The Cavaliers had the last laugh when they eliminated the Nets in the Eastern Conference finals, but in the Western Conference finals, the Lakers and Clippers played seven games, and the winner was determined with difficulty in the final tiebreaker.
The Lakers upset the Clippers and reached the Finals for the fourth consecutive year.
As a result, the two teams that faced off in the finals were the Cavaliers and the Lakers. This dramatic scene surprised everyone.
After Wang Feng left the Lakers, the Lakers were still able to reach the finals. This shows how strong the Lakers' original lineup was.
Of course, the three young players with full potential and good combat effectiveness who were traded from the Cavaliers when Wang Feng left the team also contributed to their outstanding performance in the game.
As for the Cavaliers, under the single-core leadership of Wang Feng, they were able to reach the finals, which is really surprising.
Wang Feng + Poole vs. Butler + Ingram, the duel between the old players of the Lakers dynasty, has made many people look forward to what kind of fierce battle the finals will be!
Regarding the Clippers' failure, some Clippers fans could only express their helplessness.
The top dual-core configuration of James + Leonard is definitely the best in the league, but the Clippers' other position configuration is not satisfactory.
Westbrook, one of the Big Three, is obviously a liability both during the regular season and in the playoffs. Not only is he not of much help, he can even drag down the team's overall rhythm. Westbrook's $44.21 million salary
The annual salary completely locks the Clippers' salary space, leaving no opportunity to sign reinforcements.
It is not easy for the Clippers to rely on James and Leonard to advance all the way to the Western Conference Finals and play seven games against the young and powerful Lakers.
In these 7 games, James averaged 25.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 8 assists per game. Although the statistics are excellent, such personal statistics are obviously not enough for James, and they cannot help the Clippers win the series.
The Clippers' scoring leader in the series is Leonard, who averaged 28.4 points per game.
If James were a few years younger and returned to the form of Thanos James, it would not be impossible to defeat the Lakers and reach the finals. It can only be said that time makes people grow old. Even if he is as strong as LeBron, he will eventually usher in his twilight years.
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If the Clippers are unable to sell Westbrook this summer and re-introduce strong reinforcements, I am afraid that unless James makes the N+ decision, the total number of championships in his career may only be fixed at 3 times.
It has to be said that the emergence of Wang Feng is a blow to any star in this era.
James missed one important championship and only won three championships. His historical evaluation is even lower than that of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Durant also lost one championship because of Wang Feng, and has only one championship in his career so far.
Harden lost the 2017-18 regular season MVP and multiple scoring titles because of Wang Feng.
Westbrook averaged a triple-double in three seasons but was lackluster in front of Wang Feng.
And Antetokounmpo and Jokic have not won even a regular season MVP because of Wang Feng.
Even Curry, without the knowledge of Wang Feng or himself, lost the fourth championship of his career, which is the championship in the 2021-22 season.
Fortunately, it is also thanks to Wang Feng that Curry now holds two Finals FMVPs, which can be regarded as compensation in another aspect.
The legend about Wang Feng still continues.
Before the finals, the league officially announced the selection results for several of the biggest awards of the season.
Wang Feng was elected the 2021-22 regular season MVP with an absolute advantage. He won this award for the fifth time in his career and for the fifth consecutive year.
With five regular season MVPs, Wang Feng has officially tied with Michael Jordan in the total number of regular season MVPs. At the same time, five consecutive regular season MVPs are an unprecedented first in NBA history. Wang Feng's dominance in the NBA has been fully demonstrated.
Not only that, Wang Feng also defeated Antetokounmpo, Gobert, Marcus Smart and other competitors and was successfully elected as the best defensive player in the 2021-22 season.
Although the gold content and value of this award are not high, it is also a recognition of Wang Feng's contribution on the defensive end this season.
People don't know what the defensive core badge is, but they know that as long as Wang Feng is on the court, the Cavaliers' defense is always so tenacious and difficult, and these are all attributed to Wang Feng.
Wang Feng also became the second player after Jordan to win the regular season MVP, scoring champion, and best defensive player honors in one season.
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The various honors Wang Feng has won in the NBA have excited Chinese fans across the ocean.
In their eyes, Wang Feng has surpassed Jordan and become the undisputed number one player in NBA history.
Of course, this view is simply not acceptable to local fans in the United States and some Chinese bullies.
"How can Wang Feng compare with Jordan? Jordan has six FMVPs, while Wang Feng only has three. What is the value of the three crowns he won before? They were just championships won by chance! Even if he wins again this year, it will only be four.
He is just an FMVP, he is far from the God of Basketball!"
It is understandable that local fans in the United States support their country's superstars, but for those Chinese fans who deliberately sing the opposite to show their differences, no words or achievements can change them.
Not to mention Wang Feng winning the seventh championship, even if Wang Feng won ten championships and seven FMVPs, they would still have something to say.
"Today's league is too crowded. There is really no tiger in the mountain and the monkey is king. Wang Feng can pretend to be a competitor in this weak league where all the teams are shooting from outside the three-point line. If he had been in the 90s, he would have been there long ago.
Let the shit hit you."
"The current league championship cannot be compared with the era when powerful players came together. Wang Feng was just lucky and was born in a good era."
Not only celebrities, but even some retired celebrities will express similar views to gain attention.
Before the start of the finals, Scottie Pippen, the famous Bulls star and Jordan's best partner, publicly commented on Wang Feng while participating in a program.
"Some people say that Wang Feng is the current Jordan, and think that his dominance on the court has even surpassed Jordan's, because Jordan can't achieve Wang Feng's average performance of 40+10+10 per game in a season."
"I want to say that this view is wrong. Jordan's greatness can definitely not be reflected by just looking at the data. The defensive intensity that today's players encounter on the field is completely incomparable to that of our era."
"Recall what kind of difficult environment Michael played in when he faced the bad boys of the Pistons! In our era, it was absolutely impossible for Wang Feng to score so calmly from outside the three-point line, and in high-intensity situations
Under his defense, his shooting movements will be severely deformed, his shooting percentage will plummet, and his personal data will be compromised."
"I admit that Wang Feng is indeed a very outstanding player, talented and powerful, and one of the most representative players of this era. But comparing him with Michael, Michael is greater."
In recent years, Pippen has participated in many TV programs just to make a living, and he has commented on various players or teams many times, and has said many classics, including but not limited to talking to Green from afar, pointing out the 72-win Bulls.
Far more powerful than the 74-win Warriors, it is the best team in history.
In fact, TV programs must have such controversial topics to boost ratings. If Pippen didn't say this, I'm afraid these TV stations wouldn't invite him to dinner. It wouldn't be shabby.
However, such controversial topics can easily trigger rounds of scoldings on the Internet.
Relying on his super personal performance and continuous championship results, Wang Feng has a large group of fans not only in China, but also around the world, including the United States.
They never tire of having heated debates online with fans who support Jordan as a better player, just like how everyone debated whether James can be comparable to Jordan.
Wang Feng actually didn't care about this.
No one in this world can satisfy everyone. Wang Feng will not worry about anyone's evaluation of him, as long as he can satisfy himself.
But at this moment, Wang Feng was a little confused.
What he was struggling with was not the upcoming finals.
There is a saying that although the Lakers' lineup looks quite luxurious, Wang Feng doesn't take it seriously.
The reason is simple: the Lakers have no players who can block Wang Feng.
After four years of fighting side by side with each other, Wang Feng, Butler, Ingram and others are very familiar with and understand each other. Wang Feng is aware of the weaknesses and shortcomings of all of them, but for Butler and others, Wang Feng has always been
Maintaining that almost invincible image, there is no flaw in the game.
It is simply impossible for them to defeat Wang Feng. Their only hope of winning can only come from the efforts of Wang Feng's Cavaliers teammates.
With the Cavaliers' lineup that is underestimated by the entire league, coupled with Wang Feng's super offensive ability, in theory, winning against the Lakers will not be much more difficult than facing the Nets and Bucks.
What really troubled Wang Feng was another module function added after the system update.
The name of this module is Dynasty Terminator.
Wang Feng was completely confused when he first saw this name.
What is this? I have never seen it in a 2K game.
This module is different from the master mode module. Apart from the name of the module and a one-line introduction, there is only a red button in the consciousness space, which looks like a missile launcher.
As Wang Feng carefully read the introduction, he was stunned for a moment.
"Dynasty Terminator: After several seasons of hard work, player Wang Feng has become the undisputed number one player in the league. He is invincible in the league. Even if he joins a weak team at the bottom of the league, he can still lead his team to the finals. In
We can win the world championship against the powerful American dream team."
"But even so, some people still think that Wang Feng is not the GOAT (the best player in history). This is something that no matter how many honors you win and how many championships you win, you cannot be recognized and recognized by everyone."
"The dynasty terminator module will completely solve this problem. Press the button and you will get the opportunity to challenge the strongest dynasty team in history. Note: Once this function is turned on, it cannot be ended until the challenge is completed. Please make your decision carefully."
To be honest, the introduction of the Dynasty Terminator module made Wang Feng a little confused.
What does this mean?
Pressing the button will give you the opportunity to challenge the strongest dynasty team? Is it a simulation in the conscious space to fight against those strong teams in the history of the league?
Wang Feng was somewhat impressed. Every year, the 2K series would be loyal to recreating some famous classic teams in the league, such as the Dynasty Bulls, OK Lakers, the Lakers in the Magic era, and the Celtics in the Bird era.
Let’s experience the charm of NBA stars in the 80s and 90s.
"In this case, this can be regarded as a virtual simulated confrontation mode. Using this module, you can compete with the league's historical strong teams and further hone your basketball level. It is equivalent to the training mode in 2K... It is a good function.
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It's just that Wang Feng doesn't quite understand. What does the system specifically indicate that the challenge cannot be ended before it is completed? Does it mean that you cannot exit the simulation before defeating these teams?
With only a little knowledge, Wang Feng did not press the button rashly. After all, the system gave an additional reminder. Who knows what trouble might occur.
"Let's wait until the finals are over before trying this module."
The two new modules after the system update, the dynasty terminator module has unknown meaning, and the domination mode cannot be used for the time being because Wang Feng has not yet obtained the domination skill.
But it doesn't matter. With Wang Feng's current strength, without these upgraded new functions, he can still win the finals and receive system rewards.
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On May 30, the NBA 2021-22 season finals will begin as scheduled.
Due to the advantage in regular season record, the game will still be played at the Cavaliers' home court, the Cleveland Rockets Mortgage Arena.
This can be regarded as the least explosive finals in recent years. After all, Wang Feng, the main core player of the Cavaliers, has won three championship trophies for the Lakers before. Even at this time, the two teams are standing on the finals stage competing for the championship.
, but the two teams still greeted each other friendly before the game started.
"Boss, we will not let our guard down during the competition. We are bound to win the championship this time!"
Ingram took the initiative to say hello to his former big brother and said half-jokingly.
"Okay, I won't be merciful, so don't cry if you lose." Wang Feng also said with a smile.
On the other side, Jimmy Butler also wanted to come up and say hello to Wang Feng. Wang Feng also had a lot of kindness towards him. His maximum salary contract back then was signed by Wang Feng under pressure from the Lakers management.
However, Butler is naturally serious and persistent and has a somewhat introverted personality, which makes Butler a little reluctant to let go. He feels that the two teams are now in a direct competitive relationship, and it is not good to say hello like this.
Wang Feng saw Butler's struggle. He took the initiative to pat the opponent on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't be pressured. Just use your full strength on the field. Just use whatever moves you have, I will follow them all!"