Jordan: I thought he was there to help me!

Chapter 703 It's time to unleash the ultimate move! Lin Tian's trump card...

At the post-match press conference, facing a large number of Boston reporters who were expectant and smirking, waiting to see Lin Tian make a fool of himself and preparing a lot of sharp questions to ask, Lin Tian unleashed his full power!

"Do you still think you deserve the unanimous MVP vote?"

"You lost to us three times in the regular season and one more time in the playoffs. You're on a four-game losing streak against the Celtics. Do you consider the Celtics the most formidable opponent of your career?"

"Do you feel like you're being targeted? Do you think you can still lead the team to a comeback?"

Do you think it's a loss for the MVP award that Duncan never won even one MVP award in his career?

"Did Tim's performance tonight deserve the MVP award?"

The reporter was unable to ask any of these questions!

Lin Tian didn't give them a chance!

Because of the reporters' plans, how should I put it?

Their plan was to proceed step by step, and they started by asking the simplest question that they asked after every game.

"You lost this match. What do you think were your problems?"

This is the only question that reporters ask the losing team players in 99% of post-match press conferences, and Lin Tian answered it brilliantly!

The reporters were just trying to test the waters with a simple straight punch.

Then Lin Tian raised his hands and connected with the Realm King, allowing the Realm King to contact all living beings on Earth.

"50 billion Earthlings! I need your energy! I need your support to save the universe! Behold my Spirit Bomb!"

You trade a basic attack for a super ultimate move; that's the situation.

"There are two reasons why we lost: we played terribly, and the Celtics played exceptionally well."

After a nonsensical opening line serving as a skill's pre-cast animation, Lin Tian began!

He didn't give the reporters a chance to ask more questions or tell them to stop talking nonsense; instead, he continued to make moves.

"The Celtics are one of the most terrifying teams I've ever seen. Tim is definitely MVP-caliber. The reason he didn't win the MVP is because he lacked luck rather than skill. He is absolutely the most underrated superstar in the league."

"Many people think Tim is weak because they think his playing style isn't pretty, but that's wrong! It's like fried rice with egg—oh, you don't eat fried rice with egg—just like boiled chicken breast is the hardest dish to make. The simpler it is, the more difficult it is!"

"His stats are unremarkable, he'll almost never be a featured player in the top ten plays, and people who don't understand tennis might even think he can't play at all, or that he's just playing randomly. But all I can say is, Thiem is a tennis illiterate verifier!"

"Only those who think Tim is amazing can barely be considered to understand basketball! As for those who think he's just average, let me put it this way: they don't understand basketball at all!"

"My all-time greatest power forward is Tim! I'm not afraid to offend anyone, whether it's Charles or Karl, they can come to me! My all-time greatest power forward is Tim!"

"And Dwight, I have to say something for him. His failure to make the All-Star team this year is a crime! Why wasn't he an All-Star? I need an explanation! Not just All-Star, his failure to become Defensive Player of the Year is the biggest joke in the history of this award!"

"Of course, it's equally ridiculous that he didn't make the All-Defensive Team! Only when you've faced him head-on, only when you've repeatedly been disrupted by him while attacking the basket, do you realize just how exaggerated and insane his defensive coverage is!"

"He can chase down smaller guards, stop the drives of forwards, and he's not afraid of post-ups from big men! He's a perfect defender! I hope those with prejudice take a good look at him! He must make the All-NBA team, the All-Star team, and be Defensive Player of the Year next year!"

"Otherwise, I'll be disappointed in this alliance!"

"By the way, I also wanted to remind my buddy Yao that he might not be able to keep his place on the All-NBA First Team next season! Because Dwight is improving so rapidly! He has to keep training, otherwise, his position as the league's best center won't be secure!"

"As for my guys, I thought I knew them well, I thought I could see right through them, but I was wrong! Once the game started, I realized I couldn't figure them out at all!"

"Tony's drives are faster and more aggressive, his floater is masterful, Josh's mid-range shooting reminds me of Michael Jordan, and Manu's drives are the most unpredictable and elusive I've ever seen!"

"They've improved so much! They've improved so fast! They've progressed by leaps and bounds since we parted ways, like a rocket has launched! I underestimated them, and that was my mistake! I even feel like I held them back!"

"If they hadn't been my teammates for so many years, they might have already become All-Stars, made the All-NBA team, or even been MVP contenders!"

"I'm willing to apologize to them!"

At this point, Lin Tian seemed finally exhausted. He picked up a bottle of mineral water and gulped down a large mouthful, then looked at the stunned reporters below and asked, "Any more questions?"

problem?

What?

What's the problem? Why do we need to have a problem?

What are we doing? Who are we? What are we doing here?

Oh, right!

Press conference!

The reporters at the scene were stunned for a long time before they finally recovered from the terrifying damage caused by Lin Tian's "Spirit Bomb".

They were truly dumbfounded.

Your praise, Mr. Lin, is far too exaggerated!

The reporters looked at each other, realizing that there was no need to ask the questions they had prepared.

Lin Tian had already answered.

Seeing the atmosphere turning awkward, the press officer knew the reporters had run out of questions, so he began to take charge. He raised his hand and said, "One last question!"

After a brief silence, a reporter finally stood up and asked, "So, Lin, what are your thoughts on the next game, or rather, this series? What adjustments will you be making?"

"I don't know." Lin Tian shook his head decisively. "The Celtics are too strong! I don't know how to adjust, I don't know how to adjust! I hope Tang can have a plan, I hope Tang can have a good strategy to help us get out of this predicament."

"Yes, a desperate situation! I think we've reached a dead end!"

"You might think it's only 1-0, just an away loss, but in my heart, we're already 3-0 down, we're backed into a corner!"

"Don't think I'm joking, don't think I'm being overly pessimistic, it's because you don't know how strong the Celtics are!"

"All I can say is that I hope they make some mistakes, I hope they give us some chances, and I also hope that we can turn the tide and not end up being swept 3-0."

All I can say is that we will do our best and leave the rest to fate. I hope God will be on our side.

After answering the question, Lin Tian stood up and quickly left the scene.

The reporters at the scene stood there stunned for a long time.

They were having a very strange feeling right now.

There's a story about a volcanic eruption on an island nation deep in the Pacific Ocean, which caused five houses to collapse and killed two sheep and three cows.

Then people all over the world started screaming: "It's the end of the world! Run! Help! The Trisolarans have invaded! The Saiyans are here too! Frieza and the extraterrestrial demons have come to invade Earth!"

Or to put it more directly.

Lin Tian, ​​what the hell are you spouting?

Was he high on drugs or had too much to drink?

Then, the first reporter realized what was going on.

"That bastard's predicting this series!"

"He beat the Nets so easily!"

"That's how the Lakers and Cavaliers died!"

"Don't forget the Nuggets! That's how the Nuggets lost!"

"That bastard! He's using the same trick again!"

"They won't win by a large margin next time, will they?"

"Are you kidding me? If a team could win big after spouting nonsense, what would be the point of having players and coaches? We could just find some expert debaters, set up a table, and have a heated argument, wouldn't that solve everything?"

"But before that..."

"Could this guy really be a wizard?!"

"What a load of rubbish! It's just good luck!"

"You can't be lucky every time, right? Isn't it too much to have a perfect record every single time?"

"Who says he's never wrong? He's wrong every single time!"

"What's the difference? Hmm? What's the difference?"

……

Lin Tian's rant has left the Bostonians completely bewildered.

They felt a bit lost and didn't know where to start.

What should I do?

What should we do?

Spraying rain?

How should we criticize him? Should we tell him to stop praising us and instead hurl insults at us?

That's obviously inappropriate.

Should we praise him?

Praise him!

Yes! That's it!

夸！

It's not like you're the only one who can praise; we can too!

……

As a result, a rather peculiar phenomenon emerged on the forums following the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Take, for example, an article on the front page of ESPN.

Lin Tian bluntly stated after the game that the Celtics are invincible and the Knicks are prepared for a 0-3 deficit!

In the comments section below this article, an incredibly harmonious and rather peculiar scene emerged.

"Oh, no, the Knicks are still stronger! We were just lucky. This series will most likely end 4-1, and we'll lose."

"What are you talking about! If Lin Meng hadn't made those four three-pointers, we would most likely have lost by 30 points! That's the real gap between the two teams! 30 points!"

"That's right, I think so too. If you let me choose, the Celtics will go 4-0 in this series, with an average point differential of no less than 20!"

"Hey, why are you guys so insecure? Defending champions! You just took a nap in the first match, you only let us win one game, we're doomed to lose!"

"No, no, no, you're the greatest team in history. Our combined championship count isn't even a fraction of yours. There's no comparison!"

"Oh, that happened decades ago, what's there to mention? Congratulations in advance on your second consecutive championship!"

"What do you mean two consecutive championships! Your team has a true MVP Duncan, a future MVP Howard, a European MVP Parker, and a South American MVP Ginobili. With this 4-MVP lineup, how can we compete? I only have one hope right now: just one win!"

"You guys weren't playing well tonight, it wasn't thanks to your defense! Once you're back in form next game, you'll beat us by 40 points!"

"I need an urgent question online! What's the longest losing streak against the same team in history? We've already lost 7 straight to the Celtics this season! I hope we don't break the record."

……

How so?

Both sides were competing to see who was more humble, who could elevate the other to a higher level, and who hoped the other would win and advance to the finals.

In any country in the world, on any topic, in any forum, you won't find a more harmonious place than here!

Even on pornographic forums, where messages like "May good people live in peace" are everywhere, disputes can still occur.

For example, comments like, "Who the hell made me download HD Calabash Brothers all night?" or "Who photoshopped this female lead? The real one isn't even as good-looking as the toes on the cover!" or "Which bastard is using gay porn to fool people? He'll pay with his life!"

Look, even pornographic forums have arguments and profanity!

But tonight, the sports section, which is usually filled with cursing and insults, and constant bickering and comparisons, has seen peace! Peace like never before seen!

Everyone, absolutely everyone, displayed the most exaggerated and extreme humility, modesty, self-deprecation, and politeness they had ever shown in their lives!

Filial piety, brotherly love, loyalty, trustworthiness, propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame—these eight virtues of ancient China were vividly demonstrated at the forum!

No, that's not right. There are only six virtues: filial piety, brotherly love, loyalty, trustworthiness, propriety, and righteousness.

The people on this forum have no shame.

Not at all.

Both groups of fans, and perhaps many more people who came to join in the fun and watch the spectacle, were not a single one of them had any sense of shame, let alone any good person.

They're all hoping to use these underhanded tactics to make their opponents lose!

So, are these unorthodox methods actually effective?

Who knows!

But there's another thing the fans don't know.

That's what they're doing now; it's actually quite fashionable and ahead of its time.

These little tricks, which remain incredibly popular even 20 years later, are technically called "poisonous milk" or "accumulating good karma."

They were ahead of their time and developed entirely new gadgets!

This can be considered a good deed for Lin Tian!

But even Lin Tian, ​​the one who started it all, wasn't sure if his fancy tricks were even useful.

He simply thought it was fun; he simply thought it was interesting.

After all, he couldn't figure out the logic behind it, and the system hadn't given him any buffs like "words become law" or "poisonous milk is 100% effective," so how would he know if this thing was actually useful?

But if you only look at the results, they are useful!

In Game 2 of the series, which took place at TD Garden, the Knicks shed the burden of the previous game.

Their shooting percentage improved, their turnovers decreased, the players played with more energy, and they even started getting rebounds into their own hands!

The shot I missed in the last game went in!

The defense that we couldn't break through in the last game has finally been breached!

In the last game, Stoudemire and Okur, who were completely dominated by Howard and Duncan and couldn't get any rebounds, both grabbed more than 10 rebounds!

God!

The Knicks didn't make any changes, nor did they make any major tactical adjustments.

In short, the result of the game was that compared with the previous game, they had 14 more rebounds, 11 fewer turnovers, and their shooting percentages in these three areas were 17%, 20%, and 9% higher, respectively!

In other words, it was like divine intervention!

The magical power of the East helped them win this incredibly important match!

In this game, Lin Tian still took 24 shots, but he made 13 of them. He also provided 10 assists, but he only had 2 turnovers!

Both Anthony and Stoudemire scored over 20 points, with shooting percentages exceeding 50%!

How do you explain that?

It's inexplicable!

In any case, the Knicks did it!

123: 106!

The Celtics still scored 106 points, and the difference between the two teams remained at 17 points.

But this time, the Knicks scored the more points!

They completely dismantled the Celtics' defense, and the entire team delivered an unparalleled, top-tier performance.

They erupted!

They played their best game of the playoffs this season!

In other words, after this game, those fans, reporters, commentators, and players who were just watching the spectacle, whether they were just joking around, genuinely believed in the story, or thought it was stupid and didn't want to get involved at all, it didn't matter.

In short, they were all stunned after the match.

A question inevitably arose in everyone's mind.

Could this Lin really possess some kind of supernatural or mysterious power?

Although this idea is far-fetched, you really can't find any other reason or cause besides this.

After all, he had been right about the opposite direction so many times in a row.

That's incredibly accurate!

Even the God of Gamblers makes a mistake once or twice, right?

How can you just keep making mistakes like this, one after another, without stopping!

After the game, when Rivers, Duncan, and others walked into the press conference, and when Duncan began to answer the first question, everyone saw the most outrageous thing.

"The Knicks are an incredible team, I've never seen such a terrifying team, and Lin is unstoppable, he's the greatest player in NBA history! I don't think anyone comes close to him, no one can compare to him!"

"He ushered in a completely new era! A new era that cannot be copied, pasted, or repeated!"

"The era of point guards! After all, you can imagine how many more super centers will emerge in the world, continuing the rivalry between Chamberlain and Russell, or the four great centers standing side by side."

"It's also possible that a second Jordan will emerge, dominating the league as a shooting guard."

"But there will never be another Lin! He is unique, and no one, and no one, can ever replicate his success!"

"And Anthony and Amare are also incredibly talented top-tier stars! Lin overshadowed them! If they weren't on the Knicks, but on other teams, I think either of them could single-handedly lead their team to the conference finals or even win the championship!"

"Underestimating those two will come at a huge price!"

"They have three MVP-caliber superstars on their team, so losing to them is quite normal and reasonable, in my opinion."

"I think this series will likely end 4-1, and it will be very difficult for us to win from here on out!"

After Duncan finished speaking, the reporters in the audience were once again dumbfounded.

No, whoever you are, get off Tim right now!

You must not harm Tim's soul!

This is the only thing the reporters in the audience can think of right now.

Outrageous!

Even Duncan, who is usually serious and is known as the league's number one taciturn person, number one introvert, rarely smiles, and doesn't like or know how to joke, was not one of them.

He actually caught Lin Tian's infection too?

This guy is truly magical!

No, this bastard is fucking poisonous!

"I'm not as good as Don Nelson. He's the greatest coach in history, while I'm just an ordinary coach who got lucky and won the Coach of the Year award. I've basically relied on luck to coach all my years."

Rivers has gone mad too.

However, that's not all!

Later, at the Knicks' press conference, Stoudemire began speaking to reporters.

"Tim is the best power forward I've ever seen. I can only pray when facing him."

And Anthony.

"I never imagined there would be a defender like Josh; I was helpless against him!"

And of course, there's old Nelson...

Shocking! This nonsense has actually spread from person to person!

Unbelievable! The only person in this league who could corrupt Duncan is actually him!

The coaches have joined in! Rivers and Nelson call each other the greatest coach of all time!

This series has begun to veer into an utterly absurd direction. (End of Chapter)