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

Chapter 80 [80] Lin Fei broke the record again, and the Timberwolves counted down to win the championship (23)

Because Hamilton had a finger injury tonight, the offensive end significantly reduced his shots, so Philip Saunders continued to send Lin Fei to start the game in the second half.

However, neither Lin Fei nor Philip Sanders expected that Hamilton, who had a broken finger, broke out first in the second half.

Facing Lin Fei on the defensive end, Hamilton made two consecutive hits with the ball behind his back, and hit all the jump shots with a sudden stop after turning over.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

Lin Fei could clearly feel the pain of Hamilton gnashing his teeth. For the championship, the Pistons starters really did their best.

Probably Hamilton's bloody battles inspired his teammates, and the efficiency of the Pistons' five tigers on the defensive end also increased rapidly, as if they had regained the state of winning at home in G3 and G4 of the finals.

Cassell's risky pass was intercepted by Billups. The Pistons staged a three-man connection in the fast break.

"Boom!"

Nets star Jason Kidd, who came to the sidelines to watch the game tonight, had sharp eyes and said to Nets teammate Richard Jefferson beside him:

"Sam Cassell is a good point guard, but not top-notch after all! His pass turnover rate is still a bit high!"

Richard Jefferson thought of the Finals between the Nets and Spurs last year and sighed:
"Jason, if our team had a three-point shooter like Lin in last year's Finals, do you think we could beat the Spurs?"

Jason Kidd almost didn't think about it, so he answered directly: "Of course, if Lin is on our bench, my assists per game will definitely exceed 15!"

The Pistons played a wave of 6:0 in the second half, chasing the point difference to 8 points, and the Timberwolves fans in the Target Center Arena suddenly began to worry again.

The Wolf King stood up at the critical moment, facing Rasheed Wallace directly to the body, turning over a high jumper, and the basketball hit the net again.

"Shh!"

Tonight's Wolves played very hard on both offense and defense. In front of the championship, the leader of the Timberwolves was full of fighting spirit, and at the same time vented all the humiliation he suffered at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Looking back, Billups and Rasheed Wallace played a pick-and-roll, assisted the "Roaring God" who threw off the Wolf King, received the ball, and made a half-block shot and hit the basket.

"Shh!"

On the offensive end, Szerbiak singled out Prince. Relying on his physical strength, he turned over and squeezed the opponent to the basket.

"Shh!"

The two sides fought back and forth, but Lin Fei didn't get too many chances to catch the ball in the third quarter.

The Timberwolves have obviously strengthened the interception of the passing line. After the wolf king and Lin Fei's high pick-and-roll cover,

Rasheed Wallace and Billups completely let go of Lin Fei, and quickly double-teamed towards the Wolf King one after the other, cutting off his first chance to pass the ball.

The Wolf King couldn't pass the ball, and he couldn't make a reluctant high jumper.

"Bang!"

The Pistons once again put up a successful pressure defense.

In order for Lin Fei to have sufficient physical strength to play in the final quarter, Philip Sanders let him play only 8 minutes in the third quarter, and then replaced it with Trenton Hassar.

In the third quarter, Lin Fei only got through a quick counterattack from the Timberwolves and hit a three-pointer with a 45-degree angle on the right. At the same time, he also made a free throw for a technical foul and scored 4 points in a single quarter.

Even so, Lin Fei scored 23 points in three quarters.

At the same time, Lin Fei was lucky enough to grab a defensive rebound in the third quarter.

Rebounds have always had a luck bonus. Many times, long rebounds bounce off your head. As long as you concentrate, it is naturally not difficult to grab them.

This rebound is also Lin Fei's second rebound during the finals. The first one was a self-throwing and self-shooting at the last moment of the previous game.

Although scoring is the most important thing, Lin Fei's scoring ability is too strong, and after a few games, he often has no statistics other than scoring.

Therefore, the fans present, including the on-site commentary, always expect Lin Fei to get other statistics besides scoring. Every rebound and steal seems to be very important.

Throughout the third quarter, the Pistons launched many counterattacks, but they were always short of breath. The momentum of the home court has always restricted the Pistons from breaking out.

Larry Brown also took advantage of the end of the third quarter to let Rasheed Wallace and Hamilton quickly leave the court to rest for a minute or two.

The Wolf King also quickly seized this opportunity and led the team to a small wave of 4:0, extending the lead to double digits again.

Timberwolves (81): (69) Pistons.

Entering the final quarter with a 12-point advantage.

The Pistons counterattacked vigorously, then declined and exhausted, and it became more and more difficult to recover in the final quarter.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Lin Fei's partner Cassel appeared on the stage again, and the audience burst into cheers. The home fans chanted ahead of time: "Seventh, seventh, seventh..."

Lin Fei didn't keep the fans waiting too long. In less than a minute, he used a cover to misplace Rasheed Wallace on the offensive end, took a big step back, received a pass from Cassel and hit another.

"Shh!"

the seventh.

Facing the big player Rasheed Wallace with a right ankle injury, Lin Fei stepped back to catch the ball after settling down, which made him impossible to defend against.

The Timberwolves played more and more instantly, and returned to the defensive end. The Wolf King directly cut off the ball in Wallace's hand, and the Timberwolves counterattacked and rushed forward.

Lin Fei quickly left Hamilton in the middle, received a pass from the Wolf King in the middle, and directly shot a three-pointer two meters from the three-point line.

"Shh!"

The eighth.

Lin Fei scored two more three-pointers in the last quarter, and the Timberwolves had already led the Pistons by a full 18 points.

Larry Brown had no choice but to call another long timeout.

The cheers and shouts of the Target Center Arena broke through the roof of the stadium:
"Timberwolves championship, Timberwolves championship..."

"Lin has already scored 29 points. It seems that there is still hope to win the Finals MVP from the Wolf King tonight!"

"The last 10 minutes of the last quarter, My, God, we are only 10 minutes away from the championship!"

On the sidelines of the Timberwolves, although the fans at home were enthusiastic, the main players and the coaching staff were always tense, with solemn faces, focused on the game, and did not dare to slack off.

Until the last moment, there are always variables in the outcome of the game.

Pause back.

The Pistons played steadily without arrogance or impetuosity, trying to control mistakes as much as possible, and did not give the Timberwolves a chance to counter the fast break.

Billups found another one through the pick-and-roll, and the mid-range jumper hit the iron this time.

"Snapped!"

Big Ben resisted Olowokandi and grabbed an offensive rebound. The latter quickly fouled and sent Big Ben to the free throw line.

"Shh!"

"Bang!"

Familiar with one of two free throws, the rebound was protected by the wolf king flying.

The Timberwolves fought steadily, and Cassel, who came to the frontcourt with the ball, saw that Billups put himself in two positions. This time, without hesitation, he made a decisive three-pointer from the outside.

After all, the back injury still affected Cassel's power. The ball was obviously a little shorter and hit the front of the basket.

But the offensive rebound was successfully caught by the Wolf King against Rasheed Wallace. Facing the big Ben who came up from the supplementary defense, he hit the ball and gave it to Olowokandi under the basket, who easily dunked.

"Boom!"

Under Lin Fei's "Lin has gravity", Philip Sanders made the main players take the initiative to change their moves, and Wolf King, Cassel and Szebiak stepped up their impact on the basket.

Seeing the passage of time in the final quarter, and the lead of the Timberwolves is always 15 points away,
The home fans in the Target Center arena became more and more excited, their hearts beat faster, and the cheers and shouts were deafening.

Every Timberwolves fan at the scene can really feel that the O'Brien Cup is approaching them step by step.

At 5 minutes and 12 seconds of the final quarter,
Lin Fei interfered with Hamilton's running and catching the ball to a certain extent, and the basketball shot was missed, but Ben Wallace completed the dunk.

"Boom!"

4 minutes 36 seconds.

Lin Fei used the cover to run back continuously in the frontcourt, caught the basket and grabbed the offensive rebound, and the wolf king scored the ball. He made a long shot from a 30-degree angle on the right side and hit a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

Ninth.

After hitting this three-pointer, Lin Fei also scored 32 points tonight, tying the score of the previous Tianwangshan battle and still the highest in the game.

3 minutes 29 seconds.

Billups and Prince played a pick-and-roll, and suddenly split the ball outside during the breakthrough process. Prince also made a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

3 minutes 02 seconds.

"Alien" Cassell made a fake fax shot to deceive Billups, and a sudden small throw flew over Ben Wallace's head and hit it steadily.

"Shh!"

Timberwolves (93): (77) Pistons.

The momentum at home was like a rainbow, and the Timberwolves still led by 3 points in the last 16 minutes of the final quarter.

Larry Brown called one last long timeout, trying to put all his eggs in one basket.

It is absolutely impossible for the Pistons to recover 3 points in the last 16 minutes.

The Timberwolves players who came off the court finally couldn't help being excited this time, panting heavily and hugging each other, but they still reminded each other that the game is not over yet, and now is not the time to celebrate.

Philip Sanders couldn't hide his excitement. He patted the shoulders of the five main players and said loudly:

"Boys, we are getting closer to the championship, but now is not the time to celebrate!"

"In the next 3 minutes, I hope that each of you can score a goal and score a point, so that our championship will really be won!"

"For the sake of the championship, go on stage and stand on your last post. I will stand in the first row and applaud you!"

Philip Sanders' words were full of passion, which also made the Timberwolves' main players ignite the most fiery fighting spirit.

As long as everyone scores another goal, the championship will really come.

After the timeout, the five tigers playing on the Timberwolves side are:

Sam Cassell, Lin Fei, Szebiak, Wolf King, Olowokandi.

For the Pistons, Rasheed Wallace and Hamilton were replaced by Mehmet Okur and Koris Williams.

Larry Brown also had no choice but to do so. Tonight, Rashid and Hamilton did not perform very well on both ends of the offense and defense. Now they are 3 points behind in 17 minutes, so they can only give it a go.

Sure enough, Mehmet Okur played plug and play, received a pass from Billups on the outside, made a decisive three-pointer from the high fort, and hit the net hollow.

"Shh!"

Szebiak came back and hit Prince with his back, and also hit a two-pointer with a turnaround jumper.

"Shh!"

After completing the last ball task arranged by the head coach, Szczerbiak threw his fists and shouted excitedly while returning to defense, and shouted to the audience:

"Championship, here we come!"

Billups held the ball and rushed to Cassel, the Timberwolves' defense was obviously lax, and two points could be given to them. Billups got into the penalty area and made an easy layup.

"Shh!"

Looking back, Wolf King's high jumper might have been too excited, and the shot missed.

But the whistle soon blew.

"Beep!"

Called Ben for a foul on Olowokandi while chasing for a rebound at the rim.

The number of fouls has come, Olowokandi went to the free throw line and made two free throws.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

Olowokandi also used free throws to complete the task given to him by the head coach, and shouted to the audience while returning to defense:
"Guys, the championship is ours!"

The mentality of the Pistons has obviously collapsed. Billups scored Prince's outside three-pointer, and Ben Wallace grabbed the offensive rebound and then scored outside.

Corris's three-pointer still didn't work.

"Bang!"

This time, Mehmet Okur pushed the Wolf King again while fighting for a rebound, and the referee's whistle sounded again.

"Beep!"

The Wolf King went to the free throw line again.

The Target Center arena was completely boiled, and the fans chanted for the championship and the MVP of the Wolf King.

Philip Saunders smiled and replaced Szczerbiak and Olowokandi, who had already scored,
Replaced by Trenton Hassell and Mark Madsai.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

The Wolf King also had two free throws, and the Timberwolves led by 19 points.

On the timer, there are only 2 minutes and 01 seconds left before the end of the game.

The Wolf King beat his chest and roared at the Pistons' bench, while enjoying the MVP cheers all over the sky.

"See you guys next year, this year's championship belongs to us!"

Timberwolves owner Glenn Taylor and general manager Kevin McHale, sitting in the front row of the court, talked and laughed happily. It has been nine years since Kevin Garnett was selected in 1995.

Constant lineup transformation, constant trade signings, constant self-doubt and reaffirmation, and a high luxury tax close to 2000 million.

Now in front of this championship, everything is worth it.

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, who were sitting in the front row, were also completely moved by the moment when the Timberwolves were about to win the championship, and they were very envious of the Wolf King in their hearts.

Of course, James and Wade are more envious of Lin Fei, because in his rookie season, with this well-deserved "secondary championship", his starting point has already surpassed James and Wade.

The time on the timer is still running, and the game continues.

The fans at home can't wait to start the countdown amidst the DJ's loud voice:
“120秒，119秒、118秒、117秒、116秒……”

Prince made an empty cut to the basket, received a pass from Billups and scored two points.

"Shh!"

Cassel came over and used the Wolf King pick-and-roll to break through the basket, throwing off Okur and hitting a backhand layup.

"Shh!"

At the moment when he hit the layup, time flowed in Cassel's mind, and countless pictures from the 12 seasons flashed back in his mind like a slideshow.

All his glory is incomparable to today!
The Pistons attacked, and Big Ben easily pushed away Mark Madsey under the basket, catching the ball and dunking successfully.

"Boom!"

Looking back, it was finally Lin Fei's turn.

Still facing Mehmet Okur with a screen dislocation, Lin Fei made another skillful step-back to catch the ball, and hit a 45-meter ultra-long three-pointer at a 9-degree angle on the right side.

"Shh!"

The tenth.

Okur looked hopeless, in this round of finals, he had already been psychologically shadowed by Lin Fei.

"OMG, Lin hit his tenth three-pointer tonight, setting a record for the number of three-pointers made in a single game in the NBA Finals again!"

"This is destined to be an unforgettable night. Let us give applause to the heroes of Minnesota. They are only 59 seconds away from the first championship in team history!"

Timberwolves (104): (86) Pistons.

There is no suspense in the game.

All the fans shouted Lin Fei's name, and some excited old fans couldn't help but started to shed tears.

Philip Sanders called a 20-second timeout and replaced Cassell and Lin Fei, but planned to keep the Wolf King until the last moment.

Lin Fei and Kassel, who came off the field, finally showed the joy of winning the championship, and hugged every Timberwolves player on the sidelines, as well as the members of the coaching staff.

"We are champions, we are champions! We are fucking champions..."

Tonight, Lin Fei scored 35 points and hit a record-breaking 10 three-pointers.

Feeling that the home fans in the auditorium were still shouting his name, Lin Fei waved to the fans in the auditorium, ran directly to the commentary stand, grabbed the microphone in front of Mike Breen, and shouted loudly to the audience:
"Minnesota fans, this championship tonight belongs to each of you!"

There were cheers and shouts one after another. Lin Fei's bold and public approach made the fans' emotions reach a climax.

Teenagers have their own teenage madness!
Qin Dongmei, who was sitting in the third row on the sidelines, also had tears in her beautiful eyes, and the throbbing hidden in her heart became more and more obvious at this moment.

She knew that she had always liked Lin Fei, but she didn't know why she buried this love in her heart.

And in this moment.

This love buried in the heart seems to be a volcanic magma that has been dormant for many years, and it can't help but want to erupt.

Sitting behind Qin Dongmei, Little Taylor was still in love, naive and romantic, and felt that Lin Fei, who hit 10 three-pointers tonight, was simply not too handsome.

The way he snatched the microphone from the commentary stand and yelled loudly made Little Taylor admire him even more.

"Lin, I, LOVE, You! You are the most handsome!"

Celestial Dynasty.

In the five live broadcast rooms of Tianchao.

Seeing that Lin Fei hit the tenth three-pointer and was replaced, director Zhang and the host Yu Jia were naturally very excited. The Timberwolves championship was finally coming.

"Tonight's game was perfect. Lin Fei made 11 of 10 three-pointers and 5 of 5 free throws. He scored a career-high 35 points in a single game, and it was the night of the championship!"

"In terms of performance in the finals alone, our Lin Fei is absolutely worthy of the honor of being the second champion under the Wolf King. This is a very precious championship for Lin Fei, who is still in his rookie season!"

"Let us also bless the Minnesota Timberwolves. After a season of hard work, fighting against powerful enemies, fighting against injuries, and fighting against fate, the Timberwolves finally achieved a positive result!"

"And this year's Western Conference Finals and Finals have also created another legendary hero in the NBA. There is no doubt that it is Lin Fei!"

"Okay, let's go back to the game. The Pistons Billups and Big Ben are still on the court. It can be seen that they are unyielding. Tonight's Pistons are honored to lose!"

"Oh, Billups was once again blocked by the Wolf King with a shot from the cover. This is Kevin Garnett's fourth block tonight!"

"Darick Martin advanced with the ball, the Timberwolves are not in a hurry, press time!"

"There are still 30 seconds left before the end of the game, and the Timberwolves are only 30 seconds away from their first championship trophy in team history..."

(End of this chapter)