stonecrandall Chapter 797 One dunk, and they even made a dunk replay!
Chapter 797 One dunk, and they even made a dunk replay!
Lin Tian's revenge against Varejao was certainly not that simple.
Don't you like acting?
No problem, today, Master Lin will definitely satisfy your desire to perform!
After Lin Tian's basket, Wade finally found an opportunity and made a mid-range jump shot off the backboard!
This move was something he had worked very hard to master, but unfortunately, it seems that he really doesn't have much talent for shooting. Perhaps all his talent is focused on finishing at the rim. In any case, even though Wade worked very hard, he just couldn't make his shooting particularly consistent.
It can only be said that everyone's talent points are different.
After Wade made the shot, Lin Tian quickly dribbled to the frontcourt and this time he didn't give the Cavaliers any chance to arrange their lineup. He accelerated and charged straight into the heart of the Cavaliers' territory in the blink of an eye.
But this time he didn't shoot directly. Instead, he went around in circles and stepped out of the three-point line again.
This maneuver landed right in front of Varejao, who was sprinting from the backfield to join the defense.
Lin Tian can suddenly stop, change direction, or even pull back while running at top speed, but Valejo?
Even if you kill him, he doesn't have the ability.
He actually guessed what Lin Tian was going to do when he had just run to the vicinity of the free throw line, but it was no use.
Under such high-speed operation, the mind and body obviously cannot easily coordinate.
He couldn't brake, and he didn't have time to turn, let alone avoid Lin Tian, who was aiming at him!
"Bang!"
Lin Tian and Varejao, who had run out of the three-second zone, collided head-on and crashed into each other solidly!
But Lin Tian turned to the side, quickly turning his body before the collision, almost colliding with Valeci's chest with his shoulder.
The force of that blow was immense, needless to say!
The impact of Lin Tian, combined with the inertia caused by Varejao's own mad dash, caused Varejao to scream and fall to the floor.
Lin Tian was the same; he looked like he had been completely knocked away, his whole body lifted off the ground and then lost his balance, falling to the floor.
The biggest difference between Lin Tian and Varejao is that before falling to the floor, Lin Tian flicked his wrist and threw the basketball towards the basket.
"Whoosh!"
Then a crisp sound rang out, and Lin Tian casually tossed the basketball into the hoop!
"I'm pretty good at littering too!" After being pulled up from the floor by his teammates, Lin Tian looked at Wade and said, "I hope Anderson is okay."
fine?
If we're talking about big things, Varejão certainly didn't have any.
After all, Lin Tian wasn't a real rhinoceros; he couldn't possibly have crushed someone's entire chest cavity in one go.
But Varejao's only problem is that his bones aren't broken.
If he lifted his jersey, everyone could see a large purple bruise on his chest, covered in blood.
That was a really bad impact!
Not only was it not light, it was also a blocking foul!
From the referee's perspective, Varejao sprinted towards Lin Tian and knocked him to the ground as Lin Tian was about to dribble out of the three-second zone.
When the two collided, Varejao was neither standing firmly on his feet nor was he forced to take the hit.
Lin Tian was bumped to the side by Varejao when he turned to the side again. No matter how you analyze it, it was Varejao's foul for pushing him!
Like Stoudemire, he could only swallow this bitter pill with tears in his eyes!
"Boss! You're invincible!" Stoudemire waved his arms excitedly, standing in front of the Knicks' bench and cheering wildly for Lin Tian.
That's so satisfying! So satisfying!
In the first half, he was fouled 3 times in a row, but in the second half, the tables turned completely!
By the time Varejao finally caught his breath and stood under the basket ready to grab a rebound, Lin Tian had already swiftly made the free throw, continuing his terrifying record of making all his free throws and not missing a single basket this season.
The gap between the two sides has widened further.
In the next few minutes, the two teams reached a balance again. The Cavaliers started scoring, and the Knicks responded in kind, with neither team creating any further offensive surges.
But as time went by, the Knicks quietly widened the gap without anyone noticing!
Even the fans at the stadium didn't realize how the gap widened; in their minds, the difference between the two sides should still be around 20 to 25 points at most.
But when there was only one offensive opportunity left in the third quarter, with only 10 seconds left, many fans in the stadium looked up and realized that the score had reached 74-103!
The Knicks have somehow built a 29-point lead and have already scored over 3 points in three quarters!
Their firepower is truly terrifying!
"The Knicks are really maturing! While they've been strong for the past few years, you can really see their improvement! Very noticeable improvement!"
While waiting for the final timeout of the third quarter to end, the TNT commentators couldn't help but start praising the Knicks once again.
"When Lin Gang arrived, although their offense was incredibly flashy and lightning-fast, and their speed in transitioning between offense and defense was astonishing, they had many weaknesses. Stoudemire had no mid-range shot and could only dunk, while Anthony was too obsessed with shooting and wasted his physical talent."
"At the same time, the whole team is too young. This group of people plays based on their talent and has not been fully integrated."
"That's also the biggest reason why they lost to the Pistons in their first year: apart from Lin, the rest of the team was too inexperienced! There's so much they need to improve."
"Starting from the second year, they began to improve rapidly. Stoudemire's mid-range shot, Anthony's physical attributes and physical strength improved further and he became more and more fond of physical battles. Lin's own abilities also became more and more refined."
"But until last season, the general perception of the Knicks was that they were an extreme offensive force, a team that ran like crazy, using their youthful energy and terrifying lung capacity to overwhelm all their opponents in the league."
"But this season, perhaps because Lin is leaving, their defense has improved, their half-court offense has become more and more effective, and the team can still play some routines and combinations even without Lin."
"More importantly, they have now clearly entered a higher level of state."
"Their performance is more consistent, their teamwork is more refined, and they no longer rely on a single, decisive run to widen the score gap!"
"The Knicks used to rely heavily on a certain wave of the team suddenly finding their rhythm, then launching a series of fast breaks to widen the score gap."
"But this year's Knicks, while they can still produce those beautiful and exciting moments and still pull away from the score quickly, they no longer rely solely on that."
"In the past, if they couldn't play well at a certain stage, the team would fall into a passive and anxious state, and often the outcome could only be decided by Lin's performance in the final moments."
"But this year? It's completely different! Can't create a scoring surge? No problem! Can't score quickly in a short period of time to widen the score gap? No problem! They can attack their opponents with more patient positional warfare."
"They can use attention to detail and more efficient scoring to gradually tear apart and destroy their opponents!"
"Without realizing it, you'll find that although their opponents are also having a lot of fun, scoring points like mercury, and even occasionally making a few pretty good plays."
"But looking at the score and the situation on the court at the end, the Knicks had completely taken control!"
"Now they no longer rely on a particular style, nor do they have anything they absolutely have to deliver. They are more like a champion team; they are more stable, more detail-oriented, more composed, and more unhurried."
"This year's Knicks are truly a near-perfect team!"
In the TNT studio, Kenny delivered a long summary praising the Knicks, but most of the time, he had to be the most neutral of the four and speak last, because he was needed to maintain balance and objectivity.
This time, even Kenny couldn't help but praise the Knicks.
The Knicks played exceptionally well tonight.
Of course, Kenny's summary wasn't very good, at least not as good as Su Qun's summary next door.
"It's like a gentle rain nourishing the earth; before we knew it, they were almost at 30 points! The Knicks these days really give me a feeling of being detached from the mundane world, transcending all limitations—they're terrifyingly strong!"
This simple sentence encapsulates Kenny's entire long speech!
At this moment, the players from both sides have stepped onto the court once again, and the final 10 seconds of the third quarter are about to begin!
These 10 seconds are actually not that important anymore.
With only one quarter remaining, the game had essentially become garbage time.
Whether they were down by 29 or 30 points was no longer important to either side.
The Cavaliers are practically doomed; at least tonight, they're unlikely to make a comeback.
However, neither head coach made any substitutions at this point, sticking with their previous lineups.
This is not a rational or smart decision. After all, fielding the full-strength lineup when the outcome is no longer relevant could lead to a player getting injured, which would be a real loss!
But sometimes, the most important thing on the basketball court is not rationality or intelligence.
After all, a rational person who wanders aimlessly can no longer become the highest mountain.
A clever person joins the enemy, only to find that despite possessing great skills, the mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas are irrelevant to him.
The basketball court is truly a passionate and exciting arena!
At this moment, both the Cavaliers and the Knicks are determined to prove themselves!
The Knicks need to extend their lead to over 30 points, while the Cavaliers need to hold on to that lead!
It might sound boring and stupid, but that's just how men can be sometimes!
"Beep beep!"
With a whistle from the referee, Lin Tian circled out from the baseline, sprinting forward with the help of his teammates' back-runs and continuous screens. He received the ball smoothly at the top of the arc, and then quickly waved his hand, signaling everyone to pull him away.
In the last 10 seconds, no pick-and-roll or teamwork is needed.
It's a one-on-one fight!
I, Lin Tian, will beat you, Wade, to a pulp today!
Lin Tian received the ball with one hand at the top of the arc, not in a hurry to make a breakthrough. Wade did not defend him closely, but gave Lin Tian a little space to prevent him from suddenly accelerating to break through.
This distance also allows Wade to step in and interfere when Lin Tian suddenly pulls up for a jump shot, reducing Lin Tian's shooting percentage.
In short, this location is quite significant!
But for Lin Tian, whether or not there are rules doesn't matter at all!
They're all going to die!
With five seconds left in the third quarter, Lin Tian finally started!
With his left hand, Lin Tian dribbled the basketball and slammed it heavily onto the floor. Then, he took a small lateral step and jumped to the left. As Wade quickly moved to the left, Lin Tian suddenly made a huge change of direction, dribbling the basketball back to his right hand from the left.
Lin Tian's move was exactly what Wade had anticipated! He guessed what Lin Tian was going to do when Lin Tian used a small hop to trick him into shifting his weight, so he was very careful when he moved sideways, taking very small steps.
The purpose was so that when Lin Tian changed direction, he could move sideways in one step and block Lin Tian again!
Wade even had many possible follow-up responses in mind at the same time.
What if Lin Tian dribbles behind his back or in a different direction? What if he dribbles with a half-turn? What if he steps back and shoots?
Everything was already planned out in Wade's mind. It has to be said that Wade definitely has the potential and talent to become a top defender!
His brain works incredibly fast on defense. No wonder he could become the league's leading shot blocker among players under 2 meters tall!
Of course, he's the shot-blocking king besides Lin Tian.
In this round, Wade's thinking was excellent, his strategy was correct, and he completely guessed what Lin Tian was going to do.
But it was completely useless!
Lin Tian is too fast!
Lin Tian made a second change of direction, and the speed at which he moved the basketball from his left hand to his right hand was simply too fast!
Even though Wade used all his strength and made all the preparations, he still couldn't keep up with Lin Tian at all!
He was easily overtaken by Lin Tian.
When he moved sideways, all he could block was Lin Tian's back and exhaust fumes. Faced with Lin Tian's full-force burst of acceleration, Wade had no time to react!
This is a blatant conspiracy!
You know I'm going this way, and I've made it clear to you that I'm going this way.
But what's the use?
You can't stop me!
This is an absolute crushing victory in terms of talent, and a complete suppression of speed!
No matter who was in charge, the outcome wouldn't be better!
Lin Tian blew past Wade in one step and drove into the paint. Instead of stopping for a jump shot, he charged straight toward Varejao!
Little S's revenge is far from over!
This guy messed with Stoudemire three times, so Lin Tian has to make him lose face three times.
Lord Lin has always been clear about his gratitude and grudges!
Lin Tian stepped onto the dotted line of the free throw line, then leaped up, grabbed the basketball with one hand, and flew towards the basket!
This time, Varejao didn't dare to fall.
Or rather, his mind wasn't quick enough; at least not as fast as Lin Tian's speed in rushing over.
Before he could react, Lin Tian had already collided with him!
In an instant, Varejao's mind went blank, and he couldn't think of anything.
In that instant, Valecião felt as if he had completely emptied his mind.
The pain in his chest, the noisy stadium, his teammates shouting his name, and Lin Tian rushing towards him all disappeared!
At that moment, Varejao even recalled when he was 5 years old, dribbling a basketball alone while his friends laughed at him for having no football talent and happily played football themselves.
I really want to join them...
But nobody wanted to be on my team.
Who would want to play basketball if they weren't forced to?
At that moment, Varejao's mind began to race with images!
This shows how fast, how sudden, and how frightening Lin Tian's move was.
Then, Varejao's world returned to normal.
The shouts of his teammates, the cheers of the fans, the blinding lights of the arena, and of course, Lin Tian hanging on the rim, looking down at them with a mocking gaze.
They're back, they're all back!
Varejao didn't have time to recall his first basketball coach, nor did he have time to recall how he repeatedly performed tricks like faking falls, diving, somersaults, and lying on the grass on the field to join the football team, only to be met with ridicule and sarcasm in return.
Before he could even recall all that, Varejão returned.
Varejao still didn't know what had just happened. All he knew was that he was lying on the floor, and judging from everyone's expressions, he knew that Lin Tian had definitely made a powerful dunk, and the referee hadn't called an offensive foul on him.
He was completely overpowered by the opponent's spike.
Wade and Zydrunas Ilgauskas's dejected faces appeared before Varejao, letting him know that the game was definitely over for this quarter. He reached out his hands to his two teammates and stood up.
As expected, the score difference changed again, reaching 31 points.
That was a powerful dunk!
Lin Tian had already climbed off the basket and looked at Varejao, saying, "When dealing with us, you'd better use some fair and square methods, otherwise I have plenty of ways to make you look foolish."
After Lin Tian finished speaking, he glanced at Wade and the others, but did not continue to make threats. Instead, he walked back to the Knicks' bench.
The third quarter has ended.
Given the current point difference, it's clear that the Knicks' starters won't need to play in the fourth quarter.
Not only has the outcome been decided, but Lin Tian has also struck at the heart of the matter!
If the opponent in this game is a team with weak willpower, lack of unity, and insufficient internal leadership, one game can cause the entire opponent team to collapse, thus setting the tone for an easy victory in the entire series!
The Cavaliers, however, are clearly not that kind of team.
They still harbored rebellious thoughts. Everyone knew that the young knights led by Wade would never give up so easily!
哪怕今晚林天只打了3节比赛就轰下29分11篮板8助攻的完美数据，哪怕小斯受尽了犯规困扰也表现优秀，光扣篮就扣了6个。
Even though the Cavaliers failed to close the gap in the entire third quarter tonight, and were completely outmatched by the Knicks.
But everyone knows that as long as this team has Wade, even if they can't win next game, even if they lose badly tonight, they won't relax and surrender!
The series has only just begun! (End of Chapter)