The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 107 The rain is coming

——Classmate Lin Dong, you are only 16 years old after all. Can you really play the entire game on both offense and defense?

Coach Anxi's question is actually not rigorous, because it depends on who your opponent is.

Lin Dong feels that if it is in the Kanagawa Prefecture competition, whether it is Hainan, Shohoku or Lingnan, he can play the entire game on both offense and defense.

Because in those teams, except for a few people such as Mu Shenichi, Sendou Akira, and Sakuragi Hanamichi who can cause a little trouble for their offense with their speed, skills or physical strength, the others are all for nothing.

Just like Glove Payton's famous saying to rookie Grant, passing them is like crossing the road in the early morning. Even if you play the whole game, you will not feel tired at all.

Although players like Amu can make themselves more serious and consume a little bit, after all, they only have one person in each team. In such consumption, the defender will only be more tired than themselves, both physically and mentally. You can go faster, maybe you only need to charge a few times, and the opponent will have completely lost the ability and confidence to defend, and become like other ordinary players.

So in the end, this level of consumption will still become a meaningless thing, and maybe it won't be able to recover as fast as playing by yourself...

But the situation of the mountain king in front of them was completely different from theirs.

In addition to the 171 cm Ichinokura Satoshi, the four of them, Eiji Sawabita, Kazunari Fukatsu, Masashi Kawada and Minoru Matsumoto, took turns to consume each other. When everyone came up against each other, they tried their best to cause trouble for themselves, using 120% The explosion consumes themselves. Regardless of whether they have the ball or not, they are eager to drag themselves into a physical fight as soon as they come up, and then they can take a rest and rotate immediately.

The most troublesome Fujima was completely blocked by the defensive expert Satoshi Ichinokura, so the people in the defensive rotation only had to use half or even less than half of their strength to block the other players of Xiangyang while they were "resting and recovering", so as to To ensure their battery life when they are fighting against themselves...

And everyone's reaction, speed, and defensive skills are not as good as Hainan's Amu, and the threat is even greater. After all, Amu must defend himself and attack at the same time. He cannot really go all out, let alone any Other psychological support... These people have even done targeted single-defense training!

It seemed like a team was specially built to restrain him.

Yes, he can still get past their defense in one step, but that also means an explosion.

Just like a professional sprinter who runs 100 meters, if he goes all out every time without any rest in the middle... No, even if he only uses 80% or even 70% of his explosive power, he can run several 100 meters in a row. Why don't you slow down?

What's even more frightening is that even if you attack the whole place with all your strength, you can withstand the exhaustion of their wheel battle.

But what about the defensive end?With the score being beaten to death by the king of the mountain, and asking and asking for everything from others, can you guarantee that you will play the entire game without making a single mistake?Can you not only control the team's scoring, but also control the team's rebounds and stifle the Mountain King's offense?
Coach Anzai is right. Sanno is not an ordinary Japanese high school team with a huge gap like a gap between him and himself. If he relies on himself alone, he may not be able to win this game...

………………

As his thoughts were changing, Fukatsu Kazunari's big hand was already hitting the basketball under Lin Dong's control.

The defender is actually very taboo about taking such a shot to steal the ball, because such a shot often means exposing a flaw.

Lin Dong was alert at the first moment, and his right hand that controlled the ball turned instinctively, dribbling from behind and pulling the ball to the left. At the same time, he raised his foot and started, rushing out in one step.

Kazunari Fukatsu, who took the ball, had his flaws exposed, and it was obviously impossible to keep up with the defense.

Scored 2 points.

The two sides tied again, 18:18!

But there was no joy on Lin Dong's face.

Sanno Kogyo must have carefully analyzed its various videos. Fukatsu Kazunari should know very well that this kind of action cannot break his ball.

But he still made a move.

This seems to be a defensive mistake by the opponent. On the surface, it makes his breakthrough easier and seems to consume very little. However, in fact, Kazushige Fukatsu just took out the ball very quickly, and his shot was decisive and ruthless. It really made those who were observing Lin Dong, who was in the Mountain King's formation, was slightly startled.

This is psychological warfare... The other party just wants to keep himself in an absolute concentration at all times, so that he will not get the slightest chance to rest psychologically, and then consume both physically and mentally.

This is not something a high school student would think of.

While returning to defense, Lin Dong couldn't help but look at Coach Anxi on the sidelines.

Coach Anxi said at that time that he would not lose to the Sanwang, and there seemed to be another sentence after that: With them behind him?

It refers to the Japan Basketball Association.

Ah!It really feels like we are competing against the whole of Japan.

Sanno's offense was still unbreakable, even though Coach Anzai made a defensive 3 gesture to everyone when retreating, allowing Hanagata Toru, Hasegawa and Takano Shoichi to further shrink the circle and defend the basket, forming the last time Lin Dong played against the NBA rookie team. The triangle position under the basket was used to counter Kawada's pressure on the inside and rebounds.

But this undoubtedly leaves the outside line completely empty.

You can't have your cake and eat it too. When your personal ability is not as good as the opponent's, you can only gamble on the opponent's outside shooting percentage first.

Lin Dong watched Eiji Sawabita on the left baseline, and also kept an eye on Satoshi Ichinokura near the free throw line.

But the ball didn't come here at all.

Fujima on the right faced Kazunari Fukatsu and Minoru Matsumoto floating on the outside, so he really lost sight of one thing and lost the other.

After all, Fujima is not Sakuragi Hanamichi. Regardless of his athletic ability or defensive ability, he is far inferior to Sakuragi Hanamichi.

What's more, Fukatsu Kazunari and Matsumoto Minoru are obviously not slow-moving old guys like Bob.

While Kazunari Fukatsu held the ball to attract Fujima's defense, the basketball went directly into the hands of Minoru Matsumoto on the right baseline.

A wide-open three-point shot.

Masashi Kawada was currently fighting one against three at the basket. Facing three inside men who were no less tall than him, Masashi Kawada finally barely reached Masashi's upper limit, and was squeezed in by the combined efforts of Hanagata, Takano Shoichi and Hasegawa. out of the best position to grab rebounds.

Unfortunately, as soon as Minoru Matsumoto took the ball, Lin Dong knew that there was no need to grab the rebound.

The opponent's shooting posture is so beautiful. Although it is still somewhat mechanical and the touch is not as soft as that of a top shooter, it can still be seen that he has put in a lot of hard work recently.

This kind of accuracy that has been honed in a short period of time will quickly return if you relax for a few days, or in other words, after a longer period of training and reaching the first major bottleneck of the shooter, the hit rate will also increase. A certain degree of decline.

But... now is the time when he is most accurate in the first stage, and he is the type who feels that once he gets up, he will be unstoppable.

Swish!
The ball goes in.

21: 18.

Both Lin Dong and Coach Anxi could sense that the emotions of the others in Xiangyang seemed to be less intense than at the beginning...

In less than 5 minutes of the game, Sanno Industrial hit nearly 70%, but Xiangyang still maintained 100% shooting, but the score fell behind by three points.

The ball possession changes and Fujima holds the ball.

In fact, not only Coach Anzai and Lin Dong can see Sanno's tactics, but Fujima can also see them clearly.

To share the pressure for Lin Dong and save Lin Dong's energy, only by holding on to the score in the first half can Xiangyang have a chance to win.

You have to find opportunities to take action, and you can't just leave the ball to Lin Dong in the first half.

As the captain and the team's No. 2 figure, now he has to step up and open up the situation!
The Ichinokura Satoshi in front of him was too clingy. Fujima glanced at Takano Shoichi, who immediately came up to cover and block.

With the help of Takano Shoichi's pick-and-roll, Fujima broke out from the top of the three-point arc.But Matsumoto Minoru has already completed the defense switch with Ichinokura Satoshi, and the switching speed is so smooth that Fujima's pick-and-roll seems completely meaningless.

Do not!
This is a misalignment.

He continued to rush forward and took two steps forward, pulling Matsumoto Minoru near the baseline. Fujima jumped up and looked back at the moon and threw the ball to Takano Shoichi.

After the two men switched defenses just now, Takano Akihi faced Satoshi Ichinokura, who was only 171 centimeters tall. The height difference of 22 centimeters made the matchup between the two men equal to an open position.

Coach Anzai's eyes lit up on the sidelines. Fujima was indeed a first-class point guard, and he found this mismatch very well.

Unfortunately, Takano Shoichi, who was far between the free throw line and the three-point line at this time, did not dare to shoot...

His mid-range and long-range shots are too weak. Even in normal open shooting training, his shooting rate is only [-]%.

His field of vision was not as wide as that of Fujima and Lin Dong. He only saw Toru Hanagata at the basket being squeezed behind by Masashi Kawada. Fujima had already rushed out of the baseline again. He couldn't find the target of the pass for a while, so he turned around with a back-up shot. , trying to squeeze two steps towards the basket with the advantage of physical strength.

But as soon as the ball hit the ground, the feeling of being pressed against the person behind him disappeared at any time, causing his body to stumble as he was about to use his strength to hit it. Then Ichinokura Satoshi came around to his side and slapped him with his big hand...

Steal the ball!

During Sanno's fast break, Eiji Sawabita and Kazunari Fukatsu immediately dropped their defenders and rushed toward the frontcourt.

Only Lin Dong on Xiangyang's side could keep up with the pace of returning to defense.

Kazunari Fukatsu received a pass from Satoshi Ichinokura when he rushed into the three-second zone. Lin Dong came first and came up from the left to defend.

Fukatsu Kazunari did not choose to hit hard, but took advantage of the situation and made a back pass.

The ball went into the hands of Eiji Zebei who followed closely behind.

Faced with Lin Dong's guarding at the basket, both of them obviously had some concerns. Faced with a good two-on-one opportunity, Zebita Eiji did not attack the basket, but stood still at the free throw line. Open shot.

For Eiji Zebei, such a shot has a shooting percentage similar to that of a slam dunk.

Swish!
The goal was scored, 23:18.

Takano Shoichi's face was full of embarrassment, but Fujima just patted his butt: "You did a good pick-and-roll just now. Just don't dribble easily. Come again."

Fujima held the ball past halftime, and Sanno's defense changed again.

This time, Minoru Matsumoto defended Lin Dong, Sanno's best sixth man. He is known as a talented player who can become an absolute ace in any team in the national competition and has quite comprehensive abilities. He is the sixth man, but only because his limelight was blocked by Eiji Sawabita.

The same close-fitting entanglement gave Lin Dong the feeling of being a bit more ruthless than the defense of Eiji Sabita and Kazunari Fukatsu.

There was already a fierce physical confrontation going on without the ball, and he almost pushed Lin Dong out of the court... Sanwang, who was obviously determined to have a wheel-to-wheel battle, was fighting an exchange of physical strength with Lin Dong!
Even if Lin Dong consumes 1 and they consume 3, they can still afford it!
At this point, all the intentions of the Mountain King are already known to everyone.

Tengzhen became more and more afraid to go to Lin Dong. If Lin Dong consumed too much in the first half, the rest of the team would be blocked and feel cold.

Then in the second half, if Lin Dong really needs support...how can he fight at that time?
He still relied on Takano's pick-and-roll to break through and score the ball, but this time he didn't look for Takano Shoichi. Instead, he saw the opportunity and passed the ball to Hanagata Toru who came up.

Fujima's idea is also Hanagata's idea.

Although he is not as good as Kawada on the defensive end, but on the offensive end...

You are also the number one offensive center in Japan!
The moment he caught the ball, a ray of light flashed from the flower-shaped lens. When he turned around, he jumped back. Unexpectedly...

call!
Kawada Masashi jumped very resolutely this time. He seemed to have already calculated Hanagata Toru's movements after receiving the ball. He even took off half a beat earlier than Hanagata Toru who took the initiative to attack.

The big hand that covered the sun instantly blocked Hana Xingtou's sight, completely blocking the basket, coupled with the overwhelming momentum.

Swish!
The basketball came out of my hand, but the next second.

Bang!
There was a clear sound, and the arc of the shot changed direction visible to the naked eye.

He was touched!
Hana Xingtou's heart was shaken.

He is 3 centimeters taller than Masashi Kawada, and when he shoots backwards from such a height, the opponent actually touches the ball?

That's the early takeoff, the super explosive jumping ability, the opponent's wingspan advantage, and even the pressure on oneself in terms of momentum...

The basketball was thrown high. Hanagata Toru wanted to quickly stabilize his body and fight for the landing point of the ball. But while leaning back, it was good enough to ensure that he didn't fall when he landed. How could he still jump up and fight for the ball? ?

Masashi Kawada landed first, followed by a second take-off on the spot, and firmly grasped the basketball in his hands with a 'pop' sound.

Then there was a long tune.

Sanno's fast-break rhythm at the beginning of the game finally picked up. Facing Xiangyang, who had unknowingly slowed down a beat in both reaction and speed, Lin Dong was the only one to return to defense.

But there are three mountain kings...

Sawabita Eiji held the ball and rushed to the basket, jumping high to meet Lin Dong. At the same time, Matsumoto Minoru had already run to the three-point position on the right baseline, and Fukatsu Kazunari ran to the left free throw. line.

Lin Dong sighed secretly.

Defend?Zebei will definitely pass the ball, and there are absolute open opportunities on both sides.

Not on guard?Then Zebei would have to pour one on his head.

Xiangyang is now a little confused. As their only belief now, this ball must be defended.

Otherwise, if Zebei were to dunk one on his head, Xiangyang's morale would probably fall to the bottom in an instant.

Lin Dong jumped up immediately.

Zebei, who had found physical confrontation, seemed to have finally completed his task. He had no intention of resisting Lin Dong and distributed the ball to Fukatsu Issei behind him.

Obviously, in his opinion, Fukatsu Kazunari is more confident in the mid-range.

Swish!
Fukatsu didn't waste this opportunity and put the ball in steadily.

25: 18.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!

Both Fujima and Toru Hanagata looked at the score on the electronic scoreboard in astonishment, while thinking about the ball just now.

Their choices, performances, and even cooperation just now were all impeccable, but...

The two of them were speechless for a moment.

(End of this chapter)