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

Chapter 152 [152] Wade disappeared unexpectedly, and the situation in G3 of the finals was dangerous!
After listening to the agent's tirade, Wade also smiled. He naturally knew that Hunter was doing it for his own good, but he still said calmly:

"Hunter, I believe that what belongs to me will eventually be mine. Now I just want to fight side by side with everyone and win the championship. Nothing else matters!"

The agent on the other end of the phone became excited: "Dwayne, don't be too emotional. The NBA will always be a business league. You must know your current status. You are the MVP!"

Wade smiled and said: "What is my identity? Lin and I are definitely qualified to win this regular season MVP, but I am luckier than him!"

"I just know that without Shaquille and Lin, I wouldn't have achieved the results I have now, nor would I have reached the O'Brien Trophy so quickly!"

After hanging up the phone, Wade felt a little confused.

He naturally wants to win the Finals MVP. After all, he is already the regular season MVP and the leader in the team's overall shots.

If I can really win the championship and double MVP, it will indeed be a dream season for me.

In the second season of his career, he won three major Grand Slams. Looking at the entire history of the NBA, it should be the first time that he has done so. His future ceiling must be immeasurable.

There is even a chance to surpass the basketball god in my heart: Michael Jordan.

After all, in the hearts of Wade's generation, Jordan will always be the great role model and goal.

But when he thought of the harmless faces of Lin Fei and O'Neal, Wade couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

For Wade, basketball is not just about fame and fortune, but also youthful passion and worldly sophistication.

Wade considers it a blessing to have two teammates, O'Neal and Lin Fei.

After Lin Fei drove back to his villa in Miami that night, he also received a call from his agent Qin Dongmei.

Qin Dongmei went back to California because of the celebration held by her alma mater, and did not watch Lin Fei's G2 game live.

At the same time, Qin Dongmei has also arranged some business activities for Lin Fei after the season in advance, trying to reduce unnecessary attendance.

After all, Lin Fei is now very popular in the NBA and is already considered one of the best among the rookies. Coupled with his groundbreaking style of play and his status as a Chinese player, his influence and commercial value at home and abroad are very huge.

Therefore, even if he controls the number of endorsements he accepts, Lin Fei is still the image spokesperson for five companies including Anta, Pepsi-Cola, and Porsche.

Just for these commercial endorsements, Lin Fei has to shoot at least more than 20 advertisements and attend dozens of events a year.

Of course, the remuneration is also quite generous. Lin Fei now has more than 2000 million U.S. dollars in assets in his Citibank Platinum Card account.

Antan's sales summary for the second quarter of this year will also be released soon. The popularity of the playoffs and finals has made Antan's "Lin Fei First Generation" and "Lin Fei Second Generation" sales boom.

Sales in this quarter are expected to increase by 60% compared with the previous quarter. Sales of the two sneakers in three months exceeded 400 million pairs, with profits exceeding [-] million yuan.

According to the original contract details between Lin Fei and Anta, Lin Fei will receive 12% of the profit dividend, which is more than 2400 million Tianchao coins.

In addition to the sky-high 5 million contract, he earned tens of millions more in one quarter, and with Anta's current momentum, there will only be more and more in the future.

Although he has only played less than two seasons in the NBA, Lin Fei's current commercial value is already No. 1 among domestic athletes, surpassing Dayao.

At the same time, there is also a reward policy in the contract details between Porsche and Pepsi. If Lin Fei wins the championship this season, there will be millions of dollars in rewards.
If you get FMVP at the same time, the reward will be doubled.

After Qin Dongmei reported these things, she also reminded Lin Fei tactfully:
"Lin Fei, I feel that you should strive for more opportunities to perform in the game. I believe you are fully capable. You are too cautious just to pursue efficiency!"

"If you have a chance to win FMVP, you still have to work hard. This will be a great bonus for your future future!"

"At your current age, if you win the FMVP, then you will be the youngest Mr. FMVP in the NBA!"

Lin Fei naturally understood Qin Dongmei's good intentions, but he deliberately changed the subject by joking:
"Dongmei, I understand what you mean, but when will you come back? I haven't eaten meat in the past few days!"

Qin Dongmei on the other end of the phone blushed instantly and said shyly: "I'm talking to you about business, and you actually want to sleep with me?"

Lin Fei only took 2 shots in G5, which also aroused the dissatisfaction of many Lin fans at home and abroad, criticizing Stan Van Gundy for being biased.

不过林飞个人却对自己G2的表现相对满意，因为他在防守端限制的马努·吉诺比利8投1中只拿到3分，而且做到了全场0失误。

ESPN commentator Mike Breen also praised Lin Fei's defense in G2 of the Finals. In the matchup with Ginobili, Lin Fei clearly had a big advantage.

"A contest between two great international shooting guards. Lin has already made a strong counterattack for his failure in the Olympic finals!"

Argentina, the capital is Buenos Aires.

There is no doubt that Ginobili is the greatest basketball player in Argentina.

In particular, he led the team to win the championship at the Yadian Olympics last year, which made this future bald man with long flowing hair play a decisive role in the Argentinian basketball world.

It cannot be overstated to say that Ginobili is the Maradona who stopped playing basketball in Argentina.

But after the first two games of the finals were played, the hero they admired was successfully restricted by Lin Fei, an old rival from China. After two games, they only scored 12 points in total, and their shooting percentage was even more appalling.

These NBA fans in Argentina were naturally indignant, and at the same time they were amazed by Lin Fei's defense.

"Lin's defense is too strong. I feel sorry for Manu. This finals will be a huge challenge for him!"

"To be honest, if the current Lin was in last year's Olympic basketball finals, we probably wouldn't be able to win the championship!"

"Lin's defense feels stronger than in the regular season. His experience, skills and consciousness are all top-notch. This has completely reached the level of DPOY!"

"I hope Manu can break out when he returns to his home court. Even if it is difficult to come back, he must not be swept by the Heat!"

On the Spurs' special plane flying back to San Antonio, the assistant coach was playing G2 video highlights in front of the cabin, explaining and analyzing the main reasons for the team's defeat.

"We underestimated Shaquille O'Neal's energy in the penalty area, and it cost the team's defense dearly!"

"Next, when we return to G3 of the Finals at home, we must make changes on the defensive end to provide greater hindrance and interference to Shaquille, and use appropriate shark-cutting tactics to disrupt the Heat's offensive rhythm!"

Old man Bobo, who was sitting in the front row by the window, was dragging his chin with his hand and thinking about something with his eyes solemnly.

The Heat are far stronger than he imagined, Lin Fei and Wade have grown beyond normal limits, and O'Neal is still at his peak.

The configuration of the Big Three complements each other, which determines that it is difficult for the Spurs' defense to be comprehensive, and they will always focus on one thing and lose the other.

Did the Spurs lose the first two games because he was too concerned about Lin Fei's three-point threat?

The biggest factor in the regular season Spurs double-kill against the Heat was guarding Lin Fei, but the just-lost G2 showed that even if Lin Fei was guarded, it was still difficult to contain the outbursts of Wade and O'Neal.

The key is that the offensive efficiency of these three guys is too high, with their shooting rates above 50%. How can they defend against this?
Pop thinks this is a deadlock. If he wants to break it, he can only prevent the Heat's three giants from playing together.

As long as any one of them is missing, the Spurs' chances of winning will be greatly magnified in an instant.

Duncan was also leaning on his seat in a daze at this time, his big eyes widened, thinking about how to play G3 when they returned to the home court.

The main reason for the lack of limiting O'Neal is that Duncan does not have a capable center helper around him.

Before David Robinson retired, the Spurs used a twin-tower tactic, and the defensive end had always done a good job of restricting O'Neal.

Although the Spurs could not bypass the Lakers in the playoffs during OK's three consecutive championships, in the 99 championship season, the Twin Towers were very effective in restricting O'Neal in the penalty area.
Even though 03 was David Robinson's last season, with his help, the Spurs could also bypass the Lakers in the playoffs and eventually win the championship.

Whether it is 99 or 03, these two championships depend on the Spurs still having twin towers to fight for.
The Spurs lost to the Lakers in the playoffs last season. It seemed that Fisher's life-saving three-pointer was important, but in fact the Spurs' defense also had big problems. There was no suitable choice to replace David Robinson at the center.

O'Neal's peak has caused the other 29 teams in the league to try their best to hoard insiders. The Spurs are even more obsessed, but they have never been able to find a center that can perfectly match Duncan.

Whether it is Nesterovich last season or Mohammed this season, there is a huge difference.

More importantly, O'Neal is surrounded by two teammates, Lin Fei and Wade. The restraint of the two can be said to be much greater than that of Kobe alone.

This makes it difficult for the Spurs to set up a zone defense to restrict O'Neal, and the Sharks will naturally perform at a high level.

The Heat's Big Three are truly a perfect match.

Now Deng Daidai has begun to miss his big brother.

The afternoon before G3 of the finals started.

Lin Fei landed at San Antonio International Airport with the Heat's special plane, and took a bus to the hotel where he was staying half an hour later.

As one of the top three cities in Texas, San Antonio is still the second largest city in Texas, although it is not economically comparable to Houston and Dallas.

There is a strong cultural atmosphere here, and Spurs fans are also known as the most loyal fans in the league.

Tickets for G3 and G4 of the Finals had been sold out a week ago, and many Heat fans had difficulty getting tickets.

But even this does not prevent them from coming to San Antonio to enjoy the atmosphere of the finals.

It is precisely because of the popularity of the finals that San Antonio has recently received a large influx of foreign tourists, which directly boosted the city's GDP.

Because in the eyes of these loyal Heat fans, the team is now leading 2:0, and the next three games will all be played away from home.

Based on the overwhelming strength shown by the Heat in the first two games, this round of finals is expected to end directly in San Antonio.

这也就是说，热火有很大概率在客场以4:0或者4:1淘汰马刺，正式问鼎04-05赛季的NBA总冠军。

Therefore, these Heat fans naturally do not want to miss the good show and are looking forward to witnessing the Heat's championship in the away game.

Currently, due to the schedule, the ticket sales for G5 in the finals are pending. Many Heat fans are also ready. If G5 can be played in the finals, they will naturally try their best to grab a G5 ticket.

The charm of the NBA Finals is huge, but more ordinary people still have to live and make money.

After understanding the psychology of Heat fans, scalpers in San Antonio also made a fortune. Some of the ceiling-mounted rear seats originally priced at a few hundred dollars were sold for thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars.

Although it was not a game day, there were still many foreign tourists gathered in the square outside the AT&T Center Arena, the Spurs' home stadium.

A huge poster of the Spurs' GDP was also posted on the outer wall of the arena, as if to declare their sovereignty.

AT&T Arena was only built and put into use in 2002. Before that, the Spurs had been using the Alamodome. Because it is a football stadium and can accommodate 7 spectators, when basketball events are held, the number of fans at the scene is The viewing effect is not good.

As the Spurs won their first championship in team history in 99, they began to build their own arena for the Spurs after citizens voted and the owners raised funds.

The US$2.1 million AT&T Center Arena is full of technology. After the Spurs won another championship in 03, it became a holy place for Spurs fans.

In a Hilton hotel 12 kilometers away from the Spurs' home court.

In order for the players to be in good condition, Pat Riley issued a fatal order that during the finals, they are not allowed to go to nightclubs, especially in away games.

This rule naturally has no impact on the super self-disciplined Lin Fei, but black friends such as Wade, O'Neal and Shane Battier are a little aggrieved.

Especially Wade.

In the luxurious suite at this time, Lin Fei had just returned from training and had nothing to do, so he teamed up with Wade, O'Neal and roughly four others to play "World of Warcraft".

This game was released in the middle of last year and is now very popular in the United States.

Seeing Wade and O'Neal intoxicated by the game graphics and authenticity, Lin Fei naturally smiled and said nothing. It seems that these stars are also unable to transcend the limitations of technological development.

After playing the game, O'Neal suddenly showed a bad smile on his face and took out a CD from nowhere: "Guys, do you want to watch this? A movie about my childhood!"

Lin Fei took a look at the CD. It was full of words about Xiaoli, so naturally he couldn't understand it. However, he recognized the face and figure of the woman on the CD at a glance.

Isn’t this Damn Teacher Cang?

According to Lin Fei's impression, Teacher Cang should have just debuted at this time and is still very young.

The movie started playing quickly, and Wade and O'Neal's eyes widened as they watched all kinds of slutty moves.

As a time traveler, Lin Fei was naturally not surprised by these tricks in his childhood, but Wade and O'Neal still watched the United States more, so they naturally did not expect to be able to have such fun.

"Damn it, our country is not that big these days, but you are really good at making these small movies!"

"When I grow up, I still don't have any beauties who live a small life. I must try it if I have the chance!"

Lin Fei teased Wade and said, "Dwayne, forget it, this is probably not your type!"

Wade likes mature and sexy big leather drums, just like big beards. This is well known to the Heat players, but he has no interest in tall ones.

Wade stared at Teacher Cang on the screen, puffing out his cheeks and laughing:
"I'm used to eating beef and seafood. Now and then, it's good to have something light for a change! Anyway, it's a good way to get rid of the heat!"

O'Neal stared with a pair of envious little eyes, and suddenly couldn't help but said: "Men are not big these days, but I didn't expect that my brother is not small yet!"

Lin Fei, Wade, and Shou all looked at O'Neal, their eyes full of amusement, and O'Neal felt like he had been exposed.

The next morning, Stan Van Gundy organized the Heat players to come to the Spurs' home training facility for pre-game training.

Under normal circumstances, when NBA teams play away games, they negotiate to use the home team's training facility for training, and some will rent other training facilities themselves.

The Spurs' training hall has four courts, and the home team's players are also practicing at this time, so it is inevitable that the players from the two teams will meet each other, and they are full of antagonism with each other.

When the assistant coach explains tactics on the sidelines, he will try his best to lower his voice to avoid being heard by the enemy.

Stan Van Gundy did not let the players conduct collective tactical drills. Instead, he allowed everyone to train freely, relax and prepare for the evening game.

Since the Spurs targeted defense for two consecutive games, Lin Fei also reduced his dribbling practice and strengthened his off-ball pick-and-roll training with his teammates.

Wade was training on mid-range jump shots from several positions when his eyes were suddenly attracted by a sexy beauty wearing arena cleaning clothes on the sidelines.

This beautiful woman looked to be in her thirties, and her figure was quite developed, especially the round big leather drum, which kept swaying as she swept the floor. Wade was seen hitting the iron five times in a row.

"Bang Dang! Bang Dang! Bang Dang..."

O'Neal, Battier and others also started talking:

"Are the Spurs a waste of resources? Let such a sexy beauty sweep the floor?"

"I think this must be a woman with a sexless life, perhaps a widow whose husband died. I feel we must help her!"

"Yes, we must help her, he definitely needs our help!"

Battier even whistled provocatively at the black beauty, and Wade seemed to be showing off his own style, rushing directly to the basket and delivering a windmill dunk.

"Boom!"

The black beauty who was sweeping the floor was obviously not frightened by the provocations of these Heat players. Instead, she smiled and cast flirtatious glances from time to time. She even swept the floor while twisting her leather drum and approaching Wade in the direction.

For ordinary American women, there is no doubt that these NBA players are rich and handsome in their eyes. If they can really hook up with one, they will naturally enjoy it.

"Dwayne, it seems that this girl has taken a liking to you. You have to serve your brothers well!"

"Dwayne, if you need help from our brothers, we will definitely be happy to help!"

Under the teasing of his teammates, Wade also walked over and chatted with the black beauty. At the request of the other party, the two took a photo.

Stan Van Gundy on the sidelines reminded everyone loudly:

"There is a game tonight. The training gym is not a place for you guys to pick up girls. Please get serious!"

It was noon, and when the training was over, the Heat players also came to the cafeteria of the Spurs training facility to eat.

Lin Fei was with his teammates, but did not find Wade, and curiously asked O'Neal:

"Shaquille, where's Dwayne? Why didn't you see him?"

O'Neal and Shane Battier looked at each other and smiled, raising their eyebrows and saying:
"This guy must have been hanging out with that black girl sweeping the floor. He hasn't been to a nightclub for a week. Dwayne must be unable to hold it in any longer!"

Lin Fei smiled and didn't ask any more questions. This was indeed Wade's style.

But I still had some doubts in my heart, and I always felt like something was wrong.

According to his judgment, the black beauty could not be a simple cleaner at the Spurs Arena. There seemed to be some secrets hidden in it.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Fei and the Heat players had arrived at the visiting team's locker room at AT&T Arena, but Wade had not arrived yet.

Assistant coach Spoelstra made several calls to Wade, but the phone was turned off.

"What the hell is this guy Dwayne doing? The game starts in two hours!"

Lin Fei shook his head and sighed: "Could this lecherous guy be abducted by a beautiful woman?"

O'Neill also felt something was wrong at this time:

"That black girl really doesn't look like a cleaner. Could it be that she really has some other purpose?"

"Ahem, I swear to God, I don't envy this guy Dwayne's affair at all, I don't envy him at all..."

When the time came to [-] o'clock in the evening, the pre-game appearance ceremony for the players of the two teams was also held in the AT&T Center Arena. The visiting team came first, followed by the home team.

At this time, Wade, who is the first leader of the Heat and has been playing the finale since the second half of the season, is still missing.

Stan Van Gundy was spinning around anxiously, but he still tried his best to stay calm.

At this time, O'Neal had already made his first appearance for the Heat. Van Gundy said to Lin Fei:
"Lin, you will make your final appearance tonight. Jason, you will temporarily replace Wade as the starter!"

At this time, the Spurs' home court was filled with crowds of spectators. Although they lost two away games, this did not hinder the enthusiasm of Spurs fans.

Over the roof of the stadium, two championship flags were flying, as well as the retired jerseys of David Robinson and "Iceman" George Gervin.

Seeing that the Heat had finished their appearance ceremony, Lin Fei was the last one to walk out of the tunnel. At this time, Wade was obviously not on the Heat side of the court.

The Spurs fans at home were shocked and confused:
"What's going on? Why is there no Dwayne in the appearance ceremony? Isn't he going to compete tonight? Is he injured?"

"Dwayne was clearly on the Heat's roster and starting, so why did he suddenly disappear?"

"Is it possible that we encountered some sudden situation? Then tonight's game will be interesting!"

"Let Lin play in the finale without Dwayne? Does this mean that Lin is being promoted to be the boss of the team? Could it be that the news I saw in the newspapers about the discord between the Heat's Big Three is true?"

Although it is not convenient to express it directly, the Spurs fans have already begun to gloat in their hearts.

If Wade is unable to play due to sudden circumstances, then it must be great news for the Spurs.

No matter which one of the Big Three is missing, the Heat's overall strength will inevitably be greatly reduced.

At this time, the Spurs' pre-game appearance ceremony had begun. Mr. Pop was standing on the sidelines in the darkness of the light, with an imperceptible smile raised at the corner of his mouth.

The time soon came to seven o'clock, the starting lineup of both teams took to the court, and the game was about to begin.

At this time, whether on the court or on the bench, there was still no sign of Wade.

"What's going on? Wade is really not going to play tonight? Where is he?"

"What are the Heat doing? By not playing Wade, are they deliberately letting the Spurs play a game?"

"OMG, did Wade have an accident?"

The Spurs fans gloated, while the Heat fans were naturally anxious.

Of course, there are also those who are confident:
"Why panic? Just watch the game. Without Wade, Lin and Shaquille can still abuse the Spurs' GDP!"

(End of this chapter)