masters-orleans Chapter 400 The Button of Death
Chapter 400 The Button of Death
Chapter 400 The Button of Death
The U.S. team returned to the defensive end. As Hubie Brown said, Tomjanovich asked Sharif Rahim and Payton to switch to Zhao Dong.
However, Rahim also lightened Zhao Dong by at least ten kilograms. As soon as he stood in front of Zhao Dong, Zhao Dong immediately started a crushing breakthrough.
Here, there is no law of flying dragons, and his advantages in tonnage and strength can be brought into play unscrupulously.
When he beat Payton just now, he didn't bother to crush him. The opponent was too small. Now he doesn't have such scruples when he beats Raheem.
The Chinese team also pulled away, as far as the bottom right corner, Yao also pulled to the left wing three meters away from the paint, Garnett and Mourning were completely pulled out of the penalty area.
"It's the tactic of fully opening the inside line. The God-slaying lineup is based on this theory." Hubie Brown shouted suddenly.
At this time, Zhao Dong came to the top of the arc, turned around, and started hitting Raheem on the back at the top of the arc.
Bang bang twice, before Zhao Dong fully exerted his strength, Rahim was knocked back again and again, unable to stand at all, and completely lost his defensive position.
Payton, who was facing Li Nan in the left-wing three-point line, saw him and rushed to the top of the arc.
Seeing Li Nan who was left behind, he immediately started an air cut to the basket.
"has leaked!"
His eyes lit up, Xu Jicheng shouted loudly.
Bang, Zhao Dong hit the ground with a backhand pass, Li Nan received the ball and made a three-step layup.
"Beautiful! This is the way to play. Zhao Dong attracts double-teams on the outside, and those who are emptied quickly cut to the basket. The efficiency will be very high."
Sun Zhenping said excitedly.
"It's okay for Zhao Dong to go in and dunk just now. The opportunity has come out. If Mourning or Garnett returns to the basket, he can also pass to Dazhi or Yao." Xu Jicheng laughed.
At 10:2, the Chinese team led by 8 point.
Garnett took the ball again to single Yao, but this time under the latter's defense, he failed to make a shot.
The basketball hit the basket, and Mourning exploded. Under the double siege of Dayao and Dazhi, he even grabbed the offensive rebound.
The next moment, he jumped up for the second time and smashed the basket hard.
"Snapped!"
Zhao Dong returned to the basket in time and slapped Mourning.
"Good hat!" Xu Jicheng shouted excitedly.
The ball bounced off the backboard and flew high.
Zhao Dong quickly observed the landing point after landing, then moved the card position, took off at the same time as Garnett, and grabbed the basketball.
Taking advantage of height and wingspan, Garnett took the lead to touch the ball, but failed to catch it, and just raised the ball again.
But this time, Dayao's position was just right, and he caught the ball.
As soon as the man landed, his elbows spread out, and after forcing the defender back, he gave the ball to Zhao Dong beside him.
Coming to the frontcourt, Zhao Dong gestured to pull away, turned his body, and began to hit Raheem with his back.
Still unable to bear it, Raheem staggered back, Zhao Dong took advantage of the situation and stepped across the top of the arc, then quickly turned around and sprinted past the former into the penalty area.
This time, Payton and Vince Carter on the outside did not dare to double-team for fear of missing the outside of the Chinese team. Garnett and Mourning in the low post returned to the basket at the same time.
Zhao Dong approached Garnett with the ball, then jumped up, made a movement of attacking the basket, shook Garnett, and then threw the ball over Garnett's head.
"Yao?"
Garnett was in a hurry, but it was too late.
The next moment, with a bang, the basket above his head was smashed, and he was dunked.
"No, it's not a front button." Zhao Dong joked.
It was good not to say this, but as soon as he said it, Garnett was so angry that his nose flared up, and his white teeth bared out, as if he was going to pounce on Zhao Dong.
"roll!"
Zhao Dong scolded.
"I'll pay one back."
Garnett snorted coldly, bypassed Zhao Dong and ran to the frontcourt.
The US team attacked, and Payton suddenly found that his defender had changed.
It turned out that Zhao Dong was too lazy to guard Payton, it wasn't challenging, and he was too bullying. He asked Hu Weidong to change, and he replaced Li Nan and stood below the free throw line.
The Chinese team plays a two-one-two defense. He is the "one". The defensive position is very important. He can help defend the outside line from the top and help defend the basket from the bottom.
"Boy, it's as easy for me to cross you as it is to cross the road in the morning."
Now Payton felt that his spring had arrived, and when he pushed forward, the trash talk also went to Hu Weidong.
This is the trash talk he spat on Grant Hill. It was Hill's rookie season. He was sprayed all over his face and then passed over. It was a famous scene of Payton, and now he wants to replicate it on Hu Weidong. .
Hu Weidong was also out of anger, he moved his feet and rushed forward to steal it.
But Peyton had been prepared for a long time, turned around and made Hu Weidong live a clean life.
"Pretty...be careful!"
In the ABC commentary seat, Cook roared excitedly, but before he finished talking, he realized something was wrong.
On the court, just as Payton turned around, he took a step forward, only to feel his eyes go dark, and hit Zhao Dong head-on, with a bang, he didn't hit Zhao Dong at all, but he rebounded and fell to the ground, the ball naturally Also lost.
Zhao Dongchang stretched out his arm, caught the dropped ball, and then rushed to the frontcourt with the ball.
But it turned out that when he saw Hu Weidong in front of him taking the risk of stealing, he knew it was not good. It was very difficult for a top point guard like Payton to steal him, so he immediately rushed forward to implement a supplementary defense, which happened to block Payton.
When Zhao Dong launched a fast break at the top of the arc, maybe only those top sprinters in the world could catch up with him.
Behind him, Dayao and the others didn't bother to get off quickly, they just stood in the backcourt and watched his performance.
"boom!"
It was another flying dunk, which was full of applause.
14:2, the Chinese team leads.
"Payton was careless, too careless, the flying dragon is below, how can you bypass the flying dragon's defense if you break through head-on?"
Cook sighed.
Hubie Brown said in a critical tone: "He hasn't adjusted his position yet and looked down on Hu, but he forgot who was behind Hu, so he was intercepted by the Flying Dragon for the fourth time."
Tomjanovich shook his head. Payton's performance today made him very disappointed. He couldn't see the performance that a double-team player should have at all.
Soon, at the dead ball, he replaced Payton with Jason Kidd.
Seeing the substitution, Sun Zhenping smiled and said, "Kidd is now at the level of a top point guard, not much worse than Payton. He has played with Zhao Dong a lot, more than Payton."
The Chinese team led by a big score, and the atmosphere in the commentary was very relaxed. Xu Jicheng smiled and said: "Although I have a lot of experience, I don't think it is very useful. If he can beat Zhao Dong, how can the Bulls be eliminated by the Knicks in a row? This time they are still eliminated by the Knicks." Sweep."
Sun Zhenping said with a smile: "Now that Zhao Dong has gone to the Trail Blazers, the Bulls are considered liberated. The American media recognizes that the two teams in the Eastern Conference are the Nets and the Digital Team, but I think the Bulls are good and can definitely be the third team."
Sure enough, Kidd's playing could not solve the problems of the US team. Under the leadership of Zhao Dong, the Chinese team's offense was booming.
He reduced his shots on the offensive end, started to play for Dayao, and played offense at the basket.
According to international basketball rules, there is no defense for three seconds. Yao can stay at the basket on the defensive end. On the offensive end, he has height and skills, and he is also very advantageous. After Mourning was pulled out by Dazhi, Gane Te can't stop his low attack, and Mourning can't stop it either.
The U.S. team, on the other hand, strengthened their individual offense and still lacked cooperation, relying on individual ability to score points little by little.
Kidd played very cautiously, he was too familiar with Zhao Dong, and often when Zhao Dong approached him, he would either go around or pass the ball.
On the defensive end, Zhao Dong sits in the middle and frequently defends the high and low positions, especially the basket, which greatly limits the breakthrough of the American team from the outside. He sent out big blocks in a row, and the caps won Carter and Raheem. Dizziness.
He is in this position, and with his help defense, he can well protect Dayao and Dazhi below. The outside impact of the US team is still very strong. He can prevent the inside from being impacted by the US team and give up on the US team The number limit is inevitable.
In the following time, the U.S. team was forced to increase the flank attack, and made a mid-range shot after breaking through the outside line. In addition to the low-post offense of Garnett and Mourning, they kept up with the Chinese team in terms of scoring, but they could not narrow the gap. .
Li Nan and Hu Weidong couldn't prevent the breakthroughs of Carter's shooting guards, and Dayao and Dazhi could only compete with Garnett and Mourning.
Cook said: "Now Feilong doesn't have the No. [-] position on the defensive end, but he is in the middle, which also greatly limits our outside cuts to the basket. We have strengthened the mid-range attack on the flanks, and the effect is still good. "
Hubie Brown shook his head and said disappointedly: "I can't shoot mid-range, think about how the Knicks and Lakers played in the Finals this time, it is the most efficient attack at the basket.
Now Feilong has reduced the offense, but Yao has strengthened the offense at the basket. The offensive efficiency of the Chinese team is very high. If we focus on mid-range shooting, the efficiency will definitely be lower than that of the Chinese team, and the point difference will only increase. "
After the first quarter, 28:12, the Chinese team actually led by 16 points.
This score shocked the whole world.
"Since when has the Dream Team been so vulnerable?"
"It's very simple, because they are facing a flying dragon."
"Is this the Chinese team?"
"The Chinese team is not weak at all. Four of the five starters are the main players in the NBA. Flying Dragon is the god of basketball. It is already recognized as No.1 in NBA history."
"The God of Efficiency is well-deserved!"
"Feilong said long ago that this US team is not worthy of being called the dream team."
"The Flying Dragon behind has stopped attacking, otherwise the point difference will be even bigger."
After the first quarter, the media reporters on the scene talked a lot.
After falling behind by a large score, the atmosphere on the bench of the US team was very low, no one spoke, only panting.
Tomjanovich was powerless, not because of his poor coaching ability, but because no one on the team could compete with Zhao Dong.
Garnett can interact with Yao in the low post at the basket, and has some advantages in outside offense, but the point difference cannot be narrowed because the US team cannot suppress Zhao Dong's contribution on the offensive end.
Although Zhao Dong didn't make any shots later, as long as he stood on the court, he could attract a large part of the American team's defense. In addition, his organizational passing could still make the Chinese team not weaker than the American team in terms of offensive efficiency.
And once Zhao Dong strengthened his personal offense, with his offensive efficiency, the US team would collapse directly.
He felt that the Olympics was a pit, and he shouldn't be coaching the US team at all.
If O'Neill is willing to join the national team, he may have some confidence, but with the current lineup, he has no confidence at all.
Now his certainty lies in the substitute lineup.
In the second quarter, the U.S. team has too many players who can play. There is no difference between the substitute lineup and the main lineup, but the Chinese team cannot. Zhao Dong can only continue to play.
Although the bus played, the overall lineup of the Chinese team is still far behind the substitute lineup of the US team.
Under such circumstances, Zhao Dong could only take over the offense.
But this is an international arena, and he also lost the terrifying impact he had on the NBA arena, unable to frequently attack the basket.
The reason is simple, there is no reasonable collision zone.
But it doesn't bother him. In the finals with the Lakers, he attacked close to the basket and beat the Lakers, and he can do the same now.
After the second quarter, Zhao Dong scored 10 points in 20 minutes, leading the Chinese team to withstand the powerful offensive of the US team's substitute lineup.
52:40, the Chinese team still leads by 12 points.
Now Tomjanovich had nothing to do. With the Chinese team's main force in the second half, the US team lost hope of chasing points.
Zhao Dong was responsible for organizing the offense in the third quarter, allowing Dayao to play singles with Garnett under the basket. The Chinese team still maintained a double-digit lead in the score.
In the fourth quarter, when he started to attack again, he widened the point difference to 3 points within [-] minutes, and the US team collapsed immediately.
At the end, 101:77, the Chinese team won by 24 points, won the first victory in the group stage, and made a good start.
With a big victory over the US team, the Chinese team's potential to win the gold was fully demonstrated.
Zhao Dong scored 43 points in two quarters and sent 15 assists, including 6 assists to Dayao, up to 2.
"Feilong, what do you think of this US team?" A reporter from the New York Times asked after the game.
"I told them a long time ago that they are suitable for the silver medal." Zhao Dong laughed.
"Do you think the US team is a tactical failure, or lack of lineup?" Another Associated Press reporter asked.
"Both, tactically they fight on their own, and in terms of lineup, they can't compete with our lineup." Zhao Dong said.
"Then how do you think the US team needs to change in order to win against the Chinese team?" the reporter asked.
After Zhao Dong thought for a while, he said, "Bring O'Neill here."
"What about the other positions? Today you beat all our point guards, so don't you need to make changes at the No. [-] position?" the reporter asked.
Zhao Dong said with a smile: "Garnett is fine at the fourth position, he is the most suitable candidate in the so-called God-slaying lineup.
As for the other three positions, I don't care who you choose, because no one in the United States can compete with me. No matter who you choose, you will only be blown away by me. The third-rate outsiders all have the same result. "
These words were so arrogant that many Americans jumped up, but there was nothing they could do.
US team coach Tomjanovich accepted an interview, and he said helplessly: "We have no advantage in the low post, but we can maintain a balance of power, both offensively and defensively.
In the second and third positions, we have a greater advantage, but in the first position, we are at an absolute disadvantage.
On the whole, because Feilong's dislocation advantage on the perimeter is too strong, our perimeter is at a disadvantage. We can't stop his offense, we can't defend his pass, and our perimeter is overwhelmed.
But in fact, based on what I know about him, his strength has not exploded at full strength. He only played the main offense for two quarters, and everyone knows that he is the most terrifying player in basketball only when he is the main offense for the whole game. god.
Such an opponent, with the current lineup alone, we have no way to defeat him and the Chinese team. We need stronger people to join the national team. "
His words put O'Neal under great pressure, because only his offense at the basket can compete with Zhao Dong's high efficiency.
This is not to mention later, after the Chinese team won the US team, it was like a bamboo shoot, and they beat New Zealand on the 19th and France on the 21st, showing the championship.
On the 23rd, the Chinese team ushered in the fourth group match against Lithuania.
Before the match started, Zhao Dong seemed very excited, very excited, clamoring that he would beat Lithuania tonight and win a wild victory.
Others don't understand why Zhao Dong is so excited, only he himself understands.
At the beginning of the game, Zhao Dong fired with full firepower, shot from inside and outside, and the defensive end suppressed the opponent's point guard, causing the opponent to make consecutive mistakes. He led the Chinese team to play a wave of [-]-[-] attacks, which stunned Lithuania.
He scored all the points, all of which were breakthrough points. He made 5 of 5 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. Once he went in and directly dunked the opponent's main center, and once he dunked the opponent's power forward. He played extremely violently.
But Lithuania's basketball is very strong. They are all big and tall. They are very accurate in three-pointers from the outside. After recovering, they counterattacked.
Zhao Dong led his team to withstand the opponent's offensive, and continued to use breakthrough tactics to gradually widen the point difference.
By the end of halftime, under Zhao Dong's full-scale main attack, the Chinese team had already led by 34 points. He scored [-] points in the half, and his strong offensive firepower beat all the Lithuanian players to the brim.
In the end, Zhao Dong achieved the wild victory he wanted, 108:61, a wild victory of 47 points, and he scored 58 points in the game.
The group stage was [-]-[-]. Although there is still a group stage to play, the Chinese team has already won the first place in the group stage.
On the afternoon of the 25th, the Chinese team beat Italy again and entered the quarterfinals with a record of unbeaten group matches.
This evening, the United States and France started their final group game.
After dinner, Zhao Dong greeted his teammates to watch the game together.
In the previous life, Vince Carter would fly over the 218 cm center Weiss in this game to complete a death button.
After the US team lost to China, they worked hard and won three games in a row.
The cooperation between the players came out, the strength increased a lot, and the morale that was hit by the Chinese team gradually recovered.
The game entered the second half, and with 16 minutes left, Vince Carter suddenly stole the ball in the frontcourt, then took the ball to the basket, and flew up against Wes.
"coming!"
Seeing this scene, Zhao Dong laughed.
"Oh!"
Seeing Carter flying over Wes' head and completing the dunk, the audience was stunned, and they all exclaimed in unison.
"Brother Dong, Vince Carter is learning from you." Dayao said with a smile.
"When you meet such a person, just pull him down, you're welcome." Zhao Dong laughed.
In the end, the US team ranked second in the group stage with a record of four wins and one loss, and also reached the quarterfinals.
The quarter-finals started on the 28th. No.1 China in Group A played against No.4 Spain in Group B. With the strength of the Chinese team, there was no pressure.
This day is also the women's 20km race walk.
(End of this chapter)