am i proud?

Chapter 263 Healthy Basketball?I won't!

On March 3, the inside and outside of the "Staples Center" arena in Los Angeles was brightly lit.

The arena is full of seats, but looking around, more than [-]% of the fans are wearing the purple and gold jerseys of the Lakers, and there are very few fans wearing the white jerseys of the Clippers.

Find someone who doesn't know much about it, and most of them think this is the Lakers' home game, but in fact this game is the Clippers' home game.

Wang Dalin was quite relieved. He still remembered that during the first city war this season, the number of Lakers fans at the scene even reached more than [-]%. Now the situation is much better.

It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter who the Clippers meet at home, but as long as they play against the Lakers, there is no difference between home and away.

After some appearance ceremonies, players from both sides began to warm up.

Wang Dalin noticed that Kobe's three-pointers have become more and more accurate, and his shooting percentage without defense is quite good, at least more accurate than his rookie season.

This can be seen from his average three-point field goal percentage this season... 39.1%, this number is absolutely impossible in his original time and space!
Friends who know Kobe must know that his three-point shooting percentage throughout his career is actually not high, and it is almost the same as the league average.

However, friends who are impressed may not know that Kobe has also been very accurate. For example, in the 2002-2003 season, his three-point shooting percentage reached 38.3%.

In this life, he has already started to strengthen the training of three-point shooting, so his three-point shooting percentage last season was slightly higher than in the original history, reaching 38.9%.

His three-point shots this season are higher than last season, but his shooting percentage has not decreased but increased, which shows that he is indeed getting more and more accurate.

Originally Bryant was already very good, but this life has strengthened his three-point shooting, which is tantamount to adding wings to a tiger.

Therefore, even if the old Malone was plagued by injuries in the middle of the season, O'Neal was still on and off because of a toe injury, and "Glove" Payton also obviously declined a lot. The Lakers are already very good only by Kobe's strong performance.

One thing to say... As long as O'Neal, Malone, and Payton are a little stronger, the Lakers can't just be second in the West. They have been ranked first in the West at the beginning of the season, and they were overtaken by the Timberwolves later.

When warming up before the game, Wang Dalin was going to say hello to Kobe and the others when he saw Kobe and O'Neal walking over.

"Hey, brother, how are you doing recently?" O'Neill and Wang Dalin touched their fists and grinned.

"Not bad, we just cleaned up the Suns yesterday!" Wang Dalin said with a smile, "If we clean up you again tonight, it will be perfect!"

Kobe sneered and said, "Get rid of us? It's not that I look down on you. Even if your team has a complete lineup, it's still far behind, not to mention that the battalion is full of wounded soldiers now!"

Wang Dalin smiled and said, "So what if the battalion is full of wounded soldiers? When we won the Spurs a few days ago, Ron was still suspended!"

Kobe smiled and said, "Do you think Ron can guard me? Or maybe you can guard Shaq?"

Wang Dalin glanced at O'Neill, and he grinned again and said, "Darling, if you want to guard against me, you need to grow some muscles!"

Wang Dalin said tit for tat: "Each each other... If you want to guard against me, practice your steps faster first!"

The "greeting session" before the game between the two sides was as usual, full of a "harmonious and friendly" atmosphere... For example, O'Neill hugged Wang Dalin "kindly" before returning to his home halftime, and almost strangled him.

Fortunately, Wang Dalin has never been willing to suffer. He also gave Kobe such a blow, "chat" almost died on the spot...Compared with strength, who else was Wang Dalin afraid of besides O'Neill?

In the TNT studio, Barkley and Smith were already in place.

As long as these two people get together, the fixed link of betting is inevitable, so the two of them discussed the betting game again for this game.

"Charles, what are we betting on today?"

"Kenny, why don't you ask me whether I'm optimistic about the Clippers or the Lakers, and just ask me what I'm betting on?"

"Do you still need to ask this? You must be optimistic about the Clippers again!"

"Hehe, it's true! Well, let me think about it, what are we going to bet on today..."

"It doesn't matter what you gamble, but don't gamble with money anymore... I have lost a lot during this period, and my wife ignores me!"

"Really? Well, let's not gamble today... How about betting on slaps? If you lose, I will slap you, and if I lose, you will slap me!"

"Pull it down...Even if you kick your ass, it's better than a slap in the face, right? You have a big face, even if it's swollen, you can't see it. I don't want to become a swollen face!"

"Well, let's just gamble on tattoos... What's the idea of ​​tattooing 'I am Charles' defeat' on your neck if you lose, and 'I am Kenny's defeat' on your neck?"

"Charles, I have to say, you guys are really a professional gambler, you can think of such a weird bet, I'm drunk too!"

"Don't get drunk first, how about you just talk about my idea?"

"Well, it's really fresh, so let's gamble like this!"

"Okay! We've made a deal, you don't want to lose!"

"Don't worry, my gambling products have always been very good, and I'm definitely willing to gamble and admit defeat... I'm a little worried that you won't admit it if you lose!"

"Kenny, you can doubt my basketball skills, but you must not doubt my gambling! Think about it yourself, when did I lose my bet and not admit it?"

"It's true, you have always done a good job in this regard, almost like me!"

"Okay, don't talk about this... Let's wait and see, I will definitely introduce you to a very professional tattoo shop after the competition!"

"Hmph, the Lakers lineup is complete tonight, and the Clippers can only rely on Darling-Wang and Ron. No matter how you look at it, I have a better chance of winning. I don't know who gave you the courage to be so arrogant?"

"Hahaha, okay, I hope you can still be so stubborn at the end of the game!"

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The game finally started. The Lakers' starting five were center Shaquille O'Neal, power forward Karl Malone, small forward Rick Fox, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, and point guard Gary Payton.

The Clippers' starting five are center Wang Zhizhi, power forward Wang Dalin, small forward Ron Artest, shooting guard Kyle Korver, and point guard Marko Jaric.

In fact, both Korver and Jaric in this lineup can only be regarded as "pseudo-starters". Recently, Eddie House and Bobby Simmons have played no less than them. The starting lineup mainly depends on who the opponent is.

For example, in the last game against the Suns, Simmons was the starter and Korver was the substitute.

Because the Suns' starting shooting guard Joe Johnson has a good offensive power, the old Dunleavy will send Simmons to mark him. After all, Simmons' defense is much stronger than Korver's.

As for Wang Dalin and Artest, they have to deal with the stronger "Stoudemire" and "Hacker".

The shooting guard of the Lakers in this game is Kobe Bryant. His strength is almost the No.1 shooting guard in the current league. Except for Allen Iverson, who else can compare with him among outside players?
Except for Artest and Wang Dalin in the Clippers, everyone else can only be unilaterally blown by Kobe. It is better to let Korver go up, at least his three-point shooting is much more reliable than Simmons.

So the old Dunleavy's idea is to let Artest match up with Kobe, and Korver is responsible for making those open three-pointers from the outside.

As long as Wang Dalin is on the court, old Deng Levy believes that there will never be fewer opportunities for such open positions.

The Clippers went directly to Wang Dalin in the jump ball session. Wang Zhizhi's jumping ability is good, but it is still far behind a super center like O'Neal who has extremely rich jump ball experience.

Wang Dalin thought that with his height and wingspan, coupled with Howard's jumping that has surpassed the peak, he should beat O'Neal in the jump ball, but he didn't expect the reality to slap him hard.

O'Neal had an obvious physical confrontation with Wang Dalin in the air. With his huge size, he directly knocked Wang Dalin to the side, and then passed the ball to Payton.

After landing, Wang Dalin staggered and almost fell to the ground... No way, if he fought directly on the flat ground, with his current strength, even if he was as strong as O'Neill, he wouldn't suffer such a big loss, but there was nowhere to borrow strength in mid-air, and a heavy person would definitely take advantage.

O'Neill has already weighed more than 150kg this season, while Wang Dalin is only 113kg. The weight difference between the two is close to 80 catties, which is almost comparable to a slender girl... How could Wang Dalin withstand his collision?
"Fuck! O'Neil, you wait for me, and I'll see how I deal with you later!" Wang Dalin had no choice but to curse secretly in his heart.

Payton dribbled the ball slowly to the frontcourt. Facing Jaric's defense, he directly lobbed the ball to O'Neal who was already in position.

Wang Zhizhi has tried his best, but how can he stop O'Neill?
After receiving the ball, O'Neal directly dribbled the ball with his back and forcibly pushed towards the basket. Wang Zhizhi reached out to try to steal it, but O'Neal's body was wide and his ball protection movements were extremely solid, so there was no chance of stealing at all.

Entering the depths of the three-second zone, O'Neal turned around and was about to shoot, but he had caught sight of Wang Dalin assisting the defense from the corner of his eye, so he turned around and changed the ball to his left hand. He made a hook shot and the basketball went into the frame... 2:0!

Many fans think that O'Neal has been able to dominate the inside of the league for so many years only because of his physical strength. In fact, his basic skills are very solid, and his footwork at the basket is probably slightly inferior to "Dream" and not much better than "Deng Daida".

Moreover, he can hook shots with both left and right hands, and his shooting percentage is absolutely second to none among the "Four Major Centers of the 90s".

People only see O'Neal's amazing performances of violent abuse of the frame. In fact, his dunks are not that exaggerated. Most of the time, he prefers to use hook shots to defeat his opponents.

Why was O'Neill still able to kill the peak Yao Ming even when he was no longer at the peak, and howard, even in the peak period, was abused by Yao Ming for a long time?

It is precisely because O'Neal is proficient in many inside offensive techniques in addition to his physical strength, while Howard is just a "rough brother" with superb physical fitness on the offensive end.

Howard is no worse than O'Neal in terms of defensive strength alone, or even worse, but when it comes to offensive skills, how can he be compared with O'Neal?
In the final analysis, Howard can only be regarded as an enhanced version of the blue-collar center. Although American fans put him on the hat of a "super center", he lacks the ability to attack independently, and he failed to reach this height after all.

If Yao Ming hadn't suffered so many injuries and played until he was 34 or 35 before retiring, he would be more like a super center.

In all fairness, Yao Ming is indeed inferior to "Dream" on the defensive end, but he is much more incomprehensible than "Admiral" and "Gorilla" on the offensive end.

Just looking at the strength at his peak, if Yao Ming is thrown into the "Four Major Centers of the 90s", he can definitely be ranked second or third!

At present, the entire league has nothing to do with O'Neal, even if his condition has declined a little, even if his toe injury often affects his performance, even if his physical fitness is not enough to last for such a long time... But his position as the number one center in the league is still as stable as Mount Tai, and he is still that terrifying S-class superstar!
In the original history, in 2002, the 2K game set O'Neal's ability value to an unprecedented 100. Even the "God of Basketball" Michael Jordan had never enjoyed such an honor. It is conceivable... How high was O'Neal's status in the hearts of the people at that time?
But in the original time and space, in 2002, O'Neal led the Lakers to win the second three consecutive championships in team history, and it was also the only three consecutive championships in the league after entering the modern basketball era.

In fact, after the Lakers won three consecutive championships, O'Neal's state has shown a slight decline. In the 2003-2004 season, his state has declined significantly. Therefore, even if the Lakers have the "F4 combination", they lost to the Pistons in the finals.

In this life, Wang Dalin led the Pistons to win two consecutive championships, but O'Neal failed to lead the team to win three consecutive championships. His reputation is far from as high as in the original history, so his comprehensive ability value in the 2K game is only 97.

In Wang Dalin's view, his real comprehensive ability value should be 95... After all, his state will decline significantly next season, and he will no longer have the strength of an S-level superstar!
After the opening, the Lakers took the lead to score a goal, but Wang Dalin quickly entered the state, and scored two goals in a row with a back-and-back jumper on the offensive end... The Lakers did not arrange O'Neal to mark Wang Dalin, but let Malone guard him, but how could Malone guard him?

The offensive efficiency of both sides was very high after the opening. Of course, Malone couldn't defend Wang Dalin, but Artest couldn't restrain Kobe either.

Although Artest is a DPOY-level super defensive champion, his defense against Kobe is not good. In the original history, he and Kobe played against him 27 times, including 20 games in the regular season and 7 games in the playoffs. Kobe defeated him with a record of 19 wins and 8 losses.

就算只看两人对位的数据情况，科比也表现出了非常高的效率，其中20场常规赛他场均可以轰出27.6分5.7篮板6.1助攻2抢断0.6盖帽，投篮命中率达到了48.1%，三分命中率更是高达40.8%。

7场季后赛中科比场均可以砍下27.4分5篮板3.7助攻2抢断1.3盖帽，投篮命中率45.3%，三分命中率34.4%……在防守强度更高的季后赛里，科比的表现并没有下降多少，甚至比他职业生涯季后赛的场均数据还要稍好一些。

All in all, Kobe's various offensive skills have reached the point of proficiency, and the combination of man and ball is almost perfect. Artest really can't prevent him... Whether he wants to admit it or not, this is the truth!

Artest was quite embarrassed by Kobe on the defensive end. I am afraid this is the worst time he has been abused this season. Fortunately, Wang Dalin sent him 3 assists in the first quarter, which finally did not embarrass him too much.

A little more than 8 minutes into the game, both sides started the first round of deployment, especially the Lakers. Phil Jackson directly replaced O'Neal, Malone and Payton, and replaced them with Staniskov Medvedenko, Derek Fisher and Devin George.

In this lineup, Medvedenko is naturally the big center at the fifth position, the physically fit George tops the fourth position, "Little Fish" Fisher takes the first position, Kobe and Fox continue to be in charge of the second and third positions.

The Clippers replaced Artest, Wang Zhizhi, Korver and Jaric, and replaced Eddie House, Bobby Simmons, Chris Wilcox and Matt Barnes.

Wang Dalin went directly to the fifth position, Wilcox was in charge of the power forward position, Simmons played the small forward position, Barnes swung to the second position, and House was still the best candidate for the backup point guard.

Although he couldn't guard against Kobe, in the old Dunleavy's view, Barnes's lateral movement speed was slightly better than Simmons's, and if he was matched against Kobe, the effect should be slightly better.

Behind Jackson's thick glasses, a pair of eyes had already been squinted, and his gaze would pass over Wang Dalin from time to time.

In his opinion, this Clippers team doesn't have many bright spots, but Wang Dalin is a super strength that he can't ignore. If O'Neal can be exchanged for Wang Dalin, it is estimated that he will make a decision without hesitation.

Although O'Neill is powerful, he is still old after all, and will get older in the future, while Wang Dalin is frighteningly young...he is only 22 years old!

Now he has made the entire league fear. In two years, it is estimated that the word "fear" will have to be replaced with "despair", right?
Seeing that Wang Dalin is still on the court, Jackson estimated that the old Dunleavy should let him play the entire first quarter... I f*ck you, there are still 15 games before the end of the regular season, shouldn't you arrange the rotation properly?

You are so "fucking" Darling-Wang, do you still have the professionalism of an NBA head coach?
And you... Darling-Wang, why are you working so hard?

Don't you want to try "Health Basketball"?

If Wang Dalin could hear his heart, he might answer him very politely—"Healthy basketball? I can't!"

　Thanks to "I'm not tall, rich and handsome" and "renkey" for the monthly pass encouragement!
　　
　
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