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Chapter 158 The Wolf King's Roar (Today's first update)
Some people say that Kevin Garnett showed his teammates the stunt of jumping on the spot and touching the top of the backboard when he was a rookie... In fact, he couldn't do it at all!

And not only he can't do it, no one in the entire league can do it!

In later generations, a TV station specially recorded a program, and invited Dwight Howard, a young center who can take off and kiss the basket on the spot, to measure the height he can reach when he runs up and touches the height... As a result, Howard "only touched" 381cm, and he has gone all out.

根据霍华德选秀前的体测报告，他裸足身高6尺9寸（206CM），穿鞋身高6尺10寸（208CM），体重240磅（109KG），臂展是7尺4寸5（224.79CM），原地摸高9尺3寸5（283.21CM）……据此可以测算出他助跑弹跳的垂直高度达到了98CM左右，确实已经很厉害了！
What about Garnett?

Due to the long history, it is true that his physical measurement data cannot be found, but he is 212cm tall in bare feet, 215cm tall in shoes, 226cm in wingspan, and 114kg in weight...Of course, this is his weight after he gained weight. These data are quite credible.

Compared with Howard, Garnett's height and wingspan must have an advantage, but as long as fans who have watched them play will know that Howard's jumping ability is definitely better than Garnett, so... Howard is 14cm away from the top of the rebound with a full run-up, and Garnett should have a bigger gap.

The NBA is such a river and lake, and if it is a river and lake... there will always be rumors that seem to be true!

For example, Wang Dalin, who is about to play against the Timberwolves, is now generally believed by the outside world to jump higher than Garnett. In fact...he is really similar to Garnett now. If the advantage of wingspan is counted, his run-up height may even be higher than Garnett.

After all, his jumping ability has just increased by 10 points. As a big player with a height of more than 210cm, his jumping ability of 83 can already be regarded as a "spring man".

Not only did Wang Dalin feel no fear of directly facing the historical superstar "Wolf King" Garnett, but rather excited.

He who traveled back from early 2021 naturally knows how powerful Garnett is.

He won the championship in the 2007-2008 season. Although the FMVP was awarded to Pierce, until 2021, many fans are still debating who is the boss of that team.

He has won 1 regular season MVP, 1 best defensive player, 4 times selected to the first team of the best team, 3 times to the second team, 2 times to the third team, 9 times to the best defensive team, 3 times to the second team, won the rebounding champion 4 times, and was selected to the All-Star team 15 times.

We all know these things, and say something that you probably don't know...

He has 7 seasons with more than 3000 minutes of playing time in his career, and only 14 players in NBA history have done this.

He has scored at least 25000 points, 10000 rebounds and 5000 assists in his career. Except for him in NBA history, only "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and "Postman" Karl Malone have achieved this level of career data.

He is one of the only two players in history to have 1500 steals and 1500 blocks at the end of his career. The other is Hakeem Olajuwon!

In his career, he averaged 9 points and 20 rebounds in 10 seasons, and only 9 players in NBA history can do this.

He was able to pick up more than 20 rebounds before the age of 500. Only 6 players in NBA history have done this.

He scored more than 2500 points and 1500 rebounds in the playoffs in his career, and only 14 players in NBA history can do this.

Of course, the most worth mentioning is that the total career salary of this guy is about 3.36 million U.S. dollars (before tax), that is to say, if you count 1462 regular season games, 143 playoff games and 14 All-Star games, his career average salary is about 20.7 U.S. dollars.

Therefore, based on personal data, personal honor and team honor, Garnett should be firmly in the top five of the historical power forward rankings, and it is not impossible to even rank in the top three.

Compared with the Raptors' "open version" Olajuwon last time, Wang Dalin feels that Garnett may be more difficult to deal with at this time, but he has just entered the peak of his career.

Garnett, who was at his peak, won the MVP of the regular season. There is a saying in the NBA that everyone agrees with, that is-"The No. [-] pick in the draft may be a parallel importer, but there is absolutely no parallel importer in the MVP!"

During the warm-up before the game, Garnett took the initiative to say hello to the Pistons players. After all, Billups was his teammate last season and the relationship is not bad.

But when he walked in front of Wang Dalin, Garnett's eyes immediately revealed an undisguised murderous look.

"Darling-Wang, I will definitely defeat you in this match!"

"Really? If you only speak harsh words, then let me tell you, you can't beat me like this!"

"You don't deserve so many fans to vote, and you don't deserve MVP at all!"

"Kevin, it seems that you are jealous, am I right?"

"Hmph! See you in the game!"

"Okay, see you in the game!"

……

Wang Dalin probably guessed why Garnett had such hostility towards him. It is probably a matter of the All-Star voting and the MVP selection.

Needless to say, the All-Star voting, Garnett's votes are not even a fraction of Wang Dalin's. The main reason is that in the MVP rankings announced by ESPN, Wang Dalin is currently ranked third, second only to Tim Duncan and Jason Kidd.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that he missed 8 games due to injuries, Wang Dalin's ranking should still be higher than Kidd. Before his injury, the Pistons ranked first in the Eastern Conference!
Garnett led the Timberwolves to play very well this season. They are now ranked fourth in the Western Conference.

But in the MVP rankings announced by ESPN, Garnett didn't even make it into the top ten. He was still ranked fifth in the final vote last season!

Wang Dalin scored an unprecedented 50+ triple-double. Garnett felt that if he went all out to improve the data, he might be able to do it. He believed that he fully possessed this ability.

After all, he has already won 5 triple-doubles, and has scored 35+ quasi-triple-doubles several times...Of course, it is just what he thinks is a "quasi-triple-double".

So far this season, Garnett has averaged 22 points, 12.1 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1 steal per game, shooting 47.2% from the field, 36.1% from the three-point range, and 83.2% from the free throw line. His personal data is indeed impressive enough.

And don't look at the Timberwolves who have only ranked fourth in the West this season, they are slightly better than the Pistons in terms of real record!

Therefore, it's normal for Garnett to be hostile towards Wang Dalin, I'm jealous!

In a word, it's all the fault of the moon... Ah bah, no, it should be the fault of fame and fortune!
……

After the warm-up is over, the players of the two teams return to the bench one by one. After a short rest, they will start the game.

There was a sudden "ding" in Wang Dalin's mind, and he was a little speechless... Isn't the task of the system too random?
How about not posting it for two or three months, but posting it continuously?
Wang Dalin remained calm, and silently clicked on the system interface, only to see a pop-up window of temporary tasks appearing in front of him.

"The system has detected that the host is about to face the legendary NBA superstar Kevin Garnett, so we hereby issue a temporary mission 'The Roar of the Wolf King'!"

"The Roar of the Wolf King: Kevin Garnett has an extremely long career, and he will become another lifelong enemy of the host, so, face the roar of the 'Wolf King' and defeat him!"

"Specific requirements:
1. The host's score, rebounds and assists are all better than Kevin Garnett, and the shooting percentage, three-point shooting percentage and free throw percentage are not lower than Kevin Garnett;
2. The host's team must beat Kevin Garnett's team.Reward for completing the task: Garnett's exclusive star skill 'The Roar of the Wolf King (Grade A)'. "

"'Wolf King's Roar': After assembling this skill, the host will shout after a wonderful performance in the game, and it will exude a certain degree of deterrence, which can cause a slight decline in the state of all the opponent's players in a short period of time."

"Note: 'The Roar of the Wolf King' can only be used once per game, and you must hammer your chest with your hands when shouting, otherwise the skill effect cannot be triggered!"

Wang Dalin was speechless after reading it...

With Garnett's chest-thumping roar, is he still an A-level star skill?
Which game does that guy not play like this twice or three times?

Could it be that the opponents were frightened by him and their state dropped slightly?

With such a skill, Wang Dalin thinks... Let alone using it on the field, just thinking about it makes you feel ashamed, right?
But the game still has to be played. If the statistics can be ahead of Garnett, Wang Dalin will naturally not be able to refuse, so... simply ignore the task requirements, just do it!

……

The Timberwolves starting five are point guard Anthony Peeler, shooting guard Wally Szczerbiak, small forward Kevin Garnett, power forward Joe Smith, and center Rasu Nesterovic.

This is a starting lineup with a very high average height, Peeler 193CM, Szczerbiak 201CM, Garnett 211CM (of course everyone knows it is fake), Smith 208CM, Nesterovic 213CM.

Among them, apart from point guard Piller and center Nesterovic, the other three are proper forward players, and Garnett plays small forward, obviously to be able to directly match up with Wang Dalin... In the current NBA league, the only one who can match up with Wang Dalin at the third position is probably only Garnett who can match him in terms of height, wingspan and other aspects.

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

If Daben, the starting center, can grow to the standard center height of 213 cm, the average height of the Pistons will not be inferior to that of the Timberwolves... But even if he adds his own explosive head, he is still a step away from 213 cm.

It is true that he is much shorter in height, but Daben wins the jump ball cleanly... A white and fat guy like Nesterovic may not be as tall as a bottle of Coke when he jumps, even if he is tall, he can't beat Daben in the jump.

After receiving the ball, Billups dribbled steadily across the half, observed the running positions of his teammates, and then handed the ball to Wang Dalin... For the first attack, it is better to let the boss play!

Just as Wang Dalin received the ball from the right flank, Garnett was already close. His center of gravity was very low, and he slapped the floor hard with both hands, clapping his hands and shouting, "Come on, let's fight!"

"Crazy?" Wang Dalin felt goosebumps all over his body in embarrassment, and he couldn't help thinking to himself, "Are all NBA stars like this these days?"

This is the first time that Wang Dalin has faced Garnett directly since he became the boss of the Pistons... The fans in the "Palace of Auburn Hills" immediately entered a climax, and they began to cheer for Wang Dalin desperately.

In the live broadcast room of TNT TV station, the "non-famous cross talk group" also climaxed. This kind of head-to-head confrontation between stars is undoubtedly the two favorites to watch.

"Kenny, who do you think will win?"

"I don't know...Kevin and Darling have performed very well this season, I really can't judge which of them will be better!"

"Hehe, how dare you call yourself a professional basketball commentator? I can tell you responsibly that Darling-Wang will win tonight!"

"Isn't it? His opponent is Kevin Garnett!"

"So what? Do you think Kevin is better than Michael? Darling-Wang has even taken care of Michael this season, and just a week ago he scored a triple-double with 50+ points. Please tell me... Is there anyone in the entire league that he can't beat?"

"I have no idea……"

Just as Barkley and Smith were performing gags on a daily basis, Wang Dalin moved.

His first step is very fast, thanks to the fact that he just increased his dribbling speed to 85 not long ago, and his ball handling ability is also as high as 80. In today's NBA league, perhaps only the opposite "Wolf King" can compete with him in this link.

Sure enough, Garnett blocked his breakthrough route with a sliding step. Wang Dalin's first step did not shake him off, but fell into the trap he had already set.

Garnett was overjoyed, and was about to post it to use his "Death Coil", when Wang Dalin pulled it up and threw it... "Shua!"

After the jumping power was increased to 83, Wang Dalin jumped even higher when making a jumper. Although Garnett tried his best to interfere, the ball still scored without any suspense.

2:0, the Pistons took the lead.

"You were lucky this time, and you won't be so lucky next time!" Garnett is worthy of being a famous trash talker in the NBA.

"Really?" Wang Dalin shrugged with a smile. This is a trick he only learned in the United States. "If you have the ability, you can also cast one in front of me. I promise not to interfere with you. How about it?"

In terms of the level of trash talk, who did Wang Dalin fear when he knew nothing by himself?
Last time, Alan Houston was sprayed into autism by him!
It was the Timberwolves' turn to make the first attack. Peeler dribbled the ball just after halftime, and Garnett had already asked for the ball on the flank with Wang Dalin's back.

"How dare you let me take a shot like this? Isn't it just a jump shot? I might lose to a second-year rookie like you, the mighty 'Wolf King'?"

When it comes to mid-range jumpers, Garnett really has never convinced anyone. His "iron-blooded jumper" is well-known in the league. Who is not afraid of the three-pointer without seeing it?

After receiving the ball, Garnett turned around immediately. Compared with attacking with his back, "Wolf King" is undoubtedly better at attacking the frame.

I have to say that his skill type is indeed very similar to Wang Dalin.

Wang Dalin lowered his center of gravity and stepped back a little. With his height and wingspan at this distance, he could still interfere with Garnett's jump shot in time.

Garnett made a tentative step with the ball, and then suddenly dribbled to the right for a breakthrough. Wang Dalin slid to keep up. Garnett made a sudden stop and immediately pulled up a jumper. Wang Dalin sent a "one leaf blinder"...

"when!"

The line of sight was blocked. Garnett obviously shot the ball lightly. The basketball hit the front edge of the basket and bounced high. Ben struggled to catch Nesterovic and took off the defensive rebound.

"Hehe, Kevin, what's wrong with you? The pitch is so short, did you not have dinner today?" Of course Wang Dalin would not let go of this opportunity to ridicule Garnett.

Garnett glared at him fiercely, turned around and ran towards his own half without answering.

Wang Dalin smiled slightly... You still play "death stare" with me, don't you know that this move is Kobe's exclusive stunt?
Billups dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Wang Dalin took the initiative to set a pick-and-roll for him. "Second Brother" quickly rushed to the basket, facing Garnett's supplementary defense, "looking back at the moon", and just passed the ball to Wang Dalin who followed up.

Taking advantage of Billups just blocking Garnett, Wang Dalin didn't hesitate, he jumped up and picked the basket with one hand, and the basketball fell into the basket.

4:0, the Pistons scored two goals in a row.

Garnett was a little angry. Wang Dalin scored the goal too easily. He was blocked by Billups and couldn't interfere. But what are the teammates doing?

Defense... Do you have to count on me every time?
The Timberwolves attacked again, and Garnett asked for the ball directly in the high post. In his opinion... instead of turning around after receiving the ball with his back, it is better to directly catch the ball and attack the frame.

When receiving the ball, Wang Dalin stretched out his hand to interfere, and Garnett managed to hold the ball firmly.

If he didn't have to go all out to deal with Wang Dalin, he would definitely give Piller a "death stare"... Just like your pass, I can pass it more accurately than you with my eyes closed!
Peeler himself is a combo guard, and his main position is not point guard, but shooting guard.

Coach Sanders mainly considered that the Pistons starting point guard Billups had an obvious advantage in height and strength, so he put the original starting point guard Trill Brandon on the bench. He also hoped that Peeler could rely on his height of 193 cm and weight of 94 kg to suppress Billups.

If Brandon, who is 180cm tall and weighs 82kg, is really going to come up, Billups won't directly crush him?
Compared with Brandon, who averaged more than 8 assists per game, Peeler's passing skills are indeed a bit hip, and his ball handling skills are far inferior to Brandon's.

Wang Dalin still retreated relatively far. He knew that Garnett's "iron-blooded jumper" was actually not too stable...at least not too high during this period.

So, instead of being rushed to the inside by this guy whose physical fitness has exploded, it is better to let him make a mid-range shot. Anyway, he can interfere in time...

(End of this chapter)