I've been playing in the NBA for three years, and this system is only now showing up?

Chapter 109 Player of the Week! A Power Seizure and Usurpation is Underway! Lakers vs. Celtics! [Daily Updates of 20,000 Words, Please Subscribe]

"Shut up, you old hag!" Barkley was extremely agitated at this moment, especially when he thought that Lin Ze might actually get 50 points, which made him even angrier.

However, although he didn't say it, his expectations for this match were quite clear.

The Mavericks missed their shot, the Lakers grabbed the rebound, and then ran out of time.

perfect!

He has reached his most difficult moment.

He has only one thought in his mind right now.

Don't go in! Please don't go in!

As Barkley kept muttering to himself, the game continued.

Bradley came to the sideline to prepare to serve, while Griffin, Finley, Nowitzki, and Nash spread out, waiting for the referee's whistle.

Then, with a "ding-dong" sound, the Mavericks players immediately sprinted towards the free-throw line from all directions.

After the four players reached the circle at the free-throw line almost simultaneously, they changed direction at the same time and sprinted towards the three-point line.

Don Nelson's intention with this tactic was crystal clear: to get three-pointers!

After the four players spread out at the same time, the Lakers' defense showed obvious problems, and Nash was completely left out!

Bradley immediately passed the ball to Nash, who received it outside the three-point line and immediately pulled up for a shot!

Kenny immediately added, "Nash's three-point shooting percentage was close to 40% last season! Tonight, he had the best shooting touch on the team!"

"Nash, can you keep the Mavericks alive?"

"Bang!"

Then came a muffled thud, and Barkley finally released his clenched fist, letting out a long sigh of relief.

Very good!

That missed is really great!

Lin, tonight, that is, 48 ​​—

"Are you out of your mind?" Barkley suddenly blurted out, "What are the Mavericks doing? What is Bradley doing? Have they lost their minds?"

What made Barkley so angry was that Lin Ze grabbed the rebound that Nash had just missed, and he thought that was about it. He then dribbled the ball up the court and ran out of time.

But just past the halfway point, Bradley suddenly rushed over and hugged him tightly.

With 27.7 seconds left in the game and the team trailing by 6 points, Bradley committed an intentional foul, sending Lin Ze to the free-throw line.

Barkley let out an almost scream: "Bradley committed a crime!"

Hahahaha!

Kenny's laughter echoed throughout the studio; he hadn't been this happy since winning the championship with the Rockets.

Laughing, Kenny said expectantly, "This is the greatest foul in NBA history, no! The greatest foul in sports history! Lin also has a chance to become the greatest player in NBA history!"

"He made those two free throws! If he makes those two, Lin will be my GOAT!"

"Whoosh!"

As he spoke, Lin Ze made his first free throw with flying colors.

"49 points! Charles, how are you feeling? If you were given the chance to trade your MVP trophy for Lin's missed free throw, would you do it?"

"I'd trade your miniature Dick for it!" Barkley was still being stubborn, but it was clear that he was on the verge of despair.

A two-time league three-point champion and one of the most accurate free throw shooters in the league, and now with virtually no pressure, how can you expect him to miss a single free throw under these circumstances?

The probability of that is extremely small.

Just as Lin Ze was preparing for his second free throw, Kenny couldn't wait to stand up: "I need to exercise a bit so Charles can have the best experience possible! By the way, Charles, don't worry, I took a shower last night."

"Missed! Missed!" Barkley was practically praying to God with his arms crossed, but unfortunately, Lin Ze's free throw had a perfect arc, and the basketball went straight into the net!

2 free throws, 50 points!

Lin Ze scored 50 points in the final moments of the game!

"MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP!"

The fans at the scene could no longer hold back and started screaming and shouting wildly. Lin Ze's performance tonight was truly insane, and he deserved the title of MVP.

Kenny shouted, "50 points, 11 rebounds, including 4 offensive rebounds, plus 3 assists! Lin's performance tonight was perfect!"

He delivered a absolutely perfect opening game!

Barkley persisted, saying, "But he took 38 shots and only made 17. His efficiency wasn't great. If it weren't for those 12 free throws and 4 three-pointers, Lin wouldn't have scored so many points tonight!"

"Charles, I'm standing up." Kenny completely ignored Barkley's sour look and turned his back to him. "Do you know what you're supposed to do?"

"Fuck!" Barkley cursed, then closed his eyes. But he hesitated for a long time, until the Mavericks missed another desperate three-pointer and the Lakers grabbed the rebound and ran out of time, before he was able to fulfill his bet.

He couldn't bring himself to eat it in front of fans across America, but he also couldn't deny it.

He's feeling so bad right now that he wants to jump off a building.

"Alright, I'll let you off the hook for now." Kenny chuckled, ultimately deciding not to make things difficult for Barkley. He'd already achieved his goal; he wasn't a pervert who desperately craved a man kissing his butt. "But only temporarily."

"Tonight may be over, Charles, but this matter is far from over!"

On the court, the excited Lakers players had already surrounded Lin Ze.

Lin Ze's 50 points in the opening game are enough to make him go down in history. Every year after that, people will definitely mention this game and Lin Ze's performance tonight.

The fans at the scene cheered and shouted wildly.

After a brief celebration, Lin Ze went to the Mavericks' bench to hug and greet his old buddies like Nowitzki, Finley, and Nash, and then chatted with them for a few last minutes.

Finally, when Lin Ze arrived in front of Old Nelson, he leaned close to Old Nelson's ear and said, "Are you trying to rebel, old man?"

"You figured it out?" Old Nelson immediately followed up on Lin Ze's words and asked him a question in return.

"It's so obvious, who wouldn't see it?"

"There will definitely be some people who won't notice," old Nelson chuckled. "Most people will just think I'm senile."

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Goodness, Lin Ze even wanted to give old Nelson a thumbs up.

This is like putting yourself in the game and trying to outmaneuver fate!

"Do you need any help?" Lin Ze asked.

"Can."

Having said that, the two stopped talking and Lin Ze turned and left, as he had a press conference to attend later.

A dozen minutes later, Lin Ze and Jackson appeared at the press conference. The reporters' initial questions were routine, but soon, the question Lin Ze had been waiting for came.

"You scored 50 points tonight. Do you think you can maintain this form?"

"It's difficult. Without their support and help, scoring becomes even harder. My shooting touch wasn't great tonight."

I took a lot of shots; it's hard to imagine getting so many comfortable shot opportunities in other games.

"So you mean your 50 points tonight were related to the Mavericks' defense?"

"It's quite a big deal," Lin Ze said with a smile. "Dirk and I are very good friends, and Nelson has taught me a lot, but I have to say, Dirk's interior defense and rim protection are really just so-so. Letting him play center, how should I put it?"

"It makes me think that old Nelson has dementia."

"Dirk played center and Hakeem played power forward. I think that's the easiest inside combination to break down in the entire league. So I got a lot of free throws tonight, was able to easily make a lot of shots, and also grabbed a lot of offensive rebounds. Without those, I wouldn't have scored 50 points."

The reporter, with a keen sense of smell, immediately seized on the key point: "So, you're criticizing the Mavericks' interior defense as trash, not worth mentioning, the weakest in the entire league? Is this your retaliation for Don Nelson drafting Dirk and trading you away back then?"

"You want to prove him wrong, right?"

"That's not what I meant at all," Lin Ze said. "On the contrary, as I just said, I have a great relationship with Dirk, and Don Nelson is one of the best coaches I've ever had in my career! I can only say: if it were any other team, I hope they could stay like this forever!"

"Playing Dirk at center is a mistake for him. It will reduce his efficiency and increase his chances of getting injured. I don't know what Don Nelson was thinking. I can only say that this decision is incredibly stupid, even stupider than having Dirk play small forward last season."

"So, you want them to be better, right?"

"Of course!" Lin Ze said, "I hope they can become the second seed in the West this year, and then meet us in the Western Conference Finals!"

"The Mavericks are my favorite team besides the Lakers. Dallas has always been my home."

"What about Chicago?" A reporter found another loophole and tried to dig a hole.

"My feelings for Chicago are the same as Phil's!" Lin Ze wasn't going to fall for that, and laughed it off, shifting the blame to Jackson.

Jackson subtly turned his head and mouthed "Fuck you" to Lin Ze.

Then he looked at the reporter and said casually, "I have no particular feelings for Dallas."

The reporters were speechless.

Who cares if you and Dallas have feelings for each other?

We just want to know your opinion on Chicago!

But no matter what the reporters asked, Lin Ze and Jackson refused to give any response.

Coincidentally, at the Mavericks' press conference, Don Nelson also cursed "Fuck you" from an angle where no one could see him.

Asking you for help is the right thing to do.

But aren't you going too far?

What's with all this talk about Alzheimer's and cerebral hemorrhage?

Old Nelson suspected that Lin Ze did it entirely on purpose.

This little bastard is completely abusing his power for personal gain. As soon as he had a chance to publicly curse someone, he immediately started spewing insults.

Lin Ze: The old man has a really good eye for people!

Yes, that's the favor Old Nelson wanted Lin Ze to do.

They criticized the Mavericks' frontcourt duo, their defense, and their physicality!

Of course, it wasn't meant to be a rant directed at reporters and Nelson.

It was directed at that idiot boss who knew nothing but always wanted to meddle in the team's operations, always wanted to direct the Nelson father and son's work, and always wanted to express his own opinions.

That redneck was indeed full of passion, willing to support the team's work, and willing to increase investment.

But the problem is, in Don Nelson's eyes, he doesn't understand basketball and is a complete idiot.

To avoid hindering Nowitzki's development and progress, Don Nelson, with tears in his eyes, sent Lin Ze, with whom he had an excellent relationship, to the Lakers, so as to give Nowitzki the most ample room to grow.

But the result?

When Cuban heard that the Wizards were trading their star players, he was immediately interested!

He doesn't care whether the team needs him or whether the roster is compatible; he just wants to bring a few star players to Dallas.

So he directed Nelson Jr. to bring Howard over.

This deal nearly drove Nelson crazy, especially since his son was such a disappointment.

It's just that the boss makes you do work.

If you don't want to do it, then that's fine!

Who says that tasks assigned by the boss must be completed?

Howard is now basically a complete liability.

Sending him, who is almost the league's number one overpaid and underperforming player, away would be extremely difficult.

Basically, don't expect to get any effective positive assets in return; at least, they couldn't trade away Don Nelson throughout the entire offseason.

The offers he received were all garbage contracts like those from Kemp and Baker.

Of course, another reason why Donnie Nelson was unable to trade Howard during the offseason was that his owner, Mark Cuban, interfered.

He is quite satisfied with Howard. He thinks Howard's 17+8 performance last season was impressive, and the team also won 50+ games. He hopes the team can maintain this momentum and compete for the championship with this lineup.

When Nelson found out about this, he was so angry that he wanted to smash Cuban's face with a bottle.

If the team wants to improve, it must change!

With the Lakers' narrow victory and Lin Ze's explosive 50-point performance, the new NBA season has officially begun!

The Lakers will have a day off before continuing their home game against the Clippers, their crosstown rivals who recently acquired the 99 number one draft pick, Elton Brand, in a trade.

The Clippers are now an absolute bottom-feeder team, and their only goal is to get the number one draft pick!

This team was no match for the Lakers. Although Brand recorded a double-double of 31 points and 15 rebounds, Lin Ze also dominated for the second consecutive game, scoring 45 points!

In the first two games of the season, Lin Ze was in top form, scoring high points in the absence of Kobe and O'Neal, leading the team to two consecutive victories!

Then the Lakers faced another strong team in the West, the Timberwolves, who were also another team built around a power forward as their absolute core.

Facing Garnett, the guy who could best restrain him in terms of compatibility and style, Lin Ze's efficiency wasn't very high tonight. Whether it was a face-up drive, a three-pointer, or a catch-and-shoot after a run, Garnett was able to interfere with him a lot.

In other words, Lin Ze also has a back-to-the-basket move, which Garnett really can't handle. Relying on this move, Lin Ze has scored a lot of points.

The two teams battled all the way to the final moments. With 7 seconds left in the game, the Lakers, who were leading by 2 points, had Lin Ze post up against Garnett.

The Timberwolves didn't help defend on this play, so Lin Ze simply and decisively made a mid-range turnaround jump shot!

They widened the gap to 4 points, effectively killing the game!

Meanwhile, although Lin Ze only made 16 of 36 shots that night, he still scored 40 points!

He scored 40+ points in all three games of the season, leading his team to three consecutive victories!

Even though his overall efficiency wasn't high, Lin Ze's average of 45 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 assists per game in a single week made him the undisputed Western Conference Player of the Week for the first week of the new season!

Rumors have even listed Lin Ze as one of the MVP candidates for this season.

Many people say: This year, Lin Ze is going to soar to great heights!

But Lin Ze knew it wouldn't be that easy!

He knew very well that the biggest reason for his good performance in the first week was that his opponents were weak!

The Mavericks' interior defense is so weak it's the worst in the league, and the Clippers are a complete bottom-feeder. Although Garnett defended himself very well, it was precisely because of this that the Timberwolves didn't double-team him the entire game!

Each of the three teams has its own problems, which is an important reason why Lin Ze was able to score big in three consecutive games.

More importantly, his stamina was starting to give out. Throwing 30 or even 40 balls in a single game was really too tiring!

He barely participated in defense this week, or only defended the weakest player on the opposing team, putting all his energy into offense.

Even so, he was still very tired.

In these few games, his efficiency in the fourth quarter has been poor, with most of his points coming from the first quarter.

Unfortunately, during the season, he didn't have much time to train and improve his physical fitness.

If he wants to improve his physical fitness, he can only wait until the end of this season to train more, or wait until the regular season ends and he completes the new main quest to see if the rewards can help him.

"The underdog's comeback: Leading the underdog Mavericks to the playoffs!"

This task is definitely achievable; the Lakers have no chance of missing the playoffs this year.

The only suspense is what kind of reward I will receive in the end, and how the system will determine the degree of task completion.

Although the system didn't say, Lin Ze guessed it must be related to the ranking and record in the playoffs. The better the regular season record and the higher the ranking, the higher the mission settlement evaluation would be.

This is why Lin Ze went all out with a relentless attack in the first week of the season, instead of allocating his energy more rationally and playing more strategically.

In the first week, everyone was still getting into the zone. The teams didn't have enough research and understanding of him, and some teams might not even be in the zone yet.

In other words, the intensity of the competition is low at this stage, the opponents have few targeted tactics, and the players are in poor form.

Therefore, Lin Ze wants to seize this week, give it his all, and help the Lakers win as many games as possible!

Every win counts!

However, that's all Lin Ze can do. After all, he's not at his peak anymore, and the Lakers are really short-handed.

After winning three straight games in the first week, the Lakers only managed two wins and two losses in the second week, and Lin Ze's stats and performance also suffered a significant decline.

In the four games of the second week, Lin Ze scored more than 30 points in only one game, had a shooting percentage of less than 40% in two games, and even scored less than 20 points in one game.

There was really no other way.

Because starting this week, the Lakers' opponents began to study their tactics and then make targeted adjustments.

The Lakers' weaknesses are still quite obvious.

Apart from Lin Ze, there are no reliable scorers, not even a single qualified passer, and Lin Ze's playmaking ability is not particularly good either.

In this situation, it would be easy to target Lin Ze.

Then the third week, the fourth week —

A full month later, the Lakers' record was barely above 50%, with a 6-5 record, ranking seventh in the Western Conference.

Considering the absence of both the 0 and K duo, the Lakers' record is actually quite acceptable, and even exceeded expectations.

Lin Ze's leadership skills have been validated to some extent.

Even when he's the sole star player, he can still lead the team quite well!

Not only did the team achieve a very good record, but Lin Ze also averaged 31 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal per game in the past month, ranking second on the scoring list, only behind Allen Iverson who averaged 33 points per game.

When December arrived, the Lakers finally received good news.

Kobe Bryant, who had been sidelined for a whole month, has finally returned to the court!

The Lakers no longer need to play the single-star strategy of Lin Ze!

Kobe's choice of opponent for his comeback was also quite interesting.

Boston Celtics!

The Celtics of today are certainly not the dominant force that once swept the league; they haven't won a championship in almost 20 years.

They can hardly be called a strong team now, with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, only slightly better than the Lakers with a single star.

Although the Celtics' strength is just so-so, one thing hasn't changed: the Celtics are still the Lakers' number one rival and still the most unpopular team in all of Los Angeles!

Los Angeles fans can accept the Lakers losing to any team except the Celtics!

This Celtics team is certainly not comparable to the Lakers, but they are already showing signs of recovery.

The team's leading scorer is Paul Pierce, nicknamed "13-Knife" or "The Truth," who ranks third in the scoring list this season.

Next is Antoine Walker, who, along with Kobe and Lin Ze, belonged to the golden generation of '96 and was also one of Lin Ze's benefactors.

Back in the NCAA's March Madness tournament, Lin Ze's UCLA faced off against Antoine Walker's Kentucky.

Before that game, everyone generally believed that Walker could crush Lin Ze, a relatively unknown Asian, and lead Kentucky to continue their journey.

But during the game, the tables turned completely. Lin Ze dominated that night, completely suppressing Walker and delivering the best performance of his NCAA career, crushing Walker on both offense and defense.

It was this game that made many NBA scouts see Lin Ze and have high hopes for him.

If it weren't for this game, Lin Ze wouldn't have chosen to bring his talent to the NBA immediately after his freshman year. Normally, players of his caliber play four full years before entering the draft, using their immediate impact as their selling point.

But because of this game, Lin Ze's value, fame, and draft prospects reached their peak. He went from being undrafted to being drafted in the late second round to the late first round to the second round. Given Lin Ze's level at the time, it would have been difficult for him to have a better future even if he had continued playing in the NCAA.

So he immediately announced that he would join the draft!

It's also worth mentioning that Lin Ze can be considered Walker's "benefactor".

Inspired by the great success of Lin Ze's stretch power forward style, this guy's basketball style has also undergone a huge change since Lin Ze emerged as a rising star in the 00 season.

Before the 2000 season, Walker only attempted 3-4 three-pointers per game, which was a lot for an inside player, but not crazy.

But starting last season, Walker seemed to have been possessed by a spirit, his three-point attempts increased dramatically. Last season he averaged 7.6 three-point attempts per game, more than Lin Ze!

So far this season, his average number of 3-point attempts per game has increased further to 8!

Although he throws a lot of shots, his efficiency is far inferior to Lin Ze's. So far this season, his field goal percentage is only 39%, and his three-point field goal percentage is even lower at 35%!

This is no longer just a failure in the paint.

This accuracy rate would be considered terrible no matter where you place it.

This guy is definitely a reckless shooter.

But the Celtics' head coach couldn't control him, and Walker showed no intention of changing his ways.

This guy is the type who prioritizes his own happiness over everything else.

Besides the two star forwards, the Celtics' starting shooting guard is this year's lottery pick Joe Jensen, the starting point guard is Kenny Anderson, who once called himself the best point guard in New York, and the starting center is a pretty good blue-collar defender: Tony Battie.

In terms of roster, it's comparable to the current Lakers, both teams led by two stars. However, the Lakers' two stars are far superior in terms of star power and status to the Celtics' "Fat and Skinny Head" (a nickname for a player who is not very good at playing).

As the game was about to start, Pierce came over with a grin, put his arm around Kobe, and said, "I'm going to crush you tonight!"

This guy is also from Los Angeles and has a pretty good relationship with Kobe. They've known each other for a long time and train together every summer.

"Get lost, the green on you is contagious, it will make people sick." Kobe uttered a rather creative trash talk, but Lin Ze was 100% sure that Kobe had been conceiving this trash talk since the day he confirmed his comeback tonight.

Until I met Pierce tonight, I immediately brought it up regardless of the context or topic.

However, Lin Ze ignored the trash-talking duel between Kobe and Pierce because his opponent had come to him.

"Asia is small —"

"Trash! Useless! Softie!" Lin Ze interrupted Walker before he could finish, launching his own attack: "Your body fat percentage is probably 30%, fatso? Stay away from me, I don't want to get your fat on me! Also, your body..."

The green color on it is too dark; it's contagious.

Good trash talk should be copied!

Walker was originally thinking of saying a few words to Lin Ze, since he didn't have a good relationship with Lin Ze.

Back in the draft, he was initially predicted to be in the top three, but after being crushed by Lin Ze in one game, he fell out of the top five!

This made Walker quite unhappy, so he always hated Lin Ze, believing that Lin Ze had ruined him and that he could have been better.

Especially after Lin Ze left the Bulls, Walker stopped hiding his true colors.

When Lin Ze was with the Bulls, Walker was afraid of being beaten to death by Jordan, so he didn't dare to provoke him. But the year after Lin Ze went to the Mavericks, Walker was quite fierce when he met Lin Ze twice, and he started with a barrage of trash talk.

Even Lin Ze didn't know why at first.

Who are you? What's your grudge against me?

Then, amidst Walker's trash talk, Lin Ze realized that this man was a benefactor in his life.

Then, Lin Ze used a powerful shoulder tackle to knock Walker to the ground, receiving his first flagrant foul of his career. After Lin Ze sat down to rest, he told Don Nelson about his feud with Walker and what Walker had said. Then Don Nelson brought Samaki Walker back in and gave Walker another hard blow.

To this, Old Nelson simply said, "Those who criticize me? They don't even deserve it!"

Then, after Lin Ze joined the Lakers, this guy calmed down again, and Lin Ze thought that this guy had finally quieted down.

But in the end, he quieted down because he was afraid of O'Neal!

Last season, there was a match between the two teams where O'Neal wasn't there, and this guy got really arrogant, so Lin Ze gave him a good beating.

Unexpectedly, this bastard still hasn't learned his lesson tonight. Instead, he's acting like he's finally got his chance, and he's at it again.

He must have thought: With O'Neal gone, no one is protecting Lin Ze!

He's going to get his revenge tonight!

Walker has truly mastered the art of bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and of being opportunistic to the extreme.

Lin Ze, who knew Walker quite well, knew what he was about to say as soon as he saw him coming from afar, so he took the initiative and started spewing insults at him.

A barrage of crude, offensive, and personally abusive language.

Lin Ze also had something else he was curious about regarding Walker: he was afraid of Jordan and Shaq.

He's not afraid of me? What kind of brain circuit is that?

Who gave him the courage?

Pierce?

Did he get so emboldened after seeing Pierce get stabbed 13 times in 35 seconds and be completely unharmed?

Wait, in which year did Pierce get stabbed more than 10 times?

"You made me angry!" Walker glared at Lin Ze. "So you fucking—"

"What's so scary about angering a pig? You're not even a wild boar; wild boars have tusks! You're just a dead pig with a head full of fat and dung!"

"What can you do to me? Huh? I'm asking you, what can you do to me? You're not even as scary as a filthy maggot. At least a maggot can make people feel disgusted, but you don't even have the ability to make people feel disgusted."

"So if there's a next life, be reborn as a maggot. That's the only way you can disgust me and hurt me! Do you understand my sophisticated analogy? You idiot who can't even do addition and subtraction within ten?"

"What did you say?"

"You really don't understand?" Lin Ze looked at Walker in shock, then said, "Then I'll explain it in simpler terms."

"I'm going to grab a spiked club tonight and rub your dermatitis raw!"

"That's enough, you two!" Just as Walker was about to retort, Kenny Anderson walked over. This guy had been calling himself the best point guard in New York since high school, although he had never come close to that title, but he always regarded himself as the big brother.

As for whose elder brother he is and whose younger brother he is, it doesn't matter.

Anyway, at this moment, he walked up to the two of them like an older brother, as if he wanted to smooth things over himself.

"Get lost, Kenny! Who do you think you are? Get out of my way and stop meddling in things that aren't your business!" Walker was in a bad mood and didn't give his senior any face at all.

"What did you say?" Anderson was surprised that it wasn't Lin Ze who was criticizing him, but his teammate Walker.

"He said you weren't good enough and told you to get lost." Lin Ze kindly translated, "To be honest, how do you Boston select people? How come none of you can understand human language?"

"Were you selected from the mentally challenged management center based on your IQ, from lowest to highest?"

"Lin! Don't say that," Kobe said, leaning closer. "Paul is my good friend!"

Kobe was the person in the entire league who was most friendly to Lin Ze, so Lin Ze still gave him face. He immediately nodded and said, "Okay, except for Paul. I guess he was the one who was in charge of putting this team together at the mentally challenged center, right?"

"Paul? You're in cahoots with the Los Angeles guys now?" Walker asked, his face grim, shifting his focus to Pierce and demanding an answer.

This put Pierce in a very awkward position.

What can he do?

He really is from Los Angeles!

Fortunately, the referee walked onto the field at that moment and signaled for the two sides to separate immediately.

Walker smirked, his sausage lips drooping, and gave Lin Ze a defiant look that seemed to say, "I'll devour you in no time."

Lin Ze's response was much simpler.

"I'm going to stab you through with a honey-smeared spiked club in a minute, and then throw you, you idiot slug, into an anthill so you can experience the ultimate pleasure."

"Keep quiet!" the referee glared at Lin Ze. "If you say that during the game, I'll kick you off the field!"

Lin Ze immediately stopped attacking and pointed at Walker, saying, "I'm reporting him! He's trying to swear!"

How shameless!

Even the referee couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Why he wanted to curse, don't you fucking know?

But the referee still has to maintain order in the game; he can't just let Walker swear when he knows Walker is going to do it.

So he could only turn his head and stare at Walker, signaling him to be quiet.

Walker, who was interrupted by Lin Ze, felt disgusted, as if he had eaten shit, but he didn't dare to openly defy the referee.

He could only swallow this damn injustice with tears in his eyes.

The only way to avenge himself was to turn his anger into strength and kill Lin Ze during the match later.

"Beep beep!"

At that moment, the referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the basketball into the air.

Clearly, the referee couldn't stand Lin Ze's profanity and shamelessness either. He wanted to start the game quickly so that if Lin Ze started swearing again, he could give him a technical foul instead of being powerless and only able to issue a warning.

The jump ball between Madsen and Batty was a complete mess; the basketball had even been falling from its highest point for a while before Batty finally managed to dribble it and pass it to Anderson.

"Kenny! Kenny!" Walker eagerly reached out for the ball, wanting to teach Lin Ze a lesson.

But Anderson had no intention of giving him the ball.

What kind of magnanimous person is Anderson, who can call himself the best in the league when his own level is just so-so?

He still remembers how Walker had just berated him.

So he passed the ball to Pierce on the other side who was asking for it.

"Fuck you!" Walker cursed, clearly annoyed.

"Ha, your teammates aren't passing you the ball, Antoine!" Lin Ze immediately mocked. "So, what's your ranking on this team? I bet you're fifth."

"I'm the boss of this team!" Walker glared at Lin Ze. "You think I'm like you, only good for riding on other people's coattails?"

"You're the team leader? Are you still half asleep, Antoine?" Lin Ze said sarcastically. "What makes you the team leader? Your body fat percentage? Do you have any ability that surpasses Paul's?"

"In terms of statistics, team status, jersey and shoe sales, and even the number of fans wearing your jersey at TD Garden, in which aspect can you compare to Paul?"

"You're a piece of trash who could be discarded by any team at any time! Do you know who's the player with the highest probability of being traded in the entire league right now? Do you know who Boston fans most want to get rid of? Do you know who's the number one obstacle on Boston's road to resurgence right now?"

"Isn't it all because of you, you piece of trash?"

Lin Ze started a fast break while spraying the ball, and Pierce had already scored 2 points, giving his team the first point.

After reaching the left 45-degree angle, Lin Ze stopped and looked at Walker with a mocking expression, saying, "By the way, do you know what it truly means to have a place in the team, and what it means to be truly valued and respected by the team and your teammates?"

After Lin Ze finished speaking, he immediately waved and shouted at Kobe, who had the ball in the middle, "Kobe! Ball!"

Kobe frowned, somewhat reluctant, but after a slight hesitation, he passed the ball to Lin Ze.

"See the difference between us, trash?" Lin Ze lowered his center of gravity as he received the ball, then moved his right foot forward several times to shift Walker's defensive focus. He then suddenly passed the ball and accelerated, charging towards the inside!

His speed wasn't fast, but his rhythm and timing were impeccable.

Furthermore, Walker's defense was comparable to, or even weaker than, that of Juwan Howard, so Lin Ze easily shook him off and charged toward the paint.

Although Battier was of decent size, his physical abilities were rather mediocre. Despite raising his hands high and jumping with all his might, his height was negligible, and he could only watch as Lin Ze glided past him and easily made a layup.

"Great pass!" After scoring, Lin Ze gave Kobe a thumbs up.

"If you don't play according to the tactics again next time, I won't give you the ball!" Kobe said, pursing his lips, still somewhat dissatisfied.

"I saw Antoine." Lin Ze ignored Kobe and stared at Walker again: "Even if I don't follow the tactics and just play recklessly, my brother will still pass me the ball!"

"That's the difference between a team's star player and a lousy team!"

"Give me the damn ball!" In the second round, Walker clearly lost his patience. Lin Ze's trash talk was too hurtful and hit him right where it hurt.

How could he, as the person involved, not know about those rumors? Even his agent had told him many times to be more careful, to play better, more reasonably, and more aggressively.

However, Walker has always been arrogant and unwilling to change or back down.

He chose to ignore them, to deceive himself.

Now that Lin Ze had openly criticized him, he was naturally losing face completely. In addition, Anderson refused to pass him the ball, which made him even more irritable.

But Anderson was determined to teach Walker a lesson tonight. In this possession, he ignored Walker and chose to take the shot himself, but his offensive skills were only so-so and he missed the layup.

Lin Ze grabbed the rebound but didn't rush to pass it to Fisher. Instead, he dribbled the ball up the court himself.

Fisher was already used to this, and instead of asking for the ball, he consciously ran towards the frontcourt, ready to look for a shooting opportunity.

"This is what you've always dreamed of, Antoine," Lin Ze said, leisurely pushing the ball forward while mocking Walker. "Why don't you come work for the Lakers as a benchwarmer? I guarantee you'll get 30 seconds every game to dribble and shoot however you want!"