The Knicks served from the backcourt, and Lin Yu received the ball across half court.
In the second offensive round of the opening round, Lin Yu landed at the top of the arc and scored another single.
He still relied on the cover and chose to break through.
It's just that he was more determined compared to the attack in the previous round. Unless the opponent blocked it more thoroughly, he would never pass the ball.
Leaning on James and using his left arm to open the way, Lin Yu was quickly flanked by Jamal Crawford who came from behind.
But at this time, his position was only two steps away from the basket, and the opportunity had appeared.
Feeling the pressure in front of and behind him, Lin Yu directly collected the ball, using his left foot as the axis, and retreated. James immediately pressed forward.
Lin Yu suddenly turned around and avoided the pressure put on him by Crawford. Before James could react, he took a step forward, jumped up, and threw the ball!
Whoosh!
There were no cheers at the Quicken Loans Center, only the shouts of Magic from the commentary box: "Beautiful offense. China Lin once again shattered the Cavaliers' double-team defense. He used a fake move to trick LeBron and Jamal Crawford."
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The score was tied at 2:2. The Cavaliers kicked off from the backcourt and controlled the frontcourt. Delonte West passed the ball and it was still James who received the ball.
As for the Knicks, Wilson Chandler is still the main defender against James.
However, facing James who was fiercely fighting, Lin Yu had already made a silent decision to devote more energy to the defensive end.
Facing Wilson Chandler, James controlled the outside line twice, took a step back, created a space, and immediately accelerated his breakthrough.
The Knicks also responded quickly and tightened their defense.
Lin Yu originally wanted to help defend in the middle, but Randolph moved faster and Kwame Brown also pounced. Judging from the situation on the court, the Knicks' defense was in chaos, and there were plenty of openings inside and outside.
James took a step forward, then suddenly jumped up and passed the ball.
"LeBron was double-teamed and he passed the ball!"
On the outside, Delonte West received the ball. When there were openings on both the inside and outside, James chose Delonte West on the outside instead of Varejao on the inside.
Delonte West caught the ball and jumped up, and Quicken Loans Center already erupted into a huge cheer.
But...the next second!
A big yellow hand appeared in front of Delonte West and pressed hard on the basketball!
"The big hat in front of me is incredible!"
In the commentary box, Reggie Miller shouted: "China Lin appeared in a key position, leaped high, and prevented the Cavaliers from scoring a goal!"
"This block is so awesome!"
The basketball flew out, and Lowry, who rushed back to defend, picked up the basketball and immediately launched a counterattack after being reminded by Lin Yu.
The counterattack was like a tide, and the Cavaliers' defense was also like a tide.
In a three-on-three situation in the frontcourt, Lin Yu sprinted two steps, caught the basketball, and suddenly felt the heat in his palms. He was one step inside the three-point line in the frontcourt and suddenly jumped up.
Use a slightly backward jumper to throw the basketball away.
Whoosh!
The basketball went hollow into the net, 4:2, and the Knicks took the lead.
In the Cavaliers' offense, James continued to break through. The first step of his offense was always perfect, but then, the Knicks' double attack was in place, and he could only choose to pass the ball or force a shot.
James has already chosen to pass the ball once, and this time, he still chose to pass the ball.
Lin Yu ran back and forth, and after James passed the ball, he again completed the defense in time, interfering with Jamal Crawford's shooting.
With a bang, Reggie Miller shouted again: "On the defensive end, China Lin once again appeared in a missed position in the Knicks' defense and prevented the Cavaliers from scoring!"
"In this game, Lin Yu stretched out his defense. He seemed to have entered the realm of defense!"
Under the basket, Kwame Brown collected the rebound and handed it to Lowry immediately.
The Knicks launched a counterattack again. After Lin Yu crossed the half court, he immediately received Lowry's pass and sprinted along the left wing.
Jamal Crawford wanted to delay Lin Yu, but Lin Yu suddenly accelerated explosively and passed Crawford in one step.
Facing James's defense at the basket, Lin Yu jumped up and prepared to dunk under the basket. When James blocked the ball with his big hand, he suddenly stopped.
When the whole person relies on his ability to stay in the air and crosses the basket, he makes a pull-bar throw.
Whoosh!
There was silence in the Quicken Loans Center, except for the roar of the Knicks bench and the voices of Reggie Miller and Magic Johnson on the commentary table.
"China Lin broke into the basket and pulled up the lever for a layup. I seemed to see Kobe!"
"With 6 points in a row in the opening game, China Lin seems to have not only entered the defensive forest realm, he also seems to have entered the offensive forest realm!"
"In short, in this game, Lin Yu has entered the realm of Lin as he said, and the knight is in danger."
The Cavaliers were indeed in danger. In the next offensive round, James resolutely played alone and relied on a screen to get to the inside.
Lin Yu rushed over to cover up the defense. James raised his hand, and with a beep, the referee blew his whistle and pointed at Lin Yu.
The basketball missed the basket, but Lin Yu was awarded a defensive foul and James could make a free throw.
Lin Yu looked confused. Did he commit a foul?
Replays showed that it was a foul, but the ball could be called or not. Under the normal standards of this era, it was generally not called.
The referee called a foul on him in this game, which is worth pondering.
Lin Yu didn't complain, just walked aside silently.
James made two free throws, the score was 6:4, and the Cavaliers were still 2 points behind.
Later, in the Knicks' offensive round, Lin Yu was in singles and also found a physical confrontation. He raised his hand and missed the layup, but the referee had no response.
But the problem is that James' right hand hit Lin Yu's wrist firmly. Although it also touched the basketball, the ball was of the same size as the previous round.
One has a whistle and the other does not. This is a difference in scale.
"MD, does one game have to trigger two Death Stare effects?"
Injustice is also one of the effects of Death Glare, but perhaps the uneven penalty scale is not enough to trigger injustice, or maybe two effects cannot be triggered at the same time in one game, and the system does not prompt to trigger unfairness.
Lin Yu also ran over and complained about the penalty, but it was of no use. After the referee warned Lin Yu, in the next Knicks defensive round, James was again given the opportunity to make two free throws.
The Knicks coaching staff on the sidelines were also discussing. They believed that these penalties were of different scales and were just the most conventional home whistle.
Lin Yu thought deeper. As a star player who was well taken care of by the referees during the regular season and even the first round of the playoffs, he suffered the loss of a whistle in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Let’s look at the star player on the opposite side, LeBron James from the Cavaliers 1.0 era, the most famous godson of David Stern.
He understands that this is the choice the alliance has made.
Between a pure American and a foreigner attached to the Chinese market, the NBA's choice will only be a pure American.
