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Chapter 116 Elimination of Trail Blazers and Season Awards

The Trail Blazers lost to the Warriors in the backcourt and lost the first game. Wang Feng was not surprised at all.

In another time and space, even without Wang Feng and with Barnes replacing the small forward position, the 73-win Warriors also easily eliminated the Trail Blazers 4:1 in the playoffs.

The 73-win Warriors also performed very strongly throughout the playoffs. Whether it was against the Rockets in the first round or the Trail Blazers in the second round, the game process was very relaxed and there was no pressure.

It wasn't until they faced the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals that the Warriors met their opponents for the first time.

The Thunder, led by Durant and Westbrook, had a mediocre regular season performance, with 55 wins and 27 losses, ranking third in the Western Conference and fifth in the league.

Perhaps no one would have thought that when the Warriors and Thunder met in the Finals, it was the Warriors who were pushed into a desperate situation first.

The Thunder, which defeated the Warriors at home, quickly won two games after returning to the home court. They took the lead to win the match point 3:1. Fortunately, Cole temporarily changed the formation and replaced the five dead players who depended on their survival.

The lineup was improved, and the interior height was increased to strengthen the defensive ability under the basket. Only then did they finally regain the rhythm of the game, and finally completed the comeback in three consecutive games and advanced to the finals.

As for the Warriors' matchup against the Cavaliers in the Finals, James's comeback despite also leading 3:1 is a story for another day.

The Trail Blazers are not regarded as an opponent by Wang Feng at all. While successfully eliminating their opponents, they can also increase the data and score as much as possible. This is Wang Feng's pursuit in this round of the series.

Although he was tasked with guarding Lillard, Wang Feng still got many good shooting opportunities on the offensive end, which was still due to Curry's contribution.

In the first game, Curry made 14 of 28 shots and scored 37 points.

In the second game, Curry stepped up his game, scoring 42 points and completely defeating the Trail Blazers' defense.

The offensive output is so powerful that it can be called terrifying, so the Blazers have to focus more defensive energy on Curry. Even if they know that Wang Feng’s outside shooting, especially the three-point accuracy from the corner, is no less accurate than Curry.

Don't make trade-offs.

Under this situation, Wang Feng got a lot of scoring opportunities, and he seized them all.

The series between the Warriors and the Trail Blazers, just like the first round against the Mavericks, ended in four straight games, 4:0, and the Trail Blazers couldn't even win a single game.

Curry averaged 34 points, 7 rebounds and 9.5 assists in four games, a superb performance.

Lillard at the same position is inferior in comparison, averaging 26 points, 4.4 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game.

The statistical gap between the two guards mainly comes from scoring outside the three-point line.

Curry averaged at least 5 three-pointers in each of the four games, while Lillard only made 2, and the two took almost the same number of three-pointers.

Under Wang Feng's defense, Lillard's outside shooting accuracy was greatly inaccurate. He could only rely on pick-and-roll tactics to hit the basket to cause damage, and his scoring power was far less explosive than usual.

Thompson and McCollum are basically in a state of mutual destruction, with one averaging 22 points and the other 21 points per game.

As for Wang Feng, he averaged 24 points per game in these 4 games and shot nearly 45.2% from the field.



In addition to the Warriors, the teams that completed the sweep in the second round also included the Cavaliers, who also eliminated the Hawks 4-0.

On the other side, the games between Thunder vs. Spurs and Heat vs. Menglong are still in full swing.

During this period, the league finally officially announced the best team of the season awards.

There is no suspense, the Warriors became the biggest winner.

Stephen Curry successfully entered the All-NBA First Team with averages of 31 points, 5.4 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. He was also included in the first team with Thunder guard Russell Westbrook and Cavaliers forward LeBron James.

, Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard and Clippers center DeAndre Jordan.

What Wang Feng didn't expect was that due to the decline in personal data, Green was not selected for the best second team like in another time and space, but was selected for the best third team together with Thompson and Wang Feng.

That's right, four of the Warriors' five starters were selected to the All-NBA team.

The best second team is Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, Clippers guard Chris Paul, Thunder forward Kevin Durant, Pacers forward Paul George and Kings center DeMarcus Cousin.

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As for the best third team, in addition to Wang Feng, Thompson and Green, there are also Men's Kyle Lowry and Pistons center Andre Drummond.

Looking at the entire NBA history, it is unique for a team to have four players selected to the All-NBA Team at the same time. However, considering the Warriors' astonishing 74-win record in the regular season, it is not uncommon for four players to be selected to the All-NBA Team.

It's understandable, not to mention that except for Curry, who is in one formation, the other three are only in three formations.

Not only in the selection of the best team, but also in the selection of the best defensive team, the Warriors also had two players selected, namely Green, who was selected for the best defensive first team, and Wang Feng, who was selected for the second team.

Wang Feng was selected for the All-Defensive Second Team by relying on his strong defensive ability on the outside and the title of steal leader. The reason why he was not included in the first team is because Wang Feng has obvious shortcomings on the defensive end.

Wang Feng's outside defensive ability is extremely strong, definitely at the top level in the league, but his inside defense and response to pick-and-roll tactics are not outstanding.

Both are forwards, and the two forwards selected for the first team, whether Kawhi Leonard or Green, are better than Wang Feng in terms of comprehensive defensive ability.

However, despite his obvious shortcomings, Wang Feng's outside defense and ability to help defend against double teams were so outstanding that he was still selected for the best second team.

Someone took a careful inventory, and then was shocked to discover that Wang Feng had a bumper harvest in terms of personal honors this season!

Selected as an All-Star, All-NBA Third Team, All-Defensive Second Team, the league's steal leader, and with the Warriors, he created the best record of 74 wins and a 35-game winning streak.

This is only the second season of Wang Feng's career! And in the first season, because he was undrafted, he spent most of the season on the bench. In such a short period of time, he can actually grow to this level.

The extent is really incredible!

However... this is not over yet!

A few days later, other season awards began to be announced.

Wang Feng won another trophy, the Most Improved Player Award!

Even Wang Feng never expected to win this award.

Different from other awards, the Most Improved Player Award is an award used to reward the player with the fastest improvement in the regular season each year.

Although Wang Feng has made rapid progress this season, he actually started to show his talents during the playoffs last season.
Chapter completed!
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