NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

After Kidd brought the ball to the frontcourt, Christie originally wanted to step forward and defend closely. After all, no matter how much it is said that a zone defense cannot defend against three-pointers, the restriction of a zone defense on three-pointers is very poor, but it is only relatively poor.

There is no reason to just ignore it and let the opposing players shoot.

"Don't worry about him, just let him throw! Didn't he say he could hit the target? Doug, make room for him and let him have fun!"

"He can shoot this ball as he pleases. If he can make it, I'll give him credit for it!"

Before Christie walked towards Kidd, Lin Tian, ​​who was right next to Christie, called him and told Kidd to shoot freely.

"FUXX! You look down on me, don't you?" Kidd, who had just made a three-pointer, was now very confident. Being looked down upon by Lin Tian, ​​he immediately glanced at the basket, then took a deep breath to adjust his state.

Then Kidd drew his bow and shot a 3-pointer!
It's just that he spent too much time and was too focused on doing this preparation.

The time was long enough for Lin Tian to stroll over from the side and jump up to give him a blood cap.

He was so focused that he didn't notice Lin Tian approaching from the side.

"Snapped!"

With a dull thud, Kidd's three-pointer was just about to be caught by Lin Tian.

"Do you really think you can shoot as you please while playing house? This is the Eastern Conference Finals!" Lin Tian slapped Kidd's cap off with a slap, and then he rushed to the frontcourt at full speed.

Fast break!

Lin Tian's blocking of this shot was somewhat shameless. Kidd really didn't expect this guy to do this to him, so at this time no one on the entire Nets team could speed up to return to defense. They could only watch Lin Tian rush to the frontcourt and then jump high one step forward from the free throw line.

"boom!"

After another of Lin Tian's signature gliding slam dunks, the Pacers' lead once again reached 11 points!
103: 92!

After these two rounds, there were only 2 minutes left in the game.

There is not much time left for the Nets!
At this point, tactics, details, and rationality are no longer important. If the Nets want to win, they must go all out!

For example, Kidd has stopped arguing with Lin Tian. He certainly knows how stupid what he just did was.

In order to save face, Kidd quickly returned to the backcourt to receive the pass, then advanced to the frontcourt at the fastest speed, and then continued to break into the inside. After attracting enough defensive attention, he suddenly passed the ball without looking at anyone and gave the ball to Carter outside the three-point line.

Christie's defense is still in place.

As Carter caught the ball, Christie rushed over and opened his hands to interfere with Carter's shot.

But sometimes, facing a star of Carter's level, adequate defense is far from enough!
"Shh!"

Facing Christie's long arms, Carter's three-pointer cut through the sky and gave the Nets a breath of fresh air.

But it was just a continuation of the tone.

Then the Pacers' offense suddenly became less anxious. Lin Tian slowly kept the ball in the air, and after wasting almost 20 seconds of offense time, he finally suddenly jumped up, accelerated past Kidd, and then before the help defense came up, he suddenly stopped and shot a jump shot.

"Shh!"

After a crisp sound, the difference between the two sides was still 10 points!
The Nets didn't dare to calm down and play slowly at this moment. Kidd dribbled the ball quickly again, and this time he found Kittles on the other side during the charge.

Kittles also caught the ball and threw it directly from outside the three-point line!
"Shh!"

The basketball went through the net again!

In the final moments of the game, the Nets' shooting touch suddenly returned!

But how did you say that?

The child died and the milk came.

late!

Facing the Nets' two consecutive violent attacks, Lin Tian was as calm as a stone. He still walked slowly to the frontcourt and pushed the time to the last few seconds before launching a strong attack!
This time the Nets' assist came faster, but Lin Tian's pass was also terrifyingly fast!
Because Gasol went out to help defend Lin Tian, ​​Miller in the interior got a huge space. After receiving the ball from Lin Tian, ​​he easily jumped up and made a steady shot off the backboard, scoring another 2 points for the Pacers!
After this goal, there was less than 1 minute left in the game!
With 57 seconds left, the Nets were trailing by 9 points!
It can be said that with this goal, the cooperation between Miller and Lin Tian almost killed the suspense of the game!
Of course, the Nets couldn't just give up like that. They called the last timeout, and after Scott made some quick arrangements, everyone went onto the court.

But the Nets were facing a team where almost all of their players were standing outside the three-point line with their hands outstretched to defend, leaving almost the entire area within the three-point line to the Nets' Pacers players.

The Pacers' defensive intentions are too obvious!

It is definitely too late to play 2 points at 2 points, so if you Nets want to shoot 3 points and gamble on 3 points, then we won’t let you shoot!

As for the 2-point shot?

Casual!

Carter can rush in and dunk at will, Gasol and Kidd can make layups at will, but don't even think about getting a 3-pointer!
Scott and the Nets players also knew that they would most likely face this kind of defense after the timeout, but they had no choice.

Who made them fall so far behind and run out of time to play?
What else can they do except to go ahead and shoot?
This time, after a series of screens, the sideline ball was finally given to Kidd. But at this time, even Kidd could not get any open opportunity. Lin Tian pressed forward at the first time and opened his arms, not giving Kidd any chance to shoot.

Kidd handled this kind of close defense quite easily. He almost passed Lin Tian in one step and rushed towards the Pacers' inside line.

But no one cares about him!
Except for Miller who was standing under the basket to protect the rim, the remaining four Pacers were standing on the outside. None of them had any intention of helping defend Kidd. They just kept a close eye on their own players and didn't give them any chances for open shots!
Kidd, who broke into the inside, was quite embarrassed at this moment.

Pass the ball, your teammates have no space, they are all locked up.

Do it yourself, two minutes at a time, there is obviously not enough time.

Rush in and fight for a 2+1 chance?
Kidd looked up at Miller's rather clever face, but unfortunately, he was not the kind of young and energetic guy, so it would be difficult for him to commit a foul.

Kidd hesitated and hesitated, and in the blink of an eye he was at the edge of the 3-second zone. He glanced across the court for the last time and found that none of his teammates could run into open space.

In desperation, in order not to waste time, Kidd could only take a reluctant shot, a horse-riding archery, and the basketball went through the fingers of Miller, who did not defend too fiercely, and went into the basket!

"Good shot, Jason! You have this skill too! Awesome! This jump shot looks really good!" While Lin Tian continued to taunt Kidd, he caught the baseline ball again and prepared to break through.

But this time, Lin Tian had just got the ball when Kidd and Carter rushed towards him. He couldn't make the 3-point shot. With such a big score difference, the foul tactic was self-deception and was purely helping the opponent to score points.

In this case, we can only bet on defense, use defense to make the Pacers make mistakes, and use defense to seek opportunities for steals.

But unfortunately, the same thing still applies: it was Lin Tian who dribbled the ball!

Not to mention the double-team of Kidd and Carter, how could the double-team of Jordan and Pippen affect Mr. Lin?
Faced with this barely formed double-team, Lin Tian changed direction to shake off the center of gravity of the two players, then slammed the basketball towards Kidd's crotch. Lin Tian turned forward and went straight through the gap between Kidd and Carteri, then took the basketball from behind Kidd and quickly advanced to the frontcourt.

Then, Lin Tian slowed down again.

No hurries.

The Nets team didn't commit any fouls, so why should I, Mr. Lin, be so anxious?

After failing to steal the ball in the frontcourt, the Nets players quickly retreated to their own half, but they still did not commit a foul. Obviously, the Nets players' morale was not high enough, and in the last less than 50 seconds to catch up with 7 points, they did not even actively use the foul tactic.

As for Lin Tian, ​​he once again controlled the basketball until the last 5 seconds before starting.

He rushed into the inside like lightning again, then jumped towards Gasol and put the ball into the basket with one hand again!

Lin Tian could feel that the Nets had given up. The intensity of their defense in this round was very low, it felt like there was no defense at all!
After Lin Tian scored this goal, there were only 31 seconds left in the game!
Without a timeout, the Nets dribbled the ball quickly to the frontcourt, and after several passes, the ball was passed to Harrington, who took two steps outside the three-point line and threw the ball.

"Shh!"

The basketball went into the net, but there were only 18 seconds left in the game and the Nets were still 6 points behind!

It can be said that unless the Pacers do something crazy stupid in the next period of time, the game is over!
But when Lin Tian controlled the ball again and broke through the Nets' double-team and moved it to the frontcourt, everyone knew that he failed to steal the ball this time, and the last bit of space for a miracle was completely blocked.

For this goal, Lin Tian actually no longer planned to attack after advancing to the frontcourt.

He stood 3 meters away from the three-point line, dribbling the ball, waiting for the end of the game.

But who would have thought that when Lin Tianzheng was standing there and was about to reach out and shake hands with the Nets player on the opposite side to show his friendship, Kidd actually came up again!

The old guy suddenly increased his intensity and gave Lin Tian a close defense.

You are so shameless!
Lin Tian was caught off guard and was almost knocked off balance by Kidd, and the basketball was nearly stolen by Kidd.

If you play like this, Mr. Lin will not give you face!
After Lin Tian cursed, he turned around and faced Kidd head-on. Then, he suddenly performed a series of dazzling consecutive dribbles between his legs, accompanied by constant adjustments of his footwork.

Kidd in front of him was dazzled by what he saw. He wanted to reach out and steal the ball, but he couldn't find the best opportunity. Although Lin Tian's dribbling was fancy, Kidd really couldn't find a good opportunity to steal the ball.

He felt that if he took action, Lin Tian would definitely kill him in one go!

Lin Tian was getting more and more excited at this moment. When he was about to show off a rolling dragon on the court, Kidd finally plucked up the courage and felt that instead of being shown off by Lin Tian, ​​it would be better to just steal the ball directly.

So he seized an opportunity and stretched out his big hand.

But obviously, he wouldn't touch anything this time, because Lin Tian had been aiming at Kidd. When he saw that this guy finally made a shot, Lin Tian quickly stepped back to receive the ball, retreated to a distance of 3 meters from the three-point line, and then pulled up for an ultra-long three-point shot!
"Shh!"

"Buzz!"

The two voices sounded at the same time again, and Lin Tian made a buzzer-beating three-pointer that had nothing to do with the outcome of the game!
This ball is just to humiliate Kidd!
"Next time when others are ready to pack up and go home to sleep, don't force them to work overtime!" After scoring the goal, Lin Tian said to Kidd, "Today we were on the court, you were only shot in the face. If you do this in other occasions, you might get a bullet that explodes your stupid head!"

"FUXX!" Kidd cursed in frustration. He didn't know why he had to steal the ball just now. The game could have ended safely, but he had to make himself unhappy.

Kidd regretted it.

But I regret it, and I can’t explain it to Lin Tian!
He could only reach out his hand and shake hands with Lin Tian, ​​saying "see you off the court" before turning around and leaving the stadium.

He was making himself uncomfortable. Even for someone as thick-skinned as Kidd, it would take him at least half an hour to recover.

Why did Lin Tian know so clearly that Kidd would need half an hour to recover?
Because just 30 minutes later, when Lin Tian had just finished the press conference and was about to change clothes, Kidd's text message came.

"Old time, old place, old rules, new girl."

Simple and clear, straight to the point.

It's Kidd's style.

Lin Tian thought about it and sent a text message to Kidd.

"New York or New Jersey?"

"FUXX! Love or not!"

Hiss... This attitude is unruly, Lin Tian likes it!

"See you there or see you."

After Lin Tian sent a message to Kidd, he put away his phone, whistled, changed his clothes happily, and then got on the bus with the team and returned to the hotel to prepare for the second game of the series.

As for Kidd?

I, Mr. Lin, am upright and honest. I never engage in such trivial matters with the enemy's generals during a war.

No, absolutely not.

What? You mean during the first round, Lin Tian went out with Rashid, Ben and the others? That's different! The situation is completely different.

That's one of us, but Kidd is not.

There are more holes in this guy's brain than the shit he spews out!

I'm going out with him tonight, what if there's a scam?
No, nine times out of ten, there must be a trap!
At the same time, Kidd was also whistling and walking happily towards the parking lot. Carter asked curiously, "Jason, didn't you make an appointment with Lin to go out and play? This is not your travel car."

"Yes, I made an appointment with him." Kidd said as a matter of course, "But who said that I must show up just because I made an appointment with him? Let him have fun by himself! Damn it, does he really think I'm easy to bully? I made him wait all night!"

At this point, Kidd suddenly looked at Carter warily and said, "You won't tell Lin, will you?"

"Of course not!" Carter patted his chest and said, "I'm not that kind of person!"

……

That night, Lin Tian and Kidd, who both felt that they had stood each other up, slept so soundly!
Even until the second game in New Jersey two days later, the two of them were as close as a family when they met.

The first words the two said when they met were in unison.

"Have fun!"

Then the two of them were stunned for a moment, and then laughed at the same time, saying that they were very happy! They also said that night was the best night since they entered the league!
The two guys were just exchanging empty pleasantries, saying something about how great the girl was that night...

Looking at these two people, they seem to be so affectionate, just like they were childhood friends who grew up together wearing a pair of open-crotch pants 20 years ago.

Then, after the two of them finished chatting and turned around, they showed their tacit understanding again.

"Shameless bastard, luckily I didn't go."

At least when it comes to shamelessness, it's like we've met our worthy opponents.

In the following time, Lin Tian and Kidd disliked each other, and they didn't say a word to each other until the game started.

At this time, in the backstage of TNT, Barkley was wearing Kidd's jersey and Kenny was wearing Lin Tian's jersey. The two looked like they were determined to see this shitty job through to the end. However, just as the two were happily walking towards the studio, ready to continue, they were stopped by the leaders of TNT.

"You two, are you never going to stop?"

"It's fun, boss!" Barkley said happily, "Since I wore the Pacers' opponent's jersey, the Pacers haven't lost a single game! I feel like I have mysterious shamanic powers! This is a gift from my ancestors, my talent has awakened!"

"This bastard doesn't explain it properly, so I can't do it properly. I can only do it to him in the same way!" Kenny looked aggrieved at this moment: "I was forced to do it."

"You have no shame!" Barkley looked at Kenny and said angrily, "Who called me last night and told me to wear the Pacers' white home jersey tonight and the Nets' blue away jersey, otherwise it wouldn't look good?"

"You pushed me first, and then I fought back!"

"That's enough, both of you!"

The man standing in front of the two people could no longer suppress his anger. If it weren't for the fact that the performances of these two people were really good, he would definitely not tolerate them at this moment. He would definitely scold them and let them know who the real boss is!

"Do you know how many complaints I've received? Do you know how many people asked me to fire you... FUXX! Do you know how many people asked me to fire you, Charles? Your behavior has made the fans in Detroit and Milwaukee furious! I don't want to offend them! I don't want to receive any more complaints!"

"Detroit's complaint is fine, but what right does Milwaukee have to complain about me? If I don't wear Reed's jersey, they can win? Bullshit! They are slandering me! They are making things up!"

Barkley opened his hands and said with a wronged look on his face: "With their crappy level, they can't win a game, and you blame me?"

"Shut up!" The man on the other side had lost a lot of patience at this moment, especially after Kenny, the idiot, obediently took out a shirt and put it on himself. The TNT executive really didn't want to listen to Barkley's nonsense: "Go change your clothes!"

Then, perhaps because of Barkley's 2-meter-tall and 150-kilogram body, the guy got scared again: "I beg you."

That was all he said. Barkley, a soft-hearted donkey, could only shrug his shoulders, turn around and walk to the staff pushing a row of hangers to pick out clothes.

However, what TNT executives did not expect was that when the show started, many fans who were looking forward to seeing Barkley and Kenny continue to perform were extremely disappointed when they saw the two men in suits.

Wearing a suit is not as fun as wearing a jersey!

Complain, you must complain!
We strongly urge the two commentators to continue wearing the jerseys of the teams they support. Commentating in jerseys is much more interesting than wearing a suit and shirt!

Of course, complaints and such will come later.

What’s important now is this game!
Game start!
Yao Ming once again got the first offensive ball for the Nets.

The entire first half of this game was similar to yesterday's game. The two sides were evenly matched and the game was fought back and forth. The data and efficiency in all aspects were similar.

The score is 44:45, and the Nets are temporarily leading by 1 point.

The 3-point shooting percentages of both teams were 15 for 6 for the Pacers and 14 for 5 for the Nets. The number of free throws was also 12:11 for both teams. The other data such as rebounds, assists, steals and blocks were also comparable.

In the first half, the two teams played at the same level and were evenly matched.

"Well done! Let's keep working hard in the second half! Hold on, we must keep the score tight! Don't worry about anything else, don't think too much, if we win this game tonight, we will have one foot in the finals! Win!"

"Don't have any psychological pressure, don't have any! Relax, hold on in the second half of this game. As long as we don't get pulled apart at the last moment, we will definitely win!"

Carlisle kept shouting slogans during the halftime break. When the playoffs reach this stage, there are not many changes and adjustments that the coaches of both sides can make. The coaching staffs of both sides have already studied the opponent's routines almost perfectly. So at this time, what is more important than skills and tactics is the momentum and confidence of both sides!
Whoever is tougher will win!

While the entire locker room was shouting to express their confidence, Lin Tian looked at the technical statistics in his hand and felt something was not good.

A not-so-good feeling.

It’s not about who has a bad shooting percentage or who shows signs of breaking out.

What made Lin Tian feel something was not right was the number of fouls committed by both sides.

Or the number of fouls committed by the main players of both sides!
If we only look at the starting five, the Pacers had 7 fouls, while the Nets had two fewer, 5!
This number seems normal.

But if you look more closely you can see...

Of the Pacers' seven fouls, Miller and Haslem each had two, and the remaining three had one each.

On the Nets side, only Kittles had two fouls, while the rest had one each.

There is something a little unnatural about this concentration of fouls.

"Brad, Udonis, in the second half of the game, you two should pay attention to the number of fouls you commit. Our inside line is weak. If you two go down, our inside line will be empty, especially against a team like the Nets. We can't do without you two."

"Don't worry, Lin, we know what's going on!" Miller nodded, but obviously didn't take it to heart. After all, no matter from which angle you look at it, two fouls are really not too many and cannot be considered a foul trouble at all.

Lin Tian could see that Miller was somewhat absent-minded. There was nothing he could do. He had a high basketball IQ, high IQ, and quick reaction. Such a guy would have many ideas of his own.

Haslem, the more honest and straightforward guy, nodded to show that he understood.

With a bad feeling, the second half of the game continues!
The game was uneventful for most of the third quarter. The only thing worth mentioning was that Miller received two fouls in the third quarter.

What about the foul 3 minutes before the end of the third quarter?

It was Lin Tian who rushed to the inside to assist in defense, and when he saw that it was too late, he had no choice but to foul Gasol early. He would rather send Gasol to the free throw line than let him go directly for a layup.

But when the referee blew the whistle, he did not call for Lin Tian's hand, but called for a foul on Miller who came into contact with Gasol!
Although both are two free throws, the difference is huge!
Lin Tian only has one foul now, and one more would not be a big deal, but this is Miller's fourth foul!

According to the habits of NBA coaches, he has to be replaced at this time to avoid the team having no one available in the interior in the fourth quarter.

But now that the Pacers are without Webber, their interior rotation has huge problems. Apart from Miller, the team has no other center with sufficient ability. Whether it is Bonner or Tabak, to put it bluntly, they are Yao Ming or Gasol's meat weapons.

If the opponent's inside strength is not strong, Artest can play the power forward position like in the previous game.

But the problem is that the Nets are now in the top three in the league in terms of interior strength. If you play against them with two interior players who are just over 2 meters tall...

It's not impossible. The Pacers performed well in their first game with such a small lineup.

But the problem is, it's okay to use this kind of strange formation occasionally, but if you keep playing it and rely on this lineup, there is a high probability that you will be beaten by the Nets!

The more important reason is that without Miller, the Pacers' tolerance for error will be reduced and the room for adjusting the lineup will be greatly reduced.

They have no choice but to play with a small lineup, which is completely different from actively changing the lineup!
Miller's early exit will indeed have a huge impact on the Pacers' rotation!

The next few minutes of the game also illustrate this point!

Strange formations cannot be used frequently!
When Carlisle had to replace Miller with Howard to continue playing a small lineup and zone defense tactics, the Nets were obviously prepared this time.

When Gasol assists, he will shoot more resolutely, and when Yao Ming can't get the ball, he will stand further inside to grab rebounds.

A more important change is that the Nets took Kidd away!
They took down the team leader and replaced him with Lucios Harris! A mediocre shooter who has played in the NBA for ten years and has never produced any masterpieces, but has a good 3-point accuracy and a hit rate of 37% this season.

As for the team's organizational work, Scott handed it over to Kittles!

As a result, the Nets' offense became Gasol taking the ball in the high position and either assisting or making a jump shot, Carter and Kittles standing at the top of the arc or organizing or breaking through on their own, and Harris standing in the bottom corner on the same side as Yao Ming, who could receive the ball and shoot at any time and help Yao Ming distract the defense so that the Pacers would not dare to double-team Yao Ming.

Scott's bold change of formation this time really worked!
Gasol can make a mid-range shot, Yao Ming can also make an open 3-pointer after attracting a double-team under the basket and passing the ball to Harris!

After Harris made a three-pointer, the Pacers no longer dared to double-team Yao Ming, which allowed him to feel at ease under the basket. Playing with Haslem was like playing with his son, so easy.

In short, in the second half of the third quarter, it was the turn of the Nets, who had made sufficient preparations for the double-team defense, to gain the upper hand. They relied on Harris's three-pointer and the height advantage of Yao Ming and Gasol in the interior to score frequently. At the end of the third quarter, the Nets were already leading the Pacers by 1 points!

62: 70.

And that’s not all. In the middle of the third quarter, Haslem, who listened to Lin Tian’s words and was cautious, was called for his third foul. The Pacers’ only two reliable inside players both had some foul troubles!

Then at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Miller, who had rested for a long time in the third quarter, returned to the game. This guy showed a rare offensive desire right from the start. He successfully singled out Gasol twice in the low post, one of which he scored directly and the other caused Gasol to foul and made both free throws.

But then, before Miller could continue to release his rare energy, Gasol came to the basket and made a strong shot. After a twisted and signature noodle-like hook, the referee suddenly blew the whistle!

Miller's fifth foul!
What do you say about this foul?

It was similar to the foul that Gasol was called for a round earlier. Both fouls involved contact but were not obvious.

In a normal divisional finals, neither of these goals should have been called.

But now, both balls have been blown, and although there are some body hairs, there is really nothing wrong with them.

But the problem is: Gasol only had three fouls, but Miller already had five!

Seeing the frustrated Miller spreading his hands in protest, Lin Tian finally understood the alliance's intentions.

This is to ensure the excitement of the divisional finals, and the Nets are starting to be selected!

In order to maintain suspense, the league absolutely does not want the Nets to be beaten 0:2 at home.

After losing two home games in a row, what’s the point of playing in the following games?

So at this time, the referee stepped in to control the situation!
A very clever and excellent way of controlling the situation!
There seems to be nothing wrong with it. Even if we analyze it in depth and carefully and ask the players who participated in the game to recall it, we can't find any problems.

But only those with a truly high golf IQ and who have truly studied it carefully will find that having no problems is the biggest problem! (End of this chapter)