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

In the home team's locker room, Knicks head coach Isaiah Thomas was flipping through the records of his assistant coach, summarizing and analyzing the players' first half game:
"Although we led the Wizards by 5 points at halftime, our overall performance on both ends of the offense and defense did not satisfy me, and it did not show the true strength of the Knicks in the playoffs!"

"In terms of rebounds, we trailed the Wizards by 4 at halftime, and we also scored fewer points inside than the opponent!"

"Although Lin scored 35 points in the first half with a 100% shooting rate, except for Lin, the other main players and substitute players who played had a combined shooting rate of less than 40%. This must be taken seriously!"

"The Washington Wizards' defense is certainly good, but we often have open shots and shooting opportunities, but still fail to grasp them. In summary, we still don't pay enough attention to this game!"

"You have to know that this is the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Wizards we are facing are no longer the Wizards we swept last season. Whether it's Gilbert, Antoine, or Caron Butler, including center Brendan Haywood, they are all stronger than last season!"

"The defense on the bench also has big problems. We didn't switch defenses in time when encountering pick-and-rolls, and we made too many low-level mistakes and fouls. These are the reasons why we couldn't open up the score!"

"The next third quarter is the key to this game. We must open the point difference back to double digits and let the fans see who is the boss in the Eastern Conference now!"

Under Isaiah Thomas's remarks, the Knicks players also concentrated their energy from their laziness and realized that G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals was not that easy to win, and the Wizards were no longer the soft guy who was easily pinched. persimmon.

After the start of the second half, under the leadership of Lin Fei, Marbury on the outside, Randolph and Ariza on the inside, including Artest on the front, as well as Ariza and David Lee on the bench,

The situation has improved significantly, and they jointly blasted a wave of 20:9, quickly leading the point difference to more than 15 points.

The outstanding performance of the two DPOYs Lin Fei and Artest on the defensive end has become a key factor in the Knicks' wave. In less than 5 minutes in the third quarter, the two together sent 3 steals and 2 blocks. Helped the Knicks score 8 consecutive points in the fast break.

"Ron's role for our Knicks this season is really great. With him teaming up with Lin, the team's defense on the front and wings can be said to be airtight!"

"The perfect puzzle to win the championship. Artest became famous at the Palace of Auburn Hills, now let him become famous again at Madison Square Garden!"

"The Knicks' starting five are all All-Stars, how can they be suppressed by the Wizards' five? Just torture him and that's it!"

In the last two minutes of the third quarter, Lin Fei hit a three-point shot from a long distance during a counterattack fast break.

"Shh!"

This was also his 11th three-pointer tonight, and the Knicks' lead reached 18 points.

Gilbert Arenas' performance in the third quarter was not good, and he had no feeling at all when he was defended by Lin Fei and Artest.

Feeling anxious at this time, he impulsively responded with a super long three-pointer to Lin Fei.

"Bang!"

But it was clear that Arenas' shot was too hasty, and the basketball hit hard and bounced off the back edge of the basket.

However, the offensive rebound was grabbed by Caron Butler, who went straight into the penalty area for a flying dunk.

However, Ron Artest, who was chasing after him, roared and jumped up.

"Snapped!"

Amidst the crisp sound, Artest made a wonderful flying shot to chase the ball. The basketball bounced off the steel backboard vigorously.

This time the ball fell into the hands of David Lee, who quickly turned over and passed it to Lin Fei. The Knicks counterattacked fast break again.
Stevenson was in a hurry and saw that he couldn't prevent it, so he quickly fouled Lin Fei.

"Beep!"

In the third quarter, the Wizards' foul count was up and Lin Fei was sent to the free throw line.

There were thunderous cheers at the scene, and many Knicks fans stood up from their seats and shouted "50, 50, 50..."

Prior to this, Lin Fei's personal score tonight has reached 49 points. As long as he makes one more free throw, he will officially get 50+!

In the past playoffs, especially last season, Lin Fei has scored 50+ points in many playoffs. However, in this year's playoffs, the Knicks are in hot form, so Lin Fei has not scored 50+ points in a single game. His performance was even 40+ in a single game only once!
Therefore, tonight's personal outburst against the Wizards and Arenas naturally aroused the enthusiasm of Knicks fans.

"He scored 18 points in 49 shots, and then made two free throws to score 51 points. Lin's scoring efficiency is so crazy!"

"The Wizards' overall interior defense is good, but their exterior defense is still too poor. It's very easy for Lin to break out!"

"With a shooting percentage of 18 out of 17, there is no doubt that Lin completely defeated the 'General' tonight!"

"Shh! Shh!"

随着林飞的两罚全中，他今晚的个人得分也来到了51分，外加9助攻1篮板5抢断3封盖。

On the other hand, Gilbert Arenas on the opposite side only scored 5 points in the third quarter and only scored 31 points after three quarters.

With less than 31 points in the three quarters, it stands to reason that such a scoring efficiency is already very high, but Arenas’ shooting percentage was only 27 of 12.
In fact, such a shooting rate of more than 40% was achieved in the face of Lin Fei's suffocating defense. Not only was the "General's" performance not bad, it was even considered extraordinary.

But there is no harm without comparison. Before you know it, Lin Fei has scored 20 points more than Arenas.

Coincidentally, the point difference was also opened to 20 points by the Knicks.

Knicks (95): (75) Wizards.

On the timer, there was only 1 minute and 02 seconds left before the end of the third quarter.

Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan chose to call a long timeout, once again reminding the main players to press the rhythm and attack the position.

"Don't think about how many points we are behind now, and don't rely too much on three-pointers. We must be patient and find the best shot!"

"Zach is the least active defensive link in the Knicks tonight, so Antoine can be appropriately pulled out to take more shots!"

Zach Randolph is indeed the worst performer among the Knicks' starting five tonight. He has only scored 7 points and 5 rebounds so far.

Facing Antoine Jamison, who is more flexible and faster than himself and can shoot three-pointers accurately, Randolph suffers from his slow movement. He wants to fight with the opponent physically, but the opponent can always dodge dexterously. , which made Randolph feel very frustrated, as if his fist was beating on cotton.

The most frustrating thing is Arenas of the Wizards. Seeing that the score difference between the team and himself and Lin Fei has reached 20+, how can he not feel impatient.

Either lead the team to reverse the game, or score like crazy and reduce the point difference with Lin Fei to single digits. As long as he can complete one of these two tasks, he will not be considered a loser. The shark he has fed for three years can also do it. Keep.

But obviously, it is very difficult to complete any of these two points.

After the timeout, the Wizards arranged a tactic for Antawn Jamison. The latter went to the outside to use the screen to receive the ball from Caron Butler, and clicked on Artest who came up to defend him.

The three-point shot was hit steadily.

"Shh!"

Jamison's three-pointer reflects his delicate skills and shooting ability, and he is also outstanding in off-ball attributes.

In fact, among the three shots of the Washington Wizards today, the only one who can play without the ball is actually Antawn Jamison. But Jamison and Arenas have the same problem, that is, their defense is average, and their support and passing abilities are also average.

After all, the lineup of this Wizards team is not bad, but without a top organizer, it is easy for them to fight independently and it is difficult to play wonderful teamwork. In addition, the defense is sometimes good and bad.

So in the end, in the far world, the Wizards still failed to achieve reliable results in the Eastern Conference, where the competitive environment was very weak, and they were crushed by James' Cavaliers for several consecutive years.

Now in the parallel world, the Wizards are overall better than the original world, but after all, they still have big internal problems.

Looking back, Lin Fei once again switched to off-the-ball mode this time, running continuously on the screen, cutting into the penalty area and then changing directions to come out. He circled behind Randolph in the high post on the right and received a pass from Marbury for a jumper. Hit again.

"Shh!"

When the Wizards attacked, Arenas used the pick-and-roll to break through the penalty area, but he was still unable to completely get rid of Lin Fei. The timing of his throwing shot was still a bit off, and the basketball bounced out of the frame again.

"Bang!"

Lin Fei saw the right opportunity this time and jumped up to grab the defensive rebound. This was only his second rebound tonight.

After landing, Lin Fei enjoyed the rare pleasure of grabbing a rebound and counterattacking directly, saving his teammates the trouble of passing the ball again. The Knicks' fast break was obviously faster this time.

"Whoosh!"

With two consecutive changes of direction, Lin Fei left Arenas and Stevenson behind. Then facing Antoine Jamieson, he made a wonderful pass from behind and the ball flew to him like it had eyes. In the hands of "little potato" Nate Robinson who followed up from the wing.

Robinson picked up speed during the counterattack and reached the three-point line in the frontcourt in a flash. Arenas and Jamison tried to catch up, but how could they catch up?

Robinson was about to go directly into the penalty area and dunk. After all, this guy is a three-time All-Star dunk king. Even though he is short, his impact and jumping are among the best in history.

Obviously no one can stop his dunks, not to mention the impression that this guy has never been able to pass the ball. After getting the ball, he only shoots and rushes in.

Because of this, the Wizards players also relaxed their vigilance at this moment, but they did not expect that Lin Fei had suddenly accelerated on the left, bypassed Jamison and rushed into the penalty area.

"Little Potato" Robinson can no longer pass the ball. After all, he is also a backup point guard who averages 2.9 assists per game. Just when he jumped up to dunk, with a flick of his wrist, the ball suddenly flew to the steel backboard above the basket.

Although the strength of the 45-degree tilt was a bit too high and the angle was not very good, Lin Fei relied on his precise judgment to leap up and deliver a stewardess dunk.

"Boom!"

Amidst the loud noise, the Wizards players were dumbfounded, while the Knicks players cheered excitedly.

Lin Fei scored his 55th point tonight, but it was also his third rebound tonight.

"Haha, Lin seems to have gotten 3 rebounds tonight. It's not easy. This is even rarer than him scoring 60 points in a single game!"

"Who said our little potato can't assist? This board is very beautiful!"

"The Knicks have completely relaxed their game. With a 22-point lead, it can basically be said that they clocked out in the third quarter, right?"

On the timer, there were only the last 0 minutes and 16 seconds left in the third quarter.

The impatient Arenas held the ball in the frontcourt and made a mistake when faced with Lin Fei's continuous changes of direction. The latter made a lightning attack and sent another steal.

"Snapped!"

Lin Fei's steal also hit Arenas' arm. The "General" angrily turned over to fight back, but accidentally slipped and fell to the ground.

"boom!"

Arenas, who fell to the ground, punched the floor with his fists and roared at the referee:

"He committed a foul. Damn it, didn't you all see it?"

There was lightning on the court. Lin Fei saw that there were only the last few seconds left in the third quarter on the timer. After stealing the ball, he dribbled forward and faced the plain sight in front of him.
He stopped suddenly two steps after crossing the center line. Feeling Tayshaun Stevenson swooping up from the left behind him, he probably adjusted his rhythm, followed by flying and leaping up, chasing a three-pointer and piercing the heart with an arrow.

"Shh!"

"Beep!"

The ball went in and the buzzer sounded, and the red light came on at the same time, marking the end of the third quarter.

3+1.

Tayshaun Stevenson, who came up from behind to defend, also got a little ahead of himself and directly violated Lin Fei's cylinder, and was whistled for a shooting foul by the referee.

In fact, Stevenson's defense this time was suspected of being a stepping stone, but luck was on Lin Fei's side. He fell down as soon as he landed, and the opponent's trick did not succeed.

Madison Square Garden burst into cheers, and then the referee's whistle suddenly sounded again, throwing a technical foul directly at Gilbert Arenas who rushed to argue.

The angry Arenas flew into a rage, turned around and picked up the Adidas basketball shoes that he had just taken off when he slipped on them, and threw them to the court floor with great force.

"boom!"

It didn't matter that Arenas dropped his sneakers, but he didn't expect that the Adidas sneakers he endorsed were smashed directly, and the soles and uppers were completely separated.

The sudden change caused some confusion on the scene. Arenas was ejected for two technical fouls. After being escorted by Wizards staff, he angrily returned to the locker room with one foot bare.

Lin Fei walked to the free throw line calmly and took the lead in making Arenas' technical foul free throw, followed by an extra penalty.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

Lin Fei scored 5 points in a row in an attack. After three quarters, his personal score just reached 60 points.

"Oh my god, Lin seems to have scored a total of 2 points in the last 14 minutes of the third quarter. This is too efficient!"

"The steal just now + the offensive end's pursuit three-pointer at the buzzer + two free throws, and also caused Arenas to be ejected. It was really the final word and directly killed the game in advance!"

"Gilbert actually broke Adidas's sneakers. The quality of the sneakers is not good. It seems that this fall will cause a lot of losses to Adidas!"

"The performance that Gilbert Arenas is most proud of was when he scored 60 points in a single game against Kobe Bryant in the regular season. Now our Lin has scored 60 points in the third quarter of the Eastern Conference Finals. Is this considered a complete success?" Killed the 'General' instantly!"

"Arenas is completely self-made. If he hadn't insisted on competing with Fei Ge, he wouldn't have been tortured so miserably!"

Arenas returned to the locker room disgraced and became increasingly irritable and angry. He wished he could just take out his pistol from the locker and shoot at the rampant Knicks fans... (End of this chapter)