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

Chapter 238 Victory in the first battle

Although in everyone's eyes, the overall basketball level of the Dragon Kingdom is only at the middle and lower reaches of the world, Spain has always been in the first echelon of the pyramid.

But Lin Dong's existence and his performance at the Nike Summit eventually led many people to believe that this would be a battle between dragons and tigers, with the outcome being 46, Dragon Country 4, Spain 6...or 4.5, right?

This was indeed the case, as the two sides fought fiercely until the end of the fourth quarter.

Spanish team basketball is on full display.

With enough patience, reasonable tactical arrangements and good rhythm, plus only two mistakes in the game, the entire team was as perfect as a precision instrument. It was really amazing. The overall strength was indeed much higher than that of Dragon Kingdom.

Although Lin Dong's heartbeat as the captain on the field always stabilized the Dragon Kingdom's defense line like a needle in the sea, which made Spain uncomfortable enough, but under Spain's patient guidance, other Dragon Kingdom players still made more mistakes. As for being defended by dragons, there were not many rounds.

The 'four-wheeled carriage' offensive system driven by Lin Dong on the Dragon Kingdom's side is also impressive.

Although it is far less gorgeous than Spain's team basketball, the tactics are relatively simple. Lin Dong breaks through with the ball to cause damage to the inside, forcing Spain to shrink the inside to flank and assist Lin Dong, creating opportunities for Long's outside line.

But you can’t stand it’s efficiency...

外线方面，朱方雨的3分全场6投4中，孙越5投3中，而轮换上场的王世篷4投2中，张庆鹏2投1中、刘紫秋1投1中，甚至连小将易建联也是3投2中，命中率全都过了50。

全队3分居然21投13中，整体61%的3分命中率堪称是相当完美。

But anyone who understands can see that, in addition to the fact that the young people from the Dragon Kingdom felt hot today, it was actually because the space created by Lin Dong was too good.

Almost every time, it was a wide-open 3-pointer, so this shooting rate is obviously not due to good luck or extraordinary performance, but should be the normal strength of the Dragon Kingdom, that is, Spain's defensive ability is indeed too strong, and its defensive attitude is quite good. Be proactive, otherwise the hit rate may be further improved.

Compared with Spain, which requires constant transmission to create opportunities, Lin Dong completed 70% of the work in the entire offensive system on his own. It can only be said that his personal ability is too strong.

At the same time, Tang Zhengdong grabbed 8 rebounds, including 6 offensive boards, and substitute center Moko grabbed 5 rebounds. Both of them have the ability to eat cakes under the basket. Together they scored 25 points in the paint, and they were also among the heroes. one.

As for Lin Dong, although he only scored 23 points in the game, he had a terrifying 21 assists... The Spaniard's defense against him obviously had a certain effect. In addition to Marc Gasol's excellent single defense ability, Reyes on the inside and Calderon on the outside seemed to be assisting in defense at any time, which seemed to create a lot of trouble for Lin Dong, leaving him with almost no chance of singles.

It's a pity that he couldn't stop his passing, and Spain paid the price for this, as 13 3-pointers from the outside were made by others except Lin Dong.

The personal abilities of the Dragon Kingdom players may not be as good as those of the International Team at the Nike Summit, but using the same tactics, under a clearer tactical system and core guidance, the overall combat effectiveness is not inferior to that group.

Coupled with the 3-point advantage, although Spain seemed to be stronger overall, the score kept rising alternately. By the end of the fourth quarter, the two sides were tied again.

but……

A smile appeared on Chuck Daly's face. The first major shortcoming of this Long Guoqing team has been found, and that is the overall physical strength problem.

Facing Spain's fierce defense and off-the-ball movement, Long Guo's physical exertion is still very high. Although the 12-man rotation has basically been used, it still cannot relieve the fatigue of everyone on the court who has begun to drop their shooting percentages and is out of breath. The symptoms have also emerged.

After Spain went through several rotations, the starting five were on the court at this time, using a 32-zone defense to defend Lin Dong tightly. Marc Gasol and Calderon were also eyeing Lin Dong. Dong, two defenses and one defense, even if it gives Longwai a certain chance to leak out from the outside, he will not hesitate.

This is to force Lin Dong to pass the ball to his teammates, handing the outcome of the game to those teammates who are already experiencing physical problems and their shooting percentage has begun to decline.

This is a trap. With his physical strength greatly reduced and in a high-pressure state at the last critical moment of the game, Chuck Daly does not believe that other Dragons have the stable ability to finish the ball.

At the same time, based on Lin Dong's previous performance at the Nike Summit, physical problems led to a rapid decline in his singles ability in the fourth quarter, and he seemed destined to jump into the trap dug by the Spaniard.

Use the team to restrict Lin Dong and use physical strength to bring down the Dragon Kingdom. This is the Spanish fighting method.

Is that Lin Dong still capable of breaking the situation?

Chuck Daly expressed curiosity.

"Defend! Defend! Defend!" Spain's bench was waving towels and shouting desperately.

The score on the electronic scoreboard has reached 92:92, and there are only 32 seconds left in the game.

In Chuck Daly's view, the best option for Dragon Kingdom is to steadily control the ball and then waste time before trying to improve the success rate. This will not leave much time for Spain to attack in the next round. Dragon Kingdom He is still in an invincible position.

For Spain, they have to defend the goal. As long as they can defend it, the initiative is completely in their own hands. Even if they lose the defense, they still have a chance to counterattack, but they must avoid fouling.

The Spaniard obviously thinks so too. Marc Gasol and Calderon, who are facing Lin Dong, are on the left and right in front of him. Both of them have begun to breathe heavily at this time, but they are not optimistic about the victory. But their desire is getting bigger and bigger, because they know that the other party is more tired than them!

From the first quarter to the present, no matter how the Long Guo team's lineup changed or matched, they never replaced Lin Dong, and Lin Dong has always been the starting point of Long Guo's offense, even if he is a strong player. , I should be exhausted by now.

Under such circumstances, if they choose to defend against one, they will not believe that this guy can still have incredible abilities!

But the next second, the two of them saw Lin Dong's raised corners of his mouth almost at the same time.

Frankly speaking, the last Nike summit still taught Lin Dong a big lesson.

At the end of the third quarter, it was too early to choose to open the zone to confront the American team. He should have thought of more ways to mobilize the strength of his teammates.

That way, there will be no physical overdraft in the fourth quarter, and there will be no chance of falling out of the zone early, resulting in the inability to fully control the outcome of the game in the end.

Those who score 50 points on the court every game but throw the blame to their teammates at the last moment will only be called a brush by the fans. No one cares whether you still have physical strength, that is your own problem.

And those who can take over the game and control the outcome of the game at critical moments, even if they only have 20 or 30 points in a game, are the real giants!

As the soul of a team, no matter what the situation, you should reserve your best state for yourself at the last moment and let yourself bear all the results, rather than letting yourself take one tenth or even one percent of it. A teammate with a salary to bear the infamy.

Don't say that the score can't be delayed or that you will be beaten in advance. That is a problem that you should solve with normality. If you can't solve it, you are not capable enough, rather than talking about it through overdraft.

Because you have to understand that there is no half a dime difference between losing early and losing at the end.

So I have only scored 23 points today... In addition to mainly choosing to connect the team on the tactical side and attacking less, the more important thing is to retain my physical strength, state and zone. come now.

Chiang Kai-shek had some reservations about his tactics, but he had no intention of having any reservations. Defeating Spain was a thing worth doing no matter what!

Looking at the two people waiting in front of him, a smile appeared on Lin Dong's lips.

Is two people enough?

open!

His eyes suddenly became deep and quiet, making Marc Gasol and Calderon, who were staring at him in front of them, feel trembling for no reason.

At this time, Calderon was on the left and Marc Gasol was on the right. Lin Dong chose to take a step left without hesitation.

Change direction?

No need, in a defensive sector where two people are side by side, changing directions cannot help you open up space. What you really need to do is to maximize your speed.

From a static state to suddenly entering a breakthrough mode, Calderon and Gasol's pupils shrank suddenly.

After guarding for a whole game, this was the first time they felt this speed.

At this time, Lin Dong was as fast as lightning, without any reservation, and he had already rushed out the moment he lowered his center of gravity.

Calderon tried his best to block him, but was knocked into Lin Dong's arms.

At this time, it was all about physical confrontation. Calderon's center of gravity was extremely stable, and he used his chest, abdomen and arms to block Lin Dong firmly. Gasol moved sideways in long strides, staggering Calderon's thoughts. Go around and defend.

But the next second, Lin Dong quickly turned his back under Calderon's resistance, blocking Calderon's lateral movement with his back and right arm, and his body was already like a gust of wind, continuing to escape from his left side. .

Calderon's pupils shrank rapidly.

So fast! So tough!

Where did this guy get his physical strength and this sudden outburst? !

At this time, Gasol's body that was moving forward actually helped Lin Dong block Calderon's retreat route. What was originally the defense of the two turned into mutual interference.

Swish!

Lin Dong rushed past in two strides, leaving behind the two people who were already huddled together, and headed towards the basket!

Tang Zhengdong and others in front had already opened up the space under his signal. Power forward Reyes wanted to come over to help defend, but it was useless in front of Lin Dong, who was already rushing up. He jumped high to meet Reyes. , a dunk with a change of hands!

At 94:92, Lin Dong officially kicked off the singles mode.

In Spain's offensive round, Long Guo chose man-to-man marking throughout the game. Judging from the difference in personal abilities of the players on both sides, this is undoubtedly a tactic with "loopholes everywhere".

Reyes sent the ball from the baseline, and Calderon passed the ball without sticking to Fernandez at the center line. Fernandez then passed to Jimenez under the basket. The basketball reached the front basket in just two or three seconds.

This time the transmission was extremely smooth and extremely fast.

Jimenez caught the ball and made a shooting motion. He lit up Zhu Fangyu who was guarding him, paused slightly, and then jumped high.

But the next second, accompanied by the exclamations of the entire Spanish team, Jimenez only felt a train rushing towards him from the left!

Even before the car arrived, the pressing pressure created by the momentum was already like two bright headlights on the locomotive, shaking his mind.

Swish!

In a hurry, he shot the basketball and grabbed a time difference, but this 'time difference' obviously only existed in his imagination.

A nailboard hit the basketball hard, causing the ball to bounce off the backboard.

Lin Dong!

Jimenez was shocked and angry, with huge question marks in his mind.

After Lin Dong scored just now, Reyes ran over to pick up the ball almost without stopping, and then Calderon and Fernandez did not have the speed to stick to the ball. It only took four or five seconds for the goal to be scored, but the guy had already rushed back from the frontcourt to defend? !

Did you start running back with all your strength after scoring a goal? ! What kind of god-like sense of anticipation and defensive awareness...

Zhu Fangyu jumped up to grab the flying rebound and passed it to Sun Yue. The Long Guo team only stabilized the rhythm slightly and saw that Lin Dong had rushed to the frontcourt again.

Spain's formation at this time is already a bit out of shape.

In fact, regardless of the attack just now or the defense now, the Spanish players on the field remained absolutely calm after playing the whole game, and they did not realize that their original formation and team rhythm had been disrupted.

Spain had been fighting a positional battle throughout the game, but in the face of Lin Dong's sudden outburst, the score falling behind near the end of the game, and the Dragon Kingdom's man-to-man tactics that seemed very easy to break through, they wanted to quickly grab points. The Spaniard obviously lost his usual composure.

Not only did the offensive end give up positional warfare and start a fast break, giving Lin Dong an opportunity to make up for the big defensive block, but the defensive end who retreated at this time obviously failed to fully keep up with the rhythm.

Lin Dong rushed up empty-handed, using his speed and agility to get rid of the guarding Marc Gasol and cut straight to the basket.

The Spaniard was obviously wary of this guy's sudden outburst. Power forward Reyes on the left and Fernandez, who was defending on the right, subconsciously stepped up to defend Lin Dong, but Sun Yue directly It was passed to Tang Zhengdong, who was missed by Reyes.

Tang Zhengdong made a solid mid-range open jumper and scored 2 points.

96:92! There are 21 seconds left on the clock.

An empty-handed Lin Dong actually attracted a double-team from three Spanish players, so that the penalty area was completely lost.

"Watch your man! You idiot!" The Spanish coach was so angry that he jumped on the sidelines. But to be honest, he was just scolding and venting. He also knew very well that if he didn't help defend this ball, it would just be Tang Zhengdong's. The scoring goes to Lin Dong. If he cuts to that position, the pass will definitely go in!

"Stabilize your position and fight first! There is still time, don't rush!"

It's a pity that Lin Dong didn't give the Spaniard a chance to stabilize.

Calderon just held the ball, and before it passed the center line, Lin Dong directly hit it.

The true inheritance of gloves, death coil!

The super long arms are constantly trying to cut his ball and create all interference for him in controlling the ball. This makes Calderon feel at this moment that the guy has a thousand hands, and each of his Any action may be intercepted and interrupted by one of the opponent's hands!

The physical confrontation is also at a disadvantage in all aspects. With a body size of 190 cm and 86 kg, facing Lin Dong's body size of 198 cm and 93 kg, the physical confrontation between the two is not at the same level at all.

Calderon couldn't bear it. He felt that under the sudden and strong pressure from the opponent, he could not move forward. He even felt that he was being pushed backwards by the opponent!

At this time, my mind was buzzing with a sense of oppression, my breathing was rapid, and my heartbeat was racing.

Fernandez quickly ran from his right side to respond. At this time, Lin Dong's defense shifted its center of gravity to the left just in time, and even seemed to reach out to Calderon's left side.

Calderon seized the opportunity and immediately passed the ball towards Fernandez.

But next second...

Snapped!

A big hand accurately intercepted the passing route, as if he had already seen through Calderon's intention.

It’s still Lin Dong!

The focus to the left was just an illusion deliberately left to Calderon after seeing Fernandez step forward to respond.

The offense and defense changed in an instant. Lin Dong took the ball and drove towards the basket in one step, but Calderon couldn't catch up.

Fernandez was shocked and stepped forward to defend, but Lin Dong combined the ball with the ball, bypassed him with a dreamy step, and started the European step.

Swish!

The basketball was gently picked into the net by him, and then entered again!

98:92! There are 15 seconds left!

Fernandez was stunned, Calderon was stunned, and all the voices shouting 'defense' on the Spanish bench were suddenly silenced.

From 31 seconds to 15 seconds, a total of just 16 seconds, the score went from a tie to 6 points in an instant!

This……

Is there a problem with Spain playing?

Of course, there are still some. For example, Lin Dong took the lead in the last ball attack and gave up the positional battle and chose a fast break.

But to be honest, even if a professional player were to choose that situation a hundred times, he would still choose fast break and fail to score a hundred times. That would be because he was overwhelmed by his personal ability and consciousness.

Another example is that the 'mistake' pass just now was intercepted... LeBron in the stands of the US team couldn't help but get goosebumps, as if recalling the terrible interception by this guy's devilish defense in the SuperSonics Arena. Heart scene.

Chuck Daly looked at Lin Dong in surprise, who was in the most active state of the entire game.

He has been playing for four full quarters, and he still has so much energy to complete two full-court sprints in an instant and complete Calderon's oppressive death-winding defense?

For a monster like this, physical problems? Where does his physical problem come from? It feels like Lin Dong is in better shape at this moment than when he first came on the field!

Mojie East!

clap clap!

Lin Dongchong clapped his hands excitedly to the Spaniard.

"Come on!" He shouted loudly, igniting the passion of the Japanese fans in the audience and making them shout wildly. At the same time, it also directly extinguished Spain's last fighting spirit.

The Spaniards were all panting and looking at the Dragon Country man who was thought to have lost his physical strength but was now in a state of state, and then suddenly remembered the rumor on the American Internet some time ago.

——In the LeBron diving incident, it was Lin Dong who was really injured! Look at his state at the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter, how fierce he was, but after the collision, he obviously didn't rush so fast. Lin Dong was fighting with injuries, he is the real tough guy!

——Fart, that’s because the Asian is not strong enough, what kind of tough guy is he? Stop making excuses here!

But now it seems...who is making excuses?

... In 15 seconds, 6 points behind, the Spaniard was unable to recover.

As Fernandez hit a 3-point jumper, Tang Zhengdong picked off the rebound, passed Lin Dong, and met Gasol's sudden stop and step back 3-point long shot into the net.

101:92, completely turning the remaining 5 seconds of the game into garbage time.

Spain did not choose to attack after sending the baseline ball. Calderon held the ball in his hand, looking at the intimidating Dragon Man, and quietly waited until the end of the game time.

After a whole fight, the last 31 seconds, which I thought would be a climax, were quickly wiped out by the guy in front of me with the force of a strong wind blowing down leaves.

At this moment, Calderon felt like he really saw Jordan.

beep!

The buzzer sounded at the end of the game.

Long Guo wins! Victory in the first battle!

　A big chapter first, there will be another update in the afternoon

　　

　

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