"Tang Long faces Bynum, Fisher, and Walton's three-man double-team."
"He still forcefully dunks the ball in!"
"The ball protection is also very meticulous, precisely blocking Fisher's reach for the ball."
"Walton and Fisher can't stop Tang Long."
"Fisher, who easily blocked Larry Hughes before, is now as thin as a piece of paper."
"Tang Long directly takes off for a dunk, using his signature mid-air spin dunk."
"He can dunk like this with someone hanging on him!"
"This is simply unbelievable!"
"Tang Long might really be a monster; mortals can no longer stop him!"
On the Dragon Country television broadcast, replays of Tang Long's dunk were played repeatedly.
Such spectacular plays never get old, no matter how many times you watch them.
"Tang Long has already booked the best play of this game, this month, and this season!"
"My mind is too barren; I can't think of any other play that could be more explosive than this!"
"I thought plays like this only happened in anime; I wouldn't even dare to imagine it in reality."
Zhang Weiping also didn't consider such a play to be reasonable; Tang Long's existence itself was already too unreasonable.
On the court, Tang Long easily made the free throw.
Having entered his zone mode, the basket seemed as vast as the ocean.
The Lakers, still trailing, had Fisher bringing the ball up. He deliberately moved forward, staying within the 8-second backcourt limit.
Being in the leading position, they naturally wanted to stall for time as much as possible.
The ball was passed to Odom, who was the Lakers' best playmaker.
Walton set a screen, and Odom chose to drive from the left.
Kobe reacted quickly, cutting along with him.
This was a play they had run many times. Odom, understanding the situation, prepared to pass the ball to Kobe with a bounce pass.
But Tang Long's hand appeared first, intercepting the ball.
The Lakers' backcourt players were ready for a fast break defense, but the change of events was too rapid for anyone to react.
Except for LeBron...
Tang Long tossed the ball with his right hand, directly passing it to LeBron.
The latter unleashed his tomahawk chop dunk again, smashing it into the basket!
Another classic Cavaliers fast break!
49:45!
The score instantly became a four-point difference.
"Give the ball to Kobe, let him take the isolation."
Phil Jackson directly ordered an isolation play.
A set play meant passing and movement, which would significantly increase the turnover rate.
For the Cavaliers, who were on a roll and excelled at fast breaks, this was like meat delivered to their mouths.
Bynum directly inbounded the ball to Kobe from the baseline.
The other four Lakers players spread out to the sides, giving Kobe ample space for his isolation.
Tang Long, meanwhile, chose to leave Bynum open.
Since he had no shooting ability, there was no need to guard him closely.
He only needed to camp in the paint for rebounds and help defense.
Kobe drove past Pavlovic on the right and was preparing for a pull-up jump shot.
However, he found Pavlovic ready to jump, showing no intention of guarding his drive.
As soon as Kobe jumped to shoot, Pavlovic would certainly contest it.
Kobe was decisive and immediately chose to drive, facing Tang Long, and forced up a shot!
He collided with Tang Long in the air and cleverly opted for a layup!
Kobe had toyed with countless centers with this move before, and he saw Tang Long as no exception.
But clearly, this move didn't work on Tang Long.
Tang Long, soaring through the air, kept Kobe completely covered, blocking all possible shooting angles.
No matter how many moves he made in the air, the ball had to be shot before landing.
Tang Long's hang time was not much inferior to Kobe's.
Even though Kobe made two desperate layups in the air, he still couldn't escape being blocked.
Tang Long's right hand ferociously swatted the ball away, sending it flying into the stands!
It narrowly missed a beautiful female spectator, causing her to gasp.
Kobe's face turned black.
This was the third one!
He had been blocked by Tang Long three times in one game!
Utterly humiliating!
On the sidelines, Vanessa bit her lip, watching Kobe. She knew her man was about to get angry.
Kobe absolutely couldn't stand being blocked by someone like this.
With another backdoor cut, Kobe received the inbound pass.
This time, Kobe didn't need to say anything; the Lakers players automatically spread out, waiting for their leader's isolation.
After effortlessly getting past Pavlovic, Kobe once again faced Tang Long.
He used a front-foot jab step to draw Tang Long back, then jumped for a floater.
Kobe's move was textbook; the jab step made Tang Long unconsciously step back.
A floater is also the hardest shot to block among all shooting motions.
Even if Tang Long were ten feet tall, it would be difficult to block this shot.
But Tang Long leaped with incredible speed, his terrifying vertical leap propelling him directly in front of Kobe.
At the last moment, his fingertips still touched the ball!
After landing, Tang Long took off again, forcefully snatching the rebound from above Bynum, who was posting up in the paint!
A rebound grabbed after a block!
"He can block that? He can get that rebound too?"
"Inconceivable! Truly inconceivable!"
"With this bounce, even Jordan would struggle to compare with Tang Long!"
"This second jump is even more terrifying, not losing any height to the first jump at all!"
"This is already the fourth block; Kobe has been blocked by Tang Long four times in a game!"
"Tang Long has already amassed nine blocks; if nothing unexpected happens, he's going to get double-digit blocks!"
Zhang Weiping's voice was hoarse and trembling; the game had surprised him immensely!
LeBron reappeared in the backcourt, having become the king of fast breaks.
Tang Long's long pass went to him again, and LeBron easily scored with a dunk.
He was too lazy to use the tomahawk chop dunk anymore.
49:47!
The deficit was now only two points.
The Staples Center was silent; all the fans were speechless.
Their home court had been dominated by this Dragon Country player!
Phil Jackson had no choice but to call a timeout to reorganize their offensive strategy.
The start of the third quarter was the complete opposite of the second quarter. The Lakers' offense had completely stagnated!
In the second quarter, the Lakers, relying on their strong team chemistry and tactical execution, had shut down all of the Cavaliers' offensive threats, preventing them from even getting a shot off.
In the third quarter, the Cavaliers' overall strength had barely changed, but Tang Long had emerged!
Tang Long, with his incredibly terrifying individual ability, had filled all the defensive loopholes for the Cavaliers.
Even against the league's best player, Kobe Bryant, they couldn't get the ball into the basket!
Tang Long stood like a god of war before the Lakers, making every one of them feel immense pressure!
This was Murasakibara Atsushi's Absolute Defense; once activated, no one could score easily within the three-point line!