The time soon came to the match day of the East Final G1, the American Airlines Arena was crowded, and many fanatical fans also gathered outside the square.

Among these Heat fans, many are in the middle class of the United States and have enough capital to afford the high ticket price.

But there are also many children who are poor or even born in slums, with basketball dreams and love for the NBA, and have saved up for a long time to afford the price of a cheap ticket.

For these fans, it feels like a dream come true to be there to watch a game in person.

Among the young fans who came to the American Airlines arena tonight, there are many good seedlings who play basketball in middle schools all over the country, as well as college students who have made a name for themselves in the NCAA and are about to participate in the draft.

Stephen Curry, accompanied by his father Dale Curry and his mother, came to Miami for a vacation with his younger siblings.

This season, Curry's father worked on the Bobcats' coaching staff, and now that the regular season is over, the Bobcats are in the second-to-last place in the East, and the first season in the team's history has been hastily ended.

And Dale Curry naturally took an early vacation to spend time with his wife and children.

Tonight, Curry's family of five sat on the second floor of the stands, although this position is not as good as the front row, but the view is also good, and the ticket price of one is as high as 1,200 US dollars.

For a family like Curry, tickets at this price are naturally quite affordable.

Curry is now 17 years old and has risen to about 185 in height, but he is indeed too thin to look like a three-star high school student who can play basketball well.

As early as last year's Western Conference Finals, Curry already liked Lin Fei and his three-point shot, and now because Lin Fei has become a big fan of the Heat.

At the same time, he also practiced three-point shooting in his spare time to improve his ability to run without the ball.

Now Curry is finally no longer obsessed with his dunk dream, and in his opinion, Lin Fei's ceiling in the future will inevitably exceed Vince Carter's.

"Stephen, guess how many three-pointers your idol can score tonight?"

Dale Curry, as the best sixth man of the Hornets that year, originally started with three-point shooting, so now seeing Lin Fei's birth has made the entire league pay more attention to three-point shooting and 3D players.

Therefore, the elder Curry is still very relieved in his heart.

Especially since he became obsessed with Lin Fei's three-point shooting and off-ball play, Curry has also begun to find what he is good at, and finally believes in the greatness of genetic inheritance.

Defining himself as a good three-point shooter early and being able to switch between with and without the ball allowed Curry to find the right position and play better on the varsity team.

It is precisely because of Lin Fei that more scouts in the NBA and NCAA will begin to notice players like Curry who are accurate in three-point shooting.

In the original world, because of Curry's thinness and poor confrontation, when he was ready to go to college, no basketball school in the NCAA league was willing to give Curry a scholarship.

But in today's parallel world, the butterfly effect brought by Lin Fei has a huge impact, and the 17-year-old Curry has received olive branches from two elite basketball schools a year ahead of schedule.

Therefore, the old Curry also supports his son to learn Lin Fei and watch Lin Fei's games more.

Curry took a bite of the burger in his hand, and said cutely:

"The Pistons do have a lot of experience in defending Lin, but the current Lin has improved a lot from last year!"

"No one can completely limit Lin's three-point shot, not to mention that he has developed a good ball-holding ability!"

"The more high-end the game, the better Lin can play, so I feel like he can hit at least 10 three-pointers tonight, or more!"

Seth Curry, who has always liked to disagree with his brother, retorted:

"Stephen, I don't think the same way you do, and although I like the Heat, I think the best player on the team tonight will be Dwayne Wade!"

The elder brother likes Lin Fei, and the younger brother admires "The Flash" Wade even more, so the two often quarrel when they watch the game.

But after all, the brothers are both Heat fans, and as long as the Heat can win, the final disagreement will become a big happy one.

In a second-floor position not far from Curry, 15-year-old Klay Thompson also looks very immature, although his height has risen to nearly 1.8 meters, but the face of the little Buddha with a pair of small eyes, two words, is Nima green!

Like Curry, Thompson also came to the scene tonight accompanied by his father and went to the scene to fight father and son.

Michael Thompson was the top NBA pick in 1978 and won two championships, and has a higher historical status than Curry Sr.

As the two major basketball families, Curry and Thompson's juvenile life is indeed much better than that of James, Wade, and Durant, who came out of the slums.

Durant, who is also 17 years old, also brought his mother to watch the game tonight, but they sat on the third floor.

Unlike Curry and Thompson, Durant has already made a considerable name in high school during this period, ranking second among all high school students.

In other words, the Splash Brothers already knew Durant's name, but Durant may not know the Splash Brothers.

At this time, Durant was holding crisp noodles in his hand and wearing a hood on his head, and he was already looking forward to the scene of killing all sides after entering the NBA.

In the front row of the audience, many stars, as well as retired and current NBA stars, naturally attracted more attention from fans.

Among the many celebrities, the most dazzling one is undoubtedly Michael Jackson, who has returned after getting rid of lawsuits.

Jackson was able to come to the American Airlines Arena tonight to watch the game, which was indeed a surprise to many fans.

Because many fans at the scene, even stars, including many players from the Heat and Pistons, grew up listening to Jackson's songs, and naturally they are also his loyal fans.

Lin Fei also liked Jackson's songs, and the two had a warm exchange and took photos with each other long before the start of the competition.

As the most well-known musician in the world, Jackson can be said to have a greater influence in the world than Jordan, and he also has a larger fan base.

Although he usually likes to watch the NBA, he has not reached the point of being a fan, so apart from watching the Lakers and Bulls live in the eighties and nineties, Jackson rarely appears in the NBA basketball arena again.

Therefore, Jackson's appearance tonight, and he was sitting in the front row of the audience, not a more hidden roof box, naturally caused quite a stir.

At the end of April, Michael Jackson won the "child molestation case" completely and maintained his status and glory in the eyes of fans.

To the surprise of many Heat fans, tonight's Michael Jackson actually wore a red No. 22 Heat jersey from Lin Fei under the black leather jacket.

As a party to Lin Fei, seeing that his idol actually wore his own jersey, he was naturally even more flattered.

In addition to watching the game, Michael Jackson also accepted an invitation from the Heat management to be a special guest at halftime and sing his famous song.

"I really didn't expect the Heat to even invite Michael Jackson, and this appearance fee starts at least one million dollars, right?"

"Michael's ability to come shows that he still likes to watch the Heat play, otherwise he wouldn't have personally worn Lin's jersey!"

"Although the MVP of the regular season is Dwayne, Lin's current fans are obviously more than the Flash, and his three-point shot is too fandom!"

"Haha, Dwayne is the current official boss of the Heat, but his popularity can only rank third, which is indeed a bit embarrassing!"

"Facing the Pistons in this round of the Eastern Conference Finals, Lin's three-point shot may be limited to a large extent, and I feel that Wade will step up!"

"With Shaquille and Lin at both ends of the line, Wade's sharp breakthrough will inevitably come in handy!"

"The configuration of the Big Three of the Heat is really too incomprehensible, the first round of the playoffs played the 76ers O'Neal broke out, the second round played the Wizards Lin broke out, this round of the Eastern Conference Finals, it's time for Wade to stand up!"

"Three best teams, if this year's Heat doesn't win the championship, the old lady will dance a striptease for you on the spot!"

“……”

In the discussion of the fans at the scene, the time soon came to 7 o'clock in the evening, and the game officially began.

At the signal of the referee, the starters of both teams all walked onto the field.

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

Point Guard (PG): Dwayne Wade,

Scoring Guard (SG): Lin Fei,

Small Forward (SF): Sean Battier,

Power Forward (PF): Udonis Haslem,

Center (C): Shaquille O'Neal.

After Lin Fei's anti-sky performance in the last round, coupled with his increasingly improved ball-holding ability, Stan Van Gundy also continued to put Lin Fei in the starting position.

The main reason is that Lin Fei's defense is so good that he completely killed Jason Williams in seconds.

Against a defensive team like the Detroit Pistons, the Heat must be able to match the defensive intensity.

The more the NBA hits the high-end stage, the more important defense becomes.

The starting five on the Detroit Pistons' side are:

Point Guard (PG): Chauncey Billups,

Shooting Guard (SG): Richard Hamilton,

Small Forward (SF): Tyshawn Prince,

Power Forward (PF): Rasheed Wallace,

Center (C): Ben Wallace.

Compared with last season, the overall strength of the Pistons Five Tigers has become stronger, and the 31-year-old Double Wallace has reached the peak of technology and experience, and has not yet ushered in a decline in physical condition.

Billups and Hamilton are even more popular, and the "Little Prince" Prince is growing rapidly.

Knocking out the mighty Indiana Pacers in the playoffs for two years in a row is enough to prove that the Detroit Pistons are capable of officially becoming a superpower in the East.

The rapid rise of the Heat this season has directly hindered the Pistons' dominance in the East.

Full of topicality and feuds between stars, this round of the Eastern Conference Finals has attracted unprecedented attention, far exceeding the Western Conference Finals.

In the opening jump ball, although standing with the big sharks, Ben Wallace appeared to be two laps smaller, and he didn't look like a center at all.

But the strong upper body and faster bounce speed allowed Big Ben to jump the ball on O'Neal's head first.

"Smack!"

Billups dribbled forward and faced Wade's defense.

Hamilton's side continued to run without the ball, and Lin Fei always chased after him, not giving the opponent a chance to catch the ball and shoot.

As a masked man who couldn't run to death, Hamilton was chased by Lin Fei as soon as he started, which made him feel huge pressure on the field.

Unlike last year's finals, Hamilton can clearly feel that Lin Fei has significantly improved at least two notches in terms of speed, strength and defensive experience.

Even against Kobe, Hamilton has never felt such a huge pressure on the position.

is also the league's leading double-team player, Hamilton believes that Lin Fei is not weaker than Kobe Bryant at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and even stronger than the opponent.

Billups made a skilful pick-and-roll with Rasheed Wallace at the top of the arc, and quickly fed the ball to the opposition after misalignment.

The "Roaring Tianzun" who went down to the defense of Haslem made a mid-range pull-up straight-arm jumper, and the two points were firmly in hand.

"Huh!"

In the starting comparison between the Pistons and the Heat, the only point that really has a clear advantage is Rasheed Wallace on the power forward.

"The Pistons opened with a very classic pick-and-roll combination, and Rasheed Wallace's positional advantage at this point was significantly magnified!"

In front of the commentary stand on the sidelines, the commentators in charge of commenting on tonight's highlight game are ESPN's Mike Brin and Reggie Miller.

That's right, it's Reggie Miller, who just retired from the Pacers.

Reggie Miller has always had a penchant for commentators, and he has been a guest commentator at NCAA tournaments many times since he was still retired.

Now that he has just retired from his playing career, ESPN has offered the Pacers legend a five-year, $2.1 million contract for commentary.

The annual salary of this contract has reached more than 400,000 US dollars, although it is only a drop in the bucket compared to his contract as an NBA player, but it is already a high salary in the field of commentary.

Reggie Miller, who retired, naturally accepted it, turned his head and put on a suit to become Mike Breen's partner, and tonight's East Finals G1 is also Reggie Miller's ESPN commentary debut.

"That's true, except for the starting power forward, the Pistons can't take advantage of the other four positions!"

"Although Billups is very strong and has an obvious advantage in point guards, Dwayne is the new MVP, coupled with outstanding talent, it is naturally not Chauncy who can compare!"

"Not to mention Lin, he and Hamilton were opponents in the finals last season, and in that round of the finals, Lin can be said to have crushed Hamilton in all aspects!"

"Now, Lin has made a qualitative leap in defense, and his three-point shooting has become more and more sophisticated, which is not comparable to Hamilton, who averages 20 points per game!"

"The center is O'Neal against Ben Wallace, which is even less suspenseful, no matter how strong Ben's upper body strength is, but the two are not of the same magnitude, there is no comparison!"

"Sean Battier and Tyshawn Prince on small forward should be the closest pair of pairs, but Battier seems to have a bit more experience!"

In the commentary, the Heat launched an attack on the court, and Wade came to the front court with the ball.

The Pistons' defense was very targeted, with Rashid selectively letting go of Haslem some distance and being ready to wrap up O'Neal with Big Ben.

Hamilton, on the other hand, is tirelessly chasing Lin Fei on the outside, and Prince at small forward is always ready to delay Lin Fei's run.

Larry Brown's defensive strategy is very clear, defending O'Neal on the inside and Lin Fei on the outside.

This appropriately drops Haslem and Battier.

And Wade's side also got the opportunity to directly single out Billups.

Billups is 191 tall and weighs 93 kilograms, which is basically tall and strong among point guards.

But against Wade, who has more than 100 kilograms of two-way guard, Billups will inevitably have the upper hand in the confrontation.

"Whoosh!"

After a crotch dribble and shoulder shake feint, Wade directly lowered his center of gravity and changed direction 180 degrees against the defensive Billups, and instantly threw off most of the opponent's body.

The crushing of physical talent made Billups inevitably suffer from Wade.

Wade accelerated to throw off Billups and burst into the penalty area, against the big Ben who came over the defense, hard bar three-time DPOY, and tilted his body to throw the ball out after taking off to fight......

Lin Fei, who was on the outside, was also stunned, Wade is really playing with his life!

(End of chapter)