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"I didn't expect you to be so shameless." The Eastern Conference Finals game is still going on. Players from both sides are already standing on the court, waiting for the game to begin.

While Lin Tian was making final preparations and warming up, he complained to Duncan.

Duncan still looked silly, but his eyes were still bright, showing his hidden wisdom: "But I already knew you were so shameless. The most I can do is to treat you like a fool. I learned it from you!"

"Scum." Lin Tian rolled his eyes, too lazy to answer this guy, and turned away.

At this moment, it is the decisive battle of the Eastern Conference Finals!

Both teams won two of the first four games and one away game each.

In the third game, the Knicks continued their beautiful team offense, with Lin Tian as the absolute spearhead, and the players around him each performed their duties, did their jobs well, and made the shots they were supposed to make!

In this game, Lin Tian also played his best performance in this series!

29投14中，3分球9投5中，同时罚球线上也13罚11中，全场比赛拿下43分11篮板9助攻的准三双数据！

At the end of the third quarter of the game, when the score between the two sides was extremely close and the Celtics still had the upper hand, Lin Tian suddenly broke out. He made shots inside and outside and scored 3 points in 11 minutes, once again demonstrating his terrifying scoring explosiveness!
And with Lin Tian's outburst, the Knicks turned the situation around as they wished and gained a 5-point advantage!

Then the two sides fought back and forth around the 5-point advantage. The Knicks couldn't pull away, and the Celtics couldn't catch up!
It wasn't until 6 minutes left in the fourth quarter that the Knicks finally got another chance!

The turning point of the game came from Howard!

After he missed both free throws, Stoudemire grabbed the rebound and passed it to Anthony. Anthony dribbled forward to attract the defense and then passed the ball to Lin Tian. Lin Tian broke into the inside in the blink of an eye, and after a full circle under the Celtics' basket, he suddenly passed the ball from behind and gave the ball to Stoudemire who was following up in the middle.

"boom!"

With a bang, Stoudemire dunked with both hands, extending the lead to 6 points!
Then the basketball came into Howard's hands again, and this time the Celtics didn't act!
Okur, who was closest to him, hugged him and sent Howard to the free throw line.

"Here we go, the Hack-a-Shaq tactic! This tactic was invented by old Nelson and used on O'Neal. Now it's Howard's turn!"

Howard walked to the free throw line, took a deep breath, dribbled, raised his hand, and then missed the shot!

After missing two free throws again, Okur grabbed the rebound and found Lin Tian again. After Lin Tian got the ball, he threw it directly to the front court without even dribbling.

Anthony hugged the basketball, took a step forward to steady his body, and then made a quick stop jump shot!

"Shh!"

After another crisp sound, the Knicks widened the gap to 9 points!
It stands to reason that at this time, when the opponent began to use foul tactics against Howard continuously, even if Rivers did not take Howard down, he should have called a timeout to stabilize the situation.

On the one hand, it can stabilize Howard's mentality, and on the other hand, it can prevent the Knicks from committing fouls so recklessly.

But unfortunately, there are none!
Rivers did not give any response at this time, and then watched the Knicks foul Howard again and sent him to the free throw line again.

This time Howard made 2 of 1 free throws.

The Knicks failed to launch a fast break this time, but in the positional battle, Lin Tian used the pick-and-roll, and after facing Howard in a mismatch, he continuously changed directions and made continuous acceleration and sudden stops to accelerate again.

After a series of technical moves, Howard was completely confused by Lin Tian.

Then when Lin Tian suddenly stepped back to receive the ball, Howard was finally fooled!
He jumped up suddenly and bumped into Lin Tian.

Lin Tian took advantage of the situation and the ball went in. When the whistle sounded, Lin Tian made a very morale-boosting 2+1!

That is, after Lin Tian's 2+1 widened the gap between the two sides to double digits, the Knicks completely took the initiative on the court. Although the Celtics launched several consecutive counterattacks afterwards, they were still unable to close the score to within 5 points.

With 20 seconds left in the game, when Josh Howard's last 3-pointer missed the rim, the game completely lost its suspense.

After Stoudemire grabbed the rebound and let the time run out, the Knicks defended their home court and successfully defeated the Celtics with a score of 99:109, and reversed the score to 2:1!

If the root cause of the Celtics' failure in this game was Howard's 6-of-1 free throws and Rivers' slow reaction to the substitution, then the fourth game was Nelson's problem!

In this game, the Celtics started with great momentum and gave the Knicks a dream start of 11:2. After that, the Celtics maintained an advantage of about 10 points.

They maintained this 10-point lead until the middle of the third quarter. With 3 minutes and 27 seconds left in the third quarter, the Knicks finally found an opportunity. Taking advantage of the absence of Duncan and Parker of the Celtics, they relied on Stoudemire and Anthony to combine for 14 points to create an offensive climax.

Successfully reversed the score!
这3分多钟的时间里，小斯拿下6分，安东尼8分，两人联手14分打了凯尔特人一个16：5的进攻高潮！
When the fourth quarter started, the Knicks were already leading by 1 point!

At this time, Rivers chose to take the initiative to seek change. He changed his rotation pattern and directly took the strongest lineup of the four starters plus Ginobili!
Obviously, this guy wants the team's main players to play the entire fourth quarter!
This is a desperate fight! This is a style of fighting that goes forward without retreat!

But there is actually nothing wrong with playing like this. After all, the Celtics are now trailing 1:2. If they don’t fight hard now, when will they fight?

Wait until the team is trailing 1:3?

This time when Rivers chose to fight hard, old Nelson suddenly became conservative!

He did not replace the lineup that could match the Celtics in time, but was a little too confident and used the duo of Hill and Houston, and then paired them with Ward, Stoudemire and Okur to form the lineup at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Needless to say, this five-man team is no match for the opponent's strongest lineup!

The Celtics took control of the game almost instantly and reversed the score.

But old Nelson did not make substitutions or call a timeout at this time. Instead, like Rivers in the previous game, he just sat back and watched the Celtics starters wreak havoc!
By the time he finally called a timeout and wanted to substitute Lin Tian and others, four minutes into the fourth quarter had already passed and the Celtics' lead had reached 4 points!
The last 8 minutes of the game became the most exciting 8 minutes for both sides in this round of the series!

Both sides sent out their strongest lineups, and the strongest lineups on both sides played the best they could. Everyone tried their best, and everyone put all their energy into fighting the opponent.

The Knicks tried every possible way to attack and score points. Whether it was Lin Tian’s personal offense, pick-and-roll cooperation or breakthrough passes, he was still the best player on the court!

Although Anthony didn't have a good touch, he chose to rush into the inside to compete with Duncan and Howard for rebounds, and took the initiative to face Josh Howard on the defensive end. In the last 8 minutes of the game, Howard didn't score a single point!
And Stoudemire became the most important attacking point for the Knicks besides Lin Tian. He attacked Duncan through pick-and-roll time and time again.

If Duncan moves forward, he will pass Duncan in one step. If Duncan retreats, he will shoot without hesitation!
In the last 8 minutes, Stoudemire made 8 of 6 shots and scored 14 points by himself!
But even if the Knicks trio tried their best, the Celtics on the opposite side showed no weakness!

Rivers reacted very quickly this time! He replaced Howard with 6 minutes left in the game to prevent the Knicks from hacking the Shark again, and then he brought Ginobili back to play with one big and four small.

Duncan became the team's mainstay at this time!
Although he only scored a total of 8 points in the last 4 minutes of the game, he was present in every successful attack of the team!

Pick-and-roll to create a wall, hand-to-hand screen, and support from the top of the arc!
Duncan did everything he could to perfection.

It was also because of his selflessness that Parker and Ginobili formed a situation of competing with Stoudemire and Lin Tian. No matter how hard the Knicks tried, the Celtics could hold on and maintain their lead!
Even though the score gap was slowly narrowing, the Celtics remained calm and steadily held on to their advantage.

Until there were 30 seconds left in the game, Lin Tian suddenly shot from outside the three-point line again!
This time, Lin Tian's 3-pointer was an accurate hit. After his shot, the Knicks successfully narrowed the gap to 2 points!
This was the first time they narrowed the gap to within one goal after widening the score difference!
They worked hard for 8 minutes and finally did it!

Next, as long as they defend against the Celtics' offense, they will get a chance to score the winning goal!
This time, facing Lin Tian’s tight defense, Parker decisively passed the ball to Ginobili, allowing Ginobili to organize the team’s offense.

Compared to Parker's embarrassment when facing Lin Tian, ​​Ginobili seemed to be at ease when facing Barnes.

He dragged the offensive time until the last 5 seconds before launching the attack calmly!
Ginobili's speed when breaking through is not top-notch, and his step frequency and stride length are not top-notch either.

But the route he chose when breaking through was enough to leave everyone scratching their heads and not knowing how to respond.

Every step he takes will land in a place that his opponent would never expect!

The most difficult thing about defending Ginobili is prediction!
This guy's serpentine breakthrough is really as elusive as a snake!
For example, this time Barnes couldn't catch Ginobili at all, even though he tried his best, even though he was fully focused on defense, he still lost sight of Ginobili when Ginobili received the ball and took the second step!

It was inexplicable and unbelievable, but Ginobili twisted his waist and passed in front of him and made his way to the basket.

Then Ginobili made a layup before Stoudemire came up!
Ginobili's attack was almost perfect! He used up all 24 seconds, not leaving the Knicks with even one extra second.

The Knicks were trailing by 6 points with only 4 seconds left and no timeouts!
They have fallen into a dead end!

From now on, as long as the Celtics don’t defend or commit fouls, it will be almost impossible for the Knicks to overtake!
Sure enough, when Okur went to the baseline to pick up the ball and quickly found Lin Tian, ​​Lin Tian had no time to advance after receiving the ball, but directly threw this almost desperate long 3-pointer near the center circle.

"Boom!"

Following such a muffled sound.

2: 2!

The series between the two sides is tied!
Next, it’s the best-of-three decisive battle!

After this game, the coaches and players on both sides finally lost the mood to play around, and they no longer had the mind to continue to poison the other side or talk nonsense.

The rhythm of the post-match press conference finally returned to normal, and under the related news on major sports forums after the game, various reproductive organs finally began to appear again, as well as good wishes and greetings to the opponent's relatives and friends, and all kinds of slang and dirty words that even Lin Tian could not understand.

Everything is back to how it should be in the normal playoffs!

These changes indicate that this round of series has officially entered the duel stage!
In the next game, neither side can afford to lose!

……

"Dudu!"

With the referee's whistle, the basketball was thrown into the air, and the decisive battle officially began!
Howard once again defeated Okur and got the team's first offensive opportunity.

After Parker got the ball in the first offensive wave, he dribbled on the spot, then suddenly passed the ball and threw the basketball towards the front court!
"boom!"

Howard, who had just finished the jump ball, showed his unparalleled physical talent!

He accelerated immediately after the jump ball, catching Okur off guard and easily completing the aerial relay!

"What a great shot! Parker's pass is very similar to the way Lin passed the ball to Webber and Carter when he was in the Pacers! The Celtics' first attack was to imitate the signature fast break of the Pacers back then and the Knicks now!"

Kenny smiled and said, "I don't know, is this considered a tribute?"

Barkley continued, "As far as I know, Tony and Lin have a very good relationship. They can be described as both teachers and friends. I believe Lin will be very touched by Parker's move. He might even smile at Tony!"

As soon as Barkley finished speaking, Lin Tian dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and faced Parker.

Then, he slapped Barkley hard in the face!

Touched? Smile?
Go to hell!

Lin Tian turned around and rushed towards Parker!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Three times in a row!

Barkley was stunned when he heard the voice, and couldn't help but think: Do these two people have such a deep hatred?
This is a way to kill you!

With Barkley's grinning face, Lin Tian pushed Parker to the basket in 3 moves, then turned around, stepped back to create distance, and jumped up for a step-back jump shot!
“Come on, Tony! Let me see what you are capable of! Let me see what you have been practicing for the past few years!” After Lin Tian scored the goal, he clapped his hands vigorously and said to Parker, “You’re welcome, just come on!”

"You don't have to tell me!" Parker rubbed his chest which was hurt by the blow just now, cursed, and started to push forward.

If you want to see it, I'll let you see it!

Look at what I, Tony Parker, have practiced over the years!
Then, the first moment after arriving at the frontcourt, Lin Tian's first trash talk made Parker tremble all over and almost dropped the basketball.

"Tony, did you know that Eva sent me a text message back then?" Lin Tian held Parker's waist with one hand and opened the other hand, grinning, "Do you want to know what she asked me back then?"

"What?" Although he knew that 99% of what Lin Tian said was nonsense, Parker couldn't help but think of the scandal between Lin Tian and Eva during the playoffs that year.

Although the scandal was hilarious back then, and although Europeans didn't take it too seriously, sometimes it just makes people uncomfortable!
Influenced by Lin Tian's trash talk, Parker did not call for tactics or pass the ball immediately.

Fortunately, Duncan noticed something was wrong, rushed over quickly, and provided a high screen with Parker.

Parker woke up immediately, and with the help of the screen, he accelerated and broke through, and reached the Knicks' basket in the blink of an eye.

He is really fast!
Take this ball! I want to score!
After the goal, I will ask Lin about this matter again! I will look at him with a joking expression and ask him in the most casual tone possible, showing that I don't care about this matter at all!
I don't care, not at all! As long as I can score this goal, I don't care!

"Tony, be careful!"

Just as Parker was completely lost in his reverie and was about to make a layup in a somewhat relaxed manner, a loud roar brought him back to reality.

But obviously, it was too late. (End of this chapter)