At six o'clock in the evening, at the TD North Shore Garden Arena, the Christmas atmosphere also affected this Christmas game.
Huge noise filled the entire arena. On the sidelines of the arena, in addition to the green as far as the eye could see, there were also many Santa hats, Santa Claus' white beards, and even Christmas trees in his hands.
Amidst the cheers, the ESPN broadcast camera was shown to the commentary box behind the technical desk.
"This is the Christmas Day game in 2006, Boston's TD North Shore Garden Arena, the game between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers! I am Charles Barkley, and sitting next to me is my partner Kenny Smith!"
Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith say hello to the camera.
Then, the lens moved away with the crane camera and scanned the sidelines of the North Shore Garden Arena.
"I must say that the fiery atmosphere in the North Shore Garden Arena scared me a little. The Boston fans are so enthusiastic!" Charles Barkley patted his thick chest.
"They have been waiting for a Christmas war for too long, and all the enthusiasm accumulated in the past was poured out at the beginning of this game..."
There was a very grand entrance ceremony before the game started.
The first player to appear was Kevin Garnett. He received responses from countless fans wearing Celtics jerseys, and cheers began to erupt.
Then there's Kendrick Perkins, Tony Allen...
Ray Allen came out second to last, and the cheers were not loud, but many people heard a few shouts.
"Lei, you are better than Kmuralin!"
"Blow that damn Chinese!"
"..."
Lin Yu in the players tunnel pretended not to hear.
The last one to appear was Paul Pierce, and the cheers reached their highest point the moment Pierce appeared.
When the Cavaliers came on the court, the audience booed.
Lin Yu appeared second to last, and the DJ at the scene shouted his name: "The next person to appear is the shooting guard of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Lin! Yu!"
Before he could rush out of the tunnel, violent boos came in, and the stadium seemed to have turned into a shura field.
The dividing line between the players' tunnel and the stadium seemed to have suddenly become a life-and-death line.
However, Lin Yu still rushed out without hesitation. The boos in the audience suddenly became even crazier, and there were many unkind whistles and curses.
"Get out of North Shore Gardens!"
"Damn Chinaman, this is not the place you should come!"
"..."
Lin Yu didn't care, and James, who was the last to appear, received far less treatment than Lin Yu.
Kenny Smith in the commentary box was a little emotional: "The fans only saw that Lin left the Celtics and said a lot of bad things after leaving, but they did not see that Lin did not want to leave the Celtics.
people……"
Charles Barkley nodded in agreement: "If it weren't for Danny Ainge, Lin would have stayed with the Celtics and made contributions to the Celtics. Therefore, I think Celtic fans should not boo no matter who they are.
Hush Lin.”
"It's a pity that they will never understand this truth."
The fiery atmosphere in the stadium was just a delicious dessert before the start of the game. Amidst the endless noise, the starting players on both sides stood in the center of the stadium.
"The game is about to start. The starting lineups of both teams are. At the center position, Zarunas Ilgauskas will face Kendrick Perkins. At the power forward position, Drew Gooden's opponent will be Kevin
-Garnett."
"Small forward, the ace matchup between LeBron James and Paul Pierce, shooting guard, Lin Yu and Ray Allen's predecessor vs. current, and finally the point guard position, Andre Miller vs. Chucky Allen
Tekins.”
On the court, accompanied by another burst of boos, Lin Yu hugged his two old teammates, first Kendrick Perkins, and then Pierce.
When hugging Pierce, Lin Yu made a joke: "Listening to the cheers in the North Shore Garden, it looks like you haven't lost your horse yet."
Pierce smiled, he now understood what Lin Yu was talking about.
He is still more concerned about whose horse belongs to the North Shore Garden Arena. Currently, Garnett has had a strong impact on his status, but Pierce still relies on his stable performance to maintain his position.
one's own status.
Just like Lin Yu said, North Shore Garden is still his horse.
On the other side, LeBron James finished spreading the powder and stood on the court.
The referee glanced at the time and blew the whistle with a beep.
The basketball was thrown into the sky above the North Shore Garden Arena, and Big Z and Perkins took off at the same time.
With a snap, Big Z took the shot of the basketball first.
Andre Miller in the backcourt took a step back and got the basketball.
"The game started, Zalunas Ilgauskas won the jump ball, and now it's the Cleveland Cavaliers' offensive possession."
The boos at the North Shore Garden Arena stung everyone's eardrums again because Andre Miller handed the ball to Lin Yu after controlling the ball for half the game.
Amid the boos, Lin Yu controlled the ball at the top of the arc, and his opponent was Ray Allen.
"In the Cavaliers' offense, Lin Yu is in charge of the ball. Their style of play is a bit unusual."
Everyone's eyes were on Lin Yu, the basket in his hands, the matchup between him and Ray Allen, and their speculation on how the Cavaliers would end the first offensive round...
"Will he play singles?"
Lin Yu raised the ball above his head and stood on tiptoe.
"Is he going to take action directly?"
No, neither!
In the corner where no one was paying attention, LeBron James suddenly accelerated, passed Drew Gooden's screen, and flew into the penalty area...
At the same time, Lin Yu at the top of the arc was trying to take a shot, but it was a fake shot and a real pass.
Amidst the exclamations, with a bang, the restricted area completely erupted!
"Ohgod! LeBron James rushed inside and completed a dunk! Of course, this goal came from China Lin's pass assist. The Cavaliers played a wonderful combination, a wonderful combination that no one could have imagined!
"
Charles Barkley shouted despite the sudden burst of boos from the crowd.
Kenny Smith shook his head: "This goal can only be said to be the Celtics' lack of preparation. The cooperation between China Lin and LeBron has been seen a lot as early as early December."
On the court, Lin Yu high-fived LeBron James, who was yelling after the dunk, and then retreated quickly.
Lin Yu, who had cold eyes, quickly faced Ray Allen, who was running wildly off the ball.
He even changed from his normal behavior and spat out a trash talk: "Ray, you won't score more than 17.2 points tonight."
"Why 17.2 points?"
"Because that's my scoring average last season, and what I'm telling you is, you're not even as good as me last season!"
Ray Allen shrugged and didn't seem to care much, but his faster pace showed that he attached great importance to this game.
But Lin Yu followed the defense very quickly. Pierce in the middle sought a pick-and-roll cooperation with Perkins, and his mid-range jump shot was interfered by James.
With a bang, the basketball flew out of the frame.
After one attack and one defense at the beginning, the score was 2:0, with the Cavaliers leading.