bdsm-fiction Chapter 162 I reasonably suspect you slept with Riley's daughter!
Chapter 162 I reasonably suspect you slept with Riley's daughter!
Chapter 162 I reasonably suspect you slept with Riley's daughter!
"Tim, you're in charge of the next defensive play!" Riley stood in front of everyone, clapping his hands. "If the Bulls' role players can make their shots, then we'll start shifting our defensive focus to them!"
"They've been comfortable for the entire second half; it's time to let them feel the intensity of our defense! Of course, if they can't make their shots after that, then we'll continue with our current defensive strategy!"
"As for Lin, he didn't take many shots in the second half. I looked at the stats; he took 4 shots and scored 5 points in the third quarter. Although he had 5 assists in the fourth quarter, he only took 2 shots and didn't make a single one! Logically speaking, after not shooting for so long, his shooting touch should have been off!"
"His hands are getting cold! Tim, you know what I mean!"
On the Bulls' side, Jackson looked at Lin Tian's stats and said, "Lin, you've already got 25 points, 21 assists, 9 rebounds, and 6 steals. You're 3 points away from Stockton's all-time playoff assist record, and only 1 rebound and 4 steals away from a quadruple-double. How about it, are you confident you can get a quadruple-double and the all-time single-game assist title?"
"Stop talking nonsense, Phil. Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Even though Lin Tian's stamina has improved several times and is now among the best in the league, he only rested for less than 3 minutes at the beginning of the second quarter tonight. He played the entire game for the rest of the time and faced double-team defense from the Heat almost every moment!
Although he didn't take many shots in the second half, he was still very tired!
With this level of competition, such long playing time, and the fact that he is the Heat's primary target, the Bulls tonight, from any perspective, are an absolute one-man team!
Therefore, even though Lin Tian's current physical fitness is at the S+ level, he still felt his legs were a little weak at this moment, because the consumption was too great!
He was so exhausted that he didn't even bother with any more banter or banter with Jackson. All he wanted to know was what Jackson wanted him to do.
"If I'm not mistaken, Riley will first test whether Steve and Tony can make open shots. If they do, the Heat will immediately change their defensive strategy! They'll lower their defensive priority against you!"
"He'll most likely have Hardaway guard you one-on-one! So, you know what I'm going to say, right?"
Looking at Jackson blinking his big, innocent eyes, Lin Tian really wanted to punch him.
What time is it? Why are you still keeping us in suspense?
These tacticians have truly dirty hearts!
"Isn't it just about me passing two balls first, drawing the Heat's defensive focus away, then letting me go one-on-one with Hardaway and blow him out?" Lin Tian shrugged. "The only difficulty with this tactic is, Tony, Steve, and Luke, can you actually hit the balls I pass to you?"
"Pass it to me! I'll make as many as you can!" Kerr, who had already hit five three-pointers and scored a total of 17 points tonight, confidently pounded his chest.
"I will continue to thrash Mourning!" Longley, who scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for a double-double, was bursting with confidence!
"I can't guard Mashburn, and I can't out-rebound Brown, but on offense, I'm full of confidence tonight!" Kukoc, who scored 22 points tonight, also showed a rare expression of determination and confidence.
"It's okay if you guys miss, I'll grab the rebounds and create more offensive opportunities for you." Rodman, who had already grabbed 18 rebounds, including 7 offensive rebounds, sat on his bench with a relaxed expression.
"Then, for the next two minutes, the game is still yours!" Lin Tian said with a smile, extending his hand. "Then, in the final three minutes, I'll show the Miami people what an opponent even more terrifying than Michael is!"
Upon hearing Lin Tian's words, Jackson couldn't help but roll his eyes.
If another player had said that, Jackson would have thought he was overconfident and was humiliating himself.
Jackson knew very well that Lin Tian was probably eager for him to pass the message on to Jordan!
There's a 99% chance this guy said it on purpose, waiting for someone to relay it to Jordan.
As for why he did this...
Jackson said he didn't understand at all, but he thought the kid was just asking for a beating!
Soon, the players from both sides returned to the field.
The same ten people remained, with neither side making any changes.
This is the real decisive battle!
Let's use this group of people and fight to the very end!
The Bulls still had possession of the ball in the first possession. Lin Tian stood near the center circle, easily received the ball on the sideline, and after glancing at Hardaway, he threw the ball toward the basket!
"boom!"
In the blink of an eye, a loud bang came from behind the entire Heat team!
It's Langli again!
He just executed an off-ball screen play with Rodman outside the three-second zone, shaking off Mourning and successfully driving to the basket!
The Heat were completely caught off guard by the Bulls' sudden alley-oop play, and before anyone could react, the Bulls had managed to score in just two seconds!
"Everyone, snap out of it!" Hardaway clapped his hands loudly and roared, "No more of this kind of low-level lapse in defense! Watch your men, communicate more, and remind your teammates to help defend! Understand?!"
"Understood!" Lin Tian stood next to Hardaway, grinning, "I didn't expect you to actually have a leader's air about you! If I didn't know, I would have thought you were the boss of this team."
"What right do you have to talk to me like that? You're the fourth oldest on the team?" Hardaway looked at Lin Tian, showing no sign of backing down.
"No, I'm the team leader." Lin Tian said to Hardaway without even thinking, "Do you dare say that to Alonzo?"
"Fuck you! What business is it of yours what happens to our team?" Hardaway retorted, stung by Lin Tian's words, "You only dare to say that when Michael's not around!"
"No, Michael, I would say the same thing!" Lin Tian patted his chest and laughed, "What about you? Do you have the guts to say that to Alonzo? He's right next to you, just waiting for you to call yourself the team leader!"
"Tim, ignore this kid! You're the team leader!" Mourning patted Hardaway on the back and said, "On this team, we're both leaders! We share the leadership position!"
"So you'll share your woman with Tim too? What do you two like to do together? You Miami folks, you know how to have fun?" Lin Tian grinned mischievously at the two of them, chuckling, "I'm just afraid you two will have to decide who's better!"
The more you can't tell the difference, the more you care about the empty title of team leader, the more I'll break you up!
What does it mean to "better to break up ten marriages than to demolish one temple"? This is it!
"Shut up! Shut up, Lin!" Mo Ning snapped, his face darkening. "Go ahead and say it in front of Michael if you dare!"
"I've got guts! What can I do without him? How about the next game? Next game I'll tell him to his face that I'm the team leader? What about you two? Do you two have the guts?"
……
An awkward silence.
Hardaway and Mourning were both somewhat taken aback by Lin Tian's words.
These two arrogant and self-important individuals could usually completely ignore this issue, and they could also evade reporters' questions.
But today, the two of them happened to run into Lin Tian.
They encountered the guy with the thickest skin in the entire league, and the least afraid of Jordan.
These two guys completely believed Lin Tian's words!
This guy would definitely dare to say things like "I'm the boss of the Bulls" to Jordan!
It's even possible that he shouts that at Jordan whenever he has nothing else to do.
Unsure how to deal with Lin Tian, both Mourning and Hardaway wisely chose not to confront him!
After each uttering a curse, the two men ran towards the front of the court, preparing for their own offensive rounds.
Then Hardaway slunk back.
He forgot to catch the ball.
……
After arriving in the attacking third, Mourning, who seemed to have gathered a lot of strength, once again came to the low post and reached out for the ball, and Hardaway's pass was delivered precisely on time once again!
After backing down to the basket twice, Mourning suddenly turned and hooked a shot over Longley, scoring another 2 points!
After this shot, Mourning's score finally reached 10 points.
With an additional 11 rebounds, at least it doesn't look so terrible!
As the Bulls continued their offense, Lin Tian looked for opportunities to set screens. This time, after the screen, he found Cole, who was left open by less than 2 meters on the baseline, and the basketball flew into Cole's hands!
Leonard immediately turned around to chase and jumped to block, but he was a little too late. He not only failed to touch the basketball in Kerr's hands, but also hit Kerr himself!
"Whoosh!"
Then, with a crisp sound, Kerr's three-pointer, like a sharp blade piercing the heart, stabbed deeply into the hearts of every Heat player and fan!
The referee's whistle blew immediately!
"Washington Leonard, foul! 3 points awarded, plus one free throw!"
Lying on the floor, Cole excitedly raised his arms and shouted loudly, venting his passion.
Lin Tian and the others rushed over immediately and high-fived Cole in celebration!
That 3+1 play was absolutely crucial! If they had made the free throw, the Bulls would have cut the deficit from 10 points to 6 in just one possession!
Hardaway, his face grim, watched Kerr, who was confidently preparing for his free throws, then looked at the other Bulls players. Finally, he clapped his hands, calling everyone over to him: "The Bulls' role players were incredibly accurate tonight! Whether it's Longley Kerr or Kukoc, they both played far beyond their abilities!"
"From now on, let's not leave anyone open! Defend your own men well. Unless Lin drives to the basket, no one should help defend. Just keep an eye on your own players! He hasn't taken many shots in the entire second half, and he hasn't scored a single point in this quarter! He won't find his rhythm so easily!"
"So, guard your man! Don't let him pass the ball anymore! If I remember correctly, Lin already has 23 assists! One more and he'll tie the record, two more and he'll set a new record! I don't know what you guys think, but I absolutely don't want Lin to break the record against me!"
"Defend your own man well, communicate regularly! Talk more on the court, let your teammates know how you are, understand?" Hardaway continued loudly, "Then, shut them down!"
"clear!"
Cole stepped up to the free-throw line and calmly made the shot, narrowing the gap to 6 points!
The Bulls still have a chance to tie the game within two possessions!
Unfortunately, those two rounds and six points sound simple, but they were actually quite difficult to achieve!
Because Mourning seemed to have completely shaken off the effects of his hangover at this point, he once again scored against Longley in a one-on-one situation under the basket!
Immediately afterwards, the Heat changed their defense, leaving Hardaway alone in front of Lin Tian! The Heat stopped double-teaming Lin Tian, but Lin Tian's first mid-range shot missed!
Just as Riley thought, Lin Tian needed some time to regain his touch!
But the Heat obviously won't give Lin Tian that time!
They quickly responded with another mid-range shot from Marshburn, who had been quiet for a long time, helping the team extend their lead to 10 points once again!
"No need to pause!" Lin Tian waved to Jackson on the sidelines.
I just missed, it was just bad luck!
Hardaway's one-on-one defense?
This kind of defense is no different from giving away points to Lin Tian!
Hardaway's speed, his most signature trait, is inferior to Lin Tian's, let alone in other aspects.
In terms of height, wingspan, jumping ability, and strength, Hardaway is no match for Lin Tian in any of these aspects!
"Tim, are you guys really going to let you guard me one-on-one?" Lin Tian said casually, dribbling the ball while looking at Hardaway. "Tell me the truth, did you sleep with Riley's daughter? Otherwise, why would he punish you like this? He's practically forcing you to your death!"
"Did you make that shot? How many points did you get in the second half? If I remember correctly, it was 5! You softie who didn't score a single point in the fourth quarter, show me your skills if you dare, I'll defend you tonight until you're completely convinced!" Hardaway responded to Lin Tian with trash talk while cautiously observing Lin Tian's dribbling, preventing Lin Tian from launching a sudden attack.
"25 points, 23 assists, 9 rebounds, and 6 steals." Lin Tian read out his stats, then looked at Hardaway and said, "You call this 'being blown out'? That's a really low standard for what you call 'being blown out'!"
"Shut up! I was letting you win just now. Now, this is the real game! For the next few minutes, don't even think about scoring a single point!"
"What if I score? Will you kiss a donkey's ass? I can help you get in touch; I know Chicago ranches very well! I can find you the most beautiful female donkey!"
"You need to score points first! Only the weak attack with words, the strong attack with..."
Hadaway had to stop halfway through his sentence.
Because Lin Tian had already started his attack, he dribbled a step outside the three-point line, then suddenly accelerated into the three-point line, and then almost stepped on the three-point line to suddenly pull up and complete a long-range two-pointer!
"Whoosh!"
With a crisp sound, Lin Tian scored his first point of the quarter!
"What did you just say?" Lin Tian looked at Hardaway with a mocking smile. "If I'm not mistaken, you were saying that the strong prove themselves through actions, not words? Then what I just said was..."
"I guess I got lucky!" Hardaway muttered, receiving the ball on the baseline and starting the attack again! This time, Hardaway, eager to avenge himself, called a high double screen play. Mourning and Brown came to the top of the court almost simultaneously to set a screen for Hardaway.
Then Hardaway's speed suddenly exploded. Taking advantage of the two people grabbing Lin Tian's arm, he drove into the paint and forced a layup to score 2 points!
"This is my true strength!" After scoring, Hardaway turned around and roared at Lin Tian.
"So your power comes from your teammates' fingernails?" Lin Tian revealed the bloody scratches left by Mourning and Brown's claws, and said to Hardaway, "Is this your newest superpower? Or did you eat too many toenails and mutate into some new kind of mutant?"
"I scored!" Hardaway shouted at Lin Tian. "Scoring is real skill!"
"Now it's your turn to see my true strength!"
Lin Tian's gaze toward Hardaway grew even more ferocious!
Now that the Heat have decided to stop double-teaming him, Lin Tian will make the Heat pay a price they can't even imagine!
After dribbling the ball quickly to the frontcourt once again, Lin Tian did not call for a pick and roll. Instead, he gestured and called for an isolation play where everyone spread out!
If you, Hardaway, want to fight me in a bullfight, then I, Lin the Master, will definitely not let you down!
After the Heat spread out, Lin Tian dribbled the ball quickly at the top of the arc, changing his dribbling rhythm. He constantly used simple, quick, and small-amplitude changes of direction to move Hardaway's defense around. Then, when Hardaway lowered his center of gravity and thought Lin Tian was going to break through, he suddenly pulled up!
A super long-range three-pointer with a slight forward push, taken directly!
"Whoosh!"
With a crisp sound, Lin Tian scored a three-pointer!
30+20, achieved!
Then, the next three minutes became Lin Tian's performance time!
A mid-range fadeaway jumper, then a drive to the basket followed by a layup after creating space with his footwork, and a fast break layup after the Heat score!
After making those three shots in a row, the Heat missed another shot. Lin Tian anticipated the rebound's landing point, leaped high, and caught the basketball. Just as he was about to accelerate and force his way up, the Heat's double team finally arrived!
Both Riley and Hardaway were starting to lose their temper!
They only relaxed their defense against Lin Tian for a maximum of 3 minutes, but Lin Tian went crazy and scored 11 points in a row!
Although the Heat also scored during this period, it was clearly no match for Lin Tian's efficiency. If he continued to play like this, their tiny lead would not be enough!
So, when Hardaway judged that Lin Tian would get carried away by his consecutive scores and continue to force the attack, he quickly directed his teammates to double-team Lin Tian. However, Lin Tian did not take credit at all. The basketball passed through Mashburn's legs again and flew directly to Kukoc, who had run to the vicinity of the midcourt.
At this moment, the Heat's frontcourt was completely empty!
"boom!"
Four seconds later, Kukoc easily completed a powerful one-handed dunk! This not only helped the team close the gap to 2 points, but also brought Lin Tian's assist count to 24!
He tied Stockton's record for most assists in a single game, set in a series against the Lakers in 1988!
At the same time, after scoring these 2 points, the Bulls are only down by 4 points!
125: 129!
Although there were less than 1 minute and 20 seconds left, Riley still called a timeout.
Lin Tian's scoring explosiveness is indeed terrifying, but his calm and selfless mind is what truly makes the Heat despair!
Which 23-year-old player who just scored 11 points in a row and was almost always on target would pass the ball without thinking at that moment?
Doesn't he ever get carried away? Doesn't he ever lose his composure and force himself to hit a difficult shot just to prove he can do it?
Watching Lin Tian walk towards the Bulls' bench, Riley was filled with jealousy!
I really want Lin Tian to play basketball for me!
Then Riley suddenly realized that the Heat's choice tonight wasn't about choosing between two poisons.
He was holding two cups of poison and downed them both in one gulp!
But... what else can he do if he doesn't fight like this?
"With 80 seconds left, a 4-point lead, and possession of the ball, the most important thing is to avoid turnovers! Stabilize the situation! Delay the game, play the full 24 seconds as much as possible, and make the Bulls as anxious as possible! Use full-court press on defense, but only the player closest to Lin should go! Don't let him get the tempo going!"
"Regardless of whether the rest of you can score, get back on defense immediately! You must get back on defense immediately, no matter what, don't let them get a fast break! Forget about offensive rebounds, just get back on defense, understand?"
"As for the defensive focus..." Riley glanced at the Bulls' bench again and sighed, "Continue with one-on-one defense on Lin! He's made five consecutive shots! We can't afford to give up now, we can't change our defensive strategy! We're betting he won't make it!"
"Dan, you're the best and most experienced defender on our roster. You're in! I want you to guard Lin the entire game, make it harder for him to shoot, and force him to pass! As long as he passes the ball out, and the rest of the Bulls can't shoot immediately, then they have nothing to fear!"
"Go! Stick to our strategy! Victory tonight is ours!"
On the Bulls' side, Jackson still looked as lazy as ever, which was his usual trademark. The more crucial the moment and the more intense the game, the more nonchalant he became!
It is precisely because of this that he can always bring a unique confidence to the players at crucial moments!
"If I'm not mistaken..."
Hearing this opening line, Lin Tian knew that Jackson had guessed correctly again. Two seasons of cooperation had given Lin Tian a wealth of experience, and whenever Jackson said this, it meant that he was absolutely certain of victory! The upcoming games would definitely unfold according to his rhythm and plan!
"The Heat will stall for time on offense. On defense, they'll give up on offensive rebounds and relentlessly slow down our offense, preventing us from executing our desired fast breaks and transition offense. Once we're in half-court sets, regardless of what Mourning did last night, his threat remains! Our offense will be very difficult!"
"Then, I think they'll continue to guard Lin one-on-one, and they'll also send in Mallley to target Lin. After all, on the surface, Mallley is indeed the best and most experienced perimeter defender on the Heat, but well..."
Jackson then turned to Lin Tiandao and said, "Every time Michael faces this guy, he can easily crush him! How many points did Michael score against him in the 1993 Finals? I think it was four consecutive 40+ point games? At least three of those games were primarily guarded by this guy!"
"I know, Coach." Lin Tian shrugged, clearly unmotivated by Jackson. "I'll crush him."
Jackson cursed under his breath, and at the same time, he made up his mind that he would never coach a player with a psychology background again!
Giving them some encouragement and motivation is damn hard!
Fortunately, Lin Tian is the kind of guy who can fully commit and play a perfect game without needing any hype. If Lin Tian were really like Rodman, who was reckless and played well or poorly entirely based on his mood, then Jackson would be in real trouble.
As for now... he just feels a little less accomplished.
One minute later, the same five Bulls players walked onto the court side by side, while on the Heat's side, Jackson was clearly right again, as Mallley replaced Leonard and walked onto the court!
Then, this multi-time All-Defensive Team member, who was routinely getting crushed, stood next to Lin Tian.
"Are you ready?" Lin Tian asked Marley.
"What should we prepare?"
"Get ready, I'll receive the ball on the wing, then use a crossover to get past you, and drive straight into the paint to face your Alonzo for a layup and score 2 points."
"But this round, it's our turn to attack!" Marley felt he had found a loophole in Lin Tian's trash talk.
"I know, of course I know," Lin Tian shrugged. "I predicted the next round in advance. What's the point of prediction if you can't predict it a round ahead?"
After Lin Tian finished speaking, he carefully observed Marley's expression.
He wanted to see if Marley had been fooled by him.
after all……
He had truly forgotten; Lin Tian still thought it was the Bulls' possession.
Judging from Mali's expression, his eyes unconsciously glanced at the so-called wing receiving point that Lin Tian pointed out, and then looked at Mourning. He obviously wanted to remind Mourning to pay attention to Lin Tian's breakthrough, but was afraid that Mourning would think he was making a mountain out of a molehill and talking nonsense.
Yes, it fooled me! It completely fooled me!
Lin Tian turned around triumphantly and walked towards his own half of the court. At the same time, he finally understood why Mallley could be selected to the All-Defensive Team multiple times, but was always beaten by Jordan.
His mental resilience and the speed at which he thinks are both a bit slow!
As expected, the Heat's offense dragged on until the final 6 seconds. Hardaway still lobbed the ball to Mourning in the paint. Regardless of Mourning's performance tonight, he's always the team's anchor! On plays like this, both Riley and the Heat players prefer to trust him!
Mourning backed down Longley, then unleashed his full potential, driving towards the basket!
With turns, feints, and changes in footwork, Mourning showed off all his offensive skills, only to find that Longley was still standing in front of him, with his hands raised, maintaining a perfect defensive stance!
Mourning knew very well that with the defense so tight, if he dared to shoot this ball, he would most likely get blocked by Longley!
Even if he manages to avoid the block, he most likely won't be able to put the ball in!
However, if he passes the ball, there isn't enough time left on the offensive end for Mourning to find a teammate.
Just as Mourning was caught in a dilemma, the referee suddenly blew the whistle!
"Alonzo Mourning, traveling violation!"
At this point, the referee called a traveling violation on Mourning!
The fans in the stadium immediately protested, and a deafening chorus of boos and curses instantly filled the entire stadium. No fan could accept the referee calling a traveling violation on them at this moment!
Even if the big screen immediately showed a replay, indicating that Mourning hesitated too much and both feet moved obviously, making it a clear travel, the fans in the stadium wouldn't care.
We're going to protest! We're not satisfied with this ruling!
But for the referees...
Go ahead and criticize us, we won't change the ruling!
For the Heat, this possession wasn't all bad news. First, the offensive possession took 22 seconds, leaving less than a minute in the game. Second, due to a violation and a dead ball, the Bulls couldn't launch a fast break and had to inbound the ball from the baseline!
This is much better than not scoring at all and then getting caught on a fast break by the Bulls!
Lin Tian stood on the baseline, waiting for Kukoc to serve, while Marli had already come over, clearly intending to wear down and target Lin Tian from the backcourt.
"Speaking of which, do you always like to sleep with your coach's daughter or wife?" Lin Tian said, holding Mallley by the arm, without stopping, "Otherwise, why would Westphal let you get beaten up by Michael in the Finals, and tonight Riley will let you get wrecked by me again!"
"If it weren't for this deep-seated hatred, why would they do this to you?"
"Stop your nonsense, kid! Beat me up first before you talk about anything else!" Marley was completely focused, lowered his center of gravity, and stared intently at Lin Tian. He knew Lin Tian's speed very well!
As a white guard with average talent, Mallley has been able to carve out his own niche because of hard work!
Within the entire Heat team, no one loved training more than him, no one watched more film than him, and no one took as many notes as he did during every film session and tactics lesson.
All of this is the reason for Marley's success!
However, none of this could help him defend against Lin Tian!
Everything is exactly as Lin Tian just said!
Change direction, accelerate, break through!
He drove all the way to the basket, faced Mourning, and forcefully pulled up for a layup to score 2 points!
127: 129!
There are only 40 seconds left! The difference between the two teams is just one ball!
"What's wrong, Alonzo? Didn't your good friend Dan tell you I was going to drive to the basket? Why weren't you prepared at all, and why didn't you even try to defend me?"
"Shut up!" Mo Ning cursed with a gloomy face. If he could, he really wanted to say to Lin Tian: You rushed over so fast, I was lucky if I could move sideways to maintain my defensive position without committing a foul!
What else do you want me to prepare?
Why don't you slow down yourself so it won't be so difficult for me?
After Lin Tian scored, Hardaway didn't rush to have the team inbound the ball. Instead, he glanced at Riley, wanting to ask the coach if they should call a timeout.
Then Hardaway saw Riley shake his head.
The Heat only have one timeout left, and Riley has decided to hold it a little longer.
Save it for the next potentially more important and dangerous time!
Hardaway then had his teammates pass the ball, and they slowly advanced into the attacking third once again.
Keep wasting time!
In the final 40 seconds, the Heat will try to run down the clock and give the Bulls as little time as possible.
The target of this attack is exactly the same as the last one.
It would be best if we could score, but even if we couldn't, we absolutely couldn't make a mistake, and we absolutely couldn't let the Bulls launch a fast break!
Waste time, stay calm, and choose shots closer to the basket whenever possible so the rebound doesn't bounce too far, making it harder for the Bulls to launch a fast break.
Time was ticking away, and the Bulls didn't rush to contest the ball. They were confident they could defend it and then score themselves!
This is the confidence of a championship team, and it is also the confidence that Lin Tian's magical performance in the final moments tonight gave to the Bulls players!
We are confident!
With 9 seconds left on the shot clock, Mashburn suddenly started moving and set a cross screen with Brown in the low post. In the blink of an eye, Mashburn successfully switched defenders, turning Kukoc into his defender!
Hardaway didn't hesitate and passed the ball to them immediately, maintaining the Heat's biggest advantage in this matchup tonight!
At this moment, all the fans in the American Airlines Arena stood up, cheering and shouting, hoping to stand with the team and help them!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
After three consecutive fierce impacts, Kukoc, who was already completely unable to withstand Mashburn, was now severely weakened and completely unable to compete with Mashburn, who easily crushed him into the three-second zone!
Then, Mashburn turned around with immense pride and was about to hook his arm.
But just as Mashburn threw the basketball, a large hand appeared above his head, over Kukoc.
"Snapped!"
With a crisp sound, the basketball was blocked by that large hand! Mashburn, who had been almost unstoppable and completely dominated Kukoc tonight, finally suffered a major setback in the final moments of the game!
The player who made the block was, of course, Luke Longley, who played at almost the level of a top center in the league tonight and completely dominated Mourning! After the block, Rodman, who reacted the fastest and seemed to have an inexplicable innate sense of basketball, jumped up and grabbed the ball in his arms.
Then Jackson on the sidelines immediately called a timeout!
At this point, he dared not take any risks.
The instant Rodman jumped to receive the ball and made a passing motion, Jackson immediately called a timeout!
At this point in the game, Jackson would absolutely not give Rodman the opportunity to throw a long pass; who knows if he would just throw it into the stands?
Too scary!
At this crucial moment, we absolutely cannot afford to make a mistake!
Jackson would rather use a timeout than let Rodman make a long pass!
We can't give Rodman that kind of opportunity!
absolute!
When Lin Tian learned that Jackson had called a timeout for this reason, he felt so moved he almost cried!
He was the number one victim of the Rodman passing incident. Everyone knows that behind every successful long pass by Rodman was a lung that Lin Tian had to run until it exploded!
This is too difficult!
At this point, Lin Tian couldn't help but praise Jackson as a truly great coach!
They even thought of things like this for the players; they're so considerate!
Just now, Lin Tian let out a scream the moment he saw Rodman get the ball, and was about to sprint towards the frontcourt. Fortunately, Jackson intervened and held Rodman down, otherwise it would have been another exhausting sprint.
On the bench, Jackson took out a tactical board and kept drawing on it, analyzing the opponent's lineup for the next game. After analyzing all the possible defensive lineups the Heat could use and telling the players about various possible unexpected events, Jackson suddenly looked at Lin Tian.
"Lin, it's up to you next round. How you want to play is up to you!"
Upon hearing Jackson's words, Lin Tian nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Oh, so you just laid out all those offensive tactics just so you could say, "I'll figure it out"?
Then why did you say so much nonsense just now?
However, Lin Tian certainly wouldn't be polite at this point. Since Jackson had spoken, he would just consider all that nonsense he had just said during a timeout as something he had nothing better to do than practice his verbal skills!
On the Heat's side, Riley had a gloomy face; he was very hesitant.
What should I do?
Should they double-team Lin Tian and let the role players who were on fire all game take the shot, or should they let Lin Tian, who dominated in the second half of the fourth quarter, take the shot?
Riley had a very bad feeling at that moment. He felt that no matter what choice he made at this point in the game, the Bulls would eventually find an opportunity and hit the game-winning shot!
Never in his life had the "Master Calculator" felt so uncertain and lacking in confidence.
The pressure Lin Tian exerted on him tonight was no less than that of Jordan in his prime!
This is simply unsolvable!
38 points, 24 assists, 10 rebounds, 6 steals...
Is this the kind of stats a human could put up in the Eastern Conference Finals?
The timeout ended quickly, and all ten players from both sides took to the field, ready for the final duel!
127: 129!
The final 18 seconds!
"The final possession is about to begin!" Marcus's magnetic voice rang out again, still brimming with passion. "Will the Heat escape unscathed, or will the Bulls press their advantage, or will the series tie and go into overtime? Everything hinges on this possession!"
"Neither side made any substitutions; they're still using the same lineups. They're all on the court now, just waiting for the referee to inbound the ball and start this final round. Will it be the Heat or the Bulls, Lin or someone else? The Bulls are down by 2 points at this point, but they actually have a lot of options! Whether it's a three-pointer, a mid-range shot, or driving to the basket to draw fouls, as long as they can make those shots, that's more than enough!"
Smith followed up, "That's right! And precisely because of that, the Heat's defensive pressure in this final possession is immense! They have to defend against every offensive method the Bulls use, and be wary of every Bulls player who gets the ball, because their shot could very well be the game-ending basket!"
"Now, they have to do everything they can to prevent the Bulls from scoring in any way in these final seconds! Let's see what happens in these last 20 seconds! Bulls, the ball is about to be inbounded!"
(End of this chapter)