"Hi Larry, how was your life in Indiana? I've just been here for a friend's wedding, do you have time to come out for a drink? ”

Bird's eyes lit up when he heard the voice of this old friend!

Here it comes!

Isn't this coming?

"Drink! Danny, come to my office for a drink! I have good wine in my office, when are you coming? Bird hurriedly agreed, and at the same time took out two bottles of fine wine of the highest quality in both vintage and brand from his drawer.

Get out of your old book today and take this old boy down!

The person who called Bird was his former teammate, Celtics decorated guard Danny Ainge!

It's just that the current Anji has been retired for two years, but! Although he has been retired for two years, Bird is well aware of how disciplined this former teammate is, not only did he not get lucky at all, but he also made a cameo appearance as a trainer from time to time, training with the players, and I heard that this guy also picked up his favorite baseball again and played on a semi-professional baseball team in Boston!

In terms of physical function, it must be no problem!

When he was a player, Anji was a guy with extremely high talent and ball intelligence! In the case of not amazing physical fitness, he played in the league for 14 years, was selected as an All-Star once, and won two championships! He averaged 11 points and 4 assists per game in his career, and averaged 18 points and 6 assists per game at his peak!

When he retired two years ago, he was still averaging 7 points and 3 assists per game, and he shot 37% from three-point range.

Now, two years later, it's unrealistic to let the 38-year-old Angie start or even play the full 82 regular season games.

But what if he was only allowed to hold on for two months, and in those two months, he released all his physical reserves without any scruples?

There is a high probability that there is a door!

Anyway, I don't want Anji to be the main force, and I use my ball quotient and shooting skills in rotation time to last for 15 minutes!

Bird thought to himself as he began to sober up.

He had already thought that if Anji didn't agree, then get drunk and let him get drunk and sign the contract!

As for that position he held at the Celts......

Well, Auerbach certainly won't be angry!

Absolutely not!

"Larry, why don't you go find a tavern, you have to be in the office? Are you going to show me about your accomplishments? Half an hour later, Danny Angie came to Bird's office, looked at the interior of the office, and said, "After you left, the old man was furious! Almost smashed half of the training gym! ”

"But I'm still quite happy, he said that when he retires, he will let me be his successor!"

"Then do you think that if you run away, will the old man be angry and have a heart attack?" Bird poured Angie a glass of wine and asked tentatively.

"If I go to be the general manager, I think there is a high probability that I will, but if I come back to play, I shouldn't be too angry." Angie shrugged her shoulders and joked, "But I don't think anywhere else but the WNBA will want me." ”

"Can you come to Indiana, how about coming to me for a year?" Bird continued to probe.

"Good! Hahaha, give me a contract like Lin's, and I'll be right away! I'll give you all my life! Angie raised her glass and touched it with Bird.

"Seriously, you were eliminated twice by Michael just in the finals! If memory serves, the Trailblazers once, the Suns once! You were on both sides of the losing side, am I not mistaken? ”

"That's right! I lost two Finals in a row, both to the Bulls. Angie took another sip and said, "But in the early part of my career, I swept them twice, and they didn't do this!" ”

"That's what I swept." Bird rolled his eyes and said, "Don't talk about this, do you want revenge?" ”

"Revenge? You don't really want me to be an assistant coach for you, do you? Don't you have Isaiah? Angie looked at Bird, shook his head and said, "The old man will kill me, and I won't go to the management of another team." ”

"Well, not going to be an assistant coach, a scout or anything like that, if there's a place for me to be the general manager, that's another story."

"Who's to say management? How about coming here for another year? We're missing a third point guard. Bird said with a smile.

"You're crazy, don't make such boring jokes." Angie sneered, not thinking Bird was serious at all.

"Drink! Again! Bird smiled and didn't continue, but continued to pour the wine.

……

The next morning, there was one more person on the Pacers' training ground, and this guy looked drunk, apparently not sober yet.

"Danny? What are you doing here? That stupid bird poached you from Boston as an assistant coach? Barkley saw his old acquaintance and wondered, "Isn't he afraid that Auerbach will kill him?" ”

"I'm here to play." Anji's eyes were still a little swollen: "Hell knows how much alcohol that bastard poured me last night, I just know that I've signed a contract with a 1-year salary, or a damn non-guaranteed contract!" Larry, bastard! ”

At this time, in Bird's office, he was holding his own phone, which was half a meter away from his ear, and even so, the crazy scolding from the other end of the phone still shook Bird's ear.

"You're not done! You don't keep any of Lao Tzu's team, do you? You can poach Lao Tzu too! FUXX！ You damn stupid bird! Believe it or not, I'm going to kill you right now! Auerbach's furious voice came from the other end of the phone: "There is no such thing as you! Fuck yourself off, and take Danny with you? ”

"How about you just take the whole Celtics team away? Well? Will we call the Indiana Celtics in the future? Are you satisfied? ”

"Teacher, I just borrowed Danny for a year! I swear, just one year! I promise not to leave any place for him in management! I just let him play two months to replace the gap in Lin's absence. "Bird still has the demeanor of the former king of the alliance at this time, and he is scolded for being a fart, so he can only keep explaining.

"Shut up, you! Shut up! Auerbach continued to roar: "You're a bastard! Damn idiots! A stupid bird who can only play tricks! You don't want to make any deals with me in the future! Don't try to get any help from me! I wish you never won the championship! ”

Auerbach finished speaking, and hung up the phone with a 'bang'.

Then, less than 10 seconds later, Auerbach's phone rang again: "If you dare to let Danny do anything other than play at your place, I'll really hire someone to kill you in Indiana!" ”

Then, the phone was once again hung up rudely!

Despite being treated so roughly, Bird breathed a sigh of relief.

He knows Auerbach's temper, and if he scolds, he is not angry, but just refreshing.

If you don't say anything and don't give any reaction, that's really bad.

Coupled with the fact that he finally found the last piece of the puzzle for the Pacers, this scolding is not a loss.

Anyway, the official roster of fifteen members of the Pacers is finally complete!

The team successfully found a suitable third point guard, although Angie is indeed very old, but after all, he only bears the responsibility of the third point guard, and when Lin Tian returns to the team, it will be difficult for Angie to even get any playing time.

But at the end of the day, a quality player with such a lot of experience is a valuable asset for any team, let alone Aangie being the newest addition to the Pacers' 'Revenge Jordan Squad.'"

And he also has an experience that no player on the team has, and that is losing to Jordan twice in the Finals!

Whether it's the team's lineup successfully completed or the 'Revenge Squad' personnel replenished, everyone on the Pacers deserves to be happy!

And the happiest of all is not Bird.

It's Lin Tian!

Because, just when Bird announced that the team had signed Danny Angie and made up the team's fifteen-man roster, Lin Tian finally waited for the long-lost system prompt!

"The host has completed the mission! Do you want to claim the reward? ”

Mission accomplished?

Lin Tiandu almost forgot about this thing!

Because the task was given very clearly, it was for Lin Tian to sign a contract.

But when Lin Tian happily signed the largest contract in history, thinking that he could get his first S+-level task evaluation, the system was like dead, that is, it did not notify that the task was completed.

At the beginning, Lin Tian also tried various methods to stimulate the system, wanting to see what was wrong, but after various attempts had no effect, Lin Tian could be regarded as putting this matter down.

It's a bug, otherwise what else can I do?

Unexpectedly, at this time, the system actually gave the message that the task was completed!

Sure enough, Lin Tian knew that this system-breaking task was not so casual, as long as he signed a contract, he could complete it.

What the system wants is to complete the formation of a brand new team! That's when the rewards will be distributed!

Presumably, in addition to the amount of his own contract, other aspects such as team lineup, strength ranking, team topicality, and even the sensation and chain reaction caused by Lin Tian in the league when he signed the contract must be indicators of the system rating!

I just don't know what rating the system can give me this time?

Anyway, if you let Lin Tian give it himself, he will definitely give him S+!

Well, of course, Lin Tian's standard is not worth referring to at all, his standard is that he must be S+, and he must give himself S+ if he signs a basic salary!

As for whether the system will be so obedient......

"Host mission level is being calculated, please ...... later"

"Contract Amount: S+!"

"Contract Shock: S+!"

"New Team Strength: S!"

"Cause a chain reaction: A!"

What's that?

Lin Tian looked at the other items and didn't have any opinions, and felt that the system was quite objective.

But what the hell is this chain reaction in the end?

Buckley, Dumas, Big Ben and Angie have all taken a completely different route from their original careers.

So how do you get S+? It's really necessary to get Jordan out of town and build a whole new team with Klaus in Chicago......

FUXX！

When Lin Tian thought of this, he understood it.

What could be more shocking than the fact that he drove Jordan out of Chicago?

I'm a big official Lin, or my mother's heart is too kind!

Next time we meet, kill Jordan! Make amends for the S+ pack you missed!

"Host Final Evaluation: S!"

"An S-class package has been issued to the host, please ask if the host will open it immediately."

"Open!" Lin Tian did not hesitate and opened his gift bag as soon as possible.

"Host gain 3000 XP!"

"The host gets 3 pinnacle star experience cards!"

"86-87 Michael Jordan Experience Card (Full Field)!"

"90-91 Michael Jordan Experience Card (Full Field)!"

"'97-98 Michael Jordan Experience Card (Full Field)!"

Nope.

That's enough!

After all, it's only an S-level mission package, not an S-level season review package, and this reward can already be called 'generous'.

Lin Tian looked at the three Michael Jordan experience cards lined up in a row, and he was happy, what is a copy player?

What bullshit Yellow Se.

It's Lao Tzu Lin, a big official, yes!

Three Jordan experience cards, and it happens to be three stages!

'87 was the year when Jordan averaged the most points per game in his career, that is, 37 points per game!

This year's Jordan is invincible in his youth, full of vitality and can fly well!

'91 was the year Jordan won the championship for the first time, and this year he was the pinnacle of the combination of body and technique, the fusion of flying and shooting, and one of the strongest and most terrifying two or three years of his career.

In this year's finals, Jordan hit 13 goals in a row and stunned the Magic.

Needless to say, Jordan in 98 has declined significantly, although his physical fitness has declined significantly, his back body and shooting skills have reached the realm, which can be called the first in the world!

Three stages of Jordan, three completely different styles of play, three similar but different states.

Lin Tian almost immediately decided, these three experience cards, keep! You don't need one in the regular season!

Wait until the playoffs to face Jordan and the Bulls, take it out, and use it in a row!

Let Jordan know what it means to live in the shadow of others, and let Jordan take a good look in the mirror and see himself, a little like before!

Then, after the team's lineup has been set, and a group of people have been together for half a month, Lin Tian also has a general understanding of the strength of this team's lineup.

The first is that the Pacers' configuration on the offensive end is absolutely luxurious, in addition to Lin Tian himself, this team also has Barkley, Miller and Schmitz, three offensive players who are still at the peak or at the tail of the peak, Barkley's basket attack, Miller's 3-pointer, and Schmitz's mid-range.

Relying on these three people alone, they can definitely make the Pacers play a very beautiful, spacious, layered offense on the offensive end!

In addition, one of the famous Michigan Five Tigers that year, fourth-year forward Jalen Rose is also getting better and better, and the four of them plus Lin Tian himself The Indiana Five-man team can definitely play the most gorgeous and good-looking offense in the league!

But these five people, except for Lin Tian and Rose, the remaining three are full of defensive colanders! Although Schmitz is 224 cm tall, he can only grab 6-7 rebounds per game, and the number of blocks is only about 1.

Barkley can grab rebounds and score, but with his weight and his ability to move laterally, it's a little too hard for him to defend.

As for Miller, although he is mentally tough, very playful and willing to give his best when defending, his physical fitness and confrontation really can't support him to become a qualified defensive player.

This starting lineup is explosive in offense, but not worth mentioning in defense.

However, although the starting lineup can't be guarded, the Pacers bench has Big Ben and Dale Davis, two strong defensive men, but unfortunately, there are only these two people.

The Pacers have Ange and Dumas on the guard line, but these two are now old, so don't expect them to defend well and play offense.

As for the small forward...... Forget it, don't mention it, don't mention it!

Thinking about the Pacers' entire lineup from starters to substitutes, Lin Tian slowly had a number in his heart.

There is no problem with this team's current offense, it is definitely the top three in the league, but the defensive ability is really not flattering, not to mention the bottom of the league, but it is definitely the level of the middle and lower reaches.

Then this time I have to focus on improving my defensive ability!

At present, Lin Tian relies on the rewards of two gift packages and a round of experience from Jordan at the end of the season, plus the accumulation in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Finals, the offseason, and the training camp, the experience points on hand have reached more than 8,000, as for which skill to improve.

Defensive-oriented skills, Lin Tian is also 'offensive and defensive integration LV2 (1082/7000)' can comprehensively increase defensive ability, 'Flying God Pig LV2 (981/4000)' can improve rebounds and strength, and 'Glove Interception LV3 (699/8000)', which specializes in steals.

Well...... 8,000 experience points, it's not enough at all!

After thinking about it for a while, Lin Tian still chose to improve the more comprehensive skills of 'offensive and defensive integration', after all, there are four tall men to catch rebounds, Barkley, Davis, Big Ben and Schmitz, there will be no problem, and the cost performance of improving steals alone is too low.

After all, the Pacers' lack on the defensive end is all-round!

As for the remaining experience points in the early 2,000s......

Lin Tian upgraded the 'Killer Beetle' he got from Hardaway after the Eastern Conference Finals last season to LV2!

Defend?

You still have to be handsome to play! Handsome is king!

"Offensive and defensive integration LV3 (0/14000): 7% increase in mid-range shooting percentage, 7% increase in finishing ability under the basket, 7% increase in breakthrough ability, 7% increase in rebounding ability, 7% increase in back-to-back singles ability, 7% increase in single defense ability, 7% increase in steal ability, and 7% increase in blocking ability."

"Killer Beetle LV2 (0/4000): Increases the host's dribbling ability by 13% and breakthrough ability by 13%!"

After improving such a comprehensive skill, Lin Tian quickly opened his system panel.

Name: Lin Tian

Age: 24

Height: 191 cm

WEIGHT: 86KG

Body Evaluation: Bounce A, Speed S+, Strength B+, Physical Fitness S+, Burst A+, Coordination A+, Consciousness S-

Body Evaluation: S-

Offensive evaluation: Shot A, Dribble A+, Pass S, Break A+, Low Post C, Dunk A, Fast Break S+

Offensive Overall: A+

Defensive evaluation: rebound B+, steal S-, top defense C+, block B-, help defense B+, card position B-, single defense A-

General Defense: B

Traits: All-Seeing Eye, Pretty Boy, Speed of Lightning, Human Cannon, Czech Iron Man, Chinese Leap

Skills: Pick-and-roll shooting LV3 (3527/4000), one-handed fast pass LV3 (3373/10000), glove truncation LV3 (871/8000), Utah City Wall LV2 (585/3000), Flying Mamba LV3 (961/10000), Peak Moment LV2 (1129/7000), Flying Pig LV2 (1301/4000), Quick Gunner LV1 (678/2000), Offensive and Defensive Integration LV3 ( 0/14000), Killer Beetle LV2 (0/4000)

Items: Fat Thickening (3 times), Injury Waiver (1 time), Fattening Elixir (1 bottle), Miller Moment (10 seconds), Age of Mystery (3 minutes), Malicious Foul (3 times), Russell Westbrook Experience Card (16-17 Season), Michael Jordan Experience Card (Full Season) 86-87 (Full Season), Michael Jordan Experience Card (Full Season) 90-91 Season (Full Season), Michael Jordan Experience Card (Full Season) 97-98 Season (Full Season)

Experience Points: 1291

Mission: None

How so? 'Offensive and defensive integration' is indeed a lot of skill improvement, but it is too average, and the effect of the improvement is not too significant in one aspect.

But the skill of the specialized type of 'Killer Beetle' has improved much more! directly made Lin Tian's dribbling and breakthrough from A- before this year's Eastern Conference Finals to the A+ level.

Among them, there is the bonus of the skill itself from nothing to LV2, but there is also the reason why Lin Tianyi has practiced hard all summer!

You know, Lin Tian was not lazy this offseason, after he decided to join the Pacers, he began very strict training, and these trainings allowed Lin Tian to get an all-round improvement! His ability to dribble, break, bounce, dunk, rebound, and card position has grown a lot.

Compared with last season, this season's Lin Tian is definitely evolved and stronger, although it can still be regarded as a little above average level on the defensive end, but in this Pacers team...... Well, it's enough for the time being, anyway!

The most important thing is to attack!

Lin Tian's current offense, if you only look at the position of the organization guard, is definitely the first in the league!

Even if you look at the outside of the entire league, except for Jordan, Iverson, Rice, Richmond and so on, others can't compare with Lin Tianbi at all!

Not to mention, Lin Tianke still has an unpredictable pass!

Anyway, Lin Tian is confident, this season's self, whether offensive or comprehensive, is the league's No. 1 organizational defender!

As for defense?

What is the difference between the position of organizing a guard to pull out a single point to defend and letting O'Neal and Olajuwon come out to score 3 points?

Put the cart before the horse!

Well...... It's aimed at Kidd and Payton, who are specialized in defense.

Bah! You guys, don't do your job!

After completing the promotion, it's just a matter of waiting for the preseason to start and see what surprises this team can bring to the league, and of course, the most important thing is how the Pacers survive the first two months of the season.

Just 2 days ago, the NBA officially announced the full schedule and broadcast plan for each team for the new season.

The Pacers made their debut on Oct. 31 and are next up to play 14 games in November and 15 games in December.

The remaining 22 games of Lin Tian's suspension will end in mid-December, and the first game of Lin Tian's comeback is the Pacers' home game against the Houston Rockets who came to challenge on December 17!

The first game of the comeback is the Rockets, who reached the Western Conference Finals last year and were poached by the Pacers this year.

It stands to reason that Lin Tian's first appearance this season was also pinned on by everyone, and this game became a national live broadcast without suspense!

Over the course of the season, the Pacers have played a total of 27 national live broadcasts! Ranked third in the NBA this season! It's also a record high for the Pacers! In other words, in the entire history of the Pacers, they have not had more than 20 live broadcasts in the United States in a season!

This season, only the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls, the two top traffic teams, have played more live broadcasts in the United States than the Pacers.

And one week after Lin Tian's comeback, it will be the most eye-catching day of the regular season this season!

Christmas War!

The league, which knows how to do the job, did not disappoint the fans at all, and this night, the Pacers will take on the Bulls on the road! At the same time, this is also the first time that Lin Tian has returned to the United Center to fight after leaving Chicago, and he will also receive a championship ring of his own on this night!

This game is definitely in the spotlight and definitely the star of Christmas night!

Lin Tian and Jordan, the former ace backcourt partner, will split the winner for the first time on this night!

However, it is still a little early to look forward to the Christmas game or even the whole season, and the most wonderful thing for the current Pacers fans is undoubtedly that although Lin Tian can't play in the regular season, he can play in the preseason!

Indiana's fanatical fans are famous all over the league, but they snapped up tickets for the preseason early!

They want to see what this champion defender of the past two years, this guy who won the biggest contract in history, and this guy who makes Miller, the king of their city, willing to play support, have what they are capable of!

In the first game of the preseason, the Pacers sat at home and welcomed their first opponent: the Detroit Pistons!

City Square Arena, located at 46204-3610 Pennsylvania South Street in Indianapolis, is definitely one of the favorite places to visit for all of Indianapolis.

As a team that joined the league in 1976, although the Pacers have not won a championship in more than 20 years, or even entered the Finals, they have the perfect fans that everyone in the United States envy and envy!

Perennially ranked in the top five of the league in attendance, almost never leaving early, longing for miracles to persist.

As well as fanaticism, loyalty, indefatigability, and infinite energy, these labels belong to the Indians, and perhaps it is precisely because of the madness and support of the fans that Miller, a man of temperament, would rather never leave here without a crown for the rest of his life.

And tonight, at the Pacers' preseason debut, 18,400 spectators once again filled City Plaza Arena.

And their passion can't even wait for the game to officially start.

When the team entered the stadium to start the warm-up, the fans gave their passion and love to the players without any reservations!

"God, this place is truly a paradise." Barkley was shooting while feeling the cheers of the fans, and couldn't help but say: "Among the three arenas I hated the most, there are definitely here!" But when I became a home player, I found out how attractive he was! ”

"If the fans in Philadelphia and Phoenix were that crazy, I wouldn't leave!"

"Come on, Charles, you're soft! Soft and cowardly! Miller would not be accustomed to this old fat man, and said mercilessly: "Otherwise, you will not be beaten by Michael and run around!" ”

"! When did Lao Tzu get beaten up by Michael and run around? Barkley's eyes widened, and he looked unpleasant.

"yes, Reggie, Charles has never been beaten around by Michael." Lin Tian stepped forward and said, "The people who beat Charles everywhere are David Robinson, Carl Malone, Hakim Olajuwon, and Michael Jordan. ”

"Especially Olajuwon! The Rockets blew Charles twice in a row in the playoffs! Lin Tian smiled evilly: "Then, if you can't beat it, join in!" Charles became a glorious Houstonian! ”

"Shut up Forest! Shut up! Barkley looked unhappy and said, "Can you go and warm up and shoot, and then stay away from me?" Or you can do it and take care of Joe, he's going to cry! ”

Barkley nodded in the direction of the midfield, and a crowd immediately spotted Dumas shaking hands and signing autographs with several Pistons-jersey fans.

Faintly, Lin Tian could see the tears in the corners of Dumas's eyes, and he could hear him muttering: "Thank you for supporting me, thank you for coming from Detroit!" I'm sorry for you guys, I'm sorry! I swear, after I retire, I will definitely return to Detroit, and I will definitely go back to fight with you! ”

Another man of temperament!

Lin Tian walked over, patted Dumas, and then looked at the fans and said, "I will beat Michael with Joe!" The ones you hate the most are Michael and the bulls, right? ”

"No, we hate you the most!" One Pistons fan said, "You tricked Joe away!" You also eliminated us in the playoffs two years ago! ”

"But if you can take Joe to a championship, then you go to Auburn Hills, we don't boo you!" Another Pistons fan reached out and bumped his fist into Lin Tian.

"It's a deal! You can't boo me in the future! Lin Tian smiled and shrugged his shoulders and said, "Because this year, we will definitely be able to win the championship!" Then, I'll give you back Joe! ”

"Charles, what about your die-hard fans?" Looking at Lin Tian and Dumas over there, Miller couldn't help but start to talk cheaply: "You are in Philadelphia and Phoenix, don't you even have a fan who is willing to follow you away?" ”

"Shut up Reggie! Shut up! Buckley was annoyed and said, "Do you believe I tore your mouth apart?" ”

"There are too many people who want to tear my mouth apart, Charles." Miller said indifferently, "But have you forgotten where this is?" This is Indiana, this is Lao Tzu's territory! ”

"It's Lin's territory!" Barkley finally found an opportunity to retort to Miller: "He's the leader!" ”

"But I'm the most popular, and do you know how many girls in an Indiana nightclub will respond to shouting 'Who wants to sleep with Reggie Miller?'"

"Come on, Reggie, are you sure you want to be more popular with girls than Lin? There are so many women in that bastard that Michael is jealous! Barkley sneered: "The gap between you and his pickling level is bigger than the difference in the amount of your two contracts!" ”

"Everyone, come here!" Bird, who was on the sidelines, suddenly shouted, today is his first time coaching the game, and his mood is still a little nervous.

It's like the feeling of bringing a girl back to his home for the first time when he was a sophomore in high school!

"Relax buddy! You absolutely can! Thomas, the 'smiling assassin' who has become the Pacers' chief assistant coach, smiled and said, "You have to calm down, think about what methods you have to calm down?" Use them all! It's okay! ”

"There really is one!" Bird slapped his face and said, "How did I forget what I was best at?" Thank you Isaiah, I knew it was okay to have you! ”

"Isaiah, it's great that Joe has such a die-hard fan! It is enviable from the heart. Bird looked at Thomas with a wicked smile and said, "But aren't you both from Detroit?" ”

"What about your fans? Why don't any of your fans come to watch us? ”

After being reminded by Thomas, Bird came up with his own trick to soothe his mood!

'Bad mouth'!

“FUXX！ You're going to hell bastard. Thomas scolded angrily: "How many years has Lao Tzu been retired? Besides, I'm not coming back as a player, so it's completely different, okay? What about you? Boston isn't far from here either, and there's your fans...... FUXX！ Fuck you, bastard! ”

Thomas was just trying to make a move, but halfway through the sentence, Bird stretched out his hand and pointed to the stands not far away, where there were several fans wearing green and white Celtics jerseys, and kept greeting Bird.

Obviously, real die-hard fans will not choose to leave because of the retirement of their idols, but will only love them more and more!

Lin Tian, who had just walked to the edge of the court, looked at Thomas sitting on the bench angrily, and asked curiously: "What's wrong with him?" ”

"Small things, two minutes at most can be restored." Bird shrugged his shoulders and said lightly, "Come on, everyone, let's have one last pre-war meeting." ”

"It's just a preseason, you don't have to be too nervous, you don't have to work too hard, just move, warm up, and run and have fun." Bird slapped his hands and said, "It's all old fritters, don't say anything else, just beat out the things in training!" Go ahead. ”

Lin Tian stretched out his hand, and then Miller, Barkley, Schmitz, Ross and others put their hands one by one, and Lin Tian took the lead in shouting: "Indiana!" ”

"Overall Champion!"

After a loud roar, the new Pacers officially set foot on the battlefield!

Their opponents, the Detroit Pistons, were able to pick up 50+ wins last year and make the playoffs.

This season, they have retained most of last season's main lineup, or rather, only Dumas has left the team, and after the absolute leader off the pitch has left, Grant Hill will have to lead the team both on and off the pitch to take over the leadership responsibilities completely.

Well...... At the moment, not much is optimistic.

Almost everyone agrees that Hill, despite his strength, well-rounded skills, and often unbelievable numbers, is unbelievable as a leader, especially in a city like Detroit, with his tepid personality and overly elegant appearance.

And since Hill came to the team and the Pistons rebuilt with him as the core, although the Pistons have always made it to the playoffs, they have never broken through the first round of the playoffs! Not once!

Rumors have it that if Hill can't lead the Pistons past the first round this season, then management will start to overhaul it.

The Detroit people don't have much of a chance left for Hill to prove himself!

In addition to the absolute core Hill, the Pistons started with Lin Tian's teammate last season, Brian Williams, nicknamed 'Bison', power guard Lynch Hunter, tall guard Marrick Healy, and blocking expert Theo Ratliffe.

This lineup...... Except for Ciel, the others are really a bit under-sighted.

To put it simply, it has no star flavor, and it doesn't have the level to break through the first round of the playoffs at first glance!

After Lin Tian came on the court, he first hugged Williams, who had recovered his health, and then opened his mouth and squirted: "Brian, I hope it won't give you any psychological shadow tonight, if I were you, stay away from the basket, otherwise you will definitely have nightmares." ”

"Whether you're a teammate or an opponent, you're just as annoying." Williams shrugged his shoulders and said that I was used to seeing you like this, and then turned around and stood back in his place.

The referee has also walked into the middle circle at this time, and after throwing the basketball high, the first appearance of the new Pacers team has officially begun!

"Smack!"

With a crisp sound, Schmitz, who is 224 cm, has a huge height advantage after all, and easily helped the Pacers get the first wave of offensive possession.

The basketball came to Lin Tian's hand, he just slapped it on the spot, and suddenly made a one-handed pass to the ground, stuffing the basketball directly into the front court!

This time he passed very suddenly, almost against the outside of Hill and Hunter's thighs, directly through the entire defense line of the Pistons!

Jalen Ross and Lin Tian have played a good tacit understanding in the training camp, as the only guy in the starting lineup who can run and jump except for Lin Tian, he is the only guy who can run and jump, he has already rushed to the front, grabbed Lin Tian's pass, jumped easily, and pulled it up is a two-handed smash buckle!

"Boom!"

After a loud bang, less than 4 seconds into the opening game, the Pacers took the lead!

The fans in the entire stadium immediately erupted in deafening cheers and shouts, and it only took Lin Tian 4 seconds to make the entire Indiana completely excited!

The Pistons' offense, after Hunter dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he found Hill for the first time, Hill didn't hesitate too much in the face of Rose, and the terrifying explosiveness was instantly displayed, just one step to clean Rose, and then directly inserted into the inside, before Schmitz and Barkley reacted, easy layup!

Turning around, Lin Tian quickly hit the front court with the ball, this time he did not call for blocking, but dribbled under his crotch At the same time, the center of gravity of the whole person quickly shifted to the right side.

Hunter immediately moved half a step in that direction quickly, but it was this half step that made him lose all his defensive positions!

Lin Tian quickly changed direction and passed Hunter, also lightning straight into the inside, the Pistons team's interior defense speed was slightly faster, Ratliff moved a step sideways, blocking Lin Tian's face, but Lin Tian's ball was faster, and before Ratliff even stood firm, Lin Tian's basketball had already slid past his fingertips.

"Huh!"

Barkley, behind Hunter, jumped up to get the basketball, and then gave it away and put it in the hoop.

"You don't deduct this, Charles? Are you old enough to be like this? Lin Tian stretched out his hand to high-five Barkley in celebration, while not forgetting to make a joke.

"It's boring to dunk the empty basket, the dunk is my signature!" Barkley put up his hands and kept waving to encourage the fans, obviously he was very excited at this moment!

Even if he only scored an empty layup, he still showed the momentum of celebrating the dunk!

(End of chapter)