The defending champion was unilaterally beaten. This result was beyond the expectations of many people. After all, everyone knows that when the Knicks and Wang Feng meet, they will never let go. Many Knicks players, including Ewing, will definitely hope to pass.
Defeat Wang Feng to prove the gold content of their championship.
But the actual result was that Wang Feng led a group of Warriors teammates who were not particularly strong and beat the Knicks.
Wang Feng once again scored a super triple-double of 40 10 10 in this game and was completely unstoppable on the court.
Although Ewing is very dominant in the paint on the Knicks, completely suppressing Garnett and Seikali, and having a 30-10 performance in the game, it is obviously not as good as Wang Feng.
"The New York Knicks in the new season have obviously fallen out of the favorites to win the championship. Their record so far in the regular season is only 5 wins and 3 losses. The team has not been able to add new blood after losing Wang Feng, especially
Because the veterans are one year older, they may still be a strong team in the league, but if they want to defend the championship... the possibility is slim."
"On the contrary, the Warriors' performance in the new season is eye-catching. It can be seen that this is a team built entirely around Wang Feng. The offensive end relies heavily on Wang Feng's offensive ability. So far, Wang Feng's round share and
The efficiency value ranks first in the league, even far ahead of all other players in the league, including Jordan."
"Such a situation is not necessarily a good thing. A team that relies too much on the performance of a certain player can easily be targeted during the game. Once the player performs abnormally, it will most likely lose the game."
"But for the current Warriors team, this style of play is very suitable. Wang Feng's presence has greatly improved the Warriors' lower limit of strength, and can also help other players in the team to more easily display their strengths.
Although such a Warriors team cannot be included in the ranks of championship-level teams, it can easily enter the ranks of strong teams."
"For the Warriors, it is a very ideal result to be ranked among the top teams in the league in the first season after the team's reconstruction."
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The above are the evaluations of various media after the battle between the two teams.
Although the regular season has just started, most sports commentators have already admitted that the current Warriors can be considered a strong team in the league.
Such comments undoubtedly gave the Warriors management a huge sigh of relief.
This summer's operations have put tremendous pressure on the management, and every decision they make is controversial. Once the team's performance in the new season is unsatisfactory, they will be pushed to the forefront of the storm immediately.
Fortunately, Wang Feng did not live up to their expectations, and the Warriors' reconstruction actually came true!
After defeating the Knicks, the Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks at home 121:108 two days later, bringing their record to 8 wins and 1 loss.
Then they lost to their opponent in an away game against the Orlando Magic on November 20, losing 101:108.
O'Neal showed his prowess in this game, scoring 44 points and 16 rebounds, single-handedly defeating the Warriors.
At this stage, the Warriors already have some prototypes of focusing on small-ball tactics, and the inside strength is indeed not strong enough. They will suffer a lot when encountering these top insiders in the league.
There is no way around this. The Warriors do not have a super center. Playing fast-paced small ball tactics can also maximize Wang Feng's strength. This does not mean that Wang Feng can only play small ball tactics. With his current ability, even if he plays traditional
Positional warfare is also very strong. If he has a peak O'Neal beside him, it is possible to monopolize all championships in the next ten years.
But if that's the case, it's actually quite boring. After all, it's so lonely to sing a song well and be invincible.
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The Knicks' subsequent schedule in November includes a total of 5 games, namely games against the Heat, Celtics, 76ers, Raptors and Trail Blazers.
Several teams are not considered to be strong teams in the league, including the Heat, which got a big bargain in the summer and got All-Star guard Tim Hardaway without paying much. In the league, they are only considered to be struggling on the edge of the playoffs.
Just a team.
The Warriors did not miss any chance in any of the games, winning all five games and once again ushering in a five-game winning streak.
As the Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers at home on November 29, 112:98, the team's record reached 13 wins and 2 losses, continuing to lead the Western Conference.
Below the Warriors are the 11-4 San Antonio Spurs and the 10-5 Seattle SuperSonics.
The entire league did not expect that the Warriors would actually lead the Western Conference record. Looking at the entire league, the Bulls, who only had 14 wins and 2 losses, were better. And even the Bulls only played one more game than the Warriors.
It took only 2 games to gain the upper hand, and both teams lost only 2 games in November.
Underneath the impressive record are Wang Feng's personal statistics that are so gorgeous that they are almost exaggerated.
Wang Feng started all 15 games in November, averaging 41 minutes per game, averaging 37.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 11.2 assists.
He ranks first in the league in scoring, and his assists are second only to Jazz guard Stockton, who averages 11.6 assists per game.
Averaging a triple-double per game, Wang Feng was undoubtedly elected as the Player of the Month in November.
In the 1990s, the league did not distinguish between the Eastern and Western Players of the Month. Only one player could be elected as the Player of the Month each month, and that was the one with the best performance among all teams in the league.
Wang Feng successfully defeated many competitors including Jordan, Karl Malone, Olajuwon, etc. and was elected as the best player in November.
This also made many people in the league who clamored that Wang Feng was nothing more than this and only relied on the Knicks' strong lineup last season to shut up obediently.
Whether it is the team record or personal performance, Wang Feng is impeccable.
Even Jordan of the Bulls could only marvel in an interview.
"We may be witnessing the greatest individual performance in the history of the league. Wang Feng is different from me. Not only can he score, he seems to be omnipotent on the court. He can pass the ball, assist and connect teammates, and can defend and rebound. At least for me
I can’t see any technical shortcomings in Wang Feng on the court.”
There is no doubt that during this period, Wang Feng has become the focus of the entire league and the hottest top star.
The Knicks may feel regretful. They clearly have a chance to keep Wang Feng. Even if Wang Feng is not young and may not be able to last long at his peak, at least with the combat effectiveness he has shown at this stage, it will match the Knicks' current situation.
Some lineups can definitely defend the championship or even imitate Jordan's Bulls in winning three consecutive championships!
But they missed out on Wang Feng. On the one hand, they did not pay enough attention to Wang Feng, and on the other hand, in order to retain Ewing, the iconic figure of the New York Knicks, they completely blocked the team's salary space.
Leave no chance.
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Wang Feng and his Warriors team, who were in the spotlight, began to have some ups and downs in their performance after the schedule entered December.
On December 2, the Warriors defeated the Indiana Pacers 116:113 at home. Wang Feng once again taught Reggie Miller a lesson. The former made 7 of 11 three-pointers and scored a triple-double of 34 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.
Statistics show that the latter made 2 of 9 three-pointers. Although he also had a good performance of 26 points and 4 rebounds, there is obviously no comparison between the two.
After winning six consecutive games, the Warriors lost their second game against the Magic on December 6, 109:107.
The reason why the Warriors lost was because of O'Neal.
The team has no choice but to use shark-cutting tactics to gamble on the opponent's touch when facing a rim-killer like O'Neal.
Since the Magic are from the Eastern Conference and the Warriors are from the Western Conference, the two teams can only play each other twice each season unless they meet in the finals. The Warriors lost both times they played against the Magic and faced each other in the regular season.
Double kill, at least this season there is a high probability that there will be no chance for revenge.
Two consecutive losses to the Magic also made the entire league aware of the Warriors' shortcomings, which include a serious lack of combat effectiveness inside.
Starting center Ronny Sekali is mediocre. As for power forward Garnett, although he has outstanding talent, he is too young after all, and his weight and confrontation ability are very insufficient in the interior. Although his super mobility and defensive ability are
In the past month, it has reached the league's first-class level, which is enough to cope with most situations. However, its single defense ability is still slightly insufficient and it is easy to be targeted.
On December 8, the Warriors played a fierce overtime match against the Pistons at home. In the end, Wang Feng scored 12 points in overtime with his key scorer badge, and finally defeated the Pistons 121:114 and won the game.
But the next day the Warriors lost again on the road.
This time the Warriors lost to the Utah Jazz.
Karl Malone taught Garnett a good lesson in the paint. He made 19 of 28 shots and 13 of 16 free throws. He scored 51 points and 14 rebounds. He completely defeated Garnett and won the game.
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Wang Feng's performance in this game is actually not inferior to that of Malone, and he also has 47 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. However, he is still averaging a triple-double so far. He only got 4 assists in this game, which actually shows
Problem.
The wily Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan made targeted defense against Wang Feng in this game. Although he did not use tactics such as double-teaming, he asked his players to cut off the passing routes between Wang Feng and other teammates throughout the game.
, to put it simply, Wang Feng can attack by himself, but don’t think about passing the ball and assisting.
Moreover, even when Wang Feng attacks with the ball, he mostly focuses on breakthroughs with the ball. The opponent's forward players' defensive strategy against him is to prevent shots rather than breakthroughs.
Once Wang Feng broke into the basket with the ball, he faced Karl Malone's fierce defense.
After losing to the Jazz, the Warriors lost again against the Seattle SuperSonics 101:108 a few days later.
This game was another loss in the paint. SuperSonics center Sean Kemp scored 32 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists.
The December schedule is less than halfway through, and the Warriors have already lost more games than they did in the entire month of November.
On the other side, the Bulls continue to advance rapidly and have only lost 2 games so far. They are not at the same level as other teams in the league.
Of course, despite losing games one after another, the Warriors' record is still something that most teams in the league need to look up to, and no one dares to mock them because of their losses.
Moreover, the Warriors struck hard against weak teams such as the Grizzlies, Bucks, and Bullets in the next few games, winning all of them by big scores, stabilizing their record.
In the second half of the schedule in December, the Warriors only lost one away game against the Atlanta Hawks, and ultimately achieved a record of 10 wins and 4 losses throughout December. Although it was inferior to November, the winning rate was still extremely high.
With a total record of 23 wins and 6 losses, the Warriors continue to lead the Western Conference.
The 20-8 Seattle SuperSonics and the 19-8 San Antonio Spurs ranked second and third.
Then, Wang Feng continued to win the best player in December by averaging 38 10 11 per game in December.
Winning the best player of the month is not that simple, especially now that there is no distinction between the best players in the East and the West. Before Wang Feng, the most recent player to win the best player of the month can be traced back to the 90-91 season, when Michael Jordan was the best player.
He was elected Player of the Month consecutively in March and April of 1991.
At that time, Jordan averaged 30.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in March, leading the team to a record of 13 wins and 4 losses. Then in April, his average data increased to 35 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, leading the team to an 8-3 record.
Compared with the data when Qiao Gangzhu won the Player of the Month for two consecutive months, Wang Feng averaged a triple-double of 38 points per game, which is much more luxurious. Moreover, the record he led the team to also ranked first in the league. There is no dispute that he was elected as the Player of the Month for two consecutive months.
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It is worth mentioning that when time entered mid-December, the league started the annual All-Star voting process.
At the end of December, the results of the first round of voting were announced.
Relying on his explosive personal performance and team record, as well as his high popularity in the Asian community in San Francisco, Wang Feng topped the list of Western Conference forwards, even firmly suppressing fellow Western Conference forwards Drexler and Barkley.
Two people.
Of course, Wang Feng's votes only ranked among the top in the forward position.
Although his personal data is extremely exaggerated, Wang Feng is not the vote king.
The person with the highest vote share in the first round was Pistons forward Grant Hill, whose vote share even topped Jordan's.
This is the second season of Hill's career. In fact, his performance can only be considered good. He averaged 20 points, 9.8 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game. Of course, being excellent is very good, but being able to hold down Jordan is obviously not purely due to strength.
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The All-Star voting itself is not based on actual strength but on the popularity of the players.
Just like Wang Feng, despite his strong performance this season, he still can't compare to Hill and Jordan in All-Star voting, because as a Chinese player, he has a natural disadvantage in American voting, especially for that race in the 1990s.
In an era when discrimination was still quite serious, it would be good if his votes could guarantee his selection as an All-Star starter, but don't expect too much.