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

Chapter 179 [179] 8 assists in a single quarter, this is the peak combo guard!
This year's Detroit Pistons have basically maintained their original lineup, and the top five players are still at the peak of their careers.

It's just that the Pistons' head coach was changed from Larry Brown to Flip Saunders, which also changed the Pistons' constipated offense to a great extent.

As the head coach of the Timberwolves for many seasons and leading the team to a championship in 04, Flip Saunders is obviously more bold and enlightened than Larry Brown in terms of coaching and hiring of offensive tactics.

The overall rotation of the team's main players and substitutes has also become more flexible.

Especially regarding Lin Fei's technical characteristics, as well as his experience and experience in defending him, Flip Saunders has a huge advantage.

Before the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, Lin Fei also had a passionate conversation with head coach Flip Saunders on the sidelines during the pre-game warm-up.

As his mentor in the Timberwolves, Lin Fei always remembered the importance of Flip Saunders. Without his decision in the 04 Western Conference Finals, Lin Fei would not have had the opportunity to emerge.

"Lin, I really didn't expect you to improve so fast now. You are no longer the rookie who had 3s but no D in the Timberwolves and couldn't dribble!"

Philip Sanders smiled with respect on his face, patted Lin Fei on the shoulder and praised:
"Although you didn't win the regular season MVP this season, in my eyes, you are the MVP!"

Lin Fei smiled and thanked his former mentor for the compliment, and then did not forget to exchange business praise:
"Mr. Sanders, in my eyes, you are also an excellent coach. I really feel sorry for you that you failed to win the best coach award this season!"

The competition for the best head coach in the 05-06 season was fierce, and in the end it was given to Avery Johnson, head coach of the 63-win Dallas Mavericks.

Flip Saunders, who led the Pistons to 60 wins, ranked second in the selection of the best head coach, ahead of Heat coach Stan Van Gundy.

Sanders smiled and nodded: "Lin, although your words are very pleasant, I will not let the Pistons players stay in the game. We will do our best to defend you tonight!"

Lin Fei also smiled and raised his eyebrows, showing the confidence and chicness of a superstar facing challenges:
"Mr. Sanders, this is exactly what I expect. I hope the Pistons' defense will be stronger than last year. Don't let me beat Richard until he shuts up again!"

The time soon came to [-] o'clock in the evening, and amid the cheers and shouts of Heat fans at the American Airlines Arena,
The starting players of both teams all walked onto the court and the game officially began.

This season, Lin Fei's improved role in the team, his performance on the court, and his continued influence have given him more support from local fans in Miami.

But the controversy over not choosing to renew his contract with the Heat in advance also gave Lin Fei more negative fans.

However, looking from the court to the surrounding auditoriums, the jersey worn the most by fans is still Lin Fei's No. 22 Heat jersey, which has clearly surpassed Wade and O'Neal.

At present, Anta has launched Lin Fei 1st generation, Linfei 2nd generation and Linfei 3rd generation for Lin Fei. Sales of these three signature basketball shoes continue to rise.

In particular, the latest Lin Fei 3 generation is also the most cost-effective and sells for only 198 Tianchao coins. The global sales of genuine sneakers have exceeded 1200 million pairs less than half a year after its launch.

In the VIP seats in the front row, there are naturally not a few star fans who came to watch G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals tonight.

"Widow Sister" Scarlett has now become a loyal fan of Lin Fei and the Heat. Of course, she also likes the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant.

Miss Universe and radio host Emily Vega also came to the scene tonight.

In terms of stars, Steve Nash, Stephon Marbury, and Jason Kidd, the three major point guards in the league today, also appeared in the front row seats.

Nash and Kidd's teams both failed in the Eastern and Western Conference semifinals this season, while Marbury's Knicks had the worst record in the Eastern Conference and went straight to the high lottery picks.

In the lottery ceremony of the 2006 draft that just concluded, the Toronto Raptors also received the No. [-] pick, the Chicago Bulls received the No. [-] pick, and the New York Knicks received the No. [-] pick.

James Dolan has already secretly pursued Lin Fei with all his strength, and the Knicks have also contacted agent Qin Dongmei many times.

In addition to offering a four-year maximum salary, the Knicks also added an incentive mechanism of more than $4 million to the contract.

Nash, Kidd and Marbury are now in Miami to watch the game, and they all have plans to recruit Lin Fei for their respective teams in advance.

According to the latest statistics from ESPN, there are currently at least 13 NBA teams in the league that are interested in competing for Lin Fei with a maximum salary during the offseason.

The Eastern and Western Conference finals have not yet started, and there is still one month left before the offseason. Lin Fei is already so popular that the management of many teams have sent people to watch the Heat games.
Judging from all aspects of influence, Lin Fei can be said to be the most sought-after unrestricted free agent in the NBA in the past 20 years, except for Michael Jordan at his peak.

For this reason, NBA headquarters and David Stern are also actively improving relevant rules and regulations based on some turmoil that may be caused by Lin Fei's test of the free market during this offseason.

A Chinese executive at the headquarters also proposed that a supernova player like Lin Fei should receive greater benefits when signing a maximum salary contract, so as to inspire more rookies to perform brilliantly.

Regulations similar to the Rose Clause in later generations are now undergoing multi-faceted consideration and discussion at NBA headquarters and are expected to be officially launched during the offseason.

Looking back to the court, the game has begun.

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.

Billups is 29 years old, Hamilton is 28 years old, Prince is 26 years old, and Double Wallace is 31 years old.

Today's Pistons' five Tigers are entering the peak period of complete victory, but they are also the last two years when they have a chance to win the championship.

Both general manager Joe Dumars and Flip Saunders' coaching staff are very clear that the peak of Double Wallace is about to end.
If the Pistons cannot win a championship in the past three years, there may be only one way to rebuild.

This season's Pistons, Billups and Double Wallace, have all been selected as All-Star reserves. They are the only teams in the league and the Heat to have three players selected as All-Stars.

Billups scored 19.6 points, 8.7 assists and 1 steal in the regular season this year. He also ranked in the top ten on the final list of regular season MVPs.

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

Shooting guard (SG): Lin Fei,

Small Forward (SF): Shane Battier,

Power Forward (PF): Roughly,

Center (C): Shaquille O'Neal.

The Pistons took the lead in the fast break at the beginning. Billups broke through and assisted Rasheed Wallace, who made a solid mid-range straight-arm jumper.

"Shh!"

The impression given to fans by the Pistons has always been that they are weak in offense and strong in defense. However, after the training of Flip Saunders, the Pistons' offensive rhythm has been significantly accelerated this season, and their average points per game have also increased a lot.

Especially tonight against the Heat, Sanders' coaching team made a rigorous analysis and decided to play a fast tempo at the beginning, especially the quality of defensive counterattacks must be high.

Back to the defensive end, the Heat's defensive strategy is also very clear, that is, Billups defends Wade alone, Hamilton pursues Lin Fei, and Prince also double-teams and presses at all times.

The two Wallaces mainly defended the basket in the penalty area. On the one hand, they restricted O'Neal, and on the other hand, they always used help defense to destroy the Heat's breakthrough attack.

It can be seen that the Pistons' first defensive focus is Lin Fei, followed by O'Neal and Wade.

Facts have proved that the Pistons' defensive strategy was very successful. Throughout the first half, Lin Fei was not allowed to get too many opportunities for outside singles and double-teaming.

Stan Van Gundy saw that Wade was always defending Billups alone, so he strengthened Wade's personal breakthrough and shooting ratio.

Although Billups is tall and strong among point guards, compared with Wade, he still suffers in terms of physical fitness.

It's just that tonight Billups restricted Wade very well in the first half, making Wade's breakthrough and mid-range pull-up jumper unable to get a good feel and condition.

Wade, who entered the playoffs this year, did not perform very well in the first two rounds, which further highlighted Lin Fei's greatest role in the team.

"Dwayne's problem is that his shooting is extremely unstable. When the defense focuses on restricting his breakthrough, his personal score may fluctuate greatly!"

"Yes, Dwayne is obviously trying to change his style of play this season and increase the proportion of running shots, but the effect is not very good!"

In front of the courtside commentary desk, ESPN's Mike Breen and Reggie Miller also pointedly reflected on Wade's problems.

Wade couldn't get open, and Lin Fei couldn't get much of the ball under the care of Hamilton and Prince.
Coupled with the fact that O'Neal inside was successfully restricted by Double Wallace, the Pistons played many efficient counterattacks and fast breaks. After the entire first half, the Pistons, playing away from home, were still 8 points ahead of the Heat.

Heat (46): (54) Pistons.

Scored 54 points in halftime, which is already very efficient for the Pistons.

Stan Van Gundy also quickly made tactical adjustments after the second half started.

Let Lin Fei assume the main responsibility of dribbling and organizing, and exchange positions with Wade, and the results have achieved obvious results.

The Heat took the lead in attacking in the third quarter. Lin Fei dribbled directly from the backcourt and performed a classic pick-and-roll at the top of the key.

After the pick-and-roll, the Pistons did not adopt a double-teaming strategy. Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace's defense changes were very smooth and quick, and did not give Lin Fei an opportunity to take an easy shot.

Lin Fei took advantage of the situation and accelerated to change direction, directly getting rid of Rasheed Wallace who had an overly high center of gravity, and broke into the basket to help Ben Wallace defend, an easy high-profile ball,
O'Neal on the right jumped up directly and delivered a powerful and explosive dunk.

"Boom!"

It is precisely because of Lin Fei's greater shooting threat that his pick-and-roll and breakthrough changes have changed the Pistons' defensive formation, and the opportunity to send alley-oops has come.

On the other hand, Wade was stalked by Billups alone in the first half, and it was difficult to find these opportunities.

Back on the defensive end, Lin Fei directly swatted the ball away from Rasheed Wallace during his misplaced defense. After completing the steal, he quickly started a fast break.

"Whoosh!"

Wade followed up from the right and involved the defense. Lin Fei directly attracted the pursuit of two people in the middle. He was watching all directions while walking and made a wonderful pass behind the back without looking at anyone.
Battier followed up from the right and rushed over. After getting the ball, he stabbed directly into the penalty area and delivered a beautiful fast break dunk.

"Boom!"

Lin Fei immediately sent out 2 assists and 1 steal, completely opening up the Heat's offensive rhythm.

The American Airlines Arena was filled with applause and cheers from the home fans, and many fans marveled at Lin Fei's increasingly sophisticated assists and organizational skills.

"Lin's two assists were so cool. I can't believe this is the No. 22 who often missed the ball last season!"

"The connection between dribbling breakthroughs and passing assists is so perfect. How do I feel that it is more reasonable to let Lin play the starting point guard and Wade play the shooting position? Haha!"

"Whether Lin is playing point guard or shooting guard, I feel he is more confident than Dwayne. First of all, I don't mean to disrespect Dwayne. He is also very strong, but what is more outstanding is his breakthrough ability!"

"As Charles Barkley said on the show before, Lin's technical characteristics have been improved one by one. Now it seems that this is really the case. It's amazing!"

"Oh my god, another great pass to the ground, and a mid-range jump shot was hit steadily. Lin's assist was so confusing that he directly deceived two defensive players!"

Led by Lin Fei, the Heat quickly played a 6:0 wave, chasing the point difference to only 2 points.

Flip Saunders quickly called a long timeout, rearranged his defensive strategy, and focused on Lin Fei's passing organization.

"We must have a new understanding of Lin's organizational ability. This guy's passing level is already very high, even as good as a first-class point guard!"

Nash and Kidd who were sitting on the sidelines were also stunned. When did Lin Fei's passing become so powerful?Even the two top point guards in history were amazed when they saw it.

After returning from the timeout, the Pistons hit a goal steadily.

On the offensive end, Lin Fei held the ball to read the defense. After the pick-and-roll, he mismatched the tall and long-armed Prince. He faked a pass to confuse the defender, and directly chose to take off from the front and take a lightning shot.

"Shh!"

"Beep!"

The ball went in and the buzzer sounded, and the referee whistled for a foul on Prince's shooting.

"Shh!"

Lin Fei's successful 4-pointer allowed the Heat to directly tie the point difference, and the cheers at the American Airlines Arena instantly reached the top of the stadium.

In the Heat's subsequent attack, Wade took the ball and beat Billups. After entering the penalty area, he made a fake shot and passed to Lin Fei who followed up in the middle.
Lin Fei immediately attracted the attention of the two defenders after taking the ball, and directly passed the ball with his elbow behind his back, accurately sending the basketball to Battier, who was ambushing at a 0-degree angle on the right.

This was a very difficult behind-the-back elbow pass, and even Jason Williams, who was sitting on the Heat bench, jumped up excitedly.

Obviously, Lin Fei stole this trick from White Chocolate.

"Lin's passing has improved too much. It seems that I will soon be incompetent as a master!"

"Shh!"

After receiving Lin Fei's comfortable pass, Battier in the bottom corner also took advantage of the gap when Prince didn't pounce back, calmly took off and shot, and hit the net with a three-pointer.

In less than 4 minutes of the third quarter, Lin Fei had already sent 4 assists, and each time was wonderful, all at the level of the top ten goals.

Stan Van Gundy therefore reduced Wade's playing time in the third quarter and replaced him with Jason Williams, who is more confident in catching and shooting, allowing Lin Fei to organize more with the ball.

Fully playing the role of point guard, Lin Fei played vigorously in the third quarter, making it difficult for the Pistons to defend.

"Oh my god, how did Lin pass this long pass? Williams himself almost didn't react!"

"White Chocolate finally realized what it feels like to have the ball on your own and nine others to panic!"

"The third quarter hasn't even ended yet, but Lin has already sent out 7 assists. It feels like his teammates' shooting percentages are much higher when he passes the ball. It's amazing!"

In the last minute of the third quarter, Lin Fei had already sent 1 assists in a single quarter, which frightened the Pistons' defense.

Lin Fei took the opportunity to switch to personal attack mode and hit two consecutive three-pointers in singles.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

Throughout the third quarter, led by Lin Fei, the Heat launched a crazy attack wave of 36:19 in a single quarter, directly overtaking the Pistons by 9 points.

Lin Fei played a full 12 minutes in the third quarter. As a point guard, Lin Fei made 3 of 3 three-pointers and 3 of 3 free throws. While scoring 12 points, he also sent out 8 assists, completely revitalizing the team.

Including the first half statistics, Lin Fei already had 24 points, 10 assists, 3 steals and 1 block after three quarters.

"24 points and 10 assists, this is Lin Fei's first career game to get a double-double!"

In the five live broadcast rooms on the Tianchao side, Director Zhang was also very excited at this time, always thinking of the men's national basketball team.

"Lin Fei's assist level has really improved by leaps and bounds. With his organizational skills, our Chinese men's basketball team will definitely be able to play more smoothly and perfectly in this year's World Championships!"

During the break between quarters, the high-definition four-sided screen of the American Airlines Arena also continuously replayed several wonderful attacks made by Lin Fei in the third quarter, which the fans at the scene never tire of watching.

"Compared with Dwayne, Lin is a more qualified combo guard. His assists and organizational skills have obviously surpassed Dwayne!"

"Mainly because of the ball passed by Lin, the shooting percentage of these teammates is too high, as if there is some magical bonus!"

Heat general manager Pat Riley, who was sitting in the box on the roof of the stadium, saw Lin Fei's near-top passing and organizational skills, and his reluctance became even stronger.

Such a top defender who is gradually approaching the all-around, no matter if he is placed in any team, he can make this team completely different, right?
At the end of the quarter, Wade, who had received enough rest, also regained his form and scored 5 points on sudden shots to expand his lead...

But the Pistons' counterattack was also very tenacious. This game was not easy to win.

Lin Fei, who was sitting on the bench, was talking and laughing with O'Neal next to him. His passing attribute had reached 94 points, which was enough for Lin Fei to realize his dream of becoming a passing master.

Listening to the compliments and comments from his teammates and fans in the front row, Lin Fei also smiled with satisfaction. Is he finally a qualified combo guard now?
The assist performance in one playoff game is obviously not enough. Lin Fei must provide continuous wonderful output in the future...

(End of this chapter)