Jordan: I thought he was there to help me!

Chapter 1103 If you've got it figured out, then you're really good!

Lin Tian's current demeanor also suggests a kind of effortless mastery.

"If you can't stop this ball, you'll lose face big time, and the whole team's morale will plummet."

"You too. If I stop you, you're done for!" Wade looked at Lin Tian defiantly. He was certain that he was fully prepared, his mind was in a state of peak excitement, and his attention was 120% focused.

They were just waiting for Lin Tian to make his move.

"The reason I asked this is because I don't want to bully you." Facing Wade, who was on high alert and ready to go all out, Lin Tian once again showed his relaxed attitude: "So that you won't think I won unfairly or used underhanded tactics."

"I'm not passing the ball this round. Are you ready? Time's almost up!"

Lin Tian finally moved after saying this!

But instead of dribbling, he suddenly stepped sideways with his left foot, making a probing step. However, Wade was clearly not fooled and remained unmoved, still spreading his arms and saying, "Bring it on! These little tricks won't work on me."

"Oh? Is that so?" Lin Tian smiled, then suddenly retracted his left foot, and stepped out again, with the same amplitude and in the same position.

This time, however, Lin Tian also swayed his upper body. His shoulders and upper body swayed to the left and right as his left foot stepped out, and then his body suddenly shifted significantly to the left.

At the same time, Lin Tian finally slapped the basketball in his hand, using his left hand to slap the basketball from behind his back to his right side.

Then, after the basketball came to his right hand, Lin Tian's body, which had just been leaning to the left, suddenly swayed to the right again. As he took the ball with his right hand, Lin Tian suddenly paused almost imperceptibly and took a slight, hesitant step.

Then the basketball disappeared again!

The basketball returned to Lin Tian's left hand from his right, passing behind him again. This time, the movement was much larger, and Lin Tian's distance of movement was also greater than before. The speed of the basketball's bounce was also at least one level faster.

Then, Lin Tian's left knee suddenly bent, and it looked like he was about to exert force to break through to the left!

Wade was overjoyed and shouted, "Got you!" At the same time, Wade reached out with his right hand and reached for the spot where Lin Tian's basketball was supposed to appear.

Nothing was gained!

Wade didn't touch anything!

He stared incredulously at Lin Tian, ​​who had returned to the same spot once again, as if he hadn't moved an inch from beginning to end.

Wade knew he had been completely faked out, so thoroughly that he didn't even see what dribbling move Lin Tian used to return to his original position. He only knew that his instinctive attempt to grab the ball had become a joke.

Lin Tian returned to his original spot and gained a space that, while not large, was definitely sufficient.

Then Lin Tian pulled up and shot, the three-pointer flying towards the basket.

"Snapped!"

Before the basketball went into the basket, Lin Tian landed first, and then, in a rather flamboyant manner, he gave Wade a high five with his right hand, which had just been extended to try to steal the ball but hadn't had time to retract.

It was as if they were thanking Wade for his contributions and for his dedication as the BJ version of the story.

"Whoosh!"

A crisp sound came from behind Wade, who still stared wide-eyed at Lin Tian in disbelief.

He knew the ball went in, and he knew he had been completely outmaneuvered, but he still didn't understand how he had been outmaneuvered.

Of course, Wade couldn't understand it, and neither could the fans.

In their view, Lin Tian simply did three behind-the-back dribbles almost in place, then pinned Wade in place, creating a clear opening before shooting and making the basket.

What they couldn't understand was how such a simple move could completely shake off Wade.

The entire quick loan center fell silent. They didn't understand what had happened, and they didn't know why.

Given the current situation, the most plausible explanation is that Wade deliberately lost, giving Lin Tian an open shot opportunity.

But everyone knows that's impossible.

Even if Holmes said that after you've eliminated all the wrong answers, the one that's left, no matter how outrageous, is the truth, the fans at Quicken Loans Arena still didn't believe that Wade would let Lin Tian score on the defensive end at this moment.

It's too ridiculous.

But if that's not the case, how did he get tricked by Lin Tian and then shaken off?

"Don't ask me." Miller, like the fans, shrugged and said from the commentary booth, "I'm just a shooter. I don't know anything about dribbling and penetration. If you want to know if Lin's shooting form was correct at the end, I can give you the most professional answer."

"I don't even play basketball." Van Gundy smiled and looked at Jackson. "So I don't understand either, but a point guard who's good at dribbling must understand this! He must be able to see the secret."

"That's right!" Miller agreed. "Point guard, what do you think of this play?"

"Shut up, you two!" Jackson was almost in tears. Like everyone else, he couldn't figure out what had happened when he fell to the ground. "Don't you know that the difference between two point guards is sometimes greater than the difference between a person and a dog?"

Forced into a corner, Jackson directly compared himself to a point guard who was even less than a dog, which shows how shocked they were by Lin Tian's play.

Because they couldn't understand how Lin Tian managed to pin Wade completely to the spot and even extend a hand to give him a high-five in celebration.

What's even more frustrating is that the pace of the game didn't stop or slow down at all because of this amazing shot, so everyone couldn't wait for the replay.

It wasn't until two minutes later, with only three minutes left in the game, when Lin Tian drove to the basket again and passed the ball to Bynum, assisting Bynum to dunk and widen the gap to six points again, that the game finally went into another timeout.

Brown called it.

After the pause, everyone present immediately looked up at the large screen above their heads.

They still remembered the round from two minutes ago, and they wanted to watch it again.

Or watch it many times until you understand what just happened.

The three commentators were the same; they had never studied a round and a player's breakthrough move so carefully and meticulously.

Because Lin Tian's moves were just too bizarre.

How did he do that?

Then, the playback began.

"Every cell in my body is making fake movements." After watching for a long time, Miller was the first to give his answer.

"There are just too many details! So many that I feel I could give a whole lecture explaining the meaning behind Lin's actions." Van Gundy sighed.

Then, the two men looked at Jackson, the former point guard, and gestured for him, the expert, to analyze the situation.

This must be the first time in Jackson's life that he regrets playing point guard instead of center.

"You're both right." Knowing he couldn't dodge it, Jackson sighed and said, "Look, before Lin even dribbled the first time, he made at least five feints: a slight back-and-forth sway of his upper body and a large probing step with his left foot."

"You can try this kind of feint where the rhythm of the upper and lower body is completely opposite and disconnected. The upper body is fast and the range of motion is small, while the lower body takes only one step but the range of motion is extremely large. Once you try it, you will know how disjointed and uncomfortable it is."

"But as long as you can do this move, you will definitely make your opponent feel worse than you! And then Lin's first dribble was with a small hop step, which also included the meaning of an attack step, a probing step, and a hesitation step."

"A simple step and a small hop with both feet off the ground at the same time, I think Wade's brain must have been fried at that moment."

"Then came the first behind-the-back dribble, where the upper and lower body were completely disconnected, one moving to the left and the other to the right. Next came the change in rhythm, from a slow, leisurely dribble to a powerful, wide-open dribble in an instant."

"FUXX! This must be the only time in my life I'll ever call a standing behind-the-back dribble a 'violent dribble'!"

"After Lin's second dribble, his weight had completely shifted to the left side. Pay attention to the details; at this moment, Lin's upper and lower body were completely coordinated. In Wade's view, this meant that Lin was going to really start the attack, instead of continuing to fake."

"This step is quite important. It justifies the previous actions and also makes Wade think that Lin is about to start the attack."

"Next, look at Lin's left knee. It's bent! Very obviously bent. This is important information for accelerating a breakthrough. Wade must have noticed this, which is why he thought Lin would accelerate directly, and that's why he reached out his hand."

"That's the direction he thinks Lin will break through."

"But unfortunately, both the bending of his knees and the sudden synchronized movement of his upper and lower body were decoys, designed to lure Wade out of the ball. As soon as Wade reached out, Lin immediately used a third behind-the-back dribble to get back to his original position."

"Then he'll get the space!"

"To put it simply, Lin deliberately created an opening to lure Wade into a gamble and steal the ball, thus gaining space to shoot."

"That's it, I'm done talking." Jackson let out a long sigh after he finished speaking.

It's over, it's finally over!

Jackson was watching the replay and analyzing it, and he was extremely nervous, feeling that he might make a mistake at any moment.

Because this goal was so full of details!

It's so rich that it's almost all about the details.

Tremendous stress.

"Simply put, if a high school student or someone who doesn't play defense had been matched up against Lin, Lin might not have been able to completely pin him down. But Wade's defense was excellent, which is why he fell for it," Miller summarized after a moment's thought.

"That's how it is," Jackson nodded. "But if it were a player who doesn't play defense, Lin wouldn't need to do all that; he could just drive in and dunk. In short, I suggest putting this play in a textbook specifically for teaching drives so everyone can learn it."

"There are so many details in this play, it's almost excessive."

"I'll copy that goal and put it in my collection. I'll keep it on my TV all the time," Van Gundy said, then looked at the field and said, "Now, the game continues! Let's see how it goes in the last three minutes!"

"At least in the last two minutes, this play has had a significant impact on both teams. The Lakers are on fire and playing better and better, while the Cavaliers are starting to miss shots, and their spirits haven't fully recovered yet."

"Coach Brown called that timeout very timely."

"131-125!" Miller exclaimed. "The game continues! The Cavaliers' most crucial three minutes of the entire year have arrived! Can they take the lead and turn the game around to win?"

With high expectations, the commentators once again focused all their attention on the field.

This time, the Cavaliers gave the ball to Anthony, letting him continue to challenge Durant one-on-one.

Anthony is also known for his clutch performances. He has made many game-winning shots in his career, including four game-winning shots in the season when Lin Tian had just left the Knicks!

At this moment, Anthony's clutch performance once again proved his worth. He was not affected by Lin Tian's previous shot. Instead, after receiving the ball, he dribbled past Durant and then suddenly stepped back beyond the three-point line before pulling up and shooting!

"Whoosh!"

After a crisp sound, Carmelo Anthony, with his clutch gene, scored 3 points for his team!

"50 points! Anthony has 50 points!" Miller shouted. "An incredible moment! He's scored a career-high in the playoffs! This is the first time in his playoff career that he's scored over 50 points!"

米勒这边的大喊还没结束呢，杰克逊也开始高喊了：「林！林的第20次助攻！他拿下了自己的第20次助攻！他现在已经拿到30分19篮板20助攻了！距离30+20+20只有一步之遥！」

Jackson: "Durant, assisted by Lin, also scored his 20th point of the night! He's the fourth Lakers player to score over 20 points!"

范甘迪跟着道：「133：128！5分差距！骑士队的球权，比赛还有最后2分20秒！」

The competition has now entered a fierce and intense phase!

The defensive intensity of both sides continued to increase, the confrontation continued to intensify, and the referee continued to play dead, leaving the game entirely to the players.

But in the next minute, both sides went into a scoring drought, and neither side managed to score in several consecutive possessions.

This is certainly good news for the Lakers!

With only 70 seconds left, the Lakers were still leading by 5 points, and the score remained 133-128!

Of course, the even better news for Lakers fans is that Lin Tian has already grabbed 21 rebounds!

With everyone missing shots, rebounds naturally kept popping up one after another.

林天到这会儿，已经是30分21篮板20助攻5抢断3盖帽了！

His stats tonight were so impressive they were blinding!

The Cavaliers called another timeout at this point.

Brown needs to make some adjustments and let the players rest and get back into form.

Time is running out for the Cavaliers; they absolutely must score on their next possession!

Soon, the timeout ended, and judging from Brown's expression, it was clear that he had only given instructions on who would receive the ball and hadn't paid attention to anything else. Obviously, he had once again brought out his signature move.

"Devin, try to score a goal and save the team!"

A simple and effective method.

With the timeout over, both teams have now brought out their starting lineups, and the Lakers have already identified their matchups one by one, aiming to make it as difficult as possible for the Cavaliers to receive the ball.

The last 70 seconds were truly a matter of life and death!

Even with a 5-point lead, the Lakers wouldn't dare say they've secured the win.

If the game goes fast, the Cavaliers could easily get 3-4 more possessions in 70 seconds, and the Lakers certainly can't afford to be complacent.

The Cavaliers, on the other hand, were not going to give up; everyone was focused and waiting for the whistle to blow.

At the referee's whistle, the Cavaliers and Lakers players immediately began running and battling like they were in football.

There was physical contact everywhere, players constantly running and colliding. At this point, it would be more accurate to say they were playing rugby than basketball.

Then, Anthony, whose physique seemed more suited to playing football and who was a whole size bigger than Durant, used his shoulder to push Durant aside, sending Durant stumbling back several steps and landing on his backside. At the same time, Anthony managed to grab the basketball before the 5-second shot clock expired.

Anthony didn't hesitate at all after getting the ball. He glanced at the situation around him and then immediately accelerated his charge. Durant, who had just been bumped, wanted to catch up, but Anthony's bump was quite hard, and Durant was still sitting on the ground and couldn't get up at all.

Trailing by 5 points, Anthony drove all the way to the three-point line and then stopped abruptly. He pulled up to throw the three-pointer, but just as he jumped, a hand suddenly appeared in front of him. Although it was impossible to block the shot from that height, it was so close that it felt like a slap in the face.

Even though Anthony's mental fortitude is top-notch, he still couldn't help but tremble at this moment.

As soon as the ball was released, Anthony knew something was wrong and yelled, "It's off target! Rebound!"

With Anthony's roar, the basketball slammed against the rim with a thud and then flew off to the other side.

The players under the basket scrambled for the ball once again, each charging towards it, hoping to secure the rebound.

Anthony originally wanted to rush in, but the owner of that big hand stopped him, firmly blocking him outside the three-point line.

Lin Tian!

It was Lin Tian's timely help defense that caused Anthony's shot to miss.

But Lin Tian knew that in the current situation, it would be too late for him to rush in, so he simply blocked Anthony, at least preventing Anthony from receiving the ball and shooting immediately. (End of Chapter)