At 111:104, Lin Yu's two three-pointers suddenly extended the Celtics' lead to 7 points.
Gregg Popovich called a timeout, and Tony Parker walked off the court looking frustrated. He kept looking up at the big screen above his head.
The big screen was replaying the moment when Lin Yu made the steal over and over again.
Parker felt desperate. There was no problem with his dribbling, but the Chinese Lin on the opposite side just seized the opportunity.
At a time when it was impossible to steal, a steal was completed!
"In the last 31 seconds, trailing by 7 points, the Spurs are in danger!"
The cheers in the North Shore Garden Arena continued, and the excited Celtics fans knew that as long as they won this game, the Celtics would officially enter the playoffs!
An originally extremely bad season may very well turn into a not-so-bad season because of the emergence of China Lin.
After the timeout, the main players of the two teams reappeared.
31 seconds, the Spurs are running out of time.
They got the ball out quickly and then handed it to Manu Ginobili.
Ginobili rushed to the frontcourt and hit a three-pointer. This was the Spurs' only chance.
With a bang, the basketball hit the frame hard.
Pierce flew to grab the rebound, and then the Spurs had no choice but to foul.
After Paul Pierce made two free throws, with a 9-point difference and less than 23 seconds of game time, the game was over...
"Let us cheer for China Lin. When the Celtics need him, he can always stand up! Although he is not an All-Star yet, his role in the Celtics team is better than that of an All-Star!"
When the red light above the backboard came on, the audience cheered and the commentator turned on the loudspeaker.
The whole place burst into crazy shouts
"lin! lin! lin!"
"lin! lin! lin!"
"..."
At this moment, Lin Yu is Boston's only darling, and even Paul Pierce can't compete with him.
"Two three-pointers and one steal sealed the victory. The big-hearted Lin Yu scored 37 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks in the game. This is another very versatile statistic. He has played five basic games in five consecutive games.
All statistics have been recorded!"
"During the critical period when the Celtics were fighting for the playoffs, China Lin's explosion was undoubtedly the weapon the Celtics needed most. He used gorgeous statistics to lead the Celtics to a five-game winning streak.
!”
"With 35 wins and 35 losses, the Celtics are already eighth in the Eastern Conference!"
Charles Barkley was quite emotional. He mentioned the other team in this game, the San Antonio Spurs.
"Tim Duncan turned into a scoring monster. This guy scored 29 points but still couldn't help the team win. Manu Ginobili suffered a loss in his second meeting with China Lin, shooting 6 of 14 from the field.
The performance of 14 points was obviously crushed by the opponent China Lin, and Tony Parker had the ball stolen at the last moment. The reason why the Spurs lost this game, Parker was the player who took the most direct blame."
“Of course, there is also Bruce Bowen who defended China Lin for almost three quarters. Looking at Bruce Bowen’s performance in defending China Lin in this game, I can’t help but sigh. Bowen, who is about to turn 35, is getting old.
He is no longer the same person as before. In this game, he was completely beaten by China Lin!"
All in all, the Spurs suffered a big loss from Lin Yu in this game. Neither the GDP team nor Bruce Bowen could get any benefits from Lin Yu.
After the game at the TD North Shore Garden Arena, Gregg Popovich stood up and left the bench. He shook his head helplessly, walked to the center of the court, and found his former disciple.
Rivers was very excited after winning the game, but he calmed down after seeing Popovich.
The two shook hands and he accepted Popovich's congratulations.
After reminiscing about old times, Popovich mentioned Lin Yu in this game: "The Chinese guard on your team is great. What is his name? Lin Yu?"
Popovich read Lin Yu's name in a very awkward tone, and then said with a smile: "I heard that his contract is about to expire? I think it will be difficult for you to keep him. He will be the most sought-after in the off season.
free agency.”
Rivers was unhappy and immediately retorted: "No, Greg, we will definitely keep him. After this season, he will be a restricted free agent!"
"Okay, okay, Doug, you are lucky to have such an excellent Chinese defender."
Rivers rolled his eyes. He also wanted to say that Popovich was lucky. He had the twin towers of David Robinson and Duncan before him, and now he has the most dominant GDP combination in the league.
What Rivers has is an unsuccessful coaching experience with the Magic and a very unsuccessful coaching experience with the Celtics.
By the way, when it comes to Duncan, Rivers thinks of that summer in 2000, when he almost snatched Duncan from his mentor!
From the Celtics' perspective, the story of them missing Duncan begins 10 years ago...
On the sidelines of the court, Tim Duncan ran over and patted Lin Yu on the shoulder before leaving the court. He didn't say anything. Lin Yu was a little confused.
Then came Manu Ginobili, who still had a little hair. He ran over and hugged Lin Yu: "Man, you played so well in this game. I hope we can play against each other again."
Tony Parker, the last member of the GDP group, just glanced at Lin Yu from a distance and did not come over to say hello.
However, Bruce Bowen also ran over and said harsh words: "Boy, if you dare to anger me again next time we fight, I will definitely let you lie down and leave the gym!"
Lin Yu smiled and didn't care. Thinking about it carefully, Bruce Bowen didn't have many years to play. If this evil man really wanted to destroy Lin Yu, Lin Yu could be sure that Bowen would destroy Lin Yu.
At that moment, retire directly!
Amidst the cheers of the audience, Lin Yu began to walk towards the players' tunnel. His teammates also ran over to "exchange feelings", touching Lin Yu's head, or patting Lin Yu's butt. In short, they would never do anything if they could.
Move your mouth.
Hamlin Howard, the team's press officer, also came over to Lin Yu the moment he walked into the tunnel.
"Lin, go back and take a shower first. You may have to go to the media room for an interview today."
Lin Yu nodded. Generally speaking, NBA post-game interviews include locker room interviews and media room interviews.
Locker room interviews are generally where ordinary players are interviewed.
The media room is usually attended by the team's head coach and one or two players. The Celtics' past habit was for Rivers to attend with Pierce and Brian Scalabrine.
One is the team's star player, and the other is the team's locker room leader.
I just don’t know who Lin Yu will replace in today’s media room interview.
"Just replace Paul."
While taking a shower, Lin Yu was thinking silently. He was looking forward to participating in the post-match interview with White Mamba. He was already thirsty for the "Yellow Mamba" memes!