Lin Fei ripped off his coat and smiled confidently at Isaiah Thomas: "Coach, maybe this is my favorite rhythm!" ”

Isaiah Thomas's face was also immediately overflowing with confidence and calmness, with Lin Fei's attitude, he felt that the Knicks had won 80% of tonight's game.

Last season, the Knicks had a lot of problems, Eddie Curry and Stephen Marbury both went through a long period of adaptation, and the young players Trevor Ariza and David Lee also needed to be tempered.

Therefore, Lin Fei took on the team's most important responsibility for most of the regular season last season, shouldering both offensive and defensive ends, and playing an average of nearly 40 minutes per game.

As a yellow player from the Celestial Empire, Isaiah Thomas will inevitably have prejudices, and he has always been worried that using Lin Fei in this way will cause unnecessary injuries, so he will always be worried.

But after a long period of testing, especially the baptism of the playoffs, Isaiah Thomas really understood the strength of Lin Fei's physical fitness, and his ability to resist injuries is even inferior to many talented black players.

Now Lin Fei has reached the middle and upper reaches of the league's defenders in terms of physical fitness, bench press, flexibility and physical confrontation, and has completely faded the prejudice of fans and coaching experts against Oriental players.

Therefore, tonight, when the team needs Lin Fei to play longer, Isaiah Thomas will not have any additional worries, he knows that this will not exceed his load at all for the current Lin Fei.

Back on the court, Lin Fei replaced Nate Robinson, who was not doing well tonight, and continued to play with Quentin Richardson and Trevor Ariza, while the interior was also replaced by Eddie Curry and Zach Randolph.

The Mavericks also changed all the main lineups, with the hot Ginobili and Jason Kidd partnering in the backcourt, plus Josh Howard on small forward, forming a more comprehensive encirclement of Lin Fei.

On the inside, Dirk Nowitzki partnered with substitute center Desai Gena Diop.

Starting center Eric Dampier didn't do well against Eddie Curry's defense tonight, because he was not too athletic and prone to mistakes, he received two fouls in the first quarter and was pressed to the bench by Rick Carlisle.

Backup center Desai Genah Diop, like Eddie Curry, was a rookie interior in the class of '01, Curry was the No. 4 pick in the first round, and Diop was the No. 8 pick.

The two are both 2.13 meters tall, and Eddie Curry, under the supervision of Lin Fei and the coaching staff, has now lost his weight to 126 kilograms, and his athletic talent and competitive status have been upgraded.

Diop, on the other hand, weighs 136 kilograms, more than 300 pounds, making him the heaviest interior player in the league today except for O'Neal, the big shark.

While his massive weight increases Diop's pick-and-roll and low-post play-and-roll ability, it makes his movement and defense worse.

As early as the '06 Finals, Diop performed well during the playoffs, completely replacing the starting Dampier, especially in that classic Western Conference Finals bull-horse battle, Diop played a very good role in Duncan's meat shield defense.

While the Mavericks had already sent Diop to the New Jersey Nets in last season's Jason Kidd trade, the Nets opted to cut Diop in the offseason, and Mavericks management re-signed the veteran.

Because on the whole, the Mavericks now have Kidd on the point guard, the demon knife on the point guard, Josh Howard on the small forward, and the team leader on the big forward.

The biggest flaw in the five positions is Eric Dampier in the centre.

At the beginning, the Mavericks signed Dampier in 04 with more than 70 million US dollars in 7 years, and this guy also boasted that he was the second center in the West after O'Neal......

But Dampier, who got a big contract, didn't do his job at all, and he couldn't play a performance that matched the annual salary of tens of millions of US dollars, and was beaten by Da Yao and Boozer many times, not to mention the second center in the West.

Now that there is a shortage of high-quality center players in the league, the Mavericks can only choose to sign Diop back, hoping that he can regain the form of the 06 playoffs.

But Diop's living habits are more absurd than Eddie Curry's, overeating can't be restrained at all, and his personal state is naturally not much better.

After all, Dampier is messing around with an annual salary of tens of millions, so what reason does he have to fight for a basic salary?

As the leader of the Knicks, Lin Fei was able to change Eddie Curry's habits, allowing him to start losing weight and training more with new goals and motivation.

But Nowitzki, as the leader of the Mavericks, obviously does not have the ability to change Diop's style and personality.

What's more, compared with personal talent and future ceilings, Diop was originally not on the same level as Eddie Curry.

After playing in the second quarter, Lin Fei sent two clever assists to Eddie Curry on the inside in a row when he was caught in a series of traps, allowing Eddie Curry to dunk two in a row on the head of his old friend Diop.

"Boom! Bang! ”

"Desay Gayner, don't you usually look in the mirror? See how fat you have become? Stupid pig! ”

Diop crooked his mouth and blushed and gave a verbal counterattack to Eddie Curry: "Quit your beloved Coke for basketball, Eddie, I feel like you're the poor guy!" ”

Tonight, in the offensive and defensive interior restricted area, the Knicks can say that they have won against the Mavericks, whether it is Eddie Curry and Zach Randolph who started with the inside, or David Lee on the bench, they all played their own style, scoring, rebounding and blocking.

On the other hand, the Mavericks, Dampier was trapped in fouls, Diop was in poor shape, and there was only one Nowitzki left, and he had to focus more on the offensive end.

In fact, the Mavericks, whether in the original world or in the current parallel world, have not been able to reach the Finals again in the following seasons after losing in the Finals in 06.

The biggest problem is still in the interior defense.

It wasn't until the addition of "King of Boxing" Tyson Chandler and "Hacker" Sean Marion that the Mavericks' interior defense really reached the top, which helped King Nuo become a god in 11 years.

Lin Fei naturally saw through this, so tonight, as the team's organizational guard, he also found a way to give more balls to Eddie Curry and Zach Randolph, so that they could play in good shape and constantly tear apart the Mavericks' restricted area defense.

What's more, with Lin Fei, a super-god killer, being restrained on the outside, the Mavericks take care of one or the other, and the inside line gives the Knicks' big men more room to operate.

After Lin Fei was caught by Josh Howard and Manu Ginobili at a 45-degree angle on the right wing, a lightning-fast pass from Howard's arms to the basket was quickly sent from between Howard's arms, and Eddie Curry made another rollover and jump dunk.

"Boom!"

Lin Fei also officially delivered his 13th assist tonight 2:06 seconds before the end of the first half.

The 13 assists in the half also set a new record for the number of assists in the half of Lin Fei's career.

Charles Barkley in the TNT live broadcast room was already full of purple and despair, and he had 13 assists in less than half time? How could there be no more than 15 in the whole game?

Maybe the remaining two minutes of the first half will allow Lin Fei, who is addicted to assists, to complete this feat and slap Flying Pig in the face.

At the thought of promising Kenny Smith a thousand autographed jerseys from Lin Fei, Charles Barkley couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

"Kenny, let's just say, if I do lose, I'd better kiss the female donkey's ass, right? You see if it's ......."

Kenny Smith held his mouth and tried not to laugh, but in the end he couldn't hold back:

"Charles, let's watch the game first, Lin only has 13 assists, and there is still a distance from more than 15, maybe the Mavericks will change their defensive tactics and cut off Lin Fei's contact with his teammates with a single defense!"

There is still some distance to go, and in Barkley's opinion, it will be easier to let Lin Fei get three more assists tonight than to let him score three more three-pointers.

Thinking of this, Barkley suddenly felt that something was wrong, why did he think that Lin Fei was easier to shoot three-pointers than assists?

Coincidentally, the next style of painting on the court really changed abruptly, in Nick's subsequent defense, Lin Fei flew to steal the pass of the old Kidd for the first time, and did not wait for his teammates to settle down in the counterattack fast attack, but rushed to the front court with a desperate ride.

After stepping a step over the middle line, he directly ignored Ginobili who flew up behind him, jumped up and bent his bow and arrow, and chased three points from a long distance to shoot.

You must know that this is Lin Fei's second three-point shot tonight, and even the Mavericks fans at home can't wait.

The basketball swept over the nearly 13-metre-long court and turned into a meteor running straight into the net.

"Huh!"

The second.

It's still a familiar feeling, it's still a familiar taste.

Ginobili, who flew behind him to pounce, was helpless, and at the critical moment, he sideways avoided the collision with Lin Fei, and it was a blessing to avoid a foul.

Knicks (54) :(53) Mavericks.

Lin Fei's ultra-long three-point shot brought the Knicks back to the leading position, and the American Airlines Arena remembered the sparse cheers and applause.

Standing in front of the Mavericks bench, Rick Carlisle was in a suit and leather with his arms crossed, looking like he was strategizing and light-hearted, but only he knew the magnificence in his heart at this time.

This ultra-long three-pointer close to halftime seemed to be a watershed moment in tonight's game.

With 1 minute and 50 seconds left in the first half, Lin Fei quickly switched from point guard to point guard mode, and hit two three-pointers in a row above Josh Howard's head.

Then he picked up Ron Artest's long pass after stealing Nowitzki on the defensive end, and flew straight into the penalty area to deliver a gliding dunk.

"Boom!"

After getting 13 assists in the first half, Lin Fei did not give another assist, but in the last two minutes and 120 seconds, he made all 4 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 13 points in a row.

In the last 6.2 seconds before the end of the halftime, Lin Fei held the ball in the front court, and with the help of blocking and dislosing, he singled Nowitzki, and broke through with a change of direction like crossing the road in the early morning.

"Huh!"

Helped the Knicks blast a wave of 15-4 climax, and by halftime had regained the lead over the Mavericks by double digits.

Knicks (66) :(55) Mavericks.

Seeing Lin Fei confidently and calmly return to the locker room in starlight, he looked up and saw that Lin Fei's shocking highlights of 15 points and 2 steals in 2 minutes were still playing on the high-definition four-sided screen.

The Mavericks fans at home instantly fell into the fear of being dominated again, and the tragedy of the 06 Finals being robbed of seven games was once again vividly haunted in front of them and in their minds.

Mark Cuban, who was sitting in the first row on the sidelines, looked solemn and poured a big sip of beer fiercely, with nowhere to vent his grievances and anger.

Will Lin Fei really always be their nemesis for Mavericks and Nowitzki?

Throughout the first half, Lin Fei made 6 shots and scored 18 points, 13 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks.

Although the score is not as good as Nowitzki's 24 points in the half, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Lin Fei's influence on the court has completely killed Nowitzki.

A true offensive and defensive character, a leader in the true sense.

In the second half of the game, the Mavericks tried to counterattack many times, but the lack of interior defense and Lin Fei's standing up at critical moments finally made the Mavericks who were fighting at home breathe a sigh of relief.

Even if in the end, Nowitzki scored a season-high 41 points in a single game, even Ginobili broke out and scored 26 points, even if he didn't attack, he scored 4 key three-pointers, and even if the Mavericks' bench bandits bombarded 40+,

But in the end, the Knicks still won 124-115 on the road under the super god of Lin Fei playing 41 minutes in the fourth quarter, bombarding 38 points, 20 assists, 6 steals and 3 blocks.

With a classic game, it created a 19-game winning streak that tied the team's history.

You must know that the Knicks' 19-game winning streak not only tied the team history record, but also this is the opening 19-game winning streak of the season, which in the history of the NBA, has far surpassed the 15-game winning streak set by the Rockets in the 94th season.

Lin Fei also set a new record of 20 assists in a single game in this game, and his 20 assists in a single game are also the number one among point guards in the entire NBA history.

After winning the Heat and Mavericks in a row, the strength of the Knicks has been further tested, and the voices of doubts on various networks have begun to weaken.

In the subsequent return to the home court against the underdogs Trail Blazers and Nets, Lin Fei continued to play the role of point guard, leading the Knicks to another easy two wins in Marbury's absence.

The opening winning streak has increased to 21.

This also allowed the Knicks to surpass the 20-game winning streak set by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 70s, and the winning streak improved to the second in history.

It is already second only to the Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game winning streak.

After all, in this parallel world, there has not been a 22-game winning streak for the Rockets, a 24-game winning streak for the Warriors and a 27-game winning streak for the Heat's Big Three.

Many experts believe that the Knicks led by Lin Fei have the strength to win in a row until the Christmas War, but the focus game against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Christmas War will inevitably become the topic that fans are most concerned about......

(End of chapter)