blogombal Chapter 260 Go to hell! Whatever, I'm numb, destruction.
Chapter 260 Go to hell! Whatever, I'm numb, destruction.
Chapter 260 Go to hell! Whatever, I'm numb, let's destroy it!
After Lin Tian dribbled the ball to the frontcourt once again, there were only 50 seconds left in the third quarter.
Just as Lin Tian was about to start his attack against Hardaway's one-on-one defense, Marshburn rushed over.
Double-team ahead of time!
Lin Tian didn't hold onto the ball at all. The moment Mashburn came up, he passed the ball to Christie. At the same time, while Hardaway and Mashburn were looking at the basketball, he first made a fake move to get the ball out, and then suddenly made a reverse run and rushed towards the inside!
Christie made a bounce pass, and Lin Tian slammed the basketball on the floor before charging towards Mourning again!
This time, Lin Tian didn't use any time-difference feints.
He jumped up, raised his hands high, and after colliding with Mourning, Lin Tian suddenly pulled his hands down, curled up into a ball, and then stretched them out again. The basketball flew towards the basket from the side away from Mourning!
"Whoosh!"
Facing Mourning and a double-team, Lin Tian used a pass that resembled a one-two pass in football to successfully challenge Mourning once again!
You guys have a strong inside game, don't you? You want to exploit our weakness in the paint, don't you?
I'll smash your inside players first!
After that basket, the Heat were now down by 25 points!
However, Riley wasn't in a hurry at all. What he cared about was the injury situation of Schmitz and Ben Wallace! If these two continued to rest, the Heat's chances would be much greater!
Moreover, their opportunity doesn't lie in this game, but in every game to come!
After all, the Heat were already down by 20 points when Ben Wallace and Schmitz were injured.
Riley doesn't care at all that they can't come back from this game!
In fact, if it weren't for the fact that he didn't want to be too unsportsmanlike or too obvious, Riley would want to replace all his key players right now and let them rest and prepare for the second game!
Riley's mind was no longer on the game; he was now replaying the footage of the two injured players on the big screen, hoping to deduce from it the number of games they would miss and the duration of their absence!
On the court, Mourning once again attacked the paint, this time he was much more careful, and finally scored 2 points under the basket.
Lin Tian didn't give the Heat any chance to celebrate or relax. After Mourning scored, the experienced Perkins immediately came to the baseline and passed the ball to Lin Tian!
After receiving the ball, Lin Tian launched another quick counterattack, charging towards the frontcourt without any regard for the consequences!
The Heat's outside shooting is still very fierce!
Mashburn's nickname "The Monster" comes from his incredibly explosive physical abilities. His speed and jumping power are top-notch for his position. Tim Hardaway's speed and agility were once recognized as the best in the league!
The two players quickly returned to defense. Hardaway stuck to Lin Tian tightly to slow him down, while Mashburn sprinted towards the basket, trying to hold the last line of defense.
As Mashburn was sprinting, he suddenly heard a thud behind him. When he turned around, he saw Lin Tian, who had stopped and was about to shoot, and Hardaway, who had been completely outmatched by Lin Tian's series of stops and starts and had fallen to the ground after losing his balance!
Marshburn instinctively turned around and stepped forward, intending to jump and block Lin Tian's shot.
But when he was in the air, he realized he had been tricked again!
Lin Tian didn't jump; he just made a feint. After Marshben completely lost his balance and control of his body in the air, Lin Tian jumped towards Marshben and then flicked his wrist with incredible dexterity, throwing the basketball into the hoop!
"Whoosh!"
"Beep beep!"
The referee's whistle and the sound of the basketball going through the net rang out almost simultaneously!
Lin Tian scored another 2+1!
There are 20 seconds left in the third quarter! Lin Tian has already scored 7 points in the past 70 seconds! And he can still make one more free throw!
His terrifying scoring explosiveness and unreasonable scoring methods have once again appeared on the court!
After scoring, Lin Tian patted his chest, raised his hand, and waved to the fans throughout the stadium, indicating that he was fine! He also told the fans that with him there, the game wouldn't be lost! The fans in the stadium naturally responded with huge cheers and shouts!
They even had a feeling!
With Lin Tian around, even if four people are injured, it won't be a problem at all!
This series is still going strong!
In the final 20 seconds of the third quarter, Lin Tian once again launched a relentless, grappling defense against Hardaway. Although he failed to steal the ball from Hardaway and launch another fast break, he made Hardaway look incredibly disheveled!
For a full 20 seconds, Lin Tian defended the point guard who was once the best dribbler and the most capable of penetrating the defense in the NBA, without giving him a chance to shoot. He was defended until the end of the third quarter, and the Heat did not launch any offense or complete any shots!
"Beautiful! Lin Tian's defense! So beautiful! Brilliant! Textbook-perfect close-marking! I think Lin Tian is showing his confidence!" Su Qun exclaimed after this play, "He's telling everyone that they haven't given up! He's telling everyone that even with several players missing!"
"But the Pacers are the defending champions!"
"Excellent!" Sun Zhengping added, "The defending champions should have the foundation and confidence they deserve! The Pacers are not in despair yet!"
"As long as Lin Tian is there, they have hope! I also hope that Pacers fans won't be anxious, won't give up, and won't think that any team is finished! Because your hero hasn't given up yet!"
On the court, Lin Tian, who scored consecutive points in the final moments of the third quarter to completely seal the game, did not play in the fourth quarter. Bird also did not let the team's most important players play in the fourth quarter.
Bird didn't even use Perkins and Davis!
After all, these two are the last available centers on the team. What if something happens to them...?
Bird imagined Lewis and Pope playing together in the paint and couldn't help but shudder.
I can't even imagine it, I absolutely can't imagine it!
That's terrifying.
The Heat also didn't put Mourning and Hardaway back on the court in the fourth quarter. Riley said: "That little bit of face-saving work is enough for the third quarter! There's no need to push ourselves in the fourth quarter; it's just a waste of the players' energy!"
Leave everything for the second game, give it your all in the second game, and win the match!
Anyway, this is an away game, so if the Heat can win, it will be a huge win for them! Years of coaching experience have made Riley very realistic, and he can always make the most rational and ruthless decisions!
The fourth quarter of the game thus became garbage time, with role players from both sides vying for possession on the court, and the game time flying by.
88: 104!
Ultimately, thanks to their superior roster and better shooting touch, the Heat managed to close the gap significantly in the fourth quarter, preventing them from suffering a truly humiliating defeat.
After the game, Riley even went over to Bird, shook his hand, and said, "Hope you're both doing well!"
"Stop pretending. I know who you are." Bird rolled his eyes and said, "If Lin really didn't know how to beat up the coach, you would have had Brown or someone else do it already."
"Then I can only wish you a happy holiday!"
Riley was very relaxed at the moment. He shrugged his shoulders and happily turned around and walked towards the players' tunnel.
This is probably only the second time in his life that he has been so happy after losing a game.
The last time was two years ago in the playoffs, when PJ Brown traded one player for four, effectively neutralizing the Knicks' four key players.
Although the Heat suffered a complete defeat in this game, Lin Tian scored 23 points in the third quarter alone, and finished the game with 41 points, 13 assists, 5 rebounds and 5 steals! Not only did he almost single-handedly defeat the Heat, but he also made his opponent, Hardaway, go 0-for-7 from the field and score no points, while also contributing 6 turnovers!
Not to mention that Hardaway was faked out twice by Lin Tian on the court, and once Lin Tian forced him to not be able to complete a shot for a full 20 seconds, directly committing a timeout violation. Hardaway was in a very sorry state tonight!
This was absolutely the most frustrating and humiliating match of Hardaway's life! He was completely humiliated, losing every ounce of dignity!
However, no one really cared about the result of the game, how embarrassing Hardaway was, or what stats Lin Tian had put up. Everyone's attention was focused on the league's daily injury report!
They all wanted to know how long the truce between Big Ben and Schmitz would last!
If they both only need to rest for 3-5 days, then everything is still possible. However, if their injuries are very serious, then the Pacers' prospects for defending their title will be very bleak!
At the post-match press conference that evening, Lin Tian and Bird were in no mood to play games with the media; they were both in a really bad mood! They didn't say anything witty or talk much with the media. After answering some basic questions, they hurriedly left the press conference.
If the Pacers felt no joy at their victory after the game, then the Heat were the complete opposite.
The Heat players showed no sign of disappointment after their crushing defeat.
Riley was alright; he's a good actor with plenty of experience, and he was still able to put on a sorrowful expression and wish Ben Affleck and Schmitz well, hoping they could recover their strength in time and get back into shape so they could have a few more real battles!
But Hardaway didn't have such good acting skills. Even though he had the worst playoff game of his career tonight, he didn't care at all and instead had the mind to joke with the media.
Needless to say, everyone knows he's relieved about the Pacers' injuries!
Just after tonight's game ended, Las Vegas quickly adjusted their odds for winning the championship and advancing in this series!
The Pacers, who were originally ranked first in the championship odds and considered the most likely to win, have dropped from first to fifth! And the odds for winning this series have also been completely reversed!
Originally, 70% of people believed that the Pacers would beat the Heat and advance, but after this big win, the Pacers' chances of advancing have dropped to 47%!
After all, the Heat's greatest strength is their interior game, while the Pacers' two strongest interior players on both offense and defense are likely to miss this series due to injury!
Of course, everything depends on the injury reports released by the league and the Pacers the following day! That report is what will truly determine the outcome of this series and even the entire season!
Countless industry insiders and fans waited almost all night for the league to announce the news.
Neither the league nor the Pacers kept everyone waiting too long this time!
At 8 a.m., TNT's first sports news page directly reported on the injury status of Ben Wallace and Schmitz!
"Ben Wallace has strained his thigh. Although the ligaments and muscles are not damaged, due to long-term overuse, this injury will not heal in 2-3 days! He will need 4-6 weeks of rest to fully recover!"
"Rick Schmitz suffered a Grade 2 knee sprain, without damage to the ACL or meniscus, but he will still need 6-8 weeks to recover! Considering his physical condition and age, his recovery period will likely be longer!"
As soon as this injury report was released, Las Vegas immediately lowered the Pacers' championship expectations, dropping them to 7th place! They are now second to last among the remaining 8 playoff teams, only ahead of the Hawks!
Meanwhile, the support for the outcome of this series has changed again, with only 33% of people now believing that the Pacers will win the series!
After all, their interior defense is too weak! In the upcoming series, they can only rely on 38-year-old Sam Perkins and pure blue-collar player Dale Davis to support their interior defense!
Both of them were clearly no match for Mo Ning!
They will most likely be completely crushed by Mourning!
Perhaps the only remaining variable for the Pacers is Lin Tian. What kind of stats he puts up and what level he performs will basically determine how far the Pacers can go.
The upcoming games will almost entirely depend on whether Lin Tian's firepower and ability can carry the entire team and lead them to fight the Heat to the death!
Then... before the second game of the series even started, the Pacers received more bad news!
Whether it was due to excessive excitement at the prospect of getting a chance or nervousness, Harrington twisted his shoulder while guarding Lewis during practice between the first and second games of the series, and will miss at least 2-4 weeks of games!
Next up is Buckner, who was found to be carrying an injury! His ankle had been hurting for almost a month, and in the last few days, he couldn't take it anymore. He secretly asked the team doctor for a nerve block injection to prepare for the next game, but the team doctor reported him to Bird.
Bird was so angry he almost punched Buckner.
How can this be? In his first year as a rookie, he's so reckless, wanting to put himself through grueling training and jeopardize his career? That's insane!
Bird angrily rejected Buckner's requests to continue playing and his assurances about his injury, telling him directly that he shouldn't even think about playing again until his injury was fully healed. Then Bird handed Buckner over to the team doctor, and this time the results came out quickly, with the team doctor giving the news that afternoon.
The injury isn't serious; it's just fatigue from overtraining and too many matches. Fortunately, it was discovered in time, and with about two weeks of rest, I should be fully recovered.
It's worth mentioning that after Bird completely rejected Buckner's request to play, although he didn't say it, he had a very good impression of this little-known guard.
Perhaps he really should be given more time next season!
But regardless of who gets more playing time next season or who becomes Lin Tian's number one backup, the Pacers' situation is getting worse and worse!
The previous players were at least injured due to matches, but Buckner and Harrington haven't even played a match yet. One was injured from overexertion during training, and the other is even worse, suffering from chronic overwork that has exposed his hidden injuries.
They've completely abandoned basic principles! They've started arbitrarily adding injuries to make things more difficult for the Pacers!
Bird genuinely found it absurd. After learning about Buckner and Harrington's injuries, he even went to church to pray, hoping that God would forgive him!
Keep in mind that he hasn't been to church in almost 30 years, which shows how far Bird has been pushed to. He has begun to doubt... no, he is now convinced that God is punishing him, which is why the team is suffering from injury after injury!
Besides Bird, there are plenty of people who think the team has problems now!
Carter somehow learned about some kind of shamanic magic, took a few leaves, and lit them in the team's training facility and locker room, saying that this would bring good luck and ward off evil.
Christie then took out more than 10 amulets of unknown material and distributed them to everyone on the team, saying that they were treasures prepared for them by his grandmother and that these things could not be bought normally.
As for who Christie's grandmother is, Christie mysteriously stated that her grandmother is a psychic who can see things that ordinary people cannot. There are always things floating in front of her eyes, which are ghosts that others cannot detect!
Lin Tian thought for a moment, but instead of saying that his grandmother might just have floaters, he took the amulet, put it on himself, and expressed his gratitude.
After all, the Pacers have been acting strangely lately. They didn't suffer any injuries all season, but in the playoffs, injuries came crashing down on the team like a tidal wave!
Lin Tian also wondered if some legendary "Great Dao," "Heavenly Dao," or "Luck" had its eye on him and was determined to teach him a lesson.
Otherwise, how could a normal team be so unlucky as to have its key players get injured one after another?
After Buckner and Harrington both left the game, the Pacers' remaining roster of players dwindled to just nine:
Center: Sam Perkins.
Power forwards: Dale Davis, Mark Pope, Rashard Lewis.
Small forwards: Doug Christie, Fred Hoiberg.
Shooting Guards: Vince Carter, Eddrick Bernanke.
Point guard: Lin Tian.
In particular, the team has no one left to replace the center and point guard positions, with only one player dedicated to each position. Furthermore, among these nine players, there are three players who barely played in the regular season: Bernanke, Lewis, and Pope, who were essentially benchwarmers.
In other words, the Pacers only have six players who can still play and who are part of their regular rotation!
Regardless of how the series unfolds, these players are destined to significantly increase their playing time, give their all, and put up a good fight against the Heat. The Pacers have no way out now; they have no choice but to wait for their teammates to recover from their injuries.
However, the injuries their players suffer are all of varying degrees of severity, with no definite return date. Some are fatigue injuries, some require constant monitoring to regain their form, and some involve older players whose return plans cannot be rushed or aggressive.
In short, the Pacers are in a very bad situation right now!
Perhaps, for Pacers fans, this is now their last hope and source of support.
Lin Tian!
As long as Lin Tian is not injured and as long as he is still on the court, the Pacers fans still have some confidence that Lin Tian can lead the team to play some good games and hold on until all his teammates come back.
After a day of rest, the Pacers, with only nine players remaining, stepped onto the court again. This night, their condition was completely different from two days prior.
In the last game, although Mullin and Miller were almost certain to miss the rest of the season, everyone was still full of confidence and believed that they could beat the Heat and the Knicks!
But now, it's hard to say whether the Pacers players still have confidence.
Perhaps, the only person on the team who hasn't given up and is still playing with full confidence is Lin Tian! But even Lin Tian isn't in the mood to chat or trash talk with the Heat players during warm-ups.
He knew very well that he would probably have to play for 48 minutes tonight!
There's no way around it, there are too few people who can actually do it, and even fewer reliable ones!
If Bird wants to hold onto this home court, he might have to use a six-man rotation!
Perkins, Davis, Christie, Carter, Lin Tian!
When these five players stepped onto the court, ready to start the game, the Pacers' bench suddenly became even emptier, with fewer players than coaching staff...
"beep!"
After the whistle blew, Perkins and Mourning jumped up at the same time. Unfortunately, if it were 28-year-old Perkins, he might have been able to beat Mourning and win the jump ball. But now, at almost 38 years old, Perkins really couldn't even touch Mourning's wrist!
After Hardaway dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, the other four Heat players quickly and seamlessly pulled out to the paint, leaving a huge space for Mourning, and then the basketball was quickly passed in.
Mourning backed down Perkins, then after a series of hard drives, quickly turned and brushed past Perkins before laying off with a low layup for 2 points!
The Heat's very first basket showed their attitude tonight!
Attack the paint relentlessly! Beat them to the death!
Who told you that all you have left is Davis as a reliable center? Well, you can only blame your bad luck! We're taking advantage of your weakness to finish you off!
Perkins, who was hit by Mourning, was not angry or annoyed at all. At his age, he knew exactly what to do. He immediately grabbed the basketball and ran out of bounds, then passed the ball to Carter. Carter immediately pushed the ball up the court like crazy and then passed it to Lin Tian.
After receiving the ball, Lin Tian didn't stop at all. He quickly accelerated past Hardaway and drove straight into the paint for a layup, scoring 2 points!
Lin Tian didn't dunk, and he probably won't dunk tonight either; he needs to conserve his energy! He needs to prepare for playing the full 48 minutes of the game!
"The first offensive plays of both the Pacers and the Heat clearly demonstrated their tactical core and attitude tonight!" Barkley, who had returned to the commentary booth, said: "The Heat want to play a half-court game and attack the paint to take advantage of their strengths, while the Pacers want to do the opposite."
"They need to pick up the pace, be fast, run, and play transition offense and defense. They need to reduce Mourning's threat in the paint, make the Heat's tall interior players run themselves ragged, and waste their energy on pointless back-and-forth runs between the two ends of the court!"
Kenny said, "But we all know that the Pacers only have nine players available right now, and three of them are benchwarmers who never get a chance to play. Can they handle running like that?"
"Otherwise, do you have a better idea?" Barkley was clearly very sympathetic to his teammates' predicament. He even began to regret retiring early! If he hadn't indulged himself too much during the offseason and lost control of his weight, the Pacers would never have let the Heat be so arrogant if they had him on the team!
"They can only run, keep running! And then give it their all to win this second home game! They really have no other way. Using these nine players to fight for a victory away from home? Obviously, that's unrealistic! The best way is to go all out to win the home game and then appropriately sacrifice the away game to conserve energy."
"Although this is a pragmatic approach, there really isn't a better way."
With Barkley and Kenny providing commentary, the game on the court was progressing at breakneck speed! The Pacers did everything they could to speed up the pace of the game, preventing it from devolving into a half-court battle, and trying to control their offense through transitions between offense and defense, hoping the Heat would do the same.
The Heat's strategy was exactly the opposite. No matter how fast the Pacers ran, they wouldn't follow suit! They wouldn't go on a fast break! They would inbound the ball from the baseline, slowly bring it up to the frontcourt, slow down the pace of the game, and then steadily build their offense!
As a result, the two sides on the field displayed a completely different and diametrically opposed style, creating a sense of rift!
It's like when you go to see a movie, the style of which is a two-minute crazy, nonsensical toilet humor comedy, and then suddenly it turns into a highbrow art film with cryptic dialogue and a slow, profound pace.
This disjointed rhythm of the game has really made many fans feel a bit uncomfortable!
But for professional commentators, there's so much to say about this match!
"The tactical awareness and execution of both teams' players are truly remarkable!" Su Qun praised. "Neither side fell into the opponent's rhythm, nor were they led by it. They perfectly executed the coach's instructions, and they remembered the tasks the coach gave them!"
Sun Zhengping added, "Any coach would appreciate a team with strong execution skills, capable of fully carrying out their requirements and tactical intentions!"
The Heat and the Pacers are a fast and slow team, one focusing on inside offense and the other on run-and-gun shooting, but at least in the first quarter, the two teams were evenly matched!
25: 26!
The Pacers were leading the Heat by one point in the first quarter!
It's worth mentioning that Bird clearly shared Barkley's vision: to use all the cards he had left to fight for a home win! He wanted his team to go to Miami with a 2-0 lead!
So even if they lose two games in a row in Miami, it's not something unacceptable.
Just win at home! After all, the team has the home advantage.
With this in mind, Bird didn't make any substitutions in the first quarter, letting the starting five play the entire first quarter!
In the second quarter, he brought Hoiberg on to replace Perkins, who was exhausted and almost passed out, and started a lineup with one big man and four small men. Bird also kept adjusting the players based on the situation on the court.
But what they call debugging is actually just changing one position!
Pope and Lewis both got some playing time in the second quarter, and Bird tried to let them guard Mourning and Brown to see if they could produce any standout moments.
Well, obviously, neither of these guys was ready, or rather, neither of them was good enough to play at this level, so they only played a combined total of less than 4 minutes in the second quarter before being substituted.
Judging from Bird's attitude, he probably won't use them in the second half!
These two guys really couldn't handle the intensity of this match!
Bird preferred to play a big man and four small men, letting Carter and Christie fill in the paint, rather than using them again.
This game was a do-or-die situation for the Pacers!
If they lose tonight, they will likely lose their next two games in Miami as well!
If we lose tonight, the series score could very well become 1-3!
Therefore, we cannot afford to lose tonight!
Therefore, everyone on the team has to be prepared to play like their lives depend on it and play at an excessive frequency!
At the end of the second quarter, the score was still even, 47-49!
In the first half, the Pacers lost the rebounding battle because no one could contain Mourning, so their fast breaks were not smooth enough, and they also made a lot of mistakes because they were too eager to finish quickly.
Even so, the Pacers still managed to win by 1 point in this quarter, extending their lead to 2 points!
In the first half, Lin Tian played the full 24 minutes without a break, racking up a well-rounded stat line of 18 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 steals! Carter played 22 minutes and scored 10 points, Christie played 24 minutes and scored 8 points, and with Dale Davis also playing 24 minutes, the team had three players who played the entire first half!
Besides those four, Perkins played for 16 minutes, Hoiberg played for 7 minutes, and Lewis and Pope each played for less than 2 minutes.
The Pacers have maximized their rotation intensity!
On the Heat's side, Riley wanted to give his players more rest so that they could show the best possible competitive form in the fourth quarter and conserve as much energy as possible!
Therefore, even with a huge advantage in the paint, Mourning only played 19 minutes, scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Mashburn, as the team's second offensive player and second-best post player, also played 18 minutes and scored 13 points.
It's also worth mentioning that Tim Hardaway still hasn't recovered from his slump in the last game; he performed very poorly against Lin Tian's full-court defense.
登场17分钟，3投0中，拿下0分3篮板4助攻！
Hardaway's nightmare will most likely continue throughout the entire series!
During halftime, Bird didn't give any instructions or say much. Instead, he had the players lie down on the locker room floor that had been prepared beforehand. All the team's physical therapists came together at the same time to help the players relax and recover, so that they could appear as relaxed as possible in the second half of the game!
In the second half, the two teams switched sides and the Pacers had possession of the ball on offense for the first time in the second half.
Because the Heat had already set up their positions and were waiting, they could only engage in a positional battle with the Heat.
"Let's see if the Pacers can find a way to beat the Heat in half-court sets! This is one of the rare times tonight that they're really going to set up and engage in a proper half-court game with the Heat!" Barkley analyzed. "Let's see where the Pacers will start their attack, maybe they'll let Perkins try?"
While Barkley was analyzing the situation, the Pacers had already begun their offense. Lin Tian forced his way through with the ball, and when he reached the mid-range, he was already surrounded by Hardaway, Mourning, and Brown! There was nothing they could do; the Pacers' interior defense was too weak, and the Heat were really daring to double-team Lin Tian so brazenly!
But Lin Tian was already used to this kind of double-team. He first took a step back to create space, and then suddenly made a bounce pass, passing the ball between Mourning's spread legs!
Mo Ning was suddenly humiliated and had no time to react. He could only turn around and glance at it.
Carter caught the ball again!
This guy has entered full-speed attack mode. After receiving Lin Tian's pass, he immediately started, then jumped high and slammed his hands towards the basket!
"boom!"
After the loud bang, there was no cheering at all in the city square stadium!
The scene was filled with gasps, gasps of shock, and curses.
Because Carter was lying on the ground.
According to his usual practice, Carter should have grabbed the rim with both hands and swung it around in the air to maintain his balance before letting go and landing on the floor after the impact subsided.
This time, I don't know if it was because he rushed too hard, the momentum was too great, or Carter didn't get a firm grip on the rim, or some other bullshit reason.
In short, Carter didn't hold onto the rim!
After he dunked, as he was swinging almost sideways, for some reason, his hands holding the rim suddenly loosened, and he slammed heavily onto the floor!
"FUXX!" Bird, who was on the sidelines, cursed as soon as he saw Carter fall to the floor!
He didn't even check on Carter's injury. Bird just thought, "When will this ever end?"
Addicted, aren't you?
Are they all accidents that occurred without any confrontation?
The referee quickly stopped the game!
Then the Pacers' team doctor rushed over quickly to check on Carter's injury.
Lin Tian, Christie, and the others were also standing to the side, but the emotions in their eyes were really strange at this moment.
It wasn't a look of worry or concern, but rather an expression that seemed to say, "This is utter bullshit."
"Vince, where does it hurt? Don't worry, tell us where it hurts. Is it here? Does it hurt like this? How about this? Try applying pressure gently, very gently, does it hurt?"
The team doctor quickly communicated with Carter about his injury and then continuously examined the areas of pain on Carter's body.
About three minutes later, the team doctor stood up, looked helpless, and gestured to his teammates. Then a stretcher was brought over.
Upon seeing the stretcher, Lin Tian immediately cursed.
"What the hell is that?!"
Just then, the basketball that Carter had just dunked rolled to Lin Tian's feet. After glancing down at the basketball, Lin Tian impatiently kicked it into the air above the arena!
He was truly disgusted!
What kind of mess is this?!
Is this some kind of ridiculous nonsense? Is this some kind of exaggerated statement?
Are they really going to exploit the Pacers to the point of exhaustion? Injuring half the team? Have they completely abandoned basic principles?
Go play with eggs!
Whatever, I'm numb, let it all end!
Lin Tian watched as the pained Carter was carried away by the team doctors, cursing and swearing. He felt absolutely terrible at that moment!
"FUXX!" Stern, far away at the NBA headquarters in New York, couldn't help but swear when Carter fell to the floor. It was disgusting! Absolutely disgusting!
The most miserable person in the world right now might not be Bird, Lin Tian, or anyone else on the Pacers.
It was Stern!
Stern had been planning the Knicks vs. Pacers and the rematch between Lin Tian and Jordan ever since Jordan joined the Knicks at the beginning of the season!
Stern vividly remembers the spectacle of last year's Eastern Conference Finals!
That was the most sensational, successful, and highest-watched series in the entire history of the NBA!
none of them.
All the effects were maximized, both sides played the most beautiful series ever, and it had everything the fans wanted to see!
Not to mention that this year's battleground has shifted from Chicago to the much larger New York City, which means more attention, more money, and greater influence!
He waited and pleaded with everyone he could!
I even went to church once a month, something that was unprecedented for me, hoping that my wish would come true!
Everything went so smoothly all the way to the playoffs, everything was so perfect!
With one team finishing first and the other second, their two regular season games were incredibly exciting and intense, like a clash of titans!
Just as Stern was waiting to see the Eastern Conference Finals and another glorious victory.
The results of it?
That's it?
The game hasn't even started, and the Pacers are already down to half their roster? Eastern Conference Finals?
Eastern my ass!
Go play with watermelon hammers!
Stern really wants to kill and vent his anger right now! But the worst part is that all of the Pacers' injuries are non-contact injuries, so he has no one to vent his anger on!
So frustrating! So incredibly frustrating!
Outside Stern's office, the NBA headquarters staff once again heard the clattering sounds coming from the commissioner's office. They knew that the commissioner was angry again!
(End of this chapter)