Chapter 17 Capturing Iverson

On the evening of the 14th, the Knicks played against the Raptors at home, and Zhao Dong continued to start.

Raptors: Marcus Camby, Poopeye Jones, Walter Williams, Doug Christie, Damon Stoudemire

Knicks: Ewing, Zhao Dong, Oakley, Alan Houston, Charlie Ward

CCTV only has one game a week, and there is no live broadcast of this game.

The game was broadcast live across the United States by ABC television, and the commentators were former Knicks coach Hubie Brown and former NBA player Darwin Cook.

"As we all know, the highlight of this game is the competition between the No. 2 pick Marcus Camby and the undrafted Flying Dragons. I also want to know whether they are rookies of the same level." Cook said.

"I am more optimistic about Camby. His talent cannot be hidden, just like a shining pearl. And the Chinese player, the Knicks are just taking a gamble. Who knows what his future will be like? Maybe , and now is his brightest moment."

Hubie Brown shook his head.

After coming off the bench, the locker room became quiet. Zhao Dong sat quietly under the closet, looking in a daze, but he was actually looking at the task content on the screen.

The system's sniper missions now include dynasty-level sniper missions, super-giant sniper missions, and champion-level sniper missions.

Apart from these two or three types, there were no other sniper missions, only ordinary competition missions.

But in this match, the system issued a sniper mission.

Star Sniper Mission: Match up against 1996 No. 2 pick and future star Marcus Camby and crush him on both ends of the floor.

Specific criteria: 1. In the matchup, limit Marcus Camby’s scoring to less than 7 points, and the host’s score is 20+; 2. In the matchup, limit Marcus Camby’s rebounds to less than 4, The host's rebounds are double; 3, Marcus Camby was blocked five times, and the host was blocked by the opponent no more than 2 times.

Tip: The host must complete all mission options in order to obtain the reward of three quality points.

"Although Camby's future development is not satisfactory, the task is still very difficult. How much does the system think highly of me?"

As the No. 2 pick, Camby's talent is visible to the naked eye. It is too difficult for him to defeat such an opponent on both offense and defense.

But the rewards are very rich, and he has to do his best to complete the task no matter what. As long as he gets five quality points, plus his speed, his strength will definitely be greatly improved.

"I'm going to take this game seriously, it's my job. But I'm not going to target him, it's not necessary."

"What if Feilong wants to target you? I heard he is a very tough guy."

"Then come on."

In the locker room of the visiting team, Camby was being interviewed, and his words were very polite, but there was an undisguised tenacity in his eyes.

The game started, Ewing and Camby jumped the ball, and the Knicks attacked.

Van Gundy did not designate the players Zhao Dong and Ewing would face up against. In order to complete the task, Zhao Dong made his own claim and ran to Camby.

Whether it is Raheem or Iverson in front, they are outsiders, and they are not facing him. In this game, he and Camby are in the same position, and there will be a real contest between them.

Camby is 211 cm tall, with an astonishing wingspan of 229 cm, and his jumping quality is equally astonishing. This is the most important factor for him to win four blocked shots in the future.

However, his body is not strong enough, with a slender figure and too light weight. When he first entered the league, he only has a tonnage of 96 kilograms, which is nearly 20 kilograms behind Zhao Dong. Strength and confrontation ability will be his two biggest flaws.

Zhao Dong ran to the low position on the left wing, and immediately, like a bulldozer, he carried Camby to the basket to ask for a position, and the latter couldn't stand up at all.

"Oh, the strength advantage is too obvious." ABC commentator Darwin Cook exclaimed.

At this time, the ball was in the hands of Oakley in the high position.

He passed it straight in.

Zhao Dong received the ball, dribbled it immediately, and arched his back vigorously. With a muffled grunt, Camby staggered back to the basket.

"boom!"

Zhao Dong turned around and stepped up. In the middle of the leap, he dunked Marcus Camby with a brutal dunk with both hands.

"Oh, the big shark's game of eating raw under the basket, this is a small shark! Marcus Camby is like a little girl under the dragon, he is too weak!"

Over Madison Square Garden, the roar of the live commentator sounded.

"There is too much difference in tonnage and strength. The Flying Dragons should frequently launch efficient attacks at the basket tonight." Darwin Cook explained during the ABC live broadcast.

"Marcus Camby has a very good ability to protect the basket in the penalty area. I look forward to his response and hope that he can transform his quality into ability." Hubie Brown said.

Raptors attack.

Camby was in the low post on the left wing, but under Zhao Dong's top defense, the thin man couldn't get close to the paint at all, and was pushed far away from the paint, one step away from the sideline, and five meters away from the basket.

"Give him back one."

Damon Stoudemire passed the ball anyway.

On the whole, Camby is weak in offense and strong in defense, and lacks the number of offensive ways. Not to mention the current rookie period, even if he grows up in the future, his outside shooting is very poor, he rarely directly attacks the basket in the paint, and his finishing ability is very poor. .

He dribbled the catch and then forced a turnaround jumper, very awkwardly slow.

"Snapped!"

This kind of shooting technique, of course, cannot escape Zhao Dong's big hand. When his body was violent, he slapped the ball directly and confiscated it.

"Oh, an amazing grab cap has been produced, it comes from the performance of the flying dragon!" The narrator roared again at the scene.

"Papa..."

It was rare to see a cap grab, and the Knicks fans immediately burst into applause.

Camby was very shocked. With the height of his shot, he was actually capped. How is this possible? How high can a flying dragon jump?

"We did a stupid thing! A stupid thing!"

At this moment in the Sherlock Gan Hotel, Bulls general manager Jerry Krause was watching the game between the Knicks and the Raptors in his room. Seeing the moment Zhao Dong blocked Camby, he cursed furiously.

Meanwhile, in another room, Michael Jordan and Pippen, among others, were watching the game.

"This rookie can jump very well, and his bullet speed is not weaker than mine. But that's it, I can easily deal with him." Rodman said indifferently.

"His movement speed can be inside, but can't stop Michael's breakthrough." Pippen said.

"This year's No. 1 pick, Iverson, is faster than Michael, but Feilong, a rookie, has a tough defense and won't allow people to attack him at will. Iverson didn't take advantage of it." Tony Kukci reminded.

"Michael, what do you think of him?" Ron Harper asked.

Looking at the TV, Jordan said indifferently: "Too young, don't compare this year's No. 1 pick with me. This kid's defense at the basket is very tough, but my mid-range shot can match his desire." Life is about to die, if he defends, I will smash him into a sieve, and he can only watch me get points.

Don't look at him playing very comfortably now, with beautiful statistics, high efficiency, and no mistakes, that's because no one pays attention to him.

Once he's in someone's sights and he's stepped up and double-teamed, his performance definitely drops a notch or two, and that's where he really is. "