NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 179 The Avengers are assembled!A brand new version of Lin Tian!
"Hey Larry, how are you in Indiana? I just attended a friend's wedding here. Do you have time to grab a drink?"

When Bird heard the voice of this old friend, his eyes suddenly lit up!
coming!

Isn't this coming!

"Drink! Danny, come to my office and drink! I have good wine in my office. When will you come over?" Bird agreed hurriedly, and at the same time found two bottles of top-notch wine in both year and brand from his drawer. come out.

Today, I will risk my old life and take down this old boy!
The person who called Bird was his former teammate and Celtics' meritorious guard Danny Ainge!

It's just that Anji has retired for two years now, but!Although he has retired for two years, Bird is very aware of how self-disciplined his former teammate is. Not only has he not gained weight at all, but he has also been a guest trainer from time to time to train with the players. I heard that this guy has also picked up his favorite sport again. of baseball, playing on a semipro baseball team in Boston!

In terms of physical function, there is definitely no problem!

When he was a player, Angie was a guy with extremely high talent and an incredible basketball quotient!Although his physical fitness is not amazing, he has played in the league for 14 years, been selected to the All-Star once, and won two championships!He averaged 11 points and 4 assists per game in his career, and averaged 18 points and 6 assists per game at his peak!
When he retired just two years ago, he was still averaging 7 points and 3 assists per game, and had a 37% three-point shooting rate!
Now that two years have passed, it is unrealistic for the 38-year-old Anji to start or even play 82 regular season games.

But what if he is only allowed to hold the position for two months and release all his physical reserves without any scruples during these two months?

There is a high probability that there is a way!

Anyway, we don't want Anji to be the main force, so we can use our football intelligence and shooting skills during the rotation to last for 15 minutes!

Bird thought happily as he began to sober up.

He had already thought about it. If Anji didn't agree, he would get him drunk and make him sign the contract drunkenly!

As for that position with the Celtics...

Well, Auerbach certainly won't be angry!
Absolutely not!

"Larry, why don't you go find a pub instead of in the office? Do you want to show off your achievements to me?" Half an hour later, Danny Ainge came to Bird's office and looked at the decoration in the office. , while saying: "After I left, the old man got so angry that he almost smashed half of the training hall!"

"But I'm still very happy. He said that when he retires, he will let me be his successor!"

"Then do you think that if you run away, the old man will be so angry that he will have a heart attack?" Bird poured Anji a glass of wine and asked tentatively.

"If I become the general manager, I think there is a high probability that I will, but if I come back to play, I won't be too angry." Ainge shrugged and joked: "But I think other places besides the WNBA won't. mine."

"How about you come to Indiana and play here for a year?" Bird continued to test.

"Okay! Hahaha, give me a contract like Lin's, and I'll come right away! I'll give you my life!" Anji raised his glass and clinked it with Bird.

"Seriously, you were eliminated by Michael twice in the Finals alone! If I remember correctly, once by the Trail Blazers and once by the Suns! You were on both sides of the losing team. Am I remembering correctly?"

"That's right! I lost two consecutive finals, both to the Bulls." Angie took another sip and said, "But I swept them twice in the early stages of my career, and they never did this!"

"That was swept away by me." Bird rolled his eyes and said, "Not to mention this, do you want revenge?"

"Revenge? You don't really want me to be your assistant coach, do you? Don't you already have Isaiah?" Ainge looked at Bird, shook his head and said: "The old man will kill me, I won't go He works in the management of other teams."

"Well, I won't be an assistant coach or a scout. If there is a place for me to be the general manager, then let's talk about it."

"Who said it's the management? How about coming here to play for another year? We are short of a third point guard." Bird said with a smile.

"You're crazy, stop making such silly jokes." Angie sneered, not thinking Bird was serious at all.

"Drink! Come again!" Bird smiled and did not continue, but continued to pour wine.

……

The next morning, there was an extra person on the Pacers' training ground. This guy looked drunk, and he obviously hadn't sobered up yet.

"Danny? What are you doing here? That idiot hired you from Boston to be an assistant coach?" Barkley saw an old acquaintance and asked curiously: "Isn't he afraid that Auerbach will kill him?"

"I'm here to play ball." Angie's eye circles were still a little swollen: "Who knows how much wine that bastard drank into me last night, I only know that I have signed a contract with a minimum salary of 1 year, or damn nothing. Guarantee the contract! Larry the bastard!"

At this time, in Bird's office, he was holding his phone in his hand. The phone was half a meter away from his ear. Even so, the crazy curses coming from the other end of the phone still shook Bird's ears. It hurts.

"Are you done yet! You don't want to keep any of my team members, right? Take me away too! FUXX! You damn fool! Believe it or not, I will kill you right now!" Auerbach was furious. A voice came from the other end of the phone: "There is no one like you! Get out of here and take Danny with you?"

"How about you just take the entire Celtics team away? Huh? Can we call it the Indiana Celtics from now on? Are you satisfied with that?"

"Teacher, I'm just going to loan Danny for one year! I swear, it's just for one year! I promise not to leave any position for him in the management team! I'm just going to let him play for two months to fill in the gap when Lin is away." Bird said at this moment He still has the demeanor of the former king of the alliance, but he was scolded so much that he could only keep explaining.

"Shut up! Shut up!" Auerbach continued to roar: "You are a bastard! Damn idiot! A fool who only knows how to play tricks! Don't want to make any deals with me in the future! Don't want to start from I get any help here! I wish you never win a championship!"

After Auerbach finished speaking, there was a bang and he hung up the phone.

Then less than 10 seconds later, Auerbach called again: "If you dare to let Danny do anything other than playing basketball at your place, I will really hire someone to go to Indiana to kill you!"

Then, the call was rudely hung up again!
Although he was treated so roughly, Bird was relieved.

He knew Auerbach's temper well. If he scolded him, he wouldn't be angry, but would feel relieved.

It would be really bad if you didn't say anything or give any reaction.

In addition, he finally found the last piece of the puzzle for the Pacers, so the scolding was not a bad thing.

In any case, the Pacers' 15-man official roster has finally been assembled!
The team successfully found a fairly suitable third point guard. Although Anji is indeed very old, after all, he only assumes the responsibility of the third point guard. After Lin Tian returns to the team, Anji even It's hard to get any more playing time.

But at the end of the day, a quality player with so much experience is a valuable asset to any team, let alone one where Ainge is the newest member of the Pacers' 'Revenge Jordan Squad.'

And he also has an experience that no player on the team has, which is losing to Jordan twice in the finals!

Whether it is the successful completion of the team's lineup or the replenishment of the 'Revenge Squad', everyone in the Pacers should be happy!

The happiest person of all was actually not Bird.

But Lin Tian!

Because, just when Bird announced that the team had signed Danny Ainge and completed the team's 15-man roster, Lin Tian finally waited for the long-awaited system prompt!

"The host has completed the task! Would you like to receive the reward?"

Mission accomplished?
Lin Tian almost forgot about this thing!

Because the mission was very clear, which was to ask Lin Tian to sign a contract.

But when Lin Tian happily signed the largest contract in history, thinking that he would get his first S+ level mission evaluation, the system was as dead as it did not notify that the mission was completed.

At the beginning, Lin Tian tried various methods to stimulate the system to see what was wrong. However, after various attempts to no avail, Lin Tian finally gave up on the matter.

Just treat it as a bug, otherwise what else can we do?

Unexpectedly, at this time, the system actually gave a message that the task was completed!

Sure enough, Lin Tian knew that this task of breaking the system could not be done so casually. It could be completed as long as he signed a contract.

What the system wants is for a brand new team to be formed!Rewards will be distributed at that time!
Presumably, in addition to the amount of his contract, other aspects such as the team's lineup, strength ranking, team topicality, and even the sensation and chain reaction caused in the league when Lin Tian signed the contract are definitely indicators of the system's rating. !
I just don’t know what rating the system can give me this time?

Anyway, if you ask Lin Tian to give it to himself, he will definitely give him S+!

Well, of course, Lin Tian's standards are not worthy of reference at all. His standard is that he must be S+, and he must give himself S+ when he signs a basic salary!

As for whether the system will be so obedient...

"Calculating the host task level, please wait..."

"Contract amount: S+!"

"Contract shock level: S+!"

"New team strength: S!"

"Cause a chain reaction: A!"

What the hell?
Lin Tian looked at the other items but didn't have any opinions, and felt that the system was fairly objective.

But what the hell is this chain reaction at the end?

Players such as Barkley, Dumars, Ben and Ainge have all taken a completely different path from their original careers. This chain reaction will give them an A?

How to get S+?We really need to get rid of Jordan and form a brand new team with Krause in Chicago...

FUXX!

Lin Tian finally understood when he thought of this.

What movement and chain reaction could be more shocking than him driving Jordan away from Chicago?
I, Mr. Lin, have such a kind heart!

Next time we meet, beat Jordan to death!Just think of it as apology for missing out on the S+ gift pack!
"Host's final rating: S!"

"The S-level gift package has been issued to the host. Will the host open it immediately?"

"Open!" Lin Tian did not hesitate and opened his gift bag immediately.

"The host gains 3000 experience points!"

"The host gets 3 peak star experience cards!"

"Michael Jordan Experience Card of the 86-87 Season (Full Audience)!"

"Michael Jordan Experience Card of the 90-91 Season (Full Audience)!"

"Michael Jordan Experience Card of the 97-98 Season (Full Audience)!"

Gone.

enough!

After all, it's just an S-level mission gift pack, not an S-level season review gift pack. This reward can already be called 'generous'.

Lin Tian looked at these three Michael Jordan experience cards lined up and was very happy. What do you mean by copying a player?
What bullshit Kise.

It’s Lao Zi Lin, a senior official!
Three Jordan experience cards, which happen to be three stages!

87 was the year when Jordan averaged the highest scoring average in his career, which was 37 points per game!
This year, Jordan is youthful and invincible, full of energy and good at flying dunks!
91 was the year when Jordan won his first championship. In this year, he was the pinnacle of the combination of body and technology, the fusion of flying and shooting, and it was one of the strongest and most terrifying two or three years in his career.

In this year's finals, Jordan hit 13 consecutive goals and stunned Magic.

Needless to say, Jordan in 98, although his physical fitness has declined significantly, his back and shooting skills have reached a state of perfection, and he can be called the best in the world!

Jordan in three stages, three completely different styles of play, three similar but different states.

Lin Tian decided almost immediately to keep these three experience cards!Not a single one is used during the regular season!

When you face Jordan and the Bulls in the playoffs, take it out and use it continuously!
Let Jordan know what it means to always live in the shadow of others, and let Jordan take a good look in the mirror and see how he looks like before!
Then, after the team's lineup was decided and a group of people worked together for half a month, Lin Tian also had a general understanding of the strength of this team's lineup.

The first is that the Pacers' offensive configuration is absolutely luxurious. In addition to Lin Tian himself, this team also has three offensive players in Barkley, Miller and Schmitz who are still at the peak or at the tail end of the peak. Type player, Barkley's strong attack at the basket, Miller's 3-pointer, and Schmitz's mid-range.

Just relying on these three people will definitely allow the Pacers to play a very beautiful, spatial and layered offense on the offensive end!
Coupled with the fact that one of the famous Michigan Five Tigers, fourth-year forward Jalen Rose is getting better and better as he plays. The four of them plus Lin Tian himself form the Indiana five-man team, which can definitely play the most gorgeous and beautiful game in the league. attack!
But among these five people, except for Lin Tian and Rose, the remaining three are complete defensive slots!Although Schmitz is 224 centimeters tall, he only averages 6-7 rebounds per game and only blocks one shot.

Barkley can grab rebounds and score, but with his weight and current lateral movement ability, it is too difficult for him to defend.

As for Miller, although he is mentally strong, very risk-taking and willing to use all his strength when defending, his physical fitness and confrontation really cannot support him to become a qualified defensive player.

This starting lineup has an explosive offense, but the defense is not worth mentioning.

However, although the starting lineup cannot be defended, the Pacers' bench does have two defensive strong men, Ben and Dale Davis, but unfortunately, these two are the only ones.

The Pacers' back line includes Angie and Dumars, but at their current age, it's better not to expect them to be good at defense and just be able to run the offense.As for the small forward... forget it, don't mention it, don't mention it!
Thinking about the Pacers' entire lineup from starters to substitutes, Lin Tian slowly figured it out.

There is no problem with this team's current offense, which is definitely among the top three in the league, but its defensive ability is really unflattering. Not to mention last in the league, it is definitely at the mid-to-lower level.

Then this time when I upgrade, I have to focus on improving my defensive abilities!
At present, Lin Tian relies on the rewards of two gift packages and Jordan's round of experience at the end of the season, plus the accumulation in the Eastern Conference Finals, Finals, offseason, and training camp, and the experience value on hand has reached over 8000. , as for which skill to improve.

防守向的技能，林天身上也就是‘攻防一体LV2(1082/7000)’能全面增加防守能力、‘飞天神猪LV2(981/4000)’可以提升篮板和力量，以及专精抢断的‘手套截断LV3(699/8000)’。

Hmm... 8000 experience points are totally not enough!

After thinking for a while, Lin Tian chose to improve his "offensive and defensive" skills more comprehensively. After all, there are four tall men such as Barkley, Davis, Big Ben and Schmitz to catch the rebounds, so there will be no problem. , the cost-effectiveness of improving steals alone is really too low.

After all, the Pacers' deficiencies on the defensive end are all-round!
As for the remaining experience points of just over 2000...

Lin Tian upgraded the 'Killer Beetle' he got from Hardaway after the Eastern Conference Finals last season to LV2!

Defense?

To play ball, you have to be handsome first!Being handsome is the way to go!

"Integrated offense and defense LV3 (0/14000): Mid-range shooting percentage increased by 7%, finishing ability at the basket increased by 7%, breakthrough ability increased by 7%, rebounding ability increased by 7%, post-up ability increased by 7%, single defense The ability is increased by 7%, the stealing ability is increased by 7%, and the blocking ability is increased by 7%.”

“杀手甲虫LV2（0/4000）：提升宿主运球能力13%、突破能力13%！”

After improving such a comprehensive skill, Lin Tian quickly opened his system panel.

Name: Lin Tian

Age: 24
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 86KG
Physical evaluation: Bounce A, Speed ​​S+, Strength B+, Physical fitness S+, Explosion A+, Coordination A+, Consciousness S-
Overall body rating: S-
Offensive evaluation: A for shooting, A+ for dribbling, S for passing, A+ for breakthrough, C for low post, A for dunk, and S+ for fast break.
Overall Offensive Rating: A+
Defensive evaluation: B+ in rebounds, S- in steals, C+ in top defense, B- in blocks, B+ in assist defense, B- in blocking, and A- in single defense.
Defensive overall rating: B
Characteristics: All-Seeing Eye, Beautiful Boy, Lightning Speed, Human Cannon, Czech Iron Man, Chinese Leap

技能：挡拆投篮LV3（3527/4000）、单手快传LV3(3373/10000)、手套截断LV3(871/8000)、犹他城墙LV2（585/3000)、飞翔曼巴LV3（961/10000）、巅峰时刻LV2(1129/7000)、飞天神猪LV2(1301/4000)、快枪手LV1（678/2000）、攻防一体LV3(0/14000)、杀手甲虫LV2（0/4000)
物品：肥厚脂肪（3次）、伤病豁免（1次）、增肥药剂（一瓶）、米勒时刻（10秒）、谜样年纪（3分钟）、恶意犯规（3次）、16-17赛季拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克体验卡（单月）、86-87赛季迈克尔·乔丹体验卡（全场）、90-91赛季迈克尔·乔丹体验卡（全场）、97-98赛季迈克尔·乔丹体验卡（全场）
XP: 1291
Task: None

how to say? The skill 'Integrated Attack and Defense' does have many aspects to improve, but it is too average, and the improvement effect is not too significant in one aspect.

But for specialized skills like 'Killer Beetle', the improvement is much obvious!This directly improved Lin Tian's dribbling and breakthrough from A- before this year's Eastern Conference finals to A+ level.

This is due to the bonus of the skill itself going from zero to LV2, but it is also due to the fact that Lin Tianyi has been practicing hard all summer!
You know, Lin Tian was not lazy this offseason. After he decided to join the Pacers, he started very rigorous training. These trainings gave Lin Tian an all-round improvement!His current abilities in dribbling, breakthrough, jumping, dunking, rebounding, blocking, etc. have all improved a lot.

Compared with last season, Lin Tian has definitely evolved and become stronger this season. Although he is still only a little above average on the defensive end, for this Pacers team...well, Anyway, it’s enough for the time being!
The most important thing is to attack!

Lin Tian's current offense, if you only look at the point guard position, is definitely No. [-] in the league!

Even if you look at the outside of the entire league, except for a few people such as Jordan, Iverson, Rice, and Richmond, there is no way anyone else can compare with Lin Tian!

Not to mention, Lin Tianke also has unpredictable passing skills!
Anyway, Lin Tian is confident that this season, whether offensively or comprehensively, he is the number one point guard in the league!

As for defense?

What's the difference between having O'Neal and Olajuwon come out to compete for 3-pointers at the point guard position?
Put the cart before the horse!

Well...it's aimed at defensive specialists such as Kidd and Payton.

Pooh!You guys are not doing your job properly!

After completing the upgrade, we are waiting for the start of the preseason to see what surprises this team can bring to the league. Of course, the most important thing is how the Pacers can survive the preseason. Two months.

Just 2 days ago, NBA officials announced each team's complete schedule and broadcast plan for the new season.

步行者队的首秀是在10月31日，他们接下来要在11月打14场比赛，在12月打15场比赛。

Lin Tian's remaining 22-game suspension will end in mid-December. Lin Tian's first game back will be the Pacers' home game against the challenging Houston Rockets on December 12!
The first game back is for the Rockets, who reached the Western Conference Finals last year and were poached by the Pacers this year. This game is definitely a focus game!

Of course, everyone has high hopes for Lin Tian's first appearance this season. This game has become a national live broadcast without any suspense!

Throughout the season, the Pacers had a total of 27 live broadcasts across the United States!Ranked No. 3 in NBA this season!It is also a new high in the history of the Pacers!In other words, in the Pacers' entire team history, they have never had more than 20 national live broadcasts in any season!
This season, only the two top traffic teams, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Chicago Bulls, have more national live broadcasts than the Pacers.

One week after Lin Tian returned, it was the most eye-catching day of the regular season this season!

Christmas battle!

The league, which knows how to handle things very well, did not disappoint the fans at all. Tonight, the Pacers will challenge the Bulls away from home!At the same time, this is also the first time Lin Tian returns to the United Center to fight after leaving Chicago. He will also receive a championship ring of his own this evening!
This game is definitely highly anticipated and will definitely be the star of Christmas night!

Lin Tian and Jordan, the former ace backcourt partner, will decide the winner for the first time this night!

However, it is still a bit early to look forward to the Christmas game or even the entire season. For the current Pacers fans, the most wonderful thing is undoubtedly that although Lin Tian cannot play in the regular season, he can play in the preseason. ah!
Indiana's fans, who are famous throughout the league for their fanaticism, sold out all the tickets for the preseason games early!

They want to see what this guy who has been the champion defender for the past two years, who has won the largest contract in history, and who even made their city king Miller willing to play support, is really capable of!
In the first game of the preseason, the Pacers sat at home and ushered in their first opponent: the Detroit Pistons!
Town Square Arena, located at 46204-3610 South Pennsylvania Street in Indianapolis, is definitely one of the favorite places for people in Indianapolis.

As a team that joined the league in 1976, although the Pacers have not won a championship or even entered the finals in more than 20 years, they have the envy and envy of everyone in the United States. Perfect fan!
Perennially ranked among the top five in the league in attendance, almost never leaving early, longing for miracles.

As well as fanaticism, loyalty, perseverance, and unlimited vitality, these labels all belong to the Indiana people, and perhaps it is precisely because of the fans' madness and support that Miller, a sweet-tempered person, would rather live without a championship than never leave here.

And tonight, in the Pacers' preseason debut, 18400 spectators once again filled the City Plaza Arena to capacity.

And their passion can't even wait for the game to officially start.

When the team entered the field and started to warm up, the fans gave their passion and love to the players without any reservation!

"God, this place is really a paradise." Barkley felt the cheers of the fans while shooting, and couldn't help but said: "Of the three arenas I hated most in the past, this was definitely the one! But when I become the home team When I was a player, I realized how charming he was!"

"If the fans in Philadelphia and Phoenix are this crazy, I will never leave!"

"Come on, Charles, you are just soft! So soft and cowardly!" Miller would not coddle this old fat man and said mercilessly: "Otherwise, you wouldn't be beaten around by Michael!"

"Nonsense! When did I get beaten up by Michael and run around?" Buckley's eyes widened, with a look of displeasure on his face.

"Yeah Reggie, Charles has never been beaten around by Michael." Lin Tian stepped forward and said: "The people who beat Charles around are David Robinson, Karl Malone, Hakeem O. Rajuwan, and Michael Jordan.”

"Especially Olajuwon! The Rockets beat Charles twice in a row in the playoffs!" Lin Tian said with a bad smile: "Then, if you can't beat him, join! Charles became a glorious Houstonians!”

"Shut up! Shut up!" Barkley said with a look of displeasure on his face: "Can you go warm up and shoot some shots, and then stay away from me? Or you can do a good job and pay attention to Joe, he is going to cry!"

Barkley pouted in the direction of midfield, where a group of people immediately spotted Dumars shaking hands and signing autographs with several fans wearing Pistons jerseys.

Vaguely, Lin Tian could see the tears in the corners of Dumas's eyes, and could hear him muttering: "Thank you for supporting me, thank you for coming from Detroit! I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry! I swear, after I retire, I will I will definitely return to Detroit, and I will definitely go back and fight with you!"

Another sweetheart!
Lin Tian walked over, patted Dumas, then looked at the fans and said: "I will defeat Michael with Joe! What you hate most is Michael and the Bulls, right?"

"No, we hate you the most!" said a Pistons fan: "You cheated Joe away! You also eliminated us in the playoffs two years ago!"

"But if you can lead Joe to a championship, we won't boo you when you go to Auburn Hills!" Another Pistons fan stretched out his hand and fist-bumped Lin Tian.

"It's a deal! You can't boo me in the future!" Lin Tian smiled and shrugged: "Because this year, we will definitely win the championship! Then, I will give Joe back to you!"

"Charles, where are your die-hard fans?" Looking at Lin Tian and Dumars over there, Miller couldn't help but start talking meanly: "When you were in Philadelphia and Phoenix, you didn't even have a single fan who was willing to follow you to away games. No?"

"Shut up Reggie! Shut up!" Buckley said angrily: "Do you believe I tore your mouth off?"

"There are too many people who want to tear my mouth apart, Charles." Miller said indifferently: "But have you forgotten where this is? This is Indiana, and this is my territory!"

"It's Lin's territory!" Barkley finally found the opportunity and retorted to Miller: "He is the leader!"

"But I'm the most popular one. Do you know how many girls will say 'Who wants to sleep with Reggie Miller' in a nightclub in Indiana?"

"Come on, Reggie, are you sure you want to compare with Lin to see who is more popular with girls? That bastard has so many women that Michael is jealous!" Barkley sneered, "The gap between you and him in picking up girls is probably better than the two of you. The difference between the contract amounts is even bigger!”

"Everyone, come here!" Bird suddenly shouted from the sidelines. Today was his first time coaching a game, and he was still a little nervous.

It was very similar to the feeling when he brought a girl back to his home for the first time when he was a sophomore in high school!
"Relax man! You can definitely do it!" Thomas, the 'Smiling Assassin' who has become the Pacers' chief assistant coach, smiled and said: "You have to calm down a little. Think about what methods you have to calm down? Use them all! It's okay!" "

"There is indeed one!" Bird clapped his hands and said, "Why did I forget what I am best at? Thank you Isaiah, I knew it would be fine with you!"

"Isaiah, it's great that Joe has such a die-hard fan! I'm envious from the bottom of my heart." Bird looked at Thomas with a wicked smile and said, "But aren't you both from Detroit?"

"Where are your fans? Why don't any of your fans come to our place to watch the game?"

After Thomas' reminder, Bird came up with his own trick to soothe his mood!
'Bad mouth'!
"FUXX! You're going to hell, you bastard." Thomas yelled angrily: "How many years have I been retired? Besides, I'm not coming back as a player. It's completely different, okay? What about you? Boston is not far from here. With your fans... FUXX! Fuck you asshole!"

Thomas was about to repeat the same trick, but before he was halfway through his words, Bird pointed to the stands not far away, where there were several fans wearing green and white Celtics jerseys, and there were also Keep saying hello to Bird.

Obviously, true die-hard fans will not choose to leave because of the retirement of their idols, but will only love them more and more!

Lin Tian, ​​who had just walked to the edge of the court, looked at Thomas sitting on the bench angrily and asked curiously: "What happened to him?"

"Small things can be recovered in two minutes at most." Bird shrugged and said relaxedly: "Come on everyone, let's have one last pre-war meeting."

"It's just a preseason game. Don't be too nervous, don't work too hard. Just do some exercise, warm up, and have fun running." Bird clapped his hands and said, "We are all veterans, nothing else to say. , just type out what you’re training for! Go ahead.”

Lin Tian stretched out his hand, and then Miller, Barkley, Schmitz, Rose and others put their hands on one by one. Lin Tian was the first to shout: "Indiana!"

"champion!"

After a loud roar, the new Pacers officially set foot on the battlefield!
Their opponents, the Detroit Pistons, were able to win 50+ games last year and entered the playoffs.

This season they have retained most of their main lineup from last season. In other words, among their main lineup, only Dumars has left the team. After the absolute leader off the court left the team, Grant Hill Er is to completely take over the responsibilities of the leader. He must lead the team both on and off the court.

Well...at present, no one is optimistic about it.

Almost everyone believes that although Hill is powerful, versatile, and can often produce incredible statistics, as a leader, especially as the leader of a city like Detroit, Hill's meek personality and overly elegant appearance will not make him a leader. It's really untrustworthy.

Since Hill came to the team and the Pistons rebuilt with him as the core, although the Pistons have always entered the playoffs, they have never broken through the first round of the playoffs!Not even once!

There are rumors that if Hill cannot lead the Pistons beyond the first round this season, the management will begin drastic reforms.

Detroiters are running out of opportunities for Hill to prove himself!
In addition to the absolute core of Hill, the Pistons' starting lineup also includes Lin Tian's teammate from last season, Brian Williams, nicknamed "Bison", powerful guard Lynch Hunter, and tall guard Malik Xi. Leigh, and shot-blocking specialist Theo Ratliff.

This lineup...except for Hill, the others are really not good enough.

To put it simply, there is no star flavor, and at first glance, it does not have the level to break through the first round of the playoffs!
After Lin Tian came on the court, he hugged Williams, who had recovered from health, and then opened his mouth and spat: "Bryan, I hope you won't have any psychological shadow tonight. If I were you, stay away from the basket." A little, otherwise you will definitely have nightmares."

"Whether I'm a teammate or an opponent, you're equally annoying." Williams shrugged, saying that after I was used to your behavior, he turned around and stood back in his position.

The referee has now stepped into the center circle. After throwing the basketball high, the first appearance of this new Pacers team has officially begun!
"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, Schmitz, who is 224 centimeters tall, has a huge height advantage after all, and easily helped the Pacers get the first offensive ball.

The basketball came to Lin Tian's hand. He just patted it on the spot and suddenly made a one-handed pass to the ground and stuffed the basketball directly into the frontcourt!
This time he passed the ball very suddenly, almost touching the outside of Hill and Hunter's thighs, directly passing through the Pistons' entire defense line!

Jaylen Rose and Lin Tian have already developed a good understanding in the training camp. As the only guy in the starting lineup besides Lin Tian who can run and jump, he did his job and rushed forward early to catch Lin Tian. A pass from the sky, easy to take off, and a two-handed slam dunk when he pulls it up!
"boom!"

After a loud bang, less than 4 seconds into the game, the Pacers took the lead!
The fans in the entire stadium immediately burst into deafening cheers and shouts. It only took Lin Tian 4 seconds to make the entire Indiana completely excited!

In the Pistons' offense, after Hunter moved the ball to the frontcourt, he found Hill immediately. Hill did not hesitate too much when facing Rose. His terrifying explosive power was instantly displayed, and he passed Rose cleanly in just one step. , and then directly inserted into the inside, and before Schmitz and Barkley could react, he easily made a layup!
Looking back, Lin Tian quickly reached the frontcourt with the ball. This time he did not call for a pick-and-roll, but dribbled the ball from his hips. At the same time, his center of gravity quickly shifted to the right.

Hunter immediately quickly moved half a step in that direction, but just this half step caused him to lose all defensive positions!

Lin Tian quickly changed direction and passed Hunter, and also penetrated the inside like lightning. The Pistons' inside defense was slightly faster. Ratliff took a step laterally and blocked Lin Tian, ​​but Lin Tian's ball was even faster. Quickly, before Ratliff could even stand firm, Lin Tian's basketball had already slipped through his fingertips.

"Shh!"

Barkley, who was behind Hunter, jumped up to get the basketball, and then put the basketball into the basket with a gentle pass.

"You don't even have to buckle for this, Charles? Are you already this old?" Lin Tian reached out and gave Barkley a high-five in celebration, while not forgetting to make a joke.

"Dunking with an empty basket is boring, dunking with an empty basket is my signature!" Barkley raised his hands and waved constantly to encourage the fans' emotions. It was obvious that he was very excited at this moment!

Even though he only scored an alley-oop layup, he still had the momentum to celebrate a dunk!
(End of this chapter)