【303】 Arenas PLUS version, Knicks hit 19 consecutive wins!
The game between the Knicks and the Heat, as the first head-to-head battle between the two teams this season, naturally attracted the attention of the media and many fans at home and abroad.
From the current point of view, the Knicks are firmly in the first place in the East and the league with a 17-0 record, and the Miami Heat, who are in second place, also have a 14-3 record, which can be said to be very good-looking, even if it is placed in the West, it can be tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves who have a temporary first record.
The reason why the Heat was able to start with such a high win rate is that Dwayne Wade has maintained a relatively healthy body and competitive condition this season, averaging 28.6 points per game so far, ranking fifth in the latest scoring list behind LeBron James, Gilbert Arenas, Kobe Bryant and Lin Fei.
Of course, under the influence of the decline of the big shark in the twilight years, the overall competitiveness of the Heat naturally cannot be compared with the period when Lin Fei won two consecutive championships.
White Chocolate on point guard, Sean Battier on small forward, Rough on power forward, and Haslem on the bench, although the overall performance is quite stable, is not too impressive.
Only Monta Easley is alone, who has averaged 20+ per game on the Heat bench this season, and can be said to be a strong contender for the best sixth man.
But discerning people, including Pat Riley, are not too optimistic about Monta Alice's prospects, after all, although this guy's scoring means and impact are strong, the overall efficiency is not too high, and his performance on the defensive end is not satisfactory.
However, just as the best sixth man, Monta Alice has clearly exceeded the expectations of Pat Riley and the Heat coaching staff.
Overall, the reason why the Heat was able to start the game with a good record of 14 wins and 3 losses, with a high win rate of more than 82%, is mainly because they are in the East, the dividends are full, and the schedule is naturally relatively friendly.
After all, the relatively weak and relaxed competitive environment in the East is very good for any Eastern team that makes the playoffs, not just for the Knicks.
In the Heat's opening 17 games, there was only one game against the West's "top five" Niu Ma Wolf Taihu, which was the loss to the Spurs last week.
lost to the Spurs by 29 points at home, which shows that the Heat's winning rate is really a lot of water.
In addition to the Heat's 14-3 record,
The Orlando Magic led by Dwight Howard, the Toronto Raptors led by Chris Boss and the 06 champion Baniani, and the Wizards led by Gilbert Arenas, Jamison and Caron Butler,
They have also become direct beneficiaries of the eastern dividend.
Under Lin Fei's huge butterfly effect, "General Arenas has become the biggest beneficiary of this season, just like Wade.
You must know that in the original world, Arenas' 07-08 season can be said to be more disastrous than "The Flash" Wade.
Wade suffered repeated injuries such as knee injuries in the 07-08 season, but after all, he played more than 50 games in the regular season, but his state was up and down.
However, "The General" Arenas suffered a devastating knee injury this season, and only played 13 games before the season was reimbursed.
Then, because of the farce of the "gun gate" incident, the personal competitive state and public opinion continued to plummet, and a meteor also fell completely.
Otherwise, with Arenas and Wade at the same age, it is the competitive stage when his career has entered the pinnacle, and it is absolutely impossible to be unknown to everyone for no reason.
What's more, because of the appearance of Lin Fei and the rise of the supergods, it has stimulated and driven the competitive desire and fighting spirit of these local first-line stars in the NBA.
In the case of being suppressed by Lin Fei's Heat and Knicks in the East for several consecutive years, Arenas has also become more and more courageous, constantly learning and understanding, increasing the amount of training and the development of dispatch, and the arrogance of the whole person has also been well honed.
Therefore, in this parallel world, there is a high probability that the "gun gate" incident that was enough to destroy Arenas' career will not happen again.
Although there is now an obstacle from Lin Fei's Knicks in the East, LeBron James's Cavaliers are gone, and the Detroit Pistons' five-tiger lineup has collapsed ahead of schedule.
Therefore, the combination of Arenas, Jamison, and Butler, the three All-Stars, definitely has a chance to give the Wizards greater exposure and go further in the playoffs.
In the latest season's scoring list, Gilbert Arenas averaged 30.3 points per game, second only to LeBron James' 31.2 points, ranking second on the scoring list.
In the new season's individual three-point shooting average per game, Arenas' average of 3.5 three-pointers per game also ranks second in the league, beating top shooters such as Ray Allen and Peja, second only to the first place Lin Fei's 5.6.
Lin Fei's personal shots this season have decreased significantly, but he can still efficiently maintain an average of more than 5 three-point shots per game, which can be described as a pervert that his mother can't recognize him.
As a point guard, Arenas is now more popular and influential than the low-key Steve Nash, the aging Jason Kidd, Stephen Marbury who played for Lin Fei in the Knicks, and Deron Williams, Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo, who are not yet in their prime.
The sales of the Wizards' No. 0 jersey are also ranked first among the active point guards in the NBA.
At present, in addition to the New York Knicks and Miami Heat, which are in the top two in the East, the teams in the 3rd-5th place are none other than the Washington Wizards, Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors.
And because of the beginning of the season, there were not many matches between the East and West teams, which led to a higher record of the top five teams in the East than the top five teams in the West overall.
This abnormal phenomenon has naturally attracted the attention of many basketball commentators and experts.
Under the huge power gap between East and West, the voices calling for the league headquarters to reform the regular season schedule are also starting to get louder and louder.
"The top five in the East is really too watery, it seems that the winning rate is high, but as soon as it meets the strong teams in the West, it immediately shows its original form, the Heat lose to the Spurs by 29 points, the Magic lose to the Lakers by 25 points, and the Raptors lose to the Timberwolves by 30 points......"
"The Heat, Magic, and Raptors lost to the Western Conference powerhouse, but my big Knicks didn't lose, and they were able to win the Suns in six consecutive games, doesn't that explain the problem?"
"The Suns' defense is still too poor, if the Knicks are allowed to meet teams such as the Timberwolves, Spurs, Mavericks and Lakers, I think he will never win easily!"
"I feel that the gap between the east and the west is getting bigger and bigger year by year, and the league headquarters should be reformed as soon as possible, I suggest that the division system between the east and west be directly abolished, and the records of the 30 teams will be directly lined together, and each team and each team will be unified in the regular season, so that there will not be such a big injustice!"
"The competition system can be changed casually, anyway, I, Lin Fei and the Knicks, have never coaxed anyone, and our championship this season is decided!"
"Let's see if the Knicks can maintain their winning streak against the Heat and the Mavericks next, the real top teams will never pick opponents!"
Returning to the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Lin Fei also felt his feelings for this arena.
The local fans warmly welcomed Lin Fei's arrival, after all, reality has proved more and more that the Heat team's two consecutive championships, and the biggest credit among the Big Three, has always been Lin Fei.
If Lin Fei has three home stadiums in this league, it must be Madison Garden Plaza, Target Center and American Airlines Arena.
At the same time, this competition between Lin Fei and Wade for the top score has also become the focus of attention of fans around the world.
The first half of the game was quite intense, and the Heat clenched the score under the leadership of Wade, and roughly under the stimulation of Lin Fei's arrival, they also played well, hitting 4 three-pointers in the half.
The Heat trailed the Knicks by 6 points at halftime at 53:59, and Wade, under the care of Lin Fei's top-level defense, still passed through his personal supernatural breakthrough ability, and scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 1 steal in the first half.
Lin Fei was the main playmaker on the offensive end in the first half, allowing Marbury to switch to scoring mode, scoring 12 points on only 6 shots in the half, but delivering 7 assists, while also having 3 steals and 1 block on the defensive end.
The fierce game made the Heat fans at home seem to see hope, it seems that the gap between them and the Knicks is not as big as imagined?
"Dwayne's breakthrough ability is really too strong, and it's not an exaggeration to be the first in history, right? Even a super outside defender like Lin almost has no way to take him? ”
"After all, it's the Knicks who are facing their old friend Lin, Dwayne really played superbly in the first half tonight, and the difficulty of breaking through one by one is too high, I'm really worried that Dwayne will be injured if he continues to play like this!"
"Who said that Lin's strength has thrown off Dwayne by a notch? Judging from the first half of tonight's game, the two obviously played back and forth, right? ”
"Don't forget that Wade made 12 shots in the first half, but Lin only had 6 times, and I have a hunch that Lin will suddenly explode in the third quarter!"
As the Heat home fan expected, shortly after the start of the third quarter, Lin Fei seized the opportunity to suddenly explode on the defensive end, dedicating a wave of unforgettable classics to the fans.
From 10 minutes and 50 seconds to 8 minutes and 53 seconds in the third quarter, in less than two minutes, Lin Fei made strong efforts everywhere on the defensive end, sent 3 steals in a row, and made two long-range three-pointers in the process of counterattacking and fast attacking, and then faced the defensive Battier Fei in a breakthrough and changed hands and beat it into 2+1.
In less than two minutes, Lin Fei dominated the offense and defense, scoring 9 points and 3 steals in a row, while also helping the Knicks blast a wave of 9:0, instantly extending the lead to 15 points.
Led by the boss, all members of the Knicks quickly played a wave of offensive and defensive climaxes, and after the end of the third quarter, they quickly led the Heat by 27 points.
At the same time, under Lin Fei's suffocating defense, his old friend Wade played 9 minutes in the entire third quarter, with 3 turnovers and 2 fouls on 0-of-5 shooting, and did not score a point.
The contest between the two 03 top substiles, the superior judgment.
With a huge advantage of 27 points, Lin Fei also clocked out in the third quarter, sat on the bench and chatted leisurely with his teammates.
Although the Heat tried a wave of comeback in the fourth quarter, they were unable to narrow the gap to within 15 points in the end, and finally lost the game 98-116.
While the Knicks won 18 in a row, they also ended the Heat's three-game winning streak.
Lin Fei scored 32 points and 11 assists with only 14 shots in the third quarter, especially on the defensive end, and got a new single-game high of 7 steals this season, along with 2 blocks.
Compared with the offensive performance, Lin Fei's performance on the defensive end impressed the fans even more.
"Lin's defense is really strong, and I feel that this season he can not only win the regular season MVP and the best defensive player award, but also win nine out of ten!"
"There aren't many examples of NBA defenders who have won the best defensive player, I remember that there were old hooligans and Payton, so Lin really won the DPOY this season, which is very golden!"
"It seems that the gap between the Heat and the Knicks is still bigger than imagined, and Lindu has clocked in in the third quarter!"
"Dwayne played against Lin tonight, this performance can be said to be very good, roughly and Battier also hit a lot of three-pointers, and Monta on the bench is also good, but only the big shark was actually blown up by Eddie Curry, it's really abused!"
"Pat Riley should hurry up and trade the old shark, he's worthless!"
"With an annual salary of 20 million US dollars, he only averages 15 points and 8 rebounds per game, and the defensive end has become a big colander, 35 years old, it's not so wasteful, right? After all, Shaquille is one of the top five levels in history! ”
"I feel that O'Neal's historical status is seriously overrated, he has never proven himself to lead the team alone, without the previous Kobe and the current Lin Feiwade, how could he win 4 championships and 4 Finals MVPs?"
That night, Lin Fei and Sun Yue also came to the general house as guests, and his wife Song Yang and the nanny had already prepared authentic Tianchao dishes and dumplings with three kinds of fillings.
Although the Heat lost the game, they were generally very good tonight, starting 31 minutes, hitting six three-pointers, and scoring a personal single-game high of 23 points and seven rebounds in the new season.
Sun Yue, who came off the bench for the Knicks in the fourth quarter, also got 5 points, 2 assists and 1 block, and has been fully integrated into the Knicks' rotation lineup.
The three new and old Celestial Dynasty players gathered together, and naturally talked more about each other's future development in the NBA and the upcoming Imperial Capital Olympics.
As NBA players, no matter how the three of them play, it is a sure thing to be selected for next year's national team, plus the Lakers' Da Yao and the Bucks' United Arab Emirates, the strongest 5-person group in the Celestial Basketball World is enough to have the capital to compete with any basketball power in the world basketball world.
"Great Sage, follow Lin Fei and mix well, you are covered now, but you are much luckier than when I first came to the NBA!"
Roughly patting Sun Yue's shoulder, thinking of the sadness and hardship of the first year, everything he has now will naturally feel more precious and hard-won.
Sun Yue nodded humbly, with vigor and momentum on her face:
"Brother Wang, I don't dare to slack off for a day, and now my training volume has caught up with two-thirds of Lin Fei!"
Roughly smiled: "Then keep up the good work and keep up with this training maniac!" ”
Sun Yue couldn't help but shrink her neck, shook her head and sighed: "I don't have Lin Fei's strong physical fitness, if it is really the same as his training volume, it is estimated that my whole person will be abolished!" ”
Two days later, it was still away, it was still American Airlines Arena, but the location was changed from Miami to Dallas.
As a long-time rival, the focus battle between the Knicks and the Mavericks is also an all-meter live broadcast, with the opening 18 consecutive wins, as long as they can win this game, they can officially tie the 19-game winning streak in team history.
As the bitter master who lost to Lin Fei and the Heat in the 06 finals, the Mavericks led by Nowitzki will naturally do their best to win against Lin Fei every time they see Lin Fei, and this time will be no exception.
Originally, both teams were the top teams in the east and west of the league, and the difference in strength was not too big, but shortly before the game, Marbury accidentally injured his wrist in training, and after a team doctor's examination, he finally decided to temporarily miss the game.
Without starting point guard Marbury, the Knicks' organizational responsibility will fall more on Lin Fei alone. (End of chapter)