Olajuwon's technical characteristics determine that the Rockets are a team that relies more on outside projection.

In recent seasons, the Rockets have been the league's highest three-point shooting and shooting team, averaging 21.4 shots per game in the '94-95 season, the only team in the league to make more than 20 three-point attempts.

And in the 95-96 season, which is the current season, the Rockets averaged 24.9 three-point shots per game in the regular season.

It's just that this season's Rockets are no longer the team with the most three-point shots in the league.

The Warriors averaged 30.9 three-point attempts per game during the regular season, far ahead of any team in the league.

Everyone is not surprised by this, after all, if nothing else, Wang Feng alone has to shoot 11.8 three-pointers per game, almost turning three-pointers into conventional weapons.

This is also one of the main reasons why Wang Feng was able to downplay the average of 38.7 points per game.

He can shoot a staggering 47.5% from beyond the three-point line, scoring a whopping 16.8 points from three-point range alone, plus scoring inside the two-point shot and averaging about 8 free throws per game, not to mention averaging 38.7 points per game, and it is not impossible to average 40 points per game with a little effort.

The reason why the Rockets lost to the Warriors in the game was actually to lose to the three-point shot.

In this game, the Warriors' three-point shooting rate was quite good, Wang Feng needless to say that he was as stable as ever, while other outside shooters of the Warriors such as Mullin and Blaylock also maintained a stable three-point shooting rate of more than 40%.

On the other hand, on the Rockets' side, Olajuwon, who was trapped, successfully created many open opportunities for his teammates, but no one took them.

Drexler was 1-of-5 from three-point range, Kassel was 1-of-4, and Kenny. Smith 1 in 0, Sam. Mark 5 in 1.

The Rockets shot 8-of-30 from the three-point line in the whole game, shooting just 26.6%, compared to the overall three-point shooting rate of 39% on the opposite side.

Of course, the Rockets' three-point miss is not entirely a matter of their own hand, and the Warriors' outside defense is equally critical.

Don't look at the Warriors' average points conceded per game this season, ranking among the top in the league, but that's because of the extra rounds that have increased in rapid offensive and defensive conversions, in fact, the Warriors' defense is not bad, with Wang Feng and Blaylock, two best defensive team players on the outside, and strong mobility on the inside, or a first-year rookie, Garnett, who has not lost the defensive effect of the peak Green.

The Warriors may not have much to do when defending the inside heavy center, but they are quite effective against teams that are dominated by perimeter players.

This is also Wang Feng's plan to choose the lineup layout at the beginning.

In the past two years, the biggest opponent of the Warriors is the Bulls, and the main player is Jordan, Pippen's Bulls are definitely an outside team, as for Rodman...... In addition to grabbing rebounds and defense, the big bug can be completely ignored on the offensive end.

The Warriors' defensive system will be relatively weak on the defensive end when facing a team like Magic and Spurs with super centers, but if it is against a team dominated by outside core players like the Bulls, then the defensive intensity will definitely not lose to any team in the league!

As for Team Rocket...... Of course, they also have a super centre-forward, there's no doubt about that.

The Warriors fans, who won the opening game by a big margin, didn't have to wait a few days for joy before they were beaten in the face at the G2 game on May 6.

After realizing that it was useless to pass to his outside teammates to shoot, Olajuwon decisively changed his style of play in this game and forced the basket by himself.

The results are outstanding.

As mentioned earlier, Olajuwon is not good at breaking bags, but compared to O'Neal, David. Robinson, a strong interior center, is actually in the top five in the league in this regard.

In the face of Garnett and Secali's bag, Olajuwon in the second game punched hard, shooting 13 of 25 from the field, 6 of 8 free throws, and got 32 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 blocks, completely dominating the basket and beating Garnett and Secali to the north.

Relying on Olajuwon's strong dominance under the basket, the Rockets managed to win the game on the Warriors' home court, with a score of 107-101.

Wang Feng played a decent game with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, and a triple-double.

In this game, Wang Feng did not use all his strength, but waited and watched, and he was observing the possible winning points of the Rockets.

With the game over, he was also completely sure that this Rockets team was no match for the Warriors at all.

It's not that the Warriors are so strong that they don't even care about the Rockets, the favorites to win the championship, but for this playoffs, the Rockets are really weak.

Drexler is not in good shape due to injuries, and the rest of the Rockets' players are old and injured, and only Olajuwon is struggling to support him, and his own condition cannot be said to be very good, and it has also dropped a lot compared with the previous two seasons.

There is no way, after all, Olajuwon is also injured, and he only played 72 games during the regular season, and he also met David in the first round. Robinson's Spurs have experienced a fierce battle.

In Wang Feng's memory, the Rockets in the original time and space, after eliminating the Lakers in the first round, met the supersonic team at the top of the Western Conference in the second round, and then was swept out of the game by the supersonic team directly and neatly 4:0.

In 4 games, Olajuwon was completely suppressed by Kemp, averaging only 18.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, shooting 47.5% from the field.

Although it may seem like a win, this is the playoffs, and it always comes with injuries and luck.

Just like the first championship of the Jordan Bulls back then, it was said that it was to complete the change of times in the face of the Lakers who were in full swing, but the Lakers at that time were full of injuries and were not in their prime.

And the future Warriors' first championship was also won in the face of the Cavaliers' Jedi Seven Samurai.

Injuries are also part of the game, and it can't be said that a victory because of an opponent's injury is not a victory.

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The Rockets managed to win a game on the road and return to Houston with a score of 1-1, which made Rockets fans breathe a sigh of relief, and it seems that the Warriors, a rebuilt new army, are still slightly inferior in terms of combat effectiveness.

Next, the Rockets only need to play steadily, win both games at home, and get match points, then the Western Conference finals will be stable.

But the ideal is plump, and the reality is often skinny.

Rocket fans never imagined that at their home court, the Warriors would simply and neatly win two cities in a row, directly rewriting the score from 1:1 to 3:1!

What the hell is this?

Many people are stunned, especially when they see Wang Feng, who scored 41 and 46 points in the two games, the confused expression is even more obvious!

Where the hell did this guy come from, that's too exaggerated, isn't it?

The Rockets' outside defense was completely useless in front of Wang Feng, allowing him to break through and score with all kinds of ease.

Especially when the game between the two teams is at its most intense, the other players are basically unable to score, the Rockets can only rely on Olajuwon to score hard under the basket, and only Wang Feng can score on the Warriors' side.

However, Olajuwon's scoring ability and explosiveness are obviously more than one grade behind Wang Feng.

Whenever Olajuwon struggled under the basket, shook off defenders with fantastic footsteps, or forced a physical advantage to score a point in the frame, Wang Feng could easily score with a light-hearted three-point shot from outside the three-point line.

The energy and physical strength of both sides on the offensive end are completely out of the same level.

The Rockets didn't think about curbing Wang Feng's three-point shot, but when Wang Feng made a move to quickly grab three points around the block, they had no choice.

Garnett's footsteps are extremely fast, the area and quality of the block and dismantle are still very good, it is difficult for ordinary players to quickly bypass the pick-and-roll, and the interior players who are opposite Garnett are far less flexible than Garnett, and it is also too late to make up for the speed of defense.

The so-called trick is eaten all over the world, and the snake hits seven inches, since the effect is very good, the rocket team can't prevent it, so Wang Feng will use it all the time.

Then he threw a 41-point game and a 46-point game.

That's the limit in terms of star caps.

Olajuwon is definitely the league's top superstar and can also be ranked at the top of the center history.

But as a center forward, Olajuwon's offensive ability and lethality are still slightly inferior to O'Neal at his peak, and there is no way to compare with Jordan in the same period.

Olajuwon can't even compare to Jordan, so naturally he can't compete with Wang Feng, who Jordan can suppress.

Of course, the reason why the Rockets lost so completely was because of the team's second-in-command Drexler's poor form.

After all, this is a top superstar who was known as the East Flyer and West Glider, and at his peak, he was regarded as an existence that could go hand in hand with Jordan.

Drexler's poor form due to injury directly made the Rockets withdraw from the ranks of championship contenders, and Olajuwon alone was unable to support it, which caused the current situation.

No way, who made Olajuwon unable to be 1v5 like Wang Feng?

Back at home, the Warriors didn't give the Rockets a chance to turn the tables, 112:106, won the game neatly, fixed the total score at 4:1, and easily eliminated the Rockets to advance to the Western Conference finals ahead of schedule.

The Warriors were able to defeat the Rockets so easily, which was indeed something that everyone did not expect, after all, the Rockets had just crossed the mountain of the Spurs, and their combat effectiveness was obvious to all.

It can only be said that the restraint in style and the superposition of fatigue and injuries really affect the combat power very much.

In this series, Wang Feng and Olajuwon, the two stars of their respective teams, are naturally the absolute focus of attention.

In the face of the Warriors' relatively "weak" interior, Olajuwon can also be regarded as a heavy punch, averaging 31 points, 13 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 4 blocks per game in 5 games, and his performance is impeccable.

However, Wang Feng's performance was even more explosive, especially in the two 40+ scoring games of the Rockets away, which directly increased his average score in 5 games to 39.2 points, 11.6 rebounds and 10.4 assists!

"I originally thought that there was only one Michael in this world. Jordan, but obviously I was wrong, Wang Feng is the second Michael...... No, he may be stronger than Michael, not only has a near-inexplicable scoring ability on the offensive end, but also has the league's best ability to organize teammates and protect rebounds. ”

These are the words of Da Meng, who was eliminated from the competition, when he faced media reporters at the post-match press conference after the game.

"We can't find Wang Feng's weaknesses at all, he doesn't seem to have any technical shortcomings, his accurate three-point shooting and mid-range shooting, the super-fast first step breakthrough that few people can match, the speed that is not inferior to the guard and the physique of the interior player, and the bounce on par with Jordan...... Perhaps, this is the template for the most perfect basketball player. ”

Obviously, Olajuwon's evaluation is not high, and he almost praised Wang Feng to the sky.

Anyone who hears this will think it is absurd.

Can a player be truly invincible on the field? Isn't there a bit of weakness?

But as long as you have watched the Warriors game, you really have to admit that Wang Feng is really unstoppable on the court, and there is only one way to win the Warriors, and that is to beat Wang Feng in terms of teammates.

The Warriors' roster is really not strong, aside from the first-year rookie Garnett, who is still in the growth stage, the other players are very limited, and they will only get weaker and weaker as they get older.

This is also the biggest problem and flaw of the Warriors at the moment, and Wang Feng is facing the same situation as Jordan in the early years.

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The Warriors eliminated the Rockets and advanced to the Western Conference finals, while the matchup on the other side of the West was in full swing.

The SuperSonics, the Jazz, if it weren't for Wang Feng's appearance, these two teams would have been the strongest teams in the West, and would have competed on the pinnacle stage of the Western Conference Finals.

But the appearance of Wang Feng caused the SuperSonics and Jazz to meet in the division semifinals in advance.

The change of the stage did not make the strength of the two teams decline, the two sides can be said to be fighting to the death, 4 games are over, the two teams are tied 2:2, and it is difficult to say who will die in the end, even Wang Feng, who is a traverser and has a prescient vision, is not easy to judge.

After all, the supersonic and Jazz fought for 7 games in the original time and space, and the last 1 minute of the game was still full of suspense, and the Jazz team was only a step behind in chess, losing to the opponent 90-86.

But no matter which team wins and enters the Western Conference finals, it will become the strongest opponent for Wang Feng and the Warriors in the West.

Compared with the intractable battle in the west, the two groups in the east are much easier.

The Bulls defeated the Knicks 4-1, and the Magic also defeated the Hawks 4-1, and both teams entered the Eastern Conference finals ahead of schedule and have begun to prepare for the Eastern Conference finals.

Defending champion Knicks lost to the Bulls without any surprises.

The gap in the strength of the two teams is too big, although Ewing can contribute an average of 23.4 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game in 5 games, but in the face of Jordan, who averages 36 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, it is obviously much worse.

The elimination of the defending champions is a testament to the failure of their management last summer.

Ewing's sky-high contract of $18.72 million has completely negatively played a negative role for the team, and letting go of Wang Feng will also be the worst decision in the history of Knicks management.

However, the Knicks are still saved, at least in the eyes of fans in New York, they still have hope of turning the tables around.

At the end of this season, Ewing's salary will change from $18.72 million to $3 million, which is a condition that the Knicks put forward when they renewed their contract with Ewing, and they want to use this year to pursue Jordan, whose contract has expired with the Bulls, to form an invincible combination of Jordan + Ewing!