Chapter 20: Comprehensive Data, MVP Performance
"It's possible. Maybe it's because Lin Yu knows that his shooting is unstable, or his accuracy is average, so he reduces his shooting attempts. However, it's hard for us to draw conclusions based on just one game. We need to observe."

Trail Blazers scout Roy gave his opinion.

Among them, Roy is one of the few who cares the most about Lin Yu.

This is different from the Heat and Pacers who are hoping that Lin Yu can get his own draft position so that they can pick up bargains.

The Trail Blazers are the team that is really in a bad state at the moment, and they really intend to use the first round to select Lin Yu!

The Trail Blazers have decided to rebuild at this time.

The Trail Blazers don't have a good reputation at the moment, otherwise they wouldn't be called the 'Portland Prison Team'.

It can be said that from the star player Rasheed Wallace to the substitute players, they are all well-known villains in the league.

As the richest man in the NBA, Paul Allen would rather pay luxury tax and support this group of villains in the past few years because of the championship!
In the seventh game of the 2000 Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers still led the Lakers by 13 points after three quarters.

But in the fourth quarter, the Lakers played a 31:13 offensive wave, reversing the Trail Blazers and advancing to the finals!
However, Paul Allen still believes that the Trail Blazers have a chance to win the championship!
Until last season, Paul Allen spent $1.056 million to maintain the lineup in order to compete for the championship.

You should know that the NBA salary cap last season was only 4027.1 million US dollars.

It would take the combined salary of last season's champion Spurs to equal the Trail Blazers'!

From this we can imagine how terrible the salary scale of the Trail Blazers is!
However, they were eliminated by the Mavericks in the first round. Coupled with the chaos within the team, Paul Allen could no longer stand it and decided to clean up the Trail Blazers.

Bonzi Wells, the Trail Blazers' second scoring point last season, was traded directly to the Grizzlies after playing in 13 games.

In the original history, Rasheed Wallace, as the Trail Blazers' star player, would also be traded.

The Trail Blazers have decided to rebuild. If they can get Lin Yu, they will have a new core.

That's why Roy is so concerned about Lin Yu. Phoenix, America West Arena.

D'Antoni, who was sitting in front of the computer, was very excited when he saw Lin Yu make three three-pointers.

"Perfect! Lin Yu's talent is simply too perfect!"

"Awesome jumping ability! Speed ​​comparable to a guard! Skillful luck! Excellent organization! And shooting!"

"He is the Chosen Son of the Sun!"

The Suns have basically decided to give up this season.

Logically speaking, the Suns have a pretty good roster and shouldn't need to play badly.

At this time, the Suns lineup included All-Star point guard Steven Marbury, Shawn Marion, Joe Johnson who was still leveling up, and Amar'e Stoudemire.

It can be said that this Suns team is completely a playoff lineup.

But the Suns management is clearly not satisfied with the playoffs.

Marbury led the team to a first-round elimination, which made the Suns management see the ceiling of this Suns team.

At this time, the team still had Anfernee Hardaway, who had a garbage maximum salary contract, and with Marbury's big contract, the team had no salary space even if it wanted to strengthen the team.

The year 2004 was also an undoubted free market.

Kobe's contract is about to expire.

In addition to Kobe, the contracts of All-Star players such as Rasheed Wallace, Steve Nash, and Carlos Boozer are about to expire.

There have also been trade rumors about the league's top stars such as McGrady and Webber.

Therefore, the Suns are also actively seeking trades to free up salary space and prepare to fish in the free market during the offseason.

In the original history, Marbury was sent to the Knicks, and the Suns also sent away Hardaway's bad contract, freeing up salary space to sign Nash and other players to strengthen the lineup.

The Suns' idea now is to free up salary space while starting to play badly and look for suitable players.

And D'Antoni is very optimistic about Lin Yu!
The game on the field continued, but the Longhorns had been completely put at a disadvantage.

The two core players of the team, PJ Tucker and Roy Ivey, frequently missed shots under the defense of Tony and Lin Yu.
Let a role player do the core work, do they understand what they are doing?

Bang!

PJ Tucker missed the layup despite Lin Yu's interference.

Coach Zhang on the sidelines saw this scene and he was also reflecting on it.

Why should he worry that Lin Yu would be defended by PJ Tucker before the start of the game?

He is very curious now!

Why is Carmelo Anthony restricted by PJ Tucker?
Could it be that Carmelo Anthony had a stomachache when he was playing against him?
With this level of 7 out of 1, Coach Zhang feels that if he puts on the jersey, his points will not be less than P.J. Tucker.

Relying on the advantage established on the defensive end, the Cowboys were ahead with 10 minutes left in the game.

Leading the Longhorns by 60 points, 40:20.

The NCAA's 20 points basically sealed the Longhorns' death.

In the remaining time, the Longhorns decisively replaced their substitutes and announced their surrender.

When the Longhorns brought in their substitutes, fans online were already criticizing them.

"It was supposed to be a preview of the finals, but this is what I got?"

"What kind of rubbish is PJ Tucker? He was so loud before the game started, but he couldn't restrict Lin Yu at all, and was even locked up by Lin Yu, making only 7 of 1 shots!"

"The Cowboys are too strong! The Big 12 is definitely invincible, but there are many strong teams in March Madness, and the Cowboys will definitely not go far!"

"The people above are obviously Lin Yu's haters. I didn't know the Cowboys had so many haters. Didn't you praise PJ Tucker before? Why don't you praise him now?"

"I don't understand. How can a second-round pick compete with a first-round pick who was picked fifteenth in the first round after only playing one game and could compete for the No. 1 pick?"

"Lin Yu is not as good as the original No. 1 pick candidates like Okafor and Ben Gordon. The Cowboys will not go far in March Madness!"

"I'll remember you. I'm a Cowboys fan. I'll come back and slap you in the face when the time comes!"

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On the court, the timer has reached the end.

The Cowboys eventually defeated the Longhorns 78:69, winning their eleventh consecutive victory this season.

After the game, PJ Tucker walked straight to the locker room without looking back.

But he was still one step late.

The entrance to the passage was now surrounded by reporters.

Looking at the cameras in front of him, PJ Tucker's face turned pale and the corners of his mouth twitched.

He obviously realized what was going to happen next.

Roy Ivy, who was not far away, saw this scene and began to feel lucky.

"You really shouldn't be too pretentious. After all, not everyone is called Larry Bird or Michael Jordan!"

Coach Zhang also took the lead in finding Lin Yu and began to congratulate Lin Yu.

"Congratulations, Dayu! You defeated the defending champion by a large margin!"

"The Cowboys have completely dominated the Big 12! I'm looking forward to your March Madness performance!"

本场比赛林禹虽然三节打卡，但是也拿到了20分8篮板2助攻4盖帽3抢断的恐怖数据，是本场比赛当之无愧的MVP！

(End of this chapter)