r18novel Chapter 692 Lin Tian Injured? The Alliance Shakes! The Whole of America Goes Crazy
Chapter 692 Lin Tian Injured? The Alliance Shakes! The Whole of America Goes Crazy
At the very moment this internal announcement from the Knicks was released, the Knicks players were the first to be shocked!
They learned of Lin Tian's injury before morning training!
They saw Lin Tian lying on the floor without changing his clothes, being massaged and relaxed by a physical therapist.
"Lin, your injury..." Anthony walked over with great concern.
"I'm fine." Lin Tian looked up at all his teammates who had walked over with Anthony. He struggled to get up, but as he stood up, he frowned quite appropriately, as if getting up was something that required him to endure great pain.
"The coach only let me rest for one game for safety reasons! It's okay, absolutely okay, don't worry. Just play at your own pace in this game, it's no different from the previous playoffs!"
"I believe you guys can definitely beat the Bulls! I believe we can definitely go back to New York with a 3-1 lead!"
"Then, let's capture the bull together!"
"Don't put any pressure on yourself. Even if we lose the next game, it'll only be 2-2. We still have the advantage, and we can easily beat them!"
"Lin, I asked, and Kelvin said you absolutely cannot hit the seal..." Just as a group of people surrounded Lin Tian, an extra walked into the training hall right on time, and then stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence.
Although he stopped, everyone could hear the key words in his speech.
Closure, and Kelvin.
Kelvin is a special consultant for the Knicks' medical team and one of the top sports rehabilitation doctors in New York and even the entire United States. He has a great reputation, having performed surgeries on several top stars, and enjoys considerable prestige throughout the sports community!
It was only because the Knicks were located in New York and the Dolan family had strong and extensive connections that Kelvin was given the title of consultant, occasionally offering advice and treatment plans to the team's players.
As for sealing things off...
Needless to say, everyone understands.
Now, everyone has pieced together the complete timeline and process of the incident.
Lin Tian is injured, very seriously, and will not recover in the short term.
Although it's unknown when he can return to competition or when he can recover, Lin wants to get back to the game, he wants to get back to the game immediately. In order to get back to the game, this guy found Kelvin and asked if he could get a painkiller injection!
Everyone knows that for ordinary people, isolation can keep them away from pain and alleviate their suffering.
However, if an athlete continues to compete after receiving injections, it might allow him to get through one game, but it will definitely cause irreparable and enormous follow-up damage to the athlete!
For athletes, being locked up is like a "three-day death pill"—it allows them to recover their strength for the competition, but they will inevitably die within three days.
"It's not to the point where you need to get injections! It's just the Bulls." Carmelo Anthony, true to his word, was the first to shake his head in disagreement.
"Great! It's just the Bulls, we're up 2-1! We can crush them, Lin, you just need to rest!" Stoudemire chimed in.
"I didn't say I was going to fight," Lin Tian said with a wry smile. "I was just asking!"
"Don't ask!" Old Nelson stormed over at that moment, grabbing the extra who had come to deliver the message and yelling, "Lin is an idiot, and are you? He tells you to ask, so you ask? He tells you to die, so you go?"
Then, Don Nelson swept his gaze across the court menacingly and said fiercely, "This word will never be allowed to appear on my team! Never! Nobody, in any game, under any circumstances! I said anything!"
"Don't even think about it! Back then, I'd rather the Mavericks be eliminated than let Dirk play even a second. Today, here, it's the same!"
"I won't allow it! Understand? This isn't just about Lin, it's about everyone! It's not allowed! Get it?"
"But Tang, my injury... the doctor said I'll recover in 3 days if I'm lucky, but if things don't go well, it could take a month! It all depends on how well I recover, it's hard to say. I'm worried about my guys..."
"We can do it! We can eliminate the Bulls!" Before Lin Tian could finish speaking, Anthony interrupted him, saying in an unquestionable tone, "We will take down the Bulls!"
These words from Old Nelson and Lin Tian brought tears to the eyes of several simple-minded people on the team!
Where can you find such great teammates and coaches?
One wants to take painkillers, while the other says the player comes first, and championships and results are to hell with them.
There's no such thing as a good person!
If you don't give your life to these kinds of people, are you even human?
In an instant, the Knicks' momentum was completely unleashed!
Everyone's eyes were blazing with fire.
Old Nelson and Lin Tian watched as the Knicks team reignited, their eyes met briefly in the air, and then their smiles vanished simultaneously.
They knew very well that even without Lin Tian, the Bulls were finished!
While Lin Tian and Don Nelson put on this grand show, successfully igniting the morale and fighting spirit of all the Knicks players, the news of Lin Tian's injury has also become the biggest event in the American sports world!
Because of Lin Tian's good relationships with others, many sports stars called him to inquire about his situation and send him their best wishes.
Even Ben Gordon and Luol Deng of the Bulls, the Knicks' current rivals, sent their blessings to Lin Tian in front of the media and called him to inquire about his condition.
As for Ben Wallace, Lin Tian's number one little brother on the Bulls?
This guy even rushed to the Knicks' hotel, crying and shouting that he wanted to meet his big brother and give him his blessings on the spot.
Lin Tian responded perfunctorily to each of these blessings, offering only words of thanks.
As for the remaining media and fans, they will naturally showcase their abilities in their respective areas of expertise.
The media began analyzing when and how Lin Tian was injured. They started to study Lin Tian's situation by examining various pieces of evidence, details, and his condition at each moment.
Some say Lin Tian was suddenly injured during the last game against the Bulls, some say his injury started in April, and others say it began after the All-Star break.
Amidst a flurry of conflicting and vying opinions, the most supported and praised theory is that Lin Tian was injured around the time of the All-Star Game in February. This is also the beginning of his sudden decrease in shot attempts, playing time, and significant drop in stats in February!
He then played and recovered simultaneously, and by late March he was almost fully recovered and put on a very impressive performance.
However, in April, his injury recurred, causing his form to fluctuate and his playing time to become unstable.
The game that ultimately caused Lin Tian's injury to relapse was the last game of the regular season, the game in which Lin Tian scored 40 points!
At the beginning of that game, Lin Tian seemed uncomfortable and wanted to leave the court to rest as soon as possible. He clearly didn't care about averaging 40 points per game.
Whether it was vanity or a desire to reciprocate the fans' relentless and frenzied cheers and requests, this guy ultimately acted out of vanity.
Anyway, this guy went on the court, then he fulfilled the fans' wishes, and then he got injured.
Finally, the injury became completely out of control in Game 3 of the series. In that game, Lin Tian was clearly "out of his depth" and "willing but unable." He must have been playing with a serious injury and in pain.
Lin Tian's original idea was to build a 3-0 lead, then rest in the fourth game, allowing his teammates to finish the series with a 3-0 advantage, while he could get as much rest time as possible.
But Lin Tian's plan failed because of the Bulls' explosive performance in Game 3!
Not only did he fail to win Game 3, but his injury also worsened, preventing him from playing in Game 4 or even later.
This guy's prospects and form in this year's playoffs are quite worrying!
This is the most popular and convincing argument among American fans and media today!
Of course, there are many logical flaws in this statement!
At the very least, if Lin Tian felt uncomfortable, with the team already firmly in second place in the East and his average score exceeding 40 points per game, why would he still play in the April games? What would be the point?
Just to play 80 games and satisfy my obsessive-compulsive disorder?
This is simply unacceptable!
Strangely enough, although someone raised this question, it failed to gain any traction or discussion. Those who raised the question were instead labeled by fans with phrases like, "You're inhuman!", "Lin is injured and you're still making baseless accusations!", "What kind of bastard would resort to conspiracy theories at a time like this!", and "Injuries are terrible, but I wish all injuries would go to these people making sarcastic remarks!"
Well... in short, the prevailing sentiment and direction quickly reached a consensus.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Tian suddenly became the ultimate warrior who fought with injuries for two consecutive months, never leaving the front line even with minor injuries, and even needing injections to stop serious injuries!
His reputation once again received a huge boost, unintentionally and inexplicably!
As for the significant increase in sales of his numerous related products and his partners' products, which brought Lin Tian and his partners substantial economic benefits and countless sums of money, that's another matter entirely!
In short, Lin Tian himself never expected that the ridiculous idea he came up with with Old Nelson would be so powerful when he decided on this plan!
Fortunately, no matter how much staying power he has, it's all positive! There won't be any negative situations affecting Lin Tian's reputation for the time being.
In fact, Lin Tian was 100% certain that even if he jumped out now and said that he was not injured, had just been injured, or that his injuries were very minor, no one would believe him!
People have already formed their own opinions!
As for why Lin Tian was so certain?
Because he actually did it!
He issued a clarification immediately after his injury report was released.
He indicated that his injury was minor, just some slight discomfort, and that it was not a result of accumulated fatigue, but rather a recent onset of discomfort.
However, nobody believed it!
Many more people said: Stop pretending!
Let's take a break! You can rest now!
You owe the league nothing, you owe the fans nothing!
You've done your best for the fans, and you've given your all for the team!
Take a good rest and let go of everything!
Basketball is just basketball; life is everything!
Especially around the same time, news also spread that Lin Tian had asked a top New York surgeon if he could get an injection to stop the bleeding before playing!
Now, no one believed it anymore!
You're just putting on a brave face!
In short, Lin Tian's fans from all walks of life reached a consensus at this moment. They apologized to Lin Tian in every possible way, expressing their regret that they should not have forced him to get more points when they knew that he was exhausted, and that they should not have forced him to set any records.
Fans have already concluded: Lin Tian's injury is all our fault for demanding too much!
It's all our fault!
To make up for this mistake, there's not much we can do. We can buy a few more pairs of AND1 shoes and related merchandise, as well as other items endorsed by Lin Tian, to contribute to his income. That's all the fans can do!
"I think if people find out that this is our plan, we'll both be taken out." Old Nelson himself was worried. He expressed this to Lin Tian with some concern before the start of Game 4 of the Bulls-Knicks series.
"Then let's not let anyone know!" Lin Tian said without hesitation. "Right now, only you, me, and Chris, who's playing an extra, know about this!"
"I think, rather than trusting Chris to keep it a secret, we might as well go all the way and let him keep this secret forever!"
"What do you mean?" Old Nelson was once again unable to follow Lin Tian's train of thought.
"Make him unable to speak again! Make him disappear from this world!" Lin Tian said, slashing his neck. "The dead will never reveal any secrets!"
"Are you crazy? Murder to cover it up?" Old Nelson was dumbfounded again. He thought to himself, "I'm crazy enough, but you little bastard, you're ten times crazier than me!"
"Of course that's nonsense." Lin Tian rolled his eyes and said, "You're overthinking it! If you're really uneasy and unsure, then just tell the truth! Tell the reporters, your friends, the fans, and your family the truth."
"Anyway, they definitely won't believe it. They'll definitely think you're hiding your injury and forcing me to play."
"I can't wash it off, so be it!" Lin Tian shrugged, indicating that he didn't care at all and was indifferent to everything.
Old Nelson couldn't help but applaud Lin Tian's nonchalant and calm demeanor, saying, "What a man!"
No wonder Old Tang has his eye on her!
However, if Nelson were to look at Lin Tian's phone, he would immediately give Lin Tian the middle finger, turning all respect into contempt.
Because Lin Tian's phone was full of text messages he had exchanged with Pelinka and others over the past two days.
The brief message was basically about plotting how to hype things up, how to control the pace and public opinion, how to make this wave of hype even stronger, and how to make fans feel incredibly regretful when they sympathize with Lin Tian.
Otherwise, how could everyone have known so quickly about Lin Tian asking if he could get a nerve block injection?
How could public opinion have reached a near-universal consensus so quickly, turning Lin Tian's "injury" into such a perfect money-making opportunity?
And then? Of course, it's time to spend money on equipment!
Lin Tian even discussed it with Austin and the others at AND1: this is the time to launch a discount promotion!
Lin Tian is injured, AND1 is on sale, how can you not buy it?
Must buy! Must support!
In short, Lin Tian successfully seized this opportunity with his lightning-fast reflexes, filthy heart, and shameless style.
He doesn't need to play anymore; he can just watch.
With the team's morale fully ignited, their subsequent performance is bound to be phenomenal.
Fans love him even more now, and their bond with him has deepened.
Their partnership with Nelson became even more perfect, and the two foxes grew closer and closer.
Having made a fortune, future business partners will inevitably have to offer higher prices to cooperate with Lin Tian.
Achieving five goals with one action, killing five birds with one stone!
They just gave them sculpted birds and other birds, effectively killing off their entire family line!
Anyway, I'm really happy!
Lin Tian watched from the sidelines as the Knicks completely erupted in Game 4 of the series!
Momentum and state of mind are sometimes so magical; they come on suddenly and once they do, you can't stop them!
Come on, let's go crazy!
In this game, the Knicks changed their approach from the third game, where the whole team frantically tried three-pointers, but their poor shooting touch ultimately led to their defeat.
From the start of the game, Stoudemire and Ward, who was promoted to the starting lineup, repeatedly ran pick-and-rolls to force their way to the basket.
Although the Bulls have Ben Wallace to anchor the team, his height is insufficient and he is getting older, so he really has no way to deal with Stoudemire's pure offensive style of play.
Lacking in talent and height, even his signature toughness and strength have begun to decline noticeably. Now, he really can't stop Stoudemire when he's at full power!
More importantly, it's not just Sis who's charging into the inner circle these days!
Anthony and Okur, both primarily shooting players, repeatedly attacked the paint!
Because Lin Tian was out, and there were concerns about the starting lineup's ball-handling ability, Hill, who replaced Barnes in the starting lineup, also seemed to have forgotten how many injuries and surgeries he had suffered to his knees. He charged towards the inside along with the others!
The Knicks started the game by using their talent and physicality to break down the Bulls' defense.
After the Bulls were forced to quickly collapse their defense and deploy heavy forces under the basket, the Knicks started shooting again!
Anthony, Stoudemire, Hill, Okur—aren't they all top-tier shooters at their positions in the league?
These four players took turns shooting, forcing the Bulls to extend their defense outwards again.
And then guess what?
They've broken through again!
In short, tonight the Knicks' adjustments were incredibly precise and decisive, hitting the Bulls right where it hurt.
The young Bulls team was utterly humiliated and cried for their parents.
When the game ended, the Knicks played incredibly fiercely tonight, as if they wanted to release all the anger, resentment, fear and worry that Lin Tian had been holding back during his absence!
这个晚上，小斯轰下30分14篮板，安东尼33分7篮板4助攻，老希尔也首发打了33分钟，拿下21分7篮板7助攻的全面数据！
再加上命中了5个三分拿下20分的奥库，今晚的尼克斯队4人得分超过20，两人得分超过30！
The team scored a whopping 133 points, defeating the Bulls by 30 points!
Logically speaking, the Bulls were in good form tonight. Ben Gordon continued his killer instinct, scoring a game-high 41 points, while Luol Deng also had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds.
However, compared to the Knicks' insane firepower, they were still helplessly defeated, and by a whopping 30 points!
We can't beat them, we really can't beat them!
This is what all Bulls fans felt after this game: even without Lin Tian, they were no match for this Knicks team.
That same evening, after the game ended and the Knicks returned to New York with a perfect 3-1 lead, the Knicks officially released another injury update.
"Lin Tian's groin strain is recovering slowly, and he will continue to miss Game 5 of the series!"
The timing of this announcement made it clear to fans once again!
This guy isn't better at all!
He decides whether to return based on the team's situation and the series, not on his own physical condition!
If the score is 2-2, he will definitely play the decisive game, but if it's 3-1, this guy will take another break!
But what if he loses the fifth game? Will he come back for the sixth game?
It's highly likely... yes!
At this point, all the fans understood, and they all shouted the same slogan!
"End the series! Let Lin rest!"
"End the series!"
"Protect our best forests!"
"The best gift for him was to send the Bulls away with a 4-1 victory!" (End of Chapter)