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The Suns called a timeout again, but D'Antoni had no choice.

What can a player do if he can’t make a shot?
The Suns' tactics have always been simple and direct. Nash initiates the attack with the ball, while the others run and set pick-and-rolls. They use constant screens, off-ball walling, figure-eight cuts, counter-runs, attacks to the basket, and dribbling or bouncing around after pick-and-rolls to attack the opponent's position again and again.

Most of the time, the Suns rely on these simplest and most basic things on the basketball court to destroy their opponents and win, and they also rely on these things to make it to the finals.

But now, they obviously can't hold on any longer.

Nash was locked down by Lin Tian and had a very uncomfortable time playing. The other players on the team didn't have a good touch and couldn't make their shots after receiving the ball. But if Pierce was given a one-on-one shot, it would be like drinking poison to quench thirst, and the team would once again fall into the trap of the Knicks.

After thinking for a while, D'Antoni could only say, "Keep shooting! We can't keep missing, and the Knicks can't keep making shots. As long as we start making shots, we can catch up immediately!"

"Let's go ahead and fight the Knicks the way we do best!"

Continuing to attack was the only solution D'Antoni could think of.

Given the Suns' current personnel configuration, they really have no choice. Apart from continuing to fight on offense, they really have no other way to go!
Everyone, including themselves, knows that if they can't play offense, they are a bad team with no defense.

Then keep fighting!

"Defend against the next attack!" Nelson's instructions during the timeout were also concise and powerful: "I have never asked you to do any defense. In this team, it's okay as long as you can get by!"

"But now, I ask you to defend! Just one round! Just the next round! Defend the Suns for me. I don't care who they give the ball to next. Everyone, cheer up and defend this ball!"

"As long as they miss the first attack after the timeout, their morale will suffer a devastating blow. They will be completely desperate, and then we will definitely win!"

"Go ahead. I don't care what method you use, nor do I care what tactics they use or who attacks. All you have to do is one thing, defend against them!"

"understand!"

The Knicks players also shouted in unison, and then walked onto the court side by side!

After this timeout, both sides changed back to their starting lineups. The core players of both sides gathered together again to decide whether there would be a meaningless duel in the second half of the fourth game. Let’s begin!
Once again, Nash encountered Lin Tian's crazy and biting defense when he received the ball. Although he quickly found Jones who was left open, Jones' open three-pointer missed again!

They focused on Pierce's one-on-one play in the first quarter and a half, causing the others to be completely out of shape. Now that their touch is gone, it will be extremely difficult to get it back!

The Knicks here don't care whether you have a good touch or are in good shape. Stoudemire, who just came on the court, grabbed the rebound and passed it to Lin Tian again. After Lin Tian got the ball, he naturally did not stop, but accelerated suddenly and rushed towards the frontcourt!

What Lin Tian wants now is speed!
Lin Tian knew very well that with the Suns' offensive capabilities, they could not always be lost, nor could they always miss shots. Sooner or later they would get back into shape and start making shots continuously.

What Lin Tian has to do is to completely mess up the game before the Suns find their rhythm!
When we are leading by 30 or even 40 points, what can you do if you find your rhythm and launch a 10:0 offensive climax?
Can we win the game?

It's no use! It's too late!

But of course, the premise of all this is that the Knicks can widen the gap as early as possible!

If we can't completely widen the score gap, we might have to work harder in the second half!
So this time, Lin Tian's transition offense was as fast as lightning. He quickly rushed to the frontcourt, and then before Marion and others pressed up, he suddenly stopped and made a mid-range jump shot!

A difference of 25 points!

"Keep defending! Snipe them with all your strength! I want a 40-point lead before the end of the first half!" Unknowingly, Lin Tian had raised his lead target in the first half from 25 points to 40 points!

He wants to completely defeat the Suns!
If possible, we must also destroy the Suns' morale and confidence for the next game!

"understand!"

The Knicks players also shouted at the same time! Regardless of whether they usually care about defense or not, regardless of whether they are usually good at defense or not, in short, at this time, the Knicks players burst out with unparalleled murderousness and concentration on the defensive end!
Fuck it!

Of course, their defense was still not that good. They still chose to let go of Marion, whose shooting was relatively inaccurate and unstable, and kept two people under the basket to protect the rim and prevent the Suns' attacks and cuts.

The Knicks' tactics were quite successful!
The Suns couldn't find their rhythm, and they missed two consecutive shots. Finally, Nash had to find Pierce again, asking him to slow down the pace and force a one-on-one challenge against Anthony. Then Pierce made a mid-range shot and stabilized the situation for the team!
But everyone on the Suns, and even the Knicks, knows that it's not impossible to let Pierce play so slowly, but you have to let him play like this at a certain moment or during a critical period, no problem!

But if your Suns team relies on Pierce alone throughout the game, and just slowly fights one by one?

Then their hope of winning is really slim!

Even in the last game when Pierce exploded and scored high points, the Suns actually played completely on the run! Many of Pierce's goals were scored in transition, and many of them were scored as soon as he caught the ball.

But tonight, because of Lin Tian's switching defense, the Suns' delusion of wanting to consume Lin Tian broke through their rationality. They fell into the Knicks' trap and started a positional war!
And now, when they have realized and understood what the Knicks are going to do, they have to step into the same trap again.

The difference is, the first quarter was a conspiracy, and the Suns didn’t see it.

And this time, it was an open conspiracy without any disguise!

The Suns had no choice but to choose suspended death penalty over death penalty.

Time in the second quarter passed quickly. The Knicks' offense was as crazy as a tide, pouring into the Suns' position wave after wave.

Lin Tian was the number one spearhead in this wave of offense. In the second quarter alone, Lin Tian scored 27 points like crazy. In the first half of the game he had already scored an incredible 39 points!

Under Lin Tian's leadership, the Knicks scored 45 points in this quarter. In the first half of the game, they scored 80 points!
The Suns' defense was completely broken!
As for the Suns, they had scored 49 points at the end of the first half.

In this day and age, 49 points in a half is not a lot, but it is definitely not a small amount. Some teams don’t even have 3 points after three quarters!
But if it's a team like the Suns that attacks hard, 49 points in the first half is just a passing tie.

At the same time, and more importantly, they scored 49 points and were 31 points behind the Knicks at halftime!
The good news is that the 40-point goal that Lin Tian just set was not achieved, as the Knicks were not able to be that tough after all.

Another good news is that the Suns were able to "only" fall behind by 31 points because the team finally found their touch in the last 2 minutes of the first half. Marion, Jones and Nash each hit a 3-pointer, helping the team to barely escape from a situation where they were about to fall behind by 40 points.

They entered the second half with a 31-point deficit.

The bad news is that although they have regained their touch, the team is already 31 points behind.

The child died and the milk came.

It’s too late.

In the second half of the game, the Knicks, who had a huge 31-point advantage, inevitably relaxed. They relaxed from top to bottom. They were no longer defending so fiercely, and some rather low-level mistakes and overly casual shots began to appear on the offensive end.

After the halftime break, the Suns players were obviously unwilling to surrender, and even more unwilling to lose so badly in front of their home fans. In addition, the team stabilized their mentality and determined their playing style during the halftime break.

As soon as the third quarter started, the Suns showed their fierce offensive ability!

In the first 5 minutes of the third quarter, they launched a 15:6 offensive wave, narrowing the gap to 22 points!
Then Nash went crazy again, making a 3-pointer on each side of the arc, narrowing the gap to within 20 points, and it was about to be narrowed to 15 points!

Once the difference between the two sides is less than 15 points, the situation of the game will be completely different!
"Hold on! We'll play steadily, defend their attack, and continue to narrow the score!" After making two consecutive three-pointers, Nash became completely excited. He clapped his hands heavily and cheered on his teammates.

But before he finished slapping, he suddenly felt an enormous force coming towards him. Caught off guard, Nash couldn't help but grab it with his hands, and then he heard two sounds. "Beep!"

"Shh!"

Two consecutive sounds rang out at the same time. Needless to say, Nash was able to react to what had just happened.

Just as he turned back to encourage his teammates, Lin Tian rushed to the front court at a high speed and collided with him. Then, when he lost his balance and couldn't help but grab with his hands, Lin Tian took the opportunity to attack.

Not only did he score, but he also caused Nash to foul!
What made Nash even more annoyed was that he looked down and found that he and Lin Tian were both standing outside the three-point line!
This is still a 3+1!

"Want to catch up?" Lin Tian shook his shoulders contemptuously and said to Nash arrogantly: "Don't dream!"

As he spoke, Lin Tian quickly walked towards the free throw line.

"Shh!"

After another crisp sound, the gap between the two sides widened to 20 points again!
Then, in the first half of the third quarter, Lin Tian, ​​who was still thinking about assisting his teammates, cultivating his teammates' touch, and showing off some fancy passes, which resulted in two turnovers, entered the scoring mode again!

After this 3+1, Lin Tian first started a full-court pressuring mode on Nash, and then he used back-to-the-basket shots to get to the basket, either scoring directly, causing a foul, or making a 2+1!

Then, when the Suns had to shrink their defense to defend his breakthrough and back-to-the-basket, Lin Tian imitated Nash just now, scoring two consecutive three-pointers, one from the left and one from the right!
In less than 5 minutes, Lin Tian scored 3 points in a row, including the 1+21!
Under Lin Tian’s madness, the gap between the two sides once again reached 28 points!
These two three-pointers and the gap that once again approached 3 points forced D'Antoni to call a timeout.

"Incredible! Incredible!" Payton kept shaking his head after Lin Tian's two consecutive 3-pointers: "Lin's performance is really..."

"It's completely within people's expectations!" Barkley once again interrupted directly: "Anyone who knows Lin will know what he is capable of and how terrifying he is. Anyone who has watched Lin's games will know that he almost never disappoints people!"

"The finals!" This time it was Miller who interrupted. He took advantage of Barkley's breath and quickly said, "In the finals..."

"The closer it gets to the finals, the crazier Lin's performance will be!" Barkley was not polite to these guys at all.

You want to isolate me? You want to not talk to me? Hey, let's see who is afraid of who!

"The more crucial and important the game, the more difficult and unforgivable the game, the more stable Lin will be! If the score is 3:0 or 2:0, Lin may play averagely."

"But at this critical moment that can change the course of the entire series, Lin will only become more courageous and defeat everyone! He is unbeatable!"

"If you like Lin so much, why don't you just let him be your dad?" Payton finally couldn't help it and retorted to Barkley: "Besides licking the soles of Lin's shoes, what else can you do?"

"But the Suns will definitely fight back, and they will continue their pursuit mode! After all, with their scoring and shooting abilities, they have the ability to make up for the 28-point gap!" Barkley didn't even look at Payton and completely ignored his provocation.

Come on, let’s hurt each other to the end!
On the court, D'Antoni replaced Barbosa with Jones. He chose to improve the team's breakthrough and independent offensive capabilities at this time to counter Lin Tian's crazy personal offense.

D'Antoni didn't add anything to the team's defense, and he didn't have much to add.

The only thing he could do was to let Nash and Barbosa double-team Lin Tian!

Yes, double-team directly!
One person? It's impossible to defend against it. It's really impossible to defend against it!
With only 2 minutes left in the third quarter, Lin Tian had already scored 60 points!

If he were allowed to play alone and continue bombarding like this, D'Antoni had no doubt that Lin Tian could score another 2 points in 10 minutes. In 2 minutes, he could bring his score in the first three quarters to 70 points!
So even though he knew that Lin Tian was the best passer in the league and the one who was least afraid of double-teaming, D'Antoni had no choice.

No matter how many points others score, they can never be more terrifying than Lin Tian.

There is still nothing wrong with D'Antoni's logic.

No matter how many points other players on the Knicks score, they can't break any NBA record, right?

But if Lin Tian continues to go crazy, he might really score 100 points in a single game in the finals.

Even D'Antoni can't afford to lose this guy!
Of course, what D'Antoni didn't know was that even though the game was not over yet, Lin Tian had already scored 50+ in three consecutive games. This was the first time in NBA history that someone had achieved such a miracle!

Only the Suns' defense could enable Lin Tian to perform so wildly!

Any other team with a slightly better defense would not allow Lin Tian to score so recklessly!

And obviously, Lin Tian’s performance tonight is not over yet!
After returning from the timeout, facing the double-team of the Suns, Lin Tian was calm and composed. He passed the ball continuously, allowing the team to hit another 2 shots in the last 3 minutes.

The Suns' offense was only slightly better because they controlled the first attack after the timeout and the last attack before the end of the third quarter, so they had one more offensive opportunity and scored 4 goals and got 8 points during this period!
At the end of the third quarter, the gap between the two sides was narrowed to 25 points.

115: 90!

The Suns were crazy enough in this quarter. They scored 41 points in a single quarter. However, facing Lin Tian's terrifying firepower that could be turned on at any time and the huge score difference, they tried their best in this quarter and only recovered 6 points.

With a gap of 25 points left, this efficiency in catching up is not worth mentioning at all!
In the fourth quarter, Nelson did not intend to beat the Suns too badly.

As soon as the game started, he asked Lin Tian, ​​Anthony and Stoudemire to rest and replaced them with a group of substitute players to continue competing against the Suns.

If the opponent's coach has some self-awareness, it would be time to call it a day and replace the players with substitutes, turning the entire fourth quarter into garbage time.

Because the meaning of Nelson's action is too obvious: I won't let my top star player who scored 3 points in 60 quarters play. If you still don't give up and keep sending my main players to chase points, then that would be a bit immature, little brother!

But obviously, D'Antoni has no sense of worldly wisdom or knowing when to stop.

Of course, it is also possible that he has it, but now is the finals, he doesn't want to give up and surrender.

You have to hold on to the end!

But no matter what D'Antoni was thinking, he did not make any substitutions for his main players. Instead, he continued to let his four starters plus Barbosa play and continue to chase points!

This full main lineup facing the Knicks' bench lineup can naturally easily create another offensive climax, allowing the Suns to quickly catch up with the score.

But the Suns team who refused to give up and continued to chase points, their fate tonight had already been determined. The only thing their persistence in not giving up brought them was a new record.

A record belonging to Lin Tian!
With 6 minutes left in the fourth quarter, after the Suns' crazy pursuit of points, the score between the two sides had reached 125:110!

The Suns, once again, narrowed the gap to 15 points!
Then?

Then old Nelson called a timeout and made some arrangements.

When the timeout ended, Anthony, Stoudemire and Lin Tian once again stepped onto the court!

Since you Phoenix people don't know what's good for you, then we can only harvest you! (End of this chapter)