Chapter 37: Playoffs! Knock out the Pelicans in the first round!

The whole Warriors are very satisfied with the team's final 68 wins...... Except for Wang Feng.

As a time-traveler, Wang Feng is very aware of how strong the Warriors are this season, in the 14-15 season, they should have won 67 wins in the regular season and defeated the Cavaliers in the finals to lift the championship trophy.

And now, obviously there is one more self, which makes the Warriors' lineup more perfect, and actually only wins 1 more game?

This proves that Wang Feng's existence is limited to the improvement of the Warriors.

It's not hard to understand at all.

Wang Feng's performance is remarkable, but he is now just a role player positioned in 3D.

He can provide the team with better perimeter defense, provide a consistent open three-point output, and pull up the space on the court.

But it's not the heart of the team!

It was Stephen Murphy who decided the ceiling of this Warriors. Curry!

Curry in the 14-15 season is in a rising period, although he is about to win the first MVP trophy of his career, but it is far from the exaggeration of Curry in the following season!

After the end of the regular season, Curry averaged 23.8 points, 7.7 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game this season.

This is already a very good statistic, ranking 6th in the scoring list in the current season, but the average of 23.8 points per game is the lowest regular season MVP in the past decade, dating back to the last regular season MVP with a lower average than Curry's average of points per game, Steve Nash, who mainly assists teammates with passes.

The reason why Curry was able to win the regular season MVP for 15 years, the bonus points of the team's record was the main reason, and even many people questioned at the time that Curry's regular season MVP was not worthy of the name, but just took advantage of the team's record, especially after the FMVP trophy was awarded to Iguodala, who averaged 16.3 points per game in the finals.

Fortunately, Curry immediately gave the most powerful response next season!

The 15-16 season was a season in which Curry averaged 11 shots per game from beyond the three-point line, shooting 45.4%, made 402 three-pointers in a single season, averaged 30.1 points, 6.7 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game, led the Warriors to a 73-win win that shocked the league, and broke the regular season record of 72 wins set by the Bulls of Joe's gang in one fell swoop!

Relying on the performance of the super god, Curry became the first unanimous regular season MVP in history! The only fly in the ointment was the Warriors' defeat to James' Cavaliers in the Finals, with James completing his redemption and Curry missing the opportunity to further become a legend.

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The topic is a bit far away.

The Warriors with Wang Feng won just one more game than without him, which just proves the difference in contribution between good role players and top stars for a team.

Wang Feng was not discouraged by this, because his ability at this stage was limited, and he was very satisfied to reach the current level with a total rating in his early 70s.

The fat man doesn't eat it in one bite, he has more time!

Wang Feng crossed at the beginning of March 2015, and by the end of the last regular season game on April 15, he had participated in a total of 29 games for almost two months.

In these 29 games, Wang Feng played an average of about 24 minutes per game, and could hit 4 shots about 6 times, basically all of which came from outside the three-point line, and the three-point shooting rate was as high as 66%, which was higher than Curry and Thompson! Relying on this accurate three-point shot, Wang Feng can score about 12 points per game, which is second only to Curry and Thompson in the Warriors, and higher than Green, who averages 11.7 points per game!

Not only that, relying on the golden interceptor badge and the basic ability value of 90 for speed, agility, and steals, Wang Feng can also send an average of 2.5 steals per game, but unfortunately he has too few appearances, otherwise he will even have a chance to compete for the league steal king.

Averaged 25 minutes per game, 12 points, 2.5 steals and 3.2 rebounds, shooting 66%!

Any team will be envious of such efficiency.

How did the Warriors get so lucky? Actually picked up a top 3D player for nothing!

You know, these years, the price of 3D players is getting more and more expensive, basically a little level, you have to get a contract of 10 million level!

And Wang Feng is still getting a basic salary contract, and because he failed to participate in the draft, Wang Feng's contract price is pitiful!

At that time, the Warriors gave Wang Feng a two-year contract, starting in July '14 and ending in July '16.

The total contract value was 940,000 yuan, with an average annual salary of 470,000 US dollars, which was the minimum salary at that time.

I'm afraid that the management of the Warriors, who signed the contract with Wang Feng at that time, could not have imagined that this investment, which was just to open up the Chinese market, would have such a rich return!

At present, the Warriors' uniform team has not talked to Wang Feng about the contract, but according to Wang Feng's performance, after the playoffs, the Warriors will definitely come to talk to Wang Feng about the early contract extension.

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At the end of the regular season, for the teams with poor records, it is already a holiday, and the players can start a leisure vacation life, go to the beach to bask in the sun, fish, and live a comfortable life.

But for the top eight teams in the East and West, this is just the beginning!

The Warriors, who have won 68 wins, will play their first game of the playoffs three days later, at home to the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Pelicans, who just changed their name from the Hornets for a year, have been playing a big game this season with thick eyebrows Anthony Brown. Davis has a 45-37 record and is eighth in the West, which is also the first time the Pelicans have made the playoffs in a few years since Paul's departure!

Anthony. Davis' regular season performance was perfect, averaging 24.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game, and he already has the appearance of a top star power forward.

For the Pelicans' management, being able to make the playoffs this season is already very satisfying! They had no extravagant hope to defeat the Warriors and complete the Black Eight Miracle.

In contrast, the young champion continues to grow, the team continues to operate, and the introduction of some strong players to continue to strengthen the team is what they need to consider now.

In the first series, the Warriors won comfortably at home.

116:99!

Anthony. Davis completely dominated the interior, finishing with 35 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, but the Warriors had six players in double figures.

Curry scored a Warriors-high 31 points, Thompson 22, Green 12, Iguodala 10 and Barnes 11.

And Wang Feng got a lot of opportunities in this game, shooting 5 of 7 three-pointers and scoring 15 points!

There is a huge difference in the strength of the two teams, and there is no suspense at all.

The next three games were all exactly the same.

101:87。

123:119。

109:98。

Four games, a crisp 4:0.

The Warriors made it to the second round!