This Forward is Not Serious

His words did work.

After the press conference, Carr asked O'Connor to discuss how to play the next game.

Iverson also called the players together for the first time after returning to the locker room and used his most glorious year to inspire his teammates.

Lin Ying listened and was also thinking.

If morale picks up, the Nuggets will have at least a 50% chance of winning even if they play away from home.

G7 was already the third game Duncan played after his comeback.

If there is any spiritual encouragement, it has basically been consumed.

Moreover, Duncan's own consumption is irreversible. Even if he can adjust again, his physical condition will be at its worst by G7.

Of course, the Spurs are playing at home after all, and with the strong defensive skills they showed in G6, it will not be easy for the Nuggets to win.

He said at the press conference that Shuangqiang would never play that kind of game again. He said it, but it was not up to him.

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Similarly, it is easy to play a good game and then a bad one, but it is difficult to bottom out and rebound.

So they have to be prepared that the dual-gun feel will still not be good, and...

He looked up at his teammates, whose morale had been boosted by Iverson's encouragement, and found a suitable moment to speak:

"I have a proposal. Before the next game, we practice extra every day."

As soon as he said this, everyone in the locker room looked at him in surprise.

The Nuggets never practice more!

Lin Ying has been with the Nuggets for so long that he only met Iverson once and Anthony once.

"We have no retreat, we need determination."

Lin Ying continued.

The Burning Cauldron is about Xiang Yu's Battle of the Giant Deer.

At that time, Xiang Yu killed Song Yi and crossed the Zhang River with the Chu army, which was inferior in equipment and numbers to the Qin army. He only carried three days of dry food, then smashed the pots and burned the boats, and became a god in one battle.

Determination is often the key factor in determining success.

Especially when the weak versus the strong.

Therefore, this additional training is not really to train anything, but to make everyone have the determination to break the boat.

"I agree."

The first person to agree was unexpected, Allen Iverson!

The person who disliked training the least was the first to agree!

Iverson expressed his stance, and others nodded one after another.

Anthony finally agreed.

Although that would disrupt his original plan, he didn't want to become the next Tracy McGrady in the media's mouth.

…

In the second day's training session, the Nuggets' morale looked pretty good.

Karl's eyes towards Lin Ying had changed from admiration to doting.

Old Carter had already told him everything Lin Ying did in the locker room.

The big score was 3-1, but the score was tied at 3-3, and the tiebreaker was played on the road. Normally, the team's morale was basically broken.

Many players are probably already thinking about the summer and next year.

After all, the NBA is a business league. To put it bluntly, everyone just forms a temporary team to play in a league.

If the fight is good, everyone will be happy. If the fight is not good, the birds and beasts will disperse and just find a place to enjoy the shade under a big tree.

It can be said that Lin Ying's QWER combo brought hope back.

He also became more and more certain that Lin Ying had the opportunity to grow into a true leader.

So he had made a decision, a decision that fueled the situation.

When practice was over, Carr called the players together and announced a decision.

"I'm going to appoint another captain, Lin Ying."

There is not only one captain for a team.

For example, the captains of the Lakers are Kobe and Gasol.

The Nuggets had only one captain before, Anthony.

After this decision came out, no one discussed it, only applause.

Although they are only rookies, the players have already felt Lin Ying's positive promotion to the team since the players' meeting.

Therefore, Carl’s appointment can be said to be completely natural.

Lin Ying was a little surprised because he had never thought of this before.

Everything he did was an effort to reset the championship goal he set for himself after talking to Yang Shuyi.

But he didn't refuse this time either.

This time is different from the previous one in NCAA.

He was new here that time, and he was a three-star high school student. Even if personality issues were put aside, most people would be dissatisfied if he agreed.

But now that they have been working with the Nuggets for a season, they have become familiar with each other and have developed a certain chemical reaction.

And the situation of the Nuggets is indeed more complicated. If a captain holds it, his words will have more weight in many cases.

"...In two days, whether you win or go home, it's all in your hands."

After some more words of encouragement, Old Karl finally spoke.

The series reaches the tiebreaker, and both teams are already very familiar with each other. At this time, any tactics or strategies can have a limited effect.

It just requires willpower and improvisation.

…

The Nuggets will face the Spurs in a tiebreaker, but they are not alone, because there is a group of games in the East that will also face a tiebreaker, and it is the kind you would never expect.

The Celtics, who are first in the Eastern Conference with 66 wins, will face the Hawks with 37 wins in a tiebreaker.

So the Nuggets are really not the team with the most pressure. If the Celtics lose the tiebreaker, it will be a real joke.

Moreover, the Eastern side will fight first.

This is very interesting.

Before the start of the tiebreaker between these two groups, the league announced the fourth batch of awards of the season.

There is only one award this time, but it is very interesting.

Best rookie!

Originally this season's Rookie of the Year was the least suspenseful of all awards.

Durant's condition improved significantly in the second half of the season, and his shooting percentage improved significantly. By the end of the season, his shooting percentage had increased from 40% to 43%. The only bad thing was his three-point shooting, which was still less than 30%. .

But in terms of overall statistics, he is still the most outstanding among all rookies, leaving behind most rookies.

Averaged 20.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks per game, 43%/87.3%/28.8%.

Compare this to Horford, the biggest competitor in the Eastern Conference, who averages 10.1 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1 block per game, which is obviously much better.

And he won the Rookie of the Month in January, March and April, tied for the most rookies.

However, Durant's biggest threat does not come from Horford, even though the latter has won the Rookie of the Month tie for the most three times among rookies.

His biggest threat is Lin Ying from the same district.

Lin Ying won the Best of the Month in November and December. Although he failed to win this honor again, his performance after entering February was also very stable.

Throughout his rookie season, Lin Ying averaged 12.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 1 block per game, with three shooting percentages of 49.6%/82.6%/39.8%.

The three shooting percentages add up to 172%, which is very close to the legendary "180 Club".

Moreover, his scoring is second only to Durant, and his assists rank first among rookies (played in more than 30 games).

Such a performance poses a great threat to Durant.

So before the award was announced, fans were also discussing it heatedly on social media.

And because of the experience of sharing the MVP in the rookie game before, many fans also speculated whether the media would also share it in the final selection.

You must know that this has happened in history, and it has happened three times.

The first time was in the O'Brien era, Cowens and Petrie, in 1971.

The next two times, one was Francis and Brand in 2000, and the other was Grant Hill and Jason Kidd in 1995, which is the most talked about among fans.

And speaking of it, this year’s situation is very similar to that year.

Hill averaged 19.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game, and Kidd averaged 11.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game.

You can also see a pattern in Stern's operation.

It can be said that since then, although the league has been vigorously promoting Hill as Jordan's successor, Kidd has also received very good resources.

Even every confrontation between them was a topic that fans talked about after dinner.

This time Lin Ying and Durant are more topical, so fans have every reason to believe that something shared will happen this year.

In anticipation of fans, the league soon announced the final results.

As fans expected, Lin Ying and Durant shared the 2007 Rookie of the Year award!

Stern: I’m sure this wave of Gemini CPs will happen!

When this result came out, the fans were all happy.

Especially domestic fans, what Yao Ming failed to do back then, Lin Ying did!

Of course, some people will definitely wonder why Stern was not shared with Yao Ming back then.

Because there was nothing exciting about the two of them back then!

And when it comes to hype, you have to follow the fans' preferences. Forcibly promoting it will make the fans feel uncomfortable.

After confirming the Rookie of the Year, the league immediately called Lin Ying and Durant to inquire about how they would receive the award.

As a result, the two people's answers coincided with each other, which fully proved their tacit understanding of each other.

"I listen to him!"

So in the end, the staff made a historic call twice.

Then ultimately, it was up to the two to do the awards ceremony before the next game.

Lin Ying is planning to hold an award ceremony before the game just like Ginobili did, which can boost morale to a certain extent.

After all, in away games, morale can be improved a little bit.

Durant's consideration is that he must be there to support this crucial tie-break!

…

One day later, the Nuggets flew to San Antonio to prepare for the final tiebreaker of the first round.

Yang Shuyi also followed Lin Ying to Denver.

This time it was Lin Ying who requested it.

Such a life-and-death match will be very intense, and he will try his best during the match, but he will definitely need to relax after the match.

Although Yang Shuyi hasn't graduated yet, she actually has nothing to do as graduation is approaching, and she can just go and watch a game, so naturally she won't refuse.

On the same day, the tiebreaker in the Eastern Conference ended early.

The Celtics beat the Hawks 99-65.

The Eagles did not score more than 20 points in each of the first three quarters, and were already trailing by 36 points at the end of the three quarters.

The Celtics' suffocating defense suffocated everyone who watched it.

This also made the Nuggets players more prepared for a fierce battle. After all, the Spurs also started on defense.

And their defense is more "aggressive" than the Pistons.

…

The next night, the tiebreaker between the Spurs and the Nuggets officially kicked off at AT\u0026T Arena.

The arena was still full, and the fans' enthusiasm was even higher than in the G5 game.

There were also many "sarcastic" slogans on the sidelines, such as "Mello is the next Tracy McGrady", "You have the whole summer to think about the next round" and so on.

Moreover, during the warm-up before the game, Anthony was constantly shown footage, and even the statistics of McGrady's reversal were pulled out.

Shrimp and pork heart, nothing more.

Stern was not able to attend the game, but his special assistant Xiao Hua was in the audience.

Xiao Hua's expression looked a little cheerful. Stern arranged for him to come to such a crucial game, which shows that he is now at an advantage in the battle for the successor.

In the commentary box, Barkley, Smith, and special guest Jordan were talking.

Before the start of this series, they made a wave of predictions. Except for Barkley's prediction, which still had a chance, everyone else guessed wrong.

But it was precisely because of his wrong guess that Barkley seemed like the ultimate poisonous sucker.

And Jordan is also quite "shameless".

"I guessed the score wrong because no one could guess it because Tim was injured, but I guessed the result correctly. This is Michael's ultimate prediction."

After this he spoke of Anthony again.

"He's a lot like me in high school, where he hasn't learned how to balance the game, which is the most important part of being a winner."

What Jordan said was very Jordanian.

Because he has been grateful to college coach Dean Smith throughout his life, believing that it was the latter who suppressed his desire to score that allowed him to finally succeed.

Of course, it’s impossible not to pretend to be cool, and this wave of high school metaphors is very problematic.

"Denver still has AI and Lin."

Buckley reminded.

"I like AI, but now it can't do much. Who else is Lin?"

Jordan's words directly made Barkley laugh.

Jordan originally wanted to hold it back, but he couldn't hold it back and ended up laughing.

Big Heart Mike Joe.

"I don't think a rookie can bring decisive help to a team, except for Magic."

Everyone knows that "Magic" Johnson is the No. 1 player, but in fact, Jordan's evaluation of Johnson is unique.

But this is not a boast, because Johnson is the only player in NBA history to win FMVP in his rookie season.

While they were chatting, the venue was set up.

Before the entrance ceremony, there will be an award ceremony for this year's best rookie.

Lin Ying and Durant stood on the sidelines together, and Xiao Hua briefly exchanged something with them.

After Xiao Hua announced the winner of the Rookie of the Year, Durant went up to give a speech as a representative.

Different from his usual carelessness, Durant is actually very charming when he speaks.

And his speech is very organized.

You must know that the template for MOP Lin Ying's speech was given by Durant.

And at the end of his speech, he announced something.

"This trophy will be given to the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns because they created a pair of the best rookies!"

When he finished saying this, even the Spurs fans at the scene couldn't help but cheer for him.

This final decision instantly increased the popularity of sharing this year.

It can even be predicted that when people discuss sharing in the future, they will also be talked about by fans.

The award ceremony is over, followed by the entrance ceremony.

Lin Ying took a deep breath before going on stage.

All the preparations that need to be made have been made, and the next step is a desperate battle!

Thanks to the beautiful Beidou Third Star for the reward~