Chapter 290 Against the Rockets, defend Harden again
After defeating the Heat, so far in the first week of December, the Lakers have achieved 4 wins and 1 loss in 5 games, while Wang Feng averaged 40 points and 10.2 rebounds per game in 5 games, and his performance was extremely explosive.
"It seems that gaining new helpers has made Wang Feng even more powerful. He has become more powerful on the offensive end. Entering December, Wang Feng is decisive and appears very confident on the court. He wants both game victory and personal honors!"
"Such a crazy performance makes people doubt whether anyone can stop Wang Feng. The Lakers' opponent in the next game will be the Houston Rockets, but I believe that most people can't see whether the Rockets can stop the Lakers.
They are all skeptical."
"With the start of the new season, the performance of the Rockets is somewhat disappointing. The loss of several outstanding role players such as Ariza in the summer has undoubtedly affected the strength of the Rockets. Currently, they can only rank seventh in the Western Conference.
Location."
"On the other hand, Harden, the core player of the Rockets, can be compared with Wang Feng in terms of personal data. In the first week of December, Harden averaged 37 points and 6.5 assists per game. Unfortunately, he met Wang Feng, who averaged 40 points per game, and was not selected for the weekly selection.
Best player."
"When these two teams meet, will the Lakers, who have been advancing all the way, continue to win, or will the Rockets bottom out and win the game? Which one, Wang Feng or Harden, has better scoring ability, is worth looking forward to!"
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"Wang, how about I help you guard Harden in this game and you focus all your energy on offense?"
Before the game against the Rockets, Butler took the initiative to speak to Wang Feng in the locker room.
At this time, Butler and Wang Feng were in the honeymoon period.
Although after coming to the Lakers, Butler's personal data dropped slightly, from 21.3 points in the Timberwolves to 17.5 points, and he averaged only about 13 shots per game.
But now Butler has passed the period of pursuing personal data, or he is not a player who pays attention to personal data.
In the few seasons when the Bulls served as the first core, Butler's average number of shots per game was only about 15. Compared with pure offense, Butler preferred to contribute to the team on both offense and defense. He was selected four times.
The best defensive team is the best proof.
What Butler wants to pursue now is something at the level of honor, such as a championship.
Therefore, he was angry at the Timberwolves' lazy attitude towards Towns and Wiggins.
The Lakers' current record is perfect, with 24 wins and 4 losses, and a winning rate of 85%, ranking first in the league!
The continuous wins make Butler very satisfied. At the same time, the Lakers management has given him a definite commitment and will renew his contract with him in the summer with a maximum salary of 142 million US dollars in four years.
Among them, Wang Feng's driving behind the scenes played a very important factor. Butler knows this, so he is very grateful to Wang Feng. He doesn't mind at all that Wang Feng occupies a lot of the team's shooting rights, and even wants to play with Wang Feng and Harbin.
Help during the duel.
"Thanks, but let me do it. I know Harden and I'm better suited to guard him than you."
Wang Feng smiled slightly and said. "As long as there is no need to pick and roll, it is not easy for Harden to score in front of me. And don't you think it will be more fulfilling to defeat the opponent in such a direct duel of scoring ability?"
Although Wang Feng's super scoring ability now makes people always ignore Wang Feng's defense from time to time, his defensive efficiency has not decreased at all, and has even become stronger due to the improvement of his inside defense ability!
This season Wang Feng's defensive efficiency reached 99, which is the same as Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo and Jazz Rudy Gobert.
Wang Feng's current defensive ability is similar to that of Green at his peak, taking both inside and outside into consideration, and he can defend from position 1 to position 5. The only difference is that Wang Feng's outside defensive ability is stronger, while Green is better at inside defense.
When a player has the league's top offensive ability and also has top defensive ability, it is really too scary.
This is one of the reasons why the Lakers have such an excellent record at the beginning of this season.
Stable scoring and defense ensure that the Lakers have a minimum limit and can steadily win games against weak teams without too many upset surprises.
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Lakers VS Rockets, a game that has received widespread attention, naturally has many media broadcasting the event live, including China's CCTV Sports Channel.
On December 13, 2018, a large number of fans waited in front of the live broadcast room on televisions and computer screens early, and the atmosphere was enthusiastic.
"Come on Wang Feng! Try to score 50+ in this game! Defeat Harden and the scoring title will be yours!"
"Peng Ciden is such a badass, how dare he compete with Wang Feng? Besides diving to get fouls and free throws, what else will he do? This season, nearly one-third of Harden's 30-odd points came from free throws. Every time I cut to
During the Rockets game, all I saw was him shooting free throws, it was so disgusting."
"Trivia, if the free throws of all players in the scoring list are removed, Wang Feng's average points per game can still be maintained at 30+, while Harden's average points per game will plummet to around 24 points. Who is better at scoring?
, it’s clear at a glance!”
In terms of the number and support of fans in China, Harden cannot be compared with Wang Feng in any case. Even in the United States, there are now more fans supporting Wang Feng than Harden.
Playing style is so important to the shaping of a star and the attraction of fans.
One thing to say is that Harden's playing style is definitely not beautiful. A large number of free throws disrupt the rhythm of the game. Even if you don't watch the free throws, Harden's floor-playing style still has a lot of controversy, such as
That unique step back, no matter how the league and referees define it, still looks too much like a walk in the eyes of most people.
"Viewers, welcome to watch the NBA regular season match between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers at home."
"Now players from both sides have appeared one after another. The Lakers' starters are Rajon Rondo, Jimmy Butler, Brandon Ingram, Wang Feng and Brook Lopez."
"For the Rockets, the starting five are Chris Paul, Eric Gordon, James Harden, PJ Tucker and Clint Capela."
"The game started with a jump ball from both sides. Capela won the scrimmage and the Rockets had the ball to organize the offense."
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On the court, Paul dribbled the ball across half court and glanced at Wang Feng, who was standing directly in front of Harden. Without any hesitation, he directly raised his hand to make a tactical gesture. He was going to attack this ball.
Wang Feng and Harden are already old rivals. Even the Rockets players know that Harden's offensive efficiency will be seriously affected when Wang Feng's defense is encountered.