Chapter 409: Durant: Don't Guard Against Me?
Therefore, in terms of scoring ability, Wang Feng is greater than Durant, which has become a reality that no one doubts.
So aside from the scoring ability, consider it on other levels, defensive ability, assist tandem ability, rebounding ability......
Once these comprehensive aspects are compared, it is even more finished, and Durant has no one that can match Wang Feng.
Although Wang Feng averaged 13 rebounds per game this season, there was no obvious improvement compared with last season, as long as anyone who has watched a few Lakers games will understand that Wang Feng's rebounds this season are really grabbed by his personal ability, and the gold content is extremely high.
In previous seasons, although Wang Feng could average double-doubles in rebounds per game, a small half of them were quite watery, similar to Westbrook, his teammates helped him get in the position, and at the same time, he relied on his 90 defensive rebounding sense to successfully get a double.
But now it's different, 90 card position, defensive rebounding and offensive rebounding, so that Wang Feng has been considered a big success in rebounding, although it has just reached the standard of 90, and there is no blessing of any badge, but in the era of small ball tactics with generally low internal strength, it can fully support Wang Feng to make achievements in rebounding.
Not to mention assists, the passing ability, the two major passing attributes of passing IQ Wang Feng have been strengthened to 90, and there is a purple signature organization badge of ten cents, with Wang Feng's strong ball-holding offensive deterrence, brushing assists is simply flying.
As for the defense......
He started as a 3-and-D player with three-point shooting and defense from the beginning, and he has never missed the All-Defensive Team except for his rookie season of only half a season, and is considered a super outside defender on par with Leonard.
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In terms of scoring, other comprehensive abilities have been thrown out of more than a dozen streets, which is enough for Durant to be depressed.
Since joining the league, Durant has been in an environment of being suppressed by James, with no more honors than others, and his personal ability has always been slightly inferior.
The big and small king of the alliance, he will always be the little king.
Now, it is hard to wait for the 38-year-old James to grow old, but the era of Durant has not come.
Wang Feng's strong rise made Durant not even a good little Wang.
Durant already has a hunch that this Finals matchup may be his only chance, if he can't even defeat Wang Feng this year, then he will never have a chance!
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May 30, 2021.
The Brooklyn Buck Lai Center in New York was packed.
As the most exciting finals in the past three years, this year's finals have attracted much more attention than the previous two finals, and the TV ratings have reached almost the level of the 16-17 season's peak cavalry!
Everyone is curious, in this dragon battle, is it the Lakers led by Wang Feng who can win three consecutive championships to create a dynasty, or the Nets led by Durant to win the championship and win the championship for the first time as the core leader of the team?
ESPN, TNT and even CCTV Sports, which has been on the NBA in China, have broadcast the opening game of the Finals live.
In the pre-game locker room, Lakers head coach Walton was still pouring chicken soup for the players.
"Guys, a whole season of hard work, and now we're about to reap the rewards! A three-in-a-row dynasty awaits us! The Nets are arguably the strongest opponents we've faced this season, with the Big Three being strong individually and the quality of the role players, so we need to ......."
Wharton was actually nervous.
Winning three in a row is very important not only for the players, but also for him as a manager.
Looking back on the 16-17 season, when he first became a head coach, he would not believe that he would one day become a two-time NBA champion and be only one step away from a third championship!
Even now, his coaching career has only been five years.
This kind of brilliant resume, looking at the entire league, is also only the head coach of the Warriors, Steve. Cole is comparable.
If the Lakers successfully defeat the Nets in this Finals and complete the great cause of three consecutive championships, Wharton will do what even Kerr has not been able to do, and will become the leader of the young generation of cutting-edge head coaches!
In fact, Wharton also knows in his heart that his coaching level is not so good that level, if he insists on saying it, he is just lucky, just happened to meet a team like Wang Feng and the Lakers.
One of the advantages of a rookie coach is that he is not as tough, stubborn, and opinionated as the old coach, and he will refer to and adopt the players when they have ideas, especially Wang Feng, whom the Lakers attach great importance to, has an almost transcendent status in the team, just like Kobe Bryant.
All the requests put forward by Wang Feng, as long as they are not particularly excessive, Wharton will fully consider and adopt them, and it can be said that the entire Lakers team is a team built around Wang Feng's ideas and requirements.
It's not just Wharton, it's general manager Magic Johnson as well.
It is precisely because of this that the traverser Wang Feng was able to successfully assemble a set of "perfect" lineups that have both strength and potential in his opinion.
Of course, this process is not without friction, Wang Feng's criticism of the team's management in terms of recruitment still makes the general manager and head coach feel a little dissatisfied, especially when the Lakers had the opportunity to introduce James, Leonard and other superstars, Wang Feng came forward to obstruct and even threatened to apply to leave the team, which made them very angry.
However, these angry emotions have long disappeared with the Lakers' two championships in three years and a third championship in sight.
Wang Feng proved how strong his strategic vision was, and Johnson and Wharton had to be convinced.
Wharton could only sigh over and over again, and deeply felt his luck.
As long as he can win three consecutive championships, his name will surely be recorded in the ranks of the top championship coaches in the history of the league, which is the dream of every NBA head coach, just like a player chasing a championship, a hall of fame, and an all-time ranking.
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Wharton chattered at a faster pace because of nervousness, repeating the details that needed to be paid attention to and paid attention to in the game against the Nets, while Wang Feng, who was sitting on the sidelines, was quite determined.
This is the sixth time in Wang Feng's career that he has played in the finals, and this kind of thing has long been familiar to him, and he even feels a little aesthetically fatigued.
Why is it hard to create a dynasty in the NBA?
The alliance is strong and powerful on the one hand.
The setting of the team's salary cap, which led to the merit players being poached from premium contracts after winning the championship, is another story.
Another very important aspect is the slackness of the players to achieve their goals after successfully winning the championship.
It may be fine when you win one or two championships, but after four or five championships, the desire to win the championship will inevitably start to weaken, resulting in a lack of motivation.
This is a normal phenomenon that no one can avoid.
But Wang Feng is different.
For him, the championship is not only the accumulation of personal honors, but also an important channel to obtain rewards!
Winning the championship plus FMVP's optional purple Hall of Fame level badge is definitely one of the most generous rewards of all the system rewards, if you can, Wang Feng can't wait to win the championship every year, there is no problem in terms of motivation at all, and it is even a virtuous circle.
Win the championship - get badge rewards - improve strength - it's easier to win the championship!
This is actually the same as brushing up on experience level achievements in online games and constantly doing repetitive tasks, and it's easy to never stop enjoying it.
For Wang Feng, who currently has 22 badges in hand, there is still a long way to go to reach the level of having fifty or sixty badges like James and Brother Alphabet.
This year's championship, Wang Feng is also not ready to let it out, it doesn't matter if the opponent is Durant or anyone else, just defeat them!
Moments later, the Lakers players left the locker room and made their way to the players' tunnel.
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at Wang Feng, and as the core and leader of the team, Wang Feng stretched out a hand.
"Guys......"
Needless to say, Butler was the first to put his hand up, followed by Ingram, Kuzma, and López......
All the players gathered in a circle and put their hands on it, while Wang Feng continued to say calmly: "This season, for us, is a difficult season, there is an old saying in China called good things are more grinding, the third championship trophy is close to us is too late, win the game, get three consecutive championships!" Let's also become legends like Jordan Pippen, Kobe O'Neal! ”
“1! 2! 3! Come on! ”
The Lakers players are full of momentum and stride out of the players' tunnel!
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"Hello audience friends, this is the first game of the Los Angeles Lakers away game against the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA2020-21 Finals brought by CCTV Sports......"
Due to the aftermath of a dog incident, CCTV Sports has not fully resumed the live broadcast of NBA events, and only occasionally broadcasts some of Wang Feng's key games.
Today's Wang Feng has already become a phenomenal figure in China, and his influence has even surpassed that of the original Da Yao.
Wang Feng's achievements in the NBA are too exaggerated, and he even exploded the basketball god Jordan at the same age, five championships, four consecutive MVPs, 83 points, and an average of 40+10+10 per game......
Now, Wang Feng is about to get the sixth championship of his career, officially tying the total number of championships won by Qiao's gang leader, such a historic moment, how could the Chinese fans who support Wang Feng the most miss it?
Although Wang Feng's six crowns are slightly watery compared to Jordan, the first three championships are won by holding the thighs of Curry and James, but six crowns are six crowns!
The most important thing is that Wang Feng is not yet 29 years old, and there is still a long time to go in his peak! The Lakers are currently strong, Butler and Ingram are still very long contracts, this summer the Lakers will inevitably complete the contract extension with Wang Feng, and under the condition of retaining the configuration of the Big Three, the Lakers will still be the favorite to win the championship in the future, and Wang Feng has a great chance to win the seventh, eighth or even ninth championship in his career!
Looking at the entire history of the NBA, only the Celtics, a giant team with a small number of teams, imperfect league physique, and a large number of excellent players monopolized in ancient times, have done it.
The famous Lord of the Rings Bill. Russell, a player with a total of 9 championships in his career, then retired and turned coach to get 2 championship rings, a total of 11 championship rings, and he can't wear either hand!
But just like Chamberlain's 100 points in a single game will always be questioned, although Russell has 11 championships, but due to the times, the gold content will always be questioned, so when the major media rank the historical status, it will always be ranked fourth after Jordan, James, and Abdul-Jabbar.
At that time, there were only 8 teams in the league, and it wasn't until Russell retired that the league added 14 teams, and the strength of these teams was uneven, and many of them were simply amateur players.
The Celtics were one of the few giants in the league at the time, with a complete coaching team, scientific training methods, and players in the squad were all professional level.
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Russell's individual ability is undoubted, he was definitely the top star of the era, and he complemented Chamberlain, but the reason why he was able to get 11 championship rings did take advantage of the team.
The topic is far away, all in all, if Wang Feng can also win 9 championships, his historical status will definitely far surpass Russell or even Jordan, becoming the undisputed first person in the history of the league!
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After some introductions, the starters of both teams appeared one after another.
The Lakers' side is still the same as the Western Finals, starting point guard Wang Feng, point guard Butler, small forward Ingram, power forward Kuzma, and center Lopez.
On the Nets' side, point guard Irving, point guard Dinwiddie, small forward George, power forward Durant, and center Jarrett are on the Nets' side. Alan.
Standing on the court, Wang Feng looked at Durant, who looked solemn, and his eyes were always on the basketball in the referee's hand.
"So serious?"
Wang Feng understands Durant a little.
Because of him, the original two championships became one, and Durant is not in a good situation, he needs this championship too much to consolidate his position.
But...... So what? Even if Durant has no championship in his entire career, he has nothing to do with Wang Feng, as long as he gets his system reward.
As the referee threw the basketball into the air, the young Jarrett . Aaron easily won the jump ball and tossed the basketball to his side.
Owen received the ball and rushed to the front court quickly, and then made a slight move.
In front of him, standing was Wang Feng!
On the sidelines of the court, the head coach of the Nets, once legendary point guard Steve Brown. Nash's eyebrows furrowed.
"Didn't Wang Feng actually keep an eye on Kevin (Durant)?"
This scene was really a bit unexpected by everyone on the Nets.
In their assumption, Wang Feng will definitely target Durant, who has the strongest scoring ability on the Nets' side, after all, in the previous playoffs, including the Eastern Conference finals against Brother Alphabet's defense, Durant has fully proved his horror in terms of scoring ability.
As the Lakers' strongest defender, Wang Feng should limit Durant's scoring, at least in the previous few encounters, Wang Feng has been targeting Durant in most cases.
But this time on the stage of the finals, the Lakers and Wang Feng made changes.