The Spurs' home arena was called SBC Center last year. This year, it was renamed AT&T Center because the sponsor, SBC Communications, acquired AT&T Corporation.
The Spurs fans in the stands were already making noises, and amidst the noise, the Cavaliers came on the stage.
Immediately, boos broke out in the stadium.
"Today's Spurs fans look even crazier than in the last two games."
Behind the commentary box is a luxurious lineup, a combination of Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Mike Breen.
Although no one thought this game would be the last game of the Finals, ESPN still gave this game the highest treatment.
What if? What if the Cavaliers end this round of the Finals on the road?
"Their madness is justified. This game is a life and death battle for the Spurs. No Spurs fan wants to see the Cavaliers win the O'Brien Cup at their home court..."
The boos filled his ears, but Lin Yu didn't seem to hear it, and even talked and laughed with Anderson Varejao next to him.
When the Spurs came out, the boos turned into cheers. Bruce Bowen, who took the lead, suddenly raised his right hand and pointed it to the sky above the arena.
There, three championship flags were fluttering in the wind.
The cheers suddenly became louder, and they were completely overflowing!
With just such a move, the atmosphere of a life-and-death battle in the finals was already there, and the Spurs' momentum became fierce...
"Pointing to the championship flag, does he mean they have championship genes?"
The scene in front of them, if it were the players or fans of the home team, they would feel excited. If it were the visiting team, Anderson Varejao's voice would already have a sour taste.
Lin Yu answered the question and made a joke: "Maybe it's blood, the blood of the championship?"
On the surface, he looked very relaxed, as if he didn't take the scene in front of him seriously at all. In fact, he was also turbulent in his heart.
Sometimes, the background of a championship is still very important. At least before the game starts, players who have won the championship will be extremely confident.
In comparison, the Cavaliers' players were already a bit weak in the face of the immediate victory.
Lin Yu shook his head secretly. Now he wanted to establish himself as a locker room leader. At this moment, he should stand up and boost morale.
Therefore, after the warm-up, Lin Yu changed his original opening ceremony.
He directly summoned all his teammates, intertwined their palms with each other, pressed down hard, and shouted: "Come on!"
However, the effect was mediocre. Daniel Gibson, who started the game, was still a bit frightened. There was nothing he could do about it. The hot away game was really a bit devilish.
"The starting five of the Cleveland Cavaliers are on the field. We saw Anderson Varejao and Daniel Gibson appear in the starting lineup. Mike Brown made some surprising changes. What does he want to do?"
"Maybe it's the opening attack, or maybe the Cavaliers are going to focus on attacking today, who knows? In short, the changes made by the Cavaliers will definitely make this game different from previous games."
Lin Yu stood in front of the technical stage and closed his eyes.
["96.7% of LeBron" has been used! 】
The system prompt sounded in Lin Yu's empty mind, and what was destined to be the most representative personal performance in NBA history began...
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"The San Antonio Spurs' starting five are also on the court, point guard Tony Parker, shooting guard Manu Ginobili, small forward Bruce Bowen, power forward Tim Duncan, and center Fabricio Oberto.
, now it’s a jump ball duel between Duncan and Anderson Varejao!”
Judging from the Spurs' starting lineup, Popovich was intimidated by Lin Yu, who was like an iron wall on the defensive end in the last game. Michael Finley did not start, and Ginobili returned to the starting position. This was the only move the Spurs made.
Change.
However, Lin Yu must admit that Popovich's change was correct, because Lin Yu's defense in this game was still not bad.
Mike Brown is also wary of the Spurs' two backcourt All-Stars.
Daniel Gibson can't guard Tony Parker, and at most he can keep up with his single defense. Therefore, Mike Brown's arrangement is that Lin Yu will guard Ginobili alone, and Gibson will guard Parker alone, supplemented by James' help.
Anderson Varejao switches to guard Duncan, and Oberto has to be handed over to Rashard Lewis.
Even if the defense is on point, it’s hard to guarantee how effective it will be.
There was a beep, and the referee blew his whistle. The next second, the basketball was thrown into the sky above the arena. Anderson Varejao took the lead and dialed the basketball.
Charles Barkley in the commentary box joked: "The first change of replacing Anderson Varejao as the starter has been reflected. The Cleveland Cavaliers got the ball for the first attack."
There was no Andre Miller on the court, so Lin Yu took the ball without hesitation and controlled it in the frontcourt.
James went around to the top of the arc, as if to catch the ball, but actually turned sideways and made a single block.
"Zhan Lin's pick-and-roll, the Cleveland Cavaliers used this effective pick-and-roll tactic at the beginning, China Lin's breakthrough, Bruce Bowen bypassed the screen..."
"But China Lin's speed is a bit fast. He has already rushed to the free throw line and made a direct mid-range shot!"
At the top of the arc, James was still waiting for the ball. He did not expect Lin Yu's breakthrough to be so sharp. The same goes for Bruce Bowen. After bypassing the screen, he failed to follow Lin Yu's footsteps in time.
A semi-open mid-range shot opportunity was given to Lin Yu.
With a swish sound, the basketball drilled into the basket with incomparable accuracy.
"The first attack was successful in the opening game. In this game, Lin's condition in China is still hot. Perhaps just like what he said in the interview after the last game, in this game, he is in hot condition and will
Lead the Cavaliers to win the trophy successfully!"
As soon as Charles Barkley's voice fell, Kenny Smith was still a little emotional: "China Lin's speed is too fast, which is a bit unlike him before. I suddenly had a bold guess that today's China Lin has evolved."
Becoming Lin Crazy!”
On the court, after Lin Yu made the first mid-range shot, the coaches on both sides had different reactions.
Mike Brown clapped his hands vigorously, Lin Yu made a mid-range shot, and after a pick-and-roll, he rushed into the three-point line unstoppably and made a mid-range shot. This means that Lin Yu has a singles today. This is against
The best news for knights!
Gregg Popovich's originally relaxed expression turned serious in an instant. He put his hands to his mouth and shouted to the court, meaning to let Duncan on the inside defend and expand outside.
Popovich believes that Lin Yu's threat is not in the penalty area, but in the mid-to-long distance. The past five games have proved that if the Spurs want to win, they must first concentrate on locking down Lin Yu.
On the court, the Spurs' offense also started. Lin Yu faced Manu Ginobili, but Tony Parker controlled the ball, accelerated with one step, and passed Daniel Gibson.
LeBron James on the inside was a step too late to cover up and watched as Parker made a mid-range shot.
With a bang, Tony Parker also hit a mid-range shot, making the opening score tied at 2:2.
Lin Yu glanced at James thoughtfully. The Cavaliers should guard against this ball.
James was guarding the elderly Bruce Bowen, who had almost no offensive ability. He should have moved to the strong side earlier to block Tony Parker, but he was just a step too slow and seemed out of shape.
Mike Brown on the sidelines also noticed this and shouted twice towards the court.
At this time, Lin Yu had already received the ball from the backcourt.
Lin Yu didn't pay too much attention to the defense just now. In other words, to him, James' defensive mistake just gave Lin Yu a signal that James was not trustworthy today.
So, if the Cavaliers want to win, Lin Yu must enter a rampage state from the beginning of the game and directly end the suspense of the game.
Therefore, in the second attack of the Cavaliers in this game, Lin Yu controlled the ball for half the game amid shouts of "Deffense" from all over the field.
It was still Zhan Lin's pick-and-roll cooperation, but this time it was different. After passing the screen, while Bruce Bowen was still going around the screen, Lin Yu took two steps directly to one side, and Ginobili, who was delaying the defense, also
Didn't save it.
Just like that, Lin Yu, who had moved sideways from the three-point line, got a wide-open opportunity. He jumped up without any hesitation and took the shot.
"Three-point shot off the screen!"
Whoosh!
"Come in, the game just started, China Lin directly shot his three-pointer. Today he looks more and more like Lin Crazy who has turned on the rampage mode!"
Amid the boos throughout the stadium, Charles Barkley in the commentary box gradually became excited.
On the court, Lin Yu was also excited. He waved his arms and raised a finger.
This finger meant that he made the first three-pointer of the game, and this was just the beginning.
The Spurs have realized this, at least Popovich has. He has sensed the danger and believes that this game needs to focus on guarding against Lin Yu's three-pointers.
"Pick and roll, don't let him shoot three-pointers!"
The pick-and-roll defense alone means that the Spurs' defense is on the verge of collapse. At least, the Spurs' defensive plan at the start of the game has been broken.
The Spurs' offense was still driven by Tony Parker's breakthrough. James' defense was a step slower, but this time Lin Yu wiped his butt.
Manu Ginobili moved around to a non-threatening position, and Lin Yu decisively let him go and appeared on the strong side, directly blocking Tony Parker's breakthrough.
In the midst of the rush, he also directed Daniel Gibson to rotate outside the three-point line on the right, just in front of Manu Ginobili, who had made a circle and came out.
With Tony Parker's mid-range shot, the Cavaliers' defense successfully blocked the Spurs' offense.
Anderson Varejao grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Lin Yu immediately.
Lin Yu rushed forward with the ball, his steps were quite domineering. LeBron James rushing behind him seemed to be watching another one of his own lead the team in a counterattack.
Like James' choice in many previous counterattacks, Lin Yu did not pass the ball, but rushed to the inside, took two steps and then jumped high.
Boom! He hung on the basket!
"Lin! He has gone crazy!!!"
Kenny Smith in the commentary box suddenly roared, and then lowered his voice: "The game has just gone on for less than two minutes, and China Lin has already used a mid-range shot, a three-pointer and a counterattack dunk.
Scored 7 points and dominated the field!"
Gregg Popovich was pacing back and forth, and Lin Yu was in a surprisingly hot state at the beginning. This was an extremely bad sign for the Spurs.
He could only make another adjustment to the team's defense: "Tim, go up and block him!"
In this way, Duncan, who was originally reserved as a back-up defender to defend James, had to devote himself to Lin Yu's side.
After scoring 7 points in a row in the opening game, Lin Yu also slowed down his scoring pace. It was not that he needed to take a break, but that the Spurs shifted their defensive focus and his individual singles became more difficult.
In comparison, passing the ball to gain assists is the best and easiest option.
For more than four minutes after that, the commentators on the sidelines were still chanting Lin Yu's name.
"China Lin's breakthrough, he attracted a double attack and passed the ball to one side... Daniel Gibson! He caught the ball and shot a wide-open three-pointer... Unfortunately, it didn't go in!"
"China Lin, one of his passes directly found LeBron who was cutting from the baseline...LeBron's dunk! The Cleveland Cavaliers are expanding their lead!"
"..."
Halfway through the first quarter, the Cavaliers directly took a 9-point lead at 18:9.
Everyone was dumbfounded by the progress of the game, but when they saw Lin Yu's data performance, everything seemed so reasonable.
"Chinese Lin, who scored 9 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in the first half of the game, directly dominated the offensive and defensive ends of the game. This game has become his own show. Now, the San Antonio Spurs must think about it.
Thinking about how to stop China Lin now."
After Kenny Smith's tirade, Charles Barkley corrected him with a smile: "No, to be precise, it should be Lin Crazy at this moment!"
During the official timeout, Popovich further adjusted their defense.
"Strong side stacking, Bruce, don't give Lin Yu room to shoot..."
After the timeout, the game restarts.
The Spurs directly used their killer move, strong-side stacking. This is the Celtics' defensive system, but Popovich stole it and now directly used it as a big move.
The effect is still a little bit, at least, facing the help of multiple people to defend, Lin Yu's singles become extremely difficult.
There will be some opportunities on the weak side, but the Spurs' rotating defense can always block the weak side's gaps.
Just like that, in just over a minute, the Spurs played a 5-0 run, narrowing the deficit to 4 points. It seemed that the game was in suspense again.
But at this moment, Lin Yu stood up again.
He first used a Zhan Lin pick-and-roll and hand-to-hand coordination, suddenly turned off the ball, cut two steps in the air, and directly shot a mid-range shot with an emergency stop, hitting the ball directly against the defense.
After preventing the Spurs' attack on the defensive end, he returned to the offensive end and found James again, playing a continuous pick-and-roll coordination.
He caught the ball and ran into the penalty area, and with a bang, he succeeded with a light dunk.
Lin Yu roared after scoring 4 points in a row and dunking the ball.
"Another wave of 4 points in a row, Lin Crazy, he can't be stopped at all!"
