am i proud?

Chapter 188 Two 70+
When Wang Dalin dribbled the ball slowly across the half court and came to the Lakers players, he casually glanced at the number 8 in front of him while dribbling, and when there were still two meters away from each other, he suddenly activated it beyond everyone's expectations.

He leaned forward, stretched his right hand holding the ball to the left, and then pulled it back to the right like lightning... This is "Sam Gold"!
At this moment, Wang Dalin's body was extremely tilted, as if forming a very beautiful and weird curve... The right foot kicked up again, and Kobe lost his figure in an instant.

This is not the first time Wang Dalin has shown "Sam Gold" in front of Kobe, and he has even used it once in this game.

But when he pulled the ball in the opposite direction and made a breakthrough, Kobe was still shaken by him, which shows how effective Wang Dalin's breakthrough is.

Wang Dalin's breakthrough speed didn't slow down at all. It took only an instant from the sudden start to the present, and he had already stepped into the three-second zone of the Lakers.

At this moment, there is another person in front of him, which is the number one star of the Lakers "Shark" O'Neal, and on his side, there is Horry... Although Wang Dalin's breakthrough broke through Kobe's defense line, it may not be smooth sailing.

O'Neal just moved a little to the right calmly. His task was to protect the frame for the last time. It was Horry who really stepped forward to defend.

Wang Dalin's castration continued unabated, facing Huo Li, he took the ball in his hand and started to take three big steps.

Huo Li settled down to protect his crotch with his hands, obviously he wanted to make Wang Dalin hit someone with the ball.

I have to say that his idea was very good, because the speed of Wang Dalin's last two steps is really fast, and if he fails to catch up, someone may even dribble the ball into his arms.

It's a pity that he forgot that Wang Dalin had already shown off two "serpentine breakthroughs" in the third quarter. As soon as this large-scale European step was shown, Horry was immediately passed clean.

Now there is only O'Neal left between the basket and the basket, but Wang Dalin's take-off height after the European step is really limited. It is not easy to complete the shot under O'Neal's defense.

But Wang Dalin didn't want to complete the attack, he had already planned all this.

"oops……"

The basketball came out, and Wang Dalin fell back and fell on his back... The referee immediately blew his whistle and called O'Neill for a defensive foul.

"I didn't move, he hit me by himself! And I'm in the reasonable collision zone, how can this be a defensive foul?" O'Neal rushed to the referee to argue.

"I can see very clearly that your foot moved just now, and your right foot was not in the reasonable collision zone!" Facing a superstar like O'Neal, the referee's attitude was not bad.

"But...he pounced on him on his own initiative!" O'Neill was obviously still not convinced.

The referee's expression became more serious: "Shaq, if you don't want me to give you a T, just shut up!"

Of course, there is no problem with this penalty. Regardless of whether Wang Dalin took the initiative to pounce on it, O'Neill must have fouled, there is no doubt about it.

Since it's a foul... how can you make a foul if you don't take the initiative to pounce on it?
Of course, he didn't jump on the opponent as soon as he made a fake shot like some stars in later generations. That kind of foul-making action is indeed a bit shameless.

Shooting has a cylinder. If you jump forward, how big is your cylinder?

The layup is different, because the goal is to jump forward.

O'Neal didn't dare to speak anymore, Kobe also had a serious expression, he knew that Wang Dalin was responding to his foul just now.

After the fourth quarter, Kobe's shooting percentage dropped slightly, so he hit the basket more on the offensive end, mainly to cause damage to the Pistons inside.

Wang Dalin also had the same idea... If you want to foul our inside players, I will also foul your inside players, but basically you can only attack Robinson, while I directly attack O'Neal, your inside pillar. It depends on who suffers more!
After making two free throws, Wang Dalin and Kobe scored 50 and 53 points respectively, and he is still slightly behind.

Originally, he scored 1 point less than Kobe in the first half, fell behind by 1 point in the third quarter, and fell behind by 1 point in the fourth quarter...It's really not a good job to score with the peak Kobe!
When it was the Lakers' turn to attack, Kobe dribbled the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt again, and Wang Dalin came in front of him again.

Kobe continued to step down and dribble again, and then broke through from the left, Wang Dalin followed closely.

But Kobe faked it again.

I saw him leaning forward, holding the ball in his right hand and extending it horizontally to the left, and then pulling the ball back to the right like lightning... This is also "Sam Gold"!
Wang Dalin was taken aback, he stumbled a little under his feet, and almost fell to the ground... After all, he is 211cm tall, so the center of gravity of his body is naturally more difficult to control than ordinary small forwards.

Kobe jumped...he chose the most stable and dangerous jump to complete his transition after the breakthrough.

Stable because jumping poses almost no risk of an offensive foul, but the danger is... when he lands on both feet, he becomes extremely vulnerable.

Because that means that his next move will have absolutely no second choice other than jumping into the air, and once the movement stagnates, it is very likely that he will be called a three-second violation.

Of course Kobe jumped, and he had planned before the jump...that he was going to end the play with a fadeaway after the jump.

"when!"

However, under the interference of Big Ben, Kobe failed to make the ball.

"mine!"

In order to defend Kobe, Big Ben has completely missed O'Neal, so naturally it is impossible to return to the basket immediately.

The rebound was picked off by O'Neill. He immediately wanted to dunk the ball with both hands. Wang Dalin rushed over from the side and hugged him down.

When O'Neal wants to dunk, the only way to stop him is to use this kind of hugging action... It's just that it's basically useless to get started, and the high probability is to give him a 2+1 chance.

Of course, he probably won't make a shot and add a penalty.

"I... Darling, you use this trick every time, isn't it annoying?" O'Neill was extremely depressed, his face full of helplessness.

Wang Dalin said with a smile: "You want to dunk, so I just watch it? If it were someone else, I wouldn't want to use fouls to stop it. You are beautiful in your heart!"

What he said was from the bottom of his heart. If someone else was strong at the basket, he could really try to block shots with his shot-blocking ability.

Even if it can't be covered, at least it can interfere with the opponent... Forget about O'Neal, interference is useless to him, he can only foul if he wants to dunk.

O'Neal went to the free throw line and made a "normal" two free throws.

The second goal was missed, and Da Ben took off the rebound and threw it directly to Wang Dalin.

At this time, Billups has basically become a spot-up shooter, and Wang Dalin even dribbles to the frontcourt.

To be honest, as a fan, it is indeed a very happy thing to be able to see the two stars face off and both score more than 50 points.

But being a teammate of these two is not necessarily very enjoyable, because you may feel like you are a superfluous person.

Fortunately, the players of both the Lakers and Pistons understand very well. They know the significance of this confrontation between Wang Dalin and Kobe...Whoever wins or loses between them can directly affect the outcome of the entire game!
After coming to the frontcourt, Wang Dalin slowly dribbled forward and approached. Kobe kept his defensive position and did not retreat. He was also afraid of Wang Dalin's sudden pull.

At present, his personal score is slightly ahead, and the Lakers are also slightly ahead of the Pistons. If you continue to play one goal at a time, the Lakers will probably win. The only variable is Wang Dalin's three-pointer.

As we all know, Wang Dalin is the champion of the three-point shooting contest this season, and is the strongest champion in the history of the three-point shooting contest.

Kobe was thinking about Wang Dalin's three-pointer, and Wang Dalin made it... The shot was so sudden that Kobe had no time to defend, Wang Dalin shot through his heart, tied Kobe's score, and gave the Pistons a 2-point lead again!
83:85，湖人队暂时落后2分，比赛还剩下7分43秒。

Kobe bit his jersey collar again, he slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and approached Wang Dalin actively.

As the saying goes, "Get up from where you fell." Kobe obviously took the initiative this time and must score a goal in front of Wang Dalin...and it must be a three-pointer!

But Wang Dalin was very familiar with Kobe. He knew that Kobe would probably not break through this time, but wanted to hit a three-pointer in front of him, so when Kobe made a shot, he suddenly threw forward. The interference was very strong, and he almost missed it.

The ball "dang" hit the front of the basket and bounced far away. Billups picked up the long rebound and immediately turned around and made a long pass. Wang Dalin dribbled the ball quickly after receiving the ball.

On the Lakers side, only Kobe Bryant was quick enough to return to the defense... This is a frontcourt one-on-one.

Kobe stared closely at Wang Dalin, his lateral movement was very fast, and he was always stuck in Wang Dalin's breakthrough route.

But Wang Dalin didn't want to break through. For him, the fast break...is a good opportunity to shoot a three-pointer!

"Shh!"

It was another three-pointer. After the goal, Wang Dalin made a "three" gesture to the sky with one hand, but this gesture was more like "OK".

The audience immediately burst into cheers. Wang Dalin scored two consecutive three-pointers, which not only opened the gap between the two sides to 5 points, but also knocked down the momentum of the Lakers.

Jackson hurriedly called a timeout... After Wang Dalin made these two three-pointers, the Pistons immediately became more aggressive. Coupled with the cheers and cheers from the home audience, the morale of the Lakers was obviously lowered.

If you don't call a timeout to interrupt, the Pistons are likely to be in a wave after they start.

Having been in the league for many years, Jackson really knows the "home field advantage" all too well.

When you are behind at home, the audience will naturally cheer for you, and when you are ahead, the audience's cheering is more than just cheering you up... For the visiting team, it is a note of death!
Were the Bulls strong back then?

In this situation, even Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman were taken away in waves, let alone O'Neal and Kobe?
"Kenny, now Darling is leading 56:53, and he has broken Michael's personal scoring record in the finals, are you a little panicked?" Seeing the anxious look on Smith's face, Bird couldn't help but tease.

"Larry, don't get complacent too early!" Smith insisted, "It's not the last moment, and we don't know who will win this bet!"

Bird laughed and said, "Really? Why do I feel like you're going to lose... Kenny, believe me, I seldom gamble, but if I gamble, I seldom lose. I think it's the same tonight. I advise you to prepare a fire extinguisher first, so that you won't be able to extinguish the fire when you spit fire from your mouth!"

Smith said angrily: "Don't bother you... you'd better keep the fire extinguisher for yourself!"

……

After the timeout, players from both sides returned to the court again.

The Pistons removed Robinson and replaced Barkley...Carlisle is still more willing to trust him, the only veteran of the team with experience in the finals.

"Ben, later you can rest assured and boldly assist in the defense, just leave it to me at the basket!" Barkley patted Ben on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Well, you have to be careful, Robert's shots are very accurate!" Big Ben didn't forget to remind the old brother.

Barkley said with a smile: "Don't worry about him! Look at Kobe's eyes, as long as the ball is in his hands in this game, will it still be passed?"

He paused for a while and continued: "We just need to do a good job of defending and grabbing rebounds, and the offense...Leave it to Darling!"

The current situation is that both sides have shown their cards.

Offense must be a one-on-one match between Wang Dalin and Kobe, but defense and rebounds are equally important. After all, no matter how good their hands are, it is impossible for them to score every goal!
Kobe took advantage of the timeout to take a break, and he finally took a breath. His physical strength was exhausted, and the slight decline in his hand feeling in the fourth quarter was not unrelated to this.

After returning to the court again, Kobe immediately turned on the offensive mode, no matter how hard Wang Dalin tried, he could not stop his breakthrough.

But after he broke into the inside, Big Ben would always make up in time, which made it not easy for him to finish at the basket.

It is easier for Wang Dalin to score. He can complete jump shots in various positions. Even if he is as strong as Kobe, he cannot exert a truly powerful interference on him.

It's not that Kobe really can't defend better, it's really too much physical exertion, and there must be a trade-off.

For the sake of the game, Kobe will of course devote as much physical energy as possible to the offense. He is no longer going all out on the defensive end as before.

打到最后1分16秒时，双方比分102:107，活塞队仍然领先5分。

In the fourth quarter, although Kobe's shooting percentage declined somewhat, he was able to frequently cause damage through breakthroughs, and he made 13 of 12 shots from the free throw line alone.

In addition to hitting 11 goals in 5 shots, including 6 of 2 three-pointers, he has scored 24 points in this quarter, which is also a very high score.

可是王大林在这一节里15投9中，其中三分球7投4中，罚球8投6中，已经砍下了28分。

So overall, their personal score is 72:70, and Wang Dalin temporarily leads Kobe by 2 points.

The game came to a critical juncture, and Jackson used up his last timeout.

He didn't intend to arrange any tactics for the players, but mainly wanted Kobe to rest.

Kobe has been on the court for about 41 minutes in this game. In the last 1 minute and 16 seconds, whether the Lakers can turn defeat into victory depends on whether Kobe can continue to score points.

Of course, he still emphasized defensive tactics to O'Neal, Horry, Fisher and others. After all, the Lakers are now behind by 5 points. In addition to counting on Kobe to continue scoring points, the Lakers must also stop Wang Dalin's offense.

Otherwise, if you enter one, I will also enter one, and the Lakers will still lose in the end.

……

The live audience and the audience in front of the TV all climaxed. When have they seen such a fierce star duel in the finals?

Not to mention the finals, even the regular season has never experienced such a grand scene... Ah bah, no, the word "magnificent scene" is not enough to describe this kind of scene, it should be "miracle"!
If Song Xiaofeng from the "Liaoning Tieling Folk Art Troupe" was called over, he would definitely recite a poem in this situation: "Ah... the sea, it's full of water! Old Wang... I'll tie you up and hammer you if you're in the water!"

Byrd and Smith couldn't sing poetry, of course, but they were too high.

Smith said excitedly: "Larry, today's game is so shocking, I don't know how to describe it!"

Bird also said excitedly: "Yeah, I really didn't expect to see such a wonderful star confrontation in my lifetime. I have never seen it before, and I probably won't see it again in the future!"

It is conceivable how shocking this matchup between Wang Dalin and Kobe has been for people to be able to say such things.

Both Bird and Smith knew very well that no matter who wins this game, or who wins the personal duel between Wang Dalin and Kobe, this game will definitely be the headline of the major media in the United States tomorrow.

Moreover, articles about this game and this personal duel will definitely be overwhelming, and major TV stations will definitely compete to report and do various interview programs.

All in all, Wang Dalin and Kobe are popular... Although they have always been very popular, but this time they are really popular. There is absolutely no one in the entire North American sports world who can compare with them!

In the spacious president's office on the top floor of the "Olympic Tower Building" at 645 Fifth Avenue in New York, David Stern, Mark Tatum, and Adam Joke, two confidantes, were also watching the game live on TV.

As the top executives of the league, they are always paying attention to the direction of this year's finals... Of course, the most important thing is the ratings!

Stern's face was full of smiles. Before the finals this year, he was still worried about the ratings. Now... what are the ratings?

"Mark, your vision is really good. This Chinese player really has great potential!" Adam joked sourly, "But Kobe is also very good. I don't know who will have the last laugh tonight!"

Tatum waved his hand and smiled: "Adam, I don't agree with what you said! In this situation, no matter who can win the game, or who can win this one-on-one PK, the result is not important anymore!"

Stern's face was full of appreciation: "Mark is right. What we have to do now is to build momentum for them and use all available resources. I hope that the ratings of the final G2 game will increase by 2 points...Mark, do you think we can do it?"

Tatum smiled and said, "I think it's okay...Sir, I suggest that you can raise your expectations a bit. According to my estimation, the ratings of the G2 game should increase by 3 points!"

"Really? I'm satisfied with two points!" Stern laughed. "When I went to China last time, I learned a very philosophical old saying called 'Contentment is always happy', which means that people should know how to be content, and then they will be very happy...I'd better be a 'contentment'!"

"Yes, sir, you've always been so wise!" Tatum hurriedly flattered him, and Adam Joke next to him couldn't help but roll his eyes.

……

The timeout ended, and the final battle between the two sides finally came.

Wang Dalin didn't dare to relax a bit, he knew that Kobe would never give up, and he would definitely give it his all in the final stage of the game.

Sure enough, Kobe still broke into the inside line, and the big himself had 5 fouls and still came to help Wang Dalin without hesitation.In the eyes of a top defender like him, as long as he can stop Kobe's attack, even 6 fouls are worth it!
Kobe forced a fallback jumper against the double defense of Wang Dalin and Daben. This is a super difficult fallback. His body posture in the air is already a little distorted, and the shape of his shooting hand is also seriously deformed.

But the ball is still scored!
104:107, the Lakers trailed by 3 points, with 55 seconds left in the game, they still have hope of a comeback!

In the next attack, the Pistons replaced Billups with a dribble. After halftime, he passed the ball to Wang Dalin on the flank.

At the most critical moment of the game, Wang Dalin certainly didn't dare to continue to gamble on his touch from beyond the three-point line. He wanted to use his back to attack.

After receiving the last mission reward, he was indeed in good condition in all the remaining games of this season, but good condition is not the kind of "bug" that hits 100% after all, and he should be cautious when he should be cautious.

If Wang Dalin chose to wave outside the three-point line, but failed to wave in, he might never forgive himself for the rest of his life!
Pushing forward...turning around...leaning back..."Golden Rooster Independence"!
Wang Dalin's series of movements were very smooth, but the ball spun around inside the basket, and it turned out!

O'Neal grabbed the rebound and immediately passed it to Kobe. Kobe dribbled the ball quickly, and before Wang Dalin was fully in his defensive position, there was a sudden change of rhythm, and he accelerated and rushed into the basket of the Pistons.

"Don't think about it!"

Big Ben rushed over, obviously his actions were aimed at fouling.

But Kobe had already spun when he took off. He turned 360 degrees in the air and successfully avoided Da Ben's foul.

At 106:107, the Lakers were only 1 point behind, with 28 seconds left in the game.

The current situation is very unfavorable for the Pistons... If the Pistons can't score in the next attack, the Lakers have a chance to kill them; if the Pistons score a two-pointer, the Lakers still have a chance to score a three-pointer.

Unless they can make a three-pointer, the Lakers can keep the game-determining opportunity to themselves.

Regardless of whether the final result is a victory or a loss, at least... I am the master of my game!

Wang Dalin wiped the sweat from his forehead with his elbow pads, only to find that there seemed to be more sweat on the elbow pads, and he showed a wry smile helplessly.

Good Kobe, after all, you scored 55 points at halftime, exactly the same as the "Black Mamba" in my memory!
This goal is equally important to Wang Dalin personally. If he can only score one two-point goal, he will definitely not be able to complete the task, because the task requires him to surpass Kobe in personal scoring, not equal to Kobe.

And if they only scored two points, the Pistons would only be able to lead by 3 points, and the Lakers would have one final attack... Who knows if Kobe can score this tying three-pointer?
No one knows if this guy can only score 55 points at halftime, what if it is 58 points?

Ok?
58?

Seems like a really dangerous number!

So for the last attack of the Pistons, Wang Dalin had already made up his mind to shoot a three-pointer from the very beginning.

After coming to the frontcourt, Wang Dalin received the ball at the top of the arc for a three-pointer. Kobe was very close this time. Of course, he had already guessed that Wang Dalin would shoot a three-pointer.

Both of them have been facing each other for half the time, who can not understand who?

I know when you stick your ass... you want to pull a sausage or a shit!

After receiving the ball, Wang Dalin turned around on the spot, and lowered his head to try to push Kobe back, but Kobe kept pestering him.

Kobe's intentions are also very clear... I can let you score 80 points in this game, but it is impossible for you to shoot this three-pointer!

Wang Dalin started fiercely, he suddenly started to the right, a "Sam Gold" followed by "Double Reaper", immediately opened up a little shooting space.

But Kobe didn't lose his defensive position, and Wang Dalin has already stepped into the three-point line, so his shooting is now in vain.

At the critical moment, Wang Dalin suddenly took a step back, then jumped up high and shot...

Kobe stuck very close, almost the entire right palm was sealed to Wang Dalin's face... Battier's "eye-closing method" is not his unique secret technique, but he uses it better than others.

Wang Dalin's vision was obstructed, but the movements of his hands were meticulous. He was still pulling the ball and pressing his wrists. The whole set of movements was hooked and lost. It was even smoother and smoother than "Dove" chocolate!

The basketball flew high and across the court of "Palace of Auburn Hills", followed a wonderful arc, and plunged into the basket.

"Shh!"

106: 110!

The Pistons lead by 4 points, with 9 seconds left in the game, it can be said that they are invincible!

With a "plop", Wang Dalin fell into the audience on the sidelines. In order to avoid Kobe's interference in this shot, he obviously leaned back too much. After landing, his center of gravity was unstable and he fell out.

"Come back to defense! They want to play a fast break!" Wang Dalin shouted loudly while struggling to get up.

Of course the Lakers have to play fast break, as long as they can score a goal quickly, there is still enough time to play foul tactics.

But the Pistons all returned to their own half in time, and even Wang Dalin ran back. The Lakers lost the opportunity to fast break and could only pass the ball to Kobe.

There is not enough time for Kobe to break through, he can only bet three points.

"when!"

Not surprisingly, the ball was not scored.

Barkley jumped high and grabbed the rebound, holding the ball tightly in his arms... The last 2 seconds finally passed, and the Pistons won the G1 game.

"we won!"

"we won!"

……

The Pistons players hugged each other, jumping up and down... Billups and Big Ben even shed tears of excitement.

Almost all the Lakers players stood there with their heads down. This situation was in stark contrast to the Pistons players celebrating each other.

Naturally, the audience was blown away.

They stood up from their seats one after another, hugged those around them tightly and wept with joy, many of them even kissed in public.

Some fans danced in place, and took off their shirts while dancing... Well, a big fat body is indeed a bit eye-catching!
Kobe was silent for about a minute, and finally walked in front of Wang Dalin slowly, and said with a smile: "You won tonight, but we will definitely win this round of finals!"

Wang Dalin also showed a weary smile: "Don't worry, I can beat you tonight, and I can also beat you in the next match!"

Kobe smiled: "I really find it very interesting to have you as an opponent in this year's Finals!"

Wang Dalin smiled and said, "Yes, what do you think the reporters will ask questions at the press conference later?"

Kobe laughed: "I don't care about that!"

Wang Dalin smiled: "Actually, I don't care about this either!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, and finally hugged each other.

"See you the day after tomorrow!"

"See you the day after tomorrow!"

……

As the two best performers in this game, Kobe and Wang Dalin naturally had to be interviewed by reporters on the sidelines. They were interviewed by Craig Sager and Cheryl Miller respectively.

Among them, Saige, a senior sideline reporter, interviewed Wang Dalin. He first congratulated Wang Dalin for leading his team to victory and broke the personal scoring record of the NBA Finals.

"Darling, tonight you broke Michael's personal scoring record of 55 points in the finals. Do you have anything to say to the audience?"

"Hmm... I'm so tired!"

"Hahaha... I know you must be very tired, but the audience friends will not be satisfied with your answer like this!"

"Well... I want to say that tonight is really incredible! I feel like I can make any shot, and the basket is as wide as the sea. I believe Kobe has the same feeling as me!"

"By the way, Kobe also broke Michael's record tonight. What do you think of him?"

"Kobe's state is so good tonight, he scored a lot of unbelievable goals... Of course, my state is not bad, the two of us have dedicated a wonderful game for everyone!"

"You played so well tonight, who do you want to dedicate this victory to?"

"Well... I think it's better to dedicate it to my parents. They are in the catering business. It is very likely that they are not in front of the TV at this moment, but I still want to dedicate this victory to them!"

"I thought you'd name some lady, like Jessica?"

"Hey... Sage, you know I have nothing to do with Jessica, I haven't even met her!"

"Would you like to meet her if given the chance?"

Saige obviously also knew about the non-existent scandal between Jessica Alba and Wang Dalin this season, and this kind of question at this time was obviously teasing him.

It's no wonder that the gentleman's sideline interviews are unique precisely because he often takes such an unconventional path and always talks about such gossip issues in extremely limited opportunities to ask questions.

"Seg, you know, now I only have the championship in my heart. If I have the opportunity to meet her, let's talk about it after I win the championship!"

"Well, thanks for doing the interview and I wish you all the best!"

"Thank you!"

……

Wang Dalin returned to the locker room exhausted. As soon as he entered the door, he was chilled by a bucket of "Gatorade". Looking back, it was Big Ben and Barkley.

Taking advantage of the moment he turned around, Robinson and Gates gave him another bucket.

After being rinsed with two buckets of "Gatorade" mixed with ice cubes, Wang Dalin's white jersey was completely dyed orange. At first glance, it looked like the home jersey of the Lakers.

Carlisle came in from the outside and was taken aback when he saw Wang Dalin's ugly appearance, then he suppressed a smile and said, "Darling, go wash and change clothes, and come with me to the press conference later!"

"Okay, wait for me for 5 minutes..."

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