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In the All-Star voting, only Wang Feng was at the top of the entire Warriors team, and the rest of the players were all outside the top ten.

This is not surprising.

It has been two months since the regular season, 29 games, and the data of the players tends to stabilize.

For the Warriors, Wang Feng took the lead with an average of 37.9 points per game, much higher than Jordan, who ranked No.2 with an average of 33.2 points per game.

But the rest of the Warriors' scoring wasn't as good.

The team's second highest scorer is actually a first-year rookie Kevin Garnett. Since the start of the regular season, Garnett has averaged 17.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game for the team.

The reason why Garnett's scoring average is so high is not that his strength has really grown to the All-Star level, but the main reason is that he frequently cooperates with Wang Feng in pick-and-rolls on the field, using Wang Feng's super offensive deterrence Strength and his excellent mobility among inside players, after the pick-and-roll, he cut down to the basket and received Wang Feng's pass to score.

The two have been training together for several months during the offseason, and the cooperation is quite tacit. It really has the meaning of Harden and Capela of the Rockets.

In addition to Garnett, the other starting players of the Warriors, point guard Mookie Blaylock averaged 15.2 points and 4.2 assists per game, which is a significant decline from last season's 17.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.

But this can't blame him. Blaylock is a point guard, and he needs the ball in his hands to show his strength.

After coming to the Warriors, the existence of Wang Feng forced him to change his style of play from with the ball to without the ball. In most cases, he was lurking in the bottom corner waiting for the pass to shoot a three-pointer.

As a result, his scoring ability has naturally declined, but with the blessing of Wang Feng's ten cents and the two badges of the organization core, Blaylock's efficiency value has risen sharply, and his shooting percentage can reach 47%, far exceeding his career 41%. average value.

As for the three-pointer that Blaylock is good at, his shooting percentage has also increased to 39.4% this season, which is only one step away from breaking the 40% mark.

When the offensive end does not need to invest too much energy, Blaylock also has more energy to devote his ability to the defensive aspect. The already excellent defense has become even better. The Warriors' perimeter defense jointly built with Wang Feng can be described as impregnable.

Former Warriors All-Star Chris Mullin is currently averaging 14.1 points per game.

Two seasons ago, Mullin was still a super scorer who averaged 25.9 points, 5 rebounds and 3.6 points per game. Unfortunately, the impact of injuries caused the strength of this outstanding offensive player to plummet.

从92-93赛季到94-95赛季，穆林三个赛季一共只打了133场比赛，平均每个赛季44场，出勤率勉强过半。

Before the start of this season, the Warriors management originally planned to let Mullin play as a substitute. After all, whether it is in terms of health or strength, it is difficult for him to adapt to the fierce competition for the starting position.

But Wang Feng's arrival changed all that.

Mullin's personal ability has declined significantly, but his strength is still there, especially his long-distance shooting ability, which is always online.

In Wang Feng's memory, in the last few seasons of Mullin's career, his three-point shooting percentage remained stable above 40%, and the average number of shots per game was not small.

This point is very important to Wang Feng.

What he likes most is the kind of good spot-up shooter who can stand outside the three-point line and wait for him to pass the open three-pointer at any time.

Facts have also proved that Mullin obviously fully meets this requirement. With his shooting ability, he can be perfectly played under the one-star four-shot system.

So far in the regular season, although Mullin averaged only 14.1 points per game, his shooting percentage was as high as 55.3%, which is a new career high. His three-point shooting percentage was 44%, and he averaged 2.4 three-pointers per game.

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Among the five starting players of the Warriors, the most common one is the starting center Ronnie Secali. He was not a particularly well-known inside player, although he averaged 17+11.8 double-doubles in his peak period But in the era when top insiders emerged in large numbers, he was just one of the mediocre insiders.

This season, the Warriors mainly focus on small ball tactics around Wang Feng. At certain moments, they may even adjust the lineup, so that Garnett will be temporarily at the center position, Wang Feng will play power forward, and Mullin will play small forward to speed up. The average playing time of the season is only about 28 minutes, and the average data is 11.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.

The Warriors have averaged close to 109 points per game in the regular season so far, ranking first in the league, much higher than the Bulls with 105 points per game and the Sonics with 104.5 points per game.

The five starting players including Wang Feng alone averaged 96 points per game, and the average points per game of the substitute players can easily exceed [-] points.

The Warriors' bench lineup is actually not strong, and there is no particularly good sixth man in the lineup.

Currently, the player who has played the most minutes on the bench is the small forward Jerome Kersey, who was signed in the free market this summer with a basic salary of $26 a year.

The 34-year-old veteran was once brilliant when he was young. He also averaged 19.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in the Trail Blazers at his peak, but now his strength has degraded to the point where he can only serve as a substitute player up.

Kersi has no three-point shooting ability, and most of his points are hitting the basket and shooting under the basket. His physical fitness is not bad, and his defensive awareness is outstanding. He will play at the position of small forward and shooting guard, so he also got nearly 20 minutes of playing time, averaging 6.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.

The above is the situation and performance of all the main players of the Warriors so far in the regular season.

To be reasonable, the Warriors management never dreamed of leading the Western Conference with such a lineup record.

Originally, this season was just a process of reconstruction and adjustment for them, but they didn't expect to stand at such a high position all of a sudden.

The outstanding performance of the team's record also made the Warriors' management start to move around.

The general manager Bob took the initiative to contact the team's head coach Adelman and the team's core leader Wang Feng, asking if the team needs to make further trade reinforcements, so as to make the team more competitive and prepare for the season. A more intense game in the postseason.

Regarding this, before Adelman had time to give any suggestion, Wang Feng rejected it first.

"General manager, the team's current lineup and chemical reaction are very good. I don't think there is any need for any trade reinforcement."

Wang Feng's attitude was very firm.

He is really not going to make any lineup adjustments this season.

The Warriors have no salary space, and there are no outstanding players in the free market. The only way to strengthen them is through trades. At present, the only players with high trade value in the team are Wang Feng, Garnett and others. Some stronger players can only use draft picks as bargaining chips.

The Warriors have quite a lot of draft picks. At the beginning, they used the No. 76 pick to trade the No. [-] pick to choose Garnett, and got a second-round pick for the [-]ers next season.

Trading Tim Hardaway got two first-round picks from the Heat and the Hornets.

Add it all together, and the Warriors have three first-rounders and two second-rounders next season, a total of five draft picks.

In the opinion of the general manager of the team, Bob, there is absolutely no need for the Warriors to hold so many draft picks. Originally, the team already had Garnett in the starting lineup. If they choose a few more rookies, the team simply has no energy and resources. To cultivate, it is better to exchange some outstanding players as bargaining chips to optimize the overall strength of the team.

But Wang Feng didn't see it that way.

This is the draft pick in 96!

96 is recognized as the draft year, the golden generation!
Iverson, Kobe, Nash, Ray Allen, Wallace, O'Neal.

In Wang Feng's view, this year's draft picks must be as many as possible, and the more hoarded, the better. As for whether they will be used in the future, we will talk about it at that time.

Under Wang Feng's insistence, the general manager's idea of ​​signing players was temporarily shelved. Anyway, the team has been winning and there is no rush.

The schedule entered January. The Warriors lost 1 games this month and achieved a record of 4 wins and 11 losses. The four games they lost were against the Sonics, the Jazz and an upset loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, which is the bottom of the league. .

虽然输了3场比赛，但勇士队胜率依然稳定保持在79%，34胜9负在西部依然保持着微弱的领先优势，排在No.2的西雅图超音速32胜11负，落后勇士队2个胜场。

The Player of the Month in January is finally no longer Wang Feng.

With an average of 32.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, Jordan was successfully elected as the best player in January.

In fact, in terms of data, Wang Feng, whose average data per game is stable at 38 10 11, is obviously better than Jordan, but the record of the Bulls is really too exaggerated.

Throughout the 1 games in January, the Bulls achieved a record of 14 wins and 14 losses, without a single defeat.

So far, the Bulls have a record of 39 wins and 3 losses, which has left far behind other teams in the league, including the Warriors, Supersonics and other teams.

The entire league is in awe of this Bulls team.

"In the second season of Michael's return, he finally showed his ferocious fangs to the entire league. The Bulls are unrivaled this season. It seems that there is no team in the league that can compete with it! This year's championship is on the verge of winning!"

The Bulls' Big Three composed of Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman are indeed terrifyingly strong.

But it is also because of this that the challenge is interesting.

The Warriors will soon meet the Bulls, and Wang Feng is looking forward to it.

On February 2, the Warriors defeated the Raptors 2:114.

On February 2, the Warriors defeated the Nets 4:96 at home.

On February 2, the Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 5:124 away.

Three games, three clean victories.

After all the victories, the Warriors finally ushered in the strongest opponent of the season, the Chicago Bulls.

On February 2, the Warriors ushered in a challenge from the Chicago Bulls at home.

There is no doubt that this is a focus battle that the entire league pays attention to.

The Bulls and Warriors have the best records in the East and West respectively. At the same time, Jordan and Wang Feng also had grievances last season. It was the Knicks where Wang Feng worked that eliminated Jordan’s Bulls last season, and Wang Feng’s performance in the playoffs Fully cover Jordan.

Even this season's regular season has progressed so far, Wang Feng's average performance has stabilized Jordan's head.

In Wang Feng's memory, during the 72-win period of the Bulls, Jordan's scoring average in the regular season should be in the early 30s.

But now Jordan is averaging 34.2 points per game.

It can be clearly seen that Jordan wants to compete with Wang Feng for the scoring title. During this period of time, his scoring average has been steadily increasing, from 30 points per game at the beginning to 33 points and then to the current 34.2 points. .

The average of 34 points per game is already the third highest in Jordan's career. This is also due to the shortened three-point line in the league. Jordan's shots outside the three-point line have increased significantly, and his three-point shooting rate has remained stable at 40%. In the case of the above.

No matter how unwilling Jordan is, he has to admit that Wang Feng's scoring ability and explosive power are indeed superior to him, especially the three-pointer. Wang Feng, who can average nearly 6 three-pointers per game, is alone With as many as 18 points, he really can't catch up.

In terms of personal data, Jordan is even more eager to win the game and directly defeat Wang Feng on the field.

On the other hand, the Bulls, who have been advancing soaring before, have encountered Waterloo recently. After entering February, the Bulls suffered two consecutive losses to the Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns in the previous games. If he loses the game again, it will be a three-game losing streak, tying the games he lost in the previous three months in just one week.

The entire Bulls team is unwilling to see this happen. After all, the regular season has already passed halfway through the schedule. They also hope to create the best regular season record in history at the end of the season and get 70 wins or more. Many victories.

The Warriors at home also don't want to lose this game, especially Wang Feng.

The purpose of his coming here is to destroy the dynasty of the Bulls. Beating the Bulls is his only purpose. Whether it is the regular season or the possible meeting in the finals in the future, he does not want to lose to the opponent or Jordan.

Before the game even started, the atmosphere between the two teams was already tense.

"That's Wang Feng, Michael, don't worry, I'll help you defend him so he won't get a single point in today's game!"

On the Bulls side, Danny Rodman looked at Wang Feng who was warming up on the other side, and smiled at Jordan.

This is the first time that Rodman has officially played against Wang Feng on the court.

Although he met the Knicks in the regular season with the Spurs last season, the two teams were located in the east and the west, and they only played against each other twice in the entire regular season. Wang Feng had not joined the Knicks when he met for the first time. The next time Rodman was injured and couldn't compete with Wang Feng on the same stage.