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

Chapter 304 State 3
Beat Jordan.

These four simple words, in the eyes of any basketball player on this planet, will probably be the supreme glory and desire.

Lin Dong is no exception. Even though he comes from 2028, the legend of 'God' has never faded with time.

At this moment, this achievement, which is a dream for any basketball player, is right in front of him, and it would be a lie to say that he is not excited.

Frankly speaking, Lin Dong is also very tired now.

After competing with players of Jordan's level for more than ten minutes, the physical strength consumed by this tug-of-war was far beyond any match I had ever experienced, even the one-on-one battle with Payton. It’s far worse to choose!
After all, no matter how serious Payton is, can the training ground and the battlefield be the same thing?
It’s not about defensive intensity, but each other’s state, mentality, rest, breathing rhythm, etc., all of which are simply incomparable to this kind of battle where each other’s reputation is on the line.

Zone?

It has been opened long ago...

As early as the first quarter when the Rose Child's extreme change of direction was used, the zone had already been opened. For Lin Dong, this move was not practiced enough, and it was still a bit difficult after all. It might be okay to deal with ordinary superstars in a normal state, but against Jordan? Without the zone's extreme direction change, it would be impossible to live so cleanly, and it might even be impossible to pass.

But Lin Dong could also feel that Jordan also opened the zone.

This can be seen from the fact that Jordan can still talk trash to himself throughout the zone, he is so comfortable.

The two of them started talking less trash.

Sometimes they slow down for a second or two, as if to give each other a space and opportunity to relax, but once Jordan really relaxes, he immediately explodes to the extreme!
In the low position, Jordan's body was pushed hard, and in the high position, he used his speed to pull Jordan into the ultimate offensive and defensive sprint.

After all, the opponent is 39 years old. Even if the zone consumes less energy on him than he does, in a fight of this level, the physical advantage will still be on his side.

so what?

A little bit worse, a little bit worse...

At this time, the two people's offense and defense were completely more offensive than defensive. Both knew that their physical strength had reached the critical point. After the entire first half, but neither of them could limit the opponent's shooting percentage, they had the strength to fight to the death on defense. On the other hand, it is better to leave more for the attack in order to defeat the opponent in advance. At least to save some strength so that I can afford to follow up when others play a card.

This is not a formal competition. Since the two sides have already competed with each other, they must fight to the end to determine the outcome of life and death.

That kind of tit-for-tat, that kind of absolute focus on each other... Based on Jordan's experience, he probably played more high-level games than he spent practicing.

After physical strength reaches a critical point, destroying it often does not rely on continuous output. Instead, it will give your body an adaptation process, and may even allow you to break through the limit of physical strength at a certain moment.

Lin Dong has been calculating silently, and the scores of both sides have been rising alternately.

Work harder! He is dying!
61:65…

Lin Dong also started to pant, using pick-and-rolls or something, which was something neither of them would do.

Lin Dong's breathing began to become heavier, but he could hear Jordan's breathing becoming heavier.

Jordan was still able to hold his own against Lin Dong. Every time Lin Dong scored, Jordan had to respond, but Jordan's breathing became heavier and faster.

If you really want to overwhelm your opponent physically, you have to rely on rhythm and explosion!
On the one hand, it keeps your spirit in constant tension; on the other hand, it keeps you 'restarting' while stopping, breaking out, stopping, and breaking out again.
Use stillness to stop, use movement to stop stillness, use rhythm and explosive power to produce a sawtooth-like effect, and only then can you violently break the critical point of the opponent's physical strength!
Lin Dong already knew this hand well.

57:60……

Jordan is not someone like Rukawa Kaede or Wade who has no experience in the zone. Even if he does not have the various systematic understanding and summary of the zone in later generations, based on experience alone, Lin Dong feels that Jordan still has control over the zone. above oneself.

Don't let him rest. These 5 minutes are the time to decide the winner!
Lin Dong sped up the pace of the offense and changed the way he attacked. He began to control the rhythm and play explosively.

He can probably still output at full strength for 5 minutes, but Jordan? Lin Dong felt that with the panting state displayed by the other party at this time, maybe he might suddenly fall down from exhaustion every minute.

52:56…

For the first time, the two did not continue to exchange trash talk during a round.

But Lin Dong suddenly realized that the severity of his breathing was almost on the same level as Jordan's.

However, the 39-year-old guy has not been busted yet!

Lin Dong licked the corner of his mouth.

After all, he is the God of Basketball... This guy has unparalleled will and toughness, which is really beyond his imagination!
It was clear that the other party had reached the critical point, but it was holding on to the edge of collapse, and it didn't collapse.

On the contrary, his own physical strength, which was still quite manageable, was pushed to the verge of collapse by the other party.

Win or lose this game? Even if you beat your opponent, do you still have the energy to continue helping the team win?

Frankly speaking, neither Lin Dong nor Jordan had time to care about it at this moment.

After the battle reached this point, Lin Dong had only one thought left in his mind: the winner must be determined!
…………

Whoops! Whoops! Whoops!

Excitement and fighting spirit were also on Jordan's lips.

Frankly speaking, he really didn't expect that this young man who had just joined the league would be able to push himself into such a situation, forcing him to even dig out the things at the bottom of the box. This is truly the realm of God!

This was named by Jordan himself. He discovered this thing very early on when he was still playing with the Pistons Bad Boys.

This is an extreme state of concentration, which initially only allows him to become more focused, make his shots more accurate, and make him less susceptible to outside interference.

Then slowly, when he entered the state, he began to experience symptoms such as 'broadening of vision', 'faster reaction consciousness', 'natural increase in adrenaline', etc. It was probably when he came back for the first time, and it was precisely because of With this state, after two years of retirement, he still quickly returned to his invincible state, and led the Bulls to 96 wins in the regular season in the 72 season, and finally played in the SuperSonics team composed of Payton and Kemp. Despite the double blockade, they still won the championship.

He is too familiar with this state. Although it can bring out 120% of your strength in a short period of time, it will also consume a lot of your physical strength.

Jordan spent a lot of time studying, training and controlling this state. During those invincible years, trying to understand the meaning and ultimate form of this state became Jordan's greatest pleasure.

It was not until the 98 season, the last season after his first comeback, that he reached the true state of perfection.

The consumption of physical strength in the state is unavoidable in any case, but you can work hard to control it perfectly.

That is to control this state to a fine level, only turn it on for the few seconds I need to attack or defend, and turn it off immediately after turning it on. Control it into a skill that is controlled by the heart, so as to avoid damaging the body. And mental exhaustion, like you just had a normal outburst.

This is its true ultimate form, which will hardly place too much extra burden on the body. Instead, it can effectively help you control normal physical exertion and allocate your physical strength to the most rational level.

When he was younger, even if he played the whole game in this state from the first quarter, there would be no problem in terms of physical strength.

This is the realm of God and what Jordan considers to be the ultimate version of 3.0!

It's a pity... The ultimate trick was developed, but no one in the league was qualified to 'enjoy' its power. Jordan, who was as lonely as snow, chose to retire...

After this comeback, his physical strength is indeed much worse than before, but with this 'State 3', he can still reach the peak state, and outsiders can't see the serious decline in his physical strength, and he has almost no encounters. To find an opponent who can really push him to a desperate situation, after all, it is only the regular season.

But I didn't expect that here, in an exhibition match, a newbie would actually be forced out.

This kid is younger than me, has better physical strength than me, and his skills are sophisticated enough. The only thing he lacks may be just experience and physical fitness, just like his younger self.

Jordan could also see what the kid was thinking, which was to use up his physical strength in the ultimate duel. If it weren't for the blessing of 'Status 3', he might have really been pushed to pieces by that kid.

But the difference in physical strength between them is a flaw.

Jordan could feel that even if he consumed 1 and Lin Dong consumed 2, the young man might not be the first to fall.

So he kept acting and teasing.

He pretended to be breathing heavily and rapidly, tempting the young man to think that his physical strength was beginning to be exhausted, making the young man excited, making him lose his mind in the pleasure of defeating the 'god', and tempting him to sprint...

Can the acting skills of gods be inferred by mortals?

The opponent was indeed fooled, and began to use the changing burst rhythm to exchange physical strength, and began to use more extreme and energy-consuming fighting styles to impact himself.

Jordan was chuckling and waiting patiently... But as he waited, he also discovered that something was wrong.

Although the young man was already out of breath, he himself... himself also changed from pretending to be out of breath to actually being out of breath!

66:69, 1 minute left in the second quarter.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Jordan could feel that his breathing had begun to become chaotic, which was a precursor to collapse.

Although he could feel that Lin Dong's breathing was beginning to become chaotic...

Lin Dong controls the ball with his left hand and takes a step left with the ball.

After facing each other for more than ten minutes, Jordan could clearly feel that Lin Dong's speed had begun to slow down.

He is not as fast as before!

Jordan's pupils suddenly closed. Everyone was on the verge of physical collapse. As long as they blocked his ball, they would be the first to defeat him psychologically!

This step is not very fast and can be stopped.

When Jordan's right arm went out horizontally, his body also moved rapidly laterally.

In normal times, faced with such a breakthrough, Jordan would have been 120% sure of getting it down accurately. Unfortunately... just as he raised his right leg, his knee joint suddenly felt sore, followed by a terrible tingling sensation. .

Jordan's pupils shrank suddenly and his body staggered, but Lin Dong had already jumped away from him.

Swish!
Pfft!
The sound of Lin Dong's layup was accompanied by the sound of a fall behind him.

The goal was scored, 66:71!

(End of this chapter)