Garnett's 280-pound hard bar in the low post Eddie Curry ultimately suffered in terms of strength, and it also affected his overall performance on the defensive and offensive ends.

Coupled with the absence of Artey, the effect of promoting Szebiak to the starting line in G2 was not good, so he changed the formation again tonight and re-entrusted the 98 champion Olovocandi.

Although Olovo Kandi is very rough in defensive experience and technology, Eddie Curry is still not too bad as a meat shield in the restricted area.

In the opening game, Eddie Curry took the lead and successfully jumped the ball, and Stephen Marbury advanced to the front court with the ball.

There were huge cheers and shouts inside and outside Madison Square Garden, and the G3 finals that everyone was looking forward to finally kicked off in the presence of hundreds of millions of people around the world.

There are more than 20 camera positions on the sidelines, which is at least twice as many as in normal games.

Lin flew up to contain Gerard Wallace's defense on the outside, and then quickly raised the left 45-degree angle high to make a solid cover for Marbury with the ball.

"Whoosh!"

Because of Lin Fei's huge off-ball and projection threat, this cover put the defensive attention of Gerard Wallace and Carlos Arroyo on him for the first time.

Marbury dribbled quickly to the right and found an opportunity to shoot a high-pitched pull-up jumper.

"Huh!"

Marbury played very resolutely, hitting a preemptive shot, and the Knicks were at home tonight, and there were obviously more attempts in offensive tactics.

In the last game of the finals G2, even though Lin Fei scored 47 points efficiently, the Timberwolves cut off his connection with his main teammates.

Marbury was even more obsessed with making the ball for Lin Fei, although he handed out 9 assists in the whole game, he also ate 6 turnovers, and only scored 9 points on his personal offense.

As this year's Eastern All-Star substitute and the nominal second leader of the Knicks, Marbury's performance in the Finals was only 9 points, which was naturally criticized by many fans.

So both the Knicks coaching staff and Marbury himself have learned their lesson and worked hard to change their tactics in hopes of providing more firepower to the team tonight.

Isaiah Thomas also actively encouraged Marbury and others at the pre-game kick-off rally, and everyone had to be aggressive enough to play when they saw an opportunity.

As a 30-year-old offensive point guard in his prime, Marbury's individual talent and offensive level are actually not inferior to famous players such as Iverson, Wade, Nash and Paul.

On the first trip to the Finals of his career, Marbury made a deep review, and he knew he had to step up and share more for the team and Lin Fei.

Looking back, the high-mounted Garnett singled David Lee with the ball and framed it, and hit a solid jumper.

"Huh!"

"Wolf King" has scored a total of 61 points, 35 rebounds, 11 assists, 6 steals and 7 blocks in the past two finals, ranking second in the finals in scoring and stealing data, second only to Lin Fei, and the rebounding and blocking data are the first in the two teams, and the comprehensiveness is quite explosive.

And in both finals, Garnett's shooting rate exceeded 50%, and the grasp of key shots was greatly improved.

Tonight, the position returned to the power forward, and Garnett played against sophomore David Lee, and the advantage was more obvious, and he was comprehensively crushed on both offensive and defensive ends.

Led the team to the finals for the second time in his career, the 31-year-old "Wolf King" urgently needs to prove himself further to close the historical gap with Tim Duncan.

In the second row of seats on the sidelines, the Spurs KDP trio also came to watch the game, and after being eliminated by the Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals, Duncan Carter and Parker could only pin their hopes on the new season.

"Tim, if Kevin wins the championship again this year and wins the FMVP at the same time, his historical status will be almost the same as yours!"

"In the end, I have to thank the Timberwolves' owner Glenn Taylor for being willing to spend money, the Timberwolves' forward lineup is really luxurious, and Kevin is indeed more dominant than in previous seasons!"

Listening to the words of Carter and Parker beside him, Duncan's eyes were round but thoughtful:

"Kevin and I both know that everyone is no longer young, the league belongs to these young people, I hope that while I am still at my peak, our Spurs can win another championship!"

The low-key and strong Tim Duncan, as the 97 champion of the pride of the sky, debuted as a model of decades at the peak, and has to admit the passage of time.

Under the influence of plantar fasciitis and other injuries, Tim Duncan has felt a slight dip from his prime, and no one can refuse to accept old age, and so can stars.

Since the single-core team won the championship in 03, the Spurs have missed the championship for four consecutive years, and in these four years, Lin Fei has represented their respective teams in the finals.

In the dark, is this a kind of inheritance and destiny of fate?

Duncan is not a traverser, so he naturally does not know that he could have won 5 championship trophies in his career, but now with Lin Fei's rapid rise, he feels that he can win the third championship in his career is quite satisfying.

After all, Lin Fei is strong in the NBA, who else can not admit it?

Judging from the comparison of the timeline, Lin Fei's butterfly effect caused Duncan to lose the two championships of 05 and 07, which should have belonged to the Spurs, and the odd-numbered dynasty was also wiped out.

Now Duncan is 31 years old, even if he is at the top for a long time, he still has to rely on the overall lineup of the Spurs, losing Ginobili, a Carter at the end of his peak, it is difficult to support the Spurs to reach the top in this era of the rising heroes.

So even if Duncan can win another championship trophy, it will be difficult for him to get the FMVP as the first core, and his historical status is destined to decline a lot compared to the original world.

And the direct benefit in the same position is naturally the "wolf king" Kevin Garnett.

The root of all this is the championship that Lin Fei helped the Timberwolves win in 04.

On the court, the Knicks attacked again, Lin Fei burst into the penalty area by blocking and dismantling the ball, and while being surrounded by Ray Allen, he quickly distributed the ball to Ariza in the bottom corner on the right side.

After the latter received the ball, the big empty space yawned and calmly shot, and the basketball went into the net.

"Huh!"

After completing the whistle smash in the first game of the finals, Ariza's self-confidence was unprecedentedly improved, and just this classic dunk made his agent Bill Duffy finalize a three-year, $16 million U.S. knife sneaker contract that he couldn't negotiate with Nike, and received three more advertisements.

If there's one goal in the NBA that's the most valuable, Ariza's Finals whistle-blowing smash will definitely be one of them.

The boost in self-confidence has also made Ariza more decisive in the game, and he has also become more active in running off the ball, cutting to the basket in the air, and on the defensive end.

As the leader of the team, Lin Fei naturally wants his teammates to put on a good performance to boost their self-confidence and go smoothly, especially young players like Ariza and David Lee.

Facts have proved that situations like Lin Fei's 63-point bombardment in the finals G1 and his reversal of his fate to lead the team to win can only happen on a few lucky nights after all.

For the Knicks to win this round of the Finals and win the championship, they must rely on the strength of the team.

Back on the defensive end, Gerard Wallace's jumper was distracted by Ariza, and Eddie Curry held off Olowo Kandi and grabbed the defensive rebound.

The Knicks launched a counterattack again, Lin Fei borrowed David Lee's breakthrough after the pick-and-roll to pass back to the armpit, and David Lee, who assisted the high post, also hit a jumper.

"Huh!"

Knicks (7) :(2) Timberwolves.

At the beginning of the game, Lin Fei incarnated as a master of ball control, sending 2 assists in a row, and the main players of the Knicks came up to shoot all 3 shots, and they felt hot.

Isaiah Thomas, who was standing on the sidelines, also waved his fist excitedly and shouted to the Knicks players on the court:

"Well done, cheer me up!"

The Timberwolves felt the pressure from Madison Square Garden, and the shouts of the tsunami made the players playing on the road somewhat unstable.

The ball was converted, Garnett blocked Arroyo at the top of the arc, who held the ball and forced the penalty area, and the small throw in the middle of the march missed.

"Bang dang!"

"Smack!"

However, in the case of Eddie Curry and Olovo Candi's wrestling, Garnett, who followed up quickly, grabbed the offensive rebound and directly sent a strong dunk.

"Boom!"

Looking back, Lin Fei broke through with the ball, and when he encountered the bag, he broke the ball to Marbury on the left.

After Marbury got the ball, he accelerated through Arroyo, entered the restricted area to face Olowokandi's supplementary defense, and changed hands with a sharp stop behind the dribble during the march, shaking the center of gravity of Olowokandi's defense, and then changed direction to make a direct layup.

"Huh!"

The flow of Ma Guidance's breakthrough score this time is pleasing to the eye, and it may not be easy to score with Garnett's help defense, but he is still confident in the face of Olovo Kandi.

Especially against Arroyo, Marbury's offensive talent should be put to better use.

There was a lot of agitation at the scene, and many old Knicks fans also applauded Marbury's wonderful breakthrough layup.

"Stephen is handsome, after the breakthrough, he dribbled behind his back and changed hands and jumped to the basket, which directly stunned Olovo Kandi!"

"Stephen's offensive level is still among the top point guards in the league, but this season with the arrival of Lin, he has focused more on assists!"

"The old horse should be resolute, just be cautious in the face of Billups, and don't abuse him in the face of Arroyo? The Timberwolves defended Lin Fei too tightly, and the other players had to share the pressure! ”

In a subsequent counterattack by the Knicks, Lin Fei's running position on the right sideline directly attracted the crazy chase of Gerard Wallace and Ray Allen.

Marbury, who was fast with the ball on the left side, changed direction in an in+out manner, simply shook off Carlos Arroyo, and quickly stepped into the box to fly to the basket to score two more points.

"Huh!"

Marbury, who scored quickly, also threw his fist and shouted, showing the temperament of the team's second leader at home tonight.

The Timberwolves called a timeout, and Lin Fei also walked up with a smile and high-fived Marbury: "Stephen, you should have played like this a long time ago!" ”

The Celestial Empire commentary team in the grandstand on the second floor was also pleased with the Knicks' smooth start tonight.

"It seems that the Knicks are right in this tactical change tonight, in the case of Lin Fei being strictly defended, Marbury must release his offensive attributes, in terms of personal breakthrough and dribbling level, he is not below the peak Iverson and Francis!"

"The home field advantage really showed tonight, with Ariza, David Lee and Eddie Curry being more aggressive on the defensive end!"

"Only when other main and role players other than Lin Fei play aggressively enough, and shoot confidently and decisively in the open position, the Timberwolves' defense will have some scruples, so Lin Fei will be liberated!"

After the timeout, the Timberwolves' dominance on the front line was on display again, and Arroyo hit the ground during the 45-degree angle to assist Gerald Wallace, who slid to the bottom line and cut in, who flew to dunk.

"Boom!"

Looking back, Marbury, who had already scored 6 points, was finally taken seriously by the Timberwolves defense, and after breaking through the basket by blocking and dismantling, he attracted Garnett's supplementary defense, and distributed the ball to Lin Fei, who cut in on the right side.

After Lin Fei received the ball, he jumped up and took off to change hands and scored a layup.

"Huh!"

In the Knicks' subsequent positional battle offense, Lin Fei took the initiative to block Marbury who was holding the ball, and the latter moved sideways to find an opportunity to shoot, and directly tried a long shot outside the three-point line.

"Huh!"

There are also.

Knicks (14) :(8) Timberwolves.

Isaiah Thomas on the sidelines clenched his fists excitedly, it seems that the Knicks coaching staff's tactical policy has finally been arranged, and the team's biggest advantage against the Timberwolves is undoubtedly the backcourt double gun.

With Lin Fei being taken care of by the defense, Marbury, a three-time Eastern Conference All-Star, had to step up.

In less than four minutes of the first quarter, Marbury had scored nine points on all four shots, and he scored only nine points in the last Finals.

Marbury's father and sister, who were sitting in the front row on the sidelines, also applauded their son's (younger brother's) performance.

Kevin McHale, who was on the sidelines of the Timberwolves, was frowning at this time, never expecting that the main Knicks players who returned to their home court would be so explosive in their opening state tonight.

Want to change your defensive strategy? After much deliberation, McHale decided to respond to the change.

After the entire first quarter, under the frenetic atmosphere of Madison Square Garden in New York, the Knicks played wonderful team basketball.

Whether it was Marbury, Eddie Curry and David Lee in the starters, or Nate Robinson and Quentin Richardson, who came off the bench at the end of the quarter, they all had wonderful scoring performances.

Lin Fei only made 2 shots in the first quarter, hitting a 2-point and a 3-pointer, and brought his personal "Lin You's gravity" to the limit, sending 5 assists in a single quarter.

Helped the team hit an 80% shooting percentage and scored 31 points.

On the other hand, the Timberwolves, although they had a clear advantage of 10:5 in rebounds in a single quarter, only scored 22 points, 9 points behind the Knicks.

Knicks (31) :( 22) Timberwolves.

Marbury was the Knicks' first quarter arrowhead tonight, scoring 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the quarter, plus three assists and one steal.

After the start of the second quarter, the home game was even more obvious to the state of the substitutes.

"Little Potato" Nate Robeson continued to hit the Timberwolves basket to cause damage, and even at 9:02 in the second quarter, Lin Feimiao teleported and ejected, facing the defense of Si Zebiak, directly sent the explosion dunk.

"Boom!"

Nate Robinson, who is 168 tall, dunked more than two meters apart, and the three-time All-Star dunk king swept the audience.

Robinson flew to the steal and reciprocated, and assisted Lin Fei, who was turning over quickly, and sent a gorgeous kick under the crotch after entering the penalty area.

"Boom!"

Throughout the first half, the Knicks' defense thoroughly implemented the strategy of one-on-one non-essential non-containment, although Garnett almost broke the offensive and defensive David Lee, who was strong in offense and weak in defense, and scored 18 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks in the half.

However, Ray Allen, who was defended by Lin Fei, only scored 2 points on a fast break shot in the entire first half, while also delivering 3 turnovers and 2 fouls.

Ray Allen's second scoring point was contained, and coupled with Atay's suspension, the Timberwolves were left with only two scoring points, Gerrard and Szebiak, in addition to the Wolves.

However, the duo's performances in the first half could only be described as lackluster, with Ariza and Quentin Richardson both working hard defensively.

Before the end of the first half, Lin Fei saw the opportunity to suddenly erupt, and singled Gerard Wallace with two consecutive three-pointers, including a 3+1.

The shouts at the scene shouted and the tsunami, and the Lin Fei outbreak that New York fans were waiting for finally came.

"Oh my God, Feige's super god three-point shot arrived late, it's really handsome!"

"With 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting in the first half, as well as 9 assists and 2 steals, Lin is too efficient, right?"

The star beauties in the front row on the sidelines looked at Lin Fei running on the court, and their beautiful eyes couldn't help but glow with peach blossoms and little stars.

"Oba, Lin is so handsome, how can there be such a perfect man in the world?"

Lin Yun'er dragged her chin with her hands and flushed nymphomaniac, and Son Ye-jin next to her also blushed slightly, pursed her lips and didn't speak, although she was 25 years old, the corners of her eyebrows and eyes showed the quiet beauty of a girl's Huaichun.

"This forest ...... Really, so handsome! ”

5 seconds before the end of halftime, the Knicks executed the last attack of the first half, and Lin Fei misplaced Kevin Garnett's defense after blocking and dismantling.

After a realistic shoulder shake feint, the right hand stepped down to the same side of the dribble, a deceptive maneuver, successfully shook Garnett's defensive center of gravity to the left, accelerated from the right side to burst into the restricted area, and flew to the basket to hit the whistle.

"Huh!"

Knicks (62) :(45) Timberwolves.

At the end of the first half, driven by Lin Fei's 17 points, 9 assists and 2 steals on 6 shots, the Knicks led the Timberwolves by 17 points at halftime, completely igniting Madison Square Garden.

"OMG, Lin Fei's dribble with the same side hand is too handsome, right? It's a very difficult move! ”

"Haha, even Garnett has been deceived, I dare to say that Lin's current dribble breakthrough level is definitely the top three levels of existence in the league, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the first!"

"Just this heavy shoulder stepping down the same side hand dribble to break through the layup, it's enough for me to study for ten or eight years!"

In fact, before the start of this game, Lin Fei's personal layup attribute had been improved to 99 points, meeting the conditions for unlocking a new basketball attribute.

At present, Lin Fei's basketball attributes that have not yet been unlocked mainly include rebounds, mid-range shots, and back-to-back plays, and Lin Fei is still considering whether to unlock rebounds or mid-range shots first.

After all, once you start unlocking it, you have to wait until this stat reaches 99 points, which can span one or two seasons, so it's better to be cautious this time.

Intermission time.

After the beautiful dance of the New York City Ballet, the famous singers Beyoncé and Mildew also sang songs, and the popular mainland singer Chou Dong also sang the song "Cowboy is Busy" from his new album.

As one of the most famous stadiums in the world, Madison Square Garden is famous for hosting some of the world's top singers such as Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson and Madonna.

For newcomers in the music industry, being able to sing songs here as a guest performer, even if the Knicks organizers don't give money, there are definitely a lot of people who are willing to attend.

After all, this is the NBA Finals with the world's top attention, full of traffic and exposure, and there is also a great opportunity for hype and popularity.

After the start of the second half, the Timberwolves calmed down, and still continued the defensive strategy of pinching Lin Fei, sticking to the basket and the outside, and appropriately putting role players to shoot.

Lin Fei also continued to use the ball to block and attract the bag, incarnated as a point guard master, and assisted Marbury, Eddie Curry, Ariza and David Lee to score one after another.

Although the shooting rate of the Knicks' main players is not as perverted as in the first half, they are still nearly 50% efficient, and in less than half a quarter, Lin Fei once again sent 4 assists.

"After less than six minutes in the second half, Lin once again handed out four assists, and tonight's personal tally has reached 13!"

"Driven by the Knicks, their lead over the Timberwolves has come to 19 points!"

In the commentary, the Timberwolves attacked again on the court, Garnett was obviously a little angry and impatient, and the face frame directly broke through David Lee, accelerated to the basket, and jumped up to send a violent dunk.

However, Eddie Curry's defense allowed Garnett to make a sideways change of direction in the air, and then Lin Fei, who was down early, jumped up from the other side and slammed down the basketball that Garnett was about to dunk into the basket.

"Smack!"

Lin Fei's sudden flying block came with a strong momentum, and when Garnett had already unloaded his first shot to avoid Eddie Curry's defense, the basketball was slapped out fiercely.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball in high-speed spinning, flying all the way from the penalty area to the sidelines, impartially and accurately hit the X of a star beauty in the front row.

"Ahh

This time the big ball hit the small ball too suddenly, and the star beauty screamed directly, and complicated feelings came from her body.

The camera lens on the sidelines gave a close-up, and the star fan who was hit by the basketball that Lin Fei covered and flew away was none other than Hollywood actress Jessica Elba.

"Oh my God, is this going to scare me to death?"

Jessica Elba held her X-part in her hand and then hugged the basketball with a surprised and complicated expression on her face.

Just as the referee was about to come up and ask for the ball, Jessica Elba smiled on her beautiful face, holding the basketball and not planning to hand it to the referee:

"I think this basketball should be mine, who let him hit my heart? How do you feel about the referee? ”

Facing Jessica Angel's face, Joey Crawford, the old referee who has always been fair and strict, was a little serious at this time, so he could only spread his hands and smile:

"Beautiful lady Jessica, it seems that it is difficult for me to disagree with your request!"

The players of both teams on the field also laughed, and Lin Fei took the initiative to walk up and apologize to Jessica Elba with a smile:

"Jessica, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to slap the ball on you! How are you feeling right now? ”

Jessica Elba deliberately pretended to be tender at Lin Fei, and said with a smile: "How can I say it, it hurts a little, your collision has made me at least 5 years younger, so I have to collect this basketball!" ”

Lin Fei smiled: "Of course you can, after the game is over, I can also sign my name on the basketball!" ”

Jessica's beautiful eyes flickered: "That's great!" ”

The fans at the scene also coaxed, 23-year-old Lin Fei, is this going to spark with Jessica Elba, who is 3 years older than him?

"Haha, isn't this cover really intentional? How else could it be so accurate? ”

Kevin was stunned on the sidelines, and he must have wondered somewhere: Cover me? Is TMD still picking up girls in front of me? The key is also TMD bubble my goddess? ”

Garnett's favorite actress in Hollywood is Jessica Elba, and many fans know this.

McHale frowned and called a timeout again, and it looked like the team had to make changes on both ends of the floor.

However, at this time, the excitement and excitement of the more than 80,000 fans gathered outside Madison Square Garden also reached its peak.

No one would have thought that in a certain corner of the back in the crowd of people, just because of crowding and pushing, there was a horrific shooting tragedy in the history of the United States.

"Bang!"

When the first shots rang out, due to the noise and chaos of 80,000 fans, it only caused a small fan commotion around the center of the crime.

But then came the second, third, and fourth......

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Madison Square Garden, which was originally frenetic and joyful, quickly became a purgatory on earth.

A burly black man armed with a desert warrior shot another white man in the head, apparently with great marksmanship.

But instead of fleeing as quickly as a result, he continued to face the raging crowd and shoot wildly......

Screams erupted, crowds fled frantically, causing a stampede, and several innocent fans who had been shot fell in pools of blood.

Among them is a female student from the Celestial Empire in her early 20s.

After firing dozens of shots, the black man with the gun quickly turned and fled, drowning in the sea of people.

Security personnel stationed around Madison Square Garden quickly made their way out of the hole, and the police department in Manhattan, New York, was also the first to call ......

At this time, in Madison Square Garden, nearly 20,000 fans still did not understand what was going on, and the huge crowd and noise almost swallowed up the gunfire hundreds of meters away.

Lin Fei sat on the bench and got up, ready to return to the court after the timeout, but Joey Crawford trotted over to the technical table, and after exchanging a few words with the staff, he quickly made a gesture to stop the game.

"What's the situation? Why the game? Marbury, who was beside Lin Fei, frowned.

Isaiah Thomas, who walked back from the technical table, frowned solemnly and said, "Oh no, there was just a shooting outside the arena!" The exact casualties are uncertain at this time! ”

As soon as Isaiah Thomas's words came out, Lin Fei suddenly trembled in his heart and was shocked.

This seemingly bustling New York is full of sin and madness.

It seems that tonight is destined to be remembered by the NBA and the history of the United States.

(End of chapter)