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“This must be Milicic’s secret weapon that he’s been keeping hidden,” Kenny said. “In his entire career, he has only attempted three three-pointers and made one.”

"But he shot this ball decisively and resolutely, and it wasn't a situation where he had no choice but to shoot; he took the shot voluntarily!"

"This guy has revealed his hidden trump card!"

"Idiot," Barkley immediately scoffed. "Where do you think this is? Playing house? This is the NBA, one of the world's most prestigious and competitive sports leagues. You think you can secretly practice a move here and then only use it at the All-Star Game?"

"Do you think you're reading a comic book?"

"There's only one possibility and reason why he didn't shoot before: this guy really hasn't practiced three-pointers, but his talent and feel for the ball allow him to calmly shoot three-pointers even without practice! That's all."

"This is talent, not hard work."

"Idiot!" Payton quickly joined the fray.

"Talent is important, but the NBA is full of talent! If you haven't worked hard on your three-point shot and haven't practiced it specifically, then Milicic wouldn't be able to shoot with such confidence and naturalness!"

“He is confident. He has practiced, but maybe the coach doesn’t allow it, maybe he doesn’t like it, or maybe he hasn’t practiced it well enough, so he never shoots a three-pointer.”

"What do you think a three-pointer is?" Miller, who started his career with three-pointers, said, "You think you can just make it whenever you want, practice it whenever you want, and anyone can just throw it?"

The remaining three looked at Miller at the same time, and Kenny said directly, "Come on, Reggie, give us an idea or some advice. You are a master of three-pointers, I believe you."

Miller rolled his eyes and said, "We won't get anywhere guessing here. Let's just wait and see. We'll see if this European kid can still make three-pointers, or if he'll even shoot threes anymore. That'll tell us if he's just throwing them up randomly or if he actually has a skill."

"cut!"

No one expected Miller to spout a bunch of nonsense, and the remaining three immediately stopped paying attention to him and turned to watch the game.

After Milicic's three-pointer, Lin Tian did not change his strategy. He immediately called for a pick-and-roll when he came to the frontcourt, putting himself up against O'Neal once again!

Are you coming out or not?
If I don't come out, I'll have an open three-pointer. Come out?

Hehe, let's follow orders and get military training!

If it were Shaquille O'Neal from 5 years ago, he might actually be able to keep up with Lin Tian beyond the three-point line. Plus, he had a bunch of top defenders around him, so Lin Tian's move might not have been able to achieve such an easy and effortless result.

But how old is Shaquille O'Neal this year?
He's no longer at the tail end of his prime; this guy is nearing the end of his professional career!

He's averaging just 17 points and 7 rebounds per game this year, both career lows!

Time is running out for O'Neal.

But Lin Tian still has plenty of time to beat him up and target him!

In this possession, O'Neal finally couldn't stay in the paint any longer and had no choice but to rush out.

Once he's out here, he can't go back!
Lin Tian's continuous dribbling and rhythm changes made the old shark extremely embarrassed. But in the end, Lin Tian did not choose to drive directly into the paint. Instead, he took a step back, jumped out of the three-point line, and pulled up for another three-pointer!
"Shh!"

He scored his third consecutive three-pointer, and the fourth consecutive three-pointer in the entire Eastern Conference!
O'Neal finally got his revenge, scoring a strong basket under the rim. However, after his basket, he was powerless to catch up with the East team, who launched another fast break and surged forward like a stampede of horses!
After receiving the ball from the baseline, Lin Tian suddenly accelerated and rushed to the basket. Just as he was about to dunk, Milicic arrived in time and tried to block Lin Tian's attack.

But Lin Tian wasn't about to let him have his way so easily. He forcibly stopped all his movements in mid-air, making it appear as if he were completely frozen in mid-air!
The entire audience erupted in an uncontrollable gasp at that moment!

Meanwhile, four profanities were uttered simultaneously from the commentary booth!
"FUXX!"

"damn it!"

"SHIT!"

"Nani?"

Lin Tian was waiting in the air!

He waited in the air until Milicic crashed into him before continuing to forcefully pull the lever.

With one hand, he blocked Milicic's stubborn attempt to forcefully push the basketball down, while with the other hand, he held the basketball around the defense and gently tossed it upwards.

"Shh!"

"Dudu!"

Two voices rang out simultaneously, and after a brief moment of utter astonishment, the fans in the stadium erupted in cheers!
A frenzy of cheers erupted!
Lin Tian's shot was incredibly powerful!
The fans at the scene also gave their opinions on the play.

"Let's play for another year!"

"One more year!"

"Don't retire!"

"You can still fight!"

Given this condition, should he retire?
What kind of retirement is this?!
Lin Tian ignored the cheers, protests, and venting cheers from the fans. Instead, he quickly walked to the free-throw line, glanced at the basket, and calmly made the free throw!

The gap between the two sides is narrowing rapidly!

For the next few minutes, the two sides traded blows back and forth.

The Western Conference's heavy-handed big men can indeed score. Their roster has the most experienced point guards, strong forwards, and tall, strong big men. With such a group of players, their scoring efficiency in the paint is definitely not a problem. Moreover, with Billups on the team, the West won't be foolish enough to compete with the East in terms of speed and transition offense.

The West had no way to deal with the East's fast and extreme lineup; they couldn't keep up, especially with Lin Tian, ​​whose speed was so great that it made the entire West despair. In addition, the two big men clearly couldn't keep up with Lin Tian's pace.

As long as Lin Tian launches an attack, even the simplest pick-and-roll or counter-attack can cause huge problems for the western defense.

There's no way to solve this!
Furthermore, Lin Tian's efficiency was incredibly high, whether he was attacking the basket or shooting three-pointers directly. As a result, the Western Conference could only watch helplessly as Lin Tian scored time and time again.

With only one minute left in the game, the score difference between the two sides had been forced to a very narrow point by Lin Tian's relentless efforts.

180: 178!

2 points!
The gap between the two sides is now only 2 points!

Lin Tian rested and recuperated in the first three quarters, hardly taking any shots, and only scored 13 points in total.

However, in the fourth quarter, Lin Tian not only did not rest for a single second throughout the entire quarter, but he will almost certainly play the full 12 minutes of the quarter, and he also has a super efficient and terrifying performance.

单节13投10中，其中3分球6投全中，罚球3罚全中，疯狂的轰下了29分，他全场已经拿到了42分7篮板15助攻了！
This is the All-Star Game!
This is the fourth quarter of the All-Star Game, and even the Western Conference stars on the other side are going all out to make things difficult for Lin Tian and win this game!

But Lin Tian is still able to score such a high number of points and still play with such high efficiency.

What did that sentence say?

A true star among stars!
With the clock ticking down to the last minute, Karl finally changed his lineup again, switching to a small-ball lineup with one big man and four small men: Garnett, James, Kobe, Billups, and Paul!
Although Paul is not tall, his defensive ability is widely recognized. At the same time, this lineup is absolutely top-notch in terms of offensive power, mobility, shooting ability, as well as penetration and post-up ability.

This is arguably the best lineup the West can field right now, facing the Eastern Conference teams!
Meanwhile, in the East, Don Nelson once again opted for 'nepotism' at this point in the game, fielding four Knicks players simultaneously, along with Dwyane Wade, a shooting guard who can run, defend, and score, forming the final lineup for the East!
After Lin Tian dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he waved once again to signal everyone to pull him away.

This time, the eastern troops quickly spread out, but the western troops did not fall for it again!

Paul, who was supposed to be guarding Wade, rushed over and, together with Billups, double-teamed Lin Tian at the high post!
We're not letting you attack! You can see from this defense that Karl's objectives have subtly changed.

The mentality has shifted from "We absolutely have to win" to "We can't let Lin Tian score 30 points in a single quarter!"

We must defend against this shot!
Just as Paul rushed in to double-team, Lin Tian suddenly passed the ball to Wade, who had been left out.

Then, just as Paul quickly turned around to go back to defend, Lin Tian suddenly stepped back and reached out to ask for the ball.

Basketball is back!

It's still Lin Tian!

"FUXX!" Paul cursed. Even though he knew Lin Tian was messing with him, he could only follow Karl's defensive strategy and charged at Lin Tian again to continue the double-team.

Lin Tian, ​​holding the ball with both hands, once again flicked it towards Wade, and Paul's eyes almost welled up with tears! He was so frustrated.

But no matter what, he still has to go back and chase after Wade.

But this time, Paul had only taken one step when he realized something was wrong.

Basketball isn't with Wade at all!

be cheated!
The moment the idea popped into Paul's mind, it was already too late.

Lin Tian had already broken through the moment Paul turned around, and forcefully attacked Billups!

Then, just as Lin Tian stepped two steps inside the three-point line, and Garnett rushed forward to help defend, he jumped up and shot!

But the basketball doesn't go straight for the basket; it goes straight for the side of the basket!
Little Stoudemire!

This beastly center, who hadn't really been performing tonight, seized the opportunity when Garnett abandoned the paint and charged forward once again!
He drove into the basket from the wing, leaped high, grabbed the basketball with both hands, and slammed it into the hoop!
"boom!"

After a loud bang, cheers once again filled the entire basketball court!

The Conseco Center is buzzing with excitement again!
They've tied it! After trailing for a full 47 minutes, the East team finally equalized with 41 seconds left in the game!

No timeout was called!

At this moment, although Karl was standing on the sidelines, he did not call a timeout, but instead waved to signal his players to continue the attack.

The reason he didn't call a timeout was simple: he didn't want to give the East team the opportunity to make substitutions!

The Knicks' current five-man lineup, including the four players and Wade, has significant weaknesses on the defensive end. As long as they don't face Lin Tian or Wade, Karl has absolute confidence in his players and is sure they can make it!
We cannot give the East any chance to bring in players like Yao Ming, Tim Duncan, or Dwight Howard!
This shot, a drive to the basket!
While calculating in his mind, Karl signaled Billups to control the ball in the attacking third to reduce time.

This shot must be executed with a high success rate, and there's absolutely no need to rush.

"Chauncey!" On the left side, Kobe, backing down Anthony who was a whole size bigger than him, waved to Billups to pass him the ball.

Billups didn't hesitate either; Kobe vs. Anthony is indeed the most reliable matchup with the highest probability of scoring!
After Kobe got the ball, he first observed the situation of the whole court, then glanced at the time, and then without hesitation or waiting, he turned his back and pushed Anthony to drive into the paint!
But as mentioned before, Anthony is afraid of speed-based players, those who rely solely on physical strength to overpower others. Anthony is truly fearless in this style of play. He firmly established his position and then engaged in two consecutive exchanges with Kobe. He didn't back down an inch, his feet seemingly rooted to the ground.

But when Anthony tried to argue with Kobe again, he found that Kobe had already turned around and moved aside!

This guy's absolute speed is so-so, but on the offensive end, the speed at which he combines various tricks and technical moves is terrifyingly fast!
With just this seemingly defensive move that was actually a turn, he completely left Anthony, who was full of confidence in defending the ball, aside.

Fortunately, Wade reacted quickly, rushing to Kobe and blocking his attack with his outstretched arms.

But this time Kobe didn't force it. Instead, he suddenly made a through pass to James in the middle, allowing him to drive directly to the basket.

Wade, who was defending James, was drawn away by Kobe, and James himself had already reached full speed. Stoudemire is not a rim protector at all. The East had no way to stop this play!
"boom!"

With a loud bang, James slammed the ball into the basket with both hands!
182: 180!

With 24 seconds left, the Western team once again gained a 2-point advantage!

Meanwhile, the East side also got a full 24 seconds of offensive time.

At this moment, Don Nelson once again chose to sit on the bench without moving. Judging from the old man's expression, he had no intention of calling a timeout or making any arrangements.

This is what it means to stay true to your original aspiration! No matter how much you fight each other to the death, until your brains are splattered all over the ground, the old man remains unmoved, his main focus being to never forget his original aspiration.

The All-Star Game is like a vacation; the old man is here for a vacation!

When it's a vacation, a little effort to adjust the lineup and change players is the limit for Don Nelson. Asking him to do anything like planning the final shot, arranging detailed tactics, rotations, and who should shoot and who should screen is a big no-no.

That would be asking too much of anyone!

Lin Tian and the other Knicks players were already used to this. They didn't even look in Nelson's direction. The group quickly sprinted across half-court before taking their positions.

That is Wade. This kid obviously thought there would be a timeout at first, so his first reaction was not to fast break or attack, but to walk to the bench.

He had already taken two steps when he realized something was wrong.

Then he quickly turned around and sprinted towards the front of the field.

If you walk any further, you can just take a seat!

After Lin Tian arrived at the frontcourt, he waved his hand to signal everyone to stay far away, while he himself positioned himself near the center circle and faced off against Kobe.

"You shouldn't have confronted me here," Lin Tian said easily. "I could wipe you out in one step!"

"My teammates will fill the gaps! You won't get away with it." Kobe was completely unmoved, pulled up his trouser leg, and practically hung on Lin Tian.

"You've actually started to trust and rely on your teammates, huh? It seems these years of failures have made you grow up quickly!" Lin Tian said with a smile. "I remember you didn't even trust Shaq back then!"

"That's not true!" Kobe snorted. "Shaq is indeed a lazy idiot. He doesn't like training, he doesn't love basketball, he thinks he can do whatever he wants just because he's talented. He loves the glitz and glamour of life far more than basketball."

“I hate him, and we will never be friends or buddies, but that doesn’t affect my trust in him or my belief that he is the best center in the NBA! The years I played with him were the closest I ever came to a championship.”

"That's disgusting," Lin Tian said, curling his lip, too lazy to argue with Kobe anymore. "It's almost time!"

"It's about to begin!"

With seven seconds left, Lin Tian finally moved!

Lin Tian attempted to deceive Kobe's center of gravity and defense with two consecutive crossover dribbles, but Kobe remained unmoved, his eyes still fixed intently on Lin Tian.

But then Lin Tian suddenly feinted to the left with his upper body, and at the same time the basketball seemed to be dribbling in that direction.

But in a split second, Kobe noticed that Lin Tian was looking to the right out of the corner of his eye.

So Kobe only seemed to be moving to the left, but then he shifted all his weight to the other side.

He wants to gamble!
He was betting that Lin Tian would definitely pass through this side! (End of Chapter)