Super Lord of the Rings

In the next round, no one will double-team Wang Jun.

He singled out Joe Johnson, created a little space, and made a step-back jumper from outside the three-point line. The ball finally went wide, and the opportunity had come.

Next, Wang Jun still focuses on one-on-ones on the offensive end, shooting when he has the chance. He has a great rhythm with the ball. As long as he is not double-teamed, he can always create space for shooting.

He took four more three-point attempts and hit two.

During his counterattack, he broke through and caused fouls by Joe Johnson and Pierce. His speed advantage is obvious, and neither of them can keep up, so they can only pull others.

As long as Wang Jun gets half a body position, it will be difficult to guard. Wang Jun, like Wade, is not only fast, but also has a strong body. He can lean on his opponent for a layup.

Wang Jun made all four free throws, and Joe Johnson went to rest early because of two fouls.

Stackhouse, who came off the bench, was far worse defensively than Joe Johnson, and his offensive touch was also poor. After the start of the game, his shooting percentage was only 38% and 33.7% from three-point range. The Kings' defense was much easier.

Wang Jun counterattacked past Stackhouse and easily made two mid-range shots.

As early as the 2006 Finals, Stackhouse was unable to prevent Wang Jun from committing a malicious foul. Six years later, his physical fitness has seriously declined and he is already a veteran who is approaching retirement.

Wang Jun only needed to take a step, but he couldn't keep up and suffered a serious psychological blow. Not surprisingly, this will be his last season.

The gap in status between the two was so great that Stackhouse didn't even think about committing a flagrant foul. He didn't want to be scolded and left the league.

Wang Jun scored 29 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter, leading the Kings to a 45-23 lead.

The situation of the Nets is not much better than that of the Lakers in the opening game.

In the second quarter, the two sides competed on the bench.

The Kings sent out a super luxurious lineup of Thomas, Ray Allen, Carter, Jerebko, and Vucevic.

This can no longer be described as "bench gangsters". Four of them have starting ability and can compete with many teams' starters. They have impact, three-pointers, rebounds, and veteran experience.

The five members of the Nets are Watson, Stackhouse, Telitovich, Evans, and Bu Laiqie.

Compared with most teams,

The Nets have an advantage on the bench, but they can't compare with the Kings.

Bu Laiqie was cut by the Wizards, not only because of his high salary and low ability, but also because of his poor defense.

Not only is his technique poor and his lateral speed slow, but Bulayche's defensive attitude is negative. Utilitarian thinking makes him lack interest in any ball that cannot be directly converted into blocks or rebounds.

In response to this, Thomas and Vucevic played a pick-and-roll match to beat Bulayche. As long as the other three positions dare to cover up defense, passing the ball along the way is a three-point opportunity.

Without covering up defense, Thomas can pass Bu Laiqie too easily, or he can just make a pull-up jumper.

Thomas quickly contributed 4 points and 2 assists. Carter and Jerebko both made three-pointers, and the point difference continued to widen.

In three minutes, only Telitovich made a three-pointer for the Nets.

"Little General" Johnson was forced to make early substitutions, letting Joe Johnson come on as a substitute and replace the useless Stackhouse.

Joe Johnson also had a hard time facing Ray Allen and failed to lead the team to catch up with the score.

Wang Jun and James came back 6 minutes later and led the team to attack.

Wang Jun continued to play one-on-one. Joe Johnson guarded him for three rounds, got his third foul and went to rest. Stackhouse definitely couldn't defend him, and he had to defend Telitovich for several rounds, but he was still killed.

Telitovic signed a three-year, 9 million mini-middle-level contract with the Nets. He entered the NBA as a non-draft player and was the scoring champion of the UEFA Champions League in the 2011-12 season. He played in 10 games, averaging 21.7 points, 6 rebounds, and three-pointers per game. The hit rate is as high as 43.1%.

But from a physical point of view, he is 206cm tall and weighs 109 kilograms. He is more suitable for the fourth position, similar to the Bucks' Ilyasova.

He has excellent shooting skills, often moves in the high post, and is good on the offensive end, but not good in other aspects, especially when defending the perimeter, his mobility is poor.

The Nets have no choice but to let him guard Wang Jun. Pierce is also slow and needs to save energy on the offensive end.

The idea seemed reasonable, but in fact Pierce didn't need to spend any energy on the offensive end. They were defeated by the Kings at halftime.

82 to 45, the game entered garbage time early.

Wang Jun scored 43 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal at halftime.

As long as he continues to play, Wang Jun is likely to perform the miracle of 60+ points in three quarters again. If he plays the whole game, it will not be a big problem to score 70 or 80 points. No one on the Nets can limit his performance one-on-one.

During halftime, James spoke for Paul in the locker room.

"Wang, your statistics are already very good. Paul is a good friend of ours. Why don't you save some face for him? Don't play in the second half? I think you want to continue playing in the second half."

Wang Jun was stunned for a moment and then smiled. "Okay, I won't ask the coach to continue playing."

It's not like Wang Jun has never done this before after leading by a big score and continuing to play in the second half. When he played against the Lakers, he tried to kill them all.

Seeing that he agreed easily, James breathed a sigh of relief for Paul. If he beat the Nets by 50 or 60 points, Paul would definitely cry, which would have a huge impact on his popularity.

Now, the Nets players feel uncomfortable. The lineup worth hundreds of millions of dollars is no match for the Kings.

Especially Joe Johnson, whose career-high score was only 42 points. Wang Jun scored higher than that in 19 minutes. The gap is too obvious.

Joe Johnson's defense is average and he is most afraid of fast players. His mediocre physical fitness also led to a low rebound rate, never exceeding 5 rebounds per 40 minutes in his career. Therefore, he cannot prevent Wang Jun from breaking through, and he cannot help the team in controlling rebounds. All these make him appear overpaid and incompetent.

Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with goods will lead to throwing away.

In the second half, Wang Jun and James sat on the sidelines.

The Kings started as a substitute for the Nets. Paul had the upper hand against Thomas and was well organized; Pierce scored a lot of points against Carter; Randolph played well against Patterson; only Joe Johnson and Garnett faced Ray Allen and Wu Cevic still couldn't find his crosshair.

The Nets closed the gap and trailed by 23 points entering the fourth quarter.

In the final quarter, the Kings still relied on substitutes. Paul and others rested for a few minutes, and the point difference widened.

Curry went up and fought for a while, but Watson couldn't guard him. He ran after the screen, and Bly couldn't switch defense quickly enough. He hit three three-pointers and sealed the victory in a wave.

Paul took a break 5 minutes early. In the end, the Kings won 131-99, with six players scoring in double figures.

Five players from the Nets scored in double figures. Paul had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists. Randolph had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Garnett only had 8 points and 6 rebounds.

Watson scored 13 points and Pierce 17 points.

Joe Johnson had no touch at all and had the worst performance. In the end, he made 4 of 13 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, plus two free throws, and scored 11 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Nets fans were extremely disappointed. Many people left messages online criticizing Garnett and Joe Johnson, thinking they had hired two losers.

Garnett at least reduced his annual salary, but what about Joe Johnson? With an annual salary of more than 20 million, he often shoots 4 out of 13 and 5 out of 16. He doesn't even have the courage to take more shots.

He has won several games with a decisive victory. Many people say that he is low-key. The question is, can he be high-profile if he wants to be high-profile? Joe Johnson has to have the ball in his hands to be a star, and his speed plays off the ball to terrible effect.

With Paul and Pierce around, it's impossible to let Joe Johnson hold the ball and lead the attack.

After the first battle, the Nets' weaknesses were revealed, and the Kings became a touchstone for the entire league.

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