Before this, the Thunder had already had a duel with the Mavericks. In that game, Lu Yao played extremely well and directly led the Thunder to a victory.
In this game, Nowitzki, the star of the Mavericks, also said that he would not let the Thunder take away the victory as easily as last time. The Mavericks would definitely pay back their previous grudges.
At the same time, Nowitzki also named Lu Yao, saying that Nowitzki did not enjoy the last duel. This time, he must compete with Lu Yao to see if Lu Yao's shooting can record Can you surpass him?
Nowitzki's shooting ability is one of the best in the league. His independent golden rooster is one of the famous tricks in the NBA. At the same time, Nowitzki's mid-range shooting percentage is also at the forefront of history.
This season, Lu Yao's mid-range shooting rate has reached a terrifying 60%. This is even when the entire area is aggregated, the shooting rate can still be maintained at 60%.
This is enough to prove how outstanding Lu Yao's shooting ability is this season, even ranking at the forefront of the league.
At the same time, during the flight to Dallas, the name of this week's Player of the Week was also announced by NBA officials on major social media.
In the East, LeBron James, who won the Eastern Conference Player of the Year twice in a row, was replaced by Derrick Rose of the Bulls. The Windy City Rose experienced injuries last week and was still able to average 32 per game this week. With 9 points and 9 assists, he can be said to be the best player in the Eastern Conference this week without any doubt.
The Bulls he led also won four games this week, including the victory over LeBron James, the Eastern Conference Player of the Week last week. This was a great bonus for him to be selected as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
As for the best player in the Western Conference, there is only one person in everyone's mind, and that is Lu Yao from the Thunder, who was elected the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the third consecutive time.
In the history of the league, only LeBron James has been elected Player of the Week three times in a row.
James also lost the opportunity to tie his own record this time, but Lu Yao followed closely behind and became the person to win the Player of the Week for the third consecutive week after James.
Even the top ten superstars in history such as basketball god Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Larry Bird, and Kobe Bryant have not done this.
But Lu Yao accomplished this feat only in his rookie season. There was no lack of fans' support for him, but the factors that accounted for the most were his own strength and explosive statistics.
This week, the Thunder led by Lu Yao won all four games. Lu Yao averaged 41 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists per game, plus 3 blocks and 2 steals per game. It can be said that he is extremely comprehensive, and even the turnover data is only 0.5 per game. .
Lu Yao's data this week completely surpassed the superb data he scored in the previous two weeks, not to mention that in the last game, he also created a triple-double of 10 blocks and 10 steals in a single game, which was 40+ A triple-double!
Even if the league wants to prevent Lu Yao from winning Player of the Week three times in a row, Lu Yao's data has actually silenced all those who doubted him. This week's award will only belong to Lu Yao.
At the same time, the news that Lu Yao won the Player of the Week for three consecutive weeks quickly swept the entire United States.
At the same time, among the hot searches in China, five of the top ten are about Lu Yao's three consecutive Player of the Week awards, as well as Lu Yao's data since the start of the season.
This was undoubtedly a night worthy of carnival for many Chinese fans. Lu Yao once again won the Player of the Week with his superb performance, and this was the third time in a row.
The rise of Lu Yao heralds the imminent renaissance of Chinese basketball. Of course, Lu Yao also hopes that he can put on the red jersey of China and go on the field to fight for his country in person.
This is the dream of every Chinese man, and even Lu Yao cannot avoid this thought.
Lu Yao browsed the news and saw that eight of the ten basketball-related news were about him, and one of the remaining two was indirectly about him. He couldn't help but turn off his phone, closed his eyes and lay down on the seat of the plane to sleep.
Even Lu Yao himself didn't expect that his popularity would become so outstanding that nine out of ten news items would be about him.
This had never happened before in the 1990s when Jordan was dominant, but now, it has actually appeared in Lu Yao.
Lu Yao chose not to think about it and closed his eyes directly, preparing for tomorrow night's game.
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The next night, the American Airlines Center in Dallas was brightly lit, like a dazzling star in Dallas.
Tonight, the Dallas Mavericks' home game against the Oklahoma City Thunder will begin here.
Players from both sides came to the court early to start pre-match warm-up training and recovery of hand feel, which can be said to be sufficient preparations for this game.
Especially the Mavericks. All members of the Mavericks are on the field tonight. As an old rival of the Thunder, the two teams have faced each other countless times in the playoffs and regular season. The Mavericks are fully prepared to end the Thunder's invincibility myth. .
After the current Thunder defeated the Trail Blazers last night, they continue to occupy the first place in the league with an immortal record of 14 consecutive victories. In addition, the Warriors, who are second in the league, are experiencing a small losing streak. The gap becomes wider and wider.
What's more, the Thunder are currently in a hot state. Looking at the entire league, almost all the strong teams have been beaten by the Thunder. Only the Cavaliers and Warriors can barely survive under the Thunder for a while, and the other teams have been won by the Thunder without hesitation. .
It is conceivable that the current Thunder is at its peak in the current league and is unbeatable.
Although Durant has been lost, the Thunder now have a new look, and the strength of the bench continues to increase. The current strength is very different from the Thunder that had Durant before.
What's more, the Thunder still have a lot of room for improvement. If this continues, the Thunder will become a break-level team in the NBA in the 14-15 season.
Facing a suffocating strong team, the Mavericks naturally did not dare to slack off. The biggest reason was because of Lu Yao on the opposite side.
Lu Yao, who has won the Player of the Week for three consecutive weeks, has countless people looking forward to his game today.
Soon, the warm-up time was over, and the starting players from both sides changed into their jerseys and followed the referee to the center circle, preparing for a jump ball.
The candidates for the jump ball are Lu Yao of the Thunder and Nowitzki of the Mavericks.
