NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Wade's fighting spirit, if not in the top three in the entire league, is definitely in the top five! This guy's competitiveness is terrifying.

After losing the first game, he kept reminding his teammates to cheer up, to be careful, and not to give up.

And he himself set an example by giving his all on the field!

In the first game, he played all 36 minutes of the first three quarters, but unfortunately, he completely undermined the team in the third quarter, causing the team to lose by more than 30 points in the first three quarters.

In the second game, Wade supported the Warriors. In this game, his shooting touch was amazing, and he made 3 three-pointers!

For someone whose three-point shooting percentage in the regular season is less than 3%, this is definitely a breakout performance.

For a player like Wade who relies on driving to the basket, once he gets hot, it means his drives will be easier because opponents will have to be wary of his shots, which gives him more opportunities and space to drive.

In Game 2 of the series, with Wade on fire, the Cavaliers finally kept the score close, trailing the Knicks by only 8 points at the end of the third quarter!
This game is still going...

No wonder!
At the start of the fourth quarter, Don Nelson once again changed his usual rotation, suddenly bringing on a five-man lineup of Okur, Anthony, Ariza, Nate, and Lin Tian.

These five players happen to be the five players who have made the most three-pointers for the Knicks this season!
At the start of the fourth quarter, Don Nelson deployed a lineup designed to crush you with three-pointers!
The Cavaliers changed quickly this time. Their players started rushing out to defend, afraid that the Knicks would make a three-pointer. Their defensive zone expanded, and they attacked more aggressively, with almost everyone standing on the three-point line while defending.

Brown even made a rare lineup change, quickly replacing Zydrunas Ilgauskas with Szczerbiak, and the Knicks adopted a mobile lineup of one big man and four small men.

We absolutely cannot let the Knicks' three-point shooting fall apart! That's Brown's thought right now.

Then?

And then they fell for it!
The Knicks didn't attempt a single three-pointer in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter.

They didn't even attempt a single mid-range shot, let alone a three-pointer!
Drive to the basket!
Everyone who gets the ball has only one thought: drive to the basket!
Lin Tian, ​​Nate, and others almost lined up, charging towards the paint one after another, leaving the Cavaliers' defenders behind time and time again, driving hard to the basket and scoring points.

Within 3 minutes, all 7 of the Knicks' shots came from the paint, and they made 6 of them!
This incredible efficiency means that any other head coach would have to make substitutions or instruct the players to be careful after just two minutes of play.

But clearly, Brown lacked that insight; he was slow to react once again.

When Lin Tian drove into the paint for the seventh time in the fourth quarter and scored the team's sixth basket of the quarter, widening the gap to 15 points, Brown hadn't even reacted yet.

Wade stepped up and called a timeout to let everyone take a break and give Brown a chance to calm down so they could make substitutions and change tactics.

But obviously, when you face the Knicks, when you face a Knicks team that is attacking relentlessly and you are slow to react and they pull ahead, then it is difficult for this game to be suspenseful!
The Cavaliers couldn't do that at least.

In the game after the fourth quarter, they were never able to close the gap to within 10 points again. They struggled with a deficit of more than 10 points for the entire quarter but were unable to truly narrow the gap.

With 39 seconds left in the game, Lin Tian pulled up for a three-pointer and hit another three-pointer, bringing the gap between the two teams to more than 20 points for the first time tonight!
The Knicks have killed the game once again!

In fact, they had almost killed the game long ago. With 3 minutes left in the game, they were leading by 19 points, and Don Nelson was about to substitute the starters. But then Wade made a series of breakthroughs to the basket and scored, and even completed a steal and fast break dunk.

In less than a minute, the Heat went on a 6-0 run, narrowing the gap to 13 points!
When Don Nelson saw that the Cavaliers didn't care about saving face, he naturally didn't need to shamelessly try to save face for them.

"Lin!" After Old Nelson shouted, Lin Tian opened fire!

A super long-range three-pointer pull-up, a layup after getting past Wade, and just now that three-pointer right over Wade!
Meanwhile, Lin Tian also stepped up his defense, successfully blocking Wade's attacks twice in a row.

In less than two minutes, Lin Tian responded with an 8-0 run by Wade and the Cavaliers, extending the lead to 21 points!
Only at this point did the outcome of the match truly lose all suspense.

With only a few dozen seconds left in the game, neither coach bothered to make any more substitutions, instead letting their players stay on the field for the last few dozen seconds.

The match has officially ended!

Compared to the previous game, the Cavaliers played much better tonight, especially their leader, Dwyane Wade, who racked up a perfect stat line of 41 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block, almost single-handedly carrying the team to victory.

And it almost ruined one of Lin Tian's little career nights.

Well, tonight the NBA's most predictable award of the year was announced, right at the Knicks' home court.

Lin Tian received another MVP trophy before the start of the game.

This year, there is no suspense regarding the most important and prestigious trophy in the NBA, which is constantly pursued by all the top players in the league.

Or rather, from the very first week of this season, Lin Tian had been sitting at the top of the MVP rankings. Throughout the entire season, Lin Tian only briefly fell from first place to second in the second week of the MVP rankings.

Since then, Lin Tian has never relinquished the top spot to anyone. He made the MVP award completely uncompetitive, and everyone knew that the award belonged to him!
Even if Lin Tian played almost perfectly this year despite not putting in much effort, even if he played just so-so and couldn't pull ahead of his competitors, the MVP award would still most likely go to him.

Who made it his last year? Who made his team the best in league history? And who gave him the league's top popularity and the greatest commercial power?
Countless people want to see Lin Tian leave perfectly in his final year!

So, as long as Lin Tianzhen doesn't play terribly, and as long as his team doesn't even rank in the top five in the league, this MVP award is definitely his!

Not to mention that Lin Tian once again achieved a triple-double average this year, leading his team to the best record in league history and ranking in the top ten in four major statistical categories.

With all his achievements this year, even if the MVP award were given to someone else, I doubt anyone would dare to take it!
Yes, Lin Tian is retiring.

But for these star players: retirement means that Lin Tian will be subject to fewer restrictions. If he wants to beat someone up, he won't even be afraid of being fined by the league!

We're rich, we've got plenty of money! Our main focus is on having fun!
This version of Lin Tian is probably even more frightening and unpredictable than he is on the basketball court!

So, it's just a small MVP award. If the league doesn't give it to Lin, I'm afraid no one else would dare to accept it. One reason is that they know they're not qualified, and the other is that they're 100% sure that if they were given it, Lin Tian would definitely cause them trouble.

Why bother?
Why offend Lin Tian for an MVP award that will inevitably be criticized as unworthy?

That would be suicidal and bring absolutely no benefit!
So, Lin Tian once again won the unanimous MVP award this year!

This term is practically synonymous with Lin Tian! After all, it's unlikely that anyone else will have the chance to receive a unanimous MVP award.

After all, who can display the same level of dominance as Lin Tian? And who can maintain such a relaxed demeanor while displaying that level of dominance, making it seem like he's just coasting?
It can be said that Lin Tian defined the unanimous MVP and also elevated the standard of unanimous MVP!

Even if someone else wins this award after him, they will likely be compared to Lin Tian again and again, and then people will draw conclusions.

Compared to Lin Tian, ​​he's truly no good! He doesn't deserve the unanimous MVP award!

In short, Lin Tian won the most undisputed but most important regular season award of the season that night. Even Wade, who scored 41 points and gave it his all without resting for a second, couldn't stop Lin Tian from having a perfect night.

He really did his best, but he was simply no match for the other person's skills.

Lin Tian himself racked up a triple-double of 48 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists!
At the same time, his eight consecutive points in the final moments of the last quarter, along with his terrifying defense that kept Wade scoreless, completely killed any suspense in the game!
Wade was very strong tonight. But Lin Tian was terrifying tonight!
They're simply unstoppable monsters!

After giving their all in the second game but failing to win, both teams simultaneously moved to Cleveland, where they will play two more games!

This is a golden opportunity for Cleveland!
A chance to turn the tide at home!
Of course, this is their last chance. If they can't win the third game, they will most likely be swept out of the game 4-0, just like the teams Lin Tian swept in his previous career!
But if they can win Game 3, making the series 1-2, and then...

Then no.

The fact is, when Lin Tian's team has a 2-0 lead and their team is clearly stronger than their opponents, Lin Tian never holds back.

The idea of ​​letting the series end on the road and then closing it out at home to sell one more ticket has never existed in his vocabulary.

there has never been!

The point is to strike hard when the opponent is down, giving them no chance or hope. When there's an opportunity to kill them, leave no chance at all!

In Game 3 of the series, Lin Tian delivered the most ferocious performance of this year's playoffs!
Lin Tian scored a whopping 57 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in the game. Although he only dished out 7 assists and failed to get a triple-double, Lin Tian adopted a high-intensity, high-pressure defense against Wade!
He stayed close to Wade for almost the entire game, effectively limiting Wade's performance!

That night, Wade made 7 of 24 field goals, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and 13 of 15 free throws, scoring 28 points. However, his shooting percentage was low, and he also committed 6 turnovers!
Comparing him to Lin Tianyi makes it even clearer how terrible Wade's performance was tonight!
Of course, Lin Tian would have to pay a high price to limit Wade like this on the road.

With 1 minute and 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Lin Tian was called for a blocking foul again. This was his sixth foul and the first time he had been ejected from the game in the playoffs!

Ok……

This was the first time he was ejected for accumulating six fouls; before that, he was always ejected for fighting...

Unfortunately, when Lin came off the court, the gap between the two teams had already reached 11 points. Even though Wade made both free throws to narrow the gap to single digits, there wasn't enough time left for the Cavaliers to complete the comeback and turn the tide.

112: 105!

Ultimately, the Knicks narrowly won the game by 7 points!
This game is also considered by many to be the most intense and difficult game the Knicks have played in this season's playoffs.

Although Lin Tian's departure could no longer determine the outcome of the game, it still gave many people a glimmer of hope that the Cavaliers could defeat the Knicks!
The fact that this game went down to the wire was clearly not enough thanks to Wade's shooting percentage of less than 3%.

Gasol was still terrible tonight. So far in this series, he has only averaged 11 points and 6 rebounds per game, with a field goal percentage of less than 40%. As a traditional center, his efficiency, scoring and rebounding numbers are just too bad!

But that night, Zydrunas Ilgauskas found his rhythm, shooting 12-for-18 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line for a double-double of 28 points and 11 rebounds. Meanwhile, Pavlovic, Szczerbiak, and West also had a hot hand.

These three shooters combined for nine three-pointers!
On the other hand, apart from Lin Tian, ​​the rest of the Knicks players seemed to be struggling to adapt. Anthony, Stoudemire, and others collectively underperformed once again. The combined score of the entire Knicks team was less than that of Lin Tian alone!
It was precisely the Cavaliers' outstanding performance and the Knicks' collective undercover tactics that kept the suspense alive until the very end, giving many people the illusion that 'with 1 minute and 20 seconds left, the Cavaliers might be able to turn the tide.'

Of course, as everyone knows, there is only one reason for this misconception: Lin Tianxia has gone.

With Lin Tian gone, the people of Cleveland felt their chance had come!
Knicks fans, on the other hand, felt like the sky was falling and the team was doomed.

Of course, the Clevelanders' dream and the Knicks fans' worries only lasted for a few dozen seconds before disappearing.

The third match ended without any changes.

The score is now 0-3.

The Cavaliers are now one step away from elimination.

“I played terribly. My performance was like a pile of crap. I was completely destroyed by Lin. As the leader of the team, I failed to respond at the same level. I failed to play at the same level as Lin.”

"Everyone except me played perfectly in this game. They gave it their all, they gave it their all, and I would give them 100 points! But I only played 30 points."

"I am unworthy of my teammates, I have let them down after their perfect performance. The responsibility for this game lies entirely with me!"

At the post-game press conference, facing questions and doubts from reporters, Wade, without hesitation, took all the blame and responsibility for the loss upon himself.

This is what a leader should do.

"But we all noticed that Szczerbiak didn't hit a three-pointer in the last minute of the game. If he had hit that three-pointer, you could have narrowed the gap to six points, and then you would definitely still have a chance."

"But he missed that clear-cut three-pointer, and then on the defensive end, Gasol lost a defensive rebound, which Amare grabbed and dunked, widening the gap to 11 points again."

"That 5-point gap, one inside and one outside, meant you couldn't turn the tide and the game was completely over. Don't you think your teammates should bear some responsibility?"

"Why should they take responsibility?" Wade retorted rather bluntly to the reporter who was clearly trying to stir up trouble. "They just did what they were supposed to do. Wally made three three-pointers tonight, so why should he be blamed for missing one?"

"He was battling with the opponent all night and lost an offensive rebound. Should he be held responsible for the game? He only took 6 shots in total. Who should be held responsible for his inability to integrate into the system and get shot opportunities?"

"If all a leader does is pass the ball out and then wait to blame his teammates for missing, then being a leader is too easy!"

"We lost tonight for one reason only! I was terrible! I was absolutely terrible! It's that simple."

“I was terrible too.” As soon as Wade finished speaking, Gasol, who had been accompanying him to the press conference but had not said a word or expressed his opinion, suddenly said, “My performance was much worse than Devin’s.”

"Devr has been carrying this team forward, he has never given up, but I was intimidated by Stoudemire, I was completely intimidated by him."

"I was afraid to engage, I was afraid to get to the basket, I kept taking mid-range shots, I couldn't match Stoudemire's physicality, I was always thinking about running away instead of beating him."

"If I hadn't played so softly, we could have won at least one of the first three games! We might even have won two!"

"So compared to Devin, who has given his all and tried his best to play, I have been performing poorly, unable to help the team get more rebounds, unable to shoulder everything that an inside player should shoulder, and only contributing a tiny bit of strength despite having the highest salary on the team."

"That's the person who should take the most responsibility!"

"You can't just talk the talk!"

This wasn't said by a reporter, but by Wade!

After hearing his good partner say these words, Wade said excitedly, "Bayonet, you have to do it! You have to make it happen!"

"I will do it! I will do it!" Gasol slammed his fist on the table, then his gaze swept across the entire arena: "I know a lot of people will say, 'Why didn't you do this sooner?' or 'Isn't it too late to make your determination now that we're up 3-0?'"

"I have to say, it's really too late, but I'm still willing to do it! I hope my teammates can give me a chance, a chance for me to put on a great performance again, or at least a chance to win a game!"

"Our goal right now is simple: avoid a sweep! It's that simple! As for everything else, we'll talk about that after Game 4!" (End of Chapter)