NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

There are actually people who can play basketball like that!
After the video of Varejao and Stoudemire colliding was replayed several times on the big screen at the scene, almost everyone had this thought in their minds.

So exciting!
The replay on the big screen showed that after Lin Tian made the layup, Stoudemire ignored everything, turned around and ran towards his own half of the court. Just as he took a step and his left arm was swinging normally, Varejao happened to lower his head and lunged at his elbow.

'Boom! '

Then came the scene of blood splattering everywhere, and Varejao collapsing to the ground screaming in agony.

How should I put it about this scene?

It's hard to say whether Stoudemire's elbow hit Varejao's head, or whether Varejao's head intentionally hit Stoudemire's elbow.

"I believe you were right after all," Lin Tian patted Xiao Si on the shoulder and said, "You really were unaware!"

"Is this the important point?" Stoudemire said with a mournful face, "Who plays like this?!"

"To be honest, I used to fantasize about it." Lin Tian shrugged and said, "When I first started out, I would often stick my head up to other people's elbows and say to them: Come at me if you dare!"

"and then?"

"And then? Of course I dodged super fast! I'm not stupid, I just wanted to scare them, why would I actually stick my head out and get beaten up!" Lin Tian said, pursing his lips. "But I really didn't expect anyone to actually do that!"

"He's way braver than you! You're just bluffing, you're using your head and malicious fouls to scare people, but this guy really goes for it! He doesn't even warn me. If he had just warned me to scare me, I guarantee I would have kept my arms close to my sides and not swing them at all when I was running."

Xiao Si became more and more aggrieved as he spoke, and he looked like he was about to cry.

He had never seen anything like it before. Using their heads to play the victim, weren't they afraid of getting a concussion?
From this perspective, Varejao was truly dedicated!
He wasn't dedicated as a player, he was dedicated as an actor.

They actually did such a dangerous move, just going straight for it, really hard!
The three referees were equally bewildered at this moment.

This ball...

It really was a misjudgment.

Although the action resulted in bleeding, the replay showed that it was neither an offensive foul nor a foul committed by Stoudemire. He was simply being deliberately fouled.

Even if they understood, all the referees could do was not to issue a flagrant foul to Stoudemire. What else could they do?
In this era, there are no challenges; once a verdict has been made, it cannot be overturned.

Besides swallowing this bitter pill and going to rest until the second half, Stoudemire really had no other options.

This is competition, this is competitive sports!

All I can say is that everything was decided in an instant, with no room for regret or second chances.

"I give up." Xiao Si stood there and watched the replay several more times, then stomped his foot and said, "This guy is fierce. I accept being beaten like this! It's much better than being blown away without even getting a scratch."

After speaking, Stoudemire gave a high five to Smith, who came on as a substitute, and then obediently went off the court to rest.

This is likely the first time in his life that he has walked off the court so calmly and composedly after being called for multiple fouls in the first half.

I'm truly convinced, and I have no temper left to retaliate.

"It's up to you guys." Valecio stood up from the floor. The wound he had taken, or rather, the one he had deliberately thrown, was quite serious. He had barely managed to stop the bleeding, and he still covered his head with a towel.

He needs to go to the locker room with the team doctor to get a proper bandage and stitches before he can continue the game.

"I won't let your blood be shed in vain." Wade nodded solemnly, patted Varejao on the shoulder, and said, "But don't do it like that next time. We can win more honorably!"

“I’m perfectly aboveboard,” Varejao said casually. “I never use dirty tricks to hurt anyone!”

Yes, yes, you're so high and mighty, you're so great, you don't hurt others but you hurt yourself.

Wade really didn't know what to say to his buddy. Should he praise him for being brave?
I just can't bring myself to say it...

Wade is, after all, a decent person. He doesn't oppose this approach, but he really doesn't want to promote it either.

Of course, he's mainly embarrassed to say it out loud. How can you expect him to actually say what's on his mind?
"Don't waste this kind of thing that can only be done once per game. Next time, go for Lin instead of Stoudemire. That's the best way to maximize your benefits!"

Well, of course, if Wade said that out loud, it wouldn't cause any image collapse or anything, but Varejao definitely wouldn't do it.

I'm not stupid. Is eating Xiao Si's elbow or eating Lin Tian's elbow the same thing?

Varejao figured out many of his flopping techniques and details by watching Lin Tian's highlight reels on his own!

He knew better than anyone how wicked Lin Tian was. If he dared to put his head so close to Lin Tian's elbow, Lin Tian's reaction speed would either be to dodge it and make him fall flat on his face, or to push harder and make him meet his great-grandmother who had been the best to him since childhood.

Can someone who makes a living by acting and faking falls be a fool?
In any case, the game was interrupted for about 5 minutes because of this little incident, with one player from each side temporarily leaving the court. After the staff cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground and the Cavaliers and Knicks picked up Gasol and Smith respectively, the game was finally able to continue!

"I thought you'd be more aboveboard." After returning to the court, Lin Tian stopped going up against West and went straight for Wade.

Although Lin Tian didn't say it just now, he was actually quite unhappy.

These Clevelanders are playing dirty!

It's dirtier than me, I can't stand it!

"We are completely aboveboard!" This time it was Wade's turn to declare righteously, "We never use dirty tricks to hurt people!"

"Yes, yes, you're so high and mighty, you're so amazing." Lin Tian gave a thumbs up and said, "You guys would rather hurt yourselves than hurt others, right?" Halfway through his sentence, Lin Tian's left hand, which had been holding up a thumb, suddenly turned into an index finger and then stabbed towards Wade's groin.

"FUXX!" Wade was so shocked by this that he almost jumped up on the spot. He felt his soul rush from his anus to the top of his head, and his whole body instantly became clear.

"What are you doing!" Wade glared at Lin Tian, ​​his eyes no longer showing any trace of the mentor-student relationship they once shared.

"Let me give you a wake-up call," Lin Tian said with a wicked grin. "Besides, I'm not like you guys. You're all aboveboard, right? I'm incredibly cunning! I'm definitely the most cunning person you've ever met!"

"Tonight, I'm going to take two people out and have some fun! Damn it, I'm going to do this to you."

Lin Tian spoke with a sinister look on his face, his head darting around as if searching for prey: "Who do you think will be the lucky one tonight?"

"How about I let you choose one, and then I'll pick one randomly?"

“I’m just like you. I never hide anything. If I want to cripple someone, I’ll always be open, honest, and say it directly!”

"Don't do anything reckless!" Wade's voice was extremely loud, but it was clear that he was all bark and no bite; he was visibly guilty at that moment.

He is afraid!

"You report me," Lin Tian shrugged. "Let's see if the referee believes you."

"Or you can strike first. I'm right here. You can take me out first and protect your teammates."

"That's the situation. You figure it out yourself!"

"Anyway, I guarantee someone on your team will have to be carried out tonight! I'm a man of my word! You can try!"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he suddenly sprinted towards the frontcourt. It turned out that while Wade was distracted and arguing with him, Gasol missed a mid-range jump shot.

And it's ridiculously short.

Although Stoudemire is not playing now, what about Smith, who replaced him?

He was a size bigger than Stoudemire, and looked more like a bully, with a face full of fat and a mocking expression. More importantly, he was also a monster with explosive physical abilities.

He's the type Gasol fears most.

then……

Smith also attended the Knicks' pre-season meeting.

He adhered to the exact same stance and mission as Stoudemire: to bully Gasol.

However, of course, Smith doesn't have Stoudemire's finishing ability and all-around offensive skills, and he's also shorter than Stoudemire. It's simply impossible for him to dominate Gasol on offense like that. Therefore, he focuses most of his attention and energy on defense.

Today, I'm taking over from Little Stoudemire and taking a good look at you, you little Spanish fat beef, to see just how much you weigh!

Under Smith's fierce defense, Gasol didn't dare to drive inside again, missing another mid-range shot.

Lin Tian had been observing Gasol's situation for a while. As soon as he saw Gasol miss his shot, he didn't hesitate and sprinted towards the frontcourt. Anthony grabbed the rebound and quickly passed it to Lin Tian.

After receiving the ball, Lin Tian sprinted along the baseline without stopping. This time, instead of cutting inside to the basket, he sprinted along the sideline to a 30-degree angle to the basket before suddenly stopping with a crossover dribble.
Wade, who had been relentlessly chasing Lin Tian, ​​never expected Lin Tian to brake so quickly and suddenly. He couldn't stop in time, and he also knew that if he forced himself to stop as well as Lin Tian, ​​he would most likely fall and embarrass himself.

Rather than embarrass himself by being completely unable to defend, Wade chose to continue charging forward a few steps to regain his balance before turning back to chase.

He chose a way of defending that, while completely unstoppable, was not shameful.

As Wade thought, Lin Tian's sudden stop had cleared his way, so he should be able to rush to the basket and attack the rim, right?

No, there isn't!
When Lin Tian finally got back to his defensive position that day, he was still standing in the same spot without moving.

What is he doing?
The thought had barely crossed Wade's mind when the basketball flew over his head!
Smith!
Smith, who was following up in the middle, grabbed the basketball, took a step forward, and then pulled up for a powerful one-handed tomahawk dunk, like a roc spreading its wings!

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, the basketball obediently went into the hoop, and Gasol fell to the ground in a disheveled state.

He got dunked on again!

"You're lucky, Devin. Josh plays pretty cleanly. If it were me, I would have definitely kneed him in the chin and knocked him out! That way I could have kept my promise to have someone carried off the court."

“But next time might be different. Next time, I might be the one to launch the attack!” After saying that, Lin Tian patted Wade’s butt before turning around to go back on defense.

"He just returned to his defensive position?"

The thought irresistibly entered Wade's mind: "He wants to make Smith dunk as much as possible to injure the defender!"

"He's serious, he really intends to cripple one or two of us!"

These ideas came to mind very quickly, making Wade increasingly uneasy.

It's not that he's timid.

Rather, he didn't know who Lin Tian was going to target or what he was going to do!
If you don't know, you can't prevent it; if you don't know, you can't guard against it.

Wade would rather Lin Tian openly challenge him to a fight, well... to beat him up.

That way, at least you won't have to live in fear, right?
It's not scary to get beaten up, but it's when you don't know when you'll be beaten, but you know that you're definitely going to get beaten up, that's when it's most terrifying!

It's like a student who didn't do well on a final exam; his most fearful moment is definitely not when he's being beaten up.

His greatest fear was knocking on the door with the test paper, handing it to his father, and watching his father look at it while smoking.

The few minutes between that moment and Dad taking off his belt and starting to work were the most desperate moments.

At this moment, Wade was like a student who hadn't done well on a test.

What's even more terrifying is that he has many brothers and sisters around him who also didn't do well on the exam. He has absolutely no idea who Lin Tian will beat up first, or who he will target first, and he has absolutely no hints whatsoever.

Scary, so scary!
But Wade believed he knew Lin Tian extremely well.

From their first meeting in the talent show to every battle and training session they had together, Wade had a clear understanding of Lin Tian's personality and traits!
1. This person is a man of his word; he will always do what he says!

2. This person may not voluntarily do anything dirty, but when he is needed to do it, he will never hesitate!
Wade even immediately thought of the Jazz team in the Finals that year.

The Jazz back then also used dirty tricks one after another and mocked the team repeatedly. And what was the result?

Lin Tian took direct action, single-handedly defeating the entire Jazz team and breaking several bones in the process.

Stockton, a top-class defender, saw his form decline rapidly because of that one incident, ultimately leading to his hasty retirement, which is truly regrettable.

Yes, Lin Tian has almost never injured anyone in his career, and he has almost never used any dirty tricks.

But that was only almost always the case. When it was time for him to act, he never hesitated and never hesitated.

Lin Tian's past experiences can be summed up in four words: terrifying!

This frightening and worrying feeling plagued Wade throughout the second quarter.

He hesitated on offense and didn't fight hard on defense. His attention was always on Lin Tian, ​​and he was always ready to protect his teammates or take the fatal blow from Lin Tian.

With this mindset, how could Wade possibly play well? His preoccupied state clearly made it impossible for him to help the Cavaliers catch up.

Even without Stoudemire, the Knicks have no shortage of offensive talents, especially the duo of Lin Tian and Anthony, who were in excellent form in this quarter and delivered a very good performance, leading the team on a strong charge!
At the end of the second quarter, Wade, who had performed exceptionally well in the first quarter and almost carried half of the team's offensive firepower, only scored 3 points and made only 1 of 4 shots. He was a completely different player from the first quarter.

And let's not even mention Gasol, who was completely sealed away tonight.

His performance in this quarter showed no improvement whatsoever compared to the first quarter.

When the team's top two players perform like this, no matter how well the others play or how excellent their performance is, the Cavaliers have absolutely no chance of overtaking or closing the gap.

Do you really think every team is like the Celtics of ten years from now, with the team leader responsible for infiltrating and digging holes, and the rest of the team responsible for turning the game into garbage time?

That kind of team is one in a million!
Anyway, the Cavaliers don't have that ability tonight!
48: 66!

By the end of the first half, the gap between the two teams was nearly 20 points!

This was achieved even though Stoudemire barely played in the second quarter, and the Knicks were once only 2-3 points away from being overtaken.

The Knicks unleashed an offensive surge in the second half of the quarter, outscoring the Knicks by nearly 15 points!

This team's offensive capabilities are ridiculously strong!

"The Cavaliers are in a bad position! If they continue like this, I'm worried their situation in this series won't be much better than the Hawks'," Barkley said, frowning. "Won't this series be another one where the outcome is already decided?"

"You're in such a hurry again!" Miller interrupted Barkley as usual, "You're predicting the whole series after only half a game? Don't you think you're being incredibly stupid?"

"Oh? So what do you think? How do you think this series will end?" Barkley immediately turned the question back to Miller, wanting to hear what Miller had to say.

Then, based on what he said, give him a good scolding!
"A sweep? Need I say more?" Miller shrugged shamelessly and said casually, "The Knicks have a very high probability of sweeping the game!"

"So your opinion is exactly the same as mine! What the hell are you talking about?!"

“It’s different.” Miller shook his head, indicating that he and you were completely different.

His head shake really piqued everyone's interest!

What exactly are the differences?
Everyone wanted to hear Miller's twisted logic.

No, everyone wants to hear his insightful opinions.

"Charles thought the Cavaliers were swept based on the first half, because the Cavaliers were down by 18 points at halftime, and he thought they would be swept. He was really stupid and one-sided! And he also ignored a lot of things, such as Wade's condition, Stoudemire's absence, and Varejao's absence."

"Gasol's confidence, Zydrunas Ilgauskas' mid-range shooting, and whether Szczerbiak and West can maintain their first-half form, etc., are all factors to consider. These are unpredictable variables that don't occur in every game."

"So, it's really stupid of him to say he watched half the game and was worried the Knicks would be swept!"

"And what about you?" Kenny couldn't help but ask, "How are you different from him?"

"I'm worlds apart from him!" (End of Chapter)