20demayo Chapter 132: 35 points in a single quarter! 72 points in 3 quarters! Countless new achievements.
Chapter 132: 35 points in a single quarter! 72 points in 3 quarters! Countless new achievements.
Chapter 132: 35 points in a single quarter! 72 points in three quarters! Countless new records!
Faced with the encirclement of three people, Lin Tian showed no intention of slowing down or stopping. He attacked! Attacked! And attacked again!
At this moment, Lin Tian is the most obsessive and insane "Black Mamba"!
Lin Tian brought the ball to the wing, and when he was two steps inside the three-point line, he suddenly slowed down and observed the defensive positions of the three people in front of him. Then he suddenly accelerated and broke through!
Moreover, the route he chose was not the bottom line or the high position, but to break in from the middle of the three people's encirclement!
Lin Tian's chosen route was completely unexpected by the Magic's three players. Who would have thought that Lin Tian would actually drive straight into their encirclement with the ball?
What is this? A suicidal breakthrough?
Just as the three of them were stunned, Lin Tian changed his footwork again. He suddenly gathered the ball and used a small Euro step to push aside Sekarli under the basket, creating a path for himself. He passed through the encirclement of the three and arrived on the other side of the basket.
Then he jumped, shot, and made a smooth and elegant reverse layup. The basketball went off the backboard and into the basket, and Lin Tian scored another 2 points!
27 points!
There were still a full minute and 50 seconds left in the third quarter!
There's still time! Absolutely still time!
This is the shared thought of everyone at the United Center and all the fans watching on TV right now!
Who wouldn't want to see a perfect historical record reborn?
After that brilliant reverse layup, Lin Tian walked over to Adubatu on his way back on defense and patted his butt!
"Coach, who said I was going to score 30 points this quarter? 30 points? You're underestimating me!"
"Suppress the time! Every offensive possession, make sure you shoot when the 24-second shot clock is almost up! On defense, surround Lin! Go all out on him! I don't want to see him score even one more basket! Understand?! Not a single one!" Adubatu didn't have time to trash talk with Lin Tian; instead, he roared angrily at his players!
He was suffering inside too!
This season marks his return to the head coaching position after a three-year hiatus! And Adubatu knows in his heart that this season is essentially his last chance!
Before this season, Adubattu had served as head coach for four and a half seasons, only making the playoffs once. In his last half-season as head coach, the team's record was abysmal, with only 2 wins and 27 losses! After that, the team owner, who could no longer tolerate it, fired him.
在他本赛季之前执教的全部4个半赛季中，他带队的胜率分别是17%、59%、34%、26%和7%！
Horrible!
It's absolutely the kind of abysmal performance that could rival the worst winning percentage in NBA history!
This season, Adubatu has been very grateful for the opportunity to coach a superstar like Hardaway, and he takes it very seriously. He knows that if he fails again this season, no team will ever hire him as their head coach again!
As an ordinary head coach with no fame or status, if a player from the opposing team scores a record-breaking 34 points in a single quarter during a game, then without a doubt, unless the team's playoff performance this season far exceeds expectations, he will definitely be fired and become the scapegoat!
This is why Adubatu is so crazy and angry now.
Lin Tian's performance in the last minute or so of the third quarter was crucial to his livelihood! Right now, he wished he could go up to Lin Tian and hug his leg, begging him to stop playing and scoring!
On the Magic's offense, after a few possessions of rest, Hardaway finally took possession of the ball again. At this point, he had to step up and take responsibility for the team!
Holding the ball with one hand at the top of the arc, and using his back to brace against Lin Tian, Hardaway slowly regulated his breathing. For the sake of his last shred of dignity, he had to score this goal!
With seven seconds left on the shot clock, Hardaway made his move!
He still used his signature right-side dribble to accelerate, then quickly turned to the left after entering the three-point line, followed by a small hop. With his tall stature and long strides, Hardaway had reached the edge of the three-second zone after this series of moves!
In the past, after he performed this move, 90% of his opponents would be left far behind. But this time, Lin Tian was not left behind at all. Instead, he maintained his defensive position, raised his hands, and blocked Hardaway's shooting angle.
The last 3 seconds!
Hardaway glanced back and realized that all his teammates were being tightly marked by the Bulls players, and the ball couldn't be passed out at all!
Left with no other option, he could only keep gesturing with the ball, hoping to trick Lin Tian into jumping. However, Lin Tian remained as still as a mountain and refused to jump!
With the attack timer running out, Hardaway had no choice but to nudge Lin Tian with his shoulder and forcefully jump!
Lin Tian had been waiting for this moment!
He and Hardaway jumped up almost at the same time!
Logically speaking, Lin Tian is 10 centimeters shorter than Hardaway, so he would be at a great disadvantage in a face-to-face comparison of jumping height!
But Lin Tian is still full of energy and motivation, while Hardaway is exhausted. His speed and height are far worse than when he was in good physical condition!
Therefore, although Lin Tian was 10 centimeters shorter, he reached the highest point of his jump much faster and slapped the basketball in mid-air, hitting Hardaway who was trying to force a shot!
"Snapped!"
After a crisp sound, the basketball hit Cole, who was not far from Lin Tian. Before Cole could react or make any move, he suddenly felt his hand go empty!
He was dispossessed!
How is that possible? There are clearly no Magic players around!
Hmm? A red jersey? Lin Tian?
Oh, that's all!
By the time Cole realized that Lin Tian had stolen the ball from him, Lin Tian had already dribbled the ball across half-court!
"Get back on defense! Get back on defense! You bunch of idiots! Get back on defense! Double-team him! Double-team him! Double-team him now! Let him pass the ball! Don't let him shoot again!"
Lin Tian completely ignored Adubatu's shouts and once again dribbled the ball from the right side and quickly drove into the Magic's three-point line.
At this moment, Anderson of the Magic rushed forward the fastest. He gritted his teeth, stood in front of Lin Tian, and spread his arms to prevent him from shooting as much as possible.
Behind Anderson was the experienced Grant, who was poised under the basket, just waiting for Lin Tian to rush in!
Additionally, on Lin Tian's other side, there were two players, Scott and Hardaway, who were a bit slower, to prevent Lin Tian from suddenly stepping out of the three-point line to shoot!
After the three of them failed to defend against Lin Tian, this time there are four of them!
Lin Tian remained unrestrained; he had completely gone berserk!
Lin Tian dribbled towards the baseline under Anderson's defense, then quickly turned upwards to shake off Anderson. Facing Grant, who rushed out to help defend, Lin Tian was not afraid at all. He stood up and made a high-arc floater!
Despite Grant's best efforts to jump and his long arms stretching wildly towards the sky, he still couldn't reach the basketball that Lin Tian had just released!
He watched helplessly as the basketball slipped from his fingertips and hurtled towards the basket.
"Whoosh!"
29 points!
Lin Tian, who scored another goal, was starting to lose his composure.
An uncontrollable smile crept across his lips.
Anyone who can play like this in a single quarter would find it hard to contain their excitement!
"Snapped!"
A sharp crack came from the substitutes' bench on the sidelines as Adubatu angrily slammed his tactical board onto the floor!
He's angry!
He was furious!
But he was helpless!
Given the situation, what else could he do? He could see that his players had tried their best, even with four players surrounding them, but they just couldn't hold on. What could he do?
The final 1 minute and 15 seconds!
After Lin Tian hit that ball, no one in the entire United Center could sit still anymore. Everyone, more than 18000 people, stood up. They shouted Lin Tian's name loudly, making a lot of noise, and watched the game with great anticipation!
At this moment, the tension in the hearts of the fans was even greater than in the last few minutes of the Finals!
There are champions every year, but the record of 33 points in a single quarter is only achieved once in NBA history!
Even the fans at the stadium didn't seem to care that Anderson had hit another three-pointer! The shooter was on fire tonight, hitting seven three-pointers and scoring a team-high 27 points.
But who cares?
All eyes were on Lin Tian!
The final 58 seconds!
Lin Tian received the basketball from the backcourt and slowly dribbled it to the frontcourt, this time from the left side at a 45-degree angle.
Just as Lin Tian crossed halfway, Anderson and Hardaway from the Magic rushed up without any regard for anything else!
Double-team ahead of time!
They won't give Lin Tian any chance to score, they won't let him take another shot!
Forget breaking historical records, even if they were to be outscored by 30+ points in a single quarter, they wouldn't be able to save face! They won't allow that to happen!
However, whether they allow it or not has nothing to do with Lin Tian!
After seeing Lin Tian being double-teamed, Lang Li quickly rushed out from the inside and set a screen for Lin Tian outside the three-point line.
Just as Langli rushed out of the three-point line to set a screen, Lin Tian made his move!
The basketball was initially in his left hand. As his entire body shifted to the left, and just as Anderson shifted his weight in that direction, Lin Tian quickly made a slight change of direction, dribbling the ball to the right. At the same time, he also moved half a step to the right.
Anderson was immediately blocked by Longley and could no longer interfere with Lin Tian.
But Lin Tian still had Haddaway and Sekali in front of him!
Faced with the encirclement of the two, Lin Tian took another step toward the inside with the help of Longley's screen, then suddenly bumped Hardaway with his shoulder, knocking him aside. Then he suddenly accelerated and drove to a step inside the three-point line, facing Secari in front and Hardaway chasing behind at high speed. Lin Tian jumped up!
Despite being closely guarded by two players, Lin Tian found an opportunity to shoot through a tiny gap, and launched another long-range shot!
As Lin Tian made his move, Haddavi, who was chasing him from behind, was too anxious to defend himself and was also running out of energy. He was unable to stop his pursuit and collided with Lin Tian from behind!
"Whoosh!"
"Beep beep!"
The whistle and the sound of the basketball going into the basket rang out almost simultaneously, and Lin Tian scored another 2+1!
After making the shot, Lin Tian stood still, stretched out a hand, and towards Hardaway, towards the Magic's bench, and towards the audience, he placed that hand on his neck and wiped it!
Another throat-slitting ritual!
Lin Tian practically turned Miller's signature move into his own!
"Lin! Lin! Lin! Lin! Lin!"
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"
"Break the record! Lin, you must break the record!"
"Phil, don't substitute Lin at this time!"
"34 points! One more! 34 points!"
The fans in the stadium erupted in a thunderous roar and shouts, giving their wildest cheers. They had given everything for Lin Tian tonight!
"I hope you don't have any too many nightmares tonight." After saying this, Lin Tian walked straight to the free throw line, took a deep breath, raised his hand, and calmly made the free throw!
32 points!
It's just one ball away from the NBA record!
The final 50 seconds!
There's still plenty of time!
In an effort to help Lin Tian break the record, the fans at the stadium even started offering suggestions to the Bulls.
"Foul! Intentional foul! Giving Lindo two more rounds! Foul! Foul him now!"
Foul! Stop the clock!
It has to be said, the fans at the scene were really quick-witted!
Even Pippen glanced back at Lin Tian, his expression quite clear.
Or, how about we take him down once?
"Don't foul! Let's defend properly! Let's stop them fair and square!" Lin Tian saw the looks in his teammates' eyes and immediately clapped his hands, shouting, "Even if we can't break the record, I will absolutely not let my record be anything less than perfect!"
"If it breaks, it breaks; if it doesn't, so be it! Focus on defense, let's keep this ball in!"
Lin Tian's words immediately energized Pippen and the others!
On the court, they are all passionate men. They might pad their stats, or they might not even think about it. In fact, if Pippen and others had the chance to break records, they would most likely choose to foul to give themselves another shot.
Go ahead and cheat, that won't make people look down on you.
However, Lin Tian's choice not to do it is truly admirable, and it is enough to make the entire Bulls team look at him with more respect!
Even Jackson, sitting on the sidelines, was stunned for a moment.
He really didn't expect that Lin Tian would refuse his teammate's idea of committing a foul!
That's the NBA's all-time record for points in a single quarter!
Lin Tian actually refused this perfect moment that would be forever recorded in history?
This disregard for statistics was something Jordan could certainly have done at 31, but not at 23...
Jackson was certain that if 23-year-old Jordan had such an opportunity, he would have fouled to give himself another chance!
As I always say, it's not shameful to do it, but it's admirable not to do it!
"Foul! Foul! Give Lindo a chance to shoot! What are the Bulls players doing?" In the studio, Smith was so anxious that he stomped his feet. He wished he could go onto the court and foul Hardaway to give Lindo an offensive opportunity.
"Judging from the situation on the court, it seems Lin himself refused his teammates' offer to foul him?" Marcus frowned and said, "If that's the case, then Lin's actions are truly admirable!"
On the court, Lin Tian faced Hardaway once again, and possibly for the last time in this match.
He lowered his center of gravity and once again demonstrated the defensive attitude and focus he had shown every second of the first three quarters.
Save this shot!
Hardaway was wasting time at the top of the key, while also conserving his energy.
The Magic will definitely not rush to attack on this play. They would rather commit a 24-second violation than give Lin Tian another chance to attack!
This time, Hardaway kept the clock down to the last 5 seconds before suddenly accelerating to break through!
This time, Lin Tian once again perfectly predicted his breakthrough route and blocked his way! After a night of sparring, Lin Tian knew Hardaway's habits inside and out!
Seeing his breakthrough blocked, Hardaway had no choice but to pass the ball again. The basketball quickly flew to Anderson on the baseline. The shooter, who had already scored 27 points that night, received the ball and once again took off with unwavering determination, sending a three-pointer from the corner towards the basket.
"Bang!"
With a crisp sound, the basketball bounced off the rim and went out!
There are only 26 seconds left in the game!
This time, the Magic completely used up their 24-second shot clock!
Rodman leaped high into the air amidst the crowd, grabbed the rebound, and threw it directly to Lin Tian!
After receiving the ball, Lin Tian surprised everyone by not rushing forward, but instead slowed down!
He held out his hand, signaling everyone not to rush and to calm things down and take it slow!
After all five Magic players retreated to their own half, Lin Tian began to advance the ball!
"Lin actually stopped? At this moment? At this historic moment, Lin actually stopped playing his best offensive and defensive transition? What is he going to do? Is he going to give up on breaking the record for the highest single-quarter score in history?" Smith in the studio was more anxious than the players on the court.
But his anxiety didn't last long.
Because Lin Tian made a move!
Yes, when the Magic quickly retreated to their own half of the court, and three Magic players occupied the three-point line, Hardaway and Anderson, under the direction of Adubatu, stepped out of the three-point line and waited two steps outside the three-point line to double-team Lin Tian, Lin Tian took the shot!
He had just dribbled past the center circle, taken only one step forward, then suddenly stopped, gathered the ball, and shot!
"He made a move! Lin actually made a move! My God! How could he make a move here! Has he gone mad?" Smith's eyes widened in disbelief the moment Lin Tian made his move; he thought Lin Tian had gone crazy!
There were still a full 20 seconds left in the game! Lin Tian actually threw? And from so far away? What's the difference between this and just giving up on breaking the record?
Could it be that Lin Tian is a fan of George Gervin and is using this action to show his respect for his senior and idol?
"40 feet! This shot was definitely over 40 feet! What a crazy shot, let's see how this goes..." Marcus followed closely behind Smith, his voice filled with anticipation.
The entire United Center was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Everyone held their breath, waiting for the final outcome of this ball.
Lin Tian, the one who threw the ball, and the person in the world who should be most concerned about whether the ball went in or not, didn't even look at it. Instead, he turned around early and rushed towards the scorer's table!
"Whoosh!"
The moment the basketball swished through the net, Lin Tian jumped onto the scorer's table!
With arms outstretched and head held high, he awaited the cheers and adoration of the fans!
"Goal! Goal! Goal!" Marcus, in a burst of excitement, let out a near-mad roar. His voice even cracked, becoming incredibly shrill!
At that moment, neither the CBS executives, his partner, nor the fans watching the game thought his voice was unpleasant.
Because the sounds they made were even more insane!
In that instant, hysterical screams erupted from countless houses around the world. At that moment, one world, one voice!
In that instant, the entire United Center erupted in cheers and screams no less than those during the team's previous four championship wins. The enormous sound and everyone jumping and celebrating made the entire United Center shake! Unaware passersby outside the stadium even wondered if an earthquake had struck Chicago!
Madness! Utter madness! Everyone's gone crazy!
Even though there are still 15 seconds left in the third quarter, and the game hasn't even gone dead yet, who cares about that?
Pippen, Rodman, Cole, and Longley pounced on Lin Tian like madmen, dragged him off the scorer's table, and pinned him to the bottom!
"Lin! You did it! God! You did it!" Pippen shouted excitedly.
"I'm so proud of you, buddy! I'll always be proud of you!"
Rodman was even more excited and let out a series of roars!
The Bulls' bench players were eager to join in, wanting to rush onto the court and celebrate with Lin Tian!
But the game wasn't over yet, and the clock was still ticking, so Clemens and a few other relatively calm assistant coaches stopped their players!
Substitute players will be fined if they enter the field at this time!
All eyes in the world were now on Lin Tian! No one even noticed that Anderson of the Magic quietly inbounded the ball from the baseline, then ran the entire court by himself, completed a layup, and helped the team catch up with an insignificant 2 points.
The Bulls players completely ignored him! Two points, that's it! We're celebrating for Lin Tian now!
"The game isn't over yet! What are you celebrating for! Hurry up and serve! Hurry up and let the clock run out, then you can celebrate later!" Crawford frowned and urged the Bulls to serve. Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he blew his whistle and made a gesture towards Lin Tian.
"Lin, technical foul! You shouldn't be on the scorer's table. Unless the game is over, going to the scorer's table at any time is a technical foul! Understand?" Crawford was impartial and gave Lin Tian a technical foul.
Then he turned to the dejected Magic players and asked, "Who's going to take the free throw?"
No one answered.
"Hey, who's going to take the free throws? Do you want to get another technical foul so Lin can go up and score his 36th point? Or do you want him to just score 40 points in a single quarter?"
Lin Tian, jumping off the scorer's table, looked at the group of indifferent Magic players and chuckled, adding insult to injury for Hardaway: "Anfernee, aren't you coming? If you hit this, and rack up more points in the fourth quarter, you might even have a chance to get 40 points tonight! Don't worry, I won't be playing anymore! Anyway, you guys can't close the gap!"
Lin Tian's words were almost the last straw that broke the camel's back.
"Fuck!" Hardaway cursed, then, ignoring the ongoing game, turned and walked towards the bench. "Do I need you to teach me how to score? Fuck!"
"Anfernee, what's wrong?" Magic head coach Durant asked Hardaway curiously. "Are you feeling unwell?"
"Shut up! Don't talk to me, you idiot!" Haddawi didn't even glance at Adubatu, and kicked a chair that was blocking his way away. Then he sat down on the bench angrily and didn't say a word!
"Magic, if you don't let someone take the technical free throw, I'm giving you a technical foul too!"
Hearing Crawford's unfriendly words, the Magic's Scott finally hurriedly stepped to the free-throw line and made the shot that nobody wanted to take.
Just as Hardaway sat down on the bench, Lin Tian's system gave him another notification.
"Anfernee Hardaway is emotionally unstable and drops a one-time item: 95-96 Season Anfernee Hardaway Trial Card (Full Match)!"
at last!
Today's Kobe card purchase wasn't a complete waste of money!
So drinking the goji berry tea wasn't a complete waste!
In addition to letting Lin Tian completely crush Hardaway, he also gave him a trial card!
Next, let's see if this game can help me overtake Hardaway in All-Star votes! If I can finally beat Hardaway, then tonight's investment will definitely be a worthwhile investment!
The Magic then had one more possession.
This is definitely the moment in NBA history when a team least wanted the ball, but with 7 seconds left in the third quarter, what could they do?
Should they cast a shot, or simply wait for the time to run out?
Should we take a shot? Keep closing the gap and let Lin Tian score another 20 points or so in the fourth quarter, breaking 100 points in a single game?
Not going to shoot? It's only the third quarter, and it's already like this! What kind of mess is this?!
Will Magic players even be able to see anyone when they go out from now on?
No matter how much the Magic players hesitated, Crawford still gave them possession of the ball and told them to inbound it quickly.
"Forced by circumstances," Anderson had no choice but to step up to the free-throw line and pass the ball to Scott. Scott seemed rather bored after receiving the ball, and the Bulls players didn't come up to defend him. After hesitating for a few seconds, he directly shot a three-pointer.
Such a lack of rhythm and even belief in scoring three points naturally has no reason to result in a goal!
Rodman grabbed the rebound again and passed it to Lin Tian once more!
There are only 3 seconds left in the game!
The people at the Joint Center stood up once again.
Three seconds is theoretically enough time for Lin Tian to advance a few steps and then throw a super long three-pointer! Will he throw another one?
The fans in the stadium were filled with anticipation.
But Lin Tian disappointed them.
Lin Tian didn't shoot; instead, he held the basketball and waited for the final whistle of the third quarter.
Then, he raised his hand and waved to all the fans in the stadium!
Lin Tian knew what he had accomplished tonight.
He also knew that from that night on, whenever the NBA's all-time single-quarter scoring record was mentioned, he would be that insurmountable mountain!
单节35分！再加上林天在上半场『仅得』的37分，林天在这个晚上，或者说在这个晚上的前三节比赛中，林天总计38投27中，其中3分球14投9中，罚球11罚9中，疯狂的轰下了72分！同时还有7篮板6助攻7抢断3盖帽的数据入帐！
Perfect! A truly perfect night!
A score destined to go down in history, breaking countless records!
A score that could propel Lin Tian into the ranks of the league's top scorers!
A score that can make fans all over the world go crazy for him and watch his game highlights again and again!
35 points in a single quarter, a record high!
72 points in 3 quarters, a record high!
A player scored 70+ points in a single game but only played 36 minutes, the shortest playing time in NBA history!
Furthermore, looking at the entire history of the NBA, a single game with 72 points would rank 6th in history!
Well, among the top five, apart from David Thompson who scored 73 points in fifth place, the rest of the records belong to the same monster, Wilt Chamberlain!
While racking up so many points, Lin Tian also achieved another terrifying feat: he completely contained and defeated Anfernee Hardaway, one of the league's top guards!
In this game, apart from his outstanding performance in the first quarter, where he went toe-to-toe with Lin Tian, Hardaway's performance in the other two quarters was like that of an undercover agent!
虽然哈达威今晚也拿到了30分，但其中19分来自于第一节！第二节哈达威7投2中只拿到7分，第三节他更是8投只有1中，只拿到4分！3节比赛的命中率也只有27投11中！
The last two quarters were even worse, with only 3 of 15 shots made!
In addition, although he had 9 rebounds and 8 assists in the first three quarters, which was almost a triple-double, he also committed a total of 9 turnovers under Lin Tian's relentless targeting!
Hardaway hit a near quadruple-double tonight!
Not to mention that Hardaway was repeatedly stripped and blocked by Lin Tian in one-on-one situations. Almost all of his mistakes were caused by Lin Tian's defense, which made him lose face.
From any angle or direction, Haddaway tonight has been completely slew through by Lin Tian and sent to hell!
Actually, it was a bit inappropriate to bring this up at the end of the third quarter, since there was still a whole quarter to play, and the score wasn't actually that far apart at that point.
89: 110!
The Bulls were only leading by 21 points!
It's not a particularly large point difference!
It would be perfectly normal for Lin Tian to play for a few more minutes in the fourth quarter!
For fans, if Lin Tian scores another 7 points, bringing his total to 79, he will hold the second-highest single-game scoring record in NBA history!
If he scores another 8 points, he will become only the second player in history to score 80+ points in a single game. And if Lin Tian maintains his form from the third quarter, he could even score 30 points in that quarter...
Amidst these fantasies, the audience at the United Center in Chicago split into two groups at the start of the fourth quarter.
One group was chanting Lin Tian's name, hoping he would continue playing, while the other group was genuinely cheering for the Magic!
As long as the Magic can catch up, Lin Tian will definitely be able to continue playing!
Unfortunately, Lin Tian, who was sitting on the bench, had already started applying ice and receiving physical therapy, clearly not ready to continue playing. Meanwhile, Jackson, as usual, pretended to be deaf and ignored the requests from the fans in the arena.
His nickname, "The League's Number One Record Breaker," is about to surpass the fame of his nickname, "The Zen Master"!
That old man is so hateful!
The Magic substituted all their starters, with Durant picking five players from the very back of the bench whom he barely recognized and sending them onto the court to play!
Adubatu is genuinely afraid that Lin Tian will continue to play!
Scoring 35 points in a single quarter is one thing, but 70+ points in three quarters is another. If Lin Tian is still on the court in the fourth quarter, Adubatu will definitely do his best and use five players to defend Lin Tian!
80 points in a single game? Impossible!
90 or even 100 points in a single game? Don't even think about it!
Adubatu would rather have the rest of the Bulls score 50 points in the fourth quarter than have Lin Tian score even one more point!
As long as Lin Tian dares to go on the field, he dares to send five people to double-team Lin Tian!
Of course, Adubatu hopes that such an ugly and shameful scene will not occur! The best-case scenario is that the Magic will be unable to catch up in the score, and the gap will widen, so that the substitutes of both sides can finish the game peacefully after the fourth quarter.
In this match, Adubatu really doesn't want any more surprises!
He was even prepared to substitute whichever of the five role players on the court, whose names he couldn't quite remember, was on a hot streak!
Whoever plays the best, he'll make them sit on the bench for the entire season!
We will absolutely not give Lin Tian any chance!
The Magic's young players were truly impressive, not letting Durant down at all. As soon as these five guys entered the game, they started missing shots in quick succession, and the Bulls easily extended their lead to over 30 points!
Only then did Adubatu finally breathe a sigh of relief.
With 30 points already, Lin Tian definitely won't be playing anymore!
His record of humiliation tonight ends here.
"It looks like Lin really won't be playing anymore, which is a bit disappointing! Lin, you're only 23 years old, have you already given up on your obsession and pursuit of data? Young man, you really can fight for data again!" When the score difference in the game reached more than 30 points, Marcus also let out a series of wails.
Lin Tian actually gave up such a good opportunity and such a good opponent!
"If I were Jackson, I'd kick Lin back onto the court, even if it meant using a stick," Smith echoed, nodding in agreement. "Lin's performance tonight was such a waste, it's absolutely a crime! So sinful! Doesn't Jackson's conscience bother him if he doesn't let Lin play?"
"Jackson, are you really that unwilling to let us see an 80-point performance?"
Marcus and Smith's statements reflect the thoughts of all the fans at this moment; they genuinely want Lin Tian to play and wants him to rack up more points.
Unfortunately, Lin Tian really didn't care; he was truly determined not to play!
Even after the game ended and the Bulls secured another massive 35-point victory, the fans at the United Center still felt a bit unsatisfied, as if they hadn't had their fill of the excitement.
It's no wonder the fans are dissatisfied that such a historic night didn't end well!
Despite the criticism and condemnation from fans and commentators, and despite the widespread dissatisfaction with Jackson's actions, Lin Tian and Jackson remained unmoved!
After embracing the Magic players after the game, they hurriedly returned to the player tunnel, as they had a press conference to attend next!
For journalists, the few tens of minutes between the end of the game and the start of the press conference are definitely the most agonizing time of their entire journalistic careers.
They even hoped that Lin Tian could take a shower on site while giving them an interview!
After all, tonight's match is definitely big news!
He exploded for 72 points in a nationally televised game, including 35 points in a single quarter, all in just three quarters. He held Hardaway to just 3-for-15 shooting in the second two quarters, and didn't get a single second of playing time in the final quarter...
If these gimmicks were placed in just three games, they would be enough to keep reporters entertained for a week!
Not to mention that it's all condensed into a single match, it's impossible for reporters not to be anxious!
Fortunately, Lin Tian and Jackson seemed to know that the reporters were eager to cover the event, so they didn't keep them waiting for too long. Less than 15 minutes after the game ended, they walked into the press conference with smiles on their faces.
The two were greeted with a burst of enthusiastic applause!
They are reporters, but they are also fans! No fan could possibly refuse or dislike Lin Tian's performance tonight. Even the most die-hard Hardaway and Magic fans had to applaud and cheer for Lin Tian's performance tonight!
He played absolutely perfectly tonight!
"Don't do this, I'll regret it if you do," Lin Tian said with a smile as he sat down in his chair. "I'll regret not playing a single second in the fourth quarter today; I feel a little bad about it!"
Lin Tian's words drew a burst of laughter from the reporters present, and then someone quickly stood up and asked, "So Lin, why didn't you play in the fourth quarter?"
"First of all, it's my coach. He wouldn't let me play! He objected to me playing for the sake of stats!" Lin Tian said with a laugh. "You all know his nickname, 'The Record Breaker'!"
"Nonsense! I could sue you, Lin, for this baseless accusation and nonsense." Jackson squinted at the reporters and said, "I asked him at least 800 times if he wanted to go back up and play a little longer, but he refused every time. Do you think that's my fault? Did you expect me to tie him up and throw him onto the court?"
(End of this chapter)