The Knicks still took the initiative, especially in this game. The referee's whistle suddenly stopped being loose and became tight.
This is a very obvious benefit for the Knicks. Relying on the referee's strict whistleblowing, Lin Yu got as many as 15 free throws in this game, and with his nearly 100% free throw shooting rate, he hit
Among them, 14 free throws were scored, and 14 points were scored by free throws alone.
The flowering of free throws is not only reflected in free throw scoring. More importantly, the change in penalty standards has brought about the Pistons' defense becoming more and more stretched, and gradually unable to limit the pick-and-roll cooperation of Lin Yu and Randolph.
As a result, the Knicks easily defeated the Pistons in an away game, and finally advanced to the next round with a total score of 4:1.
"The Knicks defeated the Pistons, and they finally completed the Black Seven drama and advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals!"
"After Lin Yu joined, the Knicks staged an incredible comeback. They first went from the bottom of the regular season to consecutive wins, raising their ranking to seventh in the Eastern Conference. And in the playoffs, they were in the majority.
Under conditions that most people were not optimistic about, we defeated the Pistons and entered the next round!"
"Lin Yu has also thoroughly proven himself with the Knicks. After this series, no one will doubt that he is just a second-in-command, and no one will stubbornly believe that he only relies on Paul Pierce and LeBron
-James has achieved his current achievements."
"In the Knicks, he proved his ability to lead the team..."
While the Knicks were celebrating their victory in the entire series, Kenny Smith in the commentary box praised the Knicks and Lin Yu in a summary manner.
Charles Barkley then told Kenny Smith and all the fans watching the live broadcast in a negative way: "Is it just the ability to lead the team? No, Kenny, it's obviously more than the ability to lead the team!"
"In my opinion, the Knicks team before the trade was completed in the middle of the season cannot be brought back to life by any star player with the ability to lead the team. At least in my opinion, many powerful star players cannot do this.
Not to mention, Lin took this Knicks into the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs..."
Charles Barkley raised his evaluation of Lin Yu, and after the game, other media reporters, experts, and football critics seemed to agree with Barkley's evaluation——
In New York, a playoff victory has already made Knicks fans crazy, and now, what they get is a full round of playoff victory.
As a result, the craziness escalated, and the celebrations and cheers became even more enthusiastic.
In Madison Square Garden, Lin Yu’s shouts almost never stopped...
Under the scene of crazy celebrations in New York, Fox Sports reporter Chris Broussard commented loudly: "Obviously, Lin Yu has brought incredible success to New York, and he has been criticized.
The support of demanding New York fans is something that many star players don't get!"
ESPN's postgame special, Mark Stein's speech, in which he borrowed Stephon Marbury, confirmed Barkley's correctness.
"Before joining the Knicks, Stephon Marbury was a member of the league's best third team, which means that he is one of the best defenders in the league, at least ranked in the top six, and also a top 15 star player in the league.
But Stephon Marbury only experienced one playoff game in his entire Knicks career, and in the only playoff game, the Knicks lost all four games, and the results were disastrous."
"At that time, Marbury also had the help of Alan Houston and Keith Van Horn, but Lin Yu only had the prodigal son Zach Randolph..."
Mark Stein mentioned Marbury's best third team, and the topic was led to the ownership of this season's best team.
Lin Yu is eligible to participate in the competition for the All-NBA First Team, but from the end of the regular season until now, Lin Yu's ranking has always been behind Kobe and Paul.
After this series, public opinion seems to have turned around.
"Taking the Knicks from last in the Eastern Conference to seventh in the Eastern Conference and defeating the Pistons in the playoffs is no worse than Kobe or Chris Paul who led the Lakers and Hornets to make significant progress this season."
"What Charles Barkley said is right. Pulling the Knicks out of the quagmire must be more difficult than Kobe Bryant taking the Lakers from the edge of the playoffs to the championship, and Chris Paul pulling the Hornets from rebuilding into the playoffs.
It needs to be bigger, so I support Lin to get a spot in the best first team."
"..."
Lin Yu saw these discussions and felt very speechless. The reason is: the voting for all regular season awards, including the best team, has ended. Now the public opinion's comeback and hype are useless.
Because the outcome has been decided...
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It is already the third day after the Knicks successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Lin Yu has returned to New York and had a full day of rest. Now he is full of energy again.
Because the Cavaliers and Raptors were still tied and their opponents in the next round were not yet known, head coach Lionel Hollins only arranged some ordinary recovery training.
The training ended quickly, and then Hollins organized all the Knicks players to watch the first four games between the Cavaliers and the Raptors.
While watching the game, Lin Yu felt quite bored.
Hollins was cautious, but he was different.
Lin Yu told his team assistant Dave Joerger with certainty and certainty: "Don't look any further, our opponent in the next round must be the Cavaliers."
"The Cavaliers are a tough opponent. I hope the Raptors can win two games in a row and meet us."
Joerger had watched these four games countless times. He also felt bored and started chatting with Lin Yu.
"Whether it's the Raptors or the Cavaliers, what's the difference to us?"
Unlike Jorge, Lin Yu believed that it was not difficult to deal with the knights.
Like Hollins, looking at the game after game is just a stupid way. The smart way should be to let Lin Yu tell Hollins and the coaching staff, as well as all his teammates, what are the biggest problems with the Cavaliers?
What are the weaknesses...
"It's actually very simple to beat the Cavaliers. Just resist the impact of LeBron James."
Dave Joerger rolled his eyes.
Lin Yu said it was very simple, just resist James' impact?
The problem is that with so many teams in the league, few can withstand James' impact.
Lin Yu didn't explain anything. The Knicks defeated the Pistons with a total score of 4:1. Lin Yu was very surprised. He felt it was too easy. It seemed that the Knicks were not that good against the top teams in the league.
Vulnerable.
The Cavaliers were in very bad shape at the end of the season. Ben's integration was poor, and the running-in between Ben Gordon and Jamal Crawford was not good. The strength of the entire team has already declined compared to when Lin Yu was there.
Quite a few.
If these teams are distinguished by grade, the Cavaliers may already be one level weaker than the real championship contending teams like the Celtics and Lakers...
Perhaps, in the second round of the playoffs, the Knicks still have a chance, and Lin Yu also has a chance to save some time-sensitive items.
This game of chess in the playoffs seems to be a little bit alive.
