Chapter 425: The First Trophy

"Michael. Jordan went so far as to put Gerald. Wallace really sold it. "Dwight with Linson on his way to New Orleans. Howard yelled with his phone.

This time the Orlando Magic in addition to head coach Stan. In addition to Van Gundy becoming the head coach of the Eastern Conference Stars, Howard and Linson were selected as All-Stars as starters, and Billups was also selected by coaches to the bench, which was the first time in the history of the Orlando Magic that three people were selected to the All-Star Game at the same time.

"What, Gerald. Wallace was traded? How can it be? Lin Sen snatched the phone, and the headline on the phone was Gerrard. News that Wallace was traded.

And Gerald. Wallace was not traded for anyone else, but Linson's former teammate Sido. Tekoglu.

Gerrard. Wallace and Turkooglou both started their careers with the Kings, but Turkcoglou was one of the famous bench gangsters of the gorgeous Kings, while Gerald Murphy was one of the most famous bench gangsters on that flamboyant team. Wallace was just a water cooler keeper.

If it weren't for Charlotte Bobcats picking him off, then Gerald. Wallace is likely to spend four years off the bench, eventually disappearing from the NBA.

This season Gerrard. Wallace is one step closer than last season, averaging 19.6 points per game while also contributing six rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.1 steals and one block in the league.

And Tekoglou was basically defeated by Stan before Linson joined the Magic last season. Van Gundy was identified as the playmaker of the team, and Linson only became the second core when he arrived.

Despite this, Tekoglou showed great improvement last season, and after returning to the Kings in the summer, Tekoglou had full possession of the ball to lead the loss of Artest and Mike last season. Bibby's two core kings have achieved good results.

The Kings, who were originally destined to be a strong contender for the first pick, have a win rate of nearly 50 percent at the halfway point of the season, and their record is also ranked 10th in the West, and they still maintain their playoff hopes.

Although Tekoglou is averaging 19.3 points per game, he is not the first among the Kings. But his average of 6.5 assists per game ranks first with the Kings. He also had six rebounds. He is the only player other than James this season who has scored rebounds and assists at 19+6+6, and was almost selected for the Western Conference All-Star bench.

Despite the fact that Gerald. Wallace shouted rumors of a trade after the game against the Magic, but no one expected that the Bobcats actually traded the new Elvis Presley, who had just signed a new contract in the offseason. Wallace.

Gerrard. Wallace Plus has reimbursed Sean this season. May in exchange for Sido. Tekoglu plus Duntai. Jones and Quincy. Dolby.

"I didn't expect Xidu to return to the east so soon." Howard sighed.

Lin Sen also didn't expect that in fact, he was interested in Gerald. Players like Wallace are still very favorable, but the team already has Artest and Battier two defensive stalwarts. Although Wallace is younger and more energetic, after all, the scoring ability is obviously flawed, especially the three-point shooting ability that the Magic needs, he does not have.

"Let's go, we can only wish Cido continued to do well in Charlotte." Lin Sen handed the phone to Howard. The first to walk up the gangway.

Lin Sen, who was sitting in a chair, took out his mobile phone and looked at the photos of his son and daughter, especially his 19-day-old son Amy, who was born more than ten days ago, almost every day.

"Wood, you're so happy, but I have something to ask you." Howard nudged Linson, a smirk.

"Put away your damn smile, I'm uncomfortable laughing, what's the matter?" Lin Sen stared at Howard and said.

Howard peeked around a little embarrassed and then leaned into Lin Sen's ear: "Royce is pregnant." ”

"Royce, who is it?" Lin Sen looked at Howard in surprise, and then suddenly remembered. Isn't Royce the Magic's cheerleader, "How can you do that." The Alliance knew that she would be finished. ”

The NBA league has a clear rule that players cannot fall in love with cheerleaders, and once they are discovered, they are often severely punished by cheerleaders.

Lin Sen at first thought he and Royce. Reed was just playing, but he didn't expect the two of them to develop to this point: "Damn, don't you know how to use contraception?" ”

"I hate that feeling, but we've always been mindful, and it's been normal for almost a year, who knows."

"And what are you going to do?"

"I don't know what to say." Howard hung his head.

"Do you want that child, or do you want to be with her, if you want to, I think you should be responsible for her, if you don't want to, I think you should deal with it privately." Although Lin Sen has just been promoted to father, where does he understand these things, all he can do is this advice.

"I seem to like her very much, and she said that she is willing to leave Orlando for me to be a cheerleader in Miami, and if it goes well, she will give birth to a child, and I will raise them as a mother and child."

Lin Sen didn't know what to say, Howard's character has been very clear to him this year, and he is a typical NBA player character.

The bad thing to say is that a man who is not responsible for women is more for a moment of happiness, this year he knows how many women Howard has had a relationship with, but Lin Sen also knows that he is not qualified to say Howard, after all, he is not clear.

"If that's the case, then treat them well, and I don't know anything else, to be honest." Linson patted Howard on the shoulder.

"Sorry to bother you, do you need a magazine or a drink?" The blonde in the flight attendant uniform said in a sweet voice.

The stewardess in front of her is indeed very good-looking, and Howard, who was still asking Lin Sen what to do with Royce just now, has a bright light in his eyes.

"Is there an up-to-date Forbes? Give me another cup of coffee, Xie Luxie, what do you want from Wood? ”

"I just need a glass of boiled water, and I don't need anything else, Xie Luxie."

Howard kept staring at the stewardess's writhing hips and disappeared into the cabin door before retracting his eyes: "It's really good, her figure is so good, it's amazing, Wood, don't you say?" ”

Seeing Lin Sen's unhappy appearance, Howard shrugged helplessly: "Okay, I didn't say it." ”

Soon the stewardess just now delivered something. And Howard didn't care about Lin Sen's opinion: "Beauty." Can you know your contact information? ”

Many women work as flight attendants in order to be able to have something to do with rich people or celebrities. And Howard obviously belongs to one of them, and in the face of Howard's request, the stewardess very neatly wrote her name on a small note and handed it to Howard.

"That's it." Howard put the small note in his coat pocket and picked up the magazine.

The cover of this issue is a photo of Lin Sen's family of five, Lin Sen is in the middle, holding Amy and Anne in his left and right hands, and Natalie. Portman and Lindsay. Luo Han stood aside, both of them with smiles on their faces. He looked extraordinarily happy.

The release of this issue of Forbes has been criticized by many defenders, who have criticized Lin Sen's behavior for affecting the values of teenagers and will have a very bad impact on teenagers.

"If only I could be like you." Howard glanced at Lin Sen and muttered softly.

When the plane arrived in New Orleans, Chris . Paul was already waiting there, even though the League would love to let Lin Sen stay in the hotel arranged by the League.

But Lin Sen still chose to live in Chris. Paul's house, with whom he lived was Delon. Williams, the two of them will have a bullfight at Paul's house to decide who is Amy's godfather and who is Annie's godfather.

After saying goodbye to Howard, Linson got into Paul's car.

At Paul's home, Linson witnesses Paul and Delon's heads-up. In the end, DeLong defeated Paul in an eleven-ball bullfight, and they had previously agreed to win the man and become Amy's godfather. The one who loses becomes Anne's godfather.

"I'll definitely come up with a great name for Anne." Paul glared at Delon and said that although he didn't care who his godfather was, it was still very frustrating to lose to Delon .

"Me too, hahaha." DeLong, who won the game, was very happy, and the three of them did not leave Paul's house at night, but duel again with NBA2K at Paul's house, but in the game's duel, Lin Sen had the most laugh.

This year Lin Sen is busier than last year, last year Lin Sen participated in the Rookie Challenge, Skills Challenge, Three-Point Contest and All-Star Game, and this year Lin Sen was not only selected for the second-year rookie game, but also participated in the Skills Challenge, Three-Point Challenge, Slam Dunk Contest and All-Star Game.

Needless to say, he participated in all five games, and he was already the first person in NBA history to participate in the latter four at the same time.

Under normal circumstances, the hosts' players would have been courteous to everyone and would most likely have won the All-Star Game MVP, but this year is a bit special.

As the leader of the host Hornets, Chris . Paul didn't have the slightest idea of winning the All-Star MVP at home, while David Brown. West didn't, and Paul not only didn't have the idea of competing for the All-Star Game MVP, but instead leaned towards Linson to win the MVP.

In the last game of the All-Star Game against the Cavaliers, James also said this idea, and Linson, who became the father of two children, even replaced Chris. Paul became the long-awaited All-Star MVP candidate.

'I'd love Wood to get the trophy for Amy and Annie, but I hope it won't be easy for him because that's the best gift it can be." $2 million Kobe Bryant for two children. Bryant said in an interview.

And Kevin, who belongs to the same Eastern Stars team as Lin Sen. Garnett, LeBron. James expressed his full support for Lin Sen to give gifts to the children.

"At this point, it seems that if I don't fight, I'm sorry for everyone, and I don't think I will refuse." Lin Sen officially responded in an interview before the rookie game.

"Wood, will you play in the rookie game? The first grade has already issued a declaration of victory. ”

"You also participated in the slam dunk contest this time, are you serious? Or are you participating at the request of the league, and are you preparing in advance for the slam dunk contest? ”

"Will Amy and Annie be your motivation for this All-Star Game? Any ideas to get all the awards back? ”

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"Rookie game, whether I can play or not I need to listen to the coach's arrangement, as for the rest, I will do my best to do a good job, as for the slam dunk contest, I don't think I will disappoint everyone." Lin Sen said with a smile.

Despite the victory declaration from the first-year rookie, no one was optimistic that they would be able to walk away with the victory, let alone Linson and Blanton in the second-year. Roy and his two were named to this year's All-Star team, a far cry in the first grade.

After the game began, Linson and Roy were on the bench for less than two minutes.

"It's really disappointing, and I think there will be protests from the audience. A lot of people come just to see Wood and Blanton. As a result, they actually did it off the field as soon as they started. "Steve, who is in charge of the game's commentary. Cole complained.

"If Brandon and Wood play. Then the suspense chance of the game is 0, maybe they don't play to make this game more exciting. "Mark. Jackson laughed, "But in the end, I thought sophomore was going to win the game." ”

However, the course of the game was unexpected, although Linson and Blanton. Roy didn't play, and no one believed that the sophomore would not be able to beat the first-year rookies.

In the first half, the first grade showed Kevin on the list. Durant was extremely eye-catching, scoring 12 goals in the first half and scoring 26 points at halftime. Horford is also taking what he wants on the inside, and Bagnani is completely unable to guard Horford.

At halftime, Horford had a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds. Led by him and Durant, the first half of the first year instead took a five-point lead at 65:60.

It's only five points behind because of Daniel. Gibson hit six three-pointers in the first half to add to his 22 points.

"It was a bit of a surprise to us, maybe we were able to see Brandon and Wood on the court in the second half, and if we could, I think we should be thankful to the first-year rookies." Mark. Jackson said with a smile.

After the start of the second half, Linson and Roy still did not play. Guy took over the offensive reins, but Kevin. Durant was still on fire, and by the tenth minute of the second half, the sophomore not only did not catch up with the score, but fell behind by 16 points.

Daniel. Gibson's hand is of course completely gone, and the whole team can only play Rudy. Gay and Aldridge were able to score.

"The second grade asked for a timeout. I don't know how LeBron will adjust, maybe replacing Brandon and Wood is the best way to do it. "Steve. Cole said, looking at the sidelines.

"Brandon. Wood, you two come out, let the first-year rookies know how good you are, come on! James said as he looked at Roy and Linson.

Roy and Lin Sen glanced at each other: "No problem!" ”

"Oh, LeBron really got Brandon and Wood, and that's the end of your luck first-year rookies." Mark. Jackson said with a smile.

However, at this moment, the first-year rookies have played with confidence and don't care about Roy and Linsen's play.

"It seems that they don't care about us, will you come first or will I come first?" Lin Sen looked at Roy and asked.

"You're a new dad, I think it's better for you to come first and use the Rookie Game MVP trophy as your first gift? I'll pass you the ball as a gift for my two children? Roy said with a smile.

"Blanton, you're so stingy, in that case, I can only accept it." Lin Sen smiled and gave the ball to Roy, and he ran to the front court.

"Wood gave the ball to Blanton, and he ran to the front court instead, what are they going to do?" Mark. Jackson was curious.

At the moment, the second-year inside line is Aldridge, Paul. Millsap, Rudy. Guy, Linson, and Roy, and in the first year, Al. Horford, Jeff. Green, Kevin. Durant, Mike. Conley and Juan. Carlos. Navarro.

Falling behind the rookies made the second year up and down look ugly, and they had to admit that Lin Sen and Roy were the two strongest among them.

Roy controlled the ball and came to the frontcourt, and the person in charge of defending Linson was the Grizzlies' main point guard, Mike. Conley, even though he is still a rookie, has proven that he doesn't have to rely on Greg alone. Auden was able to survive, which also proved that he was not wrong in Memphis's choice.

Roy handed the ball directly to Linsen, and after Linsen received the ball, Conley immediately moved up a step and the distance between Linsen and Linsen was very small, almost sticking himself to Linsen.

"Wood gets the ball, Mike is defending him, Mike as a rookie is good on the defensive end, but Wood is a headache for any top defender." Steve. Cole said with a smile.

Hold the ball high with both hands, stand firmly on your left foot, and hold your chest against Mike, who is clinging to you. Conley, Lin Sen's height is not very tall, but he is a little taller than Conley.

After slamming Conley with his chest and gaining a bit of space, Lin Sen leaned forward and put the ball between his waist and abdomen.

"Hey, rookie, you can't stop me." Lin Sen said with a smile. But Mike. Conley ignored Linson. His right hand was placed directly in front of Lin Sen's eyes.

"It seems you don't believe it!" Lin Sen said with a shrug. As soon as he finished speaking, he stabbed his right foot to Conley's left.

Conley, who has already played against Lin Sen once this season, knows how terrifying Lin Sen's strength is, and tries to control his urge to move his feet as much as possible.

Mike. Conley was right, but it's a pity that he met Lin Sen, the unreasonable Lin Sen, and he didn't care about Mike. Conley did not move, quickly retracted his right foot, and the whole person quickly straightened his waist and directly in Mike. Conley's front rose from the ground.

"Wood. Jump straight! "Mike. Jackson shouted.

Mike. Conley reacted quickly and jumped up to interfere with Lin Sen's shot at the first time, but Lin Sen didn't care about his body and threw the ball out with a slight lean.

The ball jumped past Conley's fingers and flew straight to the basket in the distance, and Linson felt good.

Swish!

A crisp sound of brushing the net sounded, and Lin Sen's right hand was raised high.

"It's so accurate, even though the second grade is still 13 points behind, I think most of them are like me, and the second grade is doomed to defeat and win." Mark. Jackson said as he looked at Lin Sen, who was high-five Roy in celebration.

The rookies who returned to the offensive end handed the ball to Kevin, who had already scored 32 points in the game. Durant, but this time Durant failed to score, and after the shot was ironed, Aldridge won the defensive rebound and immediately handed it to Linson.

And Lin Sen did not carry the ball himself but handed the ball directly to Roy, and it was not Mike who stood in front of Lin Sen after returning to the front court. Conley is the top eye Kevin. Durant.

Linson hasn't had a direct confrontation with Durant this season. However, Lin Sen has paid attention to the report Kevin. Durant is doing well with the SuperSonics, at least in terms of scoring, averaging 20 points per game and Jeff. Green became the hope for the team's future rise.

The only regret though. That hope doesn't belong to Seattle, as next season the SuperSonics will move from Seattle to Oklahoma City, the city where the Hornets were briefly relocated due to the hurricane.

Kevin Durant Linson, who is 2.08 tall, didn't care, even though he looked completely overshadowed by Durant.

and Roy made a glance gesture, and Lin Sen, who had been clinging to Durant, suddenly accelerated.

Kevin. Durant showed a degree of agility that didn't match his height, but even so, in the face of Linsen's run, Durant was still left behind.

Durant gritted his teeth and chased after him, but he quickly lost hope.

"Wood went through the inside and ran to the bottom right corner! There was no one there in the first grade, and it was an opportunity, Brandon passed! "Steve. Cole shouted.

As soon as he landed in the bottom corner, the basketball was immediately passed by Roy.

Catch the ball with both hands, and turn and jump with your left foot directly in the narrow corner.

Aiming at the basket in the air, Lin Sen threw the ball out.

And Jeff. Green also rushed over, but there was no pressure on Lin Sen.

In Jeff. Green's helpless expression quickly raised the ball, and finally crossed an arc and drilled into the basket amid the cheers of the audience.

“WOOD…… LIN......" The live DJ roared hoarsely, and the fans broke out into crazy cheers again, as if it was Lin Sen's home stadium.

"Two three-pointers in a row, the difference is only 10 points, and there are a full nine minutes left before the end of the game, and 10 points difference is not a problem for Wood at all, and I have a hunch that Wood will defend the championship in the three-point contest when I look at Wood's hand tonight." Mark. Jackson said with a smile.

The 10-point difference made the first-year rookies on the court feel uneasy, not to mention that there were still nine minutes to go before the game.

Linson and Brandon. Roy's recent continuous cooperation also made the first-year rookies start to pay attention to teamwork, and the rookies have a good hand, and it is in this way that they can maintain a slight lead while being chased all the time.

"Do the rookies want to keep the victory to the bottom of the game?" Steve. Cole said, looking at the big screen.

At this time, there are still two minutes and ten seconds left before the game, and in the past six minutes and fifty seconds, the rookies have stubbornly withstood the ferocious fire of the second grade, and until now they are still one point ahead of the second grade.

Mike. Conley came to the front court with the ball and handed it to Kevin. Durant, Durant and Jeff. Green played a match.

"The coordination between Kevin and Jeff's teammates, Kevin makes an emergency stop!" Steve. Cole's words hadn't been shouted yet. It was supposed to keep an eye on Mike. Conley's Linson appeared behind Durant.

Durant, who had just lifted the ball up and was about to make a shot, had not yet reacted. Lin Sen slapped the ball out of the slap directly.

"Wood. Wood's Cover! Kevin could never have imagined that Wood would be behind him. ”

In Mark. In Jackson's words, Lin Sen quickly landed and caught up with the ball that was fanned down by him.

But Mike. Conley's retreat was fast, and Lin Sen simply slowed down, he thought that the game would end soon, but he didn't expect the rookies to be so tenacious.

Looking up at the big screen, it had been two minutes: "Can't wait any longer." ”

Gamario. Moon is an undrafted player, but he's worked hard to get a foothold with the Raptors and showed everyone what he's capable of, especially his explosive physicality.

is also known as the moon man by fans because of his name. He will also participate in the slam dunk contest in this All-Star Game, but he is undoubtedly the most neglected one under the bag of Gay, Linson, and James. Guy was also destined to be a supporting role for Linson and James before the game.

Moon, who was substituted at the moment, worked very the defensive end, and did not have any fear because of Lin Sen's strength, and still maintained a good mentality, calmly looking at Lin Sen in front of him.

Lin Sen likes Moon's defensive attitude very much, and seems to see the shadow of Azubuike, but he also knows that Azubuuk is far from having the physical quality of the Moon in front of him.

Syllable! Syllable! Syllable!

The ball hits the floor back and forth, and the pace gets faster and faster.

Moon also became more and more cautious, and his eyes were firmly fixed on Lin Sen. He began to pace and break his steps.

Lin Sen still kept the dribble and didn't take any further action, which made Moon more and more nervous.

"For the moon who is still a rookie. Dealing with Wood is a rare learning opportunity. "Mark. Jackson said with a smile.

"But a lot of people can't stand this kind of opportunity, that's the difference between a good player and an average player, a good player can always grow in setbacks and failures, but the average player can't, a great player is a great guy in the constant setbacks and obstacles." Steve. Cole continued.

Lin Sen accelerated to the right side of the lun, and Moon, who was getting more and more nervous, immediately reacted, and subconsciously slid to the right side of the lun to try to block Lin Sen's forward footsteps.

And at this time, seeing Moon's defensive reaction, Lin Sen made a change of direction in front of his body, and Moon's body center of gravity changed with his subconscious, and Moon reacted by moving to the left.

And it was this opportunity that Lin Sen needed, and just when Moon responded to Lin Sen's attack with amazing reflexes, Lin Sen completed another change of direction and then made a strong right foot with his left leg to the right side of Moon.

Then on the right heel, another acceleration Moon was thrown behind by Lin Sen, and Lin Sen, who shook over Moon, made a direct pull-up jump shot.

Wood's pull-up jumper hit a stop-and-go jumper that didn't work out despite Moon's defensive efforts, and Wood's pivotal pull-up jumper helped the sophomore officially overtake the score, and Wood improved his score to 18 points after only eight minutes played, and now there is one minute and twenty-two seconds left before the end of the game, and the rookies are in danger. Steve. Cole said as he looked at the big screen.

The rookies who returned to the offensive end felt the pressure of the sophomore defense, and almost 24 seconds were around when Durant threw the ball out.

The result of such a forced shot can be imagined, the ball smashed out of the basket, Paul. Millsap held the defensive rebound in good hands.

"Wood, finish the game!" Roy pulled Lin Sen and whispered.

"No problem, you pass the ball and I shoot?"

"Of course!" Roy said with a smile.

"What Brandon and Wood are talking about, these are two of the greatest players in the class of '06, but it's a shame that the six teams ahead of them have all chosen to ignore them."

"Mark, don't forget Rudy, the eighth pick, who was the top three scorers in the class of '06, and is now the leader of each of the three teams." Steve. Cole reminded.

Linsen, who came to the front court with the ball, let Moon stick to him, and he and Roy had already communicated.

Responsible for defending Brandon. Roy is Kevin. Durant, and Roy suddenly ran around Durant and then turned around, and Durant was immediately thrown away by Roy.

Linson immediately passed the ball in his hand to Brandon. Roy, the ball left Linsen's hand and Moon was also relieved, but as soon as he breathed a sigh of relief, Linsen made a sharp stop and turned after an acceleration.

Moon gritted his teeth and chased after Lin Sen, but still couldn't catch up.

And Brandon who catches the ball. Roy managed to attract the attention of the defenders and flicked the ball straight into the opposite corner.

"Brandon moved the ball wide and Wood ran there, it was an extremely bold pass!" Mark as a defender of the legendary organization. Jackson naturally knew that such a pass was risky.

When the ball reached the bottom corner three-point line, Lin Sen caught the ball steadily.

Although Moon had already caught up with him, Lin Sen still jumped directly without hesitation.

With a noticeable backswing, Lin Sen decisively threw the ball out.

And Moon, who couldn't control his body, crashed into Lin Sen's body.

The referee's whistle blew immediately, and Linson's shot was still firmly into the basket.

"Playing four points, Wood finished four points in the Rookie Challenge, Moon was working hard defensively, but he had to pay for his efforts!" Mark. Jackson shouted.

The New Orleans arena went crazy, with the crowd shouting MVP.

"Mark, are you sure this isn't the waterhouse center in Orlando?" Steve. Cole asked, listening to the MVP voices in the room.

"I'm sure!" Mark. Jackson said with a smile.

"Well done!" Roy pulled Lin Sen up.

"You're better." Lin Sen and Roy bumped their fists and walked to the free throw line, and Lin Sen steadily hit the free throw as the MVP cheered all over the court.

James and Chris on the sidelines. Paul and Delon waved their big towels excitedly.

The rookies, who were still ahead, are a full five points behind the second grade.

The rookies were very unwilling, but they had to accept this fact.

Returning to the offensive end and missing the shot again made them lose hope of overtaking, and Lin Sen, who returned to the offensive end, completely sealed the victory with a three-pointer.

Although Linson only played 10 minutes, he scored a team-high 25 points, second only to Daniel, who scored 28 points on eight three-pointers. Gibson.

But Gibson scored 22 points in the first half and only six in the second half, and it was Linson's last ten minutes on the court that tied the 16-point gap and finally won by six points.

"The MVP of Wood's rookie game is well deserved!" Mark. Jackson said with a smile as he looked at Lin Sen, who lifted the MVP trophy in the rookie game. (To be continued......)