NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade
Chapter 189 The pass from the gods!Lin Tian shocked the United Center again!
Chapter 189 The pass from the gods!Lin Tian shocked the United Center again!
Jordan played for 11 minutes throughout the game and only went to rest in the last minute. He also contributed 1 points and 11 assists in these 12 minutes!Not only did he defeat Rose, but he also made the entire Pacers defense miserable!
In addition to Jordan's 12 points, Kukoc scored 5 points, Burrell had 3 points, Hubble had 4 points, and Cole, who came off the bench, had 4 points. The Bulls' first quarter of the game could also be said to be more fruitful.
For the Pacers, although Lin Tian only scored 4 points, he sent 7 assists in a single quarter and revitalized the entire team by himself!
The team's highest scorer was the inside duo of Barkley and Schmitz. These two guys took turns bullying Kukoc and jointly scored 17 points and 5 rebounds, directly destroying the Bulls' inside line.
In addition, Miller scored 3 points with two cold shots from outside the 6-point line. Among the Pacers' five starters, only Rose performed poorly.
Not only did this guy fail to guard Jordan at all, but he was completely blown away. He also didn't find any opportunities on the offensive end. He made 2 of 0 shots and only made 2 of 1 free throws with one foul, barely scoring 1 point.
In the second quarter of the game, Bird was the first to change his formation!
He did not send Barkley to bully the opponent's second team at this time as usual, because Bird knew that Rodman was going to play at this time no matter what!
Since the Bulls have strengthened their interior defense, so will I!You only have 4 people to defend on the offensive end, I will just come and only have 3 people to defend!
Bird waved his hand!
The five-man combination of Lin Tian, Dumars, Miller, Ben and Davis appeared at the same time!
"Hey! Let's see, the Pacers have a very interesting lineup! These five people have never appeared at the same time in previous games!" Smith asked curiously: "Why in this kind of game, in this game? What if such a lineup was suddenly deployed at this time? Could this be Bird's secret weapon?"
"Compared to the Pacers' abundant manpower, who can come up with such a strange combination, the Bulls' lineup is a bit stretched." After seeing the Bulls' lineup, Marcus couldn't help but said: "Wen Ning With Don and Rodman partnering in the paint, there is no problem on defense, but on the offensive end, they are really clueless."
"On the outside, there are Cole, Jordan and Burrell, who hit a 3-pointer in the first quarter. Jordan played 11 minutes in the first quarter! Just continue playing without taking a break in the second quarter? This kind of rigid use of core players Rotation has really never been Jackson’s style.”
"It can only be said that he is really powerless. In order to win the team, he can only put more pressure and more playing time on the core players of the team. Let us see, what can the lineups of both sides do? Let’s make it look like one.”
What is it like?
When the four insiders on both sides average a combined 18 points per game, you will know what this lineup of the two teams can do. Rodman averages 4.1 points per game and Wennington averages 3.8 points per game. , Ben averaged 3.2 points per game, and Davis averaged 6.9 points per game.
Rodman probably never dreamed that when he averaged 4.1 points per game, he could actually become the 'scorer' with the second highest average per game among the four big men on both sides!
When Rodman can become the 'second best', the four inside players on both sides look very funny.
No one cares!
Unless they rush to the basket and dunk directly, they will be ignored no matter where they stand!
Including themselves, they all assume that their opponents will not score and have no offensive capabilities.
Therefore, during this period of time, as long as there is a pick-and-roll cooperation between inside and outside players, the opponent will inevitably choose to let go of the guy inside who can't score at all, and instead frantically double-team the ball holder!
Even if there is no pick-and-roll, Lin Tian has to face the defense of two people at any time when holding the ball.
There is no way, Davis and Ben, these two together, it is enough to defend them with half a person, and they can be completely guarded.
Jordan's treatment is certainly not much better, perhaps even worse than Lin Tian's!
Because Lin Tian has Dumas and Miller by his side at this moment, so he is not so isolated and helpless.
But there is no reliable scoring point next to Jordan at the moment, so he still has to risk his life by himself to dig in!One hit after another.
But playing like this, when the space is so crowded and the opponent's attention is all on you, the efficiency will never be high!
For example, Jordan made 4 of 4 shots in the first 1 minutes of the second quarter and felt extremely bad.
The Bulls only scored a total of 4 points in these 4 minutes!
As for the Pacers, they are even worse than the Bulls!
Ben and Davis have no offensive ability, which allows the Bulls' defense to expand unscrupulously. Miller made a total of 3 of 0 shots during this period. Dumars also made 2 of 0 shots and failed to score a point. Only Lin Tian He scored one from mid-range, then Ben grabbed the offensive rebound and caused a foul. He made 2 of 1 free throws and scored 1 point.
For a full 4 minutes, this combination of both sides scored a total of 7 points!
The game in these few minutes was really ugly. Neither side could push the speed up, and the offense was not smooth at all. As long as the basketball was in the hands of the four insiders, the operation of the basketball would definitely come to a standstill. The offensive play of both sides It was obscure, uncomfortable and slow, and there were no exciting rounds on the defensive end.
If I had to make an analogy, the four-minute match between the two sides was very much like the battle between Iron Armored Chrysalis and Iron Shell Kun.
One will only harden and harden and then harden, the other will only harden and harden and then harden.
That's a no-show!
"Substitutions have been made! The coaches of both sides have made substitutions!" Suddenly, Smith, who had been silent for a long time, shouted excitedly: "The coaches of both sides finally couldn't stand this dull and boring game! They made substitutions at the same time! Great! ! This kind of lethargic competition is really not suitable for a Christmas war!"
Bird took down two inside players at the same time and replaced them with Barkley and Schmitz, while the outside trio of Lin Tian, Dumars and Miller remained.
The Bulls replaced Wennington and Burrell with Kukoc and Hubble.
Seeing this substitution, even the fans at the United Center breathed a long sigh of relief.
The game just a few minutes ago was really not fun to watch!
32: 32!
After the two sides were tied again, the coaches of both sides changed their tactics at the same time, and the game continued!
On the first offense, Lin Tian and Barkley started a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc, and then the two of them quickly cut to the inside at the same time. This time, the Bulls did not dare to double-team Lin Tian and let it go completely. Barkley, after a quick adjustment, it was still Hubble versus Lin Tian, Barkley versus Kukoc.
Lin Tian hesitated for a moment, glanced out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly made a one-handed pass from behind. The basketball did not fly to Barkley, who had already entered the 3-second zone, nor to Dumas, who was following up behind him. Lin Tian was thrown directly to the opposite corner on the other side of the court!
There, it was Miller who had just gotten a few vacancies!
Jordan, who was originally playing against him, chose to recover the basket after seeing Lin Tian's breakthrough to prevent Lin Tian or Barkley from completing the attack. But the moment he just moved, Lin Tian passed the ball from behind. It flew over at an incredible angle and landed right in Miller's hand!
Reggie Miller, a three-point shooter!
"Shh!"
"Michael, where are you? Are you lost? Do you need me to remind you not to stay too far away from me next time? Have you forgotten who I am? Huh?" Miller waved his arms after asking. , spraying at Jordan!
"Who are you? If you dare to come against me, I will let you know who I am!" Jordan didn't even look at Miller and ran quickly towards the frontcourt. He lost 3 points on this ball. He had to Get it back quickly!
So, in the low post again, with Rose's back against Rose, after the two inside men were replaced by shooters, the Pacers' double-teaming was finally not so exaggerated. Jordan quickly turned around and passed by the baseline, and then suddenly Raising his hand and making a feint, Rose couldn't control his body and jumped up.
After Jordan shook Rose, he then jumped on him. The two collided in the air. Then Jordan flicked his wrist and the basketball circled Rose's fingertips and fell into the bag accurately!
"Beep! Jaylen Rose, foul on the thug!" Crawford blew the whistle immediately.
This was also Rose's second foul.
Jordan stuck out his tongue, licked his lips, and walked to the free throw line. Before serving, he didn't forget to look back and find Miller: "Reggie, where have you been? Do you have the guts to face me? I promise. I'll give you 10 fouls in 6 minutes and let you get off the court! Go spend the holidays with your family."
"Are you tired, Michael? Do you want to go down and rest for a while?" Miller shrugged and said relaxedly: "We have Lin delivering ammunition and passing the ball, so we can score easily! You look very tired, and you really need a qualified person. The point guard is passing the ball to you."
"FUXX!" Jordan cursed and turned around to look at Lin Tian again.
Before Jordan could speak, Lin Tian took the lead and said: "Don't look at me like that, Michael. Your eyes look like a resentful woman who is helpless after her husband cheated on her. If you can hold on and prevent the game from being ruined, the fourth quarter will be over." , I will fight against you!"
"Who cares about playing against you!" Jordan said no more. After raising his hand to make a free throw, he continued to turn around and enter a defensive state.
After this ball, Jordan did not dare to over-defend anymore. He knew that as long as he left Miller, Lin Tian would definitely give the ball to Miller!After seeing through that Jordan didn't dare to let him go, Miller ran straight to the weak side corner, the farthest position from the basketball, and stood still!
Jordan stood right next to Miller, not daring to leave at all. At this moment, the court turned into a 4-on-4 situation!
Four on four, the space on the court is too big for Lin Tian!
He once again called for a pick-and-roll. This time, Schmitz came to the top of the key to cooperate with Lin Tian. Lin Tian once again passed Hubble and rushed into the paint. Suddenly, he held the ball in his left hand and sent it toward his back. Longley, who was guarding the basket, thought Lin Tian was going to give the ball to Schmitz, so he immediately took two steps laterally, trying to cut off the passing route between the two.
But as soon as Langley moved away, Lin Tian had already taken the ball back in front of him, then took three steps and easily made a layup!
"Luke, are you lost too?" After Lin Tian scored, he opened his mouth and started taunting mode regardless of whether you were a former teammate or not.
"Why are you proud of Lin!" Jordan once again stood in front of Lin Tian, looking at Lin Tian angrily and said: "It's just 2 points. You are a scumbag talking trash to your former teammates."
"First, I am indeed a scumbag." Lin Tian shrugged: "Second, if you can't talk trash to your former teammates, then what are you doing now?"
"I...FUXX!" Jordan's thousands of words merged into one curse word. Then, after knowing that he could not spray Lin Tian, he turned around and continued to attack. His dissatisfaction and anger were vented on Rose!
You don’t have to pay if this is broken!
In the second quarter, the rhythm and scoring efficiency of both sides became very low. Both sides focused more on defense and failed to produce a series of offensive climaxes to open up the score. The point difference between the two sides was always at Hovering around 5 minutes!
On the Bulls side, Jordan is of course the only offensive strength, but fortunately, his offensive strength is really strong enough. One person can destroy all opponents!
When the Pacers double-teamed Jordan, Burrell, Harper and others were always able to finish. They all made many key shots tonight, making the Pacers' double-team impossible. He didn't dare to be too aggressive, which also gave Jordan ample opportunities for one-on-ones and low-post singles!
For the Pacers, they once formed a 4-on-4 situation on the court. Lin Tian used this huge space to cooperate with his teammates several times in a row, either succeeding in his own offense, or assisting Barkley, Schmitz and others to complete the game. At the end, the Pacers relied on this wave of matchups to once have an 8-point lead!
Then Jackson quickly changed the defensive matchup.
He asked Burrell to defend Miller, and asked Jordan, who had better mobility, defensive ability and defense awareness, to return to the strong side to contain the Pacers' offense.
The advantage of this change is that the Pacers' offense immediately came to a standstill. Jordan always appeared in the right position at the first time, making it impossible for the Pacers to conduct the ball, and their offensive efficiency also dropped significantly.
But at the same time, this defense also made Jordan, who only rested for 1 minute in the first half, consume an astonishing amount of energy. Not only did he have to go all out on the offensive end, but he also had to make up for the deficiencies on the defensive end.
Again, Jordan is now the only pillar of the Bulls!
In the entire first half of the game, Jordan played 23 minutes and scored 22 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Although the shooting rate was not high, only 18 of 7 shots, everyone could see it. Jordan's perfect performance at both ends of the offense and defense is almost the only reason why the Bulls have not been opened up by the Pacers!
In addition to Jordan, Kukoc has also scored 10 points. Burrell, Hubble, Cole and others also have their own achievements. They go all out and try their best to hit every ball Jordan throws. Seize the opportunity to make Jordan's game less difficult.
For the Pacers, Lin Tian scored 8 points and 4 assists in the second quarter, and already had a double-double of 12 points and 11 assists at half-time. Under his supervision, the Pacers' offense was orderly and orderly. Be well organized!
Although in the second half of the second quarter, Jordan's crazy defense and supplementary efforts caused the Pacers' scoring efficiency to drop significantly, under the leadership of Lin Tian, the Pacers still controlled the initiative on the court!
Although they did not lead by much, that is, 4 points, in the final analysis, the Pacers had the initiative on the court for 80% of the entire first half!
47: 43!
When players from both sides walked into the tunnel, the fans at the scene still felt that they were still unsatisfied. The 4-point gap could be said to be almost like no gap at all!
If everything goes well, we can catch up in two rounds!
And with this kind of score difference, the second half of the game will undoubtedly be very exciting!The entire United Center and all the fans in front of the TV can't wait to see how the second half of the game will turn out!
"The Pacers really couldn't find fault with their performance in the first half! Although the Bulls did not have Pippen, which caused them to miss a very important point, it can be seen that the Pacers do have the same skills as everyone in the league. The confidence and ability of top teams to compete!"
During the halftime break, Smith analyzed: "In the second half of the game, I think the most important thing for the Pacers is to continue to pursue Jordan fiercely. Whether it is offense or defense, Jordan should be taxed more. More confrontation and tougher fouls!"
"As long as Jordan is tired, as long as Jordan has no strength to continue to perform at a high level, the Bulls will collapse in an instant!"
Marcus followed up and said: "Yes, but what the Bulls need to pay attention to is actually the opposite of the Pacers. They need more people to stand up to protect Jordan, whether it is Kukoc and Hubble on the offensive end, or defensively Rodman, they need to perform more!"
"They must share more, otherwise Jordan's physical fitness will be exhausted sooner or later! After all, he will be 35 years old soon. No matter how powerful he is, he is not the omnipotent Jordan who was 28 years old."
In the Bulls locker room, Jackson kept slapping his hands, encouraging and praising everyone in the team, asking them to continue working hard to maintain the momentum of the first half, and at the same time, he also asked them to try their best to win in the second half. Possibly perform to help Jordan recover the score!
"Come on guys! We did a great job in the first half! Think about it, they are playing with all their strength. They are called the team most likely to challenge and defeat us and prevent us from winning 3 consecutive championships. They From the very beginning there was only one goal: to defeat us!”
"They prepared for who knows how long for tonight, to beat us, I think they haven't even slept for weeks! But the result? Look at it! We were missing Scott, but we still played them They are on par! We now have to prove that they are not at the same level as us!"
"Even without Scott, we can beat them, and we are still the strongest! Burrell, your 3-pointer in the first half was very beautiful! Your defense against Reggie Miller was also almost perfect, keep up the good work ! You will definitely get a big contract after the season!"
"Ron, everyone says that our point guard position has been greatly weakened because of Lin's departure! But I don't think so. Our number one position is still very strong. We just changed our playing style and tactics. You To prove that you are not much worse than Lin!"
"Tony, you scored 10 points in the first half, which is great! But it's not great enough! You are now the second-in-command of a team that aims to win three consecutive championships. You only scored 10 points in the half. You are not worthy of this important task. ! Never mind the defense, never mind how many points Charles Barkley and Rick Schmitz scored!"
"You just need to score more points! Okay? Don't be afraid! Just use your offense to destroy all enemies! I always believe that in terms of offense, you are one of the five best power forwards in this league! "
Bird's way of boosting players' morale during halftime is completely different from Jackson's approach of focusing on encouragement and supplementing with chicken soup, hoping to tap everyone's potential.
He started spraying right away!
"You guys played so badly! Yes, yes, we were ahead by 4 points, but so what? We were playing a remnant Bulls team! They only had Jordan alone! But what was the result? We couldn't defend it. ! You couldn’t guard Jordan! You also made the Bulls’ role players play like stars one by one!”
"What, are you going to send the entire Bulls team to the All-Stars tonight? Are you thinking about defeating the Bulls in the playoffs and winning the final championship?"
"Why! I'm asking you, why? You can't even beat a dilapidated Bulls team that's at a trough. Why do you go to the playoffs to compete with the Bulls who are in playoff mode? Why do you? Beat them in the series?”
"Leading by 4 points? Now we are not leading by 20 points, which proves that we played badly!" "Reggie, I want you to run in the second half, instead of standing in the corner and watching the show! I know what you are thinking, but That's not the Reggie we need! I want you to completely stun the guy you're playing against and make him useless! Use your running to tear apart the entire Bulls defense!"
"Charles, where is your aggressiveness? Facing the Bulls' inside line, you only scored 13 points in the first half? Only made 4 free throws? This is not your level at all. You should be on par with the Bulls' inside line. They are almost like high school students! Kill them for me, destroy them for me!"
"And everyone else, please play harder and be more aggressive! I want your aggression! Play your best for me instead of having an early Christmas on the court!"
"Everyone, do you understand? In the second half, I want to see you at 100%. I want to see you beat the Bulls for me! Do you understand?"
"understand!"
Seeing that the players' fighting spirit and morale were completely scolded by him, Bird nodded. Then, when everyone walked out of the locker room at the end of the intermission, Bird deliberately stayed at the end and pulled Lin. God.
"Lin, you are a smart man. Do you know how to play in the second half?" Bird asked Lin Tian worriedly.
"I won't get ahead of you. Don't worry, Larry. I'll think it's a fart when you just talked about encouraging morale! I will continue to shoulder the responsibility of my No. [-] position and properly allocate basketball and offensive tactics!"
"Very good, Lin, I just..." Bird nodded, the smart Lin Tian never let him down!
Um?Wait, what's wrong?
"There's no need to think of it as fart Lin. There are some parts of what I said that you can listen to." Bird caught the wrong part of Lin Tian's words, but before he could protest, Lin Tian He had already run away without giving Bird any chance.
In the second half of the game, the two sides continued to fight!
Neither side has changed its starting lineup at this time, and the ten players from the beginning are still fighting on the court.
In the first offense, Miller changed his way of standing still and waiting for the basketball in the first half. He began to run quickly and continuously looked for cover from his teammates. Finally, he broke away at a 45-degree angle on the left. Burrell got an open 3-point opportunity!
How could Lin Tian let him miss this opportunity?With one push of one hand, the basketball was already in place quickly.
Miller didn't need to adjust at all after catching the ball. He raised the knife and dropped it, and the 3-pointer landed accurately!
The point difference came to 7 points!
"Within 3 minutes, we opened the point difference to more than 12 points!" After Miller scored, Lin Tian shouted loudly while returning to defense, giving his teammates a task?
12 points?Jordan's eyes trembled, and he immediately stretched out his hand and said: "Within 3 minutes, we will even the score difference!"
"Michael, you have no creativity at all, why did you copy my words like this?" Lin Tian immediately protested dissatisfied with Jordan, saying that your plagiarism was very disgusting.
"You are also very unpromising, Lin. When you were with the Bulls, you always shouted for 3 points within 15 minutes. What's wrong? Without me to help you, you don't even have this confidence anymore?"
"In 3 minutes, let's reach 50 points!" When Lin Tian heard this, he immediately opened his mouth and replied, then looked at Jordan and said: "It's just a slogan, what's so big about it? I'll give you another 500 points." How is it?"
"In 3 minutes, we lead to 70 points!" Jordan didn't give in at all, he opened his mouth and shouted a bigger number.
It’s done!Don’t admit defeat at all!
However, trash talk is trash talk, and Jordan's running speed did not slow down at all. He quickly ran towards the baseline, and then used his back to push Rose again, and then it was the same as before.
Dribbling, shoulder collision to create distance, quick turn and fadeaway jump shot, the basketball slid into the basket again!
"Lin, why don't you double-team? This is the only one. He won't be my opponent even after three more years of training!" After Jordan scored, he found Lin Tian again. He hoped to provoke Lin Tian to defend him!
After all, Jordan and Lin Tian have rich one-on-one experience. Jordan has defeated Lin Tian countless times in two years.
He is confident that he can form a single-point explosion against Lin Tian, thereby disrupting the entire rhythm of the Pacers.
"You are so stupid, Michael." Lin Tian said with a crooked mouth: "You actually want to use provocation to deal with a person who has 10 times more bad water in his stomach than the water in your head. Are you crazy?"
"FUXX!" Jordan cursed again, then stopped answering and turned around to leave.
He finally understood why the masters of trash talk like Payton and Stockton couldn't criticize Lin Tian, and were not even willing to confront Lin Tian. After a confrontation, they would always exchange thousands of words into a simple 'FUXX' 'Yes.
This guy's mouth is really too poisonous!
The feeling of being a rival with him was really unpleasant.
During the Pacers' offense, Lin Tian continued to dribble at the top of the arc, while Miller and Schmitz on the other side played their signature small-area cooperation, constantly covering and intersecting to create opportunities for each other. , this was also the Pacers' best style of play before this year.
Lin Tian looked at the two people on that side covering each other, looking for opportunities to prepare to pass the ball. Just when everyone thought that after Miller or Schmitz got space, Lin Tian would send the ball over as soon as possible. At that moment, Lin Tian suddenly passed the ball without looking at anyone and put the ball directly into Barkley's hands at the basket!
Even Barkley himself was stunned for a moment after getting the ball and almost failed to hold the ball, let alone the Bulls' defensive players. They had no time to react and made any reaction.
Barkley was just stunned for a moment, then quickly turned around and completed a one-handed layup!
"What a beautiful pass! What a beautiful pass!" After Barkley scored, he was so excited that he jumped up and down and kept clapping in celebration!
"Give me a wink next time, you bastard, so that Rick and I won't play with Lin Tian's life so much." Miller also came over and protested. He really thought Lin Tian was waiting for a chance to pass the ball to him. , but the result was that the basketball was suddenly thrown into the basket.
Lin Tian really deceived 9 people on the court with this ball!
The Bulls' offense was still the same, with Jordan and Harper passing the ball in the low post, with Jordan preparing for a single in the low post. When the Pacers didn't attack, Jordan, who had regained his strength after halftime, turned around again. Get ready to shoot straight away!
This time Rose obviously made up his mind to push Jordan down, but he made a big jump and was fouled by Jordan for the third time. But the good news is that Jordan finally didn't make the shot this time. People score 2+1!
"I'm going to treat this kid like a dog for a walk. Are you really not here to save him?" Jordan walked to the free throw line and looked at Lin Tian and others with a look of 'pity'.
"If I were you, I would be ready to go back to defense when the free throws were made." Lin Tian looked at Barkley and said: "Charles, after he made the second free throw, you immediately serve the baseline kick, and I will give you a quick one." !”
"No problem, Lin!" Barkley chuckled, looked at Jordan and said, "Why don't you call a timeout first to take a breath?"
"Ron, follow up! Don't let Lin succeed!" After Jordan made the first free throw accurately, he glanced at Kukoc and Langley who were preparing to grab the board under the basket and said: "You two also go back directly. Well, I don’t need to grab rebounds to shoot free throws.”
Longley and Kukoc looked at each other, then really turned around and left, instead of getting stuck under the basket, they went back to defense.
"Let's see how you can make a fast break!" Jordan glanced at his teammates who had all returned to the backcourt, raised his hand and made another free throw!
Then he saw in disbelief that Barkley quickly came to the baseline, holding the basketball as if he was about to throw it. Lin Tian had also started running towards the frontcourt.
Just like that, we also want to play fast break?Are they crazy?
Jordan only had time to think of this. Driven by instinct and competitiveness, he also started running quickly towards his backcourt, trying to stop Lin Tian's fast break intention this time.
But after he desperately ran back to half court, he realized that Lin Tian basically looked like he was about to run, and then stopped. At this moment, he had just gotten the ball from the backcourt and had not advanced beyond the 3-point line. .
"You're just kidding, Michael, why are you so serious?" Lin Tian smiled and said, "How about I give you some time to breathe? Lest you burst your lungs."
"Get away!" Lin Tian's attitude finally made Jordan unhappy. He opened his hands, lowered his center of gravity, slapped his left hand heavily on the floor and said, "Come here Lin, let me see what you have." Ability! Come on! If you have the guts, don’t pass the ball!"
"As you wish!" Lin Tian held his hands high, and then pointed his two index fingers apart on both sides, gesturing for everyone to pull away.
This gesture is the Pacers' true island tactic!
Lin Tian really wanted to keep everyone apart, he was going to have a duel with Jordan!
"Michael, you will regret your choice!" Lin Tian dribbled the ball slowly closer to the three-point line, and then suddenly dribbled the ball from his hips. He quickly moved half a step to the right, trying to break through from here, but Jordan His center of gravity is extremely stable. Although he has moved his steps, he still maintains a good defensive position!
No matter whether Lin Tian really wants to break through from this side or change direction and go to the other side, Jordan can keep up in time!
He is worthy of being the best defensive player ever. Even though he can't keep up with Lin Tian in terms of speed, Jordan's defensive choices still can't find any problems.
Lin Tian also has his own ideas about this round. He doesn't want to use speed to beat Jordan. He wants to use rhythm, dribbling and fake moves to completely shake Jordan away. He wants the Bulls to have their confidence shaken just because of this round. .
As a result, an attack failed, and Lin Tian immediately dribbled back. Then when he was about to start dribbling again, he suddenly felt a dark side.
Burrell actually came to help defend, and Jordan suddenly stepped forward at the same time. In the blink of an eye, the two formed a very tight and powerful double-team defense against Lin Tian!
Jordan was even more eye-catching and quick-handed. He stole the ball the moment he stepped forward and hit the basketball directly with great accuracy.
The basketball immediately rolled behind Lin Tian and escaped from Lin Tian's control.
Burrell and Jordan immediately started at the same time and chased the basketball.
But the speed of the two of them was still a little slower than Lin Tian. Lin Tian rushed ahead of the two of them, half a body ahead of time, and grabbed the basketball, letting the basketball return to his control!
Then, Lin Tian didn't stop at all, because as long as he paused even for a moment, the double-team between Jordan and Burrell would form again!Lin Tian held the basketball with one hand, without looking back or pausing. Instead, he threw the ball seemingly aimlessly with one hand!
In the disbelieving eyes of the audience, the basketball thrown by Lin Tian flew all the way towards the basket. Then Barkley finally reacted under the basket. He jumped up with all his strength, and the fingertips of his right hand barely touched the basket. The pass was a little high, but just this touch was enough!
The basketball suddenly changed its trajectory, and then fell directly into the basket!
"Amazing! Incredible! God! What kind of passing method is this?" Smith held his head and said in disbelief: "I never imagined that someone could pass the ball like this!"
"Did Lin throw it casually to avoid making mistakes and not return to the court, or did he see Barkley's gap under the basket? But no matter which way it was, it was so surprising and shocking!" Marku Si followed closely: "The control of basketball, the mastery of strength, and the wonderful touch."
"This ball is a gift from God!" Smith said from the bottom of his heart: "I think at that moment, Lin Tian felt God's guidance to him! This ball is so perfect!"
Jordan and Burrell looked at Barkley's alley-oop goal with shock and disbelief on their faces. They never imagined that a double-team that suddenly increased the intensity could actually allow Lin Tian to pass the ball. Such a wild and unrestrained ball!
Jordan couldn't even imagine that he originally wanted to imitate Lin Tianlai's unscrupulous double-teaming, and try to do something to others, but who could have imagined that it would end like this?
"How did you do that?" People as powerful as Jordan said this in a daze after witnessing the ball.
"You want to learn? I'll teach you." Lin Tian shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands and said, "But I don't guarantee that you can learn it. Some things depend on talent."
At this time, the big screen at the scene also began to replay the moment when Lin Tian passed the ball.
He was very embarrassed by the double-teaming by Jordan and Burrell. After being cut by Jordan, the basketball was released immediately. Lin Tian quickly chased back and then reached forward to grab the basketball with one hand when it was about to fly across the half court.
Then, before Jordan and Burrell stepped forward for the second double-team, Lin Tian did not look back at all, but directly threw the ball towards the basket with one hand!
At this time, the big screen continuously replayed several moments of Lin Tian throwing the ball with one hand from multiple angles.
Then, all the fans at the scene and in front of the TV were sure of one thing.
At the moment of passing the ball, Lin Tian did not look back!
Even from the moment he was double-teamed and turned around to protect the ball, he had no chance or leisure to look towards the basket to see the situation and movement under the basket. All his energy had been used to deal with Jordan and Burrell's double-team defense!
"For this ball, either Lin has eyes in the back of his head, or he had an eye on the situation on the court as early as the moment he was double-teamed, and predicted everyone's movements. He was sure that Barkley would be there at that time. Show up there and put the ball in!”
Smith found that the more replays he watched, the more he was attracted to this ball and the more incredible it became!
Because Lin Tian went from grabbing the ball to saving the ball to passing the ball without looking back, it was so satisfying!
"If there are only these two options, I would rather believe that Lin has eyes behind his back."
After watching the replay again, Marcus shook his head and said: "Compared to the fact that he can observe the situation of the entire stadium a few seconds in advance and predict everyone's movements a few seconds later, I would rather believe that there are two more people behind his head. Only eyes.”
"To be honest, I would rather believe in supernatural humans and special abilities, but I can't believe that Lin's overall view and court insight can be so strong!"
(End of this chapter)
Jordan played for 11 minutes throughout the game and only went to rest in the last minute. He also contributed 1 points and 11 assists in these 12 minutes!Not only did he defeat Rose, but he also made the entire Pacers defense miserable!
In addition to Jordan's 12 points, Kukoc scored 5 points, Burrell had 3 points, Hubble had 4 points, and Cole, who came off the bench, had 4 points. The Bulls' first quarter of the game could also be said to be more fruitful.
For the Pacers, although Lin Tian only scored 4 points, he sent 7 assists in a single quarter and revitalized the entire team by himself!
The team's highest scorer was the inside duo of Barkley and Schmitz. These two guys took turns bullying Kukoc and jointly scored 17 points and 5 rebounds, directly destroying the Bulls' inside line.
In addition, Miller scored 3 points with two cold shots from outside the 6-point line. Among the Pacers' five starters, only Rose performed poorly.
Not only did this guy fail to guard Jordan at all, but he was completely blown away. He also didn't find any opportunities on the offensive end. He made 2 of 0 shots and only made 2 of 1 free throws with one foul, barely scoring 1 point.
In the second quarter of the game, Bird was the first to change his formation!
He did not send Barkley to bully the opponent's second team at this time as usual, because Bird knew that Rodman was going to play at this time no matter what!
Since the Bulls have strengthened their interior defense, so will I!You only have 4 people to defend on the offensive end, I will just come and only have 3 people to defend!
Bird waved his hand!
The five-man combination of Lin Tian, Dumars, Miller, Ben and Davis appeared at the same time!
"Hey! Let's see, the Pacers have a very interesting lineup! These five people have never appeared at the same time in previous games!" Smith asked curiously: "Why in this kind of game, in this game? What if such a lineup was suddenly deployed at this time? Could this be Bird's secret weapon?"
"Compared to the Pacers' abundant manpower, who can come up with such a strange combination, the Bulls' lineup is a bit stretched." After seeing the Bulls' lineup, Marcus couldn't help but said: "Wen Ning With Don and Rodman partnering in the paint, there is no problem on defense, but on the offensive end, they are really clueless."
"On the outside, there are Cole, Jordan and Burrell, who hit a 3-pointer in the first quarter. Jordan played 11 minutes in the first quarter! Just continue playing without taking a break in the second quarter? This kind of rigid use of core players Rotation has really never been Jackson’s style.”
"It can only be said that he is really powerless. In order to win the team, he can only put more pressure and more playing time on the core players of the team. Let us see, what can the lineups of both sides do? Let’s make it look like one.”
What is it like?
When the four insiders on both sides average a combined 18 points per game, you will know what this lineup of the two teams can do. Rodman averages 4.1 points per game and Wennington averages 3.8 points per game. , Ben averaged 3.2 points per game, and Davis averaged 6.9 points per game.
Rodman probably never dreamed that when he averaged 4.1 points per game, he could actually become the 'scorer' with the second highest average per game among the four big men on both sides!
When Rodman can become the 'second best', the four inside players on both sides look very funny.
No one cares!
Unless they rush to the basket and dunk directly, they will be ignored no matter where they stand!
Including themselves, they all assume that their opponents will not score and have no offensive capabilities.
Therefore, during this period of time, as long as there is a pick-and-roll cooperation between inside and outside players, the opponent will inevitably choose to let go of the guy inside who can't score at all, and instead frantically double-team the ball holder!
Even if there is no pick-and-roll, Lin Tian has to face the defense of two people at any time when holding the ball.
There is no way, Davis and Ben, these two together, it is enough to defend them with half a person, and they can be completely guarded.
Jordan's treatment is certainly not much better, perhaps even worse than Lin Tian's!
Because Lin Tian has Dumas and Miller by his side at this moment, so he is not so isolated and helpless.
But there is no reliable scoring point next to Jordan at the moment, so he still has to risk his life by himself to dig in!One hit after another.
But playing like this, when the space is so crowded and the opponent's attention is all on you, the efficiency will never be high!
For example, Jordan made 4 of 4 shots in the first 1 minutes of the second quarter and felt extremely bad.
The Bulls only scored a total of 4 points in these 4 minutes!
As for the Pacers, they are even worse than the Bulls!
Ben and Davis have no offensive ability, which allows the Bulls' defense to expand unscrupulously. Miller made a total of 3 of 0 shots during this period. Dumars also made 2 of 0 shots and failed to score a point. Only Lin Tian He scored one from mid-range, then Ben grabbed the offensive rebound and caused a foul. He made 2 of 1 free throws and scored 1 point.
For a full 4 minutes, this combination of both sides scored a total of 7 points!
The game in these few minutes was really ugly. Neither side could push the speed up, and the offense was not smooth at all. As long as the basketball was in the hands of the four insiders, the operation of the basketball would definitely come to a standstill. The offensive play of both sides It was obscure, uncomfortable and slow, and there were no exciting rounds on the defensive end.
If I had to make an analogy, the four-minute match between the two sides was very much like the battle between Iron Armored Chrysalis and Iron Shell Kun.
One will only harden and harden and then harden, the other will only harden and harden and then harden.
That's a no-show!
"Substitutions have been made! The coaches of both sides have made substitutions!" Suddenly, Smith, who had been silent for a long time, shouted excitedly: "The coaches of both sides finally couldn't stand this dull and boring game! They made substitutions at the same time! Great! ! This kind of lethargic competition is really not suitable for a Christmas war!"
Bird took down two inside players at the same time and replaced them with Barkley and Schmitz, while the outside trio of Lin Tian, Dumars and Miller remained.
The Bulls replaced Wennington and Burrell with Kukoc and Hubble.
Seeing this substitution, even the fans at the United Center breathed a long sigh of relief.
The game just a few minutes ago was really not fun to watch!
32: 32!
After the two sides were tied again, the coaches of both sides changed their tactics at the same time, and the game continued!
On the first offense, Lin Tian and Barkley started a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc, and then the two of them quickly cut to the inside at the same time. This time, the Bulls did not dare to double-team Lin Tian and let it go completely. Barkley, after a quick adjustment, it was still Hubble versus Lin Tian, Barkley versus Kukoc.
Lin Tian hesitated for a moment, glanced out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly made a one-handed pass from behind. The basketball did not fly to Barkley, who had already entered the 3-second zone, nor to Dumas, who was following up behind him. Lin Tian was thrown directly to the opposite corner on the other side of the court!
There, it was Miller who had just gotten a few vacancies!
Jordan, who was originally playing against him, chose to recover the basket after seeing Lin Tian's breakthrough to prevent Lin Tian or Barkley from completing the attack. But the moment he just moved, Lin Tian passed the ball from behind. It flew over at an incredible angle and landed right in Miller's hand!
Reggie Miller, a three-point shooter!
"Shh!"
"Michael, where are you? Are you lost? Do you need me to remind you not to stay too far away from me next time? Have you forgotten who I am? Huh?" Miller waved his arms after asking. , spraying at Jordan!
"Who are you? If you dare to come against me, I will let you know who I am!" Jordan didn't even look at Miller and ran quickly towards the frontcourt. He lost 3 points on this ball. He had to Get it back quickly!
So, in the low post again, with Rose's back against Rose, after the two inside men were replaced by shooters, the Pacers' double-teaming was finally not so exaggerated. Jordan quickly turned around and passed by the baseline, and then suddenly Raising his hand and making a feint, Rose couldn't control his body and jumped up.
After Jordan shook Rose, he then jumped on him. The two collided in the air. Then Jordan flicked his wrist and the basketball circled Rose's fingertips and fell into the bag accurately!
"Beep! Jaylen Rose, foul on the thug!" Crawford blew the whistle immediately.
This was also Rose's second foul.
Jordan stuck out his tongue, licked his lips, and walked to the free throw line. Before serving, he didn't forget to look back and find Miller: "Reggie, where have you been? Do you have the guts to face me? I promise. I'll give you 10 fouls in 6 minutes and let you get off the court! Go spend the holidays with your family."
"Are you tired, Michael? Do you want to go down and rest for a while?" Miller shrugged and said relaxedly: "We have Lin delivering ammunition and passing the ball, so we can score easily! You look very tired, and you really need a qualified person. The point guard is passing the ball to you."
"FUXX!" Jordan cursed and turned around to look at Lin Tian again.
Before Jordan could speak, Lin Tian took the lead and said: "Don't look at me like that, Michael. Your eyes look like a resentful woman who is helpless after her husband cheated on her. If you can hold on and prevent the game from being ruined, the fourth quarter will be over." , I will fight against you!"
"Who cares about playing against you!" Jordan said no more. After raising his hand to make a free throw, he continued to turn around and enter a defensive state.
After this ball, Jordan did not dare to over-defend anymore. He knew that as long as he left Miller, Lin Tian would definitely give the ball to Miller!After seeing through that Jordan didn't dare to let him go, Miller ran straight to the weak side corner, the farthest position from the basketball, and stood still!
Jordan stood right next to Miller, not daring to leave at all. At this moment, the court turned into a 4-on-4 situation!
Four on four, the space on the court is too big for Lin Tian!
He once again called for a pick-and-roll. This time, Schmitz came to the top of the key to cooperate with Lin Tian. Lin Tian once again passed Hubble and rushed into the paint. Suddenly, he held the ball in his left hand and sent it toward his back. Longley, who was guarding the basket, thought Lin Tian was going to give the ball to Schmitz, so he immediately took two steps laterally, trying to cut off the passing route between the two.
But as soon as Langley moved away, Lin Tian had already taken the ball back in front of him, then took three steps and easily made a layup!
"Luke, are you lost too?" After Lin Tian scored, he opened his mouth and started taunting mode regardless of whether you were a former teammate or not.
"Why are you proud of Lin!" Jordan once again stood in front of Lin Tian, looking at Lin Tian angrily and said: "It's just 2 points. You are a scumbag talking trash to your former teammates."
"First, I am indeed a scumbag." Lin Tian shrugged: "Second, if you can't talk trash to your former teammates, then what are you doing now?"
"I...FUXX!" Jordan's thousands of words merged into one curse word. Then, after knowing that he could not spray Lin Tian, he turned around and continued to attack. His dissatisfaction and anger were vented on Rose!
You don’t have to pay if this is broken!
In the second quarter, the rhythm and scoring efficiency of both sides became very low. Both sides focused more on defense and failed to produce a series of offensive climaxes to open up the score. The point difference between the two sides was always at Hovering around 5 minutes!
On the Bulls side, Jordan is of course the only offensive strength, but fortunately, his offensive strength is really strong enough. One person can destroy all opponents!
When the Pacers double-teamed Jordan, Burrell, Harper and others were always able to finish. They all made many key shots tonight, making the Pacers' double-team impossible. He didn't dare to be too aggressive, which also gave Jordan ample opportunities for one-on-ones and low-post singles!
For the Pacers, they once formed a 4-on-4 situation on the court. Lin Tian used this huge space to cooperate with his teammates several times in a row, either succeeding in his own offense, or assisting Barkley, Schmitz and others to complete the game. At the end, the Pacers relied on this wave of matchups to once have an 8-point lead!
Then Jackson quickly changed the defensive matchup.
He asked Burrell to defend Miller, and asked Jordan, who had better mobility, defensive ability and defense awareness, to return to the strong side to contain the Pacers' offense.
The advantage of this change is that the Pacers' offense immediately came to a standstill. Jordan always appeared in the right position at the first time, making it impossible for the Pacers to conduct the ball, and their offensive efficiency also dropped significantly.
But at the same time, this defense also made Jordan, who only rested for 1 minute in the first half, consume an astonishing amount of energy. Not only did he have to go all out on the offensive end, but he also had to make up for the deficiencies on the defensive end.
Again, Jordan is now the only pillar of the Bulls!
In the entire first half of the game, Jordan played 23 minutes and scored 22 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Although the shooting rate was not high, only 18 of 7 shots, everyone could see it. Jordan's perfect performance at both ends of the offense and defense is almost the only reason why the Bulls have not been opened up by the Pacers!
In addition to Jordan, Kukoc has also scored 10 points. Burrell, Hubble, Cole and others also have their own achievements. They go all out and try their best to hit every ball Jordan throws. Seize the opportunity to make Jordan's game less difficult.
For the Pacers, Lin Tian scored 8 points and 4 assists in the second quarter, and already had a double-double of 12 points and 11 assists at half-time. Under his supervision, the Pacers' offense was orderly and orderly. Be well organized!
Although in the second half of the second quarter, Jordan's crazy defense and supplementary efforts caused the Pacers' scoring efficiency to drop significantly, under the leadership of Lin Tian, the Pacers still controlled the initiative on the court!
Although they did not lead by much, that is, 4 points, in the final analysis, the Pacers had the initiative on the court for 80% of the entire first half!
47: 43!
When players from both sides walked into the tunnel, the fans at the scene still felt that they were still unsatisfied. The 4-point gap could be said to be almost like no gap at all!
If everything goes well, we can catch up in two rounds!
And with this kind of score difference, the second half of the game will undoubtedly be very exciting!The entire United Center and all the fans in front of the TV can't wait to see how the second half of the game will turn out!
"The Pacers really couldn't find fault with their performance in the first half! Although the Bulls did not have Pippen, which caused them to miss a very important point, it can be seen that the Pacers do have the same skills as everyone in the league. The confidence and ability of top teams to compete!"
During the halftime break, Smith analyzed: "In the second half of the game, I think the most important thing for the Pacers is to continue to pursue Jordan fiercely. Whether it is offense or defense, Jordan should be taxed more. More confrontation and tougher fouls!"
"As long as Jordan is tired, as long as Jordan has no strength to continue to perform at a high level, the Bulls will collapse in an instant!"
Marcus followed up and said: "Yes, but what the Bulls need to pay attention to is actually the opposite of the Pacers. They need more people to stand up to protect Jordan, whether it is Kukoc and Hubble on the offensive end, or defensively Rodman, they need to perform more!"
"They must share more, otherwise Jordan's physical fitness will be exhausted sooner or later! After all, he will be 35 years old soon. No matter how powerful he is, he is not the omnipotent Jordan who was 28 years old."
In the Bulls locker room, Jackson kept slapping his hands, encouraging and praising everyone in the team, asking them to continue working hard to maintain the momentum of the first half, and at the same time, he also asked them to try their best to win in the second half. Possibly perform to help Jordan recover the score!
"Come on guys! We did a great job in the first half! Think about it, they are playing with all their strength. They are called the team most likely to challenge and defeat us and prevent us from winning 3 consecutive championships. They From the very beginning there was only one goal: to defeat us!”
"They prepared for who knows how long for tonight, to beat us, I think they haven't even slept for weeks! But the result? Look at it! We were missing Scott, but we still played them They are on par! We now have to prove that they are not at the same level as us!"
"Even without Scott, we can beat them, and we are still the strongest! Burrell, your 3-pointer in the first half was very beautiful! Your defense against Reggie Miller was also almost perfect, keep up the good work ! You will definitely get a big contract after the season!"
"Ron, everyone says that our point guard position has been greatly weakened because of Lin's departure! But I don't think so. Our number one position is still very strong. We just changed our playing style and tactics. You To prove that you are not much worse than Lin!"
"Tony, you scored 10 points in the first half, which is great! But it's not great enough! You are now the second-in-command of a team that aims to win three consecutive championships. You only scored 10 points in the half. You are not worthy of this important task. ! Never mind the defense, never mind how many points Charles Barkley and Rick Schmitz scored!"
"You just need to score more points! Okay? Don't be afraid! Just use your offense to destroy all enemies! I always believe that in terms of offense, you are one of the five best power forwards in this league! "
Bird's way of boosting players' morale during halftime is completely different from Jackson's approach of focusing on encouragement and supplementing with chicken soup, hoping to tap everyone's potential.
He started spraying right away!
"You guys played so badly! Yes, yes, we were ahead by 4 points, but so what? We were playing a remnant Bulls team! They only had Jordan alone! But what was the result? We couldn't defend it. ! You couldn’t guard Jordan! You also made the Bulls’ role players play like stars one by one!”
"What, are you going to send the entire Bulls team to the All-Stars tonight? Are you thinking about defeating the Bulls in the playoffs and winning the final championship?"
"Why! I'm asking you, why? You can't even beat a dilapidated Bulls team that's at a trough. Why do you go to the playoffs to compete with the Bulls who are in playoff mode? Why do you? Beat them in the series?”
"Leading by 4 points? Now we are not leading by 20 points, which proves that we played badly!" "Reggie, I want you to run in the second half, instead of standing in the corner and watching the show! I know what you are thinking, but That's not the Reggie we need! I want you to completely stun the guy you're playing against and make him useless! Use your running to tear apart the entire Bulls defense!"
"Charles, where is your aggressiveness? Facing the Bulls' inside line, you only scored 13 points in the first half? Only made 4 free throws? This is not your level at all. You should be on par with the Bulls' inside line. They are almost like high school students! Kill them for me, destroy them for me!"
"And everyone else, please play harder and be more aggressive! I want your aggression! Play your best for me instead of having an early Christmas on the court!"
"Everyone, do you understand? In the second half, I want to see you at 100%. I want to see you beat the Bulls for me! Do you understand?"
"understand!"
Seeing that the players' fighting spirit and morale were completely scolded by him, Bird nodded. Then, when everyone walked out of the locker room at the end of the intermission, Bird deliberately stayed at the end and pulled Lin. God.
"Lin, you are a smart man. Do you know how to play in the second half?" Bird asked Lin Tian worriedly.
"I won't get ahead of you. Don't worry, Larry. I'll think it's a fart when you just talked about encouraging morale! I will continue to shoulder the responsibility of my No. [-] position and properly allocate basketball and offensive tactics!"
"Very good, Lin, I just..." Bird nodded, the smart Lin Tian never let him down!
Um?Wait, what's wrong?
"There's no need to think of it as fart Lin. There are some parts of what I said that you can listen to." Bird caught the wrong part of Lin Tian's words, but before he could protest, Lin Tian He had already run away without giving Bird any chance.
In the second half of the game, the two sides continued to fight!
Neither side has changed its starting lineup at this time, and the ten players from the beginning are still fighting on the court.
In the first offense, Miller changed his way of standing still and waiting for the basketball in the first half. He began to run quickly and continuously looked for cover from his teammates. Finally, he broke away at a 45-degree angle on the left. Burrell got an open 3-point opportunity!
How could Lin Tian let him miss this opportunity?With one push of one hand, the basketball was already in place quickly.
Miller didn't need to adjust at all after catching the ball. He raised the knife and dropped it, and the 3-pointer landed accurately!
The point difference came to 7 points!
"Within 3 minutes, we opened the point difference to more than 12 points!" After Miller scored, Lin Tian shouted loudly while returning to defense, giving his teammates a task?
12 points?Jordan's eyes trembled, and he immediately stretched out his hand and said: "Within 3 minutes, we will even the score difference!"
"Michael, you have no creativity at all, why did you copy my words like this?" Lin Tian immediately protested dissatisfied with Jordan, saying that your plagiarism was very disgusting.
"You are also very unpromising, Lin. When you were with the Bulls, you always shouted for 3 points within 15 minutes. What's wrong? Without me to help you, you don't even have this confidence anymore?"
"In 3 minutes, let's reach 50 points!" When Lin Tian heard this, he immediately opened his mouth and replied, then looked at Jordan and said: "It's just a slogan, what's so big about it? I'll give you another 500 points." How is it?"
"In 3 minutes, we lead to 70 points!" Jordan didn't give in at all, he opened his mouth and shouted a bigger number.
It’s done!Don’t admit defeat at all!
However, trash talk is trash talk, and Jordan's running speed did not slow down at all. He quickly ran towards the baseline, and then used his back to push Rose again, and then it was the same as before.
Dribbling, shoulder collision to create distance, quick turn and fadeaway jump shot, the basketball slid into the basket again!
"Lin, why don't you double-team? This is the only one. He won't be my opponent even after three more years of training!" After Jordan scored, he found Lin Tian again. He hoped to provoke Lin Tian to defend him!
After all, Jordan and Lin Tian have rich one-on-one experience. Jordan has defeated Lin Tian countless times in two years.
He is confident that he can form a single-point explosion against Lin Tian, thereby disrupting the entire rhythm of the Pacers.
"You are so stupid, Michael." Lin Tian said with a crooked mouth: "You actually want to use provocation to deal with a person who has 10 times more bad water in his stomach than the water in your head. Are you crazy?"
"FUXX!" Jordan cursed again, then stopped answering and turned around to leave.
He finally understood why the masters of trash talk like Payton and Stockton couldn't criticize Lin Tian, and were not even willing to confront Lin Tian. After a confrontation, they would always exchange thousands of words into a simple 'FUXX' 'Yes.
This guy's mouth is really too poisonous!
The feeling of being a rival with him was really unpleasant.
During the Pacers' offense, Lin Tian continued to dribble at the top of the arc, while Miller and Schmitz on the other side played their signature small-area cooperation, constantly covering and intersecting to create opportunities for each other. , this was also the Pacers' best style of play before this year.
Lin Tian looked at the two people on that side covering each other, looking for opportunities to prepare to pass the ball. Just when everyone thought that after Miller or Schmitz got space, Lin Tian would send the ball over as soon as possible. At that moment, Lin Tian suddenly passed the ball without looking at anyone and put the ball directly into Barkley's hands at the basket!
Even Barkley himself was stunned for a moment after getting the ball and almost failed to hold the ball, let alone the Bulls' defensive players. They had no time to react and made any reaction.
Barkley was just stunned for a moment, then quickly turned around and completed a one-handed layup!
"What a beautiful pass! What a beautiful pass!" After Barkley scored, he was so excited that he jumped up and down and kept clapping in celebration!
"Give me a wink next time, you bastard, so that Rick and I won't play with Lin Tian's life so much." Miller also came over and protested. He really thought Lin Tian was waiting for a chance to pass the ball to him. , but the result was that the basketball was suddenly thrown into the basket.
Lin Tian really deceived 9 people on the court with this ball!
The Bulls' offense was still the same, with Jordan and Harper passing the ball in the low post, with Jordan preparing for a single in the low post. When the Pacers didn't attack, Jordan, who had regained his strength after halftime, turned around again. Get ready to shoot straight away!
This time Rose obviously made up his mind to push Jordan down, but he made a big jump and was fouled by Jordan for the third time. But the good news is that Jordan finally didn't make the shot this time. People score 2+1!
"I'm going to treat this kid like a dog for a walk. Are you really not here to save him?" Jordan walked to the free throw line and looked at Lin Tian and others with a look of 'pity'.
"If I were you, I would be ready to go back to defense when the free throws were made." Lin Tian looked at Barkley and said: "Charles, after he made the second free throw, you immediately serve the baseline kick, and I will give you a quick one." !”
"No problem, Lin!" Barkley chuckled, looked at Jordan and said, "Why don't you call a timeout first to take a breath?"
"Ron, follow up! Don't let Lin succeed!" After Jordan made the first free throw accurately, he glanced at Kukoc and Langley who were preparing to grab the board under the basket and said: "You two also go back directly. Well, I don’t need to grab rebounds to shoot free throws.”
Longley and Kukoc looked at each other, then really turned around and left, instead of getting stuck under the basket, they went back to defense.
"Let's see how you can make a fast break!" Jordan glanced at his teammates who had all returned to the backcourt, raised his hand and made another free throw!
Then he saw in disbelief that Barkley quickly came to the baseline, holding the basketball as if he was about to throw it. Lin Tian had also started running towards the frontcourt.
Just like that, we also want to play fast break?Are they crazy?
Jordan only had time to think of this. Driven by instinct and competitiveness, he also started running quickly towards his backcourt, trying to stop Lin Tian's fast break intention this time.
But after he desperately ran back to half court, he realized that Lin Tian basically looked like he was about to run, and then stopped. At this moment, he had just gotten the ball from the backcourt and had not advanced beyond the 3-point line. .
"You're just kidding, Michael, why are you so serious?" Lin Tian smiled and said, "How about I give you some time to breathe? Lest you burst your lungs."
"Get away!" Lin Tian's attitude finally made Jordan unhappy. He opened his hands, lowered his center of gravity, slapped his left hand heavily on the floor and said, "Come here Lin, let me see what you have." Ability! Come on! If you have the guts, don’t pass the ball!"
"As you wish!" Lin Tian held his hands high, and then pointed his two index fingers apart on both sides, gesturing for everyone to pull away.
This gesture is the Pacers' true island tactic!
Lin Tian really wanted to keep everyone apart, he was going to have a duel with Jordan!
"Michael, you will regret your choice!" Lin Tian dribbled the ball slowly closer to the three-point line, and then suddenly dribbled the ball from his hips. He quickly moved half a step to the right, trying to break through from here, but Jordan His center of gravity is extremely stable. Although he has moved his steps, he still maintains a good defensive position!
No matter whether Lin Tian really wants to break through from this side or change direction and go to the other side, Jordan can keep up in time!
He is worthy of being the best defensive player ever. Even though he can't keep up with Lin Tian in terms of speed, Jordan's defensive choices still can't find any problems.
Lin Tian also has his own ideas about this round. He doesn't want to use speed to beat Jordan. He wants to use rhythm, dribbling and fake moves to completely shake Jordan away. He wants the Bulls to have their confidence shaken just because of this round. .
As a result, an attack failed, and Lin Tian immediately dribbled back. Then when he was about to start dribbling again, he suddenly felt a dark side.
Burrell actually came to help defend, and Jordan suddenly stepped forward at the same time. In the blink of an eye, the two formed a very tight and powerful double-team defense against Lin Tian!
Jordan was even more eye-catching and quick-handed. He stole the ball the moment he stepped forward and hit the basketball directly with great accuracy.
The basketball immediately rolled behind Lin Tian and escaped from Lin Tian's control.
Burrell and Jordan immediately started at the same time and chased the basketball.
But the speed of the two of them was still a little slower than Lin Tian. Lin Tian rushed ahead of the two of them, half a body ahead of time, and grabbed the basketball, letting the basketball return to his control!
Then, Lin Tian didn't stop at all, because as long as he paused even for a moment, the double-team between Jordan and Burrell would form again!Lin Tian held the basketball with one hand, without looking back or pausing. Instead, he threw the ball seemingly aimlessly with one hand!
In the disbelieving eyes of the audience, the basketball thrown by Lin Tian flew all the way towards the basket. Then Barkley finally reacted under the basket. He jumped up with all his strength, and the fingertips of his right hand barely touched the basket. The pass was a little high, but just this touch was enough!
The basketball suddenly changed its trajectory, and then fell directly into the basket!
"Amazing! Incredible! God! What kind of passing method is this?" Smith held his head and said in disbelief: "I never imagined that someone could pass the ball like this!"
"Did Lin throw it casually to avoid making mistakes and not return to the court, or did he see Barkley's gap under the basket? But no matter which way it was, it was so surprising and shocking!" Marku Si followed closely: "The control of basketball, the mastery of strength, and the wonderful touch."
"This ball is a gift from God!" Smith said from the bottom of his heart: "I think at that moment, Lin Tian felt God's guidance to him! This ball is so perfect!"
Jordan and Burrell looked at Barkley's alley-oop goal with shock and disbelief on their faces. They never imagined that a double-team that suddenly increased the intensity could actually allow Lin Tian to pass the ball. Such a wild and unrestrained ball!
Jordan couldn't even imagine that he originally wanted to imitate Lin Tianlai's unscrupulous double-teaming, and try to do something to others, but who could have imagined that it would end like this?
"How did you do that?" People as powerful as Jordan said this in a daze after witnessing the ball.
"You want to learn? I'll teach you." Lin Tian shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands and said, "But I don't guarantee that you can learn it. Some things depend on talent."
At this time, the big screen at the scene also began to replay the moment when Lin Tian passed the ball.
He was very embarrassed by the double-teaming by Jordan and Burrell. After being cut by Jordan, the basketball was released immediately. Lin Tian quickly chased back and then reached forward to grab the basketball with one hand when it was about to fly across the half court.
Then, before Jordan and Burrell stepped forward for the second double-team, Lin Tian did not look back at all, but directly threw the ball towards the basket with one hand!
At this time, the big screen continuously replayed several moments of Lin Tian throwing the ball with one hand from multiple angles.
Then, all the fans at the scene and in front of the TV were sure of one thing.
At the moment of passing the ball, Lin Tian did not look back!
Even from the moment he was double-teamed and turned around to protect the ball, he had no chance or leisure to look towards the basket to see the situation and movement under the basket. All his energy had been used to deal with Jordan and Burrell's double-team defense!
"For this ball, either Lin has eyes in the back of his head, or he had an eye on the situation on the court as early as the moment he was double-teamed, and predicted everyone's movements. He was sure that Barkley would be there at that time. Show up there and put the ball in!”
Smith found that the more replays he watched, the more he was attracted to this ball and the more incredible it became!
Because Lin Tian went from grabbing the ball to saving the ball to passing the ball without looking back, it was so satisfying!
"If there are only these two options, I would rather believe that Lin has eyes behind his back."
After watching the replay again, Marcus shook his head and said: "Compared to the fact that he can observe the situation of the entire stadium a few seconds in advance and predict everyone's movements a few seconds later, I would rather believe that there are two more people behind his head. Only eyes.”
"To be honest, I would rather believe in supernatural humans and special abilities, but I can't believe that Lin's overall view and court insight can be so strong!"
(End of this chapter)
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