Rose scored 54 points in a single game, shocking the entire league.
54 points is Rose's career-high scoring record. Even at his peak, he has never achieved this. Rose's previous career-high score was only 42 points.
The entire league was shocked. Rose, who was obviously devastated by injuries and was at the end of his career, could still perform so efficiently?
After the game, the scene of Rose screaming to the sky in a venting style was frozen in the camera. Countless fans were touched in their hearts when they saw this scene.
There was a time when Rose was also the most popular player in the league, enjoying all the flowers and applause.
However, everything was ruined by injuries, and everything was taken away from him. From the highly anticipated youngest regular season MVP, he became a substitute player who bounced around many teams and once had no ball to play.
Although it was at the home court of the Phoenix Suns, and even though the home team lost the game because of Rose's 54 points, looking at Rose shouting to the sky and shedding excited tears, the fans in the audience spontaneously shouted MVP and congratulated Rose from the bottom of their hearts.
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The roses of the Windy City are finally blooming again!
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After the game, Rose became the subject of interviews with the media.
The youngest regular season MVP, he suddenly broke out at the lowest point of his career, scored 54 points, and returned to the top.
What could be better than news like this to attract the attention of viewers and readers?
"This game means a lot to me. God gave up on me, but I didn't. I train hard every day. Without the support of the team management, teammates, fans and everyone, I wouldn't be where I am today."
"I would also like to express my special thanks to Wang Feng. Before this game, Wang Feng specifically told me that this is a rare opportunity. I will support you. If you have the ability, you will take 30 shots! I listened to him."
The same words were confirmed in Wharton's mouth.
"Derek didn't lie. Wang Feng even told me that Derek performed very well in the last game and we should give him more opportunities. But I didn't expect that he would perform such a shocking performance."
In this game, Rose, who scored 54 points, was the absolute protagonist, but even so, Wang Feng's light was not completely obscured.
Wang Feng scored 27 points and 13 rebounds in this game. At the same time, he was responsible for guarding Booker alone on the defensive end, allowing the opponent to make only 6 of 22 shots in the entire game. He once again reminded everyone how terrifying his strength is in the field of perimeter defense.
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The Lakers defeated the Suns in an away game and achieved a record of 3 wins and 1 loss in the first four games. Their performance was unexpectedly good, and this was despite the suspension of main player Ingram.
Before the start of the regular season, the Lakers were questioned due to their poor summer operations.
However, after the start of the regular season, the Lakers performed surprisingly well, especially in these two games, Rose scored 28 points in one game and 54 points in the other. It was as if he was back at the top and became Wang Feng's biggest helper in the Lakers.
On October 25, the Lakers played against the Nuggets at home.
Rose started directly in this game and scored 21 points and 4 assists. Together with Wang Feng's 39 points, the two scored 60 points together and led the Lakers to a 121:114 victory over the Denver Nuggets.
Immediately afterwards, the Lakers played the Spurs again in the away game. Rondo rematched in this game. The Lakers' strength improved and they won again 110:106, ushering in their fourth consecutive victory.
On October 27, the Lakers challenged the Minnesota Timberwolves away.
During the beginning of the regular season, the Lakers never stopped negotiating with the Timberwolves.
Jimmy Butler also became increasingly dissatisfied with Towns, Wiggins and other teammates as the regular season progressed.
The Timberwolves' performance at the start of the new season was too bad, and without Rose, they didn't even have the games that Rose won outbursts. So far they have only beaten the Cleveland Cavaliers who lost LeBron James, and their record is poor.
1 win and 5 losses.
The game against the Lakers was the straw that broke the camel's back.
In this game, facing his favorite next player, Butler did not hold back at all. He went all out and tried his best to win this game.
Wang Feng did not guard Butler in this game, but instead guarded Towns.
Wang Feng actually defended the inside player Towns? Instead of the outside player Butler?
This move left many people baffled.
But both the Lakers and Butler knew it.
Butler went all out. From a certain perspective, he wanted to show his abilities to the Lakers and prove his worth.
In this case, the Lakers will naturally not let Wang Feng defend Butler. After all, with Wang Feng's perimeter defense ability, not to mention Butler, even James Durant and others will have to stay away.
Butler, who faced off against Ingram, Kuzma and other strikers throughout the game, fully demonstrated his abilities.
In the whole game, Butler made 12 of 20 shots, 6 of 7 three-pointers, and scored 32 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists!
However, the Timberwolves lost the game 112:123.
The reason for the loss is also very simple. The team's core player, Karl-Anthony Towns, the No. 1 pick in 2015, seemed sleepwalking when facing Wang Feng's defense. He made 4 of 18 shots from the field and only scored 12 points.
Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau was stunned.
What's going on? Isn't Wang Feng the worst at interior defense? Why did Towns look like a useless rookie when facing Wang Feng, being beaten while hanging?
Although Towns, as a space-based center, mostly relies on shooting to score, he is an inside player after all, with solid inside footwork and offensive skills. With his height of 2.11 meters, he can compete with Wang Feng, who is 2.01 meters tall.
No matter how you look at it, you have an advantage.
But what about the result.
When facing Wang Feng, it was often difficult for Towns to squeeze into the inside line. The strength of the two sides was not at the same level at all. Wang Feng, who was at a disadvantage in height and weight, completely suppressed Towns in terms of strength.
And even if he struggled to get to the inside to receive a pass from his teammate and wanted to post up Wang Feng, Towns would be shocked to find that his superb inside steps seemed to have no effect.
Wang Feng seemed to be able to predict the future. He could judge in advance every time and block Towns' path, causing his attack to be blocked.
"Why is this happening?"
Towns was shocked. He couldn't beat a forward who was only 2.01 meters under the basket?
In fact, he could only say this in front of Wang Feng, because there are many inside players who are 2.01 meters tall. The most famous and typical one is Draymond Green of the Warriors.
As an all-around defensive player, Green has a strong defensive ability in the interior, and is especially good at defending Towns and Davis, interior players who are not particularly strong and like to shoot and score.
The previous Wang Feng completely surpassed Green in terms of defensive ability on the outside, but his inside defense was far inferior to that of his opponent, not even reaching the average level of the league's forward position.
But things are different now. Wang Feng, who has strengthened his interior defense to 90 this summer, has jumped into the top ranks of the league in his interior defense ability!