NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

As soon as Kobe finished his trash talk, Lin Tian suddenly started moving. He quickly turned half a turn towards the baseline and slammed the basketball heavily on the floor. At the moment when Kobe moved his feet towards the baseline, Lin Tian had already turned in the opposite direction towards the top line and directly shook off Kobe!
Then Lin Tian turned around very smoothly, jumped up and shot directly.

"Shh!"

There was a crisp sound, and Kobe, who was one meter away, had no time to rush forward to defend.

"It seems that Hakeem is hiding something." Lin Tian looked at Kobe who couldn't keep up with him at all and laughed, "Or your understanding is too low. You can choose which one it is."

"I will defend you to death!" Kobe gritted his teeth. In the last ball, he was really completely shaken by Lin Tian. This was completely different from what he thought!

He thought Lin Tian would fight him head-on, but Lin Tian suddenly turned around and made a step-back shot.

"So smooth!" Kobe dribbled the ball while recalling Lin Tian's actions, and couldn't help but give him a very high evaluation.

Then, Kobe decided to go back and study Lin Tian's footwork carefully in this round. He wanted to put this move into his arsenal!

If Lin Tian knew what Kobe was thinking now, he would definitely tell Kobe: Don’t be in a hurry to release it, buddy, there are still a lot of similar things. You might as well expand your arsenal first to avoid having too much space.

On the offensive end, the Lakers once again gave the ball to O'Neal.

O'Neal under the basket once again pushed Big Ben away, but just as he was about to score, he was surrounded by Jordan, Big Ben and Webber.

It just so happened that at this time his basketball was below his waist.

As we all know, in NBA games, if a center is double-teamed and the basketball is still below his waist, he will most likely be hit and slapped many times in this round.

It was just a bunch of slaps, slapping randomly without any care!
As for whether the referee blows the whistle or not, it really depends on the referee's mood at the moment.

This time, the referee obviously didn't bother to care, and Jordan's big hands like palm-leaf fans slapped the basketball in O'Neal's hands 3-4 times in a row.

It would be a waste if you don't play. Don't worry about whether you can steal the ball or not or whether it's called a foul. Just play first!

"FUXX!"

O'Neal, in pain, really didn't have the strength to lift the basketball. After being hit several times in a row, the basketball finally lost control and was caught by Jordan.

"Quick attack!"

After grabbing the basketball, Jordan didn't care whether the referee blew the whistle or not. He threw the basketball forward and then ran as fast as he could!
The fast break that the Pacers couldn't perform in the last game is back today!

This time it was Jordan who dribbled the ball forward in the middle, while Lin Tian and Christie quickly followed up from the left and right, looking for scoring opportunities.

After being hit by several fast breaks in a row, the Lakers retreated very quickly this time!

When Jordan just came to the Lakers' three-point line, all the Lakers players, including O'Neal, had already returned to their own three-point line.

"Michael!"

Just as Jordan was about to observe the specific situation on the court, Lin Tian's shouting came over.

Jordan didn't even have to look in Lin Tian's direction, he just passed the basketball out directly.

Lin Tian grabbed the basketball while running and quickly raised it up for a fake shot. Then he half turned around and dribbled the ball, using his back to hold Kobe. After shaking his upper body, Lin Tian turned to face the basket again, lifted the basketball up, and made another fake shot.

This time, Kobe finally fell for it!
He jumped up directly to block the shot, but found in despair that Lin Tian did not jump at all. Instead, he took a step forward and jumped up to make a lob shot, scoring 2 points!
A standard turn and up and down step!
"Do you like this move? I can teach you!" Lin Tian looked at Kobe and continued to speak sarcastically.

With this S+ back-to-the-basket ability, beating people up is really easy!
Anyway, Lin Tian likes this!

"We'll talk after you beat us!" After being shown off by Lin Tian twice in a row, Kobe finally couldn't help it!

He faced Jordan on the offensive end, then quickly turned his back to the basket, performed a series of fake moves and footwork changes, then he suddenly stepped back, turned around, and wanted to shoot directly.

But who is he facing?
The leading figure in the post-up game!

Kobe's somewhat immature back-to-the-basket technique really didn't shake Jordan. Instead, Jordan quickly caught up with him and reached out to interfere with Kobe's shot.

"Boom!"

Jordan's interference was very effective, and Kobe missed the shot again. After Ben protected the rebound again, he threw the ball towards the front court!

"FUXX! It hasn't come to this!" Lin Tian cursed angrily, looking at Big Ben's missile-like and completely unpredictable pass. What else could he do except running as fast as he could?
You can't just watch the basketball go out of bounds, right?
Once again, Lin Tian almost stepped on the edge of the baseline to rescue the ball, and then with the help of what he saw with his peripheral vision before rescuing the ball, he swung the basketball backwards based on his feeling. Then he lost his balance and fell into the group of photographers at the baseline.

Lin Tian's pass without looking at anyone flew straight to the 45-degree angle on the right, and the one who caught the ball was Jordan again!
Jordan didn't hesitate after getting the ball. Tonight he indulged in the three-pointer!
"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, Jordan made another 3-pointer!
"FUXX!" Miller, who was sitting off the court, suddenly cursed, "My shooting lessons are so damn awesome? Hey, you guys, pay more money. If you want to learn in the summer, pay more money!"

After Jordan hit this three-pointer, the gap between the two sides has widened!
4: 15!

The score difference between the two sides has reached double digits!

The first quarter of this game lasted only more than 3 minutes!

Jackson on the sidelines couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up, waved his hands, and called the first timeout of the night!
The Lakers must stabilize! After being given such a dream start by the Pacers, Jackson would not let the situation continue like this.

He must think of a way!
Otherwise, we will have to return to our home court with a 0:2 disadvantage and fight a do-or-die battle!

But when it comes to a pause and adjustment, there really isn't much the Lakers can adjust.

After all, they didn't make any mistakes on the defensive end, but they were hit with three consecutive tactical 3-pointers by someone who is not good at shooting 3-pointers. Can they blame the coach for not making good arrangements?
What could Jackson do when one of his strongest single defensive points was beaten one-on-one twice in a row in the low post?
Double-team Lin Tian?

So, are we just going to ignore Jordan's three consecutive three-pointers?

Let Fisher double-team?
Are you also developing Christie's touch?
So, Jackson actually knew very well.

The team's defense cannot be changed.

There was really nothing he could do except shouting a few words, "Kangmang! Kangmang! Wooden house! Wooden house! Enough, enough, enough!"

Who made the firepower of this Pacers so unbelievably strong?

The only thing the Lakers can adjust is their offense!

He could only ask Malone to be more aggressive and rush to the basket more often, ask Kobe to pay attention to passing the ball, ask O'Neal to elbow more fiercely, and ask Fisher and Kirilenko to be more decisive when shooting.

Then he deployed several tactics commonly used by the Lakers, and then Jackson was powerless to do anything.

He can only hope that the Lakers' offense will improve.

He knew very well that with the attacking power and determination shown by Jordan and Lin Tian tonight, it would be impossible to defend against them!
Even if Kirilenko's offense wasn't so good, Jackson would probably take Kirilenko off and replace him with someone who can score better.

Unfortunately, the team does not have such a person and cannot be replaced.

But as the timeout ended, perhaps Jackson's words like "Conmang! Wooden house! Enough, enough, enough!" worked, and the Lakers really showed something different when they returned to the court.

First, Kobe and O'Neal cooperated on one side, and O'Neal assisted Kobe to make a layup.

Although the Pacers let Lin Tian use his footwork to hit Kobe in the low post again, Kobe then found Fisher on the weak side when he played back-to-back, and a long-distance pass from the diagonal angle assisted Fisher to hit a 3-pointer!
Next it was Jordan, who made three consecutive three-pointers and successfully deceived Kirilenko's defensive focus from outside the three-point line, and went straight to the basket and made a layup against O'Neal!
Starting from these two rounds, both sides woke up again and started a new round of confrontation!

The offensive tempo of both sides has obviously become faster, and their success rate has also increased significantly!
But the Lakers could only fight back and forth with the Pacers. They were never able to narrow the 10-point gap, but at least the gap did not widen again. The difference between the two sides remained around 10 points.

This balance was finally broken 3 minutes before the end of the first quarter!
At this time the score between the two sides is 21:30!

Three minutes before the end of the first quarter, Jackson took advantage of a timeout and replaced two main players, O'Neal and Kirilenko, allowing Kobe, Fisher and Malone to continue playing on the court with Shaw and Fox.

The Pacers also let Jordan, Christie and Ben Ben rest at this time and brought in Miller, Arenas and Ginobili.

The three-back lineup is here!
With the substitutions completed, the Pacers' crazy attack mode officially began!

In the first round, Kobe dribbled the ball to the basket, pushed past Ginobili who was defending him and forced a layup for 2 points. But he didn't even feel like he had landed on the ground yet, as Webber had already served the ball from the baseline!

Although this was just an ordinary baseline ball and not their signature long pass, the entire Pacers team had already started running wildly at this time!

Lin Tian took the lead with the ball on the left and moved forward quickly, while Ginobili was running towards the right corner.

After Lin Tian made his way to the basket, he did not force his way forward against Fox's defense, but instead threw out an arc pass with one hand. The basketball almost flew out of bounds, drew an arc, and came into Ginobili's hands again.

Ginobili, who got the ball, also did not shoot. He also passed the ball with one hand and passed the ball past the head of Xiao who was running towards him. This ball almost passed by Xiao's ear.

But because the ball was going too fast and Ginobili's passing technique was too weird, poor Xiao couldn't even steal the ball. He was so scared that he just squatted on the floor, which was a big deal!
This was really too sudden!
The one who received the ball was Arenas, who had already stopped outside the 3-point line. After this guy received the ball at the top of the arc, there was no one defending him. How could he miss such an absolutely open position? With a flick of his hand, the Pacers scored another 3 points!
23: 33!

After the Pacers made the three-pointer, Kobe wanted to retaliate. He rushed into the inside with the ball, then threw the ball and found Xiao who was standing on the wing and was missed.

The same open 3-point shot was also taken by the team's most important bench scorer!

But the results of the two goals were completely different!
"Boom!"

With a dull sound, Xiao's three-point shot bounced out of the frame and failed to enter the basket!
Miller under the basket did not take the ball into his arms at this time, but slammed the basketball hard with one hand!
The action he used was similar to the spiking action in volleyball, and the basketball, like a volleyball, cut through the sky and flew towards the front court like a cannonball!
When the basketball just reached the Lakers' three-point line, Lin Tian had already arrived. After grabbing the basketball, Lin Tian did not shoot, but passed the ball from behind with one hand again, and gave it to Ginobili who had just run to the other side at a 3-degree angle.

"FUXX!"

Kobe, who had just risked his life to rush to Lin Tian and was about to start defending, cursed in frustration.

No one can keep up except him!
Ginobili was missed once again.

This time, the Argentine did not use his scimitar pass. Instead, he used his signature, ugly and awkward posture, raised his hand and threw the ball towards the basket.

"Shh!"

After another crisp sound, the Pacers' substitutes began to explode!
Then, in the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, the Lakers were defeated by the Pacers!
Although Kobe tried his best during this period and scored 2 points with 5 of 4 shots in 8 minutes, unfortunately, no one else on the Lakers could score except him.

Secondly, the Pacers' firepower was too exaggerated. They made 7 of 4 shots during this period, including 3 consecutive 3-pointers, which made the Lakers helpless.

31: 47!

In the first quarter, the Pacers scored 47 points!
After both sides entered the rotation stage, their bench performed even more like crazy. Ginobili and Arenas each made 2 three-pointers and scored 3 points together!
It was during this stage of mixed main and substitute lineups that the gap between the two sides widened again!
There was actually nothing wrong with their performance in the first quarter. In fact, they, especially their starters, played very well!
Kobe scored a team-high 13 points, O'Neal scored 6 points, and Malone scored 5 points. The three superstars combined to score 24 points in a single quarter. There is definitely no problem with their firepower!
But the problem lies in the substitutes.

Shaw, Fox and Horry were once famous warriors, and they all had very glorious pasts.

But now, let them chase Ginobili and Arenas, let them compete with these young people in terms of legs, shooting and energy?
Then they really can't keep up. Now this group of people can only play tactics and shoot fixed-point shots. They really can't do much else.

In the second quarter, with the team trailing by such a large margin, Jackson did not dare to let too many main players rest. He knew very well that only his own starting lineup could match the strength of this Pacers team, so he only let Malone go down for a temporary rest.

Except for Horry, the other four are all starters for the Lakers!
Judging from what Jackson said, at least tonight, Kobe will have to play to his heart's content for 48 minutes!

The other players like O'Neal, Kirilenko, Fisher and others will most likely have playing time of no less than 40 minutes.

Regarding this possible situation, Lin Tian, ​​as a pioneer in anti-involution and a role model of not working overtime, said very considerately: Impossible!
With me here, there's no way my guys can play for so long in one game!
In order to prevent his guys from working overtime, Lin Tian did not rest at the beginning of the second quarter!

He and Jordan, along with Ginobili, Arenas and a big Ben, played the craziest lineup of the night.

4 guards and a short center!

"Is that crazy? Carlisle is crazy!" Barkley kept repeating in front of the TV, "Four guards? No matter how much he focuses on offense, no matter how much he wants the team to run and shoot, he can't use such a crazy lineup!"

"Their inside line will be penetrated by the Lakers!"

Kenny said, "If I were Phil, I would send Karl Malone out immediately! Extreme speed must be balanced by extreme height!"

"Carl!" As expected, Jackson is worthy of being a top coach. After seeing the Pacers' lineup, he immediately called Malone and wanted to send him to the court again.

Jackson knew very well that he had to maximize his advantages in height, strength and weight!

Otherwise, if the Pacers' four-guard lineup gets into the groove, then they'll be in vain!

I can just pack my bags and go back to Los Angeles!
But no matter how fast Jackson reacted, he had to wait for a dead ball opportunity to make a substitution, and the Pacers took advantage of this opportunity and took advantage of their speed and rhythm!
Lin Tian took the lead in breaking into the inside and then passed the ball to Ginobili. Ginobili broke into the inside again and then passed the ball to Jordan on the outside. When Jordan got the ball, the Lakers' defense was completely messed up because of the two breakthroughs!

He leaked again!

Although Kobe rushed towards him immediately, it was obviously too late.

Jordan was outside the three-point line and shot the three-pointer again!

"Shh!"

Tonight, Jordan was like he was back in the 92 Finals, breaking the Finals three-point record in the first half.

However you shoot, you win; however you shoot, you score!

After his three-pointer, Malone also successfully came on the court and the Lakers returned to the full starting lineup again!

Facing the Pacers' four guards, the Lakers' execution of the ball was very strong, and the ball was immediately given to Malone who was facing Jordan.

"Come on, you coward! Let me see how you score! Don't you want the championship? Show your spirit!" Jordan put one arm directly on Malone's waist, making it difficult for him to exert force, and at the same time his entire lower body was stuck between Malone's legs.

Although Jordan is much shorter than Malone, his defensive effect is really good!

Just when Malone wanted to dribble the ball and turn around to attack, Lin Tian's double-team suddenly arrived!

At the same time, Jordan, who was originally supporting him from behind, suddenly removed his chair, went around to the side of Jordan from another direction, and reached out to steal his ball!
Lin Tian and Jordan double-teamed Malone. Both of them had quick and fierce hands. They attacked continuously without caring whether they were hitting the ball or the arm. Anyway, Jordan successfully knocked the ball out of Malone's hand, then turned around and started the fast break mode again!

With the addition of Malone, the Lakers do have an advantage in height, but their speed is simply not up to par with the Pacers' four guards.

The four players of the Pacers were spread out very far, almost forming a square standing at the four corners of the court. When Jordan dribbled to the frontcourt, there were only three players of the Lakers who could get into the defensive position.

Jordan only took one look and passed the ball to Ginobili. Ginobili passed the ball to Arenas without stopping. After Arenas got the ball, he jumped up and shot resolutely from outside the three-point line!

"Boom!"

With a dull thud, Arenas' three-point shot finally missed.

But the Lakers players had no time to be happy, because Fisher, who quickly returned to the basket, was pinned down by Lin Tian in an extremely rough manner!

Relying on his strong physical fitness and overwhelming power, Lin Tian almost rode on Fisher's neck to get the rebound, and then smashed the rebound directly into the basket while in the air!
"boom!"

After a loud bang, the Pacers' crazy offensive group continued to expand the score!

But of course, basketball is still a sport of giants.

The Lakers, who had an absolute height advantage, quickly regained their form after suffering two losses. In the following attacks, they relied on the absolute height of the inside line to either score directly or score by tip-in after grabbing the frontcourt rebounds.

Seeing the Lakers gradually finding their rhythm and starting to narrow the score, Carlisle quickly changed the lineup, taking out Ginobili and Arenas, and re-deploying Webber and Christie into the starting lineup. The starting lineups of both teams continued to duel!

Throughout the rest of the second quarter, both sides fought back and forth over the 15-20 point gap. The Lakers were never able to close the gap, and the Pacers did not find a suitable opportunity to widen the gap.

At the end of the second quarter, Carlisle was not so crazy as to let Lin Tian play the full 24 minutes. He replaced Lin Tian with Tony Parker with 3 minutes left in the second quarter.

"Attack the Frenchman!" Jackson immediately gave the order, asking the team to use Parker as a breakthrough point to score and attack Parker!

Even though Parker's playing time is destined to be short, and he won't have any foul trouble even if he commits consecutive fouls, what Jackson needs to do is not to really score a lot of points on Parker's head.

He wanted to make Carlisle afraid to send Parker on the court again!
He wanted to beat this Frenchman into collapse and let Lin Tian play as much as possible!
Only in this way can Lin Tian’s physical strength be consumed and he will not get enough rest!
The longer you stay in the sky, the more likely it is that you will not have enough physical strength at the last moment, and the more likely we will be to win the game!

But Jackson's idea failed again.

Kobe did take on the responsibility of attacking Parker in the following time, and he continued his excellent touch tonight, making two consecutive hits.

But the problem is that after being repeatedly taught a lesson by Kobe, Parker was not afraid at all and dribbled the ball to the frontcourt with great momentum.

He is full of confidence!
Especially: the person defending him is Fisher!
Facing Fisher, Parker dribbled continuously, changed direction and accelerated, then squeezed Fisher all the way to the inside, and suddenly turned around and shot. Before O'Neal could react, he threw the ball out and it fell directly into the basket.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, Parker also saved his face!
After this goal, Parker successfully broke through Fisher again 10 seconds before the end of the second quarter, and made another layup under the basket!
Just relying on these two goals, Lin Tian can rest easily and peacefully!

At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was temporarily fixed at 64:80!

The two sides were tied in this quarter, and the Pacers were still leading by 16 points!
The best player on the Lakers side in the first half was undoubtedly Kobe, who scored a game-high 22 points in the first half. O'Neal was also in very good shape, making 8 of 6 shots and 5 of 3 free throws for 15 points. Malone also scored 8 points!
On the Pacers side, the highest scorer was Jordan with 16 points, followed by Lin Tian with 13 points, followed by Arenas with 10 points, Ginobili with 9 points, Webber with 8 points and Christie with 7 points!
Tonight, the Pacers really exploded as a whole team. The whole team was firing on all cylinders, chasing the Lakers with a barrage of attacks!
"The Lakers scored more than 60 points in the first half but were still behind. Kenny, do you have any way to help them?" During the halftime break, Barkley started chatting with Kenny as usual.

"There's nothing we can do." Kenny was also very honest and shook his head directly. "Given the Pacers' condition and firepower tonight, there's nothing you can do except pray that they suddenly lose their touch and miss shots in the second half."

"Defense? What kind of defense can contain such a team? There are only two things the Lakers can do in the second half: make their offense more aggressive! And pray that the Pacers can't make the shot!"

"If I have to give them any advice, it is to slow down, as slow as possible! O'Neal and Malone have to fight for offensive rebounds and defend the Pacers' baseline pass, even if they are hit by a quick counterattack and they have no chance to defend."

"Slow down the Pacers and they will slow down too! Only in this way can the Lakers win!"

"But if we do this," Barkley couldn't help but say, "if the Pacers pass the ball beyond the Lakers' expectations, if their rebounds are directly touched further away, then the Lakers' defense will completely collapse and become completely defenseless."

"They'll be scored more points by the Pacers!"

"But if we don't do this, the Lakers will just have to sit there and wait for death, right?" Kenny shrugged, indicating that there was no other solution.

The two chatted in front of the camera for a while, and after a few commercials and highlights of the first half of the game were played, the third quarter of the game continued!
At the beginning of the game, the Lakers did change. Their offensive area began to move closer to the basket. Not to mention O'Neal's strong shots, Kobe's number of breakthroughs also increased significantly. Malone also gave up mid-range shots and started to drive hard towards the basket!

After they scored at the basket, Malone or O'Neal would immediately steal the ball on the spot, open their hands to interfere with the Pacers' first pass, making it impossible for them to serve quickly. At the same time, the other four people returned to defense as soon as possible, making it difficult for the Pacers to make a fast break.

On the defensive end, the Lakers also went all out.

More double teams, more footwork, more defensive rotations! All the players on the Lakers, including O'Neal and Malone, began to rotate quickly, running non-stop, desperately chasing the Pacers players.

Facing the suddenly aggressive Lakers, the Pacers were really beaten to a climax by the Lakers at the beginning of the third quarter, and the score difference was narrowed!

Especially this guy O'Neal, he once again entered the free throw shooting mode in the third quarter.

In the first half of the third quarter, O'Neal went to the free throw line 6 times and made 5 of them incredibly! In addition to his 5-for-4 shooting, O'Neal scored 13 points in the first half of the third quarter with super high efficiency.

In addition, in addition to scoring points time and again under the basket, O'Neal also gave his all on the defensive end. Not only was he the first to rush to the baseline with open arms to interfere with the Pacers' first pass after almost every score, he would also run as hard as he could on the defensive end!

I don't know how many times O'Neal switched to defending Lin Tian and Jordan, but he didn't relax at all. Instead, he was fully focused, running and defending desperately with these two guys!

O'Neal showed the most professional attitude and desire to win, fighting like crazy on the court!

Even though he usually looks carefree and cheerful, he really doesn't want to lose again! Especially to the same opponent again!

O'Neal's outbreak allowed the Lakers to continuously score points on the offensive end, while also causing considerable difficulties for the Pacers on the defensive end!

After all, when the team leaders who have never been very active in defense, especially those who do not defend pick-and-rolls or stay under the basket, start to defend desperately, the defensive enthusiasm of other team members can be easily aroused!
Of course, if the leader of the team does not defend at all and just stands with his hands on his hips and watches the show, then everyone else will definitely not be in the mood to defend well and will just muddle through.

This is the power of idols and role models.

Led by O'Neal, the Pacers were at a disadvantage to the Lakers on both offense and defense. With 5 minutes left in the third quarter, Carlisle had no choice but to call a timeout again.

83: 90!

The Lakers have narrowed the gap to 7 points!
On the bench, Carlisle glanced at the players on his team and suddenly said, "At this point in the game, we have to use our last trick and secret weapon!"

"Tony, Gilbert, you two take Michael and Doug's place."

"Ben, you are our core player in the next phase! We will launch our attack with you as the core! Lin, what is the name you gave to this tactic?"

"RUN-TMD!" Lin Tian read out this tactical play named by himself, and glanced at Big Ben and Carlisle. He really wanted to refuse.

It's not time yet. Lin Tian feels that this tactic is a life-and-death gamble. Either you win completely or die miserably. Anyway, he feels that it's not time to fight to death!

Moreover, if this tactic is not executed well, not only will the game be lost, he himself will also be exhausted, and it is easy to lose both the wife and the army.

However, seeing Ben's excited look eager to try and Carlisle's determined eyes, Lin Tian could only roll his eyes.

What's there to say?

Do it!

Who made me do this kind of thing? (End of this chapter)