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

Chapter 336 SuperSonics VS Trail Blazers

The jump ball on both sides was Tyson Chandler and Rasheed Wallace.

Two full seasons of growth, and more importantly, enough trust and playing time, have made Tyson Chandler no longer the rookie he once was on the court.

Compared with his growth trajectory in another world, Chandler's growth in the SuperSonics is much faster. This season, he averaged 11.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, still based on the SuperSonics' normal rotation system. He only had 25 minutes of playing time to achieve this, and Sakuragi Hanamichi, who has made rapid progress this year, has become the SuperSonics' two treasures inside.

Facing Rasheed Wallace who is 208 centimeters tall, although Roaring God is more famous, compared to Chandler, the height difference of 8 centimeters means that his talent is lost first.

Chandler's highest point was obviously higher, and he steadily moved the ball to Lin Dong on the left.

The ball was in Lin Dong's hands.

The home stadium suddenly erupted into bursts of enthusiastic cheers and whistles.

For home fans, the current offensive process of the SuperSonics is like a fixed routine. The first few balls on the court are usually Lin Dong or Payton playing a few isolations to severely frustrate the opponent's defensive players. Confidence and so on, it is also a warm-up, giving teammates an adaptation time to quickly enter the game state.

"Lin! Lin! Lin! Lin!"

His thigh muscles tightened instantly, and Pippen's first defensive step was almost instinctive, without thinking at all.

Lin Dong suddenly lowered his body, and then sprinted to Pippen's right side with a vigorous step.

Since the Bulls' Big Three disbanded, Pippen went to the Rockets to form a Big Three lineup after leaving the Bulls. He paired up with the big dream Olajuwon and the flying pig Barkley. He originally wanted to prove that he was still a superstar without Jordan, but he didn't. Thinking that the combination of the Big Three failed to even make it past the first round of the playoffs, Pippen also scored a career-worst 14.5 points that season except his rookie season, and seriously delayed the Flying Pigs in the playoffs. The legs became the object of ridicule.

Super low body breakthrough!
Pippen's pupils shrank slightly. He was very familiar with this move, because it was the signature move of his former teammate Jordan.

As a member of the All-Defensive Team ten times in his career and known as the best defensive small forward in history, Pippen is not afraid of any challenge from the No. 3 position.

In this full year, Pippen felt that he had finally regained the peak state of his youth, living a self-disciplined life without being close to women or indulging in desires.

Pippen knows very well that he is now viewed as a joke by all parties, and his physical condition has indeed begun to decline year by year. If he waits any longer, the reputation of the Jordan family's watchdog will probably accompany him forever. No man can stand this!
This season is his last chance, and it is also his deliberate revenge season!

The saying "Pippen without Jordan is nothing" began to spread roughly from that time.

What's more, this kid can't use any tricks, so he has to use the old gangster's tricks? Isn’t this giving yourself eye drops?

That was just a joke from my wife. Just think about the various ridicules and insults I have received. It is just a year of patience. As long as you can get yourself back to the top, it will be worth it. He and his Larsa will definitely There will be a better tomorrow!
As for the young man who won the scoring title in his rookie season...

After that, he transferred to the Trail Blazers. Now in his fourth year, not only has he never had a chance to prove himself, but his data has dropped by 12.5, 11.3, 10.6 year by year, and then to 10.2 this season. As a historical small forward, such His scoring ability is so embarrassing that he left it to his grandma's house.

call--

The rhythmic cheers from the entire stadium shook the roof of the arena.

At this moment, Pippen's blood boiled all over.

Lin Dong held the ball, and Pippen immediately put on a defensive stance, with fighting intent in his eyes.

He trained hard, kept in good health, and even the charming wife Larsa at home complained several times that he didn't come home. She even joked and threatened him on the phone that if he didn't come home, he would find a young man to cuckold him. Pippen also suppressed his inner desire and persisted!

A smile appeared on Pippen's lips.

The basketball under his control was almost touching the ground, and the moment he turned sideways was like a professional bend in a motorcycle GP race.

The regular season and the playoffs are two completely different worlds. He has only one goal, which is to regain his strength and lead the Blazers out of the Western Conference, to join Jordan in the Eastern Conference for the finals, and then personally defeat that old gangster in the Finals. !
As for the kid in front of me, no matter who he is, the best rookie or the scoring champion, if he still can't solve this problem after a year of hard training, then he might as well retire!
Lin Dong smiled slightly.

When he and Jordan were teammates, Pippen had to guard against Jordan's many super-low breakthroughs in the team games. His experience and reaction were full of them.

The 10.2 points per game average in the regular season is not his true strength at all. He will use the most gorgeous turn to tell the world that he can still play without Jordan!
As for the complaints about his coquettish wife, Pippen just laughed it off. He loved his wife deeply, and he believed that her wife also loved him deeply.

This year's hard training has also made his 37-year-old body feel like he is back to his peak.

At this time, the footsteps are moving very fast, and more importantly, the body is fighting!
Pippen's right hand never left Lin Dong. He directly grabbed Lin Dong's arm at a very hidden angle that was difficult for the referee to see clearly. This not only weakened Lin Dong's explosive speed, but also weakened his own. He used his body to 'pull' and 'lean' towards the opponent, using his body's tonnage and strength to suppress Lin Dong's speed.

Pulling, tugging, and leaning were the best tricks to deal with Jordan's ultra-low breakthroughs.

Pippen was very confident in his skills. In an intra-team game without referees, even Jordan himself could not easily get past Pippen's defense with his ultra-low body, let alone this player who had been beaten by various teams. A rookie clearly analyzed as 'physically weak'?

But such confidence only lasted half a second.

When the two sides started to come into physical contact, Pippen didn't feel like he was 'weak in physical confrontation' as analyzed by each team.

Lin Dong, who lowered his body to break through, was like a cannonball at this time. He kept going very fast and gave Pippen a feeling that he could not hold back.

The muscles in the kid's arms were like iron blocks when pulled up, and the explosive force of the forward thrust was as if a twelve-cylinder... no, it was a Boeing 737 engine installed on the kid's butt! I can't hold it back at all!

Pippen was startled. Although he only took two or three steps forward, he felt that the Asian boy was about to break out of his control.

He had to use all his strength to throw himself forward, trying to block the kid at all costs, but the next second...

Zhiji!

Lin Dong stopped suddenly, and the latest pair of golden Under Armor Dragon boots made a harsh note on the floor. Then, along with Pippen's anger and despair, they suddenly disappeared before his eyes. Uh-huh!
pat!

Lin Dong easily pulled up a mid-range distance, but Pippen used too much force, and the inertia could not be stopped at all. His consciousness of pulling back was completely unable to pull back his out-of-control body, and he fell to the ground.

The goal was scored, 2:0, SuperSonics came out on top!
"Lin! Lin! Lin! Lin!"

"Hahaha, Mr. Pi Erye!"

"The scoring champion! The scoring champion! The scoring champion!"

"Fuck! This is supersonic speed!"

There was a burst of joy in the arena. Pippen was pulled up from the ground by Rasheed Wallace with a red face. He looked at the smiling Asian with a livid face.

To actually use that gangster's moves... Fake! Just wait for me!

Trail Blazers possession.

After a season of hard work, the Sonics team has now become more and more perfect and in control of this run-and-gun style of play.

It is no longer like when we played against the Cavaliers. As soon as the opponent got the ball, they would immediately rotate defense and double-press. This was too energy-consuming and seemed to have no level or depth. Blindly trying to pull the rhythm was a double-edged sword in itself and hurtful. It also hurts oneself.

When we played against the Cavaliers, we played like that just because the Sonics at that time didn't have the control over this type of run and gun.

At that time, the SuperSonics insiders Chandler and Sakuragi Hanamichi had not yet been trained, and their insiders were useless. In addition, the personal abilities of other young players were not yet mature, so they had to rely on the strength of the team.

At this time, the Sonics' defense seemed to be relatively relaxed. There were no double-teams, just simple man-to-man marking, but the pressure it brought to the Blazers was not small.

Derek Anderson held the ball across the midline, Rasheed Wallace asked for the ball in the low post, and at the same time, Pippen also asked for the ball.

Anderson hesitated briefly and chose to give the ball to Pippen.

Both are team bosses, and their chances seem to be similar, but after all, Pippen was beaten by Lin Dong in a single and fell down, and he was obviously more angry and eager to prove himself. If the ball is not passed to him, he may be scolded.

Pippen, holding the ball outside the 3-point line, took a deep breath.

Throughout his entire basketball career, he has been assisting Jordan all year round and is known as the best perimeter defender. His offensive ability has never been his strongest point, but this does not prevent him from also having some skills on the offensive end. Special skills, such as...

Pippen took a step forward with the ball, almost exactly the same as Lin Dong's ultra-low breakthrough just now. Although the degree of lowness was far different, at least from the angle of view, the speed was amazing.

This is due to his huge pace and the first step in his career that became famous.

It was Lin Dong who was guarding him. At this moment, his center of gravity quickly shifted to block Pippen's path, but the next second...

Pippen felt the shift in the opponent's center of gravity, suddenly took a step back, and immediately stood up.

Didn't you stop me urgently? Give it back to you!
With a super-fast first step, a huge pace, and a 3-pointer that was second only to sharpshooter Cole when he was with the Bulls, Pi Erye didn't have many scoring methods at his disposal, but he was able to do all of them. Practical skills for fighting through mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

It's a pity that he met Lin Dong...

Usually when encountering a player who retreats, the defender's first reaction is to shift his focus and retreat, but that's not the case with Lin Dong.

He kicked his left leg directly to the side, carrying the thrown weight onto his legs, and then jumped up directly with the help of this kick.

He is too familiar with the skills of every NBA player. Pippen has no ability to change direction, or his ability to change direction is very weak.

The elderly Pippen had even fewer options. Lin Dong could feel that Pippen's state after the start of this game was different from the previous regular season games. He was obviously planning to explode and was hiding something. But after all, he is 37 years old... For him, the greatest possibility and optimal control of such a retreat is to directly connect the 3 points, and Pippen will definitely seek speed because he knows that Lin Dong is younger and has the reaction and explosive power. All above him.

Frankly speaking, there is a bit of gambling involved, but it is a calculated gamble.

Pippen had just finished his shooting posture, and then he saw a figure jumping high in his eyes.

The guy jumped too fast and too high. Not only did the clouds block out all his sight in an instant, but he also blocked the shot so fast that Pippen didn't even have time to react to take the ball back. out.

Snapped!
The big hand slapped the basketball in Pippen's hands hard, and then a huge force came from Pippen's hands. Pippen felt his two palms shake, and the basketball came out uncontrollably.

Covered? !

Pippen was taken aback. After all, he is a future Hall of Famer. His first reaction at this time was not to be angry and shocked. Instead, he subconsciously turned around and chased the ball, but he was too slow...

Lin Dong landed and Pippen turned around. There was about a half-step distance between the two, but just two steps later, Pippen felt a hurricane rushing past him and took the lead to pick up the quilt. Flying basketball.

Immediately, shooting stars flew like a shuttle, and the back became a painting.

Lin Dong rushed forward with the ball like lightning. Although Pippen was trying his best to catch up, he still couldn't withstand his opponent and forced him past him. Then he jumped high and hit the ball hard. He poured into the basket, leaving only Pippen with a desperate back and a huge jersey number on the back.

Number 23!
Oh, God!

Pippen was a little bit crazy. At this moment, he felt that he owed someone 23 gold coins in his previous life, or that he killed 23 damn turkeys from a slave owner on Christmas Day. Otherwise, why would this number always be there in this life? Against yourself?
I hate this damn number!

(End of this chapter)