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

Knicks (6): (4) Lakers.

In the VIP seat in the front row on the sidelines, there was a fat black man in his 60s with an unshaven beard and curly hair that had turned white. Sitting next to him was a middle-aged woman with a strong build.

These two people were Marbury's father, Don Marbury, and his sister, Stephanie.

Seeing Marbury hit two points against the defense in this fast break, his father and sister also smiled and applauded.

In fact, in the NBA of the original world, after Marbury was traded to the Knicks in 04, he played pretty well in the first two seasons.
Even though he had a lot of conflicts with Larry Brown last season, he still handed over 16.4 points and 6.5 assists even though his playing time and shooting rights were greatly reduced.

At the beginning of the 06-07 season, with the appointment of Isaiah Thomas, Marbury's state recovered significantly at the beginning of the season. It was not until Thomas' lawsuit later that a rift arose between the master and apprentice.

In 07, Isaiah Thomas concealed the fact that Marbury's father fainted during the game, which resulted in Marbury not being able to see his father for the last time. This directly led to Marbury's anger and depravity.

In Lin Fei's view, in this parallel world, if these two incidents that led to the deterioration of the relationship between Marbury and Thomas had not happened,
Then Stephon Marbury will definitely not sink quickly in the NBA. Judging from his state and performance in the first two minutes tonight, his peak as a point guard will still be at least 2-2 years away.

Marbury, who was in a fast break on defense, was also in a good mood. When he returned to defense, he spread his hands towards Fisher, shook his head and said provocatively:

"Derek, are you the only one who wants to guard me? You're not worthy!"

Fisher also smiled and raised his eyebrows not to be outdone: "Stephen, who doesn't know that you are the most notorious cancer king in the league? Of course I can't guard you, but you and the Knicks will definitely lose miserably!"

Marbury clenched his fists, and the veins on his forehead were exposed. He was the most angry that others said he was a cancer:
"FUCK, I hope you still have the courage to talk to me like this after the game!"

Ball transfer.

Kobe Bryant restrained Lin Fei's defense on the outside, and Fisher gave the ball to Al Jefferson in the high post on the left.

Jefferson hit David Lee with his back, and with his obvious advantage in strength, he pushed the defender to 12 feet near the basket, and then made a steady jump shot after a feint.

"Shh!"

As the No. 04 pick in the first round of 15, Al Jefferson served as Pierce's little brother with the Celtics for two seasons, but he never had a chance to perform on the bench.

Now, during the offseason, the general manager of the Lakers has a keen eye and acquired Al Jefferson through a trade, and promised to give Jefferson the starting power forward position.

This naturally made Al Jefferson very excited, and he was also inspired to seize the opportunity next to Kobe and Dayao and play up to his worth.

In fact, in the original world, Al Jefferson quickly performed in his third season. His personal data soared from 7 points and 5 rebounds to 16 points and 11 rebounds.

In the competition for the league's Most Improved Player Award in the 06-07 season, he only lost to the Warriors' Monta Ellis at a slight disadvantage.

Now that he has become a starter for the Lakers, Jefferson has become more active and hardworking in training, and has quickly become one with the training madman Kobe Yao.

Regarding the growth of Al Jefferson, "Zen Master" Phil Jackson is very optimistic and believes that his upper limit can definitely reach the All-Star level.

During the Lakers' three consecutive championships, the team was led by O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. Most of the players at the power forward position provided assistance and defense to O'Neal.

Although Dayao is here now, his dominance on both ends of the offense and defense cannot be compared with that of O'Neal at his peak.

Therefore, having Al Jefferson as a partner inside will naturally make up for a lot of shortcomings.

Although he is only 2.08 meters tall, Al Jefferson weighs 280 pounds, is stronger than many power forwards, and is athletic enough to be flexible enough to defend from 3 to 5.

Compared with the promising Al Jefferson, the Knicks' opponent David Lee appears to be mediocre in talent and uncompetitive.

Only Lin Fei knows that David Lee has exquisite skills, soft touch, and outstanding rebounding awareness. He will be a rare "double-double machine" in the future league.

The first thing Mike D'Antoni did when he came to the Knicks was to put David Lee in the starting lineup, and the opponent's personal data also followed suit.

However, there is a very strange phenomenon in the career of this handsome white guy, that is, in his 12 NBA seasons, he took less than 10 three-pointers in total.

What's more, David Lee spent his peak period with the Warriors and version 1.0 of Curry. It's really strange that he has caught up with the small ball era but never likes to shoot three-pointers. ,

After all, David Lee has a very accurate mid-range shooting, and his average shooting rate has exceeded 12% in 50 seasons of his career. This is a very rare achievement.

So in Lin Fei's view, it's not that David Lee can't shoot three-pointers, let alone that he can't practice them, but that his tactical position has never played an outside role.

Now with the arrival of Lin Fei, the three-point champion of the century, and the supervision of Isaiah Thomas' coaching staff,

Except for Eddie Curry, who is focusing more on losing weight, the entire Knicks team is practicing three-point shooting.

As the most low-key "rich third generation" in the NBA, the 23-year-old David Lee is obviously still very young and his personal skills have not yet been formed. Both he and Ariza have strong plasticity.

On the Knicks' subsequent offense,

Lin Fei asked Marbury for the ball in the frontcourt. Facing Kobe's defense, he directly summoned David Lee's pick-and-roll.
After the dislocation, Lin Fei accelerated his dribbling to reach the three-point line. While attracting the defense of Kobe Bryant and Al Jefferson, he had eyes on the back of his head. With a flick of his wrist, he accurately gave the ball to the right side of the top of the key and stepped back for a three-pointer. In the hands of David Lee outside the line.

David Lee didn't hesitate after receiving the ball and jumped directly to shoot a three-pointer.

This pick-and-roll tactic is a replica of Lin Fei's rough outside pick-and-roll during the Heat, and the upper limit of what David Lee can achieve is obviously higher than the rough.

"Bang!"

Although the basketball missed, the long rebound was obtained by Ariza who rushed into the penalty area and actively fought for it.

The ball returned to the hands of Marbury in the high position, and Lin Fei and Ariza also made a cross screen on the left baseline, heading straight to the left at a 0-degree angle.

"Whoosh!"

Seeing that he did not get rid of the defense, Lin Fei continued to run back and cut in after an emergency stop, twisting and turning, completely disrupting the Lakers' defensive rhythm.

Marbury saw that Lin Fei did not have a good chance to catch the ball, so he directly hit Fisher from the high post. After a bow, he broke away from the defense and rushed into the emergency stop. He jumped and shot near 10 feet on the left side of the basket.

"Shh!"

and also.

Tonight, Marbury hit both of his opening shots, which made the Knicks fans at the scene feel overjoyed.

"Is this still the Stephon Marbury we are familiar with? Could it be that Lin's arrival has made him stronger?"

"No matter how bad Stephen is, he can still beat Derek. It seems that Lin has brought not only an improvement in strength to the Knicks, but also a change in attitude!"

"If Stephen and Eddie can really play so seriously next to Lin, it really won't be a big problem for the Knicks to enter the Eastern Conference playoffs this year!"

"Just now, Stephon Marbury wanted to pass the ball to Lin, but he didn't have a good chance so he chose to play alone."

"It seems that Marbury is really willing to play support next to Lin. This guy even refused to accept the wolf king Garnett in the Timberwolves back then!"

"What about Kevin Garnett? Without Lin, how could this guy have won the championship and FMVP? He wouldn't have directly surpassed Karl Malone!"

As the score took the lead, the Knicks fans became more and more excited. The start of the opening game was even more perfect than they expected.

On the court, Kobe came to the offensive end and once again chose to hold the ball and hit Lin Fei with his back. After a series of difficult moves, he feinted and turned over and hit the ultimate fadeaway jumper.This time, Lin Fei once again provided sufficient defense and interference, but Kobe's backward range was too great, and he fell to the floor after landing.

"Shh!"

The basketball roared into the net like a cannonball. This was the first time tonight that Kobe Bryant successfully beat Lin Fei alone without the help of a pick-and-roll.

Lin Fei could only shake his head and sigh. Even though he had a nearly full defensive level, he still couldn't completely lock down Kobe's offense at his peak.

After all, for defenders, attackers are always in a more favorable proactive situation, especially after the nocheckhand rule was promulgated.

Coming to the offensive end, Lin Fei directly held the ball and faced Kobe Bryant outside the three-point line at the top of the arc. After a continuous crossover step and change of direction, he suddenly took off with a double step back and shot.

Kobe's flying defense was at its best, but he still could only watch the basketball fly past his fingertips and above his head.

"Shh!"

The crisp sound of the net brushing was like the sound of nature. Lin Fei used a sharp step-back three-pointer to perfectly respond to Kobe's fade-away two-pointer.

Knicks (11): (8) Lakers.

At the beginning, both teams showed their new looks, and the pace of the game was fast, which made the fans excited to watch.

During an offensive breakthrough with the ball, Lin Fei attracted Dayao's cover in the penalty area. He used a light lob to assist Eddie Curry for an alley-oop dunk, wreaking havoc on the basket.

"Boom!"

Eddie Curry, who was holding on to the basket and raising his legs high, also roared with rare excitement. He even reached out and slapped the steel backboard above his head in excitement.

A technical foul was thrown out directly by the referee.

"Beep!"

Then Fisher made a pass error on the Lakers side. Ariza flew into the audience and successfully saved the ball. Lin Fei counterattacked with the ball and made a long pass to Marbury for another flying dunk.

"Boom!"

Madison Garden Square burst into cheers, and "Zen Master" Phil Jackson also blew his whistle and took the lead in calling a long timeout.

"Has Ma already dunked? In the three seasons since he came to the Knicks, this is the first time I've seen him perform a fast-break dunk in a game! It seems that everyone is really having a good time tonight!"

"Stephen Marbury usually doesn't dunk easily. This fast break dunk just now was very entertaining to watch. Lin's arrival has really refreshed the Knicks' team atmosphere!"

Less than 5 minutes into the game, the Knicks went on a 17-10 run and quickly took the initiative on both offense and defense.

Lin Fei's 5 points and 3 assists were an understatement and showed no signs of exertion, but he quickly led the Knicks to a new look.

In front of the courtside commentary desk, Charles Barkley, who was the most focused figure tonight, was also surprised by the performance of the Knicks team.

"Although the game only lasted 5 minutes, this Knicks has obviously undergone earth-shaking changes from last season!"

"The arrival of Lin, coupled with the coaching of Isaiah Thomas, may really put the Knicks on the right track!"

Kenny Smith also smiled and asked Patrick Ewing, the "King of New York" sitting next to him, to express his opinion on Lin Fei.

The sturdy "Gorilla" is wearing a black suit tonight. As one of the four centers who led the Knicks to the Finals in the 90s,

Although Ewing is the last among the four major centers in terms of overall strength and honor, he is still a legend in the eyes of New York fans.

"We seem to have been underestimating Lin's leadership ability. Fortunately, the Knicks played a new look in the opening stage of this opener!"

"But I still think Lin's style of play is too selfless. He should take more shots in the future. In tonight's opening game, I believe New York fans, like me, are here to watch Lin's performance!"

In front of the Knicks bench on the sidelines, head coach Isaiah Thomas first praised the main players for their opening performance, then patted Lin Fei on the shoulder and said:
"Lin, don't suppress your offensive talents, you should take more shots!"

"You can take as many shots as Kobe takes tonight, even more than him!"

"We not only want to win the game, but we also want you to produce the most beautiful data!"

Naturally, Marbury and Eddie Curry, who were in the starting lineup, had no objections to the head coach's preference for Lin Fei.
Only after they truly became teammates with Lin Fei in the game, Marbury and Eddie Curry felt that the pressure on both of them became significantly less, both on the offensive and defensive ends.

"Lin Yougongli" is indeed well-deserved.

The two Knicks' main players now understand why during the Heat's two consecutive championships, except for O'Neal, who was recovering from health, the personal performance of all the other teammates around Lin Fei had been significantly improved.

Ariza and David Lee, two young players, were naturally willing to follow Lin Fei conscientiously. After all, without Lin Fei's arrival, they would not have been in the starting lineup so quickly.

However, on the Knicks' bench, Crawford, Richardson and others were obviously a little disgusted by the attitude of Isaiah Thomas' puppet coach who knelt down and licked Lin Fei.

I just don't dare to show it easily.

Especially 33-year-old veteran Jaylen Rose, with the onset of injuries, he is facing the dilemma of being bought out by the Knicks at any time.
Naturally, he was jealous of Lin Fei, a 22-year-old overseas rising star, and lamented that he was born at the wrong time more than ten years ago.

"Coach, since you said so, I won't be polite tonight!"

Lin Fei feels that as the boss of the team, he has absolute say, and his status as a leader is untouchable, but he also knows very well that with great ability comes great responsibility.

After the timeout, the Lakers attacked. Dayao succeeded in gaining position under the basket. He caught the ball and hit Eddie Curry with his back, and hit the hook again with his turning hook.

"Shh!"

Defensively, Eddie Curry has never been active on the offensive end, and his defensive level is in the middle and lower reaches of the league. This is also a major factor that restricts him from becoming an inside star.

Looking back, amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, Lin Fei faced Kobe with the ball on the outside.

With the help of two consecutive lift screens from David Lee and Ariza, he quickly dribbled the ball from the top of the arc along the three-point line to a 30-degree angle on the right side to seize the fleeting opportunity.

Facing Luke Walton, who was half a beat too slow to change defense, he jumped up decisively and took a lightning shot.

"Shh!"

the second.

Back on the defensive end, Fisher's pass was intercepted by Lin Fei and quickly passed to Marbury, who was counterattacking quickly. The Knicks once again got a chance to counterattack the fast break.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Lin Fei, who was coming down the middle, suddenly changed direction and ran in reverse, accelerated to get rid of Kobe, reached the three-point line, and then received Marbury's return pass.

Feeling the Black Mamba chasing after him, he suddenly stopped and started near the free throw line, and while shaking Kobe away again,
He accelerated directly to the basket, charged up his ankles and flew up, grabbing the ball with one hand and slamming it down towards the basket. (End of chapter)