Downtown Philadelphia, Wachovia Arena, home stadium of the Philadelphia 76ers.
The game was about to start, and Lin Yu was already standing on the sidelines. He was still wearing a thick training coat. Obviously, he was still a substitute in this game.
Tony Allen took off his training jacket and stood with Paul Pierce.
For Lin Yu, perhaps the biggest change that happened on the sidelines is that he no longer has to sit at the end of the bench.
He sat closer to Doc Rivers, which was also to facilitate Rivers' substitution at any time.
The Celtics were under great defensive pressure in this game. Compared to the Magic in the previous game, the 76ers were an offensive team.
Since Allen Iverson drove away Larry Brown, the 76ers have said goodbye to defense. In contrast, the 76ers' foothold in the NBA can only be based on offense.
In terms of team attributes, the Celtics can restrain the 76ers, but the 76ers have more and bigger star players. In addition to Iverson, they also have Chris Webber.
Overall, the Celtics are the underdog in this game.
On the court, Perkins has already faced Samuel Dalembert, and the jump ball is about to begin.
Not far away behind the technical table, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith were sitting at attention and had already begun to introduce the players on the court.
"Charles, Doc Rivers has started Tony Allen instead of Ricky Davis for the second consecutive game. What do you think his purpose is?"
Kenny Smith asked, and Barkley didn't even need time to think. He answered directly: "Obviously, Ricky Davis and Pierce have a conflict over the ball. The two may have some conflicts, so let's
Ricky Davis would be a great option to come off the bench..."
Lin Yu couldn't hear the conversation in the commentary box. He was sitting in the middle of the bench, with Ricky Davis sitting next to him.
"Hey, Lin, you don't know that there are so many beauties in Philadelphia. The bar we went to last night was filled with so many beauties... If I wasn't afraid of overdoing it and angering Doug, I would have just brought him with me.
The two went back to the hotel..."
The corners of Lin Yu's mouth kept twitching, this guy Ricky was just showing off nakedly, so that Lin Yu would regret not going out with them to have fun.
But Lin Yu really didn't regret it. He rested all night, and when he got up the next day, he felt energetic again. He even had time to find a court and practice shooting for a while.
As of the start of this game, Lin Yu's open three-point attribute has risen to 55 points, a very good number.
If Rivers is willing to believe him, he will give Rivers some surprises.
Ricky Davis was still nagging, and Lin Yu responded to him very perfunctorily while staring at the court.
Facing Delonte West's defense, Iverson has relied on his excellent changes of direction to score 6 points in a row. However, the Celtics have not scored a single point. The situation on the court is not optimistic.
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Pierce knew he had to step up.
So, in another offensive round, Pierce took the ball and started a singles. He was guarded by Andre Iguodala, another AI of the 76ers.
Pierce first shook Iguodala with his steps, then pushed forward with his back, suddenly turned around and shot a jumper, and with a swish, he hit!
The Celtics finally scored, and on the sidelines, Lin Yu, who could no longer stand Ricky Davis, stood up suddenly, grabbed a white towel, waved it in a circle from top to bottom, and shouted:
"Nice, Paul, keep going! Keep up your show!"
Ricky Davis, who was next to him, was startled, and he also left the state of recalling last night.
When Lin Yu sat down, he turned to Lin Yu and said, "Lin, do you want to be so exaggerated?"
Lin Yu pretended to be serious: "No, Ricky, you don't understand. A basketball game is actually a battlefield outside the court as well as inside it."
"You mean... a war on the bench?"
"That's right!"
In the next round, Iverson assisted Webber to score, and the 76ers bench was also in a state of excitement.
Lin Yu turned his head and saw this scene: "Look, the war has begun!"
So, in the following games, every time the Celtics scored a goal, Ricky Davis and Lin Yu would jump up and cheer in celebration.
The 76ers' bench was not to be outdone, and the bench players on both sides started fighting first.
But for Charles Barkley in the commentary box, the experience of this game became very bad.
"Uh... Charles and Ricky Davis have been cheering for Pierce's goals. Maybe there is no conflict between the two of them?"
Kenny Smith also took action personally and verbally slapped Barkley.
That's right, Charles Barkley was slapped in the face again. This guy seems to be born to be slapped in the face.
On the other side, in the media area under the basket, Zhang Jianwei was holding a camera and constantly taking pictures of the Celtics bench.
Lin Yu jumped up high again and again, which also made him feel a little funny: "I didn't expect this guy Dayu to be so active."
Yang Meng stood next to Zhang Jianwei and began to introduce enthusiastically: "Old Zhang, you don't see much of the Kai team's football. Dayu has always been like this. If he can't play, he can only look for presence on the bench.
Feeling it."
Zhang Jianwei glanced sideways at Yang Meng and shook his head secretly. As expected, these reporters from domestic sports media and online media were indeed full of all kinds of malice towards Lin Yu.
Perhaps, he should have published the interview with Lin Yu earlier.
But then I thought, even if he published the interview, he probably wouldn't be able to help Lin Yu. If he wanted to completely change the public opinion and reputation, he still had to rely on Lin Yu himself.
The first quarter of the game quickly progressed into the second half. Ricky Davis was replaced by Rivers, and Pierce also went off to rest.
Then at the beginning of the second quarter, Pierce still didn't play, and the Celtics' star player became Ricky Davis.
Originally, the Celtics had already lost by 6 points when Pierce led the team. After Ricky Davis led the team for a while, the point difference immediately headed towards double digits.
With more than 7 minutes left in the second quarter, Iverson scored a three-pointer from the outside, causing the Wachovia Arena to cheer wildly, and the point difference was completely widened to 11 points.
Doc Rivers walked to the sideline and called a timeout.
"Allen Iverson has already scored 17 points. This is his performance alone. The Celtics' Pierce and Ricky Davis combined are not as good as him. Now is the time for Rivers to have a headache.
Now, he has to find a good defender to defend Iverson."
"If Iverson can't be guarded, I'm afraid the Celtics will suffer another two-game losing streak..."
During the timeout, Rivers quickly turned his head, which was not very smart, and he first eliminated Delonte West, who was not very good at defending Iverson.
Then he eliminated Tony Allen, who couldn't keep up with Iverson, and finally, his eyes fell on Lin Yu.
"We can only let Lin go up and try."
After muttering a few words, Rivers waved to Lin Yu: "Lin, you will come on the field later to replace Tony. I need you to defend Allen Iverson. Ricky and Kendrick will provide you with
With some help in defense, what you need to do is to cling to Iverson."
Lin Yu nodded, showing great confidence: "Don't worry, coach."
