Jordan: I thought he was there to help me!

Chapter 1060 A Crazy Start! Both Sides Make the Same Choice!

If there was anything that both sides fully agreed on before the match began, but neither side knew about it at all...

That was the game strategy that the Lakers and Mavericks decided on before the game.

"Attack! Launch a full-scale attack from the start! Crush them with a barrage of attacks right from the beginning!"

This is Jason Jr.

"Attack! A furious attack! From the very start, unleash a Category 5 typhoon-level barrage and utterly obliterate them!"

This is Jackson.

They both chose the exact same strategy at the start.

Even the reason this strategy was adopted was based on the same reason.

The opposing team has many star players and a powerful offense, making it virtually impossible to defend against. If we can't defend, then we'll have to go on the offensive!

With the same idea and the same line of thinking, the two coaches set similar strategies.

Under these circumstances, the first encounter between the two sides officially began!

Bogut, Nowitzki, James, Ray Allen, Mo Williams.

Bynum, Turiaf, Durant, Kobe, Lin Tian!

"Beep beep!"

With a whistle from the referee, the basketball was tossed high into the air. Bynum stretched out his long arm and passed the ball to Lin Tian before Bogut could reach it, giving the Lakers their first offensive opportunity.

Facing the offensively strong but defensively weak Williams, Lin Tian didn't waste any words with him. After receiving the ball, he immediately started his attack and rushed to the Mavericks' half of the court in the blink of an eye. After observing for a while, Lin Tian found that no one came up to double-team him, nor did anyone intend to help defend.

Lin Tian immediately changed direction and accelerated, leaving Williams behind in one step, and rushed into the paint!

The Mavericks' power forward is Nowitzki. Although he has improved his one-on-one low-post defense, his speed in help defense is still a clear disadvantage. James, on the other hand, has to match up against Durant and doesn't dare to collapse the defense to leave Durant open.

Lin Tian then drove straight to the inside with almost no obstruction. The only person blocking his way was Bogut, the last rim protector.

"Come on, I'm not afraid of you, Lin, come on..." Bogut stood under the basket with his hands raised, looking quite intimidating.

Unfortunately, Lin Tian didn't waste any words with him and didn't give him a chance to finish his lines.

Lin Tian showed no intention of slowing down to observe the situation. He sprinted all the way to the basket, then pulled up and jumped towards Bogut, imbuing the basketball in his hands with immense force.

With a loud thud, Lin Tian, ​​who had already fully jumped, stretched out his body and crashed into Bogut. Because of the force of his impact, Bogut, who was trying to jump to defend, didn't have time to get up and block the shot. Instead, he was directly pushed down by Lin Tian.

Bogut not only failed to jump, but was also overwhelmed by Lin Tian and unable to mount an effective defense, falling backward.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, Lin Tian delivered a crazy dunk, setting the stage for a truly incredible start to the series!

But tonight's crazy behavior was clearly not limited to Lin Tian alone.

On the Mavericks' offense, James held the ball at the top of the arc and waved for Bogut to run a pick-and-roll with him. After the two crossed paths, James suddenly accelerated and drove to the basket in the blink of an eye, just like Lin Tian.

Bynum of the Lakers also raised his hands to try and disrupt James, but James's impact was equally formidable.

If Lin Tian is a tiger charging forward, then James is at least an angry rhinoceros.

"boom!"

Just like in the last round, James pushed past Bynum and slammed the ball into the basket with one hand!

"That's insane! Both of their first plays were brutal!" Miller grinned and said, "Two dunks, both dunks over the opposing center! Lin and James could both make the top ten plays with their first plays."

"But Bynum and Bogut are definitely going to have nightmares; their start tonight is absolutely hellish."

"You're in high spirits." Lin Tian dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, still looking relaxed.

"I'll be even more energetic!" Although Williams' defense isn't great, in this kind of situation, let alone if he's bad at defense, even if a disabled person came on, he would still give it his all, just hoping to do more for the team and help them win.

"Sorry, I wasn't talking to you." Lin Tian actually waved a hand in an apologetic gesture: "What's your name again?"

Just as he was speaking, Lin Tian took advantage of the moment when everyone's attention was focused on the hand he was raising to apologize, and suddenly threw the ball away with his other dribbling hand.

Under the basket, Bynum had already positioned himself. After receiving the ball, he pushed back slightly, followed by a quick spin move following a pass from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and then slammed the ball towards the rim!

"boom!"

After the explosion, the third dunk of the game was executed.

But tonight's madness has clearly only just begun!

Ten seconds later, Nowitzki, who doesn't usually dunk, turned and drove straight to the basket. He then calmly faked out Bynum, who was helping him defend, before jumping up and dunking.

Well, what Nowitzki did was just a dunk; calling it a power dunk is a bit of an exaggeration.

Soon after, the Lakers made a passing error, but Ray Allen anticipated it perfectly and cut out to steal the ball when Durant passed it to Kobe. James then sprinted to receive Allen's pass.

Then, just a short distance from the free-throw line, he suddenly shot, glided through the air, and slammed the ball into the basket!

The Mavericks are in the lead!

After scoring another dunk, James roared to the sky, pounding his chest with one hand in excitement. Then, when he turned around and saw Lin Tian coming back to defend but a step too late, he arrogantly pressed his hands down on both sides of his body, combined with the high knee movement and the savage roar, which was indeed quite domineering.

Unfortunately, the lead lasted only 3 seconds, and James's domineering celebration had to end prematurely, only halfway through.

Because Lin Tian seemed to be invisible to James, he simply walked past him, reached the baseline, grabbed the basketball, and threw it towards the frontcourt with a shot put motion.

James, who was celebrating halfway through, had to give up and awkwardly turned around to go back on defense.

But it was clearly too late.

Lin Tian's pass went directly to the Mavericks' three-point line. Kobe received the ball, faked a shot to shake Allen, then drove to the basket, took two steps to the basket, and pulled up for another one-handed dunk!

The pride he lost after being dispossessed has been regained by himself.

"Hey, you there." After Lin Tian made a long-range pass and assisted James, he called out, which made James turn around and look at him. Then Lin Tian patted his chest with his left hand, then pressed his hands down to his sides and raised his knees, actually imitating James and doing the exact same celebration move.

Lin Tian had obviously seen James's provocative gesture, and now he was returning the favor exactly as it was!

As is well known, in this kind of face-to-face provocation, whoever does it later proves to have the upper hand.

"FUXX!" James cursed, then forcefully took the ball, took a stance at the top of the arc, and suddenly accelerated, unleashing his signature bull-like breakthrough.

In terms of speed, footwork, and size, Durant can keep up with James, and he can effectively block James's driving routes to prevent him from directly hitting the basket.

The problem is that the weight difference between the two is quite obvious; they don't look like they're in the same weight class. So all Durant can do is cover James.

As the two battled their way to the basket, James suddenly used his shoulder to violently shove Durant, sending Durant sprawling. James, however, acted as if nothing had happened; the collision had no effect on his movements whatsoever.

James suddenly leaped up, his speed and height both astonishing. Bynum, under the basket, also took a step to the side and arrived just in time, stretching out his arms to interfere with James' dunk.

James' vision is truly excellent. Just now, he seemed to be angry and wanted to get revenge, but just as Bynum moved over, James suddenly made a through pass, passing the ball to Bogut behind Bynum.

Bogut doesn't need to take a step after getting the ball. Even if his development is not as good as expected, he is still the number one draft pick!

At that distance, Bogut could simply pull up and dunk.

"Snapped!"

Just as he was about to smash the ball into the basket, a figure appeared behind him without warning and slapped the ball away from his hand!

Bogut couldn't stop his movement in mid-air, and his hands still swung on the rim. Unfortunately, he didn't have a basketball in his hands, so what should have looked like a rather stylish move turned into a ridiculous piece of performance art.

Durant caught the basketball, but this time he didn't rush to the basket. Instead, he held onto the ball and waited for the Mavericks' defenders to retreat before passing it to Lin Tian.

"You should just go for it. If you take this shot off the backboard, it'll go in easily. Even if Andrew is incredibly talented, he can't stop you if you just take a shot off the backboard." Lin Tian said, not forgetting to mock James, who was lagging behind and guarding Durant, as he advanced the ball.

"They have to show that they're not intoxicated, that they're calm, and that they're selfless."

"What's the point!"

"When it's time to fight, you have to fight yourself, even if you're accused of being impulsive, selfish, or brainless. We have a friend here who does this exceptionally well."

"Don't you think so, Kobe? The league's number one headstrong maniac, the king of lone wolves, and the master of the mindless, reckless style of play."

"If you want to beat him up, I won't help you, go ahead." Kobe ignored Lin Tian and looked at James quite politely, as if to say, "How can you put up with this? Why aren't you doing anything?"

Beat that good-for-nothing idiot up!

If you don't beat him up, you're a useless piece of trash!

"Wait! I suddenly figured it out." Lin Tian had already dribbled into the offensive zone. Watching James, who was quite dedicated to following Durant as he ran away, Lin Tian uttered the last trash talk of the round.

"You don't actually know how to bank shot, do you? You were in college... no, sorry! I didn't mean that."

"Your high school coach didn't teach you this at all, did he?!"

By the end, James was almost half a court away from Lin Tian, ​​and Lin Tian's voice was so loud that the fans on the sidelines could hear it.

Just as everyone was savoring Lin Tian's trash talk, Lin Tian, ​​who had been watching James, suddenly passed the ball from the middle towards the basket with one hand!

This shot took the theoretically most dangerous route, but because he didn't even look in that direction when he passed the ball, it caught everyone off guard, even though there were two Mavericks defenders who could have easily touched the ball with just a reach of their hands.

But no one offered a helping hand.

This "NO LOOK PASS" completely surprised everyone!

The basketball flew through the most dangerous area with a stylish and arrogant air, landing in the hands of Turiaf, the least noticed and least famous player on the court.

Unmarked! Lin Tian's pass completely bypassed the Mavericks' defense.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the French butcher slammed the basketball into the hoop, finally making a statement.

"More dunks! Both teams are absolutely insane tonight! One dunk after another, and their scoring efficiency is terrifyingly high!" Miller exclaimed again after Turiaf's dunk.

"It's all dunks, it's hard for them not to be efficient!" Jackson added, "But they can drive to the basket and find opportunities to dunk every possession, which shows how good these two teams are and how strong their desire to win is."

"In the first match, both sides went all out! They gave it their all."

"Through this game, we can actually see the difference between top teams and average strong teams," Van Gundy said. "Top teams have a much stronger ability to adjust than average strong teams."

"The long rest period did not allow the Lakers to relax; they were still in perfect condition for the game. The subsequent series of games did not cause the Mavericks to show any signs of excessive fatigue; they had all adjusted themselves to their best condition early on."

"And more importantly, think about what these two teams were doing in the last round? The Lakers were going toe-to-toe with the Grizzlies, winning the game through defense, half-court sets, and repeated physical battles."

"The Mavericks are trying to outpace the Warriors and outmaneuver them in controlling the game."

"And tonight? These two teams are like completely different teams compared to the ones we faced in the last round! Brand new teams! They clearly followed the coach's instructions and demonstrated their superb adaptability and tactical execution."

"Both coaches deserve praise! They are clearly the orchestrators of this whole affair. They both identified the opposing team's weaknesses; otherwise, the basketball wouldn't have been able to repeatedly drive to the basket and result in dunks!"

"Top-notch anticipation, top-notch tactical planning, and top-notch execution! All these elements combined have created an incredibly exciting start to this series! Now, let's see what surprises or unexpected twists these two teams have in store for us!"

The commentators' analysis ended quickly, and on the court, the rhythm of the continuous dunks had also been broken.

Or rather, the calf broke first.

James and Nowitzki executed a pick-and-roll, with James then making a behind-the-back pass to Nowitzki, who was positioned at the top of the key. Nowitzki, ignoring the oncoming Turiaf, pulled up for a three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

With a crisp sound, Nowitzki hit a three-pointer, which was also the first point of the night for both teams that wasn't a dunk!

"The Mavericks have stopped! They've stopped dunking, but their offensive firepower is still going strong! They're continuing their offense. And I don't think the Lakers will just give up like this! Because they have Lin!" Miller shouted. "Lin is a guy who loves to win!"

"Not only does he love to win, he's also incredibly childish! A childish bastard who wants to be better than everyone else in every way. Back in Indiana, this guy would even compete with others to see who could take the longest to pee!"

"So, let's keep watching!"

In the frontcourt, Lin Tian continued dribbling at the top of the arc to observe the situation. Just as Miller said, Lin Tian didn't want the game to end like this. He wanted to dunk one more than the Mavericks!

Hmm, it seems like they've already scored one more dunk than the Mavericks.

Then you'll have to deduct two more points than them!

While observing, Lin Tian made a move without making a sound. Then, Durant suddenly moved up and ran towards Lin Tian. Lin Tian immediately turned to the side and reached out to pass the ball to Durant. At the same time, he quickly turned around and ran towards the basket.

In that instant, because both Lin Tian and Durant were extremely dangerous, Williams and James made a mistake in their defense and both of them rushed towards Durant who had the ball.

Then, the ball disappeared!

"Snapped!"

Lin Tian had just turned around and started moving when Durant's pass arrived!

With a bounce pass that pierced through two defenders, Lin Tian accelerated his charge. This handoff and pass-and-cut move seemed incredibly simple, but because both of them possessed top-tier finishing abilities, it easily created tiny but absolutely irreparable gaps in the opponent's defense.

Lin Tian would never let this loophole go!

After receiving the basketball from Durant, Lin Tian drove into the basket in two steps, then suddenly looked at Bynum on his left, and with the basketball in his right hand, he passed it from behind to the left.

"Got you!"

Bogut was overjoyed and immediately moved his feet, using a sidestep to block Lin Tian and Bynum in an attempt to steal the ball, but something miraculous happened.

The basketball didn't appear in front of him as he expected. Instead, it circled around Lin Tian's waist and returned to his hands.

Then comes the easiest part of this ball.

He jumped and slammed the ball down.

"boom!"

After the bang, Lin Tian continued the Lakers' offensive momentum, with all of their baskets so far this season being dunks.

"You guys need to step up your game! At least defend against us once!" After completing this No Pass Look, Lin Tian looked at Bogut, the scum he hated most in the league, with a mocking gaze while spewing trash talk.

"Even just once?" (End of Chapter)