The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master

Chapter 457 The unstoppable three consecutive championships

The original strong defense, but the method of stealing the ball has changed from stealing to blocking.

What followed closely was the SuperSonics' usual ultra-fast counterattack.

Abandoning the supersonic speed of the traditional center, the best thing on the offensive end, apart from Lin Dong's sharp knife, is probably their overall speed that no one in the league can match.

Iguodala, Sakuragi Hanamichi, and Lin Dong are all absolute speed types. Although the weight loss Chandler and the aging Payton are not the league's top speed, they can easily surpass a large number of league centers inside. , I can’t say that he is the fastest in the team, but he can certainly barely keep up with the team’s overall advancement speed and get into position in time.

What's even better is that after giving up blocking the Lakers' inside line, everyone in the SuperSonics shifted their positions to the outside, which naturally made them faster on the counterattack.

At this time, the frowning Kobe, the furious Atkins, and the confused Devin George tried their best to defend, but in the end they still had to face the absence of Yao Ming and Odom.

The frontcourt once again formed a relaxed 5-on-3 situation.

Kobe didn't follow Lin Dong this time. After all, the Lakers were absolutely empty under the basket at this time. If he didn't rush to the basket, he wouldn't have to go back to defense and just give the SuperSonics 2 points.

But as soon as he left and rushed to the basket, the basketball was immediately in Lin Dong's hands.

Open 3-pointers... There are Sakuragi Hanamichi and Chandler rushing to the basket in front of them, which is enough to protect the rebound. If they don't shoot, it will be a shame for their own regular season record of 6 3-pointers per game.

Uh-huh!

There is no need for zones or anything like that. Lin Dong's current state is all about relaxation, a kind of ultimate rationality after returning to his original nature. Now he can fully play in this state for 48 minutes, and he can immediately go home and fight Yuya for three minutes. Hundreds of rounds...

Without hesitation, he stood up and raised the knife.

The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then stably penetrated into the net.

Uh-huh!

5:0, SuperSonics scored another victory.

--Forest! Forest! Forest! Forest!

Lin Dong's first score in every game is obviously a repertoire in the SuperSonics God Arena. The crowd cheers, waves and shouts, shaking the roof and floor, etc. are all just basic exercises.

And with the cheers of the enthusiastic fans, the ball came into Atkins' hands again.

And when he lasted past halftime and Sakuragi Hanamichi came forward again, Atkins couldn't help but swallowed subconsciously.

What about the mentality of an NBA player?

Less than a minute into the game, facing the red-haired guy, he was given a steal and a block in two attacks.

Frankly speaking, if this does not leave some psychological shadow, it would be unworthy of the word human nature.

Although Kobe Bryant, Dayao Yao and even Phil Jackson on the sidelines did not say anything to blame, Atkins was really scared at this moment.

breakthrough? I feel like I will be blocked and intercepted...

Shooting to close the distance? It will be covered...

At this time, Atkins began to feel a little nervous and unnatural.

To hit the basket, the Lakers' absolute advantage is now in the paint inside the basket. As long as they pass the ball in, they will definitely score!

Atkins calmed down, chose a high throw, and hoisted the basketball directly into the basket.

This was indeed a high throw, a very high throw. After all, in front of the 209-centimeter giant in front of him, Atkins felt that if he threw a little lower, he would be called down by that guy.

Frankly speaking, Atkins still has some passing ability, and the ball was passed quite accurately.

However, it is really too high... so high that it has completely lost the meaning of passing the ball and turned into a 'backboard' that changes direction.

At the same time, it also has another problem, that is, it is slow!

It took more than a second for the basketball to reach the highest point, and then it fell freely... The basketball stayed in the air for almost 3 seconds.

And 3 seconds is enough time for supersonic speed to do too many things.

At this time, Dayao under the basket immediately grabbed Chandler and seized the best position to receive the ball.

But the next second, Sakuragi Hanamichi in front had turned around and double-teamed up, forming a pincer attack on Yao Ming with Chandler.

Chandler and Sakuragi played four games in the regular season, as well as last season and the last season again. Sakuragi had Yao as his opponent almost every season. Chandler also had two seasons, which made the two He has quite a lot of experience in dealing with Yao Ming.

The front and back attacks focus on one position and pressure, trying to ensure that Yao Ming cannot jump at all, but leaving Sakuragi Hanamichi room to take off.

On the Lakers side, Odom saw something was wrong. Thanks to the ball being passed slowly enough, Odom also had plenty of time to support him. He wanted to use the same method to limit Sakuragi's take-off, but in exchange , it is Sakuragi Hanamichi's counterattack against Odom.

The four people had their arms wrapped around their arms and their legs wrapped around their legs. No one could jump for a while, but the result was obviously more favorable to the Lakers.

As long as no one can jump, then with the placement of the basketball and Yao Ming's height and wingspan, the ball only needs to be caught.

But they forgot that the Sonics also have a flying man...

"Careful!" Kobe Bryant shouted anxiously.

Just as the four people huddled together under the basket and waited for the basketball to fall, two figures flying diagonally from the left suddenly jumped up. It was Lin Dong and Kobe!

Lin Dong is faster, has better bounce, and has a better height and wingspan. When he is on the defensive end, he is also in a more advantageous position from the basket. The two of them seem to jump at the same time, but Kobe is behind Lin Dong. behind.

The four people huddled together under the basket were unable to move for a moment, and could only watch the two guys who came out flying overhead.

Snapped!

Lin Dong intercepted the basketball that was about to fall into Yao Ming's hands.

Steal!

The Lakers' three consecutive attacks in the opening game were interrupted three times in a row!

Lin Dong, who was holding the ball, turned his back to avoid the big hands of Yao Ming and Odom who subconsciously stretched out to steal the ball, and then started to rush forward. This time, even Kobe, who took one step behind, had no chance to catch up.

It doesn't even take a supersonic army to press down on the situation.

Stealing, holding the ball, fast break, the hidden edge is fully displayed at this moment, full of explosive power.

Lin Dong passed Atkins without slowing down and changed direction, then threw Kobe, who was chasing after him, behind his butt and hung in the dust, and went straight to the basket and jumped high.

boom!

A tomahawk chop.

7:0!

Kobe was stunned, Phil Jackson on the sidelines was stunned, and the commentators outside the court who shouted, "The Lakers are the biggest dark horse to stop the Sonics this year" were also stunned.

It's just a small change in the defensive lineup, but the results and rhythm are completely different from the SuperSonics of the past!

It only took three balls and three rounds to knock the Lakers' long-researched tactical arrangement specifically to deal with the Sonics to the ground and rub it hard, leaving the Lakers unable to fight back.

Is this, is this still the same SuperSonics team that tied 2:2 with the Lakers in the regular season?

--Hahaha! Who said before that the Lakers can restrain our SuperSonics?

——Who said before that the Lakers could prevent the Sonics from winning the championship? Are you going to slap me in the face now? !

——I will arrange it for you from beginning to end! If you restrain yourself to death, the Supersonics will win!

--Forest! Forest! Forest! Forest!

——Supersonic! Supersonic! Supersonic!

The cheers of the Seattle fans in the stadium shook the roof, and also shocked the originally hesitant and ambitious Lakers to their core.

7 points may not seem like much, but every time they score, they hit the Lakers' most dangerous seven inches, leaving the Lakers with no chance to fight back!

Facing Lin Dong, Kobe couldn't hold the ball; while facing Sakuragi Hanamichi, the only point guard with a strong offensive ability didn't even have a chance to pass the ball, let alone take action.

Completely restrained in style, although the Lakers still have the inside advantage, if they can't even get the ball into Yao Ming's hands, how can they still play? !

Phil Jackson called an emergency timeout, and after the timeout ended, the returning Lakers made certain adjustments on the offensive end.

The outside line began to link up, and Devin George or Odom came up from the low post to provide a pick-and-roll for Atkins, but the effect was very average.

Sakuragi's sense of anticipation makes the Lakers' hastily formed pick-and-roll combination extremely inefficient and often cannot be broken down. Even if it is broken down occasionally, it will face the wrong defense of Iguodala and Payton.

Iguodala's defense may not be as good as Sakuragi, and Payton's physical fitness and explosiveness are not as good as Sakuragi, but don't forget, the opponent is only Atkins.

If he is allowed to challenge these two defenders alone all the time, he will still be able to fight due to his speed, and he may even be able to perform well.

But if they only play once with an occasional mismatch, and Atkins has lost his offensive energy at this time, these two people are enough to seal him.

Without the organizer, the offensive firepower of Kobe and Dayao cannot be released, which makes the Lakers stumble on the offensive end. However, the SuperSonics are extremely smooth with their quick attack. Yao is slow to return to defense. .

Preventing counterattacks is almost a must, and even if you attack from a position, most of the time it will be left to Lin Dong to improve the success rate, until he can bring out all the touch of the Supersonics outside shooters.

The point difference went from 7 points to 10 points, and then to 15 points at the end of the first quarter. The Lakers almost never launched a truly decent counterattack, and they couldn't even see the slightest momentum of counterattack.

By the second quarter, Phil Jackson had completely lost his patience with Atkins and replaced him with veteran Fisher. He wanted to rely on Fisher's strong body to control the ball and penetrate into the paint to connect with Yao. name.

This skill is often handy when playing against other teams.

Fisher is one of those tank-type point guards. When faced with speed players, he can rely on strength to defeat them. When faced with heavy defenders, he can rely on the speed of a small man to win. He is an absolute mismatched point guard.

Naihe met Sakuragi Hanamichi...

This is an insider who can hold up Yao and O'Neal. Fisher will definitely not be able to compete with him in terms of strength.

And when it comes to speed, even Atkins's speed is controlled by him, so what can Fisher do?

The effect is almost the same as that of Atkins, even more extreme.

The points difference continues to expand, 17 points, 20 points, 25 points... terrifyingly stable!

Only then did Phil Jackson finally understand the real changes in this Sonics team.

They have completed a true replacement between the old and the new. Sakuragi Hanamichi took over Payton's original defensive leader's position and became the true defensive core of this Sonics.

If what Lin Dong blocked was the opponent's ace, then what Sakuragi Hanamichi blocked was the opponent's ball-holding point, which is the focus of the opponent's entire team!

As for the inside line... As long as the pass comes in, Dayao has never let anyone down. He is almost always accurate. But the problem is that there are too few chances of successful pass.

This means that Dayao's firepower has not been fully released, and he has no chance to use it. Naturally, there is no way to talk about the inside advantage.

Under the guidance of Zen Master, the Lakers tried several formations one after another.

The classic triangle offense composed of Yao Ming, Kobe Bryant and Odom had a little effect and slightly improved the Lakers' offensive end, but the effect was limited.

This is limited by Yao Ming's speed. After all, Yao is not O'Neal. His style is different, which makes his changes in the triangle offense tactics relatively simple and vulnerable to targeted clamping by his opponents.

Dayao is not suitable for the triangle offense.

On the other hand, the Sonics' increasingly perfect zone defense is simply too strong.

Iguodala, Lin Dong, Sakuragi Hanamichi, and Payton are all defensive heroes. Even Battier, who is sitting on the sidelines as a substitute, can complete rotations with these four at any time, even replacing Chandler. Form another defensive version of the Death Five.

And when they completed the transition from Payton to Sakuragi Hanamichi as the defensive core, the Sonics became more energetic and aggressive on defense, greatly increasing the Lakers' mistakes.

The Lakers... lost!

Not just this game, but the entire series may have been doomed to fail.

A slight difference makes a huge difference. The Zen Master sighed, the Lakers lack a strong point guard!

After the whole game, Lin Dong only scored an unprecedented 38 points, 7 assists, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks. For the first time in the playoffs, he did not reach double figures.

But both Zen Master and Kobe Bryant could see that it was because after the defensive end of the entire team was taken over by Hanamichi Sakuragi, the Sonics suddenly became impeccable.

Thanks to his defense, the counter-attack fast break for which the Sonics are famous has gone smoothly, which has given others more opportunities to attack, and also exposed Yao Ming's shortcomings with the word "fast".

Complete victory from beginning to end, this game actually did not require Lin Dong to explode at all, and this guy who seemed to have no intention of brushing up data was happy to let his teammates express themselves...

So relaxing!

127:95, SuperSonics defeated the Lakers and easily won G1!

The result of the big score obviously exceeded the expectations of all ball commentators and fans, but those voices across the United States who shouted before the game that the Lakers would defeat the SuperSonics still did not shut up, trying to use the Lakers' performance as a One interpretation places hope on G2 in the second game.

result……

117:102. Two days later, the SuperSonics easily won G2 again. The tactics used were almost the same as those in G1, and Lin Dong once again scored less than 40 points. Although 11 assists made the data reach double figures again, the overall look It was still in a closed state, so winning was too easy.

By this time, not only Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant, but anyone with a bit of discernment could see that the Lakers were no longer a match for the Sonics. Only those fans across the United States who were tired of the Sonics were still there. Not giving up, he attributes this result to the SuperSonics' home court advantage, hoping that the Lakers can come back in the next two home games.

But……

At 121:98, the SuperSonics won G3.

The Lakers showed an extremely strong desire to win and fighting spirit in G4. They abandoned Atkins' ball-holding style and replaced it with Kobe and Odom taking turns holding the ball.

Relying on the belief that he did not want to be shaved, Kobe played his best performance in history against Lin Dong. The double-double data of 34+11 also allowed Yao Ming and Kobe to join forces again. Together they scored 72 points, but it's a pity...

The SuperSonics are still the same SuperSonics. Lin Dong quietly scored 48 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, another triple-double.

At 111:106, the SuperSonics won G4 and passed the Lakers 4:0. With an unstoppable attitude, the 76ers and Pistons tied 2:2 and once again took the lead in advancing to the finals!

4:0 all the way, sweeping all the way, including the Lakers, who won 71 wins this season and are known as the SuperSonics' biggest nemesis!

The entire league, the United States, Dragon Country and even the world, all fans, whether they hate the Sonics or dislike Lin Dong, all fell silent.

Whether they like it or not, the outcome seems set.

This is a three-peat that no one can stop, no one can stop it!