NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Wade was in terrible form in this quarter, but he was incredibly lucky! He only made 2 out of 7 shots in those few minutes, completely shut down by Lin Tian.

But his teammates were very accurate!

Especially West, who was incredibly accurate in the first half, received two passes from Wade in the third quarter and hit two three-pointers!
In addition, both Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Pavlovic also contributed by receiving passes from Wade and scoring.

Or rather, apart from Gasol missing one mid-range shot, the other three players had an exceptionally high shooting percentage during this period, almost hitting every shot.

Thanks to his teammates' high efficiency and top-notch performance, they managed to keep Wade afloat and prevent the score difference from widening significantly.

But it just wasn't completely separated.

Because Lin Tian held Wade down, but Wade couldn't hold Lin Tian down at all!
The more difficult it was for Wade to beat Lin Tian, ​​the easier it was for Lin Tian to beat Wade!
In fact, during the third quarter, apart from the first offensive play which was a one-on-one after the opponent spread out, Lin Tian's subsequent offensive plays were all pick-and-roll plays!

Isn't your nickname, Wade, 'Pick and Roll Man'?

Today, Mr. Lin will teach you what a pick and roll is!
Unlike Wade's pick-and-roll, Wade's pick-and-roll relies on his terrifying first step, which is both fast and long. This first step alone is enough for him to tear apart most of the defenses in the league and drive directly to the basket!
Then, combined with his top-notch finishing ability and first-class vision, his pick-and-roll can tear apart the defenses of many teams.

However, his pick-and-roll also has obvious drawbacks.

His three-point shooting ability is terrible!

His three-point shooting percentage this season is only 28%, which is a huge improvement compared to 17% last year.

In addition to lacking three-point shooting ability, Wade's mid-range shooting is also inconsistent, especially his shots from the top of the key and face-up, which are negligible.

He only has that occasional, unreliable bank shot when he's near the baseline.

Lin Tian is very experienced in dealing with players who rely solely on their explosiveness and have no shooting ability. He knows exactly how to handle them, which is why he was able to completely shut down Wade.

What about Lin Tian?

This guy is not only incredibly strong in terms of penetration and attacking ability, but his shooting is also absolutely top-tier in history.

Whether it's a three-pointer, a mid-range pull-up jumper, or a short floater close to the basket, Lin Tian's accuracy is unbelievable.

When a player with such terrifying shooting ability, lightning-fast drives, and top-notch court vision wants to run a pick-and-roll, all you can do is pray.

If you force your way through a screen and try to defend closely, Lin Tian will simply accelerate and blow you away.

If you choose to step back and block his drive, you will only see his decisive and effortless three-point shot from beyond the arc.

If the big man rushes over to delay the switch, Lin Tian will easily create space and distance, giving the big man a good practical lesson in military training.

If you and a big man double-team him, preventing him from shooting or easily driving to the basket, then the player you left out will receive the ball in his most comfortable position and punish you with a shot!
Simply put, there's no solution. Aside from praying that Lin Tian and his teammates can't make the shot, the Cavaliers have absolutely no way to deal with Lin Tian's pick-and-roll!

In this phase of the third quarter, Lin Tian not only scored 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including 1-of-1 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, but also dished out 4 assists, setting up points for Stoudemire, Anthony, Wallace, and Okur!

That's what you call being impartial and showing no favoritism!
With the Knicks having an outstanding performance from everyone, the point difference between the two teams naturally widened.

23 points!
With five minutes remaining in the third quarter, Brown had to call a timeout.

He needs to make some adjustments.

After all, although the third quarter had gone on for so long, and the team seemed to be only 5 points behind, Brown knew very well that his team hadn't fallen more than 30 points behind only because the players other than Wade and Gasol were in super form with almost 100% shooting percentage.

If they had been just a little off their game in that last stretch, if they had just missed one or two shots, the Knicks would be leading by around 30 points right now!

This team's offensive capabilities are absolutely terrifying!

And it is precisely in situations like these that Brown is most hesitant to make substitutions.

This timeout, besides giving the players a pep talk, he did only one thing: replace Gasol with Varejao, who had already had stitches and a piece of medical tape hanging from the corner of his eye.

For the Cavaliers, Varejao is practically their last hope.

Brown hopes he can draw a few more fouls to disrupt the Knicks' offensive rhythm and style. He hopes that Varejao can draw two offensive fouls on Lin Tian when he is guarding the paint.

Even just once?

That would definitely be enough to slow down the Knicks' offense and cool them down.

As for the other players?
Brown didn't dare to make substitutions, even though Wade and West had already played 31 minutes without a single second of rest, and even though Big Z and Pavlovic had played far more minutes than usual and were already panting.

Brown just didn't dare to make substitutions. These guys were in great form, and they had barely missed any shots. With the team trailing by so much, Brown really didn't dare to take them off the court or let the substitutes get back into form.

What if my hand gets cold and I can't make the shot?
This also highlights the huge gap between Brown and top-tier coaches, or even first-rate coaches, as mentioned before.

He had almost no on-the-spot reaction and not even a trace of gambling instinct.

To put it nicely, this kind of personality and coaching style is stable; to put it bluntly, it means they are inflexible and just foolishly keep changing players on schedule.

Brown didn't dare, but Old Nelson on the other side was quite bold right now!

Not only was he very brave, he was also very excited!

As a seasoned veteran who has spent decades of his life playing and coaching basketball, he is exceptionally adept at discerning players' mentality from their performances.

This group of people did not underestimate their opponents at all, nor did they relax and play recklessly just because they were leading by a large margin and because of what Old Nelson said at halftime.

They remained calm and focused, and everyone performed quite well.

This calm, composed, and focused demeanor truly pleased Nelson.

Look! These are the soldiers I trained! These are the men under my command!
Calling them the best team in history is absolutely right!
We are invincible!
With this in mind, Don Nelson took advantage of the timeout to make a large-scale rotation.

Apart from Lin Tian and Okur, who were still on the field, he substituted the other three players!
With Smith, Ariza, and Nate all on the court, the Knicks fielded a relatively small lineup.

Don Nelson's purpose in making such a large-scale rotation at this time is quite simple: the starters have withstood the test and delivered an almost perfect performance, so what about the substitutes?
The answer, of course, is no problem!
When the timeout ended and both sides returned to the court, Lin Tian immediately spotted Varejao with a bandage around his eye. Now that he had seen him, what was there to hesitate about?
Hmm, I still need to hesitate.

The Cavaliers called a timeout, so they naturally had possession of the ball. The Knicks had to defend for another possession before they could start their own offense and get revenge for Stoudemire.

Wade dribbled the ball up the court once again. Facing Lin Tian's close defense, Wade finally changed his offensive approach this time. He passed the ball directly to West and then started running laps around the court.

"Switching to off-ball, Devin? Let me guess, Mike must have given you a piece of his mind, telling you to let go of that damn basketball, stop those hopeless one-on-one battles, and give the ball to your teammates so they can shoot!"

"Right? I'm right, aren't I! Mike is much tougher than I thought! I thought he would treat you like a king, and then just listen to your lectures while nodding and 'uh-huh' in agreement."

"No need! Mike doesn't need to yell at me, I'll just hand over the ball myself! I never play for possession of the ball, I'll do anything to win!"

"So you're telling me not to be the team leader, but to be someone else's assistant?"

"As long as we can win!" Wade's answer was resounding and unwavering!
"Then let me give you a piece of advice!" Lin Tian was quite friendly this time: "If one day a super strong person joins your team, and you want to succeed," he said, "before you fail, choose to delegate authority, choose to back down, and obediently play second fiddle, otherwise you will lose miserably!"

“I don’t understand.” Wade shook his head, indicating that he didn’t understand.

"How could you be so stupid?" Lin Tian sighed, looking exasperated, and then said, "Don't move, stand here and let me explain. This is..."

Lin Tian paused abruptly after saying this, causing Wade to unconsciously slow down, wanting to hear what Lin Tian had to say.

"Devin!" Just then, a loud shout came from behind. Before Wade could react, he could only see an orange shadow fly past him and go straight out of bounds.

The moment he stopped was exactly the instant Pavlovic was about to pass the ball to him.

Pavlovic had estimated Wade's speed and passed him a slightly longer ball, just enough to get Wade into attack mode.

But as luck would have it, Wade stopped at that very moment, causing the ball to go out of bounds.

What angered Wade even more was that Lin Tian ignored him now, stopped talking about what he had just said, and instead ran to the baseline, picked up the basketball and passed it out.

been played!

If Wade still doesn't realize he's been tricked by now, he'll be incredibly stupid.

In particular, this guy wasn't stupid to begin with; he was quite clever.

I just didn't expect Lin Tian to be so dirty.

Who would have thought he'd pull that off while we were playing ball?
Especially considering that Lin Tian is the greatest player in league history and Wade's mentor, how can he still play like this?
shameless!
"Right! If you can learn even half of my shamelessness." Lin Tian noticed Wade's displeasure and started chatting with him again as he leisurely ran towards the frontcourt.

"What will happen?" Although Wade was chatting with Lin Tian, ​​he didn't relax at all! He was watching Lin Tian carefully, focusing on defense.

The same principle applies to being able to do it twice; after all, no one is a Saint Seiya.

But you can't fall for the same trick twice in a row! That would be too stupid.

"I'll probably get beaten to death," Lin Tian suddenly said. "After all, the main reason I'm still safe and sound despite being so shameless is that I can fight. They can't beat me, so of course they can only watch me obediently."

"By the way," Lin Tian suddenly stopped again, "when you guys were competing in the World Championships two years ago, didn't you discuss forming a team together in the summer of 10?"

"How could you..." Wade's eyes widened, and he asked incredulously. This was a top secret! He hadn't even told his own wife, how could Lin Tian know?
But that was all the questions Wade could ask, because Lin Tian had run away again!

Once again, he only said half a sentence, then turned and ran!
Oh, this time Wade only said half a sentence before Lin Tian ran away.

But no matter who said it, running away after saying only half a sentence shows a lack of manners!
But at this moment, Lin Tian had already penetrated into the heart of the Cavaliers' territory, and Ariza delivered a bounce pass directly to Lin Tian.

Lin Tian received the ball and charged straight toward Varejao under the basket without stopping!
"Come on, you bastard! I'm going to avenge Amare!" Lin Tian's eyes were wide open and his pupils were bloodshot as he charged at Valeci.

When Valeci saw Lin Tian rushing over, he was not surprised but delighted!
Calculating the moment Lin Tian approached, she closed her eyes, and then, just as she felt Lin Tian about to collide with her, she fell backward!
"Oh!"

Valeci fell to the ground in a sorry state, but this time he didn't feel any impact at all, as if Lin Tian hadn't touched him at all!
I definitely didn't encounter it!

Just as Lin Tian saw Varejao close his eyes and prepare to fall, he immediately made an incredible crossover dribble!
Lin Tian was running at high speed, and no one could stop and regain their balance so suddenly.

This defies the principles of physics. If Newton knew this, he would crawl out of his coffin and demand that Lin Tian demonstrate it for him again. He would want to see how Lin Tian could so easily shatter his own logic in physics.

Lin Tian's incredible sudden stop and retreat, which completely ignored centrifugal force and inertia, was naturally extremely effective!

Varejao didn't wait for the expected collision; instead, he fell to the ground before the collision even occurred.

If Lin Tian's sudden stop is defying physics, then Varejao's dive is on the same level as Lin Tian's sudden stop.

These are all reactionary behaviors that violate common scientific sense.

Of course, there are differences.

That means Lin Tian's move will only elicit gasps and incredible admiration from the audience, while Valecião will only become a laughing stock!
"boom!"

As Varejao fell to the ground, reaping what he sowed, Lin Tian had already completed his second acceleration. After a quick step, he almost shot off the ground and slammed the ball into the basket with one hand!
"You can't win with underhanded tactics, kid! Use your brain!" After scoring, Lin Tian hurled a trash talk at Varejao: "That goal was a gift from Amaré to your grandmother!"

"Don't go, I'll go buy you some oranges, no."

"Don't you dare leave! I'll keep penalizing you like this next round! We'll see!"

Lin Tian's arrogant words were spoken almost exclusively among the Cavaliers players.

He said this with all five Cavaliers players around him.

Some of these people came to serve from the baseline, some came to help Varejao, and some had been chasing Lin Tian all the way and hadn't given up yet.

In any case, Lin Tian was surrounded.

But what can you do if you're surrounded?
These people still dare to hit people?
Lin Tian didn't care at all. He turned around arrogantly and glanced at everyone, as if to say, "I'm tough today, and nobody dares to disagree."

After looking around, Lin Tian saw that none of the Cavaliers dared to speak, and he nodded in satisfaction.

Then he swaggered out of the encirclement and returned to his own position.

"Awesome, boss! Awesome!" Stoudemire waved his towel wildly on the sidelines. Lin Tian's shot helped him vent his anger, and it felt so natural and satisfying!
It can be summed up in one word: awesome!

"Incredible! What are Lin's knees and ankles made of? He's over 30, yet he can still pull off exaggerated stops that only a child could do." Kenny said from the bottom of his heart, "His body is terrifying!"

“Of course it’s terrifying,” Miller added, “especially if you understand the demands that running, boxing, and basketball place on athletes, which muscle groups they need to train, how to maintain their condition, and the details of their training.”

"You'll truly discover just how terrifying Lin is!"

"To be at the top in three completely different and even diametrically opposed fields is not something that can be achieved through hard work and dedication alone."

"This requires historical-level talent! I even think that Lin might be the most athletically gifted human being in all of human history!"

“I don’t know if he’s number one, but if it were a vote,” Barkley continued, “I’d vote for Lin.”

"If only I could do that move..." While the other three were marveling at how terrifying Lin Tian was, only Payton muttered to himself, fantasizing about how wonderful it would be if he had that talent too.

“Stop fantasizing about things that have nothing to do with you, Gary. If you were to do what Lin did, I’d say I don’t even know if you could do it,” Barkley said mercilessly. “I guarantee that if you dared to try, you’d be sitting next to me in a wheelchair right now.”

“But that’s not necessarily bad news,” Miller continued. “You can inherit my will! When I was a kid, I thought I could only play wheelchair basketball, but if Gary is willing to try Lin’s move, he can definitely play wheelchair basketball! He can lead our country to countless world championships as the captain of the wheelchair basketball team!”

"Hard to say," Kenny added with a wicked grin. "Gary can dominate wheelchair basketball just because he broke his leg? Where does your confidence come from? What if there were monsters like Michael and Lin in wheelchair basketball?" (End of Chapter)