am i proud?

Chapter 245 Finally came the temporary mission again

Hearing Wang Dalin's words, Kobe and O'Neill showed contemptuous smiles.

Kobe pointed back at Payton and Malone who were warming up, and said with a smile, "Darling-Wang, it seems you haven't figured out the situation yet? Look carefully... In addition to me and Shaq, our team also includes Gary and Carl. Are you sure you can beat us?"

Wang Dalin looked at Ma Long who was practicing free throws, and said with a smirk on his face: "Yes, I saw it, your lineup is really amazing, but I don't know how long you can maintain this atmosphere of unity!"

O'Neal laughed and said, "Hahaha, you kid still dare to doubt our team atmosphere? Tell you, we are very united now, and you have no chance at all!"

Kobe also rushed to say: "Yes, we must be the championship this year!"

Wang Dalin nodded silently, and said in his heart: "When that fellow Ma Long seduces your wife, I don't think you have the face to be shy in front of me?"

Based on his friendship with Kobe and the degree of admiration he had for Kobe in the previous life, he wanted to warn Kobe in advance, but seeing Kobe's unflattering expression, he immediately changed his mind.

Anyway, Ma Long didn't succeed in the end, and at worst it would make Kobe sick, so just teach him a small lesson.

It is said that in this life, because Wang Dalin and Kobe organized the "Reaper Special Training Camp" during the offseason, Kobe had no time to go to Eagle County to mess around. Without the negative impact of the "Eagle County Incident", the record of the Lakers is obviously much stronger than in the original history.

They have only lost 6 games so far, and their winning percentage is far behind other teams... If Phil Jackson hadn't strictly limited the playing time of the three veterans Malone, Payton and O'Neal, they might even hit last season's 73-win record of the Pistons this season.

Although it will definitely be very difficult, it is not impossible!

And O'Neal's toe injury is well under control after he cut back on playing time, and there has been no sign of a recurrence this season.

而且他目前场均20.8分11.4篮板3.2助攻0.8抢断2.1盖帽，虽说比上赛季有所下降，可他的健康程度却比上赛季好得多。

All in all, this Lakers team with the "F4 combination" is really strong, with almost no weaknesses on both offense and defense, and is at least one level stronger than the Lakers team in the original time and space.

In the TNT live broadcast room, Barkley and Smith have already started talking.

"Kenny, whatever you say tonight, you have to gamble with me again!" Buckley said with an almost fierce look on his face, "You kicked my ass hard last time, this Qiu Laozi still remembers it!"

"Okay, come here if you want to bet, anyway, I bet on the Lakers to win!" Smith said nonchalantly, "Do you dare to bet on the Clippers to win?"

"Why don't you dare? Even if you don't mention it today, I will definitely bet on the Clippers to win!" Barkley said categorically, "I don't play around like you. Darling-Wang is my good brother. No matter which team he is in, I will always support him!"

"Okay, you have guts, I admire you!" Smith gave him a thumbs up, "But when the Clippers lose tonight, I won't be merciless when I kick you!"

"Take each other!" Barkley gritted his teeth, "You better put an insole on the asshole, otherwise I'm afraid I'll kick your ass off!"

……

At this time when Barkley and Smith were chatting, the warm-up of the two teams finally ended, and the players returned to the bench. After a short rest, the starting players of both sides will appear on the field.

Wang Dalin took the towel from the staff and just wiped off the sweat on his head when he heard a "ding" in his mind, and his whole body was shocked.

To be honest, he hadn't heard this notification tone for a long time, but now that he heard it suddenly, Wang Dalin felt as if it was a lifetime away.

"The system detects that the host is about to face the Lakers with the 'F4 combination', so it releases a series of missions 'Thunderbolt'!"

"Thunderbolt: The Lakers have an invincible 'F4 combination' this season. They are invincible and extremely powerful. However, brave fighters should never shrink back because of the strength of the enemy. Go forward bravely and give the opposing powerful enemy a fatal blow with thunderbolt momentum!"

"Task 1: The host leads the team to defeat the Lakers once in the regular season this season! Reward for completing the task: The host can arbitrarily designate an ability value to increase by 1 points."

"Task 2: The host leads the team to defeat the Lakers twice in the regular season this season! Reward for completing the task: The host can arbitrarily designate one ability value to increase by 1 points."

"Mission 3: The host leads the team to defeat the Lakers 1 times in the regular season this season! Reward for completing the task: The host can arbitrarily designate one ability value to increase by 5 points."

"Mission 4: The host leads the team to defeat the Lakers 2 times in the regular season this season! Reward for completing the task: The host can arbitrarily designate 5 abilities to increase by [-] points."

After reading it, Wang Dalin couldn't help curling his lips... Is the system treating the Lakers as the league's "ultimate boss" this season?
That's right, because the Pistons didn't have the championship lineup in the original time and space, although the strength is not weak, it is obviously not enough compared to the current Lakers.

In addition to the Pistons in the East this season, the Pacers are not bad, but Wang Dalin knows that the Pacers are only good in the regular season, and it may be difficult to beat the Pistons in the playoffs.

If you want to break the wrist with the Lakers, it is estimated that only a few strong teams in the West are barely qualified.

However, in the face of the Lakers' "F4 combination", whether it is the Kings, Mavericks, Timberwolves or Warriors, it seems that they are still a bit short.

Compared with strong attack, it can't compare with the two big killers of O'Neal and Kobe;
Compared with defense, it can't compare to the Lakers' defensive system that can be called impregnable now.

It is very possible to win one or two games in this kind of encounter in the regular season, but in the 7-game 4-win playoffs, there is no chance of opportunism.

In the face of absolute strength, it seems that any tactics are useless, unless... playing tricks?

In the 2020-2021 season, the Bucks successfully climbed to the top by stepping on their feet, but no one in the league knew about it at this time, even Wang Dalin didn't know... It was only mid-February 2021 when he crossed, and Durant was still recuperating during the regular season at that time!

Although the confrontation intensity of the NBA league in this era is much higher than that of later generations, there are not many people who really like to use dirty tricks on others, and the overall environment of the league is relatively clean.

For example, Big Ben, his defense is very tough, but his defensive moves are not dirty.

Another example is the Lakers. Their defensive system this season is very complete. O'Neal is in charge of protecting the frame inside, Malone and Fox are sweeping back and forth in the middle and short range, and Kobe and Payton are the gates of defense on the outside... Who else in the entire league can compare with them in defense?

Let's talk about offense. Kobe Bryant averaged 26.9 points per game, followed by O'Neal with 20.8 points per game, followed by Payton with 18.8 points per game and Malone with 16.7 points per game.

The four of them alone can score 83.2 points per game. If the other role players contribute a little more points, wouldn't it be easy to pass the hundred points in a single game?

To be honest, Wang Dalin felt that even if he just wanted to complete the task, it would not be easy.

But now he is only short of the three-point ability value of reaching the minimum standard of "Hao Zhi Long Shot". His current three-point ability value is 93, which is only 2 points away from reaching the standard. If he can complete this task, even if he only completes task one, he will be able to equip this S-level star skill.

How did the "primary school student" in later generations start the "Road to the Sun and Heaven"?

Isn't it just relying on the unparalleled three-point shooting?

Although Wang Dalin seems to be very strong now, if he can equip the "Hao Zhi Long Shot", he estimates that his attack power can be increased by at least [-]%!
Based on his average of 32.8 points per game last season, that's about 36.1 points... James Harden, the "Second Beard" James Harden, averaged the highest points per game in his career, it seems like that much, right?

So Wang Dalin quickly made up his mind...tonight, he must win the Lakers no matter what!
……

The starting players of both sides finally appeared.

The starting five of the Lakers are center Shaquille O'Neal, power forward Karl Malone, small forward Rick Fox, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, and point guard Gary Payton.

The starting lineup of the Clippers is center Alonzo Mourning, power forward Wang Dalin, small forward Ron Artest, shooting guard Quentin Richardson, and point guard Marco Jaric.

In the jump ball link, Mourning lost to O'Neal without accident.

He is very good at jumping the ball, but he is obviously still a bit worse than O'Neal... No way, he is not dominant in height, wingspan, and jumping.

After Payton got the ball, he didn't pause at all. He directly made a long pass to Kobe who was on the line.

"Wow...Charles, did you see clearly? Kobe's dunk will definitely be selected as one of the top ten shots of the week. It's really amazing!"

Smith couldn't help exclaiming again and again, but Barkley just said indifferently: "This dunk is not bad... Regardless of the take-off height or dunk strength, it is just average. Darling-Wang must be much better than him!"

Smith said unconvinced: "You obviously can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour!"

Barkley said with a smile: "Oh, don't be angry... I bet Darling Wang will respond to Kobe with a dunk, just watch if you don't believe me!"

As if to confirm Barkley's words... When O'Neal was dragged out of the three-second zone by Mourning, Wang Dalin really chose to rush to the basket.

Ma Long has tried his best to chase and defend, but Wang Dalin's breakthrough speed is comparable to that of a swingman. How can his old legs catch up?

"Clang!"

Wang Dalin dunked with both hands. When he jumped to the highest point, the top of his head was already above the height of the basket... With his current jumping ability of 92, it is very normal to reach this height.

This slam dunk looked very domineering, but Wang Dalin knew that this could only be regarded as a "sneak attack". If O'Neal was protecting the frame under the basket at the moment, even if he was killed, he would not dare to challenge it head-on.

With his current strength and bounce, it is not impossible to dunk O'Neill, but Wang Dalin knows how much O'Neill values ​​his own territory. He has said many times in interviews that if someone dares to challenge him, even if he directly grabs him, he will never allow anyone to dunk himself.

Of course, Wang Dalin wasn't afraid that he would be injured if he was dragged off by O'Neill, but if he fell abruptly, it was painful and embarrassing, why did he find it boring?
Looking back, it was the Lakers' turn to attack.

After Payton dribbled the ball for halftime, he lobbed the ball to O'Neal who was in the paint.

After O'Neill received the ball, he started to shove hard. Mourning tried his best behind him and was pushed back again and again by him.

When the top was only a few feet away from the basket, O'Neal turned around forcefully with a "overlord step", catching the ball with one hand with his right hand, and it seemed that he was about to make a violent dunk.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he jumped together, the ball in his hand disappeared.

It was Wang Dalin again...he suddenly rushed over from some unknown position, and dropped the ball from O'Neill's hand with a knife!
O'Neill's face was full of surprise... er, it was a bit of embarrassment in the surprise.

This ball... Should it be considered a steal or a block?

Wang Dalin didn't care about this, he immediately launched a fast break after grabbing the ball, and the Clippers rushed down three lines at the same time, and Artest and Quentin ran fast enough!
Seeing that the opponent Kobe and Fox had returned to the defense in time, Wang Dalin did not force himself, but passed the ball to Artest who was in a better position.

After receiving the ball, Artest made an emergency stop and made a mid-range shot. The ball... was hit by no surprise!
Wang Dalin leaped high, took off the offensive rebound from above Kobe's head, then directly pushed up against Kobe, and gently put the ball into the basket.

Seeing Kobe gnashing his teeth with hatred, Wang Dalin couldn't help laughing.

In the "Reaper Special Training Camp", he and Kobe had already played one-on-one countless times. Whenever the situation fell behind, he would always use his height to bully Kobe with a ball or two. That guy...isn't too simple.

Just like this ball, if Kobe can suddenly grow 10cm taller, how can Wang Dalin grab the offensive rebound so easily and succeed in the second attack?
When it was the Lakers' turn to attack, both O'Neal and Kobe wanted to take the ball and give Wang Dalin an "ANSWER-BALL", but Payton still passed the ball to O'Neal.

Just now O'Neal was "humiliated" by Wang Dalin who didn't know whether it was a steal or a block, and then it was Kobe's turn to be bullied by Wang Dalin.
In terms of distributing ball rights, Payton is obviously a first-class master in the league, especially when the Lakers have two big players, the distribution of ball rights must be "evenly covered", and absolutely not "specially favor one person"!
After O'Neill received the ball, he had another strong crush. After pushing away Mourning, he glanced at the other side first, and after confirming that Wang Dalin was not in place to help defend, he turned around and completed a small hook.

Wang Dalin immediately slid over and jumped up, grabbing the rebound under O'Neal's astonishment.

"Hey, Shaq, if you want to shoot, just shoot. What are you doing looking at me?" Wang Dalin couldn't help teasing him, "Look, did you miss it? You can't blame me for that!"

O'Neill was so angry that he wanted to go up and punch him to the ground immediately.

But the rebound has already been snatched by him, and he will definitely not be able to grab it now, as long as he swallows his breath, turns around and runs towards his own half.

Wang Dalin dribbled the ball to the front court and handed the ball to Jaric.

In this attack, he decided to hit one in the middle distance, so he came to the right flank with his back against Malone and asked for the ball...

　Thanks to "Tracey Curry" for rewarding 3000 starting coins, and thanks to "Michael Kobe" for rewarding 500 starting coins!
　　Thanks to "Tracey Curry", "Young Master Yang Jia", "You are poisonous, are you?" for sending monthly tickets for encouragement!
　　
　
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