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Chapter 146 Losing Streak and Winning Streak (today's first update)
Wang Dalin's ultra-long three-pointer hit the basket's neck heavily and bounced far away, and the audience burst into earth-shattering cheers... They cheered and screamed, and some audience even shed tears of excitement.

Wang Dalin's eyes were gloomy... The responsibility for failing to make this perfect three-pointer is entirely his own, and no one can blame him.

Carlisle also looked sad, but at this time he still forced a smile, walked up to Wang Dalin and patted him on the shoulder, and said softly, "Okay, Wang, it's over, don't be too sad!"

Billups also came over to comfort him and said, "That's right, third brother, don't be too sad, it's not your fault!"

Wang Dalin bowed his head and said nothing, just silently followed them to the player tunnel.

这场比赛他全场22投11中，其中三分球9投4中，外加罚球6投5中，砍下了31分14篮板10助攻的大号三双，表现已经非常出色。

Webber, the best performer of the Kings, only scored 29 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. In contrast, Wang Dalin's performance is obviously better.

But if the game is lost, no matter how good the data is, it's useless.

In the live broadcast room of TNT TV station, Smith finally felt complacent: "Hey, Charles, you have nothing to say now, take off the ring and give it back to me!"

Barkley reluctantly took off the ring on his hand and handed it to him, still insisting: "Even if you win this time, don't be complacent, I will win again sooner or later!"

Smith took the ring and hurriedly put it on his hand. He couldn't help laughing and said, "Hehe, don't talk big, I promise to win the other ring back next time!"

Barkley was furious, and directly raised his hand to give him the middle finger. Smith was furious, and the two quickly entered a fierce quarrel mode. The director quickly cut to the commercial screen.

……

After returning to the locker room, Wang Dalin finally said to Carlisle: "Coach Rick, I'm sorry, it's all because of my self-willedness! If I listen to you at the last moment, maybe we can..."

Carlisle interrupted him with a smile: "Wang, you don't need to apologize. At that time, I also thought your plan was better. If we can score a goal in the last two attacks, we have a good chance of winning!"

Wang Dalin said sadly: "But I didn't make a single shot, it's all my fault..."

Carlisle smiled and said, "Wang, don't worry about these things. Everyone misses a shot at a critical moment. Didn't Michael often miss a shot at the end of the game? There will be more games in the future, and you will definitely encounter this situation many times. So don't worry about whether you make a certain goal or not... It's just an ordinary regular season. If you lose, you lose. Aren't we still No. [-] in the Eastern Conference?"

Wang Dalin wanted to say something else, but Carlisle pressed his shoulders and said, "Look at your teammates, why don't you continue to be so dejected at this time? Don't forget, you are their leader!"

Wang Dalin woke up suddenly, and finally there was some brilliance in his eyes.

Yes, I am the leader of this team, and I still want to lead my brothers to continue to fight and win victories. How can I worry about the outcome of a game?

Who can not lose?

When Jordan led the Bulls to the best record in history, didn't they also lose 10 regular season games?
What does it matter if you lose a game in the regular season?
Our goal... is the championship!

"Okay, everyone, first of all, I have to say sorry to everyone!" Wang Dalin smiled to everyone, "We lost tonight, but it's nothing. There are still many games to come. I hope that everyone will not lose their fighting spirit like me, and continue to trust me at critical times! Believe me, I will definitely be able to make such a goal next time!"

Robinson first smiled and said: "Wang, you have done a good job tonight, there is no need to blame yourself, I will definitely believe you!"

Billups also smiled and said, "That's right, third brother, you scored a large triple-double tonight, even better than Chris on the opposite side, we will all believe in you!"

Hamilton said blankly: "Don't worry about not making a shot tonight. Didn't you kill the Dallasite last time in Detroit?"

Atkins said: "That's right, I remember that you also made a lore shot last season, so it doesn't mean that you didn't make a shot tonight... You don't have to say sorry to us, we will believe you!"

Seeing that everyone still trusted him, Wang Dalin couldn't help but his eyes turned red. Carlisle patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "Okay, hurry up and take a shower, you have to attend the press conference with me later!"

……

After the game against the Kings, the generals of the Pistons had no time to rest and flew to Oakland on the night of December 12th. On the night of December 18th, they had to complete the back-to-back away challenge against the Warriors here.

Speaking of the Golden State Warriors, Chinese fans are certainly no strangers, because they are definitely a strong championship team.

It can be said that in the 21st century, except for the Lakers who achieved the only three consecutive championships and achieved the dynasty's hegemony, the achievements of other teams are slightly inferior.

The most accomplished of these teams is the Warriors. They have reached the finals every year since the 2014-2015 season and won a total of 3 championships. It was not until 2019 that they lost to the Raptors due to Durant and Thompson's injuries. After that, this super team finally disintegrated.

Many fans don't know that the Warriors are actually a team with a long history.

The Warriors were originally in Philadelphia in the early years, and they moved to Golden State in 1962.

Due to their poor record in recent years, the Warriors have almost been forgotten, but they were one of the first 11 teams to join the NBA.And they won the championship three times in 1947, 1956 and 1975, and even the Warriors won the NBA's first championship. Of course, the NBA was still called BAA at that time.

One more thing, Wilt Chamberlain, the record holder for the highest score in a single game in the NBA, achieved the feat of 100 points in a single game with the Warriors.

In recent years, the Warriors have been at a trough, and it is difficult to get ahead in the west where there are many strong teams. As of last season, they have failed to make the playoffs for 7 consecutive years and have been lingering in the lottery zone for many years.

So far this season, the Warriors have only 9 wins and 16 losses. The current record is dismal, just at the bottom of the Western Conference.

So even though the Pistons have just experienced a hard battle with the Kings, and this game is back-to-back, it is generally believed that the Pistons can beat the Warriors. After all, the Pistons are the number one in the East, and the Warriors are just the bottom of the West.

The Pistons are naturally full of confidence from the coaching staff to all the players. Wang Dalin also thinks that it is really not difficult for the Pistons to beat the Warriors.

Check out who's on their team!
The head star is Antawn Jamison, who is in the fourth grade. Last season, he averaged 24.9 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.4 steals. He shot 44.2% from the field.

The team's second leader is Jason Richardson, the fifth overall pick in this year's first round. Wang Dalin knows that in two years, this gentleman should be regarded as the league's first-class swingman, but now he is still too immature.

In addition, there are several main characters in this team, namely Larry Hughes, Danny Fortson, Eric Dampier and Adonal Foyer.

The fans are probably a little confused, they seem to be unknown people, right?Only Larry Hughes and Eric Dampier are familiar faces.

When he saw the Warriors' roster, Wang Dalin was also a little confused, and then he took it for granted... With these rotten sweet potatoes and rotten eggs, no wonder they are at the bottom of the Western Conference!
However, there was a name under this list that caught his eyes—Gilbert Arenas!

This is not an unknown person, Wang Dalin suspects that the "General" may even have reached the S-level star when he grows to his peak in the future.

Think about the earth-shattering match between him and Kobe, he scored a full 60 points in that game... If this is not considered an S-level, Wang Dalin feels that it is a bit unreasonable.

Fortunately, Arenas is still just a small substitute, and he hasn't even played this season so far. Wang Dalin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief... If he meets that "general" who blocks and kills Buddha, the Pistons will not be happy!

"Jamison is the only one who is good, and everyone else is no big deal!" After reading the Warriors' roster, Wang Dalin quickly made a judgment, "We should be able to easily win the Warriors tonight!"

Facts have proved that blind self-confidence is indeed wrong, and in the NBA, a place where miracles happen, there has never been a lack of cases where the weak beat the strong.

The Pistons were stunned by the Warriors. Their "mixed defense" was useless in the face of the Warriors' three-point rain, and they were battered.

On the offensive end, maybe it was too much consumption on the Kings last night, maybe the players didn't feel good tonight, anyway, they are determined in this game... quite determined!
王大林全场19投7中，比卢普斯更是只有14投5中，罗宾逊15投4中，威廉姆斯16投5中……只有汉密尔顿还算正常，他全场15投7中拿下21分5篮板2助攻。

反观勇士队这边，贾米森20投11中，休斯17投9中，福特斯12投6中，福耶尔11投7中，丹皮尔9投5中……

And they took 30 crazy shots from beyond the three-point line and hit 16 of them!

Not to mention the collective inaccuracy of the Pistons players, even if they are in a normal state, it is estimated that it will be difficult to win this game. They can only admit that they are unlucky when they encounter this Warriors team who are shooting crazy.

The Pistons players stayed in Oakland that night, and they flew to Portland early the next morning, where they will challenge the Trail Blazers on December 12.

The Trail Blazers are strong this season. Under the leadership of the main player Rasheed Wallace, they played brilliantly and are currently ranked sixth in the Western Conference.

After the losing streak, the Pistons only have 0.5 more wins than the Nets. If they lose another game, they will lose the first place in the Eastern Conference.

Fortunately, this time they had a day to rest and recover a little bit.

Back-to-back away games are too difficult. If it weren't for this kind of schedule, with the current strength of the Pistons, how could it be so easy to suffer a losing streak?
The next two games will be back-to-back, and the opponents are not weak. Needless to say, the Trail Blazers, and then they will challenge the Sonics in Seattle, which is not a good thing!
Facing the Trail Blazers, a powerful Western team, Wang Dalin is undoubtedly the one with the most special feelings, because the leading star of the opposing team is a member of the original Pistons championship lineup.

"Roaring God" Rasheed Wallace, it is precisely because of his arrival that the Pistons formed the "Double Wallace" insider combination that made the whole league look pale.

At present, "Roaring God" is naturally the leading star of the Trail Blazers, but the spiritual leader of this team is the 36-year-old veteran Scottie Pippen.

Since Jordan retired, Pippen immediately signed a big contract with the Rockets and left the Bulls who had played for 11 years.

The 1998-1999 season was the last time Pippen entered the NBA All-Defensive Team.

In the game against the Eagles on February 1999, 2, Pippen scored the 25th point of his career.

However, the Rockets lost 1:3 to the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs that year. Barkley tried his best and still could not lead the Rockets to victory... In that round of the series, Pippen, who already had 6 championship rings, was indeed lacking in fighting spirit.

1999年夏天皮蓬被交易到了开拓者队，1999-2000赛季皮蓬场均可以得到12.5分6.3篮板5助攻，开拓者队顺利进入季后赛并杀进了西部决赛，但最终他们还是输给了湖人队。

I have to say that the Western Conference Finals that year was really exciting. The center of the Trail Blazers was Arvedas Sabonis, known as the "roof of the world", and he was also the one who restricted the "peak shark" best in NBA history.

本赛季至今皮蓬场均上场时间32分钟左右，可以贡献出10.6分5.2篮板5.9助攻，作为一名36岁的老将他已经做得不错。

In the first half of the game, the two sides played very fiercely, but the recovered Pistons obviously played better. Their "mixed defense" made it difficult for the Blazers players to get close to the basket. After experiencing the downturn in the last game, their shooting touch finally fully recovered.

In this game, Wang Dalin still appeared in the center position, and his opponent was Rasheed Wallace.

The two play styles are quite similar, but Wang Dalin is obviously stronger in terms of organization and support, and his shooting ability is also slightly better. "Roaring Tianzun" is strong in physical strength and inside defense. Generally speaking, Wang Dalin has the upper hand.

According to the scoring standard of the "Hanging Force System", Wang Dalin's comprehensive ability value should be comparable to that of Rasheed Wallace.

However, his shooting ability is indeed strong now, and with the strong blessing of star skills such as "Golden Rooster Independence", "McGrady" and "Aldridge Leaning Back", his offensive performance is naturally much better than Rasheed Wallace.

This is like playing the brilliant career mode of a 2K game. From the very beginning, you have worked hard to improve your shooting ability, and you have scored several shooting badges. Even if your overall ability value is only in the [-]s, you can easily perform at the MVP level on the court.

(This is Lao Wang's experience, players can also try it themselves!)

最终这场比赛活塞队以101:89轻松战胜了开拓者队，王大林全场15投8中，其中三分球5投2中，外加罚球4投3中，拿下21分12篮板7助攻2盖帽1抢断。

The performance of the rest of the Pistons players are also good, the last few minutes of the game, Carlisle even sent Gates, the water fountain watchman, to the field.

During the garbage time, the Trail Blazers caught up with a few points, otherwise they would have lost more than 12 points. In the second half of the fourth quarter, they were once behind by as much as 19 points.

After winning the Trail Blazers, the Pistons finally stopped their losing streak, and the whole team finally returned to normal.

On December 12, at the "Key Arena" in Seattle, the Pistons and the Sonics played a wonderful offensive battle.

Gary Payton and Rashard Lewis had a terrifying desire to attack in this game, and both scored more than 30 points.

其中佩顿全场24投13中，其中三分球6投2中，罚球8投6中，砍下34分4篮板9助攻2抢断。

刘易斯全场21投11中，其中三分球7投3中，罚球6投6中，砍下31分6篮板5助攻1盖帽1抢断。

超音速队其他球员的表现也不错，比如布伦特.巴里，他全场只出手14次就命中9球，砍下21分5篮板2助攻1抢断。

不过活塞队球员的表现更胜一筹，其中当家球星王大林全场22投12中，其中三分球7投4中，罚球10投8中，砍下36分10篮板4助攻2盖帽1抢断，丝毫不比本场的佩顿差。

此外，比卢普斯贡献出17分5篮板10助攻2抢断，汉密尔顿18分6篮板2助攻，罗宾逊15分5篮板3助攻，威廉姆斯14分6篮板2助攻2抢断……

Five Pistons scored in double figures, and finally they defeated the Sonics 124:118, winning this wonderful and unusual offensive battle.

Immediately after the losing streak, the winning streak was ushered in. The mentality of the Pistons players is already a little different. They obviously have the temperament of a strong team.

Finally ended this difficult road trip. The Pistons have 5 wins and 3 losses in these 2 games. Naturally, their performance is not perfect, but it is not bad.

For this result, Carlisle and Wang Dalin are still very satisfied. Most Eastern teams go to the West like them, and they are likely to suffer a five-game losing streak.

The Pistons players flew back to Detroit overnight and were finally able to lie on the big bed they were familiar with. Wang Dalin slept very soundly this time.

On the early morning of December 12, the team received good news again—Ben’s injury was basically healed, and he had already started training with the ball two days ago.

Considering that the next game is on December 12, and there are still a few days to recover, the team doctor has confirmed that Big Ben will come back in this game.

On December 12th, they will face the current second-ranked Nets in the Eastern Conference at home. Facing such an important opponent, Daben's comeback is undoubtedly great news for the Pistons...

(End of this chapter)