Chapter 357 I Predicted Your Prediction.
The ultra-long 3-point range directly stunned a lot of people.
It's not like the NBA in this era has never had such a range, it existed earlier.
When Portland TV stations and Trail Blazers players ridiculed Jordan for his inaccurate three-pointers, the God of Basketball used such super long three-pointers to teach Portlanders how to behave. Even more exaggerated than Lin Dong, Jordan not only shot from the midline, but he also used a two-stage shot after taking off, that is, without borrowing the help of the takeoff, he only used his wrist and waist to push the ball into the basket from the midline in the air!
Compared to that kind of fairy ball, Lin Dong's is relatively simple, but...
That's the God of Basketball!
No matter what Jordan does, it seems normal in the eyes of fans, but if another person does it, even if this person is Asian, then it is really crazy.
How can anyone shoot just after crossing the center line!
The suddenly quiet scene obviously gave Lin Dong room to respond.
His ears were perked up again, his palms were folded up again, and his smiling expression seemed to be asking the audience: Why is it so quiet? Where are your voices? Where have you gone?
McMillan and Bob on the sidelines couldn't help but subconsciously look around the quiet stands.
They have never seen anyone dare to make such an arrogant gesture at Staples Center, except for Michael Jordan back then!
But... isn't this not quite like Lin Dong's style?
It is true that after being together for so long, McMillan and Bob both know that Lin Dong is the kind of man who is gentle on the surface but as tough as iron in his bones. But throughout the regular season, when faced with the provocations of most home fans, his reaction has always been They only speak with actions and rarely take counter-provocative actions.
Today this is...
--me……
——I am your father!
The fans who finally reacted in the stands couldn't bear it anymore and roared wildly in the audience.
——Bryant! Kill that arrogant guy!
——The garbage team that was last last year dared to be so arrogant at Staples Center!
——Block him! Block him!
The furious roars throughout the stadium are a judgment coming from the home court, which often brings huge psychological pressure to the away team.
But at this time, McMillan and Bob were surprised to find that the Sonics players who were somewhat nervous before on the court were not as nervous as they imagined. Instead, they seemed to have broken through some kind of limit. They were actually on the court. Relaxed.
This is...'extreme therapy? ’
McMillan and Bob thought with laughter and tears that they knew Lin Dong's intention.
The other SuperSonics players did play a little reserved in the two or three minutes just now.
They have experienced many away games and have experience in dealing with away games, but Staples Center is always the most special.
This arena, which won a championship the year it was put into use and has won three consecutive championships since then, has now become a legend in the NBA like a magical holy land. The Lakers have never played in this arena since they moved into it. Lost in the entire playoff series!
After all, this G3 is too important. If we can win this game, we can almost say that we have won the Lakers. After all, in NBA history, there has never been a series record of being overturned after 3:0!
But it is precisely because of the excessive desire to win, the boos in the home arena, and these psychological implications that it is inevitable for others in the Sonics to become nervous.
What Lin Dong is doing is to break this tension and restraint by using "things must be reversed".
Use the most arrogant attitude to provoke the most extreme boos and anger at the home court, and then let this anger break through the limit of the psychological shackles of other SuperSonics players.
Either you are so frightened by the boos in this away game that you peed your pants, then you should just get out, or you are left with a calm mind after you have exceeded your psychological endurance limit.
Obviously, there are no real softies in the Sonics, and there is no such thing as being so scared that they wet their pants, so the only result is the latter.
"It's a tie! Guard against them!" Desmond seemed to be aroused by the boos, and finally began to become active. MD, if you don't be active, you really think I am afraid.
What happened to the fans? Why don't you yell, come down and bite me if you dare!
"OH! OH! Kill them!" Brent roared in response.
Sakuragi Hanamichi continued to hang around O'Neal with all his strength. He had no psychological problems. From the moment he entered the arena, his battle was not related to the boos of these fans, but to the fact that he was still lying down. Chandler connected in the hospital.
Despite the successive failures, Sakuragi Hanamichi's will was extremely concentrated. He felt that his thinking had never been so clear before.
At this time, he was as clear as a mirror. In terms of skills and reading O'Neal's movements, he still needed to be proficient in actual combat. At the same time, he had to get more accustomed to O'Neal's weight and O'Neal's brute force...
Payton gave Lin Dong a high-five, and the SuperSonics' morale was like a rainbow!
Kobe's eyes became more and more excited.
Be strong when you are strong! He licked the corners of his mouth.
The Lakers have the ball.
The triangle offensive system is still extremely stable, and Kobe has now seen through the Sonics' tricks.
If you want to fulfill Phil Jackson's tactical intention in the first half and consume Lin Dong's energy, you must first blow up Payton!
The cooperation between this guy and Lin Dong is so tacit. Without breaking him first, the pick-and-rolls, screens, etc. he provides to Lin Dong are almost everywhere. Lin Dong is already difficult enough, plus such a The old man is simply impossible to deal with.
Duel!
At this time, when he wanted the ball from Fisher, Kobe no longer chose to misplace the pick-and-roll with Fisher, but chose to play hard.
If you want to beat Payton, the best way is to consume him. After all, the opponent is 34 years old. Although his defensive skills are still there, how can his physical strength and explosiveness be compared with those of young people?
At this time, facing Payton's pressing defense, Kobe changed his direction and rushed forward. Payton followed closely and almost intercepted the ball with his hand.
The best defensive point guard in history is by no means a caliber that he claims to be. Although Kobe managed to protect the ball with his reaction, his breakthrough was blocked.
At this time, he turned around to protect the ball, hit hard with his back, squeezed into the mid-range position, and then turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper.
But no matter how many tricks he played, Payton's big hand never moved away from his eyes. Even the moment he turned over, Payton's hand always blocked his sight.
Bang!
The basketball bounced off the iron, but there was no trace of disappointment on Kobe's face. Instead, there was a smile on his lips.
He could feel the changes in Payton's breathing rhythm under his constant impact. Although it was not enough to prevent the two of them from losing their breath, the deep breath that Payton might not have noticed when he landed still revealed that he had already It’s no longer what it used to be.
As for shooting and iron shooting...
With O'Neal under the basket, does that count? !
Sakuragi Hanamichi once again fell into an absolute disadvantage due to the squeeze. Although the movement of blocking the steps in advance seemed to be faster than before, the upper body strength was still lost too much, and the face attached to O'Neal's elbow was almost squeezed out of shape.
O'Neal firmly held him behind his body. Without stopping, O'Neal easily picked up the rebound, stepped forward and jumped for a dunk.
11:9!
The cheers in the arena started again and started to challenge Lin Dong.
SuperSonics possession.
A lesson learned. Kobe didn't give Lin Dong a chance to shoot from long range this time, and had already defended himself early.
Payton held the ball across the center line, where Brent and Desmond had already pulled the opponent's forward to the strong side.
Fisher pushed in front of Payton, and Payton paused briefly at the three-point line, followed by Lin Dong's pick-and-roll.
With the help of Lin Dong's cover, Payton made a super low breakthrough.
Fisher was blocked by a mismatch, and Kobe raised his brows and faced Payton who rushed out of the misplacement without hesitation.
How could the same trick be used twice in a row...
Before he could finish his thoughts, Lin Dong was already jumping high towards Fisher.
Kobe was suddenly stunned, and then he saw Lin Dong shooting from the three-point line.
Uh-huh!
Farke!
Kobe wanted to scold his mother. How much did he look down on his own IQ? Did they really do the same trick again? !
Fisher's thoughts just now were obviously the same as Kobe's. At this time, he was already half a beat too late to interfere.
Facing this kind of 3-point shot with almost no interference, for Lin Dong, it is almost the same as sending it away.
Uh-huh!
3 points into the net, 11:12!
The SuperSonics took the lead and once again silenced the home fans in the Staples Center.
Lin Dong didn't touch his ears this time. He got tired of doing the same action too often. He just looked around the table with a smile on his face, and then made an empty-handed shooting gesture towards them.
That posture seems to be saying: scream, are you shouting? Why don't you call? The more you scream, the more excited I get!
The home fans reacted again, followed by the same incompetent fury.
——Oh, yeah, I’m so angry!
——How can that guy be so accurate? What kind of shitty luck is this!
——That damn guy, he cheated on Bryant! With that Payton!
--fraud! These two liars!
Yang Dong burst out laughing in the stands. No one could hear her wild shouting before, but this 'untimely' laughter finally made people pay attention to her.
Fortunately, she bought a seat very close to the front, and she was surrounded by either celebrities or business tycoons. Although many people frowned and looked at her, they did not say anything rude, but there were several fans four or five rows behind her who were yelling at her. Roaring: "You are laughing so hard! You bitch! Shut up!"
Yang Dong's two words in reply were lost in the wave of the scene and could not be conveyed, so he simply put his left and right hands together and made an international gesture to the angry fans: "Fuck you, no one cares about heaven and earth, you still don't care about me laughing. Don’t you laugh?”
Mito Yohei was sweating. Although he knew that Takato's mother was very fierce, he never thought that she would be brave enough to challenge the 20,000 fans at this home court.
On the other hand, the bodyguard Yang Long next to him, except for being wary of attacks such as throwing water bottles that might happen at any time, had a completely calm face, as if he had seen this kind of scene many times.
Wow!
No matter how dull you are at this time, you can tell that this woman is not a Lakers fan at all.
The stands over there almost exploded, but... the fans were not stupid either. Facing a crazy woman who could sit in the VIP position in the front row, in addition to furious curses and the intervention of numbing security guards, What can you and dare you do?
Mom in the stands teased the fans' nerves, and on the court, Lin Dong teased the Lakers' emotions.
The Lakers have the ball.
Lin Dong's successive tricks, he made 4 of 4 3-pointers, with a 100% hit rate, and scored all 12 points of the SuperSonics!
The terrifying continuous scoring ability and super-fast attack rounds did not disrupt or affect the Lakers' tactical rhythm.
After all, they are a team that has won three consecutive championships, and the rhythm is not so easy to be deviated. Kobe knew very well at this time that in order to defeat Lin Dong, he must first take off his shield.
Beat Payton!
Super low body breakthrough!
This unique skill that the basketball god is famous for is not a unique skill that cannot be copied by Kobe.
Payton's defense of this hand has been engraved in his bones for a long time.
In terms of the skills of both offense and defense at this time, whether it is conscious reaction, blocking route selection, small movements of the hands, etc., Payton's defense is slightly better, but Kobe is better because of his youth and faster speed.
The result of the head-to-head confrontation between the two was that they were half-matched, one blocked the other, rushed diagonally towards the left baseline, and followed closely.
Zhiji!
The screeching sound of shoe soles, Kobe Bryant's sudden stop during a sprint.
Payton stretched out his right leg, and then stopped suddenly. However, the speed was still too fast at this time, and the 'supporting force' of that leg was obviously lost by half, causing his body to sway slightly when he stopped suddenly. It's not as simple as Kobe's stop.
Immediately afterwards, I saw Kobe pull up and stand up.
Payton reluctantly defended and sealed Kobe's eyes with his hands, but this time he failed to block him.
Kobe's sighting frame has long been completed, and his hands have reached the highest point of the shot. At this time, he shot the ball without hesitation.
Uh-huh!
Goal scored, 13:12!
But before the fans at Staples Center could cheer, the Sonics' fast break started again.
In the same offensive mode as before, with the help of Lin Dong's pick-and-roll, Payton rushed out in one step.
Kobe didn't choose to follow him this time. He was simply fed up with these two guys who had 80,000 hidden agendas. He chose to block Lin Dong this time!
He was sure that the two of them would definitely repeat the previous process again, because the other party felt that he would predict their predictions, not to mention what if they let Payton rush in? Has he passed O'Neal's test?
Sure enough, Lin Dong jumped up. Kobe and Fisher jumped to block almost at the same time, but what they saw was Lin Dong's teasing smile.
The next second...
call!
Payton, who broke through, jumped up easily at the free throw line. He did not choose to force his way to the basket because there was no one around him within one meter at this time.
Mid-range jump shot.
Uh-huh!
Goal scored, 13:14!
Do you think you predicted my prediction of you?
No...it was me who predicted your prediction of my prediction!