NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

The gap between the two sides is still not that big at this moment.

Although the score was more than 10 points, considering the defensive and offensive capabilities of both teams, this score difference is not safe at all.

Both sides have the ability to seize opportunities and completely widen or catch up with the score gap in one wave.

This is the inevitable result of the meeting between the two most offensive and least defensive teams in the league!

So even though Nash made consecutive mistakes, most people didn't think the suspense of the game had disappeared.

On the contrary, everyone felt that the game was just entering its most exciting moment!
Will Nash and the Suns learn from their mistakes, find their rhythm of the game and launch a comeback, or will the Knicks take advantage of the momentum of these two successful defenses and defeat the Suns in one fell swoop?
"The key to this game is obviously the leaders of both teams: Lin and Nash!" Miller said excitedly, "It's exciting to see what the two will do next!"

"That's right! Especially Lin." Payton followed up, "Based on my understanding of defense, the physical strength and energy Lin put in in those two rounds just now is definitely much greater and more exaggerated than it looks! I'm not exaggerating when I say: if it were someone else, I'm afraid their legs would be shaking and they wouldn't even be able to stand straight."

"Like you, right?" Miller seized the opportunity and immediately counterattacked: "Although I think your understanding of defense is just so-so, after all, you are the guy who was beaten to the ground by rookie Lin. If you had Lin's defensive ability, you wouldn't have been beaten to the ground by him back then!"

"Shut up! You are an idiot who has no defense at all and is always stabbed by everyone! If it weren't for your poor defense, you would have won the championship long ago. Why would you still cling to Lin's thigh?"

"Then I would like to ask Mr. Payton, who started out as a defensive player and even won the Defensive Player of the Year award, how many championships have you won? How many big shots have you relied on?" Miller immediately retorted, "You can't have won 0 damn championships and relied on 9 big shots! You can't even rely on big shots to win a championship!"

"Rookie!"

Just when it seemed that the two people in the studio were about to fight again, fortunately the game on the court had continued. After all, it was just a sideline ball, and neither coach called a timeout. Lin Tian quickly received the ball outside the three-point line.

Then, Lin Tian clearly felt that his legs were more or less a little weak.

Defense, especially anaerobic defense where you give your all, is really 10 times more tiring than offense!
But Lin Tian obviously wouldn't be stumped by such a small problem.

It's just that my legs are a little weak.

Score a goal and you’ll no longer feel weak!
So, Lin Tian dribbled the ball continuously, and when everyone thought he was going to play one-on-one, he suddenly waved to signal Stoudemire to come forward to cover him.

After the two crossed at the top of the arc, Lin Tian not only did not break through, but also suddenly took a step back to widen the distance again, retreating to a position 3 meters outside the three-point line, and then suddenly collected the ball and threw it!
At this moment, the Suns players closest to Lin Tian were still 2 meters away. No one could interfere with Lin Tian at all. Whether he could score or not depended entirely on himself!

"Bang, swish!"

With such an absolute open space, it is impossible for Lin Tian to miss!

With a front-facing 3-pointer, the gap between the two sides widened to 15 points!

This time, Lin Tian finally stopped pressing Nash throughout the court.

He needs to rest for two rounds!
No matter how loudly the Madison home fans cheered, Lin Tian knew the true situation of the 3-pointer better than anyone else.

It was a guess and good luck.

Anyone who has played basketball knows that hitting the ball from the side depends on technique, hitting the ball under the basket depends on habit, and hitting the ball from the front depends on life span.

Every time a goal of this kind is scored, the upper limit of one's life span will be reduced a little.

When Lin Tian jumped just now, he felt his legs were a little weak, and then he increased the strength and arc when he made the move.

It was this slight change that allowed the ball to hit the backboard and go into the basket.

This shot was made even though the distance was very far and Lin Tian temporarily changed his shooting habits. It was purely luck!

But how can you always rely on luck when playing ball?

He knew that he had to take a break and wait a while before targeting Nash on the defensive end.

So this time he chose to quickly retreat to his own half and started the regular defensive mode.

"I knew it." After arriving at the front court, Nash looked at Lin Tian and said, "I knew you had reached your limit! You can't defend me like you did just now!"

"Who said that?" Lin Tian suddenly pretended to steal the ball, which scared Nash so much that he quickly passed the ball to Pierce next to him. But after the basketball was passed, he realized that Lin Tian was just trying to scare him.

"FUXX!" Nash, who rarely swears, couldn't help it.

He had never been bullied so badly in his life.

My mentality is really broken.

After Pierce got the basketball, he did not pass the ball again. Instead, he held the ball and played alone, going into the paint and making a layup.

But his touch tonight was really bad. Although Anthony was completely left behind by him, Pierce's jump shot still missed.

After the Knicks controlled the rebound, Lin Tian quickly ran down the court, received the pass from his teammate, and then dribbled the ball again and started running wildly towards the frontcourt.

After taking your time for so long, now is the time to hurry up!

After a frantic run, Lin Tian left the entire Suns team's defense behind. Lin Tian rushed to the frontcourt, easily jumped up, glided towards the basket, and raised his hand for a slam dunk!
"Are you all lost?" Lin Tian turned back quickly after the dunk, looking at the entire Suns team behind him provocatively, and said arrogantly: "Do you want to give each of you a guide dog?"

No one responded.

Faced with a gap of nearly 20 points and Lin Tian's sudden outburst of 7 consecutive points, the Suns players showed extreme restraint and calmness. They knew that responding at this time would only bring humiliation to themselves.

More importantly, if it was someone else, the Suns players could still be "tough" and confront Lin Tian to boost the morale of their own team.

But this is Lin Tian...

Everyone knows how ruthless this guy is. Even though he is already in his 30s and hasn't fought on the court for many years, obviously no one dares to do this.

Everyone even knows that there is no such thing as a one-for-one exchange when it comes to attacking Lin Tian.

When he hits, it's like a team!

Want to gain the upper hand in a fight with him...

Nash actually has a solution.

Find someone to provoke, then hold on to Lin Tian's legs tightly and refuse to let go. The remaining 14 people ran back to the locker room at a high speed, and returned to the court to continue the game after Lin Tian was expelled by the referee.

There is no other way.

Who made this guy so terrifyingly powerful in combat?

Nash shook his head, getting rid of the weird idea in his head that he would hold Lin Tian's legs and let him hit him while the others quickly ran away, then he took the baseline ball again and prepared to advance.

This time, Lin Tian still did not use the crazy defense he had just used, but gave him plenty of space to advance.

"You know what, Steve? It's not that I can't defend anymore, nor that I don't have the strength, it's just that there's no need." Lin Tian stood outside the three-point line with his arms open and said, "There's no need for me to fight you so hard, you don't deserve it!"

"It's enough to deal with you by attacking, which is much easier than defending!"

Nash ignored Lin Tian's words. He didn't dare to think about Lin Tian's words anymore. The continuous horrific defense and the rounds that forced him to make low-level mistakes had already made him collapse.

This guy's self-confidence was completely destroyed by Lin Tian, ​​but it will take at least a few days for him to recover.

So this time, after Nash crossed half court, he immediately called Martin over to set a screen for him.

This is one of the most common combinations used by the Suns.

But at the moment when the two men were approaching quickly, Lin Tian suddenly took a breath and stepped forward again, sticking hard to Nash. Not only did he immediately block Martin who came forward to cover him behind himself, but he also made it impossible for Martin to complete the pick-and-roll.

The Suns' most common combination is directly broken.

But this is obviously not the end. How could Lin Tian’s targeting of Nash be so simple!
He quickly stuck to Nash and cut down quickly with one hand.

"Snapped!"

There was another crisp sound, and the ball in Nash's hand was snatched away by Lin Tian again!
Nash was anxious to get the ball back and hold the basketball again. He quickly turned around and backed away, but Lin Tian accidentally bumped into him. How could Nash stand? He completely lost his balance and fell heavily to the floor.

As for Lin Tian, ​​he quickly got the basketball, rushed to the frontcourt again, and then suddenly stopped outside the three-point line with no one guarding him, and shot!
Another signature 3-pointer!
"Swish!" After another crisp sound, Lin Tian completed 4 consecutive attacks!

He played a devastating defense against Nash for four consecutive rounds and scored consecutive goals!

He alone led the Suns to a 10:0 offensive climax!
The gap between the two sides reached 20 points for the first time in this game!
At this time, there were less than 6 minutes left until the end of the fourth quarter.

"Lin ate Steve alive! That's how I beat 99% of the guards in the league!" Payton immediately pouted and said, "Lin's defense might be even more terrifying than his offense!"

"Wake up Gary, have you never taken a math class? There are 450 players in the league, and I'm not counting the fact that there were no 30 teams in the league at that time. There are only 90 point guards, and considering that you often play mismatched defense, we will add 90 shooting guards."

"Then here comes the question! You claim that you killed 99% of them, which means there are only two people you can't take down? Now the question is, who is the guard you can't take down?"

"Was it Tim Hardaway who once scored 40 points on you, or Magic who once beat you so hard that you could only curse? Or was it me who made your tongue stick out longer than your dog's and shot 6 three-pointers over your head?"

"Of course, there are two names I didn't mention. I'm saving your face so that you, an idiot, won't go home crying later. But you said you can defend 99% of the defenders in the league?"

"Lin's defense is amazing! He only won one best defensive player, which is definitely a huge omission in the voting system! We must re-examine the league's voting system. I think Lin should get more best defensive players! At least 3!"

Payton decisively chose to ignore Miller's provocation.

Of course, it wasn't because he was afraid of Miller, nor was he afraid that Miller would count with him who he couldn't defend against and who had beaten him.

It is normal for stars of their level to have a good performance once in a while.

Of course, he is not afraid of Miller. Have you ever made 6 3-pointers on my head? Yes, I also defended you and made you make only 9 of 1 shots, which gave you nightmares all night, right?
The reason why Payton didn't respond was because he knew Miller was going to talk about Jordan and Lin Tian.

These two people...

He really has no temper.

Except for bullying Lin Tian who was still a substitute in the regular season of 96, Payton never had the upper hand against Lin Tian in his entire career!
To say that from the time he was exposed when they met to his retirement, there is absolutely no problem with that.

I can’t beat him, I really can’t beat him!

So, instead of letting Miller, that bastard, humiliate himself by saying something, it’s better to move on from this topic and just watch the game!

On the court, D'Antoni finally called the first timeout when the team was trailing by 20 points.

He wants his players to wake up, especially Nash.

In the last minute or so, Nash's performance was really like a nightmare.

He made consecutive mistakes and was repeatedly bullied by Lin Tian, ​​and he almost couldn't get the ball to the front court properly.

"Steve! Wake up! This is the finals, you are our engine, you are everything to us! You have to wake up! We are only 20 points behind! We still have a chance!"

D'Antoni stood in front of Nash and shouted at the top of his lungs: "We need you to get rid of Lin! We need you to handle everything on behalf of the team!"

"20 points is nothing! If we work harder, we can get those 20 points back!"

Having said that, D'Antoni didn't care whether Nash had cheered up or listened to his words. He stood up and turned to everyone.

"Everyone, cheer up! Everyone, give it your all!" D'Antoni shouted at the top of his voice, "Let's make one last push! No matter what the outcome is, we must try our best, right?"

"Let's take down the New Yorkers!"

Amid his waving and roaring, the Suns players once again took to the court.

They are going to put up a final resistance, they are going to try to make up for the 6-point deficit in less than 20 minutes!

And obviously, the Knicks don't intend to let them do as they wish!

The desire and ferocity on the faces of the Knicks players are only stronger than those of the Suns players!
In addition, although both sides took a timeout, neither side made any substitutions.

The Knicks still have their starting lineup, while the Suns have Barbosa continuing to play, and the other four are their starters.

"If we can hold off two more waves from them, they will collapse!" Lin Tian clapped his hands and shouted, "Tonight, let the Phoenix people know how powerful we are! Kill them!"

"Kill them!"

When shouting this sentence, Lin Tian stood directly next to Nash and almost yelled into his ear.

The same can be said about the rest of the Knicks team.

Everyone stuck to the player opposite him and yelled in his ear.

The noise attack is coming.

What does it mean that the devil's sound pierces your ears?

But unfortunately, this attack of the devilish sound did not produce any effect.

The Suns immediately started running their tactics after the referee blew the whistle.

Martin and Marion stepped forward at the same time, blocking Lin Tian's way on the left and right.

At the same time, Martin secretly stretched out a hand and grabbed Lin Tian's waist.

Direct real-life interception, proper moving screen and screen foul.

But the referee didn't blow the whistle.

As a result, Lin Tian was unable to rush over and catch up with Nash.

As for the other players on the Knicks, they naturally cannot keep up with Nash's speed, and their awareness of helping defense is really not worth mentioning!
Nash struggled to get into position, reached out for the ball, and then shot a three-pointer from 3 meter outside the three-point line!
This is the best solution he can think of now.

Reduce dribbling, simplify tactics, improve and increase the number of rounds, and catch up as quickly as possible!
20 points and less than 6 minutes, they have to race against time.

"Shh!"

Fortunately, after the timeout, Nash's touch seemed to have finally returned, and this long 3-pointer was an accurate hit.

But then, the Suns players had no time to get excited and celebrate!

They didn't even have time to defend!

Because Lin Tian ran towards the front court again!

His speed was so fast that people felt they saw an afterimage, and his awareness was so good that even Stoudemire under the basket was stunned for a moment before he passed the ball.

Martin and Marion looked at each other in disbelief, then they remembered to run at full speed to catch up.

But how could it be too late?
"The Suns are stupid! Can't they see that when Lin decides to run a fast break, the focus is not to defend him, but to defend the person preparing to serve the ball at the baseline?"

Miller said disdainfully: "No one in this league can catch up with Lin, and no one in this world can catch up with Lin! So we shouldn't waste this energy at all. As long as the Knicks can't pass the ball, it doesn't matter how fast Lin runs!"

"That's easy to say." Payton finally found his chance and quickly retorted, "It's easy to stop someone from scoring, but do you want to prevent them from passing the ball? Or do you want to prevent them from making any physical contact and only being able to interfere with the ball from the baseline?"

"You really don't understand defense at all! But that's normal. If you knew the art of defense, you wouldn't have to wait until Lin went to Indiana to win the championship."

"Yes, I don't know how to defend. I can't win the championship without Lin." Miller rolled his eyes in disdain. He responded easily to Payton's self-humiliating attack: "Then may I ask Mr. Payton, who is proficient in defense, how many championships do you have?"

"Fuck your grandma's legs!"

Payton cursed and ignored Miller again. He pouted and turned his gaze to the game scene again.

Lin Tian has completed another dunk, and the Knicks' lead has once again reached 19 points! (End of this chapter)