(This is the second update. There will be a third update later. It is estimated to be around 12 o'clock. If you can't wait, you can watch it tomorrow. There will be four updates tomorrow, making up for the missing update yesterday.)

CJ McCollum was the 10th overall pick in the first round of 2013 and is one of the most popular players in the lottery.

But in the first two seasons after entering the league, McCollum's performance was not very good. He averaged 5.3 points per game as a rookie and 6.8 points per game as a sophomore. His performance did not match his draft position at all.

At the end of last season, when team boss Aldridge announced that he was leaving the team to join the Spurs, everyone thought that the Trail Blazers were finished. Lillard alone was far from enough to support the Trail Blazers into the playoffs.

At this critical moment, McCollum emerged, suddenly rising when everyone thought he was destined to be a parallel import with no potential.

In the new season, McCollum has grown rapidly and formed a double backcourt with Lillard. In the regular season, he averaged 20.8 points per game and shot 44.8% from the field. His performance shocked the entire league.

Compared with McCollum, Wang Feng's performance this season is not bad at all, or even better. He also averages 20+ points per game. His main scoring method comes from outside the three-point line. Wang Feng's shots and shooting percentage are better than McCollum.

Some.

More importantly, Wang Feng has also made great achievements on the defensive end and is the league's steal king.

However, if we only consider the performance comparison between this season and last season, McCollum is undoubtedly more suitable for the Most Improved Player Award than Wang Feng.

After all, Wang Feng was already a main player who averaged 15 points per game during the playoffs last season, and now he has only increased his average from 15 points per game to 20 points.

McCollum, however, increased his scoring average from nearly 6.8 points last season to 20 points, a further step forward.

However, the trophy was finally awarded to Wang Feng.

Maybe it's because Wang Feng is more popular, or maybe it's because Wang Feng was selected to the All-Star, All-NBA and All-Defensive teams in a single season, which gave him higher points in the eyes of the reporters who voted.

The Most Improved Player Award itself does not have much value, and not many people will remember that their idol has won this award.

The simplest example is McGrady, who is extremely popular in China. When people mention McGrady, the first thing they think of is his status as the two-time scoring champion and the title of one of the top four shooting guards. He scored 13 minutes in 35 seconds.

McGrady moment.

Which fan would point his fingers and happily tell others that his favorite idol once won the Most Improved Player Award?

Therefore, although Wang Feng won this award, it was quite controversial, but not many people would care about it. Even Wang Feng himself quickly calmed down after learning about the joy of winning the award. The only one who still had some expectations

It's about whether this award can take his season rating to a higher level.

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While various season awards are being announced one after another, the second round of the playoffs is finally over.

The Eastern Conference Menglong fought fiercely with the Heat for 7 games. In the end, the Menglong defeated the Heat 4:3 and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.

In the Western Conference, the match between the Spurs and the Thunder exceeded the expectations of most people in the league. The Thunder actually eliminated the Spurs 4:2 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

If judged by the regular season record, the Spurs with 67 wins are obviously better than the Thunder with only 55 wins, and the team's lineup is more reasonable both internally and externally.

However, this is basketball. Sometimes, the game is not won by a reasonable lineup.

The inside and outside combination of Leonard and Aldridge was completely at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the double outside combination of Durant + Westbrook. Especially Leonard, who had high hopes from the Spurs, was at a disadvantage against Durant.

Completely at a disadvantage.

You can't blame Leonard for this.

As a time traveler, Wang Feng knows best. Leonard's strongest period was in the 18-19 season, when he led the Menglong team to win the championship. At that time, Leonard truly became the league's top star.

, both offensive and defensive ends are impeccable.

But now Leonard is still a little less interesting.

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The opponents for the Eastern and Western finals have been announced, and the most exciting game is finally about to begin.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors.

Golden State Warriors VS Oklahoma City Thunder.

"We're going to face Kevin Durant..."

Wang Feng's expression was quite solemn.

Although Durant's career is accompanied by various doubts and stains, as a forward, he can be called the strongest scorer, and there is no problem with his personal ability!

Let alone the small forward position, even looking at the entire history of the league, except for Joe, no star dares to say that his offensive and scoring ability can surpass Durant.

With a height of at least 2.10 meters and a wingspan of 2.28 meters, Durant is extremely difficult for opponents in the same position to block shots when shooting. Moreover, Durant also has the soft touch of the top shooters, just like an enhanced version of Novi.

Ski!

Wang Feng had already played against Durant during the regular season... How should I put it, that experience was not particularly good.

Wang Feng, who is 2.01 meters tall, is actually not too short. Many small forwards in the league are even less than 2 meters tall. But standing in front of Durant, Wang Feng still feels very low. The interference he can create when Durant shoots is very big.

Small, even with the Defensive Stun Badge.

Even the purple defensive shock badge is not a panacea.

Its function is only to reduce the opponent's hit rate when it forms effective interference. The degree of reduction is directly related to the interference effect.

Facing a top shooter like Durant, the defensive shock badge cannot completely limit the opponent's scoring when it cannot completely block the opponent's line of sight.

In the four games between the Warriors and the Thunder in the regular season, Wang Feng faced off against Durant throughout. Under his defense, the opponent scored 24 points, 21 points, 27 points and 25 points in the four games respectively.

The average is 24.25 points, and the shooting percentage is stable at around 45%. Compared with Durant's regular season average of 28 points and a shooting percentage of more than 50%, Wang Feng's defense still has some effect, but it is obviously not enough.

Wang Feng doesn’t know what impact the butterfly effect will have on this Western Conference Finals. It stands to reason that the Warriors at this stage are stronger than the 73-win Barnes version of the Warriors, but if he can’t guard Durant,

God knows if something bad will happen.

For example, the Warriors fell behind 1:3 and did not stage a comeback at all. Instead, the Thunder won the game neatly.

Wang Feng couldn't be sure, so he felt that he had to win the Thunder steadily. The bigger the score difference, the better, preferably 4:0, so as to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
Chapter completed!