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Olajuwon's technical characteristics determine that the Rockets are a team that relies more on outside shooting.

In recent seasons, the Rockets have always been the team with the highest number of three-point shots and hits in the league. In the 94-95 season, they averaged 21.4 shots per game. They are the only team in the league with more than 20 three-point shots.

In the 95-96 season, which is the current season, the Rockets averaged 24.9 three-point shots per game in the regular season.

It's just that the Rockets this season are no longer the team with the most three-pointers in the league.

During the regular season, the Warriors averaged 30.9 three-pointers per game, far ahead of all teams in the league.

Everyone is not surprised by this. After all, apart from other things, Wang Feng alone shoots 11.8 three-pointers per game, almost turning three-pointers into a conventional weapon.

This is also one of the main reasons why Wang Feng was able to understate his average of 38.7 points per game.

His shooting percentage from beyond the three-point line can reach an astonishing 47.5%, and his three-point scoring alone is as high as 16.8 points. In addition to his two-point goals and an average of about 8 free throws per game, let alone an average of 38.7 per game. It is not impossible to average 40 points per game with a little effort.

The reason why the Rockets lost to the Warriors in the game was actually a three-pointer.

In this game, the Warriors' outside three-point shooting rate was quite good. Needless to say, Wang Feng was as stable as ever, and the Warriors' other outside shooters such as Mullin and Blaylock also maintained a stable three-point shooting rate above 40%.

On the Rockets side, Olajuwon, who was double-teamed, successfully created many open shots for his teammates, but no one grasped it.

德雷克斯勒三分5中1，卡塞尔4中1，肯尼.史密斯1中0，萨姆.马克5中1。

The Rockets made 30 of 8 shots from the three-point line throughout the game, and their shooting percentage was only 26.6%. Compared with the opponent's overall three-point shooting percentage of 39%, what are you waiting for if you don't lose this game?
Of course, the Rockets' inaccurate three-pointers are not entirely a matter of their own touch. The Warriors' outside defensive ability is also critical.

Regardless of the fact that the Warriors rank among the top in the league in terms of points per game this season, that’s because of the extra rounds added by the rapid offensive and defensive transitions. In fact, the Warriors’ defense is not bad. There are two best defensive players on the outside, Wang Feng and Blaylock. Sitting in the center, the inside is extremely mobile, and Garnett, who is still a first-year rookie, has not lost the defensive effect of Green at the peak.

The Warriors may have nothing to do when defending the inside heavy center attack, but they are quite powerful against teams that focus on outside players.

This is also Wang Feng's plan for choosing the lineup layout at the beginning.

In the past two years, the biggest opponent of the Warriors is the Bulls, and the main player is Jordan. Pippen's Bulls are definitely an outside team. As for Rodman...except for rebounding and defense, he can completely ignore the big bug on the offensive end.

The Warriors' defensive system will be relatively weak on the defensive end when facing a team with a super center like the Magic and Spurs, but if it is facing a team dominated by outside core players like the Bulls, then the defensive strength is absolute. Don't lose to any team in the league!
As for the Rockets... Of course they also have a super center, there is no doubt about it.

The Warriors fans who won a big victory in the first game had not waited for a few days to be happy, and then they were slapped in the G5 game on May 6.

After realizing that it was useless to pass shots to outside teammates, Olajuwon decisively changed his style of play in this game and let himself attack the basket.

The effect is outstanding.

As I said before, Olajuwon is not good at breaking double teams, but compared to O'Neal, David Robinson and other strong inside centers, in fact, his ability in this area can definitely be ranked among the top five in the league today.

Facing the double-teaming of Garnett and Sekaly, Olajuwon made a heavy blow in the second game. He made 25 of 13 shots and 8 of 6 free throws. He scored 32 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 blocks. Completely dominated the basket, playing Garnett and Sekali to the north.

Relying on Olajuwon's strong dominance at the basket, the Rockets successfully won the game at the Warriors' home court with a score of 107:101.

Wang Feng played quite well in the game, with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, achieving a triple-double.

In this game, Wang Feng did not use his full strength, but was watching. He was observing the Rockets' possible comeback points.

As the game ended, he was completely sure that this Rockets team was no match for the Warriors.

It's not that the Warriors are so strong that they don't even look down on favorite teams like the Rockets, it's just that for this playoffs, the Rockets are really weak.

Drexler is not in good condition due to injury, and the rest of the Rockets players are old and injured. Only Olajuwon is struggling and his own condition cannot be said to be very good. It is different from the previous two seasons. Compared with it, it has also dropped significantly.

There is no way, after all, Olajuwon is also injured, and he only played 72 games during the regular season. He also met David Robinson's Spurs in the first round, and it was quite exhausting to go through a fierce battle.

In Wang Feng's memory, the Rockets in the original time and space, after eliminating the Lakers in the first round, met the Supersonics, the leader of the Western Conference, in the second round, and were swept out by the Supersonics directly and neatly 4:0.

In the 4 games, Olajuwon was completely suppressed by Kemp, averaging only 18.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was 47.5%.

Although it seems a bit invincible, this is the playoffs, which has always been accompanied by injuries and luck.

Just like the first championship of the Jordan Bulls back then, it was said that it was facing the flourishing Lakers to complete the era change, but the Lakers at that time were full of injuries and were not in their peak state.

The future Warriors' first championship was also won against the Cavaliers Jedi Seven.

Injuries are also part of the game, and it cannot be said that a victory due to an opponent's injury is not a victory.

……

The Rockets successfully won the next game away and returned to Houston with a score of 1:1, which made the Rockets fans breathe a sigh of relief. One chip.

Next, the Rockets only need to play steadily, win both home games and get match points, then the Western Conference Finals will be stable.

But the ideal is full, and the reality is often skinny.

Fans of the Rockets never imagined that at their home court, the Warriors would simply win two consecutive cities and directly rewrite the score from 1:1 to 3:1!

What is this ghost?

Many people were dumbfounded, especially when they saw Wang Feng, who scored 41 points and 46 points in the two games, his dumbfounded expression was even more obvious!
Where did this guy come from? Isn't this too exaggerated?
The Rockets' perimeter defense was completely useless in front of Wang Feng, allowing him to break through and score with ease.

Especially when the competition between the two teams was at its most intense, other players were basically unable to score. The Rockets could only rely on Olajuwon to score deep under the basket, and the Warriors only had Wang Feng. People can score.

But Olajuwon's scoring ability and explosive power are obviously worse than Wang Feng's by more than one grade.

Whenever Olajuwon is trying his best at the basket, shaking the defender away with fantastic footsteps or forcibly relying on his physical advantage to attack the frame and score a score, Wang Feng's understatement of a three-point shot from outside the three-point line is just as good. Can score easily.

The energy and physical strength of both sides on the offensive end are not at the same level at all.

It's not that the Rockets didn't think about curbing Wang Feng's long-range three-pointer, but when Wang Feng made a quick three-pointer around the pick-and-roll, they were helpless.

Garnett's footwork is extremely fast, and the area and quality of the pick-and-roll are still very good. It is difficult for ordinary players to quickly bypass the pick-and-roll, while the inside players who are facing Garnett are far less flexible than Garnett. It was also too late.

The so-called one trick is popular all over the world, hitting a snake and hitting seven inches, since the effect is very good and the Rockets can't defend it, then Wang Feng will definitely use it all the time.

Then he shot 41 points a game and 46 points a game.

This is the limitation of the star ceiling.

Olajuwon is definitely the top superstar in the league, and he can also be ranked first in the history of centers.

But as a center, Olajuwon's offensive ability and lethality are still slightly inferior to O'Neal at his peak, and even more incomparable with Jordan in the same period.

Olajuwon can't even compare with Jordan, so naturally he can't compete with Wang Feng, who can be suppressed by Jordan.

Of course, the reason why the Rockets lost so thoroughly was the poor state of the team's second-in-command Drexler.

After all, this is the top superstar who was known as the East Flyer and West Glider at the time. At his peak, he was regarded as an existence that could keep pace with Jordan.

Drexler's poor condition due to injury directly caused the Rockets to withdraw from the ranks of the championship team, and Olajuwon was alone, which led to the current situation.

No way, who made Olajuwon unable to 1v5 like Wang Feng?
Back at home, the Warriors did not give the Rockets a chance to comeback. They won the game 112:106 and fixed the total score at 4:1. They easily eliminated the Rockets beyond everyone's expectations and advanced to the Western Conference Finals ahead of schedule. .

The Warriors' ability to defeat the Rockets so easily is indeed beyond everyone's expectations. After all, the Rockets have just crossed the mountain of the Spurs, and their combat effectiveness is obvious to all.

It can only be said that the restraint in style and the superposition of fatigue and injuries really affect the combat power.

In this series, Wang Feng and Olajuwon, the stars of their respective teams, are naturally the absolute focus of attention.

Facing the relatively "weak" inside line of the Warriors, Olajuwon can be regarded as a heavy blow. He averaged 5 points, 31 rebounds, 13 assists and 4.2 blocks in 4 games, and his performance was impeccable.

奈何王峰的表现更为炸裂，尤其是在火箭队客场的两场40 得分比赛，直接让他5场比赛的场均得分拔升至39.2分11.6篮板10.4助攻！

"I originally thought that there was only one Michael Jordan in this world, but obviously I was wrong. Wang Feng is the second Michael... No, he may be stronger than Michael. He also has the league's top level in organizing teammates and protecting rebounds."

This is what Dameng, who was eliminated from the game, said to the media reporters at the post-match press conference after the game.

"We can't find Wang Feng's weakness at all. He doesn't seem to have any technical shortcomings. He has a superb three-pointer and a mid-range shot. Few people can match the ultra-fast first step breakthrough. He is not inferior to the speed of the guard and the inside line. The physicality of the player, the jumping that is as good as Jordan's... Maybe, this is the template of the most perfect basketball player."

Obviously, the evaluation given by Olajuwon is not low, almost exaggerating Wang Feng to the sky.

Anyone who hears this will find it very absurd.

Can a player truly be invincible on the court?There is no weakness at all?
But anyone who has watched the Warriors game really has to admit that Wang Feng is really unstoppable on the court, and there is only one way to win the Warriors, and that is to beat Wang Feng in terms of teammates.

The Warriors' lineup is really not strong. Aside from the first-year rookie Garnett who is still in the growth stage, the strength of other players is very limited, and they will only get weaker with age.

This is also the biggest problem and flaw of the Warriors at present. What Wang Feng is facing is the same situation as Jordan in his early years.

……

The Warriors eliminated the Rockets and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals, while the matchup on the other side of the Western Conference was in full swing.

The Supersonics and the Jazz, if Wang Feng hadn't turned out, these two teams should have been the strongest teams in the Western Conference, and they would have competed at the pinnacle stage of the Western Conference Finals.

However, the appearance of Wang Feng caused the Supersonics and the Jazz to meet in the semifinals of the division ahead of schedule.

The change of the stage did not reduce the strength of the two teams. The two sides were fighting to the death. After 4 games, the two teams tied 2:2. It is hard to say who will win the game in the end. Wang Feng is also hard to judge.

After all, there were 7 games between the Supersonics and the Jazz in time and space, and the last minute of the game was still full of suspense. The Jazz only lost 1:90 to the other side only by a gap.

But no matter which team wins and enters the Western Conference Finals, it will become the strongest opponent of Wang Feng and the Warriors in the Western Conference.

Compared with the inextricable battle in the west, the two groups in the east are much easier.

The Bulls defeated the Knicks 4:1, and the Magic also defeated the Eagles 4:1. Both teams entered the Eastern Conference Finals ahead of schedule and have already started preparing for the Eastern Conference Finals.

The defending champion Knicks lost to the Bulls without any surprises.

两队实力上的差距实在是过大，虽然尤因在5场比赛中场均可以贡献23.4分11.2篮板2.8封盖的数据，可面对场均36分4.8篮板4.4助攻的乔丹，明显差了许多。

The elimination of the defending champions fully demonstrated the failure of their management last summer.

Ewing's sky-high $1872 million contract had a completely negative effect on the team, and letting Wang Feng go would be the worst decision in Knicks management history.

But the Knicks are still saved, at least in the eyes of New York fans, they still have hope of a comeback.

At the end of this season, Ewing's salary will change from 1872 million US dollars to 300 million US dollars. This is the condition that the Knicks put forward when they renewed their contract with Ewing. Jordan, the invincible combination of Jordan Ewing!