His words did work.

After the press conference, Carr asked O'Connor to discuss how to play the next game.

Iverson also called his players together for the first time after returning to the locker room, using his experiences from his most glorious year to inspire his teammates.

Lin Ying listened and was also thinking.

If morale picks up, the Nuggets will have at least a 50% chance of winning even if they play away from home.

G7 was already the Spurs' third game after Duncan's comeback.

If you are mentally inspired, it will basically be almost consumed.

Moreover, Duncan's own consumption is irreversible. Even if he can adjust again, his physical condition will be at its worst by the time he reaches G7.

Of course, the Spurs are playing at home after all, and with the strong defensive skills they showed in G6, it will not be easy for the Nuggets to win.

He said at the press conference that Shuanggun would never play that kind of game again. He said it, but it was not up to him.

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Similarly, it is easy to play a good game and then a bad game, but it is difficult to rebound from the bottom.

So they must be prepared that the dual-gun feel will still not be good, and...

He looked up at his teammates, whose morale had been boosted by Iverson's encouragement, and found a suitable moment to speak:

"I have a proposal. Before the next game, we should practice extra every day."

As soon as he said this, everyone in the locker room looked at him in surprise.

The Nuggets never practice more!

Lin Ying has been with the Nuggets for so long that he only met Iverson once and Anthony once.

"We have no retreat, we need determination."

Lin Ying continued.

The Burning Cauldron is about Xiang Yu's Battle of the Giant Deer.

At that time, Xiang Yu killed Song Yi and crossed the Zhang River with the Chu army, which was inferior in equipment and numbers to the Qin army. He only carried three days of dry food, smashed the pots and burned the boats, and became a god in one battle.

Determination is often the key factor that determines success.

Especially when the weak versus the strong.

Therefore, this additional training is not really to train anything, but to make everyone have the determination to break the boat.

"I agree."

The first person to agree was unexpected, Allen Iverson!

The person who disliked training the least was the first to agree!

Iverson expressed his stance, and others nodded one after another.

Anthony finally agreed.

Although that would disrupt his original plan, he doesn't want to become the next Tracy McGrady in the media.

…

In the next day's training session, the Nuggets' morale seemed pretty good.

Karl's eyes when he looked at Lin Ying changed from admiring to doting.

Old Carter had already told him everything Lin Ying did in the locker room.

The big score was 3-1, but they were tied at 3-3, and the tiebreaker was still being played away from home. Normally speaking, the team's morale had basically collapsed.

Many players are probably already thinking about summer and next year.

After all, the NBA is a business league. To put it bluntly, everyone just forms a temporary team to play in a league.

If the fight goes well, everyone will be happy. If the fight fails, the birds and beasts will disperse and just find a place to enjoy the shade under a big tree.

It can be said that Lin Ying's QWER combo brought hope back.

He also became more and more certain that Lin Ying had the opportunity to grow into a true leader.

So he has made a decision, a decision that adds fuel to the fire.

When the training was over, Karl called the players together and announced a decision.

"I'm going to appoint another captain, Lin Ying."

There is not only one captain for a team.

For example, the captains of the Lakers are Kobe and Gasol.

The Nuggets had only one captain before, Anthony.

After this decision came out, no one discussed it, only applause.

Although they are only rookies, the players have already felt Lin Ying's positive promotion to the team since the players' meeting.

Therefore, Carl’s appointment can be said to be completely natural.

Lin Ying was a little surprised because he had never thought of this before.

Everything he did was an effort to reset the championship goal he set for himself after talking to Yang Shuyu.

But he didn't refuse this time either.

This time is different from the previous one in Naa.

He was new here that time, and he was a three-star high school student. Even if personality issues were put aside, most people would probably be dissatisfied if he agreed.

But now that we have been working with the Nuggets for a season, we have become familiar with each other and have developed a certain chemical reaction.

Moreover, the situation of the Nuggets is indeed more complicated. If there is a captain holding it, his words will have more weight in many cases.

"...In two days, whether you win or go home, it's all in your hands."

After some more words of encouragement, Old Karl finally spoke.

The series reaches the tiebreaker, and both teams are already very familiar with each other. At this time, any tactics or strategies can have a limited effect.

It just requires willpower and improvisation.

…

The Nuggets are about to face the Spurs in a tiebreaker, but they are not alone, because there is a group of games in the East that will also face a tiebreaker, and it's the kind you would never expect.

The Celtics, who are first in the Eastern Conference with 66 wins, will face the Hawks with 37 wins in a tiebreaker.

So the Nuggets are really not the team with the greatest pressure. If the Celtics lose the tiebreaker, it will be a real joke.

Moreover, the eastern side will fight first.

This is very interesting.

Before the start of the tiebreaker between these two groups, the league announced the fourth batch of awards of the season.

There is only one award this time, but it is very eye-catching.

Best Rookie!

Originally this season's Rookie of the Year was the least suspenseful of all awards.

Durant's condition improved significantly in the second half of the season, and his shooting percentage improved significantly. By the end of the season, his shooting percentage had increased from 40% to 43%. The only bad thing was his three-point shooting, which was still less than 30%.

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But in terms of overall statistics, he is still the most outstanding among all rookies, leaving behind most rookies.

Averaged 20.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks per game, 43%/87.3%/28.8%.

Compare this to Horford, the biggest competitor in the Eastern Conference, who averages 10.1 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1 block per game, which is obviously much better.

And he won the Rookie of the Month in January, March and April, tied for the most rookies.

However, Durant's biggest threat does not come from Horford, even though the latter has won the Rookie of the Month tie for the most three times among rookies.

His biggest threat is Lin Ying from the same district.

Lin Ying won the Best of the Month in November and December. Although he failed to win this honor again, his performance after entering February was also very stable.

Throughout his rookie season, Lin Ying averaged 12.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 1 block per game, with three shooting percentages of 49.6%/82.6%/39.8%.

The three hit rates add up to 172%, very close to the legendary "180 Club".

Moreover, his scoring is second only to Durant, and his assists rank first among rookies (played in more than 30 games).

Such a performance poses a great threat to Durant.

So before the award was announced, fans were also discussing it heatedly on social media.

And because of the previous experience of sharing the MVP in the rookie game, many fans also speculated whether the media would also share the MVP in the final selection.

You must know that this has happened in history, and it has happened three times.

The first time was in the O'Brien era, Cowens and Petrie, in 1971.

The next two, one was Francis and Brand in 2000, and the other one that fans are most talking about is Grant Hill and Jason Kidd in 1995.
To be continued...