NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

But Lin Tian is a human being after all, not a monster.

Well, he's a monster in a way, but he's not some Alien, Captain America, or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles monster.

He is just a little bit stronger than ordinary people.

Therefore, after he chased so madly and then jumped so hard in succession to complete two blocks, he could not launch a counterattack again without stopping or taking any breath rest, and participate in the team's fast break.

You still need to have some common sense of biology and believe in science!

Although Lin Tian couldn't run anymore and needed to slow down, the good news was that James was lying next to Lin Tian and Bosh was sitting next to Lin Tian, ​​and neither of them stood up yet.

So Lin Tian looked down at the two of them with a sidelong glance, with an attitude and aura that seemed to be dominating the world and looking down on everything!
There's no need to talk trash at this time, just use your eyes! You can kill these two guys with your eyes!
Lin Tian wants to tell everyone: It’s not that I can’t run anymore, I just want to teach these two guys a good lesson!

"boom!"

At this time, there was a loud bang in the frontcourt. Smith received the pass from Barnes, dodged O'Neal, and completed a very exciting one-handed slam dunk!

Lin Tian was too lazy to look at the two men anymore. He snorted and walked past them with disdain on his face, then happily high-fived Smith!

"This is the confidence of a king!" Barkley praised without hesitation: "After Lin blocked two shots, he was 1% sure that his teammates could handle this attack. He believed that after he was 2v3, his teammates 4v would not be a problem at all!"

"So he had absolutely no intention of participating in the attack, and there was no need for him to do so."

"Watch! Just watching is enough for the Knicks to complete this attack!"

"I think these first few rounds are enough to set the tone for this game!"

"I don't think so." Kenny denied it directly: "The game has just started! James hasn't even started scoring yet, and both teams, except for Lin, may not have started warming up yet!"

"In this case, you say the tone of this game has been set? As a commentator, you can't be too arbitrary! That will make you lose your neutrality and rationality!"

Kenny is still right!

Although the Spurs are forming a team for the first time this year, there are still many veterans in the team. O'Neal and Finley are both veterans who have played for more than ten years, and Francis has been playing for his eighth year. Among the team's starting lineup, only James and Bosh are slightly younger.

Having many veterans in the team means they are experienced and have seen many big scenes.

Lin Tian's two blocks were definitely shocking enough, but it was obviously not realistic to really rely on two blocks to secure the victory.

In the first quarter of the game, the Spurs quickly regrouped and got back into the game quickly.

The impact of Lin Tian's continuous attack and defense was not that big for them!
But of course, the Knicks still had a clear advantage in the first quarter!
Lin Tian's continuous attack gave the team the lead, but until the end of the first quarter, the Spurs were unable to narrow the gap.

At the same time, as long as O'Neal is still on the court, Lin Tian will initiate pick-and-rolls again and again, attacking O'Neal again and again, targeting his current shortcomings of insufficient movement speed and insufficient physical strength.

Throughout the first quarter, at least 7% of Lin Tian’s offense started with such a pick-and-roll!

O'Neal was extremely disgusted by Lin Tian's move, but he really had no way to counter it.

Who made him slow now?

What O'Neal can do is to score as many points as possible on the offensive end and exchange points with Lin Tian as much as possible.

But unfortunately, if it was the 29-year-old O'Neal, it might be possible for him to exchange with Lin Tian, ​​but now that O'Neal is almost 40 years old, he really can't do it.

He played back and forth with Lin Tian in the first 4 minutes of the game, scoring 5 points with 4 of 8 shots, and then he failed to make two consecutive attacks. One time, he failed to score after turning around and encountered a hook shot from the assist defense, and the other time, he was suddenly double-teamed by Lin Tian and made a mistake!

After these two failed attacks, the Spurs no longer passed the ball to O'Neal.

The Spurs' offensive core began to move outward, and began to let James and Bosh play pick-and-roll, letting the two of them handle the game.

But at this time, Popovich made a mistake!
When O'Neal's offensive influence decreased and his physical strength declined, he did not replace O'Neal immediately, but let O'Neal run on the court for another 3 minutes!

During these 3 minutes, O'Neal didn't score a single point on the offensive end, nor did he take a single shot. On the defensive end, apart from 1 rebound, he was constantly targeted and beaten by Lin Tian.

It wasn't until there were only five minutes left in the first quarter that Popovich finally remembered something and took O'Neal off the court and replaced him with Francisco Elson, who was slightly more mobile.

"Popovich finally replaced O'Neal! His reaction to the substitution this time was really too slow." Barkley saw O'Neal finally go down and immediately said: "In the past three minutes, O'Neal was useless except being targeted on the court and used as a breakthrough point!"

"I think this is the gap between Popovich and the top coaches. His ability to respond is really slow."

"That's right! Although it was only three minutes late, in the ever-changing basketball court, these three minutes mean a lot!" Kenny nodded and said, "First of all, O'Neal's already limited physical strength was wasted meaninglessly."

"Secondly, he only has a negative impact on the court! Letting him on the court is a bad choice for the team and for him personally!"

"If it were those head coaches who have won championships and are more experienced, they would have definitely asked O'Neal to go down long ago, and then wait until the second quarter when Lin Tian is not there, and then let O'Neal come on the court and attack the Knicks' inside line with full physical strength!"

Barkley continued: "If O'Neal had been replaced earlier, the Spurs would not be able to take the lead now, but at least they would be less behind!"

The two commentators continued to analyze and deconstruct Popovich's substitutions. At the same time, the game on the court did not stop. After O'Neal was gone, both sides played faster and faster, and the players ran faster and faster.

But all the Spurs can do now is to maintain this score difference and let them catch up?

At least in the first quarter, they failed to narrow the score after O'Neal went off.

27: 36!

At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs were trailing by 9 points!
In the second quarter, the situation on the court changed again! The Spurs sent their best sixth man, JR Smith.

Whenever this extremely sharp "knife" comes into play, blood will definitely be drawn!
It's just that sometimes he stabs his opponent, and sometimes he stabs himself.

Tonight, JR successfully stabbed the Knicks!
The Knicks didn't have Lin Tian on the court at the moment. JR made a 3-pointer right at the start, then grabbed the backcourt rebound, and took advantage of the Knicks' missed shots to quickly launch a counterattack, rushing to the frontcourt and making a layup to get another 2 points!
Less than 20 seconds into the game, the Spurs relied on JR to launch a 5:0 offensive climax, narrowing the gap to 4 points!
Although the Knicks finally managed to score and stabilize their position, the difference between the two sides was reduced from about 10 points to around 5 points.

At this moment, both sides have a mixed lineup of substitutes and starters, and Lin Tian and James have not even appeared on the court.

Without them, the competitiveness and strength of both teams were naturally greatly reduced, and their scoring efficiency began to decline significantly.

Until 3 minutes into the second quarter, the score between the two sides was only 4:9!

Then, Francis exploded!

This guy first used the pick-and-roll to make a mid-range pull-up jump shot, then completed a steal, rushed to the frontcourt, forced an attack to the basket and made a layup to score another 2 points!
After his two consecutive goals, the Spurs narrowed the score again, reducing the difference to 1 point!
If the Knicks fail to score in the next attack, the Spurs may overtake the score!
But unfortunately, old Nelson is not Popovich, and his reaction is much faster.

Just after Francis scored the goal, he immediately patted Lin Tian and replaced him on the court. This is also the unique arrogance of the Knicks.

We have Lin Tian, ​​so we don't need to pause.

Just replace him!

"Old Nelson is indeed a top coach who has won the best coach award so many times! He is also an all-around coach who can defend and attack. His reaction speed is absolutely textbook-like! Popovich should really learn from him in this regard... No, what is Popovich doing? Is he crazy?"

Barkley was explaining the game calmly when he suddenly sped up his speech and asked with eyes wide open in disbelief, "Why is he playing O'Neal at this time?"

Kenny also said in disbelief: "Isn't the lesson from the first quarter enough? I was confused that he didn't bring O'Neal up at the beginning of the second quarter when Lin was not there. Now he brought O'Neal up again when Lin was about to enter the game?"

"You're afraid that Lin won't be able to beat other people well, so you want to show your thoughtfulness, right?"

"And Popovich doesn't seem to have any intention of playing James..." Barkley sighed and said, "I really don't understand. Why are you keeping James at this time? Let him play! There's only one point left. You should put out your strongest lineup and work harder to catch up!"

Lin Tian on the court doesn't care what Popovich's train of thought is, nor does he care whether Popovich wants to show his warmth or is just being stupid.

Anyway, when he saw O'Neal, he immediately reached out and called for a screen.

Tonight, as long as you, O'Neal, are here, I, Mr. Lin, will use this tactic and will not change it!

This time, O'Neal, who had rested for more than 10 minutes, finally rushed out from the inside. He had plenty of energy now, and he was finally willing to come out from the inside.

But the problem is that the problems O'Neal is facing now are not just physical.

And physically!

Even though he has plenty of energy and is in excellent shape, he has been plagued by injuries this season. His physical fitness has further declined, and his movement speed has dropped drastically compared to last season!
As you get older, recovery becomes slower.

At the same time, because of being traded by the Lakers, O'Neal's spirit and condition are no longer comparable to those in the Lakers period. His training attitude and self-discipline have declined significantly compared to the Lakers period.

It is precisely because of this that O'Neal's condition has declined so obviously!

This ball can directly illustrate how old and frail O'Neal is compared to Lin Tian!
Lin Tian created some distance with a screen, and after facing O'Neal, he made two consecutive small and quick changes of direction at low altitude.

These two hits almost nailed O'Neal to the spot, with his legs firmly planted on the ground, unable to move a single step!
Facing Lin Tian, ​​who accelerated and passed him cleanly after two small changes of direction, the only way O'Neal could keep up with him was with his eyes!
He only had time to look back and see how Lin Tian rushed into the inside and how he got to the basket and completed a slam dunk.

Apart from that, he had no time to give any other reaction!
Lin Tian’s speed is really too fast!

After Lin Tian made a dunk in the paint, the difference between the two sides widened to 3 points again!
Then, Lin Tian directly faced Francis who had just scored consecutively. You are in good shape, so I, Mr. Lin, will target you first!
Faced with Lin Tian's full-court press with a very large scale of defense, Francis, who had just scored 4 points in a row, was also overwhelmed.

I was once an All-Star! I also averaged 21+5+7 per game!

Are you going to bully me like this and press me all over the court right from the start?
Come on! Give it a try! See who is the wimp!
After Francis thought of this, he immediately accelerated his dribbling and rushed towards the frontcourt!
Then, facing Lin Tian's pursuit and interception, this guy kept using his skills to change direction, speed, and direction of travel, constantly dodging and moving!
It can be said that in order to get rid of Lin Tian, ​​Francis used all his skills! Lin Tian really couldn't steal the ball directly from him.

But here is the problem.

This time, Francis used all his skills to cross the half court. How could he have the energy to continue the attack after that?

For example, after he just passed half court, the first thing he did was to turn sideways to block Lin Tian and carefully protect the ball.

He needed to catch his breath, and only then did he realize that his legs were shaking.

The intensity given by Lin Tian was too great, and at the same time, Francis himself really seemed to be no longer at his peak!
Of course Lin Tian immediately realized that Francis was just a paper tiger, and without thinking, he pressed forward again!

The extremely fierce physical confrontation and the quick move to steal the ball when seeing the opportunity made Francis look extremely embarrassed!
With his leg strength exhausted in a short period of time and without time to recover, Francis felt weak in the face of Lin Tian's blockade. He had no way of pushing off the ground to speed up and break through!
He even had trouble standing. The continuous high-intensity confrontation and pressing made this guy's legs suddenly go weak when he finally found an opportunity to dribble past Lin Tian. The excessive consumption of leg strength made him unable to take a steady step!
Francis' legs went weak and he lost his balance, and he fell to the ground.

Of course, Lin Tian would not waste such a precious opportunity. He slapped the basketball away from Francis' control, then dribbled the ball quickly and in the blink of an eye he reached the front court and slammed it down for another slam!
Still 5 points!
After this hit, Lin Tian celebrated and roared proudly, and then his celebration and roar suddenly stopped when he passed the Spurs bench.

"You guys are not allowed to watch me celebrate, you bunch of wimps!" Lin Tian muttered loudly, then turned and walked around the Spurs' bench, then opened his mouth and roared again, interacting and celebrating with the fans in the front row.

"This..." Barkley and Kenny couldn't help but look at each other.

The main thing is that neither of them has ever seen this scene before.

The celebration after a goal by a good guy is divided into two parts!

Who can stop celebrating halfway, then go around the opponent's bench and celebrate the other half?
"Honestly, if I told you there is someone in this league who would do this, who do you think it would be?" Barkley looked at Kenny and asked after being stunned for a moment.

Kenny didn't even think twice this time and said without hesitation: "It must be Lin! No one else could have done this except him."

Having said that, the two of them looked at each other again and then burst into laughter together!

While they were laughing, Popovich still did not make any substitutions or call timeouts, as if they were about to overtake the score but were then pulled away by their opponents.

Popovich's slow reaction soon made the Spurs pay the price again!

This time the basketball came into JR's hands, and this guy suddenly got angry. Without getting rid of his opponent at all, he stood firm against Barnes' defense and shot a long 3-pointer!
"Boom!"

This is a poor choice in terms of timing, rhythm and distance, so it is highly likely that the goal will not be scored!
Not only did the ball miss the target, it also bounced extremely far because of its trajectory.

After hitting the back half of the basket, the ball bounced almost directly to the three-point line before Lin Tian jumped up and grabbed it!
Then Lin Tian turned around on the spot and launched a counterattack, dribbling the ball forward rapidly!
Although JR's last shot was a mistake, his reaction was very quick. He turned around and followed Lin Tian, ​​retreating with him. His awareness of retreating and defending was quite good.

But unfortunately, when facing Lin Tian, ​​just the awareness of retreating is far from enough!

Lin Tian dribbled the ball all the way to the 45-degree angle on the left side and suddenly stopped when he was one step away from the three-point line. Then Lin Tian made a one-handed in&out dribble to create space, followed by a step back under his crotch, and then he shot directly!

An ultra-long 3-pointer!
The significance of this goal is more than that! This is not just a long-range chase!
The technical moves Lin Tian used for this shot were almost exactly the same as the one JR missed just now!
There is no difference!

This is a naked provocation, this is a naked mockery!
"Shh!"

Then there was a crisp sound, and Lin Tian’s super long 3-pointer hit the target accurately!
Same posture, same position, even farther distance!
One went in and the other didn’t.

Two balls here and there equal 6 points!
The difference between the two sides was once again widened to 8 points!
And only one minute has passed since Lin Tian returned to the court!

In 1 minute, he made 3 shots and scored 7 points, and single-handedly pulled back the team that was in danger of falling behind or even collapsing at any time.

"Lin's scoring explosiveness is really terrifying!" Kenny shook his head and couldn't help but praise him.

"No one can stop him! Lin's firepower is truly the best in NBA history!" (End of this chapter)