Chapter 210 A Direct Showdown That Proves Everything
In the second half of the game, including garbage time, the Bucks' offense was filled with all kinds of inefficient singles, and Michael Reid's efficiency continued to be lowered.
On the other side, Lin Yu, who scored 16 points efficiently in the first half, only played one quarter in the second half.
In this quarter of the game, Lin Yu scored another 11 points, raising his personal score to 27 points.
At the end of the game, Lin Yu immediately got the post-match statistics table of this game.
He only looked at the statistics of two people, one was his own statistics, and the other was Michael Reid's statistics.
Lin Yu played less than 30 minutes in the entire game, making 10 of 19 shots and scoring 27 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
On the other side, including garbage time, Michael Reed played 33 minutes, made 8 of 23 shots, and scored an extremely inefficient 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
The Cavaliers also defeated the Bucks with a huge score difference of 110:86, 24 points.
In this game, Lin Yu clearly opened up a gap with Michael Reed. The two performed like players of two different levels.
"China Lin scored 27 points with a 52.6% shooting rate, compared to Michael Reed who scored 26 points with a 34.8% shooting rate. Except for one more rebound, Michael Reed lagged behind Lin Yu in other statistics..."
"Including this 24-point victory, China Lin won a complete victory in a direct confrontation!"
Charles Barkley then mentioned the last issue of Sports Illustrated: "Sports Illustrated did a ranking of Eastern Conference shooting guards. It is worth mentioning that China Lin ranked seventh in this ranking, while Michael Reed
Ranked fourth.”
"But in this game, China Lin used a direct victory to tell everyone that he should be ranked at least higher than Michael Reed!"
Kenny Smith also smiled and said: "Actually, in the last game between the Cavaliers and Bucks, China Lin suppressed Michael Reed. I found the data of that game. China Lin's defense of Michael Reed was 17
Shooting 5 for 5, the shooting percentage is even worse than this game."
"It's just that China Lin's performance in that game was not as good as in this game, but in this game, China Lin achieved an all-round victory!"
"Whether it is a direct confrontation or a final victory, there is no doubt about this victory!"
But the man of the match in this game was still not Lin Yu, but LeBron James who scored 31 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
Not only was he the best of the game in terms of statistics, LeBron James, who dominated the defensive end, also truly deserved to be the best of the game in both offense and defense.
Although he was not the best player in the game, Lin Yu was stopped by Doris Burke when he was walking towards the tunnel.
"Lin, three questions."
Doris Burke raised three fingers, and Lin Yu stopped, put his hands on his hips, nodded, and did not refuse this post-game interview request.
On the one hand, he had been resting on the sidelines for a long time, and his body that was originally soaked in sweat had already dried completely. He was not afraid of the possibility of catching a cold or fever due to not taking a shower in time.
On the other hand, Lin Yu really has something to say to audiences across the United States.
"Let's talk about the victory in this game first. You won this unquestionable victory at the Bradley Center. Do you have any unique feelings about this?"
The first non-nutritious question, Lin Yu shrugged and expressed his helplessness. If it were normal, he would welcome this type of question, but today, he didn't want to hear this kind of question that was almost nonsense.
"There is no special feeling. The Bradley Center is very deserted. This game is not as exciting as expected. We won too easily."
Lin Yu's answer seemed a bit arrogant. Doris Burke's eyes lit up and she noticed something different about Lin Yu this time.
Immediately, Doris Burke changed the question she was going to ask and asked another one: "Do you know the latest Sports Illustrated issue's ranking of Eastern Conference shooting guards?"
Lin Yu nodded: "I know."
"They ranked you seventh, and Michael Reed in this game was fourth, but in this direct matchup, you won a complete victory. What do you want to say specifically about this?
Of?"
Lin Yu smiled, and the question he wanted came: "I have paid attention to Sports Illustrated's Eastern Conference shooting guard rankings, and I think it is a joke."
Not only did he begin to answer the question, he even took the initiative to expand on it: "I don't think there can be six shooting guards in the Eastern Conference ahead of me. Of course, I don't mean that they should be behind me."
"I just want to speak with facts, and the fact is that No. 2 Gilbert Arenas, who plays point guard in Washington, should not be included in the discussion at all."
"Then there is Michael in this game. Everyone has seen the result of the direct confrontation."
"And Joe Johnson, we have played against the Hawks three times this season, and I don't want to go into too much detail about the results of the three games."
"Ray Allen, who is ranked sixth, has a Christmas Day game just around the corner... So, I just want to tell the reporters who are doing this ranking to watch more games."
A rather wordy answer. Lin Yu's emotional intelligence is not low. He did not directly attack his competitors, but instead targeted the reporter who made this ranking.
Doris Burke was a little surprised by Lin Yu's last words: "Watch more games?"
Only professionals who have worked as media reporters know the weight of this sentence.
What Lin Yu meant by this was that Ben Gulliver, who made this ranking, was a pseudo-expert reporter who didn’t watch much football. This directly questioned Ben Gulliver’s professional ability.
Doris Burke then asked: "Where are Dwyane Wade and Vince Carter?"
"Soon we will face the Nets and Heat. Just like this game, a direct confrontation can prove everything, so everyone will wait and see."
Lin Yu, who turned and walked towards the players' tunnel, secretly pumped his fist and said: This is an extremely successful post-match interview!
In the ESPN commentary box, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith looked at the joke: "In three days, there will be a game between the Cavaliers and the Nets, and in four days, there will be a game between the Cavaliers and the Heat. Kenny, I think these two games
We can’t miss the game!”
"Yes, you can't be absent!"
After beating the Bucks, Lin Yu's plan was completely successful. The voices questioning the first stage of the All-Star voting were slightly quieter. Lin Yu's lead over Wade was once again widened by the efforts of domestic fans.
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But LeBron James has overtaken Lin Yu and become the vote king in the Eastern Conference.
Lin Yu's ranking in the Eastern Conference has fallen to second place, but his position as an All-Star starter is still secure.
In addition, there was no news about the "Zhan Lin Connection" plot that Lin Yu expected to steal after beating the Bucks.
It wasn't until the Cavaliers defeated the Kings in an away game a day later that Lin Yu further enhanced Zhan Lin's presence, and there were no other incidents to distract attention. After the game, ESPN, Yahoo Sports and the Willoughby News-Herald all specifically reported on Zhan Lin's presence.
Wire.
According to ESPN's description, the Zhan-Lin connection is already the Cavaliers' most undefendable tactical combination.
Yahoo Sports is even more crazy about it. Amanda Gray even believes that the Zhan Lin connection has become the most tacit understanding of the duo in NBA history.
So, after this game, the system finally gave a prompt, and the "Zhan Lin Connection" plot was obtained...
