am i proud?

Chapter 149 Evenly matched (today's second update)

The Nets' defense made the Pistons struggle from the beginning, but the "mixed zone defense" on the Pistons' side also made the Nets players uncomfortable, especially Kidd, a point guard who is really not good at shooting.

Zone defense is actually to narrow the defensive area to prevent the opponent from breaking into the basket. If the opponent can make a shot from the outside, the zone defense will actually break through without attacking.

Kidd's shooting ability stretched his hips, and the Pistons kept a close eye on Kittles and Van Horn, the Nets' strongest shooting ability, so the Nets failed to score in the next three offenses, and the two sides entered a tug of war.

When his teammates couldn't get the situation started, Wang Dalin stepped forward and started playing singles with the ball... He also understood that in a game against a first-class defensive team like the Nets, he might not be able to run and shoot, but he was slightly more efficient in singles with the ball.

With the blessing of several offensive star skills, he can have more than [-]% of the shots even if he is attacking Martin... Although the offensive efficiency is not high, it is better than his teammates missing one after another.

Now he knows that superstars like McGrady, Kobe, and Nowitzki obviously have S-level star skills, so why are their shooting percentages less than 50%.

As the head star of the team, he must often attack with the ball... No way, if you don't attack but pass it to your teammates, the success rate of your teammates is even lower!
If Kobe and the others can shoot open shots most of the time like most role players, how could the shooting percentage be less than 50%?

In comparison, the shooting percentages of these guys are already very high. Iverson still has two seasons in his career where his shooting percentages are less than [-]%... Well, this season is one of them!

After playing for about 5 minutes, Williams was replaced and Big Ben appeared on the stage.

Wang Dalin returned to the third position after many days. He no longer had to face Martin, a muscular man, and his offensive efficiency immediately rose to a new level.

There was no way... Van Horn was too thin, and his athletic ability was not as strong as Martin's. It was indeed much easier for Wang Dalin to beat him.

The Pistons' defensive strength has improved a lot since the big team came up. Kidd must always pay attention when he breaks through.

Daben has a wide range of activities after playing, and his ability to assist in defense is also top-notch. He can often help his teammates assist in defense in time while taking care of McCloch.

He wasn't worried about missing out on this tank-type center forward, because this guy was a rough guy, with almost no ability to attack independently, and even poor ability to eat cakes.

After entering the 21st century, there are not many major centers with autonomous offensive capabilities in the entire league. Except for Shaquille O’Neill, veterans like David Robinson and Alonzo Mourning are already very good centers. I don’t know if this is the tragedy or luck of basketball.

Without Tim Duncan, Chris Webber, Kevin Garnett, Rasheed Wallace and Dirk Nowitzki and other outstanding power forwards to support the scene, the inside players will be even more declining.

The tempo of both sides was very slow, and the shooting percentage was not high... In fact, the Pistons wanted to play fast at the beginning, but unfortunately the shooting percentage was too low. After being counterattacked twice by the Nets, they had to slow down the tempo and play steadily.

Wang Dalin actually hates this kind of game rhythm. He is a shooting-type scorer who always falls into the slow-paced half-court offense and defense. He really can't give full play to his advantages.But the tone of this game has been set from the very beginning, and now they want to forcibly speed up, unless the Pistons can play a wave of small climaxes in a row.

Now both sides' offenses are not going well, and neither side is able to launch an attack wave. Basically, they make one iron for two, and then two irons for three...

The Nets once led by 7 points, but when Ben came on the court, their offensive efficiency dropped suddenly. Wang Dalin, Hamilton and Billups seized the opportunity to play wonderful cooperation in a row, quickly closing the score.

The head coaches of both sides attached great importance to this game, so in the first quarter, the two teams did not make much adjustments to the lineup, and chose to play the main force.

The first quarter ended quickly, and the Nets led the Pistons by 22 points at 19:3.

The Pistons have scored very high in recent games. This is the first time in more than half a month that they have scored less than 20 points after the first quarter. Wang Dalin and his teammates are very awkward, but no one can do anything about it.

Carlisle has also been thinking of countermeasures, but the pace of the game...it is not easy to drop from fast pace to slow pace, and it is also quite difficult to speed up from slow pace to fast pace. In the final analysis, it depends on the success rate.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Wang Dalin and Billups finally took a rest, and Ben was also replaced. After all, he returned from injury, and the team doctor thought he could not play more than 30 minutes.

Williams, who returned to the second team, began to show off. His mid-range shots and breakthroughs caused a lot of trouble for the Nets.Responsible for defending him is the backup small forward Richard Jefferson. The rookie's current playing time is very stable, basically around 22 minutes, which is about the same as Wang Dalin last season.

Just last night, Richard Jefferson played as a starter for the first time. He scored 40 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists in 2 minutes. As a rookie, his performance was already very good.

So even if he returned to the substitute lineup tonight, Carlisle still attached great importance to him, and sent Joan Barry to always mark him closely.

Where did young Jefferson experience such treatment?
What kind of experienced old ball ruffian is Joan Barry?
It is conceivable that Jefferson was defended so badly that he had almost no performance on the offensive end, and he was also beaten by Williams on the defensive end. It can be said that both offensive and defensive ends were blown out.

The few minutes of the connecting period ended quickly, and the main players of both sides reappeared.

Due to Williams' outstanding performance, the PK Pistons in the second team of the two sides clearly had the upper hand. The current score came to 28:31, and the Pistons led by 3 points instead.

Kidd started to attack Billups as soon as he came on the court. In fact, he is not good at individual singles, but when his body clearly has the advantage, he still stood up resolutely.

At present, the overall offensive firepower of the Nets is good, but the individual offensive ability is relatively limited. Van Horn can't beat Wang Dalin, Kittles can't beat Hamilton, Martin is a rough guy who relies on Kidd to feed him, McCloch is also a rough guy, and there is basically no difference from Da Ben on the offensive end.

In this case, if Kidd does not step up to single Billups, the Nets' offensive efficiency is bound to be lower, or even stagnant.

"Puff...Puff...Puff..."

Kidd dribbled with his back three times in a row and finally pushed Billups back a step, and then immediately turned around to complete a short-range jumper.

"Dang...dang...shua!"

Even with such a short-range shot, the ball still bounced on the basket twice before falling in, which shows how eager Kidd's shooting ability is... Of course, Lupus still interfered to a certain extent when he shot.

At 30:31, the Nets were only 1 point behind.

For the next attack of the Pistons, Wang Dalin chose a jumper with an emergency stop after the breakthrough, and Van Horn jumped up vigorously to interfere as much as possible.However, Wang Dalin jumped quite high in this shot, and with a slight backlash, Van Horn's outstretched hand could only barely shake in front of his eyes.

"Dang...dang...shua!"

Exactly the same as Kidd's shot just now, Wang Dalin also stumbled into this goal... He knew very well that it wasn't because Van Horn's hand interfered with him, but because his shooting touch tonight was really bad.

"Fortunately, the goal finally went in!" Wang Dalin secretly rejoiced, "If Kidd grabs the rebound if it doesn't go in, the Nets will probably have another fast break!"

The Nets are indeed trying their best to slow down the tempo, but once there is an opportunity for a fast break, Kidd never slackens his belt... If you want to compare who is the best at fast break in the league, Kidd should do his part and firmly rank first!

After James enters the league in the future, he will often stage fast breaks after grabbing backboards, but Kidd is obviously more calm in fast breaks, and he can always find the most suitable offensive method in this fast pace.

It is difficult for Wang Dalin to understand why the Nets play so slowly. They obviously have the best fast-paced point guards, and Kittles and Van Horn also have quite good shooting ability. Isn't this born to run and shoot?

Thinking for a moment, then looking at Byron Scott on the sideline bench, Wang Dalin suddenly realized...the Nets have this guy as the head coach, what else can't be understood?

When it was the Nets' turn to attack, Kidd finally started to call for pick-and-rolls. He couldn't bear to single-play Billups all the time. After all, Billups is not weak.

The Nets have many sets of pick-and-roll tactics. Among them, Van Horn and Kittles are very good at playing outside after the pick-and-roll. Martin's roll after the pick-and-roll is also very powerful. As for how Kidd chooses them after the pick-and-roll, there is no need to worry at all.

This time for the Nets, Kittles first came over to cover Kidd, but Billups squeezed ahead. Kittles couldn't cover and had to run around the screen from behind Kidd to the three-point line.

Then Martin came over to pick and roll him again. Martin's pick and roll was of high quality, and Billups was so strong that he was blocked. Kidd immediately dribbled and broke through. Robinson hurried forward to delay, and Kidd threw the ball high.

"Snapped!"

It was too late, then it was too late, Daben gave up McClochy and jumped up and took the ball. Wang Dalin grabbed the second spot and immediately dribbled the ball to launch a fast break.

The Nets returned to defense quickly. Wang Dalin, Hamilton and Billups formed a three-on-three frontcourt. Facing Martin's close defense, Wang Dalin passed the ball to Billups.

After Billups received the ball, he just adjusted a little bit. Kidd has quickly returned to the defense. Looking at Hamilton, Kittles has already stared at him tightly. If he wants to find an opportunity, he can only run.

"Hey!" Wang Dalin saw it clearly. It was obvious that Billups was hesitant about the ball. If he shot immediately after catching the ball, regardless of whether he scored or not, at least Kidd's defense would definitely be too late.

Sometimes, the reason why a good player does not become an All-Star is largely because of these details.

For example, Richard Jefferson of the Nets has averaged more than 22 points per game in two seasons in his career, but he has never been selected to the All-Star team.

Isn't he good?
Certainly not!

But whether it's the fans or the coaches of the teams, they always feel that he is slightly worse than the All-Star level, maybe...just a little bit worse!

Billups reacted very quickly in the game last time, and handled the ball extremely decisively. That kind of performance is what a true All-Star player should do. It is obvious that he has stretched his hips in this attack tonight.

Maybe he wants to seek stability, but the opportunity to use the mobile phone during the fast break is often fleeting. How can you have so much time for you to seek stability?
If Martin hadn't been pressing close to him just now, Wang Dalin would have made the shot without hesitation, so what if he couldn't make the shot?
Decisiveness...is the attitude you should have during a fast break!

Since Wang Dalin could only grind out the position slowly, he didn't complain, and offered to pass the ball to single-play Martin, and all the other players of the Pistons were far away.

Wang Dalin changed direction and dribbled the ball several times in a row, but Martin was unmoved. His defensive ability is not very good, but Wang Dalin's dribbling skills are really not good. It must be more than enough to play against a slow and big man like McCloch, but it is obviously not enough to play against a fast-legged man like Martin.

"Pick and roll!"

Wang Dalin had no choice but to call for a pick-and-roll. Robinson came over to help him block Martin in good time. Wang Dalin took advantage of the gap and took two steps in. Before McCloch had time to help defend, he pulled up and shot.

"'McGrady' give me some strength, okay?" After the shot was made, Wang Dalin couldn't help but let out a cry in his heart.

"when!"

Obviously, the "McGrady dry pull" didn't work this time... The main reason was that he didn't feel good, and it had nothing to do with McGrady.

The ball bounced a little far, McClochy caught Ben in the three-second zone, Kidd took off the rebound and immediately launched a fast break.

"Back to defense!"

With a shout, Wang Dalin took the lead and ran towards his own half. Billups and Hamilton also quickly retreated. Kidd, Kittles and Van Horn of the Nets quickly rushed forward.

Due to the speed of returning to defense, Wang Dalin stared at Kidd, Hamilton followed Van Horn closely, and Billups switched to Kittles.

Kidd saw that the situation was three-on-three in the frontcourt, and both teammates were closely watched, so he dribbled directly to force Wang Dalin without hesitation.

"Peng"...Wang Dalin was pushed back two steps by Kidd's shoulder, and Kidd easily advanced into the empty basket.

"He fouled!" Wang Dalin shouted anxiously, but the referee ignored it.

When Kidd dribbled the ball, he had an obvious shoulder-sinking movement, and Wang Dalin's feet were very clean, and he had completely stopped. This ball should definitely blow Kidd into a dribble.

This is a star whistle... um, no, it should be a "stars don't whistle"!
Wang Dalin believed that if he were Iverson, the referee would definitely not turn a blind eye... This is the difference in star status!
Of course he is considered a star in the league now, but his qualifications are still young, and he is definitely incomparable with old fritters like Kidd, or even young stars like Tracy McGrady, Carter, and Pierce.

No way, who called him an international player?
And he's a Chinese player!
Although David Stern has acquiesced, and Mark Tatum has already made arrangements, the referees on duty may not always implement the meaning of the above.

These days...it should be said that it will be the same in future generations. There are indeed many people in the United States who are prone to racial discrimination. This situation is especially serious in the two cities of Dallas and Boston.

Suffering this hidden loss silently, Wang Dalin shut his mouth quickly, he knew that there would be no results if he tried to argue with the referee, and he might even get a T.

Seeing that Wang Dalin just yelled and then shut up, the referee didn't chase him and give him a T... After all, he was the one who was told by his superiors to take care of him. It's just that the ball didn't take care of him just now. He couldn't deliberately make things difficult for him because of his superiors' intentions, right?
The referee didn't know, and neither did the home fans in the Palace of Auburn Hills. Wang Dalin had already vowed in his heart that he would definitely win this game. He wanted everyone to see how he defeated the Nets with his own hands...Kidd was defeated with his own hands!

The Pistons attacked again, and just after halftime Billups dribbled the ball, Wang Dalin took the initiative to ask him for the ball from the flank. It was obvious that his emotions had already turned up.

"Okay, let's start with you!"

Seeing that Martin was still changing positions to mark him, Wang Dalin felt ruthless, and he didn't call for a pick-and-roll, and immediately took a tentative step and pulled out his hand.

"Shh!"

The big two points scored very beautifully, and Wang Dalin couldn't help being overjoyed... Could it be that the touch has recovered?

Facts have proved that he thought too much, this ball was probably because of his anger in his heart, he forgot about the bad hand feeling for a while, instead he temporarily recovered the hand feel as usual... This is only limited to this one ball!

Kidd completely ignored the fact that his foul was not blown up just now. He has been in the league for too long, and he has already developed a thick skin like a city wall.

What?You tell me about court ethics...how much is this thing worth?

The Nets failed to succeed in two consecutive attacks, and Wang Dalin also failed to make another shot... When he remembered the feeling of the hand, his hand feeling quickly cooled down again.

Kidd called the pick-and-roll again. This time, the Nets Kittles and Martin set up double screens for him. Kidd quickly rushed to the three-second zone, then jumped high and passed the ball to Van Horn on the outside.

Because Kittles and Martin happened to come over to block Wang Dalin, they accidentally knocked him into an "elevator door"... Van Horn raised his knife and hit a three-pointer.

If Garnett were to do this celebration, it would definitely be very domineering, but Van Horn has a pretty face, no matter how you look at it, he looks like a little milk dog that is "nasty and fierce"...

(End of this chapter)