After the timeout, the players of both teams continued to take to the court.

Stan Van Gundy, who was standing on the bench on the side of the Heat, naturally expected his younger brother Jeff Van Gundy's thoughts.

Maybe the Rockets will next make a desperate bet to pinch the outside defense and the Heat's passing ball, and even if they lose the game, they won't let Lin Fei break the three-point record in their own home arena.

But the two brothers are equally stubborn, and neither of them admits defeat.

Since the younger brother had to strengthen his defense against Lin Fei and prevent him from breaking the record, the elder brother arranged more complicated cover and running tactics, saying that he would also create opportunities for Lin Fei.

In Stan Van Gundy's view, as long as he tries to control his mistakes and doesn't give the Rockets a chance to counterattack and break fast, then even if Lin Fei's shooting rate drops by half under strict defense, his overall offensive efficiency is still terrifying.

On the court, the Rockets' offense, Da Yao took the ball with his back in the low post, relied on the advantage of height and reach, adjusted the rhythm, and hit a hook hand on the top of O'Neal's head sideways.

"Huh!"

Even though O'Neill has a large tonnage and more flexible feet, Da Yao has an absolute height, coupled with the skill of the outside hook, it is basically impossible to be blocked by the big shark.

Although he didn't show much on the offensive end in the first quarter and focused more on defense, after the second quarter came up, Da Yao gradually found his sense and did not fall behind against O'Neal.

Of course, judging from the overall state of this period, Da Yao in the third year is still a little worse in front of O'Neal, and O'Neal is still the league's No. 1 center.

But the regular season is long, and you can't expect a historic superstar to be positive in every game.

O'Neal played away tonight, coupled with his wife's high mountain and far away, and he had too much fun with Wade in a nightclub in Houston last night, so the state was naturally a little sluggish, and it also reflected the overconfidence in the Asian center against Da Yao.

But Da Yao is the opposite, as the key figure in this Celestial Empire derby, coupled with the encouragement of Lin Fei, a junior of the national team, and the convenience of fighting at home,

Da Yao is naturally much better than O'Neal in terms of game condition, and he knows very well that there must be hundreds of millions of Tianchao fans waiting in front of the TV tonight, cheering for himself and Lin Fei.

Looking back, Wade advanced to the front court with the ball, and Lin Fei continued to intersperse and run back, stopping and starting with the help of covering, and using the change of rhythm to find opportunities to catch the ball.

But the Rockets obviously strengthened their marking and switching defenses against Lin Fei, and worked hard to strangle the passing line.

When Lin Fei and the ball carrier Wade were blocking, the two guards of the Rockets switched defenses in a timely manner, and they were alert to the ball holder's passing intentions for the first time.

The player who switched to Wade also chose to pinch Wade's outside passes, and appropriately put his shots and breakthroughs.

Wade was originally not good at shooting, if the defender was not even afraid of his breakthrough, and only prevented him from passing the ball to Lin Fei, the effect would naturally increase exponentially.

The young Wade was still too aggressive, and the pass was a bit risky, and Jim Jackson flew up and cut it off.

"Smack!"

Seeing that the Rockets were about to launch a counterattack and fast attack, Wade, who made a mistake, was the first to turn over and quickly return to defense, showing his speed advantage and quickly blocking Jim Jackson's fast break path.

At this time, Maddie and Bob Sula also flew down quickly in two ways, throwing off the defenders and ready to catch the ball and go straight to the Yellow Dragon.

It was clear that giving the ball to Maddie, who had completely shaken off Eddie Jones on the left, was the right choice, but Jim Jackson was presumptuous and gave the ball to Bob Sulla, who was fast on the right touchline.

This ball is not only problematic in the selection of passes, but also the quality of the pass is also very average, and Lin Fei, who is actively defending and chasing behind Bob Sura, gritted his teeth and suddenly accelerated, and his long arms were like a sword out of the sheath.

"Smack!"

Lin Fei directly intercepted Jim Jackson's pass with a big hand, and slapped the basketball in front of Wade in the middle.

Wade's eyes flashed, and he quickly got the basketball brake, and a horizontal pass in an oblique stab was given to Lin Fei.

Lin Fei quickly turned over and went down quickly after breaking the ball, stopped sharply on the side more than three meters away from the three-point line, and received Wade's pass and jumped decisively to send a super long shot.

Because Da Yao was already about to rush up at this time, Lin Fei naturally had no chance to go down to the three-point line, so he could only stop and shoot for three points far away.

"Bang dang!"

The ball was still shot in a hurry, and the basketball bounced high on the side of the basket.

The long rebound was protected by Juwan Howard, and the Rockets stabilized their rhythm and played positional battles.

The Rockets fans at home saw that Lin Fei finally threw another shot, and they all breathed a sigh of relief, and their nervousness finally relaxed.

"This guy finally missed, and if he scored again, it would be 10 three-pointers in the half!"

"Wade's choice after the Heat's counter-robbery this time was too sudden, he could directly break through the basket with his speed, and it was also a good way to transfer O'Neal to the high position, why do you want to pass Lin? His position is not a good opportunity at all! ”

"yes, isn't Stan Van Gundy a little too superstitious about Lim's three-point shot? Is this an iron heart to let Lin Cast enough tonight? ”

"I feel like Shaquille and Dwayne don't have any desire to attack, and the whole Heat team is creating opportunities for Lin to catch the ball alone, and Lin is the boss of this team?"

"My, God, the moment Lin received the ball just now, I was really afraid that he would score three points again!"

On the court, the Rockets played steadily.

Maddie gave the ball to Da Yao on the sideline of the penalty area, O'Neill defended very well this time, Da Yao did not risk hooking, but gave the ball to Uncle Huo.

Juwan Howard played roughly with his back, and after turning over, a shooting feint successfully shook the rough, and made a rough shooting foul with experience.

"Beep!"

Second Uncle Huo, who walked to the free throw line, was quite steady, with both free throws.

"Huh!"

"Huh!"

After the timeout, the Rockets went on a 4-0 run, quickly stabilized the situation, and reextended the lead to eight points.

Conversion of possession.

Seeing that the Rockets were still pinching Lin Fei's catch in the process of defending and covering and blocking, O'Neal raised his position to take Da Yao out of the penalty area.

Wade, who held the ball on the right side, did not hesitate any longer, quickly switched to break mode, and a sharp first step that was almost close to the ground directly passed the defense, and flew into the penalty area to deliver a strong slam dunk.

"Boom!"

In the next offensive round, O'Neal quickly rolled over and went down after covering Lin Fei in the high post, receiving Wade's high-profile ball and making another signature shark two-handed dunk.

"Boom!"

Wade and O'Neal combined for four points, which also made the Rockets' adventurous defense hesitate again.

If he continued to defend like this, Lin Fei was held down and couldn't catch the ball, but Wade and O'Neal completely broke out.

Stan Van Gundy crossed his arms and smiled, and the easy dunks of Wade and O'Neal in the two big open spots fully exposed the Rockets' defensive carelessness.

Although he promised Lin Fei unlimited firing rights tonight, the premise must be that Wade, O'Neal and others on the Heat side can give the ball to Lin Fei without making mistakes.

If someone else gets an easy chance to score, it's natural to take it as a way to contain the Rockets' gambling defense.

Stan Van Gundy's face was calm, and he wanted to see how long his stubborn donkey brother could last.

Maddie on the offensive end took advantage of a blocking and dismantling cover from Da Yao, misplaced and had another opportunity, and pulled out three points to make a decisive shot.

"Huh!"

This time there is.

After scoring for nearly half a quarter, Maddie finally continued his furious firepower tonight.

With this three-point shot, Maddie played into the last minute of the first half tonight, and he had already shot 10 of 16, 4 of 7 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 27 points efficiently.

The second highest in the game, second only to Lin Fei's 28 points.

The Toyota Center Arena was full of cheers, and the Rockets fans were cheering for the new and old men of the team, and Maddie, who was the scoring champion for two consecutive years, was indeed much more popular than Francis.

And this is still the 1.0 version of Maddie before the miracle of 35 seconds and 13 minutes.

Looking back, with the help of Lin Fei's continuous cover after the Rockets' defense expanded, O'Neal seized the opportunity to turn over and go down again, and Wade on the outside quickly sent an empty pass.

Maybe it's the tacit understanding between the two, or maybe Wade's pass is too high, or maybe the 32-year-old O'Neal doesn't have the ability to bounce at his peak after all.

In short, O'Neal couldn't dunk the ball directly after jumping up for the first time, and wanted to make an adjustment and jump again after landing, but Jim Jackson, who ran up, was smart and quickly fouled.

"Smack!"

"Beep!"

The foul count had arrived, and the referee motioned for O'Neal to step to the free throw line.

"Huh!"

"Huh!"

This time, O'Neal was a rare player at the free-throw line, making both free throws.

Heat (50) :(57) Rockets.

With a difference of 7 points, the first half of the game also came to the last 0 minutes and 29 seconds.

Lin Fei played 3 minutes in the first quarter, and did not rest in the entire second quarter, and has played for 21 consecutive minutes so far.

Bean-sized beads of sweat covered his forehead and dripped down the long eyelashes and the high bridge of his nose onto the floor.

If it was placed during the Timberwolves last season, Lin Fei ran for 21 minutes in a row, and now he may have been physically overdrawn.

But now, after a period of unremitting endurance training, Lin Fei's physical fitness has improved significantly.

Of course, it's still tiring to play 21 minutes in a row, but this last attack of the first half has to be executed.

Stan Van Gundy, who was standing on the sidelines of the Heat team, actually deliberately wanted Lin Fei to play for so long in the first half tonight, and since he wanted to be the team's first main point of attack tonight, he naturally had to play enough time.

At the same time, Stan Van Gundy also wants to see if Lin Fei's three-point shooting percentage in official matches will fluctuate significantly when he has physical problems.

On the court, the Rockets attacked, and Da Yao gradually played with confidence in the face of O'Neal, and decisively turned over and hooked his hands at a distance of 4 meters from the basket, and the basketball fell into the net with a bump.

"Huh!"

At the end of the first half, Da Yao also got 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.

On the timer, there were only seven seconds left until the first half.

Stan Van Gundy on the sidelines didn't call a timeout, but shouted for his players to serve and attack quickly.

Roughly on the baseline, Wade made quick free throws, and Wade drove the ball forward with the ball.

Maybe it was too excited in the first half, or maybe it was the tactical arrangement of the Rockets, Maddie did not retreat from the backcourt at this time, but directly misplaced and pressed up to Wade.

The Rockets suddenly pressed the Heat in the final minute of the first half, trying to catch the Heat off guard and consume the last seven seconds.

But it was also this risky full-court pressing defense that made Lin Fei's greater performance in the first half.

"Whoosh!"

Wade made a mistake in the face of Maddy's sudden pressing, and quickly stabilized the rhythm and distributed the ball to the right side to follow up.

Roughly then to Eddie Jones, who was running at the front, who took the ball straight into the box.

Maddie forced Wade to completely let go of the opposing Eddie Jones at this time, and Da Yao, who retreated, quickly made up for the delay and was ready to send a big hat at any time.

At this time, there were only three seconds left before the end of the first half, and the Rockets' defense was clearly messed up.

"Whoosh!"

O'Neal stood one meter outside the three-point line on the right side, and Eddie Jones, who burst into the penalty area, faced Da Yao's interference, and quickly distributed the ball to O'Neal on the outside.

O'Neal was a big open from the perimeter at this point, but he didn't have three-point ability, so the Rockets players didn't pay too much attention.

But at the same moment when Eddie Jones gave the ball to O'Neal, Lin Fei also quickly rushed up, and with the help of O'Neal's huge body, Jim Jackson, who wanted to get rid of the chasing defense, received the ball and shot.

And at the moment when Lin Fei rushed from O'Neill's right side, the ball in O'Neal's hand was quickly handed over to Lin Fei.

But Jim Jackson was very quick to go around the defense this time, rushing from O'Neal's left, almost in sync with Lin Fei.

Facing Jim Jackson, who did not get rid of it, Lin Fei, who got the ball, had no choice, and saw that there was only 1 second left on the timer.

After taking a step, he directly tilted his body and jumped into the air, without making any emergency stop and braking, Lin Fei's entire body leaned forward at least 45 degrees,

Facing Jim Jackson's flying defense, he seized the fleeting first-line space and decisively shot a difficult and flowing three-point.

"Whoosh!"

The moment the basketball flew out of Lin Fei's fingertips, the time on the timer also ran out, and the tempered rebound also lit up with a red light.

The first half of the game is over.

Seeing Lin Fei throw this difficult and elegant three-point shot, head coach Jeff Van Gundy, who was standing in front of the bench on the side of the Rockets, his pupils dilated, and his heart seemed to suddenly stop.

Even if the difficulty of this ball is very high, even if there is a suspicion of overtime shooting,

But Jeff Van Gundy still felt shocked and suffocated, and frantically hoped in his heart that this three-point shot must not be scored.

Allowing opponents to hit 10 three-pointers in the half of the game at his home arena, Jeff Van Gundy didn't want to leave such memories and records at Toyota Arena.

The Rockets' players didn't want it either, especially Maddy, who only made four three-pointers in the first half.

The Rockets fans at home were also so nervous that they were suffocated at this moment, and their hearts were in their throats.

But unlike the head coach of the Rockets, the moment they saw Lin Fei's difficult and elegant three-point shot, some Rocket fans subconsciously hoped that the ball could be hit.

After all, the outcome of a regular season game doesn't matter, but being able to witness the birth of 10 three-pointers in the half at home, as well as this ultra-difficult three-point shot at the flying whistle,

It was definitely an amazing moment that will never be forgotten for a lifetime.

It was as if God had pressed the pause button at this moment, recorded the state of affairs in the world, and then pressed it again to begin.

"Huh!"

"Bang!"

The crisp sound of the basketball sounded almost at the same time as the sound of Lin Fei leaning over and smashing to the floor.

Lin Fei's 45-degree flying three points in this fast break did not have any braking and protection measures at all, and his energy was all focused on catching the ball at that moment.

Lin Fei, who fell to the ground sideways, rubbed his body against the floor of the stadium and ran out along the sideline more than two meters away, and his head passed directly between the legs of a white female fan sitting in the front row of the bottom line, and hit the seat underneath.

"Bang!"

At the moment of this impact, Lin Fei only felt that the sky was spinning, and there was a tingling pain in his head.

And looking down at the uninvited guest who appeared between her two slender white and tender calves, the sexy beauty with sunglasses couldn't help but tremble.

The strong sense of impact that Lin Fei directly rushed up made this mixed-race sexy beauty think about it......

The fans in the front row of the bottom line instantly became a little flustered, and Wade, Roughly, and O'Neal also hurriedly rushed up and bent down to ask about Lin Fei's situation.

Judging from the impact just now, Lin Fei's head was obviously not lightly stressed, and it might even cause a concussion.

The sexy beauty with sunglasses hurriedly stood up and stepped aside, praying that Lin Fei would not be injured.

Lin Fei, who fell to the ground, covered his head, and after a moment of adjustment, he gritted his teeth and was helped up by Wade and O'Neal.

"My head hurts a little, but it's not a big problem!"

Stan Van Gundy was taken aback, really worried that Lin Fei would be injured or concussed.

Tonight, he decided to give Lin Fei unlimited firing rights, and in addition to testing the off-ball offensive system, he did put too much pressure on Lin Fei.

After all, Lin Fei is an off-ball player, and he can't directly hold the ball alone or use blocking and dismantling to get rid of defense and shoot like Maddie and Kobe.

So it was decided that if Lin Fei wanted to get more shots, he had to keep covering the running position and searching for and capturing the space to catch the ball.

And Wade and O'Neal sacrificed more of the ball to complete Lin Fei tonight, which will inevitably make Lin Fei fight harder.

It is precisely for these reasons that his difficult fluttering shot just now laid the foreshadowing of injury.

If he had known that this would be the case, then Stan Van Gundy would never have made this decision tonight, and he was responsible for Lin Fei's injury.

The team doctor quickly rushed up to check Lin Fei's head and body, and there was no big problem, but the suspicion of a concussion was not ruled out.

At the same time, there was a slight abrasion on the right arm that was rubbing against the floor.

Recalling the dangerous operation he had just made in order to catch the ball and even disregard his life, Lin Fei was also a little scared at this time.

But he really hates this situation where he wants to shoot but can't catch the ball under strict defense.

It's a joke that the team gave themselves unlimited shots and still couldn't get the ball.

Therefore, Lin Fei must break this aggrieved situation, he wants his running position to be sharper, get rid of it faster, and shoot faster......

At the end of the first half, accompanied by the team doctor, Lin Fei quickly returned to the locker room for a detailed examination of his head.

When he walked to the players' tunnel, there was a sudden commotion in the Toyota Center Arena.

After watching back the video, the referee determined that Lin Fei's three-point whistle was not overtime, and the goal was valid.

"My, God, 10 three-pointers in the half, Lin's elegant whistle is amazing!"

"Although I am a Rockets fan, I am still very happy to witness Lin's super play in the first half tonight, with 10 of 12 shots in the half of three-pointers, which is really accurate!"

"Oh my God, 31 points at halftime, isn't it at least 50+ in the whole game? You tell me it's a team of three masters? ”

"I still hope that Lin's head is okay and he can continue to play in the second half, so that Kobe's record of 12 three-pointers in a single game is destined to become history!"

"Tracy's 27 points in the half tonight is crazy, but in front of Lin's 10 three-pointers, it is still bleak!"

Maddie, who returned to the locker room, shook her head and smiled bitterly, and said to Da Yao beside her:

"Yao, Lin's three-point shot is really crazy, tonight's protagonist is destined to be him, even if he can't play in the second half, even if I get 50+ tonight, I still can't beat his 10 three-pointers!"

Da Yao's heart naturally remembered Lin Fei's head injury, and silently prayed for Lin Fei:

"Lin will be fine, I hope the injury is away from each of us!"

(End of chapter)