rpbooks Chapter 507 Historical Status
Chapter 507 Historical Status
Chapter 507 Historical Status
When the final whistle sounded, An Luo hugged Westbrook and others very excitedly.Although everyone believed that the real strength of the Cavaliers was not enough to compete with them before the game, the process of the game was still a bit worrying.Especially the fighting power shown by James is really too strong.Although they were well prepared, they were still a little surprised.
James played 45 minutes in this game.This statistic is the highest in the game, 5 minutes more than Paul George on the Thunder side.In these 45 minutes, he made 32 of 19 shots and scored 52 points with a shooting rate close to 12%!Of course, 11 of 20 free throws also accounted for a good part.Except for James, none of the entire Cavaliers scored more than 18 points.Love, who is the second highest, only scored [-] points!And these two are already all the Cavaliers' double-digit scoring players.
With such a performance, no one will discuss James' status in this league.If he arrives, his stats are not just randomly generated like in the regular season.This is the finals!And it was done under the close defense of Paul George.
Although the Cavaliers lost the game, James still became the brightest presence in the game.Even Thunder, the victor, had no choice but to bow down to the opponent's super outburst.And James himself has broken many records because of this.
This is the eighth time he has scored at least 8 points in a single game in this year's playoffs.Tied with Jerry West in the 40-1963 season.Since Jerry West, in the long period of more than 65 years, only James has done such a thing.Superstars as strong as Jordan and Kobe have not done it.In addition, this is also the 50th time in James' career playoffs that he has scored at least 109 points in a single game.Tied Michael Jordan as the player with the most 30+ playoff games in history.And it is only a matter of time before this record is broken by him.In the finals, James scored 30+ 18 times before.After this game, he raised this data to 30 times.Wanting to beat Michael Jordan's 19 ahead of him, though, and Jerry West's 23.However, if James wants to break this statistic, it is very likely that this season will not be completed.
In fact, since this season, people have positive opinions on James' historical status.After all, he is a 33-year-old veteran.After playing 82 regular season games, he carried the team to the finals alone.It's impossible for any one person to do it.At least among other active players, there is no such person.
After this game, another person's historical status has been affirmed.This person is Westbrook.
In this game, Westbrook played 39 minutes, made 14 of 7 shots, and scored a total of 21 points including free throws.Of course, scoring is not his important contribution.In addition to scoring, Westbrook also contributed 9 rebounds, 14 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.In the end, he failed to score a triple-double, which is a bit regrettable.But his contribution in the game is the best of the entire Thunder team.It is better than An Luo who scored 28 points, Paul George who scored 25 points, Adams who grabbed 14 rebounds, and Robertson who scored 5 steals.
As the assist leader for two consecutive seasons, Westbrook has always been a presence at the forefront of the league in the field of passing.However, in the previous seasons, people have never regarded him as an excellent organizer and leader.Many of his choices and decisions in the game were criticized by everyone.Especially in the 2016 Western Conference Finals, Westbrook's performance was not bad, but he became the one that people sprayed the most.It was even once regarded by everyone as the culprit for Durant's departure from Oakland.The phrase "Only Westbrook can guard Durant" became the most popular saying in the entire NBA circle for a while.
In the past two seasons, Westbrook has been proving himself.Last season, although he averaged a triple-double and won the MVP of the regular season, he didn't go too far in the playoffs.Of course, the strength of the Thunder was indeed worse last season, and people's views on Westbrook have changed a lot.This season, after reaching the finals, Westbrook has been completely recognized by everyone.
In this season, Westbrook's improvement is indeed very big.In fact, last season he was trying to make some changes.But not as obvious as it is now.
On the offensive end, he reduced his shots, gave full play to his organizational skills, and organized the team's offense very smoothly.Last season, the reason why the Thunder did not sink because of Durant's departure, An Luo's stable scoring is a key factor.And An Luo's scoring is largely based on the help of Westbrook.At that time, his ability to attack with the ball hadn't reached the level it is now.
Defensively, he started doing the dirty work.In the past, people can always see him rushing to the basket when he is marking the opponent in the elbow zone.As a result, the opponent has a vacancy.And now, the Thunder already have enough people responsible for scoring.Therefore, his energy is put on defense.Westbrook was originally a defensive player, and he can do these things with ease.This season's average of 2.1 steals per game can be seen.It is worth mentioning that this season, the Thunder ranked first in steals per game among all teams in the league.Players with more than 2 steals per game, they have 4!Robertson 2.2, Paul George 2.5, An Luo 2.1!The Thunder's defense can be seen from this.
Now, the Thunder have taken the lead in the finals.If you maintain this momentum and go through the finals, Westbrook will win the first championship of his career, and it is very likely that he will win it together with the FMVP.Coupled with his historical record of averaging a triple-double for two consecutive seasons, Westbrook's historical status will be greatly improved.At least when facing Durant, he will not appear to be short of the opponent.Even, Westbrook will become the envy of others many times in the future.This includes many superstars who have retired now!Like Stockton and Nash, they are all historical No. [-] positions.They have won many personal honors, but the championship will always be a pity for them.
(End of this chapter)