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After Arenas finished speaking, he suddenly accelerated, and with the help of Jeffries' cover, he rushed towards the inside at a high speed!
The Knicks' defense has never had any help defense. Stoudemire and Okur only extended their hands symbolically. Arenas easily broke into the inside and made a layup for 2 points!
"Thank you! I'll treat you after the game!" After scoring, Arenas continued to implement the strategy he had just set: no trash talk, absolutely no trash talk! I'd rather die than trash talk!
Just take it easy and perform as well as you can.

Lin Tian couldn't help but roll his eyes. He was too lazy to answer this guy. He dribbled across half court again, then accelerated past Arenas, and then found Anthony running on the wing, assisting him to score directly from mid-range!
Looking back, it was the "honest" Arenas dribbling the ball. This time he did not take the initiative to attack, but passed the ball to Jamison, letting Jamison attack from the face of the basket and Stoudemire also made the shot!
Next it was the Knicks again. This time the person who took the shot was Okur. After receiving the pass from Lin Tian outside the three-point line, he just jumped up and threw the ball. The three-point shot also hit the center of the target!
The two star players of the Wizards had attacked, so it was naturally Butler's turn next. He waited in the bottom corner for Arenas' breakthrough pass, and after receiving the ball, he forced a shot against Anthony's defense and made a 3-pointer!
The performance of both sides in the first three rounds and the efficient and relaxed offensive environment have already explained the rhythm and tone of this game and even this round of the series.

That means you don’t defend and I don’t defend, so let’s all shoot together!

You come down quickly and I'll push forward, let's dunk together!

There is no defense in this series. It depends on who has the best touch and the highest efficiency among the three top attackers on each side. Whoever wins the game will win!
But seriously, if we only compare the scoring efficiency and scoring ability of each of the three musketeers, if the Wizards trio is 80 points, then the Knicks trio would probably have to have 95 points!
Not to mention the obvious gap between the core trio, after all, top stars can make up for this gap by relying on periodic bursts, entering the ZONE, etc.

But if role players are included, the gap between the two sides will be even more obvious and difficult to make up!
The Knicks have excellent role players and puzzle pieces such as Okur, Houston, Wallace, Smith, and Barnes. What about the Wizards?
They only have Daniels, Haywood, Atkins and Jeffries.

The gap between role players is so huge that they don’t even need Lin Tian and others to fully exert their strength, they can win the game relying on the bench!

For example, in the first game, the starting players of both sides fought back and forth in the first quarter, and the score of the first quarter was 33:38!

The Wizards trailed by only 5 points.

But in the second quarter, when the substitutes and rotation players of both sides began to appear on the court, the score between the two sides began to widen further.

In less than 3 minutes, the Knicks widened the gap to 12 points, forcing Wizards coach Eddie Jordan to replace the three musketeers early, which enabled the team to reverse the situation and start chasing points.

As for the Knicks, old Nelson waited calmly until the gap between the two sides was narrowed to 5 points again. He brought Lin Tian, ​​Stoudemire and others into the game with only 6 minutes left in the second quarter.

This tactic of waiting for the opponent to tire out and playing in a staggered position widened the score again!

In the last 5 minutes, the Knicks relied on their physical advantage to widen the gap to 15 points!
60: 75!

At the end of the first half, the Knicks scored 75 points and had a 15-point lead! The overall rhythm of the game was completely under their control!

In the third quarter, the Wizards, who had recovered their strength and condition after the halftime break, fought back again. Relying on the three musketeers playing the entire third quarter at the same time, they narrowed the gap to 10 points in this quarter and still maintained the possibility of winning.

But in the fourth quarter, when Eddie Jordan had to let Arenas and Jamison rest and only let Butler, who had the best physical strength and was the youngest, continue to play, old Nelson's change of tactics directly defeated the Wizards!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the person leading the team was no longer Anthony, but Lin Tian!
Lin Tian led Houston, Nate, Smith and Okur to play in the transition period of the fourth quarter.

This was old Nelson's first and last change of tactics in this game!
Because once is enough!
With Lin Tian on the court, the Knicks' entire offensive rhythm and efficiency were maintained. Under his leadership, the Knicks launched an offensive frenzy at the beginning of the fourth quarter that Eddie Jordan and the entire Wizards team could not resist!
The first attack at the beginning of the game was that Lin Tian broke through with the ball and then passed it to the short Nate outside the three-point line. After getting the ball, Nate did not show any nervousness as a rookie should have, but just threw it and made the three-pointer!
Then Lin Tian went to face Butler himself, locking up the only person on the Wizards' court who could initiate an offense. Without Butler holding the ball, the Wizards could only rely on Atkins' one-on-one to score points, but how could a player of Atkins' level save the team?

His attack ended in failure. Okur grabbed the rebound and quickly passed it to Lin Tian. Lin Tian advanced with the ball and threw it directly into the sky. Smith, who was running at full speed, grabbed the basketball in the air, then soared and spread his wings, and slammed the ball into the basket again!
The start was 5:0!

Eddie Jordan wanted to make a substitution. He had already smelled something wrong, but after taking a look at Jamison and Arenas, who were breathing heavily and obviously had not yet recovered, he decided to play it safe.

This stability immediately eliminated the suspense of the game!
Daniels's next single shot still missed, Lin Tian recovered and grabbed the rebound, then once again took the lead in launching a counterattack, going all the way to the basket and completely crushing the Wizards' defense. He then turned back and found Okur who was following up outside the three-point line.

After receiving the ball, Okur shot directly and made another 3-pointer!

"Give it to Caron! Give it to Caron! Let Caron play!" Eddie Jordan was so angry at this time that he was screaming. He shouted angrily, hoping that the team would give the ball to Butler to organize and attack.

But as soon as Butler got the ball, he met Lin Tian who was pressing him directly. Although Butler had the advantage in size, as he was 10 centimeters taller than Lin Tian, ​​he was no match for Lin Tian in terms of strength, and his speed and skills were also incomparable to Lin Tian.

He wanted to attack from the back, but couldn't push through. He wanted to attack head-on, but couldn't find any space to break through.

He dribbled the ball at the top of the arc for more than 10 seconds, and tried to get in or find a shooting opportunity many times but failed.

It wasn't until the last 3 seconds of the offensive time that Butler finally decided to pass the ball, but it was too late!
Due to Lin Tian's interference, the quality of his pass was quite low. When Daniels got the ball, the 24-second violation bell had already sounded!

The Wizards were actually forced into a 24-second violation by the Knicks!
"Who said Lin doesn't deserve to be on the All-Defensive Team? Who? Stand up for me!" Barkley shouted excitedly, "Anyone who knows basketball knows how great Lin's defense is! Go ask the guys who are facing him, ask them if Lin's defense is good!"

"His defense is just not as good as it was in the Pacers! But he is still the king of this league! He can still dominate all the players who are against him!"

"FUXX! Gilbert, Antoine, go!" With the game at this point, Eddie Jordan dared not be complacent. He took advantage of a dead ball and quickly brought Arenas and Jamison up.

But honestly, it's a defensive round now, and putting these two players on the field early won't provide any help to the team. He should hold on for another 20 seconds and let the substitute team with stronger defensive capabilities finish defending this round before making substitutions.

But obviously, it's too late to regret now.

Lin Tian would not let this opportunity go to waste. After a pick-and-roll, he faced Jamison, who had very poor defensive ability. He rushed forward and stepped back, and directly created a shooting space of more than 2 meters for himself.

Lin Tian raised his head to glance at the basket, then looked down at the three-point line. Then he threw the ball and it landed accurately in the pocket!

"Shh!"

After this crisp sound, the gap between the two sides widened to more than 20 points!
11: 0!
Less than 3 minutes into the fourth quarter, the Knicks defeated the Wizards with an 11:0 offensive frenzy!

"It was amazing!" Kenny couldn't help but shook his head and said, "These two minutes of competition were just amazing! Lin's performance was really great! He seemed to be a level above everyone else. He was simply unstoppable!"

"I think the suspense of this game is gone!"

This time, Kenny guessed right!
Although the Wizards sent out their full main lineup in advance, they had consumed too much energy and were exhausted in the previous games. Secondly, they were already 20 points behind and were obviously lacking in fighting spirit and willingness.

The third is the Knicks’ ace lineup, which also made its debut in the following time!
The simultaneous return of Stoudemire and Anthony made Washington's hopes of a comeback a fantasy.

They were never able to narrow the gap to within 20 points. With 5 minutes left in the game, the coaches of both teams tacitly replaced all the main players, declaring that the game had entered garbage time!

109: 131!

The Knicks easily won the first game with a 22-point advantage!
The second game of the series was almost a replica of the first game.

The two sides fought back and forth in the first and third quarters. In the second quarter, the Wizards were left behind because of the poor performance of their substitutes. In the fourth quarter, although Eddie Jordan did not dare to let the players rest and sent out the Three Musketeers early, the three of them could not gain the upper hand against Lin Tian.

They failed to narrow the score at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Instead, when Anthony and others came on the court, the score was widened again!
But the change of Eddie Jordan starting early was still effective, and the Wizards lost much less in this game.

115: 129!

They lost in the second game of the series by 'only' 14 points!
It is worth mentioning that although the Wizards did not put up much resistance in the first two games of the series and did not create much suspense in the game, their three musketeers performed quite well.

阿里纳斯两场比赛分别拿下33分3篮板7助攻和36分6篮板6助攻。

Jamison also scored 20+10 in two consecutive games. As for Butler, he scored 17 points in the first game and 28 points in the second game!
It can be said that the Wizards' three musketeers have fully unleashed their firepower! But they still find it difficult to win!

Because the opponent performed better!
林天继续着自己连续三双的表现，他分别拿下33分11篮板17助攻和42分14篮板12助攻的数据，将自己季后赛连续3双的场次提升到了6场！同时他季后赛的场均数据比起常规赛那也是大幅度的增加！
Everyone can see that Lin Tian has started to exert his strength in the playoffs! And Stoudemire and Anthony also played well in these two games, both scoring more than 20 points with good efficiency!

"If the Wizards want to win, they can't just rely on regular performance. If they want to avoid being swept by the Knicks, either all three musketeers must perform above their level and play 150% of their energy and performance, or role players like Daniels and Atkins must explode and make 5-6 three-pointers."

After the second game, Barkley began to give advice to the Wizards, which is what TNT does in every series: giving advice to the lagging team.

"Charles is right. It is almost impossible for the Wizards to win the game with their regular strength." Kenny added, "If they want to win, the Wizards must find a surprise player or let their main force evolve to a higher level. Only then can they do it!"

"The good news is that the next two games will be held back in Washington, D.C. Maybe by then, with the home advantage, the Wizards can find some way to save the series?"

"But I have to mention that although the Wizards lost two games in a row, the offensive battle between the two teams was really exciting! They gave us the league's top offensive battle and super performance."

"I love this series! I really hope this offensive duel can continue! It would be great if it could go to a Game 7!"

"Kenny, that bastard, actually cursed us. Tell him for me, I'll give him a cute middle finger!" After the second game, Lin Tian heard the reporters' "expectations" about Kenny and immediately smiled and said, "Our goal for this round of the series is the same as the last round!"

"We want to be the first team to advance, and we will wait for our opponents in the Eastern Conference Finals!"

"We played too hard last season and had too many tiebreakers. This season, we need to come back and rest well! That's what I think!"

"If we can play one less game, then we'll play one less game!"

Lin Tian’s arrogant declaration and sweeping message after the game naturally reached the press conference of the Wizards next door at the first opportunity.

The reporters couldn't wait to throw this question to Arenas, who is also rebellious, arrogant and domineering, and asked him to share his views on this issue.

"What Lin said proves that they are absolutely confident. I think the actual situation in the first two games also shows that his view is correct. Their strength is indeed far superior to ours, and they do have the capital to be arrogant."

"They are the best in the league, they have a historic offensive level, and Lin also played a perfect season. I never dreamed that I would be teammates with someone who can average a triple-double! Lin is incredible, the Knicks are incredible! Their offensive level is amazing!"

"So, when they say something like they want to sweep us, I have nothing to say and I am not angry."

"No, if I have to say anything, I'm just mad at myself! I'm mad at myself for not living up to my expectations. I'm mad at myself for playing so badly, not well enough to make Lin and the others really take us seriously, and not let them regard us as real competitors."

"As a leader, I cannot shirk my responsibility! It's my problem! But next time, we will play better, and I will let Lin see that his former little brother has grown up and is now able to spread his wings and fly."

What do you think of Arenas' words?

It made people feel that he was possessed by an evil spirit and started talking nonsense. Even Lin Tian thought: This kid might have been possessed by some dirty thing.

The kind that is extremely popular, what is it?

Things like 'I'm a villain in the novel', 'I traveled through time and space and became a cannon fodder'.

Could it be that the soul in Arenas' body is also a time traveler?

Otherwise, how the hell could he be so humble and honest?

Lin Tian and the reporters all clearly remember that in this season, in the Timberwolves' away game against the Wizards, Iverson scored 48 points to lead the team to victory.

After the game, he arrogantly said Arenas was just a brat.

How did Arenas respond?
At the press conference, he openly mocked, indirectly criticized, and cursed Iverson for five minutes.

Then in the next game when they challenged the Timberwolves away, Arenas scored the first 50+ points in his career and led the team to successful revenge!
To challenge everything and respond positively, that is Arenas' style and personality!

Now who the hell is this honest, humble, calm and composed guy?

Even Washington fans were unhappy: No matter what dirty thing you are, give us our Gilbert back!

Evil spirits, retreat!

Arenas's active admission of weakness, his proactive lowering of himself and his statement of wanting to improve himself, to be honest, made all media feel quite bored.

This is not what they want to see.

They want to watch the fun! If the entire league is just brothers having fun together, then how do we in the media make a living?
There has to be controversy and hostility!

As a result, many dissatisfied media outlets who failed to get their meal started to make stories about Arenas.

"The Wizards' star player openly shows weakness! His fear of Lin Tian runs deep in his bones!"

"Even if the Wizards build a team with him as the core, they will never make it to the conference finals in 800 years!"

"Washington is ready for a billion-dollar contract? This will definitely become the worst big contract in history!"

"You are a 0, you are good for nothing! The Wizards cannot achieve glory under your leadership!"

……

Regarding the reporters' arrangements, the fans' disappointment, his teammates' suspicions and Lin Tian's speculations, Arenas said: You guys are putting on too much drama!

There is only one reason why I am such a coward!
Money!

He has to sign a new contract in the summer. With the experience of Hughes, Arenas has already figured it out.

For money, I can endure anything!

There are actually only two paths before him now.

1. He spoke nonsense and argued with Lin Tian, ​​then was defeated by the angry Lin Tian who made him lose his way. The 6-year and 1 million contract that he might have gotten in the summer was directly reduced to 6 years and 8000 million.

2. He endured it silently and played against Lin Tiancheng sincerely. After getting good data, he was happily swept away. Then, in the summer, he happily received a billion-dollar contract and reached the peak of his life.

Arenas is not an idiot, he knows exactly what to choose! (End of this chapter)