Therefore, in terms of scoring ability, Wang Feng is greater than Durant, which has become a reality that no one doubts.
Then put aside the scoring ability and consider from other aspects, defensive ability, assist series ability, rebounding...
Once compared with these comprehensive aspects, it is even worse. Durant is not comparable to Wang Feng in any of them.
Although Wang Feng averaged 13 rebounds per game this season, which is not significantly improved compared to last season, anyone who has watched a few Lakers games will understand that Wang Feng's rebounds this season really rely on his own personal ability.
Those who grab the card slots have extremely high gold content.
In the past few seasons, although Wang Feng averaged double figures in rebounds per game, only a small portion of his rebounds were in the double figures. Similar to Westbrook, his teammates helped him get into position and he relied on his 90% defensive rebounding sense to achieve double figures.
But things are different now. With 90 points, defensive rebounds and offensive rebounds, Wang Feng is already considered a master in rebounding. Although he has just reached the 90 standard and does not have any badge blessing, his small ball strength in the interior is generally low.
In the tactical era, Wang Feng can fully support his achievements in rebounding.
Not to mention assists, Wang Feng's two passing attributes, passing ability and passing IQ, have both been enhanced to 90. He also has a purple signature organizational badge of ten cents. Together with Wang Feng's powerful ball-holding offensive power, Wang Feng can
The assists are simply soaring.
As for defense...
He has been a 3D player who started with three-pointers and defense from the beginning. Except for his rookie season, which only played half a season, he has never missed the best defensive team and is considered to be on par with Leonard.
Super perimeter defender.
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In terms of scoring, he can't compare, and his other comprehensive abilities are even more inferior. This is enough for Durant to be depressed.
Since joining the league, Durant has been in an environment where he has been suppressed by James. His honors cannot be compared, and his personal abilities have always been slightly inferior.
The big king of the league, he will always be the little king.
Now, James, who has finally waited until he is 38, is getting old, but Durant's era has not yet arrived.
Wang Feng's strong rise has made Durant even less worthy of being a king.
Durant has already had a hunch that this finals showdown may be his only chance. If he cannot defeat Wang Feng this year, he will never have a chance!
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May 30, 2021.
The Buckley Center in Brooklyn, New York, was packed.
As perhaps the most exciting finals in the past three years, the attention of this finals is far higher than that of the previous two finals, and the TV ratings have reached almost the same level as the peak of the 2016-17 season!
Everyone is curious, in this battle between dragons and tigers, will the Lakers led by Wang Feng win three consecutive championships and create a dynasty, or will the Nets led by Durant win the championship and win the championship for the first time as the core leader of the team?
ESPN, TNT and even CCTV Sports, which has been suspending the broadcast of the NBA in China, will broadcast the opening game of the finals live.
In the locker room before the game, Lakers head coach Walton was still feeding chicken soup to his players.
"Guys, after a whole season of hard work, we are about to reap the rewards! Three consecutive championship dynasties are waiting for us! The Nets can be regarded as the strongest opponents we have encountered this season, and the Big Three have strong personal abilities.
,At the same time, the role players are also very good, we need..."
Wharton was actually extremely nervous.
Winning three consecutive championships is not only very important to the players, but also to him as the head coach.
Looking back at the time when he first became the head coach in the 16-17 season, Walton would never believe to his death that one day he would become a two-time NBA champion and be only one step away from winning a third championship!
And even now, his coaching career has only lasted 5 years.
Looking at the entire league, this brilliant resume can only be matched by Warriors head coach Steve Kerr.
If the Lakers successfully defeat the Nets in this finals and complete their three consecutive championship dynasty, Walton will have done something that even Cole has not been able to do, and will become a leader among the younger generation of new head coaches!
In fact, Walton also knows in his heart that his coaching level is not that good. If I insist on saying so, he is just lucky and happened to meet a team like Wang Feng and the Lakers.
One advantage of the new coach is that he is not as tough, stubborn, and opinionated as the old coach. He will refer to and adopt the players' ideas when they speak them out. Especially Wang Feng, who the Lakers attach great importance to, has an almost transcendent status in the team, just like
The former Kobe.
Any request put forward by Wang Feng, as long as it is not particularly excessive, Walton will fully consider and adopt it. It can be said that the entire Lakers team is built around Wang Feng's ideas and requirements.
This is not only true for Walton, but also general manager Magic Johnson.
It is precisely because of this that Wang Feng, the time traveler, was able to successfully put together a lineup that he considered to be "perfect" with both strength and potential.
Of course, this process was not without friction. Wang Feng's dictating of team management's recruitment still made both the general manager and head coach a little dissatisfied, especially when the Lakers had the opportunity to introduce superstars such as James and Leonard.
At that time, Wang Feng came forward to obstruct and even threatened to apply to leave the team, which made them very angry.
But these angry emotions disappeared long ago as the Lakers won two championships in three years and the third championship is just around the corner.
Wang Feng proved his strategic vision with facts, and Johnson and Walton had to be convinced.
Wharton could only sigh over and over again, deeply feeling his good luck.
As long as he can achieve three consecutive championships, his name will definitely be recorded among the top championship coaches in the history of the league. This is also the dream of every NBA head coach, just like players chasing championships, hall of fame and historical rankings.
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Walton spoke faster because of nervousness and repeated the details that needed to be paid attention to in the game against the Nets, while Wang Feng, who was sitting aside, acted quite calmly.
This is the sixth time Wang Feng has played in the finals in his career. This kind of thing is already familiar to him, and he even feels a little tired of it.
Why is it so difficult to create an NBA dynasty?
On the one hand, the heroes of the alliance are powerful together.
Another aspect is that the team's salary cap setting has led to meritorious players being poached with premium contracts after winning the championship.
Another very important aspect is the laziness of the players in completing their goals after successfully winning the championship.
It may be okay when you win one and two championships, but after four and five championships, your desire to win the championship will inevitably begin to weaken, resulting in a lack of motivation.
This is a normal phenomenon that no one can avoid.
But Wang Feng is different.
For him, the championship is not only an accumulation of personal honors, but also an important channel for obtaining rewards!
Winning the championship plus the FMVP's self-selected purple Hall of Fame badge is definitely one of the most generous rewards among all system rewards. If possible, Wang Feng would like to win the championship every year. There is no problem with motivation at all, and it is even a virtuous cycle.
Win the championship - get badge rewards - improve your strength - it's easier to win the championship!
This is actually the same as constantly doing repetitive tasks to gain experience levels and achievements in online games. It is easy to get so excited that you can’t stop at all.
For Wang Feng, who currently has 22 badges in hand, there is still a long way to go before he can reach the level of fifty or sixty badges like James and Antetokounmpo.
Wang Feng is also not prepared to give up this year's championship. It doesn't matter whether the opponent is Durant or anyone else, just defeat them!
After a while, the Lakers players left the locker room and came to the tunnel.
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at Wang Feng, and as the core and leader of the team, Wang Feng stretched out a hand without hesitation.
"Guys..."
Needless to say, Butler was the first to put his hand up, followed by Ingram, Kuzma, Lopez...
All the players gathered in a circle and put their hands on each other, while Wang Feng continued to say calmly: "This season is a difficult season for us. There is an old saying in China that good things come in hard work, and the third championship
The trophy is already very close to us, win the game and win three consecutive championships! Let us also become legends like Jordan Pippen and Kobe O'Neal!"
"1!2!3! Come on!"
The Lakers players were full of momentum and walked out of the tunnel with their heads held high!
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"Hello, viewers, this is the NBA 2020-21 season finals brought to you by CCTV Sports, the first game of the Los Angeles Lakers' away game against the Brooklyn Nets..."
Due to the aftermath of the dog incident, CCTV Sports has not fully resumed live broadcast of NBA games, but occasionally broadcasts some of Wang Feng's key games.
Today, Wang Feng has already become a phenomenon-level figure in China, and his influence has even surpassed that of Yao Yao.
Wang Feng's achievements in the NBA are really exaggerated. He even surpassed the basketball god Jordan in the same age group. He has five championships, four consecutive MVPs, 83 points, and averaged 40+10+10 per game...
Now, Wang Feng is about to win the sixth championship of his career, officially tying Qiao Gang leader's total number of championships. How could the Chinese fans who support Wang Feng the most miss such a historic moment?
Although Wang Feng's six championships are slightly less than Jordan's, the first three championships were won with the thighs of Curry and James, but six championships are six championships!
The most important thing is that Wang Feng is not yet 29 years old, and his peak period is still long! The Lakers are currently strong, and the contracts of Butler and Ingram are still very long. This summer, the Lakers will definitely renew Wang Feng's contract.
While retaining the configuration of the Big Three, the Lakers will still be the favorite to win the championship in the future. Wang Feng has a great chance to win the seventh, eighth or even ninth championship in his career!
Looking at the entire history of the NBA, only the Celtics, a wealthy team in ancient times with a small number of teams, an imperfect league, and a large number of excellent players monopolized, have ever done it.
The famous King of the Rings Bill Russell won a total of 9 championships in his player career. Later, he retired and became a coach and won 2 more championship rings. A total of 11 championship rings, which can not be worn on both hands!
But just like Chamberlain's 100 points in a single game will always be questioned, although Russell has 11 championships, due to the times, his gold content will always be questioned, so in major media
When ranking historical status, he will always be ranked fourth after Jordan, James, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
There was no way around it. At that time, there were only 8 teams in the league. It was not until Russell retired that the league added 14 teams. The strength of these teams was uneven, and many of them were simply amateur players.
Go into battle.
The Celtics were one of the few giants in the league at that time. They had a complete coaching team, scientific training methods, and the players in the lineup were all professional-level.
There is no doubt about Russell's personal ability. He was definitely the top star of that era, complementing Chamberlain. However, the reason why he was able to win 11 championship rings was indeed at the team's advantage.
The topic has gone too far. In short, if Wang Feng can also win 9 championships, his historical status will definitely far surpass Russell or even Jordan, becoming the undisputed first person in the history of the league!
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After some introductions, the starting players of both teams came on stage one after another.
The Lakers still have the same setup as in the Western Conference Finals, starting with point guard Wang Feng, shooting guard Butler, small forward Ingram, power forward Kuzma, and center Lopez.
The Nets have point guard Irving, shooting guard Dinwiddie, small forward George, power forward Durant, and center Jarrett Allen.
Standing on the court, Wang Feng looked at Durant, who had a solemn expression and his eyes were always looking at the basketball in the referee's hand.
"So serious?"
Wang Feng understands Durant a little bit.
Because of him, the original two championships became one. Durant's situation was not good. He needed this championship so much to consolidate his status.
But... so what? Even if Durant doesn't win a championship in his entire career, he has nothing to do with Wang Feng. He just needs to get his system rewards.
As the referee threw the basketball into the air, young Jarrett Allen easily won the jump ball and moved the basketball to his own side.
Irving received the ball and quickly rushed to the frontcourt, then paused slightly.
Standing in front of him was Wang Feng!
On the sidelines of the game, Nets head coach and former legendary point guard Steve Nash couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Did Wang Feng not keep an eye on Kevin (Durant)?"
This scene was really beyond the expectations of everyone in the Nets team.
In their imagination, Wang Feng will definitely guard Durant, who has the strongest scoring ability on the Nets. After all, in previous playoffs, including facing Antetokounmpo's defense in the Eastern Conference Finals, Durant has fully proved that
His scoring ability is terrifying.
As the Lakers' strongest defender, Wang Feng should limit Durant's scoring. At least in the previous games, Wang Feng was guarding Durant in most cases.
But this time on the stage of the finals, the Lakers and Wang Feng made changes.