Chapter 507

When the final whistle sounded, ANLO was very excited to huddle with Westbrook and others. Although before the game everyone thought the Cavaliers' real strength was not enough to compete with them, the process of the game was still a little worrying. In particular, James's combat effectiveness is too strong. Although they are well prepared, they are still a little surprised.

James played 45 minutes in the game. This is the highest number in the game, five minutes more than Paul George on the thunder side. In these 45 minutes, he shot 19 out of 32, nearly 60% of the shooting rate and scored 52 points! Of course, 11 out of 12 free throws also account for a good part. None of the Cavaliers, except James, scored more than 20. The second highest Lefu, also got 18 points! And these two, already all of the Cavs' double-digit scorers.

In such a performance, no one talks about James' position in the league. If he does, it's not a random number like the regular season. This is the finals! And it was done under Paul George's close defense.

Although the Cavaliers lost the game, but James has become the most brilliant existence of the game. Even as the winner of thunder, in the other side of such a super explosion, also had to bow to the wind. James himself, therefore, has set a lot of records.

This is the eighth time he has scored at least 40 points per game in this year's playoffs. It tied Jerry West in 1963-65. For more than 50 years since Jerry West, James alone has done this. Superstars like Jordan and Kobe didn't do it. In addition, this is the 109th time James has scored at least 30 points in a single game. Even with Michael Jordan, he became the player with the most 30 + Games in the playoffs in history. It was only a matter of time before he broke the record. In the finals, James had scored 30 + 18 times before. After this game, he raised the number to 19. However, he wanted to break Michael Jordan's 23 times in front of him, and Jerry West's 24 times. However, this data James wants to break, this season is likely to be unable to complete.

In fact, since this season, people have been positive about James' historical position. After all, he is a 33 year old veteran. After playing 82 regular season games, a man carried the team to the finals. No one can do it. At least there are no other players in active service.

After the game, there is another person whose historical status has been affirmed. This man is Westbrook.

This game, Westbrook played 39 minutes, 14 shot 7, plus free throws, a total of 21 points. Of course, scoring is not an important contribution. In addition to scoring, Westbrook also contributed 9 rebounds, 14 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. It's a pity that we didn't get three pairs in the end. But his contribution in the game, is the thunder team's most outstanding. It's better than Anron who has 28 points, Paul George with 25 points, Adams with 14 rebounds and Robertson with 5 steals.

As the assistant king for two consecutive seasons, Westbrook has always been a front row player in the field of passing. However, before winning the season, people have never regarded him as an excellent organizer and leader. He made a lot of choices and decisions in the game, and everyone was very critical. Especially in the 2016 Western Conference finals, Westbrook's performance was not bad, but it became the one that people sprayed most. It was even regarded as the chief culprit of Durant's departure from Auckland. That sentence "only Westbrook can defend Durant" has become the most popular word in the whole NBA circle.

Both seasons, Westbrook has been proving himself. Last season, although he achieved a season average of three double achievement, also won the regular season MVP, but in the playoffs did not go too far. Of course, last season thunder's strength is still a little worse, people's view of Westbrook has changed a lot. This season, after reaching the finals, Westbrook was fully recognized.

In this season, Westbrook has really changed a lot. Just last season, he tried to make some changes. But it's not as obvious as it is now.

On the offensive side, he reduced his own shot, gave full play to his organizational ability, combed the team's attack very smoothly. Last season, thunder did not sink because of Durant's departure, Anluo's stable score is a key factor. And Anluo's score, to a large extent, is based on the help of Westbrook. At that time, his ability to attack with the ball was not as good as it is now.

On the defensive side, he started to do the dirty work. In the past, people can always see him in the elbow area when the opponent, suddenly rushed to the basket. As a result, the other party will appear vacant. Now, thunder has enough people to take charge of scoring. As a result, he put his energy into defense. Westbrook is originally a player who starts with defense, and he can do these things with ease. This season average 2.1 steals can see. It is worth mentioning that thunder this season, in all teams in the league, steals in the first place. Steal more than 2 players per game, they have 4! 2.2 Robertson, 2.2 Paul! Thunder team's defense, this can be seen.Now, thunder has the lead in the finals. If this momentum is maintained to play a full finals, Westbrook will win the first championship of his career, and is likely to win it together with fmvp. In addition to his two consecutive seasons with a three double average, Westbrook's historical position will be greatly improved. At least when facing Durant, he doesn't look short. Even, Westbrook will be the envy of many people in the future. This includes a lot of retired superstars! Stockton and Nash, for example, are No. 1 on the historical level. They have won a lot of personal honors, but the championship is always a pity for them.

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