NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 431 I want to give this MVP trophy to Michael! What? There are two MVP trophies?
In the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, Jordan and Lin Tian stood side by side, waiting for Stern to finish reading the long list of award speeches.

After being booed by the fans for 3 minutes, the old man finally said the words that all the fans wanted to hear most tonight.

"Tonight's MVP winner is... Lin Tian!"

“And Michael Jordan!”

Double MVP!

This year, He Liansheng is destined to have two people in charge.

Lin Tian and Jordan took the MVP trophy together, then held it high in the sky, enjoying the cheers and shouts from the fans.

"I'm so envious, Jason. Do you think I have a chance to become the MVP?" Yao Ming looked at Lin Tian and Jordan and said, "Then let's raise the trophy together."

"I don't want it." Kidd shook his head without even thinking, "I don't want to be like an idiot, trying to raise my hands and barely reaching the base of the MVP trophy."

"Next year, next year it will definitely be our turn." Carter looked at Lin Tian with mixed feelings in his heart!
To be honest, he had a pretty good year after leaving the Pacers. His stats reached the best level of his career and he finally became a team's top outside scorer. At the same time, he basically didn't have to take the blame for anything. Kidd was always the one to take the blame for anything.

The two players in the interior can also make him feel extremely confident when shooting, because he believes that they can grab the frontcourt rebounds.

In addition, with Harrington, a buddy he had played basketball with for many years, and hanging out with him every day, Carter had a very comfortable year.

Less pressure, more rewards, great statistics, big city, many activities, and good grades.

For Carter, there is no place more comfortable and suitable than this.

But at this moment, Carter felt a little strange. How should he describe the feeling?

After breaking up with his girlfriend, the poor boy worked hard and finally became a big boss. When he looked back at his girlfriend, he found that she was living a much better life than him.

It's so heartbreaking.

"For the first time in NBA history, and probably the last time, two MVPs! This is the regular season MVP, not the All-Star MVP! The probability of two people tying for first place is so small that I don't need to repeat it to you again."

Barkley excitedly shouted into the microphone in the studio: "So, no matter what, let us remember this moment, remember this historic moment!"

"Lin won the MVP again after a year, and Michael won the MVP again at the age of 40 after his second comeback! He also became the oldest MVP player in NBA history! I think no one, including Lin, can break this record!"

"At 40, he can still maintain such high efficiency and terrifying energy. At 40, he can still become the league's scoring champion and MVP. There has never been anyone like him before and there will never be anyone like him again!"

"This year is truly a magical year, a year full of drama, and a year that is unforgettable and memorable!"

Kenny said: "There are so many things that happened this year that are worth remembering. There are also so many things that we couldn't predict and beyond our imagination! Next, let's see which of the two teams, the Nets and the Pacers, will have the last laugh and who will make it out of the East!"

On the court, Stern smiled and handed the microphone to Jordan, who was closest to him, and asked him to express his thoughts on winning the MVP.

"Very happy." This MVP may mean more to Jordan than any other one! Because this is the MVP he won after he successfully proved himself again after being teased, abandoned, and kicked out!

For him, this is obviously more exciting than winning the MVP at his peak.

"I'm not old yet! I'm still at my peak. As long as I want to, as long as there is a need, I can continue to contribute unparalleled game performance at any time!"

"I am still Michael Jordan!"

“I am.” Jordan paused for a rare moment, then put his arm around Lin Tian’s shoulders and said, “We are the kings of the world! The basketball world belongs to the two of us!”

"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

"Michael! Lin!"

"together forever!"

"Lock it up! Never separate!"

"Kiss me!"

???

Listening to the cheers and shouts from the audience becoming more and more biased and wrong, a big question mark appeared in Lin Tian’s head.

These fans, can they really eat anything?
"Where's Lin?" Stern smiled and handed the microphone to Lin Tian, ​​asking him to say a few words as well.

"I've decided to give this year's MVP to Michael!" Lin Tian immediately revealed his true nature and said before Jordan realized something was wrong: "This is definitely Michael's last one, and I'll have plenty of opportunities in the future."

"Also, I have a three-time MVP trophy, but Michael doesn't have that."

"As a brother, I feel like I have to give Michael something that he has that I don't: a double-yellow MVP trophy! There are not many people who win three consecutive MVP trophies, but there are always a few! But there is only one double-yellow MVP in NBA history!"

"This MVP trophy is for Michael! The one and only MVP trophy!"

Lin Tian's words, without a doubt, caused a burst of laughter from the fans at the scene. Barkley, who was broadcasting live in the TNT studio, disappeared in front of the table again. This guy laughed under the bench again.

What kind of person must be so shameless to not let Jordan go and make fun of him at this time and in this occasion tonight!
In the whole world, I’m afraid Lin Tian is the only bastard who can be so shameless!
"Where's Michael? How are you? Do you want to say anything else?" Stern knew how to create program effects very well, and he knew very well what fans around the world wanted to see. He immediately turned the topic back to Jordan.

"FUXX! I won't fall for it! I don't want his pity, I have plenty of MVPs. At the same time, I don't know such a bastard, and I don't want to know such a bastard! I hope he dies right now."

"Michael, think about it, if the big screen on the ceiling suddenly falls down in 5 seconds, and the last thing you say to me is that you hope I die right now." Lin Tian said with a grin, "Will you regret it?"

"No!" Jordan said he wouldn't fall for it. At the same time, he clenched the MVP trophy with both hands and pulled it away from Lin Tian.

Well... he says one thing but acts another, the God of Basketball has also turned evil.

Do you remember the pure version of Jordan who threw the MVP trophy to Lin Tian to show off, but in the end could only watch Lin Tian walk away holding the trophy tightly?
Now look at Jordan, who is expressing his disdain while protecting the MVP trophy.

Alas, things have changed! The world is changing, people's hearts are no longer the same as they used to be!

"Well, I'm very happy that Lin is so generous, and I thank Michael for his efforts, but I have something to say." Stern scratched his forehead, then pointed at the other little golden man who was completely ignored by the two people and was lying there pitifully motionless.

"Aren't there two MVP trophies?"

"I know, that's why I gave that to Michael!"

"FUXX! FUCK YOU!"

Jordan cursed and kicked Lin Tian, ​​causing the entire audience to burst into laughter again!
It’s rare to see two MVPs performing funny jokes for you on the spot!

After Lin Tian and Jordan performed this crosstalk, this unique and historically unique double MVP award ceremony came to an end.

Next, it’s time for the highlight of the night – the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals!
In a sense, the attention paid to this game is much higher than that of an ordinary divisional finals opening game.

As for the reason, it is also very simple.

In the past, fans of the Pacers, Lin Tian and Jordan would watch the games, but the haters would definitely not bother to watch them. They were only interested in games where the Pacers lost or where Lin Tian performed poorly.

And considering Lin Tian’s current condition, it would be very difficult to see him fail!

It would be good enough if they could have one game out of 10 that made them feel comfortable.

But tonight, many people, including Lin Tian’s die-hard fans, think that there is a high probability that Lin Tian will perform poorly tonight.

That’s an ultra-long-distance flight of nearly 2 kilometers and the time difference of having to go back and forth twice!
Normal people would probably have endocrine disorders and physiological dysfunctions at this time, and might not be able to defecate for three days.

Playing basketball? Or a high-intensity game like the NBA?

Impossible!
At least according to common sense, it is impossible!

What kind of physical fitness and mental fortitude does it take to not fail when facing an opponent of the Nets' level under such circumstances?

Most people think that it is very good that Lin Tian could give a passing score tonight!
So, on this night, many of Lin Tian’s haters, those who disliked Lin Tian and Jordan, those who hated Indiana, and those who were eager to see them make a fool of themselves, all turned on the TV and sat in front of it.

There were even many people who pre-ordered pizza, champagne, fried chicken, hamburgers, cola and other things to celebrate the moment when Lin Tian performed poorly and was kicked in the ass by the Nets.

This kind of opportunity is rare!

Must catch!

Even countless people have begun to think about how to scold Lin Tian after his poor performance in this game!
If the team loses due to Lin Tian's bad form, it means that Lin Tian is holding back the entire team, what a rubbish!

If the team wins when Lin Tian is in poor form, it means this is Jordan's team, and Lin Tian is just the second in command!

If the team loses when Lin Tian is in good shape, it means that the whole team is trying to help him find his feeling and everyone loses their feeling. What a selfish guy!

If Lin Tian is in good shape, the team will win. Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

This situation absolutely cannot happen!

Therefore, with the support of all these circumstances, the ratings of the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals exploded!
Over 1200 million people were watching before the game even started!

As the start time of the game approaches, the number is increasing rapidly.

This means that Lin Tian’s haters, those guys who were not interested in him lifting the MVP trophy, turned on the TV!
1700 million!
1900 million!
2100 million!
Stern was sitting in the VIP box, listening to the staff reporting the audience numbers again and again, and he was really excited!
What he is most looking forward to now is that Lin Tian can run out again before the finals begin!
Wouldn’t the ratings for the finals explode?
What a pity! How come it was just a few days early?

Why can’t this damn Lawrence Award be awarded until early June?

This bunch of people really don't know how to do things!

You don't know how to attract attention or traffic! You deserve it because you are now a fake award that no one cares about! You deserve it!
Stern was still fantasizing about how to get Lin Tian to go to Africa again before the finals, but the game had already begun!

The Pacers changed their starting lineup!
In the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pacers changed their starting lineup.

Lin Tian, ​​Arenas, Jordan, Webber and Ben!
Carlisle replaced Christie, whose offensive form has obviously declined and whose only defensive attributes are left, with Arenas, a more aggressive and aggressive player with more powerful offensive firepower.

The purpose of Carlisle's change of tactics couldn't be more obvious.

I'm going to kill you with outside shots! I'm going to destroy your Nets with offense!
At the same time, he will definitely use pick-and-roll mismatches one after another to continuously attack the two big men of the Nets!

This is also Carlisle's consistent way of dealing with problems.

If the opponent's strong points can be solved by our side, then the opponent has no strong points.

If the opponent's strengths cannot be solved with the existing personnel, then there is no need to solve them. Instead, develop your own strengths and make the opponent's strengths less strong than ours. The result will be the same, the opponent still has no strengths!
Carlisle used this starting lineup for a while at the beginning of the season when he was not sure about Jordan's condition. But later, when he found that Jordan's offensive firepower was comparable to Lin Tian's and that he had returned to his peak, he quickly changed his starting lineup. Now, it's time to use this lineup again!

As for the Nets, their starting lineup is still led by the Big Four: Kidd, Carter, Yao Ming, Gasol, and the small forward, Kittles, a defensive expert nicknamed "Mosquito".

This lineup can also be said to be capable of both offense and defense, and can run and shoot. Especially after Carter joined the team this season, it has made up for the Nets' fatal flaw of insufficient outside attack ability!
In addition, the league's outside players are too abnormal this year. There are double scoring champions Jordan and Lin Tian, ​​and Kobe and McGrady who average 30 points per game and have top team records. Among such a bunch of monsters, Carter's good performance this year immediately seems mediocre.

But even if it is mediocre, it still depends on who you compare it with.

他本赛季场均可是能够贡献24.5分4.3篮板3.1助攻的全能数据，同时命中率高达47%，39%和81%！

This year, he has just begun to reach his peak and become the league's top outside scorer.

After all, in the Pacers, the brilliance of Lin Tian, ​​Miller and others is too dazzling, but in the Nets, he really came here with the identity of a savior and countless expectations!
At least, everyone in New Jersey believes that this is the last piece of the puzzle for the team!
As the ten players walked onto the court one after another, Carter, Yao Ming, Kidd and others came forward to hug Lin Tian and Jordan, congratulated them, and said that they would definitely beat them today.

Well, Dayao’s focus is different from that of the others.

"Brother Lin, did Director Xin really say that the earth is flat?"

"What else? Can videos deceive people?"

"It's too outrageous, so outrageous that I think this video has been edited." Dayao shook his head and said, "I still can't believe it! Do you think it's possible that Director Xin was brainwashed, or his family was kidnapped, or someone deliberately tricked him and added this sentence to his speech?"

"I think what you said is more outrageous than the fact that the earth is flat."

"Who would kidnap someone's family just to make him say that the earth is flat?" Lin Tian rolled his eyes, indicating that you are thinking too much, little brother.

"Really? Based on my experience and my understanding of the two of you, he would definitely offend you during this trip to Europe. This guy is just so annoying! But I haven't heard that you, Brother Lin, used other methods to retaliate against him. The only possibility is that 'The Earth is Flat' is your way of revenge!"

"Do you think I know mental magic, or that I can brainwash people, or that I can cast a curse or transfer souls?" Lin Tian firmly denied.

"You don't know these things." Dayao shook his head and said, "But I think it must be because of you."

"Hurry up and jump for the ball." Lin Tian impatiently kicked Yao Ming's butt, telling him to stop talking nonsense. If he continued talking nonsense, he might come up with something close to the truth.

"Lin! Watch your behavior! Don't bully others! Don't hit others! Otherwise I will send you off!" The referee Crawford immediately threatened Lin Tian, ​​saying, "You better be careful today!"
Lin Tian shrugged his shoulders, too lazy to pay attention to him. He had long stopped listening to the referee's repetitive threats and nonsense before the game.

My buddy is already a veteran!
After the usual threats, Crawford motioned for everyone to walk onto the court and take their positions.

Then, the game begins!
"Dudu!"

He threw the basketball into the air, and Yao Ming, who is 226 cm tall, and Ben Wallace, who is only 208 cm tall including his hair, jumped at the same time.

"Snapped!"

Kidd grabbed the basketball, then quickly turned around, raised one hand and shouted:
"Don't worry! Stay calm! Let's play to our strengths!"

"What are your advantages, Jason?" Lin Tian knew Kidd's ability very well. He knew that this guy was good at everything except scoring! Especially his passing was elusive.

Therefore, we must never relax our defense on him just because he misses the shot and give him the opportunity to handle the ball too easily.

You have to be vigilant at all times, alert for him to find open space and help your teammates find opportunities to shoot.

"Our advantage is of course in the interior! Are any of you inside players taller than 2 meters?" Kidd was not in a hurry to attack. He turned sideways to protect the ball and started to advance calmly.

"Yes! Ben! Our Ben is 210 cm tall!" Lin Tian opened his eyes and started talking nonsense: "I think he is taller than your Bao!"

"Have some shame!" Kidd kept talking nonsense to Lin Tian, ​​but his eyes never stopped. He quickly threw the ball to Kittles who was slipping out from the baseline. Facing Arenas' defense, Kittles raised his hand and made a fake move, then accelerated towards the basket.

After dribbling for a while, Kittles was already at the basket, then he shot directly and easily made a layup!
He is worthy of being the representative of the league's slender No. 3 position. Maybe his skills are not delicate and good-looking enough, but his main feature is simple, practical, efficient and concise!
"I know what you want to do, Lin! You want to improve your offense, right?" After getting an assist, Kidd said proudly: "But you are simply courting death! We will beat you to pieces!"

"I'm looking forward to it!" After Lin Tian took the ball from the baseline, he smiled, then suddenly bent down and accelerated, launching a direct attack towards the front court!
"Whoosh!"

Kidd only felt the sound of wind passing by his ears, and he even felt that his non-existent hair was fluttering in the wind because of Lin Tian's move!
Because he never expected that Lin Tian would accelerate and break through like this, Kidd, who lost the initiative, had no time and no possibility to catch up with Lin Tian.

Although he ran as fast as he could, trying to get back to the defensive position, it was obviously too late!

When he was parallel to Lin Tian again, Lin Tian suddenly stopped and pulled back, then turned around and dribbled past Kidd, then went to the basket and made a layup!
"Shh!"

Lin Tian attacked the inside and also scored 2 points!
Lin Tian's attack this time was done in one go, with almost no pauses or time wasted. When he successfully made a layup and scored 2 points, Yao Ming and Gasol of the Nets had just stepped into their own 3-point line.

Catch up? Defend? Protect the rim?

Let’s talk about it next round!
"You bastard, you didn't go to Europe at all, did you?" Kidd looked at Lin Tian's speed and legs, which were still as fast as a ghost and were not affected at all, and couldn't help but asked: "Otherwise, how come you were not affected at all?"

"I was affected Jason, of course I was affected." Lin Tian said: "But you just can't feel it."

"If you don't understand, let me give you an example. I used to be able to run 9 meters in 5 seconds, but now I can only run 10 seconds because of the long journey and jet lag. Isn't this considered an impact?"

"But, whether it's 9.5 seconds or 10 seconds, you, a guy who can run 12 meters in over seconds, can't you feel the difference! One acceleration will throw you to a level where you can't even feel the exhaust gas!"

"Do you understand now?"

"Shut up!" Kidd rolled his eyes. To be honest, as a top NBA star, as a person who has been praised and admired by countless people since childhood, Kidd is also very narcissistic and confident!

In other words, among the more than 400 players in the entire NBA, at least 350 are extremely narcissistic and confident guys.

But to be honest, there is really only one guy like Lin Tian who can exude an aura of being annoying and confident all the time and at any time!
If the NBA were to give out an award for the 'most narcissistic and stuffy player in history', Kidd would definitely vote for Lin Tian, ​​and would mobilize all his connections to persuade others to vote for Lin Tian as well.

Well...of course, it is probably redundant.

Because other people probably think the same way!

They must have thought the same thing as Kidd.

In the Nets' second round of offense, the basketball was finally given to Carter. After getting the ball, Carter quickly lowered his center of gravity and faced his senior in North Carolina and his biggest idol in his life.

"I've thought about playing against you in the playoffs countless times!" Carter, who doesn't like to talk trash, rarely took the initiative to say, "Now my dream has come true."

"So in your fantasy, you get beaten every time, right?" Jordan sneered, "Otherwise, how can it be called a dream come true?"

"You are 40 years old!" Carter said very honestly: "If you were 30 years old, maybe I would not be your opponent, but I am not afraid of you at 40!"

"Whatever. What I want to say is, by the way, what's your name? Sorry, I can't remember your name." This is Jordan's trash talk style. He madly belittles all his opponents, and his calmness is full of ridicule and disdain.

"Snapped!"

After hearing this, Carter said no more. He knew the time had come. He slammed the basketball heavily on the floor and took his signature long stride to break through!

This move uses his explosive power, super-long steps in the first step and top frequency to break through the opponent with instantaneous explosive power. In addition, his strength is better than most opponents in the same position, allowing him to use his shoulders to push away the opponent and gain a comfortable shooting space for himself.

So this trick has been tried and tested!
But tonight he met Jordan!

In other words, he met Jordan in the 98 season!
Much stronger than what he had imagined!
"Oh!"

Carter failed to get past Jordan in the first step which was his key to survival. Moreover, Jordan predicted his breakthrough route and blocked him on the periphery, unable to cut inside!
Then Carter could only turn quickly to the other side and continue to accelerate to break through, but Jordan's lateral movement was incredibly fast! He always kept himself in front of Carter.

After several consecutive changes of tactics failed to find a comfortable offensive opportunity for himself, Carter no longer hesitated, suddenly received the ball and passed it sideways, trying to give the ball to Kittles on the other side.

But before Kittles could catch the ball, Arenas, who had been silent behind him, rushed out, slapped the ball away, and then made another shot toward the three-point line. The basketball immediately flew toward the top of the arc!
Lin Tian aimed at the direction of the basketball and didn't even bother to fight for position with Kidd. Instead, he simply stretched out his arm and slapped the ball towards the empty frontcourt behind him!
"Is he going to make a mistake? There wasn't any Pacers player in the direction that Lin was hitting the ball! Did he think Michael was about to leave? Unfortunately, Michael was still near the waist! He wasn't about to leave at all!" Barkley said with some concern. After all, no matter how you looked at it, this ball was a mistake!

But how could Lin Tian let this ball go wrong?
After patting the basketball, he quickly turned around Kidd with him as the axis, not only putting himself in the front court and in the direction of the basketball, but also completely blocking Kidd behind him.

Next, it’s the ultimate speed display!

"Whoosh!"

Kidd once again felt that his hair in the parallel world was being lifted up by Lin Tian. He could only watch Lin Tian easily shake him off, then rush to the frontcourt and dunk!
The speed gap is too big!

This time, Kidd was no longer in a hurry.

Lin Tian's two lightning-fast attacks made Kidd realize that if the Nets were to compete in terms of individual abilities, especially the personal abilities of outside players, they would definitely lose badly!

In this round of competition, the slower the better! The more team-spirited the better! The more stable the better!

Only in this way can the Nets have a chance of winning!
This time, Kidd no longer looked for Carter who was asking for the ball, but raised his hand and gestured a few times, indicating a tactic.

Then Gasol quickly came up to set a pick-and-roll for him. After the pick-and-roll, Kidd found somewhat helplessly that neither Lin Tian nor Webber cared about his three-pointer at all, but followed Gasol to the free throw line.

This ball is very embarrassing.

Go ahead and shoot, Kidd really doesn’t want to shoot.

Don’t shoot, there’s such a big open space.

Fortunately, Kidd is Kidd after all, one of the best point guards in the league. Although he was embarrassed, he had no intention of stopping or hesitating.

He jumped up quickly, looking like he was going to shoot, but just when he reached the highest point, he dunked the basketball into the paint at a high speed!

"Whoosh!"

This time, it was the Pacers players' turn to feel the wind!

Yao Ming in the inside easily caught the pass like a cannonball, then he quickly turned around and made a side jump hook, and the basketball easily went into the basket!
Big Ben is really helpless to stop Yao Ming's style of play, where he not only doesn't dribble the ball but doesn't even put the ball below the neck!
He really can't reach it!
Not to mention, Yao Ming used a hook shot which was almost like a bug for a man of his height.

A 226-centimeter giant also used a side hook shot to complete the attack.

Defense? Block shots?
Stop talking bullshit!
All Oben could do was to hold up his lower body, push out with all his might, and then just pray.

Pray that Yao Ming’s shooting touch is not good and he will miss this shot.

Besides this, what else can Ben do? Nothing!
Fortunately, although he couldn't defend Yao Ming's singles play that required a lot of depth, he still remembered what he should do and Carlisle's pre-match arrangements.

He quickly picked up the ball and went out of bounds, then found Lin Tian and passed the ball to him immediately.

After Lin Tian got the ball, he rushed to the front court again regardless of anything. He wanted to set the pace!
But this time the Nets' retreat was really in place. Not only did the two defensive masters Kidd and Kittles hold off Lin Tian at the first moment, but even Gasol retreated early when Yao Ming made a hook shot and returned to his defensive position at the first moment.

(End of this chapter)