Chapter 195: Once Home, Now Away [Second Update]
Just when the outside world was hyping super rookie Lin Sen against his old club Minnesota Timberwolves, the NBA officially announced the results of the second round of All-Star voting.
Linson, who was traded from the West to the East, is the second-largest guard in the East by vote, and if he can maintain that advantage until Zuihou, Linson will be the starter for the Eastern All-Star team.
Although Lin Sen's rookie season has been excellent so far, such a vote still makes many people publicly say that Lin Sen is not qualified for this.
Experts found that although the Orlando Magic won the last four games of this wave of five consecutive wins, that is, the four games in which Linson joined the Magic, in addition to the first Dallas Mavericks is recognized as a strong team, the Atlanta Hawks, Seattle SuperSonics, and Portland Trail Blazers are all weak teams.
But the Magic was originally not a strong team in the eyes of most people, or even just a mid-stream team, but in these four games, these basketball experts have found that the Orlando Magic is quietly undergoing a metamorphosis.
And a careful analysis of the reasons for the metamorphosis of magic in addition to Chris. In addition to the key points, the addition of new signings such as Webb is the more critical factor is Lin Sen, who has just joined the Magic.
In the eyes of most pseudo-fans, they absolutely do not believe that Linson will be the root cause of the Magic's transformation, because during the Timberwolves period, Linson averaged 24.1 points, 10.1 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 3.6 steals per game.
This statistic seems like a superstar statistic, but in the four games since Linson arrived with the Magic, Linson's scoring average has plummeted from 24.1 points per game to 16.75 points, and his average of 12.75 assists per game does not seem to be too much of an increase, while the steals and rebounds are basically the same as before.
In the eyes of pseudo-fans, what they care about most is the data, and Lin Sen's data basically did not rise. In terms of scores, it dropped by more than 7 points. So they take it for granted that Lin Sen is in a bad state.
But in the eyes of experts, Lin Sen has undoubtedly changed a lot. Although Linson averaged as many as 10 assists per game during the Timberwolves period, needless to say, experts and even fans basically do not associate Linson with point guards, and they pay more attention to Linsen's off-court lace news is Linsen's score on the court.
And experts will say that most of Linsen's passes come from breakthrough points, rarely have that kind of penetrating master passes, and his style of play is not a point guard, more like a scoring guard.
But at this moment, these basketball experts suddenly found that after joining the Magic, Lin Sen has become more like a traditional playmaking guard.
It's not simply an increase in the number of assists, but the discovery that the Magic's offensive operation has become more organized under Linson's control.
The increase in assists does not simply reflect Linson's transformation, it has been said that a master point guard can often think of the next three or four steps, and a first-class point guard can think of the next two steps. A good point guard is more of an open teammate who thinks of them, and their assist stats are excellent but their role simply can't be compared to that of a master point guard.
And Magic's Lin Sen has the potential to move forward like a first-class point guard in organizing the team's offense.
Wood. Lin - Towards a Great Guard - NBA Official Website.
In this article, the NBA official analyzed in detail the changes after Linson came to the Magic, from scoring to passing, and in this article on the official website, Zuihou bluntly said that Linsen is moving towards a great guard.
Although ESPN once put the title of future No. 1 point guard on Linson's head early, it took this more as a joke and even used it to satirize Linsen.
And now the NBA's official website has made many people face it squarely, and the NBA officially announced that Linsen, who led the Magic to five consecutive wins, won the best player in the East last week.
This award is not given to Dwight, who averaged 22 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks per game for the Magic. Howard instead awarded it to Linson, and the NBA official also gave the following evaluation: If the Orlando Magic before Christmas is a team that is very competitive in the future, then Wood. Lin's arrival completely activated Dwight. Howard and Orlando Magic. His arrival brought an immediate qualitative change to the Orlando Magic, making the Orlando Magic a serious contender for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. With Wood. As Lin continues to grow, we can yujian the Orlando Magic's glorious future, and we have reason to believe that this Weekly Championship will definitely not be Wood. Forest's zuihou once.
Just after the morning pregame for the Magic, a reporter appeared in front of Howard on Jan. 5.
"Dwight, do you have any thoughts on brushing shoulders with your first Weekly Best? Do you think you are more deserving of this award? ”
Dwight. Howard still had a childlike smile: "No, I don't think, can't you see that it's Wood's arrival that makes it easier for me to score?" Wood is rightfully the Player of the Week. ”
Howard's answer disappointed the reporter and Stan Brown, who was not far away. Van Gundy breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he had always feared that Howard's friendliness was only temporary, but judging by his recent observations and Howard's words and actions.
Howard did put aside the battle for the leadership of the team, although the team did not completely clarify that Linson is the leader of the Magic, but all kinds of aspects have revealed this idea, and the reason why they dare not clarify is Howard's existence.
Stan. Van Gundy believes it is necessary to talk to Howard to see if Howard is really willing to make Linson the leader of the team, once it is confirmed that Linson is the leader of the team, Van Gundy believes that Linson's sense of responsibility will be greater, which is undoubtedly better for the team.
For the evening game, Stan. Van Gundy didn't dare to be careless, although Linson came to the Magic, the Timberwolves were also in good shape after the trade.
Although they lost the game against Spurs, they only lost by five points.
But then the Hornets who defeated Linson's lore failure, whether it was Nelson or Ricky Davis to Garnett, were in good form. Van Gundy believes either he or Devon. Casey wants to win.
This game is definitely no less important to both sides than a playoff game, and the losing side can be criticized for making a stupid deal after the game, and no one wants to be that stupid side.
For the return of Linsen. The whole of Minneapones has shown great friendliness, from management to fans. Even many fans shouted outside the hotel where the Timberwolves were staying that Linson was back.
"He still has an impact on us." McHale said as he looked at the fans who were entering the stadium one after another.
German. Casey, of course, knew what McHale was talking about. After Lin Sen left, the attendance rate of the target center could not be compared with before.
Even if the team's record is excellent, it has not been full once, and the most time is only 19,300 people, and tonight's tickets were all sold out two days after Lin Sen was traded.
"Are you sure?"
"The team is in good shape, KG, Ricky ......"
"I hope to win!" McHale directly interrupted Devon. Kathy's words, Devon. Casey said that and he understood German. Casey wasn't sure.
As Stan . Van Gundy thought, McHale didn't want to lose this game on his home turf.
"Coach, I'm going to go out for a while."
Stan making a pre-match speech. Van Gundy looked at Linson. The eyes were full of inquiry.
Lin Sen shook the mobile phone in his hand: "I'm going to pick up a friend, I told you that I was going to take two days off after the game with the Nuggets, and that friend is my advertising partner." ”
"Go and come back, don't let me play for you at the beginning of the game!"
"Of course not, she's just outside the arena." After speaking, Lin Sen put on his down jacket, took the five tickets given to him by the Timberwolves, and immediately walked out.
"I bet it must be a beautiful woman." Howard said secretly.
"I believe it is, too." Chris. Webb said with a smile.
"Dwight, if you can reassure me like Wood, I'll give you that privilege too, I said it before, and I still say it." Stan. Van Gundy looked at Howard and said with a smile.
Howard shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, "I give up this privilege." ”
There was an immediate burst of laughter in the locker room.
Lin Sen soon saw Adriana waiting for him. Lima, to Lin Sen's surprise, Lima was wearing the black trench coat he had worn for Lima.
Lin Sen's black trench coat has a different flavor on Lima's body: "You, why are you still wearing this dress." ”
"What, isn't it pretty? Didn't you notice that I felt good in this dress? You must not have read my recent photo album. They all said that the photos I took in this trench coat were very feeling, better than ever. Lima walked beside Linsen under the gaze of many people.
Just when Lin Sen was about to say something. Lima's subtle voice drilled into Lin Sen's ears: "It's a vacuum shot." ”
Lima, who was labeled as domineering, spoke in such a charming and soft voice, which made Lin Sen very unaccustomed to turning his head, and Lima's eyes were completely devoid of the previous domineering and gentle.
Lin Sen was slightly stunned: "Okay, hurry up, it's good that they left me five tickets, give you one, hurry up, I'll go back to the locker room first." ”
"And four?"
"Nobody wants it! I was waiting for the fans outside the arena. ”
Hearing Lin Sen's answer, Lima smiled: "Then I'll leave now, see you later!" ”
As he spoke, he kissed his index finger and made a playful hook finger at Lin Sen.
"How many times have we been to Minnesota?"
"Who knows, it's not a lot anyway, but it's definitely the most meaningful." Bill. Wharton's old partner, Hoffman, looked at Bill. Wharton said.
Linson stood in the tunnel for the away players, the first time he had appeared as an away player in the center of the target since he entered the league, and he thought he could stay in Minnesota for the rest of his life.
Shaking his head, the exit of the player's tunnel was instantly completely illuminated.
The sound of the live DJ rang out, and Howard, who was at the head of the line, trotted out with a thin, barely audible sound.
A huge boo entered Lin Sen's ears, and Lin Sen couldn't help but wonder if he would do the same when he appeared. (To be continued......)
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