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

Chapter 145 [145] The big criminal slapped the Pistons fans in the face like crazy!
In the visiting team's locker room, the San Antonio Spurs, who had won two key games in a row at the opponent's home court, were naturally overjoyed and waiting to return to the home game.

The old man Popovich also gave the players an order to try their best to work hard after returning to the home court, sweep the Suns 4:0, and prepare for the finals in advance.

Obviously, the Spurs have underestimated the Suns from top to bottom, believing that point guards like Nash cannot fight in the playoffs, and that no matter how outstanding the regular season record is, it is illusory.

The Spurs' last championship was their victory over the Nets led by Jason Kidd in the 03 Finals.

In fact, it is difficult for a team led by a point guard to make a big difference in the playoffs. Although Kidd led his team to the finals twice, the overall competition in the Eastern Conference in the post-Bulls era is relatively weak.

This is also the main reason why all the NBA championships in the past six years since Jordan led the Bulls to win the championship in 98 have come from the Western Conference (6 times for the Lakers, 3 times for the Spurs, and 2 time for the Timberwolves).

And this is often the case from the beginning of the OK combination. Every year in the playoffs, the most intense one is often the Western Conference Finals. As long as the team that crosses the Western Conference Finals can easily win the championship.

In the 03 Western Conference Finals, the Spurs had an equally difficult time beating the Mavericks, and finally defeated the Nets easily in the Finals.

This was even more true in the 02 Western Conference Finals. The Lakers and Kings battled in seven games, and the Lakers narrowly won, sweeping the Nets 4-0 in the finals.

This year's situation is very different. With the Heat's rapid rise, the competition in the Eastern Conference has also become fierce.

In the latest championship probability list, the Heat still ranked first, the Spurs ranked second, and the Pistons and Suns' chances became increasingly slim.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Spurs' coaching staff and main players, only by getting rid of Nash's Suns without bloodshed as soon as possible can they have more energy and time to prepare for the next finals.

Although the Spurs defeated the Heat twice in the regular season this year and achieved a double play, the Heat's growth is obvious to all, especially in the second half of the season and during the playoffs, the Heat's strength has improved by leaps and bounds.

"Dwayne is really making breakthroughs more and more fiercely. He plays point guard. I really can't find anyone in the league who can guard him!"

Tony Parker is very self-aware. In terms of height and weight, he is completely different from Wade.

"Lin's defense is getting better and better. It's not at the same level as when we met in last year's Olympics. Playing against him is probably more difficult than playing against Kobe!"

Ginobili also began to make early plans for the finals, and was always paying attention to Lin Fei's movements after the game.

From the beginning of the regular season, Popovich arranged for Bruce Bowen to defend Lin Fei, but Ginobili must still have to face Lin Fei's defense on the offensive end.

This is Ginobili's third season in the NBA. He quickly became a starter from the bench. In the playoffs, he averaged about 20 points per game. He has surpassed Parker and became Duncan's best helper. .

In the next two seasons, Ginobili was actually the Spurs' starter. It was not until the 06-07 season that Popovich put Ginobili in the best sixth man position.

As the backbone of the team, Duncan naturally wants to encourage everyone's momentum:

"The Big Three of the Heat are indeed very strong. They were jointly selected for the best team of the season. The same team has three first-team players. This is probably a very rare situation in NBA history, right?"

"But a basketball game is a sport for five people. I believe we will be more united than the Heat and we will definitely be able to find their weaknesses in the game!"

The communication between the Spurs GDP has obviously regarded the Heat as a potential finals opponent.

As for eliminating the Suns, the Spurs are also determined to win.

In the latest Finals MVP rankings officially announced by the NBA, Dwayne Wade successfully soared to No. 1 with his incredible performance in the two Eastern Conference Finals.

Ranked No. 2 is Tim Duncan of the Spurs. Every time in the playoffs, Duncan's overall performance will be much better than in the regular season. There is no doubt that this is a true superstar.

Lin Fei dropped to No. 3, No. 4 is Manu Ginobili, and No. 5 is Shaquille O'Neal.

There are no more Pistons or Suns players among the top five stars, which also shows that the mainstream media is very unfavorable about these two teams being able to counterattack and reach the finals.

The Heat and Spurs will meet in the 04-05 season finals, which seems to have become a foregone conclusion in the hearts of fans.

And these two teams do have a lot of topics and similarities. They are both teams supported by a three-core framework.

However, in terms of starlight and influence alone, the Heat's Big Three have completely killed the Spurs' GDP.

Time quickly came to the third game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Detroit, Palace of Auburn Hills.

Lin Fei is no longer unfamiliar with this city and this arena. After all, he stayed here for a week during last year's finals and played three consecutive finals.

Those three away finals in Detroit were also the three games in which Lin Fei's state fluctuated the most and attracted the most controversy from fans.

G3 and G4 were almost abandoned, and G5 Tianwangshan returned and used a decisive victory to help the Timberwolves come back to life.

After the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills, security failures at the Pistons' home court escalated rapidly, and security checks for fans entering the stadium became stricter.

After losing in last year's Finals, the Pistons' market value fluctuated to a certain extent, and ticket revenue in this year's regular season and playoffs also experienced a slight decline.

But after reaching the level of the Eastern Conference Finals, Detroit fans are still enthusiastic. Not only is the home arena full of fans, there are also many fanatical fans gathered outside the arena.

For Pistons fans, the Heat's biggest enemy is undoubtedly Lin Fei.

These fans paranoidly believe that without Lin Fei, last year's championship would have gone to the Detroit Pistons.

"Lin, you are dead tonight!"

"Have you forgotten G3 and G4 of last year's finals? Detroit is this guy's eternal nightmare!"

"For those who can only shoot three-pointers, you will always be welcome at the rim of the Palace of Auburn Hills!"

Various slogans provoking and mocking Lin Fei emerged one after another, filling the auditorium on all sides. Some fans even went so far as to attack the country and race.

Lin Fei had long been prepared to be ridiculed by the crowd in the Pistons' away game, but he still didn't expect these fans to be so cruel.

Sure enough, Artest's beating of Pistons fans is not unreasonable. A fly will not bite a seamless egg.

In this case, Lin Fei can only use his actual actions on the field to slap these arrogant Pistons fans in the face.

In order to express his anger, Lin Fei also canceled the three-point shooting warm-up performance before the game.

The arrogance of the Pistons fans not only angered Lin Fei, but also other Heat players. Wade, O'Neal, Williams and Battier were all prepared.

Waiting to show his full strength in the game and stand out for his teammate Lin Fei.

On the Chinese side, the fans waiting to watch the game were even more excited and cursed these unqualified Pistons fans.

"Fuck them, what happened to the yellow people? Are the yellow people your father? A bunch of idiots, no wonder the Pistons fans were beaten, they deserved it!"

"I originally had a good impression of several Detroit Pistons players, but now they are ruined by these disgusting fans!"

"After trailing 0:2 in the series, are the Pistons fans going crazy? My brother Fei made at least 10 three-pointers tonight and blasted the rim of the Palace of Auburn Hills!"

"It feels like Brother Fei is angry. The consequences will definitely be serious. I'm afraid Hamilton won't get a point tonight, haha!" "After the Pistons were eliminated this season, they should just disband in the offseason. The big contract expires. Prince also wants a big contract, and the Pistons management is starting to go crazy!"

"The Pistons have a tradition of being a group of bad boys. I really don't know how they won two consecutive championships in the 90s. Was Jordan bullied like this?"

"Are these crazy fans buying the Pistons again tonight to win? Then wait until they lose and lose their pants, haha!"

Looking back to the Palace Arena of Auburn Hills, the game has begun.

The Pistons' five Tigers returned to their home court in really high spirits, and their condition on both offense and defense has been significantly improved.

But the Heat's starters also quickly entered the state and quickly matched the offensive and defensive intensity given by the Pistons.

Lin Fei was inseparable from Hamilton on the defensive end. When faced with a pick-and-roll, he would always get around the defense as soon as possible, without giving Hamilton the slightest chance to catch the ball.

Wade is getting better and better as he plays, and becomes more confident when facing Billups. O'Neal guards the penalty area, and Haslem is responsible for cleaning up the surrounding areas for O'Neal.
Battier is also always entangled with Tayshaun Prince, not giving the opponent a chance to take an open three-pointer from the bottom corner.

On the offensive end, Lin Fei and O'Neal continued to contain each other in the position battle, and Wade's sharp breakthrough was invincible.

As Wade averaged 40+ points per game in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals, Larry Brown's defense had to tilt appropriately toward Wade and start double-teaming.

But Wade's wandering step is a sharp knife that breaks through zone defenses. Even when facing double teams, he can always cause damage or score the ball with difficulty.

The Pistons' top five could never find a way to guard Wade, and they were unable to steal a lot of money. Not only did Wade score on all six of Wade's breakthroughs in the first quarter,

He also sent out three assists, allowing O'Neal to dunk successfully. Lin Fei at the top of the arc and Battier at the bottom corner hit three-pointers respectively.

The heat of the touch made Wade start to go crazy. After being released by Billups, he shot a three-pointer from the outside. The basketball bumped and fell into the net.

"Shh!"

This was Wade's first three-pointer in this Eastern Conference Finals.

单节打下来，韦德7投6中，三分1中1，罚球3中3，拿到16分3助攻2篮板1抢断1封盖，完全展现出了MVP的风采。

According to Stan Van Gundy's arrangement, the Heat suddenly changed to an off-ball strategy in the second quarter, and the first offensive core was transferred from Wade to Lin Fei.

This caught the Pistons off guard and made the defense that the Pistons had just adjusted become useless again.

Lin Fei took 6 three-pointers in the second quarter and hit all of them, scoring 20 points in a single quarter.

At halftime,
Heat (56): (40) Pistons.

Already leading the opponent by 16 points.

Lin Fei and Wade scored 20+ points at the same time in the first half. The Pistons were so anxious that they missed one thing and missed the other.

In the third quarter, when Wade made a breakthrough, Ben Wallace directly hugged the Flash and threw him to the ground.

This malicious move was quickly caught by the referee, who directly blew the whistle and gave a penalty of a second-level malicious foul, and was directly expelled from the field.

Ben's flagrant foul also completely angered the entire Heat team. Although Wade was taken back to the locker room by the team doctor due to a knee injury,

But under the leadership of Lin Fei and O'Neal, the Heat had a crazy scoring climax.

Without Ben, the Pistons' double-Wallace defensive strategy in the penalty area collapsed. The 33-year-old "Shark" O'Neal once again showed his prowess as the league's number one center.

He dunked Rasheed Wallace and Antonio McDyess consecutively, and even though he was cut off and went to the free throw line, he still shot a high shooting percentage of 6 of 4 free throws.

Lin Fei, in perfect cooperation with Jason Williams, continuously hit difficult three-pointers.
Whether it is a direct shot after receiving the ball after running, or a dribble shot after feinting to get rid of the defender, or a difficult step back three-pointer, or a chasing three-pointer in a counterattack fast break,

Everything was done with ease, and he shot with the supreme confidence of the league's three-point king.

At the end of the third quarter, during a defensive counterattack by the Heat, Lin Fei first stole the ball passed by Billups to Hamilton.

In the counterattack fast break, he used a smooth back turn to shake Billups away, and then directly took off two meters away from the top of the arc, facing Prince's defense, and hit an elegant high shot. Difficult three-point shot.

"Shh!"

"Beep!"

The ball goes into the whistle,

This ball was directly whistled 3+1 by the referee.

Lin Fei single-handedly challenged the Pistons and the Three Tigers, performing a classic one-stop attack and defense to score 4 points.

"Shh!"

Lin Fei, who walked to the free throw line and hit the free throw, also pumped his fist and roared. He showed the same momentum as in last year's finals and shouted to the Pistons audience:

"Go to Nima's Detroit!"

After three quarters, Lin Fei made all 12 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, and scored 41 points, completely shattering the Pistons' mentality.

O'Neal also had an explosive performance in the third quarter with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in a single quarter.

Even if Wade is not on the court, the Miami Heat can still completely defeat the Pistons.

After three quarters, the Heat have led the Pistons by 25 points, and a big victory is just around the corner.

The Pistons fans at home were completely overwhelmed by Lin Fei's three-pointers in the third quarter, and all the noise and jeers disappeared.

In the final quarter, Wade returned from the dressing room as the king and led the substitutes to play for a few more minutes, completely sealing the victory.

最终，在林飞41分3抢断、韦德29分7助攻，奥尼尔20分10篮板2封盖的带领下，热火在客场33分大胜活塞，
The big score in the series is already 3:0.

Lin Fei made all 12 three-pointers in a single game, once again setting a new record for the number of three-pointers made by an NBA player in a single playoff game.

After this game, there were not many voices left in the Pistons that ridiculed and insulted Lin Fei.

In the history of the NBA playoffs, no team has ever been able to complete a comeback from a 0:3 deficit in a single-round series.

The Pistons' playoff journey this year has obviously stopped at the Eastern Conference Finals...

Three consecutive losses caused internal conflicts among the Pistons' five tigers, and there were obvious differences between the players and head coach Larry Brown.

In the end, the Heat made a strong effort in G4 of the Eastern Conference finals, defeated the Pistons again, swept their opponents with a total score of 4:0, and successfully won the Eastern Conference championship trophy.

(End of this chapter)