From coming on the court to chasing points, then taking the lead, and finally to the end of the half, in this less than 7-minute game, Lin Yu excelled in his counterattack after successfully defending and grabbing rebounds.
Continuous counterattacks led to the Knicks taking a 7-point lead at the end of the half.
Lin Yu also successfully scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in this 7-minute game, raising his half-time statistics to 22 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.
The team is ahead, the numbers are gorgeous, and everything is going well.
At the end of the half, Lionel Hollins also rushed to Lin Yu with some excitement, patted Lin Yu, and shouted: "Well done, Lin, your handicap tactic was successful!"
Lin Yu smiled and patted Hollins on the back in response.
The success of the handicap tactic gives the team another threatening offensive style. For Lin Yu, his rebounding data will start to rise.
In the second half of the game, the Spurs returned to their full force to counterattack, but Lin Yu's defender's tactic of grabbing the board and launching a counterattack was extremely effective against the Spurs.
At this time, the Spurs are still focusing on defense, using various slow-paced offensive and defensive positions, pressing time and rhythm. The insides are also tall and very slow. Lin Yu's counterattacks are naturally accurate.
In this situation, Popovich has two options to stop Lin Yu.
The most effective way is to put up a lineup that is not slow, but the Spurs already lack qualified wings. It is really difficult to put up a lineup that is not satisfied with the speed and at the same time be able to match Lin Yu on the wing.
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There is another method that the Spurs are implementing, which is to increase the height of the inside and rush for offensive rebounds.
But the problem is that the Knicks' two inside players are not useless. Offensive rebounds are inherently more beneficial to the defense. The Spurs will always miss most of the offensive rebounds.
And once the Knicks get the rebound and counterattack, it will be an opportunity to score easily.
Lin Yu either scored by himself or assisted his teammates.
The Spurs' counterattack in the second half failed to achieve results, but instead allowed the Knicks to further expand their lead.
Finally, at the end of the fourth quarter, Lin Yu led his team to win the game at home.
To say it was a fight is actually a bit of an exaggeration, because except for the period when the rotation lineup came on, the Spurs had the lead, and in the remaining games, the Knicks always had the advantage.
In terms of team style, the Knicks were somewhat restrained by the Spurs in this game.
"Playing at home, thanks to China Lin's outstanding performance, the Knicks easily won. This is really a surprising result."
"On the sidelines of the court, the game was over, but Gregg Popovich was still very unhappy. But obviously, from beginning to end, he had no choice but to let his opponent wreak havoc on China Lin. The outcome of this game was
Failure is already doomed..."
Without any suspense, Lin Yu, who determined the direction of the game and scored 33 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, was elected the best player of the game.
The host on the sidelines, Walter Frazier, asked three questions in turn.
"Lin, congratulations on leading the team to this crucial victory. I noticed in this game that you and Zach made a lot of tacit cooperation, but you have only been with the Knicks for just over a month. Can you tell me
Why were you able to form a tacit understanding with Zach so quickly?"
"It's very simple. Zach and I are both kind of versatile players. We each find our own position and can quickly form a tacit understanding."
"Second question, in this game, your four statistics of points, assists, rebounds and blocks are no different from usual, but your rebound data is a career high. We also noticed that you often rush inside to fight for rebounds.
,Is this your new tactic?"
Lin Yu nodded: "Yes, we have increased the number of inside players to give up rebounds, creating opportunities for defenders to easily grab rebounds, and then launch counterattacks. So, Walter, you can see that in recent games, my rebound data has been
It’s rising.”
Walter Frazier also nodded, and then came the last question: "Last question, the media recently discovered that you yell when you are grabbing rebounds, and sometimes you can hear a set of words: Board Man
, sometimes it’s hard for people to understand, can you tell me what you’re shouting?”
"Sometimes, I shout "Board Man", and sometimes, I shout "Board Man" in Chinese, which means a person with superpowers who grabs rebounds.
"So, what you're saying is that you have the superpower of rebounding?"
Walter Fraser added another question, and Lin Yu did not refuse, but smiled and nodded.
After moving to New York, because Walter Frazier is based here, as a famous Knicks player, Frazier's interviews are always less tortuous, and Lin Yu is quite willing to accept Frazier's interviews.
After the two looked at each other and smiled, Lin Yu waved and left.
While walking towards the players' tunnel, he waved to both sides of the field. He also took off his jersey and when he got close to the players' tunnel, he threw it to one side of the stands.
The Madison Square Garden Arena was filled with screams and exclamations. Later, fans saw Lin Yu taking off his sneakers on the stadium's big screen and giving them to the Chinese fans who were shouting at the fence on the side of the tunnel.
It has been Lin Yu's custom to give away jerseys and sneakers for home games. Sometimes, if he wins an away game and happens to see some Chinese fans on the sidelines of the stadium, he will also give away his jersey and sneakers.
"In the next regular season, the price of seats on both sides of the tunnel for the home team at Madison Square Garden will probably increase."
Charles Barkley, who was behind the commentary box, made a joke, and Kenny Smith said with some emotion: "I have to say that Lin is very smart, and his approach undoubtedly helped him conquer the New York fans as quickly as possible."
"One thing everyone agrees on is that New York fans are the most difficult to serve fans in the league. They are dissatisfied with the previous star Stephon Marbury, they are dissatisfied with Isiah Thomas, they are dissatisfied with the Knicks management, they are dissatisfied with
Knicks owner James Dolan is dissatisfied, and even the last representative figure of New York basketball, Patrick Ewing, is dissatisfied."
"But now, they seem to be very happy with China Lin."
"With gorgeous statistics, sharply improved record, full of future and hope, and sincere treatment for the fans, who wouldn't love such a player?"
Charles Barkley quickly spoke up and told Kenny Smith that the love New York fans have for Lin Yu is nothing short of normal.
Kenny Smith could only nod in agreement.
Lin Yu returned to the locker room. After taking a shower, he was interviewed by reporters from the off-field media.
Similarly, this group of reporters also asked about the tacit understanding that Lin Yu and Zach Randolph quickly formed, Lin Yu's career-high rebounds, and Lin Yu's murmuring words every time he fights for rebounds.
"It looks like the rebounder's plot is really coming to fruition."