NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

At the post-game press conference, a somewhat depressed Duncan sat in a chair and answered many questions from reporters.

He answered all the questions, ranging from the team's outlook for next season, whether he is satisfied with this season, what is memorable about this season, and any regrets.

As time went by, the reporter asked the last question: "Tim, last question, what do you think of Lin and this Knicks team?"

"Lin is the strongest opponent I have ever faced. Before I met him, I never thought someone could be so good, and never thought someone could play like this! He satisfies all my fantasies about basketball. He does everything a human can and should do on the basketball court."

"I think he is the best in history! I also hope that he can keep the championship in the East! Losing to the final champion is better than losing to the runner-up, isn't it?"

"As for the Knicks, their offensive firepower may be the best in history. They have many incredible and powerful players. They may be even stronger next year, but what I want to say is: we will not give up! We will be even stronger next year. Next year, we will continue to challenge the Knicks!"

"By the way, I wasn't joking when I said that just now. I was serious. This time, I was really serious about praising my opponent! He is the greatest opponent I have ever met in my life!"

Of course, Duncan's generous praise and compliments reached Lin Tian's ears at the first moment.

Under the expectant gaze of the reporters, the first thing Lin Tian did was to teach a lesson!

Well, teach the journalists a lesson!

"He said that, and you didn't ask him two more questions?"

"Like, how did you feel when you faced the Knicks? Like, who was greater, Lin or Michael?"

"For example, if we compare ourselves to the Knicks back then, who is better? Didn't you ask?"

After seeing the reporters shaking their heads, Lin Tian also shook his head helplessly: "You guys! You are all known as professional, top reporters, how could you make such a mistake? It's so sad!"

"Well, Lin, we will pay attention next time." A reporter swallowed and continued, "Then can you tell me about Tim and this Celtics team? They said you are the strongest team and the strongest individual he has ever met. What do you think of Tim and this Celtics team?"

"That's about it. They're pretty good, but just average." Upon hearing this, Lin Tian didn't hesitate to comment directly, "They are definitely not the best team I've ever met in my life."

"The most powerful teams I have ever encountered are all the teams I led myself!" Lin Tian quickly gave his real answer before the reporter asked a counter-question!

I won’t give you the opportunity to sow discord and fan the flames. Mr. Lin will do this kind of thing himself!
I am the strongest and the strongest team is of course the team I lead! This is quite reasonable!
Makes perfect sense.

But the reporters will not surrender just like that. The strongest team is the one you lead, right?

Come on! Keep coming!
"So, I would like to ask you, Lin, which team you have been on in your 11 years of career is the strongest? Or, if these 11 teams you have been on play in a championship, which team do you think will win the championship?"

Well, you don’t tell me who the strongest team you’ve faced is, right?
OK! Then let's ask you which is the strongest team you have ever played for! If you have the guts, keep pretending!
"The strongest team I've ever been on is, of course, the team I'm going to be on next season!" Lin Tian is also quite experienced in this regard, and directly stated that the next team is the best: "I am constantly getting stronger, and my teammates are also constantly improving. We have new achievements every day, so we are always getting stronger."

"So what you mean is that every team you've been on is not as strong as you next year?" The reporters did not give up and continued to question Lin Tian.

"Yes, but I won't be as good as I will be the year after next, and I will definitely not be as good as I will be the year after that!"

"If you put it that way, wouldn't the 75-year-old you be able to beat the 29-year-old you?"

"That's right." Lin Tian nodded shamelessly, "At 75 years old, I can definitely find some new skills and ways to play. I am the kind of person who will never stop improving. I am never satisfied and I am always absorbing knowledge!"

The reporters fell silent; their defense was broken by Lin Tiangan.

In my entire life, I have never seen someone so shameless and so fond of boasting!

How narcissistic must one be to brag about himself like that in front of all the American fans!
My 75-year-old self is better than my 29-year-old self? How is that possible? It's impossible to even think about it!
Lin Tian: That’s superficial! We Chinese have a profession called “touching porcelain”!

If the 29-year-old me dared to dribble or accelerate, the 75-year-old me would immediately lie on the ground and scream!

Play ball?

Pay the money!
Considering that his skin is unlikely to get thinner as he gets older, Lin Tian believes that this kind of thing is absolutely possible, which is not right.

It will definitely happen!
By that time, at the age of 75, I will still be the king on the basketball court!
After this topic was completely exhausted, the reporters looked at each other and could only quickly change the topic.

If I don’t change the subject, I’m going to be pissed off to death by this bastard!

"Well, Lin, predict your opponent in the finals! The Suns and Spurs just finished the decisive game yesterday. The Suns are currently in the lead and have the match point. How do you think this series will go? Who will make it out of the West and fight you?"

"I think they will play to a Game 20, and then more than overtimes, and they will be so tired that they will have cramps and can't even stand up when playing against us!"

"Steve will be so tired that he can only play positional defense because he can't run. LeBron will be so tired that he can only shoot because he can't break through. The same is true for the others."

"Well, have I given a similar answer before?" When Lin Tianyi saw that the reporters below did not respond when he said this, he immediately understood.

Guys, this is a different and completely new answer!
You don’t want to hear me cursing at others for playing overtime!
Satisfy you!

"Then let me make a serious prediction?"

Lin Tian smiled and looked towards the press box. Seeing these guys who were looking for chaos getting excited and even actively picking up their pens to write something, Lin Tian said with satisfaction: "I hope the Spurs advance to the finals. I hope to play against them!"

"Because I don't like LeBron, I think it's more fun to beat him up! I've beaten Shaq many times, I think it's easy to beat him, I can do it with my eyes closed. Popovich is Don's apprentice, Don will definitely be able to restrain him easily."

"Oh, and it can also make Tim and the people of Los Angeles sad. The Spurs made it to the finals without Tim, and Shaq made it to the finals after leaving the Lakers! I like this script! I like it very much!"

Well, it’s bad taste again.

This is just gibberish again, with absolutely no mention of techniques or tactics, interactions or serious predictions for the game.

Not worth mentioning.

The reporters put down their pens in boredom.

The only good news is that among Lin Tian’s nonsense, at least there is one sentence that can be used.

“I don’t like LeBron.”

Just this one sentence can be used and can be included in a press release.

And it’s quite useful!

Experienced journalists have already begun to calculate the value of this sentence in their minds.

Even the best journalists already have an outline in their heads!
Let’s start from what Lin Tian said a few months ago: “See you in New York”!

Let’s start with the two explosive and controversial matchups between the two sides during the regular season, and write about the grudges between the two and how they were unhappy with each other!
I heard that the two of them had an argument during the All-Star Game?

Oh, right! It seems that there was a quarrel among the Western team at that time!
After the All-Star Game, news of infighting within the Western Conference team spread from various channels, and James was at the heart of the conflict!

It is said that some people even fought and blood was shed?
Memories began to revive.

Those minor details that had not been taken seriously before began to be grouped together, and the reporters broke them apart, crushed them, and reassembled them, and then formed articles with different perspectives, different angles, different methods and different emphases!

Just this evening, a large number of articles came out!
Say anything.

"The feud between Lin and LeBron! It didn't start with 'See you in New York'!"

"Informed sources revealed: Lin didn't like James during the creation camp!"

"I don't like LeBron! Lin Tian said what half of the fans in the United States think in one sentence!"

"True character! Lin Tian never hides anything! He always speaks his mind!"

"Looking at the matches between the two throughout their careers, Lin has an absolute advantage with 6 wins and 2 losses!"

"See you in New York again? Lin is looking forward to beating LeBron again!"

"The origin of the grudge! LeBron has privately told others many times that he is better than Lin!"

"What ruined their relationship more than the phrase 'See you in New York' was the All-Star Game!"

As the reporters were writing, suddenly, no one knew who started it or who discovered the blind spot first.

Off track! Many off track articles have started to appear! "Did the All-Star Game conflict stem from the Spurs' internal conflict? Rumor has it that Bosh and O'Neal hate each other!"

"Which side is LeBron on? Shaq and Chris are said to have clashed many times!"

"Replay of the conflict between the Western Conference team in the All-Star Game! Is this the reason?"

"Kobe once stood up for O'Neal, but James stood by Bosh, which made O'Neal very sad!"

"Lin and Shaq are good buddies, and they have worked together many times! Standing up for Shaq is the real reason why he hates LeBron!"

What are the basic qualities of a qualified or excellent journalist?

That means seeing the big picture from the small details, expanding a sentence into an article, and nurturing a seed into a towering tree!

Anyway, after this night, everyone in the world knew one thing.

Lin Tian and James are unhappy with each other.

As for the reason why the two people are unhappy with each other?

Some people think that it is love turning into hate, some people think that it is jealousy, some people think that it is incompatibility of personalities, some people think that it is healthy competition, and some people think that the two are just standing up for their good buddies.

There are even a small number of people who think that the two are rivals in love and have their eyes on the same girl.

This statement was directly criticized by more people.

James, and Lin Tian, ​​fighting over a woman?
Why!

Just looking at the appearance of the two men, the girls naturally know who to choose!

Even if both of them wear masks, as long as a little hairline is exposed, the girls will know who to choose.

In a word: Instead of believing that the two people had a dispute over the girl, it is better to believe that there was something going on between them!

Lin Tian: Sue! I'm going to sue this statement!
Outrageous!

Am I having an affair with James?
Lin Tian looked at this topic that was rising rapidly and being discussed by many people, and he was so frightened that he was shaking with fear and his hair stood on end.

It’s scary just thinking about it.

I, Mr. Lin, have lived a clean life and cannot tolerate this!
He called Pelinka directly and said he would sue those who spread rumors.

But Pelinka only listened halfway and hung up the phone!

At three o'clock in the morning, you want me to go and pick up a bunch of anonymous netizens who spread rumors about you being gay?
ill!

……

Fortunately, the discussion about the relationship between Lin Tian and James was quickly paused.

Because the sixth game between the Suns and the Spurs is about to start!

In the previous five games, the two sides were evenly matched!

Both sides defended their respective home courts and both sides played to their own strengths!

In the first five games, there was actually only one core of the game between the two sides.

That's rhythm and speed!

In the first two games, the Suns, who were playing at home, completely mastered the rhythm and the game was completely on the run! They ran all the way on the court!
They used repeated offense and defense transitions, fully implementing their 7 seconds or less philosophy and shooting the Spurs full of holes!

O'Neal was completely useless on the court, and the Spurs were completely unable to stop the Suns' fierce bombardment!
In this game, the Suns made 19 three-pointers and beat the Spurs by 3 points!
In the second game, the Spurs' rhythm was much better! Although the game was still played very quickly, although both sides were still running and playing, O'Neal still did not contribute much in this game, but James ran thoroughly tonight!
The two sides fought against each other in this game!

James and Bosh combined to score 65 points, 21 rebounds and 15 assists!
With the perfect performance of these two people, the Spurs almost won this offensive battle!
The Suns are ultimately better at and more fond of this kind of running game. If the Spurs follow them, it would be equivalent to giving up their advantage in positional warfare and giving up O'Neal, their big killer under the basket!
In the end, it is still about using one's own weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths.

So, even though James and Bosh played perfectly, the Spurs still lost by 9 points that night!
But when the series moved to San Antonio and the two sides started the game at the Spurs' home court, the situation changed dramatically immediately!
One sentence can explain the changes on both sides in the third and fourth battles.

O'Neal is resurrected!

After returning to his home court, this inside giant seemed to have eaten a magic bean and recovered all his strength!
He was able to grab and protect the backcourt rebounds, and he was also able to fight for the frontcourt rebounds and contain the Suns' fast breaks.

In the strong attack under the basket, he can educate Martin like a kid, and he can also transform into the devil Kuba and beat Marion into the sewer.

In short, in the third and fourth games, whoever defends O'Neal will die!
In the third game, he scored 31 points and 20 rebounds, including 5 blocks and 8 offensive rebounds.

In the fourth game, he scored 39 points, 19 rebounds, 4 blocks and 7 offensive rebounds.

In the two games, O'Neal was so strong that it was frightening. It seemed as if his youth had returned to him, making him an invincible monster once again.

Thanks to O'Neal's crazy performance, the Spurs successfully won back two games and changed the score to 2:2!

For the next decisive battle, both sides return to Phoenix again!

There is no need to elaborate on how important this game is. The winner will be the first to get the match point and have a great chance of advancing to the finals!
In this game, O'Neal continued his heroic performance under the basket. He turned into a rebounding monster for the third consecutive game and grabbed 24 rebounds!
But surprisingly, in the third and fourth games, O'Neal got 21 and 24 shooting opportunities respectively.

But on this night, O'Neal only took 13 shots, 6 of which were tip-ins or dunks after he grabbed the offensive rebound.

Although O'Neal scored 13 points again with 22 shots, these 22 points were not enough to help the Spurs win!

The Spurs lost again in this game!

In this game, not only O'Neal tried his best, James also played a very outstanding performance. He made 35 of 13 shots, 3 of 7 three-pointers, and 2 of 19 free throws, scoring 13 points!
Among them, 35 shots were his career high in the playoffs.

But James' 41 points failed to help the team win. The Spurs had to suffer another defeat with a 5-point difference.

They lost the crucial battle of Tianwang Mountain!
It was after this game that Lin Tian’s post-match interview after eliminating the Celtics was released, and those nonsense reports based on Lin Tian’s nonsense were also released.

Of course, the Spurs are not in the mood to pay attention to any All-Star conflicts or the fact that Lin Tian wants to have a round with James.

The focus within the Spurs team is on the blatant word "internal strife".

Because the reporters are guessing or even making up stories based on clues, the audience and fans don't know the truth either, they are just guessing and watching the fun.

But everyone in the Spurs organization knows one thing.

O'Neal and James really have a conflict! The two really had an argument in the locker room of the All-Star Game!

Really, they almost got into a fight.

In this regard, when the All-Star Game ended, several parties involved remained silent and no one mentioned the matter, including the players on the Spurs, who did not know about it.

But some things can't be treated as if they never happened just because you don't talk about them, avoid them, or put them aside temporarily!

The nail has been planted long ago, the only suspense is when it will be pulled out.

Now, it's time to pull it out!

In the last tactical meeting before Game 6 of the series, O'Neal, who had been quite silent in various meetings this season and usually quite easy-going, as if he had accepted that he was a role player, suddenly spoke.

This was the first time he spoke at a similar meeting this season: "I want to win, and I believe everyone wants to win too! And the best way to win is to attack the Suns' inside line! I am the best way to beat the Suns!"

"This season, I have never complained about my shooting rights, tactical position or anything else, because I know I am old and I can no longer show my dominance in the long regular season."

"But in a series, my dominance is still effective only against a team of the Suns' level! I can handle it, I can beat them!"

"We all know how we won in the third and fourth games, and we all know how well we played in those two games! We also know that I didn't take too few shots in the last game." (End of this chapter)