The contest between Wang Chao and James, in fact, has nothing to say, it has been staged countless times in the past ten years, and most of the time it is Wang Chao who has the last laugh, even if it is the series that lost twice, it is because of the team's injuries.

And the data of Wang Chao in those two times also fully covered James, which perfectly explains what it means for the team to lose Wang Chao did not lose.

James may be able to compare with Wang Chao twice at the beginning of the game, but as the game continues, he will involuntarily fall into the disadvantage when he is inferior to Wang Chao in scoring stability and explosiveness, which is no way.

And every time at this time, if James wants to win against Wang Chao, he has to rely on the help of his teammates.

The Lakers have the most luxurious interior twin tower combination in the league at the moment, wouldn't it be a waste not to make good use of it?

The Lakers possessed the ball, and they began to create offensive opportunities for the interior twin towers frequently.

But what Lakers fans didn't expect was that the Lakers' Twin Towers were not as good as they imagined when facing the Clippers.

First up is Cousins.

and Brooke. In the case of López, whoever thinks Cousins will have the upper hand in the matchup.

But this is not the case.

Cousins struggled every time he attacked the basket, it was difficult to squeeze into the restricted area, and the offense was mostly based on mid-range or even three-point shooting, how could the efficiency be so high?

Such a situation is both unexpected and reasonable.

Cousins weighs 122 kilograms, and in the league in the current small-ball era, he is already a big-tonnage interior player, and he himself has always looked a little overweight.

But in fact, Brooke, who looks a lot thinner than him. López, on the other hand, weighed 125 kilograms, which is a little heavier than Cousins.

Although in terms of strength, Lopes definitely can't compete with Cousins, but Lopez, who has strong lower body strength, can completely withstand Cousins on the inside and reduce the opponent's offensive efficiency.

This is also one of Lopez's roles with the Clippers, where height and weight build up the ability to protect the basket inside.

Although Lopez is very poor in rebounding, he has a one-handed defense in the restricted area, coupled with a three-point shooting rate comparable to that of an outside player, his value is quite high, and even in Wang Chao's opinion, it is far higher than the best defensive player Rudy, who can only defend and does not attack. Goebel.

Cousins struggled with Lopez's defense, and the other player in the Twin Towers, Downs, was even worse.

Cousins is just not much of an advantage in the confrontation with Lopez on the inside, and Downs is an all-round underdog.

obviously has an advantage in height and weight, but Downs has always been squeezed out of the outside line by Wang Chao in the game, and he has no chance to attack on the inside line at all.

This really looks silly to a lot of Lakers fans.

"What kind of plane? It's not for you to blow up Wang Chao directly, but you can't pull your hips like this, right? A 2.06 meter outside player weighing only 105 kilograms can't withstand it? ”

But the fact is that Tang Si really can't stand up to Wang Chao.

If Downs's strength can also be converted into values, it is a little bit in his early 80s at most, which is the worst among interior players, and although Downs weighs more than Wang, it is not much bigger, but the difference between 110 kg and 105 kg is only.

Wang Chao already has an advantage in strength, and there is also a combat maniac confrontation bonus, so it is naturally not a problem to suppress Tang Si.

Moreover, Downs's offense was mostly based on outside projection, and once the inside attack was blocked, he almost subconsciously floated on the outside the whole time, wanting to use his range to avoid confrontation with Wang Chao.

But how could Wang Chao give Downs a chance to shoot easily on the outside?

As a result, the Twin Towers combination, which was pinned on by the Lakers, did not have the upper hand at all in the face of the Clippers' not strong interior line.

If the interior line can't take advantage, the Lakers' outside line will be unlucky.

Lowe vs Rondo is basically a casual step.

As a young man, Rondo was a regular on the All-Defensive Team, with his top-notch agility among defenders and a pair of long arms, he was quite good at defending and stealing.

But the current Rondo is no longer the tough defensive Rondo of the past.

The increase in age and injuries has made Rondo lose his explosiveness and speed in the past, and it just so happens that he is facing a very fast defender, and it is very difficult for Rondo to keep up with the opponent's speed.

finally started a game, Lu Wei is not polite, as long as Wang Chao gives him the ball, he will not hesitate to resolutely hold the ball and hit the basket, although his shooting rate is average, this game is not even 40%, but it frequently causes Lakers interior players to foul, many times to the free throw line, the shooting rate is not bad.

The Lakers were at a disadvantage on both ends of the floor, and the Clippers took the opportunity to play a strong offensive wave to directly extend the score to more than double digits.

Going around in circles, James was stunned to find that he had become a big bag again, attacking and organizing defense.

James: "??? ”

What the heck? Why did I come to the Lakers?

The Lakers fans at the game scene experienced the laughter before the start of the game, the silence in the middle of the game, and then the crazy words when they left the game after the game, and their mentality has exploded.

127:108。

The Clippers beat the city-rival Lakers by 19 points at home to win the first city-to-city derby of the new season, and it was also a disgrace in an important game like the Christmas game that attracted the attention of all-meter audiences.

Especially the Lakers' proud interior twin tower combination, Cousins shot 8 of 15 in the game, although the performance was not very bad, but the data of 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists can only be regarded as decent. Lopez didn't have the slightest advantage at all, and the latter also had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks in the whole game, with an annual salary of 2 million and 20 million work.

Cousins' performance was mediocre, but Downs' performance was truly disappointing.

He shot 5 of 12 from the field, shot only 41.7%, scored 12 points and 5 rebounds, and as an inside player, he almost floated outside to shoot three points the whole time, and was completely crushed by Wang Chao.

James played very strongly in this game, after all, he faced Tobias throughout the game. Harris's defense, although Harris defended very hard, but after all, he was limited by his lack of ability, and was cut by James with a triple-double of 33 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

However, with only 31 points and 15 rebounds on the inside, James is powerless even if he has 30+ triple-doubles.

The most uncomfortable thing for Lakers fans is that the Clippers in this game are not even in full condition, giving up a Gallinari who averages 15+ per game.

With one less Gallinari, the Lakers have lost by 19 points, so if the Clippers are fully healthy, will the Lakers still have to be abused?

I don't know who gave them the confidence to mistakenly think that the Lakers would have an advantage over the Clippers?

Of course, although losing is losing, it is impossible to admit cowardice.

At the post-game press conference, the Lakers all agreed that the main reason why the game was lost was because of the poor state and the fact that the team still needed time to run in and did not play its true strength.

"It's just a normal regular season, and what team in this league doesn't lose a game? It's normal to lose, but the important thing is that we learn from our failures and keep evolving until we beat our opponents and go to the highest stage. ”

At the post-game press conference, James faced reporters and swore an oath.

On the other hand, at the Clippers' post-game press conference, Wang Chao also talked about his thoughts on this game.

"How to put it, the Lakers' lineup is really great, and the two interior players can be inside and outside, very versatile and balanced, keep up the good work, I am optimistic that they can enter the Western Conference finals, and I also hope that the opponent in the Western Conference finals is the Lakers and not the Warriors."

Why do you think that? Is it because the Warriors are harder to deal with than the Lakers? A reporter added.

"Not really." Wang Chao shook his head, "If the opponent in the Western Conference is the Lakers, there is no need to run around because of home and away reasons, even if Oakland is not too far from Los Angeles, but after all, it will have to run in two places." ”

Reporter: "......"

Just for this reason? Look at your little bit of talent!

They really want to complain about Wang Chao like this, but they have to admit that as the king of the playoffs, Wang Chao is definitely qualified to say this, no matter what the players and fans of the Warriors and Lakers think when they hear this.

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After the Christmas War, the December schedule has come to an end.

At the same time, another annual event of the league continues: the All-Star Weekend voting event.

Just like last year, this year's All-Star Voting will also select the East and West voters respectively, and then the two voters will be the captains to select their respective teammates for an All-Star match.

Last year's East and West ticket kings were Wang Chao and James, both of whom left other All-Star players far behind, but this year is a little different, because Wang Chao and James are now playing for teams in the West, and there will be a competition between the two for the status of ticket kings.

Then, on December 26, just after the All-Star voting channel opened, the Lakers couldn't wait to start canvassing for James.

Not only the Lakers, but all advertisers who have interests with James have spared no effort to cheer for James, and they are bound to win the Western Conference ticket king.

All this was naturally carried out with James' acquiescence and even at his own request.

He has lost to Wang Chao many times, and he is unwilling to lose to Wang Chao even in the all-star vote, although Wang Chao has defeated him to win the title of vote king in the past many all-star votes, but this time it is obviously different, and the previous all-star vote king has no substantive significance except for sounding good, the all-star vote king after the restructuring will become the captain of the East and West troops, and has the right to choose other all-star teammates!

If James can defeat Wang Chao to become the king of the Western Ticket, and then choose Wang Chao as his teammate as the superior......

Just thinking about it, James felt that he had to be the king of votes!

Wang Chao didn't think so much about it, all-star is an entertainment event that doesn't have much meaning for Wang Chao now, and he is even lazy to be in the limelight on the field, just play a dozen on the field, play a soy sauce and go down to sit, not to mention the voting that has little direct relationship with the players.

Although the Clippers officially organized a canvassing session for Wang Chao and other players on the team, it was far less fanfare than the Lakers.

Then waited until the results of the first round of voting in early January were announced, James got 1.18 million votes in the first round of voting, ranking first in the league, and far ahead, Wang Chao got 1.02 million votes, 160,000 less than James, a big gap.

In third place is Antetokounmpo in the East, who has 990,000 votes, the most voted player in the East, but can only settle for third place in the league.

This is the first time in recent years that James has beaten Wang Chao in the vote, even if it is only the result of the first round of voting.

James' fans are overjoyed, as if this is some kind of supreme honor, and continue to work hard to vote, and it is bound to continue to maintain the lead at the end of the All-Star vote, so that James can sit in the position of the Western Conference vote king.

The announcement of the results of the first round of voting also made the majority of fans in China a little unhappy.

Are you kidding? Can I still lose the vote?

In the absence of Wang Chao and the official initiative vote, Wang Chao's fans in China spontaneously organized and began to vote for Wang Chao.

Looking at the history of China, there has never been a basketball player, or even a sports athlete, whose influence can reach his level, even Da Yao.

In terms of achievements, Wang Chao won two Olympic gold medals and a silver medal for Huaguo, which can only be regarded as decent, after all, in China's strong events, such as table tennis, diving, gymnastics, weightlifting and other events, there are many athletes who have won more gold than Wang Chao.

But basketball, as one of the three major balls, has a dimensional gap in its influence in China compared with other sports, and even the national sport table tennis.

This is just like the original Da Yao, when the team has the best historical results but the top eight of the Olympic Games, when talking about well-known athletes in China, they will still immediately think of Da Yao's name.

Achievement, honor and influence are two completely different concepts.

Wang Chao is really hot in the NBA, and his invincible resume makes him have a strong influence at home and abroad, especially in the domestic sports world, Wang Chao thinks that he is second, and absolutely no one dares to say that he is the first.

Under the huge influence, more and more Chinese people began to log on to the NBA's website to vote for Wang Chao.

At this moment, James is still complacent about the victory in the first round of voting, and begins to think about what kind of expression should he use to announce that his first choice is Wang Chao after he becomes the king of Western votes?

A week later, the results of the second round of voting were announced, but reality dealt him a heavy blow.

(End of chapter)