lerbook Chapter 471 Leading by 10 points!
Chapter 471 Leading by 10 points!
Can't guard against it? Meet your opponent?
Lin Dong smiled slightly. The Cavaliers' paper strength was indeed above that of the SuperSonics, but they had three major shortcomings that had not yet been solved. And until these major problems were solved, they were not enough to create enough for the SuperSonics. Trouble.
There was no need for this battle to drag on to the second half.
Get rid of them all in one go!
SuperSonics possession.
The SuperSonics used the same tactic, with Lin Dong still beating LeBron alone, as if the main focus was a simple and unpretentious...
The two faced each other again.
LeBron still has a big defensive distance, and Lin Dong still has the same expression and eyes as Gu Jing.
Without any sign on his expression, his center of gravity was suddenly lowered, and he made a super low body breakthrough!
With absolute focus and confidence, Lin Dong's first breakthrough can no longer be an obstacle to LeBron.
But with the lessons learned from the last ball, LeBron has added some psychology while focusing this time.
It is impossible to defend against full defense, so you can only rely on guessing. Fortunately, he only has two options: changing direction and changing to step back. Lin Dong chose the latter for the last ball, and this ball...
LeBron thought of what Old K said during the Olympics.
"Study Lin Dong, understand Lin Dong, become Lin Dong, and then deal with Lin Dong" not only includes understanding his skills, but also understanding his thinking.
LeBron is very fortunate that he was the only one in the Olympic team who listened to and implemented Old K's idea. Since the Olympics, in addition to daily training, he has spent more time watching Lin Dong's video tapes. The Japanese high school game saw the US high school, and then the NBA won three consecutive championships, and even the Olympics.
The conclusion drawn is that Lin Dong is a very proud person.
But at the same time, he is also a person who is very good at and likes to deal with opponents from a human perspective.
If from the perspective of pride, Lin Dong stepped back and hit himself, then the opponent will guard his step back for the next ball, then he will still choose to step back. The main thing is a you know I want to No matter how you fight, you just can't defend yourself.
This was a very obvious characteristic of Lin Dong, so the conclusion is that if Lin Dong is caught up in the first step this time, he will choose to take a backward step.
But if it is combined with the fact that he "likes to deal with opponents from a human perspective" in the later stage, then from the perspective of "making the opponent unpredictable", it is impossible to use the same tricks as the last time.
So...he will change direction this time!
call!
At the same time that LeBron came to this conclusion, Lin Dong had already taken the first step of changing direction without slowing down.
His body rotated violently, and LeBron also made an anticipatory defense immediately.
right!
But as soon as the center of gravity was lifted, LeBron's face turned pale.
I saw that Lin Dong did not change direction to the right.
Did you guess wrong?
No, Lin Dong did not choose to step back. His judgment on this guy's character of "liking to make people puzzled" was not wrong.
However, he has a third option!
The high-speed rotation actually turned 360 degrees in a large circle, and the inertia of the body's rotation turned into a boost to continue to break through to the left at the last moment.
quick! too fast!
Not to mention LeBron's judgment was wrong, even if he was not wrong, when the rotational inertia of this change of direction was added to the breakthrough speed, Lin Dong's breakthrough at this moment became as if it exceeded the limit.
Uh-huh!
The last time he stepped back, LeBron could barely jump up, but this time, LeBron had even reached the point where he was directly opening up the opponent's defense.
It was all over in an instant, without any suspense!
Lin Dong, who reached the basket, jumped high to meet O'Neal.
O'Neal raised his eyebrows suddenly. Was he trying to dunk him?
In this league, no one has ever dared to talk about dunks so boldly in front of him, not even the other two major centers!
boom!
O'Neal kicked his foot and jumped up from the basket facing Lin Dong. His super heavy body of 147 kilograms can actually have a vertical jump of 60-70 centimeters. O'Neal's physical talent is said to be the best in history. It's undisputed. Coupled with the advantage of height and wingspan, the standing reach height is 287 centimeters, and the reach height when jumping on the spot is enough to reach 350 centimeters. Looking at the entire NBA, there are not many people who can surpass him, but Lin Dong obviously jumps better than him. Got higher.
The height of 201 cm is 15 cm shorter than O'Neal, but the wingspan of 222 cm is 2 cm longer than O'Neal. Although the maximum standing height is only 274 cm, he can jump astonishingly... The vertical jump of 101 cm is enough for Lin Dong. Easily surpassing the highest point O'Neal can reach in the air.
However, the height is not enough, so strength is needed.
At this moment, his huge body was like a mountain standing in front of Lin Dong. With a little subconscious forward angle, he was still afraid of being dunked, so he had to block Lin Dong further away from the basket.
He knew that Lin Dong could choose to pass the ball to Hanamichi Sakuragi, who had missed the basket, but LeBron, who was following closely behind, should have enough time to stop the guy who is not particularly good at scoring, and he...
Lin Dong may have many tricks up his sleeve in the air. Last season, he even completed four pull-ups in one jump.
But as long as he is not allowed to get close to the basket, what can the pull rod do? If you jump up on the spot, even if you put your body on it, you won't be able to block the foul. Instead, you can act like dribbling the ball into someone...
But before this thought could turn around in O'Neal's mind, he saw Lin Dong's big hand reaching up diagonally, and the basketball was already thrown upward.
O'Neal was startled, no dunk? Not pulling the lever? No……
All your plans failed in an instant. It's like facing an opponent with a knife, painstakingly learning the Dugu Nine Swords, being confident enough to defeat his billions of sword techniques, and then confidently fighting against him. However, when the moment of duel comes, the opponent... Suddenly he threw away the knife and pulled out an AK47...
Tsk, tsk, that’s frustrating!
Unwilling to be reconciled, O'Neal grabbed a handful of Lin Dong's arm. It was just a subconscious move to express his unwillingness out of frustration, but he grabbed Lin Dong's arm 'by coincidence'.
Uh-huh!
beep!
"The goal is valid. The Cavaliers' thug No. 34 committed a foul and received an extra penalty!"
"Shaq, be careful not to foul!" Mike Brown on the sidelines reminded him involuntarily.
O'Neal looked depressed. He was actually careful not to foul when facing Lin Dong, but for some reason, whenever he saw that kid's face, he couldn't help but want to reach out...
Hold it! You must endure this!
Free throws were obviously a matter of points for Lin Dong. With a steady hit, the score came to 8:5, and the Cavaliers had the ball.
Lin Dong made a tactical gesture to the whole team, and everyone understood instantly.
The Sonics' offense has never been the main content of training. Will the Sonics lack offense?
With Sakuragi and Chandler on the inside, there is basically no need to practice. With Iguodala, Chandler and others on the outside, three-point shooting is a self-study course.
The only thing the rest of the team has to practice is the ability to move without the ball, so that when Lin Dong is double-teamed, there will always be an open space on the outside.
Although the team's point guard is Payton, Lin Dong actually provides more assists. The main tactic is to single-handedly attract the opponent's double-teams and create open opportunities for the outside. It is so simple. No matter how simple it is, it is extremely practical. It can be said that as long as Lin Dong is here and as long as his outside performance is stable, the Sonics will never have offensive trouble.
For the Sonics, the real trouble when facing the Lakers and Cavaliers is defense!
Both teams are filled with superstars and are extremely powerful inside. If you really want to compete with each other, unless Lin Dong can score 150 points by himself, as long as you can't guard the opponent, you will always lose points on the outside. Sometimes, even if Lin Dong has returned to his original form, he will always miss when faced with double teams. On the other hand, his opponents can rely on their dominance of inside rebounds and the multiple offensive capabilities of the superstars to ensure the continuation of scoring.
So if the Sonics defense can't keep up, there's almost no chance of winning.
And if you want to defend this Cavaliers...
As soon as Kidd reached the frontcourt with the ball, Payton and Iguodala blocked him at the same time.
Single defense will definitely not be able to prevent Kidd from passing the ball. Only by creating pressure on this guy can the Cavaliers' operation become less smooth.
The next second, Wade, who was missed by Iguodala, seemed to have become a loophole in the Sonics defense.
How could Kidd miss such a loophole?
There is no need to think about it. When Iguodala came up to help defend, Kidd's ball was already flying towards Wade.
But the next second...
A figure as fast as the wind cut out from the side like a ghost, and stretched out its big hand.
Snapped!
Steal!
Wade was startled, and then he saw the figure rushing towards the frontcourt, leaving him with only a huge jersey number on the background - No. 23, Lin Dong!
Isn’t Lin Dong guarding LeBron? how……
Lin Dong started the pace first. At this time, chasing and returning to defense was completely meaningless. Wade even gave up on defending and turned to look over at LeBron in surprise, only to see Hanamichi Sakuragi running in the direction of LeBron. come over.
Sakuragi loves LeBron? What about O'Neal?
Wade turned around and saw Chandler running out from inside O'Neal, and the two were chattering.
Wade's heart suddenly shivered.
This is……
——Rotate defense! Rotate defense! Rotate defense!
Wade didn't need to think about it himself. The fans who had watched the Sonics for three seasons on the court were already shouting with excitement.
But it shouldn’t be!
The current Cavaliers are not those weak teams. For the Cavaliers who have Kidd and four offensive points, everyone has top finishing ability. Judging from the SuperSonics' defensive situation last season, they should continue to The idea of rotation defense should never come up. After all, rotation defense is a lineup that requires extremely high demands on defenders. When the opponent is strong enough, rotation defense can be strong enough, but apart from Lin Dong and Sakuragi, the SuperSonics Others, even Payton, can no longer keep up with the requirements of high-level defensive rotations.
To put it bluntly, there is no upper limit to the theory of this formation, but there is an upper limit to the executor. Facing the knights of the Four Heavenly Kings, the Supersonics will be blasted by at least two and a half positions. What else can they use to rotate?
The SuperSonics' strongest defensive season was actually the first season when they faced the Jordan Wizards.
At his peak, Payton can not only connect the entire team on the defensive end, but he and Sakuragi can also assume the role of the team's defensive core, detecting and filling gaps, and making up for the defensive loopholes of other teammates.
But with Payton's decline in the past two seasons, the Sonics' rotation defense has actually been going downhill.
The defensive strength of Sakuragi, Iguodala, Chandler and others is constantly improving, but without Payton as a point of checking and filling vacancies, the overall performance last season was not as good as the first season. As even Payton began to occasionally become a loophole in the team, and most of the time he was reduced to a defensive level similar to that of Iguodala and Chandler, the gap began to widen further, and Sakuragi Hanamichi alone could not make up for it. With the loopholes of three people, the SuperSonics' rotation defense can actually only scare weak teams. When facing strong teams, it can no longer achieve the truly strong and effective full-court blockade that it did in the first season. It is purely relying on Lin Dong. Personal ability is used to increase the overall rhythm on the offensive end to cover up the weaknesses on the defensive end.
But just now...
Uh-huh!
Lin Dong got an empty blue, and the score reached 10:5 in an instant.
With the cheers starting to rise all over the field, the ball returned to the hands of the Cavaliers again.
Wade's thoughts just now are also Kidd's current thoughts. Payton is currently in the self-preservation stage at best, and the period of maintenance is still very short. The Sonics, with only one Sakuragi to check for leaks and fill in the gaps, cannot rotate.
The ball just now was just a coincidence, just because Wade was really too close to Lin Dong, and this time he was prepared. If the opponent dares to defend in rotation, let him see the real offensive power of the four kings!
Just as he was thinking this, Payton and Iguodala surrounded him again.
Kidd was stunned for a moment, while Wade was delighted at the sight. Did he really regard himself as a 'loophole' and a 'trap'?
I was just careless. I am not one of those idiots who can only stand and catch the ball. Run!
Wade immediately rushed towards Kidd, but before he could get to a position where he could easily catch the ball, Lin Dong had already switched defenses in front of him.
Wade was immediately refreshed. Lin Dong's defense was different from that of Iguodala, and it was not that easy to get rid of him.
At this time, he didn't want the ball anymore and led Lin Dong to run past Kidd, clearing up LeBron's passing route that Lin Dong had 'missed'.
What about passing LeBron? But just as this thought popped into Kidd's mind, he saw a guy with fiery red hair rushing towards LeBron.
That O'Neal!
But when Kidd had this idea, he realized that not only was O'Neal blocked by Chandler in the passing route, but what was even more terrible was that the two people in front of him had their hands raised high. The main thing to guard against was his passing to O'Neal. There are no passing lanes.
Kidd tried to control the ball and break through, but when faced with Payton, who was a little more passionate, it was already a bit difficult to deal with him. Coupled with Iguodala's double attack... this was really unstoppable.
Kidd finally figured it out. This is a 'variant' rotation defense of the Sonics. They rely on double-attacks to seal the Cavaliers' Big Four. If they leave Varejao short, they are betting that the guy can't make a shot from the outside, and also betting that the guy has no base. Germany's passing awareness.
But now, except for Varejao's position, anyone passing the ball is at risk of being intercepted.
Taking advantage of his turn and breakthrough being blocked, Kidd forced himself to the left and at the same time made a spiral back turn, further opening up Payton's defensive space and passing the ball steadily towards Varejao.
"Give it to the insider!" Kidd shouted.
Varejao's outside line is indeed good and bad. It has been seen during offseason training. This kind of key ball when breaking the Supersonic zone defense cannot be left to him. However, through Varejao's position and angle, the ball is passed to There is no obstacle inside O'Neal, that is the best passing route.
Varejao understood, and the moment he caught the ball, he immediately chose a direct pass to the inside.
But the next second...
Snapped!
Another ghostly figure, another big hand, and No. 23 again, Lin Dong!
Following Wade's movement is not to defend Wade, but to leave a passing route for Varejao. It also puts psychological passing pressure on Kidd, so that he can only pass to Varejao.
Without a safe enough passing route, a master like Kidd would not throw the ball out easily, but it would take at least one or two seconds for the ball to come out of Kidd's hands and fly to Varejao's hands. It's enough for Lin Dong to give up Wade and challenge Varejao alone, and when a first-year rookie like Varejao faces the god of basketball who is currently in full swing...
Is there any need to think about this result?
If you dare to vote, you dare to cover! If you dare to pass it on, you dare to stop it! Dare to rob if you dare to break out! Dare... Lin Dong felt that if this guy dared to take a look at the basket, he would lose!
The steal is complete!
This time, Lin Dong didn't even need to dribble the ball to attack. Iguodala and Payton, who were guarding Kidd just now, had already rushed into the frontcourt from the left and right. Only Kidd, the 'closer', could barely keep up, but But there is nothing to do.
Payton went straight to the basket, which was obviously a greater threat. Kidd chose to follow, but the next second the ball had already reached Iguodala, who stopped suddenly at the three-point line.
Lin Dong had already scored 10 points on four consecutive games, and Iguodala, as an outside shooter, had already entered the state and was feeling a little itchy waiting.
At this moment, Qian pulled up his hand and raised the knife!
Oh, 3 points scored, 13:5!
"Give it to Wade!" Kidd was so angry that he roared at Varejao: "A big man like Lin Dong is taking your place, can't you see? Wade is empty!"
Varejao's face suddenly turned red like a blushing apple, and he could only nod his head submissively.
Although it was mainly because Lin Dong moved too fast, the ball was lost in his own hands. He really didn't pay attention just now.
Knight's ball.
The defense was exactly the same as before, and the evolution was exactly the same as before. The Sonics were obviously determined to give the Cavaliers a defensive rotation, which was to eat Varejao's weak point alive. It seemed to be five defenses against five, but in fact it was five defenses against four.
O'Neal, LeBron and Wade were all followed to death by the Sonics.
Wade raised his eyebrows slightly and chose to run back in the direction of LeBron. The formations of both sides suddenly changed.
Except for Kidd, Payton and Iguodala at the top of the three-point arc.
At this time, everyone else, with O'Neal and Sakuragi Hanamichi under the basket as the axis, were all concentrated in the right half of the court. Chandler kept up with LeBron on the right baseline, and Lin Dong followed up and ran to the right third. Wade went to the top of the arc.
Only Varejao was alone in the left half, with no one within two meters in front of and behind him.
The SuperSonics still use a defensive strategy that strangles the Big Four. The only difference is that Sakuragi and Chandler have switched defenses. In fact, it does not count as a defensive switch. After all, everyone knows that Sakuragi Hanamichi is what the Sonics used to deal with O'Neal and Yao this season. famous key weapon.
Do you look down on Varejao so much? After all, he is also the main player of the Cavaliers!
With such a big open space, it doesn't matter whether he lets him lob to O'Neal or shoot an open three-pointer himself!
Kidd did not hesitate this time, using a fake breakthrough to open up space and pass the ball steadily to Varejao.
Varejao didn't dare to rush this time. Just now, he was intercepted because he was in too much haste.
The moment he caught the ball, he spent half a second to observe whether the defense on the field had changed, but it was only this half second...
Sure enough, there was a change. The change was that Sakuragi Hanamichi directly let O'Neal go, and directly faced Varejao!
Lin Dong eating Varejao will obviously not surprise anyone, but in fact many people have ignored it. In terms of individual defense ability, Sakuragi Hanamichi is the strongest in the Sonics right now!
Sakuragi rushed forward, which meant that O'Neal was empty inside.
Varejao realized this and subconsciously wanted to choose a crotch pass. After all, Sakuragi Hanamichi's defensive momentum was so strong that Varejao couldn't even think of confronting him, let alone Said throwing the basketball over his head.
But just when his hand was put down, the ball was just about to pass through the ball.
Snapped!
Sakuragi Hanamichi grabbed the ball as fast as lightning, obviously having completely seen through Varejao's passing route, and intercepted the ball in front of his crotch.
"Hahahaha, this road is blocked!" Sakuragi Hanamichi laughed proudly. He may have defensive pressure when facing O'Neal and Yao Ming, and may not be able to stop him when facing Gao Ren, but other than these three people, even if Facing Kobe and LeBron, he now has full confidence to challenge one-on-one, let alone Varejao!
Another steal!
Mike Brown stood up suddenly on the sidelines, and Kidd also had a look in his eyes.
He finally understood this time...
The Sonics' rotational defense is back, completely back to the most amazing level of the first season.
Because Lin Dong participated in the pivot position of the defensive rotation!
The job of checking for leaks and filling in vacancies that was once the responsibility of Payton is now done by Lin Dong, and Lin Dong is paired with Hanamichi Sakuragi. The two abilities of checking for leaks and filling in vacancies are enough to allow the SuperSonics' rotation defense to reappear in the NBA. .
What's even more frightening is that Lin Dong is now stronger on the defensive end than Payton was, and has a better ability to read the overall situation of the court.
Sakuragi Hanamichi's defensive ability is by no means comparable to what it was in the first two seasons. He has improved too much.
In addition, after two seasons of training, Chandler and Iguodala have made great progress in defensive ability. Payton... Payton, who was once the strongest defender, is now in this SuperSonics rotation. He plays a normal rotation role in defense, and with his personal awareness, it is not easy to play in this position.
This...is this more than the SuperSonics' peak rotation defense in the first season? This is already much better than the rotation defense at that time!
This is the secret weapon that the Sonics have prepared for the Lakers and Cavaliers this season!
At this time, Lin Dong had already thrown away Wade and ran towards the frontcourt. Although Wade followed closely, it was obvious that no one thought that he could really stop Lin Dong.
"Brother Takato!" Sakuragi Hanamichi shouted, raised his arms and made a long pass.
The progress in the two seasons is not only the improvement of pie-eating ability and defensive ability. The tacit understanding between Sakuragi and Lin Dong, as well as the passing level and so on, have long been different from the same.
The ball was passed quickly and accurately. When Lin Dong rushed to the frontcourt and jumped directly towards the basket, the basketball just happened to reach his hand from mid-air.
Although Wade beside him had jumped up desperately to interfere, he obviously had no hindrance to Lin Dong.
Snapped!
boom!
The sounds of catching the ball and dunking were connected, and there was an alley-oop dunk!
15:5, 3 minutes into the game, the SuperSonics lead by 10 points!