NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

The following fourth game was indeed a formality. The Wizards played their worst performance in the series. Whether it was Arenas, Jamison or Butler, their performance was far worse than in the first three games.

This is a normal reaction after being completely defeated and completely desperate.

Especially Arenas, he continued to be targeted by Lin Tian in the fourth game. He made only 28 of 9 shots, scored only 24 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and also had 5 turnovers!
He was completely defeated by Lin Tian!
At the end of the fourth game, Lin Tian said to Arenas: "Always know who you can't afford to offend! Never use that kind of action on me."

As Lin Tian spoke, he took out his thumb and rubbed his neck again.

The climax of this series was a throat-slitting ceremony, and what ended this series was also a throat-slitting ceremony!

All we can say is that these two former Pacers players have both inherited Miller's true teachings.

However, although he was beaten miserably by Lin Tian, ​​Arenas still averaged more than 35 points per game in this series and had a good shooting percentage. He did not completely destroy his value in one round of series like his predecessor, and he will most likely receive a maximum salary offer this year.

But his shadow and fear of Lin Tian will probably never disappear in this lifetime.

Since we are talking about Arenas' former partner, we must mention the series between the Cavaliers and the Pistons.

Wade, who was invincible in the first round, continued his unstoppable state in this series. He was still unstoppable. His fierce and desperate breakthroughs let the Detroit people see what it means to play with both sides destroyed.

疯狂的韦德率领骑士队在第一和第四场拿到了胜利，他在这两场比赛之中也先后轰下了39分7篮板5助攻和44分8篮板3助攻。

Of course, Wade's seemingly perfect performance was not without controversy. On the contrary, countless people began to question his treatment of the whistle.

He went to the free throw line too many times. In the first game, he made 18 of 17 free throws. In the fourth game, he made 24 of 22 free throws!
In these two games, Wade scored nearly 40 points just from free throws!
"We can't touch him. Even if my breath was too heavy and blew on him, it was still my foul, and he still got two free throws!" Billups cursed directly after the fourth game. He was really disgusted by the fouls!
He had 5 fouls in the first game and was fouled out for 6 fouls tonight. With the whistle and the penalties, he really couldn't play basketball.

"If he just can't touch it, that's fine. He can still run with the ball!" After Billups, it was Hamilton: "The number of steps I took when running without the ball was not as many as the number of steps he took when he was doing a layup!"

"I'm curious, does this league have any rules regarding walking? Or does the rule only apply to us, and it's okay for others to walk a few steps?"

Rashid even cursed at the media: "Anyway, touching his body hair is a foul, pulling him down from the sky and smashing him on the ground is also a foul. If there is no difference, I will use violence in the next game!"

"We'll see. Devin can continue to break through, but I can't guarantee that he can return to Cleveland standing!"

"My boss once told me: If the opponent keeps rushing into the paint, then great, let him bleed!" Ben looked at the reporters in a muffled voice with a fierce look on his face: "It's normal to fall down a few times when playing basketball, right? Isn't he proud of the 'Wade Fall'?"

"I'll show him what a real 'Wade fall' is! Falling down and then being able to get up is shitty wrestling!"

Artest also looked ready to start a fight on the court and said: "I think everyone has forgotten why I am called the beast. Maybe it's time for you to remember this again!"

Compared to his disciples' threats, foul language and swearing, Larry Brown's speech was more direct and undisguised.

"This is the dirtiest, most shameless, most laughable and most undisguised whistle I have ever seen! If you don't want us to win, if you want the Cavaliers and the Knicks to meet in the Eastern Conference Finals, then great, you said in advance, we can not play, we can disband on the spot and start vacation."

"If you still want us to continue playing, then take that damn whistle out of your mouth! If you want to eat XX, go find your mother! Instead of using the whistle to satisfy your cravings on the court!"

The team's general manager Dumars also accepted an interview with reporters after the game, which is extremely rare: "We have compiled a collection of controversial penalties and whistle highlights that we cannot understand in these games and sent them to the league."

"These include the same action with different results, completely different scales, different standards, unacceptable free throw comparisons, and other scenes where the Cavaliers committed fouls but were not called. I think as long as you watch these, you will know who the real bad boy is!"

"We are victims! We will reserve the right to appeal to the league for a rematch and do everything we can to defend the glory of Detroit!"

Most of the Pistons spoke out at almost the same time, stirring up public opinion throughout the league and the public. People who originally wanted to watch other series involuntarily focused their attention on this series.

They wanted to see how exaggerated the call had to be to make the Pistons so angry.

And after everyone watched these games carefully, they almost came to the same conclusion: it was really too much.

After the series, Lin Tian was stopped by the media and asked about his opinion on that series. Lin Tian said directly: "Ben and Ron's tempers have improved a lot recently. If it was a few years ago, I think a fight would have broken out between the two teams."

"Are you trying to instigate a fight between the two teams?"

"Of course not! I've said it before, I'm against violence, I'm against all forms of violence, I hate all forms of violence! I'm proud of them! They're starting to learn how to solve problems with basketball instead of fists, they're already mature adults."

Lin Tian's speech represented the feelings and thoughts of the vast majority of fans. Except for a very small number of Cleveland fans and people who hated Detroit, almost everyone who paid attention to this matter stood on Detroit's side.

The Pistons, who have appeared in the public eye as villains throughout almost their entire history, suddenly became the victim and the righteous side this time.

I have to say, the whistle this time was really too much!
Of course, the one-sided public opinion does not affect the actions of the alliance.

Stern reacted quickly. On the one hand, he said that he would conduct a thorough investigation into the calls of the game and then determine whether there were any problems. On the other hand, he supported the referee, saying that it was impossible for people to always make absolutely correct calls. Some half-and-half calls could not be considered misjudgments, and those very rare misjudgments were also within the range allowed by the league!

After all, humans are not machines.

At the same time, Stern waved his hand and issued a large number of fines.

Billups and Hamilton each got 10,000, Big Ben and Rasheed each got 20,000, Artest got 25,000, and Dumars and Brown each got 50,000!
After this wave, the league happily earned nearly 20 US dollars again! Stern was also very happy!

Of course, these people were just fined and not suspended. Stern knew very well that this was a plan discussed by these bastards. They were putting pressure on the league so that the league would not dare to favor the Cavaliers anymore.

In response, people from the referee department also came to ask Stern: How should the call be made next?
"Just whistle the ball as it should be! Ignore those bastards from the Pistons and ignore public opinion! Just follow the previous standards. If the Pistons protest, immediately change the standards and obviously change the way and standards of whistling, then the league will face even greater criticism!"

"They will think we are admitting our mistakes, and will think we were biased in the whistle before! But we didn't! We didn't blow the whistle biasedly, we didn't favor anyone, and we didn't expect who would advance and who would meet who."

"We are just calling the shots normally. Wade gets a lot of free throws because he makes a lot of breakthroughs. Do you, Billups, have Wade's breakthrough ability? How many free throws do you, Hamilton, a shooter, want in a game? If you are jealous, then you should also make a breakthrough!"

After Stern finished his speech, he looked at the referee department director who came to consult him and said, "Do you understand what I mean?"

"Got it! We know what to do!"

This matter remains like this for the time being. The league will not admit its mistake nor change the call, but it was also at this time that Wade's nicknames increased.

'Stern's biological son', 'Hairy Man', 'Prince of Cleveland', 'Devin the Untouchable', 'Devin the Never Walker', 'The Proud Son of Stern'...

All kinds of ridicule and sarcasm came at Wade. Wade, who was under tremendous pressure, didn't think much about it, but called Lin Tian.

He respected Lin Tian, ​​and he believed that Lin Tian could help him out of the predicament and find a solution: "Lin, what should I do? Should I shoot more and break through less?"

"What bullshit, you still shoot with your shooting level." Lin Tian said with a smile, "Just play the way you should play, those keyboard warriors are not the reason why you change your playing style, your breakthrough is the best in history, you are the second best player in the league." "You deserve so many free throws! Remember, no matter what others say, you have to remember these, these are what you deserve, understand? Don't hesitate, don't be afraid, and don't change your playing style. If you change your playing style, doesn't that mean you admit you were wrong?"

"Remember, you are not wrong! The Detroit people are wrong because they don't know how to defend! They can't defend, so of course they can only foul! Billups and Hamilton are two shooting players, do they want to get 100 free throws in a game?"

"Thank you, Lin! It's great to think that you can support me!" Wade was deeply moved. Lin Tian's advice made him feel relieved: "I believe I will play better in the next game!"

“Don’t be so quick to thank me. There is one more thing.” Lin Tian said lightly, “Those names and nicknames about you on the Internet that mock you…”

"I will filter them out completely and treat them as if they don't exist at all! Don't let these nicknames affect me at all!" Wade thought that Lin Tian was going to continue to encourage him and let him forget those annoying names, so he immediately patted his chest to show that he was fine.

"No, that's not what I meant." Lin Tian said, "What I meant is, which of these names do you prefer? How about Hairy Man? That's the name I came up with! I think it's great! Or how about 'The Pride of Si'? That's also my name."

Wade was stunned. He really didn't expect that Lin Tian would say this to him. He also really couldn't have imagined that his biggest black fan would be his most admired mentor?
A reversal of polarity, right?

Even someone as humble and steady as Wade couldn't help but want to curse at this moment.

He wanted to smash Lin Tian's head with a star hammer and send him to have a good talk with Lucifer. What a bastard!

Lin Tian hung up the phone contentedly, and after waiting for a while, he calmed down, picked up the phone and called Billups.

"What the hell are you doing?" Billups has always been in a very conflicted mood and state towards Lin Tian.

how to say?

It's like, I'm no match for you, I'll never be able to beat you in my life, but I just won't accept it.

Among the entire NBA version of Zhou Dian, or even among all the active players, the one who is the most rude and fierce to Lin Tian might be this seemingly ordinary guy.

"It's okay. I'm going to wish you all the best. I look forward to you advancing and meeting us in the Eastern Conference Finals!"

"Are you so impatient to be beaten by us again? Have you forgotten who killed you last season?"

"No, that's not what I meant." Lin Tian said with a sly smile, "I just watched your game against the Cavaliers, and I think you guys are easier to deal with!"

"What did you say?" Billups' eyes widened. Do you think I'm a soft persimmon?

"I just want to say that if I play a series with you guys, I can get to the free throw line at least 25 times a game. Scoring is too easy! I think I can average 50 points per game! And then I can easily send you to the workshop to repair your car!"

"25 free throws? Very good!" Billups snorted, "You think we can't defend Wade? You think we'll be sieved by Devin again? Very good!"

"Let's wait and see!" Billups hung up the phone angrily. He knew very well why Lin Tian made this call.

Isn't it just to stimulate himself, stimulate the Pistons, and then let the whole of Detroit unite and fight a war of attrition with the Cavaliers. Then after both sides are exhausted, he will go to the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals to pick peaches and then easily enter the finals?

Daydreaming!

Billups cursed and stood up. He knocked on Larry Brown's room door and then went to find his teammates.

Finally, he spoke out Lin Tian’s words.

"He wants us to fight hard, painfully, physically, and they want us to be worn out completely."

"I guess Lin must have called Wade as well. With this guy's character, he must have encouraged both sides and made them go all out. He must have hoped that we would play a full seventh game and then 10 overtimes!"

"What I'm saying is, we can't let him have his way!"

"So, we're going to give up the next game?" Artest said stupidly, "Let Lin face a fully-healthy Cavaliers team?"

"Did Ben eat your brain?" Billups really wanted to blow Artest's head off.

What's going on in this guy's train of thought?
"I won't eat his brain. It's just that little, not even enough to fill my teeth, and I might get a terminal illness like low IQ." Ben waved his hands disdainfully, his eyes full of disgust for Artest: "Chauncey means that we should go all out."

"Let's use the least amount of effort to defeat the Cavaliers, and then go to the Eastern Conference Finals to compete with Lin!"

When Big Ben said this, Billups nodded with satisfaction. Although Artest is mentally retarded, at least Big Ben, who looks even dumber, is still very smart!

"So, when the next game starts, if Wade dares to come in, I will give him a hard beating! I will make him bleed. Hehe, you dare to break into the basket where I am guarding? Then leave something for me! I promise that he will not be able to play again this season!"

"That's not what I meant!" Billups was almost pissed off by these two idiots.

One of them just gave up, and the other blew up his truck. You two brothers should form a manzai group and perform manzai!

The name of the group is Big Fool and Second Fool, or Stupid Egg and Even Dumber Egg.

"Forget it, I won't say any more, let's adjourn the meeting!" Billups was getting angrier and angrier. He slammed the table and said he would quit. "Whatever you want to do! I'll see whether you two will let me down or bleed. Damn it."

After Billups finished speaking, he stood up and left. Then he vaguely heard the voices of Big Ben and Artest behind him.

"Why is Chauncey like this? He can't even take a joke." Big Ben said to Artest.

"He has no sense of humor at all. No wonder he kept transferring in the first half of his career. It's only now that the two of us can protect him and make him feel less lonely and helpless." Artest agreed.

"I can fucking hear you. I'm not deaf!" Billups completely exploded, turned his head and looked at the two funny guys and said, "Besides, I came to Detroit first. I'm the one protecting you, not you protecting me! Do you understand?"

"Yes, yes, yes, you protect us." Artest and Big Ben each put a hand on Billups' shoulder with a perfunctory look on their faces.

How do you describe this feeling?

Just ...

Being treated as a retard and comforted by a retard was a huge blow to Billups!
It's just that he has no hair, otherwise he would definitely be furious right now!
Made!

Dwyane Wade, you're dead! I'm going to kill you!
As for why Billups hated Wade when he was treated as a mentally retarded player by Ben Wallace and Artest, does that matter? It doesn't matter at all!

The important thing is that the decisive battle between the two sides started on time! (End of this chapter)