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

Chapter 214 The Hidden BOSS of Team USA

The score felt like it was gradually getting closer, and the overall sense of pressure from the American team began to catch up, and the pressure from the international team suddenly doubled.

After all, Rukawa Kaede made a mistake in controlling the ball in the backcourt. TJ Ford intercepted the ball and easily made an empty basket.

12: 9.

Although he could see the difficulty in controlling the ball, Yunus still endured it. Rukawa Kaede had previously scored the team's only goal except Lin Dong, and sent Lin Dong two assists in succession. His performance was still remarkable. That's right. If he makes a mistake and immediately replaces him, that would be a bit too unkind.

This time, he was much more careful in controlling the ball. Relying on his forced ball-handling movements, he barely managed to pass the basketball to Lin Dong's hands across the half court.

Anthony had just been forced by Lin Dong to make a mistake, and it was an open three-pointer. At this time, Anthony's defense was obviously much more careful. Not only was he always paying attention to possible pick-and-rolls around him, but he also shortened the defensive distance by half a step. distance up.

Want to defend against shots?

No.

From the corner of his eye, Lin Dong had already caught a glimpse of the movements on both sides behind Anthony.

On the right side, guarding Alexander near the three-point line is Chris Paul, but looking at his stance, he puts Alexander about one and a half steps away, obviously ready to help defend Anthony at any time.

On the left, closer to the free throw line, is Chris Bosh, who is facing off against Mazilampe, but his attention is obviously not entirely on Mazilampe.

Anthony's half-step defense is to lure him to break through so that he can be double-teamed at any time.

Lin Dong chose the left path.

Chris Bosh's position is further away from himself, and at the same time, it also means that Bosh's position is closer to the basket.

These days, under Payton's training, Lin Dong's breakthrough from the left has become even sharper.

It's not a matter of speed or technical adjustments, but an increase in explosive power.

After all, when facing Payton's strong defense, if you hesitate in your breakthrough or are not decisive enough, it is inevitable that you will be blocked and can't even move your legs. And when you make every ball, every moment When you are under Payton's defensive pressure all the time, extreme explosions will become your norm.

Many people have misunderstandings about athletes pushing their limits. They often think that it is a feeling like a blowout after a lot of accumulation, but in fact it is not the case. It is just from the perspective of a bystander.

The breakthrough of the limit is a kind of slow life growth like a bud breaking out of the soil. You can't see its real change with the naked eye, but maybe after one night, when you wake up dimly, you can suddenly find that there is already something in the flower pot. It is completely different from the previous form. At this time, you often sigh at the magic of life and are surprised by its growth speed, but ignore the slow process of its true growth in the dark.

This is also true for Lin Dong's improvement in breakthroughs and explosive power from the left.

When facing Payton's defense at the extreme level every day, his explosive power is actually improving all the time. Although it is only a few days now, Lin Dong can feel that the overall performance may be better when breaking through. The improvement of about 0.1 seconds, alone, is equivalent to the effect of two or three months of hard training at Lloyd's.

Fast, ruthless and accurate!

The combination of sharp breakthroughs gave Anthony the feeling that he couldn't defend himself.

Looking at Lin Dong's unabashed movements just now, he had actually predicted that the opponent would break through from the left, and he also defended to a certain extent in advance, but he was still half a beat slower than the opponent.

It only took one step to cut into his defensive position.

When Lin Dong dared to compare speed and agility with the 180-centimeter TJ Ford without falling into a disadvantage, the US team knew that this guy's breakthrough must be very sharp.

Being attacked by the opponent, Anthony did not panic. There were teammates on both sides who were ready to double-team and help defend. All he needed to do now was to use physical confrontation to squeeze Lin Dong's breakthrough space, and then chase after him. He just needs to be ready to cooperate with his teammates' help in defense.

Such double teams are often very effective when prepared. Unfortunately, Melo at this time is not the fat man who can play center in later generations. Although he cannot be said to be thin, his physical confrontation is obviously not enough to suppress Lin Dong. He was Lin Dong relied on his inertia and rushed forward with just one step.

Fortunately, Chris Bosh reacted quickly enough. He had been waiting for a long time. This big man, who was already 208 centimeters tall in his senior year of high school, had flexible footsteps that were not inferior to those of a small man. In addition, he was 222 centimeters long. His wingspan was like a moving Great Wall, blocking Lin Dong in front of him.

Frankly speaking, Anthony's complete loss of position at that moment made Bosh seem a bit weak when facing Lin Dong. He did not form a flanking attack from both sides in the first place.

Lin Dong took a horizontal step without hesitation and swayed slightly to the left. While shaking Bosh's center of gravity, a crotch dribble had already changed direction to the right.

After all, Bosh is still flexible enough, and the center of gravity of the left swing just now was not pulled to death. At this time, he blocked it again.

Lin Dong knew very well in his heart that although these American high school students still looked a little inferior when facing him, to be honest, the technical gap between them was relatively small, and the physical gap was almost non-existent, so much so that some Even stronger than myself.

If you want to achieve a crushing level effect against them, you have to rely more on your own experience on the court and your understanding of their weaknesses from the future.

At this time, the body that had been stretched to the right suddenly jumped up, and Bosh also jumped up, not just Bosh.

Although Anthony behind him was out of position, he did not give up the pursuit. He jumped up almost at the same time as Lin Dong, forming a front and back attack with Bosh like a sandwich biscuit.

Bosh in the front is responsible for blocking his shots, and Anthony in the back is responsible for squeezing his space in the air.

Both of them have top-notch jumping skills, and no one is worse than Lin Dong. Bosh's height advantage even makes it seem that his shot blocking at this time has completely enveloped Lin Dong. Four big hands surrounded Lin Dong in an instant. Strictly true.

But the next second... shua!

That was the sound of a basketball flying through the air.

But Lin Dong, who jumped up, obviously didn't do anything!

Bosh turned his head suddenly in the air in surprise and looked in the direction of the sound of shooting.

Mazilampe, the international power forward who was missed by Bosh!

Bosh suddenly realized that Lin Dong had actually passed the ball when he changed direction just now, but his movements were so fast and the threat was so great that neither he nor Anthony, who was chasing him, noticed the ball. It's not in his hands.

The awareness and concealment of this pass... Is this guy sure he is playing the 3rd position and not the 1st position?

Many reporters and scouts on the sidelines were in an uproar. Frankly speaking, if this ball had been passed by someone from the US team, they would have blown it!

And even if the passer is the opponent, they still can't help but let out a word of surprise or even envy.

It would be great if this guy was on Team USA...

It's a pity that Mazilampe's cold touch and body that was already a little stiff due to Bosh wasted this wonderful assist that can be ranked among the top ten goals.

Bang!

Don't score in open spaces and miss shots.

Darko Milicic and Kwame Brown huddled together under the basket.

In Lin Dong's eyes, Darko Milicic is undoubtedly more talented than Kwame Brown. Just because he can beat Anthony, Wade and others in the 03 Platinum Generation and become the second pick, it is enough to see the upper limit of his talent. It's there.

However, Darko Milicic is still too small at this time. With a height of 210 cm and a wingspan of 220 cm, he has reached his peak. More importantly, Kwame Brown is an extremely rare type. A high school player who was already extremely confrontational when he first entered the league.

Compared with confrontation, Kwame Brown can be said to have won completely at this time.

After being scolded by Old K for being a softie, Kwame Brown was also working hard. At this time, Darko Milicic was completely unable to grab the rebound, and Kwame Brown was firmly in his arms, and followed closely. The US team's anti-counterattack and fast break are the best among them.

Lin Dong had just started to run back to defend, but TJ Ford over there had already received Kwame Brown's long pass and made an empty basket in three steps.

12: 11.

In a moment of silence, just a minute or two, the score was almost evened by the American team.

Lin Dong let out a long breath.

After all, this is Team USA.

Moreover, it is an American team led by Old K. This is the only and most important factor that he missed in his so-called "80% chance of winning"...

I know the playing style and weaknesses of every future superstar of this American team very well. If there was no old K, it would be too easy for me to defeat them all.

Eighty percent? The 80% chance of winning is considered modest!

But after all, there is old K on the opposite side. The adjustment effect of the US team after the timeout just now is almost immediate.

Compared to LeBron, Wade, and others who are still young, the Polish-American named Mike Krzyzewski is the real biggest hidden boss of the American team!

Discover and solve problems in a timely manner. As long as Lao K is around and Lao K is serious, it is almost impossible for the shortcomings of this group of people to be exploited by you a second time.

The 80% chance of winning seems to have returned to 50%...

A smile appeared on Lin Dong's lips.

But the more unpredictable the game, the more interesting it will be, right?

Lin Dong's mind was racing.

Old K's coaching style can actually be seen in the 04 and 08 Olympic Games. He is an old man who advocates offense and is also particularly good at defensive counterattacks and the team's advancement speed.

Once a ball like the one just now is intercepted by the US team, the international team will have no chance to defend, even if there is itself on the international team!

The hit rate must be guaranteed, otherwise the score will soon be widened if the U.S.'s counterattack and fast break are used.

His fierce attack at the beginning was just a blow to the US team, and he also wanted to mess with the US team's mentality first. But since the position has been stabilized by old K, he has to think about it in the long term.

Although Yunus had arranged some tactics for the team before, the team did not produce results just now. This was partly because of his continuous shots on the offensive end, which prevented others from opening their hands, and partly because of Chu Chu When they came into contact with this powerful American team, the international team was a little confused by the opponent's advantage in strength.

And now the US team has begun to help defend and double-team itself. With their ability, it is not impossible to limit their shooting percentage to at least 4%, and it is impossible for them to really play the entire four quarters with full firepower.

So if you want to win, you can't continue to play solo.

With Lao K around, he must save the traps that target the personal shortcomings of the American team until the last critical moment. Otherwise, if Lao K solves the problem early, it will be equivalent to destroying half of his trump card. At the same time, You also have to conserve your energy...

So now I not only need the support of my teammates, but also need my teammates to score.

You have to let your teammates capture the score first!

(End of this chapter)