boyutpedia Chapter 399 You've come to us to purge dissidents? Do you really think I'm some kind of em
Chapter 399 You've come to us to purge dissidents? Do you really think I'm some kind of em
Yao Ming's jump ball skills are quite good; he easily defeated the aging Divac and passed the ball to Lin Tian.
At the start, Lin Tian wasn't in a hurry. Facing the "White Magician" whom Peja called "the best player outside the NBA" and who had swept across Europe to win countless championships and MVPs, Lin Tian slowly advanced.
Then, after arriving at the frontcourt, he didn't hold onto the ball for long, but quickly passed it to Yao Ming, letting him post up against Divac!
The two big men, who had faced off in the NBA, immediately started their first confrontation!
Yao Ming exerted continuous force, then spun to create space, and with a sideways hook shot, scored 2 points!
During his year with the Nets, his physicality, finishing ability, and strength have all improved significantly! Now, he can hold his own against veteran centers like Divac!
Then Yugoslavia launched their attack, immediately displaying their signature move in the first round. Bodiroga quickly passed the ball to Divac after arriving in the attacking third. Divac raised his hands at the free-throw line and then quickly passed the ball to Jaric.
After receiving the ball, Jaric faked a step forward to draw the defense and then passed it to Gulovic under the basket. Gulovic didn't even look at the basket after receiving the ball, but instead passed it horizontally to the other corner.
Peja had been waiting there for a long time. After receiving the ball, he ignored Zhu Fangyu, who was running towards him at high speed, and simply took a shot!
"Whoosh!"
After the crisp sound, Yugoslavia took the lead by one point!
They were using the most popular team basketball in Europe, where all five players could shoot, pass, had good vision, and didn't hold onto the ball for long.
Except for Bodiroga, who dribbled into the frontcourt and held the ball for a slightly longer time, almost everyone else passed the ball away the moment they received it.
They kept going non-stop, their hands never stopped, and just looking at this one attack, it was impossible to tell who the core and absolute main player of the Yugoslavian team was!
Everyone got to touch the ball, and everyone passed it out quickly!
After a series of passes, the final opportunity for Peja was almost an open shot! Zhu Fangyu had to help defend the basket and didn't have time to interfere with him at all!
This Yugoslavian team is truly a formidable opponent!
If the Chinese and American teams achieved their current results through exceptional individual abilities and star players, then Yugoslavia represented the pinnacle of teamwork!
Two completely different basketball philosophies clashed head-on at this moment!
Lin Tian remained completely unmoved by Yugoslavia's style of play. He steadily dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and then passed it to Dazhi, letting him go one-on-one against Gulovic.
This time, Dazhi showed off his footwork, making several spin moves and fakes under the basket before scoring 2 points!
Then the Yugoslavian team started their continuous passing again, this time ending with a cut to the basket by Jaric!
For the next few minutes, both sides basically played their own game.
The Chinese team kept attacking the basket. Because of Lin Tian's strong scoring ability, Yugoslavia didn't double-team Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming much, watching the two of them wreak havoc under the basket and showcasing their NBA-level offensive power.
Although Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi scored repeatedly, the Chinese team did not take the lead because the Yugoslavian team was also playing very well. Their passing and movement attacks were incredibly beautiful!
Seven minutes into the first quarter, the score was temporarily set at 14-13!
Yugoslavia is leading by 1 point!
All five of their starters scored, with Peja being the highest scorer with only 5 points!
This team's balance is evident!
On the Chinese side, the two big men kept scoring: Yao Ming scored 6 points, Cai Zhou scored 5 points, and Lin Tian scored the remaining 2 points by seizing an opportunity to hit a mid-range shot.
In the first phase, both sides played to their own style!
Then the game entered its first rotation period, with Da Ba replacing Yao Ming and Du Feng temporarily replacing Hu Weidong!
China Fortune increased their average height, which was clearly because Jiang Xingquan felt that Yugoslavia was not fast enough and the team did not need to maintain mobility. Instead, they needed to increase their physicality and height!
As for Yugoslavia, they brought in Radmanovic from the Supersonics and Kabakapa, who is said to have lottery potential! The team's veterans, Divac and Gulovic, were rested.
When the two teams' rotation players came on the court, the once quiet stadium suddenly became tense!
Zhu Fangyu and Radmanovic!
When Zhu Fangyu received the ball and shot, Radmanovic's defensive move was obviously a bit too aggressive, hitting Zhu Fangyu in the stomach with his elbow. The young man felt a churning sensation in his stomach, and Zhu Fangyu, whose vocabulary wasn't very good, could only curse a few times, but he was powerless to do anything about it.
Why didn't the referee call the foul?
However, simply swearing was clearly not enough to vent the anger of this young general who was not yet General Zhu.
In the next round of defense, while he was also marking his position, he delivered a vicious elbow to Radmanovic!
"puff!"
Zhu Fangyu lost control of his strength and knocked Radmanovic off balance. Radmanovic fell to the ground, clutching his chest and letting out a scream.
"Defensive foul!" The referee quickly raised his hand and blew the whistle, giving Zhu Fangyu a foul.
Zhu Fangyu, as expected of a player in big games, remained calm even though this was his first international match. He raised one hand to indicate that he had indeed committed a foul.
"Was it intentional?" Lin Tian walked up to Zhu Fangyu and asked him directly.
Since neither the referee nor the Yugoslavs could understand it, there was no need for them to whisper and plot.
"Yes, he just gave me a little nip!" Zhu Fangyu didn't hide it and pointed to her stomach.
"Next time you retaliate, be more discreet!" Lin Tian admonished. "A good move is one that doesn't get called a foul by the referee!"
"Mmm! Mmm!" Zhu Fangyu, who originally thought Lin Tian was going to criticize her, immediately perked up when she heard this!
As expected of my brother Lin! We're definitely kindred spirits!
I knew that people who love fighting as much as I do wouldn't be the kind of old-fashioned cowards!
Lin Tian didn't say much about Zhu Fangyu's response. On the basketball court, young people should be assertive when the time is right!
If you're not hot-tempered and don't have a temper, are you even a young person?
If you eat pork knuckle and don't fight back, you'll only get hurt worse next time!
As for whether or not they will fight?
Lin Tian said: These are not problems at all!
With the current roster of the Chinese team, fighting? That wouldn't even be called fighting, it would just be one-sided beating!
Apart from Li Nan's absence for some reason and Liu Yudong's advanced age and poor form, it's no exaggeration to say that this Chinese team has assembled some of the most capable players in the entire Chinese basketball world!
If it really came down to a fight, none of these guys would back down!
Although no physical altercation occurred this time, the actions of both sides, especially Zhu Fangyu and Radmanovic, have become increasingly aggressive after this round of conflict!
With 20 seconds left in the first quarter, the situation on the court finally started to get out of control!
When Du Feng made a layup, he was pushed by Gulovic, who was helping on defense, and he fell sideways to the ground!
Zhu Fangyu, who was already furious, was so enraged when he saw this that he wanted to breathe fire out of his nose and walked towards Gulovich!
Unexpectedly, a pair of large hands suddenly pulled him into their arms!
"Where are you going!"
It's a bus!
"Go get him! He knocked Old Du down!" Zhu Fangyu said, looking annoyed. He and Du Feng were teammates!
Zhu Fangyu then looked at Lin Tian beside him and said, "Brother! Let's take him down! Let's do it together!"
"Are you here to fight or to play ball?" Lin Tian rolled his eyes. Why is this kid so grumpy?
"I just don't like them, I just want to beat them up!" Zhu Fangyu said, "Their moves just now were really serious! My chest is all bruised!"
"It hasn't come to the point of a fight!" Lin Tian glanced at Du Feng, who had been lying on the floor for a while before quickly getting up, and said, "They're deliberately provoking us!"
"So we're just going to put up with this?" Zhu Fangyu protested.
"Endure? The word 'endure' doesn't exist in my dictionary!" Lin Tian snorted, pointing at Gulovic, who had just done something wrong, and said, "If he goes inside for a layup or a rebound later, I want to see him lying motionless on the floor! Who dares?"
"Me! Me! Me! Me!" Zhu Fangyu, the warmonger, immediately raised his hand to indicate that he would take over.
"Get out of here! You're supposed to be guarding the outside, why are you going to cover the inside? You're going to leave Peja out again just to take care of one guy? Do you want him to shoot you through?" Lin Tian waved his hand, indicating that the kid should get lost.
"I'll handle this!" The driver, his eyes slightly narrowed, said in a gruff voice, "If he dares to come in, I'll make him crawl on the ground for at least two minutes!"
"Let's do it!" Lin Tian clapped his hands and gathered his teammates together before the free throws, saying, "I don't know what's wrong with the other side, or what they're trying to do. I can't even tell right now whether they're genuinely that dirty or just trying to make us angry."
"But none of that matters. I want everyone to know my style: fighting on the court is wrong, this isn't an octagon, but when it really comes down to it, I won't hold back!"
"What I mean is, whatever they do to us later, we'll retaliate! We don't cause trouble, but we're not afraid of trouble either! At the same time, if their actions really cross the line and it comes to the point of a fight..."
"Let's take them down, bro! Let's take them down! I'll lead the way!" Zhu Fangyu got excited again when he heard this!
"Why don't you just report to the boxing team instead?" Lin Tian couldn't help but slap Zhu Fangyu before saying, "If a fight really breaks out, follow orders! Get me started?"
"We need to operate within the limits of what constitutes a suspension! Who makes the move, how they make the move, how badly they'll inflict damage, and how many matches we'll be suspended afterward—all of this needs to be planned out. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Got it! You say go up, then we go up, right, bro!" Zhu Fangyu, the quick-witted one, answered again!
"Pretty much." Lin Tian waved his hand, signaling Du Feng to go shoot his free throws first. Then he looked at Zhu Fangyu and said, "Next game, you should switch to number 8. I think number 8 suits you!"
"Why, brother?"
"Because having a swear word printed on your chest better suits your persona and personality!"
"Great idea, bro! I'll definitely discuss it next time and get myself number 8!" Zhu Fangyu's eyes lit up as he imagined himself in a 'Sun' jersey and immediately thought it was a good idea!
That's how it'll be! And when we go back to play in the league, we'll do it the same way!
After Du Feng made both free throws, the Yugoslavian team, whether genuinely believing that the Chinese team wouldn't retaliate due to their aggressive play or deliberately provoking, actually passed the ball to Gulovic in the next possession, allowing him to post up against the coach under the basket.
Bus: Isn't this delivered right to our doorstep?!
After a brief scramble, Gulovic suddenly turned and jumped, attempting a powerful layup over the bus.
But he clearly underestimated the bus's thickness and height. As soon as the guy jumped up, the bus's elbow lashed out horizontally, hitting him squarely in the stomach, causing him to shrink into a shrimp in mid-air before falling straight to the floor.
He rolled around screaming in agony!
"FUXX! What are you doing!" Radmano, the most enraged player on the Yugoslav side, yelled and charged toward the basket.
But Lin Tian stepped aside, blocking his way, and looked at the young man, saying, "What? What do you want?"
"Want to do it?" Radmanovic had only uttered half of the last syllable of "you," but then he realized that Lin Tian was blocking his way. No matter how reckless or arrogant he was, Radmanovic chickened out when he saw Lin Tian, the guy who could toss Tyson around like a sack.
The word "you" was swallowed back down.
His initially assertive words turned into a blustering but ultimately weak statement: "I'm not afraid of you!"
"Whether you're scared or not, I don't care." Lin Tian curled his lips, gave the guy a disdainful snort, and then turned around to look at the referee. He wanted to see what kind of punishment the referee would give Da Ba.
"A flagrant foul!"
Okay.
The ruling was made normally.
Next time, just use someone else.
As long as they're not ejected or banned from playing, what's the big deal about being ruthless?
The Chinese team could easily defeat Yugoslavia and its six countries, and even reunite them!
After both sides played very aggressive defensive moves, the first quarter was almost over. During the free throws, both coaches substituted some of the most temperamental players.
Players can get carried away and try to defend aggressively, but the coach has to stay calm.
At the very least, they must ensure that their most important and strongest core players are not on the field when they take action!
Ideally, the water cooler should target the opponent's star player; that would be much more worthwhile!
However, although both sides started to rotate their players, the players' tempers did not decrease at all. On the contrary, the confrontation on the field became more and more intense, and more and more inappropriate actions were taken. Naturally, the scoring efficiency of both sides also decreased.
Four minutes into the second quarter, when Jiang Xingquan substituted his full starting lineup again, the score remained 20-22!
China is currently leading by 2 points, and if both sides continue to play at this rate, they may not even be able to score 60 points tonight!
Fortunately, after the starters of both sides returned, their scoring efficiency began to rise again. First, Lin Tian hit a three-pointer from beyond the arc, and then Bodiroga made a no-look pass to Peja, who assisted him to hit a three-pointer.
Then Lin Tian and Yao Ming executed a beautiful screen play, with Lin Tian driving to the basket and delivering an alley-oop assist to Yao Ming for a powerful dunk!
Then, Bodiroga, the European King, used a screen to get past Lin Tian, drove to the basket, and scored with a high lob, getting 2 points!
The direct confrontation between the two main forces lasted for only two rounds!
Just as Lin Tian was about to launch another attack, Zhu Fangyu suddenly made her move!
Lin Tian didn't see what happened between him and Radmanovic, but he saw Zhu Fangyu suddenly push Radmanovic's chest with both hands, and then Radmanovic punched Zhu Fangyu in the stomach.
And then?
Then you can sing.
With one punch, I cleaved the sky and transformed into a dragon!
Zhu Fangyu unleashed a series of Sun-shaped punches, attacking continuously with both hands. After landing a blow, he quickly closed the distance and raised his knee to strike Radmanovic in the stomach!
Then, with a shoulder thrust, Radmanovic staggered backward. Zhu Fangyu unleashed his double punches again, raining blows on Radmanovic's face. The once-aggressive Radmanovic screamed in pain, utterly powerless to fight back!
At this moment, Lin Tian, Yao Ming, and the other two exchanged a glance and then swiftly stepped forward in perfect unison.
Of course, they weren't going to gang up on Radmanovic.
We guys aren't that unreasonable. Radmanovic was already being pinned to the ground and beaten by Zhu Fangyu. It would be too much for us to gang up on him and beat him up too.
They went to stop the Yugoslavs!
The two brothers were exchanging friendly sparring tips, and Lin Tian wouldn't allow anyone who was foolish enough to cause trouble!
The three of them were prepared to block everyone on the perimeter and prevent anyone from going up to help.
This also includes the players from the Chinese national team.
One-on-one is fair fighting; fighting multiple opponents is shameful.
More importantly, we can't let the conflict escalate any further. If it's just two people, then let them fight! But if there are more people, it will affect the later matches!
"You're blocking my way, move aside." To Lin Tian's surprise, the first person to speak to him was Peja, who hadn't said more than three words to him throughout the entire finals.
More importantly, this guy not only showed no intention of helping, but even acted like a bystander, wanting Lin Tian to give him a spot.
"Aren't you going to help?"
"Help my ass! This kid's annoying! He's got some connections, so he's always thought he's something special, a cut above the rest. He deserves to get beaten up today! Nice! Give him another punch, one more, nice! Let's get him! Hey, hey, hey, what's with the referee? Lin, weren't you guys blocking people? Go block the referee too!"
While speaking, Peja even cheered Zhu Fangyu on, while complaining that Lin Tian and his men didn't block the referee, affecting his view of the show.
Meanwhile, Lin Tian also noticed that Divac and Bodiroga on the court were indifferent to Radmanovic being beaten. In other words, Kabakappa wanted to rush over to help his teammate, but Yao Ming grabbed him.
At the same time, Yao Ming was shouting, "Don't be impulsive, don't fight! Let's play basketball properly."
His acting skills are truly superb.
However, the discovery also made Lin Tian feel uneasy.
There are clearly conflicts within the Yugoslavian team; these people are at least divided into two factions! It's just unclear whether they are divided by age or by place of birth.
But that's not important. What's important is that Zhu Fangyu's actions will likely unite Yugoslavia completely, eliminating all destabilizing factors!
What a huge loss!
However, Lin Tian then thought of something else—
A rumor.
"Did this kid beat you up?" Lin Tian asked suddenly, looking at Pei Jia.
"He even led a group to beat them up! Damn it, finally I got to find .FUXX! Lin, how did you find out?" Peja stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, realizing he had said too much and that what he said was somewhat embarrassing.
But now, Lin Tian finally remembered everything!
Radmanovic was indeed the number one destabilizing element in the Yugoslavian team! This guy came from a wealthy family and had connections, so he didn't get along well with most of the players from ordinary families in the team, or rather, they were even adversaries.
Of course, Radmanovic is rich, so naturally he has followers, and this guy occasionally engages in team bullying! Lin Tian's memory is that during the group stage, Peja was beaten up by Radmanovic and his gang!
Then head coach Pesic got really angry and kicked Radmanovic out before the knockout stage even started! He was expelled from the team and not allowed to stay with them at all, being kicked out of the locker room, the bench, the area behind the bench, and even his hotel room.
It was thanks to Pešić's iron fist that Yugoslavia regained its momentum in the subsequent matches, not only defeating the Dream Team but also winning all the way through the remaining matches, ultimately winning the championship despite a mediocre start!
Now, Lin Tian realized that Peja no longer needed to get beaten up or Pesich no longer needed to speak up. He and Zhu Fangyu were directly helping them get rid of the unstable elements in the team!
He suddenly turned into a living Lei Feng!
What a loss! A huge loss!
Tonight, we're missing Zhu Fangyu on our side, but we're missing a destabilizing factor on the other side—it's a huge loss!
About a minute later, Zhu Fangyu, still looking unsatisfied, took off his jersey while cursing, greeted Lin Tian and the others, and then, with an expression that said "If there is a battle, I will be called back," swaggered into the players' tunnel.
Be able to take it and leave it! You might have a good beating, but you should also leave cleanly!
Zhu Fangyu was sent off without any doubt, and the referee didn't tolerate the instigator either, giving Radmanovic a technical foul.
But this guy kept babbling on and on, spreading his hands and muttering something to the referee.
In the end, his teammates stepped forward, pulled him back, and forcibly made him sit on the bench.
After sitting there, this guy still kept talking, saying things like: "None of you guys helped me, you didn't help me fight those Asians, you just watched me get beaten up by myself. You bunch of cowards, you're all trash. I shouldn't have joined this lousy team."
Finally, he even spread his hands and started yelling at head coach Pesic: "Old man, why didn't you send someone up to help me? Can't you see I'm fighting with someone? Didn't you say this team is very united? Didn't you say we're all family?"
Finally, Pesic stood up, pointed at the player tunnel, and yelled: Get out! Get out of the team right now! This team doesn't need you anymore! You're fired! Get out of here right now!
All of these words were spoken in Serbian or Croatian, which Lin Tian obviously couldn't understand at all.
Peja: It's okay if you don't understand, I, Peja, will be your translator!
Yes, that explanation just now was all translated in real time by Peja while he was muttering to Lin Tian!
"You talk a lot! During the finals, I thought you were cool and didn't like to talk much." After Peja translated the excitement over there for him, Lin Tian started chatting with Peja.
"Weren't we familiar back then? And I didn't know you guys would beat up that bastard Radmanovic. If I had known you'd do it, I would have become friends with you much earlier!" Peja patted Lin Tian on the shoulder and said, "Now that this kid's gone, we can finally play some real basketball."
"You should also talk to your guys, calm down, stop holding a grudge. Our troublemaking little brother has been kicked out of the team, and you guys are still not playing properly, that's going too far."
Seeing Peja in high spirits, Lin Tian cursed, "Fuck you guys, you've actually made us more united. You guys didn't want to get rid of him all along, did you?!"
"Yeah, I've had enough of him for a long time. Oh, and that guy, Rebrasha, and that Kabakapa, those two are in cahoots with that bastard too. If you're still angry and want to vent, go for it on them, beat them to a pulp, don't hold back!"
"No way, you've come here to purge dissidents?" Lin Tian glared at Peja and said, "Do you think we're professional assassins?!"
"Just a favor, it's nothing, right? Here's what we'll do: tell me who in your team you don't like, and I'll find a little brother to help you get rid of him too." Peja patted Lin Tian on the shoulder, indicating that he was one of them and everything was negotiable.
"We're very united! Unlike you guys!" Lin Tian slapped away Peja's hand, who had suddenly become very talkative, and said, "Go and shoot your free throws. You believe Divac will miss them all, don't you think?"
"Go! I'm going right now!" Peja was clearly in an exceptionally good mood, his mouth stretched almost to his ears from his beard, and he walked towards the free throw line with a grin, ready to take the next technical free throw.
Lin Tian thought that this guy's smile was more than the Kings' when they made it to the finals!
Contrary to everyone's expectations, the atmosphere of the match between China and Yugoslavia became relaxed and harmonious after Zhu Fangyu was ejected by the referee and Radmanovic was ejected by the coach!
The big moves that had just taken place suddenly disappeared, and the tension between the two sides quickly subsided. It was just a pity for Zhu Fangyu.
The first thing this guy did after returning to the locker room was to find something handy. He quickly picked out two folding chairs and a mop handle, and then sat down aggressively in the middle of the locker room to watch TV.
The little brother has already made up his mind: as soon as the fight starts, he'll grab his weapon and rush out to provide support!
The main point is to be generous!
But Zhu Fangyu, the more I look at him, the more alarmed and unbelievable it becomes.
What is this?
How should I put it?
It's like the feeling you get after watching "Barkley in the Springtime".
By sacrificing a little dragon girl, the world gained a brand new spring, and peace returned to the chaotic world!
What's going on now?
Sacrifice a young hero to achieve world peace?
Anyway, whether Zhu Fangyu could understand it or not, the situation on the court did become more harmonious. There was even an instance where Yao Ming fell to the ground, and Peja and Divac both went over to help their opponent up. The three of them even rubbed each other's heads to show their peace.
The whole scene is so harmonious it's almost discordant!
Of course, although both sides had calmed down, neither of them relaxed at all. They continued to play basketball, which they were best at, and used their special skills to compete with their opponents.
The game went all the way into the fourth quarter, and the two sides were still neck and neck, with a difference of only 2 points!
Then, when the fourth quarter began, the situation on the court changed dramatically!
Lin Tian, who only took 9 shots and scored 11 points in the first three quarters but delivered 12 assists, suddenly took a shot at this moment!
He started the game with a powerful three-pointer to kick off the fourth quarter and put the team ahead!
Then he successfully defended Bodiroga one-on-one, anticipating the guy's pass and stealing the ball. He then launched a counterattack and finished with a powerful dunk!
After scoring 5 points in a row at the start, it signaled the arrival of the "Lin Tian moment"!
In the next 5 minutes, Lin Tian unleashed his offensive firepower, bombarding the defense with drives to the basket and shots from the outside, scoring another 11 points!
With Lin Tian's 16 consecutive points, the Chinese team widened the score gap in one fell swoop. When Pesic had to call a timeout to make adjustments halfway through the fourth quarter, the Chinese team's lead had reached 8 points!
After the timeout, the Chinese team successfully predicted that the Yugoslavian team would most likely revert to the most basic state of basketball: playing star players!
So they deployed heavy forces on the perimeter, suddenly double-teaming Peja when he received the ball, and then, taking advantage of Peja's panic and haste to pass the ball, Lin Tian once again broke through to steal the ball.
This time, Lin Tian pushed forward quickly past Bodiroga, then pulled up suddenly beyond the three-point line and launched a long-range three-pointer!
Lin Tian stopped too quickly and abruptly. Not to mention Bodiroga, who was defending him, even Lin Tian himself couldn't control his momentum when he stopped. His body leaned forward noticeably when he jumped.
Even Lin Tian, who was on the offensive, couldn't control his body, let alone Bodiroga, who was chasing closely.
This guy didn't even have time to brake. He ran forward for another three steps before finally regaining control of his body and avoiding being knocked down by Lin Tian.
But for a professional athlete, three steps is a huge distance. Lin Tian, who had already finished his shot and landed on the floor, was still outside the three-point line, while Bodiroga had already rushed inside the free-throw line!
interference?
It's amazing that Bodiroga didn't slip!
"Whoosh!"
At the same time, the basketball swished through the hoop, and the Chinese team continued to widen the gap! (End of Chapter)