NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

What's the next step?

It's time for fans to predict the Finals MVP.

The series has reached this point, if we don't predict who will win the Finals MVP now, when will we?

Jackson began by saying, "So far in the series, the Mavericks' best statistic is undoubtedly Nowitzki! Apart from scoring only 22 points in Game 4, he has scored 30+ points in the other four games."

"So far in the series, Nowitzki is averaging 29.8 points and 10.6 rebounds per game, with shooting percentages of 54%, 44%, and 89%! Absolutely top-tier performance, an absolute championship-caliber core player! If the Mavericks can win the championship, then Nowitzki will definitely be the number one contributor and the Finals MVP!"

"But to everyone's surprise, LeBron, whom I had high hopes for, only scored 40+ points in Game 4 of the series. In the other four games, he only scored more than 20 points in one game, and even less than 10 points in another game!"

"So although James is averaging 21.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 8.8 assists per game in this series so far, which seems quite comprehensive and impressive, and is a qualified or even excellent second option, anyone who has watched the games knows that his performance is completely unacceptable and utterly disappointing!"

"Even many Dallas fans have started to switch sides!"

"In comparison, Terry, who has scored 20+ points multiple times, seems more like the Mavericks' second option and Nowitzki's best helper on the court!"

"That's fair to say. Because of the significant point deductions in the earlier games, unless James delivers a superhuman performance in the last two games of the series and Nowitzki completely underperforms, James has no chance of winning this year's Finals MVP. Otherwise, if the Mavericks win the championship, the Finals MVP will definitely go to Nowitzki!"

Miller added, "Compared to the Mavericks, whose team is carried by a single star and whose Finals MVP is almost a foregone conclusion, the Bobcats' situation is quite special."

"Their performance is mainly about being average!"

"The team's leading scorer is Rose, who is also the team's steals and assists leader, averaging 25.8 points, 8.4 assists, and 2.6 steals per game so far. Of course, he also has a team-high 4.4 turnovers!"

"Rose is the leader of this team and the core of their perimeter offense. If he wins the Finals MVP, there will be absolutely no problem with it."

"But Yao Ming, the Bobcats' second-in-command and the team's core center, also performed exceptionally well! His two three-pointers in Game 3 directly turned the tide of the entire series, leaving an indelible impression!"

"At the same time, his average of 22.4 points, 12.6 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game in the series so far is also amazing. He is the team's second-leading scorer, as well as the team's rebounding leader and shot block leader. In addition, he is also the team's number one three-point shooter and the guy with the highest field goal percentage."

"His shooting percentages of 51%, 41%, and 82% are absolutely excellent. Coupled with his consistent output in both quality and quantity, if Yao Ming delivers a stellar performance to suppress Rose in the final game, then it would be no surprise that he becomes the Finals MVP!"

"With these two stars leading the way, the Bobcats' situation is incredibly unpredictable! In fact, if we really have to guess, does Boozer, who's averaging 17 points and 10 rebounds per game, have a chance to make a comeback? What if he puts up some amazing numbers in the last two games?"

Jackson said, "But then another question arises: Will this cause divisions within the Bobcats? Will there be subtle changes in mentality depending on who wins the Finals MVP?"

"Sometimes these changes aren't due to selfishness, but rather selflessness! For example, Rose wanted the award to be given to his senior teammate, Yao Ming. He kept feeding Yao the ball, but wouldn't that cause Yao to miss some opportunities to shoot, thus delaying the game?"

"Could it be that Yao Ming, not wanting to overshadow his teammates, will tone down his performance tonight and focus on playing a supporting role, thus weakening the team's inside offense?"

"These are all problems! And these are the points we need to focus on tonight!"

Inside the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Johnson was passionately explaining their tactics in the locker room. He kept repeating the tactics he had already gone through countless times in the past few days, hoping that the team could get through tonight.

If he can get through tonight, he's confident he can win the series!
However, the atmosphere on the Mavericks' side seemed somewhat subdued, though it's unclear whether it was due to the rumors circulating outside, the tension, or genuine internal problems within the team.

But overall, no one spoke, and the team seemed to lack momentum.

Completely opposite to them, of course, is the Bobcats' locker room.

They're not even talking about tactics right now.

"Come on, over here, hang a banner over here! The one about the 2011 NBA championship, yes, hang it right here!"

"Come here, put up a base here, we're going to put the championship trophy here later."

"Just put all the champagne in the corner. How much? Five cases? Five cases aren't enough! Get me ten more cases and pile them all up here. We'll need them later! What's with all this talk about alcohol content and how easy it is to get drunk? Is your champagne for drinking? It's for spraying!"

"I want this therapy pool to smell like champagne for the next six months!"

"And the photographer? Come on, let's take a family photo! Everyone come over here, one, two, three, smile!"

"Where are the balloons? Bring them all over here! Stick them on the wall! Wait, who brought these blue balloons? Are they planning to bring the Dallas guys into the locker room to celebrate? I'm telling you! No Mavericks players are allowed here except for LeBron James!"

"But if James comes, no one is allowed to touch their chopsticks, not even once, before he picks up his chopsticks! Because he is our hero!"

In the entire Bobcats locker room, besides Lin Tian, ​​who else could say such a thing? Besides Lin Tian, ​​who else could be so arrogant as to start decorating the locker room before the game has even started? There's no one else in the entire league who would do that except Lin Tian.

But Lin Tian is genuinely confident; he believes the team can win tonight!
Especially after reading Miller and Jackson's analysis, considering the huge gap in basic statistics between James and Nowitzki, and more importantly: although Johnson has talent, he's a tyrant!
Should he be a psychologist to comfort and help players resolve their emotional distress?

It would be better to have Zhang Fei fight Linghu Chong with an embroidery needle!
He can't do this!

Lin Tian was confident that if James were on his team, he would definitely not let this happen!

Isn't it just because of the external evaluation and the issue of the Finals MVP that I can't quite understand?

The organization has decided that this time, James will support Nowitzki, and next time, Nowitzki will fully support James!

As for Terry, although he claims he will lead the team to Mars and win the Mars championship, he won't be able to win the award next season, so you, James, can rest assured!
Lin Tian refused to believe that James wouldn't be tempted by his motivational speech, empty promises, and impressive analysis, or that he would continue playing half-dead!
Lin Tian would never allow anyone under his command to play like that! Even if James is stubborn and half-dead after all this talk, Lin Tian wouldn't find it difficult to handle.

His style has always been: don't do it!

If you don't play well, if you can't get over that mental hurdle, then just sit on the bench and slowly get through it!
Let's talk about it later.

I don't care if you're some chosen one, little emperor!
Of course, Lin Tian doesn't have such worries now. Under his full guidance, the Bobcats team this season is incredibly united, and everyone is working towards the same goal!

In addition, as Miller and Jackson have pointed out, the Bobcats may now face another problem.

"Both of you have a chance to win the Finals MVP. Tell me your thoughts, be honest." After setting up the championship celebration scene later, Lin Tian immediately gathered everyone together and asked this question in broad daylight.

It's somewhat embarrassing to ask this question.

It's not that this is something shameful, but asking someone who writes online novels to read their work aloud at a class reunion, or even asking them to share the link in the group chat, might sound harmless, but for that classmate, it's like asking them to take off their pants and stick their butt out for everyone to see.

It's so embarrassing. Now, Lin Tian has directly asked this question.

In front of everyone.

Lin Tian did this because he had already prepared a response plan and thought about how to comfort these two people and all the players.

After all, this thing can be big or small. If it affects people's mentality or even unity, that would be terrible. If it's not resolved soon, it'll be a ticking time bomb.

Lin Tian had considered many possible actions from the two of them, as well as the reactions of many people. In the end, he also prepared contingency plans for various situations.

Come on! Dude, I'll make sure you're all sorted out tonight, then we can go on the court and win the game without any distractions!
"Derrick, what's there to discuss?" Yao Ming spread his hands and said, "Shouldn't he take it?"

“I’ll take it.” Ross said matter-of-factly, looking at everyone and saying, “This thing can be cut into pieces beforehand? Let’s cut it into 20 pieces, one piece for everyone!”

hiss……

So mature?
There was no pushing and shoving, no fighting and grabbing, no open or covert struggles or forming cliques, and no small groups competing or blaming each other.
The team I led is fucking perfect?
They're getting a little proud.

As Lin Tian watched the players start joking and laughing together again, showing no signs of tension, strain, or hidden rivalry, he became certain of one thing once more: tonight's game was going to be won!

Who would have thought! Master Lin has spent his whole life causing others to overthink and become confused, but today he's the one who's fallen for it!

All the preparations we made before were for nothing!
What Lin Tian didn't expect was that half of the Lynx's current temperament was due to the players spending so much time with him throughout the season, being influenced and assimilated by him; his personal style was too strong.

As for the remaining half?
That's the spirit that the team cultivated, even with Rose and Yao Ming absent one after another, still managed to unite as one and work together to try and defeat their opponents, regardless of their record.

That's because the team developed confidence after everyone refused to give up and admit defeat when they were in trouble for three consecutive rounds of the playoffs!

"Very good!" Lin Tian looked at everyone and said, "Then, there's no need for any more words. Everyone, come with me and take that damn championship trophy! Then together, we'll make history!"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he took the lead and stretched out his arm: "Charlotte Lynx!"

"champion!"

After a unified roar, the Lynx team was ready, stood up proudly, and walked out of the locker room.

There is no Game 7 in this series!

Tonight, they will end the series and become the champions!
As the Bobcats returned to American Airlines Arena after almost a week's absence, the Dallas fans, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately greeted them with a frenzy of boos and shouts.

The Dallas fans want this championship too!
Even if they dislike James, even if they think James is holding them back, they still want this championship!
Then, the Dallas fans clearly reached a consensus and understanding before the game. Later, when the entire Mavericks team walked onto the court, the fans first gave them a crazy cheer, and then the nearly 20,000 people in the arena almost simultaneously began chanting James' name.

"LBJ! LBJ! LBJ!"

Fans are expressing their passion and support for LeBron James and the team in their own way!

After hearing the fans' shouts, Lin Tian glanced at the technical table and then walked over.

His target seemed to be Johnson, to shake hands with this opponent, but he delivered another blow as he passed by James.

"Why don't they chant 'LBJ, MVP'? Is it because the MVP belongs to Dirk?"

If in the past, Lin Tian's provocations and psychological warfare were done covertly out of fear of being seen through and falling for their tricks.

Now, Lin Tian is showing his cards!

Dude, I'm not pretending anymore! At this point in the series, there's no need to pretend anymore. I'm telling you straight now, LeBron, you're not getting the Finals MVP! I'm telling you clearly, Dallas belongs to Nowitzki, so what?!

"Useless Lin, we won't be swayed by you." James paused for a moment, then quickly regained his composure, indicating that he wouldn't fall for it.

"Who are you kidding, LeBron? Who are you trying to fool! I was just like you back then, exactly like you are now!" Lin Tian said with a wicked grin. "I could score 48 points in the Finals in my rookie season! And then what?"

"I didn't get a single Finals MVP vote, even though I scored 48 points in the game-winning shot! I also had 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and I didn't even deserve a single vote! They just gave me a starting position the following year!"

"And then what? People say I'm useless without Michael. I'm good because Michael can make the shots I pass to him. If he can't make the shots, then I'm useless!"

"Do you know why I got so fired up during the 97 Finals? Because I knew that no matter how well I played or how great I did, the Finals MVP wouldn't be mine."

"That's Chicago!"

"So I left the court in a special way, left the Finals, to do what I was supposed to do. LeBron, did you do what you were supposed to do?"

"Now you know why I left Chicago?"

"It's not just about the money, but also because all the honors I received in Chicago belong to Michael Jordan!"

After saying this, Lin Tian said no more and turned back to his bench.

"You finished him off?" Van Gundy immediately came over. Judging from his expression, he actually seemed a little reluctant, clearly feeling that Lin Tian had been too ruthless.

There's no need to go to such extremes!

"What if he figures it out? Don't you want to take a vacation and start traveling? I have a wife and kids waiting for me at home!"

Lin Tian waved his hand, indicating that they had to nip it in the bud! They couldn't give the Mavericks and James any chance to turn things around!
As for James over there, he seemed to be perfectly fine, looking quite energetic, and even showed off two dunks in a row.

But Lin Tian believed that what he hadn't said earlier was now definitely lingering in James's mind.

"Chicago belongs to Jordan, and everything I have is his."

"Dallas belongs to Nowitzki, and everything you get is his!"

Why is it said that open strategies are powerful?
Lin Tian's move was a classic example of an open scheme. He was blatantly setting him up, and if James couldn't figure it out, he couldn't blame Lin Tian! (End of Chapter)