NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

James dribbled the ball up the court. After Francis went off the court and Gibson came in to replace him, James became the Spurs' only reliable ball-handler. The other four players were basically just pure scorers and finishers.

When James faced Smith again in the frontcourt, he didn't rush to attack, nor did he insist on attacking on his own.

He continued to patiently direct his teammates' positioning, instructing them to run according to the tactics, while he waited methodically for his opportunity.

With 14 seconds left on the shot clock, James suddenly passed the ball to Bosh for a mid-range jumper. Bosh then raised the ball to try and shake off Stoudemire.

But Stoudemire, who always loves to jump, didn't fall for it and perfectly took his defensive position.

Bosh wasn't in a hurry and passed the ball back to JR at the baseline. But this time, Wallace's defense was much more effective. They wouldn't let role players get easy shooting opportunities at this time. JR didn't get a chance to shoot and immediately chose to drive to the basket.

But Okur was right there under the basket, making it difficult for him to attack the rim directly. So JR circled around and came out again, then quickly passed the ball to Martin.

Although Martin was unguarded, he was at the free-throw line, which was completely outside his shooting range. Martin hesitated for a moment with the ball, looking for a teammate, and then passed the ball back to James at the top of the arc.

After James got the ball, he was completely blocked by Smith. Just as he was about to break through, he suddenly found that Lin Tian was rushing towards him from the side. If he broke through, it would be equivalent to running straight into Lin Tian's arms!
But what kind of vision and ability does James possess? He has an unparalleled understanding of the Knicks' defensive system. If Lin Tian comes to help defend, then there will definitely be open shots in other positions!

In the blink of an eye, James found an open shot!
He spotted Gibson open on the wing, and the basketball flew out like lightning, landing precisely in Gibson's hands.

Unfortunately, Gibson didn't get a chance to shoot.

The referee blew the whistle!
"24-second violation! Change possession!"

The Spurs were forced into a 24-second violation by the Knicks!
What a shame!
Being held to 24 seconds by the Knicks is just as humiliating as being scored 140 points by the Pistons.

What kind of rookie could be defended by the Knicks for 24 seconds?

But this time, the Spurs were really contained!
"LeBron, are you scared out of your wits? Your whole team is full of cowards and weaklings. Not one of you dares to step up." Lin Tian said contemptuously to James while dribbling the ball. "Just surrender! You don't even dare to shoot now, what right do you have to fight us?"

"Softie."

Lin Tian's words were delivered in a contemptuous and mocking tone, which doubled their destructive power.

If he had shouted it out in that yelling voice, the Spurs might not have paid much attention.

But now...

Hey.

Lin Tian stopped beyond the three-point line and faced off against JR, whose expression looked like he was looking at his father's killer! Lin Tian's trash talk was indeed directed at James, but it was an absolute area-of-effect attack!
Every Spurs player felt humiliated.

JR was eager to try and break Lin Tian's defenses one-on-one.

In his view, if Francis, who was exhausted and almost cramped up, could do it, then he certainly could too!

Am I inferior to Francis?

At this moment, Lin Tian must have only his last breath left!
With absolute confidence and a desire to steal kills, JR stuck close to Lin Tian, ​​determined to make Lin Tian take responsibility for his words.

Lin Tian dribbled the ball rapidly while searching for gaps in JR's defense.

Then he failed.

Damn it, there's no need to look for anything, it's full of flaws!

This guy's close-range defense is too fierce. Although this kind of defense looks tough and scary, it is absolutely effective against someone who is a level below you or has poor mental fortitude.

But if you use it to deal with someone like Lin Tian, ​​who is not only several levels stronger than you but has also seen many big scenes and has never backed down or been afraid, then you are really courting death.

Lin Tian instantly discovered several opportunities to break through JR's defense, but he did not rush to choose to break through. Instead, he looked for a better opportunity.

An opportunity to make JR never dare to defend himself like that again, to make JR chicken out, and to change the course of the game!

Lin Tian suddenly took a probing step to the right and dribbled, successfully shifting JR's center of gravity half a step in that direction.

Then Lin Tian changed direction again and accelerated, charging towards the inside.

"I can keep up!" JR shouted, adjusting his center of gravity again and blocking Lin Tian's way.

Then he reached out his left hand, trying to steal the basketball that Lin Tian had exposed in front of him.

Lin Tian immediately made a 'disheveled' crossover dribble, barely dodging JR's steal. Then, he even seemed to have lost the will to continue his forward drive, making another crossover dribble followed by a step back, and jumped back to the three-point line.

Then, when Lin Tian was gathering the ball, there was a noticeable pause, as if he was about to lose control of it.

"You're finished, Lin! You're finished!" JR shouted, completely confident this time that he could block Lin Tian's shot!

Lin Tian is at his last gasp! Lin Tian is finished!
JR charged at Lin Tian with absolute confidence, feeling certain that he would succeed this time!

But when he jumped, he was surprised to discover a problem.

Just moments ago, Lin Tian was in a flustered state, but in an instant, he sprang up with astonishing speed. Almost in the blink of an eye, Lin Tian had reached the highest point and released the basketball before JR arrived.

JR stared incredulously at Lin Tian, ​​who seemed to have suddenly sped up to double speed, but it was too late. He couldn't control his body or the momentum of his impact. He could only let himself, already flying through the air, crash into Lin Tian.

"Shh!"

"Dudu!"

Two voices rang out almost simultaneously!

3+1!

This play, from the point of collision, the way the shot was released, the step-back motion, to even the way the two fell to the ground at the same time after the collision, was almost exactly the same as the one JR did to Anthony!
"A replica! This is a complete replica! Lin is avenging Anthony!" Barkley shouted. "This is insane! At this point, with this score, Lin actually dares to do this! He actually dares to do this!"

"Absolute strength and absolute confidence have made Lin invincible and fearless!"

Lin Tian leaped up from the floor in a flash, not even glancing at JR. Instead, he looked ahead with an air of arrogance and whispered, "You really think you can stop me? Who gave you that confidence?"

"Also, Francis's steal was intentional. If I hadn't gone easy on you guys, you wouldn't have been able to touch a hair on my body!"

"Oh, except when I want to draw a foul."

If anyone else had been trash-talking JR like that, he would have definitely exploded. He would have jumped up from the floor and started yelling at them, or even physically attacking them.

Black players like him, who come from the slums, are the most arrogant and domineering. They are always the ones who bully others, and no one else has the right to bully them.
Almost all conflicts on the basketball court arise between this type of player.

The core ideology of this type of player is simply, "I'm the best in the world!"

However, it obviously depends on the person.

Black slum players may be reckless, aggressive, and arrogant, but there are very few idiots or morons among those who make it to the NBA.

If they dared to face any opponent or situation, they would have been dead on the street long ago.

As for Lin Tian, ​​everyone has always been tolerant of him if they can, and even if they can't, they have to try their best to tolerate him.

Can't beat it!

JR silently stood up, without saying a word, biting his lip, and just stood there. As for Lin Tian, ​​he went to the free-throw line and made another free throw.

This also marks his 120th consecutive free throw made in this playoffs!
Just like in the regular season, he made all his free throws in this year's playoffs, without missing a single point!
all hit!

He made all his free throws! Lin Tian hadn't missed a single free throw all season.

而随着他这个3+1打中，在比赛只剩下最后的2分10秒，双方的差距来到了4分！
118: 114!

Lin Tian's 3+1 play was absolutely enough to change the entire course of the game!

With a 4-point gap, unless the Spurs also score a 3+1, they will need two consecutive possessions to tie or take the lead!
With only 2 minutes left in the game, this gap is already quite large!

James dribbled the ball up the court. This time, just as he stood on the court, Lin Tian shoved Smith aside, lowered his center of gravity, and said, "Come on, LeBron! At this point in the game, it's a duel between leaders!"

"Let me see what makes you think you can rule this alliance after me!"

"There's no need!" James said as he quickly made a pass, giving the ball to Gibson, who had gained some space.

After receiving the ball, Gibson immediately pulled it up and threw it, hoping to launch a surprise attack and quickly score for his team.

However, he clearly underestimated Smith's physical abilities.

Although this guy was a step slower, he still relied on his monstrous physical abilities to quickly rush to Gibson's side and jump with all his might.

"I touched it! The backboard!" Smith felt his fingertips lightly touch the basketball and immediately turned around confidently to shout to his teammates under the basket!
Sure enough, although Gibson shot decisively, the ball changed its trajectory after being touched by Smith, becoming noticeably shorter and hitting the front of the rim.

Stoudemire spotted the direction, jumped up, and slapped the basketball, sending it flying towards the three-point line.

Lin Tian and James immediately huddled together outside the three-point line.

However, James wanted to jump up and grab the ball, but Lin Tian knew he was at a height disadvantage, so he didn't jump up to compete with James in height. Instead, he held his position firmly, not giving James any space to jump and grab the ball. At the same time, he adjusted his angle so that even if James jumped, he couldn't get the basketball.

Then, he watched as the basketball flew over the heads of the two men, then immediately turned around, accelerated, and began sprinting towards the basketball!

Lin Tian may not have an advantage in height, but in terms of speed, he can absolutely crush James!
He dashed out quickly, grabbed the basketball, leaving James behind, and then sprinted towards the basket, constantly glancing at James behind him out of the corner of his eye, paying attention to his angle of advance and the timing of his pursuit.

This time, James will definitely not give up; he will do everything in his power to prevent Lin Tian from scoring directly!

After sprinting all the way to the edge of the three-second zone, Lin Tian suddenly stopped and pretended to catch the ball and jump. However, after he stopped, the basketball did not rise up. Instead, it passed behind him and came to his other hand.

With a sudden stop, a behind-the-back dribble, and a pull-back, Lin Tian completed the maneuver with ease!

Just like the previous moves: anyone who knows a little basketball on a local basketball court would definitely be able to make this shot!

But to stop suddenly at Lin Tian's sprinting speed, ignoring centrifugal force, inertia and gravity, and control the basketball and center of gravity, is simply an impossible task!

Even someone as strong as James couldn't control his body; he couldn't brake in time and just ran all the way out of bounds.

After James crossed the baseline, Lin Tian took off from the ground and slammed the ball into the basket with both hands!
"Six points, LeBron." After scoring, Lin Tian looked at James, who was looking a bit disheveled at the baseline, and said, "If you don't shoot now, you might as well not shoot tonight. Just book your vacation tickets!"

120:114!
"It's still early!" James grabbed the basketball, waiting for his teammates to come up and support him, then passed the ball to Gibson: "There are still over 100 seconds left, only 6 points. We could catch up at any time!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Lin Tian shrugged, staring intently at James, and stood in front of him, saying, "It's possible! Just like I could become the President of the United States, it's just a matter of probability."

"By the way, has anyone told you that you should work on your off-the-ball skills? You're absolutely terrible when you don't have the ball! My dog's positioning and counter-running skills are way better than yours!"

"Can't you do a few changes of direction or something to fool me? Is that all you can do? Is that really all you can do?"

"How about I open a ballless class during the summer vacation? You can come and learn from me. Since I swept you, I can give you a discount, how about a 2% discount?"

"Shut up!" James said, utterly speechless as he ran forward.

Damn it, I don't need off-ball skills at all normally, okay? With my build, how many players in the league do I need to run around and make back-and-forth cuts to shake off?
Running in a straight line is enough!

More importantly, I'm LeBron! You want me to run off-ball?
Would you send the king to work in the fields?
Why did Lao Tzu practice skills that were completely useless and never needed?
James cursed under his breath as he suddenly stopped, pushed Lin Tian aside with one hand to create space for himself to receive the ball, and reached out with the other hand to ask Gibson for the ball.

To James's surprise, he had assumed that Lin Tian would not give an inch and would fight him to the death for position and space.

But who knew that when he pushed out, Lin Tian took three steps back, not only giving him enough space, but also standing half a step inside the three-point line looking at James.

"Rebound! He has no rebound!"

Then, Lin Tian stopped trash-talking James and turned to his teammates, reminding them to grab defensive rebounds.

Three unsolvable trash talk phrases on the basketball court: "The shoes are fake," "My girlfriend bought us this water," and "You can't grab the backboard when there's no basket!"
In the NBA, everyone has a girlfriend, and there are no fake shoes.

Well...excluding the brand ambassadors for AJ from China.

But anyway, normally speaking, of the three major trash talk phrases, only this one is effective on the NBA court.

And its destructive power is truly extremely strong.

It's not just effective against LeBron James, but it also has a huge impact on the Spurs' tactical system.

Lin Tian's approach of almost never defending James' shots, allowing him to defend freely beyond the three-point line, made it difficult for the Spurs to execute their tactics.

If pick-and-rolls don't work, the players' movement and screens will also be difficult to execute because Lin Tian is anchoring the middle.

In this situation, the best course of action is to take a three-pointer and make it, which would break the deadlock.

But unfortunately.

James looked up at the basket, hesitated for a moment, then decided to lower his head and accelerate, charging towards Lin Tian and the basket!

For someone to break through such a vast distance between two people, there is only one possibility: there must be an enormous difference in their speed.

Clearly, this situation does not apply to Lin Tian and James.

Lin Tian had chosen his position early on, consistently positioning himself in front of James to prevent him from directly attacking the basket, while shouting, "It's okay! No need to help!"

James's drives to the basket were unstoppable, even by the Knicks' defense!

He charged all the way to the basket, but couldn't find any space to shoot. Frustrated, he had no choice but to stop and gather the ball, while spinning around twice in place.

However, he still couldn't find opportunities to pass the ball or create space for his own shot. Lin Tian's defense was almost perfect, and since he couldn't change the opponent's defense, it was difficult for him to find space and opportunities to directly assist his teammates and let them receive the ball and shoot.

"Traveling! Traveling!" As James spun around in place, Lin Tian didn't forget to shout at the referee to remind him.

Of course, whether James traveled or not, Lin Tian didn't have time to study it right now. He couldn't see it, and he had no interest in guessing.

Mr. Lin will not put all his eggs in one basket with the referee!

He just said it casually, whether he actually did it or not is up to fate, but his defensive intensity didn't decrease at all.

Seeing that he couldn't find a chance to shoot and was almost unable to stand up because of Lin Tian's pressure, James had no choice but to pass the ball.

He suddenly jumped up, grabbed the basketball with both hands, and threw it towards the three-point line! (End of Chapter)