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Winning the game is undoubtedly a good thing for the people of Chicago, and it is not an unacceptable thing for the people of Orlando. After all, the Magic are the leaders.

However, the use of foul tactics during the game undoubtedly disgusted onlookers, especially in the fourth quarter when Stan Van Gundy also fouled Ben Wallace after Milicic intentionally fouled the Bulls.

It's also rare in the entire NBA history.

As you can imagine, the comments about this game after the game completely overshadowed the former super importer Darko Milicic who continued to perform well in this game and sent out 21 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 4 assists.

"I just want to tell them that we can't do it. This is how I arranged the game. I still say that the league must make some adjustments again and cannot let the game develop like this." Stan said at the post-game press conference.

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Scott Scales, who was sitting not far away, had a smile on his face. It was obvious that winning his first home game made him feel good: "What Stan said is good, but I don't think it means anything. I

That's the same sentence, this is part of the charm of basketball, this is the charm of coaching off the court. Of course, if the league makes any adjustments, I will consider accepting it. I think the league is not a league of one person, not a league of one team.

Fairness and justice are the basic principles. Even if there are reforms, I think we will respect the opinions of most people."

Stan Van Gundy's words were exactly what David Stern was considering. He was originally opposed to the excessive use of foul tactics. However, in the past, foul tactics were more targeted at O'Neal, and most people except O'Neal's fans still disliked it.

I like to see O'Neal get cut off and go to the free throw line. Although it will slow down the pace of the game.

But nowadays, intentional foul tactics are being used more and more. In the game between the Bulls and Magic, this tactic was directly included in the normal tactics. The game was broken up by fouls, which greatly affected the perception.

Especially the second game between the Magic and the Bulls made David Stern very angry, and this game was even worse.

"I think we need to impose some restrictions." David Stern tapped his fingers on the desktop of his office.

"But this will bring more opposition." Vice President Stu Jackson expressed his thoughts.

David Stern looked at the computer screen. On the screen were comments from American netizens about the game between the Bulls and Magic, and most of them were denounced.

"I know, but there must still be restrictions. For example, intentional foul tactics can only be used in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter, and in the last two minutes it is still allowed to only foul the player holding the ball, or simply only foul the player holding the ball.

A player committed a foul."

"Only fouls are allowed against players holding the ball? In this case, I guess most teams will not use this tactic. In fact, sometimes fans still do not reject intentional fouls and going to the free throw line. Just don't overdo it. The first thing is actually

That’s pretty good.”

"Really? I think the first one is pretty good, but the specifics still need to be analyzed by analysts to try to achieve an optimal time frame." David Stern said, pushing up his glasses with his hand.

"Then you go down first."

Stu Jackson closed the door of David Stern's office. David Stern turned his chair to face the computer screen and clicked a few times with the mouse. On the screen was the ideal matchup in his mind.

The Eastern Conference finals matchup is between the Orlando Magic and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

On the second day of the game, comments were still flying all over the place, with most fans scolding him, and Stan Van Gundy's words were also recognized by many coaches.

"A disgusting tactic that steals the victory that belongs to us? I think this is like what a mentally disturbed person said. We have 100% confidence that Chicago will be kicked to the Great Lakes for fishing." This is the Orlando Sentinel.

News from the official Twitter of the newspaper.

Subsequently, the "Chicago Tribune" and "Chicago Sun-Times" launched a counterattack on Twitter. The two sides started a war of words on Twitter and in their respective newspapers.

The Orlando Sentinel just published ten reasons why the Magic must win, and the Chicago Tribune immediately launched a special feature on how the Bulls can lose.

On this day, the league officially announced the All-Rookie Team. The NBA Rookie Team of the Year is voted by the head coaches of the 30 teams in the league.

Without considering the position of the players on the field, each head coach is required to select 5 players to enter the first team and 5 players to enter the second team. Each player selected to the first team will receive 2 points.

Being selected to the second team is worth 1 point, but coaches cannot vote for players on their own team.

In the end, both Lin Sen and Brandon Roy scored 58 points. Although the handsome Italian Bargnani, the top pick, performed far less well than Lin Sen, the sixth pick, and Roy, the seventh pick, he also got

With the recognition of the coaches, he finally scored 57 points and ranked third.

Rudy Gay, who was drafted by the Rockets and sent to the Grizzlies, scored 39 points and ranked fourth. The Raptors' older rookie Garbajosa, as Spain's main power forward, performed well in his first season in the NBA.

In the end, he scored 37 points, sharing 37 points with Brandon Roy's teammate Aldridge. With Garbajosa and Aldridge sharing the same points, the 2006-2007 rookie first team was composed of Lin Sen.

It consists of Roy, Gay, Garbajosa, Aldridge and Bargnani.

There are three players in the second team with the same score, which directly brings the number of rookies in the second team to seven.

With the announcement of the All-Rookie Team, only the two most important awards of the regular season, MVP and All-Rookie Team, have not yet been announced.

It also indicates that these two awards, which have been postponed than before, will be announced soon. The regular season MVP is scheduled to be announced on the 16th, and the regular season best team will be announced on the 13th, which is the day of the fourth game between the Bulls and the Magic.

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On May 12, the Magic held training in the morning. Both Howard and Milicic went to the free throw line to practice free throws with the help of Russ Edison. Linsen also received an email from Russ Edison, but

During training in the morning, Russ Edison gave Lin Sen another printed information.

Before that, Lin Sen also briefly communicated with David Falke. David Falke's attitude was that money is not a problem. The question is whether it is worth investing in. This is the most important thing.

David Falk will pay to invite people from Goldman Sachs to conduct analysis and make a feasibility report. Once the report is released and indeed recommends an acquisition, David Falk will persuade Linsen to carry out the acquisition. As for the shortage of funds, David.

Falk is not worried at all. He believes that many people will be willing to send money to Lin Sen.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, who returned home that night, led by LeBron James, defeated the Pistons 88:82, bringing the total score to 1-2.

The most shining player in the game was undoubtedly James. He scored 32 points, 9 assists and 9 rebounds. However, he only scored 29 points in the first two games.

However, the course of the game allowed many James haters to find places to criticize. During the game, James did two crab walks and was not blown away.

One of them was with two minutes left in the fourth quarter. At this time, the Cavaliers were only one point ahead of the Pistons, and James' crab step goal was not blown away, directly making the Roaring God Rasheed Wallace very happy.

He was dissatisfied and complained that Tianzun was ejected from the game with two consecutive technical fouls.

Although the Pistons held on to the score under the leadership of Billups, they eventually lost the game. Not only did these two whistles cause controversy, there was an important reason why James was able to score 32 points in the game.

There were as many as 19 free throws, while the Pistons only took 25 free throws.

"I don't know why we lost. I know this is Quicken Loans Center and this is Cleveland, but it shouldn't be the reason why we lost. I think you all know what I want to express." After the game, Pistons coach Sang

Des said tactfully.

Compared with Sanders' tact, the roaring king Rasheed Wallace would not be like this: "I only told a few truths and was fined. Maybe next time I should put tape on my mouth.

In that case, I might keep my mouth shut, as anyone with eyes can see that we lost to the referees instead of the Cavaliers."

The controversy surrounding the game between the Pistons and Cavaliers suddenly took away from the impact of the upcoming Game 4 between the Bulls and Magic. At this moment, a self-proclaimed know-it-all claimed on Twitter that he knew about David Stern.

The real idea, and this idea is one of the main reasons for the Pistons' loss, is to let the two most attractive players in the Eastern Conference, James Jr. and rookie Wood Lin, join forces in the Eastern Conference Finals.

As soon as this rumor came out, it became a hot topic of conversation, and Chicago fans began to worry that they would lose to the referees like Detroit did, even if the fourth game was their home court.

And many people also admit that such an Eastern Conference finals matchup will greatly boost the ratings and is likely to set a ratings record in recent years.

The Magic were not very concerned about this gossip, but were preparing for the game seriously. Milicic and Howard were under a lot of pressure. Stan Van Gundy really wanted to put Milicic and Howard on the court together to try a twin-tower lineup.

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Although he had done this before, Milicic at that time could not compare with now. But when he thought of Scott Skiles' disgusting tactics, Van Gundy reluctantly put Milicic on the bench.

However, Milicic did not have any dissatisfaction and readily accepted the team's arrangements.

"Darko, how could you agree to play as a substitute? Now is the time when you are in good shape. Why should you compromise?" On the other end of the phone was the voice of Milicic's agent Mark Connstein.

He only found out about Milicic's replacement through the media. Stan Van Gundy announced the team's starting lineup half a day in advance, and Mark Connstein only found out that Milicic would be a substitute in tonight's crucial fourth game.

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He only knows that Milicic is in excellent form now. It is the first time in Milicic's career that he has performed so well in two consecutive games. Mark Connstein is worried that Milicic is just a flash in the pan, so he desperately hopes that Milicic will strike while the iron is hot. That will work.

Wanted a higher overlay, so he called Milicic immediately after hearing the news.

Milicic was not interested in Connstein's suggestion at all: "I obey the team's arrangements, and I don't think there is anything wrong with being a substitute..."

"Dakone, go to TM's team arrangement. What you need now is playing time, shots and good data. Everything else should be pushed aside. Why should you be substituted now that you are in excellent condition? I have a feeling that your condition will still be good.

If it continues, you should strive to start and even show the Orlando front office that you are no worse than Dwight."

Milicic listened quietly without saying a word, but in his heart he had already given Mark Connstein the nod, even if Mark Connstein sent him to the second pick, even if Connstein was in his

He was instrumental in being traded to the Magic.

"I understand. We'll discuss the details later." Milicic hung up the phone without waiting for Mark Connstein to speak.

"Dako. What's wrong?" Lin Sen, who had just come out of the bathroom, looked at Milicic, who had his head lowered and seemed to be thinking about something. Lin Sen thought Milicic was depressed because he couldn't do it first at night.

"Will David like me?"

"David? Who? Is he a good person? If you like him, then go for it boldly." Lin Sen sat down next to Milicic. Milicic was a bit introverted. Lin Sen wanted to seize this opportunity to have a closer relationship with Milicic.

Closer.

Lin Sen's words made Milicic almost fall to the ground: "David is not a woman, he is your agent. I want to change my agent."

Lin Sen was confused after hearing Milicic's explanation, but he quickly recovered.

"How can you not like him? If you are willing to choose him, he will be very excited. I will call him now." Without any explanation, Lin Sen walked to his closet and took out his cell phone and immediately called David Falk.

Explain the situation.

David Falk did not expect that Milicic would choose him and agreed to sign the contract without saying a word.

And Mark Connstein is still thinking about how to get Milicic a bigger contract. That way he can be more famous and earn more.

"Mark, our contractual relationship ends here."

Connstein suspected that there was something wrong with his ears. When Milicic emphasized it again, Connstein was convinced of Milicic's thoughts.

Constein, who had terminated his contract with Milicic, immediately broke the news to reporters that Milicic had just played two good games and started to act like a big star and kicked out the person who held him up.

The Chicago media loved hearing about it, and they wished the magic would be even more chaotic.

Milicic did not explain too much but devoted himself to the game that started a few hours later.

With an hour left before the game, Huang Wei, the leader of the Orlando Chinese Fans Group, was leading a team of nearly 600 people to the United Center.

He was unable to come to the last game to organize fans to cheer because of work, but for this game he had already booked tickets and organized almost 50 Chinese Orlando fans to fly to Chicago to cheer for the Magic.

At the same time, Huang Wei also contacted local international students and Chinese groups in Chicago and brought nearly 500 people to the United Center to cheer.

When nearly 600 people got off the bus, a person in the queue shouted: "Carolina has arrived at Chicago International Airport, yes, this is good news."

"It is indeed good news. She was not present in the last game. Although Lin Sen performed well with 28 points and 8 assists, he still felt that something was missing. I think Carolina must be an important reason." Someone in the team immediately echoed.

"It takes about half an hour to get here from the airport, so I'll definitely make it in time."

"God, Orlando will win tonight." Another fan shouted excitedly.

"Of course."

"No, no, no, it's Lin Sen's goddess of victory." The fan explained.

The goddess of victory?

Some people were unable to react in time, but many people quickly remembered who the person with this title was.

"Is Adriana Lima here? Yes, she is the real goddess of victory. She has never lost a game when she cheers for Lin Sen. Chicago is doomed tonight."

"Yes, the bulls will definitely be slaughtered by us, haha, tonight is the right time, we want to win, we want to advance."

"Lin Sen's performance will definitely be eye-catching tonight. He never lets your woman down. He is our pride."

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Excited voices rang out among the fan groups. Just as the fans said, Carolina arrived at the United Center half an hour later. She was unable to come to the last game because she went to London to attend a fashion brand launch conference.

She was very depressed when the Magic lost the game. As soon as the event was over, she turned down the entertainment and immediately flew directly from London to Chicago without any jet lag and went straight to the United Center.

She also didn't know that Adriana Lima came to the scene after finishing a job in New York. Not long after she sat down, the sound of high heels tapping on the floor penetrated her ears from behind.

The rhythmic sound of tapping on the floor was very familiar to her. When she subconsciously turned around, she immediately saw Adriana Lima walking down the road.

What's even more coincidental is that Lima's seat is right next to her, which makes everyone very excited.

Everyone knows that Lima and Carolina, who were once close, are no longer as close as before. Although the two have always claimed to be good friends, what is the reality?

The last time the two appeared together was not long ago when the Magic played away from home against the New Jersey Nets. Lima and Carolina went shopping together after the game, but they were not the only ones at that time, and reporters did not find any relationship between the two.

Back to what it was before.

The on-site director captured the expressions of the two people for the first time. They both looked at each other in astonishment. Obviously, they did not expect that they would buy tickets together.

The expressions of the two people undoubtedly excited the Chicago fans. They wished that Lima and Carolina would get into a fight on the sidelines and affect the mood of the rookie Linsen, which would directly lead to the Magic losing. (To be continued...)