In the locker room after the game, surrounded by many reporters, Lin Yu was interviewed.
"First of all, congratulations to you, Lin. You and your team won the second victory in the finals. Now, you are already 2:0 ahead of the San Antonio Spurs. How far do you think you are from winning the championship?"
The first question came from ESPN, and his answer was very vague: "Maybe it's not far away, maybe it's still far away, who knows?"
"So, what you're saying is that the Spurs still have a chance when they return to their home court?"
"Of course they have a chance. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it was very difficult for us to win these two games. Our strength is not higher than that of the Spurs."
Lin Yu is still very humble, although deep down in his heart, he has made a decision that he must find every way to defeat this Spurs.
He was irritated by the Spurs' defensive movement across the board.
Soon, reporters on the scene asked about the Spurs' defensive actions and the collision Bruce Bowen made against him.
"Tell me about that collision with Bruce Bowen. It looked terrible, but it didn't actually hurt you?"
Hearing this question, Lin Yu subconsciously glanced at the nameplate of the reporter who asked the question. He was a reporter from France. No wonder.
"It is true that I was not substantially injured, but that was because I had anticipated that Bruce Bowen might use defensive moves against me that should not have occurred on the field, and then made self-protective moves."
"You mean, Bruce's actions should not appear on the field?" The reporter from San Antonio continued to ask, and Lin Yu further noticed this guy's name and the media unit where he worked.
This guy's name is Hugo Bonaparte, a reporter from Le Parisien, a reporter whose stance is obviously biased towards the Spurs and Tony Parker.
Lin Yu answered unhurriedly: "Yes, what I mean is that in tonight's game, many of Bruce Bowen's actions should not have appeared on the field! If the referee was stricter, he should have done it long ago.
He left the court with six fouls, but he stayed on the court until the end of the game, until he saw his team defeated by me!"
"So, you think there is something wrong with the referee's decision?"
After asking again, no reporter interrupted this guy's continuous questioning. Lin Yu glanced around and saw that all the reporters surrounding him were looking at him with expressions of fun.
Well, no reporter would refuse his colleagues to help him and ask some sensitive questions.
Lin Yu, who had always refused to accept anyone, hesitated when faced with such a problem. He was thinking about the pros and cons: If I publicly criticize the referee, the league will only fine me, and the amount will be about 10,000 US dollars.
This is not a big problem.
"Yes, I don't know who the referee of this game is, what his name is, and what his resume is. I only know that he selectively let go of many of Bruce Bowen's defensive moves that were out of bounds.
, If Bruce Bowen’s defense is committing a crime, then today’s referee is condoning and covering up the crime!”
With a bang, there were more than ten reporters interviewing Lin Yu in the huge locker room, creating a loud roar.
The scene was in an uproar. No one could have imagined that Lin Yu would dare to directly criticize the referee for criticizing the game.
Soon, amid the noise, reporter Chris Carter from ESPN asked loudly: "So, Lin, what do you think of the Spurs' rough defense?"
"They are taking advantage of the referee's penalty and making illegal profits. Once the referee's penalty is conniving with them, their opponents have to be careful and be prepared for possible fatal moves, just like Bruce Bowen's collision in this game.
.”
Another very direct and straightforward criticism, and the scene was once again in an uproar. Lin Yu was really embarrassed.
"Do you think this kind of behavior should be stopped?"
"At least some actions that should not appear on the field should be severely punished. If I were the league, I would suspend Bruce Bowen."
"Lin, you criticized the Spurs and Gregg Popovich's defensive system so openly and transparently. How do you think Popovich will react?"
"I won't guess how he will react. I just hope that in the next game, the Spurs can end their actions that violate the rules of the game and let competition return to competition!"
"..."
The topic inexplicably did not mention Lin Yu's buzzer-beater. It was as if everyone had forgotten that the Cavaliers won this game with Lin Yu's buzzer-beater who made 6 of 19 shots from the field.
All reporters' attention was focused on Lin Yu's penalty against the referee and his crazy criticism of the Spurs' rough defense.
After a series of questions related to this, Lin Yu ended the interview with some exhaustion. He closed his eyes and seemed to be taking a nap, but he actually entered the system.
"Relying on the characteristics of Yellow Mamba, I finally defeated the Spurs. Now I'm good, my skills are exhausted, and there is nothing else to use."
Looking at the empty system warehouse and the Huang Mamba traits that were finally used up once and for all, Lin Yu shook his head helplessly.
In the next two away games, Lin Yu can only count on Lin Crazy's characteristics to give him random and unparalleled attributes.
After the game, the topic of Lin Yu's buzzer-beater was overshadowed by the referee's penalty and the Spurs' rough defense.
Discussion in reddit forum
"Lin's reaction was a bit excessive. Bruce Bowen just collided. Although this is rare on the basketball court, it is also a very normal foul action."
"Manu Ginobili's stepping, Bruce Bowen's side collision, in two games, the San Antonio people made two out-of-bounds moves against China Lin."
"If you look closely at the San Antonio defense after China Lin broke out and scored two three-pointers in the second quarter, you will find that every defensive move by Bruce Bowen seemed to be unintentional but actually intentionally touched China Lin's defense.
Injured leg."
"Does anyone still remember Robert Horry headbutting Steve Nash? That was also an unnecessary defensive move that directly caused the Suns to lose the match point game."
"All in all, the San Antonio Spurs' many unnecessary defensive actions have a very clear purpose. They don't want to play well, they just want to use some special means to help themselves win the game."
"..."
In Lin Yu's killer topic, the sentence "You can always trust China's Lin at critical moments" was brushed up. Lin Yu, who has always had a strong sense of smell for all kinds of memes, realized that he seemed to have another one.
Stolen.
Or to be more precise, he has something to work with.
The chance to win against the Spurs is hidden in the opportunity before our eyes...