When Lin Qi was wondering why Lin Tian suddenly said this, Lin Tian suddenly reached out and touched his head, and then, Carter quickly ran towards Lin Tian's position and made a cover for him.

Lin Tian took advantage of the situation and moved sideways, and Iverson, who was originally chasing Carter, appeared in front of Lin Tian again.

Taking advantage of the moment when Carter grabbed Lynch and didn't let him step forward, Lin Tian turned sideways, pouted his ass, and exerted his strength!

"Bang! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

There were several hard blows in a row, and with Lin Tian now weighing almost 30 pounds more than Iverson, it was really not difficult for him to push Iverson!

So, once again to the edge of the 3-second zone, Lynch next to him wanted to come over to help defend again, and he didn't dare to let go of Carter, the Pacers' current No. 2 scorer, between his hesitation, Lin Tian had already forcibly turned around and completed a very bullying jump shot!

There was no feint, no time difference and no footwork, just turned around to face Iverson, and then the ball was raised high, and he jumped up and shot!

It's bullying you with your height and reach!

"Whew!!"

It's just that Lin Tian's shooting is stable and crisp, Iverson really can't reach it, and Lin Tian can really score!

After pulling in this time, Lin Tian ran towards the 76ers bench again, and he wanted to celebrate happily with Brown again.

But this time...... Brown sat on the bench early, clasped his hands on his chest, and looked at Lin Tian with a dissatisfied expression.

Seeing Brown sitting on the chair with a guarded look, Lin Tian could only shrug his shoulders.

This old man...... It's not fun!

His wife must be cheating!

In the next round, when Lin Tian came to the front court again and continued to let Carter cover for him, Iverson obviously received some instructions, he retreated decisively, not giving Lin Tian the first chance to target him, and Lynch over there also squeezed past Carter desperately, wanting to come over and give Lin Tian a good look.

Who is Ke Lintian?

The league's top 3-point shooter!

Dare to give him such a large space outside the 3-point line, of course he will not let it go!

"Whew!!"

After a crisp sound, Lin Tian's shooting hand retracted.

Raise your middle and index fingers in the shape of a pistol and blow it in front of your mouth!

Lin Tian's feel today is really good to explode!

Then there was another round, this time Iverson quickly stepped forward to cling to Lin Tian, and Lynch next to him also quickly stepped forward to wrap Lin Tian after squeezing Carter!

But the encirclement of the two had just taken shape, and Lin Tian had already given the basketball to Carter next to him.

After Carter got the ball, the explosive muscles and impact were immediately lifted, and after the basketball smashed heavily on the floor, Carter jumped vigorously, dribbled with all his strength, and flew towards Geiger!

"Boom!!"

After a bang, Carter grabbed the basket with one arm and crushed Geiger under him!

"Roar Roar Roar Roar !!"

After another snort, Carter was excited to look up to the sky and roar!

He felt that it was really comfortable to play with Lin Tian!

I'm responsible for running, charging, jumping, and buckling!

Every night, you can dunk a top 10 ball-level dunk!

It's so cool!

Then it was the Pacers' turn to attack, and the 76ers' defensive strategy changed again!

This time, Iverson didn't go to defend Carter, but instead went to defend Christie, but everything was a copy just now, and it was nothing more than replacing Christie with Lin Tian's blocker.

Then Lin Tian once again wrapped himself in the 76ers, a behind-the-back pass distributed the ball to Christie, who bounced outside the 3-point line.

"Huh!"

At this time, Christie did not disappoint Lin Tian and the Pacers fans!

The knife falls and cuts through the sky!

The 3-pointer hit again!

On the offensive end, the Pacers' crazy offensive routine against Iverson is called a relaxed play, everyone on the team is constantly scoring, and on the defensive end, the Pacers have also begun to pack Iverson!

Because Iverson's physical strength has declined significantly and the 76ers' role players are far inferior to those players of the Pacers, the 76ers' scoring efficiency has begun to decline significantly!

Either Iverson forced a miss, or he found an open teammate who struggled to take advantage of the open shot!

In short, in the third quarter, the gap between the second and seventh in the East began to be revealed!

The 76ers can't stand it!

72：96！

By the end of the quarter, the Pacers' lead had reached 24 points!

In this quarter, they allowed the 76ers to score only 9 points!

And themselves, they bombarded 30 points!

A completely tyrannical game! This section of the game not only broke the suspense of the game, but also let everyone see the strength of the Pacers!

They let Iverson, who scored 31 points in the first half, only score 2 points on 1-of-7 shooting in this quarter, and at the same time, Lin Tian scored 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in a single quarter through targeting Iverson! Coupled with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in the first half, Lin Tian once again only took 3 quarters of the game to hit 46 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals!

Then, after the end of the third quarter, almost all of the Pacers' main players sat on the sidelines to rest, and Bird only kept Mullin, the old Jianghu, and Schmitz, the tall center, to stabilize the situation inside.

According to Bird's idea, these two people will take a group of role players to play on the court for another 3-4 minutes to stabilize the situation, and as long as the difference in the final 8 minutes of the game is still 20 points, then Bird will directly replace all the rotation players, and let Lewis and Ellington go up to find a feeling.

Originally, all this was expected by Bird, but until the game was still 9 minutes and 12 seconds, Mullin received a pass from Schmitz outside the 3-point line, and he directly pulled it up and threw it, but this time somehow, Schmitz failed to stand firm when he landed!

The audience in the front row even heard a crisp 'click'!

Then, no one paid attention to whether the goal was scored or not, and the entire stadium of spectators and players couldn't help but stand up!

Mullin clutched his left foot and lay on the floor screaming, while his other hand kept pounding the floor.

You can tell from his painful expression that he hurts!

It really hurts!

After the 3-pointer hit, the referee immediately stopped the game, and then the Pacers' team doctor quickly came to Mullin's side to check on him.

Bird also stood up, his hands on his hips, looking anxious.

Although Mullin averaged mediocre data per game this season, only 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, his importance to the team is absolutely self-evident!

His experience, passing, playmaking, field control, projection and other abilities are indispensable for the team!

Especially after Miller's injury, during Lin Tian's rest time, it was actually Mullin who was in charge, and he was almost the only reliable organization point for the team outside of Lin Tian.

Moreover, when the main team is not there, Mullin's experience and calmness can also help the team stabilize the situation to the greatest extent and help the Pacers stabilize the score!

Mullin obviously twisted his ankle, and this injury can be big or small.

It is possible to stand up and stomp your feet, and you can continue to fight.

It is also possible to be very serious and be reimbursed directly for the season!

According to the NBA's injury level, it is the mildest first-degree sprain that requires 1-3 weeks of rest, and then the second-degree sprain that has severe pain in the muscles and joints and requires 4-6 weeks of rest.

There are also the most serious third-degree sprains, which may include additional injuries such as ligaments, muscle tears, and severe joint contusions, and are likely to fall into the root of the disease, and it is difficult to fully recover!

Looking at Mullin's current appearance, what is his situation, Bird really doesn't know in his heart, he can only pray, pray that Mullin is okay.

And the rest of the Pacers, of course, know how important Mullin is to the team! Everyone is worried, worried about what serious injuries will happen to this veteran who loves to drink!

A few minutes later...... The team doctor first called a stretcher, carried Mullin off the field, and then came to Bird.

"Bad news?" Bird asked, grimacing.

"Not good news." The team doctor sighed and said: "There is a high probability that it is a first-degree sprain, it should not hurt the ligaments and joints, but I can't be sure, I have to go for further MRI examinations, and the results will be available tomorrow." ”

"But given his age and his current form, we recommend that he rest for at least four to six weeks, even if it's a first-degree sprain, if it's a second-degree sprain......

The team doctor didn't say anything, but everyone understood.

If it is a second-degree sprain, then Mullin's season can also be announced in advance.

“FUXX！” Bird scolded in annoyance!

He regretted it! How good is it for Buckner to go at this time? Anyway, it's so much ahead, why don't you ask for stability and let Mullin go up!

Bird's guilt and self-blame made him shake his head constantly.

In fact, Bird is already one of the coaches in the NBA who pays the most attention to protecting the main team and dislikes to let the main rotation players appear in garbage time, and it can only be said that this kind of unexpected injury without confrontation is really unpredictable and difficult to prevent.

"The Pacers are so unlucky! With Reggie not yet on a comeback timetable and not knowing when he will return, now Mullin is also in trouble! I really hope that Mullin will be fine! Really hope it's just an ordinary sprain! Barkley said from the bottom of his heart: "Otherwise, the Pacers will be really bad this year!" ”

Kenny also sighed and said, "Hopefully the injury is away from the court!" Charles and I are both players and we know what injuries mean to a player! Especially for Chris's age, the injury at this time is likely to hit him hugely! ”

Barkley continued: "This year's Pacers are really unlucky! Obviously, Lin is in such a good state, and Vince is obviously the blank of the top star in the future, but they are suffering from a series of injuries! ”

Mullin's injury was the last thing worth mentioning in the game, and the next few minutes of the game were unwavering, and the two sides maintained a gap of about 20 points.

In the end, when the whistle blew at the end of the game, the score between the two sides was frozen at 94:111!

The Pacers won the first game of the series by 17 points!

Although the game was thrilling and could be regarded as an easy victory, no one in the entire Pacers team was happy, no one went to celebrate, and everyone left the court in silence and returned to the locker room!

Compared to a victory, injuries are obviously the biggest enemy of this Pacers team!

At the press conference after the game, Lin Tian and Bird were not in the mood to play treasure or talk sassy, they simply accepted the interview, then turned around and left, and then returned to their homes with their own thoughts.

This sorrow and uneasiness lasted until the afternoon of the next day.

While the Pacers were doing some low-intensity recovery workouts, Bird's phone rang, and after a few brief words to the person on the other end of the line, the melancholy in his eyes was a little more sufficient.

"Chris has a grade 2 sprain and has to rest for at least four to six weeks, considering he's going to turn 36 in one month." Bird said this, and let out a long sigh: "The team doctor suggested that it was best for him to rest for 8-10 weeks and only consider it after he has fully recovered...... Do you want to get back on the pitch again? ”

Bird's words caused a wave of melancholy among the players.

The meaning of this sentence is obvious, the 36-year-old Mullin is no longer thinking about whether he can return this season, he has to think about whether his career should continue!

The former five-time All-Star and four-time All-Star member is also in the final days of his career.

There were bursts of whispers on the scene, and Bird was irritable when he listened, and his anger was really big now!

He really wants to find someone to scold and get angry!

First Mullin, then Miller, it's endless!

Moreover, the team has sent out the news of Miller and Mullin's reimbursement for the same season, this kind of news, there is no need to hide it, but it is not hidden, and the tireless inquiries and interviews of reporters will really make people more angry!

Just when Bird was thinking about who to find to vent his anger, or simply go directly to the reporter to hold a press conference, and then release his depression at the press conference, Lin Tian's voice suddenly came out.

"Quiet! It's all quiet! Lin Tiansan jumped on a high mat in the middle of the court in two steps, stood in the middle of everyone and said, "Chris and Reggie, you can't come back this season!" I think in a sense, that's good news for us! ”

"We don't have to play with the illusion of waiting for them to come back, we don't have to think about the retreat behind us! Now, there is no way back! Right now, we're just us! There will be no more reinforcements, and there will be no one else to help us! ”

"We're in a desperate situation! I think by the time Larry communicated the specific injuries to the media and the league, the expectations for us were greatly reduced! ”

"Yesterday we were the favourites to win the championship, but I think after today we will go all the way down to six or seven! Nobody is going to look forward to us anymore, no one is going to think we're going to win the championship this year! ”

Speaking of this, Lin Tian looked at everyone on the team and paused before saying, "How is it?" Doesn't it feel good? Is it cool to be looked down upon by everyone, to be the enemy of the world, and to have the opportunity to slap everyone who looks down on us in the face? ”

After pausing again and letting his teammates digest what he had just said, Lin Tian continued: "I played basketball for 4 years in the college where I couldn't play basketball in the United States, and I said every year that our goal is to make March Madness, and our goal is to let everyone know us!" ”

"Then, I was ridiculed for three years, and then in my senior year, I finally led the team, and for the first time in history, I entered March Madness!"

"And then you know? I tried out a full 21 teams! No one gave me a draft guarantee, no team said they would pick me! Even I can tell what they're talking about me behind my back. ”

"Can yellow people play basketball? Are you 22 and still want to enter the NBA? My grandma was able to start on the basketball team at the University of Pennsylvania! It's a waste of picks if it's picked! No matter how good the trial effect is, it is still a trial, and he can't play in the game! ”

"It's these doubts, these mockery, that supported me to the end and allowed me to be drafted by the Bulls with the 52nd pick!"

"Greg, you were almost drafted, but I was in a much worse situation than I was at the time! I will always remember being bullied in training camp, having all my clothes wet with water, being targeted and used as a coolie. ”

"Of course, everyone must have known about the results through various channels, I made a move, I was banned, and the people who bullied me know where they were sent by the team."

"I say this to tell you that I enjoyed what happened to me during that time! I enjoyed it very much! Be questioned, looked down upon, ignored, and then put on a great performance and gag everyone! ”

"Now, we've got a similar opportunity! A chance to let everyone's doubts fail, break all doubts with one victory at a time, round by round, and shut everyone up! ”

"Start by taking out the 76ers! I want to ask everyone, do you have confidence, do you have any kind, with me, without being favored by others, when everyone thinks that we are finished, kill everyone, and win the championship again! ”

"Kill everyone!"

"Break the doubt!"

"Rush to the finals! Win the championship! ”

"We are champions! For Reggie and Chris! We are the champions! ”

"Lao Tzu wants to prove that Lao Tzu can play in the NBA!"

Bird looked at the Pacers players who were completely mobilized by Lin Tian with some surprise, and Lin Tian once again showed his terrifying leadership!

Once again, he exceeded Bird's expectations!

The training ground, which had been dead and lifeless five minutes ago, was suddenly occupied by all sorts of slogans, shouts and confident players.

The morale of the Pacers team was low for less than 5 minutes before it fully recovered, and even this momentum was even stronger than before!

Then, everyone showed great enthusiasm and threw themselves into tonight's training!

The biggest victim of the Pacers' sudden morale surge is undoubtedly the 76ers!

In the second game between the two sides, the 76ers thought they could pick up the leak and take advantage of the Pacers' lack of popularity to steal a win on the road.

But what they didn't expect was ...... He faced a walker who was even more ferocious than the first game!

The Pacers raised their defensive intensity from the first second tonight! They set up countless defensive traps against Iverson! As long as Iverson hits the 3-point line, someone will immediately step forward to help defend him with Lin Tian!

Iverson, who was already extremely difficult to deal with Lin Tian, faced the Pacers' further targeting, and it was even more difficult to fight, and it was difficult to shoot!

It's just that there is no one around him who can reliably put open shots in, and no one can help Iverson share some of the pressure, which makes Iverson not only play a lot of iron, but also make a lot of mistakes, completely missing the strength of the first half of the first game!

As for the offensive end, Lin Tian no longer goes head-to-head with Iverson, nor does he imitate bullfighting like any show-off skills with him, Lin Tian has come to the low post since the first round, and he keeps bullying Iverson with his back in the low post!

If the 76ers help defend, Lin Tian's ball speed is not only extremely fast, but Christie and Carter's ability to seize opportunities is also very good, even without Mullin and Miller, the Pacers' firepower network is also one of the fiercest and most lethal firepower networks in the entire league!

11:29 after the first quarter! The first half ends at 30:57! After only 3 minutes of play in the third quarter, the difference between the two sides came to 32 points!

Then, Bird quickly replaced all the main rotations, and the situation of the last game, Bird will definitely not let it appear again!

In the end, the Pacers easily won this game with a 98-84, 14-point advantage!

Although the final score difference is only 14 points, as long as you have watched the game, you will know that the 76ers have been pressed, chased and beaten since the first quarter of the game, and did not give any counterattack!

They were able to chase down to just 14 points, thanks to the sudden revival of their bench players in the fourth quarter, throwing five three-pointers in a single quarter, and Hughes also hit several difficult jumpers.

But they didn't even manage to get the Pacers' main man back on the court!

In this game, Lin Tian's record of consecutive triple-doubles was finally broken, he only played 23 minutes, scored 27 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds, and 23 minutes was already the longest playing time among all the players on the Pacers tonight!

On the 76ers' side, although Iverson scored 29 points in the game, he only shot 10 of 33 shots and made 7 turnovers! The most painful thing is that when facing the main team of the Pacers in the first half, Iverson only made 3 of 21 shots!

If it weren't for the garbage time against the bench to brush up on some points, Iverson's stats tonight would have been even worse!

After this game, the Pacers' post-game press conference couldn't be more brief!

Lin Tian only said a few words and left the scene of the press conference.

"We're missing two very important players in our squad, we're not in a full squad anymore, but our confidence never fades! We still believe we can win the championship, we still believe that we are the best team in the league! ”

"If you don't believe me, let's just wait and see!"

Lin Tian's sudden departure really caught the reporters on the scene a little off guard!

Because on this night, perhaps because of the special nature of the season, the league didn't announce their awards little by little as they used to.

Instead, all the awards for this season's regular season were announced!

Whether it's the best rookie, the best sixth man, the MVP and the best team, all of them were announced in the gap between games this night!

The Pacers, on the other hand, have become the biggest winners of this year's regular season!

Carter relied on his outburst and brilliant performance in the last two months to complete the counterattack against Jason Williams and Paul Pierce, and came from behind to successfully snatch the best rookie trophy of the season!

At the same time, he was selected into the rookie first team of the season without any suspense!

As for the other three rookies of the Pacers, Lewis, Ellington and Buckner, they did not receive similar honors, and they have not been able to officially squeeze into the team's rotation this season!

And Carter's harvest doesn't stop there! In addition to winning the best rookie, he also defeated Darrell Armstrong and became another rookie player to win the best sixth man in his rookie season after Lin Tian!

This season for Carter has definitely been a great year, he has received signed sneakers, two individual awards, and let everyone see his talent and ability, but also make the Warriors regret it! Jamison, who they selected with a large sum of dollars, did not perform well this season and did not even make it to the first team of the best rookie! Only made the second team.

Then, Alonzo Mourning, who scored 20 points, 11 rebounds and 3.9 blocks this season, finally won the first best defensive player award of his career!

Under his leadership, the Heat have ranked second in the league in defensive efficiency this season!

He is very different from the 'hot pot brush' that looks good with block stats like Ratleaf and Camby, but is just that for the team! Mourning is really able to change the team's defense and support a whole team system by himself!

In addition, in the voting for the best defensive player, Lin Tian ranked third! Second only to Mourning and Mutombo, behind Lin Tian are the famous Peyton, David Robinson and Duncan.

Today's Lin Tian has not only been recognized on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end, everyone has long regarded him as one of the best defensive outside lines in the entire league!

Although he failed to win the award for the best defensive player, Lin Tian also got his wish and was selected into the No. 1 Defensive Team of the Year together with Mourning, Payton, Duncan and Pippen!

It is worth mentioning that Michael Jordan interrupted his record of being selected to the All-Defensive Team for 9 consecutive times!

This year, he was only selected for the second team of the All-Defensive Team!

This is obviously another incentive for Jordan! Anyway, Jordan felt that his position was snatched away by Lin Tian! After losing twice in a row in the regular season, Jordan really can't wait to compete with Lin Tian again on the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals!

In addition, the best coach of the season went to Mike Dunleavy of the Trail Blazers, who led the Pacers to a very beautiful record this season, and the team's winning percentage increased by 16% compared to the previous year! He has evolved the Trail Blazers from an ordinary playoff team to a divisional powerhouse that can compete for a championship!

His egalitarian and non-core team play, or hooligan gang play, has also made many people praise him, calling him a tactical genius!

And then there's the ultimate prize of the regular season this season: MVP!

This season's MVP can be called the most suspenseful in recent years, in the past few years, there was Jordan and Malone competing for hegemony, and Jordan, Ma Long, and Lin Tian were in a three-legged situation.

But this year's MVP is really the real Lin Tian family!

The only pity is that Lin Tian did not become the first unanimous MVP in NBA history this year!

The MVP selection method is that each voter can choose five MVP players in their minds, and rank these five people in a 1-5 order, with the first pick getting 5 points, the second pick getting 4 points, and so on!

The so-called unanimous MVP is to get 121 first-place votes and get a perfect score of 605 points!

This time, Lin Tian received 119 first votes out of all 121 votes! He's infinitely close to winning the unanimous MVP!

But unfortunately, in the end, there were still two reporters who voted for Jordan! Although the voting model is anonymous today, it goes without saying that 99% of these two people are journalists from New York!

Journalists from other places than New Yorkers rarely vote so randomly.

It's as if LeBron James didn't get a unanimous vote many years later because a New York reporter said, "I just like Anthony, I just don't like James!" ”

However, although he failed to get a unanimous vote, Lin Tian's 98% vote rate still created the first in NBA history! Before him, it was Jordan in '96 with 96% of the first-choice votes, followed by Larry Bird, who had received 93% of the first-choice votes for two years in a row.

And Lin Tian surpassed these seniors on this night!

Of course, it's just a little bit, and not getting the final unanimous vote is still a bit imperfect!

In addition, the league's annual lineup is also all released!

Lin Tian, Jordan, Duncan, Malone and Mourning were selected for the NBA First Team!

Among them, Lin Tian, Duncan and Mo Ning all successfully won the honor of double formation!

The second team is O'Neal, Hill, Garnett, Iverson, and Kidd.

The third lineup is Olajuwon, McDyce, Pippen, Kobe Bryant and Hardaway.

Among these people, Kobe, Iverson, McDyce and Kidd are all selected to the All-Star Team for the first time in their careers! Mourning was selected to the first team for the first time in his career, and these young new faces undoubtedly marked the beginning of another renewal of the league!

Those old guys, in the end, are slowly withdrawing from the stage of history!

In addition, it is worth mentioning that the most improved player this season was still taken away by Jalen Rose, an award that should have been taken away by this guy last season, but because he had to make a fuss, he was traded to the Raptors by the team, and then his personal performance plummeted, and in the end, not only did the data go down the drain, but also lost his original award!

And this season, Jalen Rose, who had a terrible performance at the end of last season, is one of the few players in the league who can improve significantly in the shrinking season! He is averaging 19.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game this season!

This time, he really relied on his own strength to get this data.

In the end, he finally got the award.

Well, if he hadn't said that to the media after winning the award, the fact that he won the award would have been quite inspiring.

But when this guy received the award and held a press conference in a conference room in Toronto, he said that he would definitely make the Pacers regret it, he would be stronger next season, and he would let the Pacers know how strong he was next season, he would blow up Carter, beat Miller, and beat Lin Tian!

He'll prove that the Pacers let go of an MVP-caliber star!

Lin Tian did not have a chance to respond to Rose's bold words until he came to Philadelphia two days later.

"What? Teach me? Okay, where are we going to meet in the playoffs? What? Didn't make the playoffs? Forget it! ”

The grudge between the Pacers and Rose was just a small episode in the end, and after mentioning it, it didn't cause any big waves except for some people laughing at Rose for not being able to do anything, and some people waiting to see Rose's jokes next season.

After all, the next time the two teams face each other, they will have to wait until the regular season next season! It's a little too early to warm up!

Well, of course, the most important reason is that the Raptors and Rose don't match very well! If Lin Tian and Jordan, O'Neal or Hill are fighting this kind of mouth cannon, it will trigger the carnival and onlookers of the entire league in minutes.

A fastest-improving player and a lotto team?

Not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning!

If you can think of it next season, let's talk about it!

What needs to be paid attention to now is the battle between the Pacers and the 76ers in the first round of the playoffs!

The Pacers, who almost crushed the 76ers to get the match point in the first two games, came to Philadelphia!

Although everyone now thinks that the Pacers can easily win and enter the second round, it is difficult to say how to enter and whether they can sweep the 76ers!

Especially because of the head-to-head duel between Lin Tian and Iverson, the super popular backcourt, the attention of this game is still the best in the first round of other games!

Countless viewers want to see if the duel between these two people can make any waves!

Although Iverson was defeated in the first two games, now everyone has known this little man for a long time, and everyone knows how tenacious and unwilling he is to admit defeat!

So when the game came to this point, many people were still expecting Iverson to bottom out and play a beautiful game to extend the series!

"Kenny, do you think this is going to be the last game of the series?" Barkley chatted with Kenny again 20 minutes before the game started, and did some warm-up for this game!

"I don't know." Kenny shook his head and said, "But if I had to say, I think the 76ers have more chances!" As for the reason, it's simple: they're back in Philadelphia! ”

"For a young team like the 76ers, playing at home and away are two completely different feelings! A lot of action, away they won't get the whistle, but at home they can! For example, the Pacers' encirclement and interception and wrap-and-roll defense against Iverson in Game 2, in Indiana, it was a good shot! ”

"But in Philadelphia, it's hard to say! The change in the scale of defense may allow the 76ers to find a better and faster way and rhythm of offense! ”

"In addition to that, there is a set of data that proves my conjecture! During the regular season, Iverson averaged 9.9 free throws per game! And in the first game of the playoffs, he only got 4 free throws! In Game 2 of the playoffs, he made 7 free throws, but 4 of them came in garbage time! ”

Even if you just look at the regular season stats, Iverson was able to make 10.7 free throws at home, compared to 9.1 on the road! It's easier to get to the free throw line at home, it's easier to get a favorable penalty, and I think that's a fact that everyone agrees on! Otherwise, the teams will not fight desperately to grab the home advantage in the regular season! ”

"Not being able to get the whistle and get to the free throw line is one of the main reasons why Iverson is so bad! If Iverson can get regular-season level treatment when he returns to his home court, then his performance will definitely improve dramatically! That's why I think the 76ers have a chance to win tonight! ”

Kenny looked back at Barkley to hear what he had to say, but of course, Kenny didn't have a word in his mind.

That was the highest-rated first-round game, and Stern certainly didn't want this series to end in a sweep! He must have told the referee that he could help the 76ers a little, at certain key points, in some blowing penalties, to help the 76ers, so that they can get a victory!

It's just that they don't dare to say these words, they say that the guarantee is to deduct money, and if it gets bigger, they will lose their jobs!

"You're right, but you're missing a little!" Barkley waited for Kenny to finish his analysis before saying, "Larry Bird! ”

"Larry was a fool, a fool and an idiot when he was a player, but as a coach, I have to admit that he has improved a bit! He has a very good ability to set up tactics and make personnel adjustments! He's definitely one of the best managers in the league today! ”

And most importantly, his whimsical, dashing coaching style is exactly what Larry Brown fears the most! Because it's unpredictable! Brown is good at pre-game layout, analysis and system building, but he is not good at on-the-spot formation changes and tactical adjustments! ”

"Larry is going to play a tactic that Brown couldn't have predicted tonight! Then take the initiative from the very beginning of the game and win the game! ”

(End of chapter)