harleyscars Chapter 44: Finally, they made their move! Lin Tian's first kill in the NBA!
Chapter 44: Finally, they made their move! Lin Tian's first kill in the NBA!
After everyone had spread out, Payton chose to launch the attack head-on!
He wanted to use his slightly taller height (two centimeters) and stronger body to beat up Lin Tian, that annoying rookie!
"Bang!" The moment Payton started, he first rammed into Lin Tian, and then started moving towards the inside again!
After driving all the way to the basket, he suddenly took a step back and leaned forward, slamming his shoulder into Lin Tian's chest!
He wanted to use this impact to create space for himself to make a move!
Normally, given Payton's ability and strength advantage, if he were to penetrate to such a deep position, Lin Tian would either have to foul him or watch him score 2 points!
But this was exactly what Lin Tian had been waiting for! Although Lin Tian was almost knocked out of his seat by Payton's impact, he was already prepared. His newly upgraded stealing ability made his hands incredibly fast!
"Snapped!"
The moment Lin Tian lost his balance after being slapped, he slapped the basketball that Payton had just raised and exposed, ready to shoot!
The basketball went out of control in an instant and flew towards the baseline!
Just then, Lin Tian also lost his balance. He took advantage of the situation and lunged towards the basketball, finally managing to regain control of it before he and the basketball hit the ground!
Then, at this critical moment, Lin Tian did not choose to look for his teammates!
He didn't even have time to look back at the situation on the court. He could only rely on his memory of the moment before he lunged out and slammed the basketball behind him!
That direction is exactly where Payton was just now!
Then, Lin Tian fell into the group of photographers at the baseline!
Before he lost his balance, he clearly heard a muffled thud!
"puff!"
Lin Tian believed that the basketball must have successfully hit Payton, otherwise there wouldn't have been that sound!
But to his surprise, the fans at the United Arena suddenly burst into huge laughter at that moment!
The cheers were deafening, it was just like watching the Spring Festival Gala!
Lin Tian, who was lying in the crowd and had no idea what was going on, was pulled up by Pippen, who had a wicked grin on his face.
"Lin, you threw it so accurately!"
Pippen covered his mouth and gestured towards Payton, who was kneeling on the floor not far away, covering his groin with both hands.
This expression and gesture, which only men could understand, immediately made Lin Tian realize where the ball he had just thrown haphazardly had hit.
It turns out that Payton's most compatible and seamless partner in his life is injured!
Less than 30 seconds later, Payton, who had been in excruciating pain, suddenly stood up and stared at baseline referee Fox with an unfriendly expression.
"Are you blind or an idiot? That kid threw the ball at me... at my manhood!" Payton shook his head, incredulous. "He was going to kill me! Weren't you going to blow the whistle even once?"
"I'm the referee, you're not. I know exactly what happened, and I know exactly what constitutes a foul and what doesn't!" Fox said righteously. "That play was clean, there was absolutely nothing wrong with it! If you keep arguing, I'll give you a technical foul! So you can go home early tonight!"
"Okay! You said it! You said it! Don't blame me!" Payton gave Fox a thumbs up, then moved closer to Lin Tian.
"Don't blame me, kid, he said it's not against the rules!" Peyton threatened Lin Tian with a fierce look on his face!
"Of course it's not against the rules, since I didn't do anything," Lin Tian said casually, showing no fear. "Besides, I didn't smash anything!"
"What did you say?!" Peyton's eyes immediately blazed with fury! There are some things a man cannot tolerate! Especially when Lin Tian is right and hits him where it hurts, he simply cannot stand it!
"Gary, what's with that look? I was just joking." Seeing the sudden change in Peyton's expression, Lin Tian immediately knew he had guessed correctly. So, he pulled out the dagger that was already stuck in Peyton's chest and stabbed him again!
"Could I have guessed right?"
"FUXX!" Upon hearing this, Payton finally couldn't hold back any longer; all his reason and patience vanished in that instant!
He stretched out his hands and pushed Lin Tian!
The two were practically glued together. According to Payton's plan, even if Lin Tian were the reincarnation of the Flash, he wouldn't be able to dodge this attack! As long as he could push Lin Tian off balance, he could unleash a series of punches on him!
Peyton was confident he could take Lin Tian down before everyone else arrived!
To ensure that Lin Tian would never dare to mess with him again!
The idea was great, but the reality was far from it!
The moment Payton pushed his hands out, Lin Tian made an incredibly smooth turn, skillfully slipping past Payton and appearing behind him! Payton, who had taken the initiative, lost his balance and stumbled forward twice, almost falling and embarrassing himself!
"Gary, what are you doing? Are you lost?" Lin Tian, standing behind Payton, didn't rush to throw a punch; he remembered Rodman's advice!
Try not to launch a sneak attack!
But when Payton turned around to figure out where Lin Tian was, he wasn't so lucky!
What appeared before Payton was a fist the size of a sandbag!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Lin Tian unleashed three lightning-fast punches, one to the left and one to the right, causing Payton to see stars and stagger back seven or eight steps before his legs gave way and he collapsed onto the floor!
At this moment, the SuperSonics players finally realized what was happening. The two burly men, Jason and Kemp, who were over 208 centimeters tall and closest to Lin Tian, ran towards him, grumbling and cursing. Clearly, neither of them was there to break up the fight!
It would be best if they weren't the ones breaking up the fight!
Facing Jason and Kemp charging towards him, Lin Tian was not flustered at all. In fact, he devised a strategy to deal with them in an instant!
Kemp was incredibly talented and faster, while Jason was just an average big man and was clearly two body lengths behind Kemp!
Lin Tian immediately took two steps back. Kemp, thinking Lin Tian was going to run away, roared "Don't run!" and quickened his pace, further widening the distance between him and Jensen, leaving him isolated!