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"Amare!" Lin Tian shouted, motioning Xiao Si to come forward to cover, then he moved quickly to the side, and then suddenly rushed into the inside!
While running, Lin Tian attracted a lot of defensive attention from the Celtics, and then he made a one-handed ground pass, and the basketball fell into Stoudemire's hands.

Stoudemire, who was also attacking with all his strength, was ready to perform his signature moves of setting the sky on fire and splitting Mount Hua with force when he got the ball, but this time, as soon as he jumped up, he found that in front of him were no longer the previous wimpy duo of Big Z and Gooden.

This time, the people in front of him were Duncan, who was moving sideways at a fast speed, and Howard, who was eyeing him from the side.

"Boom!"

Duncan's defense is absolutely textbook standard!

He didn't think about blocking shots or stealing the ball. He just stood in position, raised his hands high, and then adhered to the principle of absolutely not fouling, interfering with the opponent's shot as much as possible and reducing the opponent's shooting percentage!
This is the favorite defensive mode of all coaches. Duncan also earned the nickname of "Never Lose Position" for his perfect defensive habits and defensive awareness.

His basic defensive statistics are not outstanding, so even though Duncan's defense is praised by everyone and he can almost carry a team by himself, he has never received the award for the best defensive player.

Of course, this defensive style can greatly reduce the offensive efficiency of his opponents, but in some cases, it will also make Duncan a background board for those birds and beasts.

Kobe, Garnett, James, Stoudemire, Carter...

All kinds of superstars have completed dunks over Duncan's head or other exciting moments that are worthy of being recorded in history.

But those are only very few moments and instants after all.

But more often than not, it was Duncan's successful defense that caused the opponent's offense to fail and end in a missed shot.

Such as this time.

When Stoudemire held the basketball high and rushed towards the basket, Duncan stood still. Even Stoudemire could not gain an advantage in this confrontation, nor could he score the ball.

He couldn't even touch the rim, and his signature dunk turned into a rather awkward layup.

After a "bang", the basketball bounced out of the hoop. Howard reacted extremely quickly, leaping up like a rocket, then hugged the basketball and then raised a pair of big elbows fiercely.

How fierce is this guy? He raised his elbow and even hit Duncan who was right next to him.

Duncan curled his lips, glanced at Howard, rubbed his shoulders, and joined the attack without saying a word.

This kid is too fierce.

The Celtics' offense was still monotonous and boring. Pierce once again passed the ball to Duncan. After making sure that no one was helping him, Duncan turned around easily, then used his footwork to shake off Stoudemire and made another layup.

Duncan's offense is really stable, but it's also really boring!
During the Knicks' attack, Lin Tian came to the frontcourt again. Marbury could basically ignore Lin Tian's harassment and defense. After all, the weight difference between the two of them was at least 5 kilograms, plus the difference in height and other hard talents, it would be impossible for Marbury to defend against Lin Tian!
This time, Lin Tianding pushed Marbury away and completed a shot in the mid-range area, helping the team to score the first goal and avoid being in a dead end.

The Celtics' next attack finally failed. Pierce missed the mid-range jump shot against Jackson, but the height of the Spurs' basket was really exaggerated. Stoudemire and Okur had to work very hard in the interior to finally protect the rebound.

But the team obviously lost the opportunity to play fast breaks.

Lin Tian could only continue to advance and do something with his teammates in the positional battle.

This time, Lin Tian created space by breaking through and found Anthony in an open position. This guy just jumped up and threw the ball in the position he is best at, but Davis' defense was in place very quickly, interfering with Anthony's shot, and the basketball missed.

After Howard protected the backcourt rebound again, the Celtics slowly advanced again!
However, their attack this time still failed to hit the target. After Duncan got the ball, he attracted the defense and passed the ball to Howard on the other side.

But Howard's work was really rough. Because he was blocked by Okur and could not dunk directly, Howard could only jump up and shoot the ball in an indescribable posture.

Of course the basketball missed the rim, but with Duncan making great efforts under the basket, although the ball didn't go in, Stoudemire had to work very hard to barely pass the basketball to Lin Tian, ​​and the team once again lost the opportunity for a fast break.

Keep grinding your position!

This time the Celtics suddenly double-teamed Lin Tian. Lin Tian reacted quickly and found Okur who was left open on the wing again. After receiving the ball, Okur was about to take a 3-pointer, but Howard had already rushed over with his fangs bared.

This guy was so fast that he didn't look like a center at all. Although he didn't have time to block the shot, he still successfully interfered.

"Boom!"

Okur's 3-pointer still missed!
This time, Duncan grabbed the rebound, and then he saw the opportunity to sweep it directly to the frontcourt, allowing Marbury to advance with the ball. The Celtics suddenly made a quick play!
But Lin Tian's defense was also fast and steady. He occupied an effective position early and blocked Marbury.

"Come on Stephen! You cowardly weakling!"

If it was the Marbury from the past two years, he would definitely rush to the inside with a grin and have a one-on-one fight with Lin Tian.

But now Marbury has obviously forgotten what it means to be on top. After discovering that Lin Tian had locked his offensive route, this guy immediately passed the ball to Davis who was advancing in the middle.

Lin Tian once again moved sideways to block Davis, but Davis, who was also a troublemaker, self-centered and extremely toxic in his playing style, chose to calm down. After realizing that he had no chance to attack the basket directly, this guy actually turned around and dribbled the ball out of the three-point line.

Then he gave the ball to Pierce, who pressed his hands down to signal everyone to calm down, and then gave the ball again to Duncan who walked into the inside.

Duncan took the ball and just patted it once, then passed it to Davis on the wing. Davis then took the ball and shot a mid-range shot.

"Shh!"

After a crisp sound, the Celtics scored another 2 points.

Then Duncan and Howard quickly turned around and opened their hands to interfere with the Knicks' baseline ball. Stoudemire was unable to prepare in time, and the team once again missed the opportunity for a fast break pass.

It still has to be a positional war!

In this round, Lin Tian still chose personal offense. He accelerated one step past Marbury and went straight to the basket. Against Howard's defense, he raised his hand and made another layup!
So far in the game, Lin Tian of the Knicks has made 3 of 3 shots, and the rest of the players: 3 of 0 shots!
The Celtics' next attack still failed, and Marbury's mid-range shot missed. This time the rebound was grabbed by Lin Tian who rushed into the inside. Then he turned around and accelerated, ready to make a one-stop fast break.

But this time, he had just started to speed up when he was hugged by Marbury in front of him.

"Defensive foul, throw the ball in from the sideline!"

The referee quickly gave instructions and asked Lin Tian to serve the ball from the baseline.

Although Marbury paid the price for a foul, the Knicks' fast break was aborted.

"The Celtics' defense against the Knicks' fast breaks was really effective! They started from all aspects and used all possible efforts and methods to limit the Knicks' fast breaks and force the Knicks to fight a positional battle with them."

Seeing Lin Tian standing helplessly on the sidelines preparing to serve, Barkley quickly analyzed: "At present, although the scores of the two sides are quite close and it seems difficult to distinguish, the rhythm of the game is actually completely under the control of the Celtics!"

"This is the rhythm they like! Their hit rate is not high, which is normal. They have always played this way and with this efficiency. But the Knicks can keep up with the score now, all thanks to Lin's personal ability!"

"The rest of the Knicks team hasn't scored yet. If they want to win the game tonight, the other players must step up! Lin alone is not enough." "Well... maybe not enough."

After Barkley finished speaking, he scratched his head. He was obviously thinking about the incredible and magical things that Lin Tian had done on his own in the past few years that were difficult for ordinary people to understand.

He alone may not be unable to defeat a team.

For example, in the last matchup between the two teams in the regular season, which was also a crucial battle for the second place in the Eastern Conference, Lin Tian scored 40 points in the first three quarters alone to hold on to the game despite the poor performance of the Knicks team.

In the fourth quarter of the game, when the Celtics did not dare to let Lin Tian attack anymore and double-teamed him madly, he delivered 7 assists in a single quarter and led the team to win the game!
That night, Lin Tian scored 47 points, 16 assists and 8 rebounds in the game. He switched between personal offensive mode and team passing mode with ease. It was thanks to his god-level performance that the Knicks won the game and secured the second place in the Eastern Conference.

So, what about today? Can Lin Tian hold on to the game today and wait for his teammates to recover?

At least throughout the first quarter, the Knicks didn't wait for anyone else to step up. They only scored 19 points in this quarter. Although the Celtics on the opposite side only scored 21 points, the rhythm of the game was indeed under the control of the Celtics.

In the first quarter, the Knicks relied almost entirely on Lin Tian's performance. Even though the Celtics' defense was so tough and fierce, and even Lin Tian only made 12 of 5 shots in a single quarter, he still scored 13 points.

And except for Lin Tian, ​​his teammates only made 10 of 1 shots, and only scored 6 points including free throws.

Stoudemire, who had performed brilliantly in the last round, was completely suppressed by the Celtics' tall and fierce defense in the first quarter. He could only rush into the inside but lacked shooting and was completely controlled by the Celtics. He made 3 of 0 shots in this quarter and did not score a single point.

On the contrary, Anthony's condition showed some signs of improvement tonight. Although he only made 4 of 1 shots in the first quarter of the game, he made 4 of 4 free throws and scored all 6 points for the team except Lin Tian!
In other words, in the first quarter of the game, only two players from the Knicks scored points!
This is definitely not good news for the Knicks, who have always developed in many places, fired all arrows at once, and had fierce firepower. It is also not the style of play they like.

At the beginning of the second quarter, as usual, Nelson asked Anthony to play with several substitutes, allowing Lin Tian, ​​Stoudemire and others to rest.

Anthony was in pretty good shape at this stage, and he had everything he wanted against Davis, playing quite tough.

He caused fouls or scored directly in several singles. Relying on his strong performance, the Knicks kept the score close even when Lin Tian was not on the court.

Three minutes into the second quarter, Anthony grabbed the frontcourt rebound again and made a tip-in.

After this shot, the Knicks once again took the lead.

25: 26!

Beat the Celtics 7:5.

But then the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, as the Celtics quickly changed their formation from one-on-one defense between Pierce and Anthony to double-team defense between Pierce and Davis on Anthony.

With Anthony's current passing ability, this double-team defense is his biggest nemesis! He is powerless against this kind of defense.

In the next minute, Anthony held the ball three times. One of his hurried shots missed the rim, and the remaining two were once directly intercepted by Pierce, and one was forced to receive the ball early. While looking for support from his teammates, he was caught by the referee for a traveling violation.

Fortunately, Nelson's reaction was still very quick. After Pierce completed the steal, he made a fast break and slam dunk, allowing the Celtics to regain a 4-point advantage again. Nelson decisively requested a timeout and brought Stoudemire, Lin Tian and others onto the court.

Rivers on the team also made a quick substitution, bringing on Duncan and Howard, and started playing with the twin towers again.

After walking onto the court, Lin Tian noticed that Rivers was leaning his head forward and communicating with a middle-aged man who was a little bald and quite fat next to him.

Others didn’t quite recognize the middle-aged fat man at that time, but Lin Tian could recognize this future famous top defensive head coach at a glance.

Tom Thibodeau.

It was this guy's early joining that brought about a huge leap in the Celtics' defensive system and defensive capabilities. This guy's design and response on the defensive end are definitely a top master of historical level!

Of course, in addition to this, this guy has a very good relationship with the players and is quite nostalgic. No matter where he goes, he is willing to support and take his old players with him. He is a very chivalrous guy.

If Thibodeau hadn't joined the Celtics, just based on Rivers' skills, Lin Tiancai didn't believe that this year's Celtics could become one of the top two defensive teams in the league!
However, Thibodeau's shortcomings are also obvious: this guy can coach defense, build a defensive system, and provide effective suggestions on the defensive end at any time based on the opponent's situation.

But if you ask him to study offense, figure out the offensive system, and build an offensive team with both offensive and defensive capabilities, that would be difficult for him.

He doesn't know how to do this.

Well, neither does Rivers.

Otherwise, with the trio of Duncan + Pierce + Marbury, the Celtics' offense wouldn't be as powerful as it is now.

As good as their defense is, their offense is as bad.

The following game was still a battle for rhythm between the two sides. The Knicks still had a bad touch and could only rely on Lin Tian's unstoppable ability and other players' occasional touch to score points. Their fast break could not be pushed forward and their offensive efficiency was always low.

But fortunately, the Celtics' offensive ability is also quite worrying. They can defend the Knicks and they can defend themselves. They can never widen the score and they can never completely lock in the victory.

This is also the reason why their record in the regular season was not top-notch.

They could only widen the gap and expand their advantage little by little, but they were unable to quickly launch a wave to widen the score and ruin the game.

This makes their games full of variables, and they will be reversed by their opponents from time to time, leading to losses.

The situation tonight is, of course, the same.

The game continued until the end of the third quarter, with the score still 66:57.

The Celtics were only leading by 9 points even though they had complete control of the game situation and rhythm. The Knicks still had a good chance to overtake the score in the fourth quarter!
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Nelson asked Lin Tian and Anthony to continue leading the team and left Stoudemire on the sidelines.

As the game started, the old man sat down next to Stoudemire, who had a terrible performance tonight, making only 12 of 3 shots.

"You feel helpless, don't you? Do you really want to go on the court and help your guys? Do you really hope that you can contribute to the team instead of just being a drag?"

Stoudemire nodded firmly and said, "Coach, I want to go up!"

"No, your shooting is too bad. If you go up there, our offensive space will be too small and we will be hit very hard by their shrinking defense."

"At least after we can confirm the advantage or the current lineup on the court is really not good, I will consider letting you play. In other words, if they play well and allow us to catch up with the score, you may not be able to continue playing in the fourth quarter tonight."

After Nelson finished speaking, he reached out his hand to quiet Stoudemire, who was still trying to speak, and continued, "You regret it, right? You regret that you only remembered to play and use your talent to play in the past few years, but didn't polish your skills and shooting, right?"

"It's useless to just feel upset and regretful. Only by putting it into practice can you make real progress. Only by enriching your playing style and making yourself unstoppable and without soft spots and weaknesses can you help your brothers on the court at every time and fight side by side with them!" (End of this chapter)