am i proud?

Chapter 252 Is this year's top voter a bit of a loser?

Seeing that Yao Ming committed two fouls at the beginning of the second quarter, Musselman was immediately caught in a dilemma.

If Yao Ming continues to stay on the court, it is almost 100% sure that he will commit 3 fouls in the first half, and even 4 fouls are also very possible.

But if Yao Ming is replaced, the Warriors will lose their greatest advantage, and the Clippers players will be able to rush to the basket unscrupulously, and there will be big troubles on the defensive end.

Even now, Yao Ming has committed two fouls, how can the Clippers players not see it?

As long as they don't get water in their heads, how can they not attack the Warriors inside?
Yao Ming was troubled by fouls, and he would certainly be timid in defense. He probably lost at least half of his abilities.

"What should I do?" Musselman couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

While he was thinking hard, he saw that Yao Ming had forced Wang Dalin away, and after a one-handed dunk, he roared wildly at Wang Dalin.

Wang Dalin had just lost his footing and was squeezed out of position by Yao Ming. He could only watch him complete the dunk. He was already in a bad mood, but now he saw Yao Ming roaring at him directly, and he couldn't help but burst into anger.

"Dayao, have you grown up? How dare you yell at me?"

Wang Dalin said something with a half-smile, his voice was light and light, but to Yao Ming's ears, it sounded like an evening drum and morning bell. He woke up suddenly, and hurriedly said with a sneer: "Dalin...hehe, I was too excited just now, don't you take offense?"

Wang Dalin sneered and said, "Okay, I'll get excited too later, just wait!"

Yao Ming turned pale with shock, and hurriedly said, "Don't... Dalin, we are brothers, don't mess with me!"

Wang Dalin laughed and said: "Who said I'm going to punish you, I just want to punish you a few times!"

Yao Ming's face darkened, and he said, "Isn't it? Isn't one buckle enough?"

Wang Dalin ignored him, and directly retreated to the baseline and sent the baseline ball. Yao Ming saw that the point guard Eddie House, who came from the bench for the Clippers, was advancing very fast.

After House dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he didn't rush to attack. Instead, he waited for Wang Dalin to slowly come to the frontcourt, and then used his pick-and-roll to rush into the three-second zone.

House hit the ball behind his back, and Wang Dalin really caught it, and after receiving the ball, he jumped up without saying a word.

Yao Ming didn't have time to take off, so he had to avoid the front for the time being. Wang Dalin completed the attack with a one-handed dunk.

Although this slam dunk is not really a dunk in the true sense, it brought a lot of visual impact to the audience, because he jumped too high. If the distance was closer, he could even hit the basket with his forehead.

It is no exaggeration to say... This dunk is like jumping straight up on a spring, which is really eye-popping.

The audience at the scene was also very face-saving. First they uttered an exclamation in unison, and then stood up one after another, clapping and screaming.

Although Wang Dalin's jumping ability has already reached above 90, but he really rarely shows his super jumping ability in the game. After all, the goal he set for himself is to become an all-around superstar, not just a violent dunker.

Vince. Carter's dunk is awesome, right?Not to mention Kobe, even Jordan can't compare with him in the field of dunking.

However, the achievements he has achieved in his career are far behind Kobe. To put it bluntly, he can't keep up with flattery.

Did Jordan become the "God of Basketball" because he won the All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest for two consecutive years?
Obviously...not so!

A true all-round superstar cannot be dubbed a functional title such as "slam dunk" or "three-point shooter". This is probably the reason why James has not participated in the dunk contest in later generations, right?
If he really wants to participate, he may not be able to win the championship. What a shame if he loses?

As long as he doesn't participate, he is still the omnipotent "King James", and everyone knows that his actual dunks are extremely good. Isn't that enough?
Of course, Wang Dalin is not like James. Although he didn't have so many slam dunks in the competition, he has decided to participate in the dunk contest and win at least three dunk contests.

The real "all-round superstar" is that I want all the honors... I want the champion of the three-pointer contest, and I want the champion of the slam dunk contest!

In the next attack, Billups hit a three-pointer with Yao Ming's pick-and-roll.

In fact, if Wang Dalin switched defenses decisively, he would definitely be able to defend the ball, but he didn't dare, because switching defenses would mean throwing Yao Ming to House... As for his short 185 cm, it's not like Yao Ming is playing with him?

Not to mention Yao Ming, even Billups can overwhelm him with his height.

Looking back, Wang Dalin also made a pick-and-roll for Korver, and the latter made a three-pointer through the basket...Korver is very good at three-pointers!

The Warriors Jamison missed a mid-range shot. Wang Dalin received the rebound and sent a long pass to the fast-downing Artest. Artest didn't care about Billups who had already returned to the defense. Like a bulldozer, he rushed directly to the basket with a one-handed dunk.

Watching Artest's high-fives with Wang Dalin excitedly, Billups couldn't help but feel sour in his heart-"I think the fourth brother passed the ball to me in the same way at the beginning!"

The former brothers have now parted ways, so many good memories can only be kept in my heart for a long time. When they meet on the field, they can only be opponents!
Billups patted his face and forcibly pulled himself together—"You have excellent new teammates, and I have Yao by my side. It depends on who can win!"

The game passed by one minute and one second. At the end of the second quarter, Wang Dalin used Artest's cover to speed up and get rid of Jamison who was following the defense. He rushed into the three-second zone and jumped high.

With a loud bang, Wang Dalin dunked the ball, but after all, Yao Ming, who was 226 cm tall, was separated.

Yao Ming hugged him quickly, and put him firmly on the ground.

After finally landing smoothly, Wang Dalin patted Yao Ming's shoulder and said with a smile, "Thank you, Dayao!"

Yao Ming chuckled and said, "Okay, don't be polite to me... How the hell can I watch you fall headlong?"

Wang Dalin said with a smile: "I'm so sorry, I deducted you again!"

Yao Ming suddenly withdrew his smile and said seriously: "Da Lin, don't hold back like this in the future, how dangerous was it just now? It's just me, I guess someone else will really ignore you... If you fall down badly, who the hell am I going to partner with at the Athens Olympics this summer?"

Of course it was impossible for Wang Dalin to tell him that he had a "copper skin and iron bone badge" body protection, as long as he was playing basketball, no matter how dangerous the action was, he would not be injured.

Seeing that Yao Ming was not angry when he was dunked by him, but still caring about himself, Wang Dalin couldn't help being moved, and said with a smile, "Okay, I won't dunk like this in the future!"

After scoring and adding penalties, Wang Dalin scored 3 points in a row at the last moment of the second quarter, and successfully opened the point difference to 4 points... At halftime, the Clippers led the Warriors by 55 points at 51:4!
In the TNT live broadcast room, Buckley took 10 hundred-dollar bills from Smith and couldn't help laughing, as if his life had reached its peak.

"Hahaha...Kenny, let me say that Darling-Wang and the Clippers are better? Are you convinced now?"

"Don't be so proud too early, be careful of pretending to be slapped in the face!"

"Slap in the face? Did you see it clearly? Yao has committed three offenses. Do you think he dared to go all out on the defensive end in the second half?"

"Ah? Really? Damn it! Yao has committed the third crime... Oh my God, what should I do?"

"Hahaha, Kenny, are you sure you want to continue the third round of gambling?"

"Uh...why don't you continue? I've already lost two rounds, at worst, I'll just lose one more round! Tell me, how do you bet on the third round?"

"Well, I'm relieved to see that you're still alive... In the third round, I originally planned to bet on the final outcome of the game, but now it seems that I'm taking advantage of it too much. Why don't we just bet on how much the Clippers can win?"

"You fucking underestimate the Warriors, don't you? We haven't even played in the third quarter yet, even if Yao has committed three fouls, the Warriors still have Chauncey, Antawn and Jason... I don't need you to pity me, just bet on the outcome of the game, I still beat the Warriors!"

"Hahaha...Kenny, I have to say that you are really kind! Well, then don't change it, you bet on the Warriors, I bet on the Clippers, and the bet is raised to $10000, how about it?"

"Okay, it's a deal!"

……

Wang Dalin didn't know that Barkley and Smith's bet had increased to $10000, and he was receiving Li Xin's physical therapy massage during the intermission. After all, he played 24 minutes in the first half, and his physical exertion was not small.

After his stamina reaches 94, his physical stamina must be considered the top among all NBA players. It is estimated that only a few people such as Kobe and Hamilton can compete with him in this field. However, even if the stamina is raised to the full value of 99, it does not mean that you can easily play the whole game!
I believe that friends who have played 2K games know that in the brilliant career mode, even if your stamina reaches 99 full, if you really want to fully fire the whole game, your stamina bar will still almost bottom out at the end... And you haven’t played the whole game, because the system will not allow you to play for 48 minutes!

Even though Wang Dalin's physical fitness is now close to the ceiling of NBA players, he doesn't dare to go wild all over the court recklessly, and has to "go" a little bit at certain times.

所以上半场出现了一个很奇怪的现象……尽管王大林半场“只有”9投5中，其中三分球6投3中，罚球6投5中，“只得到”18分6篮板6助攻2抢断2盖帽，却总给人一种“老子无处不在”的感觉。

其实真要说到进攻……勇士队这边姚铭半场就10投6中，外加罚球8投7中砍下了19分，比王大林还要多1分呢！

Speaking of defense... Artest not only contributed 2 steals and 1 block in the first half, but also successfully defended Jamison to only 12 of 3 shots. He should have more presence on the defensive end than Wang Dalin, right?

Let's talk about the organization... There is nothing controversial about this. Wang Dalin sent out 6 assists in the first half, which is indeed black and white!
If you still don't understand this situation, friends may wish to browse the video of the Cavaliers-Celtics series in the 2018 playoffs on the Internet. James was basically in this situation at that time.

To put it bluntly... Although I didn't go all out, I was everywhere on the field. After the game, I looked at the statistics - I'm sorry, I am so awesome!
Of course, it's a bit of an exaggeration to say that Wang Dalin didn't go all out. He can only say that he has a little reservation in terms of physical fitness... No matter on the offensive or defensive ends, he has almost used his full strength.

After all, it was the first time in many years that he played the fifth position, and he had to face a top center in the league like Yao Ming, so the pressure was still great.

Especially on the defensive end... Although Yao Ming didn't deliberately gain weight in the Warriors, he is indeed much stronger than last season, and his strength has already improved a lot.

Although there is still a big gap between Bi O'Neill's supernatural power, but after Wang Dalin confronted him for half the time, he initially estimated that his power should be between 85-90.

This strength value is not weak, even in this era, he can definitely rank within the top fifteen among all inside players in the league.

If it is thrown into the era of small balls in the later generations, it will be a sideways existence... Even if it is the strength of "Brother Stepping", compared with Yao Ming at this moment, he can only be willing to bow down.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the offensives of both sides were a little bit closed.

On the one hand, it is because the defensive strength of both sides is higher than that in the first half, and on the other hand, it is also because the physical energy of the players on both sides is a bit too much.

So at this time, the head coaches of both sides actively dispatched troops and sent some fairly good substitute players.

In the competition for the bench lineup, the Warriors were obviously at a disadvantage. After all, the Clippers had Wang Zhizhi, House, Barnes, Korver, Wilcox and other fierce players on the bench. Except for Troy Murphy, who was still a bit combative on their bench, everyone else could only be regarded as mediocre.

When the main players such as Wang Dalin appeared again, the point difference between the two sides had reached double digits, and the Clippers led by a full 69 points at 59:10.

In the TNT live broadcast room, Smith's face was a little green, and Barkley on the side hadn't forgotten to continue to stimulate him—"Hey, Kenny, do you still think that the Warriors can turn defeat into victory?"

Although Smith knew that he was cold for more than half of the night, he still insisted: "The game is not over yet, anything can happen, don't get complacent too early!"

What he said was so emboldened that Barkley on the side burst out laughing.

10000 US dollars is not a small amount. According to the current market conditions in the entire United States, it can at least be equivalent to three months' wages of ordinary migrant workers.

Even someone with a high income like Smith would feel a little heartache when he suddenly loses so much money... He was just a role player when he played, and he really didn't make much money.

In the second half of the third quarter, the Warriors put on all the main players to give it a go, especially Yao Ming's attack in the interior was very efficient, even Wang Dalin also paid the price of 2 fouls on him.

No way, Yao Ming was really good at playing. He knew that he couldn't compete with Wang Dalin in terms of strength, so he gave full play to his superb footwork at the basket and inside skills, coupled with his height of 226 cm, often made Wang Dalin helpless.

However, Wang Dalin can always save face on the offensive end. His offensive methods are much richer than Yao Ming, especially his pick-and-roll offense from the perimeter and his teammates, which can be said to make the Warriors completely helpless.

When the game was about to end with 3 minutes left, the Clippers had already led by 101 points 84:17, so coach Musselman sighed and reluctantly replaced all the main players.

Seeing that the opponent had disarmed and surrendered, it was naturally impossible for the old Deng Levi to kill them all. He also replaced Wang Dalin and other main players.

During the garbage time, both sides made achievements, but the Clippers have always firmly controlled the situation on the field and maintained their advantage to the end.

In the end, the Clippers defeated the Warriors 111:96 and won this extremely important card battle.

In the TNT live broadcast room, Smith wrote an IOU to Buckley with a mournful face, because he didn't have so much cash with him... This is also normal, who the hell has tens of thousands of dollars on his body?
本场比赛王大林总共19投12中，其中三分球9投5中，罚球14投12中，砍下41分13篮板10助攻4抢断3盖帽，继两天前对阵国王队之后再次贡献出40+大号三双，所不同的是……这次快船队赢了。

After that, they first defeated the Jazz at home on the night of January 1, and then lost to the Sonics in back-to-back away games on January 23... Two consecutive losses followed by two consecutive victories, which is definitely the style of the Clippers this season.

Then on January 1, they played away against the Jazz. Wang Dalin thought he could win easily, but they lost again with a score of 26:95.

这场比赛王大林全场18投10中，其中三分球9投4中，罚球12投10中，砍下34分13篮板8助攻2抢断2盖帽，表现不可谓不好。

But it can be seen from the number of assists... The teammate is so hip again, otherwise, with Wang Dalin's selfless style of play, how could the number of assists be "only" 8 times?
You must know that he only took 18 shots in this game, which is not as many as Artest's shots!

呃……其实阿泰斯特这场比赛的表现并不拉胯，他全场19投9中，其中三分球6投2中，罚球4投3中，得到23分6篮板2助攻3抢断1盖帽，已经很不错了。

Quentin, Korver, Wang Zhizhi, Mourning, Jarich and everyone else who pulled the hips together only made 43 of 17 shots, including 6 of 1 three-pointers.

It's normal to look at it this way... There are as many as 82 regular season games in the NBA each season. You can't ask stars to perform well in every game, and it's even more impossible to ask role players to perform stably at any time.

Occasionally stretching the hips for one or two games is really understandable, but the whole team stretched the hips in one game, which still made the old Dunleavy very angry. The next day, the old coach ignored the back-to-back at home against the Bulls and directly gave all the players a "devil training".

Wang Dalin complained in his heart, but he still had to train...Old Deng Levy is indeed an old guy who has come all the way from the last century. Although he is not as perverted as Pat Riley, when he is really angry, he will still make everyone "cool".

After the baptism of the "compressed version of devil training", the Clippers really seemed to be blessed with a "BUFF" that night. The shooting percentage of all players was terribly high. They made 75 of the 40 shots in the game, and they also made 19 of 8 three-pointers.

When a team shoots 53.3% of the field goals in the game, there is almost no possibility of losing, so they easily defeated the Bulls 106:87, kicking the opponent to the bottom of the league.

1月30日和31日，快船队又经历了1月份的第五次背靠背，结果他们先是在客场97:98惜败给了热火队，接着又在奥兰多以115：89大比分血洗了魔术队。

I have to say that the Heat have played really well this season, and they are currently ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference.

Originally, the Heat had Eddie Jones, a powerful scorer who could contribute 20+ points per game, and Caron Butler, who was selected in 2002, also made great progress.

In the offseason, they introduced Lamar Odom and Ralph Alston through trades, and selected Dwyane Wade, the future team leader, in the draft... Their strength has indeed improved a lot compared to before.

Although they are not enough to talk about the topic of the championship now, they will definitely affect the situation in the entire Eastern Conference in time.

On the afternoon of February 2, the league announced the final results of this year's All-Star voting. Wang Dalin broke his own record with 1 votes and was re-elected as the All-Star vote leader this season.

People are used to seeing Wang Dalin as the king of votes, even if he breaks the record again. The real surprise is Yao Ming... His vote count is as high as 3154625, which is only 57917 votes lower than Wang Dalin's!
Since the All-Star Game, there has never been two stars who have received more than 300 million votes at the same time. This undoubtedly proves that the popularity of the NBA today is indeed much stronger than before, and it also proves... There are so many Chinese fans!
Last season, Yao Ming overwhelmed O'Neal with 1751257 votes to be elected as the starting center of the Western Conference All-Stars.

So... last time O'Neill was still dissatisfied with Yao Ming, but this time he calmed down.

"Yao is a very good big man. His footwork and skills around the basket are perfect, his shooting touch is quite soft, and his defensive skills are also very good. I have no opinion on him being selected as the starting center of the Western Conference!"

The above words are what O'Neill said when facing the reporter's question. It doesn't matter whether he is really convinced or not, anyway, he really didn't pick and choose Yao Ming this time.

也是……姚铭本赛季至今场均可以贡献出20.1分10篮板2.9助攻0.9抢断2.3盖帽，投篮命中率高达56.2%，只看数据的话比奥尼尔真没差多少。

On the morning of February 2, the league announced the East and West Player of the Month winners for January. They were Jason Kidd and Yao Ming.

If you only look at the statistics, neither of them is that qualified, but combined with the team's record...it's still very controversial!
Kidd is better. After all, there are few people in the East who can compare with him. The record of McGrady, the only team with explosive data, is too hip.

Yao Ming's selection as the best player of the month is a bit controversial. Although the Warriors have a good record and Yao Ming's personal statistics are quite impressive, there is always someone who is more outstanding than his personal performance. Not to mention, at least Wang Dalin's personal performance is absolutely enough to crush everyone in the league.

1月份王大林场均轰出了34.8分15.2篮板10.2助攻2.4抢断2.5盖帽，投篮命中率59%，罚球命中率87.6%，三分命中率更是高达50.4%。

If it weren't for the Clippers' record of only 9 wins and 8 losses, the best of the month would definitely be awarded to him.

With the game in January coming to an end, the All-Star Weekend is naturally coming.

不过在全明星周末前，快船队还有6个客场要打，分别是2月2日对老鹰、2月4日对凯尔特人、2月6日对奇才，2月8日对尼克斯，2月10日对森林狼、2月11日对灰熊。

Except for the Hawks and Wizards, these teams are all strong teams in the playoffs, especially the Timberwolves played very well in January, and have quietly risen to the No. 1 in the Western Conference, stepping on the Lakers.

Therefore, these two games against the Eagles and Wizards are extremely important for the Clippers. In the old Dunleavy's plan, these two games must not be missed...

　Thanks to "Principal Ant" and "Love on the Cliff" for their monthly encouragement!
　　
　
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