Chapter 244: The Bull Crisis
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In order to protect the ball, the Japanese national team still handed over the ball to Ryumasa, who was responsible for dribbling the ball over half the court.
In the half of the Japanese national team, scoring guard Michael Jordan pounced on Ryumasa's side and interfered with Ryumasa's dribble, and power forward Horace Grant and small forward Scottie Pippen stood symmetrically on the halfline and stared at Ryumasa who dribbled.
The Bulls' tactics are clear, you can either pass the ball and put the ball in the hands of your teammates, or you can withstand the three-man trap and let the Jordan trio surround you and block your way out.
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Kanagawa Prefecture, Prefectural Xiangbei High School Basketball Hall.
Everyone gathered in front of the TV to watch the game live.
In this year's National High School Basketball League, the Xiangbei basketball team won the championship historically.
To reward the basketball team, the school added a lot of training equipment to them, including a large TV and a VCD player.
Because of the important competition that Long Zheng participated in today, Xiangbei High School, which considers itself Long Zheng's alma mater, specially gave students a half-day vacation and let them go home to watch Long Zheng's game.
As a result, all the members of the basketball team gathered in the basketball hall to watch the game together.
Long Zhengtou's five ultra-long-distance three-pointers and a stroke of genius assist, Mitsui Shou and others saw it in their hearts and remembered it.
In other words, when Long Zheng played with them, everyone knew that Long Zheng was very powerful, but everyone didn't know where Long Zheng's bottom line was.
Even if it is a fierce and abnormal national competition, no one can make Long Zheng take it seriously.
Long Zheng is like a clear spring, and he treats people like that breeze, but no one knows how deep his background is.
Now, against the Chicago Bulls, the world's No. 1 basketball team, Ryumasa is forced to explode and unreservedly exert all his strength, and everyone can truly see the true strength of Ryumasa, a player who was hailed by the media as the hope of Japanese basketball three years ago.
(Compared with the American Dream Team, although there is a gap in the lineup, the Chicago Bulls still have an advantage with their unsolvable triangle offensive system and tacit cooperation, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the world's No. 1 basketball team.)
After all, basketball is a team sport, not a solo performance.
The American Dream Team has a luxurious squad, but it has never lost to the Argentine national team in its history.
The same opponent -- the Argentine national team, no one believes that the Chicago Bulls with Jordan will lose to them. οΌ
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Xia Worm is speechless, in the face of the huge gap in strength, everyone has to admit a fact: Mitsui and Long Zheng are actually people from two worlds.
"Akagi,"
Seeing that the unwrapped clamp of Jordan and the three of them was about to be formed on the TV screen, Mitsui Shou asked tremblingly: "Do you think Long Zheng will choose to face the three directly, or choose to quickly transfer the basketball?" β
Power forward Horace Grant, small forward Scottie Pippen, and scoring guard Michael Jordan, as the trident of the Bulls, with the establishment of the Bulls dynasty, the reputation of the three in the NBA resounded all over the world, and they are the idols of countless teenagers.
Mitsui Shou, Akagi Goken and others are now wearing basketball shoes named after Jordan, and everyone would never have thought that their former teammates, Long Zheng, would not only have the opportunity to fight Jordan and the three, but also force Jordan and the three to put down the dignity of superstars and work together with him with their perfect performance.
For a basketball player, if he can do what Ryuzheng is now, even if he retires immediately after the game, his basketball career will be glorious and dazzling.
"If it's my position in Ryumasa,"
Staring at the TV screen, Akagi said in a low voice, "I will choose to pass." A two-man defensive package is a completely different concept than a three-person defensive package. In the NBA tapes I've seen, those prominent NBA players are all on the defensive side of one person, or rushing, passing, or shooting everything, and when two people are defending, they can only break or pass the ball, and no one chooses to shoot. As for the situation of three people sandwiching one, it is actually very rare in the NBA, and only a few players such as Jordan have experienced this situation. However, Jordan also chose to pass the ball for the first time when they encountered this situation, and they were blocked by the opponent and died after a little hesitation, and the ball was lost. β
"If that's the case, Long Zheng will be in trouble."
Hearing Akagi Goxian's words, Mitsui Shou suddenly thought of something, and his face couldn't help but freeze: "The Japanese national team has a huge strength gap with NBA teams. Jordan and others can choose to quickly transfer the ball when they encounter a three-man situation, because they contain the opponent's three players, and their teammates can easily score the ball with their numerical advantage after receiving the ball. Long Zheng is different, because the strength of the opponent is not good, once Long Zheng chooses to pass, in the case of Jordan closely guarding him, the Bulls have the means to cut off the connection between teammates and Long Zheng. Relying only on the other four, the Japanese national team simply could not break through the Bulls' defensive system. β
"Five positions on the court," Mitsui Shou sighed a little when he thought of himself: "Scoring guards rely on their teammates the most." β
As a shooting guard, Mitsui Shou knows that the scoring method of a scoring guard is first and foremost to count the catch-and-shoot jumper after running out of the open position.
Compared to open shots, breakthrough shots, containment assists, etc., are not regular means of scoring guards. It's better to have, it's nothing if you don't have it.
Mitsui Shou couldn't help but wonder what those NBA teams would be like for Ryuzheng if he revealed his half-court ultra-long-range shooting before the NBA draft.
It is precisely because open shooting is the most important scoring means for a shooting guard that a shooting guard must need a reliable group of teammates. Without teammates' movement containment and selfless assists, there would be no shooting opportunities for a shooting guard.
Helplessly, Ryumasa did not receive effective assistance from his teammates in the Japanese national team and has been in a disadvantageous state of fighting alone. When manpower is poor, Long Zheng bears too much.
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After the second phase of "Moment of the Gods" opened, Long Zheng's physical strength was rapidly depleted.
But right now, Ryu-jeong didn't have the energy to pay attention to this, and his attention was all focused on how to break the three-man trap of the Bulls.
Michael Jordan's defensive focus is on himself, but Long Zheng knows that once he passes the ball, except for Michael Jordan, the other two will immediately change their defensive posture, pressing other players with high-pressure defense, forcing teammates to make mistakes.
If you lose the ball, you lose the initiative. At that time, Long Zheng couldn't do anything, but under the entanglement of Michael Jordan, he had no choice but to watch his teammates' offense abort under the high-pressure defense of the Bulls players.
When the narrow road meets, the brave wins, maybe it can be like this......
On the court, countless thoughts flashed through Long Zheng's mind, but it only took an instant to decide.
One hundred and fifty percent explosive power at his peak, relying on the explosive power and starting speed of the whole court, Long Zheng forcibly overtook and successfully got rid of Jordan's entanglement under his hideous expression. Two steps later, Long Zheng had already pulled Jordan into a position.
Before power forward Horace Grant and small forward Scottie Pippen pounced, Long Zheng forced the brakes, stopped the jump shot, supported the ball, jumped, and shot, and the Dragon Zheng in mid-air was dazzling, like an outstanding work of art carved by Michelangelo.
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In front of Long Zheng, the hungry tiger big forward Horace Grant stopped.
Looking at Long Zheng, who was falling rapidly in mid-air, the expressions of the two froze on their faces, "Long Zheng's range is actually more than half a field. This, how is this possible? β
"That's not right!" Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in the minds of the two of them, as if they had thought of something.
Looking back, the basketball in mid-air flew towards the basket along a fixed curve, but the trajectory was ......
"It's not good, it's rebounding."
Among the two, small forward Scottie Pippen was the first to react and couldn't help but exclaim.
At this moment, a "hurricane" blew between the two.
Wearing the No. 10 jersey, Japanese national team scoring guard Ryumasa drove 12 points to follow the trajectory of the basketball flight and reach the Bulls' half.
With a "bang", the basketball smashed on the rebound and bounced.
At the same time, Ryu-jung, who entered the Bulls' restricted area, forced his way away from Tony Kukoc's defense, and two steps later, burst into the air outside the free throw line.
In mid-air, Long Zheng seemed to be like an eagle with wings outstretched, flying towards the rebounding ball.
Just like calculating the trajectory of the rebounding ball, Ryu-seong successfully grabbed the rebounding ball that began to land at the best time and in the most appropriate position.
Grabbing the basketball with both hands, Long Zheng's momentum continued unabated. Keeping an eye on the basket in front of him, Long Zheng's distance from the basket is getting closer and closer.
"Don't think!"
Under the rebound, Bulls high school forward Bill Cartwright, who is 216 cm tall, forced a jump on the path of the dragon government, spread his hands, and made a blocking motion.
"Come on!"
I don't know who it was, but I was the first to shout. The audience involuntarily stood up, clenched their fists, and cheered for Long Zheng on the field.
At this moment, they only have Long Zheng in their eyes.
With a bang, the audience saw Bill Cartwright's left hand pressed against the basketball. Then, in mid-air, Ryuzheng and Bill Cartwright, their bodies collided fiercely.
Seeing this scene, the audience only felt that their hearts had been raised to their throats.
"Long Zheng, you must enter, you must break the blockade of the Bulls." There is no doubt that this is their heart.
With a loud "boom", Ryuzheng faced Bill Cartwright's block, and the offense continued unabated, pouring the ball into the basket.
The failure of the power confrontation caused Bill Cartwright to be directly knocked into the air by Ryumasa. After hitting the ground, Bill Cartwright, who sat on the ground, put his hands on the ground. Looking up, Long Zheng let go of the basket after the slam dunk and landed directly on the floor.
"Nima!"
Bill Cartwright only felt like he had entered the ninth winter, weak and frozen in place. "Is this still a rookie player who just entered the draft? It's Shaquille O'Neal, and it doesn't give me the feeling that Dragonship is terrifying. β
"Tick!"
Bill Cartwright, in shock, hears the referee's voice. "Bill Cartwright blocks a foul, and Long Zheng adds a free throw."
With the help of his teammates, Bill Cartwright stood up and slowly walked out of the penalty area.
Outside the free throw line, Ryu Zheng received a basketball thrown by the referee and hit the first free throw since the opening of the game.
After Ryu-jung hit a free throw, the Bulls called a timeout again.
Head coach Phil Jackson knew that the scene just now was fatal to everyone. The players must be given time to buffer, otherwise, the Bulls are likely to face a collapse, even if they have a brilliant record.
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Kanagawa Prefecture, Prefectural Xiangbei High School Basketball Hall.
"With a one-on-five, jump from outside the free throw line to catch a dunk, cause the opponent to foul and then successfully play two plus one."
In front of the TV, Mitsui Shou swallowed and spit, his hanging heart still trembling.
Long Zheng's ball has broken his understanding of basketball. This kind of goal is not something that earthlings can do at all.
Mitsui Shou's side, Akagi Goken and others also did not react, and they were still immersed in the shock of the ball just now.
On the TV screen, the director kept replaying Long Zheng's goal from all angles.
In the half of the Japanese national team, five meters away from the halfway line, Ryuzheng suddenly started to shake off Jordan, and at the moment when he and Scottie Pippen were about to collide head-on, Ryuzheng made a jump shot and threw the basketball in his hand in mid-air.
There is no fastest, only faster.
Ryu-jeong's shot was fast, but the landing speed was even faster, and in the blink of an eye, Ryu-jeong had completed the process from jumping up and shooting to landing and starting.
After Ryuzheng landed, he turned into a 100-meter flyer and forcibly overtook Scottie Pippen and the two. When the players on the court didn't react, Long Zheng had already hit the Bulls restricted area, and in the face of Tony Kukoc's instinctive defense, Long Zheng's change of direction and running range was amazing, and Tony Kukoc, who was caught off guard, couldn't keep up with his footsteps, and was almost knocked to the ground by Long Zheng because of the uncoordinated footsteps.
After shaking off Tony Kukoc, Ryuzheng burst into the air from outside the free throw line.
In the face of high school forward Bill Cartwright's block, Long Zheng relied on his extraordinary strength and indomitable momentum to defeat the Bulls' starting center head-on and successfully dunk in the air, and caused a blocking foul by star player Bill Cartwright.
With one enemy and five, it is unstoppable. Long Zheng on the basketball court, terrifying!
"Okay, I'll take back what I just said."
Akagi Gangxian's voice was still trembling. "For Long Zheng, you can't treat it with the eyes of the earthlings."
"Yes! With one against five, this is something that even Jordan can't do! "It seems that something has come to mind, and Mitsui's tone is a little gloating." I really want to know the shadow area in the hearts of the Bulls players right now. From the outside line to the inside line, Long Zheng can blow up the Bulls team with the power of one person. It's like Long Zheng who ravaged us with the power of one person. β
"Hehe," Miyagi Ryota jumped out and said with palpitations: "In the previous team training, Ryumasa's seniors often defeated us with one against five, and beat us to the ground with absolute strength, and said that it was to cultivate everyone's ability to resist pressure. If it weren't for Long Zheng's predecessors, he gave us psychological counseling afterwards. I'll tell you, I really quit the basketball team then. β
"Yes, my withdrawal application was written at that time." The cold Rukawa Kaede suddenly said a word.
"What, it's rumored that you also wrote a withdrawal application?" Miyagi Ryota didn't expect it and asked in surprise.
"Ugh!" Rukawa Kaede's face was sneering, "It's really a serious senior of Long Zheng, it's too terrifying on the basketball court." β
"The current media all say that Long Zheng is an all-round player who can play from the No. 1 point guard to the No. 4 power forward." Staring at the TV screen, Mitsui continued: "But don't forget that there is a premise for this sentence, and that is: at the national team level. As for playing with our people, it was easy for Ryuzheng to play five positions. Seriously, knowing your thoughts on retreating at the time, Akagi and Ki Twilight and I were really worried. Fortunately, Long Zheng first asked us to comfort you, and after that, he personally went out to talk to you, so that you gave up the idea of retreating. β
"Mitsui-senpai, Akagi-senpai," Rukawa Kaede changed his words, looked at Mitsui Shou and Akagi Goshi, and suddenly asked: "Ryumasa-senpai's half-court three-point shot, do you know when you started practicing?" β
"Uh,"
Mitsui Shou and Akagi Goken glanced at each other, and Akagi Goken said: "Regarding the ultra-long-distance three-point shot, Long Zhengyou asked us to keep it a secret for him. But now that Ryuzheng has been used, I don't think the so-called secrecy is necessary. As you all know, Mitsui and Sakuragi and I have a training team, and whenever we have free time, we practice basketball together. In fact, this team was originally formed by Long Zheng, but it was only later that Long Zheng went to the United States to play and was forced to quit the team. β
Akagi Goken's side, Mitsui Shou followed Akagi Goken's words. Through Mitsui's narration, everyone knows a lot.
It turned out that about the ultra-long-distance three-point, Long Zhengguo was practicing for a while. At the same time, he also asked Mitsui Shou to practice with him.
It's just Mitsui Shou's three points, which is different from Ryumasa.
Mitsui had to follow a familiar rhythm when no one was guarded to hit a three-pointer. Of course, everyone else, like Mitsui, must be in a fixed rhythm or even position to shoot three-pointers.
Long Zheng is different, as long as it is not beyond Long Zheng's ability, even if someone is closely guarding Long Zheng, he can find an opportunity to hit three points.
What's more, Ryumasa's shooting is extremely consistent, and his shooting relies on physical sensations (even if he doesn't turn on the "Celestial Moment"), rather than relying solely on the physical memory formed by countless exercises like Mitsui Shou.
This gap determines that Ryuzheng has the talent to practice half-court shooting without fixed points, while Mitsui Shou can't practice.
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At the same time, inside the Tokyo City Basketball Stadium. In the dugout of the Chicago Bulls, everyone fell silent as they watched the score of 21:12 on the scoreboard on the sidelines.
One blow of strength, then decline, three and exhaustion.
There is no doubt that the morale of the Bulls has been low under the rotation of Ryuzheng's offense, even if the opponent is only a rookie player and has not even played a formal professional game.
The Bulls, it seems, are in crisis. (To be continued.) )