On the 6th, after a week of waiting, New York fans were finally able to see the Knicks game again.

Madison Square Garden, in the G1 game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Knicks defeated the Nets by 25 points, successfully rewriting the total score of this round of the series to 1-0.

Lin Yi played only 27 minutes in the game, 8-of-12, 2-of-4 three-pointers, 4-of-4 free throws, and got 22 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 blocks.

In this game, the Nets were in pretty bad shape.

They only finished the tie-break with the Hawks on the 4th, and Lin Yi, who opened the "health mode" in the playoffs, is likely to score 60 points if he shoots crazy in this game.

You can take it, but you don't have to.

Because if the Knicks want to go far, preserving strength is the key.

Lin Yi was also physically and mentally exhausted in order to break Old Man Qiao's record in the regular season.

Taking advantage of the easy schedule of the Knicks in the first two rounds of the playoffs, Lin Yi knew very well that what he needed most was to get back to blood.

It's okay to learn how to brush data in the sewer, but you don't have to be a sewer.

Lin Yi is crazy to be on fire in this round of the series against the Nets.

Consume yourself?

Why bother?

Keeping the physical strength to snipe James is Lin Yi's top priority.

Then again...... The Heat are simply poisonous.

Because they can open 55 with anyone......

Can you believe that you fell behind 0-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals?

Paul George scored 41 points on 14-of-27 shooting, plus 3-pointers and free throws on the night of "Capture Miami."

The pickled peppers have changed.

As a "Komi", how can you sauce purple peppers!

In the Western Conference semifinals on the other side, in the series between the Thunder and the Lakers, the Thunder at home led the Lakers 1-0, 11 of 31 in the volute, and 31 points failed to save the Lakers.

But there is still a lot to play in this series......

Because don't say it, the happy beast can still act as a barrier under the basket.

During this period, Du Xiaoshuai's psychological quality was quite average, and he didn't know which night he would pay tribute to Kobe, and then he was killed by Kobe.

In the other Western Conference semifinals, in the "bull-horse matchup" between the Spurs and the Mavericks, the Spurs at home took the lead!

Lin Yi looked for the video of this game after the game, and after watching it, Lin Yi planned to go out to find reporters to blow a wave of "Spurs Championship".

The scheming was on fire in the playoffs, and the young Irving was educated by Parker again......

The Mavericks' wing defense is also not easy to play against the Spurs...... Because the Spurs are eager for you to grind with him, and Ginobili's kind of crazy ball......

Even if you change Kobe Bryant to defend, it's the same.

Duncan and Nowitzki have played against each other for more than ten years, don't look at Shi Fo's scoring data is not as eye-catching as the old driver, but in this game, the player with the highest net score in the Spurs team is Duncan.

Shi Fo had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks, and you can't see his value at all from the data.

Lin Yi remembers very well that the reason why the Spurs were able to stop the Heat's three-in-a-row dream of a three-game dynasty in the previous life was inseparable from Duncan's contribution on the defensive end.

If you only look at defense, Butler may not be much worse than Xiaoka, and Jiba in this life has grown significantly faster than he watched the water cooler in the Bulls during the same period.

In this year's 2K14 MT mode, "Diamond Jiba" is considered by many players to be a god card.

Although Butler is still an apprentice in the blacksmith shop, his 12 or so shots per game will not affect the overall offense and defense of the Spurs.

By this point in the playoffs, the situation has gradually become clear.

For the Knicks, not giving the Nets any chance in the next three games is crucial.

Because of the Heat, they have to play at least five games anyway, and the Knicks can save some more energy by playing one less game.

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After the match day on the 6th, the league's top management urgently convened an internal meeting.

This year's playoffs are in the spotlight, as many fans want to see the Knicks on their way to the top because of the Knicks' 75-win run in the regular season.

Merely......

Tonight's meeting is not for the playoffs.

Tomorrow, the 7th, the league will officially announce the awards for the 12/13 regular season.

Stern had a headache.

The main headache lies in...... The Knicks' 75 wins this season can't all be the credit of the players, right?

So the best coach is not going to continue to give D'Antoni.

Although the award of the best coach is not as convincing as the championship in the eyes of many people, if the best coach is awarded to D'Antoni again this time, then the old German will be awarded for the fourth time in his career!

And...... Lao De is still winning this time!

At that time, will there be suspense among the current No. 1 coaches?

In addition, Klay, the sixth man of the Knicks, completely crushed his competitors in terms of statistics, and the best sixth man was then given to Klay, and the MVP was given to Lin Yi, and then several players of the Knicks were selected into the first and second teams......

So the other teams are still playing?

Why does the league often have operations that challenge the intelligence of fans?

Because the league can't afford not to balance.

You must know that if you don't allocate resources reasonably and form a dominant situation, it is easy to cause the NBA to lose attention.

So...... Stern will have a big headache because the Knicks' performance this year is so explosive.

The explosion was so bad that Stern didn't know how to present the award.

In the conference room, looking at the league executives gathered together, the little Jewish old man took the lead in speaking: "Everyone can express their opinions, yesterday I discussed it with Adam, Adam suggested that LeBron be elected MVP, and then award the best coach to Mike (D'Antoni), what do you think?" ”

Stern said as he handed out the results of the regular season MVP vote to the league's top brassiers.

Jalendis, vice president of the alliance, shook his head, "This can't be done, isn't this equivalent to changing the ticket?" ”

Although the league has also carried out black-box operations before, the selection of MVP, starting from the 09/10 season, in addition to voting by the media and reporters, there is also a fan voting link.

Once the MVP selection is changed, it is easy to have a bad impact.

Dees did not approve of Shaw's suggestion.

Xiao Hua on the side felt that Dis was unbearable, "Jaylen, Lin is already a two-time MVP, he is only 23 years old this year, if he is allowed to be a three-time MVP, how can players of the same period with him compete with him?" ”

"LeBron's data this year is also worthy of MVP, otherwise Lin would have been elected with full votes, wouldn't we have invested heavily in LeBron? Why not take advantage of his great performances this year to get him back to the top? ”

"As for Lin, we can wait until next season and then consider giving him MVP."

Xiao Hua's suggestion is not unreasonable.

But Diess doesn't see it that way.

"Adam, first of all, isn't the selection of MVP based on who plays more dominantly that season?"

"The Knicks are on a 75-win regular season this year, Lin broke Michael's regular season scoring average, and he's more popular in the voting results, so there's no reason why we shouldn't give him MVP."

"Secondly, I don't think it's a bad thing to have Lin Sanlian MVP."

"And, Adam, if Lin performs mediocre next season and we present him with an award in the form of a 'supplementary MVP', do you think the fans will buy it?"

In Dies's view, you can't blindly suppress Lin Yi just because he is a foreigner, and the NBA's growing influence in the overseas market in the past two years is not unrelated to Lin Yi's performance.

To put it bluntly, in the NBA, you still have to rely on strength to speak, if Lin Yi's strength is average, then the league will use him at most to attract the Chinese market.

But......

This kid has now subverted people's perception of basketball!

Especially after the Chinese men's basketball team won the silver medal at the London Olympics, some international players who had previously scoffed at the NBA have changed their minds.

The increasing influx of international players into the NBA is a testament to this.

Dees is very supportive of Stern's global strategy, in Dees's view, the most powerful basketball must be the United States, but the first person in basketball does not necessarily have to be American.

Diess gave the example of table tennis, "Although table tennis is very popular, how many professional table tennis athletes are there in other countries in the world besides China? ”

"Why is football more popular around the world? Because even Brazil, the kingdom of football, can't guarantee that they will win the World Cup. ”

"The NBA not only needs to be commercialized, we also need more fresh blood, and the promotion of our activities in China in the past two years is even more hot than our atmosphere in the United States."

"China is already the second largest basketball country in the world, and even the number of their fans is far higher than ours."

"Wasn't the purpose of bringing Lin in the first place to inspire some young Chinese players and make their fans pay more attention to the NBA?"

"Why, then, do we lift a rock to shoot ourselves in the foot?"

Jaylon Dis's words sent Stern deep in thought.

After a long time, Stern slowly spoke: "Jaylen, if we award the MVP to Lin, how should we distribute the other awards?" ”

Diese thought for a moment, "We can do this ......"

After Dice finished saying his thoughts, Xiao Hua objected for the first time!

It's just vulgar!

Sooner or later, this group of people will ruin the NBA!

In Xiao Hua's view, what is fair and just, that is what children will believe.

Why do human beings have to make all kinds of laws for themselves to bind themselves while pursuing freedom?

Since the alliance has this right, why not make a better allocation of resources?

Let a Chinese triple MVP?

So what will the American players think?

And since Larry Bird, the NBA has not produced a player with three consecutive MVPs.

To be precise...... After Stern took full control of the league, the three-time MVP was extinct in the NBA.

Even the "old rascal" has never completed the achievement of three consecutive regular season MVPs.

Xiao Hua believes that after the Knicks played 75 wins, the influence of the Bulls was much smaller that year.

If Lin Yi has been dominating the NBA's MVP, then his contemporaries will not be able to go further.

In addition, in Xiao Hua's heart, the league did not take advantage of the MVP, which is a topic worth hype.

Xiao Hua had suggested before that the MVP award ceremony should be changed to after the finals.

And Xiao Hua suggested that you don't completely look at the record, after all, some strong teams can easily take the lead in the record.

Shaw wants to make the NBA more commercial, because only then can the NBA be more profitable.

Diess disagreed with Xiao Hua's point of view, he said: "Adam, commercialization is true, but don't forget, basketball is also a competitive sport, and the origin of competitive sports lies in competition!" ”

"Why is there so many legends in the NBA? If the NBA becomes pure showmanship, what's the point? ”

Xiao Hua was so angry that he couldn't do it, "Jay, believe me, my plan will definitely help the alliance stay topical." ”

"Take this year's playoffs as an example, if the Knicks and the Heat meet in the East, then this series will definitely set a new record, right?"

"Then why didn't we sneak in at the right time and get this series to run seven?"

"Legends can also be made by people, if there is no story, we will make up stories for fans, such an NBA, not only can make money, but also more attractive to fans!"

Dees shook his head, "Adam, too much interference by the referee will only cause disgust among the fans. Take the 09/10 season Finals as an example, even if the Lakers and Celtics failed to play seven games, it is a classic for many fans! ”

Diess doesn't want too much human interference in the game itself.

In Dies's mind, the hype is completely OK.

Didn't the league also hype 23vs24 back then?

But Stern didn't put the Cavaliers in the Finals because of the hype.

Why did the NBA have such an ugly Finals as the Spurs playing the Pistons at the beginning of the century?

It is because Stern understands that too much human interference will only cause people to resent it.

Therefore, hype is hype, and praise is praise, and the script must be returned to the players in the end.

The league can change the rules, it can suppress those dynastic teams through the distribution of draft picks, and it can even find a way to tear down those big clubs, but if it's up to the referees to write the scripts......

Sooner or later, you'll be sprayed to death.

Of course, Stern will not pursue any fairness and justice, but in some things, this little Jewish old man has his own bottom line.

And Stern himself played with fire...... He knows that if the referee interferes too much in the game, the result can easily get out of control.

For example, in the 10/11 season, Xiao Hua suggested that the referee should help the Mavericks, because playing a full seven games is more conducive to the ratings.

However, Stern rejected Shaw's suggestion.

Because Stern knew very well that the Knicks and Mavericks were very close in strength at that time, once the total score became 3-3, the Knicks themselves would be discouraged.

In the same way, even if the Mavericks led the Knicks 3-1 at that time, Stern would not interfere in that round of the Finals.

Merely......

It's still a headache.

Giving James the regular season MVP can further rejuvenate the emperor, and at the same time, it can also maintain the league's consistent style of not putting all its eggs in one basket.

But......

Diese's suggestion also makes sense.

Lin Yi's three consecutive MVPs can further enhance his historical status, further reflect the fairness and justice of the NBA, and in the future, international players will be more willing to come to the NBA to play and pursue their dreams.

Stern no longer hesitated.

Indecision is not his style.

It's just that Stern may not have expected that before he retired, he would encounter such a difficult situation for him to choose.

Stern motioned for Dees and Xiao Hua to stop arguing.

"After listening to Adam and Jay's advice, I decided to do this." Stern spoke slowly.

May 7th.

The NBA has officially announced the 2012/2013 NBA regular season awards!

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PS: First update!