Chapter 506: Fight to the End

What is combined into one is not just a skill action, but a real freedom.

Lin Dong's eyes flickered with a faint light, different from the dark depth, different from the overly shining flames, and even more different from the calmness of an ancient well.

It is a natural way of heaven.

If Kobe Bryant has reached the third level peak during Lin Dong's participation in the Olympics, he is only one step away from the fourth level, but this last step is also an almost insurmountable natural chasm for him.

To reach this level, it is not only necessary to combine hardness and softness, but also a truly invincible heart, an invincible belief, and an invincible accumulation!

He used three absolute championships and various records of creating historical regular season wins. It took him nearly 4 years to defeat all the opponents in the NBA to accomplish all this.

And Kobe?

As long as he is above him, he will never be able to touch the fourth level.

There can only be one fourth level in this world!

As the thought floated through his mind, Lin Dong had already left Kobe behind.

Although the Lakers' overall zone defense lineup was in a state of contraction, it was not all crowded under the basket. Lin Dong passed Kobe so quickly and smoothly that Odom, Nash, and Doug Christie, who were only about one step away from Lin Dong in the free throw line area, did not react and forgot to close the double team.

Lin Dong did not stop and jumped high towards Yao Ming who was guarding the basket.

Dunk? !

Many people in the God Arena could not help but stand up in surprise. Dunking over a 226-centimeter giant center would be a morale-boosting thing anyway, especially when Kobe had just scored a 2+1 against Sakuragi Hanamichi.

At this moment, Yao Ming's thoughts were exactly the same as Sakuragi's just now.

Stopping such a ball is not just for 2 points, but also for the morale of the team and the momentum of the two teams in a normal game. This ball must suppress Lin Dong, even if it is a foul!

But when such a thought just popped up in Dayao's mind, he immediately saw a faint light in Lin Dong's eyes.

As if he was looking at the basket, as if he was looking at him, as if he was looking at himself instead of the basket.

At this moment, Dayao couldn't help but tremble slightly, so much so that he couldn't help but think of the "Mona Lisa" he saw when he went to the Louvre two years ago. The woman in the painting seemed to be looking straight ahead, but when you look at it from the side, you will feel that she is staring at you.

It's so weird...

Lin Dong was waiting for himself to jump up. What he wanted was not only a dunk, but also a 2+1 in response to the Lakers.

The thought in his mind made Dayao stunned. Affected by Lin Dong's momentum and chaotic thoughts, he was distracted at this moment and didn't jump up to stop it.

Boom!

An easy windmill dunk, 2:3!

Without waiting for the cheers in the stadium, Lin Dong, who landed, had already made a gesture to Kobe to catch up.

At the peak state 3, it is impossible to defend himself, but his offense is still worth looking forward to.

How will a sword that has been sharpened to the extreme perform?

Don't forget that you still have the strongest shield. If you don't find a good angle, you can't break the defense...

Kobe Bryant smiled.

Lin Dong's meaning is very clear. He stood on the top of the mountain and took a fancy to himself as a climber.

This is not a provocation, but a call.

"Is it cold on the top of the mountain?" Kobe asked Lin Dong who was retreating with a smile.

"Not bad." Lin Dong smiled and said, "It will be warmed up after a long time."

"I'll come up to accompany you!" Kobe Bryant responded.

"Waiting for you."

The Lakers' ball possession.

While Lin Dong was still talking to Kobe, Nash had already received the ball and set off.

If the first ball was intended to give the Supersonics a head start, then Nash's rapid advancement after receiving the ball at this time already showed that the Lakers were determined to play against the Supersonics today.

Nash held the ball, and in only about 4 seconds, all the Lakers had reached the offensive position.

Yao Ming was in a high position outside the three-point line, and the tactics were exactly the same as before, the only difference was that Sakuragi Hanamichi and Chandler on the Supersonics side completed the switch defense.

"Come on, Yao!" Sakuragi Hanamichi clapped his hands excitedly, and at the same time directly pushed forward and blocked Yao Ming's waist and back.

Facing the flexible outside line, it is easy to be passed if you get too close, but this does not exist for Yao Ming.

Although the height of 226 cm gives him an absolute shooting height and advantage under the basket, when he is in a high position, he does not have the ball control ability and speed to break through a defensive expert with the ball.

It doesn't matter how close he is, it's his 3 points that are blocked!

The next second, Nash's pass and the Lakers' pick-and-roll arrived at the same time. But unlike last time, it was Doug Christie who came forward to screen and roll, not Kobe.

The tactical intention is very clear. If Kobe comes to screen and roll, even if the mismatch is successful, it is Yao Ming facing Lin Dong and Kobe facing Sakuragi. Facing the two defensive experts of the Supersonics who have entered the top level in history, neither Yao Ming nor Kobe has a chance to force it.

If Sakuragi Hanamichi dares to defend Yao Ming, Kobe will sink to the bottom to pull Lin Dong away. If Chandler defends Yao Ming, Kobe can come forward to screen and roll, and then force Lin Dong to choose one of the two.

The Lakers' high-post pick-and-roll tactics!

The coaches outside the court also have to analyze and go through their minds again and again, but for Sakuragi Hanamichi, it is just instinct.

Instinctively feel that Christie has come over to screen and roll, instinctively feel that Yao Ming will go out of position to shoot 3 points, instinctively... So when Christie stood beside him with her hands folded in front of her chest, without the slightest hesitation, Sakuragi Hanamichi has grown eyes on his side, bypassing Christie in one step, and rushing after Yao Ming's butt.

Yao Ming could feel that Sakuragi Hanamichi was right behind him like a leech, but since he had already been out of position, Iguodala chose to continue blocking Christie, and the open space was right in front of him.

He simply ignored Sakuragi behind him and jumped up.

3 points!

But the next second...

"Don't even think about it!" Sakuragi Hanamichi seemed to have predicted everything, and he jumped up almost at the same time as Yao Ming, but his strong explosive power made him jump much higher than Yao Ming at this moment.

Yao Ming could feel the aura burning behind him as if there was a flaming celestial being, and a big hand was actually blocking his shooting route from above.

Yao Ming couldn't help but be surprised, and he threw the basketball hastily before the shot reached the highest point.

But as soon as the ball was released, it felt like it was a little off.

"Rebound!" Yao Ming shouted before he landed.

Odom and Chandler were already huddled together under the basket.

The former is known as the most comprehensive player in the NBA, who can play from the 1st position to the 5th position without any technical shortcomings. His overall strength is definitely better than the quasi-all-star Chandler.

But the most comprehensive actually means that neither of them is outstanding, not to mention that Chandler has the advantage of height. In terms of rebounding under the basket, except for a slight disadvantage in strength, the two are really the same in other aspects.

Both of them obviously know the importance of this ball. At this time, they used all their strength under the basket and refused to give in. Although they occupied the most advantageous area for rebounding, the mutual restraint made it impossible for both of them to jump up in the first time. They just stuck and squeezed each other's space. Seeing the basketball bouncing off the basket flying towards this side, at this moment...

Huh!

A figure rushed out from Odom's side, and then jumped into the air like a rocket.

Supersonics, No. 23!

Odom was surprised.

Lin Dong!

But at the same time, another figure rushed out from Chandler's side and jumped up.

Lakers No. 8!

Chandler's pupils shrank.

Kobe Bryant!

At this moment, time seemed to stand still, and the whole audience was amazed at the battle between these two true gods who seemed to have transcended ordinary players.

Lin Dong seemed to be faster and jumped a little earlier, but Kobe's angle of entry was more favorable. With good luck, the basketball happened to bounce towards him.

Lin Dong had no distractions and tried his best to reach out to the basketball.

Snap!

Lin Dong's fingertips touched the basketball first, but before he could push the ball to the other side, another big hand had arrived from a more favorable angle and covered it with his whole palm.

Snap!

Boom!

Tip-in, 2:5!

There was a sigh of relief on the Lakers bench. Just now, their hearts were really in their throats.

The scene at the god arena was a bit dumbfounded. Although Lin Dong's jumping angle was not as good as Kobe's because of his position and bad luck, in the one-on-one competition, Lin Dong was actually at a disadvantage, which was quite rare.

"Haha! Good job, boss!"

"Well done!"

There was a clamor from the Lakers bench, but Kobe, who landed, ignored it and made the "follow" gesture to Lin Dong as if in return.

So Lin Dong also laughed.

After all, you can't underestimate the peak LV3... In a one-on-one duel, or in some complex situations, you must have a higher ceiling and unlimited possibilities, and you can even beat the opponent.

But for Kobe, who has reached the peak of the third level, in fact, in dealing with most ordinary balls, he is no different from himself.

Physical explosion, basketball awareness, etc., just like the replacement just now, winning or losing is more often based on luck.

The Lakers' offensive tactics should not be just Yao Ming's high-post pick-and-roll. After all, they have Steve Nash and a sharp knife that has been sharpened to the extreme.

It seems that this will not be a game that will end quickly. The offensive has already begun. Whether it is a one-on-one duel between two people or the team as a whole, regardless of skills and abilities, who can't bear the pressure first, who makes mistakes first, and who is suppressed by the opponent first, may become the key to the outcome of the game.

Lin Dong made a 3 gesture to Payton.

No. 3 tactics, Lin Dong wants to play the No. 3 position, let Payton control the ball.

Payton laughed, this is one of the most powerful offensive formations of the Supersonics, and Lin Dong has also been provoked by Kobe to have the desire to attack.

Supersonics ball possession.

Most of the time, Rukawa Kaede is on top and Payton is off, letting Lin Dong switch to point guard, which is the pure offensive formation of the Supersonics. The five points have their own offensive means and are the most comprehensive.

But in fact, the most perfect lineup of the Supersonics is still the current one.

With excellent overall view and passing ability, Payton is a historically powerful point guard who can fully play a good role on the offensive end, and releasing Lin Dong to the No. 3 position can maximize Lin Dong's offensive ability.

At the same time, Payton's understanding and leadership of rotation defense are also the strongest in the team. Although he does not have enough physical strength to fill in positions like Lin Dong and Sakuragi, his rich experience and position as the mainstay of rotation defense can always control the switch of rotation defense. This formation can be said to be both offensive and defensive, the most perfect. The only flaw may be that Payton's physical strength is not enough to support him to play a core role on both offense and defense for too long, maybe one quarter, at most half a game, but by then, it will be enough for the Supersonics to deal with everything by replacing Rukawa Kaede to start another offensive formation.

Nash stuck to Payton, making it impossible for Payton to rush up, but for Payton now, a little "slower" is actually more suitable for his rhythm.

Slow but not chaotic, advance and retreat in an orderly manner.

It took about five or six seconds to advance to the frontcourt, but it only took two seconds to find an opportunity to attack.

A seemingly unrelated toss, the basketball was thrown directly towards the basket, followed by Lin Dong's figure leaping out from the side.

For Kobe, Lin Dong without the ball is the most difficult to defend.

This guy is too flexible, not to mention his amazing explosive power, and he has a judgment of the situation on the court that Kobe can't understand at all.

His running position is completely chaotic in Kobe's eyes, as if he is running around, without a clear purpose that Kobe can understand. Often the ball holder is running east and he is running west, and sometimes he enters the strong side position and sometimes the weak side position.

Different from the triangle offense, different from the pick-and-roll, and different from any running method that stretches the formation, in short, it makes you unable to judge.

But the magical thing is that his running position is obviously driving the transformation of the Sonics' offensive formation. Often after Kobe follows him and runs left and right for a few times, the Sonics' outside line inexplicably appears empty.

Rather than saying that this guy is running and getting rid of himself, it is better to say that he is disrupting the observation and judgment of all the Lakers' defensive players.

What is even more terrifying is that once this kind of disturbance occurs, once the Lakers' mistakes and loopholes open a gap, there will be endless gaps, so much so that even Kobe was misled just now, because Odom was a little dizzy under the pull of Lin Dong's running position, allowing Chandler to seize the opportunity to slip out and shoot a 3-pointer.

As a result, Kobe and Odom subconsciously chose to rush to Chandler at the first time, but missed the most dangerous Lin Dong.

Boom!

Another alley-oop!

4:5!

Lakers' ball possession.

Yao Ming, who was pulled to the high position, had attracted the attention of almost everyone in the Supersonics at this time. Not only Sakuragi was on guard, but Iguodala, who was following Doug Christie, also looked like he was facing a great enemy.

Although Yao Ming's previous open 3-pointer did not go in, it still looked too scary. It was really scary for a 226-centimeter big man to play in a mismatch on the outside.

Not to mention them, even Payton couldn't help but have such thoughts.

So when Nash suddenly turned his head to look at Yao Ming, dribbled the ball behind his back, and pushed his left hand in the direction of Yao Ming, Payton almost instinctively moved to the left and reached out to grab it.

Although he trusted Sakuragi Hanamichi very much, it was better to steal the ball.

But he didn't expect that when he grabbed it, he saw Nash rushing up like a hurricane.

It was a fake move. The right hand that dribbled behind his back did not pass the ball to him, but immediately pulled the ball back after making the move. There was nothing in the left hand that pushed it in the direction of Yao Ming.

It passed!

Fuck!

Payton raised his eyebrows slightly.

At this time, there were only Odom and Chandler in the interior, two against one, which was a sure loss.

Chandler couldn't care less, and immediately went to fill in Nash's position. He couldn't just watch him hold the ball and do nothing. Besides, Lin Dong was not far from the baseline. If Nash dared to give the ball to Odom, Chandler believed that Lin Dong would definitely be able to press Odom down.

Chandler rushed towards Nash, Odom rushed towards the basket, and a silent figure rushed towards Odom.

"Nash!" Kobe shouted from the three-point line.

But he regretted it as soon as he said it, because he saw that Lin Dong, who was about to rush to the basket, was actually slowing down.

That guy didn't intend to let go of his defense against him. He rushed towards Odom just to scare Odom and Nash. He knew that with Nash's observation ability, he would definitely see this scene, and he would definitely pass it to Kobe, but...

Snap!

At the moment when Lin Dong slowed down and planned to return to defend Kobe, the basketball had already been passed.

It was actually a ground pass!

The basketball passed from Chandler's crotch to Odom's hands under the basket.

The ball was passed too fast, and the target of the pass surprised everyone. Nash had clearly turned his head and saw Kobe's open space and Lin Dong rushing towards Odom, but he dared to pass to Odom...

Kobe breathed a sigh of relief, and Phil Jackson on the sidelines showed a look of surprise. Odom under the basket jumped up without hesitation and shot an empty blue rim.

Boom!

4:7!

To be honest, Lin Dong was also stunned.

The first reaction was whether Nash had not reacted to the details of his own just now? But when he thought of Nash's name, he laughed dumbly.

How could he not see it...

The only possibility is that Nash had seen through his false intention of rushing towards Odom, perhaps because of his observation of details, or perhaps because of his judgment of the situation. After all, it is completely unreasonable to let Kobe, who had already scored 5 points in a row and was in good shape, have an open space.

Of course, it may also be due to his instinct as a historical point guard.

"Roar! Beautiful pass!"

Snap!

Odom, who had retreated back to defense, raised his hands and clapped Nash hard, and a faint smile appeared on the corners of the European "little man's" mouth.

Kobe, who was omnipotent on the offensive end, is back, but if the Lakers only rely on him and Yao Ming, they will not dare to play against the Supersonics.

The Lakers dare to have the confidence to run and gun, because they have me.

With me, anyone on this Lakers team can become a terminator!

He has been in the league for several seasons. Although his data has been steadily increasing, he has never received real trust and full support from the team.

Until he met the Lakers, met Kobe, and met Yao!

These people fully support me, support me to play my own characteristics and strengths, and give me a platform to show my value.

They even withstood the overwhelming pressure from American fans that Nash was a defensive loophole, and still chose to bet heavily on themselves, even letting superstars like Kobe and Yao Ming, who were destined to enter the Hall of Fame, cooperate with them, and even changed the Lakers' existing tactics for Nash!

What kind of respect and honor is this?

The Supersonics certainly have their reasons for not losing, but the Lakers also have their reasons, and I have more!

The brave win when they meet on a narrow road, and today I vow to show my strengths and fight the Supersonics to the end!

He also shouted while retreating, and at this moment, Nash's blood was boiling: "Come on, Supersonics!"