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Chapter 186 Slam Dunk Contest
"The No. 09 pick in 06 was replaced by the No. [-] pick in [-]. This No. [-] pick is too strong! "

"31 points, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 assists, the sun vs. Chris Bosh, win the data, and win the game again! "

"The 1000th point in his career, this guy only took 42 games!" "

After the game, Lin Ri once again became the headlines of the major media.

No way, this is Lin Ri's current influence in this league. With the halfway point of this season's schedule, more and more media have become accustomed to vacating the headlines on the night of the Suns' game, because everyone knows that this is Lin Ri's position.

After all, this guy can make a big difference in every game.

Although there was very little discussion before the game, Lin Ri still made the game the focus of discussion after the game.

First of all, the "death button" added another person to his "kill list", and now it has become Evans and Barryani.

In addition, his confrontation with Chris Bosh can also be regarded as a more exciting matchup at the fourth position this year.

Most importantly, tonight he became the first person in the class of 09 to score the 1000th point in his career.

This speed is the fastest among the rookies in at least ten sessions in the past! !
And the past ten sessions include the "03 Golden Generation" that is currently talked about by many experts... If you compare the performance at the same stage, they are not as outstanding as him!
Even the "Peerless Twins" are still inferior to him.

It is also for this reason that "Bleacher" directly crowned Lin Ri the title of "the strongest rookie in the past ten years" on the night when Lin Ri scored the 1000th point in his career tonight!

It is worth mentioning that when this article came out, not many people raised objections.

There is no other way, with Lin Ri's current momentum, he has won the "Best Player of the Month" for two consecutive weeks, and he was also the "Voting King" in the first week of the All-Star voting. He is now in the top five positions on the MVP list... This series of records is enough to prove how outstanding Lin Ri is as a rookie!
The outside world's evaluation of Lin Ri went up to a higher level.

During this period, Lin Ri received a call from Chris.

"Dude, the official wants to invite you to participate in this year's dunk contest, do you want to participate?"

Slam dunk contest?

When Lin Ri heard what Chris said, he was stunned for a moment, and then nodded without much hesitation: "Dude, tell the official, I want to participate!"

Lin Ri didn't think about it at all.

For him, participating in the dunk contest is a very interesting thing!

Although in this way, there is a high probability that he will be very busy this year, but if he is busy, he will definitely participate in the competition that he should participate in if he has the opportunity, and among the competitions he must participate in, there is the "Slam Dunk Contest"!
If he didn't get a "Slam Dunk King", he would feel sorry for his perverted physical fitness.

Moreover, if you want to get the "Slam Dunk King", it's better to get it earlier.

While young and powerful.

In addition, in the future, Lin Ri will definitely focus more on the championship. At that time, he will definitely refuse this kind of competition to avoid wasting energy.

Just like LeBron James, since he entered the league, there has been news that he will participate in the dunk contest, but it turns out that this guy's attitude of refusing is getting tougher every year.

As for the reason, it is also very simple. Now he is more focused on winning the championship. If he does not win the championship this year and also participates in the "slam dunk contest", there will definitely be people who are interested in him.

This is to be expected.

This is why LeBron James is becoming more and more determined not to participate in the dunk contest.

He might have thought about it, but by the time he realizes he can go to that tournament, he's at a different point in his career, and it's making it impossible for him to play...

Lin Ri would not make such a mistake. In his opinion, the name "Slam Dunk King" sounds good, but if he really wants to win an honor that has nothing to do with his historical status, he must devote himself to it in the first two years of his career.

In this way, even if the results are not satisfactory in the end, no one will blame it, after all, age is here!
Just like Lin Ri this season, even if the Suns finally fall in the first stage of the playoffs, no one will blame Lin Ri, and his performance so far is needless to say.

More important is his age.

The age of 20 represents infinite possibilities!
It is precisely because there are infinite possibilities that no one will deny him because of a temporary failure.

As Lu Xun said, "He is still a child!"

……

Lin Ri returned home with the Suns.

It was too late to adjust and immediately entered the adjustment for the second "back-to-back" game.

They're going to play the Spurs...

Since the Spurs entered December, Jefferson has been unable to integrate into the team. The situation of the team has a big problem. Until now, they have not solved this problem.

It can be seen that Popovich also has people and things he can't handle!
Jefferson was the Waterloo of his coaching career.

It's also weird, this guy Jefferson can do whatever he wants, and he can move according to the tactics, but he can't integrate into the team's tactics, which is also a strange thing!
However, the most important thing to underestimate in the NBA is the Spurs. Even if the Suns have won them twice, the second time was a very smooth victory.

But because this team has Tim Duncan, it is enough for no one to underestimate this team.

Before the game, Gentry made very detailed arrangements.

Gentry doesn't want to lose this "fight of the same school", even if he has won twice, but for him, it is not too much to win Popovich no matter how many times he wins.

For the third time to win the Spurs, he is also very confident-this time the Suns are the main force!
This game will be the last game between the Suns and the Spurs this season. If they can win this game, the Suns will sweep the Spurs this season!
Since Tim Duncan entered the Spurs in 97, the term "sweeping the Spurs" has almost disappeared in the league!

Now that there is such an opportunity to do this, Gentry feels excited just thinking about it! !

……

Gentry is confident facing Popovich for the third time this season.

The reporters who came to the American West Arena for pre-match interviews were also very confident in them, and their questions had nothing to do with this game.

The reporters surrounding Lin Ri asked another question.

"The sun, I heard that you will participate in this year's slam dunk contest. Have you thought about your goal this time? I heard that Dwight Howard, as last season's defending champion, has already decided to play. In addition, Nate Robinson, who has won the slam dunk champion twice, will also participate in this slam dunk contest. Have you thought about how to deal with these two experienced players who have already won the slam dunk contest?"

They were asking about the "slam dunk contest."

Lin Ri was not surprised that reporters would ask this question.

Of course, he was not without accidents.

He had already had an accident early in the morning.

He clearly told Chris yesterday that he was sure to participate in the slam dunk contest. He did not expect to be exposed so soon. At the same time, it was Howard and Nate Robinson who were also confirmed that they wanted to participate.

Originally, Lin Ri wanted to blame Chris for being exposed for agreeing to participate in the slam dunk contest. There is still a period of time before the slam dunk contest, and the official list will not be announced so early. The person who leaked the news could only come from the inside, but after he saw that Howard and Nate Robinson agreed to participate in the competition, he did not call Chris.

He is not stupid, no matter how powerful the guy is, it is impossible for him to be so powerful that he can get news from the managers of the three of them, even the reporter Woj who has recently become a god can't do such a thing.

At least Lin Ri heard from Chris that he is not very familiar with Woj.

Under such circumstances, almost all of the roster has been exposed, and only the inside of the league can have this ability.

Apparently this news was intentionally leaked by Stern.

As for why... Lin Ri looked at the three leaked names and quickly came to a conclusion... The answer is very simple, because this list is worth looking forward to!

According to Stern's urgency, any news that can increase attention, he will always release it in advance, the sooner the better.

Now the outside world's attention to this slam dunk contest has also increased unprecedentedly.

From the questions asked by the reporters before the game, it can be seen that they are all looking forward to it!
Speaking of which, Lin Ri also became a beneficiary! !

Chris called him at noon and said that some companies heard that he was going to participate in the slam dunk contest and had already handed in endorsement contracts. For example, a certain suit brand and a certain watch brand both called at the first time, although they hadn’t decided which one to sign with in the end—Lin Ri thought that he would decide which brand to sign with when he understood clearly.

But the final endorsement fee is estimated to not be less than 50!
The one-day endorsement fee exceeds 50... This is the scale of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest!

Anyway, Lin Ri is more and more glad that he chose to participate in the dunk contest.

It's so easy to make money...

That night, while outside fans were discussing the list of slam dunk contests, the Suns' second "back-to-back" game, the home game against the Spurs, officially started!

The audience at the scene was full.

All the fans are excited tonight.

After the Suns took back the No. 12 position in the Western Conference in December, it has been almost a month so far. During this month, the life of the Suns fans is called a happy one!
They have witnessed an era of prosperity for the Suns!
Now for the Suns fans, the happiest time is when the Suns have home games.

This also made the American West Arena the most lively arena in the league!
This is the "strong team effect"!
When the team owned by a city is a strong team in the league, the fans in the city where the team is located will also increase their enthusiasm for the team...

Of course, it's not without accidents. For example, when the Suns played against the Spurs tonight, they don't have the "strong team effect."

Since Tim Duncan entered this team in 97, this team has reached the final playoffs every season and won 4 championship rings during the period, which can be regarded as establishing an alternative dynasty.

It's just a pity that the fans in the city where the team is located are still not interested in them.

It's just that the reason why I don't catch a cold is very weird-"I keep winning, and the process of winning is the same every night, so it's not interesting!"

This shows that the Spurs' style of play is not pleasing.

In addition, it also shows that the Spurs have really won a lot in recent years! !
Amidst the huge cheers of the Suns fans in the audience, the Suns got off to the top, and then this led to even bigger cheers.

It can be seen that the Suns fans are really looking forward to winning tonight's game.

Think about it too, after being bullied by the Spurs for so many years, suddenly there is such a chance to sweep the Spurs in the regular season, it would be strange if you don't expect it!

The Spurs were also in good shape tonight.

Obviously he didn't want to be swept by the Suns.

You come and go on both sides, forming a stalemate at the beginning.

However, due to the impact of the previous game, Lin Ri was a little slow to enter the game from the beginning. Although the hit rate of the first few goals was not much different from the usual one, in terms of vitality, it was far inferior to the previous games.

Gentry didn't say anything. After all, "back-to-back" is really difficult to maintain a 1% state in one or two games. Lin Ri is a rookie, and he can maintain his usual shooting percentage.

In addition, the reason why Gentry was not in a hurry is that the old guys who took a rest in the last game repaid Gentry well for their rest, and they were in good condition from the beginning.

When Steve Nash hit 6 minutes and 34 seconds in the first quarter, he made a sudden effort, and several consecutive assists helped the team hit a 7-2 scoring climax.

After hitting this scoring climax, the Suns successfully ended the first quarter with a 7-point lead.

Seeing that the situation of the game was tilted to the Suns side again, the audience at the Suns home court naturally cheered one after another, and Popovich's face gradually turned ugly...

If this continues, the Spurs are bound to lose again in this game. It's strange that he looks good.

Fortunately, the Spurs' bench was very strong tonight. The two teams successfully narrowed the point difference to less than 5 points during the substitute rotation stage.

Looking at the entire league, Popovich is probably the only head coach who dares to do this.

Tim Duncan and others on the bench just stared at the field with big eyes and small eyes. They all knew that Popovich was angry with them.

It is very uncomfortable for them to be angry with the old man, which makes them hold back a lot of energy inside and want to vent...

(End of this chapter)