After returning to the defensive end, Tatum, like Kobe, clapped vigorously with both hands in front of his chest, and then glanced fiercely at the teammates around him.

Lin Ying was stunned for a moment.

This kid is a bit into the drama.

He reached for the ball, glanced at Sabonis, then jumped up and passed the opponent, then quickly broke into the paint.

He didn't enter the white-hot space, not because he didn't want to, but because he didn't need to.

The stimulation of a series of external events before the game made his entire body in a state of excitement.

Sabonis couldn't keep up with Lin Ying's steps, so he could only straighten his arms to interfere with Lin Ying's efforts.

But this approach obviously didn't have much effect. Lin Ying broke in much faster than he expected.

However, Lin Ying had no chance to score directly because Tatum's help arrived.

Tatum is not good at defense. There is only one possibility for him to appear in this position. He gave up Tucker who was guarding him in advance, and then helped defend to the basket.

Judging from Stevens' surprised expression on the sidelines, this was obviously not the coaching staff's arrangement.

Then the only possibility is that Tatum is sure that Sabonis can't guard Lin Ying at all.

He really wants to show off!

You can't be wrong about it, because it was a really nice assist.

But what he never expected was that Lin Ying didn't stop his forward motion after seeing him, but instead pulled the ball high and jumped directly into the air.

After being stunned for a moment, he only had time to stretch out his hand.

"Bang!"

In the eyes of the fans, Lin Ying faced Tatu, who was assisting in defense, with a one-handed tomahawk dunk, slamming the ball into the basket!

The huge impact force forced Tatum to fly out of the baseline!

Tatum used an advanced assist defense to win himself the first top ten background board of the season!

The cheers at the scene exploded instantly!

The last time I saw Lin Ying having such a strong desire to compete was when he played the 76ers in the playoffs last season.

This is extremely exciting news, because in the season when Durant left and the team's strength declined, they needed Lin Ying like this so much!

Kobe was also smiling at this time and reached out to applaud Lin Ying.

In the Celtics' offense, Tatum stood directly on the weak side and hung up.

Imitation is just imitation after all, just like Tatum tried to show his toughness in the last offensive and defensive round, but when he really needed to be tough, he chose to hang up instead.

Toughness on the basketball court cannot be demonstrated by just yelling or doing a few celebrations.

The real part of it is that after you are suppressed by your opponent, you can still try your best to fight against it.

At this point, Tatum still has a long way to go.

So in just these few rounds, we can see the changes in Tatum, but those changes are not enough to affect the trend of the game.

If this was the same Celtics team as last season, they would probably be in a scoring drought right now.

But this time they didn't, because of Walker.

After Tatum hung up, Walker used DeAndre Jordan's pick-and-roll to break through backwards and hit the basket to score.

Walker is short, which limits his upper limit, but it is precisely because of his short stature that he can give full play to his speed advantage when attacking in misplaced positions.

Moreover, his unique skill of changing the direction of his hand is really too difficult for Jokic.

Lin Ying continued to hold the ball in the frontcourt. This time Sabonis instinctively took a big step back. Lin Ying saw it and took a step forward, then stopped suddenly and made a mid-range shot.

Sabonis rushed forward hard, but his speed was indeed much slower than Lin Ying, and the interference he could cause by jumping forward was very limited.

Lin Ying took the shot steadily, and the ball passed over Sabonis' head and flew straight towards the basket.

"Whoa!"

With a crisp sound all over his body, Lin Ying hit his first shot of the night.

The venue was once again filled with cheers from fans.

The previous ball showed Lin Ying's condition, and this ball showed Lin Ying's touch.

The status and feel are all online, how could the fans at the scene not be excited!

A good start, a good start, this opening game can explain a lot of things!

But looking back, the Nets still didn't stop Walker from scoring.

This time Rose bypassed Jordan's pick-and-roll, but Walker broke through directly to the basket and hit the rebound and scored another goal!

At this time, the Celtics bench was in an uproar, and head coach Stevens was also pumping his fist happily.

The biggest change for the Celtics this year is the introduction of Walker. Judging from the opening, this choice is very correct.

"The Nets' defensive strength on the perimeter has declined a lot."

But at this moment, in the commentary box on the sidelines, Kenny Smith put forward his own opinion.

Tucker's presence can make up for the forward defensive pressure left by Ariza's departure.

Even Lu's adjustment was amazing.

Because the partnership between Guy and Lin Ying is similar to the combination of Durant and Lin Ying in the past, but regardless of Guy or Durant, this pairing requires Lin Ying to do a lot on the defensive end.

Durant has firepower, and it is worthwhile for Lin Ying to do this, but Gay obviously cannot.

So in comparison, replacing Tucker to share the defensive pressure, allowing Lin Ying to devote himself to the offensive end, is definitely a coup.

From this point of view, the Nets' signing Tucker before was definitely a plan for a rainy day.

But the problem is that Tucker can guard the forwards, and even guard the interior like Green for a while, but he can't guard the outside.

The Nets failed to retain Bradley in the summer and failed to find a suitable replacement. This is where the problem of declining perimeter defense that Smith mentioned arose.

"That's bad news, but the good news is they have a season to figure it out."

Buckley on the side immediately took over.

It is better to expose problems at the beginning of the season than at the end of the season. The Nets do have enough time to adjust.

"So it's a solvable problem, but Boston is going to face an unsolvable problem tonight."

Barkley kept talking and looked towards the court as he spoke.

At the end of his gaze, Lin Ying was once again holding the ball in the frontcourt.

Without Durant and Kobe, Lu's tactical system suddenly lost two sets.

This hurts a lot, but it's not fatal because Lin Ying is still there!

Lin Ying has a strong desire to score!

Lin Ying continued to break through, and this time the Celtics directly shrank from both sides, and the three of them formed a pocket formation.

Stevens directed this wave from the sidelines.

Lin Ying's desire to score was too obvious, and Stevens obviously felt it too.

However, Lin Ying has a strong desire to score and is not a tough guy. He saw the right moment and directly passed the ball diagonally to Crabbe in the weak side corner.

Crabbe dribbled the ball in front of him, and people watching were disappointed, but this time he came to an area where he is good at.

He didn't stop at all after catching the ball. He jumped up and took a quick shot. The entire movement was coherent and rapid.

And he also showed the qualities a shooter should have. The ball he shot was very soft and spun towards the basket at high speed.

"Whoa!"

With a crisp sound of hitting the net, Crabbe redeemed himself and hit a three-pointer!

The fans burst into cheers at the scene.

Fans are so realistic, as long as you play well, everything will be easy!

Stevens rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought.

Crabbe's three-pointer was strategic.

Because he not only made the shot, but he was also very smooth, which made the Celtics definitely not dare to attack so wantonly.

But the question is, facing Lin Ying whose condition and touch are both online, can ordinary flanking attack be effective?

Walker repeated his old trick, and this time Rose chose to bypass the defense, giving Walker a certain amount of space to shoot.

Walker made an emergency stop shot from mid-range, but failed to hit.

Walker's breakthrough ability is excellent enough, even better than Paul's, but in comparison, his mid-range stability is much inferior.

The rebound was picked off by Gay, and the two sides switched offense and defense.

Although the Nets did not directly launch a defensive counterattack, they advanced very quickly. Lin Ying caught the ball and directly hit the Celtics, who were unable to gain a foothold.

The Celtics' double attack was only a little slower, but Lin Ying had already broken into the paint and scored two more points with a light layup.
To be continued...