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

Chapter 343 Purple and Gold Army!

"Lin! Lin! Lin! Lin!" Yang Dong couldn't help but blend in. Together with the 'daughter-in-law' next to her who skipped school and sneaked in, they waved vigorously on the sidelines to the uniform rhythm of the audience. He held his arms, shouted Lin Dong's name with tears in his eyes and excitement.

At this moment, all the achievements that she had worked hard for more than ten years in the United States and that she thought would be the greatest achievements in her life seemed to have become insignificant under the halo of her son. Even the one that had given her a headache for more than a year Dumping lawsuits and various troubles all became worth mentioning in an instant.

This course captured her heart in just a few dozen seconds. This is the greatest honor of being a mother!

...an exciting appearance and a noisy and fiery atmosphere.

The starting lineups for both teams have also appeared on the public screen overhead.

Lakers starting lineup: No. 2 point guard Derek Fisher, No. 8 shooting guard Kobe Bryant, No. 17 small forward Rick Fox, No. 52 power forward Samaki Walker, No. 34 center Shaquille O'Neill.

SuperSonics starting lineup: No. 20 point guard Gary Payton, No. 31 shooting guard Brent Barry, No. 23 small forward Lin Dong, No. 10 power forward Sakuragi Hanamichi, and No. 7 center Tyson Chandler.

Desmond failed to start. McMillan's tactical thinking is quite clear. What the Sonics need is to cause damage to the Lakers inside as soon as possible. Compared to Sakuragi Hanamichi, Desmond's offensive power is better, but his defensive ability is second. And there is no threat to O'Neal in the interior, so it is understandable to put him in the later rotation as a tactical adjustment.

Chandler and O'Neal are responsible for the jump ball.

It's like there's a clear sky in front of you, thousands of troops behind you, and no clouds above your head!
This is a blessing for the home team.

Facing the SuperSonics' home court that was roaring like a tsunami, the corners of Kobe's mouth raised slightly.

Clap clap clap clap!
The hustle and bustle of the arena shrouded the entire Key Arena in a home atmosphere, boosting SuperSonics' morale and confidence.

Let’s not talk about whether there is any strength gap between himself and O’Neal, but at least he is light in weight, has the same height and wingspan, and can jump higher!

Home field?

"Supersonic! Supersonic! Supersonic!"

Let’s get this jumping ball first!
"Hi!" The big shark showed an honest smile to the young boxing champion: "Young man, do you know how to fly?"

The momentum was suppressed, and the brain was inevitably in a trance in an instant, leading to timidity, guilt, and other emotions. Even if such negative emotions and trance only lasted for a moment, the final result was that Chandler grabbed nothing in the air, and he even I didn't see clearly how O'Neal shot the ball away.

Because this will irresistibly give people a feeling: we are the protagonists today.

In the eyes of the Lakers, who have won three consecutive championships, as long as they are willing, any place in the United States will be their home court!
Kobe holds the ball and extends a finger, and the Lakers will understand.

The unrivaled momentum of the big shark made Chandler feel uncontrollably at this moment. The opponent was the towering Mount Olympus, but he was just a struggling to jump up. A grasshopper, no matter how high he jumps, can never see the scenery on the top of the mountain.

momentum?

Chandler calmed down, and the fear of O'Neal in his heart was immediately diluted by the crazy cheers of the home fans.

The two of them are both 216 centimeters tall, but when they stand together, the difference in tonnage is visible to the naked eye.

"HO! HO! HO!"

Chandler now only weighs 113 kilograms, but O'Neal is an astonishing 147 kilograms, a full 325 pounds, which makes Chandler, who was originally relatively strong, look like a bamboo pole when standing in front of him.

No one knows how to play this better than the three-peat dynasty.

At this moment, jumping ability, height and wingspan no longer seem to be the key to competing for this jump ball.

Snapped!
Kobe got the ball.

Chandler was startled and saw that the referee had thrown the ball high into the air.

Chandler quickly tightened his mind and jumped up high, but... the wind pressure hit, and when a rocket lifted off, rolling flames sputtered at the bottom, and the feeling of overwhelming power filled Chandler instantly. All the brain capacity and agitated power also obscured the 'cloudless sky' in his mind just now.

No one chooses to rush fast breaks and run around, as if they disdain to base the opening of this series on a 'fast break' or a 'sneak attack', and are even less willing to use the word 'fast' to match the Sonics. The atmosphere at home at this time.

Experience, what is experience? This is experience.

In a long, powerful seven-game series, the way to win is not to rely on the freshness of the novices, nor even to rely on one goal, one point, or even the victory or defeat of a game. Those things are not long-lasting and are insufficient. In order to support you to win the game with 7 wins in 4 games, you have to rely on suppressing each other's momentum and controlling the overall situation of the entire series!
And these things are hidden in every ball choice you make and the feeling each choice brings to your opponent.

All the Lakers players just pressed forward steadily, took their respective positions, and then...

Snap-pop-pop!

Kobe Bryant advances steadily with the ball.

Every time the basketball hits the ground, it is like a drumstick hammering into the hearts of all the fans at Key Arena, with a magic that no one can ignore. He was not in a hurry, and used the rhythm of hitting the basketball and the rhythm of pushing forward to take away the noise of the noisy scene and the cheerful rhythm of the home court little by little, until the noise in the entire arena was greatly reduced. .

Kobe Bryant's expressionless face, sharp eyes like a lion, and steady rhythm control, in everyone's eyes, he doesn't look like he is playing in an away game, but like a bird wearing a crown. The lion slowly stepped into his territory!
It’s different. It’s completely different from when we faced the Lakers several times during the regular season!
Wow!
The originally cloudless sky and the majestic atmosphere of the home field with thousands of troops were suddenly invaded by a purple-gold storm coming from the horizon.

Those five tall figures didn't say a word, didn't make a single superfluous movement, or made an astonishing performance. However, at that moment, they had already competed with the home field Supersonics with thousands of troops standing behind them.

A dynasty is a dynasty. It is born with the aura of a king. The rain is about to come, and the king will dominate the world!

The home fans were surprised that they had somehow stopped cheering.

As for the Sonics, Sakuragi and Chandler couldn't help but swallowed under the pressure of the Purple and Gold Legion. Payton and Lin Dong had a hint of excited smile on their faces, and Brent, who is closest to Kobe...

The Purple and Gold Army's pace-setting momentum was so strong that it gave veterans like Brent Barry a trace of uncontrollable tension every minute, causing Brent to feel a sense of irritability involuntarily.

Pretend... we can't let this guy set the pace!
Brent noticed Kobe's seemingly slow rhythm, suddenly took a step forward, reached out and grabbed the basketball in Kobe's hand, but the next second...

The seemingly slow No. 8 completed a gorgeous turn in an instant. The silky-smooth movements and the instant start of the turn made it impossible to tell that he felt half slow just now.

call!
Brent took out the ball and felt the wind ringing in his ears. Kobe, who turned his back, took one step past him, and followed him to the basket like lightning!
Payton knew it was going to be bad just when Brent rushed forward rashly, and threw Fisher away and stepped forward.

I thought that with Kobe's character, he would attack the first ball first, and with the opponent rushing towards him, he might not have enough time to clearly see the situation on the court.

And even if Kobe sees it clearly, he is not afraid. The SuperSonics' rotation is not a vegetarian. Payton dared to throw Fisher up because the team's rotation has started!
Brent's seemingly reckless mistake just now was indeed a mistake, but such a mistake is also a starting point for the SuperSonics' rotation defense. This is completely different from the initial conditions for using two people to double-team and others to constantly switch defenses. In unison, the SuperSonics players who have rotation defense engraved in their bones have already developed an instinctive response to this rotation starting condition of "loopholes due to missed defenses".

If you defend Kobe by yourself, Lin Dong, who is closest to Fisher, will cover Fisher, and Brent will cover the tail position, and the entire team will naturally rotate accordingly.

And with Lin Dong's speed and sense of rotation, as long as Kobe dares to pass, it will definitely be a steal!
Supersonic loopholes are also the axis of rotation!

But next second...

Payton saw a cunning light flashing in Kobe's eyes. Just as Payton blocked it, Kobe threw it high, ignoring Fisher who was "open" next to him, and hoisted the ball directly towards the basket.

Not attacking holes, but going to the tightly defended basket. This seemingly unreasonable choice is the most reasonable key.

This is something that you don't have to think about at all, because they have an invincible killer under the basket. Even if someone is defending, his scoring efficiency is higher than that of Fisher who is open!
Chandler was about to rotate with Sakuragi under the basket. At this time, he saw the basketball flying to the inside and quickly turned around to hit O'Neal, but it was already too late.

Before Chandler could turn around and reach out to pull, the big shark had already jumped high and caught the basketball that Kobe hung in the air with both hands.

boom!
An alley-oop two-handed dunk hit the frame, slamming the basketball into the basket.

"Hey!" The big shark landed on the ground and made a flying gesture to Chandler, then laughed and retreated.

Chandler's face was ashen, and the main hall was quiet.

2:0, the Lakers got a good start.

SuperSonics possession.

The Lakers' head start made the SuperSonics generals secretly awe-inspiring.

Rotating defense? On the basis of unchanged formation, it obviously has little effect on this complete Lakers.

Because if the opposing team doesn't care about the loopholes you expose at all, and when the opposing team focuses on your strong points to attack, but you still can't block it, then what's the point of talking about the rotation axis? No matter how you spin, no matter how dizzying you spin, people won't even look at it, they will just point at you and stab you in the heart.

——Kill O'Neal. Only by driving this guy off the field first can we have a chance to win easily.

Lin Dong licked the corner of his mouth and exchanged glances with Payton.

Payton holds the ball and steadily crosses the midfield.
The old fish Fisher came up to the position. Payton took a quick look and saw that the Lakers now formed a zone defense formation with Fox, Walker, O'Neal and Fisher. However, Kobe, who had just led the first offense, was Directly targeting Lin Dong without the ball.

Different from his slow movements just now, at this moment, Kobe's whole body was glowing with excitement.

No one in the league has implemented a 1-on-1 entanglement defense against him, allowing this guy to average 37.8 points per game in his rookie season. Is it because no one can limit this rookie king?
Yes or no, because this kid's scoring ability is indeed very strong, making all the superstars feel that they are not 100% sure to limit him, so why bother fighting him in the regular season? It's your duty to restrain him when the time comes. If you don't restrain him, it will be a big shame.

But it's different now. This is the stage of the playoffs. Today, life is at stake!

He quickly followed Lin Dong, who was running, and his 211-centimeter wingspan always maintained a posture of covering Lin Dong. His whole body seemed to be attached to Lin Dong's body, not moving an inch, as if he was connecting with the ball. I don’t want Lin Dong to meet him.

Box—one!

(End of this chapter)