chsdbacks Chapter 665 This wasn't just a sway, it was a direct sway that sent him flying and crashing to
Chapter 665 This wasn't just a sway, it was a direct sway that sent him flying and crashing to
"I don't need to rest." Compared to Brown's almost non-stop instructions on the Bobcats' side, Lin Tian set the tone for the fourth quarter with just one sentence on the Knicks' side.
I'll keep going! Keep pushing the intensity to the limit!
A lynx, right?
We're going to beat you up!
Soon, amidst the anticipation and waiting of all the fans, the fourth quarter began!
The players from both sides returned to the field.
Lin Tian and Felton, the two best performers on both sides in this game, did not rest and both stepped onto the court again.
Clearly, these two will be playing the entire second half tonight!
The first attack of the fourth quarter belonged to the Bobcats.
Felton dribbled the ball to the frontcourt again, then drew a circle above his head with one hand. Okafor and Sean May, the two inside players, moved up at the same time, setting a high double screen that sandwiched Lin Tian in the middle.
Felton, on the other hand, changed direction and pulled up for a three-pointer!
"Whoosh!"
After another crisp crack, the score difference between the two sides widened to double digits once again.
Excited Felton no longer cared about being low-key or calm this time.
He pounded his chest frantically, letting out a furious roar.
He had so much fun playing tonight!
He felt that this was the most enjoyable night of his entire basketball career!
But in the brief moment that Felton was pounding his chest and roaring in anger, Lin Tian had already flashed past him like lightning!
It was just a three-pointer, what's there to be so happy about!
Lin Tian ignored him completely, received the basketball, and then dribbled it forward at lightning speed!
Felton turned around quickly, wanting to catch up with Lin Tian!
Even though he was well aware that he was slower than Lin Tian and had lost the initiative, he could only watch Lin Tian dribble and dunk. But he still tried his best to catch up.
Then, Felton was surprised to find that he was getting closer and closer to Lin Tian!
In the end, they even chased each other until they were almost neck and neck.
Is Lao Tzu really that fast?
The idea popped into Felton's mind, but time was of the essence, and he didn't have time to think it through because Lin Tian had already jumped up on top of him. Felton, who had no time to think, could only jump up with Lin Tian.
Then, he noticed the basketball that was right in Lin Tian's hand. As if possessed, Felton slapped the basketball out of Lin Tian's hand!
But at the critical moment, Lin Tian suddenly switched hands in mid-air and pulled up the ball, avoiding Felton's block. Lin Tian lifted the ball with his other hand and slammed it into the basket!
At the same time, Felton's hand also hit Lin Tian's arm!
"Whoosh!"
"Snapped!"
"Beep beep! Foul! 2 points awarded, plus 1 free throw!"
Various sounds arose almost simultaneously, and Felton and Lin Tian landed at the same time.
"I did it on purpose." Lin Tian glanced at Felton, shrugged, and explained, "I let you catch up on purpose. Otherwise, with your speed, I could hop on one leg and still beat you!"
This was the first piece of trash talk Lin Tian hurled at Felton tonight.
Felton felt honored, as it proved that Lin Tian had seen his efforts and that Lin Tian had finally taken him seriously and considered him an opponent.
But Felton paid a heavy price.
His fourth personal foul and Lin Tian's second 2+1 play!
"Whoosh!"
After saying that, Lin Tian ignored Felton's thoughts and walked to the free throw line, calmly sinking the shot!
Lin Tian narrowed the Knicks' deficit to single digits once again!
The Bobcats' offense was led by Felton again. He was also excited by Lin Tian's trash talk and wanted to take on Lin Tian one-on-one!
So he waved for everyone to pull him away; he wanted to give it a try!
However, Lin Tian didn't give him that chance at all!
Just as Felton raised a hand to signal everyone to pull back, Lin Tian suddenly rushed forward during the opening. The sudden increase in defensive intensity caught Felton off guard, and Lin Tian almost stole the basketball from his hand!
In other words, Felton reacted quickly. Although he was a bit flustered when Lin Tian came, he successfully dodged Lin Tian's steal with a behind-the-back dribble!
However, that's all he can do. Lin Tian's cuts to the ball are not limited to just one!
As if he had anticipated that Felton would use a behind-the-back dribble to avoid being stolen, Lin Tian had already reached out with his other hand before the basketball even reached his other hand!
It was as if Felton had passed the ball directly to Lin Tian!
"Snapped!"
The basketball hit the bullseye and came straight into Lin Tian's hands. Lin Tian then slapped the ball away and accelerated again, rushing towards the frontcourt!
This time, Felton failed to catch up with Lin Tian.
This time, even though Felton turned around and sprinted at top speed, he could only watch helplessly as the distance between him and Lin Tian grew further and further.
"boom!"
Then, Felton watched as Lin Tian drove into the basket and completed a powerful dunk!
"See that? That's the result after I went all out." After completing the slam dunk, Lin Tian turned to Felton and said, "With your speed, you couldn't even smell my fart!"
After these two consecutive rounds, Felton, who had suffered two major losses, quickly realized something.
The gap between himself and Lin Tian was greater than he had imagined!
The reason I played well in the first three quarters was not because I was particularly good, but because Lin Tian didn't play at high intensity!
This idea was proven even more thoroughly when he pushed it forward in the next round.
Lin Tian began to press the entire court relentlessly!
Felton suddenly realized that he had no space, no speed, and no physical advantage!
He was almost constantly being chased and defended by Lin Tian! He was almost unable to dribble or advance the ball!
If Sean May hadn't stepped up in time to provide Felton with a screen, giving him a bit of space to get to the frontcourt, Felton would likely have been forced into an 8-second violation even if Lin Tian hadn't directly stolen the ball from him.
terrible!
Even as Felton finally reached the frontcourt, he could still feel his heart pounding.
Lin Tian's defensive pressure is simply too strong!
The feeling was like when Felton was 7 years old and secretly watched his dad's gay porn, only to be caught and beaten on the ground with a belt.
The overwhelming sense of oppression and suffocation made Felton feel like he was about to die.
That's terrifying.
After feeling Lin Tian's terrifying pressure, Felton quickly realized his own limitations and the reality of the situation.
This person is beyond my ability to handle!
For the next few minutes of the game, Felton stopped thinking about high-risk plays like individual offense or driving and passing.
He would dribble the ball up the court and then pass it to his teammates, letting them handle the game.
Felton behaved himself!
For the next few minutes, he was practically invisible on the field!
This style of play caused Felton's stats to stagnate. His shot attempts, points, and turnovers stopped increasing altogether. His assists did fluctuate slightly, but that was because his teammates were in really good form tonight, hitting catch-and-shoot shots repeatedly.
The problem is, Felton himself has completely disappeared.
He became a mere accessory, dribbling the ball up the court.
His incredibly conservative and cowardly playing style certainly allows him to avoid making mistakes and losing face, but it also deprives him of the opportunity to continue showcasing his brilliance.
Being too quick to give up and too easily accepting reality can sometimes allow a mediocre player to retain their position in the league and remain there for many years, like Charlie Ward of the Knicks.
However, this mentality and playing style can cause an excellent and promising genius to lose his ambition, never be able to realize his talent, and then be gradually pulled behind by his peers.
For example, Felton tonight.
At least these few minutes of the game showed why, despite his top-tier talent, he was quickly and completely overtaken by Deron Williams and Chris Paul.
Your personality is too weak!
With Felton almost completely invisible, Lin Tian's outburst became increasingly fierce!
Drive to the basket for a layup! Slam dunk! Mid-range jumper! Draw a foul! Pull-up three-pointer!
Lin Tian continued to showcase his offensive skills relentlessly, leaving scars on the Bobcats time and time again. His personal score increased rapidly, and he used his scoring and individual offense to destroy every player on the Bobcats and all the common sense that Brown had accumulated over nearly 50 years of playing basketball.
He is unstoppable!
第四节比赛打到还剩下最后3分钟的时候，林天这一节比赛已经是15投8中，3分球5投3中，罚球7罚6中，轰下了25分！
At this point, he had already scored 88 points in the entire game!
Lin Tian broke his own career high record set against the Timberwolves years ago!
He scored the third 80-point game of his career!
It is also the second-highest score in NBA history!
Furthermore, Lin continues to break the NBA record for most games with 80+ points!
3 times!
And this time, his scoring spree isn't over yet!
After all, there were still 3 minutes left in the game!
Everyone believed that Lin Tian would score at least 90 points tonight, no problem at all!
As for 100 points?
Probably!
Because the outcome of the match is still far from over!
The Bobcats were in really good form tonight! Even though Felton was completely invisible, the other players were still able to score continuously.
The Lynx team withstood Lin Tian's relentless bombardment; they held on!
131: 129!
Although they were overtaken by the Knicks, they were only down by 2 points!
Of course, given Lin Tian's current state, the fact that the Lynx team hasn't fallen behind is anyone's guess whether it's a blessing or a curse!
If they fall behind early on, Lin Tian might only score 6-70 points before being eliminated.
But now, Lin Tian might just set a new NBA record for them!
Brown still had a furrowed brow and his lips were tightly clenched, showing how nervous he was. He was so nervous that he didn't even realize his lips were bleeding from being bitten.
The old man now has only one thought in his mind.
Win this game!
If Lin Tian's explosive performance or even breaking historical records is already inevitable, then we must win this match no matter what!
If we win, this game won't be a disgrace! If we win, we can say that Lin Tian was just racking up points tonight and didn't actually help the team win!
But the question is, can the Bobcats do it?
A nervous Brown watched as Felton dribbled the ball back to the frontcourt. This guy, who had lost his courage in the fourth quarter, seemed to have suddenly regained his confidence at this moment. He suddenly accelerated and broke through, charging towards the basket!
Felton, who had played with remarkable restraint throughout the entire quarter, suddenly launched an attack at this moment, which was quite unexpected for Lin Tian. He was unable to block Felton's path immediately, but he turned around quickly enough!
It only took a tiny bit of time for Lin Tian to turn around and chase after Felton!
Following Felton all the way to the basket, Felton jumped up forcefully, and with Lin Tian behind him and Smith in front of him, he forced a high-arc layup off the backboard!
To avoid Lin Tian's chase-down block from behind and Smith's defense in front, Felton's shooting form was quite bizarre. His entire shooting posture was distorted because Smith's obstruction made it impossible for him to even see the basket!
With such a distorted body, the chance of a hit is naturally extremely low.
Felton himself felt after the shot that it was virtually impossible to make.
"Rebound!"
All he could do was yell at his teammates to grab the rebound and try to win possession of the ball.
With so little time left in the match, he didn't want to give up this round so easily!
However, you never know when an accident will happen.
For example, with this ball, an unexpected thing happened!
After Felton's basketball reached its highest point and began to fall noticeably, a hand suddenly appeared in front of the basketball.
"Snapped!"
With a muffled thud, Smith, amplified by his terrifying physical abilities, slapped the basketball away!
But just as he swished the ball, Barkley couldn't help but yell, "Idiot! What is this guy doing? Giving the Bobcats points?"
Everyone could easily see that Felton's shot was almost impossible to hit, and everyone could see that the ball had already started to fall, but Smith just slapped it away!
"Goal-trapping! Goal-trapping!" the referee immediately shouted, issuing the penalty.
An undisputed goaltending incident!
131: 131!
The Bobcats have tied the game again!
After being silent for almost the entire quarter, Felton finally scored again! Even though this score was quite lucky, 2 points is 2 points!
This is his 5th point of the quarter! With this goaltending play, Felton has already racked up 29 points and 18 assists tonight!
In his entire life, let alone 29 points and 18 rebounds, he had never even scored 20 points and 15 rebounds before!
Both points and assists are career highs!
Tonight is also Felton's career night.
"Lin, I'm sorry, I..." Smith was quite annoyed when he realized what he had done in his excitement and couldn't help but apologize.
"No big deal," Lin Tian said casually, giving Smith a light tap. "It's only 2 points, we can get it back!"
Yes, it's only 2 points, we can win it back!
There are still 2 minutes and 40 seconds left in the game!
Lin Tian easily dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. Facing Felton, who had just scored 2 points by luck, Lin Tian suddenly changed his offensive approach!
Instead of the simple and efficient direct dribbling breakthrough, Lin Tian suddenly started showing off his skills!
With continuous crossover dribbling and wide-angle changes of direction, along with constant feints and hovering dribbling, the basketball seemed to come alive, bouncing back and forth beside Lin Tian. Felton, who was defending Lin Tian, was completely bewildered. He couldn't figure out what Lin Tian was going to do or which direction he was going to break through!
too fast.
Felton had only one thought at that moment: why not just grab Lin Tian and send him to the free throws? It would be better than being toyed with like a monkey by him.
Just as Felton had the thought of committing a tactical foul, Lin Tian suddenly moved!
This time it was a truly significant movement; with an incredibly fast double crossover, he maneuvered himself around Felton, gaining a huge amount of space.
Felton instinctively followed, his feet moving sideways in an attempt to catch up with Lin Tian.
But just as he completed the lateral movement, Lin Tian executed another crossover dribble and moved the ball to the other side!
This sudden movement caused Felton's center of gravity to shift again before he could even regain his balance, and Felton was completely unable to control his body!
His lower body wanted to steady itself, but his upper body wanted to move towards Lin Tian!
The complete disconnect between his upper and lower body made Felton's actions and appearance at that moment look quite comical.
And the pain he will suffer in this round is just as ridiculous!
The direct consequence of his upper body leaning to the left and his lower body leaning to the right was that he was almost lifted off the ground, completely sideways in the air, and then he completely lost control of his body, lost his center of gravity, and crashed heavily onto the floor with a 'thud'!
"My God! The change in rhythm! Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!" Barkley immediately shouted excitedly!
"That wasn't even a fake, that was a fake that sent him flying!" Kenny exclaimed. "Lin Tian faked Felton out of the water and made him take off! It's terrifying! How can someone dribble and get past a defender so fast and so incredibly fast!"
While the two commentators were exclaiming in amazement, Lin Tian had already widened the distance between himself and Felton, and then, beyond the three-point line, he drew his bow and shot!
"Whoosh!"
After such a crazy and perfect dribble, of course, it deserves a smooth goal! Otherwise, how could Felton's fall be worthwhile?
It's pathetic that Felton can fall so badly but not make it into any "Top 10 Dribbling Highlights" or "Top 10 Crossovers of the Season" in terms of footage or statistics!
After all, those highlight reels implicitly assume that a goal must be scored!
So Lin Tian did this for Felton! And so that Felton could still be remembered years later!
"Look! The one Lin shook so badly that he slammed horizontally into the floor mid-air is named Felton!"
Everything was for Felton.
Felton: Thank you so much! Absolutely not! I don't need that at all, man!
Regardless of what Lin Tian and Felton thought, the ball went in, and the Knicks gained a 3-point lead with 2 minutes and 20 seconds left in the game!
"Come back! Raymond! It's okay, come back!" Brown shouted from the sidelines. He wanted to boost Felton's confidence! He had to make Felton have courage again!
It's not just about winning this game, but also about helping Felton truly grow!
Hearing Brown's shout, Felton imitated his head coach, biting his lip hard as if he wanted to draw blood, before dribbling the ball towards the frontcourt.
I haven't lost yet!
You had a career high tonight, but tonight was also a career high for me, Felton!
Facing Lin Tian, Felton once again started dribbling continuously, shouting for his teammates to come up and screen for him while dribbling.
This time, the guy didn't dare raise a hand to signal; he was afraid Lin Tian would try to steal the ball again! (End of Chapter)