Chapter 23 The Devil's Journey to Houston

"I think this is a situation that Greg did not expect at all. The whole Clippers attacked around Lin Fei's feel. I have to say that Mike Dunleavy's arrangement is great, which requires a lot of courage. However, for Cosmic Forest, he is worthy of Dunleavy's choice, and it turns out that Mike's such a choice. It's correct." Bill Wharton looked at Popovich, who was spitting on the Spurs bench, and said with a smile.

Hoffman looked at Bill Wharton beside him and put forward his own opinion: "Bill, if Lin can maintain this state, it is not a BUG for any team, because that game can be directly simplified to Lin's shooting for the Clippers, and the rest of the people block and cover."

"I think so. This is undoubtedly a terrible thing. If that's the case, I think all coaches need to make a sincere prayer before the game and pray for Lin's feel. Really, if Lin's feel continues to be so horrible, I think the league will immediately introduce a Lin Fei rule, that is, no player is not allowed. Get the opportunity to attack with the cover of three people in a row!" Bill Wharton didn't expect that one of his jokes would become a reality later.

"Continue to start the defense, change the defense faster, and other people's scoring ability is limited. We need to keep an eye on that damn rookie, just keep an eye on him, but don't miss too many people, so you need to run and rotate more actively!" Popovich spit, and the Spurs all looked solemn. Obviously, Lin Fei's crazy walk gave them a heavy blow.

"Lin, how is your physical strength? Do you need to take a break? Mike Dunleavy asked with concern. After all, Lin Fei is the key core of the team's attack. If Lin Fei's physical ability cannot be supported, he will definitely replace Lin Fei for the last moment.

Lin Fei raised his head and was a little short of breath. The continuous running just now really cost him a lot of physical strength. He looked up and looked at the big screen. Now there are still four minutes before the third quarter. Considering that the Spurs is a super tenacious team, the fourth quarter will definitely be more tired. In order to ensure that he can always maintain a good state. Lin Fei looked at Mike Dunleavy and said, "Coach, I think I need to take a break."

"Oak, Cardino, you replace Lin. Next, let's fight on the ground. Chris's task is a little heavy except for defense. You need to pay more on the offensive end!"

"No problem!" Chris Kaman nodded and said.

Soon the game restarted, and the Clippers became harder on the defensive end. Even if the Spurs played well together, they did not widen the score between the two sides. When the third quarter was over, the Spurs regained a six-point lead.

Clippers fans believe that as long as Lin Fei appears, the difference of six points is only two or three points.

"Wo"

Outside the three-point line, Lin Fei stood with his head held high. Under the spotlight, Lin Fei raised his right hand. The three-point gesture made San Antonio fans silent. This is the ninth three-pointer thrown by Lin Fei in this game, and also the ninth three-pointer he scored. This is a terrible 100% hit rate, and it is also with this With a three-point hit, the Clippers in the away game against San Antonio officially expanded the score to ten, and there were only 30 seconds left before the end of the game.

The Spurs' bench was very quiet against the background of Lin Fei's celebration of the goal. Everyone's face showed unwillingness. They were almost defeated by Lin Fei, a rookie. Popovich sighed. He had no choice but to accept Lin Fei's hot touch. The failure of the game replaced Duncan and Pakjinobili.

A&T center fans also began to exit one after another, and Mike Dunleavy also replaced all the main players. Thirty seconds later, the Clippers won the first victory of the Devil's schedule in the Southwest Division, which made a good start to this horrible schedule, and officially achieved a seven-game winning streak, and then faced Without Yao Ming's Rockets, Dunleavy feels that with the team's current state, he can continue to win.

The speedboat is now full of morale, and the whole team goes to the space city of Houston.

And the mysterious boss who originally made an appointment to meet also said that he would meet and talk in detail when he returned to Los Angeles and let Lin Fei prepare for the game.

The Rockets have just defeated their old enemy Utah Jazz at home. Without Yao Ming's inside line, the Rockets abruptly blocked the Jazz's inside attack. There are two of the biggest contributors in this game, one is McGrady, who will never wake up, and the other is Uncle Mu, who doesn't know how big it is in Africa, McGrady. He scored 33 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists in the game, and Uncle Mu also scored 10 points with a make-up basket and his own hook, and 16 rebounds, including 7 rebounds in the front court. This data made many people feel ashamed. More importantly, he sent five blocks and told the current young people again. He is still banned from flying in the restricted areas of the mountains of Africa.

Fatigue is undoubtedly the biggest enemy of the Rockets. The next day, the Clippers led by Lin Fei appeared on the floor of Toyota's center. Yao Ming sat on the bench in a suit and leather shoes. After a simple exchange between Lin Fei and Yao Ming, the game kicked off.

Lin Fei's energy in the first half was very vigorous. I couldn't see that Lin Fei had just fought in San Antonio yesterday. Among them, he shot 5 out of 8 three-pointers. In the first half, he got 22 points and directly hit Sean Battier, who defended him. Adelman was anxious. The Rockets relied on McGrady, who was obviously still sleeping in the first half. He only shot four times and only relied on free throws to get 2 points. In this case, the away Clippers got a 15-point lead.

This humiliated the Rockets owner Alexander, who watched the game at the scene. At halftime, Alexander walked into the Rockets' locker room to express his opinion.

Coincidentally, the game was broadcast live by the previous Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy. Reggie Miller looked at the calm Van Gundy and smiled, "Jeff, what do you think of the first half of the game? This is your team member. I'm sorry, it should be a former team member!"

Van Gundy despised the most awesome striker in NBA history. "The scene is very ugly. The defense was completely ruined by Lin. The inside lost Yao Ming. For the Rockets, this is not only a big insider, but also another offensive and defensive core of the team. Although Mutombo's defense is still there, he It can't make up for Yao Ming's lethality on the offensive end, and T-MAC is very out of state in the first half. This is a point that Rick needs to inspire, otherwise the second half will become a unilateral massacre.

"Jeff, I think you are more suitable to be a coach!"

Jeff Van Gundy took a look at Reggie Miller and said quietly, "I don't want to be completely bald!"

In the dialogue of the commentary table, the second half of the game kicked off, but the scene was really ugly. In the first two minutes, the two teams did not get a single point. It is not that the defensive pressure on each side was so great, but that the feeling of both sides seemed to be lost in the locker room at halftime and forgot to bring it to the court. They only listened. I can't stop hearing the sound of beating iron.

But someone will always stand up after a long deadlock, and this person is Houston's biggest rely on Tracy McGrady.

When playing Wilson Chandler as a rookie, he turned around and threw, and the basketball drew a proprietary low-level arc belonging to McGrady in the center of Toyota and got into the basket.

This goal is like opening Pandora's box, and what McGrady gains is a horrible touch. He directly breaks through the basket and dunks, and starts his own personal offensive show at the Toyota Center. Wilson Chandler, who is a rookie like Lin Fei, wants to cry without tears. In the first half, McGrady's weakness made him rest at halftime. He was praised by Mike Dunleavy. As a result, McGrady blew him in front of him in the second half. In contrast, the first half exploded Battier again and again. Lin Fei became normal in the second half. When the third quarter went to the seventh minute, McGrady directly faced Lin Fei and Chandler's two. With the bag clip, his eyelids were raised slightly and pulled out in place. Lin Fei couldn't help complaining, because the basketball entered again, and this goal also made the Rockets officially equalize the score. Toyota Center was instantly detonated by this wonderful three-pointer.

Mike Dunleavy wiped the sweat on his forehead and immediately asked for a pause. He had to rearrange it to disrupt McGrady's horrible rhythm.

And Adelman, the coach of the Rockets, also became angry at this time. He didn't want to lose in front of Jeff Van Gundy, so he wanted to win and wanted to win. The current game situation is undoubtedly beneficial to the Rockets, and his whole person has become cheerful with the favorable situation.

"Jeff, this is the tactic you used to use before!" Reggie Miller suddenly came up with a stupid sentence.

Van Gundy looked at Reggie Miller beside him and asked suspiciously, "What tactics?"

"It's McGrady's time. As long as McGrady enters such a state, your tactic is to give it to TRACY, to TRACY. When Yao plays well, it is to give it to Yao. It is said that these are the two most famous and commonly used tactics when you coached the Rockets.

As soon as Reggie Miller's words fell, Van Gundy's face pulled down. Obviously, Reggie Miller's joke made him unhappy.

But it turns out that once a player like McGrady enters a rage state, no one can stop him. After scoring 19 points in the third quarter, McGrady scored another 17 points in the fourth quarter, and Uncle Mu, who is inside, also provided a strong rebound and defensive guarantee for the Rockets in the second half. Lin Fei got in. The inside line catch and the basket was slapped directly by Uncle Mu without mercy. Looking at Uncle Mu's shaking fingers, Lin Fei sighed with emotion.

At the last moment, Lin Fei's three-pointer came out, announcing the end of the game. Two back-to-back teams and two strong teams in the league met. In the end, the Rockets laughed to the end and won a terrible 15-game winning streak, while the Clippers were terminated their seven-game winning streak. .

The team was a little depressed. With a depressed temperament, the Clippers went to the next stop of the Southwest Division, which was also the last Dallas in the top three in Texas.

(To be continued)