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After the game, Brown took the initiative to admit his mistake at the press conference. He said that he thought the game was too simple and was too confident, which led the team to play the wrong style of play throughout the game. This was the biggest reason for the team's loss.

During the entire press conference, Brown took all the questions on himself, admitted his mistakes, and said that his disciples played a perfect game and they made no mistakes.

With Brown taking all the responsibilities, no matter what the interviewee thought, said or discussed, the Pistons players were all moved!

Such a good head coach, why don’t you give your life to him?

Da Ben even called Lin Tian with a tearful tone.

"Boss, don't go inside in the next game. If you do, I'll make you bleed! We have to repay Coach Brown."

If Lin Tian didn't know Ben a hundred percent, and knew that this guy wasn't here to challenge him but was just having a little brain trouble, he would have definitely thrown back a bunch of trash talk to let Ben know the consequences of provoking him.

But unfortunately, Lin Tian knew very well that Daben was really advising him from the bottom of his heart.

What could he do?

He could only, with a belly full of curse words, advise Ben to be more positive, not to take it to heart, not to blame himself too much, and just play well in the next game.

Damn it! Lin Tian started cursing after hanging up the phone.

What sin have I committed?

The Eastern Conference Finals have just begun, and I have to take on the task of comforting the absolute core of the opponent's lineup, letting him relax, not have any psychological pressure, and play well in the next game?

Where is the heaven!
Mr. Lin, I have never felt so aggrieved in my life!
However, while feeling aggrieved, Lin Tian couldn't help but sigh that everyone really can make progress, even Brown, an old man who is about to die, can make progress.

Recalling when he and Iverson had a falling out 4-5 years ago, Brown was not at all humane at that time, and he would not take all the responsibility after the game.

If Brown had been more responsible and mature back then, he wouldn't have gotten into that fight with Iverson, and the championship wouldn't have happened...

Well, I still can’t get it.

With Mr. Lin here, you can’t win the championship.

But even though he was quite depressed by Da Ben, Lin Tian was quite happy and relieved about one thing.

That is, although the Knicks won the first game away from home, the players did not slack off at all, and no one even celebrated.

Because everyone knew that after the Pistons got stronger in the fourth quarter, everyone was dragging their feet! No one could bring any help to Lin Tian.

In the entire Knicks team, there is not a single person, not even one person, who can provide stable help to Lin Tian in this situation!
Whether it was the last round against the Celtics or today's game against the Pistons, whether it was Anthony, Stoudemire or anyone else, these unruly beasts who always thought they were the best in the world finally realized their own shortcomings.

And the more you fight, the more you realize that you are not good enough.

It is actually quite difficult to make these gifted people and super talents realize that they are just a piece of cake in the top-level confrontation, but once they do, they will definitely benefit a lot.

After all, that feeling is so painful!

It is foreseeable that no matter how far the Knicks can go this season, both Stoudemire and Anthony will have a crazy and busy summer of hard training!
As the series progressed, the self-blame and guilt of these people became more and more obvious.

In the second game of the series, the Pistons, who were united and giving their all, no longer played any offensive tricks. They slowed down the tempo, gave their all, and raised the intensity to the extreme from the start.

From the very beginning, they used their near-perfect defensive rotations and extremely powerful physical pressure to put the Knicks at a disadvantage!

Compared to the Celtics in the previous round, the Pistons do not have as good talent, nor do they have top stars, and they are also inferior in terms of height in the interior.

But their system is more perfect, and the coordination of their five positions has almost no flaws. What's more important is: the team's five starters have almost no flaws on the defensive end. They have no shortcomings, and each of their positions has defensive capabilities that can be selected into the best defensive team.

This Pistons team is the best practitioner of the barrel theory!
Other teams always have a few long planks and a few short planks, which results in the team appearing to have amazing talent but unable to hold much water.

Only the Pistons, only the Pistons in this league, relied on five wooden boards of almost the same length to form a perfect bucket.

If we say that the other top teams in the league have 100 points of talent, and finally through stages of running-in, sacrifice, and mutual trust, they barely reach 90 points.

So this Pistons team had at best 85 points of talent, but relying on unity and blood, they managed to reach 91 points.

Well, it's just a little bit higher. They can fight all the strong teams 55-. That's their ability!
In the second game of the series, the Knicks players, who had adapted to the Pistons' strong physical confrontation and fierce defense throughout the playoffs, still couldn't adapt. They still couldn't score, and they still couldn't maintain their position.

The movements they make will still be distorted.

When they shoot, there are still some pretty weird shapes due to the general confrontation.

This is in the true physical sense of being unable to support or bear.

71: 77!

In the second game of the series, the Pistons relied on their defense and their signature ultra-low score to win the game!

The Knicks only scored 71 points, of which Lin Tian scored 36 points alone!
His score alone exceeded half of the team's!
Logically speaking, the Knicks have definitely accomplished their mission by being able to tie the game 1:1 on the road. They were able to steal a victory on the road, which is definitely a huge advantage!

But their advantage disappeared in the third game!

68: 72!

In the third game of the series, the Pistons continued to suppress the rhythm madly, and their defense prevented the Knicks from getting even 70 points again!
This evening, Lin Tian played a full 48 minutes for the second consecutive game, and fought the entire court for the second consecutive game. And this evening, when the team only scored 68 points, Lin Tian scored an exaggerated 41 points alone!
Although his shooting percentage was actually only 33 out of 13, which was so low that it was not worth mentioning at all, half of his points were obtained by constantly rushing to the basket and constantly creating fouls. This night, Lin Tian got 24 free throws and he made 20 of them!
In the final moments of the game, Billups, who was facing Lin Tian, ​​and Big Ben under the basket both fouled out and were knocked down by Lin Tian.

But even so, Lin Tian's teammates' performance still didn't improve at all. They made 41 of 9 shots, a shocking 3 of 14 three-pointers, and only 0 of 7 free throws. Such a poor state and performance naturally made it more difficult for the Knicks!
With 12 seconds left in the game, the Knicks were only trailing by 2 points, and Lin Tian had a chance to win the game.

But the Pistons directly used a BOX 1 defense, with four Pistons players double-teaming Lin Tian, ​​and only Rashid standing under the basket to guard.

As for the other Knicks players, they were completely released!
The Pistons don't believe other Knicks players can score!
Lin Tian didn't pass the ball this time!
He actually...didn't believe it anymore.

So, facing the encirclement of four people, Lin Tian used all his skills to find space and opportunities for himself to shoot. After a series of dodgy moves and a peak display of skills, Lin Tian got a fleeting chance to shoot from the mid-range on the wing.

Naturally, Lin Tian did not let this opportunity slip away. He saw the right moment and shot!

But after all, he was too exhausted tonight. Lin Tian, ​​who had no reservations on both offense and defense, used too much energy to get rid of the Pistons' defense in the last round. As a result, the height of his final jump shot was obviously not enough and his shot was obviously short. In the end, the ball did not go in, but bounced behind the front eaves of the basket and was caught by Rashid.

Then Stoudemire fouled Rasheed, and Rasheed made both free throws. Then Lin Tian dribbled to the frontcourt again and missed the long 3-point shot again. The Knicks also lost the game tonight.

"If there is one person to be held responsible for tonight's loss, who is it?" reporters asked relentlessly at the press conference after the game.

"I." Lin Tian said without thinking, "I will take full responsibility! I had the chance to make the final shot, I had the chance to narrow the score and keep the suspense going, twice! But I didn't seize the last two shots."

"If I had scored, tonight's game would have been completely different, so I take full responsibility, there's no question about it!" Lin Tian's answer undoubtedly exceeded the expectations of the reporters. They originally wanted to sow discord within the Knicks team and hoped that Lin Tian would point to someone as a scapegoat, even if it was a vague hint?

But no one expected that Lin Tian could handle it all by himself.

He took all the responsibility for the loss, but as long as you watch the game, or even don't watch the game, just look at the technical statistics to know: Lin Tian is not responsible at all! If it weren't for him, the first quarter of this game would have entered garbage time!
The gap in strength between the two sides is indeed quite large and obvious.

After Lin Tian took on the responsibility this time, his prestige within the Knicks team has been further enhanced. No one could question his leadership, and no one challenged his Knicks team, and now they all follow his lead!

In the fourth game of the series, the Knicks players once again showed a huge desire to survive! They were eager to win, they were eager to prove themselves in this game, even for Lin Tian, ​​they wanted to win this game!

During the game, the Knicks players provided Lin Tian with obviously better and more help.

Anthony grabbed 5 offensive rebounds while surrounded by two Wallaces. Although Stoudemire still only scored 14 points with 4 of 10 shots, he also grabbed 15 rebounds tonight!

Although they couldn't make the shots, the Knicks players became more motivated. They began to make every effort to help the team in all aspects. They also began to adapt to the confrontation of the Pistons and were no longer afraid of them.

With the Knicks players playing very hard, the scores of both teams in this game were slightly higher.

80: 82!

With 10 seconds left in the game, the Knicks were still trailing by 2 points!
This time, Lin Tian chose to trust his teammates. After he was surrounded again, Lin Tian passed the ball to Okur on the other side with one hand. There was no Pistons player defending him at least 3 meters in front of him.

He caught the ball in his best area!
He took aim, let out a long breath, and then pulled out the weapon steadily!

"Boom!"

Unfortunately, the ball didn't go in this time! The Knicks failed again!

This failure has also pushed the Knicks into a desperate situation!
1: 3!

For the second consecutive round of the series, they fell into a desperate situation of 1:3 behind.

The person who attended the press conference after the game was Lin Tian again. This time, when the New York media saw Lin Tian, ​​they were too embarrassed to ask him anything.

"Lin, the problem in this game still lies with you, will you still take responsibility?" A reporter even helped Lin Tian start the quick-answer mode.

"Since you know what I will say, can I leave early?" Lin Tian pointed outside the door, indicating that he wanted to leave work early.

But after the reporters laughed for a while, Lin Tian continued: "Mehmet got a good chance, I saw it, so I passed the ball to him. I thought he might make it, but basketball is like this. Melo's dunk success rate is only 89%. He doesn't even make 100% of his dunks."

"Who are we to ask Mehmet to make this shot 100% of the time?"

"It's normal that he can't make the shot. He only makes about 300 million a year. He shouldn't bear this pressure. He shouldn't be responsible for the team's loss. It was my choice. I passed the ball, so I should be responsible!"

"I make 10 times more money than him in a year, so I should do 10 times more things and have 10 times more responsibilities than him. If you scold a role player who stands there waiting for a shot because he failed to convert my pass into an assist, then isn't he too pitiful?"

"It was just one of thousands of shots Mehmet missed. It was nothing special."

"I hope Mehmet doesn't take it to heart. It's just an ordinary missed shot. Of course, if he learns from his mistakes, works hard, and then becomes a shooter who never disappoints and has a 100% hit rate next season, then I would be happy to let him take on this responsibility."

"I'm even willing to give him some of the money I make, because if he can hit 100% of the time, I'll probably average 25 assists per game next season!"

"Lin, you are already looking forward to next season. Are you desperate about this season? Do you think you can't beat the Pistons?"

"I have never thought about it this way. I will never give up hope. This is the secret to my success. I can assure everyone that we will come back here. We will hold a press conference here this season. Let's wait and see!"

Lin Tian once again took all the responsibilities after the game, but the team was indeed once again in a desperate situation of falling behind 1:3.

This is the third time that Lin Tian’s team has fallen into such a desperate situation in two years!
The first two times, his team completed a big comeback.

Lin Tian was also given the nickname "King of Reversal".

But what about this time?

Facing an opponent stronger than the previous two times, and facing the Pistons, who are known as the best defensive team in the league's history, can the Knicks and Lin Tian create a miracle for the third consecutive time?

At the very least, Lin Tian’s fans and the entire New York believe that Lin Tian can do it!

Especially after Lin Tian expressed his bold statement that this round of series would definitely return to New York, it inspired the confidence of the entire New York.

Our king hasn't given up yet!
After a day of rest, the fifth game of the series will start again at the Palace of Auburn Hills!
This game was almost identical to the third and fourth games in the series.

The Knicks' rebounds were snatched away by the two Wallaces, their inside line was lost, they could not defend against the Pistons' offense, and on the offensive end they could only rely on Lin Tian's madness to maintain the score.

In this game, Lin Tian once again had no time to rest. During the game, the Pistons expanded their lead to more than 3 points three times in total, but all three times, Lin Tian led the team to counterattack and got the score back.

Lin Tian, ​​who launched attacks again and again and used his madness to prolong the life of the team, was really tired at this moment even though his whole body was fully buffed.

When the game entered the last minute and was suspended again, Lin Tian sat on the bench and gasped for breath, trying to take in as much oxygen as possible to slow down his wildly beating heart.

At this time the score between the two sides is 80:85!

The Pistons still have a 5-point advantage and they have the ball.

The reason why the Pistons called a timeout this time was because of Lin Tian’s crazy scoring just now!
With two minutes left in the game, the Pistons were still leading by 10 points! The entire Palace of Auburn Hills had already started celebrating, reveling wildly and shouting, "Aren't we going back to New York for a press conference?"

"Aren't you going to bring the series back?"

"Go! Bring the game back!"

"We still want to see the seventh game! You have to work harder, Lin!"

"Do you think you can cover up everything and fight as many games as you want? Detroit doesn't believe in this bullshit!"

With the fans' curses and provocations, Lin Tian suddenly exploded!

He first made a mid-range jump shot, then the Knicks worked together to defend an attack by the Pistons, and finally, when the Knicks' attack was almost blocked by the Pistons, the Knicks were about to commit a 24-second violation.

Lin Tian forced a 3-point shot outside the 3-point line despite the defense of Billups and Hamilton!
In order to avoid being blocked, Lin Tian raised the arc of the basketball so high that even the camera on the scene couldn't catch up with it! The basketball was directly thrown out of the screen by Lin Tian!
Then, when the basketball appeared in the picture again, the entire Palace of Auburn Hills fell silent.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, the basketball fell cleanly into the basket!
The difference between the two teams was only 5 points, and there was only 1 minute left in the game! (End of this chapter)