am i proud?

Chapter 74 Maddie's Rise (Today's first update)
2000-2001赛季雄鹿队常规赛52胜30负名列东部第二，可以说目前除了76人，雄鹿就是热火在东部最强大的对手。

The Bucks have "Big Dog" Glenn Robinson and "Gentlemen's Sword" Ray Allen, two offensive strongmen who averaged 22 points per game, as well as Sam Cassell, a guy who looks like an alien.

I have to mention "ET" Cassel, who averaged 18.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game. He is definitely one of the top ten point guards in the league.

At least, Hardaway, who has obviously lost his peak this season, must be slightly inferior to him.

On the defensive end, they must be inferior to the Heat. This is natural. When will the team coached by George Karl defend better?
The Bucks averaged 100.7 points per game and ranked second in the league, shooting 45.8% ranked sixth in the league, and three-point shooting 37.9% ranked fifth in the league. Their offensive firepower this season is second only to the Kings and ranks second in the league, but it ranks first in the East!
(Don't doubt that almost all teams in that era believed in the phrase "defense wins championships", so the average points per game were very low!)
With such a strong offensive firepower, who the hell would bother with poor defense?
Just like the Kings, who averaged the most points per game in the league this season, is their defense good?

Like George Karl, Rick Adelman is also a head coach who is not very good at defense. To put it bluntly, "Princeton tactics" are still tactics on the offensive end, and have nothing to do with defense!

On the evening of April 4, the G29 match between the Bucks and the Magic started as scheduled. Wang Dalin called House to his home to watch the game with him.

The Bucks showed a slight advantage in the first half. After halftime, they led the Magic by 50 points 44:6.

Seeing this, Wang Dalin couldn't help feeling a little anxious: "Magic team, give it a try... T-MAC, what the hell are you doing? Why did you only score 11 points at halftime?"

House smiled and said: "Calm...calm! T-MAC is just dozing off and hasn't woken up yet. You can see that his eyes haven't been opened yet!...Don't worry, he will wake up in the second half, and the Bucks will be out of luck then!"

Wang Dalin couldn't help being startled, and then gave him a blank look.

Didn't Maddie even open his eyes?
People call them born with sleepy eyes, okay?
McGrady made only 11 of 4 shots in the first half, and it seems that he really didn't feel good.Moreover, he only grabbed 2 rebounds and only 1 assist, and he did not show his comprehensive skills at all.

On the other hand, for the Bucks, Cassell made 12 of 4 shots, which was a bit hip, but "Gentleman Ray" scored 7 points efficiently on 5 of 12 shots, which formed a sharp contrast with Tracy McGrady.

The situation changed immediately at the beginning of the second half. McGrady frequently played singles with the ball at the beginning of the third quarter. He scored 6 points on 4 of 10 shots in this quarter. Compared with the first half, it seemed like a different person.

得力于麦迪的强力输出，第三节魔术队36:24赢了雄鹿整整12分，三节战罢魔术以80:74反倒领先了6分。

雄鹿这边卡塞尔第三节7投2中，托马斯2投0中，“大狗”罗宾逊4投1中，如果不是斯格特.威廉姆斯4投3中单节拿到8分，他们一定还会输得更多。

第四节雄鹿总算恢复了正常，托马斯、罗宾逊和雷.阿伦全都是5投3中，分别拿到11分、7分和8分。

McGrady didn't pull his hips either. In the fourth quarter, he frequently relied on breakthroughs to attack the Bucks' inside line. He made 9 of 4 shots in a single quarter, plus 9 of 9 free throws and scored 17 points.

Wang Dalin and House watched climaxes one after another, especially when the two teams were fighting inextricably at the last moment, these two guys actually felt a bit suffocated.

Although it is said that "it has nothing to do with oneself", the outcome of the Bucks and Magic tonight is directly related to whether they can rest for a few more days, and tension is inevitable.

At the end of the four quarters, the two sides scored 110:110 and had to play overtime.

Wang Dalin took advantage of the commercials on the TV station and hurried to the toilet... The game was so exciting that he didn't pee at all, but he was suffocated.

After Wang Dalin finished urinating, House followed him to the toilet.

Wang Dalin couldn't help showing a contemptuous smile to him: "Who told you to rush to marry a wife at such a young age... Are your kidneys bad? Look at me... How good is my ability to hold back my urine?"

Overtime began soon. Due to the serious decline in physical strength of the players on both sides, the shooting percentages of both players dropped significantly.

McGrady, who scored 37 points in regular time, was also a little weak. He only scored 6 of 2 shots in overtime, and even missed two free throws.

好在雄鹿队这边的命中率也不行，第四节时托马斯5投3中猛的一批，加时赛却2投0中，雷.阿伦和卡塞尔也都只有3投1中。

The Magic defeated the Bucks 121:116 and tied the big score to 1:2, finally retaining a glimmer of hope.

Wang Dalin and House could not help shouting excitedly at the end: "Ollie!"

这场比赛雄鹿队也不能说打得不好，雷.阿伦全场27分3篮板6助攻，卡塞尔这个身高仅191CM的控卫也打出了21分16篮板5助攻的奇葩数据。

主要还是麦迪太猛，他32投14中狂砍41分8篮板10助攻2盖帽3抢断，完美诠释了什么才叫超级巨星。

As for Magic point guard Darrell Armstrong, who is only 183cm tall, his 18 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists in this game are also amazing.

Look at these two point guards with a heart of a center. Wang Dalin averaged 6.8 rebounds per game and couldn't help showing a shameful expression.

There are three other games on April 4, namely the 29ers vs. Pacers, the Spurs vs. Timberwolves and the Jazz vs. Mavericks.

The 76ers, who had already pulled back a city, made persistent efforts and defeated the Pacers again in the G3 game with a score of 92:87.

这场比赛成了阿伦.艾弗森和雷吉.米勒的飚分大战，艾弗森虽然28投仅11中，可他在罚球线上14投10中，全场砍下32分7篮板6助攻。

米勒则是25投11中，其中三分14投5中，罚球8罚8中，全场砍下35分5篮板2助攻。

In terms of personal scoring, Miller won, but the 76ers had the last laugh.

In the match between the Spurs and the Timberwolves, David Robinson came directly to the game, scoring 22 points and 17 rebounds. Duncan also scored 15 points and 10 rebounds.

不过森林狼这边凯文.加内特送出22分8篮板4助攻，特利尔.布兰登更是拿到21分6篮板9助攻，还有沃利.斯泽比亚克的18分6篮板3助攻，整体表现确实胜过了马刺队。

最终森林狼以93:84赢下了这场G3战，大比分仍旧1:2落后。

爵士91:94不敌小牛，尽管卡尔马龙砍下29分13篮板6助攻，可他全场28投仅11中，而小牛这边诺维斯基却是19投9中，两人的效率高下立判。

Nowitzki scored 33 points and 10 rebounds, especially when he made 14 of 13 shots from the free throw line.

The Magic won the G3 game, and the G4 game against the Bucks will not be held until May 5. The Heat can rest for a few more days... I hope Riley will not engage in "devil training" again!
After House left, when Wang Dalin was happy to rest for a few more days, Jeff Schwartz suddenly called him...

(End of this chapter)