novelraw Chapter 497 497 Restarting the journey, the wolf king next door howls to the sky!
Chapter 497 497 Restarting the journey, the wolf king next door howls to the sky!
Chapter 497 497 Restarting the journey, the wolf king next door howls to the sky!
The Blazers did not play in the first two days of December. The team collectively celebrated Zhou Si as the best athlete of the year and did not forget to summarize the previous period!
Although they have won all [-] games before and ranked first in the league, they are not without problems.
For this reason, the coaching staff of the Trail Blazers also made a special rating on all aspects of the team.
Overall: A+
Before the start of this season, the coaching staff also shared some concerns with countless Trail Blazers fans, such as:
The answer to the third position of the Blazers;
The decline of the team's ability to protect the frame;
The arrival of Oladipo will not affect the team's chemical reaction;
Will Courtney Lee feel uncomfortable or even have conflicts as a substitute?
How does the Blazers' offensive basketball fit with Oladipo's preferred defensive style, and so on.
The Trail Blazers responded to these questions with excellent records and performance.
After Zhou Si topped the fourth position, the Blazers' ability to protect the frame did not decline but increased;
Oladipo has perfectly integrated into the Trail Blazers team, not only on the court, but also the devil muscular man who comes to Portland every summer to train, and the other team members get along well off the court, with a tacit understanding;
Not only did Courtney Lee play the sixth man without any grudges in his heart, his three-point shooting percentage even increased to a career high of 48.3%, and his scoring average also rose to 17.2 points per game. This year's best sixth man is very promising ;
If it wasn't for Uncle Pi and Nick Young at the third position who were often blasted against those super small forwards, the Trail Blazers coaching staff felt that this rating could even be given an S!
Small Forward's Response: B
Since the trade of Oladipo strengthened the weakest perimeter defense before, the Blazers had to make sacrifices at the fourth position!
The problem for the Blazers in the new season is how to minimize such losses.
After Zhou Si topped the fourth position, the Blazers' defense in the penalty area was solid, but it also made the defense at the third position weak.
Pierce and Nick Young have never been the defensive gates of Zhou Si, but they can both help the team on the offensive end!
At the beginning of the season, many experts said that without Millsap and Zhou Si at the top of the fourth position, the Warriors' flank protection is no longer what it used to be.
Although the number of blocks of the Trail Blazers this season has not decreased but increased, but this is also a sign of the decline of their flank defense!
If Zhou Si defended the third position last season, many teams would directly give up attacking from the third position. Even if they launched an attack from the third position, as long as Zhou Si disagreed, they would basically not be able to enter the penalty area!
Then the coaching staff decided to send Samos to play in a certain period of defensive time.
This crazy dog-like player who is working hard to defend is much better than Uncle Pi and Nick Young!
Attack: S
Before the start of the season, many media were optimistic that the Warriors or Cavaliers ranked first in the league in offensive efficiency, but after a quarter of the season, the media felt that their faces were slapped.
Because it is their Blazers who are the most offensive in the league!
The average score per game is the first in history, 125.4 points that shocked the world, and often scored 135 points, which was unthinkable by many media before!
Zhou Si, Lillard, Jokic, Pierce/Nick Young!
The Blazers not only have a team offense, but their individual singles strength this year is also unprecedentedly strong, making other teams envious!
In addition, the Blazers' offensive efficiency is not only the first in the league, but also has a huge advantage over No.2. The gap between them and the second Warriors is equivalent to the gap between the Warriors and the seventh Bulls!
Bench: A
Although the Warriors' second team cannot guarantee to beat the opponent every night, their strength has been unanimously recognized by many media and coaching staff.
Jokic's introduction of the starting lineup made the Blazers' bench less crazy, but Courtney Lee's presence gave the benches a backbone.
Moreover, there are also some gratifying situations on the Blazers' bench. For example, the demon forward Siakam, although he is a rookie, has shown enough maturity, and sometimes he can even start a top;
Leonard also had a few good offensive performances;
Jerebko's three-pointers and defense are as stable as ever;
The eldest nephew and Bai Zhanji are still an indispensable puzzle for the team.
Next, the coaching staff decided that it is still necessary to let Siakam and Samos play more in the stalemate stage of the game to exercise;
It will also be investigated whether Felton and Josh Richardson can provide backcourt support.
At present, the Blazers' bench players can still give the coaching staff enough confidence.
After the rest, the Blazers start their journey again!
On December 12, the Blazers ushered in their first opponent of the month, the Timberwolves!
At noon of the same day, Zeller, who also gave Ye Qin a few boxes of Minnesota specialty American ginseng, ignored Oladipo's contemptuous eyes and put forward his most embarrassing request in the most ruthless tone:
"Zhou, today you should play the third position."
Zhou Si nodded and agreed. For Siakam, it is not bad to use Zeller, a small boss, to gain experience.
This season Rubio successfully returned from injury and led the wolves to continue to plunder. Although he failed to achieve the results of the dark horse last season, it is already good!
More importantly, Zeller has risen strongly this season, playing like a wolf king!
Moreover, it's not a young wolf king, but a mature wolf king!
在此前的十九场比赛里，泽勒能够得到场均21.4分13.2板5.4助1.5断1.8板的全面数据！
When people's eyes are attracted by thick eyebrows, Zeller has quietly risen!
This season, because of him, Minnesota is no longer dark.
The Wolf King is back!
12 wins and 7 losses, fifth in the East, Zeller is good enough!
After the game started, although Zhou Si didn't play the fourth position, the Blazers still played against the Timberwolves with their strong strength.
In the first quarter, the Blazers took a 9-point lead on more points.
Subsequently, the rest of the Blazers fought more and more courageously, and once extended their lead to more than 30 points. The Timberwolves tried their best to narrow the gap.
In the end, the Blazers deliberately put it underwater in the fourth quarter, and the Blazers beat the Timberwolves by 120 points at 106:14 at home.
开拓者这边，利拉德37分9助，约基奇24分14板11助，奥拉迪波12分7板3断，考特尼李15分，西亚卡姆8分7板。
森林狼那边，卢比奥24分7篮板12助攻，巴恩斯12分7板4助，佩恩8分2抢断3盖帽，别利察8分4篮板。
此役泽勒出战38分钟，18投13中、三分4中2，拿到32分13板3帽的表现。
Facing the immature Siakam in this field, Zeller took what he wanted and showed his talents to the fullest. He was not stingy with [-] kinds of martial arts such as mid-range, long-range three-pointers, inside footsteps, support, and inside gate-like defense. Do it!
The new wolf king, howl to the sky!
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(End of this chapter)