Jordan: I thought he was there to help me!

Chapter 570 What kind of bullshit top scholar is this? I'll beat up the top scholar!

This game was played with a lot of love in it. Both sides, especially the Pacers, didn't seem to be there to play a game; they seemed more like they were there for a team-building event or an annual party.

From fans to players, everyone was quite relaxed. Clearly, they preferred the feeling of competing on the same field with Lin Tian again to winning or losing.

Although Lin Tian's jersey number changed from 7 to 14, and the color of his jersey changed from yellow to blue, the Indiana fans' love for him will not change.

Especially when Lin Tian grabbed his 10th rebound of the night, achieving a small milestone of four consecutive triple-doubles, the entire Conseco Center erupted in cheers, with fans showering Lin Tian with all their enthusiasm and cheers.

The Knicks emerged victorious in this game, easily defeating the Pacers by 16 points. Both teams left the arena with great joy.

Before leaving the competition venue, Lin Tian hugged Bird, who smiled and said, "Lin, what do you think we should do this year?"

"Slack off, slack off to the core, go aim for the top spot!" Lin Tian's answer was straightforward; there was no need for that between his own buddies!

"We're not that bad, are we?" Hearing Lin Tian's words, Bird couldn't help but purse his lips. There was no need for that, really no need.

"It's not that bad, but even if we go all out, what can we achieve? Last year we were tenth in the East, and with this roster, this year we'll be at best 7th-10th in the East, and then what?"

That's enough for Bird. He's a smart man; he understands Lin Tian's meaning and knows how to make the Pacers rise quickly.

After the two high-fived again, Lin Tian left the court. They didn't have time to party with the Pacers guys tonight because the team was flying to Milwaukee overnight for a back-to-back game.

In the second week of the season, the Knicks will have to play back-to-back away games. This schedule for the Knicks is definitely the most grueling in the entire league!

"Did that old bastard Stern take the wrong medicine when he designed the schedule?" Anthony said, sitting on the plane with a disgruntled look on his face. "What kind of company starts the season with five consecutive road games plus back-to-back away games?!"

"I've never seen this before, Alan. You've played in the league for so many years, have you ever seen this before?"

"I saw it," Houston nodded. "We were almost ready to storm into Stern's office with guns and kill him. This kind of schedule isn't something a decent person could design! I suspect the boss slept with Stern's granddaughter, and he's taking revenge on purpose."

"Otherwise, there's no reason for them to play us like this."

Lin Tian simply shrugged at his teammates' complaints and didn't participate in them.

The team played five away games in nine days, including one back-to-back away game. This schedule is indeed grueling, but after all, a tough start to the season means an easier schedule to come.

Especially considering that the Pacers' schedule of 9 days and 5 away games is tight, but apart from the Pistons, the other opponents are not strong, so it is definitely not a problem to easily win five games in a row.

More importantly, after a five-game road trip, the Knicks will be able to play a long stretch of games at home!

Every advantage has its disadvantages!

Lin Tian was too lazy to study the schedule; what he was studying now was the Bucks' roster.

This team made the playoffs the season before last, but last season, their star player Reed suffered an injury, and the team only managed 30 wins. Although they were disappointed to miss the playoffs, they were incredibly lucky and got the number one draft pick with an extremely low probability.

And they selected Andrew Bogut, a tall guy from Australia!

After Yao Ming, Pau Gasol, and other new generation of international centers achieved great success in the NBA, Andrew Bogut naturally attracted the attention of NBA scouts early on.

Furthermore, given his tall and muscular physique, good physical talent, and relatively fast footwork, it was no surprise that he became the top scorer.

So far this season, Bogut has played 3 games, averaging 8 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks per game, which is neither good nor bad.

Importantly, the potential he has shown, especially his potential to become one of the league's top defensive centers, has made the entire city of Milwaukee quite satisfied with him.

However, Lin Tian wasn't thinking about whether Bogut could become Milwaukee's pride; that was none of his business.

Lin Tian was thinking about how badly he could beat this guy to vent his anger.

Lin Tian hated him terribly!

In his previous life, Lin Tian was indifferent to most NBA players. He liked a few, and criticized a few, but only for fun.

But Bogut is one of the very few bastards that Lin Tian really hates and wishes he could get out of the league as soon as possible.

This guy came to China to play in the World Cup in 19 and still managed to incur the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people, making all Chinese fans hate him. This guy not only likes to speak rudely and talk nonsense on the basketball court, but also likes to meddle in areas he doesn't understand and make random comments.

Overall, this guy is definitely one of the most hated NBA players in all of China.

He harbored a strange hatred and prejudice against the entire Chinese nation, as if some Chinese person had slept with his mother, killed his father, and then abused and bullied him from a young age, beating him up whenever they had a chance, giving him a nightmare-like childhood.

Unfortunately, this never happened.

Well, if it really happened, then his discrimination is understandable, Lin Tian can comprehend it.

If someone truly had such an unhappy childhood, it's not unacceptable for them to have an overly extreme personality.

However, this guy clearly had never been in contact with Chinese people, yet he carried an innate arrogance, disdain for others, and discrimination.

Then Master Lin couldn't stand it anymore!

You discriminate against me? Then I'll show you what I'm capable of.

However, Lin Tian was worried about what would happen if, through some kind of butterfly effect, Bogut stopped hating or discriminating against Chinese people.

What if the guy is a really friendly fellow?

Or perhaps things are friendly now, but then become unfriendly because Lin Tian beat them too badly?

Lin Tian's dilemma lasted for about 20 seconds.

Because 20 seconds later, Lin Tian made a decision: Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free!

Beat them to death!

Don't panic when something happens. First, beat them up badly, then see if you've made a mistake. If you have, great! The bad guys haven't gotten away.

Did you make a mistake?

So what if I made a mistake? In the NBA, does anyone dare to criticize Lin?

However, after waking up from a nap in Milwaukee, as Lin Tian yawned and prepared to eat breakfast while reading the newspaper, he became certain of one thing.

There was no such thing as hitting the wrong person; this Bogut deserved it!

The newspaper that arrived this morning included Bogut's thoughts and predictions for the match.

In short, there are reports about Bogut's views on Lin Tian.

As for the details, Lin Tian was too lazy to look at them. He only glanced at two headlines before tossing the newspaper aside.

Such a person deserves to die.

"I'm not familiar with Lin, nor do I want to be. I don't think he's one of the top five in history."

"He's an outlier in this league, and I think the league has been too lenient with him."

"I've never made friends with Asians. Although there are many Asians in Australia, I rarely have the opportunity to chat with them."

"I won't go to the Knicks. I don't like playing with guys who always run pick-and-rolls and treat centers like utility players."

……

Bogut's words, though not explicitly mentioning race, are all about race.

They practically had the words "racism" written all over their faces.

Because of Lin Tian's current status in the league and his desire to continue in the league, this guy was somewhat reserved in what he said.

Otherwise, who knows what he might say?

But that's enough.

The first thing Lin Tian did was take out his phone and send a group text message.

At this moment, nothing is more important than sending mass text messages.

"I hate that number one draft pick in Milwaukee. If you're friends, when you run into him, beat him to a pulp! Dunk on him as many times as you can, make him lose face as much as possible."

With just this one short message, Lin Tian sent it to at least 5-60 people. He sent the message to almost every star player he knew in the league.

Some people here will definitely support Lin Tian, ​​like Yao Ming who replied, "I hate him too!"

For example, Carter said, "I'll try my best to dunk on him!"

For example, Allen Iverson said: "We're brothers! Don't worry, if he messes with you, he's messing with me!"

And Kobe: "I'd definitely beat him up even harder than you!"

Of course, there were also those who were more level-headed, like Billups: "Why?"

Of course, Lin Tian was too lazy to reply to messages that kept asking.

He doesn't have time to explain.

Yes, some messages have been sent expressing questions.

For example, Reed.

Lin Tian forgot that he was the Bucks' leader and accidentally sent the message to him as well.

"Lin, are you pulling some kind of dirty trick?" Reed replied quite quickly: "Andrew is not someone to be trifled with."

"If we're friends, you'd better stay away tonight, or blood will definitely splatter on you." Despite sending the wrong message, Lin Tian wasn't embarrassed at all.

He wasn't even afraid that Reed would tell Bogut anything.

The more you, Bogut, know, the better!

To avoid being accused of bullying the weak by the powerful.

"Lin, I'm the leader of this team. If you bully my guys on the court, I'll definitely stand up for them! Even if you're my benefactor, the one who helped me become the team leader, I'll still protect my teammates." Reed continued his usual style.

That means having average emotional and intellectual intelligence.

"Michael, I've given you all the warnings I needed to give. Anyway, tonight, I'll make your top scorer regret what he said. As for how I'll make him regret it, or what I'll do to him, you don't need to worry about it."

"What I can do to help you is to make things less difficult for you."

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he put his phone face down and ignored its vibrations.

Meanwhile, in the Bucks' training facility, Reed thought long and hard before finally finding Bogut and telling him to be careful tonight and pay attention to his safety, because Lin Tian had already issued a kill order against him.

Next, Bogut will certainly face enormous tests and huge challenges.

However, Bogut clearly hasn't taken this matter to heart yet.

His reaction was even quite strong.

What can you do to me!

You, Lin Tian, ​​what can you do to me!

Do you think I'm afraid of you?

I'm not afraid! Let him come at me!

Lin Tian: Aren't you scared? Then let's take a look!

That night, the Knicks' fifth game of the new season and their fifth consecutive away game officially kicked off!

Bogut ignited a fierce battle during the jump ball, slapping the ball to the team's point guard, TJ Ford.

"Come on! Let's see how you're going to treat me!" After successfully jumping for the ball, Bogut let out a completely incomprehensible roar, which startled the Bucks' starting power forward Magloire, who was standing next to him.

Are you that excited after winning a single point?

Ford, touted as one of the league's top three fastest, dribbled swiftly to the frontcourt and immediately passed the ball to the team's leader, Reed.

Although he is still very young, he is no longer the boy who wanted to compete with Lin Tian in speed as soon as he entered the league.

After several major injuries, Ford now only hopes to stay in the league for as long as possible. As for other things like All-Star selection, All-NBA selection, and championship, he has completely given up on thinking about them.

I'll go wherever anyone gives me a job or an opportunity!

This is, in fact, the final destination for more than 90% of the players in the league.

They entered the league with boundless ambition and confidence, believing they could become the next Jordan or Lin Tian. But in the end, they will find that even with all their efforts, they can only barely gain a foothold in the league.

These are already top-tier players, and there are countless other players who, despite their best efforts, cannot establish themselves in the league or even secure a non-guaranteed contract.

This alliance is far more brutal than imagined.

Reed got the basketball, and facing Houston's defense, he dribbled twice in place before suddenly pulling up and throwing it!

"Bang!"

After a muffled thud, his inexplicable "privileged" shot bounced off the rim and missed. Bogut, under the basket, first elbowed Okur in the waist, then jumped up forcefully, grabbed the rebound, roared, and tried to dunk it.

"Snapped!"

Lin Tian had already decided to teach this guy a lesson, so how could he let him dunk so easily?

He had already chosen to let Ford go, then quickly drove into the paint and successfully blocked the shot!

After blocking Bogut's shot, Lin Tian quickly jumped again and grabbed the basketball that had been blocked. Just as Lin Tian was about to start sprinting, he suddenly felt a blockage under his feet.

Bogut's large foot "cleverly" stretched out in front of Lin Tian, ​​tripping him solidly.

Although Lin Tian reacted quickly, he only staggered for a moment before bracing himself with his hands to regain his balance. However, this delay meant that the best opportunity for a quick attack had already passed.

Lin Tian didn't go to protest to the referee, but instead turned around and stared at Bogut, saying, "You like playing like this?"

"What a coincidence, I also enjoy playing like this. But I haven't played like this since those old bastards like Stockton retired."

"Hopefully, I won't hit too hard later."

"You can't scare my old dog," Bogut said menacingly. "They're all afraid of you, but I'm not! I'm right under the basket, come at me if you dare!"

After Bogut finished speaking, he ran back to his own half to defend.

"Andrew, don't mess with him," Reed said worriedly. "You'll only get yourself into trouble."

"I'm not afraid of Michael! I'm not afraid of anyone!" Bogut's expression remained fierce, showing no intention of backing down or backing down.

Given this situation, Reed, who wasn't much of a talker to begin with, didn't say anything more.

That's not his style.

Especially since, even though they are teammates, they are not very familiar with each other, are they?

Damn it, you little brat, you're all pointing your dick upwards. I did my best, but you're asking for it. You can't blame me for being a bad friend.

As they were talking, Lin Tian had already dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. Facing Ford's defense, Lin Tian's response was incredibly simple.

He immediately changed direction to create distance, then squeezed past Ford in one step, and then dribbled the ball with long strides, charging into the paint!

There was no shifting of speed, no change of direction, and no unnecessary technical maneuvers.

He strode towards Bogut!

"Come on, Lin! Nobody here is afraid of you!" Bogut shouted and charged towards Lin Tian.

At the same time, he spread his arms wide. Judging from his posture, he was determined that if Lin Tian dared to jump up and dunk on him, he would dare to pull Lin Tian down from the sky!

A step-back?

Don't even think about it!

Even though this defensive approach would force Bogut to step down after two rounds, he simply wouldn't let Lin Tian succeed; he was determined to bring Lin Tian down!

With so many years of experience, Lin Tian could easily tell which defenses were aimed at the player and which were aimed at the ball.

Bogut's defensive move was textbook perfect – going straight for the player and aiming to take them down.

This is fine too!

Lin Tian originally wanted to be polite and test the waters for a couple of rounds, using trash talk and subtle tactics to get Bogut excited before making his move.

Unexpectedly!

I underestimated Bogut's ruthless, reckless nature.

So, the very first round is going to be a fight to the death, huh?

Then I'll grant your wish!

When Lin Tian was only two steps away from Bogut and the basket, he suddenly exerted his strength again. His right foot, which pushed off the ground, burst out with tremendous power in the blink of an eye, instantly bringing Lin Tian's speed and impact to their peak!

In the blink of an eye, Lin Tian had already taken off into the air, facing Bogut, and was flying into the wind!

"puff!"

The first thing the two made contact was Bogut's sinister arm and Lin Tian's large hand, which was slightly bent forward and equally malicious.

The two players' main offensive weapons collided for the first time, but the difference was that Lin Tian's attack was full of impact, while Bogut's attack was almost a stationary jump. The huge difference in their impact and inertia was directly reflected in the result of this shot.

Bogut felt an immense force come at him, and then he lost his balance and fell straight to the floor.

"boom!"

Then, with a loud bang, Lin Tian slammed the ball into the basket with one hand!

"This ball is for your great-grandmother who left this world long ago!" (End of Chapter)