novelno Chapter 490 The Myth of Invincibility
Chapter 490 The Myth of Invincibility
As if to kill someone, with exactly the same fake action as before, Kobe chose to defend against 3 points.
He knows that Lin Dong is good at playing with people's hearts, and he is even better at playing with the opponent's mind. Since the 3 points just now have already dealt a certain blow to him, if he puts himself into Lin Dong's role, the ball will definitely look for someone. The changes make his opponents even more unpredictable.
The past two years of research on Lin Dong have made me ‘become Lin Dong’. My judgment will not be wrong. My...
call!
Another swift breakthrough, leaving Kobe with a desperate look on the back of his head as he jumped up.
Facing Yao Ming's defense, Odom made up for Chandler, Lin Dong made several emergency stops and scored from the mid-range, 16:22.
Guessed wrong, guessed wrong again!
At this time, Kobe felt that his brain was almost overwhelmed.
Anxiety, irritability, and all kinds of emotions came to my mind.
The Sonics continued to press and rotate defense throughout the court. The high-intensity pressure felt as if this moment was the last few seconds of the fourth quarter of this game.
This time Yao Ming mentioned the high position to respond, and the ball was passed by Nash. However, the extremely unsuitable offensive formation and the overwhelming momentum of the SuperSonics at this time caused the Lakers to make a needless mistake.
Dayao caught the ball and rushed forward, but was stopped by Chandler. Payton immediately stepped forward to steal the ball.
Kobe Bryant's loud reminder coupled with the tense atmosphere at this time, coupled with the menacing Payton's steal king title that has already penetrated into the bones of attackers, Yao threw the ball directly towards Christie who was missed. But he forgot that he had already passed the center line, but Christie had not yet passed the center line.
beep!
"Returning violation, exchange the ball!"
The SuperSonics served in the midfield, and Kobe and Lin Dong faced off again.
After successively guessing Lin Dong's intentions wrongly and becoming a "colander" on the defensive end, Kobe was already in a state of extreme nervousness.
He even felt a hint of 'limit', a limit of his own 'defense method'.
He slapped his face hard to force those messy thoughts out of his mind.
Focus! Focus!
He finally adjusted his mentality, but saw Lin Dong once again used the same action as before.
And when I saw his '3-point' and 'breakthrough' fake moves appearing at the same time again.
Kobe Bryant's heart suddenly trembled for no reason.
Is this a sure thing for you?
...His eyes suddenly condensed.
Status 3!
I've already been hit twice by this move, I can't let him hit a third one again!
There may be real problems with the way I study Lin Dong, but my defensive skills have really improved.
And when the reactions and actions have improved to this level, faced with the current choice of defending against 3 points or defending against breakthroughs, it is actually just a 1/2 multiple-choice question. Even if you are confused, you should be right once!
What's more...it has been broken twice in a row. Under the inertial thinking, it must continue to break through.
Sometimes don’t think too complicatedly, then be prepared to avoid surprises!
Kobe's center of gravity stabilized, but it seemed that at the moment he stabilized his center of gravity, Lin Dong had already stood up from outside the 3-point line.
Tan Bai said that with the distance of one step and the stability of Kobe's center of gravity at this time, even though the ball was half a beat slow, he still had a chance to pounce on it. Even if he couldn't block his ball, he could at least block his eyes.
But the moment Lin Dong jumped up, a emptiness suddenly appeared in Kobe Bryant's eyes, and his face turned pale.
Guess wrong, guess wrong, guess wrong, guess wrong again!
Why? Why do I always avoid the correct answer every time even though it's just a choice between two questions? Even if you are a scumbag who always comes in at the bottom of the exam, even if you choose A every time for multiple-choice questions, you won’t get zero points, right? But, but why is this now? !
The despair lingered in Kobe's mind, so much so that when Lin Dongqian stood up, he had even lost the courage and will to jump up to block.
Uh-huh!
Three more points, 16:23!
Seeing the somewhat hollow look in Kobe Bryant's eyes at this time, even the most obtuse person would have realized that something was not quite right with him.
Phil Jackson was forced to call timeout for the second time.
It was only about 7 minutes into the game, but the Lakers had already called two timeouts!
"Yeah!" Peyton and Lin Dong gave each other a high-five and shouted at the others around them: "Just hit them like this! Defeat them in one go!"
"come on!"
"The SuperSonics will win!"
"Hi, Bryant? Bryant?"
"..."
The Sonics, who were temporarily out of the game with great momentum, were in sharp contrast to the Lakers, who returned to the bench dejectedly.
The MCI Center was silent, and so were fans across the United States.
The Cavaliers were killed by the Sonics before. It can also be said that the Cavaliers themselves have many problems, but now the Lakers...
Not only the fans, but also LeBron in front of the TV was completely silent at this time, ignoring Wade's chirping analysis next to him.
What Wade was analyzing was the ball, Lin Dong's fake moves to hit Kobe Bryant just now. Although those fake moves were very hidden, but in slow motion and three times in a row, with Wade's level, it was still The clues can be seen and the analysis is thorough.
But what LeBron has in mind is people and hearts.
When Kobe Bryant defended Lin Dong twice before, LeBron felt that he seemed to have found his direction.
It can be said that I and Kobe are targeting Lin Dong in exactly the same direction. There is no problem with my judgment, and there is no problem with Lin Dong’s research. As long as I lose weight, adjust my body shape, and improve my flexibility and speed, then Can do the same thing as Kobe Bryant - block Lin Dong!
And as long as you can do this, you can stand at the top of the basketball hall!
But……
Lin Dong's sudden explosion and sudden forceful attack knocked Kobe, who had both consciousness and speed, into despair.
At this moment, the infinite pride that had just emerged in LeBron's heart fell to the bottom in an instant.
It's useless...the research on that guy is useless!
That Asian is not human at all! He is not on the same level as everyone else!
Target him? Who can target him? How to target him?
When the starting points and realms of each other are completely different, if an ant wants to shake the elephant, is it planning to jump up and hammer the elephant's toenails?
No one can target that guy, that is a God who has surpassed God!
After years of hard work, I thought I was very close to success, but when the reality emerged, I found that I was further away from that goal than at the beginning.
That sense of powerlessness, that abyss-like despair, made LeBron suddenly slump on the sofa, his eyes showing almost the same emptiness and confusion as Kobe Bryant's.
That is a mountain that no one can ever climb.
At this moment, he even had the idea of retiring on the spot!
Otherwise, what are you going to do in the NBA? Are you going to stay here forever and be an ant under that person's feet?
That's humiliating!
He looked at the TV with blank eyes, unable to hear Wade's chirping voice next to him.
I saw Phil Jackson shouting something loudly at Kobe from the sidelines, and Kobe's eyes seemed to be slightly focused.
But LeBron knew that Kobe Bryant was done and the game was over.
The concentration in Kobe's eyes at this moment was just based on his responsibility to the team and his desire to win.
But he no longer had the courage to face Lin Dong.
beep!
With the referee's whistle, both sides returned to the field.
The Lakers' timeout was obviously based on a tactical arrangement. Phil Jackson is not the rookie coach of the Cavaliers. He is a two-time and three-peat champion coach. After all, he really has two brushes under his hands.
The Lakers' formation has changed.
The offensive end began to tighten the tempo. The Sonics wanted to play man-to-man throughout the game, defend against fast breaks, and run and gun. Then the Lakers would completely slow down the tempo and engage in a rigid positional battle with the SuperSonics.
And this Sonics currently does not have Sakuragi Hanamichi, and Yao Ming does not have to worry too much about being entangled and consumed. He can reach a high position to catch the ball to a certain extent.
Such a stable position immediately weakened the effect of the Sonics' full-court man-to-man marking.
But problems also exist. When Yao Ming also mentioned the high position, the overall rhythm of the Lakers' position battle seemed too slow and excessive. Although the slow rhythm brings stability, it also reduces the fault tolerance rate.
At the same time, the SuperSonics' rotation defense is not a vegetarian. The pressing pressure on the Lakers' ball-holding point still exists, and mistakes are inevitable after all. Although the Lakers' mistakes are reduced because of their slowness, they are also due to their slowness and poor fault tolerance. Reduce and infinitely expand the negative effects of every Lakers mistake.
Can you imagine how it feels when you make a mistake after finally playing steadily for 20 seconds? That was a devastating blow to morale.
Fortunately, the scoring drought was finally broken. The connection between Nash and Dayao was successful under the basket. Finally, they were no longer completely blocked.
On the defensive end, Phil Jackson had obviously seen that Kobe could not defend Lin Dong alone, so he started to attack from a double attack.
It's either Doug Christie or Odom. The former's defense is more focused on experience and skills, while the latter's defense is more focused on strength and height, and his tacit understanding with Kobe is also higher.
The two teamed up with Kobe. Although I dare not say that Lin Dong was completely blocked, it did prevent Lin Dong from finding any opportunities to shoot.
But the problem is... if these two powerful players are brought out to attack Lin Dong, who can guard the Lakers' perimeter?
Odom and Kobe double-teamed over, and Lin Dong rushed forward and directly passed the ball to Iguodala. Last season, Iguodala had a shooting rate of 40%+, and he never knew what softness meant. Plus, at this time, the team The overall momentum overwhelms the opponent, and there is no psychological pressure. The opportunity for open three-pointers is almost free. In the first half, he made 4 of 5 shots and the shooting rate was as high as 80%.
And once Christie comes over, throw it to Rukawa Kaede.
This Japanese backup shooting guard, who has been on the bench for the SuperSonics for more than a year, really shined in this game.
Not to mention driving the SuperSonics' rhythm on both offense and defense at the beginning, except for the 3-pointer in the first half that failed to find its form at the beginning, he actually made 6 of 6 shots from the field, with a 100% shooting rate, which was better than Iguodala. Even more stable!
You know, his 100% shooting rate is not completely open like Iguodala. Whenever Christie chooses to double-team Lin Dong, Nash will fill in to guard Kaede Rukawa, and would rather leave Payton open. Anyway, that old guy His outside shooting percentage isn't that great either.
But Rukawa Kaede's shots were too fast, so fast that Nash was completely unable to make up his position. Every time he rushed towards Rukawa Kaede, the opponent would already get up, unable to even interfere.
The SuperSonics had more shooting from the outside. Iguodala hit 4, Rukawa Kaede scored 6, and Lin Dong himself had 5 3-pointers. Even Chandler even pulled out and shot one. In the first half alone, the Sonics actually scored. He scored a total of 16 3-pointers, which made the Lakers feel like they wanted to die and also made all the fans in the MCI Center Arena feel ecstatic.
The Sonics played too smoothly.
It's impossible to guard against it, it's totally impossible to guard against it!
If Lin Dong is flanked, he will miss the outside line. If he does not miss the outside line, Lin Dong will take advantage of him. On the offensive end, the Sonics already show unlimited firepower.
Compared with the previous SuperSonics with a full lineup and Hanamichi Sakuragi, this SuperSonics may be a little worse on the defensive end. For example, there is almost no restriction on Yao Ming inside.
But the outside firepower has improved a lot, and the scoring ability shown in the offensive period is disappointing. Even with Yao doing all kinds of strong things under the basket, he can't keep up with the SuperSonics' crazy scoring speed. After all... the SuperSonics' shooting percentage didn't even leave a rebound for Dayao!
At 75:43, at the end of the first half, the SuperSonics led by a full 32 points!
win?
They had 16 3-pointers in the half, and there was a monster who could do anything from inside to outside and on defense.
What can you win? Take the head to win!
The MCI Center was quiet, fans across the United States were wailing, and Phil Jackson finally replaced the entire lineup in the third quarter.
Not only because this game has lost hope of a comeback, but also because of Kobe Bryant's desperate and empty eyes, which made Phil Jackson feel that if he continues to play, he may lose more than just a regular game. It’s a race!
This season has just begun, and there is no such thing as invincibility in this world...
Phil Jackson knows that he must find the right way to win, and he will definitely find it.
But before that, we must not let our general fall first!
The SuperSonics also changed their main lineup, leaving only Iguodala and Chandler.
Compared with the weak benches of both teams, these two are already absolute All-Star players. They should not take it too easy. In the third quarter, the two of them brushed up a wave of data and the score was already 40 points ahead. Both of them were also replaced.
Until the final whistle sounded.
At 122:91, the SuperSonics defeated the Lakers by 31 points and won their fifth consecutive victory at the beginning of the season.
More importantly, the Lakers and Cavaliers, who were known as the 'Supersonic Killers' before the season, have both been killed one after another!
Who else in this league can stop the Sonics? !
——The invincible appearance reappears, and the SuperSonics announce the finale of this season in advance!
——Super Sixth Man, Kaede Rukawa, a nine-finger shooter from Japan who is also from Hanamichi Sakuragi!
——It is undeniable that this is an undefeated Sonics, this is an undefeated Lin Dong, the eternal myth of Seattle!