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Chapter 170 16 consecutive victories, do you want to continue? (Today's second update)

After 13 consecutive victories, every game of the Pistons will attract almost everyone's attention.

People seem to be waiting, waiting for them to create an even more amazing winning streak, or...waiting for a team to end their winning streak suddenly one day!
The Pistons will then play against the Heat, Wizards, Celtics, Pacers, Cavaliers and Jazz. At present, it seems that the Celtics and Jazz are expected to stop their winning streak. The strength of the other teams does not seem to be enough.

However, this kind of thing is not certain. After all, the Pistons have been like cars driving on Mount Akina for a while. Their speed is as high as 200 kilometers per hour. Once they drive to the five consecutive hairpin turns, they are likely to overturn. It doesn't seem to matter who the opponent is.

Historically, teams with super-long winning streaks often did not lose to a strong team in the end... A long winning streak can easily make players nervous and worry about gains and losses. It is also normal to lose to a weak team in the end.

On March 3, the Pistons sat at home to meet the challenge of the Heat.

Wang Dalin's 10 consecutive games of good "BUFF" have disappeared, so he gave "Second Brother" a "touch head kill" at the beginning of the game... No way, he has no "BUFF" in this game. If he wants to win, he must make his teammates stronger as much as possible.

Wang Dalin didn't really feel cold this season. Even if he felt average, his offensive efficiency could surpass most of the strikers in the league. So this is not because he lacks confidence in himself, but just in case.

As I said before, Wang Dalin is not satisfied with winning 13 consecutive victories, so no matter whether he is in a good state or not, the Pistons' continued winning streak is his biggest goal at this stage.

The Heat have completely lost the demeanor of the East this season. They have only 25 wins and 32 losses so far, with a winning percentage of only 43.9%. The No.12 ranking in the East is also far from last season.

Perhaps the "magic operator" has long been regretting that he did not do his best to keep Wang Dalin. Maybe he is just doing badly so that the team can choose a good seed who can be the core of the team this summer.

Of course, everyone knows that this is impossible. 2002 is also recognized as a small draft year. It is not easy to select a core team.

From Wang Dalin's point of view, there are only two rookies this year who are worthy of being selected as the core of the team. One is our Chairman Yao, and the other is Amare Stoudemire, who was selected by Phoenix with the ninth pick in the first round.

Others, such as Caron Butler with the 20th pick in the first round, Tayshaun Prince with the [-]th pick in the third round, and Carlos Boozer in the second round are all worse. It’s not bad for them to be the second-in-chief, but it’s too much for them to be the boss of the team!
In fact, the Heat's lineup this season is not that bad. If Alonzo Mourning's physical condition can be better, if Brian Grant can play the same performance as last season, if Eddie Jones can take as many shots as he did in the Hornets two years ago, if Pat Riley can give Eddie House more playing time...they should at least be able to reach the top eight in the Eastern Conference.

It's a pity that these are all if... If Riley uses a maximum salary contract to keep Wang Dalin, the Heat may not only be the top eight in the Eastern Conference!

Before the game, Wang Dalin and his older brothers embraced one by one. They got along very well last season, especially in the playoffs, they fought together and were eliminated by the 76ers together... Alas, I blame that damn Iverson, damn lore!

Whenever talking about that game, Wang Dalin and the old brothers of the Heat team couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

But they also know in their hearts that even if they pass the hurdle of the 76ers, they will not be able to beat the Lakers in the finals, and they may even be swept by the Lakers.

The moment of reminiscing about the past is always so short. When the two teams meet together, they will eventually compete... The players of the Heat know that their strength is not as good as that of the Pistons, but they just don't want to surrender without a fight.

本场比赛热火队并非没有机会，埃迪.琼斯全场18投10中，其中三分球5投3中，罚球5投5中砍下28分3篮板2助攻2抢断，表现已经很不错。

此外莫宁轰下18分14篮板2盖帽，格兰特也贡献出了16分15篮板1盖帽，活塞队这边大本和罗宾逊这对内线组合完全被他俩给打爆了。

Robinson scored 13 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 steal. In fact, he did not play badly, but Grant on the opposite side obviously performed better.

As for Daben... Maybe it's because Wang Dalin disliked the touch of his explosive head. Anyway, the "big brother" without "BUFF" was completely blown by Mourning in this game. He only scored 6 points and 8 rebounds. Not only did he have no assists, he didn't even block a shot!
If Billups and Hamilton perform well in this game, it is estimated that they will end their winning streak on the Heat.

“二哥”砍下21分4篮板10助攻3抢断2盖帽，“三哥”也有20分3篮板1助攻1抢断进账。

在活塞队连胜的这段时间里，比卢普斯场均可以轰出20.2分4.7篮板8.9助攻2.2抢断1.1盖帽，比大家公认的“联盟第一控卫”贾森.基德还要生猛。

Wang Dalin didn't perform too badly in this game. He also contributed 22 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks. This data is almost the same as Garnett's average per game this season, even the average performance of "Stone Buddha" is probably the same.

Maybe it was because his performance in the first 10 games was too amazing, so when he played a standard 20+10 tonight, the fans generally thought that his performance was a bit stretched... Wang Dalin really wanted to jump on the technical stage and ask everyone: "What do you still think of me?"

The Heat finally lost to the Pistons 93:99. There is nothing they can do about it. They have tried their best. In many cases, the gap in strength cannot be made up by hard work!

On March 3, the Pistons came to Washington to challenge the Wizards away. The last time the Wizards lost 7:90 in Detroit, they had no temper. The players of the Wizards played more aggressively in this game.

In this game, Jordan missed due to injury. His knee was full of fluid, and he could no longer hold on. He could only announce his reimbursement for the season with hatred.

In fact, almost everyone will think that Jordan’s choice to come back is a failure. Even the head coach of Georgetown University, John Thompson, once said publicly-“I am very happy to see Michael on the court again, but I [-]% disagree with his choice to come back again. Because he is no longer 'Flying Jordan' and can no longer take off from the free throw line. He is now a 'floor Jordan'."

But Jordan himself thought that he was still the fighter when he was young. He felt that he could save the dying Washington Wizards on his own, just like he saved the dying Chicago Bulls back then.

本赛季前13场比赛里乔丹个人状态确实不错，13场比赛里11次都是全队的得分王，6场30+，对阵老对手爵士队时还砍下了44分。

However, the Wizards lost 13 of these 10 games.

So Jordan can only work harder, trying to reverse the decline of the Wizards in the opening stage, but he himself began to show fatigue.

On December 12 last year, Jordan scored only 28 points in the game against the Pacers, which broke the new low scoring record of his career.

The angry "old hooligan" bloodbathed Charlotte in the next game. He scored 24 points in a single quarter in the fourth quarter and scored 51 points in the game, which was close to the team history scoring record of 56 points by 'Black Pearl' Earl Monroe... The last time Jordan scored 50+ points in a game dates back to the spring of 1997.

People can't help but admire Jordan's youthfulness... Yes, it's a miracle that an old guy who is about to turn 39 can still score 51 points in a single game?
Jordan showed a good state comparable to that of the Bulls, and the Wizards also won 15 of 13 games at the turn of the new year.

But the good times didn't last long. In early February, Jordan's heavy knees finally couldn't support him to move on...he fell down.

乔丹本赛季的场均数据也就定格在24.1分5.9篮板5.2助攻1.4抢断0.5盖帽，投篮命中率43.2%，三分命中率22.3%，罚球命中率80.4%……相比较原本时空中的那个乔丹，这一世他的表现明显更好一些。

Without Jordan as the core of the team, the Wizards quickly fell out of the top eight in the Eastern Conference. If they continue to do so, they may even fall all the way to the tenth or No. 11 in the Eastern Conference.

Although Stackhouse is also a scorer with strong offensive firepower, he also scored an average of 29.8 points per game when he opened wide last season, but due to the presence of Jordan this season, Stackhouse's shot rights have been greatly reduced, and his offense has become increasingly unstable.

本场比赛就是这样，斯塔克豪斯全场15投仅6中，其中三分球6投1中，罚球8投8中……如果不是罚球表现还不错，他将肯定无法拿到19分6篮板3助攻2盖帽的数据。

和斯塔克豪斯对位的汉密尔顿本场比赛14投8中，其中三分球5投2中，罚球5投5中，高效砍下23分5篮板2助攻，两人的表现高下立判。

During the offseason, the Pistons used Stackhouse as a bargaining chip to trade for Hamilton from the Wizards...and of course "Second Brother" Billups.

This deal was criticized by many so-called basketball experts at the time. They thought that the Pistons traded a super scorer who averaged almost 30 points per game in exchange for a third-year kid and a backup guard known as "parallel goods". This is simply outrageous!

But now it seems that these experts are really worthy of being "bricks". They have fully carried forward the glorious tradition of "pretending to be aggressive will be slapped in the face"... At this time, they are not alone in being slapped in the face, not alone!

斯塔克豪斯表现不好，可是这一晚奇才队中的康特尼.亚历山大却发挥得非常出色，他全场16投9中外加罚球8投6中，砍下了24分6篮板6助攻。

再加上克里斯.惠特尼拿下15分1篮板4助攻，克里斯汀.莱特纳13分6篮板4助攻，普奥珀耶.琼斯13分9篮板4助攻，特依隆.内斯比10分6篮板2助攻……奇才队打得还真不错！

Wang Dalin's touch in this game was very average, but he relied on his sharp breakthrough to frequently enter the inside and cause damage. In the end, he scored 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and also sent 2 steals and 2 blocks.

再加上“二哥”的20分10篮板11助攻的三双表现，活塞队以98:92力克奇才队，继续着自己的连胜之路。

The fans in Detroit have undoubtedly been both happy and nervous recently. On the one hand, they are of course excited about the Pistons' 15-game winning streak. On the other hand, they are worried that the Pistons will suddenly lose the game and the winning streak will end.

Most of the fans are emotional, they don't know how to analyze rationally, if they can calm down, they will realize that the winning streak is just a set of numbers, unless you can play 33 consecutive victories like the Lakers, is it really meaningful?

When this kind of thing happens, few people can see this, even the players and coaches of the Pistons don't have this understanding... For them, it is extremely honorable to be able to pull the team's winning streak to a new height!
Wang Dalin also believes that the current Pistons must not relax, they are now rewriting the history of the team every game!
As the head star of this team, Wang Dalin's name will always be recorded in this history, just like the "Smiling Assassin" who led the team to win the championship back then, as well as Bill Lambiel, Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman and other bad boys!
All in all it's a matter of perspective - do records like winning streaks really matter?How important is it?
Different people have different opinions on this issue, and I believe everyone will have their own views.

For example, several NBA celebrities in later generations sat together to discuss the Warriors' record of 2015 wins in the 2016-73 season.

Kenny Smith raised a very interesting question - "If you had to choose between 73 wins and a championship, which one would you choose?"

At that time, Barkley of course chose the championship without hesitation. Reggie Miller and Scottie Pippen also made the same choice with him.

But Gary Payton put forward another argument.

"Which do you think is more impressive, 73 wins or a championship?"

"Obviously, I will choose 73 wins!" Payton said with a serious expression when he said this at the time, "Because every year in the NBA there is a team that wins the championship, but this is the only time in the regular season with 73 wins...the only time in the NBA for decades. Do you understand what I mean?"

Wang Dalin had watched that program, so he was very impressed with this scene.

Sure enough, the Warriors did not win the championship that season, as if their 73 wins had become the laughing stock of the entire league overnight.

But... In a few decades, will people remember that the Cavaliers won the championship that year?

Maybe people will remember, but Wang Dalin is sure... As long as they are not hard-core James, there should be only one reason why they can remember that the Cavaliers won the championship that year, because they defeated the 73-win Warriors!
This is the reason why Wang Dalin is very obsessed with the winning streak. If he can really create a winning streak that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people...why not work hard?

……

On March 3, the Pistons flew to Boston. They will challenge the Celtics under the 8 NBA championship banners hanging high in the "TD North Shore Garden Center" arena.

The major media are paying special attention to this game, because according to the analysis of the "bricks", in the middle and early March, the Celtics will be the team most likely to end the Pistons' winning streak.

Immediately after the start of the game, the "Boston Twins" got into shape, and they both performed very well.

其中“真理”保罗.皮尔斯半场砍下18分5篮板4助攻2盖帽，“胖头陀”安托万.沃克也贡献出16分2篮板4助攻。

Under the leadership of the two, the Celtics gradually gained an advantage. At the end of the half, they led the Pistons by 53 points at 48:5.

Since the All-Star Game, the Pistons have never been behind at halftime. They often lead their opponents by more than 10 points at halftime, and sometimes the game has entered garbage time after three quarters.

Facing the strength of the Pistons, the Celtics cleverly lowered the pace of the game and ground them. The Pistons' offensive firepower was obviously greatly suppressed.

At this point in this season, the Pistons' offensive and defensive system has gradually taken shape. When defending, they will combine man-to-man and "mixed defense", and they can often play very terrifying defensive strength.

When attacking, the Pistons often launched a quick counterattack, especially Wang Dalin's long pass when he grabbed the backcourt rebound.

This "running and bombing" offensive tactic was specially designed by Carlisle after Da Ben returned from injury, so Wang Dalin's average rebounds per game this season has improved so significantly... Really think his rebounding ability is so strong?That's because Big Ben and Robinson will help him "stuck" a lot of times!
Head coach Jim O'Brien has studied the offensive tactics of the Pistons very carefully. He knows very well that if the Celtics want to beat the current formidable Pistons, they must not allow them to play frequent fast breaks, otherwise the point difference may be pulled to more than double digits within a few minutes.

Although both Wang Dalin and Billups are players who are good at controlling the rhythm and have strong passing ability, their power will obviously decrease in the half-court offense...Of course, Wang Dalin's mid-range and long-range shooting is really unsolvable, but his touch in the first half was not very good.

After the halftime break, the Pistons' general performance was obviously refreshed.

I don't know what kind of chicken soup Carlisle poured into them. Not only did Hamilton and Billups frequently succeed in outside shots, but Wang Dalin's touch also obviously recovered.

Although the Celtics only encountered Wang Dalin who was in good shape at halftime, this was enough.

下半场王大林13投8中，其中三分球3投2中，罚球9投8中，半场比赛就砍下了26分……要知道他上半场只有7投2中，而且三分线外3次出手无一命中。

Of course, Wang Dalin alone cannot win the game. The "second brother" and "third brother" also played a good offensive firepower in this game.

尤其是“二哥”，他全场18投10中，其中三分球4投2中，罚球5投5中，打出了27分6篮板7助攻2抢断1盖帽的全能表现。

In the end, the Pistons defeated the Celtics 105:98. While winning their opponents, they also increased their winning streak to 16 games.

I'm afraid everyone is asking questions now...they have won 16 consecutive victories, will they continue?
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