Lin Yu's breakthrough caught the Celtics off guard. They were always guarding against Lin Yu's shots, breakthrough singles, etc., so they were completely defenseless.
Doc Rivers on the sidelines scratched his bald head again, suddenly feeling a little irritable.
Logically speaking, Lin Yu should be an opponent he is familiar with and understands well. He can calmly arrange defense against Lin Yu.
The result was that Lin Yu, who suddenly evolved into Lin Crazy after the Eastern Conference Finals started, was not only in extremely hot form, but his playing style also began to change.
How does this allow him to target defense?
It’s too difficult. It’s really difficult for him now!
Lin Yu opened his scoring account with a breakthrough dunk. In the subsequent defensive round, he followed Ray Allen who was running without the ball, but out of the corner of his eye, he peeked at Pierce's attack on James on the strong side.
Defend.
"Paul Pierce's single, facing LeBron James, he moved to the left, and the goal seemed to be a breakthrough..."
In the bottom corner, Lin Yu was led around by Lei Allen. Junzi Lei, who failed to escape the opportunity, immediately rushed to the other side.
Lin Yu immediately made a subjective judgment. Before Jun Zi Lei arrived at his destination, Jun Zi Lei was not a threat. Therefore, during the process of sprinting to follow up, Lin Yu suddenly changed the direction of his sprint.
He turned around and pounced like a wolf on Pierce, who was playing with his back in the middle.
It was also a coincidence that the moment Lin Yu rushed over, Pierce turned around and tried to break through James and get inside.
Lin Yu took advantage of the situation and pushed forward, his right hand reaching out like lightning.
Snapped!
Basketball disappeared from Pierce's hands in an instant!
"China Lin stole the basketball from Paul Pierce!"
The whole audience exclaimed, Lin Yu's sudden appearance was surprising.
But as Lin Yu took a big step again, he grasped the broken basketball in his hands, then quickly lowered his center of gravity and took three steps and two steps.
Shout: "Fight back!"
Immediately, LeBron James rushed out after Lin Yu.
The opportunity to counterattack, according to the practice of Zhan Lin's connection, as long as the Celtics' defense cannot keep up in time, the basketball pawn will be handed over to James, because James is faster and has stronger impact.
But Lin Yu's surprise to everyone was just the beginning.
"China Lin pushed for a counterattack, and Paul Pierce quickly got on top of him. Oh my God! China Lin was so fast. He just got rid of Pierce. It was unbelievable!"
An incredible scene happened. Lin Yu's speed soared. Even LeBron James was still rushing behind Lin Yu because of his disadvantage in starting late.
Lin Yu just took the lead and rushed to the frontcourt. There was no defense in front of him, so Lin Yu didn't pass the ball.
With a bang, it hung on the basket again.
"An explosive dunk, China Lin steals and then counterattacks successfully!"
"After the timeout, his condition seemed to become very hot instantly. He succeeded in two consecutive dunks. The score has become 8:11. The Cavaliers are only 3 points behind."
The score difference was only 3 points, but it didn't take long for the 3-point difference to be erased.
LeBron James' interference forced Pierce to hit the mid-range shot. He turned around and attacked past the midline, and Lin Yu directly received the ball.
Then, like Charles Barkley said, he held the ball, went one-on-one, drove to the basket for a layup, drew a foul, and put the basketball in the basket.
"2+1! Two points are valid, plus a penalty!"
Two points have been obtained, and there is no doubt about the additional penalty.
Charles Barkley was suddenly very excited: "After scoring 7 points in a row, China Lin entered Lin's crazy state again, but today he is a little different. He lost the long shot, but had a surprising singles!"
The score was evened, and Doc Rivers called a timeout and adjusted his defense.
This time, Doc Rivers adopted a changeable defensive system, only guarding the Cavaliers' ball carrier, and whoever had the ball, because it seemed that Lin Yu did not bring a long-range shot in this game.
After the timeout, the Celtics' attack was in vain and the Cavaliers won the rebound.
The game went into the Cavaliers' offensive round again. The Celtics implemented Rivers' adjusted defense, and they quickly flanked LeBron James who was holding the ball.
But wing Lin Yu caught the ball and hit a three-pointer.
Whoosh!
The crisp sound of the net being wiped made Doc Rivers a little desperate.
"Three-pointer hit, China Lin found his shooting bag!"
It's not just a shooting package. Lin Yu in this game, once he shoots, he is a truly enhanced version of LeBron James.
Therefore, in the next game, it no longer matters whether Lin Yu controls the ball or not. As long as he can get the ball, it means that he is about to score.
The game quickly reached halftime. Relying on Lin Yu's explosion, the Cavaliers took a 7-point lead at 58:51.
This third game of the Eastern Conference Finals was finally unlike the previous two games, where there was no suspense after halftime.
But in the second half, the more Lin Yu played, the smoother his hand became.
It's not because of how hot his form is, but because when the ball is downwind, he has very little pressure, and James' style of play is also very suitable for playing downwind.
Once the game goes smoothly, it will be more difficult for the opponent to invest heavily in defending Lin Yu or LeBron James, because the explosion of either of them can lead his teammates to explode together.
In this way, in the third quarter, the Cavaliers scored 34 points and defended the Celtics for only 22 points. In one quarter, they expanded their lead by 12 points.
Counting the lead in the first half, after three quarters, the Cavaliers' lead reached 19 points, only 1 point away from reaching the 20 mark.
At the end of the third quarter, James kept stealing glances at Lin Yu. He felt that Lin Yu played a bit strange in this game, or maybe not strange. To be more precise, he just played a bit like himself.
Kenny Smith in the commentary box also expressed the same view: "In this game, China's Lin played very much like his teammate LeBron James. To be precise, he should have a stable three-point long shot.
LeBron James."
"Because of China Lin's sudden change, this game feels very strange, because the Cavaliers seem to have two James. The singles of the two James are unstoppable. The existence of the two James makes the Cavaliers' defense everywhere...
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In the fourth quarter, the Celtics fought back and the point difference was once narrowed to 12 points.
But at the critical moment, Lin Yu teamed up with LeBron James again. The two teamed up to score 11 points in a row, helping the Cavaliers directly win the final victory.
In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Celtics with a margin of 121:105, 16 points, and got the match point of the series.
"Another surprising victory. In this game, the Cavaliers had a hard time, but in the middle of the game, they still relied on China Lin's explosion to easily win the game!"