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Chapter 328 Finals, Lakers vs. Raptors

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Regarding the discussion of Durant's next home, as the Warriors were eliminated by the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, intense discussions have already begun.

Many teams are also eager to try. After all, Durant, a top star in the league, has been controversial in recent years because he embarked on the "hardest road" to join the Warriors, but his strength and popularity are not. It has not been greatly affected, and the All-Star votes are still starting steadily every year. He is one of the few top players in the league.

Among them, the Los Angeles Clippers are the most active. The Clippers have plenty of salary space, and there is the No.1 LeBron James in the league. The dream combination of James + Durant, even if you just think about it exciting.

Of course, there is no such thing as a horoscope.

The NBA playoffs are not over yet, and when the free market has not started, the team is prohibited from contacting any players. Therefore, Durant's attitude can only be guessed now.

In Wang Feng's view, it is a good thing for the Warriors to be eliminated by the Lakers, at least not like in a space-time. During the finals, Durant and Thompson suffered serious injuries that could affect their careers one after another.

They don't need to participate in the finals. They can take a good rest during the offseason to recharge their batteries and take good care of their bodies. The probability of injury in the new season will be greatly reduced. It is very likely that they can directly avoid such serious injuries and earn money. Not bad.

After the Lakers eliminated the Warriors to enter the finals, their opponent will be the Toronto Raptors led by Kawhi Leonard.

Also affected by the butterfly effect of Wang Feng's crossing, several strong teams in the East, Jimmy Butler of the Philadelphia 76ers was intercepted by the Lakers, and the starting center Brook Lopez of the Milwaukee Bucks was also kept on a long-term contract. Among the Lakers, only the Toronto Raptors have a lineup that is basically consistent with another time and space, so it is not surprising to break through from the East.

Kawhi Leonard’s performance during the regular season was quite satisfactory. Although the data of 26.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists is the best performance in his career, but looking at the league, there are many players who can do it, and the attendance rate is only about 70%. Nothing particularly outstanding.

However, entering the playoffs, Leonard's strength has been fully demonstrated in front of people. So far in the playoffs, Leonard has averaged 32 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists per game, shooting 49% from the field, and has a dominant offensive and defensive performance. Performance.

Looking at the entire league, currently only Wang Feng can match Leonard, or be better than Leonard in terms of statistics and contributions to the team's offensive and defensive ends.

In the six games against the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, Wang Feng averaged 41 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 3.6 steals per game, shooting 54% from the field and 48% from the three-point range. The reason for Durant's injury, but before Durant was injured, the Lakers were able to fight the Warriors to the battle of Tianwang Mountain was almost entirely due to Wang Feng.

In the finals of the 18-19 season, the overall tone was basically Wang Feng VS Leonard, a duel between two top strikers in the league.

In this matchup, people are generally more optimistic about the Los Angeles Lakers.

This is not only because Wang Feng's performance in the past two seasons is better than Leonard's. The obvious comparison of the lineups of the two teams also gives the Lakers an advantage.

Jimmy Butler is an All-Star small forward. Although his scoring average dropped to 18 points per game this season, that’s because most of the ball was given to Wang Feng and other young players. Butler is on the same level as George and DeRozan. level.

In addition to Leonard, the Raptors have the highest rankings of Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam. They averaged 15 points, 8.7 assists, 16.9 points and 6.9 rebounds in the regular season.

In addition to these two, there are Gasol and Ibaka.

These two inside players also dominated the league back then.

Marc Gasol was selected as the best defensive player and was also selected to the best team. The black and white double tower combination formed with Randolph in the Grizzlies was definitely the top inside combination in the league at that time.

And Ibaka was full of explosive power when he was young, and he was a famous shot blocker. In the 11-12 season finals, a pair of [-] dragon palms blocked two superstars, James and Wade.

However, inside players usually age faster than outside players, especially after serious injuries. Gasol and Ibaka, two insiders, are not as good as before under the influence of age and injuries.

In addition to the above players, the Raptors also have Van Fleet and Danny Green, who are nicknamed Van Jordan.

It is worth mentioning that during this period, the famous Chinese-American player Jeremy Lin was also on the Raptors, but Jeremy Lin has long since lost the miraculous performance of the Linsanity period. He is also a bench substitute in the Raptors. Substitute substitutes, whether it is the regular season or the playoffs, are extremely limited in the number and time of appearances.

The above is the main lineup of the Raptors. Compared with the Lakers, it is quite shabby.

On the Lakers side, apart from regular season MVP Wang Feng and All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler, there are also two young players, Ingram and Kuzma, both of whom are close in level and potential to Siakam of the Raptors Even better.

In addition to energetic young players, the Lakers also have experienced veterans, such as Rondo, Lopez and others.

Therefore, under the overall comparative assessment of strength, the Lakers still have a greater advantage and are more likely to win the championship.

If the Lakers really win the finals, it is unimaginable how much the prestige of the first core Wang Feng of the Lakers will skyrocket.

This point can completely refer to Leonard in another time and space at the same time.

After leading the team to defeat the remnants of the Warriors in the finals, Leonard directly ascended to the top, and was directly regarded as the No.1 and strongest player in the league for a long period of time.

However, a few years later, when the fans calm down and look back, they will find that Leonard's road to winning the championship has too much luck. Compared with Leonard's personal honor accumulation is too little.

He has never won the regular season MVP, has no scoring honors, and has not been selected enough times.

Leonard's actual level is actually much worse than what the media and fans advertised.

However, how many fans will think that Leonard is not worthy of his name?Defeating the invincible five-star warriors and leading the team to win the championship in just one year after coming to the Raptors, this legendary experience is unimaginable for Leonard's improvement in reputation.

(End of this chapter)