allendalepharm Chapter 532 The Master of Nonsense Appears! The Result of 11 is Infinite
Chapter 532 The Master of Nonsense Appears! The Result of 11 is Infinite
With the rest of the team underperforming and having a poor shooting touch, Lin Tian clearly took on more offensive responsibility, opting to take more shots and engage in more individual offense!
During this season's regular season, Lin Tian has rarely gone all out like this, using this kind of offensive shooting style to launch a full-force attack!
This season, he is focused on passing the ball to his teammates and sharing the ball, saving his offensive firepower for the fourth quarter to kill the game.
But tonight, when he found that Anthony and Okur were missing shots, and when the substitutes were also playing slowly and not playing well, Lin Tian decisively started firing!
It turns out that he was simply too lazy to attack himself and started enjoying passing the ball, rather than being unable to play anymore.
The Cavaliers' defense was completely shattered by Lin Tian!
Whether it was Wade, McGinnis, or the substitutes Snow and Pavlovic, none of them could stop Lin Tian at all. He easily drove inside and shot outside, scoring at will!
Fortunately, although the Knicks' two stars played brilliantly and scored a lot of points together, the Cleveland trio also performed well. Facing the Knicks' offense-heavy defense, Wade scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in the first half, Big Z scored 12 points and 6 rebounds, and Gooden also contributed 11 points and 5 rebounds!
With all three of the team's core players performing well, the Cavaliers withstood the Knicks' offensive firepower, at least in the first half, and didn't fall too far behind.
56: 65!
At the end of the first half, the Cavaliers were only 9 points behind the Knicks!
In the second half, when the players switched sides and the game started, Lin Tian wanted to help Anthony and Okur find their rhythm again, so he made several passes to them.
But Okur just couldn't hit his three-pointers tonight, and Anthony's signature mid-range shots just wouldn't go in either.
Within the first two minutes, Anthony missed two consecutive shots, and Okur also missed an open three-pointer.
Seeing that Anthony and Okur were about to take the lead if they were allowed to find their rhythm any longer, Lin Tian decided not to wait any longer and, together with Stoudemire, launched a new attack on the Cavaliers!
Their pick-and-roll was still unstoppable, and the Cavaliers couldn't stop Lin Tian's individual offense either.
At the beginning of the third quarter, thanks to Anthony and Okur's poor performance, Wade launched a series of attacks, narrowing the gap to 4 points at one point.
But when Lin Tian and Stoudemire unleashed their full firepower once again, the Cavaliers' firepower immediately couldn't keep up!
By the end of the third quarter, the Knicks had once again extended their lead to 12 points!
In the fourth quarter, neither Wade nor Lin Tian rested and continued to lead their teams. Although both sides scored high today, both coaches knew that without these two players, their teams' performance would immediately plummet!
In the fourth quarter, the two finally began a head-to-head confrontation!
In the first three quarters, the two players faced off a few times, but not many. Overall, it seemed that their head coaches intentionally separated them.
But in the crucial moments of the fourth quarter, both coaches naturally held nothing back and unleashed their trump card counterattack.
Therefore, in the fourth quarter, Lin Tian once again demonstrated the defensive focus he had shown when he was named the best defensive player last year. He began to closely guard Wade from the backcourt, never leaving him!
From the moment the Knicks' offense ended until the moment it began to end, Lin Tian stuck to Wade, not giving him any easy opportunity or time to receive the ball or launch an attack!
Against other players, Wade can use his speed, his understanding of pick-and-rolls, and his versatile footwork to break through.
Who is Ke Lintian?
His defensive ability has long been recognized as the pinnacle of active shooting guards in the league. Looking at the entire history, only Jordan and Payton can compare to him.
More importantly, if Lin Tian were to defend against skilled shooting guards like Kobe Bryant or Tracy McGrady, he might be at a disadvantage due to his height and be helpless against their pull-up jumper.
But Wade himself is only 193 cm tall, so he doesn't have much of a height advantage over Lin Tian. Besides, let alone the fact that the current second-year young version of Wade's shooting is not good, even in his prime, he was not a player who was good at pull-up jumpers and stop-and-shoot jumpers.
And, more importantly and more fatally, when Lin Tian raised his defensive intensity to the extreme, Wade's pick-and-roll offense, on which he relied, was also greatly hindered.
Lin Tian could always spot the Cavaliers' pick-and-roll path and the timing of the pick-and-roll player's move. Then he would quickly step out to block the position and force his way past the pick-and-roll player from the front, making the Cavaliers' pick-and-rolls fail time and time again.
Unable to match his strengths and having his weaknesses exploited, Wade struggled terribly in the fourth quarter!
Wade, who scored 29 points efficiently in the first three quarters, only managed to score his first points in the fourth quarter halfway through when he drew a foul from Lin Tian on a drive and went to the free-throw line.
In the first 6 minutes of the fourth quarter, Wade went 0-for-4 from the field, committed 1 turnover, and only had 1 assist. He was completely overwhelmed by Lin Tian's defense!
When Wade puts on this kind of performance, the Cavaliers' offense naturally becomes even more unsustainable, and they simply cannot give the Knicks any response.
Wade was unable to lock down Lin Tian with his defense. Even though he tried his best, Lin Tian still managed to do whatever he wanted and easily control him!
同样是第四节前6分钟，锁的韦德只能靠罚球拿到2分的同时，林天自己却6投4中，3分球1投1中，罚球2罚全中，拿下11分的同时还送出3次助攻！
At this point in the game, Lin Tian has already racked up a spectacular stat line of 44 points, 7 rebounds, 14 assists, and 3 steals! Although Wade also appears to have 31 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists, anyone who has watched the game knows that the impact and effect he and Lin Tian have on the court are worlds apart!
The point difference between the two sides has reached 20 points!
In the final six minutes of the game, Lin Tian once again put away his scythe and started feeding the ball to teammates like Anthony and Okur, who hadn't been shooting well that night.
Lin Tian knew very well that it was almost impossible for him to win the championship by himself. This year's league was stronger than last year's, and starting from the second round, it would definitely be a series of bloody battles and duels!
Whether he can maintain his physical strength is another matter, let alone wait in comfort to take advantage of other teams.
Therefore, if the Knicks want to go further this year and compete for the championship, players like Anthony and Okur must find their form and their offensive rhythm.
Only by relentlessly attacking, attacking and attacking again, will the Knicks have a chance!
This is why Lin Tian has always hoped that Anthony and others could find their rhythm.
After today's game, he has made it clear: the Cavaliers are not strong, and he can easily defeat them!
Since this round of matches is easy, we must get our teammates involved more in the game, let them attack more, let them find their playoff rhythm, and get back to their regular season form!
If not in the second round, when? Are we going to wait until the semifinals against Duncan and Howard's twin towers, or until the Eastern Conference Finals against the Pistons' defensive wall, to find our form?
It's too late for them to be finished!
Unfortunately, despite Lin Tian's repeated passes and shots, Anthony and others couldn't find their rhythm tonight and struggled to consistently put the ball into the basket.
All I can say is that in their first playoff run, these young players on the team were all noticeably out of sorts.
As for Stoudemire?
He was indeed in top form tonight, but Lin Tian still wasn't entirely at ease with him.
This year, Stoudemire hasn't developed his mid-range shooting skills yet! On offense, he relies on brute force and aggression to dominate, easily taking down soft, white players like Zydrunas Ilgauskas and technically gifted players like Gooden who are shorter than average.
But what if he faces an even more beastly Howard in the semifinals and a technically skilled king like Duncan? Or what if he faces Ben Wallace in the Eastern Conference Finals, who is best at dealing with beasts like him?
What will he do? Can he maintain his efficiency tonight?
Obviously not!
Therefore, Lin Tian had already determined his strategy for the match against the Cavaliers from the very beginning of the first round of the competition.
Unless your teammates are really not good enough, you must do your best to help them find confidence and playoff form!
Otherwise, this year's playoffs will be really difficult.
In the end, the Knicks managed to win the game, albeit with some close calls.
110: 124!
The Knicks ultimately defeated the Cavaliers by a full 14 points.
This point difference shows how poorly Anthony and others played in the last half of the game, and also how brilliantly Wade performed after shaking off Lin Tian's defense in the last half of the game.
That night, Lin Tian tempered his offensive firepower in the last 6 minutes of the game, achieving a near triple-double with 47 points, 8 rebounds, and 16 assists.
Wade unleashed his full potential in the latter part of the fourth quarter, racking up an impressive 38 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists!
At least statistically, he is not much worse than Lin Tian!
Even if you only look at the post-game statistics, Wade could be considered to have had a respectable defeat and almost pulled off a comeback!
Besides their respective star players, Amar'e Stoudemire scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Knicks. His first playoff game was quite successful, even amazing!
But apart from Lin Tian and Stoudemire, Anthony only scored 14 points and 5 rebounds on 5-of-15 shooting, Okur only scored 3 points on 1-of-8 shooting, and Jackson scored 8 points. If it weren't for veteran Ward stepping up off the bench and holding off the pressure to score 15 points, Lin Tian would probably have had to exert himself to the bone to win the game tonight.
For the Cavaliers, besides Wade, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had an impressive 24 points and 12 rebounds, Gooden added 19 points and 9 rebounds, and McGinnis hit three three-pointers for 15 points. All four of the team's key players performed admirably.
Unfortunately, their firepower couldn't keep up with the Knicks, and their defense couldn't withstand the Knicks' firepower either.
The result of the first game may not tell us much, but if you watch the game, you'll definitely see that the gap in strength between the two teams is quite obvious. If the Knicks wanted to, they could easily dominate the Cavaliers!
Or rather, if Lin Tian wanted to, he could easily control Wade!
Controlling Wade is tantamount to controlling the Cavaliers' lifeline.
The feeling of holding a person's genitals in your hands, playing with them at any time, humiliating them at any time, and doing whatever you want with them...
Lin Tian felt a little disgusted.
That's disgusting.
Wade is Wade, and it has absolutely nothing to do with his manhood!
After the game, Lin Tian, as the leader and best player of the Knicks, naturally went to the post-game press conference.
The reporters' first question was quite direct and pointed, which is a consistent practice of the New York media!
They don't care what results you've achieved with your team, or whether you're a city hero; they'll ask anything without any reservations.
The most obvious example is the press conference after the Knicks won the championship in 99. On that day of universal celebration, after Jordan sat down in the chair at the post-game press conference, the first question he was asked almost made him throw his cigar in the reporter's face.
"Michael, do you think your team won the championship by chance this year? If the Pacers hadn't been injured, would you have had a very low chance of winning the title? If this season had 82 games, do you think you, at your age, could have kept up the stamina?"
That's how direct it is!
This is one of the reasons why many star players, even if they yearn for and love the glitz and glamour of New York, are unwilling to play here.
The pressure is immense! New York City, with the world's most developed news industry and the largest number of journalists, is under immense pressure. If you do anything wrong, you'll be immediately attacked and verbally abused by a frenzy of reporters!
If even those championship-winning stars are like this, what about Lin Tian, the newly arrived "savior of the city"?
"Lin, first of all, congratulations on your opening game of the playoffs. My question is: tonight you only used full-court press on Devin for about 6 minutes. Why didn't you do that for the whole game? If you had done that for the whole game, we might have won much earlier."
"Are you worried that the point difference will be too big for you to continue playing, or is it because your stamina isn't enough to support you in pressing and defending a young star like Wade for the entire game?"
A classic trap! Once Lin Tian falls into the trap, he'll either have to admit he was padding his stats or that he's too old and his stamina is failing.
But who is Lin Da Guanren? He can easily answer reporters' questions without even thinking.
"Didn't we maintain a lead throughout the entire game, firmly control the pace of the game, and hold a lead of more than 10 points for most of the time?"
"I think we won easily and comfortably, which is the best way for us to win."
"You mean, even if Carmelo and Mehmet perform poorly and miss their shots, it won't affect your chances of winning, and you can still win in the easiest way possible?"
"In other words, they didn't play well, so you won quite easily?"
Most of the time, these kinds of questions from reporters come from local reporters of rival teams. What respectable reporter would chase after their star player and ask such questions that could affect team harmony?
New York media briefing!
"Everyone on the team is an integral part of the team. This team cannot do without any one of them. Everyone's performance fluctuates, and everyone has happy and unhappy times. Even I have times when I'm not in good form."
"Young man, it's perfectly normal for him to have some ups and downs in the first playoff game. If he were to score 40 points every game with a 55% shooting percentage, I would definitely tie Carmelo up and send him to the ET Research Center to see if he's from Mars or the moon."
Lin Tian's answer was the standard one: I said a lot, but I didn't directly answer your question. But if you say I didn't answer my question, then what I said is obviously the same thing you asked.
Simply put, it's standard nonsense and rambling drivel, with maybe a couple more jokes added.
This move was a skill that Lin Tian had honed throughout his life as a businessman.
The core message can be summed up in one sentence: Never speak like a human being.
To give another example, even if someone asks you what 1+1 equals, your answer cannot be 2.
一个合格的废话学大师，这个时候的回答应该是：我无法明确的告诉你1+1等于几，我也无法告诉你1+1是不是等于2，我只能说1+1可能等于2以外的任何一个数字，但我也不能排除它等于2的可能。
Or to put it more simply: shameless.
But no matter how Lin Tian responds, the reporter's first two questions are quite malicious.
Fortunately, there were still their own people present. The Knicks' press officer gestured to one of their own, a reporter wearing an MSG badge, and that reporter immediately stood up.
"What are your thoughts on Carmelo and the others' poor form, Lin? How do you plan to adjust your strategy for the upcoming matches?"
Compared to the previous two, this question is much milder; it's a question that every team gets asked after every game.
"Carmelo's talent is beyond doubt, and his ability has long been recognized. I am not prepared to do anything because I believe that Carmelo's performance tonight was just a normal fluctuation. He could come back at any time and become the invincible 'Melo' again."
"We just need to wait quietly and watch his performance!"
"I will always have 100% trust in my teammates and my brothers! I know they can do it, and they definitely can too!" (End of Chapter)