【241】 A single 78-minute Christmas miracle, a crazy referendum boom!
Amid the live commentary and the high-pitched and powerful shouts of the arena DJ, the cheers and screams of the New York fans burst through the stadium, and the tens of thousands of fans outside Madison Square Garden were equally excited.
Knicks (133) :(129) Heat.
With a 4-point margin and the last 7 seconds, it has become more and more difficult for the Heat to complete a comeback without leader Wade.
A deep-eyed Pat Riley quickly called a 20-second timeout, which was the Heat's last timeout in regulation time tonight.
Without further ado, Pat Riley was resolute and called all the main players to his side in a circle, and the marker pen in his hand brushed the tactics of the key attack on the tactical board.
With four points trailing in the final seven seconds, the Heat had no choice but to quickly score a three-pointer or a quick two-pointer and then quickly make a tactical foul......
On the Knicks' side, Isaiah Thomas praised Lin Fei and his main teammates for their key performances, and then reminded the defense to try to pinch the Heat's outside shots and let go of two points appropriately.
In the audience, many fans have stood up excitedly.
"Oh my God, 73 points, I guessed it, 73 points!"
"Lin must not score again, the Heat team misses consecutive shots, let's end the game!"
"I guessed 76 points, Lin hit another three-pointer, and won the Christmas war perfectly!"
"Just guessed the score, right? For 100 US dollars, as for so excited? ”
"Oh my God, this is definitely the most intense and brilliant Christmas battle I've ever seen, Lin's two 70+ games should be the second superstar in the history of the league to win 70+ in a single game more than twice after Wilt Zhang Bolun, right?"
"Zhang Bolun, how can a brush match me Linbi? Lin's two 70+ games are all life-and-death fights, and there is no suspicion of brushing points! ”
"You must know that Lin has only played 21 minutes tonight because of injury problems, and if he plays for 40 minutes, Zhang Bolun's 100 points will be out of place long ago!"
"Lin is really too strong, two of the best shooting guards in the league, Dwayne Wade and Kobe Bryant, have both lost head-on to Lin!"
"Christmas 2006, Lin's 73 points are the best gift!"
"Don't say it too early, the game isn't over yet, I feel like Lin has to get at least two or three more points, right?"
"With Lin's supernatural performance in tonight's Christmas battle, the all-star ticket king Sanlianzhuang is absolutely stable!"
On the court, a short 20-second timeout ended quickly and the game resumed.
The Heat served a sideline ball in the frontcourt, and without Wade, Pat Riley sent in second-year Monta Eisley, and O'Neal was replaced by Antoine Walker.
Pat Riley was clearly trying to gamble on a three-pointer at the last minute.
Jason Williams served from the sideline, and Marbury blocked it for interference.
Alice, who Lin Fei chased, had no chance to catch the ball at all, and Ariza also desperately chased and interfered with Battier's catch.
The Heat's two interior shooters were clearly the last hope, roughly with Antoine Walker in a quick off-ball run at the top of the arc to cover.
Roughly on the left side, he quickly got a catch, and the white chocolate serve was quickly given.
However, there was still a step from the three-point line, and as he stepped into the rhythm of the game, Channing Frye quickly pounced.
At the critical moment, he generally did not choose to shoot strongly, but quickly gave the ball to Antoine Walker, who shook off Eddie Curry and rushed to the three-point line at the top of the arc.
After receiving the ball, Fat Toutuo saw that there were only 4 seconds left on the timer, so he didn't hesitate and opened his hand to make a three-point shot.
However, at the moment when the basketball flew out of Walker's fingertips, a vigorous figure suddenly flew out of the penalty area, and his long arms were like a sword out of the sheath.
"Smack!"
In Walker's frightened pupils, Lin Fei covered the sky with his big hand, slapped the basketball fiercely, and delivered a ferocious block kill.
And Lin Fei's block was impartial, and the basketball in high-speed spinning fell on Antoine Walker's face.
"Bang!"
The impact was not small, Walker instantly felt a nosebleed, and panicked to grab the ball, but the basketball had already fallen into the hands of Lin Fei, who had already fallen to the ground.
The angry Walker endured the pain on the bridge of his nose, and before he had time to think about it, he directly stepped forward and pounced on Lin Fei.
Lin Fei, who was standing at the top of his own arc, saw that Antoine Walker was still committing a tactical foul, so he did not hesitate, and quickly started to throw the basketball to the front court.
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle blew and Walker was fouled on a three-point shooter.
"Bang!"
The basketball, which flew over three-quarters of the court, also smashed heavily into the corner of the tempered rebound in the front court.
"My God, it's a three-point foul, oh my god, Lin has three free throws in the final minute of the game!"
"At such a distance, when you are fouled, you can throw it casually, and you can still hit the rebound accurately, Lin's shooting touch is really invincible!"
"Lin hit almost 100 percent of his free throws and added three free throws, which means he's going to score 76 points tonight? OMG, a new personal record is about to be made! ”
While the Knicks fans at the scene were excited and excited, an accident suddenly happened on the court.
Antoine Walker, who was hit on the bridge of his nose by Lin Fei's big hat basketball, kept spurting blood from his nostrils at this time, and in his sour anger, he was whistled by the referee for a foul on the thug who shot the basketball.
rushed up directly and raised his hand, and overturned Lin Fei to the floor with a single force:
"Celestial Empire boy, no matter how powerful you are, you can't change the fact that you are a yellow-skinned monkey!"
At this time, Lin Fei didn't notice it at all, and he was completely hacked by Walker, but after all, he was only pushed down, and there was no big problem.
Eddie Curry and Ariza saw that the boss was being bullied, so they stopped doing it instantly, and rushed towards Antoine Walker almost at the same time, seeing that they were about to fight again.
Antoine Walker, who was punched by Eddie Curry, was intimidated in an instant with one enemy and two seconds, and he didn't take advantage of the first move, so he retreated again and again, not daring to fight.
"Old fellow? Do you dare to repeat what you just said? Blatantly racist remarks on the court, you're afraid you'll forget about Jason Terry's end! ”
"Beep!"
The three referees and the rest of the players on both teams rushed up to the fight, and further clashes were quickly averted.
Knicks fans at home were in the same hate, getting up from their seats, celebrating the victory while shouting for Antoine Walker, evict Antoine Walker.
Pat Riley, who was standing on the sidelines of the Heat, covered his face with his hands, ashamed and angry at the stupidity of Antoine Walker's last-minute operation.
As the No. 6 pick in the first round of the 96 Golden Generation, Antoine Walker's performance in the early part of his career was quite impressive, averaging 23+9 per game in his peak season, partnering with Pierce in the Green Army, and was also selected as a starter for an Eastern All-Star.
But both on and off the court, Antoine Walker's quality and character have always been criticized, and even many local fans in Boston don't like this guy.
Now that he is 30 years old, Walker has been tossing and turning many teams such as the Mavericks, Hawks, and Heat, coupled with the confusion of off-court life and high debts, which means that the late season is not guaranteed.
Feeling the anger and curses of the Knicks fans at home, Antoine Walker, who was still bleeding from his nose, panicked and messed like a rat crossing the street.
The decision was also made after referee Joey Crawford watched the clash video repeatedly.
Antoine Walker was ejected for a second-degree malicious foul for pushing and racist remarks, while Eddie Curry and Ariza each had a technical foul.
Eddie Curry was ejected for two technical fouls.
Antoine Walker, who walked into the players' tunnel, ushered in a flood of curses,
And Eddie Curry, who got 19 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block tonight, and played a good guard with a knife next to Lin Fei, ushered in one after another fan applause.
Eddie Curry, who was in a good mood, did not forget to high-five the fans when he walked into the players' tunnel, and reminded with a smile:
"Dear family, the All-Stars are coming, don't forget to vote for me!"
At this time, there were only 1.9 seconds left on the timer, and there were only 1.9 seconds left until the end of the race.
The Heat took the lead with two technical foul free throws, both of which Williams hit.
Knicks (133) :(131) Heat.
Lin Fei then executed two free throws for Antoine Walker's malicious fouls, followed by three free throws for shooting fouls.
The stupid Antoine Walker actually gave Lin Fei 5 free throws directly at the last moment of the game, this Nima's pure undercover behavior, Pat Riley on the sidelines was going to laugh and cry.
The moment Lin Fei stood on the free throw line, the entire Madison Square Garden burst into cheers, and fans chanted "MVP", expecting Lin Fei to break his personal record of 75 points in a single game with free throws.
"Huh!"
"Huh!"
Every time Lin Fei hit a ball, the fans at the scene shouted in unison about his score tonight:
"74 points!"
"75 points!"
"Huh!"
"76 points!"
"Huh!"
"Huh!"
Without any misses, Lin Fei was always as steady as an old dog at the free throw line, hitting all five free throws in a row.
"78 points, there are 1.9 seconds left in the game, and when the Heat team is 7 points behind, it should not attack again, and Lin's personal score tonight will be fixed at 78 points!"
"The 78 points in a single game surpassed the 75-point miracle created by Lin against the Timberwolves in early November, and this fierce Christmas game will be remembered by all fans forever!"
"And we have to be clear that Lin stayed in the dressing room for most of the second half tonight, and only played 21 minutes in total!"
"Being able to hit 70+ in 21 minutes, such a terrifying scoring efficiency, even the ancient giant Zhang Bolun will never be able to do it!"
Knicks (138) :(131) Heat.
The Heat also gave up the offense directly after serving from the baseline, and the whistle sounded quickly at the end of the game.
Lin Fei felt the slightly sore ankle and the still stinging eyebrow bone, and hugged and celebrated with every Knicks teammate on the court.
This is a rare victory, which once again boosts the momentum and pride of the Knicks team.
Ejected Eddie Curry and David Lee also returned to the court from the locker room to celebrate the Christmas game win with their teammates.
As the defending champions, losing to the Knicks, who are fifth in the East, was indeed a loss of face, and coach Pat Riley hurriedly shook hands with Isaiah Thomas before walking straight into the players' tunnel.
However, most of the players of the Heat team still stayed and chose to take the initiative to shake hands with the Knicks players, especially to congratulate Lin Fei on the return of the king with 78 points tonight and his super play.
After all, everyone is teammates who have played side by side, roughly, O'Neal, Battier, Jason Williams, and Haslem and Alice on the bench,
They have always had friendship and respect for Lin Fei.
"Lin, tonight's game is really enjoyable, congratulations on your 78 points, but next time you go to Miami, don't want to be so arrogant!"
O'Neill patted Lin Fei on the shoulder, his words were full of ridicule and teasing, but it was inevitable that there would be a sigh that it was difficult to seal the old Li Guang.
Tonight's O'Neal got 23 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, and his performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends could only be regarded as mediocre, but he could not give the team enough firepower support at critical moments, and was even pressed on the bench.
Compared with the O'Neal in the OK period, the current Big Shark is indeed no longer at his peak, and he is about to give up the throne of the league's No. 1 center.
However, O'Neill is still more optimistic after all, and there is nothing to regret in his career, if the three consecutive championships in the OK period are an absolute display of personal peak and dominance,
Then the two consecutive championships won by the Heat were somewhat stained with the light of Lin Fei and Wade.
Now O'Neal thinks back to his 15 seasons of ups and downs from joining the NBA as the champion in 1992 to the current 15 seasons, from the Magic to the Lakers, and then to the Heat.
can win 5 championships, 4 FMVPs, a regular season MVP, as well as 13 All-Star Team of the Season and 10 All-Star starts, firmly in the top 10 in NBA history,
These glory and glory are enough, no matter what the future career ends, O'Neill can face it calmly and stylishly.
"Shaquille, what I'm looking forward to now is when we meet in the playoffs and lead the team to beat our own team, well, it's a great feeling!"
O'Neill then joked: "Lin, no matter if you win or lose in the next game, I still have to remind you, don't hit my big elbow with your eyebrow bone again, I'm afraid of pain!" ”
"Haha, Shaquille, since you're scared, then I'll try to prevent this kind of thing from happening again!"
Knicks owner James Dolan also rushed to the court excitedly, hugged every Knicks player one by one, and rewarded everyone for their efforts tonight.
"Trevaux, good play, if it weren't for you hitting that three-pointer at the end and grabbing a key rebound, I would have almost asked Thomas to trade you out tonight!"
"Eddie, it looks like you've lost a lot of weight, and you're really more handsome now!"
"David, you have to be tough, you can't lose the face of our white people!"
"Stephen, I don't even know you anymore, come on, I support you to continue to compete with Steve Nash for the season assist title!"
Seeing the always unruly James Dolan mingle with his own players, even the ESPN reporters on the sidelines were a little surprised.
At this time, in front of the commentary stage, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith were still summarizing the Christmas battle at the end, and they were amazed by the victory of Lin Fei and the Knicks:
"Let's take a look at Lin's stats tonight: 23-of-28 shooting, 15-of-18 three-pointers, 8-of-10 two-pointers, 17-of-17 free throws, and a shooting percentage higher than last month's 75 points!"
"Sure enough, it was an unparalleled super god performance, in addition to scoring 78 points efficiently, Lin also contributed 9 assists, 2 rebounds, 10 steals and 5 blocks!"
"10 steals and 5 blocks in a single game, all of which also set a new record for Lin's personal single game!"
"More importantly, Lin Fei's 78 points, 9 assists and 10 steals tonight are also the first time in his career that he is infinitely close to getting a triple-double!"
"This is a 70+ steal quasi-triple-double, just one assist short, which is a unique miracle in the history of the league!"
"At the same time, Lin is also the sixth player in NBA history after Kendale Gill, Larry Kennon, Drexler and others to get 10 steals in a single game!"
"A string of records stood out in the mouths of Barkley and Smith, and set off what Lin Fei's performance tonight really means for the 60-year history of the NBA!"
After the game, the Knicks fans who left the court one after another were still talking about this classic Christmas battle, and those fans who guessed the winner could directly claim the prize to the staff at the exit outside the arena in exchange for cash.
Lin Fei's three personal statistics tonight were 78 points, 9 assists and 2 rebounds, but unfortunately no fan at the scene finally guessed all three statistics.
But there were two lucky fans who guessed 78 points and 2 rebounds, and these fans also won 10,000 US dollars each, and there were more than a dozen fans who only guessed 78 points, and each won 1,000 US dollars.
[Ding, congratulations to the host, led the Knicks to win the Christmas War, and played an epic data of 78 points, 9 assists and 10 steals in a single game, and officially received the system reward: Injury Lifetime Waiver Card]
When Lin Fei took a group photo with many star fans on the sidelines, the sound of system rewards also came to his mind.
Lin Fei smiled and breathed a long sigh of relief, for this [Injury Lifetime Waiver Card], tonight is really desperate.
Although this [Injury Lifetime Waiver Card] can only save Lin Fei from season reimbursement and devastating major injuries, such as tonight's ankle abrasion and eyebrow bone fracture, it may still be unavoidable.
But after all, it gave Lin Fei a huge guarantee for his NBA career, so that he didn't have to worry about his future being affected by major injuries.
On the huge billboard in Times Square in New York, the news of the end of the Knicks VS Heat game was also broadcast at this time.
Lin Fei's 78-point highlights were full of enthusiasm, and the picture of eyebrow stitches on the sidelines made many passers-by who stopped to watch in awe.
"God, Lin actually scored 78 points, and he went into battle with two injuries? It's incredible, I really regret not being able to go to the game! ”
"This Lin Chang is so handsome, although I don't like basketball, it doesn't prevent me from becoming a fan of Lin!"
"78 points in 21 minutes? What international jokes? I would never believe this sensationalism, let alone that this guy is just a yellow man! ”
At the Knicks' post-game press conference, head coach Isaiah Thomas brought Lin Fei, Marbury and Eddie Curry with him.
Originally, there were more than 30 media reporters in the news conference room, but at this time, they were crowded with people, and many reporters could only squeeze outside the door of the conference room, adding up to more than 50 media outlets.
Some media reporters came directly from the Heat's post-game press conference, and some New York media reporters who had nothing to do with sports also flocked to hear the news.
There is no doubt that Lin Fei's performance in the Christmas game tonight has completely exceeded the significance of the NBA and sports itself.
The two jerseys that Lin Fei changed out of blood during the game were also officially collected by the Knicks.
At the same time, Lin Fei himself also collected the official balls of this Christmas war and kept them as a souvenir.
"Lin, tonight you broke your personal single-game scoring record again, shooting 23-of-28 from the field, 17-of-17 from the free-throw line, and scoring 78 points in just 21 minutes of play, so what is your best performance tonight in all the games you've been through so far in your entire career?"
Lin Fei thought for a moment into the microphone, smiled and said, "The top three, but not the first!" ”
"I still consider my G5 match in the '04 Western Conference Final as the most important game of my career, because without that game, I wouldn't be where I am today!"
"Lin, do you think you've overtaken Dwayne Wade and Kobe Bryant to become the number one active shooting guard?"
"Dwayne is not only my former teammate, but also my very good friend, only I know best how much potential he has and there will be more opportunities for us to compete in the future!"
"Who is the active No. 1 quarterback, I think it will take time to answer this question!"
Lin Fei was not too arrogant in public, but even if he was humble, his performance against the sky and god-level data had already said everything.
Reporter: "Lin, you have scored 70+ in two games, and you are the second star in NBA history after Wilt Zhang Bolun to get 70+ in a single game at least twice!" ”
"So what do you think of this ancient god? If you were to fight against Zhang Bolun at his peak, would you be confident that you would score more points than him in the game? ”
Lin Fei: "Wirt is a legendary star, his 100 points in a single game and his average of 50+ per game in the season are miracles that are difficult to overcome!" ”
"Maybe I'll have a chance to score more points than him in the game, but only if I lead the team to victory!"
Lin Fei's answer was quite clever, not only expressing the view that winning is supreme, but also seemed to secretly question the suspicion of the peak Zhang Bolun.
Immediately afterwards, a white male reporter in a straight suit raised his hand and stood up, obviously intending to embarrass Lin Fei:
"Lin, who is also your backcourt partner on the team, Dwayne Wade and Stephen Marbury, which of the two do you think is better?"
Marbury, who was sitting next to Lin Fei, almost fell asleep, and when he heard the reporter mention his name, he got up and frowned at the reporter who asked the question, this guy didn't look like a good person.
At the same time, Marbury was also looking forward to Lin Fei's answer.
"Stephen and Dwayne are the best partners I've ever worked with, they both have great talent and great skills, but the team environment I'm in with Stephen is more challenging!"
"But I believe that this Knicks, led by me and Stephen, definitely have a chance to challenge for the championship in the next three years, and Stephen will be one of the best point guards in the league!"
Although Lin Fei's answer was airtight, he was finally caught by a media reporter with eight hundred hearts, and a white reporter quickly recorded the next sentence in his diary with a pen:
"Lin Fei thinks Stephen Marbury is not one of the best point guards in the league right now!"
Another reporter's record was even worse: "Lin thinks that without his arrival, Stephen Marbury will never be able to touch the NBA championship!" ”
It has always been the duty of media reporters to win traffic and create gimmicks, but the difference is that some reporters still have principles and bottom lines, while some reporters have no bottom line......
At the Christmas battle of the Lakers vs Nuggets that ended later, Kobe Bryant was inspired by Lin Fei and borrowed the Nuggets' backcourt defense to be not strong enough.
He scored 52 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, and with Da Yao's 26 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks, he won the Nuggets 117-109 at the Staples Center Arena.
Although Kobe Bryant and Da Yao have played wonderful statistics, they still can't become the darlings of Los Angeles media reporters.
Because of this night's Christmas war, there is only one real focus, and that is Lin Fei.
Although the media reporters are not interested, Kobe Bryant and Da Yao won the game after all, and they also cut down dazzling data, not to mention that they are all friends of Lin Fei, so they will still maintain their demeanor in front of the media on the surface.
At the press conference on the away team's side, Anthony, who lost the game and was beaten by Kobe, was not so good-tempered.
"Cameron, although you only scored 17 points tonight against Kobe Bryant with less than 40% shooting, what do you think of Lin's 78-point miracle tonight?"
Listening to the white reporter's strange question, Anthony jumped up from his seat angrily, slapped the table, pointed at the reporter and scolded:
"FUCK, I see you're paralyzed!"
In the Christmas game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Detroit Pistons, LeBron James performed bravely, shooting 19-of-36 from the field and 14-of-16 from the free-throw line...... Scored a career-high 56 points, plus 10 rebounds and seven assists.
It's just that in front of the powerful Pistons, the Cavaliers finally lost the game 99-105.
After all, the Pistons are in first place in the East this season, and although they have lost Ben Wallace of the Pistons Five, the team's defense is still there, and Webber and Antonio McDyce have made up for the lack of interior line.
So even if he lost to the Pistons, James was still relatively satisfied, after all, his 56 points was a career high, and it was a 50+ triple-double.
I think this time I should have been on the cover or headline of Sports Illustrated, right? After all, there are Nike and the president of the alliance to take care of him.
But after the game, as soon as he heard that Lin Fei scored 78 points in Madison Square Garden to lead the team to win the Heat, James instantly felt a basin of cold water poured on his head, and the 56 points immediately became unfragrant.
At the Cavaliers' post-game press conference.
"LeBron, if it's the Knicks' Lin who plays against you tonight, do you think you can still get 50+?"
James' eyes were cold, and his face was loveless: "Sorry, next question!" ”
"LeBron, also as the 03 generation, where do you think the gap between yourself and Lin is now?"
James: "Sorry, next question! ”
"LeBron, if the draft of the 03 generation is rearranged now, who do you think has a better chance of winning the top pick, Lin, or Wade?"
James: "Next...... Next question! ”
James, who was sitting in front of the press table, couldn't bear the black female reporter's question and had to involve Lin Fei, but he still maintained basic politeness and quality, and was not as impulsive as Anthony.
After all, James knows very well that the NBA's annual regular season MVP is selected by well-known sports reporters from all over the world, and even if he can't get along with anyone, he must not offend these reporters.
The news that Lin Fei scored 78 points with an injury to help the Knicks narrowly beat the defending champion quickly spread among all NBA fans across the league and around the world, like a frenzied hurricane.
Sports newspapers and magazines all over the country have published news on the front page, and forum posts about Lin Fei on major sports websites are endless.
"I just scored 75 points last month, and I actually scored 78 points this month, Lin's record-breaking speed is too crazy, right?"
"This 78 points made Lin's average points per game break through 40+ again, and absolutely no one can snatch this scoring champion in the new season!"
"Oh my God, this is 78 points, 9 assists and 10 steals, and only one assist is the first 70+ triple-double in history, Feige YYDS!"
"Don't forget that Lin only played 21 minutes in the whole game, if it weren't for the injury in the second half, Lin is estimated to be able to hit at least 20 three-pointers, and Zhang Dashuai's single-game 100-point record would have been out of place long ago!"
"Haha, although Zhang Bolun's 100 points in a single game are difficult to keep, no one can break 20,000 slashes, right?"
"Didn't you see the headline on the front page of the New York Times: The savior of the New York Knicks, Lin Fei is here to conquer the NBA!"
"I used to feel that these big blacks were pretty awesome at playing the NBA, but now it seems that it's just that! From now on, I will be defeated by Brother Fei's men! ”
"37 points in a single quarter, 60 points in the half, 78 points, 9 assists and 10 steals in the whole game, just ask who else? Peak Michael Jordan also has to step aside! ”
"Phineas should have left Wade and O'Neal to go it alone, and now coming to the Knicks is the right choice!"
"As long as the Knicks' record is not bad this year and they remain in the top four in the East, with Phigo's anti-sky data, they definitely have a hope of lifting the first MVP trophy of their careers!"
Lin Fei's return as the king in this Christmas battle, the image of a tough guy with 13 stitches without anesthetic, and the miracles of 78 points and 10 steals quickly set off a wave of "Lin Madness" around the world.
Not only did many fans in the mainland of the Celestial Empire enthusiastically vote for Lin Fei through telephone, text messages and the Internet.
Fans from other five continents around the world also took advantage of the enthusiasm brought by this Christmas war to actively vote for Lin Fei as an all-star and support their idol to ascend to the throne again.
In the second year of junior high school in a middle school in your province, a polite math teacher with glasses is an avid NBA enthusiast and Lin Fei fan.
"Children, I won't leave you with homework this weekend, I hope you all can have a happy holiday!"
"Teacher, I only have one small request, that is, I like Lin Fei and the NBA classmates, you must remember to vote for our Lin Fei!"
In many ANTA professional stores in the imperial capital and the magic capital, eye-catching promotional words are pasted on the windows:
"All the guests who voted for Lin Fei on the Internet will be 20% off all shoes and clothing products, just this day, only this day!"
……
The next morning.
New York Olympic Building, NBA headquarters.
As soon as he sat down at his desk in his office, David Stern received a call from his secretary.
"Mr. Stern, I think it's necessary for me to report to you that our all-star online voting system has probably been hacked, and some of the data has been greatly discrewed!"
Listening to the words of the secretary on the other end of the phone, David Stern suddenly frowned and asked, "Is the online voting system malfunctioning?" What's going on? ”
"Actually, there is no big problem, mainly Knicks player Lin, who alone received a total of more than 3.6 million votes at home and abroad in just 12 hours from last night's All-Star voting to 8 o'clock this morning!"
"It's almost impossible for common sense to happen, so I think it must be something that goes down on our online voting system!"
David Stern instantly understood, it seems that Lin Fei's 78 points last night really struck while the iron was hot, making his popularity soar to the peak among fans at home and abroad.
However, more than 3 million votes were received in 12 hours, which is really scary.
"There shouldn't be any glitches in the voting system, as for Lin's votes, it should still depend on the serious problem of swiping votes on the part of the Celestial Empire, and when the number of votes is to be announced, let's follow the old routine of last year!"
"Mr. Stern, last year we gave Lin a triple discount on the number of votes, but if this trend continues, even if it is discounted by three times, his votes will be more than 10 million, which will definitely be far more than the second place star!"
David Stern said resolutely: "It's normal to vote a lot on the first day, how can it be millions of votes every day after that?" ”
"In short, you let the statistics team look at it, three folds are too much, then give him a discount, we can't hack Lin's vote king, but we must not let him get rid of too many votes from the local stars!"
Hanging up the secretary's phone, David Stern was really shocked by Lin Fei's terrifying popularity now.
As the president of the league for more than 20 years, Stern knew that he would not mistake Lin Fei, but he still couldn't help but admit that Lin Fei's current popularity and influence once again exceeded his greatest expectations.
Recalling the rise of Michael Jordan 20 years ago, compared with the current Lin Fei, he still has to bow down.
President Stern naturally looks forward to Lin Fei's rise to drive the NBA global market, but he doesn't want to see a situation that he can't control.
However, now it seems that the future of Lin Fei and the NBA is no longer under his control as a president.
Even Nike Group probably can't.
Although Lin Fei completed the super god performance in the Christmas War with an injury, there was a slight injury to his ankle and three fractures of his eyebrow bone.
After discussion, the Knicks coaching staff and the team medical team unanimously decided to let Lin Fei rest for at least 1 week, wait for the injury to recover, and then return with full blood.
Of course, the reason why the coaching staff let Lin Fei rest at ease also took into account the reason why the Knicks had a loose schedule and the opponent was weak.
Lin Fei is not obsessed with attendance, and taking advantage of his suspension of these games can also give other Knicks players more time and opportunities to perform, and get used to playing games without themselves.
The narrow victory in the Christmas battle, coupled with the 78-point miracle of Lin Fei's return, seems to have opened up the second pulse of the Knicks players.
Inspired by the spiritual attributes of the leader, Marbury, Eddie Curry and others led the team to win consecutive victories against the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics without Lin Fei.
The record in the East has also directly improved to fourth place, surpassing the Toronto Raptors and second only to the Pistons, Heat and Cavaliers.
Throughout December, although Lin Fei missed two games with the Knicks, he still led the team to a 10-5 record, coupled with his unprecedented performance in the Christmas game, and at the same time beat Dwayne Wade head-on.
In the latest regular season MVP rankings, Lin Fei also soared from the previous 7th to the 3rd place.
With the end of December, the new year 2007 also ushered in the New Year's Day, and the old and the new at home and abroad were greeted with a jubilant scene.
Domestically, since August, the National Sports Bureau has solicited famous directors to shoot a feature documentary for the victory of the Celestial Basketball World Championships.
It was also announced that on December 31, the Lunar New Year, it will be officially released in theaters in major cities in China.
Originally, the documentary was only intended to be shot for 30-45 minutes, but in the end, due to the large amount of information collected, the content filmed was too touching and detailed, and finally the length of the film still reached 99 minutes after editing.
As a patriotic documentary promoting the men's basketball team of the Celestial Empire, it was originally not suitable for theaters, and normally it should be screened and broadcast on major channels of the Celestial Empire for free, so as to get more public responses.
But this documentary is so exciting, divided into three parts: the history of the Celestial Empire men's basketball team, the NBA journey of Lin Fei and Da Yao, and the final victory of the World Championship in the island country, which is deeply touching and educational.
In the end, after the announcement and the sports bureau's multi-party discussions, in order to give the public a greater touch and a better viewing experience,
It was decided to officially release this sports reality documentary titled "Celestial Basketball Basketball, Lore Saitama" in the Chinese New Year theaters.
Lin Fei cooperated with the crew who flew to New York half a month ago to shoot part of the documentary and promotional posters.
Although Lin Fei's popularity is huge, and the glory of winning the Celestial Empire Men's Basketball World Championship also inspires the whole people, at the end of 2006, the film market of the Celestial Empire is still in the development stage.
In addition, there are several Chinese New Year commercial films released at the same time in the Chinese New Year file, so many experts and media predict that as a pure documentary, "Celestial Basketball Team, Killing Saitama", the box office will definitely not exceed 100 million. (End of chapter)