NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Kobe paused for a moment and failed to swear at the first moment, and was pulled away by the referee who arrived quickly. It was only after he was pulled away by the referee that this guy realized that he was actually frightened just now?
When Kobe thought of this, he became even more angry. What a shame! What a shame!
We must get our place back!

So Kobe then tried to bypass the referee and compete with Lin Tian again.

But unfortunately, not only is his fighting ability average, his ability to escape after being caught is also poor.

He tried several times but failed to break free from Kirilenko's hands.

"Calm down! Calm down, Kobe! Calm down!" Kirilenko kept comforting Kobe in his ear and asked him to calm down.

The referees gave their decisions very quickly. Lin Tian received a normal foul, and at the same time, he was condescendingly talking trash to O'Neal, for which the referee whistled a technical foul!
This means O'Neal has to take three free throws in a row!

"Lin, we don't want to blow it like this. Tonight is not targeting you. This has nothing to do with you. Just relax and calm down, and everything will be fine." Javi, who has a good relationship with Lin Tian, ​​stood next to Lin Tian and did not forget to ask him to calm down.

"Relax? Calm down?" Lin Tian sneered and said, "We are friends. I rarely complain to you or make trouble for you. Even tonight, I held back my anger and respected you. But don't you think it's ridiculous for you to say this?"

"It has nothing to do with me? Targeting me? Steve, I really want to be friendly to you, but you'd better think before you speak next time." After Lin Tian finished speaking, he ignored Javi who was standing there in a daze, and walked straight to Xiao Si and high-fived him.

"Just do what you have to do. With me here, no one of us will suffer any loss! I don't care what the referee says. If O'Neal dares to touch you, I will make him lie on the floor like a dead fish!"

"Including everyone else, understand?"

"understand!"

The Knicks' morale is getting stronger and stronger at this moment!
"What a correct decision! The referee's whistle on this ball was so accurate!" Buckley said in a rather exaggerated tone, even a bit like the tone often used by stage actors: "The referee's perfect decision made the possible conflict disappear without a trace."

"Look! Lin clearly hit O'Neal's arm! This is definitely a hand foul! A brilliant call!"

Kenny listened to Barkley's somewhat disgusting voice and began to understand what this guy was going to do.

Just at this moment, the camera began to replay O'Neal's block on Stoudemire.

Looking at the naked thugs on camera, Barkley continued to go crazy.

"A great call! There is no problem with the call, an absolutely accurate one! The whistle shouldn't have been blown for this shot! Very good defense! O'Neal is O'Neal, worthy of being the league's top center, a very clean block!"

"If you have to say there is something wrong with this ball, guys, pay attention to Stoudemire's left hand. His left hand has an obvious pushing action! His arm is stretched out too much!"

"Let me put it this way. If I were to referee this ball, I would definitely call an offensive foul! Definitely! The referee tonight was too lenient to the Knicks players! I think I need to give them a lesson on the art of refereeing."

"If I were to referee the game, at least three players on the Knicks would have been sent off by now! Their playing habits and defensive moves are too dirty! They should be sent off!"

"Let's watch the game, the Knicks have started attacking again! Or Lin, can he continue his good form in the first half?" Kenny, who already knew that Barkley was going crazy and wanted to protest with his almost blind commentary method, quickly changed the subject.

Then he kicked Barkley again under the table, signaling that that was enough.

Yes, you don’t want to scold the referee, but you don’t have to praise him so blindly!

If nothing unexpected happens, Barkley's commentary just now will be turned into countless videos posted on YouTube tonight and ridiculed by countless netizens!

Wait, this is what Barkley wanted?

Kenny couldn't help but take another look at Barkley, and suddenly felt that this fat guy was really something!
He just wanted to use his stupid and shameless commentary to make as many people as possible remember this night, remember the referee's outrageous calls, remember the league's shameless choices and dirty tricks to extend the series.

This trick will definitely work. This fat guy is really something!
After gaining Kenny's understanding and approval, Kenny no longer tried to stop Barkley from talking nonsense, and even helped him talk nonsense from time to time.

The two people in the commentary booth can talk nonsense, but the Knicks players on the court are really suffering!
The two consecutive penalties at the beginning of the third quarter were enough to show how determined the referees were to kill the game in the third quarter! Their subsequent penalties and their control of the scale of the game were even more excessive and undisguised!

Their whistles always sound at inexplicable times, and become extremely quiet at certain times when they should sound.

It is worth mentioning that in this quarter, the referees’ whistles were more artistic!

The number of free throws between the two sides in this quarter was 14:11!

The Knicks surpassed the Lakers by 3 free throws!
But the number of hits on both sides is very different!
With O'Neal in great free throw form, the Lakers made 11 of 10 free throws and scored another 10 points from free throws in a single quarter.

Although the Knicks took 14 free throws, they only made 7 of them, with a hit rate of only 50%!

This is because the referee ignored the fouls committed by the Lakers players on the Knicks players who were good at free throws, such as Lin Tian, ​​Stoudemire and Anthony, who only went to the free throw line four times in this quarter.

The remaining 10 free throws were evenly divided among Smith with a free throw shooting percentage of 57%, Mourning with a free throw shooting percentage of 54%, and Wallace with a free throw shooting percentage of 66%!

The three-man substitute team, who were not good at free throws, and were not even good at breaking through and drawing fouls, took 10 free throws in this quarter and only made 4 of them!
The referee's purpose in doing this is obvious.

Still the same as before: Looking at the number of free throws, the Knicks were ahead in the third quarter! You guys missed the free throws, so you can’t blame the referee for targeting you, right?

You took too many free throws in the third quarter, but you still lost points. This further proves that this game has little to do with the referee!
That’s what referees are for!
I have to say that the team of referees selected by the league tonight are truly world-class in terms of their professionalism in controlling the court, mastering the game, and refereeing!
Fans who don't watch the game and only look at the post-match statistics will definitely not associate the result of this game with the referee.

The blame cannot be put on the referee!
In this quarter, all the Lakers' free throws were on key players, while many of the Knicks' free throws were when the team had not yet entered the offensive state and the basketball had not yet reached the key players, and the referee suddenly blew the whistle.

In this case, the Knicks not only missed the free throws, they also lost their offensive rhythm and many opportunities that could have been better and more comfortable.

In short, with the referee's whistle blowing randomly, the Knicks' offense was a mess. All the players, including Lin Tian, ​​couldn't find a good rhythm and touch, and they lost another 11 points in this quarter!
70: 92!

The Knicks' deficit has reached 22 points!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers were in full swing. Vujacic, Walton and Kirilenko each made a three-pointer in two minutes! In addition, Kobe also made two jump shots during this period.

The Knicks only scored 4 points during this period!
All 4 points were free throws, and Anthony made them all.

Although the Lakers did not have a single free throw during this period, they successfully played a 13:4 offensive climax.

The difference between the two sides has exceeded 30 points!

74:105
31-point gap! The Knicks finally fell behind by more than 10 points with 30 minutes left in the fourth quarter.

The suspense of this game was basically gone with Nelson's timeout.

"The referees called a perfect game! I hope the game ends as they wish! And I also suggest that our referees can organize their own sports league during the off-season."

"They can form a few teams and play in the league."

"After all, they are so eager to dominate the game, so eager to help others win with their own efforts! Then they might as well try to play themselves!"

"Then, look at what they did tonight. It's so... so... satisfying! Yes, so satisfying!"

Barkley's words no longer had that teasing and exaggerated tone.

His tone was filled with grief and indescribable emotions.

He could understand the league's idea, but he couldn't accept it! He was also a player, and he didn't like the league's behavior of forcibly manipulating the game. "Next, everyone take a break." Old Nelson sighed. In the last quarter, with a 30-point gap, he knew very well that the game was over.

Instead of letting the players continue to waste time on the court, it is better to let them have a good rest, recharge their energy and prepare for the next game.

Even if the league helps the Lakers in the next game, it probably won't be as excessive as tonight.

There is a chance!

Next game, there’s a chance to win!
Just when Old Nelson wanted to say something, Lin Tian stood up again. He looked at his teammates and said, "What I'm going to say next may be considered crazy talk by everyone, or I may think I'm just talking nonsense."

"But I still have to say: the game is not over yet!"

"We are indeed 31 points behind, and we really have little hope!"

"But I'm not going to give up! I still want to keep fighting! It's not because I'm unwilling to give up, don't want to admit defeat or any other bullshit reason."

"I don't want to give up because I think the next game will be quite favorable for us!"

"The referees didn't want to make things too ugly. They wanted to maintain a minimum of decency and a reasonable situation. This can be seen from the fact that they gave a lot of free throws to some guys who couldn't shoot free throws accurately in the third quarter. They didn't want the gap in technical statistics to be too big!"

“They used their way!”

"And then, when they think the game is over and everyone thinks there is no suspense, the Lakers will relax! They will play quite casually, and they will definitely make a lot of low-level mistakes and irrational shots."

"As for the referees, they will focus on how to make the technical statistics after the game look better! They will give us whistles, they will give us a lot of whistles, they will favor us in the penalties, and they will give us some preferential treatment!"

"This is our chance!"

"If my guess is correct, we can rely on the referee and easily narrow the score difference to within 20 points or even around 15 points after we go on the court, and then the referee and the Lakers will get nervous again!"

"And what we have to do is to tell them when they want to get nervous and want to get the game back: it's too late for you! We are going to complete the comeback!"

"It's hard to catch up to 30 points in one quarter, but how about 15 points in half a quarter? How about 3-7 points in 8 minutes? How about that? Doesn't it sound much easier? Do you think it's hopeful?"

After Lin Tian said this, many people on the Knicks team looked at each other in surprise, because what Lin Tian said really made a lot of sense!
"I knew that you psychology students are all more cunning than hairs!" Old Nelson said with a smile, "Lin is right! It's not time for us to give up! Keep fighting! Make them sweat!"

"Starting five, keep going!"

"Kirilenko has committed three fouls." Lin Tian said to Stoudemire before going on the court: "Since the referee will definitely blow the whistle, we will attack you first in the opening stage! You will be the main attacking point."

"Foul! Make that guy commit at least 5 fouls as soon as possible! It would be even better if we could send him directly off the court!"

"Understood! I will!" Stoudemire, who already had 4 fouls, was ready to go.

The other players on the Knicks were also ready to go. They seemed to be blind to the 30-point gap and everyone was still full of fighting spirit.

As for the source of their fighting spirit?
It couldn't be easier.

Lin Tian!

Lin Tian is the source of their confidence!
Since our Lin says it is possible, then it is possible!

Absolutely no problem, damn it!

In the first offense after returning to the court, the Knicks still used their most signature tactic: the pick-and-roll between Lin Tian and Stoudemire!

This time after the two separated, the basketball came into Stoudemire's hands again. Facing Kirilenko, Stoudemire rushed forward decisively and slammed the ball into Kirilenko's body!
After a period of contact and confrontation between the two, Stoudemire forced a shot against Kirilenko, which was clearly a form of fraud.

And then, sure enough!
"Beep! Blocking foul! Stadmeier gets 2 free throws!"

The referee's whistle sounded as expected!
They gave Kirilenko his fourth foul!
Standing on the free throw line, Stoudemire made both free throws steadily, helping the team narrow the gap to within 2 points!
Then, the Lakers indeed underestimated their opponent.

Fisher took the basketball and chose to break through! He rushed to the basket against Houston, and then forced a shot to get 2 points!
But unfortunately, even if the Knicks' defense was bad and there was no one defending, you Fisher came to break through? That's too much!
"Snap!" After Okur jumped up, he blocked Fisher's shot. Lin Tian grabbed the basketball and moved forward quickly. He saw that Anthony on the right had started to run fast. Suddenly, he made a ground pass and the basketball fell comfortably into Anthony's hands, assisting him to make a dunk and get another 2 points!
"The Knicks seem to be gaining momentum!" Kenny said, "They scored 4 points in a row!"

"But compared to the 30-point gap, these 4 points are nothing, right?" Barkley shrugged indifferently and said, "They still have a long way to go if they want to win!"

Just as Barkley said, in the next minute, both sides scored, and after a while, the score difference was still 1 points.

Then Lin Tian felt that the situation was almost the same, so he called Stoudemire again and asked Stoudemire to come up and cover him. Then Stoudemire challenged Kirilenko alone.

This time, Stoudemire actually showed off his footwork under the basket! He turned left and right under the basket, and made a series of fake moves. Lin Tian felt that this guy was most likely traveling.

But the referee didn't call it!
Not only did they not call for a traveling or three-second call on Stoudemire, but they also suddenly blew the whistle when Stoudemire was about to shoot!

Because Kirilenko was shaken off the court, Stoudemire jumped on him and easily got two free throw opportunities again!

Kirilenko's fifth foul!

After Stoudemire made both free throws, the difference between the two sides was narrowed to 25 points!
There are 9 minutes left in the game!

Jackson on the sidelines did not relax too much. Instead, he stood up and waved his hand, taking Kirilenko off and replacing him with French center Turiaf.

He wants to use this guy, whose statistical ability is not worth mentioning but whose physical fitness is good, to deal with Stoudemire.

But in the short term, this substitution did not have any effect.

Because after Stoudemire scored consecutively, the Knicks' main attacking point changed again!

It's Lin Tian's turn again.

This guy once again started his unstoppable offensive mode in the second quarter and made three consecutive mid-range shots!

The Lakers still did not realize the seriousness of the problem. When Lin Tian made these three jump shots, only Kobe scored 2 points.

Then, after Fisher missed another open 3-pointer, Lin Tian rushed into the inside to protect the rebounds and advanced with the ball again. He quickly came to the frontcourt, facing the Lakers' still lazy defense, Lin Tian suddenly stopped and shot two steps outside the 3-point line!

"Shh!"

After a crisp sound, Lin Tian not only scored 9 points in a row, but also narrowed the score difference to within 20 points!
There is only an 18-point gap between the two sides!
And there are still 7 minutes left until the end of the game!

The gap between the two sides suddenly seemed not so exaggerated and not so out of reach.

18 minutes, 7 minutes, it may not be impossible to catch up!
"pause!"

Jackson, who was sitting on the sidelines, called a timeout with a gloomy face.

He had already seen Lin Tian's thoughts and intentions. He had to call a timeout, let the team calm down, and raise the intensity again! (End of this chapter)