Boston, the familiar TD North Shore Garden Arena, the third game of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Cavaliers and Celtics.
Both teams have already played. As an old player who returns and who often criticizes his old club in the media, Lin Yu was booed wildly by the Celtics fans in the stadium.
When the game was about to start, Lin Yu stood on the court, and the audience was booed again.
He feels more and more familiar, returning to the hometown where he once fought hard, and being booed by the fans who once supported him, just like the Heat's James returned to Cleveland, and the Warriors' Durant returned to Oklahoma City...
This is the kind of treatment only a superstar can get, but Lin Yu got it. Therefore, under the boos, Lin Yu actually became excited.
Now, he had no choice. He just used the "South Coast Janeway Experience Card", and for the first time he used it, Lin Yu chose the bonus experience of LeBron James.
James during the Cavaliers era and James during the Heat era are different. Who is stronger and who is weaker depends on each.
At least in Lin Yu's view, James, who was able to shoot from long range during the Heat, and whose dominance has increased after gaining weight, is even more powerful.
Therefore, in this game, Lin Yu will be an enhanced version of LeBron James in certain aspects, such as assisting in defense and making long-range three-point shots.
Without the bonus of top long-range shooting, the start of this game was far from as easy as Lin Yu imagined. At least, compared with the previous two games, the first quarter of this game was quite anxious.
At the beginning, the Celtics attacked. Pierce, who was playing at home, hit a mid-range shot to help the Celtics get the game off to a good start.
Subsequently, during the Cavaliers' offense, LeBron James' breakthrough was flanked and the ball was passed to Lin Yu, who hit the outside three-pointer and hit the frame.
Kevin Garnett grabbed the rebound and passed it to Chucky Atkins.
Chucky Atkins slowly controlled the ball past halftime, and the Celtics played a simple coordination. Ray Allen bypassed the screen to catch the ball and directly made a mid-range shot.
Lin Yu's interference was a step slower, but it still covered Ray Allen's eyes.
With a bang, Junzi Lei's shot also missed.
LeBron James succeeded in grabbing the rebound, and then launched a counterattack. During the counterattack, he was once again flanked and passed the ball to Lin Yu again.
Facing the interference from Ray Allen, who was not a threat, Lin Yu's three-pointer hit again.
In this way, Lin Yu threw a double iron at the beginning, without any feeling of cheating.
He was helpless. Judging from the actual combat effect, the effect of the Janeway Experience Card was very average. Of course, maybe his usage method was wrong.
All in all, in the next Cavaliers offense, it will be difficult for Lin Yu to receive James' pass.
James began to try some mid-range shots, but the outcome was the same as Lin Yu's two three-pointers. They all ended in a blacksmith.
In the first five minutes, the Cavaliers were beaten 11:4 by the Celtics. They only relied on Big Z's tip-in and Andre Miller's sudden breakthrough floater to score 4 points.
Lin Yu missed a 3-pointer, and LeBron James also made 0-for-3. The Cavaliers suddenly became a blacksmith team. It can be seen that facing the Cavaliers under normal conditions, the Celtics'
The defense is still historic.
Mike Brown called a timeout, and in the commentary box, Mike Breen, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith quickly summarized the first half of the first quarter of the game.
"In the away game, the Cleveland Cavaliers' condition declined too quickly. It's not surprising that LeBron James' mid-range shot was a hit. China Lin's two consecutive excellent three-pointers also ended in a hit. This is very surprising.
, put into the first two Eastern Conference Finals, these two three-pointers can be said to be must-goals!"
"So now, the Celtics have no pressure. They can easily shift their defensive focus to LeBron James' side and completely use their defense to lock down the Cavaliers."
During the timeout, Mike Brown said a lot, one of which was that he asked LeBron James to continue passing the ball to Lin Yu without hesitation.
"Even if Lin's touch is cold, as long as he catches the ball, he is extremely threatening!"
What Mike Brown said is correct. Even if Lin Yu feels bad, as long as he catches the ball, the Celtics' defense will still shift slightly to Lin Yu's side.
LeBron James nodded. Originally, Lin Yu's performance in the first two Eastern Conference Finals had already stimulated him a little. In this game, James was preparing to turn on the all-out LeBron mode and run for the best in the game.
As a result, Lin Yu's hand felt cold at the beginning, which also affected James.
The Celtics unscrupulously stacked their defense in the middle, making it difficult for James to break through. This made James realize that without Lin Yu, it would be difficult for the Cavaliers to win...
Lin Yu noticed James' seriousness. He clearly remembered that when the game just started, James still looked relaxed.
He shook his head secretly: Sure enough, James, this guy, is very confident and even arrogant at the beginning of everything he does. Once he encounters a setback, he will immediately deny himself in various ways. With this kind of character, it is no wonder that he will later become
This has set a precedent for peak team-building.
The timeout ended and Lin Yu was finally able to receive the ball from James again.
"After the timeout, during the Cavaliers' offensive round, LeBron James received the basketball from the outside and made an extremely fast breakthrough, but was flanked by the Celtics!"
On the flank, Lin Yu quickly bypassed the screen and received James' pass.
"When there are opportunities from beyond the three-point line, will China's Lin, who opened the game with three straight irons, still shoot?"
Of course Lin Yu will never vote again. He knows clearly that in this game he is LeBron James, no longer Lin Yu, nor Klay Thompson, nor Stephen Curry...
Therefore, when the three-pointer feels cold, he can only choose to break through.
Chucky Atkins made a strong breakthrough and was pushed away from the defense. The veteran point guard who had been in the league for many years was very surprised.
In the Celtics, a team that emphasizes defense, Chucky Atkins is often emphasized on how to defend this opponent and how to defend that opponent.
The team's assistant coaches Tom Thibodeau and Lex Kalamian have emphasized that the key to defending China Lin is to wrap around the defense and not give him any room to take action.
This is how Chucky Atkins defended himself, and it took Lin Yu less than a second to pass him by.
By the time he turned around to chase after him, Lin Yu had already left.
After another two or three seconds, Lin Yu rushed directly to the basket, jumped up, and banged the basketball directly into the basket!
A second ago, the North Shore Garden was still noisy, and there were even some tiny boos.
Now, the North Shore Garden Arena was silent, and everyone showed surprised expressions.
"China Lin made a breakthrough after receiving the ball from the outside. He rushed to the basket unstoppably and dunked directly!"
Kenny Smith's eyes widened: "So, Lin opened his single package in this game?"
Charles Barkley nodded and joked: "Perhaps after the opening triple iron, he suddenly discovered that in today's game, he brought his shooting bag into a single bag, so we should be able to watch this game.
To a Chinese player who keeps scoring in singles."