Chapter 490 The Unbeaten Myth

As if to kill someone, Kobe chose to defend the 3-pointer with the same fake move as before.

He knew that Lin Dong was good at playing with people's hearts, and even better at playing with the opponent's mind. Since the 3-pointer just now had already dealt a certain blow to him, if he put himself in the role of Lin Dong, he would definitely seek a change in this ball to make the opponent further unable to guess him.

The research on Lin Dong in the past two years has made him "become Lin Dong" long ago. His judgment will not be wrong, his...

Huh!

Another swift breakthrough, leaving Kobe with a desperate back of his head when he jumped up.

Facing Yao Ming's defense, Odom's replacement of Chandler, Lin Dong made several quick stops and pulled up, and scored from mid-range, 16:22.

Guessed wrong, guessed wrong again!

Kobe felt that his brain was about to collapse at this time.

Anxiety, irritability, all kinds of emotions surged in his heart.

The Sonics continued to press the entire court and rotate their defense. The high-intensity pressure seemed to be the last few seconds of the fourth quarter of the game.

Yao Ming mentioned the high post to receive the ball this time. Nash passed the ball, but the extremely uncomfortable offensive formation and the Sonics' overwhelming momentum at this time caused the Lakers to make a meaningless mistake.

Yao Ming rushed forward after receiving the ball, but was blocked by Chandler. Payton immediately rotated forward to double-team and steal the ball.

Kobe Bryant's loud reminder, coupled with the tense atmosphere at this time, and Payton's title of steal king that had long been deeply rooted in the attacker's bones, Yao Ming threw the ball directly to Christie who was missed, but he forgot that he had passed the center line, but Christie had not yet passed the center line.

Beep!

"Return to the court violation, exchange of ball rights!"

The Sonics served the ball in the midfield, and Kobe and Lin Dong faced each other again.

Kobe was extremely nervous after repeatedly misjudging Lin Dong's intentions and repeatedly being a "sieve" on the defensive end.

He even felt a hint of "limit", a limit of his "defensive method".

He slapped his face hard and forced those messy thoughts out of his mind.

Focus! Focus!

He finally adjusted his mentality, but saw Lin Dong used the same action again.

And when he saw his "3 points" and "breakthrough" fakes appear at the same time again.

Kobe Bryant's heart trembled for no reason.

Is this going to eat me up?

... His eyes suddenly condensed.

State 3!

He has been beaten twice in a row by this trick, and he can't let him beat the third one!

There may be problems with his research method on Lin Dong, but his defensive skills have really improved.

When the reaction and action have been improved to such a level, facing the current choice of defending 3 points or defending breakthroughs, it is actually just a 1/2 multiple-choice question. Even if you guess randomly, you should guess it right once!

What's more... I have been broken through twice in a row, and I must continue to break through under the inertial thinking.

Sometimes don't think too complicated, just defend the breakthrough!

Kobe's center of gravity stabilized, but it seemed that it was stuck in the moment when he stabilized his center of gravity. Lin Dong had already stood up from the 3-point line.

Tan Bai said that with a distance of one step, plus Kobe's center of gravity was stable at this time, even if the ball was half a beat slower, there was still a chance to pounce on it. Even if he couldn't block his ball, at least he could block his eyes.

But when Lin Dong jumped up, Kobe Bryant's eyes suddenly appeared empty, and his face turned pale.

Guess wrong, guess wrong, guess wrong, and guess wrong again!

Why? Why is it that it is only a question of choosing one of two, but I always avoid the correct answer every time? Even if you are a poor student who always ranks last in the exams, even if you choose A for every multiple-choice question, you shouldn't get zero points, right? But, but why is this happening now? !

Despair lingered in Kobe's mind, so much so that when Lin Dong stood up, he even lost the courage and will to jump up to block.

Swish!

3 points again, 16:23!

Seeing Kobe Bryant's slightly empty eyes at this time, even the most slow-witted people have realized that his state is a little bit wrong.

Phil Jackson was forced to call a timeout for the second time.

It was only about 7 minutes into the game, but the Lakers had already called two timeouts!

"Yeah!" Payton and Lin Dong clapped their hands vigorously and shouted to the others around them: "Just play like this! Beat them in one go!"

"Come on!"

"Supersonics will win!"

"Hey, Bryant? Bryant?"

"………"

The Sonics, who were in high spirits and temporarily left the game, formed a sharp contrast with the Lakers, who returned to the bench with their heads down.

The MCI Center was silent, and the fans across the United States were silent.

The Cavaliers were defeated by the Supersonics before, and it can be said that the Cavaliers had many problems themselves, but now the Lakers...

Not only the fans, but LeBron in front of the TV was completely silent at this time, ignoring Wade's chattering analysis next to him.

Wade analyzed the ball and the fake moves that Lin Dong had just made to light up Kobe. Although those fake moves were very hidden, under the slow motion and three times in a row, with Wade's level, he could still see the clues and analyzed them in detail.

But what LeBron was thinking about was the harmony of people and hearts.

When Kobe defended Lin Dong twice in a row, LeBron felt that he seemed to have found the direction.

He and Kobe were targeting Lin Dong in the same direction. His judgment was fine, and his research on Lin Dong was fine. As long as he lost weight, adjusted his body shape, and improved his flexibility and speed, he could do the same thing as Kobe Bryant - block Lin Dong!

And as long as he could do this, he could stand at the top of the basketball hall!

But...

Lin Dong's sudden outburst and sudden strong eating made Kobe, who had both consciousness and speed, lose his soul.

At this moment, the infinite pride that had just emerged in LeBron's heart fell to the bottom in an instant.

It's useless... Research on that guy is useless!

That Asian is not a human being at all! He is not in the same realm as everyone else!

Target him? Who can target him? How to target him?

When each other's starting point and realm are completely different, an ant wants to shake an elephant. Does it intend to jump up and hammer the elephant's toenails?

No one can target that guy, he is a god who has surpassed God!

After years of hard work, he thought he was very close to success, but when reality came, he found that he was even further away from the goal than at the beginning.

The feeling of powerlessness and the despair like the abyss made LeBron collapse on the sofa, his eyes showing the same emptiness and confusion as Kobe Bryant.

That is a mountain that no one can ever climb over.

At this moment, he even thought of retiring on the spot!

Otherwise, what is the point of staying in the NBA? Stay here and be an ant under that person's feet forever?

That is humiliation!

He looked at the TV with empty eyes, and Wade's chattering voice next to him was completely inaudible.

Phil Jackson kept shouting something to Kobe on the sidelines, and Kobe's eyes seemed to be slightly focused.

But LeBron knew that Kobe Bryant was finished and the game was over.

Kobe's eyes were focused at this moment, but it was just based on his responsibility to the team and his desire for victory.

But he no longer had the courage to face Lin Dong.

Beep!

With the referee's whistle, the two sides returned to the court.

The Lakers' timeout was obviously targeted by tactical arrangements. Phil Jackson was not the novice coach of the Cavaliers. He was a champion coach who won three consecutive championships. After all, he had two brushes under his command.

The Lakers' formation has changed.

The offensive end began to suppress the rhythm. The Supersonics had to play man-to-man, counter-attack fast break and run-and-gun. Then the Lakers completely slowed down the rhythm and played a positional battle with the Supersonics.

And this Supersonics currently does not have Sakuragi Hanamichi, and Yao Ming does not have to worry too much about being entangled and consumed. He can go to a high position to receive the ball to a certain extent.

This stabilization of the situation immediately weakened the effect of the Supersonics' man-to-man defense.

But there are problems. When Yao Ming also mentioned the high position, the overall rhythm of the Lakers' positional battle seemed too slow. Although the slow rhythm brought stability, it also reduced the tolerance rate.

At the same time, the rotation defense of the Supersonics was not vegetarian. The pressure on the Lakers' ball holding point still existed. Mistakes were inevitable. Although the Lakers' mistakes were reduced because of the slowness, the negative effects of each mistake of the Lakers were infinitely magnified because of the slowness and the reduced tolerance rate.

Can you imagine the feeling of making a mistake after you have been playing steadily for 20 seconds? That is a devastating blow to morale.

Fortunately, the scoring drought was finally broken. Nash and Yao Ming's connection was successful in the basket, and they were finally not in a completely blocked state.

On the defensive end, Phil Jackson obviously saw that Kobe could not defend Lin Dong alone, so he started to double-team.

Either Doug Christie or Odom. The former's defense is more inclined to experience and skills, while the latter's defense is more inclined to strength and height, and he has a better understanding with Kobe.

The two of them, with Kobe, can't say that they completely block Lin Dong, but they do make it difficult for Lin Dong to find any chance to shoot.

But the problem is... if these two strong players are called out to double-team Lin Dong, who can defend the Lakers' perimeter?

Odom and Kobe double-teamed Lin Dong, and Lin Dong directly passed the ball to Iguodala while rushing. Iguodala, who had a hit rate of 40%+ last season, definitely didn't know what softness was. In addition, the overall momentum of the team overwhelmed the opponent, and there was no psychological pressure. The opportunity for an open three-pointer was almost given for free. He made 4 of 5 shots in the first half, with a hit rate of 80%.

Once Christie came over, he would throw it to Rukawa Kaede.

This Japanese backup shooting guard who had been on the bench for more than a year in the Supersonics shined in this game.

Not only did he set the pace for the Sonics at both ends of the court, but he also made 6 of 6 3-pointers in the first half, except for the one shot he didn't find his form at the beginning, with a 100% hit rate, which is more stable than Iguodala!

You know, his 100% hit rate is not entirely due to wide open space like Iguodala. Whenever Christie chooses to double-team Lin Dong, Nash will fill in to defend Rukawa Kaede, preferring to leave Payton alone, because the old guy's outside hit rate is not that good anyway.

But Rukawa's shot was so fast that Nash couldn't make up for it. Every time he rushed towards Rukawa, the opponent would jump up and he couldn't even interfere.

The Sonics scored from multiple points on the outside. Iguodala scored 4, Rukawa scored 6, Lin Dong himself scored 5 3-pointers, and even Chandler was pulled out to shoot one. In the first half alone, the Sonics scored 16 3-pointers, which made the Lakers feel like dying and all the fans in the MCI Center were ecstatic.

The Sonics played too smoothly.

Undefended, totally undefended!

If Lin Dong was double-teamed, he would miss the outside line. If he didn't miss the outside line, he would be eaten by Lin Dong alone. The Sonics on the offensive end showed unlimited firepower.

Compared with the Sonics with a complete lineup and Sakuragi Hanamichi before, this Sonics may be a little worse on the defensive end, for example, the inside line's restriction on Yao Ming is almost non-existent.

But the firepower of the outside line has been greatly improved, and the scoring ability shown in the offensive stage is despairing. Even with Yao Ming's strong digging under the basket, he can't keep up with the crazy scoring speed of the Supersonics. After all... the Supersonics' hit rate doesn't even leave Yao Ming with rebounds!

75:43, at the end of the first half, the Supersonics were leading by 32 points!

Win?

They made 16 3-pointers in the first half, and there was a monster who was omnipotent in inside and outside shooting and defense.

What can you win with? Win with your head!

The MCI Center was quiet, and fans all over the United States were wailing. Phil Jackson finally replaced all the main lineup in the third quarter.

Not only because the hope of a comeback in this game had been lost, but also because of Kobe Bryant's desperate and empty eyes, Phil Jackson felt that if he continued to play, the loss might not be just a regular season game!

This season has just begun, and there is no so-called invincibility in this world...

Phil Jackson knew that he must find the right way to win, and he would definitely find it.

But before that, we must not let our own generals fall first!

The Supersonics also replaced their main lineup, leaving only Iguodala and Chandler.

Compared with the too weak benches of both teams, these two are already absolute All-Star players. Don't be too easy to play. In the third quarter, the two of them brushed a wave of data, and the score was already leading by 40 points. Then even these two were replaced.

Until the final whistle sounded.

122:91, the Supersonics beat the Lakers by 31 points and won the first five consecutive victories of this season.

More importantly, the Lakers and Cavaliers, who were hailed as the "Supersonics Killers" before the season, have been killed one after another!

In this league, who else can stop the Supersonics? !

—— The invincible posture reappeared, and the Supersonics announced the finale of this season in advance!

—— The super sixth man, the nine-finger shooter Rukawa Kaede, who is also from Japan like Sakuragi Hanamichi!

——It is undeniable that this is an undefeated SuperSonics, this is an undefeated Lin Dong, the eternal myth of Seattle!