At the beginning of the second quarter, Lin Feng did not continue to play. The Zen Master asked him to rest for a while and replaced Fisher.
Old Fish is a conservative point guard. Most of the time, he organizes the offense, feeds the ball to Kobe, and lets Kobe finish.
I have to say that Lao Yu's efficiency on the court cannot be compared with Lin Feng.
Originally, the Lakers were leading by 5 points. After Fish came on the court, since defense was their weak point, Nash and Stoudemire frequently played with exquisite cooperation.
Brian Cook alone could not stop Stoudemire's attack.
In a single quarter, he was beaten by Stoudemire by 15 points, while Diaw and Marion both scored three-pointers.
In such a situation, the Lakers went from leading the Suns by 5 points to trailing by 7 points.
After the second quarter, the Zen Master still sent Lin Feng to the court, because when Lin Feng was on the court, both the offensive and defensive efficiency were better than that of Old Fish.
At the start of the third quarter, the score was 48:55, with the Lakers trailing by 7 points.
After Lin Feng came on the court, he tightly guarded Nash, making him and Stoudemire "out of touch."
When watching the game video at home, Lin Feng realized this. As long as they can control Stoudemire and Nash, the Suns will not be scary.
At the same time,
Nash rushed through midfield with the ball, and his graceful movement and dribbling caused cheers from the fans.
As the son of the wind, he has strong passing and shooting abilities.
If Stoudemire has the chance, he will score. If Nash doesn't have the chance, he can end the game himself.
His lobs and mid-range shots, including three-pointers, are still very intimidating.
Lin Feng started to get serious. It was the third quarter, and if he didn't take it seriously, the Suns would probably win.
"Defend them tightly and don't give them the chance to misplace their positions. If they do, switch defense immediately."
Lin Feng acts as the brain of the Lakers, directing his teammates to exert their strength.
In this round, Kobe guarded Nash, and Lin Feng was forced to roam inside. Brian Cook was completely beaten by Stoudemire all night, and Lin Feng was a little distrustful of his defense.
He pointed to Diaw standing in the three-point corner and asked Brian Cook to defend Diaw, giving him an easy task.
This guy was still a little reluctant, but now Lin Feng is Kobe's super teammate, so even if he is not happy, he has to obey.
"Let me guard you!"
Lin Feng stood outside the three-second zone, with Stoudemire in front of him, and he was defending Stoudemire alone.
Even though Stoudemire is a power forward with advantages in height and weight, Lin Feng is not afraid of him.
Commentator Albert saw this and shouted, "Now we see that the Lakers are starting to press the entire court, switching defenses very promptly and very hard. Lin also directed Brian Cook to defend Diaw on the perimeter, while he defended Stoudemire himself."
"Baby, you are a little too confident. Stoudemire is not an ordinary player. He has grown up now and can average 20.4 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game. A-Lin is so arrogant defending against such a Stoudemire. He will be blown away by Stoudemire!"
As Albert's commentary ended, loud laughter erupted in the America West Arena.
Suns fans think that Lin Feng is indeed too arrogant.
Single-handedly defending Stoudemire?
Who do you think you are?
Shaquille O'Neal?
Stoudemire's physical fitness, height, and wingspan are much stronger than Lin Feng's. How can we defend him?
"Xiao Si, beat him up! Beat up that arrogant Chinese boy!"
"Yes, Xiao Si, don't tell us that you are so tall and strong that you can't even play with a small Chinese guy?"
"Xiao Si, kill him! This victory must belong to us!"
The entire America West Arena was bustling with activity. Fans were furious when they saw Lin Feng arrogantly defending Stoudemire alone.
You know, Stoudemire and Nash are the absolute heroes of Phoenix!
The fans couldn't bear to see their hero being defended by a Chinese boy.
When Stoudemire heard the shouts of the commentators and fans, he felt full of strength.
He got the ball on the left side, played against Lin Feng with his back to the basket, dribbled a few times, and wanted to use his height and confrontation advantage to overpower the smaller Lin Feng.
As a result, he found that it was not the case. He dribbled the ball and pushed it a few times, but Lin Feng was like a mountain standing in front of him, and he couldn't push Lin Feng away.
"Shit, this guy is so strong?"
Xiao Si was shocked. He never expected that the thin-looking Lin Feng could possess such powerful strength.
"I don't believe I can't beat you!"
Stoudemire became anxious and simply stopped the header. Instead, he turned around with the ball, facing the basket, and forced the ball past Lin Feng, who was a head shorter than him.
"Stoudemire pivots on his right foot, is he going to take down A-Lin?"
Another commentator, Jerry Allen, said, "Stoudemire faked a shot, but A-Lin was not moved at all. He faked another shot, but A-Lin still did not move. He just raised his hand and tried to interfere with Stoudemire's shooting space and vision."
"Oh oh oh! Not good, this was a bad single shot by Stoudemire. He was blocked by Lin who is only 189cm tall!"
The whole audience was shocked. People saw that Stoudemire initially played one-on-one with his back to the basket, trying to use his physical advantage to push Lin Feng away, and then go straight for a layup or dunk.
But he found that he couldn't push Lin Feng at all. Then he faced the basket, ready to force Lin Feng to jump, and even made two fake moves, but Lin Feng was not fooled.
Just when he couldn't hold back and forced a layup for the third time, Lin Feng seized the opportunity and immediately used his skill "Mad Block" to give Stoudemire a big block!
This block was extremely beautiful. There was no foul at all. The basketball was knocked out of Stoudemire's hand with a slap.
Because of the huge force, Xiao Si even sat down on the ground.
Head coach D'Antoni on the sidelines caught a glimpse of this scene and shook his head in frustration. He didn't expect Stoudemire to be so useless that he couldn't even play one-on-one against a guard.
Kobe was quick to catch the flying basketball accurately.
He dribbled past Nash, accelerated towards the basket, and then made a powerful 180-degree dunk, scoring two points for the Lakers.
The beautiful defensive counterattack and the exquisite cooperation between Lin Feng and Kobe ignited the excitement of hundreds of millions of viewers in front of the TV!
Far across the ocean in China, countless fans watched Lin Feng defend Stoudemire alone and blocked a shot for Stoudemire. Then Kobe rushed to the basket with the ball, made a 180-degree spin and dunked to end the round.
Suddenly, the school cafeteria was in an uproar.
In more than 80% of the cafeterias in every university in China, the game was being broadcast live.
The students ate while watching the game.
When Lin Feng blocked the shot for Stoudemire and Kobe received the ball, rushed to the basket, and completed a 180-degree spin dunk, deafening cheers rang out in every university cafeteria.
"Wow! Wow! Lin Feng is really strong. He and Kobe are simply invincible together! I'm sure the Lakers will have a place in this season's championship."
"That's a must. I used to be a Rockets fan and supported the Yao-McGrady combination, but now I support the Lin-Ke combination. After Shaquille O'Neal went east, the Lin-Ke combination emerged. I feel this combination can win the championship!"
"Awesome, really awesome!"
"I admire Lin Feng so much. As long as he is on the court, it seems that there is nothing he can't handle."
"Yes, but in this case, I am worried about Dayao. If Dayao and Maizi meet Lin Feng and Kobe, I wonder if they can defeat the Lakers?"
"Oh! It's hard to say. Maizi is injured, and Yao Ming is not in good health. When the Rockets meet the Lakers, I feel like the Rockets can't beat the Lakers."
"Well, your analysis is right. The Yao-McGrady combination is certainly strong, but it's a pity that both of them are injured. Unlike Kobe and Lin Feng, this combination is even more powerful. I feel that it is even more powerful than the OK combination back then!"
In every university cafeteria, everyone is discussing which one is stronger, the Yao-McGrady combination or the newly emerging Lin-Ke combination?
After much analysis, fans believe that the Lin-Ke combination is slightly better.
Because the Yao-McGrady duo is injured, if they meet the healthy Lin-Ke duo, they will probably lose to the Lakers.
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