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Chapter 102: Full fire, challenge (25)

During the half-time break, Lin Chuan stretched his body before leaving the court.

On the bench, his teammates cheered as he came off the court.

"Lin Chuan is really strong. He beat several Heat inside players so badly that they couldn't defend."

Perkins clapped his hands and admired Lin Chuan from the bottom of his heart.

Lin Chuan shrugged and said indifferently,

"It's just the Heat's inside line. Do you want me to go on the court with you later? I'll pass you a few balls and give them some strength in the inside line."

Lin Chuan wanted to beat the Heat from the bottom of his heart. Not only did he want to beat them, but he also wanted to let his teammates have fun together.

When Perkins was with the Celtics, he often helped the team defeat James in the playoffs. This is a good opportunity for him to recall the past.

"Lin Chuan, do you want to keep holding the ball and continue playing in the third quarter?"

Brooks' voice suddenly sounded from the side.

He walked over and patted Lin Chuan, looking him up and down.

"You were so hot in this game that you only scored two points less than the entire opposing team at halftime."

"Based on your touch, it seems very likely that you will break some single-game scoring records, setting a record of 60, 70 or even 81 points. Go ahead and give it a try."

Seeing that Lin Chuan was about to refuse, Brooks continued,

"I know you're not that eager for stats, otherwise so many near triple-doubles would have turned into triple-doubles a long time ago. But if you mess up the game earlier, it can also give the newcomers on the team more opportunities to test the court, right?"

Lin Chuan followed Brook's gaze and saw Jeremy Lamb, who was traded to the team in the Harden trade this year.

He was staring at Lin Chuan with a pair of innocent big eyes, looking a little silly. Hearing Brooks' words, he nodded quickly.

"Yeah, Brother Lin, if you beat them early, we can still go up and practice more. Playing against players at the level of last season's finals will definitely help us grow."

Obviously Lin Chuan is one year younger than him, but this kid calls him brother without any ambiguity at all.

Hearing Lamb agree with what he said, Brooks nodded slightly.

This kid is quite sensible.

Lin Chuan thought about it and nodded.

Anyway, he was determined to beat the Heat in this game.

The second half of the game begins.

Both sides replaced their main players.

Seeing Lin Chuan with 38 points come on the court again, the fans cheered even louder.

Thunder have the ball.

Westbrook dribbled to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan held the ball at the top of the arc, and the defender in front of him changed to Haslem again.

After the first half, although he had fouls, they were not many, and he was the only one among the players who defended Lin Chuan better.

The only time I missed a two-point shot was because of his interference.

But for Lin Chuan, who is in extremely hot form, the Heat's inside and forward players are all the same to him.

No one can defend against him, beat them all!

Lin Chuan passed the ball, broke through, and made a slow three-step layup!

Got 40 points!
"In the first attack of the third quarter, Lin Chuan's personal score is now equal to that of the entire Heat team!"

"Will we see one person outscore the entire team? The last person to do that was Kobe Bryant, who scored 3 points in 62 quarters, compared to the Mavericks' 61!"

Kenny Smith exclaimed.

The Heat attack.

James advances with the ball.

Lower your center of gravity and prepare to break through to the inside to make up some of the score.

James took two steps back and called Haslem for a pick-and-roll to pull Lin Chuan out. Then he rushed in with an acceleration, holding off Durant, who was half a body behind, with his left hand and forcing a layup.

Although Lin Chuan was not in the restricted area, there was still a former block king Ibaka! A black shadow suddenly flew out from under the basket and blocked James' layup.

"Fake!"

James was a little frustrated when he landed. Why was his always successful breakthrough so ineffective against his old rival, the Thunder?

All the Heat players had no time to care about James' mood and quickly returned to defense to prevent a fast break.

Durant dribbled the ball into the penalty area, attracted the defense, and then turned around and passed the ball back to Lin Chuan at the free throw line.

Lin Chuandian shot and scored two points.

Lin Chuan is now getting closer and closer to Kobe's score of 3 points in 62 quarters and a score higher than the entire opponent's team.

Spoelstra also realized this problem.

It's okay to lose.

It’s okay to lose by a large margin.

It's okay to lose the Christmas game by a large margin.

But losing the Christmas game by letting one player on the opposing team score more points than the entire team is too humiliating.

Relying solely on these few inside players to defend Lin Chuan will only lead to them being beaten again and again. We can't count on them.

Spoelstra has made up his mind that he must go to Riley after the game and ask him to sign a few more inside players.

He immediately called for people to double-team Lin Chuan.

He didn't care whether his passes would penetrate the opponent's basket or not, allowing other players to score more and resulting in a tragic loss.

The biggest tragedy would be letting Lin Chuan continue to score!

Lin Chuan held the ball at the free throw line. Facing Haslem's defense, Lin Chuan was just about to make a move when he saw James coming up to double-team him.

Lin Chuan wanted to laugh because the two of them were double-teaming him.

Double-teamed by two people, Lin Chuan received the ball to his chest and threw it behind Haslem, who immediately turned around.

There was a slight vacuum in defense, and Lin Chuan made a strong shot despite the remaining James defense.

"Holy Shet, the Heat can't defend him even with double teams."

Kenny Smith covered his eyes, he couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

"This is definitely a classic tragedy. Let's wait and see!"

O'Neal was in high spirits, and he was the one who loved to watch the fun the most.

Back to the Heat's offense, Wade advanced with the ball, passed it to Ray Allen in the corner for a three-pointer, and finally scored.

The Heat finally scored in the third quarter.

However, this cannot prevent the Heat from their current predicament.

It’s not easy to make up for a 20-point gap.

What is most needed now is how to stop Lin Chuan from scoring!

"Double-teaming is useless. Look, Bosh's outstretched hand didn't bother Lin Chuan at all, but caused him to commit a foul instead!"

"5 is fouled, Bosh should not defend!"

"Two free throws made, the Heat are attacking with the ball... James missed the shot again! Look at the Thunder! Lin Chuan! Made a three-pointer!"

"Before, we thought that centers like Yao Ming, who had a free throw rate of over 80%, and some mid-range shots were considered good shots, but looking at Lin Chuan, his offensive range almost covers the entire half court, it's really scary."

In the TNT studio, the two commentators were also very excited.

"How many points has Lin Chuan scored now?"

In the broadcast room, O'Neal suddenly asked.

Kenny Smith on the side said without hesitation,

"55 points, almost 3 points in 60 quarters!"

"On December 05, 12, Kobe scored 21 points in three quarters, surpassing the Mavericks' entire team score. Is it possible that eight years later, in Oklahoma City, at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, Lin Chuan will reproduce this magical performance for everyone?!"

(End of this chapter)