am i proud?

Chapter 206 Bowen, you f*cked me up, didn't you?

The evening of July 1.

In San Antonio's "AT&T Center Arena", the Spurs players were still very relaxed when they warmed up.

Duncan even showed everyone his stunt "Dunk in a Windmill in Place"...Of course, the dunk will definitely not be dunked, it's just a joke.

Seeing Wang Dalin walking straight over, Duncan's expression was obviously a little surprised.

"Hi Tim, how are you doing?"

"Well, Darling, I'm fine, how about you?"

"Me? I can only say it's so-so... I just scored a triple-double with 42 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists against the Rockets yesterday!"

"Well...it's really so-so!"

It's hard to imagine that the first two lines of dialogue between Wang Dalin and Duncan turned out to be like this.

Wang Dalin was also a little surprised... Didn't he say that Duncan can't joke?Isn't this a joke?
Sure enough, a second later, Duncan said with a smile: "Do you know, when you said just now that getting a 40+ large triple-double is just average, I wanted to slap you twice!"

Wang Dalin smiled and said, "Have you never produced such data?"

Duncan shook his head and said, "No...you are really amazing! I entered the league in 1997, and I have never hit such a stat! Let alone a large triple-double of 40+, I have never hit a triple-double of 30+!"

Wang Dalin said with a smile: "You will definitely be able to type it in the future... Maybe it will be tonight?"

Duncan laughed loudly and said: "Thank you for your good words, I will make a large triple-double of 40+ tonight and send you back to Detroit!"

Wang Dalin said with a smile: "That's not necessarily... and I always feel that even if you can hit a 40+ large triple-double tonight, I must be better than you!"

Duncan said with a smile: "Okay, I admit that you are good, okay? But tonight's victory must belong to us, and...you can't beat me!"

Wang Dalin smiled and said, "Let's wait and see!"

After speaking, he turned around and walked back to his own half, received the basketball thrown by McInnis, and shot directly at the top of the arc about two meters away from the three-point line... The ball crossed a very high arc, and then plunged into the basket.

Duncan on the other side of the court naturally saw this scene, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by solemnity.

……

Although Duncan has only been in the league for the sixth season, everyone now generally believes that he is the league's number one power forward, and even Karl Malone's career scoring has ranked second in history. People still think that Duncan is the better one.

In fact, in addition to the reason that Duncan has more FMVPs than Malone, there are also factors in the style of play of the two... Malone's movements on the court are still too dirty, and it is really unpopular!
Throughout the entire history of the NBA, none of the players recognized as No.1 in every position is a representative of the dirty style of play.

For example, the number one point guard in history is "Magic" Irvin Johnson. If he also plays like "Smiling Assassin" Isiah Thomas, I am afraid people will not recognize him as the number one in history.

There is also the "King of Force" Larry Bird... Although this guy is invincible in the world, his style of play is very clean. Otherwise, how could people recognize him as the number one small forward in history?
As for the "old hooligan" Michael Jordan...he does have a lot of small moves on the defensive end, such as pulling, pushing, etc., but he never makes despicable and obscene moves, such as stepping, inserting eyes, and digging out crotch.

Duncan is undoubtedly a player with a fairly clean style of play.

As an inside player who has been fighting the opponent's muscular sticks in the three-second zone for a long time, he doesn't even commit many fouls, and he has never committed any criminals!
There is already Bruce Bowen who does this kind of work in the Spurs. If Duncan plays like this, the Spurs will probably become the second "bad boy army".

In the TNT live broadcast room, Barkley and Smith were already in place. They hadn't broadcast a Pistons game for a long time, and they both seemed a little excited... Well, the main thing was to see the confrontation between Wang Dalin and Duncan.

First of all, Smith began to ask: "Charles, if you had to choose a player as the cornerstone of the team, who would you choose?"

Barkley thought for a while and said: "Of course I will choose Tim... Darling, you should forgive me for making such a choice, and I can't help it. Who told you that you are still too young now? Hahaha..."

Smith smiled and said, "Charles, you don't need to blame yourself! In my opinion, no one can refuse Tim Duncan!"

Barkley laughed and said: "When you say that, my mood immediately improved a lot...Hahaha...We praise Tim so much, are you sure that guy won't retaliate against us when we meet Shaq in the future?"

Smith deliberately put on a fearless expression and said, "Revenge? Can he still beat you? At that time, I just need to hide behind you?"

Barkley was speechless for a moment and said, "Well...you are so reasonable, but I am speechless!"

Smith also laughed and said: "Hahaha... I'm just kidding, Tim and Shaq are both very good cornerstones of the team, but I will still choose Tim, after all, his free throws are not as bad as Shaq!"

Barkley immediately showed an extremely exaggerated expression: "That's right...Shaq, did you hear clearly in front of the TV? This time I didn't say you were bad at free throws, it was Kenny who said it!"

Smith smiled and said, "Okay... let's not talk about Shaq, just talk about tonight's game, what do you think?"

Barkley blurted out: "Does this need to be said? Of course the Pistons won!"

Smith stroked his forehead and said, "Charles, why are you so sure that the Pistons will win? Aren't you very optimistic about Tim just now?"

Barkley said with a smile: "Of course I am optimistic about Tim, but you have to know that basketball is a team sport. You can't rely on one person alone! The Pistons have only lost 2 games so far this season, while the Spurs have lost 15 games. At least in this season, the Pistons are undoubtedly No. 1. They are invincible!"

Smith immediately pressed: "You mean Tim is better than Darling-Wong, don't you?"

Barkley hurriedly said: "I didn't say that... In my heart, Darling-Wang is No.1 in the league! If it wasn't because he is too young, he must be better than everyone else!"

Smith smiled and said, "I didn't say anything, why are you so nervous?"

Barkley sneered and said, "How can I be nervous? By the way...Which team do you like?"

Smith smiled and said, "Since you are optimistic about the Pistons, I am optimistic about the Spurs. When did we agree?"

Barkley said with a smile: "That's good, otherwise how can we bet? Tell me... what shall we bet tonight?"

Smith looked at Barkley's left hand and showed a mean smile: "How about... let's bet on the championship ring? It just so happens that you have one now!"

Barkley's face immediately changed drastically, and he covered the championship ring on his left hand with his right hand and said, "Isn't it? Do you want to play so big? You have two rings, and I only have this one. If you lose, wouldn't it be a big loss?"

Smith said angrily: "Why didn't you say this when you bet on the ring with me before? I dare say that your ring was obtained through hard work, and mine was blown by the strong wind?"

Barkley sneered: "Didn't I say 'barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes'?"

Where did Smith hear the Chinese that Barkley learned from Wang Dalin?He was stunned on the spot, and Barkley quickly explained to him, and this guy finally realized it.

"Charles, I have to say...Darling-Wang taught you this Chinese sentence is very reasonable, but tonight we have to bet on the ring, otherwise we will not bet, I mean never again in the future!"

Barkley has always been addicted to gambling. If he can no longer gamble with Smith in the future, it will be almost equivalent to being forced to quit smoking, so he has no choice but to reluctantly agree to the gamble.

……

The game finally started. The Spurs sent out the starting five tigers, namely point guard Tony Parker, shooting guard Bruce Bowen, small forward Stephen Jackson, power forward Tim Duncan, and center David Robinson.

The Pistons' starting five are Ralph Alston, shooting guard Richard Hamilton, small forward Wang Dalin, power forward Carlos Boozer, and center Ben Wallace.

Just after the game against the Rockets the day before, McGinnis felt a strong discomfort in his left knee, so he had to go back to Detroit and go to the hospital for an examination... There was nothing serious, but the team doctor still suggested that he should rest for a week and recuperate.

So Alston topped the starting point guard position, and there is no way to do it. After all, he and McInnis are the only two orthodox point guards in the Pistons.

As for Boozer replacing Robinson as the starting power forward, this is Carlisle deliberately giving the rookie a chance... After all, Robinson is over 36 years old and has accumulated a lot of injuries in the NBA all the year round. He should be allowed to rest more during the regular season.

In fact, in Wang Dalin's opinion, even though Boozer is only a rookie in the first grade, his performance on the court is already comparable to Robinson... at least he is no worse than Robinson on the offensive end.

What Boozer lacks now is experience and the toughness he had when fighting tough battles... So he will face Duncan directly in this game, which is undoubtedly an extremely severe test for him.

Wang Dalin still remembers the first time he played against Duncan in his rookie season.

After the start of the game, Tony Parker was the first to show his strength. He easily broke through Alston with a forward change dribble, and then rushed to the basket and got a big cap from Big Ben.

The young "French sports car" is still paying his tuition fees. After a few seasons, he has accumulated enough experience before he can evolve into the FMVP of later generations, right?
Wang Dalin grabbed the second spot and passed a long pass to the fast-moving Hamilton. After receiving the ball, the latter went straight to the basket, and was pushed by Bowen into the crowd of bottom-line photographers.

Uh... As expected of "Uncle Bao", who is known as the dirtiest in the league, this foul move is not sloppy!
Daben originally wanted to teach him a good lesson, but was stopped by Wang Dalin. After all, Hamilton is fine, so it is impossible to fight at the beginning of the game, right?

Besides, Bao Wen is still Wang Dalin's former teammate, and the relationship between the two has always been good. When the two teams played against each other last season, Bao Wen didn't do much to Wang Dalin and his teammates, obviously to give Wang Dalin face.

But there must be some warnings...so after Wang Dalin stopped Da Ben, he went straight to Bo Wen, patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "Bruce, you're a little too aggressive today, aren't you?"

Bo Wen was a little embarrassed: "Sorry, I almost lost my hand just now!"

"Okay... don't do this kind of action again, or Da Ben will beat you up, and I won't stop you!" Wang Dalin smiled brightly at him, ending the brief conversation.

Hamilton made two free throws and the Pistons scored 2 points on the first attack.

The Spurs second down.

Parker didn't rush to attack after dribbling the ball at halftime. Obviously, he already knew that the Pistons' inside defensive strength was not covered, so he didn't dare to try to break through lightly.

The expression on Boozer's face at this time was quite excited, mixed with a little nervousness... After all, he was going to face the league's No. [-] power forward, and it was impossible for anyone not to be nervous at all.

Duncan backed up twice, then turned halfway and hit a hook shot...the ball went in!

Wang Dalin wanted to come over to help defend, but Duncan deliberately squeezed a step into the middle of the hook shot, just avoiding Wang Dalin's block.

Wang Dalin can guarantee that anyone who is a basketball player will not be able to do this kind of "grandfather-style" hook shot... But Duncan can score with this kind of low-explosive move, so I ask you if you are angry?

Why is Garnett much more popular than Duncan?
Isn't it because of their "hard special" style of play?

And every time after hitting the "iron-blooded jumper", Garnett would beat his chest and scream at the right time, no matter how you look at it, he is so "iron-blooded and brutal"!
If Garnett plays as low-key as Duncan, Wang Dalin can guarantee that his endorsement fee from "Adidas" is lower than Duncan's.

There's no other way... When he first entered the league, he was thin and tall, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, not as good-looking as "Deng Daida"!

Looking back, Wang Dalin took the initiative to ask for the ball at the top of the three-point arc. After receiving the ball, he broke through the defense line of "Wu Sheng" with a big stride, followed by "McGrady" after an emergency stop... This goal was also scored!

Stephen Jackson is of course an excellent perimeter defender in the league, but he is still only a third-year young player, and his defensive experience is obviously much worse than when he was at his peak.

If it was Jackson in the Pacers period, Wang Dalin would not be able to break through his defense so easily. Of course... Wang Dalin is confident that even the "Peak Martial Saint" can't defend himself. After all, the advantages in height and wingspan are too great!

Next, both sides performed well on the offensive end. The Spurs naturally focused on Duncan's strong point, and the Pistons' Wang Dalin has also entered offensive mode.

The scores of the two sides began to rise alternately, until the head coaches of the two teams replaced their second teams, the situation on the court was still evenly matched.

Duncan did not leave the field, and Wang Dalin naturally continued to stay on the field to lead the team.

两人今晚的状态都不错，首节邓肯就砍下了10分4篮板2助攻，王大林也有9分4篮板3助攻进账。

After replacing Williams, Wang Dalin moved to the fourth position. Originally, he thought he could directly match up with Duncan, but "Deng Dadai" directly pushed up to the fifth position... No way, the only center forward that the Spurs can really play is David Robinson. As long as he rests, Duncan has to support the center position.

The Pistons are facing Duncan at this time with Okur, who is about the same height and weight as Duncan, and his defensive skills are very good, much better than Boozer's defense against Duncan.

The player Wang Dalin is facing is Danny Ferry. He is two months older than Robinson of the Pistons. He is obviously about to retire this season, so the Spurs are not really defending Wang Dalin, but Bowen.

If Wang Dalin is the most traditional inside player of this era, no matter whether he plays the [-]th or [-]th position, it is impossible for the old thief Popo to arrange a swingman like Bowen to defend him, but who makes most of his offenses start from outside the three-point line?
There is no way... Wang Dalin doesn't consider himself an inside player at all. Even if he plays the [-]th position, he only pays more attention to protecting the frame and grabbing rebounds on the defensive end. On offense, he is still the highest small forward in the league!
Bo Wen's defense against Wang Dalin was very tight, he didn't dare to let Wang Dalin open a little space... As the leading perimeter defensive expert in the Spurs, he knew all the perimeter offensive masters in the league like the back of his hand.

He deeply knows... as long as Wang Dalin has a little space, even if it is only for a moment, his former teammate can directly pull up a jumper, and his height of only 201 cm will become meaningless.

Wang Dalin also had a severe headache. He had used "Reaper's Double Change" and "Super Six-Double Change" in a row, but he still couldn't get rid of Bo Wen's entanglement. He even had to be very careful when dribbling the ball.

Bowen really deserves to be one of the best outside defenders in the league. He used mad dog pestering, and he really blocked Wang Dalin on the outside.

"Fuck! There's almost no time!" Wang Dalin felt a little anxious, so he dribbled the ball behind his back and hit Bowen with his butt, then turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper.

Although he had already used "Golden Rooster Independence" for this goal, he knew that this goal would probably not be scored... Sure enough, the basketball hit the basket and was taken away by Duncan.

The Spurs were still attacking in half-court, and Duncan didn't score under Okur's defense...Even if his name is Tim Duncan, his shooting percentage is more than 50%, which is already very good. How could he score every goal?

Looking back, Wang Dalin once again went to the top of the three-point arc to catch the ball.

This time, his dribbling breakthrough was obviously faster, and he probably felt that he could not break through Bowen with only his technique and speed, so he simply used his strength to open the way.

If you have to say that Bowen still has any weaknesses on the defensive end, it is probably that his strength is worse... If his strength can be similar to that of Artest, it is estimated that he will be eligible to be elected as the best defensive player every year!
Pushing Bo Wen to the vicinity of the three-second zone, Wang Dalin made an emergency stop and shot... The ball bounced twice on the basket, and finally fell in.

The basketball did fall into the hoop, but when Wang Dalin landed, he felt his right foot was padded...it was Bowen!Who else but him?
Although Wang Dalin had already obtained the "Bronze Skin and Iron Bone Badge", of course Wang Dalin didn't have to worry about getting hurt, but the pain he should have was still there... Uh, it really hurts so much!
The sudden severe pain made Wang Dalin cry out, and he immediately fell to the floor.

At the moment when he fell to the ground, Wang Dalin had only one thought in his mind - "Baowen, you are so dead on the street! You even put me on the ground, don't you?"

In the three-second zone on the Spurs side, a tall and strong white man had already rushed out, and punched Bowen in the face... "You dare to step on your feet, I will destroy you first!"

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