This year's Detroit Pistons basically maintained the original lineup, and the five Tigers are still in the peak of their careers.

It's just that the head coach of the Pistons was replaced by Larry Brown and Philip Saunders, which also changed the Pistons' constipated offense to a large extent.

As the head coach of the Timberwolves for many seasons and led the team to a championship in '04, Philip Saunders is significantly bolder and more open-minded than Larry Brown in terms of offensive tactics and personnel.

The overall rotation of the team's main players and substitutes has also become more flexible.

Especially for Lin Fei's technical characteristics, as well as his experience and experience in defending him, Philip Saunders has a huge advantage.

Before the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, Lin Fei also had a warm conversation with Coach Philip Saunders on the sidelines during the pre-game warm-up.

As his mentor in the Timberwolves, Lin Fei has always remembered the reuse of Philip Saunders, and if it weren't for his decision in the 04 West Finals, Lin Fei would not have had the opportunity to be born.

"Lin, I really didn't expect you to improve so fast now, and you are no longer the rookie who had 3 no Ds and couldn't dribble in the Timberwolves!"

Philip Saunders smiled with weight on his face, patted Lin Fei's shoulder and exclaimed:

"You didn't win the regular season MVP this season, but in my eyes, you're the MVP!"

Lin Fei smiled and thanked his former mentor for his praise, and then did not forget to blow a wave of business to each other:

"Mr. Saunders, in my eyes, you are also a good manager, and I really feel sorry for you that you didn't win the best manager award this season!"

The competition for the best head coach in the 05-06 season was fierce, and in the end it was given to Dallas Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson with 63 wins.

Philip Saunders, who led the Pistons to 60 wins, was second in the Best Coach selection, ahead of Heat coach Stan Van Gundy.

Sanders smiled and nodded: "Lin, although your words are very good, I won't let the Pistons players stay in the game, tonight's defense against you, we will do our best!" ”

Lin Fei also smiled and raised his eyebrows, showing the confidence and chic of a superstar in the face of challenges:

"Mr. Sanders, that's exactly what I'm looking forward to, hopefully the Pistons Five Tigers' defense will be stronger than last year, don't let me beat Richard to the point of self-isolation again!"

The time soon came to seven o'clock in the evening, and in the cheers and shouts of the Heat fans at the American Airlines Arena,

The starters of both teams all took to the pitch and the game officially began.

This season, Lin Fei's role in the team has improved, the strength on the court, and the continuous fermentation of influence, so that he has more fans in Miami.

But the turmoil of choosing to renew his contract with the Heat in advance also gave Lin Fei more black fans.

However, looking at the four spectators from the court, the most worn jersey by fans is still Lin Fei's Heat No. 22 jersey, which has significantly surpassed Wade and O'Neal.

At present, the sales of Lin Fei 1 generation, Lin Fei 2 generation and Lin Fei 3 generations launched by Anta for Lin Fei continue to rise.

In particular, the newly launched Lin Fei 3rd generation is also the most affordable in terms of cost performance, selling only 198 Tianchao coins, and the global sales of genuine sneakers in less than half a year have exceeded 12 million pairs.

In the VIP seats in the front row, there are naturally not a few star fans who came to watch the East Finals G1 tonight.

"Widow Sister" Scarlett has now become a big fan of Lin Fei and the Heat, of course, she also likes the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe.

Emily Vega, who is Miss Universe and radio host, was also on the scene tonight.

In terms of stars, Steve Nash, Stephen Marbury, and Jason Kidd, the league's top three point guards today, also appeared in the front row seats.

Nash and Kidd's teams both fell in the Eastern and Western semifinals this season, while Marbury's Knicks finished at the bottom of the East and went straight to the top pick.

At the 2006 draft lottery that just ended, the Toronto Raptors also drew the top pick, the Chicago Bulls were the first pick, and the New York Knicks were the first pick.

James Dolan has long been secretly pursuing Lin Fei, and the Knicks have also contacted his agent Qin Dongmei many times.

In addition to offering a four-year maximum salary, the Knicks also have an incentive mechanism of more than $50 million attached to the contract.

Nash, Kidd and Marbury are now coming to Miami to watch the game, and they all have plans to recruit Lin Fei in advance for their respective teams.

According to ESPN's latest statistics, at least 13 NBA teams in the league are currently interested in competing for Lin Fei with the maximum salary in the offseason.

The Eastern and Western finals have not yet started, and there is still a month before the offseason, Lin Fei is already so sought-after, and the management of many teams has sent people to watch the game against the Heat.

From the perspective of influence in all aspects, Lin Fei can be said to be the most sought-after unrestricted free agent in the NBA in the past 20 years, except for Michael Jordan at the peak.

For this reason, the NBA headquarters and David Stern's side are also actively improving the relevant rules and systems according to the turmoil that Lin Fei may cause in the free market this offseason.

A Chinese executive at the headquarters also proposed that a supernova-level player like Lin Fei should get greater benefits when signing a contract with a maximum salary, so as to inspire more rookies to play brilliantly.

Similar to the provisions of the Rose clause in later generations, it is now being considered and discussed in various ways at the NBA headquarters, and it is expected to be officially introduced in the offseason.

Eyes back on the pitch, the game has already begun.

The Detroit Pistons' starting five 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.

Billups is 29, Hamilton is 28, Prince is 26 and Wallace is 31.

Today's Pistons Five Tigers are ushering in the peak of winning all, but it is also the last two years of the opportunity to win the championship.

Both general manager Joe Dumas and Philip Saunders' coaching staff are well aware that the peak of the double Wallace is coming to an end.

If the Pistons can't win the championship in the last three years, the next step may be to rebuild.

In this season's Pistons, Billups and double Wallace, all three of whom were selected to the All-Star bench, are the only two teams in the league and the Heat to have three All-Star selections.

Billups had 19.6 points, 8.7 assists and 1 steal in the regular season this year, and was also in the top 10 on the final list of regular season MVPs.

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): Roughly,

Center (C): Shaquille O'Neal.

The Pistons took the lead in the opening game, with Billups breaking through to assist Rasheed Wallace, who hit a mid-range straight-arm jumper.

"Huh!"

The Pistons have always given fans the impression that they are weak on offense and strong on defense, but after Philip Saunders' adjustment, the Pistons' offensive rhythm has accelerated significantly this season, and the average points per game have also increased a lot.

Especially against the Heat tonight, after rigorous analysis, Sanders' coaching team decided to play fast-paced at the beginning, especially the quality of defensive counterattacks must be high.

Back to the defensive end, the Heat's defensive strategy is also very distinct, that is, Billups defends Wade alone, Hamilton chases Lin Fei, and Prince also gives the bag and presses at all times.

The double Wallace mainly defended the basket in the restricted area, on the one hand, to limit O'Neal, and on the other hand, to use the help defense to destroy the Heat's breakthrough offense.

It can be seen that the Pistons' defense is still focused on Lin Fei, followed by O'Neal and Wade.

The Pistons' defensive strategy proved to be very successful, and Lin Fei didn't get too many opportunities to play outside singles and receive the ball in the first half.

Stan Van Gundy saw that Wade had always been Billups' single defense, so he strengthened Wade's personal breakthrough and shooting weight.

Although Billups is tall and strong among point guards, compared to Wade, he still suffers in terms of physical fitness.

It's just that tonight's Billups restrained Wade very well in the first half, allowing Wade's breakthrough and mid-range pull-up jump shot to fail to get a good feel and condition.

Wade, who entered the playoffs this year, did not perform very well in the first two rounds, which also highlights Lin Fei's greatest role for the team.

"Dwayne's problem is that his shooting is extremely inconsistent, and when the defensive focus limits his breakout, his individual scoring can fluctuate a lot!"

"That's right, Dwayne has obviously tried to change his style of play this season and increase the proportion of his shooting, but it hasn't worked out too well!"

In front of the commentary table on the sidelines, ESPN's Mike Brin and Reggie Miller also hit the nail on the head to reflect Wade's problems.

Wade couldn't open it, and Lin Fei couldn't get too much of the ball under the focused care of Hamilton and Prince.

Coupled with the fact that O'Neal on the inside was successfully limited by the double Wallace, the Pistons played efficient counterattacks and fast offenses many times.

After the entire first half, the Pistons, who were playing away, led the Heat by 8 points.

Heat (46) :(54) Pistons.

He scored 54 points in the first half, which was already very efficient for the Pistons.

Stan Van Gundy also made tactical adjustments quickly after the start of the second half.

Let Lin Fei take on the main responsibility of dribbling organization, and exchange positions with Wade, and the results have achieved obvious results.

The Heat took the lead in the third quarter, Lin Fei dribbled directly in the backcourt, and roughly made a classic block at the top of the arc.

After the pick-and-roll, the Pistons did not adopt a trap strategy, and Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace switched defenses very smoothly and quickly, and did not give Lin Fei a chance to shoot easily.

Lin Fei took advantage of the situation to accelerate and change direction, and directly threw off Rashid Wallace, who had an excessively high center of gravity, and forced the basket to cause Ben Wallace's defense, a relaxed high-profile ball.

O'Neal on the right jumped up and delivered a powerful explosive dunk.

"Boom!"

It was precisely because of Lin Fei's greater projection threat that his blocking and breakthrough changed the Pistons' defensive formation, and the opportunity to send an empty catch came.

Wade, on the other hand, was stalked by Billups alone in the first half, so it was difficult to find those opportunities.

Back on the defensive end, Lin Fei directly slapped the ball in the hands of Rashid Wallace in the process of misplaced defense, and quickly launched a fast attack after completing the steal.

"Whoosh!"

Wade's right side followed up and involved the defense, Lin Fei directly attracted two people to chase and defend in the middle, and the six roads and ears listened to all directions during the march, and one did not look at the wonderful pass behind the people.

Battier, who followed up on the right side, rushed to the ball and stabbed directly into the penalty area after taking the ball, delivering a beautiful fast-break dunk.

"Boom!"

When Lin Fei came up, he directly sent 2 assists and 1 steal, completely opening up the rhythm of the Heat's offense.

The American Airlines Arena resounded with applause and cheers from the home fans, and many fans sighed at Lin Fei's increasingly sophisticated assists and organizational skills.

"Lin's two assists are so handsome, I can't believe this is the No. 22 who often missed the ball last season!"

"This dribbling breakthrough and passing assist are so perfectly connected, how do I feel that it is more reasonable to let Lin play the starting point guard and Wade play the scoring position? Ha ha! ”

"Whether Lin is playing point guard or point guard, he feels more grasped than Dwayne, first of all, I don't mean to disrespect Dwayne, he is also very strong, but what is more outstanding is the ability to break through!"

"As Charles Barkley said on the show before, Lin's technical characteristics are improved one by one, and now it seems that this is really the case, it's amazing!"

"Oh my God, another wonderful pass to the ground, a rough mid-range jumper hit steadily, Lin's assist was too confusing, and he directly deceived two defenders!"

Driven by Lin Fei, the Heat quickly played a wave of 6:0 and chased the difference to only 2 points.

Philip Saunders hurriedly called a long timeout, rearranged the defensive strategy, and pinched Lin Fei's passing organization.

"We have to have a new understanding of Lin's playmaking ability, this guy's passing level is already very high, and he is not even inferior to a first-class point guard!"

Nash and Kidd, who were sitting on the sidelines, were also stunned, when did Lin Fei's pass become so strong? Even their two all-time top point guards were amazed.

After returning from a timeout, the Pistons hit a steady shot.

Lin Fei held the ball on the offensive end to read the defense, and after blocking and dismantling, he misplaced the tall and long-arm Prince, and a passing feint confused the defender, and directly chose a frontal jump lightning shot.

"Huh!"

"Beep!"

The ball whistle blew and the referee blew for a foul on Prince's shot.

"Huh!"

Lin Fei's 4-point score was successful, allowing the Heat team to directly tie the point difference, and the cheers of the American Airlines Arena instantly broke through the top of the stadium.

In the Heat's subsequent offense, Wade held the ball and forced Billups, and after entering the penalty area, he made a fake shot and passed it to Lin Fei, who followed up in the middle.

After Lin Fei got the ball, he instantly attracted the attention of the two defenders, and directly passed the ball with an elbow behind his back to accurately send the basketball to the hands of Battier who was ambushed at a 0-degree angle on the right side.

It was a difficult elbow pass from behind, and even Jason Williams, who was sitting on the Heat bench, jumped excitedly.

Obviously, Lin Fei stole this trick from White Chocolate.

"Lin's passing has improved too much, it seems that my master is about to become incompetent!"

"Huh!"

After receiving Lin Fei's comfortable pass, Battier in the bottom corner also took advantage of the gap when Prince did not come back, calmly jumped out of his hand, and scored three points into the net.

In less than 4 minutes in the third quarter, Lin Fei had already delivered 4 assists, and each time it was wonderful, all of which were at the level of the top ten goals.

Stan Van Gundy therefore reduced Wade's playing time in the third quarter and replaced Jason Williams, who was more sure of catch-and-shoot shots, to give Lin Fei more ball-handling organization.

Completely playing the role of point guard, Lin Fei played vigorously in the third quarter, making the Pistons unguardable.

"Oh my God, how did Lin give this long pass? Williams himself almost didn't react! ”

"White Chocolate finally realized the feeling of panic when he got the ball alone and nine people panicked!"

"This third quarter hasn't finished yet, Lin has already delivered 7 assists, and I feel that the ball he passed out, the shooting rate of his teammates is much higher, it's amazing!"

In the last 1 minute of the third quarter, Lin Fei had already delivered 8 assists in a single quarter, which made the Pistons' defense a frightened bird.

Lin Fei took the opportunity to switch to the individual offensive mode, and two consecutive singles and three-point arrows pierced his heart.

"Huh!"

"Huh!"

In the entire third quarter, driven by Lin Fei, the Heat blasted out a crazy attack wave of 36:19 in a single quarter, directly surpassing the Pistons by 9 points.

Lin Fei played a full 12 minutes in the third quarter, shooting 3 of 3 three-pointers and 3 of 3 free throws in the role of point guard, scoring 12 points while also delivering 8 assists, completely revitalizing the whole team.

Coupled with the data of the first half, Lin Fei has 24 points, 10 assists, 3 steals and 1 block in the third quarter.

"24 points and 10 assists, this is the first game of Lin Fei's career to get a double-double!"

In the five sets of live broadcast rooms on the side of the Celestial Empire, Director Zhang is also very excited at this time, and he always thinks of the men's national basketball team.

"Lin Fei's assist level is really improving by leaps and bounds, with his organizational ability, our Celestial Dynasty men's basketball team will definitely be able to play more smoothly and perfectly in this year's World Championships!"

During the break between the intervals, the high-definition four-sided screen of the American Airlines Arena also continued to play back several wonderful attacks sent by Lin Fei in the third quarter, so that the fans on the scene never got tired of watching it.

"Compared with Dwayne, Lin is a more qualified two-way guard, and his assists and organizational skills have clearly surpassed Dwayne!"

"It's mainly the ball passed by Lin, and the shooting percentage of these teammates is too high, as if there is some magical bonus!"

Pat Riley, the general manager of the Heat, who was sitting in the box on the top of the stadium, saw that Lin Fei was now close to the top level of passing and organization, and the reluctance and unwillingness in his heart became stronger.

Such a top defender who is gradually approaching all-round can make a difference in any team, right?

In the final quarter, Wade, who had enough rest, also found his form, scoring 5 points in a row to extend the lead......

But the Pistons' comeback was also very tenacious, and this game was not so easy to win.

Lin Fei, who was sitting on the bench, and O'Neal next to him were talking and laughing, and the passing attribute that had reached 94 points was enough for Lin Fei to fulfill his dream of being a passing master.

Listening to the praise and discussion of his teammates and front-row fans, Lin Fei also smiled with satisfaction, is he finally a qualified dual-purpose defender?

The assist performance in a playoff game is obviously not enough, and Lin Fei must give a continuous wonderful output in the future......

(End of chapter)