chsdbacks Chapter 423 Don't provoke a man who's feeling down! Especially
Chapter 423 Don't provoke a man who's feeling down! Especially
The question is: When and under what circumstances should you avoid provoking a Chinese man?
Different people will certainly have different answers to this question, but for Lin Tian, at least tonight, he's being pressured to get married by his two younger brothers and his black friend.
Anyway, Lin Tian was very unhappy, and he was completely out of his mind. Coupled with Davis's perfectly timed provocation, his timing was extremely brilliant!
I choose you! The original Big Beard!
Get beaten up!
After responding to Davis with the same offensive move, Lin Tian's defensive intensity noticeably increased!
Despite Lin Tian's close defense, Davis showed no fear whatsoever!
Davis got a little cocky after hitting that three-pointer and successfully shaking off Lin Tian with a shoulder push!
He felt he was in exceptional condition tonight, and he felt he could handle everything, including Lin Tian!
Lin Tian: No, you can't handle it!
Davis was ready to repeat his move in the second possession, taking another step-back shot after pushing the defense aside with his shoulder.
"Bang!"
With a muffled thud, Davis landed squarely on Lin Tian's chest. He happily took a step back and was about to pull up for another shot!
Lin Tian, who had seen through his move, would never give him a chance.
How could Lin Tian, who was well prepared, be pushed away by Davis with a single shoulder shove?
The moment Davis completed his move and jumped to release the ball, the guy froze.
A dark figure appeared in front of him, and the basketball in his hand was firmly held down!
"Snapped!"
With a muffled thud, Lin Tian delivered a powerful volleyball block, sending the ball flying from Davis's hands to midcourt!
After the block, Lin Tian didn't even chase after the basketball.
I tried my best to block the shot, but you can't catch up! It's useless!
There's no need to waste energy.
Instead of wasting time on that, you might as well demonstrate what it means to rule the world!
Just standing in front of Davis and showing off is way cooler than stupidly panting and scrambling like a dog chasing a ball you can't catch!
"Get up, your nightmare tonight has only just begun!" Lin Tian stared at Davis for a couple of seconds, then glanced at Jordan, who was desperately chasing the ball to the baseline but still couldn't catch it, and confidently began to show off.
"Lin, next time you block a shot, be a little lighter. Don't you know you need to be careful with your strength when blocking, and try to get the ball into your teammate's hands?" Jordan complained to Lin Tian as he ran back to half-court after failing to catch the ball.
I sprinted at full speed across almost the entire field, and it was really tiring.
"I know! I can do that too," Lin Tian said, spreading his hands innocently. "But it's unnecessary. That kind of block might give us a fast break, but it won't make the opponent despair!"
"Fuck you!" Jordan immediately cursed upon hearing this, "You knew you couldn't catch me, and you didn't even call me? What the hell was the point of me running so fast? Am I stupid?"
"It's just a warm-up! I thought you hadn't scored much since the start of the game and wanted to run a couple of laps to warm up, so I didn't feel comfortable asking you to. I wanted you to move around and warm up properly. As you get older, you can easily get injured if you don't warm up properly."
"Bullshit!" Jordan cursed and stood far away from Lin Tian. He didn't believe a word Lin Tian had just said!
That bastard is deliberately messing with me!
I'm so angry! I really want to give Lin Tian a good punch and smash that smug face of his!
"Bang!"
Jordan was sulking when Mashburn suddenly elbowed him in the chest, then cut to the basket, received a pass from Wesley, and with Magloire's screen, pulled up for a powerful two-handed dunk!
"boom!"
After a muffled thud, Mashburn raised his hands and bared his teeth at Jordan as he ran back: "Did you see the power of the 'monster'? I will destroy you all!"
?
A question mark appeared in Jordan's mind.
This bastard, doesn't he know I'm in a bad mood?
Didn't I know that I was just tricked by Lin and ended up having to run back for nothing?
Now you're provoking me again?
Just because you made a cut in the air, does that mean you think you're Godzilla?
"Monster"?
Are you looking for death?
Come on! Let's do some hand gestures!
"Pull them apart!"
After arriving at the frontcourt, Lin Tian and Jordan were positioned at the top of the key and in the low post, respectively, and then simultaneously opened their mouths and shouted.
The two shouts, which rang out almost simultaneously, instantly threw the remaining three Pacers players into a daze.
How far should it be pulled apart?
Which way should we pull it apart?
How about the three of us go off-field?
After exchanging glances, Lin Tian and Jordan quickly reached a consensus and realized that the other was indeed the one who understood them best!
"I'll fight this round!"
The two of them spoke almost simultaneously, giving instructions to their teammates.
Ok?
Lin Tian and Jordan exchanged another glance, this time with a hint of suspicion in their eyes.
And this guy claims to be my best teammate?
I'll give you one more chance!
After exchanging glances in the air, the two spoke at the same time once again.
"This round is mine!"
Hey?
The two of you?
What the hell?
The other three Pacers players were genuinely bewildered.
Fortunately, besides these two superstars, there's also Webber on the court, whose presence has been fading lately!
At this point, Weber acted as a mediator to ease the tension.
He blocked Brown and held out his hand, saying, "Ball!"
Webber's action immediately made Lin Tian and Jordan forget their differences and arguments.
The two men stared at Webber simultaneously; this time, they had truly reached a tacit understanding.
"roll!"
okay!
Without hesitation, Webber quickly moved up to set a screen for Lin Tian. Lin Tian didn't bother to communicate with Jordan anymore, but instead dodged Davis and rushed into the paint, pulling up for a layup after a reverse layup!
At the same time, Magloire lost control of his defensive actions and slapped Lin Tian's arm as well.
"Beep beep! Foul on the hand, 2 points awarded, plus 1 free throw!"
"FUXX!" The referee's words had barely faded when Magloire slammed his hands together in anger, glaring at Lin Tian and snarling, "Consider yourself lucky! Next time you dare come in, I'll make you bleed!"
Hey!
The Hornets were really tough today!
From Davis to Mashburn to Magloire, they were all incredibly tough tonight!
However, the attitude of the Hornets' key players tonight proves that Lin Tian's idea was completely correct.
Returning to their home court, especially for their first home playoff game in a new city, can definitely provide a huge boost to the players.
Needless to say, Silas must have given these players a lot of motivational pep talks before the game, making them incredibly aggressive tonight.
Otherwise, just three days ago in Indiana, would Mashburn, Davis, and Magloire have dared to yell at Lin Tian and Jordan like that?
Break their legs!
But tonight, back on their home turf, back in their own backyard, in front of their fellow countrymen, these guys just dare to do it!
They were definitely much tougher than in the previous two games!
Unfortunately, when faced with an absolute gap in strength, mere bravado and confidence are not only useless, but will also make you lose even more miserably!
Especially with two of the opposing team's key players having Angelababy's presence, and the other two petty players being provoked by Mashburn and Davis, the Hornets' prospects tonight are bleak!
Lin Tian did not answer Magloire's question, but instead walked to the free throw line and calmly made the free throw.
He then immediately stuck to Davis and began to closely guard and defend him!
Davis's big butt was enough. He turned around and used his butt to block Lin Tian, and then slowly but steadily crossed the halfway line. Then he signaled Magloire to come forward and screen for him, but Lin Tian had already anticipated that he would screen.
Not only did Lin Tian lock down the position a step in advance, rendering Magloire's screen ineffective, but he also took the opportunity to stick to Davis and steal the ball immediately. Davis, in his haste to regain possession of the ball, lost his balance and fell to the ground.
In order to completely control the ball, Lin Tian lunged forward, using one hand to control the basketball and the other hand to support his balance on the floor. Lin Tian controlled his body, but Magloire, because he was too close and was touched by Davis who had fallen to the ground, also lost his balance and fell to the ground.
The scene immediately looked chaotic and disorganized, but in reality, the two people who fell to the ground were Hornets players. Lin Tian, who was holding the ball, had the ball under his control, as if it were an extension of his hand, with no risk of making a mistake.
Lin Tian quickly steadied himself, but did not accelerate his advance.
Instead, he first steadied himself and avoided the two people lying on the floor before slowly dribbling forward.
"The second half is yours!" Lin Tian said as he pushed the ball forward, immediately starting to bargain with Jordan: "I'll beat him a few times first!"
"The entire second quarter was mine!" Jordan declared, implying that half a quarter wasn't enough for him to vent his frustration.
"Why don't you just fly to the moon? I'll give you the whole fourth quarter, okay?" Lin Tian spread his hands, indicating that your demands were too high.
"You go play in the fourth quarter! You'll have crushed them by now!" Jordan replied, "I'm not buying it: You can have the third and fourth quarters, just give me the first half, okay?"
"You two, are you ever going to stop?!" Hearing Lin Tian and Jordan's completely disregard for him, Mashburn's anger surged, and he yelled at the two, "We haven't lost yet!"
"Yes, yes, that's impressive!" Lin Tian replied dismissively. "Michael, he has bad breath, couldn't you have pulled him aside?"
"You're talking nonsense!" Jordan unexpectedly started speaking up for Mashburn: "You two were eight meters apart, how could you smell his bad breath?"
"That's clearly the stench of his farts! Otherwise, it wouldn't have traveled that far!"
"Lin! You'll pay for your arrogance tonight!" Davis finally stood up and quickly returned to his defensive position. "Your arrogance is the biggest reason you lost tonight!"
"What do you think I've been doing by not attacking?" Lin Tian looked at Davis, who was in a very aggressive and convincing defensive stance, and said casually, "Wasn't I just waiting for you to come so I could beat you up?"
After Lin Tian finished speaking, he suddenly performed two consecutive crossover dribbles with a quick upper body shake. Then, he suddenly dribbled the basketball to the far side, changed his stance again, and crossed his legs. Davis completely lost his balance!
With three consecutive dribbles and countless subtle feints, Lin Tian effortlessly pinned Davis to the spot!
He accelerated past Davis, leaving Davis looking back at Lin Tian with disbelief on his face.
How could he be so fast? What makes him so fast?
Lin Tian couldn't answer the question of why it was so fast.
But Lin Tian assured him that Davis would have a completely new question in one second.
Why did he jump so high?
When Lin Tian once again charged into the paint and faced off against Magloire, he showed no fear or hesitation.
Lin Tian dismissed Magloire's threats from the previous round as mere farts; he didn't take them to heart at all!
Not only did he not take it to heart, he even wanted to personally verify that Magloire's threats were completely useless!
This time, Lin Tian pushed his speed to the limit, and the impact force also reached its limit!
When he jumped up to face Magloire, Magloire didn't even have time to spread his arms to defend, let alone jump to block!
Magloire was almost completely unprepared and motionless, just standing there watching Lin Tian rush towards him.
"boom!"
Then Magloire felt a darkness engulf him as Lin Tian knocked him over! Then came a loud bang as Lin Tian slammed the ball into the basket with both hands, dunking over Magloire once again!
"Didn't you say you wanted me to see blood? Where's the blood?" After landing, Lin Tian arrogantly looked at Magloire and said, "I'll give you one more chance! Next round, I'll charge in just as aggressively! If you have the guts, feel free to foul me!"
"I'm waiting for you! Don't disappoint me like a woman!"
After Lin Tian finished speaking, he arrogantly shrugged his shoulders, then quickly turned around and returned to his own half of the court to defend.
"Lin, I think you should be careful. If this kid gets carried away, he might do something dangerous and hurt people," Christie said worriedly after hearing Lin Tian and Magloire's conversation.
"I know, I'm not stupid," Lin Tian said with a smile. "So I'm not going to charge into the paint anymore! Let this idiot burn himself out with his anger!"
That's too yin!
This was Christie's truest thought at that moment.
In such a completely dominant and crushing situation, that bastard Lin still has to resort to trickery to deceive others.
Shameless!
If Magloire had been a little less sharp or slower, he would have stood motionless in the paint for the next few minutes, just waiting for Lin Tian to break through so he could deliver a powerful blow!
This means that as long as Lin Tian continues to break through, he will have plenty of shooting space from mid-to-long range!
If the center isn't going to rush out to interfere with your dribbling and mid-range/long-range shots, then why be polite?
"Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!"
For the next few minutes, there was a series of 'swish swish swish' sounds as Lin Tian threw one shot after another, and one shot after another went in!
There are jump shots after dribbling to find the rhythm, shots after receiving a pass from a teammate after running into position, shots after dribbling two steps to an open shot after using a screen, and three-pointers after dribbling to the frontcourt without any regard for the ball.
In short, Magloire, who was crouching in the paint, didn't even notice Lin Tian's body hair, let alone commit any malicious fouls against him. Lin Tian didn't even come close to him!
With Magloire almost never leaving the basket, repeatedly using his defensive anchor position to watch Lin Tian make long-range shots, Silas was the first to lose his temper.
"Get out there! Get out there and defend! What are you doing squatting in the paint? What makes you think you have to hatch under the basket? Do you have to get shot all over your head before you're willing to leave your warm home?"
With Silas's roar, Magloire finally realized that he had been tricked by Lin Tian. This bastard had deliberately made him stay in the paint, but never charged into the paint!
Now I understand! I'm getting out!
Intentional fouls don't necessarily have to be committed inside the paint or under the basket!
The outside line works too!
With this thought in mind, when Lin Tian once again used a screen to create an opening and was about to shoot, Magloire finally opened his long arms and came towards Lin Tian.
When Lin Tian saw Magloire finally emerge, he didn't rush to shoot. Instead, he dribbled the ball back two steps and looked at Magloire with amusement, saying, "Finally figured it out, are you ready to come out and commit a malicious foul on me, showing off your manly and ruthless side?"
"Come on, Lin!" Magloire was completely focused. He had already planned it out. Even if you, Lin Tian, are Superman, you can't fly. As long as you run forward, no matter how fast you are, your feet have to touch the ground. If your feet touch the ground, I'll have a chance!
"I really hope you've thought this through, figured out who I am, and what I'm going to do, before you decide whether or not to take the plunge. I'll give you two seconds to think it over." Lin Tian still didn't rush to attack, but continued to work on Magloire's mind.
Who are you? You're Lin, you're a basketball player, what's so great about that?
Yeah, he single-handedly wiped out the entire Jazz team, utterly thrashed the SuperSonics, and even beat the New York mob into submission.
Oh, and there was also his boxing match with Tyson in the octagon, where he ended up throwing Tyson around like a punching bag and knocking him out.
Does this seem a bit too dangerous to mess with?
FUXX! Absolutely not someone to mess with!
What the hell was wrong with me? How could I provoke Lin? How could I say I was going to do something dirty to him?
Don't you see how even a great player like Stockton had his career prematurely ended by Lin Tian's few moves?
I can't afford it!
Magloire is still making money in the league!
Just as Magloire was in a daze, questioning his existence, Lin Tian had already accelerated past him and charged towards the paint once again!
"boom!"
After another loud bang, Lin Tian once again slammed the ball home with one arm!
This is Lin Tian's 20th point in the first quarter!
Tonight, Lin Tian was unstoppable in the Hornets' half of the court, easily shooting and making shots from every area. The Hornets' defense against him was a complete failure!
Right after that play, Lin Tian and Jordan suddenly high-fived. Fans initially thought it was a celebration of the spectacular dunk, but Lin Tian and Jordan didn't mean it that way.
Relay! Substitution!
The venue is now yours!
In the upcoming games, it's Jordan's turn to take the lead!
Davis just now recklessly started trash-talking Jordan, spewing one insult after another.
Of course, this guy's trash talk isn't that great either. It's nothing more than the same old trash talk like "You're too coward to go one-on-one with me," "Are you afraid I'll beat you up?" "Go ahead and get the ball, Indiana's second brother," and "How does it feel to be Lin's dog?"
If it were just these words, it would be difficult to keep Jordan in such a high-spirited state. After all, Jordan has been through so many ups and downs. He can easily resolve any frustration he experiences on the court.
The problem is that Lin Tian overheard Mashburn's last words, "How does it feel to be Lin's dog?"
The righteous Lin Tian immediately yelled at Mashburn, "Watch your mouth! Or I'll smash your head in! Who are you calling a dog? Michael's my buddy! If you dare insult him again, I'll make sure you get suspended!"
Here they come! Look! This is what loyalty is! This is what a real man is!
That's what real buddies are like! When you're wronged or attacked, your buddies will always be there for you the moment!
"Michael isn't my dog! He's my best buddy! He's also the middle blocker and second-best player on this team! He's incredibly important to us! Much more important than your female dog!"
Ok?
Jordan frowned.
Good news: Lin is speaking up for me.
Bad news: Lin compared me to a female dog.
Super bad news: Who the hell is the team's second core player and your middle blocker?
I'm Michael Jordan! My life's work is offense!
"Ball!" After high-fiving Lin Tian, Jordan finally stopped holding back. After coming to the frontcourt, his voice was calm and urgent as he called for the ball!
Jordan is about to make his move!
He was genuinely angry right now! And if he was angry, he was taking it out on Mashburn! Who told you to call me the middle blocker and the team's second-best player?
Mashburn: I didn't say that! What a huge misunderstanding!
Jordan: Haha, you didn't say it, so did I say it? Or did my brother say it? I hate dishonest people like you!
Fight! Fight them to the death!
Jordan was genuinely angry at Lin Tian's comment about the middle blocker and the team's second-best player!
If before it was just a joke or an act, then Jordan is really going all out now.
I'll beat you to death!
If the first six minutes of the first quarter of this game were Lin Tian's shooting, driving power and defense that made Davis and Magloire play terribly, then the last six minutes of the first quarter were Jordan's post-up show!
He almost never changed his moves, he just kept attacking Mashburn with that one move!
Position yourself well in the low post, receive the ball, and then use your shoulder and body touch to probe Mashburn's defensive position with your back to the basket.
Then, after determining the defensive position, he quickly turned around!
Without waiting for Mashburn's reaction or caring whether he had shaken him off, Jordan simply turned and shot!
The finest ingredients are often presented in the simplest form!
In the latter part of the first quarter, Jordan used this simple and repetitive method to constantly attack Mashburn and score against him.
It involves receiving the ball with your back to the basket, dribbling once or twice at most to test the defense, then turning around and shooting a fadeaway. The only difference is that sometimes you turn towards the top line and sometimes towards the baseline.
It was such a small difference, yet Mashburn couldn't defend against it at all! In several possessions, he couldn't even find Jordan and was completely fooled by Jordan's feint and spin move!
They got blown up! They got completely blown up!
They were so thoroughly exposed that they didn't even have the power to fight back!
In this quarter, Mashburn finally experienced what a textbook low-post one-on-one play looks like.
Wang Mashben calls himself a master of the low post among perimeter players, and his skills are usable compared to others, but what about compared to players like Lin Tian and Jordan?
forget it!
After witnessing and experiencing Jordan's incredible low-post offensive show up close, he now genuinely feels that those few moves of his didn't count as back-to-the-basket plays.
At best, it's just kids playing in the mud.
Which of Jordan's fakes, spin moves, smooth releases, and shooting consistency could Marsh Benn surpass?
Those moves of his were just taking advantage of his physical strength, height, and wingspan; he was using his height to bully people!
Technical content?
Anyway, Mashburn himself has admitted it now: it's all bullshit in terms of technology!
Jordan has plenty of money, but I don't have a single penny on me!
Jordan's relentless low-post isolation plays in this round completely shattered Mashburn's mental fortitude.
Mashburn was completely outmatched by Jordan!
There was no way around it, I was just being tortured so badly!
In less than 6 minutes of the second half, Jordan made all 5 of his shots, and also faked out Mashburn twice, drawing fouls from Mashburn and making all 4 free throws!
A perfect 100% shooting percentage, scoring 14 points in a row!
In the first quarter alone, Jordan and Lin Tian combined for 34 points, and under their leadership, the Pacers scored a terrifying 47 points in the first quarter with a shooting percentage of over 70%!
A complete crushing defeat! Utterly annihilated!
In this quarter alone, the Pacers had essentially secured the victory!
Because while they scored 47 points, they also limited the Hornets to 19 points!
With a 28-point lead after the first quarter, is there any chance of winning this game?
Yes, there is definitely a little bit, but it's definitely not much!
Thanks to their incredible performance in this quarter, the Pacers not only nearly secured the victory but also managed to speed up the pace of the game in the later stages.
There was no way around it; the two guys on the team were waiting to go on dates with their angel babies!
Let's speed things up!
Fewer fouls, fewer free throws, less complaining!
If you do these things, the game time will fly by!
However, it was precisely because several players on the team wanted to go out for a walk that the team's focus was somewhat lacking tonight; they were all anxious!
If Carlisle hadn't almost certainly wouldn't have allowed it, these guys might have lined up to ask Carlisle to let them leave early so they could go have some fun.
Unfortunately, they couldn't ask them to come! They could only patiently wait for the game to end soon!
Judging from the expressions of the players, Lin Tian guessed that there were definitely more than just Ben Wallace and Christie with female companions tonight. However, even though he guessed it, there was still one thing that Lin Tian didn't understand.
Damn it, is New Orleans such a perfect place for XXX? How come these guys who never bring girls to away games are suddenly all bringing their significant others to New Orleans with perfect understanding?
With the players distracted and both star players Lin Tian and Jordan absent at the beginning of the second quarter, the Hornets played quite well during this period and managed to close some gaps.
They even narrowed the gap to within 20 points several times in the first half!
At the end of the first half, the score was 47-67!
In this quarter, the Pacers performed rather poorly. They not only failed to maintain their advantage when Lin Tian and Jordan were out, but the Hornets also managed to close the gap considerably.
Carlisle was furious at the team's obvious lack of focus and lapse in concentration, even though the team was still leading by a large margin and the outcome of the series was basically decided!
He started yelling and cursing in the locker room, accusing the players of not playing properly and instead thinking about random things, saying they were all distracted.
"If the score isn't more than 30 points by the end of the third quarter in the second half, there's a curfew tonight! No, a curfew for the entire playoffs! You'd all stay in your rooms and reflect on what kind of garbage you were playing today!"
"Do you deserve to compete for the championship? Do you deserve to be part of a dynasty team? You don't!"
"If you continue to play like this in the second half, I guarantee you'll all pay a heavy price!"
"Make them pay the price!"
"Beat them to a pulp!"
"Let them know how powerful we are!"
"Let's finish the game early and go party at the nightclub!"
Hmm? Carlisle glanced at Arenas, who was so excited that he had started yelling about their destination that night, but he couldn't be bothered to pay him any attention.
Let these little buddies get excited if they want! Anyway, they wouldn't dare do anything out of line if I didn't allow it!
After Carlisle briefly outlined the tasks and tactics for the second half, the Pacers, now even more furious and focused, took to the court again!
As for the Hornets?
No matter what tactics Silas brought to them during halftime, what promises he made, or how much motivational talk he gave them, it was all useless and a waste of effort!
Because it's all over!
You can tell from the energy and body language of this group of people after they came on. Although they scored a lot of points in the second quarter, the Hornets players also know that they were able to catch up because Lin and Jordan were not on the court for half the time!
But now, they're both back! (End of Chapter)