The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

Judging from the scene of the game, the Lakers were playing against the Wizards almost all the way, but even if you don't look at the second half of the game when the Twin Towers were exhausted and only Kobe was struggling to support it, only players from both sides in the first two quarters Judging from the period of full physical strength, the Lakers do not occupy an absolute dominant position.

There are two main reasons, one is the problem of three-pointers, and the other is on the bench.

Let’s talk about three-pointers first. No matter how lethal the inside players are, their offensive method is two-pointers after all. On the Wizards’ side, Curry, Thompson, George and even Leonard all have three-pointers. The shooting percentage in the first two quarters was not low either.

A two-point shot takes three rounds to score, and a three-point shot can be done in just two rounds.

It is true that the shooting rate of three-pointers cannot be compared with that of two-pointers, but in the Wizards, the efficiency of three-pointers is not low.

In the first quarter of the game, Curry made 3 of 5 shots and 3 three-pointers. Thompson made 1 of 3 shots, Leonard made 1 of 2 shots, and George made 1 of 1 shots.

The four starters scored 6 three-pointers in the first quarter, a total of 6 of 11 shots, and the shooting percentage exceeded 50%!

You may not feel much when watching the game, but when you see such data in detail, anyone can't help but gasp.

What does it mean to shoot more than 50% of the three-pointers? You must know that the shooting percentage of most guards in the league today is less than 50%, let alone the three-point shooting percentage?

In addition to three-pointers, the Wizards also have a luxurious bench lineup that makes the entire league jealous.

Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison, when these two were the main core partners, the record of the Wizards was not very good. The season averaged 20+ points per game, but the Wizards missed the playoffs. After all, neither of them belongs to nor is suitable to be the leader of a team.

But when these two came to the bench, the concept was very different.

With the strength of the two, even if they are too old, they can be qualified for the starting position of most teams in the league.

And the firepower displayed by the two at the same time after playing on the bench is extraordinary!

After the whole game, Caron Butler played 24 minutes and Antawn Jamison played 27 minutes. The two scored 12 and 16 points respectively, and their shooting percentages exceeded 45%.

Just two people scored 28 points, which has surpassed all the points scored by the Lakers' bench.

On the Wizards' bench, there are Beverly, Jimmy Butler and other players.

In the whole game, the Wizards' bench scored 37 points. In contrast, the Lakers' bench players scored only 21 points. This is a gap of 16 points!

The huge gap in the bench forced the Lakers to dispatch the main force in advance. Without enough rest time, it is only natural that the Lakers' twin towers are physically overdrawn.

"It was a non-fighting loss. The Lakers lost on the poor performance of the bench lineup. They also lost on the difference of being younger and more dynamic. The Wizards players are very young. Young enough that they can play freely on the court. Running back and forth, completely ignoring the issue of physical exertion."

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In any case, the Wizards won their first win of the new season from the Lakers' home stadium, Staples Arena.

And this is just the beginning!

On December 27, the Wizards defeated the Atlanta Hawks 111:87 at home.

On December 29, they defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 102:81 away.

On January 1, the away game defeated the Orlando Magic 115:92.

Followed by consecutive back-to-back away games on January 2 and defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves with a big score of 120:88.

In a blink of an eye, the Wizards won a wave of soul-stirring five-game winning streak at the beginning, and they strongly climbed to the top of the league!

No one expected that after replacing almost half of the starting lineup last season, the new season's Wizards will run the lineup so quickly!

Klay Thompson and Kawhi Leonard, the two rookies, did not have any discomfort in the starting lineup of the Wizards, and they performed very well, especially Thompson, in the small ball tactics that mainly shoot three-pointers In the system, Thompson performed like a duck to water.

After five games, Thompson averaged 2.6 three-pointers with a 39% field goal percentage and contributed 15 points per game for the team.

In the entire team, except for Curry and George, he is the third highest scoring point.

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Paul George had a hard time playing in the first five games. The position of power forward made him uncomfortable after all. Facing the taller and stronger inside players than him, he struggled defensively.

However, what he suffered on the defensive end became his advantage on the offensive end.

Faster speed and longer shooting range than traditional power forwards make it easier for George to play on the offensive end. After five games, George can contribute 19 points per game on average, which is a big improvement from last season.

Of course, based on George's one-season training and the tireless training of Wang Xiao's coaching system, it is more than enough for him to average 20+ points per game. The reason why he didn't do that is because there are too many scoring points in the team... …

Among the starting five players, four players scored in double figures. Excluding Thompson, who averaged 15 points per game, and George, who averaged 19 points per game, the remaining two were Leonard, who averaged 11 points per game, and Leonard, who averaged 31 points per game. Curry!

On the court, Leonard's defensive role is far greater than his offense, but even so, he still got a lot of shots. At the beginning of his career, Leonard's offensive ability was not strong, and he did not develop any particularly powerful ones. Offensive moves, but simply to end the attack, Leonard is not soft at all.

In another time and space, when he first joined the Spurs, Leonard had a shooting percentage as high as 49.3%, most of which were dunks or layups that directly ended the offense at the basket.

In a Wizards team dominated by long-range shooting, it is not too simple for Leonard to get the opportunity to cut to the basket to catch the ball and make a layup.

And the main reason why he directly has a lot of opportunities to end the offense is the main core of the Wizards, Stephen Curry.

In the third season of his career, Curry's ability has been further improved, and more importantly, he finally got another time-space closest partner in the Warriors, Klay Thompson.

Although this Thompson and Curry are not familiar with each other, and his personal ability is far from mature, the deterrent effect he brings on the perimeter is far from what Danny Green can match.

Whenever Thompson actively starts running without the ball, it can be said to give Curry the greatest cover support.

This is the help that Harden and Danny Green could not give Curry in the past two years!