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"Shh!"

With Lin Tian hitting another free throw, he officially completed the 2+1, and there were only 6 seconds left until the end of the third quarter!
76: 66!

The Huaxia team has narrowed the gap to 10 points!

"Defense! Defense! Defend where you are! We'll reduce the point difference to single digits, and then kill them in the fourth quarter!"

Lin Tian waved his arms and yelled, and at the same time he stood in front of Kidd.

Under his command, the entire Chinese team suddenly increased the intensity of their defense.

To be honest, given the current defensive capabilities of Chinese players, their full-court pressing defense is really not worth mentioning.

Sucks.

Except for Kidd who was being watched by Lin Tian and couldn't get the ball at all and didn't even think about getting the ball, the other four American players really took the attitude that they could break the full-court press of the Chinese players just by yawning.

This is the attitude Lin Tian was waiting for!

He spotted Kobe's dribbling route, suddenly let go of Kidd, and ran towards Kobe from the side.

"Kobe!" Kidd and Bird opened their mouths to remind him almost at the same time, but how fast was Lin Tian? By the time they reacted, Lin Tian had already stuck to Kobe!

That's too late.

Lin Tian slapped the ball, hitting the basketball that Kobe was dribbling.

But Kobe was prepared in advance, and Lin Tian was unable to control the basketball directly this time.

But the basketball actually rolled out of bounds. Kobe, Lin Tian and Liu Wei, who was originally defending Kobe, all pounced on the basketball almost at the same time, trying to grab it.

In the end, with Kobe and Lin Tian fighting hard against each other, Liu Wei took advantage and successfully controlled the basketball between the two.

When he got the ball, there were only 3 seconds left in the third quarter!

After Liu Wei got the ball, he took almost 1 second to adjust his body and keep himself steady.

When he stood firm, he quickly passed the ball to Lin Tian, ​​who had pushed Kobe away and was reaching out for the ball.

Almost at the same time as he caught the ball, Lin Tian jumped off the ground, holding the basketball in both hands and threw it towards the basket.

When Lin Tian got the basketball, no one could see clearly how much playing time was left, and no one could tell at the first glance whether the shot was made before or after the whistle.

But what everyone could see was that Lin Tian had just completed a brilliant team steal, and then at the critical moment, he threw the basketball towards the basket at least two steps away from the three-point line.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, Lin Tianchao made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer!
"Valid! Valid!" After scoring the goal, Lin Tian waved to the referee immediately, indicating that the goal was 100% valid.

Lin Tian has absolute confidence!

He had just upgraded his 'Quickshooter' skill, and Lin Tian believed that his shooting speed was definitely enough to complete a shot within 0.4 seconds!
In addition, apart from this goal, the Chinese team's previous scores were based on Lin Tian's pick-and-roll and mid-range jump shots.

'The Walls of Utah'!
Normally, Lin Tian thought these two skills were useless and he was too lazy to improve or invest experience in them. However, tonight, they helped the Chinese team to successfully reach a climax at the end of the third quarter!

But the referee obviously would not directly rule that the goal was valid just because of Lin Tian’s two actions and his confident look.

Three referees quickly gathered at the technical table. They were going to use replays to determine whether the goal was valid.

With 1.9 seconds left, Liu Wei stood firm and passed the ball to Lin Tian.

In 0.4 seconds, Lin Tian got the basketball, and then the basketball hardly touched the palm of his hand. It even seemed that he jumped up and prepared to shoot before receiving the ball!
"It's a matter of millimeters! It's absolutely a matter of millimeters! This ball is very difficult to judge." Barkley bit his lip and said, "I hope it counts, but I also hope it doesn't count. It feels so bad."

"It's definitely effective! My professional sense tells me that this shot is effective!" Compared to Barkley's hesitation, Su Qun seemed extremely determined: "I believe it's effective! I think it was shot before the whistle sounded!"

"Let's watch it again!"

In the next few minutes, the whole world was watching this goal, analyzing and studying whether this goal was out of time.

Playback from different angles and directions.

The three referees lay in front of the monitor for at least 3-4 minutes.

But even so, even though there are tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of eyes around the world watching this ball, including many professionals and experienced referees, players, coaches and others.

But they really couldn't be sure whether this goal was overtime or not.

After watching all the surveillance footage they could, the three referees gathered together again.

"I can't tell whether this goal will go in or not. Boss, how do you think we should judge this goal?" An assistant referee really couldn't tell the difference of a millimeter between the two goals and asked directly.

"Effective." The referee is experienced and has refereed many top matches. He said without hesitation: "The Chinese team is behind. They need these three points more than the American team!"

"More importantly, I think this ball really works!"

"But from receiving the ball to shooting, there are only 0.4 seconds. Is this possible?"

"Is it possible to run the 9.47 meters in ?" the referee asked. "A person who plays basketball can also be at the top level in fighting and running at the same time."

"Let me put it this way, whatever Lin can do now, I think is possible!"

After the referee said this, the goal was finally decided.

The goal is valid!

At the same time, it can be considered a solved case.

This referee is most likely a fan of Lin Tian.

It’s a pity that Lin Tian didn’t know. Otherwise, if Lin Tian knew, it would rain on the court in minutes!

Amidst everyone's anticipation, the three referees finally reached a consensus. The chief referee raised three fingers to the technical table and then swung them down suddenly.

3 points are valid!
76: 69!

"Valid! 3 points valid! Lin Tian! Great! Great performance! I said this goal was valid!" Su Qun shouted excitedly: "Lin Tian, ​​and all the boys of the Huaxia team, have saved the game again!"

"We still have a chance to win! We held on to the hope of winning! In the last 10 minutes of the game, we were only 7 points behind! It's still unknown who will win!"

Yang Jian said: "I really didn't expect that Lin Tian would break the American team's 'box defense' in such a way. A method that sounds effective, but is particularly outrageous."

"In the previous few minutes, the reason why the Chinese team couldn't break the American team's defense was not because Lin Tian didn't have enough offensive desire, nor because the Chinese team's players didn't perform well, but because the American team moved too fast."

"Lin Tian's pass was spot-on, but the U.S. team's defensive speed, rotation tacit understanding and their talent were just too amazing. They have the ability to turn all opportunities into non-opportunities and turn all open shots into strong shots."

"And Lin Tian's way of dealing with it is to fight poison with poison!"

"Isn't your American team fast, physically fit, and invincible in defensive flexibility and contraction? Good! Then I will test your defensive flexibility and contraction to see where your limits are. I want to bet on where the limits of your American team's defense are!"

Su Qun nodded in agreement, "That's right! That's right. After Lin found that although his passes were able to reach the target, they were not as fast as the American team's defense, he changed his strategy."

"He broke through deeper and passed the ball later. In the last 90 seconds, he waited until the opponent's double-team came up and completed the encirclement before passing the ball through the gap or smaller space to assist his teammates to score."

"Whether it was Yi Jianlian's 2+1 dunk or Liu Wei's redemption 3-pointer, they were all similar situations. Let's be honest, if it were someone else, it would be too sticky, too slow, or too dangerous."

"But Lin Tian is able to make this kind of thing reasonable and natural! To put it in another way, Lin Tian's style of play is to use himself as bait to attract the opponent's firepower, and finally let his partners complete the encirclement and annihilation of the opponent from the outside."

"What else can we say except incredible?"

"What's even more incredible is that Lin Tian screened for Liu Wei twice in a row, and the two of them set up pick-and-rolls twice in a row!"

"A team leader and a point guard is willing to cover and cooperate with his teammates who just made a mistake at this time. I can only say that Lin Tian is really a perfect player!"

Kenny watched the last shot being replayed on TV and couldn't help but say, "Maybe this is destiny! The Chinese team is indeed blessed tonight. They always get opportunities and seize them at the most critical moments. They always find the only way to survive when they are on the line between life and death!"

"There was nothing wrong with what the US team did tonight. There was nothing wrong with their tactics, strategy, personnel arrangement, rotation method, player status, etc. But they just couldn't kill the game."

"If this continues, it will actually be very disadvantageous to us. The morale of the Huaxia team will become increasingly strong, and Bird will have less and less to offer."

"If this situation continues until the last few minutes, I'm worried that Lin's personal ability will completely explode."

"After watching Lin's performance over the years, I am now more and more convinced of one thing."

"When the game is tense, the team with Lin has almost 100% chance of winning! He is almost invincible at the critical moment."

Although the analyses made by the commentators on both sides were from different angles and in different ways, they were actually talking about the same thing.

That is, the Chinese team is so resilient that even if the American team is ahead, everyone thinks that the Chinese team will catch up...

It can only be said that Lin Tian has been playing in competitions for so many years, and his strength and level are indeed well-known.

Everyone who has seen it says it’s good.

For example, at the end of the third quarter, the team was already 17 points behind and was on the verge of being completely defeated.

But the Chinese team relied on the cooperation and madness of Lin Tian and his teammates, and launched another crazy counterattack in the last 1 minute and 30 seconds. Lin Tian's consecutive mid-range shots, Liu Wei's 3-pointers and passes, and of course Al-Farouq Aminu's crazy 2+1 dunk!

It only took them 1 minute and 30 seconds to fight back from a 17-point deficit!
14: 4!

In the last 1 minute and 30 seconds, the Huaxia team launched a crazy offensive wave and won by 10 points!
Bird's mouth was about to pout to the ceiling.

He pushed the limits of tactics and strategy tonight, and the US team was able to maintain its advantage and lead most of the time.

Even in the two waves at the end of the second quarter and the end of the third quarter, the American team had an absolute advantage. If they had tried harder, or even just held on, they might have been able to defeat the Chinese team.

But unfortunately, accidents happened both times, and both times the Chinese team escaped death, launched an offensive frenzy, kept the score close, and also held on to the hope of victory.

By this time, Bird finally understood.

It is impossible to defeat the Chinese team with one blow.

Tonight, there is a high probability that we will have to fight until the last minute.

"Yao!" During the intermission, Harris looked at Yao Ming.

Yao Ming immediately stood up and said, "I'm fine! I even feel like I have more energy now than in the first half! From now on, no matter if it's O'Neal or Garnett, I'll beat them to death!"

"I will feed you the ball, and you should stand as close to the inside as possible. As long as you are in position, the ball will definitely reach you!" Lin Tian was standing next to Yao Ming. He knew very well that the final duel of the night was about to officially begin.

"Yi, Zhu, and Liu, the three of you will go on the court with Lin and Yao! Go ahead and play as we practiced before! Create space for Yao and Lin, give them opportunities, and let them fight 2 on 2!"

“And then always be ready, ready to catch the ball and shoot at any time!”

"Go! Go beat the American team, go win, go turn the game around!"

In addition to Lin Tian and Yao Ming, Harris also sent Liu Wei and A Lian, who played the best at the end of the third quarter, and Zhu Fangyu, who had rested for a long time and was now full of energy. "Yes!"

Thanks to the scoring climax at the end of the third quarter, the morale of the Chinese team players is obviously higher than before, and they have really regained their anticipation for victory!
"They will focus on Yao! They will definitely focus on the inside!" Bird clapped his hands and said to his players: "Yao has scored 21 points tonight! Shaq, 21 points! He scored 25 points in less than 21 minutes! Shaq, do you know what I am going to say to you now?"

"If it was Patrick, Hakeem, or even Alonzo and David, whom you always looked down upon, they wouldn't let Yao score 25 points in 21 minutes! They would lock him down."

"As for you, if you can't do it, you can tell me and I will let Jermaine go up and try, or let Emeka also feel the atmosphere of the game and let him go up and try it out."

"Now, tell me if you can do it!"

"I can do it!" O'Neal's face was gloomy. He was stimulated by Jackson with this trick every day in the Lakers. It always worked wonders and O'Neal fell for it every time.

Tonight is of course no exception. O'Neal also fell for this trick tonight!
He will lock down Yao Ming in the fourth quarter.

"Michael, Rashad, Sean and Devin, you four come with Shaq!"

"Open up completely on offense, and be ready to receive Shaq's pass and shoot at any time! Devin, you are the fastest runner on our team, you must keep an eye on Lin at all times, and don't let him launch a counterattack easily. I want you to keep your eyes on him at all times! You can not watch the ball, but you must keep an eye on Lin!"

"Okay, next in the first phase of the fourth quarter, we're going to focus on Shaq! Shaq, if they double-team you, I trust you, pass or shoot, it's up to you! You now have a chance to prove that you're the best center in the world."

"You are the best not only in individual offense, but also in team offense! Sabonis, Divac, let the world see that they assist because they can only assist! And you, it's just a matter of whether you want to or not!"

"Okay, everyone, go! Go win the game!"

As Bird finished his speech, the five players on the US team who were called out also walked onto the court.

"The US team put together a lineup with O'Neal as the absolute core, assisted by three top shooters and the team's best and fastest cutter." Yang Jian looked at the five-man US team on the court and said, "Now it's time to test Yao Ming!"

"If Yao Ming can hold off O'Neal by himself, we will have absolute initiative in this stage!"

"That's right!" Su Qun followed up, "Because the American team's defense is terrible! If O'Neal doesn't perform well, they won't be able to do anything on the offensive end, and their lineup won't be able to do anything on the defensive end anyway!"

"The Chinese team is about to start the decisive battle!" Barkley analyzed the Chinese team's lineup: "As long as Lin and Yao are there, they will be the decisive battle lineup! Lin will play the full 40 minutes again!"

"But can Yao hold on? If he plays now, he will most likely have to play the last 10 minutes. Can he hold on and maintain his energy in the final moments of the game?"

"I don't think so." Kenny shook his head and said, "Yao has the stamina to play for about 30 minutes. After this time, his influence on both offense and defense will drop significantly. Letting him play early now is not a good choice for the Chinese team!"

"Larry must have thought of this, so he put up a lineup with Shaq as the absolute core! He wants to consume Yao!"

The commentators on both sides were doing their jobs, analyzing the lineups and playing styles of both teams.

Their analysis is actually correct, but they overlooked one point, a very important point.

You will be outside, and your orders will not be accepted!

The Huaxia team has Lin Tian as its absolute core. He is the kind of person who will change the team's tactics according to the opponent's lineup, playing style, and strategy.

But the current US team does not have such a person. Kidd, Kobe, Garnett and others are not present.

Wade, who controls the ball, and Reed, who plays the No. 2 position, are both inexperienced. They do not have the confidence and authority to give orders in this kind of game. Battier is basically a role player. As for Lewis, he debuted early, but he has never been a leader-type player.

When all these are added together, it means that their changes will definitely be slower than that of the Chinese team, even much slower.

In the first attack at the beginning of the game, Wade dribbled the ball quickly to the frontcourt. Lin Tian could feel that his ability was much stronger than when the two met in the regular season. Obviously, this guy never stopped practicing hard, and he was getting stronger every moment.

But obviously, this magnitude of strength increase is not enough for Lin Tian!
He was holding his position tightly, making it impossible for Wade to speed up and break through. If it was on the Cavaliers, Wade could ask people to come forward to cover him, but now the inside player of the American team is O'Neal.

Let O'Neal cover for a rookie?
If Wade dared to call out this tactic, O'Neal would bite Wade's meniscus into pieces with one bite.

In desperation, Wade, who was completely unable to break through Lin Tian's defense, could only choose to pass the ball!

This is the first flaw in Bird's lineup.

Let Wade play the No. 1 position, and their No. 1 position will basically be useless!
It’s not a problem of ability, but problems in everything other than ability!
After Battier got the ball, he was not in a very bad situation facing Zhu Fangyu's close defense, but he had no ability to attack with the ball, nor did he have the desire to do so. After waving the ball a few times and failing to find a way to pass it directly to O'Neal, he passed the ball to Reed next to him.

After Reed got the ball, he was finally able to pass it to O'Neal in the interior as soon as possible, but at this time there were only 7 seconds left before the end of this offensive wave.

O'Neal took the ball, tested it, and then attacked with all his strength!
"Boom! Boom!"

Although O'Neal's two consecutive efforts successfully allowed him to get into the three-second zone, it did not help him get any offensive space. Yao Ming is now fully recovered. Although he is not as strong as O'Neal, he is tall enough!
Yao Ming kept retreating with his hands raised, making it difficult for O'Neal to find an opportunity to shoot.

Then when O'Neal wanted to turn around to get some shooting space, he no longer had the chance.

Lin Tian's defensive assistance has arrived!
Lin Tian rushed to O'Neal's side quickly and opened his arms as if to steal the ball. O'Neal, who had been intercepted by Lin Tian countless times, didn't dare to take the risk of dribbling the ball any longer this time. He quickly collected the ball and threw it towards Reed in the distance.

It is true that Reed is in a mid-air position at the moment, but there is not enough time!

When O'Neal got the ball, there was very little time left for the attack. This time Reed didn't even get the ball, and the 24-second attack time was up!
"Great! A successful defense! Preventing the American team from committing a 24-second violation is definitely a huge boost to the Chinese team's confidence!" Su Qun said happily, "This is the American team! Preventing them from committing a 24-second violation is much more difficult than a block or a steal!"

"I feel like the Chinese team is going to gain momentum!"

While Su Qun was speaking, the Chinese team's offense had once again advanced to the frontcourt. At this moment, there were few players in the American team's lineup who were good at defense. Although Wade tried his best to face Lin Tian, ​​after all, he was still young!
Facing Wade's defense, Lin Tian was at ease.

More importantly, at this moment, there is no need for Lin Tian to attack on his own!

After arriving at the frontcourt and waiting for his teammates to get into position, Lin Tian directly passed the ball to Yao Ming, and then started to cut to the other side, attracting a lot of defensive attention from the US team, making them afraid to double-team Yao Ming.

Facing O'Neal, Yao Ming was also very clear about his advantages. He took the ball, turned around and shot!

He doesn't even compete with O'Neal in terms of strength, skills, footwork or anything like that.

I'll shoot you based on your height and touch!

Even O'Neal really didn't have many options when facing Yao Ming's style of play. He could only interfere as much as possible and pray that Yao Ming would miss the shot. That was all he could do.

"Shh!"

Yao Ming's shot was another accurate hit.

When the American team attacked, Lin Tian took the initiative to step forward and entangle Wade, making it impossible for the rookie to play to his strengths, let alone organize an attack.

Everything was like a replay of the previous round. The American team was unable to organize an offense and only reluctantly gave the ball to O'Neal at the last moment. O'Neal had an advantage against Yao Ming, but he was afraid of the Chinese team's help defense. In the end, he could only complete the attack with a somewhat anxious turn and jump hook before Lin Tian arrived.

"Boom!"

Unfortunately, O'Neal's touch was not good this time, and the shot that was originally a sure thing failed to go into the basket.

After Yao Ming grabbed the rebound, he passed it directly to Lin Tian. Lin Tian accelerated quickly with the ball and picked up the tempo of the game!
He dribbled the ball all the way to the 45-degree angle on the left and suddenly stopped.

Then Wade made a double change of direction in front of him and completely lost his way, and also completely lost the trace of Lin Tian.

Following Lin Tian's quick entry into the inside, facing the American team's very amateurish defensive position of three players gathered in the inside because they were afraid of Lin Tian, ​​Lin Tian didn't even look at them and just passed the ball with one hand behind his back without looking at anyone.

Lin Tian passed the basketball to Al-Ali who was following quickly in the middle. After picking up the ball, Al-Ali was full of confidence and dunked it without caring about anything!
Lewis and Battier under the basket had no time to turn around and defend. They could only avoid it as much as possible, so as not to give him a free throw when he completed the slam dunk, which would be a real loss.

"boom!"

After another loud bang, the Huaxia team scored 4 points in a row at the start of the fourth quarter!
76: 73!

The Chinese team narrowed the gap to the point where they could catch up in one round!
After being beaten continuously by the Chinese team, Bird's lineup at the beginning of the fourth quarter was a complete failure!

He was beaten repeatedly and was in a very awkward position because of the defense.

"Kobe, Jason and Kevin, go ahead! Replace Devin, Michael and Rashad!"

Bird didn't wait or experiment any further. In a game like tonight, there was no room for error or margin for error for him to try out different lineups.

Since it’s ineffective, get down quickly!
The three returned to the court, together with O'Neal and Battier, the US team formed their starting lineup again!
"The American team is about to have a decisive battle in advance! It seems that the two scores by Yao Ming and Yi Jian just now made Bird unable to sit still!" Yang Jian said with some regret: "What a pity! If Bird could stay calm for a while, we could score a few more goals!"

"Because I think this lineup is pretty easy to bully!"

"Larry's reaction is good, but still not fast enough." Yang Jian was expressing regret, while Barkley was criticizing: "He shouldn't have used this lineup of shooters and O'Neal. He should have used the current starting lineup from the beginning!"

"Now the score difference is only 3 points. We may lose the leading advantage at any time. I don't know what Larry is thinking. I can give him 95 points for his command in the first three quarters. I deducted those 5 points simply because I think he is an idiot."

"But in that one minute in the fourth quarter, I can only give him 1 points! These 60 points all came from the fact that he only played two rounds before changing players. If he was two rounds slower, I would only give him 60 points."

Barkley was very dissatisfied with Bird. After all, if Bird hadn't been showing off and not using his strongest lineup, which led to the Chinese team's climax, they would never have been caught up by the Chinese team to a gap of only 3 points.

It’s all this old pretentious guy’s fault!
On the court, the American team, which had replaced players, quickly stabilized the situation. Kobe broke through and passed the ball to Garnett, who made a high-post jump shot and scored 2 key points for the team.

The score difference between the two sides is still 5 points!
In the following games, the two sides were once again caught in a difficult tug-of-war. The US team was unable to expand its victory and return its lead to the level of the third quarter.

The Chinese team was always lacking in momentum and couldn't reverse the score.

Both sides tried their best on the court and showed their unique strategies!

At the beginning, Lin Tian of the Huaxia team still wanted to continue to attack Yao Ming and consume O'Neal, but O'Neal suddenly burst out with powerful fighting power. He suppressed Yao Ming's attack twice in a row on the defensive end and scored repeatedly under the basket on the offensive end.

The most difficult period for the Huaxia team in the fourth quarter was when Yao Ming failed to score and O'Neal scored consecutively.

At one point they fell behind by as many as 9 points.

Of course, the one who can save the team at this time is Lin Tian!

He took over the team's offensive banner, first hitting two consecutive 3-pointers from beyond the 3-point line to narrow the gap, and then assisted Abdul-Jabbar and Zhu Fangyu to make shots.

Then, after the American team had to distract the defense again and stop double-teaming him, Lin Tian broke through to the basket and challenged O'Neal successfully.

Fortunately, the shooters of the US team also showed their strength at this stage. Kidd and Battier both scored 3 points, and Kobe also broke through and scored from mid-range to increase the team's points.

92: 87!

With 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the score difference between the two sides was still 5 points!
The American team still holds a slight advantage on the field.

Both sides entered a timeout period after a dead ball.

"Yao! We need you!" Harris looked at Yao Ming who was in good shape and said, "We need you to score! The team has made several consecutive shots from the outside, and Lin has also made several breakthroughs. Their defense against you will definitely be weakened next time!"

"Go in! Hit Shaq two more times! Any problem?"

"No problem!" Yao Ming still had a confident look on his face. Although he didn't score any points during that period, he helped the team in other ways. He did almost everything, including rebounds, blocks, and screens!
He is a guy who is willing to make sacrifices for the team and do whatever the team needs him to do.

He was needed to assist and defend just now, so he did it!
Now he is needed to attack, and he will do it!

"They will focus on the inside! Yao will definitely be their core in the coming time! So next, we will focus on defending the inside! At the same time, we will also focus on the inside on the offensive end!"

At this point, Bird looked at O'Neal and said, "Shaq, they all think Yao can kill you and beat you up. I think they are drunk or sleepy, so they have this idea! I hope you can prove me right!"

"So in the last five minutes, you only have one task: kill him for me!" (End of this chapter)