NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

"Don't be in a hurry, calm down and play slowly!" After Okur defeated Martin and got the first wave of ball possession for the Knicks, Lin Tian was not in a hurry at all. He dribbled the ball slowly to the frontcourt, and then before Jones got close to him, he quickly asked Barnes to come forward and give him a screen.

Then Lin Tian quickly faced Nash.

"Run! Where are you running?" Lin Tian slammed Nash's butt on his stomach, almost making him vomit gastric juice. But Lin Tian did not give Nash any chance to rest or escape.

Two consecutive collisions directly hit Nash!
Nash retreated all the way, completely unable to withstand Lin Tian's inside power.

Even though Jones had quickly stepped forward to assist in defense and surrounded Lin Tian together with Nash, Lin Tian acted as if he didn't see anything. He turned quickly and went straight into the inside. After jumping up, he faced Martin's assist in defense and easily passed the ball from Martin's armpit to Stoudemire behind him.

"Boom!" After a loud bang, Stoudemire hung his hands on the basket and let out a series of ferocious roars!
"Beautiful! At the beginning, the Knicks continued to implement their previous plan, with Lin targeting Nash. The Knicks once again easily broke through the Suns' defense, and Amare took the lead with a two-handed dunk!" Kenny immediately shouted excitedly.

Then Miller quickly analyzed: "The Knicks have shown their attitude and style of play, so what about the Suns? How will they play? With Lin already out of position to defend Pierce, the Suns actually have two options."

Payton said: "Great! First of all, we should continue to play the pick-and-roll and run-and-gun style that we are best at, and let Nash, who has been completely liberated, organize the offense and activate the entire team!"

"Secondly, we should focus on Pierce! Let him consume Lin! If you can consume my Nash, then I can certainly consume your Lin! Pierce is 203 cm tall and weighs over 105 kg. When facing Lin, he will definitely cause him considerable consumption and challenges."

"That." Barkley seized the opportunity to interrupt, but was interrupted by Kenny again.

"The Suns chose the second option! They gave the ball directly to Pierce! I don't think this is a wise choice! That's Lin!"

Outside the 45° angle on the left, Pierce held the basketball with his back to the basket and looked at Lin Tian and said, "Defending me is definitely the worst choice you made tonight! We will kill your Lin, and you will lose this series because of this choice!"

"I'm waiting." Lin Tian said as he reached out and pinched Pierce's waist, causing the guy to almost jump up in pain.

Fortunately, Pierce is one of the league's top ball-handling attackers. After being hit by Lin Tian, ​​he quickly made a big turn to avoid Lin Tian's arm, and then used his famous rolling knife style of play.

Pierce's style is that he is not fast, can't jump, and his explosiveness is not worth mentioning among top stars. His shooting posture is ugly and his forward swing is extremely long.

In other words, this guy's basketball style is just ugly!
His posture is almost the same as Cassell's face in the entire league. But he can put the ball into the basket, so many people say that Pierce is the outside version of Duncan.

Both of them used the most basic and entry-level moves, as well as the most boring and ugly way to play in the NBA, and became stars along the way.

For example, in this shot, Pierce first pushed back twice, and then Jiu found that his strength was similar to Lin Tian's! Even as the active force generator, if it came to pure strength, he was probably not as good as Lin Tian!
Simply incredible!

However, now is not the time to marvel at Lin Tian’s terrifying power. Pierce must score this goal!
Although he failed to push Lin Tian away at the first try, he was still able to move closer to the inside after swinging left and right thanks to his height and weight advantage.

After reaching the edge of the 3-second zone, Pierce suddenly turned around and faced the basket.

Then his shoulders shook quickly, and then he pulled it up.

Before Lin Tian jumped up, he used an indescribable movement to send the ball into the basket.

"Here it comes! Pierce's special move!" Miller shouted, "His shoulder shake is the best in the entire league history! There are countless details in it. If I have the chance, I can even spend an hour analyzing the details of Pierce's shoulder shake for everyone!"

"This is definitely the most underestimated stunt in the league today! In the last game, Anthony was completely confused by Pierce's move."

"As for why this move has become an underestimated skill, there is only one reason."

"It's so ugly! This action is just like a maggot, crawling back and forth on the floor. Unless you really love basketball and are willing to give everything for it, no one would be willing to play basketball in this way!"

Payton said with a sly smile, "So from this perspective, Pierce absolutely loves basketball! He loves it to the core!"

"What do you think, Lin! I told you, you can't defend me! Come on! Continue to face me and see if I can beat you completely!" After scoring the goal, Pierce was extremely excited and roared at Lin Tian.

However, Lin Tian completely ignored him. While he was talking trash, Lin Tian had already accelerated again and ran towards the frontcourt. The basketball came into Lin Tian's hands in the first time, and the Knicks' fast break started again!
This time, Lin Tian advanced all the way along the sideline on the left and successfully attracted the Suns' defensive attention to his side. Just as he passed the center circle and reached the frontcourt, three players from the Suns couldn't help but rush towards him.

They felt that this was a great opportunity to trap Lin Tian in a dead end!
But they obviously underestimated Lin Tian's vision and passing ability. Just when the three of them rushed over together, Lin Tian had already jumped high and slammed the ball into the right diagonal with both hands!
The basketball flew over the heads of the Suns players like a cannonball. No one could react in time to steal the ball, and no one could steal it.

The Suns players could only look back to the right corner, watching Anthony catch the basketball there and then shoot leisurely!

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, Anthony made a wide-open 3-pointer!
The Knicks take the lead again!

Looking back, the Suns' offense, under Nash's command, was once again spread out as the entire team passed the ball to Pierce. This time, Pierce took the ball closer to the basket and could step into the 3-second zone in just one step!

So Pierce did not hesitate at all. After getting the ball, his shoulders shook almost instinctively, and then he jumped into the basket and jumped up for another close-range jump shot!
"Shh!"

After another crisp sound, Pierce scored 2 goals in a row!
"You can't defend me! You can't defend me!" After scoring two goals in a row, Pierce was completely excited. He kept waving his arms and yelled at Lin Tian excitedly!

His confidence has been completely boosted after his outburst in the last game and the consecutive goals this evening.

But Lin Tian still ignored him and ran down the court quickly again. This time he chose to penetrate the Suns' defense by himself, and after reaching the basket, he made a layup with his right hand and scored 2 points!
The score between the two sides is still closely tied!

In the following games, both sides basically played at this rhythm.

The Knicks continued to play their usual quick counterattacks and run-and-gun. Their offense was incredibly fast. They almost never stopped and were all running!

And unlike those bad teams' 'pirated' run-and-gun style of play where everyone runs around randomly, the Knicks' running is neat and orderly. Everyone runs on their own route, and everyone runs according to tactics, just like a well-trained warhorse charging towards the enemy formation.

As for the Suns, they fought a positional battle leisurely tonight. Except for some absolute opportunities, they almost never chose quick counterattacks or 7 seconds or less play. The ball was largely concentrated in Pierce's hands, allowing him to attack Lin Tian continuously!
Nash was very happy about this!

I'll let you beat me up! I'll let you bully me with your height and weight!

You bastard, now you deserve this day!
kill you!
Let Paul kill you! Let you feel the feeling of being bullied by an opponent who is stronger, heavier, and taller than you!
Nash's desire for revenge is also the reason why the Suns chose to play more positional battles tonight instead of the fast break they prefer and are better at.

He wanted revenge and wanted to make fun of Lin Tian!

And Pierce's performance did not disappoint Nash.

In the first quarter, this guy made 11 of 6 shots, 3 of 2 1-pointers, and 2 free throws, scoring 15 points! He also became the highest scorer on both sides in the first quarter!

Pierce's repeated attacks on Lin Tian and his good efficiency gave the Suns a huge boost in confidence and made Nash very happy!

It feels so good to have successful revenge!

Let Pierce kill you!

Let this guy score 50 points on Lin Tian tonight... No! 60 points!
Kill you!
With Pierce's constant one-on-one play and his teammates constantly feeding the ball, the Suns played smoothly tonight. The score between the two sides is now 35:27!

Knicks, leading by 8 points!
The Suns players only realized they were behind when they were sitting on the sidelines. Why?
Obviously Pierce played well, scoring 15 points in a single quarter, and the shooting percentages of other players were also good. The team even made one mistake in the entire first quarter.

Why are we falling behind?
The Suns players didn't understand. When they were thinking hard, Pierce threw the towel off his head and said, "Blame me! Blame me this time, guys!"

"I didn't hit him hard enough! I didn't hit him harshly enough! Maybe I was taking into consideration the relationship between Lin and me. He taught me a good lesson back then, and I am still grateful for his kindness, so I might not be able to let it go."

"Second quarter! If he dares to come against me in the second quarter, I will beat him to death! I will beat him to death! I swear! I will use the same momentum as I beat Anthony in the last game to beat Lin completely!"

"In the second quarter, let's make up for the few points gap!"

"Please trust me!"

"What are you talking about, Paul! Of course we trust you!" Nash was the first to punch Pierce and said, "In the second quarter, let's continue playing like this! It's okay even if we're still behind in the second quarter! Because Paul's consumption of Lin is absolutely huge! Lin's physical strength will definitely not last the whole game!"

"In the fourth quarter, or even the second half of the third quarter, he will definitely be out of breath and exhausted! That will be our chance to launch the ultimate counterattack and take them all down in one fell swoop!"

"Great! Let's do it!"

“Paul, we all trust you!”

"Go ahead! Kill Lin!"

After some powerful slogans, the Suns players reached a consensus!
They are still extremely confident!
As for the Knicks bench next to them, although Lin Tian was defeated by Pierce for 15 points in the matchup, he also scored 12 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in the first quarter by relying on one counterattack after another like a tide!

He is still all-around terrifying!
The most unbelievable thing is that this guy looks so relaxed at the moment, as if he was not the one who was just beaten by Pierce.

"They have fallen into our rhythm!" Lin Tian said confidently: "Allowing Pierce to play alone is the biggest reason for their loss tonight!"

"They gave up their best run-and-gun, they gave up the quick transition between offense and defense, they didn't even let Nash play pick-and-roll! They completely gave up their advantages, gave up fighting us in the way they are best at!"

"Their pace slowed down, which made their players confused and they didn't know what to do. Their shots were concentrated on Pierce, which made their other players feel cold and unable to find the feeling."

"Yes, Pierce played well in the first quarter, but what about the Suns? Did the Suns play well too? Of course not! They were terrible!"

"Now, I'm afraid they don't know why they are behind. They definitely can't figure it out! And Pierce will most likely assure his teammates: He will beat me!"

"Then, they will continue to focus on Pierce, they will continue to give up their own advantages, and they will continue to indulge in the dream of Pierce scoring high points!"

"Then, it's time for us to reap the rewards! In this game, I'm going to play at a completely different pace than the previous three games! In the previous three games, we played until the last few minutes to decide the winner. Tonight, I'm going to blow them up in the first half!"

"I'm going to kill them all before they realize there's a problem!"

"25 points! At the end of the second quarter, we were leading by 25 points! Then we'll just play around in the second half and then go take a rest. I heard there's a pretty good oasis in the middle of the desert in Phoenix. How about we go there tonight?"

"I'm going too!" To Lin Tian's surprise, after his speech, the first person to speak was old Nelson. The old man smiled and said, "You little bastards, don't even think about getting rid of me and going out to have fun!"
You must take me with you!
Old Nelson’s statement also made the Knicks players laugh!
Then, Stoudemire and Anthony took a rest, and Lin Tian took Okur, Wallace, Smith and Hill onto the court.

Come on, the duel in the second quarter!
"It seems that the Knicks also feel that the 8-point advantage is quite unreliable!" Miller said when he saw the Knicks' lineup: "Lin played the entire first quarter without taking a rest! This is different from the Knicks' previous rotation!"

"But the Knicks rested most of their players. Only Lin stayed on the court." Payton looked at the Suns' lineup and said, "Marion, Pierce and Nash of the Suns all continued to play! All three of them seemed ready to play the entire first half!"

"Crazy!" Kenny shook his head and said, "D'Antoni really wants to squeeze these high-paid main players completely out of every penny! Every penny these main players of the Suns get is damn worth it!"

"But in contrast, it's really easy for them to make the salary as substitute players! They can make a fortune just by sitting and watching the game! Being a substitute for the Suns is definitely the most comfortable job in the league today!" Barkley found an opportunity and interrupted again.

But unfortunately, no one paid attention to him this time.

The remaining three people were determined to bully him.

At this time, the second quarter of the game had already begun. Lin Tian led the team and dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

This time the Suns didn't play any switching defense, because any switching defense would be broken by Lin Tian's pick-and-roll anyway, so they simply let Nash stand in front of Lin Tian, ​​ready to fight against him.

Then, just when Nash was about to spit out some trash talk, the ball in Lin Tian's hand suddenly flew up!

It flew towards the basket!

Smith, who was cutting to the basket from the baseline, took off quickly and tried to grab the basketball with both hands for a sliding slam dunk.

But then, this guy's eyes widened, and he withdrew his hands even faster and hid far away.

then?

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, the basketball fell directly into the basket!
Lin Tian used a two-handed bomb-throwing passing posture and threw in a three-pointer.

Even the referee was stunned for a moment before he waved his three fingers to indicate that the 3 points were valid.

Is this a shot?
This was everyone's immediate reaction.

"Of course this is a shot! We practiced this before the game." Lin Tian looked at Nash in front of him shamelessly, and said without blushing or beating his heart: "Do you know how many times I practice shooting in this posture every day?"

"Do you know how many times I lay motionless on the training ground almost fainting from exhaustion just to practice this move?"

"You actually think this is my luck? Steve, you disappoint me so much!"

"I didn't say a word!" Nash was helpless.

I didn't say anything, and you are just slandering my innocence out of thin air?
"Do you dare to say that you don't think so?" Lin Tian was aggressive!

No way! This is the new three-point skill I've been practicing so hard!
"I don't think so. I secretly applaud your wonderful three-pointer." Nash understood. He knew that there was no point in talking to someone like Lin Tian. He could only go along with Lin Tian's words and perfunctorily deal with him to prevent Lin Tian from bothering him again.

"I was just talking nonsense, and you believe it, you idiot!" Lin Tian snorted with disdain and looked at Nash mockingly as if he was a fool, his face full of disgust.

What about that expression?

This reminded Nash of the look on his face when he was eight years old and couldn't figure out what 8+2 equals. (End of this chapter)