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Rivers' early substitution allowed the team to retain a certain degree of face and morale, even though it still lost by a large margin, and prevented the players from despairing of the Knicks' strength.

After all, Rivers still has some knowledge, and he can definitely see how strong the Knicks are tonight!
It is definitely a good idea to place the main force early!
In this way, no matter what the outside world says, Rivers has an excuse!

The same thing: it’s the preseason!

The game against the Celtics really made the entire league take notice of the Knicks. Even though it was a preseason game, it was not logical for these two teams, which had faced off in last year's playoffs, to play too relaxed. After all, people have to save face.

They eliminated you last year, and you are shamelessly playing for fun in this year's preseason. How disgraceful!
Well, Rivers actually had the same idea before.

What kind of system?

So before the game started, except for Pierce who was unable to play due to injury, Rivers mobilized everyone else. The purpose was to boost the team's morale and successfully get revenge this season!

But when the game started, Rivers quickly discovered something was wrong.

No match! No match at all!
And this information quickly spread throughout the league the night after the game.

"What do you mean?" West asked Phil Jackson beside him after watching the first half of the game between the Knicks and the Celtics.

"To be honest." Jackson's expression was quite brilliant at this moment. He took off his glasses, wiped them and said, "In the series, I have an 80% chance of beating them!"

"You are sick." West rolled his eyes, then slammed the door of the office and said to Jackson, "There is no recording device here, no third person, no one is monitoring, and I will not relay our conversation to anyone, anyone!"

"So, I want to hear the truth, the truth from a top coach."

"At most 30%." Jackson sighed, "And that's even if Kobe and Shaq both perform above their level and play at the best level of their careers."

"Their offensive system is too three-dimensional. It is impossible to defend against them! When playing against them, it is impossible to win by playing defense. You can only compete with them on offense!"

"Anyway, this year, if there are no injuries, the Pistons and Celtics will have no chance of beating them! The team most likely to defeat them in this league might be the Suns!"

"Anyway, it's all about scoring points!"

Jackson's frank words made West sigh, then he looked at Jackson and said, "Then let's change our strategy this season."

"Can I pack up and go home early?" Jackson nodded and said, "I understand. Let's say we part ways amicably. I'm sorry that I haven't led the team to a championship in all these years."

"Hold your grandmother's legs! You are so old, why are you imitating that bastard Lin?" West said unhappily: "What I mean is that we should save our strength and energy for the playoffs and go all out to make the playoffs!"

"As for the regular season, that's about it! I will do my best to keep you in the coaching position, and you just need to lead the team into the playoffs and shock everyone! Is there any problem?"

"I understand."

"But the record can't be too bad! At least 50 wins!" West said, and added with a worried look on his face. Otherwise, if you really let this old guy do whatever he wants, he might really give you a record of 42 wins and barely make the playoffs.

In Indiana, after watching the video of such a game, Bird was surprisingly not angry, nor did he complain about how the Celtics were so embarrassed. Instead, he sighed deeply and said to Carlisle beside him: "I know Lin will definitely return to the top of the league."

"But I didn't expect it to be so fast, crazy and fierce. He and that old lunatic are really a match made in heaven!"

In Detroit, Brown turned off the TV with a gloomy face and closed his eyes in silence.

He quickly went through the Knicks' games and each player's characteristics in his mind, and imagined a game between the Pistons and the Knicks in his mind.

Then, he found that he, who had been full of confidence in defending his title, suddenly lost his confidence.

It’s better not to let your teammates see this thing for now.

Affects morale.

"Are you confident, Steve?" D'Antoni looked at Nash. The Knicks' game highlights were still being played on TV.

"I'm not as good as Lin." Nash said honestly: "If it's a one-game match, I still have full confidence to fight with Lin. But if it's a series, I can only say: it's better not to meet them."

"We can't beat them!"

"But we can't just give up our dream of winning the championship." D'Antoni spread his hands and sighed, "We need help! Stronger and better help."

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Similar stories are playing out among many teams in the league. Of course, it is mainly the teams that are directly competitive with the Knicks who are watching these videos and games. For those teams whose goal is to play badly or be satisfied with entering the playoffs, they don't need to worry about this.

Before the regular season even started, Lin Tian and his Knicks team gave the entire league a huge surprise!

Next, the Knicks flew to Europe as arranged by the league, where they played two preseason games and then won two more easy-going massacres.

After these two massacres, the Knicks have concluded all their preseason journeys and warmed up for the regular season with a six-game winning streak.

After they returned to New York and the whole team rested and relaxed for a week, the team gathered again and took off to Detroit.

It's time for revenge!

The entire Knicks team is ready to go!
They are full of excitement and anticipation about educating the Pistons properly!
It is easy to see how much they value this game: in the last week before the start of the regular season, the team only arranged training on the last day to allow the players to find their form. The rest of the time, the players were allowed to do whatever they wanted.

However, the Knicks players did not have fun this time.

Everyone spontaneously rested in their own homes and did some private extra training to keep themselves in shape and excited.

In this game, no matter what others say, the Knicks are determined to win!
This time, it’s not a preseason game, it’s not a joke.

Beat them! Beat the entire Pistons team. Beat them to death!
When the Knicks plane landed in Detroit, when Lin Tian and others walked out of the airport, they were once again caught by reporters.

As soon as the reporters who had been lying in ambush for a long time saw the Knicks players come out, they immediately took out their microphones, recorders and other equipment and started asking questions excitedly.

"Are you confident about this game?"

"Does winning all the preseason games make you feel like you have a sure win?"

"Is your goal this year still to win the championship?"

"What does this game mean to you? Does it have any extra meaning?"

Reporters frantically questioned the Knicks players, which was their daily practice, but most of the time, no player would pay attention to them. 99% of the time, reporters' interviews in such informal settings would be completely ignored or dismissed with a few random repetitive remarks.

But there is no way, because this is what journalists do. They have to be dedicated!

After all, there is always that 1% right? Like today.

Lin Tian walked all the way to the front of the bus and stopped. Then he turned around and looked at the reporters and said, "Don't be in a hurry to ask questions. Let me answer the questions you just asked first."

"Our goal is always to win the championship! And this year, we are extra confident, we are determined to win this year! We will definitely win the championship this year!"

"As for whether this game is a revenge game, I don't care what others say. For us, this game is a revenge game! We will start from today's blowout and victory over the Pistons, and move step by step towards the final championship and the O'Brien Trophy!"

After a arrogant and heroic declaration, Lin Tian did not give the reporters a chance to continue asking questions, but turned around and got into the car. This was also the reason why he walked all the way here before speaking.

Convenient for running away.

But even though we were unable to follow up with further questions and many things were not brought up, for the reporters, it was enough!
The amount of information contained in Lin Tian’s few sentences is definitely enough for them to write a lot of things!
The living immortal Lin Daguanren saves the world again! One person can support an entire industry!
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"Too arrogant!" Before the game the next night, Billups sat in the locker room and threw a newspaper with the headline "Knicks aiming for the championship, will tear the Pistons apart tonight and start tearing apart the entire league" on the ground.

"Chauncey, why are you so angry?" Hamilton slowly adjusted his mask and chatted casually with Billups beside him.

Seeing his calmness, Billups asked, "Richard, aren't you angry? You were indifferent to Lin's arrogant provocation?"

"I found out about this when I got up this morning and went for a run." Hamilton said disdainfully, "Do you think everyone is like you, an idiot, who doesn't read newspapers or only reads headlines?"

"Haha, Lin considers us his number one enemy!" Big Ben waved a newspaper and rushed into the locker room with great interest. Then he decisively ignored the backcourt duo who always poured cold water on him, found Rashid on the side and said, "Rashid, look!"

"Haha, Lin considers us his number one enemy!" Artest also waved a newspaper and rushed into the locker room with great interest. Then he decisively ignored the backcourt duo who always poured cold water on him, found Big Ben and Rashid and said, "Guys, take a look!"

"I regret calling you an idiot, Chauncey." Hamilton finally adjusted his mask and looked at Billups apologetically, "Compared to those three, you are simply a genius."

"Everyone, pay attention!" Brown also appeared in the locker room at this time, clapping his hands vigorously and said: "I think everyone knows what day it is today! Tonight is the most glorious moment in our lives!"

"Our championship banner will be raised, we will wear a championship ring, and we will be officially crowned!"

"But now, someone wants to ruin our perfect night, someone wants to make things difficult for us tonight, someone wants to embarrass us!"

"I won't say the rest." Brown originally wanted to say a few more words to boost morale, but when he saw that Big Ben and Artest were eager to refute him, he decisively ended his speech.

What happened just now is almost enough to boost the team's morale.

As for Artest and Big Ben, although they look stupid and mentally retarded, Brown believes in their fighting spirit and their commitment to the game.

As long as the game starts, they will definitely go all out and will never let themselves and their teammates down.

Then the entire Pistons team stayed in the locker room for a while, Brown looked at his watch, and finally said: "Okay, it's time! It's time for us to go out! Go and feel the passion and madness of Detroit, and get the glory that belongs to us!"

This championship is also the first championship in Brown's NBA coaching career. The excitement and anticipation in his heart are no less than that of his players.

So, amidst cheers, the Pistons happily left the locker room and headed into the Palace of Auburn Hills.

"They are really crazy tonight!" Lin Tian, ​​who had witnessed countless big scenes, was somewhat shocked by the madness of the Detroit people. He reached out to pick his ears and felt that the cheers and shouts of the fans were a bit harsh.

Detroit tonight is indeed completely different from before.

The fans were so excited that they didn't even curse at the visiting players. Lin Tian had visited here dozens of times throughout his career, but this was the first time he had not encountered any verbal abuse or boos.

The first time he came here, he was a backup guard for the Bulls. At that time, he was a pure Kalami version of Lin Tian. When he sat on the bench and picked his fingers, many Pistons fans would swear at him!

But today, there are none left, not a single one!
All the fans were cheering and shouting, celebrating their championship last season!
This is the glory of a city!

This was enough to make them put aside their hatred and swearing for a while and enjoy the team's coronation ceremony.

"Boring." Stoudemire snorted and turned his head away, not wanting to see the moment the Pistons' championship flag was raised.

"You have to watch, Amare." Lin Tian stretched out his hand and turned his head. "You have to remember this scene. Remember that they had the opportunity to raise this flag only after they defeated us. They won the championship by stepping on our bodies! Hate them!"

"And now you can imagine what it will be like this time next year at Madison Square Garden when we raise the championship banner! Imagine how wonderful it will be, and then keep yourself hungry!"

"Everyone else, remember this, keep it in your mind, and don't forget it until this time next year when we raise the championship banner!"

"Remember our goal this year——"

“Become the champion!”

"champion!"

"Remember our goal tonight!"

"Smash Detroit!"

The Knicks players were so angry when they saw the Pistons raising flags and handing out rings that they couldn't wait for the game to start so they could teach these arrogant Detroit bastards a lesson.

Lin Tian’s way of boosting morale definitely deserves full marks!

A few minutes later, when all the links were over, when both sides finished warming up, when the lights on the scene came on again and the players from both sides walked onto the court at the same time, everyone on the Knicks team had eyes full of fighting spirit.

I'm going to beat you to death today!
The Pistons' starting five is still the same as last season's sweeping league, known as the most balanced five-man group in the league. As for the Knicks, with the exception of Houston who returned from injury to replace Jackson who left the team, the other four are exactly the same as last season's starting combination.

This evening, or this season, the main rotation lineups of both sides have hardly changed. They are still the same people from last season, and the same grudges from last season.

This kind of revenge and rematch drama couldn't be better!

"Dudu!!"

The referee blew the whistle, and Okur, who had a clear height advantage, slapped the ball to Lin Tian.

After Lin Tian got the ball, he had no intention of standing there and waiting. He started to accelerate as soon as he received the ball, passed Billups in one step, and charged towards the Pistons' half!

The entire Knicks team already had a great understanding of each other, so they didn't need any words to communicate at this time. When Lin Tian broke through at a rapid speed, everyone also came to their most familiar position.

Okur's target was the three-point line at the top of the arc, while Stoudemire followed behind Lin Tian, ​​ready to catch the ball and take off at any time. Anthony and Houston stood on each side of the wing on both sides of the court.

All four of them immediately stood in their favorite and best areas, ready to attack!

But this time Lin Tian did not pass the ball, nor did he look for his teammates.

The first attack of the new season must be done by him!

When he quickly dribbled all the way to the Pistons' free throw line, Lin Tiancai was finally caught up by Billups who gritted his teeth and chased back.

Seeing Billups approaching aggressively, Lin Tian suddenly stopped, dribbled the ball backwards with ease, stepped back half a step to trick Billups' center of gravity, which had just been stabilized, to move forward half a step, and then Lin Tian suddenly accelerated again!
This time, Lin Tian’s speed was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, he exploded his speed to the extreme, and then he completely passed Billups in one step!

That’s not all. Lin Tian’s seemingly simple start-stop and speed-changing moves were too sudden, and the rhythm and speed were too fast. Even though Billups had a high basketball IQ and excellent defense, he was unable to react.

He was completely unable to control his center of gravity, and there was a disconnect between the reactions of his body and brain. At the same time that Lin Tian passed him, Billups' legs went limp and he fell to the ground!

"Snapped!"

Billups fell to the ground in a mess.

"boom!!"

Almost at the same time, Lin Tian jumped high, put the ball behind his head with both hands, and then suddenly slammed the ball towards the basket.

This time he did not leave any strength aside, but instead used all his strength. All the muscles and joints in his body that could cooperate in the force exerted their energy to the extreme in an instant.

"Boom!"

So, after Lin Tian's dunk, the entire basketball stand shook back and forth several times as if it was about to fall apart! (End of this chapter)