NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 204 Never underestimate the heart of a championship?
Before the start of the third game of the first round of the playoffs, the entire Pacers team was in an extremely relaxed state. All of them were very confident and had 100% confidence that they could sweep the Cavaliers and win the first round of the playoffs. victory.

But the team's head coach Bird knows a truth: since ancient times, arrogant soldiers will lose!

The larger the strength gap in a series, the more the dominant side relaxes and underestimates the enemy, and the more likely it is for upsets and unexpected situations to occur!
Sometimes, even losing a game is a small matter.

There are not many cases where you are too relaxed because you are too far ahead, causing your moves to become fancy, your playing to become aggressive, and your desire to play beautiful offensive rounds, leading to injuries and conflicts. There are not many of them!With his eyes closed, Bird could count many similar cases from his 20 years of experience in the industry.

But at this time, Bird also knew very well that no matter what he said, his group of players would not listen.

They don't take the Cavaliers seriously at all now, and Bird's words of caution, caution, and the need to treat the game with caution will definitely fall on deaf ears.

Therefore, on the team's flight to Cleveland, Bird had been thinking hard, trying to find a way to make his players become more urgent and angry, and treat this game as a difficult playoff game. This is not an exhibition match that can be won casually!
The first round of the playoffs is 5 wins out of 3 games. The shorter the series, the easier it is for upsets and surprises to occur. Who knows if the Cavaliers will directly regain their feeling and confidence with a victory, and then defend their two home courts. What if the score is tied at 2:2?
No one can say for sure!
We are all playoff teams, anything can happen!
"Coach, what are you thinking about?" Lin Tian noticed Bird's frown and took the initiative to sit next to Bird and asked him if he needed help.

Seeing Lin Tian, ​​Bird also knew that this guy was definitely the most urgent and serious person on the team today, so he didn't hide anything and spoke out what he was worried about.

"That's it?" Lin Tian looked at Bird and said, "Don't you just want them to stay angry and hungry? It's too easy!"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he lowered his head and glanced at his watch and said: "We still have 40 minutes to get to Cleveland. I promise to kill everyone before getting off the plane, so that everyone can't wait to knock the Cleveland people to the ground and beat them up to relieve their anger! "

"Lin, what are you going to do? You're not going to find someone to blame, are you? That will only have the opposite effect." Bird pulled Lin Tian, ​​and he was a little confused as to what Lin Tian was going to do.

To boost the team's morale and sense of urgency for 40 minutes, Bird really didn't expect what Lin Tian could do. Anyway, judging from Lin Tian's character and past style, he felt that Lin Tian was most likely going to mock someone. Pommel and Barkley made them angry, and then walked onto the field angrily.

This method...

It's not that Bird hasn't thought about it, but he doesn't think it's feasible.

If the scale is not correct, it will lead to conflicts within the team!

"What are you thinking about, Larry, am I that kind of person?" Lin Tian rolled his eyes and said, "Let me remind you again: I graduated from the Department of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, and I received a full scholarship. A scholarship, not an athletic scholarship, and I was ranked first in the school when I graduated.”

"In addition, if you haven't heard of the Department of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, I can give you popular science. The University of Pennsylvania is an Ivy League school, one of the top ten universities in the United States, and the Department of Psychology is the school's trump card major, looking at the world. It can also be ranked in the top ten!”

"Also, if you want to know more about our school, I can tell you that it was built in..."

"That's enough Lin! I'm not an idiot! I don't want to go to school either. Why are you telling me this? What on earth do you want to say?" When Bird heard that Lin Tian was planning to reminisce about the founding of the school, he quickly stopped him.

"I just want to tell you that for a psychology expert, your problem is not a problem at all. 40 minutes is enough for me to solve it!" After Lin Tian finished speaking, he waved his hand and turned towards Buckley Miller and the others. past.

"Hey, guys, are you playing Texas Hold'em?" Lin Tian touched his chin and said: "Unfortunately, I am not good at this game at all, otherwise I can teach you a lot of experience and methods! You know, I am Gambling genius!"

"Not good at it?" Buckley's eyes lit up and he opened his mouth to invite Lin Tian to join him. He thought this might be a good way for him to regain his dignity from Lin Tian!

"Don't talk, Charles!" Miller knew what Barkley was going to do as soon as he saw his expression, and quickly opened his mouth to stop him: "How dare you believe what Lin said? Do you know what will happen if you believe what he says?"

"The only loser is a pair of underwear!"

The calm Miller is worthy of being one of the top killers in the league. Faced with temptation, he resisted!

"Lin, please go ahead and don't disturb us while we play cards. You should know that you are the number one blacklist at the gambling table."

But although Miller is calm and has a big heart, he can never stand being provoked by others in his life!
I can't stand the provocative method!

"Reggie, are you so timid? I think you have some ability." Lin Tian said with a bad smile: "In this way, I will give you a chance. If you pay 1 dollar, I will pay 10 dollars! Our odds are 1 Pay 10, how about I come and play with you?"

"Don't say I won't give you a chance. This may be the most likely opportunity for you to win my money in your life. If you don't dare to do this, you'd better take off your pants quickly and see if you're still down there."

Although Lin Tian didn't say the last word, everyone present felt the word 'girly' from the shape of his mouth.

"FUXX! Lin, do you really think you won't lose at the gambling table?" Miller's eyes widened, and the fighting spirit in his bones was easily aroused by Lin Tian: "Do you really think Are we afraid of you?"

"Are you afraid or not? It just depends on whether you let me sit down." Lin Tian smiled and said: "Anyway, there are only 30 minutes left to get to Cleveland. You can't lose much, let's play. Just have fun."

"Play! Just play! Come on! Sit down! I don't believe you can always win in this kind of game of luck!"

Miller cursed and took the playing cards, started to shuffle them quickly, then looked at Lin Tiandao: "Do you understand the rules? Do you need me to say them again?"

"Deal the cards, wordy devil, think carefully about what you want to eat when you go to Cleveland. After I beat you, I will treat everyone to a big dinner tonight!"

At this time, curious Bird and Thomas also gathered around.

It was rare to see Lin Tian gambling, and the Pacers' role players also joined in.

At this moment, almost everyone gathered around.

Everyone from coaches, team doctors and other staff to players gathered here!
Among the team's main players, all but Christie were there.

Well, Christie is another guy on the team who never participates in any gambling, and his excuse is pretty simple.

"My wife doesn't like me playing cards."

Miller cleared his throat and started dealing the cards!
Several people who had never seen Lin Tian playing cards came over with interest.

I want to see how good Lin Tian is, the legendary 'God of Gamblers'.

……

40 minutes later, when the plane landed at the Cleveland airport, no one got off the plane. After waiting for almost 5 minutes with no movement, the crew went in curiously to see what was going on. Only then did the first call finally come. Someone walked out of the cabin.

Lin Tian!

At this moment, Lin Tianna felt refreshed and walked off the plane gracefully.

He held a large pile of banknotes in his hand, counting them casually as he walked forward.

As for Miller, Barkley, Davis, Ben and others who came out behind Lin Tian, ​​they were all looking more wilted and aggrieved than the last.

They never imagined that they could lose a 1:10 bet!

Still a huge defeat for everyone!

After this time, the rule of never being on the same gambling table as Lin Tianshang was completely engraved in the minds of every Indiana player like a stamp of thought.

It's horrible!
For the whole 40 minutes, Lin Tian did not lose, but he lost very rarely, and basically all of them ran away early. During the game, he showed his psychological quality, changing skills, and constantly changing playing style. , the tone of speaking, the voice of calling chips... all highlight one word.

'God of Gamblers'!
Lin Tian clearly told them a truth: don't use your hobbies to challenge other people's jobs.

My job, Lin Daguan, is psychology!
Moreover, Lin Tian can still sweep his teammates under such a 10 times difference in bets. He is so scary!

As for Barkley Miller and the others, they actually didn’t lose much, no matter how miserable they were at the top. After all, the two consecutive sets they played after landing only lasted about 40 minutes.

Add in the 10:1 bet, how much more can you lose?

But the problem is, they were beaten like this and killed without leaving any trace. These few people couldn't save their reputation at all. Even when the plane landed in the end, they were still thinking about making up for it and dragged Lin away. Two more strikes came from the sky.

After all, the bets are placed here. If they win one, Lin Tian will win 10!If you are lucky, it is very possible to get your money back!This is also the reason why the main players of the team did not leave the plane.

It’s just that I feel that as long as I win once, I can win anything!
Just waiting for a chance to make a comeback!

But unfortunately, they were facing the 'God of Gambling' Lin Tian!
Playing cards with him is bound to be difficult to win!
In this case, Lin Tian won a lot of money from the team and was completely blacklisted.

Barkley even said directly: Even if Jesus himself comes to help in the future, he will not play cards with Lin Tian anymore!So boring!

Then after everyone got off the plane, Bird and Thomas stayed at the end. Thomas was studying the playing cards carefully, trying to find something from them.

"What are you looking at Isaiah?" Bird asked curiously: "You don't think Lin is a con man, do you?"

"How else can we explain that he can win so much money?" Thomas obviously found nothing and shrugged his shoulders and stood up.

"Maybe if you go to the psychology department of the University of Pennsylvania and study for four years, you will know what's going on." Bird patted him on the shoulder and said: "Let's go and see the status of the players. Lin has already put their The anger and frustration have been stirred up, and it’s up to us to help transfer this anger to the Cavaliers.”

Bird's idea is right and the direction is right.

But when he and Thomas delayed for a while and got on the team bus almost five minutes later than the players, he found that he was late.

Because when he came to the bus, what he saw was the entire Pacers team, especially those who participated in the gambling game. Everyone's eyes were burning and they were swearing. The targets of their insults were all Cavaliers. team players.

Judging from their looks, each of them is obviously eager to start the competition immediately. Their enthusiasm has already risen and transferred.

"What did you do?" Bird stood next to Lin Tian and looked at the team's completely different momentum and emotions in disbelief. He couldn't understand.

"It's just a few overt and insinuating words, criticizing others, and diverting trouble to the east." Lin Tian leaned back in his chair easily and said: "Now they all feel that it was Kemp who led the people to win their money, but compared to this …”

"Although it's not much, I won almost 1 US dollars. Looking for a place to have fun at night?"

"Have you fun?" Bird rolled his eyes and said, "This is Cleveland, where do you think this is? All you can find here are the cheapest street girls and fake liquor. It's not as good as having fun here. Just turn on the TV in the hotel and watch the pay channels."

"Okay." Lin Tian leaned back on his chair completely bored. The game won't be played until tomorrow. What should we do tonight?
At this time, in the Cavaliers' training hall, the Cavaliers also concluded their last training session before the game.

After the training, Fratello clapped his hands and called all the Cavaliers players to him.

Even if he lost the first two games by almost 60 points, now he is back at home, he doesn't want to just surrender!
He must give a good boost to the morale of the players.

"Everyone, I don't know if you have nightmares these days, but I, I have nightmares every night, and I am awakened by those two humiliating defeats every night!"

"I have never been so embarrassed in my life, and I have never lost so miserably. I must admit that at the coaching level, I am not as good as Larry Bird, a rookie head coach. I was completely beaten by him in every aspect. Yes, he kicked my ass."

"But what I want to say is that you haven't lost yet. You are not really inferior to the old guys from the Pacers! We still have a chance!"

"We are young, we are full of physical strength, and we have endless energy and physical strength to expend! As for the Pacers, they just arrived in Cleveland today. They have traveled a lot, and the old guys in their team will definitely be very tired!"

"A very intuitive data, the Pacers' winning rate in away games this season is only 51%! It is more than 10 percentage points lower than their total winning rate in the regular season! And if you exclude the bad teams in this year's lottery, only If you look at the playoff teams.”

"44%! Their winning rate in away games is only 44%! Guys, what does this mean? I don’t need to say more? This means that we have a 56% probability of winning this game! This is just the basics. It’s just data, we have many other reasons worth fighting for!”

"The people in the sales department told me that after our disastrous defeat, our jersey sales increased by 21%, and the game tickets were sold out early, and the reserved tickets for the fourth game that were released in advance were also sold by enthusiastic fans. The booking is clean! They believe we can win the third game, they even believe we can win two games in a row!”

"Our fans have maintained extreme vitality and confidence. They believe in us! Do we really want to let them down? Do we want them to come and watch another 30-point defeat? They have not given up on us. I really I don’t know why we have to give up on ourselves!”

"Also, your family and friends will also come to watch this game. I heard that our players gave away more than 60 free tickets for this game. They are all your closest friends and family. Are you going to let them down and fail miserably in front of them?"

"The last thing I want to say is, if it's not for these, not for them, just for ourselves, think about it guys, think about what the Pacers are like!"

"From head coach Bird, assistant coach Thomas, to Lin, Miller, Barkley...the most important people on their team are either bastards, or worse than bastards! If we are really swept by them, They were unable to lift their heads in three consecutive games and were completely beaten."

"Then you'd better pray that you never meet them again in this life, otherwise, what awaits you will definitely be endless ridicule and humiliation. They will spray all over your head every time they meet you. Can’t lift it!”

"Sean, you are the most experienced. You were eliminated by Lin in the finals. You know what kind of person he is. Tell me about your experience!"

Speaking of Lin Tian, ​​Kemp's eyes immediately showed hatred: "He is a bastard! I have never hated and hated a person so much! He ruined me, ruined my team, and almost ruined my... Career! I can tell you that if you really want to continue in the league, you shouldn’t give up!”

"Otherwise, you will wait to be laughed at all your life! I have done wrong things and stupid things! I was too stupid when Gary and I formed a team together, and I did wrong things, but this time, I hope to be able to Find it yourself!"

"I hope that all the people and fans in this league, when they mention me, don't just remember beating up teammates and being bloodbathed by the Pacers! I hope that when others mention me, they say: Sean is a good guy! He is in With Cleveland in a desperate situation, we found a glimmer of hope!" "I also hope that all of you, in your future careers and even in your lives, will be proud and proud every time you mention this year's playoffs, not Ashamed to mention and ashamed of!"

"Guys, I didn't go to college. I don't know the big truth, but I know one thing: men have to have face! We can't lose without shame!"

"That's right! You can't lose without shame!"

"Kill the Hoosiers! Let them know how powerful we are!"

"The beating made them run away with their heads in their hands!"

“Guard the Quicken Loans Center!”

Fralotte looked at Kemp, who took the lead in shouting, and nodded with great satisfaction.

This top power forward who hit the bottom of his life last season and was kicked out by the SuperSonics has finally become like a leader rather than a simple scorer!
In this team that is full of rookies and lacks experience and leadership, Kemp's growth and responsibility will definitely give this team extraordinary strength!
Even if Fratello knows very well that there is still no suspense in this series, all the Cavaliers can do is take advantage of the Pacers' possible underestimation and steal a game.

This is their only chance!
But Fratello also believes that if this team continues on the right path, it will definitely become a top team in the league!

He also firmly believes that when everyone on the team unites, the Cavaliers will definitely win the third game!
The mourners will win!
But who is the mourning soldier?

Fratello's confidence remained until the players warmed up for the next day's game.

But when the warm-up started, Fratello was stunned!

What is this?

Fratello saw the expressionless faces of the entire Pacers team, and everyone's expressions were grim. Not only was no one joking at all, but no one was even talking!
The whole team is running tactics meticulously, rigorously and seriously!

Even... when they were running to the basket to find a feeling, no one showed off a dunk or anything like that.

Layup!Everyone is warming up seriously using the simplest basics and what the coach teaches.

Fratlow looked at Bird. He rubbed his eyes vigorously to see if he was hallucinating.

Can Bird bring out this kind of discipline and atmosphere?Has Larry Brown, the league's number one coach, ever led such a rigorous team?

The feeling this Pacers team gives Fratello is: The Pacers are the team that lost 60 points in the first two games and is facing a humiliating exit. Tonight, they have to put all their efforts and try their best to play with their opponents!
Who is on the verge of falling off the cliff?
In the first two games of Tama, the Pacers were not so serious!

Fratello couldn't believe that when the Pacers took a 2-0 lead and got the match point, not only did they not relax at all, they were even more urgent than before!

He looked at Barkley, Miller, Schmitz, Dumas, Lin Tian and others... and couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration.

At the same time, he also recalled the famous saying of his colleague Tomjanovich.

"Never underestimate the heart of a champion!"

Is this the determination that these old men can give to their dreams and lifelong ideals?

This team might really be able to defeat the Bulls and win the championship!

If Floyd knew that the Pacers lost to Lin Tian because of gambling, causing the whole team to hold their breath and want to find someone to vent and take revenge...

Anyway, if Lin Tian knew what Fratello was thinking at this moment, he would definitely run over and tell him: What a championship desire to win, at least tonight, these things are not important at all, these bastards just lose at cards. I'm so anxious that I'm going to use you as a punching bag to vent my anger!

If Lin Tian says this, there is a high probability that Fratello will be able to explode something!
But it’s okay not to know now. At least in Fratello’s mind, this is a perfect team. Bird is the top super coach in the league, and Lin Tian is one of the best leaders in the league!

His evaluation of the Pacers is now very high!

And this high evaluation became even higher after the game started!

In the first round, Schmitz batted the ball to Lin Tian. Lin Tian slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and then passed the ball with both hands on his chest.Pass the ball to Miller, who moves laterally and uses Barkley's screen to get into the open space and pulls up for a 3-point shot!
"Boom!"

After a crisp sound, the ball failed to hit, and then Schmitz, who was under the basket, held Kemp and Big Z alone. Not to mention, he also showed his power. After roaring, he jumped up and slapped the rebound with one hand. It reached Lin Tian's hand on the other side.

After Lin Tian got the ball, he suddenly started and rushed inside. After attracting help from the defense, he passed the ball to Christie. Then Christie took off directly with the ball and rushed towards the basket!
"boom!"

After a loud bang, Christie hung on the rim with one hand, and Big Z, who was originally protecting the rim, was knocked out by Christie and fell to the floor!

"Ho ho ho ho!" After the successful dunk, Christie rarely showed his passionate side. He slapped his chest with both hands wildly, celebrating the dunk just now!
In just this round, you can see how serious the Pacers team is!
Lin Tian did not use his signature flashy and beautiful passing moves. Barkley took the initiative to cover his teammates at the top of the arc. Schmitz fought hard for offensive rebounds. Christie rarely chose 'recklessness' instead of 'reason'.

These abnormal and even extraordinary performances were all seen by Fratello, and he understood what this meant better than anyone else!
This means that no matter what the state is tonight, the Pacers' attitude is full!Everyone took the initiative to step out of their comfort zone and play in a way that they usually don't like, but it was very effective!
At the same time, this also means that the morale-boosting words he and Kemp gave before the game were most likely in vain.

The attitude of the Pacers is so scary!
For this game, Fratello, as a coach, actually has the position and identity of a 'bystander', and this is also an important responsibility of the coach. They must observe the details and inactions on the field as a bystander. What people know, and then use and develop it so that their team can win.

And if the coach is a 'bystander', then many players are standard 'fans of the authorities'.

Like Camp!

Kemp doesn't feel that the attitude of the entire Pacers team is different at all, nor does he feel that they are risking their lives now and want to beat the Cavaliers like a sandbag to vent their anger.

So when Kemp confidently pressed his back against Barkley to ask for the ball, hoping to use a method that could greatly boost morale to score and hit his opponent, he suffered a big loss!
Facing you Barkley, he didn't choose to shoot, but made a feint and went straight into the inside!

Then he exerted force on his shoulders and resisted hard!
According to his experience, the current Barkley cannot withstand this blow, and will definitely be completely pushed away!
Therefore, Kemp pulled it up without fear, just wanting to dunk it with both hands to give the fans at Quicken Loans Center a good time!
"Snapped!"

But what greeted Kemp was Barkley's big hand that stretched out from nowhere and touched Kemp's ball with great precision.

"Get off here!" Barkley roared, exerting force again, and actually pushed Kemp back down while dribbling the ball while he was jumping!

Kemp's first thought after landing was: How is it possible?How could he jump so high?

Then the second thought was: I want to get the place back!
Looking for an opportunity, Kemp did not stupidly follow up and dunk again. He also had to regain his breath!

But as soon as he made a fake shot, he was surprised to find that Barkley didn't even touch him, but kept a distance of almost 30 centimeters from Kemp. Then Barkley looked at Kemp with his knees slightly Squatting down, he said in an extremely arrogant voice: "Come on!"

Come and come!
Kemp couldn't bear this kind of almost humiliating defense!

Anyone who has received even a week of basketball training will know that the first element of defense at the basket is to stay close to the opponent, not giving him room to shoot and shoot, and to use his body to squeeze the opponent's shooting space.

But Barkley, what is this?
Gave Kemp 30 centimeters of space to shoot?

Isn't that what humiliation is?
Kemp was stunned for almost half a second with the basketball, and then he made two fake shots in succession. Not only did Barkley remain unmoved, he even bounced a few times.

This guy Barkley made two defensive fake moves to deceive Kemp!

After two consecutive fake moves, Kemp felt it was almost done and he jumped up for the second time in a row.

"Snapped!"

Then, Barkley, a guy whose height and wingspan were not as good as his, and who was much older and heavier than him, once again achieved the effect of a flying pig rising into the sky. He jumped high and touched the shot thrown by Kemp with his palm!
"Got you bastard!"

This time, Barkley tried his best and slapped the basketball toward the three-point line!

At this time, there is only one person waiting for the basketball at that place.

Lin Tian!

Lin Tian hugged the basketball, and then dribbled the ball forward at high speed. Knight was pushing hard all the way. Lin Tian didn't stop at all, as if Knight in front of him was just a pendant for him and could not hinder him at all. His movements and impacts.

"Shh!"

Rushing all the way to the basket, Lin Tian easily scored 15 points with a layup thanks to his height of more than 2 centimeters!
Then, Lin Tian stayed in the frontcourt and suddenly launched a full-court press against Knight!
Knight suffered so many losses in the first two games, how can he dare to advance with the ball by himself at this time?As soon as he saw that Lin Tian was playing defense instead of symbolically extending his hand, his first choice was to find Person not far away and pass the ball!

But before the basketball was halfway through the air, Christie's sinful hands stretched out and successfully intercepted the basketball!
Then Christie dribbled toward the basket again, dunked with one arm, and scored another 2 points!
As soon as the Pacers started, they were full of momentum!

They told everyone with every body movement and performance of every round: there will be no accidents tonight, and there will be no upsets!
3: 0!

Tonight is the end of the series!
After the Pacers showed such a tough and crazy state and determination to win, coupled with the fact that the Cavaliers' offense suffered repeated setbacks on the court, and the Pacers continued to win, the Cavaliers' players were "fans of the authorities" Those of you finally saw one thing.

Is that why they are angry?The Pacers are angrier than them!They don't want to lose?The walkers simply don't want them to live!
Really fight to death!
14: 34!

At the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers were already 20 points behind!
That's because the starters all took a break after playing for less than 6 minutes.

If those people who are so jealous of killing or losing at cards are allowed to stay on the court, who knows how many points the Pacers can score in the first quarter and how they can beat the Cavaliers!

Again, that’s it, don’t beat people to death. Who can say what will happen in the future? What if we all become teammates one day?
Staying on top of things not only makes it easier to meet in the future, but also makes it less likely to get injured. After all, if you are jealous, you can massacre your opponent in the game, and if you lose, you may hurt your opponent physically.

There is no need to let your main players work hard on the court to challenge the opponent's bottom line just to set a record of 58 points in a single game.

It’s not revenge for killing my father!
At the beginning of the second quarter, Bird continued not to let his starters appear, but asked Ainge to continue playing on the court with Best and other players who usually have little chance to play.

Or to put it more bluntly, Bird counted a few people from the end of the bench from back to front and let them stand on the court.

Of course, this kind of lineup composed purely of role players and water-cooler players cannot resist the Cavaliers, who are not completely desperate. Under the leadership of Person, Henderson and others, the Cavaliers 3 minutes before the second quarter, The game was extremely exciting, and they quickly hit an 11:3 offensive climax, narrowing the point difference to 12 points.

Then Bird immediately called a timeout, and Barkley and Lin Tian entered the game at the same time!
After the two cores of this team, one inside and one outside, appear at the same time, the effect will naturally be immediate!
Whether it's Lin Tian's perfect integration of organization and personal offense, or Barkley's forced singles in the interior, they can beat the Cavaliers' defense to pieces, and there is no way to contain the performance of these two guys!
After these two people came on the court, the Cavaliers once again felt the huge gap in strength between the two sides!
They found that they couldn't guard against these two people at all!Even if everyone knew that Barkley was going to hit hard at the basket, they couldn't resist him at all.

Just like everyone knows Lin Tian...

Well, okay, no one knows what Lin Tian wants to do. No one even knows whether he wants to attack by himself or pass the ball to lead his teammates. No matter which member of the Cavaliers faces Lin Tian, ​​all they feel is just a moment. The despair and powerlessness of the array.

I can't prevent it at all!
Barkley and Lin Tian played less than 5 minutes on the court, and they once again opened the point difference to 25 points. Then Bird let them rest again and replaced Dumas, Miller and Schmi. Ci and others continue to fight!
Then, the Cavaliers players discovered: It's not that they couldn't guard Lin Tian, ​​they couldn't guard everyone on the Pacers!

Miller and others immediately showed off their power as soon as they came on the court. Miller scored a 3-pointer, Dumas scored a mid-range shot, and Schmitz made a strong hit under the basket. Each of the three scored 7 points in a row, widening the gap. It opened to more than 30 minutes!
At this time, the first half of the game is not over yet!

The competition has already been spent again!
All the resistance and illusions of the Cavaliers were shattered after this point!

They had to admit that they were no match for the Pacers!
70: 41!

At the end of the first half, the Pacers had already scored 70 points. Their firepower was so fierce!

Well-deserved to be number one in the league!

And during the halftime break, the entire Cavaliers locker room was so quiet that there was no one at all!
From head coach Fratello to head coach Kemp to those water cooler players, no one spoke.

It’s not that they don’t dare, or that someone is angry, it’s just that no one wants to speak.

To put it more bluntly, the Cavaliers were beaten by the Pacers.

Moreover, who in the Cavaliers locker room wants to get angry and curse!

Whether it was Fratello, who was full of confidence before the game, or Camp, who has taken on the responsibility of leadership this season and made significant progress, they both chose to be quiet!
In other words, they are still in the horror that the Pacers brought to them in the first half and have not yet escaped.

All members of the Cavaliers can't figure out: How much hatred does the Pacers have against themselves?Or did he offend someone from the Pacers?This is what makes them so crazy. Even with a 2:0 lead, they can still play a more intense and brutal game than the previous two games!

Is this the intensity and ability that a team aiming for the championship should have?

Full of self-doubt and complete despair, the Cavaliers players walked into the Quicken Loans Center arena with their heads downcast and as if they were going to the execution ground to be tortured.

For them, there is indeed not much difference between playing in the second half and being punished.

(End of this chapter)