Chapter 400 Olympic Gold Medal

Coming to the frontcourt, everyone opened up. Zhao Dong controlled the ball two steps outside the top of the arc and was not in a hurry to attack.

The US team also played a zone defense today, also a two-one-two zone defense, with Vince Carter in the middle and Ray Allen and Kidd on the outside.

According to the requirements of the two-one-two zone defense, Kidd stared at Zhao Dong. If Zhao Dong hadn't been far enough away from the top of the key, he would have pounced to double-team him.

The reason why Zhao Dong is not close to the top of the arc is to avoid being double-teamed prematurely.

"Be careful, Feilong must be making a breakthrough. This is the final. He will be the main attacker today. The inside is an important target for him..."

Before Hubi Brown finished his reminder, Zhao Dong moved.

As quiet as a virgin and as active as a stray rabbit, this is Zhao Dong's current state.

He suddenly started, took a tentative step, shook Ray Allen, and then rushed to the top of the key from the other side.

At this time, Kidd quickly pounced over and implemented a supplementary defense.

At the same time, Vince Carter in the middle also rushed over, trying to double-team.

Ray Allen, who was suddenly attacked from behind, also turned around and pounced on him.

Zhao Dong slowed down slightly and quickly swayed his shoulders from side to side, causing Kidd to sway from side to side. Then he accelerated and changed direction to break through, rushing towards the left elbow area.

Kidd was half a beat slow, and was bumped by Zhao Dong while moving. He fell to the floor on his back, and Zhao Dong hit the left elbow.

This time, not only Kidd was surprised, Vince Carter and Ray Allen behind him were also shaken off, and Zhao Dong entered the penalty area.

Garnett and Mourning returned to the basket again, this time faster.

Zhao Dong rushed into the penalty area, suddenly changed direction, pulled to the right, and passed in front of Garnett and Mourning. Then when the two adjusted their defensive positions, the right hand holding the ball suddenly shook back, and the ball It flew towards Dayao who cut in from behind.

"not good!"

The two people under the basket knew something was wrong and hurriedly looked behind them.

"boom!"

At this time, Dayao, who was in the low post on the left wing, had already entered the basket, received the pass behind Garnett, and met Garnett who turned around and made a one-arm dunk.

"Beautiful! Zhao Dong passed his own breakthrough,

It completely attracted all the defense of the American team. Dayao hit the ball too easily! "

Sun Zhenping praised.

The US team attacked and Garnett singled out Yao.

At this time, Ray Allen suddenly ran back, got rid of Li Nan, sank into the left corner, and received a pass from Garnett. He took off and hit a three-pointer.

"Just play like this, pay attention to the ball distribution, and don't be superstitious about singles inside, because Feilong is in the middle and his help defense is very fast."

Hubie Brown shouted excitedly.

Before he finished speaking, the Chinese team's fast break had finished.

Zhao Dong launched a fast break from the free throw line. After passing through the center line, he received a long pass from Dayao.

Ray Allen was blocked by one of his arms, unable to stop him at all, and everyone else fell behind him.

"boom!"

He held the ball across the free throw line and hit a flying dunk.

The U.S. team attacks, and Vince Carter asks for the ball at the right three-point line.

After he got the ball, Garnett suddenly pulled him up from the low post and set up a pick-and-roll for him. He used the wall to break through, then changed direction and bypassed Dayao who was following him, and headed towards the penalty area with the ball, and Garnett Special follow up.

Zhao Dong sank quickly, taking the first step to block the incoming Vince Carter.

Vince Carter made an emergency stop, and under Zhao Dong's steal, was forced to pass the ball back to Garnett, who was following up behind him.

Garnett caught the ball, strode past Carter toward the basket, flew up, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and dunked toward the basket.

Zhao Dong quickly turned around and took off at the same time as Garnett. He stretched his left arm as far as possible, crossed Garnett's body, and sealed his right hand.

It's a pity that Garnett is a sprint jumper. With his jumping, wingspan and height, no matter how good Zhao Dong can jump, he is still a little behind.

However, the Chinese team is not Zhao Dong alone, there is Da Zhi behind him.

As big as returning to the basket from the low post on the right wing, taking off after Zhao Dong, and with a bang, knocked away the ball that Garnett was about to hit the basket with.

"Snapped!"

Dayao returned to defense and grabbed the ball behind Garnett, ending the US team's attack.

"It's so big that it's well defended!"

In the CCTV commentary box, Sun Zhenping said excitedly.

The Chinese team took the opportunity to launch a fast break. Zhao Dong started to hold the ball from the basket and went down quickly. He was intercepted by Ray Allen at the top of the arc. He made a very fast change of direction in front of his body and broke through the first line of defense.

But Vince Carter took the opportunity to rush to the front and set up a second line of defense.

Zhao Dong's shoulder swayed from side to side, but the hand holding the ball pushed forward, and a crotch ball came. When Carter turned around in a hurry, he had already passed Vince Carter and received the pass to him. Killed past the center line and headed towards the top of the arc.

At this time, in front of him was a vast no man's land.

"Vince Carter's defense is average and he can't guard against Feilong." Hubie Brown said.

"boom!"

With a gliding dunk, Zhao Dong even completed a crotch change of hands in the air and dunked the ball in with his left hand.

The gorgeous performance made the entire stadium cheer.

Looking back, Ray Allen moved without the ball, received a pass from Kidd, and made a mid-range shot.

Zhao Dong launched a fast break again, and Dayao was responsible for the fast break.

With Yao's height, his passing can't be blocked at all, and neither can Garnett.

Zhao Dong rushed into the frontcourt like a galloping horse and received Dayao's long pass.

After being beaten for two consecutive fast breaks, Kidd and Vince Carter returned to defense very quickly this time. Kidd stayed close to slow down Zhao Dong, and Carter took the opportunity to overtake him and stand at the top of the arc.

Zhao Dong controlled the ball with his left hand, stretched his right hand to the side, pressed Kidd's stomach, and pushed the latter down, and he rushed towards Carter.

Bang bang...

Between the rapid shaking and dribbling, there were continuous small changes in direction. When Zhao Dong quickly approached Carter, he actually made a breakthrough move that only a small guard can have.

This continuous change of direction and breakthrough action immediately made Carter unable to stand. He could only retreat continuously and was forced into the penalty area by Zhao Dong.

And as soon as he moves, of course the defensive position is gone.

Zhao Dong took a long step, rushed over from Carter's left side, and dunked. Carter, who was attacked, could only look at the basket and sigh, smiling bitterly.

"It's impossible to guard against him. Feilong has shown mercy to Carter. He didn't even touch Carter. He relied solely on technical breakthroughs and didn't use his impact at all. Otherwise, Carter, who lost his defensive position, would definitely be knocked down." Hu Biblun shook his head and sighed.

"Vince, if you stop in front of me again, you will be unlucky. Do you want me to fly over your head?" After succeeding, Zhao Dong warned Carter.

Carter gave a helpless smile and said, "Boss, you might as well knock me down, and I'll apply for dismissal."

Zhao Dong laughed, patted Vince Carter on the shoulder, and encouraged: "Fight hard, shoot a few more outside, don't rush in to seek death."

Looking back, Vince Carter, who was encouraged, asked for the ball frequently and missed three consecutive shots before being replaced.

Before leaving the field, he looked back at Zhao Dong and felt that he had been fooled and should not have listened to the boss's arbitrariness.

Alan Houston came on as a substitute. As soon as he came up, Zhao Dong shouted to him: "Alan, shoot a few more shots outside, don't rush in to seek death."

"Okay, boss." Houston said quickly.

"Houston, you call him boss, which end are you on? You won't rush if he tells you not to?"

Vince Carter just made a wasted shot and wasted several ball rights. Mourning had already had objections. He couldn't get the ball in the low post. Now when he saw Alan Houston's attitude towards Zhao Dong, he suddenly became furious.

Alan Houston was not afraid of Mourning. It was not like he had never fought with the Heat when he was in the Knicks. He immediately said angrily: "What does it have to do with you? Are you qualified to teach me a lesson?"

"Don't worry, Alan, he wants to fight, let's fuck him together like before." Zhao Dong stood next to Houston and put his arm on the latter's shoulder.

"Okay, boss." Alan Houston responded immediately.

Mourning was embarrassed and stared at Alan Houston, thinking to himself, you are a traitor, you are hooking up with your opponent, we are one country.

In the ABC commentary booth, Hubie Brown watched for a long time, and then said helplessly: "It seems that Alan Houston and Mourning have a conflict, and Feilong is helping Houston."

Cook smiled bitterly and said: "Please, don't start a fight. We can't beat Feilong's iron fists."

Hubby Brown shook his head and said: "Mourning knows it well. Although he is tough, he is not stupid. Of all our players, none of them can play."

"Where's Garnett?" Cook asked.

Hubby Brown looked weird and said: "Are you going to retreat and fight? In Feilong's rookie season, he beat Garnett so much that he didn't dare to play and ran away."

"Pfft!"

Cook laughed.

Tomjanovich spread his hands helplessly on the sidelines. This year's mess has made him very angry. There is no one available, and now there is actually internal strife.

Next, the Chinese team changed its offensive tactics.

So much so that he no longer pulls to the bottom corner, but pulls to the high position to set up a pick-and-roll for Zhao Dong. The latter uses the wall to rush in, while the former stays in the high position.

There is Dayao in the low post. After Zhao Dong bursts in, he can hit himself, or pass to Dayao, or pass back to Dayao.

As long as he receives the pass, he can also play it by himself, or distribute it to Hu Weidong and Li Nan on the left and right wings, or to Yao at the basket.

The Chinese team's tactics have changed, and coupled with Zhao Dong's strong ability to attract double teams, Zhao Dong and Dayao's offense is mainly used, and they have more blossoms, defeating the American team.

Although the U.S. team's interior defense was strong, it could not guard against Zhao Dong and Dayao's low post offense. The outside defense also could not guard against Zhao Dong's breakthrough or the pick-and-roll between him and Da Zhi. The defense was blown away.

On the defensive end, Zhao Dong frequently made powerful defenses in the middle. It was difficult for the US team to break in from the outside. Once they broke in, they would be faced with a three-team attack from Yao Dazhi and Zhao Dong.

This three-man team is stronger than the US team's because they are all big men. Once inside, there is no vision and no pass can be passed.

After several consecutive failures, in addition to the inside attack in the low post, the US team's outside line could only make wild shots from the outside, losing the breakthrough attack.

As for the low-post offense, Zhao Dong can still provide efficient defense. His position is best suited to cover the basket. This prevents Garnett and Mourning from attacking the basket and playing the most efficient offense at the basket. .

After the first quarter, at 27:14, the Chinese team led by 13 points.

This quarter is also a microcosm of the whole game. The Chinese team is suppressing the American team on both offense and defense.

The only bright spot of the American team is the breakthrough attack from the outside on both wings. The mid-range shot after the breakthrough is the most common offensive method in this final.

The Chinese team's guards and small forwards can't be guarded, but how can the efficiency of this kind of mid-range shot after a wing breakthrough compare to Zhao Dong and Dayao?

In the half, Zhao Dong not only scored 23 points, but also sent out 9 assists.

The Chinese team also led the American team by 15 points with a score of 53:38.

In the second half, Zhao Dong focused on the attack and used strong firepower to defeat the US team. The US team's weak perimeter defense was reduced to rubbish.

After the third quarter, the suspense of victory was lost. At 78:58, the Chinese team led by 20 points.

In the fourth quarter, the Chinese team did not relax. Zhao Dong continued to attack with continuous strong dunks, which completely demoralized the American team. In the middle of the quarter, Mourning was beaten to six fouls.

At the end, the score was 114:84. The Chinese team beat the United States by 30 points in the final and won the Sydney Olympic men's basketball championship.

Zhao Dong realized his wish. At the Olympic Games, the five-star red flag was raised and the March of the Volunteers was played.

On October 2, the Chinese men’s basketball team returned to Beijing.

When Zhao Dong returned home, he transformed into a nanny and surrounded his four sons every day.

Lindsay returned to her busy work.

Accession to the WTO has now reached the final stage and is expected to be completed before the end of the year. The dozens of large group companies managed by Tianlong Investment Bank also have a lot of affairs. She is ten times busier than Zhao Dong.

On the 6th, the Blazers general manager called and told Zhao Dong that the team signed Eddie Jones from the free market and traded for brutal power forward Sean Kemp from the Cavaliers.

Eddie Jones was traded from the Lakers to the Charlotte Hornets. His contract expired and he received invitations from several teams, including the Trail Blazers and Heat.

The Trail Blazers promised the main shooting guard position, and he finally chose the Trail Blazers.

Eddie Jones is 29 years old this year. He scored 20+4.8+4.2 last season and is still an All-Star. The Blazers signed him at no cost, which is a very cost-effective deal.

But when Zhao Dong heard Sean Kemp's name, he felt proud.

Rainman got a seven-year, US$107 million super contract with the Cavaliers, but like many players, he was ruined by the long lockout during the 1999 lockout. In addition, he became obsessed with cocaine. Begins to fall at an accelerated rate.

The Knicks also wanted to trade Kemp before, but were blocked by Zhao Dong. Unexpectedly, the wealthy Blazers now became the Cavaliers' successor.

"How many contracts does he have left?" he asked casually.

"53 million US dollars in five years." Wittester said over there.

Zhao Dong could only chuckle. According to his memory, Shawn Kemp was completely out of control this season. He ended up staying with the Trail Blazers for two seasons before being sent to the Magic.

But Kemp's salary was still paid by the Trail Blazers. He only played with the Magic for one year. The Magic refused to renew his contract. He had no choice but to return to the Trail Blazers. In the end, the Trail Blazers bought out the remaining contract with a ten-year extension. Contract, retired directly.

Of course, the Blazers management traded Kemp because they were interested in Rainman's decent performance last season, but they didn't know that it was Rainman's last chance to shine.

On October 22, Zhao Dong’s four sons were two months old. They were gaining weight very quickly and were already the same size as ordinary babies. They were in great physical condition and had great energy. When they cried, they were like four little trumpets. You can hear it in every alley.

By this time, the new season was about to begin. Zhao Dong said goodbye to his family and boarded a plane flying to the United States.

Just like last year, Lindsay will stay in China for the time being. After joining the WTO, she will have time to take her sons to the United States.

After landing in Los Angeles, Ringo Wells picked up the plane, stayed in the hotel for a night to get jet-lagged, and flew to Portland the next day.

Portland is located in Oregon, just above California, very close.

Lindsay has asked his men to buy a villa in Portland. It has been renovated and Zhao Dong can move in directly.

At noon on the 23rd, Zhao Dong arrived in Portland. The team's management and coaching staff, as well as owner Paul Allen, went to the airport to pick him up.

"Feilong, welcome to Portland." Paul Allen gave a warm hug.

"Mr. Allen, are you ready?" Zhao Dong smiled.

"What?" Paul Allen was startled.

"Championship." Zhao Dong smiled.

"oh……"

Paul Allen exclaimed and shouted excitedly: "Yes, yes, I have been ready for a long time. From the day I bought the Trail Blazers, I have been looking forward to the day I win the championship..."

The Western Conference has three divisions, namely the Pacific Division, the Northwest Division, and the Southwest Division. The Trail Blazers belong to the Northwest Division and are in the same division as the Nuggets, Timberwolves, Jazz, and SuperSonics.

"Feilong, in the Pacers we have no chance to cooperate. In the Trail Blazers, I hope we can have a happy cooperation." Larry Bird came up and extended his hand to Zhao Dong.

"Larry, happy cooperation." Zhao Dong smiled.

It turns out that the head coach of the Trail Blazers is Mike Dunleavy. He is 46 years old this year and has a regular season winning rate of less than 50%. He has coached the Trail Blazers for three seasons and led the team to the Western Conference Finals last season.

But the management took a fancy to Larry Bird, who had just left the Pacers, and Larry Bird had long wanted to coach Zhao Dong, and the two sides hit it off.

At the airport, Zhao Dong held an impromptu press conference at the request of the media.

"Feilong, the goal for the new season is to win the championship, right?" a New York Times reporter asked with a smile.

"Of course, of course that's right." Zhao Dong smiled.

"So do you think the Lakers and Nets, with the Blazers' current strength, have a chance to beat them?" the reporter asked.

Zhao Dong shook his head and said: "Your question is wrong. You should ask this. With the strength of the Trail Blazers, do the Lakers and Nets have a chance to win?"

"Ha ha……"

Paul Allen led the crowd with laughter and applause.

The reporter didn't give up and asked again: "The Lakers have two super centers in O'Neal and David Robinson, the Nets have Yao Min and Duncan, what do the Trail Blazers have?"

This question really gets to the point. No matter how strong Zhao Dong is, the Trail Blazers' inside line is just a few levels behind the Nets and Lakers. The two teams are a super + super combination, while the Trail Blazers' inside line is not top-notch.

Everyone looked at Zhao Dong to see how he would answer.

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