Chapter Eighty-Three: I Don't Compare Your Strength
After the commercial shooting, Wang Dachun and Frank returned to Dallas that night. Along the way, Frank was asking Wang Dachun, why was Wang Dachun suddenly picking up Wingnes and running to the locker room when he was taking pictures?
After running to the door of the locker room. He put Wengnis on the ground again. After I went in, I locked the door and came out after ten minutes.
Frank absolutely didn't believe that Wang Dachun said that he suddenly had a stomachache and went to the locker room to rest. How can I have a stomachache to rest, and I still run over with a person in my arms.
Wang Dachun is not prepared to ignore Frank. Give you a reason, you just believe it, why do you have to get to the bottom of it. Can I tell you. I had a tent with nothing to cover me and had to run over with the culprit in my arms?
I couldn't calm my anger when I didn't stay in the locker room for more than ten minutes.
However, I remembered when I picked up Wingnes and ran to the locker room. The stunned expression on her face, and the slight pleasure of revenge in her heart.
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On the first day of March, the league released its latest regular season stats for February. Wang Dachun is on the list. He is in addition to the foul list. It is also on the rebounding list and block list.
The rebounding list surpassed Yao Ming, averaging 10.7 rebounds per game and ranking eighth. The block list surpasses Marcus Camby. He averaged 2.2 blocks per game and ranked third.
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March 4th.
The Mavericks host the San Antonio Spurs.
This game Spurs head coach Popovich. Tactics against Wang Dachun were formulated.
The tactics are also simple. Asked Matt Bonner not to enter the inside line, and pulled Wang Dachun to fly a kite on the outside line. Let Duncan and Nowitzki blow each other up on the inside. weakened Wang Dachun's protection of the inner line to the maximum.
Popovich's tactics were successful. Duncan and Nowitzki both reported the same data. Tony Parker also turned the Mavericks' interior into a sieve.
If it weren't for Josh Howard's final quarter outburst. The Mavericks will definitely lose this game.
In the end, the score was 107:102. The Mavericks won.
In this game, the Spurs, Tony Parker scored a game-high 37 points. Duncan had 24 points and 12 rebounds.
For the Mavericks, Nowitzki scored a team-high 27 points and 12 rebounds.
Wang Dachun's efficiency in this game was greatly reduced, with only 4 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.
March 5th.
Back-to-back away games against the Pelicans. Wang Dachun has become the focus of care again. On the inside, he was caught between David West and Tyson Chandler.
The rest of the Mavericks were also out of sorts, with only Nowitzki scoring a game-high 27 points. None of the others made a double.
The Mavericks will count to this game with 104:88.
Wang Dachun was even more efficient in this game, only getting 5 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.
March 7th.
Mavericks vs. Wizards game. Wang Dachun finally played to his advantage. The Wizards' interior became their own restricted area. At the same time as Jamal McGee, he came off the bench. Wang Dachun didn't let McGee get a rebound when he was on the court. It can be regarded as a bottoming out.
119 to 103 in the end. The Mavericks won the game.
Wang Dachun played 20 minutes. He had nine points, 15 rebounds, four blocks and two assists
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March 10th.
The Mavericks take on the Suns on the road.
To be honest, Wang Dachun is really afraid of playing with O'Neill on the court. This guy has aggressive people. My biggest weakness is my physical strength. He can only play 10 minutes at most against O'Neill in 20 minutes.
One of the things that worked in the Mavericks' favour today was that Stoudemire didn't play due to injury. He was replaced by Grant Hill.
Mavericks' starting lineup today. Except for the shooting guard, Jose Barria, nothing else has changed.
The game begins.
The first quarter of the game.
The Mavericks relied on Nowitzki's multiple shots to barely take the lead. Dampier defended O'Neal well on the inside, with O'Neal scoring just seven points in the quarter.
The score was 30-33 at the end of the first quarter, with the Mavericks leading by three points.
In the second quarter of the game, Wang Dachun came off the bench. The Suns made no personnel changes. O'Neill is still on the field.
Suns offense.
Wang Dachun came to O'Neill's side. O'Neal's offensive desire today is still quite strong, although he only scored 7 points in the first quarter, but the number of shots reached nine.
Stoudemire didn't play today, and he naturally had only one shot on the inside.
O'Neill saw that the substitute was Wang Dachun, who played against him last time, and he still remembered Wang Dachun after the last game.
O'Neal is still quite confident in dealing with a rookie like Wang Dachun, and directly asks Nash for the ball to prepare for a single.
Wang Dachun first guarded against O'Neill, knowing that this guy's strength was incomprehensible. That's why I raised my hands high early. He was afraid that O'Neal would turn over and dunk directly.
O'Neill had his back against Wang Dachun. pushed it back hard, Wang Dachun barely resisted it, and was not pushed away.
O'Neill also found that Wang Dachun's strength was much stronger than last time. It seems that this little guy has worked hard since he entered the league.
In front of the confident O'Neill, Wang Dachun's strength is nothing at all. Twice more to tilt Wang Dachun back slightly, at this time O'Neill directly turned over and stepped into the penalty area. Jump up and get ready to burst the buckle.
Although Wang Dachun was a little out of position, his reaction was still relatively fast, and when O'Neill got up, his hand was also stretched out. I want to press the ball on the rebound.
However, O'Neill's strength prevented him from holding it down. O'Neal's power continued to press down, and the basketball was still dunked. However, it was affected by Wang Dachun holding down the basketball. The basketball finally dunked away, and Wang Dachun was whistled for an offensive foul. O'Neal made two free throws.
Wang Dachun shook his hand. I also experienced O'Neill's power just now. The last time he played O'Neal, this guy had no desire to attack at all, and obviously didn't give his all.
After O'Neal hit one of two free throws, the game continued.
Mavericks offense.
Wang Dachun's main defense on the inside today is O'Neal. He had just looked at Grant Hill's basic information. The former All-Star is now in a more degraded stats. In addition to the attack, there are some threats. The offense and defense of the interior Wang Dachun are not worried.
Wang Dachun in order to maximize his physical strength. gave up the plan to defend O'Neill closely, and just followed O'Neal. Block a pass to O'Neal from the outside or make a steal on O'Neal. This will save some energy.
When scrambling for rebounds. Wang Dachun helped Novitskika position. Then Nowitzki went to grab the rebound. After all, Nowitzki has more of an advantage on the inside than Grant Hill.
O'Neill was very uncomfortable by Wang Dachun like this. This guy moves fast, the key is that his arms are too long, and he has been interfered with several dunks.
And this guy is more intelligent, and he doesn't compare his strength with himself. Only reach out and interfere when you make your own move.
Even Wang Dachun is saving his physical strength to fight. At the end of the second quarter. I don't have much stamina anymore. O'Neill's stamina was also depleted quickly. Neither player was on the court in the third quarter.
That gave the Mavericks the upper hand in the third quarter. Coming off the bench for O'Neill was Louis Amondsson. He is only two meters and six meters tall. He would have been in the power forward position. The Suns are short on the inside and he's put him in the center position.
Originally, there was not much difference in the scores between the two teams. But the Suns' interior has become a big funnel.
Nowitzki scored 15 points in the third quarter on the inside.
The score was 96-83 at the end of the third quarter. The Mavericks lead by 13 points.
When O'Neal came on the court in the fourth quarter, Wang Dachun was sent on the court by head coach Carlisle. Carlisle was very pleased with Wang's performance in the second quarter. Played very smart. It also disrupts the Suns' inside and outside connections.
Sending Wang Dachun on the court again is not to limit O'Neal's scoring. It's about scrambling for rebounds. So that the Suns can't play fast break. Bring the pace of the game down.
Coach Carlisle did the right thing. After Wang Dachun played. It took half a quarter to play with O'Neal. The Suns threw in the towel.
Fourth quarter and a half quarter of the game. The Suns grabbed just three rebounds. And the Mavericks got nine.
O'Neill is not a center forward with increasing speed like Wang Dachun. After a few fast breaks, I couldn't run. Suns head coach Alvin Gentry. Looking at the inside line, there is no protection, and you can only admit defeat and surrender.
In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Suns 122-104.
Nash scored a Suns-high 23 points and 13 assists. O'Neal had 21 points and eight rebounds.
Nowitzki of the Mavericks scored a team-high 34 points and 13 rebounds.
Wang Dachun came off the bench for 18 minutes. He had 2 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 1 assist.