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

Chapter 125 [125]

The 2005 All-Star Weekend will be held in Denver from February 2th to 19st, but Carmelo Anthony, the head star of the Denver Nuggets, was not selected for the Western Conference All-Star team.

This also makes "melon" feel quite embarrassed.

After all, LeBron James and Dwayne Wade, both from the 03 generation, were selected as starters in the Eastern Conference. Lin Fei, an undrafted player, even won the historical vote leader.

Before Allen Iverson joined the Nuggets, the popularity of the Denver Nuggets in the league was indeed very limited.

NBA fans all over the world have sparked heated discussions about Lin Fei being elected as the historical vote leader with 309 million All-Star votes.

Lin Feihuo is really too fast. With the increasing fan base, it is inevitable that people will be jealous and breed all kinds of black fans.

Spurs fans: "No matter how strong the Heat are, they will be double-killed by our Spurs. If they meet in the finals, the Spurs will definitely solve the battle within 6 games. How can a substitute be the champion?"

Nuggets fans: "Lin can be the All-Star vote leader, why can't Cameron even get in as a substitute in the Western Conference? Isn't this league too dark?"

Knicks fans: "Everyone knows how Lin won the vote. Fans of the Celestial Dynasty collectively organized votes for Lin and Yao. Otherwise, how could he win the vote?"

Iverson fans: "Lin and Wade actually squeezed Allen's starting position. This is too funny. Allen is now the league's well-deserved No. [-] guard!"

The most angry fans are Allen Iverson's fans. You must know that Iverson had been a starter in the Eastern Conference for five consecutive years before this. Unexpectedly, he was squeezed out by two second-year rookies this season.

Iverson's personal performance this season is very strong, averaging 30.9 points per game and ranking first in the league scoring list, but the 76ers' record is quite satisfactory, much worse than the Heat.

On a global scale, Iverson's fan base is very large. His height, achievements in the league, and various gorgeous breakthrough moves have always inspired those children in the slums.

But this time idol Iverson was not selected as the Eastern All-Star starter, and his five consecutive years of glory were ended. Many AI fans pointed the finger at Lin Fei.

"Lin can't do anything but three-pointers. I really don't understand why he is so popular? He doesn't even deserve to carry shoes for Allen?"

"Without Shaquille and Dwayne, how could Lin have received so much attention? It's amazing to score 10 three-pointers in a game? Three-pointers will always be just a supporting role in NBA games!"

"The All-Star game is an exhibition game. Fans love to watch all kinds of breakthrough dunks and gorgeous coordination. Who would like to watch three-point shooting?"

"If it weren't for the fact that China has 13 billion fans, how could Lin become the top voter? Isn't Dayao of the Rockets still very average? Just because he is a player of China, he won more than 250 million votes!"

Although Lin Fan and Lin Hei appeared in endlessly everywhere, this still cannot deny Lin Fei's super popularity.

In the latest statistics of NBA genuine jersey sales in January,
Shaquille O'Neal's Heat No. 32 jersey ranks No.1, Allen Iverson's Philadelphia No. 3 jersey ranks second, Kevin Garnett's Timberwolves No. 21 jersey ranks third, McGrady's No. The Rockets No. 1 jersey ranked fourth,
Lin Fei's Heat No. 22 jersey ranks fifth on this list, surpassing Kobe, Duncan, Marbury, James, Wade and other stars.

Domestically, the sales of Lin Fei's Anta "Lin Fei 1" signature basketball shoes are also very hot. Since its launch on New Year's Day, it has sold nearly 1 million pairs in just one month, and the sales volume has exceeded 200. 5 million.

With the improvement of brand awareness, Anta has also added thousands of chain stores in third- and fourth-tier cities across the country. Driven by "Lin Fei 1st Generation", the sales of other sportswear and running shoes have also increased significantly.

Lin Fei's "never stop" in the advertisement has also become the catchphrase of many young people, inspiring everyone to work hard and move forward for their dreams.

At this time in early 2005, the per capita wages of the Chinese Empire were still relatively low. The wages of many factories and county towns were even less than 1000 yuan per month.

Therefore, if you can spend 298 yuan to buy a pair of genuine Anta "Lin Fei 1st Generation", you can already be regarded as a well-off family.

Many children from poor families in towns like to watch Lin Fei's games, and dream of wearing the "Lin Fei Generation" basketball shoes.

But they can only buy pirated No. 22 jerseys and imitation "Lin Fei 1st Generation" basketball shoes.

But whether it is genuine or pirated, it all shows Lin Fei's unprecedented popularity among the vast fan base of Tianchao.

After Dwyane Wade came back in early January, Lin Fei returned to the bench again, but his average playing time has been stable at more than 1 minutes.

With the Big Three healthy together, coupled with the integration of Jason Williams and Shane Battier, as well as the general improvement of Haslem,

After suffering a three-game losing streak at the beginning of the month, the Heat rebounded strongly and won all 1 games remaining in January. They won 12 consecutive games again in February, and the winning streak has reached 2 games.

The 21-game winning streak not only greatly refreshed the Heat's winning streak in team history, but also second only to the Lakers' 1971-game winning streak in the 72-33 season in the entire history of the NBA.

Although he returned to the bench, Lin Fei's efficiency has always been maintained, with an average of more than 6 three-pointers per game.

The average of 29.3 points per game ranked third in the scoring list, and the average of 2.7 steals per game ranked No.2 in the season's steals list.

截止2月19日全明星周末开打之前，热火的战绩为49胜5负，大幅度领先No.2的菲尼克斯太阳（43胜11负），毫无争议的排在联盟第一位。

The record of 49 wins and 5 losses in the same period has surpassed the Chicago Bulls with 72 wins that year. Experts and fans in the league are also expecting the Heat to make history and finally break the Bulls' record of 72 wins and 10 losses.

Based on the historic record of the Miami Heat, the team's three major heroes: Lin Fei, O'Neal and Wade, have also entered the discussion of the regular season MVP.

However, none of the three have been in the top three in the regular season MVP rankings. The three cores have their own advantages, and it is difficult to choose an absolute boss among them.

Lin Fei has the highest scoring average, Wade has the most comprehensive five-item data, O'Neal has a double-double in scoring and rebounding, and ranks third in the league with an average of 2.4 blocks per game.

The time has come to February 2, and the All-Star Weekend officially begins.

Lin Fei, Wade, O'Neal, Jason Williams, General, head coach Stan Van Gundy and others came to Denver ahead of schedule to join the star players of each team.

Lin Fei, Wade and O'Neal will all participate in the main game. At the same time, Lin Fei and Wade will also participate in the three-point contest and the dunk contest respectively.

Jason Williams will take part in the Skills Challenge, and Stan Van Gundy is the Eastern Conference head coach for the main game.

In the first rookie challenge on the 19th, Lin Fei, Wade, O'Neal and others all came to the front row to watch the game, and Dayao, McGrady, Kobe and others also sat around.

The game started at the Pepsi Center, home of the Nuggets, which is also the highest NBA arena in the United States.

The first-year team VS the second-year team, the representatives of the first-year team are Dwight Howard and Andre Iguodala,

The second-year team is led by Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and David West.

Because of the NBA's relevant regulations, players selected to the All-Star lineup will no longer be able to participate in the Rookie Challenge, so Wade, James, and Lin Fei, naturally, can no longer represent the second-year team in the rookie game.

In this year's All-Star Game, three second-year rookies Lin Fei, Wade and James were selected, and they all started in the Eastern Conference. This is very rare in the entire NBA All-Star history.
At the same time, it also showed the great potential of the players of the 03 Platinum generation.

The All-Star rookie game took place in the first and second halves, according to NCAA rules, the second-year team relied on overall stronger strength, and finally won the first-year team 109:100,
Carmelo Anthony, who was not selected for the All-Star team, also produced efficient data in his own arena. With 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, he won the MVP of the rookie game.

On the second day, there were three individual events: Skills Challenge, Three-point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest.

In the first skill challenge, the Suns point guard Steve Nash finally won the championship, and Jason Williams was the runner-up.

The NBA's Skills Challenge is a new project. It entered the All-Star Game in 2003. The last two champions were Jason Kidd and Baron Davis.

Next is the three-point contest that fans of the Heat and Lin Fei are most looking forward to.

Wade and O'Neal on the sidelines competed to cheer for Lin Fei. Dayao and Roughly also expected Lin Fei to win the three-point contest.

The on-site commentators are Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.

"Okay, the next thing to do is the three-point contest of this All-Star Weekend. This is probably the most suspenseful three-point contest in the history of the NBA All-Star!"

"Because of Lin's existence, his five opponents Ray Allen, Jason Terry, Kyle Korver, Quentin Richardson, Joe Johnson, seem to have become less competitive! "

"Let's take a look at what miracles Lin has created in the three-point field in the new season! Statistics will never lie!"

Flipping through the documents in their hands, both Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley couldn't help exclaiming, they couldn't believe that Lin Fei could raise the three-pointer to such a terrifying height.

"So far in the new season, in the Heat's 54 regular season games, Lin has attended all of them, averaging 32.6 minutes per game and hitting 6.2 three-pointers!"

"In other words, Lin has made a total of 54 three-pointers in only 335 games this season, while Ray Allen, who is ranked No. 2, has only 138!"

"Lin leads No. 2 by nearly 200 three-pointers. This is a completely crushing advantage!"

"In the entire history of the NBA, the record for the most three-pointers made in a regular season in a single season is Dennis Scott of the Magic in the 95-96 season. His record is 267!"

"As early as mid-January, when Lin played only 1 games, he already surpassed Scott's single-season record of 42 three-pointers!"

"According to Lin's current three-point output, if he can stay healthy in the next regular season and maintain an average of 6+ three-pointers per game, then his final single-season three-pointer record is likely to exceed 500 mark!"

"Lin's appearance has undoubtedly brought the three-pointer in basketball games into a new era!"

The fans at the scene couldn't help but exclaimed at this shocking number, and Ray Allen, who was the object of comparison, was also quite ashamed.

"500 three-pointers in a single season? My God, doesn't that mean that Lin can score 1500 points in a single season with only three-pointers?"

"In addition to three-pointers, Lin is free throws. He doesn't have any other means of scoring. In this way, he can get the second highest score of the season. Naturally, he shoots more three-pointers accurately!"

"It's crazy. With a three-point machine like Lin, what is this three-point contest like? There is no need for a competition at all, let's present the awards directly!"

"The NBA's three-point contest championship scoring record should be 24 points. I feel that if Lin wants to break this record, he just needs to have hands!"

"What is 24 points? Lin has to vote seriously. I don't think it is a problem to get a full score of 30 points!"

Amidst the discussions among the fans, the first round of competition officially started. Among the six participating players, Lin Fei was the first to play.

In the previous All-Star three-point contest, there were 4 players participating, but this year it was directly promoted to 6 players. Naturally, this has a lot to do with the soaring popularity of [-]-point shooting, and this credit must go to Lin Fei.

The shooting time for each player in the three-point contest is 1 minute. There are five positions at the bottom corners on both sides, 45-degree angles on both sides, and the top of the arc. A shooting cart is placed on each of the five positions, and each shooting cart has five balls on it.

The five balls are further divided into four orange balls and one suit ball, 1 point for the orange ball and 2 points for the suit ball.

All five goals in each position are 6 points, and the full score for all five positions is 30 points.

Just when Lin Fei took the lead to stand in front of the shooting cart at a 0-degree angle on the left, the entire Pepsi Center Arena was filled with deafening cheers and applause.

"This three-point contest is indeed too simple for Lin. I feel that it is more fair to other players to cover his eyes alone!"

"Haha, Lin's appearance has completely broken the fairness of this event. After all, how can there be someone in the world who shoots three-pointers so accurately?"

Amidst the noise of the fans, the referee blew the whistle to start the timing. Lin Fei calmly picked up the first orange ball. The standard take-off and shooting movements were done in one go without any flaws.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

"Shh, shh, shh!"

The crisp three-point five-point combo, all hits hollow, watching Lin Fei shoot the three-pointer, it was as easy as eating and drinking.

Lin Fei quickly came to the second point at a 45-degree angle on the left, and scored five goals in a row.

Although the fans and the front-line players were well prepared, they were still extremely shocked to see Lin Fei hit every shot in the three-point contest.

Michael Jordan, who also came to the scene tonight and was sitting in the front row, saw Lin Fei's superb performance, and couldn't help but think of his embarrassing worst record of 5 points when he participated in the three-point contest.

Lin Fei hit all 20 shots from the first four positions, and he quickly came to the last 0-degree angle on the right.

For Lin Fei, even in official games, he has never missed a shot at this position...

(End of this chapter)