Even though no one said anything, O'Neill couldn't help but blush slightly.

Phil Jackson is one of the coaches in the league who knows how to communicate with the home referee, and even he didn't express any objection to the jump ball just now, so there should be no problem, but he was careless, and he was actually advanced by the other party, and it was the redhead who had been beaten into a dog by himself, which is really ......

"That kid doesn't seem to be the same as he did in the first two games, maybe he's learned some tricks, and he looks very confident." Kobe Bryant's face is still relatively relaxed, this supersonic, what really makes him jealous is the god combination, if there is only Lin Dong, then the threat to him will plummet, at this time smiled and said to O'Neal: "He feels that he can do it again." ”

"Hahahaha!" O'Neal laughed, after winning the last game, his relationship with Kobe Bryant has eased a lot, and as long as he thinks about the four consecutive championships, he feels that this guy is not so annoying: "He is still a hundred years early!" Above! ”

Lakers' ball possession.

Kobe Bryant held the ball past the midcourt, and in the face of Lin Dong, who was defending him directly from the three-point line, Kobe Bryant did not have a surprised expression on his face.

Payton is not there, and the supersonic can only let Lin Dong defend himself alone, otherwise letting others come up is undoubtedly giving away points.

The superstar has certainly shown enough strength in the first few games to keep him interested, but it's not the time to go head-to-head with him.

Kobe Bryant looked at the basket position, O'Neal was already in position, and with his left hand, he firmly stuck the 204cm Japanese center behind him, and his right hand was already signaling to him for the ball.

The Japanese center's empty reception just now has boosted the morale of the SuperSonics, and the momentum of the home team has been pulled up......

Frankly speaking, if Lin Dong scores, it will have little impact on the overall situation.

That guy has already proven to the entire NBA that his inexplicable offensive ability is a matter of course, and both the Lakers and the SuperSonics will take it for granted that he scores goals, which can't change everyone's perception that the SuperSonics are still passive and weak.

But the first goal of the opening game was for the redhead to score, which was a bit inappropriate.

That will make the SuperSonics feel like they're okay today, which may make the rest of the SuperSonics find their groove quickly, and it will also make the rest of the Lakers feel like the SuperSonics may be more difficult to deal with today.

can't let them get up, and the best way to suppress this momentum is to fight whoever comes up with the supersonic speed except for Lin Dong!

Call!

Kobe Bryant did not choose to entangle with Lin Dong, but directly hoisted the ball into the hands of O'Neal on the inside.

Singled out!

What Lin Dong said yesterday, Sakuragi really deeply understood and analyzed.

Although the barrier in his heart was broken today by the arrival of Haruko, Sakuragi still had some feelings about the other sentence that Lin Dong said yesterday.

- Your understanding of the inner line has surpassed mine, but you have not discovered it yourself, trust your own judgment and use your methods to solve it.

O'Neill's strength is too great, coupled with the terrifying 145 kilogram tonnage, Sakuragi feels that he is already a brute force type, but he is still unable to resist this terrible monster in strength, the only advantage may be endurance, but that will not be reflected until thirty or forty minutes of fierce battle with O'Neill, and before that, he and the team have already been blown up.

You can't win against O'Neal by strength, no matter how explosive you are, no matter what kind of will you have, this is the final conclusion that he has come to after he has tried his best in the first two games, after all, he still has to block with his feet and predict the ball like Rodman.

Prediction is key!

When I felt O'Neal stuck with one hand just now, and Kobe Bryant had already looked in this direction, frankly speaking, Sakuragi didn't have the ability to see through Kobe's complex thoughts, and I didn't know that Kobe Bryant had a lot of thoughts about this ball in his heart, such as 'shooting the first bird', 'suppressing supersonic momentum' and other details, but it was an instinct and intuition, but it made him feel that he would pass the ball to O'Neal the moment he saw Kobe's eyes.

The best option was to make a steal before O'Neal could catch the ball, but when the thought came to mind, he realized that he couldn't move at all under O'Neal's one-handed holdback.

In the blink of an eye, Sakuragi had tried several methods.

Remove the stool?

It's useless, O'Neill is not a pure stupid big man, his steps are quite flexible, and with his strength, he doesn't need to use the back or something to weigh himself at all, and the other party's body gravity is not on him at all.

Get rid of the bypass?

Can't get rid of it, O'Neill's left hand, the bar area is quite large, and it also moves with some flexible footsteps, instead of a stake, move by yourself, O'Neill also moves, and choose to go around the distance of his entire arm to the front, the range is too large, the distance is too far, then it is not an interception and a steal, but a direct release of O'Neal.

Reach under your armpit to steal the ball?

can't steal it, O'Neill, who stabilized his body, this back play posture at this time is too standard and too beautiful, the protection of one left hand covers almost everything, and the body leans sideways, the right hand is far out to catch the ball, leaning on the broad back, even if he maintains this posture and does not move, Sakuragi can't touch the ball at all.

The successive attempts were all in vain, but O'Neal, who received the ball, slammed his back and pushed Sakuragi, who was trying to steal interference from all directions, to take a step back, and followed O'Neal with an easy jump.

Rumble!

A one-handed slam slammed down a lot of the cheers that had just sounded in the key arena.

2:2 draw!

O'Neal, who landed on the ground, grabbed the basketball that bounced off the ground and looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi with a smile.

5 minutes is enough to defeat this confident redhead who came out of nowhere!

O'Neill threw the ball over and said contemptuously, "Boy, the hunt has begun!" ”

Sakuragi Hanamichi was stunned, but before he could be awakened to the memory of fear of O'Neill in his heart, the voice of the girl on the bench on the sidelines had already shouted: "Sakuragi! It's okay, come on! You're the best! ”

Haruko's voice!

Hanging a work card approved by McMillan, Haruko also followed the team members into the bench on the sidelines, helping to hand over towels and water bottles.

Sakuragi Hanamichi, who turned his head, suddenly turned his eyes into caution, and beckoned to that side with a smirk.

And when you turn around and come back...... The loss caused by the defeat just now immediately disappeared, and in its place was absolute confidence under full happiness.

Could Haruko be wrong? Of course Haruko can't be wrong, so how could the lovely Haruko be wrong? Haruko says she's the best, so it must be the best!

Change your mind, don't rush to use Rodman's tricks......

Just now I let that guy get too close to the basket, but he was already close to that position, and he could almost dunk it when he turned around, but Shaq actually squeezed in another step when he attacked.

Thinking back to the first two games, Sakuragi found that it was.

Even when that guy is playing with his back under the basket, he always has a habit of squeezing the opponent first, just like those players like to slap the ball to the ground a few times when they make free throws.

Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly blessed the soul.

This is O'Neill's habit, and according to Old Earle's theory: any habit of inertia on the court of a player equals his vulnerability!

Try to start here!

Supersonic ball possession.

Brent changed from a point guard to a point guard, and his basic organizational skills are satisfied, but to say how tough he is, and even wants to compete with Payton Lindon, it is pure nonsense.

But according to the plan made by the SuperSonics before the game, he didn't have to take on much organising for this game, or at least not in the first half.

Holding the ball through the midfield, handing the ball to Lin Dong, and saving Lin Dong's physical strength to control the ball in this half is his task today.

At this time, he crossed the line steadily, and in the face of Fisher's defense, the two NBA veterans could only be regarded as half a catty, and no one could talk about suppressing anyone, and the ball was firmly handed over to Lin Dong.

At this time, the supersonic formation was directly opened, Iguodala and Brent directly sank outside the three-point line on the left and right sides, and the space in the court was opened as much as possible for Lin Dong.

Desmond is on standby at the top of the arc on the right side, on the one hand, to further open up the inside space and let Lin Dong create damage, and on the other hand, he is also ready to answer or block Lin Dong when he needs it, anyway, everything depends on Lin Dong's meaning.

Lin Dong holds the ball, and Kobe Bryant goes to the top of the arc.

Looking at the guy in front of him who locked all his attention on himself, Lin Dong straightened his back slightly.

This whole season, his average of 37.8 per game, as well as his average of 40+ per game in the playoffs, are all based on Payton's cover, so most of the time Lin Dong always feels that this score is still at a point where he is at ease and has a lot of room for improvement, and he always feels that as long as he wants, he can even achieve an average of 45+ per game, or even 50+!

But when there was no cover for Payton in the last game, when he needed to face Kobe Bryant's heads-up throughout the whole game, it was only when Lin Dong felt what is called the top defense in the NBA.

At this time, there was no scruple about Payton, Kobe's eagle-like eyes were staring at him, and the aggressiveness of his eyes alone could already make Lin Dong feel a hint of threat.

This is a very wonderful feeling, just like the kind of Yue Zhi Yuan when a martial arts master makes a move, it seems that there is no movement, but it can make you feel that the other party's whole body is 'moving', as if any flaw in yourself may lead to a fatal attack, which forces you to be more cautious and more focused, forcing you to do more details to ensure safety, which makes your pressure rise sharply.

However, this sense of crisis and early warning also made Lin Dong feel more excited.

Only by constantly fighting with such a master can you truly improve and step into a higher realm!

And now......

The slightly straightened back gives the opponent the illusion of 'slowing down and watching the slow play', and when this illusion is generated, it is an opportunity to grasp the gap.

felt the inevitable slack in Kobe's eyes.

Call!

The upright body pressed down in an instant, and Lin Dong threw the center of gravity of his whole body to the left side, followed by the whole body ejected out like a missile.

Super low-profile breakthrough!

The breakthrough action developed by the basketball god has long been one of the necessary means for top supergiants in the NBA, and the center of gravity of extreme downward pressure gives the attacker more initiative and adds infinite difficulty for the defender to adapt.

In just one step, Lin Dong had already bullied Kobe's defensive position.

But for Kobe, after a few games in a row, he has obviously adapted to the speed of Lin Dong's first step, and it is impossible to completely seal it, but he just needs to 'clamp' it.

gave up the 'protection' of his position, gave up the competition with Lin Dong in details, and chose to block it on a larger scale, and moved sideways in great strides, blocking Lin Dong's sideways.

At this time, O'Neal under the basket had already understood, and only one step forward, and instantly formed a pinching attack on Lin Dong with Kobe.

In a flash of lightning, Lin Dong suddenly jumped up, and O'Neal and Kobe also jumped at the same time.

One-on-two!

And the big shark who had eaten Lin Dong's 'high throwing ball' before, jumped extremely high, and his body leaned forward strongly, and he wanted to seal it together with the top of Lin Dong's head, so that he could not shoot, and with Kobe Bryant, who was caught in the middle, two people and four hands, all of Lin Dong's shooting routes were already blocked.

The OK combination was perfect at this moment, and in the last game, they also relied on this pinch to pull Lin Dong's hit rate to below 50% in the second half!

But......

A smile hung on the corner of Lin Dong's mouth, the left hand holding the ball went down, and the basketball passed through O'Neal's crotch to hit the ground.

'Smack'!

The ball is in the hands of Sakuragi Hanamichi!

If the OK group wants to 'shoot the first bird', then they will protect this bird!

Don't always point to Sakuragi alone to solve all his psychological problems, you have to make him feel the support from his teammates, and you have to use his score to activate the entire supersonic firepower.

Sakuragi catches the ball!

Fox on the left side of the baseline rushed up from the side with a brisk step.

Fox was staring at Iguodala at the three-point baseline on the left, and the OK combination hit Lin Dong, and Sakuragi under the basket was vacant, so he and Walker had to pinch the empty Sakuragi at any time, which was also a supplementary means for the Lakers to kill Lin Dong in the last game, and the effect was quite good.

It's a pity that today's Sakuragi is no longer the hesitant Sakuragi of the last game.

The reaction is faster, the jump is more resolute, and the desire to attack at the moment of attacking the frame overshadows all other thoughts!

Haruko is watching herself play from the sidelines!

- Sakuragi-san, do you know what a slam dunk is?

The moment he received the ball, this sentence popped up in Sakuragi Hanamichi's mind inexplicably, and then it instantly made him tremble all over his body.

I know about slam dunk now!

The Fawkes in front of him had already pounced fiercely, but in Sakuragi's eyes at this moment, let alone Fawkes today, even if the Cosmic Gundam hung on him, he would smash it into the frame!

Sakuragi directly ignored Fawkes's defense, and even ignored Fawkes's hand that had been pulled on his arm.

"Roar!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi roared, his body rose straight into the air like a rocket, directly hanging on Fawkes's arm, and the terrifying brute force 'hanged' Fawkes's whole person, followed by his hands smashing the frame.

Rumble!

The basketball hoop shook violently and made a roaring sound.

Ball in!

Accompanied by the referee's whistle.

"The goal is valid, the Lakers' No. 17 hitter fouls, plus a free throw!"

(End of chapter)