NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

As the timeout ended, Scott made a rather bold change of formation.

He took Chandler and let Al-Farouq Aminu play the 5th position, Wells and Mason played the 3rd and 4th positions respectively, and then took Bobby Jackson and let him and Deron play a double guard formation.

With this lineup, the Hornets' interior defensive ability has declined significantly. Relying only on a rookie like Al-Farouq Aminu, it is not an exaggeration to say that their interior is completely undefended.

At the same time, the team's height was greatly reduced and its rebounding ability was significantly weakened.

But the good thing is that the team can run at full speed, the offensive ability has been significantly improved, and they can try to play against the Knicks.

After all, the five players in the team now are all very good at running!

On the Knicks side, after this timeout, only one player was replaced. Nate went down to rest and Lin Tian returned to play the last 6 minutes of the first half and the closing stage.

"20 points! I know Scott very well. He will definitely change the rotation. He will definitely put up an offensive lineup in an attempt to compete with us on offense!"

"So, 20 points! Before the end of the first half, let's get the lead to 20 points! I want to blow them away! Then, we can rest early in the second half and return to New York early. We can still have Christmas dinner with our family!"

Old Nelson's instructions were simple and direct, so the Knicks players naturally clapped their hands and walked onto the court with full confidence.

Deron took the sideline ball from his teammate, lowered his center of gravity, and then when he was about to dribble, he suddenly felt Lin Tian's suddenly increased defensive intensity.

Because Lin Tian hit him so hard, Deron almost couldn't stand still. He staggered for a while before he regained his footing on the court.

That was because his buddy was strong enough, otherwise, Lin Tian’s sudden attack would have embarrassed Deron on the spot.

Deron, who has a very high basketball IQ, immediately guessed the strategy of Lin Tian and the Knicks. He knew: the next few minutes would probably be the most difficult moment for the Hornets tonight!

Thinking of this, Deron dared not be arrogant anymore. He quickly waved his hand to call for tactics, asking his teammates to move quickly and letting Al-Farra come forward to cover him.

But just as Al-Alian stood firm, one of Lin Tian's feet was suddenly stuck on the side of Al-Alian, and he forced himself between Al-Alian and Deron.

Forced screen! Lin Tian's move directly made the Hornets' cooperation this time useless, and it also greatly compressed Deron's dribbling space, making it impossible for him to continue to attack.

Deron wanted to change direction or retreat to regroup and organize an attack again, but Lin Tian did not give him the chance. Wallace came quickly from the side and formed a double-team defense with Lin Tian!

This sudden double-team made Deron even more embarrassed, but fortunately he was one of the best point guards of the younger generation. At the critical moment, he suddenly jumped up and slammed the ball towards the basket with both hands!
There was Mason running over, ready to catch the ball and dunk at any time.

As long as the basketball can be passed!
But having said this, it is obviously impossible to pass the ball!
It was as if Lin Tian saw all the thoughts in Deron's mind. As Deron jumped up to pass the ball, Lin Tian also jumped up!

He jumped at the same time as Deron, his hands raised high, blocking Deron's passing path with incredible precision. In this situation, it was impossible for Deron to force himself to change his choice.

Firstly, he was unable to react in time, and secondly, he had already tensed his whole body and completed the force. Unless he knew the Wudang Tiyunzong, it would be impossible for him to complete the second force in the air to change the passing route.

"Snapped!"

An extremely loud and crisp sound was heard.

Lin Tian used a posture and action similar to blocking on a volleyball court to perfectly block Deron's ball!

The scene looked as if Deron had specifically passed the ball to Lin Tian!
Lin Tian held the basketball with both hands in the air. After completing the direct interception, he did not land on the ground. Instead, he used all his strength to throw the ball directly to the front court.

"Gerald!"

Following Lin Tian's roar, Wallace accelerated madly, rushing at lightning speed.

He successfully surpassed everyone, grabbed the basketball first, then took off quickly and slammed it with both hands!

"boom!"

After a bang, the Knicks' lead continued to expand!
The Jazz continued to attack, and this time the ball was given to Jackson. Deron went straight to the wing empty-handed, creating complete space for Jackson, indicating that this ball would be the lead attack and call tactics.

"You're scared after just one round?" Lin Tian snorted and said to Deron, "You won't be the best defender in the future if you keep doing this!"

"It's not time yet!" Deron was not in a hurry. His eyes kept spinning, observing the situation on the court.

Then, just as Jackson suddenly accelerated and started to attack, Deron also started to move!
He rushed towards the basket, then turned around after reaching the free throw line and ran in the opposite direction outside the three-point line.

The timing and suddenness of this counter-run were perfect, and even Lin Tian was unable to catch up in the first place.

Deron's agility, speed and awareness are indeed top-notch!

Jackson's pass was just right and accurate to Deron. If he chose to take a direct three-point shot, Lin Tian would not be able to interfere with this shot.

But obviously, this guy was too heavy, and he had already pushed his speed to the limit when he was running back. Although he ran out of space to catch the basketball, he couldn't stand steadily at all, and he staggered forward and almost fell.

It was because Deron had strong body control that he did not make a fool of himself, but when he wanted to throw the ball immediately, it was obvious that his rhythm was wrong.

This guy simply didn't think about shooting, but instead followed the inertia of this move and accelerated towards the inside again!
"Oh!"

But after only one step, Delong ran head-on into Lin Tian who had caught up with him!
The two people collided hard face to face.

Then Lin Tian quickly fell backwards and glided all the way from the edge of the three-point line to the outside of the three-second zone.

The distance he slid this time made people wonder if he had installed some kind of rollers under his body.

So silky!

Everyone could also see that when Lin Tian slid, at least 70% of the strength was added by himself. He was just acting.

But no matter how much he acted, this was definitely an offensive foul!
Lin Tian's positioning and timing were perfect, and his feet were firmly on the floor before the collision occurred, as if he already knew that Deron would not shoot directly but would choose to break through.

"Offensive foul!"

The referee did not hesitate. It was such an obvious foul, they did not need to hesitate at all and just made the call.

"Deron, you can just shoot next time. I can't catch up." Lin Tian stood up quickly from the floor and asked for the ball again to start advancing. He looked at Deron and said easily, "If you don't shoot when you have an open position, isn't that stupid?"

Do you think I don’t want to vote?
Deron ignored Lin Tian. He knew very well: if he had forced the shot just now, let alone hit it, he would have been lucky if he didn't make the 3-pointer. If he couldn't control his body balance, it would be impossible for him to shoot stably!

More importantly, he didn't expect that Lin Tian would not rush up, but choose to commit an offensive foul.

If he knew that Lin Tian was standing still, he would have to adjust himself no matter what and then attack directly.

Next time, next time for sure!
"Oh!"

While Delong was still thinking about how to respond to Lin Tian, ​​Lin Tian had already confronted him!

This blow almost made Deron unable to breathe. It was as if someone hit him in the chest with a hammer!
However, although it was painful, Deron's weight was so great that he couldn't be forced to retreat even half a step.

At this moment, Lin Tian was excited!
This kid's strength has improved a lot!

When we challenged him last season, this little fat guy was good-looking but useless, and was pushed far away. But this year he can actually hold on!

Throughout his career, Mr. Lin bullied many of his opponents who were shorter and thinner than him. He liked to bully people by relying on his height and strength.

99% of his opponents have a huge gap with him in terms of tonnage and strength.

Throughout his entire career, only a few people such as Payton, Kidd, Davis, Andre Miller, etc. can withstand Lin Tian's body. The others are like bean sprouts.

How can we describe this kind of crushing and bullying of the bean sprouts?

It feels good, but it’s not satisfying.

It can only satisfy Lin Tian's spiritual happiness, but his body cannot be fully satisfied.

Especially after Payton, Kidd and others got older, retired and degenerated, Lin Tian became more and more unsatisfied.

Fortunately! Today, I found my opponent!
It's obvious that Deron has been training hard this summer, and you can tell he has put in a lot of sweat and effort in the weight room.

Tonight is the time to pay off all your hard work!

Lin Tian turned around, pushed Delong with his shoulder, and then waved his hand to signal everyone to move away from him.

You guys have to have a good time tonight!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Then, there were three consecutive muffled sounds that made people frown. Lin Tian didn't hold back any strength in these hits, and he hit Delong head-on. As for Delong, this guy's strength is really not simple!
If it were another point guard, Lin Tian would have pushed the opponent to the basket and easily turned around and shot the ball with his full strength. However, due to Deron's efforts, Lin Tian just reached the 3-second zone.

Fun!

"Oh!"

Then Lin Tian exerted force suddenly again, and Deron took a step back again, his upper body leaning back uncontrollably. Lin Tian no longer continued to rush towards the inside, but turned around quickly and shot a mid-range jump shot.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, the gap between the two sides continued to widen.

"Good job on your strength training!" After scoring the goal, Lin Tian gave Deron a thumbs up.

God is my witness, Lin Tian was not talking trash this time, he was praising Deron sincerely.

But obviously, Deron doesn't think so.

The ugly face full of school bully style became even colder and fiercer. The little brother was angry!
In those few hits just now, he used all his strength, but not only did his chest hurt, he was also completely unable to fight back. Lin Tian pinned him down and beat him up, but he still managed to score the goal.

So, in the next round, Deron also turned around and pushed Lin Tian with his shoulder.

It's his turn!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Deron was exerting his strength like crazy, without using any skills at all, he just attacked Lin Tian fiercely.

He wants to vent!
I worked hard on my strength training in the summer so I could beat Paul, not to be a target for you!

But after a series of collisions, Deron found out incredibly that the place where he started to collide was one step inside the three-point line. After three consecutive active efforts, he was about 3 steps inside the three-point line.

Almost motionless!

"Come on, little bro! Don't embarrass yourself in front of your home fans!"

Lin Tian’s ridicule was just right.

Delong's eyes were instantly flushed red by the blood. He immediately exerted his strength again and rushed towards Lin Tian!

"Whoosh!"

No collision, nothing happened.

Deron only hit the air, and Lin Tian suddenly retreated the moment he exerted force.

Lin Tian used another trick to remove the chair!

Deron, who failed to gain any support, lost his balance in an instant, staggered forward a few steps and then sat down on the ground, looking so embarrassed.

"Traveling violation!" The referee made the penalty without even thinking!

Isn't this just walking?
James also took a traveling violation on this shot!
"FUXX!" Deron, who was fooled again, stood up and slammed the ball heavily on the floor with both hands. The basketball bounced off the floor and hit Deron's face directly, as he was unable to react and did not dodge in time.

"Puff!" With a dull sound, Deron's upper body was knocked backwards and blood spurted out of his nose.

"Dudududu!"

The referee, who was just about to cross his arms and give Deron a technical foul for smashing the ball, now felt too embarrassed to give Deron a technical foul.

The young man is unlucky and shameful enough, and giving him a T at this time is just adding insult to injury, isn't it?
So the technical foul turned into an emergency stoppage of the game, allowing Deron to go down to stop the bleeding and receive treatment.

"Don't smash the ball next time. If you were unlucky, you would have gotten a technical foul!" Although the player showed mercy and didn't give a technical foul, he still gave the necessary warning.

"I don't..." Deron got angry when he heard this. He had been embarrassed repeatedly and had a bad temper, and now he was being provoked by the referee?
When will I ever need your sympathy?
Come on, come on, give me a T! Blow me down!

Fortunately, although Deron's mentality is a little broken due to the continuous setbacks, his head coach Scott is still experienced!
This is an old goblin who has won three championships with the Lakers and led the Nets to fight Lin Tian’s Pacers in the Eastern Conference for many years!
He could tell at a glance that his disciple was about to collapse, so he stood up from the coaching seat long ago.

Scott quickly appeared between Deron and the referee, hugged Deron and sent him to the bench, nodded to apologize to the referee, and applied for a timeout.

Three actions and three things, all done in one go, really has the style of a first-class coach.

"This kid is lucky." Lin Tian couldn't help but sigh as he sat on the bench.

If Deron hadn't smashed his nose and caused it to bleed, and had to take a timeout to treat his injury, Lin Tian was confident that he could completely break Deron's mentality in the next 2-3 minutes and make the game no longer suspenseful.

Unfortunately, Deron's bad luck turned into his good luck.

He got a chance to catch his breath and calm down.

But after just these few times, Lin Tian understood why Deron's career achievements were so different from Paul's when their talents were similar.

In addition to health, it’s your mindset that matters.

Deron's mentality is really far inferior to Paul's.

Anyway, when Paul fought against Lin Tian last time, he was beaten so badly by Lin Tian, ​​but his mentality didn't collapse at all.

On the contrary, Deron was so angry even though nothing had happened yet.

If it were any other position, having an unstable mentality and getting carried away easily would not be a fatal injury.

But as a point guard, if you can't control your emotions and always want to fight and challenge others, then you're doomed.

The No. 1 position is the brain of the team. If the brain always wants to fight with others, is that reasonable? How can the team fight with others?
In this regard, Deron is far inferior to Paul.

And another point is that Paul is very cautious and careful about the use and consumption of his body. He will not jump if he can avoid it, will never dunk if he can make a layup, and will never challenge one-on-one if he can do a pick-and-roll.

And what about Deron?

He loves big changes of direction, especially double changes of direction, and has a strong desire to dunk over the opponent's inside line. He even tried to dunk over Yao Ming several times in the Olympics.

This is why, although Deron looked like someone who could play until the age of 38-9 based on his height and weight, he ended up leaving the NBA early and disappeared from the public eye.

Playing style, personality, style, ideas...

Adding these things together is why Deron is not as good as Paul.

But fortunately, Deron is not a complete reckless man or idiot after all.

After all, he has the advantages that a point guard should have.

For example, during this timeout, after the team doctor helped him stop the bleeding and bandaged him, Deron was the first to say, "It's my fault! The opponent pulled me apart just now. It's my fault."

"I played too impatiently and too independently. I shouldn't have competed with Lin. In the next game, I will calm down and cooperate more with my teammates!"

When Scott heard Deron say this, he knew that the boy had completely calmed down. He patted Deron on the shoulder with relief and said to everyone, "Then, let's catch up! Before the end of the first half, we must reduce the score difference to about 5 points!"

"We still have plenty of time. We only need a few rounds to make up for the difference!"

"Leave it to us!" the players shouted at the same time, and then the five Jazz players just now came on the court again.

Scott was not in a hurry to change the lineup. After all, the previous group of people had not had time to prove themselves as they were delayed by Deron's superiors. The next few minutes would be the critical time to test whether this lineup was useful or not.

Of course, the Knicks had the ball on the first offense.

This time, Lin Tian stood directly near the waist and did not go to the top of the arc to get the ball. Looking at his posture, you could tell that this guy was going to use his back to the basket to have another hit on Deron!
"Come on, Lin! I'm not afraid of you!" Delong was also on high alert. He lowered his center of gravity and held Lin Tian back from behind.

The Knicks team sent a sideline ball, and after several consecutive passes, it finally landed in Lin Tian's hands.

Delon had just lowered his center of gravity and was ready to have a tough confrontation with Lin Tian to prove that his strength was not at all weak, but Lin Tian suddenly turned around very smoothly and left Delon behind.

"Shh!"

After another crisp sound, Lin Tian turned around and made a mid-range jump shot. It was so easy and clean! (End of this chapter)