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

Chapter 27 [27] Will there be a miracle in the last 3 minutes?

During this period, Nash was already 30 years old, played in the league for eight seasons, and received a total salary of just over 2000 million.

Naturally, this has something to do with his rookie contract for three years and he didn't play well. In his third season, he only averaged 7 points and 5 assists per game.

At that time, Mavericks owner Cuban was willing to give him a five-year contract of 2300 million, which already satisfied Nash.

However, Nash played the peak of the first stage of his career during this period, and was selected to the All-Star Substitute and the All-NBA Third Team twice.

Cuban's team believes that Nash has reached the peak of his career and it is difficult to have greater potential, so he is only willing to give 4 million for 3600 years at most.

This obviously made Nash and his agent Bill Duffy unsatisfied.

After all, he is also an outstanding guard in the 96 golden generation. Today, Iverson, Marbury, Kobe, Ray Allen and Jermaine O'Neill all have an annual salary of more than 1300 million.

Even though Nash is not as good as the guys above, he is still a two-time All-Star substitute and a top point guard in the league after all, and his annual salary must be the bottom line.

Nowitzki nodded and smiled at this time:

"Steve is right. An off-ball player like Lin with precise shooting, coupled with Steve's first-class passing ability, will definitely get more opportunities to catch the ball!"

"But I don't believe that a rookie player's three-pointers can be so accurate all the time. It's not scientific at all!"

Nash's eyes shone brightly. As a top point guard, he felt a little sorry when he saw Lin Fei run out of the field but couldn't get the ball.

Partnering with a shooter like Lin Fei, who has the top off-ball running ability comparable to Hamilton, is indeed something that makes Nash want to move.

On Lin Fei, Nash's keen and far-reaching gaze seemed to see a new era.

When a new club is confirmed this offseason, Nash will definitely suggest that the management pursue Lin Fei and try to sign this undrafted player with unlimited potential.

Of course, when talking about the defense of the two, the corners of Nash's mouth twitched involuntarily.

This is a picture of attacking a kaleidoscope and defending against tens of thousands of people...

On the court, the fourth quarter of the game has begun.

For the Timberwolves, Garnett and "Madman" continued to stay on the court, wanting to take advantage of the victory to continue to expand the score and seal the victory in one fell swoop.

The Lakers naturally counterattacked with all their strength, and Kobe and O'Neal also stayed on the court.

Also as the league's first-class power forward today, seeing Garnett lead the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals, and when Lin Fei turned out to be a surprise player,

It seems that there is a momentum to reverse the Lakers and reach the finals, and Nuo Tianwang is naturally very envious.

But in terms of personal strength, Nowitzki is not convinced by the Wolf King. In the Western Conference playoffs of the 02 season, when the Timberwolves and the Mavericks met, Nowitzki completely defeated the Wolf King on the offensive end, averaging 36+12 per game, leading the team to sweep the opponent to advance.

Although Nuo Tianwang admits that he is not as good as Garnett in terms of defense, but in terms of offense, he is really two blocks away from his opponent.

In terms of scoring ability at the power forward position in a single round, Duncan also has to bow down to Nowitzki.

It's a pity that the Mavericks are not united this season, and the conflict between Nelson and Cuban has intensified. In addition, Nash is likely to leave.

Nowitzki is also worried about the prospects of the Mavericks in the new season.

But Nowitzki, who is in charge, is not someone who likes to intervene in management affairs, he only needs to play his own ball well.

At the beginning of next month, Nowitzki will return to country D, join the national team, and prepare for the 04 Olympics.

Look back to the Staples Center.

With the exhaustion of physical strength, the shooting touch of both sides began to decline sharply.

The Wolf King and the "Madman" struck iron one after another, and Szebiak missed a three-pointer.

In the third quarter, O'Neal, who was standing on the free throw line in a row, finally slowly regained some touch. Not only did he make 4 of 3 shots from the free throw line,
Then he made a two-point shot from 4 meters away when he was emptied from the mid-range.

"Shh!"

Although Lin Fei was not on the court in the first half of the last quarter, the "Zen Master" on the Lakers side let Fisher continue to play, and Lao Yu also felt better on the offensive end and hit an outside three-pointer when the pressure on the defensive end was reduced.

"Shh!"

Kobe gritted his teeth, forced his way to the basket and continued to make kills, and there were still two free throws.

The situation of the game changed suddenly, and the momentum at home was rekindled. The Lakers used a wave of 11:3 to narrow the point difference to only 2 points.

Timberwolves (80): (78) Lakers.

On the timer, there are only 5 minutes and 06 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Philip Sanders hurriedly called a long timeout.

The Wolf King and the "Madman" Sprewell who came off the field were sweating profusely and panting heavily. Tonight, the two hardly rested. They were indeed too tired at the end of the game, and it was inevitable that they would be distracted on the defensive end.

"Madman" is still complaining that the referee gave Kobe too many whistles to take care of. So far, Kobe has walked to the free throw line 9 times and made all free throws.

But there is no way, this is the territory of the Lakers.

"Lin, you go on the field next and replace Hoiberg!"

"Once Lin is on the court, the Lakers' defense will focus more on him, on the one hand chasing the switch and delaying, and on the other hand cutting the passing lane."

"So next, Lin's running position and everyone's cover are the same, but the heavy responsibility of offense still falls on Kevin and Latrier!"

"In addition, Darick and Wally can also do more inside cuts at the basket!"

"On the defensive end, we should pay attention to the restrictions on Kobe's breakthrough. Trenton tried to let him go to the left. Wolf King and Szebiak paid attention to the timing of supplementary defense."

"Try to defend as much as possible first, and then kill sharks if you can't!"

Philip Sanders' eyes were solemn, and he arranged offensive and defensive tactics earnestly.

In the last 5 minutes of the game, several main players of the Timberwolves had already committed a lot of fouls. The Wolf King and "Madman" both committed four fouls, and Szczerbiak, Hassel and Martin also had three fouls.

"Come on, don't have any psychological pressure, we are still leading now!"

Lakers side,
The "Zen Master" made a risky move and replaced the defensively disadvantaged Stanislav with rookie Luke Wharton.

At the same time, on the offensive end, Kobe and Devin George arranged more breakthrough tactics, increased the pick-and-roll cooperation of the OK combination, and continued to cause damage to the Timberwolves penalty area.

"Although we are still two points behind, our momentum has risen, and now the pressure has shifted to the Timberwolves!"

"This is the best chance for a reversal. If you play the last 5 minutes well, the Oscar Robertson Trophy (Western Championship Trophy) will be ours tonight!"

Phil Jackson changed his usual self-confidence and gave the players blood. He really didn't want to see the team go to the Target Center to play the tiebreaker.

Of course, the overall dominance of this Lakers team is not as good as it was during the three consecutive championships, and the "Zen Master" no longer has the capital to lie down and win.

"For Lin's defense, it is still chasing defense + switching delays, always pay attention to cutting off the source of the pass, and don't let him catch the ball easily!"

"Victory is just around the corner, cheer me up, this is our home field!"

The players of the Lakers also formed a circle, with the backs of their hands folded together, and shouted loud slogans.

After a timeout, the game entered the final 5-minute decisive battle.

Timberwolves (80): (78) Lakers.

Lin Fei maintained enough physical strength at this time. After coming up, he continued to intersperse and tear the Lakers' defense.
After the high position on the right and a cross screen from "Madman", Fisher did not follow up immediately, and Kobe deliberately paid attention to the pass line from the Wolf King to Lin Fei in the middle.

"Madman" seized this fleeting opportunity, decisively threw off Kobe, accelerated and cut straight to the basket, received the wolf king's support ball, jumped up and made a one-handed dunk.

"Boom!"

The Timberwolves regained the lead to 4 points. The "Madman" smiled and gave Lin Fei a high-five while returning to defense, but ignored the wolf king who assisted him.

Obviously, the "madman" believed that Lin Fei's cover was the most credited, which directly attracted Kobe's attention.

Even if he doesn't score, Lin Fei has been able to give the team obvious help on the offensive end.

The Timberwolves widened the point difference to 4 points.

The Lakers took out their trump card, the OK combination was in the high pick-and-roll, Kobe bypassed the defense and accelerated to the basket,

The wolf king could only turn around to chase, but O'Neill decisively went down on the other side. After receiving the pass from Kobe, he deliberately jumped up next to the wolf king and sent a brutal dunk.

"Boom!"

"Beep!"

2+1.

The wolf king stretched out his hand hastily, his physical overdraw made it too late for him to make the most correct choice.

The steel backboard trembled, and the home fans at Staples Center cheered deafeningly.

"Reverse, reverse, reverse..."

"Bang!"

O'Nealga, who walked to the free throw line, missed the free throw, and the Wolf King grabbed the defensive rebound.

The Lakers returned to defense quickly, and the Timberwolves pressed the rhythm to play positional battles.

"Madman" held the ball this time, and with the help of Lin Fei's pick-and-roll, he hit east and west with fake shots and made real shots, speeding up into the penalty area.

But Kobe's defense did not lose his position, squeezing and interfering with the "madman" on one side all the time.

Protruding to such a deep position, "Madman" simply didn't have enough ability to play the ball, so he could only bite the bullet and push Kobe away to force a layup.

"Snapped!"

After all, he is 34 years old and has played almost all the games. "Madman" is not as good as the peak Kobe in terms of explosive power and physical fitness.

"Snapped!"

The ball fell into Fisher's hands, and the Lakers quickly counterattacked quickly, with great momentum.

Lin Fei had no choice but to chase Fisher in a hurry. Kobe, Devin George and Luke Walton quickly followed up, and O'Neill also ran forward wheezing.

The determination of the Lakers to reverse came up.

Relying on the restraint of his teammates, Fisher fought against the poor Lin Fei with his poor defense. He went all the way from the center line to the basket, deliberately found contact with Lin Fei's body, and hit a layup with his body crooked.

"Shh!"

"Beep!"

The ball scored and the whistle sounded, 2+1.

The assistant referee signaled that Timberwolves No. 22 was fouled by the shooter. This was Lin Fei's fifth foul tonight.

As long as there is one more offense, he will be expelled from the game by the six offenders.

Kobe was the first to rush up and pull up Fisher who fell on the ground. Lao Yu's counterattack 2+1 is a real effort, and it is also of great significance.

Not only did the team equalize or even overtake the score immediately, but it also caused Lin Fei's fifth offense.

Fisher, who was unfavorable in chasing Lin Fei on the defensive end tonight and allowed the opponent to hit six three-pointers, finally raised his eyebrows at this time, clenched his fists and bumped Kobe's chest,
At the same time, he turned over and roared domineeringly at the fouled Lin Fei:
"Lin, you defend like a drunk woman, you're so good at it!"

Lin Fei also shook his head helplessly, the defensive attribute was 0, what could he do?
The wolf king and "Madman" came up and patted Lin Fei on the shoulder, giving him comfort and encouragement.

The fans at the home court were all boiling at this time, and they jeered and blew their whistles, and the noise was loud:
"Haha, this Lin is really interesting, how accurate the three-pointer is, how lax the defense is!"

"As long as the ball is not passed to Lin's hands, his role on the court is completely negative!"

"Derrick's 2+1 is really great. It is strongly recommended to let him play the starting lineup and put the old Payton on the bench!"

In front of the commentary stand,

At this time, Barkley began to feel elated again, and Kenny Smith slumped.

"Haha, Kenny, there are only 3 minutes left in the game, and Lin is still two three-pointers away. I am really worried for him, after all, he has already fouled 2 times!"

"Charles, don't be too happy, the game is not over yet, 3 minutes is enough for many miracles to happen!"

Although his words were tough, Kenny Smith felt that he might really lose this bet.

(End of this chapter)