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"I got the No. 1 pick." After Bird made the call, he opened his mouth and couldn't wait to share his happiness.

"Your tone is just like a girl who found a new love after breaking up and then called her ex-boyfriend to show off!" Lin Tian's voice came from the other end of the phone. Of course, he would not say anything like congratulations or anything like that to Bird.

I'm not in the mood for that!
"What I want to say is, Lin, who do you think I should choose?"

"Will you listen to me? I thought you wouldn't listen to me after Michael chose Aldridge!" Lin Tian was now lying comfortably on the therapy bed in his locker room, enjoying the massage from the therapist while waiting for the start of the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals!
He still had about an hour to talk bullshit with Bird.

"Everyone makes mistakes, and no one can make every right choice." Bird's tone was also light. Lin Tian could tell that this guy didn't want to listen to his advice, he just wanted to show off.

He must have made his decision long ago!

Humph, if you haven't made up your mind and are still hesitating, I, Mr. Lin, am shameless and insidious, so I might just chat with you casually and give you two names.

It's the divisional finals, who has so much free time?

But now that you have made up your mind and are here just to show off, I will disgust you no matter what I say!

"If you listen to me, then choose Kevin Durant! He will be the cornerstone of the team's future... well, 7 years, 7 years!" Lin Tian hesitated for a moment. Considering Durant's career, he didn't dare to say anything like 15 or 20 years.

"But we have Danny at the three position! You remember Danny, right? He scored more than 30 points in one game against you this year! I think he can become a top star, he will become a top scorer averaging 30 points per game! He can support the team's offense and everything!"

"Then trade him and find a good point guard for Durant. It's very simple. I suggest choosing Deron or Chris Paul. They are both young and strong! Both have a bright future."

"But we need a center now! I don't want to drastically change the team's current chemistry. Our chemistry is pretty good."

"What kind of chemical reaction can a broken team with 19 wins produce? Methane explosion?"

"What is that?" Bird's chemistry level was obviously not even at the junior high school level.

"When the feces ferments and meets the open flame, the explosion that occurs is what you might call a dung bomb."

"FUXX!" Bird cursed, "But I just want a center!"

"Then let Durant play center!" Lin Tian said without hesitation: "Anyway, he is nearly 7 feet tall, so it's no problem for him to play center!"

"Larry, how many times do I need to remind you? When drafting, if you are a low pick, then pick what you need! If you are a high pick, pick the strongest! Let the team adapt to the top stars, and let the team change around the stars."

"Instead of choosing stars based on the team, you put the cart before the horse! No wonder you couldn't even make the playoffs without me in recent years. You don't know how to build a team! You are too incompetent!"

"Nonsense!" Bird said with his eyes wide open, "I know how to build a team better than anyone! I know how to build a championship lineup better than anyone! We won the championship in your first year here!"

"With me on the team, you can still win the championship even if you ask your grandmother to come!" Lin Tian didn't give Bird any face at all, and continued to mock him: "Also, what do you mean by the championship lineup you created?"

"Charles, Joe, Ben, who else? Anyway, at least 4-5 of the main rotation players in that team were found by me! You? You call this the team you built? How come you are more shameless than me?"

"I regret calling you." Bird couldn't hold it in anymore, he regretted it!

Why are you doing this? Why do you have to make yourself unhappy? Do you think you can criticize Lin Tian better or something?

Do you think you can do it now?
Naive! Idiot! You deserve it!
Bird was constantly comforting and reflecting on himself in his heart, but Lin Tian on the opposite side was not prepared to let him go at all!

"Do you regret calling me? Let me tell you! This will be the most important and greatest phone call in your life! It can bring a second spring to your managerial career!"

"Choose Durant! No matter whether you are in need of a point guard or a center, I don't care how many small forwards you have. In short, if you believe in me, choose Durant!"

Having said this, Lin Tian stopped talking to Bird and hung up the phone without giving him any chance to say more.

Hehe, based on Lin Tian’s understanding of Bird, after he makes this call, Bird will be more determined to choose Oden!
He would definitely choose Oden.

Then?

Then it has nothing to do with me, Mr. Lin.

I tried my best, didn't I?
For the next 20 years, whenever Bird saw Lin Tian, ​​he would have to walk around him in shame!
He will have to be more reserved in front of Lin Tian for the rest of his life.

otherwise?

Otherwise, Lin Tian’s words would be enough to make him despair.

"Larry, if you had listened to me and picked Kevin Durant..."

Wow, it's wonderful! Just think about it, it's fucking wonderful!

After hanging up the phone, Lin Tian, ​​in a good mood, finished his physical therapy. He held his head high, left the locker room, and walked into the North Shore Garden Arena.

It’s time to warm up!

Without a doubt, what greeted Lin Tian was another wave of crazy humiliation, abuse and booing!

The Bostonians, who have finally returned to the divisional finals, can't wait to bring the team back to its glory days of the 80s!

They are going to defeat all the bastards who dare to stand in their way and influence and hinder them from winning the championship again!
This time, the Celtics truly have the strength to win the championship!
Their lineup is strong and balanced, and they have league-class players in every position!

Starting center, Dwight Howard, the second pick in 04!

Although the position of "Warcraft" is still a blue-collar worker, his skills are still rough, but he has shown too many incredible talents! Although he lost the best rookie of the year.

But everyone can see that Okafor has never improved over the years and his career is over.

And Howard's career has just gotten on track!
This season, Howard averaged 13.9 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game.

Howard's inside partner, the team's leader, 'Stone Buddha' Duncan, was selected to the first team this season and continued his stable, low-key but efficient and practical performance. Even with Howard diverting the rebounds, he was still able to contribute a beautiful stats of 20+10+2 per game.

The combination of Howard and Duncan is capable of both offense and defense, and both are in the best stage of their careers. Many people believe that this combination is the best inside duo in the league today!
This pair, one is calm, quiet, reserved and stable, while the other is fiery, passionate and has explosive physical fitness.

The two of them complement each other perfectly and achieve each other's success, and their cooperation is absolutely seamless!
The team's starting power forward is Josh Howard, a guy who plays fierce defense, plays practically, and has strong mid-range jump shot ability in one-on-one situations. He averages 16 points and 4 rebounds per game this season!

At the same time, he is also the weather vane of the Celtics. In the 20 games this season in which Howard scored 29+, the Celtics won all of them!
It can be said that as long as he is in good shape, the Celtics will definitely win!
Then there is the team's starting shooting guard, defensive stalwart Raja Bell, who was acquired in a second trade with the Pacers in the middle of the season.

This season, Bell was selected as the top single defender in the annual defensive team! The three-dimensional defense formed by him and Duncan is also the Celtics' strongest shield on the defensive end this season!
Many people said: The Celtics brought in Bell in the middle of the season just to fight against Lin Tian! They wanted to find a shield to defend against Lin Tian's crazy attacks!
Of course, Bell was beaten by Wade every now and then in the semi-finals, which resulted in the Celtics failing to advance easily. Naturally, Bell's defense was inevitably questioned by many people.

Is his defense any good?

Is the Celtics' defense any good?
Finally, of course, it’s the team’s starting point guard Tony Parker!

Parker was successfully selected as an All-Star this season. Although his average of 16 points and 7 assists per game is not particularly impressive, his ability to promote counterattacks is quite strong. Many people see a little bit of Lin Tian's shadow in him!

Fast break advancement, counterattack layup, breakthrough pass, score at the basket!
This is Parker's job. He is not as versatile as Lin Tian on the court, but if we only look at the areas in which he is good at, Parker is doing quite well!

Of course, there is also the team's sixth man and the best sixth man in the league today, Ginobili!

This season, the Argentine's style of play has become more and more bizarre. His snake-like breakthrough has become one of the most feared breakthrough methods by all teams in the league. He is as elusive as a loach and as cunning as a fox. More importantly, this guy also has the vision of a vulture!

This team is extremely balanced. No one on their team averages more than 23 points per game, but 6 of them average more than 10 points per game. They are united and their chemistry is perfect.

Everyone on this team is willing to contribute and not compete.

It can be said that this team is one of the most enviable and top teams in the league today!

You can even remove one!

Their team basketball is the envy of everyone.

One thing can be seen from all this!

That's Boston, get ready!
They are ready to recreate their glory and honor from the 80s or even earlier!
Everything is ready!

Then, in the first game of the conference finals, they showed the Knicks what the ultimate team basketball is, and also showed the Knicks what a ready Bostonian is!
In this game, the Celtics played in an extremely united and balanced manner, and each of them showed what selflessness is!
Everyone was sharing the ball, and everyone was willing to give opportunities to their teammates. They used extremely selfless offensive performance and achieved a 55% shooting percentage and a 41% three-point shooting percentage!

At the same time, in addition to playing brilliantly and smoothly on the offensive end, they also put on a performance on the defensive end that amazed everyone!
从人盯人到2-3联防，从3-2联防到全场1-3-1紧逼再到尼克斯队上一轮玩儿过的半场扩大区域联防，凯尔特人队这场比赛就跟炫耀自己的防守体系有多么丰富，就像是小朋友给人迫不及待的给小伙伴展示自己的玩具一样。

They brought out all kinds of defenses and all kinds of defensive formations.

Their defense is constantly changing, and their defensive system is as complex as the blood vessels in the human body, which is amazing!

And Lin Tian is very sure that this thing has nothing to do with head coach Rivers!
Lin Tian's attention was focused on the middle-aged fat man sitting next to Rivers.

Tom Thibodeau.

The best defensive head coach in the league in the next 10 or even 20 years! But for now, this guy is just a defensive assistant coach.

The defensive system built by this guy is even more difficult to deal with than the Pistons' iron-blooded defense.

If the Pistons' approach is the ultimate physical confrontation, using a fierce, brutal and tough approach to scare people and make them miss shots, then this Celtics team uses their tacit understanding, chemistry and selflessness to set up defensive traps to force opponents to step into them and jump into them.

In other words, the Pistons are a physical defense, while the Celtics are a technical defense!
It was also on this night that Lin Tian was certain: these bastards didn't use their full strength in the last series! They didn't use all their tricks to deal with Wade and the Cavaliers!

Even though they were beaten pretty badly by Wade and the Cavaliers at one point, they just held back and didn't show any of their best moves!
They saved their trick for the Eastern Conference finals, and it worked wonders! The Knicks were caught off guard and were outmaneuvered!
In this game, the Knicks made 22 turnovers, of which Lin Tian himself made 6! At the same time, the Knicks' shooting percentage was only 38%. As an offense-first team, it is too difficult to win with a 38% shooting percentage!
The Knicks played very badly tonight and they only scored 89 points!
Turnovers, shooting percentage, and points scored are all the worst this season.

In this situation, it would be impossible for them to win!
89: 106!

In the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Knicks lost to the Celtics by 17 points!
This was an absolutely terrible start.

In this game, although Lin Tian scored 27 points, 10 assists and 14 rebounds, he only made 24 of 8 shots and made a lot of mistakes! This performance is already the best in the Knicks!
And Lin Tian’s data is still inaccurate.

Before the last 5 minutes of the game, Lin Tian made 3 of 4 shots from beyond the 0-point line. But in the last 5 minutes of the game, when the Knicks were trailing by 20 points, Lin Tian's 3-point touch suddenly returned!

He made four consecutive three-pointers from beyond the three-point line and scored 3 points in a row!
He single-handedly reduced the score gap to 10 points!
These four consecutive three-pointers really scared the Bostonians! If they hadn't double-teamed Lin Tian immediately, if Parker's floater and Duncan's strong shot hadn't hit the target, the Knicks would have relied on Lin Tian's sudden outburst to win the game back!

In addition, after being double-teamed, Lin Tian found Stoudemire and Anthony, and created open shooting opportunities for them, but the two missed the shots one after another. This led to the Knicks failing to further narrow the gap, and the Celtics once again launched a wave of offensive climax, and the suspense of the game completely disappeared.

But the people of Boston were really terrified.

It was just that little bit short! If Anthony had made an open 3-pointer, if Stoudemire had succeeded in attacking Howard, the situation would have been completely different!

Fortunately, it is stable! It is stable after all!
But Lin Tian's consecutive outbursts in the final moments also proved how badly he played in the first 40 minutes of the game.

最后5分钟3分球4投全中拿下12分，全场比赛24投8中拿到27分，这就意味着他前40分钟的比赛之中，20投只有4中，只拿到15分！
Looking at Lin Tian’s entire career, this performance can be considered quite bad!
As for Stoudemire and Anthony who failed to hit the key shots, their scores did not exceed 20 points and their hit rate was quite negligible. They were also lost in the Celtics' changeable and quickly adjusted defense.

As for the Celtics, their stats are the same as always, no one stands out in particular, everyone is very average.

霍华德13分13篮板4助攻，邓肯19分11篮板，霍华德14分4篮板，帕克14分8次助攻，吉诺比利15分5篮板4助攻，贝尔10分3次抢断。

Six players on the team scored in double digits, but only one scored more than 6 points, and no one scored more than 15 points!
A standard team victory, a standard Celtics victory!

The whole of Boston was in celebration after this victory!
Yes! We can! We can win this series! We can hold down the Knicks’ offense! We can do it!
Champions, here we come!

Regarding the excitement and revelry of Boston fans, Lin said: Are you done with the revelry? Are you done with your tricks?

Then it's my turn!

It's my turn to use my ultimate move! (End of this chapter)