NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 192 Interesting Series
The light comes on when the ball goes in.

The score was fixed at 92:91.

At the last moment, Lin Chuan completed the winning move!

The whole audience froze for a moment, followed by thunderous cheers!
"MVP! MVP!"

"Lead us to win the championship, Lin Chuan!!!"

On the sidelines, fans cheered.

Durant listened to the fans' cheers and touched his nose awkwardly.

Brooks, who was standing by, saw Durant's move, patted him on the shoulder, and looked at Lin Chuan who was surrounded by people celebrating.
"What a feeling, Mr. Kevin Durant, who won the MVP award this season, heard the MVP call go to his teammates."

"It's a bit... embarrassing."

Durant lowered his eyes, put his hands on his hips, and said with some emotion,

"But I don't have any bad emotions. He deserves to be called MVP by the fans. If Lin Chuan hadn't persisted in this game, fought hard against the opponent, and caught up with the score one goal at a time, we would have suffered our first defeat in the playoffs next season at home."

Brooks smiled.
"Come on, if you don't perform well again, it will be your turn to assist Lin Chuan next season."

Hearing this, Durant raised his eyebrows and his fighting spirit was ignited in his heart.

Assist Lin Chuan?

He is the MVP!

Lin Chuan wants him to be the second in command, so let him wait a few more years!

The game was full of ups and downs. The Spurs took the lead several times, with the biggest lead being double digits over the Thunder. They even held the lead at the last moment. The Thunder, despite Durant's cold touch, still managed to kill the Spurs at the last moment!

The Thunder defended their home court again!

"Lin Chuan once again saved the team at a critical moment, scoring a buzzer beater at the last moment and pulling the team's other core player, Durant, out of the meeting!"

In the studio, Mike Breen was explaining loudly.

He was also extremely excited to see such a wonderful buzzer beater.

This kind of one-on-one duel between the league's top players is rare, let alone a one-on-one at such a critical moment.

This round is the most challenging time for a star player.

If you score, you are a superstar. If you don’t, you are just a regular season player.

You know, in the last ball, Duncan had defended to the limit. After being scored by Lin Chuan many times in one-on-one shots before, this offensive round had blocked all the space, making Lin Chuan's shooting angle reach the limit.

This also caused Lin Chuan to miss the crucial close-range shot.

But neither the Spurs nor Duncan expected this.

Even though there were only a few tenths of a second left, Lin Chuan still jumped up a second time at the last moment, touched the bouncing basketball next to Duncan, and put it into the basket.

The Spurs, who were well prepared to win an away game, took the lead again at the last minute and lost their first game.

Lin Chuan also scored two points and one rebound in the last second attack at the last moment of the game.

全场的数据也来到了41分20篮板5助攻2盖帽1抢断。

"Ding!"

At this time, the system prompt sounded late.

Lin Chuan put some of his thoughts in his mind.

"Temporary mission: Defense VS Defense! Completed!"

"Rewards: Defensive rebounds +2, offensive rebounds +3 have been issued, the light host returns to the panel for fusion!"

"Start merging!"

Lin Chuan's mind moved, and a familiar feeling surged into his body again.

The next moment, on the panel, the values ​​of the two rebounds blurred slightly, and the reward points were added.

Currently, the value of defensive rebounds has reached 99 points, and the offensive rebounds has become 77 points.

Seeing the values ​​change, Lin Chuan's mood became better.

At the same time, Durant also joined the celebration group and bumped chests with Lin Chuan who had made the buzzer beater.

"Why are you so slow? Are you jealous of me because I'm doing so well, Kevin?"

Lin Chuan teased Durant with a smile, but he punched him lightly in the chest.
"Fuck you, Lin Chuan. I'm so happy that we won the game."

Durant was not jealous, but felt a little guilty about his poor performance.

In this game, his touch was extremely poor and he was defended by Leonard. He only scored 16 points and 7 rebounds in the whole game, which was far from his true level.

Even worse than Leonard on the opposite side. He also scored 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, two steals and two blocks in this game.

As a rookie facing the MVP of the current league, he put on such a performance and locked down Durant on the court. In fact, it can be said that he beat Durant.

The best player of the Spurs in this game was Tim Duncan.

After being challenged face to face by Lin Chuan, he not only did not fall into the emotional trap, but continued to play steadily, defending Lin Chuan to the best of his ability, and on the offensive end, he tried to play simple balls and open balls, and would not force a head-on confrontation with his opponent.

He will also take the lead at critical moments and will never hesitate when it is time to take action.

He made 17 of 9 shots in the game and scored 24 points and 11 rebounds. The statistics do not show that Duncan is 37 years old and is about to retire. It is even more difficult to tell that these are the numbers he produced against Lin Chuan.

If it wasn't for Lin Chuan's buzzer beater at the end, Duncan would have been the best player of the game.

The team lost the game and Duncan felt a little disappointed.

He was still holding the basketball that had bounced off the ground again after Lin Chuan scored the winning goal, and was staring at it in fascination.

If he could be more focused at the last moment, stuck in position, and not grab the rebound, or at least prevent Lin Chuan from having the chance to jump again, they could both win the game.

Unfortunately, it was because he was distracted by Lin Chuan's missed shot at the end and felt that victory was in his grasp, which allowed the Thunder to come back to life and turn the game around at the last moment.

This also made the teammates' efforts throughout the game go to waste.

Looking at his teammates gasping for breath at the last moment, and Leonard with his hands on his knees and some frustration in his eyes, Duncan couldn't help but blame himself.

In order to help the team win, Leonard, a rookie, tried his best to lock down Kevin Durant, the strongest player in the league today, and made him perform not even 60% of his level in this game.

This also allowed them to maintain the lead throughout the game.

Even a rookie works so hard.

However, I wasted their efforts.

Duncan felt very sad and felt sorry for his teammates.

Hearing that the Thunder team's cheers had ended, Duncan put down the basketball in his hand and looked at Lin Chuan who was walking towards him.

The two shook hands, and Duncan suppressed his frustration over the loss and forced himself to calm down. "You played very well in this game, Lin. You changed the situation on the court by yourself. If it weren't for your performance, we would have definitely won this game."

Duncan congratulated Lin Chuan on leading the team to victory, but Lin Chuan could still hear the unwillingness in his tone.

He smiled and patted Duncan's hand,
"You played very well, too. I didn't expect that at the age of 37, you could still perform at this level in a game of this intensity. You really don't look like a veteran. If I hadn't forced a jump and luckily touched the ball at the last moment, I would have missed the buzzer-beater because of your interference. It's an honor for me to play against the No. power forward in history. This is a great game, Tim Duncan."

Great game?

Duncan didn't think so.

Just like he didn't think Lin Chuan meant by saying that he performed well in this game.

He held Lin Chuan's hand tightly with his backhand, stared at Lin Chuan with wide eyes, his expression very serious.
"In the next game, we will compete again. I will definitely lead my team to defeat you and your team, Lin Chuan."

Duncan's tone became unusually firm as he said this.

Lin Chuan knew that this ups and downs game and its result successfully aroused Duncan’s desire to win.

This is not only about his commitment to the team, but also to himself.

Lin Chuan raised his lips and laughed.

"That's interesting, Duncan. I look forward to your next challenge."

There was no respect for his predecessors in Lin Chuan's words, and he even regarded Duncan and others as challengers.

But Duncan didn't seem offended and nodded vigorously.

Lin Chuan also felt the fighting spirit from him, just like when he was on the court carrying the responsibility of the team.

Looking at Duncan's back, Lin Chuan felt delighted.

He could feel that the buzzer-beater in the first game was just the beginning, and there would definitely be many exciting things happening in this series.

"What's wrong? Why are you so happy after chatting with Duncan?"

Durant came up behind Lin Chuan and patted him.

"Nothing, it was just fun playing against him. It's really fun to play against a historical player like that."

"Oh……"

After hearing what Lin Chuan said, Durant also deeply understood.

He did gain a lot when playing against Kobe and James.

"Okay, practice well tomorrow, Kevin. If you get locked up by a rookie again, I'll laugh at you for a year."

Durant's face turned red when he heard Lin Chuan's words. He wanted to refute, but he saw Lin Chuan turned around and walked towards the player tunnel to go back.

He quickly caught up with Lin Chuan and explained,
"Fuck, you don't understand, that boy is very good at defense!"

"Yep……"

........................

During the post-match interview session, the media room was eagerly waiting for the arrival of this game's hero, Lin Chuan.

With a creaky sound, the door was pushed open and the reporters looked over quickly.

But I only saw a tall man wearing a fisherman's hat walking in.

"Why is it him?"

"Where's Lin Chuan?"

Off the court, reporters were discussing in low voices.

They didn't expect that Lin Chuan, who performed the best today, did not accept the interview.

And the person on the stage who took his place in the post-game interview was Kevin Durant!
Was today's performance a disaster? The culprit who almost caused the team to lose the game actually came to participate in the post-match interview?
If it weren't for Lin Chuan's efforts to turn the tide and lead the team to victory, Durant would have been severely tortured in the criticism meeting today.

Durant also heard the whispered discussions among the reporters in the audience and felt helpless.

He thought to himself that if Lin Chuan hadn't been too lazy to come, and had pretended to have a stomachache and ran away, driving away in the Ferrari he gave him without him even catching up with his exhaust, he wouldn't have wanted to come to this place.

However, as the only remaining star player of the team, he could not resist Brooks' request and came to this place again to deal with these reporters.

Durant looked at it and randomly clicked on a reporter who looked familiar.
"You ask."

"Excuse me, Mr. Kevin, why didn't Mr. Lin Chuan, who scored 40+20 and defeated the Spurs, participate in the post-match interview?"

The reporter was wearing a shirt, a pair of black-framed glasses, and had his work badge hanging on his chest. He looked like a very professional reporter, but the first question was just as Durant expected. He did not ask about his performance in the game, but about Lin Chuan's whereabouts.

Durant shrugged.

"He was feeling unwell and went home first."

After hearing Durant's answer, the reporters in the audience were a little nervous. You know, this time, not only those big media outlets that are famous all over the United States participated in the interview at the home court, but also many local media outlets in Oklahoma. The reporter mentioned by Durant is a local reporter from Oklahoma, which is why he looked familiar to Durant.

The reporter quickly asked,

"Is it because I played too hard in this game and got injured?"

Seeing that many reporters were so worried, Durant knew that he had not made his statement clear and had accidentally said something too serious, so he quickly waved his hand.

"No, it's probably because he ate too much to replenish his energy during the game, plus he was too tired at the last crucial moment, which made his stomach feel uncomfortable. He went home first. It's not an injury!"

After hearing what Durant said, everyone felt relieved.

Then I started asking other questions.

For example: "Mr. Durant, was your performance far below average because you were defended too hard by Kawhi Leonard?"

There is also: "In the next few games, can MVP still play his usual performance and let Lin Chuan relax a little?"

And: "The Spurs' performance in this game was beyond everyone's expectations. We can see that this series is likely to be a tough battle. Can the Thunder still beat the Spurs and advance to the finals? Or will they be defeated by this group of veterans and stop here?"

Questions like these made Durant's face turn darker.

What kind of problem is this!
Do you look down on Kevin Durant so much?

What does it mean to let Lin Chuan fight more easily!
It sounded as if he had been holding Lin Chuan back this season!
He is the MVP of this season!
He was elected with a high vote! His advantage is much greater than that of Anthony and Lin Chuan!

Just because this game was not played well, why are these reporters so pessimistic!

Also, was Leonard defending him too tightly?
Defeated by the Spurs, the defending champions fell in the Western Conference Finals?

fart!

Durant took the microphone and said firmly,

"I think all your questions are too pessimistic. In the next few days, I will adjust my condition. In the next game, I will show my best condition and let you know that it was not the rookie who defended me, but my simple touch was not good in this game. I am not a player who drags the team down, but a leader who leads the team forward! In the next game, I will score at least 40 points and defeat the Spurs at home! We will surpass the Spurs and advance to the finals. In the finals, we will defeat the challenger from the East, defend the title, win the trophy again, and then create our own Thunder dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)