Chapter 1477 Three Consecutive 50+ Games! Face the Gap, Boy (Part 1)
After acquiring the top five players in Grant, Jeff Green, Westbrook and James Harden in three consecutive drafts, the Thunder has accumulated enough young talents, plus general manager Presti and coach Scott Brooks is an excellent decision-maker, and the Thunder are currently making great strides towards becoming the next Trail Blazers.
Everyone knows that Oklahoma's new army is destined to have a bright future. Durant also has all the potential to become a future superstar. Even Westbrook and Harden have such potential.
Jeff Green has proven himself by averaging 16 points and 6.7 rebounds per game and shooting 38% from three-point range. Ibaka has enviable athletic talent, and Sefolosha is the Thunder's best defensive expert. He can guard three He is the best shot blocker (1.13) and steal expert (1.74) on the team, and he is also the person with the highest defensive efficiency on the team. Moreover, he can bring 8.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Backboard.
When center Ibaka, power forward Jeff Green, small forward Durant, shooting guard Sefolosha, point guard Westbrook, and sixth man Harden, such a lineup appeared at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. When they go up, anyone can feel their talents.
This is the second time the Thunder visited Staples this season. The first time their challenge ended in failure. This time, they gained confidence from other teams. Their winning rate of more than 50% gave them a chance to break up with the Lakers. Wrist determination.
Moreover, their opponent's lineup is not complete. The absence of Kobe Bryant, the great god, makes the JK combination that scares the league incomplete. The truce between Xuan Ming and Xuan Ming in the backcourt makes the Lakers' backcourt not stable.
"Today is the day to make great achievements! This is your best chance to make a big splash!" Young head coach Brooks used his own unique way to inspire these young people, especially the core of his men:
"Especially you, Kevin! You have to prove that you are no worse than Ji Feng!"
Durant currently leads the league in points per game. Brooks is very happy. Anyone with a young player of this level will laugh. Moreover, Durant is very efficient. Almost everyone he hits is mismatched, no matter the tactics. Arrangement, this can make everyone forget that Durant is only a third-year player.
All this proves the vision of the Thunder front office. It will not be a regret to miss Oden. Brooks believes that according to the current development trend, Durant will be more promising than Oden, and his future achievements will be limitless. , without Ji Feng, Durant would be the most eye-catching newcomer in the league.
"Yes, there is Ji Feng." Brooks looked at the players who walked onto the court with great interest and sighed silently. They are all the future pillars of the league. He only needs to give them time, and he will definitely lead this group of people to do a good job in the league. A career, but they are destined to be overshadowed by the light of one person.
Ji Feng is a name that all rookies in this era cannot avoid.
An 18-year-old high school student who debuted as an undrafted player. After being ignored and traded, he completed an impossible counterattack and soared to the sky. He became the youngest MVP, FMVP, All-Star MVP, and the youngest Grand Slam winner. , two consecutive championships, All-Star Grand Slam champion, data harvester, the strongest rookie in history, an Asian magician, the best spokesperson at the peak of his debut, hundreds of record holders, Olympic champion, billionaire...
This series of titles was achieved in just two seasons, and his presence overshadowed all rookies.
Although Durant has scored more points this season, Ji Feng still ranks first in the 1VP list with averages of 28.3 points, 12.8 assists, 10.8 rebounds, and 3.5 steals per game. In addition to the scoring list, Ji Feng leads the assists, steals, and rebounds lists. He broke into the top ten in terms of shots and blocks, and still averaged a triple-double per game.
If this season ends like this, Ji Feng will average a triple-double for two consecutive seasons, thus breaking Oscar Robertson's legendary record in one fell swoop and taking the first place in history.
This is much more valuable than a single scoring champion, and there is no comparison at all. After all, there are scoring champions every year, but averaging a triple-double per game is not.
Strictly speaking, Brooks feels that there is still a lot of gap between Durant and Ji Feng, both in terms of honor and strength.
But he still has hope for Adu. This time, Ji Feng, without Kobe by his side, is really Durant's best chance to defeat him!
For this moment, Brooks gave Durant unlimited firing rights, and the Thunder's defensive tactics in this game were to surround and consume Ji Feng!
Amid the crazy roars of Lakers fans in the stadium, the game began!
This game attracted tens of millions of fans to watch, and was broadcast live in more than 100 countries around the world. In addition to whether Ji Feng could score 50 points again, everyone was concerned about Durant and Ji Feng's outstanding points. Great war!
"Only from the perspective of scoring, Durant can still be compared with Ji Feng." Barkley said before the game. He also felt that it was difficult to determine the outcome of this game.
However, no one expected that the suspense would end so quickly.
In the first attack, Ibaka got the ball. Ibaka roared at Ji Feng as if he was demonstrating. It seemed to be a provocation. Yes, it was indeed a provocation, because this was the task Brooks gave Ibaka. So although Ibaka was a little timid, he still bit the bullet!
However, Ji Feng ignored Ibaka at all, and instead calmly helped defend. At the same time, he directed Farmar and Shannon Brown in the backcourt to press Westbrook.
This is the Lakers' strategy. It is well known that Westbrook is easy to take advantage of. Asking Shannon Brown to provoke him may have a miraculous effect.
However, Westbrook was not willful this time. He also knew the importance of this game to his teammate Adu, so he played the role of a passer very responsibly. When Durant pulled away, His pass arrived too.
A very simple pass, but still very accurate. At least Durant received it very comfortably. After receiving the ball, Adu was not polite and prepared to play singles against Ji Feng.
However, Durant's greatest strength during this period was without the ball. His offensive skills with the ball were still average, especially when facing Ji Feng!
"Steal!" Ji Feng taught Durant a lesson without any politeness. He cut away the basketball, quickly rushed to the frontcourt, and then chased and hit a three-pointer.
Murder and heart-wrenching!
"How about Adu, I heard you shot very accurately." Ji Feng ran back and rubbed salt into Durant's wounds. If you shot accurately, I won't give you a chance to take action!
Durant was irritated, but it was of no use because Ji Feng's defense was too abnormal today!
After the first ball was cut, Durant did not receive the ball in 5 rounds, while Ji Feng made a crazy 6 of 6 shots, including 3 three-pointers. He used a 15-0 wave at the beginning to tell Durant that this was That’s the difference between you and me now!
20-7 in a single quarter, Ji Feng completed a complete suppression!
"Durant is still too young." At the end of the first quarter, Barkley sighed as he watched the comparison of the two's scores.