The interior defense of 90 is considered very high in the league. Draymond Green is probably at this level, at most one or two points higher than Wang Feng.
And those players who are famous for their interior defense, such as DeAndre Jordan, Gasol, Gobert, etc., are only around 95 at most.
In today's league, there are no players whose interior defense ability exceeds 95 or above. Howard's interior defense ability at his peak may have reached 98 or even 99. The last interior player in the league whose interior defense did reach 99 was Tim who has retired for several years.
.Duncan.
Now Wang Feng has the league's first-class interior defensive ability. At the same time, the Towns he is facing is not a player who focuses on interior offense, so limiting the opponent's scoring should not be too simple for Wang Feng.
But this situation seems too exaggerated to others.
Has Wang Feng actually reached this level of interior defense now?
Towns was completely beaten to death by Wang Feng on the defensive end, while Wiggins was out due to injury. Except for Butler, no Timberwolves player could step up to help the team. How could the Timberwolves win the next game?
Butler scored a game-high 36 points, but could only watch the team lose.
Towns, who didn't even hit 30% from the field, managed to score 17 points on free throws, Jeff Teague scored 14 points, and Ty Gibson scored 10 points.
Only four players from the Timberwolves scored in double figures.
On the other hand, for the Lakers, Wang Feng scored the highest 31 points, Ingram, who had finished his suspension, had 19 points, Kuzma had 16 points, Rose had 15 points, McGee had 13 points, Rondo had 13 points and 8 assists, and Randle had 10 points.
, 7 members of the team scored in double figures.
The Lakers ushered in five consecutive victories, and this game also made Butler completely determined.
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The day after the game between the Lakers and Timberwolves, the media immediately broke the news that Butler submitted a trade request to the team.
"Obviously, Butler is tired of the Timberwolves' poor record in the new season. In fact, last season, Butler had conflicts due to the loose competitive state of the team's players. In the summer, relevant news broke frequently.
Although the boss of the Timberwolves has come forward to clarify, it now seems that it is true."
"After 7 games this season, the Timberwolves have 1 win and 6 losses. Butler has averaged 21.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 points per game in these 7 games, with a shooting percentage of 50%. He is as stable and efficient as ever."
"Obviously, such an All-Star player will inevitably attract many teams to compete. As far as we know, there are two teams that are most active in Butler, namely the Los Angeles Clippers and the Philadelphia 76ers.
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"From the perspective of trading chips, the Philadelphia 76ers obviously have the advantage, but the Clippers have James and are located in the City of Angels, which is more attractive to players. I wonder who among them will win in the end?"
Many teams in the league are paying attention to this incident.
In the process, the Lakers defeated the Dallas Mavericks 125:113 and quietly won 6 consecutive victories.
In this game, Wang Feng faced off against the first-year rookie Lukar Doncic and severely bullied this future top star in the league.
The still immature Doncic underperformed under Wang Feng's defense. He made 6 of 16 shots, only scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, and had 5 turnovers.
At the end of this game, the Lakers' record has reached 7 wins and 1 loss, temporarily ranking first in the Western Conference!
Lakers fans were stunned.
What the hell is this?
The Lakers, who basically didn't accomplish anything major last summer, are actually so good? First they get the league's best record?
There are really many surprising players in the team.
Wang Feng has averaged 34.8 points, 13.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.8 steals per game so far. Although the data is slightly lower than the same period last season, other players in the team have performed well.
Ingram's scoring average has increased to 18 points per game, and players such as Randle and Kuzma can also maintain their performance from last season.
Among the players signed by the Lakers in the summer, Rose has averaged 21 points and 4 assists per game so far. Although 54 points in a single game has greatly increased his scoring average, it is still surprising.
Although Rondo's scoring average is not high, he averages about 8 assists per game, shouldering the important task of connecting the team.
McGee and Lopez almost split the playing time at the center position, and often cooperated with Rondo and Wang Feng on the court in pick-and-roll passes, averaging 11 points per game just by eating the pie.
If the Lakers can continue to play in their current form, this season may really surprise the entire league.
However, the Lakers' ranking at the top of the Western Conference record is just a small surprise for the fans, the real highlight is yet to come!
On November 1, it was officially announced that the Lakers sent guard Lonzo Ball, Jordan Clarkson, forward Julius Randle and a first-round pick this year to acquire All-Star small forward Jimmy from the Minnesota Timberwolves.
.Butler!
Once the news was announced, it caused a shock throughout the league.
Although Jimmy Butler is not a big player and is always underestimated and despised, he is an All-Star player after all.
More importantly, with the addition of Butler, Wang Feng finally got a reliable helper, which also made the Lakers' lineup look quite luxurious.
With the forward partnership of Wang Feng + Butler + Ingram, plus Kuzma, Rose, Rondo, Lopez and other outstanding players, the Lakers immediately became the favorites to compete for the championship, and the odds of winning the championship soared to the top.
Third, behind the five-star Warriors and Houston Rockets.
Lakers general manager Earvin Johnson can finally feel proud in front of the media for once.
"Since the offseason, we have been working hard to facilitate a deal with the Timberwolves. We believe Butler is an important piece of the team's championship puzzle. Wang Feng has always said he wants to play with Butler. Now, we finally got our wish.
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Lakers fans are satisfied.
Although Butler may be slightly weaker in terms of position and strength compared to James, Leonard, George and others in the summer, he is still the top star second only to them. No matter what, it is better than the previous Lakers who got nothing.
Come strong.
Lakers fans are happy, but Clippers fans are a little unhappy.
The Clippers were also one of Butler's suitors before. Unfortunately, in order to get James, the Clippers had already traded almost all their valuable chips to the Cavaliers. The chips they could offer were very limited, and they were completely different from the Lakers.
Comparable, I can only watch the Lakers happily welcome Butler into the door.