Chapter 40: Defending Harden

In the 14-15 season, the Warriors performed well in the regular season, winning 68 games, breaking the franchise record, and the players also gained a lot of personal honors.

The core player of the team, Stephen. Curry was selected to the All-NBA team without any suspense. Thompson was named to the All-NBA team for three times, while Drummond. Green was on the All-Defensive Team for the first time, and even blue-collar shield center Bogut was named to the second team.

The only pity is that although the Warriors broke the best record in team history, the award for the best coach was not awarded to Warriors head coach Stephen. Instead, Kerr was awarded to Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Brown, who was first in the East with 60 wins in the regular season. Budenholzer.

And the most important award in the regular season stage, and what everyone pays the most attention to, is undoubtedly the selection of the MVP of the regular season!

Curry and James. Harden, in the end, it was the former who had the last laugh.

Although Curry is slightly inferior in terms of personal data, the gap between the Warriors and the Rockets is too big, so there is not much controversy about the final ownership of the regular season MVP to Curry.

The league announced the major awards of the season, and it has nothing to do with Wang Feng at all.

As a character 3D player, Wang Feng's only chance to participate in the selection is the best defensive team, but his attendance rate this season is not high, even if you count the games played in the first half of the schedule before the crossing, it did not exceed 40 games, how can he be counted?

"That's it for the season, and now that I'm in the starting lineup, it's a big success to get a championship ring with the Warriors! As for these honors...... There will be opportunities in the future! ”

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The season awards are handed out, and the East-West finals begin.

On the eastern side is the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. the Atlanta Hawks, who are the first in the East in the regular season but face LeBron. The Cavaliers, led by James, basically didn't have any chances.

In fact, in another time and space, the final score of the two teams in the East Finals was 4:0, the Hawks were swept by the Cavaliers, and it was Love who was unable to play due to injury, and Irving played only 25 minutes in two games, and the Cavaliers led by James alone.

I have to admit that James in the past few years has not really been like Thanos, and he has no one to look down on!

On the other hand, the Western Conference Finals are the first and second MVP votes in the regular season, the matchup between Curry and Harden.

Regarding the direction of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets, most people are more optimistic about the Warriors, after all, there is a 68-win regular season record there, and the Warriors' roster is obviously better than the Rockets.

But even with the Warriors in favor, fans generally agree that this series should be a tight battle, and the Rockets' tenacity in the series against the Clippers is fresh in their memory.

However, the situation is very different from what most people think.

In the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors taught the Rockets a good lesson! Or rather...... It was Wang Feng who taught Harden a good lesson!

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"The Rockets are a typical single-core team. Harden is the only core of the team, and the tactical system of the whole team is also built around him alone! ”

Before the game, Kerr spoke in the dressing room.

"Can you easily win the series with the Rockets, Wang Feng, you are the most critical link!"

Cole's eyes looked at Wang Feng, and Curry and the others also looked at him.

"In this game, I don't need you to shoot how many three-pointers you shoot, how many points you get, and I don't need you to help your teammates help defend and make up for it, you only have one task in the whole process, and that is to completely lock Harden to death! Do everything possible to reduce his offensive efficiency! ”

Wang Feng was slightly stunned, then nodded immediately, and said without hesitation: "Understood!" I'll do it! ”

In the series with the Rockets, Wang Feng originally wanted to take the initiative to find Harden to brush up on a wave of presence, otherwise it would be too salty to lie down all the way to get the championship ring.

Cole's arrangement is exactly what he wants!

In the 14-15 season, Harden is already the top player in the league, and in 2K games, he is also a superstar with an ability value of more than 90.

But Wang Feng was not afraid at all.

With the help of the system, he will rule the entire alliance in the future! How is it possible to back down just because the opponent is Harden?

On the contrary, Wang Feng, who has never had much presence in the first two rounds, really wants to find someone to open the knife!

"Harden, you can only be considered unlucky!"

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The NBA East-West Finals is already the most watched series besides the Finals!

Major media rushed to broadcast live reports, including Huaguo's CTV5 sports channel.

"Hello viewers and friends, welcome to the first game of the Western Conference Finals brought by CTV5, the Warriors' home game against the Houston Rockets, I am the commentator of this game, Yang Jian.

"Hello everyone, I'm Yang Yi."

Hua Guo, the fans sitting in front of the TV heard the smooth and familiar opening words introduce themselves.

"Regarding today's game, I believe that many viewers and friends have mixed feelings like me."

Yang Yi smiled helplessly and said: "On one side is Wang Feng's Golden State Warriors, and on the other side is the Rockets, a team that we have supported for many years, and it is also a team that Da Yao has fought and worked hard for." ”

"If I could, I would like these two teams to make it to the Finals, but alas, they have to decide the winner in the Western Conference Finals, with the winner going to the Finals and the loser exiting the stage!"

"There's no way, that's the cruelty of competitive sports, and that's the charm that makes so many people like it." On the other side, Yang Jian said. "Both teams have submitted their respective rosters.

"The starting lineup on the Rockets' side is point guard Jason. Terry, quarterback James. Harden, small forward Trevor . Ariza, power forward Josh. Smith, center Dwight. Howard. ”

"The Warriors' lineup is point guard Stephen. Curry, quarterback Klay. Thompson, small forward Wang Feng, power forward Drummond. Green, center Andrew. Bogut! ”

"Before the game, fifteen of ESPN's columnists made predictions about the eventual direction of the series, and all fifteen predicted that the Warriors would win and advance to the Finals! After all, they had just broken the best regular season record in team history, and Curry had beaten Harden in the regular season MVP selection. ”

"I don't know if Harden will respond with basketball in this game and prove himself."

On the court, at the beginning of the game, Howard and Bogut jumped the ball, even if Howard, whose explosive power had shrunk greatly due to injury, still won easily and dialed the ball to his side.

Terry received the ball across half court and then passed it straight to Harden.

At this time, the two commentators looked at the field with stunned expressions.

"Oh! We saw that Wang Feng stood in front of Harden! It seems that in this game, the head coach of the Warriors is ready to let Wang Feng defend Harden! ”