legendary point guard

In the latest regular season mvp rankings in early April, rookie Lin Sen is still at the forefront.

Ranked second behind Dirk Nowitzki, the leader of the Dallas Mavericks, Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns, Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs and LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers fifth.

As a rookie, Lin Sen has been in the top ten MVPs almost throughout the season, and has been in the top five for a long time. This is almost unbelievable for a rookie.

Although Lin Sen is one of the popular candidates for the MVP of the regular season in the eyes of the media, and is a well-deserved MVP in the eyes of Orlando Multimedia, most of the media still treat it rationally.

After all, Dirk Nowitzki and the two-time regular season mvp Steve Nash are equally hot, and Lin Sen has no advantage in the record comparison, let alone Tim Duncan, who has been consistent for ten years. guy.

Compared with the mvp of the regular season, Lin Sen hasn't dropped since he got the first place on the Rookie of the Year list, while Brandon Roy of the Portland Trail Blazers has always been behind him.

Although the season is not over yet, everyone knows that there is no suspense for Lin Sen to win the best rookie. The only suspense is what kind of votes such Lin Sen can reach the top. Some media even joked that Lin Sen will become the unanimous best rookie again. rookie player.

The media in Orlando has been busy for a long time, building momentum for Lin Sen in the awards selection. Otis Smith even burned Lin Sen's season highlights into CDs and sent them to the media who are eligible to vote.

The playoffs are getting closer, and the competition for the playoffs is getting fiercer.

On April 4th, the Orlando Magic, who had a day off, flew away to usher in the last back-to-back of the 5-2006 season, and this back-to-back will challenge the Los Angeles duo who are working hard for the playoffs.

The Magic will first challenge the Los Angeles Clippers on April 4, and then challenge the Los Angeles Lakers. At present, the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers are only half a game away.

The Los Angeles Lakers are seventh, the Golden State Warriors eighth and the Los Angeles Clippers ninth.

[I made a mistake in the last chapter, the Nuggets and Lakers should be ranked seventh and eighth, sorry! ] There is only half a win between the three teams, and the sixth-ranked Denver Nuggets slightly widened the gap with their three-game winning streak in April.

The Hornets and Timberwolves, ranked tenth and No.11, were temporarily separated by one win and one and a half wins because of their losses.

For the Los Angeles duo, they naturally hope to win and consolidate their record, and at the same time become a playoff team as much as possible.

"The biggest stirrer strikes" - "Los Angeles Times": "At a moment that is suffocating enough, the Orlando Magic came. For Los Angeles, no one wants the Orlando Magic to take away the victory. Although the Orlando Magic has a good record, it is good. The news is that the Orlando Magic are doing a roster rotation and this is a great opportunity for us in Los Angeles."

As the "Los Angeles Times" said, the Magic, which is taking a break to try to give the team a better rest, is an excellent opportunity for the Los Angeles duo.

But some people don't want the Magic to take turns, such as the No. 11 Hornets and No. [-] Timberwolves.

Hornets coach Byron Scott publicly stated: "Stan is a coach with professional ethics. They have the opportunity to become the second in the Eastern Conference. I believe he will not give up the game. This is what the NBA should have. It’s good to see that they’re going to make a big difference in the playoffs.”

As Lin Sen’s good buddy, Chris Paul said bluntly to the reporter interviewed before the game against the fifth-ranked Utah Jazz in the West: “I have already told Wood that I hope he will use all his strength to bring To win, for us every game we have to work hard to win and hope that the opponent doesn't win, so I called him."

"How does Wood respond? Will Orlando continue to rest?"

"I can't interfere with this, and Wood can't interfere either. This is Stan Van Gundy's arrangement, but Wood told me that he will try his best to play. I think his words are enough. I believe he will not let me down. "Chris Paul replied with a smile.

In the game against the Jazz, Chris Paul scored 33 points and 13 assists to lead the team to defeat the fifth-ranked Jazz and continue to put pressure on the teams ahead.

As for the No. 11 Timberwolves, head coach Devin Casey talked about the Orlando Magic for the first time after Linsen left the team: "Orlando is a dynamic and powerful young team. Any team in this league, and Wood will be one of the best players on the planet in the future. I am very fortunate that I have coached him. I believe he will play every game seriously. We used to be excellent in Wood Beat the Los Angeles Clippers, I think he has the ability to lead the Magic to beat the Clippers."

Linsen's former boss, Kevin Garnett, also said that Linsen is a talented player. The Timberwolves are currently in a bad situation and need the Clippers to lose.

"I don't know what he said, but for us, we have only one belief, and that is to defend our home field!" Captain Elton Brand, who has returned from injury, said so confidently.

As the team's main point guard, the alien Sam Cassell who caused trouble for Lin Sen in the first match against Lin Sen also said: "The Clippers are ready to win."

The Los Angeles Magic really want to win this victory. After all, only victory can keep the pressure on the Warriors and Magic in front, and create greater hope for the team to enter the playoffs. Once they lose, the Magic will fall into a passive position at the most critical moment. , especially the Hornets behind also won the fifth-ranked Utah Jazz.

This battle of focus also attracted ESPN's nationwide live broadcast.

The Los Angeles Clippers, who were one game short of entering the Western Conference finals last season, have been working hard to go further in the new season. The Los Angeles Clippers, who are regarded by media experts as having a lineup strong enough to rank fourth in the Western Conference, performed quite well in the new season.

However, after adjustments for most of the season, the Clippers are still tepid and have continued to rank ninth in the Western Conference. However, Elton Brand, who has been absent for two weeks, is undoubtedly their biggest reliance.

"Although Orlando is now only one win away from Cleveland, Stan still insisted on the practice of the first two games except putting Dwight back in the starting lineup. Obviously he doesn't care whether the team can get No.2, What he did has undoubtedly made Minnesota and New Orleans sad," Hoffman said, looking at the starting roster displayed on the big screen.

"But better than the first two games, Stan put them on the team's roster, but God knows if he will let Chris Webber sit on the bench for the entire game." Bill Walton said with a smile.

Devin Casey and Byron Scott, who watched the game in front of the TV, both showed helpless expressions. They hoped that the Orlando Magic would attack with all their strength, but the facts still disappointed them.

The progress of the game made the Timberwolves and Hornets almost desperate. Chris Paul looked at Lin Sen on the TV screen and cursed, because Lin Sen's performance tonight was really bad.

The Los Angeles Clippers, who are striving for a victory, let Corey Maggette start the game, and let Maggette, who is good at scoring, give up scoring and focus on Linsen with all his strength. In addition, Livingston kept on the sidelines. Lin Sen made a double-team defense.

The heavy deployment of the Los Angeles Clippers restricted Lin Sen's performance, and the desire to win of other players was much worse than that of the Clippers.

The Orlando Magic couldn't start the situation for a long time, and Stan Van Gundy could only hand the ball to the inside Dwight Howard.

Dwight Howard's personal data has improved significantly after joining Lin Sen this season, and his scoring average has reached 20 points per game for the first time in his career.

Dwight Howard protected the ball with his back. Under the tactical arrangement, he decided to play singles. Chris Kaman, one of the representative players of the 03 generation, stood behind Howard.

Compared with Howard, Chris Kaman is more like a traditional center. Howard's strong attack did not push Kaman away. Howard, who couldn't resist Kaman, directly took a strong step and then took off with a hook.

However, it is a pity that he forgot that there is also the captain Elton Brand beside him. Although Brand is only 2.03 in height, Brand is indeed a hot pot master, especially his ability in assisting defense is unparalleled. Leaving Howard's palm, Brand, who was assisting in defense, jumped up and slapped the ball directly.

The alien, Sam Cassell, grabbed the basketball and immediately dismounted, while Livingston on the other side quickly dismounted at the same time.

Lin Sen, who defended first and second, was finally caught by Livingston for a layup.

"Dwight's post-up offensive ability is really bad. He has to work on his offensive ability. He can't think that his offensive ability is very good just because he averaged more than 20 points per game. Since Wood joined Orlando, his scoring It became a lot easier, Dwight has to realize how dependent he is on the help of his teammates, and he has to work harder to be a good center."

Bill Walton, one of the legendary centers, looked at Howard clapping his hands in frustration and said.

Dwight Howard, who averaged 20.4 points and 12.4 rebounds per game this season, is very eye-catching. The famous off-court agent Fagan even contacted Howard. He told Howard that he could help Howard go further. Of course, this is a later story Let's not mention it for now.

Lin Sen couldn't help complaining that Maggette and Livingston really annoyed him tonight. Even though the team didn't care about the victory, Lin Sen still hoped to win.

He doesn't care about the life and death of the Clippers. What he cares about is his good buddy Paul. He still hopes that he can help Paul's Hornets.

Maggette's height advantage made him restless, coupled with the hidden tricks, Lin Sen was very depressed.

Linsen handed the ball to Turkoglu and made a gesture to start running. However, Maggette and Livingston once again crossed positions, and Livingston reached in front of Linsen who had received the pass again.

Lin Sen had no choice but to pass the ball, but Azubuike, who had a good performance in the previous game, made a glorious shot, and Staples immediately burst into cheers.

In an offensive and defensive transition, Sam Cassell handed the ball into Maggette's hands, and Maggette chose a post-up single against Lin Sen.

Although Lin Sen's strength has improved significantly, Lin Sen is still not very sure about facing Maggette's singles.

Maggette looked at a dark elbow, and Lin Sen had to take a step back under the pain.

At this step, Maggette turned and jumped up and threw the ball.

Linsen's hasty defense did not affect Maggette, and the ball jumped over Linsen's fingers and got into the basket amidst the cheers of the audience.

At this time, only 8 minutes away from the start of the game, but the Orlando Magic has fallen behind the Los Angeles Clippers at home by 14 points.

"Stan has to take another approach, of course, the premise is that he needs this victory, if he doesn't care, then it doesn't matter." Hoffman said.

"Yes, but from Stan's expression, he still hopes to win this game. After all, except for the state of the game, the Clippers' defense caused a lot of trouble for the Magic. This is likely to remind other teams what to do. Deal with them, so he should adjust.

Otherwise, there is no way to score. What the Magic need now is to score. I personally feel that Stan will let Lin get back to his form. In fact, it is a good way to cover more for Wood. Maybe that will allow Wood to play. "Bill Wharton said.

As Bill Walton said, although Stan Van Gundy doesn't care about the victory of the game, what he cares about is the state of the team, especially in the face of the Clippers' high-intensity defense. He doesn't want the team to reach the postseason The game is also in this state, and this state is not what he wants to adjust the team lineup.

With the chance of a dead ball, Stan Van Gundy changed Lin Sen to the sideline and explained that Stan Van Gundy didn't care about the first quarter. He hoped that his arrangement could bring about a different effect in the second quarter.

"No problem!" Lin Sen nodded. He was 90.00% sure that Van Gundy's arrangement would lead the team out.

"Stan is explaining something, maybe he found a way, if this is really not good news for the Los Angeles Clippers at home, even though they are now leading by 14 points." Hoffman said with a smile.

When the first quarter ended, the Orlando Magic trailed the Clippers at home by 15 points at 31:16. Such a lead made Clippers fans full of confidence.

"We need to score. What I want is not necessarily a victory, but what I want is your state. I need you to adjust to the best state before the playoffs, not a bad one that I can't look at." At the beginning of the second quarter..." Stan Van Gundy kept drawing.

"After Wood plays, I need you to change your style of play and implement 'Wood' tactics." Stan Van Gundy said, scanning the players.

Everyone looked at Lin Sen. The "Wood" tactic was named by Stan Van Gundy, a tactic with Lin Sen as the absolute protagonist.

"Coach, don't worry, I will not let you down." Lin Sen said slowly and confidently. (To be continued.)