In Lin Fei's emotional words, the target center arena once again resounded with the applause and cheers of the Timberwolves fans, and many fans who missed the old still had tears in their eyes.

The Timberwolves have played nine games in the new season with a record of 6 wins and 3 losses, which is not bad overall, but it has also exposed a lot of problems.

Although Kassel recovered well from his back injury in the offseason, the root cause of the disease is still there, and as he gets older, his overall form has dropped significantly compared to last season.

The same is true of the 34-year-old "madman", whose average points per game have dropped to about 13 points, and the three-headed monster of the Timberwolves last season, the two "old monsters" can no longer match the identity of the giant.

But the glory of winning the championship still has a big effect on the motivation of young players, although Kassel and "Mad Men" have slipped into form.

However, the overall performance of the "Wolf King" Garnett at the beginning was completely consistent with last season's MVP level, and even more improved.

Szebiak often alternates between starters and the sixth man off the bench, averaging a steady 17 points per game and shooting 50.6 percent from the field.

has overshadowed the madman and Cassel, and has become the new second leader of the Timberwolves.

Because of the reminder and influence of Lin Fei's good friend in this parallel world, Sizebiak is more cautious in protecting his ankle, which also greatly reduces the impact of later injuries.

Olovocandi has experienced the reuse of last season's Western Finals and Finals, coupled with the influence of Lin Fei's hard training, he has also secured the position of the team's starting center forward in the new season, and is in good shape.

But the habits of laziness and alcoholism still can't be changed, and it can only be said that the overall state is stronger than the same period in the original world.

The honest Trenton Hassell signed a six-year, $29 million contract with the Timberwolves this offseason, with an average annual salary of nearly $5 million.

For Hassel, who only has an annual salary of more than 600,000 during the rookie contract, this contract has made him quite satisfied.

Hassel has been working three-point shooting throughout the offseason, which has also made his open three-point grasp in the new season a significant improvement compared to before.

In Lin Fei's impression, the Timberwolves of the original world fell in the Western Finals in the 03-04 season, and the following 04-05 season fell rapidly, and they didn't even make the playoffs.

For the next three seasons, the Timberwolves never made the playoffs, and Garnett finally chose to say goodbye to Minneapolis and join the Celtics to form the Green Big Three.

led the team at the peak of his career, but failed to make the playoffs for three consecutive years, which was also criticized by countless fans in the future, thinking that Garnett was not worthy of the name of supergiant, and his ability to lead the team was very average.

But in today's world, the Timberwolves' championship has formed a series of butterfly effects, although the Timberwolves started this season with a lot of problems, and the 6-3 record is not too good.

But as long as the main team stays healthy, making the playoffs is not a big problem.

At the same time, Glenn Taylor, as the owner, and Kevin McHale, the general manager, are also actively seeking to strengthen the team, and they will not hesitate to teach the luxury tax.

I have to admit that the impact of the championship on the future development of a team is huge.

The Timberwolves are likely to use this to completely shake off the sinking and become a perennial powerhouse in the West, and the Wolves also have the hope of one person and one city, and end up in Minnesota.

But what makes Timberwolves fans feel sorry is still Lin Fei's departure.

Because judging from the current situation, it is unlikely that the Timberwolves want to defend the championship with their current lineup.

But if Lin Fei is still there, the Timberwolves will still be in the first echelon of the championship.

"Lin, the Timberwolves and I are very much looking forward to working with you again, and the team's No. 22 jersey will be kept for you until you retire!"

As soon as Timberwolves owner Glenn Taylor's words came out, the scene once again burst into applause, and Lin Fei was even more moved.

Although this does not mean that the Timberwolves will retire Lin Fei's No. 22 jersey, it shows that the team fully affirms Lin Fei's great contribution to the Timberwolves winning the championship, and looks forward to his return again.

"Hopefully one day I'll be able to put on that familiar jersey again and go back to where my dream began, and end my career here!"

Lin Fei's words did not promise anything, but they made the Timberwolves fans in the target center arena jubilant and excited.

It is always good to have hope, although it does not always come true.

If Lin Fei wins a Grand Slam in the NBA in the future and creates a legendary career, then finally returning to the Timberwolves to end his entire career can be regarded as a perfect beginning and an end.

Life is like a circle many times, going around and around and often returning to the starting point in the end.

Feeling the warm welcome of the Timberwolves fans to Lin Fei, Wade and O'Neal, who were standing on the sidelines, were really envious.

The NBA will always be a business league, and Wade can't be sure if he'll end up with the Heat.

If he joins another team in the future and returns to the American Airlines arena, will the former Heat fans welcome him as well as the Timberwolves fans did to Lin Fei?

Or maybe it's boos and taunts?

O'Neal is even more sympathetic, he has returned to the home court of the Magic after joining the Lakers, and the fans of the Magic have never welcomed him so well.

Now that he has joined the Heat and returned to the Lakers' Staples Arena, the situation should be slightly better, right? After all, he brought three championship trophies here.

It was seven o'clock in the evening, and at the whistle of referee Joey Crawford, the starters of both teams took to the pitch and the game officially began.

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

Point Guard (PG): Dwayne Wade,

Scoring Guard (SG): Lin Fei,

Small Forward (SF): Eddie Jones,

Power Forward (PF): Udonis Haslem,

Center (C): Shaquille O'Neal.

Because of Lin Fei's return to his old club's home court tonight, Heat head coach Stan Van Gundy was also quite humane, directly promoting Lin Fei to the starting quarterback and letting Wade play point guard.

The starting five on the Minnesota Timberwolves' side are:

Point Guard (PG): Sam Cassel,

Shooting Guard (SG): Trenton Hassel,

Small Forward (SF): Latril Sprewell,

Power Forward (PF): Kevin Garnett,

Center (C): Michael Olovokandi.

O'Neal took the lead in the middle circle and successfully jumped the ball, Wade advanced with the ball, and the Heat opened the first attack.

Facing Sam Cassel, who is 191 tall, 35 years old, and even has a back injury, Wade has the absolute upper hand in almost every aspect except experience.

"Whoosh!"

Even though Kassel deliberately put Wade two meters away, Wade's explosiveness and first step were too fast, sticking up to Kassel with his body, and quickly entering the penalty area on the right side.

The Wolves at the power forward position quickly came up to the defense and let go of Haslem in the high post.

If Wade passes the ball to Haslem at this point, the opponent will be a full mid-range space.

But Haslem's mid-range feel is not good, and the reason why he can play as the starting power forward for the Heat is mainly because he has a greater role on the defensive end, which can make up for O'Neal's lack of defense and flexibility.

This is also the reason why it can be roughly reused by Stan Van Gundy, who and Haslem have their own characteristics.

Van Gundy often thinks that if he can roughly combine with Haslem as a player, both offensive and defensive, he will definitely be an All-Star substitute-level power forward.

In the face of the wolf king's high-quality defense this time, Wade's natural aggressiveness and desperate Saburo's personality really want to jump up directly against the wolf king, challenge DPOY, and have a wonderful Wade fall.

But with Lin Fei's presence, Wade focused more on assists and deliberately converged on the offensive edge.

In terms of physical fitness and talent, Wade has a lot in common with the top point guards of the NBA in the future, Wei Shao and Rose, even if his passing vision and organizational skills are not first-class.

But by breaking through threats to attract defensive points to assist teammates, you can also make a good point guard.

After all, in the position of quarterback, Wade's height does suffer a little, and he is the most well-defined two-way guard.

The Heat played nine games in the new season, 8-1 and temporarily ranked first in the East, Wade averaged 10.2 assists per game in these nine games, ranking second on the assist list in the new season, behind Steve Nash.

Wade's organizational ability and sense of rhythm naturally can't be compared with Nash, but based on the Heat's unique tactics and Lin Fei's existence, Wade's average assists per game double-double seem logical.

"Whoosh!"

The Heat's opening first offensive tactics had already been arranged by Stan Van Gundy, just as Wade broke through the box in the middle.

O'Neal, who was in the low post, also took advantage of the situation to raise the right three-point line and made an accurate cover for Lin Fei.

Even though Trenton Hassel and Lin Fei have been teammates for a season and know his off-ball running characteristics very well, they were successfully delayed by O'Neal's huge body.

Lin Fei also took the opportunity to rush straight to the right 0-degree angle from the top of the arc, this super dessert position that he had never missed.

Seeing that Lin Fei threw off Hassel and ran out of the vacant position, Olowokandi, who was facing O'Neal, could only change his defense.

But Olowo Kandi is different from the Suns' Jr. and Marion, and even more so from the Pistons' twin Wallace, who is tall and slow to move laterally, and is not good at this kind of quick switching.

"Whoosh!"

Wade faced Garnett, who was making up for the defense, in the penalty area, and was ready to deliver cannonballs to Lin Fei.

After receiving the ball, Lin Fei faced Olovo Candi, who was half a beat slower to make up for the defense, jumped decisively and shot calmly.

"Huh!"

In the opening 22 seconds, Lin Fei hit a three-pointer in the bottom right corner.

Heat (3) :(0) Timberwolves.

Lin Fei's three-point shot not only made the home fans in the target center arena full of emotion, but even applause one after another.

More so that the main players of the Timberwolves on the court, the Wolves, the Madman, the Aliens, Hassel and Olowokandi, as well as Szebiak sitting on the bench,

I felt the smell of the return of the familiar swallow.

The scenes of the Western Conference finals and finals last season are vivid, and Lin Fei has shot too many key three-pointers in this position, helping the Timberwolves to reach the top step by step.

But now after all, things are wrong, and the NBA is like this, an iron-clad battalion of soldiers.

There are no eternal teammates and enemies, only eternal interests and glory.

The ball converts, and the Timberwolves attack.

Garnett single-handedly practiced Haslem in the high post, and after the three-threat threat in the face frame, he directly hit an iron-blooded jumper, and the basketball went into the net steadily.

"Huh!"

The Heat attacked, Wade and O'Neal played blocking and dismantling in the high post this time, and after breaking through the basket, they directly changed direction 180 degrees, and tilted their bodies to take off and make difficult shots.

"Smack!"

Garnett's defense was very aggressive, his judgment was accurate, and he jumped high with his long arms to cover the sky and the sun, and delivered a bloody spicy hot pot to the Flash.

came up in less than 1 minute to contribute 2 points and 1 block, the wolf king opened tonight with a very excited state, showing the true colors of a superstar at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

With the Timberwolves winning the NBA championship in the 03-04 season, Garnett was also crowned double MVP at the same time, and his historical status naturally rose.

Among the active players in the NBA, it can be said that it is second only to O'Neal and Duncan.

As the so-called dignified people know how to work hard.

In the face of the praise and praise, Garnett did not lose himself, but actively trained in the offseason, gained weight appropriately, practiced shooting, and further improved his personal strength.

And because of Lin Fei's relationship, Garnett's ideological pattern has also been opened, and he no longer advocates individual heroism excessively, values the unity of the players in the team, and strives to be a more qualified leader.

In Lin Fei's view, because of last season's championship and FMVP, Garnett is likely to embark on a completely different path from the original world, and his historical status is expected to be further improved.

On the court, the basketball that was slapped by the wolf king was controlled by Kassel for the first time, and the Timberwolves counterattacked, and the madman threw off Eddie Jones and went straight to the frontcourt, receiving the ball and completing a flying dunk.

"Boom!"

Although he is 34 years old, he played the heat of his old teammate Lin Fei tonight, and the "madman" was very excited at the beginning, as if he had returned to the high spirits of ten years ago.

In the defense, the "madman" also deliberately bumped into his chest with Lin Fei, who was taking care of him, and his eyes were friendly and provocative:

"Lin, welcome back to the Target Center, tonight you and your team are dead!"

Lin Fei responded with a smile: "Ratril, I will hit more three-pointers than the entire Timberwolves!" No one is more familiar with the basket in the Target Center Arena than me! ”

Coming to the offensive end.

Wade held the ball near the three-point line at the top of the arc and feigned offense, while Lin Fei quickly rushed up to cover Wade.

This is a very delicate coordination, when Lin Fei rushed past Wade's side, Wade directly handed the ball to Lin Fei behind him.

After receiving the ball, Lin Fei took a horizontal step, directly borrowed Wade's cover and jumped up crookedly without making any adjustments, and shook off Hassel, who was following up the defense, under the elegant inertia, and quickly shot a difficult three-point shot.

This three-point collection between the marches is not only too fast, but also very difficult, whether it is Hassel who is chasing the defense and Kassel who is switching defenses, they can't complete the interference at all.

This cross-covering handover is actually very simple, and the difficulty lies in Lin Fei's choice of shots.

Philip Saunders, who was standing on the bench on the side of the Timberwolves, was just as shocked at this time.

If Lin Fei can hit a three-point shot after such a simple combination, it means that his already terrifying projection ability has improved significantly compared to last season.

How terrible would that be?

"Huh!"

The sound of the basketball hollowing into the net sounded crisply, and the second.

The admiration of the home fans came from the target center arena, which was still a familiar feeling, or a familiar taste.

It's a pity that Lin Fei's sharp sword is inserted in the heart of his own team.

Philip Saunders' eyes flashed with emotion, and his heart was full of amazement, the two most proud disciples he has cultivated throughout his coaching career are undoubtedly Garnett and Lin Fei.

Unlike Garnett's traditional style of play, Lin Fei is using his inexplicable three-point shot to change the development trend of the entire league.

Back on the defensive end, the "madman" asked for the ball in the high post on the right side, called a cover block for Hassel, and dislocated Lin Fei head-on, signaling his teammates to open up space.

Obviously, "Madman" is the rhythm of taking the initiative to go head-to-head with his old friend Lin Fei.

"Lin, I heard that your defensive level has improved a lot in the new season, now let me, a big brother, test it for yourself!"

Lin Fei motioned to Eddie Jones not to be trapped, and put on the most standard defensive posture in front of the "madman", concentrating, and observing the opponent's every move at all times:

"Latrier, let the horse come, I know you won't choose to pass the ball out!"

"Madman" was quite explosive when he was young, and his first step in breaking through was very sharp, and he often staged explosive dunks.

But now, as I get older, the percentage of singles breakthroughs has decreased, and more mid- and long-range shots have been taken out of the way.

However, facing Lin Fei tonight, the "madman" seemed to have returned to his young and hot-blooded years, and he was determined to break through Lin Fei and hit the basket to send a violent dunk.

But the years are not forgiving, and the "madman" has failed to successfully pass Lin Fei's line of defense by changing direction and turning his back to mislead in his back.

The comprehensive defensive value of 87 points, coupled with the gradually increasing confrontation strength, speed and agility, makes Lin Fei's single defense ability quite excellent, with fast sliding steps and long arms constantly interfering.

Not only did he not let the "madman" pass easily, but he even almost made a steal.

The "madman" who almost made a mistake in dribbling could only rush the ball with his back, and after the drumming, the non-pivotal foot turned in a reverse direction, decisively jumped sideways to get rid of it, and made a difficult jump shot.

Lin Fei's choice of "madman" was accurate, and he reacted immediately, followed by the oblique stabbing and jumped high, and his long arms covered the sky and the sun and suddenly fell.

"Smack!"

In the crisp sound, the basketball that flew out from Ratrier's fingertips was impartial and was directly fanned down by Lin Fei's big hand.

+1 cap.

The Timberwolves fans at home were shocked and couldn't believe their eyes.

Lin Fei actually blocked Sprewell's shot head-on in the single defense process?

Is this still the defensive colander they know who always needed the Wolves, "Mad Men" and Szebiak to switch and make up at last season's Western Conference finals and finals?

In my impression, this should be the first cap in Lin Fei's career, right?

Lin Fei's cover is full of beauty, and the basketball almost fell to the ground against the side face of Sprewell in a high-speed spin.

"Bang!"

After the cover landed, Lin Fei's feet did not stop, and he rushed out quickly as soon as possible, shook off the shocked "madman", stepped on the accelerator, and ran at full speed towards the basketball that bounced to the front court.

"Whoosh!"

Lin Fei's cover of the "madman" came very suddenly, and the counterattack path close to the high position in the middle was flat, and the fast speed after landing was one step ahead.

This left the "madman", the wolf king and the aliens behind, and rode into the dust.

Lin Fei quickly reached out and picked up the basketball after stepping on the LOGO of the middle circle, without slowing down at all during the march, looking at the frontcourt basket ten meters away, and shooting another arrow on horseback.

"Huh!"

In this familiar arena, Lin Fei only felt that his hand was getting hotter and hotter, and only the basket was left in his eyes.

(End of chapter)