NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

After their two games in Cleveland, the Bobcats and Cavaliers had two days of rest, giving both sides ample time to rehearse their tactics and recover from fatigue.

The Bobcats were clearly more exhausted than the Cavaliers, having just played a Game 7 and given their all in the second round, while the Cavaliers had a much easier path to the next round, having rested and secured a dream start.

This time, I believe there aren't many people left on the Bobcats team.

Or rather, when the Bobcats were down 1-3 in the previous series, not many people believed they could turn the tide. It was only after they tied the series 3-3 that a large number of fans and experts started to favor them.

But this time, the general consensus is that the Cavaliers are stronger, better prepared, and have a more reasonable roster.

In particular, the internal conflicts within the Celtics, while not fully public, are already somewhat transparent, and everyone knows that the Bobcats defeated a team on the verge of internal strife or infighting.

The Cavaliers don't have this problem; Wade and Anthony are so close they're practically inseparable.

Hoping for the two to fight amongst themselves is clearly not going to work.

Besides these two, Zydrunas Ilgauskas is known for his good temper, and Pau Gasol is known for being even better-tempered than Ilgauskas. The team has four players who can be called stars, and each of them is more emotionally stable than the last. It is unrealistic to expect them to fight amongst themselves.

As for the others...

What can their internal strife change? Unless they actually cosplay as the Holy Gunner in the locker room and have a bloody massacre...

If internal strife won't work, then we can only find their weaknesses and then defeat them.

However, it's really hard to find a weakness in the Cavaliers right now.

In terms of defense, only Anthony in their entire starting lineup is below average. Wade and West are both defensive stalwarts. Although Gasol and Zydrunas Ilgauskas are not tough enough and their mobility is average, their height and rim protection are top-notch.

But are you really going to chase after Anthony and attack him relentlessly?

That's extremely difficult!
After all, Anthony just doesn't like defense, not that he can't defend. He's the type who gets better at defense the more excited and fired up he gets. If you really give him your all, he can respond with the same intensity!

This guy is one of the few oddballs in the league who gets beaten up by random players on a daily basis, but then goes toe-to-toe with top forwards like LeBron James, Paul Pierce, and Granger.

If you push this guy too far, he'll go all out on defense, and he might even give forwards like Hayward and Barnes a psychological scar.

"This is so difficult." Lin Tian sat alone in his office, looking at the Cavaliers' scouting report and their game videos. He really felt that this Cavaliers team was terrifyingly strong.

It's really hard to find any faults in this group.

Or rather, there are quite a few weaknesses and vulnerabilities, but the current Bobcats team just can't capitalize on them.

For example, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Pau Gasol are both technical players, but if we bring in a beastly monster like Shaquille O'Neal... well, that's a bit much. With O'Neal, we have an advantage against everyone.

Even if they bring in a player like Stoudemire, Milicic, or even a player like "Griffin" who has become a sensation across America and even the world in the last two years after entering the league, Lin Tian could still find a way to break through the Cavaliers' interior defense.

Unfortunately, he didn't. He even regretted letting Yao Ming lose weight. If Yao Ming were at full weight, beating Zydrunas Ilgauskas would be a piece of cake.

Lin Tian even tried to have Odom use his mobility to make a run in the first two games, but Brown was obviously waiting for this move. He directly sent Anthony to play the 4, and with Anthony's size and agility, it was no problem for him to hold off Odom.

With limited options in the paint, the Cavaliers also have significant weaknesses on the perimeter.

For example, Wade is short. If Lin Tian were given a Kobe... well, with a Kobe, he would basically have an advantage against anyone.

If Lin Tian were given a mature DeRozan, Hawks star Joe Johnson, or Roy, he would be confident that he could use their height to bully and target Wade. Who told you to be short?
Unfortunately, there wasn't one.

Unfortunately, West, the Cavaliers' best individual defender, is able to match up against Rose. Even if they switch through a pick-and-roll, the Cavaliers can quickly have other defensive specialists fill in.

In the first two games, the Cavaliers also fielded a lineup of Gasol, Varejao, Moon, Wade, and West.

Apart from Gasol anchoring the paint, the other four players are all excellent defensive specialists.

That lineup made it quite difficult for Lin Tian and the Lynx team to play.

Suddenly, Lin Tian felt a bit of hatred towards James.

Since you're going to take your talent everywhere like a suitcase anyway, why not take it to Cleveland?

After all, Lin Tian isn't afraid of the James-Wade duo at all, because those two are incompatible.
During their years with the Heat, even though they reached the Finals four times and won two championships, which can be considered quite successful, anyone who understands basketball knows that these two had almost no chemistry on the offensive end, except for fast breaks and alley-oops.

Their playing styles and technical characteristics overlap too much.

The Heat were able to win those honors for two reasons: first, there were too many weak teams in the Eastern Conference, and there wasn't a single player who could compete effectively during those years; second, although the two players were incompatible on offense, they were a perfect match on defense.

The two of them together can make 99% of the perimeter players in the league have a nightmare night. Through their high-post pressing and double-teaming, they can always force the opponent's ball handler into the Heat's defensive trap, forcing the opponent to make mistakes or come to the corner where it is difficult to pass the ball.

Defense, especially high-intensity high-post pressure defense, was the foundation of that Heat team.

But no matter how good your perimeter defense is, Lin Tian isn't afraid. Our Bobcats team has many ball-handlers and playmakers, and what we're least afraid of is your aggressive defense. But James just happened to choose the Mavericks.

Now Lin Tian is facing a combination of Wei and Melo, a level where 1+1 is greater than 2, with complementary playing styles that seamlessly connect.

Let's not even talk about Wade and Melo; even the James and Nova from next door are a case of 1+1 being greater than 2, with complementary playing styles that can seamlessly connect.

These four players combined to create two of the strongest duo combinations, which directly led to the emergence of two top teams in the league with 60 wins each.

commit a sin!

Lin Tian sat alone in his office, racking his brains, hoping to come up with a way to reliably defeat the Cavaliers.

But after racking his brains for a long time, he made no progress.

When Stevens opened the office door and told Lin Tian that the players had all assembled and the team was about to depart for the Spectrum Center, Lin Tian immediately put away his pensive expression and adopted a confident and determined demeanor.

Although there was no training scheduled for today, Lin Tian unusually asked everyone to gather at the training hall. After all, it was a home game, and normally everyone would drive to the stadium to prepare for the game.

But since it was a do-or-die match, Lin Tian slightly altered the team's schedule.

"You have a plan, coach? A way to crush the Cavaliers?" Stevens perked up the moment he saw Lin Tian's expression. There's a chance! It has to be our head coach Lin!

No wonder he insisted on having everyone gather at the stadium today; he definitely wanted to explain the tactics to everyone as soon as possible! He wanted to use all the time the bus was on the road to talk about tactics!

If that's the case, then the tactics Lin Tian came up with must be ingenious, clever, magical, and complex!

awesome!
Stevens was practically begging Lin Tian to reveal what kind of amazing tactics they had that could help them defeat the Knights.

Stevens, who was completely immersed in Dihua, never thought that if Lin Tian really wanted to arrange tactics, he could have had the players arrive at the Spectrum Center half an hour or an hour earlier, and then everyone could sit comfortably in the locker room to discuss the new tactics.

If the purpose of traveling together by bus is to plan tactics, then there is no need for it.

But Stevens can't be blamed. This guy did exactly the same thing as Lin Tian in the past few days: watching videos, looking for weaknesses, and studying tactics.

But he couldn't think of anything, couldn't come up with a clever way to defeat the Cavaliers.

He was so engrossed in watching the video that he became somewhat dazed.

That's perfectly normal and completely understandable.

"I always have a way," Lin Tian nodded. "Let's go, we'll talk about it on the bus after we meet the players." A way?

Lin Tian said he had a way to get an egg.

From the Cavaliers' roster to their chemistry, teamwork, and drive, there was nothing he could do.

But as the head coach, he has to show his true colors. If Lin Tian looks dejected and gives up on the game, then the Lynx team is truly doomed.

At the very least, Lin Tian himself presented an image of absolute confidence and complete control. With the reputation and achievements he had built up over the past year, he was absolutely able to inspire tremendous confidence and fighting spirit in the entire Lynx team.

As for Lin Tian himself?

Now, only eight words remain in his mind.

there is always a solution to a problem!
There is no game that cannot be won, and no team that is guaranteed to win.

Just do it and that's it.

Ten minutes later, the fully loaded bus, carrying the complete Lynx team, began its journey to the Spectrum Center.

"If there's no traffic, we'll be at the stadium in 30 minutes." After the car's ride became smoother, Lin Tian stood up and said to the players behind him, "Since we've invited everyone here, we can't waste these 30 minutes."

"I want everyone to close their eyes, take a deep breath, and then listen to me tell a story." With almost no way out, Lin Tian decided to use the secret weapon of his first head coaching career in the NBA.

Phil Jackson's meditation + listening to stories + reading books and watching movies.

Given the situation today, there's no time to watch a movie or read a book, so let's listen to a story instead!
"As we all know, China is an ancient country with a history of 5000 years. In these 5000 years, our country has produced countless heroes and outstanding figures..."

"There is one person among them who fascinates me greatly, and his story can definitely help us."

“2000 years ago, there was a man named Xiang Yu. His family was once a noble family, roughly equivalent to a dukedom in a major European country. However, his family fell into decline, and he could only beg for a living. Later, he sold mung beans and wove straw mats.”

As Lin Tian spoke, Yao Ming's eyes suddenly opened.

What the hell are you talking about?
Lin Tian ignored Da Yao and continued his story: "Afterwards, he was bullied by local thugs and had no choice but to crawl between their legs, suffering the humiliation of being crawled between their legs."

"He joined the rebel army, but was frustrated and unfulfilled..."

"He wanted to move to a different place to live and develop his career, but the second-in-command of the military chased him back overnight..."

"His talent finally came to the fore. He almost single-handedly destroyed a great empire. On one occasion, he went all in, making a desperate gamble, and defeated an opponent who outnumbered him more than ten times!"

……

Over the next 20 minutes, Yao Ming's view of history suffered a tremendous blow. He went from being incredulous and gaping at the beginning to looking at Lin Tian with suspicion.

Did I misremember, or did he say something wrong?

Lin Tian's uninterrupted narration and incredibly confident tone even made Yao Ming start to doubt himself, wondering if he hadn't been paying attention in class and had missed some crucial moments.

Who told Lin Tian, ​​this Xiang Yu from who-knows-what time period, to suddenly possess the life stories of at least 7-8 top figures from the five thousand years of Chinese history?

Lin Tian simply nodded slightly at Yao Ming's skeptical look: "Don't worry about whether what I'm saying is outrageous or not, that's not important! Time is limited. If I were to start telling these guys the story of the battle between Yanhuang and Chiyou, it would probably take until next season to finish."

Now, let's edit and adapt it a bit, and you tell me, isn't it inspiring and motivating?
Yao Ming really wanted to say that change is not about making things up, and fiction is not about talking nonsense, but he also had to admit that these rubbish things were useful.

Inspirational and incredibly inspiring!

The reason these stories have been passed down for thousands of years is that they resonate with people and evoke empathy, after all, these people are the most outstanding figures in Chinese history.

These stories, which would normally easily get men excited, were woven together by Lin Tian's ramblings into a story with many flaws but easy to understand. As a result, the Lynx players on the bus were all on fire!

Some fantasized about leading their men in a desperate battle to defeat a powerful enemy; some fantasized about stepping forward in dire straits, leading the remaining troops to break through the enemy's encirclement and achieve victory; and some fantasized about charging in and out seven times, routing the enemy's hundreds of thousands of troops, and rescuing their loyal lord...

Seeing his teammates completely swayed by Lin Tian, ​​waving their arms and roaring like they were possessed, declaring that they were going to crush the Cavaliers and achieve unparalleled glory and create a lasting legacy, Yao Ming was certain of one thing.

None of these academically challenged students have ever read Chinese history.

From a cultural export perspective, Yao Ming is heartbroken that none of his teammates are interested in history.

But from the team's perspective: it's good that they haven't seen it.

Otherwise, how could it have this effect?

"Tonight, the Cavaliers are our target! The Cavaliers are our opponent! Let's crush them, break them down! Take the victory! Let our names be etched in history, let our names be remembered forever!"

"We are the Charlotte Bobcats, we are this year's NBA champions!"

The Bobcats' morale and determination were indeed boosted to their peak on the bus!
The players were all incredibly excited, completely immersed in the game.

"Is this Lin's plan? To first inspire everyone's fighting spirit with historical stories?" Stevens muttered, sitting in the last seat of the bus.

Van Gundy, standing next to him, looked at him with a helpless expression. This kid had really been brainwashed by Lin Tian. What was this about using stories to inspire everyone's fighting spirit?

Based on Van Gundy's understanding of Lin Tian, ​​if Lin Tian had any specific tactics or changes, he would have already proudly introduced them to everyone in his charlatan-like manner.

He didn't say he hadn't made any arrangements, which means that boosting morale was the best way Lin Tian could think of; this guy had already brought out his trump card.

However, although Van Gundy looked at Stevens with the same expression he would give a little white rabbit that had been kidnapped by a big bad wolf, he was still a little disappointed.

Does Lian Lin not have any practical solutions? Is Lian Lin limited to relying on the players' performance on the day and then adapting accordingly?
Van Gundy sighed. He had been just like Stevens before. Although he didn't say it, and he might not even have realized it himself, he had blindly trusted Lin Tian as well.

It's a genuine belief that Lin Tian can handle everything and win the competition.

Even though the Cavaliers' lineup actually counters the Bobcats, even though the Bobcats can't withstand the Cavaliers' strengths, and the Bobcats can't exploit or exploit the Cavaliers' weaknesses, Van Gundy believed that Lin Tian could come up with a solution before everyone even got on the bus.

He believed that Lin Tian could think of things that he himself could not think of or see, and could find the Knights' weaknesses from some rather tricky directions, and then defeat them.

But now it seems Lin Tian has no choice.

That means that relying on tactics and reasonable rotations is no longer enough for the team to win.

Lin Tian didn't care what Van Gundy and Stevens were thinking, but he was very clear about one thing: in this situation, the best way for the team to win was to give the ball to the core player and let him play freely!

Then, see how capable your core is and what miracles it can accomplish.

Back when he was playing, the Bulls relied on Jordan, but later, whether it was the Pacers or the Knicks, they relied on themselves!
Lin Tian himself couldn't remember how many times he had encountered similar adversities in his career, nor how many times Bird, Carlisle, or Nelson had been helpless and couldn't think of a way to win the game.

And then, at this time of year, it's time for the hero to step in and win the game.

Lin Tian had never disappointed those who believed in him before, and he also enjoyed the moment when everyone had high expectations of him, and then he single-handedly carried the team to victory.

Can my players hold on tonight?
"Derek, wanna talk?" A few minutes later, after the Bobcats' team bus pulled into the Spectrum Center and everyone disembarked, Lin Tian specifically called out to Ross. The two slowed down, falling to the very back. (End of Chapter)