chsdbacks Chapter 648 The Pearl That Was Not Buried! Milisi, King of the Plateau
Chapter 648 The Pearl That Was Not Buried! Milisi, King of the Plateau
Milicic's spin move and powerful dunk reminded Lin Tian of his scouting report.
Strengths: Elegant playing style, solid fundamentals, likes to drive to the basket, good shooting, tenacious and persistent personality, and has a strong fighting spirit.
Weaknesses: Too thin, dislikes confrontation, and although he is tenacious, he lacks self-confidence and needs guidance to make continuous progress.
This scouting report truly proves the professionalism of NBA scouts.
The explanations covered everything from individual skills and playing style to the subtleties of mentality and personality, and were quite insightful!
Just from that one play, Lin Tian could feel Milicic's solid fundamentals, agile body, and elegant playing style!
And yet Larry Brown completely wasted a player with such a playing style and talent! It's such a waste!
This also demonstrates the reliability and rigor of this scouting report.
Milicic has a tenacious fighting spirit, but he lacks confidence because he grew up without a father. If someone guides him and helps him improve, he can grow very quickly, make rapid progress, and complete a lot of amazing matches.
However, if no one guides him, or if he encounters the kind of person who likes to suppress others, doesn't give them a chance, and always seizes the opportunity to yell at him, then Milicic will quickly sink into despair and become full of self-doubt!
This scouting report is absolutely correct!
No, there's something wrong with that.
The only problem is: Milicic is so big and skinny now? Among the Nuggets' trio of Eastern European giants, he's the tallest and strongest, like a white iron tower. You're saying he can't compete?
NBA scout: You're comparing a 03 scouting report to Milicic in 06, have you no shame!
Why not compare Milicic's scouting report from 93 with the current one? The difference is even greater!
After experiencing Milicic's strength in the first round, Lin Tian didn't rush to respond. Instead, he started passing the ball to his teammates to see how they were doing.
This is also a game habit that Lin Tian has had since the beginning of this season, or rather, last season!
In the early stages, let your teammates play first to see how they are performing tonight. If they play well, then let them keep playing.
If he's not in good form, that's when Lin Da Guan Ren can really put in the effort and score!
This is also the reason why Lin Tian's average score has dropped rapidly in the past two years.
As people get older, they tend to become lazier. He's even too lazy to grind for points now. How lazy do you think he is?
But tonight, Lin Tian's teammates seem to have fallen into a vicious cycle of poor performance again.
No one could make their shots, whether it was mid-range or three-pointers, whether it was catch-and-shoot, dribbling, or cutting to the basket. The Knicks' shooting touch was off tonight.
As for the reason?
Denver's high altitude caused insufficient oxygen supply and a decline in performance, which was an important reason. Another important reason was the Nuggets' strong players, who had long been adapted to high-altitude life and were not affected by it, and their super physical confrontation and relentless fierce actions.
The Nuggets' style is too rough!
They're like the Jazz of the late 20th century or even the Pistons earlier; the whole team relies on muscle, physicality, and fierce defense to create an impenetrable wall.
This move is absolutely enough to make any technically skilled opponent stumble when they encounter them.
This team is the nemesis of technically skilled teams!
At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets had easily taken control, leading the Knicks by 7 points!
21: 28!
The point difference isn't that big. With the Knicks' firepower, once they get into form, they can wipe out the difference in just one minute!
But the question is... when will the Knicks get their entire team on fire tonight?
They couldn't find their rhythm for at least the entire first half!
45: 60!
At the end of the first half, the Knicks, playing away, were already down by 15 points!
In this half, the Nuggets were firing on all cylinders!
米利西奇拿下全队最高的18分6篮板，克雷扎9分5篮板，内内10分4篮板，纳胡拉3分1篮板，当然还有比卢普斯的13分6次助攻！
Of the Nuggets' five starters, apart from Nájera's relatively average performance, the rest played at a very good level!
On the Knicks' side, apart from Lin Tian scoring 22 points in the first half to help the team barely keep the score close, the rest of the players, whether it was Stoudemire or Anthony, performed poorly. Not only did they have a mediocre shooting touch and miss a lot of shots, but both of them also committed 2 turnovers!
On one side, everyone was going all out and unleashing their full potential, while on the other side, everyone except Lin Tian was having a bad day.
The gap between the two sides in the first half stemmed from this!
However, in the second half of the game, the situation on both sides suddenly changed dramatically!
Nobody knows what Nelson said to his players during halftime or what kind of pep talk he gave them, or maybe he didn't say anything at all and just told them to get used to the high altitude and intense competition.
But in any case, the Knicks' shooting touch returned in the second half!
The first offensive play of the second half came from a pick-and-roll between Stoudemire and Lin Tian, who had been completely dominated by Milicic in the first half. Stoudemire received the ball and immediately made a mid-range jump shot, scoring the team's first 2 points of the second half!
Stoudemire's mid-range shot was like opening Pandora's box; in the next few minutes, the Knicks' shooting touch exploded!
Okur, who missed all three of his three-point attempts in the first half, hit two consecutive three-pointers from the top of the arc.
Anthony opened up his own space and scored twice in a row with his signature one-on-one shot!
In addition, Stoudemire scored twice in a row after his mid-range jumper, and in the blink of an eye, the Knicks went on a 16-4 run in the second half!
They quickly narrowed the gap to 3 points!
And at this point, less than 3 minutes had passed since the start of the second half!
The Knicks' firepower is just that exaggerated and frightening!
But after a three-minute stretch, the Knicks' shooting touch inexplicably vanished again!
It was as if someone had a remote control in their hand tonight; when they turned it on, the Knicks would make a mess of things, and when they turned it off, the entire Knicks team would miss shots!
For example, this time, after beating the Nuggets 16-4, the Knicks once again found themselves on the back foot.
In the next 3 minutes, they were outscored 10-3 by the Nuggets, bringing the score difference back to 10 points!
The third quarter was already halfway over in the blink of an eye!
At this moment, Lin Tian finally couldn't sit still any longer!
In the first half of the third quarter, Lin Tian barely took any shots, except for delivering 5 assists to help his teammates score quickly.
But as the score difference widened to double digits again, Lin Tian knew it was time for him to make his move!
Lin Tian's playing style has always been simple and direct!
If you're going to fight, you have to fight the strongest.
Upon arriving at the front, Lin Tian waved his hand, and Xiao Si immediately stepped forward to provide cover for him. This time, Lin Tian did not rush to attack, but instead waved to signal everyone to make way for him.
Lin Tian is about to take on Milicic in a mismatch one-on-one situation!
"Old man, you'll regret this!" Milicic lowered his center of gravity and said intently, "Do you think I'm some kind of big, clumsy guy who can't even bend over? I'm faster and more agile than any other big man in the league!"
"You'll regret calling me an old man!" Lin Tian snorted.
Then, after glancing at Milicic, who was lowering his head and center of gravity to defend, Lin Tian immediately pulled up!
No matter how talented or physically gifted Milicic was, he had no time to react to Lin Tian's sudden, lightning-fast shot.
Aside from instinctively turning back to look at the result of the shot, Milicic could do nothing else.
"Whoosh!"
He didn't even need to check the outcome of that shot.
Just listen to the sound!
The crisp sound of the basketball swishing through the net reached Milicic's ears precisely.
7 points!
One possession later, Lin Tian easily caught Milicic's missed mid-range shot, and then once again, Lin Tian chose to advance the ball up the court and continue to find Stoudemire for a screen.
The Nuggets had to switch defenses again, putting Milicic against Lin Tian once more.
"This time it won't be possible! I'll defend against you! I'll beat you!" Milic seemed to have a particular fondness for trash talk, and continued to yell at Lin Tian.
At the same time, his defense became even more aggressive and ruthless, almost directly marking Lin Tian closely!
But against a player with Lin Tian's speed, close-marking defense?
That would be tantamount to letting him break through!
Lin Tian certainly wouldn't miss such a good opportunity. He changed direction and accelerated, leaving Milicic behind in the blink of an eye. Then, as he entered the three-second zone, he suddenly exerted force again, stomping his left foot heavily on the floor and lunging towards Nene who was coming to help defend!
"Bang!"
Another muffled thud, and Nene, who had come to provide backup, faced off against Lin Tian, who was sprinting at full speed!
After a head-on collision in the air, Lin Tian, with his left hand holding the ball, mustered all his strength and slammed the ball into the basket while still in mid-air!
"boom!"
After a deafeningly loud bang, Lin Tian completed the dunk!
Finally, they managed to pin one of the Nuggets' burly men down!
"Where are you, Dako? Your mom's calling you home for dinner!"
After sinking that inspiring dunk, Lin Tian got even more fired up and started trash-talking Milicic: "Does your mom know how pathetic you are on the NBA court, getting blown away by opponents all the time?"
"You didn't knock me off my feet!" Milicic retorted defiantly. "You didn't even make physical contact with me! If you've got the guts, face me head-on next time! Don't just run away!"
"You said it!" Lin Tian looked at this still somewhat childish and immature kid and said with a smile, "Don't regret it! If I beat you up and you cry later, don't go crying to your mom!"
While mocking Milic, Lin Tian quickly retreated to defend.
Even if his teammates don't play defense properly, if Lin Tian goes on the court and needs to defend, he will never relax or conserve his energy!
We will absolutely give it our all!
For example, in this instance, Lin Tian was originally matched up against Billups, but after Billups passed the ball, Lin Tian quickly observed his opponent's vision and positioning, and then he saw Milicic, who had just received the ball and was preparing to attack.
Then Lin Tian started circling from the weak side, getting closer and closer to Milicic. Lin Tian's positioning was quite sophisticated, choosing blind spots that Milicic couldn't see. He had already circled almost half the court, and everyone was wondering: What is Lin Tian doing?
But what happened next showed everyone a terrifying side of Lin Tian!
You didn't see me! You absolutely didn't see me!
Lin Tian muttered something meaningless to himself as he ran quickly toward Milic.
Then, after Lin Tian made one last confirmation, he quickly moved again, arriving right behind Milicic. Lin Tian jumped high and hit the basketball Milicic was about to shoot!
"Snapped!"
With a muffled thud, Milicic's shot, which he had just faked out Stoudemire and was about to dunk, was thwarted by Lin Tian's slap!
That wasn't the end of it. Milicic, who hadn't even had time to react, not only got hit by Lin Tian's block, but then, as the two landed almost simultaneously, Lin Tian jumped up even earlier.
Then, right above Milicic's head, Lin Tian clasped his hands together and caught the rebound that had bounced off the backboard!
If you ask what the most embarrassing and shameful action is on the NBA court, 100 people can give you at least 100 different answers. Everyone's perception of what is embarrassing and their bottom line are completely different!
However, if we set certain conditions, such as the most embarrassing thing to do on defense is to be faked out, or the most embarrassing thing to do on shooting is to miss all three shots, etc.
So, when grabbing a rebound, the most embarrassing moment is definitely when a shorter guy snatches the rebound from behind your head!
No center can stand this; it's even more unbearable than being dunked on!
This time, Milicic was blocked first, and then Lin Tian grabbed the ball from behind his head and took it away!
By the time Milicic realized what was happening and tried to turn around and change things, it was too late!
He shot from under the basket, and when he realized what was happening and turned around to chase Lin Tian, he was shocked to find that Lin Tian had already run beyond the three-point line!
In the blink of an eye, Lin Tian had already dribbled the ball and sprinted forward, once again starting his fast break!
Even though Milicic immediately turned around and chased after him relentlessly, trying to get revenge.
However, the difference in speed between the two was simply too great!
Or rather, the speed gap between Lin Tian and everyone else was simply too great!
Lin Tian sprinted all the way, shaking off Kleiza and Billups, and drove all the way to the basket, where he once again slammed home a one-handed dunk, scoring 2 points!
When Lin Tian finished his dunk and landed on the rim to prepare to go back on defense, he was face to face with Milicic again!
This guy ran like crazy, but in the end he didn't catch anything!
No, it's not that he missed nothing; he caught Lin Tian's trash talk!
"Where are you going, Dakota? What are you doing running so fast? Do you have a stomachache and need to poop? Should I call a timeout so you can rest and catch your breath? How about that? Pretty considerate, huh?"
"Shut up, I don't want to go to the toilet!" Milic looked at Lin Tian irritably. He might not actually want to go to the toilet right now, but he was really angry!
Lin Tian is simply going too far!
Why did I run so fast? I ran until my lungs felt like they were going to explode. Don't you know?
Don't try to answer a question you already know the answer to!
You'll see!
Milicic, turning around, once again actively called for the ball on the wing.
This time, he backed down and blocked Stoudemire's position, constantly probing Stoudemire's defensive stance.
Then he suddenly turned around at lightning speed towards the baseline, leaving Stoudemire behind!
Well, against Stoudemire, with his defensive skills, using this tactic on him is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito—it's a waste!
Even for a fleeting moment, Milicic felt a pang of regret; he should have saved that move for later, after all…
Just as Milicic was lost in thought, his steps suddenly came to a halt.
"Bang!"
Then came a muffled thud. Milicic felt as if he had crashed into an iron tower. Not only did he fail to get past the tower, but he was also impacted by the recoil. He collapsed to the ground, clutching the basketball, looking utterly disheveled!
"Offensive foul! Change possession!"
The referee on the sidelines immediately started yelling and making offensive foul gestures with great passion!
God knows why the referee was so excited after calling an offensive foul.
But for the Knicks, none of that matters.
The important thing is that they've gained possession of the ball!
"Where are you going, Dako?" After successfully drawing an offensive foul from Milicic, Lin Tian continued to tease him, "Where were you going with that turn? To the basket? Sorry, I didn't mean to block your way. Next time, I'll definitely avoid you beforehand. Sorry!"
"Shut up, Lin!" Milicic glared at Lin Tian with intense hatred as he quickly retreated to his own half of the court.
That bastard, he's treating me like a child!
Then we have to teach Lin Tian a lesson! Let him know how powerful he is! (End of Chapter)