His score was not the highest in the game. James from the Eastern Conference scored higher than him, but Lin Tian's offense and defense in the fourth quarter were impressive.

It is only natural for Lin Tian to win this MVP trophy.

Now he already has the Finals MVP trophy and two All-Star MVP trophies.

With so many honors under his belt, he is just short of a regular season MVP! If you want to have a place on the NBA Presidential Hill, regular season MVP is crucial.

Of course, Lin Tian's performance so far can hardly be considered MVP.

His current MVP vote count is so far ahead that Westbrook, who is ranked second, can't even see the taillights of his car.

The All-Star Game has come to an end, and the Lakers' upcoming schedule will not be easy.

Because there was not much reinforcement in the middle of the season, and the winning streak was ended, the team's momentum was obviously not as strong as it was at the beginning of the season.

According to what the major media said, they have fallen into winning fatigue.

Throughout February, the team lost a total of three games.

Among them, they basically never lost against strong teams. In the three games they lost to weak teams, many media people ridiculed them for robbing the rich and giving to the poor.

After March, the Lakers became even more exhausted.

They lost two games in mid-March. Fortunately, they made timely adjustments and only lost two games throughout March.

The Lakers are also the first team in the entire league to lock in the playoffs early.

As the season progresses, the Warriors are the second team to lock in a playoff spot, and the Spurs are the third.

What makes people laugh or cry is that three teams in the West have already secured their playoff spots in advance, but the East is still in a melee.

March passed and April arrived.

This is also the last person in the NBA regular season.

The Lakers still kept going and won one victory after another.

When they secured the regular season championship ahead of schedule with a record of 71 wins and 7 losses, a difficult problem posed before them and the management.

The next step is to implement load management and take reasonable breaks, or continue to work hard and hit the NBA regular season record.

There are four games left in the regular season. As long as the Lakers can win two of them, they can tie the Warriors' record of 73 wins last season.

With such a record in front of us, it's hard to say it's not alluring.

But the lessons the Warriors have experienced make the management a little worried.

With 73 wins and no championship in the end, it's hard not to be afraid of them.

The Lakers even held several meetings regarding this matter.

On this day, after Lin Tian and the others finished training, the Big Three were pulled into the team meeting room by Kupcha.

Buss Jr., several team doctors, coaches and several senior executives are already sitting in the office.

Kupchak's first words were: "Lin! In the last few games, several team doctors think you should take appropriate rest."

Buss Jr. also nodded: "I also agree with the views of several doctors. You can't be too harsh on yourself. It's time to relax! We have locked in the first place in the Western Conference and have the home court advantage in the playoffs. There is no need to fight for

Go for the so-called records! We have set too many records this season."

With that said, Bass looked at Lin Tian and continued, "Lin, what do you think? The championship is more important than all records."

Kupchak took advantage of the situation and joked: "If you take appropriate breaks, your salary will still be paid."

Lin Tian curled his lips: "It's tentatively decided that the championship is the most important! But having a chance to break the NBA's best regular season record is also important."

No one can resist the temptation of breaking records, including Lin Tian.

Because even after so many years, there are still people who know about Chamberlain's 100 points, and everyone also records Tracy McGrady's 35 seconds and 13 minutes.

If you want to leave something in the NBA, breaking records is undoubtedly a good way.

Kupchak sighed: "Don't forget the Warriors' 73-win curse! We have never stopped this season. You are too tired. The intensity of the playoffs is not at the same level as the regular season. This is

You know it too! If we spend all our energy in the second half of the regular season, how will we deal with the Warriors with Durant in the playoffs? Believe me! The Warriors are eager for us to do our best to break their 73-win record."

A well-respected team doctor of the Lakers also spoke: "Our suggestion is that in the last period of time, you should take turns as much as possible if you can. Your body is too heavy during this period. This is not good news. Besides, other strong players are now

The team has begun to take active breaks..."

The team doctor's words made the entire locker room quiet. He looked at Wade and said: "Dwyane, your knee must be hurting recently, right? It's hard to imagine that you haven't missed even one game this season."

Wade lowered his head silently.

In his 13-year career, Wade has never had a full attendance rate in any season.

He has been plagued by injuries over the years, especially his knees.

The team's winning streak this season once made him forget that he was still injured, but the pain in his knee never made him feel at ease for a day.

As Wade's teammate, Lin Tian can also understand that Wade's performance during the recent period is indeed not as good as at the beginning of the season.

His speed seems to be slower, and the shot-blocking ability that he was proud of before has also declined a bit, which is all visible to the naked eye.

The team's winning streak was achieved only after the players paid a huge price.

Wade doesn't care about his injuries: "I've played in the NBA for so many years! To be honest, if I have a chance to break the record of 73 wins! I won't give up!"

Lin Tian patted Wade on the shoulder: "Dwyane, the playoffs are coming soon. It's time for you to take a rest. Our goal is the championship."

Howard also said: "Dwyane! You can rest! The team still has us! Breaking the record is all my responsibility."

"Dwight, you should take a break too."

"Hey! Come on, man! I never took any rest in the first four seasons of my career! I'm a solid iron man! I don't need any rest!"

"A good man is brave not to mention his past. That was more than ten years ago. You will be 32 years old this year, and your body functions cannot compare with those when you were young."

…

After more than an hour of meeting, the team doctor and coaching team unanimously decided that the team would start taking a rest.

The next game against the Spurs is the day when the Big Three of the Lakers take turns.

Although Lin Tian and the others were unwilling in every possible way, they had no choice.

So, on the night of April 6, the Lakers faced the challenge of the Spurs.

Lin Tian, ​​Wade and Howard arrived at the arena early.

But this time was different from the past. They all sat on the bench in suits and ties, quietly watching their teammates warm up before the game started.

There is a reason why the Lakers chose this game to rest the Big Three.

Because the Spurs are very strong, even if they want to win against them, it may not be easy. In this case, it is better to let Lin Tian and others rest.

An hour before the start of the game, Lin Tian and others learned that the Spurs would not play Leonard and Tony Parker today.

The reason given by the Spurs was that Leonard and Tony Parker felt unwell before the game. After discussions with several team doctors, they finally decided to suspend the game.

When they heard the news, Lin Tian and Wade looked at each other and smiled, knowing that this was nonsense.

Even if the Spurs lose all the remaining games this season, they will definitely be in third place.

Because it would be normal for their leading star to take a rest.

But it happened that Popovich only released the news that the players were unwell before the game, which was obviously a trick on the Lakers.

Popovich didn't want the Lakers to break the record, and he didn't want his disciples to be too tired, so he did this.

Lin Tian remembers clearly that in his previous life, the term "load management" was developed from the Spurs.

To be precise, it was spread from Kawhi Leonard.

Although Lin Tian did not appear, the Staples Center Arena was still full today.

In the past, fans who bought season tickets would often be dissatisfied when leading stars took turns.

But today the fans didn't have any complaints, because they all saw the hard work the players put in for the team.

An hour later, the game between the Lakers and Spurs started.

The starting lineup for the Lakers is: Dellavedova, Brogdon, Jeff Green, P.J. Tucker and Channing Fletcher.

The Spurs' starting lineup is: Patrick Mills, Manu Ginobili, Kyle Anderson, Aldridge and Gasol.

Seeing the starting lineups of these two teams, O'Neal in the commentary box smiled and said: "Today's game should be more intense."

However, O'Neal guessed wrong. As soon as the game started, the Lakers fell into a completely passive position.

This is the first time Brogdon has started the game this season. He is obviously not used to starting the game, and he can't get started offensively.

Dellavedova is also completely a point guard who does dirty work, and is too poor offensively.

Among Jeff Green, Tucker and Channing Fletcher, Jeff Green's independent offensive ability is stronger, but he cannot consume a lot of ball rights.

This caused the Lakers' offense to completely fall into a quagmire in the first half of the first quarter.

The Spurs are different. Both Ginobili and Aldridge are capable of absorbing a lot of offense for completeness.

Even Mills has good offensive ability.

The Lakers soon fell behind by more than 15 points. O'Neal was so anxious that he said: "Without Lin and Wade! The Lakers don't know how to play anymore."
To be continued...