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"Guys! Finally! We finally get to the stage! NBA Finals!"
In the locker room, head coach Cole spoke in a high-spirited tone and gave an inspiring speech.
Curry, Thompson, Green, including the more experienced Ying Guodala, Bogut and other players, all looked excited and excited.
This season, they have experienced a lot, leading the team to the best record in the league, breaking the team's record, and Curry also won the regular season MVP!
However, as expected, the NBA championship is the most exciting and the ultimate award that best reflects the value of a team!
We have already come this far! Who doesn’t want to be a winner in life?
Among the players, Wang Feng is the one with the calmest and most calm expression.
Cole's infectious words did not inspire him at all.
It's not that Wang Feng doesn't want to win the championship ring, it's just that this matter is not something worth looking forward to for him.
As a time traveler who has traveled back from 2022, Wang Feng knows very well that the championship this season belongs to the Warriors!
The total score was 4:2. James was unable to survive alone and could only suffer defeat.
Wang Feng has known this for a long time, so how could he get excited about it?
For Wang Feng, the question is not how the Warriors can win, but how he can further demonstrate his value on the stage of the finals!
This is a very important point. Only by being able to reflect your own value can the Warriors pay more attention to it and be willing to provide you with a big contract!
The reason why Wang Feng is willing to continue playing in the NBA is, on the one hand, because the God of Basketball system is close to him and gives him a good opportunity. On the other hand, the NBA's sky-high contract of hundreds of millions is tempting Wang Feng, who was once just a common man.
The force is really too great!
In the Western Conference Finals, although Wang Feng made a considerable contribution in defending Harden and was recognized by everyone, his personal data was not good.
Originally, Wang Feng's personal ability was not very strong. Apart from defense and corner three-pointers, he was basically below the league average. When he focused all his energy on guarding Harden, it became even more difficult.
No time to care about anything else!
This resulted in Wang Feng having very few chances to take action in the five games of the Western Conference Finals, averaging only about 6 points per game. The only thing worthy of praise is that his three-point shooting rate is still online, with an average three-point shooting rate of 66% per game. Of course, this is also
It has something to do with the fact that he takes fewer shots and rarely chooses to take action unless he has a good opportunity.
When it comes to the finals, Wang Feng is not prepared to play like he did in the Western Conference Finals, and he can't do it either.
Although he is also James, guarding LeBron James and guarding James Harden are completely different concepts.
Wang Feng was confident that he could lock down Harden with the help of his teammates, but he never thought that he could make a difference in front of James.
Not to mention anything else, James' weight and strength alone are not something Wang Feng can compete with!
Wang Feng also tried it in the regular season before. When James faced him, he didn't need any fancy skills at all. He only needed pure strength to crush him and he could easily rush into the basket and cause damage.
No matter what kind of defensive shock or what kind of death entanglement, they are all scum in the face of pure power!
Warriors head coach Kerr also understands that Wang Feng’s strength in perimeter defense lies in his defensive skills. If he were asked to defend James, it would not be an exaggeration to let the opponent score 50 points in one game!
Therefore, the task of defending James was given to Green.
Green, who was selected to the best defensive team this season, is no weaker than Wang Feng on the defensive end. He is even more versatile than Wang Feng because he can defend both inside and outside!
Moreover, Green alone can't do it. Cole is going to let Ying Guodala, Thompson and others take turns to mark James, and cut off the contact between James and other teammates throughout the process, making him fall into constant individual singles.
This tactic actually has a bit of the meaning of Jordan's rules back then, but for a player like James, it's not an exaggeration to use this tactic.
Wang Feng's task in this game is much simpler than that in the Western Conference Finals. He is responsible for marking Irving and limiting his scoring. At the same time, he has to help defend other Cavaliers outside players, and then, most importantly...
…be ready to catch the ball in the open space and hit the three-pointer.
That's right, Wang Feng will also be one of the Warriors' important scoring points in this game!
If more defensive work is handed over to Green, Yingodala and others, it will inevitably distract them from scoring, and someone must make up for it!
Moreover, the stability of Wang Feng's three-pointers is obvious to all. As long as he is in the bottom corner, he is so accurate that people wonder if he is cheating, so he can naturally shoulder this responsibility.
"The opportunity has come..."
Wang Feng does not expect to be able to perform dazzlingly in the finals, or even win the FMVP, but as long as he can perform to the level he deserves at the stage of his emergence, he will definitely be able to leave his own space on the stage of this finals!
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Inside Oakland's Oracle Arena, the stadium has turned into a golden sea.
Warriors fans were all dressed in uniforms and waving their ribbons wildly to welcome the home team players on stage!
With the players from both teams entering the arena, the NBA 2014-15 season finals officially begins!
The Warriors start with point guard Stephen Curry, shooting guard Clay Thompson, small forward Wang Feng, power forward Draymond Green, and center Andrew Bogut!
The Cavaliers' starting five are point guard Irving, shooting guard Yinman Shumpert, small forward LeBron James, power forwards Tristan and Thompson, and center Timofey Mozgov.
Looking at the lineup alone, the Warriors have an absolute advantage. After all, Love, one of the Cavaliers' Big Three, is absent.
"squeak--!"
The referee's whistle sounded, the inside players from both sides jumped up to compete for the ball, and the game officially began!
The Cavaliers got the ball. After Irving controlled the ball for half the game, he looked at Wang Feng standing in front of him and frowned slightly.
Before the finals started, they had watched the video of the Western Conference Finals many times.
The scene of Wang Feng defending Harden is still vivid in my mind.
Irving doesn't think he's worse than Harden, but he's definitely not so arrogant that he thinks he's any better than Harden.
An outside defensive player like Wang Feng, who possesses both explosive speed and outstanding defensive awareness and skills, is the nemesis of Irving's skill level!
Before the game, Cavaliers head coach David Blatt had already made speculation that the Warriors would probably use Wang Feng to defend Irving.
After all, everyone can come to the conclusion that Wang Feng cannot guard James. In this case, it is natural for Wang Feng to guard Irving, the Cavaliers' second leading scorer.
Faced with this situation, the coach's advice to Irving was... give the ball to James and let James attack!