Chapter 268 The third battle between the first-team center and the second-team center(1/2)
How do you say something?
It’s even more timid to be close to home!
On the evening of the 23rd, with a big score of 0:2 behind, Wang Zelin returned to Portland with the team.
There were countless fans picking up the plane at the airport, and they were so cute. They were all shouting "Don't be discouraged, don't give up", "The future is ours", "The Spurs will be old next year"...
As soon as he got off the plane, Wang Zelin felt the affection from his team, and his uneasy heart suddenly became warm. He boarded the bus, sat in his exclusive seat and scrolled through his mobile phone.
Because of the heart-warming actions of these lovely fans, the teammates were relieved of the 0:2 deficit.
Sometimes I have to admit that ginger is still spicy!
After two games, they knew that the gap between their Spurs and the team, the detail handling at critical moments, the team's tacit understanding, the toughness of the game, etc. were not as good as their opponents.
They finally understood that their team still had some way to go before becoming a truly top team.
Fortunately, even though the NBA is a business league, there are indeed many humane stories in it.
Cold-blooded refers more to the team management, at least most of the fans are emotional and cute.
Before traveling back in time, Wang Zelin had limited knowledge of the Trail Blazers. At that time, the Trail Blazers were an unpopular team in China. Like many fans, he knew the Trail Blazers mostly because of his "cousin."
Lillard.
There is no way. Although Director Lee has been crushed by Curry at the same position throughout his career, it may be cruel to say this, but it is indeed a fact.
Perhaps because of this, the pathos of Coach Li and his many highlight performances in the playoffs, at least in terms of attracting fans, Wang Zelin admitted that he was fascinated by him.
And when he truly became a member of this team, he discovered the beauty of this team.
Emm, first of all, the team owner Paul Allen is really rich and willing to spend money.
Of course, Wang Zelin can also say to the outside world with his head held high: He and his teammates are worthy of Paul Allen's financial support for the team. At least so far this season, the team is undoubtedly successful.
However, Wang Zelin's most important task now is to continue to deliver excellent results in the playoffs.
To be fair, in the first two games of the Western Conference Finals, apart from the team record and outside opinions, as far as he is concerned, he is not satisfied with his performance. On a 10-point scale, he would feel a bit embarrassed if he scored a passing 6.
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G1 fell into the Spurs' trap and left the game with 6 fouls in less than three quarters. This was a sign of personal growth. The score in a single game fell below 20 for the first time since the playoffs.
G2's condition improved. He played 43 minutes and scored a double-double with 28 points and 15 rebounds, but the team still lost.
No matter how the fans find reasons for him and say something like "the Trail Blazers lost, Wang Zelin didn't lose", from the perspective of being a professional basketball player, the losing data is not worth mentioning.
In the professional arena, when you lose, you should first look for the reasons yourself, instead of indulging in the so-called "reasons" spun by the media and fans.
When facing failure, they will only make excuses instead of looking for reasons from themselves. Such people are destined to be unable to achieve real success.
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Time flies to May 25th.
The G3 game between the Trail Blazers and Spurs is scheduled for May 26, so the team still has one day to prepare.
Today the NBA officially announced the best team of the season. The first is the best team of the year. LeBron James was unanimously selected for the first team. The other four people selected for the first team are Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and...
…Tim Duncan.
When the news came out, many Wang Zelin fans felt sorry for him.
With his continued hot performance in the playoffs, Wang Zelin became the favorite candidate for the best first-team center in the 2012-2013 season. Especially after sweeping the Thunder 4:0 to advance to the Western Conference Finals, the outside world unanimously believed that he was the candidate for the best first-team center.
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It is a pity that after G1 of the Western Conference Finals, many media who were accustomed to Wang Zelin's high-quality performance were surprised, and even had a little bit of joy.
This is like an undefeated god of war breaking his undefeated golden body. According to the media, Wang Zelin seems to have fallen from the clouds into the mortal world.
After G2 lost another game, the media became more and more excited, completely ignoring Wang Zelin's 28-15, and just insisted on two things: the Trail Blazers were 0:2 behind the Spurs and the G16 foul committed early leaving the game, which led to the Blazers' defeat.
Although it's a bit of aggravation, who made him lose?
Losing is the biggest original sin!
The 37-year-old Duncan was highly praised by the outside world for being selected into the first team as a center for the first time, because he is the second oldest player in history to be selected, second only to the 38-year-old Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Your uncle is your uncle after all!
And anyone with a discerning eye can see that Duncan plays the center position most of the time in the regular season this season. Although it is surprising to be selected for the first team as a center, it is not an exaggeration if you take a closer look.
It is worth mentioning that after the announcement of this season's All-NBA First Team, Kobe Bryant was selected to the All-NBA Team for the 11th time in a row, tying Karl Malone's record and tied for first place in history.
While some people are calling Kobe NB, there are also people who think Kobe should not be selected for the first team.
There is no other reason. Among the five players on the best team, only the Lakers led by Kobe Bryant failed to break into the playoffs...
This is a bit embarrassing.
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In a mansion in Los Angeles.
After Howard saw the list announced for a while, he realized that he was not there and became unhappy. He couldn't help but cursed "Fuck Squid!" to the NBA executives on the TV.
But after thinking about it for a moment, he realized that the boy from China that he hated the most had not been selected as expected, and he felt much better.
People... as long as there is someone who is as miserable as me, it seems that I have found another outlet, and I instantly feel that I am not so miserable.
However, what makes people think deeply is that once upon a time, this man who could be replaced by James, actually only set his sights on a mere rookie.
Maybe Howard didn't even notice the change in his mentality.
Or perhaps, Howard's strength can no longer support his inner pride!
Immediately afterwards, the second team roster came out, snap, it was so fast!
Howard was about to turn off the TV. When he heard a familiar name coming from the mouth of an NBA official, he slammed the remote control in his hand towards the TV...
"Bang!"
"Hiss!"
Come on, Mr. Warcraft is not happy, and the poor TV is in trouble again!
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May 25, 2013.
Today is destined to be a day that will be recorded in the history of the NBA and the history of Chinese basketball sports.
At 12:10 noon, immediately after the All-NBA Team selection, the NBA officially announced: Wang Zelin, a Chinese player of the Portland Trail Blazers, became another rookie player selected to the All-NBA Team after Tim Duncan in his rookie season.
Of course, Duncan was selected as a rookie to the first team, which Wang Zelin's second team certainly cannot compare to.
But when the news came out, it was still shocking!
Even counting ancient basketball in the 1950s and 1960s, as of 2013, only 8 players were selected to the All-NBA Team in their rookie seasons.
Those selected for the second team include the famous basketball god Air Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar... Now we have to add Wang Zelin.
The remaining immortals who were selected to the first team are Bob Pettit, the second overall pick in 1954, Elgin Baylor, the top pick in 1958, Marshal Zhang in 1959, Big O in 1960, Bird Bird in 1978 and the next door.
The No. 21 rookie in the Holy City.
In this NBA, which is full of talented birds and beasts, it is already very rare for a rookie to be able to take root and become the main player in the first season of the game.
As a rookie, he can beat out a number of already established team stars in the selection of the NBA All-season Team in his rookie season, and it is even more difficult to be a finalist.
In addition to absolute toughness, you also need a little bit of luck.
The typical representative is O'Neal in his rookie season. O'Neal's rookie performance was also crazy, but it was an era where high-quality big men were emerging one after another. O'Neal was ultimately unable to even enter the third team.
This is the so-called bad luck.
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Portland.
In the conference room of the training hall.
"well!"
"Pity!"
"Those media are just a bunch of shit. What kind of perspective do they have..."
"OMG!"
"Gift crab!"
"Oh! Damn Fake!"
At this time, the conference room was full of people, the management, coaching staff, and players were all here.
Two days before this award was announced, despite losing some points in front of the media and fans in the first two games of the Western Conference Finals, the call for Wang Zelin to be selected for the All-NBA Team remained high.
Logically speaking, since the 1988-89 season, there has been an additional All-NBA Third Team in the NBA All-season Team, which means that young players have one more chance to be selected for the All-NBA Team in their rookie season.
To be continued...