thefictionvixens Chapter 417 is really not what I wanted, but I just can't get rid of it!
Chapter 417 is really not what I wanted, but I just can't get rid of it!
After HERO, a song destined to go down in history and instantly elevating this year's All-Star Game, the two sides switched sides for the second half!
As it turns out, this passionate and emotional song does indeed give the players a boost.
For example, Jordan, who only made 3 of 12 shots and scored 7 points in the first half, suddenly exploded in the second half!
He successfully challenged Kobe with two consecutive signature back-to-the-basket moves, then accelerated from the top of the arc to the basket and scored a powerful 2+1 layup over O'Neal!
After a seven-point run, the East team took the lead!
Jordan's shooting percentage also improved from 3 out of 12 to 6 out of 15. Although it still doesn't look great, it's at least much more normal!
And his score reached 14 points, at least Jordan started to exert his strength!
Then, the following game showed us that this song didn't just excite Jordan alone; the entire Western Conference team quickly became as if they had been injected with adrenaline and began to launch a fierce counterattack.
Meanwhile, Kobe, the most unromantic guy who always plays with his life on the line, once again intensified his defensive efforts. His confrontations with Jordan became increasingly fierce, and the level of physical contact increased.
Even less ethical than Garnett was the one who lacked martial spirit.
Whether it was Jackson's arrangement or Garnett's own idea, the guy started double-teaming!
As soon as Jordan gets the ball in the low post, this guy starts waving his arms and running this way.
As soon as Jordan was about to attack, Garnett would quickly come up to help defend.
We're not going to let you have a comfortable time!
So, in the next few minutes, Jordan's touch, which had just returned, vanished again, and the guy started hitting the basketball all over the place again.
By the end of the third quarter, Jordan's shooting percentage was already an absurd 6 out of 21.
pulpy!
Absolutely awful!
With Jordan missing shot after shot, the Western Conference team regained the lead.
119: 110!
The Western Conference is now leading the Eastern Conference by 9 points!
At the start of the fourth quarter, Jordan did not play but sat on the bench to recover his energy. Although he played terribly in the third quarter, his physical exertion was extremely high. He faced double-teams almost every time he got the ball and had to fight Kobe physically every moment.
Although Jordan enjoyed and loved this level of intensity and competition, he was exhausted!
In the fourth quarter, Lin Tian, Carter, McGrady, Duncan, and Ben Wallace were on the court, and Carlisle brought in a lineup with five of the top three players from the East on the court at the same time.
This lineup, to be honest, makes perfect sense at first glance!
They are not only reasonable but also powerful, and while they are powerful, these people also have an amazing tacit understanding!
On his first offensive possession on the court, Duncan rushed out from the inside to set a screen for Lin Tian.
No wonder he's nicknamed "Wall God"—when he builds a wall to cover for someone, he blocks the way perfectly, leaving no gaps!
Lin Tian even felt that the muscles on Francis's face were squeezed out of shape. He couldn't get past Duncan's screen and couldn't keep up with Lin Tian.
As for O'Neal in the paint, he wasn't going to rush out at all; he just stood near the free-throw line and watched.
Seeing that he had secured such a large opening, Lin Tian was far from being polite.
Unlike Jordan, Lin Tian had an amazing shooting night! It's just that he didn't take many shots!
他第三节又是一个2投2中，这两球都是3分，他今晚已经是9投8中，3分球5投5中，罚球2罚全中，拿到了23分5篮板7助攻了！
Efficient!
Textbook-perfect efficiency!
"Whoosh!"
With a crisp sound, Lin Tian hit his sixth three-pointer of the night!
He has already scored 26 points, making him the highest scorer in the entire Eastern Conference! At the same time, his efficiency is also terrifying. He only took 9 shots to score 26 points. Judging from the number of shots, Lin Tianzhen is not trying to disrupt the game, nor is he trying to steal his friend's MVP award.
It's not that I want to, I just can't get rid of it!
Lin Tian's basket at the start of the fourth quarter was like opening Pandora's box for the entire Eastern Conference team!
For the next five rounds, the East team scored consecutively!
Duncan made a hook shot under the basket, Carter and McGrady each hit a three-pointer from the left and right respectively, and then Ben Wallace cut through the middle to receive a pass from Lin Tian and slammed it home with two hands.
Finally, there was a double connection between Lin Tian and Carter. Lin Tian intercepted Francis's pass, dribbled all the way to the frontcourt, and slammed the basketball against the backboard. Carter caught the rebounding ball in mid-air, pulled up his waist, and slammed it down with a two-handed windmill dunk, scoring 2 more points for the East team!
Within the first three minutes of the fourth quarter, the East team made all six of their shots, scoring 15 points in a row!
Meanwhile, the Western Conference suddenly went cold. During this period, they only managed to score 2 points with a two-handed dunk by O'Neal, and they failed to score any other points. They were hit by a 15-2 run by the Eastern Conference.
Their 9-point lead vanished in the blink of an eye, and they are now trailing the East by 4 points!
The situation has reversed!
Faced with such an offensive surge from the opponent, Jackson immediately called a timeout to adjust and make substitutions. Tonight's All-Star game was clearly different from the past, and Jackson didn't want to lose this kind of game!
Of course, if he loses, the old man will immediately let out a lewd grin, and then go up and shake hands with Jordan in a magnanimous manner.
Old fox!
After the timeout, both sides made some substitutions. On the Eastern Conference side, Carlisle was very savvy, substituting Lin Tian and McGrady for Jordan and Kidd.
This lineup, with Ben Wallace as a pure role player, Duncan and Carter playing passively and uncompetitively, and Kidd providing passing and receiving, is practically tailor-made for Jordan, giving him maximum room to showcase his abilities!
The main strategy is to give all the team's resources to Jordan, and do everything we can to get him to win the MVP tonight!
Even Lin Tian, who had the best chemistry and cooperation with Jordan, was benched by Carlisle because of his outstanding performance tonight.
Stop messing things up!
You should take a break!
The game continues!
Then?
Another reversal of the two extremes!
Tonight, it was as if the aura of superpowers and influence on Jordan had suddenly vanished; he was experiencing the worst night of his career!
He just couldn't make the shot! And the more he missed, the more Jordan wanted to shoot!
He's really drunk tonight!
之后3分钟的时间内，乔丹又是3投0中，他已经24投6中了。
It's so iron it's unbearable to look at!
Besides missing shots, Jordan also made two turnovers during this period!
pulpy!
Absolutely awful!
Epicly terrible!
Jordan even seems to have forgotten how to play basketball at this point.
What's wrong with me?
What's wrong?
no one knows.
He just couldn't make the shot.
And the Western forces overtook them again.
133: 129!
The West is leading by 4 points again!
And there's still a whole half-quarter left in the game!
Even more alarming is Jordan's plus-minus rating at this moment.
-
17!
In a closely contested game where the two sides are only 4 points apart, what does a plus-minus of -17 mean?
If Jordan hadn't played, the Eastern Conference team would have practically eliminated any suspense in the game by now, completely crushing the Western Conference!
At this point, Carlisle really didn't dare let Jordan play like that anymore.
He really realized it: Jordan just wasn't feeling it tonight; he just couldn't make the shots.
so.
Let's replace them!
We still have to win!
Lin Tian and Iverson entered the game, while Ben Wallace and Jason Kidd went off.
In an effort to gain points, the Eastern team started using a combination of one large and four small players!
The result of this personnel change.
Immediate results!
Iverson made a breakthrough as soon as he entered the game, drove to the basket and made a layup to score 2 points and narrow the score gap. Then Lin Tian made a steal and launched a counterattack. After running all over the court, he made a behind-the-back pass to Carter, who was following up. Carter once again spread his wings and slammed the ball down with both hands to add another 2 points!
They've tied it!
Less than 30 seconds after the substitution, the East erased the deficit!
Meanwhile, thanks to this assist to Carter, Lin Tian's stats for tonight have reached 26 points and 10 assists! He has achieved another double-double.
The match continued smoothly thereafter, with both sides making many exciting moments as well as some very basic mistakes.
However, the score remained close, with the gap between the two sides never widening too much, and the difference between the two sides always being 1-2 goals. Sometimes the East was in the lead, and sometimes the West was in the lead.
As for Jordan, during this period, he finally seemed to have resigned himself to his fate and didn't take another shot. He just passed and defended, and hardly made any offensive moves.
This certainly doesn't mean Jordan is giving up!
Those familiar with Jordan, such as Lin Tian, know very well that this is not Jordan giving up at all; this guy is accumulating strength!
He's trying to find his rhythm through defense and passing; he's using other methods to get back into form.
The two sides remained locked in this entangled battle until the last 80 seconds of the game!
The Eastern team is currently trailing by 1 point!
Jordan's shooting percentage is currently stuck at 6 of 24; he hasn't taken another shot in the last few minutes.
Then, as time ticked down to the last minute, Jordan's fangs were finally revealed!
Jordan, who was guarding Kobe in the low post on the right, suddenly made a reverse cut to get rid of him and received a pass from Lin Tian outside the three-point line. Then, he dribbled all the way to the baseline while holding off Kobe's defense.
Then, with only one step left to the baseline, Jordan suddenly pulled up and launched a signature fadeaway jumper over Kobe, forcing the shot!
Kobe defended this shot perfectly, his hands almost completely blocking Jordan's shooting space and angle. But Jordan also adjusted the arc and timing of his shot. The arc of this shot was extremely high, almost drawing a beautiful rainbow in the air before falling into the basket!
"Whoosh!"
Goal!
The last 58 seconds!
151: 152!
The Eastern team has taken the lead by 1 point!
Jordan still became a hero!
They hit the crucial go-ahead shot!
The entire stadium erupted, with fans chanting Jordan's name and cheering him on!
He's back! The invincible Jordan is back!
Still no!
Less than 15 seconds after Jordan made that shot, Kobe faked out Jordan with a three-pointer, then leaned against Jordan before throwing the ball out.
"Beep beep!"
The referee blew the whistle!
Kobe got 3 free throw opportunities!
Jordan not only failed to stop Kobe, but also committed a crucial foul by Kobe.
"FUXX!"
Jordan was now in a rage mode.
He angrily cursed at the air, genuinely bewildered as to why he had behaved so badly tonight!
The offense is terrible, the defense is terrible, both ends of the court are a pile of rotten dog shit!
"I'll take you down, Michael!" Kobe chewed his gum and said fiercely, "This is just the first time. Next, in the Finals, we'll crush you again!"
"We'll see." Even Jordan couldn't spout much trash talk at this moment.
I lack confidence!
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
Kobe stepped up to the free-throw line and made three consecutive free throws, putting the Western Conference team up by two points again!
154: 152!
With 43 seconds left, the West leads by 2 points!
Instead of calling a timeout, Carlisle made a gesture indicating that the team should continue their attack.
At times like these, he trusts his players.
Lin Tian even passed the ball directly to Jordan, signaling Jordan to do it himself.
trust!
At no time will anyone's trust in Jordan waver!
After Jordan dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he performed two consecutive crossover dribbles, then suddenly turned around, facing away from the basket, and pushed the ball towards the inside twice.
Then, he once again shook his shoulders repeatedly before suddenly turning around and leaning back to shoot a jump shot!
Kobe's defense this time was far less effective than the previous possession; he was a step too slow and failed to block Jordan's shot in the face.
Logically speaking, Jordan should have had this shot as a sure thing!
"Bang!"
But less than two seconds later, a dull, metallic clang rang out.
It's iron again!
But the Western Conference players didn't have time to relax either, because Lin Tian had already rushed into the paint at some point. He then jumped high, pinning O'Neal beneath him, and reached out with his left hand, tapping the basketball before anyone could react.
"Whoosh!"
Then came a crisp sound as Lin Tian scored on a putback!
They've tied it!
With 29 seconds left, the East team tied the score again!
154: 154!
Western Conference suspended!
"Don't worry, Michael, your buddy will always cover for you!" After making the shot, Lin Tian turned around and gave Jordan, whose mood was getting worse, a high five.
"FUXX!" Jordan cursed again. At this moment, he really didn't know what else to say besides swearing.
I'm Michael Jordan!
I've always been the one cleaning up my teammates' messes and taking care of everything for them. When did I become the one dragging them down?
He was truly extremely unhappy!
"I'll guard Kobe!" Jordan said fiercely after sitting on the bench. "They'll give the ball to Kobe! I'll guard Kobe! If I miss, then Kobe won't be able to make a damn shot either!"
Jordan's fierce and unquestionable demeanor perfectly illustrated his current mood.
I'm very angry, and the consequences will be severe!
Of course, Carlisle wouldn't go against Jordan at this time. After nodding in agreement to Jordan's request, he quickly laid out the tactics for this play and then signaled that everyone could go on the court!
The game continues!
Sure enough, just as Jordan said, the basketball was passed directly to Kobe. After receiving the ball, Kobe immediately spread his arms, signaling everyone to spread out, and then slowly and deliberately kept the clock running.
Regardless of whether it goes in or not, he wants to hold onto this ball until the very end, giving the Eastern team as little time as possible!
Then, with 15 seconds left on the shot clock, Jordan made the first move!
He suddenly stepped forward, placing one hand on Kobe's waist and repeatedly slapping Kobe's hand as he dribbled the ball with the other, Jordan suddenly increasing the intensity of his defense to the extreme.
The confrontation is at its peak!
The two engaged in an intense battle at the top of the arc. Jordan was not going to give Kobe any chance to run down the clock. Either pass the ball or you fight me to the bitter end!
Want to save effort?
dream!
But for Kobe, at this moment, facing Jordan, should he pass the ball?
dream!
The two men's battle on the court was almost brutal, but he ultimately failed to let Jordan steal the ball from him.
With only 6 seconds left on the shot clock, Kobe suddenly raised his elbow and delivered a hard blow to Jordan's chest!
Kobe created a lot of space for himself, and then he immediately passed the ball, accelerated, and chose to force his way through! Jordan stayed close to Kobe, blocking all his offensive space as much as possible.
Kobe drove all the way to a position two steps inside the three-point line, then suddenly stopped, and then unleashed his signature pull-up jumper. He leaped high, flicked his wrist, and the basketball flew toward the basket!
Jordan's defense was almost perfect. He was perfect in every aspect, from physical contact and timing to the angle of the block.
Although he didn't manage to block it, Jordan was incredibly confident about the outcome of the shot.
"Too short! Rebound!" Jordan and Kobe yelled almost simultaneously, reminding their teammates to grab the rebound.
The contact on that play was indeed too intense, and with the game at this stage, Kobe's legs were bound to feel weak, resulting in his jump not being high enough!
"Bang!"
After the thud, Duncan reacted the fastest!
Although he couldn't push O'Neal aside, he flicked his wrist and slapped the basketball into Carter's hands. Carter immediately called a timeout after getting the ball!
The last 6 seconds!
The score is tied!
Carlisle didn't make many arrangements this time; he understands these stars and knows what they want.
"Lin serves, Tim comes up to receive the ball, and then he and Michael do a high handoff. Then everyone spreads out to give Michael space."
"Michael, get them!"
"Leave it to me!"
Jordan took a big gulp of his energy drink, stood up, and said, "I won't miss again!"
Pause ended!
Lin Tian arrived at the sideline. Following the tactics, he first passed the ball to Duncan, and then sprinted towards the inside. He had a feeling that Jordan was definitely going to underperform tonight!
To see things through to the end is true virtue!
Jordan, with Duncan setting a handoff screen at the high post, followed by a series of fakes and upper body dummy moves, suddenly accelerated and charged forward from his right side.
Then, as if to prove something, Jordan dribbled all the way to almost the same position where Kobe had just shot, then suddenly stopped and pulled up for a shot!
Same position, same method, almost identical posture, and exactly the same choice!
then
Exactly the same result!
"Bang!"
Another muffled thud, and Jordan's game-winning shot missed!
The final moments of this match were practically a battle of missed shots!
"Rebound!"
All eyes were on the rebound at that moment. When Jordan took the shot, there were still 3 seconds left in the game. Whoever got the rebound could take one last shot!
Ben Wallace, Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett, the four big men, all gathered in the paint, pushing and shoving each other to fight for the rebound.
"Bang!"
With another muffled thud, the basketball bounced off the rim again before flying towards the basket.
"Snapped!"
This time, another arm was stretched high and slammed down hard on the basketball.
Big Ben!
Knowing he was the shortest and would have the hardest time grabbing the rebound, he simply stopped trying and flicked the ball towards the far end.
He has been working with Lin Tian for five years, and he knows exactly when and where Lin Tian will appear!
Lin Tian also knew what choice Big Ben would make at this time!
The two have an excellent understanding!
The basketball flew towards the left side of the basket at a 45-degree angle, and the person who appeared there did not disappoint Ben Wallace!
Lin Tian!
When Lin Tian jumped up and grabbed the basketball, there was less than a second left in the game. He didn't even have time to land. He could only shoot directly in mid-air and push the ball out again!
"Buzz!"
The first sound was the final whistle of the match.
Overtime or a game-winning shot?
"Whoosh!"
Lin Tian declared, "I'm not Jordan, that king of underperformance!"
Forging iron? At this time?
impossible!
Go ask who the chosen one and the king of destiny is in this world!
154: 156!
Lin Tian of the Eastern Team scored the winning goal!
The match is over!
After hitting the kill, Lin Tian didn't celebrate excessively. He stood still, hands raised high, waiting for his teammates to rush over.
The first one to rush over was Jordan!
"FUXX! Why the hell can't I make a shot?!" Jordan's roar as he hugged Lin Tian was quite comical. This guy was really having a meltdown tonight.
27投7中，3分球2投0中，罚球2罚2中，只拿下16分5篮板2助攻。
All-Star Game: 7 of 27 shots made, 20 of 20 missed shots in a single game!
Jordan's "madness" tonight will definitely go down in history.
In his final year and last All-Star game, Jordan played so poorly that even he couldn't understand it.
He had an indescribable feeling.
How so?
He didn't know how to explain it, but if he asked Lin Tian, Lin Tian would tell him: This is what it feels like to have your luck sucked away.
It's like the fake protagonist encountering the real protagonist, and all the favor he received from Heaven disappears.
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Danzi, Danzi, with such a narrow range of knowledge, how will you lead the team in the future?
I can't even be bothered to talk about guys like you who don't read books.
Lack of ambition!
Then, all the players from the East team rushed over!
They celebrated wildly around Lin Tian, jumping and skipping with joy.
If we're talking about regrets this year, the biggest regret is that none of the old guys from the 90s appeared in this All-Star Game. Payton, Miller, Mourning, none of them were there.
It's a pity that no one dared to joke about Jordan at this time, no one dared to join Lin Tian in mocking and ridiculing Jordan, and no one even dared to ask Jordan how he was feeling or what his mood was like.
Lin Tian wanted to ask, but there were too many people around him, and he was so loudly being yelled at that he was almost deafened. How could he possibly have a chance to tease Jordan?
What a pity, what a pity!
Although it was a pity, Lin Tian only took 11 shots throughout the game tonight, and almost no shots were taken in the fourth quarter. However, he still managed to reach 30 points thanks to his high shooting percentage and two consecutive putbacks in the last minute!
今晚的林天，全场比赛11投10中，3分球6投6中，罚球4罚全中，轰下30分10助攻10篮板4抢断的全能数据！
Another triple-double in the All-Star Game, another game-winning shot!
By the way, I wiped Jordan's butt clean again.
At the same time, Lin Tian also secured the MVP award for this All-Star Game!
He was the highest scorer in the entire Eastern Conference, he hit the game-winning shot, he was incredibly efficient, he recorded a triple-double, what reason could he possibly have not to win this year's MVP?
No!
Stern was clearly disappointed at this moment. As someone who had progressed alongside Jordan and almost together with him transformed the NBA from an insignificant small league into the behemoth league with a large global audience today, he and Jordan had been through thick and thin together for 20 years.
At this moment, he genuinely wanted to give his old friend a dignified and perfect ending.
Unfortunately, Jordan really didn't perform well tonight!
He just couldn't make the shot.
Otherwise, if Jordan had made two more shots, if Jordan had scored two more points tonight, if he had made that game-winning shot, Stern would have dared to pull some crazy moves and create a double-dealer, pshaw!
Let's have two MVPs.
But in today's situation, even if you, Jordan, only made 7 of 27 shots and didn't score 20 points, it's a difficult situation for me, Stern!
Even if you, Jordan, go 0 for 3 tonight, I'll still grit my teeth and give you a joke-like MVP trophy as a perfect ending for you, Jordan.
But what do we do about tonight's situation?
Can you tell me what to do?
However, although Stern hesitated slightly, who was he? He didn't reveal his true intentions at all.
From every perspective, this year's All-Star Game was a great success!
The Rising Stars Challenge featured a double-team showdown, Lin Tian broke the record in the 3-point contest, the Skills Challenge was full of hilarious moments, and the Slam Dunk Contest included Davis's funny moments and the ultimate showdown between three top dunkers!
In addition, tonight's All-Star game, although the outcome was somewhat different from Stern's expectations, still featured a fierce competition between the two sides throughout the game, a real battle, and a back-and-forth that created climaxes, with twists and turns at the end and a decisive finale.
Aside from Jordan's unexpected poor performance, this year's All-Star Game deserves a 99 out of 100!
So, after a moment of disappointment and slight regret, Stern quickly changed his mood and stood on the makeshift podium.
"This year is destined to be a completely different year because a hero will truly leave the court, and I will really miss him."
"I believe everyone here felt the same way I did, but thankfully, they gave us a perfect farewell ceremony in the most basketball-like, sincere, and professional way!"
"Tonight's match was absolutely perfect! I hope you all enjoyed it."
"So, now, let me announce that tonight's All-Star MVP is Lin!"
No surprises, no doubts!
Tonight's MVP goes to Lin Tian, who scored 30+ points and hit the game-winning shot!
But this time, someone beat Lin Tian to it and got the microphone.
Jordan.
This guy quickly moved to the side, blocking Lin Tian, then reached out and took the microphone from Stern's hand. Then, to everyone's surprise, he said into the microphone, "As one of the people in this league who knows Lin best, I know what this bastard is going to say."
"He'll definitely say he'll give me the MVP trophy. He'll say that the trophy is for me, that he got it because of me, that he originally wanted to do everything he could to help me get one, but he didn't expect me to be so bad, so he has to do it himself."
"Lin would also wish me a safe journey, and then he would keep mocking me for being old, useless, unable to run anymore, and a complete scumbag. I expected all of this."
"So here, I want to say something to Lin."
"Fuck you! Go to hell, you damn bastard! I've put up with you for too long, fuck you! Go to hell! I'm not buying your act anymore."
Jordan's move to turn the tables caught everyone off guard, and then, in a flash, wild cheers and shouts filled the entire arena!
Jordan, who had been outmaneuvered by Lin Tian countless times, finally managed to turn the tables a little on this night!
I'm Jordan! I can't let you fool me forever! There will be a time when I rise to the occasion!
It has to be said that Jordan's move made Lin Tian's subsequent remarks seem less interesting and engaging, and he really didn't say anything else that could provoke Jordan.
Jordan is happy! Joyful!
Of course, Jordan will never know that Lin Tian's actions of making him angry and irritable actually brought him benefits. While Jordan himself was overjoyed, Lin Tian also reaped a great deal of rewards!
A huge amount of experience points were being poured into Lin Tian!
Tonight, Lin Tian is just as happy as Jordan!
until
When Jordan wanted to invite Lin Tian out to relax, he discovered that Lin Tian had gotten into a Rolls-Royce.
Mariah Carey's.
Then, Jordan's good mood for the whole night was completely gone.
Damn it!
Weren't they here to perform for me, to celebrate my last All-Star game?
You bastard, didn't you say you weren't interested in singers?
FUXX!
Lin Tian: I don't want to either, but Kelly's looks are fading. Her prime is coming to an end. After the early 21st century, she'll start to gain weight.
Jordan: Is that what I asked you?
Lin Tian: I mainly wanted to try out my dolphin-like high notes and compare my breath control with a singer. It's very simple, nothing else. (End of Chapter)