NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 240 The flaws of the Spurs defensive system! 6 seconds of madness that made San Antonio cry!

After Duncan scored the ball, Lin Tian quickly called Christie, and then the Pacers quickly sent a baseline kick. But just as Lin Tian was about to advance, Johnson and Elliott stood in front of him, opening their hands to block his speed. Advance.

Lin Tian quickly distributed the ball to Christie, but how could Christie's advancement speed be compared with Lin Tian's? Although he brought the ball to the frontcourt as quickly as he could, the Spurs' defense was already in place!

Especially with Duncan already in place!

The big man is much more nimble than he looks, and is almost the first person on the Spurs' defense to get back in place. Helpless, Christie suppressed the rhythm and returned the ball to Lin Tian.

This time, Lin Tiantian didn't listen to Johnson's noisy instructions, and directly launched an attack with the dribble. Once again, he passed Johnson in one step, and then came to the mid-range again. This time, no one from the Spurs took care of Lin Tian's mid-range shot. cast.

After Lin Tian thought for a moment, he suddenly accelerated a second time and rushed directly into the inside. But the moment he rushed into the inside, Duncan had already come up to him, blocking almost all his routes!

Duncan's defensive sense and positioning are indeed historically excellent! Immediately behind Lin Tian, ​​Johnson was already on defense, and the two of them surrounded Lin Tian tightly at the edge of the 3-second zone!

Although Lin Tian was calm in the face of danger, he dribbled quickly and found Christie who was following up. He hit the ground and passed the ball. However, Christie's layup was directly rejected by Duncan who quickly turned around to help defend the basket!

Then Duncan grabbed the basketball in the air and swung it long with one hand. The basketball found Elliott who was about to leave and assisted him for an easy layup!

"How about Charles! Your old teammates seem to be a little behind!" Kenny looked at Barkley with some pride and said, "Why don't you go and help them?"

"Shut up Kenny, you guy who doesn't understand the ball, Lin hasn't even started attacking yet! When he finds his touch, the Spurs will be in trouble!" Barkley snorted: "It's the Spurs on the contrary. Team, they actually dare to play fast with the Pacers? They are looking for death!"

What Barkley said is actually correct. As long as the Pacers find the feel for mid-range shooting, they will immediately be able to severely attack the Spurs in the mid-range. At the same time, if the Spurs really focus on playing fast, the Pacers will definitely be able to teach them how to behave. !

Unfortunately, in the first quarter, the Spurs only played one fast break. Most of the rest of the time, their offense lasted until the last 24 seconds of 7 seconds.

As for Lin Tian and even the Pacers' touch, they couldn't get it back in the entire first quarter!

Miller did hit a 3-pointer, but it was a difficult three-pointer when he forced a jump shot under strict defense. He was very uncomfortable being restricted by the Spurs' defense for most of the first quarter. !

As for Lin Tian, ​​he got several mid-range opportunities. Although he shot resolutely and made one hit, it is obvious that Lin Tian's touch has not returned. He only made 1 of 4 shots in the mid-range.

And if Lin Tian rushes into the paint, the Spurs' pocket formation will immediately tighten, forming a double-team on Lin Tian, ​​forcing him to play the ball. With Miller being completely targeted, Lin Tian can choose to pass the ball. There are not many ball objects.

Coupled with Duncan's incredible sense of smell and position on the defensive end, even if Lin Tian passes the ball, this guy can always turn around quickly to complete the replacement!

In addition, the Spurs' tactical literacy and tactical discipline are really scary. Most of their shots in the first quarter were given to two inside players. Almost all of the shots taken by the three outside players were pure wide-open three-pointers. !

Although the Spurs' touch was average, they still relied on their smooth system and inside advantage to gain the lead in the first quarter!

16: 22!

The Spurs lead the Pacers by 6 points!

In the second quarter of the game, Lin Tian sat on the bench and watched Carter, Miller and others fighting on the court. At the same time, he was also carefully watching the Spurs' defense.

Lin Tian, ​​who has played professional basketball for more than three years, still has a very good vision. Coupled with the basketball analysis and games he watched in his previous life, he now has a clear understanding of the Spurs' defensive system. chest.

To put it simply, the Spurs' defense is to sell holes to let you in, leaking out the mid-range area, which is the least efficient and most difficult to grasp on the basketball court, to lure opponents into shooting.

If the opponent does not choose to shoot but continues to attack the inside, the Spurs will set up a defensive trap and double-team defense where it is most likely to cause the opponent to make mistakes.

With Duncan and Robinson, the two interior optimists, their interior defense is almost airtight. In addition, the outside players are all conscientious and willing to do dirty work. Their defensive system highlights speed and good rotation. , almost never loses its position!

Of course, the Spurs' system looks great, but it actually has fatal flaws.

Because they selectively let go of large mid-range areas to lure opponents into shooting, they are afraid of superstars! In other words, afraid of superstars who are good at mid-range shooting!

This is why, whenever they face Kobe, they will be beaten to pieces by Kobe and tremble. Against the Lakers with Kobe, the Spurs have always won less and lost more!

The other top stars who are good at shooting, such as Nowitzki, Stoudemire + Nash, and even Bonchy Wells, all have the experience of having explosive touches and severely punishing the Spurs!

Of course, they have never played against Jordan's Bulls in the playoffs. If they had played against them, the results would most likely be worse than against Kobe!

At the same time, those stars who are talented but have average shooting skills and focus on breakthroughs are prone to failure when facing the Spurs, such as James in 07 and 14.

The reason why the Heat won in 13, in addition to Ray Allen's desperate three-pointer and Ginobili's undercover performance, the most important factor was that James' shooting was completely open, especially in the tiebreaker. The Spurs were almost killed by James.

In stark contrast to the Spurs was the Celtics team a few years later.

The Spurs are not very strong on the line, setting up defensive traps and shrinking the inside line to double-team.

That Celtics team was the most primitive and pure use of physical strength and strength, putting huge pressure on the ball carrier in the high post, forcing them to make mistakes or play in isolation, and then used Garnett's almost historically best defensive rotation ability to defeat the opponent. Filling in the gaps.

The Celtics' defensive system restrains shooting-oriented technical stars, and James, a pure strength player, had a very embarrassing moment like 18-2 when facing the Celtics. , but there are also many highlight moments that are simply unstoppable.

The reason is that James is better at confrontation. No matter who gives him strength, the final result will be that James uses his strength and body to crush him.

In the two series against the Celtics, Kobe's performance was far below his average and he struggled very much.

This is the different impact that different defensive strategies and systems have on different players.

The topic is a bit far off topic.

Lin Tian, ​​who was sitting off the court, knew that with the Spurs' inside capabilities, the only way to kill them tonight was to shoot the basket accurately!

Especially the middle distance!

If the mid-range shot is not opened and the Spurs are crushed inside, it is almost impossible to win!

At this time, the game has been going on for 3 minutes in the second quarter.

With Elliott hitting another 3-pointer, the Spurs' lead has reached 10 points!

When Bird saw this situation, he did not dare to let Lin Tian continue to sit on the court. He patted Lin Tian on the shoulder and said: "Lin..."

"Leave it to me, I will find a way to put the damn ball into the basket!" Lin Tian stood up. He knew what Bird was going to say to him and what he should do at this time.

Just do it!

No basket and no feel?

Then think of a way to get the basket back!

Lin Tian walked onto the court and took a look at the Spurs' lineup. Duncan was not present. Currently, Robinson and the team's substitute No. 4 Malik Rose were in the paint.

Duncan is not here, that is a good opportunity!

In the first attack after returning from the timeout, Lin Tian received the ball from the sideline and quickly reached the high position. Then he completely ignored Johnson's chirping, lowered his center of gravity, accelerated, and rushed towards the inside!

This time, Lin Tian rushed harder and more fiercely. He had no intention of stopping in the middle distance, but rushed towards Robinson!

After all, Robinson is one of the four major centers, a dominant player who has won the scoring title and MVP. Of course, he couldn't tolerate Lin Tian's purely provocative style of play. He immediately adjusted his steps, then jumped on the spot, fighting Lin Tian in the air. The sky collided!

"Snapped!"

However, Robinson's palm did not hit the basketball, but hit Lin Tian's hand! The basketball immediately got out of control and flew towards the baseline. After Lin Tian fought with Robinson in the air, he lost his center of gravity and hit the floor hard!

The referee quickly rushed over and blew his whistle to prevent further conflicts between the two sides.

"David Robinson's hitter fouled, 2 free throws!"

"Boy, if you want to die, you can rush in at any time. If you rush in a hundred times, I will kill you a hundred times!" Robinson looked down at Lin Tian and spat out trash talk.

"It's a pity that you can only knock me down 6 times at most! Then you have to roll off the court." Lin Tian stretched out his hand and shook it with the outstretched hands of Ben and Christie, and jumped up quickly with the support of his teammates. : "If you want to leave the field in the first half, just keep fouling!"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he turned and walked to the free throw line. This was his way!

If you can't make a shot in a sports game, then settle down!

Calm down, aim at the basket, take a deep breath, and then use free throws to find your touch!

"Shh!"

Lin Tian made his first free throw easily, and then Duncan, who was sitting on the bench just now, immediately ran towards the court and replaced Rose.

Popovich thought he could see Lin Tian's thoughts in one round. He felt that Lin Tian wanted to use impacts and fouls to consume the Spurs' inside line. Naturally, he immediately strengthened the defense and height of the inside line!

Attack our inside line?

Lighting a lantern in a latrine - courting death!

Seeing the Spurs twin towers reunited on the court so soon, Lin Tian did not show any disappointment or regret. Instead, after making the second free throw steadily, he followed Johnson, but Johnson looked at Lin Tian. He came to press the whole court without even thinking about it. He didn't watch the ball at all, but turned around and ran towards the front court.

The baseline ball was given to Elliott, and this guy was even more unhurried.

Slowly observe the defense while advancing slowly.

To be honest, if you look at the abilities of these Spurs perimeter players, let alone comparing them with Lin Tian and Miller, Christie is the big brother compared with them. Each of them counts, and none of them can surpass Christie in comprehensive ability. !

But each of them also has one good thing in common.

stable!

This Spurs outside line is just a sure thing!

Steady advancement, steady passing, and steady shooting!

If these guys go to other teams, there is a high probability that none of them will be able to start, but in the Spurs, they are the best green leaves next to Duncan and Robinson.

The system created by Popovich is suitable for these players to be like machines and execute his tactics cautiously and meticulously!

Of course, Popovich himself knows that this is not enough!

He also needs a catfish! A guy who can revitalize the entire Spurs tactical system, give them some unpredictable attributes on the offensive end, and be able to hold the ball and score at critical moments.

Originally, Popovich's chosen candidate was Lin Tian!

But now it is obviously impossible for Lin Tian.

Off the court, Popovich watched his players on the court execute their own tactics perfectly. He was both pleased and disappointed at the same time.

In fact, he really hopes that someone can mess up his tactics and go up to 'beat' a few people.

Popovich believes that only by finding that person can his Spurs team reach its true peak!

Then, a figure suddenly appeared in Popovich's mind.

A guy who is playing basketball in Italy, with long flowing hair, a cool and carefree playing style, and full of talent all over his body.

I wonder if this guy can keep improving and become a guy that meets his requirements?

On the court at this time, Duncan's return did not reduce Lin Tian's desire and determination to attack the inside. He still easily passed Johnson cleanly again and again, and then rushed towards Duncan and Robinson again and again. past!

Then Lin Tian will throw himself in the air, collide, and then find an opportunity to take action!

From Lin Tian's appearance with 9 minutes left in the second quarter until 3 minutes left in the second quarter, for a full 6 minutes, Lin Tian crazily attacked the Spurs' inside line!

He took a total of 8 free throws during this period and made all of them. In addition, he did not cause any fouls on the Spurs in 3 assaults and hit 3 goal in 1 shots!

During this period of time, Lin Tian not only scored 10 points personally, but also caused David Robinson to have three fouls and was sent off early. He also caused Duncan and Rose to foul once each!

The Spurs' interior suddenly has a slight risk of fouling!

And after Lin Tianzhong hit his eighth free throw of the quarter, he felt that it was almost done!

After hitting so many free throws in a row, and all after fierce confrontations, Lin Tian believed that his touch was back!

In other words, if the touch doesn't come back after playing like this, then Lin Tian doesn't have to continue looking for the touch tonight!

There’s no coming back!

So, after once again guarding against the Spurs' attack, Lin Tian rarely lowered his tempo and signaled everyone to hold on. After arriving in the frontcourt, Lin Tian quickly called an isolation tactic, asking everyone to give in. Pulling away by himself, and then looking at the vast middle-distance area that was empty and empty of anyone, Lin Tian started to attack!

It was still a simple and easy sudden acceleration, passing Johnson in one step, but this time Lin Tian did not hit the inside again, but suddenly stopped near the free throw line, then picked up and threw!

"Shh!"

There was a clean and crisp sound, and Lin Tian's mid-range jumper finally hit!

Not only did he hit the ball, but Lin Tian's shot was crisp and crisp. The basketball flew straight to the basket, and the net was all over the sky!

After Lin Tian hit the ball, Popovich couldn't help but clenched his hands tightly. He had a very bad feeling!

And, soon, this premonition became a reality!

After Duncan simply raised his hand and hit an underhand layup, Lin Tian came to the frontcourt again, then passed Johnson again, and fired again from the mid-range!

"Shh!"

At this moment, Popovich really wanted to bring Malik Rose up and put some pressure on Lin Tian, ​​but he didn't dare to let Rose really let go of Schmitz. After all, this guy is also a mid-range player. Good job!

Popovich hesitated, thinking, whether to change his defensive strategy, or not to change, just betting that Lin Tian would not be able to score all the time.

In the end, Popovich decided not to change!

At least there will be no substitutions in the first half of the game! After all, Robinson has already committed three fouls. Playing in the last 3 minutes is too risky. Without Robinson, a rash change of defensive strategies and methods will most likely have a negative impact on the team!

Just fight!

The first half of the game has reached the last 20 seconds in the blink of an eye!

In the past 2 minutes, Lin Tian took a total of 4 mid-range shots and hit 3 of them! He has scored 16 points in this quarter!

Compared with the 16 points he scored, what Popovich is more worried about is obviously the way Lin Tian got these points.

Whether it's free throws or shooting, it's the way the Spurs least want to see and the most harmful way to the Spurs!

The score between the two sides was now close to 41:44! The Spurs' lead is only 3 points left!

But fortunately, Duncan hit hard in the low post again and successfully caused another foul by Davis!

Duncan successfully stood on the free throw line with 6 seconds left in the game, and Popovich finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At least, the team will definitely not fall behind in the first half!

If both free throws are made, the team will definitely enter the second half with a lead!

This is psychologically important to the players...

"Boom!"

With the sound of iron striking, Duncan missed his first free throw.

Popovich couldn't help but cursed in a low voice!

Okay, it's a solid one, but as long as they can hit a goal, the Spurs can definitely enter the halftime break with a lead, which is a huge advantage for the players' psychology!

At halftime, Popovich will arrange his defense against Lin Tian and no longer let him score so easily!

"Boom!"

Popovich didn't even have time to think about how to plan his tactics during the halftime break, and Duncan's second free throw was a dead end.

"FUXX! What are you in a hurry for, Tim! Take a deep breath! Take a deep breath before you punish him!" Popovich was so angry that he yelled! There was 15 seconds of free throw time, but Duncan took the shot in 5 seconds at most. What a rush!

After finishing the scolding, Popovich quickly opened his mouth again and shouted: "FUXX! Defend! Follow this guy! Follow him! Don't let him hit a fast break! Hurry up! Why are you dazed!"

The reason why Popovich was so angry was because Ben immediately found Lin Tian after grabbing the rebound, and Lin Tian quickly launched a counterattack!

In the last 6 seconds, with Lin Tian's speed and ability, it was enough for him to complete a sudden layup that ran all over the court. The nerves of the entire Spurs team were tense at a high speed because of Popovich's roar. All the players on the team were Quickly retreating to defend, trying to contain Lin Tian's decisive blow in the first half!

However, their nerves were obviously a little too tense!

It was so tight that four people rushed towards Lin Tian!

The only one with a clear head is Duncan! This guy occupied the middle alone and tried to defend the team's entrance as much as possible, while the other four people ran towards Lin Tian like female junior high school students who couldn't play basketball at all.

"Fuck!"

Even Lin Tian, ​​to be honest, has never seen such a scene, so he couldn't help but say a traditional Chinese curse, but tradition is traditional, and while Lin Tian is the quintessence of Chinese culture, he doesn't hesitate at all with the basketball in his hand, and is directly hit by it. He passed it to Miller who followed up in the middle! Not only did he pass the ball, Lin Tian also used a very coquettish one-handed behind-the-back pass!

The entire Spurs quartet went straight to Muggles. They seemed to have just now realized that Lin Tian was not the only one on the Pacers field, but everyone only had time to look back and catch up? Impossible!

The only one who had time to defend Miller was Duncan. The big man stretched out his arms and pounced forward, trying to interfere with Miller's shot.

But even Duncan is only in his second year. No matter how precocious and stable he is, his experience is still a bit inferior to that of Miller, who has played in the NBA for more than ten years.

When Miller received the ball, there were less than 2 seconds left before the end of the first half. Duncan never expected that in such a short period of time, Miller would dare to fake a shot!

Then, he was fooled!

Duncan's feet left the ground uncontrollably. Miller, a chicken thief, immediately jumped towards Duncan. After the two made physical contact in the air, Miller used a one-handed shot put posture. He threw the ball towards the basket casually!

It doesn't matter whether the goal is scored or not.

Anyway, I got 3 free throws, I made a profit if I scored blood, I didn’t lose if I didn’t!

then……

"Pah! Whoa!"

Miller's almost random 3-point ball had a very straight trajectory and hit the backboard. Then it bounced directly into the basket!

In the last second before the end of the first half, Miller scored a 1+3!

And this 3+1 is not just a simple 3+1!

It also caused Duncan's third foul!

The Spurs Twin Towers, after half the game, all had 3 fouls in hand!

The second half of the game was a bit disadvantageous for the Spurs!

The excited Miller opened his arms and roared with excitement. He was so happy!

This kind of ball is definitely rare!

Miller feels that this goal will definitely be selected as one of the top ten goals of his career!

Lin Tian hugged Miller and said, "Well done Reggie! Well done! I knew you could score!"

"Stop talking nonsense! I don't believe I can make the shot, do you believe it?" Miller pouted, expressing that he didn't believe it at all.

But Lin Tian was not just joking with him, Lin Tian really believed it!

He passed this ball with one hand. Although Miller feinted after receiving the ball, he did not dribble. Moreover, he shot it within 7 seconds after the offense started!

For Lin Tian, ​​what is this kind of ball called? That’s when all the elements are fully loaded!

Miller's shot seemed to be forced, but it had all the bonuses of the 'peak moment'!

Miller's shooting percentage increased by an additional 8% + 3% + 4% with this shot!

That is 15%!

If this doesn’t work, Miller can really go home and grow sweet potatoes!

The Pacers players here were so excited that they made a fuss, but Popovich off the court was so angry that he smashed his own tactical board with one hand!

In the last 6 seconds, it was supposed to be a 5-point lead. Why the hell did it suddenly turn into a 1-point deficit entering the second half?

Popovich was so angry that he lost his mind. He walked straight towards the referee: "Are you idiots? How can you call a foul on such a ball! Tim didn't move at all! He didn't move at all. ! You damn idiots! How can you brag like this!"

"Besides, don't you go watch the replay? It's timed out! This goal is 100% timed out! I asked for a replay, it must be replayed! Now!"

In response to Popovich's roar and curse, the referee didn't even bother to look at him from the corner of his eye. He directly raised his hands and gave Popovich a T!

Who are you, just yelling at our referee?

A rookie who is only in his third year as a head coach, does he really think he is a loser?

It doesn't matter if you are a star player, a senior head coach, or a championship coach who has won a championship, or even if you were great as a player, but you are a useless rookie, and you are lucky enough to have two No. 1 picks on your team. Do you dominate here?

Only a devil would spoil you, an old boy!

Bird, who was standing on the other side of the court, couldn't bear it anymore. He burst out laughing with a 'Pfft' sound.

What about giving out points just like this?

Just now Bird was still thinking about how to quickly restore the situation in the second half after falling behind by 5 points.

But as soon as he opens and closes his eyes... snap!

what's going on?

Leading by 2 points!

wonderful!

In the NBA, he is amazing!

Well, of course, it's still tied now, and the two free throws haven't been made yet.

But who is Miller?

This season's free throw shooting rate is 91%, ranking first in the NBA!

The probability of him missing free throws is really negligible.

At this time, the referees walked to the technical table. They had to see if there was still time when the ball went in and whether they needed to return the watch. Be rigorous! It’s very rigorous!

But Popovich kept shaking his head at this moment. Obviously, Popovich, who was not experienced enough, could not accept everything in front of him. He still felt that it was fantasy.

Until someone came over, patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, just get used to it. This is nothing. More outrageous things will happen to you in the future."

"Thank you, I...I don't need you to comfort me!" Popovich just wanted to express his gratitude. He thought it was some assistant coach who came to comfort him.

But when he turned around, he saw Lin Tian.

Popovich immediately didn't want to pay attention to him at all, waved Lin Tian's arm open, ignored Miller's next free throw, turned around and walked into the player tunnel.

He is very angry!

Have a diarrhea!

Lin Tian helplessly spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders. God bless, he just said this to Popovich sincerely.

In a few years, similar stupid things will happen to them.

For example, being fucked in 35 seconds is 13 minutes.

For example, in the tiebreaker of the playoffs, the team led by three points in the last 20 seconds. When the opponent was about to go for a layup, one of his own players actually reached out and fouled, giving the opponent a 2+1, causing the game to be dragged into overtime and the game was over. Lost the game.

The 3+1+1 in this half is nothing compared to those top famous scenes!

At this time, the referee has also watched the replay at the technical table. This ball is indeed not a misjudgment, but because Miller was fouled by Duncan when he took the shot, the clock needs to be stopped according to the rules, so the referee returned 0.4 to the first half. Second.

Because of Popovich's technical foul just now, these 0.4 seconds do not belong to the Spurs, but to the Pacers!

Miller stood on the free throw line with a relaxed and smiling face, and after easily making 2 free throws, Bird actually made a move!

He first called a timeout, and then took five people: Carter, Lin Tian, ​​Miller, Schmitz and Mullin.

Four guys who can shoot and a big man ready to get to the basket.

Then, Bird's show-off nature came out.

He didn't bother to arrange the tactics for this round. It only lasted 0.4 seconds anyway. If he made a mistake, the Spurs wouldn't be able to play a fast break, so he waved directly to Lin Tian and said, "Leave it to you."

Regarding Bird's behavior of turning away from the boss, Lin Tian was too lazy to respond and did not regret sitting on the bench. Instead, he directly gathered four teammates together and arranged a simple tactic for them.

Then, as the timeout ended, to everyone's expectation, Lin Tian stood on the sideline and prepared to serve.

"Oh! This magical 6 seconds, there is a follow-up!" Barkley said excitedly in the commentary seat: "I know Lin very well! Normally at this time, he must find a way to catch the ball and shoot, but Since he is in the serving position, there is only one reason."

"This guy has a brilliant idea to target the Spurs!"

"It's only 0.4 seconds. What idea can Lin come up with? Isn't it just to throw it towards the basket and see who can try his luck with an alley-oop? Let Lin serve, obviously because he has the best passing ability. It’s just the most accurate!”

One of Kenny's jobs is to go against Buckley to ensure the effectiveness of the show, so he rebutted without hesitation.

"We'll see!"

Barkley smiled and said he believed in his teammates.

As for the Spurs, Popovich did not come back. When his assistant coach asked him to go back, Popovich, who was unhappy at the moment, directly refused.

"In just 0.4 seconds, they can beat the shit out of them!" Popovich said in anger.

As the referee blew the whistle, the Pacers players started running quickly.

First, Miller ran from the inside towards the top of the arc, then Mullin crossed from the left wing to the right wing, and then Schmitz screened Miller from outside the 3-point line and then headed towards the free throw line. Running nearby, Miller started running towards the baseline without stopping.

Several opportunities appeared in a row, but Lin Tian did not pass the ball.

When the 5-second serve time was about to expire, Carter, who was originally running towards the basket, suddenly turned around and ran towards the top of the arc. Elliott, who was following him, immediately accelerated with all his strength to catch up, but Carter had just reached the free throw line. At that time, there was another change of direction and reverse running. This time, Carter also used Schmitz's cover!

Elliott was completely blocked by the sudden screen. At this moment, the ball in Lin Tian's hand flew towards the basket.

Carter, who was running quickly towards the basket, was completely left empty at this moment.

He calculated his steps and took off gracefully. Then under the incredible eyes of the fans in the audience, Carter turned his back to the basket, skillfully held the basketball with both hands, and then pushed it toward the inside of the basket!

"boom!"

A not-so-big noise came. Carter and Lin Tian completed an alley-oop at the buzzer in just 0.4 seconds!

The entire Spurs home fans were completely confused!

Those 6 seconds just now were really extremely long!

It was so long that they couldn’t believe it or accept it!

It was long enough for the team to go from a 3-point lead to a 4-point deficit!

In just 6 seconds, the Pacers scored an incredible 7 points in a row!

"I said it! I said it! I said Lin had a plan!" Barkley yelled excitedly. The Pacers' cooperation just now was really exciting!

Of course, the reason why this tactic was so successful is that Popovich just threw the pick and left without arranging the final defense. Otherwise, as long as he placed one person under the basket, Carter would not have dunked him like this.

At this moment, Carter has loosened his hands hanging from the basket. He stands under the basket with an expressionless and indifferent face, his arms swinging constantly. His expression is arrogant and calm at the same time!

It's enough to make all Spurs fans furious and helpless.

Who can blame your team for playing such a magical round?

Blame the damn God?

At this time, Popovich rushed out of the player tunnel angrily.

"What the hell! Damn it! What the hell is it? You couldn't prevent a dunk from the Pacers in 0.4 seconds? Are you kidding me? Are you damn, unweaned junior high school students? How could you make such a mistake? "

With Popovich looking furious, no one on the Spurs team dared to say: "Obviously it was you who left first that caused us to make the mistake. It was you who committed the technical foul, and it was also you who left the game early without arranging tactics. How can we blame you?" What about us?"

Here Popovich angrily sprayed the players, but just 5-6 meters away, Carter had been lifted up like a hero by his teammates, celebrating crazily!

This goal is definitely the most exciting and cool goal that Carter has scored in the 20 games he has played in the industry!

Even though Carter's career has just begun, he wants to put this goal directly into the top ten goals of his career!

So cool!

He really likes this ball!

Suddenly, the two teams separated by a few meters, although the score difference was not big, just four points, the momentum and mood of both sides were completely different. In these 6 seconds, the Spurs definitely went from heaven to hell. An extreme! After such ups and downs, their problem is not just falling behind.

Their mentality is likely to change in the second half of the game!

If they cannot adjust their mentality in time during the halftime break, they may even collapse directly in the second half of the game and be beaten by the Pacers to quickly open up the score!

Popovich's job in the midfield is not simple. He must first calm down his angry emotions, then calm the mentality of his teammates, and then arrange a reasonable tactic that can effectively curb Lin Tian's shooting and protect Duncan. and Robinson, so that the number of fouls for both of them will no longer increase rapidly.

As for the Pacers, their job is relatively simple. The 6 consecutive points in the last 7 seconds gave the Pacers players great confidence!

Even to put it more arrogantly, Bird didn't need to arrange any tactics in the midfield and let the team continue to play like they did in the second half of the second quarter. As long as Lin Tian can maintain the feel, it will be enough to win the game!

However, Bird obviously will not be a hands-off boss like Popovich. He not only arranged detailed tactics during the halftime break, but also changed the team's starting lineup!

"Their perimeter lineup is old and weak. Our perimeter lineup can completely crush them. Both of their twin towers received three fouls in the first half! So our first element in the second half is to impact! Keep impacting on theirs. Inside, draw fouls and let their two inside players wear out quickly!"

"So, I need impact! I want to maintain impact from the beginning of the second half, so Doug..."

"I have no problem! I can play as a substitute!" As soon as the smart Christie heard that Bird wanted to increase his impact, he immediately nodded in agreement and had no nostalgia for his starting position.

"Very good, then Vince, you start the second half of the game and smash through their defense! If you have a chance, just break through or shoot!"

"Tonight is the time for you to make your name known and let everyone know you!"

"Go and tell the world who is the best player in the class of 1998!"

(End of this chapter)