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

Chapter 251 Team USA’s counterattack

After a short pause of 1 minute, there was a burst of high-fives from the Long Guo team and the voice of Director Jiang taking out the tactical board to strengthen the tactical explanation.

On the U.S. team side, it was quiet.

Chuck Daly didn't say a word, he just held his hands and looked at these young guys coldly until everyone lowered their heads.

beep!

It wasn't until the referee's whistle sounded that Chuck Daley said coldly: "Look clearly at the logo on your jersey, bitches, you are representing the United States now!"

Team USA's possession of the ball.

TJ Ford crossed the midline with the ball.

——Bitches, you represent the United States now!

Chuck Daley's words echoed in his mind, making TJ Ford a little ashamed.

As a five-star high school student in the holy land of basketball on this planet, I was not defeated by a peer, but actually scared away by a peer...

Should I allow something like this to happen to me a second time?

A moment of shame and self-blame, the light of honor shining from the 'Holy Land of Basketball' forcibly dispersed the haze that shrouded TJ Ford's heart.

Some people always question the role of honor, believing that man can conquer nature. The so-called honor is just a prop used by the weak to deceive themselves and others.

Just like some people always don't care about history and think that studying history is just a waste of people and money.

But only those who are truly striving to reach the top of the mountain understand.

Past history can build the character of a nation and give it a sense of cohesion and honor.

Honor can make you stronger, strengthen your will and belief, illuminate your future path, and use the blood of countless ancestors to inspire the desire in your heart that you least want to lose.

These things can help you further pursue the ultimate peak at critical moments.

At this time, TJ Ford's eyes already had a dignified look, which meant that he was extremely calm and focused, but under this dignified look, there was also a raging flame of war, which meant that his surging courage and Shame.

At this time, his mind quickly analyzed the situation on the field.

Although he is only a high school student, as the best point guard in the NSAA, TJ Ford obviously has a very good ability to analyze and adapt to the situation on the court, tactical formations, etc. Previously, it was just because of his personal heroism that he always failed He put himself into it and thought about how to face Lin Dong, but he forgot that the American team around him should be a whole.

If Long Guo only uses a simple 212 zone defense, then the 3-pointer at the top of the front arc, the 30-45 degree three-point line, and even the basket except for air cuts are its weak points.

There are too many ways to attack such a zone defense, but the reason why the American team hit the wall one after another just now is because the Dragon Kingdom's 212 zone defense is a combination of positional zone defense and counterattack zone defense.

The seemingly rigid formation is actually a moving whole, which can make up for the weak areas of 212 at any time through changes in details, and Lin Dong in the middle is the key to the opponent's formation changes.

With Lin Dong's deployment and support, 212's original weaknesses were almost completely covered up, and it also gave the American team a huge psychological obstacle when they broke through.

Whether he passed the ball before he could fully open up the space, or whether Wade chose to use fake moves to dazzle Zhu Fangyu one after another, it was all because he was afraid deep down in his heart when faced with Lin Dong, who was defending in the middle.

This is the key to the US team's previous mistakes, wrong choices and even being unable to start.

A fairly mature defensive system.

With this move, when Long Guo played against strong teams such as Spain and Serbia and Montenegro, they would rather lose the score to Spain and Serbia and Montenegro than use this formation. This clearly shows that it is reserved specifically for dealing with the American team. .

However, no matter how perfect the defense is, there will eventually be loopholes, not to mention that except for Lin Dong and Tang Zhengdong, there is a personal ability gap between Long Guo and the US team in other positions.

But now there are only two ways to break the situation.

Either it's a three-pointer that's accurate from the outside. The tighter the Dragon Country's formation shrinks, the more obvious the inside advantage and control of the overall situation become. Once the U.S. team is accurate from the outside, the Dragon Country is forced to expand its defensive surface. This set The formation will appear relatively loose and even completely collapse.

But now the U.S. team is losing points one after another, and the touch has not yet opened up. If the scoring depends on the accuracy of the outside, it will be fine if the shot is made, but it will be a heavier blow if the shot is missed, and it will enter a vicious cycle.

If you want to ensure the success rate, there is only one last method left.

We must face Lin Dong directly, either forcefully attack the inside, or at least forcefully pull Lin Dong out!

TJ Ford glanced at Wade on the right next to him, and then his eyes flashed, and he shook his shoulders slightly. While mobilizing Sun Yue's defensive focus, he controlled the ball with his left hand and made a big pendulum clock, leaning forward from the right. .

Sun Yue's defensive skills have improved greatly since he went to Lloyd, but he was still a little slow in facing TJ Ford's breakthrough and was almost passed by in one step.

Sun Yue stepped sideways to get close to him. Fortunately, Zhu Fangyu on the right subconsciously took a step to block him.

But in the next second, TJ Ford made a back pass, and the basketball went straight to the top of the 3-point arc on the left side. As early as TJ Ford chose to break through to the right, Wade had already run over and used TJ Ford to break through. ·The moment Ford pulled Sun Yue away and attracted a double-team from Zhu Fangyu, a big gap appeared at the top of the 3-point arc on the left, and Wade caught the ball!

An open three-pointer is really not easy for a master like Wade. He bent his knees and jumped up without hesitation.

The only one who saw Wade running back was probably Lin Dong. From the moment Sun Yue was pulled away, he had already noticed Wade's running position.

Sun Yue cannot be blamed for this goal. Although TJ Ford rushed towards Zhu Fangyu and made it clear that he wanted to pick and roll with Wade, Sun Yue, as a defender, could not stand indifferently in the face of the attacker's breakthrough. The result may be TJ Ford's open mid-range shot from a staggered position.

The pick-and-roll speed of TJ Ford and Wade is already higher than that of Sun Yue and Zhu Fangyu. Coupled with the early cooperation of the two, such a reverse run is almost unsolvable for Sun Yue and Zhu Fangyu. Make up for it yourself, this is also the essence of this 212 formation.

Lin Dong made up for it with one step, and Sun Yue stepped back to where Lin Dong had just stood. When the two of them took a rotation, he temporarily guarded the midfield for Lin Dong. At this time, Lin Dong's eyes were full of fighting spirit. How could he not understand what he taught Zhu Fangyu? Just by looking at the way Wade bent his leg just now, we knew that this ball must be a shot.

Lin Dong jumped up with a big step. From this distance, he was confident enough to block Wade's shot.

But next second...

There was no hesitation in Wade's eyes this time.

Chuck Daley's words were a stimulus and inspiration to TJ Ford, and why not to him?

Wearing the jersey of Team USA and standing on the stage of this international arena, he represents more than just himself. Brotherly basketball and personal limelight, everything has to take a back seat in front of the American Stars and Stripes and honor. Something to stand on!

Free America, glory every day!

Before helping LeBron fight back against the Asian, the first thing he has to do is help the team win!

Follow the tactical arrangements, put aside your inner thoughts, and do what you should do.

At this time, Lin Dong's defense was attracted, and Wade's eyes flashed.

It's now!

Swish!

The basketball was thrown earlier than Lin Dong imagined, and the arc of the throw was so high that it was completely beyond the scope of normal shooting.

It's not a shot, it's a pass!

Lin Dong was slightly startled, and turned his head towards the basket while he was still in the air.

Kaman and Tang Zhengdong were entangled under the basket, and a black shadow had already rushed into the basket from the free throw line area. Although Sun Yue, who had taken up his position, kept up with him in time, he seemed to be facing the thick black shadow. It seems too thin.

LeBron!

The next second, LeBron and Sun Yue jumped up almost at the same time. Although Sun Yue's judgment was correct, the gap in physical talent made the two people who jumped up seem as different as clouds and mud.

LeBron jumps at least 20cm higher than Sun Yue. His taller height and longer wingspan make Sun Yue appear much shorter than him. His fingertips only reach the height of LeBron's forehead. .

At this time, his thick black hands grabbed the basketball thrown from the air.

boom!

An alley-oop dunk extinguished the cheers in the entire arena, and also squeezed Sun Yue so hard that he almost fell to the ground.

The score on the electronic scoreboard jumped slightly.

10: 2!

There was a sound of venting on the bench of the American team, shaking the towel, finally breaking that damn turtle shell!

LeBron who scored the goal also roared, but from the sound, it could be judged that this guy was really not performing at this moment. He probably had been holding it in for a long time and was under too much pressure.

And on the Internet on the other side, there was also a sound of joy at this time: Fake! This is the power of the Chosen One! Let that Asian and the turtle shell of their team go to Satan!

Dragon Kingdom’s possession of the ball.

Lin Dong still holds the ball, and then the four teammates pull away, allowing Lin Dong to break through against the defense and cause damage to the basket. If he is not double-teamed, he can go up alone.

The United States does not dare to let Lin Dong go. Spain has already proved this in the last game. Lin Dong's one-on-one ability is too strong. If you let him go one-on-one, there is no way to limit his ability. Hit rate, not to mention draining his energy, this is the International Blue League system, not the NBA's 12-minute quarter.

If it's just one-on-one physical exertion, that guy is fully capable of holding on for the entire 40 minutes.

They can only double-team and help defend.

It is still Bosh who defends Lin Dong. It has been tested at the Nike Summit. Bosh's defense of Lin Dong should be the best among the American team. At least it can reach the point where as long as someone double-teams to help defend, Bosh can The extent of the effective restriction, if it were anyone else, would have been either because Lin Dong passed by Lin Dong before the double-team was formed, or because the height difference was taken advantage of and he would have made an emergency stop jumper.

But when four teammates are spread apart, as long as the US team double-teams, there will be an open space to pass. At this time, what matters is the shooting rate from the outside.

The breakthrough attracted LeBron's defense, Lin Dong passed the ball to Yi Jianlian, TJ Ford quickly made up the position, and Yi Jianlian passed the ball to Sun Yue again.

3-point shot from an open position and the ball went in.

13: 2.

The U.S. team turned around and repeated its old tricks again. TJ Ford and Bosh's pick-and-roll stretched Yi Jianlian's defense. Lin Dong had to make up for it, while Bosh made a sudden stop and forced a shot.

The American team's thinking is also very clear. It is to tear apart the 212 formation of Longguo. As long as Lin Dong can be pulled out, even if the shot is hasty, Tang Zhengdong and another person under the basket cannot stop Kamanga. LeBron's combo.

The basketball failed to score, but LeBron, who had already cut into the paint, took off the rebound and tipped in the ball again. The American team finally stabilized its rhythm.

13: 4.

Looking back at the Dragon State's offense, the 3-point shooting rate could not be maintained throughout the entire process. Zhu Fangyu missed a semi-open 3-point shot. Although Lin Dong consciously rushed forward to help Tang Zhengdong get the rebound, he faced Kaman, Bosh, and LeBron James. After all, Brown couldn't squeeze out of the three-man team under the basket. Bosh took the rebound and threw it back to Wade in the frontcourt for a fast break.

13: 6.

Long Guo stabilized the rhythm. Lin Dong made a sudden jump shot, 15:6, but was followed by Wade's pick-and-roll cooperation with T.J. Ford outside the 3-point line, which opened up the space and blossomed from the outside.

15: 9.

Both sides went back and forth, and the score began to rise alternately.

(End of this chapter)