In the competition of who is worse, Gasol is still better. He is heavier than Lopez and three years older, making him lose the ball with a slight disadvantage.
Lakers ball possession offense.
Wang Feng held the ball and faced Kawhi Leonard.
Both Wang Feng and Leonard are the most typical offensive and defensive players in the league. Wang Feng is obviously stronger offensively than Leonard, and Leonard, who has already won two Best Defensive Player Awards, is recognized as the best player in the league.
The one with better defense.
The duel between the two is like a match between Mars and the Earth. It is difficult for fans to decide which one is stronger and which one is weaker. Especially after entering the playoffs, Leonard, who performed well during the regular season, also broke out with super scoring.
His ability has surprised many people.
And no one knows better than Wang Feng that the 18-19 season is the peak period of Leonard's career. Whether it is the previous season or the next few years with the Clippers, Leonard will never play this season again.
Such a high level of performance.
To put it bluntly, looking at Leonard's performance in the 18-19 season alone, his personal strength during this period is definitely worthy of the title of the league's first and strongest player, better than James and Durant in the same period.
, Antetokounmpo and Antetokounmpo are both stronger.
Of course, that was in another time and space without Wang Feng.
Wang Feng's current overall ability rating is as high as 97, while Leonard's overall ability rating was adjusted to 97 by 2K after he won the championship for the Menglongs in 2019. This is considered a tie between the two.
However, in addition to Wang Feng's ability value of 97, he also has multiple high-level badges.
In the 2K game, Leonard also has badges, and the number is more than that of Wang Feng, with as many as 46 badges of various kinds. However, in reality, Leonard has no cheats and there are no badges, so Wang Feng is obviously better than Leonard.
Stronger.
In the first attack, Leonard's defensive position is relatively deep. He is obviously more afraid of Wang Feng's first step master badge to break through with the ball, and he is quite confident in his wingspan advantage and his ability to shoot outside defense.
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In this case, Wang Feng didn't let Leonard get used to him, and immediately jumped up on the spot.
Wang Feng's fast shooter badge has been upgraded to the golden all-star level through accumulation and training in previous seasons, and his shooting speed is quite fast.
Leonard immediately stepped forward to defend, but was still half a beat too late.
"brush!"
The basketball hit the net.
3:0.
The Menglong team attacks.
Leonard stood on the outside, ran without the ball and cut into the basket, and used the pick-and-roll of his teammates to separate the gap with Wang Feng, and then stopped and made a jump shot in front of Ingram who was defending.
3:2.
The Menglong team has obviously done their homework. If Leonard and Wang Feng were to fight directly one-on-one, they would most likely be at a disadvantage. After all, Wang Feng's scoring methods are too versatile, even if they are better than Leonard on the defensive end.
Slightly inferior, but not too different.
If the Menglong team, which already has a gap in their lineup, wants to win, they must avoid this kind of pawn-on-pawn, king-on-king style of play, and use their strengths to avoid their weaknesses.
"It seems that Leonard has no intention of competing directly with Wang Feng on the court. It's a very smart way of playing."
In the first quarter of the game, Leonard was not even the main point of attack. He only took 3 shots in the whole game, hit 1 three-pointer and scored 3 points.
The main point of attack for the Menglong team is the inside line.
The inside combination of Siakam and Gasol is obviously a level better than the Lakers.
Siakam scored 5 points on 2 of 3 shots in the first quarter. Gasol beat Lopez in the paint, making 3 of 5 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 8 points and 4 rebounds. In addition, Danny Green also played well on the outside.
, scored 6 points on 2 of 4 three-pointers.
Relying on the outstanding performance of many players, the Menglong team scored 25 points in the first round and performed quite well.
It’s just that the Lakers scored higher in the first quarter, reaching 31 points.
Wang Feng's score in the first quarter was actually not high. Leonard did little on the offensive end and focused almost all of his energy on defending Wang Feng. And not only Leonard, the Menglong team also arranged a team with good mobility.
Siakam is lurking on one side. Once Wang Feng breaks through and reaches the basket, he immediately steps forward to form a double-team with Leonard.
A double team led by Leonard is quite lethal.
Therefore, Wang Feng made 3 of 7 shots in the first quarter, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and only scored 7 points.
The problem is that the Lakers now have more than just one Wang Feng.
The team's second-in-command, Jimmy Butler, stepped forward at this time.
The person responsible for guarding Butler is Danny Green, a standard 3D player who relies on three-pointers and defense. He was also selected to the All-Defensive Second Team.
Green's defense is very good, but it is obviously not enough to deal with Butler.
Butler made 5 of 6 shots in the first quarter. Almost all his offense consisted of running without the ball and cutting into the basket for layups. As a result, he also caused two defensive fouls and made 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 13 points in a single quarter.
The role of the Lakers' introduction of Butler was fully reflected in the Finals.
When the opponent strictly guards Wang Feng and puts the entire team's defensive focus on Wang Feng, Butler can replace Wang Feng as the Lakers' main offensive point, without greatly affecting the Lakers' scoring rhythm.
Not only that, Butler also has a good passing and assisting ability, and can rely on assists to help other teammates score. In addition, his own defensive ability has been selected into the All-Defensive Team many times. Even if he is not as good as Scottie Pippen, he is
He is also fully qualified to fill Pippen's positioning role in the Bulls.
The game entered the second quarter, and there was still not much difference in the situation.
The Menglong team wanted to change their defensive strategy and strengthen their defense against Jimmy Butler. However, they just tentatively relaxed their defense against Wang Feng. The latter immediately warned the Menglong team with a long-distance three-point shot.
Dragons, who is the focus of their defense?
Wang Feng is different from Butler. Once his offensive end is liberated, the suspense of the game can be ended in a short time!
Therefore, the Menglong team could only continue to use the targeted defensive tactics of the first quarter. The final result was that in the second quarter, Leonard made 1 of 2 shots and only scored 5 points including free throws. Wang Feng made 2 of 3 shots and 5 free throws.
Hit 4 and get 9 points.
Men's head coach Nick Nurse was on the sidelines, pacing back and forth.
Not being in a hurry is a lie.
The Menglong team's defensive strategy against Wang Feng is already at a very high level. Leonard is with him throughout the whole process, and Siakam is always available to help defend against double-teams. But what's the result?
7 points in the first quarter, 9 points in the second quarter, and 16 points at halftime.
Although compared with Wang Feng's usual half-time score of 25+, this score is not high, but 16 points in the half, 32 points in the game, and the shooting rate can be maintained at around 45%. This can be called a successful defense.