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In this preseason game, the Knicks only won by about 10 points. Of course, this was also because the Knicks' main players did not play much in the second half of the game. They just played for a few minutes and then went down to rest.

The Nets on the other side were similar, their main players didn’t play for too long.

It's a preseason game, so just warm up.

But just this one game, or the first quarter when the Knicks played at full speed, was enough to shock the entire league.

This kind of firepower, this reckless style of play, this extreme and unstoppable offense, is indeed somewhat out of tune with this era where defense is paramount.

But in an era when defense is paramount and the entire league is slow, the Knicks' fast break and crazy offense will be able to sweep the league like a whirlwind!
The entire league and fans around the world quickly became fascinated by the Knicks!

It’s not that there weren’t teams that played this fast before. To take a more recent example, the Pacers led by Lin Tian a few years ago, and the Warriors under Nelson in the early 90s, all of them were mainly fast!

But although the Pacers used to attack fiercely, the team had defensive players such as Ben Wallace, Smits, and Christie. Although the team ran fast and often made fast breaks, it was essentially a team that mainly focused on positional warfare.

But this Knicks team really won’t play positional basketball with you. They will play transition if they can, and they will play fast break if they can. As long as there is an opportunity, the whole team will shoot at the first time!

There is no traditional inside player in the starting lineup. Stoudemire is a face-to-face attacker, and Okur is a tall 3-point cannon.

No matter how well they can perform in the future, this lineup will definitely be enough to give other teams in the league a hard time!
What kind of team can defend against Stoudemire's cut-in while also guarding against Okur's 3-point shot?

But no matter whether their lineup and offensive firepower can be sustained tonight, there is one thing that will never change.

That's popularity!
If they play like this, the popularity of this team cannot be low, the market and popularity of this team cannot be bad, and their discussion and attention will definitely be the highest in the league!

Not to mention, this team is called the New York Knicks!
Anyway, after a preseason game, Dolan proudly began to calculate how much the Knicks' market value would increase after his operations, punching the Lakers, kicking the Bulls, and rubbing the Celtics back and forth on the floor!

Come on, all of you! I, Doran, have nothing to fear!

More championships than me? More Hall of Fame than me? More honors than me?

It’s useless, I have more money than you!

Anyway, Dolan is really in high spirits now.

In the next 10 days, the Knicks played another 4 preseason games. Because of Nelson's free-range rotation and command style, these games were both wins and losses.

But of course, no one cares about winning or losing preseason games.

Just play well and let the fans see hope for the new season!

The Knicks are clearly the most exciting team in the entire league! No one else.

Under Lin Tian's leadership, their attention and popularity have skyrocketed!
The ratings for the Knicks' preseason games even exceeded those of some playoff games.

The fans are really full of hope and curiosity about this team. They want to see this team get better and see how this team plays.

After five preseason games, the Knicks boarded a plane to Tokyo with the expectations of their fans and the title of the most popular team in the United States.

Well, it's time to play in the Asian Games again, but because Lin Tian's popularity in China is already high enough, the NBA's base in China has long been stabilized, and Stern has also negotiated a lot of cooperation here, so Stern is not going to continue using Lin Tian, ​​this world-class superstar, in China.

After all, no matter how much a stadium sells tickets, it can only sell 2 tickets at most. If Lin Tian goes, it would be a real oversupply and a waste.

Therefore, Stern arranged for Lin Tian to go to other Asian countries this year to continue to seize territory and ratings. As for China, it was handed over to Yao Ming's Nets and Kings.

In order to increase their influence and avoid being completely crushed by the Nets' popularity during the game, the Kings specially signed Yao Ming's partner Liu Wei and let Liu Wei train with the team in the training camp for a month.

It is said that Liu Wei is performing well and may even stay in Sacramento and get a formal regular season contract!

But of course this is just a gimmick for the fans, hoping that Chinese fans will buy it and come to the stadium to watch the game.

Anyway, Lin Tian is very clear about Liu Wei's level. He knows that Liu Wei may be able to dominate the CBA, but in the NBA, his advantages will become disadvantages, and his disadvantages will be infinitely magnified.

This is a purely commercial contract. After the China game, Liu Wei's NBA career will be over.

As for the Knicks' opponents in Tokyo, Japan, they are similar to the Kings, both from California and from the Pacific Division.

Golden State Warriors.

But the biggest difference is that although the Kings don't have the style of previous years, they can still be called a strong team now, and they have a certain number of fans around the world.

But as for the Warriors, they haven't made the playoffs for 1993 years since they were swept in the first round of the 1994-11 season!

This is a team that has been rotten for a long time and is terminally ill. They have been at the bottom for many years, made wrong choices in the lottery area, and then rebuilt, drafted, rebuilt and drafted again day after day.

The Warriors' current star players are Arenas and Richardson. These two outside attackers combined to score more than 45 points last season. Both of them can put up great stats and play gorgeous games.

But the problem is that neither of them can lead the team to victory. The Warriors are still sinking in the abyss of the lottery and there is no sign of improvement.

Stern arranged for the Warriors and the Knicks to play in the Asian Games together because of their low popularity and poor performance.

He had to test how great Lin Tian's appeal was, and he had to know how much attention and benefits Lin Tian could bring to the alliance outside of China.

Or maybe the old man wants to let the bosses of the league see how powerful Lin Tian is.

Otherwise, if Dolan signed Lin Tian this year but did not pay them the agreed luxury tax, the bosses would raise objections!

Why did the bosses allow you to make an exception and come up with a "God Clause" that is totally inconsistent with the rules? Why did they support you in coming up with such an illogical clause? To make money!

But if Stern didn't make the bosses earn money from this, not only would they commit fouls every minute, they would also definitely cause Stern all kinds of trouble and make him very annoyed.

So he had to let Lin Tian prove his appeal!
The first stop is the Asian Games.

And it's not just Tokyo. After playing a game in Japan, the two teams will take off again and go to Bangkok, Thailand to play another preseason game.

If Tokyo is still an international metropolis and playing a game of basketball there is a normal business behavior, then playing basketball in Bangkok is the first time in history. After all, the basketball atmosphere in Thailand is not that strong, and it cannot be called the top overseas market of the NBA. At least in terms of love for basketball, Thailand is far inferior to the Philippines next door.

But Stern said: What I want is that you don’t like basketball, what I want is to open up new markets!

After all, Lin Tian's current appeal is here. In those traditional overseas markets of the NBA, there are fans of Lin Tian and NBA. If Lin Tian goes there, that will be an overflow.

A star of Lin Tian's level has to open up new markets for the NBA and fight his way out as a pioneer.

Stern’s plan is huge!
For example, in Europe this year, he sent the Pacers and Mavericks to France and Germany to play two preseason games because they had Parker and Nowitzki.

Wherever there is a need for targeted delivery, that needs to be delivered will be delivered; wherever there is a need for expansion, that will be expanded; the main goal is to make full use of everything without any waste.

After arriving in Tokyo, the Knicks and Warriors cooperated very well. During the day, the two teams went from Mount Fuji to Sensoji Temple, and from Sensoji Temple to Shinjuku, making a good trip around Tokyo.

Then Lin Tian took a few hours' drive to Kamakura, took a few photos, and rode a bicycle around the beach. It was a pity that he couldn't learn to sleep while riding a bicycle, otherwise he would have been able to COS well.

Then Lin Tian rested for a night in Kamakura before returning to Tokyo to reunite with his teammates. He strolled around for a day and participated in some activities before the evening competition.

This game is quite exciting!
It was lively and bustling from beginning to end.

Both teams are offensive teams, and the game was exciting and exciting. Arenas and Richardson's 3-pointers and dunks, and the Knicks' all-out offensive style of play made the fans at the scene cheer and shout.

But of course, neither side was very defensive, and the game was quite lively, but the quality and intensity of the game were not worth mentioning.

But no matter what the intensity is, everyone from fans to players to coaches are very happy after the game.

What’s even more exciting is that after the game, old Nelson directly ordered the entire team to disband, telling them to go out and play if they wanted to, and go back to the hotel if they wanted to.

Take a day off and fly to Bangkok tomorrow morning.

Upon hearing the news of the disbandment, the entire Knicks team cheered excitedly.

"Bomb Tokyo!" Lin Tian raised his arms high and was the first to cheer.

Then the group of people took a shower, changed clothes, and happily set off.

"Lin." Anthony showed his overall perspective and analytical ability far beyond what he showed on the court. He walked directly to Lin Tian and said, "Where are you going? Take me with you? Come on?"

Anthony's idea couldn't be simpler: Lin Ge, my brother! He was the king of nightclubs in Chicago and Indiana. He has been in New York for less than 3 months. He knows more fun places than me, a native New Yorker.

Now I'm in Tokyo, a place I don't know, and I don't look for my brother, but I follow you guys around like an idiot? What the hell can I do?

Hold on to Lin Tian's thighs tightly, that's the real thing!
"Me too!" At this time, Stoudemire also showed his talent and observation ability.

His instinct told him that following these two people would be the right thing to do!

"Let's go!" Lin Tian's principle has always been that it is better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone. If you are interested, then let's have fun together!

The three of them changed their clothes happily and walked out of the locker room side by side.

However, what Lin Tian did not expect was that as soon as the three of them walked out of the locker room, a person from the Japanese organizer stopped Lin Tian.

"Lin-san, we heard that you went to Kamakura specifically, so we guessed that you must be a fan of Slam Dunk, so we specially found Mr. Inoue, but unfortunately, Mr. Inoue had been on vacation in Hawaii and was unable to make it to the game."

"But now that he's here, this can be considered a gift from us to you. I hope you like it!"

After the organizer finished speaking, a middle-aged man wearing a woolen hat stood up and said, "Mr. Lin, I heard that you like my comics very much. I am very happy because I have always been your fan. This is really an honor!"

"Teacher Inoue." Lin Tian was very familiar with people. He put his arm around Inoue Takehiko's shoulders and said, "I heard that you are very popular in Tokyo?"

"It's...it's okay." Takehiko Inoue was really a little uncomfortable and surprised by this sudden intimacy.

"You must know which place in Ginza is the most fun, which bubble bath shop in Kabukicho has the best service, and which girls are the most gentle and lovely!"

"It's...it's okay." Takehiko Inoue gradually understood why Lin Tian wanted to see him.

"Let's go! Let's go experience the night of an international metropolis together! Let's feel the unique charm of Tokyo!" Lin Tian waved his hand, called Xiao Si and Anthony behind him, and pulled Takehiko Inoue away, not giving his buddies any chance to speak.

"I'll treat you tonight, bro, just go find some fun places. I don't mind if it's expensive, but I'm afraid I won't be able to experience the beauty of Tokyo!"

As Lin Tian walked, he continued to pat Takehiko Inoue's shoulder and spoke.

Dozens of minutes later, in the most lively place somewhere in Ginza, Lin Tian, ​​Xiao Si and Anthony were completely excited.

"Lin, you are my Amare's brother forever!"

“Tokyo is so beautiful!”

“I love Tokyo!”

"Tonight's expenses will all be paid by me, Master Lin!"

.........

The three of them were so excited that they had a whole night of fun in Tokyo. The next morning, they went to Bangkok with the team, feeling satisfied.

The itinerary in Bangkok is quite similar to that in Tokyo.

During the day, everyone walked around together, took photos and checked in. From major temples to the Grand Palace, Chao Phraya River, museums, Chinatown and other famous attractions in Bangkok, everyone had a good time visiting all of them.

Then, at night...

As we all know, Bangkok is known as a paradise for men and a great place for sex.

That night, he and the three-member team of Stoudemire and Anthony set out again to explore the unknown secrets of Bangkok, aiming to thoroughly explore the secrets of Bangkok tonight. Then?

"Lin, you are my Amare's brother forever!"

“Bangkok is so beautiful!”

“I love Bangkok!”

"Tonight's expenses will all be paid by me, Master Lin!"

……

It was another happy night. After the group had had enough fun, they did not go out to play the next day. Instead, they stayed in the hotel to experience the most authentic massage and Thai spa, followed by the evening game.

As for the content of the game, it is not much different from the game in Japan. It is lively but lacks intensity. The main feature is that it is lively and exciting, which is guaranteed to make the fans very happy.

Then there is another night of nightlife.

"Lin, you are my Amare's brother forever!"

……

The next day, everyone was satisfied and finally boarded the plane back to the United States.

The happy journey in Asia has come to an end.

Anyway, Lin Tian feels that this Asian competition is indeed much more fun than the Chinese competition, at least 10 times more fun!
In China, if he were asked to take these guys out to play, he would feel psychologically burdened and uncomfortable.

But in other places, Mr. Lin has no such burden or psychological pressure at all, and his main focus is to let go!
From now on, Mr. Lin will participate in the Asian Championships or the World Championships every year!

Well...except Africa. The nightclubs there are not that fun to watch.

Maybe it's still open air...

However, on the way back to the United States, neither Lin Tian nor Anthony Stoudemire had expected that they already had new nicknames.

They had so much fun these days that they didn't think about any negative impact or privacy issues.

After all, when you go abroad, it's inevitable to relax.

Unexpectedly, this relaxation allowed their photos to spread to every place in the world that pays attention to the NBA within a few days.

"The three heroes of the wind and dust explore Tokyo at night! Spend a lot of money at the luxurious nightclub in Ginza!"

"Bombing Tokyo! Lin Tian leads his teammates to cheer wildly in Tokyo!"

《There's a second show! After leaving Ginza, the three of them headed straight for Kabukicho! 》

"Is this the best Japanese bubble bath shop? Explore the consumption level of the bubble bath shop that Lin Tian and the other three went to!"

"There's him! Lin Tian and the other two go to an entertainment venue with a top cartoonist!"

"Any artist must be assimilated by Lin! Lin Tian lets the Japanese know what the real king of nightclubs is!"

"Switch to the third house! Can the energetic Lin Tian trio clear Tokyo in one night?"

"The three heroes of the wind and dust traveled all over the world, reluctant to leave Tokyo!"

This is almost the end of the report on Tokyo, but the next Bangkok chapter is even more exciting.

After all, everyone knows what Bangkok is.

Everyone knows that the 'dark tour' here is well-known, isn't it... bah!

notorious!

So, when everyone learned about what Lin Tian and others had done in Tokyo, a large number of reporters rushed to Bangkok as quickly as possible.

They wanted to take pictures of Lin Tian and others.

When they arrived in Bangkok, they had made sufficient preparations, including where to stake out, where to ambush, and where to take photos. Many reporters even managed to get VIP cards of some well-known venues, intending to take the risk themselves and rush into the tiger's den when necessary.

Many reporters were frantically making travel plans. They tried their best to understand the Bangkok amusement map before Lin Tian and others arrived, so that they could predict Lin Tian and others' routes and choices at night.

The main focus is professionalism!
The purpose is to provide first-hand reporting.

But obviously, all these preparations were in vain!

They don't need to do any preparation or homework at all.

Not only did Lin Tian and his friends not hide from the reporters, Xiao Si even greeted the reporters holding cameras in a coquettish manner!
Anthony was even more exaggerated. This guy ran over and asked the reporters if they had made a strategy and figured out what to do and where to go at night. He also said that this was what Lin Tian had told him to do.

Then, Anthony happily got a copy of "Bangkok Travel Guide" from a reporter. The three of them sat directly on the stone pier by the road and began to study the route. They were arrogant and unscrupulous, just... they were really good friends of the reporters!

In short, that night, a large number of photos and articles were circulated.

As for the content, photos, titles and the like, they are similar to those in Japan. Basically, just change the place names and they can be used interchangeably.

If I have to say something else, it is that when there are more reporters, there are more people who can stir up trouble. For example, there were a few outrageous reporters who took a few photos of Lin Tian and others standing with the staff when they boarded the plane, and released some quite outrageous news.

"Lin Qing decided to go to Southeast Asia, and returned home with the United States after a night of fun!"

"Lin may become the son-in-law of Thailand, and return to New York with a sweet girl!"

These so-called news are outrageous, extremely outrageous!

But the more outrageous it is, the more people believe it.

For example, when Lin Tian just got off the plane and was about to go back to his apartment in New York to rest, he found that Hilton came to pick him up. When the woman came to Lin Tian, ​​she looked left and right, as if she wanted to find the girl Lin Tian had hidden in his mansion.

Lin Tian was confused.

It was not until Hilton threw the newspaper to Lin Tian that Lin Tian could not help but ask: "Do you believe this?"

"If it was someone else's, I wouldn't believe it at all, but if it was you, a bastard, I totally believe it. What can't you do?"

Hilton rolled her eyes at Lin Tian, ​​then turned and left. Lin Tian was too lazy to pay attention to her. He said goodbye to Anthony and others leisurely. Then Lin Tian walked out of the airport slowly, found Hilton's Rolls-Royce, opened the door and got in.

After experiencing Southeast Asian seafood these days, it’s time to taste North American steak again. Keep having fun!

The Knicks were not scheduled to play any more games in the next few days.

After all, it was a long journey, and Stern was not a devil, so he let the Knicks have a good rest for several days.

But at this time, the huge bonus brought by the Knicks and the New York brand is evident.

A lot of business!
Although Lin Tian had signed a contract with the Knicks a long time ago, he did not stay in New York in the summer but went to play in the Olympics.

After the Olympics he needed to rest again. After the rest, the training camp began, followed by another month of hard training. Lin Tian really had no time before, but now he finally entered a season vacuum period and Lin Tian had plenty of time.

Even if he wants to be lazy, those partners and Pelinka will not let him be lazy!

In just a few days, Lin Tian, ​​who finally had some free time, was blocked by Pelinka, and Pelinka was blocked by merchants who had been impatient and waving their checkbooks hoping to cooperate with Lin Tian.

After this series of blockages, Lin Tian had no time to rest in the last few days before the start of the season. From the cooperation with Hilton Hotel, the Coca-Cola advertisement and the advertising shoot for AND1's new generation of sneakers, to many New York local brands and some short-term cooperation such as Burger King.

Lin Tian has been working non-stop these past few days, so much so that he almost felt dizzy. These past few days have really exhausted Lin Tian, ​​and he even feels that he would rather play in the Asian competition again!

Asian Games, what a joy!

I can only say: New York is indeed different! No wonder so many players are trying their best to come to New York to play.

For example, in addition to Lin Tian, ​​Stoudemire, Anthony and other absolute core and main players of the team, there are also quite a few players on the bench and absolute water dispenser level such as Brewer and Sweetney!

Anyway, Lin Tian has seen quite a few promotional posters and advertisements of these guys on the streets.

But in Indiana, even though the team has won six championships in seven years, marginal players like Tabak and Best have almost no extra income off the court, let alone seeing their ads on the streets.

New York is indeed a place full of gold!
These days, Lin Tian has focused all his energy on making money and has not paid attention to the news on the court.

After all, there was nothing worthy of Lin Tian’s attention in the preseason.

In a sense, the preseason games are not even as exciting as the summer league.

Because the summer league is a path to promotion for people on the margins of the league. They will really fight for their lives and play the game with their lives so that they can stay on the team.

But in the preseason, the team's main players have to play, they have to run in, and find the feeling of the game, but they will not really play for too long and will not take a life-and-death attitude.

This resulted in a significant reduction in the excitement and content of the preseason games, and many people felt that the games were quite boring.

But boring is only relative.

For industry insiders and particularly die-hard fans, they can also see the flowers in the preseason games!
They will only focus on the short time when the main players are on the field to study the game. They will analyze the degree of the team's running-in based on that short period of more than ten minutes.

For those popular teams, the attention paid to the preseason is definitely no less than that of the regular season!

Especially when the three names of New York, Lin Tian and Nelson Sr. are combined together, people can't help but pay attention to and study this team.

Everyone is so curious about them!

Just these few preseason games have really made people from all walks of life study them over and over again, trying to analyze how the Knicks will play this season and to what extent they can perform.

Then, after a lot of fancy analysis, comparison, research and data conversion.

Everyone came up with almost exactly the same answer.

That is, in these preseason games, when the Knicks played with all their starters and played relatively seriously in the first quarter, their offensive firepower was at a historic level!
In other words, it is one of the top two or three teams in history.

And if we only look at the first 9 minutes of the first quarter, which is the time when Lin Tian and other starting core players went off the court to rest, the number is even more exaggerated!

把这几场比赛的每个第一节的前9分钟按照比例换算为12分钟和48分钟数据的话，那么尼克斯每节比赛能够轰下43分，每48分钟比赛能轰下172分！
Of course, it must be mentioned that their opponents also averaged around 150 points per game during this period.

Although the preseason data and results do not need to be taken seriously, and each team has not shown its true ability, it is quite unscientific to forcibly fit the content of more than ten minutes of game into the full game.

At the same time, it is impossible for this starting lineup to play a full 48 minutes. As the game progresses, their scoring and efficiency will decline. An average of 172 points per game is an exaggerated number that is completely not worth referring to.

But there is one thing that is beyond doubt.

This is the kind of team that will definitely bring a crazy offensive feast to the fans in the new season!

The only suspense is how crazy this team can be and how big the influence of the storm they bring can be!

It is through the analysis of these few preseason games that the Knicks' odds of winning the championship this season have greatly increased, and more and more people are optimistic that they will win the championship in their first year!
At least at this point in the season, according to popular predictions, the only teams more likely to win the championship than the Knicks are the Lakers, Pistons, Celtics and Timberwolves.

Even the Nets, a traditional powerhouse in the East, were ranked below the Knicks.

There is no way, who let them have Lin Tian? (End of this chapter)