"Wang Feng is really getting stronger and stronger."
Anyone who sees the process of the game can't help but sigh.
Leonard and James, two top forward defenders, were helpless against Wang Feng.
Especially after Wang Feng's ability to pass the ball and assist has reached this level, he has almost no weaknesses on the court.
This is a very scary thing. After all, even top superstars like Jordan and James have flaws. For example, Jordan's three-pointers are not accurate enough, James' free throws are a bit weak, etc.
But the current Wang Feng cannot find any flaws in a short period of time.
Facing a player who is good at perimeter defense, Wang Feng breaks through with the ball and uses speed and strength to crush the opponent.
If faced with a player who is strong and good at inside defense, Wang Feng will shoot three-pointers from the outside, making it impossible for his opponent to attack with his super range.
If faced with a double team, Wang Feng's passing ability is sufficient to pass the ball to an open teammate before the double team is completely formed.
The current Wang Feng is completely a version of Doncic with enhanced scoring and defensive capabilities. He has comprehensive skills and extremely strong comprehensive ability. It is difficult to pick out some personal weaknesses in him. The only breakthrough may be the overall strength of his teammates.
But the Lakers are not the Mavericks of the future. Jimmy Butler and Ingram both have All-Star level capabilities and can combine offense and defense. They will definitely not hold back Wang Feng.
At halftime, the point difference between the two teams widened further. The Lakers led 64:53 by 11 points in the two quarters, taking advantage of the game.
At halftime, Wang Feng's personal statistics reached 19 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Chi Chi's first triple-double of the season was just around the corner.
In the third quarter of the second half, the Clippers, led by James, Leonard and sixth man Lou Williams, launched a counterattack.
James scored 8 points, Leonard scored 14 points on 6 of 7 shots, and Lou Williams also scored 7 points. The Clippers scored 40 points in a single quarter and successfully restored the double-digit point difference to within three points.
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But as the game progressed into the fourth quarter, Leonard's touch declined, and he only made 1 of 4 shots under Wang Feng's defense. Although James and Lou Williams scored 10 points each, they could face the explosion at the end of the fourth quarter.
Wang Feng, who relied on his key shooter to score 9 points in the last 2 minutes, was ultimately defeated.
120:116, the Lakers won the away game by 4 points and got a good start in the opening game. At the same time, they defeated the powerful rival Clippers and won a complete victory.
In the entire game, Wang Feng played 39 minutes and scored a triple-double of 34 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists. His debut as the starting point guard was quite perfect.
In addition to Wang Feng, the Lakers also have Jimmy Butler, who scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists on 8-of-21 shooting, and Ingram, who scored 18 points and 4 rebounds on 7-of-16 shooting.
For the Clippers, the top scorer was Leonard, who scored 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, followed by Lou Williams, who scored 23 points on 8-for-14 shooting.
James' performance in this game was quite satisfactory, with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, a near-triple-double. Although it cannot be considered a poor performance, compared with James' status in the world, it did slightly disappoint the Clippers fans.
However, Clippers fans can accept the result of this game.
Although they lost the game, the difference between the two teams was only 4 points, which shows that the two teams are very close in strength.
You know, the Lakers' lineup is a lineup that has been working together for a whole season and won the championship last season. Although this is Wang Feng's first time as a point guard, after all, this group of players already has a tacit cooperation.
The Clippers are different. This is the first official game for James and Leonard. The two forwards must go through a period of running-in and adapting to each other. Therefore, the Clippers at this stage are naturally far from reaching this level.
The lineup should be in its strongest state.
Once James and Leonard successfully get along and create a good chemical reaction, it will be hard to say whether the Lakers will still be a match for the Clippers!
After the game, both the team's head coach Doc Rivers and the team's core players James and Leonard were very optimistic.
"We have every reason to believe that as time goes by, the team's tacit understanding and chemical reaction will get better and better, and the Clippers will become stronger and stronger. The next time they meet the Lakers, who will win?
It’s hard to say!”
Lakers fans sneered at this.
What about blowing?
You are getting along, aren't we?
Wang Feng served as the starting point guard, which was also a bold attempt by the Lakers. Although the effect was good in the first game, it is obvious that there is also room for improvement.
The confidence of Lakers fans was not groundless. Soon, the Lakers gave them a shot in the arm with their performance.
On October 25, the Lakers played against the Utah Jazz at home, and the Lakers easily won 105:86.
On October 27, the Lakers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 121:103 at home, winning their third consecutive victory.
On October 29, the Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 117:91 at home.
On November 1, the Lakers went to Dallas to challenge the Mavericks and won the game again 119:110.
A hearty five-game winning streak left the entire league speechless, and Wang Feng's performance in these five games made everyone exclaim.
"Oh my God! Is Wang Feng going to heaven?"
In 5 games, Wang Feng averaged 34.8 points, 12.7 rebounds and 11.2 assists per game, averaging a triple-double per game.
Although averaging a triple-double per game is no longer valuable due to Westbrook, Wang Feng, who had never averaged more than 4 assists per game in the previous seasons, suddenly rose to the level of averaging double figures in assists per game.
Who wouldn't be surprised?
"Wang Feng, who won the NBA championship and the Men's Basketball World Cup gold medal as a core player, seems to be unstoppable. Judging from this situation, the prediction of winning the championship before the start of the season needs to be carefully considered now."
At the end of the five games of the regular season, the only two teams with a five-game winning streak are the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Jersey Nets.
For the Nets, the Big Three combination of Durant + George + Irving performed pretty well.
Although the three of them only average about 25 points per game, the total of the three of them is already a high score of 75 points!
What's more, the Nets' top five opponents at the start of the game are not very strong, namely the Timberwolves, Knicks, Grizzlies, Pacers and Rockets.
Among these teams, only the Rockets can play better, especially the second brother Westbrook, who is new to the team. When he met his former eldest brother Durant, he immediately became energetic and led his third brother Harden to rush forward.
A meal with Durant.
Westbrook scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, while Harden scored 36 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Together, the two scored 63 points, 12 rebounds and 16 assists. The statistics are quite luxurious.
But the Nets' three giants, Durant, George and Irving, scored 31 points, 28 points and 26 points respectively, for a total of 85 points.
Durant, who has not suffered serious Achilles tendon rupture, is still the top scorer in the league, no less powerful than James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Leonard and others.
As long as Irving doesn't stretch his hips, the Nets will undoubtedly be a more difficult opponent than the Clippers.
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For Wang Feng, it doesn't matter what other teams are like, what the Lakers can do is what matters.
Time entered November, and the Lakers defeated the Spurs, Bulls, and Heat in the next few games, starting an eight-game winning streak.
On November 10, the Lakers lost to the Toronto Rams on the road, ending their winning streak.
But what no one expected was that the eight-game winning streak had just ended, and the Lakers, who had lost one game, would immediately continue their winning streak.
The Lakers won all the remaining 10 games in November without exception and once again won 10 consecutive games, bringing their record to 18 wins and 1 loss!
However, in these 10 games, the only difficult opponent the Lakers encountered was the Golden State Warriors. The others were such as the Kings, Hawks, Grizzlies, Spurs, Thunder, Pelicans, etc.
team.
As for the Warriors, although the Big Three of Curry, Thompson, and Green are still there, but with the sudden absence of Durant, the team's strength will inevitably decline. Although it can remain in the Western Conference for more than a month after the start of the regular season
In the upper half of the division, they are no longer as brave as they used to be, and their record is still lower than the Lakers, Clippers and Nuggets.
It is worth mentioning that Curry, like another time and space, took up the offensive banner of the team after Durant left the team. His average points per game soared to 30+, and his offensive efficiency also reached a new high in recent years.
This may be considered a blessing in disguise.
In Wang Feng's impression, Curry only played 5 games in the 19-20 season before he underwent surgery due to a fractured palm and was declared out for the season in advance.
But now, not only is Clay Thompson okay, but Curry has also never been injured. The Splash Brothers have participated in more than ten games in the regular season smoothly. One of them averaged 30+ points per game, and the other one also left the team because of Durant.
, and the team did not use the sign-and-trade method to acquire Goji Wiggins like in another time and space, and had to take on more scoring responsibilities, and the average points per game increased to about 25+.
In the entire Warriors team, Green is the only one who showed a more stretched hip after Durant left the team.
In just a dozen games, Green's degradation is already visible to the naked eye.
He has a lot of ball control but cannot average double figures in points per game. His field goal percentage has barely remained above 44% in the past few seasons, but has dropped directly to 39%. His three-point field goal percentage has reached a record low of only 27.9%.
Not only that, even his best defense began to become full of loopholes.
With a salary of US$18.54 million, Green is like an undercover agent placed by other teams on the Warriors. If it weren't for the Splash Brothers' super efficient performance averaging 55+ points per game, the Warriors' record would have plummeted!