The host Yu Jia's voice was equally excited:

"Lin Fei, Lin Fei proved that his outburst was not a flash in the pan with his stable and excellent projection performance on the field!"

"If you count the last game, Lin Fei has hit 10 three-pointers in a row on the stage of the Western Finals!"

"This is the most star-studded Western Conference Finals in the new century with at least five future Hall of Famer-caliber stars on the court!"

"But Lin Fei's three three-pointers are enough to make him the protagonist of the first quarter of the game!"

Director Zhang's eyes flashed, and he was extremely moved:

"Lin Fei's two 10 three-pointers are of far-reaching significance!"

"He proved with his actions that the small guards of our Celestial Empire can also play at the top of the world's highest basketball halls!"

Keep your eyes back on Staples Arena.

Lin Fei's sudden three-point shot after most of the quarter allowed the Timberwolves to tie the score directly.

The old fish Fisher blamed himself, and instantly played a full 12 points on the defensive end.

It seems that the pursuit of Lin Fei really can't be slackened, otherwise he may come out at any time to deliver a fatal blow.

This kind of off-ball player with accurate shooting and sharp running position has always been the biggest headache for defenders.

The ball is converted, and the Lakers attack.

Kobe Bryant's eyes were sharp, he crossed with Fisher at the top of the arc to cover the ball, misplaced Lin Fei, and accelerated the breakthrough with a sudden stop of the dummy shot.

directly picked up Lin Fei, who lacked defensive experience, and made a strong shot against Lin Fei's arm.

"Bang dang!"

"Beep!"

Although the ball did not go in, referee Stephen Jiawei blew the whistle and gestured for the Timberwolves to foul Kobe Bryant on the 22nd.

2 free throws.

Kobe Bryant obviously saw that Lin Fei's defense was poor, so he began to take the initiative to make his fouls.

This was Lin Fei's second foul in the first quarter, and Timberwolves coach Philip Saunders on the sidelines was slightly worried.

"Celestial Boy, your three-point shooting and defensive level also surprise me!"

"Mark my words, you can never win a championship by attacking alone!"

Kobe Bryant's eyes were cold, but he also had a heart for Lin Fei, the undrafted talent.

If Lin Fei's defense can go up a little further, then he is definitely a top 3D player, similar to the Hornets Dale Curry back then, and has the strength to compete for the best sixth man.

On the bench of the Lakers next season, if there is a substitute like Lin Fei, it will definitely be a beautiful thing.

Kobe Bryant even had the idea of recruiting Lin Fei to Los Angeles in the offseason at this time.

"Huh!"

"Huh!"

Bryant, who went to the free throw line, made both free throws, and the Lakers regained a two-point lead.

There were only 10 seconds left in the first quarter of the game, and Lin Fei was already a little tired at this time, so after half the court, he bent over his hands and knees, standing in the LOGO area to help the team open up enough space.

Bean-sized beads of sweat slid down his forehead and down the bridge of his nose, dripping down the pitch floor.

In terms of physical fitness, there is still a big gap between the Omi players, and Lin Fei's continuous running distance on the court in the first quarter is also the longest among the players of the two teams.

Fisher stood two meters away from Lin Fei, always paying attention to cutting off the passing line.

Seeing that Lin Fei had already shot two ultra-long three-pointers from 12 meters away, even if he was standing in the LOGO area now, Fisher would not dare to take it lightly.

Sometimes a player's hand feels hot, and it's not uncommon in the NBA to really shoot and how to have it.

Even Jordan, who has never been good at shooting three-pointers in his career, hit six three-pointers in the Finals of the Bulls and Trail Blazers that year.

"Huh!"

The Wolves hit a turnaround jumper near the baseline to end the first quarter.

Timberwolves (27) :(27) Lakers.

Lin Fei's appearance at the 2-minute moment in the first quarter became a turning point in the first quarter of the game, making the Timberwolves blossom inside and out, and the wolf king and the "madman" gradually found a feeling on the road.

The Lakers fans at home frowned slightly, and the optimism before the opening was gone.

It seems that tonight's Western Showdown G6 is also a life-and-death battle.

The Lakers' head-on is still big, but it's never going to be easy.

Philip Saunders took the initiative to smile and handed a towel to Lin Fei who walked off the field, patted the other party's shoulder and said:

"Lin, well done, you have exceeded the task of the first quarter, hurry up and rest for a while, I will probably send you on the court in the last 5 minutes of the second quarter!"

Lin Fei nodded and said, "Good coach, thank you!" ”

It seems that Philip Saunders still understands him, and the Timberwolves' coaching team has also studied themselves carefully.

With his current fitness, playing 15 minutes in the half is already the limit, after all, he has to constantly cover and run on the pitch to find opportunities.

If there is an overdraft of physical strength, then the feeling will inevitably decline rapidly.

It seems that the next step is to strengthen endurance training, after all, cardiorespiratory endurance is an important part of physical fitness.

After the start of the second quarter, both sides also changed to a rotating lineup, but at least one of the core main players must stay on the court, after all, this is the Western Finals.

The five players on the Lakers' side are:

Gary Payton, Karim Rush, Kobe Bryant, Luke Wharton, Karl Malone.

The five players on the Timberwolves' side are:

Fred Hoyberg, Trenton Hassell, Latril Sprewell, Mark Madsen, Michael Olovokandi.

Both the Lakers and the Timberwolves basically rotated 8-9 people in this round of the Western Conference Finals, and the bench had limited playing time.

I have to say that the bench depth of both teams is very poor, and the Lakers have a Fisher, who was a starter himself before Payton came.

The Timberwolves came off the bench with a sixth-man Szebiak.

Of course, Lin Fei's birth obviously broke this balance and made the Timberwolves' bench lineup even stronger.

Come up and the Timberwolves attack first,

"Madman" and 98 parallel champion Olovo Kandi made a high block, shook off Kobe Bryant's misplaced and forced Malone, used speed to pass the opponent in one step, and scored the ball with a pick.

"Huh!"

The "madmen" in the last two games are really fierce, but the defense of the old Malone is also not enough.

Kobe Bryant secretly scolded Malone in his heart, how can this side-moving slide step be slower than a snail?

Since they are all in their 40s, they should retire early, and it is understandable that they want to join the Lakers with a base salary and want to mix championships, but why do you have to be a starter without losing face and play 35 minutes every game?

In the final analysis, the Lakers' Buss family is too picky, and they don't even have a decent interior line on the bench.

Although Malone is old, he joined this season with a base salary of only 1.5 million US dollars per year, and Payton is only 5 million.

The Lakers' salary space is mainly focused on O'Neal and Kobe, but Kobe's annual salary during this period is only more than 10 million, and the Lakers' total salary is only more than 40 million.

It's much less than the Timberwolves.

You must know that the market value of the Los Angeles Lakers at this time is the first in the league, higher than the Knicks, and the Minnesota Timberwolves are 19th.

The reason why the Lakers failed to win the championship in 04 has a lot to do with the Buss family's reluctance to spend money, arrogantly thinking that F4 is enough to win the championship.

If you had spent another 10 million to strengthen the bench, the Lakers would have won the championship in 04.

The OK group probably won't part ways this summer.

ball conversion,

Gary Payton used the cover to attack the basket, misplaced the Timberwolves backup power forward Mark Madsen, and hit a turnaround layup, which also caused Madsen's beating hand foul.

"Huh!"

"Beep!"

2+1。

Compared with the 41-year-old Malone, the 36-year-old Payton Sr. still has the strength to fight.

He has been selected to both the All-NBA Team and the All-Defensive Team for 9 consecutive seasons in his career, and the only point guard in the NBA, DPOY,

As a legendary Seattle Supersonic guard in the '90s, Payton has also booked a seat in the Hall of Fame.

Seeing that substitute power forward Madsen was pulling his hips, the Timberwolves who had been sitting on the bench for less than 1 minute had already gotten up to play.

In this Western Conference final G6, there is no respite for the Timberwolves.

The Lakers, on their side, also quickly fielded O'Neal and Devin George.

The Timberwolves continued to play a zone defense, and the presence of the Wolves and Oloo Kandi at the same time also limited O'Neal's play.

Kobe Bryant and Payton hit all the iron on consecutive outside shots, and they could only try to force the basket to make damage, but the effect was not good.

The Timberwolves put more effort on defense and couldn't play on the offensive end.

The two sides entered the iron battle in the first half of the second quarter.

"Bang, clang, clang......"

O'Neal was cut and went to the free throw line to miss two free throws.

"Bang, bang......"

The Lakers fans at home listened to the continuous sound of iron, and they really had a bit of a headache.

The star fans in the VIP seats in the front row on the sidelines subconsciously glanced at Lin Fei on the Timberwolves bench from time to time.

This look and expression seem to say, when will this Lin play?

It seems that even Lakers fans are looking forward to Lin Fei scoring a three-pointer to change the rhythm of this game.

Si Zebiak smiled and said to Lin Fei, who was using ice cubes to cool his leg muscles next to him:

"Lin, you see that the Lakers fans at home are looking at you, and they are also expecting you to score three points, haha!"

Lin Fei's long eyelashes flashed, and he also joked: "This competition is indeed a bit dull, these guys are playing iron in a few minutes, and they are almost catching up with my annual output!" ”

Si Zebiak slapped Lin Fei's shoulder with his fist: "This is forced to pretend!" ”

"Must get a perfect score!"

The game quickly reached 5:02 of the second quarter.

The "madman" made a mistake in his pass and was stealed by Payton Sr., and Bryant sent another powerful dunk during the counterattack.

Bryant, who regained his touch, scored three points in the subsequent offensive and scored five points in a row.

Timberwolves (33) :(38) Lakers.

The home fans erupted in cheers, and the game finally looked good.