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Chapter 120 Another Temporary Mission ([-]nd update today)

On November 11, the Pistons finally ended their short away trip, but it was not easy to return home. They will usher in the first back-to-back of the new season.

The opponent in the third game was the New Jersey Nets, which also won two consecutive victories. After defeating the Pacers in the first game, they defeated the Celtics back-to-back 10:31 on October 95.

There is one thing to say, Jason Kidd's shooting percentage is indeed not high. In this game, he only made 15 of 5 shots, but he can lead the team to win the game.

凭借着三分线外4投3中和罚球线上8投8中的出色表现，贾森.基德这场比赛轰出21分8篮板10助攻，新赛季第二次送出准三双。

The two-game winning streak of the Nets is in full swing, even if the opponent is the same two-game winning streak of the Pistons, they have not shown the slightest fear.

At the press conference before the game, Nets coach Byron Scott made a bold statement on the spot-"We will let the Pistons taste the taste of failure at home, and Darling-Wang can't save them!"

Faced with such an arrogant opponent, Carlisle was not to be outdone. He replied at the press conference: "As a team that aspires to win the championship, we will not be afraid of any opponent, and Darling King will not be afraid of Jason Kidd!"

However, the media generally believe that the biggest highlight of this game is not "Darling-Wang VS Jason Kidd". Compared with the "League's No. 35 point guard" who has been famous for many years, they think that Wang Dalin is still not good enough, even though he averaged as high as 9.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and [-] assists in the first two games.

If you only look at the statistics, Wang Dalin's performance in the first two games is no less than anyone in the league, and the Pistons have also won two consecutive victories... The media generally believe that he has not yet reached the All-Star level, mainly because he is too young!

The media put forward a new point of view for this game, that is "Darling-Wang VS Keith Van Horn".

Born in October 1975, Van Horn was the "No. 10 pick" in the 1997 draft.

As the rookie who was "second only to Tim Duncan" that year, Van Horn averaged 19.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steals per game in his rookie season. If it weren't for a "full-level stone Buddha" in this class, he would be the best rookie!
Last season, he averaged 17 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.8 steals per game. On the surface, it was a bit lower than his rookie season, but his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 38.2%, and his offensive efficiency was much higher.

It can be said that since his rookie season, Van Horn seems to have made no progress. In fact, we have to see who his teammates are... Playing next to the "lone wolf" Stephen Marbury, he can still score 17 points on the court. This proves that the "97nd place in [-]" is definitely not a "parallel importer"!
First compare the heights of the two - Van Horn is 208cm tall, and Wang Dalin's "official height" is 206cm.Moreover, the two shot a lot from beyond the three-point line last season, and their production and efficiency are also quite good...

Aren't they alike?
Isn't this the best "CP"?

Regarding this, Wang Dalin could only laugh secretly in his heart—"If I can only play CP with Van Horn in my career, I will play basketball for nothing in this life!"

Wang Dalin was secretly complaining in the locker room, when suddenly a "ding" sounded in his head... Hearing such a familiar and pleasant notification sound, this guy couldn't help but feel happy, and quickly clicked on the system page to check.

"The system detects that the host is dissatisfied with the media's contempt, and hereby releases the temporary task 'Crash of No. [-]'!"

"'Second Place Collapse' Mission 2: The host's performance in this game will crush Van Horn. Specific requirements: The host's points, rebounds, and assists should be twice as high as Van Horn's, and the shooting percentage, three-point shooting percentage, and free throw percentage should not be lower than Van Horn's! Reward for completing the task: The host can designate any one ability value to increase to the current upper limit."

"'Second Place Collapse' Mission 3: The host's performance in this game will crush Van Horn. Specific requirements: The host's points, rebounds, and assists should be three times higher than Van Horn's, and the shooting percentage, three-point shooting percentage, and free throw percentage should not be lower than Van Horn's! Reward for completing the task: The host can designate any two ability values ​​to increase to the current upper limit."

"'Second Place's Collapse' mission three: The host has zero-blocked Van Horn in this game, so that Van Horn has no sports scores in the game! Reward for completing the task: The host can designate any 3 ability values ​​to increase to the current upper limit."

"Note: The above tasks can be superimposed to receive rewards!"

Wang Dalin almost laughed out loud after reading it... What did he really want!

During the offseason, he practiced hard for more than a month and accumulated 16000 points. He originally wanted to add a few abilities that were already very close to the current upper limit. Unexpectedly, he felt that his physical strength was insufficient during the opening game, so he used it all to improve his physical strength.

Now that the regular season has started, it may take several months to accumulate so many points through training. This is really uncomfortable for Wang Dalin, who always likes to improve quickly.

Although he has performed very well since the start of the regular season and his teammates are also very good, he still feels that his personal ability is not enough.

With a comprehensive ability value of 84, it is barely enough to be the boss in a weak team, but it is still a bit difficult to be the boss in a strong team competing for the championship.

That is to say, this season Billups has not yet grown to the FMVP of later generations, and Hamilton has not yet been promoted to the future "Mask Man". Although Daben has entered the peak of his career, he is just a blue-collar center no matter what. The three currently have no opinion on him as the boss.

But as these people gradually become stronger, who knows who will be the boss of this team in the future?

To be the boss of the team, he must be the strongest person in the team, right?

Therefore, Wang Dalin, who cannot improve quickly, has always had a deep sense of crisis, for fear that one day he will be surpassed by other teammates.

For Wang Dalin, this wave of temporary missions came at the right time.

The task is indeed very difficult, but which temporary task was less difficult for Wang Dalin before?
Among other things, let's talk about the "King of Asia" in the Asian Championships. Which task is not so difficult?
Isn't it just a wave of Van Horn?
My Darling-Wang said - even if there is no mission, I will beat him tonight!

……

The game officially started in the evening. The Nets' starting five were point guard Jason Kidd, shooting guard Corey Kittles, small forward Keith Van Horn, power forward Kenyon Martin and center Todd McCloch.

Pistons starting five are point guard Chauncey Billups, shooting guard Richard Hamilton, small forward Wang Dalin, power forward Clifford Robinson and center Ben Wallace.

Unlike the previous two games, the Pistons' starting point guard in this game is Billups.

Carlisle's idea is also very simple: instead of letting Atkins start the game and being blown by Kidd, it is better to let him grab points in the second team.

Billups is certainly not as good as Kidd at the moment, but he is relatively tall and strong, and has a balanced offense and defense, so he won't be directly blown away by Kidd.

Wang Dalin saw Van Horn who was facing him at a glance, and thought to himself: "You really are a skinny guy!"

His weight increased to 105KG last season, and another 1KG during this offseason. At present, Wang Dalin's weight has reached 106KG... Although it is not comparable to most inside muscle sticks, no one will say that he is thinner.

But the "No. [-] show" in front of him is really thin!
Van Horn is 208cm tall, but weighs only 100KG, and this guy's body fat percentage is obviously very low, and he looks pitifully thin.

If you want to say who is most similar to Van Horn in the current league, it is not Wang Dalin at all, but Rashard Lewis of the Seattle Supersonics.

This gentleman is also 208cm tall and weighs only 98KG. Last season, he averaged 14.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, shooting 48% from the field and 43.2% from the three-point range. His body, style of play and efficiency are very similar to Van Horn.

Wang Dalin himself thinks so too. The object of comparison in his heart now is Kings boss Chris Webber. What kind of onion is a mere Van Horn?

At the beginning of the game, Big Ben lost the jump ball, and the Nets first launched the first attack.

Kidd is the most traditional point guard. He dribbled to the top of the three-point arc and began to carefully observe the running positions of his teammates.

Billups retreated directly to the free throw line and made a "please" gesture to him.

Kidd was taken aback... How dare you, a "parallel importer", dare to be so arrogant to me, see if I don't take a good look at you!
(Don't worry about that word, Lao Wang wrote it like this on purpose, otherwise you will get 404!)
Kidd shot the ball very resolutely, but the ball was too far away. After hearing the sound of "Dang", Big Ben happily accepted the rebound.

Billups and Wang Dalin clapped their hands with a smile, and said excitedly, "Third Brother, I really have you!"

Wang Dalin also responded with a smile: "Second brother, don't be too polite, it's what younger brothers should do!"

In fact, as early as on the plane flying back to Detroit from Vancouver, Billups complained to Wang Dalin worriedly... he was about to face the "League's No. [-] point guard", and the "second brother" expressed great pressure.

"Defending Kidd...what's so difficult about it?" Wang Dalin looked at the frowning Billups and smiled relaxedly, "Second brother, do you still remember the question I asked you in the nightclub that night?"

"You ask me... who is the number one point guard in the league?" Billups asked blankly.

"Not this!" Wang Dalin corrected him, "I asked you...is Jason's shot as accurate as yours?"

"Yeah, as I said, I'm more accurate than him!" Billups still looked blank.

Wang Dalin said patiently: "Since he is not accurate at all in shooting, then what do you have to be afraid of... just let him shoot or not?"

Billups slapped his forehead and smiled, "Yes, why didn't I think of it?"

……

In this way, this scene was born at the very beginning of the game. "League's No. [-] point guard" Jason Kidd was completely emptied from beyond the three-point line, but he still hit the ball, and his face was flushed with embarrassment.

To tell you the truth, if it was the Mavericks' "basically not attacking", Wang Dalin would not dare to teach Billups to let him shoot like this. At that time, Kidd's three-pointers were not blocked, but now... Kidd's three-point shooting percentage in the early stages of his career did not even reach the passing line of 33%.

Looking back, Billups dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and just near the top of the three-point arc was a sudden cold arrow.

"Shh!"

After this three-pointer was hit, Kidd's face darkened suddenly...

(End of this chapter)