【Chapter 989】 Three-Point Record (Ask for Subscription!)
Ten years ago, Oracle announced the renovation of the Oakland Arena, and the title began in the 2006-2007 season, and the entire name was accompanied by the Golden State Warriors in the NBA.
After a $100 million renovation, Oracle has become one of the best arenas in the NBA, with a capacity of nearly 20,000 fans, and the opening of various state-of-the-art facilities has left a great impression on fans.
Some say that while the Lakers have a good attendance, the rich and ladies' Los Angeles are clearly not very good at creating a frenetic home atmosphere, and Oracle is very different.
Although they are both in California, San Francisco and Los Angeles have very different urban temperaments, which makes Oracle unique in its home arena and a nightmare for all visiting teams.
In the 2014-2015 season, the Warriors, with the support of the home fans, won the best home record in the West with 39 wins and 2 losses, adding a few points to the championship.
This time, the meeting with the Lakers is not only to fight for a mental advantage in the playoffs, but also to compete for the honor of the best start in NBA history.
In the history of the NBA, the opening 15 consecutive wins are the best, held by the Rockets and the Washington Congress that year, and even the best start of the Bulls led by Jordan that year was only 12 consecutive wins, which shows that this record is rare.
Now, both the Lakers and Warriors are on a 13-game winning streak and are just two steps away from their all-time best, and a chance to make their name in NBA history if they can beat their opponents.
In order to give greater support to the team, fans throughout San Francisco and Oakland mobilized, not only pouring into the stadium to cheer live, but also watching the broadcast on the big screen in the square outside the stadium.
After a gap of three decades, the Golden State Warriors regained the championship, which also made the enthusiasm of local fans high. Now the team has faced the most formidable opponent of the new season, from the club's top management to the average fan, everyone is taking action.
Of course, among the Warriors fan base, there are also some outliers, and many Chinese fans carry the avatars of Xiao Feng and Jeremy Lin. Wearing the jerseys of two people, he entered the Oracle Arena under the strange eyes of the surroundings.
Compared to European football hooligans, Americans regard watching football more as a daily pastime, and even if there are opposing fans in the stadium, they will not make too much trouble.
In the NBA, I have only heard of players fighting, but there has never been a fan fight, which is also one of the unique basketball cultures of the NBA.
The CCTV sports channel in Peking also launched the live broadcast program 20 minutes before the start of the game, as if the game was treated as the opening game, the Christmas war and the finals.
Everyone is looking forward to it. This Mars collision with the Earth race can show the expected excitement!
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Because San Francisco is not far from Los Angeles, the Lakers' plane only landed at the San Francisco airport at 5 p.m., and the home team's player bus was already waiting.
The Lakers' next game is four days away against the Trail Blazers, so the players can take a short two-day break after today's game before meeting in Los Angeles, training and heading to Portland.
Compared with domestic teams, professional basketball teams in the United States do not interfere much in the spare time of players, and are more free to do things outside of games and training. Of course. This freedom is based on strict contracts, such as those that prohibit players from engaging in high-risk activities such as downhill skiing, skydiving, and racing while on vacation.
The Lakers' former small forward Radmanovic didn't play well. But he is known to many people for lying about his injury, and the nickname 'Skiing Man' is not very good.
At that time, the Lakers had a lot of money, and instead of terminating the mid-level contract worth a total of $31 million, they issued the largest fine in NBA history - $500,000.
The interference of domestic teams in the private lives of players is too simple and crude, reflecting that the management model is still at the level of professional teams in the last century, and there is little progress. In this case. The professionalism of the players is more of a need for the team management and coaching staff to supervise, and is not conducive to the growth of the players.
Although Xiao Feng does not know much about the management of domestic sports teams, he can clearly feel the difference between Chinese and Western civilizations from his own personal experience and the information he learned from the media.
The 'freedom' of Western society is the freedom built within the rules. Only if you abide by various contracts, your life and work will become secure, and Huaxia embodies more of the spirit of 'rule by man', sometimes the will of the person in power will have a great impact on the whole team, as the so-called 'once a son of heaven and a courtier', this is the phenomenon.
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When the Lakers arrived at Oracle Arena, there were two hours left before game time, which was plenty of time for players who have been on the road all year round. After entering the lounge, the players seized the time to rest and adjust, and after a while, they were ready to warm up, and everyone was used to this rhythm.
Because 13 consecutive wins have built up enough confidence for the team, even if they are away from home against the defending champions, there is not much nervousness on everyone.
Needless to say, Xiao Feng has absolute confidence in himself and his teammates, no matter what kind of opponent he faces, he will not panic.
As for veterans such as Kobe and Nash, their 20-year NBA career has already seen too many storms and waves, so naturally they will not mess up in front of the small Warriors.
The three bigwigs of the team did not have anything unusual, and the rest of the players were even more determined in their hearts, and regarded this game, which was considered significant by the outside world, as a very ordinary game.
With an hour to go before the game began, the Oracle Arena was packed, and fans watched the cheerleaders and mascots perform while waiting for the players to come out and warm up.
When the players from both sides appeared, the atmosphere on the scene became more enthusiastic, especially when core players such as Curry, Kobe, Xiao Feng, and Iguodala were on the court, everyone cheered.
In the studio in Beiping, Yang Dayi and Su Xiaoqun also made an outlook for this game, believing that this is the most interesting game so far this season.
Curry and Xiao Feng, who is the most accurate three-point player in the NBA?
In his last 13 games, Curry has shot 65 of 133 three-pointers. The shooting rate is close to half, and Xiao Feng's fighter is even more amazing, so far he has hit 100 three-pointers, with a shooting rate of 70%, which is the best in NBA history!
Judging from the scores of the two, 75% of Xiao Feng's scores came from three-point shots, and he made relatively few shots. He is also averaging only 15 games per game, which is a little less efficient than Curry.
Of course, Curry has a championship ring, and although Xiao Feng's data is good, he lacks enough foundation!
Anyway, the matchup between Xiao Feng and Curry in the backcourt is destined to be a highlight of this game.
At 8 p.m. local time in San Francisco, the Warriors' home game against the Lakers officially began, and the game was broadcast on television in more than 50 countries around the world. Even viewers as far away as Europe actively tuned in in the middle of the night.
When the ratings from various television stations were rolled up into the office of NBA commissioner Silva, the bald president had a big smile on his face.
Silva's predecessor, Mr. Stern, has been committed to the internationalization of the NBA, continuously enhancing the global influence of the NBA league, making the NBA one of the best sports development leagues in the world. As a successor, there is a lot of pressure on Silva, especially when Kobe Bryant is about to retire and James is just a 'can't help Adou'. How to maintain the good development momentum of the NBA has become a major problem in front of him.
To Silva's surprise. Xiao Feng acquired all the shares of the Lakers with lightning speed, which immediately made the Lakers and even the NBA win more attention in China again. Since Yao Ming's retirement, the NBA's influence in China has plummeted, and the Lakers' Chinese boss has undoubtedly stopped this decline.
And when Xiao Feng announced that he would join the NBA and compete in the regular season as a player, everyone was shocked. What makes it even more difficult for everyone to be confident is that Xiao Feng actually played against the sky in the first 13 games, looking at the ancient god Chamberlain!
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the reason why Xiao Feng's score is only about 30 now is because he gave more shooting opportunities to Kobe. This created a personal record of 40 points per game for Kobe.
Once Xiao Feng goes all out, no one can imagine how far it will go?
Because of his special identity, Xiao Feng not only has a wide reputation in China and the United States, but also has his legend in Europe. As the owner of Newcastle Club, when the Magpies were soaring in the Champions League, league and FA Cup, Xiao Feng's performance in the NBA also attracted considerable attention from European audiences.
In this regular season, the global ratings are actually close to the level of the finals, and Silva can't imagine how many viewers Xiao Feng will attract when the playoffs and even the finals come?
Xiao Feng is now a phenomenon in the NBA, and some clues can be seen from Silva's instructions to the referee committee, Xiao Feng has begun to enjoy the 'star whistle'.
Although Xiao Feng is a rookie in the NBA, he will not suffer from all kinds of problems that rookies will encounter on the court, and the referees can be described as fair and just to him, and he will not be left with the slightest grievance.
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When various reactions on and off the field continued to ferment, the game on the field entered a white-hot state at the beginning!
Xiao Feng even beat Curry first if he wanted to beat the Warriors, so when he held the ball to face Curry, he waved his teammates to pull away, ready to go head-to-head!
In the previous communication, Xiao Feng had already said to Kobe Bryant that he would be the main attacker in this game, and Kobe Bryant and other teammates could do a good job of tandem!
For the boss's request, Kobe Bryant naturally will not refuse, after all, in the past 13 games, Xiao Feng can control the number of shots he has made and fulfilled him.
In the past NBA's dual-core teams, the issue of the number of shots often became the fuse of the conflict between the two people, and it was because of this that Kobe Bryant and the Big Sharks had a disagreement, which eventually led to the collapse of the dynasty.
Today's Kobe Bryant is no longer the young and vigorous Peter Pan at the beginning, Black Mamba knows how to do the most good to the team, and besides, the teammate he discussed with him has another layer of identity.
For Xiao Feng, basketball is a team sport, and although he is super individual, he also needs the support of his teammates, so unity is very important.
When Xiao Feng easily scored the first three-pointer of the game in the face of Curry's defense, Curry was not to be outdone when he turned around, and forced himself to shoot in front of Xiao Feng.
Soon, the game turned into a showdown between Xiao Feng and Curry, and the two of them soared to three points.
When the two hit in a row, Xiao Feng also had to admire his opponent, after all, Curry is just an ordinary person, and he has obtained this kind of anti-heaven skill through hard practice, which is indeed worthy of admiration.
In the first quarter, Xiao Feng and Curry both hit 6 three-pointers, but Xiao Feng's shooting percentage was slightly higher, and Curry missed 3 shots on all six shots, and the Lakers led by 4 points at 32:28!
When the second quarter began, the Lakers' deep bench strength quickly came into play, with Jeremy Lin, Nash and others leading a group of 'bench bandits' to blind the Warriors with a wave of 10-0 attacks.
Subsequently, the Warriors had to replace the main team in advance but still couldn't close the score, and they were at an all-round disadvantage on the court, which also made the audience see that the Lakers were better in terms of overall strength.
In the second half of the second quarter, Xiao Feng continued to play and hit three points in a row, hitting 11 three-pointers in the half, setting a new record in NBA history, and hitting 11 of 11 consecutive shots was also the best in history.
With Xiao Feng's crazy three-pointer and Kobe Bryant's 15-point score, the Lakers led the Warriors 65-48 into the second half.
Then the Lakers played more easily, although Curry and Iguodala led the team to launch a number of counterattacks, but still could not close the score gap, and finally lost 116-134, the Lakers also proved that they are the team with the strongest offensive firepower.
Yes, Curry hit 12 three-pointers, tying Kobe's record, but it wasn't enough to make him happy, because Xiao Feng made 20 three-pointers, plus 12 serves, and scored an astonishing 72 points!
This number can rank among the top 10 single-game points in NBA history, and only Zhang Dashuai, Kobe Bryant and David Thompson have scored more points than Xiao Feng in front of him.
When the game is over, the fans of the Lakers and Xiao Feng are going crazy, after all, they witnessed a wonderful game with a 100% shooting rate, and from then on, Xiao Feng's title of "the first three-point man in the NBA" will be unshaken.
Now just a quarter into the season and Xiao Feng has hit 120 three-pointers, how far will he improve the 269 hits created by Ray Allen when the season is over?
After beating the Warriors, the Lakers will next take on the Trail Blazers on the road and the Pacers at home, and the opening 16 consecutive wins are almost a certainty.
Now, the only challenge to the Lakers' winning streak is not the opponent, but the Devil's road trip that will begin on December 2. They will span the entire United States in 11 days to challenge 8 teams, which will also be the biggest test of the Lakers' entire regular season!
Will they be able to set a new winning streak? )
PS: PS: This chapter was written at one o'clock in the morning, and my hands were frozen!