The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master

Facing three scheming boys and one old boy, even the god of basketball felt a little helpless.

The Wizards' defense is not bad. Artest's ferocity and Harrington's mismatches actually have advantages when facing most opponents. Plus Jordan, the defensive capabilities of the three of them are compared to Lin Dong and Payton. Compared with Sakuragi's offensive ability, even if he loses slightly, he is by no means at a loss.

But when they really got started with each other, and faced with the tacit understanding and scheming of the three of them, they immediately lost a lot.

They are just three super powerful individuals, but their opponent is a trinity.

If you want to truly achieve effective defense, you must first destroy the connection and tacit understanding between them, and you must first break them one by one.

Among the three, Payton is old enough to be a fox, and Lin Dong is comprehensive enough. The one who is really easy to attack is probably the Japanese red-haired monkey jumping up and down.

He had to recharge his batteries for the second half, and he also had to rely on experience and familiarity to limit Payton's offense, so he couldn't move.

Artest is the one with the most energy and stamina among the Wizards, and his defensive attitude and skills are second only to himself. He is the best choice to defend Lin Dong and cannot be moved.

"Tylen! Al!" Jordan shouted to Tyronn Lue and Harrington, gathering them to negotiate.

Wizards ball possession.

Tyronn Lue controlled the ball through the midfield and handed it to Jordan as usual. The latter stabilized his position and then used Harrington's pick-and-roll to force a breakthrough. He only broke into the penalty area and still couldn't get rid of it. Payton directly distributed the ball to Yao Ming inside.

This time, Jordan had already rushed into the penalty area, which not only attracted Hanamichi Sakuragi's attention, but was already very close to Yao Ming. The rapid pass made Sakuragi, who was still two steps away in this fashion, Hanamichi had no chance of a flanking attack.

Facing Pedrague's one-on-one defense, Yao Ming didn't even choose to force a back attack. He just turned his back. His agile footsteps made Pedrague lose his way. In the blink of an eye, he cut into the inside of the paint area, only to With a slight jump, he easily poured the ball into the basket.

It was a tie at 5:5, so easy.

When the Sonics' offensive round turned around, we immediately saw the Wizards' changes on the defensive end.

Harrington, who was originally guarding Sakuragi, switched to guarding Iguodala alone, and instead let Tyronn Lue, who was only 183 centimeters tall, guard Hanamichi Sakuragi alone.

The height difference of 21 centimeters and the tonnage difference of 25 kilograms make Tyronn Lue look like a child when he stands in front of Sakuragi Hanamichi, even if you can see that he has tried his best to hold up in front of Sakuragi Hanamichi. , but that small physique gives people the feeling that they may be blown away by Sakuragi Hanamichi at any time.

Can this be defended alone?

The fans in the arena were buzzing with questions. McMillan on the sidelines and Lin Dong and Payton on the court couldn't help but feel a little bit in their hearts.

Payton held the ball and Lin Dong sought pick-and-roll cooperation. The same misalignment as before did not fool Jordan's eyes. After the misalignment, he immediately clung to Lin Dong's body and never gave him a chance to easily take off from the outside.

But this time, Sakuragi, who was supposed to be in the right position to carry out the second pick-and-roll for Lin Dong, was a beat slower.

Although Tyronn Lue is far less strong than Harrington, he is more flexible than Harrington. Sakuragi's original advantage over Harrington's extremely agile skills suddenly lost, and he was unable to use his footsteps to get past Tyronn Lue. Go around.

then……

Snapped!

beep!

The sound of Tyronn Lue sitting on his butt after falling and the referee's whistle sounded almost simultaneously.

"SuperSonics No. 10, pushing foul, exchange of ball rights!"

——Hahaha, that No. 10 is in a hurry!

——He is not as flexible as Tyran!

The fans in the stands burst into laughter, and Jordan showed a smile on his face. He looked at Tyronn Lue with satisfaction and took the initiative to walk over and reach out to pull him up.

Sakuragi Hanamichi was a little anxious, and hurriedly rushed to the referee and said: "Oh, boss! This is normal defense, he is also pulling me!"

After all, he had used this hand against O'Neal before, keeping in mind the principle of not scolding the referee. Although his face was full of anxiety and dissatisfaction, his voice was still kind.

But there was no need to wait for the referee to refute him at this time. The slow-motion replay of just now was already shown on the big screen above the arena.

I saw Tyronn Lue defending in front of Sakuragi. The latter kept trying to get around with his feet but to no avail. The two people's arms were intertwined at this time, and they were pulling at each other, but Sakuragi obviously Hanamichi's strength was much greater. He pushed hard with his right arm and immediately pushed Tyronn Lue's whole body up. Then he staggered to the right and fell down.

Everyone could actually see clearly that both sides actually exerted force when pulling. It was just Tyronn Lue who was weak and was pulled apart, and the fall was somewhat intentional.

This kind of ball actually depends on the scale of the penalty, which is a relatively ambiguous category. If it is played at the home court of the SuperSonics, it will definitely not be called, but if it is placed at the home court of the Wizards, it is not a big deal to call it like this. Fault, if nothing else, the same thing happened to the Sonics. If they were beaten and thrown down like this at home, they would definitely be blown away.

——That guy’s power movement is so obvious, it’s okay to blow it!

——What's the point of replaying this kind of ball? The Supersonics are just hypocritical!

After watching the replay, not only Sakuragi, but also McMillan on the sidelines had nothing to say.

Tyronn Lue smiled and spread his hands at Sakuragi Hanamichi. Sakuragi Hanamichi was so angry that he couldn't do anything. McMillan shouted at Sakuragi from the sidelines: "Focus on the game, don't be affected, and put everything aside." Widen the ball range! Lin Dong!"

McMillan gestured to him in Sakuragi's direction.

Lin Dong nodded.

In the Sonics' current offensive and defensive system, Sakuragi Hanamichi is already an indispensable and important part, and his importance is second only to himself and Payton.

This guy is the type who gets stronger when faced with a strong situation, and he has become accustomed to confrontation in the previous rounds of the series.

But now the Sonics have changed their play and tactics, trying to use Sakuragi Hanamichi's flexible attributes to enter an advanced version of rotation defense, and use Yao Ming inside to contain the Wizards inside.

The first two goals were actually pretty good. Don't look at the Wizards' second goal, which was accurately scored by Yao Ming, but the double attack between the two clearly posed a threat to Yao Ming at the time. This proves that The tactics worked.

The Wizards' tactics have also changed quite quickly. Since Sakuragi is not fighting Yao Ming in the paint, he will use a short man to curb the rhythm that Sakuragi is familiar with.

Don't you want to move to the outside to gain flexibility? Facing Tyronn Lue, it depends on how flexible you are; and if you want to give Tyronn Lue strength, then sorry, you will fall when you touch it. With the blessing of the home whistle, you have no place to reason with this kind of ball. go.

And as long as Sakuragi's familiar rhythm is destroyed, this guy's participation in the game is reduced, and he feels uncomfortable, his acuity will be greatly reduced immediately, and the three-man cooperation with Payton and Lin Dong will also be compromised. Not coming out.

Of course, it would be a better result for the Wizards if Tyronn Lue's flexibility and acting skills can be used to send that guy directly off the court.

At this time, you have to choose to believe Sakuragi.

That guy is no longer the one in the comics who could be dealt with by Hainan Gaotouli with one move of "Gong Yi's Eye Defense", but after all, Tyronn Luga's home post is still a bit difficult to deal with.

Therefore, Sakuragi Hanamichi had to be given some time, and during this time, he and Payton had to resist the Sonics' attack first.

Payton held the ball across the center line, and the two made simple eye contact, and they already had a strategy.

The same outside mismatch, Jordan followed Lin Dong as usual, Artest followed Payton, but this time the ball was in Payton's hands.

Payton continued to circle to the right with the ball, taking the initiative to seek Iguodala's pick-and-roll, blocking Artest slightly, and Tyronn Lue, who came with the misplacement, went straight into the inside.

Yao Ming turned around to face Payton and raised his big hand to block, but what he didn't expect was to see two figures intersecting again.

Lin Dong, who just chose to run away from the left, actually led Jordan in from the penalty area, completing another misplaced exchange with Payton.

The ball is in Payton's court?

The thoughts in Jordan's mind just turned around, and then he saw Lin Dong turning around and jumping up with the help of Payton's cover, but Payton didn't have the ball in his hands.

Artest, who was switching defenses on the outside, came up to Lin Dong to fill in without hesitation.

The basket was already in chaos, with too many people squeezing in. Seeing Artest in front of him defending, Lin Dong turned around and jumped up without hesitation.

Seeing Lin Dong take off at this time, the three people on three sides of him also jumped at the same time almost completely instinctively.

Jordan and Tyronn Lue were on the left and right sides, while Artest, who rushed in from the outside to cover the defense, came from behind.

But the next second, shua!

Lin Dong's hand holding the ball made a loop in the air, then went around behind his back, passed the ball behind his back, and Iguodala caught the ball!

Because Lin Dong attracted a double-team from three people, there was no one around Iguodala at this time.

Jordan cursed secretly. Not only did both of them have the ability to finish, but they also had the ability to off-ball and pass. Although the absence of Sakuragi Hanamichi's pick-and-roll made their play more complicated, the result was that they were equally difficult to defend. .

Iguodala made a solid three-pointer.

The ball goes in!

There was no disappointment on Jordan's face. Facing a combination like Payton and Lin Dong, it is simply impossible for you to lock in their scoring.

What you need to do is just to lower their shooting percentage and consume more of their physical strength. If they hadn't been guarded and couldn't take action just now, Jordan believed that Lin Dong would choose to take it by himself. Lin Dong had no chance to do it by himself. , this proves that the Wizards' tactical purpose has been achieved. As for other people scoring goals, that is other people's business.

5:8.

The Wizards who turned around once again relied on Jordan's breakthrough to attract Sakuragi Hanamichi's attack, and distributed the ball to Yao Ming inside, who steadily scored with Pedrague alone.

The inside line is too stable. Pedrague has almost no restrictions on Yao Ming. On the defensive end, Sakuragi Hanamichi is often distracted by Jordan rushing into the inside line. This makes his double attack on Yao Ming always appear Half a step slower.

7:8.

The SuperSonics turned around, and before the team could set up their formation to cooperate, Lin Dong suddenly hit a single. Against Artest's defense, he suddenly stopped and fell back, scoring 2 points.

7:10.

But what followed was the Wizards' outside shooting.

Sakuragi Hanamichi's flanking attack finally came much faster this time, firmly blocking Yao Ming who had just received the ball, and Yao Ming immediately discovered the big gap in Tyronn Lue on the right baseline.

Coach Lu responded with a 3-pointer, and at 10:10, the two sides were tied again.

Sakuragi has not yet found a way to solve Tyronn Lue, and it is a bit difficult to get involved on the offensive end, but fortunately, Lin Dong and Payton have been jointly attacking in the next few minutes. They have interactions with the Wizards, and the scores alternately rise. .

In the past few minutes, the speed of each other's offense and defense seemed to be quite fast, and both sides' hands were quite good. But it can be seen from the style that compared to the complex movement of the SuperSonics, the Wizards' game was obviously much easier and simpler. a lot of.

On the court, the simpler something is, the more effective it is, and the more complex it is, the more likely it is to make mistakes.

What's more terrible is that this complexity will increase the consumption of players.

Payton could feel that Jordan had been holding back. Not only did he never really attack once, but even when he chose to break through, his explosive power was only about 70% at best.

In everyone's eyes, Michael was saving energy, but in Payton's eyes, Jordan was consuming his old rival.

70% of the explosive power coupled with finding someone to pick and roll out of position. If you want to continue to keep up with the defender, you need at least 90% of the explosive power. You can't feel it if you only play one or two such balls, but if you play like this for the entire first half , the difference in physical energy consumption between each other will accumulate bit by bit and wear down oneself. Then in the second half, when this old thing wants to explode, it will be difficult for oneself to keep up with the opponent's rhythm.

15:15 draw, 19:19 draw, 23 draw...

Both Payton and Lin Dong had a bad feeling in their hearts.

It seems that although the two sides are back and forth and the scores are very high, they seem to be evenly matched.

But in fact, three major hidden dangers that are not good for the Sonics have already emerged.

Forced to play complex tactics, leaving hidden dangers of easy mistakes and more physical exertion; Payton depleted his physical strength faster than Jordan;

What's even more terrible is that Sakuragi's double attack on Yao Ming under the basket was a bit restricted, and Tyronn Lue disrupted his rhythm, so that this guy has not been able to find his proper form. Not only was he beaten on the offensive end, Tyronn Lue was so irritated that Jordan's breakthrough distracted most of his attention on the defensive end and was unable to maintain the blockade and attack on Yao Ming.

The absolute disadvantage of the inside line was okay in the first quarter when everyone had plenty of energy and good touch. However, once everyone's shooting percentage began to drop and a large number of rebounds and second offensive opportunities were needed to ensure the ball, the Sonics were in trouble. The trouble of the inside disadvantage will really be revealed, and it may only take a matter of minutes to open the score.

This completely failed to achieve the effect of the Sonics allowing Sakuragi to be a "free man" and play advanced rotation defense.

A failed tactic... at least it was extremely failed against the Wizards, something needs to be changed!