NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 247 The Showdown of the Triple Double Kings
The next day, the Thunder team set off for Dallas.

Sitting on the plane, Lin Chuan looked at the floating clouds outside the window and fell into deep thought.

When he finished his first year of college and chose to enter the NBA draft, he never imagined that his life would turn out like this.

This symbolizes that the strongest MVP in the league that season was actually won by himself in the third year of his career.

Landed in Dallas, after the pre-match warm-up session.

A total of 10 starting players from both teams stood on the sidelines, leaving the court clear.

The venue was decorated by the league. Brooks, the head coach of the Thunder, Presti, the general manager of the Thunder, Ray Bennett, the owner of the Thunder, and Adam Silver, the current president of the league, stood in the middle of the venue in suits and waved to everyone.

Then Xiao Hua stood next to the trophy and waved to Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan's heartbeat quickened a bit, and then he paced forward.

He walked up to Xiao Hua. Even though he had fought so many key battles in the past three years, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous at this moment.

Several members of the team's management couldn't help laughing when they saw Lin Chuan's rare expression.

Presti walked over and patted Lin Chuan on the shoulder and said,
"Don't be nervous. There's always a first time. Just get used to it."

Brooks laughed.

"Why, you'll get used to it next year, right?"

Presti looked at the last-round pick he had personally selected and said with certainty,

"Of course, I will definitely get it next year. I believe in Lin Chuan's ability."

"Okay, everyone, it's time to present the award to our new MVP of this season."

Adam Silver suddenly spoke up and interrupted several people.

With the management's jokes, Lin Chuan's nervousness was relieved a lot.

Adam Silver picked up the trophy with a smile and handed it to Lin Chuan.

"Congratulations, you are the first MVP since I took office."

"He is also the only Chinese MVP in the league so far. I hope this will be a good start and encourage more Chinese players to join the league."

"Thank you, I hope so too."

Lin Chuan was a little surprised when the heavy trophy fell into his hands.

It looks like this trophy is solid and quite heavy.

Then there was a slightly cool feeling, which was the temperature of metal.

Lin Chuan looked at the MVP trophy in his hand, took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, then raised it high and saluted everyone.

Although it was not at home, there was still a lot of applause from the audience.

They were all happy to witness a new international player MVP.

Since his debut, the championship has never been lost and the team's record has undergone tremendous changes.

从第一个赛季缩水赛季的47胜19负，到第二个赛季的74胜8负，到这个赛季的80胜2负。

Improve step by step.

Perhaps from this moment on, the NBA landscape will officially change.

Nowitzki on the sidelines also felt a little emotional.

Lin Chuan won the MVP this time, and he is also the second non-American player to win the MVP.

I took it in front of him. I don’t know if this can be considered a kind of inheritance from overseas big men.

Durant also had a lot of emotion.

When he won the MVP last season, he thought his time had come.

I didn’t expect it to come so quickly and go away so quickly.

In just one year, it became Lin Chuan's era.

It only took Lin Chuan one season to successfully become the team's leader, and he also became the deputy without realizing it.

But he was willing to be the deputy.

As long as you can win the championship, personal honors will have to be put aside.

After a brief gesture, Lin Chuan left the court with the trophy.

Then the game started again.

After winning the MVP, Lin Chuan seemed to have entered zone mode.

The proportion of personal offense was increased, which was rare in the game.

He took 8 shots in the first quarter.

Given his countless offensive means and unparalleled accuracy, he scored 20 points in the first quarter.

The Mavericks soon found it difficult to withstand Lin Chuan's attack.

They were behind by more than 30 points in the second quarter.

In the end, Blair could only sigh and surrender.

In Game 4, they were trailing by 0:3 and they knew that this game might be the final one of the series.

But after entering the court, they did not show any intention of avoiding fighting.

Nowitzki even played at his rare peak level.

He made 17 of 10 shots in the first half, scored 24 points and 11 rebounds, making all the Mavericks fans exclaim that he had returned to his peak period.

But even so, facing the Thunder's three-point rain, they still seemed to be at a loss.

In the third quarter, the Thunder made 12 three-pointers in a single quarter, widening the score to double digits again.

In the fourth quarter, Lin Chuan began to exert his strength, scoring 14 points in a single quarter and completely defeating the Mavericks.

Their desperate counterattack stopped at the last step.

In the end, the Thunder defeated their opponent in G4 with a score of 116:103.

Sweep the aging Mavericks in the first round.

After the game, Nowitzki wished Lin Chuan well and hoped that they could establish their own dynasty and let the NBA see the power of international players.

The Thunder swept the game, and their next opponent will be the winner between the Warriors and the Rockets.

The two teams are currently tied at 2:2.

The decisive battle began in Auckland.

Westbrook has the home-court advantage, waiting for Harden and Howard to step forward to challenge.

At the beginning of the first quarter, the two teams showed their different styles of play.

Harden and Howard's pick-and-roll is perfect.

He is also adept at stepping back shots and drawing fouls.

He scored 18 points and 7 assists in the first half.

Howard also scored 14 points and 6 rebounds.

Leading the Warriors by 8 points.

But in the second half they soon faced a counterattack from the Warriors.

Westbrook holds the ball and attacks.

Use your impact force to tear through the defense.

Help David Lee, Iguodala and Barnes create space.

Although this Warriors team is missing the Splash Brothers who pose the greatest three-point threat.

But Iguodala and Barnes also have top three-point shooting skills in the league, and their consecutive shots can vaguely show their past abilities.

David Lee in the interior was catching the ball like crazy, blocking Howard and allowing Westbrook to grab the rebound.

In the third quarter, they successfully overtook their opponents.

Westbrook also managed to get a triple-double.

But in the last quarter, Harden took the lead with a step-back three-pointer at a critical moment and stopped the Warriors.

When everyone thought the Rockets were going to win the game, Westbrook stood up.

With only three seconds left, he went around to the outside to receive the ball. Instead of rushing inside, he prepared to shoot directly from outside the three-point line.

At this time, he had been double-teamed in the backcourt and had lost his shooting space, so Westbrook directly chose to jump and fold his shot.

The basketball drew an arc in the air and incredibly went into the net at the last moment of the buzzer.

Westbrook scored a buzzer-beater to defeat the Rockets, scoring 33 points, 13 rebounds and 14 assists, helping the team overtake their opponents at the last minute and win the decisive battle.

Historical statistics show that the probability of the winner of the Tianwang Mountain Battle advancing is as high as 81.7%.

There were no surprises in this round of the series.

In the sixth game, Harden made a rare mistake.

He played a game in which he shot 24 of 7 and only scored 17 points.

Even though Howard made 17 of 11 shots and scored 30 points, he was unable to help the team win.

In the end, with a score of 4:2, the Warriors eliminated the Rockets and successfully advanced to the Western Conference semifinals.

In the next round, they will face the strongest team in the league's history, the Thunder. A few days later.

The first game started as scheduled in Oklahoma.

Before the game, reporters asked who was more versatile.

They both gave exactly the same answer.

"Of course it's me!"

indeed.

At this level of players, few would consider themselves inferior to others.

Especially in the areas where you are best.

When Lin Chuan learned that Westbrook's answer was the same as his, he sneered and said,

"It's just that after having more ball possession, he was able to play freely according to his own style, which is why he achieved these numbers. He is not truly all-round, but just brushed them off."

After all, compared to Lin Chuan's last season, when his shooting rights and ball possession time ranked second and third in the team, averaging a triple-double is more convincing.

When they got to the competition field, the two were still at loggerheads.

But this does not contain any personal grudges.

It's just a showdown of ball skills.

Lin Chuan won the jump ball against his opponent and then rushed to the front court at a high speed.

Wanted to make a fast break like in every previous game.

Curry and him have been working together for a season and have become extremely skilled.

Pass the ball directly to the front court.

Seeing the ball getting closer and closer to him, Lin Chuan prepared to catch the ball and dunk.

The ball was suddenly intercepted by a black hand halfway.

Divine Turtle! Westbrook suddenly appeared in the path of the ball.

The ball that Curry passed to Lin Chuan was intercepted.

The ball suddenly stopped in mid-air and then flew towards the center line.

At the same time, a man wearing a blue jersey with the number 0 on it rushed out.

Westbrook stepped on the accelerator like an American muscle car.

The start is not fast, but the subsequent acceleration and sense of violence are at a level that few others can achieve.

A puff of blue smoke flew past.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the unguarded Thunder's inside line.

Durant was chasing closely behind him, and Westbrook saw it sideways, but he ignored it, stepped one step inside the free throw line and continued to take off, flying out like a glider.

Durant behind him also flew into the air, with a ferocious look on his face, trying to block him.

However, Westbrook's dunking ability is top-notch. Even though Durant reacted quickly enough this time, he still failed to stop the opponent's dunk.

I could only watch the ball being smashed into the basket.

I also got 2+1 because of the hit.

Westbrook landed and roared, shouting to Lin Chuan and Durant,
"I've never been weaker than anyone else!"

Although he is no longer a player of the Thunder, he couldn't help but cheer for such an explosive dunk.

Lin Chuan smiled and stretched his muscles.

At the start of this game, Curry's connection with him was seen through and interrupted by Westbrook, which is a rare situation in the past year.

Not to mention that even though the jump ball was successful, the opponent still scored first.

It seems that the Warriors led by Westbrook are not easy to deal with.

Compared to the Mavericks, who are ranked eighth in the Western Conference.

They are so much stronger!

Lin Chuan must show more fighting power to play against them.

"Here comes the ball!"

Lin Chuan reached out for the ball, dribbled slowly across half court, and then turned into a card dealing machine, standing at the top of the arc and dealing cards to everyone.

The Warriors' defense was not weak, but they were constantly pulled and torn apart as the Thunder ran back and forth, and their defense showed flaws again and again.

As long as someone is in an open position, he can immediately catch the basketball.

In an instant, countless open spaces appeared for the Thunder team under Lin Chuan's command.

Curry and Thompson showed no mercy against their old club.

Every time he received the pass from Lin Chuan, he would finish it with one swift move.

The two's average three-point shooting percentage of 40% in the regular season was further improved in the playoffs.

Both have reached 50%.

The two made 6 three-pointers in the first quarter.

The Thunder also leads the Warriors by 7 points.

Seeing that the two people who left his team were not only strong but also not soft-hearted.

The Warriors management on the sidelines were all gritting their teeth.

Led by Westbrook, the Warriors also played a style similar to that of the Thunder.

In the second quarter, when Lin Chuan was resting, he took charge of Iguodala, and Barnes also rained three-pointers.

They had the upper hand against Durant's bench lineup.

Although the lineup was reduced, they still managed to make six three-pointers in the second quarter, and successfully reversed the score when Lin Chuan was sitting on the sidelines.

This was also the first timeout for the Thunder in the playoffs so far.

"It seems like you're not good at leading a team. You can't beat your former teammates."

Lin Chuan couldn't help but laugh as he watched Durant play the full 18 minutes.

"They have all their main players, and I am the only starter!"

Durant glared at Lin Chuan, stopped talking nonsense, picked up the energy drink beside him and started drinking.

Lin Chuan laughed loudly, but he was not panicked at all.

The fans on the sidelines did not feel frustrated because the home team was falling behind. On the contrary, their cheers for them became louder and louder.

It even drowns out the voices of the commentators and DJ on the sidelines.

Lin Chuan listened attentively.

The cheers of these fans are filled with their anticipation for the team to win.

In this case, as the team leader, Lin Chuan naturally cannot let them down.

Lin Chuan stood up and looked at the scoreboard on the sidelines.

There are six minutes left in the second quarter.

55:50, 5 points behind.

He was ready to lead by 10 points before halftime.

Win by at least 20 points.

"Let's go, don't let our fans down, let them see a big win!"

Lin Chuan patted a few people on the shoulders and slowly walked onto the stage.

The Thunder replaced their main lineup and the situation on the court changed dramatically.

They are all core players who hold the ball and pass the ball, while the others rain three-pointers.

The hit rates on both sides are completely different.

Curry, Thompson, Durant, and Lin Chuan himself all had a three-point shooting percentage of over 40% in the regular season.

As long as there is an open space, there is an 8% chance of scoring.

Even when facing defense, his efficiency is higher than many people in open positions.

On the contrary, the Warriors' three-point rain is more like a weakened version, an imitation version.

In front of me, he was quickly beaten to a pulp.

At halftime, they were already 11 points behind.

In the second half, the third quarter entered the Thunder's familiar rhythm again.

A series of three-pointers quickly widened the score.

Even though the Warriors were trying their best to catch up, the score was still getting wider and wider.

Westbrook could only watch breathlessly as the team's score difference reached 20 points.

Until the last three minutes it was still hard to get close.

In the end, they had no choice but to admit defeat and lost G1 to Oklahoma.

(End of this chapter)