novelhk Level up halfway through Chapter 43! Go all in on experience points!
Level up halfway through Chapter 43! Go all in on experience points!
"Try repeating what you just said?"
Payton lunged forward, his head almost touching Lin Tian's forehead, and snapped, "If your family didn't teach you how to be a person, I'll teach you tonight!"
"Didn't your mother even teach you how to brush your teeth?" Lin Tian covered his nose with his finger, disgusted. "When you're not brushing your teeth, you should keep your distance from people when you talk! Otherwise, it's a crime! Do you know your mouth stinks worse than a public toilet in a slum?"
Just as Payton was about to say another thing to Lin Tian, Fox had already charged over, whistling!
"Warning! Both of you! Warning!"
Fox stood angrily between the two men and said, "Don't try to cause trouble in my game! One more time and I'll call a technical foul on you! Especially you!"
The referee's last words were spoken to Lin Tian!
"Fox! My dear Fox! We've been old friends." Lin Tian shrugged. "He started this whole thing, I'm the victim! And you're telling me to be careful? I'm filing a complaint against you!"
"Kid, being sharp-tongued won't help you. If I were you, I'd call a timeout right now and bring Michael in!" Payton glared at Lin Tian, suddenly feeling that this rookie was even more annoying than Jordan!
"Why would I bring him up here? To watch you get brutally beaten up up close?" Lin Tian rolled his eyes and said, "If you want Michael to come up, you'd better show some skill first, right? How about narrowing the score difference to within 10 points? We've already beaten you 4-0!"
"Wait, your plan isn't going to be completely destroyed by us like this! That way we can get to garbage time sooner and you can avoid getting beaten up by Michael again! Is that right?"
"You're dead!" Peyton nodded at Lin Tian, now completely enraged! He was determined to teach Lin Tian a lesson!
Give him a coming-of-age gift!
"Gary Payton's emotions have fluctuated, resulting in a loss of 20 experience points!"
Lin Tian's eyes lit up when he heard this announcement!
It's starting! Payton's getting angry!
Good news!
Tonight, we have to make Payton bleed!
At this moment, the SuperSonics finally dribbled the ball across half-court, and Payton came to the three-point line, stretching out his hand to ask for the ball!
Faced with Lin Tian's renewed attack, Payton chose to force his way through this time.
After using his powerful physique to get past Lin Tian in one step, he drove into the paint and forced a layup!
This time, Payton finally scored!
"Look, kid! I can beat you to a pulp if I want to!" After scoring, Payton raised his arms and shouted at Lin Tian.
"It's just 2 points, right?" Lin Tian scoffed, then took off sprinting towards the frontcourt!
Payton was stunned for a moment, but that one moment made it impossible for him to catch up with Lin Tian!
Kukoc quickly passed the ball to Pippen from the baseline, and Pippen only dribbled once before returning the favor by passing the ball out!
This time, Lin Tian sprinted down the court at lightning speed, grabbed the basketball before anyone on the Supersonics could react, and rushed to the basket to complete a layup!
It's another switch between offense and defense!
It was Lin Tian's specialty: a quick score during the transition between offense and defense!
George Karl, furious at the shot, slammed his clipboard to the ground! His earlier compliment to Pedrone vanished instantly, replaced by a tirade: "Are you all pigs?! How many pre-match meetings did I hold? How many scouting reports did I read? This kid is fast! Faster! Faster than your fathers can shoot you!"
"FUXX! Keep an eye on him! Don't let him turn into a fast break again! Keep an eye on him!"
"And you, Gary! You're the team leader! Focus on playing well, not arguing with a rookie!"
Karl's anger made the SuperSonics' defense tougher for the rest of the game, and it also calmed Payton down a bit.
The entire SuperSonics team began to pay more attention to defending Lin Tian's fast breaks. In the next three minutes, the SuperSonics finally regained their rhythm, using pick-and-rolls and Schrempf's shooting range to score several points in a row, while Lin Tian's performance dimmed slightly.
Especially after Payton focused on protecting the ball and stopped trying to easily overpower Lin Tian, Lin Tian had no way to deal with Payton and was hit by several shots in a row!
38: 32!
After about four minutes into the second quarter, the SuperSonics had only managed to close the gap to two points.
Payton failed to perform at his usual level and maintain his advantage against Lin Tian!
Jordan, who was on the sidelines, stood up at this moment and went to the scorer's table. Obviously, the next dead ball would be the time for Jordan to return to the court!
In this round, the SuperSonics still have possession of the ball!
Payton grew increasingly impatient as he watched Jordan prepare to enter the game!
He hopes to score this goal and narrow the gap again!
Before Jordan returns, we must close the gap as much as possible and bring the two sides as close as possible!
Otherwise, if they can't close the gap even when Jordan isn't around, what hope will they have when Jordan comes back?
Payton remained calm and slowed down the pace of the game. Facing Lin Tian in front of him, after waving for everyone to spread out, he once again chose to drive hard to the basket!
Lin Tian had long seen that Payton was determined to take advantage of Jordan's return and defeat him, so he gritted his teeth and was determined to stop Payton no matter what!
So, just as Payton slowed down the pace of the game and looked for an opportunity, Lin Tian took a moment to check his system!
After nearly two months of accumulation, Lin Tian now has more than 1400 experience points!
After a moment's thought, Lin Tian decided to go all in with almost all of his experience points to improve his skills learned from Pippen.
The severed hand!
"Congratulations, host! You have upgraded the Severed Hand to LV2!"
"Intercept Hand LV2 (0/3000): Increases steal ability by 10%!"
Then, Lin Tian opened his system panel!
Name: Lin Tian
Age: 22
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 84KG
Physical Assessment: Jumping ability B-, Speed S+, Strength C+, Stamina B-, Explosiveness A+, Coordination A-, Awareness A+
Overall physical assessment: A-
Offensive ratings: Shooting B, Dribbling B-, Passing A+, Driving B, Low Post D, Dunking B, Fast Break S
Overall Offense Rating: B-
Defensive ratings: Rebounding D+, Stealing A, Top defense D+, Blocking C-, Help defense B, Boxing out C-, One-on-one defense B-
Overall defensive rating: C-
Characteristics: All-Seeing Eye, Pretty Boy, Lightning Speed
技能：挡拆投篮LV2(983/2000)、快速传球LV2(898/2000)、截断之手LV2(0/3000)、空中舞步LV1(192/2000)
物品：92-93赛季乔丹体验卡(3分钟)、00-01赛季奥尼尔力量体验卡(3分钟)、98-99赛季莫宁力量体验卡(全场)
Experience: 105
Task: Play more than 20 minutes in 10 consecutive matches.
After the upgrade, Lin Tian's steal attribute also improved a bit, reaching level A!
While not top-tier, calling him one of the league's best is no exaggeration, which gave Lin Tian more confidence and opportunity to defend against Payton's shot!