am i proud?

Chapter 196 17 consecutive victories at the start, isn't that too exaggerated?

After defeating the Grizzlies and winning two consecutive victories in the opening game, the Pistons are about to usher in a five-game winning streak in the West, and they will play back-to-back twice in a row.

Originally, the Western Conference teams were not easy to play, and there were two back-to-backs in a row. Even Carlisle felt very headache about this schedule.

On November 11rd against the Clippers led by Brand, and against the Suns led by Marbury and Marion on November 3th, Carlisle did not want Big Ben to play these two games. He wanted him to rest for two more days... The sprained ankle can be a big or small injury. If the injury recurs, it will not take a week or two to recover.

However, Daben was very insistent that he must go with the team, even if he came off the bench.

As the oldest player on the team and the current captain of the Pistons, Daben doesn't want to be a spectator at home when his teammates are fighting hard on the field.

There is nothing abnormal about Daben's ankle, and it also behaved normally during the team's joint practice on November 11, so Carlisle decided to let him go to Los Angeles with the team after hesitation.

On the morning of November 11, when the Pistons arrived in Los Angeles, the league announced the two Players of the Week for the first week of the season. They were Kobe Bryant in the West and Dalin Wang in the East.

就在这段时间里湖人队已经进行了三场比赛，分别是10月29日主场迎战马刺队、10月30日客场挑战开拓者队和11月1日客场挑战快船队，湖人队除了在背靠背比赛中输给开拓者队，其他两场都赢了。

In the absence of O'Neal due to injury, Kobe led the team alone to a very good record, and his personal performance is also remarkable.

他这三场比赛场均可以得到28.3分11.7篮板6.3助攻2.7抢断1.7盖帽，投篮命中率46.2%，三分命中率45.5%，罚球命中率83.3%。

There is one thing to say, during this period of time, if there is any player in the league who has performed better than Kobe, it is probably only Wang Dalin.

The Pistons have only played two games, but they have won easily in both games.

王大林场均上场时间只有30.5分钟，就可以得到33分10篮板9助攻1.5抢断2盖帽，投篮命中率高达64.7%，三分命中率64.3%……也就是罚球命中率稍微差点，不过也有81.3%。

Although the Pistons only played two games at the beginning of the new season, such a data volume is definitely not enough to be used as a basis for evaluating a player, but Wang Dalin's performance is still so impressive that no one can deny his strength.

Now think about the sentence after the game with the Knicks, "As long as I'm still in the Eastern Conference, I guarantee that the Knicks will never reach the Finals, that's what I said", it seems not so abrupt... Now Wang Dalin seems to have the confidence to say this sentence!

On the night of November 11, the game between the Pistons and the Clippers started as scheduled. Carlisle really put Ben on the bench and did not let him start.

The Pistons' starting center is rookie Okur, and his opponent is Michael Olowokandi, who is known as the "parallel importer".

Olowokandi studied at Brunel University in the United Kingdom in his early years, and later transferred to Pacific University in the United States.He didn't touch basketball until he was 17 years old, but he performed very well in the American College Basketball League, so he was favored by various scouts. Everyone generally believed that he was a talented center comparable to "Big Dream".

In fact, it’s not a joke. If Olowokandi hadn’t entered the NBA as the No. [-] pick, he shouldn’t have encountered so many criticisms. Many people even think that he is one of the most unreal No. [-] picks.

If it hadn't been for Kwame Brown's "turned out" in 2001, Olowokandi would probably continue to live in the ridicule of the media.

Sure enough, to save a "parallel import champion", all that is needed is another even worse "parallel import champion"!It was precisely because of the appearance of Anthony Bennett in later generations that everyone suddenly discovered... Was Kwame Brown not so cool?

Olowokandi averaged 28.4 minutes per game in his rookie season, scoring 8.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks. If it weren't for his status as the No. [-] pick in the draft, this performance is actually very good.

而且他每年都有小幅进步，到了上赛季他场均已经可以得到11.1分8.9篮板1.1助攻0.7抢断1.8盖帽。

In this era when excellent centers are scarce, even if his performance can't be called excellent, at least it can't be regarded as pulling his hips, right?
Moreover, he has a standard center height of 213CM, a weight of 122KG is also full of flavor, and his wingspan is also good. His physical talent is not bad.

Although Okur is already a mature player who has led his team to the Turkish league championship, he is still just a rookie in the NBA. He faced Olowokandi, who has played in the league for four seasons, and soon fell into a disadvantage in the confrontation.

这场比赛奥洛沃坎迪真心打得很不错，他全场11投6中，外加罚球10投7中，竟然轰出了19分14篮板2抢断3盖帽，完全打爆了奥库。

而且“船长”布兰德也贡献出17分13篮板，再加上“美国莫文蔚”安德烈.米勒送出10分5篮板9助攻。

It is worth mentioning that Wang Zhizhi, who came to the Clippers during the offseason, played 10 minutes off the bench in this game and made 5 of 2 shots in total, including 3 of 1 three-pointers and 4 of 3 free throws. He scored 8 points and 2 rebounds. He performed very well.

However, the Pistons are clearly superior. Although Okur was overwhelmed by the opponent, the main players Wang Dalin and Hamilton performed well.

王大林全场18投11中，其中三分球7投3中，外加罚球4投3中，只打了32分钟就砍下28分9篮板5助攻3盖帽1抢断。

汉密尔顿全场17投9中，外加罚球4投4中，贡献了22分2篮板2助攻1盖帽。

再加上罗宾逊的13分4篮板3助攻，威廉姆斯的11分3篮板，布泽尔的11分4篮板，阿尔斯通的10分5助攻1抢断……活塞队六人得分上双，再次轻松战胜了对手。

After the game, all members of the Pistons had no time to rest and flew to Phoenix overnight.

Compared with the pleasant climate of Los Angeles, Phoenix is ​​undoubtedly too hot, no wonder Americans call this city "Phoenix".

But after entering the "American West Arena" that night, Wang Dalin and the others really felt the enthusiasm of the Phoenix fans.

When Wang Dalin and his teammates were warming up, the fans in the front row would send them all kinds of mocking words, accompanied by all kinds of abuse... they are indeed fanatical fans in the West.

This kind of situation is actually very common. In the away game, you will encounter all kinds of unfair treatment. In comparison, the Suns' home game is already considered good.

The worst away game in the league should be the Celtics' "TD North Shore Garden Center Arena", where not only the fans will scold you, but even the away locker room will have various problems, and sometimes there is no hot water.

When "Cardinal" Auerbach was coaching, the Celtics did everything they could to win. They would turn off the air-conditioning in the arena, and even deliberately loosen a few floors before the game... At that time, even the "Magician" would often make dribble mistakes. One can imagine what kind of experience the players of the visiting team have playing here!
After the start of the game, Wang Dalin immediately entered the offensive mode. In the first quarter, he scored 5 points and 4 rebounds on 10 of 3 shots.

On the Suns side, Marbury was also tit-for-tat. He scored 5 points on 3 of 6 shots and also sent 4 assists, leading the Suns to bite the score.

In the second quarter, Wang Dalin adjusted his strategy and began to frequently appear in the high position. His passes tore the Suns defense time and time again. Hamilton also got good shooting opportunities through running positions time and time again like a scalpel... He has always hit a high percentage of this kind of ball, and this night was no exception.

Rotation players from both sides also appeared on the field one by one. Big Ben finally came off the bench for the Pistons... He was not able to play in the last game against the Clippers. Carlisle finally let him play this time.

As soon as Daben came on the court, it was like a tiger going down the mountain. Although he had almost no attack power under the basket, as long as he was on the court, the Pistons' defensive strength immediately rose to a higher level, and the Suns' offense was immediately blocked.

Since the team started training on September 9, Carlisle has focused on building the team's defensive system. As the best defensive player last season, Ben is of course the most important part of this defensive system.

Last season, there was a player with strong perimeter defense like Billups at the point guard position, coupled with the excellent defense capabilities of Wang Dalin and Daben, so Carlisle did not worry about the team's defense.

But this season Billups is gone, McGinnis is obviously not as defensive as Billups, so Carlisle has tailored a defensive system for this Pistons team, that is... unlimited defense!
McGinnis's defensive ability is indeed not as strong as that of Lupus, but it can be regarded as above the league average. Coupled with Hamilton's defensive engineer who spares no effort in physical strength, the Pistons' perimeter defense will not be bad.

What Carlisle is most proud of is Daben and Wang Dalin, the two defense masters. As long as they are there, the defensive quality of the Pistons can be guaranteed.

Moreover, Daben and Wang Dalin both have very good lateral speed. Even if the opponent plays a pick-and-roll, they will not suffer obvious losses when they switch positions to defend the opponent's small guard. That's why Carlisle thought of building this defensive system with unlimited defenses.

It's just that Robinson's defensive strength is really a bit stretched, and Williams and Boozer are not suitable for a system with unlimited defenses. In fact, the current ultimate lineup of the Pistons should be Wang Dalin at the [-]th position and Joan Barry at the [-]rd position.

In this way, everyone on the Pistons has good defensive skills, and the players move very fast, no matter how they switch defenses, they will not suffer.

In this game, Carlisle offered such a lineup. In just about 7 minutes, they beat the Suns to a 20:6 spurt, and also established the victory of the game in one fell swoop.

In the end, the Pistons defeated the Suns 100:82. Wang Dalin still played for 8 minutes and 28 seconds in the fourth quarter... This is the first time he played for such a long time in the fourth quarter this season.

Marbury's performance for the Suns was a bit high and low. He performed well in the first half, but the offense was obviously misfired in the second half. He scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 15 assists on 6 of 10 shots.

马里昂手感冰凉，全场16投仅5中，得到14分9篮板2盖帽。

王大林本场比赛22投12中，其中三分球5投2中，罚球6投4中，砍下30分8篮板5助攻1抢断1盖帽。

汉密尔顿也砍下22分2篮板3助攻1抢断1盖帽，他的表现越来越像后世那个冷血的“面具侠”了。

One more thing, since the facial injury, Hamilton will wear a protective mask whenever he plays, and now he is a veritable "mask man".

大本替补登场打了32分钟，得到4分14篮板3抢断2盖帽……果然不愧是最佳防守球员，他几乎把活塞队的三秒区变成“禁飞区”了。

After this game, the Pistons stayed in Phoenix for one night, and Carlisle did not arrange any training the next day... They had to play back to back on November 11th and 6th, so the most important thing for the players now is to rest.

Wang Dalin also felt that this kind of rest was necessary. Of course, he had noticed his glass attributes. Regardless of his current comprehensive durability of 91, if he really played more than 36 minutes in every game, he couldn't guarantee that he would last until the end of the season.

Just like last season's playoffs, the Pistons only played a dozen games, and his overall durability dropped below 80 after the game.

The system rewarded him with an overall durability of 95 throughout the follow-up matches, but it dropped immediately after the fight... To be honest, that reward is a bit like "beating the seal". After hitting the seal, you really don't feel any pain.
So before the start of the half-season, Carlisle had already had an in-depth communication with Wang Dalin, and he would strictly limit Wang Dalin's playing time.

Unless there is an extremely important game, such as a top-level card game in the Eastern Conference, or a tough battle with the Lakers and Spurs, Wang Dalin averages only about 30-34 minutes per game in the regular season.

11月6日和7日，活塞队继续强势领跑东部，他们先是以104:78大比分战胜了爵士队，接着又以106:63血洗了掘金队。

In the game against the Nuggets, Okur and Boozer both made Nene Hilario, the Nuggets drafted this year, look extraordinarily embarrassed (the Nuggets and the Knicks have made a deal, and the two teams have exchanged rookies).

Since Okur and Boozer both have good shooting ability, Nene will always be caught in a dilemma... Guard it, the basket will be empty, don't guard it, these two guys can really shoot!

这两场比赛王大林先是贡献出26分8篮板6助攻2盖帽1抢断，接着又是28分10篮板5助攻1盖帽3抢断，以他目前的实力来看，这种表现只能算是正常发挥。

There is no way, he played 30 minutes in these two games, and it is obviously not enough time to play more explosive data.

On November 11, the Pistons finally ushered in a real opponent, that is, the Mavericks, who were fourth in the Western Conference last season.

After the Mavericks traded Riff LaFrentz from the Nuggets in the second half of last season, the young center from the University of Kansas quickly replaced Sean Bradley and became the team's starting center.

However, the effect of LaFrentz as the starting center was not very good, so after the start of this season, the Mavericks coach Nelson did not determine who was the starter at the center position, and the playing time of LaFrentz and Bradley was basically divided.

At the beginning of this season, the Mavericks' schedule is relatively loose. They have won all 5 games so far, and they have the same 100% winning rate as the Pistons.

Although the Mavericks just played an away game with the Bulls last night, the Bulls are too weak. Nowitzki, Finley and Nash, the "troika", only played more than two quarters, so their physical consumption is not great.

It is worth mentioning that last night, Bradley, the "big bamboo pole", did not know if he was on high medicine, but he actually gave the opponent a full 8 blocks, which shocked the entire league for a while.

To be honest, Bradley, the No. 1993 pick in 20, was also called the "parallel import champion", and can even be said to be the league's first "parallel import champion" in the past [-] years.

从1993年起布拉德利在联盟里已经打了9个赛季，最巅峰的1996-1997赛季场均可以得到13.2分8.4篮板3.4盖帽，算是一名挺不错的蓝领中锋。

However, the Pistons are the team that restrains Bradley the most, because they have Okur and Boozer. As long as they pull to the mid-to-long range, Bradley will not be able to defend.

In this game, the two sides did not compete in defense, but launched a fierce confrontation from the very beginning.

The Pistons' unlimited defenses didn't help much against the "troika" of Nowitzki, Nash and Finley, and the Mavericks were useless on the defensive end... Old Nelson's team really didn't defend!
In the end, the Pistons defeated the Mavericks 121:114 and won the battle without any risk.

小牛队这边6人得分上双，分别是芬利的25分6篮板2助攻2抢断，纳什的17分2篮板10助攻2抢断，布拉德利的14分4篮板，诺维斯基的11分8篮板1助攻1抢断2盖帽，纳户拉的16分6篮板和拉加.贝尔的10分5篮板1助攻2抢断。

活塞队这边5人得分上双，其中王大林砍下的41分9篮板6助攻2盖帽3抢断格外引人注目……在这一晚他可以说是完全打爆了诺维斯基。

Last season, Wang Dalin and Nowitzki had two personal duels. Wang Dalin had the last laugh every time, but this was the first time he had to finish talking about Nowitzki.

On the morning of November 11, the league announced the winners of the Eastern and Western Players of the Week for the second week, namely Dirk Nowitzki in the west and Wang Dalin in the east.

尽管小牛队输给了活塞队，可他们上周4场比赛赢了3场，诺维斯基场均可以得到21.8分11篮板1.5助攻1抢断1.5盖帽，确实是整个西部球队战绩和个人数据最亮眼的人。

Not to mention Wang Dalin!
活塞队上周5战全胜，而且王大林场均砍下30.6分8.8篮板5.4助攻1.8抢断1.8盖帽，投篮命中率59.3%，三分命中率42.9%，罚球命中率75%……就想问问还有谁？

After playing the Mavericks, the Pistons finally ended this "difficult" Western road trip and returned to Detroit.

The next three games of the Pistons are at home. The opponents are the Hornets who just moved their home court to New Orleans, the Jazz who just won by a big score last week, and the Nuggets who also won by a big score last week.

Back at home, the fans cheered and got a full rest. The Pistons won these three games without any suspense.
This week, Wang Dalin finally failed to continue to win the title of the best of the week. Since the game was always over early, his playing time was not even 30 minutes, so how could he get extremely dazzling statistics?
After playing the Nuggets game on November 11, the Pistons have already won 16 consecutive games, and they are currently the only ones in the league who are still unbeaten.

And the following week passed, and they raised their winning streak to 14 consecutive victories...not far from last season's 16 consecutive victories!
值得一提的是11月18日他们再次将尼克斯队击败，王大林也在这场比赛中砍下23分10篮板10助攻的三双，还送出了2次抢断和2个盖帽。

On November 11, they faced the Mavericks again. This was probably the most difficult game the Pistons have experienced since the start of the season.

But in the end they won 109:102, and the winning streak still hasn't stopped.

On November 11 and 29, the Pistons played against the Bucks at home and away, respectively. The results of the two games were no different, and the Pistons won both.

Now the entire North American sports world is shocked... The Pistons have won 17 consecutive victories, isn't this too exaggerated?

But how do they know that more exaggerated things are yet to come!
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