Champion Rules

Chapter 36 033: Answer me! Speak! (Please read!)
"Antonios~Fuzis!!!"

The announcer on the scene shouted the name of the Greek, and he made another three-pointer to help Real Madrid firmly grasp the initiative of the game.

The secret to this deadly long shot lies in Lynch's textbook-level off-ball screen and Louis Bullock's surgically precise pass.

The two teammates that Fuzis secretly hated now built a perfect tactical loop for him.

After scoring the goal, Antonios Fuzis wanted to high-five his teammates to celebrate, but he turned around and saw.

Lynch, who set the screen for him, was the person he hated most in the team before.

Louis Brock, who passed the ball to him, was the second person he hated on the team before.

I really can't bring myself to do it.

Lynch and Louis Brock ignored him and turned around and left after scoring, starting to retreat.

But it doesn't matter if they don't want to high-five. Everyone on a team doesn't have to be friends. What matters is that they are playing like a real team now.

All the scouts at the scene saw the changes in Lynch. His offensive data had stagnated for a long time, and his personal scoring had not changed for a long time, but his influence on the game was expanding.

His defense not only locked down Jasikevicius but also protected the basket. Maccabi can only rely on Anthony Parker's sporadic mid-range shots to survive.

His scoring has not increased, but his offensive deterrence has created opportunities for his teammates time and time again.

The most important thing that proves the influence of Lynch's game is that whenever Lynch is off the court, Maccabi can easily close the score. But when Lynch comes back on the court, the opponent's counterattack will be severely extinguished.

By the middle of the fourth quarter, Maccabi was already trailing by 15 points.

David Blatt tried everything, but no matter what tactics he used, he couldn't break through the hands of No. 10.

At this point, the Israelis in the stands began to go crazy.

They shouted at the top of their lungs: "God's chosen people will win the game!"

After playing in the European league for a season, Lynch has never heard of fans from any country claiming to be God's chosen people. Only the Jewish people are obsessed with such self-proclaimed beliefs.

Lynch became more motivated after hearing the shouting.

God's chosen people?

No one can win today, no one can!

The game continued, and the desperate Jasikevicius started the off-ball mode, trying to get rid of the shadow of Real Madrid's No. 10 with a dense network of movements.

Although this will lead to a decrease in production, it is the best way to get rid of oppression.

He circumvented the triple screen like a snake and completed the trajectory correction the moment he received the ball in the right corner. The parabola of the ball leaving his hand was perfect.

Now that the team is trailing by 15 points, Jasikevicius can only gamble on long shots.

He is very confident in his touch, because he often performs this kind of drama when the team is far behind, using a series of consecutive three-pointers to turn the tide, which is why he is so terrifying.

But running without the ball did not allow him to get rid of the shadow as he wished. Lynch's fingertips rubbed the side of the basketball, completely changing the flight trajectory of the basketball.

As the basketball's trajectory took an odd turn, the commentator stood up and shouted, "Another block! Eighth! Lynch has tied Marcio Baston's single-game record of eight blocks! Sarunas couldn't get a shot even with his off-ball movement; Lynch completely froze him!"

"Damn it!" Jasikevicius was both angry and helpless.

In the stands, Antonio Marcellas's mind raced back to Moses Malone. The figure of number 10 before him once again overlapped with the image of him in his memory. Every center who faced off against Moses Malone had the same drained expression as Jasikevicius by the fourth quarter.

What makes Lynch different is that it is not just the center who is tortured by him. He can replicate such expressions on the faces of the core players at any position of the opponent.

Real Madrid attacked and Maccabi no longer dared to retreat. Fuchs now posed a huge offensive threat, and the number five player responsible for defending him had to follow him out of the three-point line.

Anthony Parker didn't dare to just stare at Lynch. Today, not only Fuzzis benefited from Lynch's distraction on defense, but Herreros also made three three-pointers because Anthony Parker's mind was full of thoughts about assisting in defending Lynch.

So now, even if Herreros just goes to the corner to smoke, Maccabi has to send someone to hold the ashtray.

So, when the Greek received the ball outside the three-point line and everyone else moved away, only the poor, already destroyed Baston was left under the basket to compete with Lynch.

Without thinking, Fuzzis threw the ball in and passed it to Lynch for an alley-oop.

His point guard-like passing skills allow him to pass at just the right height and angle.

The problem was that Lynch was being harassed by Baston. Furthermore, Lynch was right under the basket, with his back to the basket. He had no room to run up or turn around.

But the Greeks knew that these were not problems at all.

He didn't like Lynch, but he acknowledged his strength. Sure enough, Lynch easily pushed Baston away. Baston, pushed to the brink of losing his balance, heard a metallic roar in his ears. Lynch, with his back to the basket, caught the basketball and slammed it into the net with a backhand. The basket creaked under the weight.

Marcio Baston was used to it. He was used to picking up the ball under the basket and serving it from the baseline again and again. He had been beaten so hard that he had no spirit left in him.

Julio Lamas couldn't suppress his smile at all. Lynch was setting a screen for Fouches, and Fouches was throwing an alley-oop to Lynch. This was a scene that had never happened before.

If the team faces Barcelona in this state, the European championship will definitely be brought to Madrid!
The score difference was 17 points. On the bench, Maccabi coach David Blatt's action of loosening his tie revealed his desperation. He was almost out of breath.

With the defense destroyed, Maccabi's offense failed again.

Anthony Parker didn't even have a chance to try his luck with his mid-range shot this time, because he was blocked by Lynch as soon as he shot.

Real Madrid's No. 10 is like a war machine that never stops. At this moment, he is not only a defender, but also a black nightmare shrouding the opponent's soul.

Lynch was everywhere, and his full commitment to defense made people see the true terror.

The ninth blocked shot, the European League record was broken again.

With Luis Bullock assisting and Herreros scoring a counterattack layup, the score difference has reached 19 points.

The Maccabi players on the bench had dazed eyes and couldn't even wave their towels.

Jasikevicius knew he had one last chance.

If the score difference is widened to 20, the game will end early.

Because that would completely destroy the Maccabees psychologically.

Jasikevicius continued to look for opportunities by running without the ball. Everything was the same as before. The moment he received the basketball, Lynch arrived in time.

The Lithuanian god of war raised the ball, and Lynch immediately threw himself into the air.

But when Lynch waved his arms, the Lithuanian caught the ball and lowered his shoulders in a split second.

This is a fake shot!
After shaking off Lynch, the Lithuanian calmly raised the ball again.

He will save the team, starting with this three-pointer!
However, when the ball just passed the height of his eyebrows, the giant hand that he had just toyed with suddenly fell from behind Jasikevicius' head like an iron gate. The fatal contact between the palm and the basketball changed the script of this round!

"The tenth goal!" The commentator's shouts pierced the stadium, and the basketball pressed to the ground witnessed the coronation of the new king.

Lynch looked down at the Lithuanian who stumbled to the ground after being blocked, but he was muttering another person's name: "Dejan's crown is too loose, it would be more suitable for me to wear it."

Yes, he can already think about his opponent in the next round.

In the end, Maccabi completely collapsed and lost the game 64-87.

Lynch only scored 17 points tonight, but he grabbed 18 rebounds and blocked 10 shots.

Maccabi's bench was swept by a hurricane, towels scattered all over the floor, and coach David Blatt's torn tie hung on his chest like a noose.

This powerful team in Europe can only play against CSKA Moscow in the third and fourth place finals.

And in the carnival white wave, the arms of Real Madrid players have already formed chains of victory.

After the celebration, Lynch looked at the flashing cameras on the sidelines, and the golden words "New Record: 10 Blocks in a Single Game" were burning on the electronic screen.

Not only that, a new chapter in history is also opening at this moment: the European League's beacon tower is about to witness the first Spanish national derby, and the feud between Real Madrid and Barcelona will burst into epic sparks on the highest-level battlefield.

Lynch's mind is now full of the arrogant Dejan Bodiroga.

It's time to tackle the final problem.
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God's chosen people? Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. Obviously, this match is my responsibility. Oh, and Dejan's crown is mine, too. —Lynch, in an interview with reporters after the match.

We tried our best, but Lynch doesn't belong in this league at all. He's the most terrifying defensive player in the history of European basketball. — David Blatt sighed helplessly at the post-match press conference.

“Why wouldn’t I stop Lynch from doing whatever he wanted on the court?

So let me ask you, why couldn't so many famous players stop Lynch before? Why couldn't those opponents who were on the first team of the EuroLeague last season beat him?
Answer me!!!
Are they also completely unable to stop Lynch? Huh? You dogs who say I'm useless, answer me!

Look in my eyes! tell me, why? baby why?

say!!!"

——Marcio Baston's emotional breakdown and yelling at the press conference.

(End of this chapter)