NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 573 Christmas War is coming! Lin Tian teaches you how to talk trash on the spot!
Throughout November, the Knicks were undoubtedly the hottest team in the entire league, and Lin Tian naturally became the most anticipated superstar in the entire league. Everyone was looking forward to whether he could become another person after Robertson to average a triple-double this year.

As time went on, the Knicks' winning streak could not continue forever. After a crazy winning streak in November, they started losing in December.

In the first five games of December, the Knicks had only 12 wins and 5 losses. Their shooting began to fluctuate and they were not as crazy when running.

But this is just a normal fluctuation in status. Every team will have a few days of bad status and fall into fluctuations, so neither Lin Tian nor the Knicks coaching staff took this matter seriously.

If there were no fluctuations and he could maintain a high power level with full output throughout the entire season, wouldn't that make him a monster?

Do you really think that everyone has cheats?

After experiencing fluctuations at the beginning of the month, the Knicks' record began to slowly improve as the season progressed.

As of December 2005, 12, the Knicks' record was temporarily fixed at 24 wins and 24 losses. Although they only had a record of 5 wins and 12 losses in the whole of December, and their record during the same period was only ranked in the upper middle of the league, fortunately, the foundation laid in November was really solid enough, so they are still ranked first in the league.

By this time, everyone knew what was going to happen next.

The annual Christmas battle!

It is also the day when the ultimate showdown that fans are most looking forward to in the regular season will begin!

This year, the league continues to customize games for fans from all walks of life, and has prepared three peak showdowns that they think the fans will like the most on this night!
The Los Angeles Lakers played against the Philadelphia 76ers at home, and the Detroit Pistons traveled to Phoenix for the ultimate offensive and defensive showdown with the Suns.

As for the Knicks, they appeared as the finale and faced the challenge of the San Antonio Spurs at home!

The Spurs have made great progress in their performance this season. After the running-in last season, they are back on track again this season. The combination of McGrady and James is becoming more and more powerful. At the same time, the team also has Bosh, a high-quality inside player from the 03 generation.

After being unfortunately eliminated in the first round of last season, the Spurs are clearly determined to go one step further this season. They have been trying their best to win games since the start of the season. They have even surpassed traditional Western powers such as the Timberwolves, Mavericks, and Suns, ranking first in the West!

A record of 20 wins and 10 losses is enough to keep them at the top of the standings for now.

But of course, in the extremely competitive Western Conference, the Spurs' position is not stable at all. The second-placed Suns are only 0.5 games behind them, and the Timberwolves are only 1 game behind them.

That is to say, if the Suns and Timberwolves win tonight and the Spurs lose, they will drop directly to third!

The Lakers, Grizzlies, SuperSonics and other teams behind the Spurs are also eyeing the team covetously. As long as they are given a chance, they will take a step forward in minutes, surpass the Spurs and get a better ranking for themselves!

To put it more directly, the difference between first and sixth in the Western Conference is only 2.5 wins in total. If you are not careful, three days is enough for a team to fall from first to sixth in the Western Conference!
The wildness of the West can be seen from this!
Therefore, the pressure on every team in the West is huge! 50 wins can only guarantee a playoff spot, and at least 55 wins can guarantee home court advantage in the first round!

Precisely because of this, the Spurs are determined to win every game that comes next!

If other strong teams in the Western Conference have already proven themselves in the regular season and even the playoffs, and are already recognized teams, then the Spurs, a team that has just achieved some results this year, are in the stage of craving for results and recognition!

The Spurs are now strong and powerful! They are qualified to fight for a better position in the regular season and seek longer-term development and better results in the playoffs!
Mike Bibby, the point guard the team acquired from the Sacramento Kings this summer, is still having trouble adapting to the new environment. With two stars, McGrady and James, on the team, he has very little ball possession and almost no opportunity or power to organize.

But fortunately, the 'White Devil' is experienced and has been through many battles. He knows exactly where he is and what he should do.

This season, Bibby has focused on being a spot shooter and defensive pioneer. He uses his experience and physical advantages to often become the number one barrier to defend against the opponent's backcourt scoring experts.

Although his average statistics this season have dropped to 12.3 points and 3.8 assists, at least Popovich and the Spurs fans are still very satisfied with him!
The other is the team's third player, Chris Bosh, who also belongs to the 03 generation! Although this talented and skilled big man's average data is not very good, only 16 points and 7 rebounds, he is often disliked by fans for being soft and always playing in a floating manner.

But as long as you understand basketball, you will know how important he is to this team. He is the team's inside core and the most important assisting point. If he hadn't been checking for gaps and assisting in defense everywhere in the interior, the Spurs' defense would not be ranked in the top five in the league!

The team's starting center Rasu Nesterovic is the best player in the team and is the one who specializes in doing the dirty and tiring work.

Apart from his height, weight, wingspan and weight, Nesterovic is mediocre in all other aspects. Popovich made him a starter because he was impressed by his ability to protect the rim and defend.

After all, whether it is James, Bosh or McGrady in the team, they are all guys who are better at assisting defense rather than one-on-one.

The team must have a blue-collar meat shield sitting in the interior so that James and Bosh can safely sweep around and assist in defense.

The team's bench is mainly supported by Michael Finley, who was bought out by the Mavericks, and second-year rookie JR Smith.

Although Finley is old and is no longer the leader who led the team to victory in the Western Conference Finals, his experience and skills are still there. This season, he averaged 10.1 points per game and is also an important part of the team.

As for JR, he now has the nickname "Artificial Intelligence", and some people also call him "God and Devil in One" and "Nervous Knife".

You can tell what this guy's playing style is from his nickname.

After all, a person's name may be wrong, but his nickname certainly isn't. He can hit six three-pointers and score 6 points one night, and then go 30-for-10 and give his opponent five turnovers the next day.

How he performs depends entirely on how God feels today!
Then, of course, there are the two absolute core players of the team: McGrady and James!
This season, McGrady averaged 23.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. He mostly received the ball on the wing and broke through to pass the ball. Although his breakthroughs were still sharp and his shooting was still accurate, he was only the team's second choice on the Spurs.

The top spot on the team of course belongs to LeBron James, who has undergone a transformation this season and has completely grown up.

本赛季的詹姆斯场均能够贡献27分7篮板7助攻的超全面数据，他和林天也是联盟仅有的两名20+7+7以上的球员，他的全能、强壮、早熟以及冷静的球风，已经让无数的人们看好他。

I think he will become another ruler of the league after Lin Tian and Jordan!
Of course, as to whether he can do it, it depends on whether he and the team have the ability!
But there are definitely enough highlights in this game!

A head-on confrontation between two veteran stars, McGrady and Lin Tian; a meeting between Anthony, James and Bosh, three players from the 03 platinum generation; a head-on collision between the top teams in the East and West; and the first confrontation between the league's top teams.

Of course, there is also the rematch between the former master and apprentice, Nelson and Popovich. Who will have the upper hand this time?
"I've prepared turkey. Come to my house for a drink after the game?" Before the game started, old Nelson was quite polite to his apprentice and greeted him with a smile.

"No, I still have to be with my granddaughter! They are waiting for me in San Antonio. I hope you can be gentle, teacher, otherwise I will have to go back and spend Christmas with my family with a sad face."

"Okay, I'll win by a maximum of 15 points tonight, and I promise it won't exceed 20 points. Isn't that good enough? Also, I won't use the new tactics I've researched recently against you today! If you lose again, you can't blame me."

Popovich was just being polite and modest, but he obviously forgot that no matter who you are modest to, you cannot be modest to old Nelson!
This old man is the type who shines brightly when given a little sunshine and climbs up when given a stick.

If you are polite to him, he will immediately put you out of your mind and make you speechless.

But now that he has said he will be merciful and control the score, and also said he has a mysterious new tactic to keep...

Popovich stroked his beard and decided to pretend that old Nelson hadn't said a word!

Only an idiot would take this guy's words to heart.

The best way to deal with old Nelson is to treat everything he says as fart. In this way, not only will you not get angry during the game, but you will also be quite relaxed when arranging tactics and be able to do it with ease!

What if you take every word he says to heart?
This is what Popovich did when he was young and had just become Nelson's apprentice. He didn't get a full night's sleep for a month and was almost driven to mental breakdown by this weird and eccentric old man!

There are so many fantastic ideas in old Nelson's head.

A small part of these things may become tactics or useful things, but most of them are useless waste.

So Popovich is also very good at dealing with old Nelson. He walked to the front of the bench, gathered all his disciples and said: "I will repeat it one last time: against the Knicks, the most important thing is not to defend them, but to score more goals than them!"

"Everyone remember this sentence. Tonight, I allow you to have some minor defensive errors or distractions. I allow you to focus more on offense."

"We have only one goal tonight, to score more points than the Knicks! Go ahead and get yourself a perfect Christmas present!" "Yes!"

The Spurs' starting five slowly walked onto the court.

"Don't be afraid of them, they're not that good." Old Nelson was still very relaxed: "We have already studied and discussed their tactics and what kind of games they are used to playing."

"They play a very advanced basketball game: two forwards with the ball in their hands organize, initiate and finish, and the other three points of the team are all pure finishing points. From this perspective, they are a little bit similar to perfection."

"But the biggest difference between them and us is that we are simpler, more direct, and crazier! And they, especially Popovich, after learning from me for a few years, went to learn tactics from Larry Brown, the old idiot."

"ridiculous."

"What can we learn from that old guy? Rigorousness? Machine-like operation? Soulless tactics and tactics that follow a routine and rigid manner like a puppet?"

"Having said that, I think everyone knows our goal and style of play tonight."

"Smash their basketball philosophy to pieces and prove to me that their philosophy is bullshit!"

"Let them know that basketball is a beautiful thing full of romance and randomness! It's not a mathematical formula composed of calculations, research, or anything like that!"

"understand!"

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The entire Knicks team shouted together, showing a very good momentum, but Lin Tian knew that among the more than ten people on the team, no one except himself could understand what old Nelson was saying.

But it doesn’t matter whether you understand it or not.

Just let everyone understand one other thing.

Old Nelson hopes the players can beat the Spurs tonight!

Then smash them!

With full confidence, Lin Tian led his teammates onto the court.

"Melo, long time no see." James reached out his hand and hugged Anthony, saying, "I will prove that I am the best in the 03 class!"

"You'll never be able to prove something that doesn't exist in your life." Anthony said with a smile, "Do you want to learn how to shoot first? I can teach you. If you can't, you can ask Tracy to teach you. Your shooting posture is too ugly!"

"Oh! LeBron, I forgot." Anthony suddenly grinned and said with a wicked smile: "Your shooting is not only ugly, except for dunking, there are not many things about you that are not ugly!"

Murder and kill!
Especially when Anthony, who has gorgeous skills and above-average looks, said this to James, James felt like his heart was bleeding.

What's wrong with an ugly shooting posture? Can't I make the shot?

Well, it’s not quite accurate, but so what?
What's wrong with my breakthrough being ugly? Did I get in?

So what if my posture is not good when I pass the ball? Does it become an assist? Does it penetrate the opponent's defense line?

James' eyes widened and he opened his mouth to launch a fierce counterattack.

The main point is that I don’t want those illusory things. In this life, what I want is efficiency and practicality!
Faced with James' almost shameless counterattack, Anthony was stunned.

Although he went to school for one year longer than James, he did not take more classes than James. He was immediately stumped by James's question.

"LeBron, is your headband higher than it was in your rookie year?" When Anthony was a little overwhelmed, Lin Tian made a brilliant appearance!

Off-field assistance is here bro!
Not only did he come, but he also scored a decisive goal at the start.

The direction that hurts you the most and in which you cannot refute at all.

It's just a lesson for my little brother!

When it comes to trash talk, the important thing is never how to respond, but how to find the other person's pain point. As long as you attack this pain point fiercely, no matter how eloquent the other person is, you will definitely break their defense.

Simply put: the essence of human beings is a repeater.

Sometimes, repeating the same words to your opponent on the court may be more effective than just spouting them in different ways!
The best examples are when Bird yelled at Dr. J for the entire game at 42:6, and when Ewing yelled at Jordan for the entire game at 1800:300.

One is the individual score in the game, and the other is the annual salary.

Jordan and Dr. J were also broken by the repetitive trash talk.

As for the result?

Dr. J and Barkley worked together to break Bird's nose.

Lin Tian and Jordan teamed up to make the entire Knicks despair.

"How did you find out..." Anthony looked puzzled at first, then suddenly realized something, slapped his thigh, pointed at James' headband and said, "LeBron, you are really a genius! Use this trick to cover your hairline, and it will take at least five years for people to notice that your hairline has moved up!"

"My hairline hasn't changed!" James pouted and said angrily, "It's not like you didn't wear a headband!"

After saying this, James felt a little regretful.

Just looking at Anthony's signature furrow hairstyle, you can see how much hair this guy has! Can he get furrows if he has less hair?
Not logical!

Then James looked at Lin Tian again, opened his mouth, and closed it decisively.

Anthony could still barely ask back a question, after all, the users of the ridge-shaped design might be trying to cover up alopecia areata, right?
But Lin Tian...

His hair is so dense. Anyway, James feels that the density of Big Ben's afro may not even be as dense as Lin Tian's.

It would be a waste if I didn't shoot a shampoo commercial.

"LeBron, I suggest you use our AJ headband, which is 2mm thicker than the regular Nike headband and more suitable for covering the hairline." Anthony laughed so hard that his stomach hurt, as if he had discovered a new world. "We are the same company anyway, and it will definitely not be considered a breach of contract for wearing a competitor's product."

"Can you please shut up!" James cursed, then took off the headband on his head and threw it on the floor angrily: "Look carefully, my hair is very thick, and my hairline has not moved up at all!"

"Pick it up!" At this time, the referee Captain Dragonfly came and pointed at the headband on the floor and said, "Otherwise, even if the game hasn't started, I will give you a technical foul!"

"FUXX!" What can James do?
Even though he really needed momentum at this moment, firstly, the referee was pointing his finger at his face, and secondly, there were only four people left in the team. Nesterovic was a stupid European, and it was a daydream for JR to expect him to help him out.

As for McGrady and Bibby, no matter what their status in the team is or whether they are the cornerstones of the team, asking them to pick up the headband for James would be better than hoping that JR would suddenly come to his senses!

James was feeling very upset, but he could only bend down to pick up the headband himself. Then he was too embarrassed to put it on, so he could only walk to the sidelines cursing and threw the headband onto the bench.

(End of this chapter)