Chapter 21 Today I'm going to teach Jordan how to do things!
Chapter 21 Today I'm going to teach Jordan how to do things!
Just as he was preparing to take the free throw, the nearly 2 fans in the stadium erupted in a frenzy of cheers!
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"
The cheers from the crowd seemed to be the best stimulant for Hardaway. After easily scoring his first penalty, he casually waved his hands in the air to signal to all the fans. This elegant and unrestrained gesture caused the fans in the stadium to cheer wildly, bringing the atmosphere to another climax!
As O'Neal stood under the basket preparing to grab a rebound, he clearly hadn't taken any courses on facial expression management; the corners of his mouth visibly turned down.
Utter disdain! The angle of his downturned mouth exceeding 30 degrees proves that he has harbored resentment for a long time. Accompanying the mouth movement is a noticeable upward roll of his eyes, proving that beneath the disdain lies a hint of impatience. Furthermore...
Just as Lin Tian was seriously analyzing O'Neal's mentality, Jackson suddenly called Lin Tian's name: "Lin! Go on the court, you'll play point guard! With Michael, Scott, Tony, and Dennis!"
Upon hearing his name called, Lin Tian didn't hesitate. He stood up and ran onto the court to replace Lang Li, who had committed four fouls.
CBS's Marcus suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, look! Jackson has changed tactics! Instead of bringing in Bill Wennington to deal with O'Neal, he's brought in Lin, the point guard, to shrink the lineup! But this leaves O'Neal completely helpless! What is Jackson trying to do?"
"I think he's trying to speed things up! Maybe he wants to wear down O'Neal with his speed?" Smith speculated from the sidelines. "But whatever Jackson thinks, Lin, this rookie, is actually playing alongside the Bulls' four key players. For a rookie, that's quite a lot of treatment!"
on the field.
"Rookie, don't drag us down!" Jordan said, not even glancing at Lin Tian as he came up, his tone slightly impatient.
After all, the Bulls aren't in a particularly good position right now; they're already down by 7 points!
O'Neal and Hardaway's individual isolation plays were already difficult to handle, but in the third quarter, the two of them started running pick-and-rolls! This move made the Bulls' defense even more stretched and unable to cope, putting them at a disadvantage.
"Michael, if you get the rebound, don't worry about anything else, just throw it up the court! No matter how ridiculous your pass is, I'll catch it!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Me, making ridiculous passes? Do you think I'm some kind of idiot like Dennis who can't pass at all?" Jordan gave Lin Tian a disapproving look, then suddenly realized and said, "Are you trying to teach me how to do things?"
Lin Tian didn't respond to Jordan's question, but instead whispered, "Forget it, let's go find Dennis and Tony instead. They're better at rebounding!"
"Come back! You come back here! You fucking said I can't rebound?" Just as Jordan was about to yell at Lin Tian again, Hardaway had already made his second free throw, extending the lead to 8 points!
Kukoc and Lin Tian had already developed an extraordinary understanding during training. The moment Hardaway made the free throw, Kukoc quickly arrived at the baseline, grabbed the basketball, and immediately launched a fast inbound pass!
The basketball instantly traversed half the court, and Lin Tian, upon receiving the ball, immediately sprinted away!
Nick Anderson, who was matched up against Lin Tian, never expected that this rookie would be so ridiculously fast. Even though he immediately turned around to try to catch up, Lin Tian had already turned into a bolt of lightning and left him behind!
"Dennis!" Helpless Anderson knew he couldn't catch up with Lin Tian, so he could only let out a helpless shout, begging his teammates to help him defend.
Fortunately, Dennis Scott was well-positioned and immediately went into defensive mode near the three-point line, blocking Lin Tian's attack and slowing him down!
But that was all. After a pause, Lin Tian suddenly accelerated again, breaking through Scott's defense and rushing to the basket to complete a lightning-fast layup!
"Wow! This rookie is so fast! Is this why he averaged 11 points per game in the preseason?" Marcus was genuinely taken aback by Lin Tian's clean and lightning-fast breakthrough, and his voice was already a bit shrill!
"I think Damon Stoudamire is probably not the fastest among this year's rookies!" Smith gave Lin Tian extremely high praise just because of this one shot!
There's no way around it, this breakthrough just happened too fast and too suddenly!
"Tony! That was a fantastic pass! I told you your passing talent is top-notch in the entire league!" After scoring, Lin Tian turned around and deliberately praised Kukoc in a voice that Jordan could hear.
Upon hearing Lin Tian's words, Jordan's lips began to twitch.
Damn it, first they said I couldn't rebound, and now they're saying I can't pass?
When have I, Michael Jordan, ever been subjected to this?
In the next game, Jordan suddenly went all out!
As Hardaway drove into the paint, he suddenly abandoned his defender and swiftly charged into the paint, joining Pippen in a perfectly timed double-team defense on Hardaway! At the same time, Jordan's iron-like hand slammed down on the basketball that Hardaway was dribbling!
"Snapped!"
With a crisp, loud bang, the basketball was snatched away by Jordan!
Then, without any hesitation after receiving the ball, Jordan aimed carefully and threw the basketball out in a shot put motion!
"Whoosh!"
Pippen and Hardaway both felt a gust of wind brush past their ears as the basketball turned into an orange blur, flying straight towards the Magic's basket.
"He's going to make a mistake! Jordan's pass was so inexplicable, why didn't he... Oh my god! Oh my god!" Marcus was still stating the first half of his sentence when he suddenly became excited at the last few words: "He doesn't need to calm down! He doesn't need to! This rookie is too fast!"
Lin Tian, of course, would not let the ball go out of bounds, much less let Jordan's stats show a mistake for no reason!
He caught the basketball the moment it flew to the basket. Although his posture was a bit awkward and not at all graceful, Lin Tian still managed to get the ball and made a bank shot under the basket, scoring 2 points!
"Great pass, Michael! Your passing ability is absolutely top-notch on our team!"
Ok?
Jordan was about to reach out and give Lin Tian a high five to celebrate, but he understood the implication in Lin Tian's words.
Kukoc is a top team in the league, but my team is a top team?
This kid's got a death wish!
"Michael Jordan's emotions have fluctuated, resulting in a loss of 20 experience points!"
I've gained experience again!
Jordan's thoughts didn't linger for long before the Magic's offense began!
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