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

Chapter 111 [111] Lin Fei unlocks the "Assists" attribute and fills up the five data columns for the first time!
Heat (9): (4) Timberwolves.

In the opening 2 minutes, Lin Fei hit 3 three-pointers in a row, scoring the Heat's first 9 points.

Especially the last two three-pointers are very difficult and shocking.

The Timberwolves fans in the Target Center arena admired and applauded one after another.

"Lin is too strong. I feel that his three-point shooting has obviously improved compared to last season's finals!"

"Single defense block and ultra-long three-pointer, Lin's defensive performance is completely like two people last season. This defense is no worse than Renton Hassell!"

"Lin's wingspan and speed are good in themselves, and he has always been very active on the defensive end. Coupled with the improvement in confrontation strength and experience, the defensive level will naturally go up!"

"Hey, it's a pity that Lin, who is both offensive and defensive, is no longer a player of our Timberwolves. Otherwise, the Timberwolves will definitely have no pressure to defend their title this season!"

"We are not a team that is good at changing defenses inside. It is not easy to contain Lin's three-pointer!"

"I have a hunch that Lin will hit at least 10 three-pointers tonight! No, at least 12!"

On the court, Lin Fei, who hit a super long three-pointer, was confident and unrestrained. He squatted down in the LOGO area while returning to defense, and stretched out his right hand to stroke the pattern on the floor.

It seems to be feeling the temperature of this stadium.

Standing up and looking at the disaffected and shocked "madman", Lin Fei joked, "Latrier, I never thought that the first shot in my NBA career would be taken away by you!"

The nervous "madman" was stunned for a moment, and couldn't tell whether Lin Fei's words were complimenting him or hurting him!

Standing in front of the Timberwolves bench on the sidelines, Philip Saunders, the head coach, also smiled and took the initiative to applaud Lin Fei's wonderful performance.

Sanders was not in a hurry to call a timeout and make adjustments, he wanted Lin Fei to perform to his heart's content.

After all, it's just a non-important regular season. Tonight's Timberwolves VS Heat will focus on a feeling.

Of course, Sanders knows Lin Fei best, and he also knows the essence of the second set of offensive tactics that the Heat have arranged around Lin Fei.

In the Timberwolves, apart from the Wolf King, there is no second player on the inside who can effectively switch defenses against Lin Fei from the outside. Olowokandi can't, and Johnson and Mark Madsey can't do it.

If you want to pinch Lin Fei's three-point catch, the best way is to double-team the ball holder and strictly prevent the passing line. If you switch defense inside, you can only be shot dead.

In fact, this is also the most troublesome thing for the Timberwolves management in the new season. Now the two positions in the team that need reinforcement most, one is the point guard, and the second is the inside.

Although Garnett is at the MVP level, he must have a reliable inside helper around him to share the pressure.

Stan Van Gundy also smiled and nodded. Lin Fei, who started tonight, faced his former teammates who won the championship with him, and it seemed that he was about to set a new record.

The "madman" who was blocked by Lin Fei was naturally unconvinced. He came to the offensive end and asked Kassel for the ball again.

This time, Sprewell was not obsessed with breakthroughs anymore. Seeing that Lin Feifang was a bit big, he decisively took off and shot two points long after the high three threatened.

"Bang!"

The shot was a little rushed, with more power, the long rebound bounced out and was caught by the wolf king, he took advantage of the opportunity to break through and pass Haslem with one step, and jumped directly to send a one-armed dunk.

"Boom!"

The ball was switched, and the Heat once again seized the problem of the Timberwolves' inside defense.

O'Neal received the ball after the pick-and-roll with Wade at the top of the arc, followed by a screen with Lin Fei, and quickly delivered the ball to the opponent.

Lin Fei, who was running at a 45-degree angle on the left side, faced Olowokandi's stumbling defense change, and took off again to make a lightning shot.

"Shh!"

the fourth.

In less than 3 minutes of the first quarter, Lin Fei had already hit 4 three-pointers in a row, with no misses.

Philip Sanders finally called a long timeout, ready to adjust the defensive strategy against Lin Fei.

Stan Van Gundy saw that Haslem was blown away by the wolf king, so he replaced Haslem with roughly. Anyway, he couldn't defend it, and strengthening his offensive performance was also a good choice.

After the timeout, the Timberwolves made obvious adjustments on the defensive end, while continuing to let Trenton Hassell chase Lin Fei,

When encountering a screen, he will pinch Lin Fei's line of receiving the ball at the first time, choose a decisive double-teamer according to the situation, and try every means to prevent Lin Fei from receiving the ball.

Philip Sanders knows Lin Fei best, so this defensive strategy has also achieved good results.

In the next few minutes, Lin Fei couldn't get another chance to catch the ball in the positional battle, but Wade and O'Neal stood up,
Relying on their personal abilities, coupled with Lin Fei's perimeter restraint, the two continued to connect in the penalty area to cause damage, hitting the basket again and again.

Among them, Wade changed the defense against the Wolf King in a breakthrough, and made a limit shot when he was completely out of balance in the air, scoring a beautiful 2+1.

The strong waist strength and aerial confrontation ability are obvious. Even the always proud Wolf King has to admire the terrifying talent of Wade, a second-year rookie.

A talented breakthrough invincible, a sharp running position and three-point accuracy, and a giant in the penalty area, one of the most powerful centers in the history of the league,

With these three guys teamed up, it's hard for the Miami Heat not to be strong.

Eddie Jones and Roughly became the selective emptying points of the Timberwolves' defense, and both of them also hit open three-pointers.

At the same time, on the defensive end, Lin Fei has always maintained a high level, performing in single defense, switch defense and assist defense.

Although it was difficult to catch the ball in a positional battle, the Heat played two consecutive counterattacks at the end of the first quarter. Lin Fei also used sharp running positions to penetrate the defense line, and made two three-pointers after receiving the ball.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

After the first quarter, Lin Fei played 12 minutes in a single quarter, made 6 of 6 three-pointers and scored a game-high 18 points.

Heat (33): (25) Timberwolves.

After the start of the second quarter, Lin Fei and O'Neal temporarily took a break off the court, while Wade came to play with the substitutes on the court.

Taking advantage of the time when the Wolf King was not on the court, Wade's breakthrough on the offensive end became even sharper. He switched to the role of shooting guard in an instant and scored 5 points with sudden penalties.

The defensive end even flew to steal the ball in the hands of Szczerbiak, and then sent an explosive tomahawk dunk in the lightning fast break.

"Boom!"

Wade scored 7 points in a row.

Even the "madman" Sprewell, who was sitting on the Timberwolves' bench, not only lamented that he seldom admired young rookies, but now Lin Fei is the first and Wade is the second.

"This guy's physical talent is too explosive, much stronger than when I was young!"

Sam Cassell, as a point guard, naturally has a different vision and angle from "Madman".

"Yeah, Pat Riley is the godfather of a generation after all. The backcourt of Dwayne and Lin is simply too good for each other. The two perfectly make up for their respective shortcomings!"

The Wolf King next to him sighed, "With the addition of a seasoned, health-preserving and explosive center forward, this Heat team is really too strong this year!"

The Heat quickly took a double-digit lead, and Stan Van Gundy tried more lineups, allowing O'Neal to rest for some time, Lin Fei and Wade played on the wrong peak, and at the same time gave Eddie Jones more possession of the ball.

Eddie Jones' performance in the new season is still very good. Following the Big Three of the Heat, he has an average output of 15+ per game, and his efficiency is very high, with a shooting rate close to 50%.

At the same time, on the defensive end, the 34-year-old Eddie Jones is still very active, which directly increases his trading value.

At present, teams such as the Miami Heat management and the Memphis Grizzlies are still actively discussing the Eddie Jones deal, and have achieved certain results.

Therefore, Pat Riley also asked Stan Van Gundy to give Eddie Jones as many scoring opportunities as possible without affecting the team's chemical reaction and the outcome of the game.

In this way, it is more hopeful that Eddie Jones will be exchanged for a favorite player to complete the final jigsaw puzzle for the Miami Heat to win the championship.

After halftime, the Heat had led the Timberwolves by 15 points.

Heat (66): (51) Timberwolves.

He scored 66 points at halftime, and the scoring efficiency was very high.

The offensive efficiency of the two teams tonight is not too serious in defense.

Lin Fei played 18 minutes in the first half, made all 8 three-pointers, made 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 27 points.

In the second half, the Timberwolves raised their offensive and defensive levels and wanted to launch a wave of counterattacks, but Sam Cassell accidentally collided with Wade in a defense, and his back injury recurred and withdrew from the game.

With Kassel's departure, Wolf King, "Madman" and Szebiak also fell into a situation where they were fighting on their own. The offensive end was chaotic, and the score was never close.

Among them, in one defense, "Madman" missed a three-pointer from outside, and the long rebound just fell on Lin Fei's side.

"Snapped!"

Lin Fei concentrated his energy, picked up his first rebound of the night, turned over and quickly passed it to Wade, who was fast going down the middle, and then walked to the side to quickly follow up the frontcourt.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The "Madman" turned around and chased very closely, blocking Wade's first fast break line.

According to Wade's usual style, the ball will directly face Sprewell and forcefully change to a layup.
But at this time, Lin Fei ran out of a good position on the right side, leaving the chasing Hassel two meters away.

"Whoosh!"

Wade flicked his wrist while walking, and gave the ball to Lin Fei, who was near a 30-degree angle to the right.

But Wade's pass of the ball was not very good. Lin Fei didn't catch the ball at the first time in the high-speed attack, but the brain nerves had already sent out the signal to take off and shoot.

So when Lin Fei jumped up and was about to make a shot, the unsteady basketball was released from his hand, jumping out of Lin Fei's palm like a disobedient rabbit.

Seeing that Hassell was struggling to catch up and was going to grab the ball, Lin Fei had no time to think at all. After landing, he rushed up with a big hand and subconsciously threw the ball directly above the basket.

But this was not a standard shot, the basketball hit the tempered backboard and bounced back.

However, in the next instant, Lin Fei saw a vigorous figure jumping up from the basket, resisting the defender, with his long arms soaring to the sky, holding the basketball with his palm and smashing it into the basket.

"Boom!"

Amidst the loud noise, Wade, relying on his excellent jumping and aerial confrontation ability, withstood the "madman" and instantly converted Lin Fei's almost mistake into a wonderful assist on the board.

The referee whistled to indicate that Wade's dunk goal was valid, and the staff in front of the technical stage quickly made changes to the player's data.

Wade scored +2,

Lin Fei assist +1.

This is Lin Fei's first assist in this game tonight, and also his first assist in the entire 04-05 season.

Unexpectedly, after the basketball was released, a subconscious shot from the urinal turned the almost mistaken ball into a wonderful rebounding assist.

Lin Fei had to lament the horror of his teammate Wade's physical fitness, and at the same time, a bold idea suddenly popped up in his mind.

Now there is a breakthrough master like Wade and O'Neal, the league's number one center, by his side.
In many cases, if Lin Fei feels that the rhythm has not been adjusted after receiving the ball, or if the defense has completely followed up, he does not necessarily have to force a difficult shot.

Even if the ball is thrown directly towards the basket, with two monster teammates O'Neal and Wade, the Heat have a high probability of completing an alley-oop dunk or a second offense.

In that case, wouldn't it be possible for me, a partial student with an assist attribute of 0, to be able to get assists happily?

After all, the rebound attribute is 0, and it's not that Lin Fei has never grabbed a rebound, so this assist is also reasonable.

After thinking about this, Lin Fei started a new attempt in his style of play.

At 2 minutes and 19 seconds of the third quarter, the Heat attacked, and Lin Fei received a pass from Wade at a 0-degree angle on the left after roughly covering, but at this time the Wolf King quickly switched defenses and pounced.

Lin Fei took advantage of the momentum and took the initiative to jump up. He took the ball with both hands and made a fake throw.

At this time, both O'Neill and Olowokandi were near the penalty area. Subconsciously, the players of the two teams believed that Lin Fei was about to score again.

After all, Lin Fei made all 10 three-pointers tonight and hasn't missed one yet.

But it is clear that Lin Fei's throwing the ball in the air is an obvious passing action, without any shooting posture.

O'Neal reacted quickly at the basket, blocked Olowokandi with his body at the first time, jumped up and grabbed the rebound, and rushed into the basket with a jump after landing, jumped suddenly and dunked the basket with both hands, completing a shark dunk .

"Boom!"

Lin Fei's pass was obviously not precise enough, and the landing point and height were not suitable for a direct alley-oop dunk.

But O'Neill relied on his personal ability to forcefully turn Lin Fei's almost missed pass into a wonderful assist.

O'Neill scored +2,

Lin Fei assist +1.

This is already the second assist Lin Fei sent out tonight.

In the TNT live broadcast room.

I am used to seeing Lin Fei catch the ball and shoot a three-pointer. Tonight, these two assists by mistake to assist his teammates scored, which made Charles Barkley even more surprised and curious:
"Many people say that Lin has no assist ability at all, but tonight's assists for Dwayne and Shaquille in the corners on both sides of the third quarter are enough to face the remarks of these fans!"

"OMG, it turns out that Lin is developing in a more comprehensive direction. Not only has he improved a lot on the defensive end, but he has also diversified his options on the offensive end!"

Kenny Smith also praised: "It is worth noting that Lin has scored 34 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 block and 2 steals since he played, filling the five data columns!"

"This is the first time in Lin's career that he has filled five data columns in an official game!"

"Although these two assists may seem a little funny and strange, we did see a more active and comprehensive Lin on both offense and defense tonight!"

At the end of the third quarter, the wolf king was double-teamed by Da Da and Lin Fei, and the offensive end forcibly turned over and missed a jumper.

"Bang!"

"Snapped!"

The rebound was grabbed by Wade who was rushing forward. At this time, there were only 1.5 seconds left on the timer before the end of the third quarter.

The Timberwolves' defense has obviously slackened, and no one would think that the Heat can complete the conversion attack again in these 1.5 seconds.

But one person clearly hasn't given up.

"Whoosh!"

Lin Fei threw away the wolf king and went straight to the frontcourt. The moment he stepped on the top three-point line of the backcourt, Wade quickly passed the ball over.

This was a very good leading pass. After taking another step, Lin Fei reached out and picked up the basketball. Before he could make any adjustments, he threw the ball vigorously towards the basket in the frontcourt.

The moment the basketball flew out of Lin Fei's hands, the timer and the red lights on the tempered backboard also instantly lit up, and the third quarter ended.

The basketball flew nearly 20 meters into the sky, and under the eyes of tens of thousands of fans in the Target Center Arena, it drew a long arc, unbiased, and went straight to Huanglong.

"Shh!"

Also in.

11th.

Following Lin Fei's 20-meter long three-pointer at the buzzer, the Heat also ended the third quarter with a huge advantage of 17 points.

林飞三节打下来出战28分钟，三分球11投全中，罚球5中5，拿到38分1篮板2助攻1封盖2抢断，

For the first time in his career, he filled five stat columns in a game.

The Timberwolves fans at home were full of praise and helplessness. Lin Fei's 20-meter super-long rush shot hit the buzzer, which can be said to have completely destroyed the Timberwolves' confidence in chasing points and reversing.

At the end of the quarter, Eddie Jones ushered in a small explosion with the substitutes, and the Heat once led by 20 points.

Stan Van Gundy wanted to let Eddie Jones score points, and the victory was basically set, so he didn't send the Big Three in the final quarter.

The Wolf King and Madman also did not appear in the final quarter of the Timberwolves. Compared with the outcome of a regular season, Philip Sanders is more concerned about the team's current lineup structure.

If the Timberwolves want to go further in the playoffs this season, or even complete their title defense, they must use trades to strengthen the team and make the lineup more rational.

In the end, the Heat defeated the Timberwolves 116:99 in the away game, and their record in the new season also came to 9 wins and 1 loss, continuing to rank first in the Eastern Conference.

And Lin Fei made all 11 three-pointers tonight. For the first time in his career, he filled up five data columns in an NBA game. Compared with last season, I have improved in all aspects.

But this game did not become the focus of media attention after the game, and Lin Fei and the Heat did not make the headlines of the sports newspapers.

Because this day is destined to make the man named Ron Artest shock the world.

Even with the lessons learned from the Timberwolves and Pistons in the Finals last season, history is always amazing and cannot be avoided.

On November 2004, 11, the Palace of Auburn Hills incident broke out.

(End of this chapter)