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“The Earth is flat.”

"Pfft!"

On the plane back to Indiana, Lin Tian woke up laughing.

Under the attention of audiences all over the world, especially the gaze of countless Chinese fans, Director Xin spoke these words righteously, seriously and with great concentration. These words are destined to be imprinted in Lin Tian's mind for a long time, and he might even never forget them for the rest of his life.

It's so exciting!
Especially Director Xin’s expression at that time. After the award ceremony, Lin Tian asked Pelinka for the entire video of the award ceremony.

Of course, that was the only part that Mr. Lin wanted to see.

“The Earth is Flat!”

It is hard to say whether the earth is flat or not. After all, even things like time travel and rebirth can happen, so it seems not impossible that the earth is flat.

But although it is hard to say, Lin Tian is very sure that Director Xin’s career can be put to rest.

On this stage, even if Director Xin uttered a foul language, he could still find a way to make it look like his true nature, but the earth is flat? In this kind of situation, he said such a thing with certainty. Anyway, Lin Tian was very sure that the Basketball Association would definitely not tolerate him.

Report to the planetarium.

As for why Director Xin said this, it is very simple.

Lin Tian has so many equipments, so he uses them!

Geocentric!
When Lin Tian got this thing, he thought it was a piece of junk.

Now, Lin Tian understood!

Everything has its destiny!
This thing is useful!

And it can be used so vigorously and known all over the world.

Judging from the sensational effect, the effect of this "geocentric theory" is the most sensational and influential one since Lin Tian had the system!

"Does your team leader really think that the earth is flat?" Pelinka, who was sitting next to Lin Tian, ​​couldn't help but question Lin Tian again.

"I think there are at least 200 million people in the world who have the same question as you, including me." Lin Tian shrugged and said, "But I firmly support everyone's pursuit and exploration of different truths. This is the biggest reason why mankind can continue to progress."

"Go to hell with you! Are you still defending me? You haven't closed your mouth all the way here. You have laughed at least 800 times. Are you still defending me?" Pelinka rolled his eyes, indicating that you, Lin Tian, ​​are talking nonsense. I won't buy it.

In response to Pelinka's questioning, Lin Tian could only shrug his shoulders and not explain.

He couldn't explain it, he was so happy that he couldn't hold it in.

Especially when I recall Director Xin's appearance and expression at that time, and everything he will face after returning to China.
No, I can’t help it, I want to laugh!
After all, Lin Tian has not received any professional training, so it is normal for him to not be able to help himself, isn't it?
Can be forgiven.

"Let's not talk about him." Pelinka adjusted his sunglasses and was too lazy to continue discussing with Lin Tian an idiot who thought he had mastered the truth. Instead, he changed the subject and said, "Do you know what you will face when you return to the United States?"

"Help me calculate what I got this time."

"In the next three years, I will have at least 2500 to 3000 million US dollars in additional income each year, as well as endless luxury goods, watches, men's clothing, all kinds of top accessories, and a Mercedes-Benz S-Class car to drive." Pelinka talked about his achievements like a treasure trove, without any hesitation.

"With the successful opening of the luxury goods endorsement door this time, you will have more and more similar endorsements and collaborations in the future, and the prices will inevitably get higher and higher! Those are all green U.S. dollars!"

"As for the trophies you won, they are just consolation prizes. At least they won't be worth much in the next one or two years. But with their current investment and determination, I think in three years at most, these things will become world-class top sports awards."

"At that time, you, the first Grand Slam winner, were amazing! This was a true Grand Slam! You got everything you deserved and shouldn't have gotten!"

"No, there's also a Lifetime Achievement Award. Maybe when you're 60, you can come and claim it and achieve the real Grand Slam!"

"But that's not what I want to say. What I want to say is, when you return to Indiana, do you know what you will face? The public opinion you will face will definitely be very bad!"

Lin Tian still looked relaxed and said, "Compared with the extra income of more than 3000 million US dollars per year in the next three years, is what I am facing still bad?"

"Oh, if that's the case, then the situation you're about to encounter is nothing special, just like that!"

"Lin Tian stretched his body, leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes again: "I have to recall the scene of 'The Earth is Flat' again. I think I will never forget this scene in my life. As for the rest, let's talk about it after we get off the plane!"

Of course Lin Tian knew what he would face after returning to the United States, he was just too lazy to talk about it.

Because in his opinion, what he has to face is really not worth mentioning.

Isn’t it just public opinion attacks and all kinds of negative reports!

Lin Tian didn't even have to go back to Indiana to guess what the media would say.

"Arrogant and rude! Lin went to Europe to attend the Wild Chicken Awards ceremony during the playoffs!"

"More than 17000 kilometers round trip! Lin played at a speed of life and death during the playoffs!"

"After a week without training and a long journey, is this overconfidence or arrogance leading to imminent destruction?"

"How to maintain your status? Or do you not care about your status at all?"

"Whether the team wins or loses may no longer be important to Lin. He only cares about himself!"

"Continuous victories and uninterrupted championships have made him lost! Lin has lost his original intention!"

《Remember the boy who was willing to give everything to play at the end of the second round? He is dead! 》

"Lin has lost himself now. He is just a shell!"

"If it was the Lin of three years ago, he would never have traveled 2 kilometers to receive the award at this time! He is no longer pure!"

"Win or lose? Not important! Win the championship? Not important either! Lin has already become a selfish person!"

"There is a high probability that they will be eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals. It is impossible for such a Lin to lead the team to win the championship!"

"Jordan's dream of winning another championship was shattered ahead of schedule. Working with Lin again may be his biggest mistake!"

"Regret! The famous reporter said he regretted voting for Lin Tian for MVP!"

"MVP? Does he deserve it? Retired NBA star says Lin Tian's MVP trophy should be taken back this year!"

With his eyes closed, Lin Tian could imagine that the above or similar articles would appear in front of him and fans across the United States in an overwhelming manner after he returned to Indiana.

Or perhaps it could be said that these doubts and sarcasms began to appear from the day Lin Tian left Indiana.

After all, the playoffs are still going on. In the middle of two rounds of series, they suddenly rushed to the other side of the ocean to attend a ridiculous award ceremony. This kind of thing has never happened in the NBA, let alone the entire history of North American sports, or even the world's sports history.

Lin Tian's action this time was truly the first of its kind in the history of the world.

After all, the distance is too far!
But of course, this is also the reason why the organizers want Lin Tian to go no matter what and help him get a Grand Slam in one competition.

Topical!
The topic became a huge hit!

As for everything that Lin Tian has to face, the organizers of Lawrence are naturally not worried at all.

It’s none of their business!
They just want discussion and popularity.

And Lin Tian himself?
He doesn't care even more.

Of course it’s not that I don’t care about winning or losing, but I don’t care about the criticisms.

Because Lin Tian has absolute confidence that the journey of 1 kilometers will not have any impact on him.

The so-called doubts, criticisms, distrust and sarcasm are just a matter of a game to Lin Tian.

In the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals after his return, Lin Tian played brilliantly, beat his opponents badly, and put up great statistics. Isn't everything solved?

It’s that simple, that easy!
Therefore, Lin Tian really didn’t take all this to heart.

Not only did he not take it to heart, Lin Tian had already decided that the first thing he would do after returning to Indiana was to collect news and reports related to Director Xin.

“The Earth is Flat!”

Lin Tian must remember this sentence and this moment firmly in his heart!
Can't forget!

But speaking of this, after Lin Tian returns to Indiana, he can actually rest for about 24 hours before the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals!
This time, the Pacers' opponent is still the Nets!
The Eastern Conference semifinals between the Nets and the Pistons went all the way to a Game 7. In the first six games of the series, the two sides were evenly matched with no clear winner.

The Pistons have stronger firepower from the outside. The firepower of Billups and Hamilton should not be underestimated, while Kidd's firepower on the Nets side can be ignored. Carter can only barely fight back and forth with the two of them.

Although the Pistons have the all-around forward Rashid who constantly charges at the Nets' defense, the Nets also have twin towers, and their inside line has an absolute advantage!
And what determines the outcome in the seventh game happens to be the inside line!
In this seventh game, although Kidd only made 9 of 2 shots and scored only 5 points, he made 11 assists and grabbed 8 rebounds while also locking down Billups!
基德让这轮系列赛场均23分的比卢普斯在抢七大战中只有11投3中，只拿到9分6篮板5助攻！

Kidd missed shots and failed to score, that is a daily routine for the Nets, their players and coaches have long been accustomed to this!
It doesn’t matter if Kidd doesn’t score, but it would be terrible if Billups doesn’t score!
He is the Pistons' top scoring point and first offensive core. Once he fails, the entire Pistons' offense will have huge problems.

In addition, when Billups was completely blocked by Kidd, Hamilton's shortcomings of insufficient ball-handling and weak hard-solving ability on the offensive end were clearly revealed. That night, Hamilton also only made 16 of 7 shots and had a mediocre performance.

But Hamilton did the same thing as Kidd, and even though he was in trouble, he successfully pulled Carter into the water.

这个晚上的卡特，同样是20投7中只拿到了18分4篮板2助攻而已。

In other words, the four major outside stars of both teams all performed poorly!

Therefore, the outcome of this game can only be decided in the interior!

The three inside players of both teams did not disappoint.

拉希德22投13中，其中3分球7投5中，罚球5罚4中，拿下35分14篮板的大号两双数据，也算是打出了又一场职业生涯代表作！

Although the Nets twin towers opposite him did not perform as well as Rashid individually, their overall performance was better!
大姚15投8中拿下21分11篮板2盖帽，加索尔14投8中拿下18分10篮板4助攻！

The 39 points and 21 rebounds scored by the two of them became the biggest reason for the Nets' victory!
Especially in the last 2 minutes of the game, Gasol and Yao Ming scored three times in a row, including a low-post single by Yao Ming and a mid-range shot by Gasol from a high position. The last ball was the Nets' most signature high-low post combination. Gasol attracted the defense in the high position, then broke through and passed the ball to Yao Ming.

Dayao got the ball and dunked it!

After this goal, the Nets successfully widened the gap to 30 points with 6 seconds left in the game!
The outcome is decided!

Although the Pistons did not give up afterwards and Rashid scored 2 points again, it was obviously of no avail as there was too little time left.

Especially when both Billups and Hamilton performed poorly, the Pistons were simply unable to overcome the 6-point gap and regrettably fell on the stage of the seventh game!

89: 84!

The Pistons failed to enter the Eastern Conference Finals again! Since the disbandment of the Bad Boys, the Pistons have never been able to break this curse and have never been able to return to the conference finals again!
As for the Nets, after Kidd and the twin towers joined the team, they also reached the divisional finals for the second consecutive year!
This year, their opponent is still the Pacers!

In the West, although the game between the Mavericks and the Jazz did not go to a game seven, it was still extremely tense. O'Neal seemed to be inspired by the Most Improved Player. Coupled with the Mavericks' poor perimeter defense, O'Neal played this round just like the real O'Neal!
6场比赛，他场均能够贡献33分11篮板4盖帽的恐怖数据，命中率还高达夸张的55%！

If you only look at the data, there is absolutely no problem in saying that this is Shaquille O'Neal!
In addition to averaging 33+11 per game, O'Neal also completed a single-point explosion on Nowitzki! This guy fought Nowitzki throughout the series, limiting Nowitzki to an average of only 21 points and 7 rebounds per game, and his shooting percentage was only 41%!

With O'Neal Jr. playing so crazily, the Jazz pulled off another upset since the first round and successfully advanced to the divisional finals!
The Jazz, who defeated the strong team in two consecutive rounds, became the biggest dark horse this year! And O'Neal's status in the league has risen, and he has become the leader of the young generation of top power forwards!

Many people believe that he will be a strong contender for MVP next season!
It is also worth mentioning that although Nowitzki played very badly, this was also related to his injury. He had some discomfort in his knee as early as the first round of the playoffs, and this injury became more serious in the divisional semifinals!

During the decisive battle, old Nelson discovered Nowitzki's poor condition and increasingly serious injury, and directly DNPed Nowitzki and stopped him from playing!
Even though Nowitzki asked for the game several times, Nelson refused Nowitzki's request to continue playing with the injury without hesitation. Nelson's reason was very simple: "I brought you from Germany to Dallas. Your mother asked me to take good care of you. Your family definitely doesn't want you to play with the injury. I promised them, and I will do it. You, go down and rest!"

Without Nowitzki, the Mavericks lost their most powerful offensive player, and they also lost the crucial decisive battle at home!
In the next Game 6, they will go to the most devilish home court in the league, they will go to Salt Lake City to fight for another victory!
But obviously, without Nowitzki, it would be almost impossible for the Mavericks to escape from Salt Lake City unscathed!

If they lose this game, they will lose the conference semifinals for the second consecutive year!

Before Game 6, Nelson had no intention of putting Nowitzki on the active list, nor did he plan to let Nowitzki play. Even if it weren't for Nowitzki's repeated requests, Nelson would not have let Nowitzki come to Salt Lake City with the team!

He was determined to protect his disciple and not let him go on stage.

But just before the game started, Cuban rushed into the Mavericks locker room in a rage.

His purpose is very simple.

"Let Dirk play! The team doctor said he's fine now! He can play!"

"You know shit! You're a bastard with a head like a basketball, full of air!" Nelson would not give Cuban face and directly responded rudely: "This is my team, I have the final say! Dirk can't play tonight, and even Jesus won't let him play! I said it!"

"You damn stubborn old man! This team is not yours, it's mine! I want the team to enter the divisional finals!" Cuban couldn't bear it this time and shouted angrily: "If you don't let Dirk play tonight, get out!"

"Just give me the salary I deserve and I can leave tomorrow!"

"But not tonight. I am still the head coach of the team tonight. Dirk will definitely not be able to play tonight!"

Nelson didn't take Cuban's threat seriously at all. Are you kidding me? I made a near-game-winning shot in Game 7 of the Finals. Do you think you can scare me with just these two sentences?

Daydreaming!

"Are you sure you won't let Dirk play tonight?" Cuban laughed out loud in anger: "Great! Then I am sure that after this game, you will no longer be the head coach of the team! I won't take a penny less of your money, I will give it all to you!"

"But you stubborn old bastard, don't ever show up in front of me again! Get out of here when you get back to Dallas! Get out now!"

"Very good, then you have said everything you wanted to say, can you get out of here now?" Old Nelson still did not show any sign of giving in, and the confrontation between the two real bosses of the team scared all the Mavericks players so much that they were silent at the moment and did not dare to involve themselves in the battle.

These two are both known for their bad tempers. Who would dare to get involved in a war between them?
Well, there is, Nowitzki!
The German was very considerate. He stood up and said, "There's no need. We all just want to win. There's no need to make a fuss about this. Don, Mark, I think we should talk calmly."

"There's nothing to talk about." Old Nelson's stubborn temper flared up. "It's settled. I don't care what the team doctor says. I just noticed that Dirk's knee is still obviously swollen! There's no way I can let my players play in this situation!"

"They are my players, and they are no different from my children! I will always protect my children!"

"Now, can you get out of here?" Old Nelson stared at Cuban, and Cuban did not give in at all in his response.

After a long stare, Cuban nodded and said, "I will start looking for a new head coach from now on. No matter how this series ends, you will be fired after this season!"

After Cuban finished speaking, he turned around and left the locker room, returning to the hotel angrily.

He is not in the mood to watch the game tonight!
It’s a good thing he didn’t watch it, otherwise it would have been even more upsetting.

Away games, life-or-death duels, serious internal strife, the team boss refuses to play
Under the blessing of numerous debuffs, the Mavericks were completely at a disadvantage in this battle and did not cause any major trouble to the Jazz at all.

They fell behind by double digits early on and were never able to close the gap.

In the end, the Jazz won the game without any trouble and advanced to the divisional finals again after many years!
This time, Malone and O'Neal Jr. both face their old clubs at the same time and return to the place where their dreams began!

There will definitely be a lot to watch in this series!
Also after this round of games, major media suddenly began to report extensively on the conflicts and inside stories between Nelson and Cuban.

No one knows who leaked the information in the locker room to the media, but all the parties involved had the same idea after reading the report.

Very accurate reporting!
After the conflict between the two was exposed, neither of them had any intention of smoothing over the wounds or easing the conflict. They both knew very well that their patience with each other had reached its limit.

Cuban couldn't stand the fact that Nelson didn't treat him as a boss, didn't give him any respect, and didn't listen to any of his opinions.

Old Nelson couldn't stand Cuban's constant attempts to interfere in the team's operations and games. He made random trades and scolded the referees on the sidelines, all of which made Old Nelson unbearable.

As a result, the two people who had no intention of giving in completely broke up with each other.

Nelson resigned directly after the game, not giving Cuban a chance to make up for it or come up with a second plan.

As for Cuban, he was also very angry and quickly expressed his wish for the old man to have a safe journey and wish him a smooth life in the future.

At this time, the most embarrassed person must be the general manager of the Mavericks, Nelson Jr., the son of Nelson Sr.

My dad and his boss had a fight, what should I do?
Super scared!
Regarding this point, Cuban and Nelson Sr. remained rational. They both called Nelson Jr. as soon as possible, and the content and purpose were surprisingly consistent.

"It has nothing to do with you, just continue to work peacefully."

After such a farce by the Mavericks, the rosters for the Eastern and Western Conference Finals were finally determined!
Pacers vs. Nets, Lakers vs. Jazz!

It can be called a battle of grudges!

Another thing that must be mentioned is the MVP and the best lineup!

While Lin Tianren was in Europe, the league announced the best lineup and MVP awards for the year.

In terms of the best lineup, Lin Tian and Jordan were selected for the first team without any suspense. The other three were: O'Neal, Duncan and Nowitzki.

For the second team: Kidd, Kobe, McGrady, Garnett and Ben Wallace were selected.

The third team is composed of Iverson, Nash, Mashburn, O'Neal Jr. and Yao Ming!
The Pacers had three players selected for the All-NBA Team, making them the biggest winners. The Lakers, Nets, Mavericks and Magic all had two players selected. A total of 11 players from the league's top five teams were selected for the All-NBA Team, accounting for more than 73% of the spots in the All-NBA Team!
The phenomenon of the league's top players gathering together is becoming more and more obvious!
In addition, the Defensive Player of the Year award was once again won by Ben, who became the league's best defender for the second consecutive year and was selected to the annual first defensive team.

In addition to him, members of the annual first defensive team include Lin Tian, ​​Kobe, Duncan and Garnett!
As for the second defensive team of the year, it is led by Jordan, and together with Kidd, Artest, Kirilenko and O'Neal, they form the second team of this year's best defensive team!

The Lakers and Pacers each had three players selected for the All-Defensive Team, which fully demonstrates that these two teams are worthy of being the strongest top teams in the East and West respectively!
Doesn’t a top team need to be able to attack and defend at the same time?

At the same time, Lin Tian, ​​Jordan, Big Ben and O'Neal were all selected into the best team and the best defensive team!

These two teams definitely gather some of the strongest players in the league today, and a large number of fans are looking forward to another head-to-head confrontation between the Pacers and the Lakers in the finals!
Everyone wants to see who will have the last laugh after the two teams have upgraded their lineups this time!
Of course, before that, these two teams have to ensure that they are not defeated unexpectedly...

The other one is the biggest suspense of this year's regular season.

MVP!
As early as the end of the season, some people calculated the six major MVP contenders for this year. Everyone guessed that these six people would be tied, split the votes among each other, and the final gap would not be too big!
When the mystery was revealed, the fans were stunned for a moment before they reacted.

They thought the gap wouldn't be big, but they didn't expect it to be so small!

Let’s put it this way, the difference between McGrady, who is ranked sixth, and the MVP winner, who is ranked first, is only less than 40 points!
In the MVP selection in previous years, not to mention the first to sixth, even the gap between the first and the second is likely to be much larger than this!
This year's MVP selection has become a mess once again!

What’s even more confusing is that it’s not even a matter of there being only 40 points between the sixth and first place.

The most confusing thing is the gap between the first and the second.

0!

No gap!

This year's MVP once again has a double yolk!

The reason why a double yolk appeared again is not because the league has had double yolks before, but because the top two players in this MVP final result just became the first pair of NBA scoring champions at the same time just over half a month ago!
And just half a month later, these two guys became MVPs at the same time!

I can only say that probability is really hard to talk about!

Even if the scoring title is something that can be controlled if two people agree on it in the last game, but the MVP voting is something that no one can control!

121 reporters, each of whom can cast five votes with a score of 1-5 for five different players based on their preferences.

Given this voting pattern and voting size, the probability of a tie is
Well, just talking about the probability of a tie, it’s still not low. 1 point is also a tie!

But if these two people who want to share the prize are ranked first in the MVP voting and become MVPs at the same time, then the probability will be infinitely close to 0!

Because the variables of this thing are really too great!
However, no matter how big the changes are, they have become a reality this year!
Lin Tian and Jordan once again overwhelmed the competition and received the same number of votes, becoming the MVPs of this year together!

Second double yolk egg of the season!

All kinds of incredible things that have never happened before and no one has ever thought of, all happened because of the appearance of Lin Tian and Jordan and their team mates!

This season is destined to be extraordinary and crazy!
At the same time, this is also Lin Tian’s fourth MVP in five years and Jordan’s first MVP since 1998!

These two people truly had a happy ending in Indiana!

And now the fans have begun to look forward to it.

They are looking forward to another tie for the Finals MVP!
Stern: If it is possible, it is not impossible, just like the MVP voting.

Yes, the result of this MVP voting was the result of Stern's small manipulation!
He had no intention of intervening originally. Who won the MVP had little to do with him. Anyway, no matter who it was given to, it would definitely trigger huge discussion and heat.

But things are a little different this year!
Stern found that although they could all spark huge discussions and heat, he thought of a way to maximize the discussion!

Just like the scoring champion, here comes a pair of decision makers!
So, after the alliance collected all the votes, they began to calculate everyone's final vote count.

Stern was fully involved and concerned during this period.

He would never follow such things in the past.

However, although he came this year, his employees did not have any questions. As for the president, maybe he was not busy at work today, or he was really concerned about the results of this year's MVP voting, so he came to the scene.

As a result, the group of people became more and more motivated, counting the votes and counting the numbers very quickly.

Stern was watching from the side.

However, what no one noticed was that Stern secretly took out several voting slips from his pocket at some point, and placed several more in front of him.

Stern is waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to pass himself off as the real one!

He had to do this kind of thing by himself, and he would never tell anyone in the world about it!

If one more person knew about it, this matter could become a huge scandal!
If it were to be revealed that the league manipulated the MVP selection results, no matter what Stern's purpose was or what means he used, as long as this matter was exposed, it would be destined to be a vicious incident that would destroy the league!
But...although Stern was prepared, he was not in a hurry to make a move.

He was waiting for the vote count to reach its final stages.

He had been calculating the gap in votes between several people and the number of votes remaining.

After all, even if he wanted to manipulate it, he could only quietly change the contents of 2-3 ballots.

If there are too many, it would be really stupid and easy to be discovered.

He had already thought about it. If the gap was too big, he would pretend that he had never thought about it and just turn around and leave. But if the final gap was minimal, just one or two pictures, or 7-8 points, then it's no wonder that I, Stern, made a big news!

The good news is that he has waited for this opportunity! The gap between Lin Tian and Jordan is really only a few points!

So, after Stern calculated everything and made sure there would be no more variables, he handed out the few ballots he had secretly replaced, and secretly took back a few more.

It's foolproof! No one will find out!
Next, it’s time to witness a miracle! (End of this chapter)