"Judging from the situation in the second half of the second quarter, the Cavaliers still have a chance, and they still have a chance to use the second half to complete the reversal."
"The difference in score is not big, only 7 points. It only takes four or five rounds to get a full score. If they want to reverse, the Cavaliers must do a good job in their defense..."
At midfield, Magic analyzed the possibility of the Cavaliers' reversal.
But when the second half of the game began, it was as if the idea of reversal had never been raised.
The almighty warrior Lin Yu is like a tiger coming out of the mountain. This time, he has no shackles.
As soon as the game started, he immediately used the screen to score a three-pointer, directly extending the lead back to double digits.
After that, the situation of the game was completely controlled by the Knicks like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
Lin Yu not only dominated the offensive end, but also the defensive end. He also completed steals one after another. The Cavaliers' continuous mistakes directly led to the score being opened sharply.
Previously, the Cavaliers' fig leaf was that even if the team was at an overall disadvantage, LeBron James could still perform outstanding personal performance.
But starting from the second half, when Lin Yu was no longer troubled by the foul crisis and could fully devote himself to the defensive end, James also began to falter.
The situation was completely against the wind, and James' shortcomings of not being able to play against the wind were fully exposed.
The score gap ranged from just over 10 points at the beginning of the third quarter, to 15 or 6 points in the middle of the third quarter, and then towards the end of the third quarter, Lin Yu hit another super long three-pointer, which made the Knicks
The lead reached a game-high 20 points!
At this point, facing a huge and somewhat insurmountable point difference, LeBron James had a cold face and his whole mood completely dropped.
This is the specific performance of Niefeng Zhan. Lin Yu is very familiar with it. Whether it is his previous life or the season and a half when he and James partnered in this time and space, he has seen LeBron James like this countless times.
"At the end of the three quarters, the New York Knicks, playing at home, took a 22-point lead. For the Cavaliers, the game is over!"
Although it is still a bit alarmist, from the perspective of Magic, who was originally optimistic that the Cavaliers could complete the reversal in the second half, this game is over.
"We can congratulate the Knicks for winning the Eastern Conference semifinals. Their dark horse journey seems to be continuing."
In the fourth quarter, the Knicks were prepared for a possible desperate counterattack by the Cavaliers. After Lin Yu played the entire third quarter, his application to continue playing in the fourth quarter was approved.
But the Cavaliers' counterattack is quite a bit louder than the rain——
LeBron James continuously attacked the basket to cause damage, scored consecutively, and looked fierce.
But the Cavaliers were not able to stop the Knicks from scoring. Under the leadership of Lin Yu, the score gap of more than 20 points was maintained with no tendency to narrow.
After about five minutes, the pace of the game slowed down.
Mike Brown also hesitated and chose to replace LeBron James and other main players.
After the Cavaliers made substitutions, the Knicks also replaced their main players.
Substitute vs. substitute, the score gap has narrowed a bit, but the overall situation is already determined.
"The game is over. Congratulations to the Knicks. They won the key match point battle. After this victory, they have won three games and led the Cavaliers 3:1. They are only one step away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals.
A victory!”
The entire stadium was cheering crazily, and fans in a certain corner began to shout Lin Yu's name in an organized manner, which slowly evolved to the entire stadium.
On the court, the Knicks players and coaches celebrated this surprising victory. The Cavaliers left the game sadly. They had been pushed to the edge of the cliff by the Knicks, and half of their bodies left the playoff stage.
This is Madison after the game...
"The Cavaliers' performance was so disappointing. From the beginning of this game, they did not show their fighting spirit. It was as if they never thought about winning on the road. They were defeated by Lin's super long three-pointer at the beginning.
The score was blown up.”
"In the four games, except for the third game, they did not do enough to restrict Lin. Mike Brown needs to reflect on himself, and LeBron also needs to learn from Lin how to lead the team to win in the steel furnace of the playoffs.
ball."
"As for the Knicks, this victory is wonderful. Not only did China Lin play an amazing personal performance, but their other players are also adapting to the playoff stage."
In this game, Lin Yu scored a game-high 45 points, plus 9 rebounds and 10 assists, as well as an astonishing 6 steals and 2 blocks.
In the words of Reggie Miller: "China Lin played one of the greatest individual performances in playoff history. He dominated the offensive end, singles, long shots, organized offense, and was omnipotent. On the defensive end,
He is everywhere!"
Magic added this sentence after Reggie Miller's words: "If in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, Lin played a super-level personal performance, then in the second round, his performance was another
He stepped it up a notch, excluding the game he lost, and in the remaining three games, he played the best playoff performance in NBA history."
The commentary box after the game is a combination of a knight-killing conference and a forest-blowing conference.
But the scene soon cut to the side of the court, where Knicks legend Walter Frazier was holding a microphone and facing Lin Yu.
After saying hello to the camera, Lin Yu quickly entered the post-game interview state, and Walter Frazier also asked his first question.
"Winning this game, you and your team got the match point, this is an incredible achievement, no one thought you could take the lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals, but now, you are only one win away from advancing.
Tell me how you feel and are you confident about winning the fourth game?"
Lin Yu gave a short answer to a series of questions: "Actually, I don't think the current situation is very surprising. On the contrary, I have long thought that we can beat the Cleveland Cavaliers consecutively. As for the fourth
A victory, I think it’s not far away.”
The content of the interview was directly displayed on the big screen above the Madison Arena. After Lin Yu confidently told Walter Frazier that he would lead the Knicks to win the fourth game of the series, the entire Madison
Violent cheers and Lin Yu's shouts broke out again.
Walter Frazier smiled. As a famous New York star, the Knicks won, and he was very happy like these New York fans.
He then asked his second question: "If you win the next game in Cleveland, how will you celebrate?"
Lin Yu shook his head: "I won't celebrate."
"Why, is it because you once played for the Cavaliers?"
Lin Yu shook his head again: "No, just because we still have the next round of playoffs to play. Victory in this series is not the end."