A night of hard work.

On the afternoon of the next day, Wang Zelin returned to the hotel in vain, called Lillard and Aldridge, and boarded the plane back to Portland.

In this year's All-Star Game, Wang Zelin overcame the crowd and became the biggest winner again.

The highest scoring record in a single game in All-Star history, and surpassed the two-time AMVP legend Bob Pettit, becoming the first player in history to win the MVP three consecutive times!

He is using his extraordinary strength to leave a mark in NBA history.

After the All-Star Game, counting the 17th, the Trail Blazers still have 4 days off.

Taking advantage of this time, the team members can relax and Wang Zelin seizes the time to make up for the shortcomings.

There was no way, last night's absurdity was too hard to bear, and he guaranteed that no cadre could withstand this temptation.

At the same time, the general managers of each team have indeed reached their busiest stage at this time.

According to NBA trading rules, the annual trade deadline is set on the 16th Thursday after the start of the regular season. This year's deadline is February 19th.

As early as the All-Star period, rumors had already been flying around the league.

First of all, the Lakers, located in Angel City, are in urgent need of adding a blue-collar center. Their target candidate is none other than Adams, who has just been traded to the Mavericks by the Trail Blazers.

The Kings put Rudy Gayon on the shelf. On the one hand, they want to completely support the talented young forward Wiggins. On the other hand, they hope to get young players and draft picks and focus on the future.

There was also news in the Mosaic team that Harden and Howard were not compatible, which attracted the attention of many team management, and they all tried their best to get involved. Don't expect anything, just ask for something.

Muddy the waters in the entire market to facilitate your own profits.

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With only a few days left before the trade deadline, although external rumors continue to increase, there is very little information about the big fish, and even fewer substantive deals have been reached.

This is also the norm before the deadline every year.

What's more, the trade deadline and the like have nothing to do with the Trail Blazers.

While stabilizing the original main lineup, the Trail Blazers have already completed the reinforcement of inside and outside substitute players. Now the management has a very calm mentality and is patiently preparing for the game on the 20th.

After all, the arrival of the trade deadline also means that the arms race of the season is over, and all teams have reached the stage of starting to exert their strength.

Especially teams that have prospects for the playoffs must pay close attention, and the Thunder is one of them.

Before the All-Star Game, the Thunder's record was locked at 27 wins and 25 losses, which has already tied the Pelicans, who are ninth in the Western Conference with a record of 27 wins and 25 losses, although they are still far behind the Mavericks, who are eighth in the Western Conference, with a record of 35 wins and 19 losses.

It's quite a distance, but as long as the Thunder's "king combination" can stay healthy, no one dares to underestimate them.

If Durant hadn't been injured for a period of time at the beginning of the season, and then Yinbaka was also injured, the Thunder would definitely be a strong contender for the top four in the Western Conference, or even the first place in the Western Conference.

As for the Pelicans at the front, the outside world was originally touting the Pelicans as a dark horse in the playoffs this year. But unfortunately, with the star Anthony Davis during the All-Star period,

A wave of injuries has broken the hearts of countless Pelicans fans.

In comparison, the Thunder's big and small kings, plus Yin Baka on the inside, are still very scary.

Theoretically speaking, if you want to break through the regular season and enter the playoffs this year, you must win at least 45 games. Now the Thunder have 30 games left. As long as their core framework remains unchanged and they win 18 of them, they may even win 18 games.

More is not impossible.

Now, the pressure is on the Mavericks.

What?

Why not talk about the east side?

Stop making trouble. As we all know, the competitive environment in the Eastern Conference has never been as bad as that in the Western Conference, and there are only a few real contenders for the championship.

Don't look at the raucous performance of the Eagles in the regular season this season, but their record is a blast!

But don’t forget, the playoffs are a stage for superstars. The current situation of the Hawks is very much like that of the civilian Pistons. They may be able to break into the first round, second round and even the Eastern Conference finals with their resilience, but they want to replicate the original civilian Pistons.

Counterattack the glory of Lakers F4, the difficulty is as high as the sky!

Everyone has a steelyard in their mind, and they ask themselves that the only ones who are truly competitive in the Eastern Conference are the Pacers and the Cavaliers led by James.

But the problem is that Paul George, the Pacers' core player who averaged 21 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game last season, has long been retired for the season. The Pacers, currently 20 wins and 33 losses, have also withdrawn from the championship ranks.

Not surprisingly, the Eastern Conference playoffs will be dominated by James.

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Time flies, and a few days pass in the blink of an eye, and it’s the match day of each team.

On February 19, the league only scheduled two games.

One is the Thunder playing against the Mavericks at home; the other is the Spurs going to Angel City to challenge the Clippers.

All four teams have the potential to qualify for the Western Conference playoffs, especially the game between the Thunder and the Mavericks, which is a fierce showdown related to the two teams' playoff spots.

On the night of the 19th, when Durant was not feeling well and only scored 12 points on 4 of 14 shots, Westbrook went crazy and scored 34 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.

In addition, Yin Baka grabbed 22 rebounds in this game, setting a new record for his career.

In the end, the Thunder defeated the Mavericks 104:89 at home, successfully surpassed the Pelicans, ranked ninth in the Western Conference, and took a step closer to the playoffs.

The camera switches to the Spurs' game against the Clippers.

In this campaign, Duncan faced the Clippers, who had one of the league's top interior combinations, and stole the show. He scored 31 points and 11 rebounds, including a rare three-pointer.

This chapter is not over yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! You know, Duncan has only hit 29 three-pointers in his entire career. The last time he hit a three-pointer occurred on November 29, 2012.

, when the Spurs played against the Magic on the court.

A full 813 days have passed since then!

At the same time, Duncan, who is 30 years and 302 days old, became the second oldest player in history to score 30-10 miracles.

As for the number one boss, who else could it be besides a hot guy?

What’s even more outrageous is that this hot man did 30 10 4 times in total even though he was older than Duncan!

Unfortunately, after a full-court battle, the Clippers relied on DeAndre Jordan to score 26-18, including 28 free throws, ranking second in the history of the Clippers.

Ranking first is Walder Free, who set a single-game free throw record of 29 on January 14, 1979, when the Clippers were still in San Diego.

Of course, this is also directly related to the fact that Simavici resorted to the "Jordan" tactic at the critical moment when the game entered the final period.

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On February 19, after a long All-Star Game, the Trail Blazers players returned to the arena in high spirits.

They will face their first opponent after the All-Star Game tonight - the Salt Lake City Jazz!

Wang Zelin was the first to enter the arena. As soon as he changed his clothes, he saw Jokic coming in carrying a bag.

After more than half a season, the relationship between the two, who often stay and practice together, is getting better and better. Jokic often comes to his house for dinner.

After going back and forth, Jokic also fell in love with Chinese food.

In order to let Jokic experience the richness and variety of Chinese cuisine, he specially hired two private chefs from China at high prices, one of whom specializes in Sichuan cuisine and the other who specializes in Cantonese cuisine.

Ahem, this is definitely not because someone is greedy.

An hour later, the players arrived one after another.

Head coach Terry Stotts and assistant coaches also arrived.

After the morning's training, a pre-game meeting was held in the afternoon. Coach Terry let the players make their own arrangements for the rest of the time.

At 19:40 in the evening, the Trail Blazers started their first game after the All-Star break.

The Jazz basically missed the playoffs this season and completely let themselves go, focusing on polishing their young main force and hoping to win a good draft pick.

Gordon Hayward, Rudy Gobert, Derrick Favors, Joe Ingles and other main players all got good playing time.

Among them, Gordon Hayward scored 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. His all-round statistics also made the Jazz management more determined to have a future development plan with him as the core.

As for the result of the game?

Naturally, it ended with the Trail Blazers defeating the Jazz.

Entering the second half of the season, no one is willing to stay, and no one thinks that something unexpected will happen if the Trail Blazers play against a team like the Jazz.

This time, Wang Zelin taught the second-year Gobert a good lesson, knocking him off the field in less than three quarters.

In terms of personal data, he also showed his skills in a small way. He played 33 minutes and easily scored 30 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks.

Counting the 33 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks he scored against the Lakers before the All-Star break, it looks like he is about to start another consecutive 30-point scoring performance.

Immediately after the All-Star Game, he scored a 30-15 double-double, which made Wang Zelin's best position more and more stable.

After the game, he took a look at the results of several teams that he was likely to encounter in the first round of this year's playoffs as usual.

First, the Spurs lost to the Warriors 99:110 in back-to-back games. The Spaniards scored 45-14 at home and won two consecutive games;

The GDP trio scored only 18 points, and the Spurs suffered 2 consecutive losses.

After this battle, the topic "The old king has passed away and a new king will rise" was once again used as headlines by major media and was marked on the most conspicuous section.

The Mavericks, who also had back-to-back games, faced the challenge of the Mosaic team at home. Although Parsons was injured in the fourth quarter, the Mavericks still won the victory with the comprehensive performance of eight players in double figures.
To be continued...