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

Chapter 141 [141] The Tsunami brothers are watching the battle live, and "Dance King" Jackson is here in person!
Time soon came to the game day of G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The American Airlines Arena was crowded with people, and many fanatical fans also gathered outside the square.

Among these Heat fans, many are in the middle class of the United States and have enough capital to afford the high ticket prices.

But there are also many children who are poor or even born in slums. With a dream of basketball and a love for the NBA, they have been frugally saving for a long time before they can afford the price of a low-cost ticket.

For these fans, coming to watch a game is like a dream come true.

Among the young fans who came to the American Airlines Arena tonight, there are many good basketball prospects from middle schools across the United States, as well as college students who have made a name for themselves in the NCAA and are about to participate in the draft.

Stephen Curry, accompanied by his father Dell Curry and mother, came to Miami for vacation with his brothers and sisters. Naturally, he bought tickets for G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals in advance this time and wanted to watch this focus game live.

Curry's father is working on the coaching staff of the Bobcats this season. Now that the regular season is over, the Bobcats' record ranks second to last in the Eastern Conference, hastily ending the first season in team history.

Naturally, Dell Curry took a vacation early and had time to spend with his wife and children.

Tonight, the Curry family of five sat on the second level of the stands. Although this position is not as good as the front row, the view is equally good. The ticket price is as high as 1200 US dollars.

For a family like Curry, tickets at this price are naturally easily affordable.

Curry is now 17 years old, and his height has increased to about 185cm, but he is indeed too thin and does not look like a three-star high school student who can play basketball well.

As early as last year's Western Conference Finals, Curry had already fallen in love with Lin Fei and his three-pointers, and now he has become a loyal fan of the Heat because of Lin Fei.

At the same time, he also worked hard on three-point shooting in his spare time to improve his personal ability to move without the ball.

Now Curry is finally no longer obsessed with his dunk dream, and in his opinion, Lin Fei's future ceiling must exceed Vince Carter.

"Stephen, guess how many three-pointers your idol can score tonight?"

As the best sixth man of the Hornets that year, Dell Curry originally started out as a three-pointer, so now seeing Lin Fei's emergence has made the entire league pay more attention to three-pointers and 3D players.

Therefore, Old Curry was still very pleased.

Especially since he became obsessed with Lin Fei's three-point shooting and off-ball play, Curry also began to find his areas of expertise, and finally believed in the greatness of genetic inheritance.

Defining himself in advance as an excellent three-point shooter and being able to switch freely between holding and off the ball allowed Curry to find the right position and perform better in the high school team.

It is precisely because of Lin Fei that more scouts from the NBA and NCAA began to notice players like Curry who can shoot three-pointers accurately.

In the original world, because of Curry's thinness and poor confrontation, no elite basketball school in the NCAA was willing to give Curry a scholarship when he was preparing to go to college.

But in today's parallel world, the butterfly effect brought by Lin Fei is huge. The 17-year-old Curry has already received offers from two famous basketball schools a year in advance.

Therefore, the old Curry also strongly supports his son to learn from Lin Fei and watch more of Lin Fei's games.

Curry took a bite of the burger in his hand, clicked his lips and said cutely:

"The Pistons are really good at defending Lin, but Lin has improved a lot compared to last year!"

"No one can completely limit Lin's three-pointers, not to mention he has developed good ball-holding ability!"

"Lin tends to play better in higher-end games, so I feel like he can hit at least 10 three-pointers tonight, or even more!"

Seth Curry, who always likes to contradict his brother, retorted:

"Stephen, my idea is different from yours. Although I also like the Heat, I think the best player on the team tonight will be Dwayne Wade!"

The elder brother likes Lin Fei, and the younger brother admires "The Flash" Wade, so the two often quarrel when watching games.

But the two brothers are both Heat fans after all. As long as the Heat can win, everyone will be happy with the final differences.

In a second-floor position not far from Curry, 15-year-old Klay Thompson also looked very immature. Although his height had increased to nearly 1.8 meters, his little Buddha's face with a pair of small eyes, two words, , just so young!

Like Curry, Thompson also came to the scene tonight accompanied by his father, and went into battle as a father and son.

Michael Thompson was the NBA No. 1978 pick in [-]. He has won two championships and has a higher historical status than Curry.

As two major basketball families, the teenage lives of Curry and Thompson are indeed much better than those of children from the slums such as James, Wade, and Durant.

Durant, who is also 17 years old, also brought his mother to watch the game tonight, but they sat on the third floor.

Unlike Curry and Thompson, Durant had already become quite famous in high school during this period, ranking second among high school students in the United States.

In other words, the Splash Brothers have already known Durant's name, but Durant may not know the Splash Brothers.

At this time, Durant was holding crispy noodles in his hands and wearing a hoodie on his head. He was already looking forward to the scene where he would kill everyone after entering the NBA.

In the front row of the audience, there were many celebrities, retired NBA stars and current stars, which naturally attracted more attention from the fans.

Among the many celebrities, the most dazzling one is undoubtedly Michael Jackson, who has returned after getting rid of the lawsuit.

Jackson's ability to come to tonight's game at American Airlines Arena really surprised many fans.

Because many fans and even stars at the scene, including many players from the Heat and Pistons, grew up listening to Jackson's songs and are naturally his loyal fans.

Lin Fei also liked Jackson's songs very much. Even before the game started, the two had a passionate exchange and took photos with each other.

As the world's most famous musician, Jackson's global influence can be said to be greater than that of Jordan, and he also has a larger fan base.

Although he usually likes to watch the NBA, he is not a die-hard fan. Therefore, apart from watching the Lakers and Bulls games live in the 90s and [-]s, Jackson rarely appears in NBA basketball stadiums.

Therefore, Jackson's appearance tonight and sitting in the front row of the auditorium, not in a more hidden rooftop box, naturally caused quite a stir.

At the end of April, Michael Jackson completely won the "child molestation case" and maintained his status and honor in the hearts of fans.

What surprised many Heat fans was that tonight, Michael Jackson wore Lin Fei's red No. 22 Heat jersey under the black leather jacket.
As the person involved, Lin Fei was naturally even more flattered when he saw his idol wearing his own jersey.

In addition to watching the game, Michael Jackson also accepted the invitation from the Heat management and will be a special guest during the halftime break of the game to sing his famous songs.

"I really didn't expect the Heat to even invite Michael Jackson. The appearance fee should start at least a million dollars, right?"

"The fact that Michael is here shows that he still likes to watch Heat games, otherwise he wouldn't put on Lin's jersey himself!"

"Although the regular season MVP is Dwayne, Lin's current fans are obviously more than those of the Flash. His three-pointers are so popular!"

"Haha, Dwayne is currently the official boss of the Heat, but his popularity among the public is only ranked third. This is indeed a bit embarrassing!"

"Facing the Pistons in this Eastern Conference finals, Lin's three-pointers may be greatly restricted. I feel Wade will step forward!"

"With Shaquille and Lin controlling both the inside and outside lines, Wade's sharp breakthrough will definitely come in handy!"

"The Heat's Big Three configuration is really unsolvable. O'Neal broke out against the 76ers in the first round of the playoffs, and Lin broke out against the Wizards in the second round. In this round of the Eastern Conference Finals, it's time for Wade to step up!"

"The three best teams, if the Heat don't win the championship this year, I will do a striptease for you on the spot!"

"..."

Amid the discussion of the fans at the scene, the time soon came to [-]pm, and the game officially started.

Under the signal of the referee, the starting players of the two teams all walked onto the court.

The starting five for the Miami Heat are: Point Guard (PG): Dwayne Wade,

Shooting guard (SG): Lin Fei,

Small Forward (SF): Shane Battier,

Power Forward (PF): Udonis Haslem,

Center (C): Shaquille O'Neal.

After Lin Fei's incredible performance in the last round, coupled with his increasingly improving ball-holding ability, Stan Van Gundy continued to put Lin Fei in the starting position.

The main reason is that Lin Fei's defense is so good that he completely killed Jason Williams in an instant.

Facing a defensive team like the Detroit Pistons, the Heat must be able to match sufficient defensive intensity.

The more the NBA reaches a high-end stage, the more important defense becomes.

The starting five for the Detroit Pistons are:

Point Guard (PG): Chauncey Billups,

Shooting guard (SG): Richard Hamilton,

Small Forward (SF): Tayshaun Prince,

Power Forward (PF): Rasheed Wallace,

Center (C): Ben Wallace.

Compared with last season, the overall strength of the Pistons' five tigers has become stronger. The 31-year-old Double Wallace has reached the peak of skills and experience, and has not yet experienced a decline in physical condition.

Billups and Hamilton are in their prime, and "Little Prince" Prince is growing rapidly.

Eliminating the powerful Indiana Pacers in the playoffs for two consecutive years is enough to prove the strength of the Detroit Pistons and has officially become a super power in the Eastern Conference.

The Heat's rapid rise this season has directly hindered the Pistons' dominance in the Eastern Conference.

The full and topical content and the grievances between the stars have brought unprecedented attention to this round of the Eastern Conference Finals, far exceeding the Western Conference Finals.

In the opening jump ball, although he was standing with the Sharks, Ben Wallace looked two circles smaller and did not look like a center at all.

But his strong upper body and faster bounce allowed Ben to successfully jump the ball over O'Neal's head first.

"Snapped!"

Billups dribbled the ball forward and faced Wade's defense.

Hamilton made continuous moves without the ball, and Lin Fei was always chasing after him, not giving the opponent a chance to catch the ball.

As a masked man who can't run to death, Hamilton was suffocated by Lin Fei at the beginning of the game, which made him feel huge pressure on the field.

Unlike last year's finals, Hamilton could clearly feel that Lin Fei had significantly improved by at least two levels in terms of speed, strength and defensive experience.

Even against Kobe, Hamilton has never felt such tremendous pressure.

He is also the league's leading double-team player. Hamilton believes that Lin Fei is not weaker than Kobe at both ends of the offense and defense, and is even stronger than his opponent.

Billups made a skillful pick-and-roll with Rasheed Wallace at the top of the arc, and quickly gave the ball to the opponent after misalignment.

The "Roaring God" passed down the defensive Haslem, stopped in the mid-range and made a straight-arm jump shot, and the two points were secured.

"Shh!"

In the comparison of the starting lineups between the Pistons and the Heat, the only one that really has a clear advantage is Rasheed Wallace at power forward.

"The Pistons played a very classic pick-and-roll at the beginning, and Rasheed Wallace's matchup advantage at this point was obviously amplified!"

In front of the commentary desk on the sidelines, the commentators responsible for explaining tonight's focus game are ESPN's Mike Breen and Reggie Miller.

That's right, it's Reggie Miller, who just retired from the Pacers.

Reggie Miller has always had a soft spot for commentating on games. As early as before retiring, he was a guest commentator for NCAA games many times.

Now that he has just retired from his playing career, ESPN has offered the Pacers star a five-year, $5 million commentary contract.

The annual salary of this contract reaches more than 40 US dollars. Although it is only a drop in the bucket compared to his contract as an NBA player, it is already a very high salary in the commentary field.

Reggie Miller, who retired, naturally accepted the offer gladly, turned around, put on a suit and became Mike Breen's partner. Tonight's G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals was also Reggie Miller's ESPN commentary debut.

"It's true. Except for the starting power forward, the Pistons don't have any advantage in the other four positions!"

"Although Billups is very strong and has obvious advantages against point guards, Dwayne is the new MVP and has great talent. Of course, Chauncey can't compare to him!"

"Not to mention Lin, he and Hamilton were opponents in last season's finals, and Lin could be said to have crushed Hamilton in all aspects in that round of finals!"

"Today, Lin has made a qualitative leap in defense, and his three-point shooting has become more and more sophisticated. This is not even comparable to Hamilton, who averages 20 points per game!"

"With O'Neal playing against Ben Wallace at center, there is no suspense. No matter how strong Ben is in his upper body, they are not in the same weight class and there is no comparison!"

"Sean Battier and Tayshaun Prince at small forward should be the closest pairing, but Battier seems to have more experience!"

During the commentary, the Heat launched an attack on the court, and Wade came to the frontcourt with the ball.

The Pistons' defense was very targeted. Rasheed selectively let Haslem go some distance, ready to double-team O'Neal with Big Ben at any time.

Hamilton was tirelessly chasing Lin Fei on the outside, and Prince at the small forward was always ready to delay Lin Fei's movement.

Larry Brown's defensive strategy is very clear. He defends O'Neal on the inside and Lin Fei on the outside.

This gives up Haslem and Battier to an appropriate extent.

Wade also got the opportunity to challenge Billups directly.

Billups is 191cm tall and weighs 93kg. He is basically tall and strong among point guards.

But facing Wade, who is a combo guard and weighs more than 100 kilograms, Billups will inevitably be at a disadvantage in the confrontation.

"Whoosh!"

After a crotch dribble and a shoulder-shaking feint, Wade directly lowered his center of gravity to the ground and changed direction 180 degrees against Billups who was defending him, instantly throwing away most of his opponent's body.

Due to his overwhelming physical talent, Billups inevitably suffered a loss from Wade.

Wade accelerated to throw away Billups and broke into the penalty area. He faced the defense that came in and hit the three-time DPOY. After a confrontation in the air, he tilted his body and threw the ball...

Lin Fei, who was on the outside, was also stunned. Wade is really playing with his life!
(End of this chapter)