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"Lin?" In the Pacers' locker room, Carlisle looked at Lin Tian. Although he knew that this disciple was almost omnipotent and played almost 48 minutes in every game in the first round, now it was the finals!
In addition, Lin Tian played the entire first half, so Carlisle was still a little worried about Lin Tian's physical fitness.

"I'm fine. I can play for another 24 minutes in the second half without any problem." Lin Tian took a sip of the energy drink and said, "We must defeat them tonight! As long as we win tonight, they won't put up any resistance next time!"

"But if they win tonight, if they recover from this, the next game will be even more difficult than tonight!"

"So, go ahead and set up, Rick. I believe that everyone is as prepared as I am. We are all willing to give everything for the victory tonight!"

"Yes! We are willing to give everything!"

Seeing his disciples' self-confidence surpassing each other, Carlisle said with satisfaction: "Very good!"

"Well, from what I know about Sanders, this guy is a very stingy, very unhappy miser. His stinginess is reflected in all aspects, including on the court. He will cherish the physical strength that Iverson and Garnett have just recovered. He will never and dare not let their energy be overdrawn in advance."

"That is to say, in the third quarter, he will most likely focus on his role players, and let Cassell, Sprewell and others attack, allowing Iverson and Garnett to accumulate strength, and then explode in the fourth quarter!"

"So, in the third quarter, our strategy will change slightly. We will change our defensive matchups! Lin, you are responsible for Cassell, Doug, you are responsible for Iverson. If they change their main attacking point, you two can change your opponents at any time according to the situation!"

"Then, Lin, Cassell's three-point shooting is terrible. You can try to let him go and then help defend other positions at any time! As for how to defend, what position to defend, and where to appear, it depends on your feeling! I trust you."

"Others, increase communication, shout more, remind each other more, don't miss anyone, let them shoot, keep them away from the basket!"

"Finally, on the offensive end, there's nothing much to say. Let's play as we did in the first half. You did a great job in the first half! So I believe in you, and you will definitely not let me down."

"Okay, everyone, do you have any questions? Do you have any questions?"

Carlisle glanced at everyone and confirmed that no one had any questions. He clapped his hands and said to everyone, "We are..."

"champion!"

"Kill them!"

"Minnesotans, go back to your cold, icy dens and cry!"

"Ahhh!"

The halftime break is over and the second half of the game continues!

The two sides once again took to the court.

"Why are you here? Allen is over there!" Cassell couldn't help but frown when he saw Lin Tian actually pestering him. Sanders had let him attack in the second half, but now that Lin Tian came over, he could still attack at all.

"I'll change my taste." Lin Tian tried his best not to look Cassel in the eye, lowering his head and saying, "I'm used to eating delicacies from land and sea, so I'll occasionally eat some mud and tree roots, just to maintain my health!"

"Why don't you look at me when you talk? Don't you have the guts to look me in the eye?" Cassel saw Lin Tian lowering his head and continued to speak sarcastically to him.

"Yes, I don't have the guts to look you in the eye. I'm afraid of you." Lin Tian nodded without hesitation and said, "And you'd better stop teasing me with your face. Have you forgotten that we still have Josh on our team?"

"He's uglier than you!"

When Lin Tian said this, Cassell immediately remembered the unbearable scene when the two teams fought on Christmas Day. He couldn't help but shudder and said, "Then it's a deal! We won't mention this anymore. I won't mention it, and you won't mention it either."

"A word is settled!"

Lin Tian could never have imagined that ugly people were more afraid of ugly people than ordinary people.

I guess it's because once you've been caught in the rain, you become extra afraid of water?
Lin Tian felt that this was the phenomenon of like repelling like!
Next, the Timberwolves started their first attack in the second half. Cassell dribbled to the frontcourt. Facing Lin Tian’s defense, he did not rush to attack, but decisively passed the ball!

The deterrent power of the league's new best defensive player is absolutely huge!

An old goblin like Cassell would never have any stupid idea of ​​challenging Lin Tian and trying to score points from him unless he had no other choice.

After seeing Cassell pass the ball, Lin Tian only stayed by Cassell's side for two seconds before quickly moving to another position and letting Cassell go.

It can only be said that most of the point guards of this era really have significant shortcomings. Lin Tian can't remember how many point guards he has met who are not good at 3-point shooting and can be given more time to assist in defense.

However, these good days are numbered.

In another two years, when Arenas, Davis and other scoring No. 1 or point guards emerge in large numbers, Lin Tian will have to concentrate on defense and it will be difficult for him to roam around and provide assists.

But that's a matter for the future, what does it have to do with tonight?
In the first round of Lin Tian's roaming, he slipped into Szczerbiak's blind spot. When this guy was dribbling and preparing to break through, Lin Tian suddenly came out from behind, slapped the basketball he had just slapped, and directly intercepted the ball!
"Counterattack!" Lin Tian shouted, and was about to dribble the ball forward, but suddenly he found that Cassell and Iverson had come in front of him almost at the same time, opened their arms, and double-teamed him!

"Full-court double-team?" Lin Tian smiled and slowed down his pace. "Let's start in the third quarter. Aren't you afraid that my teammates will beat you to death?"

"Come on!" Iverson lowered his center of gravity and tentatively tried to reach out to steal the ball.

But at the moment Iverson stretched out his hand, Lin Tian suddenly accelerated and easily passed through the side where Iverson stole the ball!

This is Iverson's biggest bad habit on the defensive end. He always likes to use this kind of gambling steals.

But as we all know, if you are lucky enough to steal the ball, it would be a good opportunity for a beautiful fast break dunk.

But if you are unlucky, then this is a defensive error, which will give your defender plenty of space to attack.

Almost no coach would like this kind of gambling steal, and no coach would let his players practice or try it.

Rather than having a very low probability of successful stealing, they hope that the players can maintain their defensive position and not be easily passed by the opponent.

This time, Iverson made a mistake again, and Lin Tian quickly passed by his side and came to the frontcourt quickly.

As soon as Lin Tian stood outside the three-point line, Sprewell rushed over quickly. At the same time, Iverson also ran to Lin Tian's side at his own speed. As for Cassell, although he was a step slower, he still stood next to Christie as quickly as possible.

The Timberwolves still double-teamed Lin Tian, ​​and this time it was Artest who was let go.

Lin Tian was not in a hurry to rely on his own strength to break the double-team. He threw the ball to Artest, asking him to back up in the low post and attack Szczerbiak.

Artest had absolute strength and physical advantage when challenging Szczerbiak. He easily got to the basket, but as soon as the ball was shot, Garnett's help defense arrived.

"Snapped!"

Garnett slapped Artest's shot, and Garnett directly slapped it to the free throw line.

Cassell has a very high basketball IQ. He immediately moved sideways to block Lin Tian, ​​preventing Lin Tian from fighting for the basketball. Sprewell quickly stepped forward, hugged the basketball, found Iverson, and passed the ball to him.

Iverson dribbled the ball forward at a rapid speed, and Lin Tianze quickly shook off Cassell and quickly retreated to defend.

As the two were chasing each other, Iverson suddenly hit the ball with the ground, and the basketball passed from Lin Tian's side and came directly behind Lin Tian.

When Lin Tian turned around, he saw Sprewell taking the ball and preparing to attack the basket directly!

"What are you thinking about!"

Lin Tian roared, accelerated suddenly, and arrived at Sprewell's side in the blink of an eye.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, Lin Tian slapped Sprewell's layup onto the backboard! A chase-down block caused cheers from the Conseco Center!
This is not finished!
The basketball hit by Lin Tian fell into the hands of Szczerbiak who was following up. After taking the ball, the sharpshooter wanted to dunk directly.

But he obviously forgot about the miserable plight of Iverson and Garnett in the first half. The dunk of this guy with mediocre physical fitness seemed to be directly sent to Lin Tian to help him brush his block stats. Szczerbiak couldn't even lift the ball completely before he was slapped away by Lin Tian again!

Then after landing, Lin Tian accelerated wildly again, running all the way from under the basket to the free throw line area, and then once again used all his strength to jump high!

This jump allowed Lin Tian to rise to a very high position in an instant. Looking down from this position, he was able to see Iverson's face full of disbelief and almost fear.

As for the reason?

Because Iverson had just got the basketball and completed a mid-range jump shot, but just as the basketball was shot, Lin Tian appeared incredibly.

"Snapped!"

After another loud bang, the basketball flew out again, but this time, no Timberwolves player could catch the basketball!
Christie finally returned to defense and hugged the basketball, then passed it to Artest immediately. Artest did not take the credit and passed the ball to Miller.

Miller was still near the Timberwolves' free throw line. He raised the ball with both hands and successfully tricked Garnett into taking a step forward to defend him.

But the ball in Miller's hand also flew out at this time, flying towards the back of Garnett's head.

"boom!"

Then there was a loud bang!
Haslem, who was unguarded, easily caught the ball and completed a two-handed dunk!

The fans in the stadium cheered wildly, but they were not cheering for Haslem's powerful dunk or Miller's aerial relay pass.

All the fans were still shouting Lin Tian's name and celebrating wildly for Lin Tian's performance!
"Three consecutive blocks! He's only 191 cm tall and is just a point guard!" Barkley shook his head in disbelief, "Including these three blocks, Lin has already blocked seven shots tonight! It's only the beginning of the third quarter!"

"Seriously, I just said Lin could get a quintuple-double, I was kidding, but now it seems... maybe he can actually do it?"

"7 blocks and 5 steals, and he only played for 1 minute in the third quarter. Incredible! It's really incredible! I don't dare to predict what kind of data Lin can get tonight!"

"But what I am sure of is that we can definitely use words like unprecedented and shocking to describe Lin's strength and madness!"

"The Timberwolves are attacking again!" Kenny followed up, "I really hope the Timberwolves can get some points now. I don't want them to be pulled away by the Pacers like this."

"Then Lin will have to leave the court early to rest! Lin won't be able to get the data that the fans want to see!"

Kenny's words will definitely touch the hearts of countless Pacers fans.

Now, they are really starting to quietly cheer for the Timberwolves!
Score one!

Come on and score one!

Otherwise, what will we do if our Lin dies early?

But unfortunately, the Timberwolves' attack was still disrupted!
It’s Lin Tian again!

This time the Timberwolves gave the ball to Garnett. Garnett raised his hands near the free throw line and observed the situation on the court. Then, just when he found that Sprewell had obtained a good position and wanted to pass the ball to Sprewell, Iverson's shout suddenly came.

"Kevin! Watch out!"

Garnett was stunned, and then he realized what Iverson wanted him to be careful of, but when he wanted to react, it was too late!
Lin Tian's big hands were firmly stuck on the basketball held by Garnett.

"Bring it!"

Then Lin Tian roared, and suddenly exerted force with his arms. His pair of iron-like hands snatched the basketball from Garnett's hands as if he was robbing him. Then Lin Tian dribbled the ball himself and launched another counterattack!
There is absolutely no problem with the Timberwolves' defensive discipline. As soon as Lin Tianyi gets the ball, the two outside players closest to him will quickly come to his side and double-team him.

But Lin Tian's vision is also the best in the league. He passed the ball almost before the Timberwolves double-teamed him, and Christie took the ball and pushed forward.

And Christie, based on habit and trust in Lin Tian, ​​pushed forward while moving toward the sideline. When he passed the midfield and officially came to the sideline, the Timberwolves' defense also rushed over, trying to use the help of the sideline to force Christie to make a mistake, but the ball in Christie's hand had already flown to the middle.

He didn't even need to look at the situation at that position, he believed that it would be Lin Tian who got the ball!
"Nice pass, Doug!" Lin Tian's loud shout made Christie completely relieved. Lin Tian, ​​who relied on his speed to get rid of the Timberwolves' double-team, did not stop for a moment after getting the ball. He once again accelerated directly into the Timberwolves' penalty area. Then he passed the ball from behind to Artest who was following up on the other side.

When Artest got the ball, the Timberwolves' defense had completely collapsed!

They couldn't muster any decent defensive resources to deal with Artest.

"boom!"

Artest went straight to the basket and dunked, getting another 2 points for the team!
After Artest's 2 points, Sanders couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up and called the first timeout of the second half!
That sucks!
The team played really badly in the second half!
Although from the beginning to now, the Pacers have only beaten them 4:0, which is not an exaggerated score.

But the problem is not how many points the Timberwolves lost, the key is how they lost these 4 points!

He didn't score a single point, and gave Lin Tian 3 blocks and 2 steals, and it was only two minutes into the game!
He got steals and blocks in just two minutes. Why, do you have to give Lin Tian a pentadouble today?
Sanders called a timeout and was madly yelling at the players on the sidelines. He was really disappointed with their performance just now!

But at this point in the game, seeing the Pacers' morale gradually improving because of Lin Tian's madness on the defensive end, Sanders knew that he could not wait any longer.

If we wait any longer, the score will be widened again! It is hard to say whether the team will have the determination and tenacity to catch up with the score at that time.

Something has to change!
We must use our best moves in advance while we are only 6 points behind!

Of course, although it is called a secret weapon, Sanders's move is basically known to the entire league.

Isn't it just Iverson + Garnett, letting the two of them play pick-and-roll and pass-and-cut?

But of course, even if everyone knows the trump card of Sanders and the Timberwolves, there are not many people who can defend against it!

At least the Lakers didn't do this in the Western Conference Finals. They couldn't defend this duo and ended up losing.

So what about the Pacers tonight?

"Sanders is being pushed into a corner. He will definitely use his best tricks!"

As soon as Carlisle saw Sanders calling a timeout, he knew how this guy was going to adjust! Who told you that the Timberwolves only have so few cards to use?

Anyway, Carlisle didn't believe that Sanders would dare to try out Ogwokandi at this time.

"Lin, you go defend Iverson next! He and Garnett will play a lot of pick-and-rolls, hand-offs, and off-ball cuts. Their next offense will definitely be very sharp!"

"There's even a high probability that the next wave of attack will be their most ferocious yet in the finals!"

"Hold on through this wave, we will be the champions!"

"I've watched their videos countless times. I know their tactics, how they attack and cooperate!" Lin Tian patted his chest and said confidently, "I will crush Iverson to death!"

"He won't have any chance to show off!"

"Very good, then everyone, once again! Go kill the Timberwolves!"

70: 76!

The third quarter continues!
As expected, Cassell no longer controlled the Timberwolves' first offense after returning to the court.

Iverson held the ball and called Garnett to come forward to cover him. After a pick-and-roll, the two quickly separated. Garnett received the pass from Iverson and made a high jump shot, getting the first 2 points for the Timberwolves in the second half!
"I thought you would be more courageous." Lin Tian looked at Iverson: "But it turns out that no matter who is guarding you, you no longer have the courage to attack on your own."

"Just tell me if it's 2 points?"

"They are both 2 points. What's the difference? Don't you have the brain to tell the difference?" Lin Tian snorted and said, "You are a weakling who can only be responsible for organizing the attack and helping others!"

"none of your business!"

"It's none of my business, but it's none of your business either, right? Huh?"

Lin Tian finally smiled contemptuously. This feeling of sowing discord was really good!

Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, it feels great!

Lin Tian, ​​who had just arrived at the frontcourt, quickly learned what adjustments the Timberwolves had made to their defense.

Isn't it just changing the full-court double-team on Lin Tian to a half-court double-team?

Apparently, Sanders was frightened by Lin Tiantu in the last two rounds and didn't dare to continue to double-team him throughout the court. Instead, he only double-teamed Lin Tian after he came to the frontcourt to prepare for the attack.

This slightly conservative double-team in advance can prevent the Timberwolves' defense from falling apart and leaking air because of Lin Tian's breakthrough. It is true that the defensive range they are trying to control has become smaller, but in this smaller space, the Timberwolves' control over this area is also stronger!
Of course, strength or not has nothing to do with Lin Tian.

The same question: How does the double-team defense of Iverson and Cassell compare to that of Jordan and Pippen back then?

Neither of them can hold me down, so why should you?
Facing a double-team, Lin Tian first dribbled backwards to mobilize the two defenders, and then suddenly changed direction when the two continued to move forward to put pressure on him.

It seemed that he was going to force his way through Cassell, but at the moment when Cassell and Iverson moved in this direction, Lin Tian suddenly made a 360-degree turn with the ball, and in the blink of an eye he had passed through the gap between the two people!
The scenery in front of me suddenly became completely open!
Garnett under the basket rushed towards Lin Tian quickly, but Lin Tian did not challenge Garnett this time. Instead, he made a ground pass, allowing the basketball to pass through Garnett's defense and into Miller's hands under the basket.

"boom!"

After a loud bang, Miller dunked with both hands!

"You also passed the ball! Don't you have the guts to score in a one-on-one match?" Iverson snorted, expressing his disdain for Lin Tian.

"Have some shame." Lin Tian cursed angrily, "You're giving me a chance to fight you one-on-one? I'm fighting 1 against 3! If you have the guts, try to fight me one-on-one. I'll show you how weak you are!"

Lin Tian's words once again broke Iverson's defense.

This is why the truth is often more hurtful than bad words.

It's a pity that Iverson has played in the NBA for 8 years now, and he is no longer the powder keg that could be ignited at any time, especially on the stage of the finals!
The desire for the championship made Iverson make a decision!
That is to never talk to Lin Tian again, so as not to be irritated by him.

As long as I don't talk to him, he can't hurt me.

Iverson dribbled the ball to the frontcourt with his head down, and then once again set a pick-and-roll with Garnett. This time, after the two separated, Iverson found Szczerbiak in the corner and assisted him to make a 3-pointer!
Not to mention, when the Iverson-Garnett connection was fully opened, the Timberwolves' entire offensive system came alive, especially when Iverson didn't want to attack and was willing to pass the ball to his teammates, the threat of this tactic reached its extreme!

Garnett and Iverson both have top-notch vision, and both of them are excellent passers. At the same time, the other three players on the Timberwolves are all very strong in the offensive end and have top-notch finishing abilities.

Coupled with the powerful deterrent power of Garnett and Iverson themselves, when the two of them played pick-and-roll again and again, and then decided whether to pass the ball or attack on their own based on the Pacers' defense, the Pacers' defense really had no way to deal with them!
But fortunately, the Pacers still have Lin Tian. Not only did he seize the opportunity in the following time to intercept Garnett's pass and launch a counterattack and slam dunk, but he also provided assist defense when Sprewell attacked the basket, and blocked the "madman" with a big block, making him fall to the ground in embarrassment.

In addition to Lin Tian's ability to occasionally fill in the gaps and help his teammates on defense on the defensive end, Lin Tian also frequently made good passes on the offensive end. Facing the Timberwolves' double-team and the second or even third line of defense waiting for him, Lin Tian did not insist on gritting his teeth and playing alone.

He constantly mobilized and played with the Timberwolves' defense, and then found his teammates again and again, making wonderful passes and assisting his teammates to score.

Of course, the Pacers also had missed shots, and Lin Tian himself had his share of passing errors or being forced to take barely any shots.

But overall, in the third quarter, the Timberwolves and the Pacers were still unable to do anything to the other, and the two sides continued to pull and fight around the gap of about 5 points.

At the same time, the role players on both sides performed very well in this quarter. Without their respective main players attacking aggressively or using their personal abilities to resolve the game, both sides scored more than 30 points in this quarter relying on the touch of the role players.

By the end of the third quarter, both teams had scored over 100 points, but the Pacers still had the advantage and initiative thanks to Lin Tian's outburst at the beginning of the quarter.

100: 107!

The Pacers ended the third quarter with a 7-point lead!

In this quarter, the Timberwolves continued their all-out offensive strategy. The trio of Sprewell, Cassell and Szczerbiak all performed well. Although Iverson and Garnett only scored 8 points in total, they combined for 8 assists!
It was these 8 assists that made the Timberwolves' offense so brilliant in the third quarter!

Kenny's comment at the end of the third quarter said it all: "This is definitely the best team basketball performance in the league today! In this quarter, the Timberwolves brought teamwork and selflessness to the extreme!"

On the Pacers side, it is still Lin Tian’s one-man show!
Although he did not score many points in this quarter, even considering Lin Tian's level, his scoring performance in this quarter was quite mediocre, as he only scored 6 points.

但他这一节除了这6分之外，还送出5助攻4篮板4盖帽3抢断。

The shock brought by this all-round performance that is almost jaw-dropping is even more incredible than Lin Tian scoring 30 points in a single quarter!

too crazy!

Especially the three consecutive blocks in the beginning of the third quarter, which was a crazy round that was enough to put the Timberwolves trio directly on the pillar of shame!
By the end of three quarters, Lin Tian's statistics had accumulated to a level that made everyone feel crazy.

43分11篮板13助攻7抢断8盖帽！

Lin Tian has already got a triple-double. If he continues with his pace in the third quarter, he will get a pentadouble tonight!
unprecedented!
"I think Lin should at least get a quadruple-double tonight!" Barkley said, "At least he should get a quadruple-double, otherwise how can he live up to the fans' expectations!"

"It's mainly because I failed to live up to your expectations." Kenny snorted beside him, "If Lin doesn't get a quadruple-double or a five-double tonight, you, Charles, will be the one who feels the most uncomfortable."

"I'll cry, I'll cry, then I'll drink three bottles of whiskey and I'll stay awake all night!" Barkley nodded, indicating that you were right.

"What if Lin gets a quadruple-double or a quintuple-double?"

"Then I would cry too, I would cry all day, then I would drink three bottles of whiskey, and finally I would not be able to sleep all night!" Barkley nodded and gave the same answer.

"You bastard, you just want to drink."

On the Timberwolves bench, Saunders was still frantically encouraging the players' morale, encouraging them to give it one last push.

He knew better than anyone how important this game was, and he also knew very well what situation they would be in if they lost this game.

"If we take a step back, we will have no chance to die! This is our last stand and our only chance! We will beat those bastards from the Pacers and let them know how powerful we are! Then, starting from today, let us stage the greatest comeback in NBA history!"

"Kill them!"

"Ouch!"

"Ahhhhhh!"

Ok?
Sanders felt something was wrong with the wolf howling beside his ear, so he glanced back and saw Artest howling very hard.

"What the hell are you doing here! Get out!"

Sanders was not in a good mood at the moment. He didn't care whether the guy in front of him was a beast or a dinosaur. He just scolded Artest. The guy who mixed into the enemy group smiled and turned around and ran away quickly.

"How is it going? What news did you get?" The players from the Pacers were just about to go on the court. While adjusting his wristband, Lin Tian asked Artest about the results of the match.

"I didn't quite understand what he said." Artest scratched his head, but he was not embarrassed at all: "But I know what they mean."

"He said he was going to kill us!"

"That's enough!" Lin Tian smiled, looked up and stared at Iverson and others who were also walking onto the court: "Let's see who will beat whom tonight!" (End of this chapter)