NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

"pause!"

Popovich really couldn't stand it anymore. If he didn't call a timeout, the game would probably go straight into garbage time!
But even though he called a timeout, he actually hadn't figured out what to do.

James has played for 16 minutes straight. It is reasonable to let him come off and rest, but let him go at this time?

Lin Tian has already played for 16 minutes!

After all the hard work, the Knicks will definitely have to replace their substitutes. Lin Tian will definitely have to go down to rest. If Popovich takes James down as well, then they won't be able to target their bench, right?
Then wouldn’t all the persistence before be in vain?

Popovich looked at James, made up his mind several times, and finally asked, "LeBron, can you do it?"

"I can keep playing! I don't need to rest!" Even though James was sweating all over and breathing heavily, he just nodded to show that he was fine.

"Then continue!" Popovich finally gave it his all: "Tracy, Mike, JR, Chris! The four of you and LeBron go together!"

After the team fell behind by 15 points, Popovich finally decided to go for it and put together a pure offensive lineup of 1 big and 4 small ones!
These are also the five most aggressive attackers the Spurs can currently use!
It is particularly worth mentioning that although this lineup looks like one big and four small, James and McGrady are both over 2 meters tall, JR is 198 centimeters tall, and with Bosh at 208 centimeters, the height of this lineup is actually not low at all, and is even taller than the starting lineups of many teams!
Therefore, this lineup is actually not small at all. It’s just that Popovich himself doesn’t like this overly extreme lineup, so he rarely uses it.

"Lin, Amare, take a rest." Old Nelson is very relaxed at the moment. With a 15-point advantage in hand, he can play casually.

"Melo, do you have the guts to play against LeBron? That guy must be trying to compete with you and prove that he is the best of the 03 generation."

"I can beat him anytime!" Anthony patted his chest. He had been resting for more than 8 minutes. He was full of passion and energy waiting to be released: "As long as you let me play against him!"

"Then go and kill him!" Old Nelson nodded with satisfaction. He was quite satisfied with Anthony's fighting spirit.

Then he clapped his hands and said, "Okay, go! Go show your strength and beat the San Antonio country folk who are so tired that they can't even move their legs until they collapse!"

After old Nelson finished speaking, the Knicks substitutes, led by Anthony, Houston, Ward and others, walked onto the court, ready to continue fighting.

Then, after seeing that McGrady and James on the opposite side were still there, Anthony and others smiled confidently again.

Popovich has been seen through by our old man again!

Why don't I beat you to death?
Of course, the confidence of Anthony and others comes from old Nelson, but old Nelson really has no confidence in them.

As the game continued, Old Nelson pulled Lin Tian over and whispered, "If they can't hold on, you can always go up and hold on! Amare needs to rest. If he plays for too long, his strength will decline quickly."

"Don't let your body cool down, stay alert, stay hungry! Maybe you will have to go on the court again in 3 minutes. 10 points... No, 7 points! Once the Spurs close to 7 points, you go up and stabilize the situation!"

Old Nelson no longer has the confidence that he had just now that Anthony is unrivaled in the world. His words clearly show that Anthony is not as good as James.

In other words, Anthony alone cannot compare to McGrady + James.

It's not up to par.

Old fox!
After listening to what old Nelson said, Lin Tian secretly complained in his heart: These old guys who play tactics, no matter how they appear to be, they are worse than the other in their hearts, and they are full of evil and schemes!
Even Larry Brown and Jerry Sloan, who are known for their dogmatism and stubbornness, have their share of dirty tricks.

It's just that they hide deeper and are less likely to be discovered.

Sitting on the bench, Lin Tian completely relaxed himself. In order to keep his body warm, he put on a coat and covered himself with a towel, waiting to appear on stage at any time.

On the court, the Knicks were without Lin Tian and Stoudemire, and their firepower was really insufficient. Although Anthony could also score in singles, Ward's ability was indeed not comparable to Lin Tian's.

But fortunately, this guy is really steady and patient. No matter how Bibby on the opposite side trash-talks him and challenges him, this guy never says a word and never gets carried away. Every time he advances, he moves slowly. When he comes to the frontcourt, he first directs everyone to move, and then starts passing the ball after everyone is in position.

This kind of player is the type who seems to have no special ability and actually doesn't have much ability, but he can control the court and calm everyone down.

The main goal is not to seek merit, but to avoid mistakes!

Even in his prime, Ward only scored 8-9 points and 3-4 assists in a game, and only scored 2+ points in a single game twice in his career. But he was able to stay with the Knicks for 20 years, which shows that he has the ability.

For example, Ward now averages only 3 points and 1 assist per game this year, which seems mediocre, but he has only made 4 turnovers so far this season. His ability to control turnovers is indeed good.

With him, the Knicks can guarantee that even if we lose points, we won't lose points drastically and quickly.

Just grind it bit by bit!
Ward's playing style also makes him criticized by Barkley every time he plays.

"The most boring moment for the Knicks has arrived!"

For example, in the second half of the second quarter of tonight's game, the Spurs really wanted to keep up the pace and make a few rushes and counterattacks to quickly catch up.

But with Ward around, they just couldn't charge forward!

That momentum can never burn out completely.

So, although they are catching up, their speed is really slow.

It wasn't until there were only three minutes left in the second quarter that Nelson called a timeout again.

The score between the two sides is now 60:67.

The Spurs finally narrowed the gap to 7 points.

Nelson didn't say much during the timeout, but waved his hand and said, "Go! Go all out! Beat them!"

"They definitely don't dare to put McGrady and James off at this time. No matter how talented these two guys are, they have reached their limit. They have played a high-intensity game for more than 20 minutes in a row. Now they need rest more than we do!"

"So, don't let them rest! Run! Run! Run! Got it? Everyone, run!"

After old Nelson finished speaking, he looked at the excited expressions of all the players and pointed out the names of the players who would play next.

"Amar'e! Josh! Carmelo! Gerrard and Lin! Go!"

The Knicks' strongest offensive five-man team is on the court at the same time!
"SHOW TIME!" Anthony excitedly raised his fist and shouted. Although he had scored a lot of points just now, he was really annoyed facing the take-in-turn care of McGrady and James, and he suffered several losses.

But now, his brothers are back to kill you!
"Don't shout slogans that are suspected of plagiarism." Lin Tian slapped Anthony on the head and said, "The people of Los Angeles will sue you."

"Then what should we shout?" Anthony turned around and looked at Lin Tian.

"Party TIME!" Lin Tian raised his hands and shouted loudly: "Come on!"

"If I could beat him, I would definitely beat him up." The corners of Anthony's mouth twitched. Does it make any difference?
Well... there are some, but the difference between having them and not having them is really not that big.

"Why do you think Lin deserves a beating so badly, yet he has never been beaten in all these years in the league?" Stoudemire slapped Anthony on the head and said, "I'm actually looking forward to someone coming out to practice with Lin!"

"I can hear you, you two bastards. I fed you the ball and helped you grow up." Lin Tian tilted his head and stared at the two people and said, "You say bad things about me behind my back, and you expect me to get beaten?" "That's because no one can match you!" Anthony patted his chest and said, "I say this as a fighting fan."

Compared to Anthony's serious explanation, Stoudemire was much smarter. He walked directly to the sideline and chased away Wallace who wanted to serve: "I'll serve."

The opposing Spurs team basically fielded their entire starting lineup at this time.

They only replaced Nesterovic with Smith, and played with one big and four small players. This time, seeing the lineup of the Knicks team, the Spurs players finally breathed a sigh of relief.

at last.

Popovich finally made a correct prediction, this time he successfully predicted the lineup that the Knicks would play.

But unfortunately, at this time, a correct prediction cannot help the Spurs players.

What they need more now is to catch up!
Popovich, McGrady, James and others also know that it is not important whether they can predict the Knicks' current lineup correctly. What is important is whether they can withstand the firepower of the Knicks at this stage!

withstand?

Of course it's impossible to withstand that!
Walking towards the sideline, Stoudemire passed the ball to Lin Tian immediately. After getting the ball, Lin Tian did not put it in his arms, but threw it directly towards the basket without any hesitation!
This pass was made without any pauses or stagnation. In the eyes of the fans, the basketball simply passed through Lin Tian, ​​the transit station, drew an extremely regular right angle, and flew directly to the basket.

This time, it looked exactly like Kuroko's pass.

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"boom!"

Then, there was a loud bang from under the Spurs' basket, and Smith dropped from the sky. He didn't care that Bosh was stuck in position, nor that Bosh made a perfect defensive choice: standing up straight, raising his hands high, and blocking all connections between him and the basketball.

Smith doesn't care about this at all!
He jumped up, grabbed the ball, and then pushed it towards the basket regardless of anything!
This ball is the ultimate manifestation of his physical fitness and the best interpretation of his talent that is "top in the league's history below the head"!
After landing, Smith screamed excitedly, and his hands folded into the shape of a giant eagle on his chest again.

The eagle spreads its wings again!

"Oh, haha!" Barkley laughed strangely again: "Right-angle connection! The Knicks' signature right-angle connection! Never let your guard down when the Knicks throw the sideline ball. They have too many people who can spread their wings and fly, and too many people who can take off at any time!"

On the Spurs side, James dribbled to the frontcourt, turned his back to organize the team's offense, and then he used the screen to suddenly break through to the inside!

Although the Knicks' defense is bad, they still have some basic help defense and rotation.

As James broke into the inside, the Knicks players had already begun to retreat. They decisively gave up the mid-range area and let James perform, and the two inside players all retreated to the 2-second zone.

Seeing this, James could only curse and then passed the ball to Bosh, who was completely left open by Smith on the wing.

After Bosh got the ball, he shot decisively two steps inside the three-point line, but unfortunately the mid-range shot still missed!
The legs of these Spurs players really started to feel weak.

Lin Tian rushed into the inside, grabbed the backboard, and then threw the ball forward again as he landed. At the same time, he moved quickly and launched another counterattack towards the front court.

No matter how tired the Spurs players were, even though everyone including James felt their physical strength rapidly declining, they still chose to wait for the bus quickly to block the Knicks' fast break.

This time, Lin Tian did not pass the ball, did not slow down, and was not afraid of the Spurs' defense. He rushed forward with all his strength, cutting through all the obstacles. In the blink of an eye, he reached the Spurs' basket, and then faced McGrady's defense with a masterful lob shot, easily throwing the basketball out.

"Swish!" After a crisp sound, the Knicks scored another 2 points!
The gap between the two sides widened to 11 points again!
"Tracy, if you don't take a shot, you won't have to take a shot tonight." After Lin Tian scored the point, he retreated easily while looking at McGrady with amusement.

He just didn't believe that this guy would really be willing to retreat to the second line and play support for a young man.

This guy is a two-time scoring champion...Oh, no, McGrady is no longer a scoring champion.

He is a guy who is extremely ambitious, determined to win and eager to win.

Normally, he could be low-key and not so high-profile, and even give up the control of the team, but Lin Tian believed that this guy had not accepted his fate yet.

Although he is a well-known sickly NBA star with a short peak period and a short professional career, many people also say that he does not work hard, does not train, and does not study hard or work hard.

This guy's character is also very problematic, with countless black spots.

But Lin Tian knew very well that a guy who was willing to bet his entire career and give himself a closed injection just to enter the second round would not accept his fate so easily.

As for what Lin Tian has to do now, it is to make McGrady refuse to accept his fate.

If you don't accept your fate, won't there be some conflicts between you and James?
Even if after this game you two can go to the bar hand in hand and drink as brothers again, but at least tonight, I will ruin your Christmas!
In the next round, the Spurs' offense was still led by James. After a series of pick-and-roll cooperation and directing his teammates' running positions, he suddenly turned around and rushed to the basket.

This time he finally pushed Stoudemire away, completed a layup, and scored 2 points for the team!
But the good times didn't last long. 10 seconds later, the Knicks played another wonderful game!

After Lin Tian and Stoudemire's pick-and-roll, Lin Tian pretended to pass the ball to Stoudemire, but the basketball went from his crotch to Anthony's hands on the other side.

After Anthony got the ball, he turned around and dribbled past James' defense, then made a layup and scored another 2 points for the team!
"Tracy, you're just watching." Lin Tian provoked McGrady again: "You weren't so cowardly when you were in the Magic team! You dared to tell Malone and Duncan to get out of the way and play one-on-one. What about now? Where is your confidence now?"

"Did the dog eat it or did you eat it yourself?"

Lin Tian's words undoubtedly hurt McGrady. He thought he was no worse than James, and even thought he was much better than James! But the team wanted to make James the team leader.

Why!
Just because he is young?
Well, this is indeed a pretty important and reliable reason.

But this doesn't mean McGrady gave up.

He was not convinced at all and was very angry.

So, when James wanted to call a play in the next round, McGrady came to the wing, blocked Wallace with his back, and stretched out his hand and said, "LeBron, the ball! We have to catch up quickly!"

James was stunned for a moment. He wanted to ignore McGrady and make a more reasonable play.

But after hesitating for a moment, he gave the ball to McGrady.

Let him solve it!

After McGrady got the ball, although he had his back to Wallace, he was still very skilled and brave. He suddenly dribbled the ball from behind and the basketball passed in front of Wallace!

Wallace watched the basketball pass by him and subconsciously reached out to grab it, but the basketball had already slipped away from him and returned to McGrady's hands.

Then McGrady quickly grabbed the basketball with his other hand, turned around at incredible speed and made a fadeaway jump shot!

The whole action is smooth and wonderful!
"Shh!"

Then there was a crisp sound, and McGrady made a difficult and wonderful jump shot and scored 2 points!
64: 73!

With 2 minutes left in the second quarter, the Spurs launched another counterattack! (End of this chapter)