am i proud?

Chapter 16 Counterpoint "Fat Toutuo"

Wang Dalin's position on the court is power forward. After all, he is the tallest among the Heat's players on the court. He was not allowed to play center. The main reason is that Riley felt that his figure was still a little thin, and he was afraid that he would not be able to stand up to Potapanko, a strong Ukrainian man.

Since he is playing power forward, his opponent is naturally "Fat Toutuo" Antoine Walker.

As a senior fan, Wang Dalin is naturally very familiar with Walker.

As far as Antoine Walker is concerned, he was considered a very good character during the Celtics period. He was selected to the All-Star three times. At his peak, he averaged 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists per game, creating the first "organizational power forward".

Walker's offensive skills are very comprehensive, and his passing vision is wide, but his defense is an absolute weakness.

Moreover, Wang Dalin knew that Walker during this period was very obsessed with shooting three-pointers, often shooting excessively in games, and his shooting percentage was relatively dismal.

Wang Dalin ran around Grant's screen and received the ball. Walker, who was defending, was blocked by Grant.

"Shh!"

The goal was scored cleanly.

The Miami Heat's bench was filled with jubilation. The team had repeatedly attacked to no avail. Although Wang Dalin's goal only scored 2 points, it boosted the morale of the team far more than just 2 points.

This means that the team's offensive firepower has finally continued!
Looking back, Walker obviously felt ashamed of being shot by a rookie Wang Dalin just now, and decided to save face on the offensive end.

He took a few tentative steps with the ball outside the three-point line, and then made a dry three-pointer. Wang Dalin jumped forward as hard as he could, and stretched out his long arms to "block his eyes".

Not surprisingly, the ball hit the iron with a "clang", and the rebound was taken off by Grant.

Wang Dalin's defense was meticulous just now, and he hardly showed any flaws, but what does Walker care about?

When "Fat Toutuo" wants to shoot a three-pointer, who can stop him?
The Heat launched a fast break, and Jones made a few sharp dribbles in front of his body and finally broke through Pierce. After being interfered by Potapanko for a layup, he hit the iron.

Mason struggled to grab the offensive rebound. Seeing that the opponent's defense was quite tight, he thought of passing to the outside line first and then re-attacking. As soon as he turned his head, he saw Wang Dalin at the top of the three-point arc.

"Good shot! Well played!"

Seeing Wang Dalin's open three-pointer, Riley couldn't help but stood up excitedly and shouted loudly, and the Heat's bench jumped for joy again.

"What a great pass!"

"You did a great job too!"

Wang Dalin and Mason complimented each other by taking the opportunity of high-fiving.

Wang Dalin scored 5 points in a row in less than half a minute of playing. Walker naturally wanted to play an answer-ball, but a rookie scored two goals in a row. He felt that his teammates looked at him with a hint of ridicule.

Walker did not shoot a three-pointer with this ball, but leaned on Wang Dalin on the wing and pushed towards the basket with his back.

Although Wang Dalin's strength is 61, it is still a lot worse than this "Fat Toutuo", even if he tried his best, he couldn't stop his strong advance.

Walker advanced to the side of the three-second zone and immediately turned around to shoot a jumper. Grant wanted to come over to defend and was too far away. He could only hope that Wang Dalin could give the opponent enough interference.

Wang Dalin's attack was a bit slower, but his long arms came in handy. Although he couldn't complete the block, he managed to "close the eye"—or "a blinding leaf"!
Walker was taken aback and missed the ball again.

Jones grabbed the defensive rebound and pushed forward quickly, and then passed the ball to Mason who was running fast on the other side. Mason broke into the basket with a one-handed dunk.

"Pat, how is it?" Spoelstra said with a happy smile, "I just said this kid can do it?"

Riley couldn't help laughing and said, "It's really good!"

Spoelstra couldn't help curling his lips when he heard the words, but he also knew that Pat Riley had always been strict with his players, so it is already quite good to be able to evaluate Wang Dalin.

Although the ball was dunked by Mason, Wang Dalin scored 5 points in a row and successfully defended twice after he came on the court. His performance was indeed quite eye-catching.

"Fuck! Give me the ball!"

Walker is out of anger. Since he set foot in the NBA, he has been going smoothly, and no rookie has ever dared to be so embarrassing in front of him.In his opinion, he must return this ball, otherwise he will be an All-Star in vain!
Still pushing forward with his back, still turning quickly to jump and shoot, but this time before turning around, he gave Wang Dalin a subtle elbow, which made the distance between Wang Dalin and him a lot farther.

"Ouch...fuck it!" Wang Dalin took an elbow in his ribs and gasped in pain, "Are you playing tricks on me?"

This ball king Dalin didn't have time to interfere, and Walker's turnaround jump shot was hit smoothly.

Looking back, Wang Dalin went to the top of the three-point arc to catch the ball, and once again played the high position support in the summer league.

It was just a wink, and Grant understood instantly. He immediately mentioned the high position and made a pick-and-roll. Wang Dalin immediately dribbled and broke through. Facing Potapanko's supplementary defense, he didn't make this shot, but Wang Dalin cut to the basket very quickly and grabbed the rebound.

"Give me in!"

At the basket, Wang Dalin tried his best to dunk the ball directly, but the ball was fouled by Walker who returned to the defense.

This time the foul was very big, Wang Dalin's right arm was hit red, and the subsequent free throws were also affected, he only made one, 76:63.

The ball was exchanged, and Walker singled Wang Dalin again. This time Wang Dalin was very wary of his small moves and was not elbowed by him.

Walker's turnaround shot this time was very reluctant. He didn't get rid of Wang Dalin's close defense at all, and the backward range of his shot didn't open up space at all...

"Snapped!"

The ball was blocked by Wang Dalin. Although it was just a finger touching the ball, it was a very beautiful block because it was a "point shot"!
Some fans like the volleyball smash-style block very much, thinking that it is the most ferocious and powerful block. In fact, that kind of block is not cost-effective in terms of efficiency.

For example, Tim Duncan, he never uses much effort to block shots, so he can grab this defensive rebound in the first time (the ball after being blocked is counted as a rebound).

And your block is like a volleyball smash, the ball will naturally fly far, how can you grab this rebound?By teammates?Then it's all about luck!
After Wang Dalin "pointed the cap", he successfully received the rebound, and then passed the ball to Hardaway to dribble for halftime.

After Hardaway reached the top of the three-point arc, he waved to Wang Dalin. Wang Dalin couldn't help being stunned... Is he going to play a pick-and-roll with me?

Naturally, Riley would not design tactics specifically for Wang Dalin, a rookie, and this goal was obviously thought of by Hardaway on the spur of the moment.

Since the boss called, Wang Dalin dared to neglect, and hurried over to cover him.

With a height of 211 cm and a weight of 103 kg, the quality of Wang Dalin's one-block screen is still good. Hardaway slipped into the three-second zone with a "swish", instantly attracting three opponents to double-team.

"Vote!"

The ball flew out from between the people, and Wang Dalin couldn't help being stunned when he received the ball... How the hell did the ball come out?

Hardaway's yell woke up Wang Dalin. Now is not the time to be stunned. Wang Dalin immediately raised his hand and shot the three-pointer. The ball went through the basket with a "shua".

76:66, 10 points away!

热火队凭借王大林的9分2篮板1盖帽，在3分钟内打出了一波11:2的小高潮，将比分迫近到了66:76，美航中心的球迷全都兴奋起来。

Although there is still a big difference in points, there is finally a little hope.

If the point difference can be chased to single digits before the end of the third quarter, there will be more games in the fourth quarter, otherwise this game will probably have to admit defeat.

This is not the small ball era of later generations. If they trail by more than 10 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, few teams can come back from the Jedi.

So Pitino did not call a timeout. In his opinion, the 10-point difference is still very safe, after all, it is still in double digits.

Pierce saw that Walker was a bit superior, and he could no longer give him the ball recklessly, so he decided to play this ball by himself.

Faced with Mason's meticulous defense, "Truth" has no room to break through, and can only use the same method as Walker-a back-up jumper.

But "truth" is "truth" after all, and his back and back is much more reliable than Walker. The ball crossed a high arc and fell into the basket.

78: 66!

Looking back, Wang Dalin received the ball on the wing and singled Walker... During this period of time, he scored consecutive goals and felt hot. Of course, Hardaway would pass the ball to him.

A reporter once interviewed Steve Nash, who has won the season assists leader for several years in a row, and asked him what is the secret to winning so many assists?
Nash's answer was very straightforward: "Just pass the ball to the person with the best touch on the court!"

This statement is not rough, and in most cases, the so-called assist masters really do this.

Otherwise, how do you think Hardaway averaged 8 assists per game last season?Didn't he seize the opportunity and feed Mourning the ball?

Of course, Wang Dalin could only "spit out cakes" for this ball. He didn't dare to pull up a jumper immediately after receiving the ball. No matter how bad "Fat Toutuo"'s defense is, he won't be able to interfere with him.

After hesitating for a while holding the ball, Wang Dalin began to hit with his back. Walker used his slightly fat body to push behind him.
"Hey, my strength and back attack are still not enough!"

Turning his head to look at Wang Dalin, he was startled, and saw the opponent's point guard Kenny Anderson rushing over to try to take out the ball. Wang Dalin hurriedly collected the ball and raised it high, finally avoiding the steal.

Walker also immediately confronted, wanting to take this opportunity to force Wang Dalin to make a mistake.

Many rookies make mistakes on the court due to nervousness and deformed movements. Wang Dalin has been forced to stop the ball, and he is about to make a mistake.

But how could Wang Dalin be an ordinary rookie?

In his eyes, "Fat Toutuo" is a representative of poor defense. What is there to be afraid of when he presses down?

I'm afraid this is the psychological advantage of the traversers when facing NBA stars, right?
If it was Duncan or Garnett who was defending him at this time, it is estimated that he would have panicked a lot...

As early as when he turned his head, he saw Hardaway in the open corner of his eye, and passed the ball with a flick of his wrist.

Hardaway made a three-pointer without hesitation, and it hit the ball.

78:69, 9 points away!
The next attack is extremely important for the Celtics.

It's good to score. If you can't score, the Heat can enter the fourth quarter with a single-digit point difference.

(End of this chapter)