NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

After spending a day in Kansas, Lin Tian returned to Indiana one day later than the team. He did not have time to go home, but went directly to the training ground. Then he threw the trophy on a seat on the sidelines, changed his clothes, and prepared to start training.

Unexpectedly, when Carlisle saw Lin Tian coming back, he smiled and signaled everyone to stop training and gather together.

Then this guy clapped his hands, and the rookie Ginobili actually pushed out a small cart from the aisle with a piece of cake on it.

"This is a gift that everyone prepared for you, Lin. I hope you like it!" Carlisle said happily, "It's incredible, really incredible! To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised even if you won the Lawrence Award."

"But you won the Jesse Owens Award! That's as shocking as Schwarzenegger winning a Grammy!"

"How do you know I can't win the Lawrence Award?" Lin Tian said with a sly smile as he looked at Carlisle and the others, "I've been nominated for Best Male Athlete and Best Men's Team! Two nominations. I remember Michael was also nominated for Best Comeback Athlete. Let's go to Monte Carlo together to receive the award next May."

"Hmm? Where's Michael?"

"He asked for leave. Maybe the three consecutive losses made him feel bad." Carlisle shrugged his shoulders, looking a little worried: "How about I give you a day off, and you go and persuade him?"

"Okay!" Lin Tian nodded without hesitation, then took his trophy, said hello to his teammates, and went straight home.

Well, back home.

He didn't bother trying to persuade Jordan.

It is normal for a 39-year-old veteran to take a leave. Lin Tian is also very relieved about Jordan's mood and condition.

As I said, as a veteran of this age, can he not withstand such a small public opinion storm and psychological pressure?

This is Michael Jordan! To say he can't handle it is an insult.

Maybe he just wants to go out and have a drink to relax, and then he can return to the court.

Anyway, Lin Tian believed that he didn't need to worry about this matter, Jordan could handle it.

Can Jordan do it?

Of course he can do it, and he even has many ways to do it.

In other words, Jordan was just gritting his teeth for a while when he was angry, and then he woke up after a sleep. In his mind, such criticism, sarcasm and so-called black material were no longer a big deal!
Lin Tian said the above words to Jordan when he saw him the next day.

There was no way, because Jordan returned to the training hall the day after Lin Tian came back, and the first thing Carlisle said to him excitedly was: "I knew Lin could persuade you. He knows you best on our team!"

"Advise me?"

"I gave Lin a day off yesterday and asked him to come and talk to you. Didn't he go?" Carlisle was stunned. Didn't he go?

So who is Jordan showing this fighting look to?
Wasn’t it inspired by Mr. Lin?
Lin Tian: I don’t have that ability. Everything comes from trust!

I trust Michael to come out of this on his own and get back to training quickly, it's that simple!
Carlisle: No, if you don't do anything, then you shouldn't have promised me the day off yesterday! You should train!

Lin Tian: If you don’t take a holiday, then you must be mentally ill, right?
Carlisle: There's something wrong with me mentally to expect you to help me solve Jordan's problem!

After several rounds of eye contact with Lin Tian, ​​Carlisle finally couldn't understand Lin Tian's eyes at all. He just felt that his eyes were wandering around and he couldn't catch his gaze at all. He had no idea what Lin Tian wanted to express.

Lin Tian: I don’t have much to say. I just saw the coach staring at me and thought there was something in my eyes, so I blinked to see if I could get it off.

In short, Lin Tian shamelessly got a day off, and Jordan quickly finished his self-comfort and returned to team training.

Come to think of it, the two of them actually only missed one training session in total.

To Jordan, such criticism from the outside world means nothing!

He was just simply unhappy with Barkley.

He just wanted to find an opportunity to pin Barkley to the ground and beat him up, it's that simple.

Who made this fat guy the first to jump out and scold me at this time?

Of course, if Barkley was not the first to jump out, but someone else jumped out first, then it would basically not be Jordan's turn to be angry, because Barkley would most likely change his position and say that you are talking nonsense, Michael is my brother, he is better than any of you!

I am the only one who can scold Michael, others? Who are you! Are you qualified to scold Michael?

Well... Ewing is not among them, he can curse a few times.

Miller can probably do it, he can also curse a few times.

Rodman and Pippen were Michael's teammates, so it's okay to curse them a few times. And there was that other guy, think about it.

Oakley, Starks, and Mutombo are all old friends with whom they have a good relationship. Payton, Mourning, Kevin Johnson, and Tim Hardaway also have a good relationship.

Bird and Magic are veterans, Auerbach and West are industry giants, Dr. J, Thompson, and Gervin are all Michael's mentors and idols, so it's okay to scold them.

Think about it.
Forget it! I don’t want to think about it anymore.

Anyway, these bastards can curse Michael all they want, but if someone else curses, Barkley will be the first one to disagree!

He objected with both hands! He objected strongly!

I must jump out and confront those who criticize Michael.

Sir Charles, be fair and just and consider your brothers!
This anti-Joe trend started by Barkley caused a huge sensation across the United States. Almost all media people wanted to get a piece of the pie and gain some traffic, attention and benefits from it.

But this time, unlike all the previous ones, it was almost a carnival between the fans and the media! No matter how fiercely the media hyped it up, no matter how fiercely the fans discussed it, they would even fight to the point of real-life fighting.

It's very quiet among the players!
Everyone remained calm and silent.

Unless the reporter puts the microphone in the player's face and points it at the player's nose and asks them to answer, most of the players will give ambiguous, specious and nonsense answers.

Are you kidding? You media guys are not afraid unless you play basketball.

We are still playing ball!

We are afraid!
Who is crazy enough to go crazy with you guys!
Let that bastard Barkley come back to the league and play for another year, and see if he dares to say anything bad about Jordan again?
He is going crazy, so should we go crazy too?
Can't you fucking see the Wizards' previous lesson?

Iverson was about to pee himself because of being beaten, can't you see?
Only a fool would wade into this muddy water!
Of course, not everyone in the league is afraid of Jordan and Lin Tian. There are also some flat-headed guys who are not afraid of death.

For example, Kobe Bryant is not even afraid of Jesus, so would he be afraid of the Lin Dan combination?
But unfortunately, he is a fan of Jordan.

"Michael is still very strong, he is still at the top level. I have watched every game of theirs this season! I analyze Michael's playing style every day. The only thing I can be sure of is that Michael is stronger than last year!"

"I can't wait to defeat them! If possible, I hope it will be the finals! I hope they won't be eliminated early!"

Another example is Iverson.

"I don't care whether Michael is really good or only good when he meets Lin. I only know that I got kicked in the ass by the two of them in the last game! The next game won't be like this. I've been waiting for them. All I have to say is: See you in Philadelphia!"

Another example is McGrady: "Unfortunately, Grant fell again this year. I sympathize with his pain and I really hope he gets better soon! But before he gets better, my goal this year is to be the scoring champion! I am only a little bit away from Michael and Lin."

"Maybe I'll have surpassed them before the next time we meet? I'm already thinking about how I'm going to trash-talk them after I become the scoring champion!"

In short, among the people in the alliance, some people made strategic plans, some chose to remain silent, and some chose to say a few words to brush the issue aside.

But not even one person dared to say, "Barkley is right!"

not a single one!
Everyone knows that the three-game losing streak in early December was just a short nap for the Pacers.

Now is not the time to mess with them!
The Pacers will find their feeling soon!
Well, very fast!
Because in the fourth game of December, the Pacers met the Wizards again!

At a time when the team suffered three consecutive defeats, encountering such a team is really like meeting a relative.

Come on, dear! Let's have some good time together!
We are all family, don't be shy, show off your abilities and don't hold anything back!
It’s the same here, we definitely won’t hold back!
I will beat you to death!
Killing comes first, and competition comes second!

So, that night, the whole of Washington was beaten into extreme silence. Saying the names of Jordan and Lin Tian could stop all the children in Washington from crying at night!

As for why?
66: 140!

In this game, the Pacers once again went all out and beat the Wizards by 74 points!
The historical record they just created was refreshed again!
The top two losing streaks in NBA history both happened to the Wizards, and the two games were separated by just over a month!

They are really nailed to the pillar of shame and can never get down!
Unlike the last game where 6 Pacers players scored in double figures to defeat the Wizards, in this game, Jordan scored 62 points in the first three quarters alone! This was 8 points higher than the Wizards' entire team's score at the time!
62分也成了乔丹第二次复出以来的第一个60+和最高分，并且乔丹还顺手破了一串类似39岁单场得分最高记录、砍下60分的球员之中最年长记录、步行者队史第二名单场轰下60+的球员等等等等.
Jordan also took advantage of the overwhelming victory in this game to extend his consecutive 40+ record to 4 games!
并且，他在接下来的3场比赛中继续火力全开，分别拿下44分、40分、41分，并且命中率高达55%、58%和67%！

In these three games, the Pacers naturally won three consecutive games!
Not only did they sweep away the shadow of their previous three-game losing streak, they also won four consecutive games. At the same time, Jordan's average points per game also skyrocketed thanks to this wave of support, from the previous 3 points to more than 4 points per game!
As for the Player of the Week award he won during that time? Not worth mentioning! Not worth mentioning at all!
After these 7 consecutive 40+ games, Jordan's madness finally ended in the next eighth game!

Maybe he felt tired in this game, or maybe the defense of Battier of the Grizzlies was too good. In short, Jordan only made 20 of 8 shots that night and only scored 23 points!

But in a game where Jordan was so abnormal and missed many shots, the Pacers won a big victory again!

In addition to the fact that the Grizzlies are a completely bad team and their strength is not worth mentioning, the biggest reason is that in addition to Jordan, the Pacers have another monster!
24投14中，3分球8投5中，罚球10罚9中！
He scored 42 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals in the game!

The Pacers, besides Jordan, have only one player who can achieve this statistic.

Lin Tian!

One beast is hibernating temporarily, while the other beast is out looking for food!
After this 42-point game, it seemed as if Lin Tian and Jordan had secretly completed some dirty PY deal.

In the next six consecutive games, Jordan's average number of shots and points per game dropped rapidly, returning to the level at the beginning of the season.

On the other hand, Lin Tian did not have such an exaggerated performance as Jordan, who scored 7+ points in 40 consecutive games and 62 points in three quarters.

但他在之后的6场比赛之中拿下4场40+，另外那两场没有拿下40分的比赛，林天分别贡献36分11篮板13助攻和39分15篮板10助攻的三双数据！
其中在25日圣诞大战当晚对阵篮网队的比赛中，林天更是拿下赛季新高的51分8篮板8助攻的完美数据，将对面拿下15分14篮板16助攻的基德完全压在了身下！

The Pacers easily won the Christmas game and the China Derby!
Based on Lin Tian's performance, do you think he performed worse than Jordan? Anyway, the league officials dare not say so!

Throughout December, except for the first week when the Pacers lost to McGrady due to consecutive losses, the Player of the Week award was given to Jordan in the second week, shared by Jordan and Lin Tian in the third week, and given to Lin Tian again in the fourth week.

Dominant performance!

As for the Pacers' results?

In the 7 games that Lin Tian broke out, they won 7 consecutive games. Together with the previous 4 games, they won 11 consecutive games!
25 wins and 3 losses!
In the first two months of the season, they won first place in the Eastern Conference and the league without any suspense!

The Nets, second in the Eastern Conference, currently have only 20 wins and 8 losses, and have been 5 games behind them. The Lakers, first in the Western Conference, have only 19 wins and 8 losses, and their record is even worse than the Nets!

The Pacers once again put on a dominant performance this season!
This month's Player of the Month award was shared by Lin Tian and Jordan!

这两个人在整个12月的比赛中带领步行者打出了11胜3负的成绩，两个人各爆发7场，乔丹本月轰下33.5分5.0篮板3.5助攻2.3抢断，林天场均轰下32.5分8.5篮板9.3助攻和2.8次抢断！
These two continue to rank in the top two in scoring and MVP rankings this season!
The level of play of these two is almost a level higher than that of everyone else in the league, truly 1+1>2!

This combination once again reminded the entire league of the fear of being dominated by the Bulls many years ago!

Even more exaggerated than that time!
After all, although the Bulls in 97 were strong, Lin Tian at that time was not so terrifying!
And now Lin Tian is a monster who is truly on par with Jordan, and even slightly surpasses Jordan!

There is one thing that even the most hardcore and loyal Jordan fans have to admit: without Lin Tian's feeding and perfect timing of passing the ball, not only would Jordan definitely not be able to achieve his current statistics, his shooting percentage would definitely have declined significantly!
As for Lin Tian, ​​he doesn't rely much on Jordan's passing. His ability to create opportunities, seize opportunities, and switch between offense and defense are much stronger than Jordan!

When the time entered 2003, the Pacers' pace finally slowed down a little.

Whether it is their winning streak or the average statistics of Jordan and Lin Tian, ​​they are no longer so crazy.

1月的前两周，步行者队似乎是需要休息一样，他们7场比赛之中只拿到了4胜3负的成绩，总战绩暂时是29胜6负。

Although it still sits firmly in the first place in the league, it is inevitable that people feel that this beast has finally begun to doze off!
Just when teams around the league were hoping to get a piece of the pie from the Pacers' current slump and were trying to beat them up to see if they could get some benefits, the beast woke up again!
On January 1, the Pacers will play against the Magic away!

Although the Magic are missing Malone this season, and although Hill had knee problems again after playing for less than half a month as usual and needed to return to the factory for repairs, their record is still very good!

The team has 24 wins and 11 losses so far this season, ranking third in the Eastern Conference. The game against the second-placed Brooklyn Nets is a close one, and the two teams are now only one game apart in the rankings.

If nothing unexpected happens, the battle for the second and third place in the Eastern Conference will most likely continue until the very last moment of the season before a winner is decided!

除了球队战绩不错之外，麦迪本赛季的表现也堪称顶级，截至目前，他打出了职业生涯最好的表现：场均31.4分7.5篮板5.5助攻！而邓肯则继续自己稳定且坚实的表现：22.3分13.1篮板2.9次盖帽！
Although apart from these two players, due to salary space issues, the Magic only had the best rookie of the year, Mike Miller, who scored in double digits. Apart from that, neither the starting center Pat Garrity nor the starting point guard Jacqui Vaughn averaged more than 8 points per game!
Of course, this does not include Grant Hill, who averaged 12 points per game before going down after playing only 16 games.

This poor guy has never played a serious game since he left the Pistons. He left the Pistons in the 00-01 season, and up to now, he has played less than 40 games in two and a half seasons.

Given his current health condition, Hill shouldn't even go see a doctor now. He should go to a famous mountain or ancient temple in China to worship and see if he can change his luck.

This is too embarrassing!
Because of Hill's injury, the Magic not only failed to gather their four major stars until Malone left, but this season they have further become a traditional inside and outside double star team!

It's so painful! The Magic team owner's heart is full of tears!

However, although the boss and fans are bitter, as the Nets have already lost to the Pacers twice this season, it is now the Magic's turn to challenge the Pacers' hegemony in the league!
They are basically the last hope of the Eastern Conference and the team with the greatest potential and chance of defeating the Pacers in the East besides the Nets!

This game undoubtedly became the most watched and hottest game of the day. Countless fans and media focused on it, wanting to see the result of this Eastern Conference focus battle.

Of course, this game has another meaning!
The team combination of Lin Tian and Jordan has beaten almost all the players who provoked and beat Jordan last season!

Iverson, Pierce, Raheem, Francis, Ray Allen
None of these stars who had performed well against the Wizards last season escaped and were beaten badly one after another by the Pacers. Iverson was the worst hit, being beaten twice. The second time, this guy refused to give in and insisted on fighting with his neck stiff, so he was beaten even worse than the first game!
And McGrady is the next target of the Pacers or Lin Tian and Jordan!
What did this guy say last month?

Want to be the scoring champion? That means you don't take us seriously!
"I heard that some people's goal is to be the scoring champion. I can only say that this kind of people is quite boring." In a pre-match interview, Jordan said with disdain: "How useless must a person be to talk about something like the scoring champion as a goal and dream?"

"For me, the most difficult thing is how to not win the scoring title, not how to win the scoring title! I really can't find anyone in this league who can challenge me."

"Michael, you are talking nonsense." Lin Tian interrupted, "I can challenge you for the scoring title! I decided not to pass the ball to you from tonight! By the way, Tracy said he wanted to be the scoring title? How far is he from that? He is currently averaging..."

"Wow! Over 30 points! He's amazing!" Lin Tian said exaggeratedly, "I hope he can have a chance next season."

"But Michael is right about one thing. There is really no point pursuing the scoring title. For me, as long as I have the hands, I can get it with my eyes closed. The key is whether you want to, not whether you can."

"At least I think, if I want, I can have as many scoring titles as Michael. By the way, Michael, how many scoring titles do you have? 10 or 11?"

"Anyway, there are more than you. How many are you?"

"Don't worry about how many titles I have. I have the scoring title, the assist title, and the steal title. What about you? Have you ever been in the top ten in assists in your life? After I left Chicago, I was in the top five in scoring every year!"

"Not doing your job!" Jordan snorted. "This guy can't even win the assists title this year. He's already more than 1.5 assists behind Jason per game. I bet he can't win the assists title this year!"

"Then I bet Michael won't win the scoring title! I won't pass the ball to him from tonight." Lin Tian said unwillingly, "By the way, who are we playing against tonight? Tracy? Well, I wish Tracy can get the dream honor that he values ​​the most, desires the most, and is closest to now!"

"I sincerely hope that he can win the scoring title!"

Lin Tian and Jordan were happily and easily singing in unison, and the group of reporters who were listening to them were extremely excited!
Look! It's still the same old friend!
What is tacit understanding? This is tacit understanding!
It was a good thing that McGrady was not there, otherwise Lin Tian and Jordan would have embarrassed this guy to death.

I can’t explain it. I absolutely can’t explain it!
Even more, let alone McGrady's direct face-to-face solo on the court, even if the two sides were not in the same locker room, McGrady was in the Magic's locker room, when the provocative reporter conveyed Jordan and Lin Tian's words to him, this guy squinted his eyes and thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out how to respond.

In the end, he could only say lightly: "They are wrong!"

As for what's wrong, how it's wrong, and how McGrady will fight back if they say it's wrong, nothing, nothing at all!

It was so light, so light that when McGrady fought back, Lin Tian and Jordan both made a "huh" sound at the same time, indicating that it was boring.

There is really no point in pinning someone to the ground and beating them, unless there is a grudge.

It can't be said that they have any grudge against McGrady.

I just want to teach my little brother how to behave!

Can you get the scoring title just because you want to?

"Tracy's response was quite disappointing!" Barkley, who is always willing to watch the fun, shook his head and said, "I thought he would be able to say some meaningful and destructive trash talk!"

"If you asked this question to the old bastards in our era, they would keep talking for five minutes without repeating themselves! But Tracy only said this one sentence."

"I think it's time to teach these young people in the league a lesson and let them know what a real game is and what trash talk is!"

"Being so silent is not good for your growth! You must learn how to scold people so that you can play better!"

"Charles, you're not going to start a class to teach young people how to trash talk, are you?" Kenny added with a smile.

"That's exactly what I mean! If you want to learn trash talk, please look for Sir Charles! He is the league's top trash talker and is good at using all kinds of methods to attack the opponent's weaknesses and pain points! This is what I am best at! Come on! You have my contact information! Contact me anytime!"

Here, Barkley was advertising himself and chatting casually with Kenny, and the game on the court had already started.

The Magic's starting lineup is: Duncan, Pat Garrity, McGrady, Miller and point guard Jacqui Vaughn!
The Pacers continued with their usual starting five since December, which is actually their starting lineup for the past few years. The only difference is that Carter was upgraded to Jordan!

"Dudu!"

As soon as the referee blew the whistle, Duncan relied on his huge height advantage to easily defeat Big Ben and got the first wave of ball possession for the Magic. The basketball went directly into the hands of McGrady, who is not only the number one offensive player but also the organizing forward in this team.

The team's nominal point guard, Jacqui Vaughn, is more of a pure attacker.

McGrady dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, where he was defended by Christie. Facing this technically skilled defender, McGrady was not afraid at all. After two consecutive between-the-crotch dribbles, he accelerated forcefully and shot directly from mid-range!
The signature pull-up jump shot drew a low arc that all grassroots coaches absolutely do not want their young players to learn, and it almost went straight to the basket.

"Boom!"

After a dull thud, McGrady's ball hit the back of the backboard and failed to fall into the basket.

Lin Tian quickly recovered and grabbed the rebound, then without even looking at Vaughn standing in front of him, he accelerated and rushed towards the front court.

Among the five players of the Magic team, only McGrady is known for his explosive physical fitness. The remaining four are either technical players or rookies who have no skills at all. Therefore, when Lin Tian's speed is fully pushed up, only McGrady can barely catch up with him.

But facing the pacers, it is obviously useless for you to run fast alone!

After Lin Tian got to the three-point line, he suddenly stopped and dribbled the ball behind his back to calm himself. Then, at the moment when McGrady raised his center of gravity and wanted to move forward to defend Lin Tian, ​​Lin Tian's basketball suddenly slipped out of his hands!

"Snapped!"

After a dull thud, the basketball hit the floor, then flew past McGrady's crotch and went straight towards the basket.

McGrady only had time to look back, and then he saw the scene of Jordan catching the ball, turning around and dunking!

"How about Mr. Scoring Champion? Can you dunk like this?" Lin Tian smiled and bumped McGrady with his shoulder, saying like a good friend: "Honestly, I think you can win the Scoring Champion!"

"I don't believe you." McGrady muttered, then quickly returned to the backcourt, ready to receive the ball and advance.

"This kid is so annoying." Lin Tian and Jordan high-fived.

"Did he trash talk you?" Jordan was actually a little excited!

As long as you talk trash, isn't that a reason to beat you to death?
What the Pacers lack right now is a reason to beat their opponents to death!
Of course, it doesn't matter if there is no reason.

I just don't like you today, so I'm going to beat you up. Is that not okay?

The strong never need a reason to bully others!
"No, he doesn't talk trash. This guy is very sullen and stuffy!" Lin Tian curled his lips. It's the same old saying. When the opponent doesn't resist, it's boring to talk trash!
For example, Lin Tian never uttered even one syllable of trash talk to Duncan.

It's useless and a waste of saliva!

"He doesn't respond to your trash talk, right?" Jordan chewed gum and watched McGrady getting closer and closer to him: "That kid doesn't respect people at all!"

"I said you are much more shameless than me!" Lin Tian smiled and said that this is what I have been waiting for you to say, Jordan!
"Kill him!" (End of this chapter)