NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 293 A shocking 75 wins! The status of each team in the league!
It is worth mentioning that in the crucial battle between the Hornets and the 3ers at the end of March, the Hornets, which carried the hopes of fans across the United States, successfully attacked the 76ers and pushed Iverson and the 76ers to fourth place in the Eastern Conference! They themselves rose to third place in the Eastern Conference!

This game sent fans across the United States into a frenzy!
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The grudge match they most want to see is becoming more and more likely to happen!

And in April, the Hornets and the 4ers have been fighting for their records. After all, as long as they are not stupid, no one wants to meet the Pacers in advance!
After winning that crucial position battle, the Hornets were one position ahead of the 76ers, and their subsequent record was also very good.

In addition, the 76ers themselves are really not that strong, and they missed some of the wins they should have won. In the end, they still failed to complete the overtake, and the team's final record was locked in fourth place in the Eastern Conference!

As long as they don't lose in the first round, the highly anticipated second playoff battle between Lin Tian and Iverson will take place for the second consecutive year!

Moreover, this year is still an absolute grudge game! In this round of the series, we can already lock in the second round of the series with the highest ratings in advance!

It is also worth mentioning that just before the start of the playoffs, bad news came from the Spurs.

Tim Duncan, the absolute core and leading scorer of their team, suffered a serious meniscus tear in a game in early April! After repeated investigations and research, Duncan's injury will hardly affect his career, but it will require an operation.

Even if the operation is successful, Duncan will have to rest for 4-6 months. This means that the San Antonio Spurs, who are ambitious and want to continue to compete for the championship, are basically over before the playoffs even begin!
Even though there are still Robinson, Richmond and Rose, without Duncan, their goal is no longer to hit the championship, but not to be swept out in the first round.

In the end, it is the Pacers who have a better lineup foundation and thickness, and their tactical system is also more complete. Lewis, Harrington, and Buckner are all pretty good now. These three guys have gone to other places. Teams like this can probably enter the rotation or even start directly, but in the Pacers, they can only continue to sit on the bench.

Well, this is the true portrayal of Klaus’s heart!
Because, after these two victories, the Bulls and Clippers have reversed themselves! The Bulls, who were originally ranked first from last, became second to last, and the Clippers, who were second to last, became the deputy squad leader of the league as they wished!
They will have the greatest probability of getting the No. 2000 pick in !
Even if everyone is not very optimistic about the 2000 rookies and thinks they are very mediocre and bad rookies, it is better to get the No. pick than to get the No. or No. pick!

Don't ask, asking is double standards, asking is shameless!
In short, after communicating with the team's players, he directly chose to take a rest in the last two games of the regular season.

6. Milwaukee Bucks 42 wins, 40 losses

2. Miami Heat 61 wins, 21 losses

There are a few journalists who like to play devil’s advocate. That’s perfectly normal!
In Lin Tian's eyes, there is only one goal now: the championship!
After the dust of the regular season finally settled, the rankings of the teams in the East and West this season have finally come to an end!

The only suspense is: Can Lin Tian win the unanimous MVP this year?
Anyway, Lin Tian doesn't care about this thing. Some people don't like US dollars, let alone himself?

Everyone knows how important Duncan is!
What makes the Spurs even more distressed is that Duncan's rookie contract has expired and he will become a free agent this summer. This is a normal thing.

This big guy, he won't run away!

8. Boston Celtics 35 wins, 47 losses

In addition to the two unlucky teams of the Spurs and Suns, another extremely unlucky team is the Chicago Bulls!
This season, they have firmly occupied the last position in the league for almost 95% of the time. They have been waiting to get another No. 2000 pick in the draft and select a super talent. The team is rebuilt.

His career regular season winning percentage is terrifyingly high!
Of course, because he missed the last two regular season games, Lin Tian did not win his fifth Player of the Month award this season, but winning 4 consecutive ones is an unprecedented record!
Even though no news of this season's selections has been revealed so far, everyone is very sure that Lin Tian can definitely win his MVP trophy for the second consecutive year!

4. Philadelphia 76ers 48 wins and 34 losses

5. Detroit Pistons 42 wins, 40 losses

There is actually no suspense about the Eastern Conference's ranking.

First up is the Pacers!

This is also a kind of helplessness for a strong team, the pain of happiness!

3. Charlotte Hornets 49 wins and 33 losses

Moreover, the more mediocre the year, the more important the draft pick is!
After all, there are few geniuses, and they will be gone if you are not careful!

Except for these unlucky guys, the rest of the teams went smoothly without any problems.

In short, while Bird didn't care about the title of having the best regular season record in history, his players were extremely motivated. Even when Lin Tian, ​​Carter, Webber and others stopped playing, they held on to the victory. Two more wins!

It's just that, what Bird didn't expect was that the Pacers' opponents in the last two games would also take turns!
One is the Hawks who want to continue losing games to keep their fourth-to-last position and are afraid that if they move up one draft pick, they will move back one spot. The other is the Hawks who have determined that they will be the eighth in the Eastern Conference and have the same ranking as the seventh and ninth. The Celtics can no longer change their position with such a big gap!
Therefore, in the last two games, the role players of the three rest teams fought back and forth, fighting until the sky was dark and the earth was dark, and the sun and the moon were not shining!

The Pacers' record was finally fixed at 75 wins and 7 losses!
They surpassed the Chicago Bulls in the 1995-1996 season and became the team with the highest regular season winning percentage in NBA history! At the same time, they are also the first team in NBA history to reach 75 wins in a single season! It is also another team after the Bulls that has won more than 70 games in the regular season!

The matchups of the 16 playoff teams have also been fully released!
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In short, the Clippers are jubilant, but Bulls coach Floyd lost his job because of two wins and became another unlucky guy in the league.

But the problem is: Duncan has not reached an early contract extension with the team, and he wants to test the free market! This worries Popovich, Buford and all San Antonio fans.

On the contrary, in a year with many talents, the next position will be the last, so it is not a choice to choose!

Of course, Johnson's state has long been incomparable to what he was back then. In 6 games during the regular season, he averaged only 6 points and 4 assists per game. His offensive power has greatly declined, and he has degenerated from the league's top defender to an ordinary one. role players.

But it's a pity that just three days before the end of the season, the Bulls guys actually won two games in a row!

But at this time, the team owner actually brought back Kevin Johnson, the team's former head guard who had retired for two years!
Johnson, who was appointed at a critical moment, helped the team play the last six games of the regular season and will also play in the playoffs to fill the team's vacancy at the point guard position!

Well, probably... not?

Another playoff team that has been hit by injuries is the Phoenix Suns. This time the injury is no longer to Penny Hardaway, who has a fragile knee, but to another person in the 'super backcourt': Jason Keys. Virtue!
Kidd sprained his ankle before the end of the regular season and will be sidelined for at least 2 weeks!
The Suns, who were originally strong and ambitious and wanted to do something in the playoffs, immediately lost confidence because of this problem.

The team suddenly had a winning streak at such a critical moment. The angry general manager Krause was furious. He directly fired the team's interim coach Floyd! Did I hire you to win the game? Are you riding a horse to show off your tactical prowess?
To win at a time like this?
You old boy must have taken a kickback from the Clippers!

After they lost to the 3ers in mid-March, they went on a winning streak again! Even in the last two games of April, Bird felt that the team did not need to chase the Bulls' league-leading 76 wins that year. Such nihilistic results were useless. The so-called first in regular season history. He doesn't care about the reputation at all.

Well, of course, the main reason is that this record does not belong to the Lakers! If this record was set by the Lakers, then Bird would have to break this record even if he changed his jersey, but as for the Bulls, it doesn't matter! Leave some underwear for others.

1. Indiana Pacers 75 wins and 7 losses

Of course, there is the most important point: Lin Tian has become the only player in NBA history who has been in three 70+ win teams!

Although the gap between the teams is not large, it can be seen at a glance that the strength gap between the teams in the Eastern Conference is very large!

7. Orlando Magic 41 wins, 41 losses

But the team brought him back, obviously not expecting him to restore the glory of the past. What the team needs is for him to use his prestige, status, experience and leadership to help the team and stabilize the situation for the Suns. , survived the two weeks without Kidd!

Lin Tian's career has spanned 5 seasons so far, and he has reached more than 3 wins in 70 seasons...

Except for the two top teams, the Heat and the Pacers, the other six teams, just by looking at their records, can tell that they have the role of accompanying the prince to study. And except for the Heat and the Pacers, there is no other team in the entire Eastern Conference. It is the first time in recent years that the team can reach 6 wins!
This year's situation also illustrates the decline of the East!

In the past 10 years, the Eastern Conference has maintained 2-3 top championship teams, and 2-3 first-class teams that can reach 50 wins. In the past years, the East has been strong and the West has been weak!

The championships in the past ten years have been almost monopolized by the Eastern Conference. In addition to the Rockets who have won two, the Bulls have five, the Pacers and the Knicks have one each, and even counting forward, the Pistons have won two in a row. !
The West has been suppressed by the East for too long!
But this year is clearly a dividing line.

The first is Jordan's retirement, which directly caused a top team to disappear. In addition, the defending champion Knicks are in terrible shape this season. The status of old guys such as Ewing, Starks, and Oakley is off a cliff. Falling, they won the championship last season, but fell directly out of the playoffs this season!

Considering the age of the Knicks' main players, they obviously can't come back, and the team will start their rebuilding sooner or later!

In addition, the Eagles, which have been the backbone of the Eastern Conference in the past few years. Although they have not reached the conference finals but have always won about 50 games, they also began to rebuild this year, trading away the team's top two scorers Steve The Hawks of Smith and Mookie Blaylock have only won 28 games this year, ranking second to last in the Eastern Conference!

In addition, the Cavaliers failed to rebuild, and the Wizards' big gamble also came to nothing. Although the Bulls got Brand, who knows when they will rise up, and the Nets got Marbury's team's record but there was no improvement. …

After all the factors were added up, it became what it is today. There are no even 8 teams with a 50% winning rate in the entire Eastern Conference! In the end, the Celtics, who had only 35 wins, returned to the playoffs after 5 years.

In any case, except for the Heat and Pacers who still maintain the dignity of the strong teams in the Eastern Conference, the rest of the teams in the Eastern Conference have fallen behind! They have all become weak or unworthy teams.

And, if there are no accidents, this situation in the East will become more and more obvious, and they will become worse and worse...

The West is strong and the East is weak, which has become an irreversible trend!
This can be seen from the record of the Western Conference!
1. Los Angeles Lakers 67 wins and 15 losses

2. San Antonio Spurs 62 wins and 20 losses

3. Portland Trail Blazers 59 wins, 23 losses

4. Phoenix Suns 53 wins and 29 losses

5. Minnesota Timberwolves 50 wins and 33 losses

6. Seattle SuperSonics 42 wins, 40 losses

7. Dallas Mavericks 42 wins, 40 losses

8. Sacramento Kings 41 wins and 41 losses

In the Western Conference, although the disparity in strength is also huge, they have at least five 5-win teams, and at least eight teams have a winning rate of 50%!

Young teams such as the Mavericks and Kings have finally returned to the playoffs after many years.

Among them, the Kings even performed very well in the second half of the season after trading the core of the team, Richmond. They counterattacked from 12th place in the Western Conference. In the end, they not only increased their winning rate to 50%, but also finally entered the championship again. Playoffs!

There is one thing about the Western Conference that is similar to the Eastern Conference, that is, several of their old and strong teams have also been away from the playoffs since the beginning of this season!

The first is the Rockets. Last season, they still had Olajuwon and Pippen. The Rockets had a certain influence. But this season they finally couldn't hold it anymore. Olajuwon was tortured by injuries and no longer had any of his former fierceness. It looked like his body had been completely defeated by time.

As Olajuwon ages, this team that has won two consecutive championships has completely completed the transfer of power. Francis has become the boss of the team, and Olajuwon has retreated to the second line. The focus has shifted from the inside to the outside, and the style of play has also changed from position to offensive and defensive transition and quick attack.

To put it simply: Team Rocket has changed!
As for when they can rise again, and whether Francis can replace Olajuwon to hold up the Aerocity, no one knows!

Another team that fell this season is, of course, the Jazz. Stockton retired, Malone left for Miami, and the two evils in Utah became a thing of the past.

Although with Sloan's persistence and the Jazz's foundation in the past few years, the Jazz did not plummet directly to the bottom level this year, but their current personnel obviously do not support the team to enter the playoffs again.

爵士队今年只拿到了33胜，这是球队自82-83赛季以来第一次没能进入季后赛，也是球队自82-83赛季以来第一次胜率不到50%！

At the same time, this is also the first time since Sloan coached the Jazz that he failed to lead the team into the playoffs.

The Jazz's record of entering the playoffs for 18 consecutive seasons has been interrupted!

This is also the current league record for the longest consecutive run into the playoffs! In the past 10 years or so, the league's number one evergreen team has finally declined.

In addition, although the Sonics have entered the playoffs this year, Payton's departure still proves that their glory is coming to an end. They are no longer the top powerhouse in the Western Conference, and they are no longer scary.

The current SuperSonics are very mediocre. They just relied on many veterans to barely make it to the playoffs again!

When old players fall, new teams will naturally rise! Over and over again, taking turns to be the boss! This has been the ecological environment of the NBA for more than 50 years, and it is also one of the reasons why the NBA is so fascinating.

Whether you are a wealthy or a small city team, whether you are in New York, Los Angeles, Cleveland or Milwaukee, the league will have your moments and stories!

After the top 16 rankings of the Eastern and Western Conferences are settled, the eight group matchups in the first round have naturally been determined!

As the league's leader, the Pacers' first opponent was indeed the team with the worst performance and lowest winning rate among the 16 teams.

The Boston Celtics are back in the playoffs after 5 years!
Of course, what I have to say is that the Celtics, who only won 35 games this year, were able to enter the playoffs because they were a lame pick of generals. It was purely because they were a relatively less bad team among the bad teams. That’s all.

The team's system and tactics are not very good. How can they stand out among the bad teams?

It depends on talent!
The Celtics' combat effectiveness is not worth mentioning, but their talent is definitely among the top in the Eastern Conference!
The two most talented people on their team are undoubtedly the team's current twin stars: Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce!
Walker, who entered the league in 96, is nicknamed "Fat Tou Tuo". He has a top-notch touch, and also has flexibility and skills that are completely inconsistent with his body. His low-post offense, face-to-frame offense and shooting touch are all top-notch. His His playing style and technical characteristics allow him to be versatile. In other words, those who are stronger and taller than him are not as fast and accurate as him, and those who are faster and more accurate are not as tall as him and not as strong as him!

Against different opponents, Walker can put the ball into the basket in different ways. He and Raheem are also known as the 96 forward duo. Both of them have versatile and useful offensive methods and can Put the ball into the basket again and again.

Walker averaged 17+9 per game in his first year in the industry, and even more 22+10 in his second year. Although he failed to lead the team into the playoffs, he was also regarded by Boston as a key player in team reconstruction. hope!

This season, Walker averaged 20.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. He is the team's leading scorer, rebounder and top star!

Of course, Walker's shortcomings are as obvious as his strengths.

The first is shot selection. Perhaps because he is overconfident in his abilities, Walker always takes shots in various strange ways in various positions. This results in his efficiency not being very high, even among the players at the 3rd and 4th positions in the league. It's mid-to-low, and what's even more difficult for many fans to accept is his 3-point shot choice!

Walker is averaging nearly 4 three-pointers per game this season, but his 3-point shooting percentage is only 25%! Let's put it this way, looking at his shooting percentage, he is a completely unqualified shooter. Any coach would hope that this kind of person would not take a single 3-pointer in a game.

But if you look at the number of shots, this guy took 3 285-pointers in the regular season, ranking in the top 15 in the league. With this efficiency, he looks like the top shooter in the league!
Well, of course, this is just the beginning of Walker's obsession with three-pointers.

Starting next season, Walker will average more than 8 three-pointers per game for three consecutive seasons. His three-point shot selection and quantity are enough to drive all old-school coaches crazy!

In addition to his shot selection, Walker's biggest problem is his defensive selection. With his physical condition, weight and flexibility, if he concentrates on defense, not to mention becoming the best defensive player, being selected for the annual defensive team, and becoming a human being It is absolutely not a problem to be a defensive master who is afraid of others.

But the result is that Walker's only interest in defense is gambling steals. He likes to rush out to intercept the opponent's pass. Sometimes he can succeed, and then the steal will turn into a stylish full-court gliding slam.

But more often than not, Walker fails to steal, leaving a lot of space behind him, allowing the opponent to easily attack.

To put it simply, Walker is a player with explosive talent but enough personality to give the coach a brain hemorrhage.

In addition to Walker, another star of the Celtics is Paul Pierce, nicknamed 'Truth', who entered the league in the same year as Carter.

Compared with Walker, Pierce's abilities and talents are not that exaggerated. His style of play is more technical and full of floor style. His unique skills are shooting after testing, shaking shoulders and turning when turning around. Deceive the opponent's center of gravity and defensive position, then turn around and shoot.

A very old-school, traditional player!

He is also the Celtics' second leading scorer this season, averaging 19.5 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game!

In addition to the two of them, the team also has Kenny Anderson, who was nicknamed "New York's No. 14 Controller". This guy can score 5 points and assists this season. He is the team's third scorer and organizer. By.

Well...it's worth mentioning that another guy who is definitely less than 180 centimeters tall dares to report an official height of 183 centimeters.

This guy is destined to be educated by Lin Tian. Lin Tian has to tell him that honesty is a very important quality!
As high as it should be, don’t make false claims!
Other than those three guys, the Celtics don't have anyone worth mentioning.

It is also worth mentioning that Pierce, Walker and Anderson are all three of the same kind. Their tempers are almost the same. The tempers of the three guys are as bad as stones in the pit. They have big tempers, big mouths and bad personalities. , overconfident and self-centered.

A standard American ghetto player.

Lin Tian likes this kind of person the most!
Easy to bully, easy to tease.

It’s also very easy to get addicted!
Originally, before the playoffs started, Lin Tian's habit was to upgrade himself again so that he could become stronger and make it easier for the team to advance.

But the problem now is that although after a season of accumulation, especially the accumulation in the All-Star Game, Lin Tian now has 11000 experience points, the problem is that Lin Tian’s useful skill levels are now very high, and 11000 points are not enough. promote.

Those skills that require low experience value are completely useless to Lin Tian.

So instead of just upgrading two unused skills, Lin Tian decided to keep them.

Wait until the end of the season and the start of next season before we talk about upgrades.

Indiana Conseco Center, with 75 wins in the regular season, the Pacers, who are considered the favorites to win the championship this season, are waiting for their first opponent in the playoffs.

The former king of the league, Larry Bird's home team, the Boston Celtics!
Before the game started, Bird was making final arrangements and tactical analysis in the locker room as usual.

"Do you understand? There are only a few players in their team who deserve attention. Their defense and other players besides positions 3 and 4 are completely worthless! They cannot cause us any trouble. "

"Then, Lin?"

After being clicked by Bird, Lin Tian almost couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said: "I know, I know, Kenny Anderson, right? I'll kill him! Hey, I'm obviously a technical player, and my main focus is obviously A person who is gorgeous and unrestrained always makes me do things that are completely inconsistent with my style.”

"What a shameless person who always wants to use his height to bully others! Larry, I'm curious, have you ever met that kind of person in your career? Are you that kind of person? When you face them, will you blush and regret?"

"How about you go meet Satan? Will you blush and regret when you see Satan? Our team can't tolerate you, can you go and meet Satan?" Bird rolled his eyes. He had always felt that he was The thickest-skinned person thought he was the most venomous and sinister person in the league, but now he discovered that he was not!

Compared with Lin Tian, ​​Bird is simply an elegant, polite, etiquette-oriented, and very principled gentleman in all kinds of behaviors!
Bird never imagined that after becoming a coach, he would actually find a moral high point and the glory of humanity for himself!

The exchange of attacks between Bird and Lin Tian completely eliminated the little pre-game nervousness in the Pacers locker room. Bird clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Then, let's go! Let's go to the game." ! Go kill the Bostonians and show them that the lottery is where they belong."

"Coach, I have another question." Lin Tian suddenly raised his hand and asked curiously like a good student: "Are we going to show mercy? I heard that Mr. Auerbach also came to the scene to watch the game. To support the team’s first game back in the playoffs.”

"He's here?" Bird was stunned for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and said: "Then beat me to death! You won't save any face. This old man scolded me a lot back then. Today, I will Let him know what it means to be better than the old! I will completely beat his team to pieces today!"

"Damn old red head, he always thought that his godfather of the NBA was the top management. His favorite thing back then was to grab me and squirt at me! Hum, today, it's my turn to take revenge, it's my turn to throw the ball away from him The team was completely blown away!"

Bird looked arrogant and domineering, as if he was going to kill his mentor in a moment, and then swaggered out of the locker room.

"I guess Larry will immediately give up when he sees Auerbach, completely lose his current momentum, and then serve tea and water next to Auerbach like a newbie."

As one of the people on the team who best understands the relationship between Bird and Auerbach, Miller proudly made a prediction. Not only did he predict it, he also asked another old guy on the team.

"Sam, what do you think?"

Perkins, who has barely played this season, nodded and said: "I almost agree with you Reggie, but one thing is wrong, that is, Larry's momentum may not last until he sees Auerbach. He will listen." After hearing his name or voice, his legs immediately became weak and he knelt on the ground."

"Is Auerbach really that scary?" Lin Tian really didn't know Auerbach very well. He even met Auerbach only once at the NBA 50th anniversary celebration that year, but didn't say a word.

"It's true." Miller, who has always been fearless, nodded decisively, and then couldn't help but shiver, he was actually a little scared!
Looking at Miller's appearance, Lin Tian became even more curious about Auerbach!

After all, Auerbach announced his retirement in 1997 due to various difficulties. He has always been a sinecure with the Celtics and has stopped taking care of things for a long time, so Lin Tian really has no chance. Communicate with him.

But speaking of the greatest head coach and general manager in the history of the NBA, at least one of the greatest, he was a killer and invincible in the early and middle stages of his career. The Celtics he led were of that era. The strongest and most terrifying monsters and Big Macs beat the Lakers to the point where they were defeated like head-hugging rats.

Including the 80s, the Celtics, with the Big Three of Bird, Parish and McHale, although they lost the terrifying dominance of the 60s, they were still the top powerhouse in the league!

But Auerbach's luck ended there.

In 1986, Auerbach spent a lot of money in exchange for the second pick to select the super genius Len Bias, who was said to not lose to Jordan, and even vaguely surpassed Jordan in his NCAA career. Then in less than 10 hours, Byas Yas died in his room because he overdosed on his powder.

There are even rumors in the market that this is the first time in Bias's life that he has touched this thing. In the first 20 years of his life, he was a completely good boy. He wanted to celebrate that he was selected, so he gave it a try.

Then, in the 1993 training camp, Reggie Lewis, the leader of the Celtics and hope for revival, died suddenly of a heart attack during training, and the Celtics' nascent hope was once again dashed.

Then in 1996, Auerbach, who had semi-retired, fell in love with Kobe Bryant at a glance when he was observing players training in the summer!
He wanted the team to use his sixth overall pick to acquire Kobe Bryant.

However, as he grew older, Auerbach had decentralized his power. He was no longer the dominant voice in the Celtics at that time. His ideas and remarks were opposed by many people. Other members of the Celtics at that time People are more optimistic about Antoine Walker, a talented college student, than Kobe, an immature high school student.

What they need is immediate strength, not slowly developing a high school student.

After many discussions and arguments in meetings, in the end, Auerbach failed to win and his suggestion was dismissed. The team selected another genius Walker with the sixth pick. Auerbach could only settle for the next best thing. He mobilized his network, found the Suns with the fifteenth pick, and reached an agreement with the Suns.

If Kobe falls to the 15th pick, then the Suns select Kobe and then trade him to the Celtics.

But everyone knows the final result.

Jerry West did not break or establish. He traded away the team's starting All-Star center Divac in exchange for the 20th overall pick. He intercepted Kobe Bryant and selected a pillar for the team for the next years.

If Kobe was taken away by another team, maybe Auerbach wouldn't be so disappointed, but was it taken away by the arch-rival Lakers?
Auerbach's heart felt like it was being cut by a knife!
Perhaps at that time, Auerbach had already had the idea of ​​​​retiring completely.

Then in 1997, the Celtics suffered another heavy blow! They have failed for a whole year and ranked last in the league. Auerbach hopes that the team can get the No. pick and select the super genius Tim Duncan that everyone is fancying!

Auerbach believes that this is the second Bill Russell of the Celtics!

But in the end, the last-place Celtics were tricked by God. They only got the third pick and only selected Billups.

It was also after the lottery draw that Auerbach announced that he was officially quitting the management. Although the team tried to retain him many times and finally let Auerbach hang up his position as a consultant, but after that, Auerbach He almost no longer cares about the team's affairs.

The only thing he manages may be Danny Ainge. Auerbach hopes to train Ainge to be his successor. He hopes that Ainge can become the next president of the team and bring the Celtics back to the top.

But it is a pity that, except for Auerbach himself, no one else in the Celtics seems to think so. They urgently hope that the team will "de-Auerbach" and they do not want to use Auerbach's team.

Therefore, the team rejected Auerbach's recommendation and did not let Anji become the team's general manager. It just found him a sinecure in the team.

After feeling that he was ostracized by the team, and even his disciples were ostracized by the team, Auerbach gave up completely. This time, he really didn't care about anything anymore, and Danny Ainge was far away. He left Phoenix and became the general manager there. He even worked part-time as the head coach for a few games when the team didn't have a head coach at the beginning of the season!
But no matter what, the Celtics are eliminating everything related to Auerbach in their team.

Maybe this is the real reason why Bird really wants to destroy this Celtics team!

To avenge his mentor.

After all, this Celtics team not only has no trace of Auerbach, but also has the smell of driving Auerbach away.

Bird doesn’t like it anyway!
"A bet?" Miller suddenly said: "Let's bet whether Larry will turn into a loser in a second after seeing Auerbach."

"I bet tonight's Larry will not only not be a coward, but he will also be very tough! So tough that he will completely destroy the Celtics. He will beat the Celtics to death with his foul-mouthed and aggressive words!" Lin Tian Without looking back, he gave his answer directly.

"You really don't understand Auerbach." After hearing Lin Tian's words, Miller immediately said proudly: "They all say that you are an undefeated legend on the gambling table! Lin, you will definitely lose tonight! I will take good care of you." I’ll give you a win!”

"How about a bet on the money spent on drinks at the end of the night?"

"No problem Reggie, you can raise your bet as you like! I won't change my mind." Lin Tian said with great confidence: "Besides, I will definitely win tonight!"

"You're looking for death!" When Miller saw Lin Tian saying to raise the bet casually, he immediately turned back to everyone else and said: "This is the best chance to win against Lin in betting! Do you want to seize it? There is no shop like this after passing this village. Got it!"

Under Miller's encouragement and assurance, most of the Pacers soon joined his camp!

In the end, only Christie, who said, "My wife won't let me gamble," so she didn't participate in any gambling, remained neutral, and Lin Tian's biggest fan said that he would always stand with Lin Tian, ​​and the rest of the people joined Miller. .

They felt that this was the best chance to defeat Lin Tian!
Miller said proudly: "Lin, you will definitely lose this time!"

"Let's wait and see." Lin Tian shrugged and said, "How to bet?"

"If you win, you can make a request to all of us!" Miller said: "We must complete it! If you lose, then from today until the end of the season, all of us drink money and find happy money. , you’ve covered all the money for partying and kicking!”

"No problem! It's a deal!" Lin Tian agreed to Miller's proposal without hesitation.

Then, a group of people happily walked out of the player tunnel and officially entered the Conseco Arena!
After entering the arena, the players listened to the overwhelming shouts and cheers of the fans while looking at Bird. Then everyone followed Bird's gaze and looked at the Celtics bench.

They want to see what Bird will do when he sees the legendary Auerbach!

(End of this chapter)