In the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, Wang Yi became a god in one battle - although there are still many people who don't agree with this so-called "one battle to become a god", at least half of Wang Yi's fans think so.
But in the next g6, Wang Yi was unable to survive alone.
Although he scored a triple-double of 42 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in this game, it was really difficult for him to defeat four hands with two fists.
And in this game, the Lakers' outside line once again returned to their tradition of blacksmithing.
He actually shot a super-low shooting rate of 7-for-40.
People can't help but think of the Rockets' 3-for-27 shooting.
In the end, the Lakers were defeated by the Warriors 90:123.
The big score was tied at 3:3.
When it came time to grab 7, Wang Yi was once again amazing.
Scored 37 points at halftime.
The Lakers led the Warriors by 11 points at halftime.
By the third quarter, Warriors Wang Yi still had a terrifying shooting percentage.
By the end of the third quarter, he had scored 48 points.
Under his leadership, the Lakers still led the Warriors by 6 points at the end of the third quarter.
Many fans expect Wang Yi to create another miracle and lead the Lakers to win.
But at this moment, Cole resorted to box 1 tactics.
The so-called box 1 tactic is when the opponent has a super powerful player, send the strongest defender in the team to target this player.
Stalk this player relentlessly, no matter the cost.
The remaining four people stood separately on the penalty area line, looking like a box.
As a result, it is difficult for the opponent's super powerful player to have a chance to shoot a three-pointer.
And when he broke into the penalty area, he got into the box.
There will be 5 players surrounding him.
This was originally a tactic used in elementary school competitions.
Because among primary school players, the level gap is too big.
After using this tactic against the opponent's strong player, that strong player can only pass the ball out, and other students who are much worse than him will have a hard time scoring goals.
In the NBA, such tactics are extremely rare.
Because using box 1 tactics is equivalent to giving up defense on other players on the three-point line.
Even if there is a gap in the level of NBA players, it won't be as big as that of elementary school students.
When you mainly target this strong scoring point, this player passes the ball, and then other players will have three-point opportunities everywhere.
The Raptors once used this tactic against Curry, forcing Curry to score 3 points and 0 shots in the second half.
Now the Warriors are using this tactic against Wang Yi in turn.
Although Wang Yi relied on his strong breakthrough ability, he still created some three-point opportunities.
But there aren't many three-point opportunities.
Because Clay tried his best to foul and pull Wang Yi down.
Therefore, Wang Yi only took three three-pointers in the fourth quarter and hit two goals.
He mostly breaks into the penalty area and passes the ball to the outside.
The four teammates on the outside are all opportunities.
However, it’s hard to put it into words.
Wang Yi passed the ball to these teammates, and these teammates actually shot a terrible 1-for-8 from three-point range.
In the end, the Lakers unfortunately lost 107:110.
Wang Yi's first playoff journey also ended.
All Wang Yi's fans couldn't help but feel sorry for Wang Yi when they saw this.
In this game, he scored a huge triple-double with 56 points, 15 rebounds and 18 assists.
In the entire series of 7 games, he averaged a near triple-double of 48 points, 11.8 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game.
He interpreted the four words "lonely hero" vividly.
He tried his best, but unfortunately fell in front of the enemy in the end.
Chinese fans are very tolerant of Wang Yi's failure.
When the Lakers lost James and James, everyone thought the Lakers would be vulnerable.
But he never expected that Wang Yi would lead the Lakers to win the Battle of Tianwang Mountain.
After they lost a big score in Game 6, many people felt that the Lakers were finished and they had collapsed.
But Wang Yi led these role players of the Lakers to fight the Warriors until the last minute.
In the end, we only lost by three points.
When interviewed after the game, both Curry and Kerr were full of praise for Wang Yi.
Curry said sincerely: "I have said before that injuries are also part of the game, but when I actually experienced injuries, I knew it was difficult, too difficult, especially when the team lost its two core players.
, it’s even harder. If it were me, I’m not sure I could last until Game 7. But Wang Yi did it, he even almost defeated us with the remaining Lakers, he is a great player.”
Steve Kerr commented on Wang Yi this way:
"What all of you saw was his near-triple-double average of 48 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists per game. What you saw was his crazy scoring performance. What I saw was his amazing basketball IQ.
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"Many of the Lakers' tactics were thought of by Vogel or LeBron at first, but later I learned that they were thought of by Wang Yi. For example, during the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, they suddenly started bombarding us.
He was caught off guard and ultimately lost the game.”
"It's hard for you to believe that this is his first time participating in the playoffs. If you give him time to grow up, his future is limitless."
The reporter asked again: "If Wang Yi has the opportunity to come to the Warriors..."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Cole laughed: "It's impossible, the Lakers can't let him go."
The reporter continued: "Who knows about the future. He will become a free agent this summer. Do the Warriors want to fight for it?"
Cole said again: "If we still have salary space, of course we will fight for it. We will try our best to fight for it. Who doesn't want a player like this? Not only his skills, but also his fighting spirit.
It's what every team desperately needs. But again, the Lakers can't be so stupid as to let go of such a player."
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When the Lakers were interviewed at the press conference, some fans and reporters asked: "Wang, your performance this time is very surprising, even shocking. But in the last two games, the three-point shooting percentage of other players
It's really bad. If their shooting percentage was a little better, you might have beaten the Warriors in the seventh game. What do you have to say about this?"
Wang Yi felt very painful in his heart at this time.
For him, who is born with a strong competitive spirit, the pain of failure is far greater than that of other players.
It was so painful that he didn't even want to pay attention to these reporters.
But as a professional player, accepting post-match interviews is part of their job.
He could only shake his head and said in a low voice: "I think you are wrong. Their performance is not bad. They are my teammates and my brothers. Without their support, I would not be able to make it today.
The Lakers wouldn't be where they are today."
"You only saw their inaccurate three-pointers, but you ignored Caruso's flying save when he jumped into the audience. You ignored that Harrell was elbowed when he was fighting for rebounds with the Warriors' two big inside players.
The nosebleed was constant; I ignored that Schroeder sprained his foot during the breakthrough, but he just tightened his shoelaces and went back to fight."
At the end, Wang Yi said emotionally: "There is no doubt that they are the best teammates I have ever encountered in the NBA."
This is not some high-emotional intelligence or business bragging.
He sincerely praised these teammates.
Their skills may not be good, but their fighting spirit on the court still moved Wang Yi.
Finally, Wang Yi solemnly said: "So please give them more respect."
When the Lakers players saw Wang Yi's press conference, they all secretly blamed themselves.
If they can work harder, if they can hit two more damn three-pointers in the fourth quarter...
But that's what a basketball court is.
Become a king or lose a bandit, there are no ifs.
The only thing they can do is train hard this summer and hope to win the championship again next year.
But who can say for sure what will happen in the future?
How many of them will be traded?
How many people's contracts will not be renewed when their contracts expire?
Chapter completed!