After the first two games of the finals, the Heat had a clear advantage, and in the predictions of the mainstream media and ESPN, the probability of winning the championship also increased further.

In ESPN's prediction of the Finals in all 50 states, fans in 46 of the states explicitly supported the Miami Heat to win the championship.

Only four states, including Texas, where Dallas is located, and Michigan, where Detroit is located, chose to support the Dallas Mavericks to win the championship, and the gap is huge.

And on the official latest Finals MVP rankings,

With his wonderful performance in the first two games, Lin Fei occupies the first place in the FMVP list with an absolute advantage.

In second place was Dwayne Wade, and in third place was Dirk Nowitzki.

Nowitzki once again scored 32 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks in G2 of the Finals, and is a well-deserved single-core superstar for the Mavericks.

Wade scored a team-high 31 points in G2, but the glow was still overshadowed by Lin Fei's 29 points and 16 assists.

From G1's 50 points to G2's 16 assists, Lin Fei has constantly broken various records in the finals, and his personal efficiency is unique.

What's more, in the eyes of fans, Lin Fei has created memorable goals and wonderful passes in both games.

His performance in the finals was magnificent.

As the popularity of the NBA finals continues to rise, Lin Fei's influence at home and abroad has also soared, and a new batch of "Lin fans" and "Feimi" have emerged.

Anta sports franchise stores in major cities have more or less queued up buyers.

In less than 4 days after the official launch of the "Lin Fei 4th Generation" signature basketball shoes, the genuine sales of the sneakers exceeded 3 million pairs.

According to the price of each pair of basketball shoes is 298 Tianchao coins, the total sales have exceeded 900 million.

And on the NBA's official statistics of the May jersey sales list,

Lin Fei's No. 22 jersey of the Heat once again topped the list, and its sales were significantly higher than that of the No. 24 jersey of the second-place Kobe Lakers.

After all, it is the third consecutive year that he has participated in the NBA Finals, and in the finals of the last three years, Lin Fei has been one of the undisputed protagonists.

Even in Dallas, the home city of the Mavericks, local fans can be seen talking about Lin Fei everywhere.

"How can this Lin be so strong? I remember that at the beginning of the season, he not only dribbled poorly, but also had basically no assist ability, and he could only choose to shoot strongly when he was trapped, but I didn't expect that now he can deliver 16 assists in one game! ”

"13 three-pointers in a game, 8 three-pointers in a game, and the three-point shooting rate is over 70%, which is really rebellious!"

"I can't imagine that there can be a basketball genius like Lin among the yellow race, and the Heat can have the two supernovas of the 03rd class at the same time, it's really shit luck!"

"The management of our Mavericks is also actively pursuing Lin to join, and when Lin and Dirk join forces, won't they be invincible in the world?"

"Zhu and Lin are fellow villagers of the Celestial Empire, from this emotional point of view, we still have an advantage in pursuing Lin, and besides, Dallas is also a big city, no worse than Miami!"

"Can you get Lin in the off-season, the most important thing now is the finals, the team has lost two away games, and then G3, which returns to the home field, must get back a city!"

The day before the third game of the finals, Lin Fei landed at the international airport in Dallas with the Heat team on a special plane and stayed at the local Hilton Hotel.

In addition to the players and coaching staff, as well as several other staff and team doctors, general manager Pat Riley also travelled with the team to deal with some unexpected situations.

After experiencing the Eastern Conference Finals ban on Lin Fei, Pat Riley also relieved a lot of things.

Now the only thing that the "God Operator" cares about is the goal of the Heat team to win the championship for a second time.

Even if he can't renew Lin Fei, he can't persuade him to reach a sign-before-change agreement with the team.

But Pat Riley naturally has a scale in his heart, and the two seasons that the Heat and Lin Fei have worked together have been very successful both for the team itself and his reputation as a general manager.

As long as the Heat win the championship again this year, Pat Riley will be the meritorious general manager who brought two championship trophies to the Heat, and his career glory is comparable to that of "Cardinal" Auerbach.

Although the Heat easily won two home games, according to Pat Riley's judgment, the Mavericks are definitely more difficult to deal with than the Spurs last year.

The next Grand Finals G3 is crucial for the entire series.

The night before the third game of the finals,

Radical fans in Dallas spontaneously organized a symphony band and came to the Hilton Hotel, where the Heat players were staying, playing and singing and engaging in purposeful harassment.

Even the local police in Miami deliberately connived, and the superiority of the home game was vividly displayed from the beginning.

Fortunately, the Heat coaching staff had already considered it and booked a room on the 19th floor of the sub-top floor, which minimized the noise of fans outside the hotel.

The room in the luxury hotel is a room for four people, and Lin Fei happens to be in a room with Wade, O'Neill, and about three others.

"These Dallas fans are really tough, and I seem to have seen a couple of white female fans with big butts!"

Wade leaned in front of the hotel window and looked down with interest.

O'Neill, who was lying on the extended version of the bed, joked:

"Dwayne, you guys should be a little more restrained, have you forgotten the experience of being hooked up by a big ass cleaner in San Antonio last year?"

Wade laughed and cracked his mouth, puffed out his cheeks, and replied to O'Neill's words:

"Of course, I won't forget that Pat Riley guy also fined me 20,000 US dollars for this!"

"I was abstinent before the finals this year, and I will never touch women until I win the championship!"

Lin Fei, who was lying on the bed, had just finished playing a game of Russian squares on his mobile phone, and he also joked:

"Dwayne, we all know you're already a little uncomfortable, just in tomorrow's game, you just treat Jason Terry as a woman, and then hit him the offensive end!"

He roughly smiled and agreed: "Dwayne, Lin's idea is quite good!" ”

There was laughter from a few people in the room, but Wade touched his chin with a genuine hand:

"Since the brothers say so, then I'm not welcome tomorrow, and I'll kick Jason's ass hard!"

In the first two games of the Finals, Wade can be said to have won both offensive and defensive ends against Jason Terry.

Although Terry scored 15 points in G1, Wade was more active defensively in G2, seriously disrupting Jason Terry's form, allowing him to shoot 1-of-7 from three-point range, which was a disaster.

Late at night, Jason Terry was still on the outdoor basketball court of his villa, practicing his three-point shot hard.

"Whew! Swish! Swish! ”

The sound of basketball hollowing into the net sounded one after another, and Terry had hit 100 three-pointers in a row, and the personal trainer next to him also sent applause and encouragement.

At this time, Terry's face was covered with sweat, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

He knows that the Mavericks have lost the first two Finals, and he has an unshirkable responsibility, and he must complete a strong rebound tomorrow in the third game back to his home.

Although after the arrival of Ginobili, Terry, who was originally second in the team in terms of scoring, was also squeezed to third place by Ginobili.

But Ginobili is the sixth substitute in the team after all, and at the same time, he is also a newcomer who has no desire and is quite low-key.

Therefore, the more temperamental and senior "Jets" always regarded themselves as the second man of the Mavericks after Nowitzki.

As the team's second-in-command, Jason Terry's performance in both games was not outstanding, especially G2's 1-of-7 three-point performance was a disaster.

It even attracted questions and abuse from many Mavericks loyal fans.

So at this time, Terry has been holding his breath in his chest, and he must show the responsibility and responsibility of his second leader in the team in tomorrow's game.

At the same time, Jason Terry also signed a contract with the Nike brand, and his current sneaker contract with Nike is 5 years and 22 million US dollars.

Nowitzki and Terry are both Nike players, which in some ways will also allow the Mavericks to be secretly more cared for by the league.

Mark Cuban's think tank is also very scheming, trying to make the most of home advantage in all aspects.

For the Dallas Mavericks, Finals G3 is a game that can't be lost again.

Following the example of the Spurs during last year's Finals, the local media in Dallas also made a big fuss about the Big Three discord.

Especially in the finals G2, O'Neal was pressed on the bench at the critical moment in the final quarter, and it became the focus of hype from the media and the Internet water army.

An anonymous netizen also uploaded a cartoon on the sports forum website of the United States, in which Lin Fei sat on the throne wearing a crown.

And Wade, O'Neill, Pat Riley and others surrendered to Lin Fei's feet,

Even Heat owner Mickey Allison hid in the corner of the comics with a sad face.

The moral of this cartoon is self-evident, and it is clear that it is provoking harmony and unity among the top and bottom of the Heat team.

O'Neal's agent also called the big shark overnight, reminding him that he must maintain his identity and voice in the team.

This is essential for the commercial value of a football star.

The next morning,

The square outside the arena at the Dallas Route Center was already crowded, and the long-awaited finals of enthusiastic Dallas fans finally arrived at the familiar home court.

This is the first time in the history of the Dallas Mavericks that the team has reached the NBA Finals since more than 20 seasons since joining the NBA in 1980.

Although two away games have already been lost, that doesn't affect the enthusiasm and excitement of Mavericks fans.

In addition to most of the local fans, there are also many fans from other cities in Texas, such as Houston, Austin and San Antonio, and even from other states and other countries.

Of course, there are a small number of away fans, and those fanatical fans who have difficulty grabbing tickets to the American Airlines Arena in Miami can only focus on grabbing away tickets.

While Dallas is as big and prosperous as Miami, the airline center arena is just as luxurious as the American Airlines arena.

But because the Heat team is driven by the Big Three and the championship blessing, the influence is obviously greater than that of the Mavericks.

Therefore, tickets for the finals at the American Airlines Arena are naturally more difficult to grab than those at the Dallas Route Center Arena, and the price will be higher.

And in the eyes of many local Miami Heat fans, according to the current situation analysis, the Heat will be able to solve the battle in 5 games and lift the championship trophy to a large extent.

In this way, the Heat's title defense night will appear in the fourth or fifth game of the Finals.

Therefore, as a Heat fan of the visiting team, they naturally pay more attention to the two away games of G4 and G5, hoping to witness the team win the championship again.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the fans had already entered the stadium one after another, and the fans who could not buy tickets could only choose to stand in the square outside the stadium to watch the game.

At this time, the huge large screen outside the arena in the center of the route also played the special video produced by the Mavericks for the finals in a loop.

Originally, the Heat players and coaches took a bus from the hotel to the arena, which is expected to arrive before 4 p.m. to facilitate a series of preparations before the game starts.

But because of the sudden tire burst accident on the bus, Lin Fei and his teammates came to the center of the route at five o'clock in the afternoon.

The accidental tire burst of the bus does not rule out the factor of human operation in the dark, and the resolute Pat Riley also directly canceled the scheduled press conference before the game.

The clock was fast approaching half past six in the evening, and the game was about to start.

During the pre-game warm-up, Lin Fei performed an ultra-long three-point performance as usual, five consecutive ultra-long three-point shots, plus a half-court three-point shot that retreated to the player's tunnel.

Many Mavericks fans at home couldn't help but applaud.

The Dallas Mavericks officially joined the NBA in 1980, and they can be regarded as a middle-aged team, although their qualifications are far inferior to those of the Lakers and Celtics.

But it also entered the league earlier than teams like the Heat, Timberwolves and Raptors.

At the top of the tube in the center of the route, Lin Fei looked up and saw three retired jerseys.

They are Derek Harper, Brad Davis and Rolando Blackman.

The three stars whose jerseys were retired by the Mavericks are not very famous, which also shows that the Mavericks have not produced superstars in their 26-year team history.

Today's Dirk Nowitzki should be considered the first person in team history.

The same Miami Heat has a similar situation, and fans and experts have different opinions on who is the first person in the history of the Heat team today, such as Wade, Lin Fei and O'Neal.

It was seven o'clock in the evening, and at the referee's whistle, the game officially began.

The starting five on the 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 starting five on the Dallas Mavericks' side are:

Point Guard (PG): Jason Terry,

Shooting Guard (SG): Devin Harris,

Small Forward (SF): Josh Howard,

Power Forward (SF): Dirk Nowitzki,

Center (C): Eric Dampier.

(End of chapter)