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

Chapter 116 [116] Bai Qiao's magnificent biography, the perfect match of the Heat's upgrade!
Heat (4): (4) Lakers.

When the Lakers came up to attack, Kobe continued to ask for the ball at the top of the frontcourt, facing Lin Fei's defense head-on.

"Lin, I heard that your defense has improved rapidly in the new season. Let me test it tonight to see if it is true!"

Kobe faced the frame in a three-threat pose, while Lin Fei was concentrating one step away, bending over and kneeling, with his long arms stretched out, always paying attention to every subtle movement of Kobe.

The current Lin Fei is about 194 in bare feet, 196 in shoes, and Kobe, who is 195 in bare feet and 198 in shoes, is only two centimeters shorter. The difference between the two standing together is not obvious.

Kobe's weight is 96 kg. Lin Fei's weight has also increased to 90 kg while maintaining his body fat percentage. The increase in bench press strength is also obvious.

In terms of wingspan, Kobe is 211, Wade is 210, and Lin Fei is 212, which shows that Lin Fei's static talent is not inferior to the top point guards in the NBA.

"Old Ke, let the horse come here!"

Lin Fei replied confidently and calmly, and his focused eyes remained on the basketball in Kobe's hands.

Kobe first took a step back to get into a shooting stance, and seeing Lin Fei's left foot take half a step forward, he quickly lowered the center and started to shoot to the right.

"Whoosh!"

Although the first step is not as fast as Wade's, he is still at the top of the league. During this period, Kobe's body and skills have reached the peak, and his experience has gradually enriched. He can adjust the breakthrough method and rhythm according to the defender.

Lin Fei's quick sideways slide did not let Kobe completely miss the first step, and his long arms quickly interfered with Kobe's dribbling.

Taking advantage of the trend with a smooth back dribble and a change of hands under the crotch, Kobe adjusted his rhythm and then rushed to the right. With his stronger body, Lin Fei, who was defending from the side, directly entered the penalty area.

Facing O'Neal, who was guarding the basket and ready to defend at any time, Kobe broke into the restricted area and then braked suddenly. He took a step laterally to the outside, opened enough distance from Lin Fei, and quickly took off and shot elegantly.

This position is about 17 feet away from the basket, and the angle is about 75 degrees. It is a sweet spot that Kobe often shoots.

Lin Fei is very clear that Kobe is a sports player, trying to get rid of the mobile phone in the breakthrough process occupies a large proportion of the offense, which is similar to McGrady and different from Iverson and Wade.

And this is also the most difficult place for Kobe to defend. He has a steady breakthrough and mid-range shot, and he may stop his shot at any time.

Even though Lin Fei made the quickest reaction, his overall physical talent was still much worse than Kobe's. This time the defense was very timely, but Kobe still shot the basketball accurately.

"Shh!"

and also.

In the opening game, Kobe made all 3 shots, fully demonstrating the importance he attaches to tonight's Christmas game.

The Lakers fans cheered at the Staples Arena. Kobe, who faced Lin Fei's two-pointer, also gritted his teeth and challenged Lin Fei when he returned to the defense:

"Lin, you can't guard against me!"

Lin Fei was not affected by Kobe's trash talk. It's normal for him to be unable to defend against Kobe at his peak, even though he already has a comprehensive defensive attribute of 92.

You must know that the league can't find a defender who can completely limit Kobe from the outside, especially when he is ruthless.

Bruce Bowen, Raja Bell, Jason Kidd and Artest, who were selected to the All-Defensive Team all year round, can only reduce Kobe's shooting percentage to a certain extent.

With the official promulgation of the nohandcheck rule, the league's rules are more inclined to encourage offense, and offensive players with the ball in hand will always be more active than defensive players.

The possession of the ball was changed, Jason Williams dribbled the ball forward, Lin Fei was actively running in the frontcourt looking for opportunities, and Kobe was always chasing after him.

The scene of the Western Conference Finals Game 10 last season seems to be still vivid in my memory. Even though Kobe tried his best to chase Lin Fei in that game, he still couldn't stop the Timberwolves from using various screens to make Lin Fei hit [-] three-pointers.

"Whoosh!"

Udonis Haslem mentioned a cover on the right 45-degree three-point line, which allowed Lin Fei to speed up and escape Kobe's pursuit.

The Black Mamba was also shocked. Compared with last season's Western Conference Finals, Lin Fei's speed, direction change and explosive power have improved significantly.

Odom could only immediately switch to Lin Fei's side.

As Odom, who has excellent physical flexibility and can serve as a power forward, a small forward, or even a guard at the same time, his ability to switch defenses and defend small is very good.

But the reason why Odom has not even been selected as an All-Star in his career has a lot to do with his mental state on the court, and he is often prone to inattention or even distraction.

"Magic" Johnson has said that if Odom can have 10% of Kobe's game concentration, he will definitely become a superstar.

This time, although Odom's switch was timely, he didn't notice the direction the basketball was coming from.

"boom!"

A long shot from a tricky angle, Jason Williams passed the ball very boldly, and the basketball almost bounced out of Odom's feet.

Lin Fei didn't hesitate after receiving the ball, he jumped decisively in front of Odom, and made a lightning shot.

Due to his lack of concentration, Odom was a little anxious to jump up and defend, so he stopped his movements. When the basketball flew over his fingertips, his fingers also touched Lin Fei's wrist.

"Shh!"

"Beep!"

The ball scored and the whistle sounded, 3+1.

Kobe, who bypassed Haslem and caught up with him, jumped up to block the block almost at the same time, but he was still a little short.

If Lin Fei's shot was 0.1 second slower this time, it is likely to be blocked by one of Odom and Kobe.

After landing gracefully, Lin Fei also high-fived Jason Williams who rushed up, and then responded to Odom and Kobe:
"You guys can't prevent me either!"

The Lakers fans at home also exclaimed in amazement. The visual shock of Lin Fei's three-pointer against Lamar Odom and Kobe Bryant was absolutely full.

While Lin Fei was standing on the free throw line, the high-definition four-sided screen above his head quickly played back the entire process of the shot just now.

Only then did the fans at the scene see clearly that "White Chocolate" Jason Williams turned out to be a shot behind the back after he entered the penalty area. The difficulty of this ball can be said to be quite high.

The power forward's lifting screen, White Chocolate's ghostly pass, and Lin Fei's lightning attack against the two made it 3+1.

This series of coordinated actions has a high degree of completion, which fully reflects the good tactical atmosphere and team quality of the Miami Heat, which is in stark contrast to Kobe's continuous solo fights after the opening of the Lakers.

In front of the commentary on the sidelines, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith couldn't help but blow up the Heat's offense:
"It seems that Jason has quickly become one with his Heat teammates. The pass he just made and Lin's tacit understanding is too high!"

"A wonderful pass coupled with a wonderful three-pointer, assists and scoring achieve each other, this is the perfect combination that is most worthy of applause!"

"Although there is no Dwayne, I believe that the Heat's overall strength is already significantly higher than the Lakers!"

"Shh!"

On the court, Lin Fei also had extra penalties and succeeded in scoring 4 points.

Heat (8): (6) Lakers.

It is worth mentioning that from the start of the new season to the present, Lin Fei has hit a total of 29 free throws in 102 games, with an average of about 3.4 free throws per game, and a 100% hit rate.

This also made Lin Fei the only player who has never missed a free throw after the start of the 04-05 regular season.

He made 102 free throws in a row, which also created the NBA record for consecutive free throws, and this record is still being refreshed by Lin Fei every night when there is a game.

"Lin's free throws are so steady, he made 102 consecutive free throws, it's terrifying!"

"No wonder Lin's three-pointer is so accurate. Just this free throw directly killed all the players in the entire league!"

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe's anger obviously came up. He wanted the ball at the top of the arc and singled Lin Fei again.

Lin Fei's defense this time is very oppressive. After Kobe started to break through, he quickly posted up, without fear of physical confrontation, lowering his center of gravity to squeeze Kobe's dribbling space, and his long arms continued to interfere.

Lin Fei's defensive action is already similar to the height of the peak Leonard's defense against the ball holder, but even the peak Leonard can't completely restrain the peak Kobe.

Seeing that the breakthrough was unfavorable, Kobe did not panic at all. He turned his back to resist Lin Fei, and his continuous footstep changes were very skillful.

Facing Kobe's fadeaway jumper, Lin Fei had a hard time blocking the shot, so he could only jump up and block Kobe's line of sight with his hands as much as possible.

At the beginning of the 04-05 season, Kobe in this period has not yet perfected his fadeaway jumper, nor has he reached the peak technically. Coupled with the interference of the Eagle County incident, his natural state will also fluctuate greatly.

Although the ball was thrown from Lin Fei's face, it was very difficult, and Kobe couldn't grasp the sight.

"Bang!"

With the sound of iron striking, the rebound was easily grabbed by O'Neal against Chris Mihm, and Lin Fei successfully defended Kobe.

"Whoosh!"

O'Neal's first pass was fast, and it was quickly passed to Jason Williams, who turned around and got off quickly.

At the same time, Lin Fei had already ridden away, leaving Kobe behind and heading straight to the frontcourt.

Kobe's pursuit and defense were naturally very fast, and he was never completely thrown off by Lin Fei.

Jason Williams dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, facing the Lakers point guard who was overtaking in a curve, he made a smooth in+out change of direction while driving, throwing the opponent away and killing the penalty area.

Seeing that Williams was about to make a layup, Kobe was held back by Lin Fei from the outside line, and he didn't dare to rush up to make up the defense rashly, otherwise Lin Fei would definitely get another perfect three-point shot with White Chocolate's pass.

Kobe Bryant could only watch Jason Williams layup.

However, Caron Butler, who rushed up from the middle, also exploded in physical fitness. He decisively let go of Sean Battier, who was facing him, and rushed into the penalty area with a stride. He adjusted his pace and was ready to fight against Jason Williams. Send a chasing cap behind him.

Jason Williams looked at all directions and listened to all directions. Naturally, he did not take the risk of making a layup. Instead, he quickly glanced behind him from the corner of the eye, and then threw the basketball in his hand high to the steel backboard above his head.

"boom!"

The basketball bounced off the steel backboard and flew over Caron Butler's head, just in time for a follow-up Shane Battier to catch it.

After receiving the ball, Battier stepped up and leaped high, about to send a one-armed dunk.

But Battier didn't hold the ball firmly during the flight, and he was almost about to let go.

"Bang!"

Reluctantly smashing the basketball towards the basket, it actually dunked the ball and flew out.

The basketball dunked by Battier bounced directly near the free throw line. The rushing Haslem got the basketball at the first time, turned over and gave it to O'Neal who followed up.

At this time, O'Neal was holding the ball at the top of the arc, and Lin Fei also quickly started from the 0-degree angle on the left, and went straight to the top of the arc in a diagonal stab. Kobe was thrown away at the first time, but then he caught up again.

"Whoosh!"

With the help of O'Neal holding the ball at the top of the arc, Lin Fei quickly retreated to the outside line on the right side of the frontcourt. Kobe had already seen through the Heat's cooperation, and immediately blocked the passing line between O'Neal and Lin Fei.

Lin Fei kept moving, and continued to move to the right, and instantly came to a 45-degree angle on the right.

At this time, Jason Williams, who rushed from the basket to the high position, received a pass from O'Neal and made a smooth transition. After taking the ball, he directly made a back pass, and the ball came to Lin Fei in an instant. .

The cooperation between the three was like a billiard ball hitting the edge of the pool table at a 90-degree angle and bouncing back, bypassing Kobe's interception and quickly giving it to Lin Fei.

When Kobe, who was two meters away, had his pupils swollen and wanted to rush up to defend him, Lin Fei had already bent his bow and set his arrow, and shot decisively.

"Shh!"

the second.

After landing, Kobe looked very angry and annoyed, and shook his arm severely.

Jason Williams rushed up to the wall and made a wonderful pass, completely avoiding Kobe's blocking, and the Heat once again completed a smooth counterattack fast break.

Head coach Stan Van Gundy, standing on the sidelines of the Heat, couldn't help smiling and applauding at this time. He didn't expect Jason Williams to be integrated into the team's system so quickly.

It seems that just like the problem that the Heat summed up when studying Lin Fei's style of play during the offseason, a player like Lin Fei really needs an excellent point guard to partner with him.

And Jason Williams' passing ability is obviously a level higher than Wade's.

On the court, Lin Fei returned to the defense and clapped "White Chocolate" again. Although the two had only trained together for one day, they seemed to have a natural understanding.

"Jason, do you dare to make your pass better? I almost didn't realize it!"

Facing Lin Fei's joke, Jason Williams also laughed and said:

"Lin, of course I will fulfill your request!"

"Shall we compare the two and see tonight's Christmas game, is it you who hit more three-pointers or me who gave more assists?"

Lin Fei rubbed his chin with his hand and frowned, "It seems a little unfair to compare like this?"

Jason Williams nodded and said, "It's indeed a bit unfair to you, after all..."

Before Jason Williams could finish speaking, Lin Fei interrupted with a smile: "Jason, you seem to have misunderstood me. What I said was unfair to you!"

Jason Williams got excited instantly: "Lin, don't forget, my record for assists in a single game is 19!"

Lin Fei said confidently and gracefully: "Then come on, I am willing to bet and admit defeat!"

(End of this chapter)