NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

"Hello everyone! Welcome to the final of the 2008 Olympic Games Men's Basketball Tournament! The game between Team China and Team USA!"

As time flew by, both the Chinese and American teams finished their warm-up and the players took to the field. Yang Jian's voice rang out; he and Yang Yi were the commentators for this final match.

"Tonight, the Chinese team is wearing red jerseys, and we can see that tonight, all the fans at Wukesong are wearing red T-shirts, turning the entire stadium into a sea of ​​red."

"Tonight, it's our home turf!"

Yang Yi's voice followed immediately: "This is one of the reasons we bid for the Olympics, to give us an absolute home advantage in tonight's situation, and to allow our fans to cheer for our players!"

"Of course, there were also American fans in the stadium. We could see a group of about 100 American fans in one corner, waving their flags with great enthusiasm. They were there to support their heroes!"

"Their heroes, the American team, which is recognized as the most luxurious team in the world today and nicknamed the Revenge Team, seem to be fully prepared for revenge. We can see bloodlust and killing intent in their eyes!"

"They haven't won a single world championship for 12 years since 1996! They are incredibly hungry! Tonight, the young men of the Chinese team will face an unprecedented challenge and a tough battle!"

Yang Jian suddenly said, "Look, the starting lineups for both sides have been released! The American team... they've changed their starting lineup! They've disrupted the starting lineup that dominated the previous few games without losing a single match!"

"Of course, they only changed one person. They replaced Bosh with Anthony and fielded a lineup of Kidd, Kobe, James, Anthony, and Howard!"

"This is a lineup with one big man and four small men, but no one should underestimate their toughness and strength. At the same time, the mobility of this lineup is undoubtedly top-notch. Let's look forward to seeing how effective the US team's lineup change will be!"

Yang Yi added, "The Chinese team has also changed their formation! Sun Yue has been removed from the starting lineup, and Jonas has replaced him with Wang Shipeng!"

"Like the US team, this is also a signal to strengthen the offense. The Chinese team replaced Sun Yue, the defensive stalwart we thought would be used to target Kobe, with the shooter Da Peng. This is obviously because Jonas believes that it is difficult to defend against the US team."

"Therefore, the best way to deal with the American team is to fight back with offense! To use offense to compete with them!"

"Jonas's approach is absolutely sound. The next question is whether Wang Shipeng can shoulder the responsibility and make the shots he's supposed to make?"

On the court, the ten starting players from both sides were in position. The player who immediately stuck next to Lin Tian was not Kidd, but Kobe. The US team used help defense to target Lin Tian right away.

"You're scared, aren't you? I always say, only the scared change their minds." Lin Tian chewed his gum and said casually, "Let me guess which kid was so scared last night that they couldn't sleep?"

"It's definitely not me." Kobe shrugged. "Wait, didn't you guys make a change? What about that kid who's supposed to be my backup next season? Why isn't he starting?"

"We're just too boring. Winning against too many people gets boring, and when we're bored, we want something new, you know?" Lin Tian said shamelessly, "Consider it a little treat for you."

After saying this, Lin Tian suddenly stepped back and sidestepped to make way for Lin Tian.

Kobe's elbow then missed completely, hitting nothing but air.

"I told you so, Kobe, with your fighting skills, you're not even as good as the old men in our park! The old men in our park could easily beat you to the ground!"

"If you don't want to get beaten up in your life, there's only one way."

"Don't fight or cause trouble!"

"You!" After Lin Tian unleashed a torrent of abuse at Kobe, the referee quickly noticed what was happening and yelled at Kobe, "Watch out! I don't care if you're NBA superstars or not, here, I'm the boss!"

"If you dare to do that in the game, I will definitely give you a technical foul!" The referee's threat set a small tone for the game.

There are no celebrities tonight!
Of course, even without any stars, there are still home and away games.

Otherwise, the more than 18000 Chinese fans wearing red T-shirts at the scene would not be happy!

"Beep beep!" With the referee's whistle, the basketball was thrown into the air, and Howard immediately used his best talent, which was also the most effective at suppressing Yao Ming: speed and jumping ability.

With a 'snap', the basketball came to Kidd's hands. Kidd immediately flicked the ball forward to James. James quickly advanced with the ball and then suddenly threw it into the air. Anthony descended from the sky and slammed the ball into the basket with both hands!
Team USA started by bringing out their best skills!
Physical talent!

"No need to rush!" Seeing Howard and James turn around and sprint back to defend as soon as Anthony dunked, Lin Tian gestured for everyone to calm down.

The US team's strategy became quite clear in just this one round.

They want to flex their muscles against the Chinese team.

It's not just about muscles, but also speed, jumping ability, strength, agility, and all sorts of related talents!

They want to use their talent to defeat the Chinese team and gain an advantage in the early stages of the game.

Lin Tian received the ball from the baseline and was about to advance when Kidd was already standing next to him.

It wasn't Kobe! Then what was this kid doing standing next to me just now?
Lin Tian glanced at Kidd indifferently, relaxed but not overly so.

After all, as the strongest and tallest defensive guard in the league before Lin Tian, ​​Kidd may not be in his prime now, but his defensive fundamentals are definitely still there.

He was very cautious when defending Lin Tian as the first line of defense. He left Lin Tian a step of space, simply spreading his arms to defend.

This type of defense forces the opponent to lose speed and suppresses their advance. While it lacks strong pressure and aggression, it is also very reliable and prevents the opponent from getting past you.

In addition, if the player in charge of defense is a skilled defender, this distance gives them ample time to anticipate the opponent's movement and dribbling rhythm, thus creating an opportunity to steal the ball!
Lin Tian didn't take Kidd's defense seriously. Over the years, no matter who it was or what method they used, one-on-one defense was completely useless to Lin Tian!
He calmly moved to the frontcourt and quickly passed the ball to Wang Shipeng on the wing. Just as Wang Shipeng was about to lob the ball to Yao Ming in the paint, Kobe Bryant had already swiftly stuck to Wang Shipeng, turning the defensive intensity to the maximum!
At this moment, Wang Shipeng had no time to pass the ball to Yao Ming. He quickly hugged the ball to his chest, turned his back to Kobe, and just wanted to pass the ball back to Lin Tian as soon as possible.

But how could Wang Shipeng possibly stop Kobe's defensive intensity with just a turn? Kobe moved laterally to Wang Shipeng's side, and if Wang Shipeng had accelerated with his left hand at that moment, he could have easily gotten past Kobe.

Unfortunately, he clearly didn't have the dribbling skills and didn't have time to make any moves or reactions before Kobe seized the opportunity and stole the ball from his arms!

Then Kobe dribbled the ball and broke through quickly, reaching the frontcourt in the blink of an eye. Seeing Lin Tian running towards him, Kobe immediately passed the ball to James. James took the ball and drove hard to the basket, attracting the defense before passing it to Anthony outside the three-point line.

Anthony received the ball beyond the three-point line, pulled up and shot, and the three-pointer went in!
5: 0!

"The American team is on fire! They scored two brilliant points right from the start, while we're a bit sluggish right now." Yang Jian frowned.

"It's still early." Yang Yi was quite relaxed at the moment, and said with a smile, "It's only been less than a minute since the game started, and there's only a 5-point difference. We'll catch up in no time."

"This is interesting." Lin Tian dribbled the ball forward again, and this time the person standing in front of him was Kobe.

Taking turns defending, a war of attrition, is that it?
Kobe's defensive strategy was almost exactly the same as Kidd's, giving Lin Tian a little more than a step or two of space to dribble freely.

Kobe's task was to prevent Lin Tian from launching a strong counterattack immediately.

Especially when Lin Tian received the ball, the American players had already retreated back to their own half of the court like a tide.

They're determined to have a physical contest tonight!
These guys are all monstrous in physique. There's only one American team in the whole world that can play both offense and defense like this, running at full speed to stop Lin Tian's fast break.

At least they will not repeat the mistakes the Spanish team made in the previous two days.

After Lin Tian dribbled the ball back to the frontcourt, he noticed that Kobe was still guarding him one-on-one. This time, he chose to set a screen with Yi Jianlian and then dribbled at high speed to drive forward. Then he found that James, who was guarding Yi Jianlian, ignored him at all and directly blocked Yi Jianlian, not giving him a chance to cut to receive the ball.

As for Kobe, he was now left behind by Lin Tian thanks to a screen. No one was there to help defend him!

When Lin Tian drove to the edge of the three-second zone, Howard under the basket did not come forward to interfere with Lin Tian, ​​but instead held his position firmly, not giving Yao Ming a chance to receive the ball and attack directly.

Is this an attempt to isolate me?

As Lin Tian thought about it, he jumped up, raised his hand, and easily threw the basketball into the hoop.

"Isolation tactic, huh?" Lin Tian said to Kobe with a smile after scoring. "It doesn't matter how many points I score, but my teammates have to be shut down, right? Which genius came up with this tactic? I think I should give him a red envelope as a token of my gratitude."

"Our tactics are just getting started!" Kobe remained relaxed as he ran towards the frontcourt, while Kidd calmly dribbled over, observed the situation on the court, and then decisively passed the ball to Anthony on the wing.

The reason for giving the ball to Anthony was not only because he was in good form and had already scored two in a row, but also because his position was the furthest from Lin Tian!
No matter how amazing or monstrous Lin Tian is, he can't possibly cross the entire court to double-team Anthony.

With no one double-teaming him, or rather, without Lin Tian double-teaming him, Anthony played with incredible ease against Zhu Fangyu's defense!
With a series of feints and probing footwork, Anthony managed to lose his balance before even dribbling the ball, and then pulled up for a jump shot that scored two points!
Anthony's firepower and his ability to play at the FIBA ​​pace are undeniable!
This guy scored 7 points right from the start!
What puzzled the Chinese team even more was that the person guarding Lin Tian had changed again this time.

It's Anthony!

This guy gave Lin Tian a step of distance and then began to guard him across the entire court.

"It's really a series of matches," Lin Tian said with a leisurely smile. "When will it be Howard's turn?"

As Lin Tian spoke, he observed that due to this switch, the American team had a mismatch, with Kidd now marking Yi Jianlian.

Without hesitation, Lin Tian's instinct as a point guard led him to pass the ball directly to Yi Jianlian.

After receiving the ball, Yi Jianlian did not shoot immediately. Instead, he made a feint and then took a step down, trying to drive to the basket against Kidd!
The idea is correct, but the method is wrong!

Facing a height difference of more than 20 centimeters, Alan's idea of ​​sitting under the basket and easily scoring was correct, but he shouldn't have faced the basket when attacking, which gave Kidd the opportunity to steal the ball!

If he sits with his back to the goal, the chances of him being dispossessed or blocked are much smaller!
Kidd, that old monster, is a master at finding his opponent's weaknesses!
He first mustered all his strength and rammed into Yi Jianlian. He didn't back down at all and withstood Yi Jianlian's impact. Then, Kidd seized the opportunity and suddenly slapped the basketball out of Yi Jianlian's hands from the side!

The basketball was caught by James in a diving tackle and then quickly passed to Anthony.

As soon as Anthony saw Lin Tian sticking close to him, he quickly passed the ball to Kobe.

Although Wang Shipeng was defending Kobe, when did Kobe ever look at who was guarding him when he was on offense?

This guy dribbled quickly to the frontcourt, then suddenly turned his back to the basket in the mid-range area. After dribbling once, he suddenly turned around and shook off Wang Shipeng, then pulled up for a mid-range jump shot.

Come in!

The US team was incredibly efficient from the start, making all four of their first shots!

On the other hand, the Chinese team has only scored 2 points so far, and has only taken one shot!
The rest of their attacks were all thwarted by the American team!
At least in the early stages, the American team completely dominated!

Then Lin Tian realized that he could no longer rely on Yi Jianlian or Zhu Fangyu to score points based on their matchup advantage. No matter who they were up against, they had no advantage whatsoever!

Tonight, apart from myself and Yao Ming, it will be difficult for anyone else to contribute to the team's offense unless they have open shots!
So, in the fourth possession, after coming up to the frontcourt against James, Lin Tian didn't pass the ball to Yi Jianlian this time. Instead, he passed it to Yao Ming, who was holding his position inside.

Yao Ming used his back to block Howard, probing his position, then suddenly turned forward to the middle, and after being caught by Howard, he turned back to the baseline, then jumped and slammed the ball into the basket with one hand!

"boom!"

After that loud bang, the Chinese team managed to stabilize the situation once again.

As it turns out, Yao Ming's victory over Dwight Howard was indeed a breeze!

"second stage!"

As soon as Yao Ming scored, Coach K on the sidelines immediately stood up, held up two fingers, and shouted, "It's time for a change!"

The players on the court did not respond to his words, but this time they did not seize the opportunity for a counterattack. Instead, they waited for the team to fall into a half-court offense before the ball was passed to James again.

James had an overwhelming speed advantage over Yi Jianlian. He simply bent over and accelerated to get past Yi Jianlian and rushed into the Chinese team's paint, where he went straight for Yao Ming.

"Snapped!"

Unfortunately, Yao Ming is not afraid of this kind of head-on challenge. He timed it perfectly and slapped James' dunk off!

Wang Shipeng got hold of the basketball. He wanted to launch a quick counterattack or find Lin Tian, ​​but unfortunately Kobe's defense came too fast and stuck to him in the blink of an eye.

Wang Shipeng dared not dribble forward on his own anymore. He quickly stopped, turned around and found his fellow sufferer Zhu Fangyu, then passed the ball to him. Unfortunately, Zhu Fangyu was also unable to dribble, but fortunately he was tall enough to raise the ball high with both hands, then found Lin Tian and passed the ball to him.

In this way, the Chinese team retained possession of the ball without making any mistakes, but they also absolutely could not launch fast breaks.

"Yao, be careful." Lin Tian didn't rush forward, but turned back to Yao and said, "They're going for you! They definitely want to take you down, or at least wear you down to the extreme, so you become the second Gasol."

"I understand, don't worry, bro." Yao Ming nodded and said, "This little problem is no problem for me, I know what I'm doing."

Lin Tian nodded, dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, had his teammates spread out again, and then passed the ball to Yao Ming once more.

Since Yao Ming will definitely be worn down, we might as well let him attack more while he is still full of energy!
With Howard there too, Yao Ming had a real knack for beating him up!
But this time, the Chinese team's offense went wrong again. Yao Ming had just dribbled the ball once when the American team double-teamed him!

Unlike the previous one-on-one situation where no one was double-teaming Yao Ming, Kidd seized the opportunity to suddenly step forward and attack. He knew his former little brother quite well, and the timing was exactly when Yao Ming was most vulnerable and least able to defend himself.

Although Yao Ming caught a glimpse of Kidd approaching out of the corner of his eye, it was too late for him to raise the ball high. He could only grab the basketball in a split second and then instinctively swing his elbow.

"Oh!"

Immediately afterwards, Kidd collapsed to the ground, clutching his head and rolling around on the floor.

"Offensive foul! Offensive foul!" The referee rushed forward and gave Yao Ming an offensive foul, but Yao Ming felt wronged and spread his arms to show that he hadn't touched Kidd at all.

Unfortunately, there are no video replay challenges or similar things in this era. Even if you know it's a wrong call, and even if the big screen immediately replays the moment, the referee can't change the decision.

How should I describe this scene?

If Yao Ming really hurt Kidd this time, it's because he has body odor, and it's extremely severe, which knocked Kidd unconscious.

Otherwise, Yao Ming really wouldn't have even touched Kidd's body hair.

All I can say is: This old guy is truly a veteran actor! (End of Chapter)