NBA: I have 3 but no D, and I still can’t dribble.

Chapter 249 James collapses, Wade retires due to injury, and things change in the Eastern Conference



“Whoosh!”

Lin Fei walked to the free throw line and hit another free throw. In the second quarter, he caught the slightest negligence of the Cavaliers' defense and scored 2 three-pointers in less than 3 minutes, scoring 11 points.

Naturally, Mike Brown didn't dare to let Lin Fei shoot so unscrupulously again, so he quickly called a long timeout.

"Although LeBron James has the best physical fitness in history, his experience and skills on the defensive end are still far behind. In terms of individual waterproofing, Larry Hughes is obviously higher than him!"

"Once Lin's outside three-pointers go crazy, the Cavaliers can only choose to double-team as much as possible, otherwise their basket will only be shot through!"

"I have to say that compared to Lin, Kobe and Dwayne who are both offensive and defensive at forward and back, there is indeed a big gap between LeBron and Cameron on the defensive end!"

Knicks (44): (36) Cavaliers.

Led by Lin Fei's 11 consecutive points, the Knicks blasted an 11:4 run, extending their lead to 8 points again.

"Unknowingly, Lin has already scored 25 points. His shooting rate of 9 out of 8 shots is so efficient. If tonight's game is stalemate to the last minute, it seems that Lin may have another 60+ game!"

"The latest regular season MVP rankings ranked James 5th, but Lin was only ranked 9th. I think Lin is going to slap the official rankings in the face tonight with his real performance on the court! "

"Yes, although the Knicks' current record is only ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference, their winning rate has reached 5%, and Lin's personal data is impeccable, comparable to Michael Jordan in the 60-87 season!"

"Michael won the regular season MVP and DPOY in the 87-88 season, and the Bulls' record that season was just 50 wins, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference and eighth in the league!"

"Lin's current scoring average is higher than Michael's 35 points, and his shooting percentage is also crushing. In addition, the Knicks improved from the bottom team last season, so in my opinion, Lin deserves to be promoted by the league. Attention, his performance so far in the new season is fully worthy of a regular season MVP trophy!"

Both Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith took the initiative to express their displeasure for Lin Fei. They averaged 40.3 points, 10.2 assists and 3.1 steals per game, but they still failed to enter the top five discussions for regular season MVP.

This is definitely an unfair thing.

After returning from the timeout, the Cavaliers continued to press the pace and grind out the position. James used the pick-and-roll to force his way to the basket. After being double-teamed, Big Z hit the ball in the high post. The latter made a jump shot near the free throw line.

"Shh!"

When the ball was transferred, Lin Fei gave the ball to Marbury to organize, and he quickly switched to running mode without the ball.

With the help of David Lee's pick-and-roll, Lin Fei quickly moved from the top of the arc to the right, with Larry Hughes chasing after him, and James' attention was also attracted.

Eddie Curry gave Lin Fei a pick-and-roll on the right baseline, forcing Big Z to defend it. Ariza, who was left open, also cut to the basket and received a pass from Marbury to complete a dunk.

"Boom!"

The Knicks' attack this time relied on Lin Fei's strong restraint, forming a local situation of more attacks and less.

Looking back, James continued to play pick-and-roll with Big Z, and this time Lin Fei also looked at Ariza to double-team James quickly.

Naturally, James immediately planned to pass the ball to Big Z, but this obvious passing intention had already been seen through by Lin Fei.

"Snapped!"

Lin Fei struck out with lightning with his long arms and once again cut off the ball passed by James to Big Z. This was already his third steal in the first half tonight.

Lin Fei flew up to pick up the basketball and quickly dropped it, directly attracting the pursuit of James and Hughes. After crossing the center line, he quickly distributed the ball to Marbury, who was following up from the left.

Then with the help of a cross screen with Ariza, he quickly ran back to the left and passed between James and Hughes.

Marbury held the ball and reached the three-point line, attracting Jason Terry to pursue him. At the same time, he made a pass without looking behind the back. The ball seemed to open his eyes and flew back to Lin Fei's hands.

Lin Fei was already at a 45-degree angle from the left three-point line at this time. After receiving the ball, he made a fake shot that suddenly stopped and shook James. Then he clicked and shook Larry Hughes. He took a step laterally and took off decisively. Take action.

"Shh!"

the fourth.

"Oh my God, this is the fourth one in a row, Lin is completely crazy!"

"Every fast break the Knicks makes is a joy to watch, and the cooperation between Stephen and Lin is becoming more and more tacit!"

"Lin and Steph both averaged 10+ assists per game this season, and they also ranked second and third respectively in the season assists list, second only to Steve Nash!"

"That's right, having two players averaging 10+ assists per game in the same team shows how united this team is and how well they share the ball!"

"Who would have thought that the guy who was once known as the team's cancer would become a strong contender for the season's assists title?"

On the court, Lin Fei's four consecutive three-pointers clearly affected the mentality of the Cavaliers' main players, especially James.

When the ball was transferred, James gritted his teeth and tried a three-point shot directly from the outside when Lin Fei gave him two steps of space.

"Bang!"

As expected by Lin Fei, James' touch was not good tonight. Under Lin Fei's interference, the outside three-pointer was obviously thrown with greater force.

However, the long rebound was caught by Big Z, and he turned around and passed it to Jason Terry who stepped forward to respond. The latter used a screen from Big Z to move sideways and shoot another high jump shot.

"Shh!"

With this ball, Terry's touch tonight is obviously higher than the average level of Cavaliers players.

The Knicks attacked again. This time Lin Fei held the ball on the outside, summoned a pick-and-roll from Eddie Curry, accelerated past the big Z with a misplaced step, and went directly into the penalty area.

"Whoosh!"

Faced with James' quick-step defense, Lin Fei adjusted the rhythm of his attack, got to the basket and jumped up, soaring into the air to confront James. The moment Big Z behind him also pounced on him,

He deceived two Cavaliers defenders, made a difficult fake pass, and sent the ball directly under his arm.

Eddie Curry, who was following up quickly, roared, and after catching the ball, he jumped up. Facing James and Big Z, who suddenly turned around, he slashed Huashan with a burning force, and his body suddenly hit Big Z, knocking the ball away. Smashed hard into the basket.

"Boom!"

This dunk made Madison Square Garden boil again. With the assist of Lin Fei's extreme pass, Eddie Curry dunked the big Z head-on, and at the same time, James became the background king again.

It was precisely because of Big Z's obstruction that James lost the opportunity to interfere with Eddie Curry's dunk.

Therefore, when Eddie Curry dunked this time, it can be said that he dunked both Ilgauskas and James at the same time.

Big Z, who was knocked to the ground, had a slightly painful expression. He could barely breathe after being hit by Eddie Curry just now.

At this moment, James looked even more confused, helpless and panicked.

It doesn't matter if he is dunked by Lin Fei. After all, Lin Fei has just been selected into the 60 greatest people in history, but why is Eddie Curry? Is it because he was selected as an All-Star substitute in the Eastern Conference?

James' mentality is broken. Didn't he come to Madison Square Garden tonight to reap the dividends? Why did you turn it into a bonus?

Feeling the cheers all over the sky, Eddie Curry was obviously very excited after the dunk landed. He looked down at the defeated opponent who fell on the ground with a proud and exaggerated expression:

"Big white man, you should be lucky because the person who dunked on you is a pure Eastern Conference All-Star center!"

The New York fans in the front row also applauded Lin Fei and Eddie Curry for this wonderful collaboration.

"Haha, Lin imitated Stephen's underarm pass in the first quarter, and the person responsible for the dunk became Eddie Curry!"

"It has to be a powerful player who can dunk beautifully. Eddie's talent is really incredible. He weighs close to 300 pounds, but his explosive power and jumping ability are comparable to those of a guard. His strength is much stronger than before!"

"Eddie Curry is not bloated now. I heard that he has reached a bench press of more than 190 kilograms. He is not inferior to Dwight Howard at all!"

"Eddie can make such great progress this season, thanks to Lin's supervision and encouragement! An excellent leader is really important to the Knicks!"

"How much this guy's talent can be realized depends on the past few seasons. 24 years old is no longer young!"

"After LeBron was dunked by Lin Qi, he was about to be dunked by Eddie Curry. It seems that the little emperor was left at grandma's house tonight!"

"Lin's dunk was a matter of luck, but if Eddie Curry wants to dunk James, this guy may not be able to stop him!"

First, Lin Fei came up and scored 4 three-pointers in a row, and then he made a wonderful pass to assist Eddie Curry to knock over James and dunk James. The Knicks' home momentum also began to reach its climax.

Young Zhan, who was starting to become manic, was obviously not rational enough. He came to the offensive end and drove to the basket with the ball, knocking Lin Fei directly and paying for his last offensive foul.

"Beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded. This was James' third foul in the first half, and he also had a technical foul.

Mike Brown had no choice but to let Varejao replace James.

The Cavaliers increased the defensive height of the penalty area, but Larry Hughes and Jason Terry on the outside were obviously unable to limit the combination of Lin Fei and Marbury.

Throughout the second half of the second quarter, with James forced to leave the game, the Knicks played more and more smoothly.

Lin Fei held the ball on the outside and hit two three-pointers in the pick-and-roll, and ruthlessly shot Larry Hughes and Jason Terry in the face.

Although Mike Brown quickly made adjustments to the defense, he successively sent Alexander Pavlovich and rookie Shannon Brown on the front line, increasing the outside double-teaming of Lin Fei.

But the Knicks' role players also quickly stepped up. Crawford succeeded in a single, and Nate Robinson's explosive breakthrough also scored 2+1.

At halftime, driven by Lin Fei's 6 three-pointers and 22 points in the second quarter, the Knicks scored a furious 40:24 in a single quarter, beating the Cavaliers by 16 points in a single quarter.

Knicks (68): (44) Cavaliers.

The lead reached 24 points at halftime.

It can be said that after a four-game losing streak, the Knicks used James' Cavaliers as a stepping stone and quickly ushered in an explosion and rebound.

After the start of the third quarter, James made certain adjustments, and the Cavaliers' offense began to improve, and they played back and forth with the Knicks.

Lin Fei saw that his teammates felt very good tonight, so he did not occupy the ball too much. Instead, he used his diversionary power to continuously deliver shells to Eddie Curry, Marbury, Ariza and Richardson. Another 5 assists in the quarter.

Seeing that the 20+ point difference could not be narrowed, the mentality of James and the Cavaliers players began to collapse.

In the last two minutes of the third quarter, the impatient James tried two outside shots in a row, but missed both of them.

Mike Brown on the sidelines was very angry. Is James crazy? What is your three-point shooting percentage? Don’t you have any idea?

Terry also started to play around, but Marbury directly intercepted one in single defense.

The Knicks went on a fast break again, and Lin Fei scored an indirect ball with a backhand move. He directly shook James away from the pressing ball, leaped up and shot a super long three-pointer.

"Shh!"

the seventh.

At the moment when the basketball hit the net, James, who was shaken away by Lin Fei, slipped and fell suddenly. His right knee bent and he knelt directly on the floor.

Lin Fei, who landed the shot, looked down at James kneeling on one knee, spread his hands, shook his head and smiled:

"LeBron, there's no need to give me such a big gift. I'll try my best to keep everyone in check so that you don't lose too miserably!"

The scene suddenly erupted into roars of laughter, and James, who was kneeling on the ground, saw his face turning green and red, feeling the shame and pain from his knees, and his whole body was so angry that he was separated from his body.

"Made, who mopped the floor? Why is it so slippery?"

He quickly stood up and turned his back to Lin Fei, roaring twice to relieve the embarrassment. However, the boos and boos from the Knicks fans at home became louder and louder.

"Ahaha, did LeBron kneel down directly to Lin? It seems that he was really beaten!"

"Does the little emperor also kneel down to others? Will Nike be unhappy when he sees it?"

"Is this the superstar who ranks first in mvp in the Eastern Conference? He is neither in the top 60 in history nor has he won a championship, and he was completely beaten by Lin tonight. I really don't know why the league wants to support this guy?"

"Being knocked down once by dunks twice, James will never forget tonight's game!"

Returning to the offensive end, James, who was eager to regain face, forced Lin Fei, and the pull-up jumper for a half-stop layup was still an iron shot.

James gritted his teeth and pushed Lin Fei away in an attempt to grab an offensive rebound, but the referee's whistle sounded again.

"Beep!"

A direct foul was given to James for rebounding.

This is already the fifth foul that Young James has received tonight.

Since the Cavaliers' foul count had already reached, Lin Fei was sent directly to the free throw line.

James was so angry that he punched his thigh with his fist and walked directly to the bench regardless of head coach Mike Brown's arrangements.

Brown sighed and quickly made a substitution request. Looking at tonight's game and James' state, it is already impossible to reverse the situation.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

走上罚球线的林飞两罚全中,个人今晚的得分已经来到了45分,外加11次助攻1篮板4抢断1封盖。

Knicks (94): (69) Cavaliers.

The point difference was widened to 25 points, and there was only the last 1 minute and 09 seconds left in the third quarter.

Seeing that James was finished, Isaiah Thomas also chose to replace Lin Fei.

Thomas really didn't expect that the Cavaliers could win so smoothly tonight at home. Judging from the current mentality of James and the Cavaliers players, Lin Fei probably won't have to play again in the final quarter.

Sitting on the Cavaliers bench, James bit his nails and looked confused.

As the focus of the all-American live broadcast, Mike Brown did not intend to give up early. In the final quarter, Terry scored two three-pointers to help the Cavaliers sound the final horn of chasing points.

Seeing that the momentum was coming, James quickly stood up and prepared to play, taking advantage of Lin Fei's absence to collect another wave of personal data.

上场3分钟的詹姆斯迅速贡献2分1板和2次助攻,23分10篮板10助攻的经济三双完美到账。

The Knicks' substitutes were full of energy. Crawford and Nate Robinson scored in the penalty area one after another. Eddie Curry also scored another double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds. The offense and defense were complete. Big z.

Marbury played three quarters and clocked out with Lin Fei. He also had a stable double-double performance of 19 points and 10 assists, worthy of the honor of being an All-Star substitute.

Halfway through the final quarter, seeing that the score difference was still hovering around 20 points, Isaiah Thomas had no intention of playing Lin Fei again.

Seeing that Mike Brown couldn't catch up, he also replaced James in the next dead ball time.

After examination by the team doctor, James' left knee suffered a certain contusion and is not in good condition. He may need to sit out for a few games.

In the end, the Knicks defeated the Cavaliers 122:99 at home, washing away the shame of losing on the road in November. It also ended their four-game losing streak and quickly ushered in a rebound.

This focus battle between Lin Fei and James was finally won by Lin Fei's efficient performance of 45 points, 11 assists and 4 steals. James, who was dunked, became the best background player.

At the Cavaliers' postgame press conference, James simply refused to attend because he knew exactly what questions were waiting for him.

After this focused battle between Lin Fei and James, Nike Group and the league headquarters gradually discovered the huge problems that existed with James.

Although talented, in terms of personal offensive and defensive balance and overall technical level, James not only cannot compare with Lin Fei, but also has a clear gap with Kobe, Wade and others.

The little emperor, who entered the league as the "proud son of heaven" and was hailed as Jordan's successor, has now been quickly left behind by Lin Fei and Wade in the same class in terms of personal honor and overall strength.

Even compared with the Denver Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony, James no longer has an absolute advantage.

Nike Chairman Phil Knight had to admit that he had made a huge mistake. If the group had signed Lin Fei or Wade, it would not be facing the current predicament.

Nike's scouting department is now also focusing on the 07 rookies. Signing Kevin Durant at a high price has become Nike's next move.

On the same day, during the game between the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls, Dwayne Wade suffered a recurrence of his shoulder injury and is expected to miss at least about 2 weeks.

After Lin Fei learned the news, he immediately sent a text message to Wade.

Even in today's parallel world, with Lin Fei's intervention, Wade is more concerned about his physical health, but he still cannot completely escape his personal fate.

In fact, Wade's shoulder injury occurred in December and directly affected his state in the game. This is also the main factor in the decline of the Miami Heat's record.

Now it seems that the Heat's hope of winning three consecutive championships this season has become increasingly slim, and James on the Cavaliers side has also been tortured by Lin Fei to the point of doubting his life.

The changes in the Eastern Conference before and after the All-Star Game are becoming more and more favorable to the Knicks.

Riding on the enthusiasm of defeating the Cavaliers and completely torturing James, the Knicks won the Bulls and Bucks successively. After four consecutive losses, they won a wave of three consecutive victories, and their record directly rose to third in the Eastern Conference.

In the latest regular season MVP rankings, Lin Fei has also soared to fifth place, directly replacing James, who has recently had a poor record, and ranking first among all stars in the Eastern Conference.

Time soon came to February 2, and the 16 Las Vegas All-Star Weekend officially kicked off.


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