radicalducati Chapter 672 Two hours is the limit of technology, not New York.
Chapter 672 Two hours is the limit of technology, not New York.
Lin Tian's condition tonight can hardly be described as bad.
He was on fire in the game against the Celtics! And he was at his best and most perfect!
He scored a high score of 21 points in the first quarter!
Meanwhile, the rest of the Knicks players were also in great form tonight. Led by Lin Tian, they took the lead in the first quarter and gained a 5-point advantage!
Then in the second quarter, after Rivers suddenly changed his strategy and started double-teaming him, Lin Tian began to pass the ball constantly, finding loopholes in the Celtics' defense time and time again, and assisting his teammates to score!
At the end of the first half, the Knicks had a lead of more than 10 points!
No matter how you look at it, this was a match where the entire army fought bravely and united as one to successfully avenge their defeat!
But when the game entered the second half, the situation on the field changed dramatically!
The Celtics suddenly found their rhythm, with their key players scoring in their preferred ways, leaving the Knicks' already virtually nonexistent defense even more riddled with holes!
Meanwhile, the Knicks' players suddenly lost their touch again, frequently missing shots!
With four minutes remaining in the third quarter, the Celtics tied the score!
With seven minutes remaining in the third quarter, the Celtics successfully took the lead! They secured their first lead of the night! They began to take control!
As the game progressed, the Celtics held onto their hard-earned lead tightly, focusing their attention and energy to the extreme on both offense and defense, all in an effort to stop the Knicks and solidify their advantage.
At this point, the Knicks' weakness of only being able to play as surprise players and supporting roles became glaringly obvious once again! Faced with the Celtics' suddenly improved defense, these Knicks role players couldn't hold on any longer!
To put it bluntly, after Stoudemire and Anthony were suspended, the Knicks had very few players available. More importantly, the remaining players were either limited in function, only able to do things like cuts, fast breaks, and dunks.
For example, Smith and Ariza, and now Wallace and Barnes, who have been reinstated.
Or perhaps they are too old and nearing the end of their careers. It's fine for them to have an occasional burst of energy, or to play 15-20 minutes per game. But expecting veterans to play 30 minutes per game and fill the void left by Stoudemire and Anthony is obviously asking too much.
In short: The remaining players on the Knicks are all quite one-dimensional in their roles. They can't do much. They can provide support for Lin Tian, but they can't perform consistently and their form fluctuates greatly.
The best approach for the Knicks' current roster is defense! Switching to a defensive lineup, adopting a half-court offense, and engaging in a defensive battle with their opponents is the best strategy.
After all, Okur has size, Ariza, Smith and Wallace have terrifying physical attributes, and Lin Tian is the best defensive player. If they use the existing personnel to form a defensive formation to play defense, the effect will definitely not be bad!
Even their head coach, Don Nelson, won the Coach of the Year award back in the day for his defense! This old man is a master at both offense and defense!
but……
Old Nelson: I won't!
If the speed slows down, how can Lin break the record?
Now that the speed has slowed down, how can Lin still shock this alliance?
And, as Lao Tzu said, we need to win the championship through offense, so how can we play defense?
If we defend, wouldn't all the promises we made back then be worthless?
Anyway... this stubborn, obstinate, and childlike old man refused to play defense.
What else can we do?
Run and charge in to attack!
However, given the Knicks' current situation and personnel, with the Spurs having Duncan and Howard guarding the paint and attacking the boards, their offense is quite difficult, especially in the second half. They are losing more and more defensive rebounds, making fast breaks increasingly difficult, and sometimes they can't even get going.
The Celtics maintained control of the game until the very end by relentlessly attacking the offensive rebounds!
Throughout the game, the Celtics grabbed 22 offensive rebounds, leading the Knicks by 31 total rebounds!
If Lin Tian hadn't been in such hot form tonight, scoring 55 points with an incredibly high shooting percentage, the Knicks would have suffered a crushing defeat!
However, it was clearly not enough for Lin Tian to go all out in the second half. All Lin Tian could do was narrow the gap to 7 points with consecutive three-pointers in the last minute of the game.
However, the Celtics' consistent free throws prevented the Knicks from closing the gap, and Lin Tian's last-ditch three-pointer also missed, effectively ending any suspense in the game.
The Knicks had no choice but to raise the white flag again in this game.
The Knicks suffered their second consecutive loss against the Celtics!
The gap between them and the Celtics has widened to 5 games!
Furthermore, the Knicks have a disadvantage in head-to-head matchups, and even if the two teams finish with a tie, the Celtics will still be ahead. This means that the Knicks must have a better record than the Celtics and win at least 6 more games than the Celtics in the remainder of the season to reclaim the top seed in the Eastern Conference!
With only half of the regular season remaining, it's virtually impossible for the Knicks to overtake the Celtics and reclaim the top spot in the Eastern Conference!
This is almost an impossible task.
The good news is that although the Knicks didn't get the top seed in the East, they lost both games after missing two key players, and the Celtics were completely unable to contain Lin Tian's offensive firepower under these circumstances!
When Anthony and Stoudemire come back, won't we beat you to a pulp?
So although the team suffered two consecutive losses, both the Knicks fans and the players were quite satisfied with the way and process of the defeat!
We'll give you the top seed in the East, we'll see in the playoffs!
After losing two games in a row, the Knicks' confidence has soared to unprecedented heights!
There's another reason why everyone involved with the Knicks didn't take those two losses to heart.
On January 31st, they will be playing the Spurs at home!
This match is extremely important!
Lin Tian had already made a bold statement more than half a month ago, saying he would "see you in New York" with the Spurs.
Now that the day has finally come, the fans are absolutely thrilled!
The revenge version of Lin Tian is here!
Lin Tian, in particular, was still holding back the frustration of losing to the Celtics twice in a week. If he didn't take it all out on the Spurs, would that be fair?
We must fight them to the death!
The fans were incredibly excited about this match! And naturally, the tickets for this game sold out like hotcakes.
The game was so popular that Dolan booked another NBA-level arena in New York City and then sold another 20,000 tickets.
Although these 2 tickets cost only a third of the price of Madison Square Garden, all the tickets sold out in less than two hours from the time they went online, and the fans just wanted to gather together to watch the game on the big screen at the stadium!
Even so, it's because the internet speed and online ticketing platforms in today's world are not developed enough, so many people have to queue up in person or book tickets by phone, which is why they are delayed.
Two hours is the limit of technology, not the limit of New York fans!
If the internet were more developed, if the Knicks had more phone booking lines, and if Dolan had more ticket sales channels and windows, New York fans could have sold out all the tickets in an hour!
If we could introduce a ticket-grabbing software like 12306, it could sell out tickets in just one minute!
Let alone opening one more stadium, even two more stadiums, New Yorkers could fill it up!
Crazy New Yorkers have plenty of money, they just lack seats!
In addition, TNT naturally chose to broadcast this highly anticipated revenge match live without hesitation. Such a high-traffic match was already in TNT's broadcasting plans, and even if it wasn't originally in their plans, they would definitely change their plans now if they weren't stupid!
On this day, how could there be a more exciting, eye-catching, anticipated, and thrilling game than the Knicks vs. Spurs matchup?
Two hours before the game started, the Knicks and Spurs players arrived at the stadium early, surrounded by crazy fans who kept yelling and shouting at the players.
After the players entered the field, the Madison's live DJ even interacted directly with the temporary arena next door.
The two stadiums' large screens played each other's footage, and fans on both sides simultaneously made noise, as if trying to completely suppress the other from a distance, to show that they were the craziest, purest, and most passionate group of people.
Double the noise, double the excitement, double the craziness, and double the burning passion!
At this point, there were still two hours until the match started! The fans were already in high spirits.
Feeling the sporting atmosphere, James, who had just arrived at the court to warm up, couldn't help but mutter, "This is what a big city is like."
Whether in San Antonio or when he was in high school in Akron, when has James ever seen so many fans, and so crazy fans? San Antonio is nice, but everything there is slow and unhurried.
There aren't such crazy and passionate fans there, nor such a strong sporting atmosphere.
Everything seemed lukewarm.
"If I had debuted in a big city, if I had been drafted by a team with a top market, I would definitely have played better! I might have won a championship by now, instead of wasting my career with the Spurs!"
James practiced his shooting while muttering to himself.
The atmosphere and the sheer level of madness made him quite jealous.
"If my head coach had been Don Nelson, who championed liberalism, allowed players to express themselves freely, and encouraged them to express their individuality, instead of the rigid, academic coach Gregg Popovich, I would definitely have won the scoring title or assist title long ago!"
"I'm capable of this!"
"LeBron."
As James was imagining what kind of performance he could have achieved if he had debuted in New York or Los Angeles, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
"I'm not a scorer, and I hate being called a scorer," James muttered before he could even process what was happening.
That was the first thing he would say to reporters after he imagined winning the scoring title.
But to his surprise, it was Lin Tian who came looking for him.
A monster who couldn't be defined by his scoring ability, yet he dominated and thrashed all the scorers except Chamberlain.
"Long time no see, Lin." James reacted quickly, forgetting the slight embarrassment from just now, and greeted Lin Tian in a relaxed manner.
"Ready to get crushed, you bastard? I can't wait to show you the world of difference between New York and San Antonio!" Lin Tian said, looking at James and immediately launching a straight shot.
"I've long understood the gap between New York and San Antonio," James muttered to himself before looking at Lin Tian and saying, "I don't think we should be hostile towards each other, Lin. You are my mentor, and I've dreamed of becoming like you countless times."
"I still remember the guidance you gave me in training camp, and I respect you very much! The last game was just a misunderstanding; those things are beyond our control, aren't they?"
"Yes, those things aren't your fault, and those damned whistles aren't your fault either." Lin Tian nodded, surprisingly easy to talk to.
This left James, who had initially intended to exchange a few polite words, completely bewildered.
What the hell? Are you here to cause trouble?
What are you here for? Are you here to make up with me?
"But tonight I want to beat you up, I want to pin you down and beat you, I want to beat up your whole team, and humiliate every single one of you!"
"Is that not allowed?"
"That has nothing to do with us. It's not like I told the referee to call it that way." James spread his hands, feeling that Lin Tian was being unreasonable.
Mr. Lin said: I'm just here to cause trouble, so what? Is it illegal?
"What's it to me?" Lin Tian shrugged. "I just don't like you, I want to beat you up, is that a problem?"
"Then go cause trouble for the referees! They're the ones who started this!" James was exasperated. He realized for the first time how childish and unreasonable Lin Tian was.
"Hitting a referee will get you suspended, but hitting you guys won't." Lin Tian rolled his eyes, looking at James with an expression as if he were an idiot.
After observing James's incredulous and bewildered expression with satisfaction, Lin Tian felt relieved.
He turned around and swaggered over to O'Neal, who was lying on the floor receiving physical therapy.
One by one, no one can escape.
All of us brothers had a great time!
"The New York fans were absolutely incredible tonight!" Barkley exclaimed in the TNT studio. "Two stadiums! Two stadiums at the same time! New York fans are always this crazy!"
"And, with two hours to go before the match started, both tubes were practically full! The fans couldn't wait!"
"They weren't just in place; they were already in the zone two hours early, and they were even more excited than the players!"
Kenny added, "If the director is willing to send over footage from the scene later, we'll get to witness the wildest booing in history from New York fans during warm-up!"
"They're really eager to teach the San Antonio team a lesson! They'll make Lin pay for all the frustration he suffered in the last game tonight!"
Barkley continued, "The Knicks are absolutely ready, and they're going to respond to the Spurs' last game, which they won thanks to the referees and almost 100 free throws, with a big win."
"They'll teach the Spurs a lesson in their own style! They'll show everyone: This is New York! Nobody here will back you up!"
Kenny shook his head, saying, "But it won't be easy for the Knicks to win tonight. The Spurs are coming in in very good form!"
"They're still first in the West, their record is better than the Celtics', they're the real league leader! They were 13-2 throughout January, a record they tied with the Celtics!"
"They're currently on a nine-game winning streak, having defeated the Mavericks, Suns, and in the East, the Pistons and Cavaliers in their last four games!"
"The Spurs are currently in their best form and their morale is at its highest!"
"At the same time, we can't forget that the Knicks are eager for revenge, and they've certainly put in a lot of effort! But are the Spurs just going to let them win? Are the Spurs really willing to surrender on the road?"
"The Spurs are just as determined, and they're equally determined to win this game! They want to prove that even without the referees, they are a top team! They can beat the Knicks without the whistles!"
"Especially since the Knicks are still without Stoudemire and Anthony tonight! If the Spurs can't beat the Knicks without them, it will be a huge blow to their morale!"
"Therefore, both sides in this match are absolutely well-prepared, neither willing to give an inch. They will bring their best to fight and give it their all, and they will clash with each other at their highest level!" (End of Chapter)