There was a beep, the whistle sounded, and the jump ball session came.
The Nets' original starting center, Nenad Kostic, was out for the season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Mickey Moore, who replaced him as the starter, is a completely different type of center.
In comparison, Mickey Moore is more flexible and has stronger jumping ability.
With a snap, he was almost half a head above his head and reached the basketball first.
Jason Kidd took a step back and successfully got the basketball.
"Mickey Moore defeated Zarunas Ilgauskas, the Nets won the ball on their first possession, and the game was officially underway."
Sitting in the commentary box were Lin Yu’s old friends Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.
After the Cavaliers played the Bucks, the two of them made an appointment to commentate on the game between the Cavaliers and the Nets, and they came as expected.
"The biggest highlight of this game is China Lin. His journey of self-proof has reached the second level. In this game, he faced Vince Carter."
"The former demigod faced off against the rising Linsanity. The outcome of the game itself, as well as the outcome of Lin and Vince's direct confrontation, will be the focus of our attention."
Charles Barkley directly brought the topic to Lin Yu and Vince Carter, but in the first round of the Nets' offense, Vince Carter didn't even touch the ball, and Lin Yu kept guarding those without the ball.
Carter.
Jason Kidd on the strong side played a pick-and-roll, and then suddenly passed the ball and found Richard Jefferson on the weak side.
James, who is guarding Jefferson, takes on more tasks of covering up and assisting defense. His defensive position is closer to the center, so Richard Jefferson has a space to take action.
Jefferson received a pass from Kidd and shot a three-pointer.
With a bang, the basketball hit the frame and bounced up.
"Richard Jefferson already had a chance with his three-pointer... Unfortunately, he didn't score. It seems that he is still looking for the scoring touch in this game..."
Big Z firmly blocked the flexible Mickey Moore, and Lin Yu got under the basket and received the rebound that was delivered to his mouth.
Usually the opportunity to catch this kind of rebound belongs to James. However, James needs to defend this ball and does not have time to rush for the rebound. This is an advantage for Lin Yu.
In fact, this season, Lin Yu averaged about 4 rebounds per game, and most of them came from this.
It can only be said that with a suitable system bonus, a player with no rebounding ability can average 5 rebounds or more per game.
After grabbing the rebound, Lin Yu turned around and accelerated, looking for opportunities to counterattack.
The Nets' defense was also very fast, and Lawrence Frank's targeted arrangements before the game had obviously prevented the Cavaliers' counterattack.
Seeing that the counterattack was about to fail, Lin Yu no longer controlled the ball himself, but made a precise sideline pass to LeBron James who was rushing in front.
"The Cavaliers counterattacked and the Nets retreated unexpectedly quickly... LeBron James received the ball, he didn't stop and continued to rush to the basket!"
Richard Jefferson gritted his teeth and continued to block James. Vince Carter and Jason Kidd, who were retreating from defense, shrank to the basket together.
James was suddenly attacked by many people, and Lin Yu noticed this in advance.
With a twist from the outside, he turned around and rushed to the right sideline.
LeBron James jumped up and looked for a passing opportunity in the shortest possible time. He quickly saw two teammates, Lin Yu and Eric Snow, who were wide open.
Without any hesitation, James distributed the ball to the right side.
"LeBron's jumping pass was received by China Lin!"
Outside the three-point line, with a wide open opportunity, Lin Yu made a decisive move!
Whoosh!
The basketball fell into the basket.
"The ball is in!"
"China Lin never misses such a big open shot. He should be the best open shot shooter in NBA history!"
A three-pointer hit, and the Cavaliers scored first. The Nets could only serve from the backcourt sideline. Jason Kidd received the ball, controlled it in the frontcourt, and then stopped the ball at the top of the arc.
It was still a pick-and-roll attack from the outside. Kidd controlled the ball and reached inside the three-point line. Old Miller was Kidd's old rival. He was always in front of Kidd.
Kidd didn't think about attacking on his own, but instead passed the ball to Clifford Robinson in the mid-range.
Veteran Clifford Robinson was once a star scorer averaging 20+ per game. Now he has reached the end of his career, but at this stage Robinson is still a reliable outside shooter.
After catching the ball, Robinson took a mid-range shot and made a successful hit with a bang.
Donyel Marshall was a step too slow to follow up, and Mike Brown frowned, just about to yell at the court.
After thinking about it again, Marshall was about to leave, and the starting of this game was just a formality. Then, Mike Brown didn't take it seriously. He only hoped that the defense of the new Rashard Lewis could be better.
, this way, he doesn’t have to worry about who starts and who comes on the bench.
No! To be precise, if Rashard Lewis comes, Lewis can only start at the fourth position. It makes no sense for a scorer who averages 20+ per game to change teams and have to come on the bench.
Even if Mike Brown was interested, Lewis would not agree.
Veteran Robinson's mid-range shot turned the score into 2:3, and the Cavaliers still led by 1 point.
Old Miller controlled the ball in the frontcourt, and Lin Yu and LeBron James ran without the ball at the same time, one rushing to the basket from the left and the other from the right to the bottom corner.
This is a running competition to see who is the greater offensive threat.
As a result, James poses a greater threat, and all the Nets' defense is concentrated on the left side.
As for Lin Yu on the right, all he attracted was Vince Carter's marking. One-on-one, Lin Yu rushed to the bottom corner.
Carter accelerated in pursuit.
Lin Yu suddenly turned around and turned back.
This was a fatal run for the Nets. After turning back, Lin Yu threw Carter away and rushed to the top of the right arc.
Old Miller, who had controlled the ball for a few seconds, passed the ball, and the one who caught the ball was naturally Lin Yu who had already run out of opportunity.
After receiving the ball, Lin Yu shot directly on the spot and scored another three-pointer.
He leaped high and faced Vince Carter, who flew back to cover up the defense. But after landing, with a whoosh, the basketball hit the net!
With a bang, the Quicken Loans Center gymnasium erupted with screams and cheers.
"With two three-pointers in a row, China Lin has gone crazy. He feels hot in this game!"
After two three-pointers, even Lin Yu himself could clearly feel the heat in his hand. He was in excellent form in this game. As long as there were no problems with defense, Lin Yu would be in the second level of the self-certification battle as Charles Barkley said.
Yu has passed safely.
On the court, Lin Yu, who was waving his right arm as the audience cheered, had already retreated to his own backcourt. In the Nets' backcourt, Vince Carter and Kidd were preparing to receive the ball from the backcourt.
At this moment, Carter had already felt the pressure from Lin Yu.
He is not deaf or blind, and he cannot ignore the hype from some media before the game. Carter took this game seriously from the beginning, but what he didn't expect was that Lin Yu's opening state immediately exploded.
This caught him off guard, and he began to frown and think about how to deal with it.