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To be honest, Arenas's admission of weakness caused him to encounter an unparalleled crisis of trust and public opinion. Washington fans even began to question this guy whom they once liked so much.

Why should we keep such a wimp?

But the good news is that Arenas has not lost his prestige within the Wizards.

On the contrary, he took the initiative to gather his teammates together before the start of the third game of the series, patting his chest and saying: "The third game is our last chance! If it's 3:0, we will lose all chances of a comeback, and we will most likely be swept!"

"I said that because I hope the Knicks will let down their guard so we can have a better chance of winning! I won't give up!" Arenas patted his chest and looked at his players, then he suddenly smiled and began to plagiarize.

"No way, I'm not the only one here who believes that we can win, right? We have a chance to win?" Arenas stole these words from Lin Tian!

In Lin Tian’s last season with the Pacers, when the team was in desperate situation, he said these words to his teammates, and then led the team to reverse the Pistons and win the championship!
Now, Arenas is going to borrow this sentence.

As for how he knew?
Arenas also played for the Pacers, and several people there were his good friends. They told Arenas this story.

Ever since he first heard that story, Arenas was determined to find an opportunity to experience it himself!
The indomitable king in desperate situation, the warrior crawling out from the pile of dead bodies, the leader who raised his arms and led his brothers to launch the final charge in the face of inevitable death.

Wow, it makes me excited just thinking about it!
"I believe it!" Butler was the first to stand up and said, "Fight them! We will never sit still and wait for death!"

"I believe it too! Fight them! The worst we can do is get swept!" Jamison also said: "I've never been proud of myself in the playoffs in my life! I think this is the round!"

As the three bosses spoke, the rest of the team members also expressed their determination one after another, and the morale of the Wizards was completely aroused!

Seeing everyone's fighting spirit being aroused, Arenas felt so happy!

I, Boss Lin, never lie to me!
The next day, a large number of fans flocked to the MCI Center in Washington, the venue where Lin Tian and Jordan had brought countless humiliations and pains. Even if Arenas gave in and even if the Knicks looked unstoppable, they still came to cheer for their team!

What if I win?
What if the game is exciting?

Of course, not all fans are so harmonious and so excited.

There were still many visiting fans wearing Knicks jerseys and holding unfriendly banners, expressing their disappointment with Arenas.

'Gilbert, you should get down on the ground and beg Lin to let you go!'

'You are not worthy to be called our leader!'

'Washington doesn't need softies!'

'Go back to Indiana!'

Bird: Can we? Can we have him back?

cough cough...

Arenas chose to ignore these doubts and ridicules, and at the same time he felt very happy!

Because he has made up his mind to play the most perfect game of his career tonight! He wants to use his strength and madness to tell everyone: You have wronged me!
The misunderstood hero tries his best to protect those who have hurt and abused him. In the end, no matter whether he succeeds or fails, he only needs to look back at everyone in the sunset and give a wry smile.

handsome! So handsome!
I am the most handsome man in the entire NBA.

"What are you thinking about, Jill?" Lin Tian kicked Arenas on the butt and said, "Your saliva is about to drip down your neck. Did you find something interesting in Washington yesterday?"

"Awesome girl or something?"

"Yes, boss! Last night, hehehe." Arenas quickly put away his fantasy and smiled lewdly.

"After the game tonight, let's meet at the usual place." Lin Tian patted Arenas on the shoulder and said, "Little brother, let's have fun together!"
"Same place!"

Arenas stretched out his hand and high-fived Lin Tian, ​​but he didn't expect that this action would immediately cause boos from the fans in the audience! Many fans who originally supported Arenas couldn't stand this scene and couldn't help but complain loudly.

After all, they couldn't hear what the two people were saying. What they saw was that Lin Tian arrogantly kicked Arenas, but Arenas only dared to nod and shake hands with Lin Tian, ​​indicating that it didn't hurt, and asked, "Brother, please hit me again on my left buttock!"

So servile!

We don't want such a servile person to be our leader!

Get out of Washington.

Before the game even started, the fans at the scene turned against the team.

Arenas listened to the boos from the audience and actually squinted his eyes in enjoyment.

That's the feeling! That feeling of being misunderstood!
Come on, boo me more loudly. The louder you boo me now, the more humble you will be when you line up to apologize later.

"Is this guy suffering from some kind of mental illness?" Lin Tian looked at Arenas' masochistic face and decided to stay away from this guy.

If it's a pretty girl, then yes, but if it's a man...

Hiss...shivering!

It's so scary.

"Coach, I will play a full 48 minutes tonight! You don't have to consider my rest time. As long as the game is not over, I will stay on the court!" In the last few minutes after the warm-up and before the game was about to start, Arenas stood in front of Eddie Jordan and expressed his determination.

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

Butler and Jamison both agreed, they were both determined to fight to the death tonight!

"Very good! That's the momentum!" Eddie Jordan also clapped his hands vigorously and said, "Let's go! Let's do it! Let's show our blood! Protect Washington!"

"Protect Washington!" The Wizards' five starting players shouted at the same time, and then everyone walked onto the court together.

The third game of the series begins!
The person who won the jump ball this time was Haywood. He gave the ball to Arenas. Arenas now put away all his mischievous mood, lowered his center of gravity, and slowly moved towards the front court.

I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect or something, but Arenas just felt that he was in great shape today!
As for how to verify that you are in good condition? Of course, just throw one randomly!

So Arenas called for a screen immediately after dribbling across half court, and he and Jeffries broke the ball with one block. Then Arenas just shot directly after setting the screen!

"Shh!"

This is totally inconsistent with the tactical system. It is a completely personal heroic shot that went into the pocket accurately!
confirmed!
Definitely in great shape tonight!

come on!

After scoring the goal, Arenas looked at Lin Tian. He still resisted the urge to trash talk Lin Tian, ​​but opened his hands and started defending.

"I knew you wouldn't give up so easily." Lin Tian dribbled the ball while approaching Arenas' defense: "That's the way it should be! We all came from Indiana. Giving up early doesn't fit in with our Indiana temperament!"

Before Lin Tian finished his words, he suddenly accelerated and passed Arenas with one easy step. Then Lin Tian rushed directly into the inside, and then carried Haywood who came to assist in defense, and forced a shot with a pull-up shot in the air. The basketball also went into the basket obediently.

“I will never forget what you taught me!” Arenas took the ball again, advancing quickly while looking for an opportunity and saying to Lin Tian: “That was the source of my progress and the biggest motivation over the years!”

After Arenas finished speaking, he suddenly stopped 3 meters outside the 2-point line, and then made two quick low-altitude dribbles, which made Lin Tian a little confused about what this guy was doing.

Then Arenas just pulled up and threw out a super long-range 3-pointer!
When he shot, Haywood hadn't even run out of his own three-point line!
"Shh!"

After a crisp sound, Arenas made a 3-pointer!
A madman's move and an extremely perfect result!

After a moment of silence, the entire MCI Center finally erupted in thunderous cheers! They realized that their boss had not given up, and not only had he not given up, he was also full of fighting spirit!

He is competing against Lin Tian!
Well done, just do it!
Sometimes, fans are really easy to satisfy!

Arenas' two 3-pointers successfully won back the fans' hearts! It only took him 40 seconds to become a hero in Washington again!

After Arenas made the 3-pointer, Lin Tian failed to launch a quick counterattack. There was no other way. The ball was thrown too fast. The Knicks players were not at the baseline. No one sent the baseline ball. How could they launch a fast break?

So in the next round, Lin Tian came to the frontcourt leisurely and faced Arenas again.

"You want to trade me for a contract?" Lin Tian smiled and looked at Arenas and said, "Two three-pointers alone are not enough!"

After saying that, Lin Tian started again, then took only one step forward and suddenly stopped, making an urgent 3-point shot!
Like Arenas, his 3-point shots are unreasonable and fierce to the point of being brutal!
"Shh!"

After a crisp sound, the basketball went into the basket.

"Come on!" After the shot was made, Lin Tian immediately entangled Arenas and wanted to put him under full-court pressure defense.

His fighting spirit was also aroused by Arenas' two unreasonable three-pointers.

But who knew Arenas didn't have the ball! This guy was very single, he just pointed at Butler, and then ran to the front court empty-handed, he was going to play without the ball.

"You're so afraid of me? How can you get a big contract?" Lin Tian saw that Arenas was so cunning that he didn't attack when he exerted force. He immediately mocked him, "Fear and escape can't be your reliance to get a big contract."

"Only by facing your fear can you overcome it. Have you forgotten that, kid?"

"Where's the momentum you had when you just made those two 2-point shots? I just started to exert my strength, and you were so scared that you didn't dare to fight back?"

"Jill, you are such a disappointment!"

"My dog ​​is 100 times braver than you, because at least he dares to bark at me!"

Lin Tian was yelling at Arenas like crazy, almost without stopping. Lin Tian was really mad at this moment, very angry.

Unfortunately, Arenas' mouth seemed to be sewn shut. He said nothing and remained extremely quiet.

I will never talk back and just let Lin Tian’s trash talk go to waste.

But at the same time, Arenas looked calm on the surface and didn't say anything back, but he really couldn't hold it back in his heart!

He is not a real wimp, this guy is very tough! It's just that he has a clear understanding of himself and knows that now is not the time to confront Lin Tian head-on. Silence is the best choice.

This time, he really experienced Lin Tian's ability to scold people. Before, he was either a teammate or in a game and he was always smiling and never really angry. But tonight, when Lin Tian was really angry, it was really terrifying.

What a great lung capacity!

Arenas couldn't help but sigh while being scolded, and at the same time he took Lin Tian away from the strong side. He wanted to pull Lin Tian to this side tonight so that he could not play his defensive ability!
In the next few minutes, Arenas hardly touched the ball, leaving his two partners to fight against their opponents.

Jamison and Butler were in really good form tonight. Their offense was always effective and the team's score was increasing rapidly.

With 3 minutes left in the first quarter, the score was temporarily tied at 25:24!

The Knicks are only leading by 1 point temporarily!
Arenas only took two shots in total and scored 2 points. He completely entered stealth mode.

Lin Tian was in great form, scoring 15 points in half a quarter, and also hurled more than 800 trash words at Arenas.

Of course, these more than 800 words of trash talk were concentrated in the first half of the first quarter. After that, Lin Tian was too lazy to criticize anymore. He saw that this guy was determined to be a coward. If you want to be a coward, then you can be one!

There are always times when you can't help but peek.

I've been waiting for that moment, to grab you just as you stick your tortoise shell out...

No, FUXX!

What a piece of crap.

As Lin Tian felt nauseous, old Nelson started his regular rotation mode, taking off Lin Tian and Anthony and replacing them with Ward and Wallace. The Knicks entered the rotation time first.

However, while old Nelson was making changes to the players, the Wizards on the other side were completely unmoved. Eddie Jordan did not replace any player, but let the existing players continue to play!
As soon as he saw Lin Tian coming down, Arenas immediately started attacking like a lit firecracker!

He first took the initiative to receive the ball, then forced his way into Ward, and went to the basket, using his terrifying upper body strength to push away Wallace's assisting defense, and made a tough layup to get 2 points.

These 2 points were like turning on Arenas' scoring switch. This guy started to continuously launch individual attacks in the next 3 minutes, constantly using his personal abilities to attack the Knicks' position!

3-point shots, mid-range jump shots, pull-up jump shots during counterattacks, and positional breakthroughs that draw fouls.
Arenas showed his level of this year's third-team star and top scoring ability. He began to demonstrate his ubiquitous scoring skills and scoring ability throughout the entire half court.

In more than 2 minutes, he scored 11 points in a row and led the team to overtake the score!
During this period, Lin Tian stood up several times and wanted to hold Arenas down, but was held down by old Nelson every time.

"Don't worry, you can rest in the first quarter." Old Nelson was too lazy to look at the situation on the court, but looked at Lin Tian and said, "The other side is going to play for their lives. They are likely to let Arenas play the whole game and not let him rest."

"So, you won't have much rest time, Lin. You will have to play against this guy all the time. You have to go up and down with him."

"I have better physical strength than him." Lin Tian understood that Old Nelson wanted him to rest for 3 minutes longer, and then use this 3-minute time difference to play a physical advantage, but he still said confidently: "I don't need to rest more than him."

"I said you need it." Nelson said in an unquestionable tone, "It's just a Wizards team. They didn't force us to the point where you have to play the whole game. Just take a rest."

After hearing what old Nelson said, Lin Tian could only sigh and sit down obediently to watch the show.

He increasingly discovered that among the four head coaches he had worked for, except for Carlisle who was a pragmatist, the others, Jackson, Bird and Nelson Sr., were more pretentious and arrogant than the other.

He suspected that he had encountered the most pretentious head coach in the league.

Is this what it means when birds of a feather flock together?

Lin Tian, ​​who was too lazy to think too much, just watched the game on the court. Now the first quarter had entered the last 7 seconds.

Arenas held the ball and compressed the time. Facing Ward's diligent defense, this guy kept looking for opportunities by making small changes of direction. Then, at the moment before the end of the first quarter, he suddenly made a lateral jump step and a 3-point shot. The old Ward couldn't react at all.

Ward could only look back and watch the buzzer-beating 3-pointer fly straight towards the basket.

"Shh!"

"Buzz!"

The two voices sounded almost at the same time, and Arenas hit his fourth three-pointer in this quarter!
In this quarter, he scored two goals in a row at the beginning, then lay dormant for most of the quarter, and then waited for Lin Tian to come on the court, then he made inside and outside shots and scored 2 points in a row!
这一节的阿里纳斯，是大开大合、大杀四方，单节10投7中，其中3分球5投4中，罚球2罚2中，轰下了20分2篮板1助攻的数据！
Of course, 14 of those points were scored when Lin Tian was away!

At this point in the game, the whole of Washington is boiling!

It's not just because of Arenas' explosive performance, nor is it just because the team is leading the Knicks by 8 points.

But it was because Arenas' performance gave them hope of victory!

Our hero never gave up!
Come on then, damn New Yorkers!
30: 38!

This is the first time in this year's playoffs that the Knicks are behind at the end of the first quarter!
However, when the second quarter started, many people could see that they didn't care about being behind at all.

Anthony, Lin Tian, ​​Smith, Okur and others who played looked more relaxed than each other.

Just 8 points. With the Knicks' firepower, this score difference is nothing!

The Knicks changed their rotation and let Lin Tian play early. The Wizards on the opposite side also made a desperate move. Arenas, who played the entire first quarter, continued to play. At the same time, Daniels, the only reliable offensive player on the team's bench, also came on the court!

Butler and Jamison are taking a temporary rest.

"Four points!" Eddie Jordan did not relax at all because of the lead in the first quarter. Instead, he said to his favorite player on the bench with a stern look: "As long as they reduce the score to 4 points or less, you two will go up! So be ready at all times!"

"understand!"

"With neither of them here, where are you going to hide?" Lin Tian confronted Arenas right away. He stared at this former little brother and asked, "Or are you going to stay in your shell and be a grandson?"

"There are more than just three of us on our team." Arenas smiled and passed the ball to Daniels next to him. (End of this chapter)