NBA Dynasty Sniper

Chapter 240
The magician said to the media: "The Jazz are strong and have made it to the Western Conference Finals consecutively, but after all, they have played tiebreakers and consume a lot of energy. I believe Shaq can lead the team to solve them."

"So who do you think will win the Eastern Conference Finals?" the reporter asked.

The magician said very cautiously: "On paper, the Bulls are stronger. Ewing didn't exert his strength in the regular season. In the second round, he has begun to increase his playing time, warming up for the Eastern Conference finals. The strength of the Bulls There will be an improvement over the regular season.

But the Dragon's Knicks are very strong and cannot be analyzed based on paper strength.

The Knicks should be better at rebounding than the Bulls, and if the Bulls can't improve their offensive quality, it will be a problem with fewer shots.

But to improve offensive efficiency, you must be close to the basket.

And the Knicks' inside defense this season is stronger than last season, so how can the Bulls improve their offensive efficiency?
I think this is a deadlock, and it depends on how the Bulls solve it. "

"Who do you prefer to reach the finals?" The reporter asked.

"Five-five, everyone has a chance. In general, the Bulls have a stronger offensive ability, and the outside and low-post offense is more balanced. As for the Knicks, unless the dragon returns to the low post. But in that case, the Knicks' outside offense will again. It’s a problem. I think the Knicks’ approach should be to rely on rebounds and interior defense, which is the basis for victory.” The magician said cautiously.

At noon on the 19th, the Bulls arrived in New York.

Jordan called Barkley, and the two met at a restaurant.

"Charles, you guy, you want a ring, why don't you go to me, go to that bastard? Do you think the Knicks are stronger than the Bulls?" Jordan said dissatisfied.

"You'll be a year older next season, it's unreliable!" Barkley said quietly.

"Look down on me? I swear I'll let you go for nothing." Jordan said fiercely.

After being bullied by Jordan for so many years, Barkley was still quite afraid of this guy. The corners of his eyes twitched as soon as the harsh words came out, and his heart was agitated, but he finally said firmly:
"Rodman and Ewing will be even worse next season. I'm still more optimistic about Feilong. His side is full of young people, and the lineup is more stable. Not only will it not weaken, but it will grow."

Bang, Jordan was so angry that he threw the knife and fork on the table, losing his appetite to eat.

He was very angry, hugging thighs with a veteran of his era, but he was not selected, which made him very embarrassed.

This afternoon, the professional bodyguards Mrs. Dorisa had found for Zhao Dong and Lindsay arrived. There are four teams in total, twelve people, not to mention all of them are top-notch, but at least one-third are top-notch, and the rest are also top-notch. of.

On the evening of the 19th, the Western Conference Finals began.

Under the Jazz's defense, Shaquille O'Neal did not perform well and only scored 16+8. The Lakers defeated Salt Lake City.

"We're definitely going to make it to the Finals again."

After the game, Ma Long, the postman who scored 29+10, told the media very excitedly.

On the 20th, New York, the Eastern Conference finals begin.

"Feilong, how sure are you of the Eastern Conference finals?" This morning, TNT TV station interviewed Zhao Dong.

"We had three wins and one loss against the Bulls in our four regular season games. Of course, I know that the Bulls will stay strong, but I also believe that our Knicks will be the final victor. As for how sure, I can tell you, [-]% sure. " Zhao Dong said.

"One hundred percent? He's bragging."

Jordan was also interviewed by the media at the hotel, disdainfully said: "He is putting psychological pressure on us, but I think he did it wrong, not only will it not bring pressure to us, but it will only bring pressure to themselves. "

"So Michael, how sure are you of winning the Eastern Conference Finals?" the reporter asked.

"One hundred percent, of course one hundred percent." Jordan said firmly.

"..." The reporter was speechless.

At noon, Zhao Dong participated in the team's tactical meeting.

He made a suggestion about defense.

"Coach, Ewing has been restrained for a season, and he didn't play much in the first two rounds. Now in the Eastern Conference Finals, he will definitely break out in a round. It is difficult for us to double-team him and Jordan at the same time on the defensive end. We might as well use a single defense. , with proper defense," he said.

"Defend against Ewing and Jordan alone, without double-teaming?" Old Nelson was startled, and looked at Van Gundy who was in charge of defense.

"Feilong, tell me what you mean." Van Gundy said.

At this time, Zhao Dong said again: "Ewing will definitely want to attack more. This will divide Bo Qiaodan's shots. The shots will not be concentrated in the hands of one of them. If we double-team the two of them, we will definitely lose sight of the other. It is better to defend alone than to waste our defensive energy."

It just so happened that Dayao arrived in New York on this day, and he was on vacation, a three-month summer vacation.

For Zhao Dong's three first-row tickets, the remaining two were given to Dayao and Barkley, and the other [-] or [-] tickets were given to the Seawolves, and some to a group of football players from the New York Jets.

"Flying Dragon, the Jazz lead the Lakers [-]-[-], who do you think will have a better chance of reaching the finals?"

When leaving the venue, a reporter from ABC TV station came to interview.

"The Jazz's physical fitness is a problem. As long as the Lakers drag the game to G6G7, they have a chance to beat the Jazz." Zhao Dong said.

"This bastard, he expects us to be eliminated." In Salt Lake City, the postman watched TV and complained dissatisfiedly.

"Carl, don't fight with him. He is a billionaire, powerful and powerful. We can't compete with him." The postman's wife persuaded.

"I see."

The postman Ma Long was extremely frustrated. This time, the Adi family paid [-]% of the compensation, and then turned around and forced him to sign a lifetime, almost free endorsement contract.

Adi also said that after he retired, he was arranged to play in WWE to pay off the debt.

In Madison Square Garden, in the live broadcast of CCTV, Zhang Lili was analyzing the situation of the two teams, and said: "The biggest weakness of the Knicks is that they don't have a low-post attack. When playing against the Heat, Zhao Dong played in the low post. I think he will also play against the Bulls. Get low."

Sun Zhenping said: "It should be like this, I think he will match up with Ewing."

"Well, it should be."

On the ABC live broadcast, Hubie Brown analyzed: "I think the position of the flying dragon is not fixed. It is best to play from the low post to the outside, from the outside to the low post, and from the center to the small forward. This makes the Bulls very bad. Defense."

Cook said: "But he is most efficient in the low position, why not fix it in the low position?"

Hubie Brown explained: "It's easy to be double-teamed in the low post. Look at last night's game, O'Neal's low-post dominance was strangled by the Jazz, and he made 16 of 6 shots. If the dragon is fixed in the low post, he is also likely to will be strangled.

Of course, Flying Dragon is no better than O'Neal. He has range and can be pulled out to fight. It will not be so easy to double-team him.

But overall, the low space is narrower.

Judging from Article 138 of the Flying Dragon Law, what the league wants to restrict is also his advantage of outside line dislocation, so he cannot give up this advantage. "

In the locker room of the visiting team, Phil Jackson is arranging tactics.

While listening to the words of the head coach, the rookie McGrady kept wiping his sweat.

He was traded to the Bulls, he was tortured by Jordan, he could hear that horrible roar every day in training, any mistake, any slack, could make Jordan furious, and now in the Eastern Conference finals, just that face The look on his face made him nervous.

In fact, he really wanted to leave and didn't want to stay here, because the pressure here was too great.

In the past few seats, Ewing was overwhelmed with emotion, and anger welled up in his heart from time to time.

He has played here for more than a dozen seasons, but he is very unfamiliar with this visiting team's locker room, and he has never even been there.

This time, he came for revenge.

In the locker room of the home team, rookie Billups was also wiping away his sweat.

The same as Tracy McGrady, he is also under great pressure in the Knicks, but this pressure has been there since the Celtics, and the name of the parallel importer has been following him.

When it came to the Knicks, the boss ignored him and gave him another kind of pressure. He was worried that he would be abandoned again, and then he would be finished. Who would believe someone who was repeatedly abandoned by the team?
However, it has gotten better recently. After entering the playoffs, every time he played, the boss Feilong would yell at him, which made him feel at ease.

After 10 minutes, a substitute came on and the starting lineup was announced.

Bulls: Ewing, Rodman, McGrady, Jordan, Kidd.

Knicks: Ben Wallace, Zhao Dong, Oakley, Alan Houston, Billups.

"Rookie McGrady played the starting small forward in the Eastern Conference Finals. Phil Jackson is very bold. But this season, the Bulls weakened the third position and strengthened the first and fifth positions. It is understandable that McGrady started in the Eastern Conference Finals Yes, his task is not heavy, it should be outside positioning shooting, plus defense."

On the ABC live broadcast, Cook said.

"After he was traded to the Bulls, he has been practicing shooting and perimeter defense. The Bulls don't need him to do other work, and the scoring pressure is not too great. He just needs to contain the flying dragon at the third position, and then shoot open shots."

Hubie Brown laughed.

At this time, the starters were on the field, and in the dim corridor, amidst the sound of unhurried footsteps, the second team met.

"Hey, Patrick." Oakley greeted.

"Charles, your contract is over, I suggest you leave, otherwise you will be abandoned too." Ewing said expressionlessly.

Oakley glanced at Zhao Dong beside him, shook his head and said helplessly: "Perhaps, how many players in the history of the league have not been traded? You really don't need to complain so much."

Ewing snorted coldly, cast a glance at Zhao Dong, and said coldly: "I just don't accept him."

"Don't provoke me off the court, okay? I'm just playing. If you want to play off the court, I'm afraid you can't afford it." Zhao Dong smiled without a smile.

Ewing's eyes changed, and he immediately thought of the postman, and immediately closed his mouth.

"Feilong, no one wants to play off the court with you. My team and I have always only used basketball to compete for the championship."

Jordan said at this time.

"That's right, I never want to play with people off the court, how embarrassing is it for everyone? Isn't it good to be friends off the court when you play on the court? The NBA is business, and it's good for everyone to make money by harmony." Zhao Dong hehe laughed.

He said to Jordan again: "Although I hate you, I also admire you. You f*cked by the bad boys of the Pistons and didn't fight back. Just repay them with your points. I can't do it."

"Are you praising me or hurting me?"

Jordan's face was ugly, he really couldn't hear it.

"Thank you." Zhao Dong smiled.

Jordan looked a little better.

"Hey, Chauncey."

"Hey, Tracy."

The bosses on both sides stopped talking, and the rookies at the bottom hid in a corner and began to communicate.

"How are you with the Bulls?" Billups asked.

"God bless, I'm still alive." Maddie said with a wry smile.

"It seems that you are worse than me, and our boss doesn't pay much attention to me." Billups said sympathetically.

"That's what I most hope for." McGrady said expectantly.

"How about we switch?" Billups teased.

"Okay!" Maddie's eyes lit up.

"Tracey, what are you talking about?"

The voice was a little louder, and when someone heard it, Jordan immediately roared.

Zhao Dong glanced at Billups and ignored him.

He actually doesn't want the two rookies, because they are roles that need the ball. McGrady still needs a lot of shots.

If it weren't for the poor scoring ability of Chris Childs and Charlie Ward, he actually felt that these two old men were more suitable for him than Billups.

The visiting team played, Ewing first.

"Shh!"

Huge hisses sounded.

When Ewing was traded to the Bulls, he publicly stated that he would help the Bulls defeat the Knicks, and he had become a traitor in the eyes of Knicks fans. In addition to boos, there were also a lot of abuse, which made his face very ugly.

When Jordan appeared on the stage, he also received some applause.

"Okay, now that the home team is playing, Zhao Dong gets the warmest cheers." Zhang He understood.

"Last season, the Bulls were eliminated by the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals. This season, the two teams will face each other again in the Eastern Conference Finals. The key to the outcome depends on the performance of Zhao Dong and Jordan." Sun Zhenping said.

After 10 minute, the game starts.

"The most watched game has begun. Our ratings have broken the historical record. It is now 570 million. Tonight is likely to break the 4000 million ratings."

Hubie Brown said excitedly.

This number made many people very happy, especially Stern.

When playing, Zhao Dong turned on the system for the last time and checked, but there was still no task issued for the Eastern Conference Finals.

Of course, it's not without tasks. The system issued related tasks at the beginning of the season.

Super Team Sniper Mission: Stop Jordan's restoration and shatter his dream of a second dynasty.

Mission reward: a chance to recover from a serious injury.

This is the mission issued back then, the reward, every time he sees it, it makes him feel a little uneasy.

At this time, Big Ben and Ewing jumped the ball, and Big Ben actually won.

The Knicks attacked, the Bulls quickly retreated, Jordan entangled Zhao Dong, and Rodman quickly retreated to the basket to buy time for Ewing to retreat.

"Very good, the Bulls retreated in an orderly manner." Zhang Li praised.

"It turned out that Jordan personally defended the dragon?" Cook was surprised in the ABC live broadcast.

"That's right, McGrady is too young, so Jordan can only go on his own. Now that there is Article 138 of the Dragon Law, which greatly limits his tonnage and strength advantages, Jordan may be able to defend against the Dragon." Hubie Brown said.

Zhao Dong was also a little surprised, but it was just what he wanted, because this Eastern Conference Finals match against Jordan was the most suitable opportunity for him to face Jordan head-on.

"Zhao Dong is outside the three-point line on the left wing..."

In the live broadcast of CCTV, Sun Zhenping suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "He wants the ball!"

"Snapped!"

Zhao Dong caught the ball with one hand.

At this time, the Bulls did not double-team, and it was Jordan who defended alone.

Because it was still in the three-point line area at this time, there was no need for double-teaming at all. If Zhao Dong wanted to make a shot here, he was making a deal with the Bulls.

The Bulls will double-team only when entering the CIC.

Jordan didn't make a close-fitting press, but took half a step, spouting trash talk: "Come on, kid, let's see how good your three-pointers are."

"My three-pointer is definitely better than yours, don't you know?" Zhao Dong spat back.

"..." Jordan was speechless.

At this moment, Zhao Dong suddenly stepped out with his right foot, broke through from the right side, and directly forced his way.

At this step, Grant Hill's first step, he broke Jordan.

"This guy is so fast!" Jordan was very surprised.

This step was so sudden that he couldn't react, so he immediately turned around and chased after him.

And just when Zhao Dong broke through Jordan, McGrady on the free throw line had rushed over and caught in front of Zhao Dong.

Zhao Dong paused suddenly, at this time Jordan came up from behind, and made a gesture to take out the ball. Under the protection of the ball, he was forced to stop and took the ball with both hands.

Coupling, meaning he can no longer dribble, can only shoot or pass.

As a result, Jordan and McGrady immediately started double-teaming and pressing, and the four arms came up, and Zhao Dong was not allowed to play the ball or make a shot.

At this moment, Zhao Dong suddenly turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper.

This kind of shot, with his height, wingspan, and the height of his shot, Jordan and McGrady, who has a higher defensive height, have no chance to prevent his shot.

"rebound!"

But as soon as the ball was shot, Zhao Dong felt something was wrong. He couldn't hit the ball, and he yelled before it hit the ground.

At the basket, Ben and Oakley faced off against Ewing and Rodman. Even though Zhao Dong reminded them, the first person to move was Rodman, who had the strongest sense of rebounding.

Zhao Dong saw the direction Rodman was moving, and knew that the offensive rebound was lost, so he immediately turned around and returned to defense.

On the sidelines, Danny Fortson felt that it was a pity that he would be on the court, he could grab this rebound, and his sense of rebounding was also very strong.

Sure enough, Rodman grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Jordan, who immediately took the ball and went down.

With Zhao Dong's speed, even Iverson's fast break had no chance, and Jordan certainly had no chance when he returned to defense one shot ahead of time.

He went down to the free throw line with the ball, Zhao Dong blocked him, but he changed direction and broke through from the right to the basket.

Zhao Dong turned around to chase, but at this moment, Jordan stopped suddenly and made a jump shot.

"Shuh!"

A jumper near the basket and a hit.

"It's so easy to score on your head, but it's a pity that this ball has no soul." Jordan spat out trash talk.

"Your trash talk is too trash." Zhao Dong immediately responded with trash talk.

(End of this chapter)