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Soon, the timeout ended. Old Nelson had made full use of the timeout, speaking very quickly and almost without stopping, finally finishing what he wanted to say when the timeout ended.

In recent years, he has rarely spoken so much during timeouts, which shows that the Celtics' relentless comeback has put immense pressure on Don Nelson.

This old man really doesn't want to lose tonight.

The game officially begins with the final four minutes of the third quarter!
71: 64!

For the Knicks, Don Nelson stuck with his starting lineup, while the Celtics continued with Manu Ginobili, maintaining their aggressive, offensive lineup.

Parker had just closed in on Lin Tian, ​​trying to put pressure on him, but before he could even get his footing, a very familiar sense of danger rushed towards him.

Parker instinctively tried to step back, and his upper body leaned back slightly in time. It was this movement that allowed Parker to see Lin Tian's large elbow swing across his chest!

Parker felt that he had just been a tiny bit away from death!
"You're pretty agile, Tony!" Lin Tian received the inbound pass from Anthony and looked at Parker with a smile: "Weren't you going to press me closely? Why did you run so far? How can you defend someone who's this far away?"

"Fuck! Boss, you really went for the kill." Parker felt sweat beading on his back. To be honest, that last hit wasn't that hard. Lin Tian had just pushed him out a bit; he hadn't gone for the kill.

Aside from a slight pain, nothing serious will happen if you get hit.

But if you don't get hit and instead watch a giant elbow swing right in front of you, that's truly terrifying.

"I must be the person who has taken the most elbows from you, Lin." Recalling his time in Indiana, where he was matched up against Lin Tian in every training session and was repeatedly crushed by Lin Tian, ​​Parker was still terrified.

"It's not that exaggerated, Tony. You're at best in the top three. A lot of people have developed PTSD from my elbows." Lin Tian continued chatting with Parker as he moved forward, reaching a position near the three-point line: "What are your plans for the next round?"

"Let me guess, let me guess..." Lin Tian dribbled the ball while observing, trying to attract Parker's attention.

"Ron isn't here, so it's definitely not about strengthening the defense, but both towers are still on the court, so you haven't given up on defense either."

"So I guess you guys are going to keep betting on our shooting to be off, collapsing the paint, using the twin towers' presence to control the three-second zone and the surrounding area, and appropriately giving up mid-range and long-range shots. You must think we'll keep missing shots, right?"

As soon as Lin Tian said this, Parker broke out in a cold sweat. Had this guy been eavesdropping under our benches or planted a listening device somewhere?

How did he do that? How did he guess it?
How could that be? He only glanced at the players on the field and immediately saw through all our plans and our main defensive tactics?

Lin Tian: Nothing special, just guessing! That's how amazing I am!
"Then we'll show you just how accurate our three-pointers really are!"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he suddenly bent his knees and looked up, as if he was about to shoot a basket. Parker, who had just been intimidated by Lin Tian, ​​subconsciously lost control and jumped into the air.

This would naturally mean a complete loss of control and defensive position over Lin Tian.

Lin Tian wasn't quite as shameless as some others, and didn't jump directly at Parker to try and draw a foul, but he wasn't much better, because Lin Tian dribbled to the side and then pulled up for a shot!

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, Lin Tian hit a three-pointer, and the gap between the two sides once again reached 10 points!
"Don't be in such a hurry, Tony. There's still a quarter and a half left in the game. We have plenty of time to play!" After scoring, Lin Tian didn't retreat but stood right next to Parker, looking like he was ready to give him a full-court press if he dared to take the ball.

When Parker saw this, he was quite the rogue. He yelled at Ginobili and then turned and ran away.

Dribbling forward?

Ginobili and I are like brothers. Whether he comes or I come, it's the same!

After Ginobili dribbled quickly up the court, he didn't rush to attack with the ball himself. Instead, he waved his hand, and Duncan immediately ran out from the inside, his mountain-like body blocking Wallace's side.

Wallace tried to get around Duncan's screen, but to his dismay, he found that although the guy hadn't made any moves or any small tricks, and the screen was incredibly clean, he just couldn't get around him. This guy was blocking his way like an insurmountable mountain!
Ginobili dribbled past Wallace and charged toward the basket. Okur, in front of him, kept his center of gravity low and focused, carefully maintaining his distance. He wasn't thinking about blocking or stealing the ball.

He had two thoughts in his mind: Don't try to trick me into committing a foul, and I won't let you have an easy, uncontested shot.

Simply put, there must be enough interference.

Faced with Okur's rather passive defensive approach, Ginobili compressed his defensive space and quickly reached the outside of the three-second zone. Then, he suddenly slammed the ball behind him with both hands. Okur couldn't help but immediately move half a step to the side, trying to block Duncan's path to the basket behind Ginobili.

Unfortunately, Ginobili's pass wasn't aimed at Duncan at all. Instead, after a feint, he passed the ball through Okur's side and into Howard under the basket!

Ginobili's passing fake was truly spectacular and brilliant, but unfortunately, Howard under the basket wasn't ready!

He failed to catch the basketball. After it slipped from his hands, he struggled several times but couldn't fully control it. Instead, the basketball flew directly into the air.

"Fuck!" Howard roared, "I told you not to pass the ball like that!"

While Howard was furious, he didn't forget his job. He looked up at the basketball flying in the air, waiting for it to fall so he could get the ball and launch another attack!

But he didn't even get to see the basketball land in his arms, because Stoudemire had already blocked Howard behind him without any regard for the situation.

At the same time, Okur turned around and used his back to block Duncan from rushing into the paint, not giving him any chance to get the rebound.

Both of them have excellent positioning skills, and the timing and effectiveness of their positioning are outstanding.

The only problem is that neither of them even looked at the basketball or reached out; they devoted 100% of their energy to positioning themselves!

Their appearance can be described in one sentence.

I don't want this rebound, but you can't have it either!
No, of course it's impossible to completely eliminate it!

The task Old Nelson just gave these two was to block their positions!

"Memet, Amare, you two are just responsible for positioning. As long as you don't let those Celtics bastards grab the rebounds and get into position, you'll have accomplished your mission."

"As for rebounds, they're preventing us from getting the ball to the basket, right? Then let's skip the pass and go straight for the basket!"

"Thwack!" Lin Tian rushed into the basket from the outside, grabbed the basketball that Howard had knocked out of his hands, and without stopping, turned around and slammed the ball heavily to the ground before sprinting all the way to the frontcourt.

"Run! Fast break! Fast break!" Lin Tian pushed his speed to the limit while frantically compressing and chasing the Celtics' defense.

This is Nelson's plan!
If they won't let us pass the ball to them, then we won't play!

After our big guys grab the rebound, you press them hard on defense to prevent them from passing the ball. That means you can't let our big guys get the rebound!

Leave everything to Lin Tian, ​​he can handle it directly! Let's not let the middlemen make any more profit!
In the blink of an eye, Lin Tian had dribbled the ball to the Celtics' three-point line. Parker and Ginobili rushed up and double-teamed Lin Tian.

"Come on, Lin! Get past us! Come on!" Ginobili shouted, hoping Lin Tian would try to break through the two of them.

"Whoosh!"

Unfortunately, Lin Tian completely ignored Ginobili's challenge and simply pushed the basketball out with one hand, passing straight between Ginobili and Parker. The two guys had no time to react, and even instinctively turned their heads to avoid being hit on the head by the cannonball-like basketball.

"boom!"

Then came a loud bang from behind the two men. Gerald Wallace calmly released the rim and landed on the floor. He had just arrived in time, caught the ball in mid-air, and slammed it into the basket with both hands!

12 points!

The Knicks quickly went on a 5-0 run, widening the gap once again.

Then the Celtics found Duncan again. As the saying goes, when you're in trouble, turn to Duncan. Although the "Big Fundamental" may not be the best player, he can always provide you with enough security and enough output!

Back to the basket, dribble, turn and hook shot with a straight arm!

Duncan's offensive moves after receiving the ball were simple, smooth, and clean; he completed a hook shot almost in the blink of an eye, narrowing the gap to 10 points once again. Then, Duncan immediately stood under the basket, arms outstretched, to contest the Knicks' baseline pass – their best tactic for countering the Knicks' fast breaks in recent games.

But this time, Duncan miscalculated!
Because it's no longer Okur or Stoudemire serving the baseline; now it's Lin Tian serving the baseline.

Lin Tian quickly arrived outside the baseline, grabbed the basketball, glanced at it, and then delivered a fast and powerful bounce pass that went directly between Duncan's legs and flew to Anthony's hands outside the three-point line.

After receiving the ball, Anthony sprinted at top speed without stopping, and in the blink of an eye, he was outside the Celtics' three-point line.

Then this guy turned around and chased after Ginobili, who was guarding him, and pushed hard towards the inside!

With Artest out, Anthony could easily bully Ginobili with his physicality!

As Anthony pushed to the edge of the three-second zone, Josh had no choice but to step in and double-team him.

"Mercedes-Ronaldo!"

A loud shout came from the Celtics' baseline corner. Anthony recognized the voice and immediately threw the ball out. The one who caught the ball was none other than Lin Tian.

Lin Tian hadn't even stood still after receiving the ball, as he had just sprinted to this spot. But he didn't stop to steady himself at all. Instead, he almost drifted up and threw the basketball!

A three-pointer from the corner while drifting!
At that moment, Howard had just run to the vicinity of the free throw line, and Duncan hadn't even made it past the three-point line.

This round can definitely be considered a fast attack!
"Shh!"

Then, a crisp sound rang out as Lin Tian dribbled past an opponent and hit a three-pointer! The Knicks extended their lead once again!

13 points!

This is the second move that Don Nelson devised to disrupt the Celtics' defensive system!

Lin Tian is going to serve the ball from the baseline!
Previously, the Celtics players often interfered with inbounding the ball from the baseline, preventing it from going through. Ultimately, it wasn't a problem with advancing the ball; it was because Stoudemire and Okur's passing abilities were truly negligible.

So, Old Nelson let Lin Tian serve!

With Lin Tian's vision and ability, he could easily find the Knicks players and then pass the ball to Anthony or Wallace.

Anthony and Wallace are certainly not great passers, but their physical attributes and fundamental skills when advancing the ball are definitely not a problem!

No matter which of them receives the ball, as long as they forcefully accelerate forward and get to the frontcourt, they will definitely be able to set the pace!

Even if they can't complete the attack directly or drive to the basket, by the time they reach the frontcourt, Lin Tian will be almost there too. They can then pass the ball back to Lin Tian, ​​who has plenty of ways to finish a possession in a few seconds and maintain good efficiency!
This is Master Lin's signature move, and this is what Master Lin excels at!
"The Celtics are finished." Barkley said without hesitation after watching these two possessions: "The Knicks have broken through their tight defense. Whether it's their advantage under the basket or their control of the pace, the Knicks are no longer afraid."

"And what the Knicks relied on, besides Don Nelson's strategic planning, was Lin!"

Miller added, "That's right, Lin is really versatile and willing to do everything on the court! It seems like there's no job on the basketball court that he wouldn't do! Whether it's inbounding the ball, passing, or defending pick-and-rolls, he'll do anything the team needs!"

“If there’s a job Lin definitely wouldn’t do,” Peyton suddenly said. “If you ask him to use underhanded tactics to cripple someone, he definitely won’t do it!”

"Pay attention to the question, Gary," Barkley said with a sly grin. "He'll do any job the team needs him to do, but which team do you think would need Lin to use dirty tricks to injure someone?"

"Or let me put it this way, what team would send its star player to personally perform actions like injuring someone or tripping them? Isn't that horrible and shameful? What superstar or team leader would do something like that?"

"Shameless, aren't you?"

"Okay, you're right!" Payton was afraid that Barkley would bring up the topic of championships again, so he immediately raised his hands in surrender, indicating that Barkley won and that no star player could do this.

"So, if your team is at a disadvantage in the series, say 1-2 down, and the two stars on the other side are so strong that you can't defend them at all, then if someone tells you outright that you can kick one of them and you can advance and win the championship."

"Are you guys going to do it or not?" Kenny asked before Payton could refuse. "Let me make it clear, I can't do this. I'm not qualified. I'm not the team leader. If needed, I can ask Hajime if he'd do it, but I don't think he would."

"I wouldn't either. I already have so many championship rings. I would never choose such a despicable method just to get one more." Miller refused without even thinking.

"I only have one ring, but that's because I feel one ring is enough! Otherwise, if I wanted more, I wouldn't have retired! I remember averaging 20+10 the year I retired, right?"

"I can play for another 3 years and get another 3 rings, no problem at all! It's just that I think it's unnecessary and I don't need it anymore."

As soon as Barkley finished speaking, all three men looked at Payton.

The meaning in these three guys' eyes couldn't be clearer.

Payton, who has never won a championship, are you going to take a championship by stepping on your opponent's left foot or your opponent's right foot?

"Get lost!" Peyton said with a gloomy face, too lazy to pay attention to the three guys.

Next year, if there's another way, I absolutely won't stay in this godforsaken place any longer.

FUXX!

What a bunch of damn bastards!

At this moment, the match between the two sides has entered its most crucial stage.

Or rather, it was the final stretch of this series that could still be called a 'critical moment'.

The gap between the two sides was still 13 points, but everyone could see that the Celtics were powerless and could no longer contain the Knicks' counterattack!
Don Nelson's two tactical changes caught the Celtics off guard!

Even more seriously, Rivers has remained completely unresponsive, offering no solution or countermeasure whatsoever!

With 30 seconds left in the third quarter, Duncan's mid-range layup missed, and Lin Tian grabbed the rebound again. He then drove wildly to the frontcourt, stopped abruptly, and pulled up for his signature three-pointer!
"Shh!"

With a crisp crack, the gap between the two sides widened to 16 points!
20 seconds later, the Celtics used all their strength to almost push the shot clock to the very end!
Ginobili rose to his feet and took a mid-range step-back shot, but unfortunately, the ball missed.

Duncan and Okur were locked in a fierce battle under the basket. Although Duncan's long arms kept interfering, Okur held his position firmly, preventing Duncan from controlling the ball properly.

"Snapped!"

Just as the two were still fighting for the ball, Lin Tian, ​​who had been defending Ginobili's shot, arrived in time, grabbed the basketball, and passed it while still in the air!

"Whoosh!"

With another whooshing sound, the basketball flew towards the center line.

Anthony grabbed the basketball, looked up at his watch, then dribbled forward two more steps, and pulled up for a shot when he was two steps away from the three-point line!

"Buzz!"

The buzzer sounded, signaling the end of the third quarter.

"Shh!"

Then, with a crisp sound, the basketball swished through the hoop!

Anthony hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer from way beyond the arc.

The gap between the two sides has once again reached 19 points! (End of Chapter)