NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 255 A bumper harvest in the regular season! The closest to unanimous MVP in history!

When Lin Qi was wondering why Lin Tian suddenly said that, Lin Tian suddenly reached out and touched his head. Then, Carter quickly ran towards Lin Tian's position and provided him with a cover.

Lin Tian moved sideways, and Iverson, who was originally chasing Carter, appeared in front of Lin Tian again.

Taking advantage of the moment when Carter grabbed Lin Qi to prevent him from coming forward, Lin Tian turned sideways, stuck out his butt, and exerted his strength!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

There were several hard blows in succession. Lin Tian was now almost 30 kilograms heavier than Iverson. It was really not difficult for him to push Iverson!

So, once again, he reached the edge of the 3-second zone. Lynch next to him wanted to come over to help defend, but he didn't dare to let go of Carter, the Pacers' current second-leading scorer. Before he hesitated, Lin Tian had already turned around forcefully. , completed a very bullying jump shot!

No fake moves, no time difference or footwork, just turned directly to face Iverson, then raised the ball high, jumped up and shot!

He just uses his height and wingspan to bully you!

"Shhh!!"

However, Lin Tian's shooting is stable and crisp. Iverson is really out of reach, and Lin Tian can really score!

After pulling in this time, Lin Tian once again ran towards the 76ers bench. He wanted to celebrate happily with Brown again.

But this time... Brown sat on the bench early, folded his hands on his chest, and looked at Lin Tian with a dissatisfied look.

Seeing Brown sitting on the chair with a guarded look on his face, Lin Tian could only shrug his shoulders.

This old man... is not interesting!

His wife must be cheating on her!

In the next round, when Lin Tian came to the frontcourt again and continued to let Carter cover him, Iverson obviously received some instructions. He retreated decisively, not giving Lin Tian the opportunity to target him immediately. , Lin Qi over there also tried his best to squeeze past Carter, wanting to come over and give Lin Tian a good look.

But who is Lin Tian?

The league's top 3-point shooter!

If you dare to give him such a big space outside the 3-point line, of course he won't let it go!

"Shhh!!"

After a crisp sound, Lin Tian retracted his shooting hand.

He raised his middle finger and index finger like a pistol and blew in front of his mouth!

Lin Tian's hand feels so good today!

Then there was another round. This time Iverson quickly stepped forward and stayed close to Lin Tian. Next to him, Lynch also squeezed past Carter and quickly stepped forward to double-team Lin Tian!

But the encirclement between the two had just taken shape, and Lin Tian had already given the basketball to Carter next to him.

After Carter got the ball, his explosive muscles and impact power immediately came into full play. After the basketball hit the floor hard, Carter jumped into a powerful step, exerted enough strength, and flew towards Geiger. Passed by!

"boom!!"

After a loud bang, Carter grabbed the basket with one arm and pinned Geiger underneath him!

"Ho ho ho ho ho!!!"

After another dunk, Carter was so excited that he looked up to the sky and screamed!

He felt that it was really comfortable to play with Lin Tian!

You are responsible for running, charging up, jumping, and dunking, and that's it!

Every night, you can dunk at the top ten level!

That's cool!

Then when it was the Pacers' turn to attack, the 76ers' defensive strategy changed again!

This time Iverson stopped guarding Carter and guarded Christie instead, but everything was a replica of just now, except that the person in the pick-and-roll with Lin Tian was replaced by Christie.

Then Lin Tian once again double-teamed himself when the 76ers made a behind-the-back pass and passed the ball to Christie who bounced outside the 3-point line.

"Shh!"

At this time, Christie did not disappoint Lin Tian and the Pacers fans!

The knife fell from his hand and cut through the sky!

The 3-pointer hit again!

On the offensive end, the Pacers' crazy offensive routine against Iverson was so relaxing. Everyone in the team was constantly scoring. On the defensive end, the Pacers also started to attack Iverson. Double teaming started!

Because Iverson's physical strength has declined significantly and the 76ers' role players are far inferior to those of the Pacers, the 76ers' scoring efficiency has begun to decline significantly!

Either Iverson forced the shot and missed, or he found an open teammate, but his teammate had difficulty seizing the opportunity to shoot the open shot!

In short, in the third quarter, the gap between the second place in the East and the seventh place in the East began to show up!

The 76ers can't stand it anymore!

72: 96!

At the end of this quarter, the Pacers' lead had reached 24 points!

They allowed the 76ers to only score 9 points in this quarter!

And they themselves scored 30 points!

A completely brutal game! This quarter of the game not only eliminated the suspense of the game, but also allowed everyone to see how powerful the Pacers are!

他们让上半场爆砍31分的艾弗森，在这一节7投1中只拿到2分，同时林天通过对艾弗森的针对，单节拿下了17分5篮板4助攻2抢断！加上上半场的29分7篮板6助攻，林天再一次只用了3节比赛，就轰下46分12篮板10助攻5抢断的恐怖数据！

Then, after the third quarter, almost all the Pacers' main players sat off the court to rest. Bird only left Mullin, a veteran, and Schmitz, a tall center, to stabilize the situation in the interior.

According to Bird's idea, these two people will bring a group of role players to play on the court for another 3-4 minutes to stabilize the situation. As long as the score difference is still 8 points in the last 20 minutes of the game, Bird will directly Replace all the rotation players and let Lewis and Ellington get a feel for it.

Originally, all this was expected by Bird, but until there were 9 minutes and 12 seconds left in the game, Mullin received a pass from Schmitz outside the 3-point line. He just picked it up and threw it. But this time, for some reason, Schmitz couldn't stand firm when he landed!

The audience in the front row even heard a crisp sound!

Then, no one paid attention to whether the ball went in or not. The audience and players in the entire stadium couldn't help but stand up!

Mullin covered his left foot and kept screaming while lying on the floor, while his other hand kept beating the floor.

It can be seen from his painful expression that he is in pain!

It really hurts!

After the 3-pointer was hit, the referee immediately stopped the game, and then the Pacers' medical team quickly came to Mullin's side to check on his condition.

Bird also stood up, with his hands on his hips and a look of worry on his face.

Although Mullin's average data per game this season is mediocre, only 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, his importance to the team is definitely self-evident!

His experience, passing, organization, field control, shooting and other abilities are all indispensable to the team!

Especially after Miller was injured, Mullin was actually in charge during Lin Tian's rest time. He was almost the only reliable organizational point for the team besides Lin Tian.

Moreover, when the main players are not around, Mullin's experience and calmness can also help the team stabilize the situation to the maximum extent and help the Pacers stabilize the score!

Mullin obviously sprained his ankle. This kind of injury can be serious or minor.

It is possible to stand up and stamp your feet, and then continue to fight.

It may also be very serious and be directly reimbursed for the season!

According to the NBA's injury grades, they are the mildest level one sprains, which require 1-3 weeks of rest, and then the level two sprains, which will cause severe pain in muscles and joints and require 4-6 weeks of rest.

There are also the most serious, which may include additional injuries such as ligament and muscle tears, severe joint contusions, etc., and are likely to be the root cause of the disease, making it difficult to fully recover!

Seeing Mullin like this, Bird really didn't know what was going on with him. He could only pray that Mullin would be okay.

Of course the rest of the Pacers also know how important Mullin is to the team! Everyone looked worried, worried that this veteran who loved drinking would suffer some serious injury!

A few minutes later...the team doctor first called for a stretcher, carried Mullin off the court, and then came to Bird.

"Bad news?" Bird asked with a gloomy face.

"Not good news." The team doctor sighed and said: "There is a high probability that it is a first-degree sprain. The ligaments and joints should not be injured, but we are not sure. We need to do further MRI examination. The results will be available tomorrow."

"But considering his age and current condition, even if it is a first-degree sprain, we recommend that he rest for at least 4-6 weeks. If it is a second-degree sprain..."

The team doctor didn't say anything anymore, but everyone understood it.

If it is a grade two sprain, Mullin's season can also be announced in advance.

"FUXX!" Bird cursed in frustration!

He regrets it! How good would it be to have Buckner come in at this time? Anyway, we are so far ahead, why do we have to insist on stability and let Mullin go up!

Bird's guilt and self-blame made him keep shaking his head.

In fact, Bird is already one of the coaches in the NBA who pays the most attention to protecting the main players and dislikes letting the main rotation players appear in garbage time. It can only be said that this kind of unexpected injury without confrontation is really unpredictable and Hard to prevent.

"The Pacers are so unlucky! While Reggie has no timetable for his comeback and doesn't know when he will be able to return, something has happened to Mullin too! I really hope that Mullin will be fine! I really hope it's just An ordinary sprain!" Barkley said from the bottom of his heart: "Otherwise, the Pacers would be really bad this year!"

Kenny also sighed and said: "I hope injuries stay away from the court! Charles and I are both players, and we know what injuries mean to a player! Especially at Chris' age, he suffered injuries at this time. , the blow to him is likely to be huge!”

Barkley continued: "This year's Pacers are really unlucky! Lin is obviously in such good shape, and Vince is obviously a candidate for a top star in the future, but they are suffering from injuries one after another!"

Mullin's injury was the last thing worth mentioning in this game. The next few minutes of the game were smooth, and the two sides maintained a gap of about 20 points.

Finally, when the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the score between the two sides was fixed at 94:111!

The Pacers won the first game of the series with a 17-point advantage!

Although the game went smoothly and was considered an easy victory, no one in the entire Pacers team was happy or celebrating. Everyone left the court in silence and returned. Arrive at the locker room!

Compared with a victory, injuries are obviously the biggest enemy of this Pacers team!

At the post-game press conference, neither Lin Tian nor Bird was in the mood to show off or make flirtatious remarks. They simply accepted the interview, then turned around and left, and then returned to their own homes with their own concerns. Home.

This sadness and uneasiness lasted until the afternoon of the next day.

While the Pacers were doing some low-intensity recovery training, Bird's phone rang. After briefly speaking to the person on the other end of the phone, he looked more melancholy in his eyes.

"Chris has a grade 2 sprain and will have to rest for at least 4-6 weeks. Considering that he will be 1 years old in one month." Bird said this, heaving a long sigh and saying: "The team doctor It is recommended that he rest for 36-8 weeks and then consider whether to return to the court again after he has fully recovered."

Bird's words caused a moment of melancholy among the players.

The meaning of this sentence is obvious. Mullin, who is about to turn 36, now no longer has to consider whether he can return this season. What he has to consider is whether his career should continue!

This former 5-time All-Star and 4-time All-NBA team member has also reached the end of his career.

There were bursts of whispers at the scene, and Bird was very irritable. He was really angry now!

He really wanted to find someone to scold and vent his anger!

First Mullin, then Miller, it’s endless!

Moreover, the team has already sent out the news that Miller and Mullin will be retired for the season at the same time. There is no need to hide this kind of news, but if you don’t hide it, don’t hide it. The reporters’ tireless inquiries and interviews are true. It will make people even more angry!

Just when Bird was thinking about who to vent his anger on, or simply go directly to reporters to hold a press conference, and then release his depression at the press conference, Lin Tian's voice suddenly came out.

"Quiet! Everyone be quiet!" Lin Tiansan jumped onto a high cushion in the middle of the court, stood in the middle of everyone and said: "Chris and Reggie, they can't come back this season! I think in a sense Say, this is good news for us!”

"We no longer have to play with the illusion of waiting for them to come back, and we no longer have to think about the retreat behind us! We have no retreat now! We are the only ones now! There will be no more reinforcements, and there will be no more retreat. No one else is here to help us!"

"We are in a desperate situation! I think when Larry informed the media and the league about their two specific injuries, the outside world's expectations for us have been greatly reduced!"

"Yesterday we were still the number one favorite for the championship, but I think after today, we will drop all the way to 6th or 7th place! No one will be optimistic about us anymore, and no one will think that we can win the championship this year!"

Having said this, Lin Tian looked at everyone on the team and paused before saying: "How is it? Do you feel good? This kind of being looked down upon by everyone, being the enemy of the world, and having the opportunity to severely beat everyone who looks down on us Does it feel good on someone’s face?”

After another pause to let his teammates digest what he just said, Lin Tian continued: "I played basketball for 4 years at the university that is the least proficient in basketball in the United States. I said every year that our goal is We are heading into March Madness, and our goal is to let everyone know us!”

"Then, I was laughed at for three years, and then in my senior year, I finally led the team to March Madness for the first time in history!"

"The next thing you know? I tried out with 21 teams! No one gave me a draft guarantee, no team said they would draft me! Even I knew what they were talking about me behind my back. "

"Can yellow people play basketball? You're 22 and you still want to enter the NBA? My grandma can even start the basketball team at the University of Pennsylvania! It's a waste of draft picks if you get selected! No matter how good the trial training is, it's still a trial training. He can't be in the game. It’s over!”

"It was these doubts and these taunts that supported me to the end, allowing me to be selected by the Bulls with the 52nd overall pick!" "Greg, you were also selected with the same pick, but my situation at the time was much worse than yours. Oh! I will always remember that I was bullied in the training camp, had all my clothes wet with water, was targeted and worked as a coolie."

"Of course, everyone must have learned about the subsequent results through various channels. I took action and was banned from the game. The person who bullied me was sent to who knows where by the team."

"I say this to tell everyone that I enjoyed everything I encountered during that period! I enjoyed it very much! Being questioned, looked down upon, ignored, and then played a wonderful performance and blocked everyone's mouth!"

"Now, we have a similar opportunity! An opportunity to put everyone's doubts to rest, to break all doubts with victory one game at a time, and to shut up everyone!"

"Start by killing the 76ers! I want to ask everyone, do you have the confidence and courage to join me and kill everyone and win the championship again without being favored by others and when everyone thinks we are finished?" champion!"

"Kill everyone!"

“Break doubt!”

"Rush into the finals! Win the championship!"

"We are champions! For Reggie and Chris! We are champions!"

"I want to prove that I can play in the NBA!"

Bird looked with some surprise at the Pacers players who were completely aroused by Lin Tian. Lin Tian once again showed his terrifying leadership!

Once again, he exceeded Bird's expectations!

The training ground, which was lifeless and without any vitality five minutes ago, was suddenly occupied by all kinds of slogans, roars and confident players.

The Pacers' morale only dropped for less than 5 minutes before it was completely restored. The momentum was even stronger than before!

Then, everyone showed full enthusiasm and devoted themselves to tonight's training!

The Pacers' sudden surge in morale, the biggest victim is undoubtedly the 76ers!

In the second game between the two sides, the 76ers originally thought they could pick up the slack and take advantage of the Pacers' lack of morale to steal a victory on the road.

But what they didn't expect was that... they were facing a walker that was even more ferocious than in the first game!

The Pacers ramped up their defensive intensity from the first second tonight! They set up countless defensive traps against Iverson! As long as Iverson reaches the 3-point line, someone will immediately step forward to help defend him with Lin Tian!

Iverson, who was already having a hard time dealing with Lin Tian, ​​faced further attacks from the Pacers and found it even more difficult to take action!

Unfortunately, there is not even one teammate around him who can reliably put in open shots, and no one can help Iverson share some of the pressure. This makes Iverson not only make more irons, but also make more mistakes, completely losing the first place. In the first half of the game, he was so tyrannical that he destroyed all sides!

As for the offensive end, Lin Tian no longer duels with Iverson, nor does he imitate bullfighting with him to show off his skills. From the first round, Lin Tian came to the low post and kept using his back in the low post. Go bully Iverson!

If the 76ers help defend, Lin Tian's ball speed is not only extremely fast, but Christie and Carter are also very good at seizing opportunities. Even without Mullin and Miller, the Pacers' firepower network is the best in the entire league. One of the most powerful and lethal firepower nets!

首节打完11：29！上半场结束30：57！第三节比赛只打了3分钟后，双方的分差来到了32分！

Then, Bird quickly replaced all the main rotations. The situation in the last game, Bird will never let it happen again!

In the end, the Pacers easily won this game with 98:84, a 14-point advantage!

Although the final score difference was only 14 points, as long as you have watched the game, you will know that the 76ers have been beaten and chased since the first quarter of the game without any counterattack!

They were able to catch up with only 14 points left, relying on the sudden recovery of their bench players in the fourth quarter. They threw in 5 three-pointers in a single quarter, and Hughes also hit several difficult jumpers.

But they couldn't even force the Pacers' main force back onto the court!

In this game, Lin Tian's record of consecutive triple-doubles was finally broken. He only played 23 minutes and scored 27 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds. In 23 minutes, he was already the most player on the Pacers tonight among all players. The longest time!

For the 76ers, although Iverson scored 29 points, his shooting percentage was only 33 of 10 and he made 7 turnovers! The most painful thing is that in the first half against the Pacers, Iverson only made 21 of 3 shots!

If it weren't for the garbage time when he scored some points against the substitutes, then Iverson's data tonight would have been even worse!

After the game, the Pacers' post-game press conference was extremely brief!

Lin Tian only said a few words and then left the press conference.

"Our team is missing two very important players, and our lineup is no longer complete, but our confidence has never faded! We still firmly believe that we can win the final championship, and we still believe that we are the best player in this league. The strongest team!”

"If you don't believe it, let's just wait and see!"

Lin Tian's sudden departure really caught the reporters at the scene a little off guard!

Because on this night, perhaps because of the special nature of this season, the league did not announce their awards bit by bit like they used to squeeze out toothpaste.

Instead, they announced all the awards for this season's regular season in one go!

Whether it was the Best Rookie, Best Sixth Man, MVP or Best Team, they were all announced during the game tonight!

The Pacers have become the biggest winner in this year's regular season!

Carter relied on his explosion and dazzling performance in the next two months to complete the counterattack against Jason Williams and Paul Pierce. He came from behind and successfully stole the Rookie of the Season trophy!

At the same time, he was also selected into this season's rookie first team without any suspense!

As for the Pacers' other three rookies, Lewis, Ellington and Buckner, they failed to receive similar honors. They have not been able to officially squeeze into the team's rotation list this season!

And Carter’s gains don’t stop there! In addition to winning the Rookie of the Year, he also defeated Darrell Armstrong and became another rookie player after Lin Tian to win the Sixth Man of the Year in his rookie season!

This season is definitely a bumper year for Carter. He has won signed sneakers and two personal awards. He has also let everyone see his talent and ability, and at the same time, he has made the Warriors regretful! Jamison, whom they drafted with a large sum of US dollars, has performed poorly this season and failed to even make the Rookie of the Year first team! Only made the second team.

Then, Alonzo Mourning, who scored 20 points, 11 rebounds and 3.9 blocks this season, finally won the first Defensive Player of the Year award in his career!

Under his leadership, the Heat's defensive efficiency ranks second in the league this season!

He is completely different from the "hot pot brushes" like Ratliff and Camby who have good blocking statistics but only contribute so much to the team! Mourning can really change the team's defense and support the entire team system on his own!

In addition, Lin Tian ranked third in the voting for the best defensive player! Second only to Mourning and Mutombo, behind Lin Tian are the famous Payton, David Robinson and Duncan.

Today, Lin Tian is not only recognized on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end, everyone has long regarded him as one of the best defensive perimeters in the entire league!

Although he failed to win the best defensive player award, Lin Tian was selected to the annual first defensive team together with Mourning, Payton, Duncan and Pippen as he wished!

It is worth mentioning that Michael Jordan interrupted his record of being selected to the All-Defensive First Team for 9 consecutive times!

This year, he was only selected to the second team of the All-Defensive Team!

This is obviously another motivation for Jordan! Anyway, Jordan felt that his position was taken away by Lin Tian! After losing twice in a row during the regular season, Jordan really couldn't wait to compete with Lin Tian again on the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals!

In addition, the best coach of the season was given to Mike Dunleavy of the Trail Blazers. He led the Pacers to very good results this season, and the team's winning rate increased by a full 16% compared to the previous year! He made the Trail Blazers evolve from an ordinary playoff team to a division powerhouse that can compete for the championship!

His egalitarian and coreless team play, or gangster style, has also won praises from many people, calling him a tactical genius!

Then there is the ultimate prize of this regular season: MVP!

This season's MVP can be said to be the least suspenseful one in recent years. In the past few years, there were Jordan and Malone competing for supremacy, and Jordan, Malone, and Lin Tianli.

But this year's MVP is truly dominated by Lin Tian's family!

The only pity is that Lin Tian did not become the first unanimous MVP in NBA history this year!

The MVP selection method is that each voter can select five MVP players in his or her own mind, and arrange these five players in order from 1 to 5. The first pick gets 5 points, and the second pick gets 4 points. Divide and so on!

The so-called unanimous MVP means getting 121 first-place votes and a perfect score of 605!

This time, Lin Tian received 121 first-place votes out of all 119 votes cast! He is infinitely closer to winning the unanimous MVP!

But it is a pity that two reporters voted for Jordan in the end! Although today's voting mode is anonymous, it goes without saying that 99% of these two people are journalists from New York!

Except for New Yorkers, reporters from other places rarely vote so randomly.

It's like LeBron James failed to get unanimous votes many years later because a New York reporter said: "I just like Anthony, I just don't like James!"

However, although he failed to get unanimous votes, Lin Tian's 98% vote rate still created the first place in NBA history! Before him, it was Jordan in 96 who won 96% of the first-place votes, followed by Larry Bird who had received 93% of the first-place votes for two consecutive years.

And Lin Tian surpassed these seniors this night!

Of course, it’s just a little bit. I didn’t get the final unanimous vote, so it’s still a little imperfect!

In addition, the league's annual best lineup is also released!

Lin Tian, ​​Jordan, Duncan, Malone and Mourning were selected to the NBA first team together!

Among them, Lin Tian, ​​Duncan and Mourning all successfully won the honor of double first team!

The second team is O'Neal, Hill, Garnett, Iverson, and Kidd.

The third team is Olajuwon, McDyess, Pippen, Kobe and Hardaway.

Among these people, Kobe, Iverson, McDyess and Kidd were all selected to the All-NBA Team for the first time in their careers! Mourning was selected to the first team for the first time in his career. These young new faces undoubtedly mark the beginning of a new generation in the league!

Those old guys are slowly withdrawing from the stage of history!

It is also worth mentioning that the Most Improved Player this season was taken away by Jalen Rose. This award should have been taken away by this guy last season, but because he insisted on making a fuss, it was The team was traded to the Raptors, and then his personal performance plummeted. In the end, not only did his statistics plummet, but he also lost the award that he was already a sure winner!

And this season, Jaylen Rose, who performed poorly at the end of last season, is one of the few players in the league who can make significant progress in the shortened season! He averaged 19.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game this season!

This time, he really relied on his own strength to obtain this data.

In the end, he finally got this award as he wished.

Well, if he hadn't said that to the media after winning the award, the fact that he won the award would have been quite inspiring.

But when this guy received the award and held a press conference in a conference room in Toronto, he said that he would definitely make the Pacers regret it. He would be stronger next season. Next season, he would let the Pacers know how strong he is. He will beat Carter, Miller, and Lin Tian!

He will prove that the Pacers let go of an MVP-level star!

Lin Tian didn't have a chance to respond to Rose's bold words until he came to Philadelphia two days later.

"What? Teach me a lesson? Okay, in which round of the playoffs do we meet? What? Didn't make the playoffs? Forget it!"

The grudge between the Pacers and Rose was just a small episode in the end. After mentioning it, except for some people laughing at Rose for not overestimating his own capabilities, and some people waiting to see Rose's jokes next season, it didn't cause any more trouble. What a big wave.

After all, the next time the two teams face each other, they have to wait until the regular season next season! It’s a bit too early to warm up now!

Well, of course, the most important reason is that the Raptors and Rose don't match up well! If Lin Tian had such a quarrel with Jordan, O'Neal or Hill, it would trigger carnival and onlookers throughout the league in minutes.

A Most Improved Player and a lottery team?

Not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning!

If you can think of it next season, let’s talk about it!

What needs to be focused on now is the life-and-death battle between the Pacers and the 76ers in the first round of the playoffs!

The Pacers, who almost crushed the 76ers to get the match point in the first two games, came to Philadelphia!

Although everyone now believes that the Pacers can easily win and enter the second round, it is still difficult to say how they will advance and whether they can sweep the 76ers!

Especially because of the head-to-head duel between Lin Tian and Iverson, the super popular backcourt pair, this game attracted more attention than other games in the first round!

Countless viewers want to see if the duel between these two people can create any waves!

Although Iverson was completely defeated in the first two games, everyone has known this little man for a long time now. Everyone knows how tenacious and unwilling to admit defeat he is!

So when the game reaches this point, many people are still looking forward to Iverson rebounding, playing a beautiful game, and extending the series!

"Kenny, do you think this game will be the last game of this series?" Barkley chatted with Kenny again 20 minutes before the game started to warm up the game. !

"I don't know." Kenny shook his head and said, "But if you ask me, I think the 76ers have a better chance! The reason is very simple: they are back in Philadelphia!"

"For a young team like the 76ers, playing at home and away are two completely different feelings! For many actions, they won't get whistles on the road, but they can at home! For example, in the Pacers' second game The pursuit and double-team defense against Iverson, in Indiana, that was a good shot!"

"But when it comes to Philadelphia, it's hard to say! The change in defensive scale may allow the 76ers to find an offensive method and rhythm better and faster!"

"In addition, there is another set of data that proves my guess! During the regular season, Iverson averaged 9.9 free throws per game! In the first game of the playoffs, he only took 4 free throws! Second in the playoffs Although he got 7 free throws in the game, 4 of them came in garbage time!"

"Even if you only look at the regular season data, Iverson was able to get 10.7 free throws at home, while on the road, this number was only 9.1! It is easier to get to the free throw line at home, and it is easier to get favorable penalties. I think this is It’s a fact that everyone recognizes! Otherwise, every team wouldn’t fight so hard for home field advantage in the regular season!”

"Being unable to get a whistle or stand on the free throw line is one of the main reasons for Iverson's poor performance! If Iverson can receive regular season treatment after returning to the home court, his performance will definitely improve significantly. Improvement! This is why I think the 76ers have a chance to win tonight!"

After Kenny analyzed it, he looked back at Barkley, wanting to hear what he had to say. Of course, Kenny still had something to say in his heart.

That is, as the game with the highest ratings in the first round, Stern definitely doesn't want this series to end in a sweep! He must have told the referee that he could help the 76ers a little bit. At certain key points and on certain calls, he could help the 76ers so that they could win!

It's just that they don't dare to say these things. If they say the guarantee is a deduction, if it gets worse, they will lose their jobs!

"What you said is good, but you missed one thing!" Barkley waited patiently for Kenny to finish his analysis before saying, "Larry Bird!"

"Although Larry was a fool, a fool and an idiot as a player, I have to admit that he has made some progress after becoming a coach! His ability to arrange tactics and make personnel adjustments is very strong! He is definitely the best in the league today. One of the few head coaches!”

"The most important thing is that his unconstrained and freehand coaching style is exactly what Larry Brown is most afraid of! Because it is unpredictable! What Brown is good at is pre-game layout, analysis and system building, but not Good at on-the-spot changes and tactical adjustments!”

"Larry will definitely play a tactic that Brown can't predict tonight! Then he will take the initiative from the beginning of the game and win the game!"

(End of this chapter)