After roaring, Lin Yu silently rushed to the frontcourt, taking a position in the weak side corner.
Iverson was standing in front of him, but the defensive attention was put aside.
"Lin Yu's key shot. Now, the Celtics are facing the opportunity to equalize the score, and Paul Pierce receives the ball."
Pierce received the ball at the top of the arc, and Perkins quickly moved to the top of the arc. With a very tough pick-and-roll, Pierce went straight to the three-point line.
The 76ers' defense came in time, with Dalembert and Iguodala forming a pincer attack.
But on the other side, Ricky Davis quickly cut into the basket. He took the route from the strong side corner to the basket. At this time, Dalembert made a cover, so
There was no one except Korver, following Ricky closely.
Pierce hit the ground pass and found Ricky Davis, and a perfect opportunity appeared.
Iverson appeared like a ghost in front of Ricky Davis. It seemed that the defensive gap was blocked again, and Ricky Davis' only option was to force a layup.
But this guy noticed Lin Yu in the opposite corner, and a huge gap appeared in front of Lin Yu.
Ricky Davis thought of Lin Yu's ever-improving three-pointers, and by some strange combination of circumstances, he jumped up and passed the ball, throwing the ball toward the opposite corner.
"Ricky Davis wanted to force a layup, oh no, he passed the ball, and it was China Lin who received the ball!"
Charles Barkley already held his head: "This is really not..."
The next second, there was a swish sound!
Buckley's words reached his throat, and he suppressed the words "It was a wise choice" that followed.
All that was left in my ears were the exclamations from the entire stadium and Kenny Smith's shout: "China Lin hit this absolutely wide-open three-pointer, and the Celtics overtook the score!"
Barkley also quickly reacted: "It's unbelievable that China Lin, who had not scored a point in the first two games, actually stepped up and hit a key three-pointer with one and a half minutes left in the game!
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There was a bit of noisy silence in the Wachovia Arena, which was in sharp contrast to the excitement on the Celtics bench. Lin Yu, who was retreating towards the backcourt, even noticed that Doc Rivers waved fiercely.
He fisted.
After Lin Yu made the three-pointer, the situation on the court was reversed, and now it was the 76ers' turn to be at a disadvantage.
Facing Lin Yu's strict defense, Iverson's mid-range shot hit the mark again.
Then, in the Celtics' offensive round, Iverson didn't dare to leave Lin Yu open again. Pierce attracted the defense with a single, and suddenly passed the ball to Ricky Davis, catching the 76ers off guard.
Ricky Davis rushed to the basket and dunked.
The Celtics led by 3 points. As the time gradually reached less than 24 seconds, the Celtics still held a 1-point lead and the ball also belonged to the Celtics.
"The 76ers must implement foul tactics. After the foul tactics, they still have a chance to tie the game."
The Celtics served from the backcourt, and Reeve LaFrentz was looking for an opportunity to send the ball out, but Iguodala blocked Pierce and Iverson also interfered with Ricky Davis' shot.
catch the ball.
In the hot atmosphere, Lin Yu walked towards the frontcourt, but Doc Rivers on the sidelines shouted angrily: "Lin, go back! Go back and catch the ball!"
Lin Yu reacted, rushed toward the backcourt, found a gap, and received LaFrentz's pass.
"Get moving and run out of time."
This is Rivers' voice.
"Foul that China guy!"
This is the voice of 76ers head coach Maurice Cheeks.
Iverson quickly rushed to Lin Yu and pulled Lin Yu's hand.
There was a beep and the referee whistle sounded.
"The 76ers implemented a foul tactic, and China Lin is about to get to the free throw line."
Amid boos, Lin Yu stepped to the free throw line.
The referee passed the ball to Lin Yu. He patted it twice and looked at the basket.
In the fans' stand directly opposite him, a fat man weighing at least 300 pounds twisted his body and kept spitting words such as "fxxk" and "shxt" at Lin Yu.
Lin Yu hit this free throw steadily. There was no other way. Who gave him a free throw attribute of 87 points? This is his most stable way to score.
Then, on the second free throw, Lin Yu made another steady free throw.
"With two free throws and a three-point difference, in the last 11 seconds, the 76ers could only gamble on a three-pointer. If the three-pointer is hit, they can drag the score into overtime."
Maurice Cheeks had this idea. He called a timeout and arranged it.
On Rivers' side, he guessed in advance: "The opponent will definitely give the ball to Kyler Korver. Only Korver's three-pointer will pose a threat to us."
Then, he turned to look at Lin Yu: "Lin, you don't need to worry about AI. Go and keep an eye on Korver and cling to him."
"Uh..." Lin Yu hesitated for a moment and came up with an idea: "Mr. Coach, maybe we don't have to bet on our opponent's three-point shooting."
Rivers was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?"
"Foul the opponent and send them to the free throw line."
Lin Yu quickly informed Rivers of his thoughts. Rivers had not expressed anything yet, but Jim Bravo frowned: "Then what?"
"Uh... Then let's talk about the details. We can delay the foul time a little bit, foul before they take action, and send them one or two free throw fouls. Then, they will definitely have to return a foul, and we will make two more fouls.
Make free throws, hit the first one, and then miss the second one, just enough to use up all the time."
Rivers' eyes lit up and he immediately made the decision: "Just do what Lin said, we will implement the foul tactics in reverse. Be careful, we must not give them shooting fouls, only ordinary fouls."
The timeout ended, the two teams reappeared, and Lin Yu stood in front of Korver.
The 76ers served the ball from the sideline. The Celtics interfered for a while, but the ball was still sent out, and it was Kevin Ollie who received the ball.
Ollie controlled the ball, flanked, and Korver began to circle. After passing a screen, he had a chance to receive the ball.
With a beep, the referee's whistle sounded very suddenly at this moment, directly interrupting the 76ers' original tactical arrangement.
"Foul? Delonte West pulled Kevin Ollie's hand. This seems to be a foul tactic?"
"Kevin Ollie is going to the free throw line, what are the Celtics doing?"
Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley were confused. It wasn't until Ollie made two free throws that the 76ers had no choice but to foul the Celtics again.
Lin Yu once again stood on the free throw line with more than two seconds left in the game.
After hitting the first free throw, Lin Yu's second free throw bounced out of the frame.
Then, there was chaos under the basket. Iguodala finally grabbed the basketball and threw it out in desperation.
There was a buzz, the red light came on, and the basketball Iguodala threw didn't even touch the basket, and the game ended.
"110:107, the Celtics won this game in a thrilling way!"
"This game was so... so exciting. The two teams contributed an anxious game. Allen Iverson scored a season high of 47 points, and Paul Pierce also contributed 33 points."
"But what's even more surprising is China Lin's explosion. He first successfully limited AI on the defensive end, and then, at the last moment of the game, he used a key block and a key three-pointer to help the Celtics.
Got back the advantage in the game!”
"The Celtics' handling of the last moment was also amazing. The leading team fouled the lagging team, which is simply unheard of!"
"But they succeeded, and actually their idea was very simple. They sent the 76ers two free throws. They were still ahead by 1 point, but they got the ball back at the same time. Then, the 76ers had to foul them again.
The Celtics can use up all the time."
"In fact, they did it..."
After some discussion, Kenny Smith turned to Charles Barkley: "Charles, if you were asked to choose one man of the match, who would you choose?"
Charles Barkley looked around the court and saw a figure hugging Iverson in greeting.
"I choose China Lin, although I have never been optimistic about him. Although he only scored 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 2 turnovers in this game, he is the best in the game in my heart. Then
The big block and the subsequent three-pointer are so critical, directly determining the outcome of this game!"
