Chapter 129: Old Man, I'm Going to Break Through!
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In the current NBA, Jerry Sloan and George Carr, these two guys, are competing for who is the best Mesozoic head coach in the league, Jerry Sloan and George Carr, these two have really done well with the team in recent seasons, especially George Carr, with a strong rise in sound proves that it was not objective for everyone to say that he was a waste wood in the past.
However, if these two people are compared to Adelman, in fact, they are really far behind.
Now the head coach of the Trail Blazers is Adelman, the guy who has been an assistant coach of the Trail Blazers for seven years, in the first full season of the Trail Blazers as head coach, he led the team to the Finals, although he finally lost to the peak Pistons who abused Jordan at that time, but all the expert media at that time did not say anything about Adelman, no way, that Piston, let alone the Trail Blazers, even if it was the Magic at the peak, Larry Bird and Jordan led the team to the death, and they may not be able to win, The Trailblazers have actually done a pretty good job.
And in the following year, in the eyes of many people, the Trail Blazers, who were dark horses last season, once again showed great competitiveness and reached the Western Conference Finals again, but finally lost to the Lakers led by Magic.
This season, although the Trail Blazers' results have regressed slightly, they lost to the Western Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, which is an acceptable thing no matter how you look at it, so this year, although the Trail Blazers' results are not as good as last season, Adelman has gotten rid of the embarrassment of becoming famous in one fell swoop and has been unanimously recognized by everyone. The flower in the mirror, just like a player who suddenly exploded and suddenly sank, there are such coaches. But in the end, Adelman proved that he wasn't the kind of coach who was short-lived.
After all, although the playoffs were lost to the Magic, the regular season. He led the team to 63 wins, and also gave Drexler the title of Jordan, at that time, the entire league was saying 'East Flyer, West Glider', which has the posture of South Murong and North Qiao Feng in Jin Yong's novel, after all, at the end of the reign of the three giants of Magic and Larry Bird and the Pistons. The league has two scoring guards who lead the team to the Finals, although Jordan took the lead in winning the championship, but many people are more optimistic that Drexler can catch up, because this team is really not short of money, and there is no shortage of talented coaches.
Adelman really has real talent, so, soon, with the support of owner Paul Allen, the Trail Blazers, who are not short of money at all, made a comeback in Adelman's third season in charge.
That season. Adelman once again brought the team to the Finals, reaching the Finals twice in three years, and the opponents have been changed from the peak Pistons to the peak Bulls and Jordan. Originally, this showdown is also a showdown that everyone is very willing to see, Jordan at this time has been disliked by more and more media, after Jordan defeated the Magic last year and was touted as a god by the national media, the private life of the basketball god is becoming less and less liked by the national media, Jordan at this time has been the target of public opinion, at that time Jordan vs. Drexler, Bulls vs. Trailblazers.
Nearly all public opinion hopes that Drexler will teach Jordan a lesson and that the Trail Blazers can beat the Bulls. But the end result was that Drexler, a shooting guard alongside Jordan, was completely defeated. The Trail Blazers also lost 4-2.
Two years ago, the Trail Blazers lost in the Finals. No public opinion blamed them, and after the Trail Blazers lost this year, almost all of the United States began to attack them wildly, including their leading player Drexler.
No way, the Trailblazers are a knife used by the media to cut Jordan, since this knife is useless, it is naturally the fate of being abandoned, so Adelman, who led the team to the finals twice in three years, is now facing the crisis of getting out of class, and this Mesozoic may be the best coach now, and now he doesn't even have a voice.
In the eyes of the media across the United States, the head coach is like he doesn't exist.
However, fortunately, now that Lin Han has risen, the American media has remembered Adelman and his pioneers and Drexler again, and the national media suddenly appeared that this waste knife that was once abandoned by them is still useful, even if the knife does not kill Jordan, it can kill Lin Han, so recently, there have been more voices touting Adelman in the media.
Adelman is a very honest head coach and a very good person, although such a wise old good man has not been in charge of the NBA for a long time, but he has long seen the faces of these people.
For this game between the Jazz and the Trail Blazers that the whole United States is concerned about, he just treats this game as an ordinary game, and the other players of the Trail Blazers don't think so, they were out of the playoffs last season, it's hard to say that it's not because of the crazy attacks of the media that made their self-confidence go wrong, this season, there is such a good opportunity to rebuild their image, how can they let it go?
Especially Drexler, the original 'Flyer', West Glider's glider, but fed up with the loss to Jordan, after losing to Jordan, he was the biggest loss, and suddenly fell from the top two scoring guards in the league, not that his strength really fell so fast, but the media simply treated him as if he didn't exist, and all cats and dogs were lined up on his head, and the most unbearable thing for him was that Richmond of the Kings team was actually ranked on his head by those media, and he not only lost his equal status with Jordan, but also lost his position as the first percentile in the West。
How can he endure this, last season's playoffs, he averaged only 19 points per game, and the team was swept out of the Spurs in the first round, in addition to the aging of the team and injuries, the biggest reason is the loss of confidence, this time, he is ready to regain the lost confidence in the head of Lin Han in the head of the Jazz.
For this reason, he even flattered the group of American media very disgustingly, although Drexler is not a proud person like Jordan, but as an NBA-level superstar, there is still such a thing as dignity, the last time, he was used by this group of unscrupulous media and threw it, and this time he licked his face. said that he wanted to give Lin Han a good-looking flattery to them, which actually made Drexler very uncomfortable, but there was no way. If you want to regain what you have lost, the most important thing is to be recognized by the mainstream media again.
This can also be seen from this. In the NBA, if a player does not have the strength of Jordan, Magic and Larry Bird, even if he is a superstar, it is impossible to really get rid of such a fate, even if Jordan does not want to become a puppet of media reporters, the final result is at the cost of quitting the NBA.
It's hard to say whether Drexler's choice was right or wrong, it's his personal choice. It's just that since you have made such a choice, you have to bear the consequences of such a choice.
And this consequence is naturally Lin Han's crazy revenge and attack, of course, for Drexler, since he has chosen to stand up for these media in the United States, he naturally has such an awareness.
He has even done such a groveling of dignity, what else can he scruple about? And, it really is his and his team's last chance!
"Boy. Even if you die on the pitch in this game, I'm going to beat you! ”
When this game started, the first goal was humiliated by Lin Han in Jordan's way. Drexler knew that Lin Han's strength was absolutely beyond his imagination, originally he thought that no matter how strong Lin Han was, his body was there, even if his movements were similar to Jordan, he was not Jordan, Jordan's body was better than him, could Lin Han? In the end, Lin Han proved it. Even if his physique is not as good as Jordan's, it is not worse than the 31-year-old he is now.
So. Drexler is really ready to fight to the last drop of blood in this game and beat Lin Han, after the game starts. The Trail Blazers' leading players, who have been injured this season, are almost crazy off-ball and direct ball-handling, and their fighting spirit is extremely high.
"It's so fast!"
Drexler is desperate in this game, and Lin Han is also desperate in this game.
Looking at Drexler, who was only stuck to himself, Lin Han was also shocked in his heart, although after the game started, Lin Han took the lead with his back-to-back jumper that was very similar to Jordan, but after the game started, the two sides were extremely anxious, because there were many players who could score on both teams, and even the number of Trail Blazers was superior in terms of numbers, and the Jazz were more superior in quality.
In this case, the Jazz can't pull the score at all, and the scores of both sides have always been anxious, just like the current battle between Linham and Drexler.
Lin Han didn't plan to give up on the defensive end in this game, so as long as Drexler held the ball, Lin Han would frantically stick it with iron tongs defensive skills.
Originally, Lin Han could also choose to be close to Drexler all over the court, and even be able to block the previous contact between Drexler and his teammates and reduce his chance to receive the ball, but this was too physical, and Lin Han chose to give up.
After all, Drexler is not a shooter, and there is no need to defend his catch, but even so, when Drexler receives the ball, Lin Han will be shocked.
Because judging by the breakthrough and strength of this guy, this guy doesn't look like a 31-year-old veteran who has played with injuries.
"Is it really the best scoring guard in the league to break through?"
Of course, after Lin Han was thrown away by Drexler, he used the mobility bonus of his defensive skills to catch up with Drexler again, it was still a step too late, and the leading player of the Trail Blazers was able to find his teammates when he broke through with his head down, and a very secret ball was passed to the empty cut Harvey Grant, the former Washington bullet small forward squeezed through Bryan Russell and dunked!
Although Drexler still didn't completely break through Lin Han's blockade this time, this time, he found his teammates.
"This offense and defense is really beautiful, Drexler bows his head to break through the pass is a must, there are not many players in the league who can still find their teammates in this situation, and Lin Han's defensive ability is underestimated by everyone, his close defense is very good, basically there is no misposition, the foot movement of the defense is simply shocking, Lin Han is now becoming more and more comprehensive! Larry, I'm right."
"Yes, that's true, it was a very good game"
This is a very exciting game, before the game, it has been decided, in such a public opinion environment, this game has even reached the intensity of the playoffs, originally this game Larry Bird was also worried that Linhan would be broken by Drexler. The director couldn't swing on the offensive end, and finally lost, but for now. He still underestimated Lin Han, this guy was the same as Jordan back then. How did Jordan beat Drexler in the first place? It's very simple, when defending, he always reduces Drexler's offensive efficiency, and when he attacks, he takes advantage of Drexler's defensive weaknesses to score wildly.
Basically, it is impossible for any player to beat Drexler on defense alone, and it is impossible to beat Drexler on offense alone, because Drexler's offense is too aggressive, and if the defense can't withstand him, basically don't think about having an offensive opportunity.
So, want to be in the opposite position of Drexler. To defeat this guy, it is absolutely impossible to only attack, and Lin Han at that time only had offense, and this is why everyone is not optimistic about him, obviously Lin Han's offense is so strong, the league scoring champion, can't he explode with Drexler? It's really not good, some players can't blow each other up.
Therefore, no matter how much Lin Han scores, as long as he does not have a strong defensive ability. None of the undisciplined reporters were optimistic about Lin Han, even if Lin Han's score was really unstoppable.
"Drexler is in trouble for this game, of course. Lin Han's challenge is also very big, and the duel between these two people will probably be very cruel."
In the end, looking at Lin Han, who was holding the ball from the backcourt and slowly advancing to the frontcourt, Larry Bird thought secretly in his heart.
After the start of this game, Drexler's strength shocked Lin Han very much, he really didn't expect this old guy to be so aggressive in attack, if he hadn't learned Tony Allen's iron pincer defensive skills two days ago, he would have been really tragic in this game. This also makes Lin Han very, very cautious, these famous superstars in the NBA are really not so simple.
But. No matter how simple Drexler is, Linhan's strategy for this game is simple. As long as Drexler attacks and hits him once, then Lin Han will return it again, Drexler will not attack him, he will also watch from the side, and will never participate in the Jazz's attack.
This is the most economical way for Lin Han to think of this game, the defensive end can withstand Drexler, as long as Drexler can't stand him on the defensive end, then Lin Han will win!
Fortunately, Lin Han was really able to withstand Drexler on the defensive end.
"Everybody pulls away"
When Lin Han slowly dribbled the ball past half court, all the other Jazz players on the court expanded outward, creating a single opportunity for Lin Han, Lin Han holding the ball is different from Stockton holding the ball, Stockton holds the ball, Jazz is to play tactics, and Lin Han holds the ball, Jazz also wants to play tactics, but it is a single tactic, expect Lin Han to pass the ball out? That's really thinking too much, when Lin Han holds the ball, this guy will never pass the ball offensively, no matter how many people are in the bag, all Jazz players have long been accustomed to this.
"Old man, you're quite angry."
Although Drexler's defense is not very good, but the old fritters who have been mixed in the NBA for so many years, even if the defense is not good, it is not comparable to Lin Han, who used to defend with his eyes, so when Lin Han pushed the ball to the top of the three-point arc.
At this time, Drexler was standing half a step away from Lin Han, ready to stare at Lin Han's next move.
Some time before this game, he and Lin Han have had many encounters, and he already knows a lot about this Jazz rookie, very similar to Jordan's back-to-back jumper, extremely sudden outside three-point pull, and that is no worse than his peak rapid breakthrough, and the extremely weird mid-range pull-up jump shot after running without the ball.
The Jazz rookie was like showing off his offensive arsenal in this game, completing these highly ornamental and extremely difficult offensive moves in front of him again and again.
"What is he going to do this time?"
Although Lin Han was deliberately provoking him, Drexler was unusually calm at this time.
"Old man, don't think about it, this time, I want you!"
Just when Drexler was thinking about whether Lin Han, who was standing at the top of the arc this time, would pull out or break through, or step forward and lean on him to play back and turn around again, Lin Han suddenly started.
"Not good?!"
When Lin Han used Courage to move forward on the spot and almost rushed out like an arrow, Drexler reacted too late.
Westbrook's courage is simply invincible in terms of starting explosiveness, and although Drexler certainly has similar physical skills, he is definitely not as good as Lin Han in terms of explosive power.
This was Lin Han's guess, and when Lin Han used the space of this step to really break through Drexler successfully, he proved his guess!
"Defense!"
Seeing that Lin Han had gotten rid of his own control range. At this time, Drexler yelled loudly at Buck Williams on the inside.
"I won't let you pass!"
It's just that at this time, Buck Williams is helpless, and he played a takedown with Aaron Williams there, who is taller than him. But in terms of strength, Buck Williams is strong.
Originally, he didn't take this young center of the Jazz into his eyes at all, but at this time. To Buck Williams' surprise, the Jazz rookie actually hugged him desperately, although he couldn't really drag him down, but it still made him hesitate to fill the position.
At this moment, Lin Han had already taken a step in the free throw line and flew up directly, smashing the basketball in his hand into the basket with one hand!
With a bang, all the Trail Blazers fans at the Portland Memorial Arena were in a state of heart palpitations.
Basketball is a five-person sport, but the most thrilling thing is always the individual performance. Just like Lin Han now!
"Beautiful gliding dunk, it's been a long time since I've seen a player in the league glide so far in the air, Jordan can do it, Drexler can do it, Lin Han can do it!"
Collins in the commentary seat on the sidelines had already shouted loudly at this time, and Larry Bird on the side also smiled slightly.
It's just that at this time, the Trail Blazers players are not in such a good mood, when Drexler saw Lin Han imitating his one-handed gliding slam slam, he stood behind Lin Han with a blue face, and Buck Williams, who had just been hugged by Aaron Williams, saw the silly smirk on Aaron Williams' face at this time. It's like going up and kicking him to death.
"Bastard boy, you give me a memory"
In the end, the Trail Blazers center still held back his anger and glared at Aaron Williams fiercely, and then snorted coldly.
"Haha. Lin, nicely done"
"A very wonderful breakthrough"
When Lin Han completed this dunk, the surrounding Stockton and Malone also came forward to congratulate Lin Han, they chose to play a supporting role for Lin Han in this game, although it would be very uncomfortable, after all, no player wants to be a supporting role on the court, not to mention that these two are still stars.
But if this game can be won, if Lin Han can beat Drexler. And they do, after all, it's the future of the team.
And for now. Lin Han and Drexler have no way to really defend each other, but Lin Han has taken the initiative with his better defensive ability.
It's like the score between the Jazz and the Trail Blazers right now.
Although the two teams are scorched. But at the end of the first quarter, the Jazz ended up leading the Trail Blazers by three points, 28-25.
So when Lynham and the Jazz's core players went off the court, the entire Portland Memorial Arena was booed.
han-1ik! The invective once again filled the entire stadium.
In the first quarter of the game, the Jazz suppressed the Trail Blazers' all-star lineup under the leadership of Lin Han, of course, this is not Lin Han's credit alone, Stockton contained Strickland, and Malone suppressed Clifford Robinson, who was similar to his style, a little bit, this Trail Blazers big forward has first-class running and jumping ability and shooting ability, and it is basically impossible for Malone to really suppress him, after all, Malone is not a dominant power forward, but in the position of small forward, As this game, Brian Russell was made a little wolf by Harvey Grant, but the most shocking thing is that Aaron Williams, who was the least favored in the center position, was very good in the first quarter, although he was not very good, but he dared to fight and dare to pester the opponent, which is also a huge advantage, although he was completely at a disadvantage in the competition with Buck Williams, but it made the old buck play very uncomfortable.
Therefore, although the two teams are tied, both Lin and Jazz believe that as long as their benches can withstand the Trail Blazers' All-Star level bench group, their chances of winning are still very good.
It's just that when Lin Han and the Jazz players haven't finished yet, when the two teams meet off the bench in the second quarter, Lin Han and the Jazz all and Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan are all present
Pin your hopes on the Jazz bench for this kind of thing, the less the better in the future, because these guys are too pitiful, at the beginning of the second quarter, the game on the court became Jeff Malone vs. Terry Porter and Jelomy Cosi, and the Trail Blazers In addition to these two, such as Tracy Murray, a young forward, can kill four in and four out of the Jazz bench group, and Jazz bench Chambers has no league-wide domineering at his peak in addition to picking up cheap, Humphries is completely a big pit, The Jazz poached him with an annual salary of more than one million, and the Jazz is the worst signing in the history of this team, and as for the substitute Scyuse, it can be ignored, and it seems that Corbyn and Jeff Malone can resist a little.
Therefore, the Jazz, who originally ended the first quarter of the game with a lead, finally when they came on the court again, the score of the two sides had been reversed, and the Jazz had changed from leading by three points to falling behind by four points.
It wasn't until the end of the first half of the game that the Jazz scored again, and finally led the Trail Blazers by two points at 55-53 into the second half.
"Boy, I'll admit it, I underestimated you, but we must be the ones who win this game in the end!"
When the first half of this game ended, in the first half, Lin Han and Drexler, who seemed to be entangled in their feelings, still slowly walked off the court from the court to the outside of the field when the other players were off the court, and as they walked, the two were still spewing trash talk.
"Old man, you're too old, catch up with me first!"
In the face of Drexler's provocation, after Lin Han finished speaking with a smile on his face, he left, and at this time, Drexler, who was looking at Lin Han's back, had an iron blue face.
Since he entered the league, when has he been so humiliated, even Jordan didn't dare to humiliate him in front of him, and in this game, Lin Han would remind him every time he broke through before he used his strong first step to directly crush him, which was simply the most direct humiliation to him!
"Damn boy!"
It's just that at this time, in the face of Lin Han's humiliation, Drexler really has a sense of helplessness, but he will never admit that he is old, and he has not yet been able to reach the highest peak of the NBA!
"Larry, you say, what did these two say, it looks like Clyde is very angry, is Lin Han's trash talk ability as good as his ball skills, it's incredible"
"Hahaha, trash talk is as good as ball skills, it's not just Lin Han, I'm also very good"
Watching Lin Han walk into the player's tunnel with a smile, Larry Bird also smiled with some emotion, he really feels that it is too boring after retirement, especially after seeing the crazy duel between Lin Han and Drexler, he wants to return to the NBA arena again.
It's just that his physical condition is no longer suitable for being a player anymore.
This is also a great regret for Larry Bird, as a football king, he really hopes to stand in front of Lin Han as a player.
"The American basketball world has been popping up with new stars in recent times, I don't know, whether this guy will be the king of this group of new stars, it's really exciting"
Thinking that a group of young talents are now pouring out of the American basketball world, whether it is the NCAA or high school basketball world, the regret in Larry Bird's heart is even worse. (To be continued) r58o
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