chsdbacks Chapter 718 Never let those two bastards appear together on the set again.
Chapter 718 Never let those two bastards appear together on the set again.
The Suns don't want to give up!
The fighting spirit and desire they displayed in the last 6 minutes of the game showed that they did not want to give up.
They continued to play with all their might. Although Nash made one brilliant three-pointer after the timeout, he was once again closely marked by Lin Tian. Although he did not make any more basic mistakes, he was still unable to score again.
Lin Tian's defense is too fierce!
Lin Tian's defense prevented Nash from making breakthroughs, drawing double teams, and changing the Knicks' defense, and also prevented him from using pick-and-rolls to create plays and mismatches.
In this situation, even if Nash passes the ball out, his teammates will not have the opportunity to shoot directly or attack the basket.
They are therefore unable to score efficiently.
Ultimately, the Suns' biggest problem is that the team only has Nash as a top-tier ball-handler and initiator. Apart from Pierce, who can be considered a semi-initiator, the rest are purely finishers.
So once Nash is shut down by Lin Tian and Pierce is off his game, it will be difficult for the Suns to mount any exciting counterattacks to quickly catch up.
Kill Nash, and you kill the Suns!
This is something everyone in the league knows. They all know how to defend Nash and how to defend the Suns.
However, Nash was too capable, and the Suns' screens, picks and rolls and other tactics were too numerous and complex, so most teams, even knowing this, could not accomplish the task of containing Nash.
But at least tonight, the Knicks, who have never been good at defense, managed to do it all thanks to Lin Tian alone!
He made Nash look quite awkward throughout the fourth quarter!
With 2 minutes and 40 seconds left in the game, Lin Tian hit another mid-range pull-up jumper, extending the Knicks' lead to 25 points for the first time tonight!
115: 140!
Their advantage has become so great that even the Suns have no chance of catching up.
Lin Tian, who hadn't scored a single point in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter, completely exploded in the middle of the fourth quarter, scoring 17 points with 7 out of 7 shots, including 3 out of 3 three-pointers!
He's already scored 45 points this night!
After Lin Tian made that shot, Barnes made a quick and clever foul to stop the game. Then, Nelson waved his hand and announced that the game was over!
He didn't believe the Suns could make a comeback in the remaining time!
Rather than letting your key players waste time on the field, it's better to substitute them earlier so they can rest a bit more.
Don Nelson isn't the kind of idiot who would let the MVP engage in meaningless struggles on the court when leading by 10 or 20 points.
If one of the key players gets injured because of this thing, Old Nelson would probably slap himself so hard his face would swell up.
He can't do this.
But he can't do it; someone else can.
On one side, Don Nelson went in and out five times, while on the other side, Mike D'Antoni didn't have a single player leave the game!
He won't change players! He's going to keep fighting!
Regarding D'Antoni's stubborn and foolish performance, Old Nelson simply curled his lip and muttered under his breath, "Idiot."
Then I just stopped paying attention to him.
A 25-point difference in less than 3 minutes—don't even mention the Suns, even if you were the super team, you couldn't possibly beat me by 25 points in 2 minutes and 40 seconds!
In Nelson's eyes, D'Antoni's behavior was suicidal.
Aside from wasting the energy of the key players, it serves absolutely no purpose!
With 2 minutes and 40 seconds left, the Suns really put on a scoring run against the Knicks' bench.
14: 4!
They scored 10 points in just 1 minute and 40 seconds, narrowing the gap to 15 points.
129: 144!
Ok……
It's to no avail.
So at this point, D'Antoni substituted all the starters and put the role players on the court to play the last minute.
In the final minute, neither side's substitutes managed to score, and the gap between the two teams remained at that number.
His extra two minutes of effort, aside from bringing Nash's stats to a massive double-double of 40 points and 15 assists and making the point difference seem less exaggerated, did nothing of value for D'Antoni.
Of course, although Nash scored 40 points and 15 assists, and also scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, the Suns lost because he committed a total of 8 turnovers tonight, including 5 turnovers when he was one-on-one with Lin Tian!
He was absolutely completely outmaneuvered by Lin Tian!
In addition, all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter came after the team was down by more than 20 points.
During the period when the team went from leading to falling behind and then being completely crushed by the Knicks, Nash made almost no contribution.
No, he's been making negative contributions all along.
The team was blown out by the Knicks in the fourth quarter, and Nash bears the biggest responsibility!
For the Suns as a whole, apart from Nash, Pierce had a terrible shooting night, making only 7 of 22 shots and scoring just 17 points. Marion had 20 points and 14 rebounds, Martin had 14 points and 7 rebounds, Barbosa had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Jones had 9 points, and Thomas had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
The Suns had seven players score in double figures. Well, only seven players scored!
Their head coach, Mike D'Antoni, really showcased his signature style tonight.
They overworked their main players, used an extremely short rotation system, and had seven players play almost the entire game.
Four players on the team played for more than 40 minutes, a standard Suns-style rotation.
On the other hand, Lin Tian's triple-double of 45 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists for the Knicks doesn't look much better than Nash's 40+15. However, the two players had 8 turnovers and only 2 turnovers, which is a world of difference.
Not to mention the huge gap between the two on the defensive end, Lin Tian absolutely dominated Nash tonight!
Besides Lin Tian, Stoudemire played exceptionally well against his former teammate from the parallel world, racking up a massive double-double of 33 points and 14 rebounds, making him the team's second-highest scorer. Then there was Anthony with 27 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. He also dominated Pierce throughout the game!
Besides the team's three musketeers performing well as always, Hill scored 13 points tonight, all of which came in the second half. His back-to-the-basket moves really gave Nash a good beating.
In addition, Okur scored 12 points, Barnes 9 points, and Smith, Ariza, Wallace and others also scored.
Tonight, the Knicks played a long rotation, with 11 players taking the court and 10 of them scoring. Only Lin Tian played for more than 40 minutes, and 7 other players played for more than 20 minutes.
Although both sides emphasize offense, the rotation styles of the two head coaches and the statistics of both sides are enough to show the huge difference between the two teams.
"The Suns have a smaller roster. They had an 8-9 man rotation during the regular season, but in the playoffs, they only had a 7-man rotation left," Payton remarked after the game. "And by this point in the season, those 7 players have all played close to 100 games!"
"Their stamina is a huge problem, and whether they can maintain their form is also a huge problem. The deeper the season goes, the deeper the series goes, the more likely their bodies and form will suffer!"
"This is the Finals! The Suns are using so few players, they can only pray that their players don't have any problems."
Miller continued, "Indeed, you could clearly feel the fatigue of the Suns players in the middle of the fourth quarter. Their performance declined significantly, especially Nash's series of turnovers! Of course, Lin's defense was impeccable, but his stamina decline was also an important reason for the turnovers that cannot be ignored."
"If the Knicks use this strategy again in the next game, what should the Suns do? How will they respond? Can they unleash a new burst of energy from their already depleted bodies?"
"Unless they solve their stamina and rotation issues, the Suns will have a hard time beating the Knicks!"
"Because I've always felt that the Knicks are practically just an upgraded version of the Suns!"
"They have a better point guard, a more defensive shooting guard, a younger small forward, a bigger power forward, and a better shooting center!"
"You're talking nonsense, Reggie! You're just talking nonsense!" Payton seized the opportunity again, impatiently saying, "Why don't you say the Suns have a more aggressive center, a more agile power forward, a more experienced small forward, and a shooting guard who can shoot better?"
"And what about position number one?" Miller immediately countered.
"I can easily refute four out of five of your points, and you still have the nerve to ask me about the last one? That's just a tiny bit of face I'm giving you!"
"Face? Hmph, do you think the Sun can win?"
"Of course the Knicks will win. It's a 37/10 split between these two teams, Knicks 7!"
"Then what are you arguing about! You clearly agree with me, yet you're here spouting nonsense. Your behavior of arguing for the sake of arguing is truly stupid! My son is more mature than you, you childish brat!"
"You're calling me stupid?"
"Not just stupid, it's childish! A childishly stupid dog!"
"Fuck you! Go to hell, I'll fucking fuck you!"
"I treated you like a brother, and you dared to insult my mother? Come on, you bastard! Let's see who leaves this world on a stretcher! Where are the staff? Stop spouting nonsense in my earpiece! What the hell do you mean by 'calm down'? When have I ever been calm in my life? Call an ambulance!"
"Call an ambulance for this damn black guy, I'm going to kill him!"
"Come on! Come on! Let's see who'll be carried away in an ambulance, you damn black bastard! I'm not only going to curse your mother, but also your virtuous grandmother! Oh, I forgot, you don't have a father, so you don't have a damn grandmother either!"
……
The TNT studio signal suddenly went down.
Many viewers protested, saying they were just getting to the most exciting part when the signal was cut off. They felt it wasn't satisfying!
TNT is also helpless.
These two are truly a pair of geniuses! Instead of saying goodbye right after the competition, they started arguing! Putting aside the ratings for their bickering, the show went overtime!
There are still all sorts of funny clips to be shown, and other programs too!
How could I let the two of you act so recklessly?
In particular, the two of them went from hurling insults at each other to going beyond discussing the game and basketball, and started targeting each other's relatives and families.
If the signal isn't cut off soon, TNT will be in for a barrage of complaints tonight!
Those well-mannered fans could probably drown TNT's headquarters with their spittle!
"From now on, I absolutely refuse to let those two bastards ever appear in the studio again! Completely blacklist them! No! I mean no program, I don't want to see those two bastards again!"
The person in charge of this program is absolutely furious.
The discussion a few days ago was outrageous enough, but the audience liked it.
If they like it, then TNT will dare to bring those two guys back onto the show.
But tonight, it was clearly too much, it crossed the line! It absolutely crossed the line!
At this moment, the entire TNT backstage area was filled with immense longing for Barkley and Kenny.
Compared to those two bastards still bickering in the studio, those two guys were like Ivy League graduates and top-notch British gentlemen.
And those fans who liked this part...
"Boss, we broke the final episode's ratings record for the last few minutes."
"A Finals record? What record can this piece of junk break!"
"This is the record for the smallest drop in viewership during the post-match chat and debriefing segment of the final game in all of history."
"What are you talking about? I don't understand."
"The peak viewership for a game is usually in the fourth quarter, which is when the game is most exciting and thrilling, and most people watch the game at this time. The lowest viewership is when the two guests analyze and summarize the game after it ends."
"At this time, the ratings usually experience a precipitous drop, with an average decline of 77%."
"But tonight, that number was only 41%! That means 59% of the viewers didn't change the channel or turn off the TV after the match, but instead watched the two arguing on TV with great interest. Even the number of people watching the post-match banter has increased."
"So many people like watching this stuff?" The TNT manager stared blankly at the cold numbers, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Bring Charles and Kenny back. For the next game, let the four of them do the talking again!"
"Fuck! If the audience likes it, then let them watch! Let them be satisfied! They like watching people curse? Damn it, I'll give you a good laugh!"
"But you also have to remind Charles and Kenny that their job is not to get involved, not to let the situation escalate out of control. Their job is to stabilize the situation, to keep the other two bastards arguing within the bounds, and to keep the audience entertained."
"Damn it, I never imagined I'd be making a show like this in my entire life!"
After muttering something, the person in charge left. As for what he had just said about being blacklisted, blocked, and never being hired again...
He himself had forgotten, so how could his men possibly remember?
It would be best if everyone just forgot about it.
"If I wanted to, I could play that kind of defense against Steve for 48 minutes straight."
At the post-game press conference, the most frequently asked question to Lin Tian was, of course, his incredibly successful defense against Nash in those few minutes. This guy, who was just exhausted from those few defensive possessions and almost wanted to stick out his tongue, quickly changed his tune in front of the reporters.
Relaxed, carefree, confident, and arrogant.
It's all about being shameless and brazen.
"But we noticed that several times after defensive possessions you were panting heavily, holding your knees, looking completely out of breath."
"I'm yawning, I'm sleepy."
"Tired? In the Finals, at home, during crucial moments, when the outcome is uncertain, are you tired?"
"Yeah, I'm sleepy." Lin Tian nodded seriously, blinking his eyes as if to say, "That's definitely true."
I don't believe you!
The reporters below rolled their eyes in disdain, saying they had never seen such a shameless person.
Aren't you tired? You can defend like this for 48 minutes straight without stopping?
Do you really think we don't understand football?!
Even if we don't play basketball, we know that with that kind of defense, even if you brought in Batman, he'd be lying on the ground exhausted within 5 minutes.
But looking at Lin Tian's confident eyes and his label, the reporters knew that no matter how much they asked, this bastard wouldn't admit it. If they asked again, he would just say one thing: "I can do it. I didn't do it because I didn't want to, not because I couldn't."
How much can data tell us? 40+15 and 45+10 may seem similar, but their actual impact is worlds apart!
"Even the H-40 and H-15 bombers were completely outmatched? Just how terrifying is Lin?"
"A 3-minute defensive blitz that broke Nash and the Suns: A recap of how Lin locked down the MVP!"
The MVP battle! Lin emerges victorious in the first game of the finals!
"Nash gets backed down repeatedly! Tonight, Nash's bed is full of the Knicks' forwards' asses!"
Anyone else would have broken a rib! A list of all the Knicks players who outplayed Nash tonight!
……
Tonight's headlines and discussions basically all revolve around one topic.
Nash was great, but he still got completely destroyed by Lin Tian.
Nash was great, but he was bullied to pieces by the Knicks.
Nash is great, but he'll probably break three of his ribs tonight.
Nash was great, but he'd seen more men's asses tonight than he'd ever seen in his entire life.
In short, he's in a terrible situation; he's been thoroughly humiliated.
"FUXX!"
At the hotel where the Phoenix Suns were staying, the usually mild-mannered Nash once again swore.
Of course, you can't blame him for this; there's nothing he can do about it.
Anyone who watches half an hour of various news articles and finds that they're all about their own affairs with different men's butts would be swearing.
"In the next game, I'm going to crush the Knicks! I'm going to make them pay!" Nash stood up angrily and then called the team's trainer and analyst.
D'Antoni didn't schedule any training sessions, but Nash was going to study the Knicks' games on his own. He wanted to see how he could beat the Knicks and Lin Tian!
Even if we can't take down Lin Tian, we at least have to take down the Knicks! (End of Chapter)