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Chapter 412 Double 50+ Scores in the Finals
"Wang Feng's defensive strategy against Irving was quite successful. The opponent was almost powerless against Wang Feng's defense, and even his teammates couldn't score successfully in the pick-and-roll screen."

"If this situation continues, the Nets may lose this game!"

Of course, the Nets also understand this truth, so they took the initiative to replace Irving to avoid the edge as soon as the second quarter came up. At the same time, Durant continued to increase his output and continued to use his personal ability to score.

After Irving left the court, facing the Nets' backup point guard, Wang Feng did not choose to turn to defend Durant, but continued to stare at the opponent's backup point guard and put more energy into the offense.

The strategy against Durant is very simple, as long as Wang Feng scores higher than Durant.

Durant hit a precise long-range shot from outside the three-point line just a moment ago, and Wang Feng immediately rushed straight to the basket and dunked.

Durant made a back-and-forth jumper under the basket, and Wang Feng scored a mid-range jumper after breaking through.

The personal scores of the two continued to increase steadily in the second quarter. With his fiery touch and multiple free throws, Durant played a wave of explosive performance in the second quarter, scoring 17 points in a single quarter, and halftime ended The personal score has come to 31 points.

On the other hand, Wang Feng scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the half, and his overall performance was not inferior to Durant.

However, even if Durant played so well, the Nets' point difference still did not narrow. Not only that, but the point difference widened to more than double digits.

After halfway through the second quarter, Irving was replaced again. Nets coach Nash knew very well that if Irving, one of the Big Three, did not perform well, it would be really difficult to beat the opponent.

No matter what, it is necessary to help Owen find the touch.

After reappearing, Irving received a lot of screen assistance, even double pick-and-roll and off-ball screen assistance, and finally successfully scored 2 goals at the basket and scored 4 points.

But even so, Irving still made 8 of 2 shots, and his shooting percentage was only 25%.

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"It seems that in this match, Kevin has a better touch than Wang Feng."

On the commentary stage, Barkley shook his head and said: "After all, he is a four-time scoring champion and is considered to be the most capable scoring player in the league today. Kevin Durant, his scoring ability cannot be underestimated."

"That's not necessarily true." Kenny Smith, who used to be a shooter, shook his head. "Don't forget what Wang Feng's nickname is. He is the king of the last quarter. In previous games, Wang Feng's real scoring explosion period was concentrated in the second half of the game, especially the last moment of the fourth quarter!"

"In this regard, Durant and Wang Feng are completely opposite. Durant's scoring explosion period is mostly concentrated in the first half. Although he can maintain a stable scoring efficiency in the second half of the game, his shooting percentage is lower than that of the first half. Significant decline, it is hard to say which of the two will score higher in the end!"

Durant's physical fitness is average, which is not a secret in the league.

Of course, as a top player, Durant's physical fitness is definitely qualified, even better than most players, but if you compare it horizontally, compared with James, Kobe and other physical monsters who can play the whole game , just a little bit less meaning.

Looking at Durant's career, in the normal season of the regular season, the most playing time is during the rookie contract period, and even when he is the youngest and most energetic, the average playing time is only about 39 minutes per game. Not more than 40 minutes.

Throughout Durant's career, there are only 50 times in a single game with more than 7 points.

This number is actually not too low, it can be ranked 6th among active players, but that's exactly where the problem lies.

Durant, once known as the strongest scorer in the league, can only rank 50th among active players in the league in terms of the number of 6+ points scored in a single game. Some aspects explain the problem.

It’s just that James scored more than Durant’s 50+ points. After all, the former joined the league earlier than Durant, but the other four are Wang Feng, Harden, Curry and Lillard, all of whom are better than Durant. Players who joined the league late.

Among them, Harden, as Durant's former teammate, was the best sixth man in the Thunder for three years. During those three years, he had almost no achievements in scoring. The highest season averaged only 16.8 points per game.

But after Harden moved to the Rockets, he started scoring against the sky, especially since the 17-18 season, averaging 30.4 points, 36 points, and 34.4 points per game.

He scored 30+ points in three consecutive seasons. Although because of Wang Feng, he failed to win even a scoring crown, and was controversial because of his flopping, Harden's growth in scoring ability is still It has been recognized by the fans, and many people even think that Harden's scoring ability has completely surpassed Durant.

In the Rockets' 8 seasons, Harden scored 23 50+ points in a frenzy, ranking first in the league today. Even Wang Feng's current 50+ points have just reached 20 times.

Durant has a longer career than Harden, but only scored 7+ points 50 times, and never scored 60+ points, not even 55 points. The highest score in his career is 54 points in a single game.

The most important thing that restricts Durant's scoring explosiveness is physical fitness!
Compared with Durant, the performance of Wang Feng, a physical monster, is too exaggerated.

Up to 99 physical ability value, coupled with the three purple fatigue badges of powerful terminator, defensive perpetual motion machine and perpetual motion shooter, Wang Feng's physical fitness is completely comparable to James, Kobe, Iverson's famous iron man, and even stronger than their physical fitness abundant.

This is why Wang Feng was able to score 83 points in a single game this season.

This became more apparent as the game entered the third quarter.

Durant took a rest in the third quarter, but Wang Feng was still on the court.

With less pressure on the defensive end, Wang Feng saved more physical energy and was able to play the entire game.

Under the leadership of Wang Feng, the Lakers successfully played a wave of 12:4 attacks, and the point difference was once widened to more than 20 points.

The situation is critical, and Nash on the Nets had to replace the full main lineup in advance to stabilize the situation.

Durant and George continued to rely on their personal ability to score, little by little, and struggled to recover the lagging point difference.

This situation continued until the second half of the fourth quarter.

Relying on Irving's sudden recovery in the fourth quarter, he scored 8 points in a row, and the Nets finally closed the gap.

"It's almost time, it's time to close the net."

Watching the game time gradually entering the last 2 minutes, the corners of Wang Feng's mouth curled up slightly.

On the other side, everyone in the Nets also looked serious.

The title of the king of the last quarter is really not for nothing. Several players, including Durant, have had a deep experience.

Now it is hard to chase the point difference to about 5 points. If Wang Feng's scoring cannot be contained in the last 2 minutes, then all previous efforts will be in vain!
When the Lakers attacked and Wang Feng held the ball, he immediately found that the Nets had adjusted their defensive strategy. The player marking him changed from George to Durant, and George did not switch defenses with Durant, but Stand on the side not far away in a pseudo-joint defense.

A very simple and intuitive defensive strategy. Durant, who is tall and long, restricts Wang Feng's three-point shooting. If Wang Feng uses the advantage of speed to break through Durant, George will immediately step forward to help defend and join forces with Durant. Form a double-teaming trend.

At the same time, the Nets still have Jarrett Allen, the last line of defense.

This is already the highest specification defense the Nets can arrange.

But in Wang Feng's view, it still lacked a little meaning.

Durant + George's perimeter defense is obviously a lot worse than the Clippers' Leonard + James in terms of level.

There was a flash of light in his eyes. Facing Durant's defense, Wang Feng directly took a step back, opened the distance, and then directly pulled out his hand!

Durant couldn't help being slightly taken aback by Wang Feng's move.

Because Wang Feng was already on the three-point line, and it was still a little far away from the three-point line. After this withdrawal, the distance from the three-point line was not even close to the center line.

Even Wang Feng often staged this kind of super-long-distance three-pointer in daily games, but this distance and the impact of the step-back action on the opponent's hand feel are not so easy to hit.

Besides, although Durant was stunned for a moment, he reacted very quickly, following up almost immediately and reaching out to try to block the shot.

After all, with the advantage of height and long arms, Durant's palm completely interfered with Wang Feng's line of sight, and even almost touched the basketball.

However, the basketball flew into the air, and after crossing a perfect parabola, it still entered the net accurately.

Critical shooter badge active!
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With the blessing of three advanced badges, Wang Feng's shooting accuracy in the last 2 minutes of the last quarter was amazing.

The Nets home fans were silent, with despair written all over their faces.

Wang Feng in the final quarter was really too ruthless, how can he fight like this?

The Nets had the ball, and the basketball was handed over to Durant.

But the player standing in front of Durant was replaced by Wang Feng.

For the last 2 minutes, Wang Feng will defend Durant.

Durant chose to call the pick-and-roll to cover, and then made a mid-range jumper.

Wang Feng bypassed the pick-and-roll player immediately and raised his hand to interfere.

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"Bang!"

The basketball bounced off the top of the rim and was pocketed by Kuzma.

It's over, even Durant can't do it anymore!

There is only more than one minute left before the end of the game, but the point difference is 8 points, and the ball is still on the Lakers' side.

"It seems that this game is going to end early."

On the commentary stage, O'Neal shook his head regretfully. Although, as a legend of the Lakers, he supports the Lakers to win, but if possible, he still wants to watch a more inspiring and exciting matchup at the last moment.

Fortunately, another expectation of everyone has come true.

The Lakers attacked, and Wang Feng forced a layup under the three-man double-team of the Nets. Although the layup was slapped by Jarrett Allen, he succeeded in getting the whistle. The Nets made a defensive foul. Wang Feng made 2 of 2 free throws .

The point difference returned to 10 points in a blink of an eye. The double-digit point difference and the last minute of the game made the Nets decisively give up their foul tactics and surrender.

With the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Game [-] of the Finals ended with the Lakers winning.

At 127:120, the Lakers won by 7 points at home with the Nets.

The Lakers and the Nets, the two teams with the strongest offensive firepower in the league, did not disappoint the fans. They staged an offensive feast in the first game of the finals.

Among them, the performances of Wang Feng and Durant are particularly eye-catching.

Kevin Durant was not under much pressure in this game due to the defensive player Ingram, and he felt hot. He made 28 of 19 shots in the game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 67.9%. He also made 9 of 5 three-pointers. More than 11%, plus 9 of 52 free throws, scored 4 points, 6 rebounds and [-] assists.

52 points is Durant's personal scoring record in the playoffs, and it is also the first time he scored 50+ points in the finals stage, creating a new personal record.

It's a pity that this record is a milestone. Although he scored 52 points, he failed to win the game.

But there is no way. Who made Durant score 52 points and fail to beat Wang Feng on the offensive end?
In this game, Wang Feng also scored 50+ points, 2 points higher than Durant, with 54 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, achieving a super triple-double.

Wang Feng's shooting rate is slightly lower than Durant's, mainly because most of his shots are concentrated outside the three-point line. He made 21 of 10 shots from outside the three-point line, and his three-point shooting rate was 47.6%.

"Congratulations to Wang Feng and the Lakers for winning the game, and congratulations to Wang Feng and Durant who scored 50+ points at the same time, becoming the first pair of opponents in NBA history to score 50+ points on the stage of the finals at the same time. His name will be permanently recorded in NBA history!"

"But as expected, the Lakers' defensive strategy is better. It is completely correct to ask Wang Feng to mark Irving all the way."

Unlike Durant, Irving really has no good way to deal with Wang Feng.

Relying on a slight pick-up in the second half, Irving barely scored 14 points in the game, but he made only 13 of 5 shots, 38% from the field, and 5 turnovers.

篮网队这边得分排名第二的是得到23分8篮板4助攻的保罗.乔治，而与他相对应的是砍下21分3篮板3助攻的巴特勒。

Although the duel between the two All-Star forwards was not as dazzling as Wang Feng and Durant, it was still very exciting. It was a completely evenly matched duel.

But in this way, Ingram has become the key to the Lakers' victory.

Although defending Durant all the way and allowing the opponent to score 52 points, Ingram also performed well on the offensive end. He made 17 of 11 shots and scored 25 points and 5 rebounds. His scoring was even higher than Butler and George. All are higher.

In this way, even if the Nets still have excellent role players like Dinwiddie and Griffin, and they all scored in double figures, they still failed to make up for the gap between the big three.

(End of this chapter)