This is the so-called skinny camel that is bigger than a horse. James has just become weaker compared to his previous self. With his current strength, he is still one of the top five or even top three stars in the league.
James' partner Leonard performed even better. Facing the defense of Butler and Ingram, Butler's pressure was much less than that of James, who was targeted by Wang Feng. He has already scored 37 points and 9 rebounds so far.
4 assists data.
Of course, if we talk about data, probably no one in the current alliance can compare to Wang Feng.
During the same period, Wang Feng's personal data has reached 41 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, which completely surpassed James and Leonard.
Leonard's defense is indeed difficult. Even Wang Feng's outside shooting percentage is not high. Moreover, the Clippers also have DeAndre Jordan under the basket who can defend at any time, so it is quite difficult to break through and attack the frame.
But this is only based on Wang Feng playing alone. Once he calls his teammates to pick and roll, the offense becomes simple.
Whether it is a quick shot after blocking the opponent, or the covering player passes the ball to eat the cake, it can ensure an extremely efficient offensive efficiency.
More importantly, Wang Feng still has a short period of scoring burst, and that is the key shooter activated in the last 2 minutes of the game.
Once the key shooter badge is activated, Wang Feng's scoring ability will be greatly improved on the original basis, his shooting percentage will increase, and his scoring will become more stable.
In order to maximize the effect of the key shooter in the last two minutes, Wang Feng did not take many shots in the next few minutes, leaving the attack to Butler.
Butler did not disappoint Wang Feng. As the toughest opponent in the league, Butler becomes more stable at critical moments, even when facing James.
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The game time passed minute by minute and soon came to the last 2 minutes.
In the first few minutes, the Clippers launched an indiscriminate attack against the Lakers, trying to gain as much of a lead as possible.
Wang Feng has been the king of the final quarter for two seasons, and everyone knows how explosive this guy's scoring ability is at the last moment before the end of the game.
This season alone, in all games with close scores, Wang Feng's average score in the last 2 minutes was maintained at around 10 points, and he made multiple kills with a success rate of over 80%. He was efficient, stable, and terrifying.
But no matter who on the Clippers team steps up to score, Butler can immediately fight back.
Every time he saw Butler take a shot against James and successfully hit it, Wang Feng felt that he, the second-in-command, really made no mistake.
Butler is one of those players who is obviously very strong, but is always looked down upon by others. Whether he is in the Bulls, Timberwolves or Philadelphia 76ers, no one pays attention to Butler's strength until Butler joins the Heat with a maximum salary and becomes a member of the Heat.
After leading the rebuilt Heat to the Finals in his first season, people finally began to realize his strength.
Butler held on to the Clippers' offense, and the game came to the last 2 minutes. It was Wang Feng's turn to take action!
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With 2 minutes left in the game, the score between the two teams was 108:110, and the Lakers were 2 points behind at home.
Wang Feng, who was holding the ball for half the court, looked at Leonard, who was almost leaning against him and concentrating on him. He knew that the opponent would not give him a chance to shoot a three-pointer, but it didn't matter.
Wang Feng suddenly accelerated his breakthrough with the ball, passed Leonard who was close to him in one step and went straight to the basket. Then, when Jordan was about to step forward to defend him, he stopped and made a jump shot.
This was a pull-up jumper right and left of the free throw line. Neither Jordan nor Leonard behind Wang Feng could defend it immediately.
"Whoa!"
The shot swipes the net and goes into the frame.
110:110, the two teams were tied.
The Clippers attacked, James came to the basket and asked for the ball, then hit Wang Feng with his back.
At this time, James still has some physical energy left. This is the energy he saved by avoiding a direct confrontation with Wang Feng throughout the game.
Now that the game has reached the most critical moment, there is no need to continue saving.
Wang Feng's current interior defensive ability value has been strengthened to 90, which is among the league's first-class levels. However, because there is no interior defensive badge blessing, it is still slightly inferior to James' top interior offensive ability, especially since Wang Feng's strength is comparable to that of James.
Still a little inferior in comparison.
Using his flexible inside steps, James successfully swayed Wang Feng's center of gravity, then took off on one foot and made a solid fadeaway shot.
"Beautiful!" Rivers couldn't help but cheered when he saw this scene on the sidelines.
But before he could finish his words, he saw a figure quickly passing through the court, holding the ball and heading straight towards the Clippers' basket.
It's Wang Feng!
The Lakers serve very quickly, and Wang Feng holds the ball even faster!
In the last 2 minutes, for Wang Feng, the more offensive rounds, the less time each attack consumes and the more advantageous it is. Even if it is not a very suitable fast break opportunity, he has to forcefully make it a fast break.
"Stop him!"
Seeing this scene, the Clippers didn't think much and immediately chased and intercepted Wang Feng. Not only Leonard, but also James and even Harrell were rushing towards Wang Feng. They all knew that they absolutely couldn't.
Give Wang Feng a chance to take action easily.
But Wang Feng’s speed is too fast!
He first dribbled behind his back to avoid Leonard's steal, then dribbled from his hips and swung his shoulders to pass Harrell in one step. Finally, he took a step away from the three-point line and shot directly in front of James.
James jumped up immediately and stretched his hand high to try to block Wang Feng, but he was still half a beat too late.
The basketball narrowly passed James' fingertips and flew towards the basket, and then...
"Whoa!"
113:112, the Lakers completed the lead.
The whole place is excited!
The fans at the Lakers' home court couldn't help but stand up and cheer loudly.
Wang Feng is so powerful, he succeeded in 1 on 3, and he was able to score the ball despite being chased and intercepted by three people.
James looked at Wang Feng speechlessly. He had seen this situation countless times before, but even so, he still felt it was exaggerated.
He was clearly on guard and almost blocked the shot, but Wang Feng was still able to score the ball. Is this still unreasonable?
How difficult is this shot?
Wang Feng first quickly passed the two of them, and then took a step away from the three-point line and took off to shoot without making any adjustments. This was also the case when James' defense completely blocked his sight.
Faced with this situation, even an experienced veteran like James can't help but feel a deep sense of frustration in his heart.
However, he immediately adjusted his mentality and encouraged his teammates loudly.
"It doesn't matter. Keep the rhythm steady and ensure the success rate of the next attack. The game is not over yet."
The Clippers' coaching staff has analyzed Wang Feng, so they understand that Wang Feng, who is doing his best during this period, is unstoppable and cannot be guarded at all. The best way is to slow down the game as much as possible.
Each round is played for 24 seconds, so that the last 2 minutes of the game pass as quickly as possible.
After all, 2 minutes is 120 seconds, and in a round of 24 seconds, the two sides only have 5 offensive opportunities in total. No matter how fast the Lakers attack, as long as the Clippers press down the time, they can
Limit Wang Feng's performance to the greatest extent.
The Clippers serve from the baseline and the basketball is handed to James.
The latter slowly held the ball across half court, then stopped at the top arc and waited quietly for time to pass.
Seeing this scene, Wang Feng raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Do you want to delay time? It is indeed a good way, but it only works when you are in the lead. The one in the lead now is us."
James and the others were not in a hurry, and Wang Feng was even less anxious. They did not step forward to press, but just stood inside the three-point line and waited quietly.
Soon, the attack time entered a 6-second countdown.
The Clippers finally made their move.
Leonard, who was standing on the wing, suddenly ran toward the inside. Butler immediately followed, but was blocked by other Clippers players' off-ball screens.
When a gap appeared, the basketball in James' hand was immediately passed out.
After receiving the ball, Leonard faced Kuzma, who the Lakers rushed to help defend, and directly made a layup.
Seeing this, Kuzma didn't hesitate and directly grabbed Leonard and pulled him down.
"squeak--!"
The whistle sounded and Kuzma committed a defensive foul. Leonard went to the free throw line and made 2 free throws.
113:114, the Clippers once again took the lead.
Ingram took the basketball to the baseline and was about to serve, but he couldn't help but pause.
In front of him, there were several Clippers players blocking the front, trying to interfere with the serve.
"Full-court press?"
Ingram did not panic because he had already seen a figure emerging from the crowd and running towards the Clippers' backcourt.
It is Wang Feng.
Without thinking, Ingram immediately threw the ball forward.
Such a long-distance passing method is very risky, and it is easy for the opponent to intercept the ball midway, but Ingram believes in Wang Feng.
Leonard, who was following Wang Feng, saw Ingram's pass and immediately stopped and jumped on the spot, stretching out his long arms to intercept the pass.
But behind him, a pair of yellow arms also stretched out, and came directly to his head, taking the basketball away first.
"What?"
Leonard looked back in surprise and saw Wang Feng leaping high.
Wang Feng's wingspan is only average, far less than that of famous gibbons in the league like Leonard.
But the gap in static talents can be made up with dynamic talents.
After Wang Feng's jumping ability value was +1 after winning the dunk contest, it is currently 91, far exceeding Leonard's. The two are the same height, so if he can jump higher than Leonard, Wang Feng can catch the basketball first.
Wang Feng caught the ball and landed, and Leonard rushed forward immediately, using his best close-fitting defense. However, he moved very quickly, but Wang Feng was even faster.
In the first step, the Master Badge was activated instantly and the ejection started. Wang Feng threw Leonard away and rushed straight towards the Clippers basket.
The shortcomings of the full-court press were fully exposed at this moment.
After getting rid of Leonard, only Clippers point guard Beverley was left in front of Wang Feng.
Beverley, who is 1.85 meters tall, stood under the basket and looked at Wang Feng who was rushing towards him with great momentum. At this moment, he felt like he was trying to control the car.
But even if it was a mantis trying to ride a chariot, he still had to get on board.
Wang Feng, who rushed into the three-point line, took two big steps and stepped one step inside the free throw line, and his whole body immediately jumped into the air.
Standing in the reasonable collision zone, Beverly looked up blankly at Wang Feng, who was leaping high. It was too late to follow him and he could only dodge subconsciously.
It was his dodge that caused Wang Feng to fly directly over his head, and then dunk the basketball into the basket with one hand.
"boom!"
There was a roar at the scene, and all the fans couldn't control their emotions and cheered loudly.
Death buckle!
The scene where Wang Feng flew directly over Beverley's head and dunked was repeatedly replayed on the big screen. This dunk can definitely be ranked in the top five of the best dunks of the year, and even the first place is not an exaggeration.
Wang Feng was a little surprised when he landed. He originally wanted to rely on the impact of sprinting to force Beverley away to complete the dunk. Unexpectedly, he jumped too high and actually flew directly over his head.
This kind of dunk that leaps over a player often occurs in dunk contests, but it is very rare in official games. The most famous one is Carter's dunk that leaped over the center of the French team at the Sydney Olympics.
Wang Feng's dunk was much less difficult than Carter's. After all, he only jumped over Beverley, who was 1.85 meters tall. Carter flew over a center who was over 2.10 meters tall. You can imagine how difficult it was.
However, Wang Feng was not prepared to compete with Carter. He just had to successfully attack and score in this round.
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After completing this dunk, the score between the two teams reached 115:114, and the Lakers took the lead again. At this moment, there were only more than 40 seconds left before the end of the game.
The Clippers called a timeout to prepare for the next round of offense. This offense is crucial. If they fail to make a shot, it is equivalent to losing 90%.
After returning from the timeout, Beverley was replaced, and Lou Williams, who had stronger offensive ability, reappeared and was responsible for controlling the ball.
James went directly to the inside on the right side of the basket, and Lou Williams successfully lobbed the ball to the latter.
With his back leaning against Wang Feng, James didn't make any moves. Instead, he immediately started running after passing the ball from outside line Louis Williams.
Ingram is responsible for guarding Lou Williams. His height of 2.06 meters makes him slightly less flexible and he can only be forced to follow behind Lou Williams.
Looking at this scene, Wang Feng's eyes flickered.
"Are you trying to attack the east or the west?"
On the surface, James is in charge of this offense, but in reality he has to hand it over to the flexible and agile Lou Williams.
Sure enough, Ingram, who was following Lou Williams, was stopped by Harrell who suddenly crossed over to cover the pick-and-roll, but Kuzma on the other side failed to react immediately.
Without the restraint, Louis Williams immediately went down to the basket, and James passed the ball with his back to the ground at the same time, cleverly passing the basketball to the latter's hands.
At this time, Lou Williams was facing an empty basket.