Chapter 243: Competition of Core Strength: The Pull Rod of the Trapeze Artist

In the ABC live broadcast, Hubie Brown analyzed: "Judging from the first two games, the strength of both sides is close, and both sides have the ability to eliminate the opponent.

But the Knicks lost one home game and now have three consecutive away games, which is somewhat disadvantageous. "

Cook smiled: "At the beginning of the season, no one was optimistic about the Knicks, but the Knicks had a very good regular season record.

In the playoffs, after Feilong was shot, no one was optimistic about the Knicks.

Even after he came back, no one was optimistic that the Knicks could reach the Finals because they didn't know what his condition would be like, and everyone knew that the Bulls would break out in the playoffs, but now it seems that the Bulls may not be guaranteed to win. . "

Hubie Brown said: "Tonight the Knicks started John Starks. He and Alan Houston are both talented players. If they are not in good condition, they may miss consecutive shots."

Cook laughed and said: "Stacks is indeed good offensively and defensively. He is one of the few people who can defend Jordan head-on.

But his performance was also unstable. The most embarrassing performance was in the 1994 Finals. Facing Mosaic, the team fell behind 2-3. In the G6 game, he made only 2 of 18 shots, and then the Knicks lost. After the competition, Mosaic won the championship.

What I hope is that he won't hit 2-for-18 again in this game, otherwise he may really be traded away. "

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili analyzed: "In the first two games, Zhao Dong's performance was obviously better than Jordan's. First, the Bulls had Ewing in the low post, sharing Jordan's scoring tasks. Second, Jordan is indeed old, and Zhao Dong But it’s making progress.”

Sun Zhenping smiled and said: "There is another one. Zhao Dong increased his scoring and decreased his assists. He has not yet achieved a triple-double in this playoffs."

"Well, yes, you have to do it yourself at the critical moment. With his high efficiency, passing the ball to his teammates is a waste of opportunities. That is unreasonable. You must play reasonably and you will win." Zhang Lianda said .

"Billups was taken out of the starting lineup today. This should be because the team considered too many mistakes on the back line, right?"

Sun Zhenping said.

"Yes, the Knicks lineup is too young, and there are really too many mistakes and fouls. Otherwise, with their rebounding advantage and Zhao Dong's high efficiency, how could they lose the G2 game? Zhao Dong guarded Ewing to death the day before yesterday. , the Bulls no longer have low-post offense, so they rely on Jordan to shoot outside." Zhang Li said.

Having said this, he smiled and said: "But this lineup now has this strength.

Once it grows up, it is also very scary.

Zhao Dong is the main attacker and is responsible for organizing the offense of his teammates. The others are responsible for cooperation, playing defense, grabbing rebounds, running into open spaces, stretching the defense, doing pick-and-rolls, fixed-point shooting, etc. "

"Yes, Hu Weidong is like this now." Sun Zhenping said with a smile.

In the home team's locker room, after Phil Jackson explained the tactics, he thought about it and told Rodman: "Dennis, don't use those tricks against Feilong tonight. The league will not punish him. Go find that one." Ben Wallace.”

Rodman nodded but did not answer.

In the G1 game, he picked the wrong person for his crooked move. As a result, he was ridiculed by the media after the game. Coupled with Reggie Miller's disdain for him, he was very unhappy.

"Okay, just be quiet and do as I say."

At this time Phil Jackson said: "Everyone sit cross-legged, adjust your breathing and mentality, close your eyes slightly, and now start meditating for twenty minutes."

Well, the Bulls locker room became quiet. Everyone, including Jordan, began to meditate and ask questions. It was peaceful.

Rodman took a few deep breaths and seemed to have an effect. A stream of energy began to gather in his body, and then the energy settled in his Dantian and moved downwards...

"cloth!"

The locker room suddenly became chaotic.

Half an hour later, the first team came on.

"Feilong, welcome to my home court." When they met, Jordan said with a smile.

"What are you proud of? I eliminated you at your home court last year. How about going to three cities in a row this time and do it again?"

Zhao Dong said with the same smile.

"Just you?"

Jordan looked at several depressed Knicks players with disdain.

"We'll see."

Zhao Dong said something coldly, waved his hand, and led the team out.

"Shh!"

As soon as he stepped into the circle of light, thunderous boos suddenly arose. Zhao Dong's eardrums immediately lost all function, and there was a buzzing sound in his brain.

This time, the Bulls gave the Knicks only 2,000 away tickets, which was not as impressive as the Knicks, who gave them 3,000.

In order to put maximum psychological pressure on the Knicks, 20,000 Bulls fans almost vomited their lungs, and all of them booed until their faces turned red.

"I want to fuck you at home!" Zhao Dong cursed and ran towards the court.

"Bang bang bang..."

During the warm-up, Knicks players continued to hit the basket, causing constant ridicule from Bulls fans.

Ten minutes later, the game started.

Ben and Ewing jumped the ball and the Bulls attacked.

Zhao Dong faced Ewing on the defensive end and immediately followed into the low post.

However, he did not defend from the top like in the previous game, but instead defended from the side.

There are three types of low post defense, top defense, side defense and front defense, each with its own role.

He chose side defense to cut off Ewing's receiving line. Even if Ewing enters the basket, he can catch up with the opponent with his mobility.

At the same time, if he chooses side defense, he can also cover a larger defensive area upwards, which is also a requirement of the coaching staff.

At this time, Ewing saw that Zhao Dong was not behind him. He immediately turned around, cut to the basket, and asked for the ball from the top of the arc.

Kidd also saw this opportunity and passed the ball tentatively.

In order to reduce the offensive phase after Ewing received the ball and prevent Zhao Dong from returning to defend the basket, he passed the ball directly to the basket, hoping to have an alley-oop with Ewing.

But at the moment when he passed the ball, Zhao Dong rushed to the basket, then flew up, grabbed the ball before Ewing, and intercepted the ball.

"Beautiful! Zhao Dong steals the ball, John Starks is about to go down, Zhao Dong passes the ball..." Zhang Lili shouted loudly.

"boom!"

John Starks started in time, dropped Kidd, caught the ball and went to the basket, but missed the layup, and the ball was grabbed by Kidd who was chasing him.

"……well!"

Zhang Lili ended this explanation with a sigh.

At this time, Zhao Dong almost reached the midline position and immediately turned around and returned to defense.

Now Ewing's knees are bad and he can no longer run. He is the slowest in the game. He has only reached the top of the arc and is alone at the back. However, at this time of transition between offense and defense, his position is closest to the basket.

"Whoosh!"

Kidd grew quickly, Ewing caught the ball and hit a three-step layup.

"What are you doing? You didn't even hit an overhead layup. What kind of state are you in?" Zhang Lili said helplessly in the CCTV live broadcast booth.

The Knicks attacked, Zhao Dong advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, Ben entered the low post, and others started to move.

Oakley also pulled to the outside, so that when Zhao Dong was above the free throw line and its dotted line, one of the two defenders could maintain the opportunity to cut inside.

The Bulls also switched defenses, with Jordan facing Zhao Dong, the immobile Ewing facing Ben, and Rodman guarding Oakley.

"Old guy, I'm going to break through!"

Bang bang bang, Zhao Dong was dribbling the ball while talking trash, disturbing Jordan's defensive attention.

"you try."

Jordan was ruined by Zhao Dong's first step in the G1 game. Today, his defense was more proactive, coming directly to interfere with Zhao Dong's starting rhythm with constant steals.

At this moment, Zhao Dong turned around and started to break through from the left.

His movements were very fast, and Jordan was not slow either. He immediately turned around to pursue him.

However, as soon as Jordan turned around, he ran into Big Ben's arms.

The reason is that in order to make Zhao Dong's breakthrough smoother, Nelson arranged a pick-and-roll tactic for him, allowing Ben to come up from the low post to pick-and-roll, while also pulling Ewing along and consuming his physical energy.

Ewing caught up two steps from the low post and saw Zhao Dong using the wall to get past Jordan. He immediately spread his arms and blocked Zhao Dong's path.

"boom!"

Zhao Dong first slowed down and dribbled once, then suddenly advanced, changed direction in front of his body, and easily passed over Ewing.

"boom!"

Entering the paint area, he flew up, glided two meters, and hit a powerful flat-basket dunk, and the Bulls' empty basket was immediately exploded.

"Beautiful! Feilong dunked with a flat basket, showing his ferocity and violence." Cook shouted excitedly in the ABC live broadcast booth.

"Facing the Bulls' veteran insiders, Feilong doesn't need any extra skills at all, he can just crush him." Cook said with a smile.

Bulls offense.

Zhao Dong guarded Ewing, standing in the paint area, leaning back and facing the left elbow area, so that his peripheral vision on both sides could see Kidd at the top of the arc and Ewing below at the same time, and he could return to the basket in time. It can also take into account perimeter defense.

Ewing went to the basket again, and Zhao Dong took a step back.

This time Kidd did not pass the ball to Ewing, but made a tactical gesture.

As soon as Ewing saw the tactical gesture, he immediately pulled out. Zhao Dong followed and guarded the left waist position in the paint area.

Ewing's pull immediately attracted the Knicks' defensive attention. Everyone thought Kidd would pass the ball to him, and the defensive attention on the right wing weakened.

At this moment, Jordan on the right took advantage of McGrady's pick-and-roll, dropped John Starks, and quickly cut into the paint.

"Be careful, Jordan cuts his back!" Zhang Lili exclaimed.

Under the basket, Ben noticed the movement behind him and immediately turned around.

At this time, Kidd passed the ball, Jordan caught the ball, jumped up in front of Ben, grabbed the ball with his right hand and sent it to the basket.

Ben took off to block the shot, and Jordan retracted his right hand. While dodging the block, his body glided past the former, and before landing, he raised his right hand upward again.

"not good!"

But at this moment, Jordan was shocked.

"Snapped!"

Zhao Dong, who returned to defend the basket, jumped high and grabbed the ball while flying past Jordan.

"oh!"

Seeing Jordan being caught by Zhao Dong, all the Bulls fans exclaimed in surprise. They couldn't believe what they saw was real.

"yeah!"

Two thousand away fans cheered instantly.

"It's so exciting! Zhao Dong blocked Jordan's pull-up layup. This is not the first time he has done this to Jordan!"

Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.

During the ABC live broadcast, Hubie Brown lamented: "There used to be a saying in the league that Magic controls the ground, and Jordan controls the sky. Jordan is known as the flying man, and most of his actions are aerial operations. It's a pity that these two men control an era. Everyone has passed and the league is ushering in a new era."

At this time, Zhao Dong passed the ball because John Starks quickly came down from the top of the arc again.

John Starks carried the ball to the basket, and Kidd was chasing closely. This time he no longer went for a layup, but pulled to the left and passed to Alan Houston who was rushing over.

Because Jordan had just reached the basket, he did not return to defense in time. There was no defender around Houston, so he caught the ball and went to the basket and hit a layup.

4:2, the Knicks were leading away from home, the Bulls were attacking, and Phil Jackson unexpectedly called a timeout.

"Feilong worked very hard on the defensive end today!"

"With two goals in the opening game, it will be difficult for the Bulls to get in today."

The two thousand away fans were very excited. Just after the game started, the leader of their team blocked Ewing and Jordan consecutively, stopping the Bulls. They were looking forward to Zhao Dong's performance and the victory in the G3 game today.

"Yao, when are you going to draft?" Barkley chatted with Yao on the sidelines.

"Oh, Brother Dong asked me to at least finish my junior year, win an NCAA championship, and then participate in the draft when I am twenty years old." Dayao said.

"Play in the NCAA for two more years?"

Barkley nodded and said: "Inside players don't need to enter the league so early. The competition is too fierce and it is easy to hurt the body. Even outside players can't enter the league too early. But what I want to know is, which team do you want to draft you? "

Dayao touched his head, hesitated and said, "I don't know."

"Don't you want to be in the Knicks?" Barkley asked.

"Brother Dong is so strong, what about his team?" Dayao asked doubtfully.

"Let the team trade up the picks." Barkley said with a smile.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he felt that he had made a mistake, and he couldn't help but look blank.

If the Knicks are planning to draft Yao in two years, then they are not allowed to hoard draft picks in the next two years. This will definitely affect the lineup and the championship. How can he get a ring?

He quickly made up for it: "Hey, Yao, it's actually the right thing not to join the Knicks. Think about it, Feilong is so fast, plus Nelson's small ball style, and he plays fast breaks from time to time, how can you keep up with the rhythm?" Huh? Your legs will break after a few trips. So you can go to any team, but you can't come to the Knicks."

"Really?" Dayao said.

Lindsay was on the side. When she heard Barkley cheating on Dayao, she glared at Barkley with dissatisfaction. She thought she should ask her husband to kick this fat guy away? Anyway, the contract hasn’t been signed yet.

She knew what Zhao Dong was thinking. This year, she would let the Knicks select Da Zhi, let Da Zhi play for two years with the Knicks, and then find a way to choose Dayao after two years, and let Dayao play for two years with the Knicks first. This way, If he takes care of it, he will be able to adapt to this league better and develop better in the future.

She pulled Dayao and said in Mandarin: "Dayao, don't listen to his deception. Your brother Dong has a plan."

"Oh, I understand, sister-in-law." Dayao said quickly.

At this time the timeout ends and the game begins.

Phil Jackson's coaching is more Buddhist, he is good at adjusting the player's mentality and stimulating the player's state. The reason why he called a timeout is because there was a problem in the offense and he was blocked by Zhao Dong continuously, otherwise he would not call a timeout easily.

Bulls offense.

Ewing pulled directly outward and pulled Zhao Dong out of the paint area.

However, his mid-range shooting distance is limited, so Zhao Dong stays at the left midfielder in the paint area, keeping the possibility of returning to the basket at any time.

Above Ewing is the rookie small forward McGrady on the left wing, and his counterpart Oakley.

Kidd was at the top of the key, facing off against Alan Houston.

On the right wing is Jordan and John Starks, and in the low post is Rodman and Ben.

At this time, the Bulls began to move in and out.

Rodman suddenly moved toward the basket, and at the same time, after a reverse run, Jordan suddenly changed direction downward and moved toward the wing.

Kidd passed the ball to Jordan.

Because Ben had been brought to the basket by Rodman and could not cover up, John Starks was shaken off. Jordan was in a small open space when he received the ball. He saw Zhao Dong return to defend the basket and immediately entered the paint area. A sudden stop jump shot and hit a ball.

The Knicks attacked, Zhao Dong broke through Jordan, and after being double-teamed, he passed to Alan Houston, who missed the mid-range shot.

The Bulls launched a fast-break counterattack, but were blocked by Zhao Dong and turned into a positional battle.

The Bulls repeated their old trick again, first Rodman entered the basket, and then Jordan cut inside.

This time Zhao Dong paid attention, but when returning to defense, Rodman made a timely pick-and-roll to block him.

Jordan performed a pull-up layup on his head and scored a goal.

4:6, Jordan scored 4 points in a row and led the team to overtake the score.

Knicks offense.

Zhao Dong took the ball to the left wing, first made a tactical gesture, and then gave the ball to John Starks at the top of the arc, and then immediately entered the left wing.

As soon as he crossed the dotted line of the free throw line, John Starks passed the ball back.

"The ball was passed out and made a transition...it went in," Zhang Lizheng explained, and suddenly shouted excitedly.

As soon as Zhao Dong caught the ball, Jordan hung on him, trying to steal the ball from him.

He grabbed the ball with one hand and stretched it out, then turned around suddenly, and with his unparalleled core strength, he shook Jordan away, and then dribbled towards the paint area.

Ewing, who was in the low post, didn't know what he was doing, so he couldn't make up for it, so he had to retreat to the basket immediately.

At the same time, Rodman under the basket was also ready to double-team Zhao Dong under the basket.

But neither of them planned to confront Zhao Dong head-on. They were afraid of being hit to death, so they only wanted to defend from the side.

Zhao Dong strode into the paint area and immediately slowed down when he saw Ewing and Rodman preparing to make his dumplings.

This action immediately ruined the double-teaming rhythm between the two.

Zhao Dong seized this opportunity, immediately accelerated, took one step forward, then flew up, holding the ball high in his right hand, and flew from between the two to the basket.

"boom!"

The moment the basket was smashed, Ewing and Rodman, who were double-teamed on the left and right, were like wooden stakes split by an axe, split in two, exploded to both sides, landed unstable, and fell under the basket at the same time. .

"yeah!"

Two dunks were turned over in one fell swoop, and the two thousand away fans and the bench instantly became excited.

"damn it!"

Ewing sat up from the floor and rubbed his right knee. It was a little tight, sore, and slightly tingling, which made him feel bad.

Rodman also sat up with some difficulty. His injuries were no less than Ewing's. The number of injured games in the past two seasons was far more than that of Ewing before he was injured.

The referee came over, pointed at Rodman, and signaled that his thug had fouled, and Zhao Dongjia made a free throw.