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

Chapter 45 [45] 03 The envy of the golden generation, preparing for the finals! (two in one chapter)

Eileen Andrews really felt that Lin Fei was handsome at this moment, and the cheers and applause from the Target Center arena lasted for a long time.

The leader of this Timberwolves team doesn't seem to be the Wolf King, but Lin Fei, a rookie from the Celestial Dynasty.

"Lin, as a freshman in 03, you also became the second rookie in 03 who will be in the finals after Darko Milicic of the Pistons. What do you think about this?"

Lin Fei naturally knew Darko Milicic, who was the No. 03 pick in the [-] rookie draft after "Little Emperor" LeBron James.

But this guy's overall performance in his rookie season was poor, and the white center Milicic can be said to be a pure parallel importer.

This also confirms the league's iron law that "the top pick must have a water" for many years.

The draft vision of the Detroit Pistons management is indeed poor. The 03 rookie is the league's leading "golden generation".

In addition to LeBron James, there are Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and David West.

But the Detroit Pistons still value the inside center too much. Facts have proved that Milicic, known as the genius center of Serbia, has difficulty adapting to the high intensity of the NBA playoffs.

In the entire Eastern Conference finals, Darko Milicic did not get a minute of playing time, which is a huge difference compared with Lin Fei, who was undrafted in the same session.

Facing the question of Irene Andrews, Lin Fei with high EQ did not have any arrogance, but was humble and low-key but still confident:

"Being able to reach the finals with the second place in the new division is an honor that I never thought of as a draft pick!"

"I hope that Darko Milicic will get enough playing time on the stage of the finals. I am looking forward to hitting a three-pointer above the head of this talented center!"

Detroit.

Palace of Auburn Hills.

This is the home of the Detroit Pistons.

There are still 5 months before the world-famous "Palace of Auburn Hills Incident" happened, and there was peace and tranquility inside and outside the arena in the suburbs.

This season's Pistons have risen rapidly. After the "Roaring God" Rasheed Wallace was traded at the end of the regular season, the Pistons' Five Tigers officially took shape.

Although they only won 54 wins in the regular season, the tenacious Detroit Pistons made it all the way through the playoffs.
4:1轻取雄鹿、4:3艰难撕破篮网，4:2淘汰冤家步行者，成功杀入了总决赛。

The finals have long been confirmed to start on June 6, and the Pistons have already rested for 5 days in advance. Compared with the Timberwolves who just finished the tiebreaker, they are obviously waiting for work.

The arena video analysis room at this time.

Head coach Larry Brown is leading the Pistons' assistant team and key players to watch the tiebreaker between the Timberwolves and the Lakers.

As early as when the Lakers led by 3:1, the Pistons decided that the finals must face the Lakers with F4.
Double Wallace also racked his brains on how to defend O'Neal.

But what the Pistons players didn't expect was that Lin Fei, the undrafted pick, was born out of nowhere, pulling the Timberwolves back from the cliff in two consecutive games.

Only then did the Timberwolves win tonight's tiebreaker, achieving the first 1:3 comeback in the history of the NBA Western Conference Finals.

Wearing the Pistons' No. 3 jersey, Ben Wallace, who has a strong tendon and an explosive head, couldn't help but admire at this time:

"Unexpectedly, the Timberwolves reversed and eliminated the Lakers. In the finals, do you want me to face the parallel champion? This is so cool, I will definitely torture him!"

"Roaring Tianzun" Rasheed Wallace couldn't help but "click" in his heart. It is really impossible for him to face the wolf king, but he can't be subdued in front of his teammates and coaches:
"Playing Timberwolves is the best. I have never been convinced by Kevin. He deserves to win the regular season MVP? A joke!"

Rasheed Wallace and Kevin Garnett are both power forwards and both were lottery picks in 1995. Rasheed was the No. 4 pick and Garnett, a high school student, was the No. 5 pick.

The 1995 NBA draft can be said to be the year of power forwards. In addition to Wolf King and Roaring Tianzun,

No. [-] pick Joe Smith and No. [-] pick Antonio McDyess are also All-Star power forwards.

Richard Hamilton is thin and thin, with a height of 1.98 meters and a weight of only 84 kilograms. It can be said that he is thinner than Lin Fei, but his speed and defense kill Lin Fei in seconds.

"To be honest, I feel that the Timberwolves are even harder to play than the Lakers. If it weren't for Sam Cassell's injury, the Lakers might have been solved by the Timberwolves in 5 games!"

"Now this Timberwolves team is obviously more united than the Lakers, so in this round of finals, we must not take it lightly!"

"And this Lin, his three-pointers are too accurate, and his awareness of running off the ball is no less than mine. It's really hard to believe that he is just a rookie!"

As the team's starting point guard and organizational brain, Chauncey Billups finally found his career peak in Detroit after six seasons of wandering.

Billups also played two seasons in the Timberwolves back then, and he is most familiar with the Wolves and the team's style.

"Haha, I still miss the days when I played in Minneapolis. Although it was cold in winter, it was still very comfortable in summer!"

"Sam Cassell's current injury is a variable. If his recovery is not optimistic, then Richard and I will have absolute confidence to blast the Timberwolves' back line on both offense and defense!"

"As for this Lin, I want to try to chase him in the finals. Derek and Kobe are obviously not good at defending players without the ball!"

Billups is 1.91 meters tall, but weighs more than 90 kilograms. His body is quite tough and strong, and his defense is fierce. He was selected to the best defensive team of the season twice.

Unlike Kobe's sharp defense, Billups is better at defending off-ball players, and his wisdom is everywhere on both ends of the ball.

In this year's Eastern Conference Finals, although Billups performed mediocre on the offensive end, he managed to restrain the off-ball master Miller on the defensive end, which became the key for the Pistons to reach the finals.

Sitting behind the Pistons, the honest No. [-] rookie Darko Milicic does not expect to have a chance to play in the finals.

But when he heard on the TV screen at this time, ESPN's beautiful reporter took the initiative to compare him with Lin Fei, and Lin Fei said aggressively that he hoped to compete with him in the finals.

Darko Milicic lowered his head in embarrassment, he knew that he might not have this chance.

After the entire rookie season, Milicic couldn't adapt to the NBA. He only played 35 games in the regular season, averaging 5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 foul in less than 1 minutes per game.

In the playoffs, he only played 8 minutes and only scored 1 point through free throws. Since the Eastern Conference Finals, he has been removed from the 12-man roster by the team and completely abandoned.

Looking at Lin Fei again, although he also sat on the bench for a season, he seized the opportunity from G5 of the Western Conference finals and quickly completed an epic-level explosion, completely changing his personal destiny.

In Milicic's view, the gap between him and Lin Fei is far greater than the gap between the second pick and the undrafted pick.

Of course, Milicic's lack of opportunities to perform is also related to the fierce competition for the Detroit Pistons inside players.

In addition to the double Wallace in the starting lineup, the Pistons also have Mehmet Okur and Eldon Campbell on the bench.

The news that the Timberwolves reversed and eliminated the Lakers to reach the finals 4:3 quickly spread throughout the country and around the world. NBA fans everywhere are looking forward to the finals.

At the same time, a large number of Zijin fans around the world are also quite sad and worried about the future of the Lakers.

As the saying goes, one emperor and one courtier,

The complete demise of the Lakers also heralded the rise of the new king of the league.

The Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves will compete for the new NBA throne.

The failure of the Lakers did not affect the popularity of the finals in the 03-04 season. The majority of fans are looking forward to the birth of a new hero in the NBA Finals.

Under the crazy hype of newspapers and magazines around the world, the Timberwolves VS Pistons finals were full of gimmicks,
Comparing the starlight, play appreciation and star topic of the two teams, the Timberwolves are obviously higher than the Pistons.

# Timberwolves tiebreaker 29 points bloodbathed the Lakers, achieved the first 1:3 comeback in the history of the NBA Western Conference finals, the OK combination may part ways#
#天朝招选林 scored 10 three-pointers in the Western Conference tiebreaker, breaking the record for the number of three-pointers in a single game in the NBA playoffs#
#Hamilton VS Lin, who is the top off-ball player in the NBA? #
#ESPN nineteen experts gave the finals predictions, the Timberwolves have a 68% probability of winning the championship, and Kevin Garnett leads the finals MVP list#
#Rashid Wallace publicly threatened that the top three forwards in the league today are Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Webber, and the new MVP Kevin Garnett is not among them#
The average price of G1 tickets for the #target center arena finals exceeded $720, and more than 20500 tickets were sold out within half a day#
#Never underestimate the heart of a champion!Can China's "Linsanity" continue its magic in the finals? #
new York.

Madison Square Garden, General Manager's Office.

Knicks owner James Dolan, who was sitting on the sofa, had just finished taking the medicine, holding a glass of brandy in his hand, half-closed his eyes, and looked ecstatic.

Isaiah Thomas, the general manager of the Knicks who was sitting on the office chair next to him, was a little restless, fearing that the boss would lose his temper at any time.

At this moment, he finally understood the meaning of the old Chinese saying "Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger".

In January of this year, Isaiah Thomas, who had just taken over as general manager of the Knicks, made a multi-man deal with the Phoenix Suns.

Among them, the Knicks sent Antonio McDyess, Howard Eisley, Richard Ward, Marcy Lampi, two first-round picks in 2004 and 2006 and some cash,

Got Stephon Marbury and Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway from the Suns.

Full of fantasies that Stephen Marbury, a star point guard born and bred in New York, can lead the Knicks out of the quagmire and rebuild their glory.

But judging from the situation at the end of this season, the performance of Marbury and the team obviously failed to satisfy the general manager and the owner.

In the first round of the playoffs, they were easily swept out by the Nets 0:4.

James Dolan, who is stupid and rich, is still optimistic about Marbury's prospects, thinking that he just hasn't completed enough running-in with the team.

With "CIC King" Alan Houston declining and facing retirement, the Knicks also need to find a shooting guard who can partner with Marbury.

James Dolan paid attention to Lin Fei as early as in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, and the Knicks also offered Qin Dongmei a three-year contract of 3 million yuan.

Now Lin Fei broke out again in G7 of the Western Conference Finals, breaking the playoff record with 10 three-pointers in a single game, which made James Dolan even more excited.

"Isaiah, I'm going to decide on No. 22 for the Timberwolves. Ask his agent how much he wants. Anyone with an annual salary of less than 500 million can sign it!"

"There is also the problem of the head coach. Lenny Wilkens is a complete idiot. I must find a reliable head coach for me during the offseason!"

"I paid more than 1600 million US dollars in luxury tax this season, but the team didn't win a game in the playoffs. What a bunch of trash!"

"If the team doesn't make it to the Eastern Conference Finals next season, you'll pack up and leave!"

James Dolan not happy with Isaiah Thomas' ability,
After all, Joe Dumars has achieved great success as the general manager of the Pistons, while his former teammates have been useless.

Isaiah Thomas showed embarrassment. He had a good impression of Lin Fei at first, but after being hand-picked by the boss, he always felt that this player needs water!

Miami.

Coastal beach baths.

Four tall black men, wearing swimming trunks and sunglasses, sat under a parasol, drinking coconut juice and admiring the beauties in bikinis on the beach.

These four are NBA rookies LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Paul, who is still playing at Wake Forest University.

James, Anthony, and Paul knew each other as early as high school and became good friends. After entering the league, they quickly made friends with "The Flash" Wade.

Now that the offseason has entered ahead of schedule, these four guys came to the beach in Miami together, with Wade as the host. While vacationing together, they also discussed the future plans of their respective teams.

The 19-year-old James is still a little young. He was born at the end of December 84, 12 months younger than Lin Fei.

"Lin is a player with great potential. I have already suggested that the team management pursue him during the offseason!"

"Lin's three-pointer can help the team open up enough offensive space, and the Cavaliers' tactical system will become richer!"

Although the Cavaliers failed to make the playoffs this season, their record has improved significantly, only one game behind the eighth Celtics in the Eastern Conference.

James scored 20.9 points, 5.9 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 steals. He narrowly defeated Melo Anthony and was elected the best rookie of the season.

The Cavaliers also began to build a team around James wholeheartedly, trying to find a suitable helper for him,

At the same time, the second-year Carlos Boozer also made rapid progress, averaging 15.5 points and 11.4 rebounds per game, securing the team's second-in-command.

It's just that the arrival of James has reduced Boozer's shot rights, and the conflict between the two is inevitable.

Although the Cavaliers intend to keep Boozer and offered him a six-year, $6 million contract, Boozer's ambitions are clearly greater.

Carmelo Anthony also had 21 points and 6.1 rebounds this season, and entered the playoffs with the Nuggets as the eighth in the Western Conference. It was the first round of 1:4 loss to the Timberwolves.

"I don't believe that the undrafted three-pointer can be consistently accurate. The Detroit Pistons are a team that can switch defenses infinitely. Lin's three-pointers with screens will be greatly restricted at that time!"

"Besides, this guy's defense is really bad, it can almost be said to be non-existent, and his body is not strong enough, so he is easily injured!"

"The Flash" Wade said with a smile: "I heard that Pat Riley is also interested in this Lin. If the Heat can sign him during the offseason, it would be a good thing!"

"I'm still very envious of this kid being able to play in the finals. The three of us don't know how many more seasons we have to wait!"

Compared with Lin Feilai, what Wade is looking forward to more is naturally to team up with the "big shark" O'Neal.

And Pat Riley's Heat general manager team has quickly struck out to pursue O'Neal, who has ended the season.

Chris Paul was the youngest of the four and had just graduated from freshman year at this time.

Although selected to the NCAA's best freshman team, Chris Paul was not favored by scouts and experts in this year's draft simulation, and was only ranked in the first half of the second round.

Compared with the three friends, this obviously does not satisfy Paul's self-esteem, so he has decided to hone in college for another year, and then choose whether to participate in the NBA draft next year.

"An off-ball player like Lin is the most suitable partner with an excellent point guard. After I enter the league, I must try to team up with him when I have the opportunity!"

"However, I am still looking forward to his performance in the finals. Can his magical three-pointers really continue to be accurate?"

……

Because the time for the NBA finals is determined in advance, the first game will start on June 6.

Therefore, after the end of the tiebreaker, the Timberwolves have less than three days to prepare.

Lin Fei continued his high-intensity training during these three days, continuously accumulating free attribute points, and planned to highlight another basketball attribute in the finals.

The free throw attribute has been increased to 99 points by Lin Fei. As for the next step to improve defense or dribble, or layup and pass,
Lin Fei planned to wait until the first game of the finals started, and then make a decision based on the actual situation on the court.

To the delight of the Timberwolves coaching staff,
"Alien" Kassel's back injury has improved and he is expected to play within 1 minutes of G25 in the finals.

Defensive champion Trenton Hassell has also recovered from a mild concussion and successfully entered the 1-man activation list of the Timberwolves in G12 of the Finals.

The Timberwolves' regular season record this season is second in the Western Conference's No. [-] league, and they have home court advantage against the Detroit Pistons.

Therefore, the first two games of the finals will be played at the Target Center Arena, which also saves the Timberwolves players from traveling and traveling.

The league is on the timeline of 2004, and the schedule of the finals is still 2-3-2.

After playing the first two games at home in the Timberwolves, fly to the Detroit Pistons to play three games in a row, and then return to the Timberwolves to play two more games.

This competition system was originally intended to reduce the number of round-trip flights for the team, but in fact it seems to be more beneficial to the visiting team.

As long as the visiting team can win one of the first two games, they will have the opportunity to take advantage of the home court to win three games in a row after returning to their home court, and directly resolve the battle 4:1.

In the 04 Finals in the original world, the Pistons swept the mighty Los Angeles Lakers in this way, creating a legend belonging to the Pistons' five civilians.

Therefore, Philip Sanders gave the Timberwolves a death order, that is, the first two home games of the finals must be won, and there is no room for loss.

The tenacious Pistons are best at playing protracted games, so the longer this round of finals drags on, the worse it will be for the Timberwolves.

(End of this chapter)