Chapter 324: It's hard to say who killed the deer
In the first quarter of the game, because Curry was targeted by the bag, the main scoring points on the Warriors' side were focused on Thompson and Durant.
Durant scored five points on 2-of-6 shooting, while Thompson scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting.
On the Lakers' side, Wang Feng scored 13 points in a single quarter, tied with Durant Thompson.
The Warriors' defense of Wang Feng is also similar to the tactics of the bag, but unlike the Lakers, who are unscrupulous and almost the whole package, the Warriors' bag is limited to after Wang Feng breaks through to the basket, because the Lakers have more outside shooting points than the Warriors.
Needless to say, Wang Feng in the power forward position, Jimmy. Butler, Brandon. Ingram is a forward with a three-point shot.
And the Lakers' starting center, Brooke. Lopez was kept on the team because he is one of the few big men in the league with three-point shooting ability, shooting 36.5% from three-point range this season and averaging 2.3 three-pointers per game, both of which are career highs.
Although the 36.5% three-point shooting rate is not very high in this era of three-point shooting, as a big man of 2.13 meters, this shooting rate is enough to qualify, which means that Lopez has a huge threat in the open position.
Of the starting five, the most inconsistent three-point shot was Rajan on the guard line. Rondo.
But even Rondo, who has a 35% three-point shooting rate during the regular season, is not a role that can be directly released without scruples, and it is not something that a player like Green, whose three-point shooting rate has been reduced to 28.5% per game, can touch porcelain.
With all three-point shooting percentages on the line, the outside package is a very dangerous option, and Warriors head coach Kerr did not dare to take this risk, so he could only wrap Wang Feng as much as possible when he rushed to the basket to cause damage.
Wang Feng's passing value is not high, and the passing in a stationary state can barely guarantee that it will not be stealed, but when passing the ball in motion, the error rate will increase significantly, so he rarely chooses to pass the ball after breaking through or jumping, as long as he rushes up, he must attack with the ball.
But in this way, the problem returns to the original point.
The Warriors don't have a strong rim-protecting center right now, Bogut is too old, and Kevin is replaced on the court. Looney couldn't stop Wang Feng at all, so Wang Feng scored 13 points in the first quarter of the game, and then scored another 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting in the second quarter.
At the end of the half, Wang Feng's personal score had reached 27 points, and the shooting rate remained stable at more than 50%.
In addition to Wang Feng, Butler's performance in the first half was also remarkable, shooting 5-of-8 and 4-of-5 free throws, scoring 14 points.
On the Warriors' side, Durant scored 11 points on 5-of-13 shooting. Thompson scored 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting, Green scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting, and Curry had few shots because of the Lakers' targeted all-court coverage, scoring only 3 points on 1-of-3 shooting.
In the first half, the Lakers, who had the initiative, entered the second half with a score of 59:53 and a six-point lead.
In the third quarter of the game, Curry still didn't have many good opportunities, shooting 0 of 2, and only relied on free throws to score 2 points in the whole quarter.
But Durant stepped up in this quarter.
Durant shot 4-of-6 and frequently used pick-and-roll to get to the basket to make damage, making 8-of-9 free throws in a single quarter and scoring 16 points in a single quarter.
In this quarter of the game, the Warriors scored 30 points in a single quarter, while Wang Feng of the Lakers went off the court to rest, and the main scoring points were concentrated on Butler, Ingram, Kuzma and others, and the scoring efficiency was reduced, with only 23 points in a single quarter.
The difference of 6 points was caught up and 1 point was overtaken.
Heading into the final quarter with a one-point advantage, Warriors head coach Kerr was apprehensive.
Wang Feng's strong scoring ability in the fourth quarter of the game has been verified by countless games before, and it was the leading Warriors who fell into passivity in the fourth quarter of the game without successfully establishing a huge score advantage in the third quarter.
Sure enough, as soon as the game appeared in the fourth quarter, Wang Feng continuously rushed into the basket to score a violent dunk, and quickly caught up with the backward point difference.
On the Warriors' side, Durant slipped his hand, missed his shooting in the first few minutes, and barely scored on free throws.
In the middle of the game, Curry finally relied on his teammates' pick-and-roll cover to barely get a few rare opportunities, hitting two of three shots from beyond the three-point line to help the Warriors regain the lead.
But all this struggle is pointless.
The game quickly entered the second half and came to the last two minutes.
Wang Feng's key shooter badge, it has been activated again!
At this time, the Lakers were about 4 points behind, and Wang Feng hit 1 three-pointer and 2 mid-to-long-range shots in a row outside the three-point line against Green's defense, which instantly reversed the difference.
Durant finally regained his touch at this time and hit a long-range three-pointer one step away from the three-point line, but it was too late.
In the last 2 minutes, no matter who it is, it is to find death compared with Wang Feng's explosive power.
At 121:117, the Lakers won their first game at home by four points.
Wang Feng scored 45 points in the whole game, 27 points in the first half, no score in the third quarter, and 18 points in the fourth quarter.
In addition to Wang Feng, the Lakers also have Jimmy, who scored 19 points. Butler, Ingram with 17 points, Lopes with 14 points, etc.
On the Warriors' side, the team's highest scoring was Durant on 10-of-24 shooting, scoring 26 points in the game.
Kelai. Thompson had 21 points, Green had 19, and Curry had just 14 points due to being targeted by the game.
The opening series of the Western Conference finals is a very favorable result for the Lakers, at least in the overall underdog, and there is no hope of winning at all.
This also made Barkley breathe a sigh of relief, he really didn't want to be pit by O'Neal for the women's live broadcast finals.
"Shaq, it seems that it is difficult to say who will win and who will lose."
Barkley couldn't help but smile at O'Neill.
"Do you really think so?" The old god O'Neill was there, and he didn't panic at all. "With Wang Feng here, it's not surprising that the Lakers can win one or two games, but the series needs to win four games to win, and you can't expect Wang Feng to score 45 points in every game."
O'Neill was right.
On May 16, in the G2 game of the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers lost at home.
114:111, although the difference in points is not big, but throughout the whole process, the Warriors unilaterally pressed the Lakers to play, and even in the last 2 minutes, Wang Feng scored 11 points alone, but failed to help the Lakers turn the tables.