NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

In the rest of the first half, Lin Tian almost beat up Bremer and all the Celtics guys who were against him!
The Celtics' poor defensive system and rim protection level are simply not enough to defend Lin Tian.

More importantly, the two big brothers in their team would rather dribble for 15 seconds on the offensive end than take a few steps on the defensive end.

In the first half of the game, Lin Tian made 19 of 12 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and all 3 free throws, scoring comprehensive statistics of 7 points, 34 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Under his leadership, the Pacers led the Celtics by as many as 2 points in the first half!
66: 45!

The suspense of the game was almost over at halftime!

The reason why they were able to lead by such a large margin was not only because of Lin Tian's own outstanding performance, but also because of the two guys, Walker and Pierce, who were too excited and played poorly.

After these two guys lost face before the game, they played in a disorganized manner and attacked fiercely with their heads down during the game.

Each of them used and implemented those three sets of tactics time and time again.

If the basketball court is a one-on-one battle, the one-on-one ability of Pierce and Walker, especially their weight and tonnage that are enough to surpass 90% of the outside players in the league, their little tricks and excellent touch, are definitely enough to destroy almost all opponents.

But the basketball court is not one-on-one.

When the other three Celtics players were not very threatening and these two had no intention of passing the ball, as long as they had the ball and lowered their heads to the area below the free throw line, the Pacers would definitely double-team them!
Either Ben from the inside would rush out to interfere with their attacks on the basket and close-range shots, or Jordan or Lin Tian would come over from the wing to cut the ball and double-team them to interfere with their mid-range and long-range shots.

In short, the attack of these two players was so uncomfortable and disgusting!

They couldn't feel it at all.

Logically speaking, if there were two more mature and stronger scorers, they would definitely choose to pass the ball to their teammates or play some pick-and-rolls with each other to break down the Pacers' defense.

But these two are Pierce and Walker.

The more this situation happens, the more excited these two become. The more they want to fight, the more they want to attack, and the more they want to lower their heads and get in!

As for the result, of course it was terrible.

皮尔斯上半场11投3中，3分球3投1中，罚球2罚2中只拿到9分3篮板，同时还有3个失误。

他的搭当沃克比他稍好那么一丢丢：12投4中，3分球4投1中，罚球3罚2中，拿下11分4篮板，但失误也达到了4个！
The performances of these two players in the first half were terrible!

In fact, if Lin Tian's play tonight was not particularly reasonable and he had to do it himself, the Celtics would definitely not be trailing by 20 points, but at least 25 points!
In order to attack himself, Lin Tian missed several open spaces that he would normally be able to pass to!

Who wants to see him score high tonight?
But, the same thing applies: with Lin Tian's status and ability, he scored more than 30 points in the first half. If he made a few willful shots, no one would say anything to him, and no one would take it to heart.

No one cared about Lin Tian's attempt to find an excuse to score more points before the game. Of course, Lin Tian himself didn't take it seriously either.

During the halftime break, Carlisle didn't make too many arrangements. He just kept playing like this. The team was already leading by 20 points, proving that his strategy was completely correct and that the team's strength was indeed overwhelming. Adjustments? There was nothing to adjust.

Unless something suddenly goes wrong with the Celtics.

For example, Walker, who shoots 8 three-pointers per game but has a negligible hit rate, suddenly has a burst of shooting and makes a series of shots.

For example, Pierce, who shoots 6 three-pointers per game but has a very low hit rate, suddenly has a burst of shooting and makes them one after another.

In short, unless these two can suddenly find that incredible feeling, that’s it for the Celtics tonight!

Including Lin Tian, ​​everyone felt that if they could score a dozen points in the third quarter, or 50 points in three quarters, they could clock out!

But how to say it?

Pierce and Walker are indeed Mr. Lin’s good brothers!
It seemed as if these two knew that Lin Tian had a special game mission today. When the two sides changed sides in the second half of the game, they suddenly exploded!

First, Walker, who was criticized for his poor and brainless shot choices, especially his huge body but his obsession with kite-flying and three-point shooting, exploded!
His entire career has been filled with questions and criticisms about his poor shot selection and low basketball IQ.

Especially in this era, he is a strong and skilled power forward who has to shoot almost 8 three-pointers in every game with a hit rate of just over 30%. This style of play cannot be explained by going against the trend or being a new style of play.

Because people don't think it's that amazing that he can shoot so many three-pointers.

A more tactful person would say: Antoine's shot selection needs to be changed, it is too inefficient now.

A more direct person would say: Antoine is an idiot with a negative basketball IQ.

Or let me give you another example.

The shock and feeling that Antoine's eight three-pointers per game in this era brought to people was not much different from Irving yelling at everyone more than 8 years later: "The earth is flat!"

Everyone was astonished, amazed and shocked, and at the same time, they secretly thought that this person must be mentally ill!
Anyway, no one will treat them as normal people.

Of course, that doesn't matter.

The important thing is that starting from the second half of the game, Walker suddenly began to prove that his way of playing was correct!

"Shh!"

Less than 7 seconds into the game, Walker hit his second 3-pointer of the night from the wing, narrowing the gap to 18 points!
Then when the Pacers' offense failed to score, it was Pierce's turn. After getting the ball on the other wing, he pulled up incorrectly. He didn't pull up, but just stood on tiptoe, and then also took a 3-pointer.

"Shh!"

Less than 40 seconds into the game, the Celtics went on a 6:0 run to narrow the gap to 15 points!
When he saw these two people, one for each of them, Lin Tian's eyes lit up!

My dears! If you don’t explode, I’ll be embarrassed to keep voting.

Now, isn't this time to do some work?
Lin Tian was cheered up. After moving to the frontcourt, he suddenly accelerated and rushed to the basket, changing directions continuously. He then made another pull-up layup against Battie and scored 2 points!
"What a great shot!" Barkley praised: "Leader Lin has once again proved his ability!"

"When the opponent scored consecutively, Lin once again blocked the Celtics' attack and helped the team win the crucial 2 points!"

"That's right!" Kenny followed up, "I was just wondering if the Celtics would use these two 3-pointers to continue to close the gap! But obviously I was overthinking it."

"The Pacers are very good at dealing with their opponents' sudden scoring streaks. There are two people on their team who are the best at this!"

"Maybe more than two!" Barkley said with a smile: "Have you forgotten those monsters on their bench? The explosive scoring power of those guys should not be underestimated!"

Barkley and Kenny were having a casual discussion over here, and Walker came over there again!
This time it was a direct 3-point shot from 2 meters outside the 3-point line! This guy obviously had not practiced shooting from this distance before, and his shooting posture was a little deformed, but he just threw it!
"Shh!"

Not only was it thrown away, it also went in!

After this long 3-pointer, the gap between the two sides was narrowed to 14 points again!
Next, Lin Tian launched another attack and responded with a mid-range jump shot.

But it was as if Pierce and Walker had discussed it beforehand, each of them took one, and this time Pierce came up with a big one!
Facing Christie's defense, he took a series of tentative steps and faked body movements, then suddenly started to break into the 3-point line and then pulled back, returned to the outside of the 3-point line, quickly collected the ball and was about to shoot directly.

Christie's defense is absolutely top-notch! He didn't get diverted at all and dived on the ground just in time.

But the problem is: it’s too timely!

Because Pierce's rhythm is different from other players, his shooting pre-swing is extremely long, and his feet are not placed in the traditional parallel position but one in front and one behind. In addition, his jumping height is extremely low, so when Christie pounced on him, this guy couldn't even get into position!
This time difference immediately made Christie lose his balance, but it was too late for him to control his body.

"Snapped!"

There was an obvious contact between the two people in the air, and then Pierce burst out with his signature powerful upper body strength, and the basketball was forcefully thrown by Pierce and flew towards the basket!
"Shh!"

"Dudu!"

Two voices sounded at the same time, Pierce scored 3+1!
This 3+1 completely ignited the entire North Shore Garden!

All the fans were shouting Pierce's name crazily, roaring and celebrating wildly!
Four consecutive 4-pointers at the start of the third quarter!
It blew us away!

At this moment, are there any fans who would complain that Pierce and Walker's shots were unreasonable?

After all, there are no unreasonable shots, only shooters who are not strong enough!
As long as you are strong enough, all shots are valid!

"You also scored two goals, but the fans are not so crazy about you, Antoine." After seeing this goal, Lin Tian immediately said to Walker beside him.

The main feature is to sow discord anytime and anywhere!

"Shut up! We are the same! Lin, you have used this trick on us a few years ago. Now Paul and I are best friends. Your provocation is totally useless." Walker was very considerate. He snorted to indicate that he would not fall for it.

"It's great that you think so." Lin Tian said with a smile: "The boss of the two teams! I am most familiar with this set, Michael and I do this."

"If Paul thinks so, that would be great! He told me last time... well, nothing, he asked me to go to a nightclub with him last time!"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he didn't even give Walker the chance to ask "What did Paul say?" He turned around and left quickly.

Then Lin Tian saw Christie standing beside him.

"It's okay, Doug, he's just lucky. This kind of shot is not worth mentioning. He can't make a second shot in a month. You can defend him from now on." Lin Tian was worried that Christie would be upset, so he began to comfort him.

"I'm not frustrated. I've played for so many years. It's normal to lose a goal!" Christie shrugged and said helplessly, "It's just a little disgusting. That bastard spit when he celebrated!"

"It all sprayed all over me, it stinks! I suspect he hasn't brushed his teeth for a month!" Christie said, shivering with lingering fear.

It can be seen that when Pierce was punching and roaring in celebration just now, he really sprayed a lot of saliva on Christie. Look at this poor child, he has a psychological trauma!
"Don't worry, Doug, I will avenge you!" Lin Tian patted Christie on the shoulder, indicating that everything depends on him.

"You're going to spit at him too?" Christie hesitated and said, "Forget it, it's too disgusting."

"Who the hell is spitting? I'm not an alpaca." Lin Tian rolled his eyes. This idiot teammate who was in love was really hopeless.

"Then do you want to stand very close to him and talk trash to him?" Christie hesitated, "That's not necessary, and unless you haven't brushed your teeth for a month, the damage won't be that great."

"Fuck you! Go to hell." Lin Tian was rarely defensive. This bastard, what the hell was he thinking about when he had nothing to do?

"Can't I help you get revenge in other ways?" Lin Tian raised his arm and gave Christie a slap, asking him to stay away from him. This guy's taste was really disgusting.

For Lin Tian, ​​this is the right time! Here comes the chance! I was embarrassed to score all the time, and now you, Pierce, spit at my brother?

I can't bear it! I can't stand it at all!
They must be beaten to death, crippled, and disabled!
Otherwise, if word gets out, everyone in the underworld will know that my, Mr. Lin’s, buddies were stung by someone’s bad breath and had saliva sprayed on them, but I don’t stand up for my buddies. How can I still be in the underworld in the future?
Unforgivable!

kill him!
Lin Tian swung his arms, walked to the backcourt, and took the ball from the baseline. He really wanted to go all out now!
After Pierce's free throw, the difference between the two sides has been reduced to 12 points! The power of these four three-pointers is really not small.

"This round is very important!" Barkley took the lead in analyzing: "Whether it is the Celtics or the Pacers, they will attach great importance to this round!"

"If the Celtics successfully defend and score again, the difference between the two sides will be officially narrowed to less than 10 points! Although the difference between single-digit points and double-digit points may seem close, they are two completely different situations for the players' mentality!"

"A single-digit score difference can allow the players on the trailing side to burst out with great confidence and energy, and perform at a level far beyond their usual abilities."

"The same goes for the Pacers. If they can hit this shot and bring their lead back to a safe zone, it will be a great relief for the entire team."

"So I think the Pacers will play a very safe tactic in this round to ensure their success rate and stabilize the situation! They are likely to play the full 24 seconds! We see that Lin dribbled past half court, and sure enough, his hand stretched out, he was calling tactics!"

"It's a very complicated gesture. I haven't seen this move before. I think this is a new tactic that Carlisle has just developed recently! Let's see how the Pacers operate it."

"Lin stopped, he collected the ball? He shot? WTF?"

Barkley's full confidence instantly turned into a shocked swear word. He had just analyzed so much, and Lin Tian took action just like that?

When he got to the frontcourt and was 3 meter away from the 1-point line, he suddenly grabbed the ball and threw it!
Bremer, who was opposite Lin Tian, ​​didn't even stretch out his arms, let alone defend!
He is a normal person, and normal people think the same way as Barkley.

For this ball, he thought that Lin Tian would have to organize the team, shout out a few tactics, have everyone run around, and then look for a reliable open opportunity to shoot, and then take the shot.

But, are we going to invest now?

Lin Tian: That’s not necessary! If I vote now, there’s no vacancy, right? If there is, why do I need an extra step?
"Shh!"

After a crisp sound, Lin Tian's 3-pointer was accurately scored, and the Pacers once again pulled the score to a very safe distance. "Can you guys do it?" After Lin Tian scored, he looked at Pierce and Walker with disdain, and said with a relaxed face: "Or, do you two dare? Hmm?"

What kind of trash talk can best hit a man's soft spot and pain point?
The words that are more cruel than "you can't" are "you dare not"!
How many innocent little boys fell for a big sister's words "If you don't do it..." No, it's "Don't you dare?", and then fell into that gentle trap.

The same scene will also appear when a man smokes his first cigarette, drinks for the first time, enters a red hair salon for the first time, surfs the Internet for the first time, or even commits a crime for the first time. The origin of these things is likely to be a light-hearted "Don't you dare?" or "Forget it if you don't dare."

Why do we say that men are teenagers until they die? That is the power of this saying, which can harm men from the age of 4 to 40 or even 70.

So fierce!

Anyway, after Lin Tian said this, Pierce, who had just made a 3+1, was so excited that he felt like his scalp was about to be broken by the hot blood in his head. He asked for the ball directly from the backcourt, and then after carrying it to the frontcourt, he didn't care about Christie's defense and just threw it!

"Shh!"

This time, Pierce's touch didn't break!

The Celtics hit their fifth three-pointer in a row!

"Not only do I dare, I can do it!" After Pierce scored the goal, he immediately roared at Lin Tian.

But with Christie's reminder, Lin Tian hid far away, quickly avoiding all the flying saliva, and then looked at Pierce and said, "One goal is enough? Then look at this!"

As he spoke, Lin Tian dribbled the ball to the frontcourt again. This time he was half a meter farther away from the three-point line than where he had just shot. Then he shot directly without caring about anything!

'Shuh! '

Absolute confidence! Absolute range!
And absolute willfulness and arrogance!

After the shot was made, Lin Tian looked at Pierce and said, "Do you dare to do this?"

"A friendly suggestion to Paul, go to the inside and play steadily instead of overestimating your abilities here. In terms of 3-point shooting, I am the best in history!"

"A-choo!" Miller, who was sitting on the bench, suddenly sneezed. Then he looked around in confusion, then pulled a large towel from the caddy's hand and put it directly on his shoulders.

Why are there still gusts of cold wind in North Bank Gardens?
“If you are the best in history.” Pierce dribbled the ball to the front court, looked at Lin Tian, ​​and said confidently: “Then I am the best in the universe!”

After saying this extremely childish line, Pierce, like every villain who dares to claim to be the best in the universe, attacked confidently, and was then defeated by the protagonist.

"Boom!"

This shot finally hit the jackpot!

The Celtics' momentum of making five consecutive three-pointers was interrupted!

But their momentum was broken, but Lin Tian’s momentum was just starting to pick up!

Jordan grabbed the rebound ball that bounced a little far near the mid-range, and then quickly threw it to Lin Tian who was about to leave.

After holding the ball, Lin Tian ran all the way to the basket, jumped from the side of the basket, and swung his hands like a compass windmill. Then, after he had flown over the basket and reached the other side of the basket, he suddenly exerted force from his waist, pressed his hands behind his head, and pushed the ball into the basket!
"boom!"

After a loud bang, Lin Tian continued to score points!

Help the Pacers take the absolute initiative again!

After the dunk, Lin Tian found Pierce again when he returned to defense and said to him, "This is not difficult for you, Paul. You will never be able to dunk this in your life!"

Then, Lin Tian's eyes subtly looked at Walker, who was following beside him and looked unhappy because he was ignored by Lin Tian and Pierce. Then Lin Tian did not say anything, nor did he have any changes in expression or emotion.

It was as if he had never seen Walker before. His eyes passed over Walker and looked at the area behind him.

underestimate me?

Walker was already burning with anger, and this time he went straight to the Baihui point on the top of his head.

Like Pierce, he felt like the blood was about to rush out of his head!

A few years ago, Walker almost fell out with the team and Pierce because of the series with the Pacers. It was that series that turned Walker from the team's leader to the team's second-in-command!

But he accepted the position of the second player in the team because of Auerbach's extraordinary personal charm and Walker's desire to make more money. It didn't mean that he really gave up on becoming the boss of the team and surpassing Pierce.

After all, he is two years older than Pierce!

This guy is also a representative of the arrogant generation of 96!

Normally, he could tolerate it for the sake of money.

But today, he was bullied by Lin Tian, ​​and he just ignored him and asked him to endure it?
It’s not impossible!
But at least there should be someone to comfort him, persuade him, and say a few good words to him about the overall situation, right?

To put it bluntly, it's all about giving in to others, coaxing and deceiving others, and everything will be easy to talk about.

But the problem is that the Celtics no longer have Auerbach, and head coach Silas is not the kind of coach who is good at observing the psychological state of his players.

As for Pierce?
He is also anxious and angry at this moment and wants to take revenge!
Who is not a baby who is 2 meters tall and weighs 100 kilograms? I coax him, then who the hell coaxes me?

Anyway, the entire Celtics team didn't notice that Walker was in a bad mood and in poor condition. Pierce attacked three times in a row, during which he didn't pass the ball at all. Among these three times, he only scored one.

On the contrary, Lin Tian continued to shoot during this period and still maintained a top hit rate. Except for a 3-pointer, he made a mid-range shot and a layup.

The score gap between the two sides was about to reach a point where it could no longer be caught up.

"Paul! You can give me the ball! Their attention is on you. Give me the ball now and I can catch them off guard!" Walker suppressed his anger at being ignored and patiently reached out to Pierce.

"Antoine, wait a minute, let me do it! I must beat him! Then I'll leave it to you!" Pierce waved his hands impatiently, but at least he gave an explanation.

Walker nodded. Even though he felt very aggrieved and the fire in his belly was about to explode, he still didn't explode.

However, in the next few attacks, Pierce's magic disappeared. Whether it was a breakthrough, a back-up or a 3-pointer, he suffered a lot of setbacks! In 7 consecutive shots, he only made 2!
As for Lin Tian, ​​he continued his scoring spree. Although his hit rate could not be as high as just now, his efficiency was still much higher than Pierce!
With the dual support of Pierce's crazy missed shots and Lin Tian's continuous scoring, the Pacers quietly widened the score.

With three minutes left in the third quarter, Pierce suddenly passed the basketball to Walker who was standing on the side.

"Antoine, I'm not feeling well, you do it!"

But Pierce obviously didn't notice Walker's terrible mood and his absent-minded state.

Can I have one?
Damn it, you can’t fight anymore, your legs are weak, give it to me, right?
Do you really think you are the boss of the team? Do you really think that I am your deputy and I can be bullied and driven around by you?

You're really so full that you can't eat anymore, so you give me all the packed food, right?

To send away beggars?

FUXX!

Walker cursed in his heart, then took the ball and passed it to Pierce again, then ran towards the baseline without saying a word.

You can fight me however you want, but I don’t want to play anymore!
Walker's decision to give up really stunned Pierce for a moment, but before he had time to think about what was going on, Christie's defense came up again, and Lin Tian was with Christie!

The two men double-teamed Pierce again, one on the left and one on the right blocking him at the same time. Lin Tian seized the opportunity and slapped the basketball that Pierce was holding.

"Snapped!"

The basketball immediately escaped from Pierce's control and flew away.

Launch a counterattack!

Lin Tian didn't care about the basketball, nor did he look at where the basketball landed. Instead, he lowered his head and ran as fast as he could!
"Forest!"

Then he heard a roar, and the basketball was flying rapidly towards the basket!
Lin Tian made a brief calculation, then accelerated again, and then jumped into the air one step from the free throw line, holding the basketball with both hands in the air. Then he completed an extremely elegant 180-degree turn, and slammed the ball behind his head with both hands!
"boom!"

After a loud bang, Lin Tian completed a 180-degree turn and a back-to-the-basket aerial relay!

"Beautiful! From the steal by Lin and Doug to the pass by Chris after he caught the basketball, and finally Lin's wonderful dance in the air! Everything is perfect! Everything is impeccable!"

"A perfect defensive counterattack! A commendable fast break!"

Barkley's voice was excited and sharp. He once again forgot the moment when he was slapped in the face. After all, it didn't matter anymore!

Who made the difference between the two sides reach 30 points after this goal?
99: 69!

The Pacers once again secured victory early on!

"This goal is equally important for Lin! His score in the third quarter has reached 30 points! His score for the entire game tonight has reached 64 points! He is just one step away from the NBA playoff record!"

Barkley's focus was on this beautiful round, while Kenny's focus was on Lin Tian's data!
"In other words, as long as Lin is willing to play, he can 100% break the NBA playoff scoring record jointly held by himself and Jordan! 66 points in a single game!"

"Only 2 points left. Will Lin continue to shoot? Will Lin break this record?"

"Honestly, this is a very suspenseful one! Because Lin had countless opportunities to break this record and create a new, terrifying and untouchable record! But he gave up all of them!"

"He never cares about statistics. He makes fans excited and disappointed at the same time time and time again! Tonight, I really hope Lin can play longer, and I also hope the Celtics can be tougher!"

"At least, let Lin play the last three minutes of the third quarter?"

This is what Kenny is looking forward to. Like all the fans, he hopes that Lin Tian can play longer!

But Carlisle off the field didn't think so!
He felt that the 30-point difference was enough, and now it was time for the main players to rest! He even asked Parker and Arenas to stand up and let them take over from Lin Tian and Jordan.

He wants to replace Lin Tian.

"Are you crazy, Rick?" Miller, who was sitting next to Carlisle, grabbed Carlisle and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Substitute Lin. The score is already 30 points. There's no need."

"Do you know what you are doing? If you replace Lin at this time, you will be hated by fans all over the world! You must know what he is about to achieve."

"I know, but that's not important! Lin doesn't care either."

"Not important? Bullshit! Don't care? Bullshit too!" Miller interrupted Carlisle rudely: "I know what you are thinking, Rick. You are afraid that Lin will get hurt or too tired."

"But the situation tonight is different!"

Miller shrugged his shoulders after saying this: "But of course, you are the head coach, you have the final say, I just gave you a suggestion! A suggestion that makes tonight one of the great games in the history of the Pacers playoffs."

After listening to Miller's words, Carlisle looked at Pierce who missed his shot again and Lin Tian who had started to fight back. He nodded, called Parker back, and asked Arenas to replace Jordan.

Miller is right, Lin Tian should fight for a while longer!

"Shh!"

On the court, Lin Tian has hit another mid-range jump shot. His score tonight has tied his and Jordan's 66 points, ranking first in history!
And at that historic moment, Lin Tian did not keep the fans waiting for long!

Lin Tian, ​​who was in the mood to kill, dribbled to the frontcourt again 20 seconds later, and then shot a 3-pointer!
"Shh!"

After another crisp sound, a brand new historical record was born! (End of this chapter)