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

Chapter 117 [117] The elbow pass reappears, and the Christmas game against the Heat is crazy!

Heat (11): (6) Lakers.

Seeing that Lin Fei scored two consecutive three-pointers and scored 7 points, the head coach Rudy Tomjanovich, standing in front of the Lakers bench, immediately chose to call a long timeout.

With the departure of the "Zen Master", the Lakers this season also recruited former Rockets coach Tomjanovich.

Tomjanovich has been coaching the Rockets since 92. He once led the Houston Rockets, who owns Olajuwon's big dream, to two consecutive championships. He can be said to be a legendary player and coach of the Rockets.

Although he is humble and kind, and takes care of newcomers, his coaching level is not too outstanding, and he has no original tactics. At the same time, because of bladder cancer, his physical condition and energy are limited.

It is only a temporary transition for the Lakers to invite Tomjanovich out of the mountain. Facts have proved that it is difficult for the current Tang Shuai to train this internally and externally troubled Lakers team.

Although the two championships in the 90s had a big dream, Tang Shuai had a famous saying that inspired generations of NBA players:

"Never underestimate the heart of a champion!"

Regarding how to prevent Lin Fei's three-pointer, Tomjanovich's Lakers coaching staff also did enough homework and research before the game:
"Dwayne is injured, and Lin will definitely take on more shots and offensive responsibilities tonight, so we must try our best to prevent his three-pointers!"

"Jason's passing level is significantly higher than Dwayne's, and the cooperation between him and Lin is better than we expected,"

"So for Lin's defense, on the one hand, the pursuit is in place and delays in time, and on the other hand, the defense of Jason Williams must try to destroy and limit his passing!"

Tomjanovich looked at Chucky Atkins on the starting point guard, then at the substitute, frowning, helpless.

As an undrafted pick, Atkins's career can be regarded as inspirational. In his rookie season, he was selected to the second team of the All-Rookie Team as an undrafted pick. He averaged 13 points and 4 assists per game on offense, which is quite satisfactory. He is most suitable for Kobe. , Wade and other big-core ball-handling partners with backcourt point guards.

But because he is only 1.8 meters tall, he is at a disadvantage defensively. This is one of the reasons why Jason Williams can easily send Lin Fei consecutive wonderful passes at the beginning of tonight.

But apart from Atkins, the Lakers have no defensive players on the bench for other guards. The defense of the entire Lakers on the back line is basically only Kobe.

Originally, the Lakers wanted to renew the contract with "Old Fish" Fisher this offseason. After all, Fisher's defense at the point guard is also considered very good, and he is at the second-team level.

But because the contract was not negotiated, the Lakers had no choice but to let Fisher go, and the old Payton also slapped his ass and left. Kobe this season, it is not an exaggeration to say that everyone around him has betrayed his relatives.

"Caron, Lamar, the two of you must take on more defensive responsibilities. Depending on the situation, you can properly let go of your opponent and double-team Jason Williams!"

In Tomjanovich's view, the Heat's current five-tiger lineup, Jason Williams on the point guard, Lin Fei on the shooting guard, and O'Neal on the center, are the three most important roles. The coordination between people is also very subtle and varied.

Battier at the small forward and Haslem at the power forward, or roughly the backup power forward, can be properly emptied and put more defensive pressure on Williams who holds the ball.

After all, although Williams' passing is gorgeous, it is only because he is not under enough defensive pressure. Facing double-teams, he will inevitably panic and make mistakes.

Compared with Jason Kidd, Steve Nash and other top point guards in the league, Jason Williams is characterized by flashiness.

For the Heat, Stan Van Gundy also roughly replaced Haslem, adding a mid- to long-range shooting pinch point.

Back from the timeout, the Lakers attack.

Kobe did not continue to single Lin Fei, but gave the ball to Odom in the high position on the right.

Facing the general, Odom turned over and used his speed to make a sudden stop. After throwing away the general, he made a sudden stop mid-range jumper and hit the basketball steadily.

"Shh!"

In general comparison, Odom's technique, speed and confrontation ability are more comprehensive. This group of matchups is obviously dominated by Odom.

With the departure of O'Neal, Kobe also tried more organizational work this season, actively distributing the ball to Odom and Caron Butler, and his average assists per game have also increased to more than 6.

Fans have always had the impression of Kobe playing alone and not passing the ball, but in the original world after O'Neal left, Kobe actively tried to become a better leader. He also tried to share the ball with his teammates in the 04-05 season. The average number of shots is only 20 times.

But with the poor record of the Lakers in the 04-05 season, Kobe officially started the god-killing mode in the next two seasons, creating a single-game scoring feast after another.

When the ball was switched, Kobe was always chasing Lin Fei, and Lin Fei was not in a hurry to start the game and consumed too much energy, so he helped his teammates open up space from the outside.

Jason Williams gave the ball to O'Neal who was successfully stuck at the basket with a high profile. However, the moment O'Neal received the ball, Odom quickly let go and double-teamed.

Faced with the double-teaming of the two, O'Neal did not choose to be reckless, but gave the ball to the general hand who was emptied from the outside line on the right.

Roughly tried a three-pointer, but this time he missed.

"Bang!"

The offensive rebound was grabbed by O'Neal against Mihm and Odom. After landing, he had to make a dunk when he got up. Odom and Mihm had no choice but to foul at the same time.

"Beep!"

O'Neal, who walked to the free throw line, was in good form tonight. Amid the booing and harassment of the familiar home fans, he made two free throws steadily.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

The Lakers fans at home were full of emotions. The 32-year-old "Shark" O'Neal is still the undisputed No. [-] center in the league. When he gets serious, he will be unstoppable at the basket. Early fouls are the best way .

When the Lakers came to the offensive end, Kobe held the ball and forced Lin Fei. After being double-teamed by Battier, he passed the ball to Caron Butler, who was at a 0-degree angle on the right, and the latter made a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

Third-year Caron Butler is also on his way to 3-D.

With the sudden emergence of Lin Fei, the management of each team in the league has paid more and more attention to the training and development of 3D players.

Caron Butler and Lamar Odom were exchanged by the Heat for O'Neal's main bargaining chips. Tonight they will face their former hosts at home, and they are also full of fighting spirit.

After all, Odom just turned 25 last month, and Caron Butler is only 24 years old. As two young lottery picks, it can be said that the future is promising. I don't think the two of them will be better than a 32-year-old O'Neal Difference.

So tonight in front of the Lakers fans at home, Odom and Caron Butler also tried to prove themselves.

Heat attack.

Seeing that the Lakers have obviously strengthened their marking of Lin Fei and Jason Williams' pass blocking, Lin Fei did not rush to look for opportunities, but continued to open up space on the outside.

O'Neal caught the ball in the low post and was double-teamed again.

I roughly seized this opportunity, took a deep breath, and finally made a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

Stan Van Gundy, who was standing on the sidelines, was also quite satisfied. In the case of a completely open mid-range and long-range shot, the general overall certainty is still above 50%.

Although the overall effect and defense speed on the defensive end are generally not as strong as Haslem, but he has always worked very hard and focused, which has also been recognized by Van Gundy.

Lakers coach Tomjanovich is also frowning, there is no good solution.

Even without Wade, Lin Fei and O'Neal are still one of the best killers in the league, and they cannot be restricted by pure single defense.

But in order to strengthen the defense of these two points inside and outside, it is necessary to ignore other players, which is also impossible.

Feeling this, Tang Shuai realized even more that with a record of 27 wins and 2 losses and a wave of crazy 15 consecutive victories, the Miami Heat are really too strong.

The Big Three made Wade so difficult to deal with. If Wade didn't hurt his knee, the Lakers would have no chance of winning against the Heat.

Looking back, Lin Fei made another contribution on the defensive end this time.

Kobe broke through with the ball, and Sean Battier came up to double-team with Lin Fei decisively at the right time. The double-teaming between the two was very oppressive, and immediately blocked Kobe's vision of passing the ball.

With his back to protect the ball, Kobe hesitated for a moment between turning over for a jump shot and passing the ball, while Lin Fei also had cold eyes, accurately grasped this fleeting opportunity, and struck like a sharp sword out of its sheath.

"Snapped!"

Amidst the crisp sound, Lin Fei, who rushed up sideways, swung his long arms down and directly caught the basketball in Kobe's hands.

Steal +1.

In Kobe's shocked pupils, Lin Fei bent down and picked up the basketball, intending to give it to Jason Williams or Sean Battier,

But this fast break opportunity was fleeting, Williams and Battier did not have a good space to receive the ball, and Kobe quickly rushed up to counter-rob.

Lin Fei is very clear that his passing and dribbling attributes are both 0, and the probability of making a risky pass or dribbling quickly is very high.

At the critical moment, Lin Fei didn't have time to think about it, and made a decisive decision. He directly avoided Kobe's first counterattack, swung his arm holding the ball, and threw it vigorously towards the offensive rebound more than 20 meters away.

"Whoosh!"

Lin Fei's ultra-long "shooting" directly frightened the players of the two teams on the court, the bench players off the court, the head coaches of the two teams, the on-site commentator and tens of thousands of fans in the auditorium.

Witnessing Lin Fei's ultra-long shot from the top of the arc at least 21 meters away from the offensive rebound, Kobe's pupils also dilated rapidly.

Damn, dare to vote?

Crazy!
However, at the moment when the basketball was thrown vigorously, Lin Fei didn't stop on his feet, quickly threw away Kobe who was stunned for a while, and rushed towards the frontcourt.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

When Kobe was the first to react and rushed to chase after him, Lin Fei had already rushed three meters away.

Jason Williams on the left also threw off Atkins and rushed to the frontcourt.

"boom!"

Amidst the loud noise, the basketball hit the right side of the tempered backboard and rebounded vigorously at a small angle.

At this time, Kobe has fully realized what Lin Fei wants to do. He is repeating the old trick, wanting to throw a super long shot and then rush up to catch the ball and shoot.

In the finals of last season, Lin Fei had such a classic goal once.

This method is very Lin Fei. As a player with extremely poor basic skills in passing and dribbling, this is indeed a good way to counter the fast break.

However, the difficulty of this fast break method is also very high. Not only does the player need to be able to hit the backboard head-on in the ultra-long throw, but also to master the angle and strength of the rebound.
Then there is the speed of the counterattack and the superb shooting ability.

And all of these, except for Lin Fei, it is obviously difficult for other players in the league to be fully equipped.

"Whoosh!"

Lin Fei, who rushed past the LOGO in the middle circle, did not rush directly in the direction where the basketball bounced back, but suddenly accelerated in the opposite direction, running counter to the right side where the basketball bounced back, and rushed to the left side of the frontcourt.

Kobe was stunned now, what exactly does this guy want to do?
But the subconscious first decision, Kobe still didn't care about basketball, but always followed Lin Fei closely.

In the next moment, Jason Williams, rushing up from the right, accurately picked up the ejected basketball, saw Lin Fei's running direction, and without sticking to the ball, he made a back pass while leaning over.

"Whoosh!"

This action of rushing up to get the ball and pass it back directly is quite freehand and gorgeous, which made Kobe completely unresponsive.

But Lin Fei was still ready, picked up the "white chocolate" and delivered the basketball in front of him, ignored Kobe who was one meter away behind him, took a step, and rode a horse and shot an arrow about one meter away from the left three-point line. Difficult three-point shot directly.

"Shh!"

The third.

Jason Williams had his third assist of the night.

And Lin Fei also hit his third three-pointer tonight.

The entire Staples Arena was shocked by Lin Fei's god-level fast break this time, and many people couldn't help opening their mouths in admiration.

Amber Hield, who was sitting in the VIP front row, couldn't help jumping up, cheering for Lin Fei's wonderful three-pointer.

Scarlett Johansson next to her was even more shocked, her eyes widened, her mouth wide open in an O-shape, and the picture was still for 3 seconds, which made people wonder.

In front of the commentary stand on the sidelines, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith were even more excited and slapped the table to spit and splash:

"OMG, this is the second time Lin has completed a super-long hit and catch a three-pointer in a counterattack fast break!"

"It's just very different from the one in last season's finals. This time, Lin didn't directly throw and grab a three-pointer, but a perfect cooperation with Jason Williams!"

"Have to congratulate the Miami Heat, Pat Riley on another fantastic deal, Jason Williams and Lin are totally mutual accomplishments!"

"Charles, tonight is also the time when the All-Star voting officially starts. In your opinion, Jason Williams is now joining the Heat. In addition, with his gorgeous assists, he has more room to display with the cooperation of Lin!"

"So this year's All-Star Game, is there any hope for Jason to be selected together with Dwayne, Shaquille and Lin?"

Facing this question from Kenny Smith, Barkley answered seriously:

"It is very possible, because the record of the Heat this season is too strong, and it is entirely possible to break the record of 72 wins and 10 losses created by Michael Jordan leading the Bulls!"

"With the outstanding statistics and popularity of Yilin, Shaquille and Dwayne, it is almost a certainty that these three guys will be selected as the Eastern Conference All-Stars, but the starters and substitutes cannot be determined!"

"Although Jason Williams is not worthy of an All-Star substitute in terms of overall statistics and slots, if his gorgeous assists can continue with the Heat's winning streak, then he will get more votes. With the help of the Big Three It’s not like there is no chance for his influence to be promoted to the All-Stars!”

In the face of Lin Fei's consecutive superb three-pointers, this obviously hurt Kobe who has a strong self-esteem.

In the next attack of the Lakers, Kobe came up with a unique move and hit Lin Fei with his back from the high position. He gritted his teeth and turned over to make a very difficult fadeaway jumper, and the basketball followed suit.

"Shh!"

Kobe became ruthless, clenched his fists and yelled at Lin Fei during the defense: "Lin, you successfully angered me!"

Lin Fei responded confidently and calmly: "Old Ke, are you angry now? My three-pointer has only just begun!"

Coming to the offensive end, O'Neal continued to lift the top of the arc to cover Lin Fei, allowing Lin Fei to speed up and get rid of Kobe.

But this time Kobe chased and defended very quickly, avoiding O'Neal's cover ahead of time, and kept chasing Lin Fei closely.

Caron Butler also came up decisively to double-team Jason Williams with Atkins to prevent him from passing the ball easily.

Jason Williams didn't panic and gave the ball to Shane Battier who was open in the first place.

The fourth-year Battier has now developed a good defensive and three-point catch ability. In the beginning of the season, he has made 39% of the three-pointers for the Grizzlies, the highest in the team.

Battier decisively shot a three-pointer at a 45-degree angle on the right, but it may be the first shot tonight, and the feel is still a bit cold.

The basket bounced on the inside of the basket. After a few laps, it still lacked a little luck, and finally fell out directly.

This is a short rebound, and Odom, who has quick eyes and quick hands, roughly grabbed it first.

"Snapped!"

Seeing that Odom grabbed the rebound, Kobe immediately turned over and got off to participate in the offense.

However, Odom is still too confident in his assists. After all, the left-handed magician is in quotation marks.

Taking a step forward and directly sending a long pass to Kobe, it was very accurate and fast enough, but it ignored Lin Fei's reaction ability.

"Snapped!"

While chasing and defending Kobe, Lin Fei leapt up, his long arms unsheathed like a sharp sword, quickly completed the steal, and slapped the basketball directly to Jason Williams who came up to meet him.

And the moment Jason Williams took the ball, he also gave Lin Fei a wink, and a bold idea suddenly emerged in his heart.

Lin Fei took advantage of Kobe's fast descent and didn't stop the car, so he quickly moved towards the left side and rushed directly outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle.

And Jason Williams, who responded to Lin Fei's steal at the top of the arc, made a fake dribble breakthrough with his back to Lin Fei. A pass behind the back that is hard to defend.

However, the ball was not passed directly, but while Jason Williams hid the ball behind his back with his right hand, he hit the basketball hard with the elbow of his left hand.

"Whoosh!"

This time the elbow hit was very powerful, and the basketball flew directly to Lin Fei who was standing outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the left.

After receiving the ball, Lin Fei jumped up decisively, ignoring Kobe who was pounced up behind him, bent his bow and set an arrow, and shot another one.

When the basketball was shot, Lin Fei couldn't help admiring in his heart, this "white chocolate" really knows how to play, and the elbow pass has been played until the Christmas game.

"Shh!"

The moment the basketball hit the net, the entire Staples Arena couldn't help but boil.

"OMG, how did Jason pass the ball just now? Why the fuck didn't I see it clearly?"

"My, God, elbow pass, it turned out to be an elbow pass!"

"It's all right? I'm completely confused. Is this the Christmas game or the All-Star game?"

(End of this chapter)