I've been playing in the NBA for three years, and this system is only now showing up?

Chapter 46 What's more terrifying than a ruthless person is a madman!

"You mean he did it on purpose?" Wilmarcus, watching from the commentary booth, blinked at his partner.

"Does it matter?" Smith laughed. "The important thing is that he proved he's not afraid of Robinson, which will save him a lot of trouble in his future career."

The game continues.

When Lin Ze returned to the court, five minutes into the second quarter, the Lakers still held a seven-point lead.

In the past few minutes, the Spurs have changed their defensive strategy, no longer allowing Duncan and O'Neal to go one-on-one.

They started having other players double-team O'Neal more often.

Then, in the first possession after Lin Ze came on, he noticed that Robinson was incredibly proactive in helping defend O'Neal. He practically stuck to O'Neal and wanted to stay inside the three-point line.

Then, Lin Ze got a huge open three-point opportunity.

Shot! Goal!

Lin Ze scored in double digits tonight.

In the remainder of the second quarter, Lin Ze had many more such opportunities.

Even though Popovich kept yelling from the sidelines, telling Robinson not to double-team so aggressively and not to do such exaggerated help defense.

But Robinson wouldn't listen; he insisted on defending himself this way.

His reaction left Popovich helpless. What could the young Popovich do but shake his head and sigh?

Tell everyone that Robinson is scared, so he needs someone to help him defend against Lin Ze?

Just like he was afraid of Hakeem Olajuwon and Karl Malone back then, he longed for someone to help him and for someone to help him defend.

Yes, the Spurs don't have a troublemaker like Rodman anymore, nor do they have a tough guy like Robinson who would rather be DNP than help him defend Olajuwon. But so what?

Popovich can't very well have Duncan guard Lin Ze and Robinson match up against O'Neal.

Robinson might be in an even worse situation.

"This inside combination of two is really a headache! If we meet them in the playoffs..." At this moment, Popovich had already begun to think about the playoffs.

He didn't care about winning or losing a regular season game; his only desire was to successfully defend his title.

On the court, Lin Ze, who had countless open mid-range and long-range shots and cuts in the second quarter, had already scored 20 points by the end of the first half.

He faced almost no defensive pressure throughout the second quarter and played with ease the whole time.

Robinson was clearly scared.

This guy, known for his soft style and repeatedly getting crushed in head-to-head matchups, who almost never had the upper hand in a battle of the big men, was clearly scared after realizing that Lin Ze was really willing to go all out against him and really dared to let him taste his brains.

He dared not confront Lin Ze again, nor did he dare to engage in close combat with him.

This is why David Robinson was ranked third among the four great centers at best, and was even occasionally criticized by Ewing, who was ranked fourth.

Why is it that, despite Robinson's overwhelming dominance in accolades—scoring title, MVP, DPOY, All-NBA First Team selections, and even head-to-head statistics—some people still believe Robinson is inferior to Ewing?

Because Ewing is just a novice, but he's not weak.

Robinson, on the other hand, is truly soft.

If Robinson still possesses any old-school player's integrity, it's that when Lin Ze threatened him, he didn't directly complain to the referee or beg for the referee's protection.

That night, Robinson was completely crushed by Lin Ze, both mentally and physically.

Especially at the start of the second half, when Lin Ze was matched up against Robinson again and tried to back him down, he swung his big elbow at Robinson's head without thinking, and Robinson quickly retreated to dodge.

This gave Lin Ze an almost open opportunity, and he made the shot without hesitation.

After that shot, Lin Ze looked at Robinson with absolutely no respect.

This woman is more suited to playing in the WNBA.

Robinson was also completely afraid of Lin Ze.

This was certainly not the first time Robinson had encountered such a vicious criminal or been elbowed in his career.

Robinson wasn't always this scared.

What truly frightened Robinson about Lin Ze was not those few elbow strikes or his exaggerated movements during attacks.

But at this moment, Lin Ze was simply a madman in Robinson's eyes.

When others resort to underhanded tactics, there's always a reason. Perhaps it's due to a conflict, a fierce confrontation, or something else, like Lin Ze's first underhanded act.

But in the first matchup after the start of the second half, there was absolutely no reason or cause; he just raised his elbow to try and break his move.

This goes beyond the normal logic of a football stadium.

I already admitted defeat in the second quarter, I gave in, so why don't we just play normally in the second half?

You little brat, you're breaking all the rules of the martial world and you're trying to cripple me right off the bat?

Robinson has seen the dirty, the dark and the bad; he even fought with Anthony Mason Jr., known as the "King of Killers in New York."

Even Mason Jr. never aimed directly for the head when he had such a clear advantage.

This is a reckless madman who doesn't care about the consequences!

Madmen are far more terrifying than normal people.

"Are you afraid of David?" After this round, Lin Ze grinned maliciously at Robinson. "If you hadn't dodged, I would have committed a second malicious foul. Why did you dodge? Was it instinctive?"

"How about I give you one more chance? Next round, I'll still ask for the ball, I'll still back down, I'll still elbow you in the head. Tonight, I want to see your brains oozing out of your mouth!"

"You think I'm afraid of you? Kid, I'm not afraid of you! I'm not afraid of anyone!" David Robinson's eyes widened, but Lin Ze saw right through him.

Outwardly fierce but inwardly weak.

In the next round, Lin Ze indeed backed down Robinson once again and raised his hand to call for the ball.

Fisher passed the ball to him without hesitation.

Because Jackson had made those arrangements during halftime.

"I can kill him!" It was Lin Ze who volunteered to fight first.

"Let Lin kill him!" Then O'Neal raised both hands in support: "I've wanted to kill that sissy for a long time."

"Then you should kill him. After the start of the second half, we'll focus our attack on Lin and let him go to the midfield to attack him!" Jackson finally made the decision.

The reason Jackson agreed to Lin Ze's plan so readily was that he wanted to see Lin Ze's post-up game.

Jackson rubbed his eyes several times during those turnaround jump shots after backing down his opponent in the first half.

He suddenly had a feeling that the player on his team who was most like Jordan might not be Kobe at all!