NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

In the Bobcats' attack, Rose came to the frontcourt and immediately waved for everyone to spread out, then faced Crawford one-on-one.

With two crossovers and a change of direction, Crawford was completely outmaneuvered by Rose, left only able to follow behind and inhale his exhaust fumes.

How can someone who is completely bad at defense defend against a top-notch offensive player?

There's absolutely no way to defend against it!
After getting past Crawford in one step, Rose immediately started his attack, drove to the basket, and then suddenly launched a high lobbed shot.

DeRozan arrived in a flash, caught the ball in mid-air with both hands, and slammed it into the basket!

It's still the Knicks' signature defense: easily broken down with a single touch and finished off with a single drive.

"Where are you? I can't see you anywhere!" Rose retreated back to defend, making a gesture of looking around as if he couldn't see Crawford at all.

"The way he talks trash is exactly like Lin!" Miller, who was standing next to the two, said with a smile. "This must be part of Lin's special training of Rose this summer."

"Kid, you're done for!" Crawford's face turned fierce as he returned to the frontcourt. Like Rose, he waved his hand, signaling everyone to pull him away.

He wants a one-on-one fight too!
"Get back! I'll take him down myself!" Ross, like Crawford, was also in a frenzy.

“I don’t think Derek has lost his temper.” Miller, who had witnessed firsthand Lin Tian’s shameless methods, immediately said, “I’ve already wanted to warn Crawford to be careful!”

“It’s too late,” Jackson said. “He’s fallen into the trap!”

On the court, when Crawford saw Rose take the bait and challenge him to a one-on-one match, he immediately went into a "show-off" mode. The basketball seemed like a freely leaping sprite, wandering around him, and even the fans felt that they could see a blurry image of it.

This guy's dribbling is indeed flashy, attractive, and quite practical!
After a series of crossover and behind-the-back dribbles, Crawford finally found an opportunity, lunging forward and instantly becoming parallel to Rose. He then elbowed Rose, preventing him from turning to defend in time.

But before Crawford could even feel happy, he suddenly bumped into something that looked like a wall.

Gordon Hayward!
Seeing that Crawford was eager to make a quick move and wanted to attack on his own, this guy quickly moved sideways and blocked Crawford's path.

"Oh!"

After a thud, Hayward and Crawford fell to the ground almost simultaneously, and the referee immediately issued his ruling.

"Offensive foul!"

"This is definitely Lin's tactic! He must have set it up like this during halftime!" Miller immediately recognized who taught this dirty trick when he saw this style of play that was all about clamoring for one-on-one duels and then immediately sending people to double-team and help defend.

Who else could it be but Lin Tian?
His playing style during his peak was exactly the same!
Of course, strictly speaking, it was the early stage of his peak.

When Lin Tian repeatedly lied to people without any scruples, and when he repeatedly clamored for one-on-one fights and then demanded screens, help defense, and double teams, no one believed him anymore.

I don't know when it started, but no matter how easily a person gets carried away, no matter how much they like to fight alone, they will start to look around cautiously after hearing Lin Tian say "Let's have a one-on-one fight," wary of someone coming to flank them.

Lin Tian's phrase "Let's fight one-on-one!" has been completely deciphered. The deciphered meaning is: "Come and gank this bastard!"

Now, Lin Tian's technique is being passed down.

After Crawford fell for the trap, the Knicks' momentum was severely damaged. Not only did Yao Ming, who was left open due to the double-teaming of Rose, sink his second three-pointer of the night, widening the gap between the two teams to double digits once again.

Then, the Bobcats stopped hiding their targeting and double-teaming of Crawford.

Rose closely guarded him on the first line of defense, making it difficult for him to easily get the ball or shoot. If he managed to get past Rose with his dribbling, then DeRozan or Hayward, those two tall guys, would immediately rush over to provide a second layer of defense.

Rose quickly turned around and chased back, forming a double-team with him.

If it were another ball handler with better vision or a calmer mindset, they would definitely choose to pass the ball to the teammate who was left out, which would immediately revitalize the team's entire offensive line.

Unfortunately, Crawford's vision was never great and his willingness to pass the ball has always been low. Otherwise, with his scoring ability, he would have been an All-Star or All-NBA player long ago!

Add to that Rose's constant trash talk with his expressionless poker face, and the guy became even less willing to pass the ball.

For the next three rounds, Crawford recklessly went one-on-one, but he only succeeded once, falling to the Bobcats' defense the other two times.

Adding to the offensive foul drawn by Hayward earlier, Crawford essentially only managed one successful shot out of four consecutive possessions. The New York King, who dominated the first half, became the king of undercover agents in the third quarter.

The gap between the two sides has widened again, and it looks like it's about to reach 15 points!
Old Nelson had no choice but to make another substitution.

Unfortunately, he doesn't have many cards to play right now. Without Lin Tian, ​​finding someone to exchange cards with Ross is going to be very difficult.

The old man looked around, but had no choice but to send Felton back again.

He put Felton and Crawford in a lineup with two point guards.

Felton was allowed to control the ball and organize the offense, while Crawford was only responsible for finishing the game.

"Don't let anyone slip through! Don't let Crawford slip through!" Lin Tian yelled at DeRozan. "As long as you prevent him from receiving the ball and immediately launching an attack, you've won the defense!"

"Derrick, attack their weaknesses!"

Lin Tian did not make any adjustments to Nelson's substitutions. He simply stood up, yelled at the players, and that was the end of his instructions.

If Crawford can't receive the ball and finish the attack, then the Knicks will eventually be stuck with his isolation plays.

Meanwhile, on the offensive end, the Bobcats will also need to start targeting specific attacks.

Crawford is great at scoring, and when he gets into a hot hand, it's hard to stop him.

But with your skinny frame, Crawford, who can you guard?
The Bobcats are about to launch a strong attack on Crawford!

On the first offensive possession after the substitution, Felton was still clear-headed. After a pick-and-roll to create space, he bounced the ball to Stoudemire, who hadn't touched the ball in four possessions. Stoudemire finally found an opportunity and unleashed a powerful shot.

On the other hand, Rose held the ball at the top of the arc, and after a few passes, he passed the ball to DeRozan in the low post.

DeRozan backed down Crawford, and the post-up game that he and Jordan had practiced so hard over the summer was finally coming to the fore.

A series of impacts, a well-timed turn, a feint that sent Crawford flying, and then an easy pull-up jumper that went in!
DeRozan's mid-range shot has always been his forte. After practicing hard with Jordan this summer, he not only improved his shooting accuracy but also added back-to-the-basket skills to his game.

With just one or two more years of development, DeRozan will definitely have the ability to become the core offensive weapon of a team.

"Too bad I didn't learn any of those dirty tricks. What kind of teacher did that bastard Michael teach me?" Lin Tian was quite dissatisfied with DeRozan's attack and cursed, "I'm going to give that bastard a piece of my mind after the game!"

"How come he didn't teach DeMar any of those signature elbow and knee tackles? This guy plays so cleanly, how dare he say he was coached by Michael?"

"I've never heard anyone say that Michael's signature moves were his elbows and knees," Van Gundy said, shaking his head and rubbing his greasy scalp.

"That's because you weren't familiar with me before, Jeff. If you had been familiar with me earlier, you would have found that I consider my trademark to be shamelessness and malice!"

"Do you know why I didn't let our players wrap up Lawford in the first half? It's because this guy gets hot-headed and doesn't care about anything when he gets hot."

"If you want to destroy someone, first make them arrogant." "They've already become arrogant; now it's time for us to destroy them."

"Speaking of which, Derek is a really good kid."

"This style of trash-talking with a blank expression and as hard as a rock is actually so effective. I never thought it could work like this. If I trash-talked my opponents like this when I played basketball, I could probably trash-talk those bastards even more and make them even angrier and more furious!"

"Not ashamed, but proud." Van Gundy turned his face away, who knows how many times he didn't want to talk to Lin Tian anymore.

The Bobcats had completely taken control of the game, maintaining a 10-15 point lead and playing with great ease.

On the Knicks' side, with Crawford as the system destroyer, the whole team stood still and couldn't run at all. Felton naturally couldn't organize the team's offense at this time, and they could only rely on Stoudemire and Crawford's individual strong plays to score bits and pieces.

As time went by quickly, with four minutes left in the third quarter, Lin Tian made his first substitution, replacing Boozer and Rose with Odom and Shannon Brown. Lin Tian was going to start a style of play where Odom was the ball-handler and the rest of the players would run around looking for opportunities.

Odom, who is 208 cm tall, was a rebounding expert, averaging more than 8 rebounds per game in his career.

More importantly, Odom is probably the only power forward in the league who, at his height, can grab a rebound, push the ball up the court, and either finish the play himself or pass it to an open teammate.

His playing style is somewhat ahead of its time. His style of all-around forward will sweep the league in 10 years, but right now, he is unique.

Odom made a contribution in his first possession back on the court. When Okur's three-pointer for the Knicks missed the rim, Odom grabbed the rebound and made a fast break. Although he wasn't particularly fast, his tall stature gave him a powerful presence when he ran.

Just as he reached the Knicks' right three-point line, he suddenly stopped, then continued dribbling towards the sideline while waving to signal everyone to calm down.

Then, just as Stoudemire, who was defending him, relaxed slightly and thought that Stoudemire was going to settle down and play a positional game, Odom suddenly changed direction, passed the basketball from his right hand to his left hand, and accelerated wildly, leaving Stoudemire behind in the blink of an eye.

This change of direction was quite sudden, and coupled with the Knicks' lack of improvement in defense, Odom drove straight into the paint, pulled up and slammed the ball into the basket with a powerful two-handed dunk!

"Good shot, Lamar! Good shot! Keep it up!" Lin Tian, ​​who had given Odom a great deal of tactical freedom, naturally stood up and applauded Odom, giving full recognition to his choice in this play!

The Bobcats have excellent players like Odom on their bench, but the Knicks' only reliable player, Crawford, had already been brought on, but to no avail. He had long lost the hot touch and energy he had in the first half.

With this shift in momentum, the Bobcats' advantage has become increasingly apparent.

The score has broken through the 15-point barrier and is heading towards 20 points!

In other words, the Knicks suddenly found their rhythm in the last minute of the third quarter, with Okur and Felton each hitting a three-pointer, going on a 6-0 run to narrow the gap to 13 points.

The two teams entered the fourth quarter with a 13-point deficit.

In the fourth quarter, both sides once again fielded their rotation lineups to compete on the court, but the Knicks' rotation lineup was clearly no match for the Bobcats'. Seeing the point difference widening, Don Nelson had no choice but to bring in his starting lineup early and enter duel mode ahead of time.

The Knicks capitalized on this run to successfully close the gap.

With Stoudemire hitting another mid-range jumper, the gap between the two sides widened to 8 points. The Knicks managed to close the gap to 5 points in less than 4 minutes in the fourth quarter!
The suspense of this match is not over yet!

At this point, the Bobcats made a substitution!

With Yao Ming, Boozer, Odom, DeRozan, and Rose all on the court at the same time, Lin Tian fielded a five-man lineup whose height was truly enormous!
This lineup is one of the tallest in the entire league. More importantly, although this lineup is tall, it is not slow at all. Even Yao Ming, after successfully losing weight, has decent running ability for a center.

In addition, all five players have good shooting ability, and court space is definitely not a problem.

With Odom and Rose, two playmakers and fast break options capable of carrying the ball, the Bobcats' lineup is a pretty impressive five-man duo.

Once back on the field, this lineup immediately showed its power!
First, Rose drove to the basket after a pick-and-roll and scored, widening the gap to 10 points again. Then, Odom and DeRozan successfully double-teamed Crawford, forcing him to make a poor pass and commit a turnover, which Rose then stole and launched a fast break.

DeRozan followed up, received the pass from Rose, and took off for a powerful two-handed dunk, scoring another 2 points!
Although the Knicks scored 2 points again with Felton's one-on-one layup, Rose and Boozer then completed a pick-and-roll, passing the ball to Yao Ming in the corner, who then made his third three-pointer of the night!
The gap between the two sides is widening once again!
In the following minutes, the Knicks launched several counterattacks to try and catch up, but the Bobcats' strategies on both ends of the court were quite correct, and their efficiency on both ends of the court was top-notch. The Knicks' several counterattacks ultimately came to nothing.

Even though Nelson had changed several people and kept searching for the right solution, he still came up empty-handed.

With only one minute left in the game, the gap between the two sides was still 13 points.

Helpless, Old Nelson substituted his starting players and brought in his benchwarmers.

The Knicks have surrendered!

"It seems we can congratulate the Bobcats on their first win of the season in advance, and also congratulate Lin on his first win as a coach in the first game of the new season! Of course, it's his first win in an official game."

"He had already won several games in the preseason."

"But no matter what, defeating a strong team to secure the first win, and making several brilliant key substitutions during the game, Lin's opening victory is quite impressive!" Jackson also said, "Especially since he was facing his former team and former head coach, the significance of this victory is even greater."

It was at this moment that something unexpected happened on the field!
Landry missed a mid-range shot, Odom grabbed the rebound, and then excitedly dribbled the ball up the court. He was incredibly stylish all the way, using crossovers and spin moves to get past two players. Finally, near the center circle, he even did a series of crossover dribbles, shaking Ariza to the ground.

The flamboyant Odom even started dancing on the spot, his feet bouncing rapidly across the floor, not only to dodge Ariza who was lying on the floor, but also to elicit gasps from the entire Madison Square Garden.

Show!
Then, Odom drove into the basket but was blocked by the opponent. He made a no-look behind-the-back pass to send the ball out.

Lin Tian, ​​outside the boundary, held the basketball with both hands. The angle of the pass was quite comfortable, landing right in Lin Tian's chest. When he received the ball, he didn't need to adjust his body shape or footwork at all. He also didn't need to bend over or chase the ball. After receiving the ball, he could simply raise his hand and shoot!
This was a no-look, one-handed behind-the-back pass during a high-speed breakthrough!
Odom's passing fundamentals are evident!
The only problem is that Lin Tian just stood up and asked the referee for a timeout, preparing to make a substitution when the ball went dead.

But he wasn't planning to play himself.

What kind of situation hasn't Lin Tian seen in his life?

But at this moment today, he was truly stunned.

Holding the ball in both hands, he looked at Odom, but Odom didn't look at Lin Tian.

This guy had his back to Lin Tian, ​​waving his hands around as if celebrating!
After passing the ball, he felt the ball was definitely in the bag, so he didn't even look at the court or the sideline. Instead, he turned around and, seeing what happened, the New York fans naturally erupted in excited shouts.

"Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote!"

They absolutely love this show.

As for the team losing?

So what if we lose in the regular season? Nothing beats having fun!
So, seeing the fans cheering wildly, Odom thought it was his brilliant performance that had driven his fellow countrymen crazy, so he got completely hyped up and happily celebrated.

I'm super happy.

Lin Tian, ​​dressed in a suit, couldn't just make a move right now. What if he tore his suit while he was doing so? This was the suit he endorsed, and if it got ruined in this kind of situation, he'd lose his endorsement fee.

So Lin Tian could only helplessly stare at the jubilant Odom, then raised his hand and handed the ball to the referee. The timeout he had just requested had now taken effect.

"Isn't that awesome?!" An excited Odom jogged back to the bench, his face beaming with joy.

"That was awesome." Lin Tian waved his hand and said to an assistant coach, "After the game, get this bastard's urine tested again. I'm not entirely sure about his mental state right now." (End of Chapter)