The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master

It can make the entire away arena quiet. Before this, only two SuperSonics players had accomplished this achievement.

The first one is Lin Dong, and the second one is Payton.

At this time, in distant Japan...

At the University of Tokyo, the cafeteria hall is full of students and teachers. Although it is already after 8 pm, the cafeteria is still open today as an exception, just to watch this rare game.

Surrounded by a bunch of people, Akagi Haruko had tears in her eyes. She covered her mouth and sat closest to the TV screen.

Sakuragi!

She really wanted to be at the MCI Arena in Washington, D.C., and wanted to shout out the name of the man she thought was a hero.

It's coming soon, there's a holiday in a few days, and she will definitely go to the SuperSonics' home stadium!

Kanagawa...

Everyone in the eel restaurant couldn't help but stand up.

Miyagi Ryota, Kigure, and even Kanagawa's former opponents all looked at the sudden silence of the arena on the screen in disbelief.

It was the highest palace of basketball and the most exciting finals, but that guy's appearance could make everyone shut up!

When did Japanese basketball have such glory?

At this moment in the villa in Yokohama, Coach Anzai's hand holding his thermos cup was trembling slightly, his eyes staring at the TV screen without blinking, until his wife next to him handed him a handkerchief and said with concern : "Don't get too excited, watch your heart."

Coach Anxi took it over, put down the thermos cup, took off his glasses and wiped his wet eyes and face. When he raised his head again, he had a smile on his face: "Don't worry, Keiko... this is happiness! I have no regrets in my life!"

And the scene at this time...

After a brief period of calm, the sound finally returned to the scene. ,

——Farke, that annoying guy is back again...

——Isn’t that guy so tired that he needs oxygen? How can I still go up?

--monster……

It was indeed a monster, as strong as Yao Ming. At this moment, when he looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Then, the familiar feeling returned to Dayao.

"Hi, Yao!" Sakuragi Hanamichi's breath was much calmer than before. Although he looked a bit like a flashback, it never stopped him from showing Yao Ming a smile that would give Yao Ming nightmares at night: "I'm here again came back!"

Get started!

Card slot! Pin your feet! Wrap around your waist!

"..."

Familiar entanglement, familiar formula, Yao Ming suddenly felt helpless.

I really can't help but want to curse, and I also want to collapse. This, this is really endless!

"Yingmu, can you do it?" Lin Dong asked one more question from the side.

With the restoration of will and the relief of brain hypoxia, Sakuragi Hanamichi could hardly feel much physical fatigue at this time and entered an ethereal state.

"No problem!" he shouted back.

——That monster...is simply not human.

——I feel like Yao will have nightmares today, this guy is so annoying!

There was a buzzing sound on the scene, and with the sound of the referee's whistle, the game restarted, with 1 minute and 31 seconds left in the third quarter.

Sakuragi blocked Yao Ming in the half court immediately. It seemed like a simple entanglement, but it was a variety of blocking positions based on pre-reading Yao Ming's movements.

It can be seen that Sakuragi Hanamichi has only recovered a little physical strength, and his condition is no longer comparable to before. But it was only then that people realized that Dayao had already reached the edge of physical collapse, and his condition was also It can't be compared to before.

The only reason he was able to defeat Desmond was because of his crushing strength. To put it bluntly, Dayao didn't even have to work hard to defeat Desmond!

You can meet Sakuragi Hanamichi...

Dayao was blocked near the midline again, pushing forward with great difficulty, while the fast-break SuperSonics seized the opportunity.

Payton singled Brent to the basket, attracted Larry Hughes' defense, and passed the ball to Iguodala in the outside corner.

Without Yao Ming under the basket, without the pressure and baggage of "If you don't make a shot, you will definitely lose the ball, if you make an unreasonable choice, you will be the sinner of the team", Iguodala's 3-pointer seemed to have returned to his standard in an instant.

The SuperSonics' 3-point firepower finally continued, 83:89, with 1 minute and 22 seconds left. In this offensive round, the SuperSonics only took 9 seconds!

Lin Dong and Payton both punched hard and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as this tone continues, the Sonics' steps will not be disrupted, and Lin Dong can continue to be invisible until the fourth quarter to take over the game, and now it is the Wizards who have a headache.

It can only be said that Sakuragi's defense is so critical to the trend of the game!

The atmosphere at the scene became tense again.

Wizards ball possession.

It seems that they are planning to repeat the old path before, stabilizing the rhythm and playing slow, trying to get Yao back to the basket before attacking.

But this time, after waiting for a while, Yao Ming failed to show up, and was even entangled to death in midfield.

Seeing that six or seven seconds had passed in the offensive round, Harrington hurried forward to help with the off-ball screen, but Yao Ming had clearly blocked Sakuragi Hanamichi, but when he rushed out, Yao Ming stumbled and almost fell. Immediately afterwards, Sakuragi, who was also stumbling around, blocked him again.

Whoops! Whoops! Whoops!

The two exhausted guys were entangled again, half a pound versus eight ounces, big eyes versus small eyes.

Only then did the Wizards realize that Yao Ming had completely run out of energy...

As a giant man measuring 226 centimeters and 135 kilograms, he has been trapped by that monster for two full quarters. Not only does he have to drag his heavy body to compete with the opponent for speed and agility, but he also has to attack and grab rebounds.

The consumption almost never stopped for the entire two quarters, and the physical exertion on the big man was absolutely unimaginable to ordinary people.

There were 7 seconds left in the offensive round, but Yao Ming was still blocked on the three-point line in the frontcourt.

Jordan knew that Yao's physical strength had been drained.

It's too early for me to explode now, but... I'll hold on for the last minute or so, and I'll have some rest time, and then I'll have to keep it up even if I burn out my fuel tank!

Go it alone!

A fake pass to Yao Ming slightly shook Lin Dong's center of gravity, and Jordan turned his back.

With a very quick back turn and the sudden deceptive movement just now, Lin Dong was already in a semi-out of position state.

At this time, the center of gravity of the body is forced to move sideways to block it, but what follows is a sudden depression of the center of gravity.

The old gangster's signature ultra-low breakthrough, after adding a back-turning movement, shifted the defender's center of gravity in advance, and the threat of this hand increased in an instant.

Lin Dong was caught off guard, and he felt a figure rush out from beside him with a hiss. Various small details of pulling movements and terrifying starting speed made Lin Dong not even have a chance to open a zone.

pass!

boom!

Jordan went straight to the basket and lit up the MCI Center with a tomahawk dunk, which also reawakened the Wizards' sagging morale.

Yao Ming has no physical strength, but Jordan still has it!

At 85:89, the score on the electronic scoreboard jumped, and the point difference was once again within 5 points!

- Michael! Michael! Michael!

Now there were cheers, and Lin Dong licked the corner of his mouth, with a smile creeping to his lips.

SuperSonics possession.

Payton carried the ball through midfield.

Thanks to the fact that during the Wizards' offensive round just now, Yao Ming was too tired to run, so he simply stayed in the Wizards half and did not try to toughen Sakuragi. Therefore, on the defensive end at this time, Yao Ming was the first to He was already standing under the basket.

Yao Ming seemed to be very tired, but to be honest, it was not to the point where he could not move. It was just that every movement he made was stuck seven inches by Sakuragi, which would greatly increase his physical exertion.

But when he is under the basket, with his 135 kilograms and 226 centimeters tall, he is still a deterrent and threat to any opponent as long as he raises his hands. The equally tired Sakuragi Hanamichi thought at this time He wanted to go around, but it was almost impossible to go around when Yao Ming was holding him with his hands. Sakuragi couldn't run anymore. He no longer had the energy to move around in a large area, so he could only follow his instincts. Sticking to Yao Ming's side like a piece of brown candy.

Payton was also panting and frowning, feeling a bit difficult to handle. If he had to force the ball in, he would not be able to attract double-teams from the baseline players on both sides, because Yao Ming was enough to form a double attack with Larry Hughes. What we face is that there are no opportunities on both sides of the baseline, and our chances at the basket will be very small.

The Wizards' strange move... As long as Jordan can stand up and solve the scoring problem, if Yao Ming can't run, he won't run or participate in the offense. He will only stay in his own half, guarding rebounds and giving Seattle an offensive edge. Just create obstacles, but Sakuragi Hanamichi is limited by physical strength and the task of locking Yao Ming, and he dare not let go to support the Sonics' offensive end. Therefore, Yao Ming does not participate in the offense. In fact, the Wizards do not suffer.

But now, the trouble is the Sonics themselves.

Just when Payton felt it was difficult to break the game, he saw Lin Dong rushing towards him at high speed along the three-point arc.

The two of them knew each other's intentions with just one glance.

Lin Dong is also about to take action.

Payton understood instantly.

And looking at the excited look in the kid's eyes, Payton knew that Lin Dong planned to take action in advance not just because the Sonics were in trouble this time, but because of Jordan!

What that kid wanted was to give Jordan every response. Even if it was a physical battle, that guy wanted to use his own ability to defeat Jordan instead of relying on other teammates to consume Jordan's physical strength.

Payton couldn't help but be happy.

At this moment, he suddenly understood that all the SuperSonics fans in Seattle, including him, were actually thinking about and even shouting slogans about how to kill the gods.

But this kid is different. He wants to become a god!

Then let me help you!

Payton turned slightly and gestured to hand over the ball hand in hand, as if waiting for Lin Dong to rush over and catch the ball.

The supersonic god combination's invincible pick-and-roll is back!

Jordan looked in all directions and listened in all directions. When he saw Payton's little movement, his eyes flashed slightly and his lips curled up slightly.

He has now seen through the tricks of this god pair.

A fake move made to show an idiot must be a real fake move, but a fake move made to show Michael Jordan must be a cover-up!

Lin Dong and Payton completed their exchange of bodies in an instant.

Jordan didn't need to think too much, the ball was in Lin Dong's hands!

He directly pushed Larry Hughes who took the initiative to get out of the way and drove away, trying to keep up with Lin Dong who rushed out.

But the next second, Lin Dong, who rushed out from Payton's side, did not see Lin Dong, but he saw Lin Dong, who was already jumping high outside the 3-point line with the help of Payton's body cover.

Uh-huh!

The basketball drew a perfect arc in the air and fell steadily into the basket.

The 3-pointer was scored and the entire arena became quiet again.

85:92, the score difference returned to 7 points, and there were 58 seconds left in the third quarter.

Jordan grinned.

That kid could obviously continue to take a break, but he chose to respond to himself. This was not just for winning, but more like he was coming for his own throne, right?

Then give it a try!

Sakuragi Hanamichi continued to pester Yao Ming, Yao Ming simply stood still, Sakuragi Hanamichi also stopped and took a breath, but as soon as he took a breath, Yao Ming suddenly turned his back and wanted to run forward, and then Sakuragi Hanamichi was entangled and intercepted again.

The two panting men were completely immersed in their own world of confrontation, and the dominance of the court was now completely in each other's ace hands!

Jordan was holding the ball, probably because he was angered by Lin Dong's 3-pointer. Just after halftime, he saw Lin Dong still waiting for him on the 3-point line in front of him, which made the basketball god a little angry. .

If I want to defend that kid, I have to start guarding him from half court. How come this kid can stand on the 3-point line leisurely while guarding me?

Can’t I shoot half a game? !

The old gangster's eyes flashed, and when he was at least three or four steps away from the three-point line, he stopped and the man and ball merged.

Lin Dong suddenly knew something was going to happen and rushed forward, but Jordan's super long three-pointer had already been taken.

Status 3!

For Jordan, the basket as wide as the ocean was enough to cover up the difficulty of taking three or four more steps than usual.

Uh-huh!

The ball was scored, 88:92, and the score difference was back to 4 points again, with 37 seconds left.

But immediately after, Lin Dong turned around and changed direction without slowing down. After getting rid of Jordan, he went straight to the basket and hit Yao for a tomahawk dunk against Yao who was coming up from the flank.

Dayao was really unable to jump at this time, and with Sakuragi Hanamichi behind him causing enough interference, he was almost powerless to resist Lin Dong's outburst.

88:94, the score difference returned to 6 points, with 18 seconds left.

Jordan controlled the rhythm slightly and slowly controlled the ball through the midfield, but this time it was obviously not to wait for Yao Ming, but to delay time, use up these 18 seconds, and never leave the opportunity for the last attack of the third quarter to The SuperSonics controlled the ball until the last 5 seconds before they focused on the game and started to break through.

Although Lin Dong was prepared for it, he didn't feel it until Jordan's extreme low-body breakthrough started.

Can't guard against it... just like Jordan can't guard against him changing direction without slowing down. This reminds Lin Dong of what Payton said to him back then.

Every famous player in the NBA has a unique skill. It is not just a skill, but a belief.

A belief that as long as you successfully perform the action, your opponent will simply give up defense!

Fortunately... you are not the only one who has such means!

A 2-point buzzer beater was scored steadily, and Jordan fixed the third quarter score difference between the two sides at 90:94.

There was only a brief 5-minute break at the end of the quarter, and both sides returned to the game immediately.

I thought that the Wizards would replace Yao Ming, who was too tired to run, or at least let him rest for a few more minutes, but I didn't expect that the Wizards would return to the game with the same team as in the third quarter.

After the battle reached this point, frankly speaking, there was no need for either side to arrange any more tactics or changes.

Whether it is McMillan or Doug Collins, what they are most afraid of now is change, fear of the opponent's change, fear that their bench will not be able to catch the move.

At the same time, in the hearts of these two people, they both have the same guaranteed trump card.

Doug Collins' guaranteed ace is Jordan, and McMillan's guaranteed ace is Lin Dong!

Both coaches are extremely convinced of the strength of these two people, and they both firmly believe that their own player will be the final winner.

So instead of worrying about changes, it would be better to leave the outcome to those two men to decide.

With Yao Ming on the court, at least on the defensive end, Yao Ming can give everyone in the Sonics a sense of pressure inside, even if he doesn't participate in the offense, even if he just stands under the basket and doesn't move much!

So, the fourth quarter begins...

The last 12 minutes, the last quarter of the game, is also the most critical G1 of the entire series!

The teammates have all tried their best to fight until this point, and now, it’s time for each other’s kings to duel!

Jordan and Lin Dong's eyes were flashing with hot flames,

SuperSonics possession.

Lin Dong received Payton's pass at the midline. As soon as the ball was in hand, Jordan had already stepped forward.

"Remember how you lost in the Dragon Kingdom exhibition match last October?" Jordan grinned at Lin Dong and asked teasingly.

"I only remember the scene when you were almost thrown to the ground." Lin Dong responded with a smile: "It's a pity that you didn't fall. How about I make it up for you this time?"

"Haha!" Jordan laughed, staring into Lin Dong's eyes without even blinking: "Come on, boy! I can't wait any longer."

"Hey..." Lin Dong's lips curled up slightly.

The two looked at each other, and fierce electric lights clashed in the air.

Everyone has played against each other a lot and already knows each other well enough.

Frankly speaking, no one dares to say that he is really stronger than the other person.

Technical tips? In each other's state 3, it is almost negligible. You can't guard against me, and I can't guard against you.

The only ones who can defend each other are each other.

It's physical strength, willpower, and the desire to win. Only these are the final chips that determine the outcome of this G1 battle.

Both of them knew that their physical condition was not enough to complete the fourth quarter. Now they just wanted to knock down the opponent as soon as possible and directly destroy the opponent's fighting spirit with a small climax.

5 minutes, I can explode to the limit for 5 minutes, and the battle will be over within 5 minutes!

Without warning, Lin Dongmeng bent down and lowered his body, while Jordan's pupils shrank and his center of gravity swung.

boom!

The showdown begins!

Everyone has reached the state of state 3. They were invisible to each other for almost the entire third quarter, allowing both of them to recover a lot of their physical strength.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the momentum of each other's attacks was quite fierce.

Relying on the SuperSonics' possession of the ball at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Lin Dong scored two unreasonable 3-pointers in succession, pushing the score difference to 92:100, leading by a full 8 points.

But then Jordan responded with a 2-pointer, reducing the score difference between the two sides to 94:100, and the score difference came to 6 points again.

Lin Dong was eager to expand the score and once again chose to force a 3-pointer in state 3, but this really underestimated Jordan's defense.

Although the basket in state 3 is as wide as the ocean, the prerequisite is that you can throw it from an angle. What's more, Jordan has already taken precautions with the consecutive 3-point selections. After the ball was thrown, it was pointed by the Flyer. The tip touched and bounced high when it landed on the basket.

Sakuragi Hanamichi and Yao Ming were entangled under the basket, and they seemed to want to jump up, but in the end neither of them could jump up, but Yao Ming got the rebound with his height.

While passing the ball, Sakuragi finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground. What's amazing is that Dayao was so tired that he sat down too. He couldn't even pull Harrington next to him. Pull him up.

This is really powerless.

Jordan held the ball for a fast break, and the old hooligan who was in full state 3 seemed to have completely returned to his peak. Facing Lin Dong's sideways defense, he made a big loop of the lever and scored 2 points with an extremely coquettish posture.

96:100, the difference between each other is only 4 points again!

The game is suspended and both sides make substitutions.

Brandon Haywood, wearing the No. 0 jersey, replaced Yao Ming, and Desmond replaced Hanamichi Sakuragi on the SuperSonics side.

The little giant and the physical monster ended up "died together"... The scene was also filled with sadness, but none of this could affect the two people who had entered the peak duel mode at all.