The Warriors attacked, and Curry broke through and made a throw to the basket to score.
In the new season, Curry's number of shots has slightly increased compared to last season. The main reason may be that Durant finally won the championship as he wished. He is in a good mood and the pressure is not as great as before, so he has reduced the number of shots.
Last season, Durant averaged 28 points per game and took 19 shots per game, resulting in Curry averaging only about 16 shots per game.
In the new season, Curry's average number of shots per game has increased to nearly 20, currently averaging 27.8 points per game, while Durant's average number of shots per game is about 17, down to about 26 points from last season.
As for Clay Thompson, another outside player of the Warriors, his average number of shots per game has not changed much as he mainly plays without the ball. His scoring average can also be maintained at over 20+, and he can compete with two top MVPs.
Surviving in the cracks of high-level players is very powerful to a certain extent, at least Wang Feng thinks he can't do it.
During the transition between offense and defense, Wang Feng continued to attack. He cut to the basket with the help of Jimmy Butler's pick-and-roll screen. Rondo passed the ball in time. After receiving the ball, Wang Feng jumped up and dunked with both hands to score.
4:2.
The Warriors attacked and the basketball was given to Durant. Facing Wang Feng's defense, Durant used Curry's pick-and-roll cover to find an open opportunity within one step of the three-point line and shoot.
Because the height difference between Rondo and Durant in the pick-and-roll defense was too big, there was almost no effective defensive interference. Durant made steady long-range shots.
4:4.
The Lakers attacked, Butler cut quickly to the basket from the wing, received the pass and scored a backhand layup.
…
In the first few minutes of the game, both teams maintained a relatively efficient scoring efficiency.
Wang Feng wanted to find an opportunity to shoot a three-pointer, but Green's strategy to defend him was very obvious. He defended the shot but not the breakout. If you can get past me, then you are good. You can attack the frame however you want, but you only get 2 points anyway.
But if you want to shoot a three-pointer, that's not possible. You have to force the shot under my tight defense, and then try your luck to see if you can hit it.
In fact, the defensive strategies of both sides are the same.
The same is true for the Lakers' perimeter defense strategy when facing Curry.
Whether it is Wang Feng or Curry, the lethality of three-pointers from the outside is too great. Even if they are allowed to rush to the basket, they will not give the outsiders a chance to easily shoot three-pointers.
Without three-pointers, there would naturally be no explosive scoring, and the scores of both sides would rise steadily alternately.
However, Wang Feng is not used to the Warriors, or in other words, Green.
Since you are strictly guarding against my three-pointers and are standing almost close to me without giving me any space to take action, well, I will suddenly kill you alive!
Wang Feng's breakthrough with the ball is much more lethal than Curry's. Although he doesn't have many finishing badges, only two bronze badges, one for the counter finisher and one for the alley-oop finisher, but his number is as high as 91
Dunk, 90% layup, 88% strength and 90% bounce make Wang Feng extremely lethal when hitting the basket, almost comparable to the fully-risen Greek monster Antetokounmpo.
In the entire first quarter, Wang Feng broke through and hit the basket with the ball as many as 10 times. Kevin Looney received two fouls early and sat down. The Warriors, who were seriously lacking in the inside, could only let bench player Jonas
.Jerebko appears.
Jerebko is 2.08 meters tall, serves as a power forward, and weighs 105. He is similar to Wang Feng. His personal style is not very good at assisting defense, especially assisting defense at the basket. Therefore, the result against Wang Feng is even more unbearable than Looney.
At the end of the first quarter, Wang Feng made 8 of 13 shots and 4 of 5 free throws, scoring 20 points.
The Lakers scored 32 points in the first quarter, while the Warriors only scored 28 points.
Durant scored 8 points, Curry had 11 points, and Thompson had 4 points.
The situation seemed to be going well, but as the game entered the second quarter, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse.
Thompson and Yingodala broke out in the second quarter.
Ying Guodala came off the bench to replace Jonas Jerebko, Durant moved to the power forward position, Green served as center, and the Warriors' five-small lineup officially debuted.
Yingodala then scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting under Ingram's defense, and Thompson scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting.
The two scored 20 points together and helped the Warriors launch a 12:2 attack wave in the middle of the second quarter, directly overtaking the score and establishing a 6-point advantage.
Due to the large number of shots in the first quarter, Wang Feng did not take many shots in the second quarter, and most of them were mid-to-long-range jumpers to save energy. In the entire second quarter, he made 3 of 5 shots and scored 6 points.
Butler took over the ball and became the team's main attack point, hitting 4 goals in 8 shots and scoring 9 points.
"squeak--"
When the half-time whistle sounded, Wang Feng, who was sitting on the bench, stood up, high-fived his teammates one by one and walked back to the locker room together.
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"Things don't look good for the Lakers..."
This Christmas game, just as the league thought, smoothly became the most watched game among the several Christmas games that night. Countless fans were watching this game in front of the TV, and not only in the United States, but also overseas. The ratings show the same thing.
In China, almost all media, including CCTV Sports, only broadcast the Hu Yong battle.
In the online game live broadcast rooms of major portal websites, many fans expressed concerns about the trend of the game.
"In the first quarter of the game, Wang Feng established a 4-point advantage after continuously hitting the basket. In the second quarter, he was overtaken in the blink of an eye. The lineup gap between the two teams is still a bit big."
"What's even more frightening is that Curry and Durant haven't exerted much force yet, but Thompson and Ying Guodala have already caused so much trouble to the Lakers!"
"Although the Lakers introduced Jimmy Butler at the beginning of the season, it is still not enough. Butler is at most equal to Clay Thompson in terms of level. The Warriors have two MVP players in Curry + Durant. There!"
Among these comments, there is naturally no lack of ridicule mixed with some weird and yang-yang.
"Haha, isn't this Wang Feng's own doing? He insists on pretending to be the boss of a team, but James, the number one player in the league, offered to help and didn't even appreciate it. Now that the team's lineup cannot compare to the Warriors, it's Wang Feng who deserves it, and he should be severely punished Give him a good beating and let him know what high heaven and earth mean."
"No way? No one really thinks that after Wang Feng leaves Curry, James, a top player in the league at the MVP level, can really stand up, right? The Lakers have an outstanding record now. That's because of the team's tactical system and schedule. What does it have to do with Wang Feng? It’s just a data brush."
Such voices will naturally cause a lot of verbal criticism, but they will still appear in endlessly. After all, there is no shortage of people in this world who make weird remarks in order to show that they are unique and unique.