MM Racing Chapter 346 Single-Game 3-Point Record! Consecutive 3-Point Hits Record
Chapter 346 Single-Game 3-Point Record! Consecutive 3-Point Hits Record
"You guys, are you done talking? If you're done, come and jump the ball, the game is about to start!" At this moment, the referee once again became Malone's savior, stepping out to announce that the game was about to begin and ending the bickering between the two sides.
"This is the 28th time Karl has been saved by the referee," Lin Tian continued, counting on his fingers, pretending to be serious. "Otherwise, Karl would have lost even more miserably!"
"Karl Malone will never be a match for Lin!" In the TNT commentary booth, Barkley, having just finished explaining his views on tonight's game, declared to everyone: "In the playoffs, they've faced each other three series, and Malone has lost every single one!"
"During the regular season, the two faced off 9 times, with Lin holding a dominant 7-2 record! As for their statistics, it goes without saying—a complete stomp, a total crushing defeat!"
"Oh, I almost forgot, in the fighting arena, Malone was also beaten 0-2 by Lin twice! The reason he was only beaten twice is not because he became cleaner when playing, but because this guy chickened out! He was afraid of being beaten! I remember at least two times when Carl and Lin were about to fight."
"Then Carl chose to back down and run away, obediently giving way!"
Fortunately, Malone couldn't hear Barkley's voice.
Of course, if he could hear it, then Ma Long would definitely remain calm for the time being and wouldn't go after Lin Tian.
Not seeking death is the first rule that Ma Long has learned from his years of fighting against Lin Tian.
At this moment, the referee had already walked to the center circle. He tossed the basketball high into the air. Duncan's height and wingspan were clearly a head taller than Ben Wallace's, and he easily earned the team the first offensive opportunity!
Armstrong dribbled up the court and faced Lin Tian, who had lowered his center of gravity. Knowing his own limitations, he quickly made a cross-court pass to McGrady, the team's current number one perimeter player.
McGrady sidestepped Christie, while simultaneously holding the basketball behind him in a very stylish manner, his signature pose.
It has to be said that McGrady's top-notch physique combined with his enormous hands makes for a truly impressive pose with the ball in one hand!
However, Lin Tian had a message for him.
The basketball court is not a place for you to show off.
Lin Tian appeared to be running towards the paint with Armstrong, chasing down the smaller guard. But just as Armstrong charged into the three-point line, Lin Tian didn't hesitate to let him go and rushed towards McGrady!
Lin Tian's choice of angle was very cunning, precisely the blind spot that McGrady couldn't see.
"Tracy!" Duncan shouted, trying to warn McGrady that someone was there, but it was too late. Lin Tian had already swatted the ball away and sprinted towards the frontcourt!
"boom!"
Three seconds later, facing an empty Magic half-court, Lin Tian delivered a graceful mid-air spin dunk, breaking the deadlock for the night!
"Tracy, watch out! That bastard's really cunning! Don't use that trick again." Rivers yelled at McGrady from the sidelines, reminding him to be careful.
After dribbling past half-court, McGrady became much more cautious, no longer using that arrogant style of holding the ball. Instead, he carefully dribbled between his legs, then suddenly pulled up and launched a pull-up jumper after getting past Christie! He was going to get the first kill for his team!
Watching McGrady's shooting form, Lin Tian couldn't help but sigh: This guy's basketball skills are truly beautiful! With that physique and limbs, the way he straightens his body and pulls up to shoot is indeed elegant and beautiful!
"Bang!"
Immediately following was a crisp sound; McGrady's shot missed! As is well known, McGrady's shot has a very flat arc, almost a straight shot into the rim, which makes it difficult to predict where the ball will land on the backboard, and it is highly likely to be a long backboard!
For example, in this play, the basketball hit the back of the backboard and bounced all the way to the free-throw line before being caught by Lin Tian who jumped high!
After receiving the ball, Lin Tian advanced all the way to the three-point line, then suddenly bent down and dribbled between his legs repeatedly, looking exactly like McGrady's posture just now!
"Here it comes! Lin is going to copy it! Lin is going to use McGrady's signature move to beat the Magic! Back then, the Magic's last star player, Hardaway, was defeated by Lin in the same way!" Barkley shouted excitedly as soon as he saw Lin Tian's posture.
Unfortunately, his old teammate and buddy Lin Tian clearly preferred to prove him wrong rather than let him guess correctly. Before Barkley could even finish speaking, Lin Tian had already made a behind-the-back pass to Miller, who was following up on the other side.
At this moment, the entire Magic team's defensive focus was on Lin Tian, and when Miller received the ball, there was no one in front of him!
When a shooter of Miller's caliber gets that kind of open space, the outcome is obvious.
With a crisp sound, Miller hit a three-pointer, giving the Pacers another 3 points!
Next, the Magic's offense finally reached the paint. Duncan received the ball with his back to the basket, facing off against Ben Wallace. After observing the situation, he was about to dribble and drive when Harrington rushed over to help. But Duncan had incredible vision and passing skills. With a single wave of his hand, the basketball flew out.
Malone gets the basketball at the free-throw line, which is his "sweet spot," his best scoring area!
Without a second thought, Malone raised his hand at the free-throw line and shot!
"Bang!"
But tonight, the basket clearly didn't give the Magic any face. Malone's mid-range shot also missed, hitting the rim directly!
Ben Wallace, under the basket, knew he would have a hard time getting past Duncan, so he aimed at the court, jumped up with all his might, and slapped the ball away beyond the three-point line.
Christie grabbed the basketball and passed it directly to Miller, who was making a quick run down the left side. Miller received the ball and immediately moved to the left side. Lin Tian caught the ball there, dribbled forward two steps, and then suddenly stopped. He then launched a long-range three-pointer!
"Whoosh!"
8: 0!
The Pacers have hit their second consecutive three-pointer!
"Stay calm! Give it to Tim! Let Tim do the work!" Rivers on the sidelines was getting restless. This highly anticipated showdown was starting with an 8-0 score?
If they get blown out tonight, the Magic will be seen as a fake powerhouse for at least the next two months!
Rivers will not allow this to happen!
At the same time, he was also very clear that he had to find his rhythm as soon as possible, otherwise if the Pacers continued to play like this, it would be difficult to catch up once the score gap widened significantly!
We must find a way to score quickly!
Following Rivers' instructions, Armstrong passed the ball directly to Duncan, who was calling for it in the low post, after bringing it up to the frontcourt.
Duncan backed down Ben Wallace, surveyed the court once more, and, finding no one coming to help defend, the incredibly fundamental big man immediately began posting up.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
After a few muffled thuds, Duncan drove past Ben Wallace all the way to the three-second zone. Then, as he pretended to attack the top line, causing Ben Wallace to shift his center of gravity, Duncan suddenly turned around quickly, brushing Ben Wallace behind him, and then made an unremarkable low layup!
For Duncan, this kind of shot is almost no different from a pure layup. His success rate is normally at least 95%, if not 100%!
Despite his 95% shooting percentage, Duncan still missed this shot!
The basketball reluctantly bounced twice on the rim, then inexplicably rolled to one side and slid out of the rim's range.
Ben Wallace, who had been waiting for this moment, grabbed the backboard and immediately passed the ball to Lin Tian!
Lin Tian dribbled the ball and started advancing at high speed once again. The Magic had twin towers, so Lin Tian would not hesitate to play as fast as possible!
And you need to be as fast as possible, so that your two big men can't get back on defense in time!
But this time, just as Lin Tian reached the Magic's three-point line, he found that McGrady had already used his long arms and legs to run quickly in front of him and block his way!
This McGrady is not the same McGrady from his Rockets days who only focused on offense and neglected defense, whose game was ravaged by injuries and who was left with only his awareness, height, and shooting touch. The current McGrady is a defensive mastermind who averages 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game!
His talent, will, physical strength and ability were all at their peak, and he suddenly appeared in front of Lin Tian, which made Lin Tian's attack a bit tricky!
Of course, there are only a few!
Facing McGrady's all-out defense, Lin Tian had no intention of driving into the paint. Instead, he quickly performed a series of crossovers and changes of direction dribbles outside the three-point line. Then, he suddenly twisted his upper body in two directions, causing McGrady to lose his balance slightly.
Then Lin Tian suddenly gathered the ball and jumped, moving from in front of McGrady to his side, and then pulled up and shot again without any regard for the consequences!
Even though McGrady is a gifted monster with the talent to reach for the moon, he also has many very willful shots that do not conform to the tactical arrangements. But to be honest, McGrady has never seen Lin Tian's style of play, which is to play 1-on-1 in the fast break and then force a 3-point shot after a few crossovers.
Even another crazy little guy like Iverson never threw up a three-pointer like that!
Ultimately, in this era, most people still view the three-pointer as merely a secondary scoring method.
In this era, unless it's a wide-open shot or the shot clock is almost up, 95% of players won't attempt a three-pointer!
But Lin Tian just likes to throw things like that!
And he likes to throw the ball directly without any regard for the defense, even when facing a defender!
"Whoosh!"
To McGrady's somewhat incredulous gaze, Lin Tian's three-pointer swished through the net! The Pacers continued to widen the gap!
"The Pacers are on fire tonight! They've hit three three-pointers in a row! Lin Tian alone has made two!" Barkley said, watching the game. "The Magic are really having a run of bad luck tonight. They've had several great opportunities, but they just couldn't make them."
"They haven't scored a single point yet! Now it's time to test the Magic's offensive capabilities! They need to score quickly! Even just one point!"
Everyone could see that the Magic were desperate to score, but sometimes, the more desperate you are to score, the harder it is to succeed!
Lin Tian understood this feeling very well!
It's like when men reach middle age, they sometimes inevitably feel powerless! And it is precisely at this time that they need encouragement, care, and patience, rather than ridicule, urging, and disdain.
It's easy to get caught in a vicious cycle!
Why is Master Lin so familiar with this kind of thing?
He has absolutely no connection with Lin Da Guanren himself!
I just watch a lot of TV and read a lot of books, so I've learned some miscellaneous knowledge.
That's it!
In short, the more anxious and frantic Rivers shouted from the sidelines when the Magic were desperate to score, the more inexplicably the Magic players failed to score!
Even Duncan's open layup wasn't the only good opportunity!
McGrady's pull-up jumper, Malone's open shot, and Armstrong's layup after driving to the basket.
For the next three consecutive possessions, the Magic still inexplicably couldn't score! Their playing style was actually flawless; every shot they took was impeccable.
It's a textbook basketball play, the kind of shot selection that every coach would agree on and want to see!
But it just won't go in!
They hit three more bricks in a row!
While the Magic's game got worse and worse, and their shots became increasingly inaccurate, the Pacers put on a terrifying performance!
They seemed to have absorbed all of the Magic's shooting touch; the basket appeared as vast as the ocean in their eyes!
They just keep throwing the ball into the basket and scoring again and again!
21: 0!
In the first half of the first quarter, when the Magic were unable to score, the Pacers went all out and had a hot hand. After a relentless attack, the Pacers went on a terrifying 21-0 run!
Of those, the Pacers made 5 three-pointers, with Lin Tian making all 4 of them!
5分钟内，林天就5投5中，3分球4投4中拿下14分！
It wasn't until this moment that the Magic finally broke their scoring drought with another drive by McGrady to the basket and a powerful one-handed dunk.
However, less than 5 seconds after McGrady made that shot, Lin Tian had already launched another fast break, driving all the way to the Magic's three-point line and once again disregarding everything, pulling up for a three-pointer!
This time, Lin Tian didn't even bother with a fake move; he just jumped and shot! Despite the defense, he took the shot from a full two meters beyond the three-point line!
"Whoosh!"
Lin Tian's fifth three-pointer goes in!
Then, the Magic finally got their first three-pointer, scored by their rookie Mike Miller, who caught the ball at a 45-degree angle and shot, giving the team their first three-pointer.
But Lin Tian didn't even glance at the shot. He dribbled the ball all the way to the frontcourt, then suddenly stopped 3 meters from the three-point line, or rather, close to the center circle, and then pulled up and shot!
Each one is farther, more difficult, more unreasonable, and more likely to trigger a coach's high blood pressure and heart disease!
But, it just worked!
"Whoosh!"
After another crisp sound, Lin Tian hit his sixth three-pointer!
Lin Tian's touch tonight was absolutely explosive!
Lin Tian knew that this wasn't due to the Jordan experience card; it was because he had entered that state himself, a state that every player goes through every now and then.
It's commonly said that the basketball hoop is like the ocean, so whatever you throw in goes in!
Or to put it more bluntly, who doesn't eat dumplings during Chinese New Year?
This is exactly the state Lin Tian is in tonight!
He really could do it, making it in one after another!
There's no logic or reason to this. Some players might experience it once a month, some might never experience it in their entire career, but others might experience it once a week!
There is no scientific basis to it, and there is no logic to it!
After Lin Tian made that long-range three-pointer, Rivers finally couldn't hold back any longer. He dared not gamble that Lin Tian would miss the next shot, so he gestured to his players to be careful.
Next, we'll have to double-team them!
He wants his players to double-team Lin Tian!
It starts at halftime!
Swarm Lin Tian relentlessly!
We can't let him keep throwing things like that!
The fact that the Magic resorted to such reckless double-teaming tactics when they were down by nearly 20 points clearly shows that they were in disarray, confused, and had no idea how to continue playing.
Otherwise, how could a proper team double-team the opponent's best passing player in midfield?
Especially when your team has two big men in the paint, whose mobility and flexibility are not very strong, and the opponent has extremely strong outside shooting ability, defending like this is practically suicidal!
For example, in the first possession when Lin Tian was double-teamed near the center circle, he jumped up and passed the ball as soon as he crossed halfway, passing it to Christie in the attacking third. Christie then quickly passed the ball to Miller, who was completely left unmarked on the other side.
This is Reggie Miller!
He's only ever had this many open looks in his career, maybe 3 to 5 times a year! His presence beyond the three-point line is absolutely top-tier in the league today!
Since the Magic dared to let him go like this, how could Miller possibly be polite to them?
After a quick glance, Miller took off and decisively launched a three-pointer!
"Whoosh!"
After a crisp sound, Miller hit his second three-pointer of the quarter!
Like Lin Tian, he also had a 100% shooting percentage, making both of his shots!
Lin Tian wasn't the only Pacers player on the team who had a hot hand tonight!
For the remainder of the first quarter, the Magic were completely overwhelmed by the Pacers' shooting!
In this quarter, the Pacers went on a scoring spree, sinking 11 three-pointers!
In total, they only used 11 shots!
Making all 11 of his three-point attempts in a single quarter—another NBA record!
They set an NBA record for the most consecutive three-pointers made by a single team!
Of those 11 three-pointers, Lin Tian made 6, Miller made 3, and Christie and Harrington each made 3!
The Pacers scored a whopping 33 points in the first quarter alone!
In this day and age, let alone making 11 three-pointers, most teams can't even manage 11 three-point attempts in a single game!
All I can say is that the Pacers' shooting touch tonight was absolutely terrifying!
With a 100% three-point shooting percentage, the Pacers scored a whopping 48 points in the first quarter! Meanwhile, the Magic only managed a paltry 17 points in the same quarter!
In the first quarter, the Magic were down by a staggering 31 points!
This epic showdown, this nationally televised game with its meticulous pre-match build-up and hype, ultimately lost all suspense within the first five minutes of the first quarter.
On one side, no matter what they do, they can't make a shot, while on the other side, they're making all sorts of difficult shots with a flurry of energy. It would be a miracle if the score difference between the two sides didn't keep widening!
What's even more frightening is that this gap is by no means the end!
In the second quarter, the point difference between the two teams not only did not narrow, but actually widened! The Pacers' shooting touch showed no signs of declining, while the Magic's shooting touch seemed completely lost.
At the start of the second quarter, the Pacers continued their incredible shooting touch, hitting three consecutive three-pointers!
Then, it wasn't until the fourth three-point attempt that the basketball finally went off the rim.
Miller's tough three-pointer bounced off the rim, bringing the Pacers' incredible run of three-pointers to 14!
This series of consecutive baskets left Barkley and Kenny completely bewildered, watching the game on the court as if they were seeing a monster.
"If I hadn't played in the NBA for over ten years, I would definitely suspect that NBA games are all pre-recorded!" Kenny couldn't help but exclaim. "14 consecutive shots! And against a top team! The Pacers' form and shooting touch are absolutely terrifying!"
"Recorded? Just a recorded broadcast?" Barkley shook his head. "14 in a row! If you ask me, I'll tell you this is a movie, all special effects. Whether it goes in or not depends entirely on the director's vision, not the players' ability! I still can't believe the Pacers could make 14 in a row!"
"And don't forget, while the Pacers' streak of three-pointers has indeed ended, Lin's three-pointers are still going in! His personal three-point streak is still going up!"
More than five minutes into the second quarter, Carlisle finally and reluctantly substituted Lin Tian onto the court amidst the wild cheers of the home fans who were practically blowing the ceiling off.
If things were going according to his own wishes, and he was already so far ahead, he really didn't want Lin Tian to play anymore!
Lin Tian has been expending a lot of energy lately, and his playing time has been excessive!
Scoring 50 points in seven consecutive games seems impressive and powerful, but the price Lin Tian paid was an average playing time of 45 minutes per game during those seven games!
Even though this is an era in which star players often play for 40 minutes or more, and even though 40 minutes per game is almost the standard for top stars in this era, Carlisle still felt it was too much!
He was already thinking about how to lighten Lin Tian's burden!
We need to let him rest, otherwise what if Lin Tian gets injured?
If someone else gets injured, Lin Tian can fill in, but if Lin Tian gets injured, is there anyone on the team who can fill in?
No!
Carlisle knew without a doubt that once Lin Tian was injured, even if everyone else was there, the team might have to suffer a losing streak before they could find their rhythm and feel for playing without Lin Tian!
Sometimes this has nothing to do with the strength of the team members.
This is a matter of habit; it's the feeling of being uneasy when someone has always been there to support you for a long time and then suddenly that person is no longer there.
When Lin Tian entered the game, the score difference between the two sides had already been narrowed considerably.
The Magic are a top team with three superstars. After the Pacers' three-point shooting streak ended, Miller, Christie, and Best all started missing shots in the following games!
It was as if this missed three-pointer was some kind of magical turning point; before this shot, every shot was accurate.
After that shot, nobody scored!
After a series of loud bangs, when Lin Tian returned to the court, the score difference between the two sides had narrowed to 22 points!
The Magic, with their absolute strength and steady style, are rapidly narrowing the gap between the two sides.
Rivers, sitting on the sidelines, was already dreaming about it!
If the score difference can be reduced to within 20 points before the end of the first half, then there will still be time for the second half!
The gap was narrowed by another 10 points in the third quarter, and by the fourth quarter, the team was only within 10 points of the deficit!
If the gap is only in single digits, it's a piece of cake to catch up.
What a huge comeback of 31 points!
If I could pull this off, wouldn't I become truly famous worldwide? What nickname would they give me?
Ace Attorney, King of Ace Attorneys, God of Ace Attorneys, Jesus of Ace Attorneys, Blade of Ace Attorneys, The Little Prince of Ace Attorneys, Ace Attorney 31, Ace Attorney.
Just as Rivers was smiling, extremely satisfied with the team's performance, and at the same time using his limited and laughable imagination to come up with future nicknames for himself.
After making his appearance, Lin Tian opened fire!
Dribble to the three-point line and call for a screen from a teammate, then take a step to the side and pull up for a three-pointer!
"Whoosh!"
When his teammates were having a bad game and the whole team's shooting touch was getting cold, Lin Tian stepped up once again!
I'll take the shots my teammates are afraid to take, I'll handle the games my teammates can't win, and I'll score the shots my teammates can't make!
"Here it comes! Here it comes!" Barkley shouted excitedly, "The seventh one! Lin keeps hitting records, and it's still going strong! Can he make new history? Can he break the record? Tonight, how high will he break the NBA three-point record? 10? 12? Or 15?"
No one could answer Barkley's question, but everyone shared Barkley's expectations. They would all sit in front of the television, waiting for that historic moment to arrive!
"Ten! Ten! Lin has hit his tenth consecutive three-pointer!" With six minutes left in the third quarter, Barkley once again erupted in excited cheers and shouts!
Lin Tian's play was another fast break after grabbing the rebound. He drove all the way to the frontcourt and, taking advantage of Armstrong being the only one guarding him, pulled up and shot from two steps beyond the three-point line!
Lin Tian is absolutely unstoppable tonight!
This is his 10th 3-pointer, and his 42nd point of the night!
21投16中，其中3分球10投10中，爆砍42分！
No free throws!
Lin Tian didn't even get to the free-throw line once tonight!
Lin Tian's efficiency rating is unbelievably high!
After he hit that three-pointer, the point difference between the two sides once again exceeded 30 points! The suspense of the game had almost completely disappeared!
The game has reached this point, a comeback? Do you really think this is Kuroko's Basketball, where you can just enter the zone anytime and turn a 30-point deficit around?
Not to mention, it was Lin Tian who entered the zone tonight!
In the next possession, Lin Tian dribbled the ball to the frontcourt again, and then Ben Wallace and Harrington both moved up at the same time, setting a signature high double screen for Lin Tian. After that, Lin Tian pulled up and shot!
"Bang!"
This was Lin Tian's 11th three-point attempt, and he finally missed!
His personal record for consecutive three-pointers has now been set at 10!
At this moment, the Magic's basket was completely empty. Christie somehow wandered to the basket, grabbed the backboard, patted it twice, and then suddenly sent the ball out to the three-point line with both hands. The ball flew to the 45-degree angle on the wing again.
There stood Lin Tian, who had just run out of position!
After taking that three-pointer, Lin Tian barely paused before starting his run again! He trusted his teammates and believed they could secure the rebound!
Christie didn't disappoint Lin Tian, and Lin Tian certainly wouldn't disappoint him either!
"Whoosh!"
The 11th three-pointer goes in!
"It's in! It's in! It's in! It's in! It's in!" Barkley had no words left to describe Lin Tian tonight! He could only keep repeating the most basic words to express his madness.
Of course, if he were to ask Lin Tian, Lin Tian could generously offer him several words to describe his miraculous performance tonight: breathtaking, astonishing, unbelievable, as if he had cheated, a master archer, Li Guang shooting a tiger, a thousand arrows piercing the heart, precision guidance, a single shot hitting the target, every shot hitting the target.
Who can blame us when our language is so profound and extensive?
After Lin Tian's touch was broken only once before he picked up the pace again, the fans in the entire Conseco Arena went completely wild!
They chanted Lin Tian's name, they shouted wildly, they hoped Lin Tian would continue throwing!
Lin Tian has already scored 45 points tonight!
He is just 5 points away from breaking Chamberlain's record and becoming the all-time leader in consecutive 50-point games!
Lin Tian's record-breaking actions have resulted in numerous disastrous consequences and heinous crimes!
He has chosen to leave the court early to rest countless times when he had the chance to break a record, and he has given up countless historical records or personal career highs that were within his grasp.
This guy really doesn't care about data at all!
So fans are very worried! They're worried that Lin Tian will just quit playing, that he'll give up and choose to coast along!
So, after Lin Tian scored that goal, the fans in the stadium started cheering wildly!
They shouted Lin Tian's name loudly, without any interruption or intention to stop.
They kept calling Lin Tian's name, hoping he would quickly shoot two more three-pointers!
That's why fans know absolutely nothing about Lin Tian.
What he usually gives up are opportunities to score 50 or 60 points time and time again. The reason Lin Tian gives up those kinds of things is because Lin Tian can get those scores anytime!
But tonight is different. This is the first record in NBA history, one of the most unbreakable records, and the league's top record!
With it practically in his mouth, how could Lin Tian possibly spit it out?
"Whoosh!"
Amidst the fans' anticipation, Lin Tian once again unleashed a three-point barrage from beyond the arc, continuing his three-point scoring spree!
48 points!
Then, Lin Tian didn't keep the fans waiting for long. Less than a minute later, Lin Tian made another steal, rushed to the frontcourt, and launched another three-pointer!
"Whoosh!"
The thirteenth!
51 points!
comfortable!
The fans in the entire stadium felt great!
It's finally done! Lin Tian has scored 50+ points in his eighth consecutive game! This achievement surpasses Wilt Chamberlain's record of seven games, making him the first player in NBA history to score 50+ points in eight consecutive games!
At the same time, Lin Tian also became the player with the most consecutive three-pointers made in a single NBA game and the most three-pointers made in a single game in NBA history! 10 consecutive! 13 in total!
Crazy! Utterly crazy!
另外，林天今晚25投19中，其中3分球14投13中！今晚林天创造的记录实在是太多了！
Scoring 51 points without any free throws! A historic first!
Ten consecutive three-pointers made – a historic first!
Making 13 three-pointers in a single game, a record!
Eight consecutive games with 50 points or more – a historic first!
A true shooting percentage of 102% and a score of over 50! A once-in-a-lifetime achievement!
One record after another was set by Lin Tian tonight!
After setting so many records, Carlisle was satisfied and replaced Lin Tian without any pressure!
comfortable!
If he plays like this, surely the fans won't object to taking him off the court?
no comment?
How is that possible!
Carlisle clearly underestimated the fans' appetite.
The moment Lin Tian went to rest, a deafening chorus of boos erupted from the crowd!
There's still a quarter and a half left in the game! Are we really going to go already? Let's see how many more points we score!
Let's get this going! Let's aim for at least 60, if not 70 or 80!
Go for it! Why not start grinding for points when you're so young? Are you going to wait until you're 39 to start grinding for points?
Even Kenny couldn't help but exclaim, "Carlisle is committing a crime! He's absolutely committing a crime! There are still over 17 minutes left in the game! And he just substituted Lin like that!"
"If it were me, I would keep Lin on the court. I would let him play until the final whistle blows. I would let him keep scoring like crazy on the court and see what Lin can do tonight!"
"This isn't the first time. From Phil Jackson to Larry Bird to Rick Carlisle, why can't Lin find even one coach who allows him to rack up points and score as many as possible?"
"Why does Lin's coach always have to be so magnanimous and substitute him so early? That's a crime! That's absolutely a crime!"
"Kenny stole my lines," Barkley laughed and shrugged. "Usually I'm the one doing all this, and Kenny's the one kicking my legs under the table and telling me what I can't say."
"But today, it's clearly the other way around!"
"Go to hell, Charles! Go to hell!" Kenny retorted without hesitation. "Don't you think this is a crime?"
"That's definitely a crime!" Barkley nodded without hesitation. "If this isn't a crime, then what is? If I were the Pacers' owner, I'd go back and fire Carlisle! I know Carlisle is great, but he can't stop his players from losing the chance to continue setting records!"
"If Lin continues playing like this, I'm not exaggerating, he can definitely achieve 60 points and 15 three-pointers in a single game!"
"But now, bam! It's all gone!"
Barkley spread his hands, looking helpless, and said, "All I can say is that if Lin can choose, next time he should choose a coach who is extremely obsessed with statistics, who will even deliberately foul in the final moments of the game to give his players two more points, and who likes to see his players break all kinds of records."
In the following games, no matter how much Kenny and Barkley complained, no matter how much the fans chanted Lin Tian's name, or even started cheering for the Magic, Lin Tian did not play again. He sat on the bench, enjoying the pleasure of watching the game from the sidelines.
The Magic didn't give Lin Tian any more chances to play. They were unable to narrow the gap to within 20 points. Rivers stopped pushing and substituted McGrady, Duncan, and Malone after the end of the third quarter.
The Magic, brimming with confidence, suffered a crushing blow!
Their first challenge to the Pacers this season ended in a painful and unforgettable way. They lost this crucial game for the top spot in the Eastern Conference and also lost the respect of many fans.
At least until they beat the Pacers again, they'll be stuck with the label of "pseudo-strong team" for a while, and they won't be able to shake it off anytime soon!
130: 100!
When the final buzzer sounded, the Magic players were all stunned and bewildered. They couldn't understand why Lin Tian's shooting touch was so hot, and why he could still maintain such an astonishing shooting percentage after scoring 50 points in so many consecutive games.
Is this guy a monster? Doesn't he ever get tired?
I can do it too! I can definitely do it! McGrady watched Lin Tian standing in the middle of the court enjoying the cheers of the fans, and his heart was filled with pride!
He believed that he could also become the scoring champion and that he could do what Lin Tian had done!
Beside McGrady, Duncan's expression hardly changed. No one knew what the big guy was thinking, but he did indeed leave the court.
As for Ma Long, the look in his eyes as he looked at Lin Tian was incredibly complex at this moment.
He regretted it a little.
Perhaps I shouldn't have had a conflict with Lin Tian back then.
If I hadn't had those conflicts with Lin Tian back then, if I hadn't become his mortal enemy, I might have joined the Pacers long ago and been competing for the championship with Lin Tian!
If you can't beat them, join them; there's nothing shameful about it!
Joining your arch-enemy's team to curry favor with them would be going too far.
Instead of wandering around the league like a vagrant, just looking for an opportunity to defeat Lin Tian!
I deeply regret my actions! (End of Chapter)