In the 76ers' offensive round, Iverson received the ball directly from the backcourt, and he quickly rushed to the frontcourt.
After another round of defense, Lin Yu was very focused. He knew very well that in this game, he had to restrict Iverson in front of him.
Iverson kept shaking from the outside, and he used all his strength just like the previous ball.
After the shaking, there was a rapid change of direction, but this time, Lin Yu reacted and moved sideways to directly attack. Iverson's breakthrough was successful, but he did not get the shooting space he wanted.
He could only withstand Lin Yu's defense and reach the mid-range. Before Drew Gooden's defense arrived, he took a slightly backward shot.
With a bang, the basketball flew out of the frame.
"China Lin contributed a flawless personal defense. He successfully blocked Allen Iverson, causing the opponent to miss the shot!"
"LeBron James got the rebound..."
Lin Yu defended the next ball, which was a small step toward success.
In the next offensive round, he accelerated to the frontcourt and continued to move without the ball in the mid-to-long distance.
After LeBron James' breakthrough, the 76ers made a choice and let Larry Hughes go. Kevin Ollie teamed up with Andre Iguodala to successfully complete the encirclement of James.
When James stops the ball in the middle distance, he only has one or two seconds to find the opportunity to pass the ball. If he steps too late, he will miss the fleeting opportunity.
He glanced around behind him and saw Allen Iverson, who was closely guarding Lin Yu, and then Larry Hughes, who had an absolutely wide open space.
Also, James chose Larry Hughes out of desperation.
"Wide open opportunity, Larry!"
Kevin Ollie quickly returned to defense and turned back to pounce.
Larry Hughes took the shot without hesitation. At this moment, he thought of Lin Yu's three-pointer in the opening game, so he also wanted to take a three-pointer.
But the next second he took action, bang!
There was a muffled sound, and the basketball smashed out of the frame.
"Oh no, he missed the opportunity, look at the rebound!"
The moment Larry Hughes took action, Lin Yu passed Iverson, who was already preparing to counterattack, and rushed to the right side of the free throw line. Then, he saw the basketball bounce high after hitting the frame.
He judged the position correctly, and the basketball flew towards his position quickly. Lin Yu just jumped lightly and grabbed the rebound.
"Forest!"
"He grabbed the offensive rebound and stopped the ball in the mid-range. Allen Iverson, who was already preparing to counterattack, came back to defend."
"Look at how Lin is going to play? Is it passing or is it isolation. In fact, after he joined Cleveland, Lin has never played in isolation again. It's like he has lost all his isolation skills and has become only able to catch the ball.
Shot."
Lin Yu, who was holding the ball in the mid-range, suddenly became impulsive. He stepped sideways to block Iverson's hand that wanted to steal the ball, and then turned his back.
He took a tentative step with his right foot, slightly shifting Iverson's defensive center of gravity and gaining space to take action.
Then suddenly he exerted force on his feet, and his whole body rose into the air. He turned around in the air, leaned back beautifully, and threw the ball in the face of Iverson's interference.
Whoosh!
When the basketball brushed against the net, the fireworks exploded into a cloud of white, and Quicken Loans Arena instantly erupted into huge cheers.
"The turn-over fadeaway jumper, oh my God, it went in!"
"A very wonderful goal. I saw Lin from China during Lin's crazy period last season, and I also thought of countless scenes of Kobe Bryant versus Allen Iverson. This game is already worth the price of admission...
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On the field, Lin Yu retreated to defend. When celebrating his goal, his eyes were fixed on Iverson who was preparing to catch the ball in the backcourt, as if asking: ai, does this ball look familiar to you?
Iverson certainly feels that this ball is very familiar. Compared to Lin Yu, he and Kobe are the real old rivals. They have played against each other countless times in their nearly 11-year career.
But now, Lin Yu defeated his defense in Kobe's way. Iverson always felt that he was defeated by two people, one Lin Yu and the other Kobe.
More importantly, after scoring this goal, Lin Yu was already ahead of Iverson on the offensive end, which Iverson could not tolerate.
He wanted to return the ball, so in the next round, the 76ers' offense was still Iverson's isolation. He entered the one-on-one mode, opened up a little space, and shot directly.
Lin Yu's defense still stayed in position, and with a bang, he blocked Iverson's shot again.
After two consecutive irons, Iverson was somewhat misfired by the defense.
But at the same time, LeBron James has also been targeted. Just like last season's playoffs, Lin Yu said in an interview that Andre Iguodala may be the best defender of James in the league today.
player of.
In the past, Iguodala may have been average in defense, but after Lin Yu's experience in defending James came out, everyone knew how to defend James.
In this game, Maurice Cheeks arranged for Iguodala's single defense, plus the assistance of outside Kevin Ollie and inside Shafrik Randolph.
James was quickly blocked by this layered defense.
But his passing is still quite threatening, but several teammates in the starting lineup are a bit wasting opportunities.
Larry Hughes made 1 of 3 shots, Drew Gooden made 2 of 5 shots, DaZz made 2 of 4 shots, and only Lin Yu made 4 of 5 shots. Halfway through the first quarter, he directly scored 10 points.
Plus 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.
In the first quarter of the game, Lin Yu played for more than 7 minutes, and the Cavaliers also gained a double-digit lead due to Lin Yu's explosion.
Iverson, who was guarded one-on-one by Lin Yu, had a terrible game. He made 1 of 7 shots and only scored 6 points on free throws.
Marv Albert and Mike Breen in the commentary box argued about Iverson's personal performance and the 76ers' team record.
"Allen Iverson's style of play has hurt the team very much. In the past three seasons, the 76ers have been in the lottery twice. Iverson has to bear a large part of the responsibility. Maybe now, the reason why the 76ers are willing to give away
Let Iverson go because he has had side effects on the team."
This is the point made by Mike Breen.
Marv Albert disagreed: "I think the 76ers' poor record is related to Iverson not having outstanding helpers. Look at the lineup of this team. Kevin Ollie, who averaged 2.7 points per game, actually
He is the starting point guard. After Chris Webber was injured, Iverson's best helper turned out to be Andre Iguodala in his third season of his career. In the entire starting lineup, only Iguodala and Deller
Mbote can be regarded as a qualified starter, and the only one who can be satisfied with the bench is Kyle Korver."
If Lin Yu joins the discussion, he might say: "There are some reasons for both. Iverson's constant singles and stray shots will indeed hurt the team, but why does he keep playing singles and stray shots? It's not because of the lack of
Teammates who can help.”
In fact, the answer to the debate is easy to find. Just look at Iverson's performance after the transfer and the 76ers' record.
Lin Yu's memories from his previous life told him that Iverson's deal was probably one of the few that could be considered a win-win situation among many superstar deals.
Iverson went to a team that had a chance to compete for the championship. Although he still failed to win the championship, he quickly withdrew from the ranks of superstars due to off-court troubles and gradually had no ball to play with.
However, the 76ers relied on this deal to get rid of Iverson, who was already considered a burden, and entered a state of reconstruction.
They once relied on an all-powerful play to reach the playoffs, or have been hovering on the edge of the playoffs, and their results were no worse than when they had Iverson.
It wasn't until Sam Hinkie took over as the front office and they began to believe in the process that the 76ers experienced the worst period in team history.
Of course, this worst period, as Hinkie said, is just some process on the road to success. After they acquired the great Joel Embiid and West Ben Simmons, they gradually started another period of team history.
