NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 252 Achieve 11 new achievements overnight! A game that everyone looks up to!

In the blink of an eye, Lin Tian had another steal and an assist!

He has already tied Kidd!

As long as he gets one more assist, he will become the well-deserved assist king this season!

Lin Tian did not keep the fans waiting for too long!

In other words, he just made the fans wait for 5 seconds!

Hubble came to the baseline and served the ball to Brent Barry.

Christie immediately rushed over and started an extremely fierce full-court pressing defense against Barry!

Although Barry's father is a top star in the league, Barry himself is a complete role player and shooter, and his ability to control luck is really mediocre!

He was so embarrassed by Christie that he could only turn around to protect the basketball, and then wanted to pass the ball to Hubble.

But as soon as the basketball was released, Barry knew it was over, because Lin Tian stood in front of Hubble, completely blocking Hubble's path to catch the ball!

Rather than saying that this ball was passed to Hubble, it would be better to say that it was passed to Lin Tian!

Lin Tian made two consecutive steals in less than 1 minute after the start of the third quarter!

Lin Tian didn't hesitate at all when he got the basketball. He slammed the basketball on the floor, and then the basketball bounced to a very high height!

Just by looking at this height, you will know who is coming!

Vince Carter!

Carter didn't know when he started charging towards this direction. He jumped up high, and then as if he was reaching for the moon, he held the basketball with one hand in the air, and then slammed the ball into the basket. !

"boom!"

After a loud noise, Bird stood up again and called a timeout!

Of course the fans know who Bird called this timeout for.

This timeout is just for them!

Just let them party and celebrate!

"Lin! Lin! Lin! Lin!"

"MVP! MVP!"

"First in the league!"

"Invincible!"

The crazy fans let out bursts of cheers!

They once again gave all their energy and passion to Lin Tian!

Because this is Lin Tian's seventeenth assist!

He officially surpassed Kidd and was crowned the league's assists leader this season!

Lin Tianhe, who had a triple-double in the first half, raised his hands and waved to the fans in all directions, saying that I feel your passion!

"Only one steal away! Lin has tied Kendall Kiel!" Barkley said excitedly: "Less than a minute into the third quarter, Lin had two steals! He had nine steals. ! 1 times!”

"Show me the Nets game... FUXX!"

Buckley suddenly cursed.

Because Kiel, who had only one steal just now, now actually has three steals in hand!

"Are all those losers in Milwaukee idiots? They were intercepted twice in 3 minutes? Why don't they die? A bunch of losers! Trash! Wastes! Idiots! Stupid..."

"Charles!" Kenny reluctantly interrupted Barkley's spouting of curse words. If he continued to spray, who knows how much he would be fined: "There are still 23 minutes of Lin's game! He only needs to send 3 more steals. You can become the steal leader this season!”

Marcus also sighed with some regret and said: "Kier is indeed one of the best people in the league at stealing. Within 3 minutes, he completed consecutive steals of Cassel and Robinson, and thus ensured the ball." The team’s victory sealed the victory for the team!”

"He got 3 steals tonight! Although Lin has 9 steals now, which is very impressive, but to be honest, it is very difficult for Lin to become the steal leader this season! After all, steals are like this. It’s really something you can’t find.”

Su Qun also sighed and said: "What a pity. No one could have expected that Kiel would suddenly break out at the last moment of the game and complete steals continuously. But maybe it is better if it is missing a little! At least Lin is already This season’s scoring leader, and his consecutive triple-doubles also set a record! This game is enough to satisfy the fans.”

The Nets' game against the Bucks made many people give up their expectations for Lin Tian to win the steals title. They wanted to focus on watching Lin Tian's scoring performance.

When Floyd took this timeout, it was exciting!

"Great job! Great job! This is how we should play this game! Let them steal, let them score! Then let Lin roll off the court!" Floyd yelled excitedly, as if they were in the lead now. The same 35 points: "Last round! Keep letting Lin and the Pacers score! Keep going!"

"Then, Lin is about to go off. I can even call a timeout for him and let him go off! Go! As long as Lin is taken off, our mission tonight will be completed!"

Well, I have to say that Freud's method of beating people down is very creative!

The Bulls players were also very timely and smart in completing Floyd's instructions!

This time it was Kukoc. He bumped into Davis when he broke through. Then Lin Tian walked out from nowhere, broke the ball, and then ran towards the frontcourt. Just rushed over!

Then Lin Tian didn't even bother to dunk. There were too many 1-on-0 fast break situations today. Lin Tian didn't bother to show off anymore. He ended the attack with a layup!

48: 85!

37 points!

Floyd roared with satisfaction! finally come!

It’s over 35!

I’m not even stuck at 35, I want to exceed 35!

Lin Tian is speechless, you must go down and rest early!

Hey, so what about 35 points, 17 assists, 13 rebounds, and 10 steals?

So what about the second 4-double in steals in NBA history?

Aren’t you still unable to win the scoring title on me?

What's wrong with me asking you to get 4 pairs in two and a half quarters? Let me let you! Just giving you a little sweetness!

40 point?

Stop dreaming!

Floyd's excitement at this moment is really as exciting as when he won a quadruple-double!

Happy! Just happy!

"Here it comes! This is too fast! Quadruple-double! Lin got a quadruple-double! A quadruple-double in steals! After Drexler, the second quadruple-double in steals in the league! The second time in NBA history!" Buckley roared excitedly.

"I think even the Bulls want to celebrate for Lin. Their head coach took the initiative to call a timeout. Isn't this just letting Lin accept the cheers and enjoy the applause of the audience?" Kenny was also a little curious. How could this rookie coach be so particular about Lloyd's choice?

"Let us congratulate Lin! Quadruple-double! He got a quadruple-double! Of course, it was the shortest quadruple-double in NBA history!" Marcus said happily: "Lin only played less than 26 minutes and completed it. A great achievement with 4 pairs!”

"I think in the future, someone may be able to get three pairs in a shorter time, but no one will be able to get a four-double in a shorter time! Lin's record will most likely be equal to Chamberlain's average of 3 per game. Divide them together and put them on the shelf forever, and no one can touch them!"

Su Qun also cheered: "Another record that belongs to us Chinese people! Let's see what happens in the next 20 minutes or so of the game!"

Equally happy, of course, is Floyd: "Lin will not play again! He said that if the score difference reaches 35 points or more, he will not play again! His time is over! Next! , let’s just relax and finish this game!”

On the Pacers side, Bird looked at Lin Tianda with a half-smile but said, "How about it, are you still playing? Or are you just going to end the game and rest like this?"

"Fight, why don't you fight?" Lin Tian glanced at Bird and said, "You already have four pairs. This kind of opportunity may not come twice in your life, so why don't you fight?"

"Didn't you say before the game..." Honest Ben looked at Lin Tian, ​​wanting to remind him of what his boss said before the game.

"I forgot to look at the score, and you didn't remind me."

Lin Tian shrugged his shoulders and said: "So I played for three more minutes, okay?"

"But we have to remind you, Lin, the current score difference is..." When Ben was about to say more, Mullin had already put his arms around his neck, stretched out a hand to cover his mouth and said: " If I say no one reminds me, then no one reminds me! Larry, lay out your tactics!"

Mullin's words caused a burst of laughter from the Pacers' bench. As for tactics?

At this time, what other tactics can be deployed?

Let Lin Tian score and steal as many points as possible, and that's it!

So, the timeout ended and the Pacers' starting five took the field again.

Floyd, who was so proud just now, took a look at the Pacers' lineup and was immediately confused.

Then he cursed directly!

"FUXX! He doesn't keep his word! This damn bastard Lin! He doesn't keep his word! Didn't he say he won't play? Why is he still on the court? Why is he still on the court? This is not fair! Damn it, this is not fair ! You three idiot referees just watch this bastard play on the court and ignore him?"

The referee closest to Floyd turned his head and glanced at him, and then showed an expression of caring for a retarded person.

Then he shook his head and didn't give Floyd a T.

The Bulls are already miserable, don't make it worse.

Our judging panel is also very humane, right?

"Don't pretend you didn't see me! You stupid idiot!" Unfortunately, Floyd was already on top. He was so angry that he was confused: "I will file a complaint against you guys." Idiots! You stupid idiots who know what the damn ratings are! You will ruin the league! Ruin the game!"

"A bunch of damn sons of bitches!"

"Technical foul! Expelled!" At this point, the linesman really couldn't stand it anymore.

How could he be so ignorant?

Any sympathy for the bull disappeared.

He turned around and gave Floyd a T, then walked to the technical table without even looking at him.

The good news is that this is Floyd's second T. He can get off work early and leave the field early without having to suffer on the scene anymore.

Floyd originally wanted to say a few more words.

But two assistant coaches grabbed him and dragged him into the tunnel.

Just kidding, it's just eviction now.

If you don't tow it away, you will be fined and banned from the competition!

No need, really no need!

Lin Tianze walked to the free throw line and prepared to take a free throw!

"I think I finally know who is the person who wants Lin to break the record most tonight!" Barkley laughed and said, "Floyd! It's definitely him! This guy didn't give Lin any tactical targets. No special tactical adjustments were made, but Lin Tian was allowed to perform."

"Then, he took the initiative to apply for two technical fouls and gave Lin 2 key points! I am really looking forward to Lin getting 40 points tonight, and then thanking Floyd after the game for giving him 2 points. Picture! I know Lin, he will definitely say it!"

In the next game, Lin Tian played for almost 3 minutes, and then Bird called him a timeout again. This time, it was a long timeout!

Bird allowed Lin Tian to enjoy the cheers and shouts of the fans on the court, giving him enough time to take a curtain call and greet all the fans.

This long pause is the last time tonight for Lin Tian to greet the audience!

At this time, Lin Tian has completed all the main and side tasks tonight!

He did everything he could tonight!

When Lin Tian came off the court, the score difference between the two sides was 43 points!

而林天的数据，则定格在了40分17次助攻15次篮板12次抢断和1次盖帽！

A data that can definitely be recorded in history and worshiped by countless people as a miracle again and again!

An incredibly powerful piece of data that only took less than 30 minutes to complete!

A stat that completely defeated the opponent and conquered the entire league!

This night, Lin Tian completed a total of 11 achievements.

Won the scoring title, assists title, and steals title. He became the first player in NBA history to monopolize these three individual titles in the same year. He was also the second player in NBA history to win the scoring title and assist title at the same time. people! Scored 10 doubles in 3 consecutive games. Among all the players who got triple doubles, he took the least time!

以及破了NBA历史记录的12次抢断，和NBA历史第二个抢断4双，还有NBA历史用时最短的4双，也是nba历史上第一个40+15+15的四双！

After this game, there is no doubt about Lin Tian's MVP trophy this season!

Absolutely a sure thing!

Barkley made a comment after Lin Tian left the field: "If Lin doesn't win the MVP this year, there is only one reason: the people who chose the MVP are racist!"

"No one can steal this MVP from Lin this year! No one can! I said it!"

Lin Tian really did everything this night!

As for the score of this game?

Who cares? Who cares if the Bulls lose by 40 points or 50 points!

They have already lost a season anyway!

As for Lin Tian’s so-called pre-match remarks about leaving the game after 35 points?

Some people care, but such people are really rare. After all, Lin Tian only played less than 30 minutes in total. His efficiency is already terrifying enough!

Not to mention that he has accomplished so many things, and it is perfectly normal to play for a few minutes longer!

After all, as Lin Tian said: Tonight's opportunity and status, this kind of opportunity with the right time, place and people, who knows if there will be another time in this life!

Now that we have it this time, we must seize it!

As for the rhetoric and FLAG before the game, Lin Tian is thick-skinned anyway. He doesn't care at all what others say!

The celebration of this game started after Lin Tian came off the field. The entire City Square Arena burst into cheers, and the fans even sang a very unpleasant self-composed song to cheer Lin Tian.

It seems to be called Lin Zhige.

"Lin, Lin, Lin is so good, so awesome. Our Lin is so awesome!"

"Oh, our Lin is more powerful than anyone else, our Lin is the most powerful!"

"Alala, punch Jordan and kick O'Neal, our Lin is number one!"

It's probably just this song. Anyway, Lin Tian thinks... this thing can't be called a song, and it's far inferior to the song of Yao that the Houstonians will sing to Dayao in the future.

The fans were singing, the players were celebrating and having fun, and the commentators from various TV stations were still exaggerating how many achievements Lin had achieved in this game and how many records he had broken!

Crazy!

The entire basketball world is going crazy for Lin Tian!

The effect of his game tonight is really unbelievable.

How could someone be able to produce such crazy output and perform such an explosive performance in such a short period of time?

The press conference after the game, the newspapers the next day, the public comments, the league and TV executives, everyone was talking about this game!

3900 million!

The final number of viewers of this game still failed to reach 4000 million, and it failed to break the record of last year's Eastern Conference Finals tiebreaker, but it set a new record for the number of viewers in a single regular season game in NBA history!

It’s just one step away from reaching 4000 million! In particular, the disparity in strength between the two sides in this game was so huge that the Bulls' resistance even disappeared from the first second of the game! They were beaten from start to finish by the Pacers, or rather by Lin Tian alone!

Although the Bulls lost by only 30 points in the end, the scene of the game was really no different from an NBA team beating high school students! They were completely torn to pieces!

But that's not important. What's important is that both the league and the TV station executives have discovered Lin Tian's terrifying appeal!

In this game, at least 3900 million of the 3850 million people came to see Lin Tian!

It's really terrifying that one person can bring the excitement of the regular season to this level!

Then, Stern and the league held an overnight meeting. The Pacers and Knicks must meet in the Eastern Conference Finals!

These two teams may be able to contribute another one, or even a 4000 million-level viewing frenzy!

Stern even called Bird again after the meeting to ask him when Miller would return.

Well, Bird told him: the Finals.

Stern was so angry that he immediately hung up the phone. He was too lazy to argue with Bird any more. Anyway, Stern didn't believe that Bird could not let Miller, who was available, play just to prevent himself from being happy!

In short, Lin Tian's game really made the entire basketball world excited for a few days. Lin Tian was discussed everywhere, and what kind of data Lin Tian could score if he played the whole game. , and countless people are predicting whether Lin Tian can win the first unanimous MVP in NBA history this year!

Then, three days passed in the blink of an eye. At this time, all the fans discovered one thing.

There have been no NBA games for 3 days!

Then they remembered another thing -

It turns out that this game is the final game of the NBA regular season!

After three days of rest, the playoffs began. Only then did a large number of fans remember to look at the specific rankings of the Eastern and Western Conferences. Only then did TNT and NBC remember that they couldn't just talk about Lin Tian! We also need to do some previews of the playoffs!

Therefore, on the afternoon of the start of the NBA playoffs, major TV stations suddenly started a series of playoff preview programs. Fans also began to study the matchups and rankings, predicting who can enter the NBA finals and win the championship!

Las Vegas, which never misses such an opportunity, updated the championship odds for the first period at this time!

The Pacers relied on Lin Tian's strength and the regular season double defeat of the Knicks and Spurs, the two top teams in the East and West, to become the team with the best odds of winning the championship!

Then the Knicks and Spurs ranked second and third, the Lakers and Heat ranked fourth and fifth, the Trail Blazers ranked sixth, the Magic seventh, and the Jazz, Pistons, and Rockets ranked eighth, ninth, and tenth.

Judging from this prediction, this year's top teams in the East and West are evenly distributed! Each side holds five seats in the top 10. Although the Pacers and Knicks occupy the top two, the overall gap is not large.

As for the specific rankings of the East and West, this is the case.

east:

1. New York Knicks 38 wins, 12 losses

2. Indiana Pacers 37 wins and 13 losses

3. Miami Heat 36 wins, 14 losses

4. Orlando Magic 36 wins, 14 losses

5. Atlanta Hawks 31 wins and 19 losses

6. Detroit Pistons 29 wins, 21 losses

7. Philadelphia 76ers 28 wins and 22 losses

8. Milwaukee Bucks 28 wins, 22 losses

This ranking is not much different from the one in Lin Tian's memory. Even the 8 playoff teams have not changed, only the ranking has changed! For example, the Knicks, who were originally eighth and completed the black eight miracle, directly came to first in the Eastern Conference because of acquiring Jordan!

According to this matchup, the Pacers will face the Philadelphia heroes led by Iverson in the first round. If they can advance, they will face the winner between the Heat and the Pistons in the second round.

In the Eastern Conference finals, there is a high probability of facing the Knicks!

For today's Pacers, their biggest uncertainty is Miller's return time!

If Miller can come back in the second round, get back his feeling in 2-3 games, and play 100% in the Eastern Conference Finals, then the Pacers will definitely not be afraid of anyone, but if Miller can't find his feeling or If the recovery is not as good as expected, then it depends on how long Lin Tian can maintain his top condition!

To put it simply: The current Pacers have completely become Lin Tian’s single-core team. Other than him, everyone else is really old and young. It is difficult for people to believe that they are in the playoffs. What amazing performance can be achieved.

But the good news is that at least the 76ers in the first round are also a complete single-core team, and compared to a single-core team?

Hey, is there a stronger single-core than Lin Tian in today's league?

In the pre-game predictions, more than 98% of fans believed that the Pacers could easily advance to the second round of the Eastern Conference!

This number ranks first among all duels!

Even more one-sided than the Knicks-Bucks series!

No way, this is attribute restraint! Everyone is a single-core team. My core is bigger and harder than yours, and the role players are also stronger. I can crush you in all directions, and that's the result!

The top four least favored teams in the Eastern Conference are undoubtedly the fourth-placed Magic. This season, they hired Chuck Daly, the head of the "Bad Boys" back then, and with the help of this famous coach, they Under this, even though Hardaway is no longer as brave as he used to be due to consecutive injuries, the Magic still feel like they are coming back to life.

They have been in the first group in the Eastern Conference for most of the regular season, and even on the last day, they still have a chance to counterattack and become second in the Eastern Conference!

However, although they can perform well in the regular season relying on the strength of the team, the playoffs are the stage to test the quality and ability of the stars! The team is important, but not the most important!

Two years ago, the Magic's Hardaway could be regarded as the league's top superstar, but now Hardaway has obviously lost his glory. 55% of fans believe that they will be killed in the first round.

As for the Knicks and Heat, both received crushing votes. 91% and 88% of fans respectively believed that these two teams could easily advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals!

west:

1. San Antonio Spurs 37 wins and 13 losses

2. Portland Trail Blazers 35 wins, 15 losses

3. Los Angeles Lakers 33 wins and 17 losses

4. Houston Rockets 31 wins and 19 losses

5. Utah Jazz 30 wins and 20 losses

6. Phoenix Suns 28 wins and 22 losses

7. Seattle SuperSonics 26 wins, 24 losses

8. Minnesota Timberwolves 25 wins and 25 losses

Compared with Lin Tian's memory, there is not much difference between the east and the west. There is no big butterfly effect. The butterfly effect in the west is so strong that the wings of the butterfly will fly out like sparks!

The first is the Jazz. Due to Stockton's injury, Sloan's frustration, and Malone's mediocre state, they have been the hegemons of the Western Conference in the past few years, but they didn't even make it into the top half of the Western Conference. To be ranked fifth!

Many people say that the era of jazz is over before it even begins! What they lost last year was really miserable!

Then there is the Kings. Originally, the Kings could get their core cornerstone for the next five years, Chris Webber, this season. However, due to the emergence of Lin Tian, ​​Webber did not come to Sacramento, but went to Cleveland.

This means that the Kings' record this season is still stagnant. Not only did they fail to enter the playoffs, they will most likely continue to be bad! Until the person who suits you comes along!

Then came the Timberwolves, who originally failed to enter the playoffs. Because the Kings' record declined, they successfully replaced the Kings and took the last train to the playoffs!

It is also worth mentioning that because they acquired Jordan, the Knicks did not acquire 'Madman' Sprewell, but because of his record of beating the coach, Sprewell's trade value was greatly reduced.

In the end, it was the Timberwolves who took action and acquired this former first-team defender in the league at a price that was almost free!

However, half a season of running-in is obviously not enough. Sprewell and Garnett have not yet developed a tacit understanding. They have to wait for a real point guard to help them rise!

In addition, although the Rockets do not form a Big Three, the combination of Pippen and Olajuwon feels a bit like a duck in water. Both of them have recovered their health this year and performed well. In the situation of comprehensive degradation of role players, Next, it still brought the team to the top half of the Western Conference!

Moreover, they will also start a showdown with their old rival Jazz in the first round in advance!

In the past few years, this has been a conference finals-level confrontation. This year, it was staged in the first round ahead of schedule, which can't help but make people sigh.

If you add in the SuperSonics, which has plummeted and is only ranked seventh due to Vin Baker's self-destruction, then the teams that have represented the Western Conference in the finals in the past five years have all lost their past glory.

The era when these teams dominated the Western Conference has really passed. The Western Conference now belongs to those emerging powers!

As for other matchups, Duncan and Garnett, the greatest No. 21 opponents, will also face off in the first round of the Western Conference in advance, starting their battle for who is the best No. 10 in the next 4 years.

The emerging force Trail Blazers have also unknowingly completed their reconstruction. They have entangled a large group of talented players and relied on their fierce and tough style and the structure of gang members in the team to become a leader. The most feared gang in the entire West.

The most notorious feature of this team is that half of the players on the team have some criminal record!

Speeding, hiding fans, carrying guns, fighting, animal abuse, arguing with fans, and drunk driving.

In comparison, Rasheed Wallace just likes to talk trash to the referee and then get a few technical fouls. Compared with his teammates, he is simply a good baby!

The name 'Portland Prison' was also being called out unconsciously.

The meaning of this title also very directly expresses the fans' expectations for this team: everyone on this team should go to jail!

As for the Lakers, although they are currently only ranked third and still use an interim head coach, the relationship between the owner's daughter Jenny Buss and former Bulls coach Phil Jackson has long been exposed! The two of them are playing fiercely now, and they have even come to the Atlantic Arena to watch games together several times!

Even Phil Jackson, who had repeatedly stated at the beginning that he had no intention of picking up the pointer again in the short term and wanted to enjoy his life, finally relaxed in a recent interview.

"The Lakers are one of the two teams with the richest heritage in the NBA. If you can join them and become a part of them, it is the dream of all players and coaches. Who can say no to Los Angeles and the Lakers?"

"Especially, the talent in their entire team is so outstanding, and there are talented players in every position of the entire team! I believe they can become a super team that is no worse than the Bulls!"

Jackson's speech was regarded by countless people as a signal that he would join the Lakers next season, so fans throughout Los Angeles were excited!

What Kurt Rambis, can he be compared to a hair on Jackson's feet? This is the man who won 5 championships and led Jordan Pippen to the top!

He will definitely be able to lead O'Neal and his little brother Kobe to the top!

The excitement of the Los Angeles people even made them forget that their team still had to play in the playoffs!

They even eagerly hope that the team will be eliminated in the first round!

They were worried, what if the team made it to the Western Conference Finals or even the Finals, and Buss was too embarrassed to make substitutions?

What if Rambis continues to lead the team?

We in Los Angeles really don’t like Rambis!

We want the best as players, and of course the head coach also wants the best!

Los Angeles fans went crazy enough that during their last two home games of the regular season, they started chanting 'Give us Phil! Give us Phil! '!

They can't wait!

At the same time, countless people believe that the West will officially enter the Warring States Period in the next few years!

The top three of the Lakers, Spurs, and Trail Blazers will start a wave of exciting head-to-head showdowns!

As for who can win more championships in the end, who can be more successful?

Then no one knows and can only leave everything to fate!

Of course, with the placement of the top 16 teams in the East and West, the bad teams in the lottery are equally excited!

They can wait to draw lots and get the No. 1 pick!

In this shortened season, there are two teams that are outrageous, neither winning 10 games!

They are the Los Angeles Clippers, who have won 9 games, and the Vancouver Grizzlies, who have won 8 games!

The third-to-last ranking goes to the Chicago Bulls, the league's dominant player in the past few years, with 13 wins!

Then there were the Denver Nuggets who made great progress with 14 wins, the New Jersey Nets with 16 wins, the Washington Wizards with 18 wins, and the Dallas Mavericks with 19 wins!

These teams will start a battle that will determine the future of the team in almost a month!

Lotto draw!

99 is recognized as a great year for the draft!

Some people even think that this is a draft year that will not lose to the 84 diamond generation!

Elton Brand from Duke is said to have extremely mature skills. Many people believe that he will average 20+10 per game as soon as he enters the league!

There are also the point guard twins with gorgeous playing style and superb physical fitness. They are called the hope of the league's future violent No. 1 position and their lifelong enemies: Steve Francis and Baron Davis!

There is also the super genius known as the 'Left-Handed Magician', Lamar Odom!

Three top marksmen: Wally Szczerbiak, Mike Miller and Richard Hamilton!

Jason Terry, Corey Maggette and Jonathan Bender are considered to be elite scorers averaging over 20 points per game.

Of course, there are also powerful players such as traditional guard Andre Miller, spring man Shawn Marion, and top 3D James Posey.

Well, for Lin Tian, ​​he is also likely to welcome his compatriots this year, another Asian in the NBA: roughly!

Of course, if you ask Lin Tian who else he is optimistic about this year, Lin Tian will tell you: There are also Russian Andrei Kirilenko and Argentinian Manu Ginobili!

In short, this year can definitely be called a great year for the draft, both in terms of pre-draft momentum and post-draft success rate!

From the top three to the lottery to the middle and late first round and even to the second round, there are very good players appearing!

It is definitely a draft event that will make the management of each team happy!

As for this year's draft, it has little to do with the Pacers. They only have the 28th pick in the first round, which is the second to last pick in the first round. Of course, they also have the Raptors next year. And two three years later, namely first-round picks in 3 and 00.

It's a pity that when Bird was negotiating the trade, he didn't blackmail the Raptors in the first round of 03. Otherwise, with the Raptors' record and team-building ability, even if they couldn't get James in 03, they would get Wade and Anthony. , isn’t that easy?

In addition to their own first-round pick, the Pacers also have the 57th pick in the second round and the second-round pick they acquired from the Raptors in order to free up salary space last year. The eighth pick in the round and the 37th overall pick.

Well... to put it simply, it's hard for the Pacers to do anything in this year's draft, and they basically can't select any great players.

But that's not what Bird and Lin Tian need to worry about now!

There is only one thing the Pacers need to consider now!

That is the first round playoff showdown with the Philadelphia 76ers!

As a former powerhouse in the Eastern Conference, the 76ers had a pretty glorious history! They won the NBA championship twice in the 1967 and 1983 seasons and were one of the earliest teams in NBA history.

They once had MVP-level superstars such as 'Big Dipper' Wilt Chamberlain, 'Dr. J' Julius Erving, 'Prophet' Moses Malone, 'Flying Pig' Charles Barkley, and also had Maurice Cheeks, Dolph Schayes, Hall Greer and other powerful players.

It’s just that since the 90-91 season when Charles Barkley had a falling out with the Philadelphia media, and the media who hated Philadelphia would rather vote for Ewing for MVP than himself, and leave directly for Phoenix, the 76ers have been there for seven full seasons. Never made it to the playoffs!

In the past 7 years, they have selected high-ranking rookies one after another, and changed players batch after batch, but no one can lead the team into the playoffs!

Until the 1996 draft, the 76ers exceeded everyone's expectations and gave up the two top picks, Raheem and Camby, and chose a 183 cm small man with endless energy and fighting spirit: Allen Allen. Ferson!

Since then, their road to recovery has finally been on the right track!

After two years of training, this year, Iverson averaged 26.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.3 steals per game, ranking third in the scoring list, and finally successfully led the team into the playoffs!

From then on, the name of 'Answer' will begin to ring throughout the league, and the son of Philadelphia will officially lead the Philadelphia heroes on the road to revival!

This season, the relationship between Iverson and the famous coach Larry Brown has become more and more harmonious, and the two are in the golden honeymoon period of their relationship.

In addition, with Iverson as the absolute core, the team equipped him with tough blue-collar center Matt Geiger, shot-blocking maniac Theo Ratliff, and powerful guard Eric Snow. The team's lottery pick Larry Hughes in 98 is also very good.

Coupled with fairly good players such as George Lynch, Troy Hill, and Aaron McGee, this 76ers team can also give Philadelphia fans a lot of hope.

Of course, 99% of this hope comes from their love for Iverson!

Philadelphians, and even fans all over the world, are full of curiosity about this unruly, arrogant, fearless and powerful little man!

They hate Iverson, but almost everyone also longs to be Iverson!

(End of this chapter)