In three games, facing the three strongest teams in the league and three top superstars with super scoring abilities, Wang Feng managed to stay within the same frame or even outperform them all.
What is even more surprising is that in the first three games of this wave of death schedule, the Lakers actually won two of them, and they won against the Rockets and Warriors, who ranked first and second in the league respectively.
Putting aside the fact that the Warriors are missing two main players, the Rockets actually played with their entire main lineup, and they were playing at home. Harden scored 51 points efficiently but could not defeat the Lakers. This really surprised many people.
of expectation.
On December 24, the Lakers played the Warriors away from home again. This time, although Curry continued to miss the game due to injury, Green has entered the team's rotation.
Although Wang Feng doesn't think much of Green, he still recognizes this guy's strength.
Even though his scoring ability is extremely poor, Green definitely made a lot of contributions to the current Warriors in terms of defense and organization.
In this game, the Warriors won 110:103, avenging their defeat a few days ago.
The main reason was not Green's return, but Durant finally showed his strength when facing Wang Feng.
Durant's touch was very hot throughout the game. He made 14 of 20 shots from the field and scored 34 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
Wang Feng was also helpless about this. After all, the badge was not invincible. Facing Durant, who had an explosive touch, even the purple defensive shock badge had no effect.
Although he lost the game, Wang Feng's personal performance was no worse than Durant's.
It was Green who defended Wang Feng throughout the game, and Wang Feng successfully shut down Green, who had just returned from injury.
Wang Feng made 11 of 22 shots and hit 6 three-pointers. Wang Feng scored 37 points and 7 rebounds in the whole game, which was a great honor despite the defeat.
After the game against the Warriors, the Lakers achieved 2 wins and 2 losses in the four most difficult games in December. Then in the game against the Trail Blazers, the Lakers once again struck hard to win the game. The winning rate throughout December was actually
Only slightly lower than November.
Wang Feng's performance in December was no worse than in November, and was even better.
Relying on averages of 35.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 3.9 steals per game, Wang Feng was successfully elected as the Western Conference Player of the Month in December.
Although this is not a particularly important award, it is the first time Wang Feng has won it in his career.
"Wang Feng in the new season has shown the dominance of a top star, his super scoring ability, his defensive efficiency has not dropped too much compared to previous seasons, and his outstanding team leadership performance, all of which make Wang Feng a player of the team.
A strong contender for regular season MVP!"
"If Wang Feng is really elected as the regular season MVP after the regular season, then he will become the first Asian player to win the MVP in the history of the league!"
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It is not yet known whether Wang Feng can compete for the regular season MVP, but his popularity in the United States has indeed skyrocketed in the few short months since he came to Los Angeles!
The time has come to the end of December, and the NBA All-Star Weekend voting channel has officially opened.
The All-Star Weekend is hosted in Los Angeles and is co-hosted by the Lakers and Clippers.
The Clippers are currently in a desperate situation. Although Blake Griffin, the core of the team, can still average around 22+8 per game, he has long been involved in trade rumors and may be traded away from the team at any time.
Looking back at the Lakers, Wang Feng has led the team to great success. Not only does the team's record rank among the top four in the Western Conference, but his personal statistics are also extremely luxurious.
The games in December are over, and the regular season is nearly halfway through. In the past 40 games, Wang Feng averaged a double-double of 35.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, ranking first in the scoring list and surpassing James, who ranks second in the scoring list.
Harden is nearly 4 points higher.
The super high score, coupled with the fan effect in Los Angeles, allowed Wang Feng to gain a large number of fans and also received an absurdly high rate of All-Star votes.
On January 5, 2018, the first round of All-Star voting ended, and the voting results were officially announced.
Lakers player Wang Feng ranked first in the league with 870,000 votes.
Ranking second is Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks, who received 850,000 votes, slightly behind Wang Feng.
LeBron James ranked third with 840,000 votes, which was unexpected by everyone, but it is reasonable.
James has been the most popular player every year, and many fans have even grown tired of it. The biggest surprises in the new season are Wang Feng and Antetokounmpo.
As the leaders of their respective teams, both of them showed unimaginable dominance in the regular season.
Although Antetokounmpo is inferior to Wang Feng in terms of statistics, currently averaging 27.9 points, 11.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, his playing style is more entertaining than Wang Feng.
Yes, this is not wrong. Antetokounmpo's intuitive performance when playing is indeed more shocking than Wang Feng, especially his exaggerated height and wingspan, and the simple and direct violence of quickly rushing to the basket, which are deeply loved by fans.
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This is actually not surprising. A large number of people who like sports like those intense and exciting confrontations.
Wang Feng is obviously stronger than Giannis Antetokounmpo at this stage, but on the offensive end, he shows more of his extreme speed. With the bonus of the Master Badge in the first step, it is much easier for Wang Feng to break through with the ball than forcefully dig deep into the basket.
, and also saves physical energy, especially the step-back three-point jumper after the breakthrough, which is extremely efficient in scoring.
In fact, judging from the technical characteristics of the two, it is obvious that Wang Feng is stronger. Not only is his ability to attack the basket as good as Antetokounmpo, but his accuracy in long-range shots is even better than that of his opponent.
But these ordinary fans can't see it. The fans may just feel that Wang Feng breaks through very fast, but they have no intuitive feeling about how fast it is. Only the players who really stand in front of Wang Feng know that under the blessing of the badge,
Wang Feng, how terrifying is the speed of the first breakthrough?
Therefore, Antetokounmpo actually has more fans in the United States than Wang Feng, even though his personal data and team record are worse than Wang Feng.
The reason why Wang Feng was able to defeat Antetokounmpo in the first round of voting was mainly due to the bonus from fans in China.
In terms of pure number of fans, there are not many players in the entire league who can surpass Wang Feng. The fan base in China is really too large, and Wang Feng has won the Olympic silver medal for his country and has also shown super scoring in the NBA.
A capable outside player, almost everyone in the country doesn't like him.
The difference in votes between Wang Feng and Antetokounmpo in the United States is not that big. Therefore, even if the number of votes in China is greatly reduced after official statistics from the NBA, it still helped Wang Feng surpass Antetokounmpo and become the top vote-getter in the first round of voting.