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

Erin Andrews really felt that Lin Fei was very handsome at this moment, and the cheers and applause in the Target Center Arena lasted forever.

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 knows Darko Milicic, who was the second pick among the 03 rookies 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 iron rule that the league has been adhering to for many years that "the number one pick in the rankings must be the best".

The Detroit Pistons management's draft vision 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 Serbian genius center, has difficulty adapting to the high intensity of the NBA playoffs.

Throughout the Eastern Conference finals, Darko Milicic did not get a single minute of playing time. Compared with Lin Fei, who was an undrafted player in the same class, it was a huge difference.

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 pick in the new class is an honor that I, an undrafted player, never expected!"

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

Detroit.

The Palace of Auburn Hills.

This is the home of the Detroit Pistons.

It was still five months before the world-famous "Palace of Auburn Hills Incident" took place, and the arena in the suburbs was quiet and peaceful inside and outside.

The Pistons have risen rapidly this season. After the "Roaring King" Rasheed Wallace was traded at the end of the regular season, the Pistons' five tigers were officially formed.

Although they only won 54 games 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 three days in advance. Compared with the Timberwolves who just concluded the tiebreaker, they are obviously waiting to work.

The video analysis room of the arena at this time.

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

As early as when the Lakers were leading 3:1, the Pistons determined that they would definitely face the Lakers with F4 in the finals.

Double Wallace is also racking his brains on how to defend O'Neal.

But what the Pistons players didn't expect was that undrafted Lin Fei came out of nowhere and pulled the Timberwolves back from the edge of the cliff for two consecutive games.

This led to the Timberwolves' victory in 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:

"I didn't expect that the Timberwolves actually reversed course and eliminated the Lakers. Do you want me to go against the number one pick in the finals? This is so cool. I will definitely beat him!"

"Roaring King" Rasheed Wallace couldn't help but feel "thumping" in his heart. He really couldn't do it against the Wolf King, but he could never give in in front of his teammates and coaches:

"The best thing is to play against the Timberwolves. I have never admired this guy Kevin. He deserves to win the regular season MVP? What 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 high school student Garnett was the No. 5 pick.

The 1995 NBA draft can be said to be the year of the power forward. Except for the Wolf King and the Roaring King,

The No. 1 pick, Joe Smith, and the No. 2 pick, Antonio McDyess, are also All-Star power forwards.

Richard Hamilton is 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 can beat Lin Fei in an instant.

"To be honest, I feel that the Timberwolves are harder to beat than the Lakers. If it weren't for Sam Cassel's injury, the Lakers might have been defeated 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 the peak of his career in Detroit after six seasons of wandering.

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

"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 completely destroy the Timberwolves' back line on both offense and defense!"

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

Billups is 1.91 meters tall but weighs more than 90 kilograms. He is quite strong and strong on defense and has been selected to the All-Defensive Team twice.

Unlike Kobe's sharp defense, Billups is better at defending players without the ball, and his wisdom is everywhere on both offense and defense.

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' top five, the honest second-round pick Darko Milicic didn't even expect to have a chance to play in the finals.

But when I heard on the TV screen, a beautiful reporter from ESPN took the initiative to compare him with Lin Fei, and Lin Fei said passionately 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 was unable to 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 at full capacity, and only scored 1 point through free throws. From the beginning of the Eastern Conference Finals, he was removed from the 12-man roster by the team and was completely abandoned.

Looking at Lin Fei again, although he was also on the bench for a season, he seized the opportunity starting 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 No. 2 pick and the undrafted pick.

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

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 defeated the Lakers 4:3 and entered the finals quickly spread throughout the United States and around the world. NBA fans everywhere are eagerly anticipating the arrival of 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, there is one emperor and one courtier.

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

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

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

Under the crazy hype from newspapers and magazines from all over the world, the Timberwolves vs. Pistons Finals game was full of gimmicks.

Comparing the two teams' star power, playing enjoyment and star talkativeness, the Timberwolves are obviously higher than the Pistons.

#Timberwolves defeated the Lakers with 29 points in the tiebreaker, achieving the first 1:3 comeback in the history of the NBA Western Conference Finals. The OK combination may part ways#

#天朝 undrafted Lin scored 10 three-pointers in the Western Conference Finals tiebreaker, breaking the NBA playoff record for three-pointers in a single game#

#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 stated that the top three forwards in the league are Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Webber, and new MVP Kevin Garnett is not among them#

# Target Center Arena Finals G1 ticket price exceeded $720 on average, and many tickets were sold out within half a day#

#Never underestimate the heart of a championship! 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 medicine. He was holding a glass of brandy in his hand, his eyes were half-squinted, and he seemed to be in a state of ecstasy.

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

At this moment, he finally understood the meaning of the ancient Chinese proverb "Accompanying the 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-player trade with the Phoenix Suns.

Among them, the Knicks sent Antonio McDyess, Howard Isley, Richard Ward, Marcy Lampie, two first-round draft 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, Marbury and the team's performance obviously failed to satisfy the general manager and 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 had paid attention to Lin Fei as early as G6 of the Western Conference Finals, and the Knicks also offered Qin Dongmei a three-year contract worth 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 want to decide on the number 22 of the Timberwolves. Ask his agent how much he wants. He can sign him with an annual salary of less than 500 million!"

"There is also the issue of the head coach. Lenny Wilkens is a complete idiot. I must find a reliable head coach 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 fails to reach the Eastern Conference Finals next season, pack up your bags and leave!"

James Dolan Not Satisfied With Isaiah Thomas' Abilities,

After all, Joe Dumars has achieved great success as the general manager of the Pistons, while his former teammates have been useless.

Isaiah Thomas looked embarrassed. He originally had a good impression of Lin Fei, but when the boss appointed him like this, he always felt that this player was worthless!

Miami.

Marina beach bathing beach.

Four tall black men, wearing swimming trunks and sunglasses, sat under an umbrella, drinking coconut water 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 friends. After entering the league, they quickly became friends with "Flash" Wade.

Now that the offseason has entered early, 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 green. He was born at the end of December 84, 12 months younger than Lin Fei.

"Lin is a player with real potential. I have already suggested that the team management pursue him in 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, and they are only one win behind the eighth-place Celtics in the Eastern Conference.

James scored 20.9 points, 5.9 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 steals. He narrowly beat Melo Anthony and was elected the 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, second-year Carlos Boozer has also improved rapidly, averaging 15.5 points and 11.4 rebounds per game, firmly establishing himself as the team's second leader.

It's just that the arrival of James has reduced Boozer's shooting power, and conflicts between the two are inevitable.

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

Carmelo Anthony also had wonderful statistics of 21 points and 6.1 rebounds this season, and he entered the playoffs with the Nuggets as the eighth seed in the Western Conference, but lost to the Timberwolves 1:4 in the first round.

"I don't believe that China's undrafted three-pointers can continue to be accurate. The Detroit Pistons are a team that can make unlimited defense changes. Lin's three-pointers on screens will be greatly restricted by then!"

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

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

"I'm quite 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 to Lin Feilai, Wade is naturally looking forward to teaming up with "Big Shark" O'Neal.

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

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

Although he was selected to the NCAA's All-Freshman Team, Chris Paul was not favored by scouts and experts in this year's draft pick simulation, and was only ranked in the first half of the second round.

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

"A ball-free player like Lin is best suited to partner with an excellent point guard. After I enter the league, I will definitely try to join forces with him if I have the opportunity!"

"But I'm still looking forward to his performance in the finals. Can his magical three-pointers really continue to be accurate?"

……

Because the NBA finals time 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 plans to wait until the first game of the finals starts and then make a decision based on the actual situation on the court.

To the delight of the Timberwolves coaching staff,

"Alien" Cassel's back injury has improved and he is expected to be able to play within 1 minutes in G25 of the finals.

Defensive star Trenton Hassell has also recovered from a minor concussion and successfully entered the Timberwolves' 1-man activated roster in G12 of the Finals.

The Timberwolves' regular season record this season is second in the Western Conference, 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.

In the league's 2004 timeline, the finals schedule was still a 2-3-2 format.

After playing the first two games at the Timberwolves' home court, they flew to the Detroit Pistons to play three consecutive games, and then returned to the Timberwolves' home court 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 advantage 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, Flip Saunders gave the Timberwolves a fatal order, that is, they must win the first two home games of the Finals without allowing any mistakes.

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