On December 26, the Pistons flew non-stop to Washington, where they were going to challenge the Wizards in back-to-back away games.
If the opponent is Jordan who cheated at the beginning of the month, maybe Wang Dalin will have some headaches. After all, Jordan's strength at his peak is really no joke.
There is no suspense about the process and result of the game. After all, when Jordan is not cheating, he is just a very good 39-year-old veteran No matter how good he is, he is already old!
In this game, Jordan made 7 of 17 shots, plus 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 blocks. His performance was certainly not bad, but this "good" is based on his 39-year-old age.
Wizards second-in-command Jerry Stackhouse performed slightly better than Jordan. He made 6 of 14 shots, including 1 of 4 three-pointers, and 11 of 12 free throws. He scored 24 points and 3 rebounds. 1 assist, 1 stealhe scored 24 points on just 14 shots. I have to say that this guy's ability to draw fouls is really strong.
The best performer on the Pistons side is Wang Dalin, but compared to his incredible performance in the last game, his state this time is obviously much mediocre.
Wang Dalin made 10 of 18 shots from the field, including 3 of 7 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 27 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 1 block The major media did not comment on his triple-double performance. The fuss seems to be a bit used to it.
With Wang Dalin¡¯s current strength, it¡¯s nothing unusual to have a triple-double.
Other Pistons players also performed well. For example, Hamilton scored 22 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. Ben also contributed 6 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks. Boozer, Okur and Williams also scored in double figures ¡
In the end, the Pistons defeated the Wizards 102:78 without any blood, finally ending this three-game trip to the Eastern Conference.
They returned to Detroit that night. Wang Dalin felt that all the cells in his body had relaxed, and he lay down on his big bed and had a good sleep.
Carlisle did not schedule training as usual on December 27, because they had to face the challenge of the Western Conference powerhouse Timberwolves at home on the 28th.
So far this season, the Timberwolves have played 29 games, with a record of 16 wins and 13 losses, and are currently ranked fifth in the Western Conference.
After last season, the league's teams have gradually adapted to the new rules, especially the "legalization of zone defense" so the Timberwolves no longer have the advantage they had last season.
However, Kevin Garnett's performance is still terrible. In these 29 games, he averaged 21.7 points, 13.1 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.
In the game between the Timberwolves and the Bucks on November 7, Garnett made 9 of 17 shots and 10 of 11 free throws. He scored 28 points, 24 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, and only made 1 turnover in the game.
In the game between the Timberwolves and the Grizzlies on November 9, Garnett made 11 of 20 shots and 12 of 15 free throws. He scored 34 points, 22 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. He made only 1 turnover in the game. .
In these two games, Garnett hit 20+20 and 30+20 double-doubles, which once made the major media evaluate him more than Tim Duncan.
In the past few years at the beginning of the 21st century, the "four major centers of the 1990s" have aged one after another, leaving O'Neal alone to guard the glory of the center. Several outstanding power forwards in the league have gradually shown the trend of pushing the waves ahead. .
However, Garnett's performance on the night of December 28 was obviously a bit stretched. Under Wang Dalin's full defense, he only made 8 of 20 shots from the field. In addition, he made 4 of 5 free throws. He finally scored 20 points, 13 rebounds and 1 Steals, 1 block, and not even 1 assist!
In comparison, Wang Dalin's performance was much more efficient. He made 9 of 17 shots from the field, including 4 of 8 three-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws. He scored 29 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. No matter which aspect he compares with, he completely beats Garnett.
Timberwolves center Mark Jackson came on as a substitute for 27 minutes and made 5 of 10 shots and 7 of 7 free throws. He efficiently scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks, dwarfing Okur who only scored 9 points and 6 rebounds in the game.
However, Boozer had his strongest performance of the season. He came off the bench and contributed a super high shooting percentage of 9 of 12 in 24 minutes. In addition, he made 4 of 5 free throws and scored a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds. .
In the end, the Pistons easily defeated the Timberwolves 106:82 and continued their winning streak.
On December 30, the Pistons continued to play at home, and this time they came to challenge the Trail Blazersanother powerful team in the Western Conference!
The Trail Blazers have a better record than the Timberwolves this season. They are currently 17 wins and 11 losses, ranking fourth in the Western Conference.
Even though the team's spiritual leader, Scottie Pippen, is one year older than last season, even though "Roaring King" Rasheed Wallace still doesn't like the referees, even though Bunchy Wells is older than last season. His performance has obviously dropped a lot, but Wang Dalin knows that the strength of this Trail Blazers team is definitely not good enough.??, as soon as he came on stage, he wanted to play a very complicated piece called "Lights of the Harbor"! Yes, he started playing as soon as he came on stage Only then did I realize how courageous this guy was! "
Wang Dalin also took a trip to New York, but he was not as free as Carlisle, because he came here to negotiate commercial endorsements.
If it were any other brand, Schwartz, the agent, would have done it for him. All he had to do was be present at the final signing. But this time the brand was a little different because the brand name was "Pepsi"!
Compared with another beverage giant "Coca-Cola", "Pepsi-Cola" obviously started a little later, but in recent years its development momentum has been much stronger than "Coca-Cola".
In the 2001 "The Most Admired Companies in America" ??and "The Most Admired Companies in the World" surveys and rankings in various industries published by Fortune magazine, PepsiCo continued to be ranked as the "Most Admired Company in the World and the United States." "And ranked first in the beverage industry!
And among the world's top 500 companies published by the magazine, PepsiCo ranks 63rd.
Wang Dalin had just seen the Pepsi commercial of Britney Spears, Beyonc¨¦ and Pink not long ago. When they sang "We Will Rock You" in the ancient Roman arena, the hairs on Wang Dalin's back stood up. .
?? And there are far more commercials produced by Pepsi-Cola in 2002. For example, Robert Carlos's bowing free kick commercial during the World Cup in Korea and Japan was also quite interesting.
In addition, Pepsi also signed "f4", which is popular in Asia, and specially created the advertising song "Desire for Infinite". The melody and lyrics are very good, but the singing skills of the four "f4" are a bit poor.
Wang Dalin is of course very interested in signing a contract with Pepsi. At least Pepsi's advertisement is very interesting.
Schwartz has basically negotiated the contract and price with PepsiCo.
Referring to the previous endorsement prices of football stars such as Roberto Carlos and David Beckham, PepsiCo has offered Wang Dalin a price of US$10 million over two years. In addition to endorsing "Pepsi-Cola", he also has other brands owned by PepsiCo. A brand "Gatorade".
Wang Dalin only earns US$5 million per year for endorsing two brands. It seems that the price is not high, right?
Don¡¯t think that the price seems low. After all, there are dozens of PepsiCo spokespersons, and the total endorsement fees for so many people are quite terrifying.
In fact, Wang Dalin¡¯s annual endorsement fee of US$5 million is considered to be the highest level among many Pepsi stars. Above him, there is only "Tiger" Tiger Woodsthat guy endorses "Gatorade" The price is $100 million over 5 years!
Wang Dalin didn¡¯t hesitate, he just agreed with the top management of PepsiCo on the shooting time of the advertisement For a commercial like PepsiCo, which can be called a visual blockbuster, it cannot be shot in the middle of the regular season, but only in the offseason.
PepsiCo executives didn¡¯t say anything, but said they needed Wang Dalin and Beckham, Britney, Beyonc¨¦ and others to shoot two or three commercials in the summer of 2003.
There are many other promotional activities. For example, during the All-Star Weekend this season, Wang Dalin must attend the "Streetball Challenge" organized by PepsiCo Of course, he is only an on-site commentator.
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On January 2, the league announced the winners of the best players in the East and West in December. They are Chris Webber from the West and Wang Dalin from the East.
In the past December, Webber led the Kings to an 11-3 record. He also averaged 24.4 points, 11.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.8 blocks per game.
Weber¡¯s performance this month is indeed the best in the Western Conference. Not only is the team¡¯s record good, but his personal data is also impeccable. However, compared to Wang Dalin, the best player in the Eastern Conference, he is obviously much inferior.
It goes without saying that the Pistons have won 13 games this month. The key is that they have won 30 consecutive games, second in history, and their winning streak continues until now.
Wang Dalin averaged 31.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, 8.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.5 blocks per game in December, shooting 54.1% from the field, 46.4% from three-point range, and 86.4% from free throws.
As the games come one after another, the Pistons are no longer as strong as they were at the beginning of the season, and Wang Dalin's playing time has naturally increased slightly, so his personal data is better than in November (Remember Website address: www.hlnovel.com