Chapter 135: Averaged 32.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.7 blocks! Consecutive Player of the Week!
Chapter 135

Just half an hour after Wang Yan led the Cavaliers to a good start, the Lakers in the Western Conference also defeated the Mavericks and got their first win of the new season!

Several big players of the Lakers performed well. James' passing ability and defense are indeed very strong. His arrival completely liberated Kobe.

Coupled with the coordination of old Nash, the Lakers' offense is smooth.

Although the overall height of the team has decreased without Gasol and Bynum, Jordan Hill can play at the five position, and James and Artest can make up for the lack of height through active help defense.

科比高效砍下33+8，詹姆斯26+11+7，纳什12+9，阿泰斯特17+7.
The Cavaliers and Lakers have shown strong strength in both the East and West.

In the next two weeks, both the Cavaliers and the Lakers remained undefeated and maintained their undefeated record.

The fans are so excited now, it seems that this year's championship is very likely to be born between these two teams!

So everyone is looking forward to the match between the two teams, it will definitely be a clash of Mars and the Earth!
Unfortunately, the NBA league's top management formulated the schedule very cleverly, whetting the appetite of fans.

The peak showdown between the two teams will not happen until the Christmas game!
Within two weeks of the start of the season, Wang Yan won Player of the Week twice in a row. He is truly a walking honor harvesting period.

Averaged 32.6 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.7 blocks per game.

With such horrific statistics and records, it would be strange if he didn't win Player of the Week!

. . . .

Although the direct confrontation between the two teams will be on Christmas, an indirect match is about to begin.

In a Western Conference game on Sunday, the Thunder traveled to challenge the Lakers.

After Harden left, the Thunder's big three became more mature and played more aggressively, causing a lot of trouble for the Lakers.

The Thunder led until the end of the first three quarters.

Just when fans thought the Lakers were going to suffer their first defeat of the season, James and Kobe stood up in the fourth quarter.

The two scored a combined 26 points in the fourth quarter, and also showed their impenetrable ferocity on the defensive end!
The offensive momentum of the Thunder's Big Three stagnated and they suddenly lost power in the fourth quarter.

The Lakers made a comeback and eventually defeated the Thunder with a slight advantage of 2 points.

Although the Lakers defeated the powerful Thunder in this game, they also exposed many problems.

Coincidentally, the Thunder went on the road to challenge the Cavaliers two days later.

If the Cavaliers lose to the Thunder, then the Cavaliers will be inferior to the Lakers in momentum.

Although the comparison between teams in the league is not that simple.

For example, if A beats B by a large margin, and B beats C by a large margin, it does not mean that A can easily beat C.

Sometimes C can beat A by a large margin.

The NBA is amazing.

The Cavaliers must beat the Thunder by a large margin to put pressure on the Lakers.

However, something went wrong with the Cavaliers.

In the previous game against the Pistons, Monroe was unable to defend against Wang Yan and was dunked on by Wang Yan many times, which made him angry and humiliated.

But he didn't dare to attack Wang Yan. Instead, when Owen broke through, he ruthlessly attacked him and knocked Owen to the ground, causing Owen to cover his wrist in pain.

Wang Yan was furious. As the boss of the team, he would never allow others to bully his brothers!
Just when Wang Yan was about to rush over to attack Monroe, Butler stopped him, and then punched Monroe on behalf of Wang Yan, directly making Monroe's nose bleed!
Although he is much shorter than Monroe, Butler is not afraid at all and attacks ruthlessly!

As a result, Butler was ejected and Irving was injured and carried off.

The Cavaliers suddenly lost two main players.

In the next game, the enraged Wang Yan was like a tiger descending from the mountain, suppressing the Pistons on both offense and defense.

In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Pistons by 30+ and avenged their teammates.

Wang Yan also scored 56 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, which was amazing.

In this case, the Cavaliers will be missing two key players in the next game against the Thunder.

Butler was suspended for three games, and Irving had to rest for at least half a month because his wrist was injured by Monroe.

The situation is very unfavorable for the Cavaliers, and perhaps their first defeat of the season is coming.

There are no reasons in NBA games. If you lose, you lose. It’s your own business if you are short of players!
During the pre-match training, head coach Scott found Wang Yan and the two had a long talk.

"Wang, why don't you just let go of the next game? It's too tiring for you to play alone."

Scott is not interested in the winning streak, and Wang Yan's health is the most important.

Wang Yan shook his head firmly: "No! Coach, we must beat the Thunder, otherwise the Lakers will have a psychological advantage, which will be very beneficial for their team running-in!"

Scott looked at Wang Yan in shock. He really couldn't believe that Wang Yan was just a 21-year-old young man.

Why does he have such a broad perspective?

Logically speaking, this is something the coaching staff should consider.

Scott had no choice but to nod: "You're right... Then you'll have a hard time. Butler and Irving can't play, and the Thunder are in a fierce momentum this season and will be difficult to deal with."

Wang Yan answered seriously: "Don't worry, coach, I will do my best!"

"I believe you!"

. . . .

The next evening at 7:30.

Quicken Loans Center in Cleveland.

The Cavaliers faced off against their Western Conference rival, the Thunder.

The two finals opponents from last season meet again.

Durant and Westbrook have complicated feelings.

Not only did they lose the last finals, they also lost the Olympic finals.

This is a double blow to them.

As a representative of the new generation of local NBA players, he has been suppressed by Chinese players many times, which makes many American fans feel ashamed.

The Thunder have had a good record this season, losing only two games, both of which were close losses.

The Thunder's starting lineup is Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka, Sefolosha, and Perkins.

The Cavaliers' starting five are TT, Wang Yan, Jamison, Middleton and Thomas.

This is the first time Middleton and Thomas have started this season, and the home fans have high expectations for them.

Fans hope that they will not hold Wang Yan back, and at least reach 60 to 70 percent of Butler and Irving's abilities.

Jump ball in the center circle, Wang Yan and Ibaka stood in the middle.

Ibaka was a shot-blocking expert last season, with his average number of blocks per game second only to Wang Yan.

So Ibaka also trained hard during the offseason. He knew that he was definitely not as good as Wang Yan on the offensive end, but he hoped that he could surpass Wang Yan on defense!
Ideal is full, the reality is very skinny.

In the center circle jump ball, although Ibaka's jumping speed and height were almost the same as Wang Yan's, Wang Yan still relied on his natural advantages of long arms and big hands to grab the first wave of ball possession.

Ibaka quickly retreated and worked with Perkins and Durant to block Wang Yan's opening show.

Since the Cavaliers replaced Isaiah Thomas in the starting lineup, the Thunder believed that Isaiah Thomas did not have the tacit understanding that Irving and Wang Yan had, so they could ruin Wang Yan's opening show.

Since last season till now, no team has been able to do it.

If the Thunder can do this, it may have a significant impact on the future direction of the entire season!

Thomas dribbled the ball slowly, and stumbled a little under Westbrook's strong pressure. Time passed second by second, and Wang Yan seemed to have no way to break through the encirclement of Ibaka, Perkins, and Durant.

With 4 seconds left in the offensive time, Wang Yan suddenly shook off Ibaka and ran outside the baseline.

Ibaka was stunned. He didn't know what Wang Yan was going to do. Why was he running off the court?
But he didn't dare to let Wang Yan go, so he could only chase him.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yan strode around the referee and Ibaka almost bumped into him.

Thomas was quick with his eyes and hands and threw the ball to the right side of the basket.

Wang Yan rushed in from the baseline, jumped into the air, and scored a dunk before Perkins and Durant pounced on him!
boom!
The home Cavaliers fans cheered in unison!
"Comfortable!"

"Cool!"

"You can sit down now!"

The Thunder players sighed again, but still failed to stop Wang Yan's opening show.

2: 0!

Wang Yan took the initiative to run over and high-fived Thomas, touched his head, and praised: "Good pass!"

With Wang Yan's encouragement, Thomas' confidence grew.

The Cavaliers are indeed different after winning the championship. From top to bottom, they are more confident and their moves are bolder!

The Thunder attack.

The Thunder lost Harden this season, but it seems that the impact is not big at the moment, because they have Martin as a substitute, who is a master at scamming people.

But from a God's perspective, the Thunder suffered a big loss.

Harden's ability is not comparable to Martin's, and Detonator is just to save a few million dollars.

Westbrook's breakthrough was still sharp. He didn't dare to break through from Wang Yan's side, so he went to the other side, easily crushed Thomas and made a layup.

2:2 tie!
Wang Yan was also shocked that Westbrook has evolved again this season.

Westbrook was still like a young boy last season, but he has matured a lot this season.

Cavaliers attack.

As the team leader, Wang Yan has to consider the feelings of his teammates.

It was Middleton's first time starting and he needed some confidence, so Wang Yan didn't reach out for the ball. Instead, he helped Middleton with the screen and let him shoot!

Who would have thought that a superstar, the absolute boss of the team, would actually cover for a small substitute?
This is the secret to the Cavaliers' unity!

That means the boss is not the ball hog!

Middleton also performed very well. Under the cover of Wang Yan, he rushed to the edge of the penalty area and made a mid-range shot before Sefolosha pounced on him. Whoosh!

The Cavaliers fans were excited, cheering loudly and applauding Middleton passionately!
All previous doubts about Middleton were swept away!

This is a good player!
The technique is solid, efficient, and does not stick to the ball.

Of course, as a rookie, his shortcomings are also obvious, that is, his shooting percentage is not high when facing strong defense.

This requires more games to increase experience points, and cannot be forced.

In the next few rounds, Wang Yan tried his best to unite the team, after all, two people were replaced in the starting lineup.

Moreover, Middleton and Thomas' defense is not good.

The Thunder did transform, playing very tough, and after adapting for a few minutes, they began to overtake the score.

Wang Yan didn't take many shots in the first quarter and only scored 7 points.

After the first quarter, the score was 28:23, with the Thunder leading by 5 points.

Although they were leading, there were no smiles on the faces of the Thunder players.

They all knew in their hearts that Wang Yan didn't exert any strength at all!

Wang Yan’s outburst was like a sword hanging over the heads of the Thunder players, and no one knew when it would be cut down!

This is the scariest thing.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the two sides came off the bench.

Since Thomas and Middleton were mentioned in the starting lineup, the Cavaliers' bench strength was very weak today.

Basically, they are people who didn't play much before, so they just play in garbage time.

The Thunder's bench lineup is very strong. In addition to Martin, there are Reggie Jackson, Fisher, Thabeet, and Lamb, all of whom are very strong players.

Especially Lamb. Anyone who has played 2K knows that this guy was really strong around 12 and had a high three-point shooting percentage.

The score gap was quickly widened.

The home fans felt that the situation was not good and the Cavaliers' winning streak might be interrupted today.

More than four minutes into the second quarter, the Thunder were already leading by 4 points.

Head coach Scott didn't want to call a timeout because he wanted Wang Yan to rest for a while.

But the home fans were fed up and shouted in unison: "Go Wang Yan! Go Wang Yan!"

In fact, Wang Yan did not show any anxiety, because he understood the feelings of the substitute players. They were under a lot of pressure and their movements were somewhat deformed.

Finally, Scott was persuaded by the fans' shouting, called a timeout, and prepared to replace the starting lineup.

The timeout ends and the game continues.

After Wang Yan came on the court, he started scoring points.

Wang Yan hasn't shot a three-pointer today. Just now, he was sitting below and saw Lamb hit three-pointers in a row, and he felt itchy in his heart.

So he stopped attacking the basket and instead showed off his three-point shooting from the outside.

Facing Ibaka's close defense, Wang Yan kept dribbling the ball between his legs and behind his back, making Ibaka run around in circles.

Just when the defensive players were confused, Wang Yan suddenly took the ball and shot!
It was too fast and Ibaka couldn't shift his center of gravity at all.

Swish!
Three point hit!

The home fans stood up excitedly and applauded Wang Yan's fancy three-pointer!
Who would have thought that this was an action performed by a 2-meter-tall guy!
Durant has become tough this season and immediately responded with a three-pointer.

Wang Yan knew that if he wanted to catch up, he had to not only exert his strength on the offensive end, but also hold on on the defensive end.

So in the next few rounds, Wang Yan kept throwing three-pointers and personally defending Durant.

Poor Adu, he just made a three-pointer and was completely locked down by Wang Yan!
The 13-point gap was slowly narrowed.

At the end of the first half, the score was 57:56, and the Cavaliers overtook by 1 point!
Wang Yan made 7 of 6 three-pointers in the second quarter, so terrifying!
In the second half of the game, Wang Yan continued to dominate the court.

In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the aggressive Thunder despite being without two main players!

113:92.
Won by 21 points.

In this way, the Cavaliers have once again gained the upper hand over the Lakers in terms of momentum!
Durant and Westbrook were really about to cry.

They thought their spring was coming, but for more than a year, whenever they met Wang Yan's Cavaliers, they lost!

If they knew about the history of the Celestial Empire, they would definitely say this: If we have Yu, why do we need Liang?

Of course, there should be many people who want to say this, including James.

Just like the superstars of the same era as Jordan.

(End of this chapter)