"In the face of the Jazz's rapid rotation, high pressure and high confrontation for ball carriers, making it very easy for opponents to fall into singles, if you want to break him, there are two most important points!"

"First of all, it's Charles, as long as they pay enough on the inside, their defense can't run anymore, as long as their defense stands up and can't leak people, then their system will be half useless, nothing to fear."

"Second, it's to move the ball! When the ball carrier faces the Jazz's pressing defense, be sure to pass the ball up and let their defenders run hard, draining their patience and stamina! We have Lin, Doug and Reggie, and at this point, I'm not worried at all! ”

"So Larry is the only one who's worried about you, Charles, do you hear that?" Miller elbowed Barkley in the stomach and said, "You have to work hard, don't get blown up by Carl again." ”

"Quiet!" Bird frowned and scolded, "Finals! This is the finals, the two of you, you want to flirt, and when you win the championship, you can kiss each other at Indiana City Hall on horseback, but for now, listen to me quietly! ”

Bird's rare anger made Miller and Barkley quiet down immediately, and everyone knows that Bird, the rookie head coach, seems to be calm and casual, and he doesn't take the finals seriously, but the pressure in his heart is absolutely huge!

"In short, it's still the same sentence, pass the ball more, run more, play more inside, and give me this mobile defensive system of theirs!" Looking at Barkley and Miller with satisfaction, Bird continued: "Then, when they return to their normal defensive alignment. ”

"Lin, it's your turn! Punch Stockton, you're the most experienced! ”

"Leave it to me, as long as they dare to put Stockton against me, I'll beat Stockton to the end!" Lin Tian nodded and said, "In addition, in fact, I have a very experienced fight with the whole team, and they have all been beaten by me." ”

"Don't beat me this time." Bird looked at Lin Tiandao and said, "I still want you to win the first FMVP of your career!" Of course, if you really can't bear it, then fight harder! It's a big deal to ban 25 more games! Let's fight! As long as they are willing to be beaten, we are not afraid of anything! ”

"All the rest, understand? We don't cause trouble, but if these Salt Lake City goblets dare to take the initiative to stir up trouble, we are not afraid of them, we can kill them! It doesn't matter if it's basketball or fighting! ”

"Understood!"

"Good." Bird's gaze swept over the court again, and then said, "After talking about the offensive end, the next step is the defensive end." ”

"Defensively, there's not much to say, there's just two main points."

"First of all, Lin watched Stockton, so that he couldn't organize the team's attack at all, and he couldn't pass the ball."

"Secondly, the rest of the people watched Ma Long, so that Ma Long could not attack comfortably! Charles, you're in charge of the opening and Marlon's matchup, and I need you to at least play with him! Ben, Dale, the playing time of the two of you is definitely going to increase this round, and I need you to defend Malone. ”

"Doug, Reggie, Hojberg and Joe, and everybody else, remember, if there's a chance, if it's close, if Malone gets the ball, he's got it! I want him to have at least two of our men in front of him every time he attacks! ”

"I don't care if he averages 30 points or 35 points per game against the Lakers, in this round of the Finals, I want Malone to average no more than 25 points per game!"

"As long as we can do these two things, this round of the series will be our crushing game! We can easily take out the people of Salt Lake City! I can tell you what I'm aiming for in this series. ”

"Sweep! It's as simple as that, sweep! We, sweep them away! ”

Bird's words, 1 hour before the start of the game, were conveyed to the media by Lin Tian word for word, and when he was interviewed by reporters before entering the stadium, he told the reporter who interviewed him about Bird and the team's goals without thinking.

Lin Tian's words, the reporters who interviewed him excitedly trembled!

This sentence can support the circulation of their newspaper for at least a week!

Pacers win: "Lin Tian's pre-game rhetoric swept away, and now it's come true!" Lin's rhetoric is never empty! or "Extreme self-confidence brings ultimate strength, Lindsay has threatened to sweep the Jazz before the fact!" 》

If Jazz wins: "The big talk before the game was slapped in the face, and Lin reaped the consequences!" Or "After the victory, Malone admitted that Lin Tian's sweeping declaration gave them extra motivation!" 》

In short, when Lin Tian said this, the reporters would be able to play him over and over again and again and again for a whole series! It doesn't matter whether the Pacers win or lose, Lin Tian's words can make reporters cheat newspaper sales again and again, that is the most important thing.

"How do you feel about playing the Jazz in the Finals for the second year in a row?" How could the reporters be willing to let go of a star like Lin Tian, who could break the news at any time, and they continued to ask questions after him.

"I don't feel anything, I hope they won't be beaten again this year, they will lose the ball cleanly, and everyone will be happy, otherwise if some of them lie in the hospital for half a year, can they return to the league, it will be difficult to say!"

"Are you threatening the Jazz to be careful?"

"Threats? Of course not! Of course not! I spurn on-court violence, I am against all on-court violence! In my life, I will never take the initiative to do anything to people! Let's just talk about this year's playoffs, how many times did Houston and Starks elbow me and how many stumbling blocks did they give me? ”

"Michael grabbed two hits to my thighs and ribs in the fourth quarter, and the swelling hasn't gone down yet! But am I angry? Did you do it? I didn't even eat T! ”

"That's because, I think it's all basketball moves! I can accept it! And I'll fight back in the same way! ”

"But if someone uses something outside of basketball against me, wants to scare me, wants to make me submit, wants to win in our heads, then I'm sorry, I'm going to fight back with the same thing!"

"If you play basketball, just play hard, and if you want to play something else, I will definitely accompany you! As for the threat you mentioned, I don't think it's a threat, it's called a friendly reminder! It was out of my deep love for Stockton and Malone that I specifically reminded them not to make mistakes. ”

After answering this question, Lin Tian had already walked into the players' tunnel, and the media certainly wouldn't wait until the next day to publish Lin Tian's words.

They're going to see the benefits tonight!

The first to receive the news, of course, was Ma Long and Stockton and others on the other side of the court, when the reporters said that Lin Tian was going to sweep them, Ma Long snorted coldly and said: "Let's wait and see, see what the trend of the game is!" Did he think that if he won Jordan, he would be invincible in the world? ”

"By the way, before Shaq was swept away by us, he also felt invincible in the world! But what the result is, everyone can see it very clearly! ”

Stockton also said lightly: "He must have thought it was great to beat us last year, but I have to say, it's because he is standing next to Jordan, and now he doesn't have Jordan by his side, no one attracts firepower for him, I will prevent him, I will let him know why I am the league's all-time steal king and the best defensive playmaker!" ”

"Then Carl, John, Lin also said that he told you to be careful, don't use anything outside the scope of basketball against him, otherwise he will not hesitate to let you go to the hospital bed for another half a year! What do you think about this threat? ”

The reporter's question made Malone stunned for a moment.

What do I think?

What else can I see? Of course, Lao Tzu was lying on the ground watching him beat my teammates!

Last year, Lin Tian played the whole Jazz team alone, which gave Ma Long and even the whole Jazz team a shadow, which was not a little bit.

For example, in the Eastern Conference Finals, the entire Jazz team, without exception, all supported the Bulls and Jordan!

In the name of beauty, it is to take revenge.

But the actual reasons are understood.

They were really a little afraid of Lin Tian, a guy who was always smiling and very handsome.

This bastard is really dead, he is really beating to the death!

Of course, if Lin Tian heard this idea, he would definitely be very unhappy.

These bastards are innocent out of thin air!

Why did I, Lin Daguan, beat him to death? If Lao Tzu is ruthless and really goes all out, you guys in the last few games of last season's finals, don't even think about getting together! Isn't it easy to wipe you all out?

For this question of the reporter, Malone suddenly became a messenger of peace and a partner of justice!

"I strongly oppose, denounce and abhor all violence on the pitch! The basketball court should be clean! It's just basketball, the violent stuff that affects our brand, our reputation, and the hard work of the 450 players and thousands of staff around the league! ”

"We've worked for at least two generations of players for 20 years to make the league go with violence, drugs, dirty match-fixing, and a whole host of other disgusting stuff, and I really hate the benefits that our predecessors have worked so hard to get and that they're already sitting back on, getting a lot of money, and enjoying the benefits that our predecessors worked so hard for."

"And then, I don't care about and cherish these things, and I have to destroy all these beautiful guys! Such people should be expelled from the alliance! ”

After listening to Ma Long's words, some people couldn't help but rub their eyes, and some people secretly pinched their thighs.

They want to make sure if they're dazzled or delusional.

This kind of thing was said by a villain like Ma Long?

That is, Ma Long's reputation is too strong, otherwise there will definitely be reporters who will reach out and touch Ma Long's head to see if he has a fever.

"Get out of here! Give you 10 seconds, get out! Sloan's harsh, cold, and impersonal voice came from the door of the locker room, and the old coach also came to the locker room: "If you reporters don't get out when the time comes, I'll throw you all out!" ”

Sloan spoke, so as long as he was not stupid or stunned, there would never be a reporter to challenge Sloan's bottom line, and all the reporters quickly stood up and walked out of the locker room door as soon as possible.

"Bang!"

As Szort slammed the door shut, there was not a single outsider in the entire locker room.

"In the last 40 minutes, the game is about to start! Are you all ready? Sloane looked at his disciple and asked.

"Ready!"

"Are you ready to wash away the pain and shame that the Bulls and Lin brought us last year?"

"Ready!"

"So, Carl, tell me, your task is ......"

"Blow up Barkley, blow up their entire inside line, blow up everyone who is against me!" Marlon's voice was resolute and did not hesitate.

"John, what about you?"

"Look at the dead forest and get the basketball running." Stockton said coldly: "When I can't prevent Lin, ask for help in time and ask my teammates to help me cover him." ”

"Jeff?"

"Throw the ball in! Let the Pacers not dare to go too far to bag Karl. Hornacek nodded.

"Brian, Adam, Greg?"

"Defend! Defend with your life! Kill those bastards of the Pacers! ”

"Good." Sloan then asked everyone on the team, including the water cooler players who would almost certainly not play, and he didn't miss it, and he asked everyone about their mission tonight.

Then, Sage slapped him solemnly and said, "Go, go conquer this league, conquer the Pacers, and become the league's champion!" ”

Delta Arena is another arena in the league named after an airline, and it's almost one of the youngest arenas in the league.

Built in 1990 and put into use in only half a year, the entire arena can accommodate 19,911 people, which is one of the top five huge arenas in the league!

Lin Tian is no stranger to this, last year, it was his old punch here that beat the entire Jazz team, and several people went directly to the hospital and lost the finals.

It was precisely because of this that when Lin Tian entered the court, all kinds of foul language were scattered all over Lin Tian!

Lin Tian grinned, stretched out his little thumb and plucked his ears and said, "That's why I keep saying that the fans in Salt Lake City are not very good, and their level of booing is too inferior!" In the face of me, the number one enemy, they actually scolded so uncreative. ”

"Disappointing, disappointing!"

"You're still the number one enemy? And what about Michael? Miller couldn't help but complain about Lin Tian.

"Needless to say, of course they hate me even more." Lin Tian said with a smile: "If they can't beat Michael, they can directly punch him and send him to the hospital, but they can't beat me?" You ask them if anyone would dare to come over and punch me directly. ”

Well, this angle is perfect, and I can't find any angle to refute it.

"Hi Carl, long time no see, last year's series, it was so exciting, I often miss it." Lin Tian looked at Ma Long, who was walking not far away, with a wicked smile on his face, and said provocatively: "The feeling of a fist smashing on your face is really good!" ”

"Wait, did I beat you that night, why can't I remember, it doesn't matter, there were too many people who beat you that night, and my memories are confused. Anyway, one thing is right: it was the coolest fight I've ever had in my life, and I wouldn't have had such a good excuse to fight without you! ”

"So I want to say that I've always wanted to find an opportunity to say thank you guys."

Arrogant!

Lin Tianzhen had no one in his eyes, and Miller and Barkley wanted to help Malone punch Lin Tian.

Regarding Lin Tian's naked provocation, Ma Long's reaction was also very simple and direct.

He didn't hear, well, at least it didn't seem to be, and the guy didn't hesitate for a moment, he kept walking forward, and then turned a very stiff turn and walked back to his bench.

"Carl, bastard, shrunk?" Barkley looked at this guy who was regarded as the biggest opponent in the same position in his career in disbelief, rubbed his eyes in disbelief and said, "This villain, has shrunk his eggs?" ”

"Alright Charles, let's face it." Miller stretched and said, "With Lin here, all the teams will be no different from the good babies in the kindergarten when they play against us!" ”

As for Malone on the other side, he regretted it at this moment!

I'm really blind, it's not good which direction to go, I have to get close to Lin Tian's bastard, and bring humiliation on myself! Absolute self-inflicted humiliation!

Ma Long is an absolute villain with a short temper, perverse personality and a very black attack, but a villain is not equal to an idiot, after realizing the huge gap in force between himself and Lin Tian, Ma Long knows that some people cannot be provoked, and it is best not to provoke them forever, otherwise it will be humiliating himself.

Fortunately, there is not much time left before the start of the game, and Bird has already begun to call all the Pacers players to gather and make a final order, they don't have the time and opportunity to taunt Malone, which also makes Malone's relief can't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Malone was relieved, but at the headquarters of the NBA, Stern sighed in disappointment.

The peak viewership of the Eastern Conference Finals once exceeded 42 million, and the number of viewers for most of the entire game also exceeded 36 million!

What is the concept of this number? Prior to this game, the NBA's most-watched game was the 32 million in Game 6 of the 1993 Finals.

But that's the peak number, and most of the time, the number of viewers is actually less than 25 million.

And what about this game? The peak number of viewers has increased by a full 10 million, and the average viewership has increased by as much as 11 million!

Not to mention the number of viewers in the world that is simply impossible to calculate and cannot be estimated!

By any measure, this game can go down in history, and it was enough to get the entire NBA league excited to the point of madness!

But the problem is that after such an extremely crazy game, when it came to the first game of the finals, Stern and the top management of the league and the TV station knew that it was impossible to maintain the number of viewers at that crazy number of about 36 million.

Even the most optimistic estimates from the league and TV stations are directly cut in half, and the number of viewers is about 17 million to 18 million.

But when the first game of the finals was about to start, Stern knew that he was still too optimistic.

7 million!

The viewership of this game barely left a fraction of the Eastern Conference Finals tie-break!

Even if this number can increase after the start of the competition, according to past practice and experience, the peak number of viewers can reach 12 million, which is enough for everyone to burn high incense!

"Sure enough, it still has to be a grudge showdown, a high-profile balloon star showdown, and a big city team showdown to really bring up and stabilize the attention and viewership! The duel between the outside stars is definitely much higher than the battle between the two top inside giants! ”

When Stern thought of this, many names popped up in his head at once.

Hardaway, Hill, Iverson, Kobe, Marbury, Carter, who hasn't made it to the league yet, and by the way, that spring man Francis from the University of Maryland!

Of course, there is also Lin Tian, who is already standing on the highest stage and has just eliminated Jordan!

The duel between these guys, these guys who have super popularity or will have super popularity sooner or later, is the real hope of the alliance!

Perhaps, I should give these people some small help, so that they can grow faster and their status in the team is more important?

Whatever Stern is thinking or planning in his head right now, it has nothing to do with tonight's Finals.

Because the starters of both sides have now taken to the pitch.

On the Pacers' side, Bird still uses his favorite and most used starting lineup.

Rick Schmitz, Charles Barkley, Doug Christie, Reggie Miller, Lintian!

On the Jazz side, veteran coach Sloan also continued to show his stubbornness in the starting lineup that has barely changed this season.

Greg Foster, Carl Malone, Jeff Hornacek, Brian Russell, John Stockton!

Ten players walked onto the pitch for a final warm-up while filtering out the referee's usual uninteresting threat.

"Toot!"

As soon as the whistle blew, the basketball was thrown into the air by the referee, and Schmitz's height was significantly better than Foster, who was less than 208 centimeters, and won the first wave of possession of the night for the Pacers.

After Lin Tian got the basketball, he didn't rush to quickly advance and play a quick offense, he looked at Stockton who was standing in front of him for the first time and said, "Do you miss my fist, old dog?" ”

"That's all you're going to do to threaten me, huh? When it comes to basketball, what else do you have to do? Stockton stuck Lin Tian's waist with one hand, raised his other hand high, and at the same time, while the referee was not paying attention, he pinched Lin Tian's waist heavily!

"Shhh Lin Tian gasped in pain, looked at Stockton in front of him and said, "Are you looking for death!" ”

"Come on, if you have a kind, just give me a punch!"

With these two sentences, Lin Tian understood.

Today, Stockton is here as a martyr!

This is to be beaten to death by Lin Tian, and to taunt and anger Lin Tian to death from the beginning of the game!

It's like cutting meat to feed the eagle!

It seems that Stockton really loves Salt Lake City deep enough.

"How about a surprise for you?" Lin Tian looked at Stockton and suddenly passed the ball out.

Stockton was really brave enough to be beaten by himself and dare to do so.

In order to reward Stockton, Lin Tian decided to give him a gift.

Well, not just a gift to Stockton, but a gift to the entire Jazz team, and even Jordan, who has been eliminated!

'97-98 Michael Jordan Experience Card (Full Field)! ’

This thing, the Eastern Conference Finals are useless, and now that they are all finals, there will be no more important games than this time, and keeping them is keeping them.

Used!

It also makes Jordan feel a little involved in this series!

After distributing the ball to Christie, Lin Tian quickly came to the low post, and after getting stuck in Stockton, he reached out for the ball!

"Boy, are you looking for death? You don't use your speed and vision to hit me, but you want to duel me in the low post? Stockton asked in disbelief.

After all, after a major injury in last year's finals, Stockton's speed and agility have further declined, and now if he doesn't use blocking, he has almost completely lost the ability to break through!

And in the face of speed-type opponents, his lateral movement has completely failed to keep up, and the defense that he is famous for is now only left with small movements, black hands and black feet, and that little bit of awareness and experience, which is why he wants to stimulate Lin Tian to the death as soon as he comes up.

Stockton knew that if he fought hard, he would definitely be blown up by Lin Tian, and he would not even be able to stand up.

So he had to make a bet, betting that Lin Tian would go up, would fight with him, and even beat him directly!

To put it mildly, after watching the Eastern Conference Finals, Stockton has a very clear understanding of the difference in strength between the two sides in this round of the series.

Can't beat it! Absolutely can't beat it!

It's just that he didn't say these words to anyone, including Malone and Sloane.

Stockton decided to sacrifice himself to see if he could get a chance for the Jazz.

Obviously no!

It's not just because Lin Tian was originally the number one trash talk master and psychological warfare master in this alliance, it was simply difficult to make Lin Tian go to the top.

is also because, even if Lin Tian really doesn't pass the ball and fight Stockton heads-up, with Stockton's current defense and speed, Lin Tian can easily beat him up!

Stockton understands these things, and of course Lin Tian understands them better!

Therefore, when Lin Tian gave up his biggest advantage in the high position and came to the low position to confront Stockton, Stockton felt for a moment: his plan was completed, Lin Tian really came up, this is to use the method he is not good at and has the least advantage to defeat Stockton!

Then, Stockton realized that he was really thinking too much!

"Bang! Boom! ”

After two muffled sounds from the physical confrontation in a row, Lin Tian suddenly made a sudden force and collided with Stockton for the third time!

This time, Lin Tian's strength was much greater than the previous two times, and he had to take two steps back to stand on Stockton, while Lin Tian had already completed the turn, a backward jump shot, and scored 2 points steadily!

"Good shot! Lin scored the team's first point in team history in the NBA Finals for the Pacers! It's still a Michael Jordan signature move! Step-back jumper, I'm curious, is Lin demonstrating or saluting? After Lin Tian hit the ball, Marcus also quickly began to analyze.

Smith said: "I think Lin threw this ball to Jordan, and he was telling Jordan: The way you play, I will too!" Lin is trying to prove that the victory of the tie-break is not accidental! ”

After shooting a ball, Lin Tian exaggeratedly put a hand on his forehead, then looked left and right, and said at the same time: "John, John!" Hey John, where are you? Why can't I see you? ”

In response to Lin Tian's provocation, Stockton lowered his head, as if he didn't hear it at all, he took the pass from his teammate and began to advance towards the frontcourt.

But his advance was far from being as smooth as he imagined, because Lin Tian did not return to defense, but stuck to Stockton's side for the first time and started a full-court tight defense against him!

It's not the whole court defense, but the kind that sticks directly to the body, the real full-court tight defense!

"Wow! Sure enough, when the enemy met, he was very red-eyed! Immediately after hitting a goal, Lin took a high-intensity close-quarters defense against Stockton! Marcus discovered Lin Tian's defense and told the audience about him as soon as possible.

Smith said: "But it should be that Stockton and Lin have a grudge, Lin and Stockton, but there is no enmity, after all, the last time ......"

At this, Smith closed his mouth with a smile, and everyone knew that he was talking about the brawl in last year's Finals, the game that humiliated the entire Jazz team and made it a little unreachable.

It's really a real person to play the whole team!

But now, Lin Tian has taken out an aggressive defense on the court, keeping himself in front of Stockton.

Stockton just wants to scold his mother at this moment!

He couldn't understand how this Lin's defensive ability had improved so quickly? Not only is the pace of defense fast and dense, but all kinds of details are impeccable, coupled with a very strong oppression, Stockton smells a smell of Payton on Lin Tian's body!

That is, although Stockton's physical fitness has declined significantly, his experience and basic skills are still there, although he was forced by Lin Tian to be a little embarrassed, but he finally dribbled the ball through the half court safely.

After halftime, Stockton opened his hand and wanted a cover from Malone, but Lin Tian suddenly strengthened his defensive pressure again and pressed towards Stockton again, this time he was almost completely hung on Stockton's body.

Lin Tian took advantage of the moment when Stockton raised one hand to cover and only one hand could dribble, and suddenly grabbed it, not only did the physical confrontation give it very much, but his pair of long arms also poked out directly and hit the basketball that Stockton was dribbling.

"Smack!"

After a crisp sound, Lin Tian broke the ball successfully, turned around and flashed Stockton stretched out his arm to block him, dribbled the basketball, and rushed out towards the front court!

The position of this break was very close to the middle line, and no one in the Jazz team reacted at all, they could only watch Lin Tian kill to the front court, and then step on the lower arc of the free throw line, and the whole person bounced up directly!

"Boom!"

After a bang, Lin Tian hit the one-handed gliding split!

4：0！

"Trash! You're just in luck! ”

"John, him and let him know you're awesome!"

"Waste! Maggots in the sewers! ”

"My grandmother's cockroaches are better than yours! Don't be too complacent, boy! ”

After Lin Tian scored 2 goals in a row, the Jazz fans immediately began to coax, and all kinds of boos poured out towards Lin Tian, boo, they are professional, hard-mouthed, and they are also professional!

However, this kind of pure swear words without technical content, Lin Tian did not react at all except for the noise, he even stood under the basket of the Jazz team, with his hands in his ears, signaling that the fans could make a little more noise.

Arrogant!

Lin Tian was so arrogant that he wasn't ready to defend at all, after he stood in place and was arrogant enough, he directly found Stockton on the spot, and the tactics of pressing the whole court continued!

Although Jordan's lateral speed in the 98 season is not as fast as his younger self, and his physical fitness and physical fitness have declined significantly, his defensive experience, skills and deterrence are still the top in the league, not to mention that Lin Tian himself has world-class super speed and almost inexhaustible physical strength.

Jordan's flaw does not exist at all in Lin Tian!

Not to mention that Stockton himself is a mediocre guy who relies on experience, skill and a black heart to play.

What he fears most is this type of defender!

His physical fitness is better than him, his experience is not lost to him, his skills are the top in the league, and his physical strength and height and arm span completely crush him.

In the face of Lin Tian's defense, Stockton can play well, then there is a ghost!

This time, in the face of Lin Tian's pressing, Stockton didn't dare to relax at all, he didn't even dare to raise his hand to gesture and shout tactics, he could only roar with his voice.

In fact, organizing a guard or other player to raise one hand and shout tactics is a trick that almost everyone in the world basketball circle will use.

It's just that no one else has encountered such a perverted and crazy defender as Lin Tian, and they raised a hand and shouted tactics in a matter of an instant, and they would not show any flaws that were snatched by someone at all.

But Lin Tian's speed, experience, skill, and grasp of timing have all reached the top and peak state at this time.

He was able to seize all those fleeting moments and opportunities!

It's like when Ling Hu Chong was undefeated against Dongfang, he could see the flaws between Dongfang's undefeated moves, but he couldn't grasp it at all, because Dongfang was undefeated too fast!

And now Lin Tian has both the ability to make Hu Chong's 'Dugu Nine Swords' find flaws and the undefeated 'Sunflower Treasure Book' in the East, which surpasses everyone by at least one grade, which is enough to cover up all flaws.

Crush!

It seems that some playmakers like to let the basketball roll on the floor for a while, which can temporarily stop the flow of game time, but also allow teammates to get into position without hurry, and also allow themselves to get some rest.

This method sounds easy to make mistakes, and it feels like the opponent can cut off the ball with a leap and a horizontal pounce, but in fact, which of the organizational defenders who dare to play like this has the top reflexes and speed? They have the confidence to pick up the ball before their opponent pounces and then take advantage of the situation to launch a swoop!

Of course, it's because they haven't met Lin Tian, if they meet Lin Tian tonight, no matter what Paul is, Lillard, Curry or Harden, Lin Tian has the confidence to teach them how to behave, so that they no longer dare to use this kind of thing that looks very coercive.

Again, the same sentence: crush!

Tonight's Lin Tian can definitely crush any organizational guard in NBA history!

These playmaking defenders, of course, include Stockton, who has just suffered a major injury, has further declined in fitness, and is at the end of his career.

In his memory, when Stockton met the Bulls in this round of the Finals, he averaged only 9+7 per game, although the shooting rate of 49% looked good, but first, he could only shoot 0.3 three-pointers in a game, and secondly, his scores were almost all empty layups and fast breaks.

To put it simply, even if the Bulls' defensive focus is on Malone, even if Stockton's opponents are Hubble and Air most of the time, after all, Hubble often goes inside to help defend Malone.

But even so, Stockton didn't have any ability to score, and could only guide the ball back and forth at the top of the arc.

His only praise for the entire Finals was probably the one he hit in the final minute of Game 6 to give the Jazz a three-point lead and almost put the playoffs into a tiebreaker.

Other times?

It's not an undercover agent, but it's really a role player with no shine.

When Stockton met Hubble and Air, his performance was still so mediocre, not to mention that Stockton met Lin Tian tonight?

Or is it a Lin Tian who has an experience card?

Stockton did not make a mistake in this round and dribbled the ball safely through the half, but he also failed to organize the team's attack at all, and Stockton was defended by Lin Tian at all to observe the position of his teammates, and he could only quickly distribute the ball to Russell.

Russell found Malone as soon as he got the ball, and wanted their absolute core to attack one!

The moment Malone got the ball, he didn't even have time to spray a couple of trash words with Barkley, Christie on the bottom line, Lin Tian on the line plus Barkley behind him, and the three of them surrounded Ma Long!

"Oh God! Three-person bag clip! This is the Jazz's first serious offensive round, and Malone has won the ball for the first time! Were the Pacers so crazy about his bag from the start? ”

Regarding the Pacers' somewhat crazy defensive choice, Marcus said he couldn't understand it at all.

"It's hard to understand that the Pacers are so confident that the rest of the Jazz can't shoot? With Malone's passing vision, their defensive rotation is hard to keep up with! Smith thinks the same way as Marcus, and he doesn't understand why the Pacers are using this almost all-or-nothing style of defense.

"There's only one possibility." Marcus said: "The Pacers, I didn't take anyone other than Malone seriously!" They felt that the rest of the Jazz team couldn't shoot! ”

"Maybe except for Hornacek, at least Reggie Miller is still pestering him, but in the face of Miller's defense, I don't think there are many ways for Hornacek." Smith followed: "After all, Miller is afraid of the type of person who is physically strong, fast, and physically explosive. ”

"Hornacek, a white shooter with pure technical flow, Miller has always been accurate with one defense!"

On the court, Malone, who was surrounded by three people, was not in a hurry at all, and with a quick transfer to the line, the basketball came to Stockton's hands.

"Go to hell, bitch!" Malone scolded fiercely: "John will let you know how stupid your defensive strategy is!" ”

(End of chapter)