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Chapter 246 The Hardest Third Year

"What is going to be awarded now is the MVP of the 1996-1997 season finals. The on-site host is still playing tricks, but in fact, there is no suspense!"

"Let us congratulate Stalin! In this finals, in five games, he averaged 31.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 8.2 assists, 3.0 steals and 2.2 blocks per game. He deserves the FMVP!"

"Two consecutive championships, two consecutive FMVPs..."

In the locker room of the visiting team at the Oakland Stadium, the atmosphere was very depressing.

I don't know who turned on the TV, and a series of compliments from Matt Gudica and Mav Albert to the Warriors and Lin Xing came out very inappropriately.

Pi Er frowned in disgust, and then got up, cursing: "Who stepped on the horse and turned on the TV at this time? Isn't it fun?"

Reaching out, he immediately turned off the TV.

The touting of Matt Gudica and Mav Albert came to an abrupt end.

Danzi lowered his head silently, he didn't stand up and tell Pi Er that he turned on the TV.

"The pursuit is getting more and more urgent."

Accompanied by the silence in the locker room, these words were the only words left in Danzi's mind.

Last year, Lin Xing lifted the O'Brien Cup for the first time and the Bill Russell Cup for the first time in front of Danzi.

Danzi still doesn't think it's a big deal, his mind is full of just: What's the big deal, come back next year!

Turns out, he did come back next year.

But again, he still lost.

Lin Xing's momentum was too fierce, so fierce that Danzi felt the pressure for the first time.

The Warriors' two consecutive championships and Lin Xing's two consecutive FMVPs are just the tip of the iceberg.

What Danzi can see is Lin Xing's two consecutive regular season MVPs, and after this season, Lin Xing is still under 22 years old.

By comparison, he is 34 years old.

"His career has just begun, and mine is already going downhill."

Danzi is still at his peak. In this year's Finals, he averaged 32.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.0 blocks per game in five games, which is still the performance of the losing SVP.

In a head-to-head fight, Danzi can not lose to Lin Xing.

But his team lost miserably to the Warriors, the root cause...

Danzi is very reluctant to blame his teammates for his mistakes, but the fact is that the gap between the Bulls and the Warriors is actually the gap between the players on both sides except the star players.

For the Warriors, Mourning, the second leader, averaged 18.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.6 blocks in five games in the finals, and his shooting percentage was as high as 54.4%.

For the Bulls, the No. 19.2 leader Pi Er averaged 6.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.0 steals and [-] blocks in five games, and his shooting percentage was only in the early [-]s.

But this season, Danzi is quite satisfied with Pi Er's performance.

皮二表现真正糟糕的，还是上个赛季的总决赛、场均15.7分8.2个篮板5.3个助攻2.3个抢断1.3个盖帽、命中率仅有34.3%的表现。

In the playoffs of these two seasons, Pi Er's performance was always worse than the regular season.

In the regular season, Pi Er can still perform at the superstar level.

But when it came to the playoffs, he immediately acted like a second-rate star.

If we say that at the end of last season, Danzi still believed in Pi Er.

After all, Pi Er is a powerful teammate who won the first three championships with him.

Now, Danzi recognized the reality.

Pi Er is no longer the Pi Er of those years. If Danzi still wants to win the championship, he needs better teammates.

So Danzi immediately thought of the deal proposed by Jerry Krause last year.

"Although the deal last year was actually completed and failed, Jerry's thinking is right. The time has come for the Bulls to make a change."

In hindsight, the Jerry Krause deal last year was a flop, if it did go through.

The second place Lang Camby's performance in his rookie season was very average, and his influence on the game was very limited.

Perhaps in the future, he has the opportunity to become the league's top center.

But at least for now, he isn't.

Danzi affirmed that Jerry Krause's thinking was correct, and he also felt that the Bulls had to rebuild.

The only question is, can the current Danzi convince the Bulls' management to start over for him?

This question flashed through Danzi's mind.

He knew that Jerry Krause had no choice but to listen to him, or to listen to him.

Who made Danzi sign a 1+1 contract wisely last year?If Jerry Krause doesn't do what he says, he'll just jump out of the contract and go wherever he wants.

but……

In any case, jumping out of the contract and leaving the Bulls is Danzi's last choice.

He wouldn't do it unless it was absolutely necessary.

The visiting team's locker room was dull until the end, until they left, there was only the sound of thumping tables, chairs, doors and windows in the locker room.

In contrast, the home team locker room is much more lively.

The old captain Mullin was the first to enter the locker room with the O'Brien Cup on his back.

The rest of the teammates filed in, and the next second, a champagne battle broke out in the locker room.

Lin Xing, who needed to be interviewed, came a bit late. The moment he opened the door, a large bucket of champagne was poured over him from start to finish.

"Pfft... Fk, you don't talk about martial arts, but you actually engage in sneak attacks!"

In the next second, the battle in the locker room intensified.

In the corner, the two veterans of the team sat side by side, watching the young people go crazy.

Holding the trophy, Chris Mullin smiled and handed the O'Brien Cup to Wilkins: "Take it and feel it, Dominic."

Wilkins readily accepted that although they were not as crazy as the young people, they also had their own way of celebrating.

Rubbing the trophy, Wilkins was quite emotional.

At the end of his career, he still hugged the coveted trophy.

Is it time to retire next?Wilkins was lost in thought.

If one didn't pay attention, Lin Xing turned to him and poured down a bucket of champagne.

"Two old guys, don't be idle, come on, come on!"

After the 1997 Finals, Lin Xing was finally able to get drunk with his teammates.

He drank unconsciously, and in the end it was Kobe who was not old enough to send him home.

"Well, Kobe, it feels great to win the championship, doesn't it?"

Kobe has been in the Warriors team for a year. He doesn't know if joining the Warriors is better than joining the Lakers.

He only knows that in the Warriors, he got the starting position.

Although it is a false starter, the average playing time is only more than ten minutes per game.

But a starting position at least shows that the Warriors value Kobe.

And, Kobe also got the guidance of Lin Xing and Wilkins, so this season, he has made great progress.

The guidance of two Hall of Fame-level wings is simply impossible for the Lakers.

In the end, Kobe didn't feel deeply about winning the championship.

"Great? Is that all?"

"Can you stop pretending, Kobe Bryant? It's still the same? You won the championship in your rookie season, what else do you want? Others don't get this kind of treatment."

Lin Xing was already drunk, so he was a little incoherent and speechless.

Kobe didn't care, but he had nothing to do while driving, so he chatted with Lin Xing.

"...Ben, that idiot, didn't he win the championship in his rookie season?"

"No...it's not the same, that guy is too old..."

Gradually, Lin Xing, who was unconscious, could only murmur: "Too old, too old, just like Michael Jordan, his time is running out..."

……

The next day, when Lin Xing woke up, it was already noon.

He rumpled his bird's-nest-like hair and appeared in the dining room.

The busy Lin Mu complained: "Why do you drink like this, don't allow it next time."

Father Lin said carelessly: "Don't listen to your mother, going out, drinking and socializing, etc., can't be avoided."

Lin Xing scratched his head, speechless for a while: "..."

Sitting at the dining table, Mother Lin handed over a bowl of porridge: "Just sober up, let's drink some porridge to nourish our stomach."

Needless to say, this was just right for Lin Xing's appetite, and he really couldn't eat anything else at this time.

With a hum, he picked up the porridge bowl and sipped it in small sips.

Then, the thoughts wandered elsewhere.

Lin Xing couldn't remember anything about last night, including the conversation between him and Kobe.

So, now he has only one idea in his mind——

"After two consecutive championships, we are only one step away from the dynasty. What is certain is that it must be the most difficult step."

Why is it the most difficult? Lin Xing's drunken words last night are the answer.

Danzi's time is running out, Lin Xing's two consecutive championships have pushed him to the edge of a cliff.

It can be said that next season, both the Bulls and Danzi will go crazy.

For the Bulls, they have been the No. 90 giant in the [-]s for a long time, and in another year, they will share it with the Warriors.

For Danzi, Lin Xing is only one champion away from establishing a new dynasty and threatening his GOAT status.

None of the above is acceptable.

The Bulls are going crazy, they will definitely stretch themselves next season.

For the Warriors, after two consecutive championships, the slack period should also come.

"Let's take a look at the rewards of the main mission first..."

The wandering thoughts came back, Lin Xing finished the porridge in the bowl in two mouthfuls.

After saying hello to Lin's father and Lin's mother, they went to the training hall next door.

After sitting in the training hall for a while, Lin Xing finished receiving the reward.

In the season of two consecutive championships, Lin Xing's main task returned to the theme of dancing with the gods.

"Dancing with God 2.0 completed, degree of completion: S..."

It was still an S-level completion, so Lin Xing once again got 90 million blood points, an attribute point of 99-99 points, an optional badge, and a direct increase of an attribute to [-].

Lin Xing no longer needs to increase the blood value to 80 attributes, so this wave of blood value rewards is used by him to add points above 80 and below 90 attributes.

This season, including the 3 million blood points he just got, he has accumulated more than [-] million blood points.

All of a sudden, he added it to the attribute of back attack, and the back attack was immediately raised to 83 points.

90-99 attribute points, Lin Xing has already saved two.

For the time being, Lin Xing couldn't find an attribute that would be significantly improved after adding it, so he had to leave it for now.

As far as the badge is concerned, this time is also a pity——

[1. Badge: Difficult shooting king, improve the hit rate of all abnormal shots in sports. (Related attributes: three-point or mid-range or near-range). 】

[2. Emblem: Death Coil, improves the defender's flexibility and speed when defending close to the body, making single defense more oppressive. (Related attributes: single defense). 】

[3. Emblem: Gap Hunter, when a player performs any retreat or shoots, there will be a higher chance of opening the distance from the defender. (relevant attribute: none). 】

The three major badges provided by the system still do not have a fadeaway jumper.

The only badge related to shooting is the high-difficulty shooting king. Lin Xing hesitated and chose Death Coil.

The main reason is that Lin Xing has no need for difficult shots, and he almost never makes difficult shots.

Either pull out directly from outside the three-point line, or flick, flick, and flick the mid-range to completely open the space before making a shot.

No matter how bad it is, Lin Xing will choose to rush to the frame, rush to the basket, and give up shooting.

In short, it is absolutely impossible for him to stand against the defense and shoot that kind of abnormal shot.

As for Void Hunter, the bonus must not be as good as Death Coil.

Lin Xing had no choice but to choose Death Coil.

After choosing the badge, there is still a chance to increase the attribute by 99 points, which is a bit difficult to choose.

The main reason is that the badge this time is very embarrassing, and the death coil is added to the single defense, but Lin Xing's single defense has already reached the full value of 99 points.

At this time, the required attributes of the few styles of play he used the most were high enough.

The three-pointer is 99, breaking through 90, and the pass control is also at the level of 90+.

Even the CIC attribute, which has been waiting for the fadeaway jumper, has long been raised to 94 points.

There is nothing to improve the key attributes, and the non-critical ones, such as back hitting and off the ball, seem to have no need for further improvement.

After thinking about it, Lin Xing decided to make his physical fitness even more perverted.

Therefore, he gave the chance to go straight up to 99 to the power attribute.

Why power?Then I have to mention the contest between Lin Xing and Da Ben in the past season.

Lin Xing's strength is already at the top level among NBA players, but in the Warriors, he is no match for Daben at all.

Not only was he not an opponent, but every time he was abused by Da Ben.

This caused harm to Lin Xing's young heart.

So, this time he added points, he chose the power attribute to make himself a real pervert.

The new attribute column is as follows -

[Offensive attributes: ball handling 99, passing 96, breakthrough 90, layup 80, dunk 80, short-range shooting 82, mid-range shooting 94, three-pointer 99, post-up 83, free throw 85, offensive rebound 94, off the ball 80]

[Defensive attributes: single defense 99, assist defense 90, steals 85, blocks 80, defensive rebounds 92]

[Physical attributes: Speed ​​90, Explosion 90, Agility 90, Strength 99, Bounce 90, Stamina 90]

[Badges: Master of the First Step, King of Confrontation, Megalodon, Ankle Terminator, Hot Pot Master, Ten Cents, Iron Heart, Marksman, Long-range Turret, Death Coil]

After adding points, choosing badges, and returning to reality, the first thing Lin Xing heard was the news that surprised him and made him feel bad all of a sudden.

"An hour ago, Dominique Wilkins was interviewed by the media and officially announced his retirement!"

At this moment, Lin Xing's mind is full of:

Dominic actually retired?It really is the most difficult third year!

From the very beginning, the difficulty was full...

(End of this chapter)