Chapter Seventy-Seven: No Coincidence Makes No Book - An Encounter in the Center of New Orleans!
Against the New Orleans Hornets again, Lin Fei remembered the last game half a year ago, although that battle was at home, and today it was really away, but Lin Fei can still clearly remember that it was with the efforts of the whole team and his final stunner that the team kept the hope of advancing to the playoffs.
"You should show some affection for your old club!" Lin Fei and Chris Carman hugged and said with a smile.
Kaman looked at Lin Fei in front of him and said with a smile: "Lin, I should advise you to score a few fewer goals, you must know that your hands are hot now, I am afraid that our basketball net will be burned by you!" â
Eliza Cuthbert found that since she plucked up the courage to contact Lin Fei, the feeling that had been pressed in her heart burst out again, and she tried her best to contain the feeling in her heart, but found that everything was pale and weak.
"I'm just going to cheer on my good friends, yes, it's that simple!" Eliza Cuthbert said calmly in the mirror. In the mirror, she smiled confidently, "yes, that's it, Eliza, you're just going to cheer on your friends." â
When Eliza Cuthbert appeared in the center of New Orleans, the two sides were in the final warm-up before the game, with large sunglasses covering most of her face, and a loose baseball cap pressed down as much as possible, which is a standard star disguise configuration, in addition to Eliza, she really couldn't think of a better way to disguise, her seat was only three rows away from the Clippers' bench, which gave her a good view.
"Mark, it looks like it's been a long time since we've been on the scene of a Clippers game." Van Gundy in the commentary seat squeezed out a signature smile with his bitter gourd face.
"Jeff, yes, you have to know that when the Clippers broadcast live, it's usually Charles's bastard commentary, you know, his commentary is really terrible, I have to turn off the sound every time I can watch the game with peace of mind, otherwise my eardrums will keep hurt." Mark Jackson's resentment towards Barkley is obvious.
"Mark and Jeff are more than you guys, but I show up a lot!" Bill Wharton shook his head and looked at Van Gundy and Jackson very proudly, "That stupid pig is really nasty, a rude pig!" Bill Wharton still didn't seem to forget that Barkley didn't respect him at the beginning, and Barkley, who was sleeping at home at this time, sneezed several times in a row.
Van Gundy obviously agrees with Mark Jackson and Bill Wharton, and the fact that ESPN sent a three-commentary lineup today is enough to see how much attention is paid to this game, "Today's game is the focus of the battle, the Los Angeles Clippers, who are currently first in the West, face the New Orleans Hornets, who are second in the West, if the Hornets hold their home court and beat the Clippers, then the Hornets will be the first in the West, Mark, what do you think of this game?" â
Mark Jackson glanced at Van Gundy and Wharton, glanced down at the stats table on the commentary bench, and said in a deep voice: "From the perspective of pure rankings, this game is undoubtedly a strong conversation, but from the actual situation analysis of the lineup and state, I don't support the Los Angeles Clippers, although they have gained the hearts of many fans under the leadership of Lin Fei, the Clippers are playing more dazzling and faster than last season, but I don't think their strength is stronger than Chris Paul's Hornets, Inside Tyson Chandler will encounter Chris Kaman, a traditional interior is richer tonnage when Carman, which makes Tyson feel uncomfortable, and David West has already proven his name as an X-Soldier in the position of power forward, and the last game The Clippers lost to the Spurs to give the league a reference, this game Byron Scott will definitely focus on the inside, and the outside Chris Paul's offensive ability will be stronger than Andre Miller's defensive end, the two are not much different, the only variable is Lin, Lin has long proven that he can't be stopped when he goes crazy, but the last game has somewhat drained his stamina, and the memory of last season's final game will definitely make Scott prepare a rich gift for Lin, so I think the Hornets will hold on to their home court, and of course the game will not rely on analysis to arrive at the real final result. â
"As long as Byron Scott can't curb Lin's madness, then the end result is likely to be the Clippers taking away the victory!" Bill Wharton showed his pro-Lynn style, and Mark Jackson pouted.
"A good game began, the Hornets starting lineup at home is Chris Carman, David West combination, the two defensive players on the front line, Morris Pieterson and James Posey, the playmaker is Chris Paul, it seems that Byron Scott has made an important arrangement in order to deal with the Clippers' defense; The Clippers are still the old lineup of Tyson Chandler, Wilson Chandler, Ron Artest, Lin Fei, and Andre Miller. Van Gundy finished reading the starting line-up and the referee blew his whistle.
Chris Carman and Tyson Chandler watched the basketball fall from the highest point and jumped hard, but the bounce advantage of both sides was too obvious, Tyson Chandler overwhelmingly dialed the ball to Andre Miller, and the away Clippers took the lead in attacking.
"He's still like that!" Eliza Cuthbert clenched her fist, just now Lin Fei successfully used the lever to dodge the block of his former teammate Kaman to score, the action is very elegant, in front of the TV and on the scene are completely different feelings, Eliza Cuthbert has known since she was a child, but she has never been touched like just now, although it has been eight months since she last watched Lin Fei's game live, but such a stark contrast still made her heart shake violently, She tried her best to restrain the vibration in her heart, but as Lin Fei ran and shot every time, the vibration in her heart became stronger and stronger.
And at this moment, Scarlett Johansson almost screamed, and her slender fingers covered her mouth.
The game on the court is still going on, in order to deal with Lin Fei and Byron Scott has made key efforts, Peterson has been assisting in the defense at the moment and James Posey, a defensive titan who has made great contributions to the Celtics winning the championship this season, this defensive arrangement has made Byron Scott feel a lot more confident.
The whole process of the first half is as Mark Jackson analyzed before the game, Byron Scott put the team's offensive focus on the inside, the Clippers Wilson Chandler and Tyson Chandler's double Chandler inside suffered tremendous pressure, and the pressure brought by the two defensive experts on the outside to Lin Fei can be imagined, fortunately, Andre Miller and Artest maintained an efficient offense in the first half to withstand the Hornets, and the Hornets pressed the Clippers by a slight advantage.
Tyson Chandler flicked his hand in frustration and picked up the ball from the floor and gave it to Andre Miller with just twenty seconds left in the first half.
"Nell, you see Chris Carman is really a good fit for our team, thank you for your proposal!" Jeff Bauer said with a smile on his face, and Olshu's face was extremely ugly, and Bauer slapped his face in a bright way.
"Tyson is a great fit for us too!" Orshu said with a relaxed expression.
Andre Miller steadily advanced to the front court under the interference of Chris Paul, Lin Fei looked at James Posey who was half a step away from him, and felt a little annoyed, James Posey's personal care for him made him a little uncomfortable, and his strength was not much worse than Lin Fei's strength, and Posey's experience in the two finals undoubtedly became Lin Fei's biggest opponent in this game, coupled with the fierceness of the defensive end, Lin Fei was unable to play all his strength in the game in the first quarter.
Posey's gaze can't be compared with most of the defensive experts in the league, he doesn't have a keen gaze, his gaze is very gentle, but this mildness has brought Lin Fei a huge problem, Andre Miller glanced at Lin Fei's position.
"Bill, Lin has been tested, what do you think?" Mark Jackson said as he looked at Bill Wharton.
Bill Wharton pushed the question to Van Gundy, "Jeff, I'd better leave this matter to you, I'm only responsible for explaining, Jeff is a professional!" â
Van Gundy glanced at Walton with disdain: "James Posey is undoubtedly the most defensive player in this league, his experience is Lin Fei's biggest enemy, even LeBron James and Kobe Bryant dare not be careless in the face of Posey under rich defensive experience, and this season's Lin Fei has strengthened his ball-holding breakthrough instead of shooting, but this still needs a process, although his breakthrough skills are often eye-catching, but he is still not skilled enough, It is normal for Posey to be limited for a while in the face of a rich experience! What Lin needs now is to calm down and not rush to attack. Van Gundy not only pointed out the reason but also reminded Lin Fei, but Lin Fei on the field couldn't hear Van Gundy's advice.
"Who will the Clippers give the last offense of the first half?" Mark Jackson said in a low voice.
James Posey replayed the game video about Lin Fei over and over again in his mind, especially Lin Fei's unique running position, but Lin Fei had already faced the test of various defensive players, and in any case, Lin Fei believed in his own running position, and in the helpless situation, Lin Fei decided to repeat the old trick.
"Nice run! Even though Lin is under huge defensive pressure, he still has a strong attack**, and the last attack will definitely be handed over to Lin! Bill Wharton looked at Lin Xie who was running.
â[***]ďź What a loach! James scolded under his breath and gritted his teeth and chased after him.
"Lin is a smart player, he never uses his weaknesses to collide with opponents!" Seeing Lin Fei's successful running, Mark Jackson expressed his approval.
"Andrey!" Lin Fei yelled at Miller, raised his right hand and signaled Miller to pass the ball, Andre Miller didn't look at Lin Fei's position, and with a flick of his wrist, the basketball flew from above his head to Lin Fei, this is completely a pass without looking at people, Miller's passing skills are obvious.
The just right pass followed, and Lin Fei received the ball steadily and immediately jumped out. And at this time, Peterson, who had been staring at the side for a long time, jumped up high, and his outstretched arms obviously wanted to give Lin Fei a hot block, and Lin Fei increased his shooting arc in order to avoid the block.
"Rebound" Lin Fei shouted loudly, and his intuition told him that the ball would not go in.
Sure enough, although the basketball dodged Peterson's block, it changed its flight trajectory because of the increase in arc, and the basketball bounced out on the back edge of the basket, Chris Carman stuck Tyson Chandler behind him, and David West jumped over to grab the rebound.
West immediately handed the ball to Paul, and the Hornets switched from defense to offense in an instant, and less than five seconds before the end of the first half, Paul staged a lightning-fast fury in the New Orleans arena, tearing open the defense line and leaving all the pursuers behind.
âcp3ďź cp3ďź cp3ďź A uniform shout rang out in the center of New Orleans, and the people of New Orleans shouted for their heroes with their enthusiasm, Lin Fei glanced at Peterson, who proudly threw Lin Fei's big nostrils.
"The Hornets took the lead, even though it was only seven points, which was a psychological advantage for them, especially when they had the upper hand on the court!" Jeff Van Gundy said with a frown, but his mind was thinking about how he would change that if he had coached the Clippers.
Eliza Cuthbert touched her stomach and stood up, following the crowd out of the audience.
Scarlett Johansson's eyes were completely focused on Lin Fei's body, watching Lin Fei slowly walk towards the players' tunnel with his head down, knowing that Lin Fei's back disappeared into the players' tunnel, he slowly stood up and left his seat.
Eliza Cuthbert took the burger and Coke handed to her by the waiter and turned to leave, behind her, the orderly queue waiting to buy food, and Eliza Cuthbert, wearing wide sunglasses under her baseball cap, walked out of the service area with her head down.
At this time, Scarlett Johansson straightened her clothes and walked out of the bathroom, her delicate and seductive face was mostly covered by wide black sunglasses, and her long blond hair attracted the attention of many fans with male surnames around her, but at this time, people obviously did not associate the surname beauty in front of her with Scarlett Johansson.
"I'm sorry, please give way!" Scarlett, who was standing in the sidewalk, was looking at Lin Fei who was practicing shooting at the moment, and even forgot that she was standing in the sidewalk.
"I'm sorry!" Scarlett immediately let go of her body, and when she let go of her body, she came back to her senses, the voice just now was somewhat familiar to her, as if she had heard it sometime, and even had a deeper contact, and couldn't help but look at the back that had just passed.
With short blond hair, a plump body, seductive buttocks, and a women's casual suit, the temperament of the woman in front of her is perfectly set off, which is a sense of surname that is completely different from her, Scarlett Johansson's eyebrows quietly gathered together, "Is it her?" â
Immediately drilled into the picture of Eliza Cusbert in his mind, and then compared it with the woman in front of him, the two pictures coincided, although Scarlett couldn't be 100% sure, but her intuition told her that the woman in front of her was Eliza Cusbert, but at that time Cuthbert was plumper than now, and the woman who was walking away now was slightly thinner, "It should be her!" Scarlett said softly, and then walked towards the back figure.
And it was indeed Eliza Cuthbert who had just walked over, she had been keeping her head down, she didn't pay attention at first, when she tried to walk over, she found that someone was in the way, and when she found someone in the way, she naturally made a voice to let the person in the way, the moment she raised her head, her intuition told her that the person in front of her was very familiar, and Scarlett's voice convinced her of her feelings, she didn't stop but walked straight over, and even forgot to say thank you.
Eliza Cuthbert could clearly feel her heart beating a lot faster, "Isn't she in Australia?" Eliza said in her heart.
"Why should I be afraid of her? Is it because she's Lin's girlfriend that I should calm down, calm down! Eliza cheered herself up in her heart, brought the straw to her mouth, and took a hard sip of Coke, the cold Coke calmed her down a little.
Finally reaching her seat, Eliza felt as if she had reached a destination, and she gradually relaxed in her chair.
Scarlett watched the woman in front of her sit down, stopped behind her, looked her up and down carefully, and came to the conclusion that she was sure that this woman was Eliza Cuthbert, "Come on, Scarlett!" Scarlett muttered in her mind, regaining her steps, her heels clattering against the floor.
"Eliza?"
Cuthbert, who was drinking Coke, was stunned, and the straw was badly deformed in her mouth.
"Eliza?" Scarlett shouted again.
Cuthbert let go of the straw and turned his head, "Scarlett, such a coincidence...... Aren't you from Australia? Cuthbert was relieved after a moment's pause, and she herself was surprised by her sudden composure.
Even though Cusbert's face was half obscured by her large sunglasses, Scarlett could feel Cusbert's composure, which shocked her.
"yes, it just so happens that I didn't expect to meet you here, you know Lin lost the last game, so I want to come and cheer for him now, hoping to bring him good luck and surprise at the same time, what about you, do you have any work in New Orleans?" Scarlett threw the question to Cuthbert and quietly identified her status, telling Cuthbert, "I'm Lin Fei's girlfriend, and I'm here to cheer him on and surprise him." â
The quick flash of expression on Cuthbert's face didn't escape Scarlett's eyes.
Scarlett was far from expecting that she would meet Cuthbert when she came back quietly early, and Cuthbert didn't expect that she would meet Scarlett, who was supposed to be in Australia, and it was so coincidental that it was in response to the sentence, "No coincidence makes no book!" â
(To be continued)