am i proud?

Chapter 243 The Most Controversial Best of the Month
The Clippers had just lost to the Timberwolves, and then they had to go through a back-to-back series of away games and home games. The opponents were the kings and Mavericks in the West... To be honest, the head coach Dunleavy and most of the players lacked confidence.

On the contrary, Artest, who just joined, seemed very relaxed. It's not that he doesn't care about the outcome, it's just that he is naturally nervous.

Seeing him in this state, Wang Dalin felt very good... Being able to stay relaxed when facing a strong enemy was much better than being nervous no matter what.

Losing to the Timberwolves by only 2 points in the last game, the Clippers were very upset, but a loss is a loss, and there is nothing to complain about.

In fact, the quality of Artest's last defense was already very high. His palms almost completely blocked Garnett's line of sight, but sometimes luck couldn't stop him. "Hard Special" made the lore three-pointer by luck, which instantly wiped out Artest's efforts.

You know, before making that three-pointer, "Hard Special" originally only made 6 of 1 three-pointers... What is this if it's not luck?
On the afternoon of December 12th, the Clippers players had a mild adaptive training session, which lasted only about an hour.

Wang Dalin noticed that something was wrong with Wang Zhizhi's mood, uh... No, it should be said that something was wrong not at this time, but something was wrong with him at least a week ago.

After the training, all the players returned to the hotel for a short rest.

Taking advantage of his free time, Wang Dalin went directly to Wang Zhizhi's room.

"Da Lin, why are you here?" When Wang Zhizhi opened the door, his upper body was naked, he was only wearing a pair of big shorts, and he was wearing slippers. His hair was still a little wet, obviously he had just taken a shower.

"It's okay, I just want to come over and chat with you!" Wang Dalin said with a slight smile.

"Come in, sit whatever you want... Well, what would you like to drink? Gatorade or mineral water?" Wang Zhizhi turned and walked into the room, opened the refrigerator to get a bottle of drink for Wang Dalin.

"Gatorade!" Wang Dalin walked into the room and sat down on the sofa, looked at the bed in the room, "You can sleep well in this bed, right?"

Wang Zhizhi handed him the drink with a wry smile and said, "Everyone's hotel has been lengthened, how could it be shorter?"

Wang Dalin couldn't help laughing awkwardly.

Wang Zhizhi asked, "Dalin, what do you want from me?"

Wang Dalin pondered for a moment, then said: "Generally, what's wrong with you recently? Why do I feel that your state is not right?"

During this period of time, Wang Zhizhi has indeed become much quieter than before...Of course, his personality was quite dull in the beginning, and it was because Wang Dalin often enlightened him before that he was a little more cheerful than himself in history, but during this period of time, he seems to have returned to his previous appearance.

Wang Zhizhi bowed his head in silence for a moment, then raised his head and smiled and said, "Maybe I'm a pessimistic person by nature... I always feel that if I don't make any progress this season, I may not be able to stay in the United States after the contract expires next summer!"

He paused for a moment, then showed a self-deprecating smile and said: "You know, our team has played 16 games this season, and my average playing time per game is less than 14 minutes, which is less than last season... I just feel... the team seems to need me less and less!"

Wang Dalin smiled and said, "Is it because of this that you have a hard face all day long?"

Wang Zhizhi nodded and said, "Yes!"

Wang Dalin said with a smile: "Although you play less time than before, your stats haven't dropped. What does that mean? It means that your efficiency is higher than before, so... what do you have to worry about?"

Wang Zhizhi still had a worried expression and said: "But the Clippers haven't talked about renewing my contract. My agent told me...the Clippers probably won't renew my contract!"

Wang Dalin smiled and said, "Generally, what are you worried about? With your current performance, even if the Clippers don't renew your contract, don't other NBA teams want you? I really don't believe it. No team wants a big player like you who can shoot three-pointers?"

Seeing that Wang Zhizhi still wanted to refute him, Wang Dalin directly interrupted him and said, "I really can't do it. I'll go talk to Elkin. It shouldn't be a big problem to renew the contract with you... Hey, I'm ugly at the beginning... I can't guarantee the contract amount?"

Wang Zhizhi laughed at himself and said, "As long as I can continue to play in the NBA, I am satisfied even with a basic salary. How can I be picky?"

Wang Dalin smiled and said: "The basic salary is definitely not enough! With your data and performance, at least it must be more than 100 million per year... If other teams raise the price, 200 million or 300 million is not uncommon!"

王大林倒是没撒谎安慰他……以王治致目前场均5.8分3.3篮板1.3助攻0.6盖帽的数据，还有他高达37.2%的三分命中率，不应该没有球队肯要他的。

Wang Zhizhi's complexion improved a lot, and he even showed a slight smile: "Okay... I will trouble you as a brother!"

……

Coming out of Wang Zhizhi's room, Wang Dalin couldn't help sighing.

What he said just now is indeed not an exaggeration. In this life, Wang Zhizhi does have the strength to gain a foothold in the NBA... At least a substitute is enough.

But there is another unfavorable factor that he didn't say in front of Wang Zhizhi... that is the anti-Chinese sentiment of Americans!

Wang Zhizhi is indeed capable, but he is not the only player of this level. When people have other choices, who can guarantee that others will choose him?
后世在2016年里约奥运会上，易剑联对阵美国队都可以全场19投8中砍下25分6篮板，可他依然无法为自己赢得一个在NBA打球的机会。

Is he not strong enough?
Facing the defensive strength of the American men's basketball team, he can still score 42.1 points with a 25% shooting rate... Isn't this strong enough?
Facing the American men's basketball team back then, how many players can play better than Yi Jianlian?

To put it bluntly, not everyone in the US men's basketball team can do better than the UAE, right?

With this strength, isn't he even qualified to be a substitute in the NBA?
Isn't it because those Yankees look down on Chinese players by nature?
Looking at the entire history of the NBA, apart from Yao Ming who has truly won their respect, where else can Chinese players gain a foothold in the United States?
Let alone Bateer and Sun Yue, whether they have a championship ring or not will not change the fact that they are soy sauce party.

But are Wang Zhizhi and Yi Jianlian really not strong enough?
of course not!

The two of them at least have the strength of the NBA's main rotation level, but there are too many players of this level, and there are black and white players who can use them. Why must you choose you, a yellow man?

Either you go directly to the All-Star level like Yao Ming, or you just go back to China and play CBA!

Yao Ming can't change this situation, and neither can Wang Dalin, but what makes him stronger than Yao Ming is that he was already the leader of the team when he was in the Pistons, and now his status is not lower than before, so he has a certain right to speak.

I dare not say anything else, but it is not difficult for him to let the team keep Wang Zhizhi with a contract that is not too high.

Didn't the Clippers management sign Eddie House this summer in order to please him?
Wang Zhizhi is not the kind of weak chicken with no strength. He averaged 14 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 blocks in less than 0.6 minutes per game, which is slightly better than the other two backup centers in the team, Pedrag Drobiak and Melvin Eli!

Moreover, Wang Zhizhi can occasionally support the fourth position, and his functionality is stronger than those two.

The size is just a substitute, who is not signed?
……

On December 12, the result of the game that night was as most people expected. The Clippers lost to the Kings 9:98.

阿泰斯特虽然在防守端成功限制住了佩贾，使其只得到11分，可他自己在进攻端也拉胯了，全场只有16投6中，得到16分6篮板3助攻2抢断1盖帽。

As the body gets stronger and stronger, the increase in muscles will inevitably affect the shooting feel, so Artest's mid-range and long-range shots have not been stable enough, especially when the three-pointer is not in season, even when he won the championship with the Lakers in later generations.

However, from the perspective of Wang Dalin, a traveler, Artest can make a huge contribution to the team only by defense, but his offense is secondary.

And Artest's defensive strength during this period is obviously stronger than when he was with the Lakers in later generations, after all, he is still young and strong!

As for the offense, in fact Artest's offensive skills are still very comprehensive, but the shooting stability is not enough... When he is allowed to go to the "Reaper Special Training Camp" in the offseason next year to polish it, he may not be unable to develop a stable COSCO shot.

本场比赛王大林全场18投10中，其中三分球7投3中，罚球6投5中，得到28分12篮板6助攻2抢断2盖帽。

After all, it's their home court, so it's not surprising that the referee blows the whistle for the home team... If it's in the "Staples Center", Wang Dalin can guarantee that he can get at least 10 free throws tonight.

As the "status in the rivers and lakes" is getting higher and higher, Wang Dalin himself has also noticed... He has enjoyed the "star whistle" treatment for at least more than half of the games this season!

As of the end of the game on December 12, he averaged 9 free throws per game this season, compared to 9.9 last season.

If this number is not intuitive enough, let's look at how many fouls the opponent will have on him per game... Last season's figure was 8.2 times, this season it is 10.4 times!
Calculated according to the average number of fouls committed by each team in the NBA, when each team met the Clippers, they used almost half of the team's fouls on Wang Dalin.

what is this?
This is "jianghu status"!
In fact, if Wang Dalin goes all out to attack with the ball in this game, such as 20 or 30 crazy shots, the Clippers may not be unable to win, but he did not do so.

It's just the regular season, let alone losing one game, even losing four or five games in a row is no big deal.

The most important thing for the Clippers now is to try their best to adjust the lineup during the game, so as to have a chance to do something in the playoffs. Otherwise, Wang Dalin alone will not be able to lead the team to achieve any decent results no matter how good he is.

Isn't the future James great?

Isn't it still impossible to win the championship for many years?
If he hadn't run to hold a group, he might not be able to get a championship ring in this life!

And the Mavericks, which everyone recognizes as the single-core championship in 2011, are they just relying on the "old driver" to be invincible?

If we really want to talk about strength and status, the "veteran driver" in 2006 should be stronger, right?

In the final analysis, there is one sentence - "Basketball is played by five players!"

With the current lineup of the Clippers, Wang Dalin is really not blindly arrogant. As long as they can keep their main players healthy, it is really not that difficult to make it to the playoffs. The real difficulty is how far can they go in the playoffs?

So he has started to do more organizational support work, significantly reducing his personal offense.

Moreover, Artest has only been here for a few days, and he has entered the state very quickly on the defensive end, but he is still far behind on the offensive end.

This kind of thing can't be rushed, and it can only rely on one game after another to slowly get used to it.

It's very simple... The current Clippers team is like a semi-finished product, even worse than a semi-finished product. If you want to truly realize the full potential of this team, you have to take it slowly.

On December 12, another back-to-back, the Clippers lost another game 10:98.

Since January 2002, 1, Wang Dalin suffered a three-game losing streak again after nearly two years, and it feels really sour.

And according to the state of the Clippers this season, I am afraid it will not be the only three-game losing streak this time.

Losing three games in a row no matter who is in a bad mood, but the mood of the head coach Dunleavy is not too low, because he still saw some bright spots from these three games.

The opponents are all the top players in the West. The Clippers only lost a little bit in every game, especially the one against the Timberwolves. If it weren't for a little bit of luck, they would have won in the end.

It can be concluded only from the game process and results... The Clippers are not weak, and the gap between them and the top teams in the league is not that big!
Moreover, the opponent's main frame has been maintained for several years, and the tacit understanding between the players must be much stronger than that of the Clippers.

So Dunleavy is very confident in his team... Can't win now doesn't mean it won't win in the future. We will meet again on the stage of the playoffs in a few months. Who will win and who will lose?

……

In a blink of an eye, the time has come to December 12th. That night, the Clippers easily defeated the Rockets led by "Boss Ford" at 19:107 in Houston, achieving the longest four-game winning streak since the start of the season.

After three consecutive losses followed by four consecutive victories, the Clippers' record was ups and downs like a roller coaster, but Wang Dalin's performance became more and more stable.

He averaged only 17.5 shots per game in these four games, and "only" 28.8 points per game, but averaged 11.5 assists per game and 16.5 rebounds per game!
It is worth mentioning that the game against the Bucks at home on December 12th... Wang Dalin doesn't know what happened, but his desire to grab rebounds is extremely strong, and it seems that God is helping him, even if sometimes he fails to grab a good position, the rebounds always fall to him.

On this night, Wang Dalin grabbed a total of 30 rebounds, directly setting the league's single-game rebound record since the 21st century.

As we all know, the single-game rebounding record in NBA history was created by Wilt Chamberlain, and 55 rebounds in a single game can be described as unprecedented. According to Wang Dalin's cognition... absolutely no one can break this record, even he can't do it in the 2K game!
Since the beginning of the modern basketball era in 1985, only a handful of players in the entire NBA have been able to grab 30 rebounds in a single game. Charles Oakley once grabbed 35 rebounds in a single game, which is the highest rebound record in a single game since 1985.

But considering the number of times... Dennis Rodman has grabbed no less than 5 rebounds in a single game 30 times in his career in the regular season. There is no doubt that he is the king of rebounds in the modern basketball era.

Now everyone who has grabbed 30+ rebounds in a single game has retired. The league has not seen anyone who can grab 30 rebounds in a single game for many years. Wang Dalin's battle can be described as earth-shattering and directly shocked the entire North American sports world... This overwhelming sensation is not even lower than the time when he scored 75 points in a single game in the finals.

As of December 12th, the Clippers have finished 19 games. Wang Dalin's average rebounds this season has quietly risen to 22, second only to Kevin Garnett, who averaged 13.6 rebounds per game.

With his current momentum, no one doubts that he has the ability to compete for the rebounding champion this season.

"Hard Special" was even more stressed. In the game against the Mavericks on December 12, he grabbed 19 rebounds, and he was finally proud.

快船队则又经历了一波魔鬼赛程，先是12月20日客场背靠背挑战小牛，接着12月23日又是客场挑战马刺，12月26日回到主场还得迎战东部排名第三的76人。

Before this difficult schedule started, Deng Lewei and Wang Dalin were already mentally prepared for a three-game losing streak. As they expected, the Clippers really had another three-game losing streak.

Fortunately, just like the last three-game losing streak, the three games were all lost by small scores. Although the Clippers lost, they were not defeated. If they were thrown on the ancient battlefield... it seemed more like an active strategic retreat.

Just like what Deng Lewei said to Wang Dalin before the game on December 12th—"Darling, I know you want to beat your opponent to win every game, but in fact we have to play 20 regular season games every season. We can't win every game!"

There are still some words that he didn’t say, but Wang Dalin already understood—“So we must give up some games strategically, such as when we meet the top four teams in the East and West.”

Dunleavy's words are very reasonable. With the current chemical reaction between the Clippers players, it is still uncertain whether they will win or lose against a strong team. They should give up and put more energy on those weak teams.

Anyway, the main goal of the current team is to reach the playoffs. On the premise of accomplishing this goal, find a way to complete two "small goals"... The Clippers can be considered a success this season!
As for the "two small goals", the first is of course to train the team as much as possible, improve the tacit understanding among the players, and enhance the chemical reaction of the team; the second is to maintain health and avoid injuries as much as possible.

和76人这场比赛已是12月26日，可快船队12月的比赛仍然还有三场，好在都是主场，分别是12月28日对阵猛龙，12月29日背靠背对阵太阳，12月31日对阵掘金。

快船队果然“不负众望”以一波三连胜结束了自己12月份的赛程，100:105、102:110、99:108……全都赢得干净利落。

It is worth mentioning that Wang Dalin reduced his personal offense in these three games. The number of shots in the three games was only 14, 15 and 17 respectively.

The effect of reducing shots is absolutely leveraged... In these three games, his shooting percentage is as high as 63%, and his three-point shooting percentage is as high as 55%.

Although his personal scoring data has declined on the surface, he has played a triple-double in these three games, averaging 14.7 rebounds, 11 assists, 2.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game.

When Wang Dalin put more energy into defense and organization, the team's chemical reaction was obviously much better than before.

On the morning of January 1, the league announced the results of the second round of the All-Star voting, and Wang Dalin topped the list with more than 2 million votes.

This result was of course expected by everyone. For example, Barkley, a die-hard "Darling fan", even jokingly said-"Don't let Darling-Wang participate in the All-Star voting in the future, anyway, he will definitely be the top voter!"

Wang Dalin has been the All-Star vote leader for the past two years. It is not surprising that he can get such a number of votes. What is even more surprising is Yao Ming, who ranked second in this round of voting results, with more than 190 million votes.

In his second season in the NBA, Yao Ming has made great progress compared to last season. This season, his averages per game have reached 19.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.8 steals and 2.2 blocks, and his shooting percentage is as high as 55.6%, and his free throw percentage is also 84.5%.

Even his three-point shooting rate is as high as 50%, which is higher than Wang Dalin's... Of course, he has only shot two three-pointers so far, so what if 2 of 2 shots is not 1%?

Compared with himself in the original time and space, Yao Ming obviously played better in this life...with Billups feeding him the ball, and without the "one-handed" "boss" holding him back, the team environment he is in is of course more ideal.

If the head coach Musselman hadn't strictly controlled his playing time, Yao Ming might have averaged 20+10 per game now.

The Warriors currently rank sixth in the West, second only to the Lakers, Kings, Timberwolves, Mavericks and Spurs. They are stronger than last season.

1月2日下午，联盟又公布了12月份的月度最佳球员得主，东部这边得奖的又是杰梅因.奥尼尔，他上个月场均可以轰出23.4分12.6篮板4.5助攻1.3抢断2.4盖帽，投篮命中率也有53.2%，个人表现和11月份几乎没有区别。

Moreover, the Pacers' record last month ranked first in the Eastern Conference, so O'Neal's award is undisputed.

The best player in the Western Conference was awarded to Wang Dalin, and this result caused a lot of controversy.

不是说王大林的个人数据不好，他上个月场均可以砍下30.8分15.1篮板9.7助攻1.8抢断2.3盖帽，投篮命中率高达59.5%，三分命中率也有48.5%。

He almost averaged a triple-double per game, and his personal performance is of course undeniable.

However, the Clippers’ record last month was only 9 wins and 7 losses. Judging from the team’s record, the Lakers, Timberwolves, Kings, Mavericks and Warriors are all better than the Clippers, and the personal data of O’Neal, Kobe, Nowitzki, Webber and others are also good. Wang Dalin’s award this time undoubtedly made many people unconvinced.

Whether it is the best of the week or the best of the month, this kind of award is similar to the regular season MVP selection. Generally speaking, the team's record is the first thing to look at, and the individual performance is second.

For example, in the 2005-2006 season, Kobe averaged 35.4 points per game, setting the highest scoring record since the 1987-1988 season, and even scored 81 points in a single game. However, the regular season MVP of that season was Steve Nash, mainly because the Suns had better records.

This time the alliance awarded the award to Wang Dalin, which is somewhat unconventional.

All of a sudden, major paper media published a large number of articles, and major TV stations and radio stations also opened new programs to start a big discussion, and the Internet became even more lively.

"Are the people who voted blind? Considering the record of the Clippers, how can Darling-Wang be the best player in the Western Conference?"

"Why? Just because Darling-Wang averaged almost 30+ large triple-doubles per game. Besides him, who else can play such a heaven-defying personal performance?"

"You can't say that...Darling-Wang's personal performance is of course very good, but the Clippers' record is only 9 wins and 7 losses. It can't compare with Shaq, Kobe, Chris, Kevin and Dirk at all!"

"Just talking about the record... So far this season, the Clippers have 16 wins and 12 losses, and now they are ranked seventh in the Western Conference. How much better than they were last season? Isn't this due to Darling King? Why do you turn a blind eye to these things?"

"I didn't say that the Clippers have not improved much, but their record is still much worse than that of the Lakers, Timberwolves, Kings, and Mavericks?"

……

By the afternoon of January 1rd, this matter had been fermented continuously, and it had become more and more serious. Even Wang Dalin, the person concerned, did not expect that winning the best of the month would cause such a big controversy.

No... Artest, a nervous guy, came to "care" about him.

"Darling, do you think this guy is sick? Isn't it best for one month? You have taken it so many times before, is it worth the fuss?"

"Hehe, Ron, they didn't make a fuss, they just wanted to fight for the interests of the players of the local team!"

"Oh, that's how it is... No wonder people say that you Chinese are smart. You see things much more thoroughly than us people! By the way, they are still hyping up this topic. Should we do something, at least give them some color?"

"Hey, Ron, what do you want to do?"

"It's very simple. I'll help you in tonight's game. Just cut him a large triple-double of 40+. Let's see if they dare to say that you are not qualified for the best of the month?"

"Hehe, Ron, you are thinking too much, let alone a 40+ triple-double, even if I score a 50+ triple-double, they will still blackmail me if they want to blackmail me?"

"Then shall we do nothing?"

"Yeah, don't do anything! Let's do what we need to do, play how we want to play, let them say what they want. When some individual news suddenly comes out, I'm afraid they will forget about me immediately!"

"Well, it makes sense... No, I just want to help you tonight, first cut him a 40+ large triple-double and then talk..."

……

On the evening of January 1, the Clippers played at home against the challenge of the Kings.

It's the Kings again, and it's Chris Webber, Peja Stojakovic, Mike Bibby, Brad Miller, Verati Divac, Doug Christie, and Bobby Jackson again.

Just looking at the strength of the lineup, Wang Dalin thinks that the Kings should even be able to rank first in the league. They have Brad Miller and Bobby Jackson on the bench, the two best sixth-man-level fierce men. Among them, Miller is currently averaging 14.2 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, which is better than the performance of the starting center Divac.

In fact, Adelman is already experimenting with the rationality of the "three-tower tactic", with Divac playing center, Miller playing the [-]th position, and Webber swinging to the [-]rd position... just looking at this height can scare a lot of people.

In fact, his assumption is really not unreasonable.

Needless to say, Divac and Miller, it is completely feasible for them to play the Twin Towers. After all, Miller is still very young and his footsteps are not slow.

And Webber, who has not yet experienced a serious knee injury, is fully capable of offensive and defensive transitions at the third position. His defensive speed can keep up with more than half of the small forwards in the league.

As for offense... How many small forwards are there in the league with a height of 208cm?
How hard is it to hit you?

Wouldn't it be enough to directly crush her height?

Uh... In fact, Wang Dalin often plays like this. In terms of height, he is taller than Weber!
Players from the two teams entered the field and began to warm up. Wang Dalin looked at the other side with envy and hatred... Damn, if I can get Mike Bibby over here, I will immediately dare to set the FLAG to win the championship this season!

At present, the weakest part of the Clippers lineup is the first position, which is even weaker than the fifth position played by Mourning, Wang Zhizhi and Drobiak.

Marko Jaric is definitely good enough to play off the bench, but not enough to be the starting point guard.

Uh... It's still not enough to throw some weak teams at the bottom of the league, such as the Cavaliers. If there is Jaric, they won't let James play point guard.

Eddie House and Kenyon Dooling are only at the level of role players, and they are slightly weaker than Jarich. They may occasionally perform brilliantly, but most of the time they are just mediocre.

Wang Dalin misses the first position of the Pistons very much now. Whether it is "Second Brother" Billups or later McGinnis, they are much better than the current Clippers.

Being able to have an excellent point guard is such a blessing for a team... just like Mike Bibby of the Kings.

Although his personal data seems to be similar to that of the Pistons' starting point guard McGinnis last season, in fact, the two are not at the same level at all.

Bibby has been selected to the All-Star team, but McInnis is not even eligible for nomination.

House is Bibby's brother-in-law, so he came over to greet the Clippers players during the warm-up. In addition to greeting his brother-in-law, he also hugged Wang Dalin.

"Darling, be careful tonight, Chris said he will definitely blow you up!" After the hug, Bibby half-jokingly said, "The best thing of the month stimulated him!"

"Really? Then please tell him that I, the best player in the Western Conference, have to teach him a good lesson, and I hope he can still have a smile on his face at the end of the game!" Wang Dalin said with a smile, "By the way, are you happy with the Kings? Do you plan to change teams?"

Before Bibby could answer, Wang Dalin felt someone pat on the shoulder, and turned his head to see that it was Chris Webber, the leader of the Kings.

"Okay Darling-King, are you trying to poach someone in front of me?" Weber said with a playful smile on his face.

Wang Dalin was not at all embarrassed by being caught. He smiled at Weber and said, "It's you, Chris... By the way, are you having a good time with the Kings? Why don't you come to Los Angeles and join us in a grand event? As long as we join forces, I'm sure we can beat Shaq and the rest to pieces!"

Wei Bo was speechless by him for a long time, and it took him a long time to reply: "I really... have never seen such a brazen person!"

Wang Dalin laughed loudly and said: "It seems that you still haven't figured it out, it's okay, come to Los Angeles when you figure it out, the door of the Clippers will always be open for you!"

……

The period before the game was just the players' daily bragging and farting. After the warm-up was over, the starting players of both sides officially appeared on the field, and a fierce fight with real knives and guns finally started.

With a whistle, Mourning and Brad Miller jumped up at the same time, and it was Mourning who won the jump ball.

Miller is 213cm tall, much taller than Mourning, but Mourning's jumping ability and wingspan are both higher than him, and his experience can beat him by a few blocks, so it is not surprising that he can win the jump ball.

Wang Dalin grabbed the ball and passed it back to Jarich. Under Bibby's defense, Jarich dribbled the ball steadily to the frontcourt, and then passed the ball to Wang Dalin.

After Wang Dalin held the ball in a high position, the other four teammates began to run quickly. After a few seconds, Wang Dalin saw that everyone had no good chances, so he dribbled the ball to the inside.

His first step started very quickly, even Weber's speed was instantly broken by him, and then... Wang Dalin made a ground pass to Mourning who was under the basket. Mourning immediately turned around and dunked with both hands after receiving the ball.

The twin towers of Miller and Divac were attracted by Wang Dalin and Artest respectively. When Mourning received the ball, they had no time to return to defense and could only watch helplessly as he completed the dunk.

Divac is better. Miller is still young, and he blames himself for this defensive misplacement.

Weber walked over and patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "It's okay, can't we just return one of them later?"

Miller nodded and said, "Yeah!"

It has to be said that Weber has both personal strength and responsibility as the boss, and he does have a leadership temperament.

It's the Kings' turn to attack.

Bibby dribbled the ball to the top of the three-point arc. Webb asked for the ball with his back against Wang Dalin at the free throw line.

After catching the ball, Weber shook his shoulders, then immediately turned around and shot a jump shot... With a bang, the ball went in.

Wang Dalin was obviously insufficiently prepared for his attack, and he didn't even have time to intervene.

He also didn't expect that Weber would play so neatly. After catching the ball, he turned around and shot without even dribbling. He thought that Weber's receiving the ball in this position was just a transition!

"Hey, sure enough, everyone who can be selected for the All-Star lineup should not be underestimated!" Wang Dalin sighed secretly, and then silently sent the bottom line.

The Clippers' attack was still dealt by Wang Dalin at the top of the three-point arc, and Artest cut to the basket through Mourning's screen.

When Wang Dalin got the ball, Artest caught the ball and made a layup in one go. Unexpectedly, the opponent Divac had returned to the defense in time, and a big cap sent his ball directly out of the baseline.

After being covered by a big hot pot, Artest blushed, obviously unable to hang on his face. When the baseline ball was sent, he leaned against Peja and asked Wang Dalin for the ball.

Wang Dalin smiled slightly and lobbed the ball to him.

Although Artest's height is half a head shorter than Peja's, his strength is more than one grade stronger than him.He dribbled the ball behind his back and forced two steps towards the basket, then turned around and made a jumper...here we have the ball!
I have to say that Artest is still very reliable when he feels online. At least he knows all kinds of offensive skills, but he is not very refined.

When the later generations were in the Kings, this guy felt like Kobe when he played for a while, with various face-up dribble breakthroughs or behind-the-back jumpers. Although the hit rate was not high, it was not low.

The level of his offensive efficiency mainly depends on his own touch. Anyway, few people in the small forward position can withstand his strange strength. Even James, Pierce and Anthony are slightly weaker than him in terms of strength.

Wang Dalin still remembers that when he watched the NBA in his previous life, there was a game between the Rockets and the Cavaliers.

Artest happened to be with the Rockets at that time, and this guy defended James with 21 of 7 shots, and the Rockets won in the end, which made James very embarrassed.

He is not particularly right to defend Kobe's technical speed outside players, but he is perfect for dealing with James' strength.

And Artest's fighting skills are also good. In the "Auburn Hills Palace incident", this guy was not injured when he faced the siege of hundreds of fans, which shows his amazing... ability to fight!

In fact, it was the "Martial Saint" Stephen Jackson that was the most powerful. If he hadn't rushed to the stands to rescue Artest in time, Artest might have been smashed into a pig's head by the group of angry fans.

However, he was able to retreat under the siege of so many fans, and his combat effectiveness must be very good. Even if he can't beat a tough guy like Da Ben, he is absolutely rare in the entire league.

This is also the main reason why Wang Dalin suggested that "Lord Baylor" trade him here... Wang Dalin is worthy of everyone if he is a player, but if it is a fight, it is better to find a "bodyguard" by his side.

Besides, is there any championship team in the NBA so far that doesn't have one or two bad guys?
In the past, the Bulls had Rodman, the Spurs had Bowen, the Pistons had Ben, and the Lakers... O'Neal himself had enough deterrence.

Look at the Clippers. Now that they have Mourning and Artest in their team, who dares to be presumptuous?

The last time Bao Wen stepped on his foot, Wang Dalin stepped on him directly and hurt him. If Wang Dalin had something wrong at that time, Artest probably beat him to death on the spot.

Or back to the game...

After being scored by Artest, the Kings once again pressed the army.

This time Miller came out and set a screen for Peja, directly blocked Artest firmly, Peja dribbled the ball back a step, raised his hand and shot...the ball went in again!

Artest was suddenly depressed.

This time he was so focused on Peja that he didn't notice that Miller had come to his side to make a pick-and-roll.

If he can see in advance, with his strength, he can definitely squeeze through, and it won't let Peja get the chance for the point guard to shoot a three-pointer.

Wang Dalin patted him on the shoulder at the right time, and gave him a sunny smile: "It's okay, I'll pass the ball to you later, won't you return it if you hit him?"

Artest's face finally turned cloudy: "Okay, I will run out of a good position!"

The game lasted for 1 minute and 32 seconds, and the battle between the two sides became 4:5. The Kings led by 1 point. A fierce fight has just begun...

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