742: Last chip away from first (5.5k(1/3)
After the first round of the series, when Wayne achieved the historic achievement of ranking first for both teams in five statistics and said, "It's nothing," people started complaining that Wayne was simply the King of Versailles.
Even Bird King couldn't stand it, it was so pretentious!
But at this time, the fans just wanted to kneel down and say: "Brother Wei, we were wrong!"
Everyone thought Wayne was in Versailles, but now they realize that Wayne was just stating the facts.
Because Wayne proved with actual actions that it was indeed nothing.
No, Wayne did it again in the second round.
In the five-game series, he averaged 29.4 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 2.2 steals and 2.8 blocks per game.
Both teams ranked first in five statistics.
In terms of scoring, Adu, who is closest to Wayne, averages 29.2 points per game.
In the original history, Adu averaged 30 points per game in the Western Conference semifinals, but because there were only 5 games played in the Western Conference semifinals in this history, Wayne defended Adu, and Adu even pulled in the last game.
As a result, the points average has also declined.
Wayne narrowly defeated the game with 0.2 points and occupied the top spot in the scoring list.
He averages 12 rebounds per game, which is unrivaled. Ibaka, who is closest to Wayne, only averages 8.9 rebounds per game.
He averages 11 assists per game, which is very close to Gui Shao's 10.7 assists.
If Agui didn't pull the ball in Game 5 and didn't pass so many inexplicable balls, Wayne's assists might not be as high as Agui.
But then again, if the Thunder didn't pull in Game 5 and Wayne didn't clock out early, his data would have been even better.
He averaged 2.2 steals per game, only 0.1 more than Turtle. He averaged 2.8 blocks per game, which was far better than Durant's 1.7 per game.
Although the three statistics of points, assists and steals, Wayne does not have an overwhelming advantage and is only slightly ahead of his opponents.
But in competitive sports, there is no difference between a little bit and a hundred million bits.
The highest is the highest. Wayne ranked first in five statistics of both teams for two consecutive rounds. This is a fact!
Such a record is unprecedented. Good guy, Wayne said that I would only come twice.
Moreover, if we talk about playing Mosaic in the first round, Wayne abused his skills to achieve such a record.
If we play the Thunder in the second round, the value of this record will be very high.
He can beat Durant in scoring, beat Gui Shao in assists, and beat Ibaka in blocks and rebounds.
It's simply a miracle.
What Wayne said was nothing, it turned out to be true!
Sitting in the press conference hall, Wayne himself looked confused.
In five categories of data, no one from the two teams combined surpassed me?
Why are you so bad? You make me very sad!
I want to be low-key!
All I can say is that Wayne in the playoffs is really different from the regular season.
During the regular season, Wayne gave more shooting opportunities to his son, and his son lived up to expectations and won the scoring title.
But in the playoffs, Wayne is undoubtedly the first choice.
After all, in the more targeted playoffs, Wayne's offensive ability is better than Curry. This is an indisputable fact.
And because Curry mainly played without the ball after his comeback, allowing Wayne to be the main point guard, Wayne's assists have remained high.
While scoring by yourself, you also have to pass the ball to the team's second scoring point. Can this number of assists be so low?
As for rebounds, steals and blocks, because Wayne played much harder in the playoffs than in the regular season, these statistics are naturally high.
Facing a group of reporters in the audience, Wayne didn't know what to say.
Unintentionally, Versailles made people speechless. Unintentionally, Versailles made people speechless.
With the support of both teams ranking first in five statistics in two consecutive rounds of the series, people increasingly feel that Wayne is not far away from Mike Joe.
Many media even said that Wayne is only one championship away from being the first in history.
The first person in history is not like the scoring champion or MVP, he has clear selection criteria.
It just depends on the fans' reputation.
So in the eyes of many people, Wayne is now the number one in history.
Because like Jordan, he dominated almost all opponents of his generation and set one inhuman record after another.
Of course, the record for the lowest score in the Three-Point Contest still belongs to Mike Joe.
However, Wayne's historical status depends on the results of the next games this season.
If Wayne fails to win the championship this year, everything will be in vain.
Because if Wayne fails to win the championship this year, it will be like he comes back to tell everyone: "I'm not that good after all."
Although the requirement to win the championship is very demanding, if you want to become the first-level figure in history, how can you be less demanding?
After reaching the Western Conference semifinals, Wayne also set his sights on the Golden State Warriors.
In the game the night before yesterday, the Warriors had already turned the series score into 3 to 2.
If they win one more game, they can defeat the Spurs and advance successfully.
Wayne took a look at the Warriors' statistics and found that the Warriors trio was really not easy to mess with.
Paul is currently averaging 22.2 points and 9.5 assists per game, Green is averaging 4 points, 7.5 assists and 11.2 rebounds per game, and Thompson is averaging 31 points per game and shooting 50% from three-point range.
Man, it's a miracle that the Spurs can hold on until now.
Paul can hit the ball, Green can hit the ball, and Tang Shen is just a catch-and-shooter.
If it weren't for Aldridge's consecutive explosions and the best playoff performance of his career, the Spurs would probably be gone.
Although the series is not over yet, Wayne estimates that the Spurs will most likely kneel down.
It seems that this year’s Western Conference finals will still be Warriors VS Trail Blazers!
Fate is so wonderful.
During training the next day, Wayne discovered that Artest had entered the weight room early today and came out after practicing until he was covered in sweat.
This whole season, Wayne has never seen Artest so serious and diligent.
Wayne thought Artest had also been infected by the atmosphere of the decisive battle before the Western Conference Finals. In the afternoon, Artest came to Wayne and said: "Come on, brother, in the Western Conference finals, you play well, and I will play Green well!"
Wayne:???
Good guy, I have been training for a long time just for Green!
Artest has to play against the Warriors, but he coughs when playing against other teams.
Only by playing against the Warriors can he show his greatest value.
Green did continue his previous style in the series against the Spurs.
For example, when an opponent's player falls down together, he or she will start to perform jujitsu on the spot without letting the player stand up.
Another example is, when blocking a teammate, just drop your shoulders and push the opponent away, etc.
Of course, the most serious one was Green's foul on Kawhi.
It was the third quarter of the second game of the series. Kawhi broke through with the ball and prepared for a layup. Naturally, Green jumped up actively and prepared to block.
However, seeing that there was no hope of blocking the shot, Green grabbed Kawhi's arm in the air!
You know, both of them were in the air at that time, and they were flying in completely opposite directions.
If you grab the opponent's arm so forcefully, you can easily get injured.
Sure enough, Kawaii was knocked to the ground, which made even the old thief tremble with fear.
If Kawaii had any shortcomings, there would be no need to play this game.
Well, now I know it hurts.
It can only be said that he is repaying debts for the things Bowen did back then.
Kawaii: Why do you want to pay me back for what Bowen did? Damn it!
This kind of foul is just the tip of the iceberg.
Many people on the Spurs have suffered from Green.
There is no way. After the Spurs let James Johnson go a few years ago, the team lacked a hitter-type role.
If you are bullied, you can only deal with it.
In the past, I was a master of Yin people and an old thief, but now I finally feel the feeling of being Yin people.
And what Green did to Spurs players is very likely to happen to Trail Blazers players.
As the responsible captain of the security team, Artest has naturally been training intensively recently, striving to do a good job in security and creating a safe, fair and sunny playing environment for everyone!
To be continued...