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Back on the court for the first offense, Lin Tian and Stoudemire played pick-and-roll again. This time, Stoudemire moved sideways again, then received the pass from Lin Tian on the wing and made a mid-range jump shot.

"Boom!"

Unfortunately, this position where he had made many shots in the first quarter, he missed the shot in his first attack after coming on.

However, the Pistons failed to seize the opportunity. Hamilton's mid-range jump shot missed. Lin Tian grabbed the rebound again and ran at full speed. In the blink of an eye, he reached the frontcourt. Facing the double encirclement of the Pistons, he calmly passed the ball to Anthony on the wing. Anthony pulled up and threw the ball but still missed!
"It seems that after resting for 6 minutes in a row, the Knicks' shooting touch has declined! This is also the most fatal problem for offensive teams!" Kenny quickly analyzed: "If they don't have a good shooting touch, if they can't make a shot, what should they do?"

"Other teams may have this problem, but the Knicks won't." Barkley was confident: "They have Lin! Other teams don't!"

In the next two rounds, neither side scored. Billups and Big Ben of the Pistons each took a shot, but both missed.

For the Knicks, Okur and Houston each tried once but failed to hit the target.

What's next?

Next, what Barkley said began to come true.

Lin Tian started!

He grabbed the rebound from Ben's missed layup and launched another counterattack. This time Lin Tian was faster and more determined. He didn't even observe the movements of his teammates. Instead, he ran all the way to the basket, suddenly used a European step to create a time difference, and shook off Billups, who had been pestering him.

Then Lin Tian made a layup, breaking the scoring drought that had plagued both sides for some time.

Then it was Lin Tian again!

After the Pistons' Rasheed successfully backed up Stoudemire and hit a rebound for 2 points under the basket, the Knicks' baseline ball was not served immediately because the Pistons were very careful on defense, giving the Pistons players enough time to retreat.

But this obviously had no effect on Lin Tian. He still rushed forward quickly after receiving the ball and rushed into the Pistons' position in the blink of an eye.

The momentum was somewhat similar to that of Zhao Zilong who charged into Changbanpo alone on horseback.

The only difference is that Zhao Zilong has to do all his strength to protect Adou in his arms, while Lin Tian suddenly jumps up with a one-handed lob shot before everyone surrounds him, and throws Adou in his arms... the basketball into the basket.

"Snapped!"

At the moment the basketball was shot, Hamilton failed to control his hands and slapped Lin Tian on the arm, committing a foul!

"Shh!"

Then there was a crisp sound, and Lin Tian scored 2 points and could even get a free throw!

The whole of Detroit fell into silence again.

It's so scary.

When no one else was shooting accurately, Lin had a way of putting the ball into the basket time and time again.

The season before last, the Pistons were beaten badly by Lin Tian alone. Last season, the Pistons were almost defeated by Lin Tian alone in a 3:1 lead.

This season...

Anyway, almost all Detroit people had the same idea after this goal: this year, the team should not have the opportunity to lead the Knicks by a large margin.

While they are becoming more terrifying, the Knicks still have Lin Tian, ​​an almost unbeatable monster!
There is no way to defeat it!

What's even more frightening is that this idea is not only emerging in the minds of fans, but is also becoming stronger in the minds of the Pistons players.

Of course, Big Ben and Artest are the exceptions. These two have always believed that Lin Tian is invincible and have always been his top fans.

They think it’s natural for Lin Tian to fight like this and have such strength!

It is precisely because of this that these two people have the most stable mentality when facing the Knicks.

No matter what the Knicks do, they can both say: Lin did it? That's normal! He's the one who did it.

The main theme is trust and calmness.

But if the Pistons want to reverse the game tonight, this is obviously not enough!

They have to defend it.

But after scoring two goals in a row, Lin Tian started looking for teammates again!
He began to dribble and constantly seek pick-and-rolls, breaking through again and again. After reaching the basket, he was not in a hurry to shoot, but looked for open space or teammates who cut in.

At the same time, because the Knicks players had just missed their shots one after another, Lin Tian could see that their bodies were not warm yet and they were not excited enough at the moment, so he was not in a hurry to pass the ball to his teammates who were too far away from the basket.

Anthony and Stoudemire each made an open cut dunk, and Houston also came to the inside to receive the ball and forced a layup.

Then, after Lin Tian felt that everyone was almost ready, he once again found Okur who was left open and forcefully threw the ball to him across half the court.

This time, after receiving the ball, Okur did not hesitate, but shot directly.

"Shh!"

The Knicks’ number one turret opened fire again!
Okur's three-pointer seemed to turn on a switch, and in the following time, the Knicks regained their feeling!

Their shots started coming in like a machine gun again!
In less than 4 minutes, Lin Tian assisted his teammates 5 times and made various shots.

There was Stoudemire's direct shot after the pick-and-roll, there was Anthony's shot after catching the ball and dribbling one step, there was Houston's direct shot after catching the ball with the help of a screen after a wild run, and of course there was also the 3-pointer from Okur!

Relying on this wave of crazy consecutive hits, the Knicks once again used their firepower like mercury and bombardment to force the Pistons to flee in panic.

89: 54!

At the end of the first half, the score difference between the two sides was even bigger than in the first quarter!

Although the score difference seems to be only 5 points more than at the end of the first quarter, don’t forget that when the Knicks’ main players came on the court, the gap between the two sides was 20 points!
In other words, the Knicks' main players faced the Pistons' main players and won by 15 points in just half a quarter!
From this perspective, we were leading by 30 points in the first quarter, and the main players only played half of the second quarter, so we won by 15 points.

That makes sense! That makes sense!

"It's crazy!" Barkley couldn't help but say, "If you don't watch the game, you can't believe that a team scored 54 points in the first half, but lost by 35 points! It's incredible!"

"If this team was still the Pistons and this happened on the night they raised the championship banner, it would be even more incredible." Kenny followed up: "Who could have thought that this night would be like this?"

"That's the Pistons! They kept the same team that won the championship last season, and also brought in strong players like McDyess and Arroyo as reinforcements. This team is working hard to defend the title and catch up with the Pistons back then."

"But now, the speed at which the Knicks are rising is so fast that it's a little scary."

Barkley nodded in agreement: "Although the Knicks were also very strong last season and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, it was more due to Lin's personal ability, his almost unlimited physical strength and omnipresent ability." "Whether they faced the Celtics or the Pistons, they were actually at a clear disadvantage, but it was Lin's personal performance that turned a desperate situation into a 55- situation."

"But this season, everyone on the Knicks has improved, and every main player is better than last season. This is quite obvious! I even think that if the Knicks players this year can maintain this performance, they should be given a team best improvement award."

"Every one of them has evolved! The weakness that made them easy to be defeated by the Pistons and Celtics last season is gone, and they have become stronger!"

"A Knicks team with no blind spots in offense, no upper limit on firepower, and the whole team can attack fiercely, what kind of surprises will it bring us this season?"

"I'm really looking forward to it! What I'm most worried about now is that the Knicks tonight are just a flash in the pan. After tonight, they will wither and return to a normal level. If that happens, I think countless fans who watched tonight's game will be disappointed!"

"Maybe even the Pistons fans will be quite disappointed." Kenny said with a smile, "Because the Pistons fans will not accept that they are the only ones who lost face and got beaten up badly."

While the two hosts were making jokes, the second half of the game had already begun.

But the huge gap and 35-point difference in the first half also made the second half of the game much less interesting.

Even a team like the Pistons, which has the league's top resilience, unyielding spirit and a very tough style, finds it difficult to launch a counterattack or effectively catch up when faced with a 35-point gap.

To be honest, the Knicks' touch declined significantly again in the third quarter, and their number of missed shots increased. However, even so, they were still slowly widening the score gap with their high tempo, fast offense and defense, and all-out offensive firepower that was impossible to guard against.

With 6 minutes left in the third quarter, Lin Tian once again broke into the basket and passed the ball from behind, assisting Stoudemire to make a one-arm slam dunk.

After this goal, the difference between the two sides reached 40 points.

Seeing that the Pistons were about to be humiliated on their championship night, Brown acted decisively.

Larry Brown went straight up and down five times.

do not fight!
I’m calling back my troops!

He could see that it was almost impossible for the Pistons to win tonight's game. Instead of fighting for a chance of less than 0.1%, it would be better to let his players rest early.

It can not only help them to conserve their energy and prepare for the next game, but also reduce the psychological trauma suffered by their main players.

If the Knicks really cause any stress reaction or psychological trauma after just one game, that would be a big loss!

In short, Brown surrendered early.

Throughout Brown's entire coaching career, he has an old-school style and has always been tough and stubborn. There is almost no precedent of him letting his team surrender directly in the third quarter!
In previous games, no matter how badly they lost, Brown would let his players continue to fight, at least play half of the fourth quarter before taking a rest and entering garbage time.

But today, Brown really made an exception.

It can also be seen that the Knicks are really scared of Brown.

The final score of this game was not that exaggerated, only about 30 points. After all, old Nelson has never been the type to beat people to death over trivial matters. After the Pistons made substitutions, he also quickly took down the main players.

This old man is a bit of a mean guy, but he is not petty.

For example, although old Nelson did not really beat the Pistons to death in the game, he took the opportunity of shaking hands after the game to pull Brown and not let him leave, and talked nonsense with Brown.

How could Brown, who had lost so badly in the opening game, be in the mood to chat with the opposing coach? He was anxious to go back and hold a meeting with the players, his face full of impatience, and he wanted to slap old Nelson in the face and then run away.

But unfortunately, I can’t draw it.

This old man is very heavy, and even if I slap him first, I might be knocked down by him.

In short, the shameless old Nelson smiled and chatted with Brown for a full 10 minutes, from everything going well tonight to congratulations on winning the championship last season, from your good defense to the round moon tonight, from I met your wife on a ladder 40 years ago to whether you have had sex recently.

Old Nelson’s main point is to just talk when there is no topic.

Until the end, the Knicks players couldn't stand it anymore. They were ready to leave the court without caring about their coach. Then old Nelson finally seemed to have suddenly realized something. He slapped his forehead and said, "Look at me! I was careless! You lost so much tonight, you must go back for a meeting, right?"

"Go, go! We'll talk next time!"

"Next time I'll talk to my people and beat you less. There aren't many coaches of our generation left in the league today. We have to help each other, right?"

Fuck your grandma.

Brown rolled his eyes, too lazy to continue talking to this old bastard, and turned around and left, looking as if he was afraid of being caught by him again, and quickly disappeared into the player tunnel.

If I can't afford to offend you, can't I just hide away?
This evening's game was beyond everyone's expectations.

After all, no one could have imagined that the Pistons would be beaten so badly.

"Lin scored another triple-double tonight! 3 points, 28 assists, 14 rebounds, 11 steals! Lin obviously went into the paint more often to grab backcourt rebounds tonight, which allows the team to advance faster and not worry about his inside teammates not being able to find him immediately after grabbing the rebound, causing a delay in the fast break."

Barkley excitedly fantasized after the pizza was over: "I think if Lin continues to play like he did tonight, he might be able to average a triple-double this year?"

"You're crazy, Charles! I'd rather believe that Lin can average 50 points per game than that he can average a triple-double!" Kenny shook his head without hesitation and denied it: "Averaging a triple-double is the most difficult single-season average data record to break in NBA history!"

“It’s harder than 50 points!”

"But before last season, everyone thought that no guard could average 25+15 per game, and that Stockton's assist record could never be broken. But what happened? Lin easily broke the record." Barkley spread his hands and said, "There are all kinds of other impossible statistics that Lin broke."

"I don't think those amazing numbers are any easier than this one tonight."

"This is just the first game of the season, Charles! We need to see as we go!" Kenny continued to shake his head. He just didn't believe that anyone could average a triple-double.

"Shall we make a bet?" Barkley's eyes lit up and he suddenly asked for a prize.

"Come on, Charles, tell us what we're betting on this time!" Kenny didn't give in at all.

"What was the bet that Lin and Michael made? The loser between them had to kiss the donkey's ass!" Barkley said happily, "But I think we shouldn't hurt animals, so if Lin gets a triple-double per game, you kiss my ass!"

"If you can't get it, I'll kiss you! How about that?"

"No problem!" Kenny nodded in agreement, and suddenly said, "But there is a prerequisite. Lin must play in at least 60 games for this data to count. Otherwise, if he declares that he is out for the season tonight, who will win?"

"Oh my God! Kenny, you are such a vicious person! You actually hope that Lin will be out for the season! You are done, you will be killed by Lin's fans!"

After Barkley stabbed Kenny sinisterly, he also reached out his hand: "That's settled! We'll see the result at the end of the season!"

"Snapped!"

Let's bet! (End of this chapter)