NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 605 The white beast slumps at the start

On January 1, the Blazers ushered in the Clippers.

Wang Zelin asked the nanny to cook a few dishes. After the Clippers arrived in Portland at noon, he picked up JJ Hickson for dinner at home.

Not long ago, the Clippers, based on the reinforcement of internal firepower and the thickness of the bench, immediately took a fancy to Hickson who was playing for the Wizards. After a trade, Hickson also came to Angel City and began to play for the Clippers. Let him and Jamal Crawford be the core of one inside and one outside to lead the second team.

In his rookie year when he first entered the league, Hickson was recognized by Wang Zelin. Even after leaving the team, the personal relationship between the two parties was still good. After receiving the invitation, Hickson quickly agreed.

The two sat at the table, chatting while eating.

Wang Zelin asked: "JJ, how does it feel to be traded to the Clippers?"

Hickson smiled: "It's much better than in the Wizards. Although the playing time in the Clippers has become less, at least the playoffs are much more stable. Wang, we just won three consecutive victories and will catch up with you soon."

Wang Zelin twitched, and said with a chuckle: "Che, you still want to catch up with us. I think you should catch up with the Warriors and Mosaic first."

"Hahaha!" Xixon glanced at Wang Zelin and couldn't help feeling, "As expected, you are still so confident!"

The two chatted for a while, and after eating, they lay on the sofa and talked about the team again.

Suddenly, Hixon turned his head and asked seriously:

"Wang, do you think I still have a chance?"

"?"

These words seemed familiar, causing Wang Zelin's heart to tremble.

"What still has a chance?"

He looked at each other in bewilderment.

"I mean, is there a chance to come back to Portland and play with you in the future? I really want to..."

Halfway through the conversation, Hixon stopped again.

But Wang Zelin understood what the other party meant. After being educated to the Trail Blazers, Hickson found his belonging in the land of Portland, especially in terms of efficiency, which set a new career high.

Although he chose to put Hickson on the shelf for trading due to the need for team reinforcement, he didn't have any complaints.

Even after witnessing the Trail Blazers win the championship last season, he felt deeply in his heart, and he was more congratulatory and regretful.

I congratulate my former home team for winning the championship, but also regret that I did not become a part of the home team.

"There will be a chance."

Wang Zelin patted Hixon on the shoulder and replied directly.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, I have to go back to practice in the afternoon, see you in the evening."

"Well, see you that night! Looking forward to the counterpoint with you."

"Stop making trouble, I'm afraid you'll kill me."

"Fuck off!"

After exchanging pleasantries, Hixon was finally sent away.

Looking at the empty sofa and thinking for a while, Wang Zelin also drove out to the training hall.

At 19 o'clock in the evening, the Blazers played against the Clippers at home.

Before the game, the first release was announced.

Clippers: Paul, JJ Redick, Matt Barnes, Shorthand Finn, Jordan Jr.

Trail Blazers: Lillard, Connet Lee, Batum, Garnett, Wang Zelin.

During the pre-match training, Jokic was found to have a thigh discomfort. Fortunately, after the team doctor checked, there was nothing serious.

But for the sake of the players' health and to avoid Jokic from being too tired, Terry Stotts advocated that Jokic take two games off.

So, tonight, after much deliberation, he chose to include veteran Garnett in the starting list.

Even though Garnett's strength is no longer at its peak, his defensive efficiency on the field is still above the league pass line, and don't forget, as a trash talker, Garnett's trash talk level is definitely at a historical level.

Let him play the starting power forward to match Griffin, maybe there will be surprises.

In the ESPN live broadcast, Grant Hill held the Clippers' roster and said: "Judging from the lineups of both sides, the Clippers are stronger than the Blazers at this stage, and the Blazers still lacked the white insider from Serbia tonight. From the past 10 games, he replaced Aldridge as the starter, and his performance is remarkable."

Reggie Miller said: "Yes, the Clippers are still sitting on the bench since ** JJ Hickson, Jamal Crawford, Glenn Davis, Spencer Hoy and other very good role players. In terms of strength on paper, the Clippers are indeed dominant."

"Then who do you think has a greater chance of winning tonight?"

At this time, Grant Hill asked, and at the same time he was muttering in his heart, as long as Reggie Miller said that the Clippers had a higher winning percentage, then he immediately followed up and said that he was more optimistic about the Blazers.

"I choose the Trail Blazers!"

"Oh, then I'm optimistic..."

Uh, Grant Hill only realized at this time that Miller is more optimistic about the Trail Blazers.

After reacting, he turned his head, and Miller looked at him with a smile that wasn't a smile.

Well, it seems that I was fooled.

Miller's previous foreshadowing was to elicit this question of his own, and then followed up with a counterattack.

Then, he hurriedly said: "Well, it seems that I can only choose the Clippers!"

"hey-hey!"

Miller chuckled, noncommittal.

Just kidding, just based on the recent scoring performance of that Chinese kid, he can't find any reason not to choose the Blazers.

At this time, after the two sides started playing, the camera showed No. 36 of the Trail Blazers.

Jump ball in the middle circle.

Jordan made a provocation as soon as he came up: "Asian guy, now many people say how good your score is, but I don't believe it. Just wait and see, I will make you look good tonight!"

"..."

Wang Zelin read it all in doubt, and didn't answer, but there was a message in his eyes, as if to say, "Are you a tease invited by a monkey?"

Little Jordan, who hadn't waited for a reply for a long time, also realized at this time that the other party just completely ignored him.

With anger, the two started the jump ball.

"Snapped!"

Little Jordan found desperately that it was he who had held back the strength to feed, but he still couldn't jump to the opposite side.

In the end, Wang Zelin won the jump ball and the Blazers attacked.

He wanted to start a fast break, but Jordan had obviously worked hard. He saw his intention and blocked it with his arm, allowing Griffin to retreat in time.

Then the Trail Blazers, unfolded.

Connet Lee and Batum are at a 45-degree angle on the wings. The former is ready to cut to the basket at any time, while the latter is running to the bottom corner.

On the right wing, Wang Zelin is in the low post, and Lillard is active outside the three-point line.

Garrett and Griffin wrestled in the short corner on the left, neither giving way to the other.

At this time, Lillard and Paul faced off at the top of the arc.

Once close to the body, Paul's small movements from time to time made Lillard very uncomfortable, and he was unable to find a breakthrough opportunity for a long time.

Seeing that the time was running out, just as Lillard was about to go solo, a familiar voice came from the inside.

Immediately, he looked happy and lobbed the ball in.

In the low position on the left wing, Wang Zelin suddenly exerted force to push Jordan away, strode towards the basket with big strides, and kept reaching out to signal for the ball.

At this time, Griffin over there also quickly defended the basket, but it was too late. As soon as he made up, Wang Zelin had already jumped high, took the ball into his hands, and then...

boom--!
With a shocking buckle, everyone was shocked.

It was also thanks to Griffin, who was quite strong and was thrown out by the buckle, but he stabilized his body and did not fall.

However, as the referee blew his whistle, his entire face instantly darkened.

Damn, at the beginning of the game, I was hit 36+2 by No. 1 on the opposite side!

(End of this chapter)