As the main core player of a team, Butler's scoring ability is indeed a little bit behind. Even in the year when the Heat reached the finals, Butler averaged only 22 points per game in the playoffs.
Points, 6.5 rebounds and 6 assists. His ability is more reflected in stable scoring methods, good defense, passing assists and other comprehensive aspects.
But if it is to be the second-leading player of a team, Jimmy Butler is definitely qualified.
Even looking at the league, except for a few people such as Clay Thompson and Paul George, there is no more suitable candidate for the outside position than Butler!
Throughout the second quarter, Butler scored 14 points, and Wang Feng also scored 11 points. With both of them working hard at the same time, the Clippers were completely unable to parry, with the score in a single quarter being 36:27.
At halftime, the score between the two teams was 70:56, with the Lakers leading by 14 points at halftime.
In the third quarter of the second half, substitute players from both teams came on stage one after another, and the gap became even more obvious.
The Clippers' bench is actually not bad, with Lou Williams leading the team, and there are players such as Gortat on the bench.
But compared with the Lakers, it is obviously much worse.
The main players on the Lakers' bench include Kuzma, Rose, Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance, JaVale McGee and Seth Curry.
Although due to the team's lineup, the data of these players in the Lakers are slightly worse than those in another time and space. After all, Wang Feng averaged close to 40+ points per game and occupied most of the ball rights on the court.
In addition, Butler, Ingram and others are dividing the ball, and when it is their turn, there will not be much ball left to divide.
Kuzma, for example, averaged only 13.8 points per game this season and took just over 10 shots per game. This is a far cry from the 15.5 shots per game and 18.7 points he averaged during the same period in another time and space.
Rose's scoring average is still around 14 points per game.
As for Clarkson, Nance and Seth Curry, they all average less than 10 points per game.
However, although the data performance is mediocre, the strength of the players is there.
Kuzma is an outstanding player who is fully capable of averaging 18+8 per game when given the ball. Rose, Clarkson and Nance Jr. are also similar.
In comparison, the Clippers' bench is not very capable.
Therefore, the Clippers fell behind again in the third quarter, scoring 23:29 in a single quarter.
After three quarters, the score between the two sides has reached 99:79, and the point difference has officially reached 20 points. The fourth quarter has not yet started, and the suspense of the outcome of the game has been lost in advance.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, James led the team's offense in an attempt to catch up with the 20-point deficit.
James himself made sudden shots and scored 8 points by himself, giving the Clippers some hope of a comeback.
But Wang Feng followed up with a three-point long-range shot and a breakthrough to the basket for a dunk to score 2+1 with 6 points, which shattered the Clippers' momentum of chasing points.
Halfway through the fourth quarter, the score between the two teams was still around 18 points.
The Clippers chose to give up and actively replaced James and other key players.
In the end, when the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the score of the two teams was fixed at 121:104.
Wang Feng made 11 of 16 shots and 8 of 12 three-pointers, scoring a game-high 38 points. He also had 15 rebounds and 3 steals.
James' performance is not inferior to Wang Feng's, with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, a near triple-double.
But apart from James, the Clippers only had Lou Williams who performed well. He made 11 of 18 shots and 4 of 6 free throws, scoring 26 points.
On the other hand, for the Lakers, in addition to Wang Feng's 38 points, Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, Ingram scored 17 points, and Lopez scored 12 points.
Although Kuzma, Rose, Clarkson and others on the bench did not score in double figures, their performances were outstanding and their performances were remarkable.
"The G1 game of the playoff series was a game without much suspense. The Lakers used a big victory to prove the gap in strength between the two teams. Even a player as strong as LeBron James could not recover.
Lack of skills."
"It is worth mentioning that during the game, James led his team to launch counterattacks many times in an attempt to catch up with the score, but every time Wang Feng stepped forward and scored to suppress the momentum. Obviously, in the confrontation between the two, it was still
Wang Feng is slightly better."
The Clippers or James fans were quite unhappy with the outcome of this game.
"What's so great about Wang Feng is that he is stronger because of his teammates. If LeBron had Wang Feng's teammates, he would definitely be stronger than him!"
Wang Feng's fans were dismissive of this.
"Haha, that's beautiful. In the years when James won the championship, wasn't he surrounded by star players? Wade Bosh was there during the Heat, and Irving Love was there during the Cavaliers. And even then, Wang Feng had to help him to win the championship with the Cavaliers.
The next championship.”
"Also, as for Wang Feng's teammates, please take a closer look. This year's All-Stars, only Wang Feng from the Lakers was selected for the All-Stars, just like the Clippers! Compare it to the Warriors. Curry and Durant were selected as starters.
When Kelai Thompson is selected as a substitute, is this also called awesome?"
"In addition, Lou Williams averaged 19.8 points per game in the regular season, which was close to 20+ points. Butler, who ranked second in the Lakers' scoring list, only averaged 18.1 points per game in the regular season. Is this also called having no help?"
Fans from both sides were furious at each other, setting off rounds of scolding wars online, but overall, the Lakers fans had the absolute upper hand.
After all, in front of the actual record and data, the Clippers fans were already half-headed before they even opened their mouths.
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After losing the game by a big score in G1, the Clippers launched a fierce counterattack in the G2 game on April 15.
James broke out again in this game. He made 13 of 22 shots and scored a triple-double of 36 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. He scored a triple-double for the second consecutive game.
In addition to James, other Clippers players performed equally well in this game. Lou Williams scored 25 points and Montrezl Harrell scored 24 points. A total of 6 players on the team scored in double figures. During the game, they once led the Lakers by 15 points.
!
However, the Clippers still lost the game because of Wang Feng.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Lakers scored 41 points in a single quarter, while the Clippers had 26 points, directly reversing the game, and finally won the game 135:131.
Wang Feng made 15 of 26 shots in the game, 6 of 14 three-pointers, and 8 of 10 free throws. He scored 44 points and 9 rebounds. Especially in the last 2 minutes, the key shooter badge was activated. Wang Feng made sudden moves in front of James.
He scored a crazy 14 points and 20 points in the fourth quarter, completely turning the game around on his own!
At the end of the game, the Clippers fans were speechless and didn't know how to refute.