Chapter 47 Eliminate the Rockets, join forces in the finals
(For the new book period, please give me a wave of recommendation votes and collections, thank you for your support.)
As most people think.
In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers eliminated the Hawks with a straightforward 4:0 and successfully advanced to the finals. This is also the fifth consecutive year that James has reached the finals, and the first four years were still during the period of the Heat’s Big Three.
Although the Cavaliers are also equipped with the Big Three this year, Love was lost in the first round, and Irving also suffered minor injuries and illnesses in the future. Basically, James led the team alone, which fully proves that the number one player in the league is not a false reputation!
In the Western Conference Finals, the final score between the Warriors and the Rockets was frozen at 4:1.
In the third game, the Rockets returned to home court and had home morale support. However, the situation still remained unchanged. Harden was still entangled by Wang Feng throughout the game, and his performance was abnormal. He scored 23 points with a shooting percentage of less than 40%, so the Rockets also lost again.
After the big score came to 3:0, the Rockets had basically been declared deadly in advance. After all, there has never been a team in NBA history that can fall behind 0:3 and reverse the game.
Under the suppression of three consecutive games, Harden finally bottomed out and rebounded in the fourth game!
In the fourth game of the series, Harden made 22 shots in the whole game, hitting 13 goals, including 7 of 11 three-pointers and 12 of 13 free throws, scoring 45 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists!
Wang Feng was speechless. Neither he nor Green or Yin Godala could not help but kill the red-eyed Harden, who was completely beaten up.
This is actually not surprising at all.
After all, Harden is one of the top stars in the league and cannot be always restricted. Even Wang Feng, who has a purple defensive shock, can't do it.
In fact, except for the first game, in the remaining games, it is not only Wang Feng who defends Harden, but also Green, Yin Godala and others. Once Harden passes Wang Feng, he will make up for defense and form a double-team.
However, this game is just the final masterpiece of the Rockets who are struggling with death.
The Rockets, who finally won a game at home, went to the Warriors to play their fifth game at home.
In this game, the Warriors never gave the Rockets any chance. They easily won 104:90, and eliminated the Rockets 4:1 with a big score of 2016 and officially advanced to the finals!
Harden, who had beaten Wang Feng in the last game, was like hollowing out his body. He made 2 of 11 shots in the game, and once again gave less than 20% of the shooting percentage, scoring only 14 points.
Although Wang Feng was completely defeated by Harden in the fourth game, after five games, Harden's overall performance was obviously affected by Wang Feng's strict prevention throughout the whole process.
After five games, Harden averaged 25.6 points per game under Wang Feng's defense.
This low score looks pretty good, but as the only core scoring point of the Rockets, it is obviously unqualified! And this is the average data after Harden's small universe exploded and scored 45 points in the fourth game!
What is even more unqualified is Harden's efficiency.
In the average of five games, Harden's shooting percentage was only 33.6%! It's extremely inefficient!
In comparison, Curry averaged 31.2 points per game in the entire series, and his shooting percentage was as high as 51.5%!
With such a huge gap, how can the Rockets win?
...
After the Western Conference Finals with the Rockets, both the NBA, the United States and China, which are far away from the ocean, have reached a peak in their evaluation of Wang Feng!
"The strongest external iron gate in China!"
"Amazing outside defense ability! Wang Feng is fully capable of competing for the best defensive player!"
"If the Warriors can defeat the Rockets so easily, their medals must be half as good as those of Wang Feng!"
In China, Wang Feng has become the first person in the country and even the first person in Asia without any dispute!
You know, this is the first Chinese player in the NBA since Yaoyao who can participate in the playoffs and also assume important responsibilities!
Even Yao, even though he was a big player in his entire career, he had never played an important game at the Western Conference Finals!
Of course, Wang Feng's positioning in the Warriors' tactical system cannot be compared with Yao Yao. Yao Yao was the absolute core of the Rockets at his peak, and Wang Feng was just a 3D player after all.
But Wang Feng is still very young now. With his personal strength and game experience increasing, he has a chance to become a top star in the league!
This is also the most eager expectation of Wang Feng by the majority of Chinese fans at this stage.
Before this expectation, everyone is more concerned about whether Wang Feng can become the first player in China to win the NBA championship trophy as the starter! And! When facing the league's number one player, LeBron James, can Wang Feng's defense be effective as usual!
...
Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers!
Such a showdown was something that no one had ever thought of at the beginning of the regular season.
James returned to his hometown and led the team to the finals. It was not surprising to everyone. It was still a standard configuration of the Big Three. And as James became more and more powerful, it was not difficult to stand out if he didn't know how to stand out.
But the Warriors were beyond the expectations of many people.
No one expected that the Warriors, who had to stumble last season, had to enter the playoffs, and the Warriors, who had the first round of the game, rose so fast this season! Not to mention the record of winning 68 wins in the regular season, they actually passed the hurdles and broke through the siege in the West, which had powerful players such as the Spurs, Clippers, etc.
Before the start of the playoffs, ESPN's prediction of the championship this season, the Cavaliers firmly ranked first, followed by the Warriors who won 68 wins.
However, the finals are about to begin, and the situation is completely reversed for the final showdown between these two teams.
The reason is simple and helpless.
The Cavaliers' injury impact is too great.
Kevin Love suffered a malicious foul in the first round, causing him to need several weeks of rest due to injury, and completely missed all subsequent playoff games.
Irving has been in minor injuries in the playoffs, and even played only two games in the Western Conference Finals, which is also an unknown factor.
Looking at the entire Cavaliers, there is only James who has a stable core.
On the other hand, the Warriors are strong and powerful, with Curry Thompson on the offensive end, Wang Feng Green on the defensive end, and Yin Godara and Barnes on the bench. The difference in strength between the two sides is almost clear at a glance.
In addition, during the regular season, the two teams met twice, and the Warriors both laughed to the end and had the psychological advantage!
The only advantage of the Cavaliers may be that James has played in the Finals for five consecutive years, and his experience is more abundant.
In short, most people are more optimistic about the Warriors, but they still have some expectations for the Cavaliers or James.
June 4th!
The first game of the NBA Finals! Home court at the Golden State Warriors! The Oracle Arena in Oakland, California officially began!
Chapter completed!