NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

After a 20-minute halftime break, the players from both sides walked out of the player tunnel. Despite the crazy shouts and cheers from the fans, the starting players from both sides took to the field again, while the rest returned to their respective benches.

The starting lineup remained unchanged.

When the players from both sides stepped onto the field, everyone immediately noticed that neither coach had made any changes to their formations.

It seems that both coaches were fairly satisfied with the first half, at least not to the point that they had to change the starting lineup to make adjustments.

The Cavaliers had possession in the first possession. Chalmers dribbled up the court, observing his teammates' movements, and suddenly accelerated, trying to force his way past Kobe. But Kobe's defense was not so easy to break through.

It's true that his speed has declined and his lateral movement has deteriorated, but that depends on who he's compared to.

Compared to speed-oriented legends like Wade, Kobe's lateral speed was simply insufficient.

But if Chalmers wants to get past Kobe, that's wishful thinking.

Kobe spread his arms, accurately judging Chalmers' direction of movement and blocking his path to the basket.

But Chalmers then made another quick change of direction and accelerated. This time, although Kobe was able to keep up with Chalmers' speed, a tall figure suddenly appeared beside him.

Gasol!
This guy somehow ran out from the paint and set a perfect screen for Chalmers at the top of the key.

Kobe was completely unprepared for someone to suddenly step up and screen for Chalmers. The screen was solid, and Chalmers took advantage of the opportunity to accelerate into the paint and then made another floater!
Durant quickly passed the ball to the basket, and Lin Tian, ​​after receiving the ball, also advanced rapidly without stopping. In the blink of an eye, he had already reached the Cavaliers' three-point line. He paused briefly outside the three-point line, turned his back to observe for a moment, and then suddenly turned around and accelerated.

Wade reacted a little too slowly and couldn't keep up with Lin Tian's pace immediately. In addition, Lin Tian pushed Wade with his elbow, giving him a lot of space. With this, Lin Tian accelerated his attack again and rushed to the Cavaliers' basket in the blink of an eye.

The Cavaliers' defense immediately collapsed, and their entire defensive formation was compressed to the area below the free-throw line due to Lin Tian's successful breakthrough.

Lin Tian had been waiting for this opportunity! He hurled the ball with one hand towards the top of the arc. Murphy, who had just reached his position, caught the basketball, took a look, and then threw it!
"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, the Lakers' opening three-pointer went in!

A 10-point gap!
"Same start! The second half and the first half, exactly the same start! Both times it was Chalmers' one-on-one against Murphy's catch-and-shoot." Miller said with a smile, "Tonight's game is really going to be interesting!"

Jackson said, "I just don't know if either side will go through a scoring drought for several minutes like they did in the first half!"

Wade dribbled the ball up the court and, facing Lin Tian's defense, once again chose to pass the ball to Anthony on the wing.

When Anthony had the ball and faced Durant, he certainly didn't show any lack of confidence. His continuous probing steps and fake shooting motions, even without dribbling, still posed a huge threat. Durant didn't dare to lose focus for a moment and kept his eyes fixed on Anthony.

Then Anthony suddenly dropped the ball, put it down with his left hand and leaned his whole body towards it. Then he suddenly made a very low crossover dribble, and the basketball was transferred from his left hand to his right hand before it even went past Anthony's ankle.

Then Anthony pulled up and launched a mid-range jump shot.

Even Durant couldn't keep up this time. Anthony's change of direction and movement were just too fast. He could only look back and watch the basketball fly towards the basket.

"Shh!"

After the crisp sound, the Cavaliers continued to keep the score close!

"Come back!" Lin Tian said to Durant across the court after returning to the frontcourt, "Find a comfortable position and wait for me to pass you the ball!"

Durant didn't answer, but instead ran quickly with his head down, heading straight for his most efficient "sweet spot." The Cavaliers' defensive attention naturally shifted towards Durant.

Then, Lin Tian passed the ball.

Kobe!

This shrewd guy somehow managed to make a cut, using Bynum's screen to sneak into the Cavaliers' paint, receive Lin Tian's pass, and slammed the ball into the basket.

"I knew it!" Wade cursed. "I knew you wouldn't give it to Durant! You bastard, you never tell the truth."

"But you still fell for it, didn't you, Devin? You were still foolish enough to fall for it. You didn't take any targeted defense." Lin Tian laughed and said, "You're a complete idiot! You knew it was a trap and you still jumped in."

"You're playing too dirty!" Wade said as he pushed the ball up the court. "I've never seen such a dirty point guard."

"Dirty?" Lin Tian chuckled, then suddenly leaned close to Wade and said, "I'll show you what real dirtiness is!"

As Lin Tian spoke, he suddenly struck Wade in the waist: "I've been playing too cleanly these past few years. Have you all forgotten how I taught you when you first entered the league?"

As Lin Tian spoke, he used his and Wade's bodies to block the referee's view, and then raised his knee to strike Wade's thigh again.

Lin Tian's blow wasn't heavy, but it was enough to make Wade gasp in pain.

At this moment, Wade finally recalled the demon he encountered in his early years in the league, a demon who was on fire and seemed determined to tear him apart on every defensive possession.

Compared to this, Lin Tian nowadays is truly kind-looking and plays basketball in a civilized and hygienic manner.

Just as Wade was finished with two blows from Lin Tian and was about to retaliate, he suddenly felt a figure beside him. He instinctively hugged the ball to his chest, and almost the instant he picked it up, a large hand waved past him.

Wade was 100% certain that if he hadn't just picked up the ball, it would have been stolen from him immediately!
On the Lakers team, only Kobe has this kind of awareness of double-teaming and can grasp the timing so perfectly!

Sure enough, the purple jersey next to it became clear; it was a jersey with the number 24!
However, Wade didn't have time to feel relieved that he had dodged the double team and recognized Kobe, because Lin Tian's hands were already rushing towards him.

Those large, iron-like hands pressed down firmly on the basketball that Wade had just caught.

Fortunately, Wade reacted quickly and immediately exerted his strength to fight for the ball. The two men were locked in a struggle for the ball, but neither of them let go.

"Dudududu!"

The referee quickly appeared, forcibly separated the two players, and awarded a jump ball!
"Well, do you remember now?" Lin Tian looked at Wade with a wicked smile. "The terror of being completely dominated by me, the pain of being pinned to the ground and beaten mercilessly by me?"

"It's alright." Wade wiped his sweat and looked at Lin Tian, ​​saying, "But I'm not the same person I used to be. I won't lose!"

"This time, we will win the championship!"

"Why can't you learn your lesson?" Lin Tian stood on the center circle and looked at Wade in front of him. "You have to win the championship while I'm not in the league. I've given you the chance, but you can't seize it. What can I do?"

"When I wasn't around, you didn't try to win the championship easily. Now that I'm back, you insist on taking on an impossible task. Isn't that stupid?"

Wade fell silent; Lin Qi's anger made his chest ache.

So what the hell is it that he doesn't try to steal it, that he doesn't compete for the championship?

Didn't they lose?
"You can't even beat my defeated opponents, yet they can easily beat you." Lin Tian seemed to see right through Wade's mind and continued to mock, "What makes you think you can beat me?"

"beep!"

Just then, the referee blew his whistle, and the basketball was thrown into the air once again.

With a height of 193 cm, a wingspan of nearly 210 cm, and his amazing jumping ability, Wade's physical attributes are absolutely top-tier in NBA history. Apart from being slightly shorter than average for the shooting guard position, Wade's physique is virtually flawless.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be the player with the most average blocks and total blocks among all players under 198cm in the league.

It relies on his reaction speed, jumping ability, and anticipation of defensive support.

This time, however, when he faced Lin Tian, ​​who was shorter and older than him, he lost the jump ball without any suspense!

Lin Tian jumped higher and reacted faster than him! When Lin Tian touched the basketball, Wade could only touch Lin Tian's wrist!
The Lakers gained possession of the ball on offense.

The basketball was passed to Lin Tian once again.

He faced Wade at a 45-degree angle on his left and continued, "How about it? Want to give it another try?"

"Bring it on!" Wade lowered his center of gravity to the ground, almost touching the floor, and focused all his attention on defense to prevent Lin Tian from speeding up and breaking through.

"Who taught you to defend like that? Don't tell me you attended my training camp!" Lin Tian glanced at him, cursed, and then suddenly pulled up! Because Wade's center of gravity was too low, he didn't have time to jump up to interfere or block. He could only barely stand up and reach out as far as he could, doing his best and leaving the rest to fate.

"Shh!"

With such passive defense, how could they possibly stop Lin Tian's shot? Lin Tian pulled up for a three-pointer from beyond the three-point line and made it again!
The point difference between the two sides has started to widen once again!

"How about it, Devin? Do you like it? Me playing even dirtier? Do you miss it?" After scoring, Lin Tian seemed to get excited and continued trash-talking Wade.

At this moment, Wade once again demonstrated his maturity.

He stopped controlling the ball.

He yelled at Chalmers, then ran forward quickly, trying to pull Lin Tian away so that Chalmers could finish the push.

Lin Tian smiled, not making any sarcastic remarks, but instead ran alongside Wade until the two of them stopped at the corner on one side. Only then did Lin Tian say with a smile, "Why do you think you can't beat me, while Chalmers can hold off Kobe's defense?"

"Fuck!" Wade cursed, he understood!

Wade then turned around and tried to run back to the baseline to receive the pass, but Lin Tian unfortunately blocked his path. As the two tangled around the baseline, the referee blew his whistle!
"8-second violation!"

8 seconds!

Faced with Kobe's relentless defense and the sudden increase in intensity to the full court, the entire Cavaliers team was caught off guard. Wade ran all the way to the corner before remembering to receive the pass, and Anthony ran all the way to the frontcourt without even looking up after inbounding the ball.

Chalmers was all alone in the backcourt, facing Kobe alone, and Kobe forced him to stay in half-court for a full 8 seconds.

"Trusting your teammates is a good thing." Lin Tian patted Wade's butt and said with a smile, "But trusting them too much isn't necessarily a good thing. You always have to act within your capabilities, right?"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he walked to the sideline to serve the ball in the frontcourt. As soon as he stood there, he waved his hand and made several hand gestures.

The referee then passed the ball to Lin Tian, ​​and the other Lakers players immediately started running.

Kobe created an opportunity, but Lin Tian didn't pass it to him. Durant also had an opportunity in the corner, but Lin Tian still didn't pass it to him!

Finally, when Murphy and Bynum set a screen near the free-throw line and Bynum turned and drove to the basket, Lin Tiancai finally passed the ball out.

He lobbed the ball straight to the basket, piercing the heart of the Cavaliers' offense!
"boom!"

Because of that screen, Bynum not only successfully switched positions with Murphy, but also found himself guarded by the old and slow Zydrunas Ilgauskas. He also used his speed to leave Ilgauskas behind him in just two steps.

When Lin Tian passes the ball to Bynum, all he has to do is jump up to catch it and then slam it into the basket!
"A super long-range, precise pass!" Miller exclaimed. "Lin has delivered another top-ten play caliber pass!"

"It's not just a top 10 play," Van Gundy said from the sidelines. "The Lakers didn't call a timeout to set up a play! Their brilliant movement was orchestrated by Lin standing on the sideline, giving instructions with hand gestures."

"With just a few hand gestures, they were able to execute the tactics so clearly and understandably. The Lakers' tactical awareness is truly remarkable! It's really amazing."

"Cavaliers, time out!" Jackson couldn't help but exclaim as the Cavaliers inbounded the ball again. "Is Brown asleep again or is he just admiring his flashy glasses from tonight? The team is getting blown up like this, and he's really not calling a timeout! He's just going to watch!"

"Even if we don't arrange anything, just let the players catch their breath and cheer them on?"

Unfortunately, Brown didn't hear Jackson's words and wasn't going to heed them. He still didn't call a timeout and let the players continue playing as they were.

The Cavaliers are truly in trouble this time. Lin Tian has brought out his biting defense, which he hasn't used much all year. More importantly, he has brought out all the little tricks he hasn't used much in recent years.

Why did Wade say he missed it? Why did Wade say he was dirty?

Lin Da Guanren has never been the kind of person who remains indifferent when slandered.

Mr. Lin is a good person! If you slander me, then I will make your slander a fact, otherwise you would be committing a crime, wouldn't you?
With goodwill in mind, Lin Tian completely shut down Wade in the first few minutes of the third quarter. No matter how many tricks Wade used, he was powerless against Lin Tian's defense.

Furthermore, Chalmers was equally helpless against Kobe's full-court press and close-quarters combat; the difference in their skill levels was simply too great, and he had no way to deal with Kobe.

For a time, even organizing an offense became a huge problem for the Cavaliers, let alone executing a methodical play to catch up.

The Cavaliers could only slowly increase their points by relying on Anthony and Gasol's sporadic one-on-one battles and forced shots.

However, their scoring rate is clearly not keeping up with the Lakers, and the gap between the two sides is slowly widening.

Four minutes into the third quarter, the Lakers had possession of the ball. Lin Tian suddenly abandoned the top of the key area, turned around and moved to the low post, backing down Wade and reaching out for the ball.

Lin Tian asked for the ball, and of course the Lakers players wouldn't give it to him. After Kobe bounced the ball to Lin Tian, ​​the entire Lakers team immediately moved to one side, clearing a considerable space for Lin Tian to play one-on-one.

Lin Tian leaned against Wade with his back turned, and then, noticing that no one else from the Cavaliers was coming to double-team him, he immediately made a clean turn and headed towards the baseline.

But after switching to the front of the basket, Lin Tian slammed the ball down hard, and at the same time, he spun around to the top of the court.

After turning around, Lin Tian didn't push towards the inside again. Instead, he stopped abruptly, pulled up, and took a mid-range jump shot.

Wade was still caught up in Lin Tian's previous move and couldn't keep up with Lin Tian's second turn. The transition between Lin Tian's two turns was just too smooth and seamless.

Wade simply couldn't catch up.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, Lin Tian's mid-range jump shot went in again!

Although he didn't score many points in this quarter, every shot he made was devastating! On the defensive end, he completely dominated Wade, bringing the Cavaliers' offense to a complete standstill.

After that shot was made, the gap between the two sides reached 20 points!
Mike Brown seemed to finally wake up from his dream, reaching out to the referee and calling a timeout.

"He should have called a timeout two minutes ago. Who knows why Brown kept delaying it until now," Van Gundy said with disdain. "The Cavaliers were completely outplayed by the Lakers in just four minutes. Brown should bear the main responsibility!"

"He paused too slowly."

“You’re the least qualified person to talk about Brown,” Miller said. “Jeff, you’re not much better at calling timeouts.”

"It's true that I'm not very good at calling timeouts," Van Gundy said. "That's why I often got criticized when I was a coach."

"But I'm a commentator now, not a coach, and I'm not saying I'm better than Brown."

"I just want to tell everyone: Brown's timeout was called too late and too badly!"

Van Gundy looked disgusted that Miller was comparing him to Brown, quickly expressing his disdain, and the short timeout on the court ended just as quickly.

"It's the same tactic as in the first half. One big man and four small men, bringing on Sessions to play as a three-man defense." By this point, the commentators were starting to realize what was going on.

So Brown's good performance in the first half wasn't due to improved in-game reactions!

You still change players at the exact time, and the order of player rotation remains unchanged.

You're good at preparing for the game, but you're completely incompetent at on-the-spot command, aren't you?

The Cavaliers once again fielded the same lineup that had been their best and most effective in the first half, while the Lakers made no substitutions, keeping their two big men on the court.

Jackson had anticipated Brown's substitution rhythm and had already secured Brown's key player.

Now, Jackson will continue to use his height to control speed!

Not to mention, the power forward you have on the court right now, Gasol, has three fouls!

Brown didn't even consider protecting Gasol, but instead let him continue to play as the only inside player. Then don't blame me for focusing all my offensive firepower on Gasol!
"Focus on Gasol! Take him down!"

This was the only instruction Jackson gave during this timeout. (End of Chapter)