"Lin's dunk reminded me of someone. He is so similar to that person!"
The commentator, Wolf Joe, looked excited, and his voice trembled.
Harold Gordon took over the conversation: "Who?"
"The dunk that Vince Carter made against the French center at the 2000 Sydney Olympics was called the 'Death Dunk' by fans all over the world. Do you think it looks like that?"
"Oh my god! Joe, if you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten that Lin's dunk really looked like the one Vince Carter dunked over the French center in Sydney!"
"So, this year's slam dunk contest champion has been decided. Do you know who it is?"
Wolf Joe yelled at Mike.
"A Lin!"
"A Lin!"
"A Lin!"
"I strongly request that A Lin be included in this season's dunk contest."
In the Rose Garden, the fans' passion was aroused.
Lin Feng's slam dunk, which was a replay of Vince Carter's death dunk, completely ignited the atmosphere at the scene.
"Lin! Boy, you will be in the top five plays tomorrow."
Brian Cook really envied Lin Feng's jumping ability. This dunk was even slightly better than Carter's.
"Yes, Lin, I am sure you will be the champion of this year's dunk contest, and you will also be the best rookie!"
Odom agreed with Brian Cook that as long as Lin Feng participated in the dunk contest this year, he would definitely win the championship.
In addition, in Odom's opinion, with Lin Feng's explosive performance, as long as he didn't hit the rookie wall, he would definitely win the honor of best rookie.
"Incredible, his jumping ability is comparable to Carter's! Is he Asian? Can Asians have such strong jumping and gliding abilities?"
At the Rose Garden Arena, some people were excited by Lin Feng's explosive dunk.
Some people also questioned whether Lin Feng was Asian.
An Asian imitated Vince Carter's death dunk. If these Americans hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it.
"This kid is very fierce. We must stop him from scoring. Even if we lose, we can't lose too badly."
Head coach Terry Porter shouted to the court.
Compared to Terry Porter's excitement, the Zen Master seemed to be sitting calmly.
With two super scorers in Lin Feng and Kobe on the team, he was confident that the championship this season was a sure thing.
What he was most worried about now was injuries. Kobe had knee surgery a few days ago, but he hadn't heard about a recurrence of Kobe's old injury in the past few days.
The Zen Master found it strange but did not ask Kobe.
On the court, Lin Feng conquered fellow rookie Brandon Roy with a death slam dunk.
Roy's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.
In terms of playing style, Roy was called the second Tim Duncan by fans. His playing style was simple and low-key, yet deadly in its calmness!
Although Roy in his rookie season could not be compared with Tim Duncan, people later discovered that Roy was a perfectly malleable talent with a simple and deadly style of play and very accurate attacks on opponents.
He was later given the title of "Yellow Mamba," and it was not given for nothing.
However, at this moment, Roy became withdrawn. He was beaten into a state of shock by Lin Feng.
Among this year's rookie players, Roy thought he was the strongest, but until he met Lin Feng tonight, he realized that there was still a big gap between him and Lin Feng.
"Lin! Are you a Martian? Defying gravity?"
Roy half admired Lin Feng but also half regarded Lin Feng as a threat.
Such an explosive performance by Lin Feng would snatch away his best rookie honor. Indeed, the best rookie in 2006 was actually Chris Paul.
"I won't let you score that easily."
Roy was so angry that his teeth were chattering.
Lin Feng turned a deaf ear and didn't take Roy seriously at all.
If he remembered correctly, at the end of this season, Roy averaged 16.7 points, 4 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.
The Timberwolves must be regretting this decision. Old fans all know that Roy was selected by the Timberwolves and then traded to the Trail Blazers.
The Timberwolves management originally wanted to find a helper for Garnett, but they looked down on Roy and thus sent a good talent to the Trail Blazers for nothing.
The two sides were evenly matched in the first quarter. Roy exploded with his energy and still scored 8 points despite Lin Feng's full-court pressure.
However, his hit rate was not high, only 40%. Lin Feng couldn't help but look at Roy with admiration.
Despite his full-court pressure, Roy still scored 8 points.
Lin Feng focused all these 8 points on Roy, but this guy still scored.
His layups and mid-range shots were his greatest weapons.
Roy finished college before entering the NBA, which made him more mature than the average draft pick. He had an arsenal of skills that were bottomless and had been honed in college.
It was unrealistic to completely defend Roy and prevent him from scoring any points.
And Lin Feng's crazy blocking skills were no joke!
At the start of the second quarter, Roy wanted to make a layup, but Lin Feng seized the opportunity and blocked his shot.
"Brandon Roy attacked with the ball, and his arsenal of skills was very solid. In the first quarter, even with A-Lin pressing all over the court, he still scored 8 points with a hit rate of about 40%."
"In the second quarter, Roy wanted to cause damage on the offensive end. Let's see who is stronger between him and A Lin, both of whom are rookies."
"Oh! It seems that A. Lin is better. Roy was blocked by Lin. Lin defended the ball, and he got the rebound and passed it to Kobe."
"Kobe quickly counterattacked and shot a three-pointer, BANG!"
"It's in! Kobe made the winning shot with a three-pointer from the top of the arc. The Lakers are leading the Trail Blazers by 10 points!"
As Kobe received the pass from Lin Feng and quickly counterattacked, Randolph and LaFrentz used all their strength to defend Kobe.
Seeing this, Kobe did not continue to charge into the inside but instead pulled up for a three-point jump shot. The basketball spun around the rim a few times and still went into the net.
With this three-pointer, the Lakers expanded their lead by ten points.
There was no denying that Roy was very strong, but in terms of overall strength, the Trail Blazers could not compare with the Lakers.
How could the Lakers, who had two scoring weapons, be defeated by the Trail Blazers, who finished last in the Western Conference last season?
As long as Kobe and Lin Feng maintained their fighting spirit, there would be very few teams in the entire league that could defeat them.
"Terry Porter, the coach of the Trail Blazers, called a timeout. He felt that it was not appropriate to continue playing like this. The Lakers' offensive firepower was stronger than theirs, so they were changing their strategy."
said narrator Wolf Joe.
Terry Porter really wanted to end the Lakers' winning streak, but looking at the situation, if they continued playing like this, they would probably just be giving away their heads.
Roy played well and was very aggressive, but the key was that Randolph did not play a huge role in this game.
The Trail Blazers called a timeout, and the Lakers team got a short rest.
The Zen Master called Lin Feng over and said, "Lin! When defending Roy, you don't have to stick to him so closely. Your physical fitness is better than his. Just like before, give him space to break through, and then you block his shot from behind."
"If we successfully defend like this a few times, Roy will lose his temper, and we can take the opportunity to launch a defensive counterattack."
The Zen master was quite experienced and saw the key to the problem at a glance.
In terms of physical fitness, Roy was not as good as Lin Feng.
There was no need for Lin Feng to stick closely to Roy, running all over the court with him and wasting his energy.
In fact, you could deliberately leave space for Roy to break through and wait for him to make a layup. The moment he went for the layup, Lin Feng would rush out from the back or the wing and directly block him.
As a result, the Lakers took the opportunity to launch several defensive counterattacks, and after a few times, the gap between the two teams gradually widened.