Chapter 435 What if the Cavaliers win the championship?
The All-Star voting is an inevitable event held by the NBA every year.
Each team will also vigorously appeal to local fans to actively vote for their own team's players during the All-Star Game. After all, being able to be selected for the All-Star Game is beneficial to both players and stars.
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The Cavaliers are no exception.
With Wang Feng's status, he naturally does not need the Cavaliers to canvass votes for him, but it is very necessary for other players in the Cavaliers.
The three players promoted by the Cavaliers' official website are Love, Poole and Bane, who are currently the best performers on the team. Apart from Wang Feng, these three players are also the players on the team who have the best chance of being selected for the All-Stars.
It's just that the Cavaliers' active operations have had little effect.
After all, the Cavaliers are a well-known small ball market. Even though they once had James and now have Wang Feng, the fan base and activity volume are still far behind those popular teams.
One week after the voting channel opened, the first-round voting results came out.
In the East, Wang Feng undoubtedly crushed Durant, Antetokounmpo, Embiid and other stars, temporarily ranking first in votes.
But the votes received by other Cavaliers players are not very optimistic.
Although the number and quality of stars in the Eastern Conference are slightly inferior to those in the Western Conference, this is an All-Star selection after all.
On the back line there are Trae Young, Irving, Tatum, Harden, DeRozan and others, while at the forward position there is the monster Antetokounmpo, Durant, Embiid, Middleton and Wang Feng.
Love, who received the second highest number of votes for the Cavaliers, could only barely rank around seven or eight at the forward position in the Eastern Conference, and basically had no hope.
This is normal. Although the All-Star voting has just begun, for Love and others, the only way to be selected for this All-Star is to be selected as a substitute.
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Compared with the results of the All-Star voting, there is another piece of news that deserves more attention from the melon-eating public.
"Breaking news, Wang Feng will not sign up for the singles event in this year's All-Star Game!"
Wang Feng will not participate in the competition?
This is big news!
You must know that Wang Feng has signed up for all All-Star solo events for many years in a row, and has won a large number of championships. Among them, the three-point shooting contest has been monopolized, and Wang Feng also has more than one championship in the Skills Challenge and Slam Dunk Contest.
Over the past few years, most fans who watch the All-Star Weekend have become accustomed to paying attention to Wang Feng's performance and performance in every individual event.
No one expected that Wang Feng would suddenly stop playing.
Every time Wang Feng participated in these games before, there would always be people who were angry and thought that Wang Feng was too utilitarian, even in performance games like the All-Star Weekend, and he deserved to have no friends in the NBA.
But when Wang Feng quit hosting the event, fans immediately felt it was boring.
Skills Challenge? Three-Point Contest? Slam Dunk Contest? What's the point of that? It's the same every year, and there's nothing interesting about it. Now even Wang Feng isn't in it, and there's no desire to watch it.
Some fans also called for Wang Feng to just participate in the Skills Challenge and Slam Dunk Contest. He still has to participate in the Three-Point Contest. He has won the Three-Point Contest for many years in a row and created an All-Star Three-Point Contest legend. He obviously has the ability to continue the legend.
Go ahead, there is absolutely no reason to give up.
But Wang Feng has made a decision, and it will naturally not change. Besides, the solo event during the All-Star Weekend is simply the least valuable award. How can Wang Feng, who has a large number of records, regard this trivial honor?
The reason why Wang Feng no longer participates in single-player events is actually the same as why he no longer pursues personal data, because the system upgrade closed the reward channel.
There is no season evaluation, no season rewards, and of course there will be no All-Star Weekend rewards.
Wang Feng has been consistently signing up for all All-Star solo events over the years, with the goal of receiving system rewards after winning the championship.
The most intuitive of these is the Three-Point Contest. Wang Feng has won the Three-Point Contest for several years, allowing Wang Feng to directly increase his three-point shooting ability to the full value of 99.
Unfortunately, the full value of the ability value is 99, so even if the reward channel is reopened in the future, Wang Feng will not receive numerical rewards if he participates in the three-point contest and wins.
The same principle holds true during All-Star Weekend.
Wang Feng will not receive any reward for winning the All-Star MVP, so he is prepared to make a rare comeback in this All-Star Game.
Wang Feng has been playing full attendance at the All-Star Weekend for so many years, and Wang Feng finally took advantage of the system upgrade to get a rare All-Star Weekend where he could truly relax.
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The All-Star Weekend won't be held until the end of February, so it's still very early.
The December schedule is completely over and the time has come to January 2022.
Wang Feng's personal data declined in December, so the Eastern Conference Player of the Month in December was given to Giannis Antetokounmpo, who averaged 31 points, 12 rebounds and 5.3 assists in December.
Entering the January schedule, the intensity of the Cavaliers' opponents and the difficulty of the games began to increase significantly. They faced strong Eastern teams such as the Bucks, 76ers, and Nets on the road many times. At the same time, they began to encounter Western teams such as the Jazz and Warriors one after another.
Strong team.
Faced with the encirclement and suppression of these strong teams, the Cavaliers' record began to fluctuate uncontrollably, and their winning rate dropped. Throughout January, the Cavaliers played a total of 16 games, and finally achieved a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, with a winning rate of 62.5%, a far higher winning rate.
It can't be compared to December.
But even so, the Cavaliers still firmly occupy the first place in the Eastern Conference. The Nets and Bucks, who are behind the Cavaliers, still cannot catch up no matter how hard they try to catch up.
The Cavaliers' decline in performance in January did not excite those who hate Wang Feng and the Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers' schedule in January is indeed not good. There are too many strong opponents. It is not surprising that they have lost too many games. Moreover, most of these lost games are relatively close games. The Cavaliers are the first-tier teams in the league.
The confrontation can be said to come and go, and it is difficult to distinguish between superior and inferior.
The victory or defeat of both sides is basically linked to the home and away advantage, the player's state during the game and some luck.
Wang Feng's personal performance in January was still satisfactory, averaging 31 points, 12.8 rebounds and 11.7 assists per game. He still continued to average a triple-double per game, but his personal per game averages in the regular season have gradually dropped to 32.1 points, 13.3 rebounds and 12.9 assists.
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Of course, even this data is still unique in the entire league.
There are currently only three players on the scoring list who average more than 30 points per game. Wang Feng tops the scoring list with 32.1 points. Embiid, who ranks second, currently averages about 31.4 points per game, and Antetokounmpo, who ranks third, ranks first.
Antetokounmpo has 30.5 points.
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Moving on, there are Doncic, Trae Young and others who are in the 29+ scoring echelon.
It is worth mentioning that James, who was supposed to have a personal scoring explosion this season, still averaged a stable 26+ points per game due to differences in team and lineup.
Although today's Clippers are a little lagging, and they also have a burdensome top star in Westbrook, their overall strength is still much stronger than the Lakers of another time and space.
Moreover, the butterfly effect has also reduced Leonard's injuries a lot. Now he can share a lot of offensive pressure with James, which will not make James play so tired, especially on the defensive end. Leonard, who is young and strong, can check for leaks and fill in the gaps.
This makes James' deterioration on the defensive end not so obvious.
But even so, the Clippers' record is still ups and downs uncontrollably, and they are currently only ranked fifth in the Western Conference, behind the Jazz, Warriors, Pelicans and Lakers.
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"With the end of the schedule in January, the Cavaliers, who have played 50 regular season games, currently rank first in the league with 35 wins and 15 losses, with a 70% winning rate!"
"This result was unexpected by most people, and judging from the current situation, the Cavaliers may continue to lead the record list until the end of the regular season."
"If the Cavaliers really enter the playoffs with the league's best record, is it possible for them to win the championship in the playoffs?"
This issue has been brought to the forefront by many media.
At any time, a team with the best record in the league during the current season will become one of the favorites to win the championship that season. Even if the team is despised for various reasons, after all, it is a team that has been tested in 82 games in the regular season. It is absolutely
It's impossible to ignore it completely.
Moreover, the Cavaliers also have Wang Feng, the number one active player in the league, a superstar who single-handedly defeated the American men's basketball team to win the gold medal in the Olympics.
If the Cavaliers really will counterattack all the way to win the championship this year, what will be the lineup? After winning the seventh championship in his career, and it is such a terrifying championship, will Wang Feng have the opportunity to complete the historical position against the basketball god Michael Jordan?
Transcendence?
In response to the above speculations, a large number of fans and netizens launched heated discussions, including but not limited to the value of the first few championships in Wang Feng's career, which one is more difficult, winning six championships with one team or winning with multiple teams, etc.
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Comparing top superstars from different time and space inevitably involves various controversies.
Wang Feng doesn't care whether he is qualified to compete with Gang Leader Qiao for the best in history. The most important thing is to complete the mission goals of this season, let the system complete the upgrade, and reopen the reward mechanism!
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"brush!"
The crisp sound of the net brushing sounded. Wang Feng, who was standing outside the three-point line and raised his arms high, waved his fist in the air. At the same time, there was the whistle of the end of the game and the almost crazy cheers of the fans in the audience!
Buzzer-beater!
Just now, Wang Feng hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer, dragging the Cavaliers, who were already 2 points behind 112:114 and whose defeat was certain, back from the desperate situation.
The Cavaliers players swarmed up and surrounded Wang Feng, celebrating the victory of the game.
On the other side, the opponent looked in disbelief, staring numbly at the replay of the winning shot on the big screen at the top of the court.
This is a game played by the Cavaliers at home, and their opponent is the Philadelphia 76ers.
Theoretically, the 76ers' lineup is relatively restrained against the Cavaliers, or in other words, when the 76ers face teams that rely on small-ball tactics most of the time, All-Star center Joel Embiid has a lot to offer.
The last time the two teams met, the 76ers at home defeated the Cavaliers, and Embiid scored 40 points and 16 rebounds in that game, which was no worse than Wang Feng's 37 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists.
This time when the Cavaliers played at home, the 76ers also took the initiative from the beginning.
Harden and other players occupy space on the outside, leaving Embiid alone to take charge of the inside.
Embiid is not the same as the traditional offensive inside center in the past. His skills are very comprehensive, and his playing style can be described as smart or even cunning.
This season, Embiid averaged a super high 31 points per game, of which 9.5 points came from free throws.
Coincidentally, James Harden, once a famous foul master in the league and known as the JDZ Porcelain King, also plays for the 76ers.
One of the two averages 12 free throws per game, and the other averages 9.5 free throws per game, which is crazy.
Embiid knows how to use the rules. The offensive efficiency of free throws in the paint is much easier than the intense muscle collision with the opponent.
The main defensive force inside the Cavaliers is Jarrett Allen. Although Allen has been in the league for four seasons, he still seems too young compared to Embiid.
Thanks to the Cavaliers' loss on the inside, Wang Feng relied on efficient shooting on the outside to make up for it, and at the last moment he used the blessing of the key shooter badge to score the winning goal, completely defeating the 76ers and winning the game. .
Looking at the ecstatic Cavaliers players, Embiid looked very unhappy. He was not convinced at all in losing this game. Wang Feng's last-minute three-pointer was completely an unreasonable gamble on luck, but The most annoying thing is that he gambled heavily.
Harden walked over from the side, lined Embiid's shoulders, and consoled him: "Joel, this is just a regular season game. It's normal to lose. That's what Wang Feng is like. He came to the East this year. You still have If I meet him again many times, I'll be fine once I get used to it."
Embiid: "???"
He opened his mouth, not sure how to respond to Harden's words.
What does it mean to be fine once you get used to it, or to be killed if you get used to it?
Embiid knows that when Harden was the first ball-handling core in the Rockets, he was also stepped on by Wang Feng.
Starting from the 17-18 season, Harden and Wang Feng began the first round of competition for the scoring champion.
Then Harden began a career of being beaten by Wang Feng on the scoring list every season.
Wang Feng's scoring average every season can perfectly cover and suppress Harden. Even if Harden averaged 36.1 points, the most representative game of his career, he was still ruthlessly suppressed by Wang Feng's 38.6 points.
Now Harden has come to the 76ers and has become Embiid's right-hand man. He is no longer as arrogant as he was with the Rockets. His scoring average has also dropped sharply to 24.6 points and 10.5 assists. Although it is still very good, it is not as good as the Rockets. Compared to Wang Feng, who averages a triple-double per game, the gap is obvious.
Harden failed to defeat Wang Feng, but he has one advantage, that is, he is not as competitive as his former Thunder brother Durant, but he will continue to work hard and think of various ways to defeat his opponent.