Kobe clenched his fists, his eyes were fierce, and his generous and sexy lower lip was shining with bloodlust.
Black Mamba and "Zen Master" had the same idea. He must strangle Lin Fei at the last moment of the game and let him hit the rookie wall.
In Kobe's view, Lin Fei's tireless use of screens to intersperse runs has a distinct image of "Mask Man" Hamilton.
And Richard Hamilton of the Detroit Pistons, a genius who can score 50 points without the ball in just 5 dribbles in the entire game,
In fact, it is the shooting guard that Kobe is least willing to guard. He can outrun you to death.
Lin Fei's current ability to move without the ball may not be as good as Hamilton's, and the speed and endurance of his Asian players may not be at the same level as Hamilton's.
But the accuracy of this three-point shot was far ahead of Hamilton's mid-range shot.
Coupled with yesterday's battle at Tianwangshan in the Eastern Conference finals,
The Detroit Pistons also defeated the Indiana Pacers by 18 points, and Hamilton scored 33 points with a shooting rate of over 55%.
If this momentum continues, Kobe will probably face off against Hamilton in this year's finals.
If you want to win the championship, no matter how unwilling you are to guard, you have to go for it.
Tonight I just happened to try my hand at Lin Fei, who has a similar style. This was also Kobe's plan.
Even if the cost is losing the game.
"Zen Master" touched his chin thoughtfully. His decision was not impulsive.
Because even if Kobe is not allowed to strangle Lin Fei to death, it may be even harder for the Lakers to win back tonight.
The momentum of the Timberwolves' go-ahead lead has been difficult to suppress.
all in all.
Returning to G6 of the Western Conference Finals at home will be a foolproof guarantee for the Los Angeles Lakers.
At the same time, he can sell one more home game tickets, which is a profit of tens of millions of dollars.
The current "Zen Master" Phil Jackson's status in the Lakers is not just as simple as the head coach.
After LOGO man Jerry West left Memphis, Phil Jackson has been able to intervene in management matters with the help of the power of his girlfriend Jenny Buss.
Timberwolves courtside,
Philip Sanders naturally did not expect that "Zen Master" would make a desperate move at the last moment and let Kobe Bryant defend Lin Fei.
But he still insisted on the strategy of playing team tactics, hoping that Lin Fei's terrifying three-point firepower can continue to contain the Lakers' defense.
Let the three main players, Wolf King, Madman and Sizebiak, stabilize the situation and try to win the game.
Although he only played for less than 5 minutes, Lin Fei was already sweating profusely due to his constant running and shooting.
It seems that the physical talent in the system personal panel only has 50 points of physical fitness.
It is indeed a fatal factor that restricts Lin Fei from playing for a long time in the game.
It's a pity that physical fitness is a physical talent and cannot be increased through free attribute points.
It can only be improved by training day and night.
Trenton Hassell, who was sitting on the Timberwolves bench, took the initiative to hand Lin Fei a towel.
But the Timberwolves' starting shooting guard was not really happy for Lin Fei's outburst. Instead, he was a little worried about his situation.
Hassell, who is in his third year this season, is a second-round pick, but with his dedicated defense, he has secured his starting position in the Timberwolves.
He can start with All-Stars such as Wolf King, Cassell and Sprewell, and averages nearly 30 minutes per game in the regular season.
This is a very valuable experience for Hassell, who happens to be in a contract year this season.
As long as he can maintain stable performance, he can definitely sign a big contract with an annual salary of no less than 4 million in the offseason.
After all, he is a second-round pick, and Hassell's annual salary this season is only over $900,000.
With Cassel's injury in the Western Conference Finals, Hassell got an opportunity to perform. Although the team lost in the last game, he scored 12 points on 5 of 10 shots.
On the defensive end, Hassell is the main outside defender of the Timberwolves, and can share more dirty work with the "madman".
Hassel and Lin Fei are actually facing the same situation.
To be honest, whether the team wins or loses, and whether it can win the championship, really has nothing to do with role players like them.
Being able to show one's worth and sign a satisfactory contract is the biggest motivation for low-level players.
After all, Hassell was also born in a black slum, and money is what the poor crave most.
But in tonight's game, even though Hassell defended hard enough, he made 0 of 5 shots and failed to score a single point while having continuous wide open shots on the offensive end.
As a result, they were completely let out by the Lakers, and heavy defensive pressure was piled on the Wolf King and Madman.
This is why Flip Saunders had no choice but to put the defensive Trenton Hassell on the bench at the end of the game and replaced Floyd and Lin Fei.
Because the Timberwolves need to chase points, and the defense cannot score.
It doesn't matter that Lin Fei broke out this time, but if he shoots three-pointers so accurately every time in the future, it will definitely affect his playing time and performance opportunities!
Hassell is an honest black player. He does not blame Lin Fei for his outburst. He can only blame himself for not being able to seize the many open shots tonight.
If he could hit two of those five shots, Flip Saunders wouldn't replace him, right?
Thinking of this, Hassel was really envious of Lin Fei's hot three-point touch, which made him drool.
Lin Fei naturally didn't notice the complicated expression changes in Hasel's eyes, and just wiped the sweat on his face in a hurry.
Then I heard the referee blowing the whistle to end the 20-second pause.
Players from both teams returned to the court.
Phillip Sanders also saw that Lin Fei was tired, but fortunately there were only the last 3 minutes of the game left.
The physical fitness of Asian defenders is indeed a problem. It seems that when using Lin Fei next, we still need to control the playing time and nodes.
At the same time, Phillip Sanders turned his head and glanced at Trenton Hassell, who was sitting on the bench with a somewhat lonely expression, and shook his head helplessly.
Compared with Lin Fei, Hassell is a completely different perimeter defensive player.
One can score like crazy, but has almost no defense.
A player who can match up with Kobe on the defensive end is willing to do the dirty work, but it is difficult to score.
If Lin Fei and Hassell can become one player, they will definitely be future NBA superstars.
No longer paying attention to this impossible idea, Phillip Sanders' eyes instantly shifted to the tense competition field, and he was suddenly surprised and delighted.
"Zen Master" actually asked Kobe to guard Lin Fei?
On the court, the Lakers quickly scored two points on offense. Back on the defensive end, Kobe followed Lin Fei closely, using his strong body to collide with the opponent and squeeze Lin Fei's running space.
"Chinese boy, don't you fucking try to score another point on me tonight!"
Feeling the collision with Kobe's arm muscles, Lin Fei's body was indeed suffering a bit.
In this case, Lin Fei simply squatted in the bottom corner. This was originally the head coach's original arrangement for him to play.
Seeing Lin Fei squatting in the weak side corner, bending over with his hands on his knees, he suddenly stopped breathing.
"Keep running, why don't you stop running?"
Kobe stuck close to him, his nerves were tight, and he didn't give Lin Fei a chance to suddenly start running back.
Lin Fei smiled and shook away the sweat on his long eyelashes, and said to Kobe calmly and calmly:
"No more running, I'm a little tired, let's take a rest!"
But Kobe didn't dare to relax at all, and secretly said in his heart that I believe you.
However, at this moment, the crisp sound of brushing the net came from behind Kobe, and a smile appeared on Lin Fei's face.
"Madman" singled out Payton on the strong side and made a solid mid-range turnaround jump shot.
"Uh-huh!"
The Timberwolves regained the lead to 6 points.
For "Madman"'s score, Kobe didn't even feel angry at all.
In his subconscious, he even believed that as long as Lin Fei didn't hit another three-pointer, it would be a completely acceptable result.
However, the Timberwolves are getting closer and closer to winning.
O'Neal was fouled by Shaq on the offensive end. This time, Shaq, who stepped to the free throw line, was rare and made two free throws.
"Uh-huh!"
"Uh-huh!"
It’s just that the Timberwolves came to the offensive end,
With Lin Fei's defensive restraint on Kobe, the outside also got more opportunities.
Sizebiak took advantage of the Wolf King's cover, bent his bow and arrow at the three-point line at the top of the arc, and hit a trademark three-pointer straight into the net.
"Uh-huh!"
Timberwolves fans in the audience pumped their fists and cheered, applauding their own All-Star shooter.
"Haha, the impact of Lin scoring six three-pointers in a row was so powerful that I almost forgot that Wally is the three-point king of our Timberwolves team!"
"Szebiak, the team's best three-point shooter, is likely to be snatched away by Lin soon!"
"The NBA needs heroes. All the three-pointers Szebiak has made this season combined, I'm afraid they are not as shocking and meaningful as Lin's six consecutive three-pointers!"
"I sincerely hope that Lin's outbreak is not a flash in the pan, so that our Timberwolves really have a chance to reverse the Lakers and reach the finals!"
