At this moment, Madison Square Garden seemed to be completely surrounded by cheers and shouts of "Lin". Even the faint shouts were heard at the subway entrance of the Square Garden not far away.
Passersby stopped and looked at the basketball stadium overhead, with puzzled faces, not understanding what was happening.
Until in the subway, someone was watching the text live broadcast of this game on their mobile phone. The live broadcaster typed a line in red font: The Knicks completed the hand-to-hand coordination at the top of the key and handed the ball to Lin, three-pointer!
The ball went in!!!
At that moment, the New York subway was boiling.
The ball went in, the Knicks won, the great China Lin!
Back in the infield, the entire Madison was in an uproar. Cheers, screams, and shouts were all mixed together, making it a mess.
Lin Yu, who had completed the winning goal, had no expression on his face and bumped chests, hugged and high-fived his oncoming teammates one after another.
"The Knicks won! China Lin, he defeated the Celtics again. The difference is that this time he is no longer a Cavaliers, but a Knicks!"
The Knicks won, and the referees confirmed it.
So, this group of commentators began to announce: "The Celtics don't want to let the Knicks go. It seems that they want to have a playoff battle with the Knicks, but obviously, the Knicks don't want them to return to the playoffs."
After the game, we will directly face the Celtics, the strongest team this season."
"In a late-season battle, the Knicks unexpectedly won the game. Now, they have firmly controlled the wheel of fate. As long as they defeat the 76ers in the final game of the season, they will enter
The top seven, instead of facing the Celtics in the first round."
Lionel Hollins was very excited, and so were his teammates, but Lin Yu was expressionless and even a little helpless.
He actually won this game. He didn't expect that although Lin Yu could not use the characteristics of Huang Mamba and let the kill fail and lose the game, at the end of the game, he still chose to win the game.
of victory.
Because this victory was the result of the whole team's efforts, he saw Lowry running back and forth on the defensive end in order to win the game.
He also saw that in order to win the game, Randolph continuously beat Garnett in the mid-range. Although in the end, the data showed that Randolph was beaten by Garnett.
And most importantly, Hollins threw out his trump cards in order to win this game.
Although all his cards were out, at the end of the game, Lin Yu realized that there was an obvious gap in strength between the Knicks and Celtics.
If it weren't for his buzzer beater, the Knicks would have lost this game.
Because the Celtics' defense did not give him the opportunity to easily shoot the winning three-pointer, his three-pointer was very reluctant. Without the characteristics of the Yellow Mamba, there is a high probability that this shot will not be scored.
This match can be regarded as the right time and the right place.
At that time, at the end of the season, the Celtics did not want to have too much entanglement with the Knicks. Although they clamored to meet the Knicks in the first round, in fact, everyone knew that the Celtics did not want to face the Knicks in the first round.
Just encounter the obviously difficult Knicks.
Due to the geographical location, the Knicks sit at home and have a clear home court advantage, but if it is the playoffs, 7 games will be played and 4 will be away games.
Renhe, in this game, Pierce was in poor condition and did not play the role of a single-point breakthrough from the outside.
In other words, if they really get matched up in the playoffs and he doesn't cheat, the Knicks will definitely not be the opponent of the Celtics. In a complete series, the score may be 4:0 or 4:1.
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After the game, Lin Yu was interviewed and did not show his helplessness. He just said carelessly: "Unfortunately, this victory happened in the regular season, not the playoffs. I don't want to win this game. I
I would have preferred to play against the Celtics in the playoffs, but obviously, they did not give me this opportunity."
On the Celtics side, Pierce did not talk about the opponent the Knicks in this game from beginning to end. He just told reporters that his state in this game was too bad. In the current playoffs, he has to make adjustments and use his outstanding performance.
The state is ready for the playoffs.
Garnett only mentioned one thing: "I hope they can defeat their opponents in the first few rounds of the playoffs and meet us again."
However, Rondo, who was in trouble in this game, did not seem to have the consciousness of self-reflection. Instead, he told reporters from a different angle than Garnett: "I hope the Knicks can lose to the 76ers in the game the day after tomorrow, so that we can
They can meet in the first round of the playoffs, and in the playoffs, the Celtics will tell the Knicks that the regular season and the playoffs are completely different games."
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After beating the Celtics, although there is still one game to play, the ranking in the Eastern Conference has been basically determined.
The Celtics and Pistons are locked in the top two. Both teams have great advantages, but everyone seems to think that the Celtics are a truly strong team, while the Pistons are likely to be a pseudo-strong team.
Third and fourth, the Cavaliers and Magic still need a game to decide the outcome. In the final game of the season, the Cavaliers' opponent is the Bobcats and the Magic's opponent is the Hawks. They are not strong. If they win both games, the Magic will be third in the Eastern Conference.
The Cavaliers' only chance of finishing in the top three is if they win while the Magic lose.
The fifth is the Wizards, and the sixth is the Raptors. These two have also been determined.
In the end, the seventh and eighth games will naturally be decided by a direct confrontation between the Knicks and the 76ers.
When the Knicks defeated the Celtics, no one thought that the 76ers could withstand the unstoppable Knicks.
And this is indeed the case.
Lin Yu did not give up on the game in front of him because the final result was not as he expected. On the contrary, facing Iguodala's defense, he played in excellent personal condition.
The 76ers have learned the lessons from the last match and gave up using Larry Hughes to guard Lin Yu, instead switching to Iguodala for defense.
As a result, from the very beginning of the game, Lin Yu scored two consecutive three-pointers from the top of the arc, directly opening up his touch.
Then, with his hot touch, he became increasingly difficult to defend, and the 76ers' defensive system was destroyed by him alone.
Soon, a victory was won.
With two wins at the end of the season, the Knicks finally entered the top seven in the Eastern Conference.
And their playoff opponent was eventually changed from the Celtics to the Pistons.
Lin Yu was helpless, but fortunately, the results of the other two games made him satisfied.
The Cavaliers successfully defeated the Bobcats, but the Magic also successfully defeated the Eagles.
Just like that, the Eastern Conference's playoff rankings are completely determined.
The Celtics are first, and their opponent will be the 76ers.
The Pistons are second, and their opponent is the Knicks.
The Magic are third, and their opponent is the Raptors.
The Cavaliers are fourth, and their opponent is the Wizards.
After the first round, the winner between the Celtics and the 76ers will face the winner between the Magic and the Raptors; the winner between the Pistons and the Knicks will face the winner between the Cavaliers and the Wizards.
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"Then, the perfect script should be to defeat the Pistons in the first round, the Cavaliers in the second round, the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, and then the Lakers in the Finals..."