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Wang Chong, born in 1984, just celebrated his 25th birthday two months ago. At his age, Jordan was still fighting for the first championship of his career. It wasn't until Jordan, at 28, finally realized his dream three years later. Coincidentally, O'Neal's first championship also came at the age of 28.So here's the question: Wang Chong, who is only 25 and has already won three championships, two MVPs, and two FMVPs, with this year's Bulls aiming to defend the title and create a three-peat dynasty. By 25, he will already have four crowns in hand. By the time he's 28, he may have five or even six. It's not an exaggeration to say that!
The journalist who asked this question obviously annoyed the local fans in Cleveland, because the pride of Cleveland is James, known as the Chosen One.
James, who was the same rookie as Wang Chong in 2003 and was the first pick, was once considered a superstar destined to dominate the league.
But after six seasons going in circles, James has achieved nothing in terms of honors, let alone a championship, and not even a regular-season MVP. The only consolation is that James has some of the best teammates, in addition to being an All-Star AMVP.
But superstars generally don't bother looking at such honors, and it's useless to judge a player's historical status based not on who has more games, but more All-Stars.
O'Neal answered this question without fear of offending Cavaliers fans.
In fact, he wasn't happy during the two years he was with the Cavaliers. Many times, when the team lost, he became the scapegoat and was criticized by the fans, which made O'Neal feel very unhappy.
After all, he is a big man who once had great glory. When the Cavaliers invited me here, I was also a great sedan. This good guy was called Xiao Tiantian when he wasn't here. Man, and he's called Mrs. Niu. There are no burned bridges over rivers.
O'Neal is ready to retire at the end of this season. Of course, he doesn't care what the Cavaliers fans think of him. He will say whatever he wants.
What's happening? Wang Chong now has three crowns in hand and is still fighting for the fourth crown. You can't make me tell lies with my eyes open. I must say that James is the player most likely to surpass me, right?
The issues between O'Neal and the Cavaliers are not discussed for the moment.
The Bulls continue their winning streak.
Throughout November, the Bulls had a record of 11 wins and 2 losses in 13 games, including the 2 games in October, bringing the total record to 13 wins and 2 losses. The record ranked first in the Eastern Conference and even in the entire league, continuing their dominance from the previous two seasons.
In these 15 games, Wang Chong averaged 31.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game, shooting 52% from the field and 41% from three-point range. He showcased both team performance and personal stats.
However, the Eastern Conference Player of the Month award for November was not given to him as before.
The person who stole the Player of the Month award from Wang Chong in November was Kevin Durant of the Celtics.
In his third season, Durant's offensive talent was finally fully demonstrated.
In November, Durant averaged 34 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 47.8%, leading the league in scoring for the new season.
Obviously, a new strong competitor has emerged in the path for Wang Chong to continue winning the scoring title, and this competitor is also the prototype of Wang Chong's growth template.
Wang Chong's current scoring ability is definitely better than Durant's, who has yet to reach his peak. But the problem is that, as the current top scorer in the league, Wang Chong also faces more specific defenses in games compared to Durant. So, in fact, Wang Chong's advantage isn't as obvious.
Wang Chong is still determined to win the scoring title. If he wants to surpass Jordan, Wang Chong must surpass Jordan in all aspects and fields.
Jordan's strongest points are undoubtedly his six championships and ten scoring titles, records that many players cannot match.
Wang Chong has won four consecutive scoring titles so far. He is still six away from tying Jordan. If he surpasses Jordan, it will be seven times, meaning seven seasons.
Even if Wang Chong doesn't lose to the next scoring champion, he won't achieve this feat until he is 32 years old.
Considering the future, with the rise of top scorers like Harden, along with Durant who will continue to get stronger, and the ball rights that will need to be distributed as Curry grows in the team, the competition for the scoring title will only become more intense. Wang Chong will not miss any opportunity to compete for the scoring title this season.
In Wang Chong's impression, this season was the first in which Durant won the scoring title of his career, with an average of 30.1 points per game. He was also the only player to average more than 30 points per game in the 2009-10 season.
But that was during the Thunder era. The team's players, including Westbrook and Harden, had not yet grown. Durant still had a lot of ball rights and shots in the following seasons. With the development of the Thunder's three players, Durant's shots decreased, and he only scored more than 28 points for three consecutive seasons.
It wasn't until the 2013-14 season, when Harden had left the team and Westbrook was injured midway through the season, that Durant reclaimed the only MVP trophy of his career with an average of 32 points per game.
Now Durant is with the Celtics, and the team already has an All-Star in Pierce. Although Pierce is now over thirty, he is still a player who can contribute steadily with more than 20 points per game. As the team leader, it is impossible to give Durant unlimited ball rights no matter what.
Wang Chong feels that although Durant averaged 34 points per game in November, which was higher than his own, it will still be difficult for Durant to average more than 30 points per game throughout the season. After all, he is not yet the team leader. Even if he wants to compete with Wang Chong for the scoring title, he can't compete just because he wants to.
Basically, as long as Wang Chong can maintain his current average of 32 points per game, there is a high probability that he will win the fifth scoring title of his career. Even if it doesn't work, he can wait until the middle of the season and work hard to increase his average by one or two points per game. This is not hard for Wang Chong.
It's just that this way, other players on the Bulls will definitely be affected. After all, ball rights are very limited in a game, and Wang Chong occupies most of them, and the ball rights that other players can get will naturally decrease.
In fact, there are already players on the Bulls who have been affected. Specifically, it should be noted that Curry took a large amount of the ball after joining the team.
In the first month of the regular season, Curry averaged 19 points per game. His scoring dropped slightly from the beginning, and his average shots per game stabilized at around 14.
The result is that the scoring data of Billups and Garnett has significantly dropped compared to last season.
Garnett was the most affected.
Garnett averaged 18 points per game during the regular season last year, but after the start of this season, his scoring average dropped drastically and is currently averaging only 14.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.
Garnett, at 33, is certainly not at the twilight of O'Neal's career, but he is still an All-NBA player in his prime.
But at this age, Garnett obviously has no interest in chasing personal stats. Compared to having better stats, achieving three consecutive championships has become his biggest desire.
Therefore, when Curry emerged and became the second offensive core of the Bulls with efficient offensive scoring, Garnett took the initiative to reduce his attacks and focused all his energy on the defensive end.
Needless to say how strong Garnett is when he focuses on defense.
As a defender, Billups was certainly affected. Not only did Curry take some of his shots, but the time he spent holding the ball was also impacted.
As a point guard, Billups is more aware of Curry's excellent dribbling skills. Although Curry's passing vision and organizational skills are still immature, it doesn't matter at all. The Bulls' offensive system mainly relies on simplicity and ball handling. The focus is on pick-and-roll cooperation, which doesn't require excellent organizational and coordination skills.
However, as a point guard, Billups is still slightly less affected than Garnett. Even though the two outside shooters, Wang Chong and Curry, are so prominent, he faces more defensive pressure than before. Being smaller, there are more opportunities for open shots.
Therefore, Billups has averaged about 15 points and 5 assists per game so far. Although this is also his lowest personal season data in recent years, Billups, who is the same age as Garnett, is not a player who cares about personal statistics. He cares more about the team's history than his personal performance.
In total stats, all five of the Bulls' starting players have scored double digits so far this season, including Wang Chong with 32 points, Curry with 19 points, Billups with 15 points, Garnett with 14 points, and Gasol with 12 points.
The five starting players of the Bulls have scored up to 92 points, which is close to the total points per game of the last team in the league. The Bulls average 106 points per game, currently ranking fourth in the league, tied with the Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, and Denver Nuggets.
Needless to say, the Suns and the Warriors are typical run-and-gun teams, and the Nuggets with Anthony are also a good offensive team.
The Bulls are led by Tom Thibodeau, who excels in defense but not offense. His offensive tactics are very simple and rely heavily on the individual skills of stars like Wang Chong to score. It's clear that the average points per game can reach the fourth spot in the league.
The Bulls' high score is mainly due to their strong three-point shooting.
So far this season, the Bulls have averaged 31 three-pointers per game and their shooting percentage is approaching 39%. This makes the Bulls surpass the Magic in three-pointers, two teams with a typical star shooter system and four-shooter system, and they also outperform the Boom Brigade's runner.
Of the 31 three-pointers per game, Curry contributed 8, while Wang Chong and Billups averaged 6 three-pointers per game.
The three starting players maintained the principle of high productivity and efficiency. Billups, who had the lowest three-point shooting percentage, still had a three-point shooting percentage of 38.6%.
The Bulls' offensive style is increasingly resembling a magic ball.
Compared to their offense, the Bulls' defense is impressive.
Currently, the team averages 95 points per game and doesn't rank high. Teams like the Cavaliers, Magic, Trail Blazers, Heat, Bobcats, and Spurs are ahead of them.
But points conceded per game must be considered along with points scored per game. Some teams have a faster offensive pace and more possessions, so points conceded naturally increase uncontrollably.
Although the Bulls only rank eighth or ninth in the league in points allowed per game, their point differential has reached an exaggerated 11 points.
The team in the league closest to the Bulls in these stats is the Magic, with an average of 7.5 points per game.
This fully demonstrates the Bulls' strong dominance.
Although the regular season has only played for the first month, the Bulls already dominate the championship odds board, leaving many teams, including the Lakers and Cavaliers, far behind.
As the calendar entered December, as Curry gradually adapted to the pace of NBA games, his performance became more and more stable. The number of games with a shooting percentage of only 30% in a game continued to decrease, and the Bulls' record also soared.
——For the Christmas Day game on December 25, the league arranged a script for the Bulls to challenge the Los Angeles Lakers on the road.
The Lakers, sitting at home, presented their strongest lineup, starting Kidd + Kobe + Artest + Gasol + Bynum.
The two sides fought a fierce battle to the max.
Six members of the Lakers team scored in double figures. Although Kobe Bryant was the target of the Bulls during the game and had a poor touch, with only 21 points on 21 shots, other players on the team scored 24 points and 13 rebounds. Bynum scored 15 points and 9 rebounds, and Odom had 11 points and 8 rebounds.
Relying on the team's outstanding performance, the game between the Lakers and Bulls was anxious until the last minute.
With one minute left in the game, Wang Chong teamed up with Curry in a pick-and-roll, creating a mismatch opportunity. Wang Chong highlighted Kidd, and his height advantage allowed him to shoot a three-pointer from the outside without hesitation.
In the last minute, Wang Chong's clutch shooter badge was activated. When the bar is full and it becomes a numeric monster, this kind of shot impacts directly without any accidents.
With this three-pointer, the Bulls took a 2-point lead.
It was now the Lakers' turn to attack. Although Kobe's shooting percentage in this game was only above 30%, at this critical moment, Phil Jackson decided to give the ball to Kobe.
It was only when Kobe stood still with the ball that he realized the person in front of him was Wang Chong.
Does Wang Chong want to defend him one-on-one?
Without thinking, Kobe immediately launched an attack.
Although Wang Chong was selected as the best first defense last year, Kobe really didn't take it seriously.
But Kobe didn't know that Wang Chong's defensive ability was no longer what it used to be!
During the regular season, there aren't many players worthy of Wang Chong's full defense, and with Garnett nearby, Wang Chong doesn't need to invest too much energy on the defensive side.
But after all, Wang Chong has activated 7 defensive badges and greatly strengthened his defensive ability in the summer. With his super perimeter defensive ability, along with the natural talent advantage of his height and wingspan, Kobe's breakthrough did not work at all.
Kobe obviously underestimated Wang Chong's defensive ability. Wang Chong was not moved by his continuous false moves. The attacking time passed minute by second. If it was someone else who discovered that there was no chance, he would choose to pass the ball decisively to his teammates. But this is Kobe's impeccable defense, which actually awakened his competitive spirit.
Even though there was no chance, he decided to force a breakthrough. He took the ball to the right side and then stopped and made a difficult jump shot.
Kobe's backward angle was so great that even Wang Chong could not block the shot.
However, with such a difficult emergency stop, backing up and deliberately increasing the backward range to avoid being blocked, you can imagine how difficult the shot is.
There was the crisp sound of iron and Garnett jumped high under the basket and grabbed the defensive rebound before the others.
The Lakers missed the chance to even the score and thus lost the Christmas Day game.
End of this chapter
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