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

Chapter 291 Dominate the scoring list in the finals, wait for a miracle in the last 100 seconds!



Marbury walked toward the players' tunnel, as if walking in a dark tunnel. He knew that his impulse this time might make a big mistake.

But if he had to do it again, he might still be unable to resist taking action.

Marbury returned to the locker room in a bad mood and threw the trash can on the locker.

"boom!"

Without Marbury, Isaiah Thomas could only replace Quentin Richardson, allowing Lin Fei to dominate the back line.

The second-level flagrant foul is a two-throw and one-throw rule. Wally Szczerbiak, who has the highest free throw percentage on the Timberwolves side, stepped to the free throw line and made both free throws.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

Immediately afterwards, the Timberwolves continued to serve and attack from the sideline. Carlos Arroyo seized the opportunity, picked and rolled with Garnett in the high post, accelerated into the penalty area, and scored the ball with a small throw.

"Shh!"

The Timberwolves scored 4 points in a row inside and outside, and the home atmosphere in the Target Center Arena became feverish again.

Knicks (85): (89) Timberwolves.

Lin Fei brought the ball to the offensive end. This time, the Timberwolves used Ray Allen and Gerald Wallace to step forward decisively and double-team Lin Fei.

Lin Fei quickly distributed the ball to Quentin Richardson on the left three-point line, and Artest, who was guarding Zach Randolph, also quickly stepped up to defend.

Quentin Richardson is a standard 3D player. His scoring method mainly focuses on catching and shooting. His defense is slightly better than Nate Robinson, but his handling of the ball is relatively average.

Faced with Artest's change of defense, Quentin made a mistake in his hasty pass. The basketball was destroyed by Artest, and Arroyo quickly stole the ball and counterattacked.

"Snapped!"

The Knicks' problems quickly came to light after Stephon Marbury was sent off. This is also a major reason why Kevin McHale dared to double-team Lin Fei decisively.

Without Marbury as the playmaker, even if the Knicks face a 4-on-3 situation, the connection between role players can easily be severed, and the Timberwolves can rely on quick rotations to destroy the Knicks' offense.

This is the biggest reason why the Knicks lost in Game 4 of the Finals.

In the final analysis, this is actually a matter of the Knicks' lineup depth.

Facing the Knicks' fast break, Lin Fei quickly returned to defend the basket. Arroyo passed the ball across to Ray Allen, who was rushing down the right side. The latter rushed into the three-point line and made an emergency stop. , a long two-pointer and a decisive shot.

"Shh!"

After scoring the goal, Ray Allen faced Lin Fei and still put on his standard shooting posture. His words were cold and provocative: "Lin, this is how you should shoot a two-pointer!"

Lin Fei did not respond to Ray Allen's provocation. His brows were furrowed and thoughts were racing in his mind, thinking about how to break the Timberwolves' tight defense.

Marbury's second-level foul allowed the Timberwolves to quickly hit a 6-0 climax, and the balance of victory began to tilt toward the Timberwolves.

Returning to the offensive end, the Timberwolves still used Gerald Wallace and Ray Allen to double-team Lin Fei directly after halftime, and appropriately chose to let Ariza and Richardson go.

Ariza set up a running screen with Quentin Richardson on the outside. After getting rid of the defense, he received a pass from Lin Fei from a 45-degree angle on the right, but still failed to make a three-pointer.

"Bang!"

For 3D players like Ariza and Richardson, the stability of catching the ball and shooting three-pointers after covering and running quickly is relatively poor. Only the three-point shooting after catching the ball at a fixed point can guarantee a certain degree of stability. Hit rate.

After completing the buzzer-beating dunk in G1, Ariza's self-confidence has been greatly improved. So far in the finals, his scoring average has increased to 10.6 points, ranking fourth in the team, better than Zach Randolph. High, averaging 2 three-pointers per game.

However, Ariza's shooting percentage for three-pointers after covering the ball and running is always worrying, less than 28%.

However, this time the offensive rebound was grabbed by Randolph who was actively fighting for it. The Black Bear forced Artest to step forward and take a shot. The basketball still fell out after two laps of the basket.

"Snapped!"

Eddie Curry blocked Garnett under the basket and struggled to get the ball out.

"Whoosh!"

At this time, a vigorous figure accelerated and cut in from the outside, completely throwing away Ray Allen and Gerald Wallace who were chasing behind him.

It was none other than Lin Fei.

Lin Fei took the ball and rushed straight into the penalty area. With the help of Eddie Curry's tonnage cover, he suddenly jumped into the air, grabbed the ball with one hand and slammed it into the basket.

"Boom!"

Garnett's long-arm block shot through Eddie Curry's leap was obviously half a beat too slow, and his big hand was misplaced and hit the steel backboard directly.

The Knicks' offense showed team momentum, especially Randolph and Eddie Curry's successive fights for offensive rebounds. This is the indispensable passion and blood of a championship team.

After landing the dunk, Lin Fei also took the initiative to talk trash to the "Wolf King" and felt shameless for his behavior of provoking Marbury:

"Kevin, your trash talk is getting trashier, and so are your people!"

Garnett snorted and gritted his teeth: "Lin, the championship tonight must belong to our Timberwolves. You and your team will definitely lose!"

Lin Fei responded coldly with sharp eyes: "I could help you win the championship in 04, and I can also prevent you from winning the championship again tonight!"

"Kevin, if you come out to fool around, you will have to pay back sooner or later!"

Seeing the team's most relied-upon defense and rebounds being crushed, this was naturally something Kevin McHale couldn't accept, so he quickly called a long timeout and scolded the main players.

"No one can stay focused for 48 minutes in a game, but for the sake of the O'Brien Cup, you must grit your teeth and persevere tonight!"

Immediately afterwards, McHale called Artest and Gerrard over and whispered a few instructions. For the championship tonight, the Timberwolves must give everything they have.

Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, who is in the luxury box on the roof of the stadium, is naturally more excited about the Timberwolves winning the championship tonight.

The Timberwolves' championship in 04 brought about earth-shaking changes to the team, and its market value continued to rise. If the Timberwolves win the championship again this year, it will inevitably push the team's value to a new level.

The time on the timer was fixed at 9 minutes and 51 seconds in the final quarter, and with less than 600 seconds remaining, who could resist the temptation of the NBA championship?

Due to the rapid development of the NBA in the world in these two seasons, the team that wins the championship this year will receive a total of more than 800 million US dollars in bonuses from the league.

These bonuses are equally divided among the players, coaching staff and other staff of the winning team. Naturally, NBA players with annual salaries of hundreds or tens of millions will look down upon them.

But for those workers whose annual salary is only about $100,000, it is indeed a very rich reward.

The many celebrity fans in the front row of the auditorium felt more and more that the championship was approaching as the game progressed.

As the "King of New York" in the 90s, Patrick Ewing has never won a championship in his life. If he can witness Lin Fei leading the Knicks to win the championship tonight in the away game, he will have fulfilled one of his dreams.

Several of the greatest uncrowned kings of the NBA also came to the front row tonight, star-studded.

In addition to Ewing, Karl Malone, Stockton, Reggie Miller, George Gervin, including Charles Barkley sitting in front of the live commentary desk, are all representatives.

These stars are either in small ball markets, have bad luck, or their careers have always been suppressed by other superstars of the same era.

But when it comes to the most tragic uncrowned king, it has to be Lakers legend Elgin Baylor.

Baylor is in the Purple and Gold Army, the team with the second most championships in the NBA. It is true that he has never won a championship in his career. He has played in countless finals and lost all of them. No one else has experienced this.

It is precisely because they have never won a championship that these stars understand better the value of the NBA Finals tiebreaker and those fleeting opportunities that will never come again if they are missed.

After the timeout, the Timberwolves immediately raised their offensive and defensive intensity to the highest level. The offensive end rushed into the penalty area, and the defensive end decisively double-teamed Lin Fei, guarded the basket, and used infinite rotation to cut off the Knicks' passing.

As Eddie Curry was called for a foul during a scramble for rebounds, he eventually left the game with 6 fouls early, making the Knicks' lineup rotation even worse.

"At the same time, without the two All-Stars Eddy Curry and Stephon Marbury, the Knicks' situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable. Everything depends on Lin's final performance!"

"Can miracles happen again?"

With a 10:3 shock wave, the Timberwolves quickly established a huge advantage.

Knicks (90): (101) Timberwolves.

The cheers at the target center were overwhelming, and there were only the last 5 minutes left on the timer. It was clear that there was not much time left for the Knicks.

Seeing that the point difference had been stretched to double digits, Lin Fei no longer looked for open teammates after returning from the timeout, but called on his teammates to pick and roll and wait for opportunities to decisively play singles.

A long-distance three-point shot from the outside that was screened by Randolph missed the frame, but the Timberwolves also made mistakes in their counterattack. Lin Fei snatched the ball back again, and took advantage of Randolph's screen and shot another three-pointer. This time Finally there is.

"Shh!"

The eighth.

With this three-pointer, Lin Fei's personal score tonight also reached 47 points, and another 50+ in the finals is just around the corner.

"A terrifying super scorer, no one can limit Lin's scoring. The Knicks' only last hope tonight is Lin's explosion!"

"Isaiah Thomas went straight to a lineup of David Lee, Zach Randolph, Trevor Ariza and Jerome James at the end of the game and removed Quentin Richard. Sen and Nate Robinson!”

"This is obviously to use as complex and varied pick-and-rolls as possible to create opportunities for Lin to shoot. Since the Timberwolves' double-teaming prevents Lin from shooting, the Knicks will use constant pick-and-roll screens to allow Lin to shoot!"

"The only one who can really affect the outcome of tonight's tiebreaker is Lin!"

In the high-pitched commentary of the commentator, Ariza made great achievements on the defensive end, decisively double-teamed and stole the ball from Gerald Wallace, and quickly passed it to Lin Fei, who was quick to counterattack.

After Lin Fei got the ball, he walked as fast as flying. After crossing the midline, he stepped on the rhythm point and made a long-distance pursuit shot with horseback archery. The basketball flew across the sky and hit the net again.

"Shh!"

Ninth.

"omg, 50! Lin once again scored 50+. This is his third 50+ game in this round of finals!"

"The 1 points in G63 of the finals, the 4 points in G71 of the finals, and the 50 points in tonight's tiebreaker. Lin's scoring feast in the finals is still going on!"

"Hit a super long three-point shot from 12 meters away. The Lin we are familiar with is back again. Are the Timberwolves scared?"

With Lin Fei's two incredible three-pointers, the Knicks quickly chased the point difference to 5 points, and the suspense of the outcome of the game once again became confusing.

Naturally, Kevin McHale couldn't allow Lin Fei to hit consecutive three-pointers, so he quickly chose to call a long timeout.

The 20,000 fans in the Target Center Arena had their hearts in their throats at this time. Lin Fei's three-pointer was so accurate that it was really scary.

The regular season was reversed, and the finals G1 was reversed. These Timberwolves fans, under the huge three-point deterrent of Lin Fei, have become frightened birds.

Lin Fei was sweating profusely when he came off the court. He took the Gatorade handed over by Isaiah Thomas and took a quick sip. Nate Robinson personally wiped the sweat from Lin Fei's face with a towel.

"Well done guys, keep fighting like this and create space and opportunities for Lin to take action at all costs!"

On the Timberwolves side, McHale once again put his arms around Ron Artest's neck and whispered instructions in his ear.

"Ron, no one will remember the process of this finals. Believe what I say, as long as we win the championship, you will all be the heroes of this team and this city!"

Artest's expression was cold, and he obviously had objections to the coach's instructions. He spoke after a while:

"Coach, I'm so sorry, I won't do this!"

Although Artest is reckless, he is not stupid. What level of star is Lin Fei now? If he is seriously injured due to his outrageous behavior, I am afraid that he will not have a job in the NBA in the future.

A solid player, Artest came to the NBA to make money, not to sacrifice his reputation and future for a certain team.

Moreover, Artest truly admires Lin Fei.

McHale was so angry that he turned to look at Ray Allen and Gerald Wallace, but both of them turned their backs on each other.

Is this life really good? Why didn't McHale ask Garnett to come on directly?

McHale had no choice but to give up after thinking about it.

"Anyway, you guys have to fight tooth and nail to prevent Lin from dying, and we must not let him score another three-pointer!"

At this time, the high-definition four-sided screen on the roof of the stadium also displayed the latest top ten individual scores in the NBA Finals. Lin Fei's name has completely dominated the list.

First place: Lin Fei, 71 points.

Second place: Lin Fei, 63 points.

Third place: Elgin Baylor, 61 points.

Fourth place: Michael Jordan, 55 points.

Fifth place: Rick Barry, 55 points.

Sixth place: Jerry West, 53 points.

Seventh place: Lin Fei, 51 points.

Eighth place: Bob Pettit, 50 points.

Ninth place: Lin Fei, 50 points.

Tenth place: Lin Fei, 50 points (tonight).

Among the top ten scorers in a single game in the finals, Lin Fei has already occupied 5 seats and occupied the top two at the same time. His dominance in the finals is unprecedented and unprecedented.

Tonight's tie-break will be played in the last four minutes of the final quarter. Lin Fei's personal score is likely to be set at a higher standard in the end, or even another terrifying 4+.

I have to admit that the style of play in the small ball era has accelerated the offensive and defensive rhythm of the game, and the players' scores in each game have also increased accordingly.

But Lin Fei's exaggerated scoring dominance is the best compared to stars of any era.

"According to the data, including tonight's 50 points, Lin's personal total score in the finals has reached 795 points, surpassing James Worthy and rising to 11th place in history!"

"Lin really broke too many historical records in this year's finals. NBA history is being rewritten because of him!"

At the same time, the top ten individual scoring lists of the NBA Finals were also displayed on the high-definition four-sided screen in the stadium:

First place: Jerry West, 1679 points.

Second place: Kareem Jabbar, 1317 points.

Third place: Michael Jordan, 1176 points.

Fourth place: Elgin Baylor, 1161 points.

Fifth place: Bill Russell, 1151 points.

Sixth place: Sam Jones, 1143 points.

Seventh place: Tom Heinsohn, 1037 points.

Eighth place: John Havlicek, 1018 points.

Ninth place: Shaquille O'Neal, 1016 points.

Tenth place: Earvin Johnson, 971 points.

It can be seen that in the historical scoring list of the NBA Finals, most of them are the great gods of the ancient Lakers and Celtics, because these two teams are also the most frequent visitors to the Finals.

Bill Russell, Sam Jones, Heinsohn and Havlicek are all Celtics veterans.

Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic are all Lakers' all-time greats.

These 8 people have all participated in at least 8 finals, and Russell has the most 12 times in history.

The remaining two superstars in the top ten, O'Neal also won the first three championships with the Lakers, and his jersey will inevitably be retired by the Lakers. It can also be said that most of the Lakers stars.

Only Michael Jordan has won six championships with the Bulls. He is the only superstar among the top ten scorers in the history of the Finals who has nothing to do with the Yellow and Green Legion.

Lin Fei is currently ranked 795th with 971 points. Although he is still far behind the "Magician" who has points before him, as long as Lin Fei reaches the finals next time, he will surpass "Magician" with his scoring dominance. "The probability will be quite high.

The timeout came back quickly, and the main players of the two teams reappeared.

The Timberwolves continued to attack the penalty area. Facing the huge and slow-moving Jerome James, Garnett easily passed the defender with an acceleration and changed direction, flying to the basket and scoring two points.

"Shh!"

Although Jerome James's huge tonnage has a good effect in covering pick-and-rolls, he is quite poor defensively. It is difficult to move laterally, protect the frame very poorly, and grab rebounds poorly.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been sitting on the Knicks' bench for most of the season.

随着这次进攻拿下两分,加内特今晚的个人数据也来到了25分14篮板6助攻3封盖2抢断,表现始终全面。

The Knicks counterattacked, but Lin Fei, who was holding the ball, was double-teamed by the Timberwolves as soon as he crossed the center line.

This time, Lin Fei's eyes were sharp and he sensed the opportunity sharply. He made an extremely precise long pass. Ariza cut to the basket and avoided Garnett's defense, flying for a layup.

"Shh!"

With this assist, Lin Fei's personal assists tonight also reached 10, achieving a 50+10 double-double ahead of schedule.

The Timberwolves' offense deliberately delayed time. Ray Allen missed a three-pointer from the outside after taking advantage of the pick-and-roll. Garnett, who grabbed the offensive rebound, continued to delay the rhythm. His time-defeating breakthrough was interfered by David Lee but still failed.

"Bang!"

This time the defensive rebound was protected by Randolph, and Lin Fei took the ball and launched another counterattack.

"Bang!"

The continuous outside opportunities behind the screen were not very good. Lin Fei's shooting did not step on the rhythm point, and he still hit the iron.

The suffocating atmosphere lingered in every corner of the Target Center Arena. In the back-and-forth offensive and defensive battle between the two sides, the time on the timer quickly reached the last 1 minute and 57 seconds.

As Lin Fei singled out Garnett in a forced breakthrough, he made another difficult layup and scored the ball.

"Shh!"

The Knicks also narrowed the point difference to only 3 points.

Knicks (100): (103) Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves came back from a short timeout in 20 seconds and attacked from the frontline.

The Knicks' defensive attention was focused on the penalty area, but after Garnett grabbed the offensive rebound, he quickly distributed the ball to Szebiak, who was unguarded outside the three-point line at the top of the arc.

Sizebiak withstood the pressure at the critical moment, facing Lin Fei's quick pullback, with cold eyes before shooting.

"Shh!"

hit.

Knicks (100): (106) Timberwolves.

"Lin, I'm very sorry, tonight's championship belongs to the Timberwolves!"

Facing his best friend, Szebiak showed no mercy. This three-pointer was extremely valuable to the Timberwolves.

After a brief period of silence, the Target Center Arena suddenly erupted into cheers like a roaring tsunami.

The time on the timer was fixed at 1 minute and 40 seconds.

In the last 100 seconds of the final quarter, the Timberwolves led by 6 points at home and had a chance to win the championship, but the home fans did not dare to celebrate in advance.

History is always surprisingly similar. Lin Fei and his team were once again forced to the edge of the cliff.

Qin Dongmei and Taylor Swift, who were sitting in the front row on the sidelines, felt extremely nervous at this time, and their heart beats were obviously accelerating.

In the past three years, Qin Dongmei and Taylor Swift have witnessed Lin Fei's championship at the scene, but neither the Timberwolves in 04 nor the Heat in 05-06 were as difficult as tonight.

After all, Lin Fei in the 04 Finals had a superstar like Garnett, and All-Star teammates like Cassel, Madman and Szebiak.

In 05 and 06, Lin Fei was accompanied by historical superstars like Wade and O'Neal at the last moment of the finals.

But tonight, Lin Fei didn't have a star player around him.

After Marbury and Eddie Curry were both sent off, Lin Fei carried the team forward alone. His courage despite the thousands of people moving forward moved every Lin fan around the world at this moment.

What does it mean to be 100 points behind in the last 6 seconds?

The fans chose to believe in miracles and Lin Fei.


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