The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master

Two days flew by.

June 1st, Washington, DC.

Washington, also known as Washington, is the capital of the United States of America.

Different from Seattle, which is full of business atmosphere and sports atmosphere, as the capital of the United States, Washington, DC has an unparalleled political atmosphere, where celebrities gather and there are so many big shots.

The MCI Center, where the Wizards' home arena is located, is currently the third largest arena in the league, after the Bulls League Center and Staples Center, and can accommodate 21,000 spectators.

Compared to the modern Staples Center and the ancient Bulls League, MCI looks much more stable from the outside. Several large stone pillars standing outside the arena make it look like Olympus. Like the temple on the mountain, it is full of a sense of solemnity and majesty, which is quite in line with the strong political atmosphere of Washington, DC.

Although it is an old arena with a history of several decades, the interior decoration is often renovated, which makes MCI not look old.

It was already 8:50 in the evening, and luxury cars gathered outside the center of the arena. Drivers lined up waiting to park, and the powerful guests had already taken their seats in the arena.

As one of the city's current famous brands, Jordan still has considerable influence here. Although many politicians were quite dissatisfied with this braised egg after their invitation to play golf was rejected, at least it would not show up on the surface.

They should support each other, but this is just a social place for them. At most, they can smile lightly when talking about the star who makes the fans crazy, and make fun of the star with puns and dare not go there with people at the same level. Golf course, it must be because his golf skills are terrible or something.

But these sounds in the VIP box obviously cannot affect the excitement in the field.

A total of 20,000 fans and thousands of staff and reporters occupied almost every corner of this huge stadium.

And when the host introduced Jordan, who was about to appear, he didn't need to use too many words like other people. Just the opening words of "VP..." were enough to ignite all the passion in this arena.

At the crazy scene, countless fans cheered enthusiastically as if they were on a pilgrimage. Frankly speaking, only those who have experienced it will understand what kind of appeal and influence this has.

This is completely different from the impact of other teams where tens of thousands of people cheer for their stars.

Other players are at best supported by the home team fans at home, and they are basically locals.

But what Jordan got here was a deep-seated devotion from the fans, and they were fans from all over the United States.

And Jordan's casual movement, even just waving his hand, the screams at the scene were enough to break the roof!

The crazy scene made Sakuragi Hanamichi swallow his saliva, and even Lin Dong's eyes showed a different color, as if he was shocked by it.

"That guy is like that, haha, he can really pretend!" Payton said nonchalantly. He was not worried that Lin Dong would be affected at all. After being a teammate for a season, Payton knew this guy's psychological quality well. But then: "Hey! Brother, it's time to take out your away silencer and put it to good use!"

Lin Dong laughed and looked in the direction of Jordan, just in time to see Jordan looking towards him.

"Hey!" Jordan smiled at Lin Dong, showing a hint of provocation. As a young man who had 'scared' Jordan in an exhibition match last October, the old gangster who had been hiding for a whole season had no intention of hiding anymore. Went down.

Whether it is physical strength or emotions, they must be vented without reservation and show off your edge! He had to let that young man know what a true god was!

Lin Dong also gave him a smile in return.

At the same time, Jordan was obviously not the only one who planned to interact with Lin Dong.

At this time, Yao Ming, who was standing next to Jordan, also smiled at Lin Dong, clenched his fist and nodded.

They are both the two superstars of the Dragon Kingdom, but one is in the east and the other is in the west. In fact, they have not seen each other for more than half a year.

"Come on, brother!" Yao Ming said with a smile, "Looking forward to a wonderful game."

"Same!"

The scene of the exchange between the two was not recorded by the camera. After all, the camera was now focused on Jordan, but it did not affect the joy of countless fans far away in the Dragon Kingdom.

The world is so strange. Who could have imagined that the two sides competing in the first preseason game before the start of this season would be the same two sides competing for the championship at the end of this season?

——The SuperSonics must also rise, don't let the Wizards win too easily!

——I don’t believe that no one in Dragon Kingdom supports the Supersonics!

——Hahaha, support, support, I don’t care who wins anyway, as long as the game is exciting!

——You're right, the palms and backs of the hands are all flesh, and it feels even more difficult for Lin Dong...

——Lin Dong is still young. He will have a lot of chances to win championships in the future. It doesn’t matter if he gives up one game to Jordan. Give the God of Basketball some dignity!

The Dragon Kingdom Internet and various taverns that broadcast live games were also bustling with excitement.

beep!

After a lengthy introduction and an exciting scene, the referee blew his whistle and the main players from both sides stayed on the field.

Washington Wizards starting lineup: Point guard No. 10 Tyronn Lue, shooting guard No. 23 Jordan, small forward No. 21 Ron Artest, power forward No. 42 Al Harrington, center No. 5 Yao Ming!

Seattle SuperSonics starting lineup: No. 20 point guard Gary Payton, No. 9 shooting guard Iguodala, No. 23 small forward Lin Dong, No. 10 power forward Sakuragi Hanamichi, center No. 14 Pedrag Drobiak !

Collins on the sidelines was really stunned when he saw the Sonics' starting lineup.

Frankly speaking, Collins thought about various changes for the Sonics before the game, but they were nothing more than a five-small lineup, making a choice between Iguodala and Desmond.

If the Sonics' plan at the start was to focus on solid defense, then Desmond would be the first choice. If they were more focused on attacking from the outside, then Iguodala would be the one, but I really didn't expect such a move.

They actually gave up on the SuperSonics' usual five-small lineup, and returned Hanamichi Sakuragi to the power forward position, gave up Brent's role as the third point guard, and re-activated Pedrague to play the traditional center position. Are the Sonics going to give up the run-and-gun fast break that they are famous for?

What kind of play is this...

The blue-collar Pedrague simply doesn't have the ability to fight against Yao Ming. Isn't this a hornet's nest that Yao Ming has turned into a hornet's nest on both offense and defense?

And if Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was originally the core defensive core, goes to face Harrington, is he really not afraid of being pulled to the outside by Harrington?

"Al!" Collins was already giving Harrington tactical instructions right away - to move to the outside to play, taking Hanamichi Sakuragi out of the core defensive position inside.

The latter nodded.

Jump ball from both sides.

Pedrague's 211-centimeter figure is not considered tall among centers, but it is not actually low either. But facing Yao Ming, who is 226 centimeters tall and weighs a full 135 kilograms, he appears to be a size smaller. .

The absolute difference in strength made Yao Ming's jump ball seem easy. The basketball was swatted in the direction of Tyronn Lue, and the next second, Tyronn caught the ball and threw it to Jordan without hesitation.

Gary Payton immediately pushed forward, but Jordan was not in a hurry for this attack. Instead, he stood still with the ball just past the midfield, and then actually grabbed the ball with one hand and used the other hand. It was a gesture to indicate to the fans around the arena that they needed to cheer.

The first attack belonged to Jordan, and the basketball was in the hands of God. This already made the crowd cheer, but Jordan's actions of constantly raising his arms to raise the atmosphere made the crowd fall into a storm even more.

-Michael! Michael! Michael!

——Goat! Goat! Goat!

The scene suddenly erupted in carnival joy.

A sneer flashed across Payton's face, and he licked the corner of his mouth: "Can you play well, Michael? I would like to remind you kindly, when your fans cheer, but you can't pass my test, it will be embarrassing. It’s such a shame.”

Jordan laughed loudly: "You don't let that young man guard me, are you afraid of being beaten up by me? As for you, your knees don't hurt anymore? Ah, I understand!"

"You know shit." Payton knew that this was Jordan's way of finding excitement. He knew Michael too well. Once this guy started talking on the court, he was trying to find his state and wanted to use his best state to do so. Destroyed the Supersonics in one breath!

"Hahaha!" Jordan said with a smile: "You are going to retire anyway, so it doesn't matter if you are destroyed, right? Or, anyway, you already lost once in 1996, so it doesn't matter if you lose again? What does the SuperSonics mean to you? The old guy is so cruel..."

"You have retired and I haven't retired yet. You just have a few championships. I will retire after winning 7. I would be so jealous..."

Before Payton could finish his sentence, he suddenly saw a flash of light in Jordan's eyes, followed by a dive with his center of gravity and a step to the right.

Super low body breakthrough!

Farke!

Payton almost cursed.

He knew who Jordan was, and he also knew many of the old gangster's methods, including of course his habit of making false claims in the east and in the west.

But to be honest, that's often what Jordan chooses when he's in trouble.

But now, the game has just begun, and this old guy has started to use these dirty tricks. This... This is because he has no moral ethics and uses any means to win the championship!

Although his attention was extremely concentrated and his reaction was not slow, since he was speaking, his body was naturally a little less prepared to accumulate energy.

At this time, he suddenly suppressed the second half of the sentence back into his stomach, and then his body muscles expanded and exploded, catching up in an instant.

With his completely recovered knee, Payton's explosiveness was a bit beyond Jordan's expectations.

But the other party is holding his breath after all... How many steps can you keep up with?

It's now!

Jordan suddenly increased his speed again, pushing Payton's lateral speed to the extreme, and then stopped suddenly.

The half-breath Payton was holding was about to reach its limit. Seeing Jordan's sudden stop, he also wanted to stop suddenly, but with the sudden explosion and the sudden stop, the half-breath he was holding finally reached its limit. I can't hold it any longer.

call……

A sharp breath interrupted Payton's explosion for a moment. His body stopped, but he could no longer keep up with Jordan's take-off in time.

Fake, this old fox, has been plotting against me since he first came up!

Payton wanted to curse.

Jordan jumped high, but a faint smile flashed across his face. You didn't even need to lean back to play the ball. It was too simple. Just open the ball first!

But the next second, a figure that surprised him suddenly jumped up from behind Payton who was shaken away.

The speed of the bullet and the height of the jump were indeed beyond Jordan's expectations.

Lin Dong?

No, that guy is still at the top of the left three-point arc at this time, so this is...

A dark green No. 10 jersey instantly blocked Jordan's sight.

That Japanese redhead?

Jordan was stunned. Shouldn't he have been taken to the bottom line by Harrington? Farke...what the hell!

——Sakuragi, you don’t have the strength like Lin Dong to face any targeted play, so don’t let others see through you easily, and don’t let the Wizards target you and crack you like the Spurs did.

——This game is not about not letting you play center, it is just about giving the Wizards an illusion first. You have to do something to surprise them first. Anything will do. If Lin Dong has the team’s absolute right to fire, then I will give it to him. You have absolute defensive rights throughout the first half. You don’t have to worry about your fixed defensive target. You can appear anywhere on the court! Do whatever you think will help the team!

——In the first half of G1, you are the absolute free man in the team!

McMillan's voice echoed in Sakuragi Hanamichi's ears, making him extremely excited at this time. This feeling of free play and unrestraint was the most suitable for him.

When he saw teacher Payton's defensive action just now, he felt that it was a bit forced and he felt a bit unable to defend himself. He immediately blocked him and blocked him. Who cares, Harrington and Harton... As expected, he ran into a Excellent defense!

"The true story of the gorilla!" Sakuragi Hanamichi shouted excitedly: "Cover the hot pot!"