Chapter 380: The West Decisive Victory, the Final against the Bucks
Wang Feng's performance in this game was ordinary, with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, and the offensive end was lower than the previous average, but he gained a lot on the defensive end.
In this game, Wang Feng had 4 steals and 3 blocks, and dominated the game with defense.
The score of 2:0 is definitely the Lakers' favorite to see, which means that the Lakers have an absolute advantage in the Western Conference finals, and the next two away games, no matter which one, as long as they can win one of them and turn the score into 3:1, they can basically win.
However, the Clippers are not soft persimmons after all.
For the next two games, it was your turn to sit at home, and although it was still the Staples Center, the logo on the floor was changed, and the fans' T-shirts changed from golden yellow to white of the Clippers, and the stadium was filled with fans cheering for their home team.
The Clippers, who enjoyed the momentum bonus and the home whistle, won two games in a row, 119-112 and 121-119, respectively, to tie the overall score to 2-2 in one fell swoop.
Wang Feng was also quite helpless about this situation.
James + Leonard, indeed, has such dominance.
In both games, both of them averaged 30+ points per game, and the rest of the Clippers team played well, and even Jordan Jr., who has been in the stage of being a laggard on the court, seemed to have a second spring in his career, grabbing a full 7 offensive rebounds in the G3 game, forcing the Lakers to replace Howard to strengthen the rebounding defense.
Wang Feng tried his best in both games, and the reason why the scores in both games were relatively close was the result of his crazy pursuit of points after activating the key scorer in the last 2 minutes.
But Wang Feng can score, James and Leonard can also score in the last moments, and it is still too difficult to turn the tables in the last 2 minutes when the difference between the two teams is more than 10 points.
Especially James, an old fritter, dragged his offensive rounds until the last second every time in the last 2 minutes, and if you have the ability, you can use foul tactics and score two stable free throws, and it doesn't hurt to give you time.
While the Clippers players played well overall, the Lakers players played a little sluggishly in the past two games.
Leonard seems to have entered the big move reading bar after his rise in G2, scoring 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting in the G3 game, and scoring 26 points in the G4 game, but the Lakers only have Wang Feng, Butler and Kuzma scoring double-doubles, and the rest of the players, including Ingram, who has been regarded as the team's three-in-command, did not score double-doubles.
The loss of two games caused the Lakers' original good form to become a little dangerous in an instant.
With an aggregate score of 2:2, the two teams are back on the same running spot, and either side may win in the end.
And the next extremely important battle of Tianwang Mountain is the turn of the Lakers to sit at home.
The western side will have a tragic battle for Tianwang Mountain, while on the eastern side, the Bucks have taken the lead 3:1 to win the match point.
Without Irving, the Nets really aren't a match for the Bucks.
The combination of Brother Alphabet + Middleton can barely tie with Durant + George, but looking at the other players in the team, the difference in the strength level of the two teams is instantly revealed.
Although because of Wang Feng, the Bucks' lineup has less main center Brooke than in another time and space. López, but such as Blood Bobletsoe, George. Hill, Wesley. Matthews, Kyle. Korver and a number of other high-quality role players are on the roster.
On the other hand, on the Nets' side, only Dinwiddie can get his hands on it, after all, in order to trade George last summer to form a Big Three combination, the Nets studed almost all the valuable players in the team, which directly led to the Nets In addition to the top Big Three, the strength of the roster is very limited.
Therefore, even if Durant can average 39 points per game in the matchup with Brother Alphabet, he is suppressed but he is powerless.
The score of 3:1 basically announced that it would be difficult for the Nets to stand out in the Eastern Conference finals and reach the Finals, unless Irving is now returning to the team and returning to the Nets' lineup to the Big Three configuration, but that is impossible.
In the G5 game of the Eastern Finals, Durant George and the two broke out in the small universe, scoring 44 and 37 points respectively, leading the Nets to win the game, chasing the score to 3:2, but unfortunately this is the final swan song, followed by the G6 game, the Bucks took the Nets cleanly, took the lead in the finals, and became the last team to come out of the East.
On the western side, the war situation has been very anxious.
The Lakers won the game 112-107 in the G5 Battle of Tianwang Mountain, and the total score came to 3:2, but the Clippers were not willing to fail like this, and after G6 returned to their home court, they won the game again and tied the score to a 3-3 draw.
In this way, the Western Conference finals dragged into the tiebreaker.
This is the most difficult round of the playoffs for the Lakers since Butler joined last season, even last year's Western Conference finals against the five-star Warriors were not so difficult, because the Warriors were plagued by injuries at that time, Durant was injured, Cousins was out of season, and Curry and Thompson were not in particularly good shape.
In the finals, Wang Feng faced the Raptors led by Leonard's single core, although the overall strength of the Raptors is extremely strong, and there are All-Star guards like Lowry, but the core top player is only Leonard alone.
The current Clippers are different, not only Leonard, but also James, who is still at the tail of his prime, is really strong in combat, especially at critical moments, the two top superstars take turns to play, and the stability is really very strong.
The battle of grabbing seven is another fierce battle between dragons and tigers.
Even Wang Feng felt a strong crisis and pressure, and this kind of pressure stimulated his combat effectiveness even more.
G7 tie-break, from the first quarter, Wang Feng showed a super desire to score.
In the first quarter alone, he shot 6-of-11, 3-of-7 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, scoring 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
In the second quarter, Wang Feng's hand was not affected in any way, and he scored 15 points again.
Wang Feng, who scored 32 points in the half, put huge pressure on the opponent, forcing the Clippers to strengthen their defense against Wang Feng, and even risked using the trap tactic.
As an offensive player, Wang Feng's scoring explosiveness is really rare in the league, and he can even compete with Jordan, so that he can really defeat an entire team with his own strength if he keeps scoring like this!
In this case, even if Wang Feng passes the ball to assist other teammates, the Clippers are unwilling to continue to let Wang Feng score, to put it mildly, even if other players shoot three-pointers in an unguarded vacancy, the shooting rate may not be as high as Wang Feng's shot under the opponent's defense.
But wrapping Wang Feng is indeed just drinking to quench thirst, the Lakers' offensive point is not only Wang Feng, Butler has the ability to officiate with the ball, although Ingram is a little younger, but the technical style characteristics are more similar to Durant, and he can naturally attack with the ball.
Therefore, the trap tactics will not solve the Clippers' existing problems.
At halftime, the Lakers led the Clippers by nearly eight points, 60-52.
In the third quarter of the second half, Wang Feng, who made a large number of shots in the first half, rested, and the Clippers took this opportunity to catch up with the difference slightly, but with Wang Feng's re-entry soon, the difference was further widened.
The game quickly entered the fourth quarter, and the Clippers, led by James and Leonard, launched a final comeback.
But it turns out that no matter who scores on the Clippers' side, Wang Feng can immediately score a shot to fight back, and does not give the Clippers a chance at all.
As the time came to the last 2 minutes, Wang Feng's small universe was activated by the key scorer badge and exploded, and the game finally lost its suspense.
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"Squeak——!
The moment the whistle blew at the end of the game, the gold ribbon at the Staples Center flew into the air.
Since the last game was the home of the Lakers, there were more home fans on the court.
The Lakers were able to defeat the Clippers led by the top duo, which naturally made Lakers fans ecstatic and pleasantly surprised.
Seriously, before the start of the regular season this season, most of the Lakers were unhappy with the team's summer recruitment.
The team released so many excellent players, but they didn't make up for it at all, and the only thing that did some difference was Howard, who signed to protect the frame.
How far can the Lakers go without a primary point guard? I'm afraid it's going to be hard to get into the West.
That's the perception of the vast majority of fans at the time, as well as the sports media.
However, Wang Feng switched to point guard in the new season, but he gave everyone a big surprise.
Wang Feng is too fierce, last season the average of assists per game was only about three, the new season to transform into a point guard, immediately reached the average of assists on the double, and the assist-to-turnover ratio is much lower than Harden, Westbrook and other players with high assists but also high turnover rate.
Achieved a triple-double throughout the regular season, leading the Lakers to the playoffs with the league's first record, and then went all the way to the elimination of the Los Angeles Clippers, the biggest rival of the entire playoffs, to advance to the Finals.
This season is too perfect for Lakers fans, and now it is only a final championship trophy.
The Lakers were able to eliminate the Clippers, and the vast majority of people generally seemed to be less likely to deal with the Bucks.
Although the Bucks have a better regular season record than the Clippers, that is because the competitiveness in the East is relatively small, and the Bucks in Antetokounmpo's single-core state are one level behind the Clippers in terms of team strength.
On the Clippers' side, both James and Leonard are top superstars who are completely comparable to Antetokounmpo, and in comparison, Middleton of the Bucks is much worse at the level.
The same is true in the predictions of many media outlets, whether the Lakers or the Clippers can reach the Finals on the Western side and stay healthy, there is at least an 80% chance of winning the championship, and the Bucks on the other side have only a 20% chance of winning the championship.
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At the end of the game, Leonard was very unhappy and blackened and walked directly to the locker room.
On the other side, James hugged and congratulated the Lakers players one by one, including Wang Feng.
"Congratulations, since you won us, you must win the championship trophy."
James said calmly to Wang Feng.
Wang Feng has to admit that James's EQ is really very high.
Even if the two had some minor contradictions before, the other party could say their blessings calmly, without any unconvinced and unwilling expressions.
This may be the character design, players like James often shape their own character perfectly, even if it is pretended, people can pretend for a lifetime, and the so-called character design will really become their own character.
Wang Feng also knows very well that although James said this, he must be very unwilling psychologically, the dual-core lineup is no match for Wang Feng's Lakers, James will definitely put pressure on the management of the Clippers in the summer, and find ways to trade for the third giant, forming a triumvirate configuration to continue to challenge the championship.
It's not surprising at all, the Clippers still have a little bit of good chips right now, and if they dare to stud, they will definitely be able to form a Big Three configuration.
James currently has only three crowns in his career, and the fourth crown that should have been won this year was also directly lost due to the arrival of Wang Feng and the butterfly effect.
If he wants to improve his historical status, it is necessary for James to continue to win championships.
Therefore, the confrontation in the Western Conference this season may be just a small test, and this period next year is likely to be the real challenge for Wang Feng and the Lakers.
Of course, the Lakers are not completely without progress, Butler is as tough as ever, and at the same time, the further improvement of young players such as Ingram and Kuzma will make the team stronger.
What's more, every season passes, Wang Feng's strength will go to the next level, although he has now become the strongest in the league that season with a total rating of 98, but he can continue to get stronger!
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The finals of the East and West have all ended, and the public's attention has also focused on the final and most eye-catching and attention-grabbing stage of the finals.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks.
Wang Feng VS Antetokounmpo.
In terms of qualifications, Brother Antetokounmpo entered the league a year earlier than Wang Feng, but in terms of age, Brother Alphabet in 94 is 2 years younger than Wang Feng in 92.
Both have risen to prominence for the same time, and both have gained a large number of fans in the league because of their statistically outstanding performances.
But one thing to say, Brother Alphabet's career has always been suppressed by Wang Feng.
Wang Feng, who has 4 crowns and 2 MVPs in hand, has exploded in personal honors, and the data of the two in the regular season is obviously that Wang Feng is more luxurious and has a higher contribution to the team's winning.
Even on the stage of the finals, more people think that Wang Feng's Lakers have a better chance of winning the championship, which definitely makes him lead the team to the finals for the first time in his career.