svetikya Chapter 103 The Greatest Playoff Performance in History! It Ignites the World!
Chapter 103 The Greatest Playoff Performance in History! It Ignites the World!
Chapter 103 The Strongest Playoff Performance in History! Lin Tian Ignites the World!
After the gap widened to 24 points again, a helpless Van Gundy had no choice but to go all out and put Ewing, who had five fouls and had been in poor form for the rest of the third quarter, back on the court!
Ewing is the Knicks' last hope! If they can't quickly close the gap, then the Knicks' season is basically over.
At that moment, Van Gundy could never have imagined...
Ewing returned to the bench less than 30 seconds after entering the game!
In his first offensive possession, he finally regained some courage, forcefully driving into the paint to score and stabilize the situation for the team.
However, Wennington's tenacity surprised Ewing. Even after being elbowed away by Ewing, Wennington still jumped with all his might and tried his best to defend Ewing's shot. Under Wennington's desperate defense, Ewing's close-range shot missed again!
Rodman grabbed the rebound and handed it to Jordan.
Jordan slowly dribbled the ball up the court, then suddenly pushed off with his feet!
Jordan, who hadn't made a single breakthrough throughout the entire game, suddenly unleashed his power at this moment!
Before he could even react, Starks, who hadn't expected Jordan to still have the strength to break through, was easily bypassed by Jordan in one step. And Jordan had only one target!
Patrick Ewing!
"Snapped!"
"Beep beep!"
"Patrick Ewing, foul on the hand! 6th foul, out of the game!"
The referee's call was nothing short of a death knell for both New York and the Knicks.
Ewyn’s desolate, weary, and unwilling figure speaks volumes!
Even though there were still about 10 minutes left in the game, and even though the 20-point deficit was incredibly difficult, there have been precedents in history of such a super comeback.
But everyone knows that the Knicks' season can be declared over early, starting with this foul!
Without Ewing, without their leader, and on the opposite side stood Jordan, who had recovered and scored 4 consecutive baskets, and Lin Tian, who was sitting on the sidelines, watching the court intently!
Everyone knows that the remaining 10 minutes of the game are just a formality!
The suspense in this match is completely gone!
With Jordan making both free throws, the gap between the two teams has widened to 26 points!
And until the end of the game, the point difference never fell below this number!
Jordan's incredible performance in this quarter not only sealed the game but also preserved his record of scoring more than 20 points in consecutive playoff games!
他在末节虽然只打了4分钟，但却5投5中，其中3分球3投3中，罚球2罚2中，爆砍15分！也让自己本场比赛的得分，来到了21分！
Although Jordan's 21 points are insignificant compared to Lin Tian's 60 points, as a leader and the best scorer in the league, Jordan still defended his dignity!
Yes, the severe flu symptoms prevented me from maintaining a high level of performance throughout the entire match! But I can still maintain a high level of performance for 5 minutes!
Finally, as the referee blew the final whistle, the score of the game was 119:91.
The Bulls secured a 28-point victory, propelling them back into the Eastern Conference Finals!
"Kid, are you angry that I ruined your career night? That prevented you from breaking my all-time scoring record?" Jordan, panting heavily on the bench, didn't rush to stand up to celebrate. Instead, he turned to look at Lin Tian, who was also exhausted and could barely stand up.
"So you really did it on purpose, right?" Lin Tian looked at Jordan and said, "You bastard, you were just jealous that I'm more accurate and can score better than you, so you deliberately ruined my great opportunity to become the greatest of all time, right?"
"Yes, I did it on purpose! I wanted to ruin the best night of your career!" Jordan laughed heartily. "Besides, why would I be jealous of you? Anyone with a brain knows who scores more and who's more accurate!"
"Maybe you can score more points than me, but I'm more handsome than you, I'm more... you can't deny that!"
"FUXX!" After Lin Tian touched a sore spot again, Jordan didn't want to say another word to Lin Tian except to give him the middle finger as the end of the conversation. Let's just play basketball, why talk about other things?
I hate guys who talk incoherently and jump around incoherently!
"Hey, Michael!" While Lin Tian and Jordan were chatting, Ewing had already arrived in front of the Bulls' bench.
"What's wrong, 1800? You need something?" Jordan glanced at Ewing sideways, without standing up. He was a vengeful person, and the fact that Ewing was getting a high salary was something that had provoked him, so he wouldn't forget it so easily.
"The reason I'm talking to you is actually related to 1800!" Ewing laughed and sat down on the other side of Jordan, patting Jordan on the shoulder and saying, "My contract is only for one year! This means I can sign a new contract this summer! After experiencing the highest salary in league history and the first multi-million dollar contract, I'm ready to take a minimum salary of 300 million a year."
"Are you trying to give back to society or save your boss money?" Jordan looked at Ewing, puzzled, and said, "You're not that noble."
"Most of the time, I'm not that great, but this summer, I'm willing to be great just this once, because only then will we have the salary cap space to sign a brand new superstar!" Ewing said, then laughed heartily, "You know who I'm talking about! You should also be able to guess what kind of contract we'll prepare for this person."
Then, Ewing patted Jordan on the shoulder a few more times, looking expectant, and said, "According to my inside information, that guy will get much more money than I did this year! It's definitely over $2000 million! Even higher! And there are many more business collaborations and brand-new endorsements that you absolutely cannot imagine!"
"If you add all that up, that guy will earn more next year than all the players on more than half the teams in the league combined!"
Then Ewing patted Jordan on the shoulder again, said nothing more, and turned to leave.
Watching Ewing's departing figure, Jordan remained silent for a long time.
"You want to go to New York?" Lin Tian asked Jordan.
"Go to the press conference first, kid." Jordan didn't answer Lin Tian's question, but his expression said something.
That's a guaranteed opportunity to earn at least 2000 million in salary and countless endorsement fees a year!
In the whole world, maybe only New York can give Jordan this opportunity!
In particular, compared to the generosity and lavish spending of New Yorkers, the stinginess of the Chicago boss and general manager, Klaus, seems all the more ridiculous and infuriating.
I'm Michael Jordan! When did I start comparing my salary with others?
I don't need to compare myself to anyone, nor do I need to use anyone's salary as a reference when applying for a contract.
Give me whatever money you have! I, Michael Jordan, deserve any contract!
This is Jordan's truest thought right now!
But Jordan also knew that now was not the time to talk about this; the Bulls still had two more series to play!
Only by winning the championship can you have the right and the confidence to talk about those things!
Now, Jordan has only one goal: to win eight more games!
Soon, the press conference for this epic battle was ready, and Jackson attended the press conference with Lin Tian and Jordan!
It's clear that this is the only second-round series to go to a Game 7, and with both New York and the Bulls being top-tier teams in the league in terms of viewership and popularity, there were a lot of reporters here tonight!
Lin Tian looked around and saw that the small press conference venue was packed with at least 200 reporters! The last time Lin Tian saw so many reporters gathered together was during the All-Star Game!
"Lin, congratulations on your near-perfect performance tonight. Do you know how many records you broke tonight?" The reporters were clearly getting impatient, and as soon as they saw the group sit down, they got straight to the point and started asking questions!
"Records for most three-pointers made in a single game, the highest score in the first three quarters of a playoff game, the fastest 60+ point game in history, the highest rookie scoring record—anything else?" Lin Tian smiled at the reporter. "But regardless, I had a blast tonight!"
"I have to say thank you, Michael, for setting so many screens for me; thank you to my coach, for giving me tremendous autonomy and the opportunity to lead the offense; and thank you to everyone on our team—it's their help that has made me who I am today! I'm so happy!"
"Can you talk about how it felt sitting on the bench in the fourth quarter? You were only 3 points away from the all-time playoff scoring record, but you sat on the bench for the entire quarter, making what could have been the most brilliant night of your career less than perfect. Did that feel awful? Did you ever think about going back on the court and increasing your scoring?"
"I really wanted to play, but some people on my team wouldn't let me. He was jealous of my shooting accuracy, jealous that I was more handsome than him, and jealous that I scored so many points! So when I was about to go on in the fourth quarter, this guy refused! He acted like he was the team leader and that he had to carry the team on his shoulders, and refused to let me continue playing!"
"So, I have to say, I hate Michael!"
"FUXX!" Jordan, standing nearby, laughed and cursed upon hearing Lin Tian's words, saying, "Okay, this kid's right. I am indeed a little jealous of him. His performance tonight was just too perfect and too amazing! To be honest, I'm willing to admit that I've never seen such a brilliant performance in my life!"
"Except for my own."
"So, I decided to show something in the fourth quarter, to prove that I am the strongest player on the team. Even though I was exhausted from the cold, no one can stop me when I want to score."
"But there's someone who can stop Lin, and that's me! If I say he can't play, he can't play."
Jordan and Lin Tian's banter drew laughter from the reporters present!
Nobody would believe a word they say!
Anyone with eyes could see how well these two cooperated during the game. Jordan even went out of his way to screen for Lin Tian many times! No one on the entire Bulls team had ever received such treatment!
But considering their previous public spats and lack of respect in front of the media, the reporters were completely convinced that the two were joking!
Well, everyone at the scene, except for Jordan and Lin Tian, the two people involved, probably thought they were joking.
As for the parties involved?
Jordan: "Fuck! That bastard dared to expose my weaknesses in front of the media. Once I recover from my cold, I'm going to kill him!"
Lin Tian: "Damn you, you old bastard, do you really think I don't know what you're thinking? I'm not going to give you any face! I'm going to make you look bad!"
"Honestly, not letting Lin play in the fourth quarter was an absolute crime," Jackson's voice suddenly rang out. "He was so close to setting a new record, his performance tonight was perfect, and honestly, I really don't want to be the one to prevent a new record from being set!"
"I really wanted Lin to play for a while and break this record, but I also noticed that Lin was already exhausted by the end of the third quarter. He was so tired that he could barely stand up. In this poor condition and with such poor physical condition, if Lin continued to play, the probability of him getting injured would be very high!"
"So, the result of my discussion with Lin was to let him rest for 3 minutes. If the score was not significantly widened within 3 minutes, I would let him continue to play. Fortunately, or rather, unfortunately, I really don't know what adjective to use to describe my current feelings."
"I'm happy that Lin wasn't hampered by injury and didn't have to risk playing, but it's also a real shame that he only scored 60 points! I really hoped he could set a new record under my guidance! After all, I wasn't the head coach when Michael scored 63 points!"
"But anyway, Michael did it! He exploded in the fourth quarter! I knew he could do it, I knew he could step up at some point in the game and save the team! Just like he has done countless times before."
Jackson's sudden intervention prevented the media from digging deeper into the issue between Lin Tian and Jordan, even though Jackson knew there was nothing wrong between the two.
But who knows what kind of trap these cunning reporters will set for these two? Who knows if these two will accidentally fall into the trap?
At that point, even if there were no problems to begin with, they would become problems! At this stage of the season, Jackson didn't want any unexpected complications, nor did he want the team to be affected by any negative or unfavorable factors. They still had strong opponents ahead of them!
Jackson didn't want to take any risks!
In addition, even though the reporters were up to no good and wanted to dig some traps, that's not what they came for. Who would come looking for trouble on the night someone else's team advances?
They have plenty of material to interview and plenty of questions to ask. Since the atmosphere is so harmonious today, it's best to talk about happy and joyful topics!
As the post-match press conference proceeded, a brand new storm was quietly brewing in regions across the United States and even the world where the game was broadcast!
It's worth noting that before tonight, Lin Tian, as the Bulls' sixth man, had hit a game-winning shot in Game 3 of the first round, but his overall performance in the playoffs was just so-so.
His performance on the court was not even as captivating as the fight he had. Apart from that game-winning shot, Lin Tian's performance in the playoffs could only be described as mediocre or unremarkable.
Many non-Bulls fans who didn't have time to watch the regular season but only had time to watch the playoffs carefully didn't even remember Lin Tian's name!
They could barely remember this handsome face that stood out from the crowd!
But after this night, everything will be different!
A super rookie who scored 60 points in just three quarters in a decisive Game 7, a player who bid farewell to the Knicks with 10 three-pointers, a drill sergeant who outmaneuvered Ewing...
Lin Tian broke countless records tonight, and with his dazzling performance, he officially entered the hearts of many fans! Countless fans truly remembered this rookie from the Bulls!
The most obvious thing is the sales of Lin Tian's jerseys!
Originally, Lin Tian's jersey sales were unremarkable in the entire league. It was only because of his handsome face and the fact that he was in a big market like Chicago that Lin Tian's jersey sales barely made it into the top 100! Although for a rookie, especially a second-round pick, this result was already quite good.
Even among his fellow rookies, Lin Tian's jersey sales were only lower than those of Stackhouse from North Carolina.
But between this game and the start of the Eastern Conference Finals, Lin Tian's jersey experienced a crazy surge in price over those three days!
If we look at the jersey sales figures for this week, Lin Tian's ranking jumped from 89th to 7th!
If we only look at the sales figures for these three days, Lin Tian's total jersey sales reached an incredibly impressive second place!
Second only to his teammate Jordan!
A perfect 60-point performance, that's terrifying!
Although this second-place ranking is somewhat inflated, since not many people bought his jerseys before, it's no wonder so many were sold all at once.
However, many people believe that as long as Lin Tian can maintain his form and continue to improve, he is very likely to be selected for the All-Star team next season!
His playing style is flamboyant and bold, full of imagination, and he is handsome and dashing. He stands out from the crowd in the NBA, and being on the Bulls, a top team, gives him a huge amount of exposure.
Lin Tian making it into the All-Star Game next year is definitely not a pipe dream!
In addition to the skyrocketing popularity of Lin Tian in North America, a crazy Lin Tian storm has also swept through China, Lin Tian's hometown!
After the game, fish, meat, chicken and duck in farmers' markets and vegetable markets across the country were sold out in an instant, and private rooms in major restaurants and hotels were almost booked out in the blink of an eye. Everywhere people were talking about Lin Tian and the NBA!
"Old Li! I heard your son plays basketball too? When is he going to play in the NBA? That Lin Tian is something else!"
"A 60-point outburst in a single playoff game! This is the playoffs! This is a Game 7! This is against the Knicks!"
"What? What are the playoffs? What is a tiebreaker? You know the World Cup, right? You know Italy, right? You know the World Cup knockout stage, right? Lin Tian's performance is like leading Chinese football in the World Cup knockout stage against Italy, scoring a hat trick and leading the team to advance!"
"Ten three-pointers! That's terrifying! Can you even shoot threes like that? Are there really people in this world who play basketball like that?!"
"Ten three-pointers are nothing! I saw a training video of Lin Tian, wow, his three-point shooting is incredible! He can make 102 out of 100 shots! Why 102? He can calculate the spin angle of the basketball, so that after the basketball goes into the basket, it carries the rotation of the net, and then he makes the basketball spin in the opposite direction, with an angle, and then it goes in again!"
"What do you mean 102 goals? Have you even seen it?! Let me tell you, I saw the footage of Lin Tian training during halftime last time. That time, Huaxia Sports forgot to close the game, so we got to see the training footage! Guess what? Halftime! Three-pointer from halftime, one-handed! He threw 10 shots and scored 8!"
"You didn't watch the whole thing. You know we use a satellite dish to receive signals, right? Last time, somehow I caught a signal from Japan, and they were playing the complete training video of Lin Tian!"
"He can make over 95% of his three-pointers from mid-court. His longest three-point attempt is from this side of the line, but the success rate isn't as high, around 70%!"
It can only be said that there are more and more urban legends about Lin Tian in China!
Of course, these urban legends can only influence laymen and children who don't know much about basketball. But in the eyes of those in the Chinese basketball world who know the most about basketball and are the best at playing, Lin Tian's performance is also incredible!
"Three-pointers? You can shoot like that?" Zheng Wu, the key player and game-winning shot king of the Chinese team, stared wide-eyed and uttered a question that sounded like both a doubt and a soliloquy.
You should know that Zheng Wu is the calmest and most ruthless killer on the Chinese team. He scored two last-minute goals in the 1994 World Championship, helping the Chinese team win two games. He also had countless clutch performances in the league. But this calm and steady guy was completely dumbfounded when watching Lin Tian's game.
"Xiao Li, aren't you known as our country's number one shooter? Can you shoot like that?" Gong Xiaobin, nicknamed "The Carefree King," turned the question to the team's youngest outside shooter.
"Brother Gong, stop teasing me." Li Nan's already bitter face turned even more miserable: "If you asked me to play against high school students, I could probably barely manage to play at this level, but Lin Tian is playing against the Knicks!"
"Tiger, what about you?" Gong Xiaobin then looked at Sun Jun, the "Tiger King," who was known as the best scorer in the country.
"Go to hell! Old Gong, if you ask this kind of nonsense again, do you believe I'll beat you up? Don't you have any idea whether I'm capable or not?" Sun Jun, true to his name, had an explosive temper and was always swearing.
"Don't look at me." Hu Weidong, currently recognized as the nation's top scorer and key outside player, nicknamed "China's Jordan," waved his hand before Gong Xiaobin could even ask him, saying, "I don't have that ability, but I'm really looking forward to playing against him!"
"I want to see just how big the gap is between me and guys of this NBA caliber!"
"His prowess goes beyond just scoring!" said Wu Qinglong, the Chinese national team's top point guard. "His ball movement, passing, vision, fast break ball handling, and his ability to create opportunities when outmatched—there's no one in the country at his level, let alone qualified to be his substitute!"
"Qinglong is right." Li Xiaoyong, another point guard on the Chinese team, nodded in agreement. "Anyway, I feel that I don't deserve to be his substitute. I could never learn his style on the court! His passing, especially during fast breaks, is truly art!"
"So, will this person actually come to our team this year and play in the Olympics with us?" The burly Mongolian man, who had been silent all along and would later become the "Shark Terminator," finally couldn't help but ask the question that everyone was most concerned about.
"If they can come, we might actually be able to compete for a medal this time!" 'God of War' Liu Yudong exclaimed excitedly. "With a world-class super point guard, we can definitely bring back our fast, agile style! I think as long as we don't face the USA, we can dominate!"
"But I heard he can't come," Hu Weidong shook his head and said, "I overheard some snippets from Instructor Gong, and it seems the higher-ups don't really want him to come back."
"Why? Are you crazy? Why won't you let him come back?!" The youngest one immediately asked.
"It's very simple. First, he has to play for the Bulls in the NBA. Given the Bulls' level, they will most likely make it to the Finals, and the season won't end until at least mid-June. Add in some other procedures, and by then, there will be less than two months until the Olympics. The higher-ups are worried that there won't be enough time for him to gel with the team."
"Secondly, Lin Tian doesn't have any domestic basketball background. The people above probably don't even have his contact information, and they might not have even tried to contact him at all. Lin Tian hasn't contacted us either. Whether he's willing to come back to China to play is still another matter!"
"So, Lin Tian's return is a bit like having a foreign player. If he plays well, what will we say? That our own regular team is inferior to a mercenary team? Wouldn't that make us a laughing stock? Therefore, some people think we have to maintain a proper stance! At the very least, we can't rush to beg him to come back and play!"
"Thirdly, and most importantly, I once heard Coach Gong say that he proposed to go to the United States in person to meet with Lin Tian to discuss joining the national team for the Olympics, but he was refused! The reason was that no coach recruits players; the players have to actively seek out the coaches!"
"They said they didn't want Coach Gong to be in the public eye, travel so much, and lose face!"
"Bullshit! Absolutely bullshit!" The hot-tempered Sun Jun spat, "Even Coach Gong doesn't care, so why should they?"
"Actually, there's another rumor," Liu Yudong said, rubbing his right index finger and thumb together. "Someone else wants this! So, they need to find the right time and opportunity to have a good talk with Lin Tian."
"What kind of illogical nonsense is this?" The young man, not even 20 yet, was completely bewildered. He'd never heard of such a thing before! His eyes widened as he exclaimed, "We didn't pay anything when we joined the team!"
"Young man," the elder brother Shan Tao sighed, "you'll understand in a few years."
"What are you guys chatting about? Instead of training, what are you slacking off for?" A commanding voice suddenly broke the silence, interrupting the young men's basketball players' idle chatter. Veteran Wu Qinglong couldn't help but ask directly, "Coach Gong, do you think Lin Tian will come to our team to represent the country this year?"
"If he comes, I'm willing to be a substitute! I wouldn't complain even if he squeezed me out!"
"What are you talking about? You're the team leader, we can't do without you!" Coach Gong frowned and said, "As for Lin Tian... let's not think about him. Playing our own game well is the most important thing! We need to be prepared for both scenarios, whether he comes or not, we need to have countermeasures, understand? Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, let's continue training!"
When Coach Gong speaks to the team, no one dares to voice their opinions. Now that he says to continue training, even if the boys still have a lot of questions, they don't dare to say them anymore. They immediately go onto the field and continue their training.
However, no one on the team could see the regret and dejection on Coach Gong's face.
Just half an hour ago, he submitted another report to the organization, expressing his hope to go to Chicago to meet with Lin Tian and talk about playing basketball in the summer. However, his report was rejected once again!
This time, they didn't even give Coach Gong any reason; they just rejected it outright!
Coach Gong knew that, at least this year, it was unlikely that Lin Tian would represent China at the Olympics...
As for the biggest obstacle to Lin Tian's return to China, Coach Gong never expected it would be the soon-to-be-established Basketball Management Center!
He still can't understand why he encountered such great resistance when he went to Director Xin, who was basically confirmed to become the first director of the Basketball Management Center, to try to bring Lin Tian to the Olympics this summer!
……
At that time, there was another person in the Chinese basketball circle who was just as frustrated as Coach Gong.
That's Su Qun, the only person in the domestic basketball circle who has had contact with Lin Tian and conducted an exclusive interview with him!
Originally, Su Qun, as a basketball reporter, should have been among the happiest people after Lin Tian's explosive performance in Game 7.
We've got a job coming up!
Big work is coming!
But just when Su Qun had finished writing the article and was excitedly preparing to submit it for publication, it was directly rejected by the editor-in-chief of their newspaper!
"Let's skip the NBA coverage and just report on our domestic basketball games and the recent warm-up matches of the Olympic training team. That's all."
Su Qun didn't understand. He couldn't understand why he was being prevented from writing about the NBA when it was perfectly fine! China Sports was broadcasting it live, so why couldn't he write about it?
Su Qun didn't know why his manuscript was rejected, but a surge of impulse welled up inside him.
If you won't let me report on basketball, then I'll start my own newspaper and focus solely on basketball!
Nobody can control me, I can write whatever I want, right?
Not to mention that Su Qun has already started to consider going solo and starting his own business, the news that Director Xin requested less coverage of the NBA has also reached China Sports.
Director Xin directly stated that he hoped the sports channel would stop broadcasting the remaining NBA games.
As for the result...
Hmm... the newspaper might give you, Director Xin, some face, but the director of China Sports Channel? Who are you? Not broadcasting it?
I don't want a 7% viewership rating for every game? I'm going to beat Journey to the West and Water Margin, and you want me to stop broadcasting? Screw you!
Keep broadcasting! Keep broadcasting!
Wherever the Bulls play, that's where the broadcast will take place this year!
……
In China, the fans, players, media, and officials were in complete chaos because of this match, and things weren't much better in the United States!
Besides the surge in Lin Tian's jersey sales, it was no surprise that his 60-point performance in Game 7 became the top headline in the US sports section the day after the game!
Lin Tian hit 10 three-pointers! Scoring 60 points in just 3 quarters – what stats would he have put up if he had played the full game?
The greatest Game 7 performance in history! Even Michael became a supporting actor this night!
Destroy Ewing! The New Terminator of New York Has Arrived!
His three-pointers were like fire from hell! The Knicks were burned alive by hellfire!
The most beautiful thing isn't the rainbow after the rain, but the arc of Lin's three-pointer!
Will the era of three-pointers arrive? Will Lin Tian's performance usher in a new era for the league? Will the interior behemoth become a thing of the past?
The Flash? No! It's Green Arrow! What are the limits of Lin, who possesses both lightning power and unparalleled archery skills?
Perfect Partner or Hinders Growth? What Achievements Can Lin Achieve This Season on a Weak Team?
……
News articles and reports followed one after another. After this crazy 60-point performance, Lin Tian undoubtedly became the darling of the media, and countless people became his fans and supporters!
After such an explosive performance, Lin Tian's status in the league also experienced a crazy boost overnight!
More than 80% of team managers have begun to study Lin Tian's contract situation, and at least 5-6 team owners have directly asked their general managers to find a way to bring Lin Tian to their teams!
At this point in the season, Lin Tian, a second-round draft rookie, has become the hottest and most eye-catching focus in the entire league!
Countless children, after watching this game, decided to practice their three-point shooting diligently, aiming to make it their primary offensive weapon!
For example, in Charlotte, there was a 7 or 8-year-old child who was engrossed in reading the Charlotte Herald's article, "His Three-Point Shots Are Flames of Hell! The Knicks Suffer a Hellfire!"
The child asked his father directly, "Dad, Lin can put on such a brilliant performance just by shooting three-pointers. Can I do that too in the future?"
"Stephen, of course you can!" Sitting next to the boy was Dell Curry, the Hornets' top sixth man and a renowned sharpshooter in the league. He affectionately patted the boy's head and said, "One day, the league will be dominated by shooters like us!"
(End of this chapter)