Chapter 7 It turns out that a ball player can be so handsome!
"To be honest, although Dayao has played in the NBA for two years, he also led the team to the playoffs this year, and his status in the hearts of Chinese basketball fans is ranked No. 1!"
"But the highlight moments that Dayao created in the NBA in his two seasons cannot be compared with Lin Fei's five three-pointers at this time!"
"This is the Western Conference finals where the bayonet is popular. O'Neal, Kobe, Ma Long, Garnett, these are the top stars in the league!"
"Lin Fei can score five three-pointers in a row in the last quarter of such a high-level game. It is no exaggeration to say that he will definitely be bragging for a lifetime!"
Director Zhang was so excited that his voice trembled when he spoke, and his distinctive Beijing accent was distinctive.
As a former men's basketball national player, Director Zhang has led the national team to win two men's basketball Asian Championships and one Asian Games championship. In the 70s, he was known as the number one striker in Asia.
As the older generation of national team players, they all have simple patriotic feelings.
After retiring, Director Zhang also paid close attention to the development of the national basketball industry and visited OMI Basketball many times.
Committed to spreading the world's most advanced basketball experience to China and promoting the exchange of basketball culture between China and foreign countries.
Now as Dayao has established a foothold in the NBA, more top NBA games are introduced to China.
Coupled with the growth of a group of young players such as A Lian, Liu Wei, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng, etc.,
Director Zhang also saw new hope and glory for the Tianchao men’s basketball team.
However, all these surprises are nothing compared to tonight.
"Lin Fei is a defender with a height of only 1.92 meters, and his thin body faces these talented bosses and gangsters in the Western Conference Finals!"
"It's really like an ordinary person walking through the jungle of beasts, as if he might be injured if he is touched!"
"But in such an environment, he hit 5 consecutive three-pointers, helping the Timberwolves change their fate in the Western Conference Finals!"
"Is that reasonable? Honestly, it's very unreasonable!"
"But Lin Fei made the unreasonable become reasonable!"
Listening to Director Zhang's classic "reasonable tongue twister", Yu Jia, who was sitting next to him, also laughed:
"Director Zhang, please analyze it for the fans. Is Lin Fei's sudden explosion just luck or his real strength?"
"Can he still perform stably in the future?"
Director Zhang immediately switched to a professional perspective and analyzed:
"This is definitely not just luck. You must know that luck is often reserved for those who are prepared!"
"I've studied Lin Fei a long time ago, and I've watched his previous CUBA game videos!"
"His talent is naturally not ranked high in the NBA, but among our Celestial defenders, he is still a top-notch existence. He has obviously more potential than Wang Shipeng of the Guangdong team!"
"And this Lin Fei has been known as the 'training maniac' since college. His daily training volume is more than three times that of other players!"
"This year after joining the Timberwolves, although Lin Fei didn't have much playing time, he still insisted on high-intensity training and never slacked off!"
"It seems that this perseverance has finally paid off in today's game!"
Look back to the Target Center Arena.
Seeing Lin Fei hit five three-pointers in a row and helped the team tie the score with incredible performance,
"Zen Master" didn't dare to be too boastful anymore, with a solemn expression on his face, he repeatedly told Derek Fisher to follow Lin Fei closely.
Never give him another chance to catch the ball.
"Derek, cheer me up, there's no way you can't catch up with an Asian defender at your speed!"
"Once Lin cross-covers with his teammates on the move, Gary, Devin, and even Kobe,"
"The three of you must change defense decisively for me, and always be alert to the passing intention of the ball holder and cut off the connection between him and his teammates!"
"As long as this kid can't catch the ball, he won't be able to pose any more threats!"
"Take it seriously, don't underestimate this Asian boy!"
"When a third-rate player hits 5 consecutive three-pointers in the playoffs, then at least in this game, he has risen to the star level!"
Kobe clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth, and looked fiercely,
The three-pointer Lin Fei shot himself in the face just now had completely angered the competitive Black Mamba.
"If Sprewell hadn't played well tonight, I would have defended until that kid from the Celestial Dynasty doubted his life!"
But O'Neal smiled and made a sarcastic remark: "Bryant, why are you so serious with a substitute? What level is he? What level are you?"
"Pass the ball to me more and I will solve everything!"
I have to say that O'Neal's mentality is better and more confident, and he still doesn't think the team will lose this G5.
After all, the Shark at his peak had full confidence.
Kobe snorted and said nothing. He despised O'Neal's lazy attitude towards the game the most.
But unfortunately, his talent is too strong and he is the leader of the team. What can you do?
"Zen Master" has long been aware of the intensification of conflicts between OK, and said coldly:
"If you want to quarrel, wait until you win the game to quarrel!"
"If I don't win this G5 game tonight, you all have to give me extra practice when I get back to Los Angeles!"
Timberwolves here,
Head coach Phillip Saunders also had rapid communication with the assistant coaching team and devised targeted tactical strategies.
As the score was magically tied by Lin Fei's five three-pointers, the entire Timberwolves team saw hope of reversal.
The players and coaching staff were all very motivated instantly.
"Lin, you still have plenty of energy, continue to run sharply and disrupt the Lakers' defense!"
"After this timeout, the Lakers will definitely strengthen their defense against you again, especially when they are covering with teammates, they are likely to switch defenses decisively!"
"Also try to cut off your line of catching the ball!"
"So, Kevin, Latrell, including Wally and Fred, if you get a good opportunity, you must take action decisively!"
"If you want to win tonight's G5, everyone must stand up and contribute to the team!"
"On the defensive end, Lin's defense is not very good. This is likely to become a target for the Lakers!"
"So Wally and Latrell should help Lin switch defenses appropriately according to the situation on the field!"
After Philip Sanders laid out this tactic, Lin Fei would be lying if he said he was not moved.
Isn't this head coach too considerate?
This looks like the kind of tactical treatment only a team leader can get!
It seems that in this big ball era,
As long as the three-point shot can be as accurate as Lin Fei's,
Even if you have 3 but no D, and you don't know how to dribble and pass, you will definitely have a chance to thrive in the NBA.
Lin Fei naturally did not dare to expect that the team could train him as a core player.
After all, he still has too many shortcomings, but they haven't been exposed yet.
But at least in the last few minutes of tonight's Western Conference Finals G5, Lin Fei dared to say that he was the absolute core of the Timberwolves' offense.
Have to admit,
Although Philip Sanders is not very famous in the circle of NBA head coaches,
But he has his own coaching philosophy, dares to use new players boldly, and tries new tactics.
If Lin Fei plays on the bench for Zhuge Bobo's team in the Spurs,
Even if he hit five consecutive three-pointers in the playoffs, because of his poor defense, he is likely to be decisively replaced by Popo.
Although Lin Fei only played well for 3 minutes,
But in Flip Saunders' eyes, he seemed to see a new era in the NBA.
It turns out that a player without the ball may also become the number one dominator on the court!
Pause and come back soon,
The game continues.
The Lakers were terrible when they got serious. Kobe and Fisher crossed the screen at the top of the arc, named Lin Fei at the wrong position, broke through with the ball, and passed Lin Fei cleanly with a single acceleration.
"Whoosh!"
"Madman" bypassed Fisher and went after Kobe, but where could he catch up?
The Black Mamba spat out a snake letter and stabbed straight into the penalty area. Faced with the Wolf King, he stepped forward helplessly to defend and threw the basketball in his hand lightly and high.
"Boom!"
O'Neal jumped up after receiving the ball, grabbed the ball with both hands, and made a shark dunk with such force that the entire steel backboard shook.
After grabbing the basket domineeringly, his legs landed on the ground. O'Neal raised his chin and roared at Garnett:
"Do you want to reverse it? You are probably dreaming!"
Lin Fei slightly blamed himself. He was the most responsible for the defense of the ball. If Kobe and Fisher had cross-screened just now,
If he can come up and delay Kobe's breakthrough a little bit, maybe "Madman" can catch up quickly.
But the cleared defensive attributes really made Lin Fei a little confused.
Originally thought that the teammates would blame him, but the "madman" with a big personality came up first, patted Lin Fei on the shoulder, and quickly sent encouragement:
"Lin, don't think too much, they just scored a two-pointer, and we will return a three-pointer soon!"
Lin Fei also responded to Sprewell with a confident smile:
"Latrell, again, as long as the ball can be passed to my hands, I will definitely put it into the basket!"
With a three-point attribute of 99, he is so confident!
But in the next Timberwolves attack, Lin Fei failed to get another chance to catch the ball.
Although Fisher is already 30 years old, he has outstanding physical fitness after all, and is much faster and more explosive than Asian guards.
Even though Lin Fei has plenty of physical strength, top-notch awareness of moving without the ball, and sharp penetration,
But it will still suffer in terms of absolute speed.
What's more, the cover cooperation with teammates is improvisation, lacking the tacit understanding of long-term training,
This often leads to low quality behind the screen and few opportunities for big gaps.
In addition, the old Payton and Kobe both chose to switch defenses and chase immediately,
This further stifled Lin Fei's chance to catch the ball.
Although Lin Fei's movement failed to catch the ball, he achieved his purpose of disrupting the Lakers' defensive formation.
The experienced "Madman" seized the first opportunity when Kobe changed defense to block Lin Fei's receiving space.
He retreated beyond the three-point line, received the "Wolf King" high-post support ball, and made a decisive three-pointer.
Maybe he was influenced by Lin Fei's five consecutive three-pointers.
The "madman" who is not very accurate in three-pointers was actually quite decisive when he shot this three-pointer.
The basketball also crossed the sky and fell steadily into the net.
"Shh!"
Seeing "Madman" hit a three-pointer, Lin Fei was the first to rush up and give him a high-five:
"Latrell, great shot!"
"Madman" returned to defense and chuckled: "Lin, this is all because of you!"