darknovel Chapter 128 The Natural Leader - Lin Long!
Chapter 128 The Natural Leader - Lin Long!
Therefore, at the end of the quarter, the Pacers' defensive intensity finally dropped slightly, and the defense was not so close. When Lin Long's pass also accurately found the two, they hit the iron one after another and failed to hit a 3-pointer.
On the contrary, Miller and Mullin, one maintains an excellent feel, and the other dribbles steadily and maturely. Although there are no wonderful and beautiful passes, they are full of details.
Lin Long once again scored 9 points in a single quarter and provided 6 assists.
Under the Pacers' focus, Big Ben got a lot of opportunities. He hit 4 goals and scored 8 points, which was his highest score in the playoffs, but he also made 3 turnovers.
On the Pacers' side, Miller not only hit 2 3-pointers, but also added the mid-range to his own firepower coverage net. Leading the entire Pacers offense.
61:59.
In this section of the game, although the Pacers successfully overtook the score, both sides still failed to widen the score gap.
In the locker room at halftime, Carlisle continued to inspire the players. He applauded desperately: "Guys! You are doing well! You have done everything I hoped before the game! Go on, keep working hard! Continue our plan , the fourth quarter, will be our decisive moment! 99
On the Celtics side, Auerbach did not mobilize, but chatted with Bird: "Lin, what do you think of the Pacers' tactics?"
Lin Long said: "In the first quarter, they let me attack like crazy by myself, didn't double-team, and didn't even make up for defense. They double-teamed me harder and forced me to pass the ball. But at the same time, they only let go of Ben and Bruce, who were less confident in their offense. Nada and Dell were still bitten by them.
"I think the Pacers are trying to wear me down, so they gave me a physical trap, whether it's singles or points, they've been making me use the most physical energy in theory and can't stick to the whole court to play.
"Theoretically?" Bird asked curiously.
"Yes, in theory." Lin Long was full of confidence, took another sip of his drink and said: "This style of play might be exhausted after 3 quarters, but I persisted for 48 minutes, or two overtime. Overtime, there is no problem! In my opinion, Carlisle's target is forcing me to brush the data!
Bird was stunned for a moment, and then obviously thought of Lin Long's 48-hour battle without sleep. After muttering a few words of how stupid he was, he turned and left.
Yeah, why are you worried about this?
Maybe Lin Long is the person in this league, or even the entire sports world, who doesn't need to worry about physical strength.
Force you to flash data?
Bird cursed again.
How come I don't have such kindhearted people when I play?
Auerbach stayed where he was, he patted Lin Long on the shoulder again and smiled: "It's good to have this kind of confidence, if you can really maintain your physical fitness, then in the fourth quarter, we will let Carlisle take care of himself. The so-called tactics pay a huge price! No, starting from the third quarter, let's make him pay the price 々々!
In the second half of the game, the two sides returned to the starting lineup.
Lin Long also faced Mullin, a scoring defender, once again.
"Old man, you shot very well in the first half! You pass the ball well too.
At the beginning of the second half, Lin Long leaned against Mullin and chatted.
"What? You want to learn? I can teach you. But you have to follow your Chinese tradition, kneel down and kowtow and call your master." Mulin has been on the battlefield for a long time, no matter if Lin Long is complimented or damaged, he directly gave him a tough one. In response, listening to his tone, it seems that in order to spray this trash talk, he also specifically learned about the tradition of apprenticeship in China.
"Learn from you? Forget it, I'm afraid to learn myself into AA!
How could Lin Long suffer, and immediately countered the pain point in Mullin.
After all, everyone knows that Mullin used to love alcohol when he was young, and was deeply addicted to it, completely reaching the level of alcoholism.
He even drank himself in the ICU.
With such a drinking method, his career and on-court performance are naturally greatly reduced and questioned.
If it weren't for the fact that the legendary coach, Old Nelson, taught him honestly, and brought him back from the brink of destruction, he would have known in which dark tavern where Mullin would be drunk and dead.
Mullin's face immediately turned ugly.
The so-called slap in the face without slapping the face, this black history is also a time in his life that he wants to forget the most.
"Boy! I'll make you pay for what you say!
"The cost? What cost? For me to break the single-game scoring record in the playoffs?
Lin Long kept his mouth shut with Mu Lin, and moved towards the Pacers' inside line. After reaching the area below the free throw line and about two steps outside the three-second zone, Lin Long suddenly stopped and then slammed Mu Lin. Linka was behind him.
Billups' pass came over immediately, which was arranged by Auerbach during the inter-section. In the second half, Lin Long would change the way he played on the top of the arc, instead, he would get more balls in the low post and start hitting the Pacers from the inside. line of defense.
"Are you ready?" Lin Long leaned back against Mullin and said the line he had prepared for a long time: "Uncle is going to start fighting!
As soon as Lin Long finished speaking, the basketball landed in an instant, and it was a shot at Mullin. Poor Mullin was not a player who was good at defense and strength even in his prime. Now that he has suffered many serious injuries, how could he be the best Can you live with Lin Long?
With just one touch, Mullin took 3 steps back and was pushed to the basket by Lin Long.
Lin Long showed no mercy, pulled up with his back behind his back, turned around in the air, and forced a basket.
"Please give me some confrontation! It's harder for me to beat my dog on the back than to beat you!" After Lin Long hit, he continued to speak trash to stimulate Mullin.
"Lin, do you have a dog at home?" Billups won the gold medal and immediately gave him a handful.
"No." Lin Long laughed: "So I mean, it's easier to hit you than to hit the air!"
It's a pity that Mullin is an old man who is hard to be led off by these trash talk. He still continues to play without the ball. Mark Jackson also continues to share basketball and deliver ammunition to the team's three shooters.
And Lin Long is sinking into the inside again and again. Facing Mullin, Lin Long doesn't even have the chance to show his basketball footwork and skills.
Because his body is too fragile.
After a few rounds, Carlisle finally couldn't stand it anymore, and he ordered Miller to switch to Lin Long, so that Mullin could relieve his fatigue.
"Yo! Reggie, good man, I have something to ask you."
Seeing Miller coming to defend himself, Lin Long's nature did not diminish in the slightest: "Does Carlisle have a grudge against you? Otherwise, why do you always make you two guys lose face?
"Shut up! Lin! No one will treat you as a mute if you don't speak."
Miller also knew that he couldn't stand Lin Long. He was always too lazy to talk nonsense with Lin Long. He had to save his energy to talk when he made a shot.
"Then let's just shut up? Whoever speaks first will be a quick shooter for the rest of his life?" Lin Long asked again with a smile, and then he suddenly pressed against Miller's chest.
Miller, who was shocked by the huge strength, almost didn't come up in one breath, and it was all blocked in his chest.
Then Lin Long turned around quickly and wiped it, and when he pulled it up, it was a two-handed dunk.
In the face of absolute physical fitness, any skills and archery are all paper tigers!
After a few more rounds, Lin Long's low post finally made Miller, the old villain, unable to stop cursing:
"々. Damn it! You can't stay away from this damn low post!
"I'm an insider!" Lin Long showed a rare innocent smile, explaining as it should be, while speaking, he made another blow at Miller. The low-hand layup, and two points.
Carlisle on the sidelines finally couldn't take it anymore.
If he continued to fight like this, he had not waited for Lin Long to exhaust his physical strength, and his two ace shooters would be turned into scum by Lin Long's bones.
So in the next round, defending Lin Long finally became Dale Davis.
"Come on kid! Let me see your back fight! 35 Davis yelled arrogantly.
"Want to see it? Did you buy a ticket?" Lin Long mumbled, and without hesitation, he made an inside pass and gave the ball to Barkley on the other side.
Barkley held the ball with his back, and looked at Mullin who was holding him with a smirk: "Are you ready? Uncle is about to start playing with his back!
(did it) "I can go to yours!"
Carlisle was finally beaten by this endless back fight, and he threw the tactical board to the ground angrily. Shouldn't he be so shameless? It's just this trick that's been used for a long time!
Carlisle's lips trembled with anger.
The reason why he did not change this game and dared to start all three of Mullin, Miller and Schmitz is because he thinks that Auerbach, as the league's number one coach, will need some face and more Play some routines and different things to show your status and erudition.
But what about the result?
Auerbach even wanted to smash Mullin and Miller directly.
Carlisle has no doubt that if he tries to use Schmitz to face Barkley or Lin Long, he will be beaten by these two guys indefinitely. In the third quarter, because of the precise strikes of Lin Long and Barkley, Miller and Schmitz were constantly consumed, and the stamina of these two people dropped rapidly, which brought a chain reaction that their hit rate could no longer continue. Keep.
The Celtics finally opened up the score slowly in this section.
By the end of the third quarter, the Celtics had led the Pacers by 8 points with 88:80.
Fortunately, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Jaylen Landing played at an exceptional level, hitting two 3-pointers in a row, reducing the score to 2 points in less than a minute.