NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 157: Mission completed, overall ability score is 97!

The gap between Wang Chong and Kobe is really very small, as small as two decimal places, which is enough to show the intensity of this scoring battle.

Before the start of the regular season, or even in the middle of the season, no one would have thought that the competition between Wang Chong and Kobe for the scoring title would be so fierce. It is even more unbelievable that in only the third season of his career, Wang Chong could already compete with Kobe Bryant. A superstar like Kobe scores so many points and wins.

Even if the two people's scoring averages are extremely close, even if there is a slight difference, it is still a gap.

Moreover, although the two average points per game are very close, their shooting percentages are quite different.

Kobe averaged 35.5 points per game and shot 45% from the field. This shooting rate is already considered a very good level among guards, but it is significantly inferior to Wang Chong's 52% shooting rate.

Wang Chong's shooting percentage is really too high. Not only does his field goal percentage reach 50%, but his three-point shooting percentage also remains stable above 40%. He also has a free throw percentage of 91%, which puts Wang Chong directly into the 180 club.

The so-called 180 club refers to the situation where the shooting, three-point and free throw percentages reach 50%, 40% and 90% at the same time in a season. This means that a player's offensive efficiency on the court has reached the extreme.

Looking at the history of the league, there are very few players who can achieve this achievement. Even the basketball god Michael Jordan, who almost monopolizes most scoring records, will be limited by the weakness of three-pointers and miss the 180 club.

Currently, there are only three players in the 180 club: Larry Bird, Mark Price and Reggie Miller. Among them, Bird has reached the 180 club twice, which is enough to show his strong scoring ability.

In the current 05-06 season, two members of the 180 Club were born at once, one is Wang Chong and the other is the Suns star Steve Nash.

Nash's shooting percentages this season are 51%, 44% and 92% respectively. In terms of offensive efficiency, he is not inferior to Wang Chong.

Of course, as a point guard, Nash's more job on the court is to organize and connect, so his scoring average is only 18.9 points per game, which is completely incomparable with Wang Chong's exaggerated 35.6 points.

But if you include Nash's 10.5 assists per game, even if all calculations are based on two-pointers, there are still 21 points. Add in his own 18.9 points, that's 39.9 points, close to the 40-point mark!

Wang Chong averaged 3.6 assists per game this season, which totaled 42.8 points, which is actually only about the same as Nash.

This shows how powerful Nash is. He definitely deserves his two consecutive regular season MVP awards. Moreover, Nash will also be a frequent visitor to the 180 Club in the future. He has reached the 4 Club 180 times in his career, ranking first in history.

Back to topic.

With his 50+ points in the last game, Wang Chong surpassed Kobe in the scoring list. The latter was very unhappy, but there was nothing he could do. After all, he was serious about going all out to score points, which was an average of 35.5 points per game!

Originally, Kobe averaged 35.4 points per game because of his obsession with leading the team into the playoffs and his explosive shooting.

The current Lakers team is strong and strong, and their record is not as bad as the original Lakers team in the 05-06 season. Kobe was not forced into a desperate situation, just because he fought so bravely with Wang Chong, he was really very good. Rare

You must know that Kobe is absolutely unable to compare with Wang Chong in terms of enthusiasm for the scoring title. The system's generous task rewards have made Wang Chong's desire for the scoring title reach an almost crazy level.

To put it bluntly, if he cannot win the scoring title with 50+ points, then Wang Chong will definitely try his best to score 60+, 70+ or ​​even 80+ points to compete for the scoring title.

Of course, due to limited physical strength, it is still unknown whether Wang Chong can get 70+ or ​​even 80+, but he will definitely make every effort for this without hesitation.

Even though the fighting spirit of the two sides is not at the same level, Kobe can still push Wang Chong to this level, which shows Kobe's strong strength in the scoring field during this period.

After Wang Chong surpassed him in scoring and was officially crowned the scoring king, Kobe's paranoid character of refusing to admit defeat was also fully demonstrated.

When reporters asked questions about the scoring champion, Kobe was dismissive.

"The scoring champion? Sorry, I don't care about this at all, and I never pay attention to Wang Chong's score. For me, winning the game is above all else. I am willing to do anything to win!"

"So I have no intention of competing for the scoring title. My scoring is close to that of Wang Chong, just because my scoring ability is so strong."

Kobe's words made Phil Jackson, who was sitting next to him, look disgusted. His expression was very similar to Sa Beining's expression when Jack Ma said he didn't care about money at all.

You still don’t care about the scoring title?

In the last month and a half, in order to compete with Wang Chong for the scoring title, you have worked hard and made all kinds of crazy moves, which even caused the Lakers to lose many games that they should not have lost.

The Lakers' final regular season record was only 49 wins, barely reaching 50 wins, and their record ranked sixth in the Western Conference.

During this period, Phil Jackson had talked to Kobe many times about the scoring title. He hoped that Kobe would not behave so naively and insist on meaningless competition for the scoring title. Instead, he should focus on winning the game and fight for the Lakers. A higher regular season ranking for the postseason.

But Kobe didn't listen to him at all. He still went his own way on the court, scoring 30 points on 30+ shots many times, causing the team to ruin the game it should have won.

Now that the game has been lost and the scoring champion has not yet been contested, in Phil Jackson's view, Kobe's whole body is just a mouth.

In fact, if anyone were to compete with Kobe for the scoring title, Phil would not have such a big resentment. After all, even if he ranks second in the scoring list, Kobe's average of 35.5 points per game is real, and he shoots 45% of the time. The hit rate isn't bad either.

But the problem is that the person who stole Kobe's scoring title was Wang Chong, who the Lakers chose to send away for Kobe.

It's fine now, have you been slapped in the face?

Wang Chong is younger than Kobe, has higher scoring efficiency, and has a better personality. If you don't keep such a high-quality potential stock, you must choose Kobe.

Phil didn't know what Buss was thinking now and whether he regretted it, but he felt that the Lakers management headed by Kupchak had already regretted it.

The Lakers built around Kobe Bryant are not weak at all this season. Not only are the starting five outstanding, but they also have the best sixth man on the bench, Ben Gordon.

However, the Lakers' regular season record is only 49 wins. On the other hand, the Bulls led by Wang Chong, whose team lineup is visibly weak, have a record of 56 wins and 26 losses in the regular season. Looking at the league, the record is higher than that of the Bulls. The team only has three teams: the Detroit Pistons with 63 wins in the Eastern Conference, the San Antonio Spurs with 62 wins in the Western Conference, and the Dallas Mavericks with 58 wins.

This is really a result that no one had thought of before.

Fans who don't know much about the Bulls are confused. Just based on the Bulls' shabby lineup, why?

But if you understand the Bulls carefully, you can actually draw a conclusion.

The Bulls are definitely a severely underrated team.

There is definitely not only one Wang Chong in this team who averages 35.6 points per game, but the performance of the other players on the field is also not bad.

Luol Deng and Raja Bell are both offensive and defensive players. The former's average data this season has increased to 14 points and 6 rebounds per game, which is improved compared to his rookie season last season.

Laga Bell's average data per game is 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, which is a bit lower than the 14.7 points he averaged after joining the Suns during the same period. This is mainly because the Bulls do not have a passing master like Nash to feed him the ball.

But Bell's role itself is not to score. His defense on the outside is his greatest contribution to the team.

The Bulls' defensive system this season is basically built around Bell, Luol Deng and Tyson Chandler in the paint, so the scoring of these three people is not important at all.

For example, Tyson Chandler's statistics this season are only 8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks, which are completely the statistics of a blue-collar player, but his rim protection effect in the penalty area is outstanding in the league, and he is the absolute insider of the Bulls. Defensive gate.

Wang Chong's most effective assistant on the offensive end is surprisingly the first-year rookie and 05 second-round pick Monta Ellis.

No one expected that Ellis, who was not favored in the draft and fell to the second round, actually performed well in his first season.

At the beginning of the regular season, Ellis was still a clueless young man. He only knew how to rush into the penalty area when he got the ball. He was slapped and taught by various big hats, and he was miserable.

At that time, Bulls fans felt that the Bulls had to change their starting point guard, and this rookie was simply not good enough.

<divclass="contentadv">Bulls coach Skiles also has the same idea.

However, at Wang Chong's insistence, the head coach still gave Ellis a chance to continue his investigation for a period of time.

Then Ellis gradually adapted and became familiar with the league's game rhythm and gradually began to exert his strength.

His speed is indeed very outstanding among defenders in the league, and he is very lethal when breaking through with the ball and attacking the basket. Especially when facing some teams that focus on positional battles and have poor mobility of interior centers, Ellis' breakthroughs are often Can work wonders.

In the second half of the season, Ellis has become the Bulls' most stable second scoring point besides Wang Chong, growing at an alarming rate.

After the regular season, Ellis averaged 15.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. Although his 42% field goal percentage was a bit low, as a first-year rookie player, this performance was already quite amazing.

This data performance is enough to make Ellis one of the best rookie teams, and even have a chance to compete with Paul for the best rookie team, but the chance of winning is not high.

Unlike Monta Ellis, who was the younger brother of the Bulls, Chris Paul immediately became the team boss after joining the Hornets. He led the team to a record of 38 wins and 44 losses, ranking tenth in the Western Conference. At the same time, his personal data reached 16 points. 5 rebounds and 7.8 assists.

Ellis can't compare to Paul in terms of points, rebounds or assists. The only advantage he has is the team's record, but that's also the credit of Wang Chong, not him.

The reason why Ellis is placed on the same stage as Paul is simply because among the rookies in the 05 class, Ellis is the only one qualified to compete with Paul.

05年状元博古特场均9分7篮板不值一提，而后来有着吃饭睡觉打保罗之称的德隆.威廉姆斯此时还没有拿捏保罗的实力，也不是爵士队的当家核心，场均数据仅为10.8分2.4篮板4.5助攻。

So overall, only Ellis has the chance to compete with Paul.

Just as a second-round pick, Ellis competed with a lottery pick like Paul for the best rookie. What kind of counterattack start is this for Long Aotian?

And he was able to perform like this in his rookie season. It is completely conceivable that his future will be bright.

The Bulls have shown a bright future to the entire league in just one season. Over time, as long as these players can grow up, the Bulls will surely become a top team capable of competing for the championship!

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At the end of the regular season, the records of the Eastern and Western Conferences have been determined.

Although the Bulls have a record of 56 wins and rank second in the Eastern Conference, their record is only ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference due to the division.

There is no way around this. The rules of the league are like this. The Bulls and Pistons are in the same Central Division. The league stipulates that the record leader in several major divisions must be the top seed team. The Bulls' record is not as good as that of the Pistons, although their record is better than that of the Heat and Nets. Good, but since these two teams are the top seeds in their respective divisions, they are ranked second and third in the Eastern Conference respectively. The Bulls, who have a higher record than the two, can only settle for fourth.

In fact, the same problem exists in the west.

Although due to the butterfly effect, the Dallas Mavericks failed to become one of the only three 60-win teams this season as they originally did in time and space, their 58-win record is still among the top three in the league. The number is second only to the Pistons and Spurs, two teams in last season's finals.

But despite having such a high record, the Mavericks are still in the same Southwest Division as the Spurs. Like the Bulls, they can only fall to fourth place in the Western Conference. The second-ranked team in the Western Conference is the Phoenix Suns with 52 wins and the Denver Nuggets with 43 wins. gold.

Although it is unfair, this is the fact. If the Nuggets' 43-win record were to be ranked entirely according to performance, they would only be ranked eighth in the Western Conference. However, under the rules of the division, they can enter the top half of the division and have the home court advantage. There is no way to be convinced.

The eight playoff teams in the Eastern Conference, in order of ranking, are the Detroit Pistons 63, the Miami Heat 50, the New Jersey Nets 47, the Chicago Bulls 56, the Cleveland Cavaliers 46, the Washington Wizards 42, and the Washington Wizards 41. Defeated the Indiana Pacers and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 40 times.

According to the rankings, the four first-round matchups in the Eastern Conference are Pistons vs. Bucks, Heat vs. Pacers, Nets vs. Wizards, and Bulls vs. Cavaliers.

The battle between Wang Chong and James, No. 24 vs. No. 23, will actually start in the first round, which is full of highlights.

During the regular season, the Bulls have an absolute advantage over the Cavaliers. The difference in wins between the two teams during the regular season is a full 10 games, and the Cavaliers were completely defeated in the regular season match between the two teams.

Considering the strength of the lineup and regular season performance alone, the Bulls will most likely defeat the Cavaliers and advance to the second round.

If this is the case, then James will add another highlight to the history of losing to Wang Chong. He will be eliminated from the playoffs by Wang Chong himself for the first time in his career!

The rankings of the eight teams in the Western Conference are: 62 wins for the Spurs, 52 wins for the Suns, 43 wins for the Nuggets, 60 wins for the Mavericks, 49 wins for the Memphis Grizzlies, 49 wins for the Los Angeles Lakers, 47 wins for the Los Angeles Clippers, and 44 wins. Sacramento Kings.

The first-round matchups in the Western Conference are Spurs vs. Kings, Suns vs. Clippers, Nuggets vs. Lakers, and Mavericks vs. Grizzlies.

The first round of the playoffs will begin on April 4st. The opening game of the first round of the playoffs between the Bulls and the Cavaliers will be on April 21nd. The venue for the game is the Bulls, who have a better record. Chicago's United Center Arena.

Although the Bulls were considered to have a high probability of defeating the Cavaliers before the game and entered the second round.

But this does not prevent Wang Chong from using up all the rewards after completing the mission.

Purple Hall of Fame level marksman badge rewards are distributed directly to the badge wall, and they will automatically take effect during the game, so you don’t need to worry about it.

As for the 3000 point reward, Wang Chong spent it all on strengthening his abilities without any reservation.

As expected, this wave of points enhancement directly raised his overall ability rating to 97!

not only that!

When increasing his ability value, Wang Chong heard the system prompts clearly.

"Ding - the growth of the player template card has reached the upper limit, the enhancement will stop, and the remaining point rewards will be automatically returned to the reward pool, please pay attention to check."

Wang Chong immediately entered the consciousness space to check his overall ability value. As expected, the value had reached 97, and all branches and details had reached the peak limit of Durant's growth template card.

This means that regardless of other factors, simply in terms of basketball skills and abilities, Wang Chong is already at the same level as Durant at his peak.

correct! Didn’t the system just say that some points were refunded?

Wang Chong quickly looked at the points panel, and then there was a long silence.

I saw a number - 2 - clearly printed on the points display panel.

At this moment, he seriously doubted whether the system was protecting him.

3000 points, only 2 points left, what a refund? Why don't we just paddle out together?

Wang Chong originally hoped that the system would give him more points. Although after the ability value was strengthened to the upper limit, he did not know the other functions of the points for the time being, but as a hard currency similar to currency, it must have extremely high value. Yes, there is absolutely nothing wrong with stocking up on more.

He was still thinking like this in his mind, and the system's next prompt had already sounded.

"In view of the fact that the host growth template card has reached the upper limit, the new module task of version 2.0 of the system is now launched. After completing the task, the system can be upgraded and more system functions can be unlocked."

"Mission goal: to win a regular season MVP and a finals FMVP respectively."

"After the task is completed, the system will automatically upgrade and unlock new functional modules. During the execution of the upgrade task, random tasks in the system will proceed normally and will not be affected."