NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

"Incredible!" Barkley recited this line for the nth time tonight. Needless to say, he was once again impressed by Lin Tian's performance!

"Let's look at the data. Since Lin returned to the court, starting from 70:65, the Knicks scored a total of 15 points in the game after this quarter! Lin did not score a single point, and all the points came from his teammates."

"But every single one of these shots, every single one! They were all assisted by Lin! From Nate's dunk, Okur's 3-pointer, Hill's aerial relay, Ariza's 3-pointer, and of course Okur's -pointer." Kenny took a look at the data in his hand and began to analyze.

"Except for Lin, the other four players on the Knicks almost always hit the target, and all the goals came from Lin's assists! What is vision? What is control ability? What is the top point guard?"

"I think Lin Yong's performance tonight is enough to explain everything! He is the best point guard in history since the birth of this position, since basketball was divided into five positions! He is so strong and so terrifying!"

"Before Lin, who could have imagined that the game could be played like this? Who could have imagined that someone could play so freely in the finals? Crazy offense in the first quarter, crazy passing in the second quarter! Lin used his unparalleled skills in these two quarters to give everyone a perfect experience!"

"And what's even more amazing," Miller also said, "is that no matter whether Lin chooses to pass the ball or attack himself, the team can always gain the upper hand in the madness at the end of the quarter! No matter what he does, no matter what he does, he must be helping the team!"

"Let's take a look at the data of both sides." Payton was afraid that these bastards would suddenly get excited when praising Lin Tian and drag himself into the comparison.

Well, it can't be called a comparison, it should be called humiliation! He couldn't give these bastards any chance, couldn't give them any chance to humiliate himself, so Payton decided to skip the part of analyzing the trend of the game and enter the part of studying the player data.

"Steve Nash's performance in the first half was perfect! He scored consecutive points at the end of the first quarter, and during the time when Lin and Pierce were absent, he also led the team to a climax and once overtook the score!"

"He has already got a big double-double of 17 points and 14 assists! And Nash once again successfully controlled his turnovers tonight. While delivering 14 assists, he only had 2 turnovers!"

"The highest scorer for the Suns was Pierce, who successfully challenged Lin Tian in the middle of the second quarter and Ariza in the end of the second quarter! He has scored 23 points and 5 rebounds tonight! The performance of the two stars of the Suns tonight was as stable and impeccable as ever!"

“另外，马里昂拿下11分7篮板2助攻2抢断2盖帽的超全能数据！马丁10分4篮板的表现也一样相当不俗！太阳队半场就能有4人得分上双，他们今晚的火力，绝对是被他们发挥到登峰造极的地步了！”

"But they are still 5 points behind! Why?"

“当你对手之中的头号球星半场比赛就拿下25分15次助攻8篮板4抢断1盖帽的时侯，你半场落后5分，那都是少的了！”

Yes, what Payton was talking about was Lin Tian!

"This guy scored 25+15+8 in the first half, a near triple-double! Considering that he took a short break in the second quarter due to an accident and that he is always more aggressive and fierce in the second half than in the first half, it is still unknown what kind of data and terrifying performance he can put up tonight!"

"In addition to Lin, Stoudemire and Anthony combined to score 29 points, and Okur also scored 10 points. The Knicks and the Suns had four players scoring in double digits!"

"But the biggest difference between the two teams is that only six players on the Suns scored points. On the Knicks side, nine players scored points and contributed to the team in the first half!"

"At least in terms of depth and bench strength, the Knicks absolutely crushed the Suns! But this is a problem with the head coach, and the players really have no choice but to accept it."

"The best news for the Suns right now is that the series has reached this point. The players can always hold on if they grit their teeth and there will be no physical collapse."

“I think, after both sides have recovered their strength and the game starts, we will definitely be able to continue to enjoy more exciting games!”

Payton was very proud of himself as he spoke. He felt that he was so awesome!
Just downplay it, change the subject, and simply resolve the crisis! Don't let these idiots have a chance to bring the topic back to you!

But obviously, Payton overestimated himself and underestimated the three old hands next door.

"Gary, who do you think is better at defense, you or Lin?" Barkley took the lead in asking a seemingly harmless question.

"We each have our own strengths! I think both of us have won the Defensive Player of the Year award, and our defensive abilities are comparable! Of course, I admit it! I can't defend him, and the gap between me and him on offense is even greater, and I never deny that!"

Payton answered while showing his insight and rich experience.

Hehe, you want to set a trap for me?

dream!

There's no way I'll be fooled!

"Then Steve Nash is better than you! Lin can't defend him, and Nash scored 17+14 in such a short time! How many times have you scored 17+14 in your life after playing a full game?"

"I feel like if you were in your prime and went up against Steve, you would definitely get beaten!" Barkley chuckled, meaning, little bro, you've been fooled!
What we are waiting for is not your offensive level!

What we guys are waiting for is your words, 'My defense is almost the same as Lin'!
It’s similar to Lin, that is, like Lin Tian, ​​he can’t really restrict Nash!

That means he is not as good as Nash!

"Charles, it's inappropriate for you to compare like this! Steve is the MVP, he has won the MVP." Miller immediately said sarcastically, "But is Gary the MVP? He is not! So he should not be compared with Steve! I think he is more suitable to be compared with Parker of the Celtics or Baron Davis of the Hornets."

“They are the best!”

"I think Paul from the Warriors will definitely have a better future than Payton! He's also good at defense. Although he's small, he's very fierce and quite dirty. I'm very optimistic about him." Kenny didn't even give Payton a chance to fight back and immediately joined in.

"What about Deron and Felton? Are they worse than Paul?" Miller spread his hands, indicating that he had to say a few words to his younger brothers.

"If we rank the best point guards in NBA history, Lin and Magic Johnson are definitely the top two, followed by Isaiah and Oscar Robertson."

"Don't forget Trevor Frazier! He won two championships!" Barkley answered impatiently.

"Bob Cousy also deserves a top five spot. If West is considered a point guard, then these five guys are definitely in the top five!"

Miller frowned and said, "Steve Nash has won the MVP, doesn't he deserve to be in the top five?"

Kenny shrugged his shoulders: "But he doesn't have a championship! If you don't have a championship, you are not qualified to be included in the discussion of the top five! This is a hard indicator!"

"You mean you should be ranked in the top five? Mr. Champion?" Barkley followed with sarcasm!

In the next three minutes, seven or eight names popped out of the mouths of these three guys. In the end, even Barkley began to lend money to Paul and Deron, saying that these two guys will become great in the future!
From beginning to end, Payton's name was not even mentioned!
But Payton endured it.

He knew that if he didn't join in, these three bastards would get tired and bored sooner or later and stop this stupid discussion, but what if he joined in?
Hehe, then just prepare to be annoyed to death by these three bastards!
But in the end, Miller was the one who was the most sarcastic and infuriating. Seeing that Payton didn't say a word, he suddenly said, "Okay, the top ten is almost there. Now there is only one spot left. Should we choose John Stockton or dear Gary?"

Barkley immediately understood what Miller meant and said with a sly smile, "They are both equally good! I suggest that they be ranked tenth! There are 11 top ten point guards in history, this is quite reasonable!"

"Your grandmother's legs!"

"I'm not on the same level as that bastard Stockton! I'm not on the same level as him! Your grandmother is on the same level as him!" Payton's defense broke! When he heard that he was on the same level as Stockton, Payton immediately broke his defense!
He could tolerate the fact that he was not as good as Hardaway and Kidd, and he could even tolerate Barkley and others saying that Paul would definitely be better than him in ten years.

But Payton couldn't stand this!

What decent person can tolerate others comparing him to Stockton?
The ancestors would be so angry that they would crawl out of their graves and slap Payton twice.

Disgraceful to the family tradition!

Seeing that Payton finally broke through the defense, the other three were completely satisfied. While laughing, they continued to analyze who was stronger between Payton and Stockton.

"Why hasn't the fourth quarter started yet? Is there a power outage? When can I watch the fourth quarter of the game?" Payton was completely furious at this moment!

He even forgot which quarter it was.

Of course, this is not Payton's fault.

77: 82!

If you ask 10 people to guess based on this score, 8 will think the third quarter is over, and the remaining two will think the game is over.

It's no big deal if Payton made a small mistake in his anger.

"You fell asleep Gary?"

"Did Stockton kick you in the head?"

“斯托克顿排第十吧！你一个连1、2、3、4都数不清的人，不配排在前十，你第11好了。”

The three men scolded Payton again, and he almost couldn't open his eyes.

There's nothing you can do about it. In the NBA, there are always a few topics about every position that you can't even mention.

As for the taboo topics in the other four positions...

I haven’t thought about it yet, I don’t know.

But this is definitely one of the taboos at the point guard position.

No one wants to be compared to Stockton!
The fans really enjoyed watching the four guys' mutual teasing and jostling during the few minutes of halftime. They even felt that they hadn't seen enough before the halftime break was over!

And the best news for Payton is: since he doesn’t want to watch the third quarter, then don’t watch it!

107: 112!

In the third quarter, the firepower of both sides slowed down a little. Both sides scored 30 points in this quarter, which was considered a tie!
The gap between the two sides is still 5 points!
It is worth mentioning that the core players of both sides almost played the entire quarter!
Especially on the Suns side, Nash and Marion played the full 36 minutes, and Pierce only took a short break when he went to take a shit. Looking at D'Antoni's expression, these three won't have even a minute of rest tonight!

As for the Knicks, although their playing time is much healthier, with 11 players already on the court and 10 of them scoring points, their playing time is balanced only relative to the Suns!

Among the five starters, except Barnes, the remaining four have played for more than 4 minutes. If nothing unexpected happens, these four will most likely have to play the final 30 minutes, so there will be at least 12 or 40 players on both sides who have played for more than 6 minutes tonight!
It is easy to tell from the playing time that even old Nelson was relatively conservative tonight and he did not allow his madness and willfulness to continue.

And everyone can see that at this point in tonight's game, it is almost becoming the ultimate competition of willpower and physical strength!

Whoever has better physical fitness, whoever can persist longer, whoever has more and more sufficient physical reserves, and whoever can raise his spirits again in the fourth quarter, will be the winner tonight!
As Lin Tian stood at the baseline and received the pass from Anthony, the fourth quarter began!

There is no need to say much about the Suns, D'Antoni has already brought out his strongest lineup early on!
Martin, Marion, Pierce, Barbosa and Nash!

This lineup is almost the finishing lineup they use in 95% of their games!
At this time, D'Antoni took these five people, which once again proved one thing: he would not make substitutions unless there was a foul problem or injury in the fourth quarter!
The Knicks are in a similar situation!
Old Nelson used four starters, and then replaced Barnes with Hill to form his starting lineup for tonight!
By bringing Hill on board at this time, Nelson obviously hopes that Hill can use his experience and skills to help the team!

Moreover, old Nelson directly gave the important task of defending Pierce to Hill!
He believes that at this stage, the person who can best defend Pierce should be Hill!
No matter how little he pays attention to defense, old Nelson still chooses a veteran with better defensive ability and court experience at this time!

At this point in the game, there is really no room for error! Even old Nelson would not choose to be willful again!

As soon as the fourth quarter started, Hill showed how he was better than Barnes!

Lin Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball and started a pick-and-roll with Stoudemire as usual. After the two quickly separated at the top of the arc, Stoudemire quickly cut to the inside, while Lin Tian suddenly took a step back!
This retreat scared Barbosa, and he rushed forward to block, worried that Lin Tian would directly shoot a three-pointer. But just as he moved forward, Lin Tian suddenly bent over and accelerated, turning into Chinese lightning, and passed by Barbosa in the blink of an eye!

Marion, who was defending Stoudemire, had no choice but to turn around quickly to defend Lin Tian. Martin had no choice but to let go of O'Neal and block Stoudemire's route for a direct dunk.

Faced with this situation, Lin Tian passed the ball to Hill on the wing quite easily without looking at anyone.

If Barnes got the ball in this position, he would definitely shoot directly.

But compared to Barnes, Hill can do so many more things!
For example, he had already passed the ball as soon as he caught it! He hit the ball with one hand and let the basketball fly towards the basket!
At this time, Marion went to defend Lin Tian, ​​and Martin got in front of Stoudemire and tried to stop Lin Tian from passing the ball to him.

Martin's choice could indeed block Lin Tian's passing route, but when Hill threw the ball from the side, he was really powerless!
Because now it was his turn to be completely trapped by Stoudemire!

Stoudemire easily jumped up, grabbed the basketball, and then slammed the ball into the basket in the air!
"boom!"

On the offensive end, with the addition of Hill, who is experienced and has first-class passing skills and awareness, the Knicks' coordination can be more delicate and smooth!
With him, the team has another top-notch passing point!
With the Suns' defense at that level, Lin Tian and Hill would penetrate it completely in minutes, and it would be more thorough and easier than when Lin Tian was alone!
But fortunately, the Suns' style has always been like this. They have never been able to defend anyone. Their advantage is the same as that of the Knicks: that is, although I can't defend you, as long as I can find a way to make you unable to defend me!

After coming to the frontcourt, Nash found Marion to perform a pick-and-roll with him this time. The two of them also immediately separated after the block. Nash did not do any fancy moves this time, but made a simple ground pass to Marion.

After getting the ball, Marion slammed it hard on the floor, then he jumped to the edge of the 3-second zone and jumped again. He made an ugly one-handed shot that looked like a random throw, and sent the basketball accurately into the basket!
The Suns continue to hold on to the 5-point gap!

They had no intention of giving up! They were determined to catch up with the score!
"The fourth quarter of this game was absolutely great!" Barkley shouted, "Both sides showed their attitudes in the fourth quarter! They both played in their own styles! Now, let's see which side is crazier! Who can better control the game!"

"Will it be a tiebreaker or tonight? The last 10 minutes or so of the game will definitely give us the answer!"

Kenny continued, "These last 10 minutes may be the perfect display of the league's strongest offensive form this season or even this century! Want to see how high the offensive level of today's NBA teams is?"

"Just look at these 10 minutes, it's absolutely correct!" (End of this chapter)