Jordan: I thought he was there to help me!

Chapter 1117 No referee's support? No problem! We still have our brothers.

For most teams and players, if they have already protested this much, and the referees continue to make those calls and act so recklessly, there is nothing they can do.

All they can do after the game is protest, rant, and hurl some profanities; they can't do anything else.

As for Lin Tian?

He actually only had one way to solve that situation.

If you like to call offensive fouls on me, I'll just avoid physical contact. If you blow the whistle if I touch an opponent, then I'll just avoid touching them.

Anyway, it's just about putting the ball in the basket.

It's very simple!

For Lin Tian, ​​all of this was very simple.

It's just about putting the ball in the basket.

Of course, even if he keeps making shots and the Chinese team easily wins the game, Lin Tian will still give the referee a good scolding after the game for this call.

It's not something that can be easily forgiven for letting me suffer a loss in this kind of matter.

It's absolutely impossible for me to suffer in silence!

As Don Nelson's outburst subsided, order was quickly restored on the court. The Spanish team calmly made the technical free throw, finally breaking their scoring drought. Then, both teams' players returned to the court.

Neither side made any substitutions at this point, and the same lineups continued to play on the field. Spain's first attack after the conflict once again fell into Gasol's hands.

Gasol played with considerable toughness this time, quickly turning around and marching to the basket before forcefully pulling up for a powerful one-handed dunk, smashing the ball into the hoop.

"Beep beep!"

The referee's whistle blew abruptly at that moment.

"Are you guys crazy?!" Zhizhi covered his head with his hands, staring at the referee in disbelief. "I didn't even touch him! My hands were up, I didn't move an inch, I didn't commit any foul at all!"

He was probably really helpless at this point. He was completely pushed aside after Gasol's spin move. He had no intention of fouling at all. He knew he couldn't hold on to the ball, so he simply gave up on defense.

You could say that this kind of veteran doesn't play defense, is a sieve, and needs his teammates to clean up his mess on the defensive end. But he's not the kind of fool who knowingly pulls the ball up and sends the opponent to the free-throw line when he can't defend it.

He's perfectly clear-headed.

I can't stop you, but you can't score a 2+1 on my head either. That's the general idea and my bottom line.

Even so, the referee did not hesitate to give him a foul.

"Hand foul, goal stands, one penalty added." Despite the widespread protests, the referee showed no hesitation or intention to change his decision, calmly delivering his ruling.

"You shameless bastard! You damn bastard!" Old Nelson glared at the referee, cursing under his breath, but he didn't stand up to yell at the referee again.

He didn't have a technical foul on him just now, so he didn't hesitate to yell at people. But now he has a technical foul on him, and there are still about 8 minutes left in the game. If he were to ask for a second technical foul now, he would be making a stupid suicide move.

Even one of the world's best head coaches, Don Nelson, was somewhat helpless at this point.

After all, the whistle was in someone else's mouth, and he had already done all he could.

The rest is up to the players.

Fortunately, the Chinese national team now has the best players in the world.

"Whoosh!"

With Gasol calmly making the free throw, the Spanish team scored a 2+1 with a technical serve, which meant they quickly closed the gap to 4 points in just one possession!

"These two calls were crucial!" Yang Yi said. "If Lin Tian hadn't called that dubious foul on Rubio, Rubio definitely wouldn't have been able to withstand Lin Tian, ​​and Lin Tian would have easily driven up the court for a powerful dunk."

"If that ball goes in, we'll have a 20-point lead."

"But the referee blew the whistle." Yu Jia shook his head helplessly beside him and said, "Not only did he blew it, but he blew it in a row. The technical foul just now, and this 2+1, our 2 points are gone, and the Spanish team took the opportunity to get 4 points."

"It's only 6 points, what was originally a solid 20-point difference has now been reduced to just 14 points."

"I hope the boys won't be affected by these two calls, and that they can maintain their momentum and keep the game under control once again."

80: 94!

There are 7 minutes and 54 seconds left in the game.

Lin Tian received the ball from his teammate on the baseline and easily advanced forward, laughing as he said, "It's okay. I've seen far more outrageous and hilarious calls than this. Remember that friendly match we played against South Korea before the Sydney Olympics?"

"The referee gave them over 50 free throws that time, and sent off four of our players."

"But so what?"

"In that game, the Koreans still lost to us by more than 40 points! You can't win by relying on the referees. If they like to call fouls, we'll just not commit any!"

"clear!"

Lin Tian's command naturally drew cheers from the players. Although the Korean team's level was no match for Spain's, similar examples were enough to restore their confidence and rhythm.

"There was such a game? I don't remember it." On the bench, Du Feng, who was an assistant coach, looked back at Yao Ming, trying to find some common memories with him.

Yao Ming first winked at him, then looked at all the young players looking at him and said, "Yeah, less than a month before the Olympics, I fouled out in the third quarter of that game. The other two who were ejected were Da Ba and Lao Liu."

"But Brother Lin said four people were ejected." Guo Ailun blinked his big eyes, his face full of innocence.

"He got it wrong. Kid, stop talking so much nonsense and just watch the game." Du Feng slapped Guo Ailun on the head, looking like he was saying, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll get your uncle to teach you a lesson."

He finally understood. After all, they had played together on the national team for so long, and there was still some understanding between them.

This ridiculous competition never happened; it was all made up by Lin Tian on the spot. But the two brothers couldn't expose Lin Tian's lie, at least not tonight.

Lin Tian is boosting the team's morale. If the two of them were to tear down this hard-won platform with just a few words, what would happen to the team's morale?

What else can we do but accept it?

At most, three to five years later, when they're on some TV show and talk about Lin Tian, ​​they'll bring this up as a joke.

But regardless, Lin Tian's contribution to boosting the team's morale this time was quite effective.

After he came to the frontcourt, the players' running enthusiasm increased significantly, and no one was afraid or held back because of the referee's continuous whistles. They still screened when they needed to, and the Chinese team players still fought bravely when they needed to.

Two unfair whistles did not frighten them.

The Chinese team's players' performance clearly startled the referees, who had rarely seen such a resilient and decisive team.

Previously, most teams would be stunned for a minute or two when faced with such obvious biased refereeing, and would need a timeout or even more to recover and get back on track.

But for the Huaxia team, just two sentences from Lin Tian and the whole team recovered?

While the referees were still expressing their shock at the situation of the Chinese team, Lin Tian had already given Dazhi a chance to get revenge.

He received a pass from Lin Tian in the low post, raised his hand to make a shooting fake, then took a step down and dribbled the ball, then took the ball, did a half-turn, gathered the ball, and then swayed his upper body left and right before turning back again.

Then he faked another shot, and this time Gasol finally fell for it, losing control of his body and jumping up.

He didn't try to draw a foul; instead, he shifted his foot, and with his pivot foot firmly on the floor, he took a light step to the side and easily banked the ball into the basket.

"Beautiful! Beautiful! The dreamlike dance moves! The basic dreamlike dance moves are back on the court!" Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

"That was really inspiring!" Yang Yi said happily. "You hit me once, and I'll hit you back! And you even deliberately avoided physical contact. The meaning is pretty obvious."

"I can hit you without the referee's help!"

"Good shot!" Lin Tian reached out and excitedly clapped his hands together. Then he looked at everyone on the team and said, "Go ahead and defend! Play aggressively! Don't hold back, don't be afraid of fouls or the referee's whistle."

"There are only 8 minutes left in the game, but we have our brothers supporting us from behind! Even if we are sent off, someone will fill our void! We are all in this together, supporting each other!"

"Dry them to death!"

"Kill them! We're not afraid!"

"So what if it's a foul! We'll just let them go to the free-throw line! Don't even think about getting a 2+1!"

The players of the Chinese team expressed their opinions one after another, and at this moment, they perfectly demonstrated their determination and confidence.

Isn't it just that the referee wants to help and force the game into a tense state?

Bring it on! Let's see if your jaws are harder, or ours are harder!

In the following minutes, the referees showed no restraint, continuing to blow their biased whistles and favor Spain. The game was interrupted time and time again, and Spanish players repeatedly went to the free-throw line.

But the Chinese team was not afraid! Neither the Spanish team going to the free-throw line nor their increasing number of fouls frightened the Chinese team.

Their fighting spirit remains fierce, and their movement remains decisive!

The Spanish team, true to their experience and top-notch teamwork and ability, showed no embarrassment or hesitation after discovering they were suddenly receiving preferential treatment from the referee.

They first brought in Navarro, who was better at driving to the basket, and then in almost every subsequent offensive possession, they tried to get inside.

Whether it was Fernandez and Navarro's breakthroughs or Gasol and Ibaka's strong attacks under the basket, the Spanish team repeatedly rushed towards the basket, seeking contact.

Then he stepped up to the free-throw line.

Starting from Rubio's technical foul free throw with 8 minutes and 10 seconds left in the game, and continuing until the last 3 minutes of the game, in just 5 minutes, the Spanish team went to the free throw line a total of 14 times!

They average about 3 free throws per minute.

And that doesn't even include the instances in the past few minutes where the Chinese team was clearly fouled by the Spanish team but not called, leading to turnovers, and the rounds where the Chinese team was called for offensive fouls.

The referees practically donned Spanish jerseys in the fourth quarter, making no attempt to conceal their bias and officiating style tonight.

Tonight, they're going to keep the game close until the very last moment! They're going to make sure both sides fight to the very last round.

Despite the referee's blatant bias, the Hebei team held firm!

Even though both Da Zhi and Zhu Fangyu had been sent off with 5 fouls each, and even though Yi Jianlian had 4 fouls, Hebei China Fortune still held on.

With three minutes remaining in the game, they still maintained a 10-point lead.

94: 104!

Even with the referee's blatant bias, Spain could only narrow the gap to 10 points within 5 minutes.

The reason why the Chinese team was able to withstand the pressure was not only because of the players' resilience and fearlessness, but also because of Lin Tian!

Throughout the fourth quarter, Lin Tian remained unstoppable and incredibly relentless.

He single-handedly carried the entire attacking line of the team, and he single-handedly held off the attack of the Hebei China Fortune team.

The reason I say "almost" is because he scored approximately 2 points throughout the fourth quarter.

Apart from those two points, all of Huaxia's remaining 16 points came from Lin Tian!

That's not all. Lin Tian not only scored 16 out of the team's 18 points in the first 7 minutes, but he also made all of them!

He still hasn't missed a single shot. Lin Tian made all 6 of his shots in this quarter, and with the 11 points he scored in the second quarter (4 of his shots), he has now scored 27 points on 10 of his shots!

10投10中，3罚3中，3分4投4中。

27 points, 15 rebounds, 16 assists, and 0 turnovers! Lin Tian tonight was simply a god descended to earth.

Under his relentless pressure, the Chinese team maintained a 10-point lead throughout the fourth quarter.

In the final three minutes of the fourth quarter, when the timeout ended and Lin Tian brought the ball up the court again, the hearts of all the Spanish fans seemed to skip a beat.

Why is it him again? Why is he here again?

Can't you take a break?

Lin Tian: Of course not!

After Lin Tian arrived at the frontcourt, he didn't rush to attack. Instead, he quickly dribbled between his legs again, and then the double team he wanted arrived!

Fernandez rushed towards Lin Tian, ​​flanking Rubio, who had been riddled with bullets by Lin Tian that night, and tried to surround Lin Tian.

Just as Fernandez was coming over, Lin Tian had already started his acceleration and broke through. He chose to accelerate and attack from Rubio's side, dribbling the ball all the way forward from that direction. This made it quite difficult for Fernandez. He couldn't go back to continue his defense, and he couldn't catch up if he kept chasing.

However, Lin Tian was clearly an understanding person. He obviously knew that Fernandez was in a dilemma. So, just two steps after Fernandez rushed into the three-point line, he suddenly stopped and braked, and at the same time quickly made a crossover, so the basketball went from the right side to the left side.

That is, in front of Fernandez.

Lin Tian's sudden change of direction caught Fernandez and Rubio off guard. It was as if a wild beast about to escape its cage had suddenly turned around and returned to its cage.

No one could have predicted it!

The reason Lin Tian gave up the opportunity to break free of the defense and returned to the double-team was clearly for one purpose only.

Humiliate them!

Lin Tian first changed direction and returned to the middle of the two, while continuing to accelerate his lateral movement, directly moving from Rubio's side to Fernandez's side.

The two defenders naturally followed Lin Tian closely. It was not easy for Lin Tian, ​​this beast, to return to the trap. No matter why he came back, the two of them were unwilling to let Lin Tian break free again.

Just as the two were about to move in this direction again, Lin Tian suddenly changed direction again and returned to Rubio's side. Then, Lin Tian paused, made a slight sway of his upper body, and then made a third consecutive change of direction dribble.

This time, the attack was directed towards Fernandez again, but this time, Fernandez and Rubio's coordination encountered a major problem.

The two clearly hadn't thought things through and lost their defensive rhythm. They both wanted to catch up with Lin Tian, ​​but they forgot that they had a teammate next to them.

'Bang!'

With a muffled thud, Rubio and Fernandez, one to the left and the other to the right, collided head-on, looking utterly disheveled.

Not only that, their feet became entangled, and then they both lost their balance and fell to the ground.

"Damn it!" Yu Jia couldn't hold back and blurted out a curse. Although he knew he was in trouble and would at least get a disciplinary action, his curse was definitely the common sentiment of all Chinese fans watching the game at that moment.

He knocked both of them down in an instant!

Such a scene is no longer rare or uncommon.

Has anyone ever seen such a scene?

No one can guarantee that this is the first time this has happened in a professional match, but if you ask people to name someone else who has done this before, then really no one can say.

Lin Tian's shot, which simultaneously shook off two players, was a play that, from any perspective, was worthy of being recorded in history.

After Lin Tian faked out the two players, he quickly stepped back, retreated beyond the three-point line, and then looked down at them with pity before taking a shot from beyond the three-point line.

"Whoosh!"

Murder and kill!

Not only will I knock you off your feet, but I'll also have time to calmly retreat, observe, and mock you before making my move.

After Lin Tian scored, the entire London stadium fell silent for a moment, and then erupted into a frenzy of shouts and cheers.

The cheers from the fans for "Caesar" were enough to dispel the thick fog in London.

Yang Yi said, "I think this goal is enough to kill the game! After this goal, no matter how resilient the Spanish team is or how well the players understand each other, it will be difficult for them to put on a performance that can turn the game around."

"More importantly, even if the Spanish team's morale and mentality aren't affected by that play where one ball faked out two players, the Chinese team will be! They'll be even more frantic, and their fighting spirit will be even stronger!" (End of Chapter)