am i proud?

Chapter 268 Multiple Fierce Battles
In the field of basketball, the first thing to compete is the strength of the team, but the situation on the court is changing rapidly, and every player will also be affected by various situations to affect his own performance, so... strength alone may not be able to defeat the opponent.

Just like the G2 game between the Kings and the Clippers, Webber, Peja, Bibby and others lost to Wang Dalin and his teammates again at home, and this time the loss was more thorough.

121:100... Such a score is unacceptable to anyone, let alone Rick Adelman, whose heart is higher than the sky?

At the press conference after the game, the famous coach who carried forward the "Princeton style of play" in the NBA was rarely angry——

"I don't know what happened to Chris, Mike and Peja. They had huge problems in tactical execution, and they didn't play the effect I hoped for at all!"

"Darling-Wang is very powerful. He destroyed our entire inside line by himself. Both Brad and Verratti left the field with 6 fouls because of him. This is also the root cause of our early collapse in the middle of the fourth quarter!"

"Darling-Wang also has strong organizational skills. He sent out 12 assists today, each of which brought great trouble to our defense!"

"Also... I have repeatedly emphasized the importance of rebounding to the players, but obviously they did not pay attention to this issue today! The Clippers grabbed 19 offensive rebounds tonight, but we only grabbed 7. It is impossible for any team to win in this situation!"

"In the end, I still have to congratulate the Clippers. They played a wonderful game and humiliated us severely... However, after two days to the 'Staples Center', I will definitely lead the Kings to get this place back from them!"

Adelman's last sentence was resounding, but he failed to fulfill his promise... On April 4, the G24 battle between the two sides started at the "Staples Center" arena in Los Angeles, and the King still lost.

The score was 110:114, and they only lost by 4 points!
Both Weber and Peja showed their normal state in this game, and they were even slightly better than their usual state.

But the Kings still failed to solve the defensive problem inside. They still couldn't defend against Wang Dalin. Brad Miller and Verratti Divac both had 5 fouls... If Adelman hadn't arranged for Webber and the fifth player to switch positions in time, they would have left the field with 6 fouls.

After three games, Wang Dalin averaged 15.5 free throws per game, far exceeding his average of 9.8 free throws per game in the regular season.

He didn't have the "porcelain-style" cheating fouls like the "second generation with a beard" James Harden of later generations. These fouls were all made by him at the basket and his opponents with real knives and guns!

Especially in the G3 game, Brad Miller's defensive actions were already very fierce, even beyond the scope of normal basketball actions... To put it bluntly, this guy has already played against Wang Dalin!

But Wang Dalin has a "copper skin and iron bone badge" body protection, so he didn't pay attention to his increasingly fierce defensive moves, and he was still tossing the river under the basket.

In these three games, Wang Dalin showed super dominance at the basket, and even Barkley, who was broadcasting live, couldn't help but admire him for his strikes——

"The style of play in the entire league is getting softer and softer. The players are like soft-footed shrimps. It is far worse than we were at that time! But it is obvious that Darling-Wang plays very tough. I believe that even if he is thrown into our era, he can still become the most dazzling superstar!"

As if to prove Barkley's words, Wang Dalin's performance in G4 on April 26 was very good, even better than his previous three games.

这场比赛他全场19投12中，其中三分球4投3中，罚球16投15中，砍下了4，2分22篮板11助攻2抢断4盖帽，率队再次击败了国王队。

Just the day before, that is, on the night of April 4, the Pacers had swept the Celtics 25:4... Under the leadership of Carlisle, this team was invincible in the Eastern Conference, and it can be said that there is no opponent at all!
On the night of April 4, the Nets also swept the Knicks, and the Clippers became the third team to sweep their opponents to advance.

另一边的森林狼目前大比分2:1领先灰熊，他们之间的G4战将在4月27日进行。

Even if the Timberwolves can beat the Grizzlies 4:1, the series will end on April 4 at the earliest, so the Clippers players have had plenty of rest time.

Although the rest time is very long, the old Dunleavy did not give the players a holiday, but called everyone to carry out some mild group confrontation training every day.

Sweeping the opponent 4:0 to advance is certainly something to be happy about, but if the players are idle for too long and the players relax too thoroughly, once they encounter a strong opponent, they are likely to suffer a big loss.

Timberwolves ranked first in the Western Conference in the regular season this season, and their strength can be imagined...Don't say that the old Dunleavy dared not take it lightly, and Wang Dalin did not dare to underestimate this formidable opponent.

本赛季凯文.加内特场均可以轰出24.2分13.9篮板5.1助攻1.5强大2.2盖帽，投篮命中率50.1%，三分命中率30.2%，罚球命中率79.6%……在原本历史中，他正是本赛季的常规赛MVP！

But with Wang Dalin in this life, the situation has changed a lot.

In terms of team records, the Clippers have 53 wins and 29 losses, and the Timberwolves have 58 wins and 24 losses. Wang Dalin is undoubtedly slightly inferior.

But compared to personal data, "hard special" can't keep up with Wang Dalin even if he flatters him, the difference is too great!
The average triple-double per game is really shocking, and Wang Dalin's triple-double per game is not an ordinary triple-double per game... His average scoring is close to 37 points and more than 14 rebounds per game!
It is no exaggeration to say... Even if he is thrown into the "ancient times", with his average data this season, it is entirely possible to snatch the MVP from Chamberlain, Russell and others!

Didn't "Big O" Oscar Robertson do it once before?

I have to say that the "Big O" did create a miracle... In that era, the difficulty for defenders to snatch an MVP from super centers such as Chamberlain and Russell was as difficult as snatching food from a tiger's mouth!
On the evening of April 4, the Timberwolves and the Grizzlies staged an extremely fierce defensive battle for the audience, and the shooting percentage of both sides failed to reach 27%.

凯文.加内特不愧是本赛季个人表现仅次于王大林的猛人，本场比赛他全场17投8中，外加罚球15投11中，砍下27分14篮板5助攻2抢断3盖帽，全面压制了灰熊队老大保罗.加索尔。

森林狼队其他几名主力也发挥不错……其中“E.T”萨姆.卡塞尔得到15分6篮板5助攻，特伦顿.哈塞尔得到14分4篮板4抢断，“狂人”拉特里尔.斯普雷威尔也贡献出13分6篮板4助攻1抢断1盖帽。

In the end, the Timberwolves, who scored in double figures with four players, were even better. They defeated the Grizzlies 84:82, rewriting the big score between the two sides to 3:1.

In the other half, after the Lakers lost to the Warriors in the first game, they immediately "learned from the pain" in the second game, showing an amazing fighting will in the game.

尤其是卡尔.马龙这位即将年满41岁的老将，他全场12投7中，外加罚球5投4中，砍下18分10篮板4助攻1抢断2盖帽。

It is worth mentioning that...his 1 steal and 2 blocks were given to the "former boss" Antawn Jamison of the Warriors!
勇士这边姚铭和比卢普斯二人的表现都很不错，其中姚铭全场18投10中，外加罚球6投6中，砍下26分12篮板4助攻2盖帽，完全压制了只得到11分9篮板3助攻1盖帽的奥尼尔。

Billups also contributed 21 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, almost blowing out the opposite "old glove" Gary Payton.

无奈科比这厮全场26投15中，其中三分球7投4中，罚球12投10中，爆砍44分7篮板6助攻2抢断1盖帽，完全打爆了对位的贾森.理查德森。

So it is reasonable for the Warriors to lose in the G2 game... Looking at Kobe's entire career, when he scored 40+ points in a single game, he really rarely lost!
湖人和勇士的G3战安排在了4月23日，这个夜晚奥尼尔显然恢复了自己应有的状态……他全场20投13中，外加罚球18投13中，砍下了39分17篮板6助攻4盖帽。

With O'Neal playing so strong, Yao Ming naturally had a hard time playing in the paint, especially when he got into foul trouble prematurely on the defensive end and only played 29 minutes in the entire game.

比卢普斯的表现依旧稳健，他全场19投9中，其中三分球7投3中，罚球8投7中，砍下28分5篮板7助攻2抢断。

It's a pity that he was the only one who performed well, and the others were a little out of order in the overall offensive and defensive rhythm of the Lakers. In the end, they lost another game and fell behind by a big score of 1:2.

On April 4, the Lakers made another victory and rewritten the big score to 25:3, only one step away from the successful promotion.

On April 4, the G28 battle between the Lakers and the Warriors officially started.

在这场比赛中，姚铭的表现极其出色，全场18投11中，外加罚球9投9中，砍下了31分15篮板3助攻3盖帽。

比卢普斯也贡献出23分10篮板10助攻的三双，并且送出了2次抢断和1次封盖。

But Jamison and Richardson together only scored 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists... It would be good if this data was played by one person!

反观湖人队这边，除了奥尼尔砍下28分13篮板4助攻2盖帽，科比也贡献出28分7篮板7助攻2抢断，还有老马龙的17分8篮板1盖帽和佩顿的15分4篮板6助攻2抢断……这让勇士队如何能赢？

So the Lakers easily defeated the Warriors 109:92, sweeping their opponents 4:1 and advancing to the Western Conference semifinals.

Last year, the Warriors and the Lakers only lost in 7 games. After a year, they lost only 5 games. This result is of course difficult for people to accept.

The strength of the Warriors is undoubtedly stronger than last year, but the Lakers are obviously stronger than last year... Kobe did not suffer from the "Eagle County Incident", and Malone did not have conflicts with Kobe because of Vanessa. The Lakers are obviously much stronger than in the original history!

On April 4, the Pistons defeated the Bucks 29:91, and the same gentleman swept their opponents to advance to the second round.

After losing Wang Dalin, the strength of the Pistons has declined compared to last season, but they are the defending champions after all. Elton Brand can have an advantage no matter against Joe Smith or Keith Van Horn... and the overall defense of the Pistons is too strong. The Bucks have no chance!
5场比赛下来，活塞队场均得到98.2分、45.2篮板24助攻9.6抢断8.2盖帽，雄鹿队则只有85.6分39.2篮板20.6助攻8.2抢断4.2盖帽，双方的差距实在太过悬殊。

Although the Pistons shot only 36.8% in this round of the series, they limited the Bucks to 32.4%... Larry Brown, this old boy, doesn't believe it, he really has a way of training defense!
And now that he has a DPOY-level super defensive champion like Da Ben, how easy is it to build a team's defensive system?

The Pistons' offensive power has indeed dropped a lot compared to last season, but their defense has indeed reached a new level.

It's not that Wang Dalin's defense is inferior to Brand's. The main reason is that the team's head coach last season was Carlisle, who pays attention to the balance of offense and defense... Under the "temptation" of Wang Dalin's super offensive power, Carlisle even prefers to play offensive basketball.

On April 4, the G30 match between the Timberwolves and the Grizzlies that Wang Dalin was most concerned about finally started.

这场比赛加内特的表现比前几场更加劲爆，他全场16投9中，其中三分球3投1中，罚球15投13中，砍下32分17篮板8助攻2抢断2盖帽。

Garnett played so strong, how can the Grizzlies resist?
In the end, the Timberwolves easily defeated the Grizzlies 102:91, and the gentleman swept and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals.

There will be no games on May 5, and all teams will be able to take this opportunity to rest for a day.

It doesn't matter to teams that have already advanced or been eliminated, but the Heat and Hornets have just finished the fifth game in the series, and the Heat are currently leading 3:2.

On May 5, the G2 battle between the Heat and the Hornets started.

After this battle, the two sides fought 3:3, and the tie-break was needed to determine the winner.

At the same time, the Western Conference semifinals between the Lakers and Spurs took the lead.

The Spurs also swept the Mavericks 4:1, mainly due to the absence of Mavericks starting forward Antoine Walker due to injury.

缺少了“胖头陀”，小牛就像是少了一条腿走路……尽管“老司机”每场都砍下了24+10+3，纳什场均也可以贡献出17.2分2.8篮板8.8助攻，小牛还是难以抵挡马刺“GDP”组合的强势轰炸。

In this round of the series, Duncan's average playing time was only 33.4 minutes per game, and he didn't go all out at all.

However, after facing the Lakers, the old thief Bobo immediately felt tremendous pressure. This game allowed Duncan to play a full 42 minutes on the court, but he still couldn't stand the full play of the Lakers' "F4" combination.

这是今年季后赛开始后湖人打得最好的一场比赛，科比、奥尼尔、马龙和佩顿合力砍下了94分36篮板21助攻8抢断7盖帽……绝对是人挡杀人佛挡杀佛！
On May 5, the Eastern Conference semifinals finally started. The Pistons easily defeated the Nets 3:78.

You read that right... The final score of this game was 78:56. Just by looking at the score, you can imagine how suffocating the defensive intensity of the Pistons is!
On May 5, the Heat defeated the Hornets 4:85 and finally advanced to the second round of the playoffs.

At the same time, the Western Conference semifinals between the Timberwolves and the Clippers will also start.

In the last round of the series, Garnett averaged 25.8 points, 14.8 rebounds, 7 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.2 blocks per game, shooting 49.8% from the field and 82.3% from the free throw line. His performance was even better than in the regular season.

而且萨姆.卡塞尔场均可以贡献出20.2分3.4篮板4.6助攻，拉特里尔.斯普雷威尔更是场均砍下20.6分3.6篮板3.5助攻1.8抢断1.2盖帽……森林狼的“三头怪”组合威力确实恐怖！
If they still play like this in the Western Conference semifinals, the Clippers will undoubtedly be quite uncomfortable... Wang Dalin and Artest can only deal with two of them, what about the other one?
Wang Dalin's answer is——Since this is the case, shouldn't it be enough for me to do one more thing?
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