Lin Yu's somewhat arrogant celebration made the atmosphere at Quicken Loans Center even more heated. Reggie Miller said: "The game just started, China Lin hit a three-pointer behind the screen that needed a lot of support, and the ball scored.
, which also means that he is in very hot shape in this game."
The Celtics also paid attention to Lin Yu because he hit a three-pointer in the opening game.
Doc Rivers shouted from the sidelines, and Lin Yu also heard it. He didn't care and quickly devoted himself to the defensive end.
Ku Ritian has not made any improvement in defense, but in this game, Lin Yu's defensive pressure is not great. He only needs to kill Ray Allen to complete the task.
The Celtics' offense, as Mark Stein said, the offensive integration of the Celtics' three giants is very poor. They simply cannot form a whole and basically work independently.
When Pierce played in isolation, James' defense was very strong, and with the help of the big Z inside, the Cavaliers did not give Pierce a chance to break through the defense in isolation.
He can only pass the ball out and seek cooperation.
Garnett caught the ball in the high post, responded briefly, then suddenly walked inside, received the pass back and made a layup.
Rashard Lewis's defense was like paper and failed to form effective interference at all.
With a bang, Garnett helped the Celtics regain 2 points.
Lin Yu, who was still following Ray Allen, stopped on the spot, took the ball directly from the backcourt, and then quickly advanced to the frontcourt.
It was another Zhan Lin pick-and-roll, and the Celtics, who had already realized the Cavaliers' opening offensive style, immediately switched defenses.
After changing defense, Lin Yu, who was facing Pierce, passed the ball to James and took two steps towards the three-point line.
Then, he suddenly turned around and headed outside the three-point line.
LeBron James burst into the depths and encountered a flanking attack as Lin Yu expected. During the flanking attack, he turned his head and saw Lin Yu, who was one step away from Pierce.
Passing the ball backwards, the basketball returned to Lin Yu's hands. He raised his hand, faced the interference from Pierce flying towards him, and hit another three-pointer!
"China Lin's second three-pointer of the game?!"
Magic Johnson's shout, which was a question a moment ago, immediately turned into an affirmation as the sound of wiping the net was heard.
"The goal has been scored! Lin, who is in hot form, once again raised his right hand high and raised two fingers to celebrate his goal!"
After two consecutive three-pointers, LeBron James was surprised by Lin Yu's outstanding state. Because he assisted the ball, he ran over to Lin Yu for a high-five.
"Well done, Lin!"
Lin Yu smiled, turned around and devoted himself to the defensive end.
James now thinks Lin Yu did a great job, but he won't think so when the game goes on.
With two three-pointers, the Cavaliers led 6:2 and took a 4-point lead at the beginning.
In the subsequent defensive round, the Celtics spent a full 24 seconds unable to break through the Cavaliers' defense. In the end, Pierce had no choice but to take a forced shot, which ultimately missed.
The Cavaliers all rushed for the rebound and easily grabbed the backcourt rebound.
LeBron James got the ball and rushed forward, trying to promote a counterattack.
"LeBron James ran towards the frontcourt with the ball, and the Cleveland Cavaliers counterattacked. This is another great weapon for them..."
The Celtics retreated quickly, but big center Perkins was inevitably left behind. James, who rushed to the frontcourt, didn't stop at all, and broke through in a straight line towards the basket.
Pierce retreated to meet him, and Kevin Garnett also pressed forward.
But James passed the ball out like lightning. The commentator turned his eyes, and the next second, the basketball appeared in Lin Yu's hands.
"China Lin, he caught the ball!"
Ray Allen, who was about to lean towards the center, quickly turned around and made up the ground, but Lin Yu failed to get a chance to take action directly.
He took control, and James returned to the top of the key, turning sideways to block.
Lin Yu glanced at the basket, patted the basketball, moved a small step laterally, controlled a little space, and then made a pull-up, which was such a surprising shot!
"China Lin, he took action directly!"
"A three-pointer against the defense?"
It’s the beginning of a question again, swish!
"The ball went in! Ray Allen's interference was completely ineffective. China Lin resisted the defense and made his third three-pointer of the game!"
In the commentary box, Reggie Miller's eyes widened and he was extremely surprised. He thought that Lin Yu's state would be very hot in this game, but he did not expect that Lin Yu's state would be so hot, simply unstoppable!
"With the third three-pointer, China Lin has already scored 9 points in a row. This is not the point. The point is that the game has only started less than two minutes!"
"In less than two minutes, he defeated the Celtics' steel defense by himself!"
Magic Johnson then gave a statistic: "In the regular season, the Celtics' defense ranked first in the league. In the playoffs, the opponent they defended only scored 54 points in the entire game!"
"This kind of defense was defeated by China Lin with three consecutive three-pointers in a major game like the Eastern Conference Finals!"
With the score of 9:2, Doc Rivers on the sidelines paced slowly, shook his head, and stopped himself from wanting to call a timeout directly.
It's still too early, no matter how many pauses there are, that's not how it works.
But now, Rivers looked at Lin Yu's performance of scoring consecutive three-pointers on the field, and felt a little emotional: This guy has improved again.
Lex Kalamian, assistant coach of the Celtics and Lin Yu’s old friend, thought differently from Rivers. He felt that Lin Yu, who hit three consecutive three-pointers in front of him, was a bit like Lin Crazy reappeared.
.
If this state of affairs continued...he didn't dare to think about it.
The Celtics' offense was in desperate need of scoring. They relied on Pierce's successful single to score two points and tied the score to 9:4. However, they were still 5 points behind because of Lin Yu's three-pointer.
In the Cavaliers' offense, Lin Yu still receives the ball in the backcourt.
"Keep an eye on him and don't give him any space to shoot!"
Doc Rivers once again took command from the sidelines, and Ray Allen had no choice but to expend his energy and rush forward to press the defense.
Lin Yu controlled the ball and accelerated, as if he was looking for James to pick and roll again.
During the rapid sprint, Ray Allen took two steps back, but Lin Yu stopped suddenly, and the space opened up.
He felt so hot that he didn't want to stop there. After the emergency stop, Lin Yu hit a three-pointer two steps away from the three-point line!
"The fourth three-pointer! This distance is too far!"
Doc Rivers on the sidelines shook his head, although he clearly remembered Lin Yu's miracle of hitting all 26 shots in the game, including his crazy shooting of three-pointers from far away.
But that game was more than a year ago, and he didn't think Lin Yu could always shoot such a ball.
With a bang, the basketball hit the frame.
Rivers immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It was normal for such a super long three-pointer not to be scored.
"Rebound rebound!"
In the battle for rebounds, the Celtics were caught off guard by Andre Miller who suddenly rushed out, and the rebound was also caught by the old Miller.
The next second after getting the rebound, Miller turned around and passed the ball to Lin Yu again.
At this time, Lin Yu still stopped a step away from the three-point line. From a distance, Ray Allen had no intention of rushing forward to defend him, or he might not have reacted yet.
Lin Yu immediately seized the opportunity, raised his hand and continued to score three points!
"The fifth three-pointer was shot from a long distance!"
Doc Rivers and Mike Brown frowned at the same time, they both felt something was wrong.
But soon, with a swish sound, the basketball passed through the net!
Doc Rivers' frown deepened, but Mike Brown's brow relaxed instantly, he smiled, and exchanged something with Brendan Malone beside him.
"The ball went in, the fifth three-pointer, a long-range shot, China Lin successfully hit it!"
"His state was so hot. In the first two minutes, he took 5 shots, all of which were three-pointers, and he hit 4 of them!"
"With a score of 12:4, the Cavaliers relied on China Lin's explosion to take an 8-point lead in just over two minutes!"