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Chapter 353 A Gift from Heaven: The Sun

As always, the Knicks crushed the Celtics in the third quarter.

From the moment Danny Ainge took over the Celtics and chose to trade Kemba Walker, Townsend felt that the Celtics had lost all hope.

Although Walker takes wild shots, when he's in a good shooting mood, he can actually make them.

Back then, the Celtics were a renowned three-point shooting team in the league, often able to overwhelm their opponents with their excellent shooting touch.

That means the Celtics at that time actually had a pretty high ceiling.

Now, the lower limit continues to be lowered, while the upper limit has long been sealed off.

Pierce was left to carry the burden alone.

In this game, Wallace guarded Pierce, holding him to 6-for-22 shooting and scoring only 15 points.

Yao Ming scored 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists.

Averaging a triple-double in the regular season wasn't enough for Yao Ming, so he set his sights on the playoffs, aiming for an average triple-double in the playoffs and continuing to follow in Oscar Robertson's footsteps.

Wade scored 29 points on 12-of-19 shooting.

The Knicks won easily, with Carlisle sitting on the bench the entire time and barely getting up.

This result was expected by all the media.

In the East, apart from the Magic, no team can stop the Knicks from continuing their winning streak.

They won 83.

That evening, the Knicks logo and the number 83 lit up on one of the large screens in Times Square, New York.

Dolan bought the ads all the way to the Finals, aiming to push that number to 98.

Tang Sen's work continues.

Keep an eye on the team's daily routine to ensure the players are in good physical condition.

Then, the training camp, especially the venue, needs to be renovated as quickly as possible.

Then there's Howard, who's keeping an eye on his training.

Focus on physical training, starting with building muscle.

This guy is only 107 kilograms, which is still too light. He needs to gain weight to 110 kilograms within a month.

As for body fat percentage, I aim to reduce it to 10%.
We'll assess his athletic ability then and consider whether to continue gaining weight.

Tang Sen wants to see where his potential lies.

In terms of technique, we'll follow Brown's approach completely, starting with practicing the hook shot.

It's simple: follow Xiao Gui and Cao Gui.

These routine days passed quickly.

The Knicks gave the Celtics no illusions, sweeping them 4-0 cleanly and advancing to the second round.

The Wizards vs. Nets game is not over yet.

The Nets lead the series 3-1.

But the Wizards gradually found their rhythm. Although they lost by 2 points in Game 4, Stoudemire scored a career-high 39 points in the playoffs.

Both are beast-like power forwards, but Stoudemire's impact is clearly stronger than Martin's.

The two teams still have a chance to fight.

As expected, in Game 5, the Wizards pulled off a remarkable comeback, with Hill scoring 31 points, Stoudemire 36 points, and Hamilton 21 points, successfully winning the game.

The Knicks are well-rested and have a good chance of advancing to the second round, regardless of who makes it.

Ultimately, the Nets defeated the Wizards 4-2.

The second round became a showdown between New York City residents and country folk.

The Nets have a new head coach, the young and energetic Lawrence Frank. The winning streak he has created for the Nets is enough to make this rookie coach famous in the NBA.

However, Frank still couldn't come up with any solutions against the powerful Knicks.

The only thing they could do was double-team Yao Ming.

Yao Ming didn't care about being double-teamed at all; being double-teamed was just a good opportunity for him to rack up assists.

And to be honest, even if Yao Ming didn't play, the rest of the Knicks players were good enough to win the game.

In the first game, Billups made 5 of 6 three-pointers, scoring 22 points.

His three-pointer made Kidd's eyes turn red.

Wade scored a whopping 35 points against the relatively weak defender Kittles.

Wallace is known for his defense, but in this game he also displayed the power of a wing scorer, racking up 15 points.

Bender was ruthless, shooting 7-for-9 for an efficient 16 points.

125:88.

All five Knicks starters scored more points than the Nets.

At the post-match press conference, Frank looked dejected.

After this match, he, like John Carroll, had extinguished all his illusions.

If you can't beat them, you just can't beat them.

If you can't beat them in the regular season, do you expect to beat them in the playoffs?

They say the playoffs are more intense, but does that mean if you're going to fight harder, others can't?

It's impossible for someone to be in bad form during the regular season but suddenly be in good form during the playoffs.

With a 4-0 sweep, the Knicks once again swept the Nets to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The number in Times Square has reached a full 90.

A 90-game winning streak, unprecedented.

This phenomenal performance has spread throughout the world and attracted tremendous attention.

Even the president of the White House couldn't help but ask during an interview in New York who could hand the Knicks a defeat.

No one knows the answer.

Even the clamor that the Magic could hand the Knicks a defeat has subsided considerably.

Because the magic itself is in big trouble.

The Magic and the Pacers are now tied 2-2.
If ranked by record, the Pacers should be fourth in the East.

As a result, in the playoffs, Dick Hart's relentless defense caused the Magic a lot of trouble.

In the words of the media, Ron Artest was boxing against McGrady, tearing at McGrady like a beast, letting McGrady know how tough he was.

Tang Sen paid attention to the match between the two teams.

Dick Hart and Carlisle are old friends. Hart, a former military officer, believes in a fighting-style defense in basketball.

Fortunately, the Pacers have some defensive resources.

Especially Artest, who developed very quickly after coming to the Pacers from the Bulls.

Under Hart's tutelage, he has become a formidable defensive anchor on the flanks.

He caused McGrady a lot of trouble.

McGrady now also shoulders the responsibility of orchestrating the offense. If he goes cold or his scoring is hampered, it affects the entire Magic team's performance.

However, Tang Sen felt that although the Magic encountered some troubles, the root cause was that they had not fully adapted to the Pacers' defensive intensity.

Once they adapt, the Magic have enough strength to win the game.

These two superstars are not just for show.

As expected, the Magic defeated the Pacers 4-2 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Knicks and Magic have reached the Eastern Conference Finals as expected.

In the West, the Wolves and the Kings clashed.

Having trained with Tang Sen, Garnett's tough jump shot is no longer a joke, but a genuinely powerful technique.

The King is another year older, and most importantly, Webber has returned from a serious injury and his performance has declined significantly.

Peja is a great scorer, but his defense is terrible.

After a six-game series between the two teams, the Timberwolves emerged victorious and will face the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.

When the Lakers and Spurs clashed, Kobe Bryant once again became the Spurs' nemesis, averaging 35.2 points per game in the series and crushing the Spurs to advance.

Without a doubt, the Timberwolves are no match for the Lakers.

So, just as Stern predicted, this year's playoffs paved a path of revenge for the Knicks.

They avenged their loss to the Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals and defeated the Lakers in the NBA Finals.

All the regrets and "what ifs" from last year will be made up for this year.

Most importantly, they could win the championship with a perfect season record, creating their most glorious record.

They transformed the Knicks from a purely large market team into a true powerhouse, a flagship team on the East Coast.

However, there is one more important thing before the Eastern Conference Finals begin.

A lottery draw.

On May 22, before the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the NBA held its draft lottery in New Jersey.

The Knicks had a first-round pick this year, which they swapped with the Kings.

Including the new team Lynx, it's draw number 25.

Before the game, Carlisle didn't rush to the locker room. Instead, he went to Madison's office area to watch the draw with Ryden.

Tang Sen was brought over by Carlisle.

On television, Lars Granick had already begun announcing the draw results.

The Bulls had the worst record, followed by the Clippers, and the Hawks were third from the bottom.

The Suns suffered a losing streak this season and have fallen to fourth from the bottom.

The group, with a "let's watch the show" mentality, chatted animatedly.

They were discussing what the Bulls should do if they got the number one draft pick.

“Tang, if you really train Dwight to become the next Kwame, then the Bulls might really take off next season,” Ryden said, turning to Tang Sen.

They believe that if the Bulls get the number one pick, they will definitely choose Howard.

There's no reason not to select them. Even if we do manage to select them, we can trade them for an All-Star player, given the reputation of Tang Sen's products.

Klaus missed out on Kwame Brown once, but he probably won't miss out on Howard this time.

In Layden's view, Antonio Davis was too old and no longer as good as he used to be, and Howard's arrival in Chicago was just the right time to take over.

Then he teamed up with Eddie Curry.

"If you send Eddie Curry to your training camp and turn him into the next Shaq, the Bulls next season will be unimaginable."

Leiden gasped and asked Tang Sen with a serious expression if Eddie Curry had any hope of becoming the next Shaquille O'Neal.

"he?"

Tang Sen recalled the time he took Brown to the Bulls for a tryout and met Eddie Curry.

Then he decisively shook his head: "He's only one Kwame away from Shaq."

With Eddie Curry's talent, aside from his weight being comparable to Shaquille O'Neal, what else can he compare to?

Carlisle turned to Tang Sen and asked who he thought would get the top pick.

This is just irresponsible speculation.

Tang Sen knew the answer in his heart, but he couldn't say it directly, so he said, "Anyway, it can't possibly be a bull."

Stern did not have the Bulls in his plans.

Tederski, standing nearby, looked puzzled. He remembered that when Brown went for a tryout with the Bulls, Krause hadn't bothered Townsend either.

How can you be so sure the Bulls won't get the number one draft pick?

With that, Granic began to announce the results.

The Clippers got the third overall pick.

They even dropped one place.

That means a team has moved up in the draft position.

The group immediately perked up, eager to know who the lucky person was.

Tang Sen watched silently, guessing that little Colangelo at this moment would never have dreamed that such a gift from heaven would fall on the sun's head.

The Bulls got the second overall pick.

Krause, who represented the Bulls in the lottery, looked as if he had lost his parents.

The group gasped and turned to look at Tang Sen, realizing that Tang Sen had indeed jinxed them.

“An eagle?” Leiden muttered.

He never imagined it was the sun.

When Granic opened the envelope, the sun symbol was revealed.

"Wortfalk!"

Carlisle gasped in surprise.

Leiden stared wide-eyed for a long time before exclaiming, "Isn't there something wrong with this?"

The Knicks had such a low probability of getting the number one draft pick the year before last, and now they're getting it again this year?

Carlisle nodded subconsciously, then shook his head and said no.

The probability of the sun appearing at 11.9 percent is actually not low.

Unlike the Knicks back then, the league didn't even bother to put on a show and just handed over a number one draft pick.

Moreover, if the league were to stage a drama, it wouldn't stage a drama involving a team like the Suns.

“You could say the sun was just lucky,” Carlisle said.

Tang Sen laughed secretly.

lucky?
In the past, Tang Sen would have truly believed in luck, but now...

(End of this chapter)