Chapter 470: The Next Maddie
"Wood Sends Orlando to Sweep to Advance" -- that was the headline for USA Today the next day.
As USA Today said, Lin Sen's last-minute play yesterday hit the hearts of Phillies hard.
The media seems not to be surprised by the Magic's sweep and promotion, compared to the media, they are still willing to pay attention to the tense matchups in other rounds.
However, the day after the Philadelphia 76ers were swept, when countless 76ers fans were still sad, the Philadelphia Investigator reported on the game and spent two full pages analyzing the situation if the Philadelphia 76ers had Linson.
From Lin Sen's leadership temperament, to Lin Sen's offensive ability, big heart at critical moments, to the style of play, to the compatibility with today's 76ers, a thorough analysis was conducted.
In the end, it came to the conclusion that Linson coming to the 76ers would become the next 76ers logo, and he could also be with Andre. Miller plays dual point guards, while Iguodala can move to the small forward position.
With a trade and generous salary space to secure big-name interior players in free agency, the 76ers could compete for the O'Brien Cup with a new roster.
This report is crazy, in order to get Lin Sen to choose to rot in the next two years, and then wait for Lin Sen's rookie contract to expire and use the maximum salary to fight for Lin Sen.
He also claimed that Linson and Iguodala would eventually become another super outside pair in history after Jordan and Pippen.
The report was a joke to Orlan Multimedia, but what the Phillies didn't expect was that the Phillies launched a vote on the official forum of the 76ers.
In just one day, Lin Sen, who led the Magic to defeat the 76ers, became the person they most desired.
"If You Can't Beat Him, Get Him" -- that was the sports headline of the Philadelphia Daily News the next day.
What's more, the owner and general manager of Philadelphia really had such an idea, which can't help but make Otis . Smith was worried.
He also knew that most of the teams in the league were eyeing Lin Sen. He has already thought about a contract extension in the middle of next season. Be sure to tie Lin Sen to Orlando as soon as possible.
Oran Multimedia also realized that Philadelphia wasn't joking. Directly began a war of words with the Philadelphia media.
And the Orlando Magic team is training seriously, waiting for their semi-final opponents.
At this time, the league's first three awards of the year were also released in turn.
Linsen's teammate Grant. Hill defeated five competitors to win this season's Sportsmanship Award.
In the Best Sixth Man award, Ginobili, the Argentine demon knife who defeated Lin Sen last year, won the Best Sixth Man award with a career-high 19.5 points and 4.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.47 steals.
Grant. Hill was fourth, and Sean. Battier was fifth.
And in the Best Defensive Player selection, Kevin . Garnett won the award, and Dwight Howard, who averaged a league-high 13.9 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game, scored a measly seven points in the selection.
Ron. Artest and Sean. Battier finished third and fourth, respectively. And Lin Sen was also surprised that he even got 4 points.
On May 4, the Orlando Magic finally knew who their next opponent would be, and the Detroit Pistons finally defeated the Chicago Bulls in seven games to reach the Eastern Conference semifinals.
And they only have two days off, and the magic have a full eight days off.
Although the Detroit Pistons have been a powerhouse in the East for the past five years and have won a championship, now the core Billups has joined the Magic, and the team has lost the most important person.
Inside big man McDyce joins the Spurs. Wallace joins the Bulls, and the original superteam Iron and Blood Pistons are now gone.
Although this year relied on Hamilton, Rahil. Wallace and Prince still made the playoffs, beating the Bulls. But the strength is not what it used to be.
In the face of this former strong opponent, the magic was not careless.
The final game of the first round against the 76ers was thrilling. Let the magic up and down dare not be careless.
On May 7, facing the Detroit Pistons at home, Billups didn't play well against his old club for the first time in the playoffs.
He scored only 7 points and dished out 5 assists in the game. Kassel made up for Billups' play, scoring 18 points in the game, second only to Linson for the Magic.
The game was a tough one that the Magic expected, and the Pistons' defense was extraordinarily tenacious, just as it was to restore the defense of the once peak Pistons.
Howard in Rashid. Wallace played aggrieved under his care, barely scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds in a double-double.
However, Milicic's 17 points, Artest's 16 points, and Kassel's 18 points helped Linson a lot, and in the end, the Magic still beat the Pistons 98-88.
However, the difficulty of the first game did not give Detroit any hope of qualifying, as Billups, who played poorly in the first game of World War II at home on May 9, broke out.
He shot 7-of-7 from three-point range and scored a team-high 28 points, and Linson scored just 20 points under Billups' eye-catching table.
However, outside of 20 points, Linson relied on 10 rebounds and 15 assists to get his second triple-double in the playoffs.
In six playoff games, Linson averaged 28 points, grabbed 7.3 rebounds, handed out 11.5 assists, and made 3.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.
In addition to scoring, the other four main numbers have improved across the board from the regular season.
More importantly, the shooting percentage has not decreased due to the increase in defensive intensity in the playoffs, and Lin Sen is also the best one after the start of the entire playoffs.
Orlan Multimedia even frantically shouted that if the regular season MVP was not Linsen's, the NBA would not do it.
"Orlando Delusion", these are the words of Orland's multimedia nemesis, Cleveland Media, who naturally supported James to become the regular season MVP.
âMVPïŒ I value the O'Brien Cup more and if anyone needs it then I can give it to him! Lin Sen said this when he left Orlando and flew to Detroit, in the face of questions from the Cleveland media.
You must know that the NBA has not yet announced that he is the MVP of the regular season, and Linson's words are more sarcastic to the Cleveland media.
However, the Los Angeles media that supported Kobe, the Cleveland media who supported James, the Boston media who supported Garnett, and the Houston media who supported Maddy all stood up and said that their players were the ones who deserved the MVP of the regular season.
What is even more unexpected is that instead of interviewing the rival Boston, the Cleveland media went to Detroit.
"Rashid, Wood. Lin said he was already thinking about the O'Brien Cup, do you have anything to say about him? Do you think Detroit has been unable to turn the tables around? â
Rashid. Wallace looked at the reporter stunned: "If you want the O'Brien Cup, let's talk about it after he passes." â
"Do you think Detroit will lose to him? Everyone knows that Detroit has a glorious tradition and is still going strong despite some problems this season. Lin doesn't seem to have Detroit in his sights. â
Rachel. Wallace sneered and said, "We never let the guy who says big things come true, and hopefully he can play well and not be a soft egg." â
Hear Rashid. Wallace's reply, the Cleveland reporter smiled.
Because that's what he wants, and that angers Rashid. Wallace.
Everyone knows that Maddie said something back then, and Maddie was in her prime.
The overall score of 3:1 is infinitely reverie, but it is the sentence that has been considered for the next round that makes Maddie a laughing stock.
Because of this sentence, he was put down again and again with ferocity when facing the pistons, and finally directly led his injury to erupt.
If it weren't for that, if it wasn't for the Pistons, then history might have been rewritten, and although Maddy is still in excellent form this season, everyone knows that he is no longer the Maddy of the No. 1 era in Orlando.
Soon Linson considered his Finals opponent, Rashid. Wallace wanted to give Lin Sen a good look, and two pieces of news appeared in major newspapers.
And Rashid. Wallace's words couldn't help but worry Linson's fans and Magic fans, and the Pistons' defensive intensity was great in the two games at home.
The next two games are to Detroit, and Linson's injury is something they absolutely don't want to see.
"Wood, you shouldn't say something like that, do you know the Detroit tradition?
It's really worrying that you're talking like that. Billups came to Linson's room.
He didn't know that Lin Sen had said such a thing at first, as a teammate of the Roaring Tianzun, he naturally knew that Rashid. What kind of character is Wallace.
In the next game, the defense against Lin Sen will definitely be tougher, and if Lin Sen is injured, then the blow to the Magic will be fatal.
Lin Sen didn't expect that his words would anger Rashid. Wallace.
"I was just satirizing the Cleveland media and nothing else."
"But now Rashid thinks you're ignoring Detroit, and you should know that I played there and had a lot of good memories. I know the style there, and now you can't say anything else to explain, that would make you look scared.
I'll call Rashid later, but be careful when you play. Billups cares.
Unexpectedly, Billups left, Stan. Van Gundy also came over to alert Linson, and Maddie called him.
And under the deliberate rendering of the Cleveland media, it seems that Linson will be scrapped in Detroit next.
At this time, Tekoglu, a former teammate who played for Magic Linson last season and went to the Kings in the Artest trade, won the Most Improved Award. Van Gundy also managed to win the Best Coach award.
But Stan. Van Gundy wasn't in the mood to be happy, and he was worried about the upcoming game in the evening. (To be continued......)