NABC Chapter 604 I bled, and then what? What else?
Chapter 604 I bled, and then what? What else?
"2+1? Screw you!" Old Nelson was shaking his head and imitating Brown's expression and tone, performing his own performance art, which made the players laugh. Then Old Nelson said with a relaxed tone, "This is the tactic Brown just set up."
"With those two moves of his, I could guess how they'd beat him even with my knees!"
"Lin, you know what to do, right?"
"If they don't like 2+1, I'll just give them 3+1," Lin Tian said casually. "I'm just worried they won't be ruthless enough, I'm worried they won't dare to fight with all their might!"
"My favorite thing in life is competing with birds and beasts!"
After Lin Tian finished speaking, he clapped his hands and looked at his teammates, saying, "In a minute at most, I'll break them down. They'll recklessly retreat and desperately gank me. And when that happens, you all know what to do, right?"
"Make that damn open shot! Have you got the confidence?"
"have!"
After a burst of shouts from the players, the first quarter resumed!
Neither side made any player substitutions, but the players' condition and level of tension on both sides were clearly on a higher level!
Back on the court, the Pistons' first offensive possession went in, with Hamilton making a mid-range jump shot.
Just like before, the Knicks quickly inbounded the ball and sprinted forward, and in the blink of an eye, the whole team was back in the Pistons' half of the court.
Facing the Pistons' tight defense, Lin Tian paused slightly beyond the three-point line, just like before, to catch his breath. Then, he accelerated and easily beat Billups, who was defending him with all his might!
That's incredibly fast!
After getting past Billups in one step, Lin Tian didn't hesitate or show any fear this time. Instead, he rushed straight towards Ben Wallace under the basket!
He knew perfectly well that the Pistons were prepared to give him a ruthless blow, but Lin Da Guanren said: Ruthless?
Who the hell is afraid of who!
"Ben, get the hell out of here!" Lin Tian roared as he stepped into the 3-second zone, and at the same time, he sprang up like a spring and flew towards Ben.
Behind Lin Tian, Billups was still hot on his heels, while Ben Affleck, with his eyes red, lunged at Lin Tian!
"Bang!"
Lin Tian and Da Ben collided heavily, neither of them backing down; this was an absolute head-on confrontation!
However, Ben's physical talent was lacking. He could withstand Lin Tian's impact with his strength, but his jumping height was completely insufficient!
He could only hit Lin Tian's elbow!
That's enough!
Big Ben was really going all out, and he slapped Lin Tian's arm and head repeatedly!
At the same time, Billups, who was behind Lin Tian, also jumped heavily onto Lin Tian's back, and the three of them were sandwiched together like a sandwich.
"Snapped!"
Big Ben's arm struck Lin Tian squarely on the shoulder, hitting him hard.
In this situation, Lin Tian obviously couldn't complete the dunk, but before he completely lost control of the basketball, he used one hand to nudge the ball towards the basket.
Then, Lin Tian lost all his balance and fell to the ground with Ben Wallace and Chauncey Billups.
"Whoosh!"
Then, Lin Tian saw the basketball stumble and fall into the basket, and the referee reach out to indicate that the two points were valid.
It's still 2+1!
The players from both sides rushed over quickly. Although the referee also rushed over in a panic, they were surprised to find that although the two sides were crowded together, there was no sign of conflict at all!
Instead, they each helped their own people up and then quickly parted ways.
Lin Tian touched the corner of his mouth, where he had just been hit by Ben's elbow and was bleeding slightly.
"I bled, so what? What else can you do?" Lin Tian contemptuously wiped the little bit of blood from the corner of his mouth with his tongue, looked at Ben Wallace and Chauncey Billups with disdain, then walked to the free throw line and made the shot!
12: 4!
"That's tough! That's old-school basketball! That's real manly play!" Barkley roared excitedly. "This is what basketball should be! I hope those young guys who fall to the floor at the slightest touch take a good look at this; this is what basketball should be like!"
"If you've actually been fouled, the referee will blow the whistle! If the referee doesn't, your complaining and nonsense will only make you disliked!"
"Come on! Let's see how this match unfolds!"
In the next round, perhaps out of revenge, or perhaps simply because he lost control, Okur slapped Rashid across the face as Rashid made a breakthrough, sending Rashid to the free-throw line.
After taking a deep breath at the free-throw line, Rashid raised his hand and made one of two free throws.
He missed the second free throw, and as soon as the ball bounced off the rim, Stoudemire rushed out from under the basket and slapped the ball out towards the three-point line.
Lin Tian, who had been waiting outside the three-point line for a long time, leaped high and grabbed the basketball.
While still in the air, Lin Tian threw the ball to his right.
Billups, who was originally sticking close behind Lin Tian to defend him, couldn't help but glance in that direction, and then he froze.
There was no one there!
After landing, Lin Tian quickly turned to the left, leaving Billups behind in the blink of an eye, and then rushed forward to catch the basketball he had just thrown away.
"A dribble past a defender! This is an NBA game! This is the NBA Eastern Conference Finals! Someone actually pulled off this streetball move here! Unbelievable! Unbelievable!" Barkley shouted! Lin Tian's move was absolutely stunning!
It's not that this move is particularly impressive; many streetball players can do it on the court. What makes Lin Tian remarkable is that he dared to use it in the NBA, facing the close defense of top defender Chauncey Billups!
High skill breeds boldness!
But you also need to know that the opposite of being highly skilled and daring is going too far and becoming a laughing stock! For example, in the crucial Game 7 of the Finals one year, a behind-the-back pass gave the championship to Curry, who didn't even have the chance.
But Lin Tian did it!
If you can do that, that's impressive!
Lin Tian grabbed the basketball and sprinted towards the frontcourt. At this moment, the only person who could stop him was Hamilton. But if even Ben Wallace couldn't stop Lin Tian, how could Hamilton stop him?
Even Hamilton himself didn't actually intend to stop Lin Tian; he knew he couldn't.
This guy seized the opportunity and suddenly lunged forward, grabbing Lin Tian in a tight hug.
His original intention was to send Lin Tian to the sideline to serve.
Moreover, Hamilton had already anticipated how terrifying Lin Tian's impact and strength would be. He used both hands at once, exerting all his strength, for fear of being forced into the ground by Lin Tian.
But Hamilton underestimated Lin Tian's terrifying impact and power.
Lord Lin is not someone that one person can defeat!
Lin Tian, who was being held by Hamilton, did not slow down his momentum at all. On the contrary, he roared and forcefully broke free from Hamilton's embrace. He threw the ball towards the basket with one hand before falling to the ground with Hamilton.
If Hamilton made a mistake on that play, it was that he shouldn't have waited for Lin Tian under the basket. Instead, he should have taken a couple more steps forward, positioned himself beyond the three-point line, and grabbed Lin Tian from mid-range. By acting earlier, even with Lin Tian's exceptional talent and superhuman strength, it would have been difficult for him to make the shot while hanging on someone at that distance.
But now?
He fouled in the three-second zone, and Lin Tian broke free and easily made a layup off the backboard.
"Whoosh!"
After a crisp sound, Lin Tian once again scored a 2+1!
This time, Lin Tian no longer held back his passion and madness. Lying on the floor, he clenched his fists and let out a series of fierce roars into the air!
"Roar roar roar roar roar!"
The bursts of roars contrasted sharply with the deathly silence and pale faces of the Detroit fans, who had been silenced by Lin Tian.
At this moment, Lin Tian's aura and voice alone actually overwhelmed the nearly 20,000 fans in the entire Auburn Hills Palace!
Truly one against ten thousand!
Lin Tian's roar lasted for more than ten seconds before it ended when Stoudemire and Anthony arrived and helped him up.
After that goal, the gap in momentum between the two sides widened even further!
The Pistons players showed some uncertainty and disbelief, while the Knicks players were filled with unwavering determination to win!
"Whoosh!"
With Lin Tian making another free throw, the Knicks are now leading the Pistons by 10 points!
The game has only been going on for less than 3 minutes so far!
15: 5!
Of those 15 points, Lin Tian alone contributed 13!
What's even more incredible is that he's incredibly accurate, never missing a shot! Every time he attacks, he either scores directly or draws a foul from the Pistons and completes a 2+1 play.
5投5中，罚球3罚3中，爆砍13分！
More importantly, of Lin Tian's five baskets, apart from the one that led to Billups' 2+1 play, which was a shot, the other four were all points scored after attacking the paint!
I know your Pistons have a strong defense, I know you Pistons are going to play intensely tonight, and I know that with two Wallaces guarding your interior, it's practically impossible for strangers to get in.
But Lin Tian kept charging in, attacking the Pistons' strongest point time and time again!
Are you strong in the paint? Are you physically aggressive? Are you good at defense? Are you just waiting for the opponent to drive into the paint and fight you hand-to-hand?
Today I'm going to hit your strongest point!
Lin Tian's scoring against the Pistons' strongest point has dealt a greater blow to the Pistons players than his five consecutive three-pointers!
Having your strongest point destroyed by your opponent is a huge blow to anyone.
Lin Tian's performance tonight was so crazy that it was unbelievable!
This time, the player dribbled past the defender and scored a 2+1 play while Hamilton was on the defensive, which obviously dealt a significant blow to the Pistons players.
Their next offensive possession seemed somewhat distracted. Billups' pass was casually blocked by Anthony, and Lin Tian took possession of the ball and launched another counterattack!
This time, Lin Tian's counterattack was not very fast; he did not fully increase his speed.
Because Lin Tian is going to come up with a big one!
It's time to completely crush the Pistons!
Lin Tian was going to drop a nuclear bomb into their hearts of confidence!
After crossing half-court, Lin Tian waited patiently for the entire Pistons team to get into position and enter their defensive roles before suddenly launching his attack!
Seeing that Lin Tian was about to accelerate his breakthrough, Hamilton quickly abandoned Houston and rushed over from the side to double-team Lin Tian with Billups.
But before Hamilton could get there, just as Lin Tian finished closing in, he suddenly dribbled behind Hamilton's back with a sideways movement. The basketball went straight through Hamilton's legs before he could even get his footing, and Lin Tian leaped sideways, jumping over the tiny gap between the two of them!
The Pistons' double-team defense was easily bypassed by Lin Tian in one step.
As Lin Tian drove into the paint, he suddenly slowed down. This sudden deceleration created a time difference, causing Artest, who was rushing in from the flank, to miss and fail to close in on Lin Tian immediately.
At the same time, Lin Tian suddenly turned and dribbled, leaving Artest behind.
After turning around, Lin Tian jumped up directly. Facing the Pistons' two star players guarding the basket, he did not dodge or even use a floater.
Today we're going to completely crush the Pistons!
A floater can score, but it's not spectacular enough!
Lin Tian jumped up again and was about to collide with Ben Wallace, but then, something unbelievable happened that made the whole stadium widen its eyes!
Lin Tian spun around in the air again!
He added a spin to himself as he jumped, and his whole body began to spin the moment he took off.
After Lin Tianren completed a 360-degree turn in mid-air, he had already left Ben Affleck behind.
Then, Lin Tian easily made a layup off the backboard and scored again!
"God!" Barkley's shout was simple and direct, but it also most accurately described the feelings of everyone who watched this play!
That is calling upon God!
They have to find out whether God is watching the game from heaven or has possessed Lin Tian.
"That's terrifying!" Kenny roared as well. "Unbelievable! Unbelievable! He did a dribble in mid-air! He spun through the air, getting past the Pistons' last line of defense, past the best defensive player in the league right now!"
"Terrifying! Terrifying creativity! How did Lin even come up with these ideas, and how did he manage to do them? I can't understand it, I absolutely cannot understand it!"
"All I know is that this shot deserves a spot on the NBA's all-time top ten plays! It absolutely deserves it!"
"One against five!" Barkley exclaimed. "Lin not only pulled off a true one against five on offense, single-handedly dribbling past all five Pistons players in one possession, but also scored such an insane basket! Unbelievable! Unbelievable!"
"A behind-the-back dribble and jump step to break through a double team, a slow-down spin to shake off Artest, an in-air spin to avoid Wallace! These words alone sound like they're from an NBA live game, but Lin turned them into reality!"
"I can't do these moves even in NBA Live! I can't!"
Kenny and Barkley cheered and shouted, and discussed the matter.
They had this time because Brown called another timeout.
I had to scream, Lin Tian's last two rounds were terrifying!
Brown even called this timeout half for himself. He needs to take a break now. It's not just the Pistons players who need to regain their confidence; he needs to do it too!
He needed to calm himself down and forget Lin Tian's terrifying performance.
If they don't forget those things, the Pistons could practically just surrender.
A score difference of 17:5 is not terrifying or unattainable.
But Lin Tian's performance was enough to destroy the confidence that the Pistons had painstakingly built up over the past few years.
Brown really needs to think about what he should do next.
He needs to think carefully about where the team should go from here.
He has tried every trick in the book he can think of.
Collapsing defense, one-on-one, high-intensity fouls, zone defense, 5-on-1...
It's impossible to defend against, absolutely impossible to defend against.
What should I do?
Brown really didn't know what to do. His already aged face looked even more haggard at this moment.
"Don't relax!" On the Knicks' side, Don Nelson took on the role of a strict mentor: "Nobody is allowed to relax! Remember Game 1? You know better than I how resilient the Pistons are!"
"Don't think you're safe just because you're up by 12 points! It's not safe at all. This 12-point advantage is only because we're currently shooting 100%! If we lose our shooting touch, they could catch up at any time, understand?"
"Whoever it is, you all need to be on your guard! No daydreaming, no slacking off! The next match is the real battle!"
"They'll go all in, they'll be even more frantic! They'll fight tooth and nail to catch up!"
"And what you guys need to do is keep going, crush them, keep scoring! I want a 25-point lead by the end of the first quarter! Understand? 25 points!"
"Understood!" the Knicks players roared in unison, brimming with confidence.
"Very good, anything else to add?" Old Nelson looked at Lin Tian.
"It's time for everyone to make their move," Lin Tian said casually. "They'll definitely be defending me fiercely from now on, double-teaming me and targeting me. Their rotations will definitely be disrupted! So, everyone, get moving!"
"I'll pass the ball to you guys. All you have to do is run! It's that simple!"
"Understood!" the Knicks players roared in unison. Now it was their turn to be full of fighting spirit! (End of Chapter)