As a result, the game had just entered the second quarter when the consequences came.
Although there was a short break of about ten minutes due to various reasons including early dismissal, free throws, timeouts and the end of the first quarter, it is impossible to fully replenish a player's overdrawn physical fitness in just ten minutes.
Therefore, at the beginning of the second quarter, Zion Williams did not appear on the court.
The Pelicans only have big eyebrows Davis and Jrue Holiday to support the scene.
Facing the quasi-Big Three partnership of Wang Feng + Butler + Ingram, how could they possibly hold on?
Within just four minutes of the second quarter, the Lakers launched a 12:4 offensive wave, widening the point difference to more than double digits in one fell swoop.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, the head coach of the Pelicans could only bite the bullet and replace Zion. Even if he had not had a good rest at this time, the total score difference was widened to an uncontrollable level.
But, will Zion’s appearance really work?
When Wang Feng saw Zion on the stage, he immediately got close to him. On the offensive end, he continued to use post-ups to beat him. On the defensive end, he also maintained a stalking defensive attitude, which further worsened Zion's already low physical strength.
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The Pelicans were defeated in this quarter and were outscored 37:25 in a single quarter, losing 12 points in just one quarter.
Only half of the game was over, and some Pelicans fans were already starting to leave the game early in disappointment.
This game is already destined to be unwinnable.
The main starting lineup was defeated and the substitute lineup was extremely weak. How could the Pelicans, who were only ranked tenth in the Western Conference, compete with the Lakers, who had the best record in the league?
Halfway through the third quarter of the second half, the two teams sent out substitute players in a tacit understanding and took all the main players off the court to rest.
Because at this time, the point difference between the two teams had reached more than 20 points, and the Pelicans had no hope of making a comeback and surrendered early.
Wang Feng, who was sitting outside the court wiping his sweat, was calm and relaxed, even a little unhappy.
His statistics in this game are average. He has only 29 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists so far, which is lower than his regular season average.
But there was no way. The Pelicans had already surrendered in less than three quarters without fighting. Wang Feng couldn't stay on the court to rack up points with all the substitutes on the opposite team. That would be a bit too shameless and a bit dangerous.
What if a player on the Pelicans loses and secretly commits a crime?
Although Wang Feng's endurance has been enhanced to the full value of 99, and his body is very tough and difficult to be injured, he is not really invincible. There is still a certain probability that he will be injured, especially if someone does it deliberately.
Anyway, the purpose of teaching Zion a lesson in this game has been achieved, and Wang Feng is satisfied. As for the loss of personal data, he can just make up for it in the next few games.
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In the end, the score between the Lakers and the Pelicans was fixed at 121:109. The Pelicans' substitutes brought the difference back to 12 points, which is not too ugly, but it actually doesn't mean much. If you lose, you lose.
Anyone who has watched the entire game knows how powerless the Pelicans were against the Lakers.
Big eyebrow brother Anthony Davis scored the highest score in the game, making 12 of 20 shots, scoring 34 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.
Wang Feng's 29 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists followed closely, followed by Jimmy Butler's 21 points, Ingram's 18 points...
Zion Williamson, who has high hopes from the Pelicans, had a very disappointing performance in this game. He made 8 of 21 shots and only scored 19 points and 6 rebounds.
In the first quarter of the game, Zion performed very well. He scored 12 points in a single quarter and was almost evenly matched with Wang Feng. However, following the second and third quarters, Zion, who was physically exhausted, completely succumbed.
Wang Feng could no longer squeeze into the paint, and could only shoot from the outside. However, he himself did not have the ability to shoot from mid- to long-range, and facing Wang Feng, who had the purple defensive shock badge, he could not even get in.
19+6 versus 29+8+7, it’s clear which one is stronger and which one is weaker.
Pelicans fans can no longer say a word that Zion will become Wang Feng's nemesis, but some people are still stubborn.
"Humph, what are you proud of? Zion has only entered the league and played a few games? It's already good to be able to play like Wang Feng in the first quarter. Give him more time, let him practice in the league for a few seasons, and beat Wang Feng.
Isn’t it simple?”
Regarding such arrogant remarks, Wang Feng's only answer was, "Ah, yes, yes, everything you said is right."
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After the game against the Pelicans on February 25, the Lakers went to Oakland on February 27 to challenge the Golden State Warriors away from home.
This is a much more intense game than the match against the Pelicans.
As old rivals and with a history of grievances in the playoffs, neither side wants to lose this game.
The Splash Brothers of the Warriors are on full fire, Curry and Thompson both scored 30+ points, and Green is also fighting Wang Feng desperately.
One thing to say is that in terms of pure strength, Wang Feng feels that Green is not much different from Zion, but the difference in weight and tonnage makes his foot less stable than Zion.
No matter how much Green's offense has improved this season, his defensive skills have not fallen much, and he is indeed better than many other teams in the league in terms of forward defense against Wang Feng.
However, even Green can only slightly restrict Wang Feng, because Wang Feng's current offensive ability is too strong.
The overall rating of 98 has definitely reached 99 in terms of offense alone. It's just that the defensive and organizational abilities have lowered the overall rating.
By the way, not long ago, the All-Star MVP's 15 free allocation points were all enhanced by Wang Feng on his ability to draw fouls. Now his foul drawing ability has reached 89, and he is only 1 point away from being able to enhance it with free allocation points.
Reached the ultimate 90 points.
This also makes Wang Feng even more unpredictable on the offensive end. Facing a tough defense, he can even use diving and other actions to get fouls. Although the efficiency is not as high as that of JDZ porcelain king Harden, it will at least make the opponent throw a trap when defending.
, don’t dare to make too big a move.
Closer to home, the Splash Brothers, who scored 60+ points together, ultimately failed to help the Warriors win this home game.
The Lakers are just too strong.
Wang Feng, accompanied by Green throughout the game, still delivered a standard answer of 36 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists.
Jimmy Butler also performed very well in this game, scoring 29 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists on 11 of 21 shots.
Ingram made 7 of 14 shots and 5 of 5 free throws to score 21 points.
The three scored 86 points together. On the Warriors side, apart from Curry and Thompson, only two players scored in double figures, namely Green with 11 points and Kevon Looney with 14 points.
The results are naturally self-evident.
As the game continues, Lakers fans increasingly like to call the team's combination of Wang Feng + Butler + Ingram the Big Three.
Although Ingram has never been selected as an All-Star so far in his career, his averages of 20.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game, and his 46% shooting percentage are enough to qualify him as a giant.
The Lakers have also become the only team in the league currently with three players averaging 20+ points per game, the other being the Brooklyn Nets.
However, the Nets have been having some trouble lately.
The famous glass man Irving was still injured after an uneventful half-season.
Irving's injury came from his right shoulder, which is considered an old injury. He has been playing with the injury this season and received conservative treatment. However, during the game, his shoulder injury continued to worsen and he finally couldn't bear it anymore and decided to undergo surgery.
Just Irving's surgery is equivalent to announcing in advance that he will be reimbursed for the season. He will miss the rest of the regular season and even the subsequent playoffs.
Wang Feng estimated that the Nets would definitely not be happy for Irving to undergo surgery at this time. After all, the Nets spent huge sums of money to form the Big Three, with the purpose of competing for the championship this season when all the heroes come together. Once Irving is missing,
The two giants of Durant + George alone do not have absolute dominance even in the Eastern Conference.
But who is Ou Shenxian? Who can control him? As long as the Nets cannot tie Irving up, no one can stop him from having surgery.
As Irving's surgery progressed and the Nets made the official announcement, the Nets' ranking in the championship odds list and strength list plummeted, directly falling from second place behind the Lakers to fifth place.
The Clippers, Warriors, Bucks and even the Philadelphia 76ers are ranked above it.
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The changes in the Nets are also good news for the Lakers. The biggest opponent of the Lakers, who aim to defend the championship this season, is the Nets. It is of course a good thing that a strong enemy will lose without a fight.
But before that, the Lakers still need to play well in the remaining games of the regular season and stabilize their ranking at the top of the league.
In the last game at the end of February, the Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 105:88 on the road.
Then the competition entered March.
March is the most difficult month in the entire season schedule for the Lakers, because they have to face too many powerful opponents during this month.
On March 1st, the Lakers faced the New Orleans Pelicans at home.
This time Zion Williams was too scared to face Wang Feng again, but if he didn't take the initiative to find Wang Feng, Wang Feng refused to let him go.
On the defensive end, Wang Feng prevented Zion from making 7 of 18 shots and only scored 19 points. The Lakers also won the game easily with 122:114.
Davis, the thick-browed brother, once again scored a game-high 41 points, but he was completely powerless and could only be helpless and furious.
But after the game against the Pelicans, the Lakers faced a series of strong opponents.
March 3, home game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
March 6, home game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
On March 8, they played away against the Los Angeles Clippers.
March 10, away game against the Brooklyn Nets.
The four teams are all top teams in the league, and even Wang Feng's Lakers are struggling to cope.
In the end, they only achieved 2 wins and 2 losses in 4 games. The winning streak was ended, and one of the losses was to the direct competitor in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Clippers.
And this is just the appetizer for March.
After that, the Lakers also successively played against the Nuggets, Menglong, Jazz and other teams.
In the entire 16 games in March, the Lakers achieved a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, their worst record of the season.
But even though it was difficult, the Lakers managed to endure it.
On March 31, the Lakers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder away from home to complete all games in March.
There are only the last 5 games of April before the regular season officially ends.
The Lakers, who have played 77 games, have already achieved 60 wins in a single season ahead of schedule, with a current record of 61 wins and 16 losses.
In the last five games, the Lakers did not relax at all, including the home game against the Clippers on April 5, which they also successfully won 122:117, ending the regular season with a six-game winning streak.
The winning streak is also fixed at 66 wins and 16 losses, ranking first in the league!
66 wins! Although it only increased by 2 wins compared to last season, after winning more than 60 games, every victory is quite difficult.
Including giants like the Lakers, the last time they had a record of more than 66 wins was the 67 wins and 15 losses achieved by the OK team during the peak period of the 99-00 season.
In the 2008-09 season, the Lakers led by Kobe Gasol only won 65 games.
Of course, teams like the Warriors, whose lineups have been particularly buggy in history, are special cases.
In the three seasons from the 14-15 season to the 16-17 season, the Warriors' worst record was 67 wins and 15 losses. In the 15-16 season, they got 73 wins and 9 losses. Wang Feng's version of the Warriors even got 74 wins.
, completely non-referential.
Although the Lakers' current lineup is very good, it is more than one level behind the Warriors.
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The Lakers can achieve a record of 66 wins, and Wang Feng is indispensable!
This season, Wang Feng's scoring average has declined compared to last season, with his scoring average falling from 38.6 points last season to 35.2 points.
The decline in scoring does not mean that Wang Feng's scoring ability has weakened. On the contrary, Wang Feng's offensive ability has become more terrifying. His shooting percentage has not decreased but increased, reaching an astonishing 55%, which is not inferior to that of inside players.
The most intuitive performance is in assists.
After strengthening his passing ability and passing IQ to 90, and with the blessing of the purple ten-cent badge, Wang Feng's assist rate has increased significantly this season, averaging 10.4 assists per game, plus averaging 12.7 rebounds per game, officially achieving
Averaging a triple-double per game.
Although in the past few seasons, Westbrook has relied on his own efforts to average a triple-double for three consecutive seasons, the value of the triple-double statistic has plummeted.
But even so, no other player can achieve a triple-double per game. Wang Feng is the first and the third player in the league after Oscar Robertson and Russell Westbrook!
Wang Feng was happy.
Averaging a triple-double per game, leading the league in scoring, and ranking first in regular season record, he has a high probability of winning the third regular season MVP award.
Currently, the only player in the league who has a chance to compete with Wang Feng for the regular season MVP is Antetokounmpo Giannis Ade, who led his team to a record of 62 wins and 20 losses in the regular season, averaging 29.7 points, 14 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and shooting 55.3% from the field.
Tokunbo.
That's right, Wang Feng's biggest opponent in this MVP selection is Antetokounmpo again.