On the defensive end, Lin Yu, who just came on the field, and Ray Allen, who is guarding movement without the ball.
Kevin Garnett in the low post received the ball and faced LeBron James' defense with his back.
James' effectiveness in defending big players was completely beyond Mike Brown's expectations. Garnett was gradually starting to lose his temper under James' defense.
Of course, this game itself is a defensive battle, and it is common for stars to have short misfires.
With this ball, James blocked Garnett's turning position, forcing Garnett to take a step back and switch to facing the frame to attack.
The jump shot inside the baseline was interfered by James, and with a bang, the basketball hit the frame.
On the other side, Lin Yu rushed out quickly, resisted the pressure put on him by Ray Allen and flew to grab the rebound, then turned around and accelerated...
With rapid advancement, a counterattack was formed in the frontcourt.
Doc Rivers stood on the sidelines and began to walk back and forth uneasily.
Lin Yu rushed to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Miller. After a time difference, Miller hit a layup and successfully scored 2 points.
The point difference further narrowed to 3 points.
An uneasy Rivers roared from the sidelines: "Stop the time and don't give them a chance to counterattack!"
Only then did the players on the Celtics field react, squeeze out a wave of time, and shoot a ball while the 24-second timer buzzed.
There was a bang, but it didn't come in again.
The Cavaliers grabbed the rebound, but the referee had already issued a 24-second violation. The Cavaliers had to serve again from the sideline. At this time, the Celtics' defense was completely in place.
The counterattack failed. During the positional battle, James missed a layup.
The Celtics, who grabbed the rebound, counterattacked in one round, relying on Pierce's single and mid-range jumper to score 2 points, and the point difference returned to 5 points.
But there are always exceptions, and the Cavaliers relied on the opportunities obtained by these exceptions to quickly further narrow the 5-point difference.
As time entered the last two minutes of the game, the scoreboard jumped to 89:89 after Lin Yu made a three-pointer in the battle.
"With the crucial three-pointer, China Lin directly helped the Cavaliers equalize the score. In less than two minutes, the game has entered the real decisive moment!"
When the decisive moment came, a fierce charge song sounded in the North Shore Garden Arena, and Rajon Rondo controlled the ball and quickly reached the frontcourt.
He directly asked for a pick-and-roll, but Andre Miller directly let him go two steps away, easily defusing the Celtics' pick-and-roll attack.
After the ball was distributed, Pierce took a while to catch the ball and raised his hand to make a mid-range shot.
Bang, didn't come in.
There was a huge exclamation in the North Shore Garden Arena, and the rebound was taken by Anderson Varejao, who had almost finished the second half of the game.
"Fight back!"
The Celtics were obviously aware of the Cavaliers' counterattack. They changed their defense and started man-to-man defense throughout the court.
In the backcourt, Miller's advancement was delayed by the flexible Rondo for more than a second.
In just over a second, the Celtics successfully retreated to the backcourt, quickly positioned themselves, and organized a tight defensive position.
Old Miller immediately handed the ball to Lin Yu, who controlled the frontcourt, and a uniform "deffense" sounded in the North Shore Garden Arena!
Lin Yu, who was in control of the ball, glanced at the defense he was facing. Ray Allen's single defense and the help defense deep inside did not prevent the Celtics from Lin Yu's breakthrough. They put the defense inside the three-point line
The focus is on James. As for Lin Yu, for the time being, the only one he needs to face is Ray Allen.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Yu decided to try it with his 54-point breakthrough attribute.
He called Anderson Varejao for a screen, then suddenly accelerated and expertly controlled the ball to the three-point line.
Ray Allen was a little slow to get around the screen, and Perkins in front of him couldn't be completely guarded because he still had to stand in the penalty area, always guarding against the sudden appearance of LeBron James.
Lin Yu suddenly had a fleeting opportunity to take a long two-point shot. He stopped without hesitation and then took the shot.
Whoosh!
The score was rewritten to 91:89. The Cavaliers, who had been lagging behind for almost a whole game, finally overtook the score. Amidst the boos, the indifferent Lin Yu and Varejao, who was covering for him, high-fived in celebration.
After this ball, the Celtics hit another iron, and the Cavaliers also hit another iron.
The ball returned to the Celtics, and there was only one minute left in the game.
"The Celtics' offense gives them a chance to equalize or even overtake the score..."
Lin Yu was closely chasing Ray Allen, who was running wildly without the ball. Perkins on the inside blocked Lin Yu sideways, and Lin Yu staggered around the screen.
Immediately afterwards, Kevin Garnett suddenly rushed over and blocked Lin Yu again with another block, firmly locking Lin Yu in the penalty area.
At this moment, Ray Allen caught the basketball, and Lin Yu raised his right hand high.
Whoosh!
The cheers in the North Shore Garden Arena instantly roared like lightning and thunder.
"91:92, the Celtics overtook the score! Oh my God, this game is so exciting and intense!"
Under the cover of cheers, Lin Yu found the referee: "Sir, he fouled, it was a moving pick-and-roll!"
The referee waved his hand, signaling Lin Yu to leave.
Old Miller also grabbed Lin Yu at this time: "Forget it, Lin, it's the last moment, they won't blow it."
"fxxk!" Lin Yu cursed secretly. This crucial foul was not called, and the Cavaliers suffered a big loss.
Lin Yu decided that if the Cavaliers lost the game because of this, he would fire at the referee after the game.
"Such an obvious foul must be called even at the last moment!"
Lin Yu's complaints had no effect. In the next two rounds, one attack and one defense, there were two more fine shots in the North Shore Garden Arena.
In this way, the game time gradually came to the last 33 seconds.
What the Cavaliers need to face is the Celtics' possible last attack, and now, they are still 1 point behind.
Mike Brown only had the last timeout left in his hand. He squeezed his sweaty palms, resisted the urge, and decided not to call this timeout.
However, he still shouted towards the court: "Don't give them a three-point chance!"
Defending against three-pointers and slightly allowing two points was the right decision, because even if the Celtics scored a two-pointer and the difference was three points, the Cavaliers still had the chance to equalize the score and drag the game into overtime.
of opportunity.
But at that time, the Celtics will have to face Lin Yu who is completely exhausted. Even if the game enters overtime, the Cavaliers will have no chance.
But at this time, the knight had no choice.
"With the Celtics' offense, neither team called a timeout, especially the Celtics. It looked like they were trying to steal a ball."
Andre Miller followed Rajon Rondo from the backcourt. When Rondo controlled the ball to the frontcourt, more than 6 seconds had passed.
In the last 27 seconds, Rondo controlled the ball in the frontcourt and passed the ball to Pierce on one side.
"The big-hearted Pierce received the ball, and he had to face China Lin's defense!"
At the critical moment, the crucial Lin Yu faced off against the crucial Paul Pierce, just like a set script. Kenny Smith in the commentary box couldn't help but summarize: "In this game, facing my old teammate Lin Yu
Defensively, Paul Pierce made 1 of 5 field goals, plus two free throws, and only scored 4 points."
From the perspective of the matchup in this game, Lin Yu has a psychological advantage, but he cannot guarantee that Pierce will not come up with new offensive skills.
So he was fully focused at the moment.
"Paul Pierce! He chose to break through facing the frame. This time he went all out to break through!"
Lin Yu was a little unable to stop him, so he took two steps back, and then entangled Pierce who broke through.
But then, Pierce made a 360° turn, shook Lin Yu's defense, and took a step towards the other side.
Then make an emergency stop...
"Side-side move, Paul Pierce's jumper!"
Whoosh!
The cheers at the North Shore Garden Arena completely erupted, and everyone was cheering. However, Paul Pierce, who scored the goal, looked at Lin Yu, who was standing there blankly, and waved his right arm.