NBA: I have 3, no D, and I can't dribble

Chapter 102 [102] Unlimited firing rights tonight, 5 three-pointers in a single quarter!

The game Lin Fei scored the most in the NBA was 6 points in G35 of the finals last season. That was also the night of the Minnesota Timberwolves' championship. Lin Fei was naturally impressed.

虽然拿到了35分，但林飞却只用了11次出手，三分球11中10，罚球5中5。

In the first two regular season games of the new season, Lin Fei scored 24 points and 27 points respectively. He averaged only 9 shots per game, and hit 18 three-pointers in 15 shots, and his shooting percentage was as high as 83%.

Not to mention giving him enough shot rights tonight, as long as there are 15 shots, if every catch is an opportunity, Lin Fei is confident that he will score at least 36 points.

Wade doesn't think that Lin Fei is bragging, because his three-point shooting percentage is really horrible.

"Lin, then open your shot and get a 40+, or even 50+, so that I can assist in double figures again!"

Seeing Wade's smug expression on his puffed cheeks, Lin Fei couldn't help laughing.

"Okay, so you're doing assists for yourself!"

Wade said with a smile: "Lin, this should be called taking what you need, partnering with you, this assist is really good!"

In the first two games of the opening game of the new season, Wade got 9 assists and 11 assists respectively, averaging 10 per game, ranking second in the assist list of the new season, second only to Steve Nash.

During the playing time with Lin Fei, Wade played more of a point guard for the Heat. In addition to sharp breakthroughs, now he is more and more keen on studying how to pass the ball well.

From Lin Fei's point of view, Wade's vision is very good, his golf quotient is also very high, and he has a certain talent in organizing offense.

In the original world, before LeBron James joined the Heat, Wade averaged around 7 assists per game, a standard point guard level.

Now that he is a first-class three-pointer, Wade has shifted more energy from scoring to assisting, which will definitely make his overall career statistics more comprehensive.

"Tonight you score, I assist, Shaquille rebounds, the three of us are a perfect match!"

Wade's words were heard by O'Neill who ran up from the defense, and the big shark raised his eyebrows and said confidently:

"Lin, let go of the shot, I will grab at least 20 rebounds over Yao's head tonight!"

Feeling the encouragement and support from Wade and O'Neal, Lin Fei's desire to score quickly burned, and his hands were extremely hot.

Since McGrady wants to compete with him on three-pointers, he will let this guy lose in front of his home fans tonight.

At this time, on the high-definition four-sided screen above the head, the whole process of Lin Fei's backward three-point shot at Yao was played back in slow speed, and the Rockets fans at home were even more shocked.

McGrady got the ball in the frontcourt, perhaps because he was excited by Lin Fei's difficult three-pointer just now.
Facing Eddie Jones from outside the arc top three-point line, with the help of Dayao's uplift pick-and-roll, McGrady moved laterally and dislocated to find enough space, took off and made another shot.

"Shh!"

There is also this ball, and McGrady has hit two three-pointers tonight, scoring 10 points in less than half a quarter.

"Tracey's outside touch is also hot tonight. He has made 3 of 2 three-pointers. Is he going to fight Lin Biao? Then this game will be much better!"

"Even though Tracy's three-point shooting percentage in his career is not high, averaging only 37% in the last two seasons, he can still easily hit eight three-pointers in a single game if he encounters a hot night!"

"Tracey's pull-up jump shot is very iron, even more than the black mamba, but once it is accurate, it will become more and more accurate, making consecutive shots!"

Mike Breen and Chat Ford, who are in front of the sideline commentary, obviously understand the characteristics of McGrady's game, and they also expect McGrady to play a wonderful explosive battle tonight.

On the sidelines of the Heat, head coach Stan Van Gundy frowned slightly. Dayao's height and tonnage are not inferior to O'Neal's.

The pick-and-roll between Yao and Mai is indeed a big killer for the Rockets.

The possession of the ball is switched, and the Heat attack.

Lin Fei continued to screen with Wade, who was holding the ball, near the 45-degree three-point line on the right, and quickly rushed towards the bottom corner.

Jim Jackson and Tyronn Lue switched defenses very smoothly this time, and did not give Lin Fei a chance to catch the ball.

"Whoosh!"

So Lin Fei didn't stop, rushed to the basket quickly, passed between the two behemoths O'Neal and Dayao, and then changed direction and went straight to the three-point line at the top of the arc.

Roughly at this time, it happened to be brought up to cover Lin Fei. Jim Jackson, who was chasing defense, was effectively delayed, and Juwan Howard had to quickly switch defenses to chase Lin Fei.

Lin Fei's running speed is quite fast. After a whole offseason of training, his 3-meter sprint and 4/[-] field sprint have made breakthroughs again, and he is like a ghost on the court.

Uncle Huo switched defenses in a timely manner this time, coupled with his relatively quick footsteps at the power forward position, Lin Fei did not get enough good opportunities after running to the top of the arc.

But Wade passed the ball in a hurry. Lin Fei, who received the ball at the top of the arc, had no choice. In order to avoid being blocked, Juwan Howard, who had no choice but to rush forward, tried again the extremely difficult three-pointer with a backward jump .

Lin Fei had already started to practice this kind of step-back jumper during training. This is also an effective way to avoid blocks, but the difficulty has come up, and the hit rate is naturally difficult to guarantee.

The last time he hit Dayao's three-pointer with an element of luck, this time it was difficult to guarantee the sight in front of Uncle Huo's defense.

"Bang!"

Sure enough, this time Lin Fei missed a three-pointer with a fadeaway, and the basketball bounced high from the basket.

"Snapped!"

The rebound was grabbed by O'Neal against Yao.

At this time, Lin Fei didn't stop after he missed the shot, and borrowed a screen from Wade on the right side of the top of the arc, and quickly ran to the right near the 30-degree three-point line.

"Whoosh!"

O'Neal, with his back against Dayao, was always watching Lin Fei's running position. Seeing that the opponent had a chance, he quickly passed the ball out.

At this time, the Rockets' defensive attention was on O'Neal and Wade. After receiving the ball, Lin Fei seized the opportunity, pulled up and shot again.

"Shh!"

The third.

On the timer, the first quarter was fixed at 6 minutes and 22 seconds.

Lin Fei played less than 3 minutes, and he made 4 of 3 three-pointers and scored 9 points in a row, helping the Heat quickly complete the overtake.

Heat (13): (12) Rockets.

Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy quickly called a long timeout, it seems necessary to change the defensive strategy.

The Rockets' defensive strategy tonight is mainly around O'Neal and Wade. The low post is always ready to double-team O'Neal, and at the same time limit Wade's breakthrough.

But as soon as Lin Fei came up, he made three consecutive three-pointers, which directly disrupted the Rockets' defensive deployment.

With a terrifying three-point shooting rate of more than 80%, no head coach of any team dares to ignore Lin Fei's defense, otherwise it will be a dead end.

On the front row of VIP seats on the sidelines, the two famous Rockets, Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler, also came to the scene tonight.

The Houston Rockets joined the NBA in 1971, and their qualifications are much earlier than teams such as the Heat and Timberwolves.

In addition to flying two championship flags (93-94 season and 94-95 season) above the roof of the Toyota Center Arena, four retired jerseys have also been hung.

They are Rudy Tomjanovich's No. 45, Moses Malone's No. 24, Hakeem Olajuwon's No. 34, and "Glider" Drexler's No. 22.

In the two seasons when Jordan retired for the first time, under the leadership of Olajuwon and the halfway joining of Drexler, the Rockets also seized the opportunity and won two consecutive championships.

Among them, in the finals of the 94-95 season, they defeated the Magic led by O'Neal in the third grade 4:1.

"Hagem, this Lin is really amazing, his three-pointers are far more accurate than Reggie Miller and Ray Allen!"

Olajuwon nodded and said, "Yes, if we had a shooting guard like Lin at our peak, the Rockets would have won at least four championships!"

"The jigsaw puzzle of winning the championship is really too fitting. Although Lin's personal leadership ability may not be very strong, he can make a championship-level team reach his highest limit!"

Drexler also sighed softly. He also reached the finals once during his time with the Trail Blazers, but lost to Jordan's Bulls 2:4.

"If the Trail Blazers and I had teammates like Lin in the finals of the 91-92 season, I believe we would definitely have a chance to defeat Jordan's Bulls!"

On the court, the timeout came back and the game continued.

The Rockets stepped up their cover and defense against Lin Fei, and at the same time pinched Wade's passing line. This defensive strategy has achieved good results.

On the offensive end, McGrady called a pick-and-roll twice in a row and faced Lin Fei in a misplaced position. Relying on his advantages in height, wingspan and talent, he made consecutive pull-ups on Lin Fei's head and scored 5 points.

Facing a top scorer of McGrady's level, even though Lin Fei's overall defensive value has increased to 76 points and his steals are 84, they still cannot fully match.

After winning two regular season games in the new season, Lin Fei received a total of 200 system rewards. Coupled with daily training, this improved his comprehensive defensive attributes.

The current Lin Fei is quite good in terms of speed, strength, and endurance. Facing a shooting guard like Jim Jackson, he can basically compress the opponent's shooting percentage to less than 40%.

But against McGrady, if you want to dislocate and defend alone, it is still relatively disadvantaged overall.

After all, McGrady has an obvious height advantage when playing shooting guard, and his breakthrough speed and back-up skills are all comprehensive.
Not to mention the current Lin Fei, even if Wade is out of position against McGrady, he can't defend well.

However, in the subsequent defense, Eddie Jones and Lin Fei had a tacit understanding when switching defenses, and seized the opportunity to decisively come up to double-team McGrady who was holding the ball.

McGrady was not mentally prepared enough for the Heat's double-teaming, and he was unwilling to pass the ball when he was high, so he forced a shot against Lin Fei and Eddie Jones.

"Bang!"

Finally the ball missed, the defensive rebound was protected by O'Neal, and a pass was quickly passed to Wade.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The Heat played a counterattack fast break, and the Rockets' return to defense was a bit slow. This also reflected McGrady's too many singles, which significantly reduced the offensive and defensive enthusiasm of his teammates.

Especially Jim Jackson, who is currently the most at odds with McGrady in the Rockets privately.

Lin Fei seized the opportunity and made a sharp back run as he went down from the wing, and made a quick cross screen with Wade, who was holding the ball, at the top of the front arc.

"The Flash" attracted the defense during the breakthrough, turned over and quickly passed the ball back.

Lin Fei caught the ball outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the left and took off, ignoring Tyronn Lu who hit him more than a dozen centimeters, and decisively shot a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

the fourth.

Although facing the Rockets' targeted defense in the positional battle, it was difficult for Lin Fei to run a good chance, and it was not easy for Wade to pass the ball.

But once there is a chance to counterattack and fast attack, coupled with the slackness of the Rockets returning to defense, Lin Fei's sharp blade quickly unsheathed, and the sword radiated nineteen states.

Lin Fei clapped hands with the rushing Wade, and at the same time he also smiled and spread his hands to Tyronn Lue while retreating back to defense:

"Tayron, retire early! I think you are more suitable to be a head coach!"

Hearing Lin Fei's words, Tyronn Lu didn't feel any sarcasm at all. Instead, he admired Lin Fei in his heart. How could this guy know that he had a dream of becoming a head coach?

When the ball was switched, Jim Jackson was obviously dissatisfied with McGrady's consecutive shots. He directly demanded the ball in the backcourt. When he came to the offensive end and faced the defensive Lin Fei, he wanted to play singles without calling a pick-and-roll.

Although Lin Fei can't defend against McGrady now, he is quite confident in defending against Jim Jackson.

Jim Jackson's continuous attempts to break through were stopped by Lin Fei's fast defensive steps and long arms. Impatiently, he leaned sideways and lowered his center of gravity, relying on his strong body to forcefully dig in.

"Boom!"

Jim Jackson, who is 1.98 meters tall and weighs 100 kilograms, is quite strong on the front line. Of course, his weight also affects the sharpness of his breakthrough.

Lin Fei gritted his teeth and endured Jim Jackson's rebuttal. Seeing that the stool was withdrawn suddenly at the right time, Jim Jackson lost his balance in an instant, staggered and almost fell.

"Snapped!"

Lin Fei's long arm was cut off like a scalpel, taking advantage of the opponent's almost dribble error, he dropped the basketball racket in his hand to the ground.

Steal +1.

Flying to pick up the basketball, Lin Fei took a step and quickly gave the ball to Wade who was on the left.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The Heat's third-line fast break rushed again, and Wade, Lin Fei and Eddie Jones went left, middle and right respectively.

The intercepted Jim Jackson gritted his teeth and returned to the defense, angrily chasing after Wade who was dribbling the ball.

Tyronn Lue was left behind by Wade, and McGrady quickly returned to the defense. He hesitated between chasing Eddie Jones and Lin Fei, so he rushed between the two, planning to play by ear.

"Whoosh!"

After Lin Fei and Eddie Jones rushed to the top of the frontcourt near the three-point line, they quickly made a back-running cross-screen, and went straight to the right three-point line at a 0-degree angle.

McGrady subconsciously went after Lin Fei, while Eddie Jones completely let go.

Wade on the left threw a high ball, and Eddie Jones, who entered the penalty area in the middle, leaped up after receiving the ball, and directly sent a one-handed dunk.

"Boom!"

Although he is 33 years old, Eddie Jones seems to have returned to his rookie season under the influence of young people such as Wade and Lin Fei.

After all, Eddie Jones was also the master of the slam dunk contest.

McGrady was seized by Eddie Jones and Lin Fei for a partial 2-on-1. Naturally, he was not in a good mood, frowning and glaring at Jim Jackson who made a mistake.

Although Jim Jackson was wrong, he didn't talk to McGrady at all.

The Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines looked dignified, thinking that he should find a way to trade away Jim Jackson, the restless element, as soon as possible.

The Rockets attacked, McGrady and Dayao continued to play high pick-and-roll this time, but the effect of the pick-and-roll was not good this time, and Eddie Jones came around quickly.

McGrady gave the ball to Yao in the high position. Yao faced O'Neal, faked a real pass, and the ball was given to Juwan Howard on the right.

Facing a mid-range jumper after a fake, Howard's general defense was still slow, and the basketball crashed into the net.

"Shh!"

As the first billionaire player in the history of the league, Uncle Huo's strength in his peak period was still very good. He had strong low-level skills in the early stage, and he practiced a steady mid-range shot in the middle and late stages.

Last season when the Magic teamed up with McGrady, Uncle Huo was the team's second scoring point, averaging 18 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. The offense is still strong, but the defense is lackluster.

At the end of the first quarter, Lin Fei played a screen on the offensive end, caught Uncle Huo's untimely switch, and hit a pass from Wade.

"Shh!"

the fifth.

After the entire first quarter, Lin Fei played 9 minutes, made 6 of 5 three-pointers and scored 15 points efficiently.

Heat (24): (29) Rockets.

The Rockets relied on McGrady's explosive performance of 19 points in a single quarter, coupled with the steady offensive output of Dayao and Huo Ershu.

Leading the Heat by 5 points into the second quarter.

Wade and O'Neal's overall offensive performance in the first quarter tonight was relatively mediocre. Wade couldn't get to the basket, and he hit all the mid-range and half-block shots.

Under Yao's active defense, O'Neal didn't have a high desire to attack and played a little casually. Instead, he got two fouls in the first quarter.

As teammates, Lin Fei could see clearly that Wade and O'Neill obviously had too much fun at the nightclub last night, and they were a little slack in energy for tonight's game.

After the start of the second quarter, Lin Fei cooperated with Eddie Jones on the offensive end. With a rough screen, he caught the ball from the bottom corner and quickly scored another three-pointer.

"Shh!"

sixth.

But the gangsters on the Rockets' bench quickly stood up, Bob Sura and Mike James hit consecutive three-pointers at the empty guard.

In the subsequent matchup with O'Neal, Dayao regained his position and made an offensive foul by O'Neill. He also had a hook on the offensive end, and the point difference was quickly opened to double digits.

After the main force came back, Wade's offensive breakthrough was too impatient. McGrady, who was defended by the supplementary defense, saw the timing and directly sent a flying chasing cap.

"Snapped!"

The Rockets quickly launched a counterattack and fast break. McGrady's white horse spear was heroic, and he chased the top of the arc and scored another three-pointer.

"Shh!"

Heat (28): (42) Rockets.

Less than 5 minutes into the second quarter, with McGrady's chasing three-pointer, the Heat have fallen behind the Rockets by 14 points.

Stan Van Gundy had no choice but to call a timeout again.

The home fans in the Toyota Center arena cheered, the combination of the Rockets and Yao Mai in the new season finally played a wonderful ball.

"I've already said that Yao Mai needs to adapt. How well did Tracy play on the offensive end tonight? Now he has scored 24 points!"

"With 24 points in less than halftime, Tracy is going to score 40+ tonight!"

"Did Shaquille and Dwayne play so badly tonight? The Heat relied on Lin's three-pointer to resist! Did the girl play too much last night? Haha!"

Stan Van Gundy also seemed to see the clues, and re-formulated the offensive tactics to create more opportunities for Lin Fei, Jones and roughly these three points.

"Lin, Dwayne and Shaquille are not in good shape, you will be the Heat's first main attack point tonight!"

(End of this chapter)