I've been playing in the NBA for three years, and this system is only now showing up?

Chapter 54 Jordan did this too?

Only McGrady at this stage of his career could say something like that.

After all, he basically stopped playing defense after leaving the Raptors. Wherever he was, he was basically the least active and laziest player on the defensive end of the team.

"My bad, my bad!" Carter still had that big smile on his face, raising his hand to indicate that it was indeed his fault.

But that was all; he didn't even say anything like, "Next time I'll definitely defend with all my might."

After the Lakers scored 5 consecutive points, the Raptors missed their next possession. McGrady's mid-range jump shot flew out of the basket and was caught by Green again.

"Take it slow!" Kobe raised his hand and pressed it down.

With a lead of almost 10 points, it's time for them to play steadily and patiently, without any rush.

This time, Lin Ze didn't step forward to set a screen. Instead, he came to the low post and boxed out Oakley, who reached out for the ball.

"Charles, Michael talks about you all the time. He says you're his best friend!" After Lin Ze turned around and pinned Oakley down, he unconsciously started rambling incoherently, "He says he misses everything about you."

"Oh? Like what?" Even a seasoned veteran like Oakley couldn't help but be curious and want to know what his good friend had to say about him.

"For example, your 'swallow skin' is the loosest of all the 'swallow skins' he's ever poked..." Lin Ze suddenly paused, remembering he'd said this trash talk a few days ago. So he quickly slammed on the brakes and changed his approach: "It's the tightest and most elastic of all the 'swallow skins' he's ever poked!"

"Michael has always kept this in mind."

"You bastard! You're asking for it!" Oakley instantly realized he'd been tricked, and then the former New York notorious criminal kingpin, looking menacing, seemed ready to attack Lin Ze.

After Lin Ze got the ball, he even waited a moment to see what kind of dirty trick the old man would play on him, but to his surprise, after waiting for 2 seconds, the old man did nothing.

At that moment, Lin Ze suddenly remembered a quote from Anthony Mason Jr.

"Charles is just a troublemaker; he almost never lifts a finger. If it's a real fight and he's going to cripple someone, you'll have to rely on me!"

Oakley is cunning, but he's not ruthless enough.

Lin Ze didn't linger on Oakley any longer. Instead, he quickly turned and pulled up, then leaned back and shot the ball.

"I thought you were going to do something to me." Lin Ze looked at Oakley, and there was even a hint of disappointment in his voice.

"I'll kill you next time!" Oakley bared his teeth and claws at Lin Ze.

"You wouldn't dare, would you?" Lin Ze suddenly asked.

"What are you saying!" Oakley glared, as if he had been insulted, then suddenly grinned and said, "It's just unnecessary."

"What if you were still in New York right now, and you were standing next to Patrick, Mason Jr., and Larry?"

"Then you're probably lying on the floor by now!" Oakley shrugged, quite bluntly.

This guy is afraid his teammates won't help him.

Lin Ze turned to look at his Raptors teammates...

Carter was the guy who only finally snapped and challenged Bowen to a duel after being repeatedly beaten down by him. McGrady's eyes showed he wasn't the type to fight. As for the rest, like Christie or someone else...

Well, at least that proves Anthony Mason Jr. was right.

Oakley may look reckless, but he's not stupid.

No wonder Jordan and he have a good relationship.

"But you, kid." After they started talking, the atmosphere suddenly changed. The previous aggressive, bloodthirsty demeanor seemed to have vanished completely. Oakley looked at Lin Ze, a hint of curiosity in his eyes, and asked, "You and Michael seem to get along quite well!"

"Huh?" Lin Ze was taken aback.

"Those fadeaway jump shots of yours, Michael taught you, didn't he? Who else in the league plays like that besides him? If you two weren't on good terms, would he have taught you such detailed stuff? That bastard hates teaching others; his patience is shorter than his little brother's."

"If it weren't for the fact that you and Michael seem to get along quite well, I would have definitely given you a good elbow kick just now!"

Fine.

Lin Ze scratched his head, never expecting that Danzi could save his life in the dark. He decided to give him a friendly welcome next time he saw him.

Lin Ze is characterized by a clear distinction between gratitude and resentment.

Then Oakley's voice continued to come through.

"I thought you two had a bad relationship! Once, I think it was the year you first entered the league, Michael said he wanted me to give you a few hard blows in the game and teach you a lesson! I refused at the time."

"We have no grudge against each other, what's the point of bullying a child? I won't do that!"

Okay, okay, you good-for-nothing.

Lin Ze didn't even need to think; it must have happened after his conflict with Jordan within the team. That bastard, he couldn't beat him, so he called in a foreign player, huh?

Next time we meet, you bastard, you'll be sorry!

As for whether Oakley's statement was true or not, Lin Ze didn't bother to investigate further; it wasn't important.

The important thing is to put this debt on the braised egg shop's head.

For the remainder of the game, Lin Ze and Oakley chatted happily. Although they had faced each other before, they rarely matched up and had hardly communicated. Tonight, taking advantage of the good atmosphere, the two of them said a lot of bad things about Jordan.

Lin Ze learned a lot about Jordan's embarrassing moments back then, such as sitting in a chair with tears in his eyes after being eliminated by the Celtics, being pranked by veterans on his rookie days and forced to carry their bags, and being so jealous of Pippen and Rodman dating Madonna that he volunteered to do the same, only to be rejected by Madonna.

It's said that Madonna even sang a song for Jordan to reject him, something like, "Small birds should be buried in the ground, small birds are really invisible to me!"

"Did she really sing it?" Lin Ze asked expectantly. If Madonna really freestyled those few lines, Lin Ze guaranteed that he would sing this song every time he saw Jordan.

"No." Unfortunately, although Oakley spread rumors, he clearly told Lin Ze that it was a rumor after he spread them.

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For the remainder of the game, Lin Ze spent a lot of time gossiping with Oakley, though he also managed to score some points along the way. In the end, his stats were roughly the same as his average stats per game.

That night, Kobe played the best game of his career to date.

虽然第二节他一度卧底，但整体表现却绝对惊艳，整场比赛28投15中，3分球7投4中，罚球9罚8中拿下职业生涯新高的42分！这也是他职业生涯的第一个40+！