Perhaps it is true that there is retribution. After the finals started, the Celtics began to suffer a wave of injuries.
First, Perkins bid farewell to the Finals early due to an ankle injury. Then, Garnett and Ray Allen also suffered minor injuries.
The Celtics were quickly affected, and history deviated from the original main line. The Lakers' Andrew Bynum has always been healthy.
Relying on the health of their three big men, the Lakers struggled to push the series to Game 6 with Garnett and Ray Allen missing games one after another.
In Game 6, facing a Celtics team that only lacked Perkins, the Lakers relied on the gap period created by Pierce who suddenly left the game in the second half to successfully win the Finals.
The fourth victory.
When winning the cup at home, Coach Zhang did not shout out that classic line again, because he had already shouted "win the cup" once, just last year.
But Kobe, like Lin Yu in his previous life, jumped onto the technical stage and raised his arms and shouted at the Los Angeles fans who filled the field!
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Of course, all this has nothing to do with Lin Yu.
During the finals, he had been floating in the Atlantic Ocean. He couldn't fish, so he found some friends who could fish and lived a happy life.
But busyness could never stay away from him, even after he was injured.
One morning during the finals, Lin Yu made several phone calls, made an appointment with Lowry and Wilson Chandler, grabbed his own set of equipment, and prepared to get on the boat.
"Are you ready to go to sea again?"
Amanda Gray appeared at this moment.
Lin Yu nodded, and Amanda Gray immediately told Lin Yu: "I was just about to tell you that James Dolan made an appointment to visit you this morning."
"Dolan? Let him come on board too."
Lin Yu didn't hesitate and quickly thought of a solution. No matter what, no one could stop him from boarding the ship.
Amanda Gray hesitated for a moment: "He is a very busy man. I'm afraid he doesn't have time to go to the Atlantic Ocean with you for a whole day, right?"
"We'll find out if we call and ask."
Amanda Gray finally chose to call James Dolan. After some inquiries, the reply she got was: See you at the dock!
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At the yacht pier in Manhattan, New York, after sending Lowry, Wilson Chandler, and a large group of black and white girls onto the boat, Lin Yu waited for a while at the entrance of the pier.
Soon, James Dolan's Maybach was parked at the entrance of the pier.
Lin Yu watched Dolan get out of the car and took a few steps forward.
"Hey, long time no see, Lin, how is your back injury?"
"Long time no see, Mr. Dolan. There's nothing wrong. He's recovering smoothly."
"That's good……"
After some pleasantries, Lin Yu took Dolan on board.
The fun begins here!
Of course, Lin Yu also understood that Dolan's trip was obviously not for fun. Although at this time, Dolan was hugging two white girls wearing only three-point bras, squeezing them happily.
Time flew by, and Dolan may have had enough fun. He remembered his purpose of finding Lin Yu, and soon escaped from the wine pond and meat forest, and found Lin Yu on the top floor of the yacht, who was overlooking the sea.
"The yacht is nice, how much did it cost?"
"Less than 30 million."
"Big deal!"
Dolan gave a thumbs up, and Lin Yu smiled: "My bank account has been emptied."
"Once this year is over, the money will come back." Dolan, who has poor ability to run a team, but as a rich second generation, is very good at spending money, told Lin Yu a truth that Lin Yu already knew: "And the yacht thing is...
Appreciation, you will understand soon."
Lin Yu smiled, he was not going to beat around the bush anymore.
"Amanda tell me, you have something to do with me?"
Dolan nodded: "It's such a pity this season. We almost broke out of the Eastern Conference. However, I also understand that our success comes entirely from you. So, I want to get some information from you about now."
This is the Knicks."
"What do you want to know about the current Knicks?"
"If, and I mean if, you weren't injured, would we have a chance to break out of the East?"
Lin Yu shook his head: "No, Mr. Dolan, you should have seen that although we defeated the Celtics twice, we played very hard, and I needed to overextend myself infinitely to win."
"So, even if you can keep fighting, we will be out?"
"That's right."
"Then let's talk about what you think is wrong between us and teams like the Celtics and Lakers?"
"Depth, starting center."
Lin Yu glanced at James Dolan. He already understood what Dolan wanted to do with him, so he was ready to say more: "To put it more deeply, what we mainly lack is the depth of the bench. We need a group of championship-level puzzle pieces.
Such players are rare in this league, but the Celtics have some, such as Tony Allen, James Posey, and the Lakers also have some, Trevor Ariza, Derek Fisher...
"
"We also need a qualified starting center, which is the focus of Leon's tactics. If we can get a qualified starting center, Leon's tactical system can be maximized."
James Dolan kept nodding: "So, what we lack is a group of bench substitutes and a starting center?"
"That's right."
"Where is the team's current main structure?"
"There is no need to change. Zach and I's pick-and-roll is already very powerful. Kyle and Wilson are also growing. Next season, they will go even further."
After listening to Lin Yu's analysis, Dolan seemed to understand Lin Yu's views on the Knicks. He finally asked: "So, do you think we have a chance to succeed?"
"Of course, with a qualified starting center and a few outstanding championship pieces, we can certainly succeed."
Dolan turned around and wanted to pat Lin Yu's shoulder, but couldn't reach it. Then, he raised his hand and wanted to pat Lin Yu's back, but suddenly remembered that Lin Yu's injury was there.
In the end, I could only awkwardly hold the railing of the yacht and patted it: "If you say, Lin, I want to see at least one O'Brien Cup in the next two or three seasons, can you do it?"
Before Lin Yu could answer, he added: "I will let you participate in the formation of the team. You can participate 100% in the team's transactions and signings. If you are not satisfied, you can veto it. If you want to get
You can also propose which teammates."
"I know that some outsiders call you Manager Lin, so I will give you the actual power of the team manager now."
Lin Yu smiled, even though he had a secret fight with Donnie Walsh when he first arrived in the Knicks.
But now, just relying on an outstanding record, he has directly stepped on Donnie Walsh, who has not yet arrived.