NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

"Neither side has changed their formation; the coaches have opted for stability. It seems like the opening phase will still be a trial-and-error situation. I wonder where they'll start tonight," Miller added. "Will they continue to attack unexpected points, like they did in the last game?"

"Should we start with the core players and seize the initiative from the very beginning?"

Jackson chimed in from the sidelines, "Regardless of which coaches choose, I hope to see a close game that goes down to the wire, with both teams playing neck and neck, and ideally, a thrilling match with a game-winning shot and a comeback!"

"Don't let us down in the Battle of Tianwang Mountain!"

"Dudu!"

At this moment, the referee blew the whistle to start the game, and the basketball was thrown into the air. This time, Bynum jumped up first and touched the basketball, giving his team the first possession of the night.

"Don't worry!"

Lin Tian calmly reached out and pressed down, signaling everyone to calm down and not to rush. He slowly walked to the front of the field, observing and looking for an opportunity to attack.

Soon, as the Lakers players settled into their positions, Lin Tian bounced the ball to Kobe in the low post.

The Lakers' starting lineup has the most obvious advantage and the easiest way to open up the game is with Kobe against Chalmers!

The Cavaliers have a height advantage in the paint, while the Lakers' height advantage lies in the perimeter!

Facing Chalmers' tight defense, Kobe played cleanly and decisively, dribbling hard, then quickly turning around and stepping back to unleash his signature fadeaway jumper.

Chalmers tried his best to jump and reach out to defend the ball, but Kobe was simply taller and had a longer wingspan. Chalmers was powerless against this pure height and jumping style of play.

"Shh!"

With a crisp click, Kobe Bryant made a beautiful jump shot, scoring the Lakers' first point.

"Great shot! Clean, efficient, and simple! The Lakers' strategy and tactics are quite clear. They're attacking their strengths from the start, letting Kobe, their best matchup on paper, target the Cavaliers' weaknesses." Van Gundy quickly analyzed, "Now, it's up to the Cavaliers!"

How will they respond?

The Cavaliers' offense still started with Chalmers dribbling the ball up the court. Then Wade pretended to run towards Chalmers to draw the defense's attention, but the ball was not passed to Wade. Instead, after a crossover, Chalmers moved laterally and passed the ball to Anthony.

Anthony held the ball high up against Durant, and after a series of probing steps and fakes, he found his rhythm, took one dribble, and then pulled up for a jump shot.

"Shh!"

That works too!

The entry was equally clean and efficient!

"It's all one-on-one! The first round of play for both sides was all one-on-one!" Miller said. "It seems that both coaches are determined to have a star-studded showdown tonight?"

"That would be absolutely wonderful news for the fans!"

"Damn nigger! You can't stop my softie!" After scoring, Anthony yelled at Durant, "You nigger, you'll never be able to stop me in your next life! I'll completely destroy you!"

"Lin! Give me the ball, I'm going to kill him!" Durant didn't respond to Anthony, but instead said to Lin Tian, ​​"This black guy only scored one basket, but he acts like he's won the world."

"I have to wake him up!"

After a year of working together, Durant's naivety has almost disappeared, and he is no longer afraid of a fierce and wild senior like Anthony.

"Get into position!" Lin Tian said without hesitation, "Choose your favorite angle, and I'll give you the ball!"

Durant did not respond to Lin Tian's words, but his actions were crystal clear. He ran to the wing early, turned sideways to block Anthony, and reached out for the ball.

Then, just when everyone thought Durant was going to respond with a shot, he suddenly moved to the side, ignoring Anthony, and set a screen for Murphy who was running from the baseline.

With a loud "bang," Anthony collided head-on with the oncoming Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Anthony, who had originally wanted to challenge Durant, was caught off guard and exposed his complete lack of defensive awareness. He simply watched as Murphy ran out of the three-point line and received the ball.

There was no one guarding him! There wasn't a single Cavaliers player within a 2-meter radius of Murphy.

"Shh!"

Murphy, a veteran nearing the end of his career, would never miss such an opportunity. With a swift move, he added another 3 points for the Lakers!
"Basketball is a team sport!" Durant yelled excitedly at Anthony. "Got it, nigger! Basketball is a team sport! Or do you not even know how to count from one to five? Hmm? Need me to teach you?"

“I’ll count to three!” Anthony looked at Durant and said without backing down, “You know why? Because I have three championships!”

"That's why you'll never win a fourth championship!" Durant continued to mock. "Let me guess how many MVPs, Finals MVPs, or All-NBA First Team selections you have?"

"Oh God, it can't be a damn zero, can it? It can't be that all of these add up to a damn zero! Oh my dear Melo, I feel so sorry for you!"

"You taught him?" Kobe couldn't help but look at Lin Tian. Durant's trash-talking skills had improved too quickly.

This is not the kind of trash talk he could come up with in one night. If he had this level of trash talk, he wouldn't have been bullied by so many people and called names like 'Mr. Unreliable' or 'Softie Du'.

“I gave him a few forum accounts so he could practice on the forums. He’s been practicing for half a year now, didn’t you know?” Lin Tian looked at Kobe and nodded. “Of course, I did give him some intensive practice last night.”

"Otherwise, what do you think we were doing in the room last night? I talked at him for two hours straight to increase his resistance to trash talk and his ability to fight back."

"It seems that last night's intensive training was quite effective! It allowed Kevin to unleash all the experience, skills, and energy he had accumulated from arguing on the forums over the past six months!"

"An epic buff! Kevin's buff this time is epic!"

"When you go out in the future, don't say that you two know me." Kobe looked at the smug and self-satisfied Lin Tian, ​​then quickly moved to the side, widening the distance between them.

Disdain, blatant disdain.

So embarrassing.

NBA professional player! A top player at that!
What the hell are they doing? Using a secondary account to argue with fans on forums?

You should at least use a proper account; that would make you seem more manly.

Durant: Don't rush, we haven't evolved to the point of trash-talking yet, but we'll be there soon.

However, although Anthony is known for being difficult and easily angered, he is still a veteran who has played for almost 10 years. He wouldn't lose his composure just because of a few hurtful words from Durant.

More importantly, the things Durant just criticized Anthony for, like All-NBA First Team selection, MVP, and scoring title, are things Durant doesn't have. Durant doesn't even have a championship.

Anthony even doubted where this guy got the audacity to spout such things at him.

"I'm younger than you." Durant, quite the bachelor, said smugly to Anthony, "When I'm your age, I'll definitely be more awesome than you! If I'm your age and haven't accomplished anything, I'll be so ashamed that I'll have to wear a mask when I go out."

"Disgraceful!"

Durant's trash talk was quite entertaining, but it didn't really provoke Anthony much.

In this possession, Anthony didn't ask for the ball. Instead, he ran to the top of the court to set a screen for Wade, then spread out to the three-point line, creating a driving opportunity for Wade.

Wade dribbled the ball and charged towards the basket once again. Facing Murphy's fierce upward movement, the two made a head-on collision in the air before Wade completed another layup and sent the ball into the hoop.

"Dudu!"

At the same time, the referee blew the whistle, 2+1!

Murphy's arm struck Wade's hand squarely, resulting in a predictable and-one. To secure this and-one, Wade once again unleashed his signature "Wade slam," crashing out of bounds and making another close encounter with the photographers on the baseline.

As the superstar most familiar to the entire league and photographers, Wade, lying on the floor, even greeted two familiar-looking photographers and gave them a high five.

This guy is clearly determined to go all out from the very first moment of the match!
Stepping to the free-throw line, Wade took a deep breath, then calmly released the ball and made it, keeping the score very close.

In the next Lakers possession, Kobe's shot against Chalmers missed, and when Anthony attacked again, he was also interfered with by Durant, missing his mid-range jump shot and also missing.

"If I don't score, you guys aren't going to score either!" Anthony, furious after being blocked by Durant, slammed his hand on the floor and glared at Durant, saying, "You're not going to score a single point tonight!"

"Idiot, basketball is a team sport. How many points I score doesn't matter. What matters is that my team scores more points than yours!" Durant sneered, with an expression that said, "Let me teach you what basketball is all about," and arrogantly declared, "You've been playing basketball for so many years, what have you been doing?"

"You don't even understand such a basic principle?"

"Quick quiz time: Would you choose a team that scores 50 points and loses, or a team that scores 10 points and wins?"

"Only an idiot would answer you!"

"You've already answered me, you're an idiot."

"You are."

"You are!"

……

The two elementary school students started arguing, while the basketball on the court didn't even move towards them. Lin Tian lobbed the ball directly to the basket, and Bynum spun around and hooked the ball in.

Immediately after, the Cavaliers quickly inbounded the ball from the baseline. Gasol made a long pass to Wade, who immediately dribbled down the court. After a few big steps, Wade drove straight to the basket and jumped up to dunk, but suddenly there was someone on his side!

Lin Tian quickly caught up and jumped from Wade's side. Just as he was about to complete a block, Wade suddenly twisted his waist in mid-air and passed the ball to Chalmers, who was following behind Lin Tian.

Chalmers also jumps after receiving the ball, aiming directly for the basket, but his physical attributes are far inferior to his older brother Wade's in every aspect.

After receiving the ball, he still needs to dribble a step before he can adjust his steps and jump.

Even so, when he jumped, he still traveled a bit further than he usually did for a layup. In addition, his jumping speed and height were both mediocre, which created an opportunity for Lin Tian.

After landing, Lin Tian didn't even bend his knees before turning around and jumping, charging straight at Chalmers.

"Oh!"

The two collided head-on in mid-air, but Chalmers didn't have Wade's core strength to adjust his body and complete the pass, nor did he have the strength to forcefully push Lin Tian aside for a layup.

All he could do was lean back as far as he could and put the ball behind his head, hoping to avoid Lin Tian's block.

However, anyone who has played basketball knows that when you're going for a layup against the opponent's defender, the most important thing is not to be afraid or hide.

If you get scared and hide, then you're probably doomed.

Your fearless approach might just create a miracle.

Chalmers now appears terrified, to the extreme.

He simply didn't have the courage to challenge Lin Tian, ​​or rather, his courage was completely exhausted after he jumped and was met head-on by Lin Tian.

All he wanted to do was hide and run away.

But the more he acted this way, the more Lin Tian blocked his way with an overwhelming force.

When Chalmers finally had to make his move, he was almost completely pinned down by Lin Tian, ​​with his head barely reaching Lin Tian's waist.

Completely crushed! Even a high school student shouldn't be suppressed like this by Lin Tian.

At this point, Chalmers finally understood and remembered the basic knowledge his elementary school basketball coach had taught him.

do not be afraid.

If you're afraid, you're guaranteed to lose.

But it was clearly too late. No matter how much Chalmers regretted it, or how insightful his coach's guidance had been, it was all in vain.

"Snapped!"

After a loud bang, Lin Tian showed Chalmers no mercy and didn't try to just block the shot. He used almost all his strength to slap Chalmers' shot back in mid-air.

"Oh!"

Then came another loud bang as the basketball slammed heavily onto the floor, bouncing high into the air.

The ball went almost straight up and down, showing that although Lin Tian used all his strength, his control of the force and angle was almost flawless. After landing, he did not chase the basketball. Instead, he glanced at it, took a half step with arrogance, reached out and grabbed the basketball, looking down at Chalmers.

Without exchanging any trash talk or saying a single extra word to Chalmers, Lin Tian simply gave Chalmers a disdainful and condescending look before dribbling the ball forward.

At that moment, Chalmers felt cold sweat pouring down his body, and waves of fear washed over him.

He didn't know what he was afraid of, but he just had a feeling about it.

A feeling of being glared at by a wild beast, a feeling of narrowly escaping death.

At least tonight, Chalmers will definitely not have the idea of ​​challenging Lin Tian or scoring on Lin Tian's head again.

He was genuinely scared.

Lin Tian didn't waste any time after arriving at the frontcourt. He knew that Chalmers would have to get up from the floor, accelerate, and run before he could participate in the defense.

This means the Lakers will have 1-2 seconds of 4-on-5 play.

How could Lin Tian possibly give up such an opportunity?

He accelerated and broke through almost immediately after arriving at the frontcourt, dribbling the ball a few steps inside the Cavaliers' three-point line, as if he were strolling in his own backyard.

With just a few steps, the Cavaliers' defense was completely thrown into disarray. Even though Chalmers had returned to his own half, he didn't know what to do next.

It's a complete mess! The entire Cavaliers' defense is running around like headless flies, with open spaces everywhere, and everyone trying to fill those spaces, but the more they try to fill them, the more open spaces seem to appear.

They were completely in chaos.

Then, Lin Tian suddenly passed the ball to Durant on the wing.

After receiving the ball, Durant immediately faked out Anthony, then dribbled back to the three-point line before pulling up for a three-pointer that flew straight toward the basket.

"Shh!"

The basketball swished through the net, and Durant added 3 points for his team!
"Hey nigger, where are you?! Are you lost? Just like your father whom you've never met, lost too? You haven't been able to find your way home for 30 years, have you? I hope you find your way soon, because I can't wait for you for 30 years!"

"You can't stop me, you know? You can't stop me! You absolutely can't stop me! I can beat you into a pile of dog shit! I can score 80 points on you! Just like your dear mother can slap you 80 times in the face anytime!" (End of Chapter)