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Although Johnson did not repeat the mistakes of Lin Tian's previous two opponents, and did not sit idly by while the point difference between the two sides continued to widen, but instead quickly brought in his strongest starting lineup to compete with the Bobcats, the game did not go in the direction Johnson had imagined at all.

The Mavericks fell further and further behind, their defeat was almost complete, and they were constantly being pressured by the Bobcats.

Their point difference once widened to 15 points!
Even with five minutes left in the game, the Mavericks were still down by 13 points.

By all accounts, this game looks set to be the Bobcats getting their revenge and taking home a victory on the road.

But at that moment, Johnson suddenly changed tactics, replacing James, who had a terrible performance in the fourth quarter, going 0-for-4 and scoring no points, with sharpshooter Peja.

Also substituted were defensive starters Haywood and Stevens, who were replaced by experienced veterans Terry and Marion.

This lineup with Nowitzki at center clearly indicates that the Mavericks are about to go all out with their offense!
The effect of this lineup was immediate.

After Terry came in, he made a shot and then drew a foul, scoring 4 points in a row with the free throws and the basket, quickly narrowing the gap to single digits. Then Marion grabbed the defensive rebound and completed a fast break layup.

In the blink of an eye, within a minute, the Mavericks went on a 6-0 run, narrowing the gap to 7 points.

Although Lin Tianfei quickly called a timeout to make adjustments and changes, he could not stop the Lynx team from suffering another crushing defeat!
In the following period, the Bobcats kept trying and used various methods to attack, but whether it was Yao Ming bullying Nowitzki or Rose taking on the defenseless Terry, these originally sure-fire scoring methods ended up missing shot after shot.

The Bobcats missed another shot!

Meanwhile, the Mavericks on the other side became more and more aggressive, hitting shots one after another!
Peja's three-pointer, Nowitzki's consecutive three-pointers...

The Mavericks' shooting touch is back!
From 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter until only 50 seconds remained, Lin Tian called several timeouts, made several substitutions, and implemented numerous tactics during those four minutes.

The opportunities were there, but against the Mavericks' offense-heavy lineup, more than half of the Bobcats' shots were wide open or absolute chances, but they just couldn't make them! Not a single one!

In just over four minutes, they only managed to score two points, thanks to Rose drawing a foul.

With 50 seconds left in the game, Nowitzki hit a mid-range shot to tie the score!
They then successfully defended against the Bobcats' offense, and on the other end, Nowitzki received the ball at the top of the arc and immediately pulled up for a three-pointer, which also went in!
With 26 seconds left in the game, the Mavericks took a 3-point lead!
The entire American Airlines Center erupted in cheers!

Less than five seconds later, the Bobcats finally capitalized on a brilliant play, allowing Yao Ming in the corner to score the game-tying three-pointer, marking their first field goal in half a quarter.

Unfortunately, they had Nowitzki on the other side!
In the Mavericks' final possession, Nowitzki started his drive from the side, made a half-turn fake on the wing, followed by a quick forward step-through to successfully shake off Boozer, and drove to the basket for a high layup, tossing the ball high into the air before it slammed onto the backboard.

Finally, the basketball fell perfectly into the basket!

"Shh!"

With three seconds left, the Mavericks have once again taken the lead!
They have gained a 2-point advantage!

Without a timeout, the Bobcats could only force an inbound pass from the baseline, then use the remaining 3 seconds to quickly advance to the position as close to the basket as possible, and then pull up for a three-pointer from beyond the arc.

But obviously, God can't always favor the Charlottes, nor can the Bobcats hit their game-winning shot every time.

With a dull thud, the basketball missed, and the game ended!
The Mavericks have now completed an incredible comeback, scoring 15 points in 5 minutes to successfully defend their second home game.

The series score is 2-0.

The Mavericks have taken absolute control!

Throughout the game, Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks once again became the team's savior and primary offensive weapon. He scored 31 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, including 7 points in the final minute of the fourth quarter, where he made 3 consecutive shots to help the team reverse the game and win the decisive match.

James' performance was once again quite embarrassing. Although he put up a near triple-double of 22 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists tonight, which looked quite impressive, he was ineffective in the second half. In fact, the Mavericks' final comeback was completed after he left the court.

The Mavericks perform better without LeBron James.

Although people in Dallas wouldn't say it, and those inside the Mavericks certainly wouldn't say it either, countless commentators and fans wouldn't hold back, and wouldn't care about the internal atmosphere in Dallas.

They always say whatever comes to mind.

"If the Mavericks directly DNP James, they will most likely sweep the Bobcats."

"Charlotte's only hope now: if James plays all 48 minutes every game! Then there's still a sliver of a chance for a comeback!"

"Nowitzki is really too strong, and he gets even more terrifying in crucial moments!"

"And Nowitzki is really tough to defend against. He's not fast, his moves aren't pretty, and the tricks he uses aren't difficult. It feels like anyone can do them, but you just can't stop him. He just keeps scoring against you. It's so frustrating!"

"James really can't play at a high level. His physical attributes are indeed terrifying, but his skills are really not good. Once he is targeted, he has no way to deal with it."

"You still need to be able to shoot in the playoffs! No matter how much you drive, you can't break down the opponent's lineup if you can't shoot."

"We can announce the Finals MVP early: Dirk Nowitzki from the Mavericks!"

"Even if it weren't Nowitzki, I'd still vote for Terry! Terry has scored 20+ points in two consecutive games and is the team's second-leading scorer!"

"Who says higher scores are more important? I'm giving my vote to Butler. Even though Butler didn't score 20 points in two games combined, he contained DeRozan and Odom! Without his containment of those guys, could the Mavericks have defended them so well?"

"If that's how you put it, I'll vote for Barea! Don't let Barea's height fool you, he's only 175cm, shorter than me, but your Bobcats' Rose just can't beat him! I saw Rose back him down a few times, but he just couldn't get past him, that guy's got it!"

"What Barea? Call him a mountain in Puerto Rico! A mountain Rose can never climb in his lifetime! This is the league's strongest and number one Rose terminator!"

The discussion among fans is getting increasingly heated. It's not hard to see that most of them are just having fun, since real Dallas fans don't want to say things that could cause internal conflict at this time.

What if they really start fighting amongst themselves? Opening champagne too early can easily lead to a backlash!

However, these fans are just discussing it.

They're mostly just joking and teasing, trying to give themselves a sense of participation. It's hard to say what their real thoughts are.

These fans' firepower really won't cause the Mavericks any real trouble.

But there are some people who are completely unreasonable. They use foul language and insults all the time. After a barrage of vulgar and obscene attacks, the whole scene is a mess!

"James is terrible! He's a coward. If he's content to ride on the coattails of others, he's a decent second brother, or even a decent third brother! But if you're expecting him to be the leader and save the team, I'd rather choose my grandma!"

“That’s right, Bosh is much more responsible than him. Bosh is already the new leader of San Antonio!”

"Who would like a coward and a traitor? The people of Dallas certainly wouldn't!"

"Congratulations to LeBron for finding a truly satisfying teammate!"

"We San Antonio folks can't satisfy you, we can't offer you a thick thigh enough, but I didn't expect Dallas to have one."

"Hopefully, LeBron only likes the long legs on the sides, not the thick leg in the middle."

"Don't be ridiculous! Dirk is a real man, how could he possibly like this kind of thing? Don't insult my idol, Dirk!"

These fans, judging from their comments, are mostly from San Antonio. They clearly haven't gotten over James's defection and his public announcement of the transfer on television. They obviously still harbor considerable resentment, which makes their comments unreadable.

While these people's words may seem disgusting and unpleasant, they are not enough to truly break one's defenses.

In Lin Tian's view, the most vulnerable part was still him. "LeBron is like my good buddy Scott back in the day. He's strong, great, and you can't find any flaws or weaknesses. You just need to put me next to him, or a player of Michael or Dirk's caliber, and he can unleash 120% of his energy. He looks like the perfect piece of the puzzle for the team."

"A team needs a variety of talents and players with different roles to win a championship, and Dallas's reinforcements last summer were truly perfect! They found the perfect partner for Dirk."

"It's like bringing Pippen to Michael back in the day. I had Reggie and Vince in Indiana, and Amare and Melo in the Knicks. And now, Dirk has finally got his LeBron!"

"We can find ways to limit LeBron and make his performance less perfect, but we just can't contain Dirk. That's why we lost. Maybe we need to change our approach for the next game."

"But we won't give up so easily. The series isn't over yet, so let's just wait and see."

The above are the words Lin Tian spoke to reporters at the press conference after his second match.

Half the seasoned veterans in the league would feel contempt after watching this interview, thinking that Lin Tian was using this tired old trick of sowing discord to cause infighting within the Mavericks, which was truly shameless!

Stern even called Lin Tian directly: "That's enough! If you can win, then win; if you can't, then come back next year. Don't mess around here and ruin LeBron's reputation."

"Is he really your son?" Lin Tian felt like he had discovered something new.

"Bullshit! You bastard!" Stern said angrily, "He's the future face of the league. You've ruined his reputation, and the league won't let you get away with it!"

"Okay, okay, don't worry, don't worry, that's enough, I promise that's enough, okay?" Lin Tian said perfunctorily, "I promise I won't make any more similar remarks, and I will strengthen my defense against Dirk and relax my defense against LeBron."

“I’ll give him a chance to get some impressive data, that should be enough, right?”

"You're such a good person?" Stern didn't believe a word of Lin Tian's nonsense.

"Whatever you want then." Lin Tian shrugged and hung up the phone.

With the team in a disadvantageous position for the third consecutive round and on the verge of elimination for the third consecutive round, Lin Tian had no time to chat with Stern; he had other things to attend to.

After hanging up with Stern, Lin Tian quickly called Pelinka: "How's Rob?"

"You can always trust me to get things done, boss." Pelinka, who had long since severed all employment ties with Lin Tian, ​​still habitually called him boss. Their tacit understanding remained as strong as ever. Ever since Lin Tian first called Pelinka a few days ago, Pelinka had already begun taking action.

"But honestly, boss, doing this will send you to hell. Aren't you afraid of getting retribution?"

"Don't give me this nonsense, it's like you don't usually do these things!" As usual, Lin Tian didn't give Pelinka any face for his ramblings and hung up the phone.

What he asked Pelinka to do was actually in line with Pelinka's expertise.

Many of the online comments, opinions, and trends that just emerged were orchestrated by people hired by Pelinka.

Otherwise, where would you American netizens come up with such novel ideas to criticize others?

It's 2011 now, times have changed.

It's long past the time to arm ourselves with the weapons of the internet and strike at the enemy.

Lin Tian was adept at and could easily execute this tactic of striking the enemy on a second battlefield.

After all, media battles are an essential part of the series between two teams. Which team doesn't engage in a few media battles before the game starts?

Lin Tian has only made this year's media war more bloody, louder, and more widespread!

Furthermore, Lin Tian did not face any moral dilemmas. In fact, Lin Tian felt that he had acted with great restraint and had a strong sense of principle!

After all, some unscrupulous people will spread all sorts of scandalous and nonsensical rumors about teammates and mothers, players and coaches' wives.

But Lin Tian said: We will not mention a single word of unfounded rumors, nor will we make baseless accusations. We will just state the facts and then elaborate appropriately, that will be enough!
When Lin Tian set this rule for Pelinka, he felt as if divine light was shining down on him.

I'm fucking great!
There's no comparison to Pelinka, that bastard who immediately expressed disappointment and boredom after hearing that he couldn't let loose and launched into a tirade!
I am far more noble than him!
Of course, Lin Tian didn't expect that just a few media campaigns would cause the Mavericks to fall into internal strife or for James and Nowitzki to completely fall out.

It's not that simple!

These propaganda campaigns are essentially acting as vanguards, planting a seed in their minds about who the team leader is and who the Finals MVP is.

As for the subsequent rooting, sprouting, branching, and leafing?
That depends on the Bobcats themselves!
After all, if you can't win the game, or if the game never gets to those crucial moments and you get swept 0-4 by the Mavericks, then there's no way your opponents will have internal conflicts.

I've never seen a one-sided game turn into a problem.

So, you have to be strong yourself to succeed!

The Bobcats cannot afford to lose Game 3 of the series; they must win!

If possible, we should take it down in the way Lin Tian had envisioned!

"Nowitzki's offensive firepower in the first two games was just too intense. We have to stop him in the third game! We must reduce his efficiency and scoring! I can't accept him continuing to score over 30 points while shooting less than 6%!"

“In this game, we will double-team Nowitzki the whole time. As for the rest of you, I need your mobility and awareness. Whenever Nowitzki gets the ball, the person closest to him should immediately rush over to help Carlos defend and help him withstand Nowitzki’s attack.”

"The others need to increase the speed of their rotations. The Mavericks are a team with multiple players contributing, almost everyone can score, so while we choose to double-team Nowitzki, we also need to pay attention to the offense of their other players."

"If Nowitzki goes cold and the others find their rhythm, then our double team will be useless!"

"What I want is for Nowitzki to go cold and for the rest of their players to not perform well!"

"Except for James."

“Gordon, your task in the next game will be a little different from before. I can accept LeBron scoring high points in the next game, but I will not allow him to activate the team and pass the ball out.”

"I want him to have absolutely no connection with his teammates. You know how to defend in that situation, right?"

"I understand, Coach! Since it's acceptable for him to score, I have plenty of ways to make him score without passing the ball." Hayward was immediately filled with confidence upon hearing that he could make the opponent score as long as he couldn't pass the ball!
If he still can't do that, he doesn't need to continue playing in the NBA.

"So, everyone understands our strategy for this game, right? We must win, Dirk must be shut down, James doesn't matter, let him score if he wants, and the rest of the role players need to be contained as much as possible, and speed up your rotations."

"Speed ​​up your pace! This match is a do-or-die battle for us, I don't need to say how important it is! We've been at a disadvantage for the third consecutive round. You guys are better at playing from behind than I am, so get your spirits up."

"Win the third game, and then we'll go all out and defend all our home turf from now on!"

"That's when the Dallas fans will be scared! It's not that hard, is it? We'll have our first chance to play a pivotal Game 5 at home! Seize it, and don't let everyone down!"

"understand!"

"Any questions about my arrangements?"

"there is none left!"

"Very good." Lin Tian nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then, let's go! Let's go on the field... um, to the training field!"

"Let's train hard on this last day and wait for Game 3 of the series!" (End of Chapter)