NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

"Boss, you missed us, didn't you?" Anthony walked up to Lin Tian with a grin and gave him a high five. On Lin Tian's other side, Little Shooter reached out and bumped fists with him.

The Knicks' Big Three have reunited on the court once again!
"Not at all! If I wasn't worried that the match would be over by the time you two bastards got back, I would have crushed the match by myself!"

"Then thank you so much, boss, for leaving us some soup." Stoudemire looked at the Cavaliers players opposite him and said regretfully, "The actor whose head I cracked open isn't here? What a pity."

"I still want to get all lovey-dovey with him in the final moments of the series."

"Which of you three will serve? If you don't, I'll call the Cavaliers to serve!"

The three were chatting and showing off, saying they were handling the situation with ease and having a great time, when the referee's voice came again.

"He serves!" Lin Tian quickly kicked Anthony in the butt, sending him to the sideline so the guy could serve the ball.

Then, the second half of the fourth quarter officially began!
"Did you feel despair?" Lin Tian dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and saw Wade, who was covered in sweat and could barely open his eyes, and asked, "Did you feel that despair of just getting a glimpse of light and then having everything taken away again?"

"No way! Go ahead and hit me again if you dare!" Wade was not willing to admit defeat and wanted to provoke Lin Tian, ​​hoping that Lin Tian would continue to challenge him one-on-one.

"It's boring, I'm already tired of it!" Lin Tian said casually. "Do you think it would be more interesting for me to continue humiliating Parker like this in the next round, or to bully someone who's past their prime... who was it again? Who's the Nets' guard now, Francis?"

"Never mind, it doesn't matter. It seems like bullying Parker is more interesting."

As Lin Tian spoke, he saw Stoudemire, who had already positioned himself and reached out for the ball, and Anthony, who had also positioned himself and reached out for the ball.

These two guys are incredibly energetic right now.

"I'll give you Amar'e next round!" Lin Tian said to Stoudemire, then turned to look at Anthony, but the basketball flew towards Stoudemire.

Even after all this, this bastard is still lying!

After getting the ball, Stoudemire faced Gasol, whom he had bullied for three games but who finally started exchanging blows with tonight. Without hesitation, he raised the ball with both hands, made a fake shooting motion, and then passed the ball directly, while simultaneously ramming into Gasol!

"Oh!"

With a muffled thud, Gasol, whose stamina was already nearly exhausted, staggered backward.

At this point, it wasn't a question of whether he was weak or not, but rather that he was completely lacking in stamina and had no strength to fight against Xiao Si.

"Oh!"

After another muffled thud, as Gasol retreated again, Stoudemire suddenly dribbled halfway around the basket, facing the hoop directly. At the same time, the basketball slammed heavily on the floor. He then took a step back to collect the ball, and didn't forget to raise his elbow and give Gasol a slap.

Gasol was completely overwhelmed by the push and shove. He couldn't keep up with Stoudemire's boundless energy, who was like a reincarnation of Sun Wukong. Gasol was pushed aside in an instant, and then Stoudemire rose up and once again split Mount Hua with his might!
"boom!"

After a loud bang, Stoudemire scored 2 more points for his team, jumping up and down excitedly!

I'm back! I'm back!
I'm Amare, who the hell are you?!
The Cavaliers' morale clearly plummeted after that basket, and a sense of frustration appeared on everyone's face.

But they also knew that Gasol wasn't to blame for the shot. Tonight, Gasol was neither weak nor effeminate; his performance was perfect!
But he's not some kind of physical monster. He can play for 37-8 minutes, but to have him play non-stop until now, it would be a miracle if he had the stamina to defend!

"It's okay, as long as we score!" Wade raised one hand high, signaling everyone to calm down, and then reached out to take the basketball, indicating that no one needed to rush.

Let's take it one ball at a time.

But the Knicks won't give him the chance to take it one point at a time.

Lin Tian rushed over early and once again put Wade under full-court pressure!
Moreover, this time, Lin Tian's intensity was even greater; he put in 120% effort in defense.

Lin Tian knew very well that the sooner he could beat Wade to the point where he couldn't even stand up, the sooner the suspense of the game would disappear.

Especially now that Stoudemire and Anthony have returned, Lin Tian doesn't need to worry about the offensive end at all. All he needs to do now is one thing—

Kill Wade!

So, holding his breath in last year's Finals, Lin Tian once again used an almost anaerobic method to stick to Nash's defense. He started from the backcourt and stuck to Wade tightly, not giving him any chance to breathe or rest.

In an instant, the intensity was pushed to the maximum!
Faced with Lin Tian's incredibly aggressive defense, which involved physical contact almost on par with UFC, even Wade struggled to cope. He tried several times to find an opportunity to get past Lin Tian, ​​but failed each time.

Not only did he fail, but Wade was also unknowingly forced by Lin Tian all the way to the sideline.

Then Wade sensed that Lin Tian's defense seemed to have suddenly loosened! Overjoyed, Wade immediately accelerated forward, wanting to cross the center line.

But he had barely taken a step when he had to stop again.

Right in front of him, Wallace was already waiting for him with a calm and collected demeanor!

Beside him was Lin Tian, ​​who had increased his intensity once again, and on his other side was the boundary line that had unknowingly appeared.

Wade has no other option but to retreat and create distance!

He was locked in a dead end!
Can I go back?

There was no time left on offense. He didn't rush over, so he only had one option left: jump and risk a pass, otherwise the Cavaliers would definitely get an 8-second violation!
With no other option, Wade mustered his remaining strength and jumped with all his might. He looked around with the ball in the air, but in the end, he didn't pass the ball. Instead, he landed with the ball again.

The referee's whistle blew immediately, and possession of the ball changed hands!
Wade's move was a traveling violation plus an 8-second violation, which was not even worth considering.

"Smart." Lin Tian praised Wade for what seemed like a rather basic mistake.

He jumped up with Wade just now, and he and Wallace almost completely blocked all of Wade's passing angles. In addition, there were players like Anthony who were preparing to help defend from behind. If Wade had passed the ball out, it would have been a disaster.

There's an 80% chance Lin Tian and Wallace will steal the ball directly, and a 10% chance Anthony and Stoudemire will steal it from them.

The probability of it ending up in the hands of one's own people is absolutely less than 10%!
The probability is too low!
Not only was the probability low, but Wade was also very certain that if he made a mistake in passing, the Cavaliers would be unstoppable, launching a fast break like a tidal wave, which would be tantamount to giving the Knicks 2 points!
So after much deliberation, Wade chose to land with the ball, preferring to give his teammates a chance to get back on defense rather than allow the Knicks to launch a fast break.

"But it's a pity, Devin, you're already at your limit. You only need one trigger to break down." Lin Tian took the inbound pass from his teammate and faced Wade again: "You can avoid losing a point with a mistake, but even in a positional game, we can score steadily."

"Your efforts only delayed your goal by 10 seconds. For example, in this play, I let Messi and Ronaldo go one-on-one. Could you have stopped him?"

As Lin Tian spoke, he tossed the ball directly to Anthony. Anthony, facing Pavlovic, was naturally full of confidence. He didn't even bother to fake anything, but instead pulled up without hesitation and flew straight towards the basket from mid-range.

Pavlovic, who had also been playing for over 40 minutes, could only reach out and offer a token gesture of interference. Anything else? He simply couldn't do.

"Shh!"

After a crisp sound, Anthony hit a mid-range jumper! The Knicks regained a 3-point lead!
"See, Devon? I wasn't wrong, was I?"

"Guard! Z, I need help!" Wade completely ignored Lin Tian. Their situation was dire. Although they were only down by 3 points, Wade knew that the Cavaliers were in dire straits!
The Knicks' two new players are too stamina and have too much control; they simply can't defend them! If they can't score, the Cavaliers are really doomed!
As soon as Wade finished speaking, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Pau Gasol rushed over.

The two men stood on either side of him, setting a double screen in the backcourt to help Wade block Lin Tian.

Wade seized this rare opportunity to accelerate the pace, wanting to get the ball to the frontcourt as quickly as possible before figuring out what to do next.

He rushed to the frontcourt at top speed, just as he was about to slow down and wave to signal everyone to wait, while also waiting for Gasol and Zydrunas Ilgauskas to get into position behind him.

"Devin, watch out!" Gasol's voice came at that moment, but it was too late!

Just as Lin Tian was blocked by the Cavaliers' twin towers and was lagging behind Wade, he rushed out from behind Wade.

He reached out and slapped the ball, sending it flying.

Lin Tian could have caught up with Wade much earlier, but he wasn't in a hurry; he just followed behind Wade.

What he was waiting for was the likely relaxation that would occur when Wade came to the frontcourt.

In that split second, Lin Tian made the steal! The basketball was poked into Anthony's arms by Lin Tian, ​​and Anthony quickly lobbed the ball towards the open space in front of Lin Tian.

After receiving the ball, Lin Tian slammed it onto the floor again. The basketball slipped between Gasol's legs as he ran over to block Lin Tian. Lin Tian then turned and accelerated, executing a dribble past Gasol like the wind!
After getting past Gasol, Zydrunas Ilgauskas on the other side didn't have the speed to rush over and help defend. He could only watch as Lin Tian drove toward his own basket.

Facing the Cavaliers' empty basket, Lin Tian gathered the ball, started his run, and even slowed down to adjust his steps, wanting to dunk in a cool way!
Although he scored quite a few points in this quarter, he didn't dunk once! He also needs to conserve his energy!

But now, Lin Tian feels that there's no need to save anymore!
"Stop dreaming!"

Wade's voice came again at the last minute. Just as Lin Tian was about to slam the ball in with one hand, Wade arrived with all his might, then jumped high and blocked the space between Lin Tian and the basket.

Lin Tian remained calm and relaxed despite Wade's sudden arrival, not taking Wade seriously at all.

Instead, as if by magic, he suddenly pulled his raised left hand back to his waist and then wrapped it around behind his waist.

But the basketball didn't appear in his right hand; it flew directly from behind Lin Tian's waist to beyond the three-point line.

Anthony had already arrived in time. After receiving the ball, he glanced at the basket and immediately pulled up for a three-pointer!
"Shh!"

Another crisp sound, and Anthony scored 5 points in a row!
With Stoudemire's two points, the Knicks have gone on a 7-0 run since these two came on!
Their lead has reached 6 points!
120: 114!

There are less than 5 minutes left in the game!
The Cavaliers' chances are running out!

"pause!"

At this point in the game, Brown had no choice but to call a timeout. If he didn't, the Knicks might just collapse in one fell swoop!
Although the timeout was called, Brown had no idea how to proceed.

Substitution?

He simply doesn't have any substitutes available, especially at this stage of the game, he doesn't dare to make any substitutions at all!

Brown was filled with regret at this moment. If he had known that he would have taken advantage of Stoudemire and Anthony's absence to at least let Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Jerry West rest for a while, the whole team would not be in this state now, exhausted to the point of collapse.

"Get some rest, calm down, and play well in the last 5 minutes."

After much hesitation, Brown could only utter some meaningless words in the end.

There was nothing he could do; the gap in strength between the two sides was becoming increasingly obvious, and coupled with the Knicks' superior stamina, he was truly out of options and had no time to make any changes.

The timeout ended quickly, and neither side made any substitutions. However, judging from the spirit and form displayed by both sides, although the score was only 6 points apart, the outcome of the game seemed to be no longer in doubt.

The basketball was passed to Wade again. This time, he didn't have to go through the trouble of breaking through Lin Tian to advance the ball. He could go straight into the offensive position. Wade didn't stop at all. Instead, he dribbled with his head down and accelerated!
He took his signature super-large first step, intending to use it to directly bypass Lin Tian.

But it's not that easy. Not to mention that Wade's physical strength is already exhausted, even if he had the strength right now, he couldn't possibly get past Lin Tian as easily as he did past others.

Squeezing against Lin Tian's body, Wade sprinted towards the basket, and immediately jumped after entering the three-second zone. After a physical confrontation with Lin Tian, ​​he used his far left hand to execute a hook shot that he had hardly practiced at all.

"Boom!"

This kind of high-difficulty hook shot layup, at this point in the game, with the two players in extremely intense physical contact, Wade not even being able to see the basket, and shooting with his left hand, it would be a miracle if it went in!
When Wade released the ball, he immediately realized: the shot was too short!
"Rebound!" he yelled, hoping Gasol would grab the rebound again.

"It's alright! It won't be short!"

But Lin Tian's words chilled Wade to the bone.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, Lin Tian suddenly jumped to an incredible height, at least half a head taller than Wade. Wade's long-range hook shot, which was almost impossible to block, was slapped away by Lin Tian from above!
"Fast break!" Anthony shouted excitedly as he got the ball and sprinted towards the frontcourt. He immediately passed the ball to Wallace on the other side, who then tossed it into the air.

Stoudemire, who was following up in the middle, was perfectly positioned. He leaped high, caught the ball with both hands, and then slammed it into the basket in mid-air!

"boom!"

After another muffled thud, the Knicks' lead had grown to 8 points!

"Ho ho ho ho ho!"

After scoring, Stoudemire roared wildly and pounded his chest!

As I said before: even after sitting on half a bench, his energy level is beyond your imagination!

"Why aren't you back on defense? Are you out of breath?" Lin Tian also stood up from the floor. He hadn't been able to stand properly after the block and had fallen directly to the floor.

"I'm got plenty of energy! Why don't you go on a fast break?" Wade was clearly panting, but he was still being stubborn. He looked at Lin Tian and said, "Maybe you can deliver a free throw-line dunk! Isn't that your signature move? Or are you just tired?"

"What kind of person would compete with their little brothers for an easy fast break dunk?" Lin Tian snorted. "Breathe hard so you don't suffocate, but don't breathe too hard or you'll burst your lungs."

Lin Tian was truly exhausted at this moment.

He was really too lazy to launch that fast break just now; he should use his energy where it matters most.

At the same time, Lin Tian secretly made up his mind to reiterate his early-season goal: lose weight! He had to lose weight!

Otherwise, the drop in physical fitness would be too severe!

In the past, would I have been this exhausted without playing overtime?
But he's still way better than Wade. Judging from Wade's condition, he can barely keep his eyes open right now. He'll probably need an IV drip of glucose right after the game, or he'll collapse from exhaustion.

If it weren't for his intense desire for victory, he might already be lying motionless on the floor right now.

Maintaining a strong desire for victory and never giving up is an excellent quality.

But now that he hasn't gone down to rest, and since he hasn't given up, Lin Tian will definitely not show any mercy!

Keep pressing!
From the moment West dribbled the ball across half-court, Lin Tian began to closely guard Wade. Whether Wade stood still or tried to run and call for the ball, Lin Tian would stick to him tightly and not give him any chance.

During this Cavaliers offensive play, Wade gave it his all, using every trick in the book, taking advantage of multiple screens from his teammates and countless back cuts of his own.

And yet he never got even one chance!

It's not a chance to shoot, it's a chance to receive the ball!

He ran for more than ten seconds, but his teammates still couldn't get the ball to him.

In the end, it was Gasol again. The ball ended up in Gasol's hands. He backed down Stoudemire and drove to the basket. Just as he was about to turn and shoot, a huge hand slammed the ball onto the backboard.

It's Lin Tian again!

Meanwhile, Wade, who had been released by Lin Tian at some point, was now running towards the basket, trying to grab the rebound.

But how could Lin Tian possibly let him have his way?

As he positioned the basketball on the backboard, he quickly gathered the ball and descended, completing a steal and block in mid-air!
"Incredible!"

Barkley shook his head and said, "Did any of you see when Lin ran to the basket? Did any of you notice when Lin left Wade behind and rushed to the basket to help defend?"

"I didn't see it." Miller shook his head without hesitation. He wasn't good at defense, and he never boasted about it.

“Gary, what do you think?” Kenny then passed the baton to Payton, asking him to share his opinion.

"I don't have a championship, I'm not qualified to analyze this kind of Finals-level defense. I don't understand it, I'm not experienced enough, I can't analyze it, thank you." Payton snorted, the old man was clearly still angry!
I'm always being teased by these guys about not having a championship. I should have joined Lin Tian's team before my career was even over; I could have at least won a championship then. (End of Chapter)