Before the game started, Lionel Hollins did some pre-war mobilization.
"The Celtics are very strong. They are number one in the league this season. They have only lost 16 games in a season. No one dares to say that they can beat them, but we must win this game!"
"This game is our only chance. Only by defeating the Celtics can we retain the hope of reaching the top seven. I said, our goal is the top seven, and we need to work hard to achieve this goal at the end of the season...
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Although Lin Yu didn't agree with Hollins, he never thought about letting go of the game in front of him.
Perhaps, as many people think, Lin Yu doesn't think the Knicks can beat this year's Celtics under normal conditions.
This year's Celtics, as Garnett, Danny Ainge and Pierce describe themselves, are powerful and perfect.
On the offensive side, although the Celtics failed to play the true role of Ray Allen, they still built a team that is close to the league's first-class team based on Pierce's isolation play, Rondo's breakthrough and organization, and Garnett's high-position support.
attack.
It is just to accommodate the defense and is not reflected in the data level.
Finally, when it comes to defense, there is no need to say more.
With Garnett as the core and Perkins, James Dorsey, Tony Allen and Rondo as the supplements, the Celtics' defense is well-deserved to be No. 1 in the league.
Such a team, even if Jordan is at his peak, will not be useful without the help of Pippen and Rodman.
Even if the Lakers later won two consecutive championships, it was because Garnett declined after a serious injury. Otherwise, the Celtics, the Big Three, would have had a chance to win three consecutive championships.
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As the season comes to an end, the Madison Square Garden Arena has become even more popular. Every game is packed to capacity, and the ticket prices are getting higher and higher, gradually giving it the flavor of the Los Angeles Lakers and Staples.
Already.
The change in ticket prices should be the most intuitive besides the improvement in record. James Dolan also saw the great success of Lin Yu brought about by the transaction through this change.
Finally, New York is no longer a mess.
When Lin Yu appeared on the stage, Madison burst into the craziest cheers, plus some screams and roars. At this moment.
The enthusiastic atmosphere from the entire court made Lin Yu clearly feel that the Knicks were his own team.
After the entrance ceremony, the starting lineups of both teams took the stage.
For the Knicks, point guard Lowry, shooting guard Lin Yu, small forward Wilson Chandler, power forward Randolph, and center Kwame Brown.
This starting lineup has been fixed. Two positions that were often changed. Wilson Chandler has more development value, so he quickly secured the starting position. Kwame Brown is a bit of a pseudo-starter, and he
In comparison, Nazir has rich experience and dares to fight hard. The problem is that he is short in height.
The reason why Kwame Brown will start is because of his height advantage.
During the jump ball stage, the Celtics sent out Garnett, and the Knicks naturally faced Kwame Brown.
In a duel of similar heights, Kwame Brown lost to Garnett by a hair's breadth.
The Celtics thus got the ball in the opening quarter, and Rondo received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.
"The game started, the Celtics got the ball, and they were going to attack the Knicks' basket first. Ragnarok Rondo was holding the ball, and Kyle Lowry was guarding him."
"In the second half of the season, both teams have undergone some changes. Needless to say, the Knicks have completed qualitative changes with the addition of Lin Yu and the occurrence of two consecutive transactions."
"The changes made by the Celtics are relatively subtle. Many people will not pay special attention to them. They have completed the improvement of their offense. Laga Rondo's breakthrough, Paul Pierce's singles, coupled with a group of shooters on the wings, this is the first half.
Their regular play style during the season, but in the second half of the season, they added Kevin Garnett's high-post support..."
At the beginning, the commentary gave a lengthy brief description of the Celtics' offensive changes.
On the court, in the Celtics' first offensive round of the game, Rondo controlled it for about ten seconds. Facing Lowry's defense, he really couldn't find a chance.
It was only in the last seven or eight seconds that the ball was handed to Pierce, who was in the middle distance on the right.
Lin Yu did not face off against Pierce. During this period, his assisting defense progressed rapidly, and he was quickly noticed by Hollins.
Now, Hollins' use of Lin Yu has gone from being just a one-on-one defense at the beginning, to now reducing the pressure on one-on-one defense and putting more energy into the assist defense end of checking for leaks and filling in vacancies.
Lin Yu gradually did a perfect job, because his assist defense has gradually improved to the full potential state of 90 points in the past month of additional practice.
In the first wave of defense at the beginning, Pierce singled on the right, faced the frame, then turned around, and after a series of actions, time was running out.
Lin Yu quickly made a judgment: Pierce could only shoot this ball himself.
Although Ray Allen was still running around looking for an opening, Lin Yu let him go without thinking, diverted from the follow-up defense, and forced himself directly in front of Pierce.
"Paul Pierce, after shaking his shoulders, he was about to shoot, and Lin Yu came over..."
With a bang, the basketball flew out of the frame.
As soon as the game started, Lin Yu completed a key defensive attack. He should have one-third of the credit for Pierce's missed shot.
Of the remaining two-thirds, one point is given to Wilson Chandler, and one point is given to Pierce who has not yet warmed up in the opening game.
The competition for inside rebounds was fierce. When four strong inside men were blocked, Lowry rushed in and picked off the basketball.
Then there was a wave of counterattack...
Since the Cavaliers made Zhan Lin's counterattack flourish, Tom Thibodeau spent some time and found a way to restrain it - the inside players pressed the opponent's ball-carrying player, and the three outside players quickly retreated, and one of them hit the ball.
, one person is on the left, and one person is on the right.
It can be regarded as an alternative version of half-court defense.
The effect is very obvious. For example, now, Lowry is closely followed by Garnett for the first time. He can only throw the ball out after a delay of one or two seconds and pass it to Lin Yu. Lin Yu holds the ball along the left road and heads towards
Sprinting forward, after two steps, he was pressed closely by Ray Allen on the left.
At this time, a man-to-man defense has been formed in the frontcourt, and there is even some strength left. Rondo has no opponent in front of him, and he gradually moves towards Lin Yu's side.
As a result, a two-on-three situation formed in the frontcourt. Lin Yu had to face two people. On the other side, Wilson Chandler was also looked down upon by Pierce.
The Knicks' counterattack was deadlocked.
Lin Yu's style has always been very rational. If the ball was killed, he immediately stopped.
He controlled the outside line for a while, and then waited until Randolph appeared in the frontcourt and provided a screen at the top of the arc before he restarted the attack.
But the Celtics' defense was very systematic. Garnett's help blocked Lin Yu, and Lin Yu could only distribute the ball to one side.
Although Lowry, who was catching the ball, faced an open space, he still missed the three-point shot. If Lin Yu had been the shooter, he would have grabbed a three-pointer.
In the opening offense and defense, neither the Knicks nor the Celtics scored.
Under this very obvious tendency, the game became a defensive battle.