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109: 90!

In the fourth game of the series, the Nets once again lost to the Pacers by as many as 19 points!
Yes, the fourth battle!

在两天前的那个晚上，篮网队面对火力全开，35分钟就狂砍56分11篮板9助攻4抢断的林天和步行者队，惨败了足足41分之多。

If the Pacers had not retired early in the last few minutes of the fourth quarter, they would have most likely broken the record for the biggest loss in NBA playoff history!
And on this night two days later, even though Kidd's "fate" finally came, even though he swept away the embarrassment and painful memories of only 18 points in the previous game with 3 of 7 shots, and scored 22 points, 11 rebounds and 29 assists on 11 of 12 shots this night, a luxurious three-bedroom triple-double, but he could obviously only do so much.

Who let Lin Tian on the other side score 44 points and 11 assists tonight? Who would have thought that Lin Tian, ​​who was still asleep at home, would score 100 points in two away games?
Where can I seek justice?

Kidd was able to force a 40-point loss to only 19 points. He really tried his best!

After all, apart from him, the team's rookie twin towers still had no feeling. They were really found in the weak spot by the Pacers and were completely pinned down!

Yao Ming is tall but lacks strength, and Gasol is versatile but has a weak character.

There is no chance to improve these two players' weaknesses, at least this season.

But Kidd is in no hurry.

This is only the first season that they have been working together. Yao Ming and Gasol are still rookies, but they are already third in the Eastern Conference and have made it to the Eastern Conference semifinals!
They have plenty of time to progress and improve their situation!

They will definitely be better next season!
And the Nets have a lot of salary space during the offseason!

The current contract structure of the Nets is quite healthy!

Van Horn's big contract has expired and he will become a free agent. The most unsuccessful contract in the team's history that the team spent a lot of money on in the past few years: the 4-year, 6000 million contract given to Jason Williams has finally expired!
要知道，威廉姆斯自从98-99赛季开始领取这份合同之后，整整4年，总共就打了30场比赛！还全都是98-99赛季的！
In other words, this guy signed a 4-year contract, played for half a year, and then his career was ruined due to injury.
Three and a half years! For a full three and a half years, the Nets had a man who could earn more than 3 million on their payroll.

too difficult!
Fortunately, everything is over!
Its daybreak!
In today's Brooklyn Nets, the team leader Kidd's annual salary next season is only 900 million, and the second highest paid player on the team is Kittles with 800 million. Apart from these two, no one else on the team has a contract higher than 300 million!
Including the team's hopes, Yao Ming and Gasol both have three years of rookie benefits to exploit. If the salary cap next season is around 3 million, then the Nets can free up at least 5000 million in salary space to sign players next season!
If the Nets are lucky and willing to invest, they will be able to directly introduce two All-Star players with salaries of tens of millions next season!
The team will be able to complete another huge wave of reinforcements immediately!

No wonder many people have determined early on that the Nets will have the opportunity to grow rapidly into a truly top team in the league within 1-3 years!

Of course, that's assuming they don't make the wrong bet again and spend all their money on players like Jason Williams.

As for the Nets’ goal?

Of course they had found it a long time ago!

The fourth game of the series had just ended, and Kidd forced out the friendliest smile possible and staggered into the Pacers' circle.

"Vince, I'm planning a party tonight, shall we have some fun together? This time it's just the two of us, no one else will be with us! I've always thought you're my best buddy, so we have to have some fun tonight!"

Kidd put his arm around Carter's shoulders, as if they were brothers who had known each other for 20 years.

"Your conspiracy is written all over your face." Lin Tian stretched out his hand impatiently and said, "Get out of here, get out of here right now! Don't let me see you. Do you think I don't know why you're looking for Vince?"

"Four years, 4 million!" Kidd saw Lin Tian expose him in front of him, and without thinking, he reported a number: "Unfortunately, all contracts in the league are standardized now, and we can't give as much as we want."

"For a guy like you who just finished his rookie contract, you can only sign a contract this big at most. But if the guys on your parent team are willing to cooperate, we can sign first and then trade! 5 million for 6500 years!"

"You can use your Bird Rights to get a longer contract, a higher starting salary, and a better contract! Then come to New Jersey, but it all depends on whether those bastards and petty guys from your previous team are willing to cooperate. Anyway, we are definitely willing!"

"You're done playing, aren't you?" Lin Tian raised his foot and kicked Kidd in the ass: "You haven't finished talking yet? If you don't get out of here, I guarantee you won't be able to leave tonight."

"The last few words, don't be so stingy, Lin! Didn't you come to Indiana in the same way?" Kidd's heart is really dirty. While trying to win over Carter, he did not forget to sow discord and finally showed his shameless face.

"Come to New Jersey, you will be the team's top offensive player with the highest average score per game! No one will take your shot away, you will become the hero of New Jersey, and you can enjoy the power to end the game every time!"

"Every decisive shot is taken by you, every key ball can be handled by you, and even every night when we go out to play together, you can be the first to choose the girl!"

Kidd's speech speed was getting faster and faster, as if he was afraid that Lin Tian would not let him finish speaking. He walked back quietly while speaking. It was obvious that this guy was ready to run away after he finished speaking.

"You're talking nonsense. Apart from Vince, who else in your team has this level and ability? If he doesn't shoot, do you, the Iron King, have to shoot?" Lin Tian gave Kidd the middle finger. At this moment, he finally understood how Jordan felt back then.

Is this NTR?
Is this what it feels like to be violated in person?
Danzi! I am sorry for you!

Back then, I, Mr. Lin, was young and didn’t consider your feelings!

If I had the chance to do it again, I would definitely conspire with others secretly instead of talking to those people in front of you!

"A-choo!" Jordan, who was thinking about what to do next at home in Washington, suddenly sneezed loudly!

Comfortable! Transparent! Great!

Jordan felt refreshed instantly!
Then he stood up and decided to do something big!
With such a good mood and such a good feeling, of course I have to take advantage of this momentum and get things done!
"Ben!" Lin Tian shouted, and then Kidd, who was just about to slip away, felt a huge figure behind him, and then two hands inserted directly into his armpits and grabbed him.

"Ben, we are buddies! I've treated you to a lot of drinks, you won't really hit me, right?" Even Kidd felt a little weak at this moment.

Who knows if those bastards from the Pacers will really beat me up.

Anyway, look at the appearance of this group of people and their past impressive achievements.
Well, it's possible!

So he was really a little panicked at the moment.

"Hold him, drag him into our locker room! You're not leaving? Then don't leave! Tell our equipment manager to book an extra flight back to Indiana tonight! I'll pay for this bastard to go to Indiana with us!"

"No problem!" Big Ben let go of Kidd, then put his arm around Kidd's neck from the side, raised his leg and prepared to walk to the locker room.

"Really?" Kidd's eyes lit up: "Then can I sit next to Vince? I can tell him what's fun in New Jersey and analyze how we can cooperate next season!"

"Get out!" Lin Tian raised his foot and kicked Kidd on the butt again, driving him away directly!

This bastard, why didn’t I realize how shameless he was before?

His face is as thick as the corner of the city wall!

Even though Lin Tian cursed Kidd a few times just now, he was just a little unhappy and not really angry. Then Kidd's next move made Lin Tian narrow his eyes.

This guy didn't leave, but went around in another direction and put his arms around Harrington's neck.

"El, what a shame! Such a pity! Such a waste of talent, such a waste of talent!"

"You shouldn't have wasted your time in Indiana! Come to New Jersey. Although I can't promise you can become a leader, top scorer or anything like that, I guarantee you can become the best sixth man!"

"How about it? In New Jersey, you can continue to fight side by side with Vince and strive for this precious honor! And I guarantee that your salary will definitely not be reduced! If you have greater ambitions, I can let our boss sign a short-term contract with you, or give you a few more player options!"

"I tell you, my passing level is..."

Kidd was halfway through his words when he couldn't continue.

Big Ben is here again.

And this time it was no longer a joke. He directly hugged Kidd and dragged Kidd towards the visiting team's player tunnel without saying a word.

struggle?

You're struggling!
Come on, Brad, do me a favor, let's pull him together!
Seeing his boss being dragged into a small dark room, where he might be covered with a sack and beaten, Yao Ming couldn't help but walk over and said, "Brother Lin."

"It's okay, don't worry about it! Don't worry about it, kid. He's not going to die." Lin Tian patted Dayao's shoulder and said, "At least I promise you don't have to go to the Hudson River to fish out his body tomorrow."

"What about the day after tomorrow?" Dayao had a bitter face. He really wanted to save Kidd, but what could he do? Kidd was the eldest brother, and so was Lin Tian!
"Let's talk about it the day after tomorrow." Lin Tian waved his hand and turned to walk towards the locker room: "It depends on his luck."

"Lin." Just as Lin Tian was walking towards the locker room, Carter also came over and called Lin Tian: "What do you think of what Jason said..."

"He's right." Lin Tian nodded without even thinking, "Going to New Jersey is a good choice. They don't have a reliable outside scorer. If you go there, you'll have a chance to average 25 points per game! More importantly, while you're getting stats, Jason will hold you up if the sky falls."

"He is the leader of New Jersey. At least everyone thinks he is the leader! And Jason's passing is only slightly worse than mine. You don't have to worry about not being able to catch the ball when you cut or make a fast break. Plus, those two big guys, even though they were beaten by my pick-and-roll, if your attack is strong enough."

"They can also help you beat others with pick-and-rolls!"

"To put it simply, you have people inside to help you with rebounding and pick-and-rolls, and outside to pass the ball to you. You get the stats, and you also get to make the key shots and the final kills, but Jason has the responsibility. To be honest, there's no place better for you than New Jersey!"

"But, can I really not stay?" Carter waited for Lin Tian to finish speaking, and couldn't help but say, "In fact, it's not impossible to take a little less. For me, there is really not much difference between 1200 million and 800 million."

"It's one third short." Lin Tian rolled his eyes and said, "Did you never attend classes in North Carolina? This is more than a little short."

"But let's not talk about this now. It's not the right time yet."

"After we win this championship trophy and become a true dynasty team, we will discuss summer matters. No matter what you choose at that time, I will definitely support you, Vince."

"If necessary, I will talk to Larry and we will think of some ways. Maybe you can get an annual salary of 1200 million and still stay on the team? The same goes for you, Al!"

"If you're only a few hundred thousand short of that, then it's really not worth mentioning. Stay and keep fighting with your brothers. But if the difference is too big, then you don't need to hesitate. In our line of work, we rely on our youth! When it's time to make money, you shouldn't take even a penny less!"

At this point, Lin Tian suddenly turned to Harrington behind him and said, "You and Vince are both my good friends. I hope you have the best development and get the most money! If you need anything, you can contact me at any time."

"I will give you some advice. After all, I have a lot of experience in this area!"

As the three talked, they walked towards the locker room. Then, from a distance, they heard Kidd's screams: "No! No! Don't throw me in! Please, I was wrong! FUXX! I was wrong! I'm leaving now, no! No, Larry, we are buddies, aren't we?"

"You're poaching my people right in front of me, and you still say you're my buddy? Fuck you! Ben, Brad, throw him in there! Damn it, if Satan isn't angry, do you think I'm a small character in hell?" "Ben, hold his head down, don't let him stick his head up!"

"No, Ben, you're really pressing! Quick, quick, let go! FUXX! How can you not take a joke... Gulp, gulp, gulp. Let me out, you fucking gulp, gulp, gulp"

Accompanied by laughter from the locker room, Bird's cursing, and Kidd's screams, Lin Tian and the other two pushed open the door of the locker room.

Wow! Lin Tianyi was shocked when he saw the scene!
There was a huge ice bucket full of ice cubes in the middle of the locker room. Kidd was struggling frantically there, and Big Ben actually pressed his head into the water with his hands.

So cruel!
Lin Tian couldn't help but mutter.

This Bird is so narrow-minded!

"Okay, that's enough." Bird crossed his arms and had someone pull the disheveled Kidd out.

"Do you know how to solve today's problem?" Bird looked at Kidd like an eagle looking at his chicks.

"I will recruit secretly from now on, not in front of you." Kidd grabbed two bath towels and quickly wrapped himself tightly.

He thought he would be scolded for recruiting in person, but he didn't expect these bastards to actually take action!
"Bullshit! Who asked you to carry us on your back?" Bird spat, "Didn't you just say you arranged for Vince to go out and play tonight?"

"No arrangements, no arrangements." When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Kidd no longer has the arrogance he had outside, and is now very cowardly.

"Bullshit! If you don't make arrangements, where are we going to play tonight? Go ahead and make arrangements! And, all of us on the team will go!" Bird snorted and said to everyone, "The Eastern Conference Finals won't start for at least a few days, so let's have some fun tonight!"

"Jason will pay for tonight's consumption! Any problem?"

"No problem! Of course no problem!" Kidd's eyes lit up immediately!

Continue partying tonight? Of course! He still has a lot to say to Carter and Harrington!
These two are both popular commodities in the free market this year!

At the same time, Kidd also quickly understood that Bird punished himself, but he still gave himself the opportunity!
It was obvious that he wanted Kidd to continue to have a good chat with Carter and Harrington tonight!
Otherwise, it can be said that this kind of management who is a former player must be knowledgeable and know how to think from the perspective of the players, right?

If you change to that kind of professional manager, he will not allow you to contact his players as long as the contract has not expired!
At the same time, Bird's big picture also made Kidd look at him with admiration!

Who can be so selfless, so considerate of the players, and allow his players to contact other teams at this time?
This magnanimity definitely deserves a thumbs up from Kidd!

So, Kidd forgot about the unpleasantness he had just experienced in the blink of an eye, wrapped himself in the Pacers' bath towel, and left the locker room while solemnly promising to have a great time tonight!

"Let's go out and play!" As soon as Kidd went out, Big Ben cheered, opened the locker, prepared to take a shower, change clothes, and then go to experience the joy of New Jersey.

"What are you playing for? Still playing." Lin Tian rolled his eyes and said, "Go back to Indiana! Leave tonight."

"But Larry just said" Big Ben felt that his brain capacity was not enough.

"That was your first day meeting Larry? He's the selfless type? Charles just grabbed his shoulder and got punched twice, and he's been holding a grudge for 20 years! Do you really expect him to forgive Jason for recruiting him in person?"

"He's obviously playing a trick! Let's go."

"I didn't say I wouldn't go, you said so." Bird shrugged, stood up and said, "Also, Lin, the adjectives you just used to describe me are slander, rumors, and slander. I reserve the right to sue you."

"As for the rest of you, pack up your things. We're going back to Indiana tonight! Kidd? Let that bastard wait in the nightclub by himself!"

"Fuck, do you think I'm dead? How dare you poach my people right in front of me? He's going to turn the tables!"

Bird cursed and walked out of the locker room.

What is a bitch? What is a small-minded person?
The textbook is right in front of you!
Lin Tian once again felt that compared to these old perverts, he was truly the spokesperson for righteousness, as clean as a piece of white paper and as pure as a child!
Now that Bird had spoken, the rest of the people naturally wouldn't say much, especially since everyone obviously felt that letting Kidd wait alone in a nightclub for a whole night would definitely be much more fun than going out to play together!

So a group of people whistled, happily packed up their things and headed to the airport.

Run away!
As for how tormented and angry Kidd would be that night?
Who cares.

It's time to mention it again.

During the second round of games, in addition to announcing the MVP of the year, the league also announced the winners of the annual best team.

O'Neal, who finally won his first MVP, Duncan, who ranked second in the MVP rankings, Lin Tian, ​​who ranked third, Kidd, who ranked fourth, and Dirk Nowitzki were selected into the first team of the year!

The second team of the year is Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Kevin Garnett and Ben Wallace!
The third team of the year is Steve Nash, Gary Payton, Paul Pierce, Peja Stojakovic and Dikembe Mutombo!
The biggest winner this year is definitely Ben! This guy was not only selected to the first defensive team for the first time this year, but also entered the second team of the year. In addition to his best defensive player! It may be a bit of a stretch to say that he is the second center now, but it is absolutely reasonable to say that he is the first blue-collar player of the year!

After winning his first MVP in his career, O'Neal once again made a bold statement! He declared at the MVP ceremony: "This year belongs to the Lakers! This year belongs to Shaq! This MVP is not the last MVP trophy Shaq will win this year!"

"June! In June, I will return to Los Angeles with the O'Brien Cup and celebrate with everyone!"

With O'Neal's strong declaration, the Lakers once again united as one in the second round and played their best form of the season!
Facing the Trail Blazers who challenged them again, the Lakers no longer had to try their best to barely advance like they did in the Western Conference Finals that year. They won four games in a row cleanly again, defeating the Trail Blazers once again and advancing to the Western Conference Finals for the third consecutive year!
This time, the Lakers have completely crushed the Trail Blazers' championship dream!
Sabonis chose to retire after the end of last season. Pippen is getting older and has been away from his peak for several years. Kemp, who the team had signed with all their might, had already become a useless man before he came. He could not jump or make shots. He was no longer the "Rain Man" but the "Water Man".

As for Stoudemire, he has never played at an All-Star level since he came to Portland. Others like Kerr, Davis and others are either too old or just pure role players and are simply not up to the task.

The team is now able to enter the second round thanks to Rashid's excellent form, which is the best performance of his career, and Bonzi Wells' continued progress.

But obviously, relying on these two, the Western Conference semifinals is already their limit!

Everyone could see that this gangster team that had stirred up blood and gore at the beginning of the century was not far from disbanding.

Compared to the one-sidedness of this round of games, the other matchup in the Western Conference was once again exciting!
The Mavericks and the Kings, two offensive and shooting teams, met in the Western Conference semifinals for the second consecutive year and played a crazy offensive battle for the second consecutive year. This time, the Kings withstood the firepower of the Mavericks.

The Sacramento team did not repeat the mistakes of the previous year. They first burst out with tremendous energy in the decisive battle and won this extremely difficult decisive battle on the road.

Then they continued their momentum and beat the Mavericks by 21 points at home, avenging their defeat a year ago and successfully advancing to the divisional finals!

This was the first time since the historic team moved to Sacramento, and the whole of Sacramento was cheering! They couldn't wait to come to the home court, to cheer for the team, to watch them beat the Lakers, and then become the champions!

Hmm...so confident!

As for where the confidence of Sacramento people comes from, they will tell you that it is given by Lin Tian!

Lin Tian used crazy shooting to beat Yao Ming and Gasol in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and the team advanced easily. The people of Sacramento also believed that Peja and Bibby could rely on screens and shooting to beat the Lakers twin towers composed of O'Neal and O'Neal!

Shoot you to death!

The last matchup of the league once again produced a not-so-small upset!

The Miami Heat fought hard for 7 games and finally won the seventh game away from home, advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals!

The reason why this is an upset is that the Heat are eighth in the Eastern Conference, and their ranking is much lower than that of the 76ers.

The reason why this is not an upset is that everyone knows the strength of the Heat. With head coach Riley and the trio of Mourning, Jones and Payton, this team would definitely not be just eighth in the Eastern Conference if it weren't for so many injuries during the regular season!

If they can beat the Magic, then beating a one-man team like the 76ers should be no problem at all!
Throughout the series, Payton was like a plaster on Iverson. Although Payton focused almost all of his attention on defense in this series, averaging only 14 points and 6 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of only 35%+26%+70%, Iverson was also severely restricted by him!
Throughout the entire series, the regular season scoring champion averaged only 24.4 points and 5.0 assists per game. At the same time, Iverson made 2.9 turnovers and his shooting percentage was only 37%+21%!

Compared with his average of 31 points per game in the regular season and 36 points per game in the first round of the playoffs, Iverson was completely defended in this round.

He was completely pinned down by Payton!
At the same time, the 76ers' problem broke out again. That is, the Heat did not have Payton's firepower, but they still had Mourning and Eddie Jones.

But when Iverson's offense is contained, who can the 76ers rely on? Mutombo or Aaron McGee?
Obviously, instead of relying on these two to score, it would be better for Westphal to change his clothes and play!
After all, when Westphal was young, he averaged 5+ points per game for five consecutive years. Even though he is 20 years old this year, his scoring ability may be better than Mutombo, Snow and others.

But unfortunately, Westphal did not find his No. 44 jersey, and the 76ers could not find a player who could help Iverson share the offensive pressure, so after 6 games, the 76ers still lost to the Heat!

The Heat, who were only ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, continued their miracle of the dark eight, won another round, and entered the Eastern Conference Finals!

This is the first time that the Heat have come to this position again after 2 years. The difference is that the core figures of the team, Malone and Mashburn, have left, but the persistence of Mourning and Payton has finally allowed the city to see the dawn of victory again!
Heat vs. Pacers!
Lin Tian VS Mourning, Riley, and Payton!
It's definitely a game of grudges!
Lin Tian even forgot how many times he had met these guys in the playoffs, but what he could clearly remember was that in the 98-99 season, it was these guys who gave him the only defeat in his playoff career!
Kill them! Revenge!
Mr. Lin, you are so narrow-minded!

As for whether there were a few lucky guys who ran away early and thus escaped the disaster this time, Lin Tian obviously didn't care!
Whoever is there will be unlucky, whoever is there will get beaten! It's that simple.

However, the way the two teams met this time was really unexpected for Lin Tian.

In the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, Lin Tian was stretching and massaging on the sidelines. Then he saw Payton, who had once again made himself famous as "The Glove" in the previous round of the series and obviously felt that he could do it again, staggering towards Carter.

Then everything felt so familiar.

Payton put his arm around Carter's shoulders, as if they were good friends and brothers who had known each other for many years. Then he smiled and said, "Vince, Indiana can't give you much money, right? New Jersey certainly can't promise you the position of the boss, right? Let me think, what other teams are there?"

"It doesn't matter! What matters is that if you come to Miami, you will have all these things!"

"Gary, you really have no shame at all now!"

Lin Tian would not give face to such bastards who were NTR in front of him! Even though he had already accepted the fact that Carter was likely to leave during the offseason, acceptance was one thing, but the fact that you bastards rushed to snatch players before the game even started was definitely not something Lin Tian could accept!

This is too much!

"What's wrong Lin? I heard Jason had a good chat with Vince, but I can't?"

"But the price Jason paid was that we had a good chat with him. So, you want to have a good chat with us too?" Lin Tian looked at Payton threateningly and said, "And you bastard, you have no bottom line at all, right!"

"Leader? Did Alonzo agree?"

"I agree." Mourning came over in a muffled voice and said solemnly, "You all know my body. It could fail at any time. Gary is getting old. If Vince comes to Miami, who will be the leader if he is not?" (End of this chapter)