Why did Wang Feng's awareness of guarding against pick-and-rolls suddenly become so good?
Neither Allen nor George could hinder him for too long, and since they couldn't move the pick-and-roll, they could only watch Wang Feng quickly go around them.
This is definitely not good news, whether it is for the Nets who are playing today or for other teams in the league!
How strong will a Wang Feng who is not afraid of pick-and-roll screens be on the defensive end? Durant has fully realized this at the end of the second quarter.
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In the second half, the situation began to take a turn for the worse. Although Durant was able to score goals under Wang Feng's defense, his efficiency was seriously affected compared to the first half.
On the other side, Irving was always suppressed by Butler, and his first few attempts to attack failed. At this time, Irving was already feeling cold, and even if he broke through the frame with the ball, his lethality was very limited.
In the third quarter, the only stable scoring point for the entire Nets team was Paul George.
In the third quarter, George made 3 of 6 shots and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 11 points. Durant only scored 6 points on 2 of 7 shots in the third quarter, and Irving only scored 3 points on 1 of 5 shots.
On the other hand, for the Lakers, Butler and Ingram scored 8 points each, while Wang Feng also scored 10 points. The three of them alone scored 26 points.
The Lakers scored 35 points in the third quarter, while the Nets only scored 29 points. The point difference between the two teams began to gradually widen.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Nets, unwilling to lose at home, tried to counterattack. Durant was responsible for containing Wang Feng, while George and Irving teamed up to continuously attack the basket and score, trying to close the score.
However, whenever the point difference between the two teams tends to be caught up, someone from the Lakers team will always step up and score to stabilize the situation.
Wang Feng, Butler, and even Ingram all scored.
The Nets' offensive firepower determines that their scoring will never be bad, but if they score by themselves, they can't prevent the enemy from scoring, so it makes no sense no matter how strong their offensive firepower is.
As time passed by, the Nets were still unable to catch up with the score. They couldn't help but become more and more anxious, and their offensive methods began to become unreasonable.
Irving tried to force a foul by attacking the frame, but was rejected by Howard with a big block. The Lakers grabbed the defensive rebound and went on a fast break. Finally, Wang Feng scored an alley-oop dunk to end the offense.
Durant made a mid-range fadeaway jumper, faced Wang Feng and forced the shot, but the basketball missed the frame.
The Lakers, protected by defensive rebounds, continued to attack. Ingram ran without the ball, successfully cut into the basket with the help of his teammates' cover, and received a pass from Wang Feng for a layup.
There was no sound in the auditorium outside the stadium.
In the final fourth quarter of the game, instead of narrowing, the point difference began to gradually widen.
This situation has disappointed Nets fans.
The Nets are currently the favorites to win the championship. Judging from the lineup alone, they are much more luxurious than the Lakers. Moreover, the match between the two teams has been nearly half of the regular season. The Nets lineup has gone through
After more than 40 regular season games, it is far from the team that was just formed at the beginning of the new season.
But the Nets are still going to lose, and on their home court.
Is Wang Feng really that strong? Even Durant, George and Irving can't beat him together?
Although Butler and Ingram are both very good, they are still taken for granted at this time. In fact, the main reason is that Wang Feng's performance is too dazzling.
Before the fourth quarter of the game ended, Wang Feng's personal data had already reached 30+10+10, getting a triple-double ahead of schedule, and completely dominating the game on both offense and defense.
Ever since Wang Feng started to defend Durant alone, Durant's shooting percentage has always been limited to less than 40%. Although he can continue to score, it is obviously much inferior to his explosive performance in the first half.
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Finally, the game came to the last 2 minutes, and the suspense was really over.
Regardless of whether the team is in the lead or behind, as long as the final 2-minute countdown enters, the key shooter badge will be automatically activated, improving Wang Feng's various ability values.
They are already unstoppable on the offensive end, and their ability value has been directly raised to a terrifying level. How can the Nets still have a chance?
In the last 2 minutes, Wang Feng hit all three shots and scored 7 points, directly killing the last bit of suspense in the game.
127:113.
The Lakers won this focal point game at the Nets' home court with a 14-point advantage, successfully giving the Nets a strong blow.
Wang Feng scored 39 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists. Not only did he get a triple-double, he was also the key to the Lakers winning the game.
Except for Wang Feng, Jimmy Butler made 9 of 16 shots and scored 23 points.
Ingram scored 19 points on 8-of-17 shooting, and Kuzma scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting.
In addition, two insiders, Lopez and Howard, also scored in double figures and performed well.
On the other hand, although Durant finally scored a game-high 42 points, after scoring 28 points efficiently in the first half, Durant actually only scored a total of 14 points in the two quarters of the second half.
Wang Feng's restriction on Durant's offensive end is really good.
Paul George also performed well in this game, making 9 of 18 shots, 4 of 6 three-pointers, and scored 28 points with a 50% shooting rate.
The defensive pressure Kuzma can put on George on the defensive end can only reach this level.
Kyrie Irving is the only player among the Big Three of the Nets who has stretched his hips. There is no other way. The one who had to defend him throughout the game was Jimmy Butler, who ranked second in perimeter defense on the Lakers.
And while Butler was mainly defending Irving's outside shots, Wang Feng, Howard and others also assisted at the basket to defend Irving's breakthrough layup.
As a point guard, Irving's scoring ability is inherently restricted by certain height constraints, so it is naturally easier to target him than the two forwards.
Therefore, Irving, who took 12 shots in the game, only hit 4 goals and barely scored in double figures by relying on free throws. His score was not as high as that of Kuzma of the Lakers.
It is worth mentioning that Dinwiddie performed quite well in this game, scoring 13 points on 5 of 8 shots. He was the only Nets player besides the Big Three to score in double figures.
As a time traveler, Wang Feng is very aware of Dinwiddie's strength.
The 19-20 season can be regarded as Dinwiddie's most glorious season. In another time and space, due to Durant's serious injury to his Achilles tendon in the finals, the entire 19-20 season was reimbursed. The Nets only had Irving.
A star player leads the team.
Under such circumstances, Dinwiddie emerged strongly and averaged 31 minutes per game for the Nets throughout the 19-20 season, contributing 20.6 points and 6.8 assists.
This season, instead of so much Irving leading the Nets to the playoffs, it would be better to say that Dinwiddie is the biggest contributor.
Irving, who only played 20 games for the Nets due to injury, did not contribute as much to the team as Dinwiddie.
It's a pity that Dinwiddie suffered a serious injury from a torn cruciate ligament in the subsequent 20-21 season. Although he recovered from the injury, he could not return to his peak state after the serious injury.
Dinwiddie is now surrounded by star players because of the butterfly effect.
Irving, who is not injured, Durant, whose Achilles tendon is intact and healthy, and Paul George.
Among this group of top stars, Dinwiddie doesn't get much shot right at all. So far, he has averaged only 13.7 points per game, which is not as high as the 16.8 points he scored last season.
Because of this, the Nets were not able to find a player with good immediate ability in the team.
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"Facts have proven that it is not just a group of stars who come together to create a top team."
The result of this game was beyond the expectations of many media commentators, and it also allowed them to see certain facts clearly.
"The Nets can be regarded as the super team with the deepest lineup in the league in recent years, second only to the Warriors, but there is still a big difference between them and the Warriors."
"With Curry, Durant, Thompson and Green, the Warriors have an unprecedented lineup. At the same time, the tactical system is also very scientific and reasonable. With Curry as the core, the three top shooters can stretch the space on the court to the extreme.
, making it easier for each other to score, achieving the effect of 1+1 greater than 2.”
"But the Nets are obviously different. Since they have been winning in previous games, no one has noticed that the Nets' victory relies on the stars' individual performance. To put it bluntly, the Nets
He has so much offensive firepower that he can easily win against most teams in the league relying on his talent and personal abilities."
"But once you encounter a strong team like the Lakers, it is obviously not enough to rely on the individual performance of the stars. We can see that in this game, whether it is Durant, George or Irving, they all fell into
In endless isolations, the offensive efficiency is low."
"Looking at the Lakers, around Wang Feng who switched to point guard, the Lakers' tactical system is much more scientific and reasonable. Although there are still players like Butler and Ingram in the team, in fact the Lakers have always been
A team led by Wang Feng as a single core."
The league's media has always been like this.
The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy.
The winning team is entitled to receive all kinds of praise, while the losing team does everything wrong.
Like before, there were many voices in the league questioning the Lakers' reliance on Wang Feng too much. Now it feels a bit like James did when he was with the Cavaliers. This kind of dependence is not a good thing. The Lakers should make more plans around Butler and Ingram.
tactics to prevent Wang Feng from missing the game due to injury or other unexpected situations.
But now as the Lakers defeated the Nets on the road, even this voice has become quieter.
If you rely on it, rely on it. As long as you can win, everything is correct. If a team can rely heavily on it, it proves that Wang Feng's personal strength is indeed strong.
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On January 25, the Lakers lost to the Portland Trail Blazers at home 119:127.
Lillard scored 48 points, but what really caused the Lakers to lose was power forward Hassan Whiteside, whom the Trail Blazers traded from the Heat this season.
As a typical blue-collar insider, Whiteside was like a god in this game. He made 13 of 14 shots from the field and scored 30 points, with a shooting percentage of 92.9%.
In addition, he also grabbed 17 rebounds, including 6 offensive rebounds, which completely overwhelmed the Lakers inside. Even if Howard came on the court, he could not stop the rampant Huaishen.
Lillard scored 48 points, Whiteside scored 30 points, and McCollum scored 22 points. Only three of the Trail Blazers scored 100 points.
Therefore, even if Wang Feng scored 37 points, 8 rebounds and 15 assists in this game, he was unable to turn the tide.
Wang Feng didn't take the defeat in this game seriously. He had more important things to do than the game.
Early on the morning of January 26, Wang Feng dialed a certain number.
"Dear King, what's the matter?"
The phone was connected, and a smiling voice rang, it was Kobe.
Wang Feng read out the words he had prepared in advance.
"Hey, Kobe, I heard that you are taking Gianna to a children's basketball game tomorrow?" Wang Feng said with a smile: "To be honest, I am quite interested in this, can you take me with you?"
"Okay, Jaina will be happy to know this news."
Kobe readily agreed and was even a little happy.
Wang Feng is now the most popular star of the Lakers. Not long ago, the results of the third round of All-Star voting were released. Although James struggled to catch up in the second half, Wang Feng still successfully maintained his position as the voting leader and became the Western Conference voting leader for the third consecutive year.
He is also the player with the most votes in the East and West.
Several children in Kobe's family like Wang Feng very much. It is definitely a great thing for him to attend Gianna's basketball game, especially since Wang Feng gave up his rare few days of vacation and instead came to watch Gianna.
Basketball game, this can be regarded as giving Kobe enough face.
The two agreed on a departure time and hung up the phone.
"In this case, there should be no problem..."
Wang Feng thought silently after hanging up the phone.
January 27, 2020, is a sad day for any Kobe fan.
It was on this day that the helicopter Kobe Bryant was riding in crashed unexpectedly, killing all 9 people on board.
What Wang Feng wants to do now is to change this history.
Of course, because it is a parallel time and space, Wang Feng himself is not even sure whether the air crash will happen like it did in another time and space, just like the epidemic that was supposed to break out in December had no movement until the end of January.
But compared to the epidemic where Wang Feng was powerless, Kobe could at least play some role in this matter, and it was also very simple to operate.
Wang Feng has just said that he wants to attend Gianna's basketball game.
Kobe will definitely tell his daughter and even other young players on the entire team this news.
With Wang Feng's influence in Los Angeles, these little guys must be his fans and welcome Wang Feng very much.
At that time, Wang Feng only needs to say that he has aerophobia and dare not fly in a helicopter, and asks Kobe to travel by bus instead, and he will be able to perfectly avoid possible disasters.