At this time, Nash was already thirty years old, played eight seasons in the league, and received a total salary of just over 20 million.

This naturally has something to do with the fact that he didn't play in his rookie contract for three years, and he only averaged 7 points and 5 assists per game in his third season.

At that time, Mavericks owner Cuban was willing to give him a five-year, 23 million contract, which already made Nash very satisfied.

But Nash hit the peak of the first phase of his career during this period, being selected twice to the All-Star bench and the All-Star team three times.

Cuban's team believes that Nash has reached the peak of his career and that it is difficult to have more potential, so they are only willing to give 36 million for four years at most.

This apparently left Nash and his economist Bill Duffy unsatisfied.

After all, he is also the outstanding guard in the 96 golden generation, and now Iverson, Marbury, Kobe, Ray Allen and Xiao Ao in the same class all have an annual salary of more than 13 million.

Even if Nash is not as good as the above brothers, he is after all a two-time All-Star bench and a first-class point guard in the league, and his annual salary of 10 million is the bottom line.

Nowitzki nodded and smiled at this time:

"Steve is right, a ball-off player like Forest, who shoots accurately, coupled with Steve's first-class passing ability, can definitely get more opportunities to catch and shoot!"

"But I don't believe a rookie player's three-point shot can stay that accurate all the time, it's not scientific at all!"

Nash's eyes sparkled, as a top point guard, he did feel a little sorry in his heart when he saw Lin Fei running on the court with a fleeting opportunity but couldn't get the ball.

Partnering with a shooter like Lin Fei, who has the ability to run without the ball comparable to Hamilton's top-notch, is indeed something that makes Nash want to move.

In Lin Fei's body, Nash's keen and far-reaching gaze seemed to see a new era.

When the new owner is determined this offseason, Nash must propose that management pursue Lin Fei and try to sign this undrafted Celestial Empire with unlimited potential.

Of course, when it comes to the defense of the two people, the corners of Nash's mouth twitch involuntarily twice,

This is a picture of attacking the kaleidoscope and defending 10,000 people......

On the court, the fourth quarter of the game has begun.

On the Timberwolves' side, Garnett and the "madman" continued to stay on the court, wanting to chase after the victory, continue to expand the score, and lock up the victory in one fell swoop.

The Lakers' side naturally fought back with all their might, and Kobe Bryant and O'Neal also stayed on the court.

is also a first-class power forward in the league today, watching Garnett lead the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals, and when Lin Fei was born as a wonder soldier,

seems to have the momentum of reversing the Lakers to reach the finals, and Nuo Tianwang is naturally very envious.

But when it comes to personal strength, Nowitzki is not convinced by the Wolves, in the Western Conference playoffs in the 02 season that year, the Timberwolves and the Mavericks met, and Nowitzki finished the Wolves on the offensive end, averaging 36+12 per game, leading the team to sweep the opponent and advance.

Although defensively, Nort admits that he is not as good as Garnett, but offensively he really throws off his opponent two streets.

The ability to score at the power forward position in a single round, Duncan will also bow down in front of Nowitzki.

It's a pity that the Mavericks are not united this season, and the old Nelson has also intensified the conflict with Cuban, and Nash is likely to leave.

Nowitzki is also worried about the future of the Mavericks in the new season.

However, Nowitzki is not a person who likes to meddle in management matters, he just needs to play his own game.

At the beginning of next month, Nowitzki will return to country D and enter the national team to prepare for the 04 Olympics.

Keep your eyes back on Staples Arena.

With the physical exertion, the shooting feel of both sides began to decline significantly.

The Wolf King and the "Madman" hit the iron one after another, and the three points of Sizebiak were also missed.

O'Neal, who continued to stand at the free throw line in the third quarter, finally slowly regained some touch, not only shooting 3 of 4 from the free throw line,

Then he also hit a two-point shot from 4 meters away after being released from mid-range.

"Huh!"

Although Lin Fei was not on the court in the first half of the final quarter, the "Zen Master" on the Lakers' side let Fisher continue to play, and Lao Yu also warmed up on the offensive end when the pressure on the defensive end was reduced, and hit an outside three-pointer.

"Huh!"

Kobe Bryant gritted his teeth and continued to make kills under the strong basket, with two free throws.

The game changed abruptly, the momentum of the home court was rekindled, and the Lakers used a wave of 11:3 to narrow the difference to only 2 points.

Timberwolves (80) :(78) Lakers.

On the timer, there were only 5 minutes and 06 seconds left until the fourth quarter.

Philip Saunders called a long timeout.

The wolf king and the "madman" Sprewell who came off the field were sweating profusely and panting, and the two of them barely rested much tonight, and they were indeed too tired to play in the end, and it was inevitable that the defensive end would be distracted.

The "madman" is still complaining that the referee has given Kobe too much whistle care, and so far, Kobe has walked to the free throw line 9 times, and all of them have been hit.

But it can't be helped, this is the territory of the Lakers.

"Lin, you play next and replace Hojborg!"

"Once Lin is on the court, the Lakers' defense will focus more on him, chasing after the guard and delaying on the one hand, and cutting the passing lane on the other hand."

"So next, Lin's running position and everyone's cover are old, but the burden of attacking still falls on Kevin and Latril!"

"In addition, Darick and Wally can do more inside cuts under the basket!"

"On the defensive end, we have to pay attention to the restrictions on Kobe Bryant's breakthrough, Trenton try to let him go to the left side, and the Wolves and Szebiak pay attention to the timing of the defense."

"Try to prevent it first, if you can't do it, then cut the shark!"

Philip Saunders looked solemn and laid out offensive and defensive tactics with great care.

In the last five minutes of the game, several of the main players of the Timberwolves had already committed a lot of fouls, with the Wolves King and the "Crazy Man" both having four times, and Szebiak, Hassel and Martin also having three times.

"Come on, don't have any psychological pressure, it's still us who is leading now!"

On the Lakers' side,

"Zen Master" made a dangerous move, replacing Stanislav, who was undefensive, with rookie Luke Wharton.

At the same time, on the offensive end, he arranged more breakthrough tactics for Kobe Bryant and Devin George, increased the blocking and dismantling cooperation of the OK combination, and continued to cause damage to the Timberwolves restricted area.

"We're still two points behind, but we're up and the pressure is now on the Timberwolves!"

"This is the best chance of a comeback, play the last five minutes, the Oscar Robertson Trophy (Western Conference Championship Trophy) is ours tonight!"

Phil Jackson changed his usual steady confidence and gave the players a chicken blood, he really didn't want to see the team go to the target center arena to play the tiebreaker.

Of course, now the overall dominance of this Lakers team is not as good as during the three-game championship period, and the "Zen Master" no longer has the capital to lie down and win.

"For Lin's defense, it is still chasing defense + changing defense delays, always pay attention to cutting off the source of passes, and don't let him receive the ball easily!"

"Victory is just around the corner, cheer me up, this is our home turf!"

The Lakers players also formed a circle, their hands folded on top of each other, shouting loud slogans.

After the timeout, the game went into the final five minutes.

Timberwolves (80) :(78) Lakers.

Lin Fei maintained enough physical strength at this time, and after coming up, he continued to intersperse running positions to tear apart the Lakers defense.

After a cross cover from the high post on the right side and the "madman", Fisher did not follow up at the first time, and Kobe Bryant deliberately paid attention to the passing line of the wolf king in the middle to Lin Fei.

The "madman" seized this fleeting opportunity, decisively threw off Kobe Bryant and accelerated straight to the basket, received the ball from the wolf king, and jumped up with a one-handed split.

"Boom!"

The Timberwolves regained the lead to 4 points, and the "madman" smiled and high-fived Lin Fei in the defense, but ignored the wolf king who gave him an assist.

Obviously, the "madman" thinks that Lin Fei's cover credit is the greatest, and directly attracts Kobe's attention.

Even if he doesn't score, Lin Fei has been able to give the team obvious help on the offensive end.

The Timberwolves extended the margin to four points.

The Lakers came up with a killer feature, the OK combination blocked and dismantled in the high post, and Kobe Bryant bypassed the defense to accelerate the basket.

The wolf king could only turn around to chase the defense, but O'Neal decisively went down on the other side, and after receiving Kobe's pass, he deliberately jumped up against the wolf king and sent a savage dunk.

"Boom!"

"Beep!"

2+1。

The wolf king stretched out his hand in a hurry, and the physical overdraft made him too late to make the most correct choice.

The tempered rebounds were shaking, and the home fans at Staples Arena let out a deafening cheer.

"Reversal, reversal, reversal ......"

"Bang dang!"

O'Nealga, who walked to the free throw line, missed a free throw, and the Wolves grabbed a defensive rebound.

The Lakers defended quickly, and the Timberwolves pressed the rhythm to play positional battles.

The "madman" held the ball in his hand this time, and with the help of Lin Fei's blocking, he hit the east and the west and made a real sudden, accelerating into the penalty area.

But Bryant's defense was not out of position, squeezing and interfering with the "madman's" shot at the moment on one side.

Suddenly to such a deep position, the "madman" didn't have enough ability to shoot the ball at all, so he could only bite the bullet and force Kobe Bryant to make a layup.

"Smack!"

After all, he is 34 years old, and he played almost the whole court, and the "madman" is not as good as the peak Kobe Bryant in terms of explosiveness and physical fitness.

"Smack!"

The ball fell into Fisher's hands, and the Lakers quickly counterattacked quickly and with great momentum.

Lin Fei was helpless at this time, so he could only hurriedly chase Fisher, Kobe, Devin George and Luke Wharton quickly followed, and O'Neal also ran forward with a snort.

The Lakers' determination to reverse is up.

Relying on the containment of his teammates, Fisher played against Lin Fei, who was poor in defense, and killed all the way from the middle line to the basket, deliberately looking for Lin Fei's body contact, and crooked his body to hit the basket.

"Huh!"

"Beep!"

The ball goes in the whistle, 2+1.

The assistant referee signaled for the Timberwolves' No. 22 shooting hitter to foul, which was Lin Fei's fifth foul tonight.

As long as there is one more offense, he will be expelled from the field by six offenders.

Kobe Bryant was the first to rush up and pull up Fisher, who fell to the ground, and the old fish's counterattack of a dragon 2+1 is really hard and of great significance.

not only allowed the team to tie or even overtake the score immediately, but also caused Lin Fei's fifth offense.

Fisher, who continued to chase Lin Fei on the defensive end tonight and let the opponent hit six three-pointers, finally raised his eyebrows at this time, clenched his fists and hit Kobe's chest.

At the same time, he turned over and yelled at the foul Lin Fei:

"Lin, your defense is like a drunk, it's too good to be a handicap!"

Lin Fei also shook his head helplessly, the defensive attribute was 0, what could he do?

The wolf king and the "madman" walked up and patted Lin Fei on the shoulder, giving him comfort and encouragement.

The fans at home were boiling at this time, and they whistled mockingly, and the noise shook the sky:

"Haha, this Lin is really interesting, how accurate the three points are, how sloppy the defense is!"

"As long as the ball doesn't get to Lin's hands, his role on the field is completely negative!"

"Derrick's 2+1 is really fantastic, I strongly recommend that he play the starting line next and put Payton Sr. off the bench!"

In front of the sideline commentary stage,

Barkley began to dance again at this time, and Kenny Smith was wilted.

"Haha, Kenny, there are only 3 minutes left in the game, Lin is still 2 three-pointers, I'm really worried about him, after all, there have been 5 fouls!"

"Charles, don't rejoice too early, the game is not over yet, 3 minutes is enough for a lot of miracles!"

Despite his tough words, Kenny Smith felt that he might really lose this bet.