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Chapter 157 Phenomenal star (today's second update)

Chapter 157 Phenomenal star (today's second update)

After finally waiting for Wang Dalin to take a shower, Carlisle hurriedly greeted him and attended the post-match press conference together.

In fact, Wang Dalin didn't want to appear here. Although he cut down the sky-defying statistics tonight, he lost the game after all. He could guess what kind of questions the reporters would have with his feet.

Sure enough, a reporter from Toronto asked: "Darling-Wang, tonight you broke your regular season single-game scoring record and scored an unprecedented 50+ triple-double. In your heart, do you think personal data is more important or the team wins the game?"

Wang Dalin smacked his lips and said with a smile: "Of course it's more important to win the game. It's a pity we couldn't do that tonight!"

Amidst all the surprised eyes, the reporter sat down a little disheartened.

Maybe other reporters are despising this fellow?

Also... Shouldn't everyone discuss Darling-Wang's 50+ triple-double at this time?

Why mention the result of the game?

Compared with such a great individual performance, does a mere regular-season win or loss matter?

On the other side of the long table sat Raptors coach Lenny Wilkens, Carter, and Olajuwon. The reporters quickly turned their fire on them.

"Coach Laney, how would you rate Darling-Wang's performance tonight?"

"Hehe, he's an outstanding lad. I'm glad to see this scene in my lifetime. Although they lost tonight, I want to say that even Michael couldn't get a triple-double with 50+ points in a single game. It's really incredible..."

The NBA's first "thousand wins coach" was full of praise for Wang Dalin's personal performance. He even used the words "phenomenal" and "epic" to describe Wang Dalin's performance against the sky.

As tonight's opponent, Carter certainly praised Wang Dalin's performance: "Darling-Wang is undoubtedly a phenomenal star. His personal abilities are very comprehensive, and he is omnipotent on the offensive end! Actually, I don't want to admit it, but I have to admit that the player I don't want to face tonight is Darling-Wang! Every time I defend him, it will be very difficult. He can always complete shots from all angles, but I can't do anything to him!"

"Big Dream" Olajuwon was finally able to participate in a post-match press conference, so he naturally had to have a good time... Speaking of which, the last time he was eligible to participate in a post-match press conference, it seems to have been a long time ago, right?

"Darling-Wang is a genius, there is no doubt about it! Seeing his performance tonight, I seem to have returned to more than ten years ago, when Michael was also so talented! If I were to say who could beat me at my peak, I think it should only be Michael back then and Darling-Wang now!"

What is Olajuwon's status?

How important is his evaluation?

This put Wang Dalin on an equal footing with Jordan!

Early the next morning, "Sports Illustrated" published a special issue. The entire issue was full of news about Wang Dalin scoring 50+ triple-doubles in a single game last night and various in-depth analysis articles.

ESPN followed suit immediately, and they immediately made a special program, which was broadcast on TV on the night of January 1.

This talk show invited the retired NBA legend "Magician" Irvin Johnson, "Human Film Essence" Dominic Wilkins, "Dr. J" Julius Erwin, "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and "Lord of the Rings" Bill Russell.

Wang Dalin also saw this grand occasion through the TV screen... Good guy!Being able to invite these heavyweight legendary superstars, ESPN TV really paid a lot of money!

For Wang Dalin's performance that is enough to be recorded in the annals of history, the five legendary superstars expressed their opinions without hesitation in their praise.

The wrinkled old man Russell couldn't suppress his excitement, and kept gesticulating with his hands when he spoke: "Actually, I have been paying attention to this young man since he became the youngest triple-double player last season. I have to say, he is really awesome! In our era, even a genius like Wilt, it might not be easy to score a triple-double with 50+ points in a single game, and that guy Wilt has never done it!"

The expression of "Dr. J" is undoubtedly a lot exaggerated: "I have scored more than 50 points in a single game, but if you want me to score 50 points and score a triple-double at the same time... God, kill me, I really can't do it!"

"Human Movie Essence" also laughed and said: "Yes, this is really crazy. I think I, like Coach Lenny last night, should be lucky to be able to enjoy such a wonderful performance in my lifetime!"

The historical status of "Magician" is undoubtedly higher than that of "Dr. J" and "The Essence of Human Films". He is currently a minority shareholder of the Lakers and owns 5% of the shares of the Lakers.

"I'd love to say what Darling Wang did last night and I can do it too, but... obviously I never did it back then!" Johnson laughed. "So, whether people admit it or not, and no matter how dissatisfied everyone is with the number of votes he got in the All-Star voting, I just want to say that this guy deserves it all!"

Watching several old buddies send praises one after another, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did not continue to "sing praises" to Wang Dalin, but expressed his expectations——

"Looking at it now, maybe my record of total points in history must be broken by a young man like Darling Wang. I believe he will be able to do it!"

In front of the TV, Wang Dalin couldn't help feeling ashamed...Of course I want to break your record, but do you know how difficult it is to break your record?

This is a milestone task that can directly receive the "Evergreen Badge" reward, so how could it not be difficult?

Just before the crossing, Wang Dalin knew very well... LeBron James was still working hard for this goal, and he was already 36 years old at that time!

This episode of ESPN's program is undoubtedly a success, and the ratings have broken records. As ESPN's old rival, how can TNT TV let go of this opportunity to hype?

They also seized the time to produce an interview program. Of course, the program was still hosted by Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley, but they invited a heavyweight guest, that is the "God of Basketball" Michael Jordan who is still sweating on the court this season!

Fortunately, there was no game for the Wizards on January 1, so Jordan had time to participate in the recording of this show.

本赛季第一个月乔丹经历了短暂的低迷后渐渐找回了状态，11月的十几场比赛他场均可以砍下26.1分6.1篮板5.4助攻，投篮命中率也渐渐上升到了44.3%。

For a veteran who is about to turn 39, this performance is undoubtedly phenomenal. Apart from him, the "God of Basketball", who else can do it?

Therefore, TNT TV station invited the great god Jordan, and it is indeed qualified to compete with the legendary superstars of ESPN.

Facing Barkley's question, Jordan smiled and talked eloquently: "It is undeniable that Darling-Wang's performance the night before yesterday really surprised me. I really think he is too crazy... Do you understand what I mean?"

Barkley said with a smile: "Calm down, Michael, the night before yesterday I broadcast the game live. Can you imagine how big Kenny's mouth was? Hahaha..."

"Shet, you have the nerve to laugh at me?" Smith said immediately, "No matter how wide my mouth is, can it compare with yours?"

"Hahaha..." Jordan laughed, "Can you two stop, shouldn't we be talking about Darling-King today?"

Barkley turned his head and asked: "Aren't we talking about Darling King?"

"That's right, we are talking about Darling-Wang!" Smith immediately interjected, worthy of being "TNT's unfamous cross talk group", cooperation is a tacit understanding!

……

Compared with ESPN's program, TNT's program is full of gags. Barkley and Smith have to quarrel with each other from time to time. Sometimes even Jordan, the great god, is left alone by the two of them.

But in terms of the effect of the program, there is no doubt that the TNT program is better, and the audience probably prefer this relaxed program atmosphere!

On the evening of January 1, Pistons owner Bill Davidson specially invited Wang Dalin to have dinner at his home. Carlisle and Dumars also attended the dinner.

This is the second time for Wang Dalin to meet the owner of the Pistons. The last time was when he just joined the Pistons... I have to say that this old man is really low-key, and he almost never asks about the team.

Of course, this also fully demonstrates the outstanding ability of the team's general manager Dumars. With him, the old man really doesn't have to worry about it at all, just look at the financial statements every month.

At the dinner, Davidson first praised the performance of Wang Dalin and Carlisle, and then he directly expressed his hope that the team could win the championship within two years.

Of course, Carlyle and Wang Dalin did not have any objections.

From their point of view, the Pistons already have the strength to compete for the championship this season. As for whether they can succeed...Everything depends on people's plans and God's will!

……

On January 1, the Pistons came to Indiana to challenge the Pacers away.

The performance of the Pacers so far this season is not bad. They are now ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference, and they are very hopeful to make the playoffs.

However, as a team that reached the Finals two years ago, how could they be willing to play in the first or second round of the playoffs?

The team is currently actively looking for a deal, and they are undoubtedly very interested in Mashburn, who has already had a showdown with the team.

Think about it, if the Pacers have Mashburn, it is very likely to form a Big Three combination of Mashburn + Reggie Miller + Jermaine O'Neal.

If this kind of lineup can really take shape, even Wang Dalin will feel very scary... In fact, the current lineup of the Pacers is already very scary. Jaylen Rose, Reggie Miller, Al Harrington and Jermaine O'Neal are all in good condition.

In the evening game, Jermaine O'Neal didn't play because his home jersey was sent to dry cleaning by the staff and he still hasn't got it back?

When the Pistons players heard the news, they were all shocked from ear to ear.

In the highest level basketball league in the world, such absurd things can happen?

Wang Dalin wondered if the Pacers wanted to lose to them on purpose, so that they could return to No. [-] in the Eastern Conference as soon as possible. After all, their current ranking is very likely to meet in the first round of the playoffs.

In addition... well, Wang Dalin guessed that O'Neill really wanted to kill that staff member?

The game was played without any suspense. Without O'Neal, who averaged 19.4 points and 10.6 rebounds per game, how could the Pacers beat the Pistons?

The final score was 93:96, and the Pistons only won by 3 points... To be honest, the Pistons did not play very well in this game. They were once again completely blown by their opponents in the rebounding session.

Big Ben's rebounding ability is of course very good, even enough to be compared with Dennis Rodman, the rebounding monster of the year, but how can he dominate the rebounding every game by himself?

After all, Clifford Robinson is a power forward who is strong offensively and weak defensively. This season, he averaged only 4.8 rebounds per game, which is undoubtedly too little for an inside player.

In fact, according to Wang Dalin's thinking, if there is no personal emotion involved, the most important trade for the Pistons is not Atkins, but Robinson!

If the current power forward of the Pistons has been replaced by the future Rasheed Wallace, at least it will be difficult for the opponents to lead them in the number of rebounds... You must know that Wang Dalin averaged more than 8 rebounds per game this season!

On January 1, the Pistons returned to home against the Celtics back-to-back.

这场比赛保罗.皮尔斯全场19投9中，其中三分球4投2中，罚球10投8中，砍下28分8篮板5助攻，表现相当不错。

Another of the "Boston Twins", "Fat Toutuo" Antoine Walker also scored a quasi-triple-double with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. The performance of the two was brilliant for a while.

不过活塞队这边王大林全场21投12中，其中三分球6投3中，外加罚球11投8中，砍下35分10篮板8助攻，绝对比“波士顿双子星”任何一人表现都更胜一筹。

另外，“二哥”比卢普斯砍下17分7篮板8助攻3抢断，“三哥”汉密尔顿砍下21分4篮板2助攻1抢断，“大哥”大本还贡献出了2分14篮板3盖帽的奇葩数据……“李宁兄弟”，果然全都恐怖如斯！

In the end, the Pistons narrowly beat the Celtics 94:91, winning two consecutive victories in an extremely thrilling way.

On January 1, the Pistons played against the Bucks led by Ray Allen at home. The two teams launched a fierce confrontation from the very beginning of the game.

In the face of the strong output of the "Li Ning Brothers" of the Pistons, the "Gentleman Lei" of the Bucks decisively showed his sharp sword. In the first half alone, he made 4 three-pointers. He is indeed the most accurate outside shooter in the league.

"Big Dog" Glenn Robinson's training attitude is indeed notoriously lazy, but he still worked hard on the court. In this game, this guy scored 26 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists from inside and outside shots. Even Wang Dalin couldn't limit his offense.

In addition to these two savages, the Bucks also had a guy named Sam Cassell. It was nothing more than an alien-like appearance, and he was unambiguous in his game. Not only did Billups not lose the wind, but he performed slightly better.

As a "heavy point guard", Billups rarely meets a point guard who can match his physical strength, and Cassel is one of them.

This guy has averaged 20.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game so far this season. There is no doubt that he has completely blown Billups in terms of statistics.

But the Pistons still had the last laugh, because they had more players who played well!

王大林这场比赛并没有太多出手，他把更多的精力投入到了抢篮板和内线防守中，全场拿下21分11篮板7助攻2盖帽3抢断。

汉密尔顿全场22投12中，其中三分球5投2中，外加罚球9投8中，砍下34分5篮板3助攻1抢断，他才是这一晚活塞队中最为犀利的那柄利剑！

“二哥”比卢普斯在卡塞尔的限制下发挥并不好，只送出了11分4篮板6助攻的数据，不过“大哥”砍下了11分14篮板3盖帽，他在内线的表现还算合格。

Coupled with the good performances of Robinson, Williams and others, the Pistons won the victory without any risk, and once again enjoyed their three-game winning streak.

It is worth mentioning that the newcomer to the team, Ralph Alston, the backup point guard known as the "Streetball King", can finally make his debut in this game. He scored 11 points and 5 assists in 3 minutes of playing, and his performance was not so-so.

Wang Dalin knew that the potential of this player was far more than that. At his peak, he was fully capable of serving as the starting point guard for some weak teams in the NBA... In later generations, he had been teammates with Yao Ming for several seasons, so it can be said that he was a very good helper beside Yao Ming.

On January 1, the Pistons will face the challenge of the Western powerhouse Timberwolves at home.

While Wang Dalin was absent due to injury, the Pistons had already lost to the Timberwolves in an away game. If they lost again, they would be double-killed by the Timberwolves this season.

Therefore, although Wang Dalin knew that the Timberwolves team coached by Philip Saunders was strong, he still strongly stated in the press conference before the game that the Pistons would definitely win the game.

Facing Wang Dalin's provocation, how could "Wolf King" Garnett give in?

This guy said at the press conference that he will definitely lead the Timberwolves to beat the Pistons tonight, and he will "repair" Wang Dalin on the court.

Garnett still has a lot of confidence in saying this. In addition to him, their team also includes Joe Smith, the "No. 1995 pick" in [-], and Wally Szczerbiak, an excellent shooter who is very likely to be selected for the All-Star team this season.

There is one thing to say, if the three of them are at their peak, they will be the proper "Big Three"!

Considering Garnett's top defense ability in history and Szczerbiak's top shooting ability in history, their "Big Three" are even more reasonable in terms of adaptability than the Heat's "Big Three" of later generations.

It's just a pity... After experiencing a serious injury, Joe Smith is no longer at his peak!

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(End of this chapter)