NBA: Starting with the undercut by Parker and Bowen

Buying people?

Dolan certainly wants to buy players.

If he could, he would not only want to buy Yang Lin.

He also wanted to buy Yao Ming, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Tim Duncan...

Does he have no money?

He's rich! But he can't spend his money!

Basketball isn't like football. Having money doesn't guarantee you'll become a top team, nor can it buy you superstars or the Larry O'Brien Trophy.

Dolan: To the wealthy dads in New York, just be patient, our garbage contracts are almost over.

I'm telling you, the free market in the summer of 10 was full of big fish.

Perhaps Yang Lin's 51 points affected the players' emotions, because neither team managed to score in the next one and a half offensive and defensive possessions.

In the third quarter, the two teams' scoring synergy was broken, and both teams' scores dropped in that quarter.

The Rockets, with a more mature defensive system, won the quarter by 7 points, 25 to 18.

After three quarters, the Rockets led the Knicks 88-76, a double-digit lead.

During the break, the focus on the Rockets' bench remained on Yang Lin.

As soon as they came off the field, 226 stood beside Yang Lin, bent down to clear a path, and shouted loudly to his teammates in a pretentious manner:

"Quick, quick! Everyone move aside and give up your seats. Can't you see that our 50+ year old needs a rest? You're all so inconsiderate!"

Yang Lin chuckled as he sat down on the bench. 226 then handed him a towel and an energy drink, asking after him with concern:

"You must be tired! Take a break during the holiday and recover your energy."

"There are still 12 minutes left in the quarter. You have plenty of time to break Bernard King's record for the highest score on Madison."

Yang Lin is really tired tonight!

Seeing that Yang Lin was in good form in the first quarter and the opposing defense was quite relaxed, Adelman decisively adjusted Yang Lin's playing time for this game.

In the past three quarters totaling 36 minutes, Yang Lin only left the court for a little over a minute at the end of the second quarter.

This means that Yang Lin has played for nearly 35 minutes in this game so far, which is almost equal to, or even slightly exceeds, his average playing time.

Busy with his work, 226 glanced up and saw the current scores of the two teams on the big screen.

Suddenly, I remembered that my team was now leading by 12 points.

Holy crap! I hope the final record won't be ruined by garbage time!

He quickly reminded Yang Lin, "Yang Lin, if the record isn't broken by now, the game will be garbage time. Don't try to show off like Kobe."

"After all, this is Madison, the holy land of basketball. Who knows if there won't be a next chance?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Lin replied with a smile, "Brother Yao, don't worry! I don't have the capital to show off like Kobe anymore."

The holiday break is over.

Adelman still did not rotate Yang Lin out, and led the team onto the court at the start of the final quarter.

Standing in front of the home team's bench, Isaiah Thomas saw Yang Lin, as expected, lead the team directly in the final quarter, and muttered involuntarily:

"Fuck you! You all want me dead. Rick Adelman is a bitch, that Chinese kid is a bitch, Houstonians are all bitches..."

Rockets' starting lineup for the fourth quarter: Young, Head, Matt Barnes, Scola, Chuck Hayes;

The Knicks' starting lineup for the fourth quarter: Nate Robinson, Stephon Marbury, Quentin Richardson, Malik Rose, and Zach Randolph.

14, 23.

The Rockets have possession of the ball first.

Yang Lin receives Hayes' inbound pass and carries the ball across the halfway line.

The third quarter has repeatedly demonstrated that Nate Robinson cannot defend Yang Lin when he has the ball.

Therefore, during the break, Thomas talked until his lips were sore, and finally reached an agreement with his players:

In the final quarter, when Yang Lin played off the ball, Nate Robinson was primarily responsible for chasing him down; when Yang Lin had the ball, Marbury was the primary defender.

Yang Lin has already scored 50+ points, which is considered high enough by the Knicks players. It's time for him to retire.

Another point of contention was the public recruitment of the team's star player, Spike Lee, at the end of the third quarter, which annoyed the Knicks players.

Do you know what this behavior is?

This is a blatant slap in our face.

We have tempers too... um... but we ourselves don't know how long these tempers will last.

Yang Lin dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, looking at Marbury who was carefully guarding him.

Sigh... Time changes people!

In just three quarters, what made Stephon Marbury go from allowing shots two meters away at the beginning to now playing with great care and tight defense?

Oh, it's my 50+! Then it's alright.

Yang Lin opened his mouth, wanting to communicate.

He was reminded that if he couldn't make it in the league in the future and nobody wanted him, he could try his luck in the CBA across the ocean.

There is socialist re-education there, which can help him find new value in life.

However, Yang Lin eventually gave up. At this point, Lao Ma was no pushover, and his good intentions might be misunderstood.

Well... he's a starting player for an NBA team now, no matter what.

Although I've gotten much worse than before, I'm still a troublemaker.

But now, suggesting that he go to the CBA across the ocean could easily be misunderstood as a curse.

Yang Lin drove to the basket, and Marbury gritted his teeth and tried his best to defend him.

To be honest, with a lot of anger simmering inside, Marbury kept changing his footwork, which left Yang Lin helpless.

With no other option, Yang Lin quickly passed the ball to Hyde, who was coming to receive it.

As the ball moved to the basket, Marbury immediately relaxed, his attention momentarily lapsed.

Unexpectedly, Yang Lin took a step back, and Hyde returned the ball instantly.

After regaining possession of the ball, Yang Lin took advantage of the slight space in front of him and jumped up to shoot.

Upon seeing this, Marbury's mind went blank for a moment. Without thinking, he immediately lunged forward and jumped up to try to block or interfere.

However, Stephon Marbury is no longer the "Lone Wolf" he once was; his physical attributes have been eroded by time, injuries, and decline.

His thoughtless lunge and leap to interfere clearly showed that he overestimated his current physical abilities.

"Pia!"

With a crisp sound, Marbury's dark right palm struck Yang Lin's left arm.

Yang Lin's shot was fouled, but in a split second, he still managed to tip the ball steadily toward the basket.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle; the three-point attempt was a foul.

Yang Lin did not react immediately, his eyes fixed on the ball that had been thrown.

The orange basketball arced through the air, slammed onto the backboard with a "thud," and then swished into the basket.

The referee saw the shot go in, and with a downward gesture, indicated that the three-pointer was valid and a free throw was awarded.

Yang Lin's face immediately lit up with a bright smile at the 3+1 opportunity.

Just as Yang Lin was about to step to the free-throw line to tie his career-high score with this free throw.

The sidelines of the Knicks' bench suddenly became lively.

Perhaps driven to desperation by the loss, Thomas, for some unknown reason, started yelling at the referee:

"Fuck you! You bunch of sons of bitches referees, all you do is blow the whistle! Is that a foul? There's no foul at all!"

"...In basketball, isn't it normal to bump and scrape? Back when I was playing against Michael Jordan, I even swung my arm at his face, and he still had to take it, right?"

"This is Madison Square Garden, the Knicks' home arena... You bunch of bitches, did you buy [something]? Forbes should arrest you all and interrogate you..."

When Thomas swore at the referee for tonight's game, Dan Crawford's face immediately turned green.

Damn it! You're the one who's a bitch.

You should take a look at the trades you made with the Knicks. I really suspect you took a lot of kickbacks. Forbes should arrest you and interrogate you.

"Beep~~Beep~~"

Two whistles sounded, and Dan Crawford made a technical foul gesture toward Thomas.

The technical staff immediately alerted the audience: Isaiah Thomas had received a technical foul in the second quarter of the first half.

Two technical fouls and Thomas needs to be ejected from the arena.

"You bunch..."

When the Knicks' assistant coach saw that Thomas was about to swear, he immediately covered Thomas's mouth with his hand and dragged him toward the home team's locker room.

Hey~~ there's an unexpected surprise.

Yang Lin burst out laughing when he saw Thomas get another technical foul.

Thomas had already contributed 1 point to him in the first half; unexpectedly, Thomas might contribute another point to him in the second half.

Yang Lin can only say one thing about this opposing head coach: What a good guy!

Stepping to the free-throw line, Yang Lin made both shots without any surprises.

3+1+1, score 5 points successfully.

With 5 points in one round, Yang Lin successfully broke his career high of 56 points.

Similarly, in an instant, the score on the court became 93 to 76, with the Rockets extending their lead to 17 points.

226 was right after all; wasted time is the biggest enemy of high scores.

Of course, if you were me, LeBron James, and could put aside your pride, then everything would be different.

The head coach was ejected from the game with two technical fouls.

If a coach is highly experienced and deeply loved by the players, he may be able to inspire the players on the field and unleash unexpected energy.

Thomas, however, clearly lacked coaching experience and was not well-liked by the Knicks players.

His departure from the field instantly made his players want to resign immediately.

I'm tired! Let's destroy it!

Whatever.

Before the start of the final quarter, the Knicks players' temper, which had just begun to rise, instantly dissipated.

As the Knicks players became negative in their game, the pace of the final quarter slowed down, and even became somewhat violent.

To ensure his own safety, Yang Lin began to become more cautious.

It wasn't until more than four minutes later that he made his second shot of the final quarter with a floater after a pick-and-roll, bringing his total to 58 points.

When the shot went in, Madison Square Garden erupted in sparse applause and shouts.

With 58 points, he surpassed Rick Barry's 57 points to become the highest-scoring away player on Madison Square Garden.

With 5 minutes and 13 seconds left in the final quarter, Yang Lin drove into the paint and drew a shooting foul on David Lee, making both free throws to reach 60 points.

With 60 points, he successfully tied Knicks legend Bernard King, with the two sharing the highest scoring record at Madison Square Garden.

With Yang Lin's goal, the visiting Rockets extended their lead to 21 points.

One minute later, the New York Knicks substituted their starters, conceding defeat and the game entered garbage time.

Adelman also made a substitution, with Aaron Brooks returning to the court.

However, to the fans' surprise, yet also as expected, Yang Lin still appeared on the field.

At 2 minutes and 43 seconds, Yang Lin received a pass from Brooks and successfully hit a three-pointer.

With 63 points, Yang Lin holds the record for the highest score at Madison Square Garden.

At 0 minutes and 52 seconds, Yang Lin grabbed an offensive rebound and scored two points with a high-arcing shot off the backboard.

With 65 points, Yang Lin broke his own record for the highest score at Madison Square Garden.

"Beep~~" A few dozen seconds later, the whistle signaling the end of the game echoed throughout the stadium.

The Houston Rockets defeated the New York Knicks 113-99, a 14-point advantage on the road, with no doubt coming their way.

The moment the game ended, the Rockets' bench players rushed onto the court, cheering and shouting as they gathered around Yang Lin.

226 shouted loudly, "Yang Lin, you're amazing! I was just saying it casually, and you actually did it. 65 points in total, I wouldn't even dare to dream of such a high score."

Wilcox: "Fuck you! Houston's true leader!"

Chris Webber: "Young, your scoring ability is explosive! Joining Houston might be the best decision I ever made."

Matt Barnes, Battier...

Having scored a high score, including a record-breaking score at Madison Square Garden, the holy ground of basketball, Yang Lin was naturally required to attend the post-game press conference.

After a quick shower, Yang Lin appeared before the reporters with a smile on his face.

Reporter: "Yang, you scored 65 points, breaking the Madison Square Garden record. How do you feel now?"

Yang Lin: "I'm so happy! So excited! So thrilled!"

Reporter: "Did you anticipate scoring a high number of points tonight?"

Yang Lin: "Haha~~ Of course not. Who can predict the score in the next game? But when I hit that first three-pointer, I had a feeling my shooting touch would be great tonight;"

"Of course, I scored all 10 points for the team at the start, and I had a feeling that I might score a high score tonight... but I didn't expect it to be this high."

reporter:"......."

Yang Lin: "......."

The previous Q&A sessions were relatively relaxed. Yang Lin had just broken Madison's scoring record, and nobody wanted to be annoying at this time.

It wasn't until a reporter stood up and asked, "Yang, we noticed that in the latter part of the fourth quarter, New York was down by more than twenty points, and the Knicks had pulled their starters, but you were still on the court."

"As a star player, don't you feel it's somewhat unethical to engage in this kind of garbage time scoring behavior?"

Looking up at the reporter who asked the question, Yang Lin suddenly realized that the person looked familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before, and couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, who are you...?"

The reporter who asked the question replied, "Dave, Dave McManamin, a reporter for ESPN Sports."

Oh, so it was you, you bastard.

Yang Lin gave him a deep look, then said with a half-smile, "I know you, the best supporting actor! You know basketball."

"Haha~~" The other reporters in the hall burst into laughter.

Yang Lin continued, "You're right, even though he's the strongest supporting actor, he's still a supporting actor. Taking a break during garbage time is a privilege only the main players can enjoy."

"Look~~ didn't you see? Coach Adelman did substitute the starters during garbage time: Sean, the two Chriss, and John."

"Sigh... Supporting characters have no rights; they have to fight until the very end of the match."

McManamin's face turned bright red in an instant.

However, as a journalist, a journalist who doesn't care about saving face, he quickly calmed down.

With a forced smile, he shamelessly said, "Oh, okay, Yang. I admit I was wrong before. You really are a star player now."

"Please answer my question, okay? As a star player, don't you think padding your stats is a very shameful thing?"

Yang Lin replied, "Paying points during garbage time? Let me think about it."

He pretended to ponder for a moment, then continued, "Last season, I think I only played a few minutes during garbage time in the regular season."

"So far, I've only played about thirty regular season games in my NBA career. As a rookie, isn't it natural to stay on the court and gain experience?"

"Last season's Finals, one of my seniors from the class of 03 showed me through his actions: staying on the court during garbage time is a sign of respect for the game..."

I, LeBron James: Fuck! You really don't need to mention me here.