NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

17: 15!

Halfway through the first quarter, the two sides were still tied and neither side could gain the upper hand. The score difference between the two sides was always within a goal.

And the inseparability tonight is real!
Both sides no longer held back and went all out in attack and defense.

On the Pacers side, they still mainly rely on Lin Tian's personal ability. Among the team's first 15 points, Lin Tian scored 7 points himself and also made 3 assists.

Of all the team's points, only 1 point had nothing to do with him, which was the point Artest got after he grabbed the frontcourt rebound and forced a foul and made 2 of 1 free throws.

The Timberwolves, on the other hand, played a completely opposite game. In the first few minutes of the game, Iverson did not score a single point and Garnett only scored 1 points. These two men were fully committed to building a wall for their teammates, passing the ball, and attracting the Pacers' defense.

The two of them would often pull apart to one side, allowing Cassell and Sprewell to take control of the ball and attack.

This move of avoiding the main issue was quite successful! Some of the Pacers' pre-match arrangements were disrupted, and their defense was somewhat lost.

More importantly, even though the Pacers knew that Garnett and Iverson were not planning to attack in this game, they still had to deploy heavy defense on the two of them.

After all, who knows when they will open fire? If you wait until they open fire and then defend yourself, it will be too late!

As for Cassell, who has scored 6 points tonight, and Sprewell, who has scored 5 points, we can only pray that they will not be so accurate next time!
At this time, the first timeout of the first quarter ended, and both coaches did not make any substitutions. They were obviously very satisfied with the first half of the game. After a slight adjustment, they let their main players return to the court!
At this point, the first quarter had only been played for 7 minutes, and the players on both sides had just started warming up.

In the first attack after returning to the game, Lin Tian met Cassell again on the offensive end.

"Old man, why don't you go back to Mars and enjoy your old age? What are you doing here?"

While dribbling the ball, Lin Tian didn't even bother to look at Cassell's porous defense. His eyes swept across the entire court, looking for teammates who had a chance to score directly.

After taking a look around and finding no chance to score directly, Lin Tian stopped looking for it and accelerated his attack. He once again passed Cassell in one step and then rushed directly into the inside. Facing Garnett who was rushing towards him, Lin Tian passed the ball from behind with one hand, pretending to pass the ball from behind.

But this time, Lin Tian's fake move was seen through by Garnett. He did not shift his center of gravity or get shaken in any way. He still opened his arms and maintained perfect defensive movements and positions.

"Your little tricks are useless to me, Lin! I won't fall for it!" Garnett shouted excitedly after successfully seeing through Lin Tian's fake moves!

After all, Lin Tian has already received the ball, and he must get rid of it next, otherwise it will definitely be a mistake!
No matter how Lin Tian handled it, the Timberwolves had successfully defended this ball and had forced Lin Tian into a desperate situation!
Especially Cassell who was behind him had also rushed over and double-teamed Lin Tian. Garnett felt that they had a great chance of causing Lin Tian to make a mistake in this round!
"Who said I was going to shake you?" But Lin Tian actually smiled and repeated the action again.

Another one-handed pass behind the back!

This time the basketball slipped out of his hand and flew out.

The receiver was still Christie.

But the difference is that Lin Tian's fake pass just now successfully fooled Szczerbiak who was defending Christie. Now Christie has used that space to run out of the open space, and after receiving the pass from Lin Tian, ​​she directly took a mid-range jump shot!

"Shh!"

17: 17!

"Oh! Lin! It appears! It appears again!" Barkley shouted excitedly: "I call this ball Lin's ultimate move! I gave this ball a nickname!"

"It's called the essence of human slow motion replay! Because if you don't watch the slow motion and replay, you have no idea how the ball was passed!"

"This ball is beautiful. I really don't understand how Lin can find an open teammate after spinning the ball twice in his hands." Kenny shook his head and said, "But I can be sure that your nickname skills are terrible! You have violated Wilkins' intellectual property rights."

"Where are you, Wally?" After the goal, Christie, who was always very quiet on the court, also started to talk trash at Szczerbiak.

Everyone was really excited about tonight's game. Everyone couldn't control their emotions and had the urge to yell at their opponents.

"Doug, that's not how you talk trash." Lin Tian gave a very considerate lesson while high-fiving Christie on defense: "You should say: Five Gouzi, where are your people?"

"Don't call him Wally, it seems very unimposing. Of course, it's not your fault, it's his mother's fault for giving him such a sissy name, don't you think, Wu Gouzi!" Lin Tian said as he looked at Szerbiak who ran past him.

Of course you have to ask me whether the name is good or not!
"Get out!" Szczerbiak ignored Lin Tian and decisively changed direction and ran to the other side.

"Look, he's angry! This trick works. Tonight, you call him Wu Gouzi!" Lin Tian patted Christie's butt, signaling him to defend himself quickly.

After the timeout, the Pacers' defense was clearly strengthened, and the players were more focused and tough in defending the 'three little dogs' attacking lineup led by Cassell, which made it difficult for the three of them to find any offensive opportunities for a while.

"Allen!" Seeing that it was difficult to organize an effective attack, Cassell shouted without hesitation, then moved sideways towards Iverson. Iverson also moved forward quickly and ran towards Cassell.

After the two players passed the ball to each other, Iverson accelerated suddenly with the ball in his hand and rushed into the inside.

"Snapped!"

But just as Iverson jumped up and was about to make a layup, a crisp sound was suddenly heard, and the basketball that had just slipped out of his hand was nailed directly onto the backboard.

Lin Tian!

He caught up with Iverson.

However, Lin Tianchong was too ruthless in this shot and failed to control his body in the first moment, which resulted in him being unable to take the basketball directly.

The basketball was caught by Garnett who rushed over from behind. Then he pulled it up and wanted to slam the ball directly into the basket with a two-handed dunk.

"Fuck off!"

Lin Tian, ​​who originally wanted to talk some trash to Iverson, was interrupted by Garnett's sudden appearance. This feeling was quite uncomfortable!
It feels like the young woman just took off her clothes and had already thought about the position, technique and steps to follow, when her husband came back. Don’t you think it’s disgusting?

Lin Tian, ​​who was disgusted, of course wanted revenge!
He turned around instantly after blocking Iverson and then jumped again.

Although it was a continuous jump, and although there was no running-up or padding to assist, Lin Tian's jumping height was not low at all.

At least his jumping height is no worse than Garnett's!
The two people almost moved forward in tandem and rose at the same time.

Then Garnett's expression changed visibly, becoming shocked, unbelievable, and even a little bit scared.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, Lin Tian slapped the basketball that Garnett was about to dunk, and the basketball flew out again!

Haslem pounced over like a hungry tiger seeing food, grabbed the basketball in his arms, and then swung his big elbows back and forth, driving away the Timberwolves players who wanted to steal the ball like they were chasing away flies.

“You two, just play supporting roles.” This time, Lin Tian did not rush to attack. Instead, he stood there and looked at Iverson and Garnett who were almost side by side. “Take the initiative to attack. This is what will happen to you tonight!”

"Let's wait and see!" Iverson muttered, but didn't look into Lin Tian's eyes at all. He knew that he was no match for Lin Tian in verbal battles, and he also knew that any trash talk he said would be a joke after he had just lost face.

On the basketball court, strength is everything!
Garnett simply didn't say anything and turned around to join in the defense.

But how to say it?

The two guys turned around and looked at Lin Tian. After listening to his trash talk, they had already lost the opportunity to retreat!
As they turned around, Lin Tian had already taken the basketball from Haslem's hand, and then threw it directly between Garnett and Iverson's heads...

Well, lightning flashed between Iverson's head and Garnett's shoulder and flew directly to the front court!
"FUXX!"

Iverson roared, and when he and Garnett reacted, they no longer dared to pose and walk slowly. They accelerated quickly and rushed to the frontcourt.

But it was obviously too late.

How can a person run faster than a ball?
Christie got the ball in the frontcourt and then passed it directly to Artest, who rushed all the way to the basket and forced a shot.

Although the ball did not go in, Miller, who had already followed up and was running, just raised his hand and put the ball into the basket. By the time the Pacers' attack was successful, Iverson and Garnett had just rushed into the three-point line.

"Why are you running so fast?" Lin Tian looked at Iverson who was dribbling the ball to the front court. "Why don't you just wait here like me? Don't you two trust your teammates? No way! Do you have conflicts with your teammates? Otherwise, why is there no chemistry between you two?"

"Can you please shut up! You're so noisy!" Iverson really couldn't do anything with Lin Tian.

Why are we running? Didn't you, a sinister and shameless bastard, suddenly pass the ball and we had to fight back desperately? Don't trust your teammates? There is no other star who trusts his teammates as much as I do!

Iverson was so angry that he yelled at Lin Tian, ​​but Lin Tian saw the moment when he was a little bit out of his mind and suddenly approached him, trying to snatch the ball from Iverson's hand.

But unfortunately, Iverson's basic skills are at the master level. Even though Lin Tian's rush was fast and sudden enough, Iverson was able to stabilize his dribble and was not successfully intercepted by Lin Tian.

But then when Iverson called for a screen and wanted to play another signature double pick-and-roll with Garnett, Lin Tian suddenly reached out from behind him after being passed by him and slapped the ball away!

"Snapped!"

After poking the ball away, Lin Tian ran quickly towards the frontcourt. Artest, who got the ball in front of Iverson, did not hesitate, jumped up and swung his hands towards the frontcourt. The basketball immediately passed over everyone's heads and came into Lin Tian's hands.

"boom!"

After another loud bang, Lin Tian dunked again! The Pacers took a 4-point lead!

17: 21!

"Alan, don't be anxious! Stay steady, take it one round at a time, you can definitely do it!"

“No one will always make mistakes. As long as you keep confident, you will definitely be able to break through yourself and surpass others!”

"Remember, the sky is your limit! Don't be afraid, don't have any baggage, and don't hold back. You are Allen Iverson!"

"Alan, you..."

"Shut up! Shut up!" Lin Tian was interrupted halfway through his words of encouragement to Iverson.

Iverson looked at Lin Tian with impatience and anger.

I made mistakes and I didn't score for several consecutive rounds, but damn, when did I ever need a bastard like you to cheer me up?
Cheap or not!

"I thought you needed your guys' support! I just wanted to express my support for you." Lin Tian shrugged his shoulders with an innocent look on his face, and at the same time, his tone was a bit depressed and regretful, as if he had been bitten by a dog.

"That's enough!" Iverson was almost furious at this point.

He really wanted to send Lin Tian to a museum as an exhibit, so that he could show off his talent.

Well, send it to the 'World Museum of Assholes' or some 'Museum of 100 Ways to Present Scumbags' or something like that.

Let the people of the world open their eyes and know what kind of bastard Lin Tian is.

Shameless!

"I'm so glad to see that you're okay!" Lin Tian then smiled again, with the expression of a loving father watching his good-for-nothing son finally getting on the right track.

This kind of expression is something that Iverson, who has no father, has rarely seen in his life.

But now that I've seen it, I'm even more annoyed!
I want to hit someone, but I can't.

collapse.

In response to Lin Tian's almost shameless trash talk, Iverson decisively chose the principle of "if you can't afford to offend me, I can't afford to hide from you", and quickly passed the ball to Garnett in the high position, asking him to assist at the free throw line. Then he started running.

I'm not holding the ball and I'm just passing the ball at the top of the arc, running wildly. You can't chase me and talk at the same time, right?

That will cause you to inhale a lot of cold air and cause diarrhea!
Iverson led Lin Tian to the weak side, but Lin Tian couldn't just leave him alone, so the Timberwolves found an opportunity to attack. Szczerbiak received the ball in the corner and threw it from outside the three-point line!
"Shh!"

After the crisp sound, the Timberwolves managed to reverse the decline and narrowed the gap to 1 point again.

Then in the remaining minutes of the first quarter, Iverson continued to attack without holding the ball. He just kept running and looking for opportunities to catch the ball and shoot, but this guy just didn't stop, as if he would be caught up and hurt by some dirty thing if he stopped.

Under the leadership and influence of Iverson, although he did not score many points, the Timberwolves' offense in the second half of the first quarter was completely activated. With Garnett as the axis and Cassell assisting on the side, the Timberwolves' offense was quite smooth!

Szczerbiak's three-pointer, Cassell's mid-range shot, and Sprewell's impact all appeared on the court, and the players also demonstrated their top personal level on the offensive end!
In the first quarter, the Timberwolves played their best quarter of the three games in the finals!
They scored 32 points and the team's shooting percentage exceeded 50%!

More importantly, their two leaders, Garnett and Iverson, hardly took any shots in the first quarter. Iverson made 3 of 1 shots and scored 2 points, and Garnett made 2 of 1 shots and scored 4 points. The two had almost no shooting rights and ball possession. They were really acting as bait for their teammates in the first quarter to let their teammates get a feel for the game first.

The other players of the Timberwolves did not disappoint the trust of the two top stars. Cassell scored 8 points, Szczerbiak 7 points, and Sprewell 9 points.

All three of them played at their best.

The situation on the Pacers side is exactly the opposite. Lin Tian alone bears the burden of the team on both offense and defense. He is the team's only core and most important reliance.

In this quarter, the Pacers scored 33 points and temporarily led the Timberwolves by 1 point.

林天一个人就拿下了13分，同时还有4篮板5助攻2抢断2盖帽入账！

comprehensive!

According to the trend of the first quarter, Lin Tian might be able to get a triple-double in the first half of the game tonight, and he might even go for a quintuple-double in the whole game!

"Too scary!" Barkley sincerely exclaimed about Lin Tian's performance in the first quarter: "Too crazy! Lin played the entire first quarter, and his five individual statistics all ranked first on the team!"

During the halftime break, Barkley continued his traditional skill: blowing Lin Tian.

"Except for rebounding, where he ranked second, Lin Tian ranked first in the remaining four statistics between the two teams. He truly dominated the court. Even though there were two top stars in the league, Iverson and Garnett, on the court, it was obvious that Lin was the best one!"

"So who will win this game?" Kenny looked at Barkley. When he asked this question, he actually knew the answer, and he really didn't want to ask.

But there was no way, the director in the headset asked him to ask, this is the program effect, this is a reserved program, the audience likes to watch this!
He could only ask with tears in his eyes.

"Of course it's the Timberwolves! The Timberwolves will win the game, no doubt about it! There's no suspense at all!" Barkley laughed, with an expression that said 'I've been waiting for this from you', and said proudly: "The Timberwolves will not only win this game, but also win this series!"

"We can even congratulate Minnesota in advance for winning the championship!"

Barkley's nonsense caused Kenny next to him to roll his eyes. He really looked down on the way Barkley played.

But there is nothing we can do about it, since everyone likes to watch it.

Working is not easy!
While the two were talking nonsense here, the second quarter of the game had already begun. The Pacers suddenly brought in three substitutes: Parker, Howard and Bonner.

They only kept two main players, Lin Tian and Artest, on the court.

The two most durable and physically fit people on the team!
The Timberwolves retained three starters: Iverson, Sprewell and Szczerbiak, and brought in two inside centers: Ogwokandi and Nesterovic.

The two sides' mixed starting and substitute lineups continue the duel!

Lin Tian only took a look at the Timberwolves' inside lineup and without any hesitation, he called for a pick-and-roll against Ogwokandi, the fake No. 1 pick nicknamed 'Sugar Man' who was almost cut from the same mold as Kwame Brown.

He is tall, has top athletic ability, and at first glance he is definitely a potential superstar.

But other than that, they are mediocre in every way.

Judging from personality, ability, skills, ambition, desire to win and so on, these two guys can't even be considered qualified.

He is a typical civil servant-athlete, the kind who punches in and out of get off work and is too lazy to put in any extra effort or work.

This time, Lin Tian set a pick-and-roll against Ogwokandi. This guy was afraid that Lin Tian would break through directly, so he retreated all the way to the free throw line, where he opened his arms with a fierce look.

To defend Mr. Lin, you retreat to the free throw line?

Who are you scolding?

"Shh!"

Lin Tian might not encounter such a large space and such an absolute open position many times in a season. Now that he encounters it, he naturally will not be polite. He just shoots it and makes a three-pointer!
"Go on! Go on! FUXX! That's Lin, who do you think that is, your grandmother? Go up and defend closely, don't let him shoot again!" Sanders, who was off the court, immediately stood up angrily, spread his hands, and yelled at Ogwokandi.

He really looked down on this guy who was wasting his talent. If he had no choice, he wouldn't want to let this guy play at all.

But now, the players need to rest and must rest!
After all, in the second half, Garnett and his team will most likely play the entire second half! They must take advantage of the first half to rest as much as possible.

As for Ogwokandi, Sanders’ request is that he should not be too outrageous and just last for 3 minutes!

But the goal just now was obviously too much.

When defending Lin Tian, ​​retreating to the free throw line is really not as good as not defending him at all and turning around to go directly to the basket. That way, at least the probability of protecting the backcourt rebounds is greater, right?
It is hard to say whether Sanders' rage had any effect, but at least Iverson, who had not taken many shots in the first quarter, finally assumed the responsibility that a leader should take. He knew very well that in this lineup, he had to rely on his own breakthroughs and passes to disrupt the Pacers' defense.

So after he came to the frontcourt, he immediately accelerated his dribbling, trying to break through Lin Tian's side and make a layup!
Lin Tian, ​​who was concentrating on defense, was certainly not the kind of opponent that he could completely pass by with just one acceleration. Lin Tian opened his arms, blocked Iverson's attack route, and always maintained his defensive position.

But Iverson is a top scorer at the scoring champion level after all. Even though he was completely covered by Lin Tian, ​​this guy still forced himself to find space to shoot after reaching the basket. He used a hook-like action with his far hand to send the ball into the basket through Lin Tian.

Iverson's scoring is absolutely very important for the Timberwolves, even the most important weapon!
He can not score, he can give all the easy scoring opportunities to his teammates, he can also score only a dozen or twenty points in a game.

But the important thing is that when the team needs someone to step up and score, Iverson must step up!

Such as now.

For example, when Garnett is not there, Iverson must support the team's offense!

After Iverson scored, Lin Tian didn't take it seriously. Instead, he dribbled the ball easily to the frontcourt and continued to call for screens!

It's so easy to beat Ogwokandi, why should I fight with you, Iverson?

Of course, it is very easy to beat Iverson. Just turn your body and stick out your butt, and you can easily knock Iverson over.

But it’s not that I can’t beat you, Iverson, but it’s more cost-effective to beat Ogwokanddi!
Lin Tian once again faced Ogwokandi through a screen. This time, Ogwokandi was obedient and did not dare to continue standing near the free throw line to defend, but the situation was not much better.

Because this guy actually rushed out of the three-point line and stuck to Lin Tian with his arms open.

For a breakthrough expert of Lin Tian's level, close defense means giving him space to pass through and cleanly pass you, right?
Lin Tian did the same this time. He turned his back and leaned slightly against Ogwokandi, then quickly observed the Timberwolves' defense and made a quick choice!

He simply turned around and easily passed Ogwokandi, then suddenly accelerated and rushed into the inside!
Of course, Ogwokandi couldn't catch up with Lin Tian now, and he had no intention of chasing him. He was even very grateful at this moment!
I tried my best, I didn't get knocked down, I didn't embarrass myself, and I completed the mission!
What a perfect round!

At this moment, Ogwokandi was almost about to smile and give himself a thumbs up to praise himself.

But unfortunately, he was the only Timberwolves member who felt this way. Everyone except him was furious when they saw him being passed by Lin Tian without any reaction, and even after being passed, he did not react at all and did not even try to catch up.

There actually was a Husky that sneaked into our wolf pack?

"boom!"

Lin Tian accelerated after breaking into the inside, jumped up from the edge of the three-second zone, and sent the ball into the basket with one arm. Nesterovic's movement speed was too fast for him to assist in defense. He only ran halfway when Lin Tian had already dunked!

"Substitute!"

Sanders stood up, he couldn't help it!
Ogwokandi was given two rounds, and this guy gave Lin Tian five points. If he continues to play like this, Lin Tian might be able to set a record of 30 or 40 points in a single quarter.

Get down here as fast as you can!

In these two rounds, Ogwokandi completely lost his position in the team. It is basically impossible for this guy to appear in this round of the finals.

After resting for less than a minute, Garnett came back on the court and replaced Ogwokandi.

This game is destined to be a tug-of-war and a war of attrition. If the Pacers can force Garnett to play first and let him play first, it will be considered a phased victory for them!

If the players on the Pacers team rest for even one more minute, they can gain one more minute of physical advantage!
This game has this kind of rhythm!
Every second counts, every millimeter counts!
After Garnett returned to the court, he immediately received the ball in the high position and then shot directly.

"Shh!"

After hitting his signature mid-range jump shot, Garnett, who had been very quiet in the first quarter, also started scoring!

This time, the Pacers' offense was organized by Parker, while Lin Tian stood in the low post, blocked Iverson with his back, and reached out for the ball.

Just when Iverson was trying his best to hold off Lin Tian, ​​thinking of going around Lin Tian to disrupt the attack, Lin Tian suddenly turned around, passed Iverson, and ran towards the basket.

Parker immediately passed the ball and the basketball flew towards the basket.

"dream!"

Although Iverson could not catch up with Lin Tian, ​​Garnett quickly came to assist in defense. He did not compete with Lin Tian for Parker's pass, nor did he think about stealing the ball. Instead, he chose a more stable and safe defensive method.

He stood still, between Lin Tian and the basket, then opened his arms to block Lin Tian's flight towards the basket.

This defensive choice will not add any statistics for Garnett, but Garnett is sure that Lin Tian will not be able to directly take the ball and complete the offense!
Unless Lin Tian is a god, unless he can really fly, there is no way Lin Tian could score this goal!
But Garnett obviously underestimated Lin Tian.

For this ball, after Garnett had already taken position and made all preparations, Lin Tian just jumped directly in front of him.

What Garnett didn't notice was that Lin Tian made a wrong step with his left foot when he jumped, which allowed Lin Tian to give himself a slight rotational force.

This wrong step caused Lin Tian to start spinning as he jumped.

Lin Tianren held the basketball with one hand in the air, and then he made a 360-degree turn in the air with Garnett as the axis!

The man was in the air and passed Garnett cleanly!

"boom!"

Then, Garnett stared in disbelief, watching Lin Tian, ​​who was originally in front of him, disappear and come behind him.

He didn't know how Lin Tian dunked the ball, nor did he care whether Lin Tian dunked it with both hands or one hand.

Garnett only knew that he would become the background of the top ten plays again.

"What did Lin do? FUXX! What did Lin do?" Barkley stood up from his stool in disbelief. He spread his hands and shook his head: "He once again passed someone in the sky?" (End of this chapter)