NOVEL NEXT Chapter 123 Who is the top vote-getter of the Heat in the first round, Wade or Lin Fei?
Among the Eastern Conference Player of the Month nominees for December are:
Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets, Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons, LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Lin Fei of the Miami Heat.
Throughout December, the Miami Heat won 12 of 15 games and only lost the last game at the end of the month.
林飞的12月场均数据是30.2分1.2篮板1.5助攻2.8抢断1.1封盖，
He averaged 8 three-pointers per game, with a shooting percentage of 83%.
Compared with the Heat's Big Three competition in November, due to Wade's late injury truce in December and O'Neal's healthy basketball,
Lin Fei's personal performance has also become the most prominent among the Heat.
Compared with players such as Jason Kidd, Chauncey Billups, and LeBron James, Lin Fei's average points, steals, and field goal percentage are the highest.
It's just that the two statistics of rebounds and assists are still very embarrassing, seriously reducing the overall and comprehensiveness of the player.
But Lin Fei's efficient performance on the offensive end in December and his rapid improvement on the defensive end were enough to make up for his shortcomings in rebounds and assists.
In the end, there was no doubt that the best award of the month was given to Lin Fei unanimously.
This is also the first time Lin Fei has won the best of the month honor in his entire NBA career.
With Wade in November and Lin Fei in December, the Heat are undoubtedly the biggest winners in the new season so far.
The gold content of the best player of the month is much higher than that of the best player of the week. If you can win the best player of the month, you will basically enter the regular season mvp discussion.
The entire Heat team was very happy for Lin Fei to be selected as the Eastern Conference Player of the Month, including the coaching staff and management, who all sent blessings and encouragement to Lin Fei.
According to the reward rules of the signing contract, Lin Fei will also receive a bonus of 10 US dollars.
Dayao, who is far away in Houston, as well as Szebiak, Wolf King and others from the Timberwolves, also sent text messages to Lin Fei to congratulate him on being selected as the best player of the month.
The Western Conference Player of the Month award for December was won by Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks.
In the latest regular season mvp rankings, Lin Fei also surpassed teammate Dwayne Wade and came to fifth place on the list.
The top four are: Steve Nash of the Suns, Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks, Tim Duncan of the Spurs, and LeBron James of the Cavaliers.
Because of the Heat's excellent record, the Heat's Big Three have all entered the top ten in the MVP list, with Lin Fei fifth, Wade seventh, and O'Neal 5th.
But precisely because the current Heat team has three cores, each person's advantage in competing for the final mvp will be weakened by his teammates, and he has a clear disadvantage compared to the stars who lead the team with a single core.
The new season has been played for two months. Driven by O'Neal, Lin Fei and Wade, the Miami Heat have quickly become the hottest team in the league.
Whether it is the combat power list or the championship odds list, the Miami Heat have soared to the first place.
With Jason Williams and Shane Battier quickly integrated into the team's system, it also made the Heat play more cohesively as a whole.
But the loss to the Dallas Mavericks at the end of the month still exposed too many problems. Without Wade, once Lin Fei's catch-and-shoot three-pointers are restricted, it will be difficult for the Heat to use breakthroughs to open up the situation.
The Heat management, under the leadership of Pat Riley, had already decided on the tactical ideas to correct Dwayne Wade this season.
But seeing that in the few games where Wade was injured, Lin Fei played better and better, and his popularity was much higher than that of Wade, and his cooperation with "White Chocolate" was also more tacit.
Stan Van Gundy's coaching staff began to hesitate in the selection of Lin Fei and Wade.
Because normally, Jason Williams' starting point guard plays very well. If Dwayne Wade comes back, Lin Fei must be put back on the bench.
The Heat's coaching staff and management had clear differences over who should be Lin Fei or Wade as the team's starting shooting guard.
Most of the assistant coaches and management staff, including Stan Van Gundy, and even Pat Riley, tend to maintain the pre-season arrangement, continuing to let Dwayne Wade lead the team, and Lin Fei returns to the bench. Play the sixth man.
Because Lin Fei's technical characteristic is without the ball, and if a player without the ball wants to become the first core of a team, the difficulty is very high, and the tactical matching is also very complicated.
However, a few people, mainly first assistant coach Spoelstra, advocated putting off-ball tactics first and letting Lin Fei, who was significantly more efficient, replace Wade and become the team's first core. .
Although the Big Three perform their own duties and seem to be in harmony with each other, the Heat's coaching staff and management know that one of the three must be the boss, otherwise trouble will inevitably occur.
Heat players also began to realize this problem, and they were divided into two camps.
Among them, Tony Allen, newly joined Jason Williams, and Shane Battier all support Lin Fei more.
Udonis Haslem, Christian Laettner, Damon Jones and Shanton Anderson also support Dwayne Wade.
As the big brother, O'Neal was caught in the middle. Neither side could offend, and he became the mediator between Lin Fei and Wade.
As for Lin Fei and Wade, their friendship with each other is still very good, and they are not affected by external voices. They also admire and cherish each other.
After all, they are all second-year rookies in 03. Compared with the team boss, it is more important to unite as one to impact the championship.
During the hiatus due to injury, Wade also publicly stated in front of media reporters that the team's interests are above all else. If the team needs it, he is even willing to serve as a substitute for Lin Feilai.
January 1, AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami.
The Heat sit at home and face the challenge of the San Antonio Spurs.
As two teams in the East and West, the Heat and Spurs only played two games in the regular season. The Heat lost to the Spurs in that game in San Antonio in November.
Therefore, facing the Spurs again at home tonight, the entire Heat team will naturally strive to win and take revenge.
Wade's knee injury has basically recovered, but for safety reasons, Stan Van Gundy decided to let him sit out tonight's game.
At the same time, we also further investigated the potential of Lin Fei and O'Neal to lead the team.
Before the game started, the NBA officially released the fan voting results for the first round of the 2005 Denver All-Star Game.
The Heat fans who came to the scene tonight were packed, and tens of thousands of enthusiastic local fans also gathered in the square outside the arena.
At this time, fans were also excitedly chatting about the results of the first round of All-Star voting.
"omg, Lin was actually the top vote-getter in the first round, with a total of 102 million votes, more than 20 more than second-placed Shaquille!"
"Lin's popularity has increased so quickly. Every fan around me who likes to watch NBA seems to have voted for Lin!"
"Don't forget that behind Lin is China, which has a population of more than one billion. Is it strange that these 102 million votes are received? The third-placed Dayao also has more than 70!"
"Lin has played really well in the few games Wade has been out, averaging 40 points per game. It seems that this year's All-Star vote king will probably be Lin!"
"There are three rounds of All-Star voting. Lin received 102 million votes in this round. He is the historical vote leader after three rounds!"
The top ten players in the first round of voting for the All-Stars are:
First place: Lin Fei, 102 million,
Second place: Shaquille O'Neal, 81,
Third place: Dayao, 79,
Fourth place: Kevin Garnett, 72,
Fifth place: Tracy McGrady, 68,
Sixth place: Dwayne Wade, 66,
Seventh place: Vince Carter, 65,
Eighth place: Kobe Bryant, 65,
Ninth place: Tim Duncan, 62,
Tenth place: Allen Iverson, 59.
The Big Three of the Heat are all on the list, and they also occupy the top three vote-getters in the Eastern Conference. They are expected to join the Eastern Conference All-Star starters.
Three people from the same team were selected as starters in the Eastern Conference at the same time. This is an unprecedented miracle in the history of NBA All-Stars.
The popularity of the Miami Heat is evident from this.
Moreover, the newly joined Jason Williams has quickly accumulated a lot of popularity due to his gorgeous cooperation with Lin Fei in recent games. He also received 23 votes in the first round of All-Star voting, ranking first in the Eastern Conference. No. 4 among point guards.
At the same time, two Chinese players, Lin Fei and Dayao, ranked first and third in the overall list respectively, which also reflects the huge influence of the Chinese fan market on the NBA.
During the warm-up session before the start of the game, Erin Andrews, a well-known reporter from ESPN, also walked onto the court and personally interviewed Lin Fei, an old acquaintance.
"Lin, congratulations on winning last month's Eastern Conference Player of the Month and All-Star first-round votes at the same time. It's really a double blessing. How do you feel about this to share with the fans?"
With his hands on his hips, Lin Fei calmly spoke into the microphone:
"First of all, I want to thank the Heat coaching staff and every one of my teammates, whether it's Shaquille or Dwayne, as well as Jason and Wang, they are the best helpers around me!"
"At the same time, I also thank every fan who voted for me, thank them for their support, I will work hard to become better!"
"Lin, after Dwayne comes back, are you willing to return to the bench? Or do you think who between you and Dwayne is worthy of being the first leader of the Heat?"
Regarding Andrews’ digging question, Lin Fei responded calmly:
"This Heat team is a complete and united whole. Dwayne and I will obey the arrangements of the coaching staff. Whether we are a starter or a substitute, it will not affect me in leading the team to victory!"
"If we really have to choose a boss in this Heat team, then of course Shaquille deserves it!"
Tonight's Wade sat in the front row in a suit, accompanied by his wife to watch the game.
What Lin Fei said was appropriate and decent, and he completely denied that there was any conflict between himself and Dwayne.
"Lin, last question, in the absence of Dwayne, do you think you and Shaquille are confident in leading the team to win against the Spurs tonight?"
"The Spurs are a very strong team. Tim, Tony and Manu are all players I respect very much. We lost the game on the road last time. We must go all out tonight and refuse to be swept away in the regular season. !"
The game started soon. At the referee's whistle, all the starting players of both teams walked onto the court.
The Heat’s starting five are:
Point guard (pg): Jason Williams,
Shooting guard (sg): Lin Fei,
Small forward (sf): Shane Battier,
Power forward (pf): roughly,
Center (c): Shaquille O'Neal.
Udonis Haslem was suspended for six games and fined $6 by the NBA headquarters for hitting the referee in the Christmas game.
After a joint investigation by the headquarters and the FBI, sufficient evidence was obtained to prove that John Osman did participate in gambling through secret channels on the night of the Christmas game, with the amount amounting to more than 30 US dollars.
David Stern did not tolerate this and announced that he would permanently fire John Osman as a basketball referee and ban him from officiating games in the NBA for life.
At the same time, John Osman also faces prosecution and at least one year in prison.
The Spurs' starting five are:
Point guard (pg): Tony Parker,
Shooting guard (sg): Manu Ginobili,
Small forward (sf): Bruce Bowen,
Power forward (PF): Tim Duncan,
Center (c): Rasu Nesterovich.
Zhuge Bobo, who was standing on the sidelines of the Spurs team, had his arms around his chest, his eyes were deep, and he seemed confident.
Regarding Lin Fei's defense, Bobo has conducted in-depth research and discussions with the Spurs coaching staff, and has a systematic plan on the tactics of defending against players without the ball.
A 3D player who can't dribble, no matter how accurate the three-pointer is and how good the defense is, he will still have his obvious flaws, and Mr. Popper caught Lin Fei's shortcomings tonight and used them to infinitely amplify them. .
Many players in the NBA, including coaches, are not convinced that Lin Fei can win the Eastern Conference Player of the Month and the first-round All-Star vote.
And Mr. Bobo is one of them.
At the beginning, O'Neal took the lead to successfully jump the ball, and Jason Williams advanced with the ball.
Bruce Bowen was misplaced to be responsible for chasing Lin Fei, while Ginobili was instead marking Shane Battier.
In the fifth live broadcast room of Tianchao.
Director Zhang and Yu Jia were very excited. Although the game had already begun, they could not help but admire Lin Fei's miracles one after another.
"The number of votes received in the first round was 102 million. According to Lin Fei's current popularity, coupled with the bonus from our Chinese fans, it is not a big problem to win the NBA vote king this year, and it is likely to be the historical vote king!"
"If this is the case, then Lin Fei, who is less than 21 years old, will become the youngest vote winner in NBA All-Star history, surpassing Grant Hill in 1995!"