After Big Z put the ball into the basket, the score became 2:7. The away Cavaliers maintained a 5-point lead.
The Celtics' offense is still very difficult. Even if they have handed the ball to Pierce, facing James' defense, it is not easy for Pierce to find opportunities in singles.
In this round of defense, James performed perfectly, forcing Pierce to re-pass the ball after five or six seconds of isolation.
The basketball was handed over again and again, and in the end, the Celtics failed to take advantage of the perfect opportunity. In the end, they could only return to Pierce's hands, pull out a ball, and then smash it out of the frame.
Lin Yu jumped to the basket and picked up the rebound.
Turning back and advancing quickly, the Celtics' defense was not slow. After all, it was tempered last season. However, Lin Yu and LeBron James attacked with all their strength. As long as the Celtics' defense was not systematic, opportunities would
It's always there.
Reaching the frontcourt, Lin Yu continued to rush in. At this time, James, who arrived in the frontcourt at the same time, circled the flanks and almost got rid of the Celtics' defensive force.
Lin Yu had no chance in front of him, and James had a direct layup opportunity, so he could only pass the ball.
"The Cavaliers' counterattack, LeBron James succeeded in a layup, and the Cleveland Cavaliers kept attacking. They were already leading 9:2 at the beginning!"
James did not celebrate and went directly back to the backcourt. Lin Yu did the same. The difference was that he took a special look at James.
What he must admit is that James is getting smarter and more aware or understands how he should reasonably fight for the ball.
Or to be more precise, right now, he has not thought about fighting for the ball. He is only thinking about how to outperform his teammates in terms of personal performance.
Therefore, in certain offensive rounds, James will very deliberately play a finishing role, just like the counterattack that just ended.
Originally, James' running route was always along the middle, swaggering, always asking for the ball first, and then attracting the defense.
This time, Lin Yu went to the right, but he went to the left. Lin Yu, who had the ball, attracted most of the defense. After the ball was divided to one side, he was naturally empty.
Lin Yu was a little helpless, but he didn't have too many ideas. In any case, James playing like this is beneficial to the Cavaliers as a whole. Lin Yu also got an assist, and there was not much loss in terms of data.
However, as the game reached mid-December, Lin Yu had fewer and fewer opportunities to organize with the ball. An assist was unnecessary for him, because it became increasingly difficult for him to get more than 5 assists.
It can only be said that as time went by, James finally responded to the fierce Lin Yu.
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On the court, the Cavaliers' offense was very sharp, mainly because they were in good condition. They relied on Lin Yu's opening single to open a hole in the Celtics' defense, and then relied on James's impact to further tear the Celtics apart.
defense.
The Celtics, on the other hand, were still looking for cooperation at the beginning. Later, they could only follow the old path, give the ball to Pierce or Garnett, and rely on superstars to open the game in isolation.
In the first quarter of the game, the Cavaliers took a 6-point lead at 25:19.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Mike Brown continued to make substitutions according to his regular rotation. James, who played the entire first quarter, continued to lead the team in the first four minutes of the second quarter.
Then, Lin Yu reappeared and led the team alone, blocking the four minutes in the middle of the second quarter. During these eight minutes, the Cavaliers' rotation was somewhat suppressed, and the Celtics got a chance to close the score.
By the time James reappeared, the Celtics' lagging behind had been erased!
"At the stage of the bench rotation, the Celtics performed better. They successfully overtook the score, 43:41, but Mike Brown reacted quickly and replaced LeBron James."
Lin Yu led the team for four minutes. During these four minutes, the Celtics marked him very closely, but he did not play reasonably. Facing Tony Allen, he took 4 shots and only made 1.
goals, plus 2 assists.
Although the score continued to get closer, until the overtake, Mike Brown remained patient and only switched back to James when the score was stuck.
As soon as James returns, the Cavaliers' offense comes alive.
"LeBron James returned to the court. Facing James Posey's defense, he chose to break through!"
James' breakthrough was quickly blocked by the Celtics in the mid-range position. Then, his pass was passed to Lin Yu. On the weak side, Lin Yu was one-on-one with Tony Allen.
Tony Allen's defense is different from Rondo's. This guy is more aggressive and has more experience. When facing such an opponent, Lin Yu's choice is to break through, and fancy things are useless.
After the sudden attack, Tony Allen defended very neatly and blocked Lin Yu.
However, there is still a gap in the Celtic penalty area, because Lin Yu with the ball has already created a threat, and on one side, James without the ball has always been a major concern for the Celtics, and the inside line is inevitably missed.
By Varejao.
Varejao received Lin Yu's pass and made a light layup.
At 43:43, the score was tied.
Then, the Celtics attack. At this moment, their lineup is led by veteran point guards Sam Cassell and Garnett. There is no shooting Tony Allen at the second position, and only bottom position at the third position.
James Posey is a corner three-pointer, and the center is Scott Pollard, a top defensive player.
This is a rotation that only has defense and extremely lacks offense. The offense only relies on the singles of aliens Sam Cassel and Garnett.
Facing the Cavaliers' main force, the alien's breakthrough jumper missed, and the Cavaliers immediately launched another wave of counterattacks.
The Celtics returned to defense quickly. Under one-on-one marking in the frontcourt, it seemed that the Cavaliers' counterattack was about to end.
After receiving the ball, Lin Yu made a sudden lateral movement and changed direction. The overall movement was indeed a bit lame, but with full firepower, he surprisingly passed Tony Allen.
Then there was another emergency stop and a direct jumper from mid-range.
Whoosh!
The basketball hit the net like this, and everyone was shocked.
"Breakthrough, change of direction, emergency stop, mid-range shot, my God, China Lin suddenly broke out. In this game, he seems to have brought his peak one-man package!"
Lin Yu’s single package has become a bit like a meme, but it only spread in a small range within the explanation group and did not explode on a large scale.
This is also because last season, Lin Yu did not bring a single package for almost the entire season.
But this season, he suddenly has a basic singles game, and it seems that he brings a single package in every game.
This meme was basically useless before it exploded.
But in this game, the commentator Mike Fratello went a step further and proposed a peak single package concept.
Because of the ball just now, Lin Yu played so explosively. He has a lot of singles in the new season, but there are basically no such balls.
"It's too strong. Facing the Celtics' iron wall, the Cavaliers who switched back to the LL combination started to score again!"