NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 74 Wang Chong vs. Wade, a battle of comrades

A top team like the Spurs has a completely different defensive level than the Lakers' previous opponents. This is something Wang Chong, who has just arrived as a rookie, has profound experience with.

Especially in this game, the player Wang Chong faced was the Spurs' perimeter defense expert, Bruce Bowen, who is known as a weakling.

It’s not that Bowen’s legs and feet are bad or defective, but that many well-known stars were kicked off when playing against him and even had their careers ruined as a result. Among them was the demigod Vince Carter. and Yao’s big brother Francis.

Based on various dirty tricks such as foot stepping and elbow strikes, Bowen himself is also a defensive master. Although his physical fitness is average, his basketball IQ is extremely high and he knows how to use everything within and outside the rules to limit the opponent's offensive scoring.

When Wang Chong faced Bowen, he was quite frightened when he said it.

Most of his offensive methods are mid-range jumpers. With Bowen's height of 2 meters, it is definitely impossible to guard against him. If he cannot guard against him, it is very likely that the opponent will get angry and step on someone to hurt someone.

Wang Chong's ability to resist injuries, that is, his comprehensive durability value is 88. This ability is also inherited from. Although it is not low, it is incomparable to James, an iron man who is almost immune to injuries.

Therefore, when attacking, Wang Chong is extremely careful in his shot selection, especially when landing after taking off. He must first observe Bowen's movements every time.

This did not have any impact on Wang Chong's offensive efficiency. The super high shooting rate of 9 out of 6 shots in the entire game is the best proof.

The main problem Wang Chong faced in this game was that at critical moments, he could not catch the ball even if he was open.

Even though Wang Chong's performance in the previous games was very eye-catching, when he encounters a strong opponent and the game falls into a stalemate or even a passive disadvantage, both O'Neal and Kobe, and even Payton and Malone are more inclined to believe it. Himself, not the rookie Wang Chong.

This was especially evident in overtime.

Throughout the overtime, Kobe made 4 of 1 shots, O'Neal made 2 of 0 shots, Malone made 3 of 1 shots, but Wang Chong didn't even get a shot.

If Wang Chong himself has a problem, just find a way to solve the problem.

But now the problem is obviously not with Wang Chong, so it's a bit troublesome.

A clever woman can't make a meal without rice, and this is the case when facing the Spurs. I'm afraid the situation will be even worse when facing the Pistons in the finals.

Because in the finals, the opponent was not only the Pistons, who were defensively better than the Spurs, but also Kobe, who wanted to win the Finals FMVP and would not hesitate to take crazy shots because of it.

"It seems...even if we hold on to the Lakers F03 in the 04-4 season, we may not be able to easily win the championship."

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The loss to the Spurs made the Lakers quite unwilling, but it was not completely unacceptable. After all, the Lakers' F4 combination had just been formed. The new season started less than a month ago, and the running-in period was still short, so naturally they could not bring out the full potential of all the stars. In terms of strength, after the middle and later stages of the season, there may be two endings.

In subsequent games, the Lakers once again started a winning streak, defeating the Hornets, Grizzlies, Raptors and other teams, and in the home game against the Detroit Pistons on November 11, they defeated the Pistons 14:94.

It's just that no one takes the Pistons to heart yet.

Although this team reached the Eastern Conference Finals in the playoffs last year, they were swept out 4-0 by the Nets led by Kidd.

You must know that a season ago, the Nets, which met the Lakers in the Finals, were the team that was swept out by the Lakers 4:0.

How could the Lakers be afraid of a team that can't even beat the Nets?

Lakers fans may have never dreamed that the super F4 combination they were proud of would lose in the finals to this civilian team that they looked down upon at all.

On November 11, the Lakers faced the challenge of the Miami Heat at home.

Wang Chong finally competes with his old teammate Wade.

Like Wang Chong, Wade also performed surprisingly well in the Heat.

<divclass="contentadv">The Heat, or Pat Riley, are really optimistic about Wade. They started him in the first game and have a lot of shooting rights.

Wade played 41 minutes in his debut, making 18 of 8 shots and scoring a team-high 18 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Although his debut was inferior to that of Wang Chong and James, he was able to compete with Anthony.

In subsequent games, Wade was able to steadily maintain 16+4+4 figures, and his 46% field goal percentage was even higher than James and Anthony, and of course better than the two big brothers on the same team, Eddie. Jones and Lamar Odom have high shooting percentages.

Therefore, after more than half a month of the regular season, Wade has become the fourth player among the 03 rookies rated second only to Wang Chong, James and Anthony. His duel with Wang Chong is also quite interesting.

The day before the game, Wang Chong invited Wade to a big meal in Los Angeles.

As teammates in college and with the same agent, the relationship between the two is naturally quite close. Especially Wang Chong, who knows very well how good Wade is to his brother, and is very happy to have a good relationship with Wade.

The NBA is not only a commercial league and a business field, but also a worldly relationship. One more friend means more paths.

But when Wade saw Wang Chong, the expression on his face was quite complicated.

"I didn't expect you to grow up so fast."

Wade shook his head and sighed.

During the NCAA period, Wang Chong was considered Wade's younger brother. Wang Chong almost never won a duel between the two, and he has always been a supporter for him in the team.

Who would have thought that from the end of the NCAA finals, to the draft, and then to the beginning of the NBA regular season, Wang Chong's strength seemed to be on a roller coaster, soaring all the way up and overtaking himself in a corner.

Half a month into the regular season, Wang Chong averaged 18.6+6 per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 52%. The offense is simple and efficient but difficult to defend.

Not to mention the outside media, even Wade felt that the current opponent was stronger than him after watching Wang Chong's NBA game video.

He couldn't figure out how Wang Chong did it. After much thinking, he could only attribute it to talent. After all, Wang Chong was very young and had enviable top-level static talent, and his growth was immeasurable.

"Sorry, I'm afraid the victory in this competition will be ours."

Wang Chong said to Wade with a smile.

The strength gap between the Heat and the Lakers is obvious. The two teams are not at the same strength level at all, and the game is still being played at the Lakers' home court. The Heat have almost no chance.

"That's not necessarily true, and even if they win, it's the Lakers' victory, not yours." Wade smiled nonchalantly.

"How about it? Let's take advantage of this game to see who performs better on the field?"

Although the relationship between the two is good, it is still a competitive relationship in the league. Some healthy competition can help both parties progress and become better.

Faced with Wade's invitation, Wang Chong nodded happily.

"Okay, let's compare."