NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Lin Tian knew very well that although James was strong enough to sweep almost all backcourts in the league during his rookie stage, his shortcomings were equally obvious.

In other words, his shortcomings are actually very similar to Wade at this stage, and even more obvious.

His basic dribbling skills are not very good, especially compared with those guards who need to control the ball and organize for a long time. His mid-range and long-range shooting abilities are not worth mentioning and can basically be completely ignored.

And even when rushing to the basket, James' finishing ability is not top-notch because his confrontation and skills are not mature enough.

When passing the ball, he is too focused on getting a chance to shoot directly as soon as the ball is in place. This causes him to hesitate when faced with many indirect opportunities and passes that cannot lead to direct shots, and he chooses not to pass the ball.

In other words, it's too sticky.

And with his current dribbling ability, sticking to the ball means a high number of mistakes.

This is also the biggest reason why James averaged 3.5 turnovers per game this season, ranking third in the league.

Turnover rate and shooting ability are James' weaknesses nowadays.

It’s not difficult at all to deal with him now!

Lin Tian rushed forward to confront James, constantly using small moves and looking for very clever opportunities to steal the ball, which was enough to make James' dribbling very embarrassing.

Then James also knew that it would be difficult for him to get past Lin Tian one-on-one, so he quickly called for a pick-and-roll, and then accelerated his breakthrough to the inside. The Pacers simply chose to leave the entire mid-range area completely empty, allowing James to attack and shoot as he pleased, while the Pacers just sat back and watched, focusing on positioning themselves and grabbing rebounds.

Without help from defense, he couldn't find an open teammate, and there were a total of four players from both teams crowded in the 3-second zone and its surrounding areas. The smart James knew very well that if he went in, there was a high probability that he would miss the shot.

Can he be allowed to shoot directly from mid-range?

Not sure at all!

While James was hesitating, Lin Tian had already bypassed the screen and quickly grabbed the ball from behind him. The basketball immediately escaped from James' control and was then grabbed by Miller, who had the fastest reaction, and then given to Lin Tian in the first place.

Lin Tian didn't hesitate and immediately launched a counterattack with the ball. After reaching the basket, Lin Tian did not directly dunk as he did in the past, but suddenly made a fake move of stopping and catching the ball. Then he saw a black shadow flash past in front of him.

James!
Lin Tian has been on guard against this guy who is addicted to chasing blocks!
After shaking off James, Lin Tian took a step forward easily and made a bank shot to score the ball.

"LeBron, you jump so high!" After Lin Tian scored the goal, he looked back at James with a very exaggerated expression. Anyone could see that this expression was full of sarcasm.

"FUXX!" James cursed and then dribbled to the frontcourt again. This time, the process of advancing was still extremely difficult, which meant that he was really big enough.

When he first entered the league, he was already 201 cm tall, with an extremely long wingspan, which allowed him to protect the basketball very well when he blocked his opponent sideways. Even Lin Tian couldn't easily steal the ball from him.

But facing the Pacers, carrying the ball to the frontcourt is obviously not enough!

He has to score and win the game!

Everything was so similar to the previous round. James was completely unable to beat Lin Tian one-on-one. He could indeed get into the inside with the help of a screen, but the Pacers' strategy of absolutely no help in defense and completely giving up the mid-range shot left James helpless.

I’m not good at shooting, there’s no space for passing, and my success rate is too low when attacking the basket.

Tangled!

While he was struggling and hesitating, the Spurs failed to score for several rounds in a row. When James had the ball, he either made mistakes, missed the shot, or simply couldn't find an opportunity. He could only pass the ball to teammates who also had no chance, and then organize it again.

The Spurs' offense came to a complete standstill.

Looking at the Pacers' defensive tactics, Popovich off the court was helpless and could only curse angrily.

He is very familiar with this move.

Isn’t this the Spurs’ signature defensive tactic when they had Duncan and Robinson?
Shoot 3 points and the basket, and shoot mid-range. I don’t believe you can kill me with these shots.

Well, although he was shot to death by Jordan, Lin Tian, ​​Kobe and others later, this move is indeed the signature move of the Spurs and Popovich.

On the court, seeing that James couldn't organize the offense and was becoming more and more hesitant, Popovich couldn't stand it anymore. He yelled at the court: "LeBron, go! Go to the inside! Be decisive! Be fierce! Play with your style!"

"Don't hesitate! You can't hesitate on the basketball court!"

Popovich's roar and shouting did not help James recover much.

In particular, he followed Popovich's instructions and attacked the inside twice in a row, but was blocked by Miller's height once, and the other time he rushed directly into the arms of Artest and Lin Tian who had just come on the court, and the two of them snatched the basketball from his arms.

James, who lost the ball, was knocked down by Artest. However, before the referee's whistle, the Pacers players had already launched a counterattack and went for a fast break. However, James opened his arms angrily and yelled at the referee.

"They threw me to the floor! Ron even punched me. Can't you see? Can't you see? FUXX! Even my grandma can tell that the ball is fouled. She is a better referee than you! You idiots!"

With continuous mistakes, missed shots and being interrupted, James' mentality is really about to collapse.

anger!
"Technical foul!"

Before James could get enough of his scolding, the referee gave him a technical foul.

Spray, spray, spray your ass!
"LeBron, are you still asleep? Do you think this is a high school game and the referee will whistle you no matter what you do?"

"Wake up, kid, you're already grown up. Here, you're just a worthless rookie. Why are you complaining about the referee?"

Lin Tian, ​​who had just finished a fast break and was about to return to defense, saw James being defeated and immediately started to talk trash to James, then thanked him very politely.

"But thank you for the free throws and the ball. I will seize the opportunity and widen the score as soon as possible."

After Lin Tian mocked James, he walked to the free throw line and made the technical free throw easily. The Pacers still had a chance for a sideline ball.

After receiving the ball again, Lin Tian faced a clean version of Bowen outside the three-point line.

To be honest, if Bowen brings black feet, Lin Tian really has to be careful, otherwise he might get into trouble.

But now...

Not worth mentioning!
No matter how fast the lateral movement, how good the size, how great the defensive skills and abilities, they are all paper tigers in front of Lin Tian. There is nothing that Lin Tian cannot handle with a change of direction.

If so, then do a double change of direction!
For example, this ball!
Lin Tian's first drastic change of direction was quickly followed by Bowen who was well prepared. Then Bowen felt that he was ready and quickly reached out to grab the ball. However, this move made him completely lose his defensive position.

Lin Tian dodged Bowen with a quick behind-the-back dribble, and Bowen, who missed the opportunity, not only lost the possibility of catching up with Lin Tian, ​​but also because of Lin Tian's quick behind-the-back dribble and lateral movement, he was unable to use the force. He failed to touch Lin Tian at all and lost his balance. He stumbled and fell directly to the ground.

Bowen was knocked down!

Lin Tian, ​​who was quickly distanced himself from Bowen, did not forget to look back at Bowen, who was lying on the ground in a mess. Lin Tian even shrugged his shoulders slightly before jumping up and shooting a 3-pointer.

"Shh!"

After a perfect dribble, there must be a perfect goal!

Otherwise, the editor would be embarrassed to include this goal in the top ten.

We can't make things difficult for the staff of the major sports channels, right? This ball must go in!
"Hope your family isn't watching this game Bruce, hope your family is asleep or they'll be crying for you."

While Lin Tian was trash-talking Bowen, James on the other side saw the opportunity, quickly asked for the ball, and then accelerated to sprint. He wanted to take advantage of the brief moment when Lin Tian was trash-talking to steal a goal so that he and the team could break the scoring drought.

But Lin Tian’s reaction was so quick!
This guy even finished the second half of his trash talk at Bowen while moving quickly to block in front of James.

What does it mean that sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood?

"Snapped!"

Seeing the opportunity, Lin Tian grabbed the ball with one hand and poked it into James' basketball again, stealing the ball.

But this time, the referee's whistle also sounded.

"Beep! Foul! Sideline ball!"

"FUXX! Is his body hair that long? Look carefully, his head is almost bald! Where does he get such long body hair? Is this a foul? Then I can go play volleyball!"

"I'm not bald! I have thick hair!" James got angry as soon as he heard Lin Tian mention his hair: "You're talking nonsense!"

"Yes, yes, you are not bald, you don't lose your hair, your hair is as thick as Manu's, and both of you have the same perfect amount of hair!" Lin Tian shrugged, too lazy to say more to James.

Is it possible that James himself doesn't know whether he is bald or not?

Just look at his angry expression and you will know that hair loss must have already begun!

Only 18 years old!

It's so pitiful.

But even though he looked pitiful, Lin Tian still looked at the referee and said, "I swear I didn't commit any fouls. You can even ask LeBron himself if I committed any fouls!"

"Foul!" James nodded without thinking, "It hit my hand."

"shameless!"

"Referee, why didn't you call a technical foul on him when he questioned your call and sweared? Why did you call a technical foul on me?" James continued to spread his hands.

"No, what's your status? Do you want to be treated the same as me?" Lin Tian rolled his eyes. The little brother really didn't know what was going on: "This is me!"

As Lin Tian spoke, he made a crown shape with his hands and tried to put it on his head, but as soon as he raised his hands, he put them down again.

No, no, it's too embarrassing.

Although Mr. Lin is very thick-skinned, he really can't do this. It's shameful to think about it.

"Which one are you?" James didn't understand Lin Tian's half-completed action and looked confused.

"Study for two more years and you'll know what this is." Lin Tian was too lazy to bother with James anymore. He turned back to his own half and prepared to defend.

However, Lin Tian obviously underestimated the length of James' body hair.

In the same round, when Lin Tian stepped forward to continue defending James, this time James chose to break through with the ball. After making his way to the basket, he not only failed to get rid of Lin Tian, ​​but was also surrounded by Artest who came from the side!
James, who had been forced into a dead corner, had no choice but to force himself to jump up and throw the ball randomly towards the basket!
In this shot, James couldn't even see where the basket was because of the double-team, let alone hit the ball. The direction of the basketball's flight was so outrageous that it flew straight out of bounds.

"Dudu!"

Unexpectedly, the referee's whistle sounded again!
"Lin, foul! 2 free throws!"

"You guys are really crazy." Lin Tian was so angry that he laughed this time. He spread his hands and said, "Did you see it? Or did you just make it up with your eyes closed?"

"I stood straight without any downward movement with my hands, and you called a foul on me? How did I commit a foul? Is it a foul to defend too well and prevent the opponent from shooting?"

"Put your hands up and admit that you committed a foul, or I'll give you a technical foul!" The baseline referee who blew the whistle still had a stern look on his face, trying his best to maintain his authority.

“Okay, okay.” Lin Tian nodded with a smile, raised his hand and said, “Is that right? Okay! See you in the second half!”

Yes, Lin Tian can only meet the referee in the second half.

This was his third foul of the night.

According to NBA practice, unless there are certain special moments, if a player has three fouls in the first half, the coach will not let him stay on the court because he will be chased and beaten by opponents.

He will become a breakthrough point for the opponent and it is easy for the opponent to cause the fourth foul.

In that case, the player would not be able to play well in the second half of the game.

The risk is too great and the reward is not high.

So, with more than 5 minutes left in the second quarter, Lin Tian had to temporarily leave the court and sit on the bench.

His statistics in the first half of the game were 21 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals.

Unfortunately, he failed to complete 20+7+5+5 in the first half.

"It's okay, Lin, let's beat them hard in the second half!" Carlisle patted Lin Tian's shoulder and told him to relax.

But Lin Tian didn't look unhappy at all. On the contrary, he looked relaxed. He leaned back in his chair and said, "What's my highest score in a quarter? 39 points, right?"

"That's it, right? See you in the second half!"

Lin Tian just sat on the sidelines watching the game, and the more he watched, the angrier he got.

Because the referee has become shameless.

After Lin Tian left, Artest became the most famous person on the court, but the beast's status was nothing! He had never even made the All-Stars, let alone any status in the arena. In this case, the referee's whistle became more and more unscrupulous. For example, less than two minutes later, Artest also sat next to Lin Tian angrily, his eyes were red with anger, and he looked like he wanted to kill someone.

This guy also committed 3 offenses.

As for those actions...

If you insist, Artest did commit a foul, but in the NBA, 10 out of 9 times this kind of action will not result in a whistle, and this is normal physical confrontation.

But the referee blew the whistle.

"FUXX! Is this Indiana or San Antonio?" After Parker turned and broke into the penalty area and someone pulled his arm, causing his layup to miss, but the referee did not say anything, Carlisle could not help it. This guy stood up and scolded the referee.

"Are you blind or stupid? You don't blow the whistle on this kind of ball? Fine! It's fine if you don't blow the whistle! I have no problem with you keeping the standards consistent! But why do the Cavaliers have 8 meters of body hair? Why do we foul if we touch them?"

"Give me a reason! I want a reason!"

"Technical foul! This is the reason given to you!" The referee did not hesitate to whistle and gave Carlisle a technical foul for this behavior that challenged their authority.

"Go to hell!" Carlisle snorted coldly, then sat on the bench: "We'll see!"

"I thought you were going to go up and beat him up." Lin Tian looked at Carlisle with some disappointment. Seeing Carlisle's expression just now, he was ready to hand the head coach a handy stool to make him feel good.

"Beat the crap out of you! I'm Ru Shuai!" Carlisle sat on the bench angrily, his hands folded across his chest, and suddenly looked at Lin Tian and said, "Lin, you just said you were going to score 40 points in the second half, right?"

"what happened?"

"Too damn low! Give me 50 points in the second half! No, 60 points! Smash them to pieces for me!"

"Okay, okay, let's smash them to pieces." Lin Tian waved his hand, indicating that everything was as you wished.

In the office of the league headquarters, Stern watched the live broadcast of this key battle in its entirety. In his heart, this game was very important!
The duel between Lin Tian and James, in Stern's mind, is a collision between the present and the future! He has long been optimistic that James will become another signature face of the league after Lin Tian, ​​and he is also the new generation of league rivals that he will promote in the next stage.

Stern is paying close attention to this game!
Even before the game started, Stern gave specific instructions to his referee team.

"Be artistic when you blow the whistle. Don't be too obvious or too biased. But under this premise, make the game more suspenseful and let James and Lin Tian maintain a back-and-forth in terms of the scene and the data!"

Well, how should I put it?

The referee team tried their best.

At least Lin Tian and James were definitely back and forth in terms of statistics, but on the field...

They can't do it.

It's so difficult.

Who made James be beaten by Lin Tian?

They didn't want to just praise Lin Tian, ​​but if they didn't, James and the Spurs would really be beaten in the first half of the game.

I really can't stand it at all.

Personal strength, positional differences, and the strength gap that can be seen with the naked eye.

At least for now, these two are not players of the same level at all.

So, referees can only try to do part of their job.

现在林天半场拿下21+7+5+3，詹姆斯半场比赛则是22+7+7，最起码数据上，这两位是真的是不相上下了不是？

Of course, this comparison can only be seen as a rough comparison. If you look at it more carefully, you will find clues.

For example, Lin Tian played for only 15 minutes, but James played for 21 minutes in the first half. Another example is that Lin Tian only had 1 turnover, but James had 5 turnovers in the first half.

But the referees can only do so much.

The scene must look good, the statistics must be good, and it must not be obvious... The prerequisite for achieving all this is that first of all, you, James, and Lin Tian must be equally strong. Give them a chance!

Given this disparity in strength, even if God were to blow the whistle, he wouldn't be able to come up with a better result.

Now, thanks to the efforts of the referees, not only is the game between Lin Tian and James going back and forth, the score between the two sides is also very tense.

52: 47.

The Spurs are still leading by 5 points!

We did a great job!
Stern: Great? I'm great with your grandma's legs!

What I want to create is a head-on confrontation between two top stars of different generations, Lin Tian and James, and a tie-breaking game scene as well as post-match discussions.

Now you guys are praising Lin Tian so much that he is sitting on the bench. Where is the discussion? Inseparable? Equally matched? Passing on the torch? Carrying on the family line...

There's nothing at all!

Yes, the data is very balanced, but if you just take a look at the game, you will know what is going on!
Do you really think that fans don’t watch the game and only look at the table?

What a fool!

Is this how you do things?
Stern was very unhappy and extremely dissatisfied. He felt that he had to work overtime again. It was time to give the referee department a few more training courses to let them know how to referee the game and also let them know what he wanted!
At the very least, they need to know a principle.

The most important and core point in the star showdown is the star!

Your star players are not on the court, what’s the point of the duel?
Stern was very unhappy, so he did what he wanted to do. During the halftime break, he called the referee directly, expressed his thoughts and anger, and then hung up the phone.

In the second half, let’s see how they perform!
During the halftime break, Lin Tian temporarily replaced Carlisle. He stood in the middle of the locker room, looked at his teammates, and said bluntly: "The referee's whistle in the first half was like shit. I can't even believe this is in Indiana!"

"Ron and I were both called for three fouls for very funny reasons, Rick also got a technical foul, and LeBron James took 3 free throws, more than our entire team! I think we all know tonight who is the new darling of this league, and who Stern wants to promote as a super rookie."

“So, everyone must know when the second half is.”

"Villain moment!"

Lin Tian answered his own questions without pausing, and continued: "We have been the villains for many years. We prevented the Miami people from reaching the finals, we made the Los Angeles people only look forward to the O'Brien Cup, we directly broke up the 76ers team, and we also prevented the Orlando people from entering..."

"Well, this has nothing to do with us."

"But in short, we have disappointed every team in the league time and time again. Tonight, it's time to disappoint the Spurs!"

"They felt they had the chosen one, they felt they had the hope and cornerstone for the team for the next 10 years, but today, we are here to tell the people of San Antonio: They chose loneliness!"

"I'm not afraid of them. As long as I'm here, they'll never win the championship!"

"Depend on the referee? I rely on the referee to play! In the second half of the game, we will play the way we should, and the referee can continue to whistle if he wants to!"

"I don't care! But I will definitely win tonight. Tonight I will definitely let the people of San Antonio know how big the gap between us is!"

"Do you have confidence? Kill them in the second half!"

"Have!"

Artest was the first to raise his arms and shout: "In the second half of the game, I'm going to play against that LeBron! Damn it, I've never had the experience of getting three fouls in a half in my life! In the second half of the game, I'm going to beat him to death!"

With Artest and Lin Tian expressing their opinions, the morale of the other players was naturally very high. They shouted along with the two of them. The morale of the Pacers was absolutely high!
"Let's go! Kill them!" Lin Tian saw his teammates were in high spirits, nodded with satisfaction, and waved his hand, indicating that it was time to rush out and kill the Spurs.

"Lin." After everyone left, Carlisle called Lin Tian quietly and asked in his ear: "Aren't you afraid that the referee will continue to blow the whistle like this in the second half? If they still do this and we play too aggressively, it is very likely..."

"Don't worry, Rick. I know that bastard old man Stern." Lin Tian said confidently, "What he wants is a wonderful game, not a whistle duel! He won't let this kind of whistle continue."

"Of course, if the Spurs were playing against some lousy team with no traffic and no attention tonight, Stern would definitely not bother to care about it."

"But tonight their opponent is us, the most popular team in the league, with countless fans all over the world."

"For such a highly anticipated game, Stern will not sit idly by and let the referee blow the whistle without stopping it! I am very sure that the three fouls I got in the second half of the game are even a get-out-of-jail-free card. As long as I don't do anything too obvious or excessive, the referee will try his best to keep me on the court!"

"After all, everyone is watching this game today to see the duel between me and James, not to see the referee controlling the game! Stern is smart! He will definitely not wait until the end of the game, but will change the scale of the whistle in the second half so that I can stay on the court as long as possible and compete with James."

“So that’s it!” Carlisle nodded, not quite understanding. Lin Tian didn’t care whether he really understood or not. He patted his shoulder and walked towards the stadium.

"Go inside! Go inside!" In the Spurs' locker room, Popovich clapped his hands vigorously and said to his players, "More breakthroughs! More attacks! The referee is in our favor! Do you understand? It's in our favor! Go to the basket, the whistle will blow! The referee will help us!"

"understand!"

The Spurs' morale tonight is also not weak at all!
.........

In the second half of the game, players from both sides changed sides. At this moment, both the Cavaliers and the Pacers were in high spirits!

They all believed they could win tonight.

The Pacers had the ball in the first round. Facing Bowen, Lin Tian did not rush to speed up, but slowly moved to the front court and waved his hand to call for a screen.

Miller immediately rushed over and helped Lin Tian block Bowen.

Lin Tian's speed suddenly exploded at this moment. With a quick change of direction and a sideways step, Nesterovic, who rushed over to assist in defense, didn't even react to what happened before Lin Tian disappeared from his sight.

"Shh!"

The only thing Nesterovich had time to do was to turn around.

He watched Lin Tian, ​​who was 2 meters away from him, calmly shoot and make the jump shot.

"Beautiful! In the second half, Lin was really full of momentum!" Whenever Lin Tian had a brilliant performance, Barkley would be very excited: "It was so wonderful! The first game was a 3-pointer after dribbling! I think Lin must have been very upset to leave the game early in the second quarter!"

"He has now gathered enough strength and is about to start his revenge!"

Kenny followed up, "Next, we'll have to see if the referee gives us face. If the referee blows the whistle like he did in the second quarter, then even if Lin is strong, he'll have to sit on the bench and watch!"

While the two were discussing, James had already dribbled the ball to the frontcourt again and faced Lin Tian.

"LeBron, how long are you going to hide? You don't have the guts to fight me one-on-one for the entire game? How badly do you want your guys to get beaten up by me before you dare to fight me for another two rounds?" Facing James, Lin Tian once again started his trash talk offensive.

"Basketball is not one-on-one!" James said calmly: "Basketball is 5-on-5! As long as the ball goes into the basket, it doesn't matter whether it's one-on-one or not!"

"Not important?" Lin Tian sneered and suddenly raised his defensive strength again. He was absolutely confident in his judgment. He believed that the referee would not whistle the game in the second half as he did in the first half!

If you are confident, then show it!
The defensive intensity and aggressiveness displayed by Lin Tian at this moment are probably no less than his aggressiveness in the playoffs.

At this moment, Lin Tian was really ruthless and wanted to do his best to defend against James' attack.

Feeling the terrifying power of Lin Tian, ​​James, who had already taken advantage of the referees in the first half of the game and had tasted the sweetness of it, raised his arm and made a shooting motion. Then he let out a scream and stretched out his limbs very flatly. The whole look was more or less funny.

Then he waited for the referee's whistle, but unfortunately, the referees had a meeting with Stern during the halftime break.

At this time, with this kind of action, they would never foul Lin Tian! They wouldn't even foul Artest!

They have to keep their stars on the court!

James' performance failed to score any points, but Lin Tian had already slapped the ball away from his hand, then launched a counterattack, and after making his way to the front court, he stopped outside the three-point line.

Aim and shoot!
"Shh!"

"Here it comes! Lin's signature chase-down 3-pointer!" Barkley shouted excitedly, "It's the most exciting 3-pointer in the league, and it's also the most maddening shot for head coaches in the league!"

"Coaches from other teams would want Lin to throw the ball like this, because this shot is absolutely unreasonable!"

"But they are afraid of Lin's shooting! Because he is so accurate!"

Kenny followed up with, “An interesting little statistic: Throughout Lin’s career, his 3-point shooting percentage during this transition phase is as high as 52.4%!”

"Of course, this hit rate is not as high as a dunk, but the effect of this 3-point shot, the impact on the morale of both sides and the fans' perception are completely different!"

"LeBron, one-on-one is not important?"

After hitting the 3-pointer, Lin Tian turned around and looked at James and said, "The most basic and core thing in a basketball game is one-on-one!" (End of this chapter)