In the first quarter of the game, Lin Yu was beaten one-on-one by LeBron James.
With 13 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in a single quarter, James turned on the full James mode. Not only can he break through and pass the ball outward, he can also pass the ball inward.
Mike Brown obviously did more homework. He guessed that the Celtics might let James play in isolation and prevent James from driving his teammates.
So, he asked James to attack the penalty area and let Big Z guard the basket.
James rushed to the penalty area, and the Celtics had to use people to help defend. At this time, James passed the ball inward, and Big Z faced a completely empty basket.
Of James' four assists in the first quarter, three of them went to Big Z under the basket.
The Cavaliers played an excellent offense and scored 31 points in the first quarter.
Looking back at the Celtics, Lin Yu was beaten to death by the Cavaliers' one-mark-and-four defense. Delonte West and Reeve LaFrentz were also completely unable to score. Paul Pierce became the only stable player for the Celtics.
The score output point.
At 20:31, in the first quarter alone, the Celtics fell behind by 11 points.
The situation couldn't be worse.
In the second quarter, Lin Yu, who was fully defensive on Zhan, could no longer withstand it. Now he deeply felt that the regular season and the playoffs were not on the same level.
However, on the offensive end, he gradually started shooting three-pointers of his own. Counting the first quarter, he made a total of 3 of 7 three-pointers. Lin Yu had already scored 9 points.
But after halftime, his opponent LeBron James had scored 24 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. The little emperor had completely dominated the game.
"At halftime, 60:46, the Cleveland Cavaliers already led by 14 points."
Then in the second half, Lin Yu continued to shoot three-pointers crazily. He no longer cared about his shooting percentage.
On the defensive end, he still couldn't withstand James' impact. The Celtics' defensive formation was broken up by James alone.
In the third quarter, James scored another 8 points and 2 assists.
The Celtics relied on Lin Yu, who gradually opened up three-pointers, and Pierce, who continued to output, to gradually stabilize the situation, but the point difference was still widened to 17 points.
Finally came the decisive battle in the fourth quarter. The Celtics launched a counterattack and got closer to the score. But at the critical moment, it was James who stood up and scored consecutively.
At this point in time, James has no physical problems. He can run for the entire game and it will not affect his physical fitness at the last moment at all.
In the end, the score at the end of the game was 96:107, a difference of 11 points. The Celtics lost the game and the playoffs started badly.
"The Celtics lost this game. They couldn't stop LeBron James' impact. Even Lin Yu, who may be selected for the best defensive team, can't stop James from scoring and providing assists..."
"LeBron James made his playoff debut and scored 37 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. In this game, the Celtics lost to James alone."
At Quicken Loans Arena, the Cavaliers celebrated this victory.
James, who dominated the audience, kept hugging his teammates, then raised his hands high and accepted the cheers of the audience.
On the other side, Lin Yu, who was also making his playoff debut, put his hands on his hips and stared blankly at the scoreboard above his head.
"Lin Yu played a hard-fought game. The Celtics want him to defend LeBron James alone. It is a fantasy. They can only say that Doc Rivers is still living in a dream."
"Even though he was blown out on the defensive end, Lin Yu's offensive performance was not bad. He took 16 shots, hit 7 goals, scored 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals."
"But Lin Yu's offensive performance could not prevent the Celtics from losing. Paul Pierce scored 26 points and 6 rebounds on 10 of 23 shots. The gap between the stars was the main reason why the Celtics lost this game.
reason."
Shanghai, Donghua University, listening to the voices of Zhang Weiping and Yu Jia on the TV, as the game progresses.
The voices in the cafeteria, which started with excited shouting, gradually became silent, leaving only sighs and discussions from a very small number of fans.
"I still lost."
"James is so strong, he deserves to be the chosen one."
"Since this game, I have been a fan of the Little Emperor."
"Before you became a fan of Little Emperor, I was already a three-year-old fan of Little Emperor."
"I hope Dayu can cheer up."
"What? Why did you cheer up? Dayu played well in this game. It was He Wenwen who was that idiot. He insisted on letting Dayu defend James alone. No one could stand up to him!"
"..."
The frail little man frowned and thought about something. The bespectacled man pushed up his glasses and said, "It's a bit easy for the Cavaliers to win. It seems that there is no suspense in the first round of the playoffs."
The big man said angrily: "This game is really boring to watch. I'm going to play ball."
In the center of Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Pierce, who scored 26 points and 6 rebounds in this game, came over and patted Lin Yu on the shoulder.
"Let's go, Lin. If you lose the game, you can fight back in the next one."
Pierce seemed to be comforting Lin Yu, but Lin Yu always felt that this guy had inexplicable confidence.
Lin Yu shook his head and followed Pierce's footsteps towards the players' tunnel.
But at the tunnel, he was stopped by ESPN sideline reporter Craig Sager.
"Seg, do you want to interview me? Or Paul?" Lin Yu pointed to Paul Pierce, who was walking in front.
Saige pointed at Lin Yu: "Lin, I want to interview you. Come on, control your expression."
Lin Yu forced himself to smile, and then Seger asked: "Lin, first tell me how it felt to defend LBJ alone from beginning to end in this game. I know you fouled him in the regular season, but defending in the playoffs
He should have a completely different feeling, right?"
"Yes, it's a completely different feeling. The confrontation in the regular season is not so fierce, but in the playoffs, I have to use my body to hit lbj for every ball. Now, I already feel that my body is no longer my own.
Already."
Lin Yu did feel a bit broken. He felt that if he kept defending like this, he might not be able to last two or three games and would have to bid farewell to this playoffs early due to injuries.
"James scored 37 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and the Cavaliers won this game. How do you feel now?"
Lin Yu rolled his eyes. He suddenly felt that Seger was here to expose his wounds, but he still answered: "Of course it feels bad. There is nothing to say about it. Everyone feels this way when they lose."
"So, after guarding LeBron James for a whole game, what do you think the Celtics should do to deal with him?"
"It's still a one-on-one defense. I don't think Doug's tactics are wrong, but I can't guard lbj. We lack a real player who can guard lbj alone, such as Andre Iguodala of the 76ers."
"What else do you expect from the remaining games in the first round of the playoffs?"
"Of course win, at least one game, preferably four, and advance to the next round."
Craig Sager stretched out his right hand: "Okay, then I wish you can get your wish, at least win one game, preferably four wins."