"OMG! Look, the hero against the Albuquerque Thunderbirds last night, it's this Chinese kid."
"Brother, are you sure you didn't see it wrong? Are you sure it was him?"
"There's no mistake. I won't mistake his red hair. And didn't you notice? This Chinese boy's outfit looks a lot like Sakuragi Hanamichi!"
"Indeed, he looks exactly like Sakuragi Hanamichi, and he's wearing the No. 10 Shohoku jersey."
When going out, Lin Feng immediately changed into Sakuragi Hanamichi's No. 10 Shohoku jersey.
His jersey number also changed on the court. He used to wear No. 6, but now he wears No. 10.
He applied to coach Ryan. Although Ryan was skeptical, he did not ask any more questions and agreed to let Lin Feng change his jersey number.
Anyway, the 05-06 season is about to end, and we are in the Development League, where the rules are not as strict as in the NBA. Just change it, it doesn't matter.
"Lin Feng, I know your name. Please sign for me. I hope you can make it to the NBA next season."
"Yes, Lin! There is already Yao Ming from your country in the NBA. If you make it to the NBA, I'd love to see a derby between you and your countryman!"
"…"
On the streets of Los Angeles, people were chattering.
Lin Feng's face was full of smiles. He finally realized the feeling of being a sports superstar.
In Los Angeles, someone actually asked him for his autograph.
Infected by the enthusiasm, Lin Feng signed his English name without hesitation.
His girlfriend Su Muqing stood by and watched, a proud smile on her face.
"Baby, you are becoming more and more popular. People recognize you on the streets of Los Angeles now."
Lin Feng shook his red hair and chuckled, "It's still early. One day, I want people all over the world to know me, to know an NBA player from China!"
Hearing this, Su Muqing looked at Lin Feng with shining eyes.
She felt that Lin Feng had changed not only on the court, but his personality charm had also improved a lot off the court.
"Baby, I love you! Your dream will definitely come true!"
After the meal, the two strolled for a while on the streets of Santa Monica. During that time, some citizens recognized Lin Feng.
They chatted with Lin Feng for a while and asked him if he could keep the NBDL championship trophy in Los Angeles.
Lin Feng told them that he would definitely succeed and would not leave the championship trophy in Los Angeles, and he would never step onto a basketball court again if he failed.
For a time, this name became famous in Los Angeles.
…
Two days later, the second game of the NBDL finals was held in Los Angeles.
In this game, the Los Angeles D-Fenders have the home advantage. If they win this game, the championship trophy will belong to Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles D-Fenders' home stadium is not at Staples Center.
To put it bluntly, the affiliated teams are not qualified enough to hold events at Staples.
The home court of the Los Angeles D-Fenders is just the official training hall of their parent team, the Los Angeles Lakers.
The stadium can accommodate more than 3,000 fans.
Normally, not many people pay attention to NBDL events.
Even though it could only hold more than 3,000 fans, it was often empty, and only a few fans showed up to watch the game.
But tonight, it was unimaginable.
The stadium was packed with more than 3,000 people, all because everyone came to watch Sakuragi Hanamichi play.
Everyone wanted to witness a miracle. Could the guy from ancient China lead the Los Angeles D-Fenders to defeat the Albuquerque Thunderbirds and win the first NBDL championship?
You know, two days ago, some citizens met Lin Feng on the streets of Santa Monica and asked him if he could keep the championship trophy in Los Angeles.
According to insiders, a Chinese player named Lin Feng was extremely arrogant and threatened that if the championship trophy was not left in Los Angeles, he would never step onto a court again in his life!
This news exploded in major forums and social platforms in Los Angeles, and as a result, people who had previously ignored the NBDL events flocked to the stadium to watch.
They wanted to see how Lin Feng fulfilled his "boast", defeated the Albuquerque Thunderbirds, and won the first championship trophy in the history of the Los Angeles D-Fenders.
Soon, the game was about to begin.
The players of the Albuquerque Thunderbirds also knew about the crazy words Lin Feng made on the streets of Los Angeles.
After all, this matter had caused a great uproar, and it would have been hard for them not to know about it.
This made the entire team lose face, especially Croft, who had a grudge against Lin Feng, who started cursing in the locker room on the spot.
They had to do their best to stop Lin Feng from scoring in tonight's game.
Head coach Morey was so angry that he suffered from three highs and was almost hospitalized for a cerebral hemorrhage.
This Chinese kid took himself too seriously. Morey had to re-plan the tactics and was determined to teach Lin Feng a lesson tonight.
"I don't care about your offense, I only care about defense. In this game, focus on guarding Lin Feng and don't allow him to break into the inside at will."
"Even if it means committing a foul, you have to stop him! In this game tonight, I don't want to see him get another big triple-double!"
Morey was filled with rage and gave orders to each player in a cold voice.
"Shit! This damn yellow monkey is totally lawless. Even if I am kicked out of the game, I will play with him to the end!"
Croft cursed angrily.
He now hated Lin Feng so much that he wanted to commit a flagrant foul and end Lin Feng's season.
"Brothers, gather your strength. We must not let that kid from China continue to be rampant! Kill them!"
Croft yelled and ran towards the arena. It was going to be a fierce battle.
Head coach Morey had spoken, even if it meant committing a foul, Lin Feng could not be allowed to score easily.
The second game of the finals started, and the person who jumped the ball was still Lin Feng.
Coach Ryan didn't care now, because he knew very well that Lin Feng's strength had suddenly improved. As long as Lin Feng was on the court, their victory was only a matter of time.
"Pull out for singles and create space for Lin Feng to shoot."
This is what Coach Ryan said to each player during pre-game training.
He trusted Lin Feng unconditionally, and with Lin Feng connecting the team, the offensive fluidity of the entire team was very good.
This is what a top point guard should do most, to control the rhythm of the game to perfection.
As expected, the first ball was still caught by Lin Feng.
His jumping ability was so amazing that the big center of the Albuquerque Thunderbirds couldn't jump over Lin Feng at all.
After grabbing the ball, Lin Feng did not immediately launch a strong desire to attack.
In this game, he wanted to connect the team's offense and play with wonderful fluency.
For the first ball, Lin Feng passed it to the team's shooting guard, a white guy who was 197 cm tall and weighed 95 kg.
His best offensive methods were mid-range shots and three-pointers, and sometimes he could break through to score points and draw fouls.
Lin Feng passed the ball to the white shooting guard and then became active outside the three-second zone, ready to fight for the frontcourt rebounds.
Morey was very troubled by Lin Feng's fierce frontcourt rebounding ability.
In the last game, they lost more than 20 offensive rebounds, which gave the Los Angeles defenders more than 20 second-chance opportunities.
Among them, 18 offensive rebounds were grabbed by Lin Feng alone.
In tonight's game, Morey would not make the same mistake twice.
As soon as he saw Lin Feng active near the three-second zone, he stretched his neck and yelled, "Keep an eye on him, he's still trying to fight for the frontcourt rebounds. In this game, I only allow you to lose 5 frontcourt rebounds, otherwise you don't have to play, you can just go home and grow sweet potatoes!"