The Lakers' record has declined since Arthur Wang's wrist was fractured by Wang Yi.
But after Arthur returned, the Lakers' record quickly improved again.
Finally entered the playoffs with third place in the Western Conference.
Now we have passed two more rounds and entered the Western Conference Finals.
In these two rounds of competition, Michael Arthur performed very well.
In these two rounds, he averaged 39.7 points per game, 14 rebounds per game, and 6 assists.
Without Wang Yi, he would be the strongest among all 16 teams in these two series.
It's a pity that Wang Yi seems to be a big mountain lying in front of him.
No matter what he tried, he couldn't get over it.
Originally, if there was no Wang Yi this year, he would have been the MVP.
Not to mention anything else, just because he was injured for a month and a half, the Lakers dropped to fifth place in the Western Conference. After he returned from injury, he pulled the Lakers to the third place in the Western Conference in just over a month. You can see that he
What an impact it has on the Lakers.
However, just because Wang Yi is here, he has been suppressed by Wang Yi in the MVP rankings.
In the past few days, news has come out that Wang Yi’s MVP has basically been decided.
This made him feel even more unhappy.
The most important thing is that Wang Yi's dunk broke his wrist.
He will always keep this account in mind.
In addition to Arthur Wang's strong return, there is another reason why the Lakers can achieve such results.
Even this reason is more important than the return of King Arthur.
That is - their playing style has changed.
In the past, they were very strong on the offensive end due to the presence of Arthur Wang, Big Eyebrow and Westbrook.
But on the defensive end it's a little bit unsatisfactory.
But since Michael Arthur was injured, the Lakers' defense has suddenly changed.
Not only has their defense become more layered and three-dimensional, but their defense has also become tougher.
Sometimes, they even resort to flagrant fouls to pull the opponent down.
This is why the Lakers' record didn't drop much after Michael Arthur was injured.
After recovering from Michael Arthur, his strong offensive firepower and his defensive appeal, coupled with the Lakers' overall tough defense.
This allowed them to have the best record in the league other than the Kings in the past two months.
But the strange thing is that no one knows why the Lakers have such a huge change on the defensive end.
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Because of this change, they also swept their opponents 4:0 in the first two rounds.
The opponent couldn't guard Michael Arthur, and at the same time, he couldn't break the Lakers' defense when attacking.
Because of this, many people were optimistic about the Lakers before the game.
Especially since Michael Arthur is an American, 60% of the people in the United States believe that the Lakers can defeat the Kings.
This was unimaginable two years ago.
Although Wang Yi's current performance has conquered many people, Arthur is an American and his own hero.
Almost all Americans do not want to see their country's basketball league dominated by a foreigner, especially a Chinese.
On top of the Stephen A. Smith show.
He continued to insult Wang Yi: "I have to admit that Wang Yi should be considered the strongest player in the current league, but the thickness of the current Kings' lineup is too poor."
"Compared with the thickness of the Lakers' lineup, the Kings can still play with their starting lineup, and only Wang Yi and Danny have offensive capabilities in this starting lineup."
"What's worse is that Danny doesn't have the ability to attack independently. He needs to wait for Wang Yi to attract double-teams and then pass the ball to him. He can take open shots. If Wang Yi comes off the court, then Danny will be useless.
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"Unless Wang Yi doesn't end the game. But does he have to play 48 minutes in every game? The Iron Man can't do it either."
"On the other hand, the Lakers not only have a very deep lineup, but Westbrook, Big Eyebrow and Michael Arthur are all powerful offensive points."
Therefore, it is impossible for Wang Yi to lead the Kings to defeat the Big Three Lakers.
So I'm bullish on the Lakers.
In addition to Smith, there are many American commentators and anchors on various platforms who are optimistic about the Lakers.
Although O'Neill supported Wang Yi on his show.
But Michael Arthur is very good at inciting people's emotions.
It is often said on various occasions that Wang Yi is just a Chinese.
This was used to arouse anti-Japanese sentiment among the American people.
Therefore, the support rate of Wang Yi among fans in the United States has dropped a lot, and in turn they have begun to support Michael Arthur.
On the other hand, because of Michael Arthur's actions, Chinese fans hate him to the core.
So what was originally a duel between this group of basketball players has now become a duel between fans from the two countries.
Even some ordinary people who are not fans attach great importance to this matchup.
Before the game that day, Wang Yi packed up his equipment and went to the arena, and Nicole also wanted to go with him.
Wang Yi said with concern: "It's not convenient for you to have a big belly. It's better not to go. Just watch the live TV at home."
Nicole shook her head: "How can I not go to such an important game? And I just need to go to the box, it doesn't matter. Also, that Arthur is so arrogant, I want to watch you defeat him there with my own eyes."
Wang Yi smiled: "He is an American. Don't you support you Americans?"
Nicole hugged Wang Yi's arm and leaned on Wang Yi's shoulder:
"It has nothing to do with your nationality. Anyway, you are my husband, so I should support you as a matter of course."
"Besides, the MVP trophy is being awarded tonight, so of course I want to go."
So Wang Yi agreed and drove Nicole and her mother to the arena.
At the same time, at the Huaxia Basketball School.
Wang Jianhua, who had just woken up, finished his breakfast after doing simple morning exercises.
The students have already been organized to go to the lecture theater.
At this time, several other teachers also came.
Seeing Wang Jianhua coming so early, they all laughed and said:
"Why did Lao Wang come so early today? In the past, when I asked you to watch your son's games, you always looked indifferent: What's so good about it? You just pretended to be with us."
"What happened today? You were the first one here."
Every Kings game is a must-see for the entire basketball school.
Every time when watching the competition, other teachers are very excited, but Wang Jianhua always looks indifferent.
And he often says words that can make people angry.
"It's just an ordinary regular season game, nothing interesting to watch."
"Isn't it just to break 10,000 points? It's not 40,000 points."
"I only averaged 50 points per game, but I still couldn't break Chamberlain's record."
All the teachers who heard these words wanted to beat them up.
Let alone the NBA, their son would be excited for a long time even if he could play in the CBA.
And let alone playing in the CBA, they are quite happy even if they are playing as a substitute in the CBA. If they can average 20 points per game in the CBA, they will feel like there is smoke coming out of their ancestral graves.
As a result, it doesn't matter if Lao Wang's son scores 10,000 points in the NBA, nor does it matter if he averages 50 points per game.
This is simply that people can make people more angry than others.
Chapter completed!