Wang Feng came to defend Irving, the purpose was actually very simple and direct, to strangle the helpers around Durant.

Durant's scoring ability is indeed strong, but due to physical fitness, his scoring burst and ceiling are relatively limited, and scoring 40+ points in a game is basically Durant's limit in most cases.

In this case, in fact, Owen and George are the key points that determine the outcome of the game, and Owen's play is particularly important.

Wang Feng, who was a teammate with Owen for a short time, knows very well that Owen is actually a nerve knife type player, and it is not an exaggeration to make a dozen shots when he gets up, but when he is on time, it is really fatal.

Although the name of the first point guard of a certain sound is a bit ridiculous, it really puts aside the aspects of personal honors and other aspects, when it comes to scoring ability, Irving can also be ranked in the history of point guards.

Of course, if all other factors are taken into account, then Owen is not worth mentioning.

Poor defense, glass physique, and personal behavior are somewhat ailmentary, such a player is really a disaster for a team, after all, Irving's grade is still enough to pay the top salary, but it is really not worth spending the top salary to sign him......

George's side, there is Butler to deal with, two small forwards with basically the same style of play and position, George was slightly ahead of Butler in the outside world two years ago, but now the status of the two has changed.

Butler has two championships in hand, although there is no top individual honor, but his historical status has risen with two consecutive championships.

On the other hand, George was expected by many people when the Thunder played an MVP-level performance, but in the two seasons with the Nets, George gradually became the third person in the Nets, and the power in the team was even below Irving, and the average data per game this season also shrank further, with only 18.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists.

Of course, the reduction of the status of the team does not mean that George's strength is weakened, so in Wang Feng's expectation, George will at least form a mutual explosion situation with Butler.

As long as Wang Feng can limit Irving's play, then the Nets' main scoring point will only be Durant, so the situation will become clear.

While limiting Irving, as long as Wang Feng can score higher than Durant, then the Lakers can win the game.

Although it is a bit stupid to do addition and subtraction directly on the field, there is also a saying that the road is simple, and when it comes to this kind of highest-level competitive stage, in fact, the competition between the two sides is the play of the leading star.

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In the face of Wang Feng's defense, it is naturally impossible for Owen to choose to attack with the ball by himself, even if he is talented and known as the essence of human dribbling, Owen does not know how to deal with Wang Feng.

In terms of speed and agility, Owen has no obvious advantage, and other aspects such as height, arm span, strength, and bounce bursts are at the level of being fully crushed, and he has no need to play at all.

Therefore, Irving was very decisive and passed the ball directly to Durant.

Durant, who received Irving's pass, faced the defense of Lakers forward Ingram.

As mentioned before, Ingram's draft template is Durant, who is obviously more advantageous in terms of physical static talent, taller and longer arm span than Ingram, but in terms of dynamic talents such as speed, stamina and bounce, Ingram has an advantage over Durant.

This season, Ingram's strength has been recognized by the public, and his performance as the Lakers' second-highest scorer during the regular season when Butler was injured was perfect, but it is clear that this alone is not enough, especially against his draft template Durant himself.

Durant held the ball and dribbled a shot, deceived the Ingram Center while quickly closing the ball and breaking through, and made a mid-range pull-up jump shot, and the basketball was solidly hit.

2:0, Durant used his signature mid-range jumper to win the Nets, and then Wang Feng immediately shot back.

The Lakers used Ingram to defend Durant, while the Nets, as always, let Paul . George goes to defend Wang Feng.

There's no way, George is already the best defender on the front line that the Nets can find, even if he can't stop Wang Feng, at least it's better than letting Durant, Dinwiddie and others be completely blown out.

In the face of George's close defense, Wang Feng broke through and stepped back, opened the distance between the two and then jumped outside the three-point line, and the basketball also hit, 2:3!

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"What an offensive feast!"

In the TNT studio, Barkley, O'Neill and others were full of praise.

"God knows how long the fans and crowds have been waiting for such a matchup! The two with the strongest offensive ability in the league faced off directly on the finals stage, shouldering the offensive banner of the first quarter of the game between the two teams! ”

"Shaq, who do you think has the higher score in today's game, Wang Feng or Durant?" Kenny. Smith asked.

"Of course it's Wang Feng." O'Neal immediately said without thinking: "Whether it is the regular season or the playoffs, Wang Feng's average points per game are always higher than KD's, but compared to this, I am more curious, do you think it is possible for these two guys to score 50+ points at the same time in the finals?" ”

"Haha, that's hard to say." Barkley was immediately overjoyed. "If you look at the current defensive intensity of the two teams against these two people, this possibility is really possible, Brandon (Ingram) obviously can't guard Durant at all, and it seems that he has a hot hand today...... As for Wang Feng, not to mention, I basically haven't seen him feel bad. ”

Amid everyone's discussion and curious speculation, the first quarter of the game ended.

Wang Feng and Durant both scored double-doubles, 13 and 14 points respectively, and their shooting rates were also above 50%.

However, the scores of the two teams were not even.

The Lakers scored 35 points in a single quarter, while the Nets scored only 27 points, and the Lakers took an eight-point lead in the first quarter.

From here, it can be seen that the Lakers won in terms of the strategy of defensive arrangement.

While Wang Feng and Durant scored closely, Butler and George scored 6 and 9 points respectively in the first quarter.

However, the respective Big Three played very differently.

On the defensive end, Ingram was completely blown up by Durant, but on the offensive end, Ingram is not a soft persimmon to be kneaded, in the face of Durant's defense, Ingram also played a few beautiful offenses, scoring 8 points on 3-of-4 shooting.

Owen, on the other hand, is miserable.

Under Wang Feng's defense, Irving didn't have any chances at all, and several attempted long-range shots were all missed under the interference of the defensive shock badge, shooting 0 of 5, and scoring 2 points only by free throws.