NBA: Starting with the undercut by Parker and Bowen

Heaven have mercy.

Despite Bruce Bowen's tarnished reputation, Yang Lin really didn't want him to get hurt by his own hand.

At least for this game, he doesn't want any more Spurs players to get injured because of him.

He's not Bowen; he cares about his reputation, and he doesn't want to be seen as a villain in the league.

To his despair, Bowen appeared to be injured during his very first defensive possession back on the court.

He came on for two minutes and took down two of the opposing team's key players.

This efficiency is simply amazing.

Damn it, if he remembers correctly, he didn't even touch a basketball in his two appearances!

"Beep~~Beep~~"

Another unexpected incident occurred, and the referee immediately stopped the game again and called the medical team to the field.

This time, no Spurs players caused trouble for Yang Lin.

The scene was actually quite clear, since there were no other players around the two at the time, and Yang Lin definitely did not commit any malicious foul.

If Bowen hadn't been lying there, given the current officiating standards, the referee might not have called a defensive foul on Yang Lin.

Unlike Parker's previous injury, the fans at EnergySolutions Arena were quite happy about Bowen's injury this time.

After all, the basketball villain is injured. Should we not celebrate or pray for him instead?

"Bruce~~karma~~Bruce~~karma~~Bruce~~karma~~"

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When Barkley saw Bowen's injury, he grinned and said, "I'm sure there are a lot of NBA stars clapping and celebrating in front of their TVs right now."

"If there's good news next, like Bruce never gets up again, I think they might even go out for a drink."

"Charles, you're doing something wrong."

Kenny Smith, with a serious expression, admonished, "We shouldn't treat an injured person with schadenfreude; God will condemn our conscience."

Barkley, unfazed, rolled his eyes and said dismissively, "Kenny, don't hold it in. Tell me, are you happy now or not?"

Kenny Smith couldn't hold back any longer and burst out laughing.

"Haha~~ I'm quite happy."

"Although I have no grudge against Bruce, seeing him injured, I felt no pity or sadness at all. In fact, it felt like the dawn had broken for the NBA."

Seeing his two teammates chatting happily, Ernie Jensen asked, "Tell me, which stars are celebrating right now?"

Without a second thought, Barkley blurted out two resounding names: "Vince Carter, Ray Allen."

Kenny Smith followed closely behind, "Steve Francis, Jamal Crawford, Wally Szczerbiak, Richard Hamilton."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "A bit too much."

"Not to mention anything far away, just look at this year's playoffs: Allen Iverson in the first round, Amar'e Stoudemire and Steve Nash in the second round."

"Steve was really in a bad way. Not only was he hit by Robert Horry and left covered in blood, but he was also hit in the groin by Bruce and collapsed to the ground crying."

"The cringeworthy thing is that Bruce even told Steve, 'He didn't do it on purpose.' I don't know if he was being sarcastic or if he overestimated his credibility?"

Although it was determined that Yang Lin did not make any malicious moves, an injury occurred, so the three referees on site still watched the replay video.

The video shows Bowen leaning forward after receiving the ball, seemingly looking for a foul, with his legs spread apart, and even subtly kicking the defender.

Yang Lin's defense was relatively clean, and he did not make any malicious moves.

Bowen was injured because he couldn't control his body.

You're not Kobe, you don't have a good back, so why do all those fancy aerial maneuvers?

After Bowen was carried off the court, the referee upheld his previous ruling: Yang Lin committed a defensive foul, and the Spurs were awarded two free throws.

Popovich was dissatisfied with the ruling once again.

"Another one of my players got carried out, and you're telling me it was just a regular defensive foul? You're making me question your professionalism."

The referee pointed to the big screen in the arena and said dismissively, "Greg, didn't you watch the replay? Giving that kid a defensive foul, I'm starting to doubt my own professionalism."

During halftime, Commissioner David Stern instructed the referees to be firm and not be influenced by the coaches on the sidelines.

The referee pointed at Popovich and gave him a technical foul with two beeps.

Popovich was about to speak when the Spurs assistant coach next to him quickly pulled him away.

If he speaks again, the referee will send him off.

Yang Lin walked back to the Jazz bench with a helpless expression.

He caused injuries to opposing players both times he played, and he doesn't know if he'll have another chance to play today.

He had just experienced the improvements brought by the system through the positioning exercise.

He had originally hoped to make a name for himself by hitting sure-fire three-pointers and open three-pointers, thus earning enough playing time for himself in future games.

But unexpectedly...

Damn it! Yang Lin felt incredibly unlucky.

He cursed under his breath as he summoned the system.

Seeing that the random skill "Army of Justice" had indeed been triggered and the reward had reappeared, his depressed mood was finally relieved.

My reputation may suffer, but I can compensate by becoming stronger, right?

Claim your reward.

Defensive Abilities: Lateral Movement +15, One-on-One Defense +10

Passive Skill: Adding Flowers to Brocade Note: 1. Upon receiving a pass from the host, the shooting accuracy of the receiver will be instantly increased by 1-10.

2、命中率提升为顺序提升，即1、2、3...9、10、1、2...」

Um... is this a good reward?

Who knows?

But Yang Lin also understood that something was better than nothing. Looking at the reward details, it increased his defense and assists.

Compared to the offensive attributes and skills of the previous reward, this reward is undoubtedly less impressive.

However, these factors also seem to compensate for his weaknesses, preventing him from becoming a target on the field.

As Yang Lin pondered his reward, head coach Sloan called out to him, "Yang, you're going to play next."

"Huh?" Yang Lin was taken aback, then overjoyed.

He thought that after injuring the opposing player twice, Sloan would never put him on the field again!

After all, he's not a key player for the Utah Jazz.

If he continues to play, and another Spurs player gets injured because of him, the thought of that scene is quite exciting.

Fisher made two technical foul free throws in the last game, and the Jazz designated Robert Horry to take Bowen's two free throws, missing one and making the other.

The home team, the Utah Jazz, trails by 8 points, 62-54.

At this moment, the players on the field,

The home team, the Jazz, features Okur, Boozer, Kirilenko, Deron Williams, and Young Lin.

The visiting Spurs' lineup consists of Oberto, Duncan, Horry, Finley, and Ginobili.

The Jazz are on offense. Deron Williams brings the ball up to half-court. Boozer moves up, and it's the Jazz's classic pick-and-roll to initiate the attack.

Yang Lin made a run towards the right corner, Okuti moved to the left, and Kirilenko prepared to cut inside.

Deron Williams used a pick-and-roll to drive to the free-throw line, and Oberto switched to defend him.

According to the tactics, the ball should be passed to Boozer, who has broken up, so that he can face Ginobili directly.

To Yang Lin's surprise, Deron threw the ball towards him.

Holy crap! What's going on here?

I'm not an empty seat!

Finley is such a big guy, didn't you see him standing there?

Yang Lin understood that this was Delong's protest and venting of his anger at Sloan's previous insults.

As another party involved at the time, he was also targeted by the hatred directed at him.

Yang Lin's original plan was to take advantage of the Spurs' lack of attention and quietly score a couple of open three-pointers.

Then, with a sure-fire three-pointer, he scored double digits in his first playoff game.

Now that this has happened, his plan is clearly not working.

As a fringe player on the team, he has finally received the ball and needs to show his skills to avoid not getting playing time later.

Facing Finley's pressure, Yang Lin immediately took the ball and jumped up, activating his sure-fire three-pointer skill.

Although Finley is getting old, he is a typical swingman, standing over two meters tall with a long wingspan.

He jumped up to defend, completely blocking Yang Lin's view of the shot.

"Fuck~~"

Seeing Yang Lin's foolish choices, Sloan felt like an idiot for sending this moron out time and time again.

Just as he was about to unleash a torrent of abuse on Yang Lin, the orange basketball arced through the air and nestled steadily into the basket.

"Whoosh~~"

A crisp sound.

"Uh!" Sloan's swear words got stuck in his throat.

He gave an awkward laugh and shouted to Yang Lin on the court, "Yang, that was a great shot! That's it, be decisive when you shoot."

Yang Lin didn't notice Sloan on the sidelines.

After scoring, he lingered on defense while replaying his sure-fire three-pointer.

I have to say, that feeling was absolutely amazing.

Before shooting, the system said it was guaranteed to make the shot, which gave him confidence in his shooting, but he didn't have a deep experience with it.

However, when he released the basketball, he felt completely at ease, with a mysterious sense that the shot was comfortable and would definitely go in.

The game continues.

With Yang Lin's three-pointer bringing the Jazz's deficit to 5 points, the score was 62-57.

After a breakout performance at the start of the quarter, Ginobili immediately fell silent.

"Twenty-Minute Jordan"—he was very strong, but his stamina wasn't enough to support his sustained bursts of energy.

Facing the absence of two key players from the Spurs, the home team, the Utah Jazz, launched a counterattack without hesitation.

Despite Duncan's best efforts, it was clear that he was struggling to carry the team alone.

In the remainder of the third quarter, the Jazz pulled off a strong comeback, going up 18-10.

In the fourth quarter, after Ginobili had rested for a while, Popovich sent out "The Manu Ginobili" again, wanting to make a final push.

Unexpectedly, Ginobili turned the knife on his own team this time, missing shot after shot, much like someone on the West Coast.

"Beep~~" The match is over.

Amid cheers from the home crowd, the Jazz decisively defeated the Spurs 105-91, tying the series at 2-2.

"Haha~~"

Yang Lin was naturally happy to see his team win.

What made him even happier was that he seemed to have changed history.

In the original history, the Utah Jazz lost this home court, and the Spurs then cleanly eliminated them 4-1.

Hmm... okay!

Yang Lin also admitted that his process of changing history was somewhat dishonorable.

But he can also hold his head high and pat his chest, saying he has a clear conscience.

In this game, apart from losing Parker and Bowen, Yang Lin also performed well on the court.

He scored 6 points with two sure-fire three-pointers, and also hit an open three-pointer and an open layup through tireless movement.

With 11 points, Yang Lin achieved his goal and successfully reached double digits in scoring.

Just as Yang Lin was immersed in joy, the press officer from the Utah Jazz came over.

"Yang, you'll be attending the post-match press conference later."

? ? ? ?

Yang Lin was completely puzzled.

Bro, two of the opposing team's players got injured because of me in this game. I'm still a rookie, isn't the team going to protect me?

The Utah press officer clearly had no intention of explaining; he simply gave a brief announcement and left.

Speechless.

After showering, Yang Lin had no choice but to walk into the post-match press conference.

Upon Yang Lin's arrival, a reporter immediately asked, "Yang, what are your thoughts on injuring Tony Parker and Bruce Bowen?"

"Cough cough~~"

Yang Lin cleared his throat and said in a low voice, "I feel a little wronged."

"I think at this moment, perhaps only Bruce and Coach Greg understand my grievances."