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

Chapter 338 Let’s go back to home and win!

A big victory made the Blazers lose face.

Frankly speaking, in order to face this SuperSonics, Dunleavy has indeed studied the SuperSonics carefully, focusing on the study of Supersonic run-and-gun tactics.

How to break the SuperSonics' rotation defense on the offensive end, and how to limit the Sonics' fast break on the defensive end.

This work was already being done when the regular season was still seven or eight games away. After all, everyone could see at that time that the Sonics wanted to stay in third place and did not want to compete for second place in the regular season and compete with the Trail Blazers. The possibility of a first-round playoff matchup is the greatest.

He has indeed developed something. In addition to the old-fashioned twin towers inside to seize rebounds and dominate the air, he also added various screens and pick-and-rolls to deal with the SuperSonics' double-teams.

It's a pity that none of these things were shown in today's game. It's not that the players didn't perform well, but the gap in strength.

A tactic to destroy others?

That must first be based on a premise, that is, your players' personal abilities must be roughly equivalent to those of your opponents. Only then can you talk about breaking other people's tactics.

But the current situation is that the Blazers' personal ability has been almost completely crushed today.

They were stunned to let the team pretend not to know, and then posted a large number of help messages about the boy's "wish list" on the Internet, complaining about how difficult it was to buy tickets for the playoffs and how scarce they were, building momentum in a private capacity. , hoping that some fans will take the initiative to give up their tickets, and she will buy them at 10 times the original ticket price.

Not only does the veteran Payton feel a little rejuvenated, but what's even more terrifying is the rookie who won the scoring title this year. He's so damn good...

The application materials were already filled in the next day after G1 was completed.

I can only continue to encourage the players in the past two days, try to adjust their mentality after the big defeat, and then attribute the loss of the game to reasons such as the SuperSonics having home field advantage, trying to eliminate the players' current feelings about the SuperSonics. fear, but it also hints to them: Don’t panic! I play with a relaxed mind. Even if I lose two games first, when I return to our home court, I will have the advantage!

He could see how serious Pippen was in this game, but the result of his seriousness was that he was beaten from beginning to end by the opponent. Although Pippen was 37 years old, his explosive power, physical fitness, etc. were indeed not as good as before, but this year Pippen's Dunleavy sees self-discipline and hard work, and he knows that Pippen's current competitive state is definitely not bad.

Then I don’t know where this powerful mother got a piece of news. It was an eight-year-old boy who lived at Virginia Mason Medical Center and suffered from congenital renal failure. He was a little fan of Lin Dong. The little boy I'm going to have a kidney transplant in more than half a month, and I don't know if I can get off the operating table. My biggest wish is to go to the NBA and watch an NBA game...

The SuperSonics' victory, which broke the historical score difference record in the playoffs, plunged Seattle into another carnival. In the past few days, almost everyone on the streets of Seattle was talking about the SuperSonics.

It's 'not difficult' to limit this Sonics team, as long as they have a top-notch scorer on both offense and defense like Jordan, and a big center like O'Neal who can knock down ten conferences in the paint, or even just one. , that can also be used as a starting point to support tactics, but the problem is that Pippen is still a parallel import after all, and now the Trail Blazers don't even have a superstar with such absolute strength.

Dunleavy couldn't help but want to curse.

second round?
Dunleavy felt melancholy.

It is actually quite common in the NBA to engage in some humanistic care, fan interaction, help fans realize their wishes, etc. Normally, this basically means giving a few tickets, sending a special car to pick up and drop off, and then giving a few tickets during the game. After a few shots, the official did some ordinary promotions such as copywriting, but this mother took it to a new level.

As soon as the application was submitted, the news was deliberately leaked on the Internet, and a group of trolls were hired, leading to a wave of heated discussions among local netizens.

In addition, the SuperSonics insiders were also surprisingly able to resist. The Japanese kid made too many little moves under the basket and was too stupid. The insiders who originally thought they had an absolute advantage actually only scored more points than the Sonics in the first half. 7 rebounds…

Frankly speaking, in this game alone, Dunleavy felt that he had almost no hope of getting out of the first round. This SuperSonics was much stronger than he imagined!

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According to the usual rules of the Seattle government, this kind of thing usually takes as short as half a month, or as long as two or three months before giving you the first reply. But since it is my mother who takes action, she will not be able to walk normally. .

Dunleavy felt that even if he scratched his head, he really couldn't figure out how to arrange the tactics for the second game to turn defeat into victory for the Blazers under such a configuration comparison.

Although the Asian newcomer is very strong, his scoring ability in the regular season should not be used in the playoffs. After all, he is not yet 19 years old. His flexible characteristics allow him to play in the regular season with weak defensive strength. It's understandable that he feels like a duck to water in the game. If he comes to the playoffs where physical competition is tough, his ability will be cut in half!
With Pippen's current state, it feels like it's absolutely fine to limit the young man's shooting percentage to about 50%. He might even be able to compete with the young man, but the result refreshed his outlook.

In such an atmosphere, my mother and Alyssa have almost completed the preparations for applying for the expansion of the arena. All the materials have been collected. This is easy. After all, Schulz has applied several times before. In the Sonics archives, there are all ready-made things that can be used directly by changing the parameters.

Get some trolls, get some traffic, buy a newspaper front page, and make the news known to everyone in Seattle overnight, and then let the trolls complain on the Internet that Key Arena is too small. There were too few seats, and it was so hard to get a playoff ticket that many people were driving up ticket prices, etc. It became a social topic for her.

The subsequent resolution process and so on, naturally the Sonics team saw the news "behind the scenes" and then came to help, but to be honest, that is no longer important.

The important thing is that after just one or two days of operation, Seattle people's enthusiasm for predicting this series has been diverted to complaining that Key Arena is too small, so that it is difficult to get a ticket, and even started to guide Fans are thinking and questioning the safety of this old arena, whether there will be a stampede in the narrow aisles, and even some safety issues raised by black market ticket prices. So just overnight, many enthusiastic fans began to express their support for the expansion of Key Arena by writing letters or leaving messages on the official website of the Seattle Department of Finance. If these opinions were only a dozen or twenty, they might not be possible. People understand it, but if there are tens of thousands, then even the city government cannot just ignore it.

So on the day of the G2 game, the Seattle Department of Finance, which had delayed Schultz's response for a month or two every time he applied, actually wrote back directly to the team, expressing that the Department of Finance was already paying attention to the matter. During the application process, the team's cooperation and other matters are required.

Bob was naturally amazed by Yang Dong. This woman was really good at controlling the rhythm of public opinion, and her ability to seize opportunities and hot spots was also quite strong.

So the conversation in the future naturally became more in-depth, and began to involve the whereabouts and uses of the funds, and even the income after the completion of the arena, etc....

Yang Dong was secretly frightened when he heard this.

Oh my god, the Sonics actually applied for a $3 million financial grant? She originally thought that just to expand the arena, a budget of tens to 3 million would be enough. You know, even buying an NBA team these days would only cost 4 to million US dollars.

After all, he is a businessman...or a glass manufacturer that is already related to the decoration industry.

How much money can be spent on this allocation, how much value can be created, whether in terms of funding or procurement control, how much room for operation there is, etc., almost instantly, Yang Dong has a rough idea in his mind.

Yang Dong thinks... this is faster than robbing money.

Is it so profitable to be a team player?

While Yang Dong was still shocked by the Sonics' ability to make money, the G2 game ended without any suspense.

105: 88.

Compared with the first game, the Trail Blazers made almost no adjustments to their tactics in the second game. The only changes were the players' attitude towards the game and their new understanding of the Sonics.

The Trail Blazers have still played out the characteristics of team basketball this season, and they have basically performed normally. However, the gap in strength is insurmountable. The home court has advantages in psychology, pressure, etc., and the whistle is not biased. After all, it is still There is no way around it.

Lost and speechless.

The next two games of G3 and G4 will be in Portland.

Oregon and Washington are neighbors, not far apart.

Frankly speaking, after two games, Dunleavy already knows that the Trail Blazers have no chance of getting out of the first round, but having their heads shaved is something that no playoff team can tolerate after all.

Therefore, they already made a strong statement at the post-game press conference that the Trail Blazers will adjust their condition, learn from the lessons of these two games, and then win the next two home games in their hometown.

The SuperSonics are really not worried about this. Regardless of McMillan, Payton or Lin Dong, they are obviously full of confidence in the outcome of this series. Not to mention surprises, as long as they don't get 4-0, they are considered The team didn't perform well.

Everyone's focus now has begun to align with their opponents in the second round: the Los Angeles Lakers.

The returned OK combination continued their three consecutive championships in this first round series.

At present, they also won both games in the first round easily. However, the Lakers played against the Kings, who ranked second in the Western Conference and had a regular season record higher than the SuperSonics. They also played two away games, but they also won easily. Loose, no suspense.

O'Neal scored 30+15 in two consecutive games, and Kobe Bryant also scored 30+ in two games. The OK combination is in full form, and the championship appearance has been revealed in advance.

Not to mention a weak team like the Trail Blazers, even if you include the Wizards, Cavaliers and Spurs who are also favorites to win the championship this year, in Lin Dong's eyes, this Lakers are still the most insurmountable team for the SuperSonics in this year's playoffs. A mountain!
After all, the Lakers with O'Neal are even more capable of defeating the Sonics.

Sweeping the Trail Blazers 4:0 as soon as possible and giving the team more rest time and tactical arrangement time is the most urgent thing for the Sonics to do right now.

Unexpectedly, what hindered this plan was not the Blazers' heroic performance, but a phone call from Schultz from the Dragon Kingdom.

"No matter what, you lose an away game." Schulz said on the phone: "They are all Western Conference teams, don't make it so ugly... What is the difference between 4:0 and 4:1? It's still good. After a few days of rest, let’s go back to the home court to win..."

Lin Dong, Payton, McMillan and Bob were all speechless.

This boss... just wants to sell one more tickets. How short of money is he? !
(End of this chapter)