Erin Andrews really felt that Lin Fei was very handsome at this moment, and the cheers and applause in the stadium of the target center also lasted for a long time.

The leader of this Timberwolves seems to be not the wolf king, but this rookie from the Celestial Empire, Lin Fei.

"Lin, as a first-year rookie in '03, you have also become the second rookie in '03 to reach the Finals after Darko Milicic of the Pistons, what are your thoughts on this?"

Lin Fei naturally knows Darko Milicic, who is second only to "Little Emperor" LeBron James in the 03 rookies.

But this guy has been poor overall in his rookie season, and white center Milicic can be said to be a pure parallel trade.

This also confirms the alliance's iron law of "there must be water in the eyes of the champions" for many years.

The Detroit Pistons management has a really poor draft vision, and the '03 rookie is the league's premier "golden generation".

In addition to LeBron James, there are the likes of Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and David West.

But the Detroit Pistons still value the interior center too much, and it turns out that Milicic, who is known as the talented center of Serbia, has a hard time adapting to the high intensity of the NBA playoffs.

In the entire Eastern Conference Finals, Darko Milicic didn't get a minute of playing time, which is a world of difference compared to Lin Fei, who was an undrafted pick in the same class.

In the face of Erin Andrews's problem, Lin Fei, who has high emotional intelligence, does not have any arrogance, is humble and low-key but does not lose confidence:

"Being able to reach the finals with the new list eye is an honor that I never thought of when I lost the draft!"

"Hopefully, on the Finals stage, Darko Milicic will get enough playing time and I'm looking forward to hitting a three-pointer over the head of this talented center!"

Detroit.

Auburn Hills Palace Arena.

This is the home of the Detroit Pistons.

Five months before the world-famous "Auburn Hills Palace Incident" occurred, there was peace and quiet inside and outside the stadium in the suburbs.

This season's Pistons have risen rapidly, and after trading Rasheed Wallace at the end of the regular season, the Pistons Five Tigers have officially taken shape.

Although they only won 54 wins in the regular season, the tenacious Detroit Pistons went all the way in the playoffs.

4:1 defeated the Bucks, 4:3 tore the Nets with difficulty, and eliminated the rival Pacers 4:2, and successfully reached the finals.

The Finals have long been confirmed to start on June 5, and the Pistons have rested for 3 days in advance, and compared with the Timberwolves, who have just finished the tiebreaker, they are obviously waiting for work.

In the video analysis room of the stadium at this time.

Head coach Larry Brown is leading the Pistons' assistant coaching team and key players to watch the Timberwolves and Lakers tie-breaker.

As early as when the Lakers were leading 3:1, the Pistons decided that the finals would inevitably face the Lakers with F4.

The twin Wallace are also racking their brains on how to defend O'Neal.

But what the Pistons players didn't expect was that Lin Fei, an undrafted pick, came out of nowhere and pulled the Timberwolves back from the edge of the cliff for two consecutive games.

This is the Timberwolves' big victory in tonight's seven-game game, achieving the first 1:3 turnaround in the history of the NBA Western Conference.

Ben Wallace, who wore the No. 3 jersey of the Pistons, had a strong tendon meat, and had an explosive head, couldn't help but praise at this time:

"I really didn't expect that the Timberwolves actually reversed and eliminated the Lakers, do you want me to play against that parallel champion in the finals? This is so cool, Lao Tzu must abuse him! ”

"Roaring Tianzun" Rashid Wallace couldn't help but "chuckle" in his heart, asking him to be the wolf king, which is really unacceptable, but he can't be soft in front of his teammates and coaches:

"It's best to play the Timberwolves, I've never served Kevin, and he deserves to be the regular season MVP? Joke! ”

Rashid Wallace and Kevin Garnett, both power forwards, were also lottery picks in 1995, with Rashid being the No. 4 pick and high school student Garnett being the No. 5 pick.

The 1995 NBA Draft can be said to be the year of the big forward, in addition to the Wolves and Roaring Tianzun,

No. 1 pick Joe Smith and top pick Antonio McDies are also All-Star level power forwards.

Richard Hamilton is thin, with a height of 1.98 meters and a weight of only 84 kilograms, which can be said to be thinner than Lin Fei, but his speed and defense beat Lin Fei in seconds.

"To be honest, I feel that the Timberwolves are even more difficult to play than the Lakers, and if it weren't for Sam Cassel's injury, the Lakers might have been solved by the Timberwolves in 5 games!"

"Now this Timberwolves team is also obviously more united than the Lakers, so we must not take this round of the finals lightly!"

"And this Lin, his three-point shooting is too accurate, and the consciousness of running without the ball is no longer inferior to me, it's really hard to believe that he is still just a rookie!"

Chauncey Billups has finally found the pinnacle of his career in Detroit after six seasons of exile as the team's starting point guard and playmaker.

Billups also played two seasons with the Timberwolves back then, and he's most familiar with the Wolves and the team's style.

"Haha, I still miss the days when I played in Minneapolis, where it was cold in winter but still very comfortable in summer!"

"Sam Cassel's current injury is a variable, and if he doesn't recover well, then Richard and I have absolute confidence to complete the Timberwolves' guard line on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends!"

"As for this Lin, I would like to try to chase him in the Finals, Derrick and Kobe Bryant are obviously not good at defending players without the ball!"

Billups is 1.91 meters tall but weighs more than 90 kilograms, is quite tough and strong, and has been selected for the Defensive Team of the Season twice.

Unlike Kobe's sharp defense, Billups is better at defending off-ball, and his intelligence is everywhere on both ends of the floor.

In this year's Eastern Conference Finals, although Billups performed mediocre on the offensive end, he successfully limited the off-ball master Miller Sr. on the defensive end, becoming the key to the Pistons' entry into the Finals.

Sitting behind the Pistons Five Tigers, the honest rookie Darko Milicic didn't expect to have a chance to play in the finals.

But when I heard that on the TV screen at this time, the ESPN beauty reporter took the initiative to compare him with Lin Fei, and Lin Fei excitedly said that he hoped to compete with himself in the finals.

Darko Milicic bowed his head in embarrassment, knowing that he probably didn't have this opportunity.

Throughout his rookie season, Milicic was unable to adapt to the NBA, playing in only 35 games in the regular season, averaging 1.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1 foul in less than 5 minutes per game.

The playoffs were full of only 8 minutes, and only 1 point was scored through free throws in total, and the team was eliminated from the 12-man squad from the Eastern Conference Finals and was completely abandoned.

Looking at Lin Fei again, although he was also a cold bench for a season, he seized the opportunity from the G5 of the Western Finals and quickly completed an epic explosion, which completely changed his personal fate.

In Milicic's view, the gap between him and Lin Fei is far greater than the gap between the top show and the undrafted pick.

Of course, Milicic's lack of performance opportunities is also related to the fierce competition for Detroit Pistons interior players.

In addition to the duo Wallace in the starting line-up, the Pistons also had Memet Oku and Elden Campbell off the bench.

The news that the Timberwolves eliminated the Lakers 4:3 to reach the finals quickly spread across the country and around the world, and NBA fans everywhere are looking forward to the Finals.

At the same time, a large number of Purple and Gold fans around the world are also quite sad and sad, worried about the future of the Lakers.

As the saying goes, once a son of heaven and a courtier,

The complete fall of the Lakers also heralds the rise of the league's new king.

The Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves will compete for a new throne in the NBA.

The Lakers' collapse has not affected the popularity of the 03-04 Finals, and the majority of fans are looking forward to the birth of new heroes in the NBA Finals.

Under the crazy hype of newspapers and magazines around the world, the finals of the Timberwolves VS Pistons are full of gimmicks.

Comparing the stardom, playing spectacle and star topic of the two teams, the Timberwolves are obviously higher than the Pistons.

#森林狼抢七大战29分血洗湖人, for the first time in the history of the NBA Western Conference finals, the 1:3 comeback was achieved, and the OK combination may part ways#

#天朝落选秀林在西决抢七大战中独中10记三分球, breaking the NBA playoffs record for the number of three-pointers made in a single game#

#汉密尔顿VS林, who is the top off-ball player in the NBA? #

#ESPN十九位专家给出总决赛预测, the Timberwolves have a 68% chance of winning the championship, and Kevin Garnett leads the Finals MVP list#

#拉希德 Wallace has publicly threatened that the top three forwards in the league are Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Webber, and new MVP Kevin Garnett is not among them#

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#永远不要低估一颗总冠军的心! Can the Celestial Dynasty "Lin Madness" continue to be magical in the finals? #

New York.

Madison Garden Plaza, General Manager's Office.

Sitting on the sofa, Knicks boss James Dolan had just finished his medicine, holding a glass of brandy in his hand, half-squinting his eyes, and the whole person looked fluttering.

Isaiah Thomas, the general manager of the Knicks, who was sitting in the office chair next to him, was a little restless, fearing that the boss would lose his temper again at any time.

At this moment, he finally understood the meaning of the ancient saying of the Celestial Empire, "Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger".

In January of this year, Isaiah Thomas, who had just become the general manager of the Knicks, made a multi-player trade with the Phoenix Suns.

Among them, the Knicks sent Antonio McDyce, Howard Easley, Richard Ward, Marcy Lampi, two first-round picks in 2004 and 2006 and a portion of cash.

Got Stephen Marbury and "Penny" Anfernee Hardaway from the Suns.

Full of fantasies that Stephen Marbury, a star point guard born and raised in New York, can lead the Knicks out of the quagmire and rebuild their glory.

But judging by the situation at the end of the season, it is clear that Marbury and the team's performance has not satisfied the general manager and owner.

In the first round of the playoffs, he was easily swept out by the Nets 0:4.

James Dolan, who is stupid and has a lot of money, is still bullish on Marbury's prospects, believing that he just hasn't done enough run-in with the team.

With Alan Houston, the "mid-range shooting king", on the verge of retirement, the Knicks also need to find a shooting guard who can partner with Marbury.

James Dolan paid attention to Lin Fei as early as the G6 final, and the Knicks also offered Qin Dongmei a 3-year contract of 8.1 million.

Now Lin Fei broke out again in the Western Finals G7, and his 10 three-pointers in a single game directly broke the playoff record, which made James Dolan even more excited.

"Isaiah, I'm going to set the No. 22 of the Timberwolves, ask his agent how much money he wants, and he can sign it with an annual salary of less than 5 million!"

"And the head coach, Lenny Wilkens is a complete idiot, he has to get me a reliable head coach this offseason!"

"This season, Lao Tzu paid more than 16 million dollars in luxury tax, and as a result, the team didn't win a single game in the playoffs, what a bunch of rubbish!"

"If the team can't make it to the Eastern Conference Finals next season, you'll leave Lao Tzu!"

James Dolan was not satisfied with Isaiah Thomas's abilities,

After all, Joe Dumas has already had great success as Pistons general manager, while his erstwhile teammates are out of nowhere.

Isaiah Thomas looked embarrassed, he originally had a good impression of Lin Fei, but as soon as the boss made such a handpick, he always felt that this player wanted water!

Miami.

Beachfront beach bathing.

Four tall black men, dressed in swimming trunks and sunglasses, sat under parasols and drank coconut water while admiring the bikini beauties on the beach.

The four are NBA rookies LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Paul, who also plays at Wake Forest University.

James, Anthony and Paul knew each other as early as high school and became friends, and after entering the league, they quickly became friends with "The Flash" Wade.

Now that the offseason has entered early, the four guys have come to Miami Beach together, with Wade as the east, and they are on vacation together while discussing the future plans of their respective teams.

19-year-old James is still a little young, he was born at the end of December 84, he is 6 months younger than Lin Fei.

"Lin has a real potential and I've suggested that the management pursue him in the offseason!"

"Forest's three-point shot can help the team open up enough offensive space, and the Cavaliers' tactical system will become richer!"

Although the Cavaliers failed to make the playoffs this season, their record has improved significantly, and they are only one win short of the Celtics, who are eighth in the East.

James had 20.9 points, 5.9 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 steals, narrowly beating melon Anthony and was elected the rookie of the season.

The Cavaliers also began to build a team around James wholeheartedly, trying to find a suitable helper for him.

At the same time, Carlos Boozer, a sophomore, also improved rapidly, averaging 15.5 points and 11.4 rebounds per game, and sat firmly in the second place on the team.

It's just that James' arrival has made Boozer's power to shoot down, and the contradictions between the two are inevitable.

Although the Cavaliers intended to keep Boozer and also offered him a six-year, $48 million contract, Boozer's ambitions were obviously greater.

Carmelo Anthony also had 21 points and 6.1 rebounds this season, and entered the playoffs with the Nuggets as eighth in the West, losing 4-1 to the Timberwolves in the first round.

"I don't believe that the three-point shooting of this Celestial Dynasty draft can be accurate all the time, the Detroit Pistons are a team that can make unlimited defensive changes, and Lin's three points will be greatly limited by covering at that time!"

"Besides, this guy's defense is so poor, I can almost say that there is none, and his body is not strong enough, he is easily injured!"

"The Flash" Wade smiled: "I heard that Pat Riley is also a little interested in this Lin, and it would be a good thing if the Heat could sign him in the offseason!" ”

"I'm still very envious that this kid can play in the finals, the three of us don't know how many more seasons we have to wait!"

Compared with Lin Feilai, Wade is naturally looking forward to joining forces with "Big Shark" O'Neal.

And Pat Riley's team of Heat general managers has made a quick move to pursue O'Neal, who has ended the season.

Chris Paul was the youngest of the four, having just graduated from his freshman year.

Although selected to the NCAA's All-Freshman Team, Chris Paul was not favored by scouts and pundits in this year's draft pick simulation, and only made it to the first half of the second round.

Compared to his three friends, this obviously did not satisfy Paul's self-esteem, so he has already decided to hone in college for another year, and then choose whether to participate in the NBA draft next year.

"A no-ball player like Lin is the most suitable partner for a good point guard, and when I enter the league, I must try to team up with him when I have the opportunity!"

"But I'm still looking forward to his performance in the Finals, can his amazing three-point shot really continue to be accurate?"

……

Because the NBA Finals are scheduled in advance, the first game will start on June 5.

Therefore, after the end of the tiebreaker, the Timberwolves have less than three days to prepare.

Lin Fei continued his high-intensity training in the past three days, constantly accumulating free attribute points, and planned to light up another basketball attribute in the finals.

The free throw attribute has been increased to 99 points by Lin Fei, as for whether to take the lead in improving defense or dribbling, or layups and passes,

Lin Fei plans to wait for the first game of the finals to start, and then make a decision based on the actual situation on the court.

To the delight of the Timberwolves coaching staff,

"Alien" Cassel has improved with a back injury and is expected to play less than 25 minutes in G1 of the finals.

Defensive titan Trenton Hassell has also recovered from a minor concussion and has successfully entered the Timberwolves' 12-man activation roster in Finals G1.

The Timberwolves have a regular season record of first in the West and second in the league this season, with home-court advantage against the Detroit Pistons.

Therefore, the first two games of the Finals will be played at the Target Center Arena, which also saves the Timberwolves players the fatigue of traveling.

In the 2004 timeline of the league, the schedule of the finals was still 2-3-2.

After playing the first two games on the Timberwolves' home court, he flew to the Detroit Pistons to play three games in a row and then returned to the Timberwolves' home court to play two more games.

This format was originally designed to reduce the number of round-trip flights for the team, but it actually seemed to be more beneficial for the away team.

As long as the visitors can win one of the first two games, they will have the opportunity to take advantage of the home advantage to win three games in a row and settle the battle 4-1 directly after returning to their home stadium.

In the 04 finals in the original world, the Pistons swept the invincible Los Angeles Lakers in this way, creating a legend belonging to the Pistons civilian five tigers.

Therefore, Philip Sanders gave the Timberwolves a death order, that is, the first two home games of the Finals must be won and there is no room for loss.

The tenacious Pistons are the best at playing long-term battles, so the longer this round of the Finals drags on, the worse it will be for the Timberwolves.