Phillip Sanders also called a long timeout, allowing Lin Fei to stand up and come on.
Szebiak, who has better physical fitness, had already entered the game three minutes ago and helped the team hit a jump shot.
In front of the live commentary desk,
Charles Barkley's voice suddenly became high-pitched, his eyes widened and his mouth widened:
"Lin is on the court, let us continue to experience the fear of being dominated by three-pointers!"
Kenny Smith laughed:
"Charles, let's make a bet? How many three-pointers do you think Lin can score tonight? Will it exceed the 7 in the last game?"
Buckley raised his eyebrows and said: "Kenny, do you also want to kiss the female donkey's skin? Then I can definitely help you!"
Kenny Smith: "No, no, no, I'd rather run around Staples Center wearing Spongebob's underwear!"
Buckley's eyes rolled around twice, and he nodded funnyly: "This is a good idea!"
"Lin's performance in the first quarter tonight was indeed very good, but I believe the Lakers' defense will create more trouble for him!"
"Even though he has hit three three-pointers in the first quarter, tonight I believe he will not hit more than the seven three-pointers in the last game. The physical fitness of Asian players will be the key to limiting him!"
Listening to Buckley's serious analysis, Kenny Smith next to him said:
"Charles, it seems you are still not a qualified Lin Chui!"
"Well, if Lin doesn't hit more than 7 three-pointers tonight, you will win!"
"If he hits more than 7 three-pointers, how about I win?"
"Flying Pig" Barkley was proud and confident: "Kenny, of course you can!"
"Whoever loses gets to put on Spongebob's underwear and run around Staples Center!"
"No problem, but Kenny, I still prefer wearing Mickey Mouse underwear!"
On the court, watching Lin Fei come on the court,
"Zen Master" also sent old fish Fisher here.
Tonight, Fisher will be on the same level as Lin Fei. "Zen Master" believes that until the end of the fight, Fisher's physical strength will give him the absolute upper hand.
In the last Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, the main players of the two Lakers teams were tired until the end. Lin Fei played the last 8 minutes with all his strength, which naturally took a big advantage in terms of physical strength.
But tonight, "Zen Master" believes that Lin Fei's shortcomings as an Asian defender will inevitably be exposed.
Timberwolves offense.
Lin Fei took advantage of Szebiak's strong cover in the left corner and slid across the baseline into the right corner.
"Whoosh!"
But at this time, there was no defensive player in the penalty area, and both O'Neal and Malone extended their defense.
The Wolf King, who was holding the ball in the high post, discovered that Lin Fei's baseline cut was an excellent opportunity to catch the ball and lay up.
So just one step before Lin Fei reached the basket, he quickly passed the ball over.
"Lin, pick it up!"
Lin Fei, who was originally going to run across the basket to the right corner, found that the Wolf King had actually handed the ball over in advance, and three black lines suddenly floated down his forehead.
This is obviously a misunderstanding of his cutting, and you want to give him the ball for a layup?
have to say,
Lin Fei's position at this time was an excellent opportunity to directly go for a layup after receiving the ball. O'Neal and Malone were near the axis area. Fisher was just a beat behind Szebiak's pursuit. Possible completion of capping.
But the crux of the problem is that Lin Fei's layup attribute is now 0...
If it were normal, this layup after receiving the ball from the air cut could be easily completed as long as you were not nervous.
But now Lin Fei not only doesn't have the ability to lay up, he doesn't even have the ability to dribble. If he doesn't make a layup immediately after receiving the ball, he also has no better choice.
These thoughts flew through his mind instantly. After receiving the pass from the Wolf King, Lin Fei slowed down, took one step under the basket, looked back at the moon, and made a reverse basket shot.
What Lin Fei didn't expect was that the ball hit the backboard at an absurd angle, and the force of the shot was obviously stronger.
The basketball bounced directly across the bridge and flew high over the basket.
Lin Fei's face was full of embarrassment. The 0-point attribute of this layup was really outrageous.
It seems like his muscle memory for layups has been completely obliterated by the system.
The Wolf King who passed the ball from the high post also frowned instantly. Lin Fei's three-point shot was so accurate, why was his layup so long?
However, in the next moment, Szebiak, who followed up from the left, jumped high, grabbed the basketball and directly sent it for a make-up dunk.
"Boom!"
The Wolf King's eyes suddenly lit up. It turned out that Lin Fei was making a pretentious pass!
How dare you do this in the Western Conference Finals? The show of Tihua!
Lin Fei also breathed a sigh of relief, turned over and gave Sizebiak a high-five. When he returned to defense, he leaned into his ear and whispered thanks:
"Wally, thanks to you, otherwise I would have made a big fool of myself just now!"
Szebiak laughed and said: "Lin, I remember you said that I was bad at layups!"
Lin Fei was slightly moved: "You still understand me!"
After some exchanges with the staff in front of the technical desk, they finally chose to add an assist to Lin Fei's data column.
According to NBA rules, assisting a teammate to score after a rebound needs to be viewed on a case-by-case basis.
If player A has an obvious shooting action, misses the ball and bounces back, and teammate B responds with a dunk, this will not be counted as an assist from player A, but a missed shot will be recorded.
But if player A is obviously not going for the basket, but uses the backboard to find an angle to assist his teammate in dunking, this will usually be recorded as an assist for player A and a rebound and 2 points for player B.
The reason why the technical desk recorded Lin Fei's assist was because they thought it was such a simple air cut and reverse layup, but Lin Fei's angle of hitting the board was so outrageous.
For a player with excellent three-point accuracy, it obviously cannot be judged as the opponent's missed layup.
So an assist should be recorded.
Lin Fei didn't expect that his three-point accuracy would indirectly bring an assist.
Passing with 0 attributes can also get assists. Sure enough, any magical situation may happen in the game.
In Lin Fei’s view,
It was precisely because of his precise three-pointers and sharp off-the-ball movement that the Lakers' defensive formation unconsciously expanded, causing a backyard fire.
This gave the Timberwolves a chance for Lin Fei to miss a layup on an air cut, and Szebiak could calmly make up the dunk.
In D'Antoni's magic ball theory, dunks and layups under the basket, as well as three-pointers from outside, are the two ways to maximize profits.
Shots from the mid-range area between the three-point line and the basket are the most efficient.
Lin Fei thought that when his free throw attribute increased to above 90, the basketball attribute that he should improve most next might be layups.
There are three-pointers from the outside and various layups under the basket. This is the strongest off-ball attacker under the magic ball theory.
Of course, defensive attributes are also important, but you still have to be down-to-earth and take it step by step.
Phillip Saunders, who was standing on the sidelines, also believed that Lin Fei's reflexive rebound just now was a fancy assist to Szebiak.
Dare to pass such a ball in a high-end arena like the Western Conference Finals, and he is still a rookie and undrafted.
While Philip Sanders wanted to criticize Lin Fei for taking too many risks, he also admired his steady mentality.
The Timberwolves coach, who was kind to the "Wolf King" Garnett, became more and more fond of Lin Fei, a Chinese player.
If the Timberwolves lose tonight in G6 of the Western Conference Finals, the season will be over.
The first thing Flip Saunders has to do is to help the management sign Lin Fei as soon as possible.
The "Zen Master" was obviously not satisfied with the team's defense. He missed the penalty area and was taken out of the back door by Lin Fei. He missed an empty basket and deliberately hit the board to assist his teammate for a dunk.
This is simply more annoying than Lin Fei scoring a three-pointer...
O'Neal obviously got angry and penetrated the loopholes in the Timberwolves' zone defense. This time he got stuck in the penalty area savagely, received a pass from Kobe, and then made another violent dunk.
"Boom!"
O'Neal grabbed the basket tightly with both hands, raised his legs high, roared domineeringly, and the entire basketball stand shook violently.
"Beep!"
The referee blew the whistle and gave O'Neal a technical foul for catching the basket for more than three seconds.
Szebiak, who has the highest free throw percentage on the Timberwolves side, stepped to the free throw line and hit the extra free throw.
"Uh-huh!"
In the subsequent offensive rounds of the Timberwolves, Lin Fei did not get a chance to catch the ball.
But the Timberwolves' overall shooting percentage has increased.
Sizebiak, who scored 3 points in a row, may have been influenced by Lin Fei, and he played more and more actively tonight.
In the last 10 seconds of the second quarter, the Timberwolves executed the last attack of the first half.
Hoiberg brought the ball to the frontcourt, and the ball was once again given to the Wolf King in the high position for support.
After Szebiak and Lin Fei crossed each other at a 45-degree angle, Fisher did not catch up with Lin Fei.
And Devin George also subconsciously blocked the Wolf King's passing line to Lin Fei.
At this time, Szebiak retreated to the three-point line, received Garnett's outside pass, and decisively started a three-pointer.
"Uh-huh!"
hit.
The ball went in and the lights came on, and the first half was over.
Timberwolves (45): (44) Lakers.
Entering the halftime break with a 1-point lead.
Staples Arena became quiet, and an ominous premonition filled the hearts of the home Lakers fans.
Lin Fei rushed up and high-fived Sizebiak: "Wally, you did a great job!"
Szebiak also smiled happily: "Lin, learn from you!"
Although Lin Fei played 5 minutes in the second quarter, he did not take a single shot and did not score a point. He only had 1 assist and 1 foul on the data column.
But anyone who knows football can see that he is crucial and indispensable to the team's offense.
Both Wolf King and "Madman" also showed their domineering side, roaring at the Lakers bench:
"Hey guys, we're here to win tonight!"
"Kobe, for the Game 7 the day after tomorrow, I will give your wife and children three Target Center front row tickets for free!"
In a luxurious box on the roof of the museum.
A middle-aged black man in his fifties, wearing a silver suit, was sitting on the sofa smoking a cigar, his eyes burning, and he said to the new general manager of the team beside him:
"Reeve, I suddenly have a bold idea. In the new season, the Bobcats will build a team around Lin. How about it?"
This middle-aged man is Robert Johnson, worth 500 million, and the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats who will officially enter the league in the new season.
As we all know,
Before the 2004-05 season, the league had only 29 teams. With the addition of the Bobcats, it officially had 30 teams, 15 in the West and 15 in the East.
Bobcats general manager for the new season, Cheryl Reeve, smiled awkwardly and said:
"Boss, how can an off-ball player who can only run and shoot three-pointers become the core of a team?"
"Besides, Lin is an Asian undrafted player with average physical fitness. It will be difficult for him to adapt to the high-intensity regular season of the NBA. Injury factors have to be taken into consideration!"
General Manager Reeve shook his head and smiled bitterly in his heart. There is only one boss who doesn't understand football. He dares to use an undrafted draft pick like Lin Fei as the core of the team!