It's a pity that no matter how much Harden wants to win, when the team's inside line is suppressed, his role tonight is destined to be a lone scorer.

全场18次出手砍下35分7篮板7助攻，其中罚球13投11中，论场上的表现，哈登今晚可谓是势不可挡。

It's just that when Howard played against Wang Zelin, he only scored 8 points and 8 rebounds. Although there were 3 blocks that were quite impressive, they were of little help after all.

Jeremy Lin was miserable. Facing the former owner, Coach Terry gave Beverly enough face and let him be the team's starting No. 1 tonight, and Lillard went to play No. 2.

And Beverly did not live up to everyone's expectations. From the moment the game started, Jeremy Lin, who was good at the No. 1 position of the Mosaic team, was taken away by Harden. His offensive ability without the ball was limited.

There is no suspense in this game. Even if Harden gradually becomes incomprehensible on the offensive end, the Blazers play very easily. The outside duo is incompatible, and Howard on the inside can't let go of his body to play pick-and-rolls. It is still early for Mosaic to rise.

Wang Zelin played 28 minutes tonight, scored 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. After playing for a few minutes in the fourth quarter, he was hurriedly replaced by Coach Terry after ensuring that his record of averaging 20+ points per game continued.

When Howard met Wang Zelin, his fighting mentality almost exploded. Facing Wang Zelin, who was bigger and stronger than himself, his legs immediately went limp after the latter just sat down!
The expected new "OK combination" in the Houston area and the 12th Gemini star matchup have not been seen, only Howard is like a headless chicken, unable to score inside, and unable to defend against others.

Aldridge scored the most points for the Blazers. When Howard's most powerful defensive skills could not be displayed under Wang Zelin's high pressure, Aldridge started various textbook singles.

前三节打了22分钟，拿到了22分6篮板，帮助开拓者117:92狂屠马赛克，拿下赛季28胜。

The final quarter is basically reduced to garbage time, with very little viewing.

However, the Blazers still have bright spots. The old man Garnett talked about being a teenager, scoring 7 points and 3 rebounds, daring to fight.

……

After playing the Thunder, on the evening of the 7th, the Blazers finished their last home game in recent days.

Facing the aggressive Thunder from the very beginning, the Blazers experienced ups and downs tonight. Even Wang Zelin and Aldridge, who have always been relatively stable, were a little bit powerless.

At the end of halftime, the score was 63:39. At such a critical moment, the Blazers never recovered.

At the end of the quarter, everyone became aware and began to chase points crazily.Unfortunately, the hole dug in front was too big, which caused the Blazers to directly ruin tonight's game.

威斯布鲁克当选今晚全场最佳，27投15中，砍下赛季新高的41分11助攻7篮板的大号准三双。

杜兰特全场20投12中，非常高效的拿到26分12篮板4助攻2次盖帽。

The Thunder King combination scored 67 points tonight, only half a game away from the Spurs in second place in the West, and getting closer to the number one Trail Blazers.

That night, the coaching staff called on the players to stay and hold a group meeting. Therefore, no matter how strong the team is in the long regular season, the state will continue to compete. However, the 24-point halftime loss to the Thunder still sounded the alarm for everyone.

From the current point of view, the Trail Blazers, the fifth in the Western Conference, are not invincible. Both Mosaic and Thunder have the strength to compete with them.

There was also the game that just lost to the defending champion Heat not long ago. The Blazers also lost due to a poor start, which led to the final defeat.

When facing teams of the same level, the error tolerance rate left to the Blazers is too low, and even a little mistake may cause them to lose the final result.

Therefore, it is very necessary to hold a reflection meeting from time to time.

　Hey, I just discovered that the chapter name of the previous chapter is "New Year's First Shot", and the last three words seem to be automatically blocked by the system.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)