Chapter 280 Iverson’s Progress

The digital team also held a pre-game press conference.

"Iverson, you have been doing extra training for two consecutive offseasons, especially this eight-month offseason. You have been doing extra training for six months. What motivates you to persevere? of?"

asked a New York Times reporter.

Iverson was a little hesitant. He didn't want to admit that it was caused by Zhao Dong's pressure. He said vaguely: "Our rookie class is very strong. I heard that Kobe practiced hard. I don't want to fall behind, so I have to practice more. "

"At the Knicks press conference just now, Feilong said that he is qualified enough to look down on you. What do you think?" the reporter asked.

Iverson's eyes turned cold, his chin immediately raised high, and he said proudly: "Jordan is not qualified to look down on me. I will never allow anyone to look down on me. I have the confidence to challenge anyone."

"What do you want to say to him?" the reporter asked with a smile.

"Tomorrow night's game, I want to score 50+, and I want him to understand that he can't stop me from scoring." Iverson said coldly.

After the press conference, the digital team also held a tactical meeting. The head coach was Larry Brown, a defensive coach who is almost 60 years old.

"Karl, Theo..."

At the beginning of the meeting, he directly talked about interior defense and said very sternly to the postman and Ratliff: "The Chinese's impact is too strong. We must stop him. This is your task, do you understand?"

"Understood." The two nodded.

"George?"

Larry Brown looked at Lynch again and said, "Your mission is to use your six fouls to interrupt the Chinese's offensive rhythm and his touch. Do you understand?"

"clear."

George Lynch said.

Looking back, Larry Brown said to Iverson: "Allen, don't shoot too many three-pointers. Your mid-range jumper is very good now. Shoot more long two-pointers and two-pointers. Leave the rebounds to Karl and Leo. In addition, when you break in, make more use of Karl and Leo's pick-and-roll, they can cover your breakthrough very well."

"I know." Iverson nodded.

The 15th, match day.

"The answer swears to cut 50+ on the flying dragon's head,

Feilong encounters the most powerful challenger of the 1996 generation. ” said the New York Times.

"I am his most powerful challenger." In Los Angeles, Kobe threw away the newspaper in his hand and immediately started changing his sneakers.

"Boss, that Allen Iverson is going to charge you 50+, he's so loud!" The Knicks were having breakfast, and Fordson shouted while holding a piece of the New York Times.

"Don't underestimate his scoring ability." Zhao Dong said with a smile.

Old Nelson said at this time: "The 1996 generation, under the pressure of Feilong, has accelerated its growth. Judging from the performance of Iverson and Kobe at the beginning of this season, they will shine in the next season. .”

After Zhao Dong finished his breakfast and was about to go back to his room to eat, several reporters approached him.

"Feilong, Iverson said he would cut 50 points on your head. Do you think he can do it?" a reporter asked.

"He definitely can't do it on my head. It would be difficult for him to score 20+ points on my head." Zhao Dong said with a smile.

"Feilong, the major shareholder of Feilong Sports and the largest investor of Storm Fund, has determined that Storm Fund will split Nike and Feilong Sports will participate in the bidding." New York Times.

"According to reliable sources, Storm Fund has completed all preparations to split Nike." New York Business News.

This morning, the media heavily reported some news about Nike.

For investors, this is a bad thing. If Nike is dismantled, it will be gone. Nike's stock price will fall and dive.

New York, Nike headquarters, president's office, Lindsay was browsing the Wall Street Journal while waiting for the Knight family's reaction.

The rumors of splitting up Nike have been out there for so long, and it’s time for a response.

Her plan is to split up Nike to force the Knight family to give up their shares. Otherwise, once she really splits up Nike, the Knight family will lose everything.

At ten o'clock, Lindsay's assistant at Nike, Miss Lovis, came in and reported: "President, Philip Knight just called. If the split of Nike is unstoppable, he will sell all his shares. If we don't take over, he will It will be sold on the secondary market.”

"Notify the relevant departments to accept the order at the market price, and the maximum premium cannot exceed 10%." Lindsay's eyes lit up and he said briefly.

"The plan worked."

After Luo Weisi left, she laughed.

After taking over the Knight family's share, Storm Fund can completely carry out repurchases in the secondary market and delist directly. At that time, she can do whatever she wants with Nike.

Of course, this is only one of the choices, and this choice is not the best choice and is likely to affect the performance of the Storm Fund.

The best option is to let Feilong Sports acquire Nike, take control of Nike, make Nike a subsidiary of Feilong Sports, and let Nike become a tool for Feilong Sports to make money in the capital market.

But Nike still needs to be dismantled, and some unnecessary businesses must be packaged and sold. Otherwise, with the size of Feilong Sports, even if it has just injected two billion US dollars, it will be difficult to swallow Nike.

At 7 p.m., the starting lineups for both teams will be announced.

Knicks: Ben Wallace, Kevin Willis, Zhao Dong, Latrell Sprewell, Billups.

Numbers Team: Leo Ratliff, Karl Malone, George Lynch, Allen Iverson, Eric Snow.

This game attracted a lot of attention and was very topical.

The Digital Team introduced Postman this season, and its strength has been qualitatively improved. The media evaluation has reached the championship level, and the collision of the two championship levels is the biggest attraction.

The enmity between the postman and Zhao Dong is the first topic.

Both were rookies in 1996. Iverson was the No. 1 pick and Zhao Dong was the undrafted one. Their draft positions were worlds apart, but now their status in the league is reversed. This is the second topic.

The third topic, Iverson promised to score 50+.

On the ABC live broadcast, Hubie Brown said: "Iverson's current highest score in a single game is 50 points. He got it in his rookie season against the Cavaliers at home, but the Digital team lost that game with a score of 125: 118.

I mean, he has the ability to score 50+ points, but it is very difficult to score 50+ points on Feilong's head. He needs too many shots.

Moreover, facing a strong team like the Knicks, he needs to end his scoring and the team's victory. This is what the core and leader of a team need to consider. "

"Uh, Hubby, Iverson didn't say he cut off 50+ points on the dragon's head." Cook explained.

Hubie Brown smiled: "Didn't you say it? That's about the same. It's not impossible to score 50 points on the Knicks. Jordan scored a record 69 points in the last Eastern Conference Finals, but He lost the game.

As a former coach, what I want to tell Iverson is that when your offensive efficiency does not reach the level of Feilong and Jordan, you must not let your personal offense override the team's overall offense, otherwise it will be very difficult. There may be a situation where you score high points but the team loses. "

At this time, Cook said: "Hubby, the Knicks took Fordson out of the starting lineup in this game. What does it mean?"

"Fucent's fouls and mistakes are still significantly higher than the team's level. I think Nelson is considering putting him on the bench. Will he perform better under less pressure?" Hubby Brown guessed.

In the CCTV live broadcast, Sun Zhenping said: "It's been five games. The Bulls have played five games. They have four wins and one loss. They lost to the Knicks. The record is good, but they haven't even had a chance to play. Phil Jackson is a bit... Don’t even give me a chance!”

"Hey, I'll ask Zhao Dong later. There's no chance at all. It's really not a problem!" Zhang Liyi said.

Because of Da Zhi, CCTV chose some Bulls games this year. The last game was a Bulls game, but Da Zhi had no chance to play and the ratings were not high. The CCTV Sports Department decided that if Da Zhi played with the Bulls, he would not be able to win. When the opportunity arises, we will discuss with the league to adjust the number of Bulls live broadcasts.

At this time, the substitutes came off the field to warm up, and CCTV reporter Yang Yi interviewed Hu Weidong on the sidelines.

"Brother Hu, has Feilong talked about Da Zhi? He won't get a chance at all in the Bulls!" Yang Yi asked.

Hu Weidong nodded and said: "I am also worried about this matter. Even when the ball is long, if he cannot hit the ball, it will have a great impact on him.

I also chatted with Zhao Dong yesterday, and he said to wait a moment, the season has just started, so don't be too anxious. "

At this time, the starters of the two teams met.

Ever since he saw Zhao Dong blowing Tyson's head off with his own eyes, the postman vowed not to play with Zhao Dong off the court, but only to play ball. When he saw Zhao Dong coming, he immediately looked away.

"This guy, if I say I'm going to score 50+ points tonight, he will definitely talk trash to me, right?" Seeing Zhao Dong coming over, Iverson thought to himself.

Zhao Dong led the team and walked past the email group without even a single glance. He walked gently without leaving a single hair on his head.

"He actually ignored me like that?"

Iverson felt a little angry when he saw Zhao Dong ignoring him.

The postman didn't care. Now facing Zhao Dong, he seemed much calmer. He had been hit a lot and looked away. Now he just wanted to beat Zhao Dong once and win the championship. Personal grudges were no longer in his mind.

The first person to appear was Da Ben, which was arranged by Zhao Dong.

In terms of seniority, he should be a madman, but Ben is the core of the team's interior defense, and his status is more important than that of a madman.

Moreover, the current madman really has no qualifications. The biggest qualification is the chokehold incident. No one except him dares to do it, not even Zhao Dong.

Zhao Dong was the last one to appear amid boos.

Fans of the Digital Team have high expectations for the email combination. They hope that the team will launch an impact on the championship this season, so the Knicks have become the target of their crusade.

When Yang saw Zhao Dong coming out, he wanted to go over for the interview now, but he endured it and didn't run over until Zhao Dong came off the field after the warm-up.

"Feilong, he probably has no chance in the Bulls. Is it possible for him to be traded to the Knicks?"

He didn't ask questions about this game, but what he was most concerned about right now.

"The Bulls are very strong inside this season and have a lot of available players, but there really aren't many opportunities there."

Zhao Dong thought for a while and said: "I have been paying attention to this matter and will find a way to solve it."

The game begins with the numbers team winning the jump ball and starting the offense.

"Oh, the Knicks are man-to-man, the Dragons are keeping up with the postman, and the Madmen are facing Iverson." Cook shouted.

"That's right. If we play a zone defense, the rest of the Knicks can't stop the postman's elbow. Only Feilong can, so we have to mark man." Hubby Brown said with a smile.

The Postman pulled to the left wing, and Iverson moved without the ball on the right wing.

At this time, Iverson suddenly ran back and dropped the madman. When he cut to the paint area, he received a pass from Snow, then made a mid-range jumper and hit a goal.

Mid-range jump shots are now the most common way to score, because the defense in this area is the weakest, the inside cannot be defended, and the outside is broken through.

"A very reasonable tactic. The postman pulled Zhao Dong to the left wing, and Iverson launched an attack on the right wing. He had a chance to break in just now, and there was only Ben Wallace inside." Zhang Lili shouted.

"Kevin Willis switched to the small forward and moved a little slower." Sun Zhenping said.

"Oh, George Lynch has no strength, his shooting ability is average, and he has no three-pointers. Positionally speaking, he is still biased toward power forward, his scoring ability is average, and his rebounding ability is okay. Willis can let him take two steps, and there is no problem switching to him. ." Zhang Lili explained.

At this time the Knicks attack.

"The digital team also chose man-to-man marking." Sun Zhenping said with a smile.

"There is also a reasonable point. Because Zhao Dong is difficult to prevent, it is better to arrange a role player to counterattack. This is called Xia Si vs. Shang Si." Zhang Li said with a smile.

Zhao Dong positioned himself on the left three-point line, and small forward George Lynch defended him.

This game was crucial, but Zhao Dong also handed the ball to Billups.

He is too lazy to teach Billu how to play point guard. Let him explore it in actual combat. If he can play, he is lucky. If he can't, he can't be blamed. He has been given the opportunity.

At the top of the arc, Billups holds the ball and makes tactical gestures.

Under the basket, Kevin Willis looked at the gesture and immediately pulled to the right.

As a result, Karl Malone, who was facing him, was also forced to follow.

At the same time as Willis pulled out, the madman inside the three-point line on the right began to cut inside, then changed direction, used Willis's body to create a pick-and-roll, dropped Iverson, got the open space, and continued to cut inside to the basket. Down.

While running on the right wing, Zhao Dong on the left wing did not stand still. After Billu made the tactical gesture, he immediately started to act according to the tactical requirements.

Reflexively stuck George Lynch and asked for the ball at the three-point line.

Billu passed the ball and when Zhao Dong received the ball, he immediately attracted the defensive attention of the digital team.

At this time, the madman just dropped Iverson and cut into the paint area. Zhao Dong immediately threw a one-handed pass and passed the ball straight in.

This pass instantly passed through all the defense lines of the digital team, from the left three-point line to the paint area.

After receiving the ball, the madman stepped into the paint area, took another step forward, and then suddenly rose up. With a bang, he hit a thunder dunk, which smashed the Digital Team's basket.

Leo Ratliff, the defensive hero sitting under the basket, had already been attracted by Zhao Dong's defensive attention. By the time he turned around, it was already too late.

"Scalpel pass, fast and accurate, absolutely straight pass, with unparalleled penetration. This is the most difficult pass to prevent."

exclaimed Whoopi Brown.

Numbers team offense.

Snow made a tactical gesture and everyone pulled away, including the postman and Ratliff. This was an absolute breakout tactic.

Then Iverson started cutting inside, catching the ball and driving into the paint.

At this time, he found something awkward.

Because in the previous games, under this tactic, when he went in, the defense he encountered was not strong, and the opponent was very slow to defend.

But this time, he found that when he just entered the paint area, Zhao Dong had already defended from the left wing to the basket.

"So fast!"

His nerves tightened and he instinctively stopped to shoot.

At this moment, Zhao Dong followed the trend of returning to defense, continued to take a step forward, then flew up and directly caught the ball from Iverson.

"oh!"

The whole audience exclaimed.

"What?"

Iverson was shocked and was caught directly?

But this is not surprising. In the case of a sudden stop jumper, he can't jump very high at all, while Zhao Dong jumps with all his strength. Coupled with his own height difference, his defensive height is much higher than his.

At this time, the Knicks played a defensive counterattack on the fast break. Billups caught the ball and went down quickly, and successfully layup over Snow.

"Look, this is the speed of Zhao Dong's return to defense. It's too fast! He took two steps away from the postman and stayed on the edge of the paint area. Iverson shouldn't have rushed in at all. It would have been better to shoot a mid-range jumper from the outside. I can’t shoot jump shots near the basket, and the defensive pressure is too great.” Zhang Li said with a smile.

Hubie Brown analyzed at this time: "When playing breakout tactics when the ball is wide open, the defender's return speed is very important.

With the speed of Feilong's top defender, it is not conducive for Iverson to directly break into the paint area.

I think the digital team should enrich their offensive tactics, only open one, and pull Ruifu to stay under the basket, which can be used as offensive screen or cooperate with Iverson. Of course, Ben Wallace will also stay under the basket. But playing this way, you have more offensive options.

Like just now, even if Iverson chooses to pass the ball to the postman, I'm afraid Feilong will intercept the ball, right? The lob is too slow to break, and Feilong can quickly return to defend against the postman. "

Next, Iverson changed his style of play and no longer drove to the basket.

This offseason, he has additionally practiced speed control and change of direction ability during breakthroughs, as well as pull-up jump shots.

Speed ​​control is the control of speed.

His learning goal is Zhao Dong's breakthrough skills with the ball. He hopes to master Zhao Dong's ability to control the defender's rhythm through speed control.

After half a year of additional training, he is truly gifted and has mastered this ability.

Of course, it may not have reached Zhao Dong's super level, nor does it have the effect of Zhao Dong's gold medal skills, but when used on other Knicks players, the effect is still good.

Relying on this breakthrough technology, coupled with his lightning speed, Iverson's breakthrough effect is much better than before.

The madman was made uncomfortable by Iverson's speed control. As soon as he caught up, the latter's sudden stop and start destroyed his rhythm. With his very good defense, he was also broken into a sieve.

After the first quarter, Iverson made 5 of 10 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 3 of 4 free throws, scoring 14 points.

But even though Iverson defeated the Madman, the digital team still trailed the Knicks by 7 points.

At 28:21, the Knicks led by 7 points.

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