vncnus Chapter 137: The Bulls watch the drama unfold while the SuperSonics suffer internal strife.
Chapter 137: The Bulls watch the drama unfold while the SuperSonics suffer internal strife.
Chapter 137 The entire Bulls team watches the drama unfold, while the SuperSonics suffer internal strife on the court!
Jim knew very well that Lin Tian wasn't thinking about him at all; he knew Lin Tian just wanted to see infighting within the supersonic ranks.
But he also knew that Lin Tian was right!
How long can he endure it? Until he retires? Until he gets traded? But what if his next team also has a bully like Kemp? What will he do then? Change teams again?
Jim understood that although Lin Tian had ill intentions, he was right!
Sometimes, you really can't tolerate things without limits!
"Idiot! What are you doing at the door? Has your head, smaller than a walnut, forgotten the way back to the locker room?" Kemp's head suddenly popped out from the locker room in front, looking at Jim with impatience. Everyone on the team had been inside for a while, waiting for the halftime meeting, but Jim hadn't come in yet!
Kemp immediately volunteered, sticking his head out and giving Jim a good scolding!
Ah! That feels so much better! Bullying this kid is so satisfying!
"Pah!" After enjoying his moment, Kemp spat on the floor again before returning to the locker room triumphantly. He was in excellent form and in a very good mood today!
"Okay...okay." Jim, who had been full of pride just moments before, immediately forgot all the ways he had planned to retaliate when he saw Kemp's fierce and ugly face.
On the Bulls' side, Jackson, as usual, sat relaxed at the middle table, smiling as he looked at his players and said, "You played well in the first half, just keep it up. Then, on the defensive end, we need to make some small adjustments in the second half."
"Dennis, when you're guarding Kemp, stick closer! Don't give him any space to get going or shoot. You know his playing style better than I do. Just a few moves, and if you shut him down and cut off his space, he'll be half-crippled!"
"I'm fine with that! But what about the rebounds if I go for mid-range shots?" Rodman looked at Jackson and said, "If I don't have to worry about rebounds and I just need to focus on guarding that bastard Kemp, I guarantee I can beat him!"
"Then go and kill that bastard!" Jackson gave Rodman a thumbs up, then looked at the rest of the team and said, "Scott needs to defend Schrempf, the SuperSonics' number one shooter, so he's definitely not suited to collide with the basket."
"Lin! Payton's shooting isn't all that great. He prefers to drive and post up, and when he drives into the paint after a pick-and-roll, he's closer to the basket, so..."
"I'll pay attention to positioning and protecting the rebounds, making sure the SuperSonics can't grab the offensive rebounds," Lin Tian nodded and said. "However, I have another idea, a way to crush the SuperSonics. What do you guys think... about their center, Jim?"
"I don't remember." Longley, who had been matched up against Jim for the entire first half, shook his head and said, "Is that their center's name?"
Longley's joke drew laughter from the Bulls' locker room. Lin Tian shook his head and said, "That guy's status on their team is pretty much the same. I think we can start with him! Maybe we can witness a spectacular scene of teammates fighting amongst themselves on the court!"
"Just listen to Lin! Let them fight amongst themselves." Jackson had complete faith in Lin Tian's ability to sow discord. Since Lin Tian said he could cause them to fight amongst themselves, Jackson believed him: "Is there anything else you need the other players to help you with?"
"Bill!" Lin Tian pointed directly at the team's backup center, Wennington, and said, "I'll give you a secret weapon! This will be extremely useful if they actually start playing!"
As Lin Tian spoke, he reached into his locker, pulled out a black plastic bag, and handed it to Wen Ningdun: "Find a place to put this!"
"What is this?" Wennington looked at the rustling bag with curiosity, full of doubt, and reached out to open it.
"Don't open it! This is a secret weapon!" Lin Tian patted Wennington on the shoulder seriously before standing up and looking around. "Let's go, guys! Let's give those Seattleites a good beating!"
In the second half, the two sides switched sides and started the game again!
As soon as he entered the game, Lin Tian hit a three-pointer with Lang Li's screen, helping his team take the lead.
Turning back, Payton and Kemp executed a pick-and-roll again, but this time, Lin Tian and Rodman resolutely did not switch on defense. After a quick exchange of glances, Lin Tian took a step back to continue guarding Payton, while Rodman practically hung on Kemp.
After some hesitation, Payton decided to pass the ball to Kemp.
"Come on, you softie! You illiterate who never went to college! Let me see what you're capable of!" Rodman crossed his legs, trapping Kemp's thighs, making it impossible for this physically gifted guy to exert any strength.
After failing to fool Rodman's defense with several feints, Kemp had no choice but to take a jump shot with no rhythm!
"Bang!"
Without a doubt, the ball hit the rim precisely and bounced high!
Lin Tian turned around and blocked Payton, who was trying to rush to the basket. He also gave Payton an elbow strike from behind, so that Payton was in pain and had no strength left to get around Lin Tian to grab the rebound!
Jim, who was next to him, was also firmly blocked behind Longley. There wasn't a single SuperSonics player in the entire three-second zone!
Lin Tian watched the basketball fly towards him without any hurry to move. It wasn't until he realized that Payton had given up on the rebound and was retreating to defend that Lin Tian calmly reached out and grabbed the rebound.
"No need to rush! Let's take it slow!" Lin Tian didn't use his speed advantage to launch a quick counterattack, but instead dribbled the ball to the frontcourt at a leisurely pace.
Rather than quickly defeating the supersonics, he was more interested in seeing if his plan would succeed!
Langli quickly stepped up to provide cover for Lin Tian.
Jim quickly followed. After two years of training, Lin Tian's status in the league has grown rapidly! The most obvious change is that almost every team now produces a lot of video footage of Lin Tian's game and playing style before the game to analyze and study how to defend him.
Nowadays, any team that has done even a little preparation knows that Lin Tian's three-pointer after the pick-and-roll is very accurate. Therefore, very few teams will choose to retreat and defend after Lin Tian's pick-and-roll, giving him a chance to shoot a three-pointer. That would be practically giving Lin Tian a free point!
Even if he manages to stop Lin Tian's three-pointer, his lightning speed will tear through the opponent's defense in an instant and rush towards the paint!
Lin Tian's combination of drives and shots has also caused headaches for many teams!
Many teams now believe that Lin Tian's three-point shooting has reached the league's top level, and his speed is among the league's best!
However, Lin Tian still has significant shortcomings in physical confrontation and ball handling. Therefore, more teams now choose to target Lin Tian's three-pointers and let him drive into the paint, while giving him a lot of physical contact near the mid-range to force him to shoot or pass, thus cutting off his driving route.
Jim thought the same thing tonight. He quickly moved up, not giving Lin Tian any chance to shoot a 3-pointer. But with his speed, Lin Tian would naturally pass him in one step!
However, the SuperSonics' defensive problem this time was that Kemp, who was supposed to help defend Lin Tian, was entangled in the paint by Rodman and didn't come out to help at all.
Lin Tian easily drove to the basket and scored 2 points with a layup over Kemp!
"How did you defend?! You just let him walk right past you, you idiot!" Kemp spread his arms wide, complaining and roaring at Jim, "You make 300 million a year, just to let someone walk right past you? In that case, give that money to my grandma! I guarantee she'll get walked past even more thoroughly than you!"
Jim opened his mouth several times, but couldn't say that this was the coach's arrangement. It was clearly Kemp who didn't follow the coach's instructions and appear in the right place on time, so why blame me?
Jim opened and closed his mouth repeatedly, clenched and unclenched his fists, but ultimately chose to remain silent once again, obediently walking to the baseline to serve to Payton.
"Tolerance won't bring peace; it will only embolden the bullies." Lin Tian stood next to Payton and said to Jim, "Remember what I said? You didn't do anything wrong last time! Wasn't I right, Gary?"
Lin Tian looked at Payton and grinned mischievously, "I bet your head coach's plan was for him to guard me closely, and for Shawn to block my drives from mid-range, giving me physical contact and preventing me from getting past him! But Shawn wasn't in the position he was supposed to be!"
"Shut up, Lin! Our tactics are none of your business!" Peyton said with a gloomy face, his tone ambiguous.
"And what about you? What are you supposed to care about? Just watch the hardworking, dedicated guys on the team get bullied by the team bullies? Let me tell you what would happen if you played for the Bulls!"
"If anyone dares to bully their teammates like Sean does, I'll immediately rush over and punch him twice, letting him know that the team isn't his home, and no one on the team is his mother! We don't need to spoil him! Right is right, and wrong is wrong! Understand?"
"Perhaps that's the biggest reason why you don't act like a leader, and why we swept you last season!"
"Fuck you! Are you ever going to shut up?! I told you, it's none of your business!" Payton cursed impatiently, then yelled rudely at Jim, "Ball!"
"Never mind them, Jim, you did a great job! I told you, I didn't get any space to shoot at all!" Lin Tian didn't even rush to chase Payton as he advanced, but instead gave Jim a thumbs up.
"Don't talk to me, Lin. I know what you're up to. You're trying to sow discord! I won't fall for it!" Jim muttered, head down, as he darted past Lin Tian.
"I'm just stirring things up," Lin Tian declared. "I, Lin Da Guan Ren, never hide anything when I do things; my main principle is to be honest!"
"But what I'm doing this for isn't important. What's important is, do you think what I said is wrong?" Lin Tian said, then chuckled and patted Jim's butt before turning to chase after Payton.
In the following rounds, the two sides continued to play back and forth, with neither side gaining the upper hand. Although the Bulls regained the lead thanks to Lin Tian's five consecutive points at the start of the quarter, Rodman, as Jackson had predicted, contained Kemp, limiting him to only two points in the first five minutes of the third quarter.
However, the score remained close, with neither side able to pull ahead.
During this time, Lin Tian would occasionally say a few words of encouragement to Jim, and he would always stand up for Jim when he lost his temper, saying that Jim was right.
For someone like Camp, who is extremely concerned about his image and is still in his rebellious phase because he never went to college, Lin Tian's behavior would have absolutely no positive effect and would not make Camp feel that he did anything wrong.
Adding fuel to the fire!
Lin Tian's actions only added fuel to the fire and served no other purpose!
Of course, this is what Lin Tian wants too!
As the atmosphere on the court became increasingly tense for the SuperSonics, Kemp grew increasingly frustrated due to repeated offensive misses. Almost all of his frustration was directed at Jim, and on two occasions, even Payton couldn't stand it anymore and stopped Kemp from continuing to trash talk Jim.
At this moment, the person who should have spoken up and stopped this situation the most was George Karl, who was sitting on the sidelines. Because Kemp and Payton had such a good relationship, it was difficult for Payton to say anything harsh, but as the head coach, Karl had absolutely no problem saying something strong!
Even if he didn't want to offend Kemp, he should at least replace either Kemp or Jim to prevent their conflict from escalating further.
Maybe Karl didn't see it, or maybe he did but didn't care. He didn't think Jim could have any negative impact on the team. At worst, they'd just DNP him out and not let him play. Could he possibly beat Kemp on the court?
In short, at this moment, not a single member of the Supersonics team stood up to stop Kemp, nor did anyone stand up to protect Jim!
Everyone just sat and watched as things unfolded, doing absolutely nothing!
And then... with 5 minutes left in the third quarter, an uncontrollable scene unfolded on the court!
Kemp encountered Rodman's tight defense on another offensive possession. He had no chance to shoot, and when he tried to drive, Rodman blocked his path in advance. Helpless, Kemp could only resort to his back-to-the-basket offense, which he was not very good at, and drove into the Bulls' interior!
Then, after entering the three-second zone, Kemp immediately turned around forcefully, wanting to jump and make a strong shot!
But as soon as he turned and jumped, he found that Longley and Rodman were both in front of him, completely blocking all his shooting angles!
"Shawn!" Jim shouted excitedly, spreading his arms wide under the basket. He was completely left open! Kemp had indeed seen Jim open as well.
So what if we see it? Pass the ball? Forget about it!
All that could be heard was Kemp's angry shout. He jumped even higher than before, grabbed the basketball with his outside hand, and launched a hook shot.
"Snapped!"
How could Kemp score so easily with the defensive combination of Longley and Rodman? Rodman was in front, and Longley was waiting behind Kemp.
Seizing the opportunity, Longley slapped the basketball out of Kemp's hands!
"Run!" As soon as Lin Tian saw the ball being blocked, he excitedly sprinted towards the frontcourt. Pippen grabbed the basketball, glanced at the SuperSonics' defense, and this time he didn't hesitate. Instead, he used all his strength to throw the basketball directly in front of Lin Tian!
After getting the basketball, Lin Tian immediately went all out and sprinted towards the frontcourt!
"Whoosh!"
When the Bulls get the rebound and Lin Tian gets the ball first, that possession will be a nightmare for every team in the league!
Lin Tian's speed in advancing the ball is now widely recognized as the best in the entire league. Coupled with his incredible ability to find teammates while advancing the ball, which is almost indistinguishable from Magic Johnson's, everyone knows that if the first key to defeating the Bulls is to defend Jordan, then the second most important thing is to prevent Lin Tian from launching a counterattack!
But some things are easier said than done!
For example, the current SuperSonics team couldn't keep up with the Bulls' fast breaks and couldn't grab offensive rebounds, so they were clearly on the defensive.
"Are you an idiot? What use are you on the court? Huh? Did I bring you on as a spectator? Why didn't you warn me when I was double-teamed? Why were you just standing there doing nothing? You moron! If I were you, I'd punish myself by eating three pounds of shit in the toilet instead of standing on the court doing nothing!"
As usual, Kemp launched into a tirade of insults at Jim, and the accusations were completely unfounded!
"I missed it! I called your name and asked you to pass me the ball, but you didn't!" Jim clenched his fist and explained to Kemp.
"So you mean I was wrong?"
In the past, Jim would most likely have backed down by now. He would have apologized in a low voice, then turned around and ran away to avoid Kemp.
But tonight, perhaps it was because Camp's bullying of him was more extreme than ever before, perhaps it was because Lin Tian was constantly pushing and fanning the flames, or perhaps he finally reached his limit and decided to stop being submissive.
We're both NBA players. Even if I'm not as good as you, who wasn't their own Michael Jordan when they were young? I owe you something, and you're going to bully me every day!
"That's right! It's your fault! You played too selfishly. You didn't see me being left open and then getting blocked! I hope you can have a better overall perspective when you play in the future! That way, our record will be better!" Jim mustered his courage, widened his eyes, and stared intently at Kemp.
"You want to rebel?" But for a guy like Kemp, who had fought his way up from the slums and had seen countless ruthless people and participated in countless street fights since childhood, Jim's fierce appearance was just a paper tiger and couldn't scare him at all!
"I'm just stating the facts!"
"In Seattle, I'm the boss! Facts don't matter here! You just have to bow your head and take the abuse!"
Kemp took a menacing step forward, his forehead almost touching Jim's chin, and continued viciously, "Got it, you softie? If you do, then you fucking apologize to me right now, then get back on the bench. You're not playing in this game!"
Jim felt the immense pressure from Camp, and the two little voices inside him began a fierce battle.
A small black figure said, "Give up, Jim! He's Shawn Kemp, the NBA's top villain. We can't beat him!"
Another little yellow figure said, "Little Black is right!"
Just as the two little figures quickly reached an agreement, making Jim want to back down, a red little figure fell from the sky.
"Jim, weakness won't make bullies feel guilty; it will only embolden them!"
In the few seconds Jim was stunned, the SuperSonics players and the referees rushed towards the two men. Payton stepped in front of them, yelling, "You two! Are you crazy? What are you doing?! This is a game! This is a game!"
"Separate! Separate right now! Everyone stop!" The referee roared angrily. He never expected that he could stop the Bulls, but not the SuperSonics from fighting amongst themselves!
What the hell is going on? Two teammates almost got into a fight during the game.
I've certainly learned a lot!
Fortunately, I am resourceful and quick-witted, which allowed me to separate these two guys in time and prevent them from actually fighting!
If a fight really breaks out, then tonight's trio of referees will undoubtedly become the biggest laughing stock in the referees' union. The fact that two teammates got into a fight during their match is enough to make the entire union laugh at them for three months!
Just when the referee thought that the two were teammates and wouldn't get too worked up, and that the situation was completely under control, Kemp, who had been pulled away, suddenly went around Payton and charged back!
Perhaps feeling that Jim had provoked him and made him lose face, or perhaps he was used to bullying others, he didn't think he had done anything wrong at all. In any case, Kemp charged forward again!
"Softie! I won't let you stay on the team any longer! I'll get rid of you! I'll kick you out! And before you leave, I guarantee you'll experience a hellish period! Enjoy, I'll make you kneel down and lick my shoe soles, and after that, lick my big...
Kemp's rant ended there, because in Jim's mind, the little red man who had fallen from the sky had already pinned Little Yellow and Little Black to the ground and given them a good beating!
Then, it was Jim's turn!
"FUXX! I didn't do anything wrong!" After a roar, Jim suddenly attacked. Taking advantage of his height and long arms, Jim swung his fists and threw a series of punches at Kemp, hitting the bullseye every time!
No matter how skilled Camp is at street fighting, he would be completely caught off guard if suddenly attacked by a coward he had never looked down on and who had never dared to fight back!
Jim's two punches caused blood to spill from the corner of Kemp's mouth in the blink of an eye. He staggered back three or four steps before regaining his footing. The last time he suffered such a great loss was back when... well, when he was brutally beaten by Lin Tian.
As for Lin Tian, who had previously beaten Kemp and now instigated Jim to retaliate, he was currently on the Bulls' bench not far away. Upon seeing Jim start a fight, he excitedly raised his hand and cheered, "What did I say? What did I say? Scott, Dennis, give us the money!"
"I'm never betting with you again!" Pippen grinned, looking pained, clearly having gambled a lot. "You psychology students are so heartless!"
Lin Tian laughed as he held out his hand to Wennington, saying, "Bill, hurry up and give me the secret weapon I gave you!"
"Let's stop, Lin. They've already started fighting, they'll definitely be expelled. There's no need to make things worse. Why don't we just let it go?" Wen Ning frowned.
He covered the pocket on his training uniform, looking reluctant.
The pacifist is online!
"Stop arguing, just give it to me." Lin Tian rolled his eyes and held out his hand, saying, "I promise it won't cause them any harm."
Half-believing, half-doubting, Wen Ningdun reached for the black bag, hesitated for a long time, and then took it out: "Lin, we have a deal! You can't lie to me!"
"Okay, okay." Lin Tian impatiently took the black plastic bag, opened it, and handed it to a group of Bulls players: "Here, have some sunflower seeds!"
Melon...melon seeds?
Everyone was stunned.
You, Mr. Lin, were all mysterious during halftime, hiding your face like you had a secret weapon, but all you pulled out was a bag of sunflower seeds?
Is it spiced with five-spice?
Mmm...it smells so good! It's so satisfying to watch the other side fight while munching on sunflower seeds!
From the bench players to head coach Jackson and veteran Parish, the Bulls players here were all holding a handful of sunflower seeds, chatting and laughing as they watched. The atmosphere was just like attending an annual party and watching a performance at the Seattle annual party!
Meanwhile, the Supersonics were in complete chaos. Kemp, who had taken two punches, went completely berserk, turning into an enraged rhinoceros. With a strange roar, he pounced on Jim!
Things happened so fast that none of the SuperSonics players expected Jim to take the initiative. For a moment, no one could stop Kemp, and the two big men on the team started fighting!
"Tsk tsk, this Camp is no good. He claims to be a street fighting master, but he just goes in and grapples with everyone? Does he even know what his strengths are? Speed! Agility! Explosive power! By doing this, he's completely negated all his advantages!"
"Good job, Jim! That's it! Play to your strengths! Remember, you're a polar bear! Strong and powerful, but slow and clumsy. Hold Kemp down! Yes, hold his head down and smash him! Smash him like a baby! Yes! Great! Drag him to the ground and have a mud fight! That's your strength!"
The Bulls players were really happy today. They got to enjoy a live-action fight while playing the game. They not only had sunflower seeds to eat, but also had top-notch fighter Lin Tian analyze the fighting styles and trends of the two contestants in detail.
The Bulls players were absolutely thrilled.
On the Supersonics' side, however, things were bleak. Despite the efforts of the three referees and the Supersonics players, the fight between Kemp and Jim lasted less than two minutes before they were completely separated.
But not a single one of the 19000 fans in the entire SuperSonics stadium was smiling.
Anger, helplessness, doubt, resentment, disbelief, madness, confusion...
A variety of expressions appeared on the faces of every fan.
Kemp's mouth was still bleeding, and his eye was swollen, clearly indicating that he had suffered a great loss. He was still cursing and swearing incessantly, hurling insults at Jim.
"Shut up, Shane!" Payton, who had been holding it in for so long, finally exploded, yelling at Kemp. His famously long hand was pointed directly at Kemp's nose as he shouted, "You ruined our whole season! You ruined the whole season! You idiot! Bastard! You stupid moron! Trash! Our season is over!"
"You know what? Because you're an idiot, our season is over! The expectations of the whole city, the efforts of the whole team, it's all over, you understand?! It's over!"
"Stupid nigger! Uneducated idiot! Cowardly bully! Moron with an extremely low IQ! Even a chimpanzee is 100 times smarter than you! FUXX!"
Enraged, Payton unleashed a torrent of abuse at Kemp. Payton knew better than anyone that after the fight between Kemp and Jim, the SuperSonics' season was definitely over! In fact, their championship dreams might be shattered!
The chain reaction caused by such a violent physical altercation between two teammates on the field, especially at home, in full view of everyone, is definitely much greater than imagined!
"He started it." Kemp, stunned by the scolding, was at a loss for words. He didn't know what else to say besides this sentence.
"Don't you really know why this happened?" Peyton looked at Kemp, his mouth twisted with anger, his whole body trembling slightly, it was hard to tell whether it was from anger, sorrow, despair or guilt.
Because Payton was well aware that his leniency towards Kemp, and his complete failure to intervene in Kemp's bullying of Jim throughout the entire season, was actually one of the important reasons why this incident occurred!
If only I had resolved the conflict between Kemp and Jim sooner...
But now, it's too late to say anything.
Jim, standing next to him, had already taken off his SuperSonics jersey and thrown it on the floor. He stopped talking trash and strode off the court toward the players' tunnel.
Having played the coward for most of the season, if he has any regrets now, it's that he didn't fight back sooner!
If I had stood up for myself sooner, I wouldn't have been bullied for so long!
On the Bulls' bench, a group of Bulls players were eating sunflower seeds while listening to Lin Tian review and explain the lightning-fast few dozen seconds that had just passed. He analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of the two contestants' boxing, footwork, and ground techniques, and explained who had the upper hand in the fight.
In short, everyone was having a great time, and it was fun to watch the drama unfold!
The entire Bulls team is in a very strange state right now. They've never been there before and watched a court conflict with this kind of mindset!
After all, the Bulls were involved in all those previous conflicts! This is the first time I've ever studied a brawl on the court with a purely appreciative and entertaining eye like this!
I have to say, this feeling is awesome!
"Lin, thank you." Before leaving the court, Jim walked over to the Bulls' bench, where they were eating sunflower seeds, and said to Lin Tian, "I know you didn't mean any harm, but I'm still very grateful to you for helping me regain my courage."
Hearing Jim's gratitude, Lin Tian felt genuinely sorry!
Yes, what a pity!
If you were a pretty girl and said that to me, that would be perfect!
"Lin, I know you're a jerk, but I still thank you for helping me find a long-lost but short-lived love."
What perfect lines!
How did it come out of the mouth of a 216cm tall, strong man?
After saying that, Jim waved his hand and walked towards the players' tunnel.
He didn't wait for the referee to announce the penalty; there was no need for that.
Since he was going to be ejected anyway, there was no need for him to stay on the court any longer. And according to Jim's own thinking, he had most likely already played his last game for the SuperSonics.
……
A few minutes later, the referee, whose face was extremely grim, walked to the front of the technical table and announced the penalty for the conflict.
Both SuperSonics players, Kemp and Jim, were ejected from the game, and the referee cursed under his breath as he announced the decision.
Who could have imagined that?
Who the hell could have come up with that?
The two teammates started fighting without warning?
For the next three months or so, I'll have to endure the ridicule of everyone in the referee's association!
This game was absolutely fucking awful!
It wasn't until the referee announced the verdict and Kemp and Jim walked off the court that the KeyArena fans finally realized what had happened and began to understand what the brawl meant for the team.
To put it mildly, the team would need to trade either Kemp or Jim to resolve the current internal conflicts.
On a larger scale, is Kemp's explosive temper worth the team's continued investment? Will the team's chemistry collapse as a result? How much control does head coach Carr still have over the team? Is Payton's leadership ability completely inadequate?
All sorts of problems will surface after this fight between teammates.
Whether this SuperSonics team, a top Western Conference team that made it to the Finals last year, can continue to challenge for the championship with its current roster is now a big question mark!
What everyone agrees on is that, at least this season, at least this year, the SuperSonics are unlikely to have a chance to compete for the championship!
Even this is the most optimistic prediction.
More likely, the team will simply dismantle itself, make a major trade, and replace all the players...
After realizing all this, the SuperSonics fans, who were originally the most loyal and die-hard fans in the entire NBA, completely lost their composure and then unleashed a barrage of boos and curses at their home team!
They all knew very well that the team was finished!
Being booed by fans at home is a first in the entire history of the SuperSonics! An incredibly humiliating and laughable first!
After the team's two big men were fouled out, all the SuperSonics players lost the will to continue fighting and playing.
In the following games, they completely lost their resistance. Everyone seemed distracted, and everyone played the ball listlessly. Various basic mistakes, defensive lapses, and haphazard play on offense allowed the SuperSonics to be quickly pulled away by the Bulls.
Despite the Bulls' relentless attacks, the score at the start of the fourth quarter was 78-61.
The Bulls are leading the SuperSonics by a whopping 17 points!
George Karl, who was also deep in thought about the team and his own future, turned a blind eye to the situation. He did not try to reunite the team and make them a cohesive unit again. Instead, he stared blankly, expressionless, and let the game be blown out, just as he did when Kemp bullied Jim without doing anything.
All I can say is... sometimes, some things are truly self-inflicted!
Karl's weakness and leniency in managing the team's atmosphere and player relationships are also one of the main reasons for tonight's scandal!
As one of the league's top head coaches, Karl is utterly incompetent!
Ultimately, without any suspense, the SuperSonics lost the game by a large margin, getting thoroughly thrashed by the Bulls.
110: 78!
The Bulls ultimately swept the SuperSonics by 32 points, easily winning the game!
全场比赛，林天21投13中，罚球9罚7中，3分球5投3中，拿下36分13篮板14助攻的完美3双数据！
What's even more impressive is his imitation of Hardaway during the game, which was so lifelike that it was as if Hardaway himself had joined the Bulls and played this game!
The discussion about Lin Tian's imitation skills after the match is destined to be one of the hot topics tonight.
Of course, the hottest topic is undoubtedly the teammate battle between Kemp and Jim!
Fighting always generates more discussion than playing ball.
Not to mention, it was a spectacular scene of teammates fighting each other, a sight that is rarely seen in decades!
If we don't have a proper discussion for ten days or half a month, we'll be letting down Jim for throwing out the first set of punches!
(End of this chapter)