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

Chapter 104 [104] Desperate to catch the ball, ultra-elegant three-pointer at the buzzer!
After the timeout, players from both teams continued to board the court.

Stan Van Gundy, standing in front of the Heat's courtside bench, naturally had expected his brother Jeff Van Gundy's thoughts.

Perhaps the Rockets will desperately pinch the perimeter defense and the Heat's conduction ball next, even if they lose the game, they will not let Lin Fei break the three-point record in their own home arena.

But the characters of the two brothers are equally stubborn, and neither will admit defeat.

Since the younger brother wanted to strengthen his defense against Lin Fei and prevent him from breaking the record, the older brother arranged more complex cover-running tactics, creating opportunities for Lin Fei no matter what.

In Stan Van Gundy's view, as long as the mistakes are controlled as much as possible and the Rockets are not given the opportunity to counterattack fast breaks, even if Lin Fei's shooting percentage drops by half under strict defense, his overall offensive efficiency will still be terrifying.

On the court, in the Rockets' offense, Dayao took the ball with his back in the low post. With the advantage of his height and wingspan, he adjusted his rhythm and hit a hook on O'Neal's head sideways.

"Shh!"

Even though O'Neal's tonnage is large and his footwork is more flexible, Dayao has absolute height, coupled with his outside hook skills, it is basically impossible to be blocked by the big sharks.

Although he didn't show much on the offensive end in the first quarter and put more energy on defense, after the second quarter, Dayao gradually found the feeling, and he was not at a disadvantage in the matchup with O'Neal.

Of course, compared to the overall state of this period, the third-year Yao is still a little worse in front of O'Neal, and O'Neal is still the league's number one center.

But the regular season is long, and you can't ask a historical superstar to be active in every game.

Tonight O'Neal is playing away, and his wife Shan Gao and Emperor Yuan had too much fun with Wade at the nightclub in Houston last night, so the state is naturally a bit sluggish, and it also reflects the overconfidence when facing the Asian center Dayao. .

Dayao, on the other hand, was just the opposite. As a key figure in this Celestial Derby, coupled with the encouragement of Lin Fei, a junior of the national team, and the convenience of playing at home,
Dayao's game state is naturally much better than O'Neal's. He knows very well that there must be hundreds of millions of Chinese fans waiting in front of the TV tonight, cheering for himself and Lin Fei.

Looking back, Wade advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and Lin Fei continued to intersperse and run backwards, using the cover to stop and start quickly, and use the change of rhythm to find opportunities to catch the ball and make a shot.

However, the Rockets obviously strengthened their marking and switching of Lin Fei, trying to strangle the passing line.

When Lin Fei and the ball-handler Wade were doing pick-and-rolls, the two guards of the Rockets switched defenses in a timely manner, and they were immediately alert to the ball-handler's passing intention.

And the player who switched to defend Wade also chose to pinch Wade's outside pass, and properly release his shots and breakthroughs.

Wade was not good at shooting. If the defenders were not afraid of his breakthrough and only defended his pass to Lin Fei, the effect would naturally be multiplied.

The young Wade was still too aggressive, and this pass was a bit risky, but Jim Jackson rushed up and cut it off.

"Snapped!"

Seeing that the Rockets were about to launch a fast-break counterattack, Wade, who made a mistake, was the first to stand up and quickly step back to the defense.

At this time, McGrady and Bob Sura also split into two and flew down quickly, throwing off the defenders and ready to catch the ball at any time to hit Huanglong.

Obviously, it was the most correct choice to give the ball to McGrady, who completely threw away Eddie Jones on the left, but Jim Jackson was impulsive and gave the ball to Bob Sura, who was about to go down the right sideline.

Not only was there a problem with the selection of the pass, but the quality of the pass was also average. Lin Fei, who was actively defending and chasing behind Bob Sura, gritted his teeth and suddenly sped up, his long arms unsheathed like sharp swords.

"Snapped!"

Lin Fei directly intercepted Jim Jackson's pass with his big hand, and slapped the basketball in front of Wade in the middle.

Wade's eyes flashed, his eyes were quick and his hands were quick, he quickly got the basketball and slammed on the brakes, and made a diagonal cross pass to Lin Fei.

The two played a match that was like hitting a wall. After stealing the ball, Lin Fei quickly turned over and went down. He made an emergency stop at a position more than three meters away from the three-point line on the sidewalk. far shot.

Because Dayao was about to rush up at this time, Lin Fei naturally didn't have the chance to get near the three-point line, so he could only stop and shoot a super long three-pointer.

"Bang!"

The shot was rushed, and the basketball hit the side of the basket and bounced high.

The long rebound was protected by Juwan Howard, and the Rockets stabilized the rhythm and played positional warfare.

Seeing that Lin Fei finally missed another shot, the Rockets fans at home breathed a sigh of relief, and finally relaxed their nervousness.

"This guy finally missed the shot. If he makes another shot, it will be 10 three-pointers in the half!"

"Wade's choice was too sudden after the Heat's counterattack this time. He can completely break through the basket with his speed. It is also a good way to transfer to O'Neal in the high position. Why should he pass Lin? He is not a position at all. good chance!"

"Yeah, is Stan Van Gundy a little too superstitious about Lin's three-pointers? Is he determined to let Lin shoot enough tonight?"

"It feels like Shaquille and Dwayne have no desire to attack. The whole Heat team is creating opportunities for Lin to catch and shoot alone. Lin is the boss of this team?"

"My, God, the moment Lin caught the ball and made a shot, I was really afraid that he would score another three-pointer!"

On the court, the Rockets played steadily.

McGrady gave the ball to Yao on the sideline of the penalty area. O'Neal defended well this time. Yao did not take the risk of hooking, but gave the ball to Uncle Huo.

Juwan Howard hit the rough with his back, and after turning over, he successfully shook the rough with a shooting fake, and created a rough shooting foul with his experience.

"Beep!"

Uncle Huo, who walked to the free throw line, was quite steady, making both free throws.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

After the timeout, the Rockets played a wave of 4:0, quickly stabilized the situation, and re-extended the lead to 8 points.

Ball transfer.

Seeing that the Rockets still dominated Lin Fei's catch during the screen pick-and-roll, O'Neal stepped up again to take Dayao out of the penalty area.

Wade, holding the ball on the right, didn't hesitate any longer, and quickly switched to the breakthrough mode. With a sharp first step that almost touched the ground, he passed the defense directly, and flew into the penalty area to send a strong dunk.

"Boom!"

In the next offensive round, O'Neal quickly rolled over after covering with Lin Fei in the high post, received Wade's high-profile ball, and made another iconic shark two-handed dunk.

"Boom!"

Wade and O'Neal teamed up to score 4 points, which also made the Rockets' adventurous defense become hesitant again.

With such a defense, Lin Fei was held down and unable to catch the ball, but Wade and O'Neal broke out completely.

Stan Van Gundy put his arms around his face and smiled, and the easy dunks of Wade and O'Neal, two large open positions, fully exposed the Rockets' defensive end.

Although he promised Lin Fei unlimited shooting rights tonight, the premise must be that Wade, O'Neal and others on the Heat's side can give the ball to Lin Fei without making mistakes.

If other people get the chance to score easily, they still have to seize it, so as to contain the Rockets' gambling defense.

Stan Van Gundy looked calm, and he wanted to see how long his stubborn brother could last.

On the offensive end, McGrady used Dayao's pick-and-roll to cover, and the misplacement gave him another opportunity, and he made a decisive three-pointer.

"Shh!"

This time there is.

After nearly half a quarter without scoring, McGrady finally continued his fierce firepower tonight.

With this three-pointer, McGrady made 1 of 16 shots, 10 of 7 three-pointers, and 4 of 3 free throws in the last minute of the first half tonight, scoring 3 points efficiently.

The second highest score in the game, second only to Lin Fei's 28 points.

Cheers erupted in the Toyota Center Arena, and the Rockets fans were cheering loudly for the team's new boss. Tracy McGrady, the two-time scoring champion, is indeed much more popular than Francis in terms of popularity.

And this is the 35 version of McGrady before creating the miracle of 13 seconds and 1.0 points.

Looking back, with the help of Lin Fei's continuous cover moves, the Rockets expanded their defense. O'Neal seized the opportunity to turn around and go down again. Wade on the outside quickly sent an alley-oop pass.

Maybe it's the tacit understanding between the two, or maybe Wade's pass is too high, or maybe the 32-year-old O'Neal doesn't have the jumping ability of his peak after all.

In short, after the first jump, O'Neal failed to take the ball and dunk directly. After landing, he wanted to make adjustments and take off again, but Jim Jackson who followed him was very smart and quickly fouled.

"Snapped!"

"Beep!"

The foul count was up, and the referee signaled O'Neal to the free-throw line.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

This time, O'Neal was rarely competitive at the free throw line, making both free throws.

Heat (50): (57) Rockets.

With a 7-point difference, the first half of the game also came to the final 0:29.

Since Lin Fei played for 3 minutes in the first quarter, he has not rested in the entire second quarter, and he has played for 21 minutes in a row.

Beads of sweat covered his forehead and dripped to the floor along his long eyelashes and high bridge of nose.

If it was during the Timberwolves last season, Lin Fei had been attacking and running for 21 minutes in a row, and his physical strength would have been overdrawn by now.

But now after a period of persistent endurance training, Lin Fei's physical fitness has improved significantly.

Of course, playing 21 minutes in a row is still very tiring, but this last attack in the first half must be executed well.

Stan Van Gundy, standing on the sidelines of the Heat, actually wanted Lin Fei to play for such a long time in the first half tonight. Since he is going to be the team's first main offensive point tonight, he must play enough time.

At the same time, Stan Van Gundy also wanted to see if Lin Fei's three-point shooting percentage would fluctuate significantly in official games when he had physical problems.

On the court, the Rockets were attacking. Yao gradually showed confidence in facing O'Neal. He turned over and hooked decisively at a position 4 meters away from the basket. The basketball bumped and fell into the net.

"Shh!"

At the last moment of the first half, Dayao had already scored 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.

On the timer, there are only 7 seconds left in the first half.

Stan Van Gundy on the sidelines didn't call a timeout, but yelled for the players to quickly serve and attack.

Roughly at the bottom line and a quick free throw, Wade drives the ball forward.

Maybe it was because of the excitement in the first half, or maybe it was the Rockets' tactical arrangement. McGrady didn't retreat to the backcourt at this time, but directly misplaced and pressed towards Wade.

The Rockets suddenly made a full-court press at the end of the first half, trying to catch the Heat by surprise and consume the last 7 seconds.

But it was also this risky full-court press defense that made Lin Fei's even greater first-half performance.

"Whoosh!"

Facing McGrady's sudden press, Wade almost made a mistake, quickly stabilized the rhythm, and distributed the ball to the right to follow up.

Roughly give it to Eddie Jones, who runs at the front, who takes the ball and kills the penalty area.

At this time, McGrady forced Wade and completely let go of the opposing Eddie Jones. Yao, who was retreating, quickly made up for the delay and was ready to give the big cap at any time.

On the timer at this time, there are only the last 3 seconds left before the end of the first half, and the Rockets' defense is obviously in chaos.

"Whoosh!"

O'Neal stood one meter outside the three-point line on the right to respond. Eddie Jones, who broke into the penalty area, faced Yao's interference, and quickly returned the ball to O'Neal on the outside.

O'Neal is a big open outside at this time, but he has no three-point ability, so the Rockets players did not pay too much attention.

But at the same moment when Eddie Jones passed the ball to O'Neal, Lin Fei also rushed up quickly, and with the cover of O'Neal's huge body, Jim Jackson, who wanted to throw off the chasing defense, received the ball and shot.

And the moment Lin Fei rushed over from the right side of O'Neal, the ball in O'Neal's hand was also quickly passed to Lin Fei's hand,

But Jim Jackson circled the defense very quickly this time, rushing from the left side of O'Neal, almost in sync with Lin Fei.

Facing Jim Jackson who did not get rid of it, Lin Fei had no choice but to get the ball. He saw that the time on the timer was only the last second.
After taking a step, he slanted his body and jumped into the air. Without any emergency stop, Lin Fei's entire body tilted forward at least 45 degrees.
Faced with Jim Jackson's flying defense, seized the fleeting space, and decisively shot a difficult and elegant three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

The moment the basketball flew out of Lin Fei's fingertips, the time on the timer also ran out, and the tempered backboard also lit up in red.

The first half is over.

Seeing Lin Fei shoot this difficult and elegant three-pointer at the buzzer, the head coach Jeff Van Gundy standing in front of the bench on the sidelines of the Rockets, his pupils dilated, and his heart seemed to stop suddenly.

Even if the shot is very difficult, even if there is a suspicion of overtime,
But Jeff Van Gundy was still shocked and suffocated, hoping frantically in his heart that this three-pointer must not be scored.

Let the opponent hit 10 three-pointers in the half court of his home arena. Jeff Van Gundy does not want to leave such a memory and record in Toyota Arena.

The Rockets players also don't want it, especially McGrady, who only scored 4 three-pointers in the first half.

The Rockets fans at home were also so nervous that they suffocated at this moment, their hearts were in their throats.

But unlike the head coach of the Rockets, when they saw Lin Fei shoot a difficult and elegant three-pointer at the buzzer, some Rockets fans subconsciously hoped that the ball would hit.

After all, the outcome of a regular season is irrelevant, but being able to witness the birth of 10 three-pointers in the half at home, and this ultra-difficult elegant three-pointer at the buzzer,
It can definitely be said to be an amazing moment that will never be forgotten in a lifetime.

God seems to have pressed the pause button at this moment, recorded the various situations in the world, and then pressed the start again.

"Shh!"

"boom!"

The crisp swishing sound of the basketball was almost at the same time as the sound of Lin Fei leaning over and smashing to the floor.

Lin Fei's 45-degree flying three-pointer in the fast break did not have any braking or protection measures at all.

Lin Fei, who fell sideways on the ground, rubbed against the court floor again and jumped out for more than two meters along the sideline. His head passed directly between the legs of a white female fan sitting in the front row of the baseline, hitting under the seat.

"boom!"

At the moment of the impact, Lin Fei only felt the world spinning, and there were bursts of stabbing pain in his head.

And looking down at the uninvited guest who appeared between her two slender and tender calves, the sexy beauty wearing sunglasses couldn't help but tremble.

The strong sense of impact that Lin Fei rushed up just now made this mixed-race sexy beauty run wild...

The fans in the front row of the bottom line panicked instantly. Wade, Da Da and O'Neal also rushed up and bent down to ask about Lin Fei's situation.

Judging from the impact just now, it was obvious that Lin Fei's head was under a lot of force, and it might even cause a concussion.

The sexy beauty wearing sunglasses quickly stood up and stepped aside, praying that Lin Fei would not get hurt.

Lin Fei, who fell on the ground, covered his head. After a moment of adjustment, he gritted his teeth and was supported by Wade and O'Neill.

"My head hurts a bit, but it's not a big problem!"

Stan Van Gundy was taken aback here, really worried that Lin Fei would get injured or concussion.

Tonight, he decided to give Lin Fei unlimited firepower. While experimenting with the off-ball offensive system, he really put too much pressure on Lin Fei.

After all, Lin Fei is an off-ball player, and he cannot directly hold the ball in singles or use pick-and-rolls to get rid of the defense and shoot like McGrady and Kobe.

So it was determined that if Lin Fei wanted to get more shots, he had to keep running under cover, searching for space to catch the ball.

Moreover, Wade and O'Neal sacrificed more ball rights to fulfill Lin Fei tonight, which will inevitably make Lin Fei fight harder.

It is precisely because of these reasons that his difficult and elegant shot just now planted the foreshadowing of his injury.

If he had known this would happen earlier, then Stan Van Gundy would never have made the decision tonight. He was responsible for Lin Fei's injury.

The team doctor quickly rushed up to check Lin Fei's head and body. There was no major problem, but the suspicion of concussion was not ruled out.

At the same time, the right arm that rubbed against the floor also suffered minor abrasions.

Thinking back to his dangerous operation just to catch the ball, Lin Fei was also a little scared at this moment.

But he really hated this situation where he wanted to make a shot but couldn't catch the ball under strict defense.

The team gave themselves unlimited fire rights, but still can't catch the ball. This is indeed a joke.

So Lin Fei must break out of this aggrieved situation, he wants his running position to be sharper, get rid of faster, and shoot faster...

At the end of the first half, accompanied by the team doctor, Lin Fei quickly returned to the locker room for a detailed examination of his head.

When he walked to the player tunnel, there was a sudden commotion in the Toyota Center arena.

After reviewing the video, the referee determined that Lin Fei's three-pointer at the buzzer did not time out, and the goal was valid.

"My, God, 10 three-pointers in the half, Lin's elegant buzzer is amazing!"

"Although I am a Rockets fan, I am still very happy to witness Lin's superb performance in the first half tonight. He made 12 of 10 three-pointers in the halftime, which is really accurate!"

"My God, 31 points in the half, isn't it at least 50+ in the whole game? You tell me this is the third leader of a team?"

"I still hope that Lin's head is fine and he can continue to play in the second half, so that Kobe's record of 12 three-pointers in a single game is destined to become history!"

"Tracey's 27 points in the half tonight is already crazy, but in front of Lin's 10 three-pointers, it is still bleak!"

McGrady, who returned to the locker room, shook his head and smiled wryly, and said to Dayao beside him:

"Yao, Lin's three-pointers are really crazy. He is destined to be the protagonist tonight. Even if he can't play in the second half, even if I score 50+ tonight, I still can't match his 10 three-pointers! "

Dayao naturally cared about Lin Fei's head injury, and silently prayed for Lin Fei:
"Lin will be fine, I hope the injury stays away from each of us!"

(End of this chapter)