Chapter 457 The first defense and the second when the jaw dropped
The first quarter of the game ended quickly with consecutive home whistles.
Although the referee's penalty slightly favored the home team, the Knicks, playing away from home, still took a 3-point lead at 29:26 under the leadership of Lin Yu.
"Scoring 16 points in a single quarter, China Lin entered his own forest field for the second consecutive game. For the home team, this game is already very dangerous!"
In the second quarter, Lin Yu took a three-minute rest.
The Cavaliers relied on these three minutes to overtake the score.
Later, Lin Yu reappeared and broke out. It only took 5 minutes to take the lead again.
At halftime, the Knicks entered midfield with a 4-point lead at 56:52.
"The plot is almost the same as the previous game. Lin Yu entered what he called Lin's Domain and scored 27 points at halftime. From leading in the first quarter, to being overtaken by the Cavaliers during the break, to re-entering the field and regaining the lead...
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In the commentary box, Magic and Reggie Miller analyzed the first half of the game together.
"At half the game, the Cavaliers and Knicks were still exposing their problems. As for the Knicks, their biggest problem is that no one is available on the bench, so that every time it is rotation time, the situation on the court will be controlled by the opponent."
"As for the knights, they have many problems, but the biggest problem is that they can't find a way to restrict Lin Yu who has entered the forest realm."
Mike Brown certainly understands what their problems are. He doesn't think the Cavaliers have many problems. He thinks that the so-called many problems actually stem from the same problem: they can't restrict Lin Yu.
As long as this problem is solved, all other problems will be solved.
But the problem is that the current Cavaliers lack a true perimeter defender. After a quick scan, the most suitable defensive player turns out to be LeBron James.
Mike Brown looked up at the overhead light in the home team's locker room, and suddenly missed Lin Yu.
In terms of pure strength, LeBron is better than Lin Yu in normal state, but I have to say that Lin Yu's attribute distribution is too perfect. He is a perfect team player.
Defense, three-pointers, organization and support... almost whatever the team needs him to do, he can do it.
Mike Brown increasingly believes that letting Lin Yu go would be the biggest mistake in NBA history.
In the midfield, Mike Brown could only repeatedly emphasize his defense against Lin Yu.
On the other hand, under Lin Yu's suggestion, the Knicks decided to go all out at the beginning of the third quarter, trying to get a considerable lead before the end of the third quarter, preferably to completely end the suspense of the game.
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In the second half of the game, the Cavaliers had the ball for the first attack.
LeBron James made a direct breakthrough, reached the basket unrivaled, and succeeded in a dunk.
Lin Yu's defense was a step too late. When he arrived with his hands raised, James was already on the ground, beating his chest and roaring, as if venting his dissatisfaction with the first half of the game.
But after the goal, the Cavaliers were still 2 points behind. The gap of one goal gave the Cavaliers hope of overtaking the score again.
Lin Yu caught the ball in the backcourt and slowly crossed the half court.
James' part of the Cavaliers' defense stood out, which showed that in the second half, the Cavaliers chose James to defend Lin Yu.
It seems that under the leadership of Lin Yu, the Knicks are going to play a slow offensive and defensive position.
But in the next second, Lin Yu, who had just crossed half court, suddenly accelerated, took a step forward, put his foot two steps outside the three-point line, and suddenly raised his hand to shoot.
LeBron James' nerves were very relaxed. As soon as Lin Yu increased his speed, he suddenly panicked.
In panic, he took a step forward. When he saw Lin Yu raising his hand, he subconsciously jumped up.
Lin Yu took a step back, patted the ball, moved sideways, readjusted, and jumped up from beyond the three-point line... Whoosh!
"Hit a three-pointer. Just at the beginning of the second half, China Lin hit a three-pointer, and the Knicks' lead returned to 5 points!"
"LeBron James' defense made a mistake. He was shaken away by China Lin's fake move, which gave Lin plenty of space to shoot. From a relatively open position, China Lin's three-pointers were always very accurate. As a former teammate
, LeBron should know this very well."
James knew this very well. After he was shaken away and saw Lin Yu take action, he stopped chasing after him because he knew that the goal would definitely be scored.
With a 5-point difference, the Cavaliers' efforts in the previous round were completely in vain.
But immediately after they launched a wave of offense, LeBron James' breakthrough earned him another foul, another foul that could be called or not called.
Lin Yu spread his hands helplessly. The foul was committed by Wilson Chandler. Wilson Chandler complained a few words and was immediately pulled away by Lin Yu.
It can be seen that the referee is controlling the field.
Regardless of whether the league has made a choice between him and LeBron, in short, the Knicks absolutely cannot win two consecutive games on the road.
Therefore, when the Knicks' lead begins to become uncontrollable, some strange penalties will appear.
James made two free throws, and the score difference became 3 points.
Next, Lowry controlled the ball in the backcourt and moved toward the frontcourt. Delonte West suddenly rushed over, pressed Lowry, and cut off the basketball.
The Knicks bench was immediately in an uproar. Lionel Hollins raised his hands high and asked the linesman beside him: "Isn't this a foul?"
On the court, the Knicks players had no time to protest, because Delonte West, who had stolen the ball, had already launched a counterattack.
Lowry subconsciously complained, but the result was that the Knicks' fastest retreat was Lin Yu, who was fully focused.
"The referee did not call a foul. The Cavaliers counterattacked. Lin Yu defended one from the front and two from the front!"
With one defense in the frontcourt and two defenses, Lin Yu was under great pressure. Facing Delonte West who was sprinting with the ball, he made the decision to surround the defense.
Delonte West was delayed for a second or two and immediately chose to pass the ball.
LeBron James crossed the half court and received the ball. Lin Yu immediately changed direction and quickly appeared in front of James.
James rushed two steps, faced the pressure from Lin Yu, rushed to the three-point line in three steps and two steps, and then, seemingly completely attracting Lin Yu's attention, threw the ball up.
On the other side, Delonte West jumped up and caught the ball for a layup.
"The Cavaliers are going to reduce the deficit to 1 point..."
boom!
The rising basketball was suddenly blocked. A big yellow hand that was somewhat familiar from these two games slapped the surface of the basketball hard.
"The big hat with the nail board!"
The basketball bounced with a bang, and amid the exclamations of the entire court, it flew near the midline and fell right into the hands of Wilson Chandler, who was returning to defense.
The Knicks took advantage of the situation and launched a counterattack. Wilson Chandler gave the ball to the frontcourt. Lowry, unguarded, rushed to the inside and succeeded in a layup.
Not only did the Cavaliers fail to narrow the score, the Knicks even widened the gap to 5 points.
Quicken Loans Center exclaimed, and everyone looked at Lin Yu, who was still in the backcourt with his hands on his hips and suddenly raised his hands to celebrate Lowry's goal.
"Oh God! I have been forced to believe in the existence of the Lin Realm. The Chinese Lin who entered this realm is too strong. He has just completed an incredible wave of one defense and two defenses!"
"He blocked the Cavaliers' double fast break counterattack by himself!"
