The referee's standards were not strict, and Lin Yu tried to find physical confrontation.
As a result, during an attack, Rondo's defense clearly cut Lin Yu's wrist, and the basketball flew out, but the referee did not give any indication.
Lin Yu complained twice, and as soon as the referee warned him, he immediately walked away.
The reason is that he also clearly touched Ray Allen's cylinder during a defense, and the referee did not give any indication.
If the scale is the same, then there will be no problem.
Sometimes, players and fans will excessively discuss the whistles of a certain game, and the whistles that the fans think are very problematic can be singled out without any problems.
In fact, the real problem is that the standards are different. There are whistles that can be blown or not blown. The referee gives them to the opponent but not to you. This is an injustice.
This reminded Lin Yu of the special effects card "Death Stare" lying in the system warehouse. One of the triggering conditions was unfair penalties on the court.
"It's a pity that this effect was not triggered in this game. I hope it can be triggered in the playoffs..."
In the middle of the second quarter, Lin Yu could already feel that the game was about to go far.
The offenses of the two teams were almost the same. There was one goal but not one goal. They mostly hit the ball and scored fewer goals. Under the high-intensity confrontation, most of the players' movements were somewhat deformed.
Comparing defense, the Celtics are directly one step ahead.
So, at the end of one and a half quarters, the Knicks and Celtics battled to a score of 29:34, a very low score, with the Knicks trailing by 5 points.
With the rotation coming on stage, the Celtics took just over three minutes to expand their lead to double digits.
Hollins, who was eager for victory, immediately replaced Lin Yu, but the gap was already formed.
At halftime, the score was 43:54. The Celtics led by 11 points and entered the intermission.
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"The Celtics are still too strong. Lin is a little misfired this time."
James Dolan held the new fruit phone in his hand, logged into the 3G network, browsed twice and found an NBA broadcast network, and then saw the statistics of this game.
At half the game, the whole team was misfiring, and Lin Yu was no exception. He took 13 shots and only scored 5 goals, scoring 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
The data is not bad, but the hit rate is a bit low.
But the problem is that Randolph was beaten by Garnett, and the Knicks did not have an advantage in other positions. Lowry even missed two wide-open three-pointers, which can be called a CBA teammate.
"We are still too dependent on Lin."
Steve Mills expressed his opinion, and Dolan nodded heavily, as if he agreed with Mills.
"Zach obviously played well, why was he so sleepwalking in this game?"
Following James Dolan's line of sight, you can see Randolph's statistics. He only scored 3 goals in 12 shots, scored 7 points and 4 rebounds, which is too high.
"Because Kevin Garnett is a player above him, we can see that Zach was beaten by Kevin Garnett, but Lin also beat Ray Allen, so the problem is not
It's not Zach, but other Knicks players. In other words, we still need reinforcements, further reinforcements."
"So, we have no hope this season?" James Dolan showed a disappointed expression.
In his opinion, the Knicks, who had a crazy winning streak in the second half of the season, already had hope of competing for the championship. But now, Steve Mills told him that the Knicks still have a long way to go...
This disappointment is about to spread to the entire Madison.
Steve Mills hid his disdain very well, and without realizing it, James Dolan exposed his pseudo-fan attributes.
He quickly gave Dolan an affirmative answer: "It's too difficult, Mr. Dolan. Even though our record in the second half of the season has been very gorgeous, if you analyze it carefully, you will find that we lost almost all games against
A showdown between strong teams.”
"so?"
"So, this means that we are just relatively stable and do not have the strength to compete with strong teams."
James Dolan nodded thoughtfully, and then asked: "So, Steve, from your perspective, what reinforcements do you think we should make next season?"
"Reinforcement? I have communicated with Lin, and he told me that we still lack a true starting center and excellent substitute players."
"Lin? Is this what he thinks?"
"Yes, Mr. Dolan, in fact, the team's explosion in the second half of the season has been able to prove that Lin's team building ideas and direction are correct, so I think we should believe in him."
James Dolan still has a thoughtful expression.
Steve Mills's expression remained normal, but his heart was actually filled with ups and downs. This conversation could be considered a self-planning project on his part.
Steve Mills knows that next season, he will be the team's general manager, but the team's management will be in the hands of the incoming Donnie Walsh.
This means that although he will be promoted, his job will still be similar to that of assistant to the general manager.
The appearance of Lin Yu gave Mills an opportunity.
What he is doing now is to rely on Lin Yu and seize power from Donnie Walsh.
After all, no matter how powerful Lin Yu is, he is still just a player. He will advise the team to make transactions, but will not really interfere with the team's management and operations. Compared with Walsh, there is still a fundamental difference.
Judging from Dolan's expression, Steve Mills seemed to have succeeded.
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In the home team's locker room at Madison Square Garden, Lionel Hollins was silent for about five minutes, and there were only ten minutes left in the halftime break.
Lin Yu thought that this game was going to be a formality, but Hollins suddenly walked to the center of the locker room and stood on the shining Knicks logo.
He patted the tactical board: "Hey, guys, why do you look so depressed? It seems like we have lost the game?"
"Cheer up, okay? We still have a chance, we are only behind by 11 points, in the second half, go out and complete the comeback, okay?"
After some superficial encouragement, Hollins came up with the real thing.
"Kyle, in the second half of the game, give Rondo some space. Lin, pay more attention to the strong side. We have to make a fuss from Rondo..."
Hollins was quick to point out several issues with Rondo.
Needless to say, he is too young and lacks experience. The main problem is: "Raga Rondo has a problem with sticking to the ball. During a wave of attacks, his ball control time will often last as long as fifteen or six seconds.
What we have to do now is to encourage him to control the ball more, because his offense with the ball is really not a threat."
Hearing this, Lin Yu couldn't help but want to give Hollins a thumbs up.
Because Hollins pointed out Rondo's problem very accurately, this is indeed a point that the Knicks can take advantage of...