NBA: I have 3, no D, and I can't dribble

Chapter 22 [22] Can't the player without the ball become the core of the team?
Philip Sanders also called a long timeout, allowing Lin Fei to get up and make his debut.

Szczerbiak, who is more physically fit, had already played 3 minutes ago and helped the team hit a jumper.

In front of the live commentary,

Charles Barkley's voice instantly became high-pitched, his eyes widened and his mouth wide open:

"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 make tonight? Will it exceed the 7 in the last game?"

Buckley raised his eyebrows and said, "Kenny, don't you want to kiss the donkey's skin drum too? Then I can completely fulfill you!"

Kenny Smith: "No no no, I'd rather run around Staples in SpongeBob SquarePants!"

Barkley's eyeballs rolled around twice, and he nodded in a funny way: "That's a good idea!"

"Lin's performance in the first quarter tonight is indeed very good, but I believe the Lakers' defense will create more trouble for him!"

"Even though he hit 3 three-pointers in the first quarter, tonight I believe he will not hit more than 7 three-pointers in the previous game. The physical fitness of Asian players will become the key to limit him!"

Listening to Barkley's serious analysis, Kenny Smith beside him said:

"Charles, it seems that you are still not a qualified Lin Chui!"

"Well, if Lin doesn't hit more than 7 three-pointers tonight, you win!"

"If he hits seven or more 7-pointers, I win, what?"

"Flying Pig" Barkley was full of complacency and confidence: "Kenny, of course!"

"Whoever loses gets to wear SpongeBob SquarePants and run around the Staples Center!"

"No problem, but Kenny, I'd rather wear Mickey Mouse underwear!"

On the court, watching Lin Fei play,

"Zen Master" also sent the old fish Fisher here.

Tonight, Fisher will be on the same level as Lin Fei. "Zen Master" believes that in the end, Fisher's physical strength will give him an absolute upper hand.

In the last Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, the main players of the two Lakers teams were exhausted at the end. Lin Fei played with all his strength for the last 8 minutes, which naturally took advantage of his physical strength.

But tonight, "Zen Master" believes that the shortcomings of Lin Fei's Asian defender will inevitably be exposed.

Timberwolves attack.

Lin Fei took advantage of Szczerbiak's strong cover in the left corner, slid across the court and went straight to the right corner.

"Whoosh!"

But at this time, there are no defensive players in the penalty area, and both O'Neal and Malone have expanded their defenses.

The wolf king with the ball in his hand at a high position realized that Lin Fei's bottom line cut was an excellent opportunity to catch the ball and make a layup.

So, before Lin Fei went to the basket, he quickly passed the ball over.

"Lin, it's done!"

Lin Fei, who was going to run across the bottom corner on the right side of the basket, realized that the wolf king had actually given the ball over ahead of time, and three black lines floated down his forehead.

This is clearly a misunderstanding of his air cut, and you want to catch him for a layup?

have to say,

Lin Fei's position at this time is an excellent opportunity for a direct layup after receiving the ball. O'Neal and Malone are both near the axis, and Fisher's chase after bypassing Szerbiak was also a bit slower, and it is impossible to complete the block.

But the crux of the problem is that Lin Fei's layup attribute is now 0...

If it is normal, this catch and layup after the air cut can be easily completed as long as you are not nervous.

But now Lin Fei not only has no layup ability, but also no ability to dribble. If he doesn't layup the first time after receiving the ball, he also has no better choice.

These thoughts flew through his mind in an instant. After receiving the pass from the Wolf King, Lin Fei slowed down, stepped across the basket, and turned his head to look at the moon.

What Lin Fei didn't expect was that the angle of the ball hitting the backboard was outrageous, and the force of the shot was obviously too strong.

After the basketball rebounded, it crossed the bridge and flew high over the hoop.

Lin Fei's face was full of embarrassment, the 0-point attribute of this layup was really outrageous.

It appears that his muscle memory for layups has been completely erased by the system.

The wolf king who passed the ball from a high position also frowned instantly. This Lin Fei shot so accurately three-pointers, how could he make such a layup?
However, at the next moment, Szczerbiak, who followed up from the left, leaped high, grabbed the basketball and sent it back for a dunk.

"Boom!"

The wolf king's eyes lit up immediately, it turned out that Lin Fei was a passer who was pretending to be aggressive!
How dare you play like this in the Western Conference Finals?The show of Tihua!
Lin Fei also let out a long sigh of relief, turned over and gave Szebiak a high-five, returned to the defense and leaned into his ear to thank him softly:

"Wally, thanks to you, otherwise I would have made a fool of myself just now!"

Szczerbiak laughed and said, "Lin, I remember you said that you were bad at layups!"

Lin Fei was slightly moved: "You still understand me!"

After some communication with the staff in front of the technical stage, they finally chose to add an assist to Lin Fei's data column.

In the NBA rules, this kind of assist teammate to score after hitting the board needs to be viewed according to the specific situation.

If player A has an obvious shooting action, he bounces back after missing the rebound, and teammate B succeeds in dunking. This kind of player A's assist will not be counted, but a missed shot will be recorded.

But if player A is obviously not going to the basket, but uses the rebound to find an angle to assist his teammate to dunk, this will usually record one assist for player A, one rebound and 2 points for player B.

The reason why the technical table recorded Lin Fei's assist was because they thought it was such a simple cut and counter-basket, but Lin Fei hit the board at such an outrageous angle.
For a player with a good three-pointer, obviously it cannot be judged that the opponent missed a layup.

So an assist should be credited.

Lin Fei didn't expect that his three-point shooting would indirectly bring an assist statistic.

Passing with 0 attributes can also get assists. Sure enough, any magical situation in the game may happen.

In Lin Fei's view,
It is precisely because of his precise three-pointers, coupled with sharp off-ball running positions, that the Lakers' defensive formation unconsciously expanded, resulting in a fire in the backyard.

It gave the Timberwolves a chance for Lin Feikong to miss a layup and Szebiak to make up the dunk with ease.

In D'Antoni's magic ball theory, dunks and layups at the basket, as well as three-pointers from the outside, are the two ways to maximize the benefits.
The mid-range area between the three-point line and the basket is the least effective.

Lin Fei thought that when the free throw attribute increased to above 90, the basketball attribute he should improve the most next step might be the layup.

There are outside three-pointers and various air-cut layups under the basket. This is the strongest off-ball attacker under the magic ball theory.

Of course, the defensive attribute is also very important, but it is still necessary to be down-to-earth and step by step.

Philip Sanders, who was standing on the sidelines, also believed that Lin Fei's counter-attack just now was a fancy assist to Szczerbiak.

Dare to pass this kind of ball in a high-end arena like the Western Conference Finals, but he is still a rookie who has lost the draft.

While Philip Sanders wanted to criticize Lin Fei for being too risky, he also admired his steady state of mind.

The Timberwolves coach, who is kind to the "Wolf King" Garnett, is liking Lin Fei more and more in his heart.

If the Timberwolves lose in G6 in the Western Conference Finals tonight, the season will be over.

The first thing Philip Sanders has to do is to assist the management to sign Lin Fei as soon as possible.

The "Zen Master" was obviously dissatisfied with the team's defense. He missed the penalty area and was taken by Lin Fei through the back door.

This is even worse than Lin Fei scoring a three-pointer...

O'Neal obviously also got angry and penetrated the loopholes in the Timberwolves' defense. This time he was brutally stuck in the penalty area, received a pass from Kobe, and then made a violent dunk.

"Boom!"

O'Neal grabbed the basket tightly with both hands, raised his legs high, and roared domineeringly, causing the entire basketball hoop to shake violently.

"Beep!"

The referee blew his whistle and gave O'Neal a technical foul for more than three seconds after catching the basket.

Szerbiak, who has the highest free throw percentage on the Timberwolves side, walked to the free throw line and made an extra free throw.

"Shh!"

In the next few offensive rounds of the Timberwolves, Lin Fei didn't get the chance to catch the ball.

But the Timberwolves' overall shooting percentage has risen.

Szebiak, who scored 3 points in a row, may have been influenced by Lin Fei, and he played more and more aggressively tonight.

In the last 10 seconds of the second quarter, the Timberwolves made the final attack of the first half.

Hoiberg brought the ball to the frontcourt, and the ball was once again supported by the Wolf King in the high position.

After Szczerbiak had a 45-degree cross screen with Lin Fei, Fisher failed to catch up with Lin Fei,
And Devin George also subconsciously blocked the pass line from the wolf king to Lin Fei.

At this time, Szczerbiak stepped back to the three-point line, received a pass from Garnett, and made a decisive three-pointer.

"Shh!"

hit.

The goal light is on and the first half is over.

Timberwolves (45): (44) Lakers.

Entering halftime with a 1-point lead.

Staples Center fell silent, and home Lakers fans felt ominous.

Lin Fei rushed up and gave Szczerbiak a high-five: "Wally, you did a great job!"

Szczerbiak also smiled happily: "Lin, study like you!"

Although Lin Fei played 5 minutes in the second quarter, he didn't take a single shot or score a single point. There was only 1 assist and 1 foul in the data column.
But anyone who knows the ball can see that he is crucial and indispensable to the team's offense.

Both Wolf King and "Madman" also showed their domineering side, yelling at the Lakers bench:

"Hey old guys, we're here to win tonight!"

"Kobe, for the tiebreaker the day after tomorrow, I will give your wife and children three free volleyball tickets in front of the Target Center!"

In a luxurious box on the roof of the pavilion.

A middle-aged black man in his 50s was wearing a silver suit, sitting on the sofa and smoking a cigar, his eyes were 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 5 million, and is also the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats who will officially enter the league in the new season.

As everyone knows,

Before the 04-05 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.

Cheryl Reeve, general manager of the Bobcats for the new season, smiled awkwardly:

"Boss, how can an off-ball player who can only run and shoot three-pointers become the core of a team?"

"Besides, this Lin is an Asian undrafted. His physical fitness is average. It is difficult for him to adapt to the high-intensity regular season of the NBA. We have to consider the injury factor!"

General manager Riff shook his head in his heart and smiled wryly. There is only one boss who doesn't understand the game. He dares to use Lin Fei as the core of the team!
(End of this chapter)