Chapter 489 The Highest Level

It is impossible to completely block Nash's pass by relying on Rukawa.

Rukawa's sudden outburst was just an information asymmetry for Nash, underestimating the substitute.

The Lakers had the ball, Nash played steadily, and the ball finally reached Yao Ming in the inside. He turned his back to Chandler and dunked the rim, finally breaking the Lakers' scoring drought during this period, and also injected a shot of adrenaline into the stadium scene that was about to cool down.

16-16.

Supersonics had the ball, Lin Dong held the ball.

Kobe Bryant pushed in front of Lin Dong again.

He didn't take the small mistake just now seriously. When guessing the other party's thoughts, there will always be two or three mistakes in ten times. After all, you are not really the worm in the other party's stomach.

This time, you must defend it!

And judging from Lin Dong's personality, the purpose of the other party's 3-pointer just now is obviously not just for 3 points.

Any all-around player has another purpose when shooting 3 points, which is to force the defender to get closer, to narrow your defensive range, and to make the next breakthrough!

What about Lin Dong?

Of course, it is also for this purpose, but... with his habit of "nesting dolls" thinking, he will not choose to break through immediately, but will choose to continue with 3 points.

First, it is to destroy his confidence. Lin Dong has obviously seen that his defensive core is trying to figure out his thoughts. Even if he deliberately doesn't let him guess, he won't choose a formula-like breakthrough for this ball.

And more importantly, he doesn't plan to "get close".

Still letting him one step away, Lin Dong feels that the "purpose" of the 3 points just now has not been achieved, and it is not threatening enough. Whether it is out of the destruction of his confidence or out of its own rationality, Lin Dong must shoot 3 points!

What you need to defend is his pull-up 3-pointer, but you have to put it one step away. More importantly, the center of gravity cannot be too far forward. For a master of Lin Dong's level, if you show any intention of "luring him to shoot a three-pointer", he will definitely see through it and then take advantage of it.

Then you can only rely on awareness in advance and body accumulation in advance.

This ball must be shot by Lin Dong, and I must save it!

Kobe Bryant's eyes are as calm as water at this time, as if there is no longer the fiery fighting spirit that was revealed before.

For ordinary players, this is an unfathomable state. His eyes will not reveal any information to you, so you can't guess his next defensive intention at all.

But in Lin Dong's eyes...

Kobe, who has restrained his edge, has a so-called depth in his eyes, which is like a blank sheet of paper!

The same scene falls into your eyes in different positions and different realms, but the scenery you see is completely different.

All of Kobe's emotional changes were visible to Lin Dong, and all of his thoughts were clearly revealed in Lin Dong's mind.

If you want to be more specific, you are one step away, and it is clear that you want to prevent a breakthrough, but you restrain your edge and deliberately hide your defensive intentions. What are you hiding? Isn't it obvious?

And if you want to be more abstract, just like Kobe Bryant's sharp edge after his successful defense, Kobe at that time was closer to his own state.

At this level, there is no need to hide anything, and it is impossible to hide anything. Thinking is no longer the source of your actions, but relies on instinct, a general consciousness.

If they are really two peerless masters, then at this level, they will only compete with each other in basic skills, speed, physical fitness, their own momentum, and even control of their state, etc., as if returning to nature to eliminate all the messy little movements and fake movements, which are useless at all.

At this level, there is no need to hold back your edge, because your intentions cannot be hidden from the opponent, just as the opponent cannot be hidden from you.

The only correct way for you is to release your edge in order to reach a peak momentum to overwhelm the opponent!

So, when Kobe holds back his edge, he has actually already lost...

Snap, snap, snap... snap!

All of Kobe Bryant's energy is focused on Lin Dong.

Zone, state 3!

Every movement of Lin Dong's body, every expression, and even the rhythm of his patting, all the details, cannot escape his observation at this time.

And the originally rhythmic patting rhythm suddenly changed, which made Kobe's pupils shrink slightly.

Here it comes!

The sudden acceleration of the patting rhythm and the increase in the patting force, normally this is a breakthrough.

But Kobe also noticed that Lin Dong's legs were slightly bent, and the hand holding the ball had a delicate movement, as if he was about to turn his wrist.

See it!

The sudden increase in the power of controlling the ball was just a delusion. The slightly bent legs and the ball-control technique that was about to turn his wrist were the truth hidden under the delusion.

Fake breakthrough, real shot!

Kobe Bryant's center of gravity suddenly lifted at this time, and he kicked his legs and jumped high, but then his heart was chilled.

What he saw was not Lin Dong's jumping figure, but a sudden breakthrough!

What is the highest realm of fake moves?

To make all the details of fake moves to the extreme, first fake and then real, is just the most basic foundation.

When you face a master, you can confuse your opponent's judgment by mixing a real move with another fake move, first real and then fake, and mixing up the order. That's what makes you a top master. Of course, your opponent must also be a master, otherwise your details are just like flirting with a blind man.

But the real highest realm has long transcended the scope of action, but the human heart and the atmosphere!

Using the 3-pointer just now to make Kobe Bryant fall into the speculation of nesting dolls, let him deliberately set a trap to lure himself to shoot 3 points, which is equivalent to adding a layer of assumption to Kobe that "Lin Dong will shoot 3 points this time", which is a foreshadowing.

And the change of the rhythm of ball control is not just a fake move, but also from "slow" relaxation to suddenly accelerated "tense", creating a tense and sudden atmosphere for the opponent, and then mobilizing the opponent's instinctive reaction in this tense atmosphere.

Both conditions are indispensable, and when these two conditions are added together, in fact, it doesn't matter whether you do a fake move or not. Kobe Bryant will definitely jump up. At most, the fake move is an extra layer of insurance or makes Kobe jump more "stubbornly"!

To ​​outsiders, the two of them are just a simple fight, and they didn't even see Lin Dong's fake move of bending his legs and turning his wrists, but I don't know why Kobe jumped up.

Not to mention ordinary spectators, even the countless players sitting on the sidelines, and even coaches with great vision such as McMillan and Phil Jackson, really don't understand why Kobe jumped up. Lin Dong obviously didn't fake a shot. His suddenly accelerated dribbling rhythm even exposed his intention to break through a long time ago, but...

Huh!

Super low body breakthrough!

For the first time, a pale flashed across Kobe Bryant's face in the air. The moment he hurriedly turned back, all he was left with was a huge No. 23 jersey number.

At this moment, Kobe seemed to have returned to his youth, as if he was sitting in front of the TV, watching the omnipotent God on TV, or when he was young and looked up at the starry sky, he sighed at the vastness of the starry sky and his own insignificance...

Bang!

Kobe landed and turned around, and at this time Lin Dong had already rushed into the free throw line. It was too late to chase him, but fortunately there was Dayao under the basket.

Dayao raised his hands to block, but Lin Dong jumped up directly with an expressionless face.

Dunk? Float? Layup?

Kobe behind him was desperately chasing, and Yao Ming jumped up to block with all his strength, his eyes were like torches.

This ball must be pressed by Lin Dong, even if it is a foul! Otherwise, it will be a big blow to the Lakers' momentum!

It is impossible to block Lin Dong's basket at this position. He is too flexible in the air, so he can only block people!

Dayao's hands went directly to Lin Dong's arm, and he had to grab it!

As for Chandler who was left open? Don't worry, Odom has come to defend. The Lakers have a complete set of measures to deal with Lin Dong's attack on the basket. As long as Lin Dong rushes in, someone will come in to fill the position.

But the next second, he was greeted by neither a pass nor a strong shot, but a back turn by Lin Dong in the air, followed by his hands, and his whole body curled up in the air, trying to keep the air time, until Kobe and Yao Ming, who were looking desperate, began to fall, and then he steadily hooked the ball towards the basket before he was about to land.

Swish!

The basketball jumped high, flew over the heads of Lin Dong and Yao Ming, and steadily entered the net.

16:18! The Supersonics overtook!

——Fuck!

——Why was Kobe shaken just now? Didn't Lin Dong make a fake move?

There was a constant buzz of discontent at the scene. Kobe Bryant's face was solemn. Lin Dong's expression, which had always been calm and indifferent, was no longer as "clear" in his eyes as before. The face that he had spent two years to see clearly seemed to be covered by a thin layer of mist, making it difficult for him to see clearly...

"Bryant! Don't think too much!" Phil Jackson could only barely feel that Kobe was shaken just now probably for some psychological reasons, and at this time he shouted a reminder: "Steady the rhythm! Steady..."

But before he finished reminding, the Supersonics on the court had already changed.

I saw Lin Dong raised two fingers to make a tactical instruction. There was no hiding. The No. 2 tactic of the Supersonics was rotation defense and full-court pressing. The whole league knew it.

For 3 years, they have not changed even this tactical gesture. The main point is "I will tell you how I want to play first, but you just can't do it."

"OHOH!" Payton was also excited. Lin Dong's two shots against Kobe just now were really heartbreaking. With Payton's rich experience and sharp vision, he naturally saw that now was the best time to defeat the Lakers in one fell swoop.

More importantly, Rukawa seemed to have suddenly come to his senses. Whether it was the previous block on Nash and Christie, or the correct choice when he was out of position with himself, or even the fact that he designed a mistake by Nash, all proved that Rukawa now had a clear observation of the situation on the court. Such a Rukawa should be able to keep up with the rotation defense of the Supersonics.

The Lakers' ball!

As soon as Nash received the pass from Christie from the baseline, Rukawa and Iguodala directly blocked him, trying to double-team him and lock him on the baseline.

Nash has already seen Rukawa Kaede's defensive skills just now, and Iguodala was a strong player who almost entered the second defensive team last year. If he were to be double-teamed by these two, even Nash felt that he might not be able to protect him. ball.

At this time, he can only be forced to pass out before being double-teamed.

Kobe didn't dare to pass the ball. Lin Dong was near him and Christie was too close to him. If he passed the ball, he would be double-teamed instead of Christie.

Yao Ming has returned to the frontcourt, and Odom is near the midline... It's actually Payton blocking Odom?

Nash lobbed the ball directly to Odom without hesitation. With Odom's height, it was obvious that Payton had no control over catching such a high ball alive, but the next second... a person was even bigger than Odom. The tall man rushed out from the diagonal and jumped high.

The height of 216 centimeters and the wingspan of 221 centimeters are both far superior to Odom's. Coupled with Payton's two-and-one, he actually snatched the ball away from Odom's head!

Without any sloppiness, the basketball passed directly to Lin Dong who was already rushing to the basket.

Although Kobe and Lin Dong were together, he was running forward in an offensive position. At this time, it was obviously not as convenient for Lin Dong to return to the basket. Chandler threw the ball high enough, and the two were in front of the basket. The difference in distance and height after the jump made Kobe unable to cause any interference at all.

boom!

Lin Dong dunked and completed the alley-oop.

16:20!

The Lakers had the ball, and Christie once again sent the baseline ball.

Faced with the double-teams that Rukawa Kaede and Iguodala immediately surrounded, and faced with the 5-on-4 situation in the backcourt, even a ball-handling master like Nash was unable to make a move for a while.

It can't be spread!

Yao Ming's disadvantages are undoubtedly revealed at this moment. Although he is the dominant player in the NBA today, his speed and physical preservation are relatively poor, especially after experiencing Sakuragi Hanamichi's full-court exertion. , so that every time there is a transition between offense and defense, Yao Ming has already developed the habit of going to the basket in the frontcourt as soon as possible to avoid being stopped and consuming his energy.

But this turned the Lakers' backcourt into a 4-on-5 situation. Even with Rukawa Kaede and Iguodala double-teaming Nash, Kobe, Christie, and Odom were all in one-on-one marking. On defense.

Lin Dong locked up Kobe, Chandler relied on his height and wingspan to defeat Odom, but Payton and Christie were evenly matched. The latter was certainly stronger, after all, he had more physical strength and was younger, but both of them were more defensive than offensive. If you expect Christie to single out Payton and get past his defense, that is unrealistic. After all, the game has just begun. No matter how useless Payton is, he still has sufficient physical strength at this moment.

The extreme blockade made it impossible for Nash to pass the ball. Yao Ming was forced to rush back from the front court and tried to join in the response, but time had been used up...

"Beep! The Lakers violated the 8-second rule, exchange the ball!"

For 8 full seconds, the Lakers couldn't even dribble the ball past half court!

——Defense! Defend! Defend!

The sudden high-pressure pressure put the Lakers into an absolute disadvantage and passivity. It also brought the already depressing atmosphere of the arena to its lowest level, and ushered in a wave of angry backlash.

——Guard a ball! How many points have you lost!

——Defense! Defend! Defend!

The fans watched anxiously and shouted wildly.

But in exchange, only the beads of sweat began to overflow from Kobe's forehead and Lin Dong's faint smile: "I said the same thing to another person a long time ago. The meaning of sports competition is to surpass oneself. Only by transcending first Only by yourself can you have the opportunity to stand on the same level as your opponents and find ways to defeat them.”

"Therefore, it is completely meaningless to simply study me, or even give up yourself for it."

Every word Lin Dong said was like a heavy blow to Kobe's heart, but he said with a faint smile: "Are you ready, brother? I'm going to do it!"