NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Before the start of this year's finals, the NBA league has another big fun and suspense to reveal as usual.

Draft lottery ceremony!

Well... this year's lottery, as usual, has nothing to do with the Pacers.

But who doesn’t like to watch something for fun?
Anyway, the Pacers players who couldn't go out because of the team's curfew gathered in front of the TV that night, waiting to watch this year's draft lottery ceremony.

"I think it's the Warriors. They've been rotten for too long. When was the last time this team made the playoffs? Has it been 10 years?" Miller speculated, "It's time for them to pick the No. pick! San Francisco is a big market, the league won't just give up on it."

"This is the eighth consecutive year that they haven't made the playoffs." Webber said lightly while chewing gum, "The last time I led them to the playoffs was during my rookie year, and they've been lousy ever since I left! They deserve not to make the playoffs! They forced me to play center, they deserve it!"

What a petty person!
A group of people rolled their eyes and were too lazy to expose Webber. It was obvious that the Warriors gave Webber the coolest rookie contract in history: he could unconditionally opt out of the contract and become a completely free agent after playing for one year.

Although Lin Tian still doesn't know what was wrong with the Warriors management to offer such a strange contract, they still gave it. Then Webber really played for a year and then directly asked for a trade or he would run away.

All we can say is that one is really brave to give, and the other is really careless!

When Crouching Dragon meets Phoenix Chick, he is truly brilliant!
Why can Weber still act like a victim and express his grievance at this moment?

Shameless!

Webber's departure really caused the Warriors to continue to decline. If Lin Tian guessed correctly, they would have to continue to decline for another 5-6 years before they could make the playoffs!

Throughout the 90s and 00s, the Warriors were basically the top three worst teams in the league! Their rottenness during this period was actually a way to accumulate good reputation for their subsequent rise.

"I don't think it will be the Warriors. This team doesn't deserve the No. 1 pick. I think it will be the Grizzlies! This team is just as bad. Most importantly, they are poor! They are so poor that they can't even stay in Vancouver and are going to be insolvent."

"After so much difficulty moving to Memphis, of course the league has to show some appreciation and give them some benefits. It can be considered as helping them out by letting them become the No. 1 pick. At least they have hope for a rise." Webber followed Miller and began his analysis.

"I think it should be the Knicks! They have been really bad in the past two years since Ewing retired! The most important thing is that Houston is also injured and has basically not played this season! A place like New York needs a truly top-notch, popular star to keep things going!"

Carter analyzed: "Plus, they haven't had a No. 20 pick in almost years since Ewing, so it's time for them to get it."

"It won't be given to New York. Dolan has such a big mouth that Stern wants to kick him out of the league to vent his anger!" Christie said: "I think it's the Rockets! This team, like the Knicks, needs a new leader to lead the team to progress!"

"It doesn't matter who it is, as long as it's not the Bulls!" Miller suddenly said sinisterly: "I believe this is also the common dream of the entire league!"

"Reggie, aren't you afraid that what you said will backfire on you?" Lin Tian looked at Miller and of course knew why he didn't want the Bulls to get the No. 1 pick.

I was abused terribly!
But the problem now is that after the Bulls, it’s now the Pacers’ turn to bully the entire league!
If you keep cursing the Bulls like this, in a few years, it will be others who will curse us!
"We are different." Miller said immediately: "We are much more likable."

"Do you want to listen to what you are saying? Don't you find it funny when you say it?" Lin Tian cursed and rolled his eyes. How could he be likable?
Just this Pacers team, they have gathered together many foul-mouthed kings in the league, who are talking nonsense all over the place, and have beaten the entire league twice. They have offended everyone they can, and now you say you are likable?

Hey.

The whole league is full of masochists, right?

"Here we go! The 13th pick is out!" Carter said in a low voice, "No doubt, the Wizards with the best record got the th pick! Michael has another chance to pick a dud!"

Carter's words caused laughter in the entire locker room.

Jordan's selection of Brown has been one of the players' favorite topics of conversation after dinner for the past year.

As I said, it’s really enjoyable to watch Jordan get humiliated!

As the laughter ended, everyone shut up consciously. Because Lin Tian was present, these guys didn't even have the intention of opening a bet. It can only be said that Lin Tian is now not only a pacifist in the alliance, but also the alliance's number one anti-gambling pioneer!

Where he is, not only is there no conflict, there is also no gambling table at all!
If Lin Tian doesn’t get the best teammate award or the special social contribution award, Lin Tian will feel that Stern is not a human being!
They enjoyed the extra hard work from the old man, but he didn't even say a word of thanks, not even a bonus!

What a bastard!

If I get the chance, I must settle the score with him!

The following draw was quite different from what Lin Tian remembered!

According to Lin Tian’s memory, this year the Rockets should have unexpectedly won the No. 1 pick!

Next up are the Bulls, Warriors, Grizzlies and other teams.

But this year, the team that won the No. 1 pick was the Warriors, which made Webber sigh in disappointment.

The next team to get the second pick was the Bulls, which made Miller sigh in disappointment.

The next third pick was the Grizzlies, which made Lin Tian sigh in disappointment.

Then everyone looked at him, as if to say, "Do you have a grudge against the Grizzlies? Then tell us, and we will beat him to death next year."

Lin Tian quickly waved his hands and said, "I'm just joining you two in sighing. To me, it doesn't matter who gets the top three!"

"I just saw Reggie and Chris sighing, so I joined them to avoid being isolated!"

"cut!"

The crowd who originally thought there was something interesting to watch immediately found it boring. The drawing ceremony happened to be over at this moment. After booing for a while, the crowd dispersed like birds and beasts and went about their business.

Only Lin Tian stayed in his room alone, and began to recall the order of this year's draft.

The difference between the ranking in Lin Tian's impression and this year's is huge! This year's top three picks did not bring any surprises. Although they swapped positions, the three teams with the worst records still won the first, second and third picks respectively!

As for the subsequent rankings, they will be ranked entirely according to their records. The Nuggets are fourth, the Rockets are fifth, and so on.

It is worth mentioning that when Lin Tian was still thinking about who the No. 1 pick would choose since Yao Ming did not participate in this year's draft, his phone rang.

"What do you think, Lin? We got the seventh pick! Who do you want to choose?" The caller was Donnie Walsh, the current general manager of the Knicks.

"What do you mean who do I want to choose?" Lin Tian was really confused when he heard this. What was going on? He was now the special consultant of the Knicks? They asked him directly who to choose?
"Give it to me, stop talking nonsense." Dolan's voice came over, and he said excitedly, "It's a pity that we didn't get a better pick, but I don't think that's a problem. The problem is who do you want to be teammates with?"

"Just tell me the name, whether it's Dunleavy Jr. or Wagner, I'll ask Donnie to find a way to get him for you! This guy is really capable!"

"James, I never said that I would definitely go to the Knicks." Lin Tian reiterated his thoughts: "I am living well in Indiana, and I have never thought about leaving."

"I know, I know, I know." Dolan's tone was full of indifference: "We lost the competition last time because we didn't have enough chips to attract you, so this time I have to plan ahead."

"There are only two years left. Who can predict what will happen in two years? Just tell me who you want to play with in two years! Do you want to continue working with Vince? I'll get him, and how about you come here and reunite with him in two years?"

"And don't feel any psychological pressure. Even if you don't choose us, we can still keep in touch! Even if you stay in Indiana or go to another team, we'll still be friends! At that time, if you like anyone on our team, I'll send him to you!"

"Even if we can't build a dynasty team together, I can still help you build a dynasty team! Just a little sense of participation will be fine!"

What does Dolan say?

hiss.
This taste is so strong! Too strong!

"You didn't choose me last time because I wasn't careful enough. This time I will definitely lick it with all my strength. I hope you will give me a chance."

"I know you don't want to be in a relationship right now, but I can wait for you and I will always be by your side. I will buy you everything you like."

"I want to start a family with you."

"Even if you don't have me in your home, at least let me buy the furniture. I just want to feel a sense of involvement."

"I volunteered, don't feel burdened."

"Can we still be friends now that you're in a relationship?"

so similar! It’s so similar!

Wake up, Dolan!
Don't be a hot sheep!
Those who lick the dog will not die well!
I, Mr. Lin, still prefer the second-generation rich man who knows how to eat, drink, gamble and whore, and is unruly and thinks he is the best in the world!
But unfortunately, Dolan obviously couldn't wake up. He just wanted Lin Tian to give him a name, and then once again said: In addition to making up the poor ghost line, he would not spend a dime more! He also told Lin Tian that Houston was very unhappy recently, and Houston asked Dolan to strengthen the team!
But Dolan told Houston: If you are not satisfied, I can send you to another team and let you strengthen others!

Then?

Then Houston calmed down.

He has already won the championship anyway, and a player of his level winning another puzzle championship will not help his historical status.

What's more, if you go to a strong team, you can't just slack off! The training intensity, competition pressure, living environment, performance requirements, and tactical play are much more difficult than now!

Moreover, if you leave New York, you will definitely not earn as much as you do now. How can other cities have as many good business opportunities as New York?

Leaving New York means more pressure, less money, a more tiring life, more games in the summer, and less rest time for Houston.

What picture?

Now he is working on statistics and keeping healthy in New York, with a big contract in hand and a little girl sleeping.

Isn’t it wonderful?

So, after being rejected by Dolan, the first thing Houston did was to show his loyalty!
He found the media and accepted interviews from them.

Then, as a veteran, I will lead the young people forward!
Live as a New Yorker and die as a New Yorker.

I will never leave New York, I will continue to fight here all my life!

My talent won't take me anywhere.

I will try my best to lead the team into the playoffs, and I will never leave until the team gets back on track!

This ship is just temporarily stranded, but as a captain I would rather sink with the team than jump off the ship.

If I take too much, I can take less.

Finally, Houston said that he would train hard, give everything, lead the team out of the predicament next season, and make sure the team returns to the playoffs!
After expressing his determination, Houston boarded a plane to Hawaii.

Well... just play with him for 2-3 months first, and then we'll talk about it.

There’s no rush for training or anything like that.

The day after the draft results were announced, the last series of the year, the ultimate showdown between the Kings and the Pacers, is finally about to begin!

This is the first time that Sacramento has entered the finals since it had a professional team! The always crazy Sacramento fans gathered outside the stadium early. In addition to the 19312 lucky fans who bought tickets and could go into the stadium to watch the game, there were at least more than 2 fans gathered in the square outside the stadium, some wanting to try their luck to buy a ticket, or wanting to cheer for the team and feel the atmosphere of the finals at the closest place to the team.

Countless people held up signs at the door, indicating that they were willing to pay a large sum of money to buy a ticket to the finals.

The most eye-catching ones are obviously those girls who are scantily clad, have good figures and looks, and walk in a swaying manner.

Well, everyone knows how they want to buy tickets.

It’s definitely not cash or card payment!
But unfortunately, as the greatest and most important moment in Sacramento sports history, no one will sell tickets at this time. No matter how dynamic and seductive the girls' postures are, only very few people can get tickets at this time.

But the lack of tickets obviously did not affect the fans' passion and craziness. One hour before the game started, after almost all fans with tickets entered the stadium, the fans who remained outside the stadium began to celebrate early.

They sang the team song, shouted the names of Peja, Bibby, Divac and others, and shouted that Indiana was a pile of shit. They were so happy!
"This shabby place is really not worth mentioning." In the visiting team's locker room, Miller leaned back in his chair and let the physical therapist in front of him do the final pre-match relaxation for him. Looking at his eyes, he was obviously full of confidence at this moment.

Miller's arrogant look obviously represents the attitude of most people on the Pacers now.

This one is very stable!

Again, the same question: Compare offense?
Throughout the history of the alliance, no one will be our opponent!

The Pacers players are convinced that this year's finals will definitely be the easiest finals journey for them in the past four years!
Although everyone was extremely confident, Carlisle did not relax at all. He still stood in the middle of everyone. After everyone was ready to leave, he clapped his hands and said, "Alright! Alright! Everybody, these are the last 10 minutes. Let's cheer up and get serious!"

"The Kings, relying on accurate shooting and extremely powerful offense, defeated two top teams, the Mavericks and the Lakers, and made it to the finals. They are definitely better than we thought!"

"Yes, on their way to the finals, O'Neal was injured and they couldn't defend Kobe at all. Kobe scored more than 100 points in the last two games. They couldn't even handle O'Neal. In the seventh game, O'Neal scored 20 points and 20 rebounds."

"Their defense is unbelievable, they can barely guard anybody."

"But I still have to say that their offense is very strong! Even when the Lakers had a full complement of players and both O'Neals were there, the Kings tied the Lakers 2:2!"

"Of course, we know that they took advantage of the Lakers' biggest weakness: the old problem of not being able to defend in the high post, and in the two games they won, they shot at an incredible and almost unrepeatable shooting percentage."

“Everybody on this team can take a shot, everybody can score offensively.”

"But... well, the biggest reason they made it to the finals was luck. O'Neal was injured, and Kobe missed several shots in a row. In terms of strength, they are far from being a match for the Lakers. Their entry into the finals is definitely good for us."

After saying this, Carlisle finally couldn't help laughing and clapped his hands, saying, "Well, let's show everyone how much better we are than them, and whether we are on the same level as them."

"Crush them! Use their best attack to completely destroy and defeat them!"

"It's long overdue!"

"Just do it!"

"Defeat them!"

"Destroy them!"

"champion!"

"Three consecutive!"

Accompanied by the players' confident howls, the Pacers players walked out of the locker room and onto the court!
Tonight, the Pacers' starting lineup remained unchanged. It was extremely difficult to find a team in the league that would allow them to change their starting lineup to make adjustments.

The Kings also sent out their strongest starting combination!
Vera Divac, Peja Stojakovic, Hedo Turkoglu, Bobby Jackson, Mike Bibby!
An absolutely pure offensive lineup!
A standard lineup of one big and four small players, all of whom can pitch!
At the same time, the five players in this lineup also have excellent abilities in holding the ball, passing the ball, breaking through, and handling the ball.

Coupled with the Princeton system that Adelman specially built for this team, when these five people are on the court at the same time, the ball transfer is extremely gorgeous and wonderful. Various small cooperation, zone cooperation, those flashes of passes, empty cuts and various hand-to-hand passes have also made this Kings team one of the most gorgeous teams in the league since they were assembled!

Adelman, the designer of this style of play, was sitting on the sidelines waiting for the finals to begin. At the same time, when he looked at Webber and Christie on the court, he felt envy.

Originally in his design, the team's power forward should be a versatile power forward who can pass and attack, Peja should play the power forward position, and the team's power forward position should be a jack of all trades, rather than Jackson, an attacker who is more suitable to be the sixth man.

Coincidentally, these two styles of players are almost designed according to the playing styles and characteristics of Webber and Christie!

Unfortunately, the Pacers got there first.

Especially Webber. The Kings chased Webber everywhere, from the Wizards to the Cavaliers. Every time Webber threatened to leave the team, they would rush forward to show their sincerity.

But every time, people ignored them.
Irritability!

Alas, if these two extremely important pieces of the puzzle were not missing, Adelman would even have the confidence that the team could win even when facing the fully-formed Lakers!
Instead of being accused of winning unfairly and being said to have relied on the opponent's injuries to enter the finals like now.

However, the Kings still have a chance now!

As long as they beat the Pacers and win the finals, all doubts will disappear, all ridicule will turn into admiration, and all disdain will turn into praise!

All the Kings have to do is win four more games!
"Dudu!"

The referee blew the whistle and the basketball was thrown into the air.

Divac easily got the jump ball and passed the ball to Mike Bibby, known as the "White Devil".

As the second pick of the year, Bibikong has good statistics and a fierce body, but he has never been selected to the All-Star Game even once. Even until this year when he and Peja led the team to the finals, he was still called a fake second pick!

After all, behind him are the North Carolina duo Carter and Jamison, Pierce, Nowitzki and other players who have grown into excellent stars. Compared with them, Bibby is really too mediocre.

But after entering the finals this year, Bibby's self-confidence saw a surge, and he finally received relatively fair evaluations and officially entered the public eye.

This round of the series is Bibby's battle to prove himself!

Since it was a battle to restore his reputation, Bibby played aggressively. After dribbling across half court, he waved to Divac for a screen, then dribbled forward just one step, and without waiting for Lin Tian to defend again, he directly stepped on the 3-point line and forced a shot!
"Shh!"

After the crisp sound, Bibby scored the first point in the finals in the history of the Kings!
Bibby scored quickly here. He just jumped up and threw the ball after a single screen. It took less than 8 seconds in total.

Looking back, the Pacers' offense is faster!

Webber quickly passed the ball from the baseline to Lin Tian who had already run to the center line. After Lin Tian got the ball, he slammed it hard on the floor. The basketball immediately turned into lightning and flew towards the Kings' three-point line.

When the basketball bounced off the floor, it was Carter who got the ball!
Carter just slapped the ball on the floor, then took three steps and made a beautiful gliding slam dunk, pressing the basketball directly into the basket!
"boom!"

This shot is faster than the Kings!
He only dribbled the ball once and completed the dunk in 5 seconds!
Less than 15 seconds into the game, both sides had already completed an attack! Just the first round of offense and defense, no, the first round of offense, was enough to explain the attitudes of both sides tonight.

attack!

Crazy attack!
Let’s see which team is the best offensively in this league!
During the Kings' attack, when Bibby saw Lin Tian preparing to increase his defensive strength from the center line, he immediately chose to pass the ball to Turkoglu who was coming forward to receive the ball, and he quickly ran towards the baseline.

At the same time, Divac went to the free throw line, received the pass from Turkoglu, looked around, and then passed the ball to Jackson who was cutting to the wing without looking at anyone. Jackson took advantage of his speed and went straight to the basket. Facing Big Ben's defense, he made a high shot and made it!
This time, the Pacers did not find a chance to quickly break the ball from the baseline, so they could only pass it to Lin Tian nearby. After Lin Tian dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he did not call for a screen, but instead used his signature crotch attack step coupled with a hesitant dribble, then suddenly accelerated and passed Bibby in one step.

Then Lin Tian went straight to the basket, not caring that Divac was still guarding the basket. Lin Tian jumped high and made another one-arm slam dunk across Divac!
"boom!"

When the basketball hoop screamed and shook, Divac's reaction was really quick. He quickly took the basketball and retreated from the baseline, then threw the ball to the frontcourt with one hand. This time it was Jackson who caught the ball.

After Jackson got the ball, he lowered his head again and rushed to the inside. Then, at the moment when Christie and Carter contracted the defense line and returned to the basket, Jackson made a one-handed pass to the far wing.

The Kings' leading scorer, Peja, who defeated the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, caught the ball and threw it again!
"Shh!"

Another crisp sound, and the Kings scored another 2 points!
The progress of tonight's game was astonishingly fast. Time passed quickly. Both sides played faster and faster. At the same time, the success rate of both sides was astonishingly high. The scores of both sides soared rapidly.

What’s even more exaggerated is that it wasn’t until 4 minutes and 49 seconds into the first quarter when Divac missed a mid-range shot and the basketball bounced out of bounds, and then Carlisle called the first timeout that the two sides finally stopped!
In the previous four minutes, neither side committed any fouls, and there were no dead balls or entanglements due to floor balls or the like.

Both sides played very smoothly and both sides played very freely!

With high hit rate, high tempo and high number of rounds, neither side made many mistakes.

In this situation, in addition to the scores of both sides rising rapidly, the fans also enjoyed watching the game very much!

After all, who likes to watch a game where there are two timeouts in one minute and the players have to go to the free throw line all the time?

Only when the game runs smoothly and both sides keep scoring and there are all kinds of wonderful moments and wonderful cooperation, can the fans be truly fascinated and completely immersed in the game.

But at the same time, this style of play also illustrates one thing.

That is, neither the Pacers nor the Kings focused on defense. They didn't even think about defense. They just focused on running, attacking, shooting and scoring!
Less than 5 minutes into the game, the score was 21:19. If the team continued playing like this, both teams would score over 40 points in the first quarter!
At the same time, the shooting percentages of both sides were frighteningly high, with the Pacers at 68% and the Kings at 66%!

Both teams give people the illusion that they can't miss the ball at all!
Compared with the matchups between the Pacers and the Lakers in previous years, this year's finals are indeed a little different.

At the very least, although the Pacers and Lakers also had high scores and high success rates, both teams really put a lot of effort into the defensive end! There are strict plans and requirements for limiting the opponent's core players, whether to defend role players closely or let them go appropriately, whether to play fast or slow, and even if a player gets the ball in different positions, whether to double-team or one-on-one or completely let go!
In other words, in the finals of the previous two years, Carlisle and Jackson had developed their brains to the extreme, and had done extremely detailed and careful research on all the tactics they could play, matchups, various emergencies, the strengths and weaknesses of the players, and the strengths and weaknesses of the team.

Let me put it this way, last year and the year before, in order to defeat the Lakers, Carlisle lost countless brain cells and hair in one game. At the very least, Carlisle's hairline has definitely moved up rapidly in the past two years!

I really racked my brains, tried my best, and was so worried that I couldn't sleep at night!

And this year?

Carlisle was very relaxed. He didn't even worry about how to arrange targeted offensive and defensive tactics. He just waved his hand and said to Lin Tian: "Just figure it out!"

It's that simple!
Isn't it that after less than half a quarter, the team not only has a very high hit rate, but also leads the opponent by 2 points?

Anyway, for Carlisle, playing against the Kings is easy!
You don't have to use your brain at all and you can fight back and forth with the opponent.

He didn't even have to worry about how to break his opponent's so-called Princeton offense.

Because the Kings' defense is so bad!
The Pacers' offense is completely unstoppable for the opponent!

As for the Kings' offense?

It does look gorgeous and beautiful, but their tactics and lineup have some major problems!
The No. 2 position is a striker who can only focus on his own work. Jackson can only attack by himself and has no way to help the team in other aspects.

Peja, who plays the power forward position, is actually more suitable to play the power forward position, which can maximize his firepower and offensive strength, while also hiding his defensive deficiencies.

To put it bluntly, the Pacers relied on their instincts and the tacit understanding developed in previous training to fight the Kings evenly.

Their strength has not been improved at all!

Why is it that the Kings have not been pulled away by the Pacers yet?

There is a sense of honesty and mutual trust, no deception, data is taken away, and everyone is happy. (End of this chapter)