NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 228 Stockton was beaten in a fancy way

"Vote, John! Don't be afraid! Vote bravely!"

The person who shouted this sentence was none other than Lin Tian!

He didn't even look at Stockton, gave him a slap in the butt, turned around and went to grab the rebound.

He knows Stockton very well in this round. After experiencing a serious injury, it is not only his physical fitness that has declined, but also his physical reserves.

By this point in the season, his physical fitness had already bottomed out. Even though the Jazz had a nine-day break in the conference finals and finals, these nine days failed to help Stockton recover at all. Much physical fitness.

In the historical series, Stockton failed to score in double figures in 6 of the 4 finals games. In 2 games, the shooting percentage was lower than 30%, and in 2 games, the shooting percentage was over 40%. Although there was a shooting percentage in the remaining 2 games, The field goal percentage was 80%, but he only scored 5 points in 8 shots.

Stockton had only one game in the Finals that could be called a good game. He scored 20+ points with a high shooting percentage and led the Jazz to an overtime victory.

The remaining 5 games are either undercover or mediocre and not worth mentioning.

The reason why Lin Tian let Stockton play so big without even looking at it is very simple.

It’s just a Stockton mentality! It just makes him completely lose confidence!

You old cunt want me to lose my mind and beat you up with my blood?

No problem, I, Lin Daguan, will satisfy you!

But by the way, you Stockton also got some blood!

Lin Tian wants Stockton to lose all confidence!

Lost the confidence to play!

"Boom!"

Lin Tian's disregard for defense made Stockton's hands tremble. His absolutely huge open shot still missed and bounced out of the frame.

Lin Tian saw the right direction, leaped high to win the ball, then turned around and dribbled all the way forward!

Lin Tian's speed was not that fast this time. He just leaned sideways against Stockton and pushed all the way towards the frontcourt.

Then, after reaching two steps inside the Jazz's 3-point line, Lin Tian suddenly turned around and completely pressed his butt against Stockton, and then used force to thrust toward the inside twice. Stockton was knocked out by Lin Tian. These two blows were so overwhelming that he felt like his internal organs were about to fall apart.

Then Lin Tian used strength again and pushed Stockton backwards. He even took two steps back and was unable to stand firm. He sat down on the ground in a very embarrassed state!

Then Lin Tian quickly turned around and took off to shoot!

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, Lin Tian's turnaround jumper hit again!

After scoring, Lin Tian quickly ran to Stockton who was sitting on the floor.

He certainly didn't mean well to help Stockton up.

The idea of ​​lifting your opponent up was not popular in the 90s.

Lin Tian stood in front of Stockton, with an arrogant face and a provocative expression on his face.

He didn't move or talk trash, he just looked at Stockton condescendingly!

If Lin Tian were replaced by anyone in this league, Stockton would definitely not tolerate this tone. He would jump up and give Lin Tian an elbow or a punch, and teach him how to behave.

but now……

Don't dare, Stockton really doesn't dare.

He got up obediently, patted the non-existent dust on his body, turned his head and looked at Fei Ji and said: "Adam, the ball! Brian, Jeff, you two take over, this guy's defense is difficult Do it!”

I'm scared! Completely cowardly!

And it wasn’t just Stockton who was scared, even the rest of the Jazz team were also scared. No one even dared to help Stockton up. They all hid far away and prayed to Stockton at the same time. Don't be impulsive, Keton.

After all, we were all good friends who got beaten together last year. Who doesn't know that Lin Tian can't afford to offend him?

Stockton's selection made the Jazz players breathe a sigh of relief, and also made Marcus sigh with emotion.

"It seems that last year's series had a huge shadow on the Jazz! I have never seen such a quiet Jazz team!"

In the Jazz's third offense, Lin Tian continued to press Stockton!

His strategy is to completely paralyze the Jazz's offense so that no one can play the tactics they want. In the end, they will fall into helpless individual singles.

Well... there is a high probability that it is not a single game, but barely a dozen or more!

After the Pacers went through the series with the Bulls, I have to say that everyone has matured a lot, and their defensive movements, defensive rotations, and willingness to defend have all improved significantly!

This time, when Stockton moved to the frontcourt, he suddenly felt a sense of relief!

Malone is here!

Without waiting for Stockton to call for tactics, Malone took the initiative to come to the top of the arc and wanted to set a pick-and-roll for Stockton.

"Your Majesty, Father!"

Stockton was so moved that he almost shouted out the name he was calling Malone in his heart. Fortunately, he was the top point guard after all, so he finally didn't shout out this very embarrassing call.

Using Malone's cover, Stockton bypassed Lin Tian, ​​and he suddenly felt an open space in front of him!

It’s just that it’s a bit too open!

Lin Tian once again completely ignored Stockton and turned around to help Barkley chase Malone, giving Stockton more than 3 meters of space to shoot and break through.

"John, shoot! Don't be afraid!" Lin Tian once again took on the role of encouragement, hoping that Stockton would shoot.

"Stop looking down on people!" Stockton cursed. When had he ever suffered this in his life?

When have you ever been bullied and ignored like this?

An angry Stockton stared at the basket, recalling his life-threatening training for more than 10 years throughout his career, recalling the sweat and painful training process he left behind outside the three-point line. Six games later, the image of his 3-pointer that directly sent the Rockets into the abyss of despair also appeared in front of his eyes.

I can get close! I am Stockton!

"Snapped!"

Just when Stockton finished taking aim and was about to grit his teeth and take action, the basketball in his hand disappeared.

This is reality, not a comic book. There is not a whole episode for him to recall his prosperous years, nor will everyone freeze and wait for him to mentally build up before returning to action.

There is no such thing as time stopping in Stockton.

Just when he was aiming at the gap, Lin Tian had already rushed forward, slapped the basketball away from Stockton's hand, and launched a fast break again!

This time, Lin Tian actually dunked in tribute to Malone!

He held the basketball in one hand and touched the back of his head with the other hand. Coupled with the coquettish and relaxed smile on his face, Lin Tian's ball was definitely dancing on the dignity of the entire Salt Lake City!

"boom!"

After a crisp sound, Lin Tian dunked again!

"This posture is not handsome." After landing, Lin Tian ran in the direction of Stockton and muttered as he passed Ma Long: "What idiot would like such a stupid signature move?"

Ma Long took a breath and looked at Lin Tian with a curse in his mouth. He really wanted to give Lin Tian an elbow!

But after taking a deep breath, he once again chose to endure it!

Sloan on the sidelines also felt that his blood pressure was soaring.

What he meant was to let several of his generals provoke Lin Tian and make Lin Tian lose his mind. Either he would fight alone, or he would go one step further and get into a fight with passion and be ejected!

This is Sloan's plan, and it is also the only way in Sloan's mind that the Jazz can defeat the Pacers!

From the day the Jazz eliminated the Lakers and entered the Finals, Sloan began to watch the video of the Bulls and Pacers game over and over again, from the first game to the end of the seventh game, from beginning to end, over and over again, even one frame. Take a look at the frames.

Then, after half a month of hard work and masochistic intensity, Sloan was sure of one thing.

That is, regardless of the Bulls or the Pacers, if both sides fight openly and openly in a series, the Jazz will have no chance of winning!

The Jazz's lineup and Sloan's cards are still too few! In terms of lineup, he is just not as strong as the Bulls and Pacers.

In fact, even if we only look at the absolute core strength of the team's boss, second, and third, the Jazz is obviously more than a little worse than the other two teams!

As for the Jazz's advantage?

Sloan thought about it over and over for half a month, but he didn't expect it!

If it is against the Bulls, Sloan can also replicate the off-the-table move in last year's finals. Anyway, without Lin Tian in the Bulls, the Jazz will never be beaten like that again.

But it was the Pacers who made the cut.

He couldn't beat the ball, and he couldn't beat the fight. Sloan still clearly remembers the few months he spent in the hospital bed last year.

FUXX!

What kind of bastard would be so harsh on an old man!

Sloan was really worried about Lin Tian, ​​he was really scared!

Therefore, even though Sloan knew that the team's probability of winning against the Pacers was extremely small, he did not directly order an outside move as usual. He even repeatedly reminded his players to calm down!

Just use the things that often appear on the basketball court to irritate Lin Tian, ​​but never use the things on the fighting field!

This is another conclusion that Sloan came to after studying Lin Tian's game: Although this guy is evil, he is quite principled, that is, he will use whatever means others use to deal with him to pay back!

He will not take the initiative to do evil things, nor will he hit the opponent's coach for no reason. The last time Van Gundy hugged his thigh, he didn't even hit Van Gundy!

Sloan stood thinking on the edge of the bench, but the situation on the court became increasingly unfavorable to the Jazz!

In other words, Sloan has no way to deal with the situation on the court.

The Pacers started off with great momentum!

They relied on Lin Tian's lethality on both ends of the offense and defense to score 12 points in a row and beat the Jazz to a dream start of 12:0. Then, although Malone finally found a chance to score 4 points in a row, these points were simply a drop in the bucket. Because although Lin Tian stopped scoring, the rest of the Pacers opened up, Miller scored 3 points, Barkley hit hard under the basket, Schmitz mid-range...

The most outrageous thing is that Christie, who only scored two three-pointers in the first six games of the series against the Bulls, made 3 of 3 shots in the first quarter tonight, including 3 of 2 2-pointers. Scored 8 points! He is the guy with the highest score in the first quarter of the entire Pacers team, other than Lin Tian!

The entire Pacers team scored 32 points in the first quarter!

As for the Jazz, although Malone also scored 10 points in a single quarter, the rest of the team only scored 10 points in total. The total scores of everyone on the team were equal to Lin Tian and Christie. Same.

At home, after almost 10 days of rest, they were beaten like this by the Pacers, who only had two days of rest. Except for Sloan, the Jazz team from top to bottom probably could not have imagined that it would be such a start.

Everyone has only one thought: the gap is too big!

The Pacers are running so fast!

Doesn't it mean that they are strong in attack and weak in defense? But their defense is so strong!

Doesn’t it mean that Christie has no touch at all? Why is he so accurate!

Aren't Miller and Barkley no longer in their prime? Why are you still so strong!

Isn't Bird just a rookie head coach? Why does he always look so at ease?

Although they only lost by 12 points in the first quarter, the mentality of the Jazz players was already about to collapse.

In the second quarter of the game, Lin Tian, ​​Miller and others went to rest, and Barkley appeared with Ainge, Dumars, Big Ben, and Hoiberg.

In the Eastern Conference finals, Bird was extremely cautious in hiring people. His rotations were very short and he almost relied on beating the main players. In the finals, he dared to use anyone and any lineup because he also felt relaxed!

It only took one game for Bird to find out.

The Jazz can't match their intensity!

The more players play, the more relaxed they become, and Bird naturally becomes more and more bold in employing people!

As soon as the game started in the second quarter, Barkley came up with a super flexible double turning hook that was completely inconsistent with his figure. Not only did he score the ball, but he also caused Ostertag's defensive foul!

After hitting the extra free throw, Barkley excitedly raised his hands and kept waving, muttering: "Come on! Spray on me! Boo me like he did in the Western Conference finals last year! You bastards!"

Looking at the 15-point difference, Sloan, who had always been conservative, did not dare to be careless and directly let Malone and Stockton return to the court.

He didn't dare to let the team continue to play like this without a core.

Sloan is very aware of the shortcomings of his team: apart from Malone, they have no second reliable scoring point. Stockton is missing every game, and Hornacek continues to degrade as he gets older. At most, it can be regarded as a half-reliable scoring point.

As for the other Shandon Anderson, Brian Russell and others, they are basically all functional players who can only do one or two things they are good at.

On the offensive end, they can only eat cake!

In terms of offensive resources, the Jazz are completely unable to compare with the Pacers!

The presence of Malone and Stockton still works wonders! In the absence of Lin Tian, ​​Miller and other main players of the Pacers, they immediately led the team to chase points after coming on the field!

For example, as soon as he came up, Malone took a pass from Stockton and hit a mid-range jumper. Returning to the defensive end, Malone even yelled at his teammates, faced off against Barkley, and successfully defended Barkley. Then the Jazz counterattacked again. Stockton assisted Russell for a layup and scored 2 more points!

After a wave of 4:0, Bird remained unmoved and had no intention of calling a timeout or replacing two players. He just yelled: "Charles, it turns out you are really no match for Karl! Ben, go defend Charles and help him!"

"Go away! I don't need help!" Barkley's face suddenly elongated. Everyone knew that he hated Malone! I hate that very much!

Bird's provocation was to poke Barkley in the ribs, causing him pain!

I can't beat Malone? Bullshit!

So, when Stockton was about to pick and roll with Malone again, Barkley stuck to Malone and did not give him a chance to catch the ball. At the same time, when Stockton wanted to pass the ball to Malone, , Barkley suddenly came up with a half-circle defense, leaving Stockton with no way to pass the ball to Malone. He had no choice but to break through by himself!

But what kind of breakthrough ability does Stockton have today? Big Ben under the basket showed his teeth and claws, and easily accepted the gift, adding one more block to his technical statistics.

Dumas grabbed the basketball and quickly launched a counterattack!

"Who would have thought that Charles, who is almost 40 years old, can still grow in reverse and suddenly learn to defend." Lin Tian leaned on the chair and said easily: "Reggie, do you think you can still learn to dunk?"

"I know how to dunk!" Miller said impatiently: "Just spray Charles, why are you pulling on me?"

"You call that a dunk? At best, you put the ball into the basket with your hands." Lin Tian snorted: "Do you want to learn to glide and dunk? I'll teach you!"

Since getting the 'Leap of China', Lin Tianna has become more and more confident when it comes to dunking!

Even if he can't compare to Carter, Jordan, or Wilkins, he still feels confident and confident when he mocks and mocks Miller!

"You teach Charles. If you can teach him, I will show you a handstand and shoot 3-pointers with my feet until I make the shot!" Miller raised his middle finger towards Lin Tian, ​​indicating that he was not interested in dunking at all.

"Handstand and shoot a three-pointer with your feet? Count me in! I want to watch it too!" It happened that the Pacers were on a fast break and Hoiberg hit a layup. Barkley immediately turned around and looked at Lin with great interest. Tian et al., bet this thing is his favorite!

"Lin is going to teach you free throw line dunking. If you learn it, I'll give you that! How about a bet or not?" Miller looked at Barkley with a wicked smile.

"What a bet!" Buckley sighed, turned around and continued to defend.

He was the only one who dunked from the free throw line, but now he has trouble making layups from the free throw line!

He has no need to talk!

We should have known a long time ago that these two guys Lin Tian and Miller would not have any good intentions!

The Pacers' relaxed chatting and joking atmosphere on and off the court really showed that they didn't take the Jazz to heart at all and didn't regard them as their opponents at all.

It's so easy! Just crush!

Bird only let Lin Tian and Miller play after five minutes of playing in the second quarter. Even though the point difference between the two sides had narrowed to 5 points, Bird didn't care at all and was not in a hurry.

After all, your Jazz's full main lineup played against my main substitute mixed lineup, and it took 5 minutes to get back 3 points. Why should I be anxious?

Fight slowly! If Marlon Stockton has the stamina, just fuck him for 48 minutes and see who becomes weak in the fourth quarter!

As soon as Lin Tian came on the court, he immediately started an outside pick-and-roll with Miller between positions 1 and 2. After the block, Lin Tian took the ball and retreated wide, and Miller quickly cut inside!

These two people played a tactic that was almost completely opposite to what they were used to. This misplaced run immediately confused the Jazz. Stockton and Russell, who were defending them, actually froze in place for a moment. Then Miller and Lin Tian both missed it!

"Whoosh!" Lin Tian grabbed the basketball with both hands and smashed it inside. Miller, who had just completed the air cut, grabbed the basketball and took off to shoot.

His signature off-ball movement and direct jump shot after catching the ball, he hit a 2-pointer!

The Pacers' lead is back to more than 10 points again!

Then, Lin Tian rushed to Stockton's side again and defended him closely!

It’s still the intensity of the first quarter, and it’s still the same standard that almost sticks together!

Lin Tian is determined to completely defeat Stockton tonight!

Speaking of which, Lin Tian's defense tonight was also very strange.

When Stockton was holding the ball, he was stuck with Stockton almost all the time, using his body, speed, size and long arms to constantly interfere with Stockton's dribbling and organization. Give him any chance to organize the Jazz offense.

But if Stockton doesn't get the ball, Lin Tian will immediately act as if there is no such person on the court. Without even looking at Stockton, he turns around and double-teams others, even if Stockton scores 3 points. When he got the ball from outside the line, Lin Tian didn't guard him, but stretched out his hand to signal Stockton to shoot as he pleased!

This kind of defensive method with a strong sense of fragmentation makes Stockton very uncomfortable!

How do you describe that feeling?

Uncomfortable! Frustrated!

For example, this time, after Stockton and Malone entered into a pick-and-roll again, Lin Tian didn't care about him at all. Instead, he and Barkley double-teamed Malone to block Malone's downward movement and give this guy a chance to connect with the ball. nothing!

As for Stockton, he was completely unmarked.

Stockton took the basketball and took a look at the basket, but he didn't dare to shoot! Not only because he made 3 of 3 0-pointers tonight, but also because this feeling of being left alone is really terrible!

After a moment of hesitation, the opportunity just passed was fleeting. Lin Tian and Barkley had already explained how to defend Malone. He came to Stockton again and sneered: "Coward!"

"What did you say?"

"You coward who doesn't even dare to shoot the basket! What's wrong?" Lin Tian looked at Stockton, completely refusing to give this old Jianghu any face, and said coldly: "Jerry, why won't you be replaced? Your shooting is terrible. Looks like my grandma!"

"No! Not as good as my grandma! My grandma is not afraid of me. She dares to shoot, but you don't even have the courage to shoot!"

"FUXX!" Stockton cursed, then smashed his hands and put the basketball inside again.

Let Ma Long do it!

In this quarter of the game, Stockton has clearly felt the gap between himself and Lin Tian.

He was indeed completely crushed!

If I were 5 years younger...

Well, there's a high probability that he still won't be able to beat Lin Tian, ​​but at least he won't be so cowardly!

After Malone got the ball, Lin Tian once again let go of Stockton and quickly recovered the inside line. Malone only had time to pat the ball, and Lin Tian's hands were already slapping him!

"FUXX! It's not over!" Malone cursed, quickly collected the ball, and then returned the ball to Stockton at the top of the key: "John, shoot!"

This time, Stockton shot.

"Boom!"

But what greeted him was a strike from the iron.

Tonight, he really had no touch at all.

His performance tonight was very much like Christie in the first six games of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Just can't make the shot!

There is no reason and no reason can be found, it just can’t be made!

After Stockton's shot failed, he slapped his right hand in great annoyance, which Stockton himself hated.

Why can't you make a shot?

"Stop it, you can't make a shot even if you interrupt it." Lin Tian dribbled the ball past Stockton and said provocatively: "Besides, it's your own waste, and it's not your hands to blame."

"When you can't get hard at night, do you also like to blame your wife for not being sexy enough? Maybe you can try Karl's bed. I think Karl is more suitable for you!"

As Lin Tian said this, he kept moving forward quickly towards the frontcourt without stopping at all.

Stockton wanted to retaliate now, but there was no chance. Lin Tian advanced too fast! He was almost running at his speed limit. Stockton was sure that as long as he took a breath and said a few words, Lin Tian would disappear immediately! Then he will be completely thrown away and will never be able to catch up with Lin Tian!

Wait... Stockton frowned, suddenly realizing something was wrong.

Why is it just stuck at my own speed limit?

Is Lin Tian's speed so slow?

While thinking, Lin Tian had already entered the 3-point line, then half-turned around again, struck Stockton twice in a row, then suddenly turned around again, picked up and threw it!

"Shh!"

There was another crisp sound, and the difference between the two sides continued to expand!

This bastard!

He did it on purpose!

Stockton's eyes looked at Lin Tian, ​​now full of resentment and anger!

He felt that Lin Tian did not show absolute speed to fight against him. Lin Tian was simply using the cat-catching-mouse mentality to play with him!

"Boy, are you kidding me? You didn't break through at full speed just now, did you?" When Stockton dribbled forward again, he asked Lin Tian with full of resentment.

"It's not necessary." Lin Tian looked relaxed, but his hands and feet were not relaxed at all. He was still pressing Stockton's dribbling space, looking for opportunities to steal the ball: "Hit you. There’s no need to go all out.”

Stockton really wanted to hit Lin Tian on the head with the ball, and then yell at him: "Who are you looking down on!"

However, one is that a basketball cannot kill anyone. After hitting Lin Tian, ​​his end will definitely be worse, so will the other one.

Lin Tian was right.

Lin Tian is much better now than he was in last year's finals! Now that he is facing off against Stockton, he can easily take care of Stockton without having to get into a life-threatening state!

Unable to beat or scold, Stockton once again had a premonition that... this series might be the most frustrating in his entire career!

The second quarter of the game was progressing quickly, and Stockton was still miserably suppressed by Lin Tian. Not only was he unable to organize any decent offense, he even lost the courage and ideas to take a shot.

Even if Lin Tianfang made him very big, after Stockton took all the shots in the previous few times, every time he got an open shot opportunity, he would either choose to pass the ball or dribble the ball towards the inside.

However, the Pacers had already contracted their defense, and Stockton rushed in. He is not a monster player like Hardaway or Hill with speed, strength, and excellent jumping. He even rushed in. He wasn't going there to score points, he was simply going to commit suicide!

也就是今天爵士队的其他人状态不错，在斯托克顿上半场7投0中1分没得还有2个失误的情况下，在马龙几乎每次拿球都被双人甚至三人包夹，上半场14投只有6中只拿到14分的情况下。

Hornacek, Anderson, Russell and others performed well above their average level. These three guys jointly scored 27 points in the first half of the game, helping the Jazz seize the score.

At the end of the first half, they were only 50 points behind the Pacers 65:15.

For the Pacers, Lin Tian made 14 of 10 shots in the first half, including 2 2-pointers and 5 free throws. He scored 27 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals. He once again showed that he is among the best in the league. Dominance at the point guard position!

Except for Lin Tian, ​​Christie scored the second-highest 13 points on the team, and still maintained a perfect shooting percentage. Tonight, Christie finally found his own touch!

In addition, Barkley scored 10 points and 5 rebounds, and Miller scored 6 points.

For the Pacers, everything has a familiar taste and everything is a familiar recipe! This style is their favorite playing style and playing rhythm!

During the halftime break, Sloan did nothing else in the locker room. He just yelled and screamed at Stockton, asking Stockton to cheer up and teach Lin Tianyi well. Instead of continuing to die like this.

In the Pacers' visiting team's locker room, Bird didn't know if he was infected by Jackson after playing against the Bulls. At this moment, he was sitting relaxedly on the table in the middle of the locker room, with a smile on his lips, Bah!

With a smile on his lips, he said relaxedly: "Based on what I know about Sloan, if I guess correctly, Stockton must have been living a nightmare during the ten minutes of halftime! Maybe Sloan could do nothing but drink water. , I spent the rest of the time scolding him for not living up to expectations!"

"So, no matter what Stockton thinks, in the second half of the game, his shots will definitely be more decisive and resolute! Lin, at the beginning of the second half, you don't need to change your defensive strategy from the first half, let Stockton Go cast.”

"We stayed the same until he made the first shot."

"Until Stockton makes the first one, Lin, you know what to do!"

"I will let him score one goal tonight!" Lin Tian nodded. He was full of confidence in controlling Stockton! Especially now that there is the blessing of Jordan's experience card, Lin Tian's defensive ability has been greatly improved. It is not easy to guard against a twilight Stockton who has returned from a serious injury!

"Except for Stockton, everyone else continues their responsibilities in the first half unchanged! In this game, we will play in the third quarter and clock out!"

After Bird slapped his hands hard, he felt that he had a sense of pride and confidence that he had not seen for a long time.

Since retiring, he has not had the confidence that he has everything under control and can definitely win for a long time.

Sure enough, the best place for me, Larry Bird, is the basketball court!

In the third quarter of the game, players from both sides changed sides and fought again.

In the first round, the Jazz had the ball. Most of the players from both sides came to the Pacers' half. Lin Tian stayed with Stockton, preparing to start his personal full-court pressing tactics. .

Today, Lin Tian is not going to give Stockton any chance to make a comeback or regain his confidence!

He will use this game to completely destroy Stockton's self-confidence!

But this time, Stockton stopped dribbling by himself. He pointed to Russell next to him and asked him to dribble across half court.

This was the strategy Stockton came up with after he calmed down.

I don’t dribble, I don’t push forward, what else can you do to me? I can't fight, can't I hide?

Bala's hard push, confrontation, and dribbling were of no benefit at all. He was almost exhausted, and even his touch was lost in the constant confrontation.

Stockton concluded that he couldn't make a shot in the first half because he fought too much and consumed too much physical energy, which led to loss of touch and deformed movements. In the second half of the game, as long as Lin Tian presses you, I can't dribble. Push forward, make sure you have enough energy, and make sure your legs are strong, so that you can be more powerful when shooting!

Well, Stockton actually thought right. If he didn't dribble forward, Lin Tian would really have nothing to do with him.

As the saying goes, no one can take advantage of a pure waste, and Lin Tian can't guard Stockton who doesn't take the ball or attack.

But the problem is that Lin Tian doesn't need to do something against him!

"Reggie!"

After Lin Tian called Miller's name, he quickly rushed in the direction of Russell, and then the moment Russell just grabbed the basketball, he stuck to it!

It was still a fierce confrontation, with very fierce defense, constant harassment of trash talk, and ruthlessness in finding an opening to take out the ball!

Russell is originally an engineer-type player, and his basic skills are completely worth mentioning! Faced with Lin Tian's suddenly intense full-court press, this guy couldn't react at all. Before he could even make a few dribbles, the ball was intercepted by Lin Tian with a 'pop'!

When he looked back, Lin Tian had already taken off on the spot and pushed the ball into the basket with one hand!

"John, aren't you coming back? Do you want to watch your little brother be ravaged by me like this?" After the dunk, Lin Tian looked at Stockton and said arrogantly: "Except for you, everyone else on your team is facing I’m afraid I won’t be able to get through half the game.”

It was only then that Stockton finally understood.

Lin Tian doesn't need to target him at all. Lin Tian only needs to target the Jazz's ball-handler!

"Jeff, you go back too!" Sloan yelled impatiently off the court: "The three of you protect the basketball in the backcourt together, pass the ball more, don't hit with force! Be careful and keep the ball firmly. Dribble through the frontcourt!”

Sloan's response allowed the Jazz's three outsiders to come to the backcourt at the same time. Then Malone, who was serving, found Hornacek who was farthest from Lin Tian and asked him to advance the offense.

This time, unless Lin Tianhui clones, he will be unable to interfere with the Jazz's advancement!

It is indeed powerless to interfere. Lin Tian has no way to run all over the court and everywhere, but when the Jazz advance and attack in this way, needless to say, their offensive system almost completely collapses.

Their offense became very heavy and slow, because they needed to advance to the frontcourt, and then find Stockton for him to organize. Then Stockton had to find ways to get rid of Lin Tian, ​​call tactics, and let his teammates move. .

After a set of procedures, by the time the Jazz is ready to start attacking and enter the tactical process, there will generally be only about 10 seconds left in the attack time.

At this time, if your team is full of people like Lin Tian, ​​Barkley, and Miller who are very capable of handling the ball and can attack and pass when double-teamed when they get the ball, then it is not a problem.

But the problem is that for the current Jazz team, except for Malone who has this ability and Hornacek who can barely do it, their center is a pure blue collar who can only dunk. Russell is also an engineer. Stockton will attack tonight. My condition was extremely bad and I couldn't feel anything at all.

If they can play well, then there will be something wrong!

As a result, the Jazz's offense became more and more unfavorable and bad, and the scene became more and more ugly. However, the Pacers were united as one. Not only did they go all out on the defensive end, but they also fired thousands of arrows on the offensive end. In the third quarter of the game Here, the Jazz team was running around like a squirrel, and I couldn't find any feeling at all!

66: 89!

At the end of the third quarter, the Jazz trailed by as much as 23 points!

They scored a total of 16 points in this quarter, 8 of which were made by Malone after he fought hard in the paint and finally got free throws!

They didn't score any 3-pointers in this quarter, and made a total of 4 sports goals!

Because Stockton was completely locked up by Lin Tian, ​​the Jazz, who lacked a second ball-holding point, were completely unable to attack tonight and were completely blocked by the Pacers!

"The suspense of this series is probably very small." At the end of the third quarter, Smith predicted somewhat pessimistically: "Tonight, the Pacers used their least good and most criticized defense. , defeated the Jazz!"

"They didn't even show off their best quick counterattacks and scoring skills in various offensive and defensive transition phases. The Jazz had already fallen! After experiencing the series with the Bulls, the Pacers have grown. The progress is really obvious!”

"In the first three quarters of the game tonight, they showed that they are one level above the Jazz. Compared with them, the Jazz is not a team at the same level at all!"

Marcus also said: "Yes, this is actually in line with many people's concerns about the Jazz before the game. They rested for too long and the road to promotion was too easy. In the finals, they faced the Bulls for seven games. The Pacers almost crawled out of the dead, can they match this intensity?"

"At least tonight, the Jazz couldn't match this intensity!"

(End of this chapter)