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"Wood walks Orlando to sweep promotion" - this was the headline of USA Today the next day.

As "USA Today" said, Lin Sen's performance at the last moment yesterday severely shocked the hearts of the Philadelphia people.

The media didn't seem surprised by the Magic's sweep of promotion. In contrast, the media was still willing to pay attention to the tense showdowns in other rounds.

However, the day after the Philadelphia 76ers were swept, when countless 76ers fans were still heartbroken, the Philadelphia Inquirer, in addition to reporting on the game, spent two pages analyzing what would happen if the Philadelphia 76ers had Lin.

Sen's situation.

From Lin Sen's leadership qualities to Lin Sen's offensive ability and big heart at critical moments to his playing style and his compatibility with today's 76ers, a thorough analysis was conducted.

In the end, it was concluded that Linson would become the next symbol of the 76ers when he came to the 76ers. He could also play double point guard with Andre Miller, while Iguodala could move to the small forward position.

Strive for big-name inside players in the free market through trades and loose salary space, so that the 76ers can compete for the O'Brien Trophy with their new lineup.

This report is crazy. In order to get Lin Sen, he chose to sacrifice everything for the next two years, and then when Lin Sen's rookie contract expires, he will use the maximum salary to win over Lin Sen.

He also claimed that Linson and Iguodala would eventually become another super perimeter combination in history after Jordan and Pippen.

This report seemed like a joke to the Orlando media, but unexpectedly, the Phillies initiated a vote on the 76ers official forum.

In just one day, Lin Sen, who led the Magic to defeat the 76ers, became the man they longed for most.

"If you can't beat him, get him" - this was the headline of the sports section of the Philadelphia Daily News the next day.

What's more important is that the Philadelphia owner and general manager actually had such an idea, which made Otis Smith worried.

He also knows that most teams in the league are eyeing Lin Sen. He has already planned to extend his contract in the middle of next year's season. He must tie Lin Sen to Orlando as soon as possible.

The Orlando media also realized that Philadelphia was not joking and started a war of words with the Philadelphia media.

The entire Orlando Magic team is training seriously and is waiting to take on their opponents in the semifinals.

At this time, the league's first three awards this year are also released one after another.

Linsen's teammate Grant Hill defeated five competitors and won the sportsmanship award this season.

In the selection of the Best Sixth Man Award, Ginobili, the Argentinian demon king who defeated Lin Sen last year, won the Best Sixth Man Award with his career-high 19.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.47 steals.

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Grant Hill ranked fourth and Shane Battier ranked fifth.

In the selection of the best defensive player, Kevin Garnett won the award with high votes. Dwight Howard, who averaged a league-high 13.9 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game, only scored a measly 7 points in the selection.

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Ron Artest and Shane Battier ranked third and fourth respectively. Lin Sen was also surprised that he even scored 4 points.

On May 4, the Orlando Magic finally knew who their next opponent would be. The Detroit Pistons finally defeated the Chicago Bulls in seven games and successfully entered the Eastern Conference semifinals.

And they only have two days of rest, while the Magic have a full eight days of rest.

Although the Detroit Pistons have been a powerhouse in the Eastern Conference for the past five years and have won the championship, now core Billups has joined the Magic, causing the team to lose its most important person.

Inside general McDyess joined the Spurs, Ben Wallace joined the Bulls, and the original super team the Iron-Blooded Pistons no longer exists.

Although this year, relying on Hamilton, Rasheer Wallace and Prince, they still entered the playoffs and defeated the Bulls. But the strength is not what it used to be.

Facing this powerful opponent in the past, the Magic did not take care of themselves.

The thrilling match against the 76ers in the last game of the first round made everyone in the Magic dare not be careless.

On May 7, facing the Detroit Pistons at home, Billups did not perform well against the old team that brought him to the top for the first time in the playoffs.

He only scored 7 points and provided 5 assists in the whole game, but alien Sam Cassell made up for Billups' performance and scored 18 points in the game, ranking second in the Magic after Lin Sen.

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The difficulty of this game was beyond the Magic's expectations. The Pistons' defense was extremely tenacious, as if they had restored the defense of the Pistons at their peak.

Howard struggled under the care of Rasheed Wallace and barely managed a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds.

However, Milicic's 17 points, Artest's 16 points, and Cassell's 18 points gave Linson a lot of help. In the end, the Magic defeated the Pistons 98:88.

However, the difficulty of the first game did not give Detroit hope of advancement, because in the second game at home on May 9, Billups, who had played poorly in the first game, broke out.

He made 7 of 7 three-pointers and finally scored a team-high 28 points. Linson only scored 20 points due to Billups' eye-catching performance.

But in addition to 20 points, Linsen got his second triple-double of the playoffs with 10 rebounds and 15 assists.

After 6 games in the playoffs, Lin Sen averaged 28 points, 7.3 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 3.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.

In addition to scoring, the other four major statistics have been comprehensively improved compared to the regular season.

More importantly, the shooting percentage has not decreased due to the increased defensive intensity in the playoffs. Linsen has also been the best performer since the start of the playoffs.

The Orlando media even shouted crazily that if the regular season MVP was not Lin Sen's, the NBA would not do it.

"Orlando Paranoia", these are the words of the Cleveland media, the bitter rival of Orlando media. They naturally support James to become the regular season MVP.

"MVP? I value the O'Brien Cup more. If someone needs it, I can give it to him!" Linson said when he left Orlando and flew to Detroit when asked by the Cleveland media.

You must know that the NBA has not announced him as the regular season MVP. Lin Sen's words are more of a satire on the Cleveland media.

However, the opposition media took advantage of it. The Los Angeles media that supported Kobe, the Cleveland media that supported James, the Boston media that supported Garnett, and the Houston media that supported Tracy McGrady all stood up and stated that their respective players were the ones who deserved the regular treatment.

The one who won the MVP award.

What is even more unexpected is that the Cleveland media did not go to interview their opponent Boston but went to Detroit.

"Rashid, Wood Lin said that he is already considering the O'Brien Trophy. Do you have anything to say to his words? Do you think Detroit can no longer make a comeback?"

Rasheed Wallace looked at the reporter blankly: "If he wants the O'Brien Cup, we'll talk about it after he passes."

"Do you think Detroit will lose to him? Everyone knows that Detroit has a glorious tradition. Although there are some problems this season, it is still very strong, but Wood Lin does not seem to take Detroit seriously."

Raheel Wallace sneered and said: "We never let the guy who talks big come true. We hope he can play the game well and not be a softie."

Hearing Rasheed Wallace's answer, the Cleveland reporter smiled.

Because what he wanted was this effect, which angered Rasheed Wallace.

Everyone knows that Tracy McGrady said something back then, and that Tracy McGrady was in his prime and full of high spirits that year.

The total score of 3:1 made people imagine endlessly, but it was that line about thinking about the next round that made Tracy McGrady a laughing stock.

Because of this sentence, he was brutally knocked down again and again when facing the Pistons, which ultimately directly led to his injury outbreak.

If it hadn't been for that sentence, if it hadn't been for facing the Pistons, history might have been rewritten. Although Tracy McGrady is still in excellent form this season, everyone knows that he is no longer the Tracy McGrady of the No. 1 era in Orlando.

Soon Lin Sen was considering his opponent in the finals, and two pieces of news about Rasheed Wallace wanting to give Lin Sen a good look were published in major newspapers.

Rasheed Wallace's words can't help but make Linson fans and Magic fans worried. The Pistons' defense was very strong in the two home games.

The next two games are in Detroit, and they absolutely don't want to see Linson get injured.

"Wood, you shouldn't have said that, do you know the tradition of Detroit?

If you act like this, it's really worrying." Billups came to Lin Sen's room.

He didn't know that Lin Sen said such words at first. As a teammate of Roaring Heavenly Lord, he naturally knew what kind of character Rasheed Wallace was.

In the next game, the defense against Lin Sen will definitely be more severe. If Lin Sen is injured, it will be a fatal blow to the Magic.

Lin Sen also didn't expect that his words would anger Rasheed Wallace.

"I was just satirizing the Cleveland media and had no other intention."

"But now Rasheed thinks you are ignoring Detroit. You should know that I played there and left a lot of good memories. I also know the style there. Now you can't say anything else to explain. That will make you look scared."

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I'll call Rasheed later, but be careful during the game," Billups said with concern.

Unexpectedly, when Billups left, Stan Van Gundy also came to remind Linsen, and Tracy McGrady even called him.

And under the deliberate exaggeration of the Cleveland media, it seems as if Lin Sen will die in Detroit in the next game.

At this time, Turkoglu, a former teammate of Magic Linson who played for the Kings last season and went to the Kings in the Artest trade, won the Most Improved Award, and Stan Van Gundy also successfully won the Best Coach Award.

However, Stan Van Gundy was not in a happy mood. He was very worried about the game that was about to start in the evening. (To be continued...)