NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

"Incredible 90 seconds!" During the break in the first quarter, Kenny finally couldn't help but exclaimed: "In the last 90 seconds, we saw how strong the scoring ability of the two best passers in the world is!"

"It's incredible! Every shot they made just now was unreasonable! Every decision they made was bad! But they just kept scoring goals, kept scoring goals!"

"These two showed us why they are MVPs with their best skills!"

Barkley said: "But it was such a crazy competition. Even though Nash was in incredible shape and scored three goals in 90 seconds, he was still suppressed by Lin! In the end, it was Lin who made the steal and led the team to successfully overtake the score."

"Nash is great! Nash's pass is great, his touch is great, his sense of rhythm and shooting accuracy are amazing, but he still lost! He still lost to Lin!"

Payton continued, "This 90-second confrontation is likely to cause a drastic change in the situation between the two sides! Not in terms of scores, but psychologically!"

"Although the Knicks are only leading by 2 points, the psychological advantage these 2 points bring to them is absolutely huge! The Suns played so well and perfectly, and Nash gave 150% of his level."

"But what's the result? We are still ahead! This is the psychological advantage!"

"Although it was only 2 points, it was extremely important! Lin's last steal in a 1vs3 situation was even more important! If the Suns were not resilient enough, that one steal would be enough to break the Suns' psychological defense!"

"More importantly," Miller continued, "Lin can play like this in every quarter, he can play like this for the entire game, and he even played like this in this series! So far in this series, how many points has Lin averaged per game?"

“45、54、70、53、52。”

“5场比赛，林打的最平平无奇的一场，轰下了45分11篮板12助攻。他每天晚上都可以维持第一节最后90秒的状态和打法。”

"But what about Nash? Nash is great, he is outstanding, he deserves his MVP, he is the top two point guards and top five players in the league! I believe everyone recognizes this."

"But everyone knows that Nash can maintain the same output as at the end of the first quarter at certain times, but he can't do that for the entire game! He can't do it!"

"So, if Lin continues to play like this, what should Nash do? What should the Suns do? This is the most eye-catching and most anticipated thing in the next game!"

At this time on the court, players from both teams have returned to the court and the second quarter is about to begin. As usual, the Suns took off Jones and Martin and replaced them with Thomas and Barbosa.

Judging from what D'Antoni meant, Marion, Pierce and Nash will definitely play the whole game unless the game loses suspense!

The Suns will still have a 7-man rotation tonight!
The Knicks, or rather old Nelson, showed absolute confidence at this time!

Lin Tianxia went to have a rest!
Veteran Ward replaced Lin Tian, ​​both Stoudemire and Anthony were there, plus there were two excellent substitutes, Smith and Hill, one old and one young. It was quite bold for old Nelson to make a substitution at this time!
"They didn't even play Lin." Barkley was stunned for a moment and said, "Old Nelson is really much braver than D'Antoni!"

"Maybe it was Lin's performance at the end of the first quarter that gave old Nelson confidence?" Miller followed up, "It also gave other Knicks players confidence! Now I think every Knicks player, and even every fan, will believe one thing: as long as Lin is here, we can win!"

Yes, as long as Lin Tian is here, we can win!

Everyone believes this!
At the same time, in addition to absolute trust, the Knicks players have another layer of thinking.

We can’t rely on Lin for everything!

We have dignity too!
For example, Anthony and Stoudemire are both young geniuses. Before entering the NBA, they were well-known super talents in the United States.

When they were 15 years old, they were considered to have the potential to become NBA superstars. They are absolutely confident and they also have their own dignity!
They can recognize Lin Tian as the boss, but that doesn't mean they think they are useless!
They also wanted to lead the team to a climax and widen the score when Lin Tian was not around!

So at the beginning of the second quarter, both of them showed unparalleled confidence and energy!
First, Anthony blocked Pierce's layup in a one-on-one defense, and then Stoudemire played a pick-and-roll with Anthony. Anthony made a ground pass to Stoudemire, assisting him to break into the paint and dunk!
Just this one round scared D'Antoni so much that he quickly made a substitution. He quickly took off Thomas and replaced him with Martin.

This guy is extremely conservative!

Of course, this also has a lot to do with the fact that the Suns really can't afford to lose now and are really on the edge of the cliff.

If the series is 1:0 or the Suns lead 3:2, then D'Antoni...

Well, it will definitely still be a 7-man rotation, but he will at least let Thomas and Barbosa play for a little longer, and he won't let 2-3 players play the whole game.

Nash dribbled to the frontcourt again, and this time he quickly called for a pick-and-roll. After he and Martin blocked the ball, he successfully faced off against Stoudemire!

He wants to attack Stoudemire! He wants to attack the Knicks' most recognized defensive point!
Facing Stoudemire's defense, Nash easily changed direction continuously to find the rhythm, and then when Stoudemire's left leg suddenly took a step forward, he suddenly accelerated, trying to get past Stoudemire.

But this time, Stoudemire gritted his teeth to prove himself. Even though he had been left behind by Nash, he relied on his physical fitness and athletic ability to turn around and chase, and finally caught up with Nash!

"Don't help defend!" Then Stoudemire watched the moment Nash jumped and jumped up with him, shouting at the same time, asking Smith and others who wanted to help defend to keep a close eye on their men!
Everyone knows that the most terrifying thing about Nash is always his elusive passes!
"Snapped!"

Then there was a crisp sound!
Because of Stoudemire's roar, the other Knicks players did not provide help defense, which meant that although they watched Nash make a layup, they did not give him the opportunity to pass the ball to an open teammate.

And Stoudemire, who was behind Nash, accurately caught the opportunity for Nash to shoot after he jumped, and slapped the basketball into the backboard!
Then Stoudemire jumped again, hugged the ball in his arms, and immediately passed it to the veteran Hill.

Hill knew very well that at this time the team's morale was high as they had successfully defended and scored a goal. However, the more morale there was, the easier it would be to make mistakes in a hurry!

If a mistake is made at this time, the momentum of both sides is likely to be reversed.

So he didn't get in a hurry, but stretched out one hand and pressed down, signaling everyone to stay calm. He wanted to score this goal steadily and widen the score difference!

Instead of taking a rash gamble on a low probability opportunity.

"Grant has really matured." Payton couldn't help but say, "If it was him back then, he would have rushed to the front court to complete a slam dunk or pass by now!"

"It's not that he's matured, but that he understands himself better." Miller sighed and said, "He's old! He's also accepted his age. He knows what he can still do now, and what he can't do now."

"Look at Grant this season. He played a total of 71 games in the regular season and the playoffs, which is a rare chance for him to be healthy. But in these 71 games, his average fast break points per game were only 1.3 points, and his average dunks per game were only 0.04."

"Or, he only dunked four times this season."

"In addition, 89% of his points came from assists, 80% from catch-and-shoot, and less than 5% from the 3-second zone. His free throw average dropped to less than 1 per game."

"A complete role player and shooter. Looking at Grant now, who can still associate him with the 'Jordan successor' who was known as having the fastest first step in the league, who could pass 99% of the defenders in one step and then dunk under the basket?"

"Yeah, even I forgot." Kenny suddenly laughed at himself and said, "Even I forgot that Grant was a man who could reach the stars and the moon with just one hand, but now he has returned to the human world."

The entire studio fell into silence once again.

This time it was not out of embarrassment, nor was it to bully anyone, but the four people present were all thinking about their own careers and what the end of their careers would be like.

Which one of them was not a super star who could reach the moon in the sky?
Well, Kenny isn't. But that doesn't matter.

What’s important is that after Hill moved the ball to the frontcourt, he immediately found Anthony who was rushing over, and after quickly completing a hand-to-hand pass with him, he immediately and consciously rushed to the other sideline to create space for Anthony.

Anthony once again faced his old rival Pierce in this round of the series, and he put all his effort into it. After a few tentative steps failed to shake Pierce's center of gravity, he immediately lowered his body and rushed into the inside.

After Anthony reached the mid-range, he suddenly stopped and half-turned with a tremor in his shoulders. Finally, Anthony turned again and leaned back. How could Pierce, who was not good at defense and physical fitness, defend against Anthony's combo? He could only watch Anthony hit a jump shot in front of him!

After Anthony made this shot, the Knicks beat the Suns 4:0 in the second quarter and their lead expanded to 6 points.

Although Barbosa of the Suns found an opportunity to force a layup under the basket and broke the team's scoring drought, it was obvious that the Knicks were also in high spirits at the moment, and one or two goals would not disrupt their rhythm at all.

The Knicks players are also scoring points non-stop!
The two sides once again entered into a tug-of-war!
45: 50!

Four minutes into the second quarter, the Knicks still maintained a 4-point advantage, and then old Nelson knew it was almost time, so he took advantage of a dead ball and called a timeout!

Old Nelson is about to make a move!

"Amare, Melo, you just played the best 4 minutes of the game I've ever played since I met you! Now I'm % sure of one thing, if Lin retires, even if there are only you two on the team, and only you two lead the team, the Knicks will still be one of the best teams in the league!"

"You two are capable of leading the team to championship!"

"I'm very happy and relieved! And Josh, your defensive performances were perfect. You are really becoming more and more mature. Grant and Charlie, I don't need to praise you two, do I? You two know how important you are to this team!"

"What I want to say now is that for the next game, the five people just now can take a break! Go down and rest for a few minutes."

"I'm going to give the Suns a hard time! They like to screw the main players and like to rotate seven players, right? Today we're going to give them something they've never seen before! Lin, Alan, Tewal, Mehmet, Nate, the five of you go in!"

"Run! In the next few minutes, I want all of you to run! Run like crazy! Run with all your might! Run those Suns guys until they vomit, run until they feel sick, run until they despair!"

"With this lineup, I know our inside and outside defense will be a problem. I know our defense will be easily penetrated! But I believe that all of you, like me, don't care about this at all, right? When did we ever rely on defense to play?"

"But! It's okay if you can't defend well! It's okay if you miss people! But you are not allowed to miss rebounds! In the next period of time, you are not allowed to lose a single rebound! I want you to grab every backcourt rebound!"

"If anyone guarding the Suns player grabs even one offensive rebound, I won't listen to excuses or reasons. Come down and watch the game for me. You won't be able to play tonight! Any problem?"

"no problem!"

"Great! Go ahead, dominate the court, and beat the Suns!"

"understand!"

After a unified roar, the Knicks players came on the court one after another and the game continued!
"Am I dazzled or is old Nelson demented?" Barkley was the first to notice that the Knicks were actually doing a five-up-five-down at this time, and asked in disbelief, "What is he doing?"

"I saw Lin was also on the court, so it should be confirmed that old Nelson is not suffering from dementia, otherwise he would not let Lin play." Miller's tone was quite relaxed: "I think this is just another crazy idea of ​​the 'mad scientist'."

"As for whether this madness can help the team? I guess we can only know after the game!"

"Compared to old Nelson's craziness, D'Antoni is really, what the hell can I say about him?" Payton cursed, then shook his head and said, "Too stable! D'Antoni's use of players is really fucking stable. Even my grandmother can guess what he is going to do."

Well, D'Antoni made a substitution during this timeout, letting Jones return to the court to replace Barbosa, which means that the Suns returned to the starting five.

Compared to the Knicks lineup...

It is indeed as Payton said, this lineup is so stable that it makes people curse.

There really is no change!
But no matter whether D'Antoni has changed or not, old Nelson's changes will definitely be one after another.

For example, the Knicks' first attack was not organized by Lin Tian.

Nate Robinson!
The little guy, who was only 175 cm tall, dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, then stretched out his hand and shouted tactics in a serious manner.

Then, Lin Tian suddenly ran towards Nate, and the two of them made a quick pick-and-roll at the top of the arc!

Then Lin Tian immediately ran to one side. Nash and Jones rushed towards Lin Tian without thinking!
At this time, it must be Nate who gave the ball to Lin Tian and let Lin Tian launch the attack! As for the previous part, needless to say, it was just a sleight of hand!

But just when Nash and Jones let go of Lin Tian and ran to the other side, they found that they had been fooled!

The unguarded Nate accelerated directly into the inside!
This time, two players of the Suns team had to defend Lin Tian who had no ball, and Nate was completely left open. If the Suns team wanted to fill this gap, they were destined to create a bigger gap!
For example, Martin had no choice but to step forward to interfere with Nate, and Nate immediately took action when he saw Martin, and just threw the ball into the sky and that was it!

Because Nate knew: if Martin came out, the basket would be empty!
Sure enough, the next moment, Okur, who always prefers to shoot three-pointers, was unguarded. He received the ball on the spot, then made a layup under the basket and put the ball in!

Easy and without confrontation.

"FUXX!" D'Antoni was so angry that he exploded.

It was bad enough that his team was fooled by Lin Tian, ​​but now he was actually fooled by a little potato?

I can't bear it!
"Steve, kill him!" D'Antoni yelled at Nash angrily on the sidelines. This level of defensive mistakes is really demoralizing!
After all, not to mention Lin Tian who has been in great form, the Knicks' Stoudemire and Anthony Anthony are also in great form and can score at any time.

The three players exploded at the same time, which made the Suns try their best.

If you let Nate and Okur have chemistry, then how can we play this game? Just surrender.

"Was this tactic drawn up by old Nelson, or was it a spur-of-the-moment idea of ​​Lin and Nate?" Kenny questioned himself as he looked at Nate and Okur who had just scored a goal and were celebrating excitedly.

"Whether it's old Nelson or Lin, their control over the game, their understanding and analysis of people's hearts and opponents' subconscious reactions, first choices, and inertial thinking are really terrifying!" Payton sighed and shook his head again.

This guy obviously recalled the bad experience of being bullied and humiliated by the two foxes, Lin Tian and Jackson.

It’s unbearable to recall. It’s absolutely unbearable to recall!

After this goal, the gap between the two sides once again reached 7 points!
At this time, Nash once again chose to trust Pierce, who had the strongest point-to-point blasting ability in the team. After coming to the frontcourt, he made a ground pass to the ball, and then quickly pulled away.

"I'll do it!" Just as Ariza was about to rush over to face Pierce, Lin Tian's voice came, and he stood in front of Pierce again. (End of this chapter)