Chapter 303 The first round of all-star voting is released
The Warriors were criticized verbally, but the Lakers received a lot of praise, especially Wang Feng. His performance in the game was so perfect, especially the 15 points he scored in the last 2 minutes. Although he couldn't match the shocking score.
Compared with McGrady’s 35 seconds and 13 minutes, but looking at today’s league, it is unmatched!
Facing the Warriors, a team whose lineup made the entire league feel desperate, Wang Feng scored 52 points and defeated the opponent. The news was reported by major media that night, and the popularity completely overshadowed other Christmas games held at the same time.
teams and stars.
"Facing his old club, Wang Feng once again proved himself, with 52 points + the winning goal. Who else in the world can stop Wang Feng?"
Fans of the Chinese Kings Peak on the other side of the ocean were overjoyed.
"Brother Feng NB! Beat the NBA!"
"You guys, get out and get beaten? Didn't you say that the Warriors completely defeated the Lakers? Didn't you say that Wang Feng can't win without thighs? What kind of thighs are you holding on to? I, Brother Feng, have the biggest thighs!"
This was just an ordinary regular season victory, but with the double buffs of the Christmas game and the duel against the Warriors, the victory made Wang Feng's popularity skyrocket.
On December 26, the day after Christmas, the NBA All-Star voting window officially opened.
A large number of Wang Feng fans enthusiastically voted for him, Chinese fans and American fans, the occasion was unprecedented.
A week later, on January 4, the NBA officially announced the results of the first round of the 2019 All-Star fan voting. Without any suspense, Wang Feng temporarily led the league with 1.2 million+ votes. Los Angeles Clippers forward James won 98
He ranked second with 10,000 votes, and in third place was Antetokounmpo, the star of the Eastern Milwaukee Bucks, who received 970,000 votes in the first round.
It can be seen from the voting that Wang Feng's support rate in the league is quite high now, and he even completely overwhelms the league's number one player, James.
James actually performed very well during his time with the Clippers, averaging 28 points, 8.5 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game. The Clippers' current record is 21 wins and 16 losses, ranking in the top half of the Western Conference.
From a lineup perspective, the Clippers actually have a very average lineup. Apart from James, the only star on the team is Anthony.
But in the new season with the Clippers, Anthony's performance is still unsatisfactory as Wang Feng expected.
After more than thirty games, the current scoring average is only 13.7 points, and the shooting rate is just 40%.
The reason for this is mainly because Anthony has not completely changed his positioning.
Now he still feels that he is the league's leading scorer and an All-Star player. His playing style on the court is still mainly based on holding the ball and facing the frame, and is mostly one-on-one.
But Anthony's explosive power and ball sense are no longer enough to support his efficiency in singles. Any player with a better defense can greatly reduce his shooting percentage.
In another time and space, Anthony was also waived after playing ten games with the Rockets. He took a whole season off to reconsider his position on the court, and then went to the Portland Trail Blazers in the 19-20 season.
After gradually adapting to my new position, I began to gradually regain my second youth.
And even with the second spring of his career, Anthony can only sign a veteran's minimum salary contract with the team and use his scoring ability to shine for the team during his substitute time.
Currently in the Clippers, James' most effective helpers are forwards Tobias Harris, Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell.
So far in the regular season, Harris, Williams and Harrell have averaged 18.4 points, 17.8 points and 16 points per game respectively. They are the Clippers' main scoring points besides James.
The outside world is very satisfied with the Clippers' performance in the new season, and believes that this is all due to James. He indeed has the ability to increase the upper limit of a team's strength.
Only Wang Feng knows that in another time and space, this Clippers team without James finally entered the playoffs with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses this season, and won two games against the Warriors in the first round.
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Tobias Harris and Lou Williams should have averaged 20+ points per game this season, plus Gallinari who averaged 19.8 points and Harrell who averaged 16.6 points, as well as players such as Patrick Beverley.
In terms of defensive players, the Clippers are actually not weak, but many players are underestimated by the league.
At the end of December, the Lakers had a game with the Clippers, and the Clippers ultimately won.
It's not that Wang Feng and James were defeated in the contest. Wang Feng scored 36 points and 14 rebounds, while James scored 31 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists. The two sides were evenly matched.
But the Clippers' bench was overwhelmed.
Lou Williams, who came off the bench, made 11 of 18 shots and scored 36 points.
Harris and Harrell also scored 17 and 15 points respectively.
As for the Lakers, except for Wang Feng's 36 points, only Jimmy Butler made 9 of 21 shots and scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and no other player scored in double figures.
Wang Feng actually wanted to use the key shooter in the last 2 minutes to turn the tide.
However, with 2 minutes left in the game, the score difference between the two sides was 19 points. The key shooter was not invincible. He had to shoot 7 three-pointers for 19 points, and the opponent could not complete the lead by scoring 1 point.
The Clippers' pseudo-substitute Lou Williams is really a very strong player, with explosive scoring ability, sharp breakthroughs and stable long-range shooting. He has almost no shortcomings except defense, and James who came to the Clippers seems to have avoided it.
Despite the curse of injuries, he has remained healthy so far.
You must know that in another time and space, James was injured while playing for the Lakers at this stage, and the team's record plummeted due to James' long-term absence, which ultimately led to the team missing the playoffs.
With a healthy James and a group of underrated but outstanding Clippers players, the Los Angeles Clippers will be a strong team in the future playoffs.
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The Lakers' games throughout December were generally quite perfect. Although they lost to the Spurs and Clippers, they defeated their strong rivals the Rockets and the Warriors. Especially the victory over the Warriors greatly boosted the morale of the entire team!
However, as the schedule enters January 2019, the Lakers' real challenge has just begun.
If the schedule in November and December is relatively friendly to the Lakers and there are basically not many strong opponents, then the Lakers schedule in January is full of strong enemies.