NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

It is also worth mentioning that before the Eastern and Western Conference finals began, another major event in the league was also launched in full swing.

Lotto drawing ceremony!
Representatives of the 14 teams that failed to make the playoffs will gather in New York for the annual lottery that can change the team's fate.

For these teams, the playoffs and the championship have nothing to do with them. Tonight is the most important night of their entire season. They have been ruining the whole season just for this night!

Of course, this night has nothing to do with Lin Tian. The Knicks only have one first-round pick, the 30th. In their current situation, no one will trade any lottery pick to them unless they trade their own Three Musketeers.

So Lin Tian just took a casual look at the result of the draw.

His main purpose was to determine which place the Bobcats would get and which place his former team, the Pacers, would get.

Mr. Lin, miss the old times!
As for the final result...

The Raptors, who were ranked last in the league, got the No. 1 pick as they wished. They can make the first selection. Jordan's Bobcats had another burst of luck and got the second pick for the second consecutive year. Including this year's one, they have been a team for two years, and their picks in the three drafts were first, second and second respectively!

Jordan's character is absolutely good!

It's just his vision, wow...it's really not worth mentioning.

I just don’t know who he will choose this year. Will he choose Aldridge recommended by Lin Tian?
This is also Lin Tian’s only expectation for this draft.

As for the next ones, the third pick is the Rockets, the fourth pick is the Trail Blazers, the fifth pick is the Hornets, the sixth pick is the Hawks, the seventh pick is the Warriors, and the eighth pick is Lin Tian’s old club, the Pacers.

It can only be said that the Pacers were unlucky and failed to cause an upset. Bird could only think carefully about who to choose with the eighth pick.

Each team has more than a month from now to try out and find suitable rookies, and the last four teams left in the league will once again start a life-and-death battle!

They have to fight hard for the final championship!

It is worth mentioning that the four teams in this year’s divisional finals are exactly the same as last year!
Last year, the Pistons defeated the Knicks in a seven-game series, and the Lakers defeated the Suns. The Pistons and Lakers made it to the finals together, and then the Pistons successfully won the championship!

So what about this year?

Before the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals began, Barkley and Kenny sat in the studio on time, making final preparations while warming up for the two groups of divisional finals.

Barkley was the first to say: "There is no more perfect grudge match than this! So many people want revenge this year! There is a lot of resentment between the teams. No matter how the finals are played, it will definitely be exciting!"

"If it's the Pistons versus the Suns, it's another round of the strongest shield versus the sharpest spear."

"If it's the Pistons vs. the Lakers, it will be a repeat of last season's finals. Will the Lakers get their revenge or will the Pistons win the championship trophy for the second time in a row?"

Kenny quickly followed up, "If it's the Knicks vs. the Suns, it will be a head-to-head matchup between the two best offensive and best running teams in the league! At the same time, if both of them make it to the finals, it will completely break the truth that 'you can't win a championship without defense'!"

"These two teams are in the bottom five defensively in the league this season! They are both extremely offensive teams!"

"Also, don't forget that Nash stole Lin's MVP award last year. The matchup between these two will surely produce some exciting sparks!"

"And if it's the Knicks versus the Lakers, that's what the league and countless neutral fans want to see the most! The two teams with the highest market value, the largest market, and the most fans in the league meet in the finals, with the three top stars who are the most popular in the league and have always occupied the top five in NBA All-Star starting lineups and voting."

"We don't even have to settle the 'personal vendetta' between the Lakers and Lin."

"The Lakers have made it to the finals five times since 00, and lost all of them, including four losses to Lin Tian and one loss to the Pistons."

"After losing 7 finals in 4 years, I think the people of Los Angeles must want to tear Lin to pieces and feed him to the dogs! Lin has definitely surpassed Boston and become the most unpopular bastard in Los Angeles!"

"In short, no matter which two teams play against each other, this year's finals will definitely be exciting!"

Barkley seemed to be excited and looking forward to the two people's commentary. His speech speed became faster and faster, and he was obviously excited: "Besides, even if we don't talk about the finals later, just watching the conference finals is still full of highlights!"

"Both groups are competing against each other, both are popular basketball vs. traditional basketball!"

"Two run-and-gun offensive teams faced off against the Pistons, who are known for their defense, teamwork, and balance, and the Lakers, who mainly use two stars inside and outside and play positional warfare."

"This is a clash of concepts. This may become a showdown between two groups that will lead the future trend of basketball!"

"In addition, these four teams, which faced each other in the conference finals last year, can they play something different this year? Will the Suns and Knicks avenge their previous defeat, or will the Pistons and Lakers defend traditional basketball?"

"Let's wait and see!"

For this series, neither the Knicks nor the Pistons need any mobilization!

Two days before the game, the Knicks players united as one and voluntarily gave up nightclubs and drinking and sex. Everyone was gathering their strength and waiting for the game to begin.

They haven't forgotten the hatred of the team's elimination in last year's Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 defeat, and they remember it clearly!
The Pistons, who were aiming to defend their title, were also full of murderous intent. They had not forgotten at all the fact that the Knicks completely slaughtered them in the first game of the season in their championship night, making them lose face. They remembered it clearly!
This revenge must be avenged!

Both teams took to the court with the determination to win and seek revenge.

Even Ben Wallace and Artest are well aware of how difficult this series is and what challenges they will face!
Even in the minds of the Pistons players, this round of games is an early start to the finals!

In the finals, the Pistons are not afraid of either the Lakers or the Suns!
But the Knicks and the Pistons are somewhat unsure about this bunch of villains.

After all, they won the game with great difficulty last season! Although the Knicks have the same personnel this season, the players' abilities and attributes have been significantly improved!

Last season, the Knicks team was in a slump, but Lin Tian alone exploded and made it to a Game 7.

Can they hold on this season?
The Pistons players were actually somewhat uncertain.

But now is not the time to worry. We will know whether it is a donkey or a horse only after we beat it!
"Dudu!"

With the sound of the whistle, the much-anticipated first game of the Eastern Conference Finals began!

"Kobe, who do you want to win?" Inside the Lakers' training hall, Jackson led the entire Lakers team to watch the live broadcast of the Eastern Conference Finals. After all, their first game would be tomorrow.

At this moment, O'Neal in front of the TV couldn't help but ask about Kobe.

"It's all right. I have a grudge against them. No matter who breaks out of the East, they will be defeated by us and will be the footnote of our championship!" Kobe answered with great confidence without even turning his head, as if the Suns had been defeated by them.

"So who do you think will win?" O'Neal continued to ask.

"Lin! I even have a feeling that Lin and the Knicks might be able to sweep the Pistons!" Kobe paused when he said this, because Lin Tian on TV almost knocked Billups down with a change of direction, and then he made a direct pull-up 3-pointer!
"I won't be fooled by his moves!" Kobe clenched his fists, his eyes full of fighting spirit. With Lin Tian's shot, the score between the two sides was temporarily fixed at 4:13!
4 minutes into the game, the Knicks beat the Pistons 4:13! They took the initiative from the beginning of the game this year!

Of these 13 points, Lin Tian scored 8 points alone, including a 3-pointer, a mid-range pull-up jump shot, and a 2+1 after a back-to-the-basket single play.

As for the remaining 5 points, after attracting the Pistons' defensive attention, Lin Tian quickly passed the ball to Okur on the outside and Stoudemire in the mid-range, assisting both teammates to score!

The first 13 points were all related to Lin Tian!

The Pistons were not in good form, with Billups being closely watched by Lin Tian. Although the rest of the team had some space, the Pistons were slow to warm up and slow to get into shape again! Except for a tip-in by Ben and a mid-range jumper by Hamilton, the team was completely empty-handed.

Brown quickly called a timeout at this time. He was not planning to make substitutions or change tactics. He called this timeout purely to let his players calm down.

He asked everyone to calm down and cheer up, get excited and find the feeling of the game.

Two things that sound completely contradictory actually make sense to the Pistons players because they know what their coach wants them to do.

Stay calm during the timeout, and regain their passion when the game resumes!
Get excited!

Soon, the timeout ended, and when the Pistons' starting five walked onto the court again, their playing condition was indeed much better!

On the defensive end, their perfect rotation defense and defensive flexibility were once again demonstrated. Even Lin Tian had to be double-teamed to shoot, and every time he passed the ball under double-teaming, he could actually find the most suitable teammate to receive the ball.

But the problem is that the Pistons' defense rotates too fast!
They always manage to get to the Knicks players at super fast speed and then interfere with them.

After the Pistons put up this almost crazy defense, the Knicks' efficiency began to decline significantly, and their scoring rate began to slow down.

As for the Pistons' offense, they still have the same three-pronged approach.

Billups' strong shot, Hamilton's catch-and-shoot, Rasheed's anti-aircraft gun, Big Ben's tip-in, and Artest's sporadic one-on-one when the team was completely stuck and had no idea what to do.

The Pistons' lack of offensive means and low offensive efficiency meant that although they were able to curb the Knicks' offense, they actually had no way to quickly catch up with the score.

In a sense, the Pistons' offense is actually the same as the Knicks', both of which depend on luck and are quite dependent on their touch!
The top three scorers on the team: Billups, Hamilton and Rashid, all are shooting players!
When they are accurate at the same time, the team can score 110-120 points in a game, but most of the time, the three of them cannot be accurate at the same time.

After all, the biggest label for these people is defense!

The first quarter progressed quickly, but both sides scored low and their efficiency was quite low.

At the end of the first quarter, although the Knicks were still leading, the 9-point advantage at the beginning had been almost eroded.

19: 24!

The Knicks only led by 5 points in the first quarter!
One of these two teams was defended and had low offensive efficiency, while the other was not defended but was not good at offense.

Under such circumstances, the two sides are destined to enter a tug-of-war situation tonight.

No one can easily pull away from the opponent, no one can easily win!

"I think after the first quarter, the Knicks' advantage is still quite obvious." Barkley said during the intermission of the first quarter: "I say this not because they are leading by five points, but because they have the rhythm of the game in their hands!"

"Yes, although their score is not high and it looks like a replica of last season, this year's Knicks are obviously more calm. They will not be frustrated because they can't score a goal, because they know very well: we can definitely make it!"

Kenny followed up, "I kind of understand what you mean, Charles. You mean that the Knicks have the ability to explode at any time and kill the game with a wave, but the Pistons don't have that offensive level. It's hard for them to play a wave to widen the score and end the game."

"But the Knicks could do it at any time, right?"

"That's right! That's it." Barkley nodded and said, "The Knicks' offense is too strong! Just like in the first few minutes, even if it's the Pistons' defense, as long as the Knicks players find their rhythm, they can score an 8:0 or 10:0 offensive climax in a minute to widen the score."

"What about the Pistons? They don't have the energy. They can only wait for the Knicks' explosive period to end, and then use their own defense and physical advantages to chase and grind out points little by little when both sides return to normal and enter a stalemate mode."

"Although one of them doesn't last very long, he has the ability to widen the score at any time, while the other one can only move forward little by little. Kenny, if it were you, who would you choose?"

"If you put it that way, it seems that the Knicks have a better chance." Kenny nodded first, then changed the subject and said, "But they still don't have any defense. It's not enough for Lin to defend alone! If they want to deal with the Pistons, they can't rely on Lin's defense alone."

"Without a tenacious defense to support them, once the offense fails, they have no touch at all or are contained by the opponent, how are they going to win the game?"

"At the end of the day, if the Knicks' offense is 100 points, their defense is only 30 points, and those 30 points are all Lin's."

"But the Pistons' defense is 95, and they have a 60-point offense!"

"The Pistons are more balanced, more stable, and more trustworthy! If this is a simple game, it's hard for me to tell you who I support, but if it's a series, I support the Pistons! I will stand with them and I think they can win!"

"Even though the Knicks have this year's regular season MVP and the season's triple-double winner, as well as Lin Tian, ​​who won eight consecutive triple-doubles during the playoffs, I am still a fairly traditional player."

"Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships!"

"Fuck your motherfucker!"

If old Nelson heard what Kenny said, he would definitely point his finger at his nose and yell, "You know nothing! You know nothing!"

But unfortunately, old Nelson didn't hear it, but whether he heard it or not, he had made up his mind when he took over the Knicks two years ago.

Victory must be achieved through offense!

Even though this Knicks team has a number of guys with elite defensive potential, Nelson Sr. has never been able to catch the team's defense.

So many people also say that Nelson is a waste of talent! He has a team that can build a top defensive level, but he only lets them attack.

Old Nelson was quite relaxed about this.

Who am I? A 'mad scientist'! If you idiots can figure out what I do, then I'm not a mad scientist, I'm a crazy idiot!

He had never told anyone about his crazy idea!
The second quarter was almost a replica of the first quarter. The Knicks took advantage of the chaos and made several consecutive hits to quickly widen the gap to double digits again.

But then their rhythm was suppressed again, the Pistons regained their feeling, and the two sides fell into a tense state again. The Pistons continued to slowly but effectively erode the Knicks' lead.

At the end of the first half, the Pistons once again narrowed the gap to only 6 points!
45:51! (End of chapter)