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Chapter 179 The only double first team in the league! (4k)

After the game, Griffin was immediately spotted by sharp-eyed reporters, who rushed up to find him for an interview.

Seeing the reporter rushing towards him, Griffin wanted to run away, but he completely underestimated the reporter's speed.

They are among the fastest runners in the world, and in no time they caught up with Griffin who was pretending not to see him.

He was wearing a pink suit with a blue polka dot tie, and the shirt underneath was a light pink shirt with red stripes.

The most striking thing is that he stuffed a red and yellow square scarf on the chest of his suit as a matching embellishment.

That’s right, this reporter is TNT’s most famous sideline reporter in the NBA, 62-year-old Craig Sager.

"Griffin, hello, I'm Craig Sager, a reporter from TNT. I have some questions I want to ask you. Is that convenient?"

Seeing that Sager's microphone was close to his mouth, Griffin put his hands on his hips, rubbed his hair, and sighed helplessly.

"Hello, please feel free to ask anything you want."

"Today, you faced the Thunder and were blocked many times. You shot 14 of 4 and only got 9 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, which was your lowest score in this playoffs. Is this because you didn't play well, or because you were facing the inside defense of Lin Chuan and Ibaka, which made you play at this level. Even your aerial relay was blocked. Is this normal?"

When Griffin heard the reporter's questions, he wanted to punch him.

Isn't this just a case of going too far with the face?

How can it be so hurtful?

What is normal? Fuck, how can he be that bad!
Griffin took a few deep breaths, controlled his urge to put his fist on the reporter's face, and said coldly,

"This is not normal. I can only say that I am an All-Star and I have contributed a lot to our team's 56 wins. The reason why we played at this level in this game is mainly because we were exhausted when facing the Grizzlies and we haven't recovered yet. Both the Grizzlies and the Thunder have very strong interior defenses. In the playoffs, they will strengthen the protection of the interior. Therefore, my poor performance in this game is also due to this part. In general, it is because of the combination of various reasons that led to the abnormality."

"Oh~"

Reporter Sager nodded as if he had suddenly realized something, and then said something that made Griffin's forehead veins throb again.

"So, in the final analysis, it's because Lin Chuan and Ibaka's defense is too strong. You just can't overcome it, so you have to watch your team get beaten."

"You ride on the horse..."

Damn it... Griffin clenched his fists. If the reporter in front of him wasn't much older and more experienced than him, he really wanted to get in the octagon and have a mixed martial arts match with this shocking reporter!

Griffin was filled with rage and had no place to vent it. He looked from head to toe at Craig Sugg, from his silver-white hair down to his eyes fixed on the scarf on his chest.

He thought of a way to turn the tables.

"Whoosh!"

Just as Craig Sager put the microphone to Griffin's mouth, expecting him to say some pale explanation to justify the fact that he played poorly, he suddenly found that the scarf on his chest was pulled away by Griffin.

The next moment, Sager's eyes widened at Griffin's actions.

He took Craig Sager's handkerchief, wiped the sweat from his forehead a few times, then put it to the side of his nose, covered it with both hands and blew hard.

The sound of blowing one's nose was picked up by the microphone and amplified several times, causing Sage to lock his head because of the loud noise.

Then, Griffin folded the handkerchief contentedly and stuffed it neatly back into the chest of Sage's pink suit.

After taking revenge on Sarge who provoked him, Griffin was in a good mood and his tone was much lighter.
"Whatever you say, old man, I will play at my best in the next game, so you won't have to worry about me."

As he said this, he patted Sager on the shoulder, who hadn't reacted yet, turned around, put his hands behind his head, and strode into the player tunnel.

Don't give Sag another chance to find him.

"Shit... this kid is really..."

Sager took back the microphone that was suspended in the air and glanced at the red and yellow scarf on his chest with some disgust.

Damn it, he searched for a long time in the closet to find this one to match this outfit, but Griffin just used it as a snot paper!

So disgusting!
With such a bad personality, you deserve to be scolded by Lin Chuan!

Sager secretly complained in his heart.

Not far away, Lin Chuan, who was being interviewed by other reporters, also saw this scene and shook his head, feeling sympathy for poor old Sage.

This old man, with such seniority, is so unlucky to be bullied by Blake Griffin who has only played for two years and thinks highly of himself.

Just now, Lin Chuan noticed the reporter in a floral suit from a distance.

He was also deeply impressed by this reporter in his previous life. In other words, he was one of the few reporters he knew.

Works for TNT and has worked as a reporter for the NBA for more than 30 years.

He is a very interesting old man who can make a joke.

But the most regrettable thing is that he will die of cancer in two years, which makes many people related to the NBA feel sorry.

Lin Chuan retracted his gaze, shook his head, and continued to listen to the reporter's questions.

"So, these five blocks are considered an above-average performance?"

Lin Chuan stared at the reporter with doubtful eyes.
"No, of course not. My defense is obvious to everyone. As this year's DPOY, it's normal for me to block five shots. The reason I didn't have so many before was either because the inside players I matched up against were blue-collar players who rarely took shots, or because they were simply afraid of me and lost their confidence in shooting. They didn't dare to shoot, so of course I couldn't block them."

Lin Chuan spread his hands and explained,
"I blocked five shots today because my opponent is the Clippers, who are known as the 'Alley-Oop City'. They mainly play alley-oops and inside offense, so I had enough opportunities to block them. In fact, I should praise Griffin and Jordan for their bravery. It is because they are so willing to attack the inside that I can get enough blocks again. Speaking of which, the last triple-double with double blocks was also achieved against them. I should thank them for their efforts, which is why I can get such data."

Hearing this, the reporter couldn't help but be amazed.

This is too crazy. It's clearly saying that if the opponent rushes into the inside to attack, he will be blocked.

but……

The reporter looked Lin Chuan up and down and found that what he said was indeed correct.

After all, it is a bit too harsh to state the facts and still call them crazy.

Seeing that the reporter had no problem, Lin Chuan said goodbye and turned to walk into the player tunnel.

There was a lot of physical contact in today's game, which was quite tiring for him.

The most important thing is to go back and rest early and prepare for G2.

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The day after the game.

Lin Chuan just woke up and saw that his phone was full of messages.

He slid down and saw text messages from not only Durant and coach Brooks, but also retired old guys like Yao Ming and O'Neal.

What's happening here?
Lin Chuan opened one at random with some confusion. It was from O'Neal.

The text message was vague, but generally it was just a celebration of the honor he had won.

But the text message did not specify what was taken.

“What… They are all like Riddler…” Lin Chuan opened Twitter with some confusion, and saw the term “Best Team” high up on the hot search trends.

"Oh? The best lineup is finally announced?!"

Lin Chuan suddenly woke up, sat down beside the bed, and clicked on the hot search terms.

"I'd like to see what All-Star team I can get."

The information on the phone was refreshed quickly, and the first one was the news released by the official Twitter account of NBA.

“The best lineup!”

Lin Chuan paddled downwards.

Start with the third formation.

This order is also to save the big ones for the end, so that everyone can finish reading the previous content.

The players on the All-NBA Third Team are: Marc Gasol (center), Amar'e Stoudemire (forward), (Paul George) forward, James Harden (guard), Rajon Rondo (guard)
All-NBA Second Team: Tim Duncan (Center), Blake Griffin (Forward), LeBron James (Forward), Tony Parker (Guard), Russell Westbrook (Guard)
Lin Chuan paddled downwards and found that he was not in the 2nd and 3rd formations.

There was only a little while left.

First Team All-NBA: Lin Chuan (center), Kevin Durant (forward), Carmelo Anthony (forward), Kobe Bryant (guard), Chris Paul (guard)
Sure enough, we advanced for a while!

Lin Chuan punched the air to celebrate his first victory in his life.

You know, although this honor is awarded once a year, there are very few people who can be selected multiple times.

There are only a few people in history who have done it more than four or five times.

You know, the players with the most first-team selections so far are Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone, both with 11 selections.

The well-known evergreen Duncan only won it 9 times.

Oh, it should have been ten times, but this year Lin Chuan, who emerged as a dark horse, squeezed it out.

Lin Chuan looked at the best lineup list carefully and found that it was quite different from that in his previous life.

The biggest change was that he became the center of the first team, turning Duncan's last first team selection into the second team.

Anthony then replaced James and made the first team in his career.

This year, Anthony not only leads James in MVP ranking and points per game, but also has a better team record than the Big Three of the Heat. This is why he finally got the favor of the media, and for the first time in history, it was James who was favored.

This period of time was hard-earned.

Secondly, Gasol was also pushed down to the third team by Duncan, while Howard, who was originally in the third team, got nothing. They were swept by the Indians in the first round. Howard went to the Lakers, and not only did he lose his personal honors, he also got nothing from the team.

The third team had the biggest changes. Not only did Stoudemire make it to the best team again after two years, but Rondo also made it to the best third team because he was not injured like in his previous life and played most of the games this season. The original third team players David Lee of the Warriors and Dwyane Wade of the Heat were unfortunately not selected.

The Heat, which has the Big Three, received no honors this year except for James who got the All-NBA Second Team.

It only shows that reporters are no longer optimistic about this team that can't even dominate its own half of the division.

In addition to the best lineup, the NBA also released the best defensive lineup today.

The best defensive team also starts with the second team.

All-Defensive Second Team: Tim Duncan, Joakim Noah, LeBron James, Mike Conley, Ivory, Bradley.

All-Defensive First Team: Lin Chuan, Serge Ibaka, Tyson Chandler, Tony Allen, Chris Paul.

"Good good!"

Lin Chuan looked at the list and smiled.

Not only did he win the best lineup, he also won the best defensive lineup.

But this is well deserved.

I am the DPOY, it would be strange if I didn't get the best defensive first team.

But considering this, he has achieved the small goal of being in the "double first team".

You know, looking at the history of NBA, it is rare to be able to do this.

Lin Chuan can do this in the second year of his career, which can be said to be a completely promising future for him.

However, it was precisely because of his appearance that this time's best defensive lineup underwent significant changes compared to the previous life.

Originally, in that year, there were six people selected for the Best Defensive Team because of a tie in votes.

Among them, Joakim Noah and LeBron James were squeezed into the second team because of Lin Chuan.

Those who were squeezed out of the second team were Paul George and Marc Gasol.

Lin Chuan couldn't help but feel sympathy for Marc Gasol.

If it weren't for me, he would not only win his first DPOY in his career this year, but also be included in the best defensive team.

As a result, his sudden emergence wiped out all his defensive honors this season.

He is also the most unlucky player this season.

Lin Chuan looked at the entire list again and couldn't help but feel worried for the Thunder.

Including the defensive lineup, the Thunder had four players on the best team.

And Harden, who was traded to the Rockets during the offseason, also made the All-NBA Third Team.

In other words, they could have had five players on the best team.

If this is true, Lin Chuan doesn't find it surprising at all that they have 82 wins and 0 losses this season.

All I can say is that being traded is history that he cannot change.

Now he can only try again in his mind or in 2K that timeline that could have existed.

Forget it.

Lin Chuan shook his head and put the nostalgic thoughts behind him.

It's just a best lineup.

The most important thing now is Game 2 against the Clippers. After the game, it won’t be too late to celebrate this season’s honor during the offseason.

Thinking of this, Lin Chuan immediately got up from the bed and packed up.

After breakfast, Lin Chuan rushed to the Thunder's training ground without stopping to intensify his training for the next game.

(End of this chapter)