Chapter 258: Winning the Dividing King
The Lakers were able to win a 52-30 record in the end, which is probably not expected by anyone at all, and with this record, the Lakers can rank third in the Western Conference record, behind the Rockets and Warriors.
At the same time, the chaos in the West has been completely sealed with the end of the regular season.
The Portland Trail Blazers are fourth in the West with a 49-33 record.
In fifth place is the Utah Jazz with 48 wins and 34 losses, in sixth place is the Oklahoma City Thunder with the same record but slightly worse than the win-loss relationship, in seventh place is the New Orleans Pelicans with 47 wins and 35 losses, and in eighth place is the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are also 47 wins.
Outside of the eight, the teams that have missed the playoffs and have been eliminated include the San Antonio Spurs, who are also in ninth place, with 47 wins, and the Denver Nuggets with 46 wins.
In this regular season, the ranking of the West is really very compact, and the Lakers in third place and the Timberwolves in eighth place are only only 5 wins apart.
In general, the West is divided into two echelons, the Rockets and the Warriors are considered the first echelon, not only leading all teams in the West, but even looking at the entire league, only Menglong, the first in the East, can be tied with them with 57 wins.
The remaining Western Conference playoff teams, including the Lakers, are considered to be the second tier in the West, with similar records, and it is difficult to determine whether they will win or lose each other when they enter the playoffs.
The most intuitive and typical is that the Lakers, who are in third place in the West, will face the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are in sixth place in the West, and it is difficult to judge who has the advantage on both sides in this game.
Looking at the record, the Lakers won 4 more games than the Thunder in the regular season, and there is not much difference.
From the perspective of the team lineup, the configuration of the Thunder Big Three is obviously much stronger than that of Wang Feng's single-core leader on the Lakers' side, even if the performance of the Big Three this season is a big disappointment, but there are still people who have certain expectations for whether they will show their talents after entering the playoffs.
Therefore, the proportion of those who support the Thunder to eliminate the Lakers is larger.
The Trail Blazers, who are fourth in the West, and the Jazz, who are fifth in the West, are in the same situation, with a 49-win and a 48-win team.
However, there is no suspense in the first round of the playoffs between the Rockets and the Warriors, the Pelicans and Timberwolves are not much different in front of these two teams and stay in the lambs, and even the Rockets and Warriors have booked seats in the Western Conference Finals in advance, and the only suspense is who of the two teams will reach the final Finals.
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The regular season results have been finalized, and the data kings have also been determined.
Wang Feng won the scoring championship with an absolute advantage.
In the 82 games of the regular season, Wang Feng maintained full attendance, playing an average of 35 minutes per game, 24.8 shots, hitting 13 shots, and shooting 52.4%, including 5 of 11 three-pointers, with a three-point shooting rate of 45.4%, almost close to the peak Curry in the 15-16 season, averaging 6.6 free throws per game, shooting 5.3 shots, shooting 80%, and finally scoring an average of 36.3 points per game!
The average points per game of 36.3 points is the league's highest season average points per game since Jordan's 37.1 points in the 86-87 season, surpassing Kobe's average of 35.4 points per game at the peak of the 05-06 season!
What's even more exaggerated is that Jordan in the 87 season and Kobe Bryant in the 06 season both averaged more than 27 shots per game, but Wang Feng only used less than 25 shots to reach this data, and the efficiency value is higher!
"Facts have proved that Wang Feng's approach of leaving the Cavaliers and coming to a team with him as the main core is completely correct!"
"His scoring ability is historic, not only has the super breakthrough ability of a first-class guard, no less than Curry Thompson's three-point long-range shooting touch, and even in the middle and long distance, he can compete with Durant, DeRozan and other mid-range projection players! Looking at its technical characteristics, in addition to the technique of holding the ball in the low post and playing back, it is almost at the level of an offensive kaleidoscope, and with the skills he is proficient in, he does not need the slow and outdated move of playing with his back in the low post. ”
"Only in a team like the Lakers that can give him unlimited firing rights, Wang Feng's talent on the offensive end can be fully developed, and he has also proved with his performance that he is fully capable of cultivating as the core of a team!"
"The Lakers have their new Kobe. Bryant, this season's record is even more unexpectedly good, this season they have completed the task ahead of schedule, if they can go further in the playoffs, it is good, even if they can't, it doesn't matter, this summer, Brooke. Lopez's $22 million contract will expire, and the Lakers will have a lot of salary space to support them to sign another star to strengthen the roster, no doubt! The future of this team is bright! ”
The major media in the United States have praised Wang Feng to the sky.
There is no way, Wang Feng's data performance is too shocking.
And his performance isn't just about scoring.
After strengthening the defensive rebounding to 86, Wang Feng became the player with the highest rebounding value in the Lakers, averaging 10.7 rebounds per game, tied with Nico Lajokic of the Denver Nuggets for ninth place in the league's rebounding list.
Although Wang Feng's average of 10.7 rebounds per game is all defensive rebounds, and offensive rebounds are about equal to zero, although you can also see the scene of Lakers players deliberately grabbing rebounds for Wang Feng's card position on the court, which is the same as the Thunder's Westbrook, but after all, the frequency is much less, so it is not so ugly, coupled with the super high scoring blessing of 36.3 points per game, Wang Feng's data looks extremely gorgeous.
In addition, although Wang Feng's steal statistics this season are slightly lower than the previous two seasons because he focuses more on offensive scoring, averaging only 2.6 times per game, he still defends the league's steal king, which is also the third consecutive season he has won the title of steal king.
I have to say that with a whopping 93 steals and a gold interceptor badge, the efficiency of the steals is really high.
The average of 36.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.6 steals per game, coupled with the Lakers' 52-win record in the regular season, made Wang Feng's call for the regular season MVP award soar, completely overshadowing James, who averaged 30+5+8 per game. Harden.
Inferior to Wang Feng in personal data, although Harden's Rockets team is better than Wang Feng's Lakers in terms of team record, Wang Feng, who led the Lakers to 52 wins with a single core, is not much inferior in comparison, especially in the penultimate game of the regular season, in the direct duel between the two teams, Wang Feng suppressed Harden all over the court and led the team to defeat the Rockets, which is a big plus.