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The reporters were feeling comfortable at this moment, so comfortable that some of them even forgot to loosen their clenched fists.

No matter what happens in the next game, no matter whether Lin Tian’s words are false or insincere, the reporters are satisfied anyway because he said it.

Next, everyone felt embarrassed to embarrass him. He gave us face, so we should return the favor, right?
The main point is to be particular!
The following press conference was simple, quick, harmonious and happy.

Everyone asked routine questions, Lin Tian gave routine answers, and occasionally let out some good-natured laughter, and then the press conference ended quickly.

Simply put, after the first two fiery questions, the rest of the press conference was just one word: water!

Well, as for why Lin Tian went against his usual practice of giving people face?

Of course it’s not because of respect for the Suns and Nash. This guy has never respected anyone.

It’s not because of a change of heart or a desire to be a good person.

He did this for one reason.

Old Nelson sent him a message.

"We're already in the car. We'll give you 15 minutes. If you can't make it, take a taxi yourself!"

Just this simple text message was enough for Lin Tian to put aside his competitive spirit, answer the questions honestly, then quickly end the press conference and rush over to meet up with the team.

Brothers, we must be together!
Not one can be missing.

This is why the Knicks can become the league's dominant team.

Unite!

This evening is an important moment to continue the unity! Even the head coach has gone, can Lin Tian fall behind?
Of course not!

Of course, no one cared about what happened that night.

No one cares where the Knicks players went, who they were with, or what they did.

So, time flies.

……

There is a full two days between the fourth and fifth games of the finals. When the league designed the schedule, it hoped that the two teams in the finals could use this time to have a good rest, summarize and analyze, and play at the highest level in the possible decisive battle!
This is actually the reason why old Nelson dares to take people out for fun.

If there is only one day of rest, no matter how crazy the old man is, it is impossible for him to take the players out to have fun at this time.

But for two days, it's completely different.

One day is used to recover from a hangover, the second day is used to watch game videos and do shooting training to keep in shape, and the third day is used to arrange tactics, do shooting training and warm-up, and prepare for the evening game.

Work together!
Generally speaking, considering the age and condition of the main players of the Knicks, except for the "old man" Lin Tian who may need a few more days to recover, the other young players will not even show any hangover symptoms.

Being young and strong with abundant energy, doesn’t that mean they have amazing recovery abilities?
In this game that could be the final battle of the series, neither coach changed their starting players, and the previous 10 players still took to the court.

"There is no need to make a substitution for Old Nelson. They are leading 3:1 and are in a great situation. For them, the best way to win is to maintain the current situation!" Kenny began his analysis as usual before the game started.

"But this can be considered as standing still in a sense! In fact, I think that if we bring out some surprise troops and some unexpected formations at this time, we can catch the Suns off guard!" As agreed before, Payton started to find fault!
"The more advantageous the team is, the more room for error there is! At this time, if Nelson uses some new rotations that he has never used before, there is a high probability that it will work wonders! After all, D'Antoni on the other side is not the type with excellent on-the-spot adaptability."

"More importantly, if Barnes is removed from the Knicks' starting lineup, the remaining four have been working together for three years. Their routines, playing styles, and habits have long been studied thoroughly! At this time, facing the Suns who are fighting desperately, they are likely to suffer because of their unwillingness to change!"

"Bullshit, you're unwilling to change and suffer a loss!" Barkley didn't even think about it, and he just opened his mouth and spit: "Can the Suns change? Can the Suns play anything new tonight? They only have 7 people rotating, what can they do?"

"Come on, the three of you, just say whatever you want, use your imagination, and then tell me loudly: How will the Suns change, how will the Suns study the Knicks, and how will the Suns target the Knicks' weaknesses?"

Quiet, silent, and dull.

Barkley was furious, but what he said was true. With the Suns and D'Antoni's behavior, they couldn't change a damn thing in this game! They only had so many people, and everyone played in a fixed way.

With such a small number of people, what tricks and targeted tactics can they come up with?
D'Antoni has been conservative for three seasons since he took office. Do you think he can suddenly have a flash of inspiration and come up with something new when he is in desperate situation in the finals?

Who believes it!
In short, although Barkley spoke in an unpleasant tone and aggressively, the others were unable to refute him and all chose to remain silent.

In the end, Payton was the most vicious. His words made Barkley stare for a long time, not knowing what to say.

"You Phoenix traitor! Not only did you fail to lead them to the championship, but now you are cursing them for not winning this year's championship? You are an ungrateful bastard! Do you still remember how Phoenix fans loved you back then? Do you remember how they worshipped you like a god?"

"You don't remember! Because you're a shameless bastard!"

What Payton said is quite shameless!
Shameless to the point that if Lin Tian heard it, he would have to give this guy a thumbs up. Why didn't I realize before that you are so good at scolding people? Why didn't you use such sharp and shameless words when you were scolding me?

Payton: At that time, it was mainly because I was young and had not accumulated enough experience. Now that I have seen more, I can curse more shamelessly.

At this moment, the TNT studio fell into silence again. Kenny was trying to hold back his laughter, while Payton looked like a winner.

Barkley?
This guy's mood at this moment is very similar to when he had an argument with his girlfriend in high school, and his girlfriend suddenly scolded him, "The cockroach you stepped on to death when you were three years old was my cockroach. I will never forgive you in my life!"

baffling!

Now when you criticize others, you don't even use basic logic, right?
Payton: But I'm telling the truth!

Barkley: It hurts me because it's the truth!
Backstage at TNT, people from all walks of life were looking at the data displayed on the screen, and they didn't understand!

Logically speaking, the live broadcast of this game has been going on for less than 10 minutes, and it has been awkward twice. If it were a live broadcast accident of this level in the past, someone would have to leave and take the blame.

But this time...

The ratings are surprisingly high!
There were even impatient fans who called the hotline to express their excitement for tonight’s show!
Damn it, where is the energy?

A few retired old men just quarrel with each other and expose each other's shortcomings, and that's all they have to do?
So if we get Jordan or Olajuwon to expose their shortcomings together, wouldn't it be more exciting?

hiss……

You know what, it seems like there might be some work to do!

Several senior executives of TNT are really tempted at this moment.

This thing can be done!

Fortunately, the game on the court had continued at this time.

All the teams put aside their own little schemes and turned their attention back to the game.

"Snapped!"

This time, it was finally Martin's turn to get the first wave of ball possession for the team.

Nicknamed "The Beast", Martin is known for his explosive physical fitness and aggressive play, but his performance in this series was not satisfactory. Not only was he completely suppressed by Okur, but his various statistics also declined significantly compared to the previous series. To put it bluntly, he was completely blown away by Okur in this series.

But at the start of tonight, this guy showed a different attitude and state.

After successfully jumping the ball, he immediately ran down the court, and then came to the frontcourt to perform a pick-and-roll with Nash. This time his pick-and-roll movement was quite large, and at the same time, without his feet standing firmly, he raised his hand to pull Lin Tian.

The main focus is on mobile screen and pulling to block.

If he uses this kind of pick-and-roll, then unless Lin Tian also uses UFC moves on him, there’s no way he’ll be able to squeeze past him!

But the referee didn't blow the whistle for such an obvious foul!
Nash would never waste the opportunity that his teammates had to commit fouls to get him. He dribbled quickly into the inside, then faced Okur and made an exaggerated jump shot!

"Swish!" After a crisp sound, Nash used his signature move to take the lead in this game!

It also shows the Suns' morale and determination!

Although the Knicks were able to score the ball afterwards, it was obvious that the Suns were more determined!
They changed their past style of work that was criticized as the 'gentleman's team', the 'cleanliness team' and 'too clean'. All the members turned into bulldogs and started biting each other like crazy!

Martin and Marion's movements are bigger and more reckless when they set pick-and-rolls. They move almost every time they set a screen, pulling and dragging. If they choose to go down, they must be quite fierce and determined!

Don't hesitate, don't be afraid, throw yourself into the air, and then look for confrontation and the basket.

This is how all the Suns players attacked tonight!

Even Nash, who is usually calm and elegant, seemed a little blood-thirsty. He kept going to the mid-range, and then used his backward jump shot with a more exaggerated angle than usual to put the ball into the basket again and again!

Pierce has changed his previous style of hesitating and gesturing for a long time before finding the rhythm to shoot after getting the ball. Tonight, Pierce played decisively and quickly. The triple threat after receiving the ball almost disappeared. This guy will launch an attack immediately after getting the ball.

Either shoot directly or quickly break into the basket, play decisively and resolutely!

The changes in the Suns' offense are visible to the naked eye!
Of course, their changes are basically all concentrated on the offensive end.

Defensively, there really wasn't much they could do.

Nash and Jones are two completely leaky backcourt players, Pierce is a fat guy with average lateral speed who can't defend all the speed forwards, and Martin and Marion are two athletic inside players with insufficient height...

It would be strange if the Suns' defense could be good.

There are some things that cannot be changed no matter how hard you try!

For example, when facing the Knicks, even though the Suns played so frantically and hard, even though they had tried their best and exerted 120% of their energy, they were still unable to completely gain the upper hand.

Facing the Knicks led by Lin Tian, ​​after fighting so hard, the only thing they could do was to keep the score close.

33: 31!

69: 65!

101: 100!

After three quarters, the Suns were still trailing by 1 point!
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Lin Tian, ​​who had not rested in the entire second half, broke out again. He made inside and outside shots, scored 8 points in a row, and led the team to an 8:2 offensive climax. Not only did he bring his score to 45 points again, but he also expanded his lead to 9 points in one fell swoop!
Thanks to Lin Tian's sudden outburst, the Knicks took the initiative again and maintained their advantage in the score.

Until the last 3 minutes of the game, the Knicks still relied on Lin Tian's crazy wave to maintain a 7-point lead.

At this point in the game, players on both sides were actually quite tired.

Especially the players of the Suns, Nash, Pierce and Marion all played the full 45 minutes of the game tonight, and judging from the current situation, it is almost 100% certain that these three will play the full 48 minutes tonight!

D'Antoni's style of screwing over the main players was brought to its extreme in this game!
But these three really did not disappoint him and the Suns fans tonight!

All three of them put in a very nice performance!
纳什33分21次助攻，皮尔斯37分11篮板，马里昂30分21个篮板！
All three players scored double-doubles, while Nash and Marion both scored 30+20.

Throughout the history of the NBA, it is the first time that three people have played for such a long time at the same time and achieved such data. But even though these three people performed so well, the Knicks still controlled the initiative of the game!

And when the game entered the last three minutes, the Suns finally showed something they had never shown before.

D'Antoni first replaced Barbosa, but he did not take Jones as usual, but replaced Martin!
D'Antoni played a super small lineup.

Marion plays the five position and Pierce plays the four position!
Faced with this sudden small lineup, old Nelson's reaction was a little slow.

After the Suns came up with this lineup, they used another trick they had never used before.

Nash and Pierce's pick-and-roll!
The two began to perform pick-and-roll in the high post. After the first pick-and-roll, Nash attacked the Knicks' power forward Stoudemire. Facing Stoudemire, who had almost the worst defensive ability in the game, Nash was extremely confident and made continuous changes of direction, then stepped back to create distance and shot a 3-pointer!
After the ball went in, the Suns narrowed the gap to 4 points!
Then Lin Tian of the Knicks broke into the paint and scored 2 points, getting his 50th point of the night.

But then the Suns repeated the same trick, with another double pick-and-roll between Nash and Pierce. Because these two have the league's top offensive abilities, the Knicks didn't dare to let go of either of them and could only quickly switch defense once again.

This time Nash passed the ball quickly to Pierce who was standing outside the three-point line.

After Pierce got the ball, he completely ignored Lin Tian who was rushing towards him, and shot directly for a 3-pointer!
"Snapped!"

Lin Tian could hear the subtle sound and could also feel the basketball touching his fingers. The curvature and flight angle of the basketball obviously changed because of Lin Tian's slight block.

"Rebound!"

Lin Tian quickly turned around, shouted, and was about to observe the situation and then run as fast as he could, but the basketball he blocked actually hit the basket right in the middle!

"You guys are really good at dribbling!"

Lin Tian shook his head helplessly, muttered something to Pierce, then took the ball and started to move forward leisurely.

There were only 2 minutes left in the game, and the gap between the two sides had been narrowed to only 3 points in the blink of an eye!
"Luck is also part of strength!" Pierce panted heavily. He didn't rest for even a second tonight and was really exhausted at this moment.

Of course, Nash is as tired as Pierce!

Of course Lin Tian would not miss this opportunity. After he came to the frontcourt, he did not give Nash any chance to adjust or breathe, and he accelerated the breakthrough immediately!
Nash obviously didn't expect that Lin Tian would play so fast and so urgently when the Knicks were still leading. In this situation, shouldn't he waste time and then play steadily?

Lin Tian: What's so stable about it! Scoring a goal is the most important thing!
Lin Tian's attack was so sudden that Nash was completely unable to react. He could only turn around and watch Lin Tian stop again and take his signature quick stop jump shot!

"Shh!"

The gap between the two sides is still 5 points!
In more than a minute, both sides scored another goal, maintaining a 1-point gap.

Until there were only 35 seconds left in the game, the Suns broke the Knicks' defense with another Nash-Pierce pick-and-roll. This time, Nash got to the mid-range and successfully collided with Stoudemire when he jumped up to shoot, causing him to foul!
Nash, who has a free throw rate of over 90%, certainly would not let this opportunity miss. He easily made the free throw and once again narrowed the gap to 2 points!
The Knicks suddenly lost their momentum at this time!

Lin Tian was double-teamed when he was advancing. When he jumped up to pass the ball, the force of his pass was a little too strong. Anthony was not in a good position to block the ball, so Marion rushed out from behind and stole the ball!
Then Marion passed the ball to Nash, and Nash immediately found Barbosa on the other side. The Brazilian flashed across the court after receiving the ball, and in a flash he had already rushed to the basket, pushed aside Barnes who came to assist in defense, and forced the ball into the goal!

137: 137!

The two sides are tied! (End of this chapter)