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"boom!"

James, who was feeling somewhat awkward on the court, had no choice but to opt for a powerful dunk.

The good news is that although it took him 6 seconds to cross half-court, he only took 3 seconds to drive to the basket and dunk, with 21 seconds left in the game.

The bad news is that they only have 21 seconds left, yet they have to close a 3-point gap! The Knicks still have possession of the ball.

James' dunk essentially wasted the time allotted for the intentional foul and free throws!
He wasted an incredibly precious 10 seconds!

"Defense! Full-court defense! Full-court press!" James yelled frantically, trying to hide his nervousness and panic.

He really felt terrible right now!

The Spurs players rushed forward and marked their man tightly. If they could steal the ball and force a Knicks turnover, they would still have a chance!

They defended really well!
Everyone was keeping a close eye on their own man, and JR and James even double-teamed Lin Tian.

Unfortunately, the Knicks still have timeouts available.

Not only are there two, there are two!

Old Nelson watched calmly.

Then, just as the team was about to commit a five-second violation, he and Okur, who was inbounding the ball, raised their hands almost simultaneously and called a timeout.

At this point, there's no need to skimp on taking a break!
Use any of these you have.

During the timeout, Don Nelson's instructions were very simple: run around as much as you can, then look for opportunities to receive the ball. Once you get the ball, don't rush; just wait for the opponent to foul you!

As long as you don't make a mistake, it's fine. If you feel you're about to make a mistake, just call a timeout.

It's that simple.

In addition, to counter the Spurs' fouling tactics, he brought onto the court some of the team's most accurate free throw shooters.

Stoudemire, Lin Tian, ​​Nate, and Okur, all four of whom had free throw percentages over 80%, were responsible for running the ball, while Ariza, with his calm mind, long wingspan, and excellent court vision, was responsible for inbounding the ball.

In addition, because Ariza's free throws were quite inconsistent, Don Nelson gave him an extra task.

"If the ball is coming for you, call a timeout the moment you get it, without any hesitation!"

After everything was arranged, the players from both sides took to the field again.

The Spurs replaced the relatively slow Martin with the experienced and slightly faster veteran Finley.

Clearly, the Spurs' goal is to steal the ball as soon as possible, and if they can't steal it, they'll foul quickly.

Strive for quick and decisive action, and never waste a single moment.

"Dudu!"

The referee blew his whistle, and the basketball was passed to Ariza.

Then Lin Tian immediately turned around and sprinted towards his own half of the court.

Lin Tian's run really stunned all the players on the Spurs court.

Is it possible to run back?
The answer is of course yes!

After a slight hesitation, James and JR of the Spurs simultaneously sprinted to chase Lin Tian. This was the right choice. Lin Tian was fast, and if only one of them went, who knows how much time would be wasted by him.

Lin Tian's reverse run really caught the Spurs off guard!

Meanwhile, as Lin Tian drew a lot of the Spurs' attention with a reverse sprint, Ariza also made his pass.

He threw it directly under the basket.

Little Stoudemire!

Because the Spurs' attention was drawn to this area, Stoudemire was completely left wide open under the basket!

Ariza's pass flew directly over the basket.

After Stoudemire jumped up and caught the basketball, he didn't immediately attempt an alley-oop dunk. Instead, he landed with the ball, quickly surveyed the court, slammed the ball heavily on the floor with both hands, and then jumped again as Finley rushed over.

"boom!"

After a loud bang, Stoudemire scored 2 points and effectively wasted about 2 seconds of time.

"That's brilliant! Don Nelson is incredibly brilliant! He actually devised such a brilliant tactic at this crucial moment! Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! One reverse cut and the Spurs' defensive formation completely collapsed!"

Barkley exclaimed, "He truly deserves to be called a dynasty-level head coach! Don Nelson has once again proven that he is one of the best head coaches in the league! Lin Tian was very important in leading the team to create a dynasty, but he is definitely not the kind of yes-man or a puppet coach who submits to the stars!"

Old Nelson didn't hear any of these compliments.

But even if he heard it, he wouldn't blush.

They're definitely sitting comfortably, enjoying all the praise.

I'm worth it!

Even if he didn't devise this tactic at all, even if it was just a spur-of-the-moment decision by Lin Tian, ​​he still believed he deserved it!

At the very least, just for that kind of shamelessness, it's absolutely worth it!

After Stoudemire's powerful dunk, the Knicks continued to maintain their lead.

Victory was already within their grasp!
The entire team immediately counter-pressed, forcing the Spurs' ball handler to make it as difficult as possible to get through half-court.

Gibson was in charge of ball control this time, but he was too short and very thin. Facing the strong and powerful Nate, who was like a tank in front of him, all Gibson could do was dribble the ball up the court.

You want him to find another opportunity to make a move based on his own abilities?
He's really not cut out for this!
After arriving in the frontcourt, Gibson immediately passed the ball to James outside the three-point line.

As soon as James got the ball, two people rushed over, spreading their arms to try and stop his three-point attempt!
Lin Tian and Smith!

At this point, James' best option would definitely be to pass the ball to Bosh, who was left out in the corner.

But this time, James suddenly bent over and accelerated, and in the blink of an eye, he once again broke into the paint!

Then he gathered the ball and looked for someone, intending to pass it to Bosh on the baseline.

But by then, the Knicks' rotation had caught up! Ariza rushed over and blocked the space.

Meanwhile, Nate rotated to JR's side, Lin Tian filled in for Gibson, and Smith and Stoudemire were assigned to guard Finley and secretly follow James, preparing to deliver a chase-down block.

All space disappeared again!
In the blink of an eye, James had reached the basket once again.

Out of habit, James jumped up again and slammed the ball into the basket!
"Amaree! Don't move!" At the same time, as he jumped to dunk, Lin Tian's roar came from the other side. He stopped Stoudemire, who was about to chase and sneak up on James.

Just kidding, at this point, if he asks for 2 points, you just give it to him! Rush over and block his shot?
What do you do if you get a foul and get a 2+1 play?
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Si didn't understand why Lin Tian didn't let him rush over, but he still managed to stop himself.

His absolute trust and obedience to Lin Tian made him stop in his tracks immediately.

With 8 seconds left, the gap between the two sides was still 3 points!
130: 127!

Next, the Spurs fouled Lin Tian again, sending him to the free-throw line once more.

Lin Tian was completely relaxed at this moment. He smiled and made both free throws, bringing his score to 60 points again tonight!
Then the Spurs passed the ball directly to JR at midfield.

JR dribbled once after receiving the ball, and then launched a long-range three-pointer!
"Shh!"

The ball goes in!

Last 2 seconds!
132:130
Both teams have scored over 130 points, with a difference of only 2 points.

The problem is, there's no more time left in the game.

When the Knicks inbounded the ball again, no one was there to foul.

The Spurs forfeited the game.

They knew it was pointless.

Soon, as the final buzzer sounded, the Knicks players excitedly hugged each other. Carmelo Anthony, who had fouled out, rushed over and embraced his teammates tightly. With this victory, the championship was within reach!
3: 0!

The Knicks have won 15 straight playoff games, once again gaining a match point and the opportunity to sweep their opponents!

The Knicks are very, very close to their three-peat!
The Spurs' hopes of a comeback now exist only in theory.

In fact, nowadays, almost no one believes the Spurs can escape a sweep or even win a game.

99% of people believe that the next game will be the final battle of the season!
Just by looking at the Spurs players walking dejectedly into the player tunnel with their heads down, and at Popovich's completely vacant and lifeless eyes, you can tell that the Spurs themselves have basically given up.

There is virtually no chance of climbing out of this desperate situation.

Perhaps, unless they parachute in a Lin Tian, ​​they will have no hope of catching up and reigniting their chances of competing for the championship.

To put it more bluntly: the Spurs' season can be declared over prematurely!

What they can hope for and pursue now might just be a more respectable ending.

The entire city of San Antonio was incredibly quiet at this moment, with all the fans falling into silence.

They were well aware of the consequences of losing this match.

Falling here, falling on the stage of the finals, is a painful thing for anyone.

Spurs fans and players may need an entire summer to recover from the pain of their Finals loss.

"Although Anthony left the game early tonight, his performance was actually quite good. He scored 21 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. During his time on the court, his performance was quite excellent!"

While the Spurs were grieving and in pain, the TNT commentators began their final summary.

After reading Anthony's stats, Barkley continued reading about the others: "The Knicks' second-highest scorer is Stoudemire, who had 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks, a truly impressive performance."

“另外就是拿到了11分的奥库了，当然了，还有他们的绝对核心跟永远的超级球星、定海神针！林今晚轰下60分14个篮板15次助攻的超级3双！他再一次证明了自己就是这个联盟最好的！”

"Lin has proven once again that he left the League not because he was no longer good enough, but because he found it boring. He dominated the entire League! He dominated this entire era!"

"And I think the next game will be Lin's farewell game! His last game in the NBA is destined to attract a lot of attention and anticipation."

"Furthermore, the Knicks' scoring tonight wasn't actually spread out; the scoring points were quite concentrated. Four players scored in double figures, and they racked up almost 120 points! Their four superstars truly deserve to be in the All-Star game this year!"

"They deserve it!"

"Of course, we've also seen the contributions of Smith, Wallace, Nate, Ariza, and others! This team's strength is truly unbelievable!"

Kenny added, "But it's worth mentioning that the Spurs' performance tonight was also excellent! James scored 50 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists, while JR and Bosh both scored over 20 points."

"François, who left the game early due to injury, also had several impressive moments! The Spurs definitely gave it their all tonight, and they can leave with their heads held high."

"They will receive all the praise tonight!"

"Everything? Not necessarily," Miller suddenly said. "What kind of praise will those last two dunks get them? Just enough for 50 points?"

"I really can't understand why, in those situations, when the team desperately needed three-pointers to close the gap and was resorting to fouling tactics, they didn't shoot threes but instead kept driving in for dunks!"

"That won't change the outcome of the game unless the Spurs think Lin will miss consecutive free throws!"

"That's Lin, for crying out loud! Lin made every single free throw this season, from the regular season to the playoffs! He maintained a 100% free throw percentage all season long. What's the difference between betting on someone like him missing free throws and betting on the US soccer team winning the World Cup?"

"Anyway, if you ask me, the Spurs definitely wouldn't have made the playoffs without LeBron. They would have been eliminated long ago. Without LeBron, they would have been blown out in the first quarter tonight."

"Without LeBron, they simply couldn't keep the game suspenseful until the end."

"I would give LeBron a perfect score for his performance in the first 47 minutes, or even the first 47 minutes and 30 seconds, tonight!"

"But in the last 30 seconds, I would give him a terrible rating. I hate this kind of play. I won't speculate on what LeBron is doing, and I won't speculate on why he didn't shoot a three-pointer in the last moment."

"Everything I say represents only my personal opinion. I personally don't like it that way, that's all! That's my view."

After Miller finished speaking, the usually noisy group of people were silent for several seconds.

Clearly, these people were waiting for their partners to refute Miller so that the conversation could continue, but surprisingly, no one responded.

This shows that they are really in sync, not only in their understanding of each other but also in their views on basketball. They clearly both think Miller is right!

But sometimes, being too in sync isn't a good thing either.

In the end, Kenny couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to be a decent human being.

"But LeBron's performance was still commendable. He may have made two wrong decisions, but he really fought to the last moment and never gave up! He still deserves respect. At the very least, as the last guy who could stop Lin Tian, ​​he absolutely gave it his all."

"In short, this was an absolutely fantastic game! There's so much to reflect on and study in this game, and it definitely deserves the title of the most watched game in NBA history!"

"Okay, that's enough for now! Let's look forward to Game 4 of the series!"

TNT's usually exciting post-match analysis session ended abruptly and inexplicably, leaving everyone feeling awkward and forcing them to quickly end the match.

The program director's voice had just been heard in their earpieces.

"The series isn't over yet! Don't make the Spurs sound too bad, or nobody will watch Game 4!"

If this were last year, the fledgling Payton and Miller would have ignored such a request and simply said whatever came to mind, enjoying themselves first.

But now, we're all seasoned veterans.

They already knew the unspoken rules about what could and couldn't be said.

So at this point, they tacitly chose to say less and ended the live broadcast.

At least, it still gives fans something to look forward to in the last game, well, the next game, right?

But clearly, although they did this, the effect was negligible.

Even though the NBA officially continued to hype up Game 4 without stopping, using various methods to convince fans that the next game would be the most insane comeback battle in NBA history.

Even though major TV stations brought in many people to do programs to analyze, study and discuss what the next game would be like, and whether the Spurs could continue the series.

Even Gregg Popovich and LeBron James appeared on television at this time, telling fans to support them, that they hadn't given up, and that the series wasn't over.

In short, almost everyone did their best to convince the fans that the fourth game would be great and exciting, hoping that the fans would turn on the TV to watch the game.

Unfortunately, the results were minimal!

After all, no matter how hard you try, everyone can clearly see that this series is about to end and the Spurs are powerless to resist.

The viewership for the fourth game plummeted.

Although more than 3500 million people in North America still watched the game, which is an incredibly high number, it is still insignificant compared to the peak of nearly 5000 million viewers for the previous game.

The number of television stations worldwide participating in the broadcast has decreased by nearly 20% compared to the previous event!

While this is still an impressive and rather staggering number, the enthusiasm for this series has visibly diminished.

In fact, at least 90% of the fans who are still watching the game want to see Lin Tian lift the trophy, and want to see the moment when Lin Tian becomes the king and then walks down the throne in style.

There are very few people who still believe the Spurs have the ability to fight back and extend the series!

In this game, the Knicks and Lin Tian did not disappoint those who were waiting to see them.

They took absolute control from the start of the game, extending their lead to 11 points in the first quarter and more than 20 points by the end of the first half!
Given the Knicks' performance tonight, even if the Spurs showed the same fighting spirit as in Game 3, they might not be able to win, not to mention that they have almost completely given up and haven't put up any particularly strong resistance!
The suspense of the game ended early, and Don Nelson fielded all the players on the team, including Shannon Brown and Carl Landry, who were not usually in the rotation. They all got playing time and participated in the finals.

113: 95!

Finally, when the final buzzer sounded, the Knicks defeated the Spurs by 18 points, winning the series 4-0 and maintaining a perfect 16-0 record to lift the championship trophy!
This is their third consecutive championship trophy, and they have successfully established a dynasty!
As for Lin Tian, ​​he unsurprisingly lifted the Finals MVP trophy again, celebrating his 11th championship!
He shares the title with Russell as the player with the most NBA championships in history!

From now on, he can also give himself the nickname 'The Lord of the Rings'!
At the post-match awards ceremony, Lin Tian didn't say much. Facing a sparse crowd of fans, he simply said one sentence.

"What I wanted to say was already said back in Madison. Here, I only have one last sentence to tell you."

Goodbye! (End of Chapter)