After the massage, Lin Ying felt like she still had something to say.
"Here, give me the money!"
Yang Shuyu spread his hands.
Obviously she didn't really want money, she was just waiting for Lin Ying to praise her.
"Increase in salary, by the way, have you passed the SAT test?"
"After that, why do you ask?"
Yang Shuyu retracted his hand, sat on the sofa and shook it. His hand was a little sore after pressing it.
“Have you decided which university to apply to?”
Lin Ying asked next.
"You want me to come to Denver?"
Yang Shuyu looked at Lin Ying with a smile.
Her little brain reacts very quickly.
"I didn't say, but you can come if you want. You can also serve as my masseuse."
Lin Ying was a little embarrassed when she said this.
Massage is no better than cupping. It is best to be able to follow the team around the clock.
Yang Shuyu is still a high school student and obviously can't do it now.
But when he graduates from high school next June, he should go to college.
If you're in Denver, you can still balance it most of the time.
Anyway, he himself is still young, so this doesn’t mean he has to do it every day, just maintain a certain frequency.
"Do you want me to come to Denver? If you want, I'll come."
What Lin Ying didn't expect was that Yang Shuyu repeated what he just said and emphasized it.
"this……"
"Do you want to?"
"I want to, but..."
"Then I'll do it!"
Lin Ying also thought about it temporarily and didn't think much about it. After thinking about it carefully, she had many considerations, but she didn't expect Yang Shuyu to answer so decisively.
"But I have a condition."
Yang Shuyu followed up and said.
"you say."
Lin Ying wished that the girl had the conditions, the more the better.
"You have to teach me how to play seriously. I want to play professionally."
Yang Shuyu said it very seriously.
She didn't really want to make Lin Ying's money, but as she said that day, it was because she wanted to fulfill her basketball dream.
This condition is reasonable and explains why Yang Shuyu came to Denver.
Just like Lin Ying, she is also a person who pursues her dreams hard.
Lin Ying looked at Yang Shuyu carefully again.
She is 1.85 meters tall, has a wingspan of about 1.90 meters, and weighs about 68 kilograms. And during the training that day, she was able to bounce well inside women.
It’s not like there’s no opportunity to play professionally.
"I promise you, and I will give you a promise. If you don't become a professional in the end, you can directly join my personal team."
Lin Ying not only agreed, but also gave Yang Shuyu a way out.
It’s not about how good others are, it’s about hiring one person to do the work of three people. You may not be able to find such a good job even if you hold a lantern!
Yang Shuyu smiled stupidly and extended his little finger to Lin Ying.
This little girl likes to play with hooks day by day.
Lin Ying and Yang Shuyu hooked up, and they reached an agreement.
After the chat was over, Yang Shuyu took Lin Ying's massage card away before leaving.
"What are you doing with that?"
"Now that you have me, why do you still need this?"
Yang Shuyu looked like it was natural.
Nothing seems wrong?
By the time Lin Ying reacted, the little girl had already slipped away with the card.
Sure enough, our colleagues are enemies!
But it was at this time that Lin Ying remembered that the card was given by Durant!
If Durant talks about massage next time, when I ask, you will actually give my card to someone else!
So love disappears right?
Forget it, it's just a card.
…
Time flies so fast, it’s already early April.
This month or so has been the most intense period of competition in the NBA, especially in the Western Conference.
The competition between the Nuggets and Jazz became even more intense, and conflicts broke out again and again in the next two games. Even Deron was so anxious that he started talking trash to Lin Ying.
If these two teams from the same conference meet in the playoffs, sparks will definitely fly.
By April 15th, the 2007~2008 season is coming to an end, and the competition for playoff seats has completely entered the "countdown stage."
It's easier to say in the east. Except for the suspense about the last seat, most of them have been determined.
With the final round of the regular season left, the Celtics have already secured first place in the Eastern Conference and the league with 65 wins.
This means they get home field advantage in all playoff games.
In contrast, the west side is a complete mess.
Except for the Lakers who have secured first place in the Western Conference, the remaining teams may fall directly from second to sixth if they lose one game.
Not to mention that the fans were confused, but the general managers of each team also had a headache.
The current ranking is really the kind that makes Chinese teachers go crazy and math teachers dizzy.
1, Lakers, 61 wins and 20 losses;
2, Spurs, 56 wins and 25 losses;
3. Hornets, 56 wins and 25 losses;
4, Nuggets, 55 wins and 26 losses;
5, Suns, 56 wins and 25 losses;
6, Jazz, 55 wins and 26 losses;
7, Rockets, 54 wins and 27 losses;
8, Mavericks, 50 wins and 31 losses.
After reading this record, you will understand why the previous sentence dropped from second to sixth, because there was only one win in the middle!
And when the results are close, various complicated factors such as ranking rules, mutual victory and defeat, etc. will be involved.
To give a "simple" example, the Spurs and Hornets, and the Jazz and Nuggets are all in the same division.
For them, the biggest chance to gain home court advantage in the playoffs is to directly win the first place in the division.
Talking back to the Nuggets, the best news for them is that they have 3 wins and 1 loss against the Jazz.
In other words, as long as they win the last game, no matter whether the Jazz win or not, they will keep the top four in the Western Conference.
In fact, the Hornets now have one more win than them, and they still have a chance to overtake!
So who will the Nuggets' opponent be in the last game?
Oh, yes, it is a wasp!
This wave is not deliberately arranged by Stern, but sometimes fate is so interesting.
Sometimes, the quotas are determined directly in the last game, with the winner entering the playoffs and the loser going home to fish!
For example, such a situation occurred in 2018 in history.
At that time, the Timberwolves and Nuggets were ranked eighth and ninth, with the same record. The last game was a direct match between the two teams.
In the end, the Timberwolves, led by Jimmy Butler, sent the Nuggets home and made it back to the playoffs after 14 years.
And this year’s chaos in the West is not just this one!
In the last round, the Jazz will play the Suns and the Spurs will play the Lakers!
This year may not be the most exciting one that determines the outcome, but it is closely linked.
To describe it in another sentence: Don’t guess, you can’t even guess what the final ranking will be!
Karl also had a headache, so he set the goal for the team: beat the Hornets and win this game.
April 17th, NBA final game.
At this time in previous years, fans have already turned their attention to the playoffs that are about to begin.
But this year, facing what may be the most unpredictable regular season ranking in NBA history, the attention is no less than the playoffs.
The game between the Nuggets and the Hornets started first.
The previous record between the two teams was 1 win and 1 loss. The Nuggets cannot afford to lose in this game, and the Hornets cannot afford to lose.
The game was extremely fierce, with all kinds of people upset, and even Martin and David West exchanged passionate blows twice.
Apart from anything else, this allowed Lin Ying to experience first-hand the atmosphere of the NBA playoffs in advance.
Previously, when it comes to the NBA playoffs, it all goes back to when he and Durant watched the Rockets playoffs before he entered the NBA.
After a fierce battle to the end, the Nuggets unfortunately lost.
In addition to being unstable, this Hornets team is strong on both offense and defense.
Speaking of which, even at the same time in history, this Hornets finally advanced to the playoffs as the second seed in the Western Conference!
Losing the game, the Nuggets also lost their initiative.
They can only hope that the Suns will be strong behind them.
The truest voice of Nuggets fans at this moment: We are all Suns fans now!
In fact, let alone the Nuggets wanting the Suns to win, the Suns themselves also want to win after all!
Because the NBA has three divisions in total, and the NBA restructured it last season, the top spot in the division is no longer locked into the top three in the division, which means the Suns have a chance to make the top four!
So the next game was even more intense than the Nuggets and Hornets.
It can even be said that the winning-losing relationship between them will directly cause the Western Conference rankings to show two completely opposite trends.
In the fierce competition, there was also a very interesting scene.
Halprin wanted to use a small move, but the Suns, who suffered losses last year, learned well and directly used O'Neal to crush Halprin.
Poor Halprin, a player with a rugby background, could only be ruthlessly destroyed by the "big shark" in the end.
Although the shark is old, it is still a shark!
In the end, after four quarters of fierce battle, the Suns won the game with difficulty.
Because of their victory advantage against the Spurs, this made them directly third in the Western Conference!
At this point, although the game between the Spurs and the Lakers has not yet been played, the ranking of the Western Conference is basically clear.
It's roughly as follows:
1, Lakers, 61 wins and 20 losses;
2, Hornets, 57 wins and 25 losses;
3, Suns, 57 wins and 25 losses;
4, Nuggets, 55 wins and 27 losses;
5, Spurs, 56 wins and 25 losses;
6, Jazz, 55 wins and 27 losses;
7, Rockets, 55 wins and 27 losses;
8, Mavericks, 51 wins and 31 losses;
This result is a great celebration for the Hornets, Nuggets and Suns fans.
But for Jazz and Spurs fans, it's a bit cruel.
Especially the Spurs, they have fallen to the bottom half this time!
Moreover, regardless of whether they can beat the Lakers in the end, they will still be ranked this way.
Popovich is so depressed!
Originally I was second, but now I am fifth regardless of life or death.
It’s not too much to say that heaven goes to hell!
The rankings were divided, and the Spurs had no intention of playing. Popovich played with a full substitute lineup in the last game, and the Spurs also "successfully" lost in the end.
In this way, the final ranking of the playoffs is determined, and the first-round matchups are also announced.
Lakers VS Mavericks, Hornets VS Rockets, Suns VS Jazz, and Nuggets VS Spurs!
The Nuggets are going to play the Spurs!!
This result was actually not what Lin Ying had thought before.
He thought they would probably end up playing against the Jazz.
After all, I set the flag when I chatted with Anderson before.
He had even thought about how to deal with Boozer.
It may sound magical to say it, but Boozer's worst matchup was Gasol, or he was the worst against the Lakers.
To paraphrase Lakers fans, peak Boozer is an All-Star center? Isn’t that a handsome mid-range shot?
The reason is very simple. The Lakers have Gasol who is taller and has a better wingspan than him and can move as fast as him. They also have Bynum guarding the inside.
Entering the paint? You really treat me like Malone!
As for the Nuggets, Lin Ying is also taller and has a better wingspan than him, and Martin or Nene are on the inside to help defend.
Which Lin Ying is taller than Boozer?
correct!
Boozer's official height is the same as Lin Ying's, 2.06 meters, but his actual bare feet are less than 2.03 meters tall.
In addition, Lin Ying has short hair, so when they stand next to each other, you can clearly feel that they are much taller.
It's just a pity that we are playing against the Spurs now.
Spurs!
Let’s not talk about the feud between the Nuggets and Spurs in last season’s playoffs. Lin Ying and the Spurs also had a feud before.
No, to be more precise, it should be the first big scene of the season, where the two teams have become enemies.
This is a meeting between enemies, and they are extremely jealous! It is definitely the most anticipated first-round matchup in this year's playoffs.
…
After the matchup was determined, the Nuggets players seemed a little annoyed.
In the eyes of fans and the outside world, this matchup is very interesting, but for the Nuggets, this may be the "most difficult road" they have to take.
If you don’t believe me, please cover up the team name and take a look first.
In the first round, they will face the defending champion, and in the second round they will probably face the Lakers, who are first in the division.
Just these two steps, not to mention the rest, if you can get through these two steps, you are already very awesome.
Not to mention that even if they reach the finals, they are likely to face the Celtics, the Big Three!
It would be great if they beat the Hornets in the last game of the regular season!
This is the thought in the minds of most of the players and maybe even the Nuggets coaching staff.
A slight difference is a thousand miles away!
Lin Ying is probably the only person who doesn't have big mood swings.
The most important thing is his character as mentioned before.
Don’t regret what you do, and work hard to make what you do successful in the end.
The best proof is to have signed with ANTA before.
Similarly, losing to the Hornets has already happened, so the next thing to do is to try to beat the Spurs.
And there’s what Rick Barnes said, which may now have become his motto:
Difficulties mean opportunities!
If they can defeat the Spurs this year, no matter how far they go, they will be impressive!
And don't think there's no chance.
In this year's history, the Spurs were almost eliminated by the Hornets in the second round.
If the Hornets weren't too young and unstable.
Then they passed the Hornets in the tiebreaker, and in the finals, facing the Lakers without Bynum, the Spurs were eliminated 1-4 and were almost swept.
The main reason for this is that Duncan, as a core player, suffered from plantar fasciitis and had the worst playoff season of his career.
Although in terms of statistics, he still played 20+14+3+2, his shooting rate was only 44.9%.
Throughout Shi Fo's entire career, he was only more efficient than the season when he retired and was completely unplayable, ranking second to last in his career.
"Lin, can we beat the Spurs?"
At this moment, Anderson on the side asked.
He remembered Lin Ying saying before that the Jazz were easier to beat than the Spurs.
"Chris, do you know where I graduated?"
Lin Ying replied.
Before Anderson could answer, Ephraims not far away had already arrived.
"We are graduates of the University of Texas, one of the most legendary NAA championship schools in NAA history!"
Chapter completed!