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Regarding the American team's "box defense", Lin Tian, ​​at least on the surface, appeared to be quite calm and composed.

After all, no matter who is conducting such crazy defense against him, this is not the first time that Lin Tian has encountered such defense.

Having played in the NBA for so many years, what kind of scenes has Mr. Lin not seen?
He first quickly moved to the front court, rushed one step into the three-point line, and then Lin Tian actually stopped.

"Is Lin waiting for the American team to double-team him?" Kenny couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw Lin Tian suddenly stop.

Then Lin Tian’s reaction proved that Kenny was right!
He is really waiting.

Kobe and Kidd, who had just been shaken off by Lin Tian, ​​continued to rush towards him relentlessly. Then Battier on the wing also double-teamed Lin Tian when he took a step toward the three-point line.

Triple team!
Lin Tian was still very calm. After observing for a while, he suddenly made a one-handed ground pass to Zhang Jinsong who was waiting for the ball on the side.

But after Zhang Jinsong got the ball and just raised it to shoot, Artest's defense arrived quickly!
He had just lifted the ball, but he had already lost the space to shoot. Artest's defense was too fast!
How could Zhang Jinsong dare to shoot directly despite Artest's defense?
He quickly collected the ball, turned around, protected the basketball, and wanted to pass it again.

But Zhang Jinsong obviously underestimated Artest's defensive strength. When this beast was defending with all his might, he couldn't even protect the ball, let alone dribble!

Even though he had turned around, he tried his best to protect the ball.

Even though he didn't even think about dribbling through and getting rid of the opponent, he just wanted to pass the ball away.

But he couldn't do it either.

Artest's confrontation was too strong. Zhang Jinsong almost used up all his strength just to stand firm and ensure the stability of his pivot foot so as not to walk, let alone do anything else.

"Snapped!"

With a dull thud, the basketball was slapped away by Artest and flew out of the sideline.

"You're still far away! Don't even think about scoring in front of me!" Artest shouted at Zhang Jinsong angrily.

Although he had no idea what Artest was saying due to his poor English, Zhang Jinsong could guess roughly what it was.

How could it be better to praise yourself?
Fortunately, although the goal was blocked by the American team, the ball possession still belonged to the Chinese team.

There are 11 seconds left in the offensive time, which is theoretically enough for the Chinese team to launch another complete attack.

But when he stood roughly on the sideline and prepared to serve, he realized that he had underestimated the resilience and contraction of the American team's defense.

Originally, he thought that all he had to do was give the ball to Lin Tian and let Lin Tian take the ball and shoot. It would be very simple.

But when he raised the ball, he found that he couldn't even find Lin Tian!
Kobe and Battier were tightly entangled with Lin Tian on the left and right, not giving Lin Tian any space to receive the ball.

Even if Lin Tian managed to run out of space to catch the ball, he either couldn't grasp the fleeting opportunity and didn't dare pass the ball, or Artest or Kidd quickly rushed forward to fill the position and prevented Lin Tian from catching the ball.

Four people were targeting him, and they were all the best defenders in the world. Their coordinated defense made it so that Lin Tian really didn't even have a chance to get the ball!
"Five-second violation!"

While Dazhi was still hesitating, the referee quickly made a decision and gave Dazhi a 5-second serve violation.

Exchange the ball!

"This wave is probably the biggest crisis for the Huaxia team tonight, but also our biggest opportunity!" Barkley said, "Yao needs to rest. Lin is the only one on the Huaxia team who has the ability to tear apart and break through our defense."

"If Lin can't hold on, or if the other members of the Huaxia team can't give Lin some support at this time, I think we have a good chance of destroying the game in one go!"

Su Qun of Huaxia Sports said: "Bird is really a genius coach. His grasp of timing and control of rhythm are really impeccable!"

"His timing in choosing to increase the intensity and deploy this ultimate defensive formation was really great!"

Yang Jian said, "Yes, it happened to be the time when Yao Ming was exhausted and couldn't help the team much even if he played. This period was originally the most difficult and hardest time for the Chinese team. Now the American team suddenly brought out the lineup that directly defeated the Argentine team."

“How will Harris cope during this time?”

How to deal with it?

Harris really had no other choice. The only thing he could do was to think it over again and again and replace Zhang Jinsong with Liu Wei during a dead ball situation. He wanted to give the team an extra ball-control point to relieve the pressure on Lin Tian.

But Harris miscalculated a little.

That is, if Zhang Jinsong comes on the field, the Chinese team can at least gain some advantages in tonnage and height on the defensive end.

But in the first round after Liu Wei came on, Liu Wei was targeted by the old goblin Kidd. Kidd pushed Liu Wei all the way to the inside with his butt sticking out, then pushed Liu Wei away, turned around, and shot the ball into the basket.

With Liu Wei on the field, the Chinese team will be targeted more harshly on the defensive end.

On the offensive end, Liu Wei could not provide much help to the Chinese team.

Even facing Kidd's one-on-one defense, he couldn't easily dribble the ball to the frontcourt, let alone get into the paint and score.

With the experience of the American team, as soon as they saw that it was him instead of Lin Tian dribbling the ball forward, their double-team defense came immediately. The moment Liu Wei had just dribbled across half court, Battier rushed over quickly, and Kidd formed a double-team defense on Liu Wei from the left and right.

When faced with a double-team, Liu Wei's first reaction was to step back and create distance, but he had just taken a step back when the referee's whistle sounded.

"Return to court violation!"

He forgot that he was right at the center line and was really overwhelmed by Kidd's one-on-one defense.

Forcing the Chinese team to make two consecutive mistakes gave the American team a great boost of confidence. In the next round, Artest faced Dazhi's defense and used his small size to play against a bigger team. He chased Dazhi into the basket, then jumped up and made another two-handed slam dunk!
67: 55!

The gap is 12 points!
And that's not all yet!

For several consecutive rounds, the Chinese team did not dare to let Liu Wei dribble the ball, but instead gave the ball to Lin Tian to organize.

Lin Tian could dribble across half court and deal with double-teams with ease, but whenever he was double-teamed, his teammates were unable to score!
Because the American team's help defense is so fast, their defensive rotation and help defense speed are almost like cheating.

Lin Tian could find open teammates and pass the ball to the right spot, but his teammates, including Dazhi, were unable to get the ball into the basket.

What if Lin Tian chooses to attack alone?

If he is really playing one against five on the court, and his opponents are all the top defenders in the world, Lin Tian can occasionally play against a few of them, and there is even a high probability that he will be able to output continuously for 3-4 minutes, but he knows very well that if he wants to win tonight, he can't rely on himself alone.

There is still more than one quarter left in the game. If we keep overdrawing and playing for our lives, we will be defeated by the American team in the fourth quarter.

If the role players of the Chinese team cannot find their rhythm, the American team's intensive defense will only become more and more crazy and extreme.

Lin Tian hopes and must get his teammates involved in the offense.

But because of this, the Chinese team's offense encountered huge problems.

When there was only 1 minute and 30 seconds left in the third quarter, the Chinese team still scored 55 points!
They didn't score a single point in nearly three minutes of play.

On the other hand, the American team relied on successful defense to drive their offense. They used their more active passing and movement than on defense to break through the Chinese team's defensive formation.

72: 55!

With 1 minute and 30 seconds left in the third quarter, the US team's lead had reached 17 points.

The Chinese team is on the verge of life and death!

"Coach, let me play!" After Harris requested another timeout, Yao Ming, who felt that he had almost recovered, stood up and said, "I have plenty of energy!"

Lin Tian knew that this guy was not talking nonsense, and his physical strength must have recovered much more than usual.

But Lin Tian knew that Yao Ming had no problem. Harris didn't know that Yao Ming also shared the cheat. After training with Yao Ming for so long, he knew very well how long Yao Ming could play in one night.

"You have to rest well. You don't have any rest time in the fourth quarter. I want you to play the whole fourth quarter!" Harris shook his head without hesitation and rejected Yao Ming's request: "So now you have to rest well. You have to believe that your guys can handle everything without you!"

"As for the others..." Harris looked so handsome and responsible when he rejected Yao Ming, but now he is so hesitant.

After all, he didn't know what to do.

After much thought, the only possible way to break the deadlock... is to let Yao Ming play.

"Let the bus rest for a while, then pick up A-Lian and continue!" Lin Tian suddenly said, "We need athletic ability and speed now. Let A-Lian come up, and the five of us will continue!"

"I can't guarantee that I can recover too many points, but I promise to reduce the difference to less than 10 points before the end of the third quarter! In the fourth quarter, Dayao, you come up and kill them! But before that, you have to rest well, okay?"

"I'm fine!" Dayao patted his chest, but then he looked worried and said, "But I'm afraid..."

"What the hell am I afraid of? When have I ever let anyone down?" Lin Tian stood up and said to the others, "Do you have confidence?"

No one responded.

This was the first time that no one responded when Lin Tian spoke within the Chinese team.

“It’s okay to have no confidence. Everyone stand in the position you are best at and what you like most. Then once you receive the ball, throw it towards the basket in the fastest way possible!” Lin Tian did not show any anger at everyone’s low morale. Instead, he was surprisingly calm.

"Leave the rest to me!"

"The Chinese team is in bad shape! They must find a way to break the deadlock!" Yang Jian was very anxious as he watched the players from both teams end their timeout and return to the court.

He was really worried that the Chinese team couldn't hold on.

"Yao Ming is still not on the court. The good news is that this proves that the players of the Chinese team are still very confident! They don't feel that they have been forced by the American team to the point where they have to use Yao Ming early or overdraw his energy."

Su Qun analyzed from the sidelines: "But the bad news is, I really can't figure out how to break the US team's full-court defense with the five people on the court now."

"I can feel Harris's helplessness and anxiety, but he really has no other options now."

Yang Jian said: "Perhaps just like every time the Huaxia team and the Pacers encountered difficulties and desperate situations, now the team can rely on and trust only one person."

"We can only rely on Lin Tian!"

What Yang Jian said is basically what everyone in the world who supports the Chinese team is thinking now.

There is only Lin Tian left!
After the timeout, the American team did not start pressing the entire court from the backcourt this time. Instead, they arranged their formation in the frontcourt early, just waiting for Lin Tian to come over.

"Alian, if you get the ball later, I don't care where you are or how many people are in front of you. Just throw it into the basket!" After receiving the baseline ball from Alian, Lin Tian told Alian, "Show your confidence and aggressiveness!"

"I understand, Brother Lin!" A Lian nodded, but looking at his appearance, it was obvious that he still lacked confidence.

"Be more confident, you will be our hero tonight! You can be the hero of the whole of China tonight!" Lin Tian patted A Lian's butt and continued: "Don't you want to go to the NBA? How can you go to the NBA in your current state?"

"Show some confidence and be a little ruthless." Lin Tian exerted his strength again and slapped Alian's butt hard, saying, "The darkest guy on the opposite side is known as one of the best defensive power forwards in NBA history."

"If you can dunk on his head, you will immediately get a lot of attention and may become the target of various teams at any time!"

"Have you ever thought that when you return to the league in the new season, there will be more than a dozen foreigners sitting at every game you play. They are scouts from various NBA teams. They come to see you, to analyze your game, and to see which pick you are suitable for."

"Top three? Top five? Top ten? First round? Or undrafted? Do you understand now how important this game is to you personally?"

"Which position do you think you are suitable for? What identity do you hope to enter the league with?" Lin Tian looked at A Lian and said, "When you get the ball later, no matter who is in front of you, smash it to death, hit him on the head!"

"understand?"

"I understand!"

This time, UAE is obviously more confident and powerful, but is it useful?

You'll have to fight to find out!

After Lin Tian dribbled to the frontcourt again, the American team's double-team arrived almost instantly!
It was Kobe and Kidd again. The two of them stuck to Lin Tian from both sides, continuing to hinder his forward steps.

"You're done, Lin! You're done! You're done tonight!" Kobe put one hand on Lin Tian's waist and kept cursing.

This time, Lin Tian chose to pass the ball again and sent the ball towards Liu Wei who was not far away from him.

Kidd immediately turned around and wanted to assist in defense. At the same time, Battier, who had been paying attention to the situation here, also rushed towards Liu Wei.

The basketball did not appear on Liu Wei's side!
Lin Tian dribbled the basketball back into his hands with a behind-the-back dribble. After a fake breakthrough, Lin Tian accelerated and broke into the three-point line, and he continued to accelerate towards the basket.

Garnett and Artest also rushed over!
With Kobe and Kidd chasing closely behind him, when Lin Tian approached the 3-second zone, the four giants of the American team had surrounded Lin Tian again.

In an instant, Lin Tian chose to pass the ball again!
This time it’s real!

However, when Lin Tian received the ball, Garnett chose to take a step back. He stood beside Yi Jianlian to prevent Lin Tian from directly hanging the ball under the basket. At the same time, Battier also rushed in a certain direction. He wanted to stop Lin Tian from passing the ball to the most threatening player on the court besides Lin Tian.

It’s not the wing, nor is it Al-Farouq Aminu under the basket!
The basketball in Lin Tian's hand flew towards the direction behind him out of nowhere.

It was Liu Wei at the top of the arc! Lin Tian knew that at this time, when the entire Chinese team was about to collapse, the most important thing was not to pass the ball to the strongest and most threatening person, but to pass the ball to the bravest person with the biggest heart!
Liu Wei definitely meets this standard!

This guy was the one who, even when facing double-teams from Kidd and Kobe, was thinking about finding an opportunity to break through instead of passing the ball at the first opportunity.

After he received the ball outside the three-point line, even though Kidd was already running towards him at high speed, this time Lin Tian went too deep and Kidd was a little too far away from Liu Wei.

That's too late.

Liu Wei shot from outside the 3-point line and shot as soon as he received the ball!

"Shh!"

After a 3-minute scoring drought, the Huaxia team finally scored!
"Finally a goal!" Su Qun cheered with a sense of relief: "Let's see if this goal can become a turning point in the game and help the Chinese team regain the feeling of the game!"

"Good! This goal is not enough. This goal only allows the Chinese team to catch their breath. If they want to truly reverse the game and turn things around, they need more goals like this!"

When it came to the Chinese team's defense, under Lin Tian's command, the Chinese team also came up with a 3-2 zone defense!

They used the same defense the Americans had played in the first half against them.

After all, the American team in front of them does not have a real post-up inside player. Their offense mainly relies on quick counterattacks, mid-range and long-range shots and breakthroughs by outside players. Facing such a lineup, this 3-2 zone defense is just right!
Of course, the prerequisite is that the Chinese team can withstand a breakthrough from the American team.

Otherwise, if people like Kobe and Artest succeed in breaking through easily, then the result of this lineup is that they will be beaten into a sieve!
Kidd only took one look at the defense and knew how to break it. He called out tactics and directed his teammates to move. Then, after waiting for everyone to get into position, Kidd quickly passed the ball to Artest in the low post.

Artest blocked Zhang Jinsong with his back, then dribbled the ball and easily started to attack the inside.

Zhang Jinsong was completely unable to withstand Artest's brute force and was pushed into the basket by him in just two or three moves.

He came over to assist in defense as soon as possible, leaving a large open space behind him.

But unfortunately, this is Artest after all, not Kobe or Kidd.

He can get to the basket, but can he pass the ball to his open teammates?
If he could do that, he wouldn't be Artest.

Due to his tall stature of over 210 cm, Artest's strong shot under the basket missed the target. Al-Farouq Aminu grabbed the rebound, but unfortunately he did not dare to move forward quickly to pass the ball because he was afraid of making mistakes.

He held the basketball in both hands, raised his elbows, and waited very carefully until all the players of the American team moved forward. Then he gave the ball to Lin Tian and asked him to continue dribbling.

The moment Lin Tian got the ball, the American team double-teamed him!
Kobe and Kidd!
These two guys are determined to kill Lin Tian tonight.

This time, Lin Tian only took two steps forward, then suddenly jumped up and made a long pass, giving the ball to Liu Wei who had already reached the frontcourt.

At this moment, Liu Wei was close to the US team's three-point line. They really couldn't spare anyone to double-team Liu Wei, and there was no need to do so.

After all, the defender who rushed to Liu Wei was Battier!
The 2-meter-tall forward opened his arms and took a good step. Liu Wei instantly felt the huge pressure coming towards him!

Not to mention breaking through, he now doesn't even dare to dribble the ball, for fear that Battier will steal it.

"This way!" Lin Tian's voice suddenly came from the other side. Liu Wei understood what was going on at a glance, and he immediately moved towards this side.

"puff!"

A muffled sound was heard, and Lin Tian, ​​who ran to the front court, provided cover for Liu Wei, allowing him to run past him while blocking Battier tightly.

As for Kidd and Kobe, these two people really didn't expect that Lin Tian would actually cover for his teammates at this time. They thought that Lin Tian would rush all the way to the inside to ask for the ball!
It was this unexpectedness that slowed down their defensive pace.

"here!"

Then, Lin Tian’s second shout came, and Liu Wei knew very well what he should do at this time.

With a one-handed pass, the basketball went straight into Lin Tian's arms.

The American team's defense can only be described as one wrong step after another. Starting from the time they failed to anticipate that Lin Tian would play pick-and-roll with his teammates, they failed to keep up with the Chinese team for two consecutive times.

They completely missed Lin Tian!

It was only a moment, but it was enough.

After receiving the ball, one step inside the three-point line, Lin Tian just jumped up and threw it!

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, Lin Tian scored another 2 points for the Chinese team!
"5:0! A small climax!" Su Qun shouted excitedly, "It seems that the Chinese team has found a way to break through the dense defense of the American team! The backcourt duo of Lin Tian and Liu Wei have played brilliantly in succession, and the Chinese team has narrowed the gap to 12 points!"

"There are only 58 seconds left in the third quarter! Can the Huaxia team continue to narrow the gap?"

Before Su Qun even finished his words, the American team scored!
After Artest's failed low-post single play, Kidd shifted the focus of the offense and gave the ball to Kobe, allowing him to break through into the hinterland with the ball. Then Kobe withstood Lin Tian's defense and made an emergency stop and fade away jump shot.

The absolute advantage in height made it difficult for Lin Tian to really interfere with Kobe's shot. The basketball hit the basket accurately and the US team continued to maintain its 14-point lead.

In the attack of the Huaxia team, Lin Tian dribbled the ball to the front court again.

The US team's defense has changed again!
After the defensive mistake just now, Kidd quickly called out a new defensive tactic, and the entire American team once again retreated to their own half. Although their influence on the Chinese team's advancement was greatly reduced, their positional defense became more solid and secure.

I have to say that the tactical quality and execution of this American team are really top-notch! At least in the previous dream teams, you really can't see this American team, this kind of quality of changing the tactics on both offense and defense at any time, and changing the tactical strategy at any time according to the situation.

Of course, only the defensive details have changed, and the overall defensive strategy of the US team has not changed.

The double-team and the 'box' are still there, and all of the American team's defensive focus is still on Lin Tian.

But this time, Lin Tian also changed his playing style!
He no longer paid attention to the position of his teammates, nor did he give any instructions.

The moment he entered the half court, he suddenly accelerated and broke through!
And increase your speed to the extreme in the fastest time!

Then Lin Tian rushed all the way and went straight to the inside line of the American team. He did not give the outside players of the American team any time and opportunity to react.

The outside players had no time to react because Lin Tian was too fast, but Garnett and Artest in the inside had enough time to react. They rushed to the basket immediately, opened their arms, and blocked Lin Tian's attack.

But just when the three of them were almost about to collide with each other, Lin Tian passed the ball again!

It was another pass from behind, Lin Tian turned sideways and passed the ball to Al-Farouq Alian next to Garnett.

Al-Jazeera, who had been waiting anxiously since Lin Tian gave the order, slammed the ball on the floor with both hands after receiving the ball, and then rushed towards Garnett!

Garnett looked back and saw that this little brother, whom he had never heard of, was attacking him as if he was going to dunk over him. How could the proud Garnett tolerate this?

He turned around almost instantly, then raised his arms and jumped high towards Al-Farouq Alan.

But Garnett obviously underestimated Al-Farouq Aminu's physical fitness. He instinctively thought that he was just a yellow man. There should be only one monster like Lin Tian who transcends race, and there couldn't be a second one. It was this underestimation that doomed Garnett to bad luck.

Alian jumped too high and too fast.

Whether it was the speed or the height of the bounce, Al-Farouq Aminu far exceeded Garnett's expectations!
"Snapped!"

Because of insufficient jumping height and insufficient preparation before jumping, Garnett's arm failed to touch Al-Farouq Aminu's ball, but hit his arm instead.

"boom!"

Then there was a loud sound like the collapse of heaven and earth, and Al-Farouq Aminu slammed the ball into the basket with both hands!

"Oh oh oh oh! A-Lian! A-Lian! A-Lian!" Yang Jian roared excitedly: "I said, he is the next Chinese player who can enter the NBA and make a name for himself!"

"Tonight, when the team needed him the most, Yi Jianlian successfully dunked over Garnett! It was a 2+1!" Su Qun followed up, "This scene is destined to become one of the most precious moments in Yi Jianlian's career! This goal is enough to ignite the morale of the Chinese team once again!"

"Roar, roar, roar!" The excited Al-Farouq Aminu also raised his arms and roared wildly. Garnett has always been his template. Many people call him 'Chinese Garnett', and many people say that he should develop in the direction of Garnett.

As for Al-Farouq Alan himself, it can be said that he grew up watching Garnett play basketball, and Garnett is also his idol.

Now he's competing against his idol and even dunked over his head.

Alian also did not hesitate and released the passion in his heart!
"What did I say to you! You can do it! I told you you can do it!" Lin Tian also rushed over from the side, gave A Lian a push, praised him generously, and then began to remind him: "Now, calm your breathing as soon as possible."

"Calm yourself down, don't be anxious, take a few deep breaths, and then shoot the ball! We need this point, you can do it, right!"

"Of course!"

After this goal, UAE's self-confidence was obviously improved.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, Al-Suwaidi made the free throw and the Chinese team continued to close the score!

74: 63!

Last 30 seconds!
This time, the US team's offense turned into Garnett holding the ball at the top of the arc, waiting for his teammates to run all the way to find open space. Then Garnett also did an extremely rare trick.

He took the ball with both hands and waved it towards Kobe who was cutting to the basket, making people think he was going to pass the ball to Kobe. Then, after diverting the attention of the defender, Garnett jumped up and made a signature jump shot from the free throw line.

"Shh!"

After the crisp sound, the score difference became 13 points!
"Hold on! Hold on for the last 19 seconds!" Bird, who was off the court, also stood up at this time and yelled at the court: "Hold on for these 19 seconds! I want to go into the fourth quarter with a 13-point advantage!"

Bird's roar made the slightly relaxed spirits of the American players tense again. Kidd led the defense throughout the game, while Kobe and Battier stood behind them, waiting for Lin Tian's arrival.

This time they were standing further forward, obviously frightened by Lin Tian's forced overtaking in a straight line without slowing down.

too fast!
This time, they didn’t dare to leave Lin Tian any room to accelerate.

But Lin Tian also changed very quickly.

Seeing the American team's prepared double-team, he once again passed the ball to Liu Wei on the far side.

Liu Wei, who had just made a three-pointer, did not become overconfident and wanted to break through Battier with the ball.

Of course, it was also because he saw Lin Tian’s gesture.

After this guy got the basketball, he waited for a while and Lin Tian really arrived!

This time, Lin Tian even played a trick. He first circled around Liu Wei, making people think that he was going to pass the ball to Liu Wei, but then Lin Tian suddenly turned around and stopped abruptly, while standing still.

Kidd and Kobe, who had just been chasing him, were caught off guard and collided with Lin Tian.

Taking advantage of this fleeting opportunity, Liu Wei immediately accelerated and slipped past several people.

Then when Artest's assist defense came forward and blocked Liu Wei again, Liu Wei chose to pass the ball again.

The quality of his pass was not particularly good, with some issues with strength and angle.

Just like when he passed the ball to Yao Ming, many of the passes were actually not accurate.

But Yao Ming is tall, so he could have caught it almost perfectly.

Lin Tian is fast and strong, and he can catch the ball even if it's a little bit off!
Lin Tian almost struggled out of the double-team and grabbed the basketball before anyone else.

Then Lin Tian didn't dribble the ball, but threw it directly into the sky.

Kidd couldn't control his body and jumped up following Lin Tian's movements.

He knew something was wrong the moment he jumped!

He could see Lin Tian’s feet nailed to the ground, and he knew he had been tricked.

But this bit of self-awareness would not change the outcome. At most, it would make Kidd feel regret and loss a few tenths of a second earlier.

"Snapped!"

Lin Tian and Kidd collided in the air.

"Dudu!"

The referee blew the whistle quickly.

"Shh!"

Lin Tian's mid-range jump shot hits! (End of this chapter)