Chapter 264 Traitor

At the scene, Zhao Dong held the ball, while Bodiroga defended and retreated. He advanced to the frontcourt, approached the top of the arc, and made tactical gestures.

Bodiloga was very cautious, because the person he was facing was the most popular Feilong in this world championship and one of the strongest people in the NBA. He did not dare to be careless.

Moreover, Feilong said that he could beat him on both ends of the offense and defense, and of course he felt unhappy. In this matchup, he had the same idea, to beat him on both ends of the offense and defense, so that the world could see that he would not join the NBA, but Can beat one of the best in the NBA.

"Pull apart? Breakup tactics."

Sun Zhenping saw Da Zhi and Bart pulling out from the penalty area at the same time, and immediately shouted.

At this time, Zhao Dong started to take the first step, Grant Hill's first step, the fastest first step in NBA history.

"So fast!"

Bodiloga's vision was dazzled. Zhao Dong in front of him was about to rush past him to the left. His left hand instinctively pulled, and the whistle sounded.

"The first step is too fast!" He exclaimed in his heart.

"Beautiful! The first breakthrough caused a foul on the opponent." Sun Zhenping said with a smile.

The Chinese team served the ball from the frontline. Zhao Dong picked up the ball outside the three-point line on the left wing, moved to the top of the arc, and once again made a tactical gesture of pulling away.

This time, Bodiloga's attitude was more cautious, his body leaned down, and he concentrated on preparing for an unexpected surprise.

Just as he leaned down, Zhao Dong stood up.

"Uh-huh!"

The water splashed and he hit a three-pointer.

"What?"

Bodiloga looked back and saw that the ball had gone in. He knew he was in trouble. How could he defend against such a person who made such a powerful sudden shot?

Moreover, according to the information he obtained, Zhao Dong is also a master of passing the ball and a person with great organizational talent.

A person like this who makes sudden throws and passes is the most troublesome person for outside players to defend, and it is impossible to guard him to death.

Yugoslavia attacks.

In the backcourt, Bodiloga caught the ball and pushed the ball forward.

Zhao Dong took two steps back, keeping an eye on his opponent's dribbling rhythm. When the basketball left his hand, he suddenly started Grant Hill's first step.

This first step can be used both offensively and defensively.

"Snapped!"

He caused his opponent's mistake, stole the ball, and then drove into the penalty area.

Bodiloga quickly turned around and chased after Zhao Dong, half a step behind Zhao Dong and pursued him into the penalty area.

"boom!"

Carrying his opponent with his left hand, Zhao Dong took a step into the penalty area and then flew up. Holding the ball in one hand with his right hand, he used a tomahawk chop that perfectly blended gorgeousness and violence, igniting the atmosphere of the audience.

"Superstar Feilong has started his performance again. He is the most dazzling superstar in contemporary basketball..." the commentator on Athens National TV shouted excitedly.

"Hoo ho..."

After taking two breaths, Bodilloga wiped the sweat from his forehead. As soon as the game started, he felt a lot of pressure from Zhao Dong.

After his teammate served, he received the ball again and advanced.

Zhao Dong once again defended and retreated, reaching out from time to time to interfere with his opponent's advancement, which made Bodiloga's nerves a little nervous.

Entering the frontcourt, Bodiloga began to organize the offense and made tactical gestures.

Zhao Dong defended very tightly, and Bodiloga transferred the ball to another defender, ran to the low post on the left wing, and caught the ball back.

At the same time, the two inside players were all pulled out, creating an opportunity for him to beat Zhao Dong in the low post.

Yes, he, like Magic Johnson, has good low-post singles skills.

"Bang bang..."

With the sound of dribbling, he tried to arch twice. He suddenly found that he could not arch, and the flying dragon behind him seemed to be nailed to the floor.

This is of course, with 95-level lower limb strength, Zhao Dong's lower limb strength has reached a super-class level among inside players. With O'Neal's size, it takes effort to move him.

Bodiloga immediately changed his tune, turned around suddenly, and slipped to the bottom.

Zhao Dong reacted quickly, moved faster with his feet, retreated half a step, and then moved one step laterally to block the opponent, preventing the opponent from sliding to the bottom.

Bodiloga is really strong, and he didn't mess up his position, and immediately stepped back and shot a jumper.

However, this kind of step-back jumper after failing to break through was not very coherent, giving Zhao Dong a chance.

"Snapped!"

Zhao Dong quickly took a step forward and used a brutal volleyball hat to slap the ball into the audience, causing fans to celebrate.

"Is the NBA's FMVP really that strong?"

At the beginning, Zhao Dong was beaten on both offense and defense, and Bodiloga was a little confused.

In the 7th minute, under the leadership of Zhao Dong, the Chinese team took the lead, 16:10, leading by 6 points.

Zhao Dong scored 9 points alone and dominated the Chinese team's offense.

With two three-pointers, Yugoslavia did not let the score get wider.

After most of the session, Zhao Dong probably has a good idea of ​​Bodiloga's strength.

In terms of quality, his athletic ability is not as good as his, whether it is movement speed, jumping, etc., and his static quality is also not as good as his, such as strength, wingspan, etc.

In terms of technology, his ball control ability is not as good as his, and his offensive skills are also not as good as his.

In terms of defensive skills, the opponent cannot guard against him.

He is even more confident about this final.

But Yugoslavia's strength is by no means limited to Bodiloga. Its overall strength is actually higher than that of the Chinese team.

In the following time, Yugoslavia strengthened teamwork and transferred the ball very well. Relying on the advantage of average height, the Chinese team's outside defense was exhausted.

Bodiloga reduced his shots and focused on organizing offense, allowing Yugoslavia to gradually catch up with the score.

The Chinese team is based on the performance of Zhao Dong as the core, and the team cooperation is not as good as the opponent. This is a typical superstar tactic.

This is also because Zhao Dong is too strong. It is impossible for Director Jiang to ignore his ability and can only arrange such tactics.

In the eighth minute of the last quarter, with 98 seconds left in the game, Yugoslavia hit its 10th three-pointer of the game. The two teams were tied at 82:82. The Chinese team attacked and called a timeout.

Sun Zhenping explained: "Zhao Dong really beat Bodiroga on both offense and defense. He scored 32 points on his opponent, sent out 9 assists, grabbed 12 rebounds, and gave his opponent 2 steals and 3 blocks, causing the opponent to make 6 turnovers.

However, Yugoslavia is indeed too strong. All five of them can shoot three-pointers, pass the ball, and have height. It is easy to form a mismatch advantage in the second and third positions. "

Song Shixiong said: "10 of 21 three-pointers were made, and the hit rate was close to 50%. This is too high. But the Chinese team also played very well, which boosted our morale.

Now the national audience is watching our men’s basketball team, hoping they will win the first world championship in history, and hope they will continue to perform..."

The timeout ends, the ball is served from the frontline, and the Chinese team attacks.

Outside the three-point line on the left wing, Zhao Dong received the ball. When Bodiloga was pressing, he suddenly faked a shot and hit the wing with a fake shot.

At this time, Da Zhi on the inside pulled out and set up a pick-and-roll for Zhao Dong. Then he received Zhao Dong's back pass, shot a mid-range shot over Bodiroga's head, and hit a goal.

"Beautiful, Zhao Dong scored a triple-double. He used the pick-and-roll to allow Da Zhi to get mismatch opportunities. Da Zhi's mid-range and long-range shooting ability is much more accurate than last season."

Song Shixiong explained in an passionate tone.

"It's a pity that he was intercepted by the Bulls. Otherwise, if he stayed with Zhao Dong, he would have had a better start in the NBA." Sun Zhenping sighed.

Yugoslavia attacked, Bodilogara went to the three-point line on the right wing, made a fake shot and passed the ball, and the small forward who cut inside successfully made a layup.

"Oops, Bart moved too slowly and couldn't keep up." Sun Zhenping sighed.

At this time, the Chinese team attacked. Zhao Dong did not rush for time, but played against time.

At eighteen seconds, he reached the top of the arc and began to break through.

As he broke through with the ball, Yugoslavia's zone defense formation was immediately compressed, and an open opportunity appeared on the outside.

When Zhao Dong rushed to the free throw line, he suddenly took off and shot.

Yugoslavia had three players over two meters tall who jumped to block the shot at the same time.

However, Zhao Dong passed the ball and passed it behind the head to Hu Weidong.

Hu Weidong ran from the right three-point line to the top of the arc to catch the ball, and then took a shot from an open position. With a swish sound, the water splashed and he hit a three-pointer.

87:84, the Chinese team leads by 3 points.

Yugoslavia attacked, and Bodiloga advanced with the ball in the backcourt.

Zhao Dong suddenly started to press and completed a steal in the backcourt.

"boom!"

Two steps later, a powerful slam dunk set the whole audience on fire.

89:84, the Chinese team leads by 5 points.

Bodiloga was surprised, so surprised that he almost fell down from exhaustion, but why was this opponent still in such good physical condition? He felt like he was facing the same person he was at the beginning of the game.

Yugoslavia attacked again, and Zhao Dong was still pressing in the backcourt.

His physical fitness has exceeded the limit. Even now, he is still energetic and in very good condition. Moreover, it only lasts forty minutes, and his physical exertion is not as good as in an NBA game.

With the support of his teammates, Bodiloga advanced to the frontcourt, but during Zhao Dong's crazy pressing, he made a mistake and passed the ball out of bounds, directly handing over the ball.

With 15 seconds left, Zhao Dong advanced with the ball.

Bodiloga learned a lot and came up to press.

But Zhao Dong was better than him in everything, faster than him, better at controlling the ball than him, and better in physical fitness than him. His pressing did not achieve the goal, and Zhao Dong still advanced steadily to the frontcourt.

Sun Jun came over to set up a pick-and-roll. Zhao Dong took the opportunity to use the ball to reach the wing, and then used Da Zhi's pick-and-roll to reach the penalty area.

"boom!"

Yugoslav center Tomasevich returned to defend the basket. Zhao Dong flew up and made a brutal flat-top dunk that directly overturned his opponent.

"pretty!"

Song Shixiong shouted excitedly.

"Leading by 7 points, with only 3 seconds left, we have won our first championship!" Sun Zhenping said equally excitedly.

91:84, Yugoslavia attacked and ended the game with a super long shot.

"yeah!"

The moment the game ended, the entire Chinese team, from leaders to players, reveled.

After the World Championships, Zhao Dong left the team directly and traveled around the world with Lindsay.

Following the two of them, in addition to twelve bodyguards, there were also several boxing trainers.

He is traveling around the world here, but the negotiations on the NBA side are in trouble, and the labor and management parties cannot reach an agreement at all.

The players union proposed a team benefit-sharing plan, which caused Stern and some team owners to leave the meeting directly, and negotiations broke down again.

There is another problem. Because the NBA prevented players from participating in the World Championships, the U.S. team only finished fourth, so American fans are very dissatisfied with the NBA's suspension.

After Zhao Dong contacted Wells, he learned about these things.

In fact, he knew very well that in the last life, because of Jordan's second retirement and the impact of this lockout, the development of the NBA stagnated and regressed in the following seasons. The ratings dropped sharply and the attention of fans dropped sharply. reduce.

Jordan has not retired in this life, and with his appearance, the situation may have changed somewhat, but it will definitely still have an impact.

The Knicks, although not tradeable, negotiated a trade for Nyle Grant, trading Allan Houston from the Mosaics for Kevin Willis, the team's main power forward last season.

This was the No. 11 pick in the first round of the Diamond Generation in 1984. He was selected as an All-Star substitute in 1991/92 and the All-Defensive Third Team in the 92/93 season. He was a famous tough guy with a high attendance rate. He played until the age of 45 in the future. He is the second oldest person in the league.

In the 1991/92 season when he was selected as an All-Star, he played 82 games and started 81 games, averaging 36.6 minutes per game, 18.3 points, 15.5 rebounds per game, and two assists.

Although he is 36 years old now, he was still the main power forward of Mosaic last season, averaging 31 minutes per game, scoring 16.1 points and 8.4 rebounds, and his strength is still there.

The reason why the Mosaics agreed to this deal was firstly because Willis was old and Alan Houston was of greater value, and secondly because Willis was too ugly and would not sell tickets, while Alan Houston could sell tickets.

The Knicks made this deal first because Alan Houston wanted to go to Mosaic.

It's a big ball market, but the main shooting guard Glider is old, and so is the big dream. Houston has a great opportunity to lead that team. As the main shooting guard of two championships, Grant has fulfilled his dream. desire.

Second, Kevin Willis can also strengthen his offensive capabilities inside.

The main lineup created by Neil Grant for next season is composed of Ben and Danny Fortson on the inside, Zhao Dong on the striker, and Madman and Billups on the defense.

The inside rebounds and defense are guaranteed, but it still lacks offensive ability, but Zhao Dong can make up for this.

At the same time, Fordson happens to have a lot of fouls, and Willis is not old yet, so he can play more time to make up for the inside offense.

The interior substitutes are Barkley and Kevin Willis, as well as Larry Johnson.

The outside substitutes are Hu Weidong and Mobley.

This is the main lineup and the main substitutes, a total of ten people. The basic structure has been completed. What is left is to continue to strengthen and increase the thickness of the bench.

The biggest headache for Grant now is his aunt Larry Johnson, who cannot be traded.

He personally traded this guy in, and this is also the transaction he regrets most now.

Larry Johnson still has four years of contract, worth up to 40 million, and next season it will be 12 million, which takes up a lot of salary space. This is the only reason why it is difficult to trade.

Such a big contract, with Larry Johnson's current state, he can only play as a substitute, which is not cost-effective.

But such a contract cannot be traded at all and can only rot in the hands.

Or, buy out the contract directly, just like the Bulls bought out Ewing's contract.

While Grant was having a headache, the Lakers deal had been negotiated.

Eddie Jones was traded to the Hornets for the Hornets' 1999 unprotected first-round pick and 2000 protected first-round pick, plus two role balls.

The specific protection conditions are that the first-round draft pick in 2000 will have top-five protection in the first year, top-10 protection in the second year, and no protection in the third year.

This means that if the Hornets' first-round pick in 2000 was a top-five pick, then the pick would go to the Hornets. At that time, if he was not in the top five, then he would belong to the Lakers.

If the top five picks in 2000 go to the Hornets, they will be postponed to 2001. But if the first round pick in 2001 goes to the top ten, they will also go to the Hornets.

In this way, the Lakers will automatically receive the Hornets' 2002 unprotected first-round pick.

An All-Star is traded for an unprotected and a protected first-round pick, and it seems that neither party suffers.

After the deal was negotiated, the Lakers immediately contacted the Jazz, and the Jazz agreed to the deal.

Jerry West breathed a sigh of relief when the deal was finally done.

But his deal isn't over yet, he also wants to trade away point guard Nick Van Exel.

Crazy Fan didn't want to play for the Sharks and only cared about his own singles. O'Neal didn't like it very much, and he didn't like it either.

He values ​​​​Kobe very much. Kobe has been Fan Fan's substitute in the past two seasons, but now it is time for Kobe to become a regular player.

And O'Neal told him on the phone a few days ago that he hopes the team can change a point guard who can pass the ball to him, and he agreed.

He wants to trade away Fan Fan and correct Fisher.

Using Fisher and Kobe to partner on the back line, O'Neal and Postman on the inside, and on the forward line, he took a fancy to Nuggets small forward Rafonso Ellis.

Soon, he began to contact the Nuggets, and the deal between the two parties was in perfect sync. The Nuggets wanted to get Crazy Fan, and the deal was quickly concluded.

In this way, Jerry West created a lineup with extremely powerful offensive capabilities, O'Neal + Karl Malone + Rafonso Ellis + Kobe + Fisher. He was confident that he could use this lineup to kill the Spurs and defeat the Knicks. s and bull.

He is confident that with this lineup, he can guarantee three consecutive championships, and even complete six consecutive championships after Kobe grows up.

But all the deals were just negotiated, and he didn't dare to reveal them.

But there is no airtight wall. On the third day, September 7th, when Zhao Dong and Lindsay were watching a bullfight in Spain, a reporter broke the news about the postman's transaction.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately shocked the entire alliance.

"The league must stop such a deal. This is an absolute clique. They are making the entire league unbalanced and they are destroying the league."

The first one to stand up was Barkley.

For the sake of the championship, he chose to defect to the Knicks and Zhao Dong. But now that the Lakers have created such a lineup, do the Knicks still have a chance to win the championship? So he was very angry.

O'Neal immediately stood up and responded to Barkley's words, saying: "It's not a team-up. This is a team transaction and has nothing to do with our players."

But his words were immediately slapped in the face, because a Jazz staff member revealed to the media that it was the postman who took the initiative to apply for a trade from the team and was going to the Lakers.

At this time, Karl Malone, who was very unpopular in the league, became the target of many players.

Jordan stood up for the second time and angrily scolded the postman, saying: "As a superstar who is still in his prime, he scored 27+10 last season. This behavior is so shameful! I now agree with what Feilong said. , he does not deserve to be called a superstar, because no super giant would do that."

The third person to stand up was Mourning. He said angrily: "Feilong has done something he said again, which is to force the league's superstars to team up. Karl Malone, you are so shameful!"

Not only the stars are complaining, but the fans are also complaining, because this era is still an era where one person defends a city, and fans are not very accepting of this behavior.

In particular, fans throughout Utah were burning Postman's jerseys and calling him a traitor.