The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master

Boom!

Two landing sounds.

He avoided Payton in front, but failed to avoid Lin Dong behind him.

Jordan was shocked and angry. The moment he landed, he turned around and slashed towards Lin Dong with his big hand.

At this time, there was Artest's angrily blocking figure in front of him, and Jordan's big hand was blocking him behind him.

In the front, Harrington has also stuck to Iguodala.

At this time, there was no room to dribble or break through. Lin Dong held the ball with both hands and made a big ring to avoid the two players from attacking. At the same time, a voice sounded from the left side.

"Forest!"

Without even turning his head to look, Lin Dong passed the ball straight to the left with his raised hand.

Snapped!

The ball reached Payton, who was already rushing forward.

Jordan started to chase after him, while Artest was like a piece of candy wrapped around Lin Dong. He didn't care about anything else on the court. He opened his hands and immediately blocked Lin Dong without the ball, trying his best. Block with all his strength, not even letting the ball pass.

Just now, he made a careless move and was passed by Lin Dong without the ball, allowing him to complete the block on Jordan. The same mistake cannot be made again!

Tyronn Lue in front immediately blocked Payton from an oblique angle.

Payton only rushed forward a few steps, and as soon as he reached the three-point line, the two men met each other.

Tyronn Lue's face is full of confidence and madness. He has young speed and reaction, he is flexible enough, and he has enough confidence to intercept this old thing!

But a brilliant light flashed from Payton's eyes.

Dpoy? Best defensive point guard in history?

That's just the world's misunderstanding of myself...so much so that even any rotten fish and shrimps dare to be criticized in front of me.

I don’t just know how to defend!

Payton's forward speed did not slow down at all, and he changed the direction of the dribble with a big pendulum clock, pulling the center of gravity to the extreme, and Tyronn Lue actually followed up.

But what follows is the union of man and ball.

Payton's body completed an extreme back turn like a twist, changing direction without slowing down!

Lin Dong used this skill too much in front of him and defended it too much. He knew it without practice!

Maybe he is a little older, or maybe he is not as flexible as Lin Dong, which prevents Payton from completing the change of direction without slowing down while holding the ball, but it is still possible to do this action while holding the ball.

Tyronn Lu only felt a blur in front of his eyes and a thump in his heart, followed by the 34-year-old guy who turned into a gust of wind and rushed past him.

Passed!

Payton took two big steps with the ball and jumped high, but Harrington on the other side had already rushed over to defend him and jumped in front of him, while Tyronn Lue, who was passed by him, was quite There was a tacit understanding and they blocked Iguodala's direction as soon as possible to prevent Payton from being intercepted and passing the ball to Iguodala's open 3-pointer.

Perfect switching and coordination.

Due to the temporary defense coming from the inside of the right three-point line, Harrington's defense was not able to completely block all Payton's throwing routes.

But Jordan, who was chasing after him, also roared and jumped up at this time.

From the onlooker's perspective, Jordan's position seems to be a little bit behind Payton. This ball cannot cause substantial interference, but the experience of the old gangster makes him very clear.

His own jumping and roaring will give Payton an extreme sense of psychological oppression, making him feel that he is encountering a flanking attack at this time, forcing him to panic and make mistakes.

But the next second...

Payton's eyes didn't show the slightest hesitation, nor did he feel disturbed by Jordan's roar behind him. His eyes were terrifyingly cold.

Fear? Flustered?

I have been waiting for a full 8 years...not just for those negative emotions like shit!

At this moment, I am stronger than ever before, and my mentality is more stable than ever before.

Defeat that old guy, win the championship, and vindicate his eight years of shame!

"Roar!"

Payton roared angrily, flicked his right hand, and while avoiding Harrington's big shot-blocking hand, he had already switched the ball to his left hand, and then turned slightly sideways.

His strong core strength allowed him to maintain absolute balance in the air at this time. He glide forward a little distance and hit Harrington with his back. The basketball that had changed hands returned from his left hand to his right hand again, and finally fell at the moment of falling. , protecting the ball with his left hand to block Jordan, who was already blocking the shot behind him, and his right hand steadily passed through Harrington's armpit.

At this time, his eyes could no longer see the frame, and even his body was facing away from the frame. His right wrist was still turned out. The whole thing looked twisted, but his flexible wrist still moved the basketball from this incredible position. The angle is thrown up.

Bang!

But seeing that the height of the basketball was not very high, it looked more like it had 'climbed' onto the basket. It did not bounce up or go directly into the net, but followed the rotation force given to it by Payton and moved along the basket. The inner edge slid and rolled twice.

Boom, boom, boom!

Jordan, Payton, and Harrington landed at the same time and turned to look toward the basket.

Uh-huh!

The basketball also got into the net at this time.

The arena, which was originally bustling with cheers, was slightly quiet, but Payton waved his arms fiercely and roared to the sky.

The score on the electronic scoreboard jumped.

0:2, SuperSonics takes the lead!

"Oh buy it!"

"Perfect goal!"

"Boss is awesome!" There was a burst of cheers from the SuperSonics bench, jumping up and down exaggeratedly and waving towels.

Other than that, the arena was completely silent.

After Payton yelled and posed, he flexed his muscles directly at Jordan: "Oh, Michael, were you behind me just now? You were too slow. I didn't even feel your presence. I'm really sorry. ,Ha ha ha ha!"

After saying that, he proudly turned his head to look at the surrounding auditorium, and then raised his hands toward the audience to cheer, just like Jordan did when he first got the ball.

Everyone on the scene was shocked. What was this guy on the away team doing? Who does he think he is?

It was obviously impossible for anyone to respond to Payton at the Wizards' home court. Even some who reacted and wanted to curse felt the silence of this moment and swallowed their voices involuntarily.

If you want to scold, you can't scold him now. You were quiet just now, but now when someone's enemy raises his hand to signal you to speak out, you should really speak out and cooperate. Wouldn't that be boosting others' ambitions and destroying your own prestige?

So the arena actually fell into absolute silence at this moment.

Payton, on the other hand, retreated and opened his hands to Jordan with a smile: "My Lin Dong temporarily lent me the away silencer. Hey, it's really useful!"

The corner of Jordan's mouth twitched, he pretended...

The old gangster is getting angry.

Frank, that's great!

Looking at Jordan's stiff and cold face, Payton high-fived Lin Dong at the midline. He felt that all the 36,000 pores in his body were breathing, and it was extremely refreshing.

Jordan, on the other hand, had already reached the baseline and Harrington, who was still in a daze, shouted, "Ball!"

Harrington finally reacted and took the baseline ball thrown by the referee.

Wizards ball possession.

Jordan held the ball through midfield.

With his superb basketball IQ, he just thought about it briefly and knew that it was inevitable that the SuperSonics would win the ball just now.

What are the strengths of the Wizards? It's Yao Ming's inside line and his handling of key balls. In terms of style, it is more of a steady and steady type that is both offensive and defensive. It is a positional battle!

The Sonics' advantages are running and gunning, playing fast, and switching offense and defense.

In order to get a good start, the Wizards played so hastily that they unknowingly competed with the Sonics. That is the rhythm that the Sonics are most familiar with, but it is not the rhythm of the Wizards.

Is Payton really just talking trash for fun? But it was just to provoke his own emotions and let the Wizards continue to compete with the SuperSonics in anger.

A few years ago, Jordan felt that he might roll up his arms and go straight to the show. No matter if he was provocative or not, the main thing was to see who could do it!

But at this time, Jordan just took a deep breath.

The so-called Wizards' victory in terms of paper strength is based on a reasonable playing style. If they are impulsive or messy, they will give up their advantage.

I am no longer young, and I can't go on a rampage from the first quarter to the fourth quarter, not to mention leaving a stable inside line like Yao Ming unused, that would be the biggest stupidity.

At this time, when you calm down and look at the Sonics' layout and defense, you can see that Sakuragi Hanamichi's position is very strange.

It seems that he is guarding Harrington, but in fact he is moving flexibly within the penalty area, ready to cover any position on the court at any time.

SuperSonics rotation defense!

When playing the Lakers before, the Sonics didn't use this trick very much. That's because the Lakers' triangle offensive system itself is also very convoluted, and the formation is relatively simple and clear but ever-changing, which can easily cause the Sonics players to get into chaos on their own.

When playing against the Spurs, the SuperSonics' rotation defense was easily exploited by Duncan. After all, rotation defense means infinite mismatches, and against a center of Duncan's level, not everyone in the Sonics can play mismatch defense.

In fact, it was the same when playing against the Wizards. Facing the 226 centimeters and 135 kilograms of Yao Ming, the SuperSonics were out of position. I am afraid that no one, including Lin Dong, could achieve the level of single defense. That defense The tough guy Hanamichi Sakuragi is not good either. He is 22 centimeters taller. He only needs a small hook with his back against you in the low post, and you can't even touch the ball. So what's the point of defense?

This is also the main reason why the Wizards, who do not have the Lakers' triangle offensive system, feel that they are not afraid of the SuperSonics rotation defense in the pre-game tactical arrangements.

But now, the Sonics have obviously made a change based on their original defensive rotation.

Use Pedrague to withstand Yao Ming, and then let the other four people complete the defensive rotation.

The efficiency of such a rotation is definitely not as high as that of the previous five-man lineup. After all, without the change of the inside midpoint position, the area for the four defensive rotations to run has also increased.

But this blockade effect on Yao Ming under the basket is the best, because as long as the ball gets to Yao Ming, it will no longer be a misplaced one-on-one defense by anyone in the Sonics, but anyone can make up for it in the rotation. Go up and complete the flanking attack with Pedrag.

This is an advanced version of the rotation defense system for center Yao Ming under the basket.

Jordan is watching and thinking.

"Hey, Mike, why don't you call on your audience to cheer this time?" Payton stepped forward and continued teasing with a half-smile.

What was greeted was just a sneer from Jordan.

"I will give you a cigar. After I win my seventh championship ring..." Before he finished speaking, Jordan threw a high ball. The basketball had already passed over Payton's head and flew towards Yao Ming inside.

So what about Yao Ming? That's because those guys don't know enough about how terrible Yao Ming is, let alone Yao Ming's golf intelligence!

There was an upward curve at the corner of Jordan's mouth.

The angle and route of the ball were so precise that it was as if it were measured with a ruler. It fell directly above Yao Ming's head and was firmly grasped by Yao Ming.

At this time, Yao Ming was on the outside of the top of the arc in the paint area. The young Yao straightened up and used his body to feel Pedrague's center of gravity behind him.

Pedrague suffered the disadvantage of being bypassed by his nimble steps before, and this time he did not dare to put his center of gravity downwards, but the result was that Yao Ming used his back without hesitation.

The defender's center of gravity is down, that is, he has to stand up steadily from the ground. Flexible footsteps are the best way to crack the ball.

When the defender's center of gravity is in the middle, they want to prevent you from breaking through. At the same time, it is inevitable that the position cannot be that stable, and the strength confrontation cannot be that strong.

At this time, with his 135 kilogram body and the force exerted on his back, the force coming in like a wave caught Pedrague off guard. He was not standing firmly enough and wanted to block Yao Ming's steps from both sides. How can I still withstand it? Not only was Pedrag's upper body bent backwards by the pressure, his feet also stumbled involuntarily, and he had to take a step back to barely support his body.

But immediately after, Yao Ming's power-generating movement changed slightly, his body turned sideways, and he changed from back to shoulder.

Before Pedrag could fully stand firm on his last step, the second wave of force had already arrived, and he couldn't stop himself at all and could only retreat further.

At the same time, Sakuragi Hanamichi on the right side was already attacking Yao Ming.

At this time, after taking two steps, he has already entered the paint area. This is Yao Ming's most comfortable position for attacking firepower.

But I saw him grab the ball, look at the basket, and then jump slightly with his feet.

Sakuragi Hanamichi on the right had already pounced on him. As early as Yao Ming's first step, he had already felt Pedrague's loss. This defense was just right.

To be able to be put in this position by McMillan, the Sonics have also studied Yao Ming's style of play. The little hook under the basket is invincible, comparable to the skyhook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar back then. Facing such a guy, frontal defense is a must. It is useless at all. It can only apply pressure from the front, but also add blockade and support from the side.

Bang! Snapped!

Sakuragi Hanamichi kicked the ground, jumped up high, completely ignoring Yao Ming's height and wingspan, and went straight to block the basketball in his hand, and then there was the sound of the basketball hitting the ground.

Hook? No hook.

Although his eyes seem to be always looking at the basket, his height advantage allows Yao Ming to capture all the movements on the court with just the corner of his eye.

Sakuragi Hanamichi stepped forward, and Harrington was free. Payton, who was closest to Harrington, had already pounced on him. Jordan, who leaked out after Payton defended, was covered by Lin Dong, and Tai was originally defending. Lenlu's Iguodala took advantage of the situation and rotated to defend Artest.

The SuperSonics' defensive rotation has started to change. From Yao Ming's perspective, the loopholes and defense changes that can be seen are only concentrated on Harrington and Jordan on the right side, but Artest and Tyronn Lue behind him are completely his. Can't see the situation.

As long as you hesitate for a moment at this time, firstly, your attack will be intercepted by Sakuragi and Pedrague. Secondly, Tyronn Lue, the only real vulnerability behind him, will also be intercepted by Sakuragi or Pedrague. One of them stepped up after completing the flanking attack.

The loophole only exists for a moment, and it is in the corner of the back where the ball holder cannot see it. This is the real horror of the Sonics rotation defense.

Any other center would have been unable to break through such a situation. Either he would have completely ignored the Sonics' defensive rotation, passed the ball to Harrington who seemed to be open, and then had it intercepted by Payton, or at most Just seeing Lin Dong's defense, he chose to pass the ball to Jordan, and was intercepted by Lin Dong.

It's amazing. He was able to warn Payton and Lin Dong of the danger, and chose to throw the ball to one of Artest and Tyronn Lue who couldn't see behind him, but he couldn't tell who was the real one at all. The only choice is to throw it randomly...

This kind of ball requires a passing master like Kidd and Nash to find the real gap at the critical moment to break the SuperSonics' rotation.

But this is Dayao...

You can't see it with your eyes, but you can guess it and hear the complicated sound of footsteps running behind you.

As the strongest basketball player in the history of the Dragon Kingdom, Yao Ming is often noticed for his height, but what is overlooked is his golf intelligence that is comparable to anyone on the planet, and his ability to be far beyond ordinary people. An IQ of up to 132!

The real open seat is Tyronn Lue!

At this time, Yao Ming seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. His raised hand did not choose the basket blocked by Sakuragi. Instead, he slipped directly into the air and flew straight to Tyronn Lue on the left baseline.

Everyone in the SuperSonics was shocked. On the contrary, Iguodala, who was rushing towards Artest according to the tactics, did not notice the pass at all due to the state of his back.

Snapped!

The ball was in Tyronn Lue's hands, and there was an absolutely big gap, and the Sonics didn't even have anyone to rush toward him.

Coach Lu was unhurried and even had enough free time to aim at the basket and even adjust his shooting posture.

After a full two seconds, the ball was thrown steadily in front of the eyes of the other nine people on the field and the 20,000 spectators.

While the basketball was still flying through the air, Tyronn Lue had already raised his clenched fists.

If you can't make such adjustments and open spots, then don't go to the NBA, just go to kindergarten!

Uh-huh!

The basketball went hollow into the net, 3:2, and the Wizards took the lead.

Wow!

The arena, which had just been shut down by the Sonics, erupted into deafening cheers.

——Yao! Yao! Yao! Yao!

——Taylon! Taryn! Taryn!

A wonderful pass, a perfect three-pointer, and the carnival sound belonging to the MCI Center was played at this moment.

But the Sonics didn't give the Wizards and the fans time to celebrate.

Once the rhythm battle starts, the fight is to be fast and the fight is to be explosive!

Pedrague, who was under the basket, immediately picked up the baseline ball and threw it to the referee. Following the referee's slightly delayed whistle, he fired the baseline ball as quickly as possible.

Payton held the ball through the midfield, and facing Jordan's defense, the 34-year-old veteran was completely fired up.

The Wizards use Jordan to defend themselves and Artest to defend Lin Dong. This is not to look down on Lin Dong's offensive ability, but to save Jordan's energy.

The first rule of the court: do things that scare your enemies and do things that make your enemies unhappy.

To a certain extent, even established tactics must give way to this first law. This is the only way to win on the court!

At this time, the arena was still immersed in the commotion of the Wizards' 3-point carnival, and Payton had already glanced at Lin Dong. The latter understood, suddenly turned around, threw away Artest and rushed towards Payton.

Jordan's pupils shrank slightly.

The pick and roll of god combination!

The Sonics' famous stunt that caused the Lakers to suffer so much is naturally the focus of the Wizards' research.

The mismatch between these two liars who hide eight hundred evil intentions from each other is enough to give any master in the league a headache, but it does not include Jordan.

Playing tricks? I have more than you!

Payton also moved, protecting the ball with his left hand and controlling the ball with his right hand, joining Lin Dong's rushing position.

The two guys rushing towards each other completed the overlap in an instant. Payton continued to rush towards the right side like a bullet. Lin Dong did not choose to block Jordan, but completed the stagger and rushed towards the left side. .

If this ball depends on the first level, Lin Dong did not use the pick-and-roll and rushed out to the left side. He had no intention of intercepting Jordan. The ball should be in his hands. Payton's misplacement was just a screen and Something to attract attention.

But experts often look at the second level, because the purpose of such a misalignment is too obvious, as if it was deliberately disguised.

Is the ball in Payton's hands?

This is to use Lin Dong's cover to turn the defender's attention to Lin Dong to achieve Payton's breakthrough.

In this case, either Artest misplaced himself and tried his best to block Payton, or Jordan chose to keep up. Anyway, Lin Dong didn't deliberately block him.

But this is Jordan...he can see the third level!

After all, if you think about it carefully, you will know that it is unreasonable. Artest's defense is not weak. Even if Payton is misplaced, he may not have the ability to attack alone. Moreover, there is Yao Ming guarding the basket, and Payton will not be there even if he cuts in. The absolute advantage is that the ball is in Lin Dong's hands!

Jordan directly chose the mismatch without thinking, and concentrated on blocking Lin Dong who continued to move to the left. Just seeing Lin Dong's action of shooting the ball, Jordan knew that he had guessed correctly.

At this time, I sneered in my heart, you guys are playing tricks in front of me...

But the thought hasn't finished yet.

Bang!

Jordan hit a guy hard.

Pick and roll! The second pick-and-roll of the Sonics god combination.

No. 10 Sakuragi Hanamichi!

Farke! When did this guy come here?

Jordan's body hurt and his head buzzed, and he immediately knew something was going to happen.

Sure enough, Lin Dong, who was out of position, had already stood up. Harrington, who was a little slower, tried his best to block it, but he could no longer affect Lin Dong at all.

The 3-pointer was shot instantly, and the basketball flew directly over Harrington's head. Even if he tried his best to take off, he could only watch the ball and sigh.

Perfect cooperation brings perfect touch. Lin Dong also clenched his fists before landing like Tyronn Lue.

Uh-huh!

3 points against Biao, also scored!

Lin Dong, who landed, and Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was nearby, gave a high-five and roared, and the numbers on the electronic scoreboard also jumped.

At 3:5, the SuperSonics completed the lead!

I'm Fuck, you're a grandma... At this moment, Jordan felt invincible and aggrieved. Who said that only two bad guys in the Sonics have evil intentions? These are three fucking scheming men!