On the court, amid the noise of these Pistons fans, Lin Fei drew his sword out of its sheath and once again staged a classic scene.
This time it was an elevator door screen near the high post on the right side. Szebiak took advantage of the referee's hidden movements that were easily overlooked and moved the screen to successfully delay Hamilton again.
Probably because he had reaped the benefits of his last dive, Hamilton took advantage of the situation and fell to the ground again this time, because Szebiak obviously committed a mobile screen foul.
Coupled with his exaggerated falling action, he believed that the referee would not miss it.
In fact, the referee did see it, but the whistle did not sound.
Even Joey Crawford was looking closely at Lin Fei, who took the screen and ran to a position two meters away from the three-point line at the top of the arc, expecting him to hit another super long three-pointer.
Seeing that the referee didn't call, Hamilton could only jump up quickly and chase Lin Fei again. How could he have time?
Larry Brown on the sidelines frowned. He was very dissatisfied with Hamilton's diving to get a foul.
Because once it fails, it will be completely out of position defensively.
But this time Rasheed Wallace at the top of the arc switched defense very actively, and quickly rushed forward under the anesthesia of a closed needle.
"Whoosh!"
Cassel's pass was also very timely. Lin Fei could have had enough time and opportunity to take off and hit another one in the moment Rasheed pounced on him.
But Cassel's pass was too difficult to avoid Billups' steal. Lin Fei failed to catch the ball in the first pass, and then quickly adjusted.
But just this 0.3 second adjustment was enough for Rasheed Wallace's tall and strong body to quickly get on the defense.
The long arms of "Roaring Heavenly Lord" covered the sky and the sun, completely covering the space where Lin Fei could take action.
"Boy, don't you fucking think about hitting another three-pointer over my head tonight, I will never give you this chance again!"
The space for his shot was completely blocked by Rasheed Wallace, which made Lin Fei panic immediately and quickly turned around to look for his teammates.
When the ball turned over, Lin Fei had actually moved his pivot foot, but at this critical moment, the referee once again selectively ignored these small flaws.
Cassel quickly rushed up to respond, but just when Lin Fei was about to pass the ball out, Rasheed Wallace behind him rushed up sideways, his long arms falling like a scalpel.
"Snapped!"
The ball was stabbed directly to the floor by Wallace. When he bent down to pick up the ball, Lin Fei gritted his teeth and quickly grabbed it, stretched out his hand and slapped the ball outward.
This time, the ball hit the target, and Cassel came to the outside to connect.
"Whoosh!"
Lin Fei's eyes flashed and he kept moving. He turned over from the center and rushed straight to the right sideline of the court. He was 12 meters away from the basket and received Cassel's second pass.
This time, Lin Fei no longer had any defense in the first three meters.
He calmly took off, bent his bow and nocked an arrow. His muscles and nerves quickly adjusted the strength and angle of his shot, and he raised his hand to shoot a super long three-pointer.
The basketball flew through the 12-meter-long sky, and in the eyes of every home Pistons fan, it seemed to turn into the wolf head of the Timberwolves' LOGO. With a shrill roar, it pounced on its prey.
"Uh-huh!"
The eighth.
A nearly missed attack indirectly led to Lin Fei's super long three-pointer from 12 meters away tonight.
Three consecutive outside three-pointers were farther each time, completely diluting the momentum of the Pistons' crazy counterattack.
After the shot landed, Lin Fei's eyes were cold and stern, he turned over and punched the Pistons fans in the audience, shouting angrily and swearing directly for the Wolf King and "Madman":
“Fuck you, fuck you Detroit!”
The Pistons fans in the audience were excited and punched and insulted Lin Fei on the court.
"Damn it, is this kid still a human? He almost made a mistake, but he can still get in?"
"I was waiting for the Pistons to counterattack the fast break, but I didn't expect this guy to score another one. How far is this position from the basket? There must be at least an Atlantic Ocean in the middle, right?"
"It's too crazy. This guy is simply too crazy. Don't stop me, you guys. Let me rush onto the court and fight this Chinese kid directly! Don't stop me!"
"You have to go quickly, who the hell is stopping you?"
"What about the sexy beauty who just said that all the men at the scene where Lin scored the three-pointer can sleep with him?"
"You know what you've seen. Does this bitch want to go back on her word?"
"Forget it, to be honest, I'm afraid of getting sick!"
As Lin Fei hit three consecutive three-pointers, coupled with his fist-pumping and roaring to boost his momentum, the fighting spirit of the Timberwolves' main players was rekindled, and everyone was firmly united.
Timberwolves (92): (80) Pistons.
The lead reached 12 points again.
Larry Brown couldn't hold his breath anymore and got up and asked the referee to call another long timeout.
Darrick Martin, Hoiberg, Medsey and Johnson on the Timberwolves bench stood up and applauded excitedly, and handed Lin Fei towels and Gatorade as he walked onto the court.
Fred Hoiberg even rushed forward excitedly and kissed Lin Fei's right hand:
"Lin, these hands of yours have definitely been kissed by God! So do I also indirectly kiss God?"
Darrick Martin knelt down on one knee and wiped Lin Fei's AJ basketball shoes with a towel in a funny way.
In front of the commentary desk, Charles Barkley was in high spirits. It seemed that he had made the right bet on Lin Fei's outburst again tonight.
"The whole game is about this. Lin Fei only played for 11 minutes and already made 8 of 10 three-pointers and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 27 points!"
"It's only 2 points away from tying his personal finals G2 record of 29 points!"
"With the last 6 minutes of the game left, I believe Lin will definitely have a chance to break his personal scoring record tonight and win a rare 30+ in a single game in the finals!"
Kenny Smith next to him also praised:
"Lin's three-pointer is truly unprecedented. It is a three-point performance in the finals that is destined to go down in history in the entire NBA history!"
"Counting 7 three-pointers in G1 of the finals, 8 three-pointers in G2, and 1 three-pointer in G3, Lin has hit a total of 24 three-pointers in this round of finals!"
"With just one more hit, Lin will be able to set a new record and become the player with the most three-pointers in a single round of NBA finals in NBA history!"
"This record is destined to belong to Timberwolves No. 22, and he still has the opportunity to refresh the record to more than 30!"
"It is said that the closer you are to the basket, the higher your shooting percentage, but Lin's appearance seems to have completely broken this truth that has been true for the NBA for 60 years!"
This side of heaven.
Director Zhang and Yu Jia in the five live broadcast rooms were naturally very excited about Lin Fei's four three-pointers in the first half of the final quarter, and kept shouting that the familiar Lin Fei was back.
"Looking at it like this, Lin Fei is likely to hit a three-pointer tonight and continue to set the NBA Finals record for three-pointers in a single game!"
"I remember that the number of three-pointers made in a single game in the entire NBA playoffs was only 9. As long as Lin Fei hits another three-pointer, he can directly tie this record!"
"The most important thing is Lin Fei's scoring efficiency. He scored 27 points on 10 shots in 11 minutes. This should be another finals record, right?"
"With 10 or less shots, Lin Fei should be the highest-scoring player in the NBA Finals!"
Yu Jia beside him asked with a smile: "Coach Zhang, if Lin Fei can get a 30+ game tonight, he can lead the team to defend the victory even though the Wolf King and Sprewell are expelled!"
"In your opinion, does Lin Fei still have a chance to win the finals MVP award?"
As Chinese fans, we are actually more concerned about Lin Fei's personal performance and data than the Timberwolves' championship, and whether he can win the honor of the Finals MVP.
After all, in terms of personal honors throughout the NBA,
The weight of the Finals MVP is still very important. Even if it is not as good as the regular season MVP, it is still an award that many superstars dream of.
The boss of the Timberwolves has always been the Wolf King. If the Timberwolves win the championship, then the one who benefits the most will naturally be the Wolf King.
And if Lin Fei can win the Finals MVP award based on his personal performance, he will still win this award in his rookie season as a Chinese undrafted player.
Then there will definitely be a huge bonus to Lin Fei's historical status and his signing with a new club during the offseason.
You must know that looking at the entire history of the NBA, there are many players who won championships with their teams in their rookie seasons, but there are players who won championships and won FMVP in their rookie seasons.
There is only one "Magic" Johnson.
In fact, Director Zhang has been paying attention to the trend of the FMVP list. At this time, his face was full of red light and he analyzed:
“This can only be said to be promising, but it’s not very promising!”
"After all, judging from the current situation, Lin Fei's downturn in G3 and absence in G4 have made his overall data worse than the Wolf King!"
"And the NBA has always been a business league. Compared to the regular season MVP, the selection of this finals MVP is relatively arbitrary!"
"Kevin Garnett is the regular season MVP this season and has always been the soul of the Timberwolves. So if the Timberwolves win the championship in the end, the FMVP will probably have to go to Garnett!"
"Even though Lin Fei's personal scoring average exceeds that of the Wolf King, in terms of other statistics, the Wolf King is obviously much more comprehensive than Lin Fei. In this aspect, Lin Fei is incomparable!"
"And from a practical point of view, the Wolf King is the absolute core of the Timberwolves on both offense and defense in this round of finals. His significance is not entirely reflected in scoring!"
"If the Timberwolves can win the championship, the Wolf King will indeed have to pay more than Lin Fei, and his role will be greater!"
Look back to the Palace of Auburn Hills.
The game entered the last 6 minutes, and the Detroit Pistons, who were trailing by 12 points, did not give up and were ready to make a last ditch effort.
Relying on the advantage of the inside, Rashid and Okur played a twin-tower strategy in the low post, tricking Olowokandi to complete a violent dunk.
"Boom!"
10 points.
Looking back, it was Lin Fei and Olowokandi's high pick-and-roll.
Flip Saunders quickly changed the offensive strategy during this timeout, allowing the team to focus on breakthroughs in the penalty area. Lin Fei disrupted the opponent's defensive formation through movement and screens on the outside, and then caught the Pistons by surprise.
But this time, Olowokandi, who followed the pass, failed to catch Cassel's pass and made a direct mistake when his butter hand went out of bounds.
Phillip Saunders on the sidelines shook his head and sighed, Olowokandi's skills are too rough.
He still said that if the Nigerian No. 1 pick could work one-tenth as hard as Lin Fei in training, he would now be at least on the level of Rasheed Wallace.
Cassel patted Olowokandi warmly on the back when he returned to defense and gave him enough encouragement.
Tonight's G5 finals has been played, and Olowokandi has played for more than 40 minutes. Throughout this round of finals, Olowokandi is also the most tiring and hard-working model worker.
Whether it's the struggle between the basket and the base, it is convenient for the Wolf King to grab more rebounds and launch counterattacks faster.
Whether he was in a high position to provide cover for Lin Fei and "Madman", Olowokandi was conscientious and did all the dirty work.
His importance to the Timberwolves cannot be reflected by statistics.
In this regard, as a rookie, Lin Fei is indeed much luckier than the "parallel import number one".
The Pistons launched a fierce offensive again.
Okur brought Olowokandi to the high post. Billups made a through pass during the breakthrough process, throwing away Lin Fei and cutting to the basket. Hamilton easily caught the ball and made a layup.
"Uh-huh!"
Unlike Lin Fei, who only has a single technical ability of running and shooting three-pointers from the outside,
Hamilton is also a sharp knife when cutting to the basket, often decisively delivering key blows when the opponent's penalty area defense force is insufficient.
Precisely because Lin Fei does not have this ability without the ball, he is more focused on chasing Hamilton's movements in the high post and outside the penalty area to limit the opponent's ability to catch the ball.
As for Hamilton's air cuts, there is no good way to limit them.
With the Timberwolves having the Wolf King on the defensive end, it is naturally difficult for Hamilton to have a chance to score by cutting and catching the ball.
But now that the Timberwolves' penalty area is no longer guarded by the Wolf King, Hamilton's air cuts have become more convenient.
The Pistons came up with a 4:0 wave, and the point difference was quickly caught up to 8 points.
When the Timberwolves came to the offensive end, they still implemented Flip Saunders' offensive strategy. Olowokandi raised the top of the arc to cover Lin Fei.
Cassell took this opportunity to summon Szczerbiak's pick-and-roll, misplaced Rasheed Wallace, and a smart double crossover was like an elf, and he passed the Roaring God in an instant.
He got to the basket and succeeded.
"Uh-huh!"
Cassell's movement for this breakthrough layup was a bit large. Even with the closed paralysis effect, he still felt some pain in the back ligaments.
Cassel's eyes suggested that he knew he had to fight with Lin Fei and his teammates until the end, and this victory at Tianwang Mountain must be defended.
Larry Brown replaced Mehmet Okur with small forward Corliss, intending to speed up the offensive and defensive rhythm.
In the next three minutes, the Pistons once again displayed championship-level suffocating defense.
Even though Ben was no longer guarding the basket, he defended very hard on the outside. He looked for opportunities to decisively double-team Cassel, who was holding the ball, causing the "alien" to make two consecutive turnovers.
The Pistons also took the opportunity to hit a point-chasing climax, blossoming inside and outside, blasting a 9:2 wave, quickly catching up with the 10-point difference to only 3 points.
Timberwolves (96): (93) Pistons.
On the timer at this time, there was only the last 1 minute and 40 seconds left before the end of the final quarter.
100 seconds of game time, a 3-point difference, a gap that can be tied with a three-pointer.
The Pistons are at home and have the chance to make a strong comeback or even win at any time.
Amid the hustle and bustle at the Palace of Auburn Hills, the home fans were more nervous and suffocated.
A large number of layoffs by automobile companies in Detroit in recent years have also put the city's residents in dire straits, and more people have embarked on the road of gambling.
Almost half of the Pistons fans at the scene tonight bought bets, and some crazy fans even bet hundreds of thousands of dollars.
If the Pistons can't win, many of these people will face bankruptcy.
Some red-eyed Pistons fans even lost control of their emotions. This feeling of one thought of heaven and one thought of hell crazily stimulated and ravaged the numb sanity of the gamblers.
Pause back.
Timberwolves offense.
Cassell held the ball in the high post and was double-teamed by Rasheed Wallace and Billups again during the process of breaking through the screen.
But this time the "alien" was fully prepared, calm and composed, and passed the ball out from under Wallace's crotch.
At this time, Szebiak got a pretty good open shot opportunity in the high post and decisively started a two-pointer.
"Clang!"
The basketball missed and the rebound was caught by Rasheed Wallace. The Pistons once again launched a counterattack and fast break.
The timing of Rasheed's pass to Billups was a little slow, and the Timberwolves got the opportunity to quickly return to defense, so the Pistons could only settle down and play a positional battle.
Billups used the screen to break through the penalty area. Olowokandi turned around and provided enough interference. Billups missed the layup.
"Snapped!"
Olowokandi and Rashid competed for rebounds under the basket, and the parallel import number one player moved the ball to the high position on the right side for the first time.
Szebiak held up Corliss to catch the basketball, turned over and saw Lin Fei sprinting towards the frontcourt.
"Whoosh!"
Szebiak didn't hesitate and passed the ball long and hard in one stride.
"Lin, pick it up!"
Hamilton sped up to catch up, but accidentally slipped and almost fell to the ground.
After this delay, Lin Fei was thrown away three meters away.
"Whoosh!"
Szebiak's pass was still a bit too strong, and the "alien" Cassel who followed up on this side suddenly frowned, ready to step forward at any time to respond.
Sure enough, the moment Lin Fei ran forward to catch the basketball, he stepped into the three-point line at the top of the arc.
He was almost facing the same predicament as before, but this time Lin Fei's eyes lit up, his mind was racing, and he immediately made a calculation.
"boom!"
At the critical moment, Lin Fei stopped suddenly and threw the basketball towards the steel backboard in front of him.
Then the whole person quickly took a step back and came to the top of the arc outside the three-point line.
Because of his precise three-point shooting, Lin Fei also controlled the rebound force after hitting the board very well.
The basketball bounced off the steel backboard and fell into the hands of Lin Fei, who was standing outside the three-point line at the top of the arc.
Lin Fei breathed a long sigh of relief, and was not afraid of Hamilton who quickly rushed to block the shot from behind. He suddenly pulled up, deliberately avoiding Hamilton's flying dive, tilted his body and shot another shot.
The moment the basketball flew out of Lin Fei's fingertips, Hamilton's big hand flew up from behind and hit Lin Fei hard on the bridge of his nose.
"Uh-huh!"
The moment the basketball hit the net, Lin Fei also heard the prompt tone from the system:
[Ding, reporting back to the host, it was detected that Hamilton had the intention to intentionally hurt others, the anti-injury card was successfully activated, and the damage was 100% rebounded...]
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle also sounded immediately. 3+1.
Hamilton, who vigorously photographed the bridge of Lin Fei's nose, widened his eyes after landing, and suddenly fell to the ground with a painful expression, holding his injured right hand tightly with his left hand.
Lin Fei landed gracefully, looking at Hamilton who was lying in agony at his feet, condescending as if he were being judged by a king:
"Richard, you are such a good actor. If you want to smash the bridge of my nose, why are you hurting yourself?"
(End of chapter)
