socalfunplaces Chapter 514 What? 30 to 0? Don't do this!
Chapter 514 What? 30 to 0? Don't do this!
"I think the most exciting part of this game is over, which was when Lin and Michael hugged, shook hands, and chatted with each other. The rest of the game will be pretty boring."
Before the game started, Barkley sat in the TNT studio, looking rather bored, and muttered, "If I weren't a TNT employee, I would definitely advise everyone to change the channel and watch the game being broadcast by our neighboring station."
"That's the Lakers vs. Suns Western Conference showdown. These two teams represent the highest level in the West this season. Watching their epic battle is much more exciting than watching the Knicks crush the Bobcats."
Barkley's complaints certainly resonated with many, but Kenny shook his head and said, "Charles, you don't understand anything! Let me tell you, fans are willing to wait two hours just for Jordan and Lin Tian to reunite and appear together again!"
"Now that they've gotten what they've been waiting for, I think they can change the channel now. For the rest of the game, just watch the score."
"Charles, how do you know Lin and Michael won't interact anymore? A lot of fans are waiting for that!" Kenny retorted to Barkley while inwardly cursing Barkley and the director.
Barkley is a piece of trash. You're a damn host, you just blurt out whatever comes to mind. Where's your professionalism? Where's your professional ethics as a host?
FUXX!
Meanwhile, the on-site director was even worse; he actually made him refute Barkley.
Rebuttal? How can I refute that? Barkley is right! This game was indeed very boring!
Fortunately, Kenny has been doing commentary for so many years, so he can be considered quite experienced.
He muttered to himself, finally finding a different perspective, expressing from outside the game itself: this game is very interesting.
He had no choice; anyone with half a brain would know that tonight's match was nothing to watch.
Trying to save face by saying that the Bobcats might pull off an upset would make everyone think I'm crazy!
Fortunately, the two men's pre-game chat didn't last too long, otherwise Kenny would have started introducing the local customs and culture of Charlotte and the signature dishes of some restaurants to the fans.
Fortunately, the match was about to begin, and fortunately, the players had all taken to the field.
Kenny immediately changed the subject and began introducing the starting players for both sides.
Okur and the 218cm Brezek both stood on the center circle. Then, when the referee blew the whistle, Brezek easily jumped for the first ball for his team, which is the moment when he can best show his presence and energy in every game.
Lin Tian's old rival, or rather, Lin Tian's old defeated opponent, Knight, gets the basketball and dribbles it forward.
From the moment Knight entered the league, he was one of the people in the league who was most thoroughly humiliated, most disgraced, and most miserable by Lin Tian.
There's no way around it. A point guard with no basketball skills, no height, no defense, and only decent awareness and passing ability is bound to be completely countered by Lin Tian.
This night was no exception. Faced with Lin Tian, who was determined to beat the Bobcats to a pulp to vent his anger, Knight really had no way to deal with him. He raised the intensity of his defense and started interfering with him from beyond the three-point line.
When he was young, he could still find some opportunities when facing Lin Tian's defense with his decent speed, but now, after several major injuries and getting older, he can hardly even see the basket anymore, let alone find opportunities.
Knight's physical abilities have declined drastically compared to his younger days.
On the contrary, Lin Tian, who was two years older than Knight, not only did not experience any decline in physical fitness, but his strength and ability to fight even improved.
"This is fucking unfair!" Knight muttered, knowing he had no chance of getting past Lin Tian's defense. He decisively passed the ball to Rush, who came over to receive it. Rush raised the ball high and then lobbed it into the paint to Okafor.
The first attack of the game, of course, should be led by the team's leader!
After Okafor gets the ball, his movements and footwork are quite solid. Although they are not flashy and there are not many highlights, they are simple and practical!
After two brief exchanges, a quick spin move, and a hook shot under the basket, Okafor scored two points, giving his team the lead!
This guy is known in the community as the mini version of Duncan, and there's actually a tiny bit of a reason for that.
Of course, it's only a tiny bit.
Before anyone could even consider how similar he was to Duncan, the Knicks' comeback had already begun.
Lin Tian received the ball from the baseline and took the lead, sprinting all the way, and in the blink of an eye, he had reached the heart of the Bobcats' interior.
Retreat to defense? Pursue? Defend against the opponent's fast break?
The current Bobcats don't have this habit or tactical awareness.
In addition, Lin Tian's speed was almost unimaginable. The Bobcats' Brezec didn't even realize that Lin Tian had rushed to his own basket and was still slowly running back to defend.
However, before he had even crossed half-court, Lin Tian had already completed a powerful one-handed dunk!
"boom!"
A loud bang!
The Bobcats' baskets were trembling!
The only good news was that the Bobcats were too slow to retreat, and no one could catch up with Lin Tian to stop his offense. Consequently, no one was dunked on or humiliated by Lin Tian.
Don't even think about humiliating me as long as I don't play defense!
"That was a great shot! Amazing!" Barkley suddenly roared, swinging his arm. "That's Lin! He started with his signature coast-to-coast dunk! Lin's athleticism is truly monstrous! Who would have thought he's almost 32 years old?"
Barkley's loud shout startled Kenny so much that he almost fell to the ground. Just a moment ago, he was acting like he hadn't eaten for a week, sickly and saying the game was boring.
One ball, one ball and you start howling like a banshee, you fatso?
2: 2!
The Bobcats were on offense, and the ball was in Okafor's hands again. But this time it wasn't Okur's one-on-one defense. Okafor had just finished his back-to-the-basket move and dribbled the ball once when Jackson's help defense arrived. He swatted the ball away from Okafor's hands with precision!
This goal directly exposed Okafor's problems with vision, ball handling, and adaptability.
He didn't even seem to have any way to deal with Jackson's double-teaming; he didn't even see it!
Jackson arrived too quickly; Okafor didn't react at all.
This kind of reaction and vision is something many players can't develop in their entire lives!
This might explain why he peaked as a rookie.
After being thoroughly analyzed by their opponents, they were unable to develop new tactics or advantages.
Jackson, who stole the ball, dribbled all the way up the court. The Knicks have now unknowingly changed from a team dominated by Lin Tian to one where, as long as there is an opportunity and the ability, the first thing anyone does after getting the ball is to attack and advance the ball!
After arriving at the frontcourt, Jackson glanced at the Bobcats' defense and found that three Bobcats players were already standing in front of him, waiting for him to get close so they could immediately apply intense defense.
Jackson dared not push himself too hard, fearing he might make a mistake.
So Jackson immediately passed the ball to Lin Tian, but Lin Tian never knew what it meant to wait and steady himself. The moment he got the ball, he threw it with one hand, and then the ball drew an arc and hit the floor, cleverly passing between Knight's legs.
"boom!"
Then came a loud bang!
Anthony made a cut at some point, received Lin Tian's pass, and unleashed a powerful two-handed dunk!
This time, no one was guarding him. Everyone's attention was on Lin Tian. Who would have thought that Lin Tian could so easily break through and shatter the Lynx's defense?
"Remember that one minute Michael just had." After assisting Anthony's basket, Lin Tian immediately turned to Jordan in the stands and said, "That was your only minute tonight!"
"Just one minute that keeps us ahead or tied! That's all the time we've had."
"The rest of the match will be your time to get beaten up!"
As Lin Tian spoke, he suddenly turned around and accelerated to intercept the baseline ball that Rush had just sent in. As the basketball slammed heavily on the floor, Lin Tian took the opportunity to step forward and jump!
"boom!"
After another loud bang, Lin Tian finally completed a dunk!
After all, in the previous two games, the Bobcats simply didn't have anyone to defend or position themselves.
But this time it's the exact opposite!
This time, the Bobcats players didn't have time to dodge at all.
Brezek had just inbounded the ball from the baseline and taken only one step into the paint. Given his reaction time and speed, the only thing he could do against Lin Tian's shot was to close his eyes, wait for the impact, and then fall to the ground in a sorry state.
Finally, he prayed that the dunk wouldn't be too spectacular, so that it wouldn't appear in Lin Tian's top ten career dunks compilation.
6: 2!
"Beautiful! Brilliant! All three were dunks! And each one was more spectacular than the last! This is the Knicks! This is the most entertaining and offensively potent team in the league today! They can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary! They can!" Barkley raised his hands once again, cheering!
As for what he said before the match started.
What? I, Barkley, said something before the game?
It's an illusion! It's all an illusion!
After that play, the Bobcats became much more cautious with their passing and offense. They finally managed to get the ball up the court and even managed to make a shot.
Even though it was a perfectly open shot, Bogans missed a wide-open three-pointer.
What can I say about this goal?
Bogans is terrible; he can't even seize this opportunity.
The Knicks' defense was really bad, allowing the Bobcats to get those kinds of shooting opportunities.
Anthony grabbed the rebound, and this time the Bobcats retreated quickly. They almost immediately got back to the backcourt, as they didn't want to be hit with four consecutive fast breaks.
Even if they are at the bottom of the league, this is still incredibly embarrassing!
But avoiding a counterattack is clearly the limit of what they can achieve.
The Knicks' defense is indeed terrible, but the Bobcats' defense is also among the worst in the league.
After Lin Tian and Stoudemire arrived in the frontcourt, a simple pick-and-roll followed by a roll to the basket completely broke through the Bobcats' defense.
Stoudemire received Lin Tian's behind-the-back pass, took a powerful stride, and then pulled up for another one-handed dunk over his opponent!
"boom!"
"Here it comes! Amar'e Stoudemire and Lin's signature live stream!"
"Watch Lin Tian thread the ball, passing it behind his back without looking, then watch 'Little Tyrant' wield the ball with one hand, forcefully cleaving down Jishan and shattering the Lynx's entire defense!"
"Yes, yes, you're right." At this point, Kenny had no desire to talk to his partner anymore.
Even the speed at which an electric fan spins can't keep up with the speed at which this guy changes his position.
It really jumps left and right endlessly!
After holding back for more than a minute at the start of the game, Stoudemire, who was not even in the frontcourt for the first time, finally unleashed his power with a thunderous dunk, raising his arms and shouting excitedly in celebration of his dunk.
Full of passion!
So far this season, four of the Knicks' five starters have scored, and all of them have done so with dunks!
Given the Knicks' current unity and form, Lin Tian won't keep Jackson and the fans waiting too long!
Fifteen seconds later, Jackson successfully defended Rush one-on-one, intercepting Rush's dribble face-to-face. Although he couldn't control the ball and it flew towards the sideline, Lin Tian's reaction was quick enough, and his speed was unparalleled!
Lin Tian rushed to the sideline, leaped high and controlled the basketball with one hand, while glancing back at the situation on the court. Then, Lin Tian threw the ball between his legs with one hand, and the basketball flew towards the court behind him.
Although Lin Tian made a behind-the-back volley pass in mid-air!
The basketball's flight path, speed, timing, and height were all perfect, leaving nothing to be desired.
Jackson, having secured the basketball, was not about to let his leader's heroic effort to save the ball go to waste. After taking the ball, he dribbled once and then jumped up, slamming the ball into the basket with one arm!
10 points!
Less than three minutes into the game, after the Bobcats scored their first two points, the Knicks went on a 10-0 run!
They only needed 2 minutes, and it was as if they wanted to turn the game into garbage time early on.
After this 10-0 run, even the Knicks players' defensive intensity was ignited!
Although their defensive system is still terrible, their defensive coordination and random rotations are a complete mess.
Every player on the Knicks showed an unusual level of enthusiasm, constantly running around the court, defending with their strong will, and continuously putting pressure on the Bobcats players and increasing physical contact.
To be honest, if the Knicks' aggressive defense had been used against a strong team, they would have easily broken through their defense with a few passes.
The textbook approach of watching the ball without watching the players and each player defending their own area is completely unsystematic.
But the problem is: the Bobcats are terrible!
The Bobcats were simply outmatched by the Knicks' relentless defense; their players were far too weak compared to the Knicks' roster.
For the next three minutes, the Bobcats failed to score a second point!
They were completely contained by the Knicks' defense!
Saying this is as ridiculous and unreal as saying the Pistons crushed their opponents with their offense and that Ben Wallace had a 40-point, 20-rebound performance.
All I can say is that the gap between the two teams is too big!
When Lin Tian dribbled the ball to the frontcourt again, facing Knight's defense, he dribbled between his legs repeatedly and then suddenly made a large double crossover, completely shaking Knight off his feet. Then, he made his signature pull-up three-pointer, and the game was officially halfway over.
There are 5 minutes and 57 seconds left in the first quarter.
The point difference between the two sides exceeded 20 points.
23: 2!
Halfway through the first quarter, the Knicks had already unleashed a 23-0 run! Since the very first basket, the Bobcats hadn't scored a single point!
This wasn't because the Knicks defended well; the Bobcats themselves got a lot of opportunities and open shots.
But for some reason, they couldn't capitalize on any of their chances tonight; they couldn't make a single shot.
As if God knew that Lin Tian wanted to do something special tonight, He secretly put a lid on the Knicks' basket.
God: I'll see today how many points you can beat them by!
In short, the Knicks continued to extend their lead on the court, and then the Bobcats helped them out.
"Technical foul!" Just as Lin Tian made his three-pointer and the Knicks were about to get back on defense, the referee suddenly gave Bobcats head coach Bickerstaff a technical foul.
As for the reason?
In the last few minutes, this guy called several timeouts in a row. He hoped the team could turn the tide, change the rhythm of the game, and score a few points so as not to embarrass themselves.
He tried to disrupt the Knicks' rhythm and touch by making substitutions, changing tactics, and calling timeouts, but to no avail.
This time, after Lin Tian hit another three-pointer, he wanted to call a timeout again.
This time, he wanted to give his players a good scolding, hoping to use yelling, swearing, and a plea for their disappointment to get them back on track.
No matter what, we need to get at least one point!
The problem is, Bickerstaff was clearly out of his mind from losing so badly that his brain was practically deprived of oxygen.
He forgot that he had already called every timeout he could in the first quarter.
Calling a timeout when there is no prior timeout is a technical foul!
One penalty and one throw.
Chris Webber knew this very well.
"Fuck you." Jordan spat on the sidelines, cursed, and kicked over a GG sign.
He really wished he could change his clothes and go up there to fight for a while.
Even if you can't win, even if you still get beaten up, it shouldn't be this bad that you get pinned down and beaten like this, not even getting a single point, and even giving points to others, right?
"Technical foul!" Unexpectedly, the referee caught Jordan damaging the sideline props and gave him another technical foul.
Just kidding, those GG brands are all backed by big-spending sponsors. Do you think you can just kick them down?
They must be severely punished!
The penalty of 1 throw-in has been changed to 2 throw-in-1.
Jordan and Bickerstaff became partners in the same league.
You're an undercover agent, and so am I; let's work together to amplify the Knicks' offensive surge to an exaggerated degree.
"Swish! Swish!"
Please wait a moment.
Another "whoosh!"
After making both free throws, Lin Tian received the ball 2 meters away from the three-point line. He glanced at Knight, who was at least 2 meters away and standing on the three-point line, ready to defend him. Without thinking, he pulled up for another three-pointer.
Goal!
Looking at the net time of the game, when Lin Tian made his last three-pointer, there were 5 minutes and 57 seconds left in the game, and after this shot, there were 5 minutes and 54 seconds left.
Lin Tian scored a total of 8 points with his two 3-pointers and two free throws, but only used 3 seconds in total.
3 seconds and 8 points, even McGrady would have to call him God.
Then, the referees on site finally couldn't stand it anymore.
It's already 28-0. If they keep playing like this, the Bobcats players will be knocked out of the PDST.
They have to take action!
So in the next possession, as Okafor was holding the ball and preparing to attack, the referee immediately gave him a whistle as soon as he released the ball.
Even though Okur's defense at this moment was as clean and simple as the clothes of the girls in the red-light district at night, the referee still blew the whistle.
"I know you didn't foul, but the whistle still has to be given."
Seeing Oku's bewildered expression, the referee offered an explanation: "A blood feud for killing your father? You really want to beat him to death?"
The referee has already said that, what can Okur do?
He could only shrug, giving up all resistance and explanation, and simply stood on either side of the free-throw line, waiting to grab the rebound.
But what to say about this night?
Although Okafor's free throw percentage is only around 60%, which is far from excellent, and doesn't even qualify him as a passable free throw shooter, he still has a 60% success rate. Compared to Ben Wallace and Dwight Howard, who entered the NBA in the same year, his free throw accuracy is much better!
But even under these circumstances, Okafor couldn't withstand the pressure.
"Bang! Bang!"
After two crisp thuds, Okafor missed both free throws, and the Bobcats still couldn't score.
The referee was speechless.
I gave you a chance, but you didn't do it!
Okafor missed both free throws, but the Knicks will make him pay for it.
Okur grabbed the rebound and passed it to Lin Tian, who dribbled the ball down the middle at high speed. At this moment, Wallace was on his left and Smith was on his right.
Two of the league's top springers were poised to strike. After observing for a moment, Lin Tian first swung the basketball to the left, deceiving the defender in front of him. Then he circled the ball behind his back, pretending to pass it from behind to Smith on the other side.
The Bobcats' remaining defender fell for it again and immediately moved to the other side.
With two feints, the Bobcats' inside game was wide open, giving Lin Tian a huge space to attack the basket.
Lin Tian couldn't believe how big the space was.
He even thought that the two people in front of him were probably worried about being blocked, so they just took the opportunity to run away!
Lin Tian was quite puzzled by the Lynx players' behavior, but he didn't stop taking any action.
The basketball didn't go left or right, and he didn't even attack himself.
Lin Tian slammed the basketball hard onto the floor with his hand behind his back, then turned around to clear a path.
"boom!"
Another loud bang! Stoudemire, behind Lin Tian, charged forward at lightning speed, grabbed the basketball, and pulled it up with a powerful shot, once again dominating the rim!
30: 0!
The Knicks' offensive run continues to expand and is still ongoing!
They've completely wrecked the Bobcats!
For the Bobcats, their only advantage right now is that the referees couldn't stand it anymore.
They couldn't bear to see such a tragedy; they're kind-hearted!
So, after just giving the whistle to Okafor, the referee gave the whistle again.
This time, when Jason Kapono, the Bobcats' most accurate three-point shooter and free-throw shooter, took a three-pointer, the referee first glanced back, and as the basketball bounced off the rim, the linesman suddenly blew his whistle.
"Whistle! Hand foul, 3 free throws! Hmm... Josh Smith! Your foul, raise your hand." When the referee blew the whistle, he even forgot who had just been matched up against Kapono.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and found Smith, indicating that he had fouled.
"I only touched his body hair at most!" Smith spread his hands, looking incredulous.
His defense just now was incredibly clean!
"Touching a hair is enough! You said it yourself, this is a genuine foul!" The referee snorted, not wanting to explain the same thing too many times, and directly signaled for Kapono to go up for the free throw.
Okafor just missed both of his free throws, which was a 60% success rate.
Your free throw percentage is over 85%, and you only have 3 free throws this time. How could you not score?
Um... of course not.
Furthermore, Kapono not only scored this time, but also made all three free throws, instantly overtaking Okafor to become the Bobcats' current leading scorer.
30: 5!
The point difference between the two sides was narrowed to 25 points.
Meanwhile, the Knicks' incredible offensive run has finally come to a temporary end.
The Bobcats finally scored!
"What? 30-0?" Almost simultaneously, Stern answered his office phone, incredulously asking, "Are you sure?"
"It's all an illusion, it can't fool me! Their offense can't be that strong!" McGrady, who was struggling to carry the Magic team alone, stared blankly at the screen, unable to believe that the Knicks' offense could be so strong.
"Their defense is absolutely terrible," Ben Wallace couldn't help but complain to Rasheed, who was watching the game with him. "Even with Lin on the court, how come the Bobcats can't score against the Knicks' defense?"
"Don't ask me, how would I know why?" Rashid scoffed. "But if we were on defense, I think we could shut them down for an entire quarter without a single field goal. Aside from those free throws the referees gave us, they wouldn't get a single point against us!"
"I'd like to try too," Kobe muttered, also watching the game. "I think we could beat the Bobcats 30-0!"
"We have to do this! Everything Lin can do, we have to do too!" Iverson slammed his hand on the locker room blackboard and addressed his teammates, "Tonight's opponent is the Hawks, another top-tier lousy team."
"Tonight, we have to beat them 30-0... yeah, at least 25-0! We want the championship, we want to beat Lin, beat everyone! We want to prove we can do anything!"
"Do you have confidence?"
"Yes!" Garnett and the Timberwolves players cheered, expressing their confidence in doing it!
The entire league was somewhat stimulated by the Knicks' sudden, crazy, and frightening offensive surge.
Some people are afraid, some don't believe it, and some are eager to try.
In any case, the Bobcats are going to be in trouble, and so are the weaker teams in the league.
Those strong teams all want to see if they can do it!
On the court, the game continued, and thanks to Kapono's three free throws, the referees' blatant help, and the Knicks' truly terrible and negligible defense, the Bobcats finally started scoring.
But that was just the beginning; their scoring speed was still far slower than the Knicks'.
44: 13!
At the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats were unable to hold onto the 30-point mark, and the Knicks outscored them by 31 points in the quarter!
If they continue playing at this pace and rhythm, the Knicks might beat them by 120 points tonight!
Well... that's impossible, of course.
It's not like there's a blood feud involving the murder of one's father or the theft of one's wife; it's not that serious.
Moreover, everyone's physical strength, condition, and concentration will continue to decline as the game progresses and time goes by.
No one can maintain their top performance for an entire game, and no one can keep bombarding the game like that the whole time.
After all, no matter how strong you are, we are still human beings, aren't we?
As the first quarter ended and the second quarter began, apart from Anthony continuing on the court, the remaining four starters were all resting on the bench. Old Nelson saw that these guys were having a lot of fun, so he let them play for a long time in the first quarter.
"Did you and Michael have a fight?" Old Nelson sat down next to Lin Tian and said casually, "Your attitude tonight is quite different, Lin."
"It's just a minor squabble, a joke with him," Lin Tian said casually. "Tonight, I want to play a little longer and get some data that Michael hasn't seen or even considered."
"Whatever, it's up to you. I'm too lazy to manage tonight." Old Nelson yawned and said, "But I'm a bit sleepy right now. I drank a bit too much last night. It'll be fine if I'm not there for a game like tonight, right?"
"Huh?" Old Nelson's words caught Lin Tian off guard. What did the old man mean?
Then, Lin Tian immediately understood what Old Nelson meant.
Because Nelson is a man of action, and when he does something, he does it perfectly.
Just then, the referee blew the whistle again, giving Anthony an offensive foul. Old Nelson immediately flew into a rage and charged at the referee, cursing and swearing.
"That's a foul? That's a fucking foul? You're telling me this is a foul? How is it a foul? Explain yourself how it's a foul! Did Melo's elbow hit your groin? Huh? Tell me! Explain yourself!"
"Calm down!" The referee was also confused by this. What was this old man doing?
Your team is leading by 30 points, what the hell are you doing here?
"Calm down!" Anthony was also stunned. He rushed over and hugged Nelson, indicating that it was really unnecessary.
He did extend his elbow just now, so let's call it a foul; he's only committed one foul so far.
"If he dares to call an offensive foul on you today, he might call your game-winning shot invalid tomorrow!" Old Nelson didn't care about that; determined to leave early, he continued yelling at the referee, "Give me an explanation!"
explain?
His father is the referee, so what kind of explanation can I give?
"Technical foul!"
The referee immediately crossed his arms and issued Nelson his first technical foul. (End of Chapter)