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Chapter 118 Western Finals Opponent Thunder ([-]nd update)

(This is the second update, and there will be a third update later, probably around 12 o'clock. If you can't wait, you can watch it tomorrow. There will be a fourth update tomorrow, and make up for the one missing yesterday.)
CJ McCollum, a rookie selected with the 13th pick in the first round of 10, is one of the most popular players in the lottery.

But in the first two seasons of entering the league, McCollum's performance was not very good. He averaged 5.3 points per game in his rookie season and 6.8 points per game in his sophomore year. His performance did not match his draft position at all.

At the end of last season, when the team boss Aldridge announced that he would leave the team to join the Spurs, everyone thought the Blazers were done for. Lillard alone was far from enough to support the Blazers to break into the playoffs.

At this critical juncture, McCollum rose, suddenly rising when everyone thought he was destined to be a parallel importer with no potential.

In the new season, McCollum has grown rapidly and formed a double shot with Lillard in the backcourt. He averaged 20.8 points per game in the regular season and shot 44.8% from the field. His performance was amazing in the entire league.

Compared with McCollum, Wang Feng's performance this season is not bad at all, even better. He also averages 20+ points per game. The main scoring method comes from outside the three-point line. Wang Feng's shots and shooting percentage are better than McCollum's. Some.

More importantly, Wang Feng has also made great achievements on the defensive end, and he is also the league's steal leader.

However, if you only consider the performance comparison between this season and last season, McCollum is undoubtedly more suitable for the Most Improved Player Award than Wang Feng.

After all, Wang Feng was already a main player who averaged 15 points per game in the playoffs last season, and now he is just raising his average from 15 points per game to 20 points.

McCollum has increased his scoring average from nearly 6.8 points per game last season to 20 points, which is a bigger step forward.

However, the trophy was finally awarded to Wang Feng.

Perhaps it is because Wang Feng is more popular, or it may be that Wang Feng was selected to the All-Star team, the best team and the best defensive team at the same time in a single season, which made him get more points in the eyes of the voting reporters.

The Most Improved Player award itself does not have much gold content, and not many people will remember that their idol has won this award.

The simplest example is McGrady, who is extremely popular in China. When people mention McGrady, the first thing that comes to mind is his two-time scoring champion, the title of the four major shooting guards, and his time of 35 seconds and 13 minutes. Maddie moment.

Which fan would happily tell others with their fingers that their favorite idol once won the most improved player award?

Therefore, although Wang Feng's winning of this award is quite controversial, not many people will think about it. Even Wang Feng himself, after learning about the joy of winning the award, quickly calmed down. The only thing he still has some expectations for is Can this award take his season rating to a higher level?

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While various season awards were announced one after another, the second round of the playoffs finally came to an end.

The Eastern Raptors and the Heat fought fiercely in 7 games. In the end, the Raptors defeated the Heat 4:3 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the West, the game between the Spurs and the Thunder was beyond the expectations of most people in the league. The Thunder eliminated the Spurs 4:2 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

Judging by the record in the regular season, the Spurs with 67 wins are obviously better than the Thunder with only 55 wins, and the team's lineup is more reasonable with both inside and outside.

However, this is basketball, and sometimes, the game is not just enough to win the game.

The internal and external combination of Leonard and Aldridge was completely at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Durant + Westbrook's double outside combination. completely at a disadvantage.

It can't be Leonard's fault either.

Wang Feng, who is a time traveler, knows best. Leonard's strongest peak period is the 18-19 season, when he led the Raptors to win the championship. At that time, Leonard really became the top star in the league. , Both offensive and defensive ends are impeccable.

And now Leonard is still a little less interesting.

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The opponents for the Eastern and Western finals have been announced, and the most exciting game is finally about to begin.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors.

Golden State Warriors vs Oklahoma City Thunder.

"We're going to meet Kevin Durant..."

Wang Feng's expression was quite solemn.

Although Durant's career has been accompanied by various doubts and stains, as a forward position, he can be called the strongest scorer, and there is no problem with his personal ability!

Not to mention the small forward position, even if you look at the entire league history, apart from Joe Gang, no star dares to say that his offensive scoring ability can overwhelm Durant.

With a height of at least 2 meters and a wingspan of 10 meters, it is extremely difficult for Durant to block the opponent in the same position when shooting. Moreover, Durant also has the soft touch of the top shooter, just like an enhanced version of Novi Ski!
Wang Feng had already played against Durant during the regular season... How should I put it, that experience was not particularly good.

Wang Feng, who is 2 meters tall, is actually not low. Many small forwards in the league are even less than 01 meters tall, but standing in front of Durant, Wang Feng still feels that he is very low. When Durant shoots, he can cause a lot of interference. Small, even with the Defensive Deterrence Badge.

Even the purple defensive deterrence badge is not a panacea.

Its function is only to reduce the opponent's hit rate under the condition of effective interference, and the degree of reduction is directly related to the level of interference effect.

Facing a top shooter like Durant, the defensive deterrence badge cannot completely limit the opponent's scoring when it cannot completely block the opponent's line of sight.

In the four games between the Warriors and the Thunder in the regular season, Wang Feng faced Durant all the way. Under his defense, the opponent scored 24 points, 21 points, 27 points and 25 points in the four games respectively.

The average is 24.25 points, and the shooting rate is stable at about 45%. Compared with Durant's regular season average of 28 points and shooting rate of more than 50%, Wang Feng's defense still has some effect, but it is obviously not enough.

Wang Feng doesn't know how the butterfly effect will affect this Western Conference Finals game. It stands to reason that the Warriors at this stage are stronger than the 73-win Barnes version of the Warriors, but if he can't guard Durant, God knows if there will be any moths.

For example, the Warriors fell behind 1:3, and did not set off any Jedi comeback at all. Instead, they were simply and neatly won by the Thunder.

Wang Feng couldn't be sure, so he felt that it was necessary to win the Thunder steadily. The bigger the score difference, the better, preferably 4:0, so as to ensure nothing goes wrong.

To achieve this, finding a way to contain Durant is the most critical part.

(End of this chapter)