Miami's American Airlines Arena is arguably one of the city's landmarks, with downtown skyscrapers to the west and the blue ocean to the east, with a bridge over the ocean leading to the beautiful jungle island.

Rows of palm trees are planted around the arena, waving in the summer breeze, giving it a southern-style vibe.

The arena was officially completed and used in 1999, and the Heat owner "cruise tycoon" Mickey Allison invested more than 300 million US dollars for this purpose, and it is now the top five super luxury arenas in the NBA.

Since Lin Fei came to Miami in early October, he has been here for nearly a month, and he quickly adapted to the life and climate of Miami.

Miami at the end of October is at its most comfortable, with average temperatures ranging from 20 to 27 degrees.

Lin Fei's new villa is located less than 2 kilometers south of the American Airlines Arena, close to Bayfront Park and the University of Miami.

Roughly, Wade and O'Neill's villas are also not far away, and everyone often visits each other to have dinner and practice together.

Lin Fei stood on the balcony of the third floor of the villa, directly overlooking the blue sea and blue sky not far away, luxury cruise ships running back and forth, the cross-sea bridge was full of traffic, and the jungle island five kilometers away was faintly visible.

At the same time, on the beach by the sea, there will always be a lot of mixed-race beauties wearing all kinds of bikinis, with hot bodies and sexy and charming.

Lin Fei also bought a telescope for a few hundred dollars for this purpose, and admired the beauty and the beach and the sea in his spare time.

Qin Dongmei had already returned to Stanford University in California at the beginning of the month, and the new semester had begun.

Without his girlfriend, Lin Fei also put more energy from bed into daily training.

The Miami metropolitan area is not large, but it is quite affluent and bustling.

Lin Fei usually runs a full marathon once a week, and 42 kilometers is enough to go around Miami, and most of the attractions in the city can be almost passed once.

With the long-term training and improvement of endurance, Lin Fei's best time in the whole marathon also reached 3 hours and 12 minutes, and he is expected to sprint to the 3-hour mark.

In the first half of the new season, in addition to daily personal training, Lin Fei will also go to the American Airlines Arena to train with his teammates for 4 hours every day in accordance with the team's regulations.

In order to accumulate more free attribute points, coupled with the need to fully run in with new teammates and practice tactics, Lin Fei naturally actively participated in all 6 preseason games of the Heat.

The Heat have made a lot of roster changes this offseason, with more than two-thirds of the players being new faces, so the run-in in the preseason is crucial.

At the behest of head coach Stan Van Gundy, all 13 players who have been confirmed in the squad have also participated in the pre-season warm-up.

The Heat's starting five for the new season were also officially decided after a few warm-up games.

Throughout the offseason,

Pat Riley's Heat management is actively working on a trade for Eddie Jones, hoping to trade for a promising defensive small forward or a good point guard.

But not very good progress, so Eddie Jones can only stay in the team for the time being, continue to play as the starting small forward, wait for the start of the new season, and then take another step.

In terms of starting point guard, Pat Riley did not choose to renew the contract with Ralph Alston, but signed non-draft player Damon Jones with an annual salary of 2 million US dollars.

Damon Jones played off the bench with the Milwaukee Bucks last season, averaging 7 points and 5.8 assists per game, showing good potential, shooting nearly 40% from three-point range and being aggressive on the defensive end.

The Heat intend to correct Wade in the new season, and Wade is an offensive core who needs to hold the ball, so Damon Jones, a point guard who can dribble, assist, and shoot three-pointers, is more suitable for partnering with Wade in the backcourt.

Also as an undrafted player, Udonis Haslem contributed 7.3 points and 6.3 rebounds off the bench in the 03-04 season.

With Odom being traded to the Lakers, coupled with Haslem's solid performance averaging 10 rebounds per game in the preseason, he is very clear about his role in the team.

Therefore, Stan Van Gundy decided to let Haslem be the starting power forward for the Heat in the new season.

In this way, the Heat's starting five tigers in the new season are:

Point Guard (PG): Damon Jones,

Shooting Guard (SG): Dwayne Wade,

Small Forward (SF): Eddie Jones,

Power Forward (PF): Udonis Haslem,

Center (C): Shaquille O'Neal.

The main players on the bench were:

Defenders (PG/SG): Lin Fei, Kenyon Doolin, Tony Allen.

Forwards (SF/PF): Rasul Butler, Malik Allen, approximately.

Center (C): Michael Doliak, Kristen Leitner.

With their excellent performance in this year's Olympic Games, coupled with the relationship with Lin Fei as teammates in the Celestial Empire, the Heat team finally chose to sign for another year with a base salary of 750,000 US dollars.

Overall, the Heat's starting lineup is strong enough, after all, the 32-year-old "Big Shark" O'Neal is still recognized as the league's No. 1 person.

Eddie Jones is also a top 10 small forward in the league today, and Dwayne Wade has grown very rapidly.

But on the bench, except for Lin Fei, the Heat did not have a decent scoring point, and they were basically pieced together with a base salary.

Heat general manager Pat Riley and head coach Stan Van Gundy both know very well that it will be very difficult to win the championship with this lineup, and the depth of the roster is not enough.

Therefore, after the start of the new season, according to the specific record and the internal situation of the team, the Heat will still actively seek trade operations to strengthen the team.

At present, except for O'Neal, Wade and Lin Fei, there are no non-sale items on the Heat team.

After the Olympics and pre-season competitions, coupled with daily perseverance in training,

Before the opening game of the 04-05 season, Lin Fei had accumulated a total of more than 1,800 free attributes, which were added to the defensive attributes, and the previous 70 points were also increased to 75 points.

[Single Defense: 75]

[Supplement: 75]

[Shift: 75]

[Steal: 83]

[Cap: 67]

In the most recent body flank, Lin Fei's bare foot height also came to 1.94 meters, his height with shoes was 1.96 meters, and his arm span was 2.12 meters.

Compared with June, Lin Fei has grown about 1 cm taller, and his height in shoes is 1.96 meters, which is quite satisfactory to Lin Fei.

At the same time, Lin Fei's weight has also steadily increased to about 89.5-90 kilograms, and his body fat rate has remained around 7.5%.

There was also a significant improvement in bench press strength, reaching 85 kg.

The steady increase in height and weight, coupled with the improvement of bench press strength, did not affect Lin Fei's three-point shooting feel.

At the same time, the comprehensive defensive value of 75 points and the steal of 83 points also made Lin Fei's defensive level on guards basically reach the average level of the current NBA league.

In the 6 games of the preseason, Lin Fei played an average of about 25 minutes per game, not only had a stable output of 5.2 three-pointers on the offensive end, but also contributed 1.9 steals on the defensive end, which was close to an average of 2 per game.

Of course, the intensity of the preseason is not up to the regular season level of the NBA, but Lin Fei is very serious on the defensive end, and most of the opponents are the team's backup quarterbacks and newcomers, which can have beautiful statistics.

In a preseason game between the Heat and the 76ers, Lin Fei replaced Wade to face this year's No. 9 pick Andre Iguodala, and not only defended the opponent with only 2 of 9 shots, but also sent 3 steals.

Although he is only a second-year rookie, after all, he has experienced the baptism of the NBA finals and the Olympic knockout round, and in front of the immature rookie brother, Lin Fei will not suffer at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

The clock was fast approaching October 31.

Under the watchful eye, the NBA's 04-05 season is finally about to kick off.

As early as a few days ago, ESPN released numerous rankings of teams and players in order to warm up and create a gimmick for the new season.

Among them, in the new season's team's comprehensive combat strength and championship probability list,

The San Antonio Spurs, a veteran powerhouse in the West, were placed in first place.

ESPN pundits are also very clear, with the Spurs' Tony Parker and Ginobili both in their prime, and Duncan still being a strong contender for the No. 1 former and regular season MVP.

Bruce Bowen's defense is also a nightmare for all forward linebackers.

And Robert Horry on the bench and the newly signed veteran Brent Barry are also the anchors in the team's rotation.

The Spurs' lineup and age structure in this period are the most reasonable, and the bench depth is also sufficient.

The Spurs are clearly out of the game in the West.

In second place behind the Spurs is the mighty Indiana Pacers.

The Pacers retained the main roster from last season, and players such as Xiao Ao and Altai continued to grow, while also signing Stephen Jackson, who averaged 18.1 points per game.

Although Miller Sr. is 39 years old, his mental attributes are still strong, and his three-point shooting is just as accurate.

The third team behind the Pacers is the overall runner-up Detroit Pistons.

The Pistons maintained the five-tiger roster from last season's Finals, while also bringing in Antonio McDyce to bolster bench depth.

In fourth place came to defending champion Minnesota Timberwolves.

Although the Timberwolves just won the championship, the loss of Lin Fei has significantly reduced their firepower on the bench, and the Timberwolves management has not received enough reinforcements in the offseason.

Coupled with the fact that the "madman" and "alien" are also a year older, the overall strength of the Timberwolves has obviously decreased a lot compared to last season.

The fifth-place team is Nowitzki's Dallas Mavericks, and the sixth-place team is the turn of the Miami Heat.

Although there is O'Neal, the league's No. 1 center, after all, compared with last season, the team has undergone a major change, and whether it can be successfully run-in in the new season is still a huge problem.

No. 7 is the Houston Rockets who got Maddy, No. 8 is the Warshengton Wizards with big guy Arenas, No. 9 is Jason Kidd's New Jersey Nets, and No. 10 is the Kings......

The Los Angeles Lakers are ranked 15th out of 30 teams.

Despite the loss of O'Neal, fans believe that the Lakers led by Kobe still have hope of hitting the playoffs.

It is worth mentioning that ESPN experts are unanimously unanimous in favor of Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns, with the Suns falling behind in the ranking to 27th place.

At the bottom of the list is naturally the newly formed Charlotte Bobcats.

In addition to the team power rankings, ESPN also announced the regular season MVP probability list for the new season.

Kevin Garnett continued to be in first place, Tim Duncan was second and O'Neal Jr. was third......

31 October 2004.

The NBA's 04-05 season kicked off, and the league scheduled a total of three key battles on the opening day.

Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers (American Airlines Arena),

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Los Angeles Lakers (Target Center Arena),

New York Knicks vs Houston Rockets (Madison Square Garden).

For the majority of fans of the Celestial Empire, the opening day of the new season can be described as joyful, and there are two games to watch at the same time, Lin Fei's Heat and Da Yao's Rocket.

And because it was the opening game, the start time of the two games was just 2 hours apart, and after the Heat game was played, the game on the Rockets' side had just begun, and it was completely seamless to watch.

Miami.

7 p.m. local time.

The auditoriums on all sides of the American Airlines arena were crowded and packed.

The 19,600 tickets for the opening game were sold out half a month ago, and Miami fans were enthusiastic, chanting the names of O'Neill and Lin Fei.

Lin Fei, who was warming up on the court at this time, glanced at the audience and found that the most fans were wearing O'Neal's Heat No. 32 jersey.

As early as the beginning of October, after the new jersey was unveiled at the press conference, O'Neal's new Heat No. 32 jersey was in short supply, and the appeal of the first person in the "Big Shark" league was well deserved.

Next is Wade's No. 3 jersey and Lin Fei's own No. 22 jersey.

It seems that the name of the "Big Three" has spread in the league, and Miami fans are also very happy to accept Lin Fei as a foreign player.

The Heat jersey of this period came in three colors, white at home and red and black at home.

Red has also become the main color of the Miami Heat, and tonight's audience will be filled with a sea of fiery red.

Whether it is Lin Fei's unnatural performance in the finals last season or his two stunts in the Olympic Games, these Miami fans are adored by new students, and they are looking forward to Lin Fei's wonderful three points in the new season.

In terms of the famous scene and the goals that impressed the fans, Lin Fei has completely thrown off Wade in the same class.

Although Lin Fei was placed on the bench, this was entirely due to his style of play and attributes, and it did not affect his status as the third person in the team.

As the team's starting small forward, three-time All-Star and three-time All-Defensive Team, veteran Eddie Jones naturally has no temper with the treatment of O'Neal and Wade.

But Lin Fei is so hot and popular in the hearts of Miami fans, he is naturally very unhappy in his heart.

After five seasons with the Heat, Eddie Jones was the team's leading scorer all year round, and Alonzo Mourning covered him before leaving, but he was never so welcomed by the home fans.

Regarding Eddie Jones's unhappy little expression, Lin Fei also saw it in his eyes and directly ignored it.

He was ostracized in the Timberwolves last season, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and Lin Fei has long been used to this.

As long as you can play strong enough, all doubts and slanders will disappear.

At present, in the Heat team, except for O'Neal and Wade, the two generals, as well as roughly this Celestial Empire fellow teammate, the other players are basically not convinced by Lin Fei.

The exception is fellow rookie Tony Allen, who was a defensive maniac in college and was so obsessed with defense that he had little interest in scoring.

Lin Fei's defensive attributes have steadily improved, and naturally he also needs to practice and learn more in actual combat, so he and Tony Allen hit it off.

The two often exchange defensive skills and strategies in training, and often exchange defensive skills in bullfights.

It seems that the Parallel World Heat's selection of Tony Allen with the 19th pick in the first round is indeed a very good deal.

In the warm-up session before the game, Lin Fei performed a pretending show of ultra-long three-point 5 consecutive hits as usual, and the funny O'Neal personally fed Lin Fei the ball.

Although the last one retreated to the backcourt 20 meters away from the basket and missed the three-point shot,

But it did not affect the heat fans at home to send fierce cheers and applause to Lin Fei.

Reggie Miller, a veteran on the Pacers' side, looked at Lin Fei and sighed emotionally, as if he saw his young figure.

"Lin's three-point shot is destined to rewrite NBA history, and it's a shame that the team didn't get him in the offseason!"

Artest, who was beside him, held his strong chest up, tilted his chin and said disdainfully:

"This guy is too weak, if he dares to shoot a three-pointer over my head, I'll just knock him into the audience!"

Jermaine O'Neal wore a yellow Nike headband on his forehead and snorted coldly after completing a flying dunk:

"I have long known this kid's style of play, he likes to catch the ball at the top of the arc and after the center covers, since Rashid's change of defense can limit him, Lao Tzu is naturally not a problem!"

"Martial Saint" Stephen Jackson crossed his hands on his waist, and his body exuded a more mature and stable atmosphere.

Although he is also known for his fierce defense and fierce style of play, and he is also a good hand in fighting, Jackson is different from Atai's recklessness and irritability, he is more about the righteousness of his friends and sticks a knife in his brother's ribs.

"I've long wanted to misplace to defend against this Celestial Empire kid, Hamilton can only be chased by me 5 times in the whole game, this kid shouldn't be much better!"

"But tonight I'm still the main defense against Eddie Jones, and I'm definitely not going to let this old guy score a double-double!"

Before the start of the game, ESPN's beautiful reporter Erin Andrews also walked onto the court with a smile and interviewed the stars of both teams.

"Reggie, as the league's all-time three-point leader, what do you think of Lin, a player with a similar style to you? How high do you think his ceiling in the league will be in the future? ”

In the face of the interview with the beautiful reporter, Reggie Miller was calm and wise, answered rigorously, and did not hesitate to praise Lin Fei.

"Lin is an amazing player and I am amazed by his three-point shot!"

"Whether it's running off the ball or shooting three-pointers, he's at the top level in NBA history, and the scariest thing is that he's only a sophomore and he's still improving!"

"As long as he stays healthy, I think Lin has the ability to be a leader of the team in the future, or even an All-Star starter!"

"Reggie, Ling's current three-point shooting in his regular season career has come to 2,461, far behind the second place and ranking first on the all-time three-point list!"

"So who in your opinion has a chance of surpassing your number one position in the future?"

"Supersonic Ray Allen has the best chance, and if Lin maintains this form and the health of his career, he will also have a chance to surpass me or even Ray Allen in the future!"

"Reggie, it's the first time I've fought Lin tonight, do you think you can defend against him?"

"I'll go all out to win the game and try to compress Lin's chances, his three-point shot is accurate, but he lacks enough confrontation ability!"

"Okay, thank you, and look forward to your wonderful performance tonight!"

After interviewing Reggie Miller, Erin Andrews asked O'Neal Jr. a few more questions, and then came to the warm-up half of the Heat's side and interviewed O'Neal first.

"Shaquille, how are you feeling as your debut game after joining the Heat?"

O'Neill hunched over and stood beside Andrews, who was in hot stature, like a huge black bear beast, his arms visibly thicker than Andrews' thighs.

"I'm really looking forward to tonight's game and thank you to the fans in Miami, they are really enthusiastic, and my teammates, Dwayne and Lin, for making me feel at home here!"

"What do you want to say about the alignment with Jermaine O'Neal?"

"He's a talented guy who can score and rebound, but in front of me, he's just a toy and I'm going to blow him up! Then he patted him on the shoulder and said: The child does not cry! ”

Erin Andrews finally walked to Lin Fei's side excitedly, although she had known that Lin Fei had a girlfriend, she still had that idea about Lin Fei in her heart.

"Lin, I'm really happy that after a long offseason wait, I can finally see you in the NBA again!"

"I can't wait!"

Andrews wore an off-the-shoulder bandeau skirt tonight, showing off his convex and backward figure.

Lin Fei smiled politely, and at the same time, his little eyes also took the opportunity to glance at him, the beauty was so close, she didn't look at it.

"Miss Andrews, I can't wait as much as you do, and hopefully tonight will be the perfect start to the new season for me and the team!"

"Lin, what do you have to say about Reggie Miller, a league marksman with a very similar playing style to yours?"

"Reggie is one of my favorite players, and his 9.08 minute miracle is an NBA moment forever!"

"But the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, Reggie is already old, and the present and future of the alliance will belong to young people!"

"Lin, tonight is your debut with the Heat, how many three-pointers are you confident you can hit?"

Lin Fei calmly and chicly kicked this problem to the head coach, and he was never surprised in the face of reporters' difficulties:

"I guess the answer to that question depends on my coach, Stan Van Gundy, how many three-pointers he can hit and how much playing time he can give me tonight!"

The pre-match interview ended, and the time quickly came to seven o'clock.

Amid the high-pitched and loud cheers and screams of the Miami fans at the scene, the game officially began.

The NBA's 04-05 season also fired the first shot at the whistle.

The starting five on the Miami Heat's side are:

Point Guard (PG): Damon Jones,

Shooting Guard (SG): Dwayne Wade,

Small Forward (SF): Eddie Jones,

Power Forward (PF): Udonis Haslem,

Center (C): Shaquille O'Neal.

The starting five on the Indiana Pacers' side are:

Point Guard (PG): Jamal Tinsley,

Shooting Guard (SG): Reggie Miller,

Small Forward (SF): Stephen Jackson,

Power Forward (PF): Ron Artest,

Center (C): Jermaine O'Neal.

Lin Fei sat leisurely on the bench on the sidelines of the Heat team, chatting with Tony Allen next to him.

According to Stan Van Gundy's pre-game arrangement, Lin Fei will probably play in the second half of the first quarter and the first half of the second quarter, replacing Damon Jones and Wade in the backcourt.

The Pacers players Lin Fei is opposite may be Tinsley, Thunder Miller or Fred Jones, the team's sixth man on the bench.

Looking up at the rooftop of the American Airlines Arena, it is indeed more luxurious and magnificent than the Timberwolves' target center arena.

And there is also a red and blue No. 23 jersey fluttering on the roof of the hall, which is exactly what Pat Riley is trying to lick Jordan, in the last season of Jordan in 02, the Wizards played the Heat away.

He voluntarily retired Jordan's No. 23 jersey at the American Airlines Arena.

Having not played a game with the Heat, but having the Heat retire his jersey, Michael Jordan was indeed a nightmare for Pat Riley in the 90s, and he really convinced the legendary coach.

Whether it was the New York Knicks led by Pat Riley in the early 90s or the Miami Heat led by the late 90s, they all lost to Jordan's Bulls in the playoffs, without exception.

The Heat are also a relatively late team in the NBA, only one season earlier than the Timberwolves, and now have spent 16 seasons in the NBA without tasting a championship.

At the same time, the team has only retired Jordan's No. 23 jersey.

Alonzo Mourning will most likely be retired by the Heat after retiring.

But the "kidney fighter" just underwent a kidney transplant last year, and returned to the NBA this season, signing with the New Jersey Nets with an annual salary of 4.95 million US dollars.

And "Bug" Tim Hardaway played 6 seasons with the Heat, and at his peak teamed up with Mourning to lead the Heat to the playoffs many times, and he also has a great chance of being retired by the Heat.

Lin Fei looked at the top of the hall in a daze, not knowing how many seasons he could play in the Heat, let alone whether he would have the opportunity to retire his Heat No. 22 jersey here.

Although Lin Fei helped the Timberwolves win the championship last season, after all, he only played a few good games in the Western Conference finals and the Finals, and it is naturally impossible for the Timberwolves to retire his jersey.

On the court at this time, two O'Neills walked up to the center circle and jumped the ball.

"Smack!"

As the saying goes, boxers are afraid of being less strong, although O'Neal is stronger, but O'Neal Jr.'s reaction is more sensitive.

The basketball was first played by O to point guard Tinsley, and the Pacers opened the game with the first offense.

Jamal Tinsley dribbled up front and played high on Damon Jones at the top of the arc.

Reggie Miller quickly ran off the ball to draw Wade's defensive attention, while Junior quickly stepped up to make a solid block for his point guard teammate, while also taking O'Neal out of the box.

The Heat didn't switch defenses against the pick-and-roll, which was also Stan Van Gundy's defensive strategy before the game.

It's clear that Ao is the Pacers' No. 1 offensive core, and his mid-range is very accurate, and he is a great threat when he catches the ball and attacks the basket or offensive rebounds in the process.

And O'Neal's main task on the defensive end tonight is to keep an eye on Xiao O, try to limit his catch-and-shoot and go down to the basket.

Seeing that the Heat did not take a change of defense, and Damon Jones was obviously slow to catch up around the screen, Jamal Tinsley did not hesitate and accelerated directly into the restricted area.

"Whoosh!"

Udonis Haslem on power forward quickly made up for it, and Tinsley wanted to give the ball to Artest, who was let go.

But Haslem had already anticipated this, and coupled with the timely change of defense, he directly blocked Tinsley's passing lane.

Damon Jones also quickly caught up from behind, and the Heat's rotation was so quick that Tinsley almost missed.

"Whoosh!"

Reggie Miller on the left side of the perimeter borrowed a cover from O'Neal Jr.'s sideways movement at this time, and shook off Wade and went straight into the penalty area.

Tinsley quickly split the ball off this side, and Reggie Miller picked up the ball and made an easy layup.

"Huh!"

In the face of Reggie Miller's sharp air cut after taking cover, Wade, who couldn't catch up, also shook his head and sighed, secretly explaining his carelessness.

In the team's training camp, Wade often used chasing Lin Fei to practice his experience and ability to defend against people without the ball.

But he was used to Lin Fei never cutting the basket in the air, just interspersed with the outside to catch the ball.

But Reggie Miller and Ray Allen are different at their level, not only can they run to catch the ball after various covers on the outside,

Catch-and-shoot layups and dunks under the empty cut basket are also extremely sharp, as if the blade is cutting directly through the heart of the defense.

This goal was scored by Reggie Miller, and it was also related to O'Neal being dropped to the outside by Xiao O'Neal, and there was only one Haslem left in the penalty area.

Xiao Ao has a relatively accurate mid-range shooting, so when he lifts up to block and dismantle, it is difficult for O'Neal to shrink into the restricted area and not prevent it from going out.

But if Haslem on the power forward is used to defend Xiao Ao's high blocking, Artest is also empty, this guy is not only strong defensively, but also has a strong mid-to-long range shooting ability on the offensive end.

The Pacers have put Otto Jr. at center and Atay at power forward this season, which not only makes the team more flexible on the defensive end, but also doubles the threat of blocking and pick-and-rolls on the offensive end.

The ball is converted and the Heat attack.

Wade received Damon Jones's ball on the outside, and a change of direction acceleration directly threw off the 39-year-old Miller, watching O'Neal use his huge body to put little O'Neill on the periphery of the penalty area.

"The Flash" did not hesitate at all, and flew up to the penalty area to deliver a tomahawk slam.

However, Artest on the right side of the penalty area shook off Haslem and went directly down to make up for the defense, jumped up in the diagonal stab, covered the sky with his long arms and big hands, and slammed down towards the basketball that Wade raised above his head.

"Smack!"

Artest's big hat was full of strength, and directly knocked Wade Lianren to the ground with the ball.

Wade was still too young and frivolous, and wanted to use his speed and explosiveness to open the game directly and boost the morale of the home team, but he ignored the bloodthirsty fangs of "The Beast" Artest.

The referee's whistle did not sound, and it was tacitly accepted that it was a good hat.

The basketball was controlled by Stephen Jackson for the first time, and he directly dribbled the ball and turned over for a fast break.

Eddie Jones, who was in the opposite position, was obviously distracted by the defense and was completely shaken off by a not very smooth change of direction in front of the body of "Martial Saint".

"Whoosh!"

Reggie Miller, who was fast on the side, received an assist from Stephen Jackson, and saw Wade, who was struggling to defend himself, overtake in a corner with a lunge and block directly in front of his own penalty area.

I was also horrified in my heart.

Wade, this guy was knocked to the ground by Atay Lianren with the ball one second, and the next second he jumped up and quickly returned to the front of the defense, this speed, hard work and defensive enthusiasm are really terrifying.

The experienced Reggie Miller did not panic at all, seeing Wade blocking the restricted area, he directly stopped at the position of half a step outside the three-point line, and decisively jumped out to chase the three-point shot.

Wade's pupils dilated, and he hadn't yet stood firm when he rushed back, so where was it too late to catch up and pounce?

I can only look forward to Reggie Miller's three-point miss.

"Huh!"

The crisp sound of brushing the net suddenly sounded overhead, and Wadeton felt lost.

The offensive end was overturned, and the defensive end was chased by Reggie Miller and shot a three-pointer, and the Pacers' opening 5 points were actually scored by the 39-year-old Miller on the opposite side.

Wade's cheeks puffed up, and he was abused at the beginning of his home game, and this humiliation must not be tolerated.

Heat (0) :(5) Pacers.

Reggie Miller, who scored 5 points in a row, also shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands at Wade in the retreat, as if to say:

"Kid, you're still too young after all!"

The Heat attacked, Damon Jones wanted to give the ball to O'Neal in the front court, but was directly wrapped in front by the nimble Xiao Ao to complete the steal.

"Smack!"

The Pacers launched another counterattack and fast break, but this time the Heat's retreat was timely.

Reggie Miller ran to catch the ball and transferred to Artest high on the right.

Before O'Neal could return to the defense, Artay relied on his strong body, and after taking the ball, he turned over and directly pushed away Haslem, savagely entering the penalty area and sending a violent dunk.

"Boom!"

Artest in this period can be said to be a first-class scorer in the league's small forward position, with a certain crosshairs in the middle distance and three-point range, and a lot of lethality with the ball, similar to James.

Even in the power forward position, Atay's weight of 113 kilograms makes Haslem less than half of the advantage in the matchup.

Less than 2 minutes into the game, the Heat were directly hit 7-0 by the Pacers, and Heat head coach Stan Van Gundy, who was standing on the sidelines, did not hesitate and immediately called a long timeout.

Seeing that the start was unfavorable, the cheers of the Heat fans at home also decreased a lot.

The team obviously didn't have much tactical coordination in the two offenses, and the play was too simple and casual, which gave the Pacers the opportunity to counterattack the fast break in a row.

Lin Fei, who was sitting on the bench, couldn't help but sigh that this season's Pacers are really too fierce, strong and strong, and they are absolute favorites to win the championship.

Unfortunately, in the original world, the Auburn Hills palace incident completely ruined the Pacers' hopes of winning the championship.

But in today's parallel world, Lin Fei and the Timberwolves have already caused highly similar clashes with Pistons fans at the Auburn Palace as early as the Finals.

The Pistons' home fans have also been criticized by the whole people, and the main offenders of the fans who caused the disturbance have been banned from the NBA arena for life, and the security measures in the stadium have been further strengthened.

At the same time, the clash spread throughout the league, and the Pacers' players were mentally prepared.

All things considered, will the Walkers avoid similar tragic events in this parallel world?

At least from the analysis of the current situation, Lin Fei believes that this is very possible.

Because the Pistons failed to win the championship last season, this also made the arrogant Pistons fans restrain their behavior a lot.

If the Auburn Hills Palace incident did not happen to the Pacers again, then the Heat will be in the playoffs in the East this year.

There must be another strong opponent.

Coming back from a timeout, the Heat attacked.

Wade held the ball in the high post and played a pick-and-roll with O'Neal, misplaced O'Neal Jr.

O'Neal Jr. deliberately shrank back into the penalty area and opened enough distance from Wade, who was holding the ball, which was obviously a rhythm of letting go of the shot.

It seems that the Pacers are also very clear that Wade's mid-to-long-range shooting crosshairs in the rookie period are really not good.

Wade saw that Xiao Ao had put such a large space and had to shoot if he didn't throw, so he jumped directly and made a decisive move.

"Bang dang!"

This ball really didn't!

But O'Neal, who strode into the basket, grabbed the offensive rebound against Xiao Ao, and took a step back after landing to deliver a powerful dunk.

"Boom!"

O'Neal scored his first two points with the Miami Heat with a shark dunk over Ao's head.

Xiao Ao can't stop O'Neal's dunk, once this guy gets the ball in the low post, Xiao Ao will definitely not be able to take advantage of half of it.

The Pacers came to the offensive end to continue to play high blocking, but this time Tinsley made a mistake on the ball and was cut straight by Damon Jones.

"Smack!"

The Heat played a counterattack and fast attack, and Wade rode the ball after receiving the ball, throwing off Reggie Miller and hitting the frontcourt.

Leap up from inside the free-throw line, leap 3/4 of the way into the box, and deliver an explosive tomahawk slam.

"Boom!"

The Heat scored 4 points in a row and quickly chased the difference, and the American Airlines Arena instantly erupted in cheers and screams.

Lin Fei also jumped up from his seat with the Heat bench players on the sidelines, waving towels at O'Neal and Wade's explosive performances.

Both teams played their own tactical characteristics in the opening game, and the Pacers used more pick-and-rolls to launch offense, and the evolution of offensive tactics became more complicated.

The Heat, on the other hand, made full use of the abilities of the two stars, impacting the interior more to create damage, and also played counter-attacking fast offense through active defensive steals.

Head coach Rick Carlisle, who stood in front of the Pacers' bench on the sidelines, crossed his arms and looked confident.

A renowned master tactician, Carlisle hasn't left for the Mavericks to coach Nowitzki this time, but he's already had great success with the Pistons and Pacers.

In the second row of seats behind the Pacers' bench, general manager Larry "Big Bird" Bird followed him to the road.

Naturally, Pat Riley, the general manager of the Heat, also sat in the first row on the sidelines, and tonight was the first official game of the Miami Heat after the big change, and he was naturally very concerned.

On the court, Reggie Miller took advantage of the outside run after the cover and missed the three-point shot.

"Bang dang!"

The long rebound was picked up by Eddie Jones, and a long pass was given to Wade, who had already thrown off Miller and rushed to the frontcourt.

"Whoosh!"

Reggie Miller and Stephen Jackson were both intimidated by Wade's counterattack speed, and this guy was too fast for Nima.

"Boom!"

Seeing Wade who hit the basket and sent another explosive dunk, O'Neal also humorously picked on the beauty of O'Neal next to him:

"My little brother is very nice, isn't he? I nicknamed him The Flash! ”

Lin Fei, who was sitting on the bench, looked tirelessly at Wade, who was rushing like an arrow on the court, and this kind of picture also moved him instantly.

It's really good to be young and full of vitality, and now Wade is like a little strong who can't be killed.

The first quarter of the game lasted 6 minutes, and the two teams went back and forth, and the score difference was never widened.

Heat (12) :(15) Pacers.

When the game came to the official timeout, Stan Van Gundy also looked at Lin Fei in front of the bench.

"Lin, next you go up, replace Damon Jones, and partner with Dwayne in the backcourt!"

For a team of the Pacers' type, the defensive end of the box is solid, coupled with the effect of joint defense, O'Neal has little room to use.

And Lin Fei's three-point shot is likely to be the best weapon to break down the Pacers' defense.

The moment Lin Fei got up from the bench and took off his coat, the American Airlines Arena also resounded with cheers and applause.

"Look, Lin is going to play!"

"Our starting five tigers didn't have a basket on the outside at the beginning tonight, so the Pacers dared to recklessly shrink the defense, and now Lin Yishang, this problem can be solved immediately!"

"After all, Lin is still just a sophomore rookie, can he shoot accurately in the Timberwolves, in the national team, and in our Heat, can he still cast accurately?"

"Lin has improved a lot defensively in preseason and is fully qualified to start, so it would be best for him to replace Damon Jones as a starter!"

After the pause, Lin Fei stepped onto the court wearing the No. 22 jersey of the Heat and officially started his Heat journey in the 04-05 season.

The people who were still on the bench also applauded Lin Fei for standing up, believing that gold would shine wherever it was.

And Lin Fei is such a gold that will never be buried.

And he himself obviously needs to do more.

In a luxury box on the top of the stadium, Heat owner Mickey Allison, who is in his fifties, sits on a couch with glasses in his hand, drags a brandy in his hand, and looks at the court with expectant eyes.

"Lin, I hope this Celestial Empire player won't disappoint me and Riley!"

Mickey Allison owns the largest cruise line in the world.

On the Forbes list of the world's richest people just released at the beginning of the year, Alison is worth as much as 6.9 billion US dollars, far more than ten times that of Timberwolves owner Glenn Taylor.

Among the owners of the 30 NBA teams in the league today, Mickey Allison is also the second most valuable, behind Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen.

(End of chapter)