4 to 0.

Although the Hornets played a very exciting game in G1, just like the Jazz did against the Warriors before.

But in the end, the Hornets, like the Jazz, were directly pushed away after the Nets (Warriors) got into shape.

And it can be clearly felt throughout the series that after Lin Ying's performance in G2 knocked Bird off the court, the entire morale of the Hornets never improved again.

There are many ways to win, and Lin Ying chose the one that best reflects his status as the "new forcing king".

The Nets thus became the first team to advance to the conference finals.

With 74 wins in the regular season and all eight games in the playoffs, the Nets' experience this season perfectly illustrates what a "dream season" is.

Whether it is compared to the 72-win Bulls or the 73-win Warriors, they are completely incomparable in this regard.

And more importantly, everyone can see that the Nets have not been forced to exert their full strength.

It's really worth looking forward to what their full output will look like in the playoffs.

…

The advantage of being promoted first is that they can get at least two more days of rest.

And because the Knicks and Raptors are still in a close game over there, the break may be even longer.

For veterans like West and Nene, this kind of rest is still very beneficial.

But the bad news is that the easy wins all the way and the long rest period have made the players' physical and mental states somewhat relaxed.

Lu tried to use words to keep the team members' fighting spirit, but with little success.

This is not a problem with the Nets players, but it is really not easy to calm down after experiencing these things.

For example, one billion was spent on the demolition of your home, you are as handsome as Wu Yanzhu, you have the same abilities as Superman, you can do seven times a night...

Although the Nets' current experience has not reached that level, their performance so far this season is not much different in the basketball field.

It is really not an easy thing to calm down at this time.

Moreover, the waiting time was too long. At first, Lu thought it was not a big deal.

Then two things happened that made him decide to make some other changes.

The first thing is that the Raptors suffered a comeback from the Knicks with a big lead at home. They had already got the match point, but the Knicks chased the score to 3 to 3. The two sides will usher in a tiebreaker.

Great war.

This also means that the Nets have to continue to rest for at least two days.

The second thing is that the league announced the regular season MVP for the 2016~2017 season.

Lin Ying won the fourth MVP trophy in his career with a total vote rate of over 40% and a unanimous first-place vote.

This season, Lin Ying's statistics have improved significantly compared to last season, averaging 30.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game, shooting 50.2% from the field, and 38.6% from three-point range.

At first glance, Lin Ying's statistics have improved, but his hitting rate has declined.

But in fact, Lin Ying averaged 2.6 three-pointers per game this year, and his output has been greatly improved compared to last season.

The Nets have 75 wins, and with this data, Lin Ying's MVP can be said to be no doubt.

The Nets' mentality was already relatively relaxed, but when these two things happened again, the situation became even worse.

Daily locker room conversations have turned into this:

"Do you think we will play the Knicks or the Raptors in the next round?"

"Does it make any difference who you play? Let's pay attention to who our opponent is in the finals!"

"The Spurs have been so aggressive this year. They killed Kobe and the Lakers, which has always been their nemesis, and it was Kobe's last act of madness. Now they are tied 1-1 with the Warriors."

"The good news for the Warriors is that Pachulia is coming back soon, and McGee really doesn't look too smart in front of the Spurs."

"I feel now that there is no difference whether we play the Spurs or the Warriors in the finals."

…

On this day, Lin Ying got up as usual and prepared to go to the training hall to train.

He glanced at Swift who was still sleeping after murmuring, lowered his head and kissed her, then picked up the leftover Fat House Happy water bottle on the bedside from last night and walked out.

When he left the door and saw the trash can on the first floor, he suddenly felt an itch in his heart and threw the bottle into the trash can from a very long distance away.

Everyone who plays basketball has this kind of itchy hand moment, but Lin Ying's itching point is a bit high.

With such a long distance, it takes almost a day to successfully shoot a video for an internet celebrity.

The bottle drew a parabola in the air, and after somersaulting...

Damn it!

Got in right away!

This made him a little inexplicably excited.

Could it be because I practiced holding the ball extra last night? My hand feels very hot.

It's just a pity that today is not a game day. If it were a game day, then he would have scored 40 or 50 points tonight.

After arriving downstairs, Lin Ying drove to the Barclays Center.

His "Breakfast Club" was still there, and soon after he arrived everyone else arrived.

Among them was Zhou Qi, who was filling cakes with an egg in his hand.

It's not easy to buy this stuff in North America.

After asking about it, Lin Ying found out that his girlfriend specially learned it and made it for him.

So happy.

But their breakfast is after training, so he can only reheat the cake and eat it later.

Speaking of which, although Zhou Qi didn't play much in the Nets season, he really stepped up to the plate at the request of the coaching staff.

Don't think that since the Nets have Durant, Zhou Qi can really take advantage of him.

Durant's flexibility and shooting talent at his height are unique.

It is impossible for Zhou Qi to train in that direction. What he can train is more of the role that Yi Jianlian plays in the Wizards now, a 3D pie-eating insider.

After the Nets selected him, they had a very clear idea of ​​​​training him, which was to find a young inside substitute for the Nets who could rotate at the fourth and fifth positions.

As for chicken soup and stuffed pancakes, they are much more nutritious than most breakfasts.

They finished their morning training and took a break after breakfast. Other team members arrived one after another, including Lu.

Lu's expression looks a bit serious today, which is a bit different from his usual approachability.

Then his difference quickly became apparent.

In today's training session, Lu suddenly increased the intensity of training.

It seems that after the verbal reminders in the past few days failed to work, he is ready to change to physical ones!

As for whether this will put a physical burden on the team, for a team that has not played for a week, this burden is completely controllable.

It was the sudden increase in training intensity that made the team members complain a lot.

Because this feeling is equivalent to turning your billions of money into 100 million, changing your appearance from Daniel Wu to a young man, and your ability to do it in one night has dropped from 7 times to 3 times.

I can't say it was completely uncomfortable, but it was quite uncomfortable.

Moreover, Lu usually has a good relationship with the team members. At this moment, the team members also begged Lu for mercy in a joking tone, hoping to reduce the intensity of training.

However, Lu was determined. Although he did not show off his face, he also asked the team members an almost impossible thing to do.

"Whoever can make a super long three-pointer in the center circle in one go will end the training today."

Lu's wave is called polite rejection.

Even if you let Curry come in, he wouldn't be sure to hit the target with one hit in the center circle.

"Coach, you just don't want us to rest!"

Durant said with a smile.

"I didn't say that, I'm very reasonable."

Lu said it very righteously.

Now the only expression left on the team members is "e.on".

"I'll give you three chances. You can try it separately."

Lu is also considerate.

Of course, saying this is still almost as good as not saying it.

Each of the three people has a chance. This is actually like playing scratch tickets. It seems that there are many chances of winning, but in fact it is almost none.

"I'll do it."

Durant was the first to stand up.
To be continued...