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

The Knicks and the Lakers are both veteran teams that have joined the NBA since its inception, but the situations of the two teams are completely different.

After all, the Lakers are now the top NBA team with 14 championships, second only to the Boston Celtics in terms of the number of championships.

The Knicks have gone through a long 60-year team history, but have only won 2 championships.

Since the 50s, the New York Knicks and Lakers have met in the Finals a total of 5 times, and won the only two championships in team history in 1970 and 1973, defeating both opponents.

Among them, the 1970 Finals can be called an eternal classic in the NBA. Under the leadership of Willis Reed, the New York Knicks defeated the Lakers led by Baylor in a tiebreaker away game and miraculously won the first championship in team history.

Now that the two teams meet for the sixth time in the finals, the historical grievances that have been separated for more than 30 years have resurfaced again, and have evoked the memories of many retired celebrities and decades-old fans.

In the latest market value statistics of NBA teams at the beginning of the year, the New York Knicks ranked first in the league with a market value of US$7.3 million, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers, which ranked second, with a market value of US$5.6 million.

Now the two teams with the highest market value in the league are facing each other in the finals, and are supported by top NBA stars such as Lin Fei, Kobe Bryant, Yao Yao and Marbury.

This year's NBA Finals naturally has high hopes from the league headquarters. President David Stern also hopes that the NBA can be pushed to a new height with this year's Finals.

Hundreds of millions of NBA fans around the world are looking forward to the finals between the Knicks and the Lakers. They believe that this will be the most exciting finals in the post-Bulls era and the NBA has entered the 21st century.

"There's nothing to say. The New York Knicks won 75 games in the regular season and reached the Finals with 12 wins and 0 losses in the playoffs. This year's Knicks are invincible in the league, whether in the East or the West. , so I predict that the Knicks will sweep the Lakers 4:0!”

Countless petty bourgeoisie fans from all over the world have come to New York, the United States, to travel and feel the footprints left by their idol Lin Fei at Madison Square Garden.

With historical grievances, a top-tier sports market, and a gathering of stars, this finals match between the Knicks and Lakers has created new history in the NBA Finals in terms of average ticket price, broadcast intensity, and sponsorship amount.

After all, in addition to the excitement of the finals itself, the derby battle between Lin Fei and Dayao, two top Chinese basketball players, also always affects the hearts of Chinese fans.

"New York is really prosperous. It deserves to be the largest city in the world!"

Now with Lin Fei's honors in the Knicks, it can be said that he is second only to Willis Reed, the first player in team history. After all, the latter not only has two FMVPs and one MVP, but also helps the Knicks as the absolute boss. Sri Lanka won the only second championship in team history.

New York, Madison Square Garden.

"The finals are being held in the two largest cities in the United States. The popularity is absolutely unprecedented. I predict that in the next half month, the tourism industry in New York and Los Angeles will soar to a new height!"

If Lin Fei can lead the Knicks to the top again this year, then his historical status in the Knicks will basically be enough to catch up with Willis Reed, or even come from behind.

If we look at the time when Lin Fei first joined the Knicks two years ago, owner James Dolan's rash behavior of erecting a statue for Lin Fei was indeed a bit hasty and shocking.

"It's so hard to buy tickets for the Finals. Whether it's Madison Square Garden or the Staples Center in Los Angeles, it's almost impossible to buy them. It's really frustrating!"

In China, major sports newspapers and magazines, sports websites, TV stations and radios are all promoting and hyping this year's NBA Finals through different channels. Hundreds of millions of Chinese fans are looking forward to this crazy event.

In front of the huge square, Lin Fei's sculpture stands majestically. Countless fans from all over the world come to visit, check in and take photos, and are looking forward to the start of G3 of the finals in three days.

"This year's finals is an absolute classic. It will be an indelible memory in my ten-year history of watching NBA games. I have resigned early and plan to finish watching the finals before going out to find a job again!"

"The Knicks are indeed stronger overall than the Lakers and in better shape, but the Lakers are led by Kobe Bryant and Dayao at their peak, and the two Jeffersons also performed well, just a little bit worse, so I feel like the Knicks want to It’s still too difficult to sweep the Lakers. This series may take about 6 games!”

"To be honest, I'm also worried about Kobe. Anyone who really watches the game knows that he can't be Feige's opponent!"

"Everyone will never forget Fei Ge's performance in the Finals last year, right? The craziness of 71 points in a single game is still vivid in our minds. The higher the level of Fei Ge's performance, the crazier his performance will be. I am really worried about Kobe's performance. I will be disabled by Brother Fei once!"

"I'm optimistic that the Knicks will sweep the Lakers 4:1. Lin Fei's current strength is enough to crush Kobe on both offense and defense. As for Yao, he is not much better than Eddie Curry, let alone the starting point guard. Yes, Marbury is a level above Fisher!"

However, now two seasons are about to pass. As Lin Fei led the Knicks to the Finals for two consecutive years, and won two regular season MVPs, a Finals MVP, and two All-Star MVPs,

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#MichaelJordan talked about the finals in a talk show. He believed that Lin’s strength has surpassed Kobe and is the person closest to himself#
#The famous NBA commentator Su Qun predicts that the finals between the Knicks and the Lakers will reach a tiebreaker. In addition to Lin Fei and Kobe, the performance of Dayao and Marbury is crucial, and Al Jefferson The matchup with Zach Randolph is highly anticipated#
In the NBA forum section of NewWolf.com, millions of netizens and fans are eager to try it out. While looking forward to the finals starting soon, they are also discussing, analyzing and predicting the final outcome of this round of finals.

As well as a best defensive player award, a scoring champion, an assist champion, two steal champions and two consecutive years in the double team,
These stacks of honors in the Knicks, not counting Lin Fei's previous glory in the Timberwolves and Heat, are enough for him to overtake Patrick Ewing, Walter Frazier and other Knicks history players.
Become one of the greatest players in Knicks history.

"Except for rebounding, Lin Fei has almost surpassed Kobe in three-pointers, breakthroughs, organization, defense and confrontation. Two consecutive regular season MVP awards are not just a boast!"

"Lin Fei and Kobe are both in a double team. Both of them are perfect on both ends of the offense and defense. But Lin Fei's 100 points is only 100 points, while Kobe's 100 points is that he just reached 100 points!"

"I feel now that Lin Fei's strength is roughly equivalent to Kobe and Wade!"

"Fei Ge basically has no technical shortcomings now. His mid-range shooting has improved so obviously this season. Even in terms of mid-range shooting alone, I feel that Fei Ge is no longer inferior to Kobe!" "Don't talk about Kobe's current performance. He is not as strong as Lin Fei, even if he is the peak Jordan, he still has to kneel in front of Lin Fei! "

"Those who don't know how good Lin Fei is, hurry up and watch the finals between the Knicks and Timberwolves last season!"

"There are three of us Chinese players in this round of finals. Besides Lin Fei and Dayao, Sun Yue is also lucky enough!"

"Sun Yue has really played a lot in the Knicks this season, and he has grown very quickly beside Lin Fei. Even in the playoffs, because the Knicks are so strong, Sun Yue can often get a few minutes in every game. Show time!”

"That's right. If it were placed on other teams, with Sun Yue's current strength, it is basically impossible to have playing time in the playoffs!"

ESPN also took advantage of the unprecedented popularity of the Finals and launched the latest Finals MVP list.

Lin Fei is undoubtedly ranked first on this list, Kobe is second, Dayao is third, Stephon Marbury is fourth...

In a statistical poll of 50 states in the United States jointly conducted by ESPN and "Sports Illustrated", a total of 39 states supported Lin Fei's Knicks to win the championship, and only 11 states, including California, supported the Lakers.

Unlike the Knicks, who have reached the NBA Finals for the 10th time in team history, the Los Angeles Lakers have reached the NBA Finals for the 29th time in team history.

In the previous 28 finals, the Lakers' winning rate was exactly 50%, winning 14 of them.

At first glance, the Lakers' finals winning rate is really not good, and they don't have the dominance of the Celtics in the finals.

But in fact, this blame still has to go to the "uncrowned king" Elgin Baylor. After all, in the 60s and 70s, Elgin Baylor led the Lakers to a total of 8 finals, including 3 tiebreakers. In the end, everything ended in failure, and he is the well-deserved king of tragedy.

If Elgin Baylor's eight trips to the Finals are discarded, then the Lakers have won 8 championships in the remaining 20 Finals. This winning rate and dominance are still very scary.

On June 6, two days before the finals, the International Marathon Association and the New York Knicks jointly hosted the 5th New York Full Marathon.

Lin Fei, as the famous off-ball king in the NBA, naturally also likes running and endurance training on weekdays, and naturally participates in various marathons.

In the five seasons since he came to the NBA to play, he has basically run at least two marathons every month. As early as the Boston Marathon in March this year,

Lin Fei flew to Boston to participate in the competition, and finally broke his personal best in the marathon with a time of 2 hours and 53 minutes, and also finished 9th in the marathon.

Now this New York marathon is co-sponsored by the Knicks, coupled with the endorsement and promotion of Lin Fei, a top NBA star and marathon running enthusiast,
A total of more than 20000 people of all colors from home and abroad participated in the competition.

At the same time, this New York Marathon also set up very generous bonuses. The first place bonus reached US$6, and the second and third place also received US$4 and US$2 respectively. This is already the history of world marathon events. The highest bonus on.

And the event organizing committee promises that 20 lucky runners will be selected from all the runners who finally finish the race and will be given tickets to watch G1 of the finals the day after tomorrow. Both the first-floor stands and the second-floor stands are available (ticket prices and locations are based on The winners are ranked in full order).

The starting and ending points of this New York City Marathon are in front of the Lin Fei sculpture in Madison Square Garden.

The hosting of the New York Marathon can be said to be a huge publicity for the New York Knicks and the upcoming NBA Finals.

In particular, after finishing the game, you will be eligible to draw tickets for G1 of the finals. This naturally makes those fans who have money but cannot grab the tickets can't help but feel excited.

The more important point is that Lin Fei himself will also participate in this marathon. For his many fans, this is a rare opportunity to get close to him.

The original upper limit of the number of participants was 2, but the final number of applicants exceeded 5. After final discussion and ruling, the competition committee decided to increase the number of participants to 2 without affecting New York City traffic. people.

In addition to participants who registered through normal channels, because this marathon is jointly organized by NBA teams,

Therefore, in addition to Lin Fei of the Knicks, Marbury, Ariza, Nate Robinson, Eddie Curry, Sun Yue and others will also participate, as will Kobe Bryant and Shannon Brown of the Lakers. .

At the same time, in order to respond to the Wenchuan disaster relief and the Capital Olympics, the organizing committee of the New York Marathon also specially sponsored 50 Wenchuan volunteers and 50 Olympic volunteers to participate.

This New York Marathon route is quite classic, starting from Madison Square Garden and passing through many famous New York attractions such as Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, the Empire State Building, and the Statue of Liberty...

The final race ended perfectly after eight hours. Lin Fei broke his personal record again, with a new time of 8 hours and 2 minutes. This time is already considered the top among amateur marathon runners in the world.

The championship was won by an African player. When he received a bonus of US$6 and won a front-row ticket for G1 of the finals, the black friend smiled brightly and showed his big smile. Teeth, he said to the beautiful ESPN reporter who came to interview:

"Although the NBA is very famous, I really don't like watching basketball. I have to leave on a plane in the evening. I don't know who to give this ticket to!" (End of Chapter)