NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

However, although these two failed last year, they both have something to say!
Bird: If I had a top three, I would definitely choose Roy!
Jordan: If Lin hadn't messed with me, would I have been so lazy? I would have definitely chosen Morrison... No, I would have definitely chosen Roy!
At least that's what these two think now.

But this year! Next month!
Could you still fool the two of us?

I, Bird, have been in the management for so many years and have built such a powerful super dynasty. My vision for new players is among the best in the league!
You tell me not to choose Oden?
Then who should we choose?

Should I choose the Florida twin towers who were directly defeated by Oden with one hand in the NCAA finals, or the tall and skinny guy from Texas who looks like a wimp?

Do you know the value of Oden?
How about I give you, Mr. Lin, some basic knowledge about Oden's nicknames?

The last super center in the United States, the savior of the center in the United States, the inside monster who took back hegemony from Lin Tian, ​​the giant beast who is not inferior to O'Neal, and can make the team the top cornerstone of the championship contender within 10 years!

With just these titles, Jordan felt that if he were Durant, he would be embarrassed to be called the 07 twin stars together with Oden.

Not worthy!

In response to Bird and Jordan, Lin Tian only sent them a rather simple text message.

"1984!"

Just this string of numbers is enough!
In the 1984 draft, the Trail Blazers skipped Jordan and selected Sam Bowie because they already had Drexler.

Everyone knows what happened next.

The meaning of Lin Tian sending this string of numbers is obvious!

I, Mr. Lin, have already pointed out the way. As for whether to take this broad road or not...

Bird, Jordan: Get out, I won’t leave!

If I had a top pick, I would definitely pick Oden with my eyes closed!
At least at this time, these two people thought so!
In this regard, Lin Tian could only say: If it rains, my mother will get married. It’s hard to persuade the damn ghost with good words!

In addition to the best rookie, the best sixth man award was given to Ginobili of the Celtics. He played 77 games this season and all came off the bench. His averages of 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game were also quite impressive.

The best defensive player award was given to Marcus Camby of the Nuggets, who is also the league's block leader this year.

Selected with him in the annual first defensive team are Lin Tian, ​​Raja Bell, who the Celtics acquired from the Pacers in exchange for two second-round draft picks before the trade deadline, Tim Duncan and Prince of the Nets!
As for the second defensive team, it is composed of Big Ben, Hinrich, Kidd, Garnett and Battier.

The next Most Improved Player award was given to Monta Ellis of the Warriors. This guy's outbreak this season was quite sudden, averaging more than 16 points per game!
Especially in the second half of the season, he averaged more than 20 points per game, making him the Warriors' top scorer! Thanks to his madness, the Warriors were able to make a crazy comeback in the second half of the season, rushing all the way to a position just one step away from the playoffs!

This young Warriors team is also highly expected by many people!
As for the final awards of the best team of the year and MVP of the year, although they have not been awarded yet and will most likely be left to the second round, everyone knows that this year's MVP is no suspense!

With Lin Tian's statistics, let alone leading his team to the second place in the Eastern Conference, he is the second to last in the Eastern Conference...

That's a bit exaggerated. The second to last one should not be acceptable.

Even if he leads the team to seventh in the Eastern Conference, there will be no suspense about the MVP, and it will definitely be awarded to him directly!
Do you know the value of averaging 40 points per game in a single season, ranking third in average points and total points in history, and averaging 50 points per game for two consecutive months?

If Lin Tian doesn't get the MVP and the award is given to someone else, the person who receives the award may not dare to accept it!
He must be beaten to death by Lin Tian, ​​this petty guy!

As the first round of the playoffs came to an end, the second round began. After resting for two games in the first round and then waiting for the start of the second round, Lin Tian, ​​who had rested for a total of more than a week, also announced his comeback at this time!
In the second round, I returned with full health!

As for acting, it's enough to just do it well enough. If it goes beyond that, it will be excessive and seem fake.

This isn't the way he trains his teammates, right?
But to Lin Tian’s surprise, his comeback was not met with cheers and expectations from Knicks fans.

When he stepped into Madison Square Garden during the final match of the second round, the fans' requests echoed everywhere.

"Take two more breaks!"

"We can handle this!"

"no problem!"

"Amare and Carmelo are here!"

“They can also support the team!”

"have a good rest!"

"We can do this!"

"Don't seal it!"

"Don't go into battle with an injury!"

"For a better future!"

"For the greater good!"

The fans’ shouting made Lin Tian feel quite embarrassed.

Even though he is as thick-skinned as a city wall, he also feels that he has gone too far in his acting.

We can only give our all in this game, show our best performance, and then let the fans feel at ease!

"Brother Lin! You are really popular in New York! Fans would rather lose the game than see you play with an injury!" Yao Ming walked over with a smile on his face, obviously in a very good mood.

"How does it feel to be the boss of the team?" Lin Tianyi saw that it was Yao Ming who came over, and then looked at Carter next to him, and without thinking, he made a move to sow discord.

"Boss, please don't use this on us. When have we ever argued over this?" Carter rolled his eyes. His brother really had a bad habit that he had never changed!

Carter had personally seen Lin Tian break up many teams, sowing discord while playing basketball.

It's a pity that this time, both he and Yao Ming have no pursuit for the position of team leader. They just want to play basketball happily and work happily.

Of course, it is their own business whether these two people do not compete, but if you look at their performance on the court, their statistics and their contributions to the team, then the leader of the Nets has unknowingly become Yao Ming!
大姚本赛季场均贡献21分10篮板2盖帽，命中率高达55%，同时还有着81%的罚球命中率！

In today's league, O'Neal is getting old, Howard is still immature, and Duncan, Stoudemire and others are all power forwards.

Dayao can be called the best center in the league!
Anyway, Lin Tian feels that Yao Ming will definitely be able to enter the league's first team once this year!

This guy was very lucky this time. He did not gain weight crazily in the Nets, although this made his tonnage, intimidation under the basket and back-to-the-basket attack levels not as good as last time.

At least, Yao Ming had a 25+10 season last time, but this time, Yao Ming obviously does not have the destructive power to average more than 25 points per game in a single season. Although the data has declined, his flexibility and movement speed have improved significantly!
Of course, the more important improvement is his endurance!
This guy has played 76 games this season and has not suffered any serious injuries so far in his career. It can be said that he has been smooth sailing!
Carter has played 72 games this season, averaging 23.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. He is the team's top scorer and the most popular player in North America who can help the team sell tickets the most.

Although his average points per game is slightly higher than Yao Ming's, his influence on the court is no longer comparable to Yao Ming's!

Another point that proves Yao Ming is the boss of the team is that in the 6 games Yao Ming was absent, the Nets had 1 win and 5 losses! The only win was against the Trail Blazers, the worst team in the league!
In the 10 games Carter missed, the Nets had 6 wins and 4 losses! Although the results are not much better, they are almost the same as their regular season record.

To put it bluntly, Carter's influence on this team is not that great!
After all, this team still has Mike Bibby!
This white guard, who had been in bad circumstances and in declining form in recent years and even started a wandering career, has finally found his form this season. Although he only averaged 13 points and 6 assists per game, which is far from his peak, his 3-point shooting percentage has reached a career-high 42%!

He has begun to transform from an all-around attacker and core guard to a spot shooter and top-of-arc organizer, and his current transformation can be considered quite successful!
Then the team also has Prince, who was selected to the annual defensive team and can provide defense and 3 points for the team.

In addition, the team also promoted another big man Nenad Kostic to the starting lineup this year. This big man from Serbia is also a technical player. Although he does not have the ability to shoot three points, his supporting, passing, defending, moving and pick-and-roll abilities are quite good!
He was also regarded as a substitute for Gasol by the Nets, allowing him and Yao Ming to play as a twin tower again.

On the bench, the Nets' most reliable scorer is still Lin Tian's old acquaintance, the microwave-type scorer Al Harrington who joined the Nets with Carter.

This season, Harrington averaged 12 points and 4 rebounds per game, ranking third in the selection of the best sixth man after Barbosa and Ginobili. His characteristics of being able to throw the ball and score as soon as he comes on, as well as his playing style of being able to play as a three or a four, also allow him to contribute greatly to the completeness of the Nets' lineup!
If there is one obvious and huge flaw with this Nets team right now, it's their head coach.

Lawrence Frank.

Although this short coach who succeeded Byron Scott has been leading the Nets for several years, he is essentially still a complete rookie. His playoff experience, on-the-spot adaptability, and system-building abilities have all been criticized.

Many people believe that if the Nets replace their head coach with a famous one, their current roster will definitely be enough for them to become one of the contenders for the championship, instead of just hovering in the second tier of the Eastern Conference like they are now.

In short, this is the team that will be the Knicks' opponent in the Eastern Conference semifinals!

"The other team has an advantage in the interior! They have two seven-foot tall guys! They will definitely score more points inside and at the basket than us!"

Before the game started, Nelson gave his players instructions for tonight's tactics for the last time: "But that's okay! This is a basketball game. It's not about who can block the opponent, but about who can score more points!"

“That’s what we do best!”

"Remember, in the first stage after you go up, use pick-and-rolls and mismatched singles to let Lin punish their two big men! Mehmet, your 3-pointers are crucial! If you can make 3-pointers tonight and attract all the idiots on the Nets, then we will definitely win!"

"Everyone, know what you should do when Lin sets a pick-and-roll and Mehmet uses a shot to draw the opponent out of the paint!"

"Cut to the basket! Break through! Go for the rebound! No matter what method you use, just get in there! Make sure they can't finish at the same time, and make sure they are disconnected from the inside and outside lines! Make sure they can only choose one of the two cups of poison to drink!"

"And my request is that no matter which cup of poison they choose, I hope that this cup is a deadly poison that kills instantly!"

"Let them die!"

"Let them die!"

The Knicks players shouted loudly, their morale was boosted, especially after everyone was sure that Lin Tianzhen was fine, everyone regained all their confidence.

The Knicks have reached their peak in body, soul, mentality and condition, and are ready!

The Nets on the other side are not ready yet.

Frank was still talking about something, and all the Nets players were surrounding him. Obviously, this guy's pre-game mobilization and the final tactical meeting did not go smoothly, and he had too much to say.

But the referee on the scene didn't give him more time. After repeated urging and calling, this guy could only let everyone go to the court and prepare for the game.

Frank's procrastination and timidity are more than one level lower than the cool, quick, accurate and ruthless old Nelson next door, just in terms of visual perception!
I can only say that there is indeed a huge gap between a rookie coach and a top Hall of Fame coach like old Nelson!

Following the referee's urging, both teams walked onto the court. Yao Ming and O'Neal stood in the center circle, waiting for the referee to blow the whistle. Yao Ming used his height to successfully get the first wave of offensive possession for the team.

Bibby dribbled the basketball forward leisurely, and after all the players were in position, the first attack was directly given to Yao Ming in the interior.

We can also see from this ball that although Yao Ming and Carter did not compete, and although neither of them said it, in the hearts of most players, Yao Ming is the current leader of the Nets.

He blocked Okur with his back and kept testing him. Yao Ming's playing style now is obviously different from the Rockets version.

To put it simply, his ability to attack the basket with force is obviously not as good, but his agility, footwork, shooting and speed have been significantly improved!
Of course, no matter how Yao Ming plays, his most lethal and powerful weapon is still his touch!
For example, in this ball, after continuous confrontation with Okur and pushing all the way to the basket, Yao Ming jumped up and made a sideways jump hook, easily scoring 2 points for the team!
Good start!

Knicks offense!
Lin Tian took the ball from the baseline and was not in a hurry to advance quickly.

Now, we have to implement old Nelson's tactics first.

He waved to signal O'Neal to come forward and set a screen for him.

Then Lin Tian changed direction to create some distance. When Bibby was blocked by Okur and had no way to get up immediately, Lin Tian glanced at Yao Ming's position and found that this guy chose to stand near the free throw line to interfere.

The meaning of his action is very clear: the three-point ball is given to you, you can shoot it at will!
But don’t even think about mid-range shots or breaking through the basket!
Lin Tian: Then don’t think about it!

How nice it would be to take a direct 3-point shot!
So, Lin Tian stopped dribbling, took a look on the spot, and then directly shot a 3-pointer!
"Shh!"

After a crisp sound, Lin Tian’s 3-pointer also hit the target!
"Beautiful! Great shot!" Barkley clapped his hands excitedly and shouted, "Both sides showed off their signature moves in the first attack!"

"The Knicks used Lin's terrifying offensive power to chase and attack the opponent's inside line after setting a single screen!"

"The opposing inside player will now face a huge problem: should he rush out to defend the three-pointer, or should he retreat and prevent Lin Tian from attacking the basket?"

"No matter which one you choose, it will be a mistake! Because Lin's firepower is too strong! Whether it's a three-pointer or a drive to the basket, including a mid-range jump shot, he can use them all without distinction!"

"How do you deal with a player who has no blind spots in his offense? Not to mention that this guy has won countless assists titles and is the best passer in the league! This makes all teams afraid to double-team Lin Shang easily, because that would make their defense even more vulnerable!"

"It can be said that since Lin debuted, all the teams that used double-teaming on him have lost miserably! And the reason these teams use double-teaming is because if they don't, they will lose miserably!"

At this point, Barkley spread his hands and looked at Kenny and said, "Look, the loop is closed! There is no solution at all! Kenny, what if it were you? If it were you, how would you deal with Lin's move?"

"Two ways!" Kenny said, "First, force the screen and squeeze past Okur to prevent the screen from happening and succeeding."

"Second, don't think about defense or whether you can defend Lin, because the Knicks can't defend anyone anyway, so just compete with them on offense! Old Nelson has made it very clear to everyone: Basketball is an offensive sport!"

"Basketball is about who can score more goals and who can get the most points. Whoever can do this will be the winner!"

"As for which one the Nets will choose, I don't know."

While the two were analyzing in the studio, the game on the court was also progressing rapidly. The Knicks had been focusing on the screen of Lin Tian and Okur, and occasionally there would be pick-and-rolls between Lin Tian and Stoudemire.

Anyway, the Nets' two starting inside players are both tall, big, and slow. They really have no way to deal with Lin Tian's infinite mismatch singles! (End of this chapter)