This Forward is Not Serious

The next day, Hibbert was fined $75,000, the largest fine in the NBA this season.

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“Why are there always players with big mouths?”

The first game between the Nets and the Pacers was scheduled for two days later. At the end of the day's training, Deron and Lin Ying sat there to rest and chat, and he couldn't help but complain.

Payton and Barkley in the early years, Pierce and Garnett more recently, and Dampier later.

There are always people who can't keep their mouth shut.

Lin Ying just smiled.

Maybe he has seen them so many times that he is used to them.

Moreover, the number of votes Hibbert dpoy received is indeed a bit small, so it is understandable to vent his emotions.

Anyway, as long as you have money in your pocket.

Seeing Lin Ying's reaction, Delong looked at him even more confused.

"When people are deficient in certain aspects, they like to use words to emphasize it."

Lin Ying stopped smiling and gave Delong an answer.

This sentence is easy to understand.

To give an example that is closest to their lives: Garnett.

Garnett always likes to use various actions to show his toughness, but he always gets scared when faced with tough situations.

Even if you observe the people around you, if some people always like to show off their strength or length of time, there is no doubt that the fact is definitely the opposite.

Delong thought for a moment, then nodded in approval.

Maybe Hibbert wanted Lin Ying to go head-to-head with him. After all, if Lin Ying shoots from a pick-and-roll, he can shoot him to the point of isolation.

"Speaking of which, you played against him in college?"

Delong's curiosity was aroused.

Lin Ying nodded.

This impressed him deeply. It was when the Madmen played Georgetown University in the first round. Jeff Green and Hibbert were both there at the time.

"He guarded you?"

Delong asked.

"I just gave him two deductions."

Lin Ying thought for a while and said.

At that time, he did not have many offensive methods, but the collision of tactical systems gave him some opportunities to show his talent.

"Pity!"

Delong sighed.

"Um?"

"You said that if a well-meaning fan reminded him of these past events, I wonder if he would still say that."

Delong continued.

Lin Ying was amused and laughed.

But it’s actually useless to remind me.

No one in this world will keep bad memories, only the good parts will be remembered.

…

In the last two days of training, Sloan made some subtle adjustments to his tactics.

Or, it can be understood as targeting.

The old coach had already done all the things that Lin Ying needed to do in the Suns in advance.

While the Nets were preparing for the game, G1 between the Spurs and Lakers in the Western Conference had already been played.

The Spurs defeated the previous team 120-112.

You read that right, the Spurs scored 120 points.

But of these 120 points, Duncan scored 26 points, Parker scored 20 points, and none of the remaining players scored more than 15 points.

The Spurs have perfectly demonstrated what hammer tactics and team basketball are this season.

Previously, fans were hotly discussing the Lakers team. Some fans compared the teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences that are expected to advance to the finals to stocks.

After the game, the Lakers' stocks in the Western Conference fell and the Spurs' stocks rose sharply.

Then, there is the game between the Nets and the Pacers.

May 5, the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Barclays Center was packed.

Big Mouth is still very useful sometimes, at least it can warm up the game and arouse fans' expectations.

Take tonight for example, at least five of the ten people present wanted to see Hibbert get beaten.

The on-site photographers were also very cooperative. During the warm-up before the game, they took good care of Hibbert and took shots from time to time.

Now even the audience who didn't know what was going on were educated by the fans around them.

Well, tonight’s hate target is marked at Barclays Center.

Then when the warm-up was over and it was time to enter the opening ceremony, Hibbert enjoyed the boos he deserved when he came on the stage.

A big part of what makes the NBA interesting is the fans.

And a more interesting thing is that there are some familiar figures sitting on the Pacers bench.

DJ Augustine, Tyler Hansbrough.

Including Lin Ying and Hibbert, tonight can be regarded as a small gathering of the crazy three players!

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of the two teams were announced immediately.

Pacers: George Hill, Lance Stephenson, Paul George, David West, Hibbert;

Nets: Deron, Joe Johnson, Lin Ying, Yi Jianlian, Chandler.

Jump ball from Hibbert and Chandler on the opening possession.

Perhaps because of Hibbert's big mouth, Chandler seemed particularly serious when jumping the ball.

In the two years Lin Ying has been with the Nets, in addition to becoming stronger himself, he has also made the Nets into his die-hard younger brothers.

Deron is like this, and Chandler is even more like this.

He is Lin Ying's main target.

Hibbert was arrogant to Lin Ying, and he wanted to be the first to go up and deal with Hibbert.

"beep!"

When the whistle sounded on the sidelines, Chandler took the lead and jumped up to push the ball back to the Nets half.

Hibbert is 2 centimeters taller than Chandler, but his bullet speed is more than a star and a half slower than Chandler.

Deron advanced to half court with the ball, and the opening game was still a UCLA pick-and-roll.

It's just that this pick-and-roll is different from what the Nets usually use.

In previous pick-and-rolls, Sloan asked Yi Jianlian at the fourth position to go to the high post to do the pick-and-roll because he had shooting ability.

So to be more precise, it should be a variant version of UCLA's tactics.

But tonight, No. 5 Chandler pulled up to the top.

This is the most authentic UCLA pick-and-roll.

This time it really confused the Pacers head coach Vogel on the sidelines.

Although Vogel is not as famous and powerful as Sloan, he is definitely excellent, especially good at defense.

Fortunately, he soon understood.

Chandler's pick-and-roll is a dead block.

In other words, the purpose of this pick-and-roll is to create dislocation.

Because his body is fast enough and his movement speed is not bad, Chandler's dead block effect is very good.

Then the problem came, Hibbert couldn't get out...

This is the weakness of the traditional center.

The Spurs played the same way when they played the Lakers, especially in the years when O'Neal suffered from toe injuries and gained weight.

Hibbert's weight is not as big as O'Neal, but his speed is slower than O'Neal.

And the key is Sloan's tactical design. Deron used the pick-and-roll to shoot directly in one step, giving the Pacers no chance to help defend.

So the question becomes, can Deron make the ball.

Deron's shot was very positive.

"Uh-huh!"

A crisp sound came, and Deron took the lead for the Nets!

Deron's state in the first round was not just because he felt good for a while, his state was the result of mental drive!

He wants to win this championship for Sloan!

Vogel reached out and touched the corner of his mouth.

Sloan is so targeted.

The Pacers' frontcourt.

Lin Ying directly defended George.

The Pacers play team basketball, but the offense still has a focus, with David West and George inside and outside.

If George is locked up, the rest will depend on West's performance.

Sure enough, Hill saw Lin Ying guarding George and signaled West to take a position inside.

Yi Jianlian was also very experienced in his defensive choices at this time. He directly went around to defend, and then extended his long arms to interfere with Hill's passing route.

He caused a lot of interference with this ball.

Hill hesitated, but West reached out and gave a strong offensive body language, and he still gave the ball in.

"Snapped!"

The result was directly interrupted by Yi Jianlian!

This ball may explain why the Pacers' scoring has been inconsistent.

Their offense changes a bit!

Yi Jianlian stole the ball and the Nets quickly pushed for a fast break.

Because Hibbert had no time to retreat, the Nets quickly formed a 5-on-4 situation in the frontcourt.

Deron gave the ball to Lin Ying.

Before the Pacers could get into position, Lin Ying broke through the paint with a waist.

George showed excellent defensive awareness. Lin Ying's change of direction did not directly pass him, but he... failed to withstand it!

Lin Ying's impact after accelerating is no worse than James!

West was forced to help defend.

Lin Ying saw the opportunity and threw the ball into the air behind West.

Over there, Chandler was led to jump up.

"Bang!"

Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, Chandler grabbed the ball in the air and slammed the ball into the basket with both hands!

The huge impact made the entire basket tremble.

It was only then that Hibbert returned to the three-point line in the backcourt!

Then, he buried his head and ran forward again.

Vogel stood up and shouted at Hill for a while.

Hill dribbled to the frontcourt, handed the ball to George, then set a pick-and-roll for West at the elbow, and then released it to the three-point line.

George then lobbed the ball to West inside.

In a pick-and-roll without the ball just now, West was already mismatched against Deron.

The attack of this ball showed Vogel's tactical level and created misplaced singles opportunities.

West caught the ball, hit the ball hard twice and then turned over and shot a jumper.

Deron's position on the court is small, but his size is not small.

"Uh-huh!"

However, West showed his soft touch and threw the ball in despite Deron's interference!

The Pacers were able to defeat the Bulls 4-1, even without Rose, which is enough to illustrate their strength.

This year in their history, they were the only team to reach the tiebreaker with the Heat's Big Three!

This goal boosted the morale of the Pacers.

Back on the defensive end, Hill cleverly grabbed the ball and avoided Chandler's pick-and-roll.

Deron didn't get a direct shot like he did in the opening game.

He reacted quickly and gave the ball to Lin Ying, who was still at the three-point line, and then continued his tactical movement and took Hill away.

Chandler continued the pick-and-roll, and this time he blocked George.

Lin Ying met Hibbert out of position, took a step to the free throw line, and Hibbert pounced directly on him!

It seems that Deron's previous guess was correct. Hibbert was afraid of Lin Ying's emergency stop jumper!

After all, this is not the first time the two teams have played against each other. In the past two years, Lin Ying has shot a lot of his shots in the regular season!

But what Lin Ying did next disappointed him.

When Grove was training Lin Ying to make a pull-up jump shot, it was actually a choice with changes.

Lin Ying can make a jump shot in an instant, or he can continue to break through.

Otherwise, he can often freeze the defensive player in place because he is afraid of his backhand breakthrough!

So Hibbert jumped out, with a fierce look on his face.

But his expression soon changed, because Lin Ying rushed past him.

His eyes saw it, and his eyeballs followed Lin Ying's figure, but his body obviously couldn't keep up!

Amidst the cheers of the fans, Lin Ying hit Hibbert with one movement of looking at the frame, and then quickly entered the penalty area.

It was too late for the Pacers' help defense on both wings.

"Bang!"

A gliding dunk for the fans at the scene!

The scene was instantly filled with whistles and cheers.

Hibbert: A lot of his offense comes from breakthroughs, but the basket is my territory.

It's your territory, but you can't be the master!

Hibbert quickly indicated that it was his problem, which shows that the Pacers' team atmosphere is indeed good.

Hill advanced to the frontcourt, and after signaling the tactics, he tried to repeat his old tricks.

But this tactic did not succeed. Hill blocked Yi Jianlian. It is normal to block once, but it is a problem if he succeeds in blocking continuously.

The ball ended up back in George's hands.

Hibbert took the initiative to mention the three-point line pick-and-roll. He is big enough, and the pick-and-roll quality of the big men coming out of Princeton will not be bad.

George mismatched Chandler, broke through to the basket with the ball... and was forced to stop...

Chandler's deterrence in the three-second zone is not much weaker than Hibbert!

George turned around and threw the ball to Stephenson on the outside.

The Pacers' attack time was running out, and Stephenson changed back to face Johnson and made a strong shot.

This ball is difficult.

"Uh-huh!"

But the ball still went in!

You can't always trust your junior brother, but sometimes you can!

4 to 8!

Although they were behind in the score, the Pacers really started with momentum.

Moreover, compared to the Cavaliers, the pressure they put on them was completely different.

"Come on! Nets!"

The fans at the scene also felt this. Under the guidance of the on-site DJ, the fans began to cheer for the home team.

At this time, there was a very interesting scene on the field.

Stephenson is waving at Johnson!

Players have their own characteristics, and Stephenson's characteristic is his passion and top level.

Lin Ying broke through the pick-and-roll and passed the ball to Johnson.

Face on the court is still very important.

Johnson caught the ball, feinted, and then drove in with the ball.

Stephenson did not follow...

Johnson's speed has obviously become faster after losing weight, and his first step is not slow either.

Hibbert saw it and came to help defend.

It's unrealistic for Johnson to hit him in this position.

Johnson really can't do it.

With a height of 2.18 meters and a wingspan of 2.26 meters, Hibbert can reach out to the sky.

But he didn't hit it, but directly knocked the ball to Lin Ying at the free throw line!

Lin Ying caught the ball and rushed to the basket.

Hibbert turned around.

This time he learned the lesson and did not rush out, but prepared to reach out to protect the frame.

However, he is indeed too slow.

Before he stretched out his hand, Lin Ying had already risen into the air.

The familiar scene seemed to trigger a memory deep in his mind.

"Bang!"

With the fans' widened eyes, Lin Ying directly smashed the ball into the basket through Hibbert!

Hibbert was dunked and knocked to the ground when he reached halfway out!

"God!"

This goal directly made Cole, Miller and others in the commentary box marvel.

But the most interesting thing is the Pacers bench.

Augustin and Hansbrough both looked up at the playback on the large LED screen.

Yes, that’s right, that’s how Lin Ying dunked on Hibbert, ranking among the top five goals that day!

Thanks to Ai Hanhan for the tip~