Jordan: I thought he was there to help me!

Chapter 601: To defeat the Pistons, one offensive surge is all it takes!

If the second quarter was a repeat of the first quarter, then the third quarter was a repetition of the second quarter!

Both teams played rather dull tonight, with neither high nor low offensive efficiency and just so-so defense. The first three quarters even gave people a feeling of drowsiness!

For most of the game, the Pistons controlled the pace and played rather slowly, with both sides constantly locked in half-court battles.

But in those rare moments, perhaps only 1-2 minutes in a quarter, the Knicks would suddenly erupt and accelerate, and at those very times, the Knicks players would always manage to seize the opportunity to score!

They always manage to widen the gap with a few opportunities, but they can't maintain it. Once their firepower is cut off, the Pistons will start to slowly but effectively catch up.

From the first quarter to the fourth quarter, the Knicks had a total of four offensive runs.

分别是第一节那个13：4，第二节有一个7：0，第三节有一个15：4，第四节前半段还有一波8：0的进攻潮。

In the four stages, the Knicks beat the Pistons by a total of 35 points!

During this period, the Knicks were virtually unstoppable.

But the Pistons' resilience is truly terrifying. After the Knicks went on so many offensive runs, the Pistons always managed to survive and bring the suspense back into play.

Until the final four minutes of the fourth quarter, the score difference between the two sides remained incredibly small.

88: 91!

The gap between the two sides has narrowed to just 3 points!

It was a one-ball difference, and the Pistons still had possession of the ball.

"Lin! You're finished!" Billups breathed heavily as he dribbled the ball up the court. "You're going to lose tonight."

"Did you even have a one-second lead tonight?" Lin Tian sneered. "We're doomed to lose? What makes me think I should lose? Because your head is rounder than the boiled egg I ate this morning?"

Billups cleverly refrained from responding to Lin Tian's words, and instead quickly reached out, signaling Rashid to come up and cover for him.

Rashid quickly stepped forward, and he and Billups blocked each other's shots. Billups then immediately bounced the ball back to Rashid, and then Billups made another run and completed a handoff with Rashid.

After receiving the ball again, Billups took a step back and was about to shoot!

This continuous screen and handoff is his and Rasheed's trump card. No matter how good the defender is, they will be blocked by Rasheed's towering body and continuous screens and will not be able to continue to interfere.

Billups confidently pulled up the ball, feeling great and believing he could make the shot!

"Snapped!"

But before he could even lift the ball up, Lin Tian slapped it away!

Incredibly, Lin Tian squeezed past Rasheed's top-tier screen, which was renowned throughout the league, and rushed in front of Billups, disrupting his shot and stealing the ball.

"Quick attack!"

Lin Tian, ​​who had just grabbed the basketball, roared, and the entire Knicks team immediately charged forward, creating a spectacle reminiscent of a stampede of horses and a torrent of mercury.

Lin Tian also launched a counterattack immediately. He almost completely ignored Billups's rapid counter-attack. He was fast and strong, and Billups's hasty counter-attack could not affect him at all.

Lin Tian, ​​who had been driving all the way to the Pistons' three-point line, suddenly stopped and glanced around.

That single glance was enough to make Billups tense up. He was about to warn his teammates to be careful when Lin Tian turned around and disappeared from Billups' sight with incredible speed.

too fast!

Lin Tian, ​​who was dribbling rapidly toward the inside, turned his head and saw Anthony and Houston running on his left and right sides. He turned his head toward Anthony, but passed the ball he had gathered in his hands toward Houston.

Just as the Pistons were struggling to defend against his no-look pass, their entire defensive formation was in disarray.

Lin Tian suddenly gathered the ball, started running towards the basket, and easily put the ball into the hoop.

At this moment, even Ben Wallace, the best defensive player, was tricked by Lin Tian into leaving the three-second zone and could only watch as he completed the layup.

"Lin is truly cunning, with 800 schemes in his body. Every move he makes contains 1200 feints. This guy is practically Loki, the god of lies, reincarnated! Otherwise, how could he be so clever?"

Barkley exclaimed incredulously, "I've never seen a guy with such top-notch physical abilities play so dirty!"

"He'll probably be more than just a nightmare for this era! Even 15 or 20 years from now, 15 or 20 years from now, he'll be a nightmare for those guards too! Because everyone will be compared to him!"

"Then everyone will say: What's so special about him! He's nowhere near as good as Lin!"

Lin Tian's performance clearly deserved Barkley's praise; that play was incredibly clever!

Not to mention Billups and Ben Wallace, even those watching the game, who had a god-like perspective, were fooled by Lin Tian!

They didn't understand how Lin Tian made the layup, how he just looked at Anthony and then scored.

You have to watch it in slow motion!

"5 points, Changxi! How did you guys manage to get me killed? Hmm? Let me see!"

After scoring, Lin Tian continued to provoke Billups. Lin Tian didn't want to play in crucial moments and the tense final minute of the game; that would be exhausting!

He wants to kill all suspense in the game within 2 minutes!

That's what he thought, and that's what he did.

"Everyone!" After trash-talking Billups, Lin Tian raised his hand and shouted, "Two minutes! We'll blow the game out of the box in two minutes! Send the Detroit guys back to their hotel to sleep!"

"clear!"

The entire Knicks team shouted, demonstrating their absolute confidence!

Our boss has given the order. He's been talking for two minutes, so we'll beat you to a pulp within those two minutes!

The Pistons' offense remains complex and detailed; their screens, movement, and ball movement are indeed of a high standard.

Artest did indeed get an open shot opportunity beyond the three-point line.

But this guy didn't shoot; he wasn't confident in his three-point shot. Instead, he took a step and charged into the paint again!

However, his speed was simply not fast enough. Even with the Knicks' level of defense, they had time to retreat to the basket, spread their arms, and block Artest's attack.

"Bang!"

His layup attempt, hampered by Stoudemire and Okur, missed as expected. Lin Tian, ​​who had also retreated to the basket, jumped high, grabbed the ball, and waved, shouting, "No rush this time, let's take it easy and score one!"

However, no one on the Knicks paid any attention to Lin Tian.

Everyone started sprinting as soon as he spoke!

These guys have evolved!

They're no longer the naive newbies they were last year!

If it were last year, and Lin Tian had said to settle down, this group of people would have definitely settled down obediently.

But this year is different!

As soon as Lin Tian finished shouting this, there were no Knicks players left in the Knicks' three-second zone!

Everyone ran incredibly fast!

They've matured! Everyone has successfully evolved into Old Silver Coins and Little Silver Coins!

Lin Tian, ​​feeling pleased, didn't stop what he was doing. He made a one-handed bounce pass, and the basketball flew out of his hand in the blink of an eye. It bounced off the floor at his team's three-point line, and when it bounced again, the basketball slipped between Rasheed's legs and flew into Anthony's hands at the center circle.

After receiving the ball, Anthony did not try to hold onto it for too long. Instead, he quickly passed the ball to Houston in the middle, who then passed it to Okur on the other wing.

When Okur got the ball, he was already at his favorite 45-degree angle. He raised his hand and faked a move, but Ben Wallace didn't fall for it and completely covered him.

But Okur calmly pulled off a fancy move, making a behind-the-back pass and getting the ball back to the middle.

"Beautiful pass!" Lin Tian shouted, received the ball a step outside the three-point line, glanced at Billups who was defending the three-point line, and then pulled up and shot!

"Whoosh!"

After the crisp sound, the Knicks scored another 3 points!

88: 96!

The point difference between the two defenses has reached 8 points in the blink of an eye!

"One minute and 35 seconds left!" Lin Tian clapped his hands and shouted after scoring, "Crush them!"

Of course, 1 minute and 35 seconds is not the remaining time of the game; there are still 3 minutes left in the game.

This time refers to the remaining time Lin Tian mentioned when he said he had two minutes to blow up the Pistons.

If it's been 2 minutes, then it has to be 2 minutes!

The Pistons finally scored on this possession, with Hamilton receiving the ball in the middle and making a jump shot for two points.

But they didn't even have time to celebrate or relax. The entire Pistons team quickly retreated to defend after Hamilton's shot, trying to complete the defense, but the Knicks' offense was even faster than theirs!

Holding the basketball himself, Lin Tian sped along at lightning speed, quickly overtaking the Pistons' first line of defense!

When he drove to the basket, the only defender who could get in time was Billups.

Billups was really angry at this point. After cursing, he stepped forward and tried to lift Lin Tian down!

We'd rather give him two free throws and commit a foul than let the Knicks launch a fast break like that!

But Billups clearly underestimated Lin Tian's reaction speed and his feel for the move.

The moment he hugged Lin Tian, ​​Lin Tian had already tossed the ball towards the basket with one hand.

"Whoosh!"

At the same time as a crisp sound rang out, the referee raised his hand, indicating that Billups had committed a foul.

Then, the referee slammed his left hand, which had two fingers outstretched, hard against the ground.

"Two points are valid, but an additional penalty will be imposed!"

"Stupid foul! Chauncey's shot was too hasty and too stupid! He shouldn't have fouled." Barkley shook his head and said, "He might have lost his mind right now."

"I understand what he's thinking. I know he wants to stop the Knicks' fast break with an early foul, but he forgot that the opponent is Lin! Lin's touch and reaction speed, plus Lin has already driven into the paint, intentionally fouling him at this point is just giving him a 2+1 play, isn't it?"

"If you're going to foul, do it earlier, from beyond the three-point line, instead of being forced to foul when the ball is under the basket!"

"The Pistons are really in trouble now!"

"Whoosh!" Lin Tian's additional penalty hit with ease.

"Stay calm." This time, the Pistons didn't rush to inbound the ball. Billups reached out and pressed down, signaling his teammates to stay calm and not rush, before he signaled to Ben Wallace to inbound the ball.

"Take a deep breath! It's okay, everyone relax." Billups slowly dribbled the ball forward, saying to everyone, "Score this basket, let's stabilize the situation! There's still plenty of time in the game, we'll make it."

While reassuring his teammates, Billups once again stepped outside the Knicks' three-point line.

"Scared?" Lin Tian looked at Billups and casually lowered his center of gravity, saying, "If you're scared, you can pass the ball quickly or just surrender, so you don't have nightmares and can't sleep tonight because I've blown you out of your life."

"Scared?" Billups scoffed. "Have you forgotten who eliminated you last season?"

"We could win last year, and we can win this year too!" Billups said confidently, then suddenly made a one-handed pass to Hamilton, who had just circled out using Ben Wallace's screen.

As the team's leading scorer, Hamilton naturally went straight into attack mode as soon as he got the ball, raising his hand to shoot his best jump shot.

"Win my ass!" Houston suddenly came around from the other side, seized the opportunity, and slapped him across the face!

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound rang out, and Hamilton's ball was intercepted!

"Do you even know who the king of off-ball movement and catch-and-shoot jumpers is in this league?!" Houston yelled at Hamilton as he sprinted up the court and threw the ball directly towards the frontcourt.

He believed in Lin Tian's speed; he was sure he could catch that ball.

As for Houston himself, he still needs to exchange a few more trash talk with Hamilton to have some fun!

So you call yourself the new generation's mid-range shooting king?

You don't deserve it!

Lin Tian in the frontcourt indeed got the basketball before Billups and then rushed towards the empty basket.

Billups didn't dare hesitate any longer. He gritted his teeth and charged towards the basket with all his might!

Then, incredibly, he discovered that he had done it!

He successfully ran ahead of Lin Tian and stood under the basket!

Come on, Lin! Come on!

Billups, running to the basket, was full of confidence. He didn't have time to think about why he was so much faster than Lin Tian. Instead, he quickly turned around and wanted to defend.

Ok?

Where is Lin Tian?

Billups made an incredible discovery: Lin Tian was nowhere to be seen within the entire three-point line.

This guy actually stopped outside the three-point line!

No wonder I was able to surpass him and stay so far ahead!

Billups realized he had been tricked by Lin Tian's sudden stop.

But it was too late.

All he could do now was look up at the basketball and keep muttering to himself, "It won't go in! It won't go in! It won't go in! It won't go in!"

He had no other option but to curse and pray.

But clearly, feudal superstition can't beat scientific knowledge!

Billups' curse had no effect whatsoever; the basketball fell straight into the basket with perfect accuracy!

"Whoosh!"

"Where are you, Chauncey!" Lin Tian shouted at Billups after scoring, "So eager to serve? I'll definitely bring you to practice next time!"

"You made me fetch the ball! You obviously really enjoy this job."

FUXX!

Billups gritted his teeth and cursed angrily.

He mechanically walked to the baseline, picked up the basketball, and was genuinely a little dazed at that moment.

After Lin Tian hit two consecutive three-pointers, the score difference between the two sides had reached 12 points!

90: 102!

In a very short period of time, the Knicks unleashed an 11-2 offensive surge, widening the previously close score to 12 points!

In the past, the Pistons have always been able to come back with their resilience and tenacity, getting pulled away time and time again, only to close the gap again and again.

But this time, they probably won't be able to do it.

They only had a little over two minutes left in the game.

Given their scoring ability, even if the Knicks miss all their next shots, they probably won't be able to mount a scoring run that outscores them by more than 12 points.

Their offensive capabilities are still too poor!

But the Pistons were clearly not ready to give up yet, so Brown called a timeout to make some arrangements.

Then, after the timeout, Brown replaced Rasheed with their leading scorer off the bench, Bonzi Wells!

This substitution gives the Pistons another reliable scoring option, which will definitely help them catch up quickly!

Yes, Wells did a good job of helping the team in terms of scoring!

He immediately scored 2 points by backing down Anthony in a one-on-one situation.

But then, this guy started losing points even faster.

Anthony received a pass from Lin Tian on the wing, faked Wells out with a move, then dribbled once before stopping and shooting a jump shot that went in!

Wells' defensive ability is too hasty!

His offense is absolutely reliable, but his defense is clearly a better fit for the Knicks.

Like most of the Knicks players, he's good at offense but terrible at defense!

After Anthony scored a basket, Wells showed great resilience, calling for the ball in the low post again, turning and driving to the basket for another 2 points!

But then it was Anthony again, with another jab step followed by a pull-up jumper, and he made it again!

Wells and Anthony actually started a scoring duel at this stage of the game!

But as I said before: time is running out for the Pistons!

They're just wasting their time by constantly bickering and wasting each other's time!

Two points at a time is already too little to play against the Pistons, and Wells is still here trying to take them down one by one?

What's the point?

So in the next possession, the ball wasn't given to Wells again; instead, Billups calmly took a three-pointer from beyond the arc!

"Bang!"

Unfortunately, Billups failed to make the shot, despite finally getting an open shot thanks to a double screen.

Lin Tian caught the basketball as it bounced off the rim: "Changxi, you're finished! You're going to lose tonight!"

Two minutes ago, Billups' trash talk was returned to Lin Tian verbatim, along with the exact same offensive move!

Lin Tian called for Okur to set a screen. After the two crossed paths at the top of the arc, Lin Tian passed the ball to Okur. Then Lin Tian turned and ran back to Okur's side.

After a hand-to-hand pass, Lin Tian caught the basketball, pulled it up, and threw it!

Even though Okur's screens were far inferior to Rasheed's, and even though Billups rushed in front of Lin Tian to try and defend him, none of that mattered in the face of Lin Tian's resolute shooting.

"Whoosh!"

After another crisp sound, Lin Tian scored a three-pointer!

The point difference between the two sides has widened to 15 points!

94: 109!

There were only 2 minutes left in the game!

"Foul!" Old Nelson stood up at that moment and shouted to the players on the court, "You can come off the court now!"

He declared the game over in the most arrogant and provocative way possible! (End of Chapter)