Lin Yu controlled the ball and went to the frontcourt, and Laga Rondo came up to meet him.
Kenny Smith's guess was confirmed. In order to deal with Lin Yu, the adjustment Doc Rivers made was that Ragnarok Rondo came into the starting lineup and defended Lin Yu one-on-one.
Lin Yu controlled the ball, and he quickly felt the pressure. Compared to Ray Allen, who could only follow defense, Laga Rondo's defense was quite aggressive from the beginning.
"Raga Rondo tried to steal. His wingspan was very long, which caused trouble for China Lin..."
Lin Yu had no problem controlling the ball. He avoided Rondo's fatal blow, dribbled behind his back, and took a step laterally.
LeBron James stepped sideways and provided a screen.
"In the Cavaliers' first attack, they used the Zhan Lin pick-and-roll that was only used in the Eastern Conference Finals. A single block, China Lin got the space to shoot, but Paul Pierce changed defense quickly..."
Although Pierce's defense change was quick, Lin Yu still took action.
A three-pointer was thrown directly against Pierce's defense.
"China Lin takes a three-point shot!"
Whoosh!
"The ball is in!"
Mike Breen in the commentary box was full of excitement and surprise: "Oh my God, I still made a three-pointer despite Paul Pierce's defense. The Chinese Lin from the last Eastern Conference Finals continued to appear in the Quicken Loans Center Arena!
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Lin Yu hit a three-pointer against the defense, and received cheers and shouts from the audience. Everything he did made people feel familiar, because it was the personal contribution Lin Yu made in the first Eastern Conference Finals three days ago.
Performance.
"3:2, now, the Celtics should feel huge pressure, the familiar Linsanity seems to be happening again."
The camera shot to the side of the court at the right time, where Doc Rivers was sitting on the coach's bench with an expressionless face.
In fact, at this moment, Doc Rivers is already preparing to lose two games in a row.
The Celtics' offense started with a steal from Rondo, and now the Cavaliers are paying attention to the Celtics' new starter.
Another breakthrough by Rondo was quickly blocked by James' help.
With the Celtics running on the wing, Pierce circled for a while, caught the ball and directly made a mid-range shot. With a bang, it came out of the frame.
Under the basket, Lin Yu picked up the rebound and turned around to advance quickly.
Instead of passing the ball, he ran all the way to the frontcourt, found James without stopping, and hit another Zhan Lin pick-and-roll.
This time, Pierce's defense changes were still very quick.
Lin Yu passed the ball, and he passed the ball to James. Quicken Loans Center immediately screamed.
Fans sitting on the high platform could clearly see that Lin Yu's pass directly gave James a chance to defeat a small one, and there was no defensive help from Perkins and Garnett at the basket.
Garnett was attracted by Lewis to a position around the three-point line on the right side. Perkins had not yet positioned himself on the defensive end. Rondo switched to guard James, but was directly knocked away by James with a bull rush.
Three steps and two steps, with a bang, James was hanging on the basket.
"5:2, at the beginning, the Cleveland Cavaliers played the offense they wanted, and Zhan Lin's pick-and-roll effect was remarkable."
Kenny Smith's explanation, in more straightforward terms, is: the game just started, the defense the Celtics relied on was broken by the Cavaliers!
If the Celtics can't adjust their defense back next, this game will go far.
After the Celtics' offense and continuous outside passes and cuts, Garnett hit a mid-range shot and LeBron James grabbed the rebound.
The moment the rebound was received, all the players on the court from the Cavaliers and Celtics were like sports cars that released the brakes, ejected, and headed straight into the frontcourt.
LeBron James sprinted quickly, attracting the defense on the way, and then made a pass.
"China Lin received the ball, and there was an open opportunity on the outside!"
When there was an open opportunity, Lin Yu raised his hand and made a fake shot. Pierce, who rushed to cover up the defense, was directly hit by Lin Yu, but he did not make a shot. Instead, he took a step to one side and made another fake shot.
The defense of Rondo and Ray Allen was also attracted by Lin Yu. To be precise, almost all the Celtics' defensive strength was attracted by Lin Yu's two fake shots.
Immediately, Lin Yu passed the ball back to James again.
James rushed to the basket and succeeded in a layup.
"For two consecutive golden-level scoring opportunities, China Lin actually didn't shoot? Instead, he chose to pass the ball! But it has to be said that his passing also found a golden-level scoring opportunity, and the score has become 7:2
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"LeBron James scored 4 points, China Lin had 3 points and 2 assists, and the Zhan-Lin combination surprisingly dominated the opening game."
Why didn’t Lin Yu vote? Many people were surprised and curious.
Although Kenny Smith found a reason for Lin Yu, the reason was that Lin Yu's pass still found a golden scoring opportunity.
But the problem is that if Lin Yu makes a shot, based on his characteristic of making an open three-pointer, the three-pointer will still be worth one more point than the two-pointer.
Therefore, Lin Yu's behavior is indeed strange.
Why he didn't vote is only known to him.
"Why not vote?"
Lin Yu would say: "Because it's so easy to score like that, I want the Celtics to watch something difficult."
The first five shots before the start were sure to hit. Lin Yu didn't want to waste such an opportunity, so he didn't shoot. Instead, he continuously attracted the defense, then passed the ball and assisted his teammates to score.
After the opening 7-2, the Celtics' defense was in a state of disarray, but Doc Rivers held back and did not call a timeout.
In the Celtics' offensive round, Ray Allen's mid-range shot helped them regain two points.
In the ensuing defensive round, facing the Cavaliers' Zhan Lin pick-and-roll, Doc Rivers, who resisted calling a timeout, shouted to the court.
"Delay the defense, don't switch defenses!"
Rivers' idea was very simple. To put it bluntly, at this point in the game, Lin Yu had only made a three-pointer, and that three-pointer did not rule out the possibility of a goal.
Therefore, Rivers is now betting that Lin Yu is Mengjin.
Lin Yu, who controlled the ball past the screen, was a little confused. No one came up to press him when he was holding the ball from beyond the three-point line. He had an extremely comfortable shooting space.
Now, he had to vote even if he didn't want to.
Raising his hand to shoot, Rondo, who had just bypassed the screen, provided an interference with little pressure.
Whoosh!
Rivers, who was shouting excitedly one second, died down the next second.
Amid cheers all over the sky, Charles Barkley announced: "Chinese Lin easily hit the second three-pointer of the opening game, leading 10:4 and 6 points. The Celtics were once again facing a bad game situation. If they
If you can't stand up and stop China Lin and LeBron James at the same time, this game can be declared over early!"