The problem caused by declining physical fitness is that defense will always make mistakes, missing key players, and then giving the Bucks an opportunity to score easily.
The Bucks seized the opportunity and then controlled the score difference to about 5 points.
Lin Yu's face became worse and worse, and he felt more and more that this match was unsustainable, because his physical fitness also began to decline.
In this half of the game, he didn't do much. He almost didn't score any of his own points. He mostly passed the ball and assisted because he was always flanked by his opponents.
But even so, the physical running back and forth on the court, as well as the individual defense, supplementary defense and assisting defense in each wave of defense, all made Lin Yu spend a lot of energy.
It seems that there is really no way to come back from this game. At least in normal state, Lin Yu will have a hard time leading the team to come back...
Faced with Reid's interference during the Knicks' offense, Lin Yu's mid-range shot broke off, hit the edge of the basket, and bounced out heavily.
His shooting percentage began to decline, which was caused by declining physical fitness...
"Maurice Williams' breakthrough, sudden pass, the Knicks' rotation defense made a mistake, Michael Reed, there was a big gap in front of him, he took a shot directly!"
On the court, the Bucks launched a counterattack. Lin Yu defended to the middle and missed Reid.
The Bucks immediately gave the ball back to Reid. Lin Yu turned around to cover, but was a little late. He raised his hand to try to interfere. Michael Reid had already jumped into the air and pushed the ball out with his left hand.
Whoosh!
"Hit a three-pointer. This shot was so fatal. Michael Reed helped the Bucks widen the gap to 7 points!"
"The Knicks' efforts to hold on might be completely broken after this ball."
As Kenny Smith said, the Knicks have been within a 5-point deficit for more than two minutes and have always seen hope of getting closer to the score. However, with Michael Reed's shot
A three-pointer hit, and hope was instantly dashed.
On the court, Michael Redd celebrated the three-pointer. The Madison Square Garden Arena was booed. The Knicks players lowered their heads. Only Lin Yu couldn't help clapping his hands to encourage him.
But obviously, under this situation, the problem cannot be solved without replacing people.
Dave Hopla knew that at this time, he had to call a timeout.
With a beep, the referee blew his whistle and paused. Lin Yu saw Zach Randolph at first sight. He couldn't help it. This fat man was so big that he really attracted attention.
Lin Yu noticed that this guy was smiling and seemed to have impressed Lin Yu.
"Lin, shall we change next?"
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Knicks should replace the player who is exhausted and replace him with the one who has been sitting on the bench.
But Dave Hopla is struggling with his brain and really doesn't know who to replace. The current bench is half of the gangsters and brushes, and the other half is the previous iron bench, and the playing effect is zero.
It seems that the only thing Lin Yu can exchange for is those gangsters and brushes.
Zach Randolph was already eager to try, and Eddie Curry was also preparing to play, but Lin Yu looked at the water fountain attendants on the bench.
"Randolph (Morris) comes on, replacing Jared, Marty (Collins) comes on, replacing Nate."
After two substitutions, Lin Yu then turned to look at Wilson Chandler and Renaldo Backman: "Wilson, Renaldo, you can still hold on, right?"
The physical fitness of the two forward players was not that big of a problem, so it was not a big problem to continue playing through this quarter. The two nodded.
"That's it, you defend well and leave the offense to me, Duff, believe me, I will end this game in half a quarter!"
Lin Yu's face was expressionless. The moment he made the promise, his whole person became fierce. Zach Randolph wanted to say something, but looking at Lin Yu's rather cold eyes, he shrank back.
go back.
Waiting for the timeout to end, Lin Yu closed his eyes, entered the system warehouse, and stared at the only time-effective item in his hand.
["Throw away the thermos cup" single-game experience card: After using this card, the host's attributes will be increased to 120%, and the effect will last for a whole game. 】
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Yu chose to use it.
Although it is a waste, this game is of great significance. It is Lin Yu's Knicks debut. He wants to tell the opposite Australian Andrew Bogut that he can easily beat the opponent.
He also wants to tell the gangsters and scoundrels sitting on the bench off the court that without them, he can still lead the team to win. His arrival will change the Knicks' team culture and the attributes of a bad team that have always been...
…
Therefore, he must win this game!
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There was a beep, the referee blew his whistle, and the Knicks served from the sideline.
"The game restarted, and the Knicks made a strange choice. After the timeout, they replaced two bench players, Marty Collins and Randolph Morris, who had not played much all season. And like Zach...
Absolute main players like Randolph and Eddie Curry were all put on the bench."
Kenny Smith in the commentary box speculated: "It seems that there must be some problem within the Knicks."
"China Lin still hasn't rested. He has played continuously and may have a big problem with his physical fitness. His physical fitness has always been a problem for him during his time with the Cavaliers and Celtics."
Charles Barkley shook his head. Seeing Lin Yu's consecutive appearances, he was not optimistic that the Knicks could turn this game over.
As for Yang Wu's commentary, Yu Jia also quietly speculated: "The Knicks' main players were abandoned, and acting head coach Dav Hopla also found that several of their main players were unhelpful, but
Now, Dayu is going to make consecutive appearances, and the situation of this game forces him to get rid of the thermos cup."
On the court, Lin Yu, who had thrown away the thermos cup, caught the ball. The 120% improvement made him feel full of strength again.
Holding the ball at the top of the arc, Michael Reed rushed over to defend, but Lin Yu accelerated and passed directly...
Michael Reed was stunned. When he turned around, Lin Yu had already jumped into the air and raised his hand to shoot a long two-pointer.
The Bucks' defense didn't react at all. They watched the basketball go into the basket, and Reid didn't react until the ball went in.
"Why is this guy so fast all of a sudden?"
Because of Lin Yu's physical decline, Reed's prediction of Lin Yu's speed was slower than Lin Yu's speed at his peak. But now, Lin Yu's speed is even two points faster than at his peak.
The gap between the two prevented Reed from guarding Lin Yu, and his teammates were unable to react in time, so they could only let go of Reed's Lin Yu.
After the ball was scored, the score gap returned to 5 points. Madison cheered and the entire audience cheered in unison during the subsequent defensive round.
"Deffense!Deffense!"
On the defensive end, everyone was gritting their teeth and following their opponents. Lin Yu suddenly assisted in defense and successfully blocked Mo Williams' breakthrough.
"Faced with a double attack, Maurice Williams could only pass the ball outwards. Michael Reed received the ball. The Knicks' defense rotated from the wings. Time was running out. Faced with interference, Reed chose to take action."
With a bang, the basketball flew out of the frame.
"Rebounder!"
Lin Yu shouted loudly and appeared under the basket. He grabbed the rebound before Bogut, turned around and immediately launched a counterattack.
During the counterattack, Lin Yu directly chased a three-pointer.
Whoosh!
"The three-point chase went in!"
Madison burst into violent cheers again, and Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley in the commentary box were stunned.
"China Lin is too strong. I thought his physical fitness was in crisis, but he came back from a timeout and scored 5 points in a row!"
"Not only that, he also made contributions on the defensive end and ran without hesitation. Is he still the Chinese Lin?"
The point difference was only two points, and the Knicks did not wait long and soon got a chance to completely tie the score.
After a successful defense, Lin Yu made a simple and unreasonable breakthrough, and shot the mid-range shot against the defense, oh!
Lin Yu, who had no expression on his face and even had a cold gaze, suddenly broke out and scored 7 points in a row, erasing a 14-point deficit in the first half...