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Chapter 137 Trash Talk Master ([-]nd update today)
Big Ben's volleyball smash cap is really domineering, but he slapped the ball directly out of the baseline, so the Knicks still have the ball.

Camby sent the baseline ball, and Jackson immediately passed the ball to Houston.

Houston immediately turned around after receiving the ball from the wing, and Wang Dalin quickly settled in front of him, but Houston was a little disdainful...how dare you stay so far away from me, don't you know that my nickname is "CIC King"?

With such a good opportunity, Houston did not hesitate to pull out his hand, but when he jumped up, he only saw a big hand...Under such strong interference, Houston's ball was far too far, and in order to avoid Wang Dalin's block, he leaned back too much, and fell to the ground as soon as he landed.

Battier's trick may not be very effective against top superstars like Kobe, but it is more than enough to deal with something like Houston.

Billups picked up the backcourt rebound and immediately launched a fast break. After Wang Dalin defended, he immediately started running. In terms of fast down speed, he was not slower than most swingmen.

Billups was tightly entangled by Jackson, and the opportunity for fast break was not good. He wanted to stabilize a little bit, but he saw Wang Dalin running up quickly from the corner of his eyes, so he passed the ball decisively.

Wang Dalin threw the ball as soon as he caught it, without any hesitation.

In this day and age, most coaches would dislike players shooting three-pointers on a fast break. Even an enlightened coach like Carlisle would be quite disgusted with this kind of behavior... At present, only the old Nelson in the league would encourage players to shoot this kind of shot, right?

In fact, this offensive method has become very common in later generations. With the development of basketball, people began to pay more and more attention to three-pointers, which directly led to the advent of the small ball era.

Wang Dalin's three-point ability is as high as 90. As long as it is an open shot, he is at least [-]% sure, and the chasing three-pointer...isn't it also open?
"Shua", the goal was scored!

Seeing that Houston had just run home halftime, Wang Dalin jokingly said, "Hey, you're back, are you so slow every time you go home?"

Houston said angrily: "Rookie, don't get complacent too early!"

Wang Dalin said with a smile: "If you go home so slowly every time, you can indeed save a lot of trouble, and avoid seeing some scenes that you shouldn't see when you go home early!"

After saying this, Wang Dalin immediately turned around and ran towards his own half, leaving Houston standing still... He was still thinking about what he should not have seen if he went home early.

It wasn't until the Knicks attacked again that the guy reacted and said angrily to Wang Dalin: "Rookie, you will pay for what you said!"

Wang Dalin said with a smile: "Then let's try it, I'll let you take this shot, it depends on whether you have the ability to make it!"

Sure enough, when Houston received the ball, Wang Dalin's defensive position was still more than one meter away from him.

Houston was not careless this time, he took a tentative step first, saw Wang Dalin retreat a little more, and then jumped up boldly and confidently.

Little did he know that Wang Dalin's stepping back was a trap, he just tapped his right foot back, but in fact his center of gravity did not retreat at all.

So when Houston took off to shoot, he was surprised to find that Wang Dalin stretched out his hand in front of him again...

"when!"

The sight was completely blocked by Wang Dalin's big hand. Houston was able to throw the ball to the basket.

I have to say that the "CIC King" still has two talents. If he hadn't made an enemy with Wang Dalin before the game, maybe he would have a good performance tonight.

Unfortunately, he was destined to offend someone he shouldn't have offended!
Big Ben caught Camby and took off the rebound, and also surreptitiously gave him an elbow, which made Camby's facial features a little distorted in pain.

Daben has never liked to use these little tricks. He is undoubtedly an "iron-blooded tough guy" like Mourning. When fighting for positions, he usually relies on his tower-like body and strong and powerful arms.

But Camby is different. He used a lot of tricks when fighting for position at the basket. Before that, he pinched Daben's waist several times and elbowed him a few times.

So Da Ben's elbow is obviously a counterattack... With your small physique, how dare you play elbows with me, without looking at whose elbow is thicker?

Speaking of the power of Iron Elbow, except for Karl Malone, Big Ben is worthy of everyone in the entire league. Even O'Neal dares to make gestures with him.

The Pistons attacked again. Wang Dalin set a pick and roll for Billups this time. After the two crossed and changed positions, Billups went directly to the basket.

Jackson couldn't keep up at all, and Houston didn't chase him, he still had to defend Wang Dalin!This time Camby made up for it. He averaged 2.2 blocks per game last season. Watching Billups rushing towards him, he couldn't help but feel happy-"Hehe, I can block shots happily again!"

How calm is Billups' style of play?
How could he be head-on to hit a shot-blocker like Camby head-on?
I saw him and Camby jumping high at the same time, but Camby's raised arms only covered the loneliness, and the ball in Billups' hands had already been given to Big Ben behind him.

"Clang!"

Daben immediately dunked with both hands, and when he landed, he raised his head to the sky and screamed... Let's perform it quickly, with our offensive ability, this kind of opportunity doesn't come often!
After the opening game, the Pistons scored 7 points in three consecutive shots, but the Knicks failed three consecutive offenses. The head coach Jeff Van Gundy was not calm on the sideline bench.

You guys, can you save me some trouble?
Didn't you see that Lao Tzu's hair is almost falling out?

Van Gundy stood up and yelled loudly with his hands like a trumpet: "Give me a good defense, don't miss anyone!"

If it was just a bad offense, this guy would definitely not be so angry, but now the Knicks are unable to score on the offensive end and have frequent problems on the defensive end, which makes him unbearable.

In his basketball philosophy, defense is always paramount, and he will never allow his players to not work hard on the defensive end.

The Knicks re-attacked. Jackson decided to take the ball by himself. I saw him dribble with his back from beyond the three-point line, pushing Billups into the three-second zone with his not too big butt.

This scene is a bit eye-catching, but the effect is good. Billups was pushed back again and again by him, and he did not show his strength advantage at all.

Regardless of the height and weight of Jackson, who is not as tall as Billups, his strength when dribbling with his back is not small. Otherwise, the league would not have forced the league to introduce the "five seconds of back" rule for him.

If his move is not as powerful as a "big killer", how can the alliance change the rules for him?

It is no exaggeration to say that Jackson was completely equivalent to the point guard version of Barkley back then. Few point guards could withstand his back push.

However, since the "five seconds on back" rule already existed, Jackson didn't dare to turn on his back for too long. He pushed out of the shooting space with all his strength, turned around and took off at the free throw line to shoot.

"Shua", the ball is here.

As he got older, Jackson seldom played like this in the game. Firstly, it was because of the restriction of "five seconds behind his back", and secondly, because his physical fitness did not allow it.

However, when the Knicks faced difficulties, this excellent point guard still used his famous stunt to open up the situation for the team. It can be seen that the saying "a family with an old man is like a treasure" does have some truth.

Looking back, Robinson for the Pistons also made a mid-range shot near the baseline... These days, who doesn't have a strong veteran?
The Knicks attack again, and Jackson sees Houston desperate for the ball, so he passes it to him.

Wang Dalin was still more than one meter away from him, and said with a smile on his face: "If you have the ability, you beat me up? People will say you are a softie if you are always floating outside to shoot baskets!"

Houston immediately replied: "You guys have the nerve to talk about me? Aren't you just the softie who likes to float outside and shoot basketballs?"

Wang Dalin said with a smile: "I pointed out the position to shoot in front of you just now, isn't that tough? If you have the ability, you can also point out a position to shoot for me?"

Houston couldn't hold it back, pointing to the 45-degree three-point line on the left and said angrily: "I'll shoot here, you can guard me if you have the ability!"

After finishing speaking, he dribbled the ball in a cross step, and then stepped back to collect the ball outside the three-point line and was about to shoot... It was indeed the position he pointed to.

Wang Dalin rushed forward quickly, raised his long arm high, and pushed the ball down with one stroke.

It's really cool to talk trash, but if Houston really makes this three-pointer, it will probably embarrass him to death.

So Wang Dalin has been going all out for this ball from the very beginning, and his speed of attacking the defense is astonishingly fast, coupled with his height and wingspan, it is completely natural to cover this cap.

The ball was covered very lightly. Wang Dalin got the ball and passed it to Billups immediately.

"Alan, this is a good shot, not soft at all!"

While running forward, Wang Dalin did not forget to make up for Houston... In this game, the A-level trash talk he uttered was far from enough!

The first quarter of the game ended quickly. Wang Dalin understatedly scored 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, while Houston missed all 6 shots and scored 2 points only by free throws. The assists and rebounds were all zero.

In the long history of the NBA, all stars who can be called superstars are almost masters of trash talk, and the most powerful of them are undoubtedly Michael Jordan and Larry Bird.

When Gary Payton was a rookie, he was complacent about signing a million-dollar contract, so he showed off to Jordan on the court: "Now I buy a Ferrari just like you!"

Jordan just glanced at him contemptuously, and said lightly: "These cars were all given to me directly by the manufacturer!"

The low-key pretentious way of the "old hooligan" perfectly interprets what it means--little harm, but extremely insulting!
And another master of trash talk, Larry Bird, did not give up. As the earliest super shooter in the league, he naturally participated in the three-point shooting contest during the All-Star Weekend.

Just when everyone was warming up before the game, he suddenly walked up to everyone and said, "Are you all here to fight for No.2?"

This is not over yet, the most amazing thing is that he won the championship, turning the big talk before the game into reality... If you can only talk trash, it's not so awesome, you have to do what you say to be really awesome!
Ever since Wang Dalin entered the league, he really has never found anyone who has deliberately learned trash talk. After all, his teammates have not always been the type who like to be aggressive.

For example, Mourning, Grant, Mason, Big Ben, Billups, Hamilton... These people are really strong, but they are not good at talking trash, and they don't bother to talk trash on the court.

At present, Robinson has the highest level of trash talk in the Pistons, but his level of trash talk can only be considered average, far behind the trash talk masters such as Jordan, Payton, and O'Neal.

Therefore, for these 30 A-level trash talks, Wang Dalin racked his brains... There is no one to teach him, so he can only learn it by himself!

However, the level of trash talk that Wang Dalin said to Houston in this game was indeed quite high, and it really made this guy very angry, otherwise he wouldn't have shot so inaccurately.

With the level of Houston's "CIC King", even if Wang Dalin's "One Leaf Blind Eye" really has a very good interference effect, he shouldn't fail to make a single shot.

In the second quarter, both sides put up substitute lineups. The Knicks only left Sprewell, who has the best physical fitness, to lead the team on the court, while the Pistons kept Hamilton, a physical monster, on the court.

Adhering to Van Gundy's "defense first" principle, the Knicks' bench lineup has almost no scorers, relying on Sprewell alone.

The offense of the Pistons is much more reasonable. Although Atkins is not good at passing the ball, he is also an orthodox point guard. He was the starter last season, so he did a good job in sorting out the team's offense.

Moreover, Corris Williams and Joan Barry's offensive power is very good, coupled with Hamilton, who appears like a ghost, the Pistons played very smoothly during this period, and quickly opened up the point difference.

Although Van Gundy is good at training the team's defense, how can the defensive level of the substitute players compare with that of the starting players?
Just about 4 minutes into the second quarter, Van Gundy finally couldn't take it anymore, called a timeout and replaced the starter.

Sprewell played for about 16 minutes in a row and had to take a break. The Knicks' main offensive force naturally became Houston.

For his poor performance in the first quarter, Houston is naturally very annoyed. Now that he has the opportunity to reverse the decline, he naturally wants to perform well.

But when he just received the ball from the wing, that annoying face appeared in front of him again... During this timeout, Carlisle had already replaced Wang Dalin in advance.

"Come on, Alan, beat me up, please, your shooting is worse than Liang Jingru, so don't continue to make a fool of yourself, okay?"

"Huh? You're really about to break through... Haha, I forgot to tell you, my steps are fast, you can't beat me!"

"Why, do you still want to shoot? Then shoot, you can't make it anyway!"

"What are you doing? Do you want to pass the ball to your teammates, are you going to admit that you are a softie? I am so disappointed in you!"

……

Under Wang Dalin's endless trash talk, Houston finally made a shot, and Wang Dalin immediately sent it with "a blinding leaf".

The ball bounced on the hoop several times and finally fell into the hoop.

Huston was overjoyed, and was about to laugh at Wang Dalin, when Wang Dalin shouted in surprise: "Wow, you actually invested in it? Tell me how you did it, did you secretly high drug during the break?"

Houston was so angry that his seven orifices were smoked, and he said angrily on the spot: "You are only on drugs, your whole family is on drugs!"

Wang Dalin smiled and said, "Based on what I know about you, if you don't use drugs, how can you score a goal in front of me? Tell me honestly, are you using drugs?"

Houston was so angry that his chest rose and fell violently, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

Wang Dalin said again: "What's wrong with you? Don't get too excited. If you die on the spot, I won't be responsible!"

……

In the second quarter, Houston's touch recovered a little bit compared to the first quarter, but it was still very strong, making 4 of 1 shots in the whole quarter.

In addition to the scoring in the first quarter, Knicks star Alan Houston "scored" 4 points and 1 rebound at halftime, and his shooting percentage was "up to" 10%!

During the intermission, Billups was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He was naturally the happiest person for Houston to suffer such a fate... "I told you to provoke me, and you will be punished now? You deserve it!"

Wang Dalin was also very happy, but he knew that he could not completely relax.

Houston's scoring explosiveness is not weak. In his career, he has also performed against the sky twice in a single game of 50+, and as many as 30 times in a single game of 63+.

If you don't defend well, once you get hit by him, scoring 16 points in the half is not a big deal.

Carlisle was very satisfied with Wang Dalin's performance against Houston in this game. Originally, he planned to let Hamilton rely on his strong physical advantage to drag Houston down, but he did not expect Wang Dalin to clean him up lightly. This defensive effect is much better than Hamilton.

And Big Ben completely restricted Camby in the interior. In the first half, Camby only made 7 of 2 shots, and only scored 6 points with free throws. He only grabbed 3 rebounds.

Compared with his performance of 11.5 rebounds per game last season, Camby is undoubtedly pulling his hips tonight.

After the start of the second half, Wang Dalin began to attack the inside frequently. His moving speed was indeed not as fast as Houston's, but his physical advantage was still obvious. Regardless of his height or strength, Houston was obviously at a disadvantage.

And Houston also wants to break through to beat Wang Dalin, but Wang Dalin's defensive position has always been relatively low, you still have some room to shoot, but if you want to break through... that is purely a dream.

At present, Wang Dalin's inside defense can only be considered average, but his outside defense is not weak. With his size advantage and moving speed, Wang Dalin is equivalent to a weakened version of Garnett. Most small forwards in the league will have a headache when facing him.

As the game time passed bit by bit, the situation of the Knicks became more and more serious...

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