Chapter 202 MVP Ranking No. 1
“NBA Dynasty Sniper ()”
"Hey, Grant, today we are facing each other, either you beat me, or I beat you." Zhao Dong greeted.
Grant Hill was obviously not used to Zhao Dong's way of greeting, he smiled and said, "Hey, Feilong."
After the two sides played, the camera on the scene was once again aimed at Zhao Dong's Silver Demon.
This pair of shoes, in just two days, has already made a name for itself in North America, because its design is so cool and has a natural appeal.
"Mr. President, I have already received part of the information. Feilong Company is headquartered in Beijing, China, and has not yet opened a branch in the United States."
Nike headquarters, Philip Knight received a report from his assistant.
"In addition, Flying Dragon has hundreds of pairs of sneakers coming to the United States for his teammates."
"This shows that the sneakers of Feilong Sports Goods Company are ready to be released, and the technology is mature. Immediately find a way to get a pair. In addition, immediately send people to China to scout people and hollow out his R&D department." Philip Knight immediately ordered road.
Almost the same thing happened at Adidas headquarters in New York. Adidas President Herbert Hainer has come to New York and issued the same order.
Madison Square Garden, the game starts, Camby wins the jump ball, the Knicks attack.
On the right-wing three-point line, Grant took the ball and faced Zhao Dong.
Hill is 203 cm tall and 102 cm tall. He is very fast. Like Zhao Dong, he is comparable to a first-class defender, and even faster than Zhao Dong.
Hill doesn't have a three-pointer, which is the weakness of an outside player, so Zhao Dong adopts a one-step defensive strategy, mainly defending the opponent's breakthrough.
Grant didn't fight standing up, but kept moving, always maintaining an initial speed.
"Jordan, who has top-level perimeter skills, was once broken by Hill in one step, so the slower Flying Dragon may not be guaranteed to be broken in one step."
In the live broadcast of ABC TV station, Hubie Brown analyzed.
"squeak!"
At this moment, amidst the sharp friction of the sneakers, Hill suddenly accelerated and started, changing direction in front of his body, making a breakthrough in one step.
Zhao Dong tried his best to improve his reaction, but Hill's first step was really too fast. Not only did he not have time to intercept the opponent, he was actually rushed by the opponent with one step.
At the moment Hill broke through from him, he turned around with all his strength, and suddenly made a diving steal.
At the moment when he dived backwards, the Silver Demon under his feet was tightly integrated with the floor, which was so powerful that it had amazing grip performance, even though his body and the floor formed an acute angle of less than forty degrees at this moment, It didn't make him feel a little bit slipping, and provided enough friction and reaction force for his diving.
The super performance of the sneakers made his movement perfect.
"predict!"
His dive allowed him to pass Hill in an instant, and with a right hand shot, the ball was hit and out of Hill's control.
"Boom!"
After stealing the ball, Zhao Dong fell to the floor.
"yeah!"
The Knicks fans in the audience burst into cheers for Zhao Dong's wonderful defense.
At this time, the ball was grabbed by Charlie Ward, and Zhao Dong made a steal.
"Oh, incredible defense!"
Hubby Brown's jaw almost dropped, his eyes widened.
"It's a football goalkeeper," marvels Darwin Cook.
"No, this is a volleyball dive to save the ball. It is often seen on the basketball court to use this action to save the ball. However, this is the first time I have seen this action to steal after being suddenly attacked." Hu cried Bill Brown.
"Flying Dragon's defense is too desperate." Cook continued to marvel.
"Yes."
Hubie Brown nodded in agreement, and then said: "But this kind of movement should be done less, because it is easy to get injured, and the knees and ankles, including the soles of the feet, will bear huge pressure."
At this time, the Knicks had already counterattacked, and Alan Houston made a layup.
0:2, the Knicks lead at home.
Grantel, who was robbed, was a little confused.
He had never seen anyone use this action to steal. He glanced at Zhao Dong from time to time, thinking that this was a monster.
"Boss, how did you do it?"
At this time, Alan Houston, who scored the goal, ran back and shouted at Zhao Dong with a look of surprise.
"It's very simple, turn around, dive, and steal the ball." Zhao Dong laughed.
"..." Houston was stunned.
"Have your shoes arrived? Damn it, if it's any other sneaker, it'll either slip or the sole will crack or fall off," Oakley yelled.
"Don't worry, we'll be there tomorrow." Zhao Dong smiled.
"That's great, I can't wait." Oakley and others shouted excitedly.
The Pistons attacked, Grant received the ball after crossing the center line, and moved forward with the ball.
Zhao Dong retreated and defended. He knew that Grant would definitely speed up his breakthrough, because this was where the opponent's strongest skills and talents lay, and he was ready to be attacked again.
In the process of advancing, as soon as he approached the three-point line, Grant suddenly accelerated his breakthrough, changed direction in front of his body, and rushed towards Zhao Dong again.
Its breakthrough movement is extremely elegant and silky smooth.
And this time he strengthened the protection of the ball, and deliberately moved a little farther away from Zhao Dong when he broke through, so as not to give Zhao Dong a chance to steal the ball.
Zhao Dong turned around and chased after him. The grip performance of the sneakers provided a strong reaction force, which made his turning speed and the starting speed of the first step faster.
As soon as Hill broke through, he chased the former, only a foot away, without completely losing his defensive position.
At this time, Oakley came up from the low post to cover the defense, and the man he was defending, Grant Long, rushed to the basket and asked Grant Hill at the same time.
At this moment, Zhao Dong switched defenses, rushed past Oakley, and rushed towards Grant Lang.
Oakley is also a top defensive fighter, and his defensive action is no different from a fight. Hilma passed the ball and gave it to Grant Lang.
When Grant Lang rushed to the basket to receive the ball, Camby, who was in the low position on the left wing, had already started to defend the basket. He immediately stopped for a jumper and shot close to the basket.
But at this moment, Zhao Dong caught up from behind, flew over with a big hat, and slapped the ball with a bang.
"Beautiful! Flying Dragon sent a big cap, Oakley grabbed the ball..."
Amidst the cheers of the audience, the roar of the live commentator sounded.
Oakley's fast pass was blocked by Hill, and the Knicks started a positional battle. Zhao Dong held the ball on the left-wing three-point line and made a gesture of pulling away. He wanted to single-handedly hit Hill.
Hill's main feature during this period was a good flank offensive player, average defense, and the main force focused on scoring.
In the later stages of his career, especially during the Suns period, he mainly did defense, and he was a pioneer in defending the opponent's perimeter offense.
"Last grace?"
Staring at Hill in front of him, Zhao Dong smiled.
Since Jo Dong is a master at trash talking, Hill thought he was going to trash talk, but no, Jo Dong broke through.
"Boom!"
It is very simple and easy to crush Hill, then push him again.
Two steps away from the paint area, when the Pistons' inside players were about to defend, and when Hill caught up behind him, he suddenly made a jumper and hit a ball.
"Hill can't defend against the flying dragon, and his center of gravity is easily knocked. Even if his speed is faster, he can't catch up with the flying dragon's breakthrough speed."
In the ABC live broadcast, Hubie Brown shook his head and said.
"Can Flying Dragon be defended so easily? The Bulls and Jazz double-teamed him, so what happened? As Jordan's successor, Hill's strength is not at the same level as Flying Dragon's. He wants to achieve Jordan's level of talent is not comparable to that of Feilong." Cook laughed.
Hubie Brown nodded, agreeing with what Cook said.
In the first half, Zhao Dong made the main attack, scored 28 points in the half, and then started to organize the offense in the second half, earning assists.
On the defensive end, he adopted an entangled suffocation defense.
This made Hill very uncomfortable, because this is not the playoffs, he did not expect Zhao Dong to play the defensive intensity of the playoffs.
Even the commentators like Hubie Brown were very surprised and said: "Is the flying dragon going to target Hill today? Does he not like Hill's nickname of 'Jordan's successor'?"
"Probably yes, he shouldn't like anything related to Jordan." Cook laughed.
"This season, the Bulls' lineup is too strong. Super Bulls, it will be very difficult for Dragon to beat Jordan again. Maybe he wants to vent his depression." Hubie Brown shook his head and smiled.
Under Zhao Dong's suffocating defense, Hill did not perform astonishingly, and the Pistons also lost the game.
Zhao Dong scored 48 points and sent 7 blocks and 12 assists at the same time, which was an eye-catching performance.
He also completed the sniper mission and won the Hill's grand prize.
Sure enough, the system reminded him that flexibility and speed restricted the first step, and his speed and flexibility had to be improved to the top level before the restrictions on Hill's first step could be lifted.
That's okay, now his strength is enough for the regular season, and Hill's first step and a technique of Jordan are left in his hands, so let's use these skills as the hole cards in the playoffs.
There are too many Bulls in the lineup, so save up more cards and catch Jordan by surprise.
After the on-site interview, he returned to the locker room.
"Brother Hu, how do you feel?"
"It's more intense than the preseason." Hu Weidong laughed.
He came off the bench today, played a total of eleven minutes, made 2 of 5 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 6 points. His performance was not bad.
"Old Nelson's philosophy is to blur the position. You can play as a swingman, and you can also play as a point guard. He has comprehensive skills and can play both offense and defense. It fits his philosophy. Today's performance will help you compete for playing time." Zhao Dong said.
"I understand." Hu Weidong nodded.
"Dragon, do you know that the Bulls played the Spurs at home tonight, 83:87, and only won by four points." Van Gundy said at this time.
"Which of the Big Three has ceased fighting?" Zhao Dong asked.
"No one had a truce, but the rookie No. 1 pick of the Spurs played really well, scoring double 20, 20 points and 22 rebounds." Van Gundy said.
"Tim Duncan?" Zhao Dong laughed.
Van Gundy added: "In addition, Ewing only scored 11 points in this game, shooting 32% from the field, and got three big hats from Tim Duncan."
"He was working hard in this game, and his position was closer to the basket than in the Knicks, but Tim Duncan's defense was really good." Thibodeau said.
"To play against the Spurs, we can't do inside." Zhao Dong said.
"Playing against the Spurs, you must return to the low position." The silent old Nelson laughed.
"certainly."
Zhao Dong nodded with a smile. Like O'Neill, Duncan couldn't keep up with his speed. At most, he would explode with Tim Duncan.
"To play against the Bulls, you have to return to the low position." Old Nelson said with a smile again.
"Understood." Zhao Dong smiled.
The first game against the Bulls this season is December 9th. At that time, he wants to see how super the Bulls are.
Ewing is really old, and he has accumulated a lot of injuries. If he is unlucky, injuries are inevitable. He is no longer a real giant.
Kidd's main strength lies in his organizational skills, and he doesn't have much offense. The Bulls' points depend on Jordan's.
Moreover, without Pippen, the Bulls' ability to attack the inside is even weaker.
In other words, compared with last season, the Bulls' scoring ability has one less Pippen and one more weakened version of super center Ewing, but it has not improved significantly.
In his opinion, the strength gap between the two teams is not as big as the media thinks, and he doesn't think the Bulls have already booked the championship.
The next morning, Chen Jian rushed to New York with Huang Zhiwen and an assistant.
The delivery of shoes this time was just a matter of chance. His main task was to set up the US headquarters. It was only four months before the All-Stars, and the time was very tight.
"I'm back again!" Huang Zhiwen let out a sigh of relief as he stepped off the plane.
Back then, he was actually forced to leave the United States because his promotion opportunity was snatched away by a white man. He was so angry that he returned to China with all his savings to start a business, but unexpectedly went bankrupt.
"Let's go. The boss said that Nike and Adidas will go bankrupt. We have a heavy task." Chen Jian said.
"The boss is joking, okay?"
Huang Zhiwen smiled wryly. He also had great confidence in the Silver Devil generation, but it was too difficult to bankrupt Nike in the United States.
As for Adidas, his focus is in Europe, where football is the world, which is even more impossible.
At noon, Zhao Dong and Lin Sai invited Chen Jian to dinner, and then rushed to the training base with some sneakers.
At two o'clock this afternoon, they are leaving New York, and they have two away games to play.
"The boss is the boss, always the last."
"The big names are always the last ones out."
When I drove to the parking lot, the bus was ready, so I waited for him. Seeing his car appear, the teammates who were waiting for him complained one after another.
Zhao Dong opened the trunk of the Hummer off-road vehicle and shouted to his teammates: "Come down and see, what did I bring you?
"Oh, sneakers?"
John Starks, sharp-eyed, immediately jumped up and rushed off the bus.
Others also rushed down.
"There is a yardage on the box, don't take it randomly." Zhao Dong shouted. ;
"Oh, that's cool! I finally have you!" Danny Fortson kissed on the sneakers.
"I'm going to put it on now." Larry Johnson couldn't wait to say.
"Okay, okay, get in the car first, let's go." Zhao Dong shouted.
"Flying Dragon, do we have it? This can be regarded as a collection." Old Nelson couldn't help laughing when he saw a pair of sneakers for each person.
"Yes, we want to," Van Gundy yelled.
"OK, I'll bring it to you when I come back from the away game." Zhao Dong laughed.
Next, the Knicks played two away games. Zhao Dong scored 30+ in one game and 40+ in another game. He averaged 42.5 points per game in the first four games. He is the player with the highest scoring average in the league. Jordan scored 12 points, and Jordan scored an average of 30.2 points in the first four games.
In the first four games, he averaged 42.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 8 assists, 1.5 steals, 4 blocks, 2.5 turnovers and 3 fouls.
If he hadn't put more energy into scoring, it might be possible to average a triple-double per game, and it would not be difficult for him to get two more assists per game.
This is also because of the lineup problem this season, he has to take on more scoring tasks.
"The New York Flying Dragons are showing their strong scoring ability, and he has locked up the scoring champion this season." The New York Times reported.
"Jordan averaged 37.1 points per game in the highest season. Flying Dragon needs more continuous performance." The New York Sports Daily rarely praised Zhao Dong.
"Feilong's shots accounted for one-third of the team's shots. It is not surprising to get high scores. At the same time, we think that it is precisely because of the strength of the Super Bull that Feilong puts his energy into scoring, because he knows the defending champion The hope of a championship is very small, and his goal this season should be regular season honors, such as scoring champion and regular season MVP."
Los Angeles Daily News reports.
On the 7th, the Knicks returned to New York, and the Lakers arrived in New York at the same time. The two teams will play a game on the 8th.
"Shaq, do you want the Silver Devils?" a New York Athletic reporter asked at the Lakers' press conference at the hotel.
In the past three days, the Knicks played two away games and won four consecutive victories, but what attracted the most attention was not their record, but the Silver Devils.
Most of the Knicks players are wearing the Silver Devils generation, a word, cool.
"O'Neal, do you like the Silver Devil?" A reporter interviewed O'Neill and mentioned the Silver Devil.
"Oh, it looks cool, but I'm the spokesperson for Reebok." O'Neill was a little upset when the reporter asked this question.
When he debuted, Nike and Reebok were the two closest brands to him, but Nike rejected his request to have a signature sneaker, so he chose Reebok.
"Many stars in the league don't recognize the Silver Devils, so do you think the quality of the Silver Devils is poor?" the reporter asked.
"I haven't worn it, and I don't want to wear it, unless Reebok cancels my contract with me, so I don't know how the quality of the Silver Devil is, and I don't want to comment." O'Neill laughed.
In fact, Reebok had already approached him, and wanted him to come forward to suppress the Silver Demon, but he refused.
He thinks this is a matter of the company, he is just a spokesperson, not the general manager of Reebok, and it is not his job to suppress the Silver Devil.
When the Lakers held a press conference, the league officially announced the MVP rankings for this season.
Currently, the Knicks and Bulls have won four games and are tied for first in the league and first in the Eastern Conference.
But Zhao Dong's ranking in this ranking is higher than that of Jordan, who is second.
Of course, Stern wants to rank Jordan first, but Zhao Dong's average per game data is too good, and comparing the lineups of the two sides, the Super Bulls will lose a lot of points for Jordan, so Zhao Dong can only be ranked first.
Moreover, Jordan had already won the MVP last season. In fact, many people were unwilling to give him this honor last season, so Stern also knew that Jordan wanted to win the MVP honor this season unless he played amazingly and people. Undisputed performance.