NBA: Top 3D talents to start

Chapter 325 It's hard to tell who will die
In the first quarter of the game, as Curry was double-teamed, the Warriors' main scoring points were concentrated on Thompson and Durant.

杜兰特6投2中得到5分，汤普森则5投4中得到8分。

On the Lakers side, Wang Feng scored 13 points in a single quarter, tied with Durant Thompson.

The Warriors' defense against Wang Feng is also similar to double-teaming tactics, but it is different from the Lakers' unscrupulous double-teaming almost the whole time. More shooting spots than the Warriors.

Needless to say, Wang Feng at the power forward position, Jimmy Butler and Brandon Ingram are all strikers with three-pointers.

The reason why Lakers starting center Brook Lopez was able to stay in the team is because he is a rare big player in the league with three-point shooting ability. This season, Lopez's three-point shooting rate is 36.5%. He averaged 2.3 three-pointers per game, both of which are career highs.

Although the 36.5% three-point shooting rate is not very high in this era dominated by three-point shooting, as a 2-meter big man, this shooting rate is enough, which means that Luo Pace is a huge threat.

Among the starting five, the one with the most unstable three-pointers is Rajon Rondo on the back line.

But even Rondo, who has a 35% three-point shooting rate during the regular season, is not a character who can let go of the shot without hesitation. It is not a player like Green whose average three-point shooting rate has dropped to 28.5%. You can touch porcelain.

When all three-point shooting percentages are online, outside double-teaming is a very dangerous choice. Warriors coach Kerr dare not take this risk, so he can only cover as much as possible when Wang Feng rushes to the basket to cause damage. pinch him.

Wang Feng's passing value is not high, and passing the ball in a static state can barely guarantee that he will not be intercepted, but when passing the ball in motion, the turnover rate will increase significantly, so he rarely chooses to pass the ball after breaking through or taking off. As long as you rush up, you must attack with the ball yourself.

But in this way, the problem returned to the original point.

The Warriors don't have a strong frame-protecting center right now. Bogut is too old, and Kevin Looney, who was replaced on the field, couldn't stop Wang Feng at all. Therefore, in the first quarter, Wang Feng scored 13 points efficiently with sudden shots. Then in the second quarter, he scored 10 points on 5 of 14 shots.

At the end of halftime, Wang Feng's personal score has reached 27 points, and his shooting percentage has remained above 50%.

In addition to Wang Feng, Butler's performance in the first half was also remarkable, making 8 of 5 shots and 5 of 4 free throws, scoring 14 points.

而勇士队这边，杜兰特13投5中得到11分，克莱.汤普森8投6中15分，格林6投5中拿到10分，库里则因为湖人队针对性地全场包夹，获得的出手机会寥寥无几，3投1中只得到3分。

In the first half, the Lakers took the initiative with a score of 59:53, leading by 6 points and entering the second half.

In the third quarter of the game, Curry still didn't have many good opportunities. He made 2 of 0 shots and scored 2 points only by free throws in the whole quarter.

But Durant stood up in this quarter.

Durant made 6 of 4 shots, and frequently used pick-and-roll screens to get to the basket to create damage. He made 9 of 8 free throws in a single quarter and scored 16 points in a single quarter.

In this quarter of the game, the Warriors scored 30 points in a single quarter, while Wang Feng of the Lakers took a rest. The main scoring points were concentrated on Butler, Ingram, Kuzma and others, and the scoring efficiency decreased, only 23 points in a single quarter. .

The 6-point difference was overtaken and overtook by 1 point.

Entering the last quarter with a 1-point advantage, Warriors coach Kerr was uneasy.

Wang Feng's strong scoring ability in the fourth quarter has been verified in countless games before. Without successfully establishing a huge score advantage in the third quarter, it was the leading Warriors who fell into a passive position in the fourth quarter .

Sure enough, as soon as the game started in the fourth quarter, Wang Feng rushed to the basket and scored dunks, quickly catching up with the point difference.

On the Warriors' side, Durant's hand feeling slipped, and he missed a few shots in the first few minutes, and only relied on free throws to barely score.

In the middle of the game, Curry finally relied on his teammates' pick-and-roll cover to barely get a few rare opportunities. He made 3 shots from outside the three-point line and hit 2 goals, helping the Warriors regain their lead.

But all this struggle was meaningless.

The game quickly entered the second half and came to the last 2 minutes.

Wang Feng's key shooter badge is activated again!

At this time, the Lakers were about 4 points behind. Wang Feng faced Green's defense from outside the three-point line and hit 1 three-pointer and 2 mid- and long-range shots in a row, instantly reversing the point difference.

Durant finally regained his touch at this time and hit a super long-range three-pointer one step beyond the three-point line, but it was too late.

In the last 2 minutes, no matter who it is, comparing scoring explosiveness with Wang Feng is courting death.

At 121:117, the Lakers won by 4 points in their first game at home.

Wang Feng scored 45 points in the whole game, 27 points in the first half, no points in the third quarter, and 18 points in the fourth quarter, once again staged a heroic drama.

In addition to Wang Feng, the Lakers also had Jimmy Butler with 19 points, Ingram with 17 points, Lopez with 14 points and others.

For the Warriors, the team's highest scorer was Durant, who made 24 of 10 shots and scored 26 points.

Klay Thompson scored 21 points, Green scored 19 points, and Curry scored only 14 points due to being double-teamed.

It is a very favorable result for the Lakers to get off to a good start in the first series of the Western Conference Finals. At least in the case of being generally looked down upon, it is not completely without any hope of winning.

This also made Barkley a little relieved. He really didn't want to be cheated by O'Neal's women's clothing to broadcast the finals live.

"Shaq, it seems that it's hard to say who will win."

Barkley couldn't help laughing at O'Neill.

"Do you really think so?" Old O'Neill was there, not panicking at all. "With Wang Feng here, it's not surprising that the Lakers can win one or two games, but the series needs to win four games to win. You can't expect Wang Feng to score 4 points in every game."

O'Neill was right.

On May 5, in the G16 game of the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers lost at home.

114:111, although the point difference is not big, the Warriors unilaterally overwhelmed the Lakers throughout the process. Even in the last 2 minutes, Wang Feng scored 11 points alone, but failed to help the Lakers comeback.

(End of this chapter)