Chapter 444 Sniper Counter Sniper!

The moment he caught the ball, his back turned and he ran directly into Anthony's arms.

In his second season in the NBA, Lin Dong did nothing but work on his body and strength.

Frankly speaking, the growth is very slow. After training hard throughout the season, my weight has only increased by 4 kilograms, and my deadlift performance has only increased by about 30 kilograms. Compared with those NBA players who have vigorously increased their muscle mass and weight, they are much bigger. Half a year of professional training to achieve such results can almost be regarded as a failure.

But Lin Dong is different, because this growth is based on another foundation, which is to maintain the original flexibility 100%!

The sudden attack of power confrontation, and feeling the intensity of the impact, made Anthony subconsciously stabilize his center of gravity at the first moment.

Generally speaking, a collision of this level requires either a powerful player or a very tight center of gravity. In any of the above situations, it is impossible to make a change of direction immediately afterwards, so the defender The best way to deal with it is to stabilize yourself first.

This is something that you don't have to think about at all. Every mature defender in the NBA will make the most subconscious choice at this moment.

But this was Lin Dong... Just when Anthony was trying to stabilize his footing, a rapid change of direction suddenly occurred.

Anthony's eyes changed slightly, and then he felt that Lin Dong had invaded his defensive position from the left.

Passed!

At this time, he could only rely on the interception of his left arm to forcefully drag him. At the same time, Kobe on the right had obviously realized Anthony's loss, and chose to go around Anthony and use his bare hands to make a breakthrough towards Lin Dong. The direction is blocked again.

It is faster to break through empty-handed than with the ball, but the problem is that Kobe has to bypass Anthony, which means the distance is further.

Fortunately, Anthony's drag delayed Lin Dong's speed, but Kobe's accelerated defense could only barely catch Lin Dong, and at the same time, it blocked Anthony's path to continue defense.

The original two-and-one defense turned into one to defend one and one to make up for one in an instant.

At this time, the three of them were constantly breaking through, blocking, breaking through, and counter-covering. In just a few steps from the frontcourt to the midfield, the three of them had actually exchanged positions several times.

The four big hands of Kobe and Anthony seemed to have turned into a thousand hands, constantly blocking, pulling, and entangling.

But the basketball in Lin Dong's hand was like magic. The dazzling hand shadow was threaded through the flowers, as if it was completely one with him.

Lin Dong couldn't completely get rid of these two people, but the two people couldn't completely block Lin Dong in the frontcourt. He almost forced him to push the ball across the half court!

--Forest! Forest! Forest! Forest!

The stadium erupted with cheers, the US team's double team was broken!

Old K on the sidelines frowned as he watched. Locking the ball in the Sonics' backcourt was the main tactic in the first quarter. Old K thought that the Dragons needed to fall behind by at least 10 points before they could adjust, but he didn't expect... …

But it doesn't matter, just because Lin Dong can dribble the ball past half court doesn't mean he can score easily when being double-teamed by Kobe and Anthony!

Frankly speaking, what Old K hopes is that Lin Dong chooses to play hard. He knows that Lin Dong will still have a chance to score even if he faces double teams, but he also has a high chance of missing a shot.

And more importantly, if he still fights hard even when he is trapped by two, it will mean a separation between Lin Dong and the Longguo men's basketball team, which means that he can no longer trust his teammates, and if Missing the shot means a collapse of the Dragon Country team's faith!

But……

Lin Dong only had a brief feeling of the defensive intensity of the two, and he knew that if he hit the ball hard, the hit rate could not be guaranteed. Once he missed, it would bring a huge blow to the whole team.

Fortunately, halftime was finally over.

At this time, with only a brief glance, he could already clearly see the situation on the field.

Yao in front was still in a confrontation with Ben Wallace. Although he barely squeezed to the edge of the paint area, as long as he looked at Duncan in the paint area, he knew that even if the ball was given to Yao Ming, it would only be blocked.

The American team focused all its attention on dealing with Lin Dong and Yao Ming. At this time, Liu Wei was followed by Iverson and had no room to catch the ball, but he and Zhu Fangyu were both at three-point range. Empty place.

Whether it can open up the situation depends on whether Zhu Fangyu's three-pointer is accurate.

And compared to the outside lines of these two people...

Lin Dong suddenly jumped high, and Kobe and Anthony jumped up to block him at the same time. Not only did his four big hands block all his shooting routes, but the intense physical confrontation also squeezed Lin Dong's space for movement in the air. Forcing his movements to deform.

Fortunately, I didn't intend to throw the ball.

Uh-huh!

The ball is in roughly hands.

The two had similar shooting percentages of open 3-pointers during team training, but their general ability to withstand pressure and mentality were much stronger and more calm than Zhu Fangyu's.

But the ball had just flown towards the ball... a figure like an iron tower had already pounced out from the inside.

Tim Duncan!

After all, he is one of the three strongest centers in the league today. This replacement is not only very timely, but the defensive pressure that Tim Duncan brings to the attackers is also far better than those that he has faced on the court. Substitutes.

Suddenly, there was no chance to shoot.

After all, he has rich experience. The first thought at this time is that Yao Ming is already "empty" in the paint. In terms of Yao's current ability, without Duncan's help in defense, it is completely impossible for him to single out Ben Wallace in the paint. questionable.

But Duncan has obviously been guarding his passing route for a long time. When filling in, he did not choose to stick close to him, but stayed half a step away to block.

He can't shoot, and his passes seem to be prone to mistakes.

In just a moment's hesitation, another big hand had already cut in from his side.

Snapped!

Duncan's defense attracted all the attention, and he felt his hands suddenly become empty, and the basketball he held in both hands actually came out.

Iverson!

Small and unobtrusive, yet fast and unprepared!

Duncan's blockade is just the beginning, a cover. After all, the real killing is hidden in the captain who is now on the court.

Bang bang bang!

After completing the steal, Iverson easily shook off Liu Wei, who was catching up with him, with just one feint. He rushed towards the frontcourt with the ball, and followed closely. When Lin Dong came over to block the block, he did not have any entanglement with Lin Dong. Instead, he chose to hoist the basketball directly forward.

Kobe, who was completely free and rushed to the frontcourt, held the ball. Facing the unguarded Kong Lan, he actually chose to stop outside the three-point line and shoot a three-pointer.

It is absolutely possible to get 3 points. At this time, the Dragon Country team was almost empty in the half. Even Lin Dong, who was filling in for Iverson, gave up chasing. Even if he missed the shot, he could make up for it himself.

Uh-huh!

Three points were scored, and the score on the electronic scoreboard jumped slightly.

8:0!

There was a round of high-fives from the US team, and some US fans in the field also cheered.

What then became quiet were most of the Dragon Kingdom fans and even the countless Dragon Kingdom viewers sitting in front of the TV.

beep!

"The Dragon Kingdom team requests a timeout!"

On the bench, everyone in the Dragon Kingdom team looked solemn.

Frankly speaking, before the game, everyone actually thought that this game would be difficult.

Although many outsiders feel that Lin Dong is in an invincible state now, and Yao Ming is enough to compete with the top center in the NBA, but after all, the strength of other positions is too far behind, facing this team that is almost all historical super giants. , and even the US team, whose bench is full of super giants, must win first, otherwise it will only become more and more difficult to fight the US team in the later stages.

Use the outside line, use Dayao's control of rebounds, and use the cooperation of the whole team.

Everyone has simulated all the tactics many times, but they really didn't expect...it is actually themselves who are getting the upper hand now!

From the first ball in the game, they have chosen man-to-man, two-and-one, and even now they have given up on the U.S. team's favorite dunk performance, choosing more 3-pointers... Now even a blind person can see that, thinking fast It was the American team that won the battle quickly.

And he had a desperate attitude from the beginning, not giving him the slightest chance or slack.

To be honest, this is probably the first time the whole world has seen such an American team. Even the Dream 1, which was the undisputed strongest team in history, is stronger than this American team in terms of strength, but if you add in mentality and focus If so, it really can't compare to the combat effectiveness shown by this American team from the very beginning.

The gap in strength in other positions cannot be helped. Although he can use Lin Dong first, but looking at the current posture of the US team, you can't expect Lin Dong to be able to rely on himself when being double-teamed by two people. His strength dominates the entire team’s scoring.

We have to open up the outside touch as soon as possible, we have to activate the whole team as soon as possible...

"Pass the ball quickly! Move in a wide area!" Mr. Jiang kept saying: "After Lin Dong passes the ball, he will shoot quickly when he has the opportunity. If he doesn't have the chance, move in a wide area! They will double-team Lin Dong, and they will miss the ball after all. Come out alone and find the loophole!"

"Zhu Fangyu! Don't always stand on the 3-point baseline and a roughly parallel position, blocked by Duncan and Yao Ben. He can't see your passing route. The two diagonal outside lines are slightly misaligned!"

"Also, don't just stand there like a piece of wood. Come over and set up a pick-and-roll for Lin Dong. Two of them are pinching one of us. Are you all blind? What are you waiting for in the frontcourt!"

After a short timeout, Long Guo continued to have the ball.

The slightly adjusted Long Guo team seems to be slightly more active.

It was Lin Dong who still forced the ball against the defense of the two, but he pulled Zhu Fangyu into the backcourt to do the pick-and-roll for Lin Dong.

To be honest, the effect is average.

When Lin Dong was still in high school, when everyone was still in the National Youth League, there was a big gap between the level of Zhu Fangyu and others and Lin Dong, but they relied on mutual understanding and Lin Dong's certain degree of accommodation. The degree of cooperation.

But now, the gap has become even wider, and facing the double attack of Kobe and Anthony, Lin Dong must be faster and stronger to seek an ultimate state, and in such an extreme state , Zhu Fangyu seemed to be really unable to keep up with the rhythm.

With those three people constantly changing routes and rhythms, Zhu Fangyu's pick-and-roll effect was extremely limited. Lin Dong still couldn't get rid of those two people. He can only say that the half seemed a little more relaxed.

At this time, the general open space on the outside line reappeared, Lin Dong made a pretty extreme pass, and Duncan continued to fill in from the inside line.

Thanks to Mr. Jiang's reminder just now, there was generally no hesitation this time. Although he and Zhu Fangyu were at opposite corners at this time, there was no blind spot in the sight under the deliberately adjusted position angle.

A large-scale transfer, Duncan turned to the left and made up for it, spanning half the distance of the baseline. This actually left Zhu Fangyu with enough open space, but he couldn't delay it. If he delayed for a second or two, he would make up for it. .

Duncan's role seems to be more to intimidate and put pressure on the two Longwai outside players, rather than really locking them down.

There is definitely an opportunity, it just depends on whether you can seize it.

Zhu Fangyu was also extremely nervous at this time. The two core members of the team were locked by the American team. Now he could only rely on him and the general perimeter. If he made a shot, he could break the deadlock. If he failed to make a shot, it would be an abyss!

Uh-huh!

Zhu Fangyu stared nervously at the basketball that had been thrown, but the next second.

Bang!

Zhu Fangyu's expression changed. He was too nervous and stiff...

Old K on the sidelines clenched his fist fiercely, while Mr. Jiang's brows were already twisted into the character "Sichuan".

The basketball bounced out of the hoop and missed!

Yao Ming tried his best to grab the rebound, but when Wallace blocked him, Duncan had already blocked Yao in the most uncomfortable place.

At this time, the three people took off at the same time, but Dayao was firmly clamped by the two people's physical confrontation. Not only could he not jump, he could not even straighten his arms. He had no rebounding advantage at all.

Team USA gets the rebound.

As for the fast break... Anthony, Kobe and the fastest Iverson took the lead. Although Lin Dong had already returned to the basket to defend at the first time, he faced the opponent's all-out three-on-one, and it was still three. A giant of a historical level, even Lin Dong could only watch the ball and sigh.

Kobe made an emergency stop from mid-range and shot the ball steadily into the frame.

10:0!

The Long Guo team had the ball and the tactics were still the same. Lin Dongqiang carried the ball through the half court and distributed the ball to the general outside.

This time he shot much more resolutely, ignoring Duncan's replacement and taking a 3-point shot.

With good luck, the ball was scored, 10:3, and the Dragon Kingdom team finally broke the scoring drought.

But immediately after, Iverson ignored Liu Wei's defense from the outside and made a 3-pointer, opening the point difference back to double digits.

Looking back, Long Guo continued to play from the outside, trying to maintain the general feel, but unfortunately this time he missed the shot and a 3-pointer came out of the frame.

Fortunately, Duncan had just made a save at this time. Facing Wallace's one-on-one challenge, Dayao jumped up to grab the rebound and successfully dunked.

13:5.

But immediately afterwards, Anthony returned a 2-pointer from the free throw line with a decent mid-range shot.

15:5.

Longwai looked for Zhu Fangyu from the outside, but Zhu Fangyu continued to miss 3 points. The US team counterattacked and scored, 17:5.

Long Guo made substitutions, Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue went up, Zhu Fangyu and Liu Wei went down.

Firstly, it is to switch to Yi Jianlian to try the outside touch, and also to assist Dayao to strengthen the inside line. Secondly, to use Sun Yue's height to fight against Iverson, and at the same time look forward to Sun Yue's outside three-pointers. After all, Liu When Wei was unable to control the ball for half the game and could only rely on Lin Dong to organize the game, Liu Wei's role on the court was almost zero.

Unfortunately, the effect was minimal.

Yi Jianlian attacked the inside under the cover of Yao Ming, but was blocked by Duncan.

19:5.

Fortunately, Sun Yue's three-pointer today seemed to be pretty good. He hit two consecutive three-pointers, narrowing the point difference slightly, bringing the score to 22:11.

But this thing feels like it comes quickly and is lost just as quickly.

Immediately afterwards came Sun Yue's 3-pointer.

Lin Dong mainly plays the point guard role. In fact, no one in the Dragon Kingdom can control the ball for more than half of the game. He has been silently observing, trying to find the point that can activate the entire Dragon Kingdom team.

Continuous investment and trust can see some results, such as Sun Yue's 2-for-3 shooting from the outside, such as Dayao's one-on-two situation at the basket, and he can barely maintain a balance of power on the rebound. This should be placed under normal circumstances. In ordinary games, even if it is already open, the offense has already improved.

But this is the American team...an American team that is extremely focused on revenge against itself.

Compared with the American team in another world that had a back-and-forth battle with the Dragon Kingdom in the Olympics, the focus and murderous intent of this team in front of us have risen by at least three levels!

Even though Dragon Kingdom's offense has improved, it is still stumbling as a whole. This level of so-called 'improvement' is simply not enough.

To put it bluntly, the upper limit of the strength of the rest of the Dragon Kingdom team is here. No matter how hard Lin Dong leads, it will be capped here.

It feels good and can barely score the US team's score.

But you can't guard against others. Once you feel bad, the points you lose will come rushing in like a flood that bursts a bank.

If you look at the U.S. team's offense, it's very smooth.

The five points are widely spread out, and he can only guard one of them. Dayao can only guarantee a balance under the basket, but almost everyone else is in a state of losing ground.

All kinds of 3-pointers, all kinds of mid-range shots, just like no one is guarding them, every hit is accurate...

The American team counterattacked and scored at 24:11.

The fans of the American team cheered as if they were sure of victory, but Lin Dong had a gleam in his eyes.

After six or seven minutes of high-intensity confrontation, Lin Dong could feel that not only was he gradually adapting to Kobe and Anthony's attack, but the two men also began to have some shortness of breath.

It's normal. Lin Dong himself is actually starting to feel tired.

The intensity of the confrontation was so great that the three of them were constantly fighting and pulling each other almost from the second the game started. From their bodies to their minds and their wills, they never stopped fighting for a single second.

If you have no idea about the intensity of confrontation, you can look at UFC and the like. Can anyone fight for 5 minutes without stopping? Don't tell me you're just starting to feel tired now, you're probably already lying on the ground.

Old K believes that using two people can seal him off and prevent him from scoring.

He was wrong.

I am just waiting, waiting for the two of them to become more familiar with their defense, waiting for the two of them to get used to the way they only pass the ball, and waiting for the two of them to start to show a slight decline in physical strength, willpower, and confrontation.

It's now!

Under the close defense of the two, Lin Dong suddenly stood up. Anthony and Kobe's subconscious jumping to block had become inertia, and they seemed to have calculated that Lin Dong was passing the ball. Four big hands blocked the ball in the air, and even more Many still seek the ultimate route blockade.

But Lin Dong paused slightly in the air.

The ball was not passed, but the hand holding the ball took the initiative to hit the two people's blocking route.

Both Kobe and Anthony were surprised.

Snapped!

call!

beep!

There was a crisp sound of thugs and the sound of the basketball being released, accompanied by the referee's whistle.

Lin Dong had already clenched his fist before he even landed.

Uh-huh!

The basketball got steadily into the net.

"The American team's No. 24 player fouled and received an extra penalty!"

3+1!

Lin Dong, who had been silent for almost the entire first quarter, took action for the first time, but as soon as he took action, it was a 3+1.

The Dragon Kingdom fans at the scene burst into loud cheers after a short period of silence, and the cheers were like a prairie fire. They first rose in the excited commentary of CCTV Director Sun, and then quickly spread to the Dragon Kingdom. every corner!

——Lin Dong! Lin Dong! Lin Dong!

--Forest! Forest! Forest! Forest!

Lin Dong just scored a goal, but the voices from home, abroad, and countless fans resounded throughout the world in an instant.

But what sounded immediately afterwards was still the referee's whistle.

--beep!

——Substitution for Team USA!

Exit Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony.

Enter Dwyane Wade and LeBron James!

Two super giants go down, and two super giants come up!

He just failed to guard one ball, so he replaced two super giants?

Lin Dong suddenly looked back at Old K on the sidelines, only to see a meaningful smile on Old K's face. At the same time, he kept explaining defensive details to Wade and LeBron.

Frankly speaking, thanks to his research on Lin Dong from beginning to end and his interpretation of Lin Dong’s character, Lao K even consulted a pretty awesome psychological master.

This allowed Old K to accurately read all Lin Dong's thoughts and intentions at the moment Lin Dong chose to fight hard.

This is more than just a 3+1.

It was a perfect opportunity, a node to boost the morale of the Dragon Country team, and also an opportunity to seize the opportunity when Kobe and Anthony's physical fitness began to decline and their defensive intensity began to decline.

The guy's lack of attack before was just to prepare for this moment, and he even tried to use this to make the entire US team, including himself, say, "Lin Dong only hits one occasionally", "This goal may be just a spur of the moment", Judgments such as 'It's a lucky ball' and 'You can check again'.

Indeed, under normal circumstances, whether it is out of respect for the superstar, or out of considerations such as continuing the feel on the court, at this time, one would definitely choose to wait and see.

How can there be any saying that if one guard loses one, then replace him?

Wouldn't the superstar be offended? Do new players have to have a good touch? Just one ball...

But Lao K just doesn't play according to common sense.

Kobe Bryant and the others will not feel offended, because they have already made repeated announcements before the game about the frequent and high-intensity mobilization of this game.

Wade and the others will not be without touch, because from the first second of the game, they have been warming up both physically and mentally.

The American team he leads has already been psychologically armed to the teeth, and it attaches unprecedented importance to this game!

This is not a matter of one or two balls at all.

A picture with many young faces flashed in Old K's mind. It was the picture of the American team led by him losing to the international team by 1 point at the Nike Summit.

Don't make the same mistake twice on yourself.

Are Kobe and Anthony's stamina starting to decline? It doesn't matter, then immediately go up to the two with full health, and let the two come back first to regain their breath!

Chance? Lax?

When the opponent is a monster like Lin Dong, Old K knows very well that he will not be able to give the opponent even the slightest chance, and he will not be able to appear in the team he leads again if he relaxes at all!

Whenever someone like Lin Dong gets the slightest chance, he will quickly equalize the score, leaving infinite uncertainty in this game.

So he wants to make a substitution. The full health status of Wade and others is not the most important thing.

Hasn't Lin Dong gradually adapted to Kobe and Anthony's defense? Then get used to Wade and LeBron again. When you get used to these two, I will replace you with Kobe and Anthony and see how long you can adapt!

Just like Landlords.

So what if you hold the biggest pair of kings?

You have a bunch of small cards in your hand, but I have four 2s, four aces, four kings, and four queens in my hand. If I can't beat you, then I might as well stop being a coach!

Lin Dong made a steady free throw, and at 24:15, the score was finally brought back within 10 points.

But as Wade and LeBron, one skilled and one powerful, two future superstars whose technical styles are completely different from Kobe and Anthony, used their best physical confrontation to double-team Lin Dong again...

Stronger, faster, and faster than Kobe and Anthony, who were getting tired just now!

The two guys who just came on the field were already fully in the state when the blockade came up, and they used their full physical strength to suddenly raise the defensive intensity and physical confrontation to a higher level!

Although the Dragon Kingdom fans around the arena were still immersed in the excitement of the 3+1 just now and shouted Lin Dong's name crazily, but...

"..."

The air seemed to have become stagnant at this moment.

He had been waiting for a long time before he had the chance to counterattack, and he killed the opponent's sniper with one shot.

But the old K, who was sitting at the sidelines, used sufficient ammunition and firepower to complete the counter-sniper attack from somewhere else in an instant!

Lin Dong could feel that there was a coldness coming, as if a haze suddenly enveloped himself and even the entire Dragon Kingdom team, covering the top of his head like an airtight seal!