dognovel Chapter 149 Don't give in to each other! Lin Long and Jordan's war of words!
Chapter 149 Don't give in to each other! Lin Long and Jordan's war of words!
Jordan also took advantage of the situation to become the only person in NBA history to score 60 points in the playoffs twice, which also reminded everyone of Jordan's shocking performance in the Garden Plaza on the North Shore in Boston 12 years ago.
It was after that game that Larry Bird, who has always had a high self-esteem, said that famous sentence.
"Tonight, God wore No. 23.
Jordan proved himself worthy of the MVP title with his performances, but in the New York locker room, Patrick Ewing was furious.
"It's not that we said this bastard doesn't deserve an MVP! What the hell! Goddamn bastard! Damn Jordan! Whoever has the ability to mess with you, go to whom! Go to Reggie Miller, go to Lin Long! Go find the media!
Ewing yelled and was unfortunately heard by reporters outside the door. They quickly published Ewing's rage in the newspapers. The gorilla, who was not always popular with New Yorkers, became the laughing stock again.
People laugh at his weakness, laugh at his incompetence, laugh at him not worthy of leading the Knicks.
In this public opinion environment, Ewing's mentality collapsed again.
In the fifth battle between the two sides, Ewing performed abnormally, making only 8 of 22 shots, scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds.
And Michael Jordan obviously did not kill the fourth game. In this game, he once again killed the Quartet, making 20 of 27 shots, and scored a crazy 57 points.
The 50+ performance in two consecutive games also completely ended the discussion about MVP in the entire league!
In the interview after the game, Jordan said very aggressively: "I don't know what triple-double record, 4-double record. I don't care about that, if I want to, I can average 3-doubles per game in a season, what's so great about basketball? , is a project that scores more than anyone, and I am the one who can score the most in this project! I am the most worthy of the MVP award.”
253 "If someone is unconvinced, that's great, we'll see you on the field! I could score 63 points 12 years ago, and I can still do it 12 years later!"
Although Jordan's speech did not mention the Celtics and Lin Long, everyone knew that this was the king of the league, and he was thinking of a challenger.
Naturally, a reporter went to Lin Long. They walked into the Celtics' training hall while the Celtics were training and asked Lin Long what he thought of Jordan's speech.
Naturally Lin Long had no fear, he said directly: "He can score really well, but if I remember correctly, he lost the game when he scored 63 points at North Shore Gardens, what's the point of losing the game? ?If I got 100 points but lost the game, I would definitely not want to recall even a second, a lost game is a failure! Only weak guys can recall an achievement in a defeat!
Lin Long's speech naturally spread all over the United States for the first time. Jordan's domineering and Lin Long's unyielding character made everyone look forward to this series!
The war of words and warm-up before the game has reached its peak!
Now all the fans in the United States are waiting for the start of the Eastern Conference finals.
This kind of expectation has even affected the ratings of the Western Conference finals. The rematch between the Jazz and the Lakers has almost become an insignificant preseason game. Even on the day when their first game ended, major media and TV stations also In the race to report and analyze the Bulls and Celtics a war.
Karl Malone's 39 points and 19 rebounds, as if his children played in training camp, were completely ignored.
This feeling of being ignored makes Karl Malone very unhappy!
Even his old partners, Stockton and Hornacek, were a little afraid to approach this furious beast, for fear of getting caught in the fire and making fun of themselves.
While waiting for the start of the Eastern Conference Finals, Lin Long also said goodbye to his father.
Lin Sen and Su Wan came back alone, while the other three women went to continue their work.
In the past two weeks, they and Lin Long's three confidantes have traveled almost half of the United States. Although some people leave from time to time to work and then return to the team, the big devil - the number one shopping lover - enslaves Lin Sen. Queen Su Wan was always in the team, so Lin Sen's life almost didn't happen during the half-month trip.
Lin Long could clearly see that his father lost at least 5 kilograms, and at the same time was depressed and lost his appetite. Obviously, he suffered a lot.
At the airport, Lin Long even felt that Lin Sen showed the speed and dexterity not lost to Iverson.
Almost escaped into the waiting hall.
Watching Lin Sen leave, Su Wan also stretched her waist greatly and said: "Okay, let's go to your game, your mother has to start preparing for work, and next time you go on vacation, you may have to wait for your father to come back. America.
"He won't come again if he dies!" Lin Long thought so, but didn't dare to say it. He was afraid that if he did, then the next time the unlucky one would not be Dad, but yourself!
Half a month of uninterrupted shopping and shopping, this kind of torture is indeed enough to make any iron man despair and collapse!
Fortunately, with the Western Conference finals taking the lead, the Eastern Conference finals between the Celtics and the Bulls also unfolded as scheduled!
They start only a day later than the Western Conference finals.
The Boston Celtics arrived in Chicago a day earlier, and Auerbach once again issued a curfew order. Even Barkley, who was unable to play in the first two games, was banned by Auerbach in the hotel.
By convention, Barkley was unavailable for the first two games in Chicago, and he didn't need to come to Chicago.
It's just that it's the Eastern Conference finals, and Barkley said he would be with his brothers anyway, so he came to Chicago with the team.
Unfortunately, after Auerbach's curfew was issued, Mr. Buckley was immediately applauded, and the whole person was discouraged.
Apparently he wasn't here just to be with his brother.
(dbdd) Auerbach wants the whole team to rest in the hotel to avoid accidents.
For the Celtics, the first game of the Eastern Conference finals is naturally very important!
This is the venue where they once again stood in the Eastern Conference finals after 11 years!
And that time, the Celtics successfully advanced to the finals.
It's a pity that in the finals, they lost to their old enemy, the Los Angeles Lakers. In the same year, the Celtics swept the fledgling Jordan and his Bulls 3:0 in the first round!
That famous 63-point battle of God also happened in that round of the series.
Over the past ten years, both sides have undergone tremendous changes.
The Bulls and Jordan became the most powerful kings in the league, winning five championships.
The Celtics have sunk for a full decade and have been hovering on the edge of the playoffs until this year, under the leadership of Lin Long, back to the top again!
Today the Bulls' home is the famous Chicago United Center.
This arena was put into use in 1994. Although it is not as luxurious and high-profile as Madison, and it is not as luxurious and solemn as the MCI Center of the same period, it is still one of the largest and newest arenas in the entire league. It can accommodate 21,711 spectators. Numbers are the highest in the entire league!
His attendance rate is also the first in the league! He has been the king of the league's attendance rate for 3 consecutive years, and has completed a record of 156 consecutive games sold out, which is also the first in the league!
This shows how popular and loved the Chicago Bulls are by fans!
It is even more conceivable that the Celtics wait a moment, what kind of crazy fans they have to face.
Tonight, the first game of the Eastern Conference finals, the team tickets are naturally sold out again!
More than 21,000 spectators poured into the arena to cheer for the team's opening game of the Eastern Conference finals.
At the same time, they also want to let the kid who is trying to challenge Jordan and the hegemony of Chicago know that this place in Chicago is something you, an oriental person, can't afford to offend!
Auerbach was in the visiting team's locker room at the United Center, lightly carrying out his final instructions before the game.
For Auerbach, this round of the series also has extraordinary significance.
Before the '90s, if you asked who was the best coach this league has ever seen, all but the crazy Los Angeles people would have voted for Auerbach!
But after the 1990s, more people, or almost all young people, would vote for Phil Jackson, the "Zen Master", the head coach of the Bulls' three-peat and now two-peat.
Originally, the discussion about which of the two is better and who is more resourceful is always just an imaginary. Fans indulge in the joy of Guan Gong and Qin Qiong and constantly imagine themselves, but they cannot come to a real conclusion.
But now, Auerbach is back! And led the team to the Eastern Conference finals in the first year!
The top two coaches in history have a head-to-head confrontation!
Therefore, in addition to the league first battle between Lin Long and Jordan, and the finals qualification battle between the Bulls and the Celtics, this round of series is also a competition between the "Zen Master" and the "Cardinal" for the league's first coach!
From the team, to the players, to the coach, these two teams are full of controversies from top to bottom, highlights are everywhere, and there is a sense of anticipation everywhere.
It's no wonder that the Jazz-Lakers matchup is so underappreciated.
After all, for fans and the league, this group of duels is the real battle of kings!
In this game, Barkley was unable to play, and Auerbach simply withdrew Owen Willis and put Ben Wallace, who was more matched with Lin Long, to start.
At the same time, in order to limit the strong firepower of the Bulls outside, Auerbach also removed the defense of the mediocre Dell Curry.
Put on the 3-point accuracy is slightly inferior, but the defense has been proven Bruce Bowen.
Together with this year's rookies Lin Long and Billups, they form the Celtics' starting lineup tonight!