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

Chapter 100 [100] Team up to bully the new champion, and the monster will be tortured and cry!

American Airlines Arena.

After taking a shower, Lin Fei also changed into a comfortable Anta sportswear and attended the Heat's post-match press conference with Wade and O'Neal.

After signing Anta with 5 million Celestial Coins, Lin Fei naturally fulfilled the responsibility of a brand image spokesperson.

Whether it is the combat boots worn during the game, or in some activities in press conferences and public places, Anta's equipment is worn.

But I have to say that the basketball shoes manufactured by Anta during this period are indeed far behind Nike and Adidas in terms of comfort and technology.

However, Ding Shizhong, the chairman of Anta, invested a lot of money in Lin Fei, and also spent a lot of money to open the first sports technology research laboratory in China, focusing on the research and development of sports shoes shock absorption technology, and striving to develop his own technology patents.

Anta also promised to create the first personal signature basketball shoes for Lin Fei as soon as possible.

Lin Fei also filmed the first endorsement advertisement for Anta during the offseason. Currently, this advertisement has been placed on several TV stations, including China Five and One.

The famous Anta advertisement was also integrated with Lin Fei's image, and it quickly became popular among the fans of Tianchao:
"I am ordinary, without extraordinary talent, without the grace of fate, the reality separates me from my ideal, the world is not fair,"

"But I know that there is an inner me who is unwilling to be mediocre, yearns for freedom, and is omnipotent...keep moving never stops!"

Just like creating the Lakers showtime era in the 80s, Pat Riley now wants to create a combination that shocks the entire league in the Heat, and O'Neal, Wade and Lin Fei are the foundation.

From the perspective of personal strength and influence, at present, only O'Neill is worthy of the status of a giant. Wade and Lin Fei are just second-year rookies and do not have strong personal honors.

But Pat Riley has a long-term vision. He believes that Wade is fully capable of becoming a top three-pointer in the league. His breakthrough is at a historical level, and he definitely has the opportunity to compete for the scoring champion and MVP.

And Lin Fei's three-point shooting is the highest level in history. As long as he maintains stability, it is only a matter of time before he surpasses Reggie Miller and Ray Allen to become the league's historical three-point leader.

So now make O'Neal, Wade and Lin Fei the three cores of the Heat, establish the team's cultural totem, and make the image of the Big Three deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
This is definitely of great benefit to the Miami Heat's influence in the league and attracting more fans.

It has to be said that Pat Riley knows marketing, so after most of the games in the new season, Lin Fei will probably attend the post-game press conference with O'Neal and Wade.

In the long regular season, for an NBA team seeking multi-faceted development, many things are far more important than the outcome of the game.

O'Neill was still sitting in the center of the press conference, while Wade and Lin Fei sat on both sides.

"Dwayne, you and the Heat lost to the Pacers 2:4 in the second round of the playoffs last season. Tonight's big victory in the opening game is revenge for you?"

"Compared with last season, do you think the Heat are stronger this season?"

Facing the reporter's question, Wade was in a good mood and smiled happily into the microphone:

"The importance of a regular season cannot be compared with that of the playoffs. For me, eliminating the Pacers in a series of playoffs is the real revenge!"

"I am proud of the team in the new season. Now I have teammates like Shaquille and Lin around me. They have injected blood into the team to win the championship!"

"After all, these two guys have already won 4 championships together!"

The reporter then turned his attention to "Shark" O'Neill.

"Shaquille, as the number one center in the league, he only took 12 shots in the game tonight. Does this have something to do with the Heat's tactics in the new season?"

O'Neill stared at the white reporter who asked the question with rounded eyes, holding the microphone in his big hand as if holding an oral liquid, and responded domineeringly:

"If I want to take 30 shots on a night and blow up the opposing center, let alone Stan Van Gundy, even Pat Riley dare not say anything!"

"But I still chose to give these young people more opportunities. Both Dwayne and Lin will be the future geniuses of the league. In them, I saw myself 10 years ago!"

"Of course, the important thing is that we won the game, and it still beat the Pacers!"

After asking O'Neill a few more questions, the reporters finally turned their attention to Lin Fei.

"Lin, you made 100 three-pointers with a 7% shooting rate tonight, and you also performed positively on the defensive end. How do you evaluate your debut in the Heat?"

With a smile on his face, Lin Fei touched his new hairstyle, and calmly said into the microphone:

"It's been a fantastic start to the season, for me and the team!"

"Running tirelessly on the court and being ready to catch the ball, that's my role on the team!"

When Lin Fei played in the Timberwolves last season and the Olympics in the offseason, his head was always short.
Now that the new season is ushering in the Heat, Lin Fei has also changed into a three-dimensional broken hair, which is matched with the original handsome facial features, and the whole person looks even more sunny and handsome.

O'Neill also suggested that Lin Fei dye his hair reddish brown, but Lin Fei didn't like the flamboyant hair color style. On the whole, he still had a low-key, calm, and ruthless personality.

No hair dye, no tattoos, Lin Fei is roughly the same as Dayao and Yao, representing the self-discipline and restraint of Chinese players, and has become a clear stream among the many black players in the NBA.
At the same time, it has also set a good example and idol image for more domestic young fans.

"Lin, the last question, compared with Dwayne and Shaquille, and your teammates Kevin, Latrell and Sam in the Timberwolves last season, which side do you think is stronger? "

Facing the tricky question from the reporter, Lin Fei also answered calmly:
"Whether it's in the Heat or the Timberwolves, I have some of the best teammates in the league, and they are equally strong!"

"If there is really a winner, I think you will know the answer in half a month. Please pay attention to the game between the Heat and the Timberwolves!"

The press conference is over,

That night, Lin Fei, Wade and O'Neill also came to the rough house. Sister-in-law Song Yang had already cooked three kinds of dumplings, and asked the nanny to fry some dumplings.

Roughly played for the Heat for more than a season, but this is Wade's first visit from his home villa, plus O'Neal, No. 1 in the league, Roughly and Song Yang are naturally flattered.

This is all due to Lin Fei's credit.

今晚大致代表热火替补出战，打了16分钟，4投2中拿到5分2篮板。

Although the data is not impressive, but being able to play for 16 minutes is enough to show that the general performance on the defensive end is not too bad, especially making an offensive foul by Artest, which impressed the Heat fans.

O'Neill has not signed a contract with Li Ning during this period, so he has never been to China, but he has always been interested in Chinese culture, especially food.

When he was in the Los Angeles Lakers, O'Neal often went to Chinatown in Los Angeles to eat Chinese food with Kobe and others. Since then, he has fallen in love with dumplings and roast duck.

Seeing O'Neill hold small chopsticks in his big hand, pick up a dumpling and dip it in the soy sauce and vinegar on the dipping plate, and eagerly put it in his mouth, Lin Fei and the general couple smiled and gave O'Neill a thumbs up.

Although the movements are a bit blunt, but foreigners can use chopsticks to this extent, which means that they must have practiced a lot.

"Well, these dumplings are richer than the ones I ate in Los Angeles Chinatown!"

O'Neill also gave his wife a thumbs up, picked up the chopsticks and put one in his mouth carefully.

Wade, who was sitting by the side, saw that Lin Fei, Da Da and O'Neill could use chopsticks. Naturally, he couldn't help but try it, but he couldn't handle it well, and the chopsticks would fall off when he shook his hand.

Lin Fei couldn't help laughing and said, "Dwayne, you'd better use a fork, we'd already finished eating this dumpling before you learned it!"

O'Neill also raised his eyebrows proudly: "Dwayne, don't force it, I only learned it after half a month of practice!"

Wade persisted for another 3 minutes, finally gave up, left a pair of chopsticks on the tea table, puffed his cheeks helplessly, and looked hopeless.

"I'm going to take a pair of chopsticks home in a while, practice secretly, and then amaze all of you next time!"

At this time, the opening game between the Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers at home was being played on the TV.

Before the start of the game, the Timberwolves players also received last season's championship rings at home, and the league president David Stern came to the Target Center Arena to present them to the players.

Kevin Garnett, as the leader of the team, also delivered a speech on getting the championship ring, and at the same time, he is looking forward to leading the team to achieve greater glory in the new season and complete the defending title.

The championship ring of the Timberwolves is very exquisite. It was created by a famous Italian ring designer hired by the boss Glenn Taylor at a huge expense.

There are Timberwolves' mark on the ring, as well as the name and number of each champion player. At the same time, 74 sapphires are inlaid, representing the Timberwolves' 58 wins in the regular season and 16 wins in the playoffs last season.

The cost of each championship ring is as high as 12 US dollars, which shows Glen Taylor's excitement for the Timberwolves to win the first championship in team history.

Seeing the familiar faces on the TV receiving the championship rings, Lin Fei who was sitting on the sofa was also a little ready to move.

At the same time, I also recalled fighting side by side with these Timberwolves teammates in the Western Conference Finals and Finals last season.

Wolf King, Madman, Alien, Szebiak, Trenton Hassell, Olowokandi...

Except for Lin Fei, the Timberwolves basically maintained the main lineup to win the championship, and at the same time made some reinforcements for the point guard and the inside.

"Lin, the boss of the Timberwolves is still very generous. We seem to have an away game against the Timberwolves next month, right? I envy you that you can get the championship ring soon!"

Wade ate the dumplings with a fork and watched the TV with envy.

Lin Fei also has a ring, and Ao Pang already has three. When will he have a championship ring of his own?

Naturally, he is even more envious, but he doesn't dare to think about the championship ring at all now, and he is already thankful that he can keep his rotation position on the Heat's bench.

Lin Fei looked at the TV and sighed: "It's the best feeling to be able to receive the championship ring with my teammates in the home opener!"

"When I go to the Timberwolves' home court again, it will be fine if these fans don't boo me!"

O'Neal said triumphantly: "What is the purpose of my coming to Miami? Of course, it is to lead you guys to win the championship!"

"At this time next season, let us stand together at the American Airlines Arena to receive the championship ring, and then I will be the fourth!"

Lin Fei also echoed, "I'm the second!"

Wade: "..."

There is not much suspense in the opening game between the Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Timberwolves at home are still strong and beat the Lakers without O'Neal by 17 points.

Although Kobe scored a game-high 29 points, his efficiency was not high, making only 27 of 11 shots.

The predicament of the Lakers this season is not only the parting of the OK combination, "Zen Master" Phil Jackson also chose to leave because of conflicts with the management, so the Lakers can only find the former Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich for the time being. coach.

Kobe, Butler and Odom have conflicts over the ball, and there is no complete tactical system to coordinate. "Old Fish" Fisher also went to the Golden State Warriors to play.

In another opener, the Houston Rockets take on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

Chinese fans are also paying attention to this battle of focus, and the teaming of Dayao and Tracy McGrady makes the fans full of expectations.

但最终火箭却79：95惨败给了马布里带领的尼克斯，麦迪中规中矩拿到了21分，大姚表现不佳只有8分10篮板。

It can be seen that Dayao played too conservatively in this opening game, and took the initiative to give up a lot of ball rights to McGrady. The Rockets' new lineup needs to be further adjusted.

Judging from the ratings of Tianchao Wutai, even if it is two simulcasts, the number of fans watching the Miami Heat game is one-third more than the fans watching the Houston Rockets.

This also clearly reflects a problem. With Lin Fei's consecutive god-level performances in last season's finals and the Olympics,

Coupled with the more contagious and entertaining style of play as a defender, Lin Fei has quickly surpassed Dayao in popularity and influence among the entire Celestial Dynasty fan base.

Dayao made a name for himself when he was in the Shanghai Sharks. After being selected as the No. [-] pick in the NBA, he played steadily and cultivated a large fan base.

But Lin Fei was born in the sky, but he had already soared into the sky without flying. It only took a few months to overtake in a curve and become the most popular basketball player in China.

After Anta Group signed Lin Fei with a sky-high price of 5 million yuan, its brand image and popularity have also been rapidly improved, and the sales of sports shoes and clothing in the country have steadily increased.

After the home victory over the Pacers, Lin Fei and the Miami Heat will move to three consecutive away games.

The opponents are the Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets.

The Magic and the Heat are in Florida, and this is also O'Neal's first old club.

Returning to Amway Arena in Orlando as a Heat player, O'Neal was again booed and "cheered" by the home Magic fans.

Selected by the Magic as the No. 1992 pick in [-], Shaquille O'Neal can be said to be one of the greatest No. [-] picks in NBA history.

With the 1969 champion "Skyhook" Kareem, the 1979 champion "Magic" Johnson, the 1984 champion Hajim Olajuwon, the 1997 champion Tim Duncan,
Also known as the most successful champions in NBA history.

O'Neal scored 29.3 points, 13.2 rebounds and 2.9 blocks in his second season with the Magic, and led the team to the Finals in his third season.

It's a pity that the management of the Magic was too fatuous to let O'Neal go in order to help "Penny" Anfernee Hardaway, which also made the Lakers' OK dynasty.

This offseason, the Magic's move to send McGrady away is equally psychedelic. Even if Dwight Howard is selected, the team's strength this season is obviously not up to the playoff level.

Tonight's Heat VS Magic game was also hyped by the media as a contest between the No. 92 pick in 04 and the No. [-] pick in [-]. "Warcraft" is even known as the league's future No. [-] center.

In the warm-up session before the game, the host also interviewed O'Neill and asked him his opinion on the new No. [-] pick Dwight Howard.

The corner of O'Neill's mouth seemed to raise a disdainful expression, and he bent down and said domineeringly to the microphone:

"I have never had a good impression of players who have entered the league since high school. If they can hone in the NCAA, they will definitely have a higher ceiling!"

"Dwight is worthy of this year's No. [-] pick, but he is just a child in front of me, and I can completely blow him up with one hand!"

O'Neal's remarks were somewhat personal. He not only mocked Howard, but also dismissed his old teammate Kobe.

Garnett and James even expressed their innocence.

Perhaps it was returning to the former home of the Magic, or perhaps facing the boos of the fans,

Tonight, O'Neill rarely put away his funny and funny image in front of the media, adding a bit of domineering and fierceness.

After the opening game, some media deliberately hyped that O'Neal was no longer at his peak, and now the Heat are Wade's boss, and O'Neal has been willing to assist.

This has also affected O'Neal's emotions to some extent. You must know that he is the well-deserved No.1 in the league today.
He was willing to give way to Wade because of the needs of the team and to win the championship again, but if the media reporters said so, it would be absolutely unbearable.

With the help of his old club's home court tonight, plus Howard, the champion center who is hailed as his successor, O'Neal made up his mind that he must break out once.

As the head coach of the Heat, Stan Van Gundy, as well as teammates Wade and Lin Fei, are also ready to support O'Neal tonight.

"Shaquille, I just heard Dwight Howard say in front of the reporters, you are old, he will grab at least 15 rebounds on your head tonight!"

After Lin Fei finished shooting the basket, he purposely came up to him, watching the fun without thinking it was a big deal, and provoking Ao Pang with a serious face.

O'Neill's eyes widened and he turned his head to look over. Sure enough, Howard was smiling and talking in front of the reporter, and O'Neal was so angry that he suddenly became furious.

In front of the reporters, speaking more calmly, it seemed that O'Neill was not as knowledgeable as a rookie, but in private in front of Lin Fei, how could O'Neill endure a rookie yelling at him?
"Stupid, if I don't beat this guy up tonight, my surname won't be O'Neill!"

Feeling the terrifying murderous aura emanating from O'Neill, Lin Fei turned his head and looked at Howard on the other side of the court again, feeling sorry for the little monster.

How bright this guy is smiling now, I'm afraid he will cry as badly in the game later.

The time soon came to seven o'clock in the evening, and amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, the game officially started.

The starting five for the Miami Heat are:

Point Guard (PG): Damon Jones,

Shooting Guard (SG): Dewyane Wade,

Small Forward (SF): Eddie Jones,

Power Forward (PF): Udonis Haslem,

Center (C): Shaquille O'Neal.

The starting five for the Orlando Magic are:

Point Guard (PG): Steve Francis,

Shooting Guard (SG): Cuttino Mobley,

Small Forward (SF): Grant Hill,

Power Forward (PF): Hedo Turkoglu,

Center (C): Dwight Howard.

The paper strength of the Magic's starting lineup still looks very good.

After all, Francis has been the starting point guard in the Western Conference for three consecutive years, and Mobley is also a guard averaging 20+ points per game.
The two scored 20+ in a single season at the same time during the Rockets. This is also the only backcourt combination with a pair of 20+ in NBA history.

Grant Hill was Jordan's successor in the past, and he was in good condition after recovering from injuries, averaging 19 points per game.
Coupled with the inside combination of Turkoglu and Howard, the overall look is not worse than the Heat.

But this season's Magic team is mainly a problem with the coaching staff. Without a systematic tactic, Howard also needs one or two seasons to hone.

In the opening game, O'Neill gave the new No. [-] pick a blow, went down to the low post to receive a pass from Wade, turned over Howard and hit a steady hook.

"Shh!"

Because the matchup between the two top picks was too eye-catching, the head coach of the Magic did not arrange a strict double-team tactic against O'Neal in the low post at the beginning of the game tonight.

Instead, try to let Howard face up against Ao Pang alone, so as to test the quality of the new champion in the high-end game.

O'Neal beat him into one at the beginning, but Howard still smiled like a child, completely unpredictable about what would happen next.

The ball is switched, and the Magic attack.

Francis dribbled the ball into the frontcourt and faced the little-known Damon Jones. He didn't call any pick-and-roll cover, and directly crushed with his physical fitness. An accelerated change of direction easily threw off his opponent.

"Whoosh!"

Seeing that Francis dribbled the ball into the penalty area with a stride, O'Neal's first choice was to come up to defend, but Howard's strong body blocked O'Pang, so he couldn't squeeze over at the first time.

Although O'Neill is proud, he has to admit that Howard's physical talent is really strong, and his upper body strength is terrifying.

The fleeting time difference was enough for Francis to reach the basket, jump up directly, and send a violent tomahawk dunk.

"Boom!"

Magic fans at Amway Arena cheered and applauded Francis.

Although McGrady is gone, fans don't think Francis is worse than McGrady. After all, this guy has been selected as the Western All-Star starter for three consecutive years with Kobe Bryant.

At his peak, Francis' physical fitness really exploded, and he was full of breakthrough explosive power. He was a well-deserved reputation as the "king of the sky".

But it is precisely because of this style of play that the foreshadowing of injuries was planted for Francis, and his short career was hastily ended.

In Lin Fei's view, Francis, Wade, Rose, and Westbrook are all players with similar styles, and their careers have also been greatly affected by injuries.

"Lin, I feel that Dwayne and Francis' physical talent and play style are too similar. Will Dwayne be as strong as Francis in the future?"

Listening to the question from Tony Allen sitting beside him, Lin Fei replied with a smile:

"Tony, are you underestimating your boss? Dwayne's goal is not Francis, but Kobe and Jordan!"

On the court, the Heat attack.

Cuttino Mobley, who is at the peak of his career, is obviously better defensively than the Pacers' 39-year-old Miller and Tinsley in the backcourt.
But even so, Wade's lightning breakthrough is still sharp, facing Howard's supplementary defense, and quickly gave the ball to O'Neal.

O'Neal caught the ball and attacked the basket head-on, facing Howard directly with a powerful shark dunk.

"Boom!"

This was a hard collision between the centers. Even though O'Neill felt the young man's strength and drive, he still gritted his teeth and sent a hard buckle.

At the same time, use this front button to prove to all the fans who like him or hate him,

He O'Neal, even though he is 32 years old, is still the league's well-deserved No. [-] center.

"Beep!"

Howard was also stunned by O'Neal's dunk, and the referee's whistle sounded, 2+1.

The young monster spread his hands, and once again showed an unworldly smile on his face.

This expression seems to be saying: Old guy, is it necessary to be so serious?

When O'Neal walked to the free throw line, he spat a trash talk at Howard:

"Son, I hope you can still laugh out loud after the game!"

"Shh!"

O'Neal, who went to the free throw line, also made free throws and succeeded in hitting 3 points.

Heat (5): (2) Magic.

O'Neal swept the team's first 5 points in the opening game, making tonight's game return to the 90s when the inside was king.

Looking back, Howard couldn't hold back his face. He put his back against O'Neal in a low position and asked Francis for the ball. Obviously, he wanted to pay back to save face.

But Howard's low-post skills in his rookie season were too rough, and there was no way to compare with the experienced O'Pang.

O'Neal's backlash made Howard, who lacked strength in the lower body, very uncomfortable, and the reluctant shot that turned over was also accurately predicted by the big shark.

"Snapped!"

Amidst the loud noise, O'Neal roared and jumped up, with his big hands like five-fingered mountains, and sent a violent blood cap to Howard's head and face.

Wade rushed to the front with sharp eyes and hands, picked up the basketball and flew down quickly, facing Francis, who was overtaking in the curve, and made a layup with a stray step to score two points.

"Shh!"

In the next offensive round, Wade played a pick-and-roll with O'Neal in the high position, misplaced and broke through the monster, and after reaching the basket, there was a pause in rhythm.
The fake fax button, with the help of O'Neill's low position, caught the moment of Warcraft's hesitation, jumped up on the spot, and directly sent an explosive button to the new champion.

"Boom!"

The scene of Wade's guard dunking the center was so shocking that many Magic fans at the scene couldn't help but exclaimed.

Howard, who was repeatedly dunked, was completely stunned, and the smile from the beginning of the game was no longer on his face.

Wade, who had completed the violent dunk, also beat his chest after landing, and roared at the bewildered Howard:

"Dude, is that all? You want 15 rebounds on Shaquille?"

Lin Fei played in the second half of the first quarter as usual, and also set a screen with O'Neal, who raised the top of the arc, in an attack by the Heat.

Accelerate to run at a 45-degree angle on the right side. At this time, O'Neal's huge body has completely blocked Mobley, and the rookie Howard was obviously slow in changing defenses.

Lin Fei received Wade's quick pass, faced Howard who was coming up from the defense, bent his bow and set up an arrow, and shot one decisively.

"Shh!"

After all, Howard is a rookie. The ball was slow to switch but he confiscated his body, which completely violated Lin Fei's shooting cylinder.

"Beep!"

The ball scored and the whistle sounded, 3+1.

Lin Fei also imitated Wade's appearance at this time, spread his hands to Howard and said:
"Dwight, that's it? Do you want to get 15 rebounds tonight?"

Continuously being abused by the Big Three of the Heat, Howard had a look of lovelessness and a small expression of aggrieved, almost crying!

Such a cute new champion, if you give him two slaps, he will cry very loudly...

(End of this chapter)