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

Chapter 219 Have you heard of zone?

The American team made a rotation.

Jay (bottom), TJ Ford (top);

Chandler, who had been mediocre in the past two or three minutes, came off and Bosh came on.

Frankly speaking, except for the person who faced Lin Dong, everyone else in this American team has the ability to defeat the international team members alone, but before that, they did not rely on their individual abilities to create a crushing effect.

The reason is of course that Lin Dong's organization continues to cause trouble for the US team and hold on to the score.

But more importantly, it is the international team's excellent defensive ability.

To put it bluntly, throughout the first quarter and the first two or three minutes of the second quarter, compared to the Americans who continued to rely on their individual abilities to solve problems, it was actually the international team that looked more like a whole, so that the members of the international team There is an illusion that the American team will not cooperate as a whole.

But in fact, when Americans play team basketball, especially when the team is coached by Old K, the gap immediately becomes apparent.

The U.S. team's training during this period is not just about playing one-on-one, it is also more about tactical training.

Old K's offensive basketball style has a bit of Princeton's shadow, emphasizing tactical movement and misplaced pick-and-rolls, and using space and mismatch to determine victory.

And TJ Ford was called upon at the critical moment. When Jay came on the court, he had already made plans to sit on the bench for the remaining three quarters, but he didn't expect God to give him another chance so soon.

Even if TJ's organizational skills are put into the NBA now, he can still be a qualified starting guard. He averaged 62 assists per game during the 12-game winning streak, even 19 assists in a single game and other impressive statistics, which are enough to show His organizational talent.

Coupled with his unparalleled speed, under his guidance, the American team suddenly became smooth on the offensive end.

Bosh and Wade's pick-and-roll mismatch, Kwame Brown and TJ Ford's pick-and-roll mismatch, whether it's big versus small or small versus big, are more comfortable in the hands of these people, not to mention relying on strong athletic ability. The open opportunity came out.

Even taking advantage of Lin Dong's assistance in defense, even Anthony, who had been transparent before, made a mid-range shot, finally allowing this offensive kaleidoscope to break his personal scoring drought.

The defense of the international team is only slightly inferior when defending alone, but when facing someone with stronger abilities and starting to pick and roll, it is almost impossible to defend.

The U.S.'s rotating offense began to attack smoothly, and the international team's defense was soon riddled with holes.

Turning around to the defensive end, Anthony was finally liberated, and it was Bosh who guarded Lin Dong.

Compared to Anthony, the young Dragon King was already hailed as an excellent defender in draft evaluations. His shot-blocking and assisting defensive abilities are quite strong, he has good lateral speed, and he is not shaky.

More importantly, he had previously participated in helping to defend Lin Dong on the court, and had been observing him off the court. He had both insider and outsider perspectives, which undoubtedly increased his understanding and adaptability to Lin Dong. vigilance is sufficient.

So when he switched positions to defend Lin Dong, these advantages were undoubtedly used and displayed by Bosh.

Although Lin Dong was still able to shoot and pass, he dominated the International team's offense and forced the International team, which had begun to tire, to stay on the middle line of the tug-of-war with the American team.

But all experienced scouts can see that Lin Dong's performance at this time is far less relaxed than before.

The international team's previous attack time was usually completed in about 12 seconds, but by the end of the second quarter, the international team's attack time had been delayed to an average of about 17 seconds.

Because even with Lin Dong's pull, it would be difficult for others to get rid of the US team's defenders and find open opportunities. Even if they rely on Lin Dong to attract the defenders and barely get out of the open space, the touch and confidence will decrease due to frequent strikes. , so that the shot speed was relatively slow, and the defender re-defended, forcing them to throw the ball back to Lin Dong.

There were several goals where Lin Dong had to choose to end the offense by himself when he was still unable to find his teammates even though the violation was close to 24 seconds.

And even if Lin Dong takes action, with Bosh's full defense and the team's overall cooperation, Lin Dong's shooting percentage is far less exaggerated than before.

In the second half of the second quarter, he made 6 of 4 shots, a 66.6% hit rate, including 3 of 2 2-pointers that were still 24% hit rate. The two missed shots were when there was really no chance from the outside, facing a wave. Shi and Anthony's inside attack forced a mid-range shot just before seconds.

For any other player, this may already be a super high offensive efficiency, but now even the American media reporters are unknowingly being attracted by Lin Dong. Compared with his performance in the first quarter, Almost every shot hits the mark, but the hit rate has dropped a lot.

The teammates were even worse. The four of them took a total of 16 shots in the second half of the second quarter, including 4 secondary attacks, but only made a pitiful 7, and the overall shooting rate dropped to 43.7%.

Not only was the shooting percentage low, but it was also the rebounding that killed the international team.

One Kwame Brown was enough to make them uncomfortable, and with the addition of Anthony, who had been turned into a little transparent by Lin Dong before, and was full of firepower with nowhere to release, Darko Milicic and Nick Loz began to be completely destroyed. In this state, not only were they missed one after another on the offensive end, but the rebounds of both sides in the entire second quarter were 17:7. Among them, 5 offensive rebounds and 3 were missed by Lin Dong in the chaos.

Defensive rebounds were directly dominated by the US team. With a defensive rebound score of 10:2, they lost a total of 8 defensive rebounds to the opponent.

Yunus knew Lin Dong's plan and knew that he wanted to help Lin Dong drag the game to the fourth quarter. He began to make frequent substitutions, but obviously the effect was not good.

The role of Little Shark, who was brought on the court in advance, is quite limited. Although Anthony is not as confrontational as Chandler, he plays the ball smarter than Chandler. Small moves such as removing stools are constantly performed at critical moments. In addition, Little Shark actually He didn't rest enough and was exhausted. Even if the defensive end managed to get a rebound, he couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the offensive and defensive transitions between the two sides during the fast break, often resulting in a four-on-five situation for the team.

This guy is not only weak in physical strength, but also in speed.

After that, Yunus began to frequently use substitution tactics, replacing Mazilampe and Nick Loz one after another, using the physical strength of the new force to attack the inside. However, facing the Americans who were already in high spirits, their effect was still limited.

The international team was a little confused.

The performance of the two teams throughout the second quarter seemed to be a whole level apart. If Lin Dong hadn't saved the game one after another, the game would have been ruined.

The original 7-point gap was quickly erased, and by the end of the second quarter, the U.S. team had already taken the lead.

52:58, single quarter score 26:33.

Although it is not an official game, there is still a sufficient 20 minutes at halftime for the players to recover their strength.

The US team high-fived the substitutes one by one when they came off the field. On the international team, except for a red-haired Japanese who was still full of energy, the others obviously seemed a bit silent and depressed, and they didn't even have the energy to give high-fives. An angry look. Lin Dong glanced at the score on the scoreboard.

6 points difference...

Frankly speaking, this score was similar to the score he originally expected in the first half, and it was within a completely acceptable range.

But what was different from what I expected for this point difference was that during the first half, I had already begun to exert my strength... Although I didn't go all out or open a zone, the game was by no means easy.

The overall performance of the international team was too unsatisfactory. It was not that they did not perform at their normal level, but that the American team was stronger than themselves and Yunus imagined because they had Old K!

The guy standing on the sidelines with his hands folded not only interrupted his personal attacks on future super giants several times in time, but also used the NCAA's unique team basketball to build this American team into an extremely balanced offense and defense. Overall, this allowed the US team to break through the so-called balance line and completely surpass the international team in overall strength. This is a gap between quantitative change and qualitative change.

The bigger reason why such a score difference can be achieved is that he took the lead in the first quarter, took advantage of the American team, and hit two small climaxes in advance.

But now that the American team has returned to normal, the international team has begun to lose confidence... If they use this state to greet the Americans in the third quarter, then I am afraid that they will have no choice but to break out in advance.

However, can he really play the entire game in zone mode when he has already consumed 30% of his physical strength?

Even with the physical strength provided by McDavid's first-generation knee pads, this is probably almost impossible to do.

Moreover, it would be too early to break out in the third quarter, which would give Old K plenty of time to respond and adjust. Then his advantage will no longer be so great, and he will not be able to really get what he wants.

Gotta think of something.

You can look forward to Sakuragi's rebounds. Anyway, the European insiders have been stunned at the moment. Even if Sakuragi plays to no avail, he will not be worse than them.

Moreover, Sakuragi has been holding back on the sidelines for a long time. Just now, he kept pulling on his clothes to give himself colors. Let him go up now and he should be full of power. At least he can bring some vitality and momentum to the team.

You can give Yunus some advice, but it's just a dead horse. After all, looking at the current state of the US team, the defense can't be guarded for the time being. If you want to bite the score, you can only rely on scoring.

Zhu Fangyu can play. Although his competitiveness in the interior is not as good as that of Mazilampe and the others, and his ball-holding ability is far inferior to Alexander's at the shooting guard position, he has one advantage. He is already quite skilled in cooperating with himself, and his open 3-pointers from the outside are good, and even more The important thing is that this guy is not like those European players who have their own plans in mind. Lao Zhu can completely ignore his own performance to help Lin Dong win...

But this alone is still far from enough, and it cannot really relieve the pressure on the offensive end.

Lin Dong was not in a hurry to interrupt Yunus's instruction on Darko Milicic's mistake just now at the basket.

He glanced around and saw that the scouts around him were busy writing, recording in detail the performance of several guys who were already confirmed to participate in this year's draft.

The reporters on the sidelines and the celebrities in the stands could finally laugh easily.

Normal, probably in the eyes of these guys, the game has finally entered a normal rhythm. This is the gap between the United States and the world.

Ok?

From the corner of his eye, he spotted a guy wearing an international team uniform walking toward the toilet. His back looked a little lonely.

Lin Dong's heart moved.

Now the international team has too few cards. If they want to win, they have to use everything they have. Mosquito legs are also meat...

He stood up and followed.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

The sound of flushing water after peeing.

Rukawa Kaede picked up his pants and walked out of the toilet, putting water in front of the sink.

While washing his hands, he immediately rinsed his face, and then looking at the dripping face in front of the mirror, Rukawa Kaede frowned slightly.

Today's performance and playing time were both within his expectations, but even though he had been mentally prepared, he still couldn't help feeling a little disappointed when he sat on the bench.

But at this moment, a voice sounded near the door.

"Hi."

Rukawa Feng turned around and saw that it was Lin Dong.

He thought Lin Dong was going to use the sink, so he turned off the water and said, "Right away."

Lin Dong laughed: "Today's performance is not like you who caused me trouble during the winter selection."

Rukawa Feng was slightly startled, obviously not expecting Lin Dong to come and say such words to him, as if he had some expectations for him.

He knows his own level, let alone the American team opposite him. Even these European players are indeed better than him in terms of personal ability.

"Miracles don't always happen." Rukawa Kaede said calmly: "Otherwise, it wouldn't be called a miracle."

"That's not necessarily true. There are many things in this world that you don't know yet, such as..." Lin Dong smiled and said, "Do you know what a zone is?"

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