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Chapter 154 Lin’s heart is so dirty!
Chapter 154 Lin’s heart is so dirty!
"Lin's back-up skills?" Smith looked at the game screen. Lin Tian had once again got the ball in the low post and arched it towards the inside: "To be honest, my grandma's back-up skills are probably better than Lin is better, but as long as Boggs is 185 centimeters, Lin can't even think of scoring points on Boggs so easily."
"But the strange thing is." Marcus saw Smith taking the suit and immediately smiled evilly: "Do you still remember that he beat Stoudemire last season, beat Hardaway this season, and his away game against Dallas? Huh? In those games, Lin once again showed extremely pure and gorgeous back-up skills!"
"Footsteps, turns, fadeaway shots, driving to the basket... In those games, Lin showed almost perfect post-up skills and an extremely comprehensive offensive method. If you only look at his highlight performances in the low post in those games, , you may even suspect that Lin is the second Michael Jordan!"
"Many of the movements are really similar!"
"Well..." Smith was stunned by what Marcus said.
After carefully recalling it, he discovered that Marcus was actually right!
Lin Tian did show a very beautiful and comprehensive low-post attack in some games, but today, he really didn't show any skills. He just used his height, strength and weight to bully Boggs, just one click. Fighting inwardly without concealment!
"I think Lin did it on purpose?" Smith touched his chin and forced himself to respect himself. Then, he seemed to have found a breakthrough and said excitedly: "Yes, Lin did it on purpose! Against those taller and stronger opponents, he Just use your skills to win, but you can't deal with Boggs, who has a huge height gap with him."
"Lin doesn't need any skills or fadeaway jumpers. He just uses his body and strength to rush into the paint, and then uses the most basic rebound shot on Bogues' head to score continuously! This style of play looks really good. There is no beauty in it, but to be honest, this style of play can definitely bring the greatest sense of oppression to Boggs!"
"Think about it guys, when you go to the court to play, do you encounter the kind of guy who is invincible in physical fitness, flying in the air, making fake moves and dunks in despair? Or do you encounter the kind of guy who just uses the most basic one? How about the despair of the guy who keeps ravaging you with his moves?"
"It must be the latter!" Marcus continued: "Lin is using this boring method that seems easy to defend, but Boggs can't defend it even if he tries his best to attack Boggs. Go and make Boggs despair, frustrated and demotivated!"
At this point, Marcus and Smith looked at each other and said at the same time: "Lin's heart is so dirty!"
"Everyone who plays tactics has a dirty heart!" Marcus summed it up.
"Lin Geng is the one with the most evil heart among those who play tactics!" Smith soon gave a higher attribution.
The two people quickly reached a consensus!
On the court, the Bulls have used this same routine to beat the Hornets 5 times in a row. Lin Tian launched attacks in the low post 5 times and beat 4 of them!
When Lin Tian came to the low post for the sixth time, Cowens finally couldn't help it. He shouted loudly from the sidelines. Little Mason immediately moved over from the other side and formed a double-team on Lin Tian, but just then The moment he rushed over... Lin Tian had already passed the ball behind his head without looking at anyone. The basketball passed directly through the defense of Boggs and Mason and flew to the basket.
"boom!"
After a bang, Rodman dunked and scored another 2 points!
Double-team Lin Tian?
His vision and passing ability will make any team that wants to double-team him regret it!
If the Hornets hadn't been in excellent form tonight and continuously hit various difficult goals, they would have been passive at the start!
Rice seemed to have finally accepted his fate. He didn't take even one shot in the first few rounds. He would either pull to the weak side and let his teammates go 4-on-4, or he would find a way to attract the defense after getting the ball, and then pass the ball out!
In the first five rounds, the Hornets also scored one goal each from Mason Jr., Pierce and Divac. They and the Bulls were back and forth.
After Lin Tian sat down in the low position 6 times in a row, Boggs was completely angry now. I am short, and I am often bullied because of my height, but you, the horse rider, can't be like this either. Exaggeration, fight one after another!
This time, Boggs didn't pass the ball again.
Instead, he continued to use his ultra-low center of gravity and extremely fast speed at the top of the arc to perform various dribbles. Then suddenly he changed direction, and he flashed past Lin Tian, and then used Divac's The screen came with another sudden step back.
The rhythm of Boggs's movements was extremely exciting. Even Lin Tian, who has the best speed in the league, could not keep up with his rhythm. Boggs stepped out of the space and was outside the 3-point line. Raise your hand and hit the target!
In this year's playoffs, Bogues was like a god. In the first five games of the first round, his 5-point shooting percentage was as high as 3%!
Even though his touch dropped slightly in the second round, after two games, he still made 3 of 7 shots from 5-point range, still having a terrifying shooting rate of about 70%!
Bogues in this year's playoffs is definitely the most terrifying outside shooter in the entire league.
"Boy, come on! Guard me! Apart from using those clumsy movements to hit me from behind, what else can you do?" After scoring the goal, Boggs hammered his chest and shouted at Lin Tian, Expressing the unhappiness in my heart.
No one can remain calm after being seated so many times.
"That's what you said." Lin Tian was dribbling and waving to signal all his teammates to pull away. Then when he dribbled past the center line, he turned around and raised his butt: "Then I'll satisfy you. .”
Anyway, in this era, there is no violation of holding the back for 5 seconds. Since Boggs likes it, I, the official Lin, must satisfy his needs!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
This time, Lin Tian fought all the way from the center circle to the basket, then easily turned around at the edge of the 3-second zone, made a small hook, and scored 2 points!
"You like the gift Uncle Lin gave you, kid!" After Lin Tian scored, he said to Boggs: "Or do you want to learn how to play post-up with Uncle Lin?"
"FUXX!" Boggs cursed angrily. He dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. Originally, he wanted to repeat his old trick and use the screen to score a 3-pointer again, but this time Lin Tian increased his concentration and defensive intensity. , always maintaining his position, sticking to Burgess and preventing him from shooting!
He couldn't find a shooting opportunity while dribbling continuously, and Lin Tian followed closely. This made the 160-centimeter Boggs dare not stop for a jump shot at all. He could only speed up again and force a breakthrough!
But Boggs himself also knows that with his height, when he breaks into the basket, he is simply looking for a shot!
So after all the way into the 3-second zone, Bogues didn't dare to shoot under the defense of Longley and Rodman. Instead, he took off and found Rice, preparing to pass the ball.
But as soon as the basketball was thrown by Boggs, Lin Tian, who had been following him just now, had already stabbed out diagonally and intercepted the basketball directly in the air!
"Quick attack!"
Jordan reacted extremely quickly, throwing away Rice and running towards the frontcourt!
This is also the Bulls' favorite fast break tactic this season.
"Hold on! Press down! Let's play one by one!" Lin Tian did not pass the ball as quickly as usual, but raised his hand to signal everyone to hold on.
Jordan was almost stumbled by Lin Tian's suddenly stable play. Is Lin Tian crazy today?
In the past, when he didn't have a chance to make a fast break, he would make a pass even though he made mistakes. Today, he has a chance, but he won't make a pass?
However, just one second later, Jordan knew what Lin Tian was going to do. This guy was still within the three-point line in the backcourt, so he turned around, covered Burgess in front of him with his butt, and began to slowly Advance.
What made Boggs even more angry was that Lin Tian, the bastard, was holding the corner of his clothes with his hands, refusing to let him go!
"FUXX!" Boggs yelled angrily. He was indeed short, and he was often single-point blasted.
But just like that, he started to shamelessly force his back from the backcourt and refused to let him go. Boggs said that in my whole life, I have never seen such a shameless person!
"Lin's style of play is really... so dirty!" Not only did Boggs go crazy, but Marcus also opened his eyes wide and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"I've seen people raped, people drunk, and forcing an opponent to defend his back from being hit. It's really unheard of." Smith also shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Then, Smith and Marcus looked at each other and smiled at the same time: "Shameless!"
Amidst a burst of cheerful laughter, Lin Tian had already chased Boggs all the way to the half court, got to the basket and turned and shot again!
Boggs really has no choice but to blame his parents for not giving him a 190cm figure!
Cowens on the sidelines couldn't stand it any longer. He shouted:
"Change! Change it! Change it with Xiaochong!"
In the next round after Cowens's roar, the person standing in front of Lin Tian became Pierce.
Lin Tian glanced at Pierce, who was half a head taller than him, at least 2 meters tall, smiled, and made a gesture, so the Bulls players moved quickly.
Soon, there was another isolated position scattered 1-4.
This time, it was Pippen and Bogues who were pulled to one side. Then, Lin Tian's pass quickly reached Pippen's hands.
"Are you sure you want to guard me?" Pippen held the ball with his back, looking down at Boggs who lowered his center of gravity to his chest and said, "Do you need me to let you go?"
"Shut up! You shameless... um!" Halfway through Boggs' words, Pippen, who was also very sinister, had already started to exert his strength!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
With three heavy hits in a row, Pippen rolled over Bogues, reached the basket again, and then turned around and shot easily!
Bogues is no longer in the mood to curse. He entered the NBA with a height of 160 centimeters. He has survived in this country of giants for more than ten years with his stature shorter than ordinary people. Although He has never been selected as an All-Star, but most of the time in his career, he was not a pure backup, but could always secure the main position of the team!
That's not all. He once reached double figures in assists in two seasons. During his peak period, he averaged more than 8 assists and less than 7 turnovers per game for 2 consecutive seasons!
In his prime, he may have never been a top ten defender in the league, but he was definitely an extremely qualified starter!
Last season, Boggs suffered the most serious injury in his career, which caused him to miss almost the entire season. Just when everyone felt that the 32-year-old Boggs had suffered a big loss after experiencing such a serious injury. Probability will never return to what it was like on the court.
Bogues has made a strong comeback this season. Not only is he still averaging 8 points and 7 assists per game, which is pretty good data, he has also improved his 3-point shooting from the bottom of the league to above the average!Before this season, Bogues played a total of 8 healthy seasons and only hit 25 3-pointers in total. His highest shooting rate in the year was only 23%.
But this year, Bogues hit 60 3-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 41.7%!This level of shooting was definitely considered a top-notch shooter in the 90s!
From this point alone, we can actually see how hard Boggs works and how much he loves this job!
He tried every means possible just so that he could stay here for a while longer and leave more stories of his own.
His entire career is a perfect story of inspiration and counterattack!
But today, he met the Bulls, the league's strongest and most talented team that least believes in so-called 'inspirational stories' and the American dream.
They are destined to completely destroy Boggs tonight!
Five minutes into the first quarter, Cowens knew that he could no longer force himself. He really couldn't bear to watch the Bulls crazily calling Bogues on the court anymore. He could only choose to call Bogues out. Replace.
The Bulls have scored a total of 19 points so far, 14 of which came from inside attacks in the 3-second zone, and each of these 14 points was scored on Bogues' head.
Even the remaining points were obtained by Bulls players sitting inside and after attracting double-teams.
Bogues became the Bulls' breakthrough, or in other words, Bogues became the Bulls' only breakthrough in the first half of the first quarter!
Even if Cowens likes an inspirational and hard-working player like Burgess, he can only replace Burgess first.
If the fight continues like this, what will be destroyed will probably be Boggs' mentality and self-confidence.
Boggs sat in the chair with dull eyes and said nothing.
In his career, he has been targeted countless times and ridiculed in the face.
But he really had never experienced such a thorough, extreme and crazy continuous beating like tonight.
Is this the number one super team in the league?
Seize the opponent's weakness and use the most unpretentious way to attack it until the weakness disappears?
"Are you okay?" Cowens patted Boggs on the shoulder and said, "We'll wait for a time when they join the big man lineup. Then, it will be your turn to destroy them with speed!"
Regarding the head coach's praise, Boggs said nothing and just smiled bitterly.
After playing basketball for so many years, it was clear to Boggs that Cowens was just trying to comfort himself.
He knows very well: There is a high probability that he will not have any playing time in this game.
The Bulls' tactical execution is simply too strong!
This is, after all, a stadium that belongs to giants!
Inspirational?effort?Try everything?
In the face of absolute talent, these things are so vulnerable!
Apart from Bogues, the Hornets do not have a No. 2 qualified point guard, so the one who replaces Bogues now is their sixth man and top scorer Dell Curry!
The Hornets' offensive firepower has been further enhanced!
But without Boggs threading the needle on the court, the Hornets' offense is far less smooth than when he was there. The team's tactics often fail to run out, and players who run out of the open space always fail to catch the basketball. The Hornets once again Caught in the dilemma of individual singles, their leader Rice was forced to start a large number of forced and difficult shots again.
But Rice has told everyone through the first two games: He and Jordan are not players of the same level at all. If he and Jordan solve the game one-on-one, he will definitely be solved in the end!
Perhaps the only good news for Charlotteans is that they still feel good tonight. In the first quarter, Rice, Bogues, Delk and Curry all hit 3-pointers. These 3-pointers The ball also allowed them to bite the score.
At the end of the first quarter, the Bulls relied on their super high finishing efficiency in the first half of the first quarter to score 31 points, leading the Hornets by 5 points entering the second quarter!
"Come on! Now is their rotation connection time. There won't be so many people backing you up! If Steve Kerr or Ron Harper are on the court, you have to defend them!" Cowens Patted Boggs on the shoulder and said: "Others, give him space! In the first few minutes of the second quarter, we will focus on Boggs!"
"Glenn, Anthony, Tony and Dale, the four of you will appear with Boggs! Play your favorite offense! Play the wolf pack strategy!"
"Let Chicagoans know how intense our firepower is!"
Cowens clapped his hands vigorously to boost the morale of the players!
At this time, he had no choice but to go all out and fight the Bulls!
For the Bulls, Jackson looked relaxed and said: "In the second quarter, they will definitely let Burgess come up to try. Even for Burgess's confidence, I guess Cowens will probably play Burgess." Si! That’s what they call the mad dog tactics.”
"It's a wolf pack tactic!" Clemens couldn't hold it back and reminded him from the side.
"Okay, it's a wolf-pack tactic." Jackson shrugged nonchalantly: "The so-called wolf-pack tactic can also be called a run-and-gun tactic, which is very similar to the 'RUN-TMC' tactic played by the Golden State people in previous seasons. , to put it simply, just run! Keep running and keep throwing!”
"Shoot when you have the chance, without looking for a second chance or waiting for a better absolutely open opportunity. If the players think they can shoot, then they will take it! The core of this lineup is that the Hornets can field 4 Even five top shooters with a 5-point shooting rate of over 3%!"
"Glenn Rice, Bogues, Curry, Pierce, and Delk are their most commonly used foursome. In addition to these four, they will add Divac who can pass or Divac who can pass. The little Mason they grabbed, this lineup is also the lineup they use to grab points and risk their lives."
"At the same time, this lineup is also their lineup with the most wins this season! It can be said that it is by relying on this so-called wolf pack tactic that the Hornets can win the best 54 wins in team history! You must be careful when dealing with them. "At this point, Jackson suddenly laughed: "However, it seems that we have never lost in the offensive game? We have the strongest offensive guy in the league, we have the fastest point guard in the league, and the most versatile small forward. , of course, there is also the smartest and most elegant sixth man from Europe and the 3-point champion in the league this year!"
"Go, Lin, Michael, Tony, Scott and Stephen! Let the Hornets know that in front of us, they are at most five wild dogs! And we are a group of lions! Okay, are there any questions? No If there is a problem, just destroy them, and then we will start to rest early in the second half!"
"Coach! I have a question." Lin Tian suddenly raised his hand and said: "There is usually only one male lion in a lion group, and the rest are female lions. I want to ask, among us, who is the male lion, and who is the male lion? Another lioness?"
Lin Tian's words made Jackson, who had just raised his cup and took a sip of water, almost choke to death on the water. He was well-informed, known for his psychological warfare and knowledge of people, and was best known for pouring chicken soup into players. .
I have led the team for so many years and won 4 championships, but I have never seen a bastard who would ask such a question!
Jackson now feels that compared with Lin Tian, Rodman is simply a pure and cute baby!
Jackson looked at Lin Tian, and Lin Tian looked at Jackson.
Lin Tian's eyes were clear and simple.
After the two people stared at each other for more than 10 seconds, Jackson finally couldn't hold himself any longer.
"Phil Jackson's mood fluctuated and he dropped 50 experience points!"
The system's prompts very accurately told Lin Tian all about Jackson's turbulent inner activities under his current calm surface.
"Michael, Scott, the game is over in a while. You two will beat Lin to death! Dennis, if you are interested, you can go too and get Lin's clothes wet and cut his shoes into pieces." , break the key card to his room, tie this kid to the locker room, and don’t allow him to get on our team bus!”
"You want to know who the Lions are, right? Just stay in the visiting team's locker room and think about it."
"Coach, there is one more question." Lin Tian was not afraid of Jackson's threat at all, and continued with a bad smile: "They can't beat me."
"FUXX! You're done, aren't you!" Jackson was so angry that he wanted to take a big bucket of Gatorade and splash Lin Tian from head to toe.
No, throw scalding hot, bubbling Gatorade at the boiling point!
FUXX!
Fortunately, the referee came over at this time and reminded the Bulls players that it was time to take the field. Otherwise, Jackson's blood pressure would have to rise by another 30mmHg!
Lin Tian, Jordan, Kerr, Pippen, and Kukoc walked onto the court side by side. This is the pure attacking five that the Bulls have not shown for a long time!
The Hornets got Glenn Rice, Anthony Mason Jr., Tony Delk, Dell Curry and 'Bugs' Bogues, which is also their desperate lineup at the bottom of the box!
"Oh! We can see that almost all the main players of both sides are back on the court! The two coaches, Jackson and Cowens, really have a tacit understanding! They obviously expected that the other side would use all their main players to fight. This is the transitional stage where the original rotation players are playing on the court.”
As soon as Marcus saw the lineup of players from both sides, he immediately became excited!As a senior commentator, he knows very well what the lineups of both sides mean.
"So, in order to avoid being beaten by the opponent and open up the score during this period, the coaches of both sides made the same choice! They all picked the five best offensive, scoring and running players in their lineup. Group!"
Smith also said with a sense of expectation: "The data shows that the Bulls' five-man group can score 100 points per 121.8 possessions this season! Ranking No. 1 among all five-man groups in the league!"
"The Hornets' five-man group can score 100 points per 118.5 possessions! The two sharpest spears in the league collided head-on! Let's see which spear is sharper and more powerful. If you can completely crush your opponent, defeat your opponent!"
Following the expectations of the two commentators, the entire Spectrum Center fans also saw the team's most entertaining and craziest lineup being brought onto the court as they wished, and they also let out deafening cheers!
Fans and commentators both know that the decisive moment of this game has arrived early!
The main players of both sides did not rest, and the coaches of both sides did not make any reservations!
In the first half, it’s a matter of victory!
On the court, the first wave of offense came from the Hornets. Boggs rushed forward quickly with the ball. Perhaps it was Cowens' trust that allowed him to regain his confidence. Facing Lin Tian's defense, he directly lowered his center of gravity, lightning-fast. He broke into the paint, and then, after attracting Pippen's help, he made a very secretive underhand pass and gave the ball to Rice on the wing.
Rice feinted with the ball, and then quickly passed the ball to Curry in the bottom corner. Curry picked up the ball and threw it, and the 3-pointer hit the net!
Quick passing, selfless sharing, decisive shooting, and super sureness!
These points added together are the biggest reason why the Hornets' lineup can produce the second-ranked offense in the league!
Lin Tian got the basketball at the baseline, raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, it's just a ball!"
This time, Lin Tian did not dribble slowly and leisurely across half court, nor did he stubbornly continue to beat Boggs from behind.
Since the Hornets compete in offense and shooting, that's what they want!
After dribbling the ball for half the court, Lin Tian suddenly exerted force on his feet. His lightning speed suddenly exploded, leaving Boggs behind in the blink of an eye!
Boggs's eyes widened in an instant. You must know that the 160-centimeter-tall guy who has been able to stay in the league for so long has his most unique skill, which is his unparalleled speed, which many people call the league's best. !
But at this moment, Boggs suddenly understood two things.
One is that even at his peak, he was definitely not as fast as Lin Tian.
The second is that Lin Tian was not serious at all when facing him before!
Lin Tian, who passed Boggs, didn't even pay attention to Boggs's mood. His eyes had scanned the whole place in the blink of an eye!
Facing Mason and Pierce who came quickly from both sides to help defend, Lin Tian looked at Pippen on Pierce's side, but the basketball in his hand flew towards Kukoc in the opposite direction!
After receiving the ball, there was no one around Kukoc. Everyone was deceived by Lin Tian. He calmly took a step back to withdraw from the 3-point line, and then shot with great determination!
"Shh!"
After a crisp sound, the Bulls responded with 3 points!
In the following rounds, the two sides played faster and faster, more fiercely and decisively. The rapid transition between offense and defense, the ultimate coordination of passing and cutting, plus long-range shots one after another, were watched live and on TV. The audience in front was so intoxicated that the Spectrum Arena almost shook with their roars.
Who wouldn't like this kind of ultimate confrontation?
Four minutes into the second quarter, Jackson took the lead in calling a timeout.
At this time, both sides used extremely high shooting rates and ultra-fast transitions between offense and defense to make their scores rise rapidly. At this time, the two sides had reached 51:47!
The Bulls still lead by 4 points.
In this short 4 minutes, the two sides played an exaggerated 20:21!
For the Bulls, Lin Tian hit a 1-pointer, a layup, 3 points and 5 assists. He is the best player for the Bulls during this period!This fast-changing offensive rhythm is originally the system that is most suitable for him!
In addition to him, Jordan scored 6 points, and Kukoc, Pippen and Cole each hit a 3-pointer. It was a cannonball that bloomed in all directions!
这段时间内,公牛队3分球6投4中,2分球7投4中,效率高到让人不可置信!
Compared with the Bulls, the Hornets' efficiency is not far behind. They made 5 3-pointers, and Mason rushed to the basket several times to bully Kukoc and succeed!
During this period of confrontation, they actually had the upper hand and scored 1 point more than the Bulls!
But the face of Hornets coach Cowens didn't look happy or relaxed at all at this moment. Instead, it was filled with worry.
He has a bad feeling.
In addition to the fact that the team's offense failed to narrow the point difference even to this extreme state, it was also because he knew the biggest flaw in the Hornets' lineup.
But now, Cowens has no choice. He can only let these five people continue to work hard.
This is the best and most direct way for the Hornets to win!
On the Bulls side, Jackson still had a smile on his face when facing his disciples. He spread his hands and said, "Did you have fun? Next, the game time is over. I think you know what's next. How are we going to fight?"
"Leave it to me, coach." Lin Tian took a sip of water and said relaxedly: "I will fight Boggs to death! Everyone, there is no need to help me defend, just watch your own people!"
"Less, leave it to me, he won't hit another 3-pointer!"
"I'm in charge of Curry." Pippen took a look at the data and picked out the guy in the best condition among the remaining players.
Even Kukoc slapped his face twice and said viciously:
"I won't be rushed by that muscle idiot again! I will block all his attacks at the basket!"
"Very good, let's go." Jackson clapped his hands, indicating that you are ready to play!
This is the advantage of coaching a mature and united team. He does not need to explain many things over and over again. These players know very well what they should do at what time.
At the end of the timeout, the first wave of offensive possession belonged to the Bulls. The basketball was directly given to Jordan in the low post by Lin Tian. Facing Rice, Jordan had already felt completely. He turned around and wiped the basket, and forcefully took off to easily score 2 points. point!
And when the Hornets were preparing to attack, the Bulls' defense changed!
Lin Tian was at the front alone, standing in front of Boggs.
"Here we come! Full-court press! The Bulls' targeted defense! Facing the Hornets' terrifying offensive efficiency, the Bulls showed their special skills. They have to improve their defensive intensity!" Marcus still said In the excitement brought about by the wave of attack just now, the tone was very high!
"The Bulls have changed, so what can happen to the Hornets?" Smith then asked a soul question.
Hornets, will there be changes?
will not.
Cowens, standing on the sidelines, gave everyone the answer with his tangled and worried expression.
The Hornets have already tried their best, and they have no trump card that allows them to change their lineup and improve their intensity. This is exactly what Cowens has been worried about just now.
The Bulls' trump card is not offense at all, but defense!
Although their lineup is an all-offensive lineup, Pippen and Jordan are both players on the best defensive team of the year. Lin Tian also averages close to 2 steals per game. His pressing defense against point guards and terrifying speed make He can perfectly become the front-row bayonet in a pressing defense!
It is true that Cole and Kukoc are not good at defense, but Cole has the fighting spirit and bloodiness that the entire league is famous for. Perhaps the Bulls' only flaw is Kukoc!
Thinking of this, Cowens shouted towards the court: "Meat ball! Bug, hit the meat ball!"
After shouting these words, Cowens had no other choice. Apart from hoping that his tactics would work, he could only pray that someone on the team could perform beyond his level and hit a few incredible shots. Shoot.
After receiving Cowens' instruction, Boggs, who was still unable to get rid of Lin Tian's defense, patted his head heavily with his hand, and then dribbled backward to distance himself while waiting for support from his teammates.
Mason Jr. immediately rushed out from the inside and blocked Boggs' side.
"Don't change! Tony retreats!" Lin Tian roared loudly, calling out defensive tactics. At the same time, he turned sideways and forced his way through the cover of the two people, so that he could still stay in front of Boggs. Defensive position.
Kukoc retreated quickly. He knew that Mason did not have the mid-to-long range shooting range and was not afraid of his sudden shooting.
Even if the tactic failed and there was no chance of mismatch, Boggs did not hesitate and quickly gave the ball to Mason.
After all, in the previous wave of attacks, when Mason faced Kukoc, it was like beating his son! 3 hits to the basket, all 3 hits!Another time the score was 2+1, but Mason was unable to make free throws and failed to seize the opportunity.
This time, after getting the ball, Mason once again dribbled towards the inside!
Among the power forwards of this era, if Kemp is a tiger who can jump 3 meters and can do anything in the sky and on the earth, and Barkley is a fierce and bloodthirsty bear who looks fat but has top-notch agility, then Mason It's a rhinoceros that can't run fast or jump high, but it has infinite lethality!
When he is determined to attack the inside, there are really not many people in the league who can stop him!
"Bang!" There was a muffled sound, and Kukoc was knocked back two steps, but his hands were still raised high and he still maintained his defensive position.
Then Mason used his strength again and hit Kukoc twice in a row!
Although Kukoc continued to retreat, when he retreated to the basket, he still stood firm, raised his hands high, gritted his teeth, and guarded his last territory.
"Oh!"
Kukoc's tenacity did not scare little Mason. After a little accumulation of strength, he bumped into Kukoc again!This time, Kukoc finally couldn't hold it anymore. He fell backwards as if he was hit by a rhinoceros several times, losing his defensive position!
Although Kukoc was still pushed away by Mason, his tenacity helped his teammates win opportunities!
Just when little Mason was about to take a shot, Pippen's figure flew through the sky. Little Mason was so scared that he quickly took the ball back and did not dare to take a shot. But as soon as he put the basketball down, he felt a huge wave. The power comes!
Lin Tian!
He let go of Boggs, rushed inside, grabbed the basketball in Mason's hand, and then suddenly used force to snatch the ball away!
"Quick attack!"
Lin Tian roared, dribbling the basketball, and rushed towards the opposite side!
The Hornets retreated very quickly. Everyone rushed towards the backcourt, hoping to stop Lin Tian's attack. However, when Lin Tian's speed exploded, even if he was under his own basket, He started to attack, but when he reached the 3-second zone on the opposite side, the Hornets still couldn't fully position themselves!
The only person who can stand in front of Lin Tian is Les!
But to everyone's expectation, facing Rice's defense, Lin Tian did not force a jump for a layup. Instead, he suddenly passed the ball behind his back with one hand and threw the basketball at a 45-degree angle to the left!
There, no one is there!
"Did Lin make a mistake? The ball was passed too long! It was completely unnecessary! Oh! No! There was no mistake! It was Kukoc!" Marcus couldn't bear it when he saw that the place was empty. Zhu let out a sigh of regret, was a beautiful one-dragon fast attack so wasted?
But less than a second later, a tall figure appeared there!
Not less than a second, not too early, not too late, very clever and precise, I received Lin Tian’s pass!
It was Kukoc who just ran to the frontcourt!
"Tony! Shoot! This is the opportunity you have earned for yourself!" After Lin Tian yelled, Kukoc did not hesitate. After adjusting, he shot decisively. The basketball flew all the way across the court and fell towards the basket.
"Shh!"
After a crisp sound, the Bulls scored 2 goals in a row after the timeout, widening the point difference to 9 points!
"Just beat the brothers like this! Leave the first line of defense to me!" Lin Tian clapped his hands and shouted loudly: "Tighten up the defense, we will defeat the game in the first half, and in the second half, we will get off work early!"
(End of this chapter)
"Lin's back-up skills?" Smith looked at the game screen. Lin Tian had once again got the ball in the low post and arched it towards the inside: "To be honest, my grandma's back-up skills are probably better than Lin is better, but as long as Boggs is 185 centimeters, Lin can't even think of scoring points on Boggs so easily."
"But the strange thing is." Marcus saw Smith taking the suit and immediately smiled evilly: "Do you still remember that he beat Stoudemire last season, beat Hardaway this season, and his away game against Dallas? Huh? In those games, Lin once again showed extremely pure and gorgeous back-up skills!"
"Footsteps, turns, fadeaway shots, driving to the basket... In those games, Lin showed almost perfect post-up skills and an extremely comprehensive offensive method. If you only look at his highlight performances in the low post in those games, , you may even suspect that Lin is the second Michael Jordan!"
"Many of the movements are really similar!"
"Well..." Smith was stunned by what Marcus said.
After carefully recalling it, he discovered that Marcus was actually right!
Lin Tian did show a very beautiful and comprehensive low-post attack in some games, but today, he really didn't show any skills. He just used his height, strength and weight to bully Boggs, just one click. Fighting inwardly without concealment!
"I think Lin did it on purpose?" Smith touched his chin and forced himself to respect himself. Then, he seemed to have found a breakthrough and said excitedly: "Yes, Lin did it on purpose! Against those taller and stronger opponents, he Just use your skills to win, but you can't deal with Boggs, who has a huge height gap with him."
"Lin doesn't need any skills or fadeaway jumpers. He just uses his body and strength to rush into the paint, and then uses the most basic rebound shot on Bogues' head to score continuously! This style of play looks really good. There is no beauty in it, but to be honest, this style of play can definitely bring the greatest sense of oppression to Boggs!"
"Think about it guys, when you go to the court to play, do you encounter the kind of guy who is invincible in physical fitness, flying in the air, making fake moves and dunks in despair? Or do you encounter the kind of guy who just uses the most basic one? How about the despair of the guy who keeps ravaging you with his moves?"
"It must be the latter!" Marcus continued: "Lin is using this boring method that seems easy to defend, but Boggs can't defend it even if he tries his best to attack Boggs. Go and make Boggs despair, frustrated and demotivated!"
At this point, Marcus and Smith looked at each other and said at the same time: "Lin's heart is so dirty!"
"Everyone who plays tactics has a dirty heart!" Marcus summed it up.
"Lin Geng is the one with the most evil heart among those who play tactics!" Smith soon gave a higher attribution.
The two people quickly reached a consensus!
On the court, the Bulls have used this same routine to beat the Hornets 5 times in a row. Lin Tian launched attacks in the low post 5 times and beat 4 of them!
When Lin Tian came to the low post for the sixth time, Cowens finally couldn't help it. He shouted loudly from the sidelines. Little Mason immediately moved over from the other side and formed a double-team on Lin Tian, but just then The moment he rushed over... Lin Tian had already passed the ball behind his head without looking at anyone. The basketball passed directly through the defense of Boggs and Mason and flew to the basket.
"boom!"
After a bang, Rodman dunked and scored another 2 points!
Double-team Lin Tian?
His vision and passing ability will make any team that wants to double-team him regret it!
If the Hornets hadn't been in excellent form tonight and continuously hit various difficult goals, they would have been passive at the start!
Rice seemed to have finally accepted his fate. He didn't take even one shot in the first few rounds. He would either pull to the weak side and let his teammates go 4-on-4, or he would find a way to attract the defense after getting the ball, and then pass the ball out!
In the first five rounds, the Hornets also scored one goal each from Mason Jr., Pierce and Divac. They and the Bulls were back and forth.
After Lin Tian sat down in the low position 6 times in a row, Boggs was completely angry now. I am short, and I am often bullied because of my height, but you, the horse rider, can't be like this either. Exaggeration, fight one after another!
This time, Boggs didn't pass the ball again.
Instead, he continued to use his ultra-low center of gravity and extremely fast speed at the top of the arc to perform various dribbles. Then suddenly he changed direction, and he flashed past Lin Tian, and then used Divac's The screen came with another sudden step back.
The rhythm of Boggs's movements was extremely exciting. Even Lin Tian, who has the best speed in the league, could not keep up with his rhythm. Boggs stepped out of the space and was outside the 3-point line. Raise your hand and hit the target!
In this year's playoffs, Bogues was like a god. In the first five games of the first round, his 5-point shooting percentage was as high as 3%!
Even though his touch dropped slightly in the second round, after two games, he still made 3 of 7 shots from 5-point range, still having a terrifying shooting rate of about 70%!
Bogues in this year's playoffs is definitely the most terrifying outside shooter in the entire league.
"Boy, come on! Guard me! Apart from using those clumsy movements to hit me from behind, what else can you do?" After scoring the goal, Boggs hammered his chest and shouted at Lin Tian, Expressing the unhappiness in my heart.
No one can remain calm after being seated so many times.
"That's what you said." Lin Tian was dribbling and waving to signal all his teammates to pull away. Then when he dribbled past the center line, he turned around and raised his butt: "Then I'll satisfy you. .”
Anyway, in this era, there is no violation of holding the back for 5 seconds. Since Boggs likes it, I, the official Lin, must satisfy his needs!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
This time, Lin Tian fought all the way from the center circle to the basket, then easily turned around at the edge of the 3-second zone, made a small hook, and scored 2 points!
"You like the gift Uncle Lin gave you, kid!" After Lin Tian scored, he said to Boggs: "Or do you want to learn how to play post-up with Uncle Lin?"
"FUXX!" Boggs cursed angrily. He dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. Originally, he wanted to repeat his old trick and use the screen to score a 3-pointer again, but this time Lin Tian increased his concentration and defensive intensity. , always maintaining his position, sticking to Burgess and preventing him from shooting!
He couldn't find a shooting opportunity while dribbling continuously, and Lin Tian followed closely. This made the 160-centimeter Boggs dare not stop for a jump shot at all. He could only speed up again and force a breakthrough!
But Boggs himself also knows that with his height, when he breaks into the basket, he is simply looking for a shot!
So after all the way into the 3-second zone, Bogues didn't dare to shoot under the defense of Longley and Rodman. Instead, he took off and found Rice, preparing to pass the ball.
But as soon as the basketball was thrown by Boggs, Lin Tian, who had been following him just now, had already stabbed out diagonally and intercepted the basketball directly in the air!
"Quick attack!"
Jordan reacted extremely quickly, throwing away Rice and running towards the frontcourt!
This is also the Bulls' favorite fast break tactic this season.
"Hold on! Press down! Let's play one by one!" Lin Tian did not pass the ball as quickly as usual, but raised his hand to signal everyone to hold on.
Jordan was almost stumbled by Lin Tian's suddenly stable play. Is Lin Tian crazy today?
In the past, when he didn't have a chance to make a fast break, he would make a pass even though he made mistakes. Today, he has a chance, but he won't make a pass?
However, just one second later, Jordan knew what Lin Tian was going to do. This guy was still within the three-point line in the backcourt, so he turned around, covered Burgess in front of him with his butt, and began to slowly Advance.
What made Boggs even more angry was that Lin Tian, the bastard, was holding the corner of his clothes with his hands, refusing to let him go!
"FUXX!" Boggs yelled angrily. He was indeed short, and he was often single-point blasted.
But just like that, he started to shamelessly force his back from the backcourt and refused to let him go. Boggs said that in my whole life, I have never seen such a shameless person!
"Lin's style of play is really... so dirty!" Not only did Boggs go crazy, but Marcus also opened his eyes wide and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"I've seen people raped, people drunk, and forcing an opponent to defend his back from being hit. It's really unheard of." Smith also shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Then, Smith and Marcus looked at each other and smiled at the same time: "Shameless!"
Amidst a burst of cheerful laughter, Lin Tian had already chased Boggs all the way to the half court, got to the basket and turned and shot again!
Boggs really has no choice but to blame his parents for not giving him a 190cm figure!
Cowens on the sidelines couldn't stand it any longer. He shouted:
"Change! Change it! Change it with Xiaochong!"
In the next round after Cowens's roar, the person standing in front of Lin Tian became Pierce.
Lin Tian glanced at Pierce, who was half a head taller than him, at least 2 meters tall, smiled, and made a gesture, so the Bulls players moved quickly.
Soon, there was another isolated position scattered 1-4.
This time, it was Pippen and Bogues who were pulled to one side. Then, Lin Tian's pass quickly reached Pippen's hands.
"Are you sure you want to guard me?" Pippen held the ball with his back, looking down at Boggs who lowered his center of gravity to his chest and said, "Do you need me to let you go?"
"Shut up! You shameless... um!" Halfway through Boggs' words, Pippen, who was also very sinister, had already started to exert his strength!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
With three heavy hits in a row, Pippen rolled over Bogues, reached the basket again, and then turned around and shot easily!
Bogues is no longer in the mood to curse. He entered the NBA with a height of 160 centimeters. He has survived in this country of giants for more than ten years with his stature shorter than ordinary people. Although He has never been selected as an All-Star, but most of the time in his career, he was not a pure backup, but could always secure the main position of the team!
That's not all. He once reached double figures in assists in two seasons. During his peak period, he averaged more than 8 assists and less than 7 turnovers per game for 2 consecutive seasons!
In his prime, he may have never been a top ten defender in the league, but he was definitely an extremely qualified starter!
Last season, Boggs suffered the most serious injury in his career, which caused him to miss almost the entire season. Just when everyone felt that the 32-year-old Boggs had suffered a big loss after experiencing such a serious injury. Probability will never return to what it was like on the court.
Bogues has made a strong comeback this season. Not only is he still averaging 8 points and 7 assists per game, which is pretty good data, he has also improved his 3-point shooting from the bottom of the league to above the average!Before this season, Bogues played a total of 8 healthy seasons and only hit 25 3-pointers in total. His highest shooting rate in the year was only 23%.
But this year, Bogues hit 60 3-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 41.7%!This level of shooting was definitely considered a top-notch shooter in the 90s!
From this point alone, we can actually see how hard Boggs works and how much he loves this job!
He tried every means possible just so that he could stay here for a while longer and leave more stories of his own.
His entire career is a perfect story of inspiration and counterattack!
But today, he met the Bulls, the league's strongest and most talented team that least believes in so-called 'inspirational stories' and the American dream.
They are destined to completely destroy Boggs tonight!
Five minutes into the first quarter, Cowens knew that he could no longer force himself. He really couldn't bear to watch the Bulls crazily calling Bogues on the court anymore. He could only choose to call Bogues out. Replace.
The Bulls have scored a total of 19 points so far, 14 of which came from inside attacks in the 3-second zone, and each of these 14 points was scored on Bogues' head.
Even the remaining points were obtained by Bulls players sitting inside and after attracting double-teams.
Bogues became the Bulls' breakthrough, or in other words, Bogues became the Bulls' only breakthrough in the first half of the first quarter!
Even if Cowens likes an inspirational and hard-working player like Burgess, he can only replace Burgess first.
If the fight continues like this, what will be destroyed will probably be Boggs' mentality and self-confidence.
Boggs sat in the chair with dull eyes and said nothing.
In his career, he has been targeted countless times and ridiculed in the face.
But he really had never experienced such a thorough, extreme and crazy continuous beating like tonight.
Is this the number one super team in the league?
Seize the opponent's weakness and use the most unpretentious way to attack it until the weakness disappears?
"Are you okay?" Cowens patted Boggs on the shoulder and said, "We'll wait for a time when they join the big man lineup. Then, it will be your turn to destroy them with speed!"
Regarding the head coach's praise, Boggs said nothing and just smiled bitterly.
After playing basketball for so many years, it was clear to Boggs that Cowens was just trying to comfort himself.
He knows very well: There is a high probability that he will not have any playing time in this game.
The Bulls' tactical execution is simply too strong!
This is, after all, a stadium that belongs to giants!
Inspirational?effort?Try everything?
In the face of absolute talent, these things are so vulnerable!
Apart from Bogues, the Hornets do not have a No. 2 qualified point guard, so the one who replaces Bogues now is their sixth man and top scorer Dell Curry!
The Hornets' offensive firepower has been further enhanced!
But without Boggs threading the needle on the court, the Hornets' offense is far less smooth than when he was there. The team's tactics often fail to run out, and players who run out of the open space always fail to catch the basketball. The Hornets once again Caught in the dilemma of individual singles, their leader Rice was forced to start a large number of forced and difficult shots again.
But Rice has told everyone through the first two games: He and Jordan are not players of the same level at all. If he and Jordan solve the game one-on-one, he will definitely be solved in the end!
Perhaps the only good news for Charlotteans is that they still feel good tonight. In the first quarter, Rice, Bogues, Delk and Curry all hit 3-pointers. These 3-pointers The ball also allowed them to bite the score.
At the end of the first quarter, the Bulls relied on their super high finishing efficiency in the first half of the first quarter to score 31 points, leading the Hornets by 5 points entering the second quarter!
"Come on! Now is their rotation connection time. There won't be so many people backing you up! If Steve Kerr or Ron Harper are on the court, you have to defend them!" Cowens Patted Boggs on the shoulder and said: "Others, give him space! In the first few minutes of the second quarter, we will focus on Boggs!"
"Glenn, Anthony, Tony and Dale, the four of you will appear with Boggs! Play your favorite offense! Play the wolf pack strategy!"
"Let Chicagoans know how intense our firepower is!"
Cowens clapped his hands vigorously to boost the morale of the players!
At this time, he had no choice but to go all out and fight the Bulls!
For the Bulls, Jackson looked relaxed and said: "In the second quarter, they will definitely let Burgess come up to try. Even for Burgess's confidence, I guess Cowens will probably play Burgess." Si! That’s what they call the mad dog tactics.”
"It's a wolf pack tactic!" Clemens couldn't hold it back and reminded him from the side.
"Okay, it's a wolf-pack tactic." Jackson shrugged nonchalantly: "The so-called wolf-pack tactic can also be called a run-and-gun tactic, which is very similar to the 'RUN-TMC' tactic played by the Golden State people in previous seasons. , to put it simply, just run! Keep running and keep throwing!”
"Shoot when you have the chance, without looking for a second chance or waiting for a better absolutely open opportunity. If the players think they can shoot, then they will take it! The core of this lineup is that the Hornets can field 4 Even five top shooters with a 5-point shooting rate of over 3%!"
"Glenn Rice, Bogues, Curry, Pierce, and Delk are their most commonly used foursome. In addition to these four, they will add Divac who can pass or Divac who can pass. The little Mason they grabbed, this lineup is also the lineup they use to grab points and risk their lives."
"At the same time, this lineup is also their lineup with the most wins this season! It can be said that it is by relying on this so-called wolf pack tactic that the Hornets can win the best 54 wins in team history! You must be careful when dealing with them. "At this point, Jackson suddenly laughed: "However, it seems that we have never lost in the offensive game? We have the strongest offensive guy in the league, we have the fastest point guard in the league, and the most versatile small forward. , of course, there is also the smartest and most elegant sixth man from Europe and the 3-point champion in the league this year!"
"Go, Lin, Michael, Tony, Scott and Stephen! Let the Hornets know that in front of us, they are at most five wild dogs! And we are a group of lions! Okay, are there any questions? No If there is a problem, just destroy them, and then we will start to rest early in the second half!"
"Coach! I have a question." Lin Tian suddenly raised his hand and said: "There is usually only one male lion in a lion group, and the rest are female lions. I want to ask, among us, who is the male lion, and who is the male lion? Another lioness?"
Lin Tian's words made Jackson, who had just raised his cup and took a sip of water, almost choke to death on the water. He was well-informed, known for his psychological warfare and knowledge of people, and was best known for pouring chicken soup into players. .
I have led the team for so many years and won 4 championships, but I have never seen a bastard who would ask such a question!
Jackson now feels that compared with Lin Tian, Rodman is simply a pure and cute baby!
Jackson looked at Lin Tian, and Lin Tian looked at Jackson.
Lin Tian's eyes were clear and simple.
After the two people stared at each other for more than 10 seconds, Jackson finally couldn't hold himself any longer.
"Phil Jackson's mood fluctuated and he dropped 50 experience points!"
The system's prompts very accurately told Lin Tian all about Jackson's turbulent inner activities under his current calm surface.
"Michael, Scott, the game is over in a while. You two will beat Lin to death! Dennis, if you are interested, you can go too and get Lin's clothes wet and cut his shoes into pieces." , break the key card to his room, tie this kid to the locker room, and don’t allow him to get on our team bus!”
"You want to know who the Lions are, right? Just stay in the visiting team's locker room and think about it."
"Coach, there is one more question." Lin Tian was not afraid of Jackson's threat at all, and continued with a bad smile: "They can't beat me."
"FUXX! You're done, aren't you!" Jackson was so angry that he wanted to take a big bucket of Gatorade and splash Lin Tian from head to toe.
No, throw scalding hot, bubbling Gatorade at the boiling point!
FUXX!
Fortunately, the referee came over at this time and reminded the Bulls players that it was time to take the field. Otherwise, Jackson's blood pressure would have to rise by another 30mmHg!
Lin Tian, Jordan, Kerr, Pippen, and Kukoc walked onto the court side by side. This is the pure attacking five that the Bulls have not shown for a long time!
The Hornets got Glenn Rice, Anthony Mason Jr., Tony Delk, Dell Curry and 'Bugs' Bogues, which is also their desperate lineup at the bottom of the box!
"Oh! We can see that almost all the main players of both sides are back on the court! The two coaches, Jackson and Cowens, really have a tacit understanding! They obviously expected that the other side would use all their main players to fight. This is the transitional stage where the original rotation players are playing on the court.”
As soon as Marcus saw the lineup of players from both sides, he immediately became excited!As a senior commentator, he knows very well what the lineups of both sides mean.
"So, in order to avoid being beaten by the opponent and open up the score during this period, the coaches of both sides made the same choice! They all picked the five best offensive, scoring and running players in their lineup. Group!"
Smith also said with a sense of expectation: "The data shows that the Bulls' five-man group can score 100 points per 121.8 possessions this season! Ranking No. 1 among all five-man groups in the league!"
"The Hornets' five-man group can score 100 points per 118.5 possessions! The two sharpest spears in the league collided head-on! Let's see which spear is sharper and more powerful. If you can completely crush your opponent, defeat your opponent!"
Following the expectations of the two commentators, the entire Spectrum Center fans also saw the team's most entertaining and craziest lineup being brought onto the court as they wished, and they also let out deafening cheers!
Fans and commentators both know that the decisive moment of this game has arrived early!
The main players of both sides did not rest, and the coaches of both sides did not make any reservations!
In the first half, it’s a matter of victory!
On the court, the first wave of offense came from the Hornets. Boggs rushed forward quickly with the ball. Perhaps it was Cowens' trust that allowed him to regain his confidence. Facing Lin Tian's defense, he directly lowered his center of gravity, lightning-fast. He broke into the paint, and then, after attracting Pippen's help, he made a very secretive underhand pass and gave the ball to Rice on the wing.
Rice feinted with the ball, and then quickly passed the ball to Curry in the bottom corner. Curry picked up the ball and threw it, and the 3-pointer hit the net!
Quick passing, selfless sharing, decisive shooting, and super sureness!
These points added together are the biggest reason why the Hornets' lineup can produce the second-ranked offense in the league!
Lin Tian got the basketball at the baseline, raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, it's just a ball!"
This time, Lin Tian did not dribble slowly and leisurely across half court, nor did he stubbornly continue to beat Boggs from behind.
Since the Hornets compete in offense and shooting, that's what they want!
After dribbling the ball for half the court, Lin Tian suddenly exerted force on his feet. His lightning speed suddenly exploded, leaving Boggs behind in the blink of an eye!
Boggs's eyes widened in an instant. You must know that the 160-centimeter-tall guy who has been able to stay in the league for so long has his most unique skill, which is his unparalleled speed, which many people call the league's best. !
But at this moment, Boggs suddenly understood two things.
One is that even at his peak, he was definitely not as fast as Lin Tian.
The second is that Lin Tian was not serious at all when facing him before!
Lin Tian, who passed Boggs, didn't even pay attention to Boggs's mood. His eyes had scanned the whole place in the blink of an eye!
Facing Mason and Pierce who came quickly from both sides to help defend, Lin Tian looked at Pippen on Pierce's side, but the basketball in his hand flew towards Kukoc in the opposite direction!
After receiving the ball, there was no one around Kukoc. Everyone was deceived by Lin Tian. He calmly took a step back to withdraw from the 3-point line, and then shot with great determination!
"Shh!"
After a crisp sound, the Bulls responded with 3 points!
In the following rounds, the two sides played faster and faster, more fiercely and decisively. The rapid transition between offense and defense, the ultimate coordination of passing and cutting, plus long-range shots one after another, were watched live and on TV. The audience in front was so intoxicated that the Spectrum Arena almost shook with their roars.
Who wouldn't like this kind of ultimate confrontation?
Four minutes into the second quarter, Jackson took the lead in calling a timeout.
At this time, both sides used extremely high shooting rates and ultra-fast transitions between offense and defense to make their scores rise rapidly. At this time, the two sides had reached 51:47!
The Bulls still lead by 4 points.
In this short 4 minutes, the two sides played an exaggerated 20:21!
For the Bulls, Lin Tian hit a 1-pointer, a layup, 3 points and 5 assists. He is the best player for the Bulls during this period!This fast-changing offensive rhythm is originally the system that is most suitable for him!
In addition to him, Jordan scored 6 points, and Kukoc, Pippen and Cole each hit a 3-pointer. It was a cannonball that bloomed in all directions!
这段时间内,公牛队3分球6投4中,2分球7投4中,效率高到让人不可置信!
Compared with the Bulls, the Hornets' efficiency is not far behind. They made 5 3-pointers, and Mason rushed to the basket several times to bully Kukoc and succeed!
During this period of confrontation, they actually had the upper hand and scored 1 point more than the Bulls!
But the face of Hornets coach Cowens didn't look happy or relaxed at all at this moment. Instead, it was filled with worry.
He has a bad feeling.
In addition to the fact that the team's offense failed to narrow the point difference even to this extreme state, it was also because he knew the biggest flaw in the Hornets' lineup.
But now, Cowens has no choice. He can only let these five people continue to work hard.
This is the best and most direct way for the Hornets to win!
On the Bulls side, Jackson still had a smile on his face when facing his disciples. He spread his hands and said, "Did you have fun? Next, the game time is over. I think you know what's next. How are we going to fight?"
"Leave it to me, coach." Lin Tian took a sip of water and said relaxedly: "I will fight Boggs to death! Everyone, there is no need to help me defend, just watch your own people!"
"Less, leave it to me, he won't hit another 3-pointer!"
"I'm in charge of Curry." Pippen took a look at the data and picked out the guy in the best condition among the remaining players.
Even Kukoc slapped his face twice and said viciously:
"I won't be rushed by that muscle idiot again! I will block all his attacks at the basket!"
"Very good, let's go." Jackson clapped his hands, indicating that you are ready to play!
This is the advantage of coaching a mature and united team. He does not need to explain many things over and over again. These players know very well what they should do at what time.
At the end of the timeout, the first wave of offensive possession belonged to the Bulls. The basketball was directly given to Jordan in the low post by Lin Tian. Facing Rice, Jordan had already felt completely. He turned around and wiped the basket, and forcefully took off to easily score 2 points. point!
And when the Hornets were preparing to attack, the Bulls' defense changed!
Lin Tian was at the front alone, standing in front of Boggs.
"Here we come! Full-court press! The Bulls' targeted defense! Facing the Hornets' terrifying offensive efficiency, the Bulls showed their special skills. They have to improve their defensive intensity!" Marcus still said In the excitement brought about by the wave of attack just now, the tone was very high!
"The Bulls have changed, so what can happen to the Hornets?" Smith then asked a soul question.
Hornets, will there be changes?
will not.
Cowens, standing on the sidelines, gave everyone the answer with his tangled and worried expression.
The Hornets have already tried their best, and they have no trump card that allows them to change their lineup and improve their intensity. This is exactly what Cowens has been worried about just now.
The Bulls' trump card is not offense at all, but defense!
Although their lineup is an all-offensive lineup, Pippen and Jordan are both players on the best defensive team of the year. Lin Tian also averages close to 2 steals per game. His pressing defense against point guards and terrifying speed make He can perfectly become the front-row bayonet in a pressing defense!
It is true that Cole and Kukoc are not good at defense, but Cole has the fighting spirit and bloodiness that the entire league is famous for. Perhaps the Bulls' only flaw is Kukoc!
Thinking of this, Cowens shouted towards the court: "Meat ball! Bug, hit the meat ball!"
After shouting these words, Cowens had no other choice. Apart from hoping that his tactics would work, he could only pray that someone on the team could perform beyond his level and hit a few incredible shots. Shoot.
After receiving Cowens' instruction, Boggs, who was still unable to get rid of Lin Tian's defense, patted his head heavily with his hand, and then dribbled backward to distance himself while waiting for support from his teammates.
Mason Jr. immediately rushed out from the inside and blocked Boggs' side.
"Don't change! Tony retreats!" Lin Tian roared loudly, calling out defensive tactics. At the same time, he turned sideways and forced his way through the cover of the two people, so that he could still stay in front of Boggs. Defensive position.
Kukoc retreated quickly. He knew that Mason did not have the mid-to-long range shooting range and was not afraid of his sudden shooting.
Even if the tactic failed and there was no chance of mismatch, Boggs did not hesitate and quickly gave the ball to Mason.
After all, in the previous wave of attacks, when Mason faced Kukoc, it was like beating his son! 3 hits to the basket, all 3 hits!Another time the score was 2+1, but Mason was unable to make free throws and failed to seize the opportunity.
This time, after getting the ball, Mason once again dribbled towards the inside!
Among the power forwards of this era, if Kemp is a tiger who can jump 3 meters and can do anything in the sky and on the earth, and Barkley is a fierce and bloodthirsty bear who looks fat but has top-notch agility, then Mason It's a rhinoceros that can't run fast or jump high, but it has infinite lethality!
When he is determined to attack the inside, there are really not many people in the league who can stop him!
"Bang!" There was a muffled sound, and Kukoc was knocked back two steps, but his hands were still raised high and he still maintained his defensive position.
Then Mason used his strength again and hit Kukoc twice in a row!
Although Kukoc continued to retreat, when he retreated to the basket, he still stood firm, raised his hands high, gritted his teeth, and guarded his last territory.
"Oh!"
Kukoc's tenacity did not scare little Mason. After a little accumulation of strength, he bumped into Kukoc again!This time, Kukoc finally couldn't hold it anymore. He fell backwards as if he was hit by a rhinoceros several times, losing his defensive position!
Although Kukoc was still pushed away by Mason, his tenacity helped his teammates win opportunities!
Just when little Mason was about to take a shot, Pippen's figure flew through the sky. Little Mason was so scared that he quickly took the ball back and did not dare to take a shot. But as soon as he put the basketball down, he felt a huge wave. The power comes!
Lin Tian!
He let go of Boggs, rushed inside, grabbed the basketball in Mason's hand, and then suddenly used force to snatch the ball away!
"Quick attack!"
Lin Tian roared, dribbling the basketball, and rushed towards the opposite side!
The Hornets retreated very quickly. Everyone rushed towards the backcourt, hoping to stop Lin Tian's attack. However, when Lin Tian's speed exploded, even if he was under his own basket, He started to attack, but when he reached the 3-second zone on the opposite side, the Hornets still couldn't fully position themselves!
The only person who can stand in front of Lin Tian is Les!
But to everyone's expectation, facing Rice's defense, Lin Tian did not force a jump for a layup. Instead, he suddenly passed the ball behind his back with one hand and threw the basketball at a 45-degree angle to the left!
There, no one is there!
"Did Lin make a mistake? The ball was passed too long! It was completely unnecessary! Oh! No! There was no mistake! It was Kukoc!" Marcus couldn't bear it when he saw that the place was empty. Zhu let out a sigh of regret, was a beautiful one-dragon fast attack so wasted?
But less than a second later, a tall figure appeared there!
Not less than a second, not too early, not too late, very clever and precise, I received Lin Tian’s pass!
It was Kukoc who just ran to the frontcourt!
"Tony! Shoot! This is the opportunity you have earned for yourself!" After Lin Tian yelled, Kukoc did not hesitate. After adjusting, he shot decisively. The basketball flew all the way across the court and fell towards the basket.
"Shh!"
After a crisp sound, the Bulls scored 2 goals in a row after the timeout, widening the point difference to 9 points!
"Just beat the brothers like this! Leave the first line of defense to me!" Lin Tian clapped his hands and shouted loudly: "Tighten up the defense, we will defeat the game in the first half, and in the second half, we will get off work early!"
(End of this chapter)
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