NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

The Mavericks are facing both internal and external troubles, while the Bobcats on the other side are celebrating wildly.

DeRozan and Odom rushed to Rose's side and helped him up from the floor. The three of them roared and celebrated wildly at each other.

This 2+1 play finally gave the Bobcats a breather, allowing them to regain the lead!
With 31 seconds left, the score is 99-98!

If Rose makes the free throw, the Bobcats will gain a 2-point advantage!

Before Rose started his free throws, Johnson waved to temporarily substitute James, noticing that James was in a bad mood. Butler was also substituted at the same time, as Butler was the team member who got along best with James. Johnson winked at Butler as he substituted the two.

This means it's up to you; you go and comfort this guy.

Rose stepped up to the free-throw line at that moment, looked up at the basket, slowly let out a breath, and then raised his hand and made the free throw!
Scoring over 100 points in 3 quarters!
Both teams' shooting percentages tonight were ridiculously high!

After Rose successfully completed the 2+1 play, the Mavericks were no longer in a hurry. The cost of trying to score another one in the remaining time was already too high. The Puerto Rican player, Barea, who had just entered the game, slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, signaling to everyone that there was no need to rush.

He held back the clock, and because he was the least noticeable and least important player on the Mavericks' court, the Bobcats didn't put up any aggressive defense against him.

At this point, both sides are seeking stability!

The Mavericks want to score and at least tie the game, while the Bobcats need to defend and maintain their lead, even if it's only by one point, to go into the fourth quarter.

Both sides were after that vague sense of momentum and psychological advantage.

With nine seconds left, Terry suddenly accelerated forward from the other side to try and receive the ball, while Nowitzki also moved towards the top of the arc.

Clearly, the Mavericks were going to pass the ball to Terry and continue with their signature pick-and-roll play.

Just as the Bobcats shifted their defensive focus to Nowitzki and Terry to prevent these two big weapons from scoring again, Barea suddenly launched his attack!
This guy is less than 180 centimeters tall but he has established himself in the league. Of course, it is his speed. This sudden start made the entire Bobcats defense pause for a moment. He was like a sharp knife, rushing into the Bobcats' restricted area in the blink of an eye. Then he suddenly stopped and pulled up, wanting to make a floater.

But at some point, Rose suddenly attacked from the flank, leaping high into the air and slapping out a powerful blow that sent Barea's throw flying!
"What the hell, trying to shoot in our paint?" After blocking the shot, Rose didn't forget to hurl a tirade at Barea: "With your height, you should go to the Dwarf League! You might be able to start at center then!"

"You've never been a virgin in your life? I helped you lose your virginity, so you've grown into a real man, kid?" Baria is small in stature and has little status, but his temper is anything but small. Trying to bully him is definitely not an easy task.

After being verbally abused by Rose, this guy immediately retaliated, sticking close to Rose and starting a full-court press: "Come on! Come on! Let's see if you can get past your father!"

"I'll show you why your mother loves me so much!"

"FUXX! You're asking for it!" Rose's face immediately darkened. He called for the ball from Odom, who was holding it, and then started dribbling forward.

Barea immediately locked onto Rose, using his low center of gravity and heavy weight to block Rose's lower body, making it difficult for him to accelerate his breakthrough.

Rose glanced at the time and decided to stop pursuing speed. Instead, he turned sideways and used a combination of elbows and shoves to push Barea forward.

"Barea's defense is really good!" Miller couldn't help but praise. "He's fierce and tough! Although his height is a disadvantage, and although he looks quite easy to bully and could easily be used as a breakthrough point for a strong attack."

"But it's not so easy for ordinary people to bully him! His toughness and ruthless bandit aura can really make a lot of people suffer!"

"This is NBA Reggie, this is the NBA!" Jackson said with a smile. "Anyone who can survive here is not really easy to bully, especially these small guys. If they weren't tough and ruthless enough, they would have been eliminated long ago!"

"Back then, there were Bogues and Webber, a few years ago Boykins, and now Barea and Nate from New York—these little guys were all incredibly aggressive! They might very well be the most aggressive and short-tempered players on their own teams!"

"There's no other way. Only in this way can small guys like them survive in the league! Or rather, only small guys with this kind of temperament have a chance to enter the league!"

With both players praising Barea, the third quarter came down to the final six seconds.

Rose was still backing down Barea, then glanced at his watch before suddenly turning around and accelerating, attempting a powerful drive towards the paint.

Barea held his position firmly, maintaining his defensive space and not giving Rose any easy opportunities to penetrate the paint.

Then, as Rose stepped inside the three-point line, he suddenly pulled up and was about to make a pull-up jump shot!

This move is a signature move that Rose learned by diligently practicing under Lin Tian's guidance during the offseason, and it has now become his signature skill.

However, this time, Rose's shot failed.

Barea's hand was incredibly fast and precise; he slapped down hard, knocking Rose's racket out of his hand. Almost simultaneously, the buzzer sounded to signal the end of the third quarter, and Barea had finally gotten his revenge.

You can block my shot, no problem, but I'll make a fatal steal for you later!
"Beautiful! Brilliant steal! At this moment, at this stage, Barea really dared to make that move! That kind of play is very easy to be called a hand-checking foul!" Miller praised again, "Like I said, this is the NBA. Even the most unremarkable players were once Lin Tians in their own stories!"

"They all had a period of being invincible before they could enter the NBA and become a part of this league! Each of them has their own undefeated legend."

"Tonight's Barea showed us the ferocity and determination of the Puerto Ricans!"

"He hit my hand!" On the court, Rose waved his arm and yelled at the referee, "That son of a bitch hit my hand! You can ask him yourself, ask him if he hit me!"

The referee decisively ignored Rose's protests.

It's impossible to tell with the naked eye whether a ball has been hit by a hand in that kind of ball. It's all happening in the blink of an eye. The referee isn't an electronic eye, so of course he can't make a 100% accurate judgment.

Even the players themselves cannot be truly certain whether they committed a foul or were fouled at that moment.

too fast.

Therefore, unless it is particularly obvious, the referee's calls are entirely up to their mood, and a certain degree of misjudgment is permissible.

Generally speaking, a 50-50 whistle tends to favor the home team or star players.

At this point, the ruling was clearly biased towards the home team.

Rose was certainly aware of this unspoken rule, and his yelling at the referee wasn't to get the referee to change the call.

They're all professional players, so of course they know that a reversal of the decision is impossible.

His main purpose was to let the referee know: I'm very angry. If you keep blowing like this, I'll show you what I'm capable of!

So, after yelling and shouting for a while, Rose decisively anticipated the moment when the referee might issue a technical foul, quickly called it quits, and turned back to the Bobcats' bench.

"You played exceptionally well! I can't think of anyone in the league today who can perform better than us when facing adversity! No one!" After all the players had gathered, Lin Tian began his speech again.

"You put on a breathtaking performance! Like I always say, anyone can play well when they're ahead. Even my grandma can score a few points when we're ahead. The real strength comes from playing well when we're behind, and from performing well when facing adversity."

"From this point of view, I give you full marks! Tonight's third quarter, especially the last minute, was the most exciting comeback I've seen in recent years! Keep up this form and attitude, and tonight, we can be the champions!"

After praising his players generously, Lin Tian looked at everyone and said, "In the fourth quarter, Dirk and Terry will rest, maybe for one minute, maybe for three minutes. How long they rest is entirely up to you!"

"If you play poorly, they'll just sit on the bench the whole time. If you play brilliantly, they might only get two rounds of rest before having to go back to the court."

"So, this is our first task for the fourth quarter. My requirement is to get Dirk and Terry on the court within one minute!"

"And our breakthrough point is still James! He will definitely bring his role players to play for a while in the fourth quarter."

"They're short-handed in the paint, without Terry and Dirk, and their offensive firepower is also insufficient, so at the beginning of the fourth quarter, they will definitely strengthen their defense, slow down the pace, and then focus on James as the core!"

"Besides James, Johnson will definitely still have defensive players like Seawood and Stevenson at this point. As for the other two positions, Barea's defensive play at the end of the third quarter should earn him playing time. The last one should be either Marion or Butler."

"That's roughly the lineup."

"Johnson will play it safe at this point, so their lineup is strong on defense but weak on offense. Apart from James, they don't have any strong offensive players. Therefore, at the start of the fourth quarter, everyone on defense should collapse and retreat!"

"Especially when James has the ball."

"Three points, a mid-range shot, give it to him! Let him do whatever he wants."

"Don't let him drive to the basket for an easy dunk. Unless he gets to the basket, don't double-team him and don't give him a chance to assist his teammates. Yao, you can stand under the basket and guard him. You don't need to worry about Haywood at all!" "Let him be. He has no offensive ability once he leaves the paint."

"The others can be contracted appropriately, and can target James depending on the situation."

"Then, it's the offensive end."

"Derrick, you just play it safe! It's that simple."

"Okay, any other questions?"

"no problem!"

The Bobcats players roared again; the six consecutive points in the final minute of the third quarter undoubtedly gave them renewed energy!

If we can withstand such a fierce three-point barrage, what else can't we withstand?

"Alright, Derek, Jeremy, Gordon, Lamar, and Yao, the five of you go first, the rest of you rest!"

"If the point difference is more than 5 points, you guys go on the court!" As the five Bobcats players who were called up stepped onto the court, Johnson on the other side had already finished his instructions and called up five players to go on the court.

And as James and the other five players walked onto the court, he gave Nowitzki and Terry a very serious speech.

The two of them certainly can't rest for long under these circumstances tonight.

As for the Mavericks' players on the court?

all hit!

Lin Tian guessed everything correctly.

Haywood, James, Butler, Stevenson, Barea!

James moved up to the power forward position.

Apart from James and Butler, the other three players in this lineup have very limited offensive capabilities. Haywood and Stevenson can even be described as pure role players with no offensive firepower.

Seeing the Mavericks' roster, the Bobcats players are even more confident and determined!

Our head coach is so amazing, he guessed everything and predicted everything!
Given this situation, how could we possibly lose?
That must be impossible!
Barea dribbled the basketball and moved to the frontcourt.

He was still nominally a point guard, but only nominally, because after arriving at the frontcourt, he immediately handed the ball to James with a handoff and quickly ran to the wing, creating huge space for James.

"bring it on!"

The player guarding James was Lamar Odom, whose athleticism and size were the best match for him on the Bobcats: "Let me teach this cute high schooler a lesson! You can call me Teacher Lamar!"

"By the way, did you really graduate from high school? I feel like your level is at most elementary school, otherwise you wouldn't bite your nails whenever you have free time, and you wouldn't always adjust your headband to hide your ridiculous hairline."

Odom's trash talk was relentless, but his defense was basically all talk.

James was two meters beyond the three-point line, while Odom was standing inside the three-point line. The distance between them was enough to fit three Haywoods.

This immediately stunned Haywood, who had originally intended to run over to set a screen for James according to the tactics.

How can you screen like that? There's already a huge amount of space even if you don't screen, so how can you set a screen?

James was quite hesitant at this moment; he didn't know how to play.

Should he drive to the basket himself? But with the opponent giving him so much space, a direct drive is definitely not a good option. Should he run a pick-and-roll, which he's good at? His dilemma is the same as Haywood's: how do he screen that?

A shot? That's an absolutely open shot; Odom has no chance of contesting it.

But he really lacks confidence in his shooting.

What if I miss and get booed by the fans?
Dallas fans hate me so much, what should I do?
Should I play well and make the Dallas team realize they were wrong and apologize to me? Or should I do as they want and not play at all, so they know they can't do without me?
James's mind raced with thoughts, but he just couldn't figure out how to play.

He dribbled around on the top of the arc for about ten seconds without making any decisions or calling out any tactics.

"Pass the ball! Pass the ball! Give it to me!" With only 8 seconds left on the shot clock, the hot-tempered Barea finally snapped. He rushed out of the three-point line and yelled at James.

James hesitated for a moment, then actually passed the ball over!
This pass made Miller and Jackson on the sidelines frown.

It's not that he couldn't pass the ball, but that James hesitated too much in this play.

He was completely lost in thought, as if the power had gone out.

After receiving the ball, Barea didn't have much time to think. He could only lower his head and accelerate into the paint.

Unfortunately, he lacks a mid-range pull-up jump shot, and right now the Bobcats have Yao Ming, who is 226 cm tall, providing a deep rim protection defense under the basket.

In this situation, if Barea just drives straight to the basket, with a height difference of nearly 50 centimeters, there's only one possible outcome.

Looking for a hat!

"Snapped!"

After a loud bang, Yao Ming barely jumped before swatting Barea's layup away.

If a smaller player like him challenges Yao Ming, and you don't have any rhythm changes or screens to coordinate, and you just rush in like that, you're just asking for trouble!

Yao Ming's block hit Odom again, and Odom immediately passed the ball to Rose. Rose took the ball and started sprinting, pushing hard against Stevenson's defense. After reaching the basket, he used a Euro step and then easily made a layup.

"Snapped!"

But this time, another bloody hat awaited him!
In an attempt to evade Stevenson's defense, he had to slow down, but James caught up from behind and blocked his layup.

Fortunately, Hayward is a very smart and quick-witted player. He caught the ball that James had blocked and then passed it to Jeremy Lin, who was following up beside him.

Jeremy Lin received the ball and quickly pulled up for another powerful drive to the basket!

This time, with Stevenson losing his footing and falling to the ground, and Rose blocking James, they finally succeeded!
With a "whoosh!", the Bobcats scored 2 points!
102: 98!

The Bobcats' lead has reached 4 points!
"If we miss next time, then you two will be in next dead ball!" An anxious Johnson turned back to Terry and Nowitzki and told them to be ready.

Then he turned back to James as he passed by and yelled at him, "Go LeBron! Go! Go fuck them! Go! Kill those black guys over there, kill them! Show them your spirit and confidence! Show them your fiercest side!"

Johnson's shouts did have an effect.

When James faced Odom in the next round, he was indeed much more decisive.

He waved to his teammates to spread out, and then immediately started a strong drive.

But after he drove past Odom to the basket, he suddenly found Yao Ming standing right in front of him.

Because of Odom's defense, James' speed wasn't fully utilized, so his impact wasn't enough this time, and he didn't choose to jump directly to challenge Yao Ming and Odom.

He remained calm.

But he collected the ball. (End of Chapter)