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Hearing what Odom said, Lin Feng almost fell to the ground.

"Old Ao, don't joke around. Just say this in front of me; don't spread it around. You know I already have a girlfriend."

"Haha," Odom laughed heartily.

But to be honest, Lakers cheerleader Alia did seem to be staring at Raymond Lam.

When the timeout was over, Alia blew a kiss to Raymond Lam. Was it specifically for him?

Odom's eyes were wide open, and his eyeballs were about to pop out of their sockets.

Alia is plump and curvy, which is the kind of figure that foreign men like. She is also tall, and when she dances vigorously in a miniskirt, she really attracts men's attention.

Back to the game, Pistons head coach Flip Saunders deployed new tactics.

On the offensive end, they relied more on Rasheed Wallace, and it was still easy for Wallace to score if he only had to focus on rookie Bynum.

On the defensive end, they would try to limit Lin Feng.

Flip Saunders had been looking for Lin Feng's shortcomings in offense but was disappointed. It seemed that Lin Feng had no specific weaknesses.

Like Kobe, he has almost no blind spots in offense, and his shooting and breakthrough abilities are very strong.

In this situation, the Pistons could only pray that Lin Feng and Kobe would have a cold shooting night, and then they would seize the opportunity and beat the Lakers in one go.

Chauncey Billups dribbled the ball forward and reached the top of the arc. He changed direction drastically, leaving Lin Feng half a body length behind. He then made a fake shot but actually passed the ball to Wallace, who had successfully positioned himself in the paint.

Wallace continued to isolate Bynum, using his absolute strength to push Bynum away and score on the rebound, earning two points.

There's no way around it. Bynum is a weak point on the Lakers' side, and they can't always rely on others to assist in defense.

If the outside players run in to help defend, they are bound to leave a three-pointer shooter open.

"Bynum! My brother, you must hold on!"

Odom yelled at Bynum.

The guy had a blank expression on his face and ignored Odom completely.

He thought to himself, go to hell; if you have the guts, come and guard Wallace yourself and see?

You don't feel any pain in your waist when you talk while standing. You don't know how strong Wallace is.

When the Zen Master saw this, he shook his head slightly. He had a bad feeling. Bynum had been consistently outmatched by Wallace, and if they continued playing this way, they would probably lose.

As for substitutions, who would defend Wallace?

Should Kwame Brown be substituted in?

It was impossible for Kwame Brown to completely contain Wallace.

Throughout the second quarter, the Pistons' offensive strategy was to focus on the inside. The Lakers' interior defense was weak, and Wallace, matched up against Bynum, had a success rate of up to 75%.

After a few possessions, the Pistons gradually narrowed the gap. At the end of the first half, the score was 40-37, and the Pistons were only three points behind.

In this game, both sides kept the score close, and neither side gave in.

Having played to this point, it was likely there would be a buzzer-beater in the end.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

Entering the locker room, the Zen Master gathered everyone together and said, "If we continue to play like we did in the first half, we will be very dangerous. Someone on the team needs to step up and contain Wallace."

"Who is more suitable to defend him?"

Kobe looked at the Zen Master and asked suddenly.

"Brown, how about giving this task to you?"

The Zen Master glanced at Kwame Brown, who had been resting in the first half.

But the guy just kept shaking his head. "Master, you can send me to play. I get paid by the team, so I should play for the team, but you want me to completely restrict Wallace? I can't do it!"

He shrugged, looking helpless.

In fact, if this guy had more confidence and wasn't so sensitive, he could still do well in the NBA.

The reason why Kwame Brown is called a bust as the No. 1 pick is all his own fault.

He has some skills, but his psychological fortitude is too poor; he has no confidence in himself and is particularly fragile.

Just imagine, in the fiercely competitive NBA, you cannot grow unless you are a little ruthless and hard on yourself.

Kwame Brown's personality is exactly the opposite of the competitive environment in the NBA. He has no confidence in himself, is afraid of making mistakes, and is even more afraid of being criticized.

Over time, he started playing timidly on the court and looked very nervous.

During a game, he told Kobe, "Don't pass the ball to me; I'm too nervous!"

Kobe both admired and disliked this young teammate. As the No. 1 draft pick, he had never seen anyone so cowardly.

"Zen Master, I will defend Wallace in the second half. But if I defend Wallace alone, Chauncey will need someone else to defend him."

At this moment, Lin Feng, who had been silent the entire time, spoke up and volunteered to defend Wallace.

Everyone was stunned and looked at Lin Feng as if he were an alien.

The point guard will defend Wallace alone?

Are you kidding me?

Where did his confidence come from?

The Zen Master stared at Lin Feng in amazement. After a long while, he said, "Lin, are you kidding us? You're defending Wallace alone? Are you sure you can defend him?"

"Whether I can defend him or not, at least I have a way to limit him and keep him in our penalty area, so he can't do whatever he wants like in the first half."

Lin Feng looked calm. He had experience defending inside players. After all, he was the man who played Sakuragi Hanamichi.

"If you guard Wallace, who will guard Chauncey?"

The Zen Master thought about it and decided to give Lin Feng this opportunity to try.

Since Lin Feng joined the Lakers and brought them many surprises, he didn't mind letting Lin Feng try to defend Wallace alone.

Kobe said, "Lin will go inside to defend Wallace, and I will defend Chauncey. In the second half, Parker will come on the court, and you will defend Maxiell."

When Smush Parker heard this, he immediately became excited, thinking that this was a chance for him to play.

He immediately agreed, "OK, I'll follow Kobe's arrangements."

"Well, that's decided!" The Zen Master thought for a moment and concluded that this was the only way; there was really no other good option.

"Lin! I hope you can surprise us again."

After the Zen Master finished speaking, he called Bynum aside, unsure whether to criticize him or teach him some defensive techniques.

It didn't matter to Bynum. To put it bluntly, this guy played basketball just to make money.

In an interview, he told reporters mindlessly, "I play basketball just to make money. I didn't love basketball when I was a child. This is just a job!"

He had already said so. He didn't care if the Zen Master replaced him. As long as his contract hadn't expired, he would get paid as long as he stayed with the Lakers.

The two teams switched sides in the second half.

The Lakers made a surprising move and assigned point guard Lin Feng to defend Wallace one-on-one.

When the players of both teams settled into their positions, Wallace noticed that the person defending him was Lin Feng, and he couldn't help laughing.

He muttered sarcastically, "Asian monkey, don't you Lakers have any decent inside players? That old man, the Zen Master, actually sent you to defend me alone?"

"Kid, please remember, from now on, I'm going to score 20 points on you!"