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

Chapter 308 NBA’s first lesson
Jordan's blockade was based on Lin Dong only choosing to duel with him, but when Lin Dong started passing the ball, such a blockade actually no longer existed.

If you have too many points to guard against and take care of, you will break the so-called 'node' of Carlinton's rhythm that Jordan found. The result will be back to the old way, unable to defend alone or watch his passing.

A true king cannot only be good at one-on-one combat.

In other words, a guy who only knows how to fight one-on-one, no matter how powerful he is, cannot be the real king because you are too easy to be targeted.

Throughout Jordan's life, although one-on-one and scoring have always been his best skills, people often overlook his team-leading and organizational abilities because of his too dazzling light.

He averaged more than 5 assists per game throughout his career, and it reached a new high in the year after joining the Wizards. Especially in the second half of the regular season, perhaps because he was aware of the knee problem, he averaged 7 assists per game, equaling the He also averaged 6.3 assists per game throughout the season. Such performance cannot be called a lone wolf in any case.

He is only at the critical moment, when his teammates are unable to open up the situation, or when he encounters a provocative moment that is sufficiently threatening.

At this moment, when Lin Dong's fight with Lin Dong reached the bottom of his physical strength, when he began to long for victory in this game, the basketball god's reading of the court was perfectly displayed, and allowed people to see the terrifying power of this wizard. place.

As a point guard, Tyronn Lue mostly helps Jordan save energy.

Stackhouse's impact on the inside cannot be underestimated, but he is still not the team's main offensive point.

And his occasional connection with Lin Dong on the offensive end also contributed several key points to the team.

In another world, Jordan has never worked with a truly awesome center in his entire life, and now with Yao Ming, Lin Dong feels that a new door has been opened for him.

The Sonics don't look bad here either.

Coupled with Stackhouse's support, the Wizards blossomed more on the offensive end in the second half, and the offense was as smooth as mercury.

That kind of natural offensive awareness, coupled with Payton's pull on the Wizards lineup, makes Lin Dong's off-ball cuts much easier and more energy-saving than one-on-one with Jordan.

Dayao's 18 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks in just the second half made Chandler's scoring and rebounding figures in double figures extremely conspicuous. As long as he hung it under the basket, he would score every time he hit it, and he would score without any problem. This effort has allowed the Wizards to maintain unparalleled efficiency, with almost no interruption in firepower.

The real end point is Yao Ming, the inside gate.

What's even more surprising is that this guy's defensive ability shocked everyone. When the opponent changed players and took down Jeffress, this guy turned to defend Stackhouse, which was quite effective. Stackhouse, who had made 4 of 3 shots in the second half and a 75% shooting rate, was so defensive that he only had a 55.5% shooting rate.

With a master of field control like Payton, Lin Dong started to focus on playing the 3rd position, and his offensive power and threat were finally fully unleashed.

Compared with the same rookie forward Jeffress of the Wizards, his relatively slow movement speed allows him to often miss Hanamichi Sakuragi.

The Wizards had an overall advantage in rebounding. They had 12 more secondary attacks in the second half than the SuperSonics. Their absolute advantage in the paint became the Wizards' thorn in the side.

The connection between the two in the second half was constantly highlighted, with various alley-oops and pick-and-rolls. Yao Ming often played two, and Jordan played one by himself to adjust and distribute his own physical strength.

Through the entire hellish regular season, with all kinds of doubts and insults, Dayao has already made his heart as solid as a rock, and he has also been quietly polishing his skills and gaining weight amidst the heavy pressure.

Although everyone unanimously attributed this to Stackhouse's overall poor condition after being restricted by Lin Dong, effective is effective. If it weren't for his defense, the Sonics would have been defeated long ago. .

Although Sakuragi does not have rich offensive methods, he is extremely comfortable with Lin Dong's support, pick-and-roll, etc. He will occasionally rush to the basket to assist Chandler to grab one or two rebounds, or to dig out the basketball he just picked. Dayao's ball on the backboard caused Dayao constant trouble. Thanks to his natural awareness and assisting ability of rebounding, the Sonics at least did not lose so ugly on the rebound.

Only then did the playoffs explode, and after several rounds of playoffs, especially after blocking two goals in the finals by O'Neal, who was now at his peak, Dayao completely gained confidence.

This makes Lin Dong feel that today's Yao has vaguely reached the level of his previous peak in both skills and mentality. This is at least one or two years earlier than the peak node in another time. He is an absolute All-Star and even in history. Level center.

Now Chandler can only be regarded as an excellent rookie. Against Yao Ming like this, his death should not be too ugly... He was completely destroyed on both offense and defense, and the statistics were appalling.

It's a pity... Even so, the score was slowly opened.

Another highlight comes from Sakuragi Hanamichi.

The connection between Payton and Lin Dong is the first highlight.

This former No. 1 center in the Dragon Kingdom is still at the top level even if he is placed in the NBA.

People can't help but imagine that if Jordan was not injured in this year's finals, and if the Wizards at that time had Jordan who could compete with Kobe, then it would be hard to say who would win against the invincible Sharks again.

In 2002, it was still the era of traditional inside centers. This was not just because there were enough powerful centers in this era, nor was it just because of the "backwardness" of the tactical style. It was also because of the limitations of defensive rules, which prevented outside attacks. It’s just that easy in the future.

The basket is the absolute guarantee of shooting percentage. The one who wins the center wins the world, and it is not just a word...

Although Lin Dong and Payton made 6 of 6 shots at the last moment, they were still unable to recover.

122: 113.

In the first half of the duel, Lin Dong and Jordan were evenly matched, but in the second half, the Sonics fell behind the Wizards as a team and lost too much inside.

Lin Dong personally scored 68 points and only had 5 assists, while Jordan scored 61 points but had 12 assists.

Looking at the cheers and celebrations of the Wizards players on the court, Sakuragi Hanamichi sat on the floor with a frustrated look.

Lin Dong bent over and stretched his legs and stood on the sidelines, breathing heavily. Payton came over and patted his back with a smile: "Hey, how does it feel to lose?"

Lin Dong was startled and smiled.

"Not bad." He replied to Payton with a smile.

Frankly speaking, this was the first time he lost in a formal game after time travel. Although he said it felt good, Lin Dong still looked a little lonely in his eyes.

If any other ordinary rookie player can equal Jordan in the first half, and even score more than Jordan in the end, this is undoubtedly an unparalleled victory, worthy of every player's pride and joy. mad.

But Lin Dong didn't feel this way at all.

What’s the use of personal data no matter how beautiful it looks? The team lost, even if it was just an insignificant exhibition game, but a loss is a loss, and there is nothing to say. In the second half, both himself and Jordan were limited in performance due to physical problems, but Jordan undoubtedly has more ways to help the team than he does.

Whether it's organization or leadership on the court, I can't compare to him.

And more importantly, this is Jordan, who is already 39 years old, and he is still too young...

Yes, Jordan also chose to challenge himself in the first half, but when his physical strength is on the verge of bottoming out, he can use other methods to control the outcome of the game. Do you have that?

Although this is partly due to differences in positions and division of labor on the field, this is the capital and confidence that makes people qualified for a duel. If you don't have these things but make the same choice, it is undoubtedly naive and stupid. .

If I were more experienced, I shouldn't have opened the zone easily in the first half, and I shouldn't have thought about defeating Jordan in a duel.

This is not a game of abuse in Hidaka, nor is it the kind of game where one person's attack power alone can directly determine the outcome of the entire game.

Otherwise, when the team gets into offensive trouble in the second half, he can take over the game, and the outcome will still be in doubt.

It's just a very simple truth. It can even be said that it's just a matter of physical distribution and controlling the rhythm of the game.

Impulsiveness, this is a mistake Lin Dong has never made in previous games, but when he faces different opponents, his mentality changes after all.

Experience, competitiveness, young people's enthusiasm, and the desire for the honor of defeating the God of Basketball. These things formed the trigger for me to make wrong choices. The calm mentality I once had when I was in high school was just because of The temptation and competition are just not big enough.

Then he ignored the allocation of physical strength, ignored the team around him, and ignored the most important thing to win the game.

This is just the 39-year-old Jordan... He may still be the number one player in the NBA in terms of overall ability and influence, but there are not just one or two players who have surpassed him in some aspects on the court in today's NBA. Dominate the NBA? I'm afraid it's too early to tell now.

This is the first lesson Jordan, and the NBA, taught himself.

Payton is right, he still has a lot to learn.

"Hi! Boy!" Jordan took the initiative and walked towards Lin Dong. This was something he rarely did. Others usually walked towards him.

But I'm in a good mood today.

The basketball god's face was filled with a smile. The feeling of winning was the most wonderful to him. Even after trying his best, he still wasn't injured as the team doctor said. It was even better. This made him feel like he is now The status is overwhelming.

Michael Jordan reached out to Lin Dong and said something that was destined to spread throughout the league and even the world: "The future will be yours!"

Lin Dong was startled, but he didn't expect the old gangster to laugh and add: "Wait until I retire!"

Lin Dong opened his mouth, this guy didn't forget to tease him even after he won...

But he still laughed after all, stretched out his hand to hold Jordan's hand, and Lin Dong smiled and said, "Let's try before you retire."

The old gangster laughed dumbly: "Hahahaha, I'll wait!"

The scene of the two shaking hands was keenly captured by countless reporters, and the TV screen seemed to be frozen in this moment.

"The scene was too noisy. Although I still don't know what the two people said, it is undoubtedly the most heartwarming scene today!" Director Sun, the commentator, said excitedly: "The encouragement from the seniors to the juniors, Lin Dong today, Definitely worth it all!”

"This game seemed to make me see the hope of the future of Dragon Country basketball, see Yao Dong linking up, and see us rising to the upper level of the world basketball pyramid!"

"This is a great game! Great Yao Ming, great Lin Dong, great Jordan!"

"Let us give a warm applause to these players who have given us such a wonderful game, let us..."

Director Sun's voice kept echoing in the scene, accompanied by the applause of the audience and the sound of the DJ in the background, making the entire arena noisy.

With Jordan and Yao Ming, a center who has reached the NBA All-Star level, coupled with Stackhouse, and a not too weak bench depth, the Wizards are clearly worthy of their Eastern Conference title. In contrast, except for Payton, almost all of the Sonics are young players, but they appear to be a whole level worse.

But there is no doubt that everyone is already looking forward to the back-to-back games the next day.

Lin Dong must take revenge!
This young man from the Dragon Kingdom who has just fledged has already been labeled as equal to Jordan by the fans of the Dragon Kingdom!
So everyone was looking forward to the game the next day.

Unfortunately……

On the second day of the Wizards' game, Jordan did not play.

The overuse of his knees forced the old gangster to apply ice packs all night last night. When he attended the scene the next day, you could see that his obviously swollen knees were wrapped in a thick layer.

Being able to come to the scene is enough to give you face, but it would be a bit too unkind to force others to die.

Besides, most of these exhibition games are still about reciprocity. The Wizards won yesterday, and it is routine for the Sonics to win today.

But this also shows some supersonic standards.

Without Jordan's wizardry, no one can match Lin Dong at the 3rd position. Although Stackhouse worked hard on both ends of the offense and defense, compared with Lin Dong's personal data, he still lost a bit. awful.

斯塔克豪斯全场17分5篮板2助攻，林东则延续着昨天的状态，拿到了48分11篮板8助攻的准三双数据。

Although the basket was still dominated by Dayao, Lin Dong's firepower from the outside was full and he was able to steadily widen the point difference.

Coupled with Lin Dong's blockade of Stackhouse, Payton locked up Courtney Alexander, who replaced Jordan, causing most of the Wizards' offensive pressure to fall on Yao Ming, which was consumed on both ends of the offense and defense. , even though Yao Ming scored 38 points and 15 rebounds, he was unable to help the team win.

At 136:105, the SuperSonics defeated the Wizards, ending two days of back-to-back exhibition games.

(End of this chapter)