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That night, Lin Tian slept very soundly, and the other members of the Knicks team were in the same state of sleep. Several of them even fell asleep on the bus.

This evening, I am so tired!
Nelson was so tired that he didn't force the players to rush back to New York tonight.

Even on the next day, the flight originally scheduled for the morning was delayed again and again and its time was changed constantly because the players were so tired that some of them did not get up until noon.

Dolan is rich enough to provide the team with a private jet. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many flights back and forth between Detroit and New York for the Knicks to keep changing their schedules.

On this day, the Knicks players did not board the plane back to New York until 6 p.m. This time, without Nelson's instructions, everyone behaved well and returned to their homes to sleep.

In this state, who still has the energy to go out and play? Old Nelson also said that you are a child of destiny. I am convinced! Just go and have fun!

Fortunately, there are two full days of rest between the fifth and sixth games of the conference finals, instead of only one day between each game in the first five games, so the players can get plenty of rest time.

But obviously, the fifth game was too intense, and two days was not enough time to rest.

This was quite evident in the sixth game of the series.

The intensity of both sides has obviously decreased. Whether it is the degree of physical contact, the scale of confrontation or the speed of offense and defense conversion between the two sides, they are obviously not as good as the previous few games.

In this game, the head coaches of both teams adopted longer and richer personnel rotations. This is because the main players on both sides played so badly on the court!

In the first quarter, both teams let their main players compete on the court for most of the time.

But what about the results?

13: 16!

The two teams combined did not score 30 points in the first quarter, and the Pistons made 5 turnovers while the Knicks made 6!
The two teams shot 23% and 27% respectively.

This quarter of the game was not so tough because of the fierce competition and high intensity.

It was simply because everyone was too tired that the performance was so bad.

In the second quarter, when the coaches of both teams began to use substitute lineups to prepare for the game, the scoring efficiency of both sides immediately increased visibly.

After the first half of the game, the score between the two sides became 36:42!

The Knicks are at home and have a 6-point lead.

Then in the third quarter, the confrontation between the main players of both sides once again became a competition of missed shots and worst performance. At the end of the first half of the quarter, the scores of both sides did not show any signs of rising.

41: 47!

After half a quarter, the score was only 5:5.

Hmm...they are evenly matched and it's hard to tell who's better.

Then, old Nelson and Brown really couldn't stand it anymore, so they waved their hands and directly replaced five of their main players, allowing them to go down and have a good rest.

The substitutes of both sides continued to engage in a tug-of-war on the court.

This situation even continued until the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, when the coaches on both sides reluctantly brought their main players back to the court.

"I think the role players on both sides never dreamed that they would be able to play in a game for nearly 30 minutes in the NBA Conference Finals! If I were them, I would definitely let my family record this game and keep it forever."

"Because not only did they play for a longer period of time, their performances were much better than those of the big guys on their respective teams!"

"I don't think this kind of situation where both teams' substitutes overwhelm the main players, or even all the main players, will happen once in 10 years! Not to mention in such a crucial stage, the Divisional Finals!"

"I'm sorry to the fans who watched this game. You watched a conference final that was not intense and of low quality."

"But fans who watched this game are lucky, because in 10 years, you may not be able to see such a situation and non-mainstream game."

Barkley's words are basically what everyone who watched the game thought.

This game is really outrageous.

It was so outrageous that the last five minutes when the main players of both teams came on the field didn't produce anything interesting.

Even when both sides replaced their main players in the last five minutes, the score between the two sides was actually not far apart, it was 70:76, ​​and the Knicks still led by 6 points.

But as the game went on, both sides were lukewarm and the score difference was neither far nor close, swinging back and forth between 5-8 points.

In the end, it was Brown who couldn't stand it anymore and took down all his main players with 2 minutes left in the game.

a shame!

He would rather let his substitutes finish and lose the game!
I don't want to watch the main players playing half-deadly on the court. Each one of them is like a deflated inflatable doll!
But regardless of whether the substitutes are replaced or not, the status of both sides is actually the same tonight.

The 6-point gap lasted almost until the last second of the game. It was not until the last 3 seconds that Wells hit a 3-pointer, narrowing the gap to 3 points.

Although this ball was a buzzer beater, it did not change the outcome of the game. At most, some gamblers would shout, "It's a shady deal! It's definitely bought! Both sides definitely bought it!" and so on.

But no matter what, no matter the quality of this game, the Knicks have passed another level!
They won the game, and once again, they dragged the series into a decisive seventh game!

This was the second consecutive tiebreaker in the series, and Lin Tian fell behind 1:3 for the third time in a row but was eventually dragged into the tiebreaker!

In the first two series, Lin Tian led the team to victory and successfully advanced.

Can he do it this time?

No more!
This time, Lin Tian really couldn’t do it!
The rest time between the sixth and seventh games is still two days.

In addition, the players on both sides didn't exert much effort in the sixth game, so in the seventh game, neither side had any physical bottlenecks or problems to overcome, so it was definitely a fair and just head-to-head confrontation!
In this game, the Pistons' defense was completely crazy! They double-teamed Lin Tian throughout the game, even when he didn't have the ball, the Pistons would double-team him, even if the price they paid was that the Knicks would miss one player almost every moment, they didn't care!

At this point in the game, Brown has confirmed: Only Lin Tian from the Knicks can defeat the Pistons. The rest of the players are useless even if they are given a chance!
It's a question of ability.

There is nothing anyone can do.

The course of the game also proved that when the Pistons went all out and focused on defending and targeting Lin Tian, ​​the other players on the Knicks team really could not provide any effective and stable support to Lin Tian.

这场比赛，被疯狂包夹的林天打出了系列赛最糟糕的一场表现，他32投9中，3分球10投2中，罚球15罚12中，只拿到了32分14篮板8助攻。

But it is worth mentioning that while Lin Tian made 8 assists, he only had 2 turnovers! This proves that Lin Tian really passed the ball to the right place and distributed the ball, but his teammates really couldn't make the shot.

Again, the Knicks are indeed not used to the Pistons' super-strong confrontation, and their players are not used to this level of confrontation and playoffs.

Simply put: if you are not good at it, practice more!

These rookies and youngsters on the Knicks need a lot of practice!
The seventh game was the only one in this series in which Lin Tian played for less than 40 minutes, because that night, after Lin Tian played for 39 consecutive minutes, that is, with 9 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Nelson replaced him.

At this time, the gap between the two sides had been widened to 24 points.

Old Nelson knew that even Lin Tian, ​​at this moment, tonight, was powerless to turn the situation around.

We can only talk about it next year.

Facing failure, Lin Tian was quite calm. He sighed and slowly walked off the court. After winning five consecutive championships, Lin Tian fell in the divisional finals in his first year with the Knicks.

But it is worth mentioning that this time when Lin Tian left the court and sat on the bench, the fans of the Palace of Auburn Hills did not yell at him, nor did they swear or boo him.

Instead, there was a minute-long cheering and applause.

They paid the highest respect to Lin Tian, ​​the guy who brought them tremendous pressure and almost eliminated them for the second consecutive year.

The season is over just like that.

Lin Tian wiped the sweat off his face with a towel and leaned back in the chair. When he opened his eyes again, he saw Daben's dark face with tears in his eyes appear in front of him.

"Boss, you are awesome! You will always be my boss!"

"Get out!" Lin Tian raised his foot and kicked Daben on the butt, telling him to get out quickly.

What is this for?
I just lost a round of the series, I'm not going to retire, so why does this guy Ben look like it's the last time he's seen me?
If this wasn't a competition, Lin Tian would have torn Ben's afro apart on the spot to see what was in his head.

In any case, this game and this series are over. The Knicks failed to achieve a 1:3 super reversal for the second consecutive series. They lost in the seventh game and bid farewell to this season.

The Pistons finally jumped over the mountain of Lin Tian and successfully entered the next round!
Their opponent will be the Los Angeles Lakers, who just eliminated the Suns with a score of 4:2!

The two teams are about to usher in a real peak battle!

However, those have nothing to do with Lin Tian anymore, and he is too lazy to pay attention to them. It is good enough to just know the result in the end.

Now, he has to attend a press conference first, then go home and get a good sleep for a few days to restore his energy and condition. Then, Lin Tian will be able to usher in an extremely relaxing off-season without any worries!
At the press conference, Lin Tian sat in the interview seat with a smile on his face, waiting for reporters' questions.

This was his last press conference this season. Sitting next to him was the team's head coach, Nelson Sr.

The reporters at the scene were also quite sinister, and the first question they asked hit straight to the heart.

"Lin, after winning the championship for the past five consecutive years, you lost in the Eastern Conference Finals this year. Do you regret leaving Indiana? Would you consider returning to Indiana again?"

Good guy! I just lost the game, and you're here to pick a fight, right? Lin Tian looked at the reporter who was full of pride and was waiting for Lin Tian to say something that would offend a certain city. Lin Tian decided not to give him any face.

"Does anyone want to ask questions? Feel free to ask."

"But I, Lin, I..."

"I say, does anyone want to ask questions? If not, I'm leaving." Lin Tian didn't give the reporter any face at all and completely ignored him.

With Lin Tian's status, he is qualified to bully others like this, and he doesn't need to give him any face. Especially with Lin Tian's reputation and Dolan's power, Lin Tian is not afraid that he will write articles to discredit him.

Do you know what an industry leader is?
"Lin, you must be heartbroken after losing this series. How do you feel now?" Another reporter quickly stood up and asked a fairly routine question.

"It's terrible, really terrible. Losing is never a good feeling. I can only say that I hope the other two teams will contribute to a really terrible and boring finals. I hope that everyone can only enjoy a really terrible and boring finals without me, so that everyone will miss me."

"What do you want to say to your teammates? We all saw that they performed very badly in this round and the last round. Do you think there will be any major changes in the team during the offseason? Like a big trade or something like that?"

"First of all, my teammates may not have played well, they may have played badly, they may have missed shots and made mistakes, but they tried their best. They gave everything they could to win! Everything! So I am proud of them, and I don't think they are holding me back or anything like that."

"I don't think they are bad or anything like that. They are still young and have plenty of time and opportunities to get better!"

"As for the trade, I hope the management won't make any trades. As for us, we will try again next year! We won't lose again next year! We will come back stronger!"

"Next year, no one will want to run into us!"

"Lin, are you making a statement for next season? Are you previewing your chances of winning the championship?"

"Yes, next season, we will still be this group of people. We will become stronger and more aggressive, and then, we will win the championship! Everyone can wait and see!"

Lin Tian's declaration of winning the championship a whole year in advance made many reporters extremely excited. They quickly took notes in their notebooks. At the same time, another reporter stood up. This time his target was old Nelson.

"Mr. Nelson, the run-and-gun tactics you created for the Knicks are very popular in the league! Many teams have decided to imitate you, but it must be mentioned that only attacking without defending seems to be not enough in the playoffs. You and the Suns, the two most offensive teams in the league, both fell in the conference finals."

"My question is, do you think the ceiling for a purely offensive team is the conference finals? Will you change the team's style of play next season and add some defense? You know, no team has ever won the championship with just crazy offense!"

"Good question." Nelson, who had been sitting in his chair lazily, sat up straight and looked at the reporter and said, "First of all, there is no limit for a pure offensive team! If you ask me, I would say the sky is our limit and a dynasty is our goal."

"We are only in our first year, so there will be some discomfort and lack of tacit understanding. As Lin said, we will be better next season! We will be crazier! As for tactics and playing style, they will not change. I still don't plan to practice any defensive tactics with the team."

"Next season, we will still attack! Only attack!! Of course, as everyone improves, I will make the team's offensive tactics richer and more three-dimensional, but in essence, we will definitely still be the league's most offensive, most fast-moving and most crazy team next season!"

"You mean, your goal is to become a dynasty team?" A reporter quickly grasped the key point of Nelson's words.

"Yes, dynasty!" Nelson said bluntly, "It starts from next season!"

"By the way, you just said that before us, no team could win the championship just by offense, and no team could become the champion just by scoring, right?"

"What I want to say is, this is what I want to do! I want to create a precedent where I can become a champion by destroying everything just by attacking! Only when I win a championship like this will I feel great! Remember this sentence, remember, this sentence was said by old Nelson!"

Good guy.

Lin Tian, ​​who was next to old Nelson, secretly gave him a thumbs up.

I've known for a long time that this old man is a king of bullying who is not inferior to Bird and Phil Jackson. After seeing him today, I find that he is indeed extraordinary!

This entire season, the old man hasn't been showing off much, maybe he's feeling too depressed.

Today is the end of the season, so we really need to put on a big show.

To win an unprecedented championship that no one has ever won?
I'm afraid no one else has said this in the entire history of the NBA.

What a pity!

Old Nelson actually stole the line. If I had known this, I, Mr. Lin, would have said it first!

such a pity!
The biggest one was actually pretended by old Nelson, damn it!
After the press conference, Lin Tian and old Nelson walked side by side towards the locker room.

"What are your plans for the offseason?" the two asked each other almost at the same time.

"You speak first." The two people spoke almost at the same time.

Lin Tian smiled. He had never known that he and this old man had such a tacit understanding before. Then he said, "Have a good rest, then rest, continue to rest, then make money, and finally go back to the training camp."

"You deserve it." Old Nelson actually nodded, not questioning why Lin Tian didn't plan to train during the off-season: "If I were as strong as you, I wouldn't train either."

Then Nelson continued: "I'm going to be busy this year! I have so much to do. Amare, Carmelo, Mehmet... Everyone on the team needs me. I have to help them improve. This is a big project."

"Then you definitely don't need help, right!" Before Old Nelson could open his mouth, Lin Tian rushed to say, "Then we won't be polite. I'll leave it all to you. But please don't disturb my vacation."

"Asshole!" (End of Chapter)