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Yang Lin's shot wasn't a buzzer-beater, and the referees reviewed the video and gave the clock back to the Boston Celtics.

0.9 seconds, which is 0.1 seconds more than the final time the Denver Nuggets gave the Rockets thirteen days ago.

At this point, the Celtics need an "old fish" like Fisher.

Hmm... that doesn't seem to work either, because the Celtics don't have any timeouts left, so they can only inbound the ball from the baseline in the backcourt.

Amid the commotion, the referee called for both teams to restart the game.

"Beep!" The referee blew his whistle.

Just as Posey tossed the ball to Pierce at the baseline, before Pierce could even shoot, both backboards flashed red lights simultaneously.

"Beep~~" The whistle signaling the end of the match sounded.

Yang Lin's three-pointer sealed the victory for the Rockets, who narrowly defeated the Boston Celtics 103-102 on the road.

While handing their opponents their fourth loss of the season, they also became the first Western Conference team to defeat the Celtics' Big Three.

Yang Lin delivered a stunning performance in this game, not only hitting the game-winning three-pointer but also scoring 43 points, grabbing 5 rebounds, and dishing out 9 assists.

His outstanding performance has repeatedly proven that his rookie season championship and FMVP trophy were not just luck.

The Celtics' Big Three's strength has been questioned after losing to a depleted Rockets team.

Espn Sports: "...Perhaps we all overestimated the strength of the Boston Big Three. They seem to only dominate in the East...When it comes to crucial moments, KG, Paul, and Ray are not trustworthy."

The New York Times: "Yang from China showed everyone in one game that he is greater than KG, Paul, and Ray, and that he is greater than the Boston Celtics."

The Los Angeles Times: "A team made up of losers trying to win... The Boston Celtics' rebuild is doomed to failure."

Of course, there are also those who simply praise the Houston Rockets.

Turner Sports published an article by Barkley: "A thrilling game. When Houston needs heroes, its heroes come to the rescue... Houston's heroes aren't just Young, but also Yao, Chris, Shawn..."

"They were resilient and never gave up, which led to their ultimate victory... The Houston Rockets are once again launching towards the Larry O'Brien Trophy. By the way, Coach Rick, is the team still missing a 1'98" power forward?"

The season continues.

On January 4th, the Rockets visited Orlando to challenge the Magic.

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With one minute left in the fourth quarter, Howard was fouled out by Yao Ming, his sixth foul.

The Magic faced the Rockets twice this season, and Howard fouled out both times.

Dwight Howard scored 16 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in this game.

Thanks to Yao Ming's inside dominance, the Rockets narrowly defeated the Orlando Magic 96-94, completing a season sweep of the team.

On January 5, the Rockets returned to Houston for a back-to-back home game against the New York Knicks.

McGrady's repeated injuries served as a stark wake-up call for Rick Adelman, who was racing towards the championship.

Therefore, Yao Ming will rest in this game.

Despite the absence of Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, and Wilcox, Yang Lin's half-roster Rockets easily defeated their opponents.

The Houston Rockets secured their third consecutive victory with a score of 106-87.

The next day, Yang Lin received a call from his agent.

Bill Duffy exclaimed excitedly, "Young, the contract is finalized. Nike has offered us a contract we've never seen before."

"This is all thanks to the All-Star voting results announced the day before yesterday; otherwise, the negotiations would have dragged on for at least a while longer."

The day before yesterday, January 4th, the NBA announced the results of the third phase of All-Star voting.

With McGrady sidelined due to injury at the end of last month, Yang Lin proved with his ability that he could single-handedly carry the Rockets' backcourt.

This increased his chances of getting many votes in the United States.

The results of the three-stage voting show that Yang Lin received 1,586,721 votes, successfully overtaking Kobe Bryant's 1,446,898 votes to become the Western Conference's top vote-getter.

He also defeated Kevin Garnett, who received 1,527,963 votes, to become the league's leading vote-getter.

Yang Lin: Ahem~~ For now, for now, the voting isn't over yet!

All-Star voting has increased, but the basic structure remains unchanged, with the starting lineup still consisting of the same ten players from the first phase.

Western Conference starting lineup (for now): Yao Ming, Tim Duncan, Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Yang Lin;

Eastern Conference starting lineup for now: Dwight Howard, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Jason Kidd.

Currently, ten players hold a significant lead and their positions are relatively stable.

Even Kidd has now received 87 votes.

The third-highest number of votes among Eastern Conference guards is Ray Allen with 73 votes, trailing Kidd by a significant 14 votes.

The differences in the other nine positions are even more pronounced:

Yang Lin surpassed his teammates, with McGrady (90 votes), the third most voted guard in the West, receiving 68 votes; Yao Ming surpassed Amar'e Stoudemire (68 votes), the second most voted center in the West, receiving 57 votes.

The situation is even more dramatic in the Eastern Conference forward position, with LeBron James (156 million votes), who came in second, surpassing Chris Bosh (51 votes), who came in third, by 105 million votes.

Yi Jianlian of the Bucks currently has 291447 votes, still ranking fifth among Eastern Conference forwards.

Yang Lin wasn't overly excited upon learning that the sneaker contract had been confirmed.

He has his own bottom line; he won't sell himself off cheaply. It's either a big contract or no contract at all.

Sneaker manufacturers are eyeing his GG value and are interested in the East Asian market behind him, so it's reasonable for them to offer him a big contract.

Even in Yang Lin's opinion, his contract couldn't be described as too... big...!

Therefore, he remained calm and chuckled into the phone, "Alright, Bill, don't get too excited. This was expected. They're willing to pay because they're certain they'll get something in return."

"As I said, our prices aren't high; the market behind me is huge. They'll be willing to pay a little money to earn more money."

Upon hearing this, Bill Duffy on the phone, like a sycophant, laughed and echoed, "Yes, yes, yes! You were right."

Now you're the God of Wealth, whatever you say is right.

Shortly after, Nike released the following information through the media:

The biggest sneaker contract ever signed has been announced, with Nike signing newly crowned Finals MVP Yang Lin to a five-year, $130 million sneaker deal.

The specific details of the contract are confidential and have not been made public.

The news caused an uproar.

The general content of Yang Lin's endorsement contract is as follows:

A basic endorsement fee of 100 million over 5 years, averaging 20 million US dollars per year;

The $30 million prize money includes a $10 million signing bonus, a $10 million playoff bonus, and a $10 million All-Star bonus.

The playoff KPIs are: at least four playoff appearances in five years, each round of advancement counts as 0.5 playoff appearances, the championship counts as 1 playoff appearance, and the Finals MVP counts as 1 playoff appearance.

This means that if the Rockets win the championship this year and he wins the Finals MVP, he can achieve his playoff bonus goal in one year.

The KPIs for the All-Star Game are: at least four All-Star appearances in five years, being voted a starter counts as two, being named an MVP counts as 0.5, being named an Rising Stars MVP counts as 0.5, and winning an individual competition counts as 0.5.

Yang Lin's shoe contract was announced, and some people immediately couldn't sit still.

Rich Paul called Nike executives: "We want an explanation for why that Chinese guy's contract is so big? It far exceeds LeBron's."

"LeBron is Nike's top star; he can bring huge profits to Nike."

Nike executive: "Oh! Richie, haven't we been generous enough to LeBron? We've already given him a multi-million dollar contract before he's even played a single professional game."

"Yang has already won the championship ring, the Finals MVP trophy, and is currently the All-Star vote leader. Behind him is a huge market."

"Rich, please tell me, what should we do? What can we do? Just hand him over to Adidas, or some other competitor?"

Rich Paul: "But we've always had a great working relationship! Hasn't LeBron brought Nike a lot of attention?"

Nike executive: "We have indeed always had a pleasant working relationship, and we are able to continue to do so."

"Rich, stop testing the waters! We all know LeBron's next contract will be more expensive. But how much he ultimately gets depends not only on the negotiation, but also on his achievements and value."