This Forward is Not Serious

So in the end, the Hornets still failed to win this game under the Nets.

A few days later, the Nets swept the Hornets 4-0 to easily get to the second round.

After the last game, Jordan invited Lin Ying to a meal alone.

"Did you know? I've lost more games in the past two years as the owner than in my entire career."

Jordan would not easily show his true side in front of others, but Lin Ying was not someone else.

"That's not your fault, it's the management's fault."

There was nothing wrong with Lin Ying's answer, but it made Jordan startled.

"Have you met Prokhorov often?"

After recovering, Jordan asked, and after asking, he ate a spoonful of caviar.

"Once? Or twice? If you win the championship, there should be two, once when you win the championship, and once when you award the championship ring."

Lin Ying's answer made Jordan laugh.

"He's really a lazy boss."

Jordan said with a smile, and then ate another spoonful of caviar.

"It tastes good, try it."

Lin Ying nodded and took a spoonful.

There are many types of caviar, this is black caviar, a specialty of Russia.

It's a bit fishy and salty, and it melts quickly.

"So everything that the Nets usually do is Walkendian doing?"

Jordan asked again.

"Mark is very professional."

Lin Ying nodded.

There's nothing wrong with that, except for ignoring some of the things that Walkendian occasionally asks him for draft picks.

"Maybe I have to find a professional too."

"what?"

Lin Ying didn't understand for a while.

"It's okay, you said earlier that Kevin Durant wants to play golf with me in the summer?"

Jordan shook his head, then chatted with him about other topics.

……

Four days later, the Nets' second-round opponent was finally determined. The Celtics defeated the Pistons 4-2 and will play against the Nets in the second round.

On this day, Lin Ying and Durant were training in their own training hall.

Lin Ying Lian, Durant took Xiao Lin Yi Lian.

After the practice was over, the two sat on the sidelines to rest and chat.

This feeling is very comfortable, and the happiness index is full.

It's like two friends who graduated from college. After graduation, they went out to work on their own. Then they went to work in the same city, and after work, they could play together.

However, the two were not talking about the upcoming opponent, the Celtics, but about some situations in the first round.

When they decided to play the Celtics in the second round, the first rounds of the other groups were also completed.

Their biggest rival in the East, the Cavaliers, easily defeated the Heat 4-1.

Wade is also James' good brother, and against his good brother, James didn't let him go.

In the case of the Cavaliers, the opponent in the second round is the Raptors. The Raptors also showed full competitiveness this season, and also easily eliminated the Eagles 4-1.

So this year DeRozan won't meet Lin Ying again, but he will meet James.

"Stephen was hurt, just yesterday."

And when talking about the west side, Durant made a message.

He and Curry are in private contact, and if there is any news, you can know it as soon as possible.

"is it serious?"

Lin Ying's memory is a bit confusing. He only remembers that in history, Curry played in the finals this year and was overturned by the Cavaliers 3-1. It was too classic.

"The medial collateral ligament of the left knee is sprained. Fortunately, it is only level two, and it will take about half a month to rest."

"For half a month, the Warriors are in trouble."

Half a month is about 15 days.

This means that Curry will definitely miss the second round, and it is uncertain when the Western Conference finals will return.

This is undoubtedly huge bad news for the Warriors, and the importance of Curry to the Warriors is self-evident.

The Warriors' opponent in the second round is the Clippers.

The Nets' 19-game winning streak was ended by the Clippers. At that time, Delong also teased whether Lin Ying was willing to attack.

In addition to the Nets' abnormal performance in that game, it also shows that the Clippers are not weak this season.

Another supporting statistic is that the Clippers beat the Timberwolves 4-1 in the first round.

Curry's absence will undoubtedly make this series full of uncertainty.

"If the Warriors can get through this, we should be able to get through with them..."

Durant choked back half of his words.

Although the words were not finished, Lin Ying still knew what Durant was talking about.

But not necessarily.

Even if the Warriors can win the Clippers without Curry, there will still be uncertainty against the Spurs.

In the first round of the last two groups, the Spurs beat the Blazers 4-1, and the Lakers beat the Mavericks 4-3.

If the Spurs successfully beat the Lakers to the finals, it is hard to say who will be the two best teams in the Western Conference regular season.

In history, the Spurs were eliminated by the Thunder in the semifinals this year, but now that Durant has come to the Nets ahead of schedule, that kind of thing will never happen again.

"Let's pay more attention to ourselves, the Celtics are not so easy to win."

Lin Ying brought the topic back.

"They can't stop us."

Durant is very confident.

This is also the confidence they should have. Their opponents in the East are only the Cavaliers, and there is a gap between other teams and them.

"Kevin, even if you're facing an ant, you'll be bitten if you're not careful."

Lin Ying reminded Durant not to underestimate the enemy.

"But we're wearing shoes!"

Durant's answer made Lin Ying stretch out his hand to rest his forehead.

Okay, I know you're straight.

"Jimmy is a very energetic guy, his stats won't be pretty, but he'll make the team competitive."

Lin Ying then said.

If Love in the Timberwolves is a typical example of the kind of beautiful stats who can't win, Butler is a counter-example.

Maybe in the eyes of many people who only look at the data but not the ball, he is mediocre, but in fact he has the ability to change the competitiveness of a team.

This has been proven several times in history, and it is still being proven today.

"I know."

Durant nodded earnestly.

It's not that he suddenly changed his temper, but that he knew that Butler was Lin Ying's younger brother before, and Lin Ying's evaluation was authoritative.

"Of course, I think it's a good thing to play against the Celtics, he'll put us into a state of tension and really get into playoff mode."

Lin Ying continued.

Not underestimating the enemy is to respect the opponent, but before they play against the Cavaliers and their opponents in the finals, they need to adjust their state.

The Warriors can't afford 73 wins and losses this year, and they can't afford to lose either.

……

Before the start of the Western Conference semifinals, the league announced the top rookie and dpoy attribution.

The Rookie of the Year went to Towns, who got over 50 percent of the vote, Porzingis got 31 percent, Booker got 9 percent, and everyone else was ignored.

dpoy belongs to Leonard, who has won this award since last season.

It is worth mentioning that Jimmy Butler also got close to 20% of the vote.

This has to start with Thomas.

Thomas needs a system that works for him to help the team win.

This system is the defensive system, how many points he gets, if no one helps him wipe his ass, he will let the opponent get more points.

The Celtics can provide just such a system.

In this system, the presence of Butler and Howard is heightened.

Especially Butler, there are countless scenes of helping Thomas wipe his butt, so his presence is naturally stronger.

The Celtics arrived in Brooklyn the day before the game.

That night, Butler went to the training hall and practiced with Lin Ying and Durant for a while.

"It still feels like home here."

Butler wiped his sweat and said to Lin Ying with a smile.

"Aren't you happy in Boston?"

Lin Ying heard something in his words and asked.

Butler moved his mouth, but still didn't speak.

But in fact, he didn't say Lin Ying knew.

The Celtics' lineup is not weak on paper this season, but not to mention the Nets and the Cavaliers in terms of record, and the Raptors are also a grade behind.

Internal contradictions are more terrifying than external enemies.

As an extreme example, if Lin Ying told Durant a Green formula, it would be no use for the Nets to have the Texas Gemini.

"Jimmy, you can come back."

Durant, who was beside him, suddenly said.

This is a bit sudden.

But surprisingly, Lin Ying didn't refute immediately.

This year's free market is very special. The team's salary cap has risen sharply, and each team can have enough space to strengthen.

But there is a point that is easily overlooked. There are so many free agents in the free market, and it is not enough to consume so much salary space.

So this inevitably means that there will be a shortage of supply and junk contracts will be flying all over the place.

Some people say it's fine if you don't sign, just leave room.

This is definitely not possible.

First, there are many teams that need to fill the poor line. Second, it is more important. Premium contracts are also contracts. They are trading chips and are more valuable than air.

Not every team's air is valuable.

So in this context, it is not a waste for the Nets to have space.

Moreover, the contracts of Mahinmi and JR have expired this summer, and Lin Ying and Durant have to jump out of their contracts to sign new long-term contracts, so there is room to sign a max salary player.

For example, if there is a chance to sign James, would you not sign?

Just kidding, but the Nets do have that kind of room to maneuver.

On this basis, returning Butler to the Nets is indeed a theoretically feasible option.

Of course, this possibility is very small.

Even if the conflict in the team is serious, Ainge can't send Butler to the Nets.

Angie is just like Mosaic, she doesn't want Butler in the first round three or four times.

Butler just smiled.

Lin Ying smiled when she saw Butler's reaction.

The biggest difference between Butler and history is that he already has two championships in his hands.

Therefore, he is more eager for team status than championships. Even if he changes teams in the end, he will not return to the Nets.

……

On the night of the game, the Barclays Center was full.

During the warm-up before the game, the on-site photographer also kept giving Butler shots.

The fans are also very kind.

Watching Butler, who was selected by his own family, grow into a core-level team is like watching his own children grow up.

Now that the children have come back with a head start, they are also full of pride.

During the warm-up, Lin Yingyou was observing the Celtics halftime.

Then he found that the contradiction between Butler and Howard was indeed more obvious. When the two stood on one side, they had zero communication.

Not only the two, but Thomas and them basically didn't communicate with each other.

This scene looks really contradictory.

This made Lin Ying feel that Durant's proposal yesterday was not completely impossible.

The intensification of conflicts within the team will inevitably lead to departure. If it is not done, it may have to be rebuilt.

After the warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony, and the starting lineups of the two teams were released one after another.

Celtics: Isaiah Thomas, Courtney Lee, Jimmy Butler, Thaddeus Young, Howard;

Nets: Bradley, Ariza, Lin Ying, Durant, Jokic.

The two teams' midfield jump ball, Howard easily dialed the ball back to the Celtics' half.

Jokic failed to jump the ball for the Nth time.

The Celtics started with Thomas.

But it wasn't Howard who brought up the pick-and-roll, it was Young.

Young's pick-and-roll quality is average, but Thomas is fast enough and confident enough.

He took the initiative to accelerate, grabbed the pick-and-roll time difference and forced a dislocation to face Durant, and then made a back pass to catch a throw and hit the board.

The ball bounced past Durant's defensive backboard and into the frame.

In this round, he brought the little man's spirituality to the extreme.

The Nets' offense in the frontcourt, Bradley held the ball, Durant picked up the pick-and-roll, and Bradley returned the ball after disassembling, forming a dislocation.

The reason why the Celtics played Thomas at the start is very simple. If they don't play him, they shouldn't let him stay on the court;

The reason why the Nets came up to find a dislocation is also very simple. He should not play him if he is on the court.

However, the Celtics and the Warriors are somewhat different. They have long been used to this and have formed a complete defensive system.

Almost at the moment of dislocation, Li's defense has already come up.

Durant chose to break through, but Butler has also blocked the position ahead of time.

Durant was dumped all of a sudden, the ball could not be divided, he chose to make a quick stop and dry pull-up jumper.

"when!"

The basketball smashed out of the box.

This ball is a bit difficult.

Howard grabs the defensive rebound.

The Celtics advanced to the frontcourt, and Thomas continued to play the pick-and-roll with the ball. This time he used a double change, which was faster than Walker.

Durant was also passed at once~www.readwn.com~ Speed ​​is the way to survive for top short players, and this kind of dislocation defense between Lin Ying and Durant is also difficult to prevent.

However, just when Thomas rushed to the basket to make a throw, Lin Ying's defense was in place and caused great interference.

"when!"

Little Thomas' shot hit the frame.

However, just as the basketball popped up, a figure suddenly jumped up.

Jokic was in position with Howard one second ago, but the next second he felt like he was being pushed away by something.

"Bang!"

Before Jokic could react, Howard jumped high and smashed the ball into the basket directly across Jokic!

The huge impact force directly pushed the little fat man out of the bottom line!

4 to 0!

The Celtics have a head start!

And even though it was only the first few rounds, the Celtics played against the one Lin Ying saw in the warm-up before the game, which was very inconsistent.

There is basically no cooperation between the three cores of the team. Before the Heat, Howard played pick-and-rolls, but in the Celtics they didn't block at all.

But even so, with their strengths in some aspects, they played pretty well.

It sounds weird, but it's like a,

A divided whole. **

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