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

At this time, Nash was already thirty years old. He had played in the league for eight seasons and earned a total salary of just over 20 million.

This is naturally related to the fact that he has not paid his dues in three years of his rookie contract. He only averaged 7 points and 5 assists per game in his third season.

At that time, Mavericks owner Cuban was willing to give him a five-year contract worth 2300 million, which already satisfied Nash.

But Nash reached the peak of the first stage of his career during this period, and was twice selected as an All-Star substitute and the All-NBA third team.

Cuban's team believes that Nash has reached the peak of his career and it is difficult to have greater potential, so they are only willing to give him 4 million in 3600 years at most.

This obviously made Nash and his agent Bill Duffy unsatisfied.

After all, he is also an outstanding guard in the 96 golden generation. Today, Iverson, Marbury, Kobe, Ray Allen and Jermaine O'Neill all have an annual salary of more than 1300 million.

Even though Nash is not as good as the guys above, he is still a two-time All-Star substitute and a top point guard in the league after all, and his annual salary must be the bottom line.

Nowitzki nodded and smiled at this time:

"What Steve said is right. An off-ball player like Lin with accurate shooting, coupled with Steve's first-class passing and control ability, will definitely get more opportunities to catch the ball and shoot!"

"But I don't believe that a rookie player's three-pointers can continue to be so accurate. This is not scientific at all!"

Nash's eyes shone brightly. As a top point guard, he felt a little sorry when he saw Lin Fei run out of the field but couldn't get the ball.

Partnering with a shooter like Lin Fei, who has the top off-ball running ability comparable to Hamilton, is indeed something that makes Nash want to move.

In Lin Fei, Nash's keen and far-reaching gaze seemed to see a new era.

When a new club is confirmed this offseason, Nash will definitely suggest that the management pursue Lin Fei and try to sign this undrafted Chinese player with unlimited potential.

Of course, when talking about the defense of the two, the corners of Nash's mouth twitched involuntarily.

This is a picture of attacking with a kaleidoscope and defending from thousands of people...

On the court, the fourth quarter has begun.

For the Timberwolves, Garnett and "Madman" continued to stay on the court, wanting to take advantage of the victory to continue to expand the score and seal the victory in one fell swoop.

The Lakers naturally counterattacked with all their strength, and Kobe and O'Neal also stayed on the court.

As the league's top power forward today, he watched Garnett lead the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals, and with Lin Fei emerging as a surprise player,

It seems that there is a momentum to reverse the Lakers and reach the finals, and Nuo Tianwang is naturally very envious.

But when it comes to personal strength, Nowitzki is not convinced by the Wolf King. In the Western Conference playoffs in the 02 season, the Timberwolves and Mavericks met, Nowitzki completely destroyed the Wolf King on the offensive end, averaging 36+12 per game. , leading the team to sweep their opponents and advance.

Although in terms of defense, King Nuo admits that he is not as good as Garnett, but in terms of offense, he is really far ahead of his opponents.

In terms of scoring ability at the power forward position in a single round, Duncan has to give up to Nowitzki.

It's a pity that the Mavericks are not united this season, and the conflict between Nelson and Cuban has intensified. In addition, Nash is likely to leave.

Nowitzki is also worried about the prospects of the Mavericks in the new season.

However, Nowitzki is not someone who likes to interfere in management matters. He only needs to play his own game.

At the beginning of next month, Nowitzki will return to country D, join the national team, and prepare for the 04 Olympics.

Look back to Staples Center.

With the physical exertion, the shooting feel of both sides began to decline significantly.

The Wolf King and the "Madman" fought hard one after another, and Szebiak also missed a three-pointer.

O'Neal, who stood on the free throw line continuously in the third quarter, finally slowly regained some touch. Not only did he make 4 of 3 shots from the free throw line,

Then he made a 4-meter two-point shot when he was let go from mid-range.

"Shh!"

Although Lin Fei was not on the court in the first half of the last quarter, the "Zen Master" on the Lakers side let Fisher continue to play, and Lao Yu also felt better on the offensive end and hit an outside three-pointer when the pressure on the defensive end was reduced.

"Shh!"

Kobe gritted his teeth and continued to cause damage by driving to the basket, with two free throws left.

The situation in the game suddenly changed, and the momentum at home was rekindled. The Lakers used an 11:3 wave to narrow the point difference to only 2 points.

Timberwolves (80): (78) Lakers.

On the timer, there were only 5 minutes and 06 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Philip Sanders hurriedly called a long timeout.

The Wolf King and "Madman" Sprewell came off the court sweating profusely and panting heavily. They barely got much rest tonight. They were indeed too tired at the end of the game, and it was inevitable that they would become distracted on the defensive end.

"Madman" is still complaining that the referee gave Kobe too much whistle care. So far, Kobe has stepped to the free throw line 9 times and made all free throws.

But there's no way, this is the Lakers' territory.

"Lin, you come on next and replace Hoiberg!"

"Once Lin is on the court, the Lakers' defense will focus more on him, on the one hand chasing the switch and delaying, and on the other hand cutting the passing lane."

"So next, Lin's running position and everyone's cover are the same, but the heavy responsibility of offense still falls on Kevin and Latrier!"

"In addition, Darick and Wally can also do more inside cuts at the basket!"

"On the defensive end, we must pay attention to restricting Kobe's breakthrough. Trenton should try to let him go to the left side. The Wolf King and Szebiak should pay attention to the timing of defense."

"Try to defend yourself as much as possible first, and then kill the shark if it doesn't work!"

Phillip Saunders' eyes were solemn, and he carefully planned the offensive and defensive tactics.

In the last five minutes of the game, several of the Timberwolves' main players had already committed a lot of fouls. The Wolf King and "Madman" both had four fouls, and Szebiak, Hassell and Martin also had three fouls.

"Come on, don't have any psychological pressure, we are still leading now!"

On the Lakers side,

The "Zen Master" made a risky move and replaced the defensively disadvantaged Stanislav with rookie Luke Wharton.

At the same time, on the offensive end, Kobe and Devin George arranged more breakthrough tactics, increased the pick-and-roll cooperation of the OK combination, and continued to cause damage to the Timberwolves penalty area.

"Although we are still two points behind, our momentum has risen, and now the pressure has shifted to the Timberwolves!"

"This is the best chance for a comeback. If we play well in these last five minutes, the Oscar Robertson Trophy (Western Conference Championship Trophy) will be ours tonight!"

Phil Jackson changed his usual calm and confident attitude and inspired the players. He really didn't want to see the team go to the Target Center Arena to play the tiebreaker.

Of course, the overall dominance of this Lakers team is not as good as it was during the three consecutive championships, and the "Zen Master" no longer has the capital to lie down and win.

"For Lin's defense, it is still pursuit + defense delay. Always pay attention to cutting off the source of the pass and don't let him catch the ball easily!"

"Victory is just around the corner, cheer me up, this is our home field!"

The Lakers players also formed a circle, folded their hands together, and shouted loud slogans.

After the timeout, the game entered the final 5 minutes.

Timberwolves (80): (78) Lakers.

Lin Fei maintained enough physical strength at this time, and continued to run through the Lakers' defense after coming up.

After a cross screen from the "Madman" in the high post on the right, Fisher did not catch up immediately. Kobe deliberately paid attention to the passing line from the Wolf King to Lin Fei in the middle.

The "Madman" seized this fleeting opportunity, decisively threw Kobe away and accelerated to the basket. After receiving the ball from the Wolf King, he leaped up and made a one-handed dunk.

"Boom!"

The Timberwolves regained the lead to 4 points. When returning to defense, "Madman" smiled and high-fived Lin Fei, but ignored the Wolf King who assisted him.

Obviously, the "Madman" believed that Lin Fei's screen contribution was the greatest in this ball, which directly attracted Kobe's attention.

Even if he doesn't score, Lin Fei has been able to give the team obvious help on the offensive end.

The Timberwolves widened the point difference to 4 points again.

The Lakers took out their trump card, the OK combination was in the high pick-and-roll, Kobe bypassed the defense and accelerated to the basket,

The wolf king could only turn around to chase, but O'Neill decisively went down on the other side. After receiving the pass from Kobe, he deliberately jumped up next to the wolf king and sent a brutal dunk.

"Boom!"

"Beep!"

2+1.

The Wolf King stretched out his hand in a hurry, but his physical strength was so exhausted that he had no time to make the most correct choice.

The steel backboard trembled, and the home fans at Staples Center cheered deafeningly.

"Reversal, reversal, reversal..."

"Bang!"

O'Neilga, who stepped to the free throw line, missed the free throw, and the Wolf King grabbed a defensive rebound.

The Lakers returned to defense quickly, and the Timberwolves played positional warfare at a high pace.

"Madman" held the ball this time, and with the help of Lin Fei's pick-and-roll, he hit east and west with fake shots and made real shots, speeding up into the penalty area.

But Kobe's defense did not lose his position, squeezing and interfering with the "madman" on one side all the time.

Protruding to such a deep position, "Madman" simply didn't have enough ability to play the ball, so he could only bite the bullet and push Kobe away to force a layup.

"Snapped!"

After all, he is already 34 years old and has played almost the entire game. The "Madman" is not as explosive and physical as Kobe Bryant at his peak. This layup was slapped away by a fierce big hat shot from Kobe Bryant who was leaping up.

"Snapped!"

The ball fell into Fisher's hands, and the Lakers quickly counterattacked quickly, with great momentum.

Lin Fei had no choice at this time and could only quickly chase Fisher. Kobe, Devin George and Luke Walton quickly followed up, and O'Neal also ran forward huffing and puffing.

The Lakers are determined to reverse the situation.

Relying on the restraint of his teammates, Fisher fought against the poor defense of Lin Fei, all the way from the midline to the basket, deliberately looking for Lin Fei's body contact, and crooked his body for a layup.

"Shh!"

"Beep!"

The ball goes in and the buzzer sounds, 2+1.

The assistant referee signaled a foul to the Timberwolves' No. 22 shooter. This was Lin Fei's fifth foul tonight.

As long as there is one more offense, he will be expelled from the game.

Kobe was the first to rush forward and pull up Fisher, who was lying on the ground. The old fish's counterattack of 2+1 was a real effort, and it was also of great significance.

Not only did the team equalize or even overtake the score immediately, but it also caused Lin Fei's fifth offense.

Fisher, who was unfavorable in chasing Lin Fei on the defensive end tonight and allowed the opponent to hit six three-pointers, finally raised his eyebrows at this time, clenched his fists and bumped Kobe's chest,

At the same time, he turned over and roared domineeringly at Lin Fei who had committed the foul:

"Lin, your defense is like a drunken bitch, you're so handy!"

Lin Fei shook his head helplessly. The defensive attribute was 0. What could he do?

The wolf king and "Madman" came up and patted Lin Fei on the shoulder, giving him comfort and encouragement.

The home fans were all excited at this time, and they all mocked and whistled, and the noise was loud:

"Haha, this Lin is so interesting. How accurate the three-pointer is, and how weak the defense is!"

"As long as the ball is not passed to Lin's hands, his role on the court will be completely negative!"

"Derrick's 2+1 is really great. I strongly recommend that he start in the starting lineup and put Payton on the bench!"

In front of the courtside commentary desk,

At this time, Barkley began to be elated again, and Kenny Smith languished.

"Haha, Kenny, there are only 3 minutes left in the game, and Lin is still 2 three-pointers away. I'm really worried for him, after all, he has already committed 5 fouls!"

"Charles, don't be too happy, the game is not over yet, 3 minutes is enough for many miracles to happen!"

Despite his tough words, Kenny Smith felt that he might really lose this bet.