am i proud?

Chapter 144 The same starting line

The Pistons challenged the Kings away to the most critical fourth quarter. The two sides fought 83:89 in the first three quarters, and the Kings temporarily led by 6 points.

Sacramento fans are undoubtedly happy. They have enjoyed the home team's quicksilver offensive frenzy many times this season.

The fans in Sacramento are undoubtedly in pain again. The three-point frenzy of the Pistons in the first half of the third quarter tonight made them feel anxious and had to hold back for a while... That wave of three-point rain was really terrible!

Of course, as the Pistons players quickly cooled down in the second half of the third quarter, the Sacramento fans regained their happiness... just a few minutes ago, they even thought the Kings were about to lose!

Wang Dalin only rested for about 7 minutes in the first three quarters of this game, and has played for a little over 29 minutes so far. Judging by his posture in the fourth quarter, he probably won't have much chance to rest.

Although he didn't consume too much energy on the defensive end, Wang Dalin assumed almost all of the offensive burden due to his teammates' sudden inaccuracy in the second half of the third quarter.

So... Even if his physical strength is as high as 90 now, he will face a very huge consumption.

The whistle sounded, and the players stood up one after another. Before going on the field, Carlisle asked him softly: "Wang, can you hold on?"

Wang Dalin said without turning his head, "No problem!"

Now teammates have lost their shooting touch. If he can't bite the bullet and go up, it is estimated that the game will be ruined soon!

"What should I do?" Wang Dalin showed a anxious expression on his face, "I can't stand it no matter what... I didn't start this match!"

As the saying goes, "A single thread does not make a thread, and a single tree does not make a forest." There is also a saying that "how many nails can a person be able to drive with iron?"
If Jordan didn't have Pippen and Rodman by his side, would he have won his second three-peat?

If there is no Kobe around O'Neal, can he lead the Lakers to create the only dynasty so far in the 21st century?

If James didn't always hang out with his teammates at the All-Star level, would he be able to win a championship in this life? ... Well, it's really possible that you won't get any of them!
Don’t think that the single-core superstars who lead the team to win the championship don’t need the help of teammates. Even Duncan in 2003, Wade in 2006 or the "old driver" in 2011, if they don’t have strong teammates around them, it is impossible to win the championship all the way!
"Dashuai Zhang"'s 100 points in a single game and "Black Mamba"'s 81 points in a single game are just examples. Any player who can encounter such a game once in a lifetime can already burn incense and thank his eight generations of ancestors!

Wanting to defeat a team with his own strength, and it is also a strong team, the possibility itself is infinitely close to zero... So Wang Dalin wants to overthrow the Kings alone. This is quite easy in 2K games. In reality, it is purely a daydream!
When he was on the court, Wang Dalin's first thought was not how to play a high-quality offense, but how to restore his teammates' touch.

"Richard, wait for you to follow your usual running habits, regardless of whether it's a three-pointer or not, first shoot two mid-range shots!"

"Second brother, you will cooperate more with me in the pick-and-roll later. Don't be soft when opportunities arise, and don't be afraid if you can't make shots. I will try my best to grab rebounds!"

"Corris, remember to get to your most accurate position later, I will definitely pass it to you if I have the chance, don't hesitate to vote boldly!"

"Clifford...You old ball ruffian, much more experienced than me!"

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Wang Dalin spoke quickly, and gave instructions to his teammates one by one before the referee blew the whistle to start the fourth quarter.

Fortunately, everyone walks slowly before each quarter of a basketball game. If it is like some "996" companies that count every minute and every second for employees who are late in the morning, the referee will probably give him a T.

The game continued, and the first down of the fourth quarter belonged to the Pistons as a result of a jump ball.

Billups dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and immediately passed the ball to Wang Dalin... In the second half of the third quarter, he had hit the iron three times, and he really didn't have the confidence to attack.

Wang Dalin was speechless, feeling that the "second brother" completely forgot what he told him just now... What about the pick-and-roll?What do you mean by running to the other side when you pass it to me?
"It seems that I can only play one first!" Wang Dalin made up his mind and began to observe the defensive position of the Kings.

Weber and Divac have switched defensive positions, and he is currently man-marking Wang Dalin on the perimeter.

If he is in the low post, Divac is certainly enough to complete the task of marking Wang Dalin, even if he is turned back, at least he can interfere as much as possible.

But once Wang Dalin gets the ball from the outside, it would be inappropriate for a slow-footed big center like Divac to defend him.

To put it in a less polite way... Wang Dalin wants to dribble past Divac, it's really similar to shopping, it's really not difficult!
Weber was about one meter away from Wang Dalin. This kind of defensive distance was just right. If you go forward, you can defend against shots, and if you retreat, you can defend against breakthroughs... Wang Dalin dribbled the ball with his back and pushed in two steps.

"Lean back!" Wang Dalin hesitated for a moment and immediately made a decision, "With 'Golden Rooster Independence', you should be sure!"

Now he has two most sure attack methods, either using the "Golden Rooster Independence" skill to bless his back and lean back, or to use the "McGrady Dry Pull" skill to bless a mid-range jumper.

Think about the blessing effects of these two S-level star skills, they are all leveraged!
"McGrady" means "increase the bounce height by 10% when shooting, reduce the opponent's interference by 10%, and increase the shooting stability by 10%", while "Golden Rooster Independent" means "increase the backward range by 5%-8% when shooting backwards, reduce the opponent's interference by 10%, and increase the shooting stability by 10%".

Just from these descriptions, one can imagine how powerful the effects of these two skills are!
Take "McGrady" as an example. For example, Wang Dalin's mid-range shooting ability is 85. When he is completely unguarded during training, he can basically hit more than 90% of his shots. During the game, he can probably hit 80% of his mid-range shots.

Of course, most of the time during the game, he will shoot against the interference. According to the strength of the opponent's interference, his shooting rate will drop to about 45%, which is roughly a little more than 85 divided by 2.

And after owning "McGrady's dry pull", his dry pull jumper hit rate can be increased by about 10%, which is 4.5 percentage points... That is about 49.5%, which is not a slight improvement!

Of course, how powerful the effect of the star skill can be exerted depends on the person who uses this skill.For example, "McGrady's dry pull", if someone else does the dry pull, how can it be as powerful as McGrady?
Just like Wang Dalin, his height and wingspan are better than McGrady's, so the effect of his use of this trick is even slightly stronger than McGrady's original version.

The same is true for "Golden Rooster Independence". Wang Dalin's figure is no less than that of "Old Driver", so this skill is almost a perfect match with him.

It can be said that if he does not have these two S-level star skills, it is estimated that his shooting percentage will drop from more than 50% to about 45% this season. This is the value of S-level star skills!
But... "Dang", unfortunately, the ball hit the iron!
Even with the blessing of "Golden Rooster Independence", not every ball can be scored.

Divac took off the rebound and immediately made a long pass to start a fast break. Peja was about to shoot after receiving the ball. Hamilton's pursuit and defense were already in place, but Christie had already come off from the other side. Peja sent the pass in time, and Christie made an easy layup.

83:91, the Kings lead by 8 points.

With this ball, Williams' retreat speed was slow, and Wang Dalin didn't have time to return to defense. The Piston generals were a little discouraged.

Wang Dalin finally couldn't hold back and said angrily: "What's wrong with you guys? Isn't it just 8 points behind? What's the big deal? Look at you, how can you still look like the number one in the Eastern Conference?"

Everyone was silent, with a little shame on their faces.

Wang Dalin went on to say: "Everyone is running, how to run and how to cover. Didn't everyone play well in the first half of the third quarter? Don't be afraid of missing shots, the worst is to rush for rebounds! Even if we lose today, the Nets will not be able to catch up. We are still No. [-] in the Eastern Conference! Second brother, I will cover this attack for you, and we will show everyone!"

Billups nodded and smiled, "Okay!"

After the baseline ball was sent, Billups quickly dribbled to the frontcourt, first observed the movement of his teammates, and then he motioned for Wang Dalin to cover for him.

Wang Dalin immediately mentioned that the high position helped him block Bibby. When Billups passed by him under cover, Wang Dalin suddenly said in a very small voice: "Retreat, shoot immediately!"

Billups didn't show the slightest surprised expression, he immediately took the ball forward with his left foot, and threw the ball behind Wang Dalin...

"Dang...dang...dang...shua!"

This three-pointer was stumbled, and it was three times in a row on the basket before finally falling in.

"Oye!" Billups excitedly gave Wang Dalin a high-five to celebrate. In the second half of the third quarter, he hit all three shots from beyond the three-point line, and he was a little afraid to shoot.

Not only did he hit three three-pointers in the second half of the third quarter, but the rest of the Pistons did not give up too much. Williams hit three times, Robinson hit twice, and Hamilton also hit twice. Even Wang Dalin didn't dare to shoot a three-pointer during that time.

So... one can imagine how precious this three-pointer is for the Pistons?

If it wasn't for Carlisle and Wang Dalin's constant encouragement, everyone on the Pistons probably wouldn't dare to shoot three-pointers...even if they were terribly accurate in the first half of the third quarter!
As a veteran football fan, Wang Dalin knows that players must not doubt their shooting touch. Even if the first ten shots are all ironed, they must firmly believe that they will be able to make the No. 11 shot... Long before Kobe Bryant became the "Iron King" in NBA history, the great Michael Jordan had already said this famous saying!
Of course, "Black Mamba" carried forward the spirit of this sentence even more, and evolved into "I would rather make 30 for 0 shots than 9 for 0 shots!"

Hmm... Just based on this sentence, he is worthy of being the founder of the "Mamba Mentality"!
This is not to belittle the "Black Mamba" and "Old Hooligan". Any player should not be affected by the previous frequent strikes when shooting, but he should firmly believe that his next shot will definitely score... This is a very good quality!
Obviously, Billups is such an excellent player, and he can immediately respond to Wang Dalin's whispered reminder when he dribbles quickly, which also proves his extraordinary golf intelligence... If it is really replaced by Robinson or Williams, they must not be as perfect as Billups.

The reason why the All-Stars are more powerful than the average star is that their advantage in the game is still secondary, and it is often because their golf quotient is higher and their personality is more determined!

Webber, Peja, Bibby and the others looked at each other, and they couldn't help but have a bad feeling... No way, is it possible that the Pistons' three-pointers are going to recover again?
Of course, it doesn't make much sense to just score one goal. As long as the next goal is not scored, it is estimated that the little confidence that the Pistons players have just revived will disappear again.

Wang Dalin knew this very well, so he decided to make the next attack by himself. This attack must be scored!
Of course, they have to defend against the Kings' attack before the next attack.The offensive efficiency of the Kings has been very high in this game, otherwise they would not have scored 89 points in three quarters.

In the small ball era of later generations, it is not uncommon to score more than 100 points in three quarters, but in this era, which team can score more than 80 points in three quarters is already an incredible high score!

After all, the pace of the game is too slow, too few three-point shots... The defensive intensity is also higher!

Divac slowly came to the low post again, and Wang Dalin had to keep an arm's length away from him as much as possible. This defensive position can not only maintain the threat to Divac, but also take into account most of the three-second zone.

With a big center like Divac on the inside and a power forward like Webber in the high post with a wealth of offensive methods, even Garnett, a master defense expert, can only take care of one end, and it is almost impossible to show his super defense that "flashes" at any time within the entire three-point line.

It is difficult for Garnett to provide comprehensive defense under such circumstances, not to mention that Wang Dalin can only be regarded as a "copycat version" at best?
At present, the only Wang Dalin who can be regarded as the top of the league is projection, and other aspects of ability, in the words of Takeshi Kaneshiro's version of Zhuge Liang... a little understanding!
Weber relied on his physical advantage to attack Robinson. Hamilton immediately came to help defend. Weber didn't force a one-on-two, and immediately passed the ball to Christie, who was temporarily open. Hamilton did not turn around and return to defense, but continued to double-team Weber who had no ball in his hand.

Christie hesitated for a moment, but still made the shot... He had already missed the ball, and if he dared not make the shot, he would be no different from Westbrook in later generations.

Of course, Westbrook will only be emptied outside the three-point line, and Christie...Hamilton even dared to let him go mid-range!

Christie was able to serve as the starting shooting guard for the Kings, the league's top offensive team, not because of his offense, but because of his top perimeter defensive ability in the league...Shooting is indeed not his strong point!

"Dang", it was not unexpected that the ball hit the iron. Wang Dalin flew to take off the rebound, and immediately raised his elbows and danced for half a circle... In the first half, he once grabbed a rebound and failed to protect it.

Some experience can only be accumulated if you have suffered a lot, and Wang Dalin also gained wisdom through suffering.

He finally understood why "Uncle Mu" and Karl Malone always like to raise their elbows. It's not that they want to hurt people, but that if you don't do it, you might lose the ball!
Every player who came from the 80s or 90s always carried a strong sense of killing, which players in the small ball era of later generations could not understand at all.

If there is no such killing intent, how can Kobe score 81 points in a single game?Do you really think the Raptors didn't try their best to guard him in that game?

Looking back, Wang Dalin received a pass from Billups on the wing, and he quickly lowered his center of gravity with the ball... This shot was very critical, and he was under a lot of pressure.

Naturally, everyone is happy to score, and the teammates may immediately regain their confidence in shooting; if they fail to score, the three-pointer that Billups made just now may have been for nothing...

"Wang, you can't score this goal!" Weber spat out a nonsensical trash talk lightly, not because he was bored, but because he wanted to put more pressure on Wang Dalin...even if it was just a little bit more!

Wang Dalin didn't respond, but suddenly raised his arm with the ball, and his body's center of gravity was also pulled up suddenly. Weber was startled, and his body involuntarily pressed against him.

Wang Dalin didn't fake the ball, he really pulled it... Just now he failed to make a shot with "Golden Rooster Independent", this time he wants to try the effect of "McGrady Dry Pull".

"Dang", the ball hit the iron again, but the referee's whistle blew, Weber's thug fouled, and Wang Dalin could make two free throws.

"It's okay...it's okay!" Wang Dalin couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and hurried to the free throw line.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

Wang Dalin made two free throws, and the Pistons scored 5 points in a row, chasing the score to 88:91.

The faces of the players on the Kings side changed a bit. When they were leading by 8 points, they might have relaxed mentality, but they were obviously more nervous when they were only leading by 3 points.

If the Pistons recover their three-pointers and tie the game... it's just a three-pointer!

"Cheer up, we are still ahead!" Weber clapped his hands to encourage everyone... As the team leader, this is his responsibility!
The course of this game is so difficult, Wang Dalin is naturally under tremendous pressure, why not Weber?
So Webb, the next attack of the Kings, took the initiative to stand up. He pushed Robinson to the basket and made him a foul.

Webb stood on the free throw line with a serious expression. Wang Dalin suddenly laughed and said, "Chris, you can't make this free throw because your free throw is worse than Shaq!"

"Hmph!" Weber snorted, and didn't talk to him, but he did not make a free throw... "Dang", the ball jumped so high that it happened to land in Wang Dalin's hands.

"I just said that your free throws are worse than Shaq's. How about it? Am I right?" Wang Dalin threw the ball to the referee and continued to spout trash talk, "You still can't make the next free throw, what do you think?"

A few black lines appeared on Weber's forehead, and a big "囧" seemed to be written on his handsome face... As I said before, Weber's free throws in the past few seasons were pretty bad, and he could even compete with Shaquille O'Neal for a day.

However, in the past two seasons, he has practiced well in free throws, basically keeping his shooting percentage above 70%.

But when he failed to score the first goal, and was attacked by Wang Dalin's trash talk... I have to say, his mentality was affected.

"when!"

Still missed the second free throw, Wang Dalin took off the rebound and passed it to Billups, followed by Webb and ran forward slowly.

"Look, am I right again?"

"Go away, you nasty fellow!"

"I won't go away, bite me if you have the ability?"

"I……"

Pistons players moved much more aggressively than before. It seems that Wang Dalin's words did play a role. Of course, it was more because of Billups' three-pointer and Wang Dalin's 2 points under pressure.

The two main players of the team have set an example and stood up, and the energy of the others has naturally improved a lot.

The Kings have expanded their defensive formation this time, and they may also see that the Pistons' momentum is different. If they continue to shrink the defense line, if the Pistons recover from the three-pointer, then this game will be dangerous.

The Pistons players passed the ball many times and still failed to find a good opportunity, so they had to hand the ball to Wang Dalin again.

Wang Dalin received the ball from outside the three-point line, only took a tentative step and immediately pulled out his hand.

The effect of "McGrady" on the three-point shot is indeed less, but Wang Dalin's own three-point ability is as high as 90. Even with a little interference, his three-point shooting rate can reach about 45%.

Coupled with the sky-defying effect of "Meddy Ganba" that reduces interference by 10%, his hit rate can be even higher.

Of course, Weber tried his best to interfere, but Wang Dalin moved a step faster, and his interference didn't produce much effect at all.

"No way?" Weber was powerless to stop Wang Dalin from throwing the ball in his hands. After landing, he hurriedly turned around to look... If the ball goes in, the Pistons will tie the score!

"Shh!"

This sound is always so sweet when the basketball passes through the hoop quickly and the net splashes like water!
Adelman finally called a timeout, and he really couldn't sit still.

Wang Dalin raised his right hand as he walked towards the bench beside the field, making a "three" gesture, and then clenched his fist.

The Pistons immediately rushed over to surround him, and Billups hugged him excitedly and shouted: "Go...go...we're tied!"

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In the live broadcast room of TNT TV, Barkley was more excited than the Pistons players. He stood up happily and showed a butt-twisting dance. While dancing, he laughed loudly and said: "Kenny, you lose, Darling-King is the king of the 'ARCO Arena' tonight!"

Smith glanced at him contemptuously and said, "Calm down, okay? The Pistons just tied the score. There are still more than 9 minutes in the game. How come I'm so destined to lose?"

Smith was right. Even though the Pistons players celebrated Wang Dalin's three-pointer to tie the score, they were only at the same starting line with the Kings again. The game...is not over yet!

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