107:94, the Cavaliers defeated the Wizards not easily.
Gilbert Arenas scored a game-high 37 points, plus 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. He played an excellent first half of the first quarter, and then his hot state was stifled by Lin Yu.
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Then in the second half, Arenas regained his form and caused countless troubles for the Cavaliers.
For the Cavaliers, the highest scorer in the game was still LeBron James, who scored 31 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks.
After James, the second highest scorer is naturally Lin Yu.
Lin Yu, who only scored 5 points in the first half, relied on his explosion in the second half to finally score 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
Larry Hughes relied on scoring points against the Wizards' second team in the second quarter and the first half of the fourth quarter, scoring 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
In addition to being dissatisfied with the still limited playing time, Larry Hughes is quite satisfied with his data.
After the game at Quicken Loans Arena, the cheers had not stopped. Lin Yu first hugged Caron Butler, who had guarded him the whole game and scored 23 points and 6 rebounds.
Then, Arenas came over and gave him a hug as well.
"Brother, you have created too many problems for me, but next time we fight, I won't be guarded by you."
"Gilbert, everyone has said similar things to you, but they haven't been able to do it."
"Believe me, buddy, I am not the same type of person as those people you are talking about."
Lin Yu rolled his eyes, obviously not believing it.
After he hugged Arenas, he hugged Antawn Jamison, and he hugged all three Wizards Musketeers.
This may be the treatment you get at the level of a star player. After a good game, everyone will come up to you and give you a hug or talk to you.
This is not only a mutual sympathy and exchange between experts, but more importantly, it can attract the attention of the camera on the sidelines.
LeBron James is also hugging Wizards players and coaches. Compared to Lin Yu, he hugs a wider range of people. Even Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan hugged him.
Finally, he walked into the player tunnel with Lin Yu.
"Lin, do you have any plans after the game?"
Lin Yu shook his head. On the match day, he won the match again and he would not go to extra practice, so he had no plans.
"Then go to my house. I'll invite Zarunas and Andre to enjoy Tuesday's dinner together."
Lin Yu agreed. He would naturally not refuse someone's invitation to dinner.
After living in Cleveland for a period of time, he discovered that there was a reason why Americans always laughed at Cleveland because it was in the countryside. A small city was a small city, and even the usual recreational activities were pitiful.
There are no nightclubs, but there is a lack of high-end nightclubs suitable for NBA athletes and ordinary nightclubs. Lin Yu really doesn't feel a sense of security.
There is a high-end golf course, but Lin Yu is not Gareth Bale and doesn't like playing golf.
Usually in Cleveland, he could only stay at home and surf the Internet. When he got really bored, he called David Alexander for some regular special training.
Meeting and communicating with teammates is the only outing activity.
In the locker room after the game, Lin Yu accepted an interview with reporters.
Most of the time, he was answering questions about guarding the rampant Arenas: "Gilbert is a very difficult scorer to guard. For a certain period of time, I successfully restricted him, but overall
For each game, I didn't completely guard him."
"I'm looking forward to playing against him again, and I hope it will be a more exciting game."
Regarding the battle with Larry Hughes for the main spot, Lin Yu’s answer was simpler: “I don’t think Larry and I are competing for the main position. I played for more than 30 minutes in this game, which is already the main level.
It’s time to show up.”
A reporter asked: "But the Cavaliers' starter is Larry Hughes."
"Yes, Larry is the starter, but in my opinion, sometimes the bench is more important than the starter. Although I am a substitute, the playing time I get is at the starting level, and the players I play against are all wizards.
starting player."
Some reporters immediately thought of this game. Larry Hughes spent most of the time against the Wizards' bench players.
Pseudo starter and pseudo substitute, what does Lin mean?
They immediately thought about how to write the post-match report, and they had already drafted it
"Mike Brown should not be criticized harshly. In fact, in addition to being a starter, he has already given China Lin starting-level treatment. On the other hand, Larry Hughes, Mr. Millions last season, has degraded this year.
Became a false starter..."
Lin Yu naturally didn't care what these reporters thought. He ended the interview, changed his clothes, then went down to the underground parking lot, drove his Ferrari F430, and went straight to James' estate.
Today is Tuesday. James called a few teammates. Big Z is James’ best brother, Eric Snow is James’ locker room mentor, and Andre Varejao is the best licker among young players.
A good one.
Then, Lin Yu also saw Damon Jones, Donyel Marshall and Drew Gooden. Everyone in the Cavaliers' main lineup except Larry Hughes arrived.
Damon Jones saw Lin Yu get out of the car and took the initiative to say hello: "Hey, Lin, thank you very much for today. Without your two passes, I wouldn't have been able to score 18 points."
Damon Jones scored 17 points in today's game, which was the third-highest score among the Cavaliers. Lin Yu contributed a lot because in the first quarter, he passed two absolutely wide open opportunities to Jones.
Lin Yu replied: "I should also thank you. Without you, my number of assists today would never have exceeded 5."
Damon Jones smiled. He immediately took a liking to Lin Yu. In fact, before this season, Jones was hanging out with Larry Hughes.
This guy is a smart man. Seeing Lin Yu joining and Larry Hughes in bad shape, he quickly corrected his position and no longer favored Larry Hughes.
This is Damon Jones' way of survival. As a role player with distinctive characteristics, if he wants to play in the Cavaliers, a team that belongs exclusively to LeBron James, he must have the ability to see the direction of the wind at any time.
On the third-floor terrace of LeBron James's house, several servants were busy going back and forth, quickly putting the feast that James was talking about on the table.
Each person has a Wagyu steak from Japan. Japanese Wagyu is recognized as the best quality beef cattle in the world. It has extremely high nutritional value, so the price is also very expensive.
I am afraid that only a super giant like James can specially import Wagyu beef from Japan and then process it into steaks for his own enjoyment.
Sometimes I think about it carefully, LeBron James' body is so buggy, and the power of money also plays an important role.
In addition to the steak, each person also gets a Mexican chicken taco, a Mexican enchilada and a glass of vegetable juice.
After LeBron James sat down, he performed a ritual: "Today is Tuesday, it's..." He paused and turned to look at Donyel Marshall.
Donyel Marshall smiled: "Taco-tuesday."
"Taco-tuesday!" LeBron James yelled after Marshall like a lunatic. "So, today we all have to finish the tacos in front of you first."
Lin Yu, who was dumbfounded, was a little confused. Damon Jones gave him an explanation: "This is a Mexican-American tradition. Many black friends also abide by Mexican traditions, so Tuesday is Taco Day."
Lin Yu reluctantly accepted this explanation and took a bite of the burrito. It was okay, at least it could be eaten, and it wasn't that unpleasant.
After the game, the teammates gathered for dinner and everyone talked about luxury cars and beautiful women. Everyone deliberately avoided topics related to the game.
However, after dinner, LeBron James pulled Lin Yu aside and helped Mike Brown explain why Lin Yu has never been able to start.
"Lin, regarding the starting issue at the shooting guard position, Mike has already explained to me that the reason why Larry can start is because his contract is too big, and the team needs to help him get back to form and give him a good performance.
data, and then trade him.”
"So, Lin, if you endure it for a while, the team's management and coaching staff have recognized your personal abilities, and the starting position is not far away from you."
After playing three games, James' recognition of Lin Yu has reached its highest level. He sees All-Star level strength and potential in Lin Yu.
James believes that he and Lin Yu can form a combination that will win consecutive championships in the future.
