So I am the god of basketball?

Chapter 103 Playing with Rodman

"One-handed pass"!

It can basically be regarded as Larry Bird's personal signature skill.

Meng Lang tried to practice this skill, but never achieved good results.

But yes, if you only have outstanding vision, good passing ability, and high IQ, you can have such skills, then Larry Bird's "one-handed pass" will not make people feel so Very impressed.

This is a skill that, like Michael Jordan's "facade jumper" and Kevin Durant's "double change of direction," is a level that others cannot reach.

With this skill, the "technology tree" related to Meng Lang's passing assists is now considered full.

Meng Lang also became more confident in using this weapon to prevent his opponents from easily double-teaming him.

Even Rodman, who is extremely mobile...

So he doesn't need Chuck Daly to set up a lot of pick-and-rolls for him.

Game day is quickly approaching, and the auditorium at Orlando Arena is even more crowded than usual.

The sidelines were also dark, with many more reporters and cameras than usual.

"Live across America", the showdown between the top two players in the East and West is about to begin!

The big screen at the scene showed the starting lineups for both sides:

"Magic team: No. 1 Hardaway, No. 2 Meng Lang, No. 3 Anderson, No. 4 Grant, No. 5 Shaquille O'Neal;

Spurs: No. 1 'Little General' Avery Johnson, No. 2 Vinnie DeNagro, No. 3 Sean Elliott, No. 4 Dennis Rodman, No. 5 Dennis Rodman David Robinson;"

Before the stage, the big screen at the scene also showed close-ups of everyone.

The game officially begins.

The shouts were louder than before. Orlando fans knew that this game was very important!

The jump ball in the center circle was Shaquille O'Neal and David Robinson.

The referee's whistle sounded and the ball flew out of his hand. The focused Shaq took the lead and tipped the ball to Hardaway's hand.

"Coward!"

Gaining the upper hand, Shaq immediately snarled harshly at Robinson. It shows how much he hates David Robinson.

When he arrived in the Spurs' defensive zone, Shaq actively confronted Robinson.

The "Admiral" was obviously unwilling to expend his energy on confrontation, allowing Shaq to get stuck smoothly.

The ball hit Hardaway's hand like a cannonball.

Hold it firmly, and the "big shark" twists and dunks.

"Bah!"

2-0!

The basket deformed momentarily under Shaq's strong pull, and the entire basket frame swayed. The fans who were right next to the basket rack were so frightened that they quickly moved to the side. Reporters took photos of an angry Shaq.

This ball gave Shaq the upper hand, and David Robinson didn't recover for a long time.

Relying on Shaq's destructive power in the paint, the Magic successfully led 15-9 by 6 points.

Bob Hill watched from the sidelines. Hardaway and Meng Lang hadn't played much yet. The Magic had such an advantage just relying on Shaq's performance, which was obviously an extremely dangerous thing.

"Dennis, Shaq can let you handle it, okay?" He looked at Rodman.

"Big Chong" wanted to refuse, because all his thoughts tonight were on Meng Lang, but yesterday Bob agreed to him and let him play, which gave him enough face. He could only nod and agreed: " Okay, coach!”

Looking at Robinson next to him who breathed a long sigh of relief, Rodman cursed in his heart very unhappily:

fxxk!

No wonder people call you a coward, you are like this, what are you if you are not a coward?

What he hates most is this kind of guy!

On a night like this, he surrendered without firing a single shot. So what the hell were you talking about before the game?

He has never delayed the absolute leader of a team so much!

No wonder the Spurs have no results!

How can such a "team spirit" lead his team to victory?

On the Magic team's side, Chuck Daly guessed that the Spurs' next lineup change would definitely target Shaquille O'Neal, so he said to Hardaway: "Man, pay more attention to Dream's position!"

When he said this, Shaq was beside him, curling his lips slightly, but quickly returned to normal.

He pretended he didn't hear it.

Then after the game restarted, Hardaway was more aggressive than before in asking for the ball. Hardaway glanced at Meng Lang, and seeing that he didn't express anything, he gave the ball to Shaquille O'Neal. But when Shaquille O'Neal got the ball, Rodman behind him suddenly increased his resistance. Looking at his thin body, O'Neal slowed down the ball, took a step outside, and then dropped the ball with peace of mind. , but at this time, Robinson next to him made up for it, and the two formed a circle. Rodman used the screen formed by Robinson to move more roughly and yanked the ball out of Shaq's hands.

"Foul, foul!"

"Break your mother's rules!"

Shaq responded with a low curse from Rodman and a "little general" who quickly took the ball from his hands.

"Back to defense, back to defense!"

Meng Lang shouted to Shaq, who was still complaining. The "Shark" came to his senses and the Magic retreated in time.

Johnson has 13.4 points and 8.2 assists this season.

But this summer, he was ignored in the free market for a long time. Popovich gave him the first multi-year contract in his life and made him the team's outside ball-handling core.

And he has now rewarded Popovich with his outstanding performance.

Hardaway looked at Johnson holding the ball in front of him, and finally decided to take the initiative, but Johnson, who was only 1 meters tall, just ducked into the paint from beside him, stepped forward from the free throw line, and faced the defense. "Cobra", he made a fake one-handed pass and pretended to throw the ball out. Before Grant could react, he rushed past his "little general" to complete the layup.

"Fake fax submission"!

From then on, this was the signature breakthrough method of Allen Iverson and Rajon Rondo, but in fact, Johnson was also the "spokesperson" of this method in the 90s!

Johnson is an absolute traditional point guard:

He has stable ball control, no shooting ability, excellent organizational skills, can drive the team, has a certain ability to break through and attack the frame, and uses breakthrough and distribution as the basic offensive method. Excellent ability to control mistakes.

Of course, it really comes down to what he brings to the Spurs.

That's his iron-bloodedness and enthusiasm!

David Robinson is the spokesperson of the Spurs' statistics, and Johnson is the core of the team's spirit!

The boss of the Spurs' locker room is not Robinson, but Johnson.

This is also the origin of his nickname "Little General".

The fact that this team can sit first in the Western Conference despite giving up Rodman this year can illustrate the changes he has brought to this team. Rodman succeeded with one blow, and in the subsequent defense, he became more proactive in entangled with Shaquille O'Neal, using various small moves to make Shaquille O'Neal frown.

After the second attack failed, he also very "obediently" chose not to catch the ball.

Meng Lang was not surprised by this.

He saw all Shaquille O'Neal's little thoughts when he took the initiative to ask for the ball.

I just want to defeat the Spurs through high scoring in this game and show how powerful the Magic team with its own offense as the core is.

The No. 1 team in the Western Conference has won. Is there any opponent in this league?

It's a pity. To a certain extent, he is also a system player. Unlike Michael Jordan, he can take personal heroism to the extreme in the first "three consecutive championships", and in the second "three consecutive championships", he showed it again When a star's physical fitness is not as good as before, how can he use the help and integration of the team to integrate the entire team to complete the "three consecutive championships".

You can play both individual heroism and team system. This is the most buggy part of "Qiao Gang Leader".

It is also the fundamental reason why other players cannot form his kind of dominance.

Olajuwon needs a "one-star, four-shooter" system, Shaquille O'Neal needs a "triangle tactic", otherwise he will be a "second in command", not to mention LeBron James. In addition to his own system, He can't beat other systems at all.

Shaquille O'Neal's early struggles and the fact that he immediately became the NBA's most dominant player after the Lakers brought in Phil Jackson proved that he needed space.

But he met Rodman, who was difficult to deal with even if he had space.

This is an absolute "weird"!

Although he obviously doesn't have enough height and tonnage, he can form a stalemate with the league's "inside behemoths" and make his opponents feel uncomfortable from all aspects. Especially those with rough skills would be even more uncomfortable facing Rodman.

Such as Karl Malone.

Another example is Shaquille O'Neal!

Among the "four major centers", O'Neal's skills are definitely not ranked high. This does not require much discussion.

All of his offensive methods are based on his outstanding strength. Small turns and small hooks at the basket are his two most skilled skills. But he also proved that with enough outstanding physical fitness, as long as he has these two moves, it is actually enough.

Just like LeBron James's breakthrough, the last turn of the wrist is skillful enough, so with his physical fitness, he is enough to complete the attack and score.

This is also the reason why in the eyes of "Zhan Hei", LeBron has no skills, but in the eyes of "Zhan Bai", LeBron is obviously very skilled.

The problem is, these techniques are sufficient against average defenders.

When faced with defenders of the same physical quality, it is not enough.

Let’s not talk about LeBron. In his peak period, Iguodala and Leonard were promoted to the position of “FMVP”. Shaq O’Neal also had no performance against Sabonis of the Trail Blazers and Divac of the Kings. Calmly, he needs the "Western Conference Finals Section" to step forward and help him share a large part of the pressure.

Although Rodman does not have the same height and wingspan as O'Neal, he has enough experience to catch Shaquille O'Neal's force, target it, and cooperate with various small moves to defeat the third-year Shaq. No temper at all.

The Spurs chased the point difference to 3 points.

Meng Lang stood up at this time, ran without the ball to get rid of De Nagro, and faced Sean Elliott who was not able to cover up in time to complete the shot.

The next shot was out of control, and he scored another jump shot before the free throw line. And he received Hardaway's pass from outside the three-point line and scored with a little elegant shooting, scoring 7 points in a row.

At the end of the first quarter, with Meng Lang's performance, the Magic re-established a 6-point lead.

Bob Hill scratched his scalp and looked at Rodman. He discovered that no matter how you look at the defensive end question, there is only one answer:

Rodman!

"Daniel, it's up to you to make up the defense!"

Rodman suppressed Shaquille O'Neal very well, but it seemed easy, but it also consumed most of his energy. But for Rodman, the person he wants to fuck the most tonight is definitely Meng Lang.

He absolutely couldn't accept Meng Lang's outstanding performance in the second half of the first quarter.

Even the joy of guarding Shaquille O'Neal, the "scoring champion", evaporated during that period. Now that Bob had given him the opportunity to face Meng Lang, he naturally couldn't let it go.

During the substitute rotation time in the second quarter, he kept rubbing his hands anxiously, waiting for the main force to come on.

"beep!"

When the referee blew the whistle, he stood up immediately and walked towards the court. The enthusiastic look made Hill nod secretly. In fact, the current Spurs really need such a person to promote the team atmosphere. You can't rely on Johnson alone.

The Magic continued to look for Meng Lang's position, trying to pass the ball to him as soon as he ran out of space.

Shaq felt aggrieved and made Rodman feel uncomfortable. Now Meng Lang has taken away the starring role.

But what can be done?

Who makes Meng Lang have more solutions to defense than him?

only……

Meng Lang got rid of the defense again, and this time Rodman made up for him as soon as he got the ball.

But Meng Lang's raised hand suddenly changed. Rodman didn't even notice what was going on, so he watched the ball "disappear" from Meng Lang's hand, and then there was a loud slamming sound behind him, and the whole audience Huge cheers.

How was the ball passed?

If Rodman raised his head and looked at the big screen at this moment, he could clearly see that when Meng Lang raised his hand halfway, with a one-handed push forward, the ball flew straight in like a bullet fired from the barrel of a gun. Inside, the "Big Shark" "took off" on the spot and completed an easy dunk.

This shot made Chuck Daly tilt his head slightly.

At this stage of the new season, the figures outside like "Big Bird" regarding Meng Lang's passing are getting bigger and bigger.

He felt that the frequency of "one-handed passes in shooting fakes" like that just now became more frequent, and then this topic would be finalized.

It's not a question of whether it looks like or not...

This is simply the second "big bird"!

"Beware of your own people first, Dennis!" Meng Lang smiled teasingly at Rodman who rushed in front of him.

David Robinson completed the goal with a mid-range shot, helping the Spurs respond to the connection between Meng Lang and Shaquille O'Neal.

"Big Worm" didn't hesitate because of Meng Lang's pass just now. This time, after Meng Lang ran out of the space, he rushed in front of him immediately. Meng Lang raised his hand and passed the ball, tricking him into turning around. , whistled on the spot, and the moment Rodman turned his eyes back, he stuffed the ball inside again.

"Bah!"

Shaq dunks again.

Meng Lang teased Rodman again.

(End of this chapter)