am i proud?

Chapter 176 Season Ending
Unlike the lore against the Mavericks in November last year, this time the lore Wang Dalin felt very confident, especially at the moment of shooting, he was almost sure that the ball would definitely go in... This is the intuition of a good shooter.

It turns out his hunch was correct and the goal actually went in.

At 103:102, the Pistons narrowly beat the Lakers by 1 point and defeated the defending champion very hard.

At the press conference after the game, a reporter asked Phil Jackson: "Hello, Coach Phil, if the Lakers really meet the Pistons in the finals this year, will they be psychologically disadvantaged?"

Jackson squinted his eyes and smiled and said, "There won't be such a situation...The Lakers will not be afraid of any opponent, because we are the defending champions! This is just an ordinary regular season, and the outcome of this kind of game doesn't mean anything!"

Can't really explain anything?

Perhaps only Jackson himself knows the answer.

The Pistons played well in this game, and their tactical response was very reasonable. They not only effectively restricted O'Neal's performance, but also made the Lakers' role players not perform well.

Kobe scored 40 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. His performance was indeed explosive, but except for him and O'Neal, no one else on the Lakers scored in double figures.

反观活塞队，尽管王大林砍下42分11篮板9助攻3盖帽3抢断，比卢普斯、汉密尔顿和威廉姆斯的得分也都上了两位数。

Of course Wang Dalin was happy to win this game, but he was even happier because he had completed the temporary mission, and all three missions had been completed.

It is really difficult to complete this task, especially the rebounding and field goal percentage surpassed O'Neal, and the steals surpassed Kobe... He has already played at a super level!

In this way, he can arbitrarily designate 3 ability values ​​to increase to the current upper limit... This wave of improvement is really not small!
At present, among his many ability values, the upper limit has reached 99 full value in mid-range shooting, jumping and physical strength, and the current upper limit has been cut layup, three-pointer, ball control, dribbling speed and outside defense.

In addition to these eight items, he can arbitrarily assign points to the current upper limit of the three ability values, which has to be carefully considered.

On the plane back to Detroit, Wang Dalin clicked on the ability value page and thought carefully. He should make good use of this opportunity to increase his strength to maximize his strength.

Considering that there are only 14 games left in the regular season, and the playoffs will start in late April, Wang Dalin decided to give these three opportunities to add points to the back-up fadeaway, back-up action and inside defense.

In this way, he can maximize the power of the "Golden Rooster Independence" skill, and he can also defend against the opponent's inside players in playoff-intensive games.

The back-and-back jump shot has been raised to 90, the back-and-back action has been raised to 85, and the inside defense has also been raised to 85. The sharp increase in the three ability values ​​has also increased his overall ability value by 1 point, and it has reached 89 at present.

With a comprehensive ability value of 89, it is already a real ceiling for A-level stars. There are definitely only a handful of A-level stars in the league who can match him.

Wang Dalin took a look. He had two remaining ability points that could be unlocked to the next stage after reaching the current upper limit.Judging from the frequency of temporary tasks issued by the system this season, he feels that it is very possible to achieve this goal in this year's playoffs... Of course, the premise is that he can complete the task.

If there are tasks as difficult as this time, he doesn't dare to hope that he can complete them every time.

On March 3, the Pistons players finally returned to Detroit for a training session.

Due to the continuous away games, including two back-to-back away games, everyone is very tired, so the training arranged by Carlisle is only of an adjustment nature, and there is hardly any large amount of exercise.

I haven't seen him for more than a week. Barkley, who stayed in Detroit to lose weight, has lost weight again. His weight has dropped to 260 pounds (117KG). It seems that he has worked hard during these days.

Barkley seemed quite excited to finally be able to practice with the team's little brothers again, so the Pistons players were unlucky again.

"Ouch……"

"Oh……"

"uh-huh……"

Barkley's defensive tricks are endless, and he is really hard. Even Big Ben can't help frowning when he elbows him, let alone the others.

Wang Dalin is not used to these rotten problems of Barkley, you elbow me, I will elbow you back, but Barkley is very used to this kind of small movements, and even shows a look of enjoyment after being elbowed.

After training, Carlisle announced that Barkley would be officially selected for the team's roster for the game, and he would serve as the team's first substitute for the team's fourth position in the next game.

For a long time, when the Pistons' starting power forward Robinson is off the court, Williams always comes on and replaces him. Wang Dalin often goes to the fourth position.

Now with Barkley, the Pistons have one more option for their inside rotation, and it is definitely a very good choice... After more than two months of hard training, Barkley has recovered a lot in his competitive state, and his performance in the team's group confrontation has also become better and better.

Although he is still far behind before he retired, he is already better than Mickey Moore and Rodney White in training, especially he is quite tough on the defensive end, which is unmatched by other substitute players of the Pistons.

On March 3th, the Pistons played against the Celtics at home. Perhaps the players were a little tired from the away games in the past few days, or maybe the battle with the Lakers was too exhausting. The Pistons lost this game.

At 101:96, the Pistons and the Celtics played a hearty battle, especially the fierce confrontation between Wang Dalin and the "Boston Twins". The home fans of the "Palace of Auburn Hills" were all feasting their eyes... It's a pity that the Pistons lost.

王大林全场24投14中，其中三分球7投4中，罚球6投6中，砍下38分9篮板7助攻2抢断1盖帽，他依旧是活塞队进攻端最犀利的武器。

不过这场比赛保罗.皮尔斯砍下29分8篮板6助攻2盖帽2抢断，安托万.沃克也砍下28分11篮板8助攻的准三双，王大林确实是双拳难敌四手。

Apart from Wang Dalin, only Hamilton and Billups scored in double figures for the Pistons. Among them, Hamilton scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and Billups scored 14 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists... The performance is not bad, but compared with the "Boston Twins", it is a bit inferior.

It is worth mentioning that Barkley, who played 17 minutes off the bench in this game, scored 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. He really doesn't look like a veteran who has been out of battle for a long time...Compared with his performance last time, this time is indeed much better.

On March 3, the Pistons challenged the Pacers away.

The Pistons had the upper hand from the beginning of the game, and they didn't give their opponents a chance throughout the game. In the end, they easily defeated the Pacers 102:88.

王大林再次砍下38分，同时还送出了10篮板6助攻1抢断1盖帽，表现依旧堪称完美。

Barkley came off the bench for a little more than 17 minutes. He scored 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists this time, which was even better than the previous game.

After all, he is 39 years old. Of course, he can't play more than 30 minutes per game like before, but he always plays very actively in the limited playing time, especially when he is fighting for rebounds, he seems to be desperate. Even Big Ben's limelight was stolen by him a lot.

He himself may not have noticed that when he made the bet with Smith, maybe it was just to create a gimmick or enjoy his mouth, but when he gritted his teeth and insisted on losing weight, his fighting spirit has become more and more high...Who said that I, Charles Barkley, can only live without a championship?

Veterans don't die, they just wither... I, Buckley, haven't withered yet!
On March 3, the Pistons returned home to face the Knicks back-to-back.

The state of the players in this game is very poor... Maybe it's because of the exhaustion of running around, maybe the Knicks' defensive strength is really extraordinary, maybe it's because everyone's own feel is really bad.

Carlisle arranged a full 12-man rotation for this game. Except for Wang Dalin and Hamilton, the others played less than 30 minutes.

There are more than half a month before the playoffs, and Carlisle has begun to deliberately increase the rotation. At this time, what the Pistons need most is to avoid injuries. As for the record... Even if they lose three or four games in a row, the Nets will not be able to catch up with them for the time being.

In the end, the Knicks defeated the Pistons 89:82 in this game. This is also the second time the Pistons have scored less than 90 points since March.

The offensive power of the Pistons this season should not be underestimated. They averaged 98.7 points per game, currently ranked sixth in the league, and they are also very strong on the defensive end, averaging only 93.2 points per game, currently ranked eighth in the league.

If it weren't for Wang Dalin's absence due to injury that caused them to lose several games, their average points per game would definitely be higher, and their average points per game would definitely be lower.

On March 3, the Pistons played against the Warriors at home.

Before the game, the outside world always believed that this was a game without any suspense, because the Warriors were too weak, and the Pistons were indeed the top five teams in the league this season, so there was no comparison between the two sides.

But the Warriors slapped everyone in the face with a three-point rain, including Wang Dalin, who has always been known for his three-point accuracy... This wave of slaps is indeed a bit harsh!

At 102:94, the Pistons hit 20 goals in 8 shots from beyond the three-point line in this game. The 40% three-point shooting rate is already very good. Unfortunately, the opponent's three-point production and shooting rate far exceeded them.

The Warriors averaged only 12.1 three-point shots per game this season, but in this game they took 38 shots from beyond the three-point line and hit 19 of them!

When a team hits 50% of their three-pointers and shoots so many shots, no opponent will be able to withstand their offensive frenzy. It is estimated that the Lakers will also have to kneel when they come!

For the Pistons, this game was a complete accident. They happened to meet a Warriors team that was hanging up...that's how unlucky it is!

On March 3, the Pistons easily defeated the Nuggets 31:101 at home, which can be regarded as a good vent for the depression of the previous game.

这场比赛中王大林爆砍40分10篮板3助攻，他仅在罚球线上就拿下了12分，而3次助攻也是最近本赛季他单场助攻最低的表现。

Obviously, Wang Dalin put almost all his energy into his personal offense in this game, and he didn't appear too much in the high position to support... In the past, he liked to pass the ball to his teammates here the most!
As the season is coming to an end, Wang Dalin's scoring average has quietly risen to more than 28 points. He really wants to become the scoring champion... Unfortunately, it is too late now. If he wants to catch up with Iverson's average of 31 points per game, even if he scored 4+ points in all 9 games in April, it would not be enough!
On April 4, the league announced the winners of the best players in the East and West in March. They are Sean Marion of the Suns and Wang Dalin of the Pistons.

In March, Marion's Suns record was only 3 wins and 6 losses. It stands to reason that with this team record, he is not eligible to be selected as the best player of the month, but his personal performance is indeed very impressive.

23.7分12.7篮板2.4助攻1.9抢断1盖帽，场均失误仅2.2次……不得不说，马里昂确实是这支太阳队中的第一战力，他的表现令球队老大斯蒂芬.马布里都为之汗颜。

王大林的表现就很有说服力了，他在三月份场均可以轰出30.2分8.8篮板6.1助攻1.4盖帽0.9抢断，而且他带领活塞队打出了13胜5负的战绩。

From the number of games, it can be seen that the intensity of the Pistons' games this month is indeed extraordinary. They played 18 games in one month, and 5 of them were back-to-back... In terms of the schedule, the league is really crazy!

On April 4, the Pistons challenged the Heat away.

In this game, Mourning scored 21 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks. It almost makes people think that the kidney he replaced has returned to his body.

However, Wang Dalin scored 37 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, which made Mourning's outstanding performance meaningless. The Pistons also easily defeated the Heat 95:87... If it weren't for everyone's reservations because Wang Dalin still has a friendship with his old club, the final point difference between the two teams must be more than double digits.

On April 4rd, it was another back-to-back game, and the opponent was the Kings, who are currently ranked No.

Even the Pistons can't do what they want to play against the Kings, which has the most offensive firepower in the league. What's more, they are really in poor condition in back-to-back situations.

Five players from the Kings scored in double figures in this game, among which Webber, Peja and Bibby all scored more than 20 three-pointers. Although Wang Dalin scored 34 points for the Pistons, no one other than him scored more than 15 points. The loss is reasonable.

On April 4, the Pistons challenged the 5ers away.

The luck was very bad. In this game, they met Iverson who turned on the "killing god mode", and finally lost 92:96.

Iverson and Wang Dalin, the top two offensive fighters on the scoring list, launched a fierce battle for points.

In the end, Wang Dalin scored 33 points, while Iverson scored 45 points... Obviously Wang Dalin lost, not only lost the individual duel, but also lost the game.

However, Wang Dalin was not discouraged, because the chance of Iverson's state was too great, and it was absolutely impossible for him to maintain such a state in the 7 games of the playoffs.

In the Finals last year, he had only one game in which he was in such a superb state, so he overturned the Lakers in that game...but that was the only game!
Next, on April 4 and April 8, the Pistons defeated the Eagles and Bulls at home consecutively.

The results of these two games were normal, but the process of the game was a bit thrilling.

In this game against the Hawks, the Pistons were still 8 points behind at the start of the fourth quarter. They played a tide of offense in the last quarter, not only quickly smoothing the 8-point difference, but also successfully completed the reversal, and finally defeated the opponent 105:99.

Just looking at the score in the fourth quarter, the Pistons beat the Eagles 36:22.

The game against the Bulls was even more thrilling. Neither Wang Dalin nor Carlisle expected that the team at the bottom of the league could break out to such a level.

This time, at the critical moment, Billups stood up. His performance in the last minute was explosive. He scored 1 points and also sent a key steal. Finally, he led the Pistons to a 6:103 victory over the Bulls.

Even bulls like the Bulls can push a strong team like the Pistons into such a situation. It can be seen that "the league has no underdogs" is indeed not empty talk!
On April 4, the Pistons played against the Spurs at home.

This is a big event, because the Pistons rank first in the Eastern Conference, and the Spurs are also ranked second in the Western Conference. Both teams are favorites for the championship this season.

As we all know, the reason why the Spurs can achieve such a record is mainly because they have "Stone Buddha" Tim Duncan and "Admiral" David Robinson in their team, the "twin towers" inside.

Although Robinson is old and frail, he can still average 12.3 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.8 blocks per game this season.

Maybe the legendary center has stretched his hips on the offensive end, but he can still maintain a high level on the defensive end.

再加上邓肯28分15篮板4助攻3盖帽的稳定发挥，马刺队最终以96:86轻松战胜了活塞队。

王大林发挥有些失常，他只得到19分7篮板6助攻……光看数据好像还挺全面，实际上他全场20投仅有7中，其中三分球5次出手只进了1个。

Billups' performance was not good either. Although Wang Dalin had already "touched your head" on him, he only scored 12 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, and only made 14 of 4 shots in the game.

On April 4, the Pistons challenged the Bulls back to back away.

The Bulls once again played a very efficient offensive frenzy. Fortunately, the Pistons were more efficient.

最终活塞队以124：106大比分战胜公牛队，124分的全场得分也追平了他们本赛季的单场得分记录……上一次还是去年12月22日和超音速队的那场对攻大战，他们当时同样砍下了124分，也同样击败了对手。

The last two games of the Pistons regular season this season are the away game against the Nets and the home game against the Bucks. This is another wave of back-to-back... To end the regular season of this season with a back-to-back, the Pistons players are very speechless, but there is no way, the schedule is arranged like this!
In the end, the Pistons defeated the Nets 103:98, and then lost to the Bucks 100:105.

In the last game, Carlisle obviously chose to preserve his strength. Big Ben, Hamilton, Billups and Wang Dalin only played for [-] minutes.

So far, Wang Dalin's first regular season in the Pistons has finally come to an end.

他也再次当选了4月份的东部最佳球员，在4月份的9场比赛中他场均可以砍下29.1分8.7篮板5.7助攻1.5盖帽1.5抢断，投篮命中率53.8%，三分命中率48.3%，罚球命中率82.7%。

西部月最佳颁给了邓肯，这厮4月份场均可以轰出26.3分12.9篮板5.3助攻2.8盖帽1.1抢断，投篮命中率高达56%。

Moreover, the Spurs won all 4 games in April. They successfully defended their second place in the Western Conference and did not allow the following Lakers to suddenly overtake at the end of the season.

The regular season is finally over, and the 16 teams from the East and the West that entered the playoffs will be seated immediately, and the first round of the playoffs will be freshly released.

The Western side is the Kings (first in the West) to the Jazz (eighth in the West), the Spurs (second in the West) to the Supersonics (seventh in the West), the Lakers (third in the West) to the Trail Blazers (sixth in the West), and the Mavericks (fourth in the West) to Timberwolves (fifth in the West).

On the Eastern side are the Pistons (first in the East) vs. the Pacers (eighth in the East), the Nets (second in the East) vs. the Raptors (seventh in the East), the Celtics (third in the East) vs. the 76ers (sixth in the East), and the Magic (fourth in the East) vs. Hornets (fifth in the East).

The data kings of this season have also been produced. Among them, Iverson won the scoring champion with an average of 31.4 points per game. This is the third time in his career that he has been elected to this honor.

Wang Dalin averaged 28.4 points per game this season. Although his scoring momentum was very strong at the end of the season, the gap in front of him was too big, and there was really no way to catch up with this "answer".

The season's rebounding title belongs to Wang Dalin's "big brother" Ben, who averaged 13.1 rebounds per game, and he also won the season's blocked shots title with an average of 3.5 blocks per game.

Big Ben's progress this season is obvious to all. It can be said that he has supported the Pistons' inside defense entirely by himself.

Under his suffocating defense, many inside players in the league can only fail in the Pistons' inside.

This season's assists leader is quite surprising. This time the winner is not Jason Kidd, but the Cavaliers' third-year point guard Andre Miller. He averaged 10.9 assists per game.

The steals king is Iverson again, with an average of 2.8 steals per game... Wang Dalin is already a little speechless about this. With his gambling steals, if the rest of the Pistons are willing to help him "wipe his ass" and "block the hole", he can also send out two or three steals per game.

It is true that Iverson is a big killer on the offensive end, but to say that he is also a defensive fighter on the perimeter... This is undoubtedly too funny!
This season, the league moved very quickly. On April 4, when the first round of the playoffs started, the results of two awards were announced, namely "Best Rookie" and "Best Sixth Man".

"Rookie of the Year" was awarded to Paul Gasol of the Grizzlies. The 2001 No. 82 player played in 79 games this season, 31.3 of which served as the team's starter, averaging [-] minutes per game.

他场均可以贡献出17.6分8.9篮板2.7助攻0.5抢断2.1盖帽，当然，他场均还有2.7失误和2.4犯规，投篮命中率51.8%，罚球命中率70.9%。

Compared with last year's "Rookie of the Year" winner Wang Dalin, Gasol's performance is undoubtedly slightly better. Although he can't compare with Wang Dalin in assists per game, he is obviously stronger in points, rebounds, blocks and shooting percentage.

Of course, Gasol, the "Best Rookie", is indeed very valuable. Even if it is pushed forward 20 years, he can be ranked above the middle in the best rookies of each year.

And the subsequent performance of this excellent inside big man is obvious to all. In the original time and space, he assisted Kobe to win two championships, and he can be called a very good second master.

The "Best Sixth Man" winner is Bobby Jackson of the Kings. He played a total of 81 games this season, 78 of which came off the bench. He averaged 21.6 minutes per game, contributed 11.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 0.9 steals. He shot 44.3% from the field and 36.1% from the three-point range.

In fact, Corris Williams of the Pistons originally won this award, but this season the Pistons have three more players, Wang Dalin, Billups, and Hamilton. Williams' playing time and shooting rights have naturally declined compared to the original time and space, so his statistics are not so good.

He averaged 20.1 minutes per game, contributed 10.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.5 steals, and shot 51.9% from the field... Compared with himself in the original time and space, Williams' data output is indeed inferior, but his offensive efficiency is significantly higher.

Wang Dalin played a total of 75 games this season, averaging 37.2 minutes per game, averaging 28.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.2 blocks and 0.9 steals per game. He shot 51.8% from the field, 48.7% from the three-point range, and 81.6% from the free throw line.

Just looking at personal data, he is fully qualified to compete for the regular season MVP this season, and the Pistons have a record of 58 wins and 24 losses this season. Only the Kings have a better record than them in the league.

The Spurs and the Pistons have the same winning percentage, but they double-killed the Pistons this season, so they are slightly higher than the Pistons in terms of ranking.

The Lakers had obvious reservations in the regular season. Their record was 57 wins and 25 losses, of which O'Neal "due to injury" missed a full 15 games.

Therefore, in terms of personal data, team record and attendance rate, the MVP of this season's regular season can only come from Tim Duncan, Wang Dalin and Jason Kidd.

At present, Wang Dalin is second only to Duncan in the voice of being elected MVP, and slightly higher than Kidd... However, considering the urgency of Americans, Wang Dalin feels that the possibility of winning this season's MVP is almost zero.

First of all, his personal data does not have much advantage over Duncan;

Secondly, the Pistons are slightly worse than the Spurs in terms of team record;
Again...he is a Chinese player again!

In fact, the most critical reason is the third reason. As a Chinese player, it is undoubtedly much more difficult for him to win such a heavyweight award as the regular season MVP than for American players.

And his sneaker endorsement brand is "Li Ning"...

As we all know, the NBA has basically been monopolized by "Nike" and "Adidas" during this period. As long as it is not the spokesperson of these two brands, it is almost impossible to win the regular season MVP... So Wang Dalin has no hope for this award.

……

On April 4th, there were four first-round playoff games, namely the Magic vs. Hornets, Pistons vs. Pacers, Kings vs. Jazz, and Spurs vs. Sonics.

其中马刺队110:89轻松战胜了超音速队，邓肯轻描淡写就砍下了21分10篮板11助攻的三双，而且他还送给了超音速球员整整5次封盖……“石佛”开启了季后赛模式，果然恐怖如斯！
第一次征战季后赛的法国控卫托尼.帕克全场12投9中，其中三分球3投全中，贡献出21分1篮板3助攻1抢断，作为一名新秀表现相当惊艳。

"Admiral" David Robinson retired due to injury after just 7 minutes of playing this game. His unexpected injury and retirement naturally cast a shadow over the Spurs' journey to the playoffs this year.

This game between the Magic and the Hornets is undoubtedly the most intense. They played a suffocating defensive intensity from the beginning, and the shooting percentage of both sides was below 40%.

Among them, the boss of the Magic team McGrady only hit 21 goals in 8 shots, and the Hornets point guard "bearded first generation" was even more exaggerated. He only scored 24 goals in 9 shots.

最终黄蜂队以80：79险胜……其实魔术队不是没有机会，他们在最后2分钟内防得黄蜂队1分未得，只可惜他们自己也只得到3分。

If McGrady's free throw was not one of two free throws but two free throws, they could have dragged the game into overtime... Unfortunately, sometimes basketball games are like this, where are there so many "ifs"?
There is another game, and that is the "contradictory battle" between the Kings and the Jazz.

If you ask who is the team with the strongest offensive power this season, everyone will definitely agree that it is the Kings. They can score 104.6 points per game. It is definitely the team with the strongest offensive firepower in this era... none of them!

And who is the best defensive team?

The 76ers averaged the least points per game this season. Their average conceded points was 89.4 points...but their record was only 43 wins and 39 losses, which was a significant decline from last season.

The Jazz ranks No. 13 in the league in points per game, which is actually not too little, but their offensive and defensive rhythm is really slow, averaging only 77.7 shots per game, ranking first in the league.

Therefore, it is not inappropriate for the outside world to generally call their game a "conflict of contradictions". They are two teams with one offense and one defense.

As a result, the process of this game surprised everyone, because the Kings failed to play their mercury-like offense at all, but played the same slow half-court offense and defense as the Jazz.

Under this game rhythm, the biggest highlight of this game is the duel between Webber and Malone, two historical power forwards.

Although Ma Long is old, he is still healthy and strong, and Weber's state is even more prosperous. Of course, the confrontation between the two is like sparks hitting the earth.

本场比赛马龙砍下25分9篮板4助攻2抢断，韦伯砍下24分12篮板7助攻1盖帽，两人的表现基本上是势均力敌。

不过国王队的其他人明显表现更好，其中毕比砍下20分4篮板6助攻，克里斯蒂砍下6篮板4助攻2抢断1盖帽，佩贾也贡献出15分6篮板1助攻1抢断……最终国王队以89：86险胜。

At the same time, the game between the Pistons and the Pacers is also in full swing. After the first quarter, the Pistons and the Pacers drew 24:24.

O'Neal, who is currently the Pacers' most powerful offensive player, was severely restricted by Big Ben. He only hit 6 goal in 1 shots in the first quarter, and only scored 4 points and 2 rebounds in a single quarter.

Wang Dalin's performance in the first quarter was also quite struggling. He finally met a fierce man who could limit him in the third position - Ron Artest!

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