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Chapter 88 Sabonis VS David Robinson! (4K)

Seeing Curry happily talking about his dream of dunking, Malone almost burst out laughing.

Little Curry would never have imagined that this would be the easiest dunk of his life.
"The 7-year-old windmill dunk may become the pinnacle of Curry's life."

Ma Long thought jokingly in his heart.

The one-on-one match with Stephen ended.

After teasing little Curry for a while, Ma Long consciously developed a little affection for his uncle and nephew, and said goodbye to Curry and his son.

Curry and his son still have to train.

We just met each other, so it's not good to continue to disturb others.

"There is still a long time to come."

"In other words, later, you can apply to the team to trade Dell Curry."

Malone thought.

After the Bulls' battle, the Trail Blazers could be considered to have clarified Malone's core identity.

The next few games, especially the one against the Bullets, were almost entirely won by Malone.

Clifford and Rhodes also fully recognized the reality and retreated from their tactical position.

Rhodes, who likes to play tricks the most, no longer tries to do it by himself, but keeps Ma Long playing four guarantees and one.

I was overwhelmed by Malone's personal charm (elbow).

As the 18-year-old new core, Ma Long has a high status in the minds of the coaching staff and management.

If they play better in the playoffs, they still have a little right to make suggestions on the team lineup.

Dell Curry would also be a good fit for the Trail Blazers.

With the ball, can make three-pointers and sort out the organization, he is a fairly comprehensive guard. Whether it is the main team or the second team, he can play many tactical roles, and Clifford will have much less pressure.

The second team is always partnered with Clifford, just to have an extra point of possession.

But this also makes Clifford play a little more than 40 minutes per game. At this stage, he can still play at his peak, but he can't tell in the future.

Even this season, the Hornets, who are pursuing results, will definitely not let people go.

The Trail Blazers don't have any good bargaining chips here, at least until the next few seasons.

Leaving the park where Curry and his son trained, Malone walked around the Hornets arena and returned to the hotel feeling that there was nothing interesting to do.

In the evening of the next day, the game against the Hornets started.

The Trail Blazers rested for several days, and the players were in very good condition, and they did not turn into undercover agents like they did when they played against the Bullets.

The outside line is easy to play, and the inside line is even better.

In the first quarter, the Trail Blazers relied on the twin-tower tactics of Malone and Sabonis to directly smash the Hornets' inside front.

Larry Johnson tried hard to defend, but Malone's size advantage was too great.

Larry Johnson, who is 198cm tall and weighs 113ck, is a short and strong forward.

Defensive style is also very 'Little Hayes'

If it's preseason it's still useful.

But now, with Malone's more substantial tonnage and stronger core strength, Larry Johnson of the "Rebound Stumpy" can't interfere with Malone at all.

Not only is the offensive twin-tower combination as strong as a nuclear bomb.

On the defensive end, Malone and Sabonis guarded the inside line, and "Auntie" Larry Johnson's defense was sloppy.

Larry Johnson is best at one-on-one singles in the low post.

But this trick is not enough to face a big center like Malone.

In one round, Larry Johnson tried to jump back and dodge, but was still blocked by Malone. The defending Larry Johnson's shooting percentage fell to less than 30%.

In the second quarter, it was replaced by a star.

The group of three-point shooters led by Clifford feels hot.

Even if the shot is missed, Malone will grab the offensive rebound.

The Hornets' ability to protect rebounds inside is good, but compared with Malone, a tall and long-armed giant, it is not enough.

Malone can grab whatever he wants.

If you score, you will score three points, if you don't score, you will attack twice.

In this case, despite Dell Curry's sharp shooting, it still couldn't prevent the Hornets from rout.

In the first half, the Trail Blazers led by nearly 20 points.

In the second half, the Hornets' two cores worked hard to chase points, but they just didn't let the point difference continue to widen.

In the end, the Trail Blazers defeated the Hornets 109 to 92 in an away game, and the winning streak is still increasing.

After defeating the Hornets, after Malone exchanged contact information with Dell Curry, he left Charlotte with the team and flew to San Antonio to challenge the Spurs.

The Spurs are stronger than the Hornets.

有场均25分12.2篮板3助攻3.3盖帽的‘海军上将’大卫罗宾逊的‘保底50胜’光环加持。

In addition to the outside line and averaging 20 points per game, the small forward "Superman" Sean Elliott who won the All-Star in the previous two years, and the "Little General" Avery Johnson who served as a point guard, the Spurs have a record of 13 wins and 7 losses this season.

Behind the 18-4 Trail Blazers, Rockets and Sonics.

According to the record, there is a certain chance of meeting the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs, and the Trail Blazers coaching staff attaches great importance to it.

Arriving at the place in the early morning, the players rested all morning, and in the afternoon they started a tactical meeting and arranged some light tactical training.

After the tactical training, Ma Long practiced extra training without any intention of running around.

The main reason is that there is nothing interesting in San Antonio, just a big village, not much different from other cities Malone has been to.

Honestly, there is a difference.

San Antonio is close to the border and has many Hispanics.

In some special places, the quality of Hispanic girls is very high.

Not too many Cuban models, Hispanic club girls.

If you are not satisfied with these, you can drive to Mexico City for a few hours.

It can be said that although San Antonio is a big country, as long as it has money, it can have as much fun as Los Angeles.

Clifford and Rhodes, the two poets, took their teammates to have fun.

Malone would have liked to go too.

With a big weapon in mind, of course we have to let international friends see and see, and deepen the understanding between countries.

But his teammates thought he was too young.

In addition to talking on the phone with Theron, Ma Long lost his mind and used his physical fitness for training.

After consuming a pass, I fell asleep happily.

When I woke up the next day to wash and read the newspaper, I found that the headlines were taken up by Duncan again.

Duncan refused to end his college career early.

This news means that Duncan will participate in the draft in 97.

When Duncan tantamount to announcing this incident, it brought a lot of shock to the entire NBA.

But less than half of the season has passed, and those bad teams can only continue to do badly.

"Hopefully the Spurs don't get Duncan."

Flipping through the newspaper, Malone thought.

He was half a Spurs fan in his previous life.

After the news broke out, Malone hated the Spurs a little, feeling that the team was hypocritical.

Without Duncan, I don't know what the Spurs would be like.

"A butterfly needs to flap its wings one more time."

Putting away the newspaper, Malone ran to the coaching staff and began to watch the Spurs game video to prepare for the game.

After a long day, at 6 o'clock in the evening, the Trail Blazers' away game against the Spurs started.

The starting lineups of the two teams were released on the big screen.

Trail Blazers: Rhodes, Hawkins, Clifford, Malone, Sabonis.

Spurs: Avery Johnson, Vinny Del Negro, Sean Elliott, Charles Smith, David Robinson.

Ma Long came to the technology table to rub the magnesium powder, and suddenly heard a gentle voice: "Hello."

He looked sideways, and it was David Robinson.

David Robinson rubbed chalk next to him, and said in a friendly manner: "I watched the game against the Rockets, you played very well, welcome to the NBA."

Ma Long didn't really sting, he also gave a smiling face when others were friendly: "Thank you."

The two greeted each other without talking much.

Back on the bench, Malone thought that David Robinson was well-mannered, not like a black man.

But when I think about it, it makes sense.

David Robinson, like Grant Hill and Kobe, grew up in very good family conditions.

Not to mention the middle class, just having both parents is more than 90% of blacks!
But unlike Grant Hill, David Robinson's family is very strict.

His father was a Marine, a sonar operator, and he was so strict with his three kids that he grounded David Robinson for six weeks because he got a C on a test.

Perhaps because of this, David Robinson did not have the bad habits of black people. He entered the Naval Academy with excellent grades in high school and majored in mathematics.

Maybe he also went to college. Although they are all middle-class families, David Robinson has a much better personality than Kobe. He is a famous gentleman in the NBA.

Malone suddenly thought of another question.

They are all gentle gentlemen. Why is Grant Hill so sought after and David Robinson blackmailed by so many people?
Ma Long turned his head to look at David Robinson's face, suddenly understood the reason, and smacked his lips: "Who said that the appearance of the sports league is useless!"

The ridicule is ridicule, Malone knew in his heart that David Robinson was not easy to deal with.

The running and jumping ability at the guard level, the athletic ability is not good, good at mid-range shooting, facing the basket, counterattack and chasing, hanging pass dunk, offensive rebound second offense, quite comprehensive.

Fortunately, Malone and Sabonis are teammates.

Power forward Charles Smith, David Robinson's partner, is difficult to provide.

Charles Smith was able to hit 20+8 All-Star inside data at his peak.

But because of injuries, Charles Smith degraded too quickly.

Entered the peak at the age of 25, and in the second year, his playing time and statistics were discounted due to injuries.

Now he is only 30 years old, and his strength has degraded to 8 points and 5 rebounds. The average time per game is the same as Sabonis, with a maximum of 20 minutes per game.

Nothing to fear at all.

In this way, Charles Smith is the best inside player on the Spurs besides David Robinson.

This signal to the Trail Blazers is that they can target David Robinson.

The Trail Blazers are also preparing for the game in this way.

At 7:[-] p.m., the game begins.

David Robinson wins the jump ball for the Spurs.

Avery Johnson was about to push a fast break after receiving the ball, but was blocked by Hawkins.

David Robinson, who was about to get off, was also blocked by Malone.

After playing the Sonics, the Trail Blazers are more adept at dealing with fast breaks.

The momentum of the Spurs was stopped, and Avery Johnson had to switch positions.

After his teammates settled down, Avery Johnson passed the ball to David Robinson who pulled to the middle distance.

David Robinson held the ball facing the frame, facing Sabonis, an old opponent, feeling a little excited.

The two played against each other at the Seoul Olympics a few years ago.

Sabonis, returning from knee surgery, had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and David Robinson had 23 points and 12 rebounds.

It's hard to talk about who is the best, because Sabonis won the gold medal in that Olympic Games.

It's just that Sabonis dunked David Robinson in the air, which caused fans to think that he was hanged and beaten all these years.

Now David Robinson finally has a chance to prove himself again!
Although he has a gentle personality, he is also very strong.

After making a gesture to his teammates, David Robinson singled out Sabonis face-to-face.

Sabonis could feel the vigorous fighting spirit in David Robinson, and he opened his arms and posed a defensive posture with a steady center of gravity.

After a moment of confrontation, David Robinson took a tentative step and forced a breakthrough with his speed.

Unmoved, Sabonis kept blocking the middle position, forcing David Robinson to rush to the bottom line.

The space is getting narrower and narrower. Just when David Robinson was about to wrap his arms horizontally, Ma Long suddenly rushed in, his long arms covered the sky and the sun, completely filling the space in front of him!
There is no room to attack!
Sabonis also pressed over from behind.

Strike back and forth!

David Robinson was shocked, and then realized that he had been fooled.

He forced the ball, but was photographed by Malone, who was highly focused, but the ball hit Sabonis's leg and passed the line, and the Spurs still had the ball.

"Pretty defense!"

Even as an opponent, David Robinson couldn't help but admire: "Ma Long, your consciousness is better than the previous few games."

Ma Long was a little surprised, smiled at him, and continued to take a seat.

David Robinson runs the baseline serve.

It was almost time before he found his chance and passed the ball to Charles Smith.

Charles Smith repasses Avery Johnson.

Avery Johnson seized the opportunity of the defensive line to make a quick mid-range shot.

Hawkins interfered with the ball, but Avery Johnson was lucky, and the basketball circled the rim and fell into it.

0 is better than 2
Although it was scored, the defense was perfect.

The Trail Blazers had a stable mentality. Rhodes slowly controlled the ball and advanced. After reaching the frontcourt, he called Malone to play a pick-and-roll, and then broke through and passed the ball to Malone.

Malone had a chance to score with the ball in his waist, but he didn't attack by himself.

After playing with his back for a while, after attracting the attention of the Spurs' defense, he gave the ball to Sabonis, and let this old guy who is also a teacher and friend play one first.

Sabonis received the ball, faced David Robinson's close defense, and slammed back fiercely to knock the Admiral away.

When the opportunity came, Sabonis turned around and made a steady shot.

2:2.

The Spurs spent a lot of effort and finally scored the first goal, but the Trail Blazers just allowed Sabonis to score one, which was extremely easy.

Even fans who don't understand the game can perceive the difference in strength from the difficulty of the two sides.

They couldn't understand why David Robinson couldn't guard Sabonis, the semi-crippled old rookie promoted in the newspapers.

But both players and coaching staff know why.

This is also the flaw of David Robinson's weak playoffs.

The upper body is fit, but the strength of the lower body is not enough, the core and footsteps are not solid enough, and he is very afraid of hard gouging when defending, especially for a powerful and skilled center like Sabonis.

In the first round of the fight, Sabonis had the upper hand in the confrontation between the old opponents!

　Thanks for the 600-point reward from 'Baling Technology', and the 100-point reward from 'May the afterlife not see the world of mortals' and 'Immortality and Eternity'.

　　There is no code word for some things in the morning, so I will update a chapter with 4k words first, and there will be more updates later.

　　
　
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