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On November 6th, the Lakers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 104-98, bringing their record to 4-1, but then lost to the Miami Heat 101-107 as visitors on November 8th, changing the record to 4-2.
The events proved that there is indeed an issue with this Lakers team, which Wang Chong himself noticed. Therefore, the Lakers began making adjustments in the following games.
Lakers fans intuitively felt that the team's offensive rhythm had slowed down and started focusing more on positional battles. The team's defensive intensity had also increased significantly, mainly around Wang Chong, Green, and Thompson, establishing a very oppressive defensive system.
This change made the Lakers' style of play less attractive. At least compared to other teams that continued to favor small-ball tactics, the offensive pace slowed down, and offensive possessions were mostly dominated by simple ball-holding plays by Wang Chong, making the game monotonous and boring.
However, the Lakers' record stabilized, defeating the Magic, Mavericks, Pistons, Suns, and Raptors in the following games, winning five consecutive victories and bringing the team's record to 9-2, firmly securing the top spot in the West.
Foreign media also gave a certain degree of praise for this.
"At the start of the season, the Lakers were playing very chaotically, chaotic on the court, like headless chickens, almost relying on Wang Chong's super individual skills to win, but the Lakers quickly realized the problem and started using defense as the tactical foundation of the team, achieving excellent results."
"Although the current Lakers roster is still less than impressive, it is undeniable that the best defensive player, Wang Chong, is the protagonist. Thompson and Draymond Green's defensive system remains unique."
"This is especially evident in Green's performance. After three years of playing with the Bulls, Green finally had the opportunity to start, and it's clear he greatly values this chance, which makes him very proactive on the court. Almost every ball must be contested, and I believe all players who have faced the Lakers and played against Green won't want to play against him again."
Of course, the one who has received the most praise is undoubtedly Wang Chong.
During this chaotic tactical period for the Lakers, Wang Chong almost single-handedly supported the entire offense, causing his personal stats this season to explode. Starting on November 16th, the Lakers defeated the Raptors as visitors to extend their winning streak to five. After 11 regular-season games, Wang Chong averaged an astonishing 38.6 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game.
This mark is even higher than any of Wang Chong's previous seasons and surpasses Jordan's average of 37.1 points per game in the 1986-87 season.
If Wang Chong can maintain this scoring efficiency throughout the season, then by the end of the season, Wang Chong will win his tenth scoring title, averaging over 38 points per game, surpassing Jordan's 37.1 points per game from that year, and becoming the holder of the record for the highest points per game in a single season after the NBA merger.
And looking at the current trend, this possibility doesn't seem impossible.
After all, at first glance, Kobe Bryant really can't keep up. As the season progresses, both his shot attempts and ball-handling time have been further reduced, currently averaging 15 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists per game, shooting 37%. His scoring is only third on the Lakers, below Wang Chong's 38 points and Thompson's 19 points.
The Lakers' offense this season has been really poor, and they haven't performed as well as Wang Chong expected.
However, because of this, Wang Chong's scoring and assists have reached career highs.
Soon, November ended, and the Lakers had a record of 12-4, falling behind the Spurs (14-4) and dropping from the top spot in the Western Conference to second place.
However, Wang Chong was selected as the Western Player of the Month for November without any suspense, with his super-luxury stats of 38.4 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 7.6 assists per game.
In comparison, the Eastern Player of the Month, George, who led the Pacers to an 11-5 record after returning from an injury, averaged only 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists per game.
It was absolutely impossible to find any flaws in these stats in the past, but when compared to Wang Chong's, they seemed so poor that they could hardly be eliminated.
As the calendar entered December, the Lakers began gradually adapting to their current style of play, and the cooperation between players became more tacit, making the Lakers much more dominant on the court.
They had a record of 14-3 in December and an overall record of 26-7. Although they were still slightly behind the Spurs (27-7), when the two teams faced off head-to-head this month, Wang Chong led the Lakers to teach the young Leonard and the Spurs a good lesson.
Throughout the game, Wang Chong scored 54 points, broke through Leonard, who had been guarding him all game, and won the game.
It's just that, apart from the Spurs in the West, there is also considerable pressure in the East.
One of the three games the Lakers lost in December was a home defeat to the Chicago Bulls on December 25th.
I have to admit that when Curry, who is at his peak, teams up with James in his prime, the power is really a bit exaggerated, and they can even compete with Durant + the Splash Brothers.
This is definitely not an exaggeration; James' technical traits are different from the Warriors' outside players when he was with the five-star Warriors, and his ball-handling drive is hugely lethal.
And when the team needs to make key shots, Curry, who is skilled in three-point shooting and never soft, has also become James' best target.
In addition to these two, the Bulls also have a pivot in Gasol Jr. who can play both inside and outside, attack, defend, and even organize and respond.
This made the Bulls show great dominance at the start of the season, crushing all strong teams on their way, and their strength is quite strong.
By the end of December in the regular season, the Chicago Bulls had an exaggerated record of 30-2, losing only 2 games in total, which was comparable to the 73-9 regular season when Wang Chong led the team.
On Christmas Day, the Lakers, led by Wang Chong, faced the Bulls head-on and were also ruthlessly crushed.
After ruling the league for so many years, it was the first time Wang Chong found himself in a situation where he genuinely felt, from the bottom of his heart, that he wasn't an opponent.
In fact, this is normal.
Although Wang Chong is already a super-numeric monster and a perverted existence, in this game, he had to face both Ku Ritian and Thanos Zhan at the same time, with his supporting cast lagging behind.
I can't handle it, I honestly can't handle it.
Although he lost the game, Wang Chong remained excited for a long time.
It's fun to be challenged.
His career has drastically increased with the completion of the system tasks last season, and if he doesn't find some challenges for himself, what difference does it make to keep brushing one more time? It's really not interesting at all.
The calendar now shifts to January, and every January, fans pay more attention to the annual All-Star voting.
This year, due to Wang Chong switching to the Western All-Stars, the Eastern All-Stars are greatly relieved because everyone has the chance to compete for the Eastern Ticket King.
In fact, this is exactly what they think.
In the first round of voting in early January, Wang Chong was almost dominantly ahead of everyone.
There's no way around it: eight-time champion, the first person in NBA history, with an average of 38+10+7 super-luxury stats per game in the regular season, and the large-ball market of the Los Angeles Lakers.
This kind of benefit has made Wang Chong's popularity peak, and no one can match him at all.
But James was still feeling a little down.
Because he thought that after Wang Chong moved to the West, no one could threaten his position as the king of the East.
However, he never expected that his teammate Curry would completely embody Curry due to his hot form, and his average of 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists per game this season was more eye-catching than his average of 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists per game.
This also caused Curry's voting percentage to slightly surpass James' in the All-Star voting process.
As a result, after three rounds of voting, Curry was chosen as the Eastern All-Star fan vote king, and Wang Chong, the Western vote king, became the captain of the All-Stars from both the East and West.
By the way, in the West, despite the poor performance in the game sciences, the past popularity was still there, and the Lakers' record of being second in the West made him the second most voted behind Wang Chong in the West, also making him an All-Star starter.
Eastern All-Star Starters: Curry, Wade, James, Durant, Paul George.
Western All-Star Starters: Westbrook, Kobe, Wang Chong, Leonard, Anthony Davis.
Thanks to Wang Chong's suggestions to the league, the captain system was implemented for the All-Star Game in advance, so a few days later, in the national live broadcast, Wang Chong and Curry, as the ticket kings and captains from the East and West, began the All-Star draft process.
Wang Chong chose the starting lineup of Kobe, Wade, George, and Davis, and Curry's four starting teammates were Westbrook, James, Durant, and Leonard.
In addition to the two All-Star starters from the Lakers, Wang Chong and Kobe, Klay Thompson was also selected as an All-Star reserve with an average of 19.7 points per game and was included in Wang Chong's team.
However, this All-Star, Wang Chong no longer had the idea of competing for the AMVP as he did in the last All-Star.
And this All-Star turned into a confrontation between Paul's team of Wang Chong and Curry's George and Westbrook.
Both of them had the idea of competing for the All-Star AMVP and disagreed with each other.
George had 41 points and five rebounds, while Westbrook had 31 points, eight rebounds, and five assists.
But it is undeniable that Wang Chong's team cares more about the human factor when selecting players, and the two All-Star starters selected, Kobe and Wade, are no longer in their playing prime. On the other hand, the five starters of Curry's team are all in their prime.
Curry scored 26 points and 6 assists, Durant had 23 points, and even James, who played with soy sauce, managed 17 points and 8 assists.
Although Paul had Wang Chong, the undisputed number one in the league, Wang Chong also played, but only had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.
As a result, Curry's team defeated Wang Chong's team with a staggering 186-173, and Westbrook also won the AMVP with 31 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists.
The All-Star weekend has ended, and it's now the end of February.
There were some more trades in the league before the trade deadline, but none of them were insignificant, as the situation for the season was largely clear.
The Bulls dominate the East, with the Celtics led by Durant, the Heat led by Wade, Butler, Howard, and the Pacers led by George as three competitive teams.
In the West, the Spurs and Lakers are neck-and-neck, while the Clippers and Thunder are obviously a little weaker.
Basically, this season's championship isn't surprising; it's decided between the Bulls, Spurs, Lakers, Celtics, and other teams, with the Bulls having the best chance of winning the championship.
The Lakers' record has completely stabilized after more than half a season of practice and training.
As before, it remains a positional battle based on defense, and the offensive pace is slow in today's league. However, through consistent and steady play, the efficiency remains very good.
And as the games progressed, Wang Chong found that Jokic, who had been relatively unknown in the first half of the calendar and had no standout moments, seemed to be showing some promise. His offensive scoring gradually improved in the following games, and his points per game average had surpassed double digits, making him the fourth player on the Lakers to record double-doubles.
This is normal, Jokic originally averaged 10 points and 7 rebounds per game in his first season with the Nuggets, and this was after just 20 minutes of playing time.
It makes sense that Jokic, who has played for so long with the Lakers and averaged about 28 minutes per game, should have superior statistical performance at this time.
In reality, this is partly Wang Chong's fault.
Over the last dozen seasons, countless interior players have played well at his request.
This includes, but is not limited to, Gasol Jr., Whiteside, Millsap, and even Gasol Sr., who had the second spring of his career last season.
Therefore, when Wang Chong high-profilely said at the start of this season that Jokic would be the Lakers' starting center, the entire league felt that this guy would definitely become a huge issue. But whenever he played against the Lakers, Jokic would be attacked inside.
Jokic, who had just entered the NBA, must keep a low profile, develop obscenely, and when he grows to a certain point, he will not be afraid of any target.
Fortunately, Jokic, who felt the malice of the league in advance, can be said to have suffered a lot and experienced the treatment of a superstar in advance.
If it were some players with a bad temperament and insufficient ability to resist pressure, this wave of seedlings could be directly abolished.
But Jokic is, after all, a superstar who will win the regular-season MVP three times in the future, and his ability to withstand pressure is not so fragile.
Even these external pressures have pushed him to grow faster.
Wang Chong can probably judge that if Jokic has his current level at the beginning of the new season, he should be able to average about 16+10 double-doubles per game in the regular season. Although there is still a large gap with the "essence of human bacon," he can definitely be considered a high-quality interior player at the star level.
End of this chapter
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