am i proud?

Chapter 270 The Strongest Rival
The series between the Clippers and Timberwolves on May 5 has ended, so Wang Dalin and the others can only wait for the Spurs and Lakers to decide the winner.

At this time, the Lakers and Spurs have already fought 2:2. Such a big score is not beyond everyone's expectations, but there is one thing that is unexpected... It is quite strange that the two teams each won two games at the opponent's home court.

The G5 battle between the two sides started at the "AT&T Arena" in San Antonio on the evening of May 5. In this campaign, both teams showed suffocating defensive intensity and dedicated a bayonet-like defensive battle to the fans.

Everyone in the starting lineup of the Lakers O'Neal, Kobe, Fox, Malone, and Payton has good defensive skills, especially Payton and Malone... These two have long been accustomed to the old-school basketball confrontation method, and they seem to be very comfortable in this environment.

On the Spurs side, Duncan, Ginobili, Bowen, Horry and others are also very accustomed to playing against each other, especially Bowen, who did his best in this game to entangle Kobe.

In fact, Kobe is not saying that he is afraid of Bowen's stalking mad dog defense, but that he must always pay attention to Bowen's small movements.

He doesn't have a "copper skin and iron bone badge" on him. If he is stepped on, he will be directly GG.

The defensive intensity of the two sides was getting stronger and stronger, and there were even conflicts on the spot several times, but they were all stopped in time by experienced referees.

Whether it's David Stern or Mark Tatum, they all know Popovich's dirty coaching style very well, so they have already greeted several referees on the scene.

It is estimated that they did not expect this round of the series to be so exciting, as long as the two teams do not fight on the court, everything will be fine.

The Clippers' offensive power is very strong this season. They averaged 105.04 points per game in the regular season, second only to the Mavericks in the league.

And they conceded 98.39 points per game, ranking third from the bottom in the league. Only the Mavericks and Magic are worse than them.

Fortunately, they can outperform their opponents by 6.65 points per game, which ranks second in the league, second only to the Spurs, who average 7.2 points per game.

Some people say it's wrong... Aren't Wang Dalin and Artest members of the best defensive team?How come the Clippers averaged so many points per game?

Wang Dalin and Artest's defense is really good, but the Clippers shoot 81.9 times per game, and their offensive and defensive rhythm ranks second in the league. How can their average points per game not be high?

In fact, adding up their defensive rebounds, steals and blocks per game, you can get a figure of 45.76...unfortunately, it is still second only to the Spurs' 47.18, ranking second in the league!
Therefore, the Clippers' defensive efficiency is not low at all, but quite awesome!

In the eyes of David Stern and Marco Tatum, regardless of whether the Lakers or the Spurs advance, as long as the Clippers are there, the ratings of the Western Conference Finals this season will definitely be very high.

After all, the Lakers had the last laugh in the "Battle of Tianwangshan", they narrowly defeated the Spurs 74:73.

In fact, the Lakers won this game very thrillingly, because they were still 3.2 point behind the Spurs until 1 seconds before the game.

At this time, the attention of the audience and the Spurs players was all focused on Kobe, but even so, Kobe still forced a shot and scored under Ginobili's close defense, directly killing the Spurs.

Wang Dalin, who was sitting in front of the TV and watching the game, was stunned... Is there any difference between this ball and the one that he beat the Heat in 3.4 seconds in later generations?

Uh... There is still a difference, after all, the person who defends Kobe closely is not Wade, but Manu Ginobili!

Even Wang Dalin couldn't help admiring his batting performance - he really deserves to be Kobe, he is really too strong!
In fact, Kobe's performance in this game was not good. He only hit 27 goals in 11 shots, including 4 for 0 three-pointers, and only scored 22 points in the game.

反观对面的“邓呆呆”……他全场15投7中，外加罚球10投7中，砍下21分21篮板2助攻4盖帽。

No matter from which point of view, Duncan was the best player in the game, but it was a pity that he lost to Kobe's lore in the end, so the most beautiful boy in the audience this night was still Kobe... Well, it's just that this is San Antonio, and all he received was abuse and boos from the audience!
The NBA is such a league of winners and losers!

Even if you performed extremely hips in the previous games, but you stepped forward to save the team at the most critical moment, then you are the hero of the team!
And even if you performed extremely well throughout the game, but you failed to lead the team to victory at the most critical moment, then you are still a Loser!

就像后世麦迪在火箭队那场35秒13分惊天地泣鬼神的表演，事实上他在比赛最后35秒前总共25投只有8中，而且其中三分球只有8投1中，投篮命中率低至32%，三分命中率更是仅有12.5%。

How poor would his game have been if he hadn't scored 35 straight points in the final 13 seconds?

But he just did it!
He performed a miracle and moved God to tears!

所以他就是那一晚火箭队的英雄，哪怕那一晚姚铭15投9中，外加罚球10投9中，砍下了27分10篮板……他仍然无法抢过麦迪的风头！
In fact, from Wang Dalin's point of view, McGrady had the mentality of "taking a dead horse as a living horse doctor" at that time, and it was over after a few blind throws at the last moment of the game.

It's just that he threw them all in, and one of them scored "3+1".

What else can I say?
Better luck than stepping on dog shit, right?
There is one thing to say, Kobe's lore did have a lot of luck, but he just got in... Sometimes, luck is also part of strength!

Obviously, "Deng Daida", who performed better this night, was not very lucky!
……

The G6 battle between the Lakers and the Spurs took place on May 5, and the two sides still staged a suffocating defensive battle.

Sure enough, "defense wins the championship." The head coaches of the Lakers and Spurs obviously believed in this wise saying, so they launched defensive tactical drills in advance on the stage of the Western Conference semifinals.

本场比赛邓肯砍下20分11篮板2助攻2抢断1盖帽，可是对面的奥尼尔砍下17分19篮板2助攻5盖帽……他在防守端展现出了更加强大的统治力，成为了这场比赛击垮马刺的关键点。

Look at the shooting percentage of the Spurs players!

邓肯18投7中、帕克18投4中、吉诺比利13投5中、内斯特洛维奇7投2中、鲍文5投0中、特科格鲁5投0中……马刺全队投篮命中率仅有30.2%！

If they can still win with this offensive efficiency, it is estimated that Popovich can put on a bikini and go pole dancing!

In addition to O'Neal's outstanding performance for the Lakers, Kobe also performed very well.

他全场20投10中，其中三分球3投1中，罚球8投6中，砍下26分7篮板7助攻1抢断，再次成了全场最靓的那个仔……这一次他迎来是全场观众潮水般的欢呼和尖叫声，毕竟这里是“斯台普斯中心”！
When it comes to Kobe's popularity in Los Angeles, even Wang Dalin has to be convinced, and even feels a little envious and jealous.

After all, Kobe has played for the Lakers for 8 seasons, and his popularity in Los Angeles is even higher than that of O'Neal. Even if Wang Dalin's current strength is the best in the league, he still cannot be compared with him in this field.

The Lakers finally defeated the Spurs and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

It's a mixed blessing for the Clippers.

The good news is that the home arenas of both teams are "Staples Center", even if they play away games, they don't have to travel long distances;

The worry is... how can the Clippers have a home game?

Isn't this the home of the Lakers?
On May 5, the Pistons defeated the Nets 16:81, won the tiebreaker and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

But they have to wait, because the Pacers and the Heat have not yet decided the winner.

The main reason is that the Heat played a full 7 games with the Hornets in the first round, so the Eastern Conference semifinals in this half of the region started much later.

On May 5, the Pacers finally defeated the Heat to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

If Carlisle can lead the Pacers to defeat the Pistons in the finals, it will undoubtedly be the perfect revenge for him!
And for Pistons coach Larry Brown, this is also a series that must not be lost!

If he loses to Carlisle, it proves that Pistons owner Bill Davidson is a blind idiot!

He actually forced away the team's meritorious coach Carlisle. This behavior is tantamount to self-destructing the Great Wall. What is the difference from Song Gaozong killing Yue Fei hundreds of years ago?
On May 5, the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and Clippers started first.

Since the Lakers have a dominant record in the regular season, they have won the home court advantage. The G1 game between the two sides will be played at the Lakers' home court... Well, there is actually no difference, anyway, there must be more Lakers fans on the scene.

Old Dunleavy adjusted the starting lineup and placed Alonzo Mourning in the starting lineup.

In the first two rounds, Mourning didn't get much playing time. Most of the time, Wang Dalin played the center position.

The Clippers' opponents in the first two rounds were the Kings and the Timberwolves. None of their teams had a real super center, so Wang Dalin could play with ease even if he reached the fifth position.

But the Lakers have the league's No. [-] center, Shaq O'Neal, and old Dunleavy doesn't want Wang Dalin to have a direct conversation with this behemoth inside.

He also pointed out that Wang Dalin was attacking the city on the offensive end. If he were to fight hand-to-hand with O'Neill in the interior, it would definitely consume a lot of energy.

So the Clippers' starting lineup is Alonzo Mourning, Wang Dalin, Ron Artest, Quentin Richardson and Marko Jaric.

Originally, Eddie House could have been the starting point guard, but he is too short and could easily be overwhelmed by the 193cm tall Gary Payton, so the old Dunleavy still sent the tall Jarich.

Although Jarich's footsteps are slow, especially the lateral speed is not flattering, but Payton is a veteran who is about to turn 36 years old after all, and his speed is not much faster than Jarich.

Anyway, Jaric is also a big point guard with a height of 201cm. It is absolutely impossible for Payton to attack with the ball under his defense.

Old Dunleavy is most worried about Kobe.

Facing the Spurs' strong defense in the last round of the series, this guy actually averaged 26.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game, shooting 47.2% from the field and 34.6% from the three-point range, not much worse than his regular season performance.

The old Dunleavy doesn't think that the Clippers' defensive strength can be better than the Spurs, so Kobe's performance is bound to be stronger than the previous round of the series... Can our new DPOY Comrade Artest limit him?

Limit a wool!
As I said earlier, Artest's defense against Kobe is not very good. He is better at defending powerful swingmen. Players like Kobe can even be called his nemesis.

So Wang Dalin took the initiative to take over the burden of defending Kobe... His speed and lateral agility are both higher than Artest, and his internal and external defensive ability values ​​​​are as high as 90 or more, which is definitely not a little worse than Artest, a new DPOY.

There is one thing to say... Artest was able to win the DOPY award this season because most of the reporters who voted made the mistake of impression flow.

Perhaps most of them think this way-"You have scored 36.9 points per game, and you have won the scoring title. What qualifications do you have to win the DPOY award?"

If they are professional enough, they should vote for Wang Dalin no matter what!
Kevin Garnett won the DOPY Award in the 2007-2008 season because he built up the defensive system of the Celtics team on his own. If we only look at the defensive data... Averaged 1.4 steals, 1.3 blocks and 7.3 defensive rebounds per game, is it really awesome?

In fact, this season Wang Dalin played a better role on the defensive end than Artest... Artest only undertook more than [-]% of the team's perimeter defense tasks, while Wang Dalin was "both internal and external", covering the entire three-point line.

If Garnett is already a historical-level defensive champion, Wang Dalin's performance on the defensive end this season is definitely the top in history.

In this way, these sports reporters still voted most of the votes for Artest, who seemed to work harder on the defensive end... What can Wang Dalin do?
Didn't you see that they also sent Marcus Camby to the DOPY throne in the 2006-2007 season?

Yes...why not give it to him?

He was the block king of the season, how good is the defensive data?

That's why Wang Dalin complained about the results of this year's selection... If you just look at the defensive data, why didn't you choose me?

I averaged 2.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game!
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Western Conference Finals.

During the warm-up process before the game, Wang Dalin greeted Kobe and O'Neal respectively, and then the two sides said a few harsh words... Well, this process seems to have become a fixed routine, and it is inevitable!

With more powerful teammates around him, Kobe obviously had more confidence. He directly issued a declaration of victory to Wang Dalin-"We will eliminate you in 6 games!"

In this regard, Wang Dalin's expression is obviously more domineering - "6 games? Are you thinking too much? After 4 games, you can only watch us advance to the finals!"

Uh... so harsh words can only be cruel words!

With Wang Dalin's IQ, how could he be so blindly confident?

Don't look at the Lakers' record of only 57 wins and 25 losses in the regular season, that's because Malone missed as many as 42 games, and O'Neal also missed 15 games due to an old toe injury.

If these two guys can play full time, who knows what kind of record they will play?
Don't dare to say that it breaks the Pistons' best record of 73 wins and 9 losses in history, at least it is no problem to win 62 wins, right?
All the players on the current Lakers team are very united, and nothing bad like the "Eagle County incident" or "Malone seducing Kobe's wife" happened.

It is estimated that many fans will be very curious... If the Lakers "F4" can appear in the finals that year in the most ideal state, can the Pistons still beat them?
Even Wang Dalin has to admit that the current Lakers team happens to be in the most ideal state. They are definitely the strongest opponent the Clippers will face in this year's playoffs!
Wanting to sweep away this united Lakers team, even the invincible "Cosmos Brave" in later generations can only let out a helpless exclamation - "Your Majesty, my concubine, I can't do it!"

"Cosmos Bravery" couldn't do it, and no team in history could do it. Wang Dalin just uttered a harsh word.

In his opinion, the Clippers can win the opponent in this round of the series is already worth burning.

Sweep?

Unless O'Neal and Kobe have broken their legs directly...

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