NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 183 Another clever and sinister fat man

Lin Tian did not return to defense as quickly as before, but immediately stuck to Maloney's side after scoring the goal and began to lead the entire defense!

Lin Tian's current defense is definitely not as good as Payton, Kidd and other top point guards who dominate the world with defense, but he is not dealing with any star guards at the moment!
With A-level one-on-one ability coupled with S-level steals, Lin Tian can easily handle Maloney without any problems!

Faced with Lin Tian's sudden increase in intensity and physical confrontation, Maloney struggled to dribble the ball across half court, almost breaking an 8-second violation. However, after dribbling across half court, he was seen through by Lin Tian!

Lin Tian guessed that this guy would definitely find a receiving point to pass the ball as soon as the half was over, so he took a step back immediately after Maloney passed the half and gave him a time to handle the ball, but it was only a moment. That’s all!

Because Lin Tian took a step back and immediately spotted Avery, who was running from a distance and wanted to catch the ball, Lin Tian immediately rushed forward and blocked the passing route between the two people. When Maloney noticed something was wrong, he knew After being predicted by Lin Tian, ​​it was already too late!
Lin Tian intercepted the ball from the air and ran towards the frontcourt with the ball!

No one can catch up with Lin Tian's speed. The entire Rockets players can only watch helplessly as Lin Tian completes the fast break!

This time, Lin Tian pulled up early after crossing the free throw line, held the basketball with one hand, and glide towards the basket!

At the same time, his entire torso and body were completely stretched in the air. Lin Tian's posture was as perfect as performing rhythmic gymnastics!

"boom!!"

After hearing a loud noise, Lin Tian completed this gliding chop with a very long distance under the attention of the entire City Square Arena!

"Can Lin still do this kind of dunk?"

"This flying distance is not much greater than that of Drexler at his peak!"

"Isn't Lin a top-notch defender? How can he fly so well?"

"Floor flow? Do you want to watch Lin's highlights? He had all kinds of explosive dunks on the Bulls, but not too many! He just doesn't like flying!"

"Not bad! Chicagoans often complain that Lin seems to be afraid of heights. Although he can dunk very beautifully, he often chooses to end fast breaks with layups or mediocre one-handed dunks, which makes Chicago fans very sad."

"If this is a floor style, will there be a flying style in the league? He will be stepping on the free throw line to take off and dunk!"

The cheers and discussions from the audience resounded throughout the City Square Arena. Lin Tian also cooperated very well by stretching his hands flat, making the whole person look like a glider, gliding in the wind on the court!
Who said 'Leap of China' is useless?Do you understand basketball?
Ball blind!

Such a handsome dunk, without this talent, Lin Tian would not be able to do it!

Um?Wait, it seems that I, Mr. Lin, said it myself?
That's okay, the actual effect of this talent is really just that.

"Lin spreads his wings and soars again!" Smith roared loudly: "I often say that Lin is definitely the most overlooked top dunker in this league. How many wonderful dunks has he made in the game?"

"Violent, elegant, elegant and freehand! Lin is definitely the player with the most varied and comprehensive dunk styles in the league today! He should participate in the dunk contest! His not participating in the dunk contest is a loss for the dunk contest!"

"It's a pity that a guy who can dunk like this doesn't actually like to dunk. There are too many times when he only needs to face the basket on fast breaks, but he chooses boring one-handed dunks. If Lin can grasp every time The dunk performance opportunity, how many classics he can give us!"

Regarding the discussion between the commentator and the fans, Lin Daguanren said: Don't worry, I will show you dunks every day from now on!

It’s not that he didn’t like to show off before, it was because he didn’t have experience cards every day!
It’s not that I don’t buckle, it’s that the buckle is really not handsome enough, so it’s better not to buckle!

But from now on, I, Lin Daguan, will be the king of gliding every day!

Just when Lin Tian was soaring on the court with his wings spread, he noticed from the corner of his eye that Maloney had picked up the basketball again and began to advance towards the frontcourt. So Lin Tian turned around, then suddenly accelerated, heading towards Maloney. He rushed in the direction!
"Matt, be careful!" Before Drexler could finish his warning, Lin Tian had already pressed against Maloney from the side. In addition, Rose, who had just maintained a defensive position and stood in front of Maloney, The two completed the double-team in the blink of an eye. Lin Tian poked from the side, and Rose took the basketball and threw it toward the frontcourt.

Lin Tian turned around again and ran towards the frontcourt!

It’s still 1 versus 0 with no one in the frontcourt!

Holding the basketball outside the 3-point line, Lin Tian first observed to make sure no one from the Rockets was catching up, then slowed down, adjusted his pace, and then once again took the basketball and jumped one step forward from the free throw line!

This time, Lin Tian turned his body sideways in mid-air, and at the same time, he jerked his body backwards, completely stretching his body into an inverted bow in the air!

As he got closer and closer to the basket, Lin Tian shouted loudly!
The waist exerted force and drove the entire upper body towards the basket!
"boom!"

After another explosion, Lin Tian's sideways tomahawk dunked again!

The entire City Square Arena was once again ignited by Lin Tian's dunk!
Along with the cheers of the fans, Lin Tian once again opened his arms and began to glide on the court!

"Clyde, Mario, you two move back a little! Help Matt advance, and remember to remind him of the Pacers' defense! Communicate more and don't let the Pacers set up any more defensive traps!" Tomjanovich said anxiously He stood up from the bench and shouted towards the court.

The team suddenly lost power in these two rounds, and the score was opened in an instant, but Tomjanovich really didn't have much to do except shout a few times.

Change ball handler?
Maloney is already the most reliable point guard on the team, and the rest... forget it, Tomjanovich is really afraid that Lin Tian will cast a psychological shadow on them.

At the very least, Maloney had a highlight moment when he saved the team in last year's Western Conference finals. He is a guy who has seen big scenes.

Tomjanovich's roar and the Rockets' strategy of retreating from the outside to help Maloney advance together finally helped the Rockets temporarily stabilize the situation on the court and were no longer easily counterattacked by the Pacers.

This balance lasted until the end of the first quarter.

The score between the two sides has now become 30:20.

The Pacers ultimately led by 10 points.

Lin Tian played the entire first quarter, scoring 13 points, 5 assists, and no turnovers. Rose also scored 8 points in the first quarter. Together, these two people scored more points than the entire Rockets team!

On the Rockets' side, Olajuwon also played the entire first quarter. Although he shot inside and outside in the first quarter, he alone supported half of the Rockets' firepower, scoring a game-high 15 points in a single quarter. !
But anyone with a discerning eye can see that after Ben came on the scene and started to defend Olajuwon alone, although Olajuwon was still scoring continuously, his consumption was obviously greater.

Of course, Ben only played 6 minutes before he received two fouls due to excessive defensive intensity and movements. Olajuwon was taught a lesson.

But when the first quarter ended, Olajuwon was panting heavily, soaked in sweat, and his inefficiency of only 3 of 3 shots in the last 1 offenses at the end of the quarter told the entire Indiana: This is It’s definitely worth the price!
At this age, Olajuwon is still unstoppable and difficult to defend, but he has passed his peak period. This season he has suffered the most serious injury in his entire career, and his physical reserves are also seriously insufficient.

Therefore, at this moment, Olajuwon really doesn't look like he has only played one quarter of the game, but more like he has played the entire game.

As soon as he reached the bench, he sat down and panted heavily, not even having time to drink water.

Too much consumption!

Tomjanovich looked at Olajuwon and knew that he could no longer consume his team's only support. He pulled Willis and Drexler and said: "The second quarter of the game. , it depends on the two of you, we must stabilize the situation and cannot let them continue to expand the point difference!"

"Clyde, run! Kevin, and you, must guard the rebounds! Try not to leave the 3-second zone and leave the mid-range to them! Protect the rebounds!"

Compared with Tomjanovich's worries, the situation on the Pacers' side is much easier, and Bird's arrangement is also very simple.

He patted Barkley and Dumars on the shoulders and said: "Olajuwon will definitely not be there in the second quarter, beat them to death! Beat them to death!"

Barkley, who had rested for half a quarter, nodded and stood up.

At this moment, he is full of energy and is ready to turn the Rockets upside down in the second quarter!
This is actually one of Bird's important game plans after Lin Tian returns to the court!

Barkley started and played 5-7 minutes, and then came off the field first to rest. Then in the second quarter, when Lin Tian and others were resting, Barkley came on as the team's main attack point, leading the substitutes to confront the opponent's connecting lineup.

During the opening period of the second quarter, Barkley's task was to output at the risk of his own physical strength!Use all your energy and physical strength in these 3-5 minutes!

After all, Barkley's current problem is actually very similar to Olajuwon's. Both of them are that his ability and destructive power are still there, but they can't last long. If you really let them attack hard, they can still give you very good output, but the two of them The influence of each person on winning or losing the game is no longer comparable to that of himself at his peak.

The most obvious one is the ability to get high scores.

Now Olajuwon and Barkley, if you let them score 20+10 in a game, it will be easy and easy to catch. But if you let them do what they did when they were young, they will easily score 30+15 or even 40+20. , it can really kill them.

For them now, instead of spreading their energy throughout the entire game, they might as well concentrate on attacking those 3-5 minutes!

Before getting ready to walk onto the court, Barkley slammed his fists together, tilted his head and said, "Joe, just give me the ball, and I'll send them to hell!"

"Does it hurt?" Lin Tian heard the muffled sound of two fists smashing together at close range, frowning and said, "It hurts when I hear it."

"It doesn't hurt!" Barkley grinned and said, "The people in Houston will be the ones in pain!"

"Well, they must be the ones hurting! They actually want you to be the substitute! What a fucking genius tactic! How stupid can someone be to let the great Sir Charles be the substitute?"

"That's right!" Barkley's fists hit each other hard again, and he said fiercely: "What kind of idiot would want me to be a substitute?"

After saying this, Barkley suddenly quickened his pace and walked quickly towards the court.

"I bet you $300 that Charles will cry tears of pain right now." Lin Tian said in a voice that Buckley could definitely hear: "Otherwise, he wouldn't speed up and run away."

Well, Barkley did hear Lin Tian's words, but he didn't stop or turn around.

It does hurt!There are indeed tears in my eyes, and I can't control my physiological reaction!

It hurts. No matter what, Lin Tian can't see him and laugh at himself.

As both players walked onto the court, the referee quickly blew the whistle and the game continued!
The first offense was the Rockets' possession of the ball. Drexler took over Olajuwon's position and became the Rockets' first offensive point. He kept dribbling the ball at the top of the key, looking for offense. Opportunity.

Compared to Olajuwon, Drexler's degradation is actually more obvious!
In his prime, his shooting was very unstable. Whether it was 3-pointers or mid-range shots, they were not his strengths.

What he is better at is running and playing, using his terrifying pace and long legs to break through and find opportunities in the transition between offense and defense.

It can be said that what Drexler relies on most is his physical fitness and speed.

This is also the reason why Drexler gets frustrated every time he encounters Jordan, who is physically better than him.

The things you are best at have been crushed by others, and others are still good at the things you are not good at, so how can you beat them?
No need to fight!

Now as he gets older, the explosive power he was once proud of has ruthlessly left Drexler. Although he has increased the frequency of his 3-point shots from outside the 2-point line and from mid-to-long distance, his efficiency has not. What an improvement.

So far this season, he has averaged nearly 6 3-pointers per game and can only hit 1.8, with his shooting percentage hovering around [-]%. His most signature skill, fast break, has also become a threat due to the decline in speed and rebounding ability. Sexually inferior to his peak self.

Drexler faced Davis, the black and tough defender he was most afraid of now. He spent a long time at the top of the arc and couldn't find a chance to break through. In desperation, he could only forcefully pull up and take a rhythm shot. Very bad 3-point shot.

"Shh!"

But with a crisp sound, Drexler reluctantly took the shot without any hope, and actually hit it!

"YES!" Drexler, who got the unexpected surprise, clenched his fists and shouted loudly to cheer himself up. It seems that he feels good today. If he had known better, he would have tried throwing a few more three-pointers in the first quarter. Hands on!

The Pacers did not have Lin Tian and Rose, and the rhythm and speed of the offense also slowed down very obviously. Dumas dribbled the ball across the frontcourt in a hurry, and then asked his teammates to move to the other side of the court. side, and Barkley played a small 2-on-2 matchup on one side of the court.

After Dumars lobbed the ball to Barkley, Barkley did not disappoint Bird and the entire Indiana fans. Facing his old partner Willis, Barkley used his strength in the lower set, and Willis wasted no time in the first play. He almost squirted out his late dinner, then turned around a second time and wiped Willis behind him in the blink of an eye.

Then Barkley took off easily and scored 2 points!
Looking back, Drexler wanted to try another 3-pointer, but this time the basketball made a crisp sound, announcing a strike. It turned out that he just had good luck, not a good touch!

The Pacers did not rush to play fast break, but still let Barkley come to the low post to play one-on-one with Willis. "Charles has a grudge against this Willis?" Thomas on the bench watched as Barkley hit Willis again with all his entrails, and couldn't help but asked: "So cruel?"

"Isn't that what you taught?" Lin Tiandao said: "Didn't you teach him to use all his physical strength unreservedly within this period of time and go all out to beat people to death?"

"Isn't this a little too cruel?" Thomas curled his lips, looking like he couldn't bear it.

"For Willis, it is indeed a bit cruel." Bird also came over and nodded.

Then the three people looked at each other and shouted at Barkley, who had just scored a goal on the court: "Charles, work harder! Didn't you eat tonight?"

"Didn't you eat?" Barkley scored two goals in a row and was flexing his muscles excitedly. Hearing what these three guys said, he immediately got excited: "I want you to know what it means to be full and full of food." It’s exciting!”

"What else can you do? If you can't stand it anymore, tell me earlier, Charles, and I will go up to support you!" Lin Tian stood up and said, "Don't force it, it won't be good if you get injured!"

"Reluctantly? Injured?" Buckley's eyes widened, as if he had been greatly insulted: "I'm going to fight such a thing, why do I have to force myself? Can I still get hurt?"

After saying this, Buckley's smiling face disappeared and was replaced by a look as ferocious as the Midnight Butcher's.

"Charles, why are you looking at me like that?" Willis was so frightened by Buckley's murderous intent that his whole body trembled, and his hair stood on end.

"Shut up, you bastard! Don't talk to me! Get out of here!" Barkley cursed fiercely. After cursing, he didn't forget to raise his elbow and give Willis a slap.

"Did I offend you? What's wrong with you? Are you not satisfied with your desires, you damn nigger?" Willis has never been a good-tempered person. Although he was frightened by Barkley just now, he is now eating Unfortunately, he still cursed without even thinking about opening his mouth. At the same time, the movement of his elbow also became louder, and he also moved towards Barkley's chest quietly!
"Fuck you!" Buckley felt pain in his chest. Without thinking, he pushed it out and pushed it on Willis's neck. At the same time, he chased after him aggressively, pointed at Willis's nose and cursed: "You are tired of living. Right?"

"Beep, beep, beep!" The referee's whistle sounded immediately, and he quickly rushed into the court and separated the two Barkley and Willis.

"Calm down! Stop! Calm down! FUXX! Are you crazy? Do you all want to be suspended? Stop it!"

Seeing the referee screaming on the court trying to end the conflict, Lin Tian scratched his head off the court and said: "Has Charles's temper always been so explosive? Did we go too far just now?"

"It seems a bit." Bird nodded.

"You still have to be calm when playing basketball." Thomas echoed.

At exactly this time, Barkley, who had been persuaded by the referee to leave, came to the bench while cursing.

"Charles, don't be impulsive! If you lose your cool, you can easily fall into their defensive trap! Don't fall for it!" Lin Tian immediately turned his head and yelled at Barkley.

"Charles, next you can distribute the ball to teammates on the outside, because if Willis is serious, it will be difficult to deal with it! If you distribute the ball, the success rate may be higher!" Bird, as the head coach, arranged for Barkley A new tactic.

"Charles, wait a minute, use more fake moves! He must be trying to blame you two to regain face for himself, don't let him get his wish!" Thomas secretly rubbed it, and also gave Barkley a stab.

"Defensive trap? Distribution? Low success rate? Feint? Captured?" Barkley looked at the three guys singing along and snorted coldly: "I'm beating him, do I still need to care about this thing?"

After Barkley finished speaking, he raised both hands at the same time and slapped his face hard. After a crisp 'pop', Barkley glared at them and said, "We'll see!" Then, again Once on the field.

Rookie Crohill looked at Barkley's angry look and asked in confusion: "Danny, why is Charles so angry? Aren't the tactics laid out and explained by Lin and Coach the most simple and normal tactics?"

Crohill looked strange. He hoped to find the answer from Danny Ainge, the friendliest, calmest and most like a good guy on the team.

"Austin, cover your ears. Don't listen to a word those three bastards say from now on. The bad water in the stomachs of those three guys is enough to solve the water and drought disasters in the entire Africa." Angie shrugged. Gives one of the most beneficial suggestions for the growth of teenagers.

On the court, the referee gave a technical foul to Barkley, who took the initiative to stir up trouble, and asked him to continue playing honestly. As Drexler made a free throw, the rest of the game belonged to Barkley!
As expected, this guy attacked with all his strength, without any reservations, and without thinking about the distribution and saving of physical strength.

Whichever offensive method is the most ferocious and ruthless, and can tear apart and destroy the Rockets' defense the most, Barkley will attack in that method.

Attacking the inside again and again, elbowing the way again and again, pushing away the Rockets' defense, and then putting the basketball into the basket again and again!

Because of Barkley's ferocity and momentum, the Rockets' insiders were also frightened by Barkley. Barkley failed to score the ball several times, and neither Willis nor Hanington of the Rockets dared to fight. He went head-to-head and did not dare to challenge his iron elbow. On two goals, they even watched Barkley grab offensive rebounds and tip-in to score points.

第二节打了不过4分钟，巴克利就9投4中，罚球3罚全中拿下了11分！
Although the efficiency was not high and the shooting rate was less than 50%, this was because Barkley played too fiercely and fought too fiercely. He missed several layups. However, Barkley did not waste offensive opportunities at all. Every shot he missed, he grabbed offensive rebounds!
In addition to 11 points, Barkley also grabbed 4 offensive rebounds!
Barkley exploded wildly in 4 minutes, destroying the Rockets inside line!
Without Olajuwon on the Rockets, their offensive problems are very big. Compared with the Pacers who can rely on Barkley's explosion to score consecutive points, the Rockets do not have a reliable scoring point.

Although Drexler hit 2 goals and scored 5 points, his 5 points really could not change the situation of the game. The Rockets fell into an absolute disadvantage during this period!
46: 32!

The Pacers' lead has reached 14 points!
By this time, Tomjanovich knew very well that unless he didn't want to win this game, he had only one choice now, which was to replace Olajuwon.

Regardless of whether Tomjanovich wants to replace Olajuwon or not, the Pacers' Lin Tian, ​​Miller, and Schmitz all stood up. They have had enough rest, and it's time for them to go on the court to close the game!

When Barkley panted and walked off the court, he happened to pass by Lin Tian and others. The guy reached out and gave Lin Tian a high-five, and then suddenly smiled evilly and said: "Thank you, I was unhappy last season." That guy Willis always wanted to replace me and be the starter, but I never had an excuse to beat him up."

"Do you know we are irritating you?" Lin Tian felt a little embarrassed.

"I have played for more than 10 years, won an MVP, and been to the finals. I have seen this kind of thing countless times." Barkley shrugged, sat down on the bench, and covered his head with a towel.

Although he only led the team to play for a few minutes, in those few rounds, every round was a tough battle, every round was a head-to-head, muscle-to-muscle dialogue. Although he scored a lot, he also consumed a lot!

Lin Tian looked at Barkley sitting there, not bothering to tell whether this guy had seen through that he, Bird and Thomas were provoking him from the beginning, or whether he suddenly reacted afterwards and said this for the sake of face.

Anyway, Barkley's image has been overturned in Lin Tian's heart. This is definitely not a stupid fat man. This guy is shady!
No wonder, to be able to enter the NBA and become a top star in the league for more than ten years, talent, hard work, and self-control alone are definitely not enough!
Things like IQ, EQ, reverse quotient, etc., are all the same, and they may make a star fall instantly at any time!
Not only did Barkley maintain a good standard when playing, he also controlled his body shape and condition. Even after retiring, he has been active in the TNT commentary seat and is recognized as one of the best commentators in the United States. one.

You can't get this kind of praise just by being cute and showing off your treasures!
From now on, we can no longer treat Barkley as a stupid fat guy!
At this time, the game between the two sides continued. Olajuwon from the Rockets came on to continue the game, while Bird had already ordered the Pacers players to change their defense.

At this stage, the main defender against Olajuwon was still Schmitz, who was beaten by him in the first quarter. However, the Pacers suddenly changed their strategy of not double-teaming even if they were beaten to death in the first quarter. In the first round on the court, they double-teamed him like crazy!
As for the guys on the Pacers court, no matter what their defensive abilities are, each of them is experienced and experienced. The timing they choose to help defend is very stupid. They are all ready to start the offense after Olajuwon's confrontation. moment.

Being double-teamed at this time will make Olajuwon very awkward and make him feel inappropriate whether he is passing the ball or attacking by himself.

Bird's tactical thinking is also very clear, which is to focus on preventing Olajuwon from attacking personally, consuming his physical strength and energy, and making Olajuwon's every position and confrontation in vain!

As for the ball Olajuwon distributed?
Bird said very bachelorly: "Don't worry, let them shoot! Shoot whatever you want. If those third-rate shooters from the Rockets can hit 3-pointers continuously, I will write the word "Bird" upside down! All of you, double team Just Olajuwon! Don’t worry about anything else. If you lose, it’s mine!”

Bird's arrogance and decisiveness allowed the Pacers players to double-team Olajuwon quickly and decisively. There would never be that kind of half-teaming. In the end, Olajuwon failed to guard and the outside shooter shot away. situation.

The fight is determined!
And when the Pacers started to defend very resolutely, Olajuwon, who has the league's top support ability, did not make any mistakes. He was not embarrassed by the Pacers' double-team defense. On the contrary, He can pass the ball every time, and he passes it just right!
When every Rockets shooter catches the ball, there is no one in front of him, and he can get a very comfortable shooting space!
Then, comes the moment when they disappoint!

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

After Olajuwon came on the court, for three consecutive rounds, his teammates failed to grasp the ball he gave away. Maloney, Avery and Drexler each came up with one shot and hit the iron three times in a row.

The Pacers took advantage of the Rockets' three consecutive misses and scored 3 points in a row. Lin Tian's fast break dunk, Rose's layup after receiving Lin Tian's pass, and Miller's chasing 7 points. The score was directly extended to more than 3 points!
In the fourth round, when the Pacers once again used double-team defense to deal with Olajuwon, the big man who was once the strongest in the league finally chose a one-on-two forced singles, which was extremely difficult. The hero ball was not only successfully scored by Olajuwon, but also caused a foul by Schmitz, making the score 2+1!

Sometimes, basketball is like this. Olajuwon made the most correct choice three times in a row, using textbook inside support and high-low connection in exchange for three strikes.

But the fourth time, a one-two that was obviously superior, ended up being 2+1!

Sometimes, the most important thing in basketball is never whether it is reasonable or not.

If you score, it’s reasonable!If you can't score, you are a weakling!
Unfortunately, although Olajuwon's 2+1 greatly boosted morale and narrowed the point difference to less than 20 points, this was almost the Rockets' last ditch effort.

After all, this year Olajuwon not only grew older, but also suffered serious injuries!He is really no longer as brave as he used to be.

After the first half, no matter how hard Olajuwon tried his best, the score difference between the two sides was never narrowed to less than 20 points, and it has been hovering between 20-25 points.

It wasn't until the last minute left before the end of the first half that the Rockets' outside players finally found some touch. Avery and Drexler each hit a 1-pointer, barely helping the Rockets narrow the point difference. 3 points.

66: 47!

At the end of the first half, the Pacers scored 66 points!
Then, when the second half started, the Pacers increased their intensity on both ends of the offense and defense, especially the speed on the offensive end. It only took them 8 seconds in the first round to tear open the Rockets' defense with Lin Tian. Got 2 points for a layup.

Then as long as the Rockets miss a shot, the Pacers will quickly grab the rebound and start to counterattack, and as long as they have a little chance, they will definitely take action as soon as possible, never giving the Rockets a chance to slow down and take position!
How could the old and slow Rockets keep up with the Pacers' death-defying run-and-gun style?The two 3-pointers at the end of the second quarter now look more like the team's final struggle!

And when the second half started, all the Rockets' struggles disappeared.

The team's sense of three-point shooting disappeared again. Olajuwon was at the end of his game, his physical strength and touch declined significantly, and his shooting percentage dropped off a cliff.

The more the Rockets hit the ground running, the more opportunities the Pacers had to rebound and counterattack to seize fast breaks. Under the ebb and flow of one another, the Pacers quickly opened up the score again!
This time, they pulled apart even more thoroughly!
When the buzzer sounded at the end of the third quarter, the Pacers already led the Rockets by 100 points, 69:31!
In the fourth quarter of the game, Bird directly rested all the main players and did not let them continue to play in the game that was already garbage time.

On the opposite side, Tomjanovich gave up even earlier. As early as 3 minutes left in the third quarter, he replaced Olajuwon, Drexler and others, saying that he would withdraw his troops without hesitation. !

After all, the Rockets are older. They actually need more rest and adjust their condition. There are 82 games to play in the long regular season.

So Tomjanovich has spent all his energy this season on how to control the playing time of several veterans on the team!
In addition to abruptly reducing playing time, increasing the depth of the team's rotation, and using some bench players as much as possible, the thing Tomjanovich has done the most this season is to surrender early.

In several games this season, the Rockets obviously did not lose too many points and seemed to have a chance to win, but Tomjanovich would choose to remove the main core in advance to let them rest early.

For a team of this age, there is no way to make this choice. Instead of letting these veterans risk their lives when they are 3 points behind in the last 10 minutes of the game but have only a small chance of winning the game, it is better to let them have more Rest for a few minutes so that you can have more energy for the next game.

The declining dynasty team is like this. They carry a lot of expectations from the fans and have a seemingly luxurious lineup. However, both players and coaches know very well that their era is actually over.

But out of love for basketball and not wanting to disappoint the fans, these people are still doing work that actually has no meaning.

120: 93.

When the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, the Pacers defeated the Rockets with 27 points and won Lin Tian's first victory back!

Although Olajuwon of the Rockets scored 31 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks in the game, except for him, the Rockets team performed poorly. Drexler, the team's second-in-command, only made 17 of 5 shots and only scored 13 points. He scored 3 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists. Veteran Mario Ally also made only 3 of 10 shots and only scored [-] points.

Apart from these three people, no one from the Rockets scored in double figures!
Such a poor team performance was indeed exhausting for Olajuwon, and it was difficult for them to win the game.

步行者这边，复出的林天本场比赛出战31分钟，16投8中，3分球3投2中，罚球5罚4中拿下22分13助攻5篮板3次抢断的漂亮数据！

Under his leadership, the Pacers also swept away the haze in the previous 20 games and challenged the entire league with a big victory: The complete Indiana Pacers are here!
除了林天之外，步行者队巴克利拿下20分15个篮板的大号两双，杰伦·罗斯19分6篮板4助攻表现全面，再加上命中了5记3分拿下17分的雷吉·米勒以及拿下11分5篮板的施密茨和替补出场供献13分的乔·杜马斯。

Six members of the Pacers team scored in double figures, and the team's offense was running smoothly. The multi-point three-dimensional offense that Bird imagined, with fast breaks, 6-pointers, mid-range, and basket attacks, was finally in this game. It showed in the game!
Even after Lin Tian came back and had a top point guard, Bird dared to significantly increase the playing time of Ben and Davis, two defensive heroes.

Because if Lin Tian is not there, as long as these two people play, the Pacers' offense will definitely be difficult.

And when Lin Tian was here, even if they were two pure blue-collar workers, Lin Tian could always find an opportunity for them to eat two pieces of hot pie, so that the opponent would not dare to double-team them and completely let go of these two guys. .

Therefore, Lin Tian's return has not only improved the Pacers' offense, but also their defense has been greatly improved!

For example, in this game, the Pacers successfully held the Rockets to less than 100 points!The last time they suppressed their opponent's score below 100 points was back on November 11 against the Denver Nuggets.

It's just that the Nuggets' record is 3 wins and 12 losses. Even NCAA teams can suppress their scoring below 100 points, which is not worth showing off at all.

(End of this chapter)