Two days later, at the packed Quicken Loans Center, the battle of Tianwang Mountain in the finals began.
The Spurs' two home games have convinced the media, experts, commentators and fans across the United States. Before this battle, almost everyone was optimistic about the Spurs.
"Whoever can win the battle of Tianwang Mountain in the finals will get the match point. They are only one step away from truly winning the cup."
Behind the commentary box, Kenny Smith's words explained why the Battle of Tianwang Mountain was so important.
Charles Barkley also added: "For the Cavaliers, they cannot accept a defeat at home. If they lose, they will face a real desperate situation..."
At Barkley's call, Lin Yu stepped onto the court at Quicken Loans Center and stood opposite Michael Finley.
"In the key battle, the San Antonio Spurs adjusted their starting lineup. Michael Finley replaced Manu Ginobili, and Gregg Popovich's killer move came..."
Ginobili's substitution can be considered a killer move for the Spurs, because Ginobili has the opportunity to stay off the court, observe his opponents, and after coming off the bench, he can target his opponents.
Lin Yu has suffered a loss because of this, so he is concerned about the Spurs' adjustments, but he is only concerned about it. Today he is at the peak of Kawhi, and he will not be too worried against Ginobili.
There was a beep, the referee blew his whistle, and the game officially started.
At the beginning of the Tianwangshan battle, Lin Yu did not explode directly. Instead, he followed his regular play style, controlling the ball for half the court, then giving the ball to James, running without the ball, and catching the ball for a jump shot.
The whole process was as if he was still the same Lin Yu.
It's not that he wants to save his trump card to preserve his strength, but that he wants to see James' condition. If James' condition is good or bad, Lin Yu will have two ways of playing.
If he is in good condition, Lin Yu will assist James during regular hours to make himself more relaxed, and then take over the game at the critical moment.
And if the state is poor, then Lin Yu must break out from the beginning of the game, otherwise, the game will quickly enter garbage time, and Lin Yu cannot afford to delay it.
Three minutes later, LeBron James, who made 1 of 3 shots and took the blame many times, used his actions to tell Lin Yu that today he is still a sinkhole-level teammate.
The score was 9:4, and the Cavaliers, playing at home, were 5 points behind.
The situation was not too bad, at least the point difference behind was not that big. Although he only scored 2 points on 1 of 2 shots, Lin Yu won many cheers with his defense.
"The game passed the opening stage, and the Spurs got the advantage as expected. It's just that China Lin's defense was so good today. In one-on-one, he directly locked up Tony Parker and helped defend many times. He almost
He single-handedly made the Spurs' perimeter offense completely useless..."
"But now, the Cavaliers have to solve their offensive problems."
Mike Brown did not call a timeout. He was waiting for Lin Yu to fire from the outside. He believed that once Lin Yu fired from the outside, LeBron James' singles would become easier, and the offensive problem would no longer be a problem.
But in the Cavaliers' next offensive round, Lin Yu, who had the ball past half court, made a gesture, a gesture that surprised the Cavaliers players and coaches.
"China Lin signaled his teammates to pull away. Is he going to play alone?"
Lin Yu was still being defended by Bruce Bowen. He was not careless about Lin Yu's strange offensive choices, because Popovich had been reminding many Spurs players: China Lin is a player who can always perform magic.
players.
Maybe in one game, China Lin could only shoot, and in the next game, he would be able to defeat his opponent's defense with a single that suddenly jumped out of nowhere.
The Spurs were on guard, but Lin Yu still used a quick lateral movement to break through the screen and suddenly made an emergency mid-range shot.
Whoosh!
The Quicken Loans Center was instantly in a state of excitement.
"China Lin's sudden single, emergency stop and mid-range shot, the ball went in!"
Kenny Smith in the commentary box was a little surprised, but he was only a little surprised. Lin Yu's various tricks were no longer news.
"Chinese Lin, who can only shoot this season, suddenly came up with a single and directly defeated Bruce Bowen's defense one-on-one. Now the score has become 6:9, and the Cavaliers are still 3 points behind."
Then came the defense, Lin Yu switched to defend in front of Tony Parker.
The French sports car had been defeated by Lin Yu's defense one after another, but he still didn't believe in evil and made a breakthrough to get past Lin Yu.
Lin Yu's entangled defense had already started. He moved sideways to block Parker, then turned sideways, stretched out his long arms, and was about to steal the ball.
Mesozoic Tony Parker was already an experienced point guard. At this moment, he was acting very sophisticated. He turned his right hand controlling the ball in an attempt to cause Lin Yu to foul.
However, Lin Yu stopped in time and continued to press on Parker.
Facing Lin Yu's defense, Tony Parker was never able to stand out and could only pass the ball to Duncan.
Duncan's inside turn and hook shot missed, and the Cavaliers grabbed the rebound and counterattacked.
When the Cavaliers counterattacked, Popovich had already called Manu Ginobili from the bench.
"The Argentinian is about to appear, and Gregg Popovich reacts quickly. He has already discovered the problem."
Kenny Smith immediately gave an explanation: "The problem is that Tony Parker was accidentally blocked by the Chinese Lin. Without Manu, the Spurs now have Tim Duncan alone to support the entire team's offense."
The Cavaliers' offense had already started. It was LeBron James who grabbed the rebound. He rushed to the frontcourt. He did not pass the ball, but made a straight breakthrough, and then ran into all the Spurs' defense.
He could only pass the ball and find Lin Yu.
Facing a big gap, Lin Yu was still hesitant, but in the end, he took action.
With a slow three-point shot, Bruce Bowen's defense was already on Lin Yu's face.
But, swish!
boom!
Quicken Loans Center immediately went into overdrive.
"China Lin's three-pointer hit, it was him again, he stepped up again and saved the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now, the score has been tied!"
With a score of 9:9, the game returned to the starting point.
Immediately afterwards, Manu Ginobili came on as a substitute, and Lin Yu's pressure increased slightly. Fortunately, except for one singles, Lin Yu did not play more singles.
His hidden trump card is hidden.
In the next game, the Spurs' defensive focus will still be on LeBron James' side, and Lin Yu will still have the opportunity to continue to work hard in singles.
By the time the Spurs react, Lin Yu may have already taken over the game.
