Jordan: I thought he was there to help me!

Chapter 759 God: You come to me with all sorts of trivial matters, it's so annoying!

This time, Delong didn't trash talk Lin Tian. He simply couldn't defend against it! He had completely calmed down by now.

It's normal that we can't stop Lin Tian! In the past ten years, who has ever been able to stop him? The important thing is to be able to fight back on offense!

After arriving at the frontcourt, Deron quickly called for a screen, and this time two players came to set it!

Yi Jianlian and Mason simultaneously positioned themselves on either side of Lin Tian, ​​employing one of the Hornets' signature tactics: a high double screen!

Faced with the help of his two teammates, Deron did not rush to accelerate. Instead, he observed and judged Lin Tian's choice first, and then suddenly accelerated past Mason. Mason also quickly cut inside, while Yi Jianlian retreated and bounced to the outside of the three-point line.

Lin Tian immediately positioned himself in front of Deron Williams, without losing his position at all. However, the defense of Stoudemire and Okur once again revealed a huge gap. Both of them moved inside at the same time to follow Mason, completely leaving Yi Jianlian out.

Deron Williams' pass arrived in an instant. Yi Jianlian, who was unguarded, glanced at the three-point line, then pulled up and shot!

"Whoosh!"

After a crisp crack, the Hornets finally broke their scoring drought, scoring 3 points!

Yi Jianlian also scored his third goal from open play and his first three points of the night!

"Yes!" Yi Jianlian clenched his fist excitedly and celebrated.

Although he is currently a starter, he is well aware that at least half of his starting position is due to the huge Chinese market behind him, and his position is not that secure.

In the final moments of many games, Scott would have Chandler play a combination of one big man and four smaller players, and benching Yi Jianlian is one of the best examples of this.

Yi Jianlian now has to fight for his place in the team!

Every time he scores such a crucial shot, it represents a significant improvement for him!

Deron Williams was equally effusive in his praise, slapping Yi Jianlian on the backside and yelling, "Do it this way, kid! Do it this way! The basketball will keep coming to you, go and destroy them!"

Deron's smugness lasted only about 3 seconds.

Lin Tian ran towards him as soon as he returned to his half of the court.

This time, Lin Tian still didn't get the ball.

Needless to say, I'll be sitting in Delong again!

After running all the way to his favorite position, Lin Tian quickly turned around, blocked Deron Williams with one hand, and reached out for the ball with the other. Then, the moment he got the ball, Lin Tian suddenly did the exact same turn as before.

This time, Deron finally realized what was happening.

He quickly moved sideways, trying to block Lin Tian's turn.

But as he moved out, he realized with dismay that he had been tricked again!

This time, Lin Tian's turn was completely a feint! He only twisted his head and shoulders slightly in that direction.

Then, just as Deron reacted, Lin Tian had already turned in the opposite direction and launched another jump shot.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball went in again!

"Fantastic! A work of art in the post-up! Lin's post-up skills are truly masterful!" Barkley shouted excitedly, "Both times he scored, Lin only dribbled once! He only dribbles once on each possession, and he's already completely outmaneuvered Deron!"

"Incredible skill, amazing feints!"

"Kenny, Gary," Miller said with a smile, "you two are both excellent post-up players. If you were facing this ball, what would you do?"

"Give him a punch and make him shoot free throws," Payton said, offering a way to stop Lin Tian from scoring directly.

"Stop talking nonsense. You dare to punch Lin? You dare to punch him? That's the funniest joke I've heard all month." Kenny immediately mocked without any mercy, "Even if Lin clearly tells you that he won't fight back or retaliate, and that you can punch him however you want."

"Gary, I'm not bragging, do you dare?"

"Kenny! Don't embarrass Gary. We're all good buddies. What good will it do you to embarrass him?" Barkley said, suppressing a laugh. "We all know that no one dares to lay a hand on Lin, at least no one in this league dares to touch him."

"It's not shameful, Gary. You're not as good as Lin, and losing to Lin isn't anything shameful," Miller chimed in. "Even Tyson couldn't beat him, so it's perfectly normal that you can't."

While a few people in the studio were ganging up on Payton, Deron Williams had already found another opportunity!

It's still the high double screen, still Yi Jianlian and Mason.

This time, the Knicks' defense once again suffered a signature lapse in marking.

Both Stoudemire and Okur rushed out to find Yi Jianlian beyond the three-point line.

Mason, under the basket, was left out this time.

Deron's high ball flew immediately towards the basket, arriving just as Mason was rushing to the basket and taking off. The ball reached Mason's head, and the former dunk champion Mason caught the basketball with both hands and then slammed it into the basket with all his might!

"boom!"

After a loud bang, the Hornets' comeback attempt continued!

"Nice dunk, Dyson Medea!" Deron raised his arm again to cheer on his teammates. When it comes to morale, Deron has never lost to anyone!

Well, that momentum only lasted for a few seconds before disappearing.

Everything still tastes and follows the same familiar recipe.

Lin Tian once again drove to the waist position, backing down Deron Williams to demand the ball.

The basketball immediately came into Lin Tian's hands.

Before Lin Tian even started dribbling, the Hornets changed their defense.

Yi Jianlian is coming to double-team!

This was clearly a tactic that Scott had just shouted from the sidelines. Yi Jianlian ran very fast and immediately came to Lin Tian's side with his arms outstretched.

But this kind of double-teaming is really useless against a star player of Lin Tian's caliber!

Although Stoudemire was being followed up by Mason under the basket, Anthony also had Wells by his side.

But if you double-team here and cover on the strong side, then there will inevitably be a huge open shot opportunity on the weak side!

Without a second thought, Lin Tian suddenly delivered a one-handed behind-the-back pass, throwing the ball like lightning towards the 45-degree angle three-point line directly in front of him.

Standing there is Oku, who is temporarily unguarded!

Lin Tian's pass was so fast that the Hornets players didn't have time to rotate and cover. They could only watch as Okur received the ball, aimed, and then calmly took the shot!

"Whoosh!"

After another crisp sound, Okur hit a three-pointer, and the Knicks continued their plan to widen the score gap.

Then, the Hornets' offense finally faltered. Just as Deron Williams was about to run a double screen again, Lin Tian yelled in advance, "Shout it out to me when you're on defense! Whether you switch or not, whatever you're trying to do, let your teammates know!"

"If you make another stupid defensive mistake, get the hell out of here!"

His reminder finally allowed Stoudemire and Okur to show their chemistry on the defensive end, no longer leaving anyone open and covering their positions.

Deron Williams was also unable to shake off Lin Tian's defense, so he could only pass the ball to Jackson, who then dribbled past Wallace and forced a shot!

But Jackson is a standard shooting guard. He has the shooting accuracy of a shooting guard and the height of a point guard. At the same time, due to his age, his physical attributes have declined significantly.

The current Jackson can handle playing against smaller guards without any problem, and he can also catch and shoot or look for opportunities while running without any problem.

But you want him to dribble the ball and one-on-one against Wallace, who is much taller and has amazing physical abilities?

It can only be said that Jackson had to focus 95% of his energy on avoiding being blocked, and as for scoring goals, Jackson simply didn't have the energy to care.

Just throw it out and that's it; leave the rest to God to decide.

God: Screw you, you bother me with all sorts of trivial things every day, I can't handle that much!

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, Okur grabbed the rebound and threw it to Lin Tian. Lin Tian dribbled the ball and sprinted all the way to the frontcourt. Even though the Hornets had superb mobility and agility due to their current lineup, so they returned to their defensive positions almost immediately, when had Lin Tian ever seen the opponent's defensive formation?

He paused briefly beyond the three-point line to observe the situation on the court, and Deron immediately rushed over.

Who in the league today doesn't know how terrifying and consistent Lin Tian's three-point shooting is?

So as soon as he saw Lin Tian pause, Delong immediately disregarded everything else and rushed forward to block him.

This one move immediately caused Deron Williams to lose all his defensive positions.

Lin Tian's speed is just too fast!

Just as Deron took a step, he also took a step!

Lin Tian shifted his weight, dribbled the basketball, and drove straight into the paint!

At this moment, Yi Jianlian was the only player left in the Hornets' interior. The young player, of course, would not choose to hide, so he turned around and opened his arms.

But that's all Yi Jianlian can do.

His prized physical attributes and speed were of no use at this moment; Lin Tian's momentum was simply too terrifying!

Just as Yi Jianlian bent his knees to prepare to jump, Lin Tian was already in position.

He had already jumped high with the ball in both hands, forcefully pinning Yi Jianlian to the floor, giving him no chance to jump and block!

"boom!"

Then came a thunderous roar as Lin Tian slammed the basketball into the hoop with both hands!

"Welcome to the NBA, Yi Jianlian! I hope you'll love this league!" After scoring, Lin Tian patted Yi Jianlian on the butt, smiled, turned around, and started his defense.

This goal can be considered Lin Tian's gift to Yi Jianlian.

At the same time, Lin Tian was showing mercy.

He didn't unleash his full potential, nor did he relentlessly attack Yi Jianlian.

Otherwise, given Lin Tian's past playing style and current weight, if he were to attack with full force, Yi Jianlian would not be able to remain standing on the floor after Lin Tian's dunk.

He would definitely be sent flying by Lin Tian's direct attack.

Lin Tian would still give his younger brother some face.

He's kind-hearted!

"Wow! Lin gave his compatriot a perfect Christmas present! I think this will be one of the most unforgettable moments in Yi's future career! People will talk about it again and again!" Kenny said with a smile, "I hope he likes the gift!"

"What if you don't like it?" Barkley started stirring things up.

"If he doesn't like it, I think Lin will give him something else," Miller said. "It'll definitely be fiercer than this one, so God help me, I hope the lad likes the gift."

"This young man is quite good!" Just as the three were discussing, Payton suddenly exclaimed.

Because Yi Jianlian scored!

Deron Williams' forced one-on-one jump shot missed, and after the basketball bounced high, Yi Jianlian suddenly rushed into the paint, jumped up behind Stoudemire, grabbed the basketball, and slammed it into the basket with both hands!

"boom!"

After a loud bang, Yi Jianlian responded with a putback dunk, proving that he was no pushover either!

The only downside was that after the dunk, the guy just excitedly clenched his fist in celebration.

There were no exaggerated celebrations such as jumping up and down, pounding one's chest, or pounding one's chest.

Without the unrestrained celebration, this goal just felt a little less meaningful.

Who told you, Yi Jianlian, that you're not Lin Tian?

Mr. Lin is now past the age where he needs to attract attention with exaggerated celebratory gestures.

The current Lin Da Guanren's main idea is that as long as he has enough status, everything he does is right and everything he does is awesome!

After Yi Jianlian's dunk, both sides finally started missing shots in the next few attacks, no longer scoring as frantically in a row as they had just done.

Over the next few minutes, both sides' efficiency began to decline slowly, but the point difference between the two sides did not change much.

The gap has been hovering between 10 and 15 points.

Both coaches and players were clearly dissatisfied with this situation!

The Hornets want to close the gap to 5 points, while the Knicks want to extend their lead to 20 points. Both sides are still far from achieving their goals!

So with two minutes left in the first half, Don Nelson called another timeout.

"This is terrible!" The old man's face was unusually gloomy, because the score difference had now returned to 10 points.

In just a few minutes, they were actually being pressured by the Hornets.

Although it was because Mason and Wells, two players who are not good at this, each scored a three-pointer, resulting in a 6-0 run, Old Nelson was still quite dissatisfied with it.

"It's Christmas today, are you bunch of bastards forcing me to swear? Do you want me to curse you so badly that you can't even eat the turkey at Christmas dinner?"

"If you guys really don't want to celebrate Christmas, if you really think you can just coast through this game, then you bunch of bastards have really disappointed me!"

"Yes, I never demand defense from the team. For the past few years, we've focused 90% of our attention on offense! But have you forgotten that I said everything would be different this season? We'll start to change, and we'll start to pick up defense again?"

"You've all forgotten about all this, haven't you!"

"Otherwise, how do you explain how Deron's high double screen can repeatedly break through our defense? How do you explain how you can't maintain a clear division of labor in your defense unless Lin reminds you? Is it really that difficult?"

"Is all you have on your minds alcohol, drugs, women, and dog shit? You can't remember a single thing I said?"

"If you keep playing like this, great! I'm telling you, after Lin leaves next season, we'll immediately and rapidly fall apart, becoming a pile of mud, a heap of garbage!"

"Utter garbage!"

"At that time, all the honors you have received, all the honors you have earned in these four years, will be taken away by someone else."

"They'll say: Without Lin, you're nothing; without Lin, you're just a bunch of damn cockroaches and garbage. They'll say, without Lin, you're a bottom-feeder team and scrap metal!"

"If you don't want to be talked about like that, if you don't want to be seen as trash who stole the championship, then you better pull yourself together! Pull yourself together, understand? Bring out all that stuff we practiced in training!"

"Yes, Coach, we understand!" Stoudemire was the first to stand up, expressing his determination to Don Nelson.

"You don't need to understand. From now on, you just sit on the bench and watch! You don't even need to play in the first half; your job is to watch!"

"Shut your mouth! Did I give you permission to laugh?"

Suddenly, Don Nelson erupted at Anthony! He saw Anthony's lips curl into a smirk, clearly gloating and mocking Stoudemire.

Old Nelson's anger was instantly ignited!

"You're just like him, you sit down too! Did you think I was talking to everyone? I was just targeting you two idiots!"

"The mistakes made by the other three players combined don't even amount to half of what you two alone made! You two were completely dragging the team down! Tell me, who let those two three-pointers go? Were you two idiots just standing there on the court, each of you missing one?"

"Let me tell you who will be the leader of this team after Lin retires! My grandma! My grandma will be the leader of this team! Because even she knows what responsibility is, what a leader should do! She raised seven children all by herself by doing the hardest and cheapest manual labor!"

"And you two bastards, you wouldn't even bother to defend a damn three-pointer!"

Old Nelson was unusually angry tonight. After yelling at Anthony and Stoudemire, he looked at the others who were silent and said, "Josh and Terver, you two will replace Melo and Amar'e."

"Defense! With two minutes left, I'm going to play defense! If you've listened to and practiced what I've been teaching this season, you'll know what to do! Get back to work and shut down the Hornets' lousy offense!"

"If you get blown out by this level of attack, then you guys are really disappointing and terrible!"

"Remember, with two minutes left, my goal remains the same: 20 points! I want you guys to be up by 20 points against the Hornets!" Old Nelson said, coldly sweeping his gaze over the group again, then extending his hand: "Our goal is..."

"20 points!"

The three starters and the two players who were called upon by Don Nelson to replace Stoudemire and Anthony shouted at the same time, and then all five of them turned around and walked onto the court at the same time.

The final two minutes of the first half are about to begin! (End of Chapter)