Chapter 116: Knocking Out the Trail Blazers and Season Awards (Part 1)
The Trail Blazers lost to the Warriors in the backcourt with two guns in the backcourt and lost the first game, which was not surprising to Wang Feng.
In another time and space, even if there is no Wang Feng, the 73-win Warriors who are replaced by Barnes at the small forward position also easily eliminated the Trail Blazers 4:1 in the playoffs.
The 73-win Warriors have also been quite strong throughout the playoffs, whether it is against the Rockets in the first round or the Trail Blazers in the second round, the game process is very relaxed and without any pressure.
It wasn't until they faced the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals that the Warriors met their opponent for the first time.
The Thunder led by Durant and Westbrook can only be regarded as mediocre in the regular season, ranking third in the West and fifth in the league with 55 wins and 27 losses.
I'm afraid no one would have imagined that when the Warriors and Thunder met in the Finals, it was the Warriors who were the first to be cornered.
The Thunder, who took the lead at the Warriors' home court, won two games neatly after returning to their home court, taking the lead in winning the match point 3:1, but Kerr temporarily changed the lineup, replaced the death five small lineup that depended on survival, increased the interior height and strengthened the defensive ability under the basket, which finally found the rhythm of the game, and finally completed the comeback and advanced to the finals with three consecutive cities.
As for the Warriors vs. the Cavaliers in the finals, being overturned by James Jedi with the same 3:1 lead is a later story.
The Trailblazers were not regarded as opponents by Wang Feng at all, and while successfully eliminating the opponent, they were able to brush the data and score as much as possible, which was Wang Feng's pursuit in this round of the series.
Although he shoulders the task of keeping an eye on Lillard, on the offensive end, Wang Feng still got a lot of good shots, which is still thanks to Curry's credit.
In the first game, Curry scored 37 points on 14-of-28 shooting.
In the second game, Curry intensified and scored 42 points to completely break down the Trail Blazers defense.
The terrifying offensive output made the Trail Blazers have to focus more defensive energy on Curry, even if they know that Wang Feng's outside projection, especially the three-point accuracy in the bottom corner is no less than Curry's, they have to make trade-offs.
In this case, Wang Feng got a lot of scoring opportunities, and he grasped them all one by one.
The series between the Warriors and the Trail Blazers, just like the first round against the Mavericks, ended neatly in four games, 4:0, and the Trail Blazers couldn't win even one game.
Curry averaged 34 points, 7 rebounds and 9.5 assists per game in four games.
Lillard, who is in the same position, is a little less impressive, averaging 26 points, 4.4 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game.
The difference between the two guards' stats comes mainly from the scores from beyond the three-point line.
Curry averaged at least five three-pointers per game in four games, compared to Lillard's two, and the two men made nearly the same number of three-point shots.
Under Wang Feng's defense, Lillard's outside projection accuracy was greatly inaccurate, and he could only rely on blocking and dismantling tactics to impact the basket to create damage, and the explosiveness of scoring was far less than usual.
Thompson and McCollum are basically in a state of mutual explosion, one averaging 22 points per game and the other 21 points.
As for Wang Feng, he averaged 24 points per game in these four games, with a shooting rate of nearly 45.2%.
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In addition to the Warriors, there are also Cavaliers, who also eliminated the Hawks 4-0.
On the other side, the Thunder vs Spurs, and the Heat vs Raptors game is still in full swing.
In the meantime, the league has finally officially announced the Team of the Season awards.
There was no suspense that the Warriors emerged as the biggest winners.
Stephen. Curry averaged 31 points, 5.4 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game, and was joined by Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, Cavaliers forward LeBron James, Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard and Clippers center DeAndrew Jordan.
What Wang Feng didn't expect was that Green was not selected for the best second team like another time and space because of the decline in his personal data, but he was selected for the best third team together with Thompson and Wang Feng.
That's right, the Warriors started five and four were named to the All-Star team.
The best second team is Trail Blazers guard Damian. Lillard, Clippers guard Chris. Paul, Thunder forward Kevin. Durant, Pacers forward Paul. George and Kings center DeMarcus. Cousins.
And the best three teams, in addition to Wang Feng, Thompson and Green were selected, there is also the Raptors' Kyle. Lowry and Pistons center Andre. Drummond.
It's rare for a team to have four players named to the All-Star team at the same time, but given the Warriors' staggering 74-win record in the regular season, it's understandable that four players were named to the All-Star team, not to mention that all but one of Curry's first-team players were only three.
Not only the best team, but also the best defensive team, the Warriors also had two players selected, namely Green, who was selected for the best defensive team, and Wang Feng, who was selected for the second team.
Wang Feng relied on his strong defensive ability on the outside and the honor of stealing Wang to be selected for the best defensive second team, and the reason why he did not enter the first team was because Wang Feng had obvious shortcomings on the defensive end.
Wang Feng's outside defense ability is extremely strong, definitely the top level in the league, but his interior defense and response to blocking and dismantling tactics are not excellent.
The two forwards who are both selected for the first line, whether it is Kowai. Leonard or Green is better than Wang Feng in terms of comprehensive defensive ability.
However, even with obvious shortcomings, Wang Feng's outside defense and ability to help defend the bag are too prominent, so he was still selected for the best second team.
Someone took a careful inventory, and then was shocked to find that Wang Feng had a bumper harvest in terms of personal honors this season!
He was selected as an All-Star, All-Star Team three, All-Defensive Team No. 2, and the league's steal leader, plus a 74-win record and a 35-game winning streak with the Warriors.
This is only the second season of Wang Feng's career! And in the first season, because of the draft, most of the season was spent on the bench, and it is unbelievable that it can grow to such an extent in such a short period of time!
However...... And that's not all!
A few days later, other season awards began to be announced.
Wang Feng won another trophy, the Most Improved Player Award!
To be able to win this award, even Wang Feng didn't expect it at all.
Unlike other awards, the Most Improved Player Award is given to the most improved player in the regular season each year.
Although Wang Feng has made rapid progress this season, he has actually begun to show his edge in the playoffs last season.
In the league, there are many players who were previously unknown and suddenly came out, such as Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum, who was eliminated by the Warriors not long ago.
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