Chapter 449 Unexpected bonus from the God of Basketball
Cleveland, Quicken Loans Center, there is still an hour before the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals officially begins.
Reggie Miller and Magic Johnson were already sitting on the commentary bench: "Time is ticking, and there is less than half an hour before the visiting team enters the stadium. I am somewhat looking forward to what kind of reaction the Cleveland fans will have."
Way to welcome Lin Yu’s return..."
Reggie Miller and Magic are both representatives who have been loyal to one team in their careers. As commentators, they have also seen people like Lin Yu transfer and leave a team after achieving great results and return as an opponent.
A lot.
But like Lin Yu, who was a teammate half a season ago and immediately became an opponent in a key playoff game half a season later. They were so fast that they searched the entire memory in their minds and only thought of 04/
Steve Nash in the 2005 season.
But even Nash took a whole season before meeting his old team, the Mavericks, in the playoffs.
For someone like Lin Yu to face his old master at such a fast speed is really a bit unique in history.
Reggie Miller and Magic made various speculations, and there were boos all over the place, or a small boo and a small cheer from the whole audience...
But in the end, when Lin Yu actually appeared, the reaction inside the Quicken Loans Center was surprising.
There were no boos or cheers, just silence, a little noisy in the silence, as if the Knicks leading the away game against Cleveland were just ordinary players, nothing special at all.
But this kind of silence is very different, because the eyes of less than 20,000 fans in the audience have been following Lin Yu.
After that, finally, the fans in a certain corner reacted and burst into applause.
"When Lin Yu came on the stage, the Quicken Loans Center suddenly became quiet. Now there was some applause. There were no boos or cheers. The Cleveland fans expressed their special relationship with Lin Yu."
Amidst the sparse applause, Lin Yu found James, smiled, high-fived and hugged him, feeling like he was reunited with an old friend.
But in fact, the conversation between the two was just like old friends during the greeting stage, and then they immediately started talking harshly.
"Lin, tell me, who are you going to use to defend me?"
The harsh words were initiated by James, and Lin Yu did not refuse to interact. He told James honestly: "Wilson or Renaldo."
Then, James smiled and shook his head: "They can't guard me. The victory in this game will stay at Quicken Loans Center."
Lin Yu also smiled and shook his head, but had no specific expression.
In the first game of the series, everything is still unknown, and Lin Yu doesn't dare to make any guarantees. He will only try his best to lead the team to victory without cheating.
The atmosphere at Quicken Loans Center was very hot. After the away team came out, LeBron James stood in front of the technical stage and completed his powder-throwing ceremony.
As the magnesium powder was thrown, a cloud of white dust formed in the center of the arena, and the Quicken Loans Center burst into overwhelming cheers.
"LeBron James has always been Cleveland's most popular basketball player!"
The commentator at the Quicken Loans Center home court emphasized this point, and it looked so special when another No. 23 was already standing on top of the Cavaliers' big team logo on the court.
Lin Yu couldn't hear it, and even if he could hear it, he wouldn't care.
No matter what, the result of this current series is already determined. As long as the victory is in hand, he won't care about anything else.
Not to mention, this commentator emphasized correctly. Even if decisions 1 and 3 are staged one after another, LeBron James has always been the most popular basketball player in Cleveland, and Lin Yu, a little butterfly, cannot change this.
The starting lineups of both teams came on stage, and Lin Yu also performed his opening ceremony——
He bent over and lowered his head, touched the floor of Quicken Loans Center and the Cavaliers team logo on the floor, and then began to hug the other nine teammates and opponents on the court.
The cheers at Quicken Loans Center immediately died down...
"Lin Yu's actions made Cleveland fans feel mixed emotions. The meritorious player who brought Cleveland the first championship trophy is their opponent at the moment..."
The stadium gradually became calm, and the game was about to start in this calm state.
"Both teams started, but there were no changes..."
Reggie Miller introduced the starting lineup of both teams. The Knicks' side has not changed. Point guard Lowry, shooting guard Lin Yu, small forward Wilson Chandler, power forward Zach Randolph, center Kua
May Brown.
The same goes for the Cavaliers, with point guard Delonte West, shooting guard Jamal Crawford, small forward James, power forward David Lee, and center Ben Wallace.
Nothing changed, except for the two options at shooting guard, Mike Brown chose Jamal Crawford instead of Ben Gordon.
The game is about to start, and the referee has already stood in the center of the court with a basketball in hand.
Just when Lin Yu was about to turn his attention to the game itself, an electronic sound suddenly sounded in his mind, which startled him.
[The passive special effect card "Death Glare" has been activated, and the host obtains the effect: Enemy for life! 】
Without much prompting, Lin Yu only felt numbness in his arms and ankles at that moment. Then, he felt his control over the game from deep inside.
Lin Yu was stunned. He had almost forgotten that James was his designated lifelong enemy, so the passive special effect card "Death Stare" was activated.
If his memory is correct, he received attribute bonuses from Michael Jordan, who is the god of basketball!
As for the connection between the Death Glare and the God of Basketball, Lin Yu did understand a little bit. Probably, it was when he met Magic in the finals. During the difficult battle, Jordan faced Magic's offense. Then, his eyes changed.
So indifferent and terrifying, this is the embodiment of the death glare on Jordan...
There was a beep and the referee's whistle suddenly sounded, pulling Lin Yu back from his thoughts.
The moment the basketball was thrown into the sky, Kwame Brown jumped up, took the lead and caught the basketball.
Sometimes, the height advantage is still very important.
Kyle Lowry got the basketball, advanced directly to the frontcourt, and positioned on the right side.
Lin Yu occupied the position on the left side. After standing still, he found that the person guarding him was Jamal Crawford.
Since the trade in the middle of the season, Jamal Crawford and Ben Gordon, who were originally considered to be perfect replacements for Lin Yu, have not integrated well with the Cavaliers. Now they take turns starting, and their effect is somewhat
different.
Ben Gordon plays a bigger role because he can integrate into James' scoring system and is qualified as a shooter.
The same cannot be said for Jamal Crawford. This guy is an average three-pointer and is better at playing alone, that is, in random battles. His chemistry with James is a bit bad.
Mike Brown is scratching his head, and has never found a way to properly use these two quasi-star shooting guards.
In this game, he just routinely put Jamal Crawford on the court first, and planned to let Ben Gordon, who is more adaptable to the team's tactics, come on from behind to control the game.
But obviously, he still ignored Lin Yu's current singles ability, or to be more precise, underestimated it.
Looking at the Cavaliers' defensive formation, Jamal Crawford is defending alone, and Big Ben on the inside is slightly expanded.
In other words, without a double attack, what Lin Yu has to face is just a conventional defense, and the protagonist of this conventional defense is Jamal Crawford, whose defensive ability is below average.
Lin Yu sensed an opportunity, a chance to start strong.
He opened his hand to ask for the ball, and Lowry stopped controlling it. He passed the ball directly to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu played in singles, and after his teammates pulled away, the Cavaliers' defensive formation also changed. Jamal Crawford pushed forward, and Ben's position was closer to Lin Yu's side, regardless of what was behind him.
Kwame Brown may rush to the basket to catch the ball and dunk at any time.
Facing such a defense, Lin Yu first made a fake move and easily opened up a little space.
Immediately afterwards, he leaned on Crawford and squeezed into the three-point line. However, Ben was attracted by Kwame Brown and was unable to help defend outside.
Lin Yu immediately stopped suddenly, shook Crawford's hand, and then suddenly started again, using a turn to completely tear open the defense line.
Only then did Ben make up his mind to throw away Kwame Brown and pounce on him, but Lin Yu stooped down and dribbled the ball twice, moving quickly with his feet.
Ben's movement speed was no longer as fast as before. Lin Yu moved quickly and left him behind. Then, he slowly turned around and looked up to see Lin Yu raising his hand to throw.
With a swish sound, the throw hit.
At the beginning, Lin Yu seemed to have a difficult time but actually started his attack very easily...
