Chapter 204 Buckle Shark + Fragments of Dominance
“NBA Dynasty Sniper ()”
"Shark, do you want to gamble? I bet you miss two free throws." Standing on the sideline of the restricted area on the right side of the basket, Zhao Dong joked.
"I don't have as much money as you do."
O'Neal, who was still angry, said angrily.
"That's because you don't have confidence in yourself." Zhao Dong laughed.
"..."
O'Neal opened his mouth, yeah, I'm not confident in my free throws, am I proud?
Bang bang twice, both free throws missed.
Zhao Dong grabbed the rebound over Huo Li's head, and after the pass was passed, the Knicks launched a counterattack.
Charlie Ward quickly advanced to the basket with the ball, and Nick Van Exel chased and defended on one side. Without a chance, he pulled to the left.
At this time, Zhao Dong rushed over the top of the arc, and the Lakers' O'Neal and Horry couldn't keep up with his speed.
Charlie Ward passed the ball, and after receiving the ball, Zhao Dong took off half a step from the free throw line, grabbed the ball with his right hand, raised it high, and rushed to the basket.
Eddie Jones, who returned to the basket, saw Zhao Dong rushing in mid-air, as if seeing a mountain falling towards him, his heart jumped, and he quickly evacuated from the basket.
He is only over 80 kilograms, and he has self-knowledge. If he dares to block the sharp edge of the flying dragon, he will be killed.
"boom!"
Amidst the strong sound of exploding baskets, the cheers of Madison Square Garden erupted instantly, drowning everything.
"Yeah yeah, the tomahawk-style dunk on the free throw line, Feilong's desire to perform tonight is too strong!" The roar of the live commentator sounded like rolling thunder.
Turning around on the ground, Zhao Dong passed by O'Neill and Horry who were returning to defense, and spat out with trash talk: "Can you hurry up on defense? A dunk without a defender is simply a dunk without a soul. Uninteresting."
"Damn criminals pretending to be 13 should be hanged." O'Neal cursed helplessly.
"ball."
O'Neal was the only core of the Lakers at this time, and later Kobe and him did not get along, but now he wants the ball, and the ball comes in.
"Boom!"
After catching the ball in a low position, Camby staggered back behind him, and fell to the floor with a cry of pain.
O'Neal was blocked by Camby on the floor, missed the small hook, Zhao Dong grabbed the rebound and started to counterattack.
"No, Camby didn't get up, he was injured!" The live commentator exclaimed.
At this time, the Knicks counterattacked and Alan Houston made a layup.
2:6, the Knicks lead.
The referee stopped the game and signaled the Knicks doctor to come on.
"Flying Dragon, you play low and match up with Sharks."
Old Nelson began to adjust the lineup, replaced Hu Weidong, and played a three-back tactic.
He intended to let the rookie Danny Fortson fight, but he didn't dare. A rookie facing a big shark, the only result is to be blown up. This is a big blow to the rookie, and he needs to avoid such a thing from happening.
"I have a sprained ankle, so I have to rest for a few games." The team doctor said to Nelson at this time.
Old Nelson said nothing, nodded, and asked the staff to help Camby back to the locker room.
Grant next to him scratched his head a little. He traded Ewing back for Camby and got injured after only four games. This is not as durable as the old Ewing, so it won't be another failed deal, right?
"Brother Hu, shoot if you have the chance, be decisive." Zhao Dong said to Hu Weidong.
"Okay." Hu Weidong nodded.
The Lakers attacked, Horry missed a goal, and Alan Houston also missed a goal, and the ball returned to the Lakers.
Zhao Dong didn't have top defense, he had too much difference in height, his upper leg strength was 85, and his lower body strength was 88, so he couldn't stand up to the big shark.
Around the front to defend, his movement speed is faster than the big shark, and his bounce is enough, so he will interfere with O'Neal's receiving the ball.
O'Neill hit three balls and only scored one, and this time he asked for the ball again.
Zhao Dong circled forward, and he immediately resisted the former, raised his right hand high, and signaled for an arc top lob.
Nick Van Exel lobped the ball. At this moment, Oakley on the weak side began to help defend and double-team from behind.
After O'Neill received the ball,
Interferenced by Zhao Dong, he was unable to attack immediately, and as soon as Oakley's help defense came up, he fell into a double-team.
"Snapped!"
Oakley slapped the ball away, and then Zhao Dong snatched it in his hands and made a steal.
When the ball changed hands, Nick had already started to counterattack from the outside. Hu Weidong, Charlie Ward, and Alan Houston rushed forward.
Zhao Dong passed the ball to Charlie Ward.
Ward quickly advanced to the top of the arc. At this time, Hu Weidong made a sudden stop on the three-point line, and when Rick Fox, who was waiting to defend, also made a sudden stop, he suddenly started again, threw off the defender, and rushed into the flank.
Ward originally wanted to pass the ball to Houston, but Hu Weidong had an opportunity, so he didn't hesitate. This is the person brought in by the dragon boss, and the ball was passed on.
Hu Weidong went to the basket after receiving the ball, and hit a goal from the basket.
2:8, the Knicks lead.
The Lakers attack.
Horry pulled to the right corner and pulled Oakley out to prevent him from quickly helping O'Neal.
This time O'Neal was in the low post first, and when Zhao Dong circled forward, he immediately turned around and slipped into the paint.
Zhao Dong pulled his jersey, but he didn't hold back. When he caught up, he was half a step too late.
At this time, the ball was passed in from the top of the arc. After O'Neal received the ball, he faced the basket with a heavy dunk with both hands.
"boom!"
The huge basketball hoop was directly sunk two feet by the big shark, and it swayed unsteadily, scaring several media reporters like birds.
"A heavy dunk without a defender is a heavy dunk without a soul." Turning his head, O'Neill shook his head and spat trash talk at Zhao Dong.
"What do you want to learn from me?" Zhao Dong said angrily.
"The agility and moving speed of the big shark are superb, and the turning speed is super fast. The flying dragon is careless." Bill Wharton laughed.
"He is not careless, and it is difficult to defend the sharks alone under the basket." Matt laughed.
Bill Wharton nodded, agreeing with this statement.
Back on offense, Oakley pulled out and took Horry away.
Zhao Dong doesn't play in the low post, he can't play Shark in a fixed position, that's too stupid.
He pulled into the short left corner, three steps away from the left line of the paint.
O'Neal could only follow him. If he didn't come out, Zhao Dong's open jumper could kill him.
But as soon as he came out, Zhao Dong immediately started, bypassing him and rushing towards the paint area.
"damn it!"
O'Neill turned around, already a step slower, and then fell further and further away.
At this time, the card was dealt at the top of the arc, and the card was dealt directly to the basket. Zhao Dongfei jumped up, and with a bang, he slammed the ball into the basket facing Huo Li, who was defending from the weak side.
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle blew at the same time.
"Oh ho ho, lob dunks, an incomparably gorgeous performance!" Amidst the cheers of the audience, the roar of the live commentator sounded instantly.
"Dragon can't guard against sharks, and sharks can't guard against dragons." Matt laughed.
"The body of an inside player has the quality and style of play of an outside player. How can an inside player defend?" Bill Walton laughed.
Then Zhao Dongjia made a free throw, 4:11, the Knicks took the lead, and the Lakers attacked.
O'Neal attacked several times in a row, but this time he didn't ask for the ball, so he took a break to catch his breath.
Eddie Jones runs, throws off Alan Houston to catch the ball, and hits a ball from mid-range.
On the Knicks side, Zhao Dong continued to attack.
He actually has the task option of shooting percentage today, and he will not make jump shots farther from the basket too much, but O'Neal doesn't know, so when he pulls out, he can only continue to follow up.
So, Zhao Dong dropped O'Neal again and rushed into the paint.
"When the Dragon is pulled out, the Lakers have to switch defenses. O'Neal can't defend against it. That's not his job."
When he saw Zhao Dong scoring a goal in the same way, Bill Walton immediately reminded him.
The Lakers attack.
Horry pulled Oakley out and let O'Neill single Zhao Dong.
The Sharks went directly to the basket to get a position, and Zhao Dong went around the front and hung the backhand at the top of the arc.
"Snapped!"
When O'Neal caught the ball with one hand and got up to dunk, Zhao Dong stopped him with a foul.
The referee whistled, the thugs fouled, and two free throws were made.
"It's also impossible to defend each other alone, but the weakness of the Sharks was caught by the dragon. If the two teams meet in the finals in a certain season, this will be a big weakness of the Lakers."
Bill Walton analyzed.
O'Neal made two free throws, 7:13, the Knicks attacked.
This time, Zhao Dong pulled out again, but O'Neal didn't follow, he didn't want to defend the paint at all, and then the former scored another goal with a precise mid-range shot.
At 7:15, the Knicks lead.
"Need to switch defenses, not empty." Bill Wharton said urgently.
Looking back, the Lakers missed a goal from the outside and the Knicks attacked.
"Fox, switch defenses. Others speed up the defense speed." Harris shouted.
When Zhao Dong pulled to the short corner again, Rick Fox, who was defending Hu Weidong on top, jumped down.
At this time, the ball was passed from the top of the arc to Zhao Dong.
After Zhao Dong received the ball, he immediately entered the paint with the ball.
His ability to break through with the ball is so powerful that even the Bulls and Jazz can't stop him. This breakthrough immediately compressed the Lakers' defense.
O'Neal blocked the low position in the paint area, and Fox outflanked.
But at this time, Zhao Dong didn't even look outside, he flicked out with one hand, and the ball flew to Hu Weidong who was outside the three-point line on the left wing.
When Hu Weidong received the ball, the defending point guard Nick Van Exel had already jumped to his side. He immediately dribbled the ball forward two steps, and then made an open jumper.
"Shua!"
Splashes appeared and two points were hit.
"If you ask me, Flying Dragon's assist ability is strong and can cause great damage. Double-teaming him is not worth the loss. It's better to send a role player to follow him, prevent the Knicks from killing others, and let him attack alone." Matt laughed.
"Another version of Jordan's rules? That's fine too. But in the playoffs, neither the Bulls nor the Jazz have played that way. They chose to guard the Dragon, not his teammates. Or they could try Let's see if Feilong can kill them all by himself?" Bill Wharton laughed.
In the first quarter, at 17:24, the Lakers trailed by 7 points.
Zhao Dong played 10 minutes in the first quarter, made 6 of 7 shots, 2 of 3 free throws, scored 14 points, and his shooting percentage reached 70%.
In the first 9 minutes of the first quarter, O'Neal made 4 of 5 shots. In the first quarter, he was full of energy and attacked the basket. His efficiency was extremely high. In addition, he made 3 of 7 free throws and scored 11 points.
Halfway through the second quarter, the two teams dispatched their main players to play. After halftime, at 40:49, the Knicks led by 9 points.
Zhao Dong made 7 of 9 shots and 4 of 5 free throws in the half. He scored 18 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 fouls. O'Neal scored 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
In the TNT live broadcast, Bill Walton said: "The Lakers and the Knicks have a similar lineup, and both have a superstar, but the Dragons have sorted out the team's offense better, sending out 4 assists in 16 minutes of halftime, and there are indirect assists. Twice, that's the biggest reason the Knicks lead. Also, the Knicks have four more rebounds than the Lakers, that's another reason."
"Danny Fortson, a rookie of the Knicks, in two minutes of the first quarter, plus six minutes of the second quarter, eight minutes, he grabbed 4 rebounds, the rebounding talent is very strong!" Ma special way.
"But he fouled a little more, twice in eight minutes, all of which were fouls in rebounding. He rebounded not by anticipating the position like Dragons and Rodman, but by aggressive rushing. It is easy to foul , will affect his playing time, and then affect his career." Bill Walton said.
At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers attacked.
Bryant played six minutes in the first half of the second quarter and played early in the second half.
Now he averages 25 to 6 minutes a game, with 11 to 12 shots.
Now his characteristic is that he is young and frivolous, he shoots from outside and shoots from inside, and when he rushes in, he is all kinds of fancy dunks, showing his talent in various ways, no different from other rookies who have just entered the league.
Later, the four major shooting guards in this era of the league were selected, and Kobe was said to have the worst talent, but this was the worst among the four major shooting guards, not compared with others.
Even among the four shooting guards, comparative talent refers to explicit talent, not implicit talent.
What is hidden talent is the quality that cannot be reflected in the physical test data, such as willpower, injury resistance, desire to win, big heart, key ball ability, leadership and so on.
In fact, even his obvious talent is extremely outstanding. If it weren't for his status as a high school student, his draft position would definitely not be the thirteenth.
On the inside, Zhao Dong and O'Neill still exploded each other, and no one could guard the other.
O'Neal pushed Zhao Dong horizontally under the basket, and Zhao Dong used his mobility to get rid of O'Neal, or after O'Neal didn't follow, he would shoot or pass outside, and his lethality was no less than that of O'Neal.
The Lakers attacked, and Kobe ran back and rushed into the right wing, received a pass from the top of the arc, and reached the paint.
Oakley has been pulled out by Horry, and Zhao Dong returns to the basket to face Kobe's impact.
"Give him back one."
Seeing Zhao Dong, Kobe's competitiveness suddenly increased tenfold.
He wants to pay back Zhao Dong's dunk after turning 360 degrees in the air in the first quarter, stepping on the FMVP position.
If he could complete that action on Zhao Dong's head, his popularity would definitely skyrocket.
"Boom!"
With a heavy foot on the ground, he flew up and rushed towards Zhao Dong.
Zhao Dong took off to block the shot.
The moment the two were about to make contact, Kobe suddenly exerted a second force and started spinning.
With the same 360-degree rotation and 90-degree revolution, Kobe bypassed Zhao Dong in the air and reached the right side of the basket.
"How can it be?"
But at this moment, he found that Zhao Dong was still in the air, even higher than him, which also meant that the opponent's ability to bounce and stay in the air was even higher than his, which he couldn't accept.
"Snapped!"
Kobe picked up the basket with a backhand when he was descending, but was slapped flying by Zhao Dong with a backhand, and the shot went directly out of the sideline.
"yeah!"
This extreme block made Madison Square Garden boil, and the cheers sounded like thunder.
"Kobe kid, you're young, you have a big heart, you actually want to do this to me, do you think I'm that defensive scum of the shark?"
Zhao Dong yelled at Kobe who was a little confused with a smile.
"Feilong, who is a defensive scum? Have you guarded me today?" O'Neill was so angry that he rushed over and roared.
"You didn't guard me." Zhao Dong said coldly.
"Feilong, just wait, one day I will fly over your head." Kobe reacted, knowing that he was being bullied by Zhao Dong again, and shouted with a changed face.
"Boom!"
When Zhao Dong raised his hand, he shuddered violently, and knocked on Kobe's head, which made Kobe groan with a headache, and cursed again:
"Dare to fly over my head, Kobe, are you afraid that you want to be disabled? I advise you not to even think about it."
"What, the little rookie wants to provoke our Knicks Gentlemen?" Oakley ran over with his teeth and claws screaming.
"Just teasing him." Zhao Dong stopped Oakley.
Kobe's face was so ugly, these damn New York gangsters are too bullying.
He glanced at the boss O'Neill next to him. The damned shark was honestly silent at this time. Facing the two villains, he didn't even dare to fart.
"Come on, Kobe, don't provoke them."
Eddie Jones quickly ran up and pulled Kobe over.
Hu Weidong outside saw this scene, and finally understood why Zhao Dong was called the first of the four villains in the NBA. This was completely different from the Zhao Dong he saw in the national team.
At the end of the third quarter, 60:70, the Lakers trailed by 10 points.
Zhao Dong has already scored 29 points and 11 rebounds. There are basically no problems with the other task options, except for one dunk that has not had a chance to be completed.
At the seventh minute of the fourth quarter, the Knicks attacked, and Zhao Dong got the ball in the waist of the left paint area.
With the ball in this position, he is very threatening. He hits the board at a forty-five degree and can blow up any inside line, so he was double-teamed by O'Neal and Fox here.
Hu Weidong, who was emptied, did not wait for the Lakers to make up his upper body, but immediately made a back cut, cutting into the paint from behind O'Neal.
At this time, Zhao Dong made a ground pass and passed the ball from O'Neill's crotch.
O'Neal quickly turned back to defend the basket, and Horry, who also returned to defend, formed a double-team trend against Hu Weidong.
And Zhao Dong followed O'Neal and rushed to the basket.
Hu Weidong was caught in the front and rear siege, and could only pass the ball back to Zhao Dong.
Zhao Dong received the ball and saw O'Neal who was turning around under the basket, his heart was full of joy.
"Dump!"
Seeing Zhao Dong flying up with the ball, the on-site commentator yelled instantly.
O'Neill noticed that Hu Weidong was passing the ball and immediately turned around, but as soon as he turned around, he saw that Zhao Dong had already flown into the air and hit him head-on.
"It's over!"
At this moment, he was desperate.
"boom!"
There was a violent basket frying sound.
"yeah!"
The entire Madison Square Garden was like crazy, and a huge sound wave suddenly surged, sweeping all directions.
"damn it!"
He had dunked others countless times, which made him very happy, but it was the second time in his career that he was dunked. O'Neill's eyes were red, like a bull being provoked by a red cloth.
This time the dunk was too sudden, he didn't even have a chance to foul, and he was caught off guard, feeling aggrieved and extremely angry.
He violently pushed Zhao Dong who had just landed, and the latter was caught off guard and was overthrown to the ground.
"Fuck him!"
The boss of the team was pushed down, and Oakley rushed to O'Neal without a second reaction.
"boom!"
Before Zhao Dong got up, O'Neill took Oakley's punch.
It happened that Larry Johnson was also on the field, and he also rushed over.
Now, the big shark, who can't fight at all, fell into the siege of two amateur boxers, was beaten to the floor with his head in his arms, and was thrown to the ground by the two.
Zhao Dong didn't make any moves, and he squatted in front of O'Neill's head and asked curiously, "Shark, why did you push me?"
"Shet... you pull them away!" O'Neill was so wronged that he wanted to cry.
"Stop, stop..."
The referee shouted loudly before Oakley and Larry Johnson stopped.
The fight broke out suddenly, and the benches of the Lakers and Knicks were stunned. By the time they reacted, the fight was over.
"I said, Shark, you dunk others every day. You dunked Camby just at the beginning, and I dunked you one. You should be able to accept it." Zhao Dong laughed.
While rubbing his face, O'Neill said aggrievedly: "You flew over Stockton's head, wouldn't it be the same as not letting Kobe fly over your head?"
Zhao Dong laughed and stopped talking.
At this time, the referee made a move and directly sent Oakley and Larry Johnson down.
"I said Larry, you are just joining in the fun, right? I can deal with the big fool by myself. Do you need it?"
"Feilong and you have a bad reputation. There are not many opportunities. No one dares to attack us now. This is an opportunity to beat the shark. Can I not seize it?"
"But beating him doesn't seem to have any sense of accomplishment, and he won't fight back. I just hit him twice, how about you?"
"I did the same, just hit it once. I think it's better to beat the postman and Mourning to have a sense of accomplishment."
The two were discussing something as they left the stage.
Huo Li happened to be standing on the road where the two passed. After hearing the conversation, his only reaction was to get out of the way. This is a bunch of bastards, and they can only use basketball to solve the problem, and they can't use crooked tricks.
Next, the Lakers switched defenses and asked Horry to switch to Zhao Dong.
The Suns were eliminated by the Spurs because Horry bumped into Nash, so his reputation in China is not very good, but there are not many times when he is dirty, far less dirty than Bowen.
However, Zhao Dong's ability to get rid of the gold medal skills is too strong, and his defense still cannot reach sufficient limits.
As for Zhao Dong, he absolutely did not dare to mess around.
After all, the Knicks won this game.
Although O'Neal is tyrannical and almost invincible at the basket, Zhao Dong's efficiency is also very high, and when the Knicks adopt foul tactics, his free throws have become the key factor for the Lakers to lose.
But Zhao Dong also knows that this is just a regular season. The two teams are not rival teams, and there is no competition at all. O'Neal didn't give full play at all, and neither did he. If the two teams reach the finals, it is time to collide with all their strength. .
However, because of the loss of Oakley, the Knicks' defense weakened, and the final point difference was not big.
At the end, 85:89, the Lakers lost by 4 points.
Zhao Dong played 40 minutes, 15 of 21 shots, 71% shooting, 6 of 8 free throws, 36 points, 15 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 1 turnover and 4 fouls.
Onick also played 40 minutes, 13 of 19 shots, over 60% of his shots, 5 of 14 free throws, 31 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls.
Bryant came off the bench for 27 minutes, made 6 of 12 shots, a good shooting percentage, and made 2 of 3 free throws, scoring 14 points.
Hu Weidong came off the bench tonight and played 23 minutes, the most time in these games. He scored 10 points on 5 of 8 shots. He basically made open shots or fast break layups. His efficiency was good.
This season, because the league adjusted the three-point line back to 7.25 meters, Hu Weidong cherished his shots and rarely shot three-pointers.
Zhao Dong also completed the task of blocking O'Neill and got one-sixth of the dominance badge.
Back in the locker room, he couldn't wait to turn on the system.
Sure enough, in the column of unclaimed rewards, in addition to one of Jordan's skills, there was an extra dominance fragment.
But now this thing is useless, I don't know how long it will take to collect all six yuan.
He reckoned that this thing should still be of some use, self-confidence, even if he missed ninety-nine shots, he still firmly believed that he would make the next shot.
But this thing should not be called a dominance badge, but a blacksmith badge.