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

Chapter 293 Signature Moves and the Real Killer

Breakfast is an omelet with a few gluten-free pancakes and a whole wheat bagel or something.

Lunch is mainly white water chicken breast, beef... and a lot of vegetable salads. Dinner usually chooses fish, vegetables, whole wheat pasta, fruits...

Frankly speaking, Lin Dong was not used to this diet since he decided to gain muscle and weight six months ago.

Especially rice is included in his own recipe, which is simply unbearable for a person from the Dragon Kingdom.

But this is a recipe carefully prepared by Supersonic's nutritionist according to the various nutritional intakes required for his body training. Even down to the precise grams of a piece of chicken breast, there are clear indicators.

It was originally suggested that he eat some special protein powder rich in hormones, but Lin Dong, who had experienced some more scientific training in later generations, refused and just asked the nutritionist to increase the protein intake in the diet, supplemented by a small amount of pure protein powder. Just replenish energy.

What do you mean by hormones? The effect of increasing muscle mass and strength is obvious, but while the effect is quick, it will inevitably cause a certain degree of muscle stiffness, which will affect your overall flexibility and feel.

Relying purely on training and recipes will definitely take a slower time to achieve results, and even the final strength increase effect will not be as good as the former, but it is the most balanced way.

The result of this is that the effect of six months of muscle-building and weight-gaining training did not meet the expectations that the Sonics initially positioned him for.

The two of them quickly took two steps forward, but then they suddenly stopped and turned around.

breakthrough? get rid of?
That's something very difficult to do. Even a basketball god at his peak would find it difficult to get rid of Payton's defense directly.

There is a kind of offense where you know exactly how the opponent will attack, but you just can't prevent it. At this moment, that's how Lin Dong feels to Payton.

After playing one-on-one for a whole year, Payton is already very familiar with Lin Dong's moves, and has been guarding against his moves for a long time. Unfortunately... the emergency stop was too fast, and the shift of weight just now was too fast.

Zhijizhiji...

The lights were still on in the SuperSonics Key Arena, and two guys were sparring, Lin Dong and Payton.

A bright light flashed in the eyes of Lin Dong, who was stained with sweat. He pushed his back hard forward. After half a year of weight gain, Payton, who only only weighed 85 kilograms, could still barely bear it, and then used his full toughness to make up for it. That's not a huge power gap.

In terms of tonnage, a difference of 10 kilograms is actually a big difference. It almost represents two levels. But you obviously cannot use the strength standards of ordinary players to measure Payton. This is a lot shorter than Lin Dong. The guy is not too skinny, and he is in his prime. The kind of strength that has been tempered by time cannot be easily crushed by just hitting the iron in the gym for half a year.

Not only does he have a quick center of gravity and quick feet, but his two long arms are by no means just for show. They are entangled tightly and pressing every step of the way.

Payton was sweating profusely in front of Lin Dong, and his two slender arms were already wrapped around Lin Dong like an octopus.

Even though he knew that Lin Dong would stop suddenly and lean back, Lin Dong could choose to stop suddenly in the first step, or in the second or third step. The initiative was always in Lin Dong's hands.

The famous stunt of the glove is that in the face of a defense like his, no matter what actions the opponent wants to make, they will inevitably be interfered with. Under such interference, any action will be deformed, and no matter how accurate the shot is, it will lose its original effect. accurate head.

At this time the score has reached 9:9, Lin Dong has the ball.

It's a wonderful feeling. Ever since he realized at the Nike Summit that he had broken some limitations of his potential in his previous life and this life, Lin Dong felt that his progress had been moving forward, slowly but steadily, almost. There is no time to pause.

The bodies of the two people inevitably separated slightly during the collision. Lin Dong suddenly sprinted to the left with one step. Now his left breakthrough has become more perfect under Payton's continuous training. The ultimate speed in that moment, It's enough to force the focus of 95% of the league's players away!

Death Coil!

The two of them have become addicted to one-on-one matches in the past six months. Every now and then, they will choose to stay in the gym after the team training to have such a match. Their teammates are also very knowledgeable and never bother them.

Zhiji!

The weight of 95KG is undoubtedly too thin for a 200cm NBA small forward, but it also has its natural benefits, that is, Lin Dong's shooting touch is getting better and better.

Of course, God has his own way, and Lin Dong also has his own way...

But it's Payton after all.

Payton's sneakers made a harsh friction sound on the floor, and he forcibly stopped his body, then immediately jumped up to block the shot.

But at this time, Lin Dong's toes were already several inches above the ground.

You can't force athletic talent. If Lin Dong jumps first, there won't be anyone in this world who can block him.

And 'Absolutely no one can cover me in this situation', once this kind of confidence and awareness is truly formed, it is a very powerful force!

With a sharp backward motion, the basketball came out steadily.

There is no need for a zone, and there is no need to look at the basket.

When the basketball was thrown out, the smile had already climbed to the corners of Lin Dong's mouth.

He clenched his fists and said with a smile: "Haha! Win!"

Swish!
Payton, who tried his best to jump up, could only remain lonely in the air.

The basketball went hollow into the net, 10:9!

This is not the first time that Lin Dong beat Payton without opening a zone. After all, there have been enough duels, and a blind cat will always encounter a dead mouse.

But if you look at another data, it is indeed the first time. Payton attacked first in the whole duel, but Lin Dong only got 14 offensive rounds in total. Facing Payton's full defense, he shot 71%... This was the first time.

Not to mention the 70% shooting rate, before that, his best game and win was only 17 of 10 shots, with a 58% singles success rate.

Moreover, it was obvious that Payton was working extremely hard on defense today, but he just couldn't prevent it...

"Whoosh, whoosh..." Payton propped up his legs and turned his head to glance at the basketball still bouncing on the ground: "Well done, you can use your hand back to go to the battlefield."

He said with a smile: "I know clearly that you are going to shoot, and I also know that you must stop suddenly and lean back, but your rhythm is becoming more and more difficult for the defender to adapt to. This move can almost kill!"

"As you said, knowing a thousand moves is worse than mastering one. This is called a signature move."

"Yes, in the NBA, you must have your signature move, the move that will never fail at critical moments, the move that even if the opponent knows what you are going to do, they can never stop you! You can Do you feel it? When you leaned back just now, you knew that no one could stop you, and I also knew that there was no room for defense on this ball. This not only increased your shooting percentage, but also weakened the defense. The confidence that I have when facing you!”

Payton said slowly: "This is no longer just a technique, and it is no longer just an action...but a belief!"

"Is my hand enough to be called faith?"

"Want to hear the truth?"

"of course."

"Hahaha! To tell you the truth, I'm still a little behind. It's because I'm not as fast as two years ago, and my defense against you is not ruthless enough! More importantly, your physical confrontation is not enough. After all, you are still too young." Payton laughed: "But Michael also used this trick back then, but I bet that he would never have the skills you have when he was your age. This time I go to the exhibition game in Dragon Kingdom to give that guy a surprise. Let him see that, um... what did you say?"

“The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead.”

Payton didn't wait for Lin Dong to say the second half of the sentence, but he already remembered the original words, laughed and answered: "The waves must beat him to death on the beach! I didn't beat him to death in 96, now you do it!"

"Hahahaha!" Both of them laughed.

signature move? One hand is not enough…

"If you were two or three years younger, I might be able to guard you for another half a year, but now... today you have completely graduated from me!" Payton said with a smile: "But don't be too proud, the NBA league is better than me The defense is strong and there are still many people there.”

"Aren't you the best defensive player in history?" Lin Dong said with a smile, "Why are you so humble all of a sudden?"

"This is not modesty." Payton smiled and patted Lin Dong on the shoulder: "If we just talk about defensive skills and defensive will, I may be ranked among the best point guards in history, or even among the top five best defensive players, but If we talk about defensive effectiveness...let alone the best in history, I'm not even in the top ten in active duty."

Lin Dong was slightly startled.

In his impression, Payton was not a sentimental or modest person. This was the first time he heard such words coming out of his mouth.

"In the NBA, only the training ground is the real court. The regular season can already be regarded as a battlefield, and the playoffs... it is the life and death arena of ancient Rome. Unless you are strong enough, or you are oily enough, otherwise there will be no People can walk out of the playoffs standing, but people like you are the favorites of those guys. Either you die or they die!"

"Defense is not just about skills, there are many things you haven't seen before, and you still have a lot to learn!"

"Evil criminals?" Lin Dong asked: "Those notorious villains?"

Payton smiled: "Those guys are too obvious. They can only represent the bloody surface. Although they are the most ferocious and exciting to the audience, they are actually the best to be wary of. This is just a very crude method, or in other words, it is There is no other way to use it, of course, it is undeniable that these are indeed very effective.”

"But real killers will never show their fangs in public, but once they show it, they will kill you! What's more, even if these immoral things are put aside, there is another way to defend this thing. A shortcut.”

"For example, to irritate you, to disrupt you...for example, to deceive the referee's eyes, or even to deceive your eyes. There are experts in this field in the NBA. Don't believe in the camera. The referee will not watch the video of every action. , being able to fool the referee is their ability.”

"As for your appeals and complaints to the referees, you need to learn when to use them and how hard to use them. Good steel must be used on the blade. This is part of the NBA. Clean players must be more diligent than dirty players. Understand these things, otherwise how can you defeat those guys? These are also the essences that you will never learn in the training hall."

"At this point, I have never been the strongest. Of course, it doesn't mean that I can't do it, but as soon as I play, the referees always have an eye on me...the treatment is different, and slowly, I'm new to this aspect, at least I haven't used it on you! Hehe, it's not that easy to become the second Jordan."

"Although we have been talking about letting you adapt to the NBA, the real NBA is not something you can adapt to in the arena. Learn to adapt to the real regular season first. Then I will remind you who to be careful about."

"In addition to these, there are also some that are completely unknown and easy to be ignored. Those guys who look like supporting roles at first glance are the real killers, and they are the only purpose of many teams to keep them!"

Lin Dong nodded, seemingly thoughtful.

Payton thought he had understood something, and was about to ask, but Lin Dong suddenly smiled and said, "There is a sentence that is wrong."

"Wrong? Farke! Could I be wrong?" Peyton's eyes widened, and he tried to give this kid some trouble. This kid actually dared to question, and he was simply ignorant: "Come on, come on, give me some advice!"

"I don't want to be the second Jordan." Lin Dong said with a smile: "I am me, my name is Lin Dong, the east of the sun rises in the east."

Payton was stunned, then laughed.

"Hahaha!" Payton slapped his thigh hard.

MD, this kid is more arrogant than Jordan. If he appeared somewhere other than the Supersonics, I would want to kill him. Fortunately...

"Remember this sentence of your own. When we beat the Wizards, you must throw this sentence to Michael intact. I can't wait to see the expression on that guy's face!"

(End of this chapter)